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HomeMy WebLinkAboutFebruary 10, 2003Committee of the Whole Meeting Agenda Monday, February 10, 2003 Chair: Councillor McLean (i) ADOPTION OF MINUTES Meeting of December 20, 2002 Meeting of January 13, 2002 (11) 1. MATTERS FOR CONSIDERATION CLERK'S REPORT CL 03-03 2003 MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS ADVANCE VOTING, SPECIAL VOTING LOCATIONS, TOUCH-SCREEN VOTING PAGE 1-11 CLERK'S REPORT CL 01-03 APPOINTMENT OF BY-LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS 12-19 PROCLAMATIONS: RED CROSS MONTH - MARCH, 2003 NUTRITION MONTH- MARCH, 2003 20-23 (111) OTHER BUSINESS (,IV) ADJOURNMENT RECOMMENDATION OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE DATE MOVED BY SECONDED BY, That Clerk's Report CL 03-03 regarding the Year 2003 Municipal Election be received; and That the draft by-law to provide for reduced hours of voting in institutions and retirement homes on voting day be enacted; and That the draft by-law to provide for advance voting on Saturday, November 1, 2003 and Wednesday, November 5, 2003, between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. be enacted; and That the draft by-law to amend by-law 4888/96, to allow for the use of touch- screen voting equipment in addition to vote scanning equipment, be enacted to enable visually impaired electors to vote without assistance. 02 PICKERING REPORT TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE Report Number: CL 03-03 Date: January 21,2003 From: Bruce Taylor City Clerk Subject: 2003 Municipal Elections Advance Voting, Special Voting Locations, Touch-Screen Voting File: A-2140 Recommendation: That the Clerk's Report CL 03-03 regarding the Year 2003 Municipal Election be received; and That the draft by-law to provide for reduced hours of voting in institutions and retirement homes on voting day be enacted, and That the draft by-law to provide for advance voting on Saturday, November 1, 2003 and Wednesday, November 5, 2003, between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. be enacted, and That the draft by-law to amend by-law 4888/96, to allow for the use of touch- screen voting equipment in addition to vote scanning equipment, be enacted to enable visually impaired electors to vote without assistance. Executive Summary: In accordance with the Municipal Elections Act, 1996, Section 46(3), a by-law is being recommended to provide for early voting and reduced hours of voting in institutions and retirement homes on Voting Day. The facilities included in the by-law are: Village Retirement Centre, Rosebank Villa, Central Park Lodge, and Rougemount Co-op. In accordance with the Municipal Elections Act, 1996, Section 43(1 ), a by-law is being recommended to provide for advance voting to be held on Saturday, November 1, 2003 and Wednesday, November 5, 2003, at the Civic Complex between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. Although over the past few municipal elections, the City of Pickering has ensured that all voting locations are wheelchair accessible, the passing of the Ontarians With Disabilities Act has inspired us to go beyond the requirements of the Municipal Elections Act and implement additional procedures to accommodate the needs of our visually impaired electors. The Accuvote-TS (touch-screen voting equipment), offered by Diebold Election Systems (formerly Global Elections Systems Inc), the supplier of Report CL 03-03 Subject: 2003 Municipal Elections Date: January 21, 2003 Page 2 03 the optical scanning vote tabulating equipment used by the City in the 1997 and 2000 municipal elections, would sufficiently address this need via its voice guidance system communicated to the elector through headphones. In accordance with the Municipal Elections Act, 1996, Section 42, a by-law is being recommended to amend by-law 4888/96 to authorize the use of touch-screen voting equipment, in addition to optical scanning vote tabulators Financial Implications: 1. N/A 2. Staffing costs for each advance voting day is approximately $2150.00. 3. Costs estimated for incorporating touch-screen voting at two advance voting locations include: $950 for two staff members and $6000 rental of three touch- screen units. Background: Special Votinq Locations The Municipal Elections Act, 1996, provides that voting must be provided on the premises for institutions with 20 or more beds occupied by persons who are disabled, chronically ill or infirm and for retirement homes in which 50 or more beds are occupied. We refer to these locations as "special voting locations". Council may pass a by-law providing for reduced hours of voting for these special voting locations. Institutions qualifying as special voting locations include: Village Retirement Centre, Rosebank Villa, Central Park Lodge, and Rougemount Co-op. Voting hours per location are based on the analysis of time required to process electors at each location, and have been established in co-operation with the Administration staff of each facility. The Administration staff of three of the special voting locations have reviewed and approved the proposed schedule. Central Park Lodge has not yet opened, and as such, the voting hours for Central Park Lodge have been established based on the number of potential electors and the voting hours approved by the other facilities. It is recommended that election officials assigned to these special voting locations conduct the vote during the specified hours. Voting will be conducted with both roving vote and stationary voting processes. After the close of vote, the Election Officials working at the special voting locations would immediately proceed to the specified regular voting location. The ballots would then be removed from the special voting location ballot box and deposited through the vote tabulator into the ballot box for that voting subdivision. 0 ~J Report CL 03-03 Subject: 2003 Municipal Elections Date: January 21, 2003 Page 3 The election results of the special voting locations will be included with the results of the voting subdivision in which the institution is located. The recommended voting hours for Pickering's special voting locations are as follows: Voting Place Hours of Voting 9:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Village Retirement Centre 1955 Valley Farm Road Pickering Rosebank Villa 534 Rodd Avenue Pickering Central Park Lodge 900 Sandy Beach Road Pickering Rougemount Co-op 400 Kingston Road Pickering 10:00 a.m.- 12:00 noon 10:00 a.m.- 12:00 noon 10:00 a.m.- 12:00 noon Advance Votinq Section 43(1 ) of the Municipal Elections Act, 1996, requires the City to pass a by-law, at least 30 days before voting day, establishing one or more dates for advance voting and the hours during which voting places shall be open on the advance voting date(s). In previous years, the City of Pickering has provided two advance voting dates, the Wednesday and Saturday immediately before Voting Day. The Civic Complex has traditionally been used as the location for advance voting because of its immediate proximity to the Pickering Town Centre, the Recreation Complex and the Library. As well, the Civic Complex has sufficient parking and is on the public transit route. The combination of two advance voting days, 10 hours of voting, and the Civic Complex has proven successful. We recommend, therefore, that the City enact a by-law to provide for advance voting on Wednesday, November 1, 2003 and Saturday, November 5, 2003 between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., and that the Civic Complex be used as the advance voting location. Report CL 03-03 Subject: 2003 Municipal Elections Date: January 21, 2003 Page 4 05 Touch-Screen Voting Equipment The traditional paper ballot voting process essentially caters to able-bodied electors. In recognition of those electors disenfranchised by the "traditional voting process", the Municipal Elections Act, 1996, Sections 45(1) and (2), requires the Clerk to establish voting places for the election which are convenient for electors, and, when choosing a location for a voting place, the Clerk shall consider the needs of electors whose mobility is impaired by disability or some other cause. The Act further requires the Clerk to conduct voting on site in the following facilities: · An institution for the reception, treatment or vocational training of members or former members of the Canadian Forces, and · An institution in which, on nomination day, 20 or more beds are occupied by persons who are disabled, chronically ill or infirm, and · A retirement home in which, on nomination day, 50 or more beds are occupied. In light of these requirements, and in respect of our physically disabled electors, the City of Picketing selects, as voting locations, only those facilities that are wheelchair accessible. As well, special voting locations are established for residents in Village Retirement Centre, Rosebank Villa, Central Park Lodge, and Rougemount Co-op. The remaining sector of electors whose needs have not been met through these aforementioned procedures, are our visually impaired electors. Traditionally, the needs of this select group of electors have been met only in part. The Act allows for the elector to appoint an individual to assist the elector in casting their ballot. This friend of the elector, or possibly an election official, would proceed into the voting compartment with the elector and read out the candidate options, and proceed to fill in the vote as instructed by the elector. Although the City of Pickering has not encountered any negative feedback from any of our visually impaired electors, following the 1997 Municipal Elections, the City of Ottawa experienced difficulties that resulted in a complaint to the Human Rights Commission against the City of Ottawa. The essence of the complaint was that the visually impaired electors were required to take "an oath of incapacity" and have another individual swear an affidavit and vote on their behalf. There were no support devices available, such as a Braille template, to enable them to vote on their own. The City of Ottawa reviewed its practices and took steps to ensure that persons with a visual disability could vote independently in the 2000 municipal elections. Report CL 03-03 Subject: 2003 Municipal Elections Date: January 21, 2003 Page 5 Although the Municipal Elections Act, 1996 was not amended, the Chief Commissioner, Ontario Human Rights Commission, issued correspondence to all Municipalities in Ontario stating the following: "...I believe that the settlement sets important standards that all municipalities across the province should be meeting to ensure that their services respect the needs of persons with disabilities. For this reason, I encourage you to review your practices and policies to assess whether there are any existing barriers and to take the necessary steps to remove them so that all voters, including those with disabilities, have an opportunity to participate fully in the election process, and to vote with dignity." In the 1997 and 2000 elections, the City of Pickering used Diebold (then Global Elections Systems Inc.) optical scanning vote tabulator equipment. This equipment is reasonably priced, secure, accurate and reliable, and the vendor has been supportive and reliable. In light of the Ontario Human Rights Commission settlement and the Ontarians With Disabilities Act (and the equivalent in the United States and worldwide), Diebold offers a new product, the Accuvote-TS. Dieblod's touch-screen is a voting unit, which is easily used by able-bodied, physically disabled and visually impaired electors. The bright, sharp screen has a high resolution and adjusts to work in virtually any lighting conditions. The system is able to display the full ballot on screen or to move through several screens, office by office, thus allowing for zooming in and out. Visually impaired voters can vote in private without assistance. A voice guidance system presents the candidate information to the voter via headphones, and the voter can make ballot selections by pressing keys on a standard keypad. The Accuvote-TS units can be deployed in a "touch-screen only" scenario or in conjunction with Diebold's paper ballot Accuvote optical scan units. Both systems accept the votes, tabulate results per unit, and communicate via uploads to the central database. Each Accuvote-TS ballot station is a self-contained stand-alone unit that does not rely on any local area network. The touch-screen units would be run through a rigorous diagnostic testing process prior to implementation, similar to the testing performed on the optical scan units. The Accuvote-TS technologY has been used in several US elections, but recently it was used by the City of Windsor. In Windsor's bi-election five units were used in conjunction with one optical scan unit at their two advance polls. The Manager of Elections, City of Windsor reported that the two technologies worked very well together and successfully communicated to their central computer system. When an elector approached the voting table, they were offered the option to vote either by touch screen or by paper ballot. Approximately 43% of their advance vote turnout chose the touch screen system. As well, the City conducted a survey of those electors who used the touch-screen method of casting their votes, and the large majority commented that they preferred this method of voting to the traditional paper ballot. Report CL 03-03 Subject: 2003 Municipal Elections Date: January 21, 2003 Page 6 The cost to rent an Accuvote-TS is the same price as renting an optical scanning vote tabulator unit. However, to implement a "touch-screen only" election process would be extremely costly as only one elector can use the equipment at a time. (The units can been compared to that of a banking machine.) With the optical scanning vote tabulators, however, several electors may be in various voting compartments simultaneously and although there may be more than one elector queued to cast their ballot through the vote tabulator, the wait is minimal (approximately 10 seconds). The City of Windsor reported that the electors using the touch screen units were actually quicker at completing their ballots and casting their votes than those electors who were completing a paper ballot; but again, only one elector can vote per unit with the touch screens. To incorporate touch screen into our advance voting process would require two additional election officials and the rental cost for three units, at a cost of approximately $6500.00 ($950 for staffing and equipment rental $1750/unit). Touch-screen voting is relatively new technology, which may or may not be embraced by our electors. However, the opportunity for independent voting it offers to our visually impaired electors is undeniable. We recommend, therefore that three Accuvote-TS units be used at our two advance voting days in addition to our traditional one Accuvote optical scan unit. Thus, allowing our able-bodied electors the opportunity to choose between paper ballots and touch-screen, and enabling our visually impaired electors the opportunity to "vote with dignity". Attachments: Draft By-law 6091/03 Draft By-law 6092/03 Draft By-law 6093/03 Prepared By: Er. Anne Greentree Supervisor, Legislative Services Approved / Endorsed By: tCruce Taylor City Clerk BT:cag Attachments Report CL 03-03 Subject: 2003 Municipal Elections Date: January 21,2003 Page 7 Recommended for the consideration of Pickering City Council The~ J~' QuinngChief/Adm~tive Off)c~r THE CORPORATION OF THE CiTY OF PICKERING BY-LAW NO.6092/03 Being a by-law to provide for advance votes to be held pdor to the 2003 Voting Day. WHEREAS Section 43(1 ) of the Municipal Elections Act, 1996 provides that a municipal council shall pass a by-law establishing one or more dates for an advance vote, and the hours during which voting places shall be open on that date or dates; NOW THEREFORE THE COUNCIL OF THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF PICKERING HEREBY ENACTS AS FOLLOWS: An advance vote shall be held on Saturday, November 1,2003 between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. at the Pickering Civic Complex, One The Esplanade, Pickering. A second advance vote shall be held on Wednesday, November 5, 2003 between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. at the Pickering Civic Complex, One The Esplanade, Picketing. BY-LAW read a first, second and third time and finally passed this 17th day of February, 2003. Wayne Arthurs, Mayor Bruce Taylor, Clerk 0¸9 THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF PICKERING BY-LAW NO.6091/03 Being a by-law to provide for early voting and reduced hours of voting in institutions and retirement homes on Voting Day. WHEREAS Section 46(2) of the Municipal Elections Act, 1996, S.O. 1996, provides that a municipal council may pass a by-law providing that specified voting places shall be open on Voting Day at a specified time before 10:00 a.m.; AND WHEREAS Section 46(3) of the aforesaid Act, provides that a municipal council may pass a by-law with respect to reduced voting hours in voting places in retirement homes or those institutions as defined in Section 45(7) of the said Act, where the voting place is only for the use of the residents; NOW THEREFORE THE COUNCIL OF THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF PICKERING HEREBY ENACTS AS FOLLOWS: 1. That the voting places listed below shall be open during the hours specified: Voting Place Village Retirement Centre 1955 Valley Farm Road Pickering Rosebank Villa 534 Rodd Avenue Pickering Central Park Lodge 900 Sandy Beach Road Pickering Rougemount Co-op 400 Kingston Road Pickering Hours of Voting 9:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. 10:00 a.m.- 12:00 noon 10:00 a.m.- 12:00 noon 10:00 a.m.- 12:00 noon BY-LAW read a first, second and third time and finally passed this 17th day of February, 2003. Wayne Arthurs, Mayor Bruce Taylor, Clerk THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF PICKERING BY-LAW NO.6093/03 Being a by-law to amend by-law 4888/96 to authorize the use of touch-screen voting equipment, in addition to optical scanning vote tabulators. WHEREAS Section 42 of the Municipal Elections Act, 1996, S.O. 1996, provides that a municipal council may, by by-law, authorize the use of voting-counting equipment, such as voting machines, voting recorders or optical scanning vote tabulators; and WHEREAS by-law 4888~96 authorizes the use of only optical scanning vote tabulators; and WHEREAS council considers it desirable to use touch-screen voting equipment in addition to optical scanning vote tabulators; NOW THEREFORE THE COUNCIL OF THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF PICKERING HEREBY ENACTS AS FOLLOWS: That by-law 4888/96 be amended to include the words "and touch-screen voting equipment at" immediately after "optical scanning vote tabulators". BY-LAW read a first, second and third time and finally passed this 17th day of February, 2003. Wayne Arthurs, Mayor Bruce Taylor, Clerk RECOMMENDATION OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE DATE MOVED BY SECONDED BY That the draft by-law to appoint two persons to enforce the Parking By-law at 905 Bayly St., 1915 Denmar Road, 1310 Fieldlight Blvd. and 1345 Altona Road and two persons to enforce the Parking By-law at 963-979 Brock Road, 955 Brock Road, 1735 Bayly St., 1734, 1736, 1738, 1739 Orangebmok Court, 1655 Feldspar Court, 1840, 1842 Clements Road and 895 Sandy Beach Road, be forwarded to Council for approval. PICKERING REPORT TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE Report Number: CL 1-03 Date: January 10, 2003 13 From: Bruce Taylor City Clerk Subject: Appointment to enforce the Parking By-law 905 Bayly St., 1915 Denmar Road, 1310 Fieldlight Blvd., 1345 Altona Road, 963-979 Brock Road, 955 Brock Road, 1735 Bayly St., 1734, 1736, 1738, 1739 Orangebrook Court, 1655 Feldspar Court, 1840, 1842 Clements Road and 895 Sandy Beach Road. Recommendation: That the draft by-law to appoint two persons to enforce the Parking By-law at 905 Bayly St., 1915 Denmar Road, 1310 Fieldlight Blvd. and 1345 Altona Road and two persons to enforce the Parking By-law at 963-979 Brock Road, 955 Brock Road, 1735 Bayly St., 1734, 1736, 1738, 1739 Orangebrook Court, 1655 Feldspar Court, 1840, 1842 Clements Road and 895 Sandy Beach Road, be forwarded to Council for approval. Executive Summary: Not Applicable Financial Implications: None Background: Correspondence has been received from Authorized Parking Only Ltd. requesting the appointment of two persons and removal of one person as By-law Enforcement Officers for the purpose of enforcing the Parking By-law at 905 Bayly St., 1915 Denmar Road, 1310 Fieldlight Blvd. and 1345 Altona Road. Correspondence has also been received from Invar Building Corporation requesting the appointment of two persons as By-law Enforcement Officers for the purpose of enforcing the Parking By-law at 963-979 Brock Road, 955 Brock Road, 1735 Bayly St., 1734, 1736, 1738, 1739 Orangebrook Court, 1655 Feldspar Court, 1840, 1842 Clements Road and 895 Sandy Beach Road. Report CL 1-03 Subject: Appointment of By-law Enforcement Officers Date: Janua~ 10,2003 Page 2 Attachments: 1. Correspondence from Authorized Parking Only Ltd. 2. Correspondence from Invar Building Corporation. 3. Draft By-law Prepared By: Debbie Kearns Committee Coordinator Approved LEndorsed By: 'Bruc Ior City Clerk BT:dk Attachments Copy: Chief Administrative Officer Recommended for the consideration of Pickering Ci~ty C~ .~ K'*.) . TheXrr~s J. Ouir~ Chie~Admin~ve~ A utl orJze Parking 173 Advance Blvd., Unit #45, Brampton, Ontario L6T 4Z7 Phone: (416) 231 - TAGS RECEIVED January 6, 2003 City of Pickering Attention: Debbie One The Esplanade Pickering, Ontario L1V 6K7 CiTY OF PICKERING CLERK'S DIVISION CITY OF PIGKERING PICKERING, ONTARIO Dear Debbie, Please be advised that Oneal Jerman is no longer employed by Authorized Parking Only Ltd. Please have his name removed from our list of approved properties: 905 Bayly Street 1915 Denmar Road 1310 Fieldlight Blvd. 1345 Altona Road If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me. ~ut~T ~~ Office TO REPORT Autl orJzedPark ng n . MUNICIPAL BY-LAWI173 Advance Blvd., Unit #45, Brampton, Ontario L6T 4Z7 Phone: (416) 231 - TAGS ENFORCEMENT J City of Pickering Attention: Debbie One The Esplanade Pickering, Ontario L1V 6K7 January 6, 2003 RECEIVED CITY OF PJCKERING Dear Debbie, CLERK'S DIVISION We would like to have James Balendra and Kamran Rana added to our list of people authorized to issue parking infraction notices in the City of Pickering: James Balendra 3763B Kingston Road Scarborough, Ontario M1J 3H4 Date of birth: Dec. 26, 1946 Kamran Rana 161 Oakwood Avenue Apt. 404, Toronto, Ontario M6E 2V2 Date of birth: July 16, 1973 Please add their names to the following approved properties: 905 Bayly Street, 1915 Denrnar Road, 1310 Fieldlight Blvd, 1345 Altona Road If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at 416-231-8247 or fax 905-793-7436. ager JAN B9 '03 16:40 FR INUAR BUILDING CORP 416 441 0172 TO 905420?648 P.01/01 i AR JATTACHMENT #_z TO REPORT 17 January 9, 2003 Mr. John Wojnicz Manager o~ By-Law Services CITY OF PICKBRING One the E,"Planade Pickering, ON LIV 6K7 For Attention: Debbie Kearns Dear Mr. Wojnicz: We request that Greg Miklas and Duane DelBrocco be appointed as Municipal Law Enforcement Officers to enforce parking regulations only on thc following properties owned by JZavar Building CorpOration: 9&9-979 Brock Road 955 Brock Road 1735 Bayly Street 1734, 1736, 1738, 1739 Orangebmok Cou~ 1655 Feldspar Court 1840, 1842 Clements Road 895 Sandy Beach Road Thank you for your assistance. If you require any further information, please do not hesitate to contact the undersigned. fi~Ireg Miklas Vice President GM/eh ~E~D Ouncot~ Mill Road, Suite 301, Toronto. I]nt~rlo Teh 14161 441-~B5~ Fax: [4161 441-0172 www. lnverbulldtngr'orp,~om TOTAL PAGE. B1 THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF PICKERING BY-LAW NO. Being a by-law to appoint By-law Enforcement Officers for certain purposes (Parking Regulation - 905 Bayly St., 1915 Denmar Rd., t310 Fieldlight Blvd., 1345 Altona Road, 963-979 Brock Road, 855 Brock Road, 1735 Bayly St., 1734, 1736, 1738, 1739 Orangebrook Court, 1655 Feldspar Court, 1840, 1842 Clements Road and 895 Sandy Beach Road) WHEREAS pursuant to section 15(I) of the Police Services Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.P.15, as amended, a municipal council may appoint persons to enforce the by-laws of the municipal~j; and WHEREAS pursuant to section 15(2) of the said Act, municipal by-law enforcement officers are peace officers for the purpose of enforcing municipal by-laws; NOW THEREFORE THE COUNCIL OF THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF PICKERING HEREBY ENACTS AS FOLLOWS: Thai: the following persons be hereby appointed as municipal law enforcement officers in and for the City of Picketing in order to ascertain whether the provisions of By-law 2359/87 are obeyed and to enforce or carry into effect the said By-law and are hereby authorized to enter at all reasonable times upon lands municipally known as: a) ~c~05 Bayly St., 1915 Denmar Rd., 1310 Fieldlight Blvd., 1345 Altona Road: James Balendra Kamran Rana b) 1915 Denmar Rd., 1310 Fieldlight Blvd., 1345 Altona Road, 963-979 Brock Road, 855 Brock Road, 1735 Bayly St., 1734, 1736, 1738, 1739 Orangebrook Court, 1655 Feldspar Court, 1840, 1842 Clements Road and 895 Sandy Beach Road: Greg Miklas Duane DelBrocco The authority granted in section 1 hereto is specifically limited to that set out in section 1, and shall not be deemed, at any time, to exceed the authority set out in section 1. These appointments shall expire upon the persons listed in section l(a) ceasing to be employees of Authorized Parking Only Ltd. or upon Authorized Parking Only Ltd. ceasing to be an agent of 905 Bayly St., 1915 Denmar Rd., 1310 Fieldlight Blvd. or 1345 Altona Road, or upon the persons listed in section l(b) ceasing to be employees of Invar Building Corporation or upon Invar Building Corporation ceasing to be an agent of 1915 Denmar Rd., 1310 Fieldlight Bivd,, 1345 Altona Road, 963-979 Brock Road, 855 Brock Road, 1735 Bayly St., 1734, 1736, 1738, 1739 Orangebrook Court, 1655 Feldspar Court, 1840, 1842 Clements Road or 895 Sandy Beach Road, or upon whichever shall occur first. 4. By-law 5572/99 is hereby amended by deleting Oneal Jerman. BY-LAW read a first, second and third time and finally passed this 17th day of February, 2003. Wayne Arthurs, Mayor Bruce Taylor, Clerk RECOMMENDATION OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE DATE MOVED BY SECONDED BY The Mayor Arthurs be authorized to make the following proclamations: "Red Cross Month" - March, 2003 "Nutrition Month" - March, 2003 Canadian Red Cross Croix-Rouge canadienne January 9, 2003 Mayor Wayne Arthurs City of Pickering One The Esplanade Pickering, ON L1V 6K7 RECEIVED CITy OF PICKERING CLERK'S DiVIsioN Dear Mayor Arthurs, Traditionally, March is Red Cross Month We would like to take this opportunity to increase awareness of the many and varied Red Cross programs and services available to those who are in need in our communities. We ask that you officially proclaim March as RED CROSS MONTH in the City of Pickering. We request that you consider flying the Red Cross flag at your municipal hall during March, as a tribute to the many citizens who give of themselves, to help those in need, by volunteering with the Red Cross. Please contact us, at 905-723-2933, to provide a Red Cross Flag to your community for the Month of March. Your consideration of this request, during your next council meeting, will be greatly appreciated by the Branch Council, Volunteers and staff of the Canadian Red Cross - Region of Durham Branch. Thank you for your consideration. Yours sincerely, Joy Freemantle Branch President Enc: Sharon Walker Branch Manager Region of Durham Branch, 585 Wentworth Street East, Unit 40, Oshawa, Ontario, Canada L 1H 3V8 Telephone: (905) 723-2933/Voice Mail (905) 723-7251 Fax: (905) 723-9023 Charitable Registration Number - 119219814RR0001 22 March is Red Cross Month 2003 Red Cross - The Agency of Response - Anywhere, Anytime Proclamation Whereas, the Canadian Red Cross Society has been engaged in preventing and alleviating human suffering across Canada and around the world, and Whereas, the Canadian Red Cross Society has helped thousands of Canadians through its Disaster Relief and Community Services, including our own citizens of The City of Pickering. Whereas, the Canadian Red Cross Society is a reflection of the Canadian spirit of generosity, caring and selflessness, Therefore, I Mayor Wayne Arthurs of The City of Pickering hereby proclaim March 2003 as Red Cross Month here in The City of Picketing. I also urge all residents of The City of Pickering to support The Canadian Red Cross Society and our community by regularly volunteering their time or by financially supporting Red Cross programs, across the world and across the street. In witness whereof, I have herewith set my hand and caused the great seal of The City of Pickering to be affixed. DURH,4M'$ HZLD NUTR. rTION PRO,7'EC"T January 8, 2003 Mr. Wayne Arthurs Mayor, City of Pickering Municipal Office 1 The Esplanade Pickering, Ontario L1V 6K7 Dear Mr. Arthurs: "~'- ,~ : I am writing to invite you to once again consider proclaiming the month of Maeol~.2OIB~rutrition ~Month. Nutrition month is an annual nation-wide campaign that is designed to increase awareness of the importance of nutrition. Along with other communities across Canada, Durham's Child Nutrition Project (DCNP) is trying to reach as many Canadians as possible to help reinforce the importance of adequate, proper nutrition. A variety of events and a public awareness campaign will be planned during March to help strengthen our message within the Region. In 2002, with the support of the Region Municipality of Durham, DCNP helped 90 nutrition programs provide over 11,000 children/youth with nutritious meals and snacks in a warm and caring environment. Durham's Child Nutrition Project also receives tremendous support from local organizations including faith groups, community organizations, local businesses, and the Breakfast for Learning Foundation. Almost 500 volunteers within the community spent their time planning nutritious menus, shopping, preparing and serving food and supporting the many other aspects of the programs. Nutrition programs would not be possible without the continued support from the community. Your official declaration of marking March as Nutrition Month in the City of Pickering will not only increase awareness, but will provide recognition to the committed volunteers and partners who help to sustain child nutrition programs in Durham. Please feel free to contact me at 905-686-2661 should you require further information on this month, or any other aspect of Durham's Child Nutrition Project. Thank you for considering this oppommity to support child nutrition in our community. Sinc,~y, Coordinator C/O 5ocial Development Council of Ajax-Picketing :134 Commercial Ave. Ajax, Ontario L:15 2H~5 Telephone: 90§-686-266:1 Fax: 90§-686-4:1§7