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Draft Special Council
Meeting Minutes
In Camera
March 21, 2023
Hybrid Electronic Meeting – 5:30 pm
Main Committee Room
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Present:
Mayor Kevin Ashe
Councillors:
M. Brenner
S. Butt
L. Cook
M. Nagy
D. Pickles
L. Robinson
Also Present:
M. Carpino - Chief Administrative Officer
P. Bigioni - Director, Corporate Services & City Solicitor
S. Karwowski - Director, Finance & Treasurer
S. Cassel - City Clerk
R. Perera - Deputy Clerk
1. Roll Call
The City Clerk certified that all Members of Council were present and participating in-
person.
2. Disclosure of Interest
No disclosures of interest were noted.
Resolution #102/23
Moved by Councillor Nagy
Seconded by Councillor Robinson
That Council move into closed session in accordance with the provisions of Section
239(2) of the Municipal Act and the Procedure By-law 7926/22, to receive a presentation
regarding the Elexicon Corporation Strategic Update. This matter is being discussed in-
camera as it relates to:
i) a trade secret or scientific, technical, commercial, financial or labour relations
information, supplied in confidence to the municipality or local board, which, if
disclosed, could reasonably be expected to prejudice significantly the competitive
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position or interfere significantly with the contractual or other negotiations of a
person, group of persons, or organization;
j) a trade secret or scientific, technical, commercial or financial information that
belongs to the municipality or local board and has monetary value or potential
monetary value; and,
k) a position, plan, procedure, criteria or instruction to be applied to any negotiations
carried on or to be carried on by or on behalf of the municipality or local board.
Carried
Council took a brief pause to allow the livestream of the Meeting to be severed.
3. In Camera Matters
3.1 Presentation from Jim Macpherson, Board Chair, Elexicon Corporation and Ron
Chatterton, Vice Chair and Special Committee Chair, Elexicon Corporation
Re: Elexicon Corporation Strategic Update
This portion of the meeting was closed to the public. Refer to the In Camera
meeting minutes for further information. [City Clerk has custody and control of the
In Camera minutes.]
Resolution #103/23
Moved by Councillor Nagy
Seconded by Councillor Robinson
That Council rise to the open session of the Special Meeting of Council.
Carried
Council took a brief pause to allow the livestream of the Meeting to be resumed.
Mayor Ashe stated that during the closed portion of the meeting, Council received
a presentation regarding the Elexicon Corporation Strategic Update that contained
commercial and financially sensitive information and noted that this was a verbal
presentation and no Council direction was provided and no decisions were made.
4. Confirmation By-law
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By-law Number 7996/23
Councillor Cook, seconded by Councillor Nagy moved for leave to introduce a By-law of
the City of Pickering to confirm the proceedings of March 21, 2023.
Carried
5. Adjournment
Moved by Councillor Butt
Seconded by Councillor Robinson
That the meeting be adjourned.
Carried
The meeting adjourned at 6:35 p.m.
Dated this 21st of March, 2023.
Kevin Ashe, Mayor
Susan Cassel, City Clerk