Regular Council Meeting

That CORR 02-12, being a request for Proclamation Guide-Scout Week – February 19 – 26, 2012, be endorsed.

That Items 4.1 to 4.6, inclusive, of Report No. 1 of the Planning & Development Committee dated January 23, 2012, be adopted, save and except Item 4.6.

COUNCIL DECISION: 1. That the Town of Whitby accept the highest scoring proposal of Goldsmith Borgal & Company Ltd. in the amount of $132,218.13 (excluding taxes) to provide Consulting Services for the Downtown Whitby Heritage Conservation District Study, Plan and Design Guidelines. 2. That the total project cost in the amount of $134,545.16 be approved; and, 3. That the Mayor and Clerk be authorized to execute the contract documents.

That Items 4.1 to 4.12, inclusive, and 4.14 and 4.15, of Report No. 2 of the Operations Committee dated January 30, 2012, be adopted, save and except Items 4.2, 4.3, 4.8 and 4.9.

COUNCIL DECISION: 1. That Council approve the Whitby Youth Council’s proposed 2012 (annual) special events calendar; and, 2. That Council approve the addition of two new Whitby Youth Council special events in 2012, Whitby’s Got Talent and the Anti-Tobacco Movie Night.

COUNCIL DECISION: 1. That Council approve additional funding for the Anne Ottenbrite Pool – Renovations and Accessibility Improvements Project as outlined in Community and Marketing Services Report CMS 07-12; and, 2. That Staff be authorized to fund the projected over-expenditure of $110,000 from One-Time Reserves to complete the capital project.

COUNCIL DECISION: 1. That Community and Marketing Services Report CMS 12-12 regarding the proposed 2012 Whitby In Bloom Program be received as information; 2. That Council endorse the Town’s registration in the Provincial Edition Membership Program (non-evaluated) of Communities in Bloom; and, 3. That subject to approval of the 2012 Operating Budget, Council endorse the Whitby In Bloom Committee of Council and Staffs’ recommendations for the proposed 2012 program.

COUNCIL DECISION: 1. That Community and Marketing Services Report CMS 13-12 regarding the Ministry of Economic Development and Innovation’s proposed Southwestern Ontario Development Fund be received as information; 2. That Council endorse the following resolution:  Whereas on November 29, 2011 the Provincial Government announced the Attracting Investment and Creating Jobs Act, 2011 to make the Eastern Ontario Development Fund permanent, as well to establish a new and permanent Southwestern Ontario Development Fund to help communities in southwestern Ontario (including the areas of Kitchener-Waterloo, Barrie, Windsor-Sarnia, Stratford-Bruce Peninsula, London, Hamilton-Niagara and Burlington) attract new investment and create jobs across multiple sectors;  Whereas the proposed new Southwestern Ontario Development Fund will help address local economic development challenges in a time of global uncertainty by providing two funding streams to communities and regional economic development and industry associations, and to businesses;  Whereas the proposed Southwestern Ontario Development Fund would be modelled on the Eastern Ontario Development Fund which has helped create and protect over 11,700 jobs and leveraged over $485 million in investment across Eastern Ontario; MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF WHITBY HELD ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2012 AT THE HOUR OF 7:00 P.M. IN THE MEETING HALL OF THE WHITBY MUNICIPAL BUILDING  Whereas ther

That leave be granted to introduce a motion related to the Oshawa Airport Expansion.

That staff report back on background information regarding the proposed Oshawa Airport, for the expansion of, as well as any additional information required for Council to be brought up to date and to review as it relates directly to Whitby lands affected by the airport.

That the meeting be adjourned.