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1 April 1, 2015 Members Present: Regional Councillor G. Gibson Wards 1 and 5 (Chair) Regional Councillor E. Moore Wards 1 and 5 (Vice-Chair, Service brampton and Facilities) Regional Councillor M. Palleschi Wards 2 and 6 (Vice-Chair, Fire Services ) Regional Councillor M. Medeiros Wards 3 and 4 (arrived at 10:02 personal) Regional Councillor G. Miles Wards 7 and 8 (arrived at 10:04 personal) Regional Councillor J. Sprovieri Wards 9 and 10 (Vice-Chair, Transit Services ) City Councillor D. Whillans Wards 2 and 6 City Councillor J. Bowman Wards 3 and 4 (left at 11:03 personal) City Councillor G. Dhillon Wards 9 and 10 (Vice-Chair, Recreation and Culture) (arrived at 10:03 personal) Members Absent: City Councillor P. Fortini Wards 7 and 8 (personal) Staff Present: Public Services Department: Mr.

2 J. Patteson, Chief Public Services Officer Ms. S. Connor, Executive Director, Transit Mr. A. Meneses, Executive Director, Facility Services Ms. D. Rosa, Director, Recreation and Culture Mr. B. Rutherford, Director, Business Services Ms. R. Tsingos, Director, Service brampton Mr. M. Clark, Fire Chief Corporate Services Department: Mr. P. Fay, City Clerk Mr. E. Evans, Deputy Clerk Ms. T. Brenton, Legislative Coordinator Minutes Community & Public Services Committee Committee of the Council of The Corporation of the City of brampton Minutes Community & Public Services Committee 2015 04 01 Page 2 of 9 The meeting was called to order at 10:01 and recessed at 11:23 Committee moved into Closed Session at 11:30 , moved back into Open Session at 12:10 and adjourned at 12:11 After due consideration of the matters placed before this Committee , the members beg leave to present its report as follows: Item Recommendation A.

3 CPS034-2015 Approval of Agenda B. Declarations of Interest under the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act C. Consent D. Announcements E 1. CPS035-2015 Delegation re: Objection to Expropriation at 217 Queen Street for Z m Bus Shelter Ward 3 (File ) F 1. CPS036-2015 Presentation re: Recreation and Culture (File ) G. Recreation and Culture H. Fire Services I. Transit Services J 1. CPS037-2015 Correspondence re: 3-1-1 Call Centres (File ) K. Minutes L. Other/New Business M 1. CPS038-2015 Referred Matters List Community & Public Services Committee N. Deferred Matters O. Notices of Motion P. Correspondence Q. Councillors Question Period Minutes Community & Public Services Committee 2015 04 01 Page 3 of 9 R. Public Question Period S. CPS039-2015 Closed Session T.

4 CPS040-2015 Adjournment _____ Chair Regional Councillor G. Gibson Minutes Community & Public Services Committee 2015 04 01 Page 4 of 9 A. Approval of Agenda Discussion took place with respect to a request from staff to delete Item S 1 from the agenda for additional information at a future Committee meeting. Committee Members indicated they had questions on the item, and as such, it remained on the agenda. The following motion was considered. CPS034-2015 That the agenda for the Community & Public Services Committee Meeting of April 1, 2015 be approved as printed and circulated. Carried B. Declarations of Interest under the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act nil C. Consent The following item listed with an asterisk (*) was considered to be routine and non-controversial by Committee and was approved at one time.

5 (M 1) D. Announcements nil E. Delegations E 1. Nick and Nicola Carbone, brampton residents, re: Objection to Expropriation at 217 Queen Street for Z m Bus Shelter Ward 3 (File ). Nick Carbone delegated Committee on behalf of his parents, Nicola and Cesidia Carbone, brampton residents. Mr. Carbone provided a presentation entitled Halt Expropriation at 217 Queen Street West , which included the following: Front of House 217 Queen Street West Introduction of Nicola and Cesidia Carbone Background of the Expropriation Satellite Map of Intersection (Queen Street and McMurchy Avenue) Typical Traffic Feature Tuesday at 5:30 Transit Routes and Schedules Minutes Community & Public Services Committee 2015 04 01 Page 5 of 9 Expected Increase in Ridership and Routes Allstate Annual Collision Ranking Study Photo of Type of Shelter Proposed by City/Transit Impact at 217 Queen Street West Front of House List of Potential Concerns and Issues Impact on Transit Passengers Bus Stop Placements Effects of Going from Near-Side to Mid-Block Peel Pedestrian Collision Chart Conclusion Committee agreed to extend the time allotment for Mr.

6 Carbone s delegation. Mr. Carbone requested Committee s consideration to not proceed with the installation of a Z m bus shelter at 217 Queen Street West. Regional Councillor Gibson, Chair, outlined the provisions of the Procedure By-law as they relate to delegations about matters not listed on the agenda, receive the delegation and refer the matter to staff for a report. A motion was introduced to receive Mr. Carbone s delegation and refer the matter to staff for a report. Committee consideration of the referral motion included a request that staff provide alternate locations for the Z m bus shelter in its report, further east on Queen Street West or at the intersection of McLaughlin Road and Queen Street West. The following motion was considered. CPS035-2015 1.

7 That the delegation of Nick Carbone, on behalf of his parents Nicola and Cesidia Carbone, brampton residents, to the Community & Public Services Committee Meeting of April 1, 2015, re: Objection to Expropriation at 217 Queen Street for Z m Bus Shelter Ward 3 (File ), be received; and, 2. That the matter raised by Mr. Carbone be referred to staff for a report to a future Committee meeting to include alternate locations for the Z m bus shelter. Carried Minutes Community & Public Services Committee 2015 04 01 Page 6 of 9 F. Staff Presentations F 1. Presentation by D. Rosa, Director, Recreation and Culture, Public Services , re: Recreation and Culture (File ). Donna-Lynn Rosa, Director, Recreation and Culture, Public Services , provided a presentation entitled Recreation and Culture 2014 , which included the following: Recreation and Culture Division Organization Chart Recreation and Culture Budget 2014 Garden Square and Rose Theatre Rose Theatre Trends Culture and Community Engagement 2014 Approved Budget v.

8 Actual Recreation and Culture Facilities Recreation Overall Participation Program Registrations by Age Group Skating, Camp, Swimming, Fitness and General Programming Participation Program Registrations 2014 City Wide Drop-In Participation 2014 Customer Satisfaction Surveys Erica McDonald, Manager, Sport brampton , Public Services , provided a presentation entitled The Journey to Sport brampton , which included the following: Strategic Why Sport Tourism? Sport Tourism Priorities Sport brampton Sport Tourism Event Resume Committee consideration of this matter included: need for additional recreation and culture facilities and programs in areas currently lacking (City s east side, Wards 3, 4) acknowledgement of efficiencies achieved by staff in the area of arts and culture over the past year request for information from staff with respect to the Rose Theatre including sponsorships, numbers of subscribers, day time use, client profiles, tracking new clients, increase in opportunities for Community and commercial use, growth resulting from increase in population concerns about costs for use of the Rose Theatre for performances with smaller scale audiences, where other more appropriate venues could be available, Lester B.

9 Pearson Theatre Minutes Community & Public Services Committee 2015 04 01 Page 7 of 9 concerns about programming of Garden Square as recreation space versus events and festival space designation of age for seniors rates, 55 versus 65 suggestion that staff investigate the possibility of hosting an annual lacrosse event (currently held in Whitby) In response to questions from Committee regarding the Rose Theatre, Ms. Rosa provided information on the following: subsidy budgeting amounts spent versus amounts generated rationale for reporting revenues/expenses over two budget years rather than the calendar year utilization of staff during summer months strategies to engage students A motion was introduced to direct staff to investigate the possibility of the City hosting an annual lacrosse event.

10 The following was considered. CPS036-2015 1. That the Presentation by D. Rosa, Director, Recreation and Culture, and Erica McDonald, Manager, Sport brampton , Public Services , to the Community & Public Services Committee Meeting of April 1, 2015, re: Recreation and Culture 2014 and The Journey to Sport brampton (File ) be received; and, 2. That staff be directed to investigate the possibility of the City hosting an annual lacrosse event. Carried G. Recreation and Culture nil (Vice-Chair City Councillor Dhillon) H. Fire Services nil (Vice Chair Regional Councillor Palleschi) I. Transit Services nil (Vice Chair Regional Councillor Sprovieri Minutes Community & Public Services Committee 2015 04 01 Page 8 of 9 J. Service brampton and Facilities (Vice Chair Regional Councillor Moore) J 1.)