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HomeMy WebLinkAboutComm Svcs - 2007-11-05COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMITTEE MINUTES NOVEMBER 5, 2007 CITY OF KITCHENER The Community Services Committee met this date commencing at 4:43 p.m. Present: Councillor K. Galloway -Chair Mayor C. Zehr and Councillors J. Smola, J. Gazzola and C. Weylie. Staff: C. Ladd, Chief Administrative Officer T. Speck, General Manager of Corporate Services P. Houston, General Manager of Financial Services & City Treasurer A. Pappert, General Manager of Community Services R. Browning, General Manager of Development & Technical Services K. Baulk, Director of Enterprise D. Keehn, Interim Director of Aquatics & Athletics C. York, Arts & Culture Facilitator C. Goodeve, Committee Administrator 1. CSD-07-099 -CREMATORY AGREEMENT - SERVICE CORPORATION INTERNATIONAL CANADA LTD. (SCI) The Committee considered Community Services Department report CSD-07-099, dated October 12, 2007 regarding an agreement with Service Corporation International Canada Ltd. (SCI) with respect to the City's provision of cremation services for SCI owned funeral homes and its clientele. On motion by Mayor C. Zehr - itwas resolved: "That the Mayor and Clerk be authorized to execute an agreement, to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor, with Service Corporation International (Canada Ltd.) regarding the City's provision of cremation services for SCI owned funeral homes and its clientele." 2. CSD-07-098 - HANSON AVENUE ATHLETIC COMPLEX STREET NAMING - LENNOX LEWIS WAY The Committee considered Community Services Department report CSD-07-098, dated October 9, 2007 regarding the re-naming of a portion of Hanson Avenue to `Lennox Lewis Way'. Mr. Peter Benninger, Campaign Chairperson, Places to Play, addressed the Committee in support of the recommendation contained in Report CSD-07-098, which proposes that the section of Hanson Avenue from the Hayward / Hanson intersection and the future extension of that street to Block Line Road, be re-named `Lennox Lewis Way'. He advised that Lennox Lewis grew up in Kitchener and won an Olympic gold medal in boxing and then became the World Heavyweight Champion. He added that Mr. Lewis still considers Kitchener as his hometown and has volunteered as an Honorary Chair for the Places to Play Fundraising Campaign. Mr. Benninger stated that the Campaign Team is advocating this recognition as a way of acknowledging Mr. Lewis' significant athletic achievements, contribution as a role model to young area boxers, and since the street will be the access to the City's first permanent boxing facility. In response to questions, Mr. P. Benninger advised that the only property on Hanson Avenue that would be affected by the proposed name change is owned by Royal Auto Body, who have been canvassed and support the proposed re-naming. Mr. K. Baulk advised that in view of the fact that Council has yet to provide final approval for the street extension, staff are proposing that the recommendation contained in Report CSD- 07-098 be amended to include the following statement at the end of the first clause: "subject to Council granting final approval for the street extension". On motion by Mayor C. Zehr - itwas resolved: COMMUNITY SERVICES COMM11~'EE MINUTES NOVEMBER 5, 2007 - 61 - CITY OF KITCHENER 2. CSD-07-098 - HANSON AVENUE ATHLETIC COMPLEX STREET NAMING - LENNOX LEWIS WAY (CONT'D) "That notwithstanding Clause 2.7 of Council Policy 1-1147 (Street Naming, Addressing, Multiple Unit Identification Signs, Address 1 Street Name Change), Hanson Avenue from the Hayward / Hanson intersection and the future extension of that street to Block dine Road, be named `~ennox Lewis Way', subject to Council granting final approval for the street extension, and, That legal Services and legislated Services be instructed to prepare the necessary by- lawand proceed with the legal name change process; and further, That the City of Kitchener's Uniform Traffic By-Law be amended accordingly." 3. CSD-07-102 -MARKET VENDOR CO-OPERATIVE -OPTION 6 The Committee considered Community Services Department report CSD-07-102, dated October 24, 2007 regarding the addition of the Vendor Co-operative Option as a sixth option for consideration in moving forward with Your Kitchener Market. Mr. K. Baulk advised that, as outlined at the October 15, 2007 Committee meeting, while working on the Private Management Option, input was sought from a number of key stakeholder representatives, including representatives from the current vendors. He stated that during this process, the lower level vendor representative sought input from other lower level vendors, and collectively they expressed an interest in forming a vendor co-operative to consider operating the Market. Ms. Mary Jane Bast, dower bevel Vendor, addressed the Committee in support of adding the Vendor Co-operative Option as a sixth option for consideration in the process to move the Market forward. She advised that the Vendor Co-operative anticipate submitting a Business Case in the near future detailing their proposal, which she noted as being different from the Vendor Advisory Committee that was in place at the old Kitchener Market, as that group had no fiscal responsibilities. Ms. Bast stated that the Vendor Co-operative is confidant that it will be capable of meeting the formal proposal submission deadline, as outlined in Report CSD- 07-102. In response to questions, Mr. K. Baulk advised that staff have no concerns regarding the addition of this Option. He added that if either the Vendor Co-operative or staff are unable to meet the deadline to allow for the final presentation of all Market Options on December 5, 2007, staff would request an extension from this Committee prior to that date. On motion by Mayor C. Zehr - itwas resolved: "That having Your Kitchener Market operated by a Vendor Co-operative be included as the sixth option for consideration during the overall comparative analysis of options to move the Market forward, subject to the Vendor Co- operative adhering to the timelines for submitting a formal proposal, as outlined in Community Services Department report CSD-07-102." CSD-07-100 - DONATION OF THE KAUFMAN STEAM ENGINE - DOON HERITAGE CROSSROADS' COLLECTION -REGIONAL MUSEUM PROJECT The Committee considered Community Services Department report CSD-07-100, dated October 15, 2007 regarding the donation of the Kaufman Steam Engine to the Doon Heritage Crossroads' Collection. Ms. C. York advised that the City of Kitchener acquired the Kaufman Steam Engine with the intention of preserving it as an important artifact of regional industrial history and as a tourist- attraction feature in a downtown location. She stated that in the absence of reasonable COMMUNITY SERVICES COMM11~'EE MINUTES NOVEMBER 5, 2007 - 62 - CITY OF KITCHENER 4. CSD-07-100 - DONATION OF THE KAUFMAN STEAM ENGINE - DOON HERITAGE CROSSROADS' COLLECTION -REGIONAL MUSEUM PROJECT (CONT'D) opportunities and sizable resources for restoring, installing and preserving the engine in the foreseeable future, and with preparations underway for a new regional museum, staff are proposing that it be donated to the Doon Heritage Crossroads' Collection. She noted that the donation would be conditional upon approval of the Regional Museum Project; on the display of the engine in the new Regional Museum facility; and, on the City of Kitchener retaining the right of first refusal for the engine should the Regional Museum Project not proceed. In response to questions, Ms. C. York advised that to date, the City has spent approximately X8000. to dismantle and move the engine. She noted that on October 2, 2007 Waterloo Regional Council passed a resolution that an architecture design firm be retained in early 2008 as a means of moving the Regional Museum Project forward. Accordingly, there are timing issues related to the proposed donation agreement, as the Request for Proposal (RFP) for the architecture design firm would need to include a provision to accommodate the engine at the Museum facility, given its considerable size. On motion by Councillor J. Smola - itwas resolved: "That the Mayor and Clerk be authorized to execute an agreement, to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor, with the Regional Municipality of Waterloo for the donation of the Kaufman Steam Engine to the Doon Heritage Crossroads' Collection, subject to the approval of the Regional Museum Project, as outlined in Community Services Department report CSD-07-100." 5. ADJOURNMENT On motion, this meeting adjourned at 5:05 p.m. Colin Goodeve Committee Administrator