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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCLD-014-11CIaCID~°'CAIl REPORT CLERK'S DEPARTMENT Meeting: GENERAL PURPOSE AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE Date: May 30, 2011 Resolution#: GP14- yp6-// By-law#: NIA Report: CLD-014-11 File: Subject: SAMUEL WILMOT NATURE AREA MANAGEMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS: It is respectfully recommended that the General Purpose and Administration Committee recommend to Council the following: THAT Report CLD-014-11 be received; 2. THAT that the Terms of Reference of the Samuel Wilmot Nature Area Management Advisory Committee be amended to increase the membership to a minimum of eight individuals; 3. THAT the resignation of Shirley Minifie be received, with regret, and that she be thanked for her contribution to the Committee; 4. THAT Karin Murphy and Tim Lizotte be appointed to the Committee for a term concurrent with Council; and THAT the Municipal Clerk place an advertisement seeking applications to fill the remaining vacancy on the Committee. Submitted by: ~~~= ~ Reviewed by: rie, CMO Franklin Wu, Clerk Chief Administrative Officer CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON 40 TEMPERANCE STREET, BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO L1C 3A6 T 905-623-3379 REPORT NO.: CLD-014-11 BACKGROUND PAGE 2 At the Council meeting of January 31, 2011, appointments were made to the Samuel Wilmot Nature Area Management Advisory Committee. On May 16, a resignation was received from Shirley Minifie due to the fact that she is moving out of the area. When the Samuel Wilmot Nature Area Management Advisory Committee was formed in 1998, Council adopted a Terms of Reference which set out the composition of the Committee as being: ' Chair Secretary Committee Members (6) Agency Members (3) Council Representative (1) Since at least 2002, the Committee has been operating under a revised Terms of Reference which states the Committee will be comprised of a minimum of eight individuals not including staff members or the Council representative. In 2004, the Committee had 11 citizen appointees and in 2007 there were 10 citizen appointees. The committee has requested that the vacant position be filled and that two other members be added to the committee, bringing the citizen representation to 10 members. Having more members will allow for the Committee to do more site work and raise public awareness through special events and other communication initiatives. Accordingly, the Terms of Reference of the Committee should be amended to reflect this change. The Municipal Clerk's Department has contacted two individuals whose applications are on fife and they have both indicated an interest in being appointed to the Committee. CONCLUSION It is respectfully recommended that the Terms of Reference of the Samuel Wilmot Nature Area Management Advisory Committee be amended to increase the membership to a minimum of eight individuals, that Shirley Minifie be thanked for her contribution to the Committee, that Karin Murphy and Tim Lizotte be appointed to the Committee and that the Municipal Clerk place an advertisement seeking applications to fill the vacancy on the Committee. Interested parties to be advised of Council's decision: Shirley Minifie Karin Murphy Tim Lizotte