THE REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF PEEL

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PROGRAM COMMITTEE

MINUTES EMPC-2008-1

The Emergency Management Program Committee met on Thursday, May 15, 2008 at 10:55 a.m., in the Council Chamber, Regional Administrative Headquarters, 10 Peel Centre Drive, Brampton

Members:

E. Kolb, Regional Chair; S. McFadden, Regional Councillor; M. Morrison, Regional Councillor; P. Mullin, Regional Councillor; K. Gillespie, Commissioner of Corporate Services and Regional Solicitor; D. Labrecque, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer; D. Mowat, Medical Officer of Health; J. Smith, Commissioner of Health Services; P. Dundas, Director, Peel Paramedic Services; C. Gravlev, Regional Clerk and Director of Clerk’s; M. Hood, Director, Communication Services; A. Beauregard, Manager, Regional Emergency Management; J. McDougall, Regional Fire Coordinator and Acting Fire Chief, City of Mississauga Fire and Emergency Services

 
Members Absent:

E. Adams, Regional Councillor ; P. Palleschi, Regional Councillor, due to vacation; R. Paterak, Regional Councillor, due to other municipal business; D. Szwarc, Chief Administrative Officer; L. Nashman, Commissioner of Employee and Business Services; K. Ward, Commissioner of Human Services; M. Zamojc, Commissioner of Environment, Transportation and Planning Services; A. Karski, Inspector, Detachment Commander, Ontario Provincial Police (OPP); M. Metcalf, Chief, Peel Regional Police

 
Also Present:

M. Gardiner, Committee Clerk

M. Gardiner, Committee Clerk, presided .

1. ELECTION OF CHAIR AND VICE-CHAIR

RECOMMENDATION EMPC-1-2008:

That Councillor Morrison be appointed Chair of the Emergency Management Program Committee for the term ending November 30, 2010, or until a successor is appointed;

And further, that Councillor McFadden be appointed Vice-Chair of the Emergency Management Program Committee for the term ending November 30, 2010, or until a successor is appointed.

Councillor M. Morrison assumed the Chair.

2. DECLARATIONS OF CONFLICTS OF INTEREST - Nil

3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA

RECOMMENDATION EMPC-2-2008:

That the agenda for the May 15, 2008 Emergency Management Program Committee meeting be approved.

4. DELEGATIONS/PRESENTATIONS - Nil

5. REPORTS

a) Region of Peel Emergency Plan

RECOMMENDATION EMPC-3-2008:

That the Region of Peel Emergency Plan, attached as Appendix I to the report of the Commissioner of Corporate Services and Regional Solicitor, dated May 5, 2008, titled “Region of Peel Emergency Plan”, be endorsed;

And further, that the necessary by-law be presented to Regional Council for enactment.

John McDougall, Regional Fire Coordinator and Acting Fire Chief, City of Mississauga Fire and Emergency Services advised that he had minor suggested changes to the report but due to the time restrictions would address them directly with R. Kent Gillespie, Commissioner of Corporate Services and Regional Solicitor and Andre Beauregard, Manager, Regional Emergency Management, Region of Peel.

6. COMMUNICATIONS - Nil

7. IN CAMERA MATTERS - Nil

8. OTHER BUSINESS - Nil

9. NEXT MEETING - Nil

10. ADJOURNMENT

The meeting adjourned at 11:04 a.m.