Council Report: C 143/2020

Subject: Confirm And Ratify Report – Outdoor Screen For Use At Various Outdoor Functions - City Wide

Reference:

Date to Council: July 13, 2020
Author: Steve Vlachodimos
Deputy City Clerk/Senior Manager of Council Services
(519) 255-6100 ext 6488
svlachodimos@citywindsor.ca

Council Services
Report Date: 7/9/2020
Clerk's File #: MH/13786

To: Mayor and Members of City Council

Recommendation:

That the results of the email poll conducted by the Deputy City Clerk on July 6, 2020 approving the following recommendation BE CONFIRMED AND RATIFIED:

That City Council AUTHORIZE the purchase of a 22x40ft outdoor screen for use at various outdoor functions around the City including drive-in movie theatre events hosted by the WIFF at Festival Plaza, in an amount not to exceed $65,000 from the MAT (Municipal Accommodation Tax) tax reserve fund which currently has a balance of $765,000.

Executive Summary:

Background:

Section 3.7 of Procedure By-law 98-2011 provides the following:

“Telephone and/or email polls of Members of Council shall be permitted only upon authorization by the Mayor or CAO, in emergency situations requiring Council direction where time does not permit holding a special meeting of Council and/or quorum of Council cannot physically convene to consider a matter. The results of a poll must be confirmed and ratified at the next public meeting of Council”.