Minutes
City Council
Monday, November 23, 2020

That the report of the Senior Manager, Facilities dated November 6, 2020 entitled “Contracting Out Caretaking Services – Phase II” BE NOTED AND FILED. 

The motion is put and is lost .

At the request of Councillor McKenzie, a recorded vote is taken.

Aye votes: Councillors Costante, McKenzie, Holt, Kaschak and Bortolin.

Nay votes: Councillors Gignac, Morrison, Gill, Sleiman, Francis and Mayor Dilkens.

Abstain: None.

Absent: None

Report Number: C 219/2020

Clerk ’s File: AS/12461

Moved by: Councillor Gignac

Seconded by: Councillor Francis

Decision Number: CR584/2020

That , in adherence with CR129/2016 regarding Contracting Out of Caretaking Services, this report from the Senior Manager of Facilities BE RECEIVED ; and further,

That Council AUTHORIZE Administration to enter into an agreement with GDI Services (Canada) LP for Caretaking (Janitorial) Services in the amount of $534,139.84 per year plus non-recoverable HST, for a term of three years, with two one-year renewals; and,

That the Chief Administrative Officer and the City Clerk BE AUTHORIZED to sign the agreement, satisfactory in form to the City Solicitor, in technical content to the Commissioner of Parks, Recreation, Culture & Corporate Facilities, and in financial content to the City Treasurer; and,

That Council APPROVE the elimination of seven (7) Regular Full Time Caretaker positions (Job Code 543085); and,

That Council APPROVE one-time transitional funding from the Budget Stabilization Reserve estimated at approximately $141,700 (subject to the actual attrition rate) to maintain one (1) Regular Full Time Caretaker (Job Code 543085) over complement positions to facilitate the continued employment of the Regular Full Time employee affected by the elimination of positions at City Hall campus, by redeploying the employee to perform caretaking duties in other buildings within the Facilities Division portfolio.

At the request of Councillor Gignac, a recorded vote is taken.

Aye votes: Councillors Gignac, Morrison, Gill, Sleiman, Francis and Mayor Dilkens.

Nay votes: Councillors Costante, McKenzie, Holt, Kaschak and Bortolin.