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Mississauga Draft Code of Conduct Print E-mail

MIRANET received the City of Mississauga Draft Code of Conduct (31p PDF) as circulated to residents' associations on July 9, 2010.  Public comment was requested by August 18, 2010.

City Press Release (July 9, 2010): City of Mississauga's Draft Code of Conduct Available to Residents for Review.  Excerpt: "Members of the public are invited to review a draft code of conduct for the Mayor and Members of Council and appointment of an Integrity Commissioner developed by a committee of Council with staff support from the City Manager and CAO and the City Solicitor."

MIRANET SUBMISSION:

Date: August 20, 2010
Sent to: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ; copied to Council, Senior Staff and City Solicitor

1) Circulation of such a document over the summer months, while residents' associations are less active, and while Council and Committees are not sitting regularly, is not in the best interest of citizen engagement on this issue ;

2) The final report and recommendations of the current Mississauga Judicial Inquiry, which has the express purpose of ascertaining what best needs to be done, will be germane to the future conduct of all individuals who represent our City and should be central to the creation of any Code of Conduct for both Council and Staff ;

3) Given that the proposed Code of Conduct does not apply to the present Council nor to the existing rules for the Municipal Election on October 25, 2010, and with this election campaign underway, it is not appropriate to finalize the document until there is a new (post-election) Council in place to consider and possibly approve it ;

4) The necessity for the creation of such a Code of Conduct, rather than adjustments to the existing options for oversight and accountability of municipal conduct, should be reviewed and, along with the resultant cost to the taxpayers for any implementation, needs to be presented to the public in a comprehensive and transparent manner.

This matter will be on the Agenda for the next MIRANET meeting in the Fall, and we will be pleased to provide our thoughts on the possible content of such a document at a future time when there is the fullness of shared knowledge.

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Mississauga Draft Official Plan, 2010 Print E-mail

"Aesthetic urban design and orderly natural and built infrastructure development are assets with cash value of transformative importance to the commonwealth of the City.  It is imperative that we find new and creative ways to fund our Vision and implement our Official Plan."
-- MIRANET Official Plan Subcommittee

Above is a photo of the MIRANET Official Plan Subcommittee and some of the other RA reps who attended in support at PDC on June 28, 2010.
L to R: Jim Danahy (TOPCA), Andrew Gassmann (CMPHO), Andrew Beattie (PCVRA), Dorothy Tomiuk (MIRANET), Brian Holtham (CRA), Michael Spicer (SJHRA), Mike Douglas (SHORA), Sue Shanly (MWRRA), John McKinnon (CRA).  Also present: Peter Walton (ECRA) and Roger Coote (CMPHO).

MIRANET SUBMISSION: The MIRANET Official Plan Subcommittee made a Submission re: Mississauga Draft Official Plan: June 22, 2010 (15p PDF).

Policy Planning staff responded to MIRANET's submission in the Addendum Report on Comments: June 23, 2010. (56p PDF).

MIRANET DEPUTATIONS: MIRANET presented six (6) deputations at the Planning and Development Committee - Report on Public Comments held on June 28, 2010.  These deputations (click to view, below) were focused on the topics of:

The City's Vision and citizen buy-in to the Strategic Plan
Official Plan as Implementation Manual; Parking strategy
Importance of retaining Density metrics: Built Form (FSI)
Integrating the Air Quality Task Force Recommendations
• Case study of inappropriate planning: the 'Cliffway' development
See Appendix to MIRANET's Submission: June 22, 2010 (p14-15)
Summary deputation re Official Plan and Funding priorities

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Mississauga Strategic Plan: 2009 Progress Report Print E-mail

"Clearly this is an important Plan to the citizens – in fact it is the highest level policy document we have.  It is both a Vision and an Action Plan.  Our City's success is dependent on community support for the Strategic Plan.  It's our Plan!  We need to help make it happen."
-- MIRANET Strategic Plan Subcommittee

Above is a photo of Michael Spicer (SJHRA) and Raya Shadursky (OHHA), who presented at Council on behalf of the MIRANET Strategic Plan Subcommittee.

MIRANET DEPUTATION: The MIRANET Strategic Plan Subcommittee made a Deputation to Mississauga Council: June 9, 2010 (click to view), concerning the City's new Strategic Plan.

This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , Director of Strategic Initiatives, presented the 2009 Progress Report (26p PDF) on the City's Strategic Plan at the same Council meeting.  Click for the 6p Executive Summary of the 2009 Progress Report.

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LATEST NEWS re: Power Plant Print E-mail


EnvironmentHealth • Safety • Policy Economics • Transmission • Conservation

AIR QUALITY TASK FORCE: REPORT AND ACTION PLAN is now Released.
Click here to view the complete Report (132p PDF).

Click here for the MIRANET article containing Key Recommendations, Press Releases and latest Media coverage concerning the AQTF Report.
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WHY NOT NANTICOKE? MIRANET YouTube video (released May 31, 2010): Why NOT Nanticoke? The Nanticoke Solution. The Nanticoke Solution is a win-win for residents of the Clarkson-Oakville Airshed and Haldimand County, Ontario ... Why NOT Nanticoke?.  CLICK BELOW to view.

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Minutes of Council and Committees Print E-mail

MIRANET DEPUTATION: There was a MIRANET Deputation (click to view) to Mississauga Council on May 26, 2010, concerning the Minutes of Council and Council's committees, e.g. General Committee.

Excerpt: There may possibly be a line of thinking that briefer, procedural minutes are a cost savings.  In fact, far greater costs arise from non-information (omissions), mis-information (inaccuracies) and un-information (vagueness).  These deficiencies will result in more staff and Council time to track down in the long run, and will drive historians crazy.  Council has had some great moments – it is a shame to lose accessibility to these in the ethos of cost-cutting. ... In summary, last year we supported the retention of Public Question Period as a long-standing Mississauga tradition because it is a strong symbol of our City’s public culture.  Today we propose consideration of Hansard minutes in order to affirm and enhance this public culture – for the City to show political leadership and innovation instead of stepping back to the minimum standard.

 
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