That with respect to Verbal Report VR2018-0064, the following be adopted:
WHEREAS Administration met with the Coordinating Committee of the Councillors Office (“CCCO”) during its April 11, 2018 meeting to determine if the Office of the Councillors would move back to Historic City Hall (“HCH”) post renovation;
AND WHEREAS Council directed City Administration during its May 8, 2018 meeting to prepare plans and options (the “Scenarios”), which would include but not be limited to project scope and cost implications, for how best to move back to HCH;
AND WHEREAS CCCO directed Administration during its May 8, 2018 meeting to provide an analysis, which would include but not be limited to Scenarios and cost implications, if it was decided the Office of the Councillors would return to HCH post renovation;
AND WHEREAS Administration met with CCCO during its June 6, 2018 to discuss the Scenarios and estimated cost implications;
AND WHEREAS CCCO approved Administration’s recommendation to move back to HCH during its June 6, 2018 meeting;
AND WHEREAS CCCO, during its June 6 ,2018 meeting, directed Administration to meet with Members of Council to discuss the approved recommendations in order to receive feedback from the Members of Council;
AND WHEREAS Administration met with Members of Council during its Council lunch on July 23, 2018 to discuss the approved recommendation by CCCO to return to HCH post renovation;
AND WHEREAS there was consensus from those Members of Council attending the July 23, 2018 Council lunch for the Office of the Councillors to move back to HCH post renovation;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council directs Administration to proceed forward with the necessary plans to have the Office of the Councillors move back to Historic City Hall post renovation, whereby the Office of the Councillors would occupy the 3rd, 4th and a portion of the 1st floors of Historic City Hall.
Against: Councillor Farkas