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Item GM18.12 1/23/13 Agenda Item History - 2012.GM18.12 Item Tracking Status City Council adopted this item on November 27, 2012 with amendments. This item was considered by the Government Management Committee on November 15, 2012 and adopted without amendment. It will be considered by City Council on November 27, 2012. City Council consideration on November 27, 2012 GM18.12 ACTION Amended Ward:27 Amendment to Purchase Order No. 6035502 - For Nathan Phillips Square Reflecting Pool and Ice Rink Renovation Project City Council Decision City Council on November 27, 28 and 29, 2012, adopted the following: 1. City Council authorize the reallocation of funds in the 2012 Approved Facilities Management Capital Budget in the amount of $750,000.00, as illustrated in Appendix 1 to the report (October 31, 2012) from the Chief Corporate Officer and the Director, Purchasing and Materials Management, with zero gross and net impact. 2. City Council authorize an amendment to Purchase Order 6035502 with PCL Constructors Canada Inc. for the Nathan Phillips Square Renovation of the Reflecting Pool and Ice Rink Project at Toronto City Hall by $750,000.00 net of all applicable taxes ($763,200.00 net of HST recoveries), revising the current contract value from $1,935,019.00 to $2,685,019.00 net of all applicable taxes. 3. City Council request the Chief Corporate Officer to provide a briefing note directly to all Members of Council on the engineering and related design code requirements for the state of good repair on Nathan Phillips Rink and Freedom Arches that necessitated an amendment to Purchase Order No. 6035502. Background Information (Committee) (October 31, 2012) Report and Appendix 1 from the Chief Corporate Officer and the Director, Purchasing and Materials Management, on Amendment to Purchase Order No. 6035502 - For Nathan Phillips Square Reflecting Pool and Ice Rink Renovation Project (http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2012/gm/bgrd/backgroundfile-51645.pdf) Motions (City Council) 1 - Motion to Amend Item (Additional) moved by Councillor Paula Fletcher (Carried) That City Council request the Chief Corporate Officer to provide a briefing note directly to all app.toronto.ca/tmmis/viewAgendaItemHistory.do?item=2012.GM18.12 1/2 1/23/13 Agenda Item History - 2012.GM18.12 Members of Council on the engineering and related design code requirements for the state of good repair on Nathan Phillips Rink and Freedom Arches that necessitated an amendment to Purchase Order No. 6035502. Vote (Amend Item (Additional)) Nov-29-2012 4:57 PM Result: Carried Majority Required - GM18.12 - Fletcher - motion 1 Paul Ainslie, Maria Augimeri, Ana Bailão, Michelle Berardinetti, Raymond Cho, Josh Colle, Gary Crawford, Vincent Crisanti, Glenn De Baeremaeker, Sarah Doucette, John Filion, Paula Fletcher, Doug Ford, Rob Ford, Mary Fragedakis, Mark Grimes, Doug Holyday, Mike Layton, Chin Lee, Pam Yes: 32 McConnell, Mary-Margaret McMahon, Joe Mihevc, Peter Milczyn, Denzil Minnan-Wong, Frances Nunziata (Chair), Cesar Palacio, John Parker, Anthony Perruzza, Jaye Robinson, Karen Stintz, Michael Thompson, Adam Vaughan No: 5 Shelley Carroll, Janet Davis, Josh Matlow, Gord Perks, David Shiner Mike Del Grande, Frank Di Giorgio, Norman Kelly, Gloria Lindsay Luby, Absent: 8 Giorgio Mammoliti, Ron Moeser, James Pasternak, Kristyn Wong-Tam Motion to Adopt Item as Amended (Carried) Vote (Adopt Item as Amended) Nov-29-2012 4:58 PM Result: Carried Majority Required - GM18.12 - Adopt the item as amended Paul Ainslie, Maria Augimeri, Ana Bailão, Michelle Berardinetti, Raymond Cho, Josh Colle, Gary Crawford, Vincent Crisanti, Janet Davis, Glenn De Baeremaeker, Sarah Doucette, John Filion, Paula Fletcher, Doug Ford, Mary Fragedakis, Mark Grimes, Doug Holyday, Mike Layton, Chin Lee, Josh Yes: 34 Matlow, Pam McConnell, Mary-Margaret McMahon, Joe Mihevc, Peter Milczyn, Denzil Minnan-Wong, Frances Nunziata (Chair), Cesar Palacio, John Parker, Gord Perks, Anthony Perruzza, Jaye Robinson, Karen Stintz, Michael Thompson, Adam Vaughan No: 3 Shelley Carroll, Rob Ford, David Shiner Mike Del Grande, Frank Di Giorgio, Norman Kelly, Gloria Lindsay Luby, Absent: 8 Giorgio Mammoliti, Ron Moeser, James Pasternak, Kristyn Wong-Tam Government Management Committee consideration on November 15, 2012 Source: Toronto City Clerk at www.toronto.ca/council Select Language Pow ered by Translate app.toronto.ca/tmmis/viewAgendaItemHistory.do?item=2012.GM18.12 2/2.
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