Regular Meeting of Council

the following minutes:

to amend the Corporate Services, Strategy, Risk and Accountability meeting minutes of April 6, 2022: Change the word contribution to rebate after the words "maximum $100" so it reads as follows: Approve option 2 to establish the contribution rebate program formula for the City of Burlington with a minimum $50 contribution and maximum $100 rebate and excluding candidates contributing to other candidates from the program; Approve the Community Services, Strategy, Risk and Accountability committee minutes of April 6, 2022 as amended.

and file Community Planning department Report PL-47-22 regarding the City of Burlington Submission on Bill 109, the “More Homes for Everyone Act”, 2022; and Direct the Director of Community Planning to submit Report PL-47-22 as the City of Burlington Submission on Bill 109, the “More Homes for Everyone Act”, 2022 by the comment submission deadline of April 29, 2022; and Direct the Director of Community Planning to provide any additional comments to the Province, if any, upon Council approval on April 19, 2022.

and file community planning department report PL-41-22 regarding Regional Official Plan Amendment 48 – Approach to Achieve Conformity.

following motion was voted on by way of a 2/3 vote. Waive the rules of procedure (s.49.2) to allow a Councillor to ask more than two questions in a row.

a by-law to authorize the Campaign Contribution Program for the 2022 Municipal Election, attached as Appendix A to the Office of the City Clerk report CL-15-22.

and file supplemental report CL-15-22 having explored additional measures for increasing candidate participation in the election.

the recommendation as outlined in Appendix B to report CL-16-22 from the Integrity Commissioner: That having been found to have breached the City of Burlington’s Council Code of Conduct, Councillor Stolte’s pay be suspended for a period of 5 days.

the rules of procedure (s.49.12) to allow members the option of an additional five minutes to speak.

the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) works to make municipal governments stronger and more effective while promoting the value of the municipal level of government as a vital and essential component of Ontario and Canada's political system; and Whereas the AMO Board of Directors is comprised of elected municipal officials from various member municipalities; and Whereas Mayor Meed Ward has been serving on the AMO Board of Directors Large Urban Caucus through the current term of August 2020 – August 2022; and Whereas AMO has issued a call for nominations to their Board of Directors for the upcoming term of August 2022 – August 2024; and Whereas there is an opportunity to continue to strengthen the relationship between Ontario Big City Mayors and AMO through the Mayor's participation on the Large Urban Caucus; and Whereas our municipalities are stronger in achieving shared goals when speaking with a unified voice; and Therefore, be it resolved that City Council endorse the nomination of Mayor Marianne Meed Ward to the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) Board of Directors, Large Urban Caucus for another two-year term beginning August 2022 and ending August 2024; and That the City of Burlington's Government Relations fund will assume any costs associated with Mayor Meed Ward attending AMO’s Board of Directors, Large Urban Caucus meetings; and That the City Clerk forward the resolution indicating City Council’s support to AMO by May 31st, 2022 in order to

and pass By-law Number 42-2022, being a by-law to confirm the proceedings of Council at its meeting held Tuesday, April 19, 2022, being read a first, second and third time.

this Council now to meet again at the call of the Mayor. 9:51 p.m.

Motion to Receive and File Information Items: Receive and file the information items, having been considered by Council