Regular Meeting of Council

section 45.2 of the Procedure By-law to allow extra time for the presentation from Halton Regional Police Services.

the Council agenda for January 28, 2025 as presented.

the minutes of the following meeting of Council:

the following minutes:

the Chief Human Resource Officer to proceed in accordance with the instructions sought in confidential human resource department report HR-03-25.

United States President Donald Trump has indicated he is planning to impose 25% tariffs on Canada February 1 st ; and Whereas tariffs would lead to massive job losses and economic instability in both countries; and Whereas municipalities will be on the frontlines of the economic fallout, and the City of Burlington want s to offer our support for a Team Canada response; and Whereas municipalities have significant purchasing power through our capital and infrastructure programs; and Whereas Burlington’s capital program for 2025 is $100 million; and Whereas according to data from the Association of Municipalities of Ontario, across Ontario municipalities are expected to spend $250 - $290 billion on infrastructure in the next 10 years; and Whereas Federal and Provincial leaders are encouraging Canadians to Buy Canadian; and Whereas municipalities have traditionally been prevented by trade agreements from giving preference to Buy Canadian; and Whereas municipalities can assist in the Team Canada effort to combat tariffs and support businesses in our procurement for capital and infrastructure programs; and Whereas there are trade barriers between Canadian provinces. Now therefore be it resolved that Burlington Council: Stand with Team Canada to persuade decision-makers that tariffs are not in the best interests of Canadian or American consumers and businesses; and Endorse the federal and provincial call for Buy Canadian; and Call on the federal and provincial governments to work wi

"remove" with "consider removing" in the 4th operative clause.

the Nelson Aggregates’ application for expansion of the Mount Nemo open-pit quarry in the City of Burlington is causing concern for residents of Burlington; and Whereas northern Burlington is located within Ontario’s Greenbelt and includes the Niagara Escarpment, a UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve; and Whereas Mount Nemo is entirely within the Greenbelt and sustains a fragile and inter-connected ecosystem featuring over 20 headwater tributaries, provincially significant wetlands, areas of natural and scientific interest, regionally significant woodlands, and the significant habitat of rare and endangered species; and Whereas the United Nations has declared an unprecedented biodiversity crisis that shows species extinction rates are accelerating; and Whereas in particular, Burlington is home to a significant population of Jefferson Salamanders, among other endangered species; and Whereas Burlington’s Greenbelt habitats are also under threat of development for aggregate extraction now and in the future; and Whereas the Governments of Canada and Ontario have recognized the Jefferson Salamander as an endangered species that requires species and habitat protection under federal and provincial laws; and Whereas the City of Burlington accepts its shared responsibility to protect the habitat of the Jefferson Salamander, and has taken steps to preserve this species e.g., seasonal road closures; and Now therefore be it resolved that Burlington Council endorses current federal and provinc

the Nelson Aggregates’ application for expansion of the Mount Nemo open-pit quarry in the City of Burlington is causing concern for residents of Burlington; and Whereas northern Burlington, including Mount Nemo, is located within Ontario’s Greenbelt and includes the Niagara Escarpment, an UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve; and Whereas Burlington contains significant areas of prime agricultural land and this farmland is also under threat of development for aggregate extraction now and in the future; and Whereas pits and quarries emit dust that contains multiple pollutants, including particulate matter less than 10 microns in size ("PM10") and particulate matter less than 2.5 microns in size ("PM2.5") that are known carcinogens; and Whereas the Ontario Government has no standard for PM2.5 and has not updated its own interim ambient air quality criterion for PM10 since 1996; and Whereas the Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment has not updated the Canadian Ambient Air Quality Standards (“CAAQS”) for fine particulate matter (PM2.5) since 2012; and Whereas the World Health Organization (WHO) updated its standard for annual PM2.5 emissions in 2021, nearly five years ago; and Whereas public health science supports a "no threshold" position on PM2.5 and PM10 - such that there is no safe level of these pollutants in the ambient air; and Whereas the extraction of aggregate in Burlington will increase the ambient air emissions levels of dust, specifically fine particulate matter

and file the following information items, having been considered by Council:

and pass the following by-laws which are now introduced, entitled and numbered as indicated below

and pass By-law Number 05-2025 being a by-law to confirm the proceedings of Council at its meeting held January 28, 2025 being read a first, second and third time.

section 31.4 of the Procedure By-law to allow and extended amount of time for statements of staff.

10:53 a.m. (recess), 11:00 a.m. (reconvene) Adjourn this Council now to meet again at the call of the Mayor. 11:53 a.m.