Corporate Services, Strategy, Risk and Accountability Committee

Refer office of the city clerk report CL-01-22 to the January 13, 2022 Environment, Infrastructure and Community Services Committee meeting.

Whereas in May 2020 the City of Burlington and Team Burlington (Burlington Economic Development, Burlington Chamber of Commerce, Tourism Burlington, Burlington Downtown Business Association and the Aldershot Village BIA) formed the Burlington Economic Recovery Network (BERN). The Burlington Economic Recovery Network has strategically brought together key stakeholders and business leaders from across Burlington to develop a robust local strategy that will prepare our economy for recovery from the COVID-19 crisis; and Whereas when the Province of Ontario entered modified Step 2 of the Roadmap to Reopening on January 5, 2022, the restrictions forced many small businesses to either close their doors or significantly decrease their capacity until January 26, 2022; and Whereas both supply chain issues in the procurement of rapid tests and recent changes to criteria for PCR testing have left many critical supply chain manufacturers and their workers without testing to ensure worker safety and minimize workplace COVID-19 outbreaks; and Whereas the Ontario Chamber of Commerce met with the Honorable Peter Bethlenfalvy, Minister of Finance, to discuss business concerns and wrote an open letter to the minister requesting immediate business support which can be read in the appendix; and Whereas the Province of Ontario announced the Ontario Small Business Relief grant on January 7, 2022, we continue to ask that the full $20,000 grant be reinstated in line with the 2021 grant and that acces

Refer corporate communications and engagement department report CC- 01-22 to the January 13, 2022 Environment, Infrastructure and Community Services Committee meeting.

Refer office of the city clerk report CL-03-22 to the January 13, 2022 Environment, Infrastructure and Community Services Committee meeting.

Refer finance department report F-13-22 to the January 13, 2022 Environment, Infrastructure and Community Services Committee meeting.

Receive and file Appendix A of city manager’s office report CM-07-22 providing interim service delivery modifications approved by the Burlington Leadership Team, Emergency Control Group and/or service leads for: continuity of part-time staff – recreation, community & culture and transportation; COVID-19 property tax deferral payment plan – finance; Corporate Staff Vaccination Policy, sick pay for part-time staff, masking requirement in city workplaces, and “test to stay” protocols – human resources; Parking Administrative Monetary Policy hearings – transportation; Service Burlington counter service – customer experience; and Direct the Chief Financial Officer to track and monitor the financial implications of the above service delivery program changes in the ongoing COVID-19 financial impact reporting to Council.

Refer confidential legal department report L-06-22 to the January 13, 2022 Environment, Infrastructure and Community Services Committee meeting.

Receive and file confidential legal department report L-07-22 providing an update on a litigation matter.

Instruct the Executive Director of Human Resources to proceed as outlined in confidential human resources department report HR-01-22.

Instruct the Executive Director of Legal Services and Corporation Counsel or their designate to proceed in accordance with the instructions sought in confidential legal department report L-01-22.

Refer confidential legal department report L-02-22 to the January 18, 2022 City Council meeting.

Move into closed session in accordance with the following provisions under the Municipal Act: Section 239(2)(d), labour relations or employee negotiations, with respect to confidential human resources department report HR-01-22 providing a labour relations update on collective bargaining; and Section 239(2)(e), litigation or potential litigation, including matters before administrative tribunals, affecting the municipality or local board, with respect to confidential legal department reports L-01-22, L-02-22 and L- 07-22 providing updates on litigation matters.