Regular Meeting of Council

the minutes of the following meetings of Council:

the site plan approval for application 535-007/19 (600 Maplehill Drive) from the Director of Community Planning to Council.

That proposed by-law 89-20, section 12, be amended as follows: Delete – 43.3 c) in its entirety and replace with “the name and postal code of each person who signed or electronically submitted their name to the petition, if possible, the civic address of all participants; and”

the following minutes:

and file ranked choice voting consultation report (CL-20-20)

on July 15, 2020 Halton Regional Council approved Report MO 15-20 – Smoking and Vaping in Public Places and enacted Halton Region By-law 40-20, to Prohibit Smoking and Vaping in Public Places within the Regional Municipality of Halton; and Whereas pursuant to the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c.25, Section 115, (5) when a smoking in public places by-law from an upper tier municipality is passed, a majority of councils of all its lower municipalities must pass a resolution giving their consent, representing a majority of all electors in the upper tier municipality; Therefore, be it resolved that the Council for the Corporation of the City of Burlington consents to the passage and implementation of Halton Region By-law 40-20, to Prohibit Smoking and Vaping in Public Places within the Regional Municipality of Halton; and That a copy of this resolution be sent to the municipal clerks of Halton Region, Town of Oakville, Town of Milton and the Town of Halton Hills to provide notice of giving consent to Halton Region By-law 40-20.

recommendations contained within Confidential Appendix A as attached to report HR-05-20.

the Director of Recreation Services to implement Option 2 of a rate reduction strategy, to take effective January 1, 2021, to provide support for recreation facility user groups impacted by COVID, as outlined in Report RS-11-20.

the Director of Recreation Services to implement Option C for the 2020/2021 winter holiday season as outlined in report RS-12-20; and Direct the Director of Recreation Services to implement a household rental program in arenas, pools and gyms to encourage people to stay active with members from their households.

the request by the applicant to remove one (1) city tree in order to proceed with the submitted development application 20-469806; and Instruct the applicant, Stephen Albanese, IBI Group, to provide compensation for tree removal by providing cash in lieu of replacement totaling $1,200.00. The funds will provide for new tree plantings elsewhere in the City and includes care and maintenance for the first two years; and Direct that a development related permit fee of $680.00 plus HST is to be obtained as a condition of a tree permit; and Direct that all associated costs with respect to the removal of the tree (including stump removal) will be the responsibility of the applicant, and the contractor hired to remove the trees will require approval by the Manager of Urban Forestry or designate.

to Amend Councillor Sharman's Amendment: “Delete “by April 2021” and insert “at the Special Council meeting of March 3, 2021.” In its place

That staff be directed to report back on the metrics with respect to the 90 minutes of waived parking fees, by April 2021; and That metrics from the Burlington Downtown Business Association and Downtown Parking Committee be reported to Council on a regular monthly basis.

Project to temporarily amend Parking By-law 39-2016 to accommodate for 90 minutes of waived parking fees within the Burlington Downtown Business Area boundary until April 20, 2021.

the area around the Burlington Cenotaph as “Veteran Square”; and Direct staff to erect signage in accordance with this naming; and That all residents have access to an area of significance to honour our veterans, peace keepers, and their families every day of the year.

the Government of Ontario is planning to increase electricity generation and greenhouse gas pollution from Ontario’s gas-fired power plants by more than 300% by 2025 and by more than 400% by 2040, reversing more than a third of the greenhouse gas pollution reductions achieved by phasing out our coal-fired power plants; and Whereas greenhouse gas pollution is causing temperatures in Canada to rise at more than double the rate of the rest of the world, causing impacts to municipal operations and affecting residents of the City of Burlington; and Whereas the City of Burlington has declared a climate emergency and is taking measures to mitigate and adapt to the climate impacts caused by increasing greenhouse gas pollution; and Whereas there are feasible, cost-effective alternatives to increasing gas-fired electricity generation without increasing greenhouse gas pollution at costs well below the current price for Ontario’s nuclear energy (9.5 cents/kWh), including: • energy efficiency investments; • low-cost, distributed, renewable energy, providing employment in Ontario communities and restoring our leadership in this industry; • the purchase of low-cost power offered by the Province of Quebec from its existing hydroelectric generating stations; and • using Quebec’s system of reservoirs like a giant battery to back-up made-in-Ontario renewable power, eliminating the need to use gas-fired power plants for this purpose; Therefore be it resolved that the City of Burlington requests

and file the following Information Packages, having been prepared and distributed to Council:

R eceive and file information items, having been considered by Council:

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

​​Enact and pass By-law Number 95-2020, being a by-law to confirm the proceedings of Council at its meeting held Monday, November 23, 2020, being read a first, second and third time.

this Council now to meet again at the call of the Mayor. Recess 3:59 pm - 5:07 pm, Adjourned 6:34 pm