Regular Meeting of Council

the regular Council agenda for Tuesday, March 10, 2026.

the minutes of the following meetings of Council:

for information office of the city auditor report AUD-05-26 regarding aquatics space allocation audit. That Council recognize that the audit committee concluded that t he Golden Horseshoe Aquatic Club (GHAC) was the awarded vendor for the delivery of youth aquatic programs, to support the continued delivery of youth aquatic programming.

That Council recognize that the audit committee concluded that the Golden Horseshoe Aquatic Club (GHAC) was the awarded vendor for the delivery of youth aquatic programs, to support the continued delivery of youth aquatic programming.

the following minutes:

the Indwell project concept for 1022, 1028 and 1030 Waterdown Road, as outlined in development and growth management report DGM-11-26 Appendix A, subject to final design, applicable planning approvals, securing required funding and financing, and Council approval of the disposition of City lands by way of a long-term land lease in accordance with legal services report LLS-16-26; and Direct the Commissioner of Development, Growth and Management to initiate a city-led site-specific zoning by-law amendment for 1022, 1028 and 1030 Waterdown Road to permit the approved Indwell project concept, as outlined in development and growth management report DGM-11-26 Appendix A, subject to final design; and Delegate authority to the Commissioner of Development, Growth and Management, in consultation with the Chief Financial Officer (CFO), to reallocate the HAF budget, as may be required during 2026, to ensure the City meets its Housing Accelerator Fund housing targets by December 31, 2026, including capital funding, incentives, land acquisitions, or other opportunities that may arise; and Authorize the Director of Community Planning, in consultation with the City Solicitor, to approve, execute, and administer, on behalf of The Corporation of the City of Burlington, all agreements and documentation necessary to implement the recommendations of this report or throughout the year 2026; and Direct the Director of Community Planning to engage with Halton Region to explore opportunities to prior

intent to enter into a long-term land lease on 1022-1030 Waterdown Road, a rectangular-shaped parcel of land having an approximate land area of 2,670 square metres, to Indwell as per development and growth management report DGM-11-26 to develop an affordable housing project; and Consider the long-term land lease of these lands at the Committee of the Whole meeting of April 13, 2026, and the Council meeting of April 21, 2026; and Provide notice by regular mail to all properties within 120 metres of the subject lands and publicize the resolution in the Council minutes on the City’s website.

the Electric Vehicle Charging Stations on City Property Corporate Policy attached as Appendix A to public works report PWS-06-26; and Approve option 4 of the pricing strategy as outlined in public works report PWS-06-26; and Report back with the necessary amendments to the Rates and Fees By-law as well as the Parking and Idling By-law for approval by City Council to implement the fees in Q2 2026.

By-law 35-2017, being a by-law to establish site plan control and designate all lands in the City of Burlington as a site plan control area; and Enact the new Site Plan Control By-law, substantially in the form attached as Appendix A to development and growth management report DGM-12-26.

the application submitted by Walkers Green Residences Ltd. to draft approve a vacant land condominium plan consisting of three (3) vacant land units at 4030 and 4050 Upper Middle Road, as shown in Appendix A of report DGM-13-26, subject to the conditions contained in Appendix B of the report.

moved into closed session regarding items 16.1 Confidential legal advice regarding a breach of solicitor-client privileged information - Millcroft Golf Course (LLS-20-26) and 16.2 (a) Confidential supplemental memo regarding Confidential legal advice regarding a breach of solicitor-client privileged information - Millcroft Golf Course (LLS-20-26) in accordance with the following provision under the Municipal Act: Pursuant to Section 239(2)(f) advice that is subject to solicitor – client privilege including communications necessary for that purpose regarding Items 16.2 and 16.2 (a).

closed Committee of the Whole meeting minutes of March 3 and March 5, 2026 excluding items 8.3 and 12.2.

closed Committee of the Whole meeting minutes of March 3 and March 5, 2026. Note: Councillor Galbraith was not included in this vote.

that Council waives solicitor-client privilege over the specific information that was made public by Councillor Bentivegna and subsequently, as part of a joint statement, by Councillor Bentivegna and Mayor Meed Ward, based on the advice received, at the time from the CAO, that it could be disclosed. Once it was determined by the Commissioner of Legal and Legislative Services that there had been a breach of solicitor-client privilege, steps were taken to remove the information from social media and the two Members of Council apologized for their inadvertent error. Council accepted that apology. Council’s waiver applies only to the specific information that had already been disclosed publicly, namely: that Council authorized the CAO to negotiate the acquisition of the remaining Millcroft Golf Course lands and to report back to Council for further instructions should the owner be willing to sell at the offered price; that the Chief Administrative Officer contacted the owner to inquire about a potential City purchase of all or part of those lands for $15 million, a sum approximately three times the amount the golf course was purchased for in 2020, prior to residential use being permitted on the lands; that the owner subsequently advised the City that it was not interested in selling the remaining lands to the City at that price. Confirm that Council waives solicitor-client privilege only with respect to the specific information that was publicly disclosed and that all other detai

and file information items, having been considered by Council:

FAVOUR: (7) Councillor Sharman, Mayor Meed Ward, Councillor Galbraith, Councillor Kearns, Councillor Nisan, Councillor Stolte, and Councillor Bentivegna

and pass By-law Number 22-2026 being a by-law to confirm the proceedings of Council at its meeting held March 10, 2026 being read a first, second and third time.

11:13 a.m. (recess), 11:21 a.m. (reconvene), 12:16 p.m. (recess), 1:01 p.m. (reconvene), 1:04 p.m. (closed), 3:19 p.m. (public) Adjourn this Council now to meet again at the call of the Mayor. 3:36 p.m.