Regular Meeting of Council

the minutes of the following meetings of Council:

discussion of the rural/agricultural classification to the Environment, Infrastructure and Community Services Committee meeting of January 13, 2019.

discussion regarding cash in-lieu to the Environment, Infrastructure and Community Services Committee meeting of January 13, 2020.

staff to prepare a Forestry Management Plan equally as comprehensive as the Oakville Urban Forest Strategic Management Plan Town of Oakville, 2008 - 2027 by Q3 2020

staff to update the Burlington Private Tree By-Law relative to the Burlington Forestry Management Plan when complete by Q3 2020

staff to a) compare the Burlington Private Tree By-Law to Oakville’s 2017 By-Law and explain differences, and whether to modify Burlington’s b) update the Burlington Private Tree By-Law for review at March Committee Meetings

Burlington Private Tree By-Law to increase 2mtrs set back from house allowance (whereby no application fees or replacement is required) to equal drip distance line or 4mtrs, whichever is less.

the Burlington Private Tree By-Law to include the following clause from the Oakville 2017 By-Law “5. The provisions of this By-law do not apply to the removal of trees: (g) to permit the construction of a building or structure, where the removal, injury or destruction is required under a building permit.”

staff to develop and amend the Burlington Private Tree By-Law to include forestry assessment standards in order to allow citizens to clearly understand the basis of all City arborist’s assessments, decisions and ruling to ensure transparency and accountability.

the implementation of the city-wide private tree by-law and present the by-law and amended rates and fees to Council at the January 27, 2020 meeting; and Approve an amendment to the by-law to exempt any not-for-profit housing projects undertaken by Habitat for Humanity and any persons living below the low-income cut off before tax as determined by Statistics Canada; and Direct the Director of Roads, Parks and Forestry to develop a program for tree planting incentives on private and public property within the City of Burlington; and Direct the Director of Roads, Parks and Forestry to establish a Mayor/Council Task Force on improving the tree canopy.

the Chief Finance Officer to review options and appropriate criteria necessary to create a new Reserve Fund (“Green Fund”) for the purpose of allocating dollars specifically focused on Environmental Initiatives. This review will also include a tally of all expenditures in the approved 2020 Budget that could be considered as Environmental Initiatives, as a starting point for Councils consideration of allocations to this new Green Reserve Fund. Staff shall report back to the Corporate Services, Strategy, Risk and Accountability Committee by end of Q1 2020 with this information, options and recommendations. (SD-40-19)

the Chief Financial Officer to review the current value assessment and taxation changes for the Downtown Business improvement Area (BIA) properties and consult with the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC) and the Region of Halton regarding available tax policy initiatives and report back to Council with the results of the review in Q1 2020. (SD-41-19)

the following minutes:

the removal of 5780 Cedar Springs Road from the Municipal Register of Cultural Heritage Resources.

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: 18.1. 61-2019: A by–law to authorize a request for the issuing of debentures by the Regional Municipality of Halton for City Hall HVAC Retrofit. 18.2. 62-2019: A by-law to amend By-law 86-2007, as amended,being a by-law for the regulation of traffic. 18.3. 63-2019: A by-law to levy 2020 interim taxes and establish penalty and interest rates. 18.4. 64-2019: A by–law to authorize the temporary borrowings of monies from the Royal Bank of Canada. 18.6. 66-2019: A by-law under the Building Act respecting construction, demolition, change of use, occupancy, transfer of permits and inspections. 18.7. 67-2019: A by-law to adopt Official Plan Amendment No. 117 to redesignate lands at 2421-2431 New Street from "Neighbourhood Commercial" to "Residential High Density". 18.8. 2020-416: A by-law to amend By-law 2020, as amended, to permit the development of an 11-storey retirement home building and an 11-storey residential apartment building at 2421-2431 New Street.

​​Enact and pass By-law Number 68-2019, being a by-law to confirm the proceedings of Council at its meeting held December 16 and 19, 2019, being read a first, second and third time.

16, 2019,10:30 p.m, recessed, December 19, 10:15 a.m. adjourned. Adjourn this Council now to meet again at the call of the Mayor.