The Burlington Record

Community Planning, Regulation and Mobility Committee

June 27, 2023

Who was there

Present (6): Angelo Bentivegna, Kelvin Galbraith, Rory Nisan, Paul Sharman, Shawna Stolte, Marianne Meed Ward

Absent (1): Lisa Kearns

Taken from the roll call in the town’s own minutes. The minutes record who was not there and almost never why.

What was decided (12 motions)

12 carried, 0 recorded otherwise. Every motion below is printed as the minutes print it.

Direct the Director of Transportation Services to prepare for the approval of Council the necessary by-law amending Traffic By-law 86-2007 to allow for the installation of a 60km/h speed limit on Bell School Line as identified in Appendix A of transportation services department report TS-03-23.
Moved by Mayor Meed Ward
Carried
Direct the Director of Transportation Services and Director of Engineering Services to proceed with the detailed design and construction work required to facilitate two through vehicular lanes, with a center left turn lane (left turn lanes at intersections), and on-road protected bike lanes on Prospect Street (Guelph Line to Cumberland Avenue).
Moved by Mayor Meed Ward
Carried
Authorize the Director of Transit to implement free transit for seniors all day, every day and free transit for youth, evenings (after 6 p.m.) and weekends starting August 1, 2023; and Direct the Chief Financial Officer to incorporate the $160,000 annualized revenue loss in the 2024 budget; and Approve amending By-law 49-2023 attached as Appendix A to transit department report TR-04-23 to amend the Rates and Fees By-law 83-2022 to address fare changes for seniors and youth.
Moved by Mayor Meed Ward
Carried
and file Burlington Economic Development report ECDEV-02-23 regarding Red Tape Red Carpet (RTRC) implementation update and 2023-24 work plan and associated appendices; and Direct Executive Director of Burlington Economic Development, Executive Director Community Planning Regulation and Mobility and Executive Director Community Relations and Engagement to provide an update on draft RTRC 2023 recommendations at the September 12, 2023 Community Planning, Regulation & Mobility Committee Meeting; and Direct the City Manager in response to the formal request by Landscape Ontario (as included in briefing note dated June 19 , 2023 and submitted on behalf of professional landscape member businesses serving the City of Burlington) to proceed as follows: ACTIONS: Establish a Joint Working Group to review outstanding issues and continuous improvement opportunities related to all facets of the City of Burlington development application permitting process as it applies to professional landscaping services. In so doing, the City fully acknowledges the need for urgent stakeholder engagement with Landscape Ontario members as stated in the briefing note as follows “The professional landscape business would like to work in collaboration with the City of Burlington to play key role in providing advice and feedback to Council”; Confirm with Landscape Ontario the representation related to their member participation on the Working Group as well as City senior staff representation including but not
Moved by Councillor Galbraith Receive
Carried
the City Manager in response to the formal request by Landscape Ontario (as included in briefing note dated June 19 , 2023 and submitted on behalf of professional landscape member businesses serving the City of Burlington) to proceed as follows: ACTIONS: Establish a Joint Working Group to review outstanding issues and continuous improvement opportunities related to all facets of the City of Burlington development application permitting process as it applies to professional landscaping services. In so doing, the City fully acknowledges the need for urgent stakeholder engagement with Landscape Ontario members as stated in the briefing note as follows “The professional landscape business would like to work in collaboration with the City of Burlington to play key role in providing advice and feedback to Council”; Confirm with Landscape Ontario the representation related to their member participation on the Working Group as well as City senior staff representation including but not limited to Community Planning, Engineering Services, Roads Parks and Forestry, Building Services, Burlington Digital Services and Community Relations and Engagement; Prepare a high-level workplan in conjunction with the Working Group including key objectives, meeting frequency (i.e. biweekly minimum) and format (i.e. virtual), reporting timelines inclusive of a final report target to Council from the City Manager by Q3 2023 (i.e. September 12, 2023 CPRM Committee). In addition to the final report, ongoi
Moved by Councillor Galbraith Direct
Carried
Endorse the proposed strategic actions outlined in c ommunity p lanning d epartment r eport PL-34-23 to respond to the Bill 23 changes to the Ontario Heritage Act; and Endorse the Engagement and Communication Plan as outlined in c ommunity p lanning d epartment r eport PL-34-23, which includes consulting with all non-designated heritage property owners on the proposed strategic actions outlined in this report; and Direct the Director of Community Planning to explore funding options to retain external consulting assistance to review and complete cultural heritage evaluation reports for a prioritized list of properties currently on the City’s Cultural Heritage Register.
Moved by Mayor Meed Ward
Carried
Direct the Director of Community Planning to prepare a draft Community Planning Permit By-law for consultation in the Fall of 2023 at the same time as the release of draft Official Plan policies; and Direct the Director of Community Planning to prepare a scope change to the existing engagement with Dillon Consulting in the amount of $120,000 to complete a CPP By-law for the MTSAs by the end of 2023; and Receive the technical documents completed as of June 27, 2023 (Appendices B-H) as follows: Major Transit Station Area (MTSA) Phase 2 Flood Hazard Assessment Burlington GO and Downtown (March 6, 2023), as prepared by WSP, and contained in Appendix B of community planning department report PL-40-23; and Major Transit Station Areas Land Use Compatibility Study (May 2023), as prepared by Dillon Consulting, and contained in Appendix C of community planning department report PL-40-23; and Flood Hazard and Scoped Stormwater Management Assessment, Aldershot GO Major Transit Station Area (June 5, 2023), as prepared by WSP, and contained in Appendix D of community planning department report PL-40-23; and Flood Hazard and Scoped Stormwater Management Assessment, Appleby GO Major Transit Station Area (June 5, 2023), as prepared by WSP, and contained in Appendix E of community planning department report PL-40-23; and Scoped Environmental Impact Study, Aldershot Mobility Hub (August 2022), as prepared by Dillon Consulting, and contained in Appendix F of community planning department report
Moved by Mayor Meed Ward
Carried
Direct the Director of Community Planning to initiate the work plan for the Burlington Official Plan, 2020 Targeted Realignment exercise, as generally set out in section 3.0 and visually described in Appendix C to community planning department report PL-45-23; and Direct the Director of Community Planning to develop a detailed terms of reference based on the key points of investigation as set out in section 3.0, item A in connection with item B, and further described in Appendix D to community planning department report PL-45-23; and Direct the Director of Community Planning to develop an engagement plan for the Targeted Realignment of the BOP, 2020; and Authorize the Director of Community Planning to develop the technical work and the engagement plan to an upset limit of $175,000 as set out in the Financial Matters section of the report.
Moved by Mayor Meed Ward
Carried
and file the following 7 items, having been given due consideration by the Community Planning, Regulation and Mobility Committee.
Moved by Councillor Galbraith Receive
Carried
Receive and file Burlington Economic Development report ECDEV-02-23 regarding Red Tape Red Carpet (RTRC) implementation update and 2023-24 work plan and associated appendices; and Direct Executive Director of Burlington Economic Development, Executive Director Community Planning Regulation and Mobility and Executive Director Community Relations and Engagement to provide an update on draft RTRC 2023 recommendations at the September 12, 2023 Community Planning, Regulation & Mobility Committee Meeting; and Direct the City Manager in response to the formal request by Landscape Ontario (as included in briefing note dated June 19, 2023 and submitted on behalf of professional landscape member businesses serving the City of Burlington) to proceed as follows: ACTIONS: 1. Establish a Joint Working Group to review outstanding issues and continuous improvement opportunities related to all facets of the City of Burlington development application permitting process as it applies to professional landscaping services. In so doing, the City fully acknowledges the need for urgent stakeholder engagement with Landscape Ontario members as stated in the briefing note as follows “The professional landscape business would like to work in collaboration with the City of Burlington to play key role in providing advice and feedback to Council”; 2. Confirm with Landscape Ontario the representation related to their member participation on the Working Group as well as City senior staff representation inclu
Moved by Councillor Galbraith
Carried
Direct the City Manager in response to the formal request by Landscape Ontario (as included in briefing note dated June 19, 2023 and submitted on behalf of professional landscape member businesses serving the City of Burlington) to proceed as follows: ACTIONS: 1. Establish a Joint Working Group to review outstanding issues and continuous improvement opportunities related to all facets of the City of Burlington development application permitting process as it applies to professional landscaping services. In so doing, the City fully acknowledges the need for urgent stakeholder engagement with Landscape Ontario members as stated in the briefing note as follows “The professional landscape business would like to work in collaboration with the City of Burlington to play key role in providing advice and feedback to Council”; 2. Confirm with Landscape Ontario the representation related to their member participation on the Working Group as well as City senior staff representation including but not limited to Community Planning, Engineering Services, Roads Parks and Forestry, Building Services, Burlington Digital Services and Community Relations and Engagement; 3. Prepare a high-level workplan in conjunction with the Working Group including key objectives, meeting frequency (i.e. biweekly minimum) and format (i.e. virtual), reporting timelines inclusive of a final report target to Council from the City Manager by Q3 2023 (i.e. September 12, 2023 CPRM Committee). In addition to the fina
Moved by Councillor Galbraith
Carried
Receive and file the following 7 items, having been given due consideration by the Community Planning, Regulation and Mobility Committee.
Moved by Councillor Galbraith
Carried

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