Environment, Infrastructure and Community Services Committee

Receive and file the March 3, 2022 staff presentation providing the COVID-19 emergency response verbal update.

Approve the recommended changes to the city’s existing Private Tree By- law as detailed in the recommendations section of roads, parks and forestry department report RPF-03-22; and Authorize the Executive Director of Legal Services and Corporation Counsel to prepare for Council approval a by-law repealing and replacing the Private Tree By-law to implement changes outlined in roads, parks and forestry department report RPF-03-22; and Authorize the Executive Director of Legal Services and Corporation Counsel to prepare for Council approval a by-law amending the Rates and Fees By-law No. 61-2021 to implement new fees as outlined in roads, parks and forestry department report RPF-03-22; and Direct the Director of Roads, Parks, and Forestry to provide a status update on the Private Tree By-law to the Environment, Infrastructure and Community Services Committee in Q2 2023; and Direct the Director of Roads, Parks and Forestry to provide a total budget effect analysis for either option one or option three proposed fee structure by April 1, 2022 (SD-08-22); and Direct the Director of Roads, Parks and Forestry to report back by April 1, 2022 on the feasibility of including wording in the Private Tree By-law that requires tree replacement on a one for one ratio, provided by the city, when a dead, dying, or diseased tree is removed (SD-09-22).

Direct the Director of Roads, Parks and Forestry to provide a total budget effect analysis for either option one or option three proposed fee structure by April 1, 2022 (SD-08-22); and Direct the Director of Roads, Parks and Forestry to report back by April 1, 2022 on the feasibility of including wording in the Private Tree By-law that requires tree replacement on a one for one ratio, provided by the city, when a dead, dying, or diseased tree is removed. (SD-09-22)

Direct the Director of Roads, Parks and Forestry to implement a three- week Loose Leaf Collection Program as outlined in option 2 in roads, parks and forestry department report RPF-02-22.

Direct the Director of Engineering Services to waive the one-time fees for the City of Burlington Municipal Consent Permits related to any rural broadband project in the city of Burlington including the current Internet Access Solutions and Bell Canada applications in the amounts of $24,471.44 and $9,360.54 respectively. (SD-10-22)

Direct the Director of Recreation, Community and Culture to implement option 1 for the provision of free menstrual hygiene products in city facilities as outlined in recreation, community and culture department report RCC-02-22, and report back on the results of the program to the Environment, Infrastructure and Community Services Committee in Q4 2022.

Receive and file the following 12 items, having been given due consideration by the Environment, Infrastructure and Community Service Committee.