Regular Meeting of Council

the minutes of the following meeting of Council:

the following minutes:

the following closed session mintues:

and file the petition, initiated September 28, 2023, expressing support for the Council Resolution on Millcroft Greens (ADM-13-23) September 26, 2023; and Direct the City Clerk to circulate a copy of the petition to the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing.

section 36.2 of the procedure By-law 31-2021 as amended to allow discussion of item 17.3 Consideration of Four Residential Units as-of-Right (ADM-17-23) as it was received after the required deadline.

all parts of Canada, including Burlington are in the midst of a housing crisis; and Whereas on June 21, 2022, Burlington City Council unanimously approved the City’s first ever Housing Strategy that set out 12 key actions to drive to the overall Vision for Housing in Burlington; and Whereas the Housing Strategy emphasizes the City of Burlington’s role and opportunity to address “missing middle” from both the perspective of having housing options that are affordable/attainable for middle-income households and for the opportunity to diversify the spectrum of housing types and tenures; and Whereas City Council responded to the Provincially assigned aspirational housing pledge target of 29,000 units by 2031, by unanimously supporting the City’s Housing Pledge which includes the policies, plans and actions that demonstrate how the City of Burlington will fulfill our commitment to the pledge; and Whereas through the Housing Pledge the City has confirmed that directing growth within the existing urban boundary set out in ROPA 49 will protect Burlington’s critically important agricultural and natural heritage systems while still allowing the City to meet all population and employment growth objectives and targets including the housing pledge; and Whereas given that the City of Burlington has limited greenfield areas it is ever more critical to acknowledge that development is more complicated and there is a pressing need to support sensitive infill and redevelopment opportunities appr

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

and pass By-law Number 67-2023 being a by-law to confirm the proceedings of Council at its meeting held October 17, 2023 being read a first, second and third time.

this Council now to meet again at the call of the Mayor. 11:12 p.m. Councillor Kearns joined the meeting at 10:14 a.m. and left the meeting at 11:08 a.m.