Environment, Infrastructure and Community Services Committee

Approve the request by the applicant to remove three (3) public trees to proceed with the proposed site plan application file no. 535-010-21 as outlined in roads, parks & forestry department report RPF-24-22; and Instruct the applicant, Jason Menkes on behalf of Menkes Barrett Burlington II Inc., to provide compensation for the public tree removals by providing cash-in-lieu of replacement totaling $3,500.00; and Direct that a tree permit be obtained for the public trees and pay the associated tree permit fees as outlined in the city’s Rates and Fees By- law; and Direct that all associated costs with respect to the removal of the public trees (including stump removal) will be the responsibility of the applicant and the contractor hired to remove the trees will require approval by the Manager of Urban Forestry or designate.

Approve the request by the applicant to remove five (5) public trees in order to proceed with the proposed two-storey single family detached dwelling (ZC-501/21) as outlined in roads, parks & forestry department report RPF-25-22; and Instruct the applicant, Konstantin Alekseevon on behalf Constant Shape Design Studio, to provide compensation for the public tree removals by providing cash-in-lieu of replacement totaling $8,500.00; and Direct that a tree permit be obtained for the public tree removals and pay the associated tree permit fees as outlined in the city’s Rates and Fees By-law; and Direct that all associated costs with respect to the removal of the public trees (including stump removal) will be the responsibility of the applicant and the contractor hired to remove the trees will require approval by the Manager of Urban Forestry or designate.

Approve the request by the applicant to remove one (1) public tree in order to proceed with the proposed two-storey dwelling as outlined in roads, parks & forestry department report RPF-27-22; and Instruct the applicant, Gerardo Castillo on behalf of Keystone Home Designs Inc., to provide compensation for the public tree removal by providing cash-in-lieu of replacement totaling $3,500.00; and Direct that a tree permit be obtained for the public tree removals and pay the associated tree permit fees as outlined in the city’s Rates and Fees By-law; and Direct that all associated costs with respect to the removal of the public trees (including stump removal) will be the responsibility of the applicant and the contractor hired to remove the trees will require approval by the Manager of Urban Forestry or designate.

Direct the Director of Recreation, Community and Culture to bring forward options to consider during the 2023 budget, working with all departments and local boards on potential activities to celebrate Burlington’s sesquicentennial. (SD-24-22)

Council requests Burlington Hydro to prepare a Sustainability Plan by the end of Q2 2024 with the following information:  current and planned actions by Burlington Hydro to support the programs and the target outlined in the City’s Climate Action Plan to be a net carbon neutral community by 2050;  infrastructure investments required to support electric mobility (electric vehicles, electrification of fleets, electric transit buses and bi-directional charging), electrification of thermal energy (air source heat pumps), solar energy and battery storage;  Burlington Hydro’s investment plans to improve resiliency of the local distribution grid given increasing frequency and intensity of severe weather events, as identified through Climate Resilient Burlington – a plan for adapting to our warmer, wetter and wilder weather; and  a process for stakeholder and community engagement.

Receive and file environment, infrastructure and community services department report EICS-16-22 regarding the Electric Mobility Strategy as presented in Appendix A; a strategy to provide guidance to the city and local stakeholders to take action and accelerate electric mobility adoption in the community.

Receive and file city manager’s office report CM-22-22 providing a response to staff direction SD-06-21 regarding the review of the feasibility of a city-wide Health Protection and Air Quality By-law; and Direct the City Manager to consider options and methods to systematically monitor the performance of emitters of odours and air pollution to ensure that regulators are actively engaged on achieving sustainable, compliant, safe air quality and report back in Q2 2023. (SD-25-22)

Direct the City Manager to consider options and methods to systematically monitor the performance of emitters of odours and air pollution to ensure that regulators are actively engaged on achieving sustainable, compliant, safe air quality and report back in Q2 2023. (SD-25-22)

Motion to postpone definitely community planning department report PL- 59-22 regarding proposed inclusion of downtown properties on the City of Burlington Heritage Register to the September 20, 2022 City Council meeting.

Direct staff to continue to process the submitted applications for Official Plan and Zoning By-law amendments for 1989 Appleby Line, including evaluating and incorporating comments received by committee and the public at the statutory public meeting, as well as the comments received through the ongoing technical review of this application by agency partners and internal departments

Direct the executive director of legal services and corporation counsel to bring a report with respect to providing further confidential advice on a breach of solicitor-client privileged information involving an on-going litigation matter and recommendations to the Council meeting scheduled for September 20, 2022.

Waive rule 22.3 of the Procedure By-law to allow an urgent item to be added to the agenda less than 24 hours before the hour appointed for holding the meeting; and Rule 22.3 items or matters will not be added to the agenda after distribution to Council or Committee unless they are of an urgent nature and require a decision prior to the next posted Council or Committee meeting. In these cases, an addendum will be prepared, distributed and posted to the City's website calendar, not less than 24 hours before the hour appointed for holding the meeting to go into closed session under section 239(2)(e) and (f) of the Municipal Act for a verbal update regarding a breach of solicitor-client privileged information involving an on-going litigation matter.

Move into closed session in accordance with the following provisions under the Municipal Act: Section 239(2)(e), litigation or potential litigation, including matters before administrative tribunals, affecting the municipality or local board regarding confidential legal department verbal update regarding a breach of solicitor- client privileged information involving an on-going litigation matter; and Section 239(2)(f), advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege, including communications necessary for that purpose regarding confidential legal department verbal update regarding a breach of solicitor- client privileged information involving an on-going litigation matter

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