The Burlington Record

Environment, Infrastructure and Community Services Committee

April 1, 2019

Who was there

Present (7): Angelo Bentivegna, Kelvin Galbraith, Lisa Kearns, Rory Nisan, Paul Sharman, Shawna Stolte, Marianne Meed Ward

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 (14 motions)

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

Authorize travel of an official delegation to Itabashi, Japan in October, 2019 to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the twinning between the City of Burlington and the City of Itabashi, comprised of Mayor, councillor liaison to the Mundialization Committee, City Manager or designate, a member of Clerks staff, Chair of the Burlington Mundialization Committee and the Chair of the Itabashi sub-committee; and Approve the purchase of a gift up to a value of $1200, as the official gift from the City of Burlington to the City of Itabashi on the occasion of the 30th twinning anniversary.
Moved by Councillor Nisan
Carried
Approve the 2019 Halton Court Services budget as presented; and Contribute $50,000 from net revenues to the Reserve Fund during 2019 to ensure that requirements of the Reserve Fund Policy are met; and Approve $70,000 in capital spending (funded through the Reserve Fund) for replacement of all computer hardware as per the City’s life-cycle replacement schedule. Costs to be funded through the Reserve Fund; and Approve $32,570 in capital spending for the undertaking of final steps in the Growth Management Plan during 2019 for professional project management expertise and internal consulting and support. All costs to be funded through the Reserve Fund.
Moved by Councillor Nisan
Carried
Award the tender for contract CW-19-01, Rexway Drive Area Minor Reconstruction to Coco Paving Inc., 669 Nebo Road, RR#2 Hannon, ON, L0E 1P0, for $11,362,406.51 including HST, subject to the approval of Halton Region; and Authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to sign any required agreements with the bidder named above, subject to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor; and Approve the total cost of $10,937,000 (Net HST) to be charged to Capital Order RL0316 and funded as follows; Federal Gas Tax $1,592,300 Capital Purposes Reserve Fund $1,832,700 Infrastructure Renewal Reserve Fund $283,000 City of Burlington Funding $3,708,000 Halton Region $7,229,000 Total Project Financing $ 10,937,000
Moved by Councillor Nisan
Carried
Approve the 2019 proposed budget for the Aldershot Village Business Improvement Area (BIA) as presented in Appendix A of Finance department report F-11-19 incorporating an Aldershot Village BIA members’ levy of $178,999; and Authorize the Director of Finance to incorporate the resulting Aldershot Village BIA tax rates into the 2019 Tax Levy By-Law.
Moved by Councillor Nisan
Carried
To grant the exemption from municipal taxes under section 6.1 of the Assessment Act, R.S.O. 1990 for the Halton Naval Veterans Association; and To grant the exemption from municipal taxes under section 6.1 of the Assessment Act, R.S.O. 1990 for The Navy League of Canada; and that staff be directed to prepare the necessary by-laws.
Moved by Councillor Nisan
Carried
Receive and file finance department report F-27-19 providing operating budget performance report as at December 31, 2019.
Moved by Councillor Nisan
Carried
Receive and file information technology services report IT-01-19 providing an overview of the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) project.
Moved by Mayor Meed Ward
Carried
Approve the recommended changes to the 2019 Rates and Fees for the transit department; and Amend pages 18 and 19 of Schedule A of Rates and Fees By-law #51- 2018 with Appendix B of transit department report TR-01-19.
Moved by Councillor Stolte
Carried
Receive and file mayor's office report MO-02-19 regarding the Mayor's planned travel on behalf of the City of Burlington in 2019.
Moved by Mayor Meed Ward
Carried
Direct the Director of Finance to allocate the $5.6 million of one- time Federal Gas Tax funding in 2019 as outlined in city manager's office report CM-07-19 with the following amendments: include Skyway Arena enhancements (option 2) in the list of recommended projects, therefore increasing the investment for Skyway Arena enhancements to $1,500,000 from $750,000 and reduce the investment recommended for New Street resurfacing (Appleby to Burloak) by $750,000, therefore reducing the investment from $2,800,000 to $2,050,000.
Moved by Mayor Meed Ward
Carried
Refer the decision regarding sidewalks on Strathcona Drive to the April 23, 2019 Council Meeting for further public consultation on three options: • no sidewalks • sidewalk on east side within the footprint of the existing road • no sidewalks with painted lines on road as a pedestrian path; and Proceed with no sidewalks on Lorraine Crescent, Apple Valley Lane, Applevale Court and McIntosh Place.
Moved by Councillor Stolte
Carried
Direct the City Solicitor or their designate to proceed in accordance with the instructions sought in confidential legal department report L-10-19 regarding a litigation matter update.
Moved by Councillor Sharman
Carried
Direct the City Solicitor or their designate to proceed in accordance with the instructions sought in confidential legal department report L-11-19 regarding a litigation matter update.
Moved by Councillor Nisan
Carried
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, with respect to confidential legal department report L-10-19 and confidential legal department report L-11-19 providing litigation updates
Moved by Councillor Sharman
Carried

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