Special Meeting of Council

the amendment to By-law 62-2020, otherwise known as the “COVID-19 Mask By-law”, to regulate the requirement of wearing of masks or other face coverings within enclosed common areas of apartment and condominium buildings and to extend the expiry date of the by-law to January 31, 2021, as attached as Appendix A in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor; and Remove the wording ‘meeting rooms or other common use facilities’ and add the wording ‘or mailrooms’ to the definition of ‘Enclosed Common Area’; and Approve the amendment to By-law 17-2020, otherwise known as the “COVID-19 Physical Distancing By-law”, to provide an expiry date of January 31, 2021, as attached as Appendix B in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

the definition of ‘Enclosed Common Area’ by removing the wording ‘meeting rooms or other common use facilities’ and adding the wording ‘or mailrooms’.

Members of Burlington’s small business community have identified “plummeting consumer confidence” as a key concern through Phase 3 of Halton Region’s re-opening; and Whereas The City of Burlington recognizes the need for local interventions to assist and incentivize the successful reopening of Burlington’s small business community; and Whereas The City of Burlington is committed to a main street support program that will provide immediate and timely support to Burlington’s most vulnerable corporate citizens; and Whereas The City of Burlington recognizes the value that programs like Provincial Safe Restart and Digital Main Street can provide to assist Burlington’s small businesses with supports; and Whereas The City of Burlington, in partnership with Team Burlington and BERN will lead an advocacy campaign to request that Halton Region and other upper-tier governments commit matching funds to Burlington’s local business supports interventions; and Whereas Team Burlington and its member organizations are committed partners with the City in the promotion and communications of a Burlington Small Business Supports program which ensures ensure broad equitability and clearly defined eligibility requirements; and Whereas The City of Burlington is supportive of a delivery model for local Small Business Supports that is compliant and does not interfere with the intent of Section 106 of the Municipal Act, 2001 . However, this provision in The Act is currently a barrier to the crafting an

R eceive 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 69-2020, being a by-law to confirm the proceedings of Special Council at its meeting held Thursday, August 13, 2020, being read a first, second and third time.

this Council now to meet again at the call of the Mayor. 10:10 pm