The Burlington Record

Environment, Infrastructure and Community Services Committee

September 9, 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 (20 motions)

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

Receive and file parks and recreation department report PR-04-19 regarding the Burlassic Park – Raptors viewing party.
Moved by Councillor Sharman
Carried
Receive and file information technology services report IT-04-19 providing an update on the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) program.
Moved by Councillor Sharman
Carried
Receive and file clerks department report CL-07-19 providing the Burlington Mundialization Committee’s 2018 annual report and 2019 work plan.
Moved by Councillor Sharman
Carried
Assume the 1429 Plains Road West Subdivision, registered as Plan 20M- 1169, File 510-01/13; and Direct the City Clerk to notify the Region of Halton of this assumption; and Authorize the City Solicitor to prepare any necessary documents and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to sign them; and Direct the City Clerk to present the necessary by-law to Council to accept all works of the said plan of subdivision; and Authorize the City Solicitor or her designate, to amend the parcel designation in the by-law, if necessary, upon registration of the by-law.
Moved by Councillor Sharman
Carried
Direct the Director of Finance to report back on the city’s retained savings strategy upon confirmation of the 2019 year-end actual.
Moved by Councillor Sharman
Carried
Receive and file Mayor’s Office report MO-13-19 regarding activities undertaken at the 2019 Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) Conference held in August 2019.
Moved by Councillor Sharman
Carried
Receive and file finance department report F-37-19 providing the financial status as at June 30, 2019.
Moved by Councillor Sharman
Carried
Approve the 2020 rates and fees as outlined in finance department report F-33-19, effective January 1st, 2020 unless otherwise indicated and; Approve By-Law X-2019 and repeal By-Law 51-2018 effective January 1, 2020; and Waive sec. 41 of Procedure By-Law 64-2016 to allow council to amend rates and fees during the 2020 budget deliberations.
Moved by Councillor Sharman
Carried
Waive sec. 41 of Procedure By-Law 64-2016 to allow council to amend rates and fees during the 2020 budget deliberations.
Moved by Mayor Meed Ward
Carried
Direct the Fire Chief to investigate revising the City of Burlington open air burn permit areas to consider including rural areas south of Dundas Street and report back to Committee of the Whole with options by December 2019.
Moved by Mayor Meed Ward
Carried
Approve the establishment of a 50% grant up to a maximum of $250 for third party assessments for Home Flood Protection Program inspections; and Fund the recommendation of $5,000 annual cost from account SD0113 Storm Drainage Climate Change Adaptation.
Moved by Mayor Meed Ward
Carried
Approve a Construction and Mobility Policy, which defines the requirements for a Construction and Mobility Management Plan, to regulate construction and mobility impacts on a public road allowance resulting from land development within the City of Burlington; and Approve the effective date of the Construction and Mobility Management Policy to be the date the policy receives approval at council; and Direct the Director of Transportation to include the applicable fees in the City’s Rates and Fees By-law to support the Construction and Mobility Policy proposed in capital works department report CW-27-19; and Refer the comments received from the Burlington Downtown Business Association (BDBA) at the September 9, 2019 Committee of the Whole meeting regarding capital works department report CW- 27-19, construction management policy to the Executive Director of Capital Works; and Direct the Executive Director of Capital Works to meet with the Executive Director of the BDBA and report back to the Committee of the Whole on any proposed amendments to the construction management policy; and Amend schedule A to appendix A of the proposed construction and mobility management policy by changing the word "may" to "shall" in the 11th and 17th bullet items under section 1.1 Construction Management.
Moved by Councillor Stolte
Carried
Refer the comments received from the Burlington Downtown Business Association (BDBA) at the September 9, 2019 Committee of the Whole meeting regarding capital works department report CW- 27-19, construction management policy to the Executive Director of Capital Works; and Direct the Executive Director of Capital Works to meet with the Executive Director of the BDBA and report back to the Committee of the Whole on any proposed amendments to the construction management policy.
Moved by Councillor Kearns
Carried
Amend schedule A to appendix A of the proposed construction and mobility management policy by changing the word "may" to "shall" in the 11th and 17th bullet items under section 1.1 Construction Management.
Moved by Mayor Meed Ward
Carried
Direct the Mayor and Director of Transit to develop a draft report including a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) regarding free transit for Burlington students, outlining the program, costs, revenue impacts, eligibility, and commitments in more detail, in partnership with Halton Region and the four school boards that serve Halton students: Halton District School Board, Halton Catholic District School Board, and the two French school boards, Conseil scolaire Viamonde and Conseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir, and report back to council for a decision.
Moved by Mayor Meed Ward
Carried
Direct the Director of Parks and Recreation to finalize a long-term licence agreement with the LaSalle Park Marina Association for the operation of the Marina at LaSalle Park substantially in accordance with confidential Appendix B based on Council’s approval of the purchase of a new floating wave break (capital works department report CW-31-19) and approval of a preferred operating model for the Marina at LaSalle Park (city manager’s office report CM-17-19); and Authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to sign the licence agreement with the LaSalle Park Marina Association prepared to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor, Director of Parks and Recreation and Director of Finance for the operation of the Marina at LaSalle Park; and Direct the Director of Finance to issue refunds from the City held LaSalle Park Marina reserve fund to charter members and undepreciated senior members on a pro-rata basis; and Direct the Senior Manager of Government Relations and Strategic Communications to develop updated web/other communications outlining and highlighting key elements of the license agreement with the LaSalle Park Marina Association.
Moved by Councillor Galbraith
Carried
Refer capital works department report CW-48-19 regarding Skyway Community Centre to the Planning and Development Committee meeting on September 10, 2019.
Moved by Mayor Meed Ward
Carried
Refer memo regarding rainbow crosswalks to the Planning and Development Committee meeting on September 10, 2019.
Moved by Mayor Meed Ward
Carried
Suspend the rules of procedure to allow the meeting to proceed beyond the hour of 10 p.m., in accordance with procedure by-law 64-2016 s. 26.
Moved by Councillor Sharman
Carried
Move into closed session in accordance with the following provisions under the Municipal Act, section 239 (f) advice that is subject to solicitor- client privilege, including communications necessary for that purpose, with respect to appendix B to city manager's office report CM-17-19 regarding the marina governance and operating model, and section 239 (b) personal matters about identifiable individuals, including municipal or local board employees regarding a confidential verbal update on a parks and recreation human resource matter and a confidential verbal update from the City Manager on a human resource matter.
Moved by Councillor Stolte
Carried

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