Regular Meeting of Council

the minutes of the following meeting of Council:

That Council waive privilege with respect to the following portions of the in-camera resolution passed at Committee and that solicitor-client privilege be maintained in all other respects over the balance of L-02-23; and Instruct the Executive Director of Legal Services and Corporation Counsel or their designate to attend at the Ontario Land Tribunal to oppose the appeal of the applications for 401-417 Martha Street.

the Executive Director of Legal Services and Corporation Counsel or their designate to proceed in accordance with the instructions sought in confidential legal department report L-02-23; and That Council waive privilege with respect to the following portions of the in-camera resolution passed at Committee and that solicitor-client privilege be maintained in all other respects over the balance of L-02-23; and Instruct the Executive Director of Legal Services and Corporation Counsel or their designate to attend at the Ontario Land Tribunal to oppose the appeal of the applications for 401-417 Martha Street.

the last clause and insert the following in its place: Discontinue the practice of charging event organizers for adjacent sports fields that can't be booked due to their event or cannot be used by the event organizers.

the Director of Recreation, Community and Culture to report back by Q3 2023 on the development and advancement of the City’s Community Development/Neighbourhood Capacity Building Strategy including the following elements: Vision, purpose, and goals to increase and build overall community capacity for the long-term-benefit of the city. This element should build on work, resourcing and funding that has been ongoing since 2013. Clarity of scope including definition of Community Development and Neighbourhood Capacity in relation to events, initiatives, activities etc. A proposed organizational design and structure to support the strategy implementation to be integrated into the 2024 and future years Designing and Evolving the Organization (DEOO) process. Integration of the goals and outcomes of the strategy into various affected service business plans, business processes and budgets, including but not limited to: Recreation, Arts & Culture, Parks Design and Construction; Community Design and Development Review, By-law Enforcement and Licensing, Corporate Communications & Engagement, and Parks and Open Space - Maintenance. Such changes may also require amendments to various City master plans. Through strategy formulation an implementation plan will also be required including but not limited to such areas as: Associated city policies/bylaws to facilitate the strategy implementation. For example, policies/bylaws to include associated park rental and other fees, fee waivers and requi

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the objection and affirm the decision to state an intention to designate the property at 795 Brant Street under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Heritage Evaluation of 795 Brant Street prepared by AECOM, dated November 23, 2022, consistent with the Council decision on December 13, 2022; and Approve By-law 03-2023, attached as Appendix C of Community Planning Department Report PL-10-23, designating the existing building at 795 Brant Street, in accordance with Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act.

the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada’s Calls to Action #71 through to #76 on Missing Children and Burial Information calls on all levels of government to release records relating to former residential schools in order to locate, identify, document, maintain, commemorate and protect sites where residential school children were buried at all former residential schools; and Whereas Survivors of the Mohawk Institute Residential School are demanding the release of all Federal and Provincial documents related to the former Mohawk Institute Residential School; and Whereas the City of Burlington is committed to actively advancing truth and reconciliation through policies, strategies and initiatives; Therefore, be it resolved that Council for the City of Burlington support the attached resolution from the City of Brantford, dated May 17, 2022, regarding the Release of all Federal and Provincial Documents Related to the Former Mohawk Institute Residential School, and attached to this motion; and Further that a copy of this resolution be sent to: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau; Premier Doug Ford; Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations Marc Miller; Minister of Indigenous Services, Patty Hajdu; Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, Karina Gould; Minister of Indigenous Affairs, Greg Rickford; Minister of Red Tape Reduction, Parm Gill; Pam Damoff, MP Oakville North-Burlington; Adam van Koeverden, MP Milton; Natalie Pierre, MPP Burlington; Effie Triantafilopoulos

to Waive the rules of order in Procedural By-law 31-21 as amended, section 36.2 to waive notice for the motion related to the Hamilton 2030 Commonwealth Games Bid (ADM-02-23).

the Mayor to add her signature on behalf of the City of Burlington to a joint letter of support, for the Hamilton 2030 Commonwealth Games Bid, to the Honourable Doug Ford, Premier of Ontario.

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

this Council now to meet again at the call of the Mayor. 11:10 am