Environment, Infrastructure and Community Services Committee Meeting
Agenda

Meeting #:

Date:

Thursday, October 05, 2023

Time:

9:30 a..m. and/or reconvening at 6:30 p.m. if required

Location:

Hybrid meeting- virtual and Council Chambers, City Hall

Contact:                  Committee Clerk, [email protected], 905-335-7600, x 7862

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1.

Declarations of Interest:

2.

Delegation(s):

Standing committee and City Council meetings are held using a hybrid model, allowing members of Council, city staff and the public the option of participating remotely or in-person at city hall, 426 Brant St.

Requests to delegate to this hybrid meeting can be made by completing the online delegation registration form at www.burlington.ca/delegate, by submitting a written request by email to the Office of the City Clerk at or by phoning 905-335-7600, ext. 7481 by noon the business day before the meeting is to be held. It is recommended that virtual delegates include their intended remarks, which will be circulated to all members in advance, as a backup to any disruptions in technology issues that may occur.

If you do not wish to delegate, but would like to submit correspondence, please email your comments to . Any delegation notes and comments will be circulated to members in advance of the meeting and will be attached to the minutes, forming part of the public record.

3.

Consent Items:

Reports of a routine nature, which are not expected to require discussion and/or debate.  Staff may not be in attendance to respond to queries on items contained in the Consent Agenda.

3.1

Food Truck Festival 2024 (RCC-16-23)

• Receive and file recreation, community and culture department report RCC-16-23 regarding the Burlington Food Truck Festival at Spencer Smith Park (SSP).

4.

Regular Items:

4.1

Ice inventory management (RCC-17-23)

• Authorize the Director of Recreation, Community and Culture to execute ice allocation agreements to the satisfaction of the Executive Director of Legal Services and Corporation Counsel as outlined in recreation, community and culture department report RCC-17-23.

4.2

Green fleet strategy update (RPF-24-23)

• Receive and file the roads, parks and forestry department report RPF-07-23, providing an update to the City of Burlington’s Green Fleet Strategy; and
  
  Direct the Director of Roads, Parks and Forestry together with the Corporate Strategic Lead, Government Relations to seek funding opportunities to support the city’s green fleet transition, including the purchase of vehicles and the installation of the necessary infrastructure.

4.3

Motion Memo - Treeing the Crosstown Trail (EICS-C-03-23)

• Direct the Executive Director of the Environment, Infrastructure and Community Services to explore the feasibility of planting trees within the existing Hydro One corridor (Crosstown Trail), including but not limited to attaining all necessary approvals from Hydro One and Infrastructure Ontario, as well as providing a cost estimate to design, consult, and administer tree planting operations, and identify opportunities where the tree planting reserve fund could be utilized to offset total contract costs. Report back in Q1 2024.

5.

Confidential Items and Closed Session:

Confidential reports may require a closed meeting in accordance with the Municipal Act, 2001. Meeting attendees may be required to leave during  the discussion.

• Move into closed session in accordance with the following provision under the Muncipal Act: 

6.

Rise and Report from Closed Session:

7.

Procedural Motions:

8.

Information Items:

9.

Staff Remarks:

10.

Committee Remarks:

11.

Adjournment: