Committee of the Whole
Revised Agenda
Agenda published January 31, 2025
Addendum published February 7, 2025

Meeting #:

Date:

Monday, February 10, 2025

Time:

9:30 A.m. - 5:00 P.m.

Location:

Council Chambers, City Hall, second floor

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1.

Call to Order

2.

Land Acknowledgement

Burlington as we know it today is rich in history and modern traditions of many First Nations and the Métis. From the Anishinaabeg to the Haudenosaunee and the Métis – our lands spanning from Lake Ontario to the Niagara Escarpment are steeped in Indigenous history.

The territory is mutually covered by the Dish with One Spoon Wampum Belt Covenant, an agreement between the Iroquois Confederacy, the Ojibway and other allied Nations to peaceably share and care for the resources around the Great Lakes.

We acknowledge that the land on which we gather is part of the Treaty Lands and Territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit.

3.

Approval of the Agenda

4.

Declarations of Interest

5.

Delegations

Requests to delegate to this meeting can be made by completing the online delegation registration form at www.burlington.ca/delegate, by noon the business day before the meeting is to be held.

6.

Presentations

7.

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.

7.1

Staff Directions Audit update (CAO-01-25) (CCS)

• Receive for information Chief Administrative Officer report CAO-01-25 regarding a Staff Directions Audit update providing the findings and proposed path forward for managing outstanding staff directions.

7.2

Fare-Free Transit for youth – Summer 2025 Pilot (CSS-03-25) (CCS)

• Authorize the Director of Transit to implement Fare-Free Transit for youth in July and August 2025 as a pilot project; and

  Authorize the Chief Financial Officer to draw on the Ontario Provincial Gas Tax to fund the revenue loss of approximately $70,000, into the 2025 operating budget.

7.3

Appointments to Advisory Committees (Committee of Adjustment and Mundialization Committee) (LLS-15-25) (CCS)

• Approve the appointments to the Committee of Adjustment and the Mundialization Committee, as contained in confidential appendix A to legislative services report LLS-15-25; and

  Make the appointees names public following approval by Council at their meeting to be held February 18, 2025.

7.4

Correspondence from Ontario Ombudsman regarding Integrity Commissioner (LLS-16-25) (CCS)

• Receive for information legislative services report LLS-16-25 providing correspondence from the Ontario Ombudsman regarding Integrity Commissioner.

7.5

Monitoring and review of municipal responses regarding graphic images and non-peaceful demonstrations (LLS-17-25) (CCS)

• Receive for information legal and legislative services report LLS-17-25 regarding an update on staff monitoring and review of recent municipal responses and considerations to the regulation of the delivery of graphic images and non-peaceful demonstrations.

7.6

Burlington Lands Partnership update – partnership potential for City-owned lands (DGM-08-25) (GM)

• Receive for information development and growth management report DGM-08-25 providing an update on Staff Direction SD-16-24 regarding city-owned lands that have potential for partnership development.

7.7

Housing Accelerator Fund implementation update (DGM-19-25) (GM)

• Receive for information development and growth management report DGM-19-25 providing an update on the Housing Accelerator Fund implementation, as of January 2025.

8.

Community and Corporate Services

8.1

2026 Municipal Election preparation and selection of alternative voting methods (LLS-13-25)

• Approve the use of optical scan vote tabulators for in-person voting throughout advance polls and on election day, and that internet voting be authorized for advance voting in the 2026 Municipal election; and

  Approve the draft by-law substantially in the form attached as Appendix A to legislative services report LLS-13-25, being a by-law to authorize the use of optical scan vote tabulators and internet voting as an alternative voting method for the 2026 Municipal Election, and any by-elections held during the 2026-2030 term of council.

8.2

Motion memorandum regarding increasing childcare spaces in Burlington (COW-02-25)

• Direct staff to provide a report for Committee of the Whole on opportunities to use policy and city assets, as well as other opportunities to increase the number of childcare spaces in Burlington.

9.

Confidential Items and Closed Meeting

Confidential items will be discussed at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, February 10, 2025.

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

9.1

Confidential Appendix A to legislative services report LLS-15-25 regarding appointments to advisory committees (Committee of Adjustment and Mundialization Committee) (LLS-15-25)

Pursuant to Section 239(2)(b) personal matters about an identifiable individual, including municipal or local board employees.

9.2

Confidential Appendix A to development and growth management report DGM-08-25 regarding Burlington Lands Partnership update (DGM-08-25)

Pursuant to Section 239(2)(c) a proposed or pending acquisition or disposition of land by the municipality or local board; and Section 239(2)(k) a position, plan, procedure, criteria or instruction to be applied to any negotiations carried on or to be carried on by or on behalf of the municipality or local board.

9.3

Confidential triannual litigation update report (LLS-05-25)

Pursuant to Section 239(2)(e) of the Municipal Act, litigation or potential litigation, including matters before the administrative tribunals, affecting the municipality or local board.

9.4

Confidential status report on the Contingency Reserve - January 28, 2025 (F-03-25)

Pursuant to Section 239(2)(e) of the Municipal Act, litigation or potential litigation, including matters before the administrative tribunals, affecting the municipality or local board.

10.

Rise and Report

11.

Public Works

12.

Growth Management

13.

Statutory Public Meetings

Statutory Public Meetings will be discussed at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, February 11, 2025.

13.1

Official Plan And Zoning By-Law Amendments affecting 2169-2175 Ghent Ave. (DGM-15-25)

• Approve the applications for Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment submitted by Corbett Land Strategies on behalf of Ryan Small proposing two, three-storey apartment buildings on the subject lands; and

  Approve Official Plan Amendment No. 157 to the City of Burlington Official Plan 1997, as provided in Appendix D of development and growth management report DGM-15-25, to amend the designation at the lands located at 2169 & 2175 Ghent Avenue from “Residential – Low Density” to “Residential – Medium Density”; and

  Deem that the Official Plan Amendment No. 157 is consistent with The Planning Act; and

  Instruct the City Clerk to prepare the necessary by-law adopting Official Plan Amendment No. 157 as contained in Appendix D to development and growth management report DGM-15-25 to be presented for approval at the same time as the associated by-law to amend Zoning By-law 2020, as amended, for the development proposal; and

  Approve modification of Schedule C: Land Use – Urban Area of the Burlington Official Plan 2020 to reflect an amended designation of ‘Residential – Medium Density’ for the lands located at 2169-2175 Ghent Avenue; and

  Authorize the Commissioner, Legal & Legislative Services/City Solicitor, or his designate, to advise the OLT of the modification of Schedule C to amend the land use designation of the Official Plan, 2020 for the subject lands to ‘Residential – Medium Density’; and

  Approve Zoning By-law 2020.499, attached as Appendix E to development and growth management report DGM-15-25, to rezone the lands at 2169 & 2175 Ghent Avenue “R2.3” to “RM3.550”; and

  Deem that Zoning By-law 2020.499 will conform to the 1997 Official Plan of the City of Burlington and the 2020 Official Plan once Official Plan Amendment No. 157 is adopted; and

  State that the amending zoning by-law will not come into effect until Official Plan Amendment No. 157 is adopted.

a.

Staff presentation regarding Official Plan And Zoning By-Law Amendments affecting 2169-2175 Ghent Ave. (DGM-15-25)

b.

Alicia Monteith, Corbett Land Strategies Inc, regarding Official Plan And Zoning By-Law Amendments affecting 2169-2175 Ghent Ave. (DGM-15-25)

14.

Information Items

14.1

Legislative Services forecast of standing committee reports (COW-03-25)

15.

Staff Remarks

16.

Committee Remarks

17.

Adjournment