Environment, Infrastructure & Community Services Committee Meeting

Minutes

Meeting #:
Date:
Time:
9:30 a..m. and/or reconvening at 6:30 p.m. if required
Location:
Hybrid meeting- virtual and Council Chambers, City Hall
Members Present:
  • Rory Nisan, 
  • Lisa Kearns, 
  • Kelvin Galbraith, 
  • Shawna Stolte, 
  • Paul Sharman, 
  • Angelo Bentivegna, 
  • and Mayor Marianne Meed Ward 
Staff Present:
  • Tim Commisso, 
  • Emilie Cote, 
  • Scott Hamilton, 
  • Allan Magi, 
  • Karen Roche, 
  • Enrico Scalera, 
  • Brynn Nheiley, 
  • David Thompson (Audio/Video Specialist), 
  • Richard Bellemare (Audio/Video Specialist), 
  • and Suzanne Gillies (Clerk) 

1.
Declarations of Interest:

 

None

2.
Delegation(s):

 

3.
Consent Items:

 

4.
Regular Items:

 

4.1
Food Truck Festival 2024 (RCC-16-23)

This item has attachments. 
1.RCC-16-23 Food Truck Festival 2024.pdf
2.RCC-16-23 Appendix A 2023 BFTF Survey Results.pdf
3.RCC-16-23 Appendix B BDBA INTERCEPT_Food Truck Festival Summary v2.pdf
  • Moved byCouncillor Kearns

    Direct the City Manager and the Manager of Festivals & Events to decline future Burlington Food Truck Festival applications for Spencer Smith Park effective 2024; and

    Encourage the event organizers to continue to work with staff to find a suitable location in Burlington.

    CARRIED

4.2
Ice inventory management (RCC-17-23)

This item has attachments. 
1.RCC-17-23 Ice Inventory Management.pdf
  • Moved byCouncillor Galbraith

    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.

    CARRIED

4.3
Green fleet strategy update (RPF-24-23)

This item has attachments. 
1.RPF-24-23 Green Fleet Strategy Update.pdf
2.RPF-24-23 Appendix A Executive Summary of 2023 Green Fleet Strategy.pdf
  • Moved byMayor Meed Ward

    Receive and file 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.

    CARRIED

4.4
Motion Memo - Treeing the Crosstown Trail (EICS-C-03-23)

This item has attachments. 
1.EICS-C-03-23 Motion Memo Treeing the Crosstown Trail Approved - KA TC.pdf

This item was considered first on the agenda.

  • Moved byCouncillor Nisan

    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.

    CARRIED

5.
Confidential Items and Closed Session:

 

None

6.
Rise and Report from Closed Session:

 

7.
Procedural Motions:

 

7.1
Motion to waive the rules

 
  • Moved byCouncillor Kearns

    Waive section 46.1 of Procedure By-law 31-2021 as amended, to allow Barry Glazier to speak regarding item 3.1 Food Truck Festival 2024.

    CARRIED

8.
Information Items:

 
  • Moved byCouncillor Stolte

    Receive and file the following 4 items, having been given due consideration by the Environment, Infrastructure and Community Services Committee.

    CARRIED

9.
Staff Remarks:

 

10.
Committee Remarks:

 

11.
Adjournment:

 

10:58 a.m. (recessed). 11:05 (reconvened), 11:58 a.m. (recessed), 1:40 p.m. (reconvened), 2:39 p.m. (recessed), 2:45 p.m. (reconvened)

Councillor Sharman left the meeting at 11:00 a.m.

Chair adjourned the meeting at 3:45 p.m.

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