Community Planning, Regulation & Mobility Committee Meeting

Minutes

Meeting #:
Date:
Time:
9:30 a.m.
Location:
Council Chambers - members participating remotely
Members Present:
  • Kelvin Galbraith (Chair),
  • Shawna Stolte,
  • Lisa Kearns,
  • Rory Nisan,
  • Paul Sharman (Chair),
  • Angelo Bentivegna,
  • and Mayor Marianne Meed Ward
Staff Present:
  • Tim Commisso,
  • Heather MacDonald,
  • Mark Simeoni,
  • Enrico Scalera,
  • Vito Tolone,
  • David Thompson (Audio/Video Specialist),
  • and Jo-Anne Rudy (Clerk)

  • Moved byCouncillor Kearns

    Direct the Director of Transportation Services to prepare for the approval of Council, the necessary by-laws amending Traffic By-law 86-2007 to include provisions for Designated Speed Limit Areas; and

    Approve a 40km/h speed limit for all streets within the area bordered by Lakeshore Road, Brant Street, Baldwin Street and Maple Avenue; and

    Approve the Speed Limit Policy included in Appendix A to transportation services report TS-06-21.

    CARRIED
  • Moved byCouncillor Nisan

    Approve the amendments to the Heritage Property Tax Rebate Program, as set out in community planning report PL-26-21; and

    Approve By-law 37-2021 (Appendix A) being a by-law to amend By-law 61-2016 to add eligibility for designated commercial heritage properties; and

    Direct the Director of Community Planning to notify and inform all owners of a designated commercial heritage property about the changes to the Heritage Property Tax Rebate Program and provide an application for the 2021 tax year.

    CARRIED
  • Moved byCouncillor Stolte

    Direct the Director of Community Planning to submit community planning department report PL-20-21 and its appendices as the City of Burlington submission on the Region of Halton’s Regional Official Plan Amendment Number 48; and

    Direct the Director of Community Planning to provide any further comments to the Region, if any, upon Council’s decision on May 18, 2021.

    CARRIED
  • Moved byCouncillor Kearns

    Direct the Executive Director of Community Planning, Regulation and Mobility and the Director of Transportation Services to explore options to increase the ability for physical distancing and safe passage in response to COVID-19 for the area of Brant Street (Caroline Street to Lakeshore Road) for Saturdays and Sundays, from July 3 - September 5, 2021 with a recommendation and report back to the June 8, 2021 Community Planning, Regulation and Mobility Committee meeting. (SD-10-21)

    CARRIED
  • Moved byCouncillor Sharman

    Waive Rule 36.2 of Procedure By-law 31-2021 to allow discussion of Item #5.4 listed on the Addendum - Options to increase the ability for physical distancing in the downtown (CPRM-04-21), as it was not received by the required agenda deadline.

    CARRIED
  • Moved byCouncillor Bentivegna

    Receive and file the following item, having been given due consideration by the Community Planning, Regulation and Mobility Committee.

    CARRIED

Chair adjourned the meeting at 11:02 a.m.