Corporate Services, Strategy, Risk and Accountability Committee Meeting

Agenda

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Hybrid meeting- virtual and Council Chambers, City Hall

Contact:                  Committee Clerk, Georgie.Gartside@burlington.ca, 905-335-7600 x 7492 


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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.

  • Appoint Lorna Hainsworth-Popper to the Aldershot Business Improvement Board of Management for a term to expire on November 14, 2022, or upon appointment of their successor.

  • Receive and file the Vision to Focus (V2F) integrated reporting update as of June 30, 2022 as contained in Appendix A of corporate strategy report CS-10-22.

  • Direct the Chief Financial Officer to report back on the city’s year-end strategy upon confirmation of the 2022 year-end actual.

Note: This item will be the subject of a Special Council meeting immediately following the September 14, 2022 Corporate Services, Strategy, Risk & Accountability Committee meeting.

  • Adopt the Community Benefits Charge (CBC) approach to calculate the charges on a uniform city-wide basis; and

    Approve the capital project listing set out in chapter 4 of the CBC Strategy dated August 17, 2022, subject to further annual review during the capital budget process; and

    Approve the creation of a Community Benefits Charges reserve fund which will contain all CBC monies collected, with associated bylaw as per Appendix D of finance department report F-31-22 to be brought forward to Council for approval; and

    Impose the CBC of $488 per apartment with 2 or more bedrooms and $362 per bachelor and one bedroom apartment dwelling unit on the day before a building permit is issued; and

    Approve the CBC strategy final report dated August 17, 2022 attached as Appendix A to finance department report F-31-22; and

    Approve the CBC By-law as set out in Appendix B of the CBC Strategy dated August 17, 2022 with an effective date of September 14, 2022.

  • Receive and file city manager’s office report CM-21-22 providing an update regarding the Halton Digital Access Strategy review; and

    Approve, in principle, an implementation plan for a one-window plan to support the implementation of 5G technology in Burlington, as part of a region-wide approach, “Halton Digital Access Strategy Implementation Plan”; and

    Delegate authority to the City Manager to negotiate and present for future Council consideration, the governance framework, associated multiyear financial plan, including incremental net revenue forecast, and related operating and other agreements in consultation with the Executive Director of Legal Services and Corporation Counsel and the Chief Financial Officer; and

    Forward a copy of this report to the Town of Halton Hills, the Town of Milton, Town of Oakville, Halton Region and Burlington Hydro, for their information.

Note: This item will be the subject of a Special Council meeting immediately following the September 14, 2022 Corporate Services, Strategy, Risk & Accountability Committee meeting.

  • Receive city manager’s office report CM-26-22 - City of Burlington Coyote Response Strategy update and, with regard to the City’s immediate response to the recent serious coyote attacks on Burlington residents, endorse the actions taken by staff under established authority as outlined in the report at an estimated 2022 one-time cost of $22,850; and

    Approve the single source of a Certified Wildlife Professional (CWP) and authorize the Manager of Procurement Services to sign a multi-year agreement with the CWP for the remainder of 2022 and the duration of 2023, with the option to renew for three (3) additional one (1) year terms; and

    Direct the Director of Building and By-law to proceed immediately with the design and implementation of a new two-year Coyote Action and Awareness Program specifically directed at delivering enhanced coyote response services based on the program scope outlined in city manager’s office report CM-26-22; and

    Direct the Chief Financial Officer to report back to City Council directly on September 20, 2022 with options and recommendations for funding the new Coyote Action and Awareness Program; and

    Direct the Executive Director of Community Planning, Regulation and Mobility to report back in Q1 2023 in conjunction with City Council’s 2023 budget consideration on the establishment of the proposed new By-Law Compliance Department (as recommended in companion report CM-24-22 in this agenda) inclusive of an enhanced coyote response model as part of the Animal Services function; and

    Direct the Executive Director of Community Planning, Regulation and Mobility, following the hiring of a new Director of By-law Compliance, to undertake a full review and update of the current City of Burlington Animal Services By-law (By-law 60-2005) and Coyote Response Strategy by Q4 2023; and

    Direct the City Manager, with respect to the February 2022 report, specifically the recommendations of the community association – Burlington & Oakville Coyote Management (BOCM) as outlined in Appendix B of city manager’s office report CM-26-22, to proceed with the implementation of the staff recommendations and next steps and report back on the status in Q1 2023; and

    Direct the City Manager to initiate meetings, as required, with the Chief Administrative Officer of the Town of Oakville and senior staff of both Burlington and Oakville to develop and implement a coordinated workplan related to both the BOCM recommendations as well as other City/Town coyote response initiatives including, but not limited to, joint procurement of external professional wildlife management services, joint coyote related data collection, research and analysis and public educational and awareness programs and possible mutual coyote response service agreements; and

    Direct the City Manager and Chief Financial Officer to include for consideration in the 2023 proposed budget the recommended resources to fully address all of the above noted service delivery requirements for an enhanced coyote action and awareness program.

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

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

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

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