Environment, Infrastructure and Community Services Committee Meeting
Agenda

Meeting #:
Date:
Time:
9:30 a.m.
Location:
Council Chambers - members participating remotely

Due to COVID-19 this meeting will be conducted virtually. Only the chair of the meeting, along with a clerk and audio/visual technician, will be in council chambers, with all other staff, members of council and delegations participating in the meeting remotely. The meeting will be live webcasted, as usual, and archived on the city website.

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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.

  • Approve the request by the applicant to remove eight (8) city trees in order to proceed with the submitted site plan application 535-019/18; and

    Instruct the applicant, Siva Kumar, to provide compensation for tree removal by providing cash in lieu of replacement totaling $15,800.00. The funds will provide for new tree plantings elsewhere in the City and includes care and maintenance for the first two years; and

    Direct that all associated costs with respect to the removal of the trees (including stump removal) will be the responsibility of the applicant, and the contractor hired to remove the trees will require approval by the Manager of Urban Forestry or designate.

  • Delegate authority to the Director of Roads, Parks and Forestry or designate, to declare the beginning and end of a significant weather event for the purposes of the Municipal Act, 2001, O. Reg.239/02 – Minimum Maintenance Standards for Municipal Highways, on such terms as the Director of Roads, Parks and Forestry or designate considers appropriate; and

    Authorize the City Solicitor to prepare for Council approval, all necessary by-laws to
    implement delegated authority as outlined in roads, parks and forestry department
    report RPF-34-20

  • Authorize and direct staff to negotiate, and the Mayor and Clerk be authorized and directed to enter into, on behalf of the City of Burlington, a revival and extension agreement of the Boundary and Connecting Highway Maintenance and Repair Agreement between the City of Burlington and the City of Hamilton dated June 3, 2008 and any necessary ancillary documents for a term of one (1) year, in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor and with content satisfactory to the Director of Parks and Roads and Forestry; and

    Authorize and direct staff to negotiate and the Mayor and Clerk be authorized and directed to enter into, on behalf of the City of Burlington, a new Boundary and Connecting Highway Maintenance and Repair Agreement between the City of Burlington and the City of Hamilton, and any necessary ancillary documents which sets out the roles, responsibilities, and obligations of the parties with respect to shared road segments along the municipal boundary line in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor and with content satisfactory to the Director of Roads and Parks and Forestry.

  • Direct the Director of Transportation to implement option 1 for parking management at Beachway Park effective May 2021 as outlined in recreation services report RS-09-20; and

    Direct the Director of Transportation to implement option 1 (pilot extension for 2021) for parking management at Lowville Park as outlined in recreation services report RS-09-20 and report back in fall 2021 with long-term recommendations for this site.

  • Approve the aerial application of Foray 48B with active ingredient Bacillus thuringiensis ‘Kurstaki’ (“Btk”) to 108 hectares of City and Conservation Halton land as detailed in roads, parks and forestry department report RPF-28-20 at a cost of $140,150 funded from the Tax Rate Stabilization Reserve Fund; and

    Approve the single source procurement for the aerial application of the biological pesticide Bacillus thuringiensis ‘Kurstaki’ (“Btk”) to Zimmer Air Services Ltd, based on the technical nature of the work and specialized equipment required.

  • Enact new City of Burlington Fireworks By-law XX-2020, attached as Appendix “C” to Report BFD-03-20, satisfactory to the Executive Director of Legal Services & Corporation Counsel.

    Enact amended City of Burlington Licensing By-law No. 42-2008, attached as Appendix “D” to Report BFD-03-20, satisfactory to the Executive Director of Legal Services & Corporation Counsel.

    Enact amended City of Burlington Nuisance and Noise Control By-law No. 49-2008, attached as Appendix “E to Report BFD-03-20, satisfactory to the Executive Director of Legal Services & Corporation Counsel.

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)(k) of the Municipal Act, 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 

Pursuant to section 239(2)(k) of the Municipal Act, 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