Environment, Infrastructure and Community Services Committee Meeting
Revised Agenda

Meeting #:
Date:
Time:
9:30 a..m. and/or reconvening at 6:30 p.m. if required
Location:
Council Chambers - members participating remotely

Due to COVID-19 this meeting will be conducted as a virtual meeting. 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 by calling in 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.

Note: Appendix A can be accessed at www.burlington.ca/calendar 

  • Receive and file Appendix A – Better Homes Burlington: Recommendations Report for City of Burlington Home Retrofit Program; and

    Direct the Executive Director or Environment, Infrastructure and Community Services to bring forward a business case as part of the 2023 budget process for the resources required to support implementation of a small-scale home energy efficiency retrofit program including a virtual delivery centre/support for homeowners and loans through a Local Improvement Charge (LIC) mechanism for Burlington homeowners to improve home energy efficiency and a lower carbon footprint as outlined in environment, infrastructure and community services report EICS-01-22; and

    Direct Executive Director or Environment, Infrastructure and Community Services to report back in 2023 with recommended program design elements, including a by-law to support the LIC loan, application, review and approval process, and loan agreement.

  • Approve the recommended changes to the City’s existing Private Tree By-law as detailed in the Recommendations section of roads, parks and forestry department report RPF-03-22; and

    Authorize the Executive Director of Legal Services and Corporation Counsel to prepare for Council approval a by-law repealing and replacing the Private Tree By-law to implement changes outlined in roads, parks and forestry department report RPF-03-22; and

    Authorize the Executive Director of Legal Services and Corporation Counsel to prepare for Council approval a by-law amending the Rates and Fees By-law No. 61-2021 to implement new fees as outlined in roads, parks and forestry department report RPF-03-22; and

    Direct the Director of Roads, Parks, and Forestry to provide a status update on the Private Tree By-law to the Environment, Infrastructure and Community Services Committee in Q2 2023.

  • Direct the Director of Engineering Services to waive the one-time fees for the City of Burlington Municipal Consent Permits related to any rural broadband project in the city of Burlington including the current Internet Access Solutions and Bell Canada applications in the amounts of $24,471.44 and $9,360.54 respectively.

  • Direct the Director of Recreation, Community and Culture to implement option 1 for the provision of free menstrual hygiene products in city facilities as outlined in recreation, community and culture department report RCC-02-22 and report back on the results of the program to the Environment, Infrastructure and Community Services Committee in Q4 2022.

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