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,
  • Angelo Bentivegna,
  • and Mayor Marianne Meed Ward
Staff Present:
  • Tim Commisso,
  • Heather MacDonald,
  • Nancy Shea-Nicol,
  • Kwab Ako-Adjei,
  • Nick Anastasopoulos,
  • Enrico Scalera,
  • Jamie Tellier,
  • David Thompson (Audio/Video Specialist),
  • and Jo-Anne Rudy (Clerk)

  • Moved byCouncillor Stolte

    Approve the amendment to By-law 62-2020, otherwise known as the “COVID-19 Mask By-law”, to provide an expiry date of December 31, 2021, as attached as Appendix A to building and by-law department report BB-02-21, in a form satisfactory to the Executive Director of Legal Services; and

    Approve the amendment to By-law 17-2020, otherwise known as the “COVID-19 Physical Distancing By-law”, to provide an expiry date of December 31, 2021, as attached as Appendix B to building and by-law department report BB-02-21, in a form satisfactory to the Executive Director of Legal Services.

    CARRIED
  • Moved byCouncillor Nisan

    Approve the application made by Urban Solutions Planning & Land Development Consultants (c/o Giampaolo Investments Ltd.), to permit a motor vehicle wrecking yard use on the lands known as 961 & 970 Zelco Drive and 4425 South Service Road; and

    Approve the by-law to amend Zoning By-law 2020, rezoning the lands at 961 & 970 Zelco Drive and 4425 South Service Road from “GE1” to “GE1-507”, substantially in accordance with the draft regulations contained in Appendix D of community planning department report PL-03-21; and

    Deem that the proposed by-law will conform to the Official Plan of the City of Burlington and that there are no applications to alter the Official Plan with respect to the subject lands.

    CARRIED
  • Moved byCouncillor Nisan

    Endorse the proposed terms of reference for Phase 1 of the City’s Housing Strategy attached as Appendix A to community planning department report PL-02-21; and

    Authorize the Director of Community Planning to engage consultants through a request for proposal process to carry out the Phase 1 work, in accordance with the above noted proposed terms of reference; and

    Direct the Director of Community Planning to develop and implement an engagement plan informed by feedback from the project steering committee, project working group and identified stakeholders; and

    Direct the City Clerk to run an expression of interest with members of Council regarding serving on the Housing Strategy working group and report back at the appropriate time; and

    Direct the Director of Community Planning to continue to refine the scope of work in regard to milestones and timelines for delivering concrete, actionable recommendations to Council that can be implemented within this term of Council as set out in Vision to Focus 2018-2022 and report back by early Q2 2021 (SD-04-21); and 

    Direct the Director of Community Planning to coordinate and implement an initial community engagement event intended to introduce the Housing Strategy initiative to residents and key stakeholders in the community in an effort to seek public input as to how the community would like to collaborate on the Housing Strategy, in keeping with Council's commitment to IAP2 and our Community Engagement Charter and report back by early Q2 2021 (SD-04-21); and 

    Direct the Director of Community Planning in developing the draft engagement plan for the Housing Strategy, to include collaboration with all levels of government with a role in housing (SD-04-21).

    CARRIED
  • Amendment:
    Moved byCouncillor Stolte

    Direct the Director of Community Planning to continue to refine the scope of work in regard to milestones and timelines for delivering presenting concrete, actionable recommendations to Council that can be implemented within this term of Council as set out in Vision to Focus 2018-2022 and report back by early Q2 2021; and

    Direct the Director of Community Planning to coordinate and implement an initial community engagement event intended to introduce the Housing Strategy Initiative to residents and key stakeholders in the community in an effort to seek public input as to how the community would like to collaborate on the Housing Strategy, in keeping with Council's commitment to IAP2 and our Community Engagement Charter and report back by early Q2 2021.

    CARRIED
  • Amendment:
    Moved byCouncillor Sharman

    Direct the Director of Community Planning in developing the draft engagement plan for the Housing Strategy, to include collaboration with all levels of government with a role in housing.

    CARRIED
  • Moved byCouncillor Kearns

    Receive and file community planning department report PL-05-21 regarding a site plan application for 2243, 2269 Fairview Street and 864 Drury Lane.

    CARRIED
  • Moved byCouncillor Sharman

    Direct the Director of Community Planning to bring a temporary use by-law forward that modifies the Zoning By-law to accommodate winter tents for outdoor patios and report back in February or sooner, as possible (SD-03-21); and 

    Refer the following motion to the Council meeting of January 19, 2021 to allow the Chief Financial Officer and Executive Director of Legal Services to provide information outlining the parameters of this program as it pertains to building applications and applications for alternative solutions for the installation of tents:

    That Council strengthen its commitment to locally operated businesses and approve funding in the form of grants to be applied to building applications for such tents and alternative solutions relating to installation of tents from small businesses to facilitate the conducting of business.

     

    CARRIED

11:03 a.m. (recess), 11:08 a.m. (reconvened), 12:14 p.m. (recessed), 1:17 p.m. (reconvened)

Chair adjourned the meeting at 3:16 p.m.