Environment, Infrastructure and Community Services Committee Meeting
Agenda

Meeting #:
Date:
Time:
9:30 a..m. and/or reconvening at 6:30 p.m. if required
Location:
Hybrid meeting- virtual and Council Chambers, City Hall

Contact:                  Committee Clerk, Suzanne.Gillies@burlington.ca, 905-335-7600, x 7862


Standing committee and City Council meetings are held using a hybrid model, allowing members of Council, city staff and the public the option of participating remotely or in-person at city hall, 426 Brant St. Requests to delegate to this hybrid meeting can be made by completing the online delegation registration form at www.burlington.ca/delegate, by submitting a written request by email to the Office of the City Clerk at clerks@burlington.ca or by phoning 905-335-7600, ext. 7481 by noon the business day before the meeting is to be held.


It is recommended that virtual delegates include their intended remarks, which will be circulated to all members in advance, as a backup to any disruptions in technology issues that may occur. If you do not wish to delegate, but would like to submit correspondence, please email your comments to clerks@burlington.ca. Any delegation notes and comments will be circulated to members in advance of the meeting and will be attached to the minutes, forming part of the public record.

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.

  • Receive and file recreation, community and culture department report RCC-13-22, Burlington 150 anniversary opportunities.

  • Approve the request by the applicant to remove three (3) public trees to proceed with the proposed site plan application file no. 535-010-21 as outlined in roads, parks & forestry department report RPF-24-22; and

    Instruct the applicant, Jason Menkes on behalf of Menkes Barrett Burlington II Inc., to provide compensation for the public tree removals by providing cash-in-lieu of replacement totaling $3,500.00; and

    Direct that a tree permit be obtained for the public trees and pay the associated tree permit fees as outlined in the city’s Rates and Fees By-law; and

    Direct that all associated costs with respect to the removal of the public 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.

  • Approve the request by the applicant to remove five (5) public trees in order to proceed with the proposed two-storey single family detached dwelling (ZC-501/21) as outlined in roads, parks & forestry department report RPF-25-22; and

    Instruct the applicant, Konstantin Alekseevon on behalf Constant Shape Design Studio, to provide compensation for the public tree removals by providing cash-in-lieu of replacement totaling $8,500.00; and

    Direct that a tree permit be obtained for the public tree removals and pay the associated tree permit fees as outlined in the city’s Rates and Fees By-law; and

    Direct that all associated costs with respect to the removal of the public 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.

  • Approve the request by the applicant to remove one (1) public tree in order to proceed with the proposed two-storey dwelling as outlined in roads, parks & forestry department report RPF-27-22; and

    Instruct the applicant, Gerardo Castillo on behalf of Keystone Home Designs Inc., to provide compensation for the public tree removal by providing cash-in-lieu of replacement totaling $3,500.00; and

    Direct that a tree permit be obtained for the public tree removals and pay the associated tree permit fees as outlined in the city’s Rates and Fees By-law; and

    Direct that all associated costs with respect to the removal of the public 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.

  • Council requests Burlington Hydro to prepare a Sustainability Plan by the end of Q2 2024 with the following information:

    • current and planned actions by Burlington Hydro to support the programs and the target outlined in the City’s Climate Action Plan to be a net carbon neutral community by 2050;
    • infrastructure investments required to support electric mobility (electric vehicles, electrification of fleets, electric transit buses and bi-directional charging), electrification of thermal energy (air source heat pumps), solar energy and battery storage;
    • Burlington Hydro’s investment plans to improve resiliency of the local distribution grid given increasing frequency and intensity of severe weather events, as identified through Climate Resilient Burlington – a plan for adapting to our warmer, wetter and wilder weather; and
    • a process for stakeholder and community engagement.
  • Receive and file environment, infrastructure and community services department report EICS-16-22 regarding the Electric Mobility Strategy as presented in Appendix A; a strategy to provide guidance to the city and local stakeholders to take action and accelerate electric mobility adoption in the community.

  • Receive and file city manager’s office report CM-22-22 providing a response to staff direction SD-06-21 regarding the review of the feasibility of a city-wide Health Protection and Air Quality By-law.

  • Authorize the City Manager to proceed with negotiating an agreement with the Hamilton-Oshawa Port Authority for public use and ongoing maintenance of the Burlington Bay Canal shipping pier under terms as generally outlined in engineering services department report ES-43-22; and

    Direct the City Manager to report back to the Environment, Infrastructure & Community Services Committee following negotiations to provide a status update and recommendations related to the proposed public access and maintenance agreement.

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