Approve funding request in capital works department report CW-21-19 of $80,000 from the Strategic Plan Reserve Fund to retain consultants for the purpose of completing Burlington’s Climate Action Plan; and
Approve the single source procurement for LURA Consulting (Land Use Research Associates Inc.) to undertake community engagement and SSG (Sustainability Solutions Workers Group Cooperative) to complete the Climate Action Plan, given their experience with the Bay Area Climate Change Office engagement process and the Low Carbon Pathway report for Hamilton and Burlington; and
Direct the Executive Director of Capital Works to implement option 1 to engage the community and stakeholders; including adding two community engagement workshops to the critical path, to be held September 2019, to develop the Climate Action Plan and report back by December 2019; and
Approve funding request in capital works department report CW-21-19 of $20,000 from Strategic Plan Reserve Fund to support Burlington’s commitment in 2019 to participate in the Bay Area Climate Change Office and Council, subject to and pending a financial contribution from the City of Hamilton in 2019.