Approve proposed City-wide Private Tree By-law 67-2019, Appendix A to roads, parks and forestry report RPF-18-19 and repeal existing Pilot Private Tree By-law 43-2018, effective April 1, 2020; and
Approve the proposed operating and capital budget impacts for the administration of both public and private tree by-laws, through the budget processes (Business Case 2020-003 and VE-VN-1956); and
Amend rates and fees By-law 52-2019 by replacing page 38 of Appendix A, effective April 1, 2020; and
Direct the Director of Roads, Parks and Forestry to develop a program for tree planting incentives on private property within the City of Burlington; and
Direct the Director of Roads, Parks and Forestry to establish a Mayor/Council Task Force on improving the tree canopy and review the possibility of exempting farm classified land and report back prior to implementation of the by-law; and
Direct the Director of Roads, Parks and Forestry to research transition measures for the by-law and report back at the December 16, 2019 Council meeting; and
Direct the Director of Roads, Parks and Forestry to research cost-sharing methods on cash-in-lieu and report back prior to implementation of the by-law.