Committee of the Whole Meeting

Minutes

Meeting #:
Date:
Time:
6:30 p.m.
Location:
Council Chambers Level 2, City Hall
Members Present:
  • Lisa Kearns (Chair),
  • Kelvin Galbraith,
  • Rory Nisan,
  • Shawna Stolte,
  • Paul Sharman,
  • Angelo Bentivegna,
  • and Mayor Marianne Meed Ward
Staff Present:
  • Tim Commisso,
  • Heather MacDonald,
  • Mary Lou Tanner,
  • David Thompson (Audio/Video Specialist),
  • and Lisa Palermo (Clerk)

1.
Declarations of Interest:

None.

2.
Council Orientation:

2.1
Access to information and protection of privacy

Note: this item deferred to February 2019.

3.
Delegation(s):

3.1
Jon Csordas, Spirit Leaf spoke in support of the report recommendation regarding cannabis legislation and retail cannabis sales (CM-03-19)

3.2
Selina Eckersall, Yala Group Inc., spoke in support of the report recommendation regarding cannabis legislation and retail cannabis sales (CM-03-19)

3.3
Xin Yi Zhang spoke in opposition of the report recommendation regarding cannabis legislation and retail cannabis sales (CM-03-19)

3.4
Christine Wei spoke in opposition of the report recommendation regarding cannabis legislation and retail cannabis sales (CM-03-19)
This item has attachments.

1.CM-20-18 C.Wei pres.pdf

3.5
Mark Upsdell, Rapid Dose Therapeutics spoke in support of the report recommendation regarding cannabis legislation and retail cannabis sales (CM-03-19)

3.6
Stewart Schneider spoke in support of the report recommendation regarding cannabis legislation and retail cannabis sales (CM-03-19)

4.
Consent Items:

None.

5.
Regular Items:

5.1
Grant from Community Heritage Fund for 2349 Lakeshore Road (PB-02-19)
This item has attachments.

1.PB-02-19 Heritage Grant application for 2349 Lakeshore.pdf
2.PB-02-19 App A designation bylaw excerpt.pdf
3.PB-02-19 App B photos by applicant.pdf
4.PB-02-19 App C specs of new windows.pdf
5.PB-02-19 App D eligibility guidelines.pdf
  • Moved byMayor Meed Ward

    Approve the application for a grant in the amount of $1,687.50 for window replacement at 2349 Lakeshore Road; and

    Direct the Director of City Building, in consultation with the Heritage Burlington Advisory Committee, to review criteria for the Community Heritage Fund to determine improvements to the program.

    CARRIED

5.2
Cannabis legislation and retail cannabis sales (CM-20-18)
This item has attachments.

1.CM-20-18 Recreational Canabis Retail.pdf
2.Appendix A_CM-20-18.pdf
3.Appendix B_CM-20-18.pdf
4.Appendix C CM-20-18.pdf
5.Appendix D_CM-20-18.pdf
6.Appendix E_CM-20-18.pdf
7.Appendix F_CM-20-18 Ministers-Letter-to-AMO-Municipal-Canna.pdf
8.CM-20-18_Cannabis Update Memo.pdf
9.CM-20-18_Cannabis update memo_allocation.pdf
10.CM-20-18_Cannabis update memo_Ministry_nov20.pdf
11.CM-20-18_Cannabis update memo_Ministry_nov26.pdf
12.CM-20-18_Cannabis Retail Sales update.pdf
  • Moved byCouncillor Sharman

    Receive and file City Manager's Office memo dated December 14, 2018 providing a cannabis retail sales update.

    CARRIED

5.3
Cannabis legislation and retail cannabis sales update (CM-03-19)
This item has attachments.

1.CM-3-19 Cananbis Legislation and Retail Cananbis Update.pdf
2.CM-3-19 Appendix A.pdf
3.CM-3-19 Appendix B.pdf
4.CM-3-19 Appendix C.pdf
  • Moved byMayor Meed Ward

    Direct the City Clerk to send confirmation of the City of Burlington's decision to not "opt out" of retail cannabis stores; and

    Direct the City Clerk and City Manager's Office to create a citizen task force with a terms of reference that includes bylaw recommendations and the creation of guidelines for future retail cannabis stores and report back in Q2 with next steps for a task force.

    CARRIED
  • Moved byCouncillor Kearns

    Direct the City Clerk and City Manager's Office to create a citizen task force with a terms of reference that includes bylaw recommendations and the creation of guidelines for future retail cannabis stores and report back in Q2 with next steps for a task force.

    CARRIED

6.
Confidential Items:

None.

7.
Procedural Motions:

7.1
Motion to proceed beyond the adjournment hour

  • Moved byCouncillor Nisan

    Suspend the rules of procedure to allow the meeting to proceed beyond the hour of 10 p.m., in accordance with procedure by-law 64-2016 s. 26.

    CARRIED

8.
Information Items:

  • Moved byCouncillor Bentivegna

    Receive and file the following two items, having been given due consideration by the Committee of the Whole.

    CARRIED

9.
Staff Remarks:

10.
Committee Remarks:

11.
Adjournment:

8:55 p.m. (recessed), 9:05 p.m. (reconvened)

Chair adjourned the meeting at 10:26 p.m.

12.
Special Council Meeting Video:

Agenda, minutes and related material can be found at www.burlington/calendar.ca (January 14, 2019)

Chair adjourned the meeting at 10:29 p.m.

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