Committee of the Whole Meeting

Minutes

Meeting #:
Date:
Time:
1:00 p.m. reconvening at 6:30 p.m.
Location:
Council Chambers Level 2, City Hall
Members Present:
  • Marianne Meed Ward (Chair),
  • John Taylor,
  • Rick Craven,
  • Jack Dennison,
  • Paul Sharman,
  • Blair Lancaster,
  • and Mayor Rick Goldring
Staff Present:
  • James Ridge,
  • Joan Ford,
  • Laura Boyd,
  • Chris Glenn,
  • Allan Magi,
  • Nancy Shea-Nicol,
  • Mary Lou Tanner,
  • David Lazenby,
  • David Thompson (Audio/Video Specialist),
  • and Jo-Anne Rudy (Clerk)

  • Moved byCouncillor Sharman

    Direct the Director of Finance to report back on the city’s retained savings strategy upon confirmation of the 2017 year-end actual.

CARRIED
  • Moved byCouncillor Sharman

    Receive and file finance department report F-39-17 providing the financial status as at June 30, 2017.

CARRIED
  • Moved byCouncillor Sharman

    Direct the City Clerk to present a by-law to Council to amend Appendix A to Local Improvement Charges By-law 4-2010, update references to Ontario Regulation of the Municipal Act, 2001 and staff titles; and

    Repeal By-law 17-2013.

CARRIED
  • Moved byCouncillor Sharman

    Receive and file capital works department report CW-45-17 regarding the Bay Area Climate Change Partnership.

CARRIED
  • Moved byCouncillor Sharman

    Authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to sign an agreement with Sustainable Hamilton Burlington (SHB) for the City to participate as a member at the bronze level in SHB’s Sustainable Business Initiative, subject to the approval of the City Solicitor.

CARRIED
  • Moved byMayor Goldring

    Authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to sign an agreement with the Ontario Ministry of Energy for funding to support the renewal of the Community Energy Plan, subject to the approval of the City Solicitor.

CARRIED
  • Moved byCouncillor Taylor

    Approve Kilbride Park as the preferred location for a medium sized skate park; and

    Direct the Executive Director of Capital Works to include the project costing for consideration as part of the 2018 Capital Budget and Forecast.

CARRIED
  • Moved byCouncillor Craven

    Receive and file capital works department report CW-47-17 regarding the Hamilton Harbour Remedial Action Plan.

CARRIED

Note: This item was approved at a special council meeting held Monday, September 25, 2017

  • Moved byCouncillor Lancaster

    Direct the Mayor and City Clerk to execute an expansion and interim license agreement between the City of Burlington and the Joseph Brant Hospital, subject to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor; and

    Direct the Director of Legal to take ownership of the museum and lands on which it sits, more particularly described as Parts 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 on R-Plan 20R-11386 (or Parts of them as may be determined appropriate), subject to existing conditions and easements, and subject to final negotiations with the Joseph Brant Hospital, Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) and Minister of Health approval; and

    Direct the Mayor and City Clerk to execute any documents necessary to effect the severance and transfer of lands for the museum from the Joseph Brant Hospital to the City of Burlington, subject to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor; and

    Approve additional funding of $1,000,000 from the Tax Rate Stabilization Reserve Fund subject to a response from the Province regarding the additional funding request and $386,891 from the Capital Purposes Reserve Fund towards the Joseph Brant Museum Transformation project; and

    Authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to sign associated agreements for the Joseph Brant Museum Transformation Project and any other related documents, subject to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and the Executive Director of Capital Works; and

    Authorize staff to award Contract CW 17-15 for the Joseph Brant Museum Transformation project as outlined in Appendix A, B, C, subject to the execution of the expansion and interim license agreement between the City of Burlington and Joseph Brant Hospital, subject to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor; and

    Approve the Tender for Contract CW-17-15, Joseph Brant Museum Transformation Project submitted by Aquicon Construction Co. Ltd., 131 Delta Park Blvd., Brampton, Ontario L6T 5M8, at the amount of $8,905,530 (HST incl.); and

    Approve the total project cost of $11,436,850 (net of HST) be charged to capital order MU0024 with financing as per Appendix C; and

    Authorize the Manager of Procurement Services to issue a purchase order for the proposed contract works totaling $ 8,905,530 (HST incl.); and

    Approve additional funding of $471,850 from the Tax Rate Stabilization Reserve Fund towards the Joseph Brant Museum Transformation project.

CARRIED
  • Moved byCouncillor Lancaster

    Approve the 2018 rates and fees as outlined in finance department report F-29-17, effective January 1, 2018 unless otherwise indicated, and

    Approve By-Law 48-2017 and repeal By-Law 25-2017.

CARRIED
  • Moved byCouncillor Taylor

    Receive and file the “City of Burlington City-Wide Parking Standards Review Consolidated Report” prepared by IBI Group dated July 2017; and

    Direct the Director of Planning and Building and the Director of Transportation Services to solicit input from the general public and the development community on the proposed parking standards in the 2017 IBI Report; and

    Direct the Director of Planning and Building to report back to Council in Q2 of 2018 with recommended parking rates and a Zoning By-law amendment to implement these recommended rates.

CARRIED

A confidential verbal update was provided by Leanne Sneddon, Human Resources Manager regarding a labour relations matter.

 

  • Moved byCouncillor Taylor

    Move into closed session in accordance with the following provision under the Municipal Act:

    • Section 239(2)(d) labour relations or employee negotiations, with respect to the confidential verbal update regarding a labour relations matter.
CARRIED

2:30 p.m. (closed), 2:51 p.m. (public), 2:52 p.m. (recessed), 6:30 p.m. (reconvened)

Chair adjourned the meeting at 8:10 p.m.