Authorize the City of Burlington’s Mayor and City Clerk to execute the Revenue Recovery Agreement once completed with the City of Mississauga on behalf of the Municipal Partners; and
Expand the tax rolling program to include the six municipalities currently participating in the provincial program and continue expansion as further municipalities join the provincial tax rolling program; and
Authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute any documents and/or agreements to implement the expanded program, subject to the City Solicitor; and
Approve the 2018 Halton Court Services budget as presented; and
Grant an exception to the Write-Off Policy for the writing-off of those cases where the suspension of driver licences and plate permits has not been successful. The one-time write-off captures those cases dated between 1984 and 2008 and total $3.4 million in defaulted fines; and
Contribute $50,000 from net revenues to the Reserve Fund during 2017 to ensure that requirements of the Reserve Fund Policy are met; and
Increase the retainer for Colliers Development Solutions to provide professional project management expertise for the remaining phases of the Growth Management Plan from $190,000 to $247,300 to reflect an increased scope of additional responsibilities and services, and the cost to be funded through the Reserve Fund and allocated as follows:
2017 - $62,900
2018 - $175,400
2019 - $9,000; and
Approve $1,875,400 in capital spending (funded through the Reserve Fund) for the undertaking of next steps in the Growth Management Plan during 2018 including $1,600,000 for furnishing, equipping and relocating to new courthouse, $175,400 for professional project management expertise as referenced in Recommendation #6 and $100,000 for internal consulting and support; and
Approve the recruitment during 2018 for the 2019 hire of five full-time and two part-time staff required to accommodate the larger court facility, the expansion of courts services, the increase in workload, and the projected increase in number of charges; and
Approve the amendment of the Inter-Municipal Agreement to accurately reflect the current and continuing provision of POA services in the Halton Court Services Area; and
Authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the amended agreement, subject to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor.