By Pepper Parr
November 19th, 2023
BURLINGTON, ON
Ward 5 Councillor Paul Sharman has always been a big picture thinker that he supports with data.
The following are the motions ward 5 Councillor Paul Sharman has put before Councillor.
Motion for Council to Consider:
Sharman Motion 1: Remove $2,200,000.00 “Multi-year Community Investment Funding (Report CM-03-22)” from the mayor’s budget.
Reason:
Recommend that a decision on the above 2024 budget provision be deferred until staff can formally investigate the development and application of new financing tools including those as outlined in recent BLP workshop held on Sept 18th in support of future community development and deliver attainable housing.
New municipal infrastructure financing tools could potentially be utilized to support provision of major community infrastructure as part of any future plans for development of new strategic growth areas and other communities inclusive of BLP land related partnership opportunities. The development of future communities in collaboration with private sector organizations will most certainly yield significant financial benefits to participating organizations. As such, the opportunity to fully analyze, scrutinize and explore all other options should be considered prior to approving and collecting such a dedicated levy, notwithstanding the need for additional funding does exist for a number of reasons.
An option may include the targeted use of additional long-term City debt properly supported by economic analysis and a project business case to justify such investment. Other options may include creation of public private partnerships (PPP) in co-operation with developers; application of Tax Increment Financing by-laws as allowed for by the Province; and specific funding agreement opportunities with land owners and developers.
Approved as per form by the City Clerk,
Reviewed by the City Manager – In accordance with the Code of Good Governance, Council-Staff Relations Policy and an assessment of the internal capacity within the City to complete the work based on a specific target date (quarter/year).
Comments:
City Clerk: none
City Manager: none
Motion for Council to Consider:
Sharman Motion 2: Add $2,355,289.00 for the following critical positions to the 2024 budget:
| Critical Staffing Additions | ||||||
| 2024 | ||||||
| Department | Financial | Mayor’s | ||||
| / Business | Needs | Proposed | SERVICE | |||
| Case | Position New | FTE | Value | Budget | Difference | GRP |
| 2024-031 | Workday/EAMS Training Coordinator | 1 | $ 109,220 | $ 109,220 | BDS | |
| 2024-032 | Manager Organizational Development | 1 | $ 157,373 | $ 157,373 | HR | |
| 2024-027 | Firefighter (Stn 8) | 4 | $ 602,837 | $ 301,419 | $ 301,419 | EICS |
| 2024-031 | Application Analyst – Workday/EAMS | 1 | $ 136,391 | $ 136,391 | BDS | |
| Workday Analyst | 1 | $ 124,512 | $ 124,512 | BDS | ||
| Data Engineer | 1 | $ 138,684 | $ 138,684 | BDS | ||
| 2024-030 | Manager of Experience Strategy and Design | 1 | $ 190,512 | $ 190,512 | BDS | |
| Solicitor – General Litigation, Municipal Law, Insurance Pra | 1 | $ 190,512 | $ 190,512 | LEG | ||
| M365 Product Manager | 1 | $ 157,373 | $ 157,373 | BDS | ||
| Analyst – Compensation | 1 | $ 124,512 | $ 124,512 | HR | ||
| Recruitment Coordinator | 1 | $ 130,906 | $ 130,906 | HR | ||
| Transit Operations Supervisor | 1 | $ 108,470 | $ 108,470 | CPRM | ||
| 2024-032 | Transit Maintenance Supervisor | 1 | $ 108,470 | $ 108,470 | CPRM | |
| Operator – Recreation Services 4 PT roles converted to FT | 1 | $ 100,000 | $ 100,000 | RCC | ||
| Platform Administrator | 1 | $ 157,373 | $ 157,373 | BDS | ||
| Web Designer | 1 | $ 119,562 | $ 119,562 | CR&E | ||
| Total Critical Staffing Additions | $2,355,289 | |||||
Reason:
These positions are necessary to sustain the organization by filling critical, much delayed, staff shortages as well as to fulfill business transformation objectives.
Approved as per form by the City Clerk,
Reviewed by the City Manager – In accordance with the Code of Good Governance, Council-Staff Relations Policy and an assessment of the internal capacity within the City to complete the work based on a specific target date (quarter/year).
Comments:
City Clerk: none
City Manager: none
Motion for Council to Consider:
Sharman Motion 3: Add the following high priority positions to the 2024 budget:
Reason:
These positions are necessary to achieve V2F goals
| High Priority Staffing Addition | ||||||
| 2024-033 Analyst – Government Relations/Grants | 0.5 | $ 63,006 | $ 63,006 | SR&A | ||
| Engagement & Volunteer Coordinator | 1 | $ 119,562 | $ 119,562 | CR&E | ||
| Supervisor Customer Experience | 1 | $ 119,562 | $ 119,562 | CR&E | ||
| 2024-032 Technologist – Field Services | 2 | $ 210,896 | $ 210,896 | CPRM | ||
| Traffic Operations Student (increase fro | 0.6 | $ 29,000 | $ 29,000 | CPRM | ||
| Urban Forestry Supervisor | 1 | $ 145,406 | $ 145,406 | EICS | ||
| 2024-031 Product Manager Workday/EAMS | 1 | $ 157,373 | $ 157,373 | BDS | ||
| $ 844,805 | ||||||
Approved as per form by the City Clerk,
Reviewed by the City Manager – In accordance with the Code of Good Governance, Council-Staff Relations Policy and an assessment of the internal capacity within the City to complete the work based on a specific target date (quarter/year).
Comments:
City Clerk: none
City Manager: none
Look at what we’re paying these people. Yet this Council has the audacity to suggest they don’t make enough. Twice or more the average Ontario salary which is 56K! Yet we’re paying a supervisor of customer experience or an Engagement & Volunteer Coordinator 120K a year? Wow. No wonder our taxes are so damn high. But the city also hides behind these 30K BMA Consulting Reports that pits everyone against each other using averages instead of real data.
If I was ever elected I’d come in and clean house. People think they’re being underpaid? They could go get another job. So disgusted at the vast amounts of money being wasted so these folks can have cushy jobs they don’t do well and then have the gaul to complain. They can go try to get jobs in the private sector and see how long they last providing subpar performance. Same with most of this council. See how long they’d last spending the company’s $ without regard to cost cutting measures and the bottom line.
Really, that should be very interesting. He couldn’t correctly argue the status of a single motion coming from Committee, that he chaired, that met not 14 hrs. before.
See for yourselves at minute 33.00 in the November 14, 2023 Council Recording. Sharman claims “approved subject to further work and the day care issue may possibly be resolved” Then check the motion contained in Council minutes that was recommended to Council from the Committee he Chaired AND voted on 7-0 some 13 hrs. later.
12.5
Community Planning, Regulation and Mobility Pubic meeting of November 13, 2023
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Zoning By-law Amendment – 1160 Blair Road (PL-65-23)
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• Approve the Zoning By-law Amendment application, as modified by staff in community planning department report PL-65-23, to permit an expanded place of worship at 1160 Blair Road; and
Approve Zoning By-law 2020.462, attached as revised Appendix C to community planning department report PL-65-23, to amend zoning “GE1-486” for the lands at 1160 Blair Road; and
Deem that Zoning By-law 2020.462 conforms to the Official Plan of the City of Burlington.
IN FAVOUR: (7) Councillor Sharman, Mayor Meed Ward, Councillor Galbraith, Councillor Kearns, Councillor Nisan, Councillor Stolte, and Councillor Bentivegna
DON’T KNOW WHAT SHARMAN HEARD BUT THE MAYOR WAS QUITE CLEAR IN HER COMMENTS BEFORE THE VOTE REFERENCING THE DAY CARE FACILITIES: “WE ARE NOT THERE TONIGHT.”
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