Today is the day council gets a grip on the pool allocation snafu - is it BAD or GHAC

By Pepper Parr

July 7^th, 2025

BURLINGTON, ON

Revisions:  Pam Pitz will not be delegating on behalf of the Devilrays. Kimberly Calderbank, will delegate on the confidential legal report on potential litigation for aquatics procurement.Katie Lebel and Piers Allington will both delegate on the same issue.

Colleen Bent will delegate for the Golden Horseshoe Aquatic Club.

City council will learn today just what it means to have an engaged community.

The issue is – where are these swimmers going to train?

The Burlington Aquatic Devisrays (BSD) will be out in force with several delegations speaking on behalf of the Devilrays.

Kimberley  Calderbank has said she would like to get everyone of the 400 members into the Council Chamber – not likely, but expect a significant turnout nevertheless.

Joseph Gaten wrote a succinct overview and outline as to just what the issues are.

City Solicitor Blake Hurley

Council is expected to go into a Closed Session during which the City Solicitor, Blake Hurley will advise on what the legal implications are on a contract award that many feel was a mistake.

Burlington has an awkward agenda procedure where they go into Closed Session during which several matters.  When they come out of the Closed Session they report on any decisions they made.  They seldom provide much in the way of detail.

The delegations take part at the beginning of a council meeting, which means quite a bit of time between the legal part and the public part.

Staff will be on hand to answer any questions Council members have.

The public does not get to interact with staff.

Link to the Joe Gaeten summary