Mayor Meed Ward’s Weekly Update: Sept. 12-18, 2022
Good morning Burlington,Our committee and council meetings return this month with Audit Committee later today. These will be the last meetings for this 2018-2022 term of Council before the 2022 Municipal Election in October. Our Council meeting is scheduled for Sept. 20.City of Burlington staff will present a report to council on coyote management recommendations at the Corporate Services, Strategy, Risk and Accountability Committee Meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 14 at 9:30 a.m. for approval at the City of Burlington Special Council Meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 14 at noon. You can watch the discussion live at events.burlington.ca/meetings on the day or a recording when it is posted on our online calendar a few days after the meetings.This is past weekend, our City has activated its Crisis Management Team due to six unprovoked coyote attacks on residents. The latest was reported to the City from a retirement home employee regarding one of their residents.I also spoke to the Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF), Graydon Smith, on Saturday, who expressed sincere concern for the health and safety of our residents and is working with us to help address this serious risk to our community from these unprecedented and unprovoked attacks. City staff are in active discussions with coyote wildlife management experts at the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF) to collaborate on solutions for the Burlington community.Please click the links below to view the full agendas for:
- Audit Committee (Sept. 12);
- Community Planning, Regulation and Mobility (CPRM) Committee (Sept. 13);
- Corporate Services, Strategy, Risk & Accountability (CSSRA) Committee (Sept. 14); and
- Environment, Infrastructure & Community Services (EICS) Committee (Sept. 15).
My full weekly update for Sept. 12-18, 2022 can be found here: Mayor's Weekly Public Update Sept. 12-18, 2022.Have a great week!~ Mayor Marianne Meed Ward