Mayor Meed Ward’s Weekly Update: September 28-October 4, 2020

Good morning, Burlington. I hope you all had a great weekend and took advantage of the summer-like temperatures and sunshine.Please find my weekly update here: Mayor's Weekly Public Update Sept 28-Oct 4 2020.You can read about my plans for the week ahead, as well as highlights and links from meetings and media engagements for last week.

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This update contains key events, media engagements and communications taking place in the Office of the Mayor for the week ahead and a recap of key meetings and media that took place in the prior week. While not representative of the Mayor’s full schedule, this update is meant to provide a high-level overview for public awareness. Dates & details for future items are subject to change as circumstances require.Monday Sept 28^th   

• Weekly Communications Meeting
• 1:1 Meetings with Councillors Nisan and Galbraith
• City Council Meeting – live tweeting by Mayor’s staff from Mayor’s Twitter account

Tuesday Sept 29^th

• 1:1 Meetings with Councillors Bentivegna, Sharman and Stolte
• City of Burlington Emergency Control Group Meeting
• YourTV Halton News weekly segment
• Virtual Pre-Application Public Meeting by Adi Development Group for 1120 Cooke Blvd. (LINK TO APPLICATION PAGE)

Wednesday Sept 30^th   

• CHCH Morning Live Weekly Check-In
• Orange Shirt Day 2020
• CPRM Committee Meeting on Official Plan – live tweeting by Mayor’s staff from Mayor’s Twitter account
• Mayor’s Millennial Advisory Committee Meeting

Thursday Oct 1^st  

• Mayor’s Office Team Meeting
• The Market new business opening in Aldershot with Councillor Galbraith
• New Seniors’ Exercise Equipment Event at Burloak Park + National Seniors Day
• 1:1 Meeting with City Manager
• 1:1 Meeting with Counc. Kearns
• City of Burlington Emergency Control Group Meeting
• Burlington COVID-19 Task Force Meeting
• Virtual Pre-Application Public Meeting by Molinaro Group for 1134-1167 Plains Rd. E. (LINK TO APPLICATION PAGE)

Friday Oct 2^nd  

• Mayor’s October 2020 Newsletter goes out
• Women Mayors of Ontario Event
• International Day of Non-Violence (United Nations – link here)

Saturday Oct 3^rd / Sunday Oct 4^th   

• TBD

Prior Week Mayoral Meeting Highlights & Links

• The Mayor attended the Millcroft Greens Virtual Town Hall (Sept. 21):
  • More than 750 people participated.
  • Video recording of the event is posted on Millcroft Greens’ website
• The Mayor attended the Mayors & Chairs BILD Conversation Series No. 5 (Sept. 23):
  • Very well received.
  • Learned Burlington is No. 2 of 18 municipalities studied in building approval efficiency (LINK to report on BILD’s website)
• 1^st AMO Board of Directors Meeting (Sept. 26) + Large Urban Caucus Board Meeting
• Burlington Ec Dev Board Meeting (Sept. 24)
• Conservation Halton Board Meeting (Sept. 24)
• Public Telephone Town Hall (Sept. 23 - link to come on City’s website)
• Taped Smart Cities Connect panel on Public Engagement for October Conference (LINK to Virtual Conference & Expo website)

Prior Week Media Highlights

• Halton News Weekly Update on YourTV: LINK
• CHCH Morning Live Weekly Mayor’s Update: LINK
• Instagram Live: LINK
• Burlington Matters show: LINK