Item - 2020.MM27.27
Tracking Status
- City Council adopted this item on December 16, 2020 without amendments.
MM27.27 - The Virtual World We Live In: Addressing Issues with Online Committee of Adjustment Hearings - by Councillor Jaye Robinson, seconded by Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Adopted
- Wards:
- All
City Council Decision
City Council on December 16, 17 and 18, 2020, adopted the following:
1. City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to review ongoing public participation issues, in consultation with Members of Council and their offices, and to report back to the Planning and Housing Committee in the first quarter of 2021, with consideration of the following:
a. the feasibility of moving the comment submission deadline closer to the hearing date to provide residents with sufficient opportunity to review the submitted plans and provide written comments; and
b. a plan to improve the current public notification approach to ensure that notices are received well in advance of the scheduled hearing date.
2. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to develop and implement protocols for virtual Committee of Adjustment hearings to address technical issues in a timely manner and to provide options to ensure that residents are given an opportunity to participate, with consideration of the following:
a. providing real-time technical support; and
b. altering the agenda and returning to an application once the technical issues have been resolved.
Background Information (City Council)
Motions (City Council)
That Councillor Jaye Robinson be permitted to add to the agenda of today's meeting an urgent Motion without Notice concerning:
The Virtual World We Live In: Addressing Issues with Online Committee of Adjustment Hearings
Reason for Urgency:
This Motion is urgent as it is critical for the City to ensure that all interested residents have an opportunity to participate.