Property Standards Committee

The full agenda, as filed

All 2 items in the clerk’s order. Each carries the city’s own words: the staff recommendation, what the body decided, and its status. Nothing below is written by us.

• PS2.1amended

  Enabling Electronic Hearings of the Property Standards Committee

  The purpose of this report is to recommend amendments to the Property Standards Committee Rules to allow for electronic hearings for a period of one year following the termination of the municipal emergency related to the issue of COVID-19.

  The Property Standards Committee: 1. Enacted the By-law in Attachment 1 to this report (September 1, 2020) from the City Clerk, to amend the Property Standards Committee Rules with respect to electronic participation, with the following amendment to Section E.1.1.: a. Deleted the word "of" before the words "one year" so that it reads as follows: "An electronic meeting shall only be held during the period from September 11, 2020 to one year following the later of the termination of the Provincial emergency or the termination of the municipal emergency related to COVID-19 and shall comply with the Building Code Act, 1992 and Statutory Powers Procedure Act, and the electronic meeting requirements adopted by the Committee." 2. Adopted the electronic hearing requirements and operational guidelines in Attachment 2 to this report (September 1, 2020) from the City Clerk.

  Staff recommendation as filed

  The City Clerk recommends that: 1. The Property Standards Committee enact the By-law in Attachment 1 to this report, to amend the Property Standards Committee Rules with respect to electronic participation. 2. The Property Standards Committee adopt the electronic hearing requirements and operational guidelines in Attachment 2 to this report.

• PS2.2received

  Education and Training on Electronic Hearing Operations

  City staff will provide a presentation and demonstration of the technical aspects of conducting an electronic hearing using WebEx.

  The Property Standards Committee: 1. Received this item for information.