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September 22, 2020

Mississauga residents are invited to participate in a Budget Engagement Session on the proposed 2021 Budget with Mayor Bonnie Crombie and the City’s senior staff. Residents can choose from sessions taking place on October 8 (city-wide) and October 13 (Wards 1, 2 and 4: Councillor Stephen Dasko, Councillor Karen Ras and Councillor John Kovac) and October 22 (Wards 3 and 6: Councillor Chris Fonseca and Councillor Ron Starr). Staff from the Region of Peel will also participate in the city-wide session.

Residents will receive a telephone call in advance based on a list provided by a virtual town hall service, with an invitation to participate in one of the upcoming sessions. They will be able to ask a question and hear about the City’s proposed 2021 Budget. Residents will receive a second telephone call just before the session begins. The call out is done to ensure as many residents as possible have an opportunity to participate. Anyone who receives a call and does not wish to participate can simply hang up.

“Council has already had significant consultation through the COVID-19 recovery process and we have captured those points already. The City’s Budget Engagement Sessions provide us with additional input on what is important to residents,” said Gary Kent, Commissioner of Corporate Services and Chief Financial Officer. “We face a challenging year, making these sessions an important part of our budget engagement.”

Residents can also register to participate in the Budget Engagement Sessions. In addition, the city-wide session will be available to watch on Facebook Live and online.

Information about the City’s budget is available at mississauga.ca/budget. Other ways to participate in the budget process include:

• Email questions and comments to budget@mississauga.ca
• Contact the Mayor or your Councillor
• Attend Budget Committee meetings in person or watch them live online
• Receive updates on Twitter and Facebook

Please note that the above will be filming interior scenes for a commercial “Remax” at 271 Donnelly Drive (Ward 1) on Friday, September 25^th between the hours of 7am-11pm. Any prep or wrap required will be conducted entirely on private property.

A permit has been issued to allow parking on:

• One side of Donnelly Drive from Gill Avenue to Glenburnie Road
  • PDO onsite at all times due to narrow roadway
• One side of Glenburnie Road from Donnelly Drive to Donnelly Drive

Affected residents have been informed of these activities via notification letter. A release form survey was sent to residents with less than 20% objecting in order to allow:

• Filming and film activity to occur within a sensitive neighbourhood

Additionally, a traveling grid permit (#61956) has also been issued for scenes involving a picture vehicle traveling on various City of Mississauga roadways (excluding Regional roadways)

Should you have comments, questions or concerns please contact Liza Toliao at the Film Office at ext. 4114.

Thanks,

Mississauga Film & Television Office

T 905-615-3200 x4114

September 23, 2020

Today at General Committee, staff presented an update on the Smart City Master Plan and specifically how Smart City initiatives have enhanced the City’s response and recovery efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic.

“During the pandemic and as we move further into recovery, the use of technology will be key in ensuring our City continues to run effectively and efficiently. From the rapid switch to online for many programs, services and resources to implementing a successful work-from-home model for most of our workforce, innovations were put in place to ensure essential services continued,” said Mayor Bonnie Crombie. “Many of these innovations were enabled by existing Smart City technologies included in the Smart City Master Plan. From the onset of COVID-19, the focus has remained on keeping customers and employees safe, connected and informed as we continue to position the City for the future.”

The Smart City Master Plan was endorsed by Council on July 3, 2019 and is guided by a set of goals and a Smart City Framework that provides governance over Smart City planning. The plan focuses on how technology will continue to enhance the quality of life in Mississauga for everyone and help prepare for the future.

“The pandemic has altered the way we work and engage with residents, employees and businesses,” said Gary Kent, Commissioner of Corporate Services and Chief Financial Officer. “In our commitment to continuous improvement, we’ve modified and accelerated the delivery of our digital services and programs. As we continue to move through recovery, our plan is to build back better and leverage the opportunities realized during the pandemic to make lasting changes to customer service.”

From leveraging existing technology to quickly delivering short and long-term solutions for residents and employees, the City has been innovative in its response to COVID-19. Some examples include:

• Critical in-person services such as library services, fitness classes and registration for programs and services were transformed to digital formats.
• Hybrid and Virtual Council meetings were implemented with the first hybrid virtual council meeting held just days after the closure of City facilities.
• An additional 200+ outdoor Hotspots for free public Wi-Fi were enabled in locations that supported social distancing while City facilities and parks were closed.
• New mobile technology to support City essential services and frontline workers.

“With a great deal of innovation and digital transformation realized to support the response to COVID-19, it is now time to leverage our Smart City assets to support the response and recovery needs of the City,” said Shawn Slack, Director of IT and Chief Information Officer. “In the short term, a focus on social and economic resilience is required to aid the community, businesses and those at risk. We have worked hard to create opportunities for youth with the Open Data Challenge, enable access to technology through programs like laptop donations and free public Wi-Fi and support the economy through new digital ecosystem for businesses in Mississauga that will enable collaboration and new partnerships. Now in Stage 3 of recovery, the need for innovative, digital solutions does not stop as the road to recovery continues and Mississauga builds back better.”

For more information on Smart City initiatives at the City of Mississauga, visit smartcity.mississauga.ca/

Mississauga Mayor Bonnie Crombie ‘test drives’ curbside pickup at Mississauga’s Central Library. This service was made possible while library locations were closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, through Smart City technology.