Get Involved in the City’s 2021 Budget and Business Plan

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Many Ways to get Involved in the City’s 2021 Budget and Business Plan

September 14, 2020

Want to have your say on the 2021 Budget? The City will be rolling out a variety of engagement methods to collect input and feedback from residents and businesses on the 2021–2024 Budget and Business Plan. The City will seek input from September 14 to October 23, 2020.

“In a challenging year the City’s budget funds services that residents and businesses need every day,” says Gary Kent, Commissioner of Corporate Services and Chief Financial Officer. “Our 2021 Budget needs to manage the deficit from the pandemic while providing services and programs. We are following our financial recovery principles that Council approved and trying to build a budget that reflects the needs of the community. While Council has already held multiple engagement sessions and received input throughout the COVID-19 recovery planning process, we continue to look for input to assist Council in their decision making. We are looking to involve as many as possible in the coming weeks through a variety of methods, with the public being fully engaged and kept up-to-date.”

For details view the staff reports from:

June 24, 2020 Budget Committee Meeting: Update on the Financial Impacts of COVID-19.

April 8, 2020 Council Meeting: Managing the Financial Impact of COVID-19

Become familiar with the City’s 2021 Budget and Business Plan
Look through the City’s 2021 Budget and Business Plan and understand why these documents play an important role in shaping our city. Learn more and get involved by:

  • Visiting mississauga.ca/budget and see what you get for your tax dollars
  • Reading an overview of the 2021 preliminary Budget and Business Plan, presented to the Budget Committee on June 24, 2020
  • Watching for the full 2021 proposed Budget and Business Plan (to be posted online in November)
  • Watching or attending Budget Committee meeting scheduled for October 7 and/or Budget Committee deliberations scheduled for November 23, 24, 30, December 1 and 2 (Budget Committee meeting schedules are subject to change – please visit the City’s Council and Committees Calendar for any updates that may occur)

Get involved with budget engagement from September 14 to October 23
The City’s budget process is transparent and offers several ways for residents and businesses to get involved, provide feedback and engage over a six-week period by:

The City’s Budget Allocator

Mississauga’s interactive budget tool for the 2021 Budget will be available at mississauga.ca/budget starting September 14, 2020. Residents and businesses can explore and learn more about City services included in the budget while gaining insight into the overall budget process.

Residents can use the tool to test different spending options in service areas. Results from the allocator will be shared at Budget Committee on November 23. The results will help inform the committee’s review of the 2021 proposed Business Plan and Budget.

Help us understand what matters to you. Visit mississauga.ca/budget to stay informed, learn more and share your ideas on the 2021 Budget.

Budget Committee Meetings

The next Budget Committee meeting is on October 7, where staff will discuss Fees and Charges. Detailed discussions continue on November 23, 24, 30, December 1 and 2. Following committee discussions and public input, Council is scheduled to vote on the proposed budget on December 9.

Budget Committee meeting dates are subject to change.

Fees and Charges

  • Wednesday, October 7 at 1:30 p.m.

Service Area Presentations 

  • Monday, November 23 at 9:30 a.m.
  • Tuesday, November 24 at 9:30 a.m.
  • Monday, November 30 at 9:30 a.m.
  • Tuesday, December 1 at 9:30 a.m.
  • Wednesday, December 2 at 1:30 p.m.

Council 

  • Wednesday, December 9, 2020 at 9:30 a.m.

City Council is expected to approve the final budget at the December 9 Council Meeting.

 

September 14, 2020
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Mississauga’s Windrow Snow Clearing Program Now Open for Registration

By Events, Issues, Resources

September 14, 2020

 

The City is now accepting applications for its Windrow Snow Clearing Program for some residents needing snow clearing assistance. The program is available for up to 300 residents who are 65 years or older, or who have a physical disability.

 

Program participants can expect to have a three-metre space in their windrow cleared during the winter season. A windrow is the pile of snow left at the end of a driveway after the street has been plowed. The program does not include the clearing of the whole driveway.

 

“We understand the challenges that some residents face when it snows,” said Mickey Frost, Director, Works Operations and Maintenance. “Our windrow service makes winter easier for program participants to deal with throughout the season.”

 

Winter crews will clear a space in a resident’s driveway beginning up to 36 hours after the end of a snow storm and when road plowing is completed. Windrow snow clearing may not be to bare pavement, but will make the driveway safe and passable for one car to get in and out.

 

Additional Program Details:

  • Last day to apply is Friday, November 6, 2020 at 4:30 p.m.
  • Program starts November 30, 2020 and ends March 12, 2021.
  • Cost of program is $200, but free for residents who meet financial assistance criteria.
  • Only 300 spots are available on a first come, first serve basis.

 

How to Apply:

  • Download and print an application form online at ca/windrow or pick one up at any community centre service desk.
  • Submit the completed form and required documents through any of the following:
    • In-person at any community centre service desk

 

  • The following submission options have been added as part of the City’s response to COVID-19:

 

  • By mail:

Recreation Customer Service Centre

Paramount Fine Foods Centre

5600 Rose Cherry Place

Mississauga, ON L4Z 4B6

 

For more information about the Windrow Snow Clearing Program, including eligibility, financial assistance criteria and details on how to apply, visit mississauga.ca/windrow.

 

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September 14, 2020
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Filming in Ward 1

By Events, Issues

Please note that the above will be filming exterior scenes for a TV series “Sex/Life” at 1462 Mississauga Road (Ward 2) on September 14, 7:00am – 8:00pm

 

A permit has been issued to allow parking on the following from September 13, 10:00pm – September 14, 10:00pm:

  • One side of Shenandoah Dr between Wateska Blvd and Mississauga Rd

 

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:

  • Prep occurring on a Sunday
  • Overnight parking

 

Production has also been granted permission to park production support vehicles at JC Saddington Park, North Lot (53 Lake St, Ward 1) on September 14, 7:00am – 10:00pm.

 

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

 

Thank you.

September 11, 2020
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Filming in Ward 1

By Events, Resources

Please note that the above will be filming interior and exterior scenes for a TV series “Sex/Life” at 259 Indian Valley Tr (Ward 1) on September 15, 12:00noon – September 16, 2:00am

 

A permit has been issued to allow parking on the following from September 14, 5:00pm – September 15, 7:00pm:

  • One side of Indian Valley Tr from Pinetree Cres to Glenburnie Rd
  • One side of Glenwood Dr from Kenollie Ave to Indian Valley Tr
  • One side of Point-O-Woods Rd

 

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:

  • Afterhours filming
  • Afterhours vehicle movement
  • Overnight parking
  • Lighting and/or generators oriented towards neighbouring residences

 

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

 

Thank you.

 

September 11, 2020
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PUBLIC MEETING INFORMATION REPORT (WARD 1) September 21, 2020

By Events, Issues, Planning & Development

PUBLIC MEETING INFORMATION REPORT (WARD 1)
Draft Plan of Subdivision, Official Plan amendment and Rezoning applications to permit a
mixed use waterfront community with employment, commercial, institutional, cultural, park
uses and 8,050 residential units
1082 Lakeshore Road East and 800 Hydro Road, south side of Lakeshore Road East, east
of Lakefront Promenade
Owner: Lakeview Community Partners Limited
Files: OZ 19/003 W1, OZ 19/021 W1 and T-M19001 W1

 

For complete details please visit the link below.

 

OZ 19-003 W1 OZ 19-021 W1 T-M19001 W1.Public Meeting Notice (virtual …..

 

September 11, 2020
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HYDRO ROAD SOUTH OF LAKESHORE ROAD—TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURE NOTICE—

By Events, Issues, Planning & Development, Resources

September 11, 2020

Please be advised that Hydro Road south of Lakeshore Road will be closed.

When: Starting Monday, September 14th, 2020 until Friday, September 18th, 2020.

Where:  Hydro Road south of Lakeshore Road.

 Why:  A temporary road closure is required for the purpose of completing service connection for the new development.

 

 

September 11, 2020
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Port Credit GO Station

By Events, Issues, Resources

September 11, 2020

A platform change at Port Credit GO Station Terminal due to construction.  This will be effective from 9:00am Monday September 14 until further notice.

All routes at Platform 8 (8 and 23E) will be moved to Platform 5 and will keep the same stop number.

Thank you.

 

September 11, 2020
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WAR Flowers: A Touring Art Exhibition Brings Century-Old Wartime Experience to Life Through Floriography, Sculpture and Scent

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September 10, 2020

WAR Flowers: A Touring Art Exhibition opens at the Living Arts Centre in Mississauga on September 17. The unique and historically-based exhibit, offers visitors a unique way to experience a part of Canada’s rich history, ensuring the memories of those who served a century ago live on for years to come.

During the First World War, Canadian soldier Lieutenant-Colonel George Stephen Cantlie plucked flowers from the fields of war-torn Europe, sending them home to his baby daughter Celia in Montreal. Artist Viveka Melki presents 10 of these century-old flowers in an exhibition that examines human nature in wartime. Using floriography–the Victorian language of flowers–Melki has created an immersive, multisensory experience featuring Cantlie’s letters, specially-commissioned optical crystal sculptures and original flower-based scents, interwoven with the personal stories of 10 Canadians directly involved in the war.

The Museums of Mississauga is also presenting a local connection to the First World War through the Bradley Museum’s exhibit, Our Boys: Mississauga’s Fallen Soldiers 1914-1918 as well as a Speaker’s Series that focuses on the stories of soldiers from Black and Indigenous communities.

What:
WAR Flowers: A Touring Art Exhibition Preview Event

When:
Thursday, September 17, 2020
5-6 p.m. (media)
6-7 p.m. (dignitaries)

Where:
Living Arts Centre
4141 Living Arts Dr.
Mississauga, ON L5B 4B8
(Duke of York Blvd. east entrance)

Who:

  • Mississauga Mayor Bonnie Crombie
  • Members of Council
  • Local dignitaries
  • Viveka Melki, curator, WAR Flowers: A Touring Art Exhibition (available for virtual interviews upon request)

Cost:
Free to the public

Media Registration:
All media must RSVP in order to attend the event. Please register using the link below:
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/war-flowers-limited-attendance-preview-media-tickets-118165280535

 

COVID-19 Protocol:

  • Visitors, including media, will be required to self-screen upon entry to the Living Arts Centre
  • Ticketed entry to the exhibit will be available through the Living Arts Centre Virtual Box Office
  • Entry will be limited to a maximum number of 50 visitors in the exhibition at one time
  • A maximum of four patrons of the same family unit may enter the exhibition together
  • The exhibition and Living Arts Centre is sanitized on a regular basis by Museums staff

 

September 10, 2020
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General Committee Summary – September 9, 2020

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 – Youth Plan, Peel Climate Change Partnership and Reopenings Reminder

Local government | September 9, 2020

Today at General Committee the following items were reviewed. Approval is to follow at the September 16, 2020 meeting of Council.

“We are excited to move forward on our youth plan and build on the progress we have made so far,” said Mayor Bonnie Crombie. “Mississauga is a youth-friendly city that is respectful, inclusive and forward-thinking. A place where young adults are meaningfully engaged and thrive as equal members of the community. We are also happy to renew our participation in the Peel Climate Change partnership, ensuring it remains meaningful and accountable. Together, these initiatives help make Mississauga a more welcoming city for all.”

2020 Youth Plan

The 2020 Youth Plan for Recreation has 18 recommendations that will inform programming and service priorities over the next five years. These recommendations are centred around five focus areas:

  • Use of space and new programming opportunities inclusion
  • Access and supportive environment; youth leadership and employment opportunities
  • Communications targeted to youth
  • Role clarity between the City and partners

The 2020 plan builds on the progress made by the 2009 Youth Plan, with a focus on the Recreation Division, its Community Development Unit and staff serving youth in the City’s community centres. Through reviewing the 2009 Youth Plan and developing the 2020 Youth Plan for Recreation, staff have identified issues and opportunities that are relevant to youth. This will support how the Recreation Division addresses the needs of Mississauga’s youth, through program and service delivery and community partnerships.

Peel Climate Change Partnership

Members of Council endorsed the City of Mississauga’s continued participation in the Peel Climate Change Partnership and an update to its terms of reference.

Since 2009, the City of Mississauga has participated as a member of the Peel Climate Change Partnership (PCCP). Member organizations include City of Brampton, Town of Caledon, Credit Valley Conservation, Toronto and Region Conservation Authority and the Region of Peel.

Partnership activities align with the City of Mississauga’s Climate Change Action Plan and support shared priorities to accelerate climate action across the geographic region of Peel. The Partnership recently completed an update of its Terms of Reference to refresh its mandate and purpose, increase accountability and provide a detailed account of governance, roles and responsibilities and communications.

The updated Terms of Reference calls for accountability for the Partnership to meet its mandate, achieve the purpose of each Partnership term and report back to appropriate Councils or Boards at the end of each Partnership term.

Reminder: Select City Services Reopen

As part of the City’s phased and controlled reopening plans, some limited City services are available in-person, by appointment only as of September 8

Health and safety protocols are in place to protect staff and the public at all City facilities: Learn more.

September 9, 2020
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City of Mississauga Named Among Top 20 Best Locations in Canada

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September 8, 2020

The City of Mississauga’s Economic Development Office (EDO) has been ranked one of the top 20 local and regional groups representing Canada’s Best Locations by Site Selection magazine. This is the fourth year in a row that EDO has received this acknowledgment. The ranking is based on corporate end-user facility investment, job creation data and the magazine’s own research.

“Mississauga continues to be a place where businesses choose to invest and thrive, thanks to the efforts of our dedicated Economic Development Team,” said Bonnie Crombie, Mayor of Mississauga. “Given our strategic location and highly skilled and talented workforce, Mississauga is an attractive place for businesses of all sizes looking to invest. Working together, we will remain a hub for jobs and prosperity in the years to come.”

The 2020 results are based on data from April 1, 2019 to March 31, 2020. The selection process includes:

  • The number of new facilities and expansions per capita
  • Project capital investment per capita
  • Job creation per capita
  • Subjective analyses of website resources, programming and outreach efforts

“We’re honoured to receive this recognition for the fourth year in a row. I really want to acknowledge the hard work of the Economic Development Office during such an unpredictable and disruptive time,” said Bonnie Brown, Director, Economic Development. “In securing business, the City continues to deliver on its strategic plan, including building and expanding our local economy. Thank you to Site Selection for recognizing us.”

Mississauga continues to attract creative and innovative companies with recent investments that include:

  • Plug and Play: co-located in BASF’s head office to work with start-ups to test solutions in sectors such as supply chain, food, materials, energy, mining and automotive.
  • Goodfood Market Corp: slated to open in summer 2021; invested in a 200,000 square feet fulfilment centre, which will create 2,000 jobs.
  • Printful: opening at the end of 2020, invested in $2.8 million to develop a fulfillment centre, creating up to 50 jobs.
  • Sire Biosciences: opened new headquarters that will include operational headquarters for Fusion Nutrition Inc.
  • White Studios Inc.: opened a 181,000  square feet production space – its second studio location in Mississauga.

Mississauga will be highlighted alongside other top Canadian economic development groups in Site Selection’s September 2020 issue.

To learn more about the top 20 Canadian economic development group rankings and recipients, visit siteselection.com.

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September 9, 2020
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