1.

CHANGES TO THE AGENDA (Added Items, if applicable, will be noted with **)

2.

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

3.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING

3.1

September 7, 2016

4.

DELEGATION REQUESTS

4.1

John Hall, Coordinator, Hamilton Harbour Remedial Action Plan, Bay Area Implementation Team, to present a report with Recommendations from the Hamilton Harbour Erosion and Sediment Control on Active Construction Sites Task Group (For the December 7, 2016 GIC)

4.2

**  Jake Pastore, Director of Municipal and Community Relations, Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation, to provide Hamilton with an update on the OLG’s Modernization Activities (For a future GIC)

4.3

**  Mark Runciman and Andrew Duncan, Royal Botanical Gardens, respecting Update to council re: RBS’s economic impact & increasing awareness of local activities and benefits (For a future GIC)

4.4

**  Delegation Request from Gail Rappolt and Ray Cunnington, Culture of Peace Hamilton, respecting the International Day of Peace at City Hall on September 21, 2016 (For September 21, 2016 GIC)

5.

CONSENT ITEMS

5.1

2015 Standard & Poor's Credit Rating (FCS16068) (City Wide)

5.2

Hamilton Police Services Board Monthly Report (PSB 16-095), September 6, 2016

6.

PUBLIC HEARINGS / DELEGATIONS

6.1

Laura Ryan, Social Planning and Research Council, respecting the Kiwanis Boys and Girls Club Participatory Research Program: Photovoice (no copy)

6.2

Stephanie Vegh and Lita Barrie, Hamilton Arts Council, to present the Outcomes of the 2016 Hamilton Arts Week (no copy)

6.3

Elizabeth McGuire, Basic Income Hamilton, to request a representative of the General Issues Committee sit on Basic Income Hamilton and to request support in the form of promotion and attendance at Basic Income Hamilton Events (no copy)

6.4

Jeff Vallentin, CEO United Way Burlington & Greater Hamilton, respecting the City of Hamilton United Way Kick Off on September 22, 2016 (no copy)

7.

PRESENTATIONS

7.1

Annual Report for the John C. Munro Hamilton International             Airport (no copy)

7.2

Hamilton Police Services Board Report – Facilities Space Needs (PSB 10-064(c))

Discussion of Private & Confidential Appendices “A” through “D” to Report PSB 10-064(c) would be pursuant to Section 8.1, Sub-section (a) of the City's Procedural By-law 14-300, and Section 239(2), Sub-section (a) of the Ontario Municipal Act, 2001, as amended, as the subject matter pertains to the security of the property of the City.

(a

**  Correspondence from Shekar Chandrashekar, respecting Item 7.2 on today’s agenda (Hamilton Police Services Board Report – Facilities Space Needs (PSB 10-064(c))

(b

**  Correspondence from the Hamilton Police Association respecting Item 7.2 on today’s agenda (Hamilton Police Services Board Report – Facilities Space Needs (PSB 10-064(c))

7.3

2017 Budget Guidelines, Preliminary Outlook and Process (FCS16070) (City Wide)

8.

DISCUSSION ITEMS

8.1

PCB Contaminated Lands Update (BOH16046) (City Wide)

8.2

Assessment Act Amendments Providing a Property Tax Exemption to Non-Profit Long-Term Care Homes (FCS16076) (City Wide)

8.3

Hamilton’s Celebration of Canada’s Sesquicentennial (Canada’s 150th Birthday) (PED16185) (City Wide)

8.4

Alternative Voting Options (CL16010) (City Wide)

8.5

2015 Municipal Tax Competitiveness Study (FCS16053) (Referred from the June 20, 2016 AF&A Committee)

8.6

Proposed Agenda and Process for October 25, 2016 Special General Issues Committee (GIC) for Light Rail Transit (LRT) (PED16192) (City Wide)

8.7

LRT Sub-Committee Report 16-004, July 26, 2016 (To be distributed)

9.

MOTIONS

9.1

Cootes to Escarpment EcoPark System – City of Hamilton’s Funding Contribution (Tabled at the September 7, 2016 GIC)

10.

NOTICES OF MOTION

11.

GENERAL INFORMATION / OTHER BUSINESS

11.1

Amendments to the Outstanding Business List:

(a

Proposed New Due Dates:

Resourcing the Revenue Generation Strategy

Current Due Date: September 21, 2016

Proposed New Due Date: November 16, 2016

Review of City’s Security Program

Current Due Date: September 21, 2016

Proposed New Due Date: October 19, 2016

(b

Items to be removed:

Item “NN” – Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change’s Order to clean up P?CB contamination at Barton and Strathearne (Addressed as item 8.1 on today’s agenda (BOH16046))

Item “CCC” – Hamilton Celebration of Canada’s Sesquicentennial

12.

PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL

13.

ADJOURNMENT