General Issues Committee Agenda for September 19, 2012

General Issues Committee Agenda for September 19, 2012




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City of Hamilton

Wednesday, September 19, 2012

 

9:30 a.m.

 

Council Chambers

City Hall

71 Main Street West

Hamilton, Ontario

 

 

Carolyn Biggs

Legislative Coordinator

(905) 546-2424 ext. 2604

 

 

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1.     CHANGES TO THE AGENDA

MOTIONS

 

(i)    Revised Motion 9.1 respecting Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLGC) – Establishment of a Gaming Facility

2.     DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

  1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING

3.1       June 28, 2012

 

3.2       September 6, 2012

4.     DELEGATION REQUESTS

4.1       Delegation Request from Maggie Hughes respecting Enbridge Pipelines

5.     CONSENT ITEMS

5.1       Minutes of Various Sub-Committees (for information purposes only)

 

(a)        Advisory Committee for Persons with Disabilities – June 12, 2012

 

5.2       King Street West Business Improvement Area (B.I.A.) Revised Board of Management (PED11036(a)) (Ward 2)

 

5.3       Economic Development Advisory Committee (PED12176)

 

5.4       Transfer of Public Art Funds from Capital to Reserve (PED12173) (City Wide)

6.     PUBLIC HEARINGS/DELEGATIONS

The following delegations are presenting at the request of the General Issues Committee:

 

6.1       Tony Bitonti, Senior Manager, Media Relations Communications and Media Relations, Larry Flynn, Senior Vice President – Gaming and Jake Pastore, Manager of Community and Municipal Relations, Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation, respecting the Province and OLGC’s modernization plans for lottery and gaming in the Province of Ontario

            - presentation

 

6.2       Bruce Barbour, Executive Director, Racing Operations, Great Canadian Gaming Corporation, respecting their business operations at Flamboro Downs and to provide their position respecting the Province and OLGC’s modernization plans for lottery and gaming in the Province of Ontario

            - presentation

7.     STAFF PRESENTATIONS

7.1       Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) Built Environment Standard (FCS12073a) (City Wide) 

             -presentation

 

7.2       Citizen Engagement of Values Based Infrastructure Management Project (PW12068) (City Wide)

             - presentation

 

7.3       2013 Tax Budget Guideline and Preliminary Outlook (FCS12065) (City Wide)

8.     DISCUSSION ITEMS

8.1       Cell Tower Lease/Licence Agreements: Revenue Policy (FCS12063) (City Wide) (Outstanding Business List)

 

8.2       Health Impacts Reducing Interim Federal Health Program (BOH12023) (City Wide) (Outstanding Business List)

 

8.3       Hamilton Downtown/West Harbourfront Remediation Loan program Application (RLP-12-02) and Environmental Remediation and Site Enhancement (ERASE) Redevelopment Grant Application (ERG-12-03) – 134 Cannon Street East (PED12174) (Ward 2)

 

8.4       Accelerate Shovel-ready Strategy for Industrial Servicing and Transportation (ASSIST) Incentive Program Review (PED12171) (City Wide)

9.     MOTIONS

9.1       Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLGC) – Establishment of a Gaming Facility

            (Tabled at August 13, 2012 GIC Meeting)

 

10.   NOTICES OF MOTION

  1. GENERAL INFORMATION/OTHER BUSINESS

11.1     Outstanding Business List Items

 

(a)        That the revised due dates for the following items on the Outstanding Business List be approved:

 

City Manager

 

Item C:            Open Data

Due Date:                    October 17, 2012

Revised Due Date:      November 21, 2012

 

Planning

 

Item A:       Canadian Ballet Youth Ensemble

Due Date:  September 19. 2012

Revised Due Date:            November 21, 2012

 

Item D:       HABIA Terms of Reference and Strategic Plan

Due Date:  September 19. 2012

Revised Due Date:            October 17, 2012

 

Item G:       Hamilton LEEDing the Way

Due Date:  September 19. 2012

Revised Due Date:            November 7, 2012

 

Public Works

 

Item A:      North End Traffic Management Study

Due Date:  December 5, 2012

Revised Due Date:            Q2 2013

 

(b)        That the following item be removed from the Outstanding Business List:

 

Community Services

 

Item A:   2012 Proposed Provincial Budget and Changes to the Discretionary Benefits

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Services

 

Item C:   Cell Towers Licence Renewal Agreements

 

2012 Budget Deliberations

 

Item F:   Public Works 2012 Council-Referred Program Enhancements

 

Item G:   List of Traffic Islands requiring Beautification

 

Item H:   Allocation of Capital Budget Enhancements for Roads and Sidewalks

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Item I     Floral Traffic Islands

12.   PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL

12.1     Closed Session Minutes – September 6, 2012

 

12.2     Acquisition of 2555 Creekside Drive, Dundas, from 1475780 Ontario Inc. (Alterra (Spencer Creek) Ltd./Richard Liebtag) (PED12172) (Ward 13)

 

13.   ADJOURNMENT