General
Issues Committee Agenda for April 18, 2012
City of Hamilton
Wednesday, April 18,
2012
9:30 a.m.
Council Chambers
City Hall
71 Main Street West
Hamilton, Ontario
Carolyn Biggs
Legislative Co-ordinator
(905) 546-2424 ext. 2604
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1. CHANGES TO THE AGENDA
ADDED
MINUTES FOR APPROVAL
(i) March
22, 2012 (Budget) (Added Item 3.3)
(ii) April
11, 2012 (Special) (Added Item 3.4)
ADDED DELEGATION REQUEST
(iii) Delegation
Request from Louise Dompierre, Art Gallery of Hamilton, respecting upcoming
project at the Art Gallery (Added Item 4.2)
STAFF PRESENTATIONS
(iv) Item 7.1 – Amendments to Horizon Holdings Inc. Dividend
Policy and Shareholders Agreement and Hamilton Utilities Corporation Dividend
Policy (FCS12030) (City Wide)
The General Issues Committee will recess to deal with
this item as Shareholders of Horizon Utilities Corporation. General Issues
Committee meeting will reconvene upon completion of the HUC Shareholders
meeting.
PRIVATE & CONFIDENTIAL
(v) Item 12.3 – City of Hamilton v. Metcalfe Mansfield
Corporation et al – Report Numbers should read: FCS09066(b)/LS09006(b)
throughout the entire report
2.
DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
- APPROVAL
OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING
3.1 March
27, 2012 (Budget)
3.2 April
4, 2012
4. DELEGATION REQUESTS
Request for today’s meeting
4.1 Tim
Rankin and Henry Watson, Hamilton Firefighters’ Association, respecting
purchase of the Firefighters’ Band Hut from the City of Hamilton (Cross
Reference to Item 8.1)
5. CONSENT ITEMS
5.1 Hamilton
Police Services Board Monthly Report (PSB 12-032)
5.2 Minutes of Various Sub-Committees
(For Information Purposes Only)
(a) Joint
City of Hamilton and Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board Liaison Committee
– June 30, 2011
(b) Pan
Am Stadium Precinct Sub-Committee – January 25, 2012
(c) Open
for Business Sub-Committee – February 22, 2012
(d) Joint
City of Hamilton/Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board Task Force – March
28, 2012
5.3 Amendment
to the Hamilton Licensing Tribunal – Decision-Making Authority (City Wide)
(CL12009)
5.4 Infrastructure
Ontario (IO) Surplus Land – Project 8453 – Located at 63-75 Atkinson boulevard,
described as Parts 6 and 28, Plan 62R015585, former Town of Dundas, now City of
Hamilton (PED12067) (Ward 13)
5.5 2011
Annual Performance Measures (PED12056) (City Wide)
6. PUBLIC HEARINGS/DELEGATIONS
6.1 Zach Douglas, McMaster Innovation Park, to provide Annual Update (no copy)
- presentation
6.2 Laura Jean Falla
respecting Firefighters’ Band Hut (No Copy) – (Cross Reference to Item 8.1)
(Referred from Audit,
Finance and Administration Committee)
7. STAFF PRESENTATIONS
7.1 Amendments
to Horizon Holdings Inc. Dividend Policy and Share-holders Agreement and
Hamilton Utilities Corporation Dividend Policy (FCS12030) (City Wide)
7.2 2012-2015
Strategic Plan (CM12001) (City Wide)
- presentation
8.
DISCUSSION ITEMS
8.1 Hamilton
Firefighters Drum Corps Loan (FCS12033) (City Wide)
8.2 Report
12-001 of the Accountability and Transparency Sub-Committee – January 23, 2012 (Tabled
at the March 21, 2012 General Issues Committee Meeting)
8.3 Petition
– Fall Fair Way and Pumpkin Pass as No Parking Zones (PW12031) (Ward 11)
(Outstanding Business Item)
8.4 Carlisle
Rural Settlement Area Water Supply – Property Purchase for Well Site
Investigation for New Well and Elevated Water Storage Tower (PW12029) (Ward 15)
8.5 Hamilton-Wentworth
District School Board (HWDSB) Surplus Land located at 401 Rymal Road East,
described as Part of Lot 2, concession 1, former Township of Glanford, now City
of Hamilton (PED12034) (Ward 8)
(Tabled at the April 4, 2012 General Issues Committee)
8.6 Illegal
Dumping, Litter and Escaped Waste (PED11127(b)) (City Wide) (Outstanding
Business List Item)
8.7 Expansion
of Community Improvement Initiatives to Former Municipalities’ Downtowns and
piers 5, 6, 7 and 8 (PED12065) (Wards 1, 2, 3, 9, 11, 12, 13 and 15)
8.8 Organization
Restructuring Policy (HUR12002) (City Wide) (Outstanding Business Item)
8.9 Waterfront
Priorities Development Corporation (PED09200(a)) (City Wide) (Outstanding
Business List Item)
8.10 Capital
Projects Status and Closing Report as of December 31, 2011 (FCS11073(b)) (City
Wide)
8.11 Capital
and Sustainability Costs to implement Management Action Plans as identified in
Audit Report 2010-07 AUD11013 (FCS12028) (City Wide)
8.12 Tax
and Rate Operating Budget Variance Report to December 31, 2011 (Unaudited)
(FCS12031) (City Wide)
8.13 Report
12-002 of the Pan Am Stadium Precinct Sub-Committee – March 26, 2012
9.
MOTIONS
10.
NOTICES OF MOTION
11.
GENERAL INFORMATION/OTHER BUSINESS
- PRIVATE
AND CONFIDENTIAL
12.1 Closed Session Minutes
(a) March 27, 2012
(b) April 4, 2012
12.2 Arbitration Update –
Casual/Part-time and In-Scope Arbitration (No Copy)
12.3 City of Hamilton v
Metcalfe & Mansfield (LS12007(a))
(To be distributed)
12.4 City of Hamilton ats
Bre-Ex (LS10005(b))
(To be distributed)
12.5 Proposed or Pending
Acquisition or Disposition of Land by the Municipality or Local Board
respecting Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board (Verbal)
12.6 Contracted Vacation Entitlement and Payout (HUR12004) (City Wide)
12.7 City Manager Performance
Review (No Copy)
(Deferred from April 4, 2012 GIC Meeting)
12.8 City Manager Remuneration
Options (HUR12005)
13.
ADJOURNMENT