General
Issues Committee Budget Deliberations Agenda for February 28, 2013
City of Hamilton
2013 BUDGET
DELIBERATIONS
PLEASE RETAIN IN THE
BUDGET BINDER
Thursday, February 28, 2013
9:30 a.m.
Council Chambers, City Hall
71 Main Street West
Hamilton, Ontario
Carolyn Biggs
Legislative Co-ordiantor
(905) 546-2424 Ext. 2604
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(i) Item
4.1 – Presentation – should read “2013 Tax-Supported Operating Budget”
DELEGATION
REQUEST
(ii) Delegation
Request from John Slobodzian, Ministry of Transportation, to provide an update
on the Niagara to GTA Corridor Planning and Environmental Assessment Study –
Phase 1 (Added Item 8.1 under General Information/Other Business)
2.
DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
- APPROVAL
OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING
3.1 January
24-25, 2013 (Board and Agencies)
3.2 January
28, 2013 (Corporate Overview)
3.3 January
30, 2013 (Departmental Overview – Public Works)
3.4 February
12, 2013 (Departmental Overview – Planning/Public Health)
3.5 February
14, 2013 (Budget Enhancements)
3.6 February
15, 2013 (Departmental Overview – Community Services/ Hamilton Emergency
Services)
4. STAFF PRESENTATIONS
4.1 2012 Tax-Supported Operating Budget
Update (no copy)
5. DISCUSSION ITEMS
5.1 Volunteer Committee 2013 Budget
Requests
5.1.1 2012
Budget Requests – Volunteer Advisory Committees (FCS12099) (City Wide)
(a) Advisory
Committee on Immigrants and Refugees
(b) Lesbian,
Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) Advisory Committee
(c) Aboriginal
Advisory Committee
(d) Hamilton Mundialization Committee
(e) Status
of Women Committee
(f) Committee
Against Racism (Item 20 of Audit, Finance & Administration Committee Report
12-020; CM: December 12, 2012)
5.1.2 (a) Hamilton
Cycling Committee (PW12098) (City Wide)
(b) Clean
City Liaison Committee (PW12095) (City Wide)
(Items 3
and 4, Public Works Committee Report 12-014; CM: December 12, 2012)
5.1.3 (a) Hamilton
Veterans Committee (PED12205) (City Wide)
(b) Seniors
Advisory Committee (FCS12091) (City Wide)
(Items 1 and 2, Emergency & Community Services Committee
Report 12-010; CM: November 12, 2012)
(c) Hamilton
Youth Advisory Committee (HYAC) (CS12039) (City Wide)
(d) Food
& Shelter Advisory Committee (CS12041) (City Wide)
(e) Tenant
Advisory Committee (CS12038) (City Wide)
(Items
3, 4 and 5, Emergency & Community Services Committee Report 12-011; CM: December 12, 2012)
5.1.4 Arts
Advisory Commission (AAC) (PED12217) (City Wide)
(Item 8 of General
Issues Committee Report 12-033;
CM: November 28, 2012)
5.1.5 Hamilton
Historical Board (HHB) (PED12216) (City Wide)
(Item 9 of Planning
Committee Report 12-018;
CM: November 28, 2012)
5.2 2013
Tax Supported Operating Budget – Boards and Agencies (FCS13011) (City Wide)
5.3 2013
Tax-Supported Operating Budget – Recommendations (FCS13010) (City Wide)
5.4 2012Assessment
Growth (FCS13021) (City Wide)
5.5 2013
Reassessment Impacts (FCS13022) (City Wide)
5.6 Reserve
Funding and Contributions By Category (FCS13026) (City Wide)
5.7 Increase
to the 2013 Community Partnership Program Budget (Item 6.2) (Referred from
Audit Finance and Administration Committee on February 11, 2013)
6.
MOTIONS
7.
NOTICES OF MOTION
8.
GENERAL INFORMATION/OTHER BUSINESS
9.
PRIVATE & CONFIDENTIAL
10.
ADJOURNMENT