General
Issues Committee Agenda for June 6, 2012
City of Hamilton
Wednesday, June 6,
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
DELEGATION REQUESTS
For Today’s Meeting
(i) Delegation
Request from Deirdre Pike on behalf of Hamilton Partners in Nutrition and the
Social Planning and Research Council of Hamilton to speak to Item 9.2 on the
agenda – Nutritious Breakfast Program (Added as Item 4.3)
For June 25 Meeting
(ii) Delegation
Request from the Flamborough Community Council, to express
comments/concerns/position on behalf of the Council representing the
communities in Wards 14 and 15 with respect to the Ware Boundary review (Added
as Item 4.4)
ADDED DISCUSSION ITEM
(iii) Joint City/Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board Task
Force – Verbal Update (Added as Item 8.9) (No Copy)
ADDED NOTICES OF MOTION
(iv) One-time
Funding for Hamilton Art Market – June 30 to August 25, 2012 (Added as Item
10.1)
(v) 21
Weirs Lane, Dundas – Connection to Municipal Water System (Added as Item 10.2)
2.
DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
- APPROVAL
OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING
3.1 April
27, 2012 (Special)
3.2 May
11, 2012 (Special)
3.3 May
16, 2012
4. DELEGATION REQUESTS
4.1 Delegation
Request from Ray Fullerton respecting Ward Boundaries
(Note: Request is to speak at the special GIC meeting scheduled for June 25, 2012)
4.2 Delegation
Request from Judy Travis, Workforce Planning Hamilton, to present findings from
report respecting Immigrant Entrepreneurship and recommendations from the
report
5. CONSENT ITEMS
5.1 Hamilton
Police Service Monthly Report (PSB 12-061)
5.2 Minutes
of the April 10, 2012 meeting of the Hamilton Association of Business
Improvement Areas
5.3 Minutes
of the May 8, 2012 meeting of the Accountability and Transparency Sub-Committee
5.4 Community
Policing Partnerships (CPP) Program – Agreement with the Ministry of Community
Safety and Correctional Services for Additional Funding for Front-Line Officers
(PSB 98-069(i)) (City Wide)
5.5 Funding
Agreement: Safe Communities – 1,000 Officers Partner-ship Program (SCOPP) (PSB
05-055(j)) (City Wide)
5.6 Provincial
Offences Administration (POA) 2011 Annual Report (FCS12041) (City Wide)
5.7 Labour
Relations Grievance Activity Reporting and Analysis (2007-2011) (HUR12010)
(City Wide)
5.8 Barton
Village Business Improvement Area (B.I.A.) Revised Board of Management
(PED10248(c)) (Wards 2 and 3)
5.9 Hamilton-Wentworth
Catholic District School Board (HWCDSB) Surplus Land – Located at 70 Barton
Street, described as Part of Lot 38, Plan M12, formerly Waterdown, now City of
Hamilton (PED12105) (Ward 15)
5.10 Commercial
Vacancy Rate in the City of Hamilton (PED12107) (City Wide) (Outstanding Business
Item)
6.
PUBLIC HEARINGS/DELEGATIONS
- STAFF
PRESENTATIONS
7.1 Residential
Water/Wastewater Warranty Protection Plans (FCS12044/PW12041) (City Wide)
8. DISCUSSION ITEMS
8.1 Interim
Maintenance Measures: 52-56 Charlton Avenue West, Hamilton (also known as
Charlton Hall) (PED12106/PW12045) (City Wide)
8.2 Petition
– Fall Fair Way and Pumpkin Pass as No Parking Zones (PW12031) (Ward 11)
(Outstanding Business Item)
(Tabled by
Committee on April 18, 2012)
8.3 Water,
Wastewater and Stormwater Rate Structure Review Update (Outstanding Business
Item) (FCS11025(b)) (City Wide)
8.4 Budget
Allocation and Confederation Park Interim Operating Agree-ment Update
(PW11005(b)) (Ward 5)
8.5 Assessment
of Opportunities to Commemorate the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II
(PED12092) (City Wide) (Outstanding Business Item)
8.6 Report
12-004 of the Advisory Committee for Persons with Disabilities – May 8, 2012
8.7 Report
12-003 of the Accountability and Transparency Sub-Committee – May 8, 2012
8.8 Report
12-004 of the Accountability and Transparency Sub-Committee – May 17, 2012
9. MOTIONS
9.1 Downtown
Courthouse Update
(Introduced as Notice
of Motion at May 16 GIC Meeting)
9.2 Nutritious
Breakfast Program
(Introduced as Notice
of Motion at May 16 GIC Meeting)
9.3 Donation
of Statue of Mahatma Gandhi to the City of Hamilton
10. NOTICES OF MOTION
- GENERAL
INFORMATION/OTHER BUSINESS
11.1 Outstanding Business List
That the following Due Dates be
amended as follows:
Corporate Services
(i) Item A: Buy Local
(Recommendation (b) of Report FCS09020)
Due Date: May
16, 2012
Revised Due
Date: June 11, 2012 (AF&A)
(ii) Item H: 2012 Ontario
Municipal Partnership Fund Alloca-tions
Due Date: April 18, 2012
Revised Due Date: September 19, 2012
Public Works
(iii) Item E: HWDSB Surplus Land at 161 Meadowlands Blvd.
Due Date: June 6, 2012
Revised due Date: August 13, 2012
12. PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL
12.1 Closed Session Minutes – May 16, 2012
12.2 Matter respecting an
Identifiable Individual (PED12121)
12.3 Hamilton Emergency
Services – Verbal Update respecting an Identifiable Individual (No Copy)
12.4 City Manager Remuneration
Options (HUR12005(a))
13.
ADJOURNMENT