General Issues Committee

General Issues Agenda for June 05, 2013

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City of Hamilton

Wednesday, June 5, 2013

9:30 a.m.

Council Chambers
City Hall
71 Main Street West
Hamilton, Ontario

NOTE: Committee will be moving into Closed Session following Approval of the Minutes and reconvene in Open Session at 11:00 a.m.

Carolyn Biggs
Legislative Coordinator
(905) 546-2424 ext. 2604

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CHANGES TO THE AGENDA

ADDED PRIVATE & CONFIDENTIAL

(i) Potential Acquisition of Property in Ward 2 (Added Item 4.4)

Pursuant to sub-section 8.1(c) of the City’s Procedural By-law and Section 239.2 of the Municipal Act as the subject matter pertains to a proposed or pending acquisition or disposition of land by the municipality or local board

ADDED DELEGATION REQUESTS

For Today’s Meeting

Delegation Requests from:

(ii) Melissa May Height, Hamilton HIVE, to speak to the importance of funding the arts in Hamilton, specifically for young professionals (Added Item 5.2)

(iii) Lloyd Turner, Hamilton Folk Arts Heritage Council, to help advocate the Arts and diverse cultural heritage which have significant impact on Hamilton’s economic development (Added Item 5.3)

(iv) Stephanie Vegh, Hamilton Arts Council, to address the recommendations of the Arts Funding Task Force (Added Item 5.4)

(v) Emma Grafham, Hamilton Children’s Choir, to speak about the value of arts as it relates to children and youth in the community (Added Item 5.5)

(vi) Joel Hilchey, Hamilton Children’s Choir/ Sustainability Professional, to speak in support of the proposed changes by the Arts Funding Task Force (Added Item 5.6)

(vii) Andrea Caravalho, Hamilton Artists Inc., to speak in support of the Arts Advisory Commission and the Arts Funding Task Force (Added Item 5.7)

(viii) Thea Haines, Beehive Collective, to express support for the Arts Advisory Commission’s Arts Investment recommendations (Added Item 5.8)

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(ix) Lisa Pijuan-Nomura with respect to raising awareness of the importance of arts funding in the City of Hamilton (Added Item 5.9)

(x) Nancy Watt respecting the role of arts in the community (Added Item 5.10)

(xi) Laura Pin respecting the issue of increasing funding for the Arts in Hamilton (Added Item 5.11)

For Future Meeting

(xii) Delegation Request from James Burnett to provide information respecting incineration (Added Item 5.12)

MOTIONS

(xiii) Items 10.1 and 10.2 respecting Implementation of Rapid Ready – Local Transit Service Improvements and Financial Strategy will be placed on the June 19, 2013 agenda of the General Issues Committee

ADDED NOTICES OF MOTION

(xiv) Resolution respecting “Funding Request – Waterdown Memorial Hall Consideration to the Hamilton Future Fund” (Added Item 11.1)

(xv) Westfield Heritage Village – Volunteer Co-ordinator Pilot Project (Added Item 11.2)

PRINTING ERROR

(xvi) Item 8.1 – Strategic Municipal Investment in the Arts (AAC 12-002(a))

Replacement pages for Pages 13 and 14 of 40

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING

3.1 May 15, 2013

PRIVATE & CONFIDENTIAL

4.1 Performance Review – Senior Management Team (No Copy)

(Deferred from May 15, 2013 GIC Meeting)

Pursuant to Sub-section 8.1(b) of the City’s Procedural By-law and Section 239.2 of the Municipal Act as the subject matter pertains to personal matters about an identifiable individual, including municipal or local board employees.

4.2 Ratification of the Collective Agreement between the City of Hamilton and Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 1041 (Supervisory Group) (No Copy)

Pursuant to Sub-section 8.1(d) of the City’s Procedural By-law and Section 239.2 of the Municipal Act as the subject matter pertains to labour relations or employee negotiations.

4.3 Litigation – National Steel Car (City Wide) (Verbal Update)

Pursuant to Sub-section 8.1(e) of the City’s Procedural By-law and Section 239.2 of the Municipal Act as the subject matter pertains to litigation or potential litigation, including matters before administrative tribunals, affecting the municipality or local board.