City of Hamilton

GENERAL ISSUES COMMITTEE

May 07, 2014

9:30 AM

Council Chambers

Hamilton City Hall

71 Main Street West

Hamilton, Ontario

Carolyn Biggs

Legislative Co-ordinator

(905) 546-2424 ext. 2604

1.

CHANGES TO THE AGENDA (Added Items, if applicable, will be noted with **)

2.

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

3.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING

3.1

April 16, 2014

4.

DELEGATION REQUESTS

4.1

For Today's Meeting

Delegation Request from Mo Elbestawi, Vice-President, Research and Internal Affairs, McMaster University, to provide an Update on McMaster-Fraunhofer Project Centre

4.2

Dr. Johannes Boltze, M.D., Ph.D., Head of the Department of Cell Therapy, Fraunhofer IZI (Institute for Cell Therapy and Immunology), Leipzig, Germany, to speak to the McMaster-Fraunhofer Project Centre

4.3

**Request from Laura Ryan, Social Planning and Research Council of Hamiklton-Wentworth, on behalf of Grade 7 Students from Westview Elementary School Photovoice Project, to present their findings with respect to community change following completion of their "photovoice" project

5.

CONSENT ITEMS

5.1

Minutes of Various Sub-Committees (For Information Purposes Only)

Business Improvement Area Advisory Committee - March 18, 2014

5.2

Dundas Business Improvement Area (B.I.A.) Revised Board of Management (PED11032(b)) (Ward 13)

5.3

Lease Extension with Community Living Hamilton - 191 York Boulevard, Hamilton (PED14086) (Ward 2)

5.4

Lease Extension with Community Living Hamilton - 91 Kentley Drive, Hamilton (PED14090) (Ward 5)

5.5

Request for Extension of Building Covenants from 1820587 Ontario Inc. (Wei Zhang), 536 Beach Boulevard, Hamilton (PED14093) (Ward 5)

5.6

Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board Land - 360 Mohawk Road West, Part of Lot 18, Concession 6, former Township of Barton, now City of Hamilton (PED14098) (Ward 8)

5.7

Public Art Master Plan and Program- Annual Update (PED14088) (City Wide)

5.8

Music Strategy Implementation Team:  Terms of Reference (PED14001(a)) (City Wide) (Outstanding Business List Item)

5.9

Graffiti Management Program (PW14042) (City Wide)

6.

PUBLIC HEARINGS / DELEGATIONS

6.1

Ted Gill, respecting Submission on Rapid Transit Planning in Hamilton (Presenting as per request by Council on April 9, 2014)

6.2

Keanin Loomis, Hamilton Chamber of Commerce, respecting the 2014 Hamilton Economic Summit

(Approved by Committee on April 16, 2014)

6.3

Abdullah Mayo, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Raise an Aim Inc., respecting "Civic Crowdfunding"

(Approved by Committee on April 16, 2014)

7.

PRESENTATIONS

7.1

Fraunhofer Project Centre for Biomedical Engineering and Advanced Manufacturing (BEAM) (PED14091) (City Wide)

7.2

Civic Gateway Study (PW14044) (City Wide) (Outstanding Business List Item)

7.3

Piers 5-8 Sewage Pumping Station and Facilities Municipal Class Environmental Assessment, Schedule B (PED14092) (Ward 2)

8.

DISCUSSION ITEMS

8.1

Waste Collection Operations - Supplementary Information (PW14047) (City Wide)

8.2

Five-Year Plan regarding Two-Way Street Conversions (PW13097)

(Tabled by Committee on December 4, 2013)

8.3

Illegal Dumping Pilot Project (PED11127(f)/PW11052(g)) (City Wide)

8.4

Public Art Piece Honouring L. M. Alexander (PED14089) (City Wide) (Outstanding Business List Item)

8.5

Facility Naming Sub-Committee Report 14-002 - April 8, 2014

8.6

Hamilton Farmers' Market Sub-Committee Report 14-002 - April 11, 2014

8.7

Airport Implementation Task Force Sub-Committee Report 14-001

9.

MOTIONS

9.1

Review of Arts Funding

(Deferred from April 16, 2014 GIC Meeting)

9.2

One-Way to Two-Way Street Conversions

(Notice of Motion at April 16, 2014 GIC Meeting)

10.

NOTICES OF MOTION

10.1

**Economic Benefits - Light Rail Transit (LRT) B-Line/Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)

11.

GENERAL INFORMATION / OTHER BUSINESS

11.1

Revised Due Dates on the Outstanding Business List

(a)

Item O:  Citizens' Committee Report on Farmers' Market White Paper

Due Date:  May 7, 2014

Revised Due Date:  May 21, 2014

11.2

Items to be Removed from the Outstanding Business List

(b)

Item X:  Entrance and/or Gateway Signage (Item 8.1)

(c)

Item JJ:  Hamilton Music Festival (Item 8.4)

(d)

Item NN:  Public Art Piece Honouring L. M. Alexander (Item 8.7)

(e)

Item OO:  Collaboration between Fraunhofer IZI Institute and McMaster University (Item 7.1)

12.

PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL

12.1

Closed Session Minutes - April 16, 2014

12.2

Bell Canada Municipal Access Agreement - Verbal Update (No Copy)

Pursuant to Sub-section 8.1(e) of the City’s Procedural By-law and Sub-section 239.2 of the Ontario Municipal Act, 2001 as amended, as the subject matter pertains to litigation or potential litigation, including matters before administrative tribunals, affecting the municipality or local board.

12.3

Hamilton Community Heritage Fund Loan Program - 64-70 James Street South, Hamilton; 1059 Highway No. 8, Stoney Creek; 107 Mill Street North, Waterdown (PED14085/LS14013) (Wards 2, 11 and 15)

Pursuant to Sub-sections 8.1(e) and (f) of the City's Procedural By-law and Section 239.2 of the Ontario Municipal Act, 2001, as amended, as the subject matter pertains to litigation or potential litigation, including matters before administrative tribunals, affecting the City; and advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege, including communications necessary for that purpose.

12.4

Potential Litigation relating to Contaminated Property (LS14014/PW14045) (Ward 3)

Pursuant to Sub-sections (e) and (f) of the City's Procedural By-law and Section 239.2 of the Ontario Municipal Act, 2001, as amended, as the subject matter pertains to litigation or potential litigation, including matters before administrative tribunals, affecting the City; and advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege, including communications necessary for that purpose.

12.5

H.E.C.F.I. Contract - Verbal Update (No Copy)

Pursuant to Sub-section 8.1(e) of the City’s Procedural By-law and Sub-section 239.2 of the Ontario Municipal Act, 2001 as amended, as the subject matter pertains to litigation or potential litigation, including matters before administrative tribunals, affecting the municipality or local board.

12.6

**Recovery of Sewage Treatment Costs - Litigation Update in Action No. 06-276321 (LS14019)

Pursuant to Sub-sections 8.1(e) and (f) of the City's Procedural By-law and Section 239.2 of the Ontario Municipal Act, 2001, as amended, as the subject matter pertains to (e) litigation or potential litigation, including matters before administrative tribunals, affecting the City; and (f) advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege, including communications necessary for that purpose

13.

ADJOURNMENT