Emergency and Community Services Committee Agenda for April 6, 2011

Emergency and Community Services Committee Agenda for April 6, 2011




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City of Hamilton

Wednesday, April 6, 2011

 

1:30 p.m.

 

 

Council Chambers

City Hall

71 Main Street West

Hamilton, Ontario

 

 

Ida Bedioui, Legislative Assistant

(905) 546-2424 ext. 4605

 

 

 

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  1. PRESENTATIONS

        A.         Certified Municipal Manager Accreditation – Emergency Medical Services

CHANGES TO THE AGENDA

CHANGES TO THE AGENDA

 

 

1.         ADDED DELEGATION REQUESTS

4.3       David Cherkewski, Social Justice Strategic Committee (SJSC) to address Committee today respecting Item 8.5. (Deferred from previous meeting.) Hand out attached.

4.4       Tom Cooper from the Hamilton Roundtable for Poverty Reduction requesting to address Committee today to speak to Item 8.5 respecting the Ontario Municipal Partnership Fund. (Copy attached)

4.5       Peter Graefe, 25in5 Hamilton requesting to address Committee today regarding Item 8.5 respecting the Ontario Municipal Partnership Fund. (Copy attached)

           

2.         ITEM 8.5

            In light of the delegations, this Item respecting the Ontario Municipal Partnership Fund will be moved up to be considered after the Consent Items and Councillor McHattie has an amending motion.  (Copy attached.)

 

3.         ITEM 5.4

           Staff have indicated that Appendix C to Report HES11005 is incorrect.  Please replace with the attached Appendix C.

 

  1. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
  2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING

3.1       Minutes of the March 2, 2011 meeting.

  1. DELEGATIONS REQUESTS

4.1       John Iovio, Hamilton Region representative for the Ontario Homes for Special Needs Association, to resolve several outstanding issues and to clarify previous misrepresentations and discuss status of their program.

 

4.2       Peter Hasek, independent citizen, to request the establishment of a task force to study, define and create binding recommendations for the development and founding of a non-profit, “tenant support” organization for Hamilton’s 13,0000 social housing tenants.

 

  1. CONSENT ITEMS

5.1       French Language Services (CS11038) (City Wide)

 

5.2       Online Application for Social Assistance (CS11033) (City Wide)

 

5.3       Rick Hansen 25th Anniversary Relay and End of Day Celebration (CS11035) (City Wide)

 

5.4       Code Zero Report from January 1, 2011 to February 28, 2011 (HES11005) (City Wide)

  1. PUBLIC HEARINGS/DELEGATIONS

None

  1. STAFF PRESENTATIONS

7.1       Community Referrals Emergency Medical Services Pilot Project – Half-Way Update (HES11003) (City Wide)

  1. DISCUSSION ITEMS

8.1       Dedicated Nurses to Receive Ambulance Patients in Hospital Emergency Departments (HES11004) (City Wide)

 

8.2       YWCA Senior Centre Operating Agreement (CS11002) (City Wide)

 

8.3       Shuttle Options for the 2011 Festival of Friends (CS11034) (City Wide)

 

8.4       Renewal of Funding from Citizenship and Immigration Canada to Implement the Immigration Strategy (CS10043(a)) (City Wide)

 

8.5       Ontario Municipal Partnership Fund Reconciliation Re-Investment FCS11027/CS11031 (City Wide) (Outstanding Business List Items N and O) (TABLED at the March 2, 2011 meeting)

 

  1. MOTIONS
  2. NOTICES OF MOTION

10.1     Development of a National Poverty Strategy

  1. GENERAL INFORMATION/OTHER BUSINESS
  2. PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL

12.1     Interview Sub-Committee Report 11-001 (Appointments to various Volunteer Committees) (Distributed under separate cover.)

 

12.2     Personnel matter (no copy)

  1. ADJOURNMENT

 

 

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