General
Issues Committee Agenda for October 11, 2011
City of Hamilton
Tuesday, October 11,
2011
9:30 a.m.
Council Chambers
City Hall
71 Main Street West
Hamilton, Ontario
Carolyn Biggs, Co-ordinator
Committee Services/Council/Budgets
(905) 546-2424 ext. 2604
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1. CHANGES TO THE AGENDA
CHANGES
TO THE AGENDA
OCTOBER 11,
2011
ADDED
DELEGATIONS
(i) Tom
Kaszas to express his views on the benefits that a permanent indoor velodrome
would bring to the City (Added as Item 4.2)
(ii) George
Eastwood to speak in support of the velodrome proposal (Added as Item 4.3)
(iii) Kathy
Eastwood to speak in support of the velodrome proposal (Added as Item 4.4)
(iv) Peter
Lowry, on behalf of the National Cycling Centre Hamilton (NCCH) Board of
Directors and parents of the athletes enrolled in the NCCH Program (Added as
Item 4.5)
(v) Andrew
Iler to speak to the issue of the Velodrome in respect to the budget and the
Campaign Cabinet (Added as Item 4.6)
-
presentation
(vi) Mark
Chamberlain, Trivaris, to speak to the issue of the Velodrome and the Campaign
Cabinet (Added as Item 4.7)
-
presentation
(vii) Greg
Mathieu, Canadian Cycling Association, to speak to the issue of the Hamilton
Velodrome and make representations on behalf of the National Sport Governing
body (Added as Item 4.8)
CORRESPONDENCE
(viii) Correspondence
from Clara Hughes in support of a Velodrome facility in Hamilton (Added as Item
7.1.1)
Recommendaton: Be received.
ADDED NOTICE OF MOTION
(ix) Notice
of Motion respecting Pan-am Games – Hamilton Velodrome (Added as Item 10.3)
2.
DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
- APPROVAL
OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING
3.1 August
29, 2011 (Special)
3.2 September
12, 2011
3.3 September
13, 2011 (Special)
4. DELEGATION REQUESTS
4.1 Jason
Hammond, Janet MacLeod and Sharyl Spring, representing Hamilton CarShare, to
speak in support of staff report
5. CONSENT ITEMS
5.1 Minutes
of the August 9, 2011 meeting of the Advisory Committee for Persons with
Disabilities
5.2 Barton
Village Business Improvement Area (B.I.A.) Revised Board of Management
(PED10248(a)) (Ward 2)
5.3 International
Village Business Improvement Area (B.I.A.) Board of Management Resignation
(PED10254(b)) (Ward 2)
5.4 Hamilton
Downtown Property Improvement Grant Program – 68 George Street – HDPIGP 11/02
(PED11160) (Ward 2)
5.5 Hamilton
Downtown Multi-Residential Property Investment Program – 68 George Street –
HDMRPIP (PED11161) (Ward 2)
5.6 Hamilton-Wentworth
Catholic District School Board (HWCDSB) Surplus Land Located at 161 Meadowlands
Boulevard, described as Part of Lot 51, Concession 3, Former Township of
Ancaster, now City of Hamilton (PED11172) (Ward 12)
5.7 2010
Climate Change Actions (PED11149) (City Wide)
5.8 Award
of Contract (C12-01-11) for Professional Banking Services (FCS11084) (City
Wide)
6. PUBLIC HEARINGS/DELEGATIONS
6.1 Alicia Ali, McMaster Students’ Union,
to present results of the “Your City Survey” (No Copy)
(Approved by the
Committee on April 11, 2011)
6.2 Brian
Lewis and Garry McKay, Hamilton Sports Hall of Fame, respecting the possibility
of including the Hamilton Sports Hall of Fame in the planning of the new
Stadium as part of the Pan Am Games initiative
(Approved by the
Committee on August 11, 2011)
6.3 Richard Koroscil,
President and CEO, John C. Munro/Hamilton International Airport, to provide
2010 Annual Report (No Copy) - presentation
6.4 Mr. Stuart Trew, Trade
Campaigner, Council of Canadians, respecting the Canada-European Union Free
Trade Negotiations as they will affect municipal government (No Copy)
(Approved by the
Committee on September 12, 2011)
7. STAFF PRESENTATIONS
7.1(a)InternationalEvent
Opportunities – 2015 Pan Am Games Velodrome Business Plan (CM10005(d))(City
Wide)
7.1(b)InternationalEvent
Opportunities – 2015 Pan Am Games Velodrome Business Plan (CM10005(b))(City
Wide)
(Tabled by the
Committee onSeptember 12,2011)
7.2 The
“Gore” Building Improvement Grant Program (PED11167) (City Wide)
7.3 Hamilton
Downtown Commercial Façade Property Improvement Grant Program (PED11168) (Ward
2)
7.4 City
of Hamilton “Include Me” Workforce Census Report (HUR11012) (City Wide)
-presentation
NOTE: The
Executive Summary and Recommendations from the TWI Report are included in this
agenda. Appendix “A” to the Report, can be viewed in its entirety on the City
of Hamilton website.
8.
DISCUSSION ITEMS
8.1 U.S.
Steel – Sewer Use By-law 04-150 – Parameters and Compliance Agreement (Tabled
by the Committee on September 12, 2011)
8.2 WaterdownAldershot
East-West Transportation Corridor – Noise and Lighting Mitigation(PW08063(c))
(Ward 15) (Outstanding Business List)
8.3 Tax
and Rate Operating Budget Variance Report to August 31, 2011 (FCS11088) (City
Wide)
8.4 Creative
Catalyst: Economic Development Initiative Capital Project 3620908900 (PED11173)
(City Wide)
8.5 “Open
for Business” Review (PED11176) (City Wide)
8.6 2008
– 2011 Strategic Plan Annual Report (2010) (CM11014) (City Wide)
8.7 Independent
External Audit Review of HECFI Operations Phase 2 (CM11013(a)) (City Wide)
8.8 Report
11-001 of the Task Force on Cleanliness and Security in the Downtown Core –
September 15, 2011
8.9 Items
Referred from Emergency & Community Services Committee:
(a) Status
and Next Steps – St. Mark’s Church and Auchmar Estate (CS11076) (Wards 2 and 8)
(b) Endorsement
of a Sports Field Management Strategy (PW08006) (City Wide)
9. MOTIONS
9.1 Canadian-European
Community Free Trade Agreement – Impact on City of Hamilton
9.2(a) Hamilton
Waterfront Priorities
9.2(b) Amendment
to Sub-section (c)
9.3 Review
of Road Widening Policies
10. NOTICES OF MOTION
10.1 Request
to the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) to Transfer Liquor
License Process
10.2 Prohibition
on the Feeding of Wildlife
11. GENERAL INFORMATION/OTHER BUSINESS
11.1 Outstanding Business List
(a) Item
D: Residential Matters Affecting Condominium Corporations
Recommendation:
That this matter be removed from the General Issues Committee Outstanding
Business List and transferred to the Audit, Finance and Administration
Committee.
(b) Item
M: Audible Pedestrian Signals
Due Date: September 12, 2011
Revised
Due Date: Q12012
(c) Item P: Wind Turbines
Recommendation: That
this matter be removed from the Outstanding Business List of the General Issues
Committee as the issue was addressed at the September 28, 2011 meeting of Council.
12. PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL
12.1 Closed Session Minutes:
(a) September 12, 2011
12.2 Exchange of City Lands with Royal Botanical Gardens (RBG)
(PW11077/PED11177) (Wards 1 & 13)
13.
ADJOURNMENT