Emergency and Community Services for May 13, 2013




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City of Hamilton

Monday, May 13, 2013

1:30 p.m.

Council Chambers
City Hall
71 Main Street West
Hamilton, Ontario

Ida Bedioui, Legislative Co-ordinator
(905) 546-2424 ext. 4605

Please note:  All electronic devices to be switched to a non-audible function during Council and Committee meetings.

Committee Agenda, Live Webcasting as well as Archived Meeting Video is available on-line at www.hamilton.ca

 

  1. CHANGES TO THE AGENDA

1.         ADDED DELEGATION REQUESTS

 

4.3       Greg Tedesco, respecting research for the reinstatement of Provincial funding for Discretionary Health Benefits for Ontario Works recipients. (See Item 8.4) (Copy attached)

 

           Presentation

 

4.4       Peter Hutton, Hamilton Roundtable for Poverty Reduction respecting funding for Discretionary Health Benefits (See Item 8.4) (Copy attached)

 

4.5       Laura Cattari, Hamilton Roundtable for Poverty Reduction, to provide an update respecting the Roundtable’s activity regarding the Housing Stability Benefit. (See Item 8.5) (Copy attached)

 

2.         ADDED NOTICE OF MOTION

 

10.1     Ensuring Access to Services for Immigrants without Full Status (Copy attached)

 

2.        DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

  1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING

3.1       March 25, 2013

 

4.        DELEGATIONS REQUESTS

4.1       Tammy Francoeur, Turning Point Detox, wishing to initiate a “Recovery Day” in the City of Hamilton on September 8, 2013.

 

4.2       Evelyn Myrie and Milé Komlen, Hamilton Centre for Civic Inclusion respecting the Centre’s progress report.

5.        CONSENT ITEMS

5.1       Various Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes (For information only):

 

(a)          Hamilton Veterans Committee meeting, February 12, 2013;

(b)          Hamilton Veterans Committee meeting, March 12, 2013;

(c)          Seniors Advisory Committee meeting, March 1, 2013

 

5.2       Investigation of Lands Suitable for the Development of Recreation Facilities and Seniors Centres (CS10060(a)) (Wards 3,6,7,8,9,11 and 15)

 

6.        PUBLIC HEARINGS/DELEGATIONS

7.        PRESENTATIONS

  1. DISCUSSION ITEMS

8.1       Hamilton Farmers’ Market Sub-Committee Report 13-001

 

8.2       Hamilton Municipal Senior of the Year Awards Ceremony (CS13023) (City Wide)

 

8.3       YWCA Transitional Living Program and YWCA Senior Centre Operating Agreement (CS13024) (City Wide)

 

8.4       2013 Pressures Related to Discretionary Benefits (CS13009(a)) (City Wide)

 

8.5       Extension of Housing Stability Benefit to December 31, 2013 (CS13027) (City Wide)

9.        MOTIONS

9.1       Coronation Minor Hockey Association Ice Allocation for 2013/2014 (TABLED at the March 25,2013 meeting)

           

9.2       Hamilton Farmers’ Market Sign

 

9.3       Proposal for Partnership with Not for Profit Agency to Operate Recreation Facility

10.     NOTICES OF MOTION

  1. GENERAL INFORMATION/OTHER BUSINESS

11.1     Outstanding Business List

 

That the following Items be identified as completed and removed from the Outstanding Business List:

 

(i)         Item “A“ – Investigation of Lands Suitable for the Development of Recreation Facilities and Seniors Centres

(See Item 5.2 on this agenda.)

                                   

(ii)        Item “J“ – That staff report back re: providing one-time funding to the YWCA Transitional Housing Program in 2013 of up to $250,000 from the 2013 Community Services departmental surplus, the 2013 Corporate surplus and/or the Tax Stabilization Reserve subject to staff approval of a business case to support the funding.  (See Item 8.3 on this agenda.)

 

12.     PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL

13.     ADJOURNMENT

 

 

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