Emergency and Community Services Committee Agenda for May 14, 2012

Emergency and Community Services Committee Agenda for May 14, 2012




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City of Hamilton

Monday, May 14, 2012

 

1:30 p.m.

 

 

Council Chambers

City Hall

71 Main Street West

Hamilton, Ontario

 

 

Ida Bedioui, Legislative Co-ordinator

(905) 546-2424 ext. 4605

 

 

 

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1.     CHANGES TO THE AGENDA

1.         ADDED DELEGATION REQUEST

4.2       Tom Cooper, Hamilton Roundtable for Poverty Reduction, respecting the Roundtable’s response to the changes to funding to discretionary health benefits.  (Copy attached.)

 

2.         CORRECTION TO ITEM 8.5

 

8.5       2012 Proposed Provincial Budget and Changes to the Discretionary Benefits (CS12020(a)) (City Wide)

 

There is a correction to Option #2 on page 8 of 9 of the ReportThe amended sections are highlighted below and the official copies of the Report have been amended.

 

Option #2

Council may decide to reduce the Special Supports Discretionary Dental and Denture Program for OW, ODSP and Low Income effective July 1, 2012. This will reduce the dental and denture annualized operating budget of $4,806,950 by $1.8 million for July 1 to December 31, 2012 and $3.7 million for 2013.   This would have significant impact on individuals requiring dental work. 

 

Financial: This would eliminate the pressure of $1,816,727 for 2012 and $3,756,517 for 2013.

 

Staffing: A review of the staffing levels will be required within Public Health for the 3 Payment Clerk positions and staff within the Special Supports Program.

 

Legal: There are no legal implications associated with Report CS12020(a). 

 

 

3.         REPORT DISTRIBUTED

 

8.8       Westdale High School Tennis Facility (CS12024) (Ward 1)

2.     DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

  1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING

3.1       April 10, 2012

4.     DELEGATIONS REQUESTS

4.1       Rebeccah Redden, respecting the loss of the volunteer program, Katimavik which has been eliminated by the Federal Government.

5.     CONSENT ITEMS

5.1       Various Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes:

 

(a)               Food and Shelter Advisory Committee meeting of March 8, 2012

(b)               Hamilton Youth Advisory Committee meeting of March 20, 2012

(c)        Seniors Advisory Committee meeting of April 13, 2012

 

5.2       Resignation of Seniors Advisory Committee Member

 

5.3       2010 Ontario Works Client Survey (CS11009(a)) (City Wide)

 

5.4       EMS Monthly Response Time Performance Report – January 1, 2012 to February 29, 2012 (HES12010) (City Wide)

6.     PUBLIC HEARINGS/DELEGATIONS

None

7.     STAFF PRESENTATIONS

None

8.     DISCUSSION ITEMS

8.1       IvorWynne Stadium Licence Agreement between the City of Hamilton and HamiltonTiger-Cats Football Club (2007) Corporation (CS12019) (CityWide)

           

8.2       Correspondence regarding cancellation of Remembrance Day Services at the Federal Building (HVC12-001) (City Wide)

 

8.3       Hamilton Farmers’ Market Sub-Committee Report 12-002

 

8.4       Operating Agreement between the City of Hamilton as Service Manager and CityHousing Hamilton Corporation (CS12002) (City Wide)

 

8.5       2012 Proposed Provincial Budget and Changes to the Discretionary Benefits (CS12020(a)) (City Wide)

 

8.6       Transformationof Employment Ontario (CS10022(a)) (City Wide)

           

8.7       Standardization of Various Hamilton Emergency Services – Fire Emergency Equipment (HES12009) (City Wide)

 

8.8       Westdale High School Tennis Facility (CS12024) (Ward 1) 

9.     MOTIONS

10.   NOTICES OF MOTION

  1. GENERAL INFORMATION/OTHER BUSINESS

11.1     Outstanding Business List

 

(a)        Item(s) to be Removed from the Outstanding Business List::

 

(i)                 Item “A” – Farmers’ Market – Implications of Operating the market by an Independent Operator

Item 8.2 on this agenda.

 

 

(b)        Proposed New Due Date:

 

(ii)               Item B – Recreation Access Policy (Needs Assessment)

Current due date:  May 14, 2012

Proposed new due date: September 10, 2012 

 

12.   PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL

13.   ADJOURNMENT

 

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