General Issues Committee Agenda for April 3, 2013

City of Hamilton

Wednesday, April 3, 2013

9:30 a.m.

Council Chambers

City Hall

71 Main Street West

Hamilton, Ontario

Carolyn Biggs

Legislative Coordinator

(905) 546-2424 ext. 2604

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

ADDED CEREMONIAL ACTIVITY

(i)         Accredited Economic Development Organization (AEDO) (PED13061) (City Wide) (Added Item 5.7)

ADDED DELEGATION REQUEST

For Today’s Meeting

(ii)        Request from Annamaria Gagno respecting Transit Fare Parity (Added Item 4.2)

ADDED DISCUSSION ITEM

(iii)       2013 Hamilton Police Service Operating Budget (No Copy) (Added Item 8.4)

(iv)       Correspondence from Nancy Di Gregorio, Chair of the Board, Hamilton Police Services, respecting the 2013 Hamilton Police Services Board – Operating Budget (Added Item 8.4.1)

(v)        Report 13-001 of the Accountability and Transparency Sub-Committee – March 5, 2013 (Added Item 8.5)

(vi)       Revised Appendix “B” to Report PED13063 – Highway 5/6 Inter-change and Associated Municipal Roads, Ministry of Transportation (MTO) Transportation Environmental Study Report (ESR) Addendum, Clappison’s Corners (Ward 15) (Item 7.1)

2.     DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING

3.1       March20, 2013

4.     DELEGATION REQUESTS

4.1       Request from the Members of the Board of Directors of the Canadian Ballet Youth Ensemble in response to Report PED13055 – Canadian Ballet Youth Ensemble – Tivoli Theatre (Item 5.8 of General Issues Committee – March 20, 2013)

5.     CONSENT ITEMS

5.1       Increase in Eligible Costs for Environmental Remediation and Site Enhancement (ERASE) Redevelopment Grant Application (ERG-09-02) – Urban West Developments Inc., 427 Aberdeen Avenue, Hamilton (PED09257(a)) (Ward 1)

5.2       Hamilton Downtown Property Improvement Grant Program – 19-21 John Street South – HDPIGP 13/04 (PED13049) (Ward 2)

5.3       Hamilton Downtown Multi-Residential Property Investment Program (HDMRPIP) – 137-149 Main Street West (PED13052) (Ward 2)

5.4       Hamilton Downtown Property Improvement Grant Program – 137-149 Main Street West (HDPIGP) 13/01 (PED13053) (Ward 2)

5.5       Proposed Land Exchange between the City of Hamilton (483 Beach Boulevard) and Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Ontario as Represented by the Ministry of Infrastructure Ontario (465 and 485 Beach Boulevard) – Land required for Sierra Lane Improvements (PED13062) (Ward 5)

5.6       Lease – Lister Block, 28 James Street North, Unit #106, Hamilton (PW13026) (Ward 2)

6.     PUBLIC HEARINGS/DELEGATIONS

6.1      Dave Barnett on behalf of Abuse Prevention and Awareness Campaign (APAC) respecting bullying and child abuse

              (Approved by Committee on March 20, 2013)

7.     PRESENTATIONS

7.1       Highway 5/6 Interchange and Associated Municipal Roads, Ministry of Transportation (MTO) Transportation Environmental Study Report (TESR) Addendum, Clappison’s Corners (PED13063) (Ward 15)

                                                  Presentation

7.2       Transit Fare Parity – AODA Standards         (Referred from the Public Works Committee on March 18, 2013)

7.2.1    Item 10, General Issues Committee Report 13-003 –Recommendations from Report 13-001 of the Advisory Committee for Persons with Disabilities – January 18, 2013

8.     DISCUSSION ITEMS

8.1       Neighbourhood Development Strategy – Community Networker (CN) Pilot Project (CM13001(b)) (City Wide)

8.2       Historical Review of Wage Increases and Provincial Comparison (HUR13002) (City Wide) (Outstanding Business List) (Item 8.5)

            (Referred back to Staff by General Issues Committee on February 20, 2013)

8.3       Declaration of Surplus Property and Sale of Land – 1150 Leaside Road, Hamilton (PED13059) (Ward 4)

9.     MOTIONS

9.1       Chesley/Chester/Annabelle Urbanization

10.   NOTICES OF MOTION

11. GENERAL INFORMATION/OTHER BUSINESS

11.1     Outstanding Business List Items

(a)        That the revised due dates for the following items on the Outstanding Business List be approved:

Item K:            2012 Ontario Municipal Partnership Fund Allocations

Due Date:        Q1 2013

Revised Due Date:      Q2 2013

(b)        That the following items be removed from the Outstanding Business List:

Item KK:   Review of Wages

                  (Item8.2 – April 3 GIC)

Item NN:   Proposal for New School in the Pan Am Stadium Precinct (Item 8.3 – March 20 GIC)

Item PP:    Public Bike Share Transit System Implementation Plan (Item 8.4(a) and (b) – March 20 GIC)

12.   PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL

12.1     Negotiations Update – Hamilton Professional Fire Fighters Association Local 288 (No Copy)

            Pursuant to sub-section 8.1(d) of the City of Hamilton Procedural By-law and Section 239(2) of the Municipal Act as the subject matter pertains to labour relations or employee negotiations

12.2     Performance Review – Senior Management Team (No Copy)

            Pursuant to sub-section 8.1(b) of the City of Hamilton Procedural By-law and Section 239(2) of the Municipal Act as the subject matter pertains to personal matters about an identifiable individual, including municipal or local board employees

13.   ADJOURNMENT