Emergency & Community Services Agenda for November 25, 2013




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City of Hamilton

Monday, November 25, 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

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


  1. CHANGES TO THE AGENDA

ADDED DELEGATION REQUESTS

4.3       Elizabeth Cardno, to address Item 8.1 respecting affordable Transit Pass Pilot Program Extension

4.4       Elizabeth McGuire, Campaign for Adequate Welfare and Disability Benefits, to address Item 8.3 regarding Update on Efforts to Mitigate Funding Pressure to Discretionary Benefits delivered by the Special Supports Program

                  Presentation

4.5       Trish Balardo, Sam Program representing Adult Day Programs respecting 8.3 regarding Update on Efforts to Mitigate Funding Pressure to Discretionary Benefits delivered by the Special Supports Program

            Presentation

4.6       Margie Goold, respecting Item 8.3 regarding Update on Efforts to Mitigate Funding Pressure to Discretionary Benefits delivered by the Special Supports Program

4.7       Renee Wetselaar, Social Planning and Research Council of Hamilton respecting Item 8.4 Pressure at Emergency Shelters Serving Single Homeless Women

ADDED PRESENTATION

7.2       City of Hamilton Domiciliary Hostel Review (CS10036(c)) (City Wide) (Item 8.2 - Moved from Discussion to Presentation)

            Presentation

REPORTS FOR DISTRIBUTION

8.4       Pressure at Emergency Shelters Serving Single Homeless Women (CS13051) (City Wide)

8.5       Hamilton Paramedic Service Code Zero Update January 1, 2013 to October 31, 2013 (CS13019) (City Wide)

PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL

12.2    Restructuring within the Community and Emergency Services Department (CS13053) (City Wide) – (Withdrawn to be included on next meeting.)

ADDED 12.3 Achieving Operational and Administrative Efficiencies within the Hamilton Fire Department (Verbal – no copy)

This matter is proposed for consideration in Closed Session pursuant to Sub-section 8.1(b)of the City’s Procedural By-law and Section 239.2 of the Municipal Act as the subject matter pertains to personal matters about identifiable individuals, including municipal or local board employees.

  1. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

 

  1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING

3.1       October 22, 2013

  1. DELEGATION REQUESTS

4.1       Peter Hutton, Hamilton Poverty Roundtable Advisory Panel on Transportation, to address Item 8.1 respecting the Affordable Transit Pass Program

4.2       Calvin Cain, representing the Ontario Homes for Special Needs Association and the Residential Care Facility Operators in the Hamilton region wishing to speak to Item 8.2 respecting the Domiciliary Hostel Review

  1. CONSENT ITEMS

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

(a)       Seniors Advisory Committee – September 6, 2013

(b)       Seniors Advisory Committee – October 4, 2013

(c)        Hamilton Veterans Committee – September 10, 2013

(d)       Food & Shelter Advisory Committee – September 12, 2013

 

5.2       Recreation Needs Assessment for Persons with Disabilities Progress Update (CS13043) (City Wide) (Outstanding Business List Item)

5.3       Capital Projects' Status Report as of September 30th, 2013 (CS13036(a)) (City Wide)

5.4       Hamilton Centre for Civic Inclusion - Funding Agreement (CS11023(f)) (City Wide)

5.5       Amending the Standardization of Various Hamilton Fire Department Emergency Equipment (CS13047) (City Wide)

  1. PUBLIC HEARINGS/ DELEGATIONS

 

  1. PRESENTATIONS

7.1       Community Homelessness Prevention Initiative Review (CS13017(a)) (City Wide)

                                    Presentation

 

  1. DISCUSSION ITEMS

8.1       Affordable Transit Pass Pilot Program Extension (CS13050) (City Wide)

8.2       City of Hamilton Domiciliary Hostel Review (CS10036(c)) (City Wide)

8.3       Update on Efforts to Mitigate Funding Pressure to Discretionary Benefits delivered by the Special Supports Program (CS13009(b)) (City Wide) (Outstanding Business List Item)

8.4       Pressure at Emergency Shelters Serving Single Homeless Women (CS13051) (City Wide)

8.5       Hamilton Paramedic Service Code Zero Update January 1, 2013 to October 31, 2013 (CS13019) (City Wide)

8.6       Hamilton Farmers’ Market Sub-Committee Report 13-002

  1. MOTIONS
  2. NOTICES OF MOTION
  3. GENERAL INFORMATION/OTHER BUSINESS

11.1    Outstanding Business List

(a)       Proposed New Due Date:

(i)         Item “B“ - Follow-up report re: HHS ABC Program pre and post conditions after one year.

Due date: November 25, 2013

Proposed New Due Date: December 9, 2013


 

(ii)        Item “I“ - Staff to report back on the financial implications of the Hamilton Municipal Senior of the Year Awards ceremony.

Due date: November 25, 2013

Proposed New Due Date January 20, 2014

 

 

(iii)       Item “N“ - Letter from the Hamilton Jewish Social Services requesting change to City’s funding of EPC – staff to report back..

Due date: November 25, 2013

Proposed New Due Date: December 9, 2013

 

(b)       Completed Items to be removed from the Outstanding Business Items List:

(i)         Item “E” - Recreation Access Policy (Needs Assessment) (See Item 5.2 on this agenda)

  1. PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL

12.1     Private and Confidential Minutes of the October 22, 2013 meeting (Distributed under separate cover.)

 

12.2    Restructuring within the Community and Emergency Services Department (CS13053) (City Wide) (Distributed under separate cover.)

These matters are proposed for consideration in Closed Session pursuant to Sub-section 8.1(b)of the City’s Procedural By-law and Section 239.2 of the Municipal Act as the subject matter pertain to personal matters about identifiable individuals, including municipal or local board employees.

  1. ADJOURNMENT

 

 

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