General
Issues Committee Agenda for December 12, 2011
City of Hamilton
Monday, December 12,
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
GENERAL
ISSUES COMMITTEE
CHANGES
TO THE AGENDA
DECEMBER
12, 2011
ADDED
DELEGATIONS
For
Today’s Meeting
(i) Edda
Jaenish, Bartonville Neighbourhood Community Garden, respecting the Community
Garden Co-ordinator Position (Item 8.3) (Added as Item 4.12)
- presentation
(ii) Joe
Minor respecting the content in staff report “Hamilton International Air-port –
Perfluorooctane Sulphonate Acid Update” (PED11223) (Item 8.2) (Added as Item
4.13)
(iii) JasonHammond
and Richard Den Otter, Hamilton CarShare, to provide new informationrespecting
Revolving Line of Credit and Corporate Membership (Items 8.4(a) and(b) (Added
as Item 4.14)
(iv) Leigh
Johnston respecting request for a federal ban on shark finning (Item 10.1)
(Added as Item 4.15)
ADDED DISCUSSION ITEMS
(v) 2012
Advance Payments to External Boards and Agencies (FCS11110) (City Wide) (Added
as Item 8.13)
(vi) 2012
Molson AHL Outdoor Classic and Related Events – January 16 to 28, 2012, at Ivor
Wynne Stadium (CS11101) (City Wide) (Added as Item 8.14)
(vii) Property
Acquisition for Economic Development Purposes (PED11222) (City Wide) (Added as
Item 8.15) (Formerly 12.3)
(viii) Report
11-002 of the Accountability and Transparency Sub-Committee – December 7, 2011
(Added as Item 8.16)
DELETED DISCUSSION ITEM
(ix) Lease Extension – 35 King Street East/1 Hughson Street
North, Hamilton (PED11224) (Ward 2) (Item 8.12) – REPORT WITHDRAWN
MOTION
(x) REVISEDMotion
respecting Canada-European Community Free Trade Agreement – Impact on theCity
of Hamilton (Item 9.1)
DELETION OF PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL
(xi) Property Acquisition for Economic Development Purposes
(PED11222) (City Wide) – See Added Discussion Item 8.15
(xii) Public Health Services Accommodation – McMaster Health
Campus (CM11008(c)/PED11134(b)/FCS11063(b)/BOH11026(b)) (Ward 2) (Item 12.5) – REPORT
WITHDRAWN
ADDED PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL
(xiii) Red Hill Valley Expressway Litigation – Verbal Update
from Outside Legal Counsel (No Copy) (Added as Item 12.6)
**Please note there is a typo on the agenda: Items 8.9 through
8.13 are to be renumbered 8.8 through 8.12
2.
DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
- APPROVAL
OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING
3.1 November
14, 2011
4. DELEGATION REQUESTS
Requests to Appear before Committee Today
4.1 Phil
Gillies, Wild Aid Canada, respecting Motion on ban on the sale of Shark Fins
-presentation
4.2 Jennifer
Zabawa, United Conservationists, respecting the shark fin issue
4.3 Tom
Cooper and Judy Travis, Hamilton Roundtable for Poverty Reduction, respecting
HRPR’s community campaign to make Hamilton a Living Wage Community
4.4 Don
Wells, Living Wage Community Partners, respecting the economic impact of a
Living Wage Policy in Hamilton
4.5 Sarah
Wakefield, Community Food Security Stakeholder Committee, respecting Community
Garden Co-ordinator Position
- presentation
4.6 Darcy
Baker, Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority, to outline the Conservation
Authority’s concerns related to PFOS contamination in the Welland River
Watershed and steps being taken at Binbrook Conservation Area to ensure the
public are aware
4.7 Sanjay
Chopra, 2202879, 2202919, 2202917 and 2201896 Ontario Inc., regarding 958, 962,
966 and 972 Beach Blvd.
- presentation
4.8 Corinna
Stroop, Living Wage Hamilton Coalition, respecting the Living Wage Policy
Request to Appear before a
Future Meeting
4.9 David
Stephens respecting Relocation of Brian Timmis Stadium (Referred from Planning
Committee on November 8, 2011)
4.10 Roger
Cameron, Winston Morrison, Joe Rhodes and Amirah Hassan, Committee Against
Racism, to present final report on the Anti-Racism Symposium, “Building
Partnerships: Anti-Racism Strategies for Hamilton”
4.11 Ron
Neumann, Innovation Factory, respecting request for $50,000 in operational
funding
5. CONSENT ITEMS
5.1 Career
Development Centre (CDC) Lease (CS11096/PED11213) (Ward 2)
5.2 Senior
Management Team (SMT) 2011 Work Plan (CM11017) (City Wide)
5.3 Licence
Agreement with Public Mobile Retail Inc. (Licensee) – Dundas Water Tower, Suter
Crescent, Dundas (PED11212) (Ward 13)
5.4 Locke
Street Business Improvement Area (B.I.A.) Revised Board of Management
(PED11034(a)) (Ward 1)
5.5 Ancaster
Business Improvement Area (B.I.A.) – Proposed Budget and Schedule of Payment
for 2012 (PED11214) (Ward 12)
5.6 Barton
Village Business Improvement Area (B.I.A.) – Proposed Budget and Schedule of
Payment for 2012 (PED11215) (Wards 2 and 3)
5.7 Concession
Street Business Improvement Area (B.I.A.) – Proposed Budget and Schedule of
Payment for 2012 (PED11216) (Wards 6 and 7)
5.8 Downtown
Hamilton Business Improvement Area (B.I.A.) – Proposed Budget and Schedule of
Payment for 2012 (PED11217) (Ward 2)
5.9 International
Village Business Improvement Area (B.I.A.) – Proposed Budget and Schedule of
Payment for 2012 (PED11218) (Wards 2 and 3)
5.10 Locke
Street Business Improvement Area (B.I.A.) – Proposed Budget and Schedule of
Payment for 2012 (PED11219) (Ward 1)
5.11 Ottawa
Street Business Improvement Area (B.I.A.) – Proposed Budget and Schedule of
Payment for 2012 (PED11220) (Wards 3 and 4)
5.12 Westdale
Village Business Improvement Area (B.I.A.) – Proposed Budget and Schedule of
Payment for 2012 (PED11221) (Ward 1)
6. PUBLIC HEARINGS/DELEGATIONS
6.1 Alicia
Ali, McMaster Students Union, respecting “Your City Survey” and how university
students interact in the City (Approved by the Committee on April 11, 2011)
- presentation
6.2 Deirdre
Pike, Living Wage Group, to present a short overview of the work of the Living
Wage Working Group (Approved by the Committee on November 14, 2011)
- presentation
6.3 Sara
Mayo, Social Planning and Research Council of Hamilton, to present the results
of the calculation of Hamilton’s living wage (Approved by the Committee on
November 14, 2011)
6.4 Delegation
Request from Dr. Geoff Orton and Mr. Emil Gadjanski, on behalf of Students
Bridging Borders – Shark Finning Group, respecting shark-finning (Approved by
the Committee on November 14, 2011)
- presentation
7. STAFF PRESENTATIONS
7.1 Outdoor
Recreation Facilities & Sports Field Provision Plan (CS11064(a)) (City
Wide)
7.2 Biosolids
Management Project – P3 Canada Funding Approval Work Plan (PW11098/FCS11112)
(City Wide)
- presentation
8. DISCUSSION ITEMS
8.1 Living
Wage (CS10092(a)) (City Wide)
8.2 Hamilton
International Airport – Perfluorooctane Sulphonate Acid Update (PED11223) (City
Wide)
8.3 Community
Garden Co-ordinator Position (BOH11001(a)) (City Wide)
8.4(a) Hamilton
CarShare Revolving Line of Credit and Corporate Member-ship (PW11081(a)) (City
Wide)
8.4(b) Hamilton
CarShare Revolving Line of Credit and Corporate Member- ship (PW11081) (City
Wide
(NOTE: Deferred
by General Issues Committee on November 14, 2011 pending receipt of additional
information)
8.5(a) Illegal
Dumping, Litter and Escaped Waste (PW11052(b)) (City Wide)
8.5(b) Illegal
Dumping, Litter and Escaped Waste (PED11127(a)) (City Wide)
- presentation
8.6 CapitalProjects
Status and Closing Report as of September 30, 2011 (FCS11073(a)) (CityWide)
8.7 Financing
of the 2011 HECFI Budgetary Variance
(NOTE: Referred
back to the Committee by City Council on November 16, 2011)
8.8 2010
Post Election Report (CL11005) (City Wide)
8.9 Report
11-006 of the Advisory Committee for Persons with Disabilities – November 8,
2011
8.10 Report
11-002 of the Pan Am Stadium Precinct Sub-Committee – November 16, 2011
8.11 Report
11-001 of the Open for Business Sub-Committee – November 16, 2011
8.12 Lease
Extension – 35 King Street East/1 Hughson Street North, Hamilton (PED11224)
(Ward 2)
(Report
to be distributed under separate cover)
9. MOTIONS
9.1 Canada-European
Community Free Trade Agreement – Impact on the City of Hamilton
9.2 Pan
Am Games Velodrome
10. NOTICES OF MOTION
10.1 Ban
on the Sale and Use of Shark Fins
11. GENERAL INFORMATION/OTHER BUSINESS
11.1 Outstanding Business List
(a) That the revised due
dates for the following items be approved:
(i) St. Mark’s Church/Auchmar
Estate Business Plan
Due Date: December 12, 2011
Revised Due Date: February 15, 2012
(b) That the following item
be removed from the Outstanding Business List of the 2011 Budget Deliberations:
(i) Operation and Maintenance of Waterfront Pier 8
Rink
12. PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL
12.1 Closed Session Minutes – November 14, 2011
12.2 Closed Session Minutes – November 17, 2011
12.3 Property
Acquisition for Economic Development Purposes (PED11222) (City Wide)
12.4 Proposed
Agreement of Purchase and Sale – 61 King Street East, Hamilton (PED11225) (Ward
2)
(Report
to be distributed under separate cover)
12.5 Public Health Services
Accommodation – McMaster Health Campus
(CM11008(c)/PED11134(b)/FCS11063(b)/BOH11026(b)) (Ward 2)
(Report to be
distributed under separate cover)
13.
ADJOURNMENT