GENERAL ISSUES COMMITTEE

MINUTES 18-

Meeting #:	18-005
Date:	Wednesday, February 21, 2018
Time:	9:30 A.m. - 5:30 P.m.
Location:	Council Chambers, Hamilton City Hall 71 Main Street West

Present

• F. Eisenberger,
• A. Johnson,
• J. Farr,
• M. Green,
• S. Merulla,
• C. Collins,
• T. Jackson,
• D. Skelly,
• M. Pearson,
• B. Johnson,
• L. Ferguson,
• A. VanderBeek,
• and R. Pasuta

Absent with Regrets

• T. Whitehead,
• D. Conley,
• and J. Partridge

​THE FOLLOWING ITEMS WERE REFERRED TO COUNCIL FOR CONSIDERATION:

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2.

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

3.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING

3.1

February 7, 2018

4.

DELEGATION REQUESTS

4.1

Ken Stone, Community Coalition Against Racism, to appear before Committee on March 21st, International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination,

to ask City Council to take a Formal Stand; Indicating its Intention to Deny the Use of City Parks and Public Places to Hate Groups

4.2

Evelyn Myrie, Afro Canadian Caribbean Association, to Appear before Committee on March 21st, International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination,

to ask City Council to take a Formal Stand; Indicating its Intention to Deny the Use of City Parks and Public Places to Hate Groups

4.3

* Barry Conway, CUPE Local 5167, respecting Report CM18003/PW18010 - Stadium Event Booking (For March 21, 2018)

4.4

* Anthony Marco, President, Hamilton District Labour Council, respecting Report CM18003/PW18010 - Stadium Event Booking (For March 21, 2018)

To discuss concerns with regard to contracting out event bookings for Tim Horton's field and the dangers of municipalities creeping towards private/public partnerships when services could be provided in-house.

4.5

Mary Love, Council of Canadians, Hamilton Chapter, to appear on March 21st, International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination,

to ask City Council to take a Formal Stand; indicating its Intention to Deny the Use of City Parks and Public Places to Hate Groups

5.

CONSENT ITEMS

5.1

Capital Projects Work-on-Progress Review Sub-Committee Report 18-001, January 29, 2018

5.2

Concession Street Business Improvement Area (BIA) Revised Board of Management (PED14242(f)) (Wards 6 and 7)

5.3

Transit (HSR) Passenger Information Technology (PW18018) (City Wide)

5.4

Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board Liaison Committee Minutes 17-001, June 29, 2017

6.

PUBLIC HEARINGS / DELEGATIONS

6.1

Vic Djurdjevic, Nikola Testla Educational Corporation, respecting the 120th Anniversary of "Hamilton Turned On" (no copy)

7.

STAFF PRESENTATIONS

7.1

Amendments to the Environmental Remediation and Site Enhancement (ERASE) Community Improvement Plan (CIP) (PED18030) (City Wide)

Note:  Due to bulk, Appendix "B" to Report PED18030 is not included in the printed agenda, but is available on the City's website at www.hamilton.ca.

8.

DISCUSSION ITEMS

8.2

Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board Liaison Committee Report 18-001, January 29, 2018

8.3

Corporate Strategic Growth Initiatives - Long Term Sustainability (CM16013(b)) (City Wide)

8.4

Canadian Country Music Week 2019 (PED18058) (City Wide)

8.5

Affordable Housing Site Selection Sub-Committee Report 18-001, February 15, 2018

12.

PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL