General
Issues Committee Agenda for January 14, 2013
City of Hamilton
MONDAY , JANUARY 14, 2013
9:30 a.m.
Council Chambers
City Hall
71 Main Street West
Hamilton, Ontario
Carolyn Biggs
Legislative Coordinator
(905) 546-2424 ext. 2604
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1. CHANGES TO THE AGENDA
CONSENT
ITEMS
(a) The following Report has been withdrawn:
Item 5.18
respecting Environmental Remediation and Site Enhance-ment (ERASE)
Redevelopment Grant Application (ERG-12-04) – 135-137 King Street East and 42
Passmore Street, Stoney Creek, (PED13010)
PUBLIC
HEARINGS/DELEGATIONS
(b) The following Presentation is to be re-scheduled to a
future meeting at the request of the delegation:
Ryan Moran, Hamilton HIVE, respecting 2nd
Annual Hive X Young Professionals Conference (Item 6.1)
(c) Delegation
Request from P. J. Mercanti, Carmen’s Banquet Centre, to speak to the economic
and social benefits of an entertainment destination (Added Item 4.4) (For
Future Meeting)
(d) Delegation
Request from Stephani Roy McCallum, Managing Director, Dialogue Partners, to
appear before the Committee respecting Our Voice. Our Hamilton (Added Item 4.5)
(For Today’s Meeting)
ADDED
DISCUSSION ITEMS
(e) 2013
HECFI Operating Budget (Added Item 8.7)
(f) HECFI Contract Negotiations – Verbal Update respecting
Global Spectrum and Carmen’s (No Copy) (Added Item 8.8) (Formerly Item 12.8)
PRIVATE
& CONFIDENTIAL
(g) The
following Item is postponed to a future meeting:
Item 12.7 respecting Litigation – National Steel Car
(FCS13009/
LS13003) (City Wide)
(h) The following Item is removed and added to the Discussion
Items:
Item 12.8 respecting HECFI Contract Negotiations –
Verbal Update respecting Global Spectrum and Carmen’s (See Added Item 8.8)
(i) The following item is added to the Added Private &
Confidential Item:
(i) Our
Voice. Our Hamilton – Update (No Copy) (Added Item 12.8 New)
2.
DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
- APPROVAL
OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING
3.1 November
21/27, 2012
3.2 December
5, 2012
3.3 December
7, 2012 (Rate Budget)
3.4 December
7, 2012 (Budget Overview)
3.5 December
11, 2012 (Capital Budget)
4. DELEGATION REQUESTS
4.1 Request
from Evelyn Myrie, on behalf of the Hamilton Centre for Civic Inclusion, to
provide report and request for funding for HCCI
4.2 Request
from Stewart Trew, Trade Campaigner, Council of Canadians, respecting Canada-EU
Trade Agreement
4.3 Kathy
Drewitt, Downtown Hamilton B.I.A., to report on the 2012 Pedestrian Pilot
Program and Gore park summer Promenade and to request consideration for funding
the Gore Master Plan
5. CONSENT ITEMS
5.1 HamiltonPolice
Service Monthly Reports (PSB 12-105 and PSB12-120)
5.2 Hamilton Association of
Business Improvement Areas (H.A.B.I.A.) Minutes:
(a) October
9, 2012
(b) November
13, 2012
5.3 Arts
Advisory Commission – October 23, 2012
5.4 Gaming Facility Proposal
Sub-Committee Minutes:
(a) October
9, 2012
(b) November
1, 2012
(c) November
9, 2012
(d) November
30, 2012
5.5 Developing
an Environmental Roundtable for Hamilton (CM13002) (City Wide)
5.6 Westdale
Village Business Improvement Area (B.I.A.) Resignation from the Board of
Management (PED10260(b)) (Ward 1)
5.7 Westdale
Village Business Improvement Area (B.I.A.) – Proposed Budget and Schedule of
Payment for 2013 (PED13001) (Ward 1)
5.8 Concession
Street Business Improvement Area (B.I.A.) – Proposed Budget and Schedule of
Payment for 2013 (PED13002) (Wards 6 and 7)
5.9 Dundas
Business Improvement Area (B.I.A.) – Proposed Budget and Schedule of Payment
for 2013 (PED13003) (Ward 13)
5.10 King
Street West Business Improvement Area (B.I.A.) – Proposed Budget and Schedule
of Payment for 2013 (PED13004) (Ward 2)
5.11 Ottawa
Street Business Improvement Area (B.I.A.) – Proposed Budget and Schedule of
Payment for 2013 (PED13005) (Wards 3 and 4)
5.12 Waterdown
Business Improvement Area (B.I.A.) – Proposed Budget and Schedule of Payment
for 2013 (PED13006) (Ward 15)
5.13 Stoney
Creek Business Improvement Area (B.I.A.) – Proposed Budget and Schedule of
Payment for 2013 (PED13007) (Ward 9)
5.14 Barton
Village Business Improvement Area (B.I.A.) – Proposed Budget and Schedule of
Payment for 2013 (PED13020) (Wards 2 and 3)
5.15 Commercial
Heritage and Restoration Program (CHIRP) – 16 Sydenham Street, Dundas
(PED11042(a)) (Ward 13)
5.16 Illegal
Dumping, Litter and Escaped Waste – Update (PED11127(d) (City Wide)
5.17 Acquisition
of Easement from McMaster University over Parts 5, 7 and 8, Plan 62R-18474
(PW13002/PED13008) (Ward 1)
5.18 Environmental
Remediation and Site Enhancement (ERASE) Redevelopment Grant Application
(ERG-12-04) – 135-137 King Street East and 42 Passmore Street, Stoney Creek
(PED13010) (Ward 9)
5.19 Declaration
of Surplus Property and Sale of Land – 88 Keith Street, Hamilton (PED13011)
(ward 3)
5.20 Declaration
of Surplus Property and Sale of Vacant Land – 97 St. Joseph’s Drive, Hamilton
(PED13016) (Ward 2)
5.21 Declaration
of Surplus and Sale of Normanhurst Community Centre – 1621 Barton street East,
Hamilton (PED13017) (Ward 4)
6. PUBLIC HEARINGS/DELEGATIONS
6.1 Ryan
Moran, Hamilton HIVE, to provide follow-up from 2nd Annual Hive X Young
Professionals Conference
6.1(a) City
Manager's presentation
7. PRESENTATIONS
7.1 Presentation
of the Neighbourhood Action Plan for Davis Creek (formerly known as Quigley
Road) and Riverdale Neighbourhoods developed as part of the Neighbourhood
Development Strategy (CM12013(a)) (City Wide)
7.2 2013
Planning and Economic Development Business Plan
- presentation
8. DISCUSSION ITEMS
8.1 Hamilton
Follies Inc. Financial Assistance Request (FCS13005) (City Wide)
8.2 2013
Area Rating Reserve Funded Projects (FCS13007) (City Wide)
8.3 Report
12-006 of the Advisory Committee for Persons with Disabilities – December 11,
2012
8.4 Report
12-003 of the Non-Union Compensation Sub-Committee – December 12, 2012
8.5 Report
12-005 of the Gaming Facility Proposal Sub-Committee – December 12, 2012
8.6 Report
12-005 of the Pan Am Stadium Sub-Committee – December 17, 2012
9. MOTIONS
9.1 Development
of an Urban Woodland Conservation By-law
10.
NOTICES OF MOTION
- GENERAL
INFORMATION/OTHER BUSINESS
11.1 Outstanding Business List Items
That the revised due dates for the
following items on the Outstanding Business List be approved:
Planning
Item D: Hamilton LEEDing the Way
Due Date: January 14, 2013
Revised Due Date: February 6, 2013
Item E: City of Hamilton Events Strategy
Due Date: January 14, 2013
Revised Due Date: February 20 , 2013
Public Works
Item E: SCUBE
Subwatershed Study
Due Date: January 14, 2013
Revised Due Date: March 20, 2013
12. PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL
12.1 Closed Session Minutes – November 27, 2012
12.2 Closed Session Minutes – December 5, 2012
12.3 Ratification of Agreement
between the City of Hamilton and the Hamilton Ontario Water Employees
Association (HOWEA) (No Copy)
12.4 Confidential
Attachment to Item 8.5 – Report
12-003 of the Non-Union Compensation Sub-Committee – December 12, 2012
12.5 City Defense of Notices of Arbitration and Statements of
Claim concerning 8, 12, 14 Tiffany Street, Hamilton" (LS13002) (Ward 2)
12.6 City of Hamilton ats Yale Properties
(LS12004(b)) (City Wide)
12.7 Litigation – National Steel Car
(FCS13009/LS13003) (City Wide)
12.8 HECFI Contract Negotiations – Verbal
Update respecting Global Spectrum and Carmen’s (No Copy)
13.
ADJOURNMENT