March
22, 2012 General Issues Committee Agenda
City of Hamilton
GENERAL ISSUES COMMITTEE
12-002(n)
2012 BUDGET
DELIBERATIONS
PLEASE RETAIN IN THE BUDGET
BINDER
Thursday, March 22, 2012
9:30 a.m.
Council Chambers, City
Hall
71 Main Street West
Hamilton, Ontario
Carolyn Biggs, Legislative
Co-ordinator
(905) 546-2424 ext. 2604
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1.
CHANGES TO THE AGENDA
PRESENTATION
(i) Budget
Update – Rob Rossini, General Manager, Finance and Corporate Services
NOTICES
OF MOTION
(i) Funding
Agreement with the Hamilton Conservation Authority for the purpose of
supporting the Cootes to Escarpment Eco-Park area (Added Item 6.1)
(ii) FundingRequest
for Supercrawl (Added Item 6.2)
PRIVATE&CONFIDENTIAL
(iv)City ofHamiltonv. Metcalfe&Mansfield (Nocopy)
2.
DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
- APPROVAL
OF PREVIOUS MINUTES
3.1 March2,
2012
3.2 March6,
2012
4.
PRESENTATIONS
- DISCUSSION
ITEMS
5.1 Outstanding 2012 Budget Items
(a) Forestry
and Horticulture – Street Tree Trimming (PW05015(a) and (b)) – Deferral
recommended of $1.32 million, including 2012 and deferred amounts from 2010 and
2011 – DEFERRED (February 29 GIC)
(b) Roads
– Road and Sidewalk Safety Maintenance (PW11017) – address deficiencies;
sidewalk ($600K); road surface ($500K); Minimum Maintenance Standards
compliance – TABLED (February 29 GIC)
(c) Roads–
Storm Water Facilities Maintenance (2011 Budget); Catch basin inspection and
3cleaning cycle ($300K); Catch basin repairs ($150K); Storm Water PontMaintenance
($650K); Culvert and outfall inspection and maintenance ($270K) –TABLED
(February 29 GIC)
(d) Horticulture
– Maintenance of new traffic roundabouts ($161,400) – PARKED (March 2 GIC)
(e) Recommendation (l) of
Report FCS12014 respecting the 2012 tax levy and preparation of the necessary
by-law
6.
NOTICE OF MOTION
7.
PRIVATE & CONFIDENTIAL
8.
ADJOURNMENT
- STAFF
DIRECTIONS BY MOTION
(a) Incentive Program to Mitigate
Absenteeism – January 30, 2012
(b) Privatization of Hamilton Farmers’ Market – February 2, 2012
(c) Elimination of Current
Technology – February 7, 2012
(d) Hamilton Emergency
Services – Organizational Roles and Responsibilities – February 10, 2012
(e) Early Retirement
Packages – February 24, 2012
(f) Ontario Municipal
Partnership Fund – Variances – February 24, 2012
(g) Seniors’ Tax Credit – February 24, 2012
(h) Public Works 2012
Council-Referred Program Enhancements – March 2, 2012