General
Issues Committee Agenda for December 5, 2012
City of Hamilton
Wednesday, December
5, 2012
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
ADDED
DISCUSSION ITEM
(i) Red
Hill Business Park Transit Service (PW12100/PED12249) (Ward 11) (Added Item
8.6)
(ii) Report
12-002 of the Open for Business Sub-Committee – November 28, 2012 (Added Item
8.7)
(iii) Report
12-004 of the Gaming Facility Proposal Sub-Committee – November 30, 2012 (Added
Item 8.8)
ADDED
MOTIONS
(ii) Declaration
of Surplus Property – 50 Main Street East, Hamilton (Old Court House) (Added
Item 9.2)
2.
DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
- APPROVAL
OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING
3.1 September
13, 2012 (Clerk’s Report)
3.2 October
29, 2012 (Special)
4. DELEGATION REQUESTS
4.1 Delegation
Request from Ryan Moran, Hamilton HIVE, respecting policy directions from 2nd
Annual HIVE X Young Professional Conference
5. CONSENT ITEMS
5.1 Concession
Street Business Improvement Area (BIA) Revised Board of Management
(PED10250(b)) (Wards 6 and 7)
5.2 International
Village Business Improvement Area (BIA) – Proposed Budget and Schedule of
Payment for 2013 (PED12242) (Wards 2 and 3)
5.3 Downtown
Hamilton Business Improvement Area (BIA) – Proposed Budget and Schedule of
Payment for 2013 (PED12244) (Ward 2)
5.4 Infrastructure
Ontario (IO) Surplus Land – Project 8874 – Located at 2 Zellens Road, described
as Lot 8, Plan 836, in the Former Town of Dundas, now City of Hamilton
(PED12236) (Ward 13)
5.5 Declaration
of Surplus Property and Sale of Vacant Land – 2791 King Street East, Hamilton
(PED12243) (Ward 5)
5.6 License
Renewal between City of Hamilton and Binbrook Agricultural Society (BAS), 2600
Highway 56, Binbrook Memorial Hall (PED12237) (Ward 11)
5.7 Vision
2020 Sustainability Indicators Report 2012 (CM12019) (City Wide)
5.8 Capital
Projects’ Status and Closing Report as of September 30, 2012 (FCS12074(a))
(City Wide)
5.9 Update
on Immigration Initiatives within the City of Hamilton
(CS12037/C12018/PED12223) (City Wide)
6. PUBLIC HEARINGS/DELEGATIONS
6.1 Nic
Schulz, Director of Outreach, Social and Environmentally Responsible
Aggregates/Aggregate Forum of Ontario (SERA/AFO)
(Approved April 18, 2012)
6.2 Craig
Foye, Hamilton Community Legal Clinic, respecting Pro-Poor and Community
Economic Development Strategies
(Approved November 21, 2012)
6.3 Christine
Gibson respecting Accountability and Transparency
(Approved November 21, 2012)
6.4 Madeleine
Levy respecting commemoration and recognition of Raoul Wallenberg in the City
of Hamilton
(Approved November 21, 2012)
7. PRESENTATIONS
7.1 Water,
Wastewater and Stormwater Rate Structure Review Report (Outstanding Business
List Item) (FCS11025(c)) (City Wide)
7.2 Tourismand
Culture Division Restructuring (PED12241) (CityWide)
-presentation
8. DISCUSSION ITEMS
8.1 Community
Economic Development (CED) Strategy (PED12189) (City Wide)
8.2 Donation
of Gandhi Statue (PED12240) (City Wide) (Outstanding Business List Item)
8.3 Feasibility
Study and Business Case for the Development of a Tourism Gateway Centre and
Declaration of Surplus Property and Sale of Land – 1400 Baseline Road, Stoney
Creek (PED12228) (Ward 11)
8.4 Lease
Extension for Public Health Services – 35 King Street East/1 Hughson Street
North – Park Place Real Estate Limited Partnership (PED12013) (Ward 2)
(NOTE: Tabled
by Committee on May 16, 2012)
8.5 Hamilton
Waterfront Trust Update – GST Audit and Operating Losses (FCS12092) (City Wide)
(Outstanding Business List Item)
9. MOTIONS
9.1 Landscape
Maintenance for Grounds and Public Parks surrounding National Historic Sites
under the City’s Stewardship
10. NOTICES OF MOTION
- GENERAL
INFORMATION/OTHER BUSINESS
11.1 Outstanding Business List Items
(a) That the revised due
dates for the following items on the Outstanding Business List be approved:
Planning
Item A: Canadian Ballet
Youth Ensemble
Due Date: November 21, 2012
Revised Due Date: February 6, 2013
Item C: Removal of Fill
from Toxic Contaminated Site at John C. Munro/Hamilton International Airport
Due Date: November 21, 2012
Revised Due Date: April 17, 2013
Item D: Hamilton LEEDing the Way
Due Date: November 7, 2012
Revised Due Date: January 14, 2013
Item E: City of Hamilton Events Strategy
Due Date: December 5, 2012
Revised Due Date: January 14, 2013
Item K: Economic Development
Advisory Committee
Due Date: Q1 2014
Revised Due Date: Q1 2015
(b) That the following item
be removed from the Outstanding Business List:
Corporate Services
Item B: Water and
Wastewater Rate Structure Review
Item H: Hamilton Waterfront Trust
Planning
Item F: Lease Extension
for Public Health Services – 35 King Street East/1 Hughson Street North
- PRIVATE
AND CONFIDENTIAL
12.1 Closed Session Minutes – October 17, 2012
12.2 City v Metcalfe Mansfield
Corp. et al (FCS09066(d)/LS09006(d)) (City Wide)
12.3 Land Acquisition – 90 Pritchard Road, Hamilton (PW12093/ PED12245) (Ward 6)
12.4 City of Hamilton Interest
in Bishop Ryan School Board Lands
(Ward 5) – Verbal Update (No Copy)
12.5 Appendix “B” to Report
PED12241 – Tourism and Culture Division Restructuring (Item 7.1)
13.
ADJOURNMENT