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Council Agenda for January 11, 2012
City of Hamilton
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
5:00 p.m.
Council Chambers
City Hall
71 Main Street West
Hamilton, Ontario
R. Caterini
City Clerk
(905) 546-2424 ext. 5409
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be switched to a non-audible function during Council and Committee meetings.
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- APPROVAL
OF AGENDA
1. ADDED
COMMUNICATIONS
5.1 (a) Correspondence
from the Honourable Ted McMeekin, Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural
Affairs, in response to December 7, 2011 letter requesting support on behalf
of Maple Leaf Foods for funding from the Rural Economic Program.
Recommendation: Be received
5.7 Additional Letters of Support
from the following respecting Wind Turbine Development
(f) Vern Erickson
(g) Darren Green,
President – Hamilton Steelworkers Area Council
(h) Malcolm
Buchanan, President – Hamilton, Burlington and Oakville Chapter of the
Congress of Union Retirees of Canada
(i) David Adames,
President and CEO – Hamilton Chamber of Commerce
(j) Bryan Adamczyk
(k) Hank
van Bakel, Vice President, Operations - ORTECH Environmental
Recommendation: Be received
5.12 Letters in Support of the
current moratorium on Wind Turbine Development
(a) Victoria Frank
(b) Tim & Janette
Philips (attachments 5.12 (b)(i) through (viii) included)
(c) Debbie Murphy,
Co-Chair Glanbrook Wind Action Group (attachment 5.12 (c)(i))
(d) Anita Merritt
(e) Jane Wilson,
President – Wind Concerns Ontario
(f) Louise Jones,
Glanbrook Wind Action Group
Recommendation: Be received
5.13 Resolution of the
City of Kingston respecting support for formation of a Consortium on Wind
Turbines in the Wolfe Island Shoals
Recommendation: Be received
5.14 Correspondence
from Suzanne and Bob Wright, Co-founders of Autism Speaks, requesting the
City to illuminate landmarks in blue on the evening of Monday, April 2, 2012
in support of UN Autism Awareness Day 2012
Recommendation: Be referred to the General
Manager of Public Works for action
5.15 Correspondence
from Ontario Ombudsman’s Office respecting Ombudsman’s Review of the General
Issues Committee meeting of June 27, 2011 – Hamilton Entertainment Convention
Facility Inc.
Recommendation: Be received
5.16 Correspondence
from Ontario Ombudsman’s Office respecting Ombudsman’s Review of the General
Issues Committee meeting of June 27, 2011 – McMaster University
Recommendation: Be received
5.17 Correspondence
from Sean Finn of the Canadian National Railway Company respecting the Safety
of Centennial Parkway bridge
Recommendation: Be received
5.18
Appointment For
and Notice of Pre-Hearing between Allusions Hair Studio & Spa for Men and
Registrar of Alcohol and Gaming to consider an appeal of a Proposal issued by
the Registrar of Alcohol and Gaming
Recommendation: That a representative of the
City attend the Pre-Hearing for Allusions Hair Studio & Spa for Men on February 13, 2012
2. COMMITTEE REPORTS (TO BE DISTRIBUTED)
6.2 General
Issues Committee Report 12-001 – January 9, 2012
6.3 General
Issues Committee Report 11-037 – December 13, 2011
3. ADDED PRIVATE & CONFIDENTIAL
10.1 Personnel Matter
10.2 Hamilton Farmers’ Market – Contractual Matter
4. BY-LAW LISTING
- DECLARATIONS
OF INTEREST
- CEREMONIAL
ACTIVITIES
- MINUTES
OF THE MEETING OF CITY COUNCIL HELD ON:
4.1
December
14, 2011
4.2
December
16, 2011
- COMMUNICATIONS
5.1
Correspondence
from Mayor B. Bratina to the Honourable Ted McMeekin, Minister of
Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, expressing support on behalf of Maple
Leaf Foods for funding from the Rural Economic Program
Recommendation: Be received.
5.2 Correspondence
from the Honourable Kathleen Wynne, Minister of Municipal Affairs and
Housing, advising of total three-year national funding allocation for the
City of up to $16,874,982 from the new Investment in Affordable Housing for
Ontario (IAH) Program
Recommendation: Be received.
5.3 Correspondence
from the Honourable Jim Flaherty, Minister of Finance, in response to
Council’s resolution respecting the municipal tax burden
Recommendation: Be received.
5.4 Correspondence from the following members of the
Hamilton Literacy Council respecting the City’s gift certificate program to
assist low-income citizens to eat healthier:
(a) Jeremy
Katz
(b) Zenaba
Mahamet
(c) Ian
Haskett
(d) Jessica
Ransberry
(e) Peggy
Belmore
(f) Antonia
Flores
Recommendation: Be received.
5.5 Correspondence
from Brock Carlton, Chief Executive Officer, FCM, respecting payment to the
City of Hamilton in the amount of $28,076.22 which constitutes the second and
final contribution toward the Green Municipal Fund Study Grant Agreement
Recommendation: Be received.
5.6 Correspondence
from Jim Commerford, Chair, Hamilton Immigration Partnership Council,
respecting Immigration Strategy for the City of Hamilton
Recommendation: Be received.
5.7 Letters of Support from the following respecting Wind
Turbine Develop-ment
(a) Bill
Thompson, Co-ordinator, Blue Green Canada
(b) Gord
McNeil, Director, Business Development McKeil Marine Limited
(c) Ian
D. Baines, P.Eng., President, Windstream Energy Inc.
(d) Gregory
Kern, P.Eng., General Sales Manager, Walter’s Inc.
(e) Simon
Granat, Student Representative – Social Science, and Chris Erl, Student
Representative – Humanities, McMaster Student Union
Recommendation: Be received.
5.8 Resolution
from the Municipality of Clarington respecting Special Provincial Funding to
cover Municipal Deficits
Recommendation: Be received.
5.9 Resolution
from the City of Waterloo respecting the Municipal Property Assessment
Corporation (MPAC) and Supplementary and Omitted Assessments
Recommendation: Be endorsed.
5.10 Correspondencefrom
Joe Minor respecting Experimental PFOS Remediation Plan for
HamiltonInternational Airport
Recommendation: Be referred to the General
Manager of Planning and Economic Development for appropriate action.
5.11 Appointment
For and Notice of Pre-Hearing between 1837949 Ontario Inc. o/a Oceano
Restaurant and Bar and Registrar of Alcohol and Gaming to consider an appeal
of the process issued by the Registrar of Alcohol and Gaming
Recommendation: That a representative of the
City attend the Pre-Hearing for the Oceano Restaurant and Bar on January 13, 2012
- COMMITTEE
REPORTS
6.1 General
Issues Committee Report 11-031(b) – December 16,2011
6.2
General Issues Committee Report 12-001 – January 9, 2012 (to be distributed)
6.3
General Issues Committee Report 11-037 – December 13, 2011 (to be distributed)
- MOTIONS
- NOTICES
OF MOTION
8.1 Reconsideration
of Motion respecting Request for Moratorium on Industrial Wind Turbine
Development
- STATEMENTS
BY MEMBERS
- PRIVATE
AND CONFIDENTIAL
- BY-LAWS BY-LAWS
- ADJOURNMENT
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