General
Issues Committee Agenda for February 15, 2012
City of Hamilton
Wednesday, February
15, 2012
9:30 a.m.
Council Chambers
City Hall
71 Main Street West
Hamilton, Ontario
Carolyn Biggs, Co-ordinator
Committee Services/Council/Budgets
(905) 546-2424 ext. 2604
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1. CHANGES TO THE AGENDA
ADDED
DELEGATION REQUEST
(i) Request
to Appear from Irene Hubar respecting clarification of rental rate at 201-35
King Street West, Hamilton (Added as Item 4.1)
(ii) Request to Appear respecting the Hamilton Farmers’
Market from:
(a) Tilly
Johnson – on the behaviour and conditions as a vendor at the Hamilton Farmers’
Market. Stall member for 41 years (Added as Item 4.2)
(b) Judy
MacDonald-Musitano, respecting Farmers' Market issues and resolve (Added as
Item 4.3)
(c) Shane
Coleman, on behalf of Hamilton Farmers' Market Stallholders' Association,
respecting Farmers' Market issues and resolve (Added as Item 4.4)
ADDED CORRESPONDENCE
(iii) Submission
from Don MacLean respecting Development Charges (Cross Reference to Item
6.1) (Added as Item 6.1.1)
ADDED DISCUSSION ITEMS
(ii) Auditor
General Model (CM11006) (City Wide) (Added as Item 8.6(a))
(iii) Implementation
of the Hybrid Auditor General Model (AUD11028) (City Wide) (Added as Item
8.6(b))
- Auditor
General Recommendations
NOTE: The above-noted items were referred back to staff by the
General Issues Committee at their meeting on February 1, 2012.
(vi) Ward
Boundary Review (CL11004(a)) (City Wide) (Added as Item 8.7)
NOTE: The above-noted issue was referred to the General Issues
Committee by the Audit, Finance & Administration Committee on February 13, 2012.
ADDED NOTICE OF MOTION
(vi) Ministry
of the Environment Direction to Waste Diversion Ontario – February 9, 2012
(Added as Item 10.1)
2.
DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
- APPROVAL
OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING
3.1 February
1, 2012
4.
DELEGATION REQUESTS
- CONSENT
ITEMS
5.1 Hamilton
Police Services Board Monthly Reports (PSB 11-123 and PSB 12-006)
5.2 Concession
Street Business Improvement Area (B.I.A.) Revised Board of Management (PED
10250(a)) (Wards 6 and 7)
5.3 Amended
Environmental Remediation and Site Enhancement (ERASE) Redevelopment Grant
Application (ERG-06-07) – 1649626 Ontario Inc., 801 and 803 King Street West,
80, 86 and 90 Carling Street, Hamilton (PED07078(a)) (Ward 1)
5.4 Neighbourhood
Development Strategy (CM11007(b)) (City Wide) (Outstanding Business List)
6. PUBLIC HEARINGS/DELEGATIONS
6.1 Development
Charge Exemption Policies for the Expanded Downtown Hamilton Community
Improvement Project Area and Protected Heritage Across the City and Demolition
Credit Extension for 85 Robinson Street (FCS12015) (City Wide)
7. STAFF PRESENTATIONS
7.1 Golden
Horseshoe Agriculture & Agri-Food Strategy – Food and Farming: An Action
Plan 2021
- presentation
NOTE: The Table of Contents and Introduction to Appendix “B”
are attached to the Report. The Golden Horseshoe Agri- culture and Agri-food
Strategy, Phase 1 – Background Study, in its entirety, can be viewed on the
City of Hamilton website.
7.2 Independent
External Audit Review of HECFI Operations – Phase II (RFP) (CM11013(b)) (City
Wide)
8.
DISCUSSION ITEMS
8.1 Stimulus
Funding Update (FCS09052(l)) (City Wide)
8.2 Budget
Control Policy (FCS12010(a)) (City Wide) (Report
FCS12010 referred back to staff at January 9 GIC meeting)
8.3 Budgeted
Complement Control Policy (FCS12011(a)) (City Wide) (Report FCS12011
referred back to staff at January 9 GIC meeting)
8.4 Hamilton
Police Service Forensic Building (FCS12023) (City Wide) (Outstanding
Business List)
8.5 Area
Rating Special Capital Re-Investment (FCS12024) (City Wide)
9. MOTIONS
None
10. NOTICES OF MOTION
None
11.
GENERAL INFORMATION/OTHER BUSINESS
12.
PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL
13.
ADJOURNMENT