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Economic Development and Planning Committee Agenda for March 20, 2007

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City of Hamilton

Tuesday, March 20, 2007

9:30 am

Council Chambers

71 Main Street West

Second Floor

Hamilton City Hall, Hamilton, Ontario

 

Alexandra Rawlings

Co-ordinator, Economic Development and Planning Committee

 

 

Please note:      All cellular telephones, pagers and blackberries to be switched to a non-audible function during Council and Committee meetings.

 

Agenda available on-line at www.hamilton.ca


  1. CHANGES TO THE AGENDA
  2. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
  3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 3.1       Minutes of February 20, 2007
  4. CONSENT ITEMS

    5.1      Volunteer/Sub- Committee Minutes – For Information:

    (a)      Hamilton LACAC (Municipal Heritage Committee) Minutes of January 25, 2007

    (b)      Hamilton LACAC (Municipal Heritage Committee) Meeting Notes of February 13, 2007

    5.2      Concession Street Business Improvement Area’s (B.I.A.) Proposed Budget and Schedule of Payment for 2007 (PED07091) (Wards 6 & 7)

     

    5.3      Concession Street Business Improvement Area (B.I.A.) Appointment of the 2007-2010 Board of Management (PED07104) (Wards 6 & 7)

     

    5.4       Stoney Creek Business Improvement Area’s (B.I.A.) Proposed Budget and Schedule of Payment for 2007 (PED07090) (Ward 9)

     

    5.5     Stoney Creek Business Improvement Area (B.I.A.) Appointment of the 2007-2010 Board of Management (PED07089) (Ward 9)

     

    5.6     Parking for Services in Kind (City Wide) (PED07098) 

      

    5.7      Update on the Action Taken to Date on the 2005 Internal Audit on Financial Assistance Programs Administered by the Downtown Renewal Division – Hamilton Downtown Residential Loan Program (HDRLP) (Ward 2) (PED07105)

     

    5.8      Hamilton Downtown Residential Loan Program (HDRLP) - 80 King William Street Loan Repayment – RL03/05 (Ward 2) (PED07108)

     

    5.9      Commercial Property Improvement Grant Program (C.P.I.G.) Applications (PED07103) (Wards 1, 2, 3, 4, 9,15)

     

    5.10         Update on the Hamilton Realty Capital Corporation (Ward 2) (PED07109)

     

    5.11   Sale of City Lands Known as “00” Stone Church Road East, Hamilton Part Lot 7, Concession 8 in the Former Township of Barton, now in the City of Hamilton and Designated as Part 2 on Plan 62R-12308 to 1125920 Ontario Ltd. (Paul Silvestri) (PED07087) (Ward 7)

     

    5.12    Committee of Adjustment (Urban) Consent/Land Severance Application SC/B-06:181 and Minor Variance Application SC/A-06:320, for Property Located at 17 Leckie Avenue, Stoney Creek - Supported by the Planning and Economic Development Department (PED07084) (Ward 9)

     

    5.13    2007 Green Venture Base Funding & Authority to Enter into Agreements (PED07081) (City Wide)

     

    5.14   Appointment of Weed Inspectors for the City of Hamilton (PED07097) (City Wide)

     

    5.15   Demolition Permit – 60 Cannon Street West (PED07082) (Ward 2)

     

    5.16   Demolition Permit – 290 Houghton Avenue South (PED07083) (Ward 4)

     

    5.17   Demolition Permit – 5 Colquhoun Crescent (PED07102) (Ward 8) 

  5. PUBLIC HEARINGS AND DELEGATIONS

    6.1     Repeal and Replacement of By-law 06-213 - A By-law to Deal with Licensing and Regulating Various Businesses Taxicab Priority List, Removal of Persons from the Taxicab Priority List (PED07076) (City Wide)

     

              Public Meeting respecting Taxicab Priority List, Removal of Persons from the Taxicab Priority List (PED07076) (City Wide), Held over from Committee on February 20, 2007 (Please note that due to its length, the Draft By-law has been  printed separately and distributed to Councillors. Copies are available for review in the Clerks Department or on the City of Hamilton website)

    6.1.1     Manfred Rudolph respecting Taxi List Amendments 

     

    6.1.2    Peter Eldridge and others respecting proposed changes to the Licencing Code By-law 06-213, Schedule 25-Taxicab Priority List

     

    6.1.3      Phil Ryerson (no copy)

     

    6.2     Application for a Further Modification to the City of Hamilton Zoning By-law No. 6593 for Lands Located at 1394 Upper Gage Avenue (PED07100) (Ward 7)

     

    6.3      Application for a Modification in Zoning for the Lands Located at 125 Lancing Drive, (Hamilton) (PED07095) (Ward 6)

     

    6.4      Application for a Change in Zoning for Lands Located at 828 Fennell Avenue East (Hamilton) (PED07096) (Ward 6)

     

    6.5      Application for a Further Modification in Zoning for Lands Located at 3079 Highway No. 56 (Glanbrook) (PED07094) (Ward 11)

     

    6.6      Waterdown North Secondary Plan and Urban Design Guidelines, Water/Wastewater Master Servicing Plan, Master Drainage Plan and Collector Road Master Plan (PED07092 / PW07026) (Ward 15) 

    (Please note that due to the length of the documents, the  Design Guidelines and Collector Roads Master Plan (Class EA) have been printed separately, and distributed to Councillors. Copies are available for review in the Clerks Department and on the City of Hamilton website)

    6.6.1   Added submission from David Matthews, respecting lands owned by Amedeo Di Marco, and proposed parkland dedication matters.

  6. MOTIONS
  7. NOTICES OF MOTIONS
  8. GENERAL INFORMATION

    11.1    Keeping of pigeons in urban areas (From Outstanding Business List)

     

    11.2    Clean up of CNR lands (From Outstanding Business List)

  9. PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL 12.1    Minutes of Closed Session Meeting held on February 20, 2007
  10. ADJOURNMENT
  11. OUTSTANDING BUSINESS

     

     

    Issue

    Date Action Initiated

    Lead Dept/Div

    Status

    Date

    A

    Provision of schools in new areas and long term costs of development

    Oct 1, 2003 and June 22, 04

    Planning and Development

    Staff to contact Cllr Pat Sato, City of Mississauga, regarding process for involving development industry in provision of schools, then report back to Committee.

    Report considered by Committee Oct 18, 05, and referred to Joint City/Board Committee with report to come back to PED.

    B

    Keeping of pigeons in urban areas

    August 3, 04

    Planning and Development

    Staff to report back with potential regulations

    March 2007

    C

     

    By-law infractions at Stoney creek Airport

    April 19, 05

    Planning and Development

    Staff reported to Committee.

    Mayor has sent letter to federal Minister of Transport requesting a meeting. A follow up letter has  been  sent, and Minister’s office has advised that a meeting can be organised within a few months

     

     

     

    D

    Exemptions to Parkland Dedication By-law relating to new additions to school board facilities and the impact of these exemptions on the Development Charges By-law.

     

    April 19, 05

    Planning and Development

    School Board Liaison Committee to meet to review the matter, prior to it coming to Committee.

     

    Report referred to Joint City/Board Committee with report to come back to PED

    E

    Clean up of CNR lands

    August 2, 2005

    Building

    Staff to supply breakdown of costs incurred, before a decision made on report, and to invite representatives from CNR to attend meeting at which report is considered.

    March,

    2007

    F

    Designation of 191 Barton Street East, Hamilton

    February 21, 2006

    Planning

    Report tabled at request of applicant.

    Early 2007

    G

    Lighting in the Downtown be referred to the Cleanliness Committee, to prepare a lighting study to address the issues of security and safety, and to report back thereafter

    March 7, 2006

    Cleanliness Committee

    Referred to the Cleanliness Committee, to prepare a lighting study to address the issues of security and safety, and to report back thereafter

     

    H

    Invitation to Hamilton Port Authority to address Committee on shipping container industry

    April 18, 2006

    Planning

    Port has advised that they wish to present their strategic plans, including container shipping to Committee in early 2007

    2007

    I

    Letter from Hamilton Burlington Realtors respecting Schedule “B” to By-law No. 06-243

    Council, January 10, 2007

    Planning

    Staff to report to Committee

     

    J

    639 Rymal Road West

    February 6, 2007

    Planning

    Item tabled, after conclusion of Public Meeting, to allow the Ward Councillor to discuss with affected parties.

    April 3, 2007

    K

     

     

    licence plates for veterans who served in World War II or in Korean War

    Council,

    February 15, 2007

    Planning

    Staff to report back to Committee

     

     

    L

    Parkland dedication fees policy; reduction for non-profit affordable housing and School Boards.

     

    Council,

    February 15, 2007

    Planning

    Staff to review the parkland dedication fees policy, to include reduction for non-profit affordable housing and School Boards and report back to Committee

     

     

     

    M

    Municipality of Arran-Elderslie respecting wind turbines

     

    Council,

    February 15, 2007

    Planning

    Staff to review and report back to Committee

     

     

     

    N

     

    Peter George, Don Pether, Roy Adams, Hamilton Civic Coalition respecting City’s approach to Economic Development

     

    Council,

    February 15, 2007

    Planning

    Staff to review and report back to Committee

     

     

    O

    2007 Green Venture Presentation

    February 20, 2007

    Planning

    Held over from February 28, 07

    April 3, 2007