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Economic Development and Planning Agenda for May 8, 2007

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City of Hamilton

Tuesday, May 8, 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 April 17, 2007

     

    3.2       Minutes of April 24, 2007 (to be distributed)

  4. DELEGATION REQUESTS

     

  5. MOTIONS
  6. NOTICE OF MOTIONS

    10.1    SISO proposal respecting use of Auchmar

  7. GENERAL INFORMATION
  8. PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL
  9. ADJOURNMENT
  10. 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

     

    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

     

     

     

    C

    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

    D

    Designation of 191 Barton Street East, Hamilton

    February 21, 2006

    Planning

    Report tabled at request of applicant.

    Early 2007

    E

    Lighting in the Downtown

    March 7, 2006

    Cleanliness Task Force

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

     

    F

    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

    Fall, 2007

    G

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

    Council, January 10, 2007

    Planning

    Staff to report to Committee

    May 8, 2007

    H

     

     

    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

    June 5, 2007

     

    I

    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

     

     

    J

     

    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

     

    May 22, 2007

    K

    Licensing  By-law and Amendments to Taxi Priority List

    March 20, 2007

    Planning

    After Public Meeting held, Committee directed a new Public Meeting be held, to consider amendments to taxi regulations

    May 22, 2007

    L

    Zoning of  Dhinsa property at Windermere Road, Stoney Creek

    March 20, 2007

    Planning

    Staff to review information and report back to Committee. Applicant approved to speak at that meeting

    May 22, 2007

    M

    Anti-Idling By-law

    March 20, 2007

    Planning

    Staff to arrange special evening COW, to obtain input from the public

    May 10, 2007

    N

    Auchmar

    April 3, 2007

    Planning

    Staff to review comments from Grant Head and from SISO, and discuss these with the respective parties. Staff to prepare chronology of events relating to City acquisition of Auchmar, and report back on all matters.

    May 8, 2007

    O

    Implementation of the Sign by-law

    April 17, 2007

    Planning

    Staff to report back with details, as set out in Motion

    December 4, 2007

    P

    Exemption to Sign By-law for humanitarian reasons

    April 17, 2007

    Planning

    Staff to report back with details, as set out in Motion

    December 4, 2007

    Q

    Investigation of  “Yellow Alert” Programme

    April 17, 2007

    Planning

    Staff to report back with details, as set out in Motion

    December 4, 2007

    R

    Building Permit information

    April 17, 2007

    Planning

    Staff to report back with details, as requested in Motion

     

    S

     

    Timing of decisions for applications considered at Public Meetings

    April 17, 2007

    Planning

    Staff to consult with other municipalities respecting their practice and consider best practices, and report back to Committee

     

    T

    Community Beach  Ponds

    April 24, 2007

    Planning

    Staff to report back with further details, as set out in Motion

    Summer, 2007

    U

    Student rental housing adjacent to McMaster and Mohawk

    April 24, 2007

    Planning

    Staff to report back on proposed by-law with details, as set out in Motion

     

    V

    Public meeting respecting obtaining different ways of public consultation

    April 24, 2007

    Planning/

    Clerks

    Staff to arrange an evening Committee meeting to discuss item.