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Economic Development and Planning Committee Agenda for September 4, 2007

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City of Hamilton

Tuesday, September 4, 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 August 7, 2007
  4. MOTIONS
  5. GENERAL INFORMATION

    11.1    News from the General Manager (No copy)

  6. PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL

    12.1    Consideration of matter presently before the Ontario Municipal Board

  7. ADJOURNMENT
  8. 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

    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

    C

    Designation of 191 Barton Street East, Hamilton

    February 21, 2006

    Planning

    Report tabled at request of applicant.

    Early 2008

    D

    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

     

    E

    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

    F

     

     

    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

    December, 2007

     

    G

    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

     

     

    H

    Implementation of the Sign by-law

    April 17, 2007

    Planning

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

    December 4, 2007

    I

    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

    J

    Investigation of  “Yellow Alert” Programme

    April 17, 2007

    Planning

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

    December 4, 2007

    K

     

    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

    November 22, 2007

    L

    Community Beach  Ponds

    April 24, 2007

    Planning

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

    Fall  2007

    M

    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

    October16, 2007

    N

    Public meeting respecting obtaining different ways of public consultation

    April 24, 2007

    Planning/

    Clerks

    Staff to arrange an evening Committee meeting to discuss item.

    To be considered as part of staff review of K, above.

    O

    Potential City wide prohibition on drive-throughs

    May 8, 2007

    Planning

    Staff to review implications and report back to Committee

     

    P

    Differences respecting size of buffers from ESAs, within the rural areas and urban areas

    May 8, 2007

    Planning

    Staff to review implications and report back to Committee

     

    Q

    Provincial wetland evaluation for Community Beach Ponds

    May 8, 2007

    Planning

    Staff to request MNR to conduct an evaluation

     

    R

    Signage for “Anti-Idling Community”

     

    May 10, 2007 at Special COW

    Planning

    Staff to review costs etc and report back

    September 4, 2007

    S

    GTAA Airport Taxi-Limousine issue-letter from Town of Markham

    Council May 15, 2007

    Planning

    Letter referred to Planning staff for report to  Committee

    November 22, 2007

    T

     

    Flamborough Downs reduction of racing operations

     

     

    June 5, 2007

    Economic Development

    Staff to report back to Committee, including an examination of the need/cost to conduct detailed economic impact analysis of impact on the City, agro-business & tourism sectors.

     

     

     

    U

    Student housing in Ainslie Wood-Westdale  area

     

    June 5, 2007

    Planning

    Staff to report on potential of a Community Improvement Plan to assist with re-conversion of dwellings from student lodging houses to family homes

    December 4, 2007

    V

     

     

     

     

    Urban Braille for New Site Plans- Advisory Committee for Persons with Disabilities Report -

    June 19, 2007

    Planning

    Staff to review the recommendations as part of the urban design review, and report back

    October 16, 2007

    W

    Animal Control issues respecting stray cats and dogs

    July 9, 2007

    Planning

    Staff to consider information presented by Margaret Strecker during Animal Control review

     

    X

     

    Proliferation of liquor licences  in Westdale area

    July 9, 2007

    Planning

    Staff to consider issue, and report back on use of interim control by-law

    November 6, 2007