Clean City Liaison Committee

The Clean City Liaison Committee provides a forum for engaging all stakeholders in a sustainable program aimed at keeping Hamilton clean and safe. The committee assists in the development and sustainability of a city-wide litter and graffiti abatement program (the Clean City program) by providing help and guidance on community involvement, private sector involvement and identification of resources to sustain the program.

Reporting through the Public Works standing committee, the Clean City Liaison Committee provides advice and recommendations to staff and Council on developing, maintaining and sustaining collaborative community programs designed to maintain a clean, healthy and safe city.

The current Clean City Liaison Committee members are:

• Chair - Dan Rodrigues
• Vice Chair - Ron Speranzini
• Citizen Representative - John Hawker
• Citizen Representative - Robin McKee
• Citizen Representative - George Zolis
• Business Representative - Brad Rich (Coca-Cola Bottling Co.)
• Business Representative - Mac Sparrow (Dell Pharmacies Inc.)
• Council Representative - Clr. Chad Collins, Hamilton City Council, Ward 5
• Council Representative - Clr. Tom Jackson, Hamilton City Council, Ward 6

Staff Liaison - Phil Homerski, Public Works

The Clean City Liaison Committee meets every third Thursday of the month starting at 12:00 pm in Room 222 of Hamilton City Hall, 71 Main Street West, Hamilton.  Meetings are open to the public.  Call ahead to confirm meeting date and location -- 905-546 CITY (2489).
 
Delegations are asked to register at least two weeks in advance of the meeting by contacting the Staff Liaison, Phil Homerski at clean&green@hamilton.ca.

In early 2008, Public Works staff investigated the benefits and opportunities of becoming an affiliate member of Keep America Beautiful and approached the Clean City Liaison Committee to share findings and determine its interest in such an affiliation.

At a ceremony performed by Keep America Beautiful representative Jane Polson (Executive Director of Keep Nebraska Beautiful) at the February 25, 2009 Hamilton City Council meeting, the Clean City Liaison Committee formally assumed the duties of the Board of the newly certified Keep Hamilton Beautiful affiliate.

The Clean City Liaison Committee supports the mission of Keep America Beautiful (KAB) -- to engage citizens to take greater responsibility for improving their community environments. KAB programs serve to change behaviours and improve communities through focus on:

• Litter Prevention: defining litter, identifying cause, reducing it and organizing clean-ups in communities
• Waste reduction: reducing the impact of solid waste through integrated programs including source reduction and reuse, recycling and education
• Beautification: improving visual aspects of our community through programs that beautify, prevention programs such as Graffiti Hurts (graffiti prevention and abatement)