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Hamilton City Council Emergency and Community Services Committee for October 24, 2016

by Joey ColemanOctober 24, 2016

Council will decide on a submission to the National Housing Strategy Consultation, a staff plan for the next three years of the early years community plan, a $30,000 increase to City funding of the Hamilton Roundtable for Poverty Reduction, granting permission to CityHousing to sell 100 detached and semi units to fund new multi-res units.
Live video starts at 1:30pm

Hamilton City Council: Audit, Finance, Administration Committee for October 24, 2016

by Joey ColemanOctober 23, 2016

Council’s AF&A Committee meets to decide on the request of a citizen in regards to a “personal property tax concern”, extending $1.67-million in development charge credits for the Centre on Barton, and a legal report on the requirements for a binding municipal referendum.
Live video starts at 9:30am

City Council Meetings

Hamilton City Council GIC for October 19, 2016

by Joey ColemanOctober 19, 2016

Hamilton City Council meets to debate the City’s new economic development action plan, dropping the $100 fee for filing a complaint with the Integrity Commissioner.
Live at 9:30am

Advisory and Sub-Committees

Accessible Transit Meeting Cancelled Due To Lack of Councillors Showing Up To Work

by Joey ColemanOctober 13, 2016

Council’s Accessible Transit Review Committee failed to make quorum this morning, leaving residents who took DARTS to the meeting on the hook for their transit fare and sitting around City Hall for hours as they waited for their scheduled DARTS pick-up times.

City Council Meetings

Hamilton City Council for October 12, 2016

by Joey ColemanOctober 12, 2016

Hamilton City Council meets to ratify their standing committee work of the past two weeks including their latest culture change plan, performance management at City Hall, Expanding SoBi service area, new zoning in Wards 1 to 4, elevator maintenance bylaw amendments, creation of an affordable housing site selection task force, and more.
Following this, the agenda has a walk-on item saying Council will debate LRT motions in closed session under the “solicitor-client privilege” to the open meeting requirement of the Municipal Act.
Live video starts at 5:00pm

Advisory and Sub-Committees

Hamilton City Council West Harbour Committee for October 11, 2016

by Joey ColemanOctober 11, 2016

Council’s West Harbour Committee meets to finalize the solicitation process for the sale of the West Harbour Pier 8 lands.
Live video at 9:30am

News

Fill Bylaws and Normal Farm Practices – Provincial Board Overrules Town Fill Bylaw

by Joey ColemanOctober 10, 2016

The Normal Farm Practices Protection Board blasts a huge loophole into fill bylaws, raising questions of how municipalities will manage trucks bringing Toronto fill.

Community Events, Videos

Hamilton State of Our Neighbourhoods 2016: Conversation with Mayor Fred Eisenberger [Full Video]

by Joey ColemanOctober 6, 2016

A coalition of Hamilton neighbourhood associations held a special event entitled “State of Our Neighbourhoods”, a conversation with Mayor Fred Eisenberger.

An approximate layout, with photos, of the scene of a Hamilton Police involved shooting on James Street South late Friday, September 30, 2016

News

SIU Investigating After Hamilton Police Involved Shooting on James South near Bold Street

by Joey ColemanOctober 1, 2016

Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit is on scene investigating after a Hamilton Police officer shot a person on James Street South between 11:45 and 11:55 p.m. Friday night.