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Crawford, Wilson, McGreal, and Graefe Talk Engagement on the Graham Crawford Show Podcast

by Joey ColemanAugust 15, 2016

Graham Crawford’s podcast The Graham Crawford Show discusses public engagement in Hamilton during this week’s “Civic Panel” episode with regular panels Maureen Wilson, Ryan McGreal, and Peter Greafe.
They share their experiences with various types of Hamilton City Hall engagement reaching from 30 years ago to today, meaningful to engagement theatre.

Hamilton City Council for August 2016

by Joey ColemanAugust 12, 2016

Hamilton City Council meets to ratify their committee work from the past week.
Live video starts at 9:30am

City Hall, Council Standing Committees, Videos

Hamilton City Council Public Works Committee for August 2016

by Joey ColemanAugust 11, 2016

Full video of City Council’s August Public Works Committee meeting:

Videos

Hamilton City Council Emergency and Community Services Committee for August 2016

by Joey ColemanAugust 10, 2016

Council’s EC&S Committee will look at changes to the “Municipal Housing Facilities By-law” to better reflect changes to CityHousing Hamilton financial sources and management and other legislative changes in the past decade – planning for more capital funding for CityHousing in 2017, continuing to operate the Snow Angel Program in-house, and more.
Live video starts at 9:30am

City Hall, Videos

Councillor Brenda Johnson Wants Better Process for Choosing Election Compliance Audit Committee

by Joey ColemanAugust 10, 2016

ECAC is accountability theatre, and at least one Councillor wants to fix the process of Council appointing its own election overseers.

City Hall

City of Hamilton Gives Replaced Fire Gear to Firefighters Without Borders

by Joey ColemanAugust 10, 2016

A good news story out of City Hall. Hamilton’s Fire Department is giving used firefighting gear – which is scheduled for disposal in according with National Fire Protection Association standards – to Firefighters Without Borders.

Council Standing Committees, Videos

Hamilton City Council Audit, Finance, and Administration Committee for August 2016

by Joey ColemanAugust 10, 2016

Council’s Audit, Finance, and Administration Committee will debate a $1-million loan request from CityHousing Hamilton to fund water saving initiatives and a request from the owner of 52 Cannon Street West for an exemption from development charges.
Live video starts at 9:30am

Council Standing Committees, Videos

Hamilton City Council Planning Committee for August 9, 2016

by Joey ColemanAugust 9, 2016

Live video of City Council’s Planning Committee meeting.

Advisory and Sub-Committees

Hamilton Advisory Committee for Persons with Disabilities for August 2016

by Joey ColemanAugust 8, 2016

Hamilton’s Advisory Committee for Persons with Disabilities will receive an update on the City’s elevator by-law – specifically how the City will require signage explaining the bylaw in devices with frequent breakdowns and these will be in braille – and a presentation from the Light Rail Transit on streetscaping high-level planning along the Hamilton LRT corridor.

Advisory and Sub-Committees

Hamilton Port Authority – City of Hamilton Joint Liaison Committee for August 2016

by Joey ColemanAugust 8, 2016

A long dormant liaison committee – conceived in 2009 but never implemented – is holding its first meeting this week as the Hamilton Port Authority and City Council look to improve their relationship following the clash in the previous two years over the Port Fuels waste-to-energy plant proposal.