Hamilton’s embattled transit division is facing another multi-million dollar shortfall this year, but despite successful advertising agencies, including Pattison and Corus Entertainment, seeking to offer the City more money for bus advertising, Council approved putting off competitive bids and failed to hold HSR managers to a 2015 deadline for the bids.
Posted inPlanning and Development
The Connolly (James Baptist) Development In Receivership
The Connolly project at 96 James South is in receivership, leaving the fate of what remains of the historic church up in the air, and questions about why the City was so quick to embrace the development after Brantford decided to not do business with him.
Posted inCouncil Standing Committees
Council Votes to Purchase Home With Erosion Issues Near Red Hill, Despite Engineers Saying Erosion Not Caused by City
There are other properties along the Red Hill Valley that may face similar erosion issues due to similar fill. Council will consider purchasing them in the future if they encounter similar non-City caused erosion issues.
Posted inCouncil Standing Committees, Videos
Hamilton City Council Emergency & Community Services Committee for July 2017
Council’s Emergency and Community Services Committee’s July meeting was short – just under one hour – as Councillors focused on their business at hand: Skate parks, youth engagement, early years funding, and more.
Posted inCity Hall
Province Gives City of Hamilton $10-mil in Additional Funding for Early Years Programming & Child Care
This brings the City total Child Care and Early Years budget to $69,354,172 for 2017, of which only $5,754,424 is funded from municipal taxes. The City will prioritize the expansion of non-profit child care spaces.
Posted inHamilton City Council
Hamilton City Council Votes To Accept Report Recommending New Skate Parks, Refers to Future Budgets
The consultants report says the City should strive to have one skate park for every 7,500 youth. In addition, where youth populations do not meet the 7,500 theshold, the City should implement skate board amenities on a smaller scale in existing park.
Posted inCity Hall News
Increased Hydro Rates and Decreased Rentals Drop Mohawk 4Ice Profit $25,000
The Mohawk quad-pad arena made a profit of $451 in 2016. The pad is a public-private partnership in which the City and private operator split losses 50/50, but in the event of profit, the City gets 70% and the private operator 30%.
Posted inCouncil Standing Committees
Our Future Hamilton Office Taking Over Youth Engagement, Staff to Present Plan in September
Chris Herstek, Director of Recreation, says his department will present the new youth engagement strategy to Council in September. The City is presently consulting with youth to complete the report.
Posted inHamilton City Council
Hamilton Utilities Corporation Council Committee for July 2017
What will become of the Hamilton Utilities Corporation power generation station attached to Sir John A Macdonald when the public school board closes the school?
That was the main point of interest in what was otherwise an administrative meeting.
HUC staff say they are planning for what comes next at the Sir John A Macdonald site with the planned closure of the high school in 2019.
Posted inAdvisory and Sub-Committees
Hamilton's Disability Advisory Committee Members Want Urban Braille LRT Urban Design
Members of ACPD told staff that Unipaving is not an acceptable substitute.
“Urban Braille along the entire corridor is essential,” said member Tim Nolan to reflect “that people with disabilities can be anywhere and everywhere”.
“Unipavers provide zero accessibility, period, zero”, Nolan said. “If were going to substitute urban braille or other kinds of textured accessibility for the sake of unipavers, not a good idea. The are not going to provide any utility”.