Full video of City Council’s February 13, 2017 Public Works Committee meeting.
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Hamilton City Council Budget GIC for February 10, 2017: EcDev and Planning Budget
Full video of the 2017 budget presentation by Planning and Economic Development Department to City Council on February 10, 2017. Full Video Link // Full Agenda Link
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In CHP. v. Hamilton, Courts Will Decide on Transgender Rights, Political Party Expression, and Federal Provincial Jurisdiction
It’s easily the biggest legal case out of City Hall yet – the Courts will decide on the balance between transgender rights and political party expression, combined with the classic question of Confederation – the divide and overlap between federal and provincial jurisdictions, this case is likely bound for the Supreme Court of Canada.
Here’s an overview of some of the issues and background in this case.
Posted inAdvisory and Sub-Committees, City Hall, Videos
Hamilton City Council Light Rail Transit Sub-Committee for January 30, 2017
City Council’s Light Rail Transit Sub-Committee meet on Monday to receive staff updates and debate a request to add a LRT stop at Bay Street. The Committee voted to add the stop, which now has to be considered by Metrolinx. Metrolinx has the final say.
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Hamilton City Council GIC for February 1, 2017: Ward Boundaries and More
Hamilton City Council meet for their first GIC of February, the headline issue was the final vote on Ward Boundary reform. Councillors voted for their own gerrymandered wards, despite a clear warning from expert consultants that the gerrymander will be indefensible at a Ontario Municipal Board hearing.
Councillors also received a task force report on workforce development, which will guide numerous private and public sector partners in the coming year.
Full video replay.
Posted inCity Hall, Council Standing Committees, Planning and Development, Videos
Hamilton City Council Planning Committee for January 31, 2017
Council voted down a 19-storey development at 860 Queenston Road, and overruled the Municipal Heritage Committee vote to designate the Egerton Shaver House in Ancaster.
Full Video Replay
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Hamilton City Council Rental Housing Committee for January 30, 2017
The citizen-majority Council Rental Housing Committee meet on January 30th and it will a lively meeting as the committee debated creating a voluntary rental housing registry.
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Hamilton City Council for January 27, 2017: 2017 HSR Budget Debate
City Council debated the 2017 HSR budget. The budget proposal was based upon the Council approved 10-year transit strategy, and the year three budget calls for Council to invest in transit after two years of incremental improvements funded primarily by fare increases.
Council voted to ask the HSR’s Director to return with budget proposals of a 3% or 1.8% budget increase.
Full Video Replay
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Hamilton City Council for January 26, 2017: Library and Police Budgets
Hamilton City Council received and debated the 2017 Hamilton Public Library and Police Board Budgets.
The Library budget received extra attention – in the form of praise – from City Councillors following comments the week prior by Councillor Donna Skelly questioning the relevance of libraries in the Internet Age.
Full Video Replay
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Hamilton City Council for January 25, 2017
Full video of Hamilton City Council’s ratification meeting on January 25, 2017.