The City released a short statement late Monday afternoon (May 9, 2016) saying “The City of Hamilton has been successful in a claim to its insurer for approximately $1 million relating to a loss arising from the mishandling of funds by a former employee in 2013.” The update provided no further information, and ended “We […]
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Hamilton Council West Harbour Development Committee for May 5, 2016 [Urban Design Study Approval]
Council’s West Harbour Development Committee approved the Piers 7 & 8 Urban Design Study during their May 5th meeting, pushing the plan forward to the May 17 Council Planning Committee meeting.
Numerous delegations presented to the Committee, the tensions between different resident viewpoints were apparent, and in a surprise motion, the Committee voted to recommend funding the Waterfront Trust to assist with development work.
Full video replay.
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Hamilton City Council GIC for May 4, 2016
City Council meets in Committee of the Whole today to discuss a motion to fund poverty initiatives by an extra $5-million per year, the 2015 City Manager’s Performance Review, splitting the fiasco factory known as the Public Works Department, a motion to renegotiate the lease of the airport, governance of DARTS, six closed session items, and more.
Live video starts at 9:30 a.m.
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Public Meeting on Pier 7/8 Urban Design Draws Over 200 Residents [Full Replay of Mtg]
Over 200 residents attended the public information session on the West Harbour Piers 7 and 8 Urban Design Study which proposes to add 110,000 sq ft of new residential and thousands of more square feet in commercial uses.
The Urban Design Study, unveiled last Wednesday, will be considered by City Council’s West Harbour development sub-committee on Thursday and will be debated by Council’s Planning Committee on May 17.
Monday evening’s public meeting was the only public information session following the release of the study, coming after over a year of public meetings and consultations on the proposed development.
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Hamilton Council Planning Committee for May 3, 2016
Council’s Planning Committee will discuss expanding development incentives outside of the downtown core to include most of Barton Street East, Kenilworth, north Upper James, and other areas of the City.
Live video at 9:30 a.m.
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Hamilton City Council Light Rail Transit Committee for May 2, 2016
Council’s LRT Committee will consider a staff report outline the route plan, and King Street road changes, for Hamilton’s LRT.
The report includes new stop locations, how to handle the limited road allowance in the Downtown International Village.
Live video starts at 3 p.m.
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Hamilton Council Governance (Accountability and Transparency) Committee for May 2, 2016
Council’s “Accountability and Transparency” Committee – now called the Governance Committee – meets to discuss the latest misbehaviour of Councillor Lloyd Ferguson, review increasing their discretionary ward budgets, create a new policy for proclamations by City Council, and create a draft meeting schedule for all Council meetings in 2017.
Live video at 1pm.
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City Staff to Explain Cycling Plan Implementation Prioritization to Council Later in Spring
Councillors, upset about provincial funding of the Bay Street cycling lane, demand staff give them a bigger role in micromanaging implementation of Cycling Master Plan.
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Mayor Eisenberger's 2016 Hamilton Chamber of Commerce State of the City Address
The Mayor’s State of the City is usually an affair as boring as it is uninsightful. The format changed this year with the Mayor’s speech replaced by a Question and Answer session moderated by recent CHCH journalist Elise Copps. (Copps now works for Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation)
The Mayor discussed the City’s LRT and Traffic Management plans, development of Piers 7 & 8, open for business, and took questions from the audience.
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Public Meeting on Pier 7/8 Urban Design Draws Over 200 Residents [Full Replay of Mtg]
Over 200 residents attended the public information session on the West Harbour Piers 7 and 8 Urban Design Study which proposes to add 110,000 sq ft of new residential and thousands of more square feet in commercial uses.