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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
Full video of Hamilton City Council’s ratification meeting on January 25, 2017.
City Council voted to ratify their decision of last week to allow the demolition of the Gore buildings for a new development.
Councillors Matthew Green, Aidan Johnson, and Brenda Johnson voted against the decision.
Full video of the Council ratification debate:
Council debated the budget requests of Boards and Agencies:
– Conservation Halton
– Grand River Conservation Authority
– Hamilton Beach Rescue Unit
– Royal Botanical Gardens
– Hamilton Region Conservation Authority
– Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority
Council voted to ask the Federal Government to not enter into the TPP, decided against a non-competitive non-solicited proposal for a bubble dome at the civic stadium, approved changes to the taxi bylaws to allow Uber to operate in Hamilton, and approved a 30-year $106-million sludge plant contract. Full Video Replay:
Council’s meets as Board of Health to plan the Public Health work plan priorities for 2017, and prioritize their outstanding business.
Two more highlight videos from Wednesday’s Council GIC meeting – an hour long LRT debate and then a 12-minute debate on why Council meetings are taking so long.
Hamilton resident Anna Roberts, noting that in many suburban areas, residents enjoy the same fire service but pay a much lower tax rate for the service.
Councillors professionally discussed her points, and asked staff for a future update.
Hamilton City Councillors meet to finalize the Piers 7 & 8 solicitation (sale) process, vote on interest in purchasing the former Hamilton Psych. Hospital lands on the mountain, and an update on the John/Rebecca Park.
This and more, live video starts at 9:30am.
Hamilton City Council is being forced to discuss ward boundary review based upon a consultants report which finds the current boundaries do not provide fair representation due to extreme population imbalances.
Live video begins at 11am.