The Business Improvement Area Advisory Committee, Committee Against Racism, Arts Advisory Committee, and Women and Gender Equity Committee all met this week.
BRIEF: Mary Sinclair Steps Down from Advisory Committee for Persons with Disabilities
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Sinclair’s invaluable contributions to ACPD and the City of Hamilton will benefit Hamiltonians for many years to follow.
Hamilton City Committee Member Participates in Video Meeting While Driving Home on the QEW
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Don Jackson is shown driving home during the video meeting, voting by hand, and regularly taking his eyes off the road to participate in meeting discussions.
Clr Wilson: "I was quite alarmed" by Terry Whitehead’s tweeted threats to use the Integrity Commissioner against Citizens
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“When that kind of behaviour is practised, it diminishes the institution of Council and in my opinion the City government as whole. It is not in keeping with how I think elected individuals should serve.”
Hamilton City Hall v. LGBTQ Committee: Part I – An Illegal Investigation
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In paras 20 and 21 of their own investigative report, Atwood-Petkovski and Abrams making findings of fact which mean the LGBTQ Advisory Committee is not a Local Board. At this point, the investigation is ultra vires. They just ignore the law, the Municipal Act, and carry on.
Hamilton City Hall v. LGBTQ Committee: The Misuse of the Integrity Commissioner, a Four Part Series
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Hamilton City Council’s Integrity Commissioner releases their first ever complete investigative report, and The Public Record explains how it is illegal and makes incorrect contradictory claims. A four-part series.
Pagoda Chop Suey House Sign Being Restored
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Tom Wilson says the landmark sign is “to downtown Hamilton what the Hollywood sign is to Hollywood”
Committee Says Yes to Selling City Lands to Fund Affordable Housing, Council to Decide on List in January
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Funds from the sales will be placed in a reserve fund that is earmarked for affordable housing.
Hamilton City Council Governance Committee for November 21, 2017
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Council’s Governance Committee heard from two residents suggesting improvements to Council’s Procedural Bylaw to improve meetings, and decided to recommend that Councillors pay for their own civic rings.
Hamilton City Council Greater Bay Area Committee for November 21, 2017
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The Greater Bay Area Committee failed to make quorum, while the Councillors and Mayor listened to presentation and discussed issues of mutual concern between Burlington and Hamilton, no decisions could be made.
Hamilton Design Review Panel Workshop on Hamilton's New Transit Oriented Corridors Zoning
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Hamilton’s Design Review Panel met on August 10, 2017 for a workshop from senior City planning staff on the City’s new Transit Oriented Corridor Zoning.
The video and discussion is a good primer for those looking for an introduction into the concepts of the zoning and how it will interact with urban design in Hamilton.