This is a regular CATCH summary of votes at committee and council meetings. This report covers the month of January 2014. The first line of each entry identifies the issue, followed by a brief description. This is followed by the location of the vote in the third line. Multiple votes on the same issue are reported together. Absentees are only listed where reported in the minutes and where the missing councillors are members of that committee or decision-making body. Links are provided to source documents. Note that the vast majority of council decisions are unanimous and the votes are not officially recorded.
Ice storm relief
A motion filed by Merulla to seek disaster relief from the province for costs and damages incurred in the ice storm that affected Hamilton for several days starting on December 22 was subsequently re-written and approved 14-0 at a special council meeting.
At City Council, January 23 Minutes p1-2 (14-0))
For: Bratina, Clark, Collins, Duvall, Ferguson, Jackson, Johnson, McHattie, Merulla, Partridge, Pasuta, Pearson, Powers, Whitehead
Against: none
Absent: Farr, Morelli
Release of lawsuit costs
An in camera discussion was held on the city’s lawsuit against the federal government over alleged delays to the Red Hill Parkway because of a federal environmental assessment. In open session, McHattie moved to make public the costs incurred by the city in the legal action to this point. That was approved 13-1. The motion came in response to a freedom of information application by CATCH.
At General Issues Committee, January 27 Minutes p9, 21 (13-1)
For: Bratina, Clark, Collins, Duvall, Farr, Jackson, Johnson, McHattie, Merulla, Partridge, Pasuta, Pearson, Whitehead
Against: Ferguson
Absent: Powers