This is a regular CATCH summary of votes at committee and council meetings. This report covers the month of August 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.
Charlton Avenue apartments
Staff recommended a zoning change to allow erection of three 6-storey apartment buildings comprising 162 units on the former site of Sportsman’s Bowl on Charlton Avenue near Wentworth Street. The committee heard from nine residents opposed to the proposal and one in favour and also received five letters before approving the application. The staff report acknowledged opposition by the Niagara Escarpment Commission. At city council an amendment by McHattie respecting spatial separation was approved.
At Planning Committee, Aug 12 Minutes p8-9, 26-28
Recorded opposed: Johnson, Partridge
At City Council, August 15 Minutes p9
Recorded opposed: Johnson, Partridge
McMaster downtown expansion
Farr introduced a notice of motion (p11-12) at the August 11 general issues committee that the city provide a letter of support and potential property in the downtown for a McMaster University application to the provincial government for expansion funding. At city council, Farr’s motion to put this item up for debate was defeated 5-11.
At City Council, August 15 Minutes p8
Collins, Farr, McHattie, Merulla, Morrow
Against: Bratina, Clark, Duvall, Ferguson, Jackson, Johnson, Partridge, Pasuta, Pearson, Powers, Whitehead
Road safety program
Staff recommended re-establishment of the Hamilton Strategic Road Safety Program including hiring a Senior Traffic Safety Technologist using red-light camera revenues. This was approved by the public works committee, but at city council one councillor asked to have his opposition recorded.
At City Council, August 15 Minutes p10
Recorded opposed: Ferguson