Date

Brian's Activities – December 2004

Note that the City Of Hamilton's offices were closed from December 25 until January 3 inclusive
Dec 20 to 24
Dec 24
  • Brian off
Dec 23
  • Meeting with Good Shepherd re status of 398 King Street West
Dec 22
  • Meeting with constituent
Dec 21
  • Meeting with constituent
  • Meeting with staff re Coronation Arena
Dec 20
  • Meeting with McMaster and Hamilton Police Services to discuss increased enforcement
Dec 13 to 17
Dec 17
  • Brian off
Dec 16
  • Brian off
Dec 15
  • Golf/Ski Hill RFP (Request for Proposals) Selection & Evaluation Committee meeting
Dec 14
  • HABIA (Hamilton Association of Business Improvement Areas) monthly meeting
  • Social & Public Health Services Committee meeting
  • Meeting with residents to discuss an arts policy for the city
  • Meeting re CityHousing Board issues
Dec 13
  • Meeting to review HABIA (Hamilton Associations of Business Improvement Areas) Agenda
  • Meeting with staff to look for opportunities for affordable housing
  • Tour of CIBC building at Locke & Herkimer to understand challenges to reusing it as a library
  • Tourism Board of Directors meeting
  • Kirkendall Neighbourhood Association meeting
Dec 6 to 10
Dec 10
  • Meeting with a graffiti removal company to discuss doing some work in Hamilton; referred to Hamilton BIA's (Business Improvement Associations)
Dec 9
  • Special Committee of the Whole meeting to discuss Water and Wastewater rate budget
  • Attended the War Child Benefit at Westdale Secondary School on behalf of the City of Hamilton – More Info
  • Meeting with a student and teacher on setting up a Ward 1 Councillor's Westdale Student Liaison Committee

Dec 8
  • Special Committee of the Whole meeting for presentation of budget pressures
Dec 7
  • Planning and Economic Development Committee meeting
  • Special Council meeting re Greenbelt legislation
  • Advisory Committee for Persons with Disabilities
  • Regional Arts Council meeting
  • Open house re expansion of Ivor Wynne Centre at McMaster University
Dec 6
  • Meeting with the City of Hamilton's Director of Employment, Housing & Long Term Care and David Caplan, Minister of Public Infrastructure Renewal in Toronto to discuss provincial involvement in the HomeSave program – More Info
  • Meeting with McMaster Labour Studies Placement student
  • Meeting with constituent
  • Meeting with planning staff re big box development
Dec 1 to 3
Dec 3
  • Meeting with Tenants Advisory Committee
  • Meeting with staff and constituents
  • Meeting with McMaster Students Union executive
  • Meeting with Dundurn Street Merchants
  • Meeting with staff to discuss proposed expansion of Ivor Wynne facility at McMaster University
Dec 2
  • Meet with staff re Victoria Park tennis courts
  • Meeting with constituents
  • Meeting with City Clerk; he meets annually with all Councillors to see how Councillors think Clerk is performing and to get ideas; we spoke about altering the Committee Report format, and setting a Council target for paper reduction
  • Meeting with a Silhouette (McMaster Student Union newspaper) reporter about  on-campus sustainability
Dec 1
  • No scheduled meetings