Date

Brian's Activities – January 2006

Jan 30 to Feb 3
Feb 3
  • Federation of Canadian Municipalities Sustainable Communities National Conference (Ottawa)
Feb 2
  • Federation of Canadian Municipalities Sustainable Communities National Conference (Ottawa)
Feb 1
  • Federation of Canadian Municipalities Sustainable Communities National Conference (Ottawa)
Jan 31
  • Meeting with residents
  • Pesticide Sub-Committee meeting
Jan 30
  • On-site meeting with police to look at CPTED (Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design) principles to reduce vandalism
  • Meeting with WHHAC (Westdale Heritage Housing Action Committee) to prepare for public meeting
  • Meeting with staff to discuss holding a public meeting on Community Gardens in Victoria Park
  • Meeting with Methadone clinic staff
  • Public meeting re a student housing proposal on Strathcona Ave.
Jan 23 to 27
Jan 27
  • Roundtable for Poverty Reduction
  • McMaster Innovation Park Site Plan Development Steering Committee
  • Meetings with staff re pesticides
Jan 26
  • Hamilton LACAC (Municipal Heritage Committee) meeting
  • Strathcona Secondary Plan - Public Forum
Jan 25
  • Meetings with resident
  • Meeting with planning staff re a rezoning application
  • CityHousing Hamilton Board of Directors Meeting
  • Tour of ward to identify areas for potential student housing
  • Special Board of Health meeting
  • Council meeting
Jan 24
  • Social & Public Health Services Committee meeting
  • Celebrity Server for Living Rock Ministries Soupfest
  • VIA Rail meeting
  • Kirkendall Neighbourhood Community Watch meeting
Jan 23
  • Meetings with constituents
  • Meeting with GO Transit to discuss location of layover yard for Hamilton
  • Interview re aerotropolis
  • Meeting with Canadian Auto Workers Union Retirees
Jan 16 to 20
Jan 20
  • Social Services Downloading Steering Committee meeting
  • Meeting with constituent and City staff  to discuss working together on climate change and energy conservation projects
  • Hamilton Transportation & other opportunities
  • Executive Committee meeting for CityHousing
  • Meeting with placement student
  • On-site meeting with staff and constituent re Main and Cootes, and the new Main St. entrance at McMaster to consider ways to improve pedestrian safety around McMaster in those locations
Jan 19
  • COW budget review
  • Strathcona Neighbourhood Secondary Plan Citizen Advisory Committee meeting
Jan 18
  • Property Standards Workshop with BIAs
  • Arts Hamilton Presentation to Council
  • CityHousing Agenda Review meeting
  • Meeting with staff re a student housing application in Strathcona
  • Golf RFP meeting
  • Transit Master Plan Steering Committee agenda review
  • Transit Master Plan Steering Committee Meeting
Jan 17
  • Westdale BIA Board meeting
  • Media conference in Westdale re safe student housing
  • Planning and Economic Development Committee meeting
  • Meeting with a McMaster student re an environmental research project
  • Strathcona Community Council meeting
Jan 16
  • Meeting with staff re the methadone clinic
Jan 9 to 13
Jan 13
  • Hamilton Roundtable for Poverty Reduction Steering Committee meeting
  • Meeting with Hamilton Hydro Utilities staff and City staff to discuss HUC operation of City's Central Utilities Plant (CUP)
  • Meeting with Arts Hamilton
  • Meeting with Culture and Heritage staff and Strathcona Community Council representative to discuss the Strathcona Heritage District
  • Meeting with staff and the Executive Director of Arts Hamilton
Jan 12
  • COW budget meeting
  • Meeting with constituent
  • ASPECT appreciation night and first Implementation Committee meeting
Jan 11
  • Meeting with constituent
  • Meeting with staff re the methadone clinic
  • Executive Committee meeting for CityHousing Hamilton
  • Meeting with constituent
  • Tour of the Imperial Cotton Centre for the Arts
Jan 10
  • HABIA monthly meeting
  • Meeting with Hamilton Police Services and Building and Licensing staff to discuss proactive property standards and noise bylaw enforcement
  • Arts Hamilton Board meeting
Jan 9
  • Transit Master Plan Committee agenda review
  • Meeting with West Town, Hamilton Police Services staff to review issues and business plans for Ainslie Wood Westdale, Kirkendall and Strathcona neighbourhoods
  • Conference call to prepare for CSIN  (Canadian Sustainability Indicators Network) session at the Federation of Canadian Municipalities Sustainable Communities conference
  • COW meeting to hear delegations re the budget (afternoon)
  • COW meeting to hear delegations re the budget (evening)
Jan 2 to 6
Jan 6
  • Meeting with members of the Hamilton Civic Coalition to discuss promoting the concepts of Triple Bottom Line to economic development in Hamilton
  • Meeting with the Mayor and developers of student housing to identify sites
  • Meeting with constituent re incineration
  • Meeting with staff to discuss facilities at Churchill Park
  • Meeting with Planning staff and Good Shepherd representatives to go over adherence to OMB (Ontario Municipal Board) conditions
Jan 5
  • Meeting with a resident about building permits for houses under renovation
  • Interview with CFMU re the aerotropolis
  • Meeting with Waste Management staff re placement of Public Space Recycling (PSR) containers in Beulah and Highland Gardens Parks
Jan 4
  • Meeting with the Mayor, Economic Development staff and a business to discuss moving to Hamilton
Jan 3
  • No meetings scheduled
Jan 2
  • City Hall closed