You could offer me footballer wages or any incentive in the world to stop helping dogs and I'd say no.
Nothing in the world beats sitting with Sienna tonight in her new bandana 5 months after she came in totally broken telling her about her new family home.
Priceless feeling
Morning run on the beach! 🐾⛱️
#DogsOfBlueSky
Photo of a sculpture resembling a light brown deer walking left, its antlers extend into branches and leaves, all against a grey background
Petal deer, 2012 by Ellen Jewett, sculptor known for her often surreal depictions of animals #WomensArt
Artist Je Shen.
His works are characterized by a "sedimentation" of color; he does not apply it uniformly, but rather gradually deposits it with thousands of small touches, creating vibrant surfaces that call for pointillism.
LAURENCE OLIVIER underwent treatment for cancer during filming, which affected his memory so badly he could barely remember more than one or two lines at a time.
Even so, his superb performance earned him an Oscar nomination & won him a Golden Globe.
MARATHON MAN (1976)
Springsteen Center Honors Bruce and Flav
Springsteen Center Honors Bruce and Flav hug.
Springsteen Center Honors Bruce and Flav and chuck d
Thankx to THE BOSS for having Public Enemy perform at Springsteen Center American Music Honors ,, we should all always continue to FIGHT THE POWER
And also to celebrate Earth Day, here's this gorgeous video of McKenzie River in Oregon. I need to visit there. That state is so beautiful.
🖕🖕🖕🖕💪✌️🖕🖕🖕🖕
youtu.be/ouiFV7B1p8c
Tadeson's motion passes.
Council votes to approve the Ten-Year Downtown Revitalization strategy. There were split votes, 13-3, 14-2.
I need to go back to ensure my accuracy on the sub-items. #yhmcc
Back to the Council GIC report.
Ward 11 Clr Mark Tadeson is trying again to have a review of the City's use of consultants
However, this comes as City staff state they are overwhelmed by Council adding work before the election. [Such as moments ago with HSR fare review just added to work] #yhmcc
MY COMMENT (continued)
I've written many times:
What's the difference between a 51-University with 100 Mac students crushed inside and a 8-York bus with three seniors on board?
The York bus has three more voters. (2/2)
MY COMMENT
If seniors begin using the HSR en masse, Council will begin to actually care about HSR operations.
I've often noted HSR cuts buses to McMaster whenever short of buses, but never the 8-York. (1/2)
Council members go around the horseshoe speaking in favour of the motion.
Seniors affordability is a significant priority for Council.
Approved unanimously. #yhmcc
Ward 1 Clr Wilson asks for confirmation that Council's guiding practice and principle has been to focus on income as indicator of need for transit fare assistance.
Now asking how staff will study the direction. #yhmcc
Ward 1 Clr Maureen Wilson asks if income need is a better measure for providing transit subsidies (free fare).
Asks questions regarding HSR fare policies.
Staff confirm there is no income testing for the free Golden Age pass [free transit over age 80] #yhmcc
Note: the costs of implementing free transit for those over the age of 65 cannot be determined.
The reason for this is the municipality must meet all requests for accessible transit. Upon removing fares, there will be increased demand. #yhmcc
Motion from Ward 6 Tom Jackson to direct staff to report back to Council in Q3 on changing HSR fare policies to provide free transit (and DARTS service) to all residents over the age of 65
This will be voted on in the weeks before the October municipal election. This will be a major debate
#yhmcc
Now onto the Council General Issues Committee report. (Item 7.4)
This was a long meeting. A lot of work was not complete when Council adjourned last Wednesday at 6:17 p.m. #yhmcc
Planning Committee report, all items, approved unanimously without any comments.
Four zoning decision:
36 Taylor Crescent - DENIAL confirmed
1042-1050 West 5th Street - RATIFIED
974-980 Upper Paradise Road - RATIFIED
Eight storey building on Wilson Street at Lorne Avenue, Ancaster - RATIFIED #yhmcc
Public Works Committee report, all items, approved unanimously.
Now onto the Planning Committee report. (Item 7.3)
Ward 1 Clr Maureen Wilson speaks, thanking the Patrick J. McNally Charitable Foundation for contributing $650,000 toward the $2.4-million cost for improvements to the HAAA Grounds field house.
Upgrades include: four gender-neutral washrooms, a kitchenette, and AODA accessibility. #yhmcc
Now onto the Public Works Committee report. (Item 7.2)
Item 7.1, HUC Shareholder
Council approves re-appointment of Sean Donnelly as a City of Hamilton director on the Alectra Inc. board for a new three-year term, and approval of KPMG as Alectra's auditor.
Mayor Horwath is also paid by Alectra.
Hamilton owns a 17.31% stake in Alectra
Now onto Committee Reports:
7.1 - Hamilton Utilities Corporation Shareholder
7.2 - Public Works
7.3 - Planning Committee
7.4 - General Issues Committee
7.5 - Audit, Finance and Administration Committee
Now onto Item 6.3, "Better Homes Hamilton Loan Loss Risk Clarification"
"No risk to the municipality" if the loan is not repaid because the loan is on title of the property. #yhmcc
Ward 3 Clr Nrinder Nann asks if "there is any limitation" on ability of council members to inform the community about upcoming CoA meetings and items of interest.
Boghosian states they can communicate with neutrality.
A follow-up, and Boghosian clarifies they cannot take a position on CoA #yhmcc
Staff have explained their role to provide professional advice, to file appeals to the Ontario Land Tribunal whenever the CoA overturns Council-enacted policy, and then to bring to Council the appeal for decision on proceeding or not. #yhmcc
Ward 9 Clr Brad Clark, "it is surprising this is still an issue" referring to council members intervening at CoA.
Clark has steadfastly kept out of CoA matters.
He asks staff to clarify the roles of professional staff in appealing CoA decisions, and then going to Council for direction post-appeal
