19:04:06 From Lucia Iannantuono : Please feel free to post Q&A in the chat! We'll take a Q&A break after Phil Pothen & Cameron Kroetsch finish speaking 19:04:33 From Lucia Iannantuono : Also, just a note, we are recording this meeting and posting it on Youtube afterwards! 19:04:38 From Nancy Hurst : Stop Sprawl's website has information about where the current urban boundary expansion applications currently are: https://www.ssho.ca/ 19:04:41 From Nancy Hurst : Reacted to "Also, just a note, w..." with 👍🏻 19:05:02 From Ian Borsuk, Environment Hamilton : Reacted to "Stop Sprawl's websit..." with ❤️ 19:06:27 From Nancy Hurst : If you haven't yet emailed Councillors you can easily copy/paste all of their emails as well as the clerk so your email shows on the June 25 agenda. At this link:https://www.ssho.ca/council 19:08:06 From Phil Pothen : https://environmentaldefence.ca/2024/06/05/passage-of-bill-185-undermines-the-integrity-of-all-future-development-approvals-outside-existing-built-up-areas/ 19:09:59 From Nancy Hurst : for context the Greenbelt carveout in Hamilton totaled 200 acres while the two urban boundary expansion areas that council will vote on June 25 total 3800 acres! 19:14:22 From Nancy Hurst : If you're not yet on the City of Hamilton's notification list for UBE, you can sign up to receive notifications at: https://www.hamilton.ca/build-invest-grow/planning-development/planning-applications/urban-boundary-expansion 19:17:38 From Nancy Hurst : A great argument against sprawl in Hamilton is that the Asset Management department at the City just advised Council last week that Hamilton currently has a $5.2 Billion infrastructure deficit. This is why our roads, sewers, water etc are crumbling. We cannot afford to build more infrastructure when we cannot pay for what we have. 19:18:03 From Steve Chalastra : Reacted to "A great argument aga..." with 👍 19:18:49 From Nancy Hurst : https://www.thespec.com/news/hamilton-region/our-city-is-crumbling-hamilton-faces-5-billion-infrastructure-gap-in-next-decade/article_9dd71de7-c9db-5645-b82c-266bcdf4aafe.html 19:21:00 From Cameron Kroetsch : Reacted to "A great argument aga..." with 👍🏻 19:24:33 From Nancy Hurst : Fourplexes are now allowed on almost any lot city-wide through zoning changes.https://www.hamilton.ca/build-invest-grow/planning-development/zoning/residential-zones-project 19:24:49 From Mary Ann Frerotte : Reacted to "Fourplexes are now a…" with 👍 19:24:56 From j k : https://www.buildingin.ca/ this process could be used to idenitfy more areas suitable for mid-rise 19:24:57 From Ian Borsuk, Environment Hamilton : Also worth noting that recent changes to plans to include affordable housing in these sprawl developments is not a concession we are looking for! 19:25:47 From j k : https://livingatlasofquality.ca/ 19:26:57 From Nancy Hurst : This is Environmental Defence's Midrise Manual https://environmentaldefence.ca/report/mid-rise-manual/ 19:41:02 From Joan in Hamilton : Lucia, please bump up the size of the map. We can't see where those parcels are. Thanks! 19:41:50 From Lucia Iannantuono : Replying to "Lucia, please bump u..." sorry Joan, didn't see this in time! 19:43:09 From Joan in Hamilton : Replying to "Lucia, please bump u..." No problem, but pls come back to it if possible. Thanks! 19:45:47 From Nancy Hurst : Replying to "Lucia, please bump u..." You can see the map here Joanhttps://www.hamilton.ca/build-invest-grow/planning-development/planning-applications/urban-boundary-expansion 19:46:33 From Joan in Hamilton : Replying to "Lucia, please bump u..." Thanks. I guess I'll look at it after the webinar, if this link is included in the transcript. 19:51:35 From Nancy Hurst : Replying to "Lucia, please bump u..." if you click on it now it won't kick you off this meeting. IF you google city of Hamilton urban boundary expansion after, it will come up. 19:54:42 From Phil Pothen : Can I suggest a response to that "do you live in this area" question, as well? 19:54:58 From Lucia Iannantuono : Replying to "Can I suggest a resp..." Yes! I'll throw to you next 19:57:20 From Martha Howatt : Replying to "Can I suggest a resp..." Costco partnered with a developer to build and 800 unit complex on top of one of it's stores in Los Angeles. 19:57:37 From Terry Tupper : How do we deal with/stop the OLT . The city wastewater can not handle 20,000 more homes even though it was just upgraded . Trafic at Whitechurch land is already bottle necking now with growth in Caledonia, how to they plan on getting 7,600 homes plus buisness's out 19:58:20 From Phil Pothen : Replying to "How do we deal with/..." To stop the OLT from doing the wrong thing, you have to create a fact scenario which makes it legally "unreasonable" to do it. 19:58:46 From Jim Quinn : We must stop the direction we are going in, which is the death by 1000 cuts for nature. 19:59:28 From Nancy Hurst : Sign up to receive Cllr Kroetsch's excellent Ward 2 newsletter: https://ward2hamilton.ca/newsletter/ 20:00:22 From Ian Borsuk, Environment Hamilton : Plus with the LRT going forward - those resources and labour Phil references is absolutely better spent along that transit route (which again, was a big argument for the LRT which was densification and upgrading our aging infrastructure) 20:01:37 From Nancy Hurst : Thanks Cllr Kroetsch.. excellent! 20:03:29 From Jim Quinn : Well said, Cameron! 20:06:03 From Lyn Folkes : Why can't we build on top of existing buildings like malls too? Tons of space there in the city. 20:06:29 From Councillor Cameron Kroetsch - he / him : Reacted to "Why can't we build o..." with 👍🏻 20:06:34 From Councillor Cameron Kroetsch - he / him : Replying to "Why can't we build o..." Totally! 20:09:42 From Sue Markey : Thank you to Phil and Cameron for your presentations and Ian for info about delegating. It was very helpful. Also, thank you Lucia and Don. i have to leave. 20:10:00 From Nancy Hurst : The entire power centre in the Ancaster meadowlands, which is a sea of parking lots, was already zoned for mixed use, commercial with residential on top... but it was just never built that way sadly. 20:10:05 From Councillor Cameron Kroetsch - he / him : Reacted to "Thank you to Phil an..." with ❤️ 20:10:13 From Councillor Cameron Kroetsch - he / him : Reacted to "The entire power cen..." with 😢 20:11:03 From Lyn Folkes : Replying to "Why can't we build o..." No one seems to talk about it much though. 20:11:30 From Erin Kobayashi : Reacted to "The entire power cen..." with 🥲 20:12:38 From Phil Pothen : Please share on your socials: https://x.com/pothen/status/1935849202065850482 https://bsky.app/profile/pothen.bsky.social/post/3lryqqs3ygk26 20:12:48 From Phil Pothen : lol 20:12:53 From Phil Pothen : That's the opposite of what I tell clients 20:12:56 From Phil Pothen : ;) 20:13:23 From Lucia Iannantuono : Reacted to "That's the opposite ..." with 😆 20:13:30 From Lyn Folkes : Such a shame Nancy - a Meadowlands upper level would be perfect for affordable convenient housing. 20:13:31 From Erin Kobayashi : Reacted to "That's the opposite ..." with 😂 20:14:00 From Phil Pothen : I always say - never mind what's important to you - that's just your motivation for being here. Your content needs to be driven by what's important to the DECISION-makers you're speaking to. In this case, ultimately, the Ontario LAnd Tribunal 20:15:04 From Nancy Hurst : Reacted to "Such a shame Nancy -..." with 👍🏻 20:15:12 From Phil Pothen : ... and the general Ontario public who will be forming opinions about whether the government is genuinely trying to solve the housing shortage or not. 20:15:28 From Nancy Hurst : Reacted to "... and the general ..." with 👍🏻 20:15:36 From Phil Pothen : (because that public perception sets the guard-rails on Ford's actions re: the appeal) 20:15:46 From Nancy Hurst : Martha will be up next. 20:16:13 From Ian Borsuk, Environment Hamilton : Reach me at: iborsuk@environmenthamilton.org 20:16:46 From Nancy Hurst : Thank you Ian! Delegations are SO IMPORTANT! All the developers will be there delegating. 20:17:01 From Nancy Hurst : Calling your councillor is also very important. 20:18:01 From Nancy Hurst : And when you email make sure you identify what ward you are in so your councillor knows you are their constituent. 20:18:34 From Lyn Folkes : Who should Ward 8 residents communicate with right now since John-Paul Danko has moved up, please? I will talk to all councillors anyway though. 20:19:22 From Nancy Hurst : Send an email to all of the councillors at https://www.ssho.ca/council 20:19:35 From Ian Borsuk, Environment Hamilton : Replying to "Who should Ward 8 re..." This is my suggestion! Danko consistently voted to preserve our urban boundary, it's important for Councillors and the Mayor to understand Ward 8 may not have a representative but you still have a voice. 20:20:04 From Nancy Hurst : Recently Councillor Paul's stated she is "looking after Ward 8" so maybe Ward 7 residents should appeal directly to her too. 20:20:18 From Ian Borsuk, Environment Hamilton : Reacted to "Recently Councillor ..." with 💯 20:20:26 From Nancy Hurst : *Pauls 20:24:23 From Joan in Hamilton : Thanks so much for organizing this. Very useful. 20:24:29 From Ian Borsuk, Environment Hamilton : https://hamiltonworkshop.eventbrite.ca/ 20:24:35 From Lyn Folkes : Thank you so much! 20:24:37 From Nancy Hurst : Thank you so much everyone! Great presentations! 20:26:11 From Nancy Hurst : Great idea!