Those who were concerned that Mayor Fred Eisenberger didn't go to a meeting with the premier on Tuesday needn't worry. It's going to be a regular event.
Premier Kathleen Wynne's meeting with mayors in the Greater Toronto Hamilton Area (GTHA) will happen at least twice a year, said Coun. Jason Farr, who went to Queen's Park in Eisenberger's place. So Hamilton will have more chances to bend Wynne's ear.
Much of the two-hour summit focused on future meetings, he said. And in a statement late Tuesday, Wynne talked about "a new era of deeper co-operation" across the GTHA.
'I reminded her that there was an H in the GTHA.'- Coun. Jason Farr
"I'd say half to 40 per cent of the time was spent talking about how they would move forward," said Farr, a Ward 2 councillor and the city's deputy mayor this month.
Wynne, Transportation Minister Steve Del Duca, Economic Affairs Minister Brad Duguid and Municipal Affairs Minister Ted McMeekin attended the summit, as did every mayor and chair in the GTHA. About three of the mayors sent delegates in their place, Farr said.
Talk focused on improving transit, the economy and infrastructure. Each mayor had about five minutes to speak. Farr talked about light rail transit (LRT).
He talked about Hamilton city council's position of wanting LRT with full capital funding from the province, he told CBC Hamilton.
"I didn't elaborate or editorialize," he said. "I used the opportunity to make it very clear to our premier that our motion and our mandate for LRT on the B line has not changed."
Coun. Jason Farr says he told Wynne about Hamilton city council's support of light rail transit with full capital funding from the province. (Samantha Craggs/CBC)
City council voted in early 2014 for LRT with full funding, although some councillors have had public reservations since.
Councillors also voted this month to ask the province for $302 million over the next 10 years for improvements to HSR, including about $200 million for a maintenance facility on the Mountain.
Farr said he told her about that ask too.
"I reminded her that there was an H in the GTHA."
Mayor Rick Goldring of Burlington used his turn at the mic to talk about how provincial regulations are hindering development in Burlington.
For example, development applications along the QEW have fizzled while waiting for Ministry of Transportation approval on bureaucratic details, Goldring told CBC Hamilton.
Overall, "I was happy with the meeting," he said.
Eisenberger stayed behind to attend a meeting of the Hamilton shareholders of Horizon Utilities Corporation, a committee that includes all councillors. It was a closed-door meeting about contract negotiations and there was no vote. Eisenberger wouldn't elaborate, except to say that it was "very important."
Farr said Eisenberger made the right decision.
"If there was one for me to stand in for our mayor, it would probably be this one," he said.
In her statement, Wynne called Tuesday a "historic summit."
"Subsequent meetings will provide opportunities to build our partnership and reinforce its importance," she said.
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