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Hamilton councillors to vote on HECFI recommendations

A committee meeting Tuesday is dedicated to reviewing staff recommendations on who should operate the three facilities.
Julia Chapman · CBC News ·
Copps Colliseum is one of HECFI's three facilities. (Sheryl Nadler/CBC)

Hamilton city councillors will vote on staff recommendations Tuesday for the management of Hamilton Entertainment and Convention Facilities Inc. (HECFI)

The General Issues committee will review a report about the operations of the three HECFI facilities at an afternoon meeting.

Global Spectrum/Live Nation have been recommended to run Copps Colliseum and Hamilton Place. Carmen's Inc., their local partner, has been recommended to operate the Hamilton Convention Centre.

A report from the city manager's office released online last Wednesday revealed the recommendations.

Along with KPMG, city staff weighed three options for HECFI facilities. The second option was management by local company SMG/Forum Equity along with local partner Sonic Unyon. The third was a combination of Carmen's Inc. and the City of Hamilton.

City staff believe that choosing Global Spectrum/Live Nation and Carmen's Inc. to run the facilities will save the city $6.84 million over the next five years.

The report said the recommended partnership provides the lowest operating cost and capital costs to the city of all three management options.

The committee's decision will be ratified by city council at a meeting Wednesday night.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Julia Chapman

Julia Chapman is a radio and television producer for CBC Toronto. With CBC since 2010, she was one of the first reporters to work out of CBC Hamilton. Julia is proud alumni of both Ryerson University and the University of Guelph. When she's not in the newsroom, Julia loves to travel and explore big cities around the globe and try out new recipes in her kitchen. Most of all, she loves exploring her hometown, Toronto, and enjoying what every pocket of the city has to offer.

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