City of Hamilton
 
 
CITY COUNCIL
ADDENDUM

20-013

Wednesday, June 03, 2020 at 9:30 A.m. - 10:30 A.m.

Due to the COVID-19 and the Closure of City Hall

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4.

COMMUNICATIONS

4.4

Correspondence from Hamilton Bike Share Inc., who are in a position, both financially and operationally, to assume bike share operations in Hamilton for the next nine months and requesting that the City of Hamilton grants them permission to operate the

system, starting as soon as possible after June 1, 2020.

4.4.a

Interim Operations Cost Summary

Recommendation: Be received and referred to the consideration of Item 7.1, Reconsideration of Sub-Section (a)(i) of Item 6.4 of the May 27 & 28, 2020 Council Minutes (20-012) respecting the Interim Continuation of the SoBi Bike Share Program.

4.5

Correspondence from the Patrick J McNally Charitable Foundation respecting their commitment of $100,000 to support Hamilton’s remarkably successful bike share program and provide some context for our commitment.

Recommendation: Be received and referred to the consideration of Item 7.1, Reconsideration of Sub-Section (a)(i) of Item 6.4 of the May 27 & 28, 2020 Council Minutes (20-012) respecting the Interim Continuation of the SoBi Bike Share Program.

4.6

Correspondence from Ian Borsuk, Climate Campaign Coordinator, Environment Hamilton raising concerns about the impacts the pandemic is having on the HSR, and to urge Council to take action to ensure that our public transit system survives the crisis.

Recommendation: Be received.

4.7

Correspondence in support of the SoBi Bike Share Program in Hamilton:

4.7.a

Rachel Braithwaite, Executive Director, Representing the Board of Management for the Barton Village BIA

4.7.b

Valentin Brown

Recommendation: Be received and referred to the consideration of Item 7.1, Reconsideration of Sub-Section (a)(i) of Item 6.4 of the May 27 & 28, 2020 Council Minutes (20-012) respecting the Interim Continuation of the SoBi Bike Share Program.

4.8

Correspondence respecting Police Violence and Anti-Black Racism:

4.8.a

Abedar Kamgari

4.8.b

Alex Jacobs-Blum

4.8.c

Alex Ramsay 

4.8.d

Ashley Watson

4.8.e

Charlit Floriano 

4.8.f

Elliot Classen

4.8.g

Luther Griggs

4.8.h

Mariel Rutherford

4.8.i

Sarah Duncan

4.8.j

Scarlett Robinson

4.8.k

Vince Soliveri

4.8.l

Danica Evering

Recommendation: Be received and referred to the Hamilton Police Services Board.

4.9

Correspondence from Neighbour 2 Neighbour requesting that Hamilton City Council join the call to request emergency funding from the federal and provincial governments to support the ongoing operation of public transit in our city.

Recommendation: Be received.

5.

COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

5.1

CONSENT ITEMS

5.1.e

Bike Share Storage Plan (PED20109b) (Wards 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 13)

5.2

PUBLIC HEARINGS / WRITTEN DELEGATIONS

5.2.a

Written delegation from Mary Love respecting the Enbridge Proposal.

Recommendation: Be received and referred to the consideration of Item 5.4 (f) Enbridge Gas Inc. City of Hamilton Natural Gas Expansion Projects for submission to the Ontario Energy Board and the Ministry of Energy Natural Gas Expansion Program (PED20099) (Wards 11 and 12)

7.

NOTICES OF MOTIONS

7.1

Reconsideration of Sub-Section (a)(i) of Item 6.4 of the May 27 & 28, 2020 Council Minutes (20-012) respecting the Interim Continuation of the SoBi Bike Share Program

7.2

Amendment to the Composition of the Mayor’s Task Force on Economic Recovery

9.

PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL

9.4

Hamilton’s Bikeshare Program—Legal Update (LS20016) (Wards 1, 2, 3, 4, 13) 

Pursuant to Section 8.1, Sub-sections (e), (f) and (k) of the City's Procedural By-law 18-270, as amended, and Section 239(2), Sub-sections (e), (f) and (k) of the Ontario Municipal Act, 2001, as amended, as the subject matter pertains to litigation or potential litigation, including matters before administrative tribunals, affecting the City; the receiving of advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege, including communications necessary for that purpose; and a position, plan, procedure, criteria or instruction to be applied to any negotiations carried on or to be carried on by or on behalf of the City of a local board.