City of Hamilton
GENERAL ISSUES COMMITTEE
AGENDA

Meeting #:

25-005

Date:

Wednesday, April 09, 2025

Time:

9:30 A.m. - 4:30 P.m.

Location:

Council Chambers

Hamilton City Hall

71 Main Street West

​Angela McRae,      Legislative Coordinator [phone] ext. 5987

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1.

CALL TO ORDER

2.

CEREMONIAL ACTIVITIES

3.

APPROVAL OF AGENDA

(Added Items, if applicable, will be noted with *)

4.

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

5.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING

5.1

March 19, 2025

6.

DELEGATIONS

6.1

Delegations respecting Items 7.9 and 8.1 - PED20109(f) & (g), Public Bike Share Program Phased Procurement Process - Sustainable Operations Model and Funding (City Wide), from the following individuals:

a.

Abbie Little, Cycle Hamilton (In-Person)

b.

Noah Carr (In-Person)

c.

Kiara Rahm (In-person)

6.2

Jennifer Bonner, The HUB, GHHN, St. Joes & HHS, respecting the success of the overnight warming centre and present on the need for innovative partnerships in Hamilton (In-Person)

6.3

Andrew Selman, respecting City of Hamilton’s ongoing failure to properly clear hazardous debris from encampments after they have been vacated

6.4

Tej Sandhu, Support of Hamilton Immigration Partnership Council Community Plan

7.

ITEMS FOR INFORMATION

7.1

Mayor’s Task Force on Transparency, Access, and Accountability Minutes MTAA 25-001 - March 25, 2025

7.2

HSC25025

Temporary Emergency Shelter Expansion - Implementation Update (City Wide)

This Item includes a Presentation.

7.3

HUR25002

Labour Relations Activity Report & Analysis - 2020-2024 (City Wide)

7.4

HSC25011

Movement of Individuals living in Encampments to Housing (City Wide)

7.5

HSC25022

Residential Care Facility Subsidy Program Modernization Project (City Wide)

7.6

HSC23076(a)

2024 Ending Chronic Homelessness Performance Update (City Wide)

7.7

PED25075

Hamilton Immigration Partnership Council, Community Plan 2025-2028 (City Wide)

This item includes a Presentation.

7.8

Airport Sub-Committee Minutes ASCC 25-001 - March 27, 2025

7.9

Accessibility Committee For Persons With Disabilities Minutes - ACPD 25-002 - February 11, 2025

7.10

PED25047

Innovation in Planning Approvals (Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative – Innovation Track Program)

This Item includes a Presentation.

7.11

PED20109(g)

Public Bike Share Program Phased Procurement Process – Sustainable Operations Model and Funding (City Wide) (Outstanding Business List Item)

This Item includes a Presentation.

Please refer to Item 11.2 for Confidential Appendix "A" to this Report.

8.

ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION

8.1

PED20109(f)

Public Bike Share Program Phased Procurement Process – Sustainable Operations Model and Funding (City Wide)

(Note:  This report was deferred from the December 4, 2024 General Issues Committee Meeting)

a.

Correspondence respecting Items 7.9 and 8.1 - PED20109(f) & (g), Public Bike Share Program Phased Procurement Process - Sustainable Operations Model and Funding (City Wide), from the following individuals:

a.

Grace Ko

b.

Thalia Waite

c.

Olivia Kehoe

d.

Ashlyn Stewart

e.

Finnian Olmsted

f.

Thomas French

g.

Sydney Watson-Leung

h.

Garrison Siberry

i.

Sam Aylward

j.

Jimmy Yan

k.

Erin Schacklette

l.

Eric Janisze

m.

Lucas Ho-Foster

n.

Tina Liu

o.

Lesia Leong

8.2

Revised Boards of Management for Business Improvement Areas

a.

PED25095

Revised Board of Management for the Westdale Village Business Improvement Area (Ward 1)

b.

PED25099

Revised Board of Management for the International Village Business Improvement Area (Wards 2 and 3)

c.

PED25108

Revised Board of Management for the Downtown Hamilton Business Improvement Area (Ward 2)

8.3

Business Improvement Areas 2025 Budget and Schedule of Payments

a.

PED25084

Locke Street Business Improvement Area 2025 Budget and Schedule of Payments (Ward 1)

b.

PED25104

Dundas Business Improvement Area 2025 Budget and Schedule of Payments (Ward 13)

8.4

PED25089

Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Grant Application (LGP-24-01), 212 Glover Road, Hamilton (Ward 11)

8.5

PED25101

Revitalizing Hamilton Tax Increment Grant Program Application – 92-96 John Street North and 75-81 Wilson Street, Hamilton (Ward 2)

8.6

HSC24016(a)

Asylum-Claimants Transitional Housing Proposal (City Wide)

8.7

PED25116

Rescind Direction to Sell 38 Strachan Street West and 344 Bay Street North and Parts A and B of the Road Allowance Abutting the West Side of 38 Strachan Street West (Ward 2)

8.8

PW25003 

Report on the Appointment of City Representatives to the Joint Stewardship Board

Refer to Item 11.3 for Confidential Appendix A to this Report.

8.9

Amendments to the Outstanding Business List:

a.

Items Considered Complete and Needing to be Removed:

Rescinding of City of Hamilton Encampment Protocol - REVISED
OBL:  01/15/25-GIC-9.2(b) 
Added:  January 15, 2025 - General Issues Committee - Item 9.2(b)
Completed:  March 5, 2025 - Council - Item 8.2

9.

MOTIONS

9.1

Exploring Options for Additional Below-market Homeownership Opportunities and Supporting City of Hamilton Incentives in the Roxborough Park Housing Demonstration Project

10.

NOTICES OF MOTION

11.

PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL 

11.1

Closed Session Minutes - March 19, 2025

Pursuant to Section 9.3, Sub-Sections (c) and (k) of the City's Procedural By-law 21-021, as amended, and Section 239(2), Sub-sections (c) and (k) of the Ontario Municipal Act, 2001, as amended, as the subject matter pertains to a proposed or pending acquisition or disposition of land for City purposes or a local board; 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 municipality or local board.

11.2

Confidential Appendix "A" to Report PED20109(g) - Public Bike Share Program Phased Procurement Process – Sustainable Operations Model and Funding (City Wide) (Outstanding Business List Item)

Pursuant to Section 9.3, Sub-Section (i) of the City's Procedural By-law 21-021, as amended, and Section 239(2), Sub-Section (i) of the Ontario Municipal Act, 2001, as amended, as the subject matter pertains to a trade secret or scientific, technical, commercial, financial, or labour relations information, supplied in confidence to the municipality or local board, which, if disclosed, could reasonably be expected to prejudice significantly the competitive position or interfere significantly with the contractual or other negotiations of a person, group of persons, or organization.

Refer to Item 7.11 for Report PED20109(g) -Public Bike Share Program Phased Procurement Process – Sustainable Operations Model and Funding (City Wide) (Outstanding Business List Item).

11.3

Confidential Appendix "A" to Report PW25003 - Report on the Appointment of City Representatives to the Joint Stewardship Board

Pursuant to Section 9.3, Sub-Section (f) of the City's Procedural By-law 21-021, as amended, and Section 239(2), Sub-Section (f) of the Ontario Municipal Act, 2001, as amended, as the subject matter pertains to advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege, including communications necessary for that purpose.

Refer to Item 8.8 for Report PW25003 - Report on the Appointment of City Representatives to the Joint Stewardship Board 

11.4

FCS23029(c)

Hamilton Waterfront Trust Governance Update Changes (City Wide)

Pursuant to Section 9.3, Sub-Section (k) of the City's Procedural By-law 21-021, as amended, and Section 239(2), Sub-Section (k) of the Ontario Municipal Act, 2001, as amended, as the subject matter pertains to 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 municipality or local board.

11.5

PED20074(c)

Animal Services Facility Report Update (City Wide)

Pursuant to Section 9.3, Sub-Sections (c) and (k) of the City's Procedural By-law 21-021, as amended, and Section 239(2), Sub-Sections (c) and (k) of the Ontario Municipal Act, 2001, as amended, as the subject matter pertains to a proposed or pending acquisition or disposition of land for City purposes or a local board; 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 municipality or local board.

12.

ADJOURNMENT