City of Hamilton
GENERAL ISSUES COMMITTEE
REVISED

Meeting #:

24-004

Date:

Wednesday, February 21, 2024

Time:

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

Location:

Council Chambers (GIC)

Hamilton City Hall

71 Main Street West

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

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1.

CEREMONIAL ACTIVITIES

2.

APPROVAL OF AGENDA

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

3.

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

4.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING

4.1

February 7, 2024

5.

COMMUNICATIONS

5.1

Correspondence respecting Item 10.1 - sub-sections (d) and (e) to Report PED23099(a) / HSC23028(a), Housing Sustainability and Investment Roadmap Work Program: City Property Review and Property Disposition Strategies, from the following individuals:

Recommendation:  Be received and referred to consideration of Item 10.1.

a.

John Vanderbaaren

b.

Steve Collura

c.

Stoney Creek Chamber of Commerce

5.2

Petition to Oppose the Removal of Important and Well Utilized Community Parking in Stoney Creek.

Recommendation:  Be received and referred to consideration of Item 10.1.

6.

DELEGATION REQUESTS

6.1

Edward Reece and Geoff Ondercin-Bourne, Council of Canadians Hamilton/Burlington Chapter, respecting solar generated power in Hamilton (In-Person) (For a future meeting)

6.2

Ritch Whyman, respecting concerns with the City pursuing an agenda that is designed to create precarious and low wage jobs on LRT (In-Person) (For a future meeting)

6.3

Delegation Requests respecting Item 10.1 - sub-sections (d) and (e) to Report PED23099(a) / HSC23028(a), Housing Sustainability and Investment Roadmap Work Program: City Property Review and Property Disposition Strategies, from the following individuals:

a.

Michael Cusano, James Lee Suites, Board Vice President (In-Person)

b.

Shailfali Ranjan (In-Person)

c.

Tracy MacKinnon, Stoney Creek BIA (In-Person)

d.

Brenda Wilson, Stoney Creek Chamber of Commerce (In-Person)

e.

Mary Terziev-Clifford (Virtually, Pre-Recorded)

6.4

James Kemp, respecting accessibility issues in regards to Item 11.1, the motion about 2024 Temporary Outdoor Patio Program Fees (Virtually) (For today's meeting)

7.

DELEGATIONS

8.

STAFF PRESENTATIONS

9.

CONSENT ITEMS

9.1

Mayor's Task Force on Transparency, Access and Accountability Report 24-001 - January 17, 2024

9.2

Encampment Response Update – January 2024 (HSC23066(d)) (City Wide)

9.3

Winter Response Strategy Update (HSC23012(b)) (City Wide)

9.4

Business Improvement Area Sub-Committee Report 24-002 - February 13, 2024

10.

DISCUSSION ITEMS

10.1

Housing Sustainability and Investment Roadmap Work Program: City Property Review and Property Disposition Strategies (PED23099(a) / HSC23028(a)) (City Wide)

(Sub-sections (d) and (e) DEFERRED from December 6, 2023)

10.2

Authority to Enter into Rent Supplement Agreements Under Various Programs (HSC24005) (City Wide)

10.3

Cleanliness & Security in the Downtown Core Task Force Report 24-001 - February 1, 2024

11.

MOTIONS

11.1

2024 Temporary Outdoor Patio Program Fees

11.2

Supplementary Funding for the Project Team of the All Our Relations Public Art Piece (Ward 2) - REVISED

12.

NOTICES OF MOTION

13.

GENERAL INFORMATION / OTHER BUSINESS

14.

PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL 

14.1

February 7, 2024 - Closed Session Minutes

Pursuant to Section 9.3, Sub-section (b), (d), (e), (f), and (h) of the City's Procedural By-law 21-021, as amended, and Section 239(2), Sub-section (b), (d), (e), (f), and (h) of the Ontario Municipal Act, 2001, as amended, as the subject matter pertains to personal matters about an identifiable individual, including City or local board employees; labour relations or employee negotiations; litigation or potential litigation, including matters before administrative tribunals, affecting the City or a local board; advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege, including communications necessary for that purpose; and information explicitly supplied in confidence to the City or a local board by Canada, a province or territory or a Crown agency of any of them.

14.2

Acquisition of Land in the City of Hamilton (PED24006) (Ward 10)

Pursuant to Section 9.3, Sub-section (c) of the City's Procedural By-law 21-021, as amended, and Section 239(2), Sub-section (c) 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 or a local board purposes.

14.3

Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 5167 (Macassa/Wentworth Lodges), Ratification of Collective Agreement (HUR24004) (City Wide)

Pursuant to Section 9.3, Sub-section (d) of the City's Procedural By-law 21-021, as amended, and Section 239(2), Sub-section (d) of the Ontario Municipal Act, 2001, as amended, as the subject matter pertains to labour relations or employee negotiations.

14.4

Confidential Legal Update regarding proceedingsunder the Endangered Species Act (LS24008) (City Wide)

Pursuant to Section 9.3, Sub-section (e), (f) and (k) of the City's Procedural By-law 21-021, as amended, and Section 239(2), Sub-section (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 or a local board; advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege, including communications necessary for that purpose; 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 or a local board.

15.

ADJOURNMENT