City of Hamilton
GENERAL ISSUES COMMITTEE
REVISED

Meeting #:

24-017

Date:

Wednesday, October 16, 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

October 2, 2024

5.

COMMUNICATIONS

5.1

Correspondence from Kelly Oucharek, respecting an all of Hamilton approach to homelessness.

Recommendation:  Be received. 

5.2

Correspondence from Richard Koroscil, and Jesse Elders, Bay Area Climate Change Council respecting Item 8.1 - Hamilton's Climate Action Strategy 2024 Annual Update (PED24166) 

Recommendation:  Be received and referred to consideration of Item 8.1.

6.

DELEGATION REQUESTS

6.1

Katie Stiel, Hamilton Chamber of Commerce, respecting Hamilton Day. An award winning city wide celebration of our communityand local businesses taking place November 1st - 3rd, 2024 (In-Person) (For a future meeting)

7.

DELEGATIONS

7.1

Lee Fairbanks, respecting a plan to adjust existing tree planting policies to align them with the City's Climate Change Emergency and Urban Tree Canopy goals (In-Person) (Approved September 18, 2024)

7.2

Ali T Ghouse, Muslim Council of Greater Hamilton, respecting information about the Muslim community’s achievements, plans for Hamilton, aspirations and how it relates to activities in the City and City Council (In-Person) (Approved October 2, 2024)

8.

STAFF PRESENTATIONS

8.1

Hamilton's Climate Action Strategy 2024 Annual Update (PED24166) (City Wide) (Outstanding Business List Item) (REVISED Presentation)

9.

CONSENT ITEMS

9.1

2023 Annual Energy Report (PW21049(c) / FCS24050) (City Wide)

9.2

Next Generation 9-1-1 Service Delivery - Authority Agreements (FCS20082(f) / HSC20045(f)) (City Wide)

9.3

Business Improvement Area Sub-Committee Report 24-007 - October 8, 2024

10.

DISCUSSION ITEMS

10.1

Public Access to Hamilton Piers (PW24061) (Ward 5) (Outstanding Business List Item)

Please refer to Item 14.2 for Confidential Appendix "A" to this Report.

10.2

Reducing Homelessness and Managing Encampments (HSC24027(c)) (City Wide)

11.

MOTIONS

12.

NOTICES OF MOTION

12.1

Distance Separation from Concentration of Temporary Shelter Beds

13.

GENERAL INFORMATION / OTHER BUSINESS

13.1

Amendments to the Outstanding Business List:

a.

Items Requiring a New Due Date:

Internal Facilitation of Special Events including Traffic Control Plans as per Ontario Traffic Manual (OTM) Book 7 and Implementation of Temporary Road Closures for Event Organizers
Added:  January 30, 2024
Original Due Date:  June 30, 2024
Proposed New Due Date:  December 4, 2024

b.

Items Considered Complete and Needing to be Removed:

Reporting of Annual Expenditures on the Transportation Network in Alignment with the Asset Management Plan
Added:  January 30, 2024 at GIC Budget
Completed:  October 2, 2024 at GIC - Item 8.2

14.

PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL 

14.1

Closed Session Minutes - October 2, 2024

Pursuant to Section 9.3, Sub-section (c) and (j) of the City's Procedural By-law 21-021, as amended, and Section 239(2) sub-section (c) and (j) of the Ontario Municipal Act, 2001, as amended, as the subject matters pertain to a proposed or pending acquisition or disposition of land for City or a local board purposes; and a trade secret or scientific, technical, commercial or financial information that belongs to the City or a local board and has monetary value or potential monetary value

14.2

Confidential Appendix "A" to Item 10.1 - Public Access to Hamilton Piers (PW24061) (Ward 5) (Outstanding Business List Item)

Pursuant to Section 9.3, sub-sections (e) and (f) of the City's Procedural By-law 21-021, as amended, and Section 239(2) sub-sections (e) and (f) 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; and advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege, including communications necessary for that purpose

Please see Item 10.1, for Public Access to Hamilton Piers (PW24061) (Ward 5) (Outstanding Business List Item)

14.3

Ontario Land Tribunal Appeal - 405 James Street North (PED22155(a) / LS23012(c)) (Ward 2)

Pursuant to Section 9.3, sub-sections (e) and (f) of the City's Procedural By-law 21-021, as amended, and Section 239(2) sub-sections (e) and (f) 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; and advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege, including communications necessary for that purpose

15.

ADJOURNMENT