City of Hamilton
EMERGENCY & COMMUNITY SERVICESCOMMITTEE REVISED

Meeting #:

23-001

Date:

Thursday, January 19, 2023

Time:

1:30 P.m. - 5:30 P.m.

Location:

Council Chambers

Hamilton City Hall

71 Main Street West

Loren Kolar, Legislative Coordinator [phone] ext. 2604

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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

December 1, 2022

5.

COMMUNICATIONS

5.1

Resignation from the Seniors Advisory Committee

5.2

Walter Furlan, respecting a Hamilton Alliance for Tiny Shelters project.

Recommendation: Be received and referred to Item 11.6, Hamilton Alliance for Tiny Shelters site Options and Considerations (HSC22015(b)), for consideration.

5.3

Don Seymour, Executive Director, Wesley, respecting the Housing Alliance for Tiny Shelters (HATS)

Recommendation: Be received and referred to Item 11.6, Hamilton Alliance for Tiny Shelters site Options and Considerations (HSC22015(b)), for consideration.

5.4

Advisory Committee for Persons with Disabilities, respecting the Hamilton Alliance for Tiny Shelters Proposal

Recommendation: Be received and referred to Item 11.6, Hamilton Alliance for Tiny Shelters site Options and Considerations (HSC22015(b)), for consideration.

5.5

Philip Shanks, respecting the Tiny Homes Proposal

Recommendation: Be received and referred to Item 11.6, Hamilton Alliance for Tiny Shelters site Options and Considerations (HSC22015(b)), for consideration. 

5.6

Medora Uppal, Co-Chair of the Women’s Housing Planning Collaborative (WHPC), respecting Improved Shelter Crisis Response and Resourcing of the Homeless Sector

Recommendation: Be received

5.7

Kim Martin, Executive Director, Social Planning and Research Council of Hamilton, respecting the Hamilton Alliance for Tiny Shelters Propsal

Recommendation: Be received and referred to Item 11.6, Hamilton Alliance for Tiny Shelters site Options and Considerations (HSC22015(b)), for consideration.

5.8

Graham Cubitt, Director, Projects and Development, Indwell, respecting the Hamilton Alliance of Tiny Shelters (HATS)

Recommendation: Be received and referred to Item 11.6, Hamilton Alliance for Tiny Shelters site Options and Considerations (HSC22015(b)), for consideration.

6.

DELEGATION REQUESTS

6.1

Delegations respecting Tiny Shelters and Homelessness in the City of Hamilton (for today's meeting)

a.

Denise Davy

Virtual Delegation

b.

Jeff Willmer, A Better Tent City Waterloo

Virtual Delegation

c.

Graham Cubitt, Hamilton is Home

In person

d.

Marty Umanetz, Hamilton Alliance for Tiny Shelters (HATS)

In person

e.

James Kemp

Virtual delegation

f.

David Kipp, Construction Technology Teacher, Westdale Secondary Highschool

In person

g.

Julia Kollek, Hamilton Alliance for Tiny Shelters (HATS

In person

h.

Brenda Duke

In person

i.

Sue VanEgdom, Hamilton Alliance for Tiny Shelters (HATS)

In person

j.

Jean Fair

6.2

Sally Palmer, Hamilton Social Work Action Committee and the Campaign for Adequate Welfare & Disability Benefits, respecting the Nutritious Food Basket Report (for a future meeting)

6.3

Kayla Hagerty, respecting Warming Centres in the City of Hamilton (for today's meeting)

Virtual delegation

6.4

Kevin Gonci, Golden Horseshoe Track and Field Council, respecting the 2023 ParticipACTION Community Challenge (for a future meeting)

6.5

Marcie McIlveen, HAMSMART, respecting Safe Use in Shelter and the Need for a Second Consumption and Treatment Services Site (for a future meeting)

7.

DELEGATIONS

8.

STAFF PRESENTATIONS

8.1

Hamilton Veterans Committee - 2022 Annual Report

8.2

Housing and Homelessness Advisory Committee Annual Presentation

9.

CONSENT ITEMS

9.1

Red Hill Family Centre Annual Licensing Inspection (HSC23001) (Ward 5)

9.2

Fixing Long-Term Care Act, 2021 (FLTCA) and Ontario Regulation 246/22 (HSC23008) (Wards 7 and 13)

9.3

Seniors Advisory Committee Minutes - December 2, 2022

10.

PUBLIC HEARINGS

11.

DISCUSSION ITEMS

11.1

2023 Budget Submission LGBTQ Volunteer Advisory Committee (CM23001) (City Wide)

11.2

Standardization of Paramedic Emergency Service Vehicles (HSC23002) (City Wide)

11.3

Proposal for Drop-In Services Post March 2023 (HSC23006) (City Wide) - REPORT WITHDRAWN

11.4

Affordable Housing Funding Program (AHFP) (HSC23003) (City Wide)

11.5

Hamilton Alliance for Tiny Shelters Proposal (HSC22015(a))(City Wide) (deferred from the December 1, 2022 meeting)

Note: This report has been revised from the original, to reflect 2023 timelines. 

11.6

Hamilton Alliance for Tiny Shelters Site Options and Considerations (HSC22015(b)) (City Wide)

11.7

Winter Response Strategy (HSC23012) (City Wide)

11.8

2023 Budget Submission - Housing and Homelessness Advisory Committee (HSC22056) (City Wide)

12.

MOTIONS

13.

NOTICES OF MOTION

14.

GENERAL INFORMATION / OTHER BUSINESS

15.

PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL 

15.1

Housing Stability Benefit Team Staffing (HSC23005) (City Wide)

Pursuant to Section 9.1, Sub-section (b) of the City's Procedural By-law 21-021, as amended, and Section 239(2), Sub-section (b) 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.

15.2

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) Rapid Housing Initiative (RHI) Round 3 (HSC20056(c))

Pursuant to Section 9.1, Sub-sections (h) and (i) of the City's Procedural By-law 21-021, as amended, and Section 239(2), Sub-sections (h) and (i) of the Ontario Municipal Act, 2001, as amended, as the subject matter pertains to 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; and a trade secret or scientific, technical, commercial, financial or labour relations information, supplied in confidence to the City 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.

16.

ADJOURNMENT