City of Hamilton
GENERAL ISSUES COMMITTEE
REVISED

Meeting #:

25-008

Date:

Wednesday, June 11, 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

May 21, 2025

6.

DELEGATIONS

6.1

Tanner Bergsma, respecting the housing crisis in the region and the need for unity in the city to prioritize the people and citizens (In-Person)

6.2

Andrew Selman, respecting the collapsing building at 1057 Barton Street East, and the danger it poses to the public (In-Person)

6.3

Delegations respecting Report PED25148, Art Gallery of Hamilton (Item 8.3), from the following individuals:

a.

David Hudson, Hamilton Arts Council (In-Person)

b.

Gail Lord, Lord Cultural Resources (Pre-Recorded)

c.

Shelley Falconer, Gary Graham, and Scott Galbraith, Art Gallery of Hamilton (In-Person)

d.

Laine Groeneweg, Smokestack Studio (In-Person)

6.4

Delegations respecting Motion - Feasibility of the Development of a New HSR Fare Program to Assist Disabled Riders from Accessibility Committee for Persons with Disabilities Minutes ACPD 25-005 - May 13, 2025 (Item 8.5), from the following individuals:

a.

Karl Andrus, HCBN (In-Person)

b.

Tim Nolan, Accessibility Hamilton Alliance (Virtually)

7.

ITEMS FOR INFORMATION

7.1

PED14117(e)

Bayfront Industrial Area Strategy Action Plan – 2024 Update (City Wide)

7.2

Business Improvement Area Sub-Committee Minutes BIAC 25-005 - May 30, 2025

8.

ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION

8.1

PW25036

2025 Proposed Levels of Service Asset Management Plan (City Wide)

This Item Includes a Presentation.

8.2

PED25167

Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Grant Application (LGP-25-01) 1518 (1540) Upper Wentworth Street, Hamilton (Ward 7)

8.3

PED25148

Art Gallery of Hamilton (City Wide)

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

8.4

FCS25031

Method of Filling the Ward 8 Vacancy on City Council (Ward 8)

8.5

Accessibility Committee for Persons with Disabilities Minutes ACPD 25-005 - May 13, 2025

8.6

HSC25026

Commemorating September 30th National Day of Truth and Reconciliation (City Wide)

8.7

LS25012

Insurance Renewal (City Wide)

8.8

Amendments to the Outstanding Business List:

a.

Items Requiring a New Due Date:

Housing Sustainability and Investment Roadmap 2024 Annual Update and 2025 Objective Setting (HSC23028(f) / FCS23055(d) / PED23099(g)) (City Wide)
OBL Item: GIC-11/20/24-8.1(d) 
Added: November 20, 2024 (Item 8.1)
Original Due Date: July 30, 2025 (as amended February 5, 2025)
Proposed New Due Date: Q3 2025

Section 447.1 Against GFL Stoney Creek Regional Facility
OBL Item:  GIC-02/26/25-9.3
Added: February 26, 2025 (Item 9.3)
Original Due Date:  End of Q2 2025
Proposed New Due Date:  July 2025

9.

MOTIONS

9.1

2026 Budget – Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Cap and Optimization Strategy

9.2

Feasibility of Regulating the Sale of Deterrent Sprays

9.3

Ensuring Proactive Decision-Making and Strengthened Project Oversight

(Referred to the General Issues Committee from the May 28, 2025 Council meeting.)

9.4

Review and Rationalization of Unfilled Council-Approved Positions

9.5

Councillor Travel to 2025 International Children’s Games in Tallinn, Estonia

9.6

Review of Open Capital Projects and Works In-Progress Balances for Potential 2026 Net Levy Savings

10.

NOTICES OF MOTION

10.1

Protecting Hamilton’s Farmland

11.

PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL 

11.1

Closed Session Minutes - May 21, 2025

Pursuant to Section 9.3, Sub-Sections (d), (e), (f), (j) and (k) of the City's Procedural By-law 21-021, as amended, and Section 239(2), Sub-sections (d), (e), (f), (j) and (k) of the Ontario Municipal Act, 2001, as amended, as the subject matter pertains to labour relations or employee negotiations; litigation or potential litigation, including matters before administrative tribunals, affecting the City or a local board; the receiving of advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege, including communications necessary for that purpose; a trade secret or scientific, technical, commercial or financial information that belongs to the municipality or local board and has monetary value or potential monetary value; 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 "C" to Report PED25148 - Art Gallery of Hamilton (City Wide)

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 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.

Refer to Item 8.3 for Report PED25148 - Art Gallery of Hamilton (City Wide)

11.3

PED25157 (To Be Distributed)

Hamilton Police Service Central Headquarters (Ward 1) 

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 or a local board 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 municipality or local board.

11.4

LS23027(d)

General Litigation Update (City Wide)

Pursuant to Section 9.3, Sub-sections (e), (f) and (k) of the City's Procedural By-law 21-021, 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 or a local board; 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 municipality or local board.

11.5

Labour Disruption Update Hamilton Ontario Water Employees Association (HOWEA) (To Be Distributed)

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.

12.

ADJOURNMENT