City of Hamilton
GENERAL ISSUES COMMITTEE
REVISED

Meeting #:

24-010

Date:

Wednesday, June 05, 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

May 15, 2024

5.

COMMUNICATIONS

5.1

Correspondence from the Hamilton Police Services Board, respecting Protocol for Information Sharing Between the Hamilton Police Services Board and the City of Hamilton.

Recommendation:  Be received and referred to staff for appropriate action.

5.2

Correspondence from the Hamilton Public Library respecting the Hamilton Public Library Surpluses and Deficits

Recommendation:  Be received and referred to consideration of Item 10.5.

5.3

Correspondence from the Hamilton Police Services respecting Correspondence from the City of Hamilton respecting Hamilton Police Services and Hamilton Public Library Surpluses and Deficits

Recommendation:  Be received and referred to consideration of Item 10.5.

6.

DELEGATION REQUESTS

6.1

Delegation Requests respecting Encampments, for a future meeting, from the following individuals:

a.

Barbara Weigelt (In-Person)

b.

Mike Rinaldi, Short Straw Productions (In-Person)

c.

Stephen Felker (In-Person)

d.

Denise Hancock (In-Person)

6.2

Hafeez Hussain, respecting Putting Taxpayers First - Navigating City Hall (Virtually) (For a future meeting)

6.3

NaWalka Geeshy Meegwun (Lyndon George) and Audrey Davis, Circle of Beads - City of Hamilton Urban Indigenous Community Consultation Circle, respecting Elected Indigenous Council Seat Request - conversation (In-Person) (For a future meeting)

6.4

Delegation Requests respecting Item 8.1 - Stormwater Fee Financial Incentives Program (FCS22043(c)) (City Wide), for today's meeting, from the following individuals:

a.

Drew Spoelstra, Ontario Federation of Agriculture (In-Person)

b.

Gavin Smuk, Hamilton-Wentworth Federation of Agriculture (In-Person)

c.

Daniel Vander Hout, Beverly Greenhouses Ltd. (In-Person)

d.

Larry Freeman (In-Person)

6.5

Rachel Moore, Love to Live, respecting a Request for Audience to Address Systemic Injustice and Lack of Support for Individuals with Disabilities in Hamilton (In-Person) (For a future meeting)

6.6

Graham Cubitt and Sarah Borde, Hamilton is Home, respecting Item 8.2 - Affordable Housing Development Project Stream Evaluation Process (HSC23028(d) / FCS23055(b) / PED23099(d)) (In-Person) (For today's meeting)

7.

DELEGATIONS

8.

PRESENTATIONS

8.1

Stormwater Fee Financial Incentives Program (FCS22043(c)) (City Wide) (Outstanding Business List Item)

8.2

Affordable Housing Development Project Stream Evaluation Process (HSC23028(d) / FCS23055(b) / PED23099(d)) (City Wide)

(PLEASE NOTE:  THIS ITEM WAS ORGINIALLY LISTED ON THE AGENDA AS ITEM 10.4)

9.

CONSENT ITEMS

9.1

Business Improvement Area Sub-Committee Report 24-004 - May 14, 2024

9.2

Mayor's Task Force on Transparency, Access and Accountability Report 24-004 - May 15, 2024

9.3

2023 Assessment Growth (FCS24014) (City Wide)

10.

DISCUSSION ITEMS

10.1

Accessibility Committee for Persons with Disabilities (ACPD) Report 24-004 - May 14, 2024

10.2

2023 Annual Report for Economic Development Division Financial Incentive and Assistance Programs (PED24082) (City Wide)

a.

2023 Annual Report for Economic Development Division Financial Incentive and Assistance Programs (PED24082) (City Wide) - REVISED

10.3

Light Rail Transit Sub-Committee Report 24-002 - May 23, 2024

10.4

Affordable Housing Development Project Stream Evaluation Process (HSC23028(d) / FCS23055(b) / PED23099(d)) (City Wide)

(PLEASE NOTE: THIS ITEM HAS BEEN MOVE TO ITEM 8.2)

10.5

Hamilton Police Services and Hamilton Public Library Surpluses and Deficits (FCS24023) (City Wide) (Outstanding Business List Item)

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

11.

MOTIONS

11.1

Funding for Outfitting of the Farmer's Market York Boulevard Four Season Space (Ward 2)

11.2

City of Hamilton’s Commitment to the Climate Change Emergency Respecting New Industrial Facilities

12.

NOTICES OF MOTION

13.

GENERAL INFORMATION / OTHER BUSINESS

13.1

Amendments to the Outstanding Business List:

a.

Items Considered Complete and Needing to be Removed:

41 South Street West, Dundas, Disposition Strategy (PED23151) (Ward 13)
Added:  July 10, 2023 at GIC (Item 10.1)
Completed:  May 15, 2024 at GIC (Item 14.2)

14.

PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL 

14.1

Closed Session Minutes - May 15, 2024

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

14.2

Confidential Appendix "B" to Item 10.5 - Hamilton Police Services and Hamilton Public Library Surpluses and Deficits (FCS24023) (City Wide) (Outstanding Business List Item)

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.

15.

ADJOURNMENT