City of HamiltonGENERAL ISSUES COMMITTEE (BUDGET) REVISEDMeeting #:Date:Friday, February 07, 2025Time: 9:30 A.m. - 4:30 P.m.Location:Council ChambersHamilton City Hall71 Main Street WestAngela McRae, Legislative Coordinator (905) 546-2424 ext. 59871.CALL TO ORDER 2.CEREMONIAL ACTIVITIES 3.APPROVAL OF AGENDA 4.DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST 5.APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING 6.DELEGATIONS (Delegations on the 2025 Budget were received on November 18, 2024 & January 20, 2025)6.1Written Delegations respecting the 2025 Proposed Tax Budget, from the following individuals: a.Clare Freeman, Executive Director, Hamilton Community Legal Clinic 1.CityofHamiltonFeb7th2025f.pdfb.Lois Corey 1.Lois Corey - Written Delegation - REDACTED.pdfc.Harriet Woodside 1.Harriet Woodside - Written Delegation - Redacted.pdfd.Anne Washington 1.Anne Washington - Written Delegation - REDACTED.pdfe.Caitlin Craven, Executive Director, Hamilton Centre for Civic Inclusion 1.Caitlin Craven, HCCI - Written Submission to GIC Budget Feb 7 2025.pdff.Brad Evoy, Executive Director, Disability Justice Network of Ontario 1.Brad Evoy - Letter to Hamilton GIC (Budget).pdfg.Daniel Coleman 1.Daniel Coleman - Written Delegation - REDACTED.pdfh.Lynn Gates 1.Lynn Gates - Written Delegation - REDACTED.pdfi.Jeff Davies 1.Jeff Davies - Written Delegation - REDACTED.pdfj.Jacqueline Wilson, Canadian Environmental Law Association 1.CELA letter on Budget 2025 amendment on AC in Hamilton (FINAL).pdfk.Jen Baker, General Manager, Hamilton Naturalists' Club 1.Jen Baker, Hamilton Naturalists' Club - Written Delegation - REDACTED.pdfl.Ian Borsuk, Executive Director, Environment Hamilton 1.EHDelegationFeb72025.pdfm.Olivia O'Connor, ACORN Hamilton 1.Feb 7 GIC budget delegation.pdfn.Maryanne Lemieux 1.Maryanne Lemieux - Written Delegation - REDACTED.pdfo.Elizabeth Knight 1.Elizabeth Knight - Written Delegation - Redacted.pdfp.Rick Johnson 1.Rick Johnson - Written Delegation - REDACTED.pdf7.ITEMS FOR INFORMATION 7.1Mayor's Memorandum - 2025 Proposed Tax Budget - REVISED 1.Mayors Memorandum - 2025 Proposed Tax Budget-January 31 - REVISED.pdf2.2025 Tax Budget - Amending Schedule_Mayors Memo.pdf7.2Correspondence from Paul Takala, Chief Librarian/CEO, Hamilton Public Library respecting the 2025 Budget Submission for the Hamilton Public Library (HPL) 1.2025HPLCapitalRequestLetter.pdf2.2025-HPLCapitalBudget2025-2028.pdf8.ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION 9.MOTIONS 9.1Elimination of Council Referred Items 11 & 12 City Enrichment Fund Increases 1.Motion - Elimination of Council Referred Items 11 and 12.pdf9.2Financial Relief to Help Offset the Increase Cost of Municipal Police Service 1.Motion - Financial Relief to Help Offset the Increase Cost of Municipal Police Service.pdf9.3Re-Alignment of Taxpayer Funding to Good Faith Encampment Support Organizations 1.Motion - Re-Alignment of Taxpayer Funding to Good Faith Encampment Support Organizations.pdf9.4Taxpayer Funding Exclusion for Organizations Involved in Litigation Against the City of Hamilton 1.Motion - Taxpayer Funding Exclusion for Organization Involved in Litigation Against the City.pdf9.5Electric Maintenance Vehicles - REVISED 1.09.5 - Motion - Electric Vehicles - REVISED(1).pdf9.6Climate Change Initiative 1.09.6 - Motion - Climate Change.pdf9.7Amendment to the Proposed 2025 Tax-Supported Budget - Development of a Community Benefits Protocol 1.Motion - Development of a Community Benefits Protocol - February 7, 2025.pdf9.8Amendment to the Proposed 2025 Tax-Supported Budget - Hamilton Police Service Board Budget 1.Motion - Hamilton Police Service Board Budget - February 7, 2025.pdf9.9Amendment to the Proposed 2025 Tax-Supported Budget - Improving the Cleanliness and Safety of Downtown Underpasses 1.Motion - Improving the Cleanliness and Safety of Downtown Underpasses - February 7, 2025.pdf9.10Amendment to the Proposed 2025 Tax-Supported Budget - Unallocated Ward 2 Balance from the Canada Community-Building Fund (CCBF) 1.Motion - Unallocated Ward 2 Balance from the Canada Community-Building Fund (CCBF) - February 7, 2025.pdf9.11Deferral of 2025 Budgeted Funding Related to Light Rail Transit (LRT) 1.Motion - Deferral of 2025 Budgeted Funding Related to Light Rail Transit (LRT).pdf9.12Indefinitely Pause The Safe Apartment Buildings By-law and Additional 17 Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Hires For The Renovation License and Relocation By-law 1.MOTION - Safe Apartment By-law Pause.pdf9.13Removal of $372,490 Budgeted for the Realigned Gardens Program (PW24031(a)) and Budgeting of $350,000 for the YMCA of Hamilton | Burlington | Brantford Men’s Residence to Re-Open the Third Floor and House 43 Individuals 1.MOTION - Realigned Gardens Program.pdf9.14Removal of Senior Level Leadership Mental Health Position from the 2025 Proposed Tax Budget 1.FINAL Removal of Senior Level Leadership Mental Health Position from 2025.pdf9.15Removal of Hamilton's Biodiversity Action Plan (PED21065(d) / PW24040) From the 2025 Budget 1.FINAL Removal of Hamilton's Biodiversity Action Plan (PED21065(d)PW24040) from 2025.pdf9.16Removal of PED21065(d) Biodiversity Action Plan - Sr. Planner From the 2025 Budget 1.FINAL Removal of PED 21065(d) Biodiversity Action Plan - Sr. Planner from the 2025 budget.pdf9.17Reduction of Consultant Fee Amounts 1.MOTION - Reduction of Consultant Fee Amounts.pdf9.18Flamborough Reserve (108032) Contribution to The City Enrichment Fund 1.09.18 - MOTION - Flamborough Reserve (108032) Contribution to The City Enrichment Fund.pdf9.19Reduction of Staffing to Support Public Engagement 1.MOTION - Reduction of Staffing to Support Public Engagement.pdf9.20Removal of 2025 Capital Funding for Expedited Bike Lanes 1.MOTION - Removal of 2025 Capital Funding for Expedited Bike Lanes.pdf9.21Removal of Funding for the Poet in Place Pilot Program 1.MOTION - Removal of Funding for the Poet in Place Pilot Program.pdf10.NOTICES OF MOTION 11.PRIVATE & CONFIDENTIAL 12.ADJOURNMENT No Item Selected This item has no attachments.1.Motion - Financial Relief to Help Offset the Increase Cost of Municipal Police Service.pdf1.Motion - Re-Alignment of Taxpayer Funding to Good Faith Encampment Support Organizations.pdf1.Motion - Taxpayer Funding Exclusion for Organization Involved in Litigation Against the City.pdf1.Motion - Elimination of Council Referred Items 11 and 12.pdf1.Mayors Memorandum - 2025 Proposed Tax Budget-January 31 - REVISED.pdf2.2025 Tax Budget - Amending Schedule_Mayors Memo.pdf1.Motion - Development of a Community Benefits Protocol - February 7, 2025.pdf1.Motion - Hamilton Police Service Board Budget - February 7, 2025.pdf1.Motion - Improving the Cleanliness and Safety of Downtown Underpasses - February 7, 2025.pdf1.Motion - Unallocated Ward 2 Balance from the Canada Community-Building Fund (CCBF) - February 7, 2025.pdf1.CityofHamiltonFeb7th2025f.pdf1.2025HPLCapitalRequestLetter.pdf2.2025-HPLCapitalBudget2025-2028.pdf1.Lois Corey - Written Delegation - REDACTED.pdf1.Harriet Woodside - Written Delegation - Redacted.pdf1.Anne Washington - Written Delegation - REDACTED.pdf1.Caitlin Craven, HCCI - Written Submission to GIC Budget Feb 7 2025.pdf1.Brad Evoy - Letter to Hamilton GIC (Budget).pdf1.Daniel Coleman - Written Delegation - REDACTED.pdf1.Lynn Gates - Written Delegation - REDACTED.pdf1.Jeff Davies - Written Delegation - REDACTED.pdf1.CELA letter on Budget 2025 amendment on AC in Hamilton (FINAL).pdf1.Jen Baker, Hamilton Naturalists' Club - Written Delegation - REDACTED.pdf1.EHDelegationFeb72025.pdf1.Feb 7 GIC budget delegation.pdf1.Maryanne Lemieux - Written Delegation - REDACTED.pdf1.Elizabeth Knight - Written Delegation - Redacted.pdf1.Rick Johnson - Written Delegation - REDACTED.pdf1.09.5 - Motion - Electric Vehicles - REVISED(1).pdf1.09.6 - Motion - Climate Change.pdf1.Motion - Deferral of 2025 Budgeted Funding Related to Light Rail Transit (LRT).pdf1.MOTION - Safe Apartment By-law Pause.pdf1.MOTION - Realigned Gardens Program.pdf1.MOTION - Reduction of Staffing to Support Public Engagement.pdf1.FINAL Removal of Senior Level Leadership Mental Health Position from 2025.pdf1.FINAL Removal of Hamilton's Biodiversity Action Plan (PED21065(d)PW24040) from 2025.pdf1.FINAL Removal of PED 21065(d) Biodiversity Action Plan - Sr. Planner from the 2025 budget.pdf1.MOTION - Removal of 2025 Capital Funding for Expedited Bike Lanes.pdf1.MOTION - Removal of Funding for the Poet in Place Pilot Program.pdf1.MOTION - Reduction of Consultant Fee Amounts.pdf1.09.18 - MOTION - Flamborough Reserve (108032) Contribution to The City Enrichment Fund.pdf