Hamilton Police Services Board

Thursday, July 18, 2019 at 1:00 P.m. - 6:00 P.m.

Council Chambers, Hamilton City Hall

71 Main Street West

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1.

Call to Order

1.1

Changes to the Agenda

2.

Public Presentations & Deputations

2.1

Members of the Month

3.

General

3.1

Declarations of Interest

4.

Consent Items

4.1

Approval of Consent Items

That the Board approve and receive the consent items as distributed.

4.2

Adoption of Minutes- June 13, 2019

The minutes of the meeting held Thursday, June 13, 2019, be adopted as printed.

4.3

Auction Account Fund

Support / Upcoming Events

 RECOMMENDATION(S) 

• That the Board provide support to the Cops for Cancer Tour De Golden Horseshoe 2019 Golf Tournament in the amount of a $100 hole sponsorship, to be paid from the auction account.

4.4

For the Information of the Board:

4.4.a

Board Member Travel and Expense Reimbursement Report (PSB 19-052)

4.4.b

Auction Account Expenditures - For Board Approval - April - June 2019 (PSB 19-055)

4.4.c

2018 Year-End Budget Variance Report (PSB 19-066)

4.4.d

Email from Carol Dumond, Programs & Administrative Assistant, Ministry of the Attorney General, Victims and Vulnerable Persons Division, with respect to the Transfer of Provincial Human Trafficking Helpline to National Hotline – July 1, 2019.

4.4.e

Memorandum from Stephen Beckett, Assistant Deputy Minister, Public Safety Division and Public Safety Training Division, Ministry of the Solicitor General, with respect to Police Services Board Members and Elections.

4.4.f

Memorandum from Stephen Beckett, Assistant Deputy Minister, Public Safety Division and Public Safety Training Division, Ministry of the Solicitor General, with respect to Assistant Deputy Minister Retirement.

4.4.g

Memorandum from Stephen Waldie, Assistant Deputy Minister, Public Safety Division and Public Safety Training Division, Ministry of the Solicitor General, with respect to Animal Welfare Interim Strategy.

4.4.h

Email from Jennifer Malloy, Executive Director, Canadian Association of Police Governance (CAPG) with respect to the CAPG 2019 Nominations Committee Report.

4.4.i

Correspondence from Bob Marentette, Chair, Church Council, New Vision United Church in support of the LGBTQI2S community.

4.4.j

Email from Lyndsay – Ally with respect to Hamilton Pride 2019.

4.4.k

Email from Margo Francis, PhD, Association Professor, Centre for Women’s and Gender Studies / Sociology, Brock University, with respect to the Letter to Chief Girt.

4.4.l

Email from Deborah Cowen, Professor, Department of Geography & Planning, University of Toronto with respect to a letter from 100 Professors from their shared urban region in support of the Hamilton Pride Defenders.

4.4.m

Email from Jennifer Price with respect to No Room for HATE in Hamilton.

4.4.n

Email from Joanne Theobold, Chair, Niagara Chapter of PFLAG Canada with respect to the Hamilton Pride celebration in Gage Park on June 15, 2019.

4.4.o

Correspondence from Amber Bringleson, Manager, Regulatory Compliance Unit, Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs thanking the Hamilton Police Service for the assistance in one of their agriculture investigations.

4.4.p

Correspondence from Anne Simpson, on behalf of the HWDSB Rainbow Prom organizing committee, thanking the Hamilton Police Services Board for the continued financial support.

4.4.q

Correspondence from Anne Simpson, on behalf of the HWDSB Rainbow Prom organizing committee, thanking the Hamilton Police Service for the continued financial support.

4.4.r

Outstanding Issues as of July 18, 2019

That the Board approve the deletion of Outstanding Issue #4: New Business – Thunder Bay Police Services Board and the recent report from the OIPRD.

4.4.s

Correspondence from Stephan M. Frankel with respect to Frankel, Kirkendall Neighbourhood Criminal Activity.

4.4.t

Correspondence from Marion Emo, President and CEO, Hamilton / Burlington SPCA with respect to the Protection of Cruelty to Animals.

4.4.u

Email from Councillor Nrinder Nann, City of Hamilton Ward 3, with respect to the Request for Independent Review.

4.4.v

Email from Robert Moscardini with respect to Pride Hamilton and the Counter Protesters.

4.4.w

Correspondence from Stephan M. Frankel with respect to Frankel, Kirkendall Neighbourhood Criminal Activity.

5.

Discussion Items

5.1

Review of the Events of June 15, 2019

5.2

Presentation: Year End Report: Crime Prevention Branch – CMD Volunteers – Auxiliary Unit - 2018 (PSB 19-056)

That the Hamilton Police Services Board receive the presentation with respect to the Year End Report: Crime Prevention Branch – CMD Volunteers – Auxiliary Unit - 2018, as provided.

5.3

2018 Year-End Surplus Allocation Plan (PSB 19-072)

That the Hamilton Police Service Board (Board) approves the Allocation Plan for the 2018 Operating Budget favorable variance (surplus) of $1,055,515.

5.4

Hamilton Police Services Board: Budget Subcommittee (PSB 19-071)

That the Board approve the following recommendations as approved by the Board Budget Subcommittee Meeting held June 20, 2019: 

1. That, commencing with the 2020 budget process, Hamilton Police Service reports capital expenditures and operating expenditures separately 
2. That Hamilton Police Service establishes block funding for capital expenditures 
3. That annual operating and capital budget submissions include current fiscal year-end projections 
4. That the quarterly operating budget exception reporting includes fiscal year-end projections 
5. That Hamilton Police Service reports work-in-process (WIP) capital projects to the Board on a quarterly basis.

5.5

Request from Ken Stone, Community Coalition Against Racism, to Provide a Deputation to the Board

That the request from Ken Stone to provide a deputation to the Board with respect to the shortcomings of policing in relation to Hamilton’s Pride Festival, be approved.

5.6

Request from Lyla Miklos, to Provide a Deputation to the Board

That the request from Lyla Miklos to provide a deputation to the Board with respect to address the growing tensions between Hamilton’s 2SLGBTQIA+ Community and the Hamilton Police Service, be approved.

5.7

Request from Lauren Stephen, to Provide a Deputation and Presentation to the Board

That the request from Lauren Stephen to provide a deputation to the Board with respect to implied violence of yellow vest and alt-right agitators at Pride; ultimate goals of each side of Pride ‘public demonstration where peace was disrupted’; criminalization of Pride and LGBTQ+ self defence; ‘the paradox of tolerance’, be approved. Please note that the use of the LCD Projector has been requested.

5.8

Request from Michael Demone, Executive Director and Citizen, Canadian Working Group on Industrial Hemp, to Provide a Deputation and Presentation to the Board

That the request from Michael Demone to provide a deputation to the Board with respect to Hamilton Police Service statements and response in the aftermath of the violent episode in Gage Park on June 15, 2019, be approved. Please note that the use of the LCD Projector has been requested.

5.9

Request from Pride Hamilton, to Provide a Deputation and Presentation to the Board

That the request from Pride Hamilton to provide a deputation to the Board with respect to the events that took place at the Pride Hamilton event on Saturday, June 15, 2019 at Gage Park, be approved. Please note that the use of the LCD Projector has been requested.

5.10

Request from Mouna Bile, to Provide a Deputation to the Board

That the request from Mouna Bile to provide a deputation to the Board with respect to inviting the Police Board, elected officials and community members to stand with us for an inclusive community free from Hate and all forms of discrimination, be approved.

5.11

Request from Shomar Hackett, to Provide a Deputation to the Board

That the request from Shomar Hacket to provide a deputation to the Board with respect to the request for an independent review of the police response to the pride event, be approved.

6.

New Business

6.1

Verbal Update on the Enforcement of Illegal Dispensaries & Court Actions

6.2

Independent Review

To explore the costs and benefits of an independent review of events leading up to and including June 15, 2019 and report back to the Board.

7.

Adjournment

THE POLICE SERVICES BOARD WILL ADJOURN THE PUBLIC PORTION OF THE MEETING AND RECONVENE IN CAMERA FOR CONSIDERATION OF PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL MATTERS.