City of Hamilton
EMERGENCY & COMMUNITY SERVICESCOMMITTEE REVISED

Meeting #:

23-002

Date:

Thursday, February 16, 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

January 19, 2023

5.

COMMUNICATIONS

6.

DELEGATION REQUESTS

6.1

Joanne Santucci, Hamilton Food Share, respecting the Status of Hamilton's Emergency Food System (for a future meeting)

6.2

Ingrid Waisgluss, respecting Recreational Facilities (for a future meeting)

6.3

Judith Bishop, Not-For-Profit Childcare Boards Collaborative, in Support of Item 9.2, Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care Update (HSC22035(a)) (City-Wide) (for today's meeting)

6.4

Elizabeth McGuire, Campaign for Adequate Welfare and Disability Benefits, respecting the Impacts of the 2022 Nutritious Food Basket and Social Assistance Rates (for today's meeting)

7.

DELEGATIONS

7.1

Dr. Sally Palmer, Hamilton Social Work Action Committee respecting the Impacts of the 2022 Nutritious Food Basket and Social Assistance Rates

(approved at the January 19, 2023 meeting)

7.2

Kevin Gonci, Golden Horseshoe Track & Field Council, respecting the 2023 ParticipACTION Community Challenge

(approved at the January 19, 2023 meeting)

8.

STAFF PRESENTATIONS

9.

CONSENT ITEMS

9.1

Urban Indigenous Strategy and Indigenous Relations Updates (HSC21001(a)) 

9.2

Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care Update (HSC22035(a)) (City-Wide)

9.3

Ontario Works and the Impacts of Provincial Social Assistance Reform (HSC23010) (City Wide)

9.4

Update on Health Partnerships to Pursue Increase to Permanent Supportive Housing Options (HSC23013) (City Wide)

9.5

Advisory Committee Minutes

a.

Seniors Advisory Committee - September 9, 2022

b.

Seniors Advisory Committee - December 2, 2022

c.

Hamilton Veterans Committee - September 27, 2022

d.

Hamilton Veterans Committee - October 25, 2022

e.

LGBTQ Advisory Committee - July 19, 2022

f.

LGBTQ Advisory Committee - November 22, 2022

g.

LGBTQ Advisory Committee Meeting Notes - December 20, 2022

10.

DISCUSSION ITEMS

10.1

Hamilton Alliance for Tiny Shelters Proposal (HSC22015(a))(City Wide) 

(Deferred from the January 19, 2023 meeting)

10.2

Income and Asset Limits for Rent Geared to Income Assistance (HSC23004) (City Wide)

10.3

Updates to the Emergency Plan (HSC22001(a)) (City Wide)

10.4

Citizen Committee Report from the LGBTQ Advisory Committee entitled, In Response to the passing of Redeemer University LGBTQIA+ student Bekett Noble

 

 

 

11.

MOTIONS

12.

NOTICES OF MOTION

13.

GENERAL INFORMATION / OTHER BUSINESS

13.1

Amendments to the Outstanding Business List

a.

Items to be Removed

a.

19-E: Allocation Policy for Sport Fields, Diamonds and Arenas

E&CS 19-002, Item 2
Addressed in Reviews conducted up to April 1, 2020, as per recommendations

b.

20-F: 2020 Arena Opening Plan

E&CS 20-010, Item 3
Addressed issue with a report to the 2021 Operating Budget

c.

20-H: Homelessness in Hamilton

E&CS 20-010 Item (f)(iii)    
Addressed at ECS 21-013, December 9, 2021 in Item 8.2, Report HSC20020(d)

d.

21-L: National Childcare Strategy – Investigating the Potential for Direct Municipal Agreement with the Federal Government

ECS 21-012, Item 1    
Addressed in ECS 22-009, June 2, 2022, Item 10.1, Report HSC22035 

e.

17-A: Progress of the Implementation of Our Future Hamilton (CM15001(b)/(CES15010(b))

(d) Staff report to GIC annually on the progress made by community stakeholders & the City in implementing Our Future Hamilton 2018

Moved to GIC Outstanding Business List as a reminder to have staff report annually 

f.

20-D: City of Hamilton Support for the Hamilton is Home Coalition of Affordable Housing Developers

E&CS 20-005, Item 3 (c)
Removed from OBL as Staff now attend and support Hamilton Coalition of Affordable Housing Developers meetings

g.

21-M: Reaching Home: Canada’s Homeless Strategy Community Homelessness Report 2019-2020, 2020-2021 (HSC21044) (City Wide)

ECS 21-013, Item 4
Addressed in Item 9.4 of this Agenda, Update on Health Partnerships to Pursue Increase to Permanent Supportive Housing Options (HSC23013) (City Wide)

b.

Item with New Due Date or Status Update

a.

17-B: Poverty Reduction Investment Plan (CES16043(a))

GIC 17-019, Item 1 (g) & (h)
New Due Date: April 2023

b.

22-C: Shelter System Complaint Resolution Process

ECS 22-005, Item 3
New Due Date: March 23, 2023

c.

23-C: Winter Response Strategy (HSC23012) (City Wide)

ECS 23-001, 19/01/23, Item 7
New Due Date: August 2023

14.

PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL 

14.1

Closed Session Minutes - January 19, 2023

15.

ADJOURNMENT