City of Hamilton
GENERAL ISSUES COMMITTEE
REVISED

Meeting #:	21-006
Date:	Wednesday, March 24, 2021
Time:	9:30 A.m. - 4:30 P.m.
Location:	Due to the COVID-19 and the Closure of City Hall (CC) All electronic meetings can be viewed at: City’s Website: https://www.hamilton.ca/council-committee/council-committee-meetings/meetings-and-agendas City's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/InsideCityofHamilton or Cable 14

​Stephanie Paparella, Legislative Coordinator [phone] ext. 3993

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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 MEETINGS

4.1

February 17, 2021

4.2

March 3, 2021 (Budget)

5.

COMMUNICATIONS

6.

DELEGATION REQUESTS

6.1

Douglas Earl, Charter City Toronto, respecting Charter City Toronto's Objectives

(For a future General Issues Committee meeting)

6.2

Barry Coombs, of Nature Canada's Bird Friendly City Hamilton-Burlington Team, to Certify Hamilton as a Bird Friendly City and in Support of the City's Biodiversity Action Plan

(For the April 7, 2021 General Issues Committee meeting.)

6.3

Jen Baker, Hamilton Naturalists Club, respecting the City's Biodiversity Plan

(For the April 7, 2021 General Issues Committee.)

7.

CONSENT ITEMS

7.1

Business Improvement Area Advisory Committee Minutes, January 12, 2021

7.2

Locke Street Business Improvement Area (BIA) Proposed Budget and Schedule of Payments for 2021 (PED21042) (Ward 1)

7.3

Waterdown Business Improvement Area (BIA) Revised Board of Management (PED21043) (Ward 15)

7.4

Concession Street Business Improvement Area (BIA) Revised Board of Management (PED21044) (Ward 7)

7.5

Ottawa Street Business Improvement Area (BIA) Revised Board of Management (PED21045) (Wards 3 and 4)

7.6

International Village Business Improvement Area (BIA) Revised Board of Management (PED21047) (Ward 2)

7.7

Update on Transport Canada Plans for Hamilton-Burlington Bay Canal Piers (PED21064) (Ward 5)

8.

STAFF PRESENTATIONS

8.1

COVID-19 Verbal Update

8.2

Five-year Review of the Downtown and Community Renewal Community Improvement Plan and Associated Finance Incentive Programs (PED21035) (City Wide)

9.

PUBLIC HEARINGS / DELEGATIONS

9.1

Ian Hamilton, President and CEO, Hamilton-Oshawa Port Authority, respecting the Hamilton-Oshawa Port Authority Ports Update

10.

DISCUSSION ITEMS

10.1

Funding for the Acquisition of Lands for the Stadium Precinct Park (PW21014) (Ward 3)

Note:  Appendix "A" to Report PW21014 is Private and Confidential and is listed as Item 14.2.

10.2

Capital Projects Work-in-Progress Review Sub-Committee Report 21-001, February 23, 2021

10.3

2021 Recreation User Fee Update (HSC21004) (City Wide)

10.4

Grant Increase to an Existing Environmental Remediation and Site Enhancement (ERASE) Redevelopment Grant Approval, 12 Blanchard Street and 85 Poulette Street (PED18016(a)) (Ward 1)

10.5

Barton Kenilworth Tax Increment Grant Program - 486 Barton Street East, Hamilton (PED21054) (Ward 3)

10.6

Hamilton tax Increment Grant - 1 Jarvis Street, Hamilton (PED21056) (Ward 2)

10.7

Potential for Major Events in 2022 and 2023 (PED20071(b)) (City Wide)

Note: Appendices “A” and “B” to Report PED20071(b) are Private and Confidential and are listed as Item 14.3.

10.8

Safe Restart Provincial Funding Agreement, Phase 2 Update (FCS20088) (City Wide)

10.9

Update on the City of Hamilton Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic Response (HUR21001/FCS21026) (City Wide)

10.10

Advisory Committee for Persons with Disabilities Report 21-003, March 9, 2021

10.11

Waterdown Garden Supplies Ltd. Update (LS21009) (City Wide)

Note: Appendix "A" to Report LS21009 is Private and Confidential and is listed as Item 14.5.

10.12

Chedoke Creek Order - Associated Costs (PW190098(l)) (City Wide)

11.

MOTIONS

12.

NOTICES OF MOTION

13.

GENERAL INFORMATION / OTHER BUSINESS

13.1

Amendments to the Outstanding Business List

13.1.a

Proposed New Due Dates:

13.1.a.a

Feasibility of Creating a Technology Hub

Current Due Date: February 3, 2021

Proposed New Due Date: May 5, 2021

13.1.a.b

Potential Solutions to the Chedoke Creek Matter

Current Due Date: March 24, 2021

Proposed New Due Date: June 16, 2021

13.1.a.c

Outline of the Costs of the Exclusions Outlined in Report PW18064 (AODA)

Current Due Date: March 24, 2021

Proposed New Due Date: September 22, 2021

13.1.a.d

Update on Request for Information - Downtown Parking Structure (PED16105 and PED15183)

Current Due Date: May 19, 2021

Proposed New Due Date: December 8, 2021

13.1.b

Items to be Removed:

13.1.b.a

Hate Prevention and Mitigation Initiative - Feedback from a Larger Sample of the Broader Community

(Addressed at the February 17, 2021 GIC as Item 9.2 - Report CM19006(d))

13.1.b.b

City of Hamilton's Application for Funding under the Safe Restart Agreement, Phase 2 for the Municipal Operating Pressures Related to COVID-19

(Addressed as Item 10.8 on this agenda - Report FCS20088)

14.

PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL 

14.1

Closed Session Minutes - February 17, 2021

Pursuant to Section 9.1, Sub-sections (b), (d), (e), (f) and (k) of the City's Procedural By-law 21-021, as amended, and Section 239(2), Sub-sections (b), (d), (e), (f) and (k) of the Ontario Municipal Act, 2001, as amended, as the subject matters pertain to personal matters about an identifiable individual, including municipal or local board employees; labour relations or employee negotiations; litigation or potential litigation, including matters before administrative tribunals, affecting the municipality or 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.

14.2

Appendix "A" to Report PW21014 - Funding for the Acquisition of Lands for the Stadium Precinct Park

Pursuant to Section 9.1, Sub-section (c) of the City's Procedural By-law 21-021 and Section 239(2), Sub-section (c) of the Ontario Municipal Act, 2001, as amended, as the subject matter pertains to a proposed or pending acquisition or disposition of land by the municipality or local board.

Please refer to Item 10.1 for the public report.

14.3

Appendices "A" and "B" to Report PED20071(b), respecting the Potential for Major Events in 2022 and 2023

Pursuant to Section 9.1, Sub-section (i) of the City's Procedural By-law 21-021, 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 municipality 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.

Please refer to Item 10.7 for the public report.

14.4

Disposition of City-Owned Industrial Land (PED20086(a)) (Ward 11) 

Pursuant to Section 9.1, Sub-section (c) of the City's Procedural By-law 21-021 and Section 239(2), Sub-section (c) of the Ontario Municipal Act, 2001, as amended, as the subject matter pertains to a proposed or pending acquisition or disposition of land by the municipality or local board.

14.5

Appendix "A" to Report LS21009, respecting the Waterdown Garden Supplies Ltd. Update

Pursuant to Section 9.1, Sub-sections (b), (e), (f) and (k) of the City's Procedural By-law 21-021, and Section 239(2), Sub-sections (b), (e), (f) and (k) of the Ontario Municipal Act, 2001, as amended, as the subject matter pertains to personal matters about an identifiable individual, including municipal or local board employees; litigation or potential litigation, including matters before administrative tribunals, affecting the municipality or 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.

Please refer to Item 10.11 for the public report.

14.6

Privileged Solicitor-Client Regulatory Update (LS21012(a)) (City Wide)

Pursuant to Section 9.1, Sub-sections (e), (f), (h) and (k) of the City's Procedural By-law 21-021 and Section 239(2), Sub-sections (e), (f), (h) 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 municipality or local board; advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege, including communications necessary for that purpose; information explicitly supplied in confidence to the municipality or local board by Canada, a province or territory or a Crown agency of any of them; 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.

15.

ADJOURNMENT