City of Hamilton
LGBTQ  ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Meeting #:
Date:	Tuesday, January 21, 2020
Time:	6:00 P.m. - 8:00 P.m.
Location:	Room 192, 1st Floor 71 Main Street West

Betsy Pocop, Human Rights Specialist [phone] ext. 6419

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1.

CEREMONIAL ACTIVITIES

1.1

Welcome / Introductions

1.2

Land Acknowledgement

2.

APPROVAL OF AGENDA

(Added Items, if applicable, will be noted with *)

2.1

Approval of the Formal Agenda

2.2

Approval of the Informal Agenda

3.

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

4.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING

4.1

Motion to Approve the Minutes of November 19, 2019

4.2

Motion to Rescind the Past Approval of Minutes from April 30, 2019 through October 15, 2019

4.3

Motion to Approve the Minutes of:

1. April 30, 2019
2. May 15, 2019
3. May 28, 2019
4. June 25, 2019
5. July 16, 2019
6. August 20, 2019
7. August 27, 2019
8. September 17, 2019
9. October 15, 2019

5.

COMMUNICATIONS

6.

DELEGATION REQUESTS

6.1

Al Fletcher, Manager, Neighbourhood Development, City of Hamilton with respect to the Multi-Use Hub for Diverse & Marginalized Communities

6.2

Ben ElzingaCheng, Cooper, Sandler, Shime & Bergman LLP with respect to the Hamilton Police Services Board's Independent Review of Pride 2019

6.3

Ashley Letts with respect to a softball league for members of Two Spirit & LGBQTIA+ communities

7.

CONSENT ITEMS

8.

PUBLIC HEARINGS / DELEGATIONS

9.

STAFF PRESENTATIONS

10.

DISCUSSION ITEMS

10.1

Update from Working Group on Committee Selection ( on hiatus)

10.2

Update from Working Group on the Needs Assessment and Scheduling of its Next Meeting

10.3

2020 Flag Raising Ceremony

10.4

Process for Renaming the Committee (continued from previous meeting) 

10.5

Food at Committee Meetings

10.6

Delegation to the Hamilton Police Services Board

11.

MOTIONS

11.1

Motion to Recommend that City Council Reappoint a Member of the Hamilton Police Services Board ( see attached Citizen Committee Report)

11.2

Motion to Recommend that City Council Appoint Additional Members to LGBTQ Advisory Committee ( see attached Citizen Committee Report)

11.3

Motion to write a Citizen Committee Report to Recommend that the Committee change the Standing Committee to which it Reports

11.4

Motion to Schedule the Committee's 2020 Retreat and Assign a Budget for its Expenses

11.5

Motion to Schedule an All Advisory Committee Event and Develop a Communications Strategy

11.6

Motion to Schedule a Broader Community Consultation with Respect to Multi-Use Hub for Diverse and Marginalized Communities

11.7

Motion to Donate $250 to Interfaith, Two Spirit, and LGBTQIA+ Panel Discussion hosted by Hamilton Queers Against Hate  and speqtrum Hamilton (February 13, 2020)  

12.

NOTICES OF MOTION

13.

GENERAL INFORMATION / OTHER BUSINESS

14.

PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL 

15.

ADJOURNMENT

Next Meeting: Tuesday, February 18, 2020