City of Hamilton


CITY COUNCIL
REVISED

23-008

Wednesday, April 26, 2023 at 9:30 A.m. - 10:30 A.m.

Council Chambers

Hamilton City Hall

71 Main Street West

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Call to Order

1.

APPROVAL OF AGENDA

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

2.

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

3.

CEREMONIAL ACTIVITIES

4.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING

4.1

April 12, 2023

5.

COMMUNICATIONS

5.1

Correspondence from Roger Stermann respecting the Downbound closure of Claremont Access does impact other access routes significantly.

Recommendation: Be received and referred to the General Manager of Public Works for appropriate action.

5.2

Correspondence from the City of Stratford requesting support for their resolution respecting the Use of Long-Term Care Funding to Support Community Care Services.

Recommendation: Be received.

5.3

Correspondence from Ijaz Ahmad respecting a Request for Real & True Inclusion of Harmonized Tax (HST) in Existing Taxi Tariff (Appendix 1) of the Hamilton By-laws (07-170).

Recommendation: Be received.

5.4

Correspondence from Kathleen Broer van Arragon respecting Barton Street.

Recommendation: Be received and referred to the General Manager of Public Works.

5.5

Correspondence from Lauren Keating, Enterprise Canada respecting Doctors Day on May 1st.

Recommendation: Be received.

5.6

Correspondence from Greg Dunnett, President & CEO, Hamilton Chamber of Commerce respecting Item 8.2 - Five-Year Review of ERASE, Community Improvement Plan and Associated Financial Assistance Programs.

Recommendation: Be received and referred to the consideration of Item 2 of General Issues Committee Report 23-013.

5.7

Correspondence from Northumberland County requesting support for their resolution respecting the Association of Municipalities of Ontario's (AMO) Call to Action on Housing and Homelessness.

Recommendation: Be received.

5.8

Correspondence from Joshua Weresch respecting Hamilton 350's delegation at the March 22nd General Issues Committee that the Hamilton Street Railway gas tax funding should be used for fare reduction.

Recommendation: Be received.

5.9

Correspondence from Kim Zivanovich respecting Donating the Waterdown OLG $260K to the Food Banks.

Recommendation: Be received and referred to the consideration of Item 7.6, Supplementing Ward Councillors Office Budgets in 2023.

5.10

Correspondence from Robert (Bob) Graham respecting when the Eglinton LRT will start running vs Hamilton LRT Project.

Recommendation: Be received and referred to the General Manager of Planning and Economic Development for appropriate action.

5.11

Correspondence from Greg Dunnett, President & CEO, Hamilton Chamber of Commerce respecting Item 7.4, Waiving of Street Festival Fees for Use of On-Street Parking Spaces.

Recommendation: Be received and referred to the consideration of Item 7.4, Waiving of Street Festival Fees for Use of On-Street Parking Spaces.

5.12

Correspondence from ACORN respecting ACORN Hamilton Communication regarding Renovictions Stakeholder Consultation (HSC23023) (City Wide) (Item 8.1)

Recommendation: Be received and referred to the consideration of Item 1 of Emergency and Community Services Committee Report 23-005.

6.

COMMITTEE REPORTS

6.1

Public Works Committee Report 23-005 - April 17, 2023

6.2

Planning Committee Report 23-006 - April 18, 2023

6.3

General Issues Committee Report 23-013 - April 19, 2023

6.4

Sole Voting Member of the Hamilton Farmers Market Report 23-002 - April 19, 2023

6.5

Audit, Finance and Administration Committee Report 23-006 - April 20, 2023

6.6

Emergency and Community Services Committee Report 23-005 - April 20, 2023

6.7

General Issues Committee (Special) Report 23-014 - April 24, 2023 

7.

MOTIONS

7.1

Amendment to Audit, Finance and Administration Committee Report 23-003

7.2

Amendment to Item 10.2 of the November 16, 2022 Council minutes respecting Council Member Appointments to the Agencies, Boards and Tribunals for the 2022-2026 Term of Council

7.3

Amendment to Item 7.5 of the March 29, 2023 Council minutes respecting the Appointment to the Hamilton Enterprise Holding Corporation Board of Directors

7.4

Waiving of Street Festival Fees for Use of On-Street Parking Spaces

7.5

Appointment to the Public Works Committee

7.6

Supplementing Ward Councillors Office Budgets in 2023

7.7

Waiving Rental Fees for the Nikola Tesla Educational Corporation’s 2023 Electric City Festival Event

7.8

Association of Municipalities Ontario (AMO) Ending Homelessness Symposium May 3-4, 2023

8.

NOTICES OF MOTIONS

8.1

Fiber Optic Broadband 5G Service for the Rural Areas of the City of Hamilton

8.2

Chedoke Arena - Secondary Ward Office for Ward 14

9.

STATEMENT BY MEMBERS (non-debatable)

10.

COUNCIL COMMUNICATION UPDATES

10.1

April 7, 2023 to April 20, 2023

11.

PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL

12.

BY-LAWS AND CONFIRMING BY-LAW

12.1

067

A By-law to Amend the Procedural By-law No. 21-021

Appendix F – Office of the Auditor General

Schedule F1 – Auditor General

Ward: City Wide

12.2

068

A By-law to Amend By-law No. 19-286, Being a By-law for the Prohibiting and Regulating the Alteration of Property Grades, the Placing or Dumping of Fill, and the Removal of Topsoil

Ward: City Wide

12.3

069

To Amend By-law No. 01-218, as amended, Being a By-law to Regulate On-Street Parking

Schedule 8 (No Parking Zones)

Schedule 12 (Permit Parking Zones)

Schedule 13 (No Stopping Zones)

Ward: 2, 3, 5, 14

12.4

070

To Confirm the Proceedings of City Council

13.

ADJOURNMENT