1.

CHANGES TO THE AGENDA (Added Items, if applicable, will be noted with **)

2.

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

3.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING

3.1

November 21, 2016

4.

DELEGATION REQUESTS

4.1

**Brendan Jowett, Hamilton Community Legal Clinic, respecting the Housing Stability Benefit (for today's meeting)

4.2

**Dave Cherkewski respecting the Housing Stability Benefit (for today's meeting)

4.3

**Natasha Findlay-Clairmont respecting the Housing Stability Benefit (for today's meeting)

4.4

**Sarah Jama respecting the Housing Stability Benefit (for today's meeting)

5.

CONSENT ITEMS

5.1

Housing and Homelessness Action Plan Update (CES15033(a)) (City Wide)

5.2

Wentworth Lodge - Long Term Care - Resident Quality Inspection (RQI) (CES16062) (Ward 13)

5.3

Community Bed Bug Strategy (CES16065) (City Wide)

5.4

2017 Budget Submission - Housing and Homelessness Advisory Committee (CES16066) (City Wide)

5.5

City of Hamilton Veterans Committee 2017 Budget Submission (PED16245) (City Wide)

5.6

Hamilton Veterans Committee Minutes - October 25, 2016

5.7

Seniors Advisory Committee Minutes - November 4, 2016

6.

PUBLIC HEARINGS / DELEGATIONS

6.1

**WITHDRAWN - Angela Pugliese respecting a lack of support services for teens with Autism (delegate has requested the item be deferred to the January 23, 2017 meeting)

7.

PRESENTATIONS

7.1

Hamilton Veterans Committee - Annual Presentation

7.2

Hamilton's Plan for an Age-Friendly City (CES14053(b)) (City Wide) (Report attached, Presentation to be distributed)

8.

DISCUSSION ITEMS

8.1

Ontario Works Caseload Contingency Plan (CS09021(g)) (City Wide)

8.2

Electronic Ambulance Call Reporting System for Paramedic Service Standardization/Agreement Approval (CES16057) (City Wide)

8.3

Social Housing - End of Federal Operating Agreements Impact and Analysis (CES16064) (City Wide)

8.4

Goods Transported by Rail and Notification Procedures (CES16067) (City Wide) (Outstanding Business List Item)

8.5

** WITHDRAWN - Housing Stability Benefit Update (CES16068) (City Wide) (item deferred to a February 2017 meeting to allow for the collection of further information for the report)

9.

MOTIONS

10.

NOTICES OF MOTION

11.

GENERAL INFORMATION / OTHER BUSINESS

11.1

Appoint Chair and Vice Chair for 2017

11.2

Outstanding Business List

(a)  Items to be Removed:

     "B" - Hamilton's Plan for an Age-Friendly City -

     addressed as Item 7.2

     "Z" - Goods by Rail - addressed as Item 8.4

     "GG" - Housing Stability Benefit Shortfall -

     (moved to (b))

(b)  Proposed New Due Dates:

     "G" - Co-ordinated Access System for Social Housing

     Current Due Date:  December 12, 2016

     Proposed New Due Date:  January 23, 2017

     "O" - Rolston Neighbourhood Action Plan

     Current Due Date:  December 12, 2016

     Proposed New Due Date:  January 23, 2017

     "Y" - Endorsement of Report "The Right to an Adequate

              Standard of Living" to the UN

     Current Due Date:  December 12, 2016

     Proposed New Due Date:  June 12, 2017

   **"GG" - Housing Stability Benefit Shortfall

     Current Due Date:  December 12, 2016

     Proposed New Due Date:  February 2017

12.

PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL

13.

ADJOURNMENT