General Issues Committee

That the Business Improvement Area Sub-Committee Report 24-005 of July 9, 2024, be received. Result: MOTION,

(a) Open for Business Sub-Committee Report 24-001 - January 31, 2024 (Item 9.1(a)) (1) Supports for Small Business (PED24037) (City Wide) (Item 8.1) That Report PED24037, respecting Supports for Small Business, be received. (2) Citizen Facing Portal – Planning Services (PED24038) (City Wide) (Item 9.1) That Report PED24038, respecting Citizen Facing Portal – Planning Services, be received. (b) Open For Business Sub-Committee Report 24-003 - July 16, 2024 (Item 9.1(b)) (1) Update on Financial Assistance and Incentive Programs Supporting Community Revitalization and Investment (PED24121) (City Wide) (Item 8.1) That Report PED24121, respecting an Update on Financial Assistance and Incentive Programs Supporting Community Revitalization and Investment, be received. (2) 2024-2028 Tourism Strategy Status Update (PED24046) (City Wide) (Item 8.2) That Report PED24046, respecting 2024-2028 Tourism Strategy Status Update, be received. Result: MOTION,

That Report PED24089, respecting the Downtown Entertainment District Annual Status Update 2024 be referred back to staff for further review and report back to the September 4, 2024 General Issues Committee. Result: MOTION,

That Report HSC24031, respecting Analysis of Sanctioned Site Models, be received. Result: MOTION,

That Report PED24143, respecting Encampment Impacts on Hamilton Businesses Consultation Results, be received. Result: MOTION,

(1) Mayor's Task Force on Transparency, Access and Accountability Scope of Work Documentation (Item 9.1) (a) That the Scope of Work documentation from Enterprise Canada, be approved. General Issues Committee August 12, 2024 Minutes 24-013 Page 5 of 29 (b) That the Scope of Work documentation from the Social Planning Research Council, be approved. Result: MOTION,

(1) Accessibility Committee for Persons with Disabilities Membership (Item 12.2) WHEREAS, Skylar Dunford has not attended a meeting of the Accessibility Committee for Persons with Disabilities since their appointment; WHEREAS, Skylar Dunford has not provided any explanation to their absences; WHEREAS, the Procedural Handbook for Citizen Appointees to City of Hamilton Local Boards, states that when a member misses more than three (3) consecutive meetings during their term, the Chair, after hearing and considering any explanation provided by the member, may ask the member to resign, or request that Council remove the member; and WHEREAS, this creates a vacancy on the Accessibility Committee for Persons with Disabilities. THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: General Issues Committee August 12, 2024 Minutes 24-013 Page 6 of 29 (a) That Council be requested to remove Skylar Dunford from the Accessibility Committee for Persons with Disabilities’ membership effective immediately, given their absences from meetings since their appointment; and (b) That the Selection Committee for Agencies, Boards and Sub- Committees be requested to fill the citizen appointee vacancy on the Accessibility Committee for Persons with Disabilities. Result: MOTION,

(a) That the General Manager of Healthy and Safe Communities be delegated the authority to amend By-law 16-335 to add or remove of any CityHousing Hamilton (CHH) owned properties that meet the criteria for property tax exemptions set out in the Housing Facilities By-law 16-233; (b) That the By-law to amend By-law 16-335, CityHousing Hamilton Municipal Housing Project Facilities Tax Exemption By-law, attached as Appendix “A” to Report HSC24021, which has been prepared in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor, be approved and enacted by Council; (c) That the City enter into amendment agreements to the Municipal Capital Facilities Agreement with CityHousing Hamilton, dated December 14, 2016 to add properties eligible for exemption from taxation for municipal and education purposes, commencing in 2025; General Issues Committee August 12, 2024 Minutes 24-013 Page 7 of 29 (d) That the General Manager of Healthy and Safe Communities (the “GM”) be authorized to execute the amending agreements outlined in recommendation (c) with content and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor; (e) That CityHousing Hamilton be required to direct funds equal to the savings of the education portion of the 2025 property taxes of $54,746 toward capital repairs and regeneration of its housing stock; (f) That the General Manager of Healthy and Safe Communities be directed to reduce the annual subsidy provided by the City to CityHousing Hamilton, pursuant to operating agreements between the City

That Report HSC24027(a), respecting Encampment Protocol Distance Proposals, be received. Result: MOTION,

WHEREAS, Victoria Park is a well used park in the Strathcona neighbourhood of central Hamilton in Ward 1; WHEREAS, Victoria Park is bounded by a mixture of residential housing types, a school, and the King Street commercial shopping street corridor to the south which brings many people to the area as pedestrians, active transportation users and in vehicles; WHEREAS, a number of enhancements have recently been completed in and around Victoria Park including raised crosswalks leading to the park and renovations at the Victoria Park Fieldhouse to enhance all-season programming and support more users to the Park; WHEREAS, the City of Hamilton is committed to the ongoing implementation of public art to enhance our sense of community and public spaces as supported by the City’s Art in Public Places policy and the Decorative Crosswalk Guideline; and; WHEREAS, the exterior walls of the Victoria Park fieldhouse and the raised crosswalks round Victoria Park are suitable spaces for temporary art which, in these locations, have an expected lifespan of approximately 5 years; THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: (a) That a mural be installed on the exterior walls of the fieldhouse at Victoria Park, 500 King Street West, Hamilton as supported by the City’s Art in Public Places policy; General Issues Committee August 12, 2024 Minutes 24-013 Page 9 of 29 (b) That artist designed decorative crosswalk elements be installed at raised crosswalks adjacent to Victoria Park as supported by the City’s Decorati

(a) That the tentative agreement reached on June 27, 2024 between the City of Hamilton and the Christian Labour Association of Canada (CLAC) Local 911 representing approximately 235 volunteer firefighters be approved; and, (b) That Report HUR24014, respecting City of Hamilton and the Christian Labour Association of Canada (CLAC) Local 911 Ratification of Collective Agreement, remain confidential. General Issues Committee August 12, 2024 Minutes 24-013 Page 10 of 29 Result: MOTION,

That Report LS20023(j), respecting Encampment Litigation Update, be received and remain confidential. Result: MOTION,

(a) That the directions provided to staff in Closed Session respecting Report LS23019(a), National Steel Car Litigation Update, be approved and remain confidential; and, (b) That Report LS23019(a) and Appendix “A” to Report LS23019(a), respecting National Steel Car Litigation Update, remain confidential. Result: MOTION,

That the agenda for the August 12, 2024 General Issues Committee meeting, be approved, as amended. Result: MOTION,

That the minutes of the July 8, 2024 General Issues Committee, be approved, as presented. Result: MOTION,

That Communication Items 5.1 to 5.3, be approved, as presented, as follows: (i) Correspondence from Rob Maschewski, respecting downtown tents / garbage and people panhandling at intersections (Item 5.1) Recommendation: Be received. (ii) Jodi Campovari, respecting encampments (Item 5.2) Recommendation: Be received. (iii) Correspondence from Joshua Weresch, respecting opposition to motions exempting certain parks from encampments (Added Item 5.3) Recommendation: Be received and referred to the consideration of Items 11.1 - 11.3. Result: MOTION,

That the following Delegation Requests, be approved: (1) Delegation Requests respecting the Encampment Protocol, for today's meeting, from the following individuals: (a) Jeffrey McCabe, All Hands on Deck (In-Person) (Item 6.1(a)) (b) Cindy Csordas (In-Person) (Item 6.1(b)) (c) Jenna Ragona (In-Person) (Item 6.1(c)) (d) P. Denninger, CEO of Denninger's and Troy Thompson, President of G.W Thompson Jeweller & Pawnbroker, respecting encampments (In-Person) (Item 6.1(e)) (e) Patrick Antila (In-Person) (Item 6.1(f)) (2) Tim Nolan, Accessibility Hamilton Alliance (AHA!), respecting seeking Council Endorsement for AHA! events (Virtually) (For a future meeting) (Item 6.2) (3) Delegation Requests respecting an Update on arena renovations and downtown regeneration, for today’s meeting, from the following individuals: (a) Louis Frapporti, Hamilton Urban Precinct Entertainment Group (In- Person) (Item 6.3(a)) (b) Tom Pistore, Oak View Group (In-Person) (Item 6.3(b)) (4) Robert Zeidler, Cotton Factory, respecting PIVOT TECH '24 (In- Person) (For a future meeting) (Item 6.4) (5) Delegation Requests respecting Report PED24143, Encampment Impacts on Hamilton Businesses Consultation Results, for today’s meeting, from the following individuals: (a) Michelle Blanchard, Markland Property Management Inc. (In- Person) (Item 6.5(a)) (b) Adrian Mekli (In-Person) (Item 6.5(b)) General Issues Committee August 12, 2024 Minutes 24-013 Page 16 of 29 (c) Gregg Dunnett, Hamilton Chamber of Commerce (In-Pers

That the following delegations respecting the Encampment Protocol, be received: (a) Jeffrey McCabe, All Hands on Deck (In-Person) (Added Item 7.1(a)) (b) Cindy Csordas (In-Person) (Added Item 7.1(b)) (c) Jenna Ragona (In-Person) (Added Item 7.1(c)) (d) P. Denninger, CEO of Denninger's and Troy Thompson, President of G.W Thompson Jeweller & Pawnbroker, respecting encampments (In-Person) (Added Item 7.1(d)) (e) Patrick Antila (In-Person) (Added Item 7.1(e)) Result: MOTION,

That the following delegations respecting an update on arena renovations and downtown regeneration, be received: General Issues Committee August 12, 2024 Minutes 24-013 Page 18 of 29 (a) Louis Frapporti, Hamilton Urban Precinct Entertainment Group (In-Person) (Added Item 7.2(a)) (b) Tom Pistore, Oak View Group (In-Person) (Added Item 7.2(b)) Result: MOTION,

That the following delegations respecting Report PED24143, Encampment Impacts on Hamilton Businesses Consultation Results, be received: (a) Michelle Blanchard, Markland Property Management Inc. (In- Person) (Added Item 7.3(a)) (b) Gregg Dunnett, Hamilton Chamber of Commerce (In-Person) (Added Item 7.3(c)) (c) Emily Walsh, Downtown Hamilton Business Improvement Area (In-Person) (Added Item 7.3(d)) (d) Tim Potocic, Sonic Unyon Records (In-Person) (Added Item 7.3(e)) (e) Jason Cassis, Equal Parts Hospitality (In-Person) (Added Item 7.3(f)) Result: MOTION,

That consideration of Report PED24089, Downtown Entertainment District Annual Status Update 2024, be

That the General Issues Committee recess for 38 minutes until 1:15 p.m. Result: MOTION,

That consideration of Report HSC24027(a), Encampment Protocol Distance Proposals, be

That the Amendments to the Outstanding Business List, be approved, as follows: (a) Items Requiring a New Due Date (Added Item 13.1(a)): City of Hamilton Public Engagement Policy (CM21101(b)) (City Wide) (Outstanding Business List Item) Added: January 17, 2024 (Item 8.1- Recommendation (b)) Current Due Date: Q1 2024 Proposed New Due Date: Q2 2025 City of Hamilton Public Engagement Policy (CM21101(b)) (City Wide) (Outstanding Business List Item) Added: January 17, 2024 (Item 8.1- Recommendation (c)) Current Due Date: Q1 2024 Proposed New Due Date: Q2 2025 (b) Items Considered Complete and Needing to be Removed (Added Item 13.1(b)): Housing Sustainability and Investment Roadmap (HSIR) (HSC23028 / FCS23055 / PED23099) (City Wide) Added: April 19, 2023 at GIC (Item 8.1) Completed: November 15, 2023 at GIC (Item 8.2) General Issues Committee August 12, 2024 Minutes 24-013 Page 26 of 29 Result: MOTION,

That the Closed Session minutes of the July 8, 2024 General Issues Committee meeting, be approved and remain confidential. Result: MOTION,

That Committee move into Closed Session for Items 14.2, 14.4, 14.5, and 14.6 pursuant to Section 9.3, sub-sections (d), (e) and (f) of the City's Procedural By-law 21-021, as amended, and Section 239(2) sub-sections (d), (e) and (f) of the Ontario Municipal Act, 2001, as amended, as the subject matter pertains to labour relations or employee negotiations; litigation or potential litigation, including matters before administrative tribunals, affecting the City or a local board; and advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege, including communications necessary for that purpose. Result: MOTION,

That Committee move into Closed Session for Item 14.3, pursuant to Section 9.3, sub-sections (c), (j) and (k) of the City's Procedural By-law 21-021, as amended, and Section 239(2) sub-sections (c), (j) and (k) of the Ontario Municipal Act, 2001, as amended, as the subject matter pertains to a proposed or pending acquisition or disposition of land for City or a local board purposes; a trade secret or scientific, technical, commercial or financial information that belongs to the City or a local board and has monetary value or potential monetary value; 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 City or a local board. General Issues Committee August 12, 2024 Minutes 24-013 Page 28 of 29 Result: MOTION,

That there being no further business, the General Issues Committee be adjourned at 6:21 p.m. Result: MOTION,