General Issues Committee

(a) That the Mayor and the General Manager, Finance and Corporate Services, be authorized and directed to enter into an Agreement between the City of Hamilton and the Province of Ontario related to the funding commitment made by the Province of Ontario to the municipality under the Dedicated Gas Tax Funds for Hamilton’s Public Transportation Program; (b) That the Mayor and General Manager, Finance and Corporate Services, be authorized and directed to execute the Letter of Agreement attached as Appendix “A” to Report FCS24032; (c) That the By-law attached as Appendix “C” to Report FCS24032 authorizing and directing the Mayor and General Manager, Finance and Corporate Services, to sign a Letter of Agreement between the City of Hamilton and the Province of Ontario with respect to funding under the Dedicated Gas Tax Funds for Public Transportation Program, be passed; and (d) That, upon being passed, a certified copy of the By-law, together with two copies of the signed Letter of Agreement, be forwarded to the Ministry of Transportation. General Issues Committee May 1, 2024 Minutes 24-008 Page 2 of 15 Result: MOTION,

(a) Transit Area Rating Review Sub-Committee Terms of Reference (Item 11.1) That the Terms of Reference for the Transit Area Rating Review Sub- Committee, be received. (b) HSR’s (re)Designed Network (Added Item 12.1) That Finance and Public Works staff be directed to report back to the Transit Area Rating Review Sub-Committee in Q4 2024 with preliminary estimates based on the four scenarios outlined in the HSR’s (re)Design the HSR presentation respecting Urban, Rural and Area Rating Tax impact as part of the 2025 tax policy. Result: MOTION,

(a) Construction Management Plan Guidelines (PED24070) (Item 8.2) That Report PED24070, respecting Construction Management Plan Guidelines, be received. (b) Light Rail Transit Corridor Business Update (PED24074) (City Wide) (Outstanding Business List Item) (Item 9.1) That Report PED24074, respecting Light Rail Transit Corridor Business Update, be received. Result: MOTION,

(a) That the $4,106,751 in Ministry of the Solicitor General transitional support funding be applied to the Next Generation 9-1-1 technology component (project #3502157101); and, (b) That the budget of project 3502157101 - Next Generation 9-1-1 be increased by $2,181,751. Result: MOTION,

(a) That the second-floor addition onto new Waterdown Station for a 911 Call Centre be approved with a budget totalling $22,551,445, including new construction, dispatcher consoles, furniture, UPS, design fees, permits, tax, fees, infrastructure fit-up, per Appendix “A” to Report (FCS20082(e) / HSC20045(e) / PW22087(b)) and to be funded from tax supported debt; (b) That the estimated annual debt repayment of $2.2M be referred to the 2025 budget process for consideration; (c) That the General Manager, Public Works Department be authorized and directed to execute any required agreement(s) and ancillary documents, with such terms and conditions in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor; General Issues Committee May 1, 2024 Minutes 24-008 Page 5 of 15 (d) That the incremental Operating Impact of Capital cost of $300,000 for operating the larger facility footprint be referred to the 2026 capital budget process; (e) That the additional 1.0 temporary full-time equivalent (FTE), be approved for the duration of the project (up to 48 months), in Corporate Facilities and Energy Management, required to provide oversight to deliver the overall increase in large capital project delivery volume, be approved, with no impact to the tax levy; (f) That the General Manager, Finance and Corporate Services, be authorized and directed to negotiate and confirm the terms for the placement and issuance of all debenture issue(s), in either a public or private market and / or bank loan agreements and

WHEREAS, at its meeting on February 15, 2024, Council approved a total ward office budget of $6,246,535, which includes both employee-related and discretionary funds; WHEREAS, employee-related funds may be utilized for general ward office expenses at the discretion of the ward Councillor. THEREFORE, LET IT BE RESOLVED: (a) That any surplus operating funds at 2023 year-end in the ward office budgets be transferred to the corresponding ward minor maintenance account; and, (b) That, for 2024 and future years, any surplus operating funds remaining from both the employee-related and discretionary budgets for ward offices be allocated to the respective ward minor maintenance account. Result: MOTION,

(a) That the directions provided to staff in Closed Session, respecting Report PED24078, Lease Agreement – Pier 7, 121 Haida Drive (formerly 47 Discovery Drive) be approved and remain confidential; and, (b) That Report PED24078 and the appendices, respecting the Lease Agreement – Pier 7, 121 Haida Drive (formerly 47 Discovery Drive), be

That the agenda for the May 1, 2024 General Issues Committee meeting, be approved, as amended. Result: MOTION,

That the following minutes of the General Issues Committee meetings, be approved, as presented: (i) April 17, 2024 (Item 4.1) Result: MOTION,

That Communication Items 5.1 through 5.3, be approved, as follows: (i) Correspondence from Diane Gower Dent PhD, Founder Durand Neighbourhood Association 1972, Vice Chair Heritage Hamilton General Issues Committee May 1, 2024 Minutes 24-008 Page 10 of 15 Foundation, Chair Friends of Auchmar, respecting the proposed new name Magnolia Hall for the former St Mark’s Church (Item 5.1) Recommendation: Be received and referred to consideration of Item 1 of Facility Naming Sub-Committee Report 24-001 (Item 10.3). (ii) Additional Correspondence from Diane Gower Dent respecting Item 10.3 - Facility Naming Sub-Committee Report 24-001 (Added Item 5.1(a)) Recommendation: Be received and referred to consideration of Item 1 of Facility Naming Sub-Committee Report 24-001 (Item 10.3). (iii) Correspondence from Roberta Harman, President, Durand Neighbourhood Association respecting agenda Item 10.3 - Facility Naming (Added Item 5.2) Recommendation: Be received and referred to consideration of Item 1 of Facility Naming Sub-Committee Report 24-001 (Item 10.3). (iv) Correspondence from Janice Brown, DNA Board Member 1995-2023, Durand Honorary Member 2024, respecting the Proposal to Rename the former St Marks Church (Added Item 5.3) Recommendation: Be received and referred to consideration of Item 1 of Facility Naming Sub-Committee Report 24-001 (Item 10.3). Result: MOTION,

That the following Delegation Request, be approved, as follows: (i) Shelby Alicia, respecting homelessness and the correlation to REITs in Hamilton (In Person) (For a future meeting) (Added Item 6.1) Result: MOTION,

That the Delegation from Jeffrey McCabe, All Hands on Deck, respecting homeless and addiction issues, be received. Result: MOTION,

(1) Re-Naming of the Former St. Mark’s Church (PED24076) (Ward 2) (Item 10.1) That the St. Mark’s Church located at 115 Hunter Street West, Hamilton, be renamed Magnolia Hall. Result: MOTION,

That the following Closed Session minutes be approved and remain confidential: (i) Closed Session Minutes – February 21, 2024 (Item 14.1) (ii) Closed Session Minutes – April 17, 2024 (Item 14.2) Result: MOTION,

That Committee move into Closed Session Pursuant to Section 9.3, Sub- Section (c) of the City's Procedural By-law 21-021, as amended, 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 for City or a local board purpose. Result: MOTION,

That there being no further business, the General Issues Committee be adjourned at 12:27 p.m. Result: MOTION,