Hamilton Tourism Development Corporation Board of Directors

That the Agenda for the May 12, 2025 meeting of the Hamilton Tourism Development Corporation Board of Directors, be approved, as presented.

That the Minutes of the February 11, 2025 meeting of the Hamilton Tourism Development Corporation Board of Directors, be approved, as presented.

That the presentation from Vice-President of the Corporation, Lisa Abbott, Treasurer of the Corporation, Shelley Hesmer, and Ryan McHugh, Manager of Tourism and Events, respecting a Hamilton Tourism Development Corporation Update for the Board of Directors, be received.

1. BUDGET 2025 BE IT RESOLVED that the 2025 budget (attached hereto as Schedule “A”) be approved and adopted. 2. REPORT #25001 BE IT RESOLVED that Corporation Report #HTDC25001 (“Report #25001”, attached hereto as Schedule “B”) be received and the recommendations contained therein be approved, namely that: (i) the Board of Directors of the Corporation hereby approves a funding contribution in the amount of $500,000 from the Corporation to the City of Hamilton to support its efforts to attract major tourism events, including meetings, conventions, sporting events, and cultural events, based substantially on the information outlined in Appendix “A” of Report #25001; (ii) the Board of Directors of the Corporation hereby approves a $200,000 funding contribution from the Corporation to the City of Hamilton to support the development and implementation of a Tourism Product Development Program, based substantially on the information outlined in Appendix “B” of Report #25001; (iii) the Board of Directors of the Corporation hereby approves a $50,000 funding contribution from the Corporation to the City of Hamilton to support the City’s application and process to achieve GreenStep Sustainable Tourism Certification, based substantially on the information outlined in Appendix “C” of Report #25001; (iv) the Board of Directors of the Corporation hereby approves a $200,000 funding contribution from the Corporation to the City of Hamilton to support the planning and execution of a Downtown H