Emergency and Community Services Committee

That Report HSC24015, respecting the Community Safety and Well-Being Annual Report, be received. Result: Motion

(a) That the City of Hamilton accept the additional 100 percent provincial 2024 Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care and the Ontario’s Child Care Workforce Strategy one time funding in the amount of $5,584,149, and (b) That the General Manager of Healthy and Safe Communities Department, or designate, be authorized and directed to execute, on behalf of the City, the funding agreement from the Ministry of Education, as well as any ancillary agreements associated with this funding in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor. Result: Motion

WHEREAS, the City of Hamilton is situated on the traditional territory of the Erie, Neutral, Huron-Wendat, Haudenosaunee and Mississaugas, and that this land is covered by the Dish With One Spoon Wampum Belt Covenant, which was an agreement between the Haudenosaunee and Anishinaabe to share and care for the resources around the Great Lakes, and that this land is covered by the Between the Lakes Purchase, 1792, between the Crown and the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation; WHEREAS, the City of Hamilton is home to many Indigenous people from across Turtle Island (North America) and we must do more to learn about the rich history of this land so that we can better understand our roles as residents, neighbours, partners and caretakers; WHEREAS, the City of Hamilton is committed to having a trusting relationship with Indigenous communities where we communicate and work together appropriately to address the unique needs and issues of Indigenous people; WHEREAS, the City of Hamilton’s Urban Indigenous Strategy identified the need to do more to visually represent the historic and continuing presence of Indigenous peoples and recognized that Indigenous cultures and traditions need to be Emergency & Community Services Committee May 16, 2024 Minutes 24-004 Page 3 of 14 respected and seen as more than a performance; WHEREAS, in accordance with the Hamilton Urban Indigenous Strategy, Indigenous people, inclusive of First Nations, Métis, and Inuit, must be involved in decision-making i

WHEREAS, the McQuesten Urban Farm was one of the main neighbourhood development initiatives undertaken as part of the Neighbourhood Action Strategy and has been in operation on a parcel of City-owned land located at 384-390 Melvin Avenue since 2016; Emergency & Community Services Committee May 16, 2024 Minutes 24-004 Page 4 of 14 WHEREAS, the McQuesten Urban Farm provides access to affordable fresh food in an area of the city that meets the criteria as a food desert; WHEREAS, the McQuesten Urban Farm provides valuable programming focused on food security and healthy eating for families and youth as well as volunteering and community building opportunities for residents; WHEREAS, the development of the Biindigen Well-Being Centre on the adjacent land parcel at 785 Britannia Avenue is underway and the McQuesten Urban Farm will be integrated with the Biindigen development; WHEREAS, Niwasa Kendaaswin Teg is one of the members of Biindigen and has been the operator of the McQuesten Urban Farm since 2022; and WHEREAS Niwasa Kendaaswin Teg is currently experiencing a budget shortfall to operate the McQuesten Urban Farm in 2024. THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT: (a) That McQuesten Urban Farm in 2024 be funded from the Ward 4 Capital Discretionary Account 3302109400 at an upset limit, including contingency, not to exceed $50,000; and (b) That the Mayor and City Clerk be authorized and directed to execute any required agreement(s) and ancillary documents, with such terms and conditions i

WHEREAS, Eastdale Elementary School was rebuilt onsite by the Hamilton Wentworth District School Board in 2020 as a result of the Board’s 2015 Pupil Accommodation Review (PAR); WHEREAS, the Eastdale Elementary School site is slightly smaller than current Hamilton Wentworth District School Board standards; Emergency & Community Services Committee May 16, 2024 Minutes 24-004 Page 5 of 14 WHEREAS, the school’s proximity to the adjacent Eastdale Park was considered in this decision in anticipation that students would have unincumbered access to the park’s playfields; WHEREAS, changes in staff and political positions at both the City and Board since the initial PAR impeded the creation of the shared use agreements required to grant this access; WHEREAS, the population growth at Eastdale School has far exceeded original estimates; and WHEREAS, the resultant temporary pupil accommodations (portable classrooms) on the school site have used the majority of the student playfield. THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: (a) That City of Hamilton Recreation staff be directed to work with staff from the Hamilton Wentworth District School Board to develop and enter into a shared use agreement for the continual use of Eastdale Park by School Staff and Students during school hours; (b) That the fees associated with accessing park during the above identified school hours be waived for the duration of the agreement; and (c) That the City’s General Manager of Community Services be directed to execute said a

WHEREAS, the City is the owner of the renovated building located at 200 Caroline Street North, comprising of 13,450 square feet, with the purpose of creating the Barton Community Hub (Community Hub); WHEREAS, the City required and sought an operator for the Community Hub in accordance with the Request for Proposals, Contract No. C11-2.3-19; Emergency & Community Services Committee May 16, 2024 Minutes 24-004 Page 6 of 14 WHEREAS, Sonic Unyon Records Ltd. (Sonic Unyon) submitted an acceptable proposal pursuant to the RFP and entered into an “Operating Agreement” with the City, naming the facility Bridgeworks; WHEREAS, Sonic Unyon is an incorporated not-for-profit organization that presents year round multi-art events culminating in the annual Supercrawl festival on James Street in Hamilton, Ontario; WHEREAS, Sonic Unyon’s programming direction is diverse and encompasses a variety of artistic practices and genres, incorporating a strong locally derived program of artists and musicians, one unprecedented in comparison to other events in this region; WHEREAS, Sonic Unyon is a locally owned, operating in the arts and entertainment space for over twenty-five (25) years in the City of Hamilton; WHEREAS, Sonic Unyon was granted funding from the Canadian Cultural Spaces Fund providing investment capital into Bridgeworks and subsequently received a 10 year extension on the operating agreement, expiring on the 31st day of May, 2032; WHEREAS, in the Terms of Reference of the operating ag

WHEREAS, in 2023 funds from the Ward 2 Non-Property Tax Revenue Account (3301609602) were allocated to organizations that address poverty and food insecurity, including Compass Community Health, 541 Eatery & Exchange, Helping Hands Street Mission, and the Queen Victoria Elementary School Nutrition Program; WHEREAS, each of these organizations applied through the Ward 2 Community Grants application process and specified that their programming relates to food provision and insecurity; WHEREAS, any applications related to food programming will be funded from the Ward 2 Non-Property Tax Revenue Account (3301609602), as long as there are funds available; and WHEREAS, the following $15,750 allocated to four (4) individual organizations fulfills Q1 and Q2 2024 of the Ward 2 Community Grants applications for programs addressing food insecurity and provision. THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED (a) That free school-wide pizza lunch to the Dr. J. E. Davey School Council be funded from the Ward 2 Non-Property Tax Revenue Account Emergency & Community Services Committee May 16, 2024 Minutes 24-004 Page 8 of 14 3301609602 at an upset limit, including contingency, not to exceed $750; (b) That purchase of supplies for a breakfast program to the Hamilton Downtown Mosque be funded from the Ward 2 Non-Property Tax Revenue Account 3301609602 at an upset limit, including contingency, not to exceed $5,000; (c) That breakfast programming at Hess Street School to Tastebuds Hamilton be funded from the Ward 2

That the agenda for the May 16, 2024 Emergency and Community Services Committee meeting be approved, as amended. Result: Motion

That the Minutes of the April 18, 2024 meeting of the Emergency and Community Services Committee, be approved, as presented. Result: Motion

That the following Communications be approved, as presented: (i) Correspondence from the Municipality of St. Charles respecting Support for the Resolution Passed by Public Health Sudbury & Districts on January 18, 2024, regarding Household Food Insecurity (Added Item 5.1) (Referred by the Public Health Committee, April 29, 2024) Recommendation: Be received (ii) Correspondence from J. Bishop, S. Bainbridge, D. Savage, D. Jaffray, K. Sahai, respecting Ontario Child Care Workforce Strategy, Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care Funding (HSC24025) (City Wide) (Added Item 5.2) Recommendation: Be received and referred to the consideration of Item 10.1 Result: Motion

That the Delegation Request from Dr. S. Palmer, Hamilton Social Work Action Committee, respecting Social Assistance Rates, be approved, for a future meeting. Result: Motion

That the Presentation respecting the Community Safety and Well- Being Annual Report 2024 (HSC24015), be received. Result: Motion

That staff be directed to work with the Women Abuse Working Group and report back to the Emergency and Community Services Committee in Q3 of 2024, with recommendations to help address the service and support gaps in the Gender-based Violence and Intimate Partner Violence sector in Hamilton, including options and additional resources. Result: Motion

(a) That City staff report back to the Emergency and Community Services Committee, with an overview of the Toronto Community Crisis Service; and (b) That staff be directed to report back to the Emergency and Community Services Committee in Q4 2024, on the feasibility of implementing a similar service in the City of Hamilton. Result: Motion

That the April 5, 2024 Minutes of the Seniors Advisory Committee, be received. Result: Motion

That the Rules of Order be waived to allow for the introduction of a Motion respecting Ward 2 Community Grants - Food Insecurity Programming Q1 and Q2 2024 (Ward 2). Result: Motion

That there being no further business, the Emergency and Community Services Committee be adjourned at 3:16 p.m. Result: Motion