Emergency and Community Services Committee

That the agenda for the March 20, 2025, meeting of the Emergency and Community Services Committee be approved, as amended, by reordering the agenda so that Item 8.1 respecting Report HSC25007, Community Safety and Wellbeing Gender Based Safety Audits, is considered following Item 5, Approval of Minutes of Previous Meetings.

That the Minutes of the February 27, 2025, meeting of the Emergency and Community Services Committee, be adopted, as presented.

That the Emergency and Community Services Committee meeting recess at 1:49 p.m.

That Report HSC25007, dated March 20, 2025, and the presentation respecting the Community Safety and Wellbeing Gender Based Safety Audits (City Wide), be received, and the following recommendations be approved: (a) That Council accept the YWCA Hamilton Gender-Based Safety Audit Report; (b) That staff be directed to report back to Emergency and Community Services Committee in Q3 2025 with a detailed action plan and any resources required to implement recommendations outlined in the Gender-Based Safety Audit Report; and (c) That Council adopt the Ministry of Solicitor General’s definition of community safety and well-being to guide municipal policies, programs, and strategic planning: “The ideal state of a sustainable community where everyone is safe, has a sense of belonging, Emergency and Community Services Committee March 20, 2025 Minutes ECS 25-003 Page 3 of 5 opportunities to participate, and where individuals and families are able to meet their needs for education, health care, food, housing, income, and social and cultural expression”. Result: MOTION,

That Report HSC23055(b), dated March 20, 2025, respecting the Accessibility of City Operated Recreation Facilities (Ward 2), be received for information.

That Report HSC25009, dated March 20, 2025, and the presentation respecting the Hamilton Roundtable for Poverty Reduction (City Wide), be received for information.

That Report HSC25023, dated March 20, 2025, respecting the Eastwood Arena Ice Plant Decommissioning (Ward 2), be received for information. Emergency and Community Services Committee March 20, 2025 Minutes ECS 25-003 Page 4 of 5

That the following amendments to the outstanding business list, be approved: (a) Items Considered Complete and Needing to be Removed: (i) Accessibility of City Operated Recreation Facilities (HSC23055(b)) (Ward 2) Added: December 7, 2023 (Item 9.2) Completed: March 20, 2025 (Item 7.1) Result: MOTION,