General Issues Committee

That the agenda for the October 1, 2025 General Issues Committee meeting, be approved, as amended.

That the following minutes of the General Issues Committee, be adopted, as presented: 5.1 September 10, 2025 5.2 September 15, 2025 – Special HSR

That the delegation from Andrew Selman, respecting the revitalization of derelict and vacant buildings in Hamilton’s east-end and downtown core, be received.

That the delegate be provided with an additional 5 minutes to complete their delegation. Result: MOTION,

That the delegation from Ann, respecting housing and homelessness, be received.

That the following delegations respecting Report PED25083, Coordinated Encampment Response Post-Protocol Interim Report (City Wide) (Item 8.7), be received: 6.4(a) Taylor Korolenchuk (In-Person) 6.4(b) Adeola Egbeyemi (In-Person) 6.4(c) Brad Evoy, Disability Justice Network of Ontario (Virtually) 6.4(d) Elizabeth Bloomfield (In-Person) 6.4(e) Evan Ubene (Virtually) 6.4(g) Greg Voisin (In-Person) 6.4(h) Cameron Gee (In-Person)

That the resignation from Matthew Tutty from the Climate Change Advisory Committee, be received.

That Report HSC25044, respecting Overhoused Policy Implementation, compliance with the Housing Services Act, 2011 (City Wide), be received. Result: MOTION,

That Report HSC25041, respecting Housing Services Division Contracts (City Wide), be received.

That Report CM25006, respecting Management Update on Mayor's Task Force on Transparency, Access and Accountability (City Wide), and the accompanying presentation, be received.

That the Business Improvement Area Sub-Committee Minutes BIAC 25-008 - September 16, 2025, be received and the recommendations contained therein, be approved. Result: MOTION,

That Report HSC25047, dated October 1, 2025, respecting Service Manager Consent for Stoney Creek Community Homes Inc. to Encumber 34 Mistywood Drive (Ward 9), be received and the following recommendations be approved: (a) That Council, acting as Service Manager under the Housing Services Act, 2011, provide CONSENT to Stoney Creek Community Homes Inc. to encumber the property, located at 34 Mistywood Drive in Stoney Creek, for the purpose of registering a Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) Seed Funding Loan on title in the amount of $213,000.00; and, (b) That the General Manager of Healthy and Safe Communities be authorized to prepare and sign any communications and ancillary documents required to give effect to the consent. Result: MOTION,

That the Downtown Sub-Committee Minutes DSCC 25-003 – September 16, 2025, be received and the recommendations contained therein, be approved. Result: MOTION,

That Report PED25222, dated October 1, 2025, respecting Downtown and Barton/Kenilworth Housing Opportunities Program Application (DBKHO 01/24), 405 Main Street West, Hamilton (Ward 1), be received and the following recommendations be approved: (a) That a Downtown and Barton/Kenilworth Housing Opportunities Program Application DBKHO 01/24, submitted by 3H Properties 405 Main Street W No. 1 General Partnership Inc. (Alfredo Hermano and Praveen Varshey) for and on behalf of 3H Properties 405 Main Street W No. 1 Limited Partnership, the registered owner of the subject site at 405 Main Street West, Hamilton, BE APPROVED for a Downtown and Barton/Kenilworth Housing Opportunities Loan not to exceed $2,152,152, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Downtown and Barton/Kenilworth Housing Opportunities Program; (b) That the General Manager of the Planning and Economic Development Department BE AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED to execute a Loan Agreement together with any ancillary documentation required, to effect recommendation (a) of Report PED25222, in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor; (c) That the General Manager of the Planning and Economic Development Department BE AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED to administer the Loan and Loan Agreement including but not limited to: Deciding on actions to take in respect of events of default and executing any Loan Amending Agreements, together with any ancillary amending documentation, if required, provided that the terms and conditions of

That Report PED25236, dated October 1, 2025, respecting Environmental Remediation and Site Enhancement Redevelopment Grant Application ERG- 14-06, 804 and 816 King Street West, Hamilton (Ward 1), be received and the following recommendations be approved: (a) That Environmental Remediation and Site Enhancement Redevelopment Grant Application ERG-14-06, submitted by Gateway Development Group Inc. (Anthony Quattrociocchi and Damian Guiducci), owner of the Site 804 and 816 King Street West, Hamilton BE APPROVED for an Environmental Remediation and Site Enhancement Redevelopment Grant not to exceed $276,154 for estimated eligible remediation costs to be provided over a maximum of 13 years, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Environmental Remediation and Site Enhancement Redevelopment Agreement; (b) That the General Manager of the Planning and Economic Development Department BE DIRECTED to execute the Environmental Remediation and Site Enhancement Redevelopment Agreement together with any Please refer to the October 8, 2025 Council minutes for the disposition of these matters. General Issues Committee October 1, 2025 Minutes – GIC 25-013 Page 9 of 20 ancillary documentation required, to give effect to the Environmental Remediation and Site Enhancement Redevelopment Grant for Gateway Development Group Inc. (Anthony Quattrociocchi and Damian Guiducci), owner of the Site 804 and 816 King Street West, Hamilton in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor; (c) That the G

That Report HSC25033, dated October 1, 2025, respecting Renewable Agreements and Operating Budget Pre-Approval (City Wide), be received and the following recommendations be approved: (a) That beginning in 2025 staff BE AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED to enter into renewable agreements and any ancillary agreements, or extend or amend existing agreements and future agreements, with Please refer to the October 8, 2025 Council minutes for the disposition of these matters. General Issues Committee October 1, 2025 Minutes – GIC 25-013 Page 10 of 20 Community Services Provider(s), prior to the annual adoption of the City’s Tax Budget, for: (i) any project or service in respect of housing and homelessness, whose budget had been adopted in the previous year’s Tax Budget and included in the Multi-Year Budget forecast; (ii) any project or service which is anticipated to continue to operate between the end of the 2025 Budget period and during the renewal terms of the agreement, in a form acceptable to the City Solicitor and with the terms and conditions identified in the Term Sheet attached as Appendix “A” to Report HSC25033; and, (iii) that the General Manager of the Healthy and Safe Communities Department, or their delegate, BE AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED to execute the agreements and any amending agreements and approve renewals of the agreements and make payments to Community Service Provider(s) pursuant to the agreements, until the annual Operating Budget is approved; (b) That the General Manage

That the General Issues Committee recess at 12:05 p.m. until 12:35 p.m.

That Report PED25083(a), dated October 1, 2025, respecting Coordinated Encampment Response Post-Protocol Interim Report (City Wide), be received and the following recommendations be approved: (a) That resources and funding BE APPROVED for the Hamilton Police Service (HPS) Coordinated Encampment Response Team to continue to operate at six (6.0 FTE) dedicated Police Constables to support the enhanced enforcement of the By-law to Manage and Regulate Municipal Parks No. 01-219, representing an increase of four (4.0 FTE) Police Constables at a total estimated cost of $525,000 to be funded from the Tax Stabilization Reserve 110046 for the duration of 2025. Please refer to the October 8, 2025 Council minutes for the disposition of these matters. General Issues Committee October 1, 2025 Minutes – GIC 25-013 Page 12 of 20 Result: MOTION,

That the following correspondence respecting Report PED25083, Coordinated Encampment Response Post-Protocol Interim Report (City Wide) (Item 8.7), be received: 8.7(a)(i) Honey Starr 8.7(a)(ii) Grace Franklin 8.7(a)(iii) Justyce Sloane 8.7(a)(iv) Daniel Quaglia 8.7(a)(v) Shelley Lin 8.7(a)(vi) Robin Post 8.7(a)(vii) Nicholas Ryan 8.7(a)(viii) Juana Wu 8.7(a)(ix) Jocelyn Corbett 8.7(a)(x) Julia Sureman 8.7(a)(xi) Mackenzie Machry 8.7(a)(xii) Norah Wilson 8.7(a)(xiii) Allison Burda 8.7(a)(xiv) Ke Xu 8.7(a)(xv) Jessica Roberts 8.7(a)(xvi) Nina Vogel 8.7(a)(xvii) Owen Coughlan 8.7(a)(xviii) Erin McPhee 8.7(a)(xix) Zachariah Allister Please refer to the October 8, 2025 Council minutes for the disposition of these matters. General Issues Committee October 1, 2025 Minutes – GIC 25-013 Page 13 of 20 8.7(a)(xx) Indrani Ghosh 8.7(a)(xxi) Steacy Easton 8.7(a)(xxii) Brittany Lauton 8.7(a)(xxiii) Madeleine Standen 8.7(a)(xxiv) Alison Jones 8.7(a)(xxv) Claudia Wong

That the Amendments to the Outstanding Business List, be approved, as follows: 8.8(a) Items Considered Completed and to needing to be Removed: (i) Hamilton Waterfront Trust Business Model Review (FCS23029(a)) (City Wide) Added: 8/14/2023 at GIC (Item 10.3) Completed: 11/6/2024 (FCS23029(b)) and 04/9/2025 (FCS23029) at GIC (ii) 2025 Budget and Financing Plan Outlook (FCS24041) (City Wide) Added: 11/6/2024 at GIC (Item 8.2) Completed: 1/30/2025 (FCS25005) at GIC Budget (iii) Hamilton Public Library 2025 Budget Added: 2/12/2025 at Council (Item 7.11(d)) Completed: 5/21/2025 at GIC (iv) Digital Tools to Enhance Public Transit Safety for Hamilton Street Railway (HSR) Riders in the City of Hamilton Added: 09/21/2022 at GIC (Item 12.2) Completed: 07/09/2025 at GIC (Item 7.3) 8.8(b) Items Requiring a New Due Date: (i) Review of Open Capital Projects and Works In-Progress Balances for Potential 2026 Net Levy Savings Added: June 11, 2025 at GIC (Item 9.6) Original Due Date: August 2025 Proposed New Due Date: November 12, 2025 Result: MOTION,

(a) That city staff, in collaboration with the Hamilton- Wentworth District School Board (HWDSB), be directed to provide an impact study respecting shared use agreements and Stormwater Fees through Joint Property Asset Committee (JPAC) and report back to the next HWDSB Liaison Committee meeting on December 11, 2025; and (b) That City staff examine implications of maximizing potential full Stormwater Fee exemptions for both Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board (HWDSB) and Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board (HWCDSB) and report back to the next meeting of the respective liaison Committees. Result: MOTION on Item 7.2(ii),

That the Closed Session Minutes of the September 10, 2025 General Issues Committee meeting, be adopted and remain confidential.

That Committee move into Closed Session for Item 11.2 at 3:20 p.m. pursuant to Section 9.3, Sub-Sections (b) and (f) of the City's Procedural By-law 21-021, as amended, and Section 239(2), Sub-sections (b) and (f) of the Ontario Municipal Act, 2001, as amended, as the subject matter pertains to personal matters about an identifiable individual, including City or local board employees; and advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege, including communications necessary for that purpose. Result: MOTION,

That Confidential Memo CM25009(a), respecting Technology & Staff Accountability (City Wide), BE RECEIVED AND REMAIN CONFIDENTIAL. Result: MOTION,