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That the agenda for the July 16, 2025 meeting of Council be approved, be amended by moving the consideration of the Audit, Finance and Administration Committee minutes of July 10, 2025 (Item 7.6) to the first item under Committee Recommendations.

That the Minutes of the June 18, 2025 and June 25, 2025 meetings of Council be approved, as presented.

That the following Information Items, be received: 6.1 Written submissions respecting the June 25, 2025 Planning Committee Public Meetings: (a) Tim Eedy, President, Leed Mechanical Services Inc. (b) Scott Anderson, Leed Mechanical Services Inc. (c) Ash Neville, Major Accounts, Rogers (d) Phil Pothen, Counsel & Ontario Environment Program Manager, Environmental Defence (e) Kim and Paul Shields (f) Kaytee Long (g) Liz Eeuwes (h) Mary Ann Frerotte (i) Louisa Gembora (j) Cynthia Meyer (k) Dianne Millar (l) Eileen Booty (m) Matthew Helfand, Aird & Berlis LLP (n) Jason Leach (o) Glenn Cunningham (p) Stephanie Sonawane (q) Harry Skinner (r) Sue Collins (s) Robert/Cathy/Emily/Anthony Oddi (t) Elva Duffie, President, Cuban Contracting Corporation (u) Brian Duffie, President, Briduco Enterprises Inc. (v) Jehiel George, Briduco Enterprises Inc. (w) Larry Ciccarelli, Manager, Ciccarelli Contractors Inc. (x) Lyn Folkes 6.2 City of Hamilton Integrity Commissioner’s Report Regarding Citation: Complaint re: Cllr. Spadafora - DGB-HamiltonICI-2025-009 dated June 25, 2025. 6.3 A memorandum respecting Minute Item 8.2 of the July 9, 2025, General Issues Committee minutes, Report PED25148, Art Gallery of Hamilton Funding. Council Minutes 25-011 July 16, 2025 Page 4 of 22 6.4 A memorandum respecting Minute Item 9.2 of the July 7, 2025, Public Works Committee minutes, Report PW25047, Sherman Cut Steel Wall Replacement and Road Resurfacing - Request for Additional Funding (Wards 3 and 7).

That Minute Item 8.4, respecting Report FCS25025, Alternative Voting Methods and Vote Tabulation Technology for City Elections and By-elections (City Wide), be amended, to read as follows: 8.4 FCS25025 Alternative Voting Methods and Vote Tabulation Technology for City Elections and By-elections (City Wide) That Report FCS25025, dated July 10, 2025, respecting Alternative Voting Methods and Vote Tabulation Technology for City Elections and By-elections (City Wide), be received, and the following recommendations be approved: (a) That the use of optical scanning vote tabulators BE AUTHORIZED for the purpose of counting votes for the City of Hamilton elections and by-elections; (b) That the use of online voting BE AUTHORIZED as an alternative voting method in accordance with Section 42(1)(b) of the Municipal Elections Act for the City of Hamilton elections and by-elections; (c) That the necessary by-law BE PREPARED and PROVIDED to Council for consideration and approval; Council Minutes 25-011 July 16, 2025 Page 5 of 22 (d) That the City Clerk BE AUTHORIZED to conduct a single source procurement, pursuant to Procurement Policy #11 – Non- competitive Procurements, for the lease of optical scanning vote tabulators and that the General Manager, Corporate Services Department be authorized to negotiate, enter into and execute a Contract and any ancillary documents required to give effect thereto with Dominion Voting Systems, in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor; and (e) That th

That HUCS 25-002, being the minutes of the Hamilton Utilities Corporation Shareholder meeting held on Monday, June 23, 2025 (Item 7.1), be received and the recommendations contained therein be approved. Result: Motion on HUCS 25-002 (Item 7.1),

That HEHS 25-001, being the minutes of the Hamilton Enterprise Holding Corporation Shareholder meeting held on Monday, June 23, 2025 (Item 7.2), be received and the recommendations contained therein be approved. Council Minutes 25-011 July 16, 2025 Page 7 of 22 Result: Motion on HEHS 25-001 (Item 7.2),

That PWC 25-008, being the minutes of the Public Works Committee meeting held on Monday, July 7, 2025 (Item 7.3), be received and the recommendations contained therein be approved. (ii) Minute Item 10.5 (c), was voted on separately, as follows: 10.5 Municipal Resolution to Support the Need for Provincial Action on Salt Pollution from Road Salt (c) That the Corporation of the City of Hamilton commits to: (i) a review of the current City of Hamilton Salt Management Plan to assess the amount of salt used relative to existing policy; (ii) the reduction of the use of road salt with a reexamination of the existing plan; and (iii) training winter maintenance staff in Smart About SaltTM protocols while maintaining safety on roads and sidewalks; and Result: Motion on Minute Item 10.5 (c) of PWC 25-008 (Item 7.3),

(a) That PLC 25-009 being the minutes of the Planning Committee meeting held on Tuesday, July 8, 2025 (Item 7.4), be received and the recommendations contained therein be approved; Council Minutes 25-011 July 16, 2025 Page 11 of 22 (b) That the following correspondence item, be received: (i) Correspondence from Daniel Guizzetti, Empire respecting Minute Item 9.5, PED24077(b), Recommendation to Pass a By-law to Designate 84 York Boulevard, Hamilton, (Philpott Memorial Church) under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act (Ward 2) (Item 7.4 (a)) Result: Motion on PLC 25-009 (Items 7.4 and 7.4 (a)),

(a) That GIC 25-009, being the Open Session minutes of the General Issues Committee meeting held on Wednesday, July 9, 2025 (Item 7.5), be received and the recommendations contained therein be approved; (b) That the Closed Session minutes of the General Issues Committee meeting held on Wednesday, July 9, 2025 (Item 12.3), be approved, as presented and remain confidential; and (c) That the following correspondence items, be received: (i) Correspondence from Gabriel Nicholson respecting Minute Item 8.5, Light Rail Sub-Committee Minutes LRTC 25-003, June 26, 2025 regarding Minute Item 8.1, Report PED25152, Change Tracking Framework for the Hamilton Light Rail Transit. (Item 7.5 (a)); (ii) Correspondence from Rose Janson and Family respecting Minute Item 9.1, Protecting Hamilton’s Farmland. (Item 7.5 (b)) Council Minutes 25-011 July 16, 2025 Page 12 of 22 (ii) The following friendly amendment was accepted by the mover and seconder of the Motion. That the Motion be amended to read as follows: That Item 8.2, respecting PED25148, Art Gallery of Hamilton (City Wide), be amended, by deleting the recommendations in their entirety and replacing the recommendations, to read as follows: 8.2 PED25148 Art Gallery of Hamilton (City Wide) That Report PED25148, dated June 11, 2025, respecting Art Gallery of Hamilton (City Wide), be received, and the following recommendations, be approved: (a) That staff BE DIRECTED to provide one-time funding of up to $1,500,000 to the Art Gallery of Hamilton

WHEREAS, Theatre Aquarius requires an urgent roof repair, or risks shut down because of mold in the ceiling tiles; WHEREAS, Theatre Aquarius has very few reserves and is recovering from the toll of the pandemic on performing arts organizations; WHEREAS, public investment in arts and culture protects and promotes a vibrant downtown core; WHEREAS, the full restoration was quoted at $590,000, and the section that most urgently needs to be repaired was quoted at $261,000; WHEREAS, Theatre Aquarius has been conducting a fundraising campaign to assist with some of the costs; and Council Minutes 25-011 July 16, 2025 Page 16 of 22 WHEREAS, the state of Theatre Aquarius’ roof, necessitates the reallocation of the funding allocated to costs associated with the closing of the unused theatre exit, which was approved by Council on May 22, 2024; THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: (a) That funding from the Ward 2 Special Capital Reinvestment Reserve 108052 at an upset limit, including contingency, not to exceed $60,000 which was to be used to close the unused theatre exit, approved by Council on May 22, 2024, be reallocated as follows: (i) $39,000 for miscellaneous capital repairs; and (ii) $21,000 for roof repairs. (b) That costs associated with repairing the roof to Theatre Aquarius be funded from the Ward 2 Capital Reinvestment Reserve #108052 at an upset limit, including contingency, not to exceed $240,000; and (c) That the Mayor and City Clerk be authorized and directed to execute any required

WHEREAS, in order to finalize the contract documents, it is necessary to amend Appendix “A” to Item 2 of the Public Works Committee Report 23-017 respecting the Standardization of Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) for Parks Assets – Playgrounds, Spray pads, Ball Diamonds and Benches (PW23069) (City Wide) (Item 11.1), as follows: (i) Vendor Name: Henderson Recreation to Henderson Recreation Equipment LTD. (Page 1) THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: That Item 2 of the Public Works Committee Report 23-017, respecting the Standardization of Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) for Parks Assets – Playgrounds, Spray pads, Ball Diamonds and Benches (PW23069) (City Wide), be amended to reflect the corrected name ‘Henderson Recreation Equipment LTD.’ within Appendix “A”, as follows: 2. Standardization of Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) for Parks Assets – Playgrounds, Spray Pads, Ball Diamonds, and Benches (PW23069) (City Wide) (Item 11.1) (a) That pursuant to Procurement Policy #14 – Standardization, that the standardization of the products, services and manufacturers identified in the attached Appendices “A” Play Equipment as Amended, “B” Spray Pads, “C” Ball Diamonds and “D” Benches to Public Works Committee Report 23-017 and as the single source of supply for the listed products, supplies and services for the Parks and Cemeteries Section be approved; (b) That the General Manager, Public Works, or their designate, be authorized to negotiate, enter into, and execute any required c

WHEREAS, the name of the recipient of the grant, “Imagine in the Park” needs to be corrected to “Rotary Club of Hamilton AM” in order to process the approved funding. THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: That Item 9.3 (p) of the June 18, 2025, respecting Ward 3 Community Resilience Grants – Spring 2025 Allocation, be amended, by replacing “Imagine in the Park” with “Rotary Club of Hamilton AM”, to read as follows: 9.3 Ward 3 Community Resilience Grants – Spring 2025 Allocation (p) That a grant to Rotary Club of Hamilton AM for costs associated with SEAT rental for their Imagine in the Park children’s festival at Gage Park in Ward 3 be funded from the Ward 3 Non-Property Tax Revenue Account #3301609603 at an upset limit, including contingency, not to exceed $400; and Council Minutes 25-011 July 16, 2025 Page 19 of 22 Result: Motion,

That the Closed Session Minutes dated June 18, 2025 (Item 12.1) and June 25, 2025 (Item 12.2) be approved, as presented, and remain confidential.

That Council move into Closed Session at 12:18 p.m. to consider Item 12.4 respecting Report HUR25009, Hamilton Ontario Water Employees Association (HOWEA) Ratification of Collective Agreement (City Wide), pursuant to Section 9.3, Sub-Section (d) of the City's Procedural By-law 21-021, as amended; and Section 239(2), Sub-section (d) of the Ontario Municipal Act, 2001, as amended, as the subject matter pertains to labour relations or employee negotiations. Council Minutes 25-011 July 16, 2025 Page 20 of 22 Result: Motion,

(a) That the tentative agreement reached on July 7, 2025 between the City of Hamilton and the Hamilton Ontario Water Employees Association (HOWEA) representing 53 bargaining unit members be ratified by Council; and (b) That Report HUR25009 respecting the Hamilton Ontario Water Employees Association (HOWEA) Ratification of Collective Agreement remain confidential. Result: Motion,

That Bills No. 25-134 to No. 25-140 be passed, and that the Corporate Seal be affixed thereto, and that the By-laws, be numbered, be signed by the Mayor and the City Clerk to read as follows: 134 To Amend By-law No. 01-218, as amended, Being a By-law To Regulate On-Street Parking Schedule 6 - Time Limit Schedule 8 - No Parking Schedule 10 - Alternate Side Parking Schedule 12 - Permit Schedule 13 - No Stopping Schedule 14 - Wheelchair Loading Schedule 20 - School Bus Loading Wards: 2,3,4,5,6,7,9,14 135 Respecting: Removal of Part Lot Control For Lots 15 to 21 (all inclusive), Registered Plan 62M-1302, for lands municipally known as 23, 25, 29, 31, 35, 37, 41, 43, 47, 49, 53, 55, 59 and 61 Carlson Street, Stoney Creek Ward: 10 136 Official Plan Amendment No. 236 to the Urban Hamilton Official Plan 1809, 1817, 1821, 1825, 1829, 1831, 1835, 1837, 1841and 1843 Rymal Road East (Stoney Creek) UHOPA-24-008 ZAC-24-026 Ward: 9 137 To Amend Zoning By-law No. 05-200 with respect to lands located at 1809, 1817,1821, 1825, 1829, 1831, 1835, 1837, 1841, 1843 Rymal Road East, Stoney Creek UHOPA-24-008 ZAC-24-026 Ward: 9 138 To Amend Zoning By-law No. 05-200 Respecting Lands Located at 64 Hatt Street (Dundas) ZAC-22-044 Ward: 13 139 To Authorize the Use of Optical Scanning Vote Tabulators and Alternative Voting Methods for the City of Hamilton Ward: City Wide 140 To Confirm the Proceedings of City Council Council Minutes 25-011 July 16, 2025 Page 22 of 22 Result: Motion,