# General Issues Committee approves Multi-Year Service Agreements 14-0

The motion carried 14 to 0, with 2 absent at the Wednesday, July 8, 2026 meeting.

Published: 2026-08-07T19:26:01.248Z
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## Record

Meeting: General Issues Committee
Date: Wednesday, July 8, 2026
Item: Motion
Result: Carried 14-0
Time on this item: About 1 minutes
In the recording: 4:40:12

## Report

General Issues Committee voted 14 to 0, with 2 absent on Multi-Year Service Agreements at its Wednesday, July 8, 2026 meeting. The motion carried.

The motion, as recorded in the minutes:

```
Multi-Year Service Agreements (City Wide) (A. Wilson/Beattie) That Report PED26126, dated July 8, 2026, respecting Multi-Year Service Agreements (City Wide), be received and the following recommendation be approved: (a) That the Director, Tourism and Culture, or their designate, be directed to negotiate and execute, on behalf of the City, a license and service agreement, in the amount of $50,000 annually with the Dundas Lions Club for the delivery of the annual Victoria Day Celebration and Fireworks for a one-year term beginning in 2027, with the option to renew for four subsequent years, and any necessary ancillary documents and/or agreement, with content acceptable to the General Manager, Planning and Economic Development, or their designate, and in a form acceptable to the City Solicitor. (b) That the Director, Tourism and Culture, or their designate, be directed to negotiate and execute, on behalf of the City, a license and service agreement, in the amount of $25,000 annually with the Downtown Hamilton Business Improvement Area for the delivery of the annual Christmas in Gore Park Tree Lighting event for a one-year term beginning in 2026, with the option to renew for four subsequent years, and any General Issues Committee July 8, 2026 Minutes – GIC 26-010 Page 7 of 22 Please refer to the July 15, 2026 Council minutes for the disposition of these matters. necessary ancillary documents and/or agreements, with content acceptable to the General Manager, Planning and Economic Development, or their designate, and in a form acceptable to the City Solicitor.
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This item comes up about 4:40:12 into the [meeting recording](https://pub-hamilton.escribemeetings.com/Players/ISIStandAlonePlayer.aspx?Id=f8701c08-13c8-4bad-85ca-080885b406f5). The meeting stayed on it for about 1 minutes. The recording is the city's own. Local Wire does not transcribe it or attribute remarks from it.

Every figure above comes from the [official minutes](https://pub-hamilton.escribemeetings.com/FileStream.ashx?DocumentId=501063) and the recorded vote they contain. The roll call shows how each member voted.

## Sources

[1] Amended by Council on July 15, 2026 - GIC Minutes 26-010 July 8, 2026: General Issues Committee, Wednesday, July 8, 2026 — https://pub-hamilton.escribemeetings.com/FileStream.ashx?DocumentId=501063
[2] General Issues Committee, Wednesday, July 8, 2026 (City of Hamilton eSCRIBE meeting record) — https://pub-hamilton.escribemeetings.com/Meeting.aspx?Id=f8701c08-13c8-4bad-85ca-080885b406f5&lang=English