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

Council approved funding through the 2024, 2025 and 2026 budget cycles to support a multi-year digital accessibility initiative focused on compliance, risk reduction, improved public access to information and modernization of digital content practices. The plan included an annually tracked metric for the number of units preserved through EOM/EOA Service Agreements compared to the number lost through Exit Agreements.

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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