# General Issues Committee approves Bay Area Climate Change Council Partnership and Funding Request 10-0

The motion carried 10 to 0, with 5 absent at the Monday, September 28, 2026 meeting.

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## Record

Meeting: General Issues Committee
Date: Monday, September 28, 2026
Item: Motion
Result: Carried 10-0

## Report

General Issues Committee voted 10 to 0, with 5 absent on Bay Area Climate Change Council Partnership and Funding Request at its Monday, September 28, 2026 meeting. The motion carried.

The motion, as recorded in the minutes:

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Bay Area Climate Change Council Partnership and Funding Request (City Wide) (Nann/Kroetsch) (i) That Report PED26194, dated September 28, 2026, respecting Bay Area Climate Change Council Partnership and Funding Request (City Wide), be received and the following recommendations be approved: General Issues Committee September 28, 2026 Minutes – GIC 26-013 Page 7 of 32 Please refer to the October 7, 2026 Council Minutes for the disposition of these matters. (a) That the City of Hamilton’s annual contribution for the pro-rated amount of $39,705 in 2027, to reflect the existing funding commitments expiring March 31, 2027, and then annually $52,940 for 2028, 2029, 2030, and 2031 to support the Bay Area Climate Change Council, be considered as part of the 2027 Operating Budget, and that, subject to Council’s approval of funding through the 2027 Operating Budget, and conditional on the City of Burlington approval of their portion of the funding, the City Manager be authorized to negotiate, enter into and execute a Funding Agreement / Memorandum of Understanding with Mohawk College for the continuation of the City’s funding and participation in the Bay Area Climate Change Council, in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor, and that this funding be administered through the Office of Climate Change Initiatives, Planning and Economic Development. (ii) That the following Correspondence respecting Report PED26194 – Bay Area Climate Change Council Partnership and Funding Request (City Wide), be received: (i) Greg Dunnett, Hamilton Chamber of Commerce (ii) Geoffrey Knapper, Hamilton Industrial Environmental Association (iii) Anita Lamond, Hamilton Health Sciences
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Every figure above comes from the [official minutes](https://pub-hamilton.escribemeetings.com/FileStream.ashx?DocumentId=510605) and the recorded vote they contain. The roll call shows how each member voted.

## Sources

[1] Amended by Council on October 7, 2026 - GIC Minutes 26-013 - September 28, 2026: General Issues Committee, Monday, September 28, 2026 — https://pub-hamilton.escribemeetings.com/FileStream.ashx?DocumentId=510605
[2] General Issues Committee, Monday, September 28, 2026 (City of Hamilton eSCRIBE meeting record) — https://pub-hamilton.escribemeetings.com/Meeting.aspx?Id=e84cbce7-c79c-4cb3-a5cb-1fe7bb344664&lang=English