General Issues Committee splits 9-1 on Climate Ready Hamilton Grant Program (City Wide) (Hwang/Tadeson) General Issues Commi...

General Issues Committee voted 9 to 1, with 5 absent on Climate Ready Hamilton Grant Program (City Wide) (Hwang/Tadeson) General Issues Commi… at its Monday, September 28, 2026 meeting. The motion carried.

The motion, as recorded in the minutes:

Please refer to the October 7, 2026 Council Minutes for the disposition of these matters. (i) That Report PED26190, dated September 28, 2026, respecting Climate Ready Hamilton Grant Program (City Wide), be received and the following recommendations be approved: (a) That Report PED26190 “Climate Ready Hamilton Grant Program” be received; (b) That the Climate Ready Hamilton Grant Program (the “Program”), based substantially on the terms outlined in Appendix “A” to Report PED26190, be approved to launch in Q1 2027 as the pilot stage of Hamilton’s first climate adaptation small grant program; (c) That the Director, Office of Climate Change Initiatives, and their authorized designates, be authorized to develop, negotiate, execute and administer, on behalf of the City, all payments, all agreements and ancillary documents respecting the Program, including but not limited to applications, forms and guidelines, and any extensions or amendments thereto, provided they are within approved budget, with content satisfactory to the Director, Office of Climate Change Initiatives or their designate and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor; and, (d) That the Director, Office of Climate Change Initiatives, be authorized to establish a Selection Committee for review of Program applications, appoint members of the Selection Committee, and to select successful applicants for grant funding under the Program. (ii) That the following Correspondence respecting Report PED26190 – Climate Ready Hamilton Grant Program (City Wide), be received: (i) Gabriel Nicholson (ii) Maria-Ines Arratia (iii) Emily Cowall (iv) Miriam Sager

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