Council · Q1 2025
Council Meeting #05
Mar 25, 2025
Recorded present
Solomon Awa · Kimberly Smith · Amber Aglukark · Simon Nattaq · Kyle Sheppard · Romeyn Stevenson · Samuel Tilley
Recorded absent
Harry Flaherty · Methusalah Kunuk
DECISIONS AND ISSUES
- Council deferred second reading of the Procurement By-law and sent it back for revisions.
- The written record covers best value, bidder debriefs, performance, conflicts, extensions and funding conditions.
- Planning recommendations and accessible-transport issues returned from committee.
DOCUMENTED QUESTIONS · WRITTEN MINUTES
Why did section 5.5(c) refer to a Schedule C that did not exist?
- Answer recorded
- Finance confirmed the schedule did not exist and said the reference would be removed.
- Result or follow-up
- Answered in the written minutes.
Was it clear that contract awards had to wait until funding streams were in place?
- Answer recorded
- Finance said any more restrictive funding-program rules would govern an award so the City retained funding eligibility.
- Result or follow-up
- Answered in the written minutes.
Each entry is a concise paraphrase of the written minutes, not an exact quotation. Distinct requests for information count separately; comments and routine procedural prompts do not.
FORMAL STATEMENTS AGENDA ITEM
Samuel Tilley
Shared his experience addressing mental health, trauma, PTSD, alcohol and addiction; said recovery is possible, seeking help is courageous, and the community should remove stigma and support healing.
Official written record ↗Simon Nattaq
Said he planned to visit burial sites in Hamilton in May to provide healing sessions for families of people who died at tuberculosis sanatoriums.
Official written record ↗Amber Aglukark
Congratulated Tilley on completing treatment and described his recovery as a powerful example that others are not alone and can heal with strength, dignity and pride.
Official written record ↗Solomon Awa
Referred to a mayors’ summit on substance use and addiction and said change is possible when people take the initiative to heal and move forward.
Official written record ↗These are concise précis of elected-member remarks under agenda item 5, not every comment made in the meeting. May 26 was also checked against the complete recording; no extra formal speaker was found. Open the complete statements ledger →
PRIMARY RECORD
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RECORD RULE
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