Board of Directors Meeting
Thursday, July 2, 2026 at 6 PM
Hamilton Conservation Authority conducts meetings in a hybrid format via an in-person and WebEx platform.
All meetings can be viewed live on HCA’s YouTube Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/user/HamiltonConservation
Meeting Agenda Package
1. Call to Order – Brad Clark
1.1. Land Acknowledgment
2. Declarations of Conflict of Interest
3. Approval of Agenda
4. Delegations
5. Consent Items for Applications, Minutes and Correspondence
5.1. Permit Applications Summary Report – Page 1
5.2. Approval of Board of Directors Minutes – June 4, 2026 – Page 5
5.3. Approved – May 29, 2026 Budget & Administration Committee Minutes – for receipt only – Page 13
6. Foundation Briefing Foundation Chair – Graham Reid
7. Member Briefing
8. Business Arising from the Minutes
9. Reports from Budget & Administration Committee and Conservation Advisory Board
9.1. Budget & Administration Committee – June 25, 2026 – Susan Fielding
(Recommendations)
9.1.1. BA 2616 2025 Reserve Balances & 2025 Accumulated Surplus Allocation – Page 19
9.1.2. BA 2617 2027 Budget Processes Year 3 & Strategic Plan Initiatives – Page 23
9.1.3. BA 2618 Legislative Minimum Wage Increase to HCA Casual Wage Rates – Page 29
10. Other Staff Reports/Memorandums
Reports to be approved
10.1. Wild Waterworks Administration Building Roof Replacement – Tender Results – Rob Gray – Page 33
10.2 Proposed Pool Accessory to a new dwelling in a regulated area of Lake Ontario at 24 Copes Lane, City of Hamilton (Stoney Creek) – Permit Application SC/F,C,A/26/43 – Elizabeth Reimer & Mike Stone – Page 37
Memorandums to be received
10.3. Watershed Conditions Memorandum – Jonathan Bastien – Page 51
10.4. Conservation Areas Services Update – Brandon Good – Page 55
11. New Business
12. In-Camera Items
12.1. Confidential Report – BA/June 01-2026
(Security/Legal Matter)
12.2 Confidential Report – BD/July 01-2026
(Legal Matter)
12.3. Confidential Update – BD/July 02-2026
(Property Matter)
13. Next Meeting – Thursday, September 3, 2026 at 6 PM
14. Adjournment
