Board of Directors Meeting Agenda October 1

Board of Directors Meeting

Thursday, October 1, 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 – September 3, 2026 – Page 5
5.3. Approved – August 27, 2026 Budget & Administration Committee Minutes – for receipt only – Page 17
5.4. Correspondence from Ontario Provincial Conservation Agency with respect to composition and operation of current Conservation Authority Boards of Directors following the municipal election, dated September 9, 2026 – Page 21

6. Foundation Briefing Foundation Chair – Graham Reid

7. Member Briefing

8. Business Arising from the Minutes
8.1. Verbal Update on Transition Committee – Brad Clark

9. Reports from Budget & Administration Committee and Conservation Advisory Board
9.1. Budget & Administration Committee – September 17, 2026 – Susan Fielding
(Recommendations)
9.1.1. BA 2630 HCA Reserves Allocation – Page 23

10. Other Staff Reports/Memorandums
Reports to be approved
10.1. Final HCA 2027 Budget Approval – Lisa Burnside – Page 25
10.2. Fifty Pt West Road Rehabilitation – Phase 3 – Tender Results – Matt Hall – Page 55
10.3. Proposal to Metrolinx for Restoration at Eramosa Karst Conservation Area – Mike Stone/Lesley McDonell – Page 61

Memorandums to be received
10.4. Watershed Conditions Report – Jonathan Bastien – Page 69
10.5. Conservation Areas Services Update – Gord Costie – Page 73

11. New Business

12. In-Camera Items

13. Next Meeting – Thursday, November 5, 2026 at 6 PM

14. Adjournment