After weeks of public consultation on the homelessness crisis in Hamilton, the majority of city councillors and Mayor Andrea Horwath approved a new encampment protocol with a 10 to six vote Friday.

The plan includes “tiny shelters” in one neighbourhood, and a lot of residents say they’re not happy with the idea.

“We are taking accountability, we are taking responsibility,” said said councillor Alex Wilson. “I’m grateful that at least one level of government, at least in Hamilton, we’re saying no we won’t blame someone else, we’re going to start taking action.”

Six councillors opposed the protocol, citing multiple concerns.

“I fear that the 11 day timeline proposed for the enforcement of the by laws will result in so many tents in parks across the city that by law enforcement will not have the staff to enforce these radial separations, and that our housing teams and social navigators will not be able to keep up,” said councillor Brad Clark.

Ward seven councillor Esther Pauls said the city can’t deny the drug addiction, garbage and everything else that comes with encampment in parks.

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In one area of the city, tents may soon be replaced by tiny homes, with the approval of a two-year tiny shelter pilot program run by the Hamilton Alliance for Tiny Shelters.

The protocol includes recommendations to add up to 25 tiny shelters along Strachan St. Right now, there are tents lining the street going all the way down to Bay St.

Those who were willing to speak on camera say they’re upset that the city hasn’t consulted with them.

“I don’t think its an ideal location and I don’t really think that they truly listened to the residents,” said one resident.

“This is a situation where we’re concerned about the amount of thefts that have been going on, the fact that some of my neighbours have been stepping in human feces,” said another resident. “Yes, we want to help our homeless population, but we need to keep in mind the needs of the north end as well.”

At city hall on Friday, the councillor for the area, Camera Kroetsch, said his office has been receiving multiple threats because of the tiny shelter pilot.

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“There have been some messages and voicemails left, and social media posts, which have been really turning the dial up in terms of violence against people who have been deprived of housing, people living in encampments and so that’s why I called out on social media, because violence is never the answer here,” said Kroetsch.

Kroetsch confirmed that consultations with residents will happen as soon as next week.

“I acknowledged the fact that people weren’t consulted in advance of the location being chosen, neither was I really,” he said. “But it’s always been apart of the HATS pilot, a very robust consultation at the beginning of that process before the actual pilot is set up.”