Community Services Committee

Agenda

Meeting #:

22

Date:

Tuesday, April 28, 2026

Time:

9:30 A.m. - 2:30 P.m.

Location:

Champlain Room, 110 Laurier Avenue West, and by electronic participation

Members:

• Chair Laura Dudas, 
• Vice-Chair Jessica Bradley, 
• Councillor Riley Brockington, 
• Councillor David Brown, 
• Councillor Marty Carr, 
• Councillor David Hill, 
• Councillor Theresa Kavanagh, 
• Councillor Rawlson King, 
• Councillor Wilson Lo, 
• Councillor Stéphanie Plante, 
• and Councillor Ariel Troster 

Eric Pelot, Committee Coordinator
[email protected], [phone], ext. 22953

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1.

Notices and meeting information for meeting participants and the public

Notices and meeting information are attached to the agenda and minutes, including: availability of simultaneous interpretation and accessibility accommodations; in camera meeting procedures; information items not subject to discussion; personal information disclaimer for correspondents and public speakers; notices regarding minutes; and hybrid participation details.

Accessible formats and communication supports are available, upon request.

Except where otherwise indicated, reports requiring Council consideration will be presented to Council on May 13, 2026 in Community Services Committee Report 22.

The deadline to register by phone to speak, or submit written comments or visual presentations is 4 pm on April 27, 2026, and the deadline to register to speak by email is 8:30 am on April 28, 2026.

2.

Declarations of Interest

3.

Confirmation of Minutes

3.1

CSC Minutes 21 – February 24, 2026

3.2

PHC-CSC Minute 1 – March 24, 2026

4.

Responses to Inquiries

4.1

CSC-2026-01 – Fencing at play structures adjacent to off-leash parks

4.2

OCC-2026-03 – Point of Sale Systems and Payment Processes at Standalone Arenas

5.

Community and Social Services Department

5.1

Pathways to Housing: Ottawa’s Family Homelessness Strategy

File No.  ACS2026-CSS-GEN-009 – City-wide

• Report recommendation(s)

  That the Community Services Committee recommend Council:

  1. Receive for information purposes “Pathways to Housing: Ottawa’s Family Homelessness Strategy” attached to this report as Document 1.
  2. Approve the implementation of a Housing-Focused Family Transitional Housing System including the adoption of a system mandate, diversion criteria and requirements for families to actively and meaningfully participate in a housing search and accept their first appropriate offer of housing, as outlined in this report.
  3. Delegate authority to the Director, Housing and Homelessness Services and Director, Housing Solutions, Real Estate and Investments Services to implement the policy outlined in the report which sets a target of 20 per cent of 2+ bedroom units in affordable housing subject to new capital contribution agreements with the City of Ottawa, being first offered to families experiencing homelessness, subject to any updated direction or recommendations arising from the forthcoming Action Ottawa review.

5.2

2026 Update to Local Priority Rules Under the Housing Services Act, 2011

File No.  ACS2026-CSS-GEN-007 – City-wide

• Report Recommendation(s)

  That the Community Services Committee recommend Council approve the Local Priority Rules, as updated and set out in full in Document 1, which includes updates to the Category 3 – Local Priority Rules, as described in this report.

6.

Office of the City Clerk

6.1

Status Update – Community Services Committee Inquiries and Motions for the period ending April 10, 2026

File No. ACS2026-OCC-CCS-0045 – City-wide

• Report recommendation(s)

  That the Community Services Committee receive this report for information.

7.

In Camera Items

8.

Information Previously Distributed

8.1

Personal Consumption of Alcohol in Designated Parks

File No. ACS2026-RCF-GEN-0001

8.2

Outdoor Tennis and Pickleball Strategy Phase II Update

File No. ACS2026-RCF-GEN-0003

8.3

Skateboard and Roller Sports Strategy

File No. ACS2026-RCF-GEN-0002

8.4

Municipal Child Care Centres Value-for-Money Audit

File No. ACS2026-CSS-GEN-008

The Independent Practitioner’s Assurance Report, prepared by Deloitte LLP, and listed as Document 1 within this “Information Previously Distributed” memorandum, is on file with the City Clerk and available upon request. It is also available, at the time of agenda publication, on the City’s website on municipal childcare.

9.

Notices of Motions (For Consideration at Subsequent Meeting)

10.

Inquiries

11.

Other Business

12.

Adjournment

Next Meeting: May 26, 2026