Community Services Committee

Agenda

Meeting #:

18

Date:

Tuesday, September 23, 2025

Time:

9:30 A.m. - 5:30 P.m.

Location:

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

Members:

• Chair Laura Dudas, 
• Vice-Chair Jessica Bradley, 
• Councillor David Brown, 
• Councillor Marty Carr, 
• Councillor Steve Desroches, 
• 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 Wednesday, October 8, 2025, in Community Services Committee Report 18.

The deadline to register by phone to speak, or submit written comments or visual presentations is 4 pm on Monday, September 22, 2025, and the deadline to register to speak by email is 8:30 am on Tuesday, September 23, 2025.

2.

Declarations of Interest

3.

Confirmation of Minutes

3.1

CSC Minutes 17 – Tuesday, June 24, 2025

4.

Responses to Inquiries

4.1

OCC-2025-15 - Extreme Heat

4.2

CSC-2025-04 - Partnerships with local faith communities

5.

Community and Social Services Department

5.1

Ottawa Community Housing Corporation Mortgage Refinancing 2026-2028

File No. ACS2025-CSS-GEN-012 – City-wide

• Report recommendation(s)

  That the Community Services Committee recommend that Council:

  1. Delegate the Director of Housing and Homelessness Services, in the capacity as Service Manager, the authority to approve the refinancing of Ottawa Community Housing Corporation (OCHC) projects in the Public Housing portfolio, described in this report, provided the amount to service the debt on the refinanced Public Housing projects does not result in an increase to the current subsidy payable and the outcome is revenue-neutral to the City of Ottawa, as described in this report.
  2. Provide the authority for OCHC to secure a lender through Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) under Mortgage Loan Insurance Select program for the refinancing of Ottawa Community Housing Corporation projects in the Public Housing portfolio, described in this report, provided the amount to service the debt on the refinanced Public Housing projects does not result in an increase to the current subsidy payable and the outcome is revenue-neutral to the City of Ottawa, as described in this report.
  3. Delegate the authority to the City’s Chief Financial Officer / Treasurer to execute the term of a loan guarantee to the lender, if required.
  4. Require Ottawa Community Housing Corporation to redirect up to $6 million of the annual benchmarked capital reserve funding they receive from the City in 2026 – 2028 to service the debt on the refinanced Public Housing projects described in this report.
  5. Require Ottawa Community Housing Corporation to direct proceeds of the mortgage refinancing towards capital repairs of housing projects subject to the Housing Services Act, 2011.
  6. Receive for information purposes the update on Ottawa Community Housing Corporation’s $165.6 million loan for capital repair funding from the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation Co-Investment Fund.

6.

Office of the City Clerk

6.1

Status Update – Community Services Committee Inquiries and Motions for the period ending September 5, 2025

File No. ACS2025-OCC-CCS-0101 – City-wide

• Report Recommendation(s)

  That the Community Services Committee receive this report for information.

7.

In Camera Items

8.

Motions of Which Notice has been Previously Given

8.1

Motion – Councillor S. Plante – Renaming Emond Park to Mary Papatsie Park

File No. ACS2025-OCC-CCS-0089 – Rideau-Vanier (12)

• Motion

  BE IT RESOLVED that the Community Services Committee recommend that Council approve the following:

  1. That Emond Park in Vanier located at the corner of Emond Street and Deschamps Avenue be named after Mary Papatsie, to honour the Inuit community in Vanier, to honour her life and death, and to honour the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls;
  2. That Emond Steet will keep the same name;
  3. That the cost of changing the park sign to reflect the new name come from the Ward 12 Cash in Lieu of Parkland account;
  4. That any costs for the installation of a plaque come from eligible sources;
  5. That any plaque erected in the park also acknowledge that the land is unceded Anishinabe Algonquin territory, as per the wishes of the Anishinabe Algonquin Nation Consultative Culture Circle and the Host Nation.

8.2

Motion – Councillor S. Plante – Responses to Encampments

File No. ACS2025-OCC-CCS-0090 – City-wide

• Motion

  BE IT RESOLVED that the Community Services Committee recommend that Council direct Community and Social Services Department staff as follows:

  1. That staff provide a written summary of the current response to addressing encampments, particularly as it relates to the response in Ward 12; and
  2. That staff complete an analysis of encampment response, including dismantles, across the City (by Ward) and utilize the data to identify gaps which will be used to inform resource needs and prioritization by Q4 2025.
  3. That following the by Ward analysis, staff will meet with impacted Ward Councillors to discuss the findings.

9.

Notices of Motions (For Consideration at Subsequent Meeting)

10.

Inquiries

11.

Other Business

12.

Adjournment

Next Meeting: Tuesday, Octobre 28, 2025.