Community Services Committee

Agenda

Meeting #:
12
Date:
Time:
-
Location:
Andrew S. Haydon Hall, 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], (613) 580-2424, ext. 22953


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 30, 2024, in Community Services Committee Report 12.


The deadline to register by phone to speak, or submit written comments or visual presentations is 4 pm on Monday, October 21, 2024, and the deadline to register to speak by email is 8:30 am on Tuesday, October 22, 2024.

This response was originally listed on the agenda for the meeting of September 24, 2024. It has been added to this agenda as a discussion item.

The report for this item was published on October 11, 2024, after the publication of the agenda on October 10, 2024. Committee will consider a motion to approve the addition of the report to the agenda and allow consideration of the item at its meeting of October 22, 2024, pursuant to subsection 89(3) of the Procedure By-law.

File No. ACS2024-CSS-GEN-010 – City-wide

  • Report recommendation(s)

    That Community Services Committee recommend that Council approve the Poverty Reduction Strategy as outlined in this report and supporting documentation therein to achieve the first step in the Term of Council strategic objective “advance poverty reduction.”

The report for this item was published on October 16, 2024, after the publication of the agenda on October 10, 2024. Committee will consider a motion to approve the addition of the report to the agenda and allow consideration of the item at its meeting of October 22, 2024, pursuant to subsection 89(3) of the Procedure By-law.


File No. ACS2024-CSS-GEN-014 – City-wide

  • Report recommendation(s)

    That Community Services Committee recommend Council approve that the Director, Housing & Homelessness Services continue to administer the Canada-Ontario Housing Benefit Program in accordance with the provincial guidelines, and the priorities as set out in this report.

Next Meeting: Tuesday, November 26, 2024