Community Safety and Well-Being Advisory Committee

Minutes

Meeting #:
7
Date:
Time:
-
Location:
Champlain Room, 110 Laurier Avenue West, and by electronic participation
Present:
  • Claire Kendall (Chair), 
  • Marc Bertrand (Vice-Chair), 
  • Monica Armstrong, 
  • Trevor Arnason, 
  • Salim Fakirani, 
  • Clara Freire, 
  • Meseret Haileyesus, 
  • Kevin McHale, 
  • Kelly Raymond, 
  • John Strickland, 
  • and Eric Stubbs 
Absent:
  • Brianna Dusome 
  • and Mason Flatla 
Present non-voting Members:
  • Councillor David Hill 
  • and Councillor Rawlson King 

1.
Notices and meeting information for meeting participants and the public

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1.Public Notices French - AC Hybrid.pdf
2.Public Notices English - AC Hybrid.pdf

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2.
Declarations of Interest

 

No Declarations of Interest were filed.

3.
Confirmation of Minutes

 

4.
Committee Items

 

4.1
Election of Chair and Vice-Chair

 

  • Recommendation

    That the Community Safety and Well-Being Advisory Committee elect a Chair and Vice-Chair.

    Eric Pelot, Committee Coordinator (Office of the City Clerk) provided an overview of the election procedures.

    Following brief discussion, the Committee considered Motion No. CSWBAC 2025-07-01 as follows:


  • Motion No. CSWBAC2025-07-01
    Moved byClara Freire

    WHEREAS Member Claire Kendall has been nominated for the position of Chair, and Member Marc Bertrand has been nominated for the position of Vice-Chair, and both nominees have accepted their nominations;

    WHEREAS nominations have closed with no further nominations;

    THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT Member Claire Kendall is acclaimed to the position of Chair, and Member Marc Bertrand is acclaimed to the position of Vice-Chair, for the remainder of the term.

    Carried

5.
Community and Social Services Department

 

5.1
Community Safety and Well-being Plan Refresh Update

 

Sarah Taylor, Director, Community Safety, Well-Being, Policy, and Analytics, and Sarah Mullen, Program Manager, Social Development, presented an overview of the item and answered questions from the Committee.  A copy of the slide presentation is filed with the Office of the City Clerk.

The following members of the public spoke before Committee and provided comments on the item:

  • Jeffrey Bradley – speaking notes on file
  • Robin Browne (613/819 Black Hub)

Committee discussion on this item included the following topics:

  • Mixed public perceptions around public safety and how they are shaped by enforcement and other factors
  • Making the “safety” priority more visible in the Plan to link to public concerns regarding public safety
  • Prioritizing youth and specifically Black youth, including collaboration with community organizations, and engagement sessions co-designed by youth
  • Importance of survey methodology and inclusivity, in particular engaging with persons with lived / living experience that are less involved with City consultations, and including data from other sources (such as Statistics Canada)
  • The role of the Integrated Neighbourhood Services team, within the Community and Social Services Department, which bridges service gaps and supports community-based initiatives
  • The link between engagement, feeling safe and neighborhood cleanliness
  • Integration of housing with supports and simplifying support services navigation
  • Leveraging and scaling culturally sensitive resources already offered by the community
  • The unintended impacts on city projects on safety (such as blocking street lighting)
  • Priorities related to seniors
  • Strengthening the “collective impact” approach that had underpinned initial CSWBP planning, including shared accountability indicators and shared governance approaches
  • Concept of “Belonging” as an antidote to collective resistance

Committee suggested the following ACTIONS:

  • That staff provide a one-page, evidence-based summary on the topic of policing in schools
  • That staff consider experiential training such as the Alliance to End Homelessness Ottawa’s Empathy Project for Committee Members around navigating social services, similar to the training provided to Councillors

Following discussions, the Committee considered the item recommendation as follows:

  • Recommendation

    That the Community Safety and Well-Being Advisory Committee receive the update and provide feedback as appropriate.

    Received

5.2
Update – Housing Needs Assessment Report

 

Boun Inthavong, Program Manager, Housing Data, Research and Analytics, Justine Joseph, Program Coordinator, Collaborative Planning and Projects, and Liam McGuire, Data Analyst, presented an overview of the item and answered questions from the Committee.  A copy of the slide presentation is filed with the Office of the City Clerk.

Kale Brown, Director, Housing and Homelessness Services, also answered questions.

There were no public submissions on the item.

Committee discussion on this item included the following topic:

  • How projection modeling will result in recommendations through the 10-year Housing and Homelessness Plan, and staff’s intent to consult the Committee on that Plan

Committee suggested the following ACTION:

  • That staff consider flagging on the dashboard whether changes in the indicators are significant or not

Following discussions, the Committee considered the item recommendation as follows:

  • Recommendation

    That the Community Safety and Well-Being Advisory Committee receive the update and provide feedback as appropriate.

    Received

5.3
Update – 10-year Housing and Homelessness Plan

 

Kale Brown, Director, Housing and Homelessness Services, and Kaite Burkholder Harris (Alliance to End Homelessness Ottawa), presented an overview of the item and answered questions from the Committee.  A copy of the slide presentation is filed with the Office of the City Clerk.

There were no public submissions on the item.

Committee discussion on this item included the following topics:

  • Leveraging existing Working Tables without creating additional Tables or bureaucracy
  • How to make housing accessible for those experiencing gender-based violence, for example, who may have a home but not be able to access it
  • Proximity of housing to jobs and multi-modal transportation

Following discussions, the Committee considered the item recommendation as follows:

  • Recommendation

    That the Community Safety and Well-Being Advisory Committee receive the update and provide feedback as appropriate.

    Received

6.
Notices of Motions (For Consideration at Subsequent Meeting)

 

There were no Notices of Motion.

7.
Inquiries

 

There were no Inquiries.

8.
Other Business

 

There was no other business.

9.
Adjournment

 

Next Meeting: December 16, 2025

The meeting adjourned at 6:16 pm.

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