Community Services Committee

Minutes

Meeting #:
11
Date:
Time:
-
Location:
Champlain Room, 110 Laurier Avenue West, and by electronic participation
Present:
  • Chair Laura Dudas, 
  • Vice-Chair Jessica Bradley, 
  • Councillor David Brown, 
  • Councillor Marty Carr, 
  • Councillor Steve Desroches, 
  • Councillor Theresa Kavanagh, 
  • Councillor Rawlson King, 
  • Councillor Wilson Lo, 
  • Councillor Stéphanie Plante, 
  • and Councillor Ariel Troster 
Absent:
  • Councillor David Hill 

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

This item has attachments. 
1.Public Notices English - Hybrid Standing Committee.pdf
2.Public Notices French - Hybrid Standing Committee.pdf

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 2, 2024 in Community Services Committee Report 11.


The deadline to register by phone to speak, or submit written comments or visual presentations is 4 pm on Monday, September 23, 2024, and the deadline to register to speak by email is 8:30 am on Tuesday, September 24, 2024.

2.
Declarations of Interest

 

No Declarations of Interest were filed.

3.
Confirmation of Minutes

 

4.
Responses to Inquiries

 

5.
Community and Social Services Department

 

5.1
Long-Term Care Person-Centred Care Update

This item has attachments. 
1.English Report - Final LTC Person-Centred Care Update Reportt-AODA .pdf
2.French Report - Final LTC Person-Centred Care Update Report-AODA .pdf
3.English Document 1 - LTCS Person Centred Care Steering Committee Membership-AODA .pdf
4.French Document 1 - LTCS Person Centred Care Steering Committee Membership_AODA .pdf

File No. ACS2024-CSS-GEN-009 – City-wide

Councillor T. Kavanagh, a Council Liaison for Older Adults, provided introductory remarks on this item.

Dean Lett, Director, Long Term Care, and Sheila Bauer, Administrator, Long Term Care, presented an overview of the report and answered questions from the Committee.  A copy of the slide presentation is filed with the Office of the City Clerk.

Anna Lyall (speaking notes on file with the City Clerk) and Linda Garcia spoke before the Committee and provided comments on the report recommendations.

Committee then considered the report recommendation as follows:

  • Report recommendation(s)

    That the Community Services Committee recommend that Council receive the Long-Term Care Person-Centred Care approach update for information.

    Carried

5.2
Update to the Community Safety and Well-Being Plan: Incorporation of the former Crime Prevention Ottawa

This item has attachments. 
1.English Report - Transitioning CPO to CSWB Office AODA .pdf
2.French Report - Transitioning CPO to CSWB Office AODA .pdf
3.English Document 1 - CSWBO - Two-Year ITP -AODA.pdf
4.French Document 1 - CSWBO - Two-Year ITP -AODA.pdf
5.English Document 2 - Child and Youth Safety and Well-Being - Research Briefing AODA .pdf
6.French Document 2 - Child and Youth Safety and Well-Being - Research Briefing AODA.pdf
7.English Document 3 - Priority Neighbourhoods in the City of Ottawa-AODA .pdf
8.French Document 3 - Priority Neighbourhoods in the City of Ottawa AODA.pdf
9.English Document 4 - Community Safety and Well-Being Fund AODA.pdf
10.French Document 4 - Community Safety and Well-Being Fund AODA.pdf
11.English Document 5 - CSWBAC - Terms of Reference AODA .pdf
12.French Document 5 - CSWBAC - Terms of Reference AODA.pdf

File No. ACS2024-CSS-GEN-012 – City-wide

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

Committee received a letter from Farah Aw-Osman (Centre for Resilience & Social Development), dated September 24, and a copy is filed with the Office of the City Clerk.

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

  • Tammy Corner (Community Development Framework)
  • Andree-Anne Martel (Centre des services communautaires Vanier) – slides on file
  • Medin Admasu (BGC Ottawa)
  • Robin Browne
  • Mohamed Sofa and Carla Thur (Ottawa Coalition of Community Houses) – slides on file
  • Christine Darmawan (Carlington Community Health Centre) – slides on file
  • Yamikani Msosa (Ottawa Coalition to End Violence Against Women)

After discussions, Committee considered the following amendment and then the report recommendations as follows:

  • Report recommendation(s)

    As part of the process to incorporate the mandate and goals of the former Crime Prevention Ottawa into the Community Safety and Well-Being Plan, that the Community Services Committee recommend Council approve the following:

    1. Amend the Community Safety and Well-Being Plan to include the goals and mandate of the former Crime Prevention Ottawa as follows: 

    1.1 Add a Youth Social Development priority
    1.2 Update the Integrated and Simpler Systems priority with two new goals, as follows:

    A) on priority neighbourhoods and
    B) collaborative strategies for risk intervention initiatives.

    2. Approve the Community Safety and Well-Being Fund Policy that is document 4 to this report, as mandated by the corporate Grants and Contribution Policy, and amend the Community Funding Framework to include the Community Safety and Well-Being Funding Stream.

    3. Approve the Community Safety and Well-Being Advisory Committee Terms of Reference that is document 5 to this report.

    4. Approve the members and the recruitment process for two new resident members to the Community Safety and Well-Being Advisory Committee to increase diversity and representation of members who are independent of an organization and bring a resident perspective.

    Carried as amended
  • Amendment:
    Motion No. CSC2024-11-01
    Moved byJ. Bradley

    WHEREAS Document 3 in relation to the report “Update to the Community Safety and Well-Being Plan: Incorporation of the former Crime Prevention Ottawa” lists Pinecrest Terrace and Morrison Gardens as being within Ward 7;

    WHEREAS these priority neighbourhoods are within Ward 8;

    THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT Document 3 be corrected by adding the new line “Ward 8:” between the lines for “Winthrop Court” and “Pinecrest Terrace.”

    Carried

6.
Recreation, Cultural and Facility Services Department

 

6.1
Community Partnership Capital Programs Annual Report

This item has attachments. 
1.Report - 2024 Community Partnership Report AODA.pdf
2.Document 1 - Community Partnership Projects and Funding Level-AODA.pdf
3.Document 2 - Community Partnership Major Capital Program 2024 Projects and Funding-AODA.pdf
4.Document 3 - Status of Projects Previously Approved in Principle.pdf

File No. ACS2024-RCF-GEN-0009 – City-wide

Dan Chenier, General Manager, Recreation, Cultural and Facility Services, presented an overview of the report 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 this item.

Following discussions, Committee considered the report recommendations as follows:

  • Report recommendation(s)

    That the Community Services Committee recommend Council:

    1. Receive for information the list of projects funded under delegated authority through the Community Partnership Minor Capital program in 2023 as detailed in Document 1;
    2. Approve in principle the list of 2024 Community Partnership Major Capital projects as detailed in Document 2 and within the Council approved program budget envelope;
    3. Receive for information the status of Community Partnership Major Capital projects previously approved in principle as detailed in Document 3; and
    4. Approve an increase to the Minor Capital Partnership Program maximum grant funding threshold as detailed in the discussion portion of this report.
    Carried

7.
Office of the City Clerk

 

7.1
Status Update – Community Services Committee Inquiries and Motions for the period ending September 13, 2024

This item has attachments. 
1.Report - Status Update - Inquiries and Motions.pdf

File No. ACS2024-OCC-CCS-0085 – City-wide

  • Report Recommendation(s)

    That the Community Services Committee receive this report for information.

    Received

8.
In Camera Items

 

There were no in camera items.

9.
Information Previously Distributed

 

10.
Notices of Motions (For Consideration at Subsequent Meeting)

 

There were no Notices of Motion.

11.
Inquiries

 

11.1
CSC-2024-04 – Requirements for Moveable Soccer Goals

 

Submitted by Councillor A. Troster:

On May 15, 2024, the Province of Ontario passed Bill 99: Garrett's Legacy Act (Requirements for Movable Soccer Goals), 2024, which requires that: 

2. Any organization or entity that makes a movable soccer goal available for use by members of the public shall,  

    1. ensure that the goal,  
      1. is located on a level surface,  
      2. is securely anchored in accordance with the regulations, and  
      3. meets any prescribed requirements; and  
    2. meets any educational, training or other requirements that may be prescribed. 

Can staff clarify what the city’s current requirements and practices are for moveable soccer nets, and what actions are being considered or are in progress to be compliant with the new legislation?

11.2
CSC-2024-05 – Exclusion of Centretown as Priority Neighbourhood Criteria

 

Submitted by Councillor A. Troster:

By most metrics, Centretown is a high needs area. Its lack of inclusion on the ‘priority neighbourhood’ list does not reflect the experience of living or working in Centretown.

Would staff please summarize the specific criteria that Centretown did not meet in order to be identified as a Priority Neighbourhood within the Update to the Community Safety and Well-Being Plan: Incorporation of the former Crime Prevention Ottawa report? 

11.3
CSC-2024-06 – Funding for food security in 2025

 

Submitted by Councillor M. Carr:

Food insecurity continues to be raised as a significant challenge amid the ongoing cost-of-living crisis.  Since 2019, foodbanks across Ottawa have seen a 68% increase in visits while agencies are receiving less food and funding.  More residents are accessing emergency food assistance city wide. Food security agencies are primarily non-profits responding both locally and city-wide to the need for food.  In 2024, the City of Ottawa provided additional support for these non-profits through the sustainability fund budget.  The not-for-profit sector cannot continue to operate at this capacity and respond to the growing need without additional ongoing support.

Therefore, could staff please explore and advise Committee ahead of Budget 2025 on the possibility of increasing Community Safety and Well-Being funding for food security for those agencies primarily operating in food programming and services in 2025.

12.
Other Business

 

There was no other business.

13.
Adjournment

 

Next Meeting: Tuesday, October 22, 2024

The meeting adjourned at 1:30 pm.

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