COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMITTEE

COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMITTEE / COMITÉ DES SERVICES COMMUNAUTAIRES

AGENDA / ORDRE DU JOUR

Ottawa-Carleton Centre
Champlain Room
Time: 1:30 p.m.
Release Time:
Friday, 12:00 noon

THURSDAY
5 OCT/OCT. 2000
JEUDI

Centre Ottawa-Carleton
Salle Champlain
Heure: 1:30h
Heure de communication:
vendredi 12 h

Committee Members / Membres du Comité: A. Munter (Chair/président), D. Beamish, W. Byrne, L. Davis, C. Doucet, D. Holmes, H. Kreling, A. Loney, M. McGoldrick-Larsen

Committee Co-ordinator / Coordonnatrice du comité: Monique Beauregard, 560-1241

CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES

That the Community Services Committee confirm the Minutes of the meeting of 7 September 2000.
DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

INQUIRIES

REGULAR ITEMS

SOCIAL SERVICES
1. TRANSPORTING PRESCHOOL CHILDREN ON SCHOOL BUSES

- A/Social Services Commissioner’s report dated 26 Sep 00

That the Community Services Committee approve the following:

a. That the Child Care Directorate resume the practice of transporting preschool children on field trips using regular school buses and OC Transpo.

b. That the Child Care Directorate refrain from transporting Toddlers on field trips involving school buses and OC Transpo.

c. That the Child Care Directorate review current safety routines on field trips and establish standards of practice for all Regional child care centres including guidelines for adult volunteers.

d. That child/adult ratios be increased to 1:4 during field trips by using students, volunteers, parents or supply teachers to be available in cases of emergency.

e. That when research in progress at Transport Canada is complete, the Child Care Directorate review policies and routines to conform with the recommendations at that time.

f. That Purchase of Service child care centres be encouraged to review their policies and procedures regarding safety practices on field trips to ensure the safety of the children enrolled.

2. CHILD CARE CAPITAL PROJECTS ***

- A/Social Services Commissioner report 26 Sep 00

That the Community Services Committee recommend Council:

1. Approve the transfer of $132,400 from the child care contingency fund to the child care capital reserve fund;

2. Approve a maximum expenditure of $332,400 from the child care capital reserve fund in 2000 to provide the following capital grants to child care programs:

- Centre parascolaire Parasol $ 82,400
- Centre parascolaire la Clémentine $250,000

3. Approve an expenditure of $300,000 from the child care regional development charge capital fund to include a child care program in a new Ottawa-Carleton District School Board school in Barrhaven.

3. SOUTH NEPEAN NEEDS ASSESSMENT

- A/Social Services Commissioner report dated 6 Sep 00 15

That the Community Services Committee receive this report for information.

*** Note: Transition Board Approval Will Be Required Following Council

Consideration of This Item
COUNCILLORS’ ITEM(S)

4. PROTECTION OF HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT

- Councillor D. Holmes report dated 20 Sep 00 16

That the Community Services Committee recommend Council:

1. Write to Environment Minister David Anderson supporting his Ministry’s plan to classify Nonyl Phenol and its Ethoxylates as ‘toxic’ under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act. Recognition that this class of chemicals is toxic partially due to its endocrine-disruptive effects is an important development to help protect human health and the environment.

2. Write to Health Minister Alan. Rock asking for his support of the Federal Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development’s recommendations in their May 2000 report ‘Pesticides, Making the Right Choice for the Protection of Health and the Environment’ including:

the phased-in ban on pesticides for cosmetic lawn-care purposes;
the reassessment using the upgraded standards noted in the Committee’s report of all pre-1995 pesticides by no later than the year 2006. Presently, 7000 pesticides are registered for use in Canada, many of which contain active ingredients that have not been re-evaluated for years.

That the Community Services Committee approve the following:

WHEREAS the pesticide Chlorpyrifos commonly known as Dursban is being banned the United States and;

WHEREAS Chlorpyrifos is one of the insecticides which has been used in lawn-care treatments for the killing of white grubs:

BE IT RESOLVED that the Health Department of Ottawa-Carleton write to Minister Rock requesting a ban of Diazinon (a more toxic alternative to people and birds) and Chlorpyrifos in Canada and that the Health Department provide public information regarding the use of non-pesticide alternatives to treating white grub infestations and announce this information both in the fall of 2000 and spring of 2001.
INFORMATION PREVIOUSLY DISTRIBUTED
1. FOOD SAFETY IN OTTAWA-CARLETON

- A/Regional Solicitor and Medical Officer of Health joint Memorandum dated 19 Sep 00

2. PARTICIPATION OF REGIONAL COUNCILLORS ON THE OTTAWA-CARLETON HOUSING BOARD

- Director, Litigation and Employment Law report dated 21 Sep 00

- Response to CS Inquiry No. 38(00)

ADJOURNMENT

NEXT MEETING : 19 October 2000