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

6 JULY/JUILLET 2000

JEUDI

Centre Ottawa-Carleton

Salle Champlain

Heure: 13h 30

Heure de communication:

vendredi 12 h

 

 

Committee Members / Membres du Comité:

  1. 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

Stephani Roy, 560-1241

 

 

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MINUTES

That the Community Services Committee confirm the Minutes of the meeting of

15 June 2000.

 

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

 

INQUIRIES

PAGE

 

PRESENTATION

  1. REQUEST FOR 2001 BUDGET CONSIDERATION OF VIEILLIR 01

CHEZ SOI (AGING IN PLACE) PROGRAM

- A/Committee Coordinator report dated 28 June 00

That the Region of Ottawa-Carleton consider adopting the Vieillir chez soi (Aging in Place) program at 160 Charlotte Street, as part of the 2001 budget deliberations; and

That staff prepare a report on the Vieillir chez soi program for the new City Council’s consideration as part of the 2001 budget process.

 

REGULAR ITEMS

HEALTH

2. NO SMOKING BY-LAWS IN PUBLIC PLACES AND WORKPLACES

-Medical Officer of Health report dated 20 June 00 16

1. That Community Services Committee recommend Council support the recent amendments made by the cities of Nepean, Kanata and Ottawa to their no-smoking in public places bylaw which are attached to this report.

2. That Community Services Committee recommend Council approve recommendations for the implementation of municipal no-smoking bylaws for public places:

  1. That restaurants, billiard halls and bowling centres be smoke-free by May 31, 2001, except in a fully-enclosed, separately ventilated designated smoking room (DSR) comprising not more than 30% of useable floor space.

  1. That bingo halls be smoke-free by May 31, 2001 except in a DSR comprising not more than 70% of useable floor space and not to include the caller, bingo sales counter or snack bar.

c)That shopping malls, stadiums, elevators, escalators or stairways, places of public assembly (including public areas of casinos and racetracks), reception areas, school buses, taxis, arenas and recreational facilities and private rentals of municipal buildings, be smoke-free by May 31, 2001.

  1. (i) That bars (defined as an establishment licensed by the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario where persons under the age of 19 are not permitted to enter, either as a patron or as an employee) be smoke-free every day before 8:00 p.m. as of May 31, 2001 except in a DSR comprising not more than 30% of useable floor space; and

  1. Effective January 1, 2003, bars be smoke-free except in a DSR comprising not more than 30% of useable floor space; and

  1. Be obliged to post signs at their entrance(s) that identify the current smoking policy in the bar and that reports that the bar will be smoke-free during the day by 2001 and smoke-free at all times by 2002.

  1. That all DSR’s be required to have a sign posted that warns the public of the health hazards of second-hand smoke, that persons under the age of 19 (including as a patron or employee) not be permitted to enter and that employees have the right to refuse to work in a DSR.

3. That all workplaces immediately be smoke-free with the option of a DSR which can only be used for the sole purpose of smoking.

4. That Community Services Committee recommend Council direct the Health Department to prepare a report with recommendations on no-smoking bylaws for public places and workplaces for the first agenda of the new Council of the new City of Ottawa.

 

3. PRIORITIES FOR HEALTH GRANTS FUNDING

- Medical Officer of Health report dated 26 June 00 41

  1. That the Community Services Committee approve the following funding priorities for the 2001-2002 Health Grants:

Health promotion strategies that:

a) Create environments for healthy child development (for example: parent education, activities promoting prenatal/early childhood nutrition);

b) Improve health by reducing risk-taking behaviour among young people (for example: tobacco use, excessive alcohol use, drinking and driving, and unsafe sex); and

c) Enhance the mental, physical and emotional well being of the residents of Ottawa Carleton through self-care, and improvements in family and community support (for example: self-help or peer support groups, initiatives to promote family cohesion, and reduced exposure to second-hand smoke.)

4. RESPONSE TO INQUIRY (34)00 - TEEN PREGNANCY 46

- Medical Officer of Health report dated 20 June 00

That Committee receive the report for information.

 

HOMES FOR THE AGED

5. DEMENTIA CARE FORUM - RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ACTION

- Commissioner, Homes for the Aged report dated 20 June 00

51

That Committee and Council:

    1. Endorse the recommendations of the Dementia Care Forum and forward them to the appropriate authority for action;
    2. Approve funding for a survey of the real needs of the dementia caregivers in Ottawa-Carleton at a cost of $50,000. The Region of Ottawa-Carleton, the District Health Council, and the Alzheimer Society of Ottawa-Carleton, in collaboration with other service providers and family members will coordinate the survey. The results will be used to clarify why some services such as facility or overnight respite are under-utilized, and to develop an action plan that will close the gap between what is currently available and what is required. Target date June 2001.
    3. That the following recommendations be forwarded to the appropriate departments for action:

 

SOCIAL SERVICES

6. DAY PROGRAM - FUNDING ALLOCATIONS

- Social Services Commissioner report dated 13 June 00 69

That the Community Services Committee and Council approve the allocation of $95,000 to the Day Program and delegate Social Services staff to allocate the funds to the Day Program Centres.

 

ADJOURNMENT

NEXT MEETING

20 July 2000