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

7 SEPTEMBER/SEPT. 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: Stephani Roy, 560-1241

MINUTES

That the Community Services Committee confirm the Minutes of the meeting of 3 August 2000.

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

 

INQUIRIES

 

REGULAR ITEMS

HEALTH

1. REQUIREMENTS FOR THE HANDLING OF BULK FOOD PRODUCTS - RESPONSE TO INQUIRY 26(99)

- Associate Medical Officer of Health report dated 25 July 00 (page 01)

That Community Services Committee and Council receive this report for information.

 

2. BILL S-20 - TOBACCO YOUTH PROTECTION ACT

- Medical Officer of Health report dated 25 August 00 (page 04)

That Community Services Committee recommend Council endorse Bill S-20 (The Tobacco Youth Protection Act), and request the Prime Minister, the Federal Minister of Health and all Ottawa-Carleton Members of Parliament to support passage of Bill S-20 by the House of Commons.

 

SOCIAL SERVICES

3. SOCIAL SERVICES PRIORITIES FOR 2001 AND 2002 PROJECT GRANTS

- A/Commissioner, Social Services report dated 8 August 00 (page 29)

That the Community Services Committee approve the following funding priorities for the 2001 and 2002 allocation of Social Services Project Grants:

Employment sustainability and self-reliance strategies that:

1. Support projects that engage disadvantaged populations in economic development activities that facilitate integration into the work force;

2. Support groups of individuals towards employment readiness; and

3. Provide services to Ethnic and Racial Minorities and Aboriginal Groups.

 

SOCIAL HOUSING

4. FUNDING ALLOCATIONS UNDER THE RESIDENTIAL REHABILITATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (RRAP)

- A/Director, Social Housing report dated 24 August 00 (page 34)

That the Community Services Committee recommend that Council request the Federal Minister responsible for Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, the Honourable Alfonso Gagliano to :

1. re-distribute RRAP funding so as to shift the priority to rental and rooming house stock, recognizing the urgent need to preserve this stock, particularly for persons at risk of becoming homeless; and

2. increase the RRAP allocation for Ottawa-Carleton to better reflect the dire need for affordable rental housing in our municipality which has the lowest vacancy rate in Canada.

 

COUNCILLOR’S ITEM

5. PROVINCIAL FUNDING - MENTAL HEALTH

- A/Committee Coordinator report dated 28 August 00 (page 37)

That Committee direct staff to apply for mental health funding from the Provincial Government to provide for mental health workers in the mixed age buildings in the Ottawa Carleton Housing portfolio.

 

INFORMATION PREVIOUSLY DISTRIBUTED

1. SERVICES FOR FRANCOPHONE CHILDREN WITH AUTISM

- A/Social Services Commissioner report dated 9 August 00

2. UPDATE ON SOCIAL HOUSING DEVOLUTION

- A/Director Social Housing report dated 22 August 00

 

ADJOURNMENT

 

NEXT MEETING

21 September 2000