COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMITTEE
COMITÉ DES SERVICES COMMUNAUTAIRES
AGENDA / ORDRE DU JOUR
Ottawa-Carleton Centre |
THURSDAY 15 JUNE/JUIN 2000 JEUDI |
Centre Ottawa-Carleton |
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 1 June 2000.
DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
INQUIRIES
PRESENTATIONS
1. SAGE YOUTH
- A/Committee Co-ordinator report dated 1 June 00
That the Community Services Committee receive this presentation for information.
2. PROCEEDINGS FROM THE COMMUNITY FORUM ON THE REGULATION OF RETIREMENT RESIDENCES
- A/Committee Co-ordinator report dated 8 June 00
- Executive Director, Council on Aging, report dated 26 May 00
THAT the Region of Ottawa-Carleton receive the Report of Proceedings of the April 29, 2000 Community Forum on the Regulation of Retirement Residences; and,
1. Distribute the Report of Proceedings of the April 29, 2000 Community Forum on the Regulation of Retirement Residences (Appendix C) to the Minister Responsible for Seniors, the Minister of Health & Long Term Care, Opposition Party Critics, and to local M.P.P.s;
2. Request the Minister Responsible for Seniors to release the results of the public consultation conducted by M.P.P. Brenda Elliott, Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister Responsible for Seniors, on the issue of regulating retirement residences; and,
3. Establish a Task Force to develop recommendations for Committee and Council approval concerning the establishment and enforcement of care standards for retirement residences, including the role of municipalities, with membership of the Task Force as set out in Appendix E of this report.
REGULAR ITEMS
SOCIAL SERVICES
3. 2000 Program subsidy for Family resource Services and Programs for children with special needs
- Social Services Commissioner report dated 30 May 00
That the Community Services Committee recommend Council approve:
- The Program subsidies for Family Resource Services and Programs for Children with Special Needs as presented in the column entitled 2000 Recommended Subsidy in Schedule A retroactive to January 1, 2000;
- The pay out of the Region’s 20% share of the 1% pay equity adjustment for 1999 and 2000 for Family Resource Services and Programs for Children with Special Needs.
4. 2000 PER DIEM AND AMINISTRATION RATES FOR COMMUNITY CHILD CARE AGENCIES
- Social Services Commissioner report dated 30 May 00
That the Community Services Committee recommend Council approve:
5. FULL FEE RATES IN MUNICIPAL CENTRES
- Social Services Commissioner report dated 30 May 00
That the Community Services Committee recommend Council approve a 3.7% increase in the rates charged to full fee payers in child care centres operated by the Region as indicated in the report effective September 1, 2000.
SOCIAL HOUSING
6. RENT SUPPLEMENT PROGRAM AND FEDERAL FUNDING
- Acting Director, Social Housing, report dated 30 May 00
That the Community Services Committee recommend Council:
1. Urge the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing to modify the Rent Supplement program to apply to:
2. Request that the Government of Ontario respect its commitment in the Canada-Ontario Social Housing Agreement (1999) and transfer the federal housing dollars to the municipalities who fund social housing (Consolidated Municipal Service Managers - CMSMs).
ADJOURNMENT
NEXT MEETING
6 July 2000