CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES

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

22 January 1998.

 

INQUIRIES

 

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PRESENTATION

1. PEOPLE’S HEARINGS/AUDIENCES POPULAIRES 01

- A/Co-ordinator, Community Services Committee report dated 10 February 1998

That the Community Services Committee receive this presentation for information.

 

REGULAR ITEMS

2. Health Department policies and procedures 02

- Medical Officer of Health report dated 19 January 1998

That Community Services Committee approve the attached policies, which are related to the operations of the Committee and the Health Department.

 

3. REQUEST FOR REGULATIONS GOVERNING USE OF PESTICIDES 17

- Regional Solicitor & Medical Officer of Health report dated 3 February 1998

That the Community Services Committee recommend Council approve:

1. The continued administrative support by the Health department for the Health Dangers of Urban Use of Pesticides Working group;

2. A request to the Province of Ontario to amend the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton Act to enable the enactment of by-laws regulating the use of pesticides;

3. That should province-wide legislation that appropriately addresses the pesticide issue be enacted, the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton request for special legislation would become redundant.

 

4. EVALUATION AND COMMUNITY MONITORING: ONTARIO

WORKS 39

- Commissioner of Social Services report dated 22 January 1998

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

 

5. Redistribution of subsidized child care spaces 42

- Commissioner of Social Services report dated 26 January 1998

That the Community Services Committee and Council approve the following parameters for the current redistribution of subsidized spaces. The following priorities are to be used to redistribute spaces. Available spaces will be allocated to agencies that:

1. Face closure due to economic viability because of a demonstrated lack of full fee payers in the community they serve;

2. Were affected by the provincial redesign of Children’s Integration Services and therefore lost four subsidized spaces to this redesign;

3. Serve exclusively low income parents or other disadvantaged groups such as young single parents, or have been impacted by changing demographic needs in their community;

4. Serve francophone parents in low-income communities;

5. Are for-profit centres that have not previously been allocated many subsidized spaces but have a high need in the communities they serve;

6. Serve low income aboriginal parents;

Priority will be given to agencies that fit one or more of these criteria.

6. ONTARIO WORKS REGULATIONS: UPDATE ON CHANGES ANNOUNCED BY THE MINISTER ON FEBRUARY 2, 1998 49

- Commissioner of Social Services report dated 10 February 1998

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

 

7. OSGOODE AMBULANCE SERVICE 55

- Chief Administrative Officer’s report dated 30 January 1998

- Extract of Draft Minute Corporate Services & Economic Development Committee, 03 February 1998

That the report dated 30 Jan 98 from the Chief Administrative Officer on the Osgoode Land Ambulance Service be referred to the 19 Feb 98 meeting of the Community Services Committee for discussion of the policy issues related to regional government responsibility for ambulance services, and;

That the Ontario Ministry of Health be advised the RMOC will name its representative to the Request for Proposal (RFP) Selection Committee for Osgoode at its Council meeting of 25 Feb 98.

 

 

INFORMATION PREVIOUSLY DISTRIBUTED

1. CITY OF TORONTO INITIATIVE TO RELOCATE HOMELESS FAMILIES

- Commissioner of Social Services memorandum dated 6 January 1998

2. UPDATE ON GARDERIE SUNFLOWER CO-OPERATIVE

- Commissioner of Social Services memorandum dated 6 January 1998

3. CORRESPONDENCE FROM HARMONY HOUSE

- A/Co-ordinator, Community Services Committee memorandum dated 9 January 1998

4. REPORT FROM SOCIAL PLANNING COUNCIL

- A/Co-ordinator, Community Services Committee memorandum dated

9 February 1998

 

NEXT MEETING

5 March 1998