Health and Social Services Advisory Committee

Comité consultatif sur la santé et les services sociaux

 

Minutes 8/ Procès-verbal 8

 

Tuesday, 29 June 2004, 7:15 p.m.

le mardi 29 juin 2004, 19 h 15

 

Cumberland Community Resource Centre, 210 Centrum Boulevard / centre de ressources communautaires de Cumberland, 210, boulevard Centrum

 

 

 

Present / Présents:     S. Chisholm, (Chair / Présidente), F. Faucher, (Vice Chair /Vice-présidente) S. Bird, P. Brown, M. Bulthuis, R. Chaplin, K. Davis, A. Gunter, M. Koene, F. Martin, A. Muldoon, D. Walter

 

Absent / Absent :       V. Bishop-de Young, L. Diem, B. Jonah (Regrets / excuses)

 

 

Declarations of Interest

DÉCLARATIONS D’INTÉRÊT  

 

No declarations of interest were received.

 

 

Confirmation of Minutes

Ratification de procÈs-verbaL

 

Minutes 6 of the Health and Social Services Advisory Committee meeting of 25 May 2004, were confirmed.

 

 


 

            At the outset of the meeting, the Deputy City Manager for Community and Protective Services provided committee with an overview of the newly combined department of People Services and Emergency and Protective Services and the reorganization of staff between those two departments.  He also spoke briefly on the upcoming budget process for 2005.

 

 

PRESENTATIONS

PRÉSENTATIONS

 

1.         COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTRES – HEALTH ISSUES/GAPS / CENTRES DE RESSOURCES COMMUNAUTAIRES – ENJEUX ET DISPARITÉS EN

MATIÈRE DE SANTÉ

 

            Brian Gifford, Gloucester Non Profit Housing Corporation

·        the GNPHC is one of three providers of affordable housing in this area of the city, each with a waiting list of approximately 2500;

·        the lack of funding in recent years has made the provision of such housing difficult, but he recognized the efforts made by the City through Action Ottawa and hoped to apply for funding under that envelope to provide much needed affordable housing.

 

The “Community Connection” and excerpts of the “Weekly Journal” detailing the work carried out by the GNPH are held on file.

 

            Helene Grandmaitre, Cumberland Community Resource Centre

·        together with four other CRCs, they have been attempting to set up a health centre in the east end of the city to address the needs of residents;

·        there is a need to provide services to Francophones in this area, but the health centre, when opened, will offer services to all individuals;

·        the main needs of Francophones living in Ottawa East include mental, physical and community health;

·        they are in the process of obtaining funding for this project from the federal government and are seeking the Committee’s support of this initiative, which will address the needs and gaps in their community.

 

Written details of this project and the work carried out by the Cumberland CRC are held on file.

 

            Mia Doré and Adorata Vwizeyimana-Jacob, Eastern Ottawa Resource Centre

·        the centre provides services to children, youth, seniors and to women who are in violent relationships;

·        there is a lack of affordable housing here and there is a dire need to provide housing to the working poor or recipients of Ontario Works (OW) or ODSP;

·        some residents received disconnection notices from their gas and hydro utilities and there are less resources to draw upon especially since Share the Warmth did not have the same partnership with Ottawa Hydro and Enbridge as in previous years; they hoped the City would be more involved in fundraising in this regard;

·        mobility is an issue facing people on OW or ODSP or even for the working poor and there is a need to find a better way to help people qualify for a bus pass when they are actively seeking employment or have a medical appointment;

·        transportation for seniors has also been difficult because the buses do not always go to where they need to go;

·        there is a need to provide programs to youth between the ages of 6 and 12 and for more parental programs and recreational activities to support those who have children in that age group.

 

2.         CITY OF OTTAWA HOUSING BRANCH / DIRECTION DU LOGEMENT DE   

LA VILLE D’OTTAWA                                                                                                      

 

            A copy of the presentation given by Russell Mawby, Director of Housing is held on file.

 

                                                                                    RECEIVED

 

 

items of business/

points À l’ordre du jour

 

3.         2005 BUDGET PROCESS /

PROCESSUS BUDGÉTAIRE DE 2005

 

            Action:            The Coordinator to distribute the 2005 Budget Process and Timetable report going to CSEDC on 6 July, as soon as it is available.

 

4.         FOLLOW-UP TO ABORIGINAL PRESENTATION / SUIVI DE L’EXPOSÉ DES

PEUPLES AUTOCHTONES

 

Action:            Member Bird advised that a draft report would be circulated prior to the next meeting for comment.  The report would be considered in September.

 

5.         UP-DATE ON SUB-COMMITTEES

MISE-À-JOUR SUR LES SOUS-COMITÉS

 

                                                                                                            RECEIVED

 


6.         OTTAWA COMMUNITY CARE ACCESS CENTRE SERVICES /

services du centre d’accès aux soins communautaires d’Ottawa   

 

                                                                                                            RECEIVED

 

7.         HEALTH, RECREATION AND SOCIAL SERVICES COMMITTEE –

DISPOSITION OF ITEMS FROM 3 AND 17 JUNE / COMITÉ DE LA SANTÉ, DES LOISIRS ET DES SERVICES SOCIAUX – RETRAIT DES ARTICLES DES RÉUNIONS DU 3 ET DU 17 JUIN                                                                                                                                               

 

                                                                                                            RECEIVED

 

 

ADJOURNMENT

LEVÉE DE LA SÉANCE

 

The Committee adjourned the meeting at 10:05 p.m.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Committee Coordinator                                                         Chair