Poverty Issues Advisory Committee

Comité consultatif sur les questions liées à la pauvreté

 

Minutes 14/ Procès-verbal 14

 

Tuesday, 12 April 2005, 6:30 p.m.

le mardi, 12 avril 2005, 18 h 30

 

Champlain Room, 110 Laurier Avenue West

Salle Champlain, 110, avenue Laurier ouest

 

 

Present/Présents :      L. Lalonde (Chair / Présidente), F. Gour-Lagroix, C. Beale, M. Chowdhury, L. Hamilton, C. Gazee, J. Larocque, B. Mather, H. Suggett, F. Dufresne, Councillor / Conseiller A. Cullen

 

Absent/Absents :        M. Ash, (Vice-Chair / Vice-présidente) (Regrets / excuses), J. Szaniawska, S. Lutaaya

 

 

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

DÉCLARATIONS D’INTÉRÊT

 

No declarations of interest were filed.

 

 

Confirmation of minutes

ratification des procÈs-verbaL

 

Minutes 13 – 8 February 2005 were confirmed.

 

 


 

action items

EXÉCUTION

 

1.         A WORKING CITY

LA VILLE AU TRAVAIL

 

Suzanne Gagnon, Manager of Employment and Community Programs of the Employment and Financial Assistance Branch gave a power point presentation on Partners for Job “A working city and Jobs Now /Action Emplois”.  A copy of the presentation is on file with the coordinator.

 

                                                                                    RECEIVED

 

 

2.         2005 WORKPLAN-2004 ANNUAL REPORT

LE PLAN DE TRAVAIL DE 2005 - RAPPORT ANNUEL DE 2004

 

Action:      The Budget Sub-committee to provide a draft 2004 Annual report and draft 2005 Work Plan for consideration on 10 May 2005.

 

 

3.         DISCUSSION FOR A ONE-DAY GATHERING FOR COMMITTEE MEMBERS

DISCUSSION AU SUJET D’UNE JOURNÉE DE RÉFLEXION DESTINÉE AUX MEMBRES DU COMITÉ

 

Member Hamilton proposed that the Committee hold the get together on Sunday April 24, 2005 from 9 a.m. to 2:00 p.m..  Chair Lalonde stated that the City needs the findings of the People Hearings so it can be included with the departments’ Strategy Report going to HRSS on 18 May 2005.  She indicated that PIAC would submit a final report going parallel to HRSS.

 

At the get together the following items will be discussed:

 

1.      2005 Workplan and Annual Report;

2.       Recommendations to the City from the People Hearings. 

 

Action:      Committee members are to contact Member Hamilton should they be unable to attend.

 

 

4          PIAC’ S FLYER            

DÉPLIANT DU COMITÉ CONSULTATIF

 

Member Gour-Lagroix distributed a draft copy of the PIAC’s flyer that had been designed previously by Member Beale. She stated that this would be a useful tool to inform the community of the Advisory Committee. She asked that Members review the flyer and provide any comments or changes to her prior to the next meeting.

 

Action:      Committee members are to contact Member Gour-Lagroix should they have any comments or changes to the flyer prior to the next meeting on 10 May 2005.

 

 

INFORMATION ITEMS

INFORMATION

 

5          CHAIR’S REPORT

RAPPORT DE LA PRÉSIDENTE

 

Chair Lalonde reminded Committee Member that they must advise the Coordinator at least 48 hours in advance if they are unable to attend the meeting.

 

                                                                                  RECEIVED

 

6.         UP-DATE ON SUB-COMMITTEES

MISE À JOUR SUR LES SOUS-COMITÉS

 

Adequate Income

 

Member Larocque advised the committee that the Basic Need report is going to City Council on 13 April 2005. She thanked all Sub-Committee members for their hard work and it was a job well done.

 

 

Power Group

 

Member Larocque stated that meetings have been ongoing with Ottawa Hydro, Dossier Hydro, PIAC and City staff.  She indicated that another meeting is scheduled in two weeks

 


 

The Listening Forums:  People Hearings II

 

Please refer to minutes under items 3 and 4

 

 

OTHER BUSINESS

AUTRES QUESTIONS

 

PIAC MOTION OF 8 FEBRUARY 2005 REGARDING A PERCEIVED CONFLICT OF INTEREST

 

Staff had sent an email on 11 April 2005 to all Committee Members stating that they had an additional item to add to the Agenda in response to the PIAC motion of 8 February 2005 regarding a perceived conflict of interest.  Councillor Cullen requested that the Committee defer this matter to the next meeting on 10 May 2005.

 

Action:      That the Deputy City Clerk report back at the next meeting.

 

 

OTTAWA COMMUNITY HOUSING BOARD MEETING

 

Councillor Cullen advised the committee of the upcoming meeting of the OCH.  The Committee agreed that PIAC seek ongoing liaison status with OCH.  In the interim, the Chair will attend the April 14th meeting regarding the new security plan at OCH.

 

Action 1: The Chair to write a letter to the Chairperson Marie McRae requesting that PIAC be given liaison status to OCH.

 

Action 2: The Chair to attend the April 14th meeting and report back in May.

 

CHEO HOUSING CHECKUP

 

Member Gour-Lagroix stated that she had obtained a survey that parents of all patients in the Emergency Department of the Children’s Hospital were being asked to fill out, regarding housing for children and youth.  She felt this was a project for the Adequate Income sub-committee to investigate.

 

Action: The Coordinator will forward the material to the Chair of the Sub-committee.

 

Action: That the Sub-Committee investigate and report back to committee at the next meeting.

 

 

GROUPE D’ACTION COMMUNAUTAIRE FRANCOPHONE (GAC-F)

 

Member Larcoque distributed a flyer on an upcoming forum being held on 3 May 2005.

 

Moved by H. Suggett

 

That Member J. Larcoque be nominated to represent the committee on the Groupe D’action Communautaire Francophone (GAC-F) and provide regular updates at monthly meetings.

 

                                                                                    CARRIED

 

Action: That Member Larcoque report back to committee at the next meeting.

 

 

NEXT MEETING

PROCHAINE RÉUNION

 

Tuesday 10 May 2005 – Champlain Room

Le mardi 10 mai 2005 - salle Champlain

 

 

ADJOURNMENT

LEVÉE DE LA SÉANCE

 

The Committee adjourned the meeting at 8:20 p.m.

 

 

 

 

 

                                                                                                                                   

Committee Coordinator                                 Chair