Poverty Issues Advisory Committee

Comité consultatif sur les questions liées à la pauvreté

 

Minutes 10

ProcÈs-verbal 10

 

Thursday, April 10, 2012, 6:30 p.m.

le jeudi, 10 avril 2012, 18 h 30

 

Richmond Room, 110 Laurier Avenue West

Salle Richmond, 110, avenue Laurier ouest

 

 

Present/Présents :  E. Emedi, M. Hill, , L. Shantz,T. Sloan, K. White

 

Absent/Absents:    M. Maidment, I. Sirois,

                               

Others/Autres:       Jason Grey, Ottawa Food Bank

                                Christine Marchant, Centretown Community Health Centre

                                Leonore Evans, Analyst, Policy Research, Community Social Services Department

                                Joël Monfils, Advisory Committee Coordinator

 

The meeting was called to order at 6:40 p.m.

 

 

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

DÉCLARATIONS D’INTÉRÊT

 

No declarations of interest were filed.

 

 

Confirmation of minutes

ratification du procÈs-verbal

 

Minutes 9 of the 14 February 2012 meeting of the Poverty Issues Advisory Committee were confirmed.

ACTION ITEMS

POINTS D’ACTIONS

 

 

1.         OTTAWA FOOD BANK: COMMUNITY HARVEST

BANQUE ALIMENTAIRE D’OTTAWA: RÉCOLTE COMMUNAUTAIRE

 

Jason Grey, Ottawa Food Bank provided a PowerPointe presentation.  A copy of the presentation is held on file with the City Clerk.

 

Members asked about Community Gardens, funding for the program and how the provincial budget affected the program, suggestions for the City for direction on food matters.

 

                                                                                                            RECEIVED

 

2.         CENTRETOWN COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE GOOD FOOD BOX

CENTRE DE SANTÉ COMMUNAUTIARE DE CENTRE-VILLE BOÎTE VERTE D’OTTAWA

 

Christine Marchant, Centretown Community Health Centre provided a PowerPointe presentation.  A copy of the presentation is held on file with the City Clerk.

 

Members asked about workshops lead by the community centre, how the provincial budget affected the program, suggestions for the City for direction on food matters

 

                                                                                                            RECEIVED

 

3.         ADVISORY COMMITTEE GOVERNANCE REVIEW UPDATE

MISE À JOUR SUR LA REVUE DE LA GOUVERNANCE DES COMITÉS CONSULTATIFS

 

Chair Sloan provided a verbal update on the Advisory Committee Governance Review.

 

                                                                                                            RECEIVED

 

4.         FORWARD AGENDA ITEMS

POINTS À L’ORDRE DU JOUR DES PROCHAINES RÉUNIONS                     

 

·                     People Plan – May 2012

·                     Social Recreation Strategy – May 2012

·                     Rural Poverty – May 2012

 

INQUIRIES & OTHER BUSINESS

DEMANDES DE RENSEIGNEMENTS ET AUTRES QUESTIONS

 

Presto Smart cards

 

Members were asking about Presto Smart cards that will be rolled out in July.

 

ACTION: Coordinator to invite staff from OC Transpo to the next PIAC meeting to present and discuss the Presto Smartcard.

 

ADJOURNMENT

LEVÉE DE LA SÉANCE

 

The meeting adjourned at 7:40p.m.

 

 

 

                                                                                                                                                           

Committee Coordinator                                           Chair