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 POVERTY ISSUES ADVISORY COMMITTEE MINUTES 10 10 APRIL, 2012 3 COMITÉ CONSULTATIF SUR LES QUESTIONS LIÉES À LA PAUVRETÉ PROCÈS-VERBAL 10 LE 10 AVRIL 2012