Minutes 11

ProcÈs-verbal 11

Tuesday, May 8, 2012, 6:30 p.m.

le mardi, 8 mai 2012, 18 h 30

Champlain Room, 110 Laurier Avenue West

Salle Champlain, 110, avenue Laurier ouest

Present/Présents : M. Hill, L. Shantz, I. Sirois, T. Sloan, K. White

Absent/Absents: M. Maidment

Others/Autres: Sharon Thompson, OC Transpo

Robin Doner, OC Transpo

Lois Emburg, Program Manager, Diversity & Employment Equity

Beth Dewan, Child Care Centre

Anna Hilban, Ontario Works worker

Tamatha Trenholm, Analyst, Policy Research, Community Social Services Department

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

Joël Monfils, Advisory Committee Coordinator

The meeting was called to order at 6:30 p.m.

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

No declarations of interest were filed.

Confirmation of minutes

Minutes 10 of the 10 April 2012 meeting of the Poverty Issues Advisory Committee were confirmed.

INFORMATION ITEMS

1. PRESTO SMARTCARD

Sharon Thompson and Robin Doner, OC Transpo provided a PowerPoint Presentation on the PRESTO Smartcard. A copy of the presentation is held on file with the City Clerk.

Members asked about how transfers will work with the new system, wording of communication, children fares, low frequency riders uses, minimum fee for ePurse, using, the STO system in Gatineau, Number of current Community Pass holders, reaching out to Community Pass holders.

RECEIVED

2. POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY: CITY’S PEOPLE PLAN

Lois Emburg, Diversity and Employment Equity and Beth Dewan, Child Care Centre provided a PowerPoint presentation on the City’s People Plan. A copy of the presentation is held on file with the City Clerk.

Members asked about performance indicators, Diversity Champions, how is the city doing with hiring people in poverty.

RECEIVED

3. RURAL POVERTY

Leonore Evans, Tamatha Trenholm, Community and Social Services Department and Anna Hilban, Ontario Works worker provided a PowerPoint presentation on Rural Poverty. A copy of the presentation is held on file with the City Clerk.

Members asked about the number of rural residents on poverty, Budget available to help those residents, income differential for rural residents.

RECEIVED

INQUIRIES & OTHER BUSINESS

Food Security

Leonore Evans provided a brief verbal update on the report in development regarding a Food Security policy for the City of Ottawa

Governance

Chair Sloan provided a brief update on a Focus group meeting he attended hosted by the Deputy City Clerk. The Chair also mentioned his meeting with the Chair of the Community and Protective Services Committee

ADJOURNMENT

The meeting adjourned at 8:05.m.

Committee Coordinator Chair