Poverty Issues Advisory Committee

Comité consultatif sur les questions liées à la pauvreté

 

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