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 POVERTY ISSUES ADVISORY COMMITTEE MINUTES 11 10 APRIL, 2012 3