PRESENTATION
PRÉSENTATION
1. PRESENTATION
ON THE OTTAWA EAST COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE PRÉSENTATION SUR LE CENTRE DE SANTÉ
COMMUNAUTAIRE DE
L’EST D’OTTAWA
The Committee heard from Jocelyne Lalonde, a consultant hired by the
Community Health and Resource Centres of east Ottawa (Lowertown, Cumberland,
Overbrook-Forbes, Vanier and Gloucester) to develop a framework that will,
using the existing infrastructure of the five centers, see the establishment of
a francophone community health centre.
Ms. Lalonde
alluded to the following as the three main health needs of Francophones living
in Ottawa East:
·
Mental health;
·
Physical health;
·
Community health.
She said
services would be provided in both official languages but it will be important
to offer services to Francophones as a priority. She added that multidisciplinary teams of health care
professionals would provide the total range of services. Ms. Lalonde also indicated that the People
Services Department contributed $2,500 for a feasibility study and the
proponents have approached the provincial Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
for funding.
Responding to
questions from Committee Chair Alex Munter, Ms. Lalonde clarified that the
purpose of the presentation was to seek City Council’s support for this
initiative. The Committee then
considered the following Motion:
Moved by E.
Arnold
WHEREAS the
City of Ottawa provides funding for the important community and social services
offered by the Community Health and Resource Centres of Lowertown,
Overbrook-Forbes, Vanier, Gloucester and Cumberland, and;
WHEREAS these
centres have applied to the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care to
add primary health services to the services they provide to the community;
BE IT
RESOLVED THAT the City of Ottawa endorse the proposal for “un centre de santé
communautaire dans l’est d’Ottawa” and call on the Ministry of Health and
Long-Term Care to expand the community health centre services available to
Francophones in the east of Ottawa, as per the proposal.
CARRIED
SERVICES AUX CITOYENS
INNOVATION, DEVELOPMENT AND
PARTNERSHIPS
INNOVATION, DÉVELOPPEMENT ET PARTENARIATS
JARDINAGE COMMUNAUTAIRE DANS LA VILLE D'OTTAWA
By way of
prefatory comments, the Director, Innovation, Development and Partnerships
Division, Colleen Hendrick, indicated that People Services had established a
multidisciplinary committee and is looking at how to support community
gardening initiatives. She added that
the Universal Program Review currently underway might have a subsequent impact
on the City’s role in this regard.
The following
delegations were heard in support of community gardening initiatives:
·
Iain Jack, Community Gardening Network;
·
Robin McAndrew, Sandy Hill Community Health Centre;
·
Dr. Tom Anstey, Bethany Community Garden;
·
George Bushnell, Gloucester Allotment Gardens;
·
Olly Wodin, community nutritionist, Centretown
Community Health Centre;
·
Todd Sloan, Chair, Parks and Recreation Advisory
Committee Sub-Committee on Community Gardening;
·
Peter Bojanic, small business owner, resident of
Ottawa;
·
Bill Royds, Greenspace Alliance of Canada’s Capital.
Councillor E.
Arnold introduced a Motion asking that staff to report back to Committee with
recommendations on an action plan with timelines, and other related information
by February 2004. She expressed her
disappointment with the information report submitted by staff, noting that an
action report is needed, with information on activities in other cities and on
how the City of Ottawa can have similar initiatives. The Councillor said she felt the City needs to be a better
partner and she expressed the hope the community would continue to be
persistent in its lobbying efforts.
After
further discussion, Councillor Arnold’s Motion was put forward:
WHEREAS
on March 20, 2003 HRSS Committee approved the following recommendation:
That
the Health, Recreation and Social Services Committee direct the People Services
Department to lead a multi-departmental review of COMMUNITY GARDENING IN
OTTAWA: A PROPOSED ROLE FOR THE CITY and
report back within two months with recommendations for an appropriate form and
level of municipal support.
AND WHEREAS the staff report being
considered does not contain any substantive recommendations, timelines or
action plan;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the
Health, Recreation and Social Services Committee direct the People Services
Department to report back to HRSS (or to the appropriate replacement standing
committee) by February 2004, and;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the
report be placed on the Committee agenda as an action item with recommendations
on an action plan with appropriate timelines and a list of community gardening
initiatives underway in other Canadian municipalities.
CARRIED
as amended
CENTRE D’ENFANCE ET RÉCRÉATIF FISHER HEIGHTS
That the
Health, Recreation and Social Services Committee recommend Council
approve :
1. The
fit-up of leased 2nd floor space at the Villa Marconi Long Term Care Centre for
the Fisher Heights Child Care and recreation space.
2. A
project to design and construct a new Community Building in Fisher Heights
Park.
3. Capital funding for
these capital projects as per the existing source of funds identified within
the report.
CARRIED
4. future of the ottawa-carleton district school
board Outdoor education centres: FUNDING FOR BUSINESS PLAN STUDY
AVENIR DES CENTRES ÉDUCATIFS EN PLEIN AIR DE
L’OTTAWA-CARLETON DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD :FINANCEMENT DE L'ÉLABORATION DU
PLAN D'ACTIVITÉS
Councillor Dwight Eastman expressed
an interest in participating in the work of the Steering Committee, consisting
of one representative from each of the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board,
the Conservation Authorities, the YM/YWCA, the Friends of Lasting Outdoor
Education (FLOE) and the City of Ottawa.
Moved
by A. Cullen
That Health, Recreation and Social Services
Committee approve, in principle, the expenditure identified in this report and
refer Recommendation 2 to Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee.
CARRIED
ADDITIONAL ITEMS
ARTICLES SUPPLÉMENTAIRES
Moved by C. Doucet
That the
Health, Recreation and Social Services Committee waive the Rules of Procedure
to consider the following additional item.
CARRIED
5.
PROPOSAL
FOR ST MARGARET MARY SCHOOL SITE –
The Committee received a presentation from Missy Fraser about a proposal
for the redevelopment of the St Margaret Mary school site as an arts centre for
children, artists and educators across the region. The site would include Ottawa’s first elementary School of the
Arts, fully equipped studio spaces with community access and space for
community programs and an early learning centre/childcare facility. Ms. Fraser called this a fantastic idea that
needs the City’s support by asking the Ottawa Catholic School Board to provide
more time for the community to develop a proposal. She also indicated that the University of Ottawa Faculty of
Education has expressed an interest in this project.
Councillor Clive Doucet agreed to put forward a Motion in support of Ms.
Fraser’s request, noting he is on record as supporting the retention of schools
in the public domain.
Councillor Diane Deans suggested that staff be asked to review the
proposal and to report back on whether or not the City has a role to play.
Councillor Dwight Eastman said he did would not support the Motion, as it
is his belief that the City has no business interfering in school board
affairs.
Councillor Alex Cullen expressed the belief that
schools have a role to play in maintaining neighbourhoods and that this
facility would lend itself well to a community use.
The following Motion was then put forward:
Moved by C. Doucet
That City Council request the
Ottawa-Carleton Catholic School Board to extend its period of consideration to
the community for St Margaret Mary’s school site for the development of a
community arts-based use.
Moved by D. Eastman
That the
Health, Recreation and Social Services Committee waive the Rules of Procedure
to consider a report on the Nepean Creek Fields’ Problem with Weeds.
LOST
NAYS: A. Cullen, D. Deans, E.
Arnold, A. Munter
YEAS: D. Eastman, R. Chiarelli, D.
Eastman
INFORMATION PREVIOUSLY DISTRIBUTED
INFORMATION DISTRIBUÉE
ANTÉRIEUREMENT
A. UPDATE REPORT ON THE OTTAWA FOOD
SECURITY COUNCIL
MISE À JOUR DU CONSEIL SUR LA SÉCURITÉ ALIMENTAIRE D’OTTAWA
Representatives from the Ottawa Food
Security Council (OFSC) addressed the Committee. Olly Wodin, Community Nutritionist, Centretown Community
Health Centre, provided background information on the creation of the OFSC,
noting it is working with the City’s Business Development Group to address the
barriers to increasing food distribution and on other initiatives. She highlighted the upcoming Ottawa
Harvests: Food and Ideas, an all-day event to be held on World Food Day,
Thursday October 16, 2003 at Ottawa City Hall, and she invited Committee
members to participate.
J.-C. LeVallée, Consultant and
former Co-ordinator of the Food Security Bureau, Agriculture Canada, stated that the food security
issue goes beyond agricultural production.
He alluded to the interrelation between buyers and sellers, and the
broad range of stakeholders involved in finding solutions to local hunger
problems.
Cliff Gazee, a member of the Poverty Issues
Advisory Committee (PIAC), and Chair of the OFSC, spoke about his work as part of the former
Region of Ottawa-Carleton’s Task Force on Poverty and the People’s
Hearings. He described how he became
involved in food security issues. Mr. Gazee
pointed out that the recently approved Human Services Plan highlights the need
for access to basics such as food and shelter, and in this regard, the OFSC has
an important and viable role to play.
The speaker drew attention to a Motion approved by the PIAC on 8
September 2003 urging the
City to renew its grant to the Ottawa Food Security Council to continue
this work.
Councillor D.
Eastman informed the delegation that the Ontario Cattlemen’s Association could
assist by providing nutritionists and supply food at no cost for events such as
the one planned for October 16th.
The Councillor went on to say that concerns about farmers are valid,
positing there is not a level playing field for food producers, and he
encouraged the OFSC to lobby the federal and provincial governments to redress
this inequity.
Councillor C.
Doucet offered to provide Committee members and staff with copies of a
statistical analysis by the Federation of Canadian Municipalities which says
that ten percent of Canadians suffer from “food anxiety”.
The Committee then received the
report for information.
B. EQUITY IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES
IN OTTAWA
EQUITE EN MATIERE DE
SERVICES SOCIAUX ET DE SANTE
À OTTAWA
Ms. Liz Diem, a member of the Health and Social Services Advisory
Committee (HSSAC) appeared before the Committee. She indicated that the HSSAC had been impressed by presentations
made to it by the Community Health and Resource Centres and she expressed the
hope they would receive sufficient funding to continue their work. Ms. Diem highlighted more specifically,
concerns about the conditions experienced by people in domiciliary hostels,
related to overcrowding, isolation and lack of social interaction. She also alluded to the problems of
multicultural families and single parents facing mental issues who do not
receive enough benefits to cover their most basic needs.
Councillor E.
Arnold then put forward the following Motions:
That the Health, Recreation and Social
Services Committee recommend Council support the funding requests from the
Community Health and Resource Centres
C. REDISTRIBUTION
OF CHILD CARE SUBSIDY SPACES
NOUVELLE RÉPARTITION DES PLACES EN
GARDERIE SUBVENTIONNÉES
DEMANDES DE RENSEIGNEMENT
1. STATUS OF THE
COMMUNITY HOUSE REVIEW
Councillor
A. Cullen asked for a progress report on the review of Community Houses and
whether staff will present a report to Committee in time for the 2004 budget
review.
2. STATUS OF THE ROOMING
HOUSE RESPONSE PROGRAM
Councillor
E. Arnold asked that City staff report back to the Committee (or its
substitute) early in 2004, with a response to a number of questions relating to
rooming houses (Inquiry no. HSS 12-03 refers).
ADJOURNMENT
LEVÉE DE LA SÉANCE
The meeting adjourned at 12:00 p.m.
Original signed by Original signed
by
Monique Beauregard Councillor
Alex Munter
Committee Coordinator Chair
