Emergency & Community Services Committee Agenda for September 8, 2011

City of Hamilton

Thursday, September 8, 2011

 

1:30 p.m.

 

 

Council Chambers

City Hall

71 Main Street West

Hamilton, Ontario

 

 

Ida Bedioui, Legislative Assistant

(905) 546-2424 ext. 4605

 

 

 

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1.     CHANGES TO THE AGENDA

1.      DELEGATIONS

4.7    John Schalkwyk, Domiciliary Hostel Advisory Committee and Coalition of Residential Care Facilities Tenants, to address Committee today after Item 7.1 to advocate for Residential Care Facilities Tenants

 

2.      ADDED REPORT

5.4    Investment in Affordable Housing for Ontario (CS11079) (City Wide)

 

3.      PRESENTATION HAND-OUT

7.1    City of Hamilton Domiciliary Hostel Program Review (CS10036(a)) (City Wide) 

 

4.      DELEGATION PRESENTATION

               

6.2    Representatives of the Ontario Homes for Special Needs Association (OHSNA) (John Iovio and Anthony Gagliese) to respond to the staff report respecting the Dom Hostels. 

          -Added PowerPoint Presentation 

2.     DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING

3.1       Minutes of the June 22, 2011 meeting.

4. DELEGATIONS REQUESTS

4.1       Ronald Watt, to present a Pilot Project Proposal concerning By-laws that pertain to the application of fire route signage within the Villages of Glancaster.  (Referred from Planning June 21, 2011)

4.2       Carl Moore, to present a Pilot Project Proposal concerning By-laws that pertain to the application of fire route signage within the Villages of Glancaster.  (Referred from Planning June 21, 2011)

4.3       Doug Woltz, to present a Pilot Project Proposal concerning By-laws that pertain to the application of fire route signage within the Villages of Glancaster.  (Referred from Planning June 21, 2011)

4.4       Carol Cologna, The Kingsway, 329 Alex Doner Drive, Newmarket, to introduce a local program operating at 649 King Street East, Hamilton. This registered, non-profit organization is an outreach and drop in centre that supplies clothing, food and empowerment programs.

 

4.5       Shane Coleman, President, Hamilton Farmers’ Market Inc., to express the stallholders’ views regarding future governance. (Referred from the Hamilton Farmers’ Market Sub-Committee on June 29, 2011)  (See Item 8.4)

 

4.6       Sally Palmer, Social Justice Strategic Committee (SJSC), respecting the Social Investment Strategy (Referred from GIC June 6, 2011)

 

4.7       JohnSchalkwyk, Coalition of Residential Care Facilities Tenants, to addressCommittee today to advocate for Residential Care FacilitiesTenants.  (See Item 8.1)

 

4.8       Jeffrey Neven, Homestead Christian Care, respecting Domiciliary Hostel Review (See Item 8.1)

5.     CONSENT ITEMS

5.1       Volunteer Committee Minutes (FOR INFORMATION ONLY):

 

(a)        Seniors Advisory Committee Minutes, June 3, 2011

(b)        Seniors Advisory Committee Minutes, July 8, 2011

(c)        Hamilton Veterans Committee Minutes, May 10, 2011

(d)       Tenant Advisory Committee Minutes, November 12, 2010

(e)        Tenant Advisory Committee Minutes, December 10, 2010

(f)        Tenant Advisory Committee Minutes, June 10, 2011

(g)        Tenant Advisory Committee Minutes, July 15, 2011

 

5.2       Neighbourhood Outdoor Ice Rinks (CS11069) (City Wide) (Outstanding Business List Item)

 

5.3       Status and Next Steps St. Mark’s Church, and Auchmar Estate (CS11076) (Wards 2 and 8)

6.     PUBLIC HEARINGS/DELEGATIONS

6.1.      Kate Crerar Bell, PEMEvents, 47 Westwood Avenue, Hamilton, to present research regarding value-for-money assessment of social services in Hamilton and suggest a means of improving those systems as a whole to reduce poverty while improving infrastructure.  (No copy)  (Approved June 22, 2011)

 

6.2       Representatives of the Ontario Homes for Special Needs Association (OHSNA) (John Iovio, Calvin Cain or Mike Power) to respond to the staff report respecting the Dom Hostels.  (No copy) (Approved June 8, 2011) (See Item 8.1)

7.     STAFF PRESENTATIONS

7.1       City of Hamilton Domiciliary Hostel Program Review (CS10036(a)) (City Wide) (Outstanding Business Item – “K”)

 

            - Powerpoint Presentation

8.     DISCUSSION ITEMS

8.1                                  Domiciliary Hostel Per Diem Funding Options (CS11070) (City Wide)

 

8.2       Residential Care Facility Subsidy Agreements (CS11049) (City Wide)

 

8.3       Purchasing for Food and Related Supplies (Red Hill Family Centre) (CS11072) (City Wide)

 

8.4       Hamilton Farmers’ Market Sub-Committee Report 11-004

9.     MOTIONS

10.   NOTICES OF MOTION

11. GENERAL INFORMATION/OTHER BUSINESS

11.1     Outstanding Business List

 

(a)        Proposed New Due Date:

 

(i)         Item “T“ - Affordable Transit Pass (ATP) Pilot Program

Current Due Date: September 8, 2011

            Proposed New Due Date:  September 21, 2011

 

(b)        That the following Items be noted as completed and removed from the Outstanding Business list:

 

(i)         Item “K” – City of Hamilton Domiciliary Hostel Program Review

 

(ii)        Item “R” – Volunteer usage of outdoor rinks to play ice hockey outlining benefits and alternatives

 

(iii)       Item “S” – Presentation from C. Cain and M. Power from the OHSN respecting various issues regarding the RCF’s particularly the per diem.

 

(c)        That the following Item be referred to the General Issues Committee with a due date of November 14, 2011:

 

(i)         Item “L” – Sports Field Management Strategy

12.   PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL

13.   ADJOURNMENT