Health,
Recreation and Social Services Committee
Comité de la santé, des loisirs et des services
sociaux
Disposition 3 / Suite À
donner 3
Thursday 19
February 2004, 9:30 a.m.
le jeudi 19 février 2004, 9 h 30
Notes: 1. Underlining
indicates a new or amended recommendation approved by Committee.
2. Reports
requiring Council consideration will normally be presented to Council on 25
February 2004 and 10 March 2004 in Health, Recreation and Social Services
Committee Reports 2 and 2A respectively.
Nota : 1. Le soulignement indique qu'il s'agit d'une
nouvelle recommandation ou d'une recommandation modifiée approuvée par le
Comité.
2. Les
rapports nécessitant un examen par le Conseil municipal devraient normalement
être présentés au Conseil le 25 février 2004 et le 10 mars 2004 dans les
rapport no 2 et 2A (respectivement) du
Comité de la santé, des loisirs et des services sociaux
CONFIRMATION
OF MINUTES
Confidential
Minutes 17 - Thursday, 16 October 2003 and Minutes 2 –
Thursday, 15 January 2004
Procès-verbal confidentiel 17, le jeudi 16 octobre
2003 et procès-verbal 2,
le jeudi 15 janvier 2004
CONFIRMED
CORPORATE SERVICES
DEPARTMENT
SERVICES GÉNÉRAUX
SECRETARIAT
SERVICES
SERVICES DU
SECRÉTARIAT
1.
STANDING
COMMITTEE TERMS OF REFERENCE – REVIEW – HEALTH, RECREATION AND SOCIAL SERVICES
COMMITTEE / EXAMEN DU MANDAT DU COMITÉ PERMANENT – COMITÉ DE LA SANTÉ, DES
LOISIRS ET DES SERVICES SOCIAUX
ACS2004-CRS-SEC-0003
That the Health, Recreation and
Social Services Committee recommend Council approve the Committee’s Terms of
Reference as outlined in Document 1.
WITHDRAWN
ADVISORY COMMITTEES
COMITÉS
CONSULTATIFS
2.
OTTAWA YOUTH CABINET - TERMS OF
REFERENCE / MANDAT DU CABINET DES JEUNES D’OTTAWA
ACS2004-CRS-SEC-0016
That the Health, Recreation and Social Services
Committee recommend and Council approve the Ottawa Youth Cabinet’s Terms of
Reference as outlined in Document 1.
CARRIED
3. THE RIGHT TO SHELTER: THE OTTAWA YOUTH CABINET YOUTH AND HOUSING
SUB-COMMITTEE REPORT / LE DROIT À L’ABRI: RAPPORT DU CABINET DES JEUNES D’OTTAWA ET DU SOUS-COMITÉ DU
LOGEMENT
ACS2004-CCV-OYC-0003
That the
report and recommendations be referred to the Housing Branch for review, action
when appropriate and a follow-up report on those matters requiring further
clarifications or resources.
CARRIED as amended
4. POVERTY
ISSUES ADVISORY COMMITTEE - TERMS OF REFERENCE / MANDAT DU COMITÉ CONSULTATIF
SUR LES QUESTIONS LIÉES À LA PAUVRETÉ
ACS2004-CRS-SEC-0015
That Health,
Recreation and Social Services Committee recommend and Council approve the
Poverty Issues Advisory Committee’s Terms of Reference as outlined in Document
1.
WITHDRAWN
5.
POVERTY
ISSUES ADVISORY COMMITTEE - IDENTIFYING GAPS:
A PRELIMINARY REVIEW OF THE DENTAL SERVICES AVAILABLE FOR LOW-INCOME
FAMILIES IN OTTAWA / COMITÉ CONSULTATIF SUR LES QUESTIONS LIÉES À LA PAUVRETÉ – DÉTERMINER LES FAILLES – EXAMEN
PRÉLIMINAIRE DES SERVICES DENTAIRES OFFERTS AUX FAMILLES À FAIBLE REVENU
ACS2004-CCV-POI-0002
That the Health, Recreation and Social Services
Committee recommend that Council approved the following:
1. That staff investigate and conduct
research to identify the negative outcomes of poor dental health on low-income
populations in Ottawa with the following questions in mind;
i) What is the dental-health needs of
low-income families?
ii) How many low-income families are unable
to meet their needs with existing services?
1(a) That the research alluded to in
Recommendation 1 include the basis for existing services, waiting lists,
partnerships and what is covered now.
2. That the City explore more
adequate programs and subsidies that meet the dental health needs of low-income
families, focus on prevention.
3. That the city partner with Dental Health Associations to create a centralized, public pro-bono program similar to that of the former Dental Wives’ Association.
4. Lobby the provincial government to have
dental health services covered under OHIP
CARRIED as
amended
6. POVERTY
ISSUES ADVISORY COMMITTEE – BASIC NEEDS / COMITÉ CONSULTATIF SUR LES QUESTIONS LIÉES
À LA PAUVRETÉ - BESOINS
ESSENTIELS
ACS2004-CCV-POI-0003
That the Health, Recreation and Social Services
Committee recommend Council direct staff to work with the Poverty Issues
Advisory Committee to:
a)
Identify gaps in program delivery to respond to basic
needs;
b)
Identify the levels of government responsible for
services specific to meeting basic needs;
c)
Develop a strategy to advance action plans to
deliver these services.
CARRIED
as amended
7. ARTS,
HERITAGE AND CULTURE ADVISORY COMMITTEE - TERMS OF REFERENCE / MANDAT DU LE
COMITÉ CONSULTATIF SUR LES ARTS, LE PATRIMOINE ET LA CULTURE
ACS2004-CRS-SEC-0021
That Health, Recreation and Social Services
Committee recommend and Council approve the Arts, Heritage and Culture Advisory
Committee’s Terms of Reference as outlined in Document 1.
WITHDRAWN
8. HEALTH
AND SOCIAL SERVICES ADVISORY COMMITTEE - COMMUNITY
FORUM ON PROPOSED CITY
OF OTTAWA PROGRAM SPENDING CUTS / COMITÉ DE LA SANTÉ, DES LOISIRS ET DES
SERVICES SOCIAUX RÉUNION COMMUNAUTAIRE SUR LES COMPRESSIONS DES DÉPENSES DE
PROGRAMMES PROPOSÉES DE LA VILLE D’OTTAWA
ACS2004-CCV-HSS-0001
That the Health,
Recreation and Social Services Committee receive this report and the
recommendation contained herein as the position of the Health and Social Services
Advisory Committee on the 2004 Budget and that this report rise to Council for
information on 24 March 2004.
CARRIED
COUNCILLORS’ ITEMS
ARTICLES DES CONSEILLERS
Councillor / Conseiller Cullen
9. 2004
FEED THE KIDS AND PAY THE RENT CAMPAGNE 2004 « NOURRIR SA FAMILLE ET PAYER LE LOYER HE RENT CAMPAIGN /
ACS2004-CCS-HRS-0002
That Health, Recreation and Social Services Committee and City Council
approve the following:
Whereas in 1995 the Provincial Government reduced social assistance
payments in Ontario by 21.6%;
Whereas the actual welfare rates have not been raised for more then 10
years;
Whereas the shelter allowance portion of social assistance is not
sufficient to cover the cost of shelter in the City, and that the basic needs
allowance is being used to cover housing;
Whereas a single mother with one child received a total benefit of $953
a month with $511 being the amount she receives for shelter and the average
rent in the City of Ottawa for a two bedroom apartment is $932.00 with the
result that in many cases the whole benefit cheque is not sufficient to cover
the cost of housing, leading to increasing levels of homelessness and hunger in
our community;
Whereas social assistance benefits have never been based on any
objective measur of living costs;
Whereas the City of Ottawa made a deputation to the provincial
government in February of 2002 asking that the shelter portion of both Ontario
Works and the Ontario Disability Support Plan be tied t CMHC average rents and
that the clawback of the National Child Benefit Supplement be stopped with no
response from the provincial government;
Therefore be it resolved that the City of Ottawa reaffirm its commitment
and endorsement of the Somerset West Action Network campaign ‘Feed the Kids AND
Pay the Rent’ and;
Send a letter from Mayor Chiarelli to Premier McGuinty, to the
Minister of Community and Social Services, the Minister of Children’s
Services, the Association of Municipalities of Ontario, area Members of
Parliament and area Members of the Provincial Parliament, asking that the
following be done immediately to address growing levels of hunger and
homelessness across Ontario: announce a plan to phase out the clawback of the
National Child Benefit Supplement from Ontario’s poorest families who rely on
Social Assistance for part of or all of their income; remove the lifetime
welfare ban; reinstate the full STEP program; set up a small task force (much
like the Golden task force) to report in the fall of 2004 with a mandate to
review the intention of welfare benefits and the way in which rates are set.
CARRIED
DEVELOPMENT SERVICES
SERVICES D’AMÉNAGEMENT
PLANNING, ENVIRONMENT & INFRASTRUCTURE POLICY
POLITIQUES D’URBANISME, D’ENVIRONNEMENT ET
D’INFRASTRUCTURE
10. CITY OF OTTAWA PESTICIDE REDUCTION
STRATEGY FOR PRIVATE PROPERTY - 2003 YEAR-END REPORT AND 2004 WORK PROGRAM /
STRATÉGIE DE REDUCTION DES PESTICIDES DE LA VILLE D’OTTAWA CONCERNANT LA
PROPRIÉTÉ PRIVÉE – RAPPORT DE FIN D’ANNÉE DE 2003 ET PROGRAMME DE TRAVAIL DE
2004
That
the Health, Recreation and Social Services Committee receive this report for
information.
RECEIVED
PEOPLE
SERVICES
SERVICES AUX CITOYENS
COMMUNITY SERVICES
SERVICES COMMUNAUTAIRES
11. ACQUISITION
OF PART OF FORMER ECOLE PRESEAULT FOR COMMUNITY RECREATIONAL FACILITIES AND
PARKLAND / ACQUISITION D’UNE PARTIE DE L’ANCIENNE ÉCOLE PRÉSEAULT POUR DES
INSTALLATIONS RÉCRÉATIVES COMMUNAUTAIRES ET DES PARCS
ACS2004-PEO-COM-0001
That the Health, Recreation and Social Services Committee recommend to
Council that staff enter into negotiations with the Conseil des écoles
catholiques de langue française du Centre Est to acquire the portion of the
Préseault School site in Orléans (1080 St. Pierre Street) shown as Parcel B of
PIN 04425-0287 on Annex “A” attached.
CARRIED
12. HOME
CHILD CARE TASK FORCE FEASIBILITY REPORT / RAPPORT DE FAISABILITÉ SUR LES SERVICES DE GARDE
D'ENFANTS À DOMICILE
ACS2004-PEO-COM-0002
That Health, Recreation and Social Services Committee recommend that Council approve: 131
1.
That City staff work with the Home Child Care Community
to adopt and/or implement the recommendations of the Home Child Care Task Force
Report outlined in Appendix A;
2.
That the allocation of $60,000 be considered during the
development of the 2004 City budget for the establishment and ongoing delivery
of appropriate training for providers in Neighborhood Networks
3.
That City staff work with the Home Child Care Community
to implement a voluntary registration program for home child care providers;
4.
That a systematic increase in rates paid to home
child care providers be considered during the development of the City’s annual
budget according to the proposed schedule and dependant on provincial funding.
CARRIED
13. SPORTSFIELDS
STRATEGY / STRATÉGIE POUR LES TERRAINS DE SPORT
ACS2004-PEO-COM-0004
That this report be referred to the Parks and Recreation Advisory
Committee for comment and be brought back to the Health, Recreation and Social
Services Committee at the first regular meeting following budget.
CARRIED as amended
INNOVATION DEVELOPMENT AND
PARTNERSHIPS
INNOVATION, DÉVELOPPEMENT ET PARTENARIATS
14.
COMMUNITY
INFRASTRUCTURE FRAMEWORK
CADRE D'INFRASTRUCTURE COMMUNAUTAIRE
That this report be referred to the Parks and Recreation Advisory
Committee for comment and be brought back to the Health, Recreation and Social
Services Committee at the first regular meeting following budget.
CARRIED
as amended
15. WEST
NILE VIRUS – PREPAREDNESS AND PREVENTION PLAN 2004 /
VIRUS DU NIL OCCIDENTAL – PLAN DE MESURES ET DE PRÉVENTION 2004
That the
Health, Recreation and Social Services Committee recommend to the Corporate
Services and Economic Development Committee that Council approve funding in the
amount of $800,000 to be cost shared with the Province for the continuation of
the existing West Nile Virus preparedness and prevention plan for 2004,
including:
1. Public
education, particularly with respect to personal protective measures against
mosquitoes and source reduction of mosquito breeding sites.
2. Mosquito,
crow and human surveillance.
3. Source
reduction of mosquito breeding sites on City-owned property.
4. Mosquito
control using a biological larvicide (Bti) on surface waters (i.e. ditches,
storm water management ponds) and a chemical larvicide (methoprene) in
non-surface waters (i.e. catch basins of roadside storm sewers) and in sewage
lagoons.
5. Mosquito
control using adulticide (Malathion) would be used only in circumstances deemed
absolutely necessary. Evidence of intense transmission in birds, and/or
particular mosquito species as well as human disease would be used to take this
decision. The decision to
adulticide rests with the Medical Officer of Health and would depend on updated
risk assessments examining:
a) the level of risk to the public health
from the mosquito-borne virus and
b) the risk to human health of exposure to
the adulticide.
CARRIED
COUNCILLORS’ ITEMS
ARTICLES DES CONSEILLERS
16. CHANGES
TO OTTAWA COMMUNITY CARE ACCESS CENTRE SERVICES / Modifications aux services du centre d’accès aux soins communautaires
d’Ottawa
ACS2004-CCS-HRS-0004
Whereas in 2001 the City of Ottawa expressed concerns to the Ontario Minister of Health regarding the inadequate amount of funding being made available to the Ottawa Community Care Access Centre in order to meet the growing needs of Ottawa seniors and the disabled;
Whereas in 2002 the City of Ottawa expressed concerns to both the Ottawa Community Care Access Centre and the Ontario Ministry of Health regarding the CCAC's decision to stop providing homemaking services to its clients, and the resulting increase in the City's Home Help program for those seniors and disabled who qualified, at additional cost to the City;
Whereas in 2004 the CCAC has decided to reduce its home care visits from 55,000 in 2003 to 40,000 in 2004, despite a growing population of seniors and the disabled in Ottawa;
Whereas in 2004 the CCAC has decided to end its Assisted Devices Program assessment services to its clients, this requiring clients to access these services through other means at additional cost, which will increase applications for assistance at the City's Essential Health and Social Services program;
Whereas in 2004 the CCAC has revised its Request for Proposal process for therapy services to require smaller delivery units, thus breaking up occupational and physiotherapy services and related staff, and reducing levels of service, despite a growing population of seniors and the disabled in Ottawa;
Therefore be it resolved that the Health, Recreation and Social Services Committee recommend that Council request the Ontario Minister of Health to conduct a review of home care needs of seniors and the disabled in Ottawa and of the ability of the Ottawa Community Care Access Centre (CCAC) to meet them, and;
That the imminent reduction in services being provided by the CCAC be referred to staff for a report back, as soon as possible, identifying the ramifications to our programs and services, including the impact to partnering community organizations, and;
That this request be circulated to area M.P.P.s, the Ottawa CCAC, and the Champlain District Health Council.
CARRIED,
as amended
OTHER BUSINESS
AUTRES QUESTIONS
1. CHANGE IN BRANCH NAME
That the Health, Recreation and Social Services Committee recommend
Council approve that the Branch name “Arts, Culture and Community Funding” be
changed to “Cultural Services and Community Funding” (formerly Innovation,
Development and Partnerships Branch).
CARRIED
INFORMATION PREVIOUSLY DISTRIBUTED
INFORMATION DISTRIBUÉE
ANTÉRIEUREMENT
1. SEASONAL
PROGRAMS POST SEASON REPORT ON SUMMER CAMPS WADING POOLS AND BEACHES 2003
ACS2004-PEO-COM-0003
RECEIVED
2. ADVISORY COMMITTEE RESERVE APPOINTMENT – YOUTH CABINET / NOMINATION DE
MEMBRE SUPPLÉANT AUX COMITÉS CONSULTATIFS
ACS2004-CRS-SEC-0010
RECEIVED
3. ADVISORY COMMITTEE
RESERVE APPOINTMENT – PARKS AND RECREATION / NOMINATION DE MEMBRE SUPPLÉANT AUX
COMITÉS CONSULTATIFS – PARCS ET LOISIRS
ACS2004-CRS-SEC-0020
RECEIVED
4. MAKING THE ENVIRONMENT HEALTHIER FOR
OUR KIDS /
ASSAINIR L’ENVIRONNEMENT POUR NOS ENFANTS
RECEIVED