Minutes Of Joint Services Steering Committee October 10, 2013 Council Chambers City Hall Draft Minutes Not Approved

 

The meeting was called to order at 3:45 p.m. by Councillor Mitchell in the Council Chambers, City Hall.

 

Present:

Mayor Daryl Bennett, City of Peterborough

Warden J. Murray Jones, County of Peterborough

Councillor Andrew Beamer, City of Peterborough

Councillor Henry Clarke, City of Peterborough 

Councillor Ron Gerow, County of Peterborough

Councillor Andy Mitchell, County of Peterborough, Chair

Councillor Len Vass, City of Peterborough (3:55 p.m.)

 

Staff: 

Brian Horton, Chief Administrative Officer, City of Peterborough

Sandra Clancy, Director of Corporate Services, City of Peterborough

John Butler, Director of Finance/Treasurer, County of Peterborough

Bob English, Chief of Emergency Medical Services, County of Peterborough

Malcolm Hunt, Director of Planning and Development Services, City of Peterborough

Patricia Lester, City Solicitor and Director of Legal Services, City of Peterborough

Linda Mitchelson, Manager, Social Services Division, City of Peterborough

Janice Hoskins, Court Services Manager, POA, City of Peterborough

Susan Bacque, Manager of Housing, City of Peterborough

John Kennedy, City Clerk, City of Peterborough

 

Regrets:

Councillor Jim Whelan, County of Peterborough

 

Guests:

Tara-Lyn Prindiville, Researcher, Peterborough Poverty Reduction Network

Tim Welch and Deb Ballock, Tim Welch Consulting

Paul Armstrong, Affordable Housing Action Committee (AHAC)

 

 

Minutes of the Meeting of September 12, 2013

 

Moved by Councillor Clarke, seconded by Councillor Gerow

                                                                                       

That the minutes of the meeting of September 12, 2013 be approved.

 

"CARRIED"

Moved by Warden Jones, seconded by Councillor Beamer

 

That agenda Items 8 and 6 be moved to the front of the agenda.

 

“CARRIED”

 

 

Disclosure of Pecuniary Interest

 

There were no Disclosures of Interest.

 

 

Minutes for Information

 

Moved by Councillor Beamer, seconded by Mayor Bennett

 

That the AHAC (Affordable Housing Action Committee) minutes of June 13, 2013 be received for information.

 

"CARRIED"

 

 

Preliminary 2014 Budget – Peterborough County City Paramedics (PCCP)

John Butler, Director of Finance/Treasurer, County of Peterborough

 

John Butler, Director of Finance/Treasurer, County of Peterborough and Bob English, Chief of Emergency Medical Services, County of Peterborough provided comments on the preliminary 2014 budget.

 

Moved by Councillor Clarke, seconded by Councillor Gerow

 

That the Joint Services Steering Committee (JSSC) approve this preliminary 2014 PCCP budget proposal and that it act as a preliminary estimate to assist the City of Peterborough in their 2014 budget development.

 

“CARRIED”

 

 

Councillor Vass arrived at the meeting at 3:55 p.m.

 

 

Report CSSSJSSC13-011

Report from the Peterborough Poverty Reduction Network

Ken Doherty, Director of Community Services, City of Peterborough

 

Moved by Councillor Warden, seconded by Councillor Gerow

 

That Joint Services approve the recommendation outlined in Report CSSSJSSC13-011 dated October 10, 2013, of the Director of Community Services, as follows:

 

a)            That the report “Impacts of Reductions to Discretionary and Emergency Housing Benefits in Peterborough-2013” and a presentation from the Peterborough Poverty Reduction Network (PPRN) be received for information.

 

b)           That this report be forwarded to MPP Leal for review and comment.

 

“CARRIED”

 

 

Report PLHDJSSC13-003

Housing is Fundamental 2013 – Information Report

Malcolm Hunt, Director of Planning and Development Services, City of Peterborough

 

Paul Armstrong of the Affordable Housing Action Committee (AHAC) provided introductory comments to report PLHDJSSC13-003. 

 

Moved by Councillor Vass, seconded by Councillor Gerow

 

That the Joint Services Steering Committee endorse the recommendation outlined in Report PLHDJSSC13-003 dated October 10, 2013, of the Director of Planning and Development Services, as follows:

 

a)            That the presentation and report Housing is Fundamental 2013 of the Affordable Housing Action Committee (AHAC) be received for information.

 

b)           That this report be provided to the provincial and federal governments for consideration of the needs specific to the Peterborough region.

 

“CARRIED”

 

Report PLHDJSSC13-002

10-year Housing and Homelessness Plan and the Action Plan 2014-2018

Malcolm, Hunt, Director of Planning and Development Services, City of Peterborough

Ken Doherty, Director of Community Services, City of Peterborough

 

Malcolm Hunt, Director of Planning and Development Services, City of Peterborough provided introductory comments to report PLHDJSSC13-002. 

 

Tim Welch and Deb Ballock of Tim Welch Consultants made a presentation.

 

Moved by Councillor Clarke, seconded by Warden Jones

 

That Joint Services Steering Committee endorse the recommendations outlined in Report PLHDJSSC13-002 dated October 10, 2013, of the Director of Planning and Development Services and the Director of Community Services, as follows:

 

a)            That the presentation by Tim Welch Consulting on the 10-year Housing and Homelessness Plan and the Action Plan 2014-2018 be received.

 

b)           That the 10-year Housing and Homelessness Plan be endorsed.

 

c)            That the Action Plan 2014-2018 be utilized by municipal staff and agencies as a guide to workplans and budget priorities in support of housing and homelessness, and

 

d)        That a verbal update from staff about the results of the Public Information Session on October 2, 2013 be received for information.

 

“CARRIED”

 

 

Report PEDJSSC13-002

Peterborough Economic Development Performance Measures

Tom Sayer, Board Chair, Peterborough Economic Development

 

Tom Sayer, Board Chair, Peterborough Economic Development, made introductory remarks to report PEDJSSC13-002.

 

Moved by Mayor Bennett, seconded by Councillor Gerow

 

That the Joint Services Steering Committee endorse the recommendation as outlined in Report PEDJSSC13-002 dated October 10, 2013 by the Board Chair of Peterborough Economic Development, as follows:

 

That the proposed measures be endorsed for presentation to the respective Councils of the City and the County as per Section 4.02 c) of the Agreement dated December 2012.

 

“CARRIED”

 

 

Report CPFSJSSC13-001

POA, Social Services, and Social Housing Draft 2014 Budgets

Sandra Clancy, Director of Corporate Services, City of Peterborough

 

Sandra Clancy, Director of Corporate Services, City of Peterborough provided introductory comments to report CPFSJSSC13-001.

 

Moved by Warden Jones, seconded by Councillor Gerow

 

That the Joint Services Steering Committee approve the recommendations outlined in report CPFSJSSC13-001, dated October 10, 2013, of the Director of Corporate Services, as follows:

 

a)            That the Joint Services Steering Committee receive the draft 2014 POA, Social Services, and Social Housing Budgets as set out in Appendix A to report CPFSJSSC13-001, and recommend to City and County Councils that the budgets be reflected in their respective draft 2014 Municipal Budget documents.

 

b)           That staff perform an analysis of the budget and the input from the Peterborough Poverty Reduction Network to monitor the impacts of change in the Discretionary Benefits Program and the change from the previous Community Start Up and Maintenance Benefit to the Housing Stability Fund.

 

“CARRIED”

 

Other Business

 

There was no Other Business.

 

 

Next Meeting

 

The next regular meeting is scheduled for February 13, 2013.

 

 

Adjournment

 

Moved by Mayor Bennett, seconded by Councillor Beamer

 

That the Joint Services Steering Committee adjourn at 5:14 p.m.

 

"CARRIED"

 

 

 

John Kennedy

City Clerk

 

 

Councillor Mitchell

Chair