Regional Municipality of Waterloo
Community and Health Services Committee
Addendum Agenda

Meeting #:

Date:

Tuesday, September 10, 2024

Regular Session:

9:45 A.m. - 11:45 A.m.

Location:

Council Chambers

Should you require an alternative format please contact the Regional Clerk at Tel.: [phone], TTY: 519-575-4605, or

---

Start time is approximate. The Community and Health Services Committee will start immediately following the Administration and Finance Committee.

1.

Call to Order

2.

Land Acknowledgement

3.

Declarations of Pecuniary Interest under the “Municipal Conflict of Interest Act”

4.

Presentations

None.

5.

Delegations

5.1

Simone Morrison, Waterloo

Re: Consumption and Treatment Services

6.

Consent Agenda

Items on the Consent Agenda can be approved in one motion of Committee to save time. Prior to the motion being voted on, any member of Committee may request that one or more of the items be removed from the Consent Agenda and voted on separately.

• Recommended Motion:

  That the Consent Agenda items be received for information and approved.

6.1

Strategic Priority - Equitable Services and Opportunities

6.1.1

PHP-IDS-24-003, 2023/24 Immunization of School Pupils Act and School Compliance Report

For information.

7.

Regular Agenda

7.1

Strategic Priority - Equitable Services and Opportunities

7.1.1

PHP-PSV-24-004, Response Time Performance Plan 2025

• Recommended Motion:

  That the Regional Municipality of Waterloo approve the Response Time Performance Plan (RTPP) for 2025, outlined below, in accordance with the Ambulance Act, O. Reg. 267/08, amending O. Reg. 257/00, under Part VII, Response Time Performance Plans, Sections 22-24, as outlined in PHP-PSV-24-004, dated September 10, 2024.

  1. Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) – 6 minutes or less 70% of the time. (Note: Ministry of Health target is 50%.)
  2. CTAS 1 – 8 minutes or less 70% of the time.
  3. CTAS 2 – 10 minutes or less 80% of the time.
  4. CTAS 3 – 15 minutes or less 80% of the time.
  5. CTAS 4 – 20 minutes or less 80% of the time.
  6. CTAS 5 – 25 minutes or less 80% of the time.

      

7.1.2

PHP-PSV-24-005, Paramedic Services' Key Performance Measurement Indicators Update January to June 2024

For information.

8.

Notice of Motion

8.1

Councillor R. Deutschmann Notice of Motion

• Recommended Motion:

  WHEREAS one person dies every 2.5 hours from the toxic drug supply in Ontario;

  AND WHEREAS Safe Consumption Sites, also known as Consumption and Treatment Sites, have been instrumental in preventing thousands of drug overdose deaths;

  AND WHEREAS crime statistics from the Waterloo Regional Police Services indicate that the Kitchener Consumption and Treatment Site has not been linked to an increase in crime in its vicinity;

  AND WHEREAS closing Consumption and Treatment Sites will lead to increased drug use in public spaces;

  AND WHEREAS the closure of these sites would place additional strain on emergency services and the healthcare system;

  AND WHEREAS Consumption and Treatment Sites offer access to other health and medical services, aligning with the objectives of the HART hub planned by the Ontario Government;

  AND WHEREAS healthcare should emphasize prevention as well as treatment;

  THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Region of Waterloo Council urges the Ontario government to continue funding all currently operating Consumption and Treatment Sites beyond the proposed termination date in March 2025.

  AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the Ontario government is encouraged to maintain funding for the proposed HART hubs.

  AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT this resolution be forwarded to the Premier of Ontario, the Minister of Finance, the Health Minister and to municipalities that currently have an operating Consumption and Treatment Site/Safe Consumption Site. 

9.

Information/Correspondence

9.1

Council/Committee Tracking List

For information.

9.2

WR Drug Action Team Written Submission

Re:  Regional Municipality of Waterloo Community and Health Services Committee Agenda Item 8.1 (Consumption and Treatment Services)

10.

Other Business

11.

Next Meeting - October 8, 2024

12.

Closed Session

• Recommended Motion:

  That a closed meeting of the Sustainability, Infrastructure, and Development and Administrative and Finance Committees be held on September 10, 2024 immediately following the Community and Health Services Committee, in accordance with Section 239 of the “Municipal Act, 2001”, for the purposes of considering the following subject matters:

  1. advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege for the purpose of litigation before an administrative tribunal; and
  2. *Personal matters about an identifiable individual. 

13.

Adjourn

• Recommended Motion:

  That the meeting adjourn at x:xx x.m.