Regional Municipality of Waterloo
Community and Health Services Committee
Addendum Agenda

Meeting #:

Date:

Tuesday, April 09, 2024

Regular Session:

9:00 A.m. - 10:00 A.m.

Location:

Council Chambers

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1.

Call to Order

2.

Land Acknowledgement

3.

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

4.

Presentations

5.

Delegations

5.1

Julie Walder, Tracey Elop, and Jenn Holbrook, Marillac Place

Re: Support for the Plan to End Chronic Homelessness

5.2

Shelley Campagnola, COMPASS Refugee Centre

Re: Housing and Homelessness Strategy which recognizes temporary residents, those on fixed income, the coming swell in demographics of seniors, and the goal of improving our current levels of acceptable housing.

5.3

Laura Pin, Wilfrid Laurier University

Re: The Plan to End Chronic Homelessness 

5.4

Erin Dej, Cambridge

Re: The Plan to End Chronic Homelessness

5.5

Kristina Eliashevsky, Cambridge North Dumfries Ontario Health Team

Re: The Plan to End Chronic Homelessness

5.6

Kevin White, Kitchener

Re: The Plan to End Chronic Homelessness

5.7

Hadembes Yebetit, Plan to End Chronic Homelessness Co-Creators Table

Re: The needs of refugees, newcomer risk of homelessness, and the need for housing stability 

5.8

Lesley Crompton, Kitchener

Re: The Plan to End Chronic Homelessness

5.9

Jaime Stief, Waterloo

Re: The Plan to End Chronic Homelessness specifically with the potential sale of the 100 Victoria Street property to Metrolinx 

5.10

Brittney Emslie, Immigration Partnership, Region of Waterloo

Re: The Plan to End Chronic Homelessness

5.11

Heather Mann, Waterloo

Re: In support of the Plan to End Chronic Homelessness

5.12

Stephen Jackson, Anishnabeg Outreach Employment and Training Inc.

Re: Concerns regarding the Plan to End Chronic Homelessness

5.13

Kae Elgie, Waterloo

Re: The Plan to End Chronic Homelessness and focusing on Strategic Focus Area 4 - Advance Equitable Housing, especially actions 4.2 and 4.3 

5.14

Matt Harrigan, Canadian Mental Health Association - Waterloo Wellington

Re: The Plan to End Chronic Homelessness

5.15

Nadine Green, Kitchener

Re: The Plan to End Chronic Homelessness

5.16

Shannon Burt, Kitchener

Re: The Plan to End Chronic Homelessness

5.17

Julian Ichim, Kitchener

Re: The Plan to End Chronic Homelessness - lived experience perspective 

5.18

David Alton, Heather Majaury, Char Lee, Fitsum Areguy, The Lived Expertise Prototyping Process

Re: The Plan to End Chronic Homelessness - Appendix C Lived Expertise Prototyping Report 

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-PSV-24-003, Paramedic Services 2023 Community Paramedicine Program

For information.

7.

Regular Agenda

7.1

Strategic Priority - Homes for All

7.1.1

CSD-HOU-24-006, The Plan to End Chronic Homelessness Final Report

• Recommended Motion:

  That the Regional Municipality of Waterloo adopt the Plan to End Chronic Homelessness Final Report as the official plan to prevent, address, and end homelessness in Waterloo Region as outlined in report CSD-HOU-24-006 dated April 9, 2024.

  And that the Regional Municipality of Waterloo direct staff to develop a comprehensive funding and advocacy strategy based on the Plan to End Chronic Homelessness Actions outlined in report CSD-HOU-24-006 and deliver it to Council as part of the 2025 Regional Budget process.

7.2

Strategic Priority - Equitable Services and Opportunities

7.2.1

CSD-CHS-24-002, Creating Culturally Responsive Non-Profit Child Care Spaces

• Recommended Motion:

  That the Regional Municipality of Waterloo direct staff to explore opportunities and identify non-profit organizations to lease 30 Christopher Drive, Cambridge and 104 Stirling Avenue South, Kitchener to create culturally responsive childcare for Indigenous children and families and other families that face systemic barriers, as set out in report CSD-CHS-24-002 dated April 9, 2024.

8.

Information/Correspondence

8.1

Council/Committee Tracking List

8.2

Written Correspondence - Barbara Hill, Adam Cressler, Cathy Baer

9.

Other Business

10.

Next Meeting - May 7, 2024

11.

Adjourn

• Recommended Motion:

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