Regional Municipality of Waterloo
Community and Health Services Committee
Addendum Agenda

Meeting #:

Date:

Tuesday, November 07, 2023

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

Birgit Lingenberg, Kitchener

Re: Conditions of local encampments and potential community options for families suffering from homelessness

5.2

Jeff Willmer, A Better Tent City; Laura Hamilton, Faith & The Common Good; Marion Thomson Howell, A Better Tent City; Fr. Toby Collins, A Better Tent City

Re: Housing Stability System, Fee for Service Requests 

5.3

Leah Logan, Indwell Community Homes

Re: The Plan to End Chronic Homelessness

5.4

Aaron Deanes, Services and Housing in the Province

Re: The Plan to End Chronic Homelessness

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-23-003, Immunization of School Pupils Act and School Immunization Compliance Report

For information.

7.

Regular Agenda

7.1

Strategic Priority - Homes for All

7.1.1

CSD-HOU-23-027, 2023 Results of Fee for Service Requests in the Housing Stability System (Staff Presentation)

• Recommended Motion:

  That the Regional Municipality of Waterloo take the following action with respect to the results of the 2023 Housing Stability System Fee for Service Request and Proposal Response Protocol (the Protocol) for the 2024 budget process as outlined in report CSD-HOU-23-027 dated November 7, 2023:

  1. Approve the nine service and program proposals recommended for funding in 2024 as set out Appendix A in the total amount of $3,113,493;

  2. Direct staff to include $3,113,493 in the 2024 Housing Services Operating Budget to fund the operating and costs of the recommended service and program proposals, with funding from the 2024 property tax levy;

  3. Authorize the Commissioner of Community Services and Director of Housing Services to execute any agreements, memorandums of understanding and other documents needed to implement the recommended service and program proposals, to the satisfaction of the Regional Solicitor;

  4. Direct Housing Services staff to enter into discussions with Marillac Residence to support a potential development of 15 units of transitional housing and 15 units of supportive housing for pregnant woman and young mothers and bring forward any recommendation to Regional Council for consideration;

  5. Direct Housing Services staff to enter into discussions with YWCA Cambridge to support a potential development of 20-bed 24/7 women’s emergency shelter in Cambridge and bring forward any recommendation to Regional Council for consideration;

  6. Direct Housing Services staff to update the Housing Stability Fee for Service Request and Proposal Protocol to further align with principles of Reconciliation, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion; and the forthcoming Plan to End Chronic Homelessness;

  7. Refer the above recommendations to the Strategic Planning and Budget Committee for consideration as part of the 2024 budget.

7.1.2

CSD-HOU-23-028, The Plan to End Chronic Homelessness – Interim Update and 2024 Budget Considerations (Staff Presentation)

• Recommended Motion:

  That the Regional Municipality of Waterloo take the following action with respect to beginning the implementation of the Plan to End Chronic Homelessness for Regional Residents Experiencing Chronic Homelessness as set out in report CSD-HOU-23-028 dated November 7, 2023:

  1. Direct staff to begin the co-implementation of initiatives designed to address gaps identified in the Key Findings Report (CSD-HOU-23-024) with community partners, as detailed in Appendix A;

  2. Direct staff to:
     1. Increase the 2024 Housing Services Operating Budget by $11,124,967 to implement the Plan to End Chronic Homelessness (The Plan) funded by $3,200,000 from the Tax Stabilization Reserve and $7,924,967 from the 2024 property tax levy;
     2. Amend the 2024-2033 Housing capital program for the development of a hybrid shelter as outlined in this report;
     3. Establish a Homelessness Prevention Capital Reserve;

  3. Advocate to the Government of Canada and to the Government of Ontario for annually incremental, sustainable, and predictable funding to support both new and existing services and programs that end, prevent, and respond to experiences of homelessness;

  4. Direct staff to work with community to develop accountability and impact frameworks for the Housing Stability System;

  5. Direct staff to work with community to develop a suite of policy incentives supporting the creation of new affordable housing and/or for preventing the loss of existing affordable housing stock and tenant displacement in Waterloo Region and bring forward any further recommendations to Regional Council for consideration and approval;

  6. Authorize the Commissioner of Community Services to execute all agreements and documents required to implement resolution (a) of this report, all such agreements and documentation to be to the satisfaction of the Chief Administrator Officer, Commissioner of Community Services and the Regional Solicitor;

  7. Authorize Real Estate and Legal Services to negotiate a conditional Agreement of Purchase and Sale for property acquisition or alternative Lease Agreements that may be required for the development of initiatives under the Plan to End Chronic Homelessness, and bring forward any resulting Agreement of Purchase and Sale or Lease Agreement to Regional Council for consideration and approval, with all terms and conditions subject to the satisfaction of the Commissioner of Community Services and the Regional Solicitor; and,

  8. Refer the above recommendations to the Strategic Planning and Budget Committee for consideration as part of the 2024 budget.

8.

Information/Correspondence

8.1

Council/Committee Tracking List

For information.

9.

Other Business

10.

Next Meeting - December 5, 2023

11.

Closed Session

• Recommended Motion:

  That a closed meeting of the Planning and Works, and Administration and Finance Committees be held on Tuesday, November 7, 2023 immediately following the Community and Health Services Committee in the Waterloo County Room, in accordance with Section 239 of the “Municipal Act, 2001”, for the purposes of considering the following subject matters:

  1. Receiving advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege related to a proposed acquisition of lands
  2. Receiving advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege related to ongoing litigation
  3. Labour relations
  4. Receiving advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege related to ongoing litigation
  5. Receiving advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege 

12.

Adjourn

• Recommended Motion:

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