Members of the Committee and Staff: Please keep this agenda and the accompanying material until the City Council meeting dealing with these matters has ended.  The City Clerk’s Office will not provide additional copies.

Special Assistance for Members of the Public: City staff can arrange for special assistance with some advance notice.  If you need special assistance, please call 416‑392-5227, TTY 416- 338‑0889 or e-mail coneill1@toronto.ca.

Closed Meeting Requirements:  If the Advisory Committee on Long-Term Care Homes and Services wants to meet in closed session (privately), a member of the Committee must make a motion to do so and give the reason why the Committee has to meet privately.  (City of Toronto Act, 2006)

Notice to people writing or making presentations to the Advisory Committee on Long-Term Care Homes and Services: The City of Toronto Act, 2006 and the City of Toronto Municipal Code authorize the City of Toronto to collect any personal information in your communication or presentation to City Council or its committees.

The City collects this information to enable it to make informed decisions on the relevant issue(s). If you are submitting letters, faxes, e-mails, presentations or other communications to the City, you should be aware that your name and the fact that you communicated with the City will become part of the public record and will appear on the City’s website. The City will also make your communication and any personal information in it – such as your postal address, telephone number or e-mail address – available to the public, unless you expressly request the City to remove it.

If you want to learn more about why and how the City collects your information, write to the City Clerk’s Office, Advisory Committee on Long-Term Care Homes and Services, 10^th Floor, West,100 Queen Street West, Toronto, ON  M5H 2N2, or by calling 416-392-5227.

Declarations of Interest under the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act.

Confirmation of Minutes - June 4, 2010.

Communications/Reports

Promoting the theme "CELEBRATE your ability and support SENIORS in your community", the 2010 Toronto Challenge presented by MonsterMortgage.ca brought together 53 agency partners in a celebration of physical activity and community spirit, raising funds to help improve the quality of life for Toronto seniors.  Overall fund‑raising pledges have increased 17% over last year.  In total $497,250 was raised.

The division is currently planning the 2010 Fall Family Education session for October 12, 2010. 

This upcoming educational opportunity will continue to build on the very successful spring 2010 session, and will emphasize caregiver stress from the family members' perspective and experiences with having a relative residing in long‑term care. In addition, it is anticipated that this session will offer family members the opportunity to develop or enhance their repertoire of successful coping strategies with caregiver stress.

This report requests the approval of an expenditure of $50.00 from the Education Donations Account as an honorarium for the guest speaker who will facilitate this session.

Planning work had already begun for a fundraising evening to be held at Stage West in September 2010 when Wesburn Manor received word from the venue that the production of "All Shook Up" was cancelled.

The planning committee then considered future offerings for suitability and appropriateness finding a match with a new musical based on the TV series, "Happy Days".  Performances begin in February; deposit from the cancelled production can be transferred to the new fundraising dinner and show in support of Wesburn Manor to be held on April 20, 2011. 

The Residents’ Interest Reserve Fund is used for the general benefit of residents in the ten Toronto long-term care homes to enhance their quality of life through social and recreational activities.  For the second quarter 2010, $8,542.71 has been spent from the 2010 budget of $30,627.00.  Interest earned in the quarter was $2,263.69.  The fund balance as at June 30, 2010 is $1,837,368.97.