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		THE CITY OF TORONTO City Clerk's Division Minutes of the Community Services Committee Meeting No. 2 Thursday, June 17, 1999 The Community Services Committee met on Thursday, June 17, 1999, in Committee Room 1, 2nd Floor, City Hall, Toronto, commencing at 9:40 a.m. Members Present: 9:40 a.m.-12:50 p.m. 2:10 p.m.-6:20 p.m. Councillor Brad Duguid, Chair x x Councillor Olivia Chow x x Councillor Norman Gardner x x Councillor Irene Jones x x Councillor Norman Kelly x x Councillor Chris Korwin-Kuczynski x x Councillor Peter Li Preti x x Councillor Joe Mihevc x x Councillor Michael Prue x x Councillor Michael Walker x x Also Present: Councillor Jack Layton Councillor Michael Feldman Members were present for some or all of the time period indicated. Confirmation of Minutes. On motion by Councillor Chow, the Minutes of the meeting of the Community Services Committee held on May 11, 1999, and the Minutes of the meeting of the Community and Neighbourhood Services Committee held on May 19, 1999, were confirmed. 2.1 Proposed Governance Structure for Advanced Environmental Decision-Making. The Committee had before it a communication (June 1, 1999) from Councillor Jack Layton, Chair, Environmental Task Force, submitting, for comment, draft recommendations on the proposed governance structure for advanced environmental decision-making for the City of Toronto; and recommending that: (1) the recommendations from the Environmental Task Force to the July meeting of the Policy and Finance Committee be endorsed; (2) the report, entitled The Proposed Governance Model for Advanced Environmental Decision-Making for the City of Toronto , by the Environmental Task Force be received for information and comment; and (3) any comments on the proposed governance structure, as outlined in the report, be forwarded to the Environmental Task Force before June 28, 1999, for consideration in the report and recommendations going to the Policy and Finance Committee in July, 1999. The following persons appeared before the Community Services Committee in connection with the foregoing matter: - Councillor Jack Layton, Chair, Environmental Task Force; and - Ms. Suzanne Barrett. Councillor Walker moved that: (1) the Committee concur in the recommendations contained in the communication from Councillor Layton; and (2) further consideration be given to enhancing the role of the Healthy City Office. (Carried) The Chair appointed Councillor Jones Acting Chair and vacated the Chair. Councillor Duguid moved that part (1) of the foregoing motion by Councillor Walker be amended by adding thereto the following words: subject to the appropriate staff submitting a report to the Policy and Finance Committee on the financial and resource implications, and on any other structural matters that might be identified . (Carried) Councillor Duguid resumed the Chair. The following is a summary of the action taken by the Committee: The Committee: (1) concurred in the recommendations contained in the aforementioned communication, subject to amending Recommendation No. (1) by adding thereto the following words: subject to the appropriate staff submitting a report to the Policy and Finance Committee on the financial and resource implications, and on any other structural matters that might be identified ; and (2) referred to the Environmental Task Force the suggestion by Councillor Walker that further consideration be given to enhancing the role of the Healthy City Office. (Councillor Jack Layton, Chair, Environmental Task Force; Chief Administrative Officer; Commissioner of Community and Neighbourhood Services - June 17, 1999) (Clause No. 13(b), Report No. 1) 2.2 Community Services Grants Program - 1999 Allocations. The Committee had before it a report (June 3, 1999) from the Commissioner of Community and Neighbourhood Services recommending that: (1) the 1999 Community Services Grants Program (C.S.G.P.) allocations totalling $10,471,323.00 for 307 agencies, as described in Appendices A and D be approved; and (2) the appropriate City officials be authorized and directed to take the necessary action to give effect hereto. Appendix A 1999 Community Services Grants Program 1998 1999 1999 Approved Amount Amount Agency Name Allocation Requested Recommended 1 Abrigo Centre for Victims of Family 22,500.00 28,500.00 28,500.00 MA Violence 2 Accessible Community Counselling and 9,700.00 9,700.00 9,700.00 Employment Service 3 Advocacy Resource Centre for the 24,000.00 25,000.00 24,000.00 Handicapped (A.R.C.H.) 4 Afghan Association of Ontario 2,000.00 10,000.00 2,000.00 5 Afghan Women's Counselling and Integration 16,000.00 40,000.00 16,000.00 and Community Support Organization 6 African Training & Employment Centre (ATEC) 19,000.00 39,500.00 19,000.00 7 Africans in Partnership Against AIDS 19,000.00 - - T 8 Agincourt Community Services Association 38,500.00 43,300.00 38,500.00 9 AIDS Committee of Toronto 58,606.00 - - T 10 Albion Neighbourhood Services 73,418.00 87,405.00 73,418.00 11 Alexandra Park Community Centre 14,447.00 16,000.00 14,447.00 12 Alternative Youth Centre for Employment 5,000.00 - - DNR 13 Alternatives for Community Living in 5,000.00 5,000.00 5,000.00 14 Alzheimer Society for Metropolitan Toronto 10,000.00 100,000.00 10,000.00 15 Angolan Canadian League 5,000.00 - - DNR 16 Angolan Community of Ontario 2,000.00 - - DNR 17 Anishnawbe Health Toronto 211,000.00 - - T 18 Anti-Racism Action Centre - 10,000.00 10,000.00 N (Trustee: Cross Cultural Communication Centre) 19 Applegrove Community Complex 34,932.00 34,932.00 34,932.00 20 The Arab Community Centre of Toronto 17,303.00 21,630.00 17,303.00 21 Armenian Relief Society, Inc.- The 19,000.00 30,000.00 19,000.00 "Roubina" Chapter 22 Assaulted Women's Helpline 55,702.00 65,000.00 55,702.00 23 Association for Caribbean Advancement - 50,000.00 0.00 N 24 Association of Pensioners and Injured 22,290.00 29,000.00 22,290.00 Workers of Ontario (APIO) 25 Association of Women of India in Canada 9,000.00 35,000.00 9,000.00 26 Autism Society of Ontario, Toronto Chapter 9,000.00 - - DNR 27 Aware-Pilipino Family Services 3,000.00 10,000.00 3,000.00 28 Baluchi Canadian Association - 10,000.00 0.00 N 29 Barbados St. Michael's Alumni (Toronto) - - 0.00 N 30 Barbra Schlifer Commemorative Clinic 28,000.00 35,000.00 28,000.00 31 Bathurst Jewish Centre 14,400.00 30,000.00 14,400.00 32 Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care 255,474.00 255,474.00 218,269.00 33 Bayview Community Hospice 3,000.00 22,533.00 3,000.00 34 The Beach Arts Centre - - - T 35 Bereaved Families of Ontario - Metro 38,104.00 45,502.00 38,104.00 36 Bernard Betel Centre for Creative Living 104,544.00 104,544.00 104,544.00 37 Bikur Cholim: Jewish Volunteer Services of 14,000.00 25,000.00 14,000.00 Toronto 38 Birchmount Bluffs Neighbourhood Centre 10,000.00 47,695.00 24,171.00 39 Blake Boultbee Youth Outreach Service 18,000.00 20,000.00 18,000.00 40 Bloor Information and Life Skills Services 23,900.00 38,800.00 23,900.00 41 Bloor Jewish Community Centre - 7,500.00 0.00 N 42 Bloor-Bathurst Interchurch Gathering Spot 17,435.00 17,435.00 - T 43 Blue Ribbon Child Care Society - 10,000.00 0.00 N 44 Bob Rumball Centre for the Deaf 13,482.00 - - DNR 45 Boys and Girls Club of Downtown Toronto 23,642.00 23,642.00 23,642.00 46 Braeburn Neighbourhood Place Inc. 31,948.00 62,250.00 31,948.00 47 Brain Injury Association of Toronto 2,500.00 - - DNR 48 Break for Play Co-operative Drop-In Centre 1,000.00 - - DNR 49 Broad African Resource Centre 6,000.00 10,000.00 6,000.00 50 Canadian African Newcomer Aid Centre of - 35,000.00 0.00 N Toronto (CANACT) 51 Canadian Cambodian Association of Ontario 27,000.00 50,000.00 27,000.00 (Trustee: Jane Finch Community & Family Centre) 52 Canadian Centre for Victims of Torture 18,700.00 25,000.00 18,700.00 53 Canadian Hearing Society 14,800.00 14,800.00 14,800.00 54 Canadian Italian Family Assistance 9,400.00 9,400.00 9,400.00 55 Canadian Mental Health Association 15,000.00 35,000.00 15,000.00 Metropolitan Toronto Branch 56 Canadian Multilingual Literacy Centre 9,400.00 40,625.00 9,400.00 57 Canadian National Institute for the Blind 51,668.00 58,000.00 51,668.00 58 Canadian Paraplegic Association Ontario 17,560.00 17,560.00 17,560.00 59 Canadian Red Cross Society - Metropolitan 23,916.00 33,000.00 23,916.00 Toronto Region 60 Canadian Tamil Women's Community Services - 20,000.00 0.00 N (CTW) 61 Canadians for Children at Health Risk - 10,000.00 0.00 N 62 CANORA (Canadiens et Canadiennes d'origine - 10,000.00 0.00 N africaine, antillaise et asiatique) 63 Caritas Project - Community Against Drugs 10,000.00 30,000.00 10,000.00 64 La Casa Dona Juana 12,000.00 9,500.00 9,500.00 65 Catholic Cross Cultural Services 22,437.00 23,000.00 22,437.00 66 Cecil Community Centre 1,300.00 1,300.00 1,300.00 67 Central and Northern Etobicoke Home Support 89,267.00 113,267.00 89,267.00 Services (CANES) 68 Central Eglinton Community Centre 14,101.00 14,101.00 14,101.00 69 Central Neighbourhood House 237,206.00 151,596.00 78,288.00 T 70 Centre for Advancement in Work and Living 2,210.00 9,857.00 2,210.00 71 Centre for Equality Rights in Accommodation 3,500.00 - - T 72 Centre for Independent Living in Toronto 2,625.00 44,375.00 20,000.00 (C.I.L.T.) 73 Centre for Information and Community 54,502.00 61,500.00 54,502.00 Services of Ontario 74 Centre For Spanish-Speaking Peoples 31,552.00 43,500.00 31,552.00 75 Centre francophone du Toronto 28,778.00 28,778.00 28,778.00 metropolitain/ COFTM 76 Les Centres d'Accueil Heritage, Centres Des 52,568.00 52,000.00 52,000.00 Pionniers 77 Chalkfarm Community and Family Centre 95,924.00 - - MA 78 The Children's Storefront 30,198.00 30,800.00 30,198.00 79 Chinese Canadian National Council Toronto 2,500.00 62,500.00 30,000.00 Chapter 80 Chinese Family Life Service of Metro - 25,000.00 0.00 N 81 Chinese Professional Women of Canada - 10,000.00 0.00 N 82 Chinese Seniors Health and Recreation 15,000.00 18,000.00 15,000.00 Association of Ontario 83 Chinese Seniors Support Services 29,495.00 69,495.00 29,495.00 84 Christie-Ossington Neighbourhood Centre 19,000.00 121,000.00 19,000.00 85 Circle of Care 84,218.00 84,218.00 84,218.00 86 Cliffcrest Community Centre 13,950.00 63,809.00 13,950.00 87 Coalition of Visible Minority Women 3,150.00 20,000.00 3,150.00 (Ontario) Inc. 88 College-Montrose Children's Place 24,700.00 58,780.00 24,700.00 89 Community Association for Riding for the 4,500.00 50,000.00 4,500.00 Disabled 90 Community Bicycle Network 3,000.00 10,000.00 3,000.00 (Trustee: Toronto Christian Resource Centre) 91 Community Care East York 114,390.00 187,514.00 114,390.00 92 Community Centre 55 10,001.00 10,001.00 10,001.00 93 Community Information Centre for the City 52,700.00 82,686.00 52,700.00 of York 94 Community Information Fairview 7,000.00 10,000.00 7,000.00 95 Community Information Centre of 498,065.00 331,565.00 331,565.00 T Metropolitan Toronto 96 Community Occupational Therapists and 10,019.00 10,000.00 10,000.00 Associates (COTA) 97 Community Social Planning Council of 480,294.00 480,294.00 480,294.00 98 Community Unity Alliance 2,500.00 - - DNR 99 ComServ Family Support Inc. 4,000.00 9,500.00 4,000.00 100 Conflict Mediation Services of Downsview 18,500.00 20,000.00 18,500.00 101 Connect Information Post 34,250.00 31,000.00 26,000.00 T 102 Coping In Tough Times 18,000.00 20,500.00 18,000.00 103 COSTI-IIAS Immigrant Services 90,995.00 100,000.00 90,995.00 104 Council of Agencies Serving South Asians - 62,500.00 30,000.00 N 105 Creating Together Parkdale 22,169.00 22,169.00 22,169.00 106 Creative and Natural Outdoor Experience 12,000.00 25,000.00 12,000.00 Inc. (CANOE) 107 Crescent Town Community Association Inc. 22,500.00 25,350.00 22,500.00 108 Crime Concern/Neighbourhood Watch 75,000.00 130,000.00 77,500.00 MA 109 Cross Cultural Communication Centre 3,500.00 - - T 110 Culturelink Settlement Services of Metro 5,000.00 - - DNR 111 Cypriot Community of Toronto - 20,000.00 0.00 N 112 Davenport - Perth Neighbourhood Centre 66,900.00 161,627.00 66,900.00 113 Day Care Connection (Toronto) Inc. 15,000.00 15,000.00 15,000.00 114 Day Centres and Visiting Services for 60,710.00 80,260.00 60,710.00 Seniors of Etobicoke 115 December 6 Fund of Toronto - 10,000.00 0.00 N 116 Dejinta Beesha 30,000.00 30,000.00 30,000.00 117 Delta Child Care Network of Ontario 29,300.00 90,300.00 29,300.00 118 Distress Centre 44,010.00 44,000.00 44,000.00 119 Dixon Hall Neighbourhood and Family Centre 117,316.00 146,468.00 117,316.00 120 Don Mills Foundation for Senior Citizens 77,611.00 177,848.00 162,611.00 MA 121 Doorsteps Neighbourhood Services - 400,000.00 87,924.00 MA 122 Dorothy Ley Hospice 5,000.00 - - DNR 123 Dovercourt Boys' and Girls' Club 10,963.00 14,616.00 10,963.00 124 Down Syndrome Association of Scarborough - 10,000.00 0.00 N 125 Downsview Services to Seniors Inc. 72,837.00 72,837.00 72,837.00 MA 126 East End Children's Centre 25,775.00 31,000.00 25,775.00 127 East Metro Youth Services 15,000.00 87,585.00 - T 128 East Scarborough Boys' and Girls' Club 60,455.00 165,475.00 116,233.00 MA 129 East Toronto Seniors Centre 13,000.00 13,000.00 13,000.00 130 East Toronto/East York Family Resources 21,950.00 62,000.00 36,950.00 MA 131 East York Learning Experience 11,950.00 11,950.00 11,950.00 132 East York Meals on Wheels 23,556.00 23,556.00 23,556.00 133 Eastview Neighbourhood Community Centre 54,640.00 54,640.00 54,640.00 134 Elderly Vietnamese Association 14,378.00 14,378.00 14,378.00 135 Elizabeth Fry Society of Toronto 10,530.00 44,430.00 10,530.00 136 Elspeth Heyworth Centre for Women 7,000.00 53,382.00 10,000.00 137 Emily Stowe Shelter for Women 15,100.00 40,000.00 - T 138 Epilepsy Association, Metro Toronto 30,020.00 50,000.00 30,020.00 139 Eritrean Canadian Community Centre of 2,000.00 25,000.00 10,000.00 Metropolitan Toronto 140 Ernestine's Women's Shelter 3,000.00 - - T 141 Ethiopian Association in Toronto 20,886.00 29,500.00 26,886.00 142 Etobicoke Crime Prevention Association 1,000.00 50,000.00 1,000.00 143 Etobicoke Family Life Education Council 21,700.00 21,700.00 21,700.00 144 Eva's Place - North York Emergency Home for 10,000.00 - - T Youth 145 Evangel Hall 12,000.00 - - T 146 Evergreen Senior Citizens' Association of 2,625.00 5,000.00 2,625.00 147 Extend-A-Family Toronto 1,000.00 25,000.00 5,000.00 148 Family Association for Mental Health 1,000.00 5,500.00 1,000.00 149 Family Day Care Services - 24,100.00 0.00 N 150 Family Service Association of Metro Toronto 88,539.00 88,539.00 88,539.00 151 Federation of Italian Canadian Seniors 23,000.00 - - MA 152 Finnish Social Counselling Service of 2,200.00 10,000.00 2,200.00 153 First Nations Day Committee - - - T 154 519 Church Street Community Centre 63,389.00 11,531.00 11,531.00 T 155 Flemingdon Neighbourhood Services 31,000.00 31,000.00 31,000.00 156 Flemingdon Youth Outreach 3,000.00 10,000.00 3,000.00 157 FoodShare Metro Toronto 45,978.00 45,978.00 45,978.00 158 For Youth Project 36,210.00 77,066.00 36,210.00 (Trustee: Syme-Woolner Neighbourhood and Family Centre) 159 Four Seasons Connections 85,000.00 - - MA 160 Fred Victor Centre 19,500.00 - - T 161 Friends of Shopping Bag Ladies 24,224.00 - - T 162 Furniture Bank - 10,000.00 - T 163 G.R.A.N.D. Society 1,000.00 1,500.00 1,000.00 (Trustee: Family Service Association of Metro Toronto) 164 The George Hull Centre - 56,859.00 20,000.00 N 165 George Syme Seniors Centre 52,321.00 57,553.00 52,321.00 166 Gerrard Resource Centre 2,100.00 5,000.00 2,100.00 167 Good Neighbours' Club 53,600.00 53,600.00 53,600.00 168 Greek Community of Metropolitan Toronto 48,739.00 48,739.00 48,739.00 169 Le Groupe Jeunesse Francophone De Toronto 1,100.00 10,000.00 1,100.00 170 Harbourfront Community Centre 19,300.00 40,772.00 19,300.00 171 Harmony Hall Centre For Seniors (Call a 40,788.00 42,825.00 40,788.00 172 Harriet Tubman Community Organization 17,500.00 25,000.00 17,500.00 173 Hellenic Home for the Aged Inc. 8,000.00 25,000.00 8,000.00 174 Heritage Skills Development Centre 6,000.00 60,000.00 6,000.00 175 Hispanic Community Centre for the City of 25,000.00 30,000.00 25,000.00 176 Hispanic Development Council - 62,000.00 30,000.00 N 177 Historical Connexion - 25,000.00 0.00 N 178 Homes First Society 45,000.00 - - T 179 Hong Fook Mental Health Association 1,000.00 50,000.00 1,000.00 180 Horizons for Youth 29,000.00 - - T 181 Hospice Scarborough 500.00 - - DNR 182 Hospital Special Needs Incorporated 18,025.00 18,025.00 18,025.00 183 Houselink Community Homes 11,751.00 12,895.00 - T 184 Human Rights & Race Relations Centre - 10,000.00 0.00 N 185 Hungarian-Canadian Community Services 5,000.00 8,000.00 5,000.00 186 IBADAN (Oluyole) Canadian Supportive Care - 10,000.00 0.00 N 187 INTERCEDE for the Rights of Domestic 22,400.00 26,000.00 22,400.00 Workers, Caregivers and Newcomers 188 Iranian Community Advisory Committee 5,000.00 - - DNR 189 Iranian Community Association of Ontario 14,378.00 - - DNR 190 Iranian Women's Organization of Ontario - 10,000.00 8,000.00 N 191 Islington Centre-Etobicoke Senior Citizens 29,515.00 35,000.00 29,515.00 192 Jamaican Canadian Association 25,500.00 30,000.00 25,500.00 193 Jane/Finch Community and Family Centre 88,419.00 198,887.00 94,419.00 194 Japanese Family Services of Toronto 17,000.00 25,000.00 25,000.00 195 Jessie's Centre for Teenagers 15,000.00 16,500.00 15,000.00 196 Jewish Camp Council of Toronto 25,000.00 - - DNR 197 Jewish Immigrant Aid Services of Canada - 56,407.00 0.00 N 198 Jewish Information Service 10,100.00 10,000.00 10,000.00 (Trustee: United Jewish Appeal Federation) 199 John Howard Society of Metropolitan Toronto 11,500.00 11,500.00 11,500.00 200 Just for Today Alcohol and Drug Awareness 800.00 - - DNR Centre 201 Kababayan Community Services Centre Inc. 24,400.00 25,000.00 24,400.00 202 Kensington Youth Theatre & Employment 8,600.00 10,000.00 - T 203 Korean Canadian Women's Association 20,000.00 20,000.00 20,000.00 204 Korean Senior Citizens' Society of Toronto 14,735.00 15,000.00 14,735.00 205 Lakeshore Area Multi-Service Project (LAMP) 38,239.00 95,340.00 38,239.00 206 Landlord's Self-Help Centre 5,000.00 - - T 207 Lao Association of Ontario 13,293.00 26,586.00 13,293.00 208 Latvian Senior Citizens' Association in 4,000.00 5,000.00 4,000.00 Metro Toronto 209 Lawrence Heights Area Alliance 16,880.00 27,200.00 16,880.00 210 Learning Disabilities Association of North 5,000.00 99,000.00 12,100.00 MA 211 Learning Disabilities Association of 7,100.00 - - MA 212 Learning Enrichment Foundation 20,000.00 20,000.00 20,000.00 213 Loyola Arrupe Centre for Seniors 14,280.00 17,400.00 14,280.00 214 Macaulay Child Development Centre 30,833.00 16,333.00 16,333.00 215 Malvern Family Resource Centre 44,800.00 70,000.00 64,800.00 216 Marguerite Bourgeoys Family Service - 10,000.00 0.00 N 217 Marvin Morten Centre - 51,113.00 0.00 N 218 Massey Centre for Women 23,300.00 65,000.00 23,300.00 219 Meals Here and There Inc. 17,819.00 18,710.00 17,819.00 220 Meals on Wheels and More 32,653.00 32,653.00 32,653.00 221 Mennonite New Life Centre of Toronto 3,000.00 10,000.00 3,000.00 222 Mens Sana (Families for Schizophrenics) 3,000.00 20,000.00 5,000.00 223 Meta Centre for the Developmentally 3,000.00 - - DNR 224 Metro Association of Family Resource 10,000.00 50,000.00 10,000.00 225 Metro Mothers Network 3,500.00 3,500.00 3,500.00 226 Metro Street Focus - 50,000.00 - T 227 Metro Toronto Action Committee on Public 219,770.00 369,900.00 219,770.00 Violence Against Women and Children 228 Metro Toronto Coalition for Better Child - 30,000.00 20,000.00 T 229 Mid Toronto Community Services 120,314.00 191,506.00 120,314.00 230 Midaynta (Association of Somali Service 15,000.00 52,000.00 15,000.00 Agencies) 231 Mobile Family Resource Program 15,000.00 - - MA 232 Momiji Health Care Society 12,800.00 12,800.00 12,800.00 233 Mood Disorders Association of Metro Toronto 1,200.00 - - DNR 234 More Than Child's Play 22,400.00 26,000.00 22,400.00 235 Multilingual Community Interpreter Services - 51,200.00 0.00 N 236 Myalgic Encephalomyelitis Association - 10,000.00 5,000.00 N 237 National Congress of Italian Canadians 4,100.00 9,500.00 4,100.00 238 National Council of Jewish Women of Canada 23,000.00 27,100.00 23,000.00 239 Native African Inmates and Families 1,500.00 6,000.00 5,000.00 240 Native Canadian Centre of Toronto 59,857.00 72,356.00 67,968.00 241 Native Child and Family Services of Toronto 36,000.00 32,000.00 24,000.00 T 242 Native Mens Residence (Na-Me-Res) 14,000.00 - - T 243 Native Women's Resource Centre of Toronto 21,000.00 36,000.00 21,000.00 244 Neighbourhood Information Centre 19,770.00 25,000.00 19,770.00 245 Neighbourhood Information Post 34,484.00 45,000.00 34,484.00 246 Neighbourhood Link 4,000.00 66,000.00 4,000.00 247 Neighbourhood Resource Centres of 39,788.00 - - MA 248 Neighbourhood Watch Scarborough 1,500.00 - - MA 249 New Directions 19,370.00 25,000.00 19,370.00 250 New Experiences for Latin American Refugee 23,000.00 23,000.00 23,000.00 Women 251 New Horizon Day Centre 7,450.00 7,450.00 7,450.00 252 Next Door Family Resources 37,682.00 43,334.00 37,682.00 253 Nishkam Nursing & Seniors Home - 10,000.00 0.00 N 254 North York Association for Educational 4,000.00 10,000.00 - T Enrichment 255 North York Block Parents 1,000.00 - - MA 256 North York Community House 29,000.00 90,000.00 29,000.00 257 North York Harvest Food Bank 10,000.00 35,000.00 - T 258 North York Safety Village - 10,000.00 0.00 N 259 North York Seniors Centre 77,806.00 77,806.00 77,806.00 260 North York Seniors Peer Counselling 4,000.00 - - MA 261 North York Women's Centre 19,963.00 25,000.00 19,963.00 262 North York Women's Shelter 14,000.00 - - T 263 Northwood Neighbourhood Services 24,000.00 24,000.00 24,000.00 264 O Connor Focus Community Against Substance 2,000.00 - - DNR Abuse 265 Ogaden Somali Community Association of 2,000.00 50,000.00 2,000.00 266 On The Move Community Integration - 50,000.00 0.00 N 267 Ontario Council of Agencies Serving 7,375.00 - - DNR Immigrants (OCASI) 268 Ontario Young People's Alliance 50,000.00 72,542.00 50,000.00 (Trustee: 761 Community Development Corp.) 269 Open Door Centre and Rooms Registry Service 114,000.00 122,000.00 - T Inc. 270 Opportunity for Advancement 9,956.00 25,000.00 9,956.00 271 Oriole Community Services Association 32,120.00 58,000.00 32,120.00 272 Oromo Canadian Community Association of 26,000.00 50,000.00 26,000.00 Ontario 273 P.O.I.N.T. Inc. 8,150.00 9,500.00 8,150.00 274 Pais & Filhos Coalition 6,000.00 - - MA 275 PAL-Reading Services Inc. 13,295.00 30,000.00 13,295.00 276 Parent Resources-Family Resource Programmes 15,000.00 107,000.00 15,000.00 277 Parents Network 2,205.00 - - DNR 278 Parents, Families & Friends of Lesbians & 3,000.00 5,000.00 5,000.00 279 Parkdale Activity & Recreation Centre 36,500.00 - - T 280 Parkdale Community Health Centre 6,000.00 - - T 281 Parkdale Community Information Centre 23,165.00 35,000.00 23,165.00 282 Parkdale Focus Community Project - 50,000.00 0.00 N 283 Parkdale Golden Age Foundation 39,448.00 47,448.00 39,448.00 284 Parkdale Intercultural Association 1,200.00 10,000.00 5,000.00 285 Parkdale Project Read 14,440.00 14,440.00 14,440.00 286 Pat Arato Aphasia Centre 9,000.00 45,000.00 9,000.00 287 Peace by Peace - 10,000.00 - T 288 Pine Tree Senior Centre 16,400.00 16,400.00 16,400.00 289 Polish Immigrant and Community Services 24,886.00 25,000.00 24,886.00 290 Portuguese Interagency Network 9,000.00 10,000.00 9,000.00 291 Portuguese Social Service Centre of Toronto 23,799.00 30,000.00 23,799.00 292 Portuguese Women 55+ 4,400.00 4,500.00 4,400.00 293 Positive Straight Men Counselling Services 12,500.00 - - T 294 Progress Place Rehabilitation Centre - 50,000.00 0.00 N (Metropolitan Toronto) Inc. 295 Project Work 6,625.00 6,625.00 6,625.00 296 Quaker Committee for Refugees - 10,000.00 0.00 N (Trustee: Centre for Spanish-Speaking Peoples) 297 Ralph Thornton Centre - 9,950.00 0.00 N 298 Reena 7,500.00 15,000.00 0.00 299 Refugees and Immigrants Information Centre - 36,768.00 0.00 N Toronto Inc. 300 Le Regroupement des Jeunes Filles 1,100.00 15,000.00 1,100.00 301 Reseau des femmes du Sud de l'ontario - 50,000.00 0.00 N 302 Rexdale Community Microskills Development 15,000.00 40,000.00 15,000.00 Centre 303 Rexdale Ecumenical Social Action 2,000.00 2,000.00 2,000.00 304 Rexdale Women's Centre 29,819.00 36,486.00 29,819.00 305 Riverdale Immigrant Women's Centre 34,313.00 50,000.00 34,313.00 306 Scadding Court Community Centre 7,210.00 7,210.00 7,210.00 307 Scarborough Crossroads Family Resource 19,000.00 - - MA 308 Scarborough Distress Centre 26,000.00 26,000.00 26,000.00 309 Scarborough Housing Help Centre 700.00 - - T 310 Scarborough Support Services for the 64,163.00 103,904.00 64,163.00 311 Scarborough Women's Centre 27,000.00 45,700.00 27,000.00 312 Second Base (Scarborough) Youth Shelter 16,750.00 - - T 313 Second Mile Club of Toronto 73,905.00 75,000.00 73,905.00 314 Self-Help Resource Centre of Greater 13,000.00 13,000.00 13,000.00 315 Senior Adult Services 18,970.00 21,970.00 18,970.00 316 Senior Link 107,151.00 171,206.00 107,151.00 317 Senior Peoples' Resources in North Toronto 119,054.00 119,054.00 119,054.00 318 Senior Tamils Centre 10,000.00 18,000.00 10,000.00 319 Serve Canada - 40,000.00 0.00 N 320 761 Community Development Corporation 10,000.00 - - T 321 Sikh Youth and Family Resource Centre - 8,000.00 0.00 N 322 Silayan Filipino Community Centre - 20,340.00 15,000.00 N 323 Silent Voice Canada Inc. 16,673.00 16,673.00 16,673.00 324 Sistering - A Woman's Place 82,157.00 - - T 325 679 Tenants Association - 10,000.00 0.00 N 326 Slovenian Linden Foundation (Dom Lipa) 7,000.00 7,000.00 7,000.00 327 Society for the Aid of Ceylon Minority - 17,560.00 0.00 N 328 Society of Portuguese Disabled Persons 1,500.00 - - DNR 329 Society of Sharing: Inner-City Volunteers 13,800.00 25,000.00 13,800.00 330 Sojourn House 3,500.00 9,693.00 - T 331 Somali Canadian Association of Etobicoke 17,886.00 29,466.00 17,886.00 332 Somali Canadian Community Advancement - 9,000.00 0.00 N Centre 333 Somali Canadian Women s Association - 6,000.00 0.00 N 334 Somali Family & Child Skills Development - 10,000.00 0.00 N Services 335 Somali Immigrant Aid Organization 16,600.00 30,000.00 20,600.00 336 Somali Immigrant Women Association 6,000.00 10,000.00 6,000.00 337 Somali Women and Children's Support Network 4,000.00 10,000.00 4,000.00 (Trustee: Community Social Planning Council of Toronto) 338 Somali Youth Association of Toronto (SOYAT) - 10,000.00 7,000.00 N 339 South Asian Family Support Services 23,500.00 40,000.00 23,500.00 340 South Asian Women's Centre 22,800.00 50,000.00 27,800.00 341 South East Asian Services Centre 16,999.00 22,821.00 16,999.00 342 South Riverdale Child Parent Centre 26,521.00 30,000.00 26,521.00 343 Sparroways Children's Program 1,000.00 4,500.00 1,000.00 344 St. Alban's Boys' and Girls' Club 13,671.00 75,000.00 21,671.00 T 345 St. Bernadette's Family Resource Centre 19,000.00 52,000.00 19,000.00 346 St. Christopher House 272,192.00 219,035.00 215,875.00 T 347 St. Clair O Connor Community Inc. 15,319.00 18,500.00 15,319.00 348 St. Clair West Services for Seniors, Inc. 55,292.00 55,292.00 55,292.00 349 St. George's Adult Literacy 1,200.00 1,200.00 1,200.00 350 St. Mark's Seniors Club - 10,000.00 0.00 N 351 St. Matthew's Bracondale House 12,626.00 30,000.00 12,626.00 352 St. Paul's L'Amoreaux Seniors' Centre 109,488.00 109,492.00 109,488.00 353 St. Stephen's Community House 173,778.00 101,000.00 101,000.00 T 354 Stonegate Community Health Centre 14,000.00 14,000.00 14,000.00 355 Stop 103 Inc. 10,000.00 44,526.00 10,000.00 356 Storefront Humber Inc. 63,138.00 88,138.00 63,138.00 357 Street Haven At the Crossroads 22,750.00 - - T 358 Street Health Community Nursing Foundation 6,750.00 - - T 359 Student Assistance in North Toronto for 9,899.00 9,899.00 9,899.00 360 Sudanese Association of Ontario - 48,000.00 0.00 N 361 Sunshine Centres For Seniors 26,502.00 31,502.00 26,502.00 362 Syme-Woolner Neighbourhood and Family 81,025.00 92,000.00 68,275.00 T 363 Tamil Eelam Society of Canada 21,000.00 35,000.00 21,000.00 364 Tamil Resource Centre 2,348.00 - - DNR 365 Tel-Aide, Jewish Distress Line 1,000.00 5,000.00 1,000.00 366 Telecare Distress Centre Etobicoke 26,860.00 28,000.00 26,860.00 367 The Teresa Group 15,000.00 - - T 368 Thistletown Community Breakfast Club 2,000.00 3,000.00 - T 369 Thistletown Community Services Unit 17,400.00 36,172.00 17,400.00 370 Thorncliffe Neighbourhood Office 22,220.00 25,000.00 22,220.00 371 Tigrayan Association in Toronto 2,000.00 - - DNR 372 Times Change Women's Employment Services 5,100.00 5,100.00 5,100.00 373 Toronto Adult Literacy for Action Centre 16,800.00 20,000.00 16,800.00 374 Toronto Adventist Community Services - 10,000.00 - T 375 Toronto and Central Ontario Regional 30,089.00 30,000.00 30,000.00 Hemophilia Society 376 Toronto Child Abuse Centre 223,897.00 223,897.00 223,897.00 377 Toronto Chinese Community Services 22,660.00 22,660.00 22,660.00 378 Toronto Christian Resource Centre 49,839.00 67,339.00 - T 379 Toronto Community Training & Social 3,000.00 10,000.00 3,000.00 Services (Mothers Against Poverty) 380 Toronto Council Fire Native Cultural Centre 35,286.00 52,700.00 - T 381 Toronto East End Literacy Project 12,835.00 12,835.00 12,835.00 382 Toronto Finnish-Canadian Seniors' Centre 14,791.00 14,791.00 14,791.00 383 Toronto Friendship Centre Inc. 133,593.00 - - T 384 Toronto Intergenerational Partnerships 17,000.00 34,800.00 17,000.00 385 Toronto Kurdish Community & Information 2,000.00 10,000.00 2,000.00 Centre 386 Toronto Mainland Chinese Community Centre 3,000.00 52,000.00 3,000.00 387 Toronto People with AIDS Foundation 27,130.00 - - T 388 Toronto Rape Crisis Centre 36,125.00 36,125.00 36,125.00 389 Toronto Tamil Youth Support Services 3,000.00 - - DNR 390 Toronto Windfall Clothing Support Service 2,000.00 10,000.00 2,000.00 391 Touchstone Youth Centre 19,250.00 - - T 392 Travellers Aid Society of Toronto 2,135.00 2,550.00 2,135.00 393 Tropicana Community Services Organization 25,400.00 92,650.00 25,400.00 394 True Davidson Meals on Wheels (East York) 18,995.00 19,945.00 18,995.00 395 Ukrainian Canadian Social Services 33,021.00 40,000.00 33,021.00 396 Unemployed Professional African Watu - 50,000.00 0.00 N Association 397 Union of Injured Workers 26,754.00 26,754.00 26,754.00 398 University Settlement Recreation Centre 53,659.00 53,659.00 53,659.00 399 Unlimited Rays of Hope - 10,000.00 0.00 N 400 Urban Alliance on Race Relations 7,600.00 - - T 401 Vermont Square Parent-Child Mother Goose 22,389.00 22,389.00 22,389.00 Program 402 Victim Services 162,000.00 162,000.00 162,000.00 403 Vietnamese Association of Toronto 4,000.00 7,500.00 4,000.00 404 Vietnamese Community of North York & - 10,000.00 0.00 N 405 Vietnamese Greater Toronto Interlink 2,400.00 4,500.00 2,400.00 Services (Trustee: Vietnamese Women s Association of Toronto) 406 Vietnamese Women's Association of Toronto 3,000.00 9,750.00 8,000.00 407 Vietnamese Youth Centre of Toronto - 31,000.00 8,000.00 N (Trustee: Vietnamese Women s Association of Toronto) 408 Villa Charities Inc. 3,000.00 - - MA 409 Villa Colombo Homes for the Aged 34,122.00 185,000.00 37,122.00 MA 410 Volunteer Centre of Metropolitan Toronto 158,248.00 158,248.00 158,248.00 411 Volunteers Etobicoke 25,400.00 35,400.00 25,400.00 412 Warden Woods Church and Community Centre 137,121.00 185,381.00 147,121.00 413 Welcome Baby Support Program for Etobicoke 23,915.00 48,505.00 27,000.00 414 Welfare Committee for the Assyrian 500.00 - - DNR Community in Canada 415 West Hill Community Services 94,389.00 136,639.00 81,639.00 T 416 West Indian Volunteer Community Support 19,210.00 50,000.00 19,210.00 Services 417 West Scarborough Neighbourhood Community 148,351.00 217,947.00 176,180.00 MA Centre 418 West Toronto Support Services for the 70,178.00 69,950.00 69,950.00 Elderly and Disabled 419 Weston Seniors Club 132 1,000.00 - - T 420 The Wexford Residence Inc. 17,900.00 17,900.00 17,900.00 421 Whyy Mee Family Counselling 1,050.00 50,000.00 1,050.00 422 Willowridge Information and Recreation 30,534.00 45,000.00 30,534.00 423 Willowtree Tenants Organization 16,000.00 61,035.00 16,000.00 424 Woman Abuse Council 10,000.00 35,000.00 - T 425 Women Working with Immigrant Women 2,800.00 - - T 426 Women's Counselling Referral & Education 24,500.00 24,500.00 24,500.00 Centre (W.C.R.E.C.) 427 Women's Habitat for Etobicoke 7,460.00 - - T 428 WoodGreen Community Centre of Toronto 212,810.00 212,810.00 212,810.00 429 Woodgreen Towers Services 15,208.00 15,208.00 15,208.00 430 Working Skills Centre 1,575.00 50,000.00 1,575.00 431 Working Women Community Centre 29,800.00 48,000.00 29,800.00 432 Wychwood Open Door 30,900.00 32,000.00 - T 433 Yee Hong Centre for Geriatric Care 19,426.00 - - DNR 434 YMCA of Greater Toronto 94,766.00 161,277.00 94,766.00 435 Yonge Street Mission - 10,000.00 - T 436 York Community Services 26,420.00 48,802.00 26,420.00 437 York West Meals on Wheels Inc. 51,516.00 51,516.00 51,516.00 438 York West Senior Citizens Centre 64,000.00 79,000.00 64,000.00 439 York-Fairbank Centre for Seniors 85,241.00 95,000.00 85,241.00 440 Yorkgate Community Information Centre 2,000.00 - - DNR 441 Yorkminister Park Meals on Wheels 7,733.00 7,733.00 7,733.00 442 Yorktown Child & Family Centre 30,000.00 98,000.00 30,000.00 443 Youth Assisting Youth 38,274.00 38,274.00 38,274.00 444 Youth Clinical Services 25,000.00 25,000.00 25,000.00 445 Youth Without Shelter 16,500.00 - - T 446 Youthlink (Inner City and Scarborough) 109,703.00 104,203.00 - T 447 Zorastrian Society of Ontario 2,000.00 - - DNR Grand Total: 12,252,400.00 17,145,081.00 10,471,323.00 Appeals Fund: $45,000.00 1999 C.S.G.P. Budget: $10,516,323.0 Directory: N=New Applicant T=Transfer DNR=Did Not Reapply MA=Merged Agency/Merged Application The Committee also had before it communications from the following appealing their 1999 Community Services Grant allocation: - (June 15, 1999) from Mr. Stephen W. Herbert, President and Chief Executive Officer, Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care (Item No. 32); - (June 16, 1999) from Ms. Susan McCrae Vander Voet, Centre Co-ordinator, Centre for Spanish-Speaking Peoples (Item No. 74); - (June 16, 1999) from Mr. David Rew, Executive Director, East Scarborough Boys & Girls Club (Item No. 128); - (June 15, 1999) from Mr. Abdullah Hared, Secretary, Ogaden Somali Community Association of Ontario (Item No. 265); - (June 16, 1999) from Ms. Grace Sweatman, Executive Director, St. Clair O Connor Community Inc. (Item No. 347); - (June 15, 1999) from Ms. Margaret Wlosek, President, and Ms. Eugenia Burek, Secretary, St. Mark s Seniors Club (Item No. 350); - (June 17, 1999) from Serve Canada (Item No. 319); - (June 16, 1999) from Mr. Suad Aden, Volunteer President, Somali Canadian Women s Association (Item No. 333); - (June 16, 1999) from Ms. Safia Jowhar, Volunteer/Executive Director, Somali Family & Child Skills Development Services (Item No. 334); - (June 17, 1999) from Ms. Hawa Jilao, Somali Immigrant Women s Association (Item No. 336) - (June 16, 1999) from Ms. Juliette Wood, Board of Directors, and Ms. Anita McGrath, Executive Director, Sunshine Centres for Seniors (Item No. 361); and - (June 16, 1999) from Mr. Simon Chung, Executive Director, Toronto Mainland Chinese Community Centre (Item No. 386). The Committee also had before it communications from the following: - (June 15, 1999) from Councillor Judy Sgro, North York Humber, in support of the Doorsteps Neighbourhood Services grant application (Item No. 121); - (June 15, 1999) from Councillor Pam McConnell, Don River, requesting the Community Services Committee to consider restoring the funding to Gerrard Resource Centre (Item No. 166); and - (June 15, 1999) from Councillor Judy Sgro, North York Humber, in support of the Mens Sana - Families for Schizophrenics grant application (Item No. 222). The following persons appeared before the Community Services Committee in connection with the foregoing matter: - Ms. Karen Engel, Yorktown Child and Family Centre (Item No. 442); - Mr. Nick Saul, Stop 103 Inc. (Item No. 355); - Ms. Theresa Flower and Mr. Todd Hazelton, St. Matthew s Bracondale House, and submitted a brief in regard thereto (Item No. 351); - Ms. Jennifer Shen, Chinese Professional Women of Canada, and submitted a brief in regard thereto (Item No. 81); - Ms. Rhonda Vanek, Reena, and submitted a brief in regard thereto (Item No. 298); - Councillor Michael Feldman, North York Spadina, in support of Reena; - Ms. Gail Moore and Ms. Lorna Weigand, St. Alban s Boys and Girls Club/Jane-Finch Boys and Girls Club (Item No. 344); - Ms. Charity Lebeanya, Heritage Skills Development Centre, and submitted a brief in regard thereto (Item No. 174); - Ms. Kim Bond, Ms. Thea Roach and Ms. Stacy Jones, Community Bicycle Network (Item No. 90); - Ms. Dena Tenemhouse, Learning Disabilities of North York (Item No. 210); - Ms. Christie Frais and Ms. Kim Bond, ComServ Family Support Inc. (Item No. 99); - Mr. Tony Puopolo, Dovercourt Boys and Girls Club (Item No. 123); - Ms. Rosemary Tait and Ms. Lorna Weigand, Doorsteps Neighbourhood Services, and submitted a brief in regard thereto (Item No. 121); - Mr. Loren Grebanier, For Youth Project (Item No. 158); - Mr. Gabor Krasznai, Chair, Board of Directors, Willowtree Tenants Organization (Item No. 423); - Ms. Catherine Moher and Ms. Alisa Palma, Gerrard Resource Centre, and submitted a brief in regard thereto (Item No. 166); - Ms. Judy Shum, Next Door Family Resources (Item No. 252); - Ms. Mabel Lim and Ms. Corina Aszerman, York Community Services, and submitted a brief in regard thereto (Item No. 436); - Ms. Dominic Macron, Le Groupe Jeunesse Francophone De Toronto (Item No. 169); - Ms. Carman Wong, Le Regroupement des Jeunes Filles Francophones (Item No. 300); - Ms. Sophia Bishop, Tropicana Community Services Organization (Item No. 393); - Ms. Angie Carboni, Ms. Rosanna Bolascio and Mr. Biagio Vina, St. Bernadette s Family Resource Centre (Item No. 345); - Mr. Abbie Grasstein, Ralph Thornton Centre (Item No. 297); - Dr. Nikola Georgieuski, Canadians for Children at Health Risk (Item No. 61); - Ms. Meeri Apunen and Mr. Michael Givoux, Finnish Social Counselling Services of Toronto Inc., and submitted a brief in regard thereto (Item No. 152); - Mr. Golnaz Abbas, Baluchi Canadian Association (Item No. 28); - Mr. Francis Xavier, Tamil Eelam Society of Canada (Item No. 363); - Ms. Monica Gamboa, Parkdale Focus Community Project, and Ms. Eileen McKee, Community Older Persons Alcohol Program (COPA), and submitted a brief in regard thereto (Item No. 282); - Ms. Marion Newrick, Community Information Centre for the City of York (Item No. 93); - Mr. Bill Stuart and Ms. Julie Newton, Volunteers Etobicoke, and submitted a brief in regard thereto (Item No. 411); - Ms. Helga Allan, Pat Arato Aphasia Centre, and submitted a brief in regard thereto (Item No. 286); and - Ms. Beth Bennett and Ms. Huong Pham, Assaulted Women s Helpline (Item No. 22). Councillor Jones, at the meeting of the Community Services Committee, declared her interest in those portions of the 1999 Community Services Grants Program allocations pertaining to the Etobicoke Crime Prevention Association (Item No. 142) and Thistletown Community Services Unit (Item No. 369), in that her husband has prepared audited financial statements for them. Councillor Prue, at the meeting of the Community Services Committee, noted that although he is currently an Honorary Chair of Canadians for Children at Health Risk (Item No. 61) he has no pecuniary interest. A. Councillor Mihevc moved that: (1) in future years, a sub-committee of the Community Services Committee be established to hear the appeals on the Community Services and Breaking the Cycle of Violence Grants Programs; (Carried) (2) the appeals be referred to the Commissioner of Community and Neighbourhood Services for a report thereon to the next meeting of the Community Services Committee; (Carried) (3) service equalization across the new City of Toronto be a key value in allocation of monies for which the Committee heard an appeal; (Lost) (4) the Commissioner of Community and Neighbourhood Services, in consultation with the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, be requested to: (i) review the need and demand to level up the funding available for all grants that report through the Community Services Committee; and (ii) consider ways in which the total envelope for these grants can be increased; and report thereon to the Community Services Committee no later than its October 7, 1999, meeting. (Carried) B. Councillor Jones moved that: (1) the Committee recommend to Council the adoption of the report of the Commissioner of Community and Neighbourhood Services; and (2) staff be requested to give further consideration to the grant appeals from the following organizations: - Assaulted Women s Helpline (Item No. 22); - Canadians for Children at Health Risk (Item No. 61); - ComServe (Item No. 99); - Finnish Social Counselling Services of Toronto Inc. (Item No. 152); - Next Door Family Resources (Item No. 252); - Reena (Item No. 298), with a request that the policy pertaining to head office locations be reviewed; - St. Bernadette s Family Resource Centre (Item No. 345); and - Volunteers Etobicoke (Item No. 411), with a request that consideration be given to providing one-time only funding for restructuring, and phased in over two years. (Carried) C. Councillor Chow moved that: (1) the $45,000.00 appeal amount be augmented with any underexpenditures from the Community Services Grants envelope; and (2) further consideration be given to the grant appeals from the following organizations: - For Youth Project (Item No. 158); - Gerrard Resource Centre (Item No. 166); and - Stop 103 Inc. (Item No. 355). (Carried) D. Councillor Walker moved that further consideration be given to the grant appeal from Doorsteps Neighbourhood Services (Item No. 121). (Carried) E. Councillor Prue moved that the appeal process be reviewed. (Carried) F. Councillor Li Preti moved that further consideration be given to the grant appeal from the St. Alban s Boys and Girls Club (Item No. 344). (Carried) G. Councillor Korwin-Kuczynski moved that further consideration be given to the grant appeal from the Parkdale Focus Community Project (Item No. 282). (Carried) H. Councillor Kelly moved that the Commissioner of Community and Neighbourhood Services be requested to report to the Community Services Committee on: (1) the advisability of establishing a sub-committee to review the delivery of services by the various volunteer organizations in order to identify any overlaps in services provided; and (2) the criteria to see whether any modifications can be made. (Lost) The following is a summary of the action taken by the Committee: The Committee: (1) recommended to Council: (i) the adoption of the report of the Commissioner of Community and Neighbourhood Services; (ii) that the $45,000.00 appeal amount be augmented with any underexpenditures from the Community Services Grants envelope; and (iii) that, in future years, a sub-committee of the Community Services Committee be established to hear the appeals on the Community Services and Breaking the Cycle of Violence Grants Programs, and that the process be reviewed; (2) referred the appeals from the following organizations to the Commissioner of Community and Neighbourhood Services for a report thereon to the next meeting of the Community Services Committee to be held on July 14, 1999: - Assaulted Women s Helpline (Item No. 22); - Baluchi Canadian Association (Item No. 28); - Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care (Item No. 32); - Canadians for Children at Health Risk (Item No. 61); - Centre for Spanish-Speaking Peoples (Item No. 74); - Chinese Professional Women of Canada (Item No. 81); - Community Bicycle Network (Item No. 90); - Community Information Centre for the City of York (Item No. 93); - ComServ Family Support Inc. (Item No. 99); - Doorsteps Neighbourhood Services (Item No. 121); - Dovercourt Boys and Girls Club (Item No. 123); - East Scarborough Boys & Girls Club (Item No. 128); - Finnish Social Counselling Services of Toronto Inc. (Item No. 152); - For Youth Project (Item No. 158); - Gerrard Resource Centre (Item No. 166); - Le Groupe Jeunesse Francophone De Toronto (Item No. 169); - Heritage Skills Development Centre (Item No. 174); - Learning Disabilities Association of North York (Item No. 210); - Next Door Family Resources (Item No. 252); - Ogaden Somali Community Association of Ontario (Item No. 265); - Parkdale Focus Community Project (Item No. 282); - Pat Arato Aphasia Centre (Item No. 286); - Ralph Thornton Centre (Item No. 297); - Reena (Item No. 298), with a request that the policy pertaining to head office locations be reviewed; - Le Regroupement des Jeunes Filles Francophones (Item No. 300); - Serve Canada (Item No. 319); - Somali Canadian Women s Association (Item No. 333); - Somali Family and Child Skills Development Services (Item No. 334); - Somali Immigrant Women Association (Item No. 336); - St. Alban s Boys and Girls Club (Item No. 344); - St. Bernadette s Family Resource Centre (Item No. 345); - St. Clair O Connor Community Inc. (Item No. 347); - St. Mark s Seniors Club (Item No. 350); - St. Matthew s Bracondale House (Item 351); - Stop 103 Inc. (Item 355); - Sunshine Centre for Seniors (Item No. 361); - Tamil Eelam Society of Canada (Item No. 363); - Toronto Mainland Chinese Community Centre (Item No. 386); - Tropicana Community Services Organization (Item No. 393); - Volunteers Etobicoke (Item No. 411), with a request that consideration be given to providing one-time only funding for restructuring, and phased in over two years; - Willowtree Tenants Organization (Item No. 423); - York Community Services (Item No. 436); and - Yorktown Child and Family Centre (Item No. 442); and (3) directed that the Commissioner of Community and Neighbourhood Services, in consultation with the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, be requested to: (i) review the need and demand to level up the funding available for all grants that report through the Community Services Committee; and (ii) consider ways in which the total envelope for these grants can be increased; and report thereon to the Community Services Committee no later than its October 7, 1999, meeting. (Commissioner of Community and Neighbourhood Services; Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer; All Interested Parties; c. Mr. Chris Brillinger, Social Development Division - June 17, 1999) (Clause No. 2, Report No. 1) 2.3 Breaking the Cycle of Violence Grants - 1999 Allocation Recommendations. The Committee had before it a report (May 31, 1999) from the Commissioner of Community and Neighbourhood Services recommending that: (1) Breaking the Cycle of Violence grants, totalling $631,900.00 allocated to 60 applicants as recommended in Appendices 1 and 2 of this report, be approved; and (2) the appropriate City officials be authorized and directed to take the necessary action to give effect thereto. Appendix 1 Breaking the Cycle of Violence 1999 Grant Allocations 1998 1999 1999 Organization Name Approved Request Recommendation 1 519 Church Street Community Centre $14,000.00 $20,000.00 $20,000.00 2 Afghan Association of Ontario 0.00 34,000.00 8,000.00 3 African Training & Employment Centre (ATEC) 6,000.00 10,000.00 6,000.00 4 Ambassador Partnership 7,500.00 10,000.00 5,000.00 5 Anti-Racism Action Centre 0.00 10,000.00 9,500.00 6 Assaulted Women's Helpline 0.00 10,000.00 9,700.00 7 Association of Women of India in Canada (AWIC) 0.00 25,000.00 7,500.00 8 Bloor Information and Life Skills Services 0.00 14,500.00 13,500.00 9 Cabbagetown Tenants' Association 0.00 9,705.00 6,000.00 10 Canadian African Newcomer Aid Centre of Toronto 0.00 35,000.00 0.00 11 Canadian Centre for Victims of Torture 9,000.00 10,000.00 0.00 12 Canadian Centre for Women's Education and 0.00 10,008.00 0.00 13 Canadian League of African Women 0.00 10,000.00 0.00 14 Canadian Tamil Women s Community Centre 0.00 20,000.00 0.00 15 Central Neighbourhood House 7,500.00 10,000.00 8,200.00 16 Centre For Spanish-Speaking Peoples 12,000.00 9,500.00 7,500.00 17 Chinese Family Life Service of Metro Toronto 10,000.00 20,000.00 0.00 18 Church of St. Stephen-in-the-Fields 0.00 9,047.00 0.00 19 Coalition of Visible Minority Women (Ontario) Inc. 0.00 10,000.00 0.00 20 COASBM - Canadian Organization for the Advancement 0.00 52,000.00 0.00 of Black Single Mothers 21 Community Information Centre for the City of York 0.00 10,000.00 8,400.00 22 Concerned Kids, The 0.00 10,000.00 0.00 23 Conflict Mediation Services of Downsview 0.00 10,000.00 10,000.00 24 Conseil d'echange entre Canadienne et Africaine 0.00 10,000.00 7,500.00 25 Counterpoint Counselling & Educational Co- 0.00 8,450.00 8,000.00 operative Inc. 26 Crime S.C.O.P.E. - Etobicoke 0.00 28,500.00 0.00 27 Culturelink Settlement Services of Metro Toronto 9,500.00 10,000.00 9,000.00 28 December 6 Fund of Toronto 0.00 7,400.00 6,000.00 29 Deslisle Youth Services 9,500.00 10,000.00 7,500.00 30 Distress Centre 8,000.00 8,000.00 0.00 31 Dixon Hall Neighbourhood and Family Centre 0.00 10,000.00 7,500.00 32 Doorsteps Neighbourhood Services 0.00 50,000.00 25,000.00 33 East End Community Health Centre 20,000.00 39,096.00 25,000.00 34 East Metro Youth Services 0.00 87,585.00 23,000.00 35 East Scarborough Boys' and Girls' Club 0.00 10,000.00 7,000.00 36 East York/East Toronto Family Resources 0.00 13,500.00 8,000.00 37 Eastview Neighbourhood Community Centre 0.00 3,150.00 2,000.00 38 Education Wife Assault 0.00 10,000.00 10,000.00 39 Eritrean Canadian Community Centre of Metropolitan 11,000.00 22,000.00 6,000.00 Toronto 40 Ethiopian Association in Toronto 0.00 9,000.00 8,000.00 41 Etobicoke Crime Prevention Association 0.00 9,000.00 0.00 42 Gatehouse, The 0.00 45,000.00 30,000.00 43 Harbourfront Community Centre 0.00 8,457.00 7,500.00 44 Harriet Tubman Community Organization 7,000.00 10,000.00 0.00 45 Hispanic Development Council 13,500.00 25,000.00 14,500.00 46 IMAGO 3,500.00 5,000.00 0.00 47 Incorporated Synod of the Diocese of Toronto, The 0.00 10,000.00 0.00 48 INTERCEDE for the Rights of Domestic Workers, 0.00 30,000.00 0.00 Caregivers and Newcomers 49 Islington Manor Tenants Group 0.00 6,000.00 0.00 50 Jessie's Centre for Teenagers 0.00 5,000.00 0.00 51 Korean Canadian Women's Association 10,500.00 15,000.00 0.00 52 Mixed Company 19,000.00 10,000.00 0.00 53 More Than Child's Play 0.00 3,000.00 0.00 54 Multilingual Community Interpreter Services 0.00 56,085.00 0.00 55 Native African Inmates and Families Association 4,500.00 8,000.00 8,000.00 56 Native Canadian Centre of Toronto 5,000.00 50,000.00 0.00 57 Native Child and Family Services of Toronto 11,000.00 50,000.00 11,000.00 58 Native Women's Resource Centre of Toronto 7,500.00 10,000.00 0.00 59 Neighbourhood Information Post 5,600.00 10,000.00 0.00 60 New Experiences for Latin American Refugee Women 6,900.00 7,509.00 0.00 61 North York Women's Centre 0.00 10,000.00 5,000.00 62 Northwood Neighbourhood Services 0.00 10,000.00 0.00 63 Operation Springboard 0.00 49,740.00 29,000.00 64 Opportunity for Advancement 16,000.00 30,000.00 0.00 65 Oromo Canadian Women's Group 0.00 10,000.00 4,000.00 66 Parkdale Intercultural Association 0.00 10,000.00 7,500.00 67 Pat Arato Aphasia Centre 0.00 50,000.00 0.00 68 Peace by Peace 0.00 10,000.00 9,400.00 69 Polish Immigrant and Community Services 6,000.00 7,500.00 0.00 70 Redwood Shelter 0.00 7,000.00 6,500.00 71 Riverdale Housing Action Group 0.00 10,000.00 3,500.00 72 Riverdale Immigrant Women's Centre 0.00 10,000.00 7,000.00 73 Scadding Court Community Centre 0.00 9,500.00 5,000.00 74 Scarborough Crossroads Family Resource Centre 0.00 10,000.00 0.00 75 Scarborough Housing Help Centre 0.00 40,700.00 18,000.00 76 Second Base (Scarborough) Youth Shelter 0.00 27,000.00 0.00 77 SIWA - Somali Immigrant Women Association 0.00 9,500.00 0.00 78 South Asian Family Support Services 0.00 50,000.00 0.00 79 South Asian Women's Centre 0.00 10,000.00 9,000.00 80 South East Asian Services Centre 0.00 24,500.00 0.00 81 South Riverdale Child Parent Centre 0.00 3,000.00 0.00 82 Spirit of the People 6,000.00 10,000.00 8,000.00 83 St. Christopher House 0.00 28,920.00 9,000.00 84 St. Stephen's Community House 0.00 20,000.00 20,000.00 85 Stonegate Community Health Centre 0.00 10,000.00 0.00 86 Street Haven At the Crossroads 9,000.00 10,000.00 0.00 87 Tamil Eelam Society of Canada 9,000.00 10,000.00 0.00 88 Thorncliffe Neighbourhood Office 0.00 10,000.00 8,500.00 89 Toronto Child Abuse Centre 0.00 10,000.00 10,000.00 90 Toronto Christian Resource Centre 6,500.00 8,000.00 0.00 91 Toronto Friendship Centre Inc. 0.00 5,000.00 0.00 92 Toronto Harassment Support Group 4,500.00 10,000.00 8,000.00 93 Tropicana Community Services Organization 0.00 10,000.00 8,500.00 94 Ukrainian Canadian Social Services (Toronto) Inc. 0.00 9,797.00 8,000.00 95 University Settlement Recreation Centre 3,000.00 10,000.00 0.00 96 Urban Alliance on Race Relations 9,500.00 10,000.00 0.00 97 Vermont Square Parent-Child Mother Goose Program 0.00 9,960.00 9,000.00 98 Vietnamese Youth & Women's Centre of Toronto 0.00 9,500.00 0.00 99 Warden Woods Church and Community Centre 0.00 9,915.00 8,500.00 100 Wen-Do Women's Self Defense Corporation 0.00 10,000.00 0.00 101 West Scarborough Neighbourhood Community Centre 0.00 10,000.00 7,000.00 102 Willowtree Tenant's Organization 0.00 10,000.00 3,500.00 103 Woman Abuse Council 0.00 35,000.00 29,000.00 104 Women's Memorial Society of Ontario 0.00 5,710.00 0.00 105 WoodGreen Community Centre of Toronto 9,000.00 9,000.00 0.00 106 York Hispanic Centre 0.00 10,000.00 8,200.00 107 Youth Assisting Youth 0.00 10,000.00 8,000.00 108 Youthlink (Inner City and Scarborough) 10,000.00 25,539.00 25,000.00 Grand Total $306,500.00 $1,803,273.0 $631,900.00 The Committee also had before it communications from the following appealing their 1999 grant allocations: - (June 17, 1999) from Mr. Michael Bailey, Director of the Seventh Generation Gathering Lodge, respecting the grant to the Native Canadian Centre of Toronto (Item No. 56); and - (June 16, 1999) from Ms. Aisha Guysa, Secretary, Oromo Canadian Women s Association of Ontario (Item No. 65). The following persons appeared before the Community Services Committee in connection with the foregoing matter: - Ms. Cassandra Wong, University Settlement Recreation Centre, and submitted a brief in regard thereto (Item No. 95); - Ms. Rebecca Lee, South East Asian Services Centre, and submitted a brief in regard thereto (Item No. 80); - Ms. Marlene Green, Harriet Tubman Community Organization (Item No. 44); and - Ms. Gladys Wong, Neighbourhood Information Post, and submitted a brief in regard thereto (Item No. 59). The Chair appointed Councillor Jones Acting Chair and vacated the Chair. - Ms. Seanna Connell and Ms. Christina Halliday, Toronto Christian Resource Centre (Item No. 90); and - Mr. Mulugeta Abai, Canadian Centre for Victims of Torture, and submitted posters and information in regard thereto (Item No. 11). Councillor Duguid resumed the Chair. - Mr. Francis Xavier, Tamil Eelam Society of Canada (Item No. 87); - Mr. Ted Dochau, Vietnamese Youth and Women s Centre, and submitted a brief in regard thereto (Item No. 98); - Ms. Elsie Peters, Canadian Organization for the Advancement of Black Single Mothers (Item No. 20); and - Ms. Hawa Jilao, Somali Immigrant Women Association (Item No. 77). Councillor Jones, at the meeting of the Community Services Committee, declared her interest in that portion of the 1999 Breaking the Cycle of Violence Grants Program allocations pertaining to the Etobicoke Crime Prevention Association (Item No. 41), in that her husband has prepared audited financial statements for the Association. Councillor Jones suggested that, in future, the Grants staff be requested to consider submitting the Appendix 2 under the Breaking the Cycle of Violence Grants Program in the same format as Appendix D under the Community Services Grants Program. A. Councillor Prue moved that: (1) the Committee recommend to Council the adoption of the report of the Commissioner of Community and Neighbourhood Services; (2) in future years, a sub-committee of the Community Services Committee be established to hear the appeals on the Community Services and Breaking the Cycle of Violence Grants Programs, and that the process be reviewed; (3) that the appeals be referred to the Commissioner of Community and Neighbourhood Services for a report thereon to the next meeting of the Community Services Committee to be held on July 14, 1999; and (4) the Commissioner of Community and Neighbourhood Services, in consultation with the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, be requested to: (i) review the need and demand to level up the funding available for all grants that report through the Community Services Committee; and (ii) consider ways in which the total envelope for these grants can be increased; and report thereon to the Community Services Committee no later than its October 7, 1999, meeting. (Carried) B. Councillor Chow moved that: (1) the $20,000.00 appeal amount be augmented with any underexpenditures from the Breaking the Cycle of Violence Grants envelope; and (2) that, in consideration of the aforementioned appeals, the Commissioner of Community and Neighbourhood Services be requested to bring together agencies that aim to serve unilingual South East Asian and Chinese victims of domestic violence with the purpose of providing grants to projects that aim to break the cycle of violence. (Carried) The following is a summary of the action taken by the Committee: The Committee: (1) recommended to Council: (i) the adoption of the report of the Commissioner of Community and Neighbourhood Services; (ii) that the $20,000.00 appeal amount be augmented with any underexpenditures from the Breaking the Cycle of Violence Grants envelope; (iii) that, in future years, a sub-committee of the Community Services Committee be established to hear the appeals on the Community Services and Breaking the Cycle of Violence Grants Programs, and that the process be reviewed; (2) referred the appeals from the following organizations to the Commissioner of Community and Neighbourhood Services for a report thereon to the next meeting of the Community Services Committee to be held on July 14, 1999: - Canadian Centre for Victims of Torture (Item No. 11); - Canadian Organization for the Advancement of Black Single Mothers (Item No. 20); - Harriet Tubman Community Organization (Item No. 44); - Native Canadian Centre of Toronto (Item No. 56); - Neighbourhood Information Post (Item No. 59); - Oromo Canadian Women s Group (Item No. 65); - Somali Immigrant Women Association (Item No. 77); - South East Asian Services Centre (Item No. 80); - Tamil Eelam Society of Canada (Item No. 87); - Toronto Christian Resource Centre (Item No. 90); - University Settlement Recreation Centre (Item No. 95); and - Vietnamese Youth and Women s Centre (Item No. 98); (3) that, in consideration of the aforementioned appeals, the Commissioner of Community and Neighbourhood Services be requested to bring together agencies that aim to serve unilingual South East Asian and Chinese victims of domestic violence with the purpose of providing grants to projects that aim to break the cycle of violence; and (4) directed that the Commissioner of Community and Neighbourhood Services, in consultation with the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, be requested to: (i) review the need and demand to level up the funding available for all grants that report through the Community Services Committee; and (ii) consider ways in which the total envelope for these grants can be increased; and report thereon to the Community Services Committee no later than its October 7, 1999, meeting. (Commissioner of Community and Neighbourhood Services; Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer; All Interested Parties; c. Mr. Chris Brillinger, Social Development Division - June 17, 1999) (Clause No. 3, Report No. 1) 2.4 City of Toronto Homeless Initiatives Fund. The Committee had before it a report (June 1, 1999) from the Commissioner of Community and Neighbourhood Services providing information on the process for distributing the City of Toronto Homeless Initiatives Fund which includes both the City s allocation of the Provincial Homeless Initiatives Fund and the City funded Homeless Initiatives Fund; and recommending that: (1) the Commissioner of Community and Neighbourhood Services be authorized to execute the Agreement to Terms and Conditions for the Homelessness Initiatives Fund with the Ministry of Community and Social Services in order to receive the allocation of $4.724 million from the Province; and (2) the appropriate City officials be authorized to take the necessary action to give effect thereto. On motion by Councillor Jones, the Committee recommended to Council the adoption of the aforementioned report. (Clause No. 5, Report No. 1) 2.5 Food Related Capital Grants - First Round Allocations. The Committee had before it a report (June 7, 1999) from the Commissioner of Community and Neighbourhood Services recommending that: (1) pending Council approval of the report titled Allocation Criteria for a Food Related Capital Grants Program on June 9, 10 and 11, 1999, the Food For All Street Kids (Ontario) Inc. be allocated funding up to $30,000.00, and that the Christie-Ossington Neighbourhood Centre be allocated funding up to $9,000.00; and (2) the appropriate City officials be authorized and directed to take the necessary action to give effect thereto. On motion by Councillor Gardner, the Committee recommended to Council the adoption of the aforementioned report. (Clause No. 4, Report No. 1) 2.6 Capital Loan Guarantee for Earl Haig Community Day Care Centre. The Committee had before it a report (June 1, 1999) from the Commissioner of Community and Neighbourhood Services advising that Earl Haig Community Day Care Centre is proposing to develop a new child care facility, named the Beach and Child Family Centre at 1667-1671 Queen Street East; and recommending that: () subject to sufficient performance safeguards, the City of Toronto guarantee a capital loan of up to $1,000,000.00 to be arranged by Earl Haig Community Day Care Centre; (2) the nature and terms of the guarantee, including any requirement for potential certification under the established debt and obligation limit, be subject to the concurrence of the Treasurer, City Solicitor and the Commissioner of Community and Neighbourhood Services; and (3) the appropriate City officials be authorized to take the necessary action to give effect thereto. On motion by Councillor Chow, the Committee recommended to the Policy and Finance Committee the adoption of the aforementioned report. (Policy and Finance Committee - June 17, 1999) (Clause No. 13(c), Report No. 1) 2.7 Capital Funding Support for Pelmo Park Child Care Centre. The Committee had before it a report (June 1, 1999) from the Commissioner of Community and Neighbourhood Services recommending that: (1) approval for up to $150,000.00 be allocated to Pelmo Park Child Care Centre from the Child Care Capital Reserve to support the renovation costs associated with their relocation to Westminster United Church; and (2) the appropriate City officials be authorized to take the necessary action to give effect thereto. On motion by Councillor Chow, the Committee recommended to the Policy and Finance Committee the adoption of the aforementioned report. (Policy and Finance Committee - June 17, 1999) (Clause No. 13(d), Report No. 1) 2.8 Provincial Update to the Child Care Fee Subsidy Guidelines. The Committee had before it a report (June 2, 1999) from the Commissioner of Community and Neighbourhood Services providing an update on the provincial guidelines for determining child care fee subsidy eligibility; describing the anticipated impact on clients currently in receipt of or wait listed for child care subsidy in Toronto; and recommending that: (1) this report be received for information; and (2) City officials track and continue to discuss with provincial officials the financial and service impacts for both subsidized families and the City that the changes in the provincial fee subsidy guidelines will have. The following persons appeared before the Community Services Committee in connection with the foregoing matter: - Ms. Jennifer Snowsill, Parent, Montrose Child Care Centre, and submitted a brief in regard thereto; and - Ms. Cheryl MacDonald, Toronto Coalition for Better Child Care, and submitted a brief in regard thereto. Councillor Chow moved that the Committee recommend to Council: (i) the adoption of the aforementioned report; (ii) that the City of Toronto notify the Province of Ontario of the adverse impact of recent changes to the provincial Child Care Fee Subsidy Guidelines pertaining to the Registered Retirement Savings Plan asset policy on clients, and formally request that the prior exemption be continued; (iii) that Councillor Joan King be requested to raise this issue as a priority item at the annual conference of the Association of Municipalities of Ontario in August, 1999; and (iv) that, while advocating this position to the Province, no client should lose their child care subsidy, having regard that staff have identified a grace period of up to six months during which time the subsidy will continue. (Carried) Councillor Jones moved that: (i) the Commissioner of Community and Neighbourhood Services be authorized to negotiate with the Province an annual RRSP cap for each family who receives subsidized child care; and (ii) review the Saskatchewan Housewife Pension legislation and report thereon to the Community Services Committee. (Carried) The Chair appointed Councillor Jones Acting Chair and vacated the Chair. Councillor Duguid moved that the Commissioner of Community and Neighbourhood Services be requested to report to the Community Services Committee on the options available to advise subsidized families on how best to adjust to the provincial decision to include RRSPs as part of the asset ceiling used to determine eligibility for child care subsidy with as minimum financial impact as possible. (Carried) Councillor Duguid resumed the Chair. The following is a summary of the action taken by the Committee: The Committee: (1) recommended to Council: (i) the adoption of the report of the Commissioner of Community and Neighbourhood Services; (ii) that the City of Toronto notify the Province of Ontario of the adverse impact of recent changes to the provincial Child Care Fee Subsidy Guidelines pertaining to the Registered Retirement Savings Plan asset policy on clients, and formally request that the prior exemption be continued; (iii) that Councillor Joan King be requested to raise this issue as a priority item at the annual conference of the Association of Municipalities of Ontario in August, 1999; (iv) that, while advocating this position to the Province, no client should lose their child care subsidy, having regard that staff have identified a grace period of up to six months during which time the subsidy will continue; and (v) that the Commissioner of Community and Neighbourhood Services be authorized to negotiate with the Province an annual RRSP cap for each family who receives subsidized child care; (2) the Commissioner of Community and Neighbourhood Services be requested to: (i) report to the Community Services Committee on the options available to advise subsidized families on how best to adjust to the provincial decision to include RRSPs as part of the asset ceiling used to determine eligibility for child care subsidy with as minimum financial impact as possible; and (ii) review the Saskatchewan Housewife Pension legislation and report thereon to the Community Services Committee. (Commissioner of Community and Neighbourhood Services; Ms. Cheryl MacDonald; Ms. Jennifer Snowsill; c. General Manager, Children s Services Division - June 17, 1999) (Clause No. 6, Report No. 1) 2.9 Children and Youth Advocate Annual Report 1998 and Campaign Against Child Poverty. The Committee had before it a communication (June 2, 1999) from the City Clerk advising that the Children and Youth Action Committee on May 28, 1999, had before it the following communications and reports: - (May 19, 1999) from the City Clerk forwarding the actions of the Community and Neighbourhood Services Committee with respect to the Children and Youth Advocate Annual Report 1998; - (May 25, 1999) from the Commissioner of Community and Neighbourhood Services respecting proposed benchmarks for federal investments in children; and - (May 28, 1999) from Ms. Jane Mercer, Metro Campaign 2000 and Campaign Against Child Poverty; and that the Children and Youth Action Committee recommended that: (1) Council adopt the following benchmarks proposed by Metro Campaign 2000, the Campaign Against Child Poverty, and Citizens for Public Justice, contained in the report (May 25, 1999) from the Commissioner of Community and Neighbourhood Services: (i) That the federal government commit itself to a five-year investment plan to address child poverty and promote the well-being of children with clear federal objectives and target. (ii) That social investments in children by the federal government grow by at least 1 percent of our national wealth over five years. It is estimated that to reach this target, annual investments in children would have to grow by an average of $2 billion a year for five years. (iii) That children and families require a mix of income and service supports to address their needs and enhance their state of well-being. The key foundations should include: (a) the development of a comprehensive child benefit system for low, modest, and middle income families; and (b) the creation of national infrastructure funds to support provinces and municipalities in the development of public systems of early learning and care, and in the construction of urgently required affordable housing options. (iv) That the federal government make the healthy development of young children a first priority of the five-year plan and allocate $2 billion in the 2000 budget to establish the National Infrastructure Fund for Early Learning and Care. ; (2) these recommendations be referred to the provincial trustee organizations for their endorsement and support as soon as possible, for example, the Ontario Public School Boards Association (OPSBA) be requested to add this item to their Annual General Meeting agenda in June, 1999; and (3) the appropriate City officials be authorized to take the necessary action to give effect thereto. On motion by Councillor Jones, the Committee recommended to Council the adoption of the aforementioned report. (Clause No. 7, Report No. 1) 2.10 Children and Youth Action Committee - Report Card Update. The Committee had before it a communication (June 2, 1999) from the City Clerk advising that the Children and Youth Action Committee on May 28, 1999, during consideration of the Minutes of the meeting of the Policy Sub-Committee on the Children s Report Card held on May 10, 1999, recommended that the Community Services Committee be advised that: (1) the Children s Report Card will be released in mid-September; (2) in addition to the Report Card, a City-wide summary or pamphlet will be produced. This piece will be user-friendly and contain key messages and a call for action. Each ward would have its own customized version of the pamphlet which would contain maps portraying demographic, socio-economic and service data for the ward; and (3) City Councillors who wish to hold local meetings will hold them at the end of September. The Committee received the aforementioned communication. (Commissioner of Community and Neighbourhood Services; Councillor Olivia Chow, Children and Youth Advocate - June 17, 1999) (Clause No. 13(e), Report No. 1) 2.11 Future Provision of Laundry Services. The Committee had before it a report (May 19, 1999) from the Commissioner of Community and Neighbourhood Services respecting the outcome of the cost-benefit analysis undertaken with regard to options for the future provision of laundry services to the Homes for the Aged; outlining optimal approaches for laundering both linens and residents personal clothing; providing advice on the anticipated time frame for reporting back with respect to cost and service implications related to reintroducing a system of in-house personal laundry; and recommending that: (1) staff be directed to enter into negotiations for the sale of the Central Laundry facility to Lakeshore Laundry & Linen Concept Ltd., and to report back to City Council on the outcome of the negotiations; (2) the negotiations and sale be undertaken and completed by a staff team, with representation from Homes for the Aged, Legal, and Corporate Services; (3) the proceeds from the sale be deposited to the Central Laundry Reserve Fund and held in this account until staff report back to City Council regarding the costs associated with reintroducing in-house personal laundry facilities in the nine Homes for the Aged that do not presently have these facilities; (4) staff report back to City Council, through the Community Services Committee, by the end of 1999, outlining the financial and service impacts of laundering residents' personal clothing in each of the 10 Homes; (5) subject to the approval of City Council to establish in-house personal laundry facilities, the Central Laundry Reserve Fund be used as a source of funds for the start-up costs associated with the in-house laundries; and (6) the appropriate City officials be authorized and directed to take the necessary action to give effect thereto. The Committee also had before it a communication (June 15, 1999) from Ms. Anne Dubas, President, Canadian Union of Public Employees, Local 79, suggesting that all laundry services should be performed by City employees; and noting that CUPE Local 79 members look forward to providing quality and timely laundry services to the residents of the Homes for the Aged Division. On motion by Councillor Gardner, the Committee recommended to the Policy and Finance Committee the adoption of the aforementioned report. (Policy and Finance Committee - June 17, 1999) (Clause No. 13(f), Report No. 1) 2.12 Response to Provincial Request for Proposal for Additional Long-Term Care Beds for a New City Home for the Aged. The Committee had before it a communication (June 2, 1999) from the City Clerk advising that the Advisory Committee on Homes for the Aged on May 28, 1999, had before it a report (May 20, 1999) from the Commissioner of Community and Neighbourhood Services, addressed to the Budget Committee, wherein it recommended that: (1) the 1999 operating budget of the Homes for the Aged be increased by $697,000.00 to enable the Division to access additional provincial funding, which is available to enhance nursing services; (2) this report be referred to the Community Services Committee for discussion of the policy issues and options outlined herein; and (3) the appropriate City officials be authorized and directed to take the necessary action to give effect thereto; and that the Advisory Committee: (i) directed that its support of the recommendations contained in the aforementioned report be conveyed to the Community Services Committee; and (ii) received the communication dated May 26, 1999, from Ms. Anne Dubas, President, Canadian Union of Public Employees, Local 79, in regard thereto. Ms. Anne Dubas, President, Canadian Union of Public Employees, Local 79, appeared before the Community Services Committee in connection with the foregoing matter, and submitted a communication (June 11, 1999) in regard thereto. On motion by Councillor Walker, the Committee: (1) recommended to the Policy and Finance Committee that: (i) City Council be requested to direct the Commissioner of Community and Neighbourhood Services to respond to the Province of Ontario s Request for Proposal for additional long-term care beds for a new City Home for the Aged prior to the July 30, 1999, deadline; and (ii) City Council be requested to endorse maintaining the same level of operating service for both the existing and expanding Homes for the Aged portfolio; and (2) directed that the Commissioner of Community and Neighbourhood Services be requested to report to the Policy and Finance Committee for its meeting on June 24, 1999, on the budgetary implications of building a new Home for the Aged. (Policy and Finance Committee; Commissioner of Community and Neighbourhood Services; Ms. Anne Dubas, President, CUPE Local 79; c. General Manager, Homes for the Aged - June 17, 1999) (Clause No. 13(g), Report No. 1) 2.13 Implementation of a Waiting List for the City of Toronto s Homemakers and Nurses Services Program. The Committee had before it a communication (May 28, 1999) from the City Clerk advising that the Advisory Committee on Homes for the Aged on May 28, 1999, had before it a report (May 18, 1999) from the Commissioner of Community and Neighbourhood Services respecting the implementation of a waiting list for the City of Toronto s Homemakers and Nurses Services Program and wherein it recommended that: (1) City Council direct the Commissioner of Community and Neighbourhood Services to write to the Ministry of Health and the Executive Directors of the various CCACs to express concern about the growing gaps and inequities in both access to and level/scope of service provided to citizens of the City of Toronto, served by the various CCACs; (2) the Homes for the Aged Division continue to monitor the waiting lists for the Homemakers and Nurses Services Program, and notify the Ministry of Health regarding specific cases in which individuals are left at risk as a result of the CCACs not providing the requisite services; (3) if 100 percent transitional funding to the City is approved by the Ministry of Health to assist with reducing the gaps in service on an interim basis, the service provided by the Homemakers and Nurses Services Program be immediately expanded to the full capacity (taking into account both the financial resources approved and the time frame for the enhanced funding) of the transitional funding; and (4) the appropriate City officials be authorized and directed to take the necessary action to give effect thereto; and that the Advisory Committee directed that its support of the recommendations be conveyed to the Community Services Committee. On motion by Councillor Jones, the Committee recommended to Council the adoption of the recommendation of the Advisory Committee on Homes for the Aged embodied in the aforementioned communication from the City Clerk. (Clause No. 8, Report No. 1) 2.14 Homes for the Aged - Uncollectible Accounts. The Committee had before it the following reports from the Commissioner of Community and Neighbourhood Services: (i) (May 27, 1999) recommending that: (1) authority be given to the Homes for the Aged Division to write-off the arrears, in the amount of $15,618.11, accumulated on behalf of E.E. while she was a resident at Castleview Wychwood Towers; and (2) the appropriate City officials be authorized and directed to take the necessary action to give effect thereto; and (ii) (May 27, 1999) recommending that: (1) authority be given to the Homes for the Aged Division to write-off the arrears, in the amount of $14,832.64, accumulated on behalf of R.G. while she was a resident at Cummer Lodge; and (2) the appropriate City officials be authorized and directed to take the necessary action to give effect thereto. On motion by Councillor Gardner, the Committee recommended to Council the adoption of the aforementioned report. (Clause No. 9, Report No. 1) 2.15 Creation of a Safe Park for the Homeless in Toronto. The Committee had before it a communication (May 30, 1999) from Mr. John Clarke, Provincial Organizer, Ontario Coalition Against Poverty, advising that the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty is working to create a safe park for the homeless; and requesting the opportunity to appear before the Committee in regard thereto. The Committee also had before it the following communications in support of the safe park suggested by the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty: - (June 11, 1999) from Ms. Susan McMurray; - (June 9, 1999) from Mr. Jonathan Culp; - (May 21, 1999) from Ms. Shirley Farlinger; - (June 13, 1999) from Mr. Graeme Bacque; - (June 15, 1999) from Ms. Diane Marshall, Clinical Director, The Institute of Family Living; - (June 15, 1999) from Ms. Patricia A. Eastwood; - (Undated) from Reverend Brian Burch; - (Undated) from Ms. L. Spring; - (June 16, 1999) from Mr. Don (Dan) Heap; - (June 16, 1999) from Ms. Barbara Craig, R.N., Street Health; - (June 16, 1999) from Ms. Beth Wolgemuth, HIV Prevention and Harm Reduction Outreach Coordinator, Street Health; - (June 16, 1999) from Mr. John P. Valleau; - (June 16, 1999) from Ms. Ruth Perkins; - (June 8, 1999) a Petition signed by approximately four individuals; and - (June 16, 1999) from Mr. Greg LeBelle, Community Outreach Worker. The following persons appeared before the Community Services Committee in connection with the foregoing matter: - Mr. John Clarke, Ontario Coalition Against Poverty; - Mr. Beric German, Toronto Disaster Relief Committee, and submitted a brief in regard thereto; and - Ms. Beth Wolgemuth, Street Health. Councillor Chow moved that the Committee: (1) refer the aforementioned proposal for the creation of a Safe Park from the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty to the Commissioner of Community and Neighbourhood Services for review and report thereon to the Advisory Committee for New Emergency Shelter Sites; (2) direct that, if no other alternative emergency shelter sites are found over the next few weeks, the Commissioner of Community and Neighbourhood Services be requested to provide the Advisory Committee for New Emergency Shelter Sites with an outline of how a temporary housing structure on an identified site can be established as soon as possible; and (3) direct that, in order to deal with situations when occupancy of hostels is above 90 percent, the Commissioner of Community and Neighbourhood Services be requested to develop a protocol with respect to the issue of homelessness and use of parks and open space, including implementation, if necessary, and report thereon to the Advisory Committee. (Carried) Councillor Korwin-Kuczynski moved that the Commissioner of Community and Neighbourhood Services be requested to report directly to the next meeting of City Council on July 6, 1999, on providing necessary accommodation for the homeless. (Carried) (Commissioner of Community and Neighbourhood Services; Mr. John Clarke, Provincial Organizer, Ontario Coalition Against Poverty; Mr. Beric German, Toronto Disaster Relief Committee; Ms. Beth Wolgemuth, Street Health; All Interested Parties; c. General Manager, Shelter, Housing and Support Division - June 17, 1999) (Clause No. 13(h), Report No. 1) 2.16 Reimbursement for Use of Fort York Armoury, Trinity-Niagara. The Committee had before it a report (June 1, 1999) from the Commissioner of Community and Neighbourhood Services recommending that: (1) as per the City s agreement with the Department of National Defence, the Commissioner of Community and Neighbourhood Services be authorized to reimburse the Department of National Defence for costs of $80,000.00 for the use of Fort York Armoury as a homeless shelter during the period of April 15, 1999 to June 4, 1999; and (2) the appropriate City officials be authorized and directed to take the necessary action to give effect thereto. Councillor Jack Layton, Don River, appeared before the Community Services Committee in connection with the foregoing matter. On motion by Councillor Walker, the Committee recommended to Council the adoption of the aforementioned report; and further directed that a copy of the report be forwarded to the Federal Minister of Defence and the Federal Minister Responsible for Homelessness. (Clause No. 10, Report No. 1) 2.17 Update on the 11 Ordnance Youth Project (Eva s Phoenix). The Committee had before it a report (June 3, 1999) from the Commissioner of Community and Neighbourhood Services providing an update on the progress of the 11 Ordnance Youth Project, an extended shelter and training facility now known as Eva s Phoenix; and recommending that: (1) Council accept the donation of $325,000.00 from the Canadian Auto Workers for construction costs related to Eva s Phoenix and grant these funds to Eva s Place to pay costs related to the construction of the facility at 11 Ordnance Street; (2) the City grant $600,000.00 available through the Residential Rehabilitation Assistance Program of Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (RRAP) to Eva s Place to pay costs related to the construction of the facility at 11 Ordnance Street as stipulated in the RRAP program; (3) Council declare that the purpose of the grants is in the interests of the municipality; (4) the City enter into one or more agreements, in form and content satisfactory to the Commissioner of Community and Neighbourhood Services, the Commissioner of Corporate Services and the City Solicitor with regard to: (a) the disbursement of capital grants to Eva s Place as renovation work progresses, up to a total maximum of $325,000.00; and (b) disbursement of capital grants to Eva s Place as renovation work progresses, up to a total maximum of $600,000.00; and (5) the appropriate City officials be authorized to take the necessary action to give effect to the recommendations. Councillor Jack Layton, Don River, appeared before the Community Services Committee in connection with the foregoing matter. On motion by Councillor Chow, the Committee: (1) recommended to Council the adoption of the aforementioned report; and (2) requested Councillor Brad Duguid, Chair of the Community Services Committee to send a letter of appreciation to Mr. B. Hargrove, President of the Canadian Auto Workers, for the generous donation towards the construction cost of 11 Ordnance Street (Eva s Pheonix). (Commissioner of Community and Neighbourhood Services; Councillor Brad Duguid, Chair, Community Services Committee - June 17, 1999) (Clause No. 11, Report No. 1) 2.18 Impact of Recent Provincial Announcements on the 1999 Budget for the Shelter, Housing and Support Division. The Committee had before it a communication (May 10, 1999) from the City Clerk advising that the Budget Committee on April 16, 1999, referred to the Community Services Committee for information a joint report (April 9, 1999) from the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer and the Commissioner of Community and Neighbourhood Services respecting recently announced Provincial initiatives to address homelessness and their impact on the 1999 budget for the Shelter, Housing and Support Division of the Community and Neighbourhood Services Department. The Committee received the aforementioned communication. (Commissioner of Community and Neighbourhood Services - June 17, 1999) (Clause No. 13(i), Report No. 1) 2.19 Report of the Police Working Group, Sub-Committee of the Advisory Committee on Homeless and Socially Isolated Persons. The Committee had before it a report (June 3, 1999) from the Commissioner of Community and Neighbourhood Services responding to the request of the Community and Neighbourhood Services Committee on May 19, 1999, to report on the recommendations of the Police Working Group, a sub-committee of the Advisory Committee on Homeless and Socially Isolated Persons; and recommending that: (1) Council support the recommendations contained in the document Report and Recommendations of the Police Working Group and forward the report to the Toronto Police Services Board for consideration; and (2) the appropriate City officials be authorized to take the necessary action to give effect thereto. On motion by Councillor Jones, the Committee recommended to Council the adoption of the aforementioned report. (Clause No. 12, Report No. 1) 2.20 Overview of Immigrant and Refugee Settlement Services, Programs and Priorities. The Committee had before it a report (June 2, 1999) from the Commissioner of Community and Neighbourhood Services responding to the request of the Strategic Policies and Priorities Committee on February 23, 1999, to report on immigrant and refugee settlement service programs and priorities; and recommending that the report be received for information. The Committee received the aforementioned report. (Commissioner of Community and Neighbourhood Services - June 17, 1999) (Clause No. 13(j), Report No. 1) 2.21 Update on Shelter Capacity and Search for New Sites. The Committee had before it a report (June 14, 1999) from the Commissioner of Community and Neighbourhood Services providing an update on shelter capacity and search for new sites; and recommending that: (1) staff take all necessary steps to locate sites in all parts of the City to provide the 300-400 emergency shelter beds required for this summer and next fall, including the identification of vacant City land that might be suitable for portable structures; (2) terms of reference for an advisory committee of elected representatives to work with staff, as described in Appendix A, be approved; (3) authorization be given for the use of City-owned and privately owned sites for the public service use/essential service use, subject to the approval of the Commissioner of Community and Neighbourhood Services and the Commissioner of Corporate Services, and in consultation with the Advisory Committee for New Emergency Shelter Sites approved by Council on June 11, 1999; (4) Council endorse the Protocol for Community Notification for the Establishment and Development of New Emergency Shelter Sites as attached in Appendix B of this report and that the protocol be evaluated at the end of 2000; and (5) the appropriate City officials be authorized and directed to take the necessary action to give effect thereto. On motion by Councillor Korwin-Kuczynski, the Committee recommended to Council the adoption of the aforementioned report. (Clause No. 1, Report No. 1) 2.22 Presentation on the New Council-Committee Structure. Mr. Peter Fay of the City Clerk s Division provided the Committee with an overhead presentation on the new Council-Committee structure; and outlined the following: - Changes-at-a-Glance; - The Council-Committee Structure; - Committee Responsibilities; - Other Committee, Task Forces and Sub-Committees - Relationship to Committees; - Agencies, Board and Commissions - Relationship to Committees; and - Summary. The Committee received the aforementioned overhead presentation. (Clause No. 13(a), Report No. 1) The Committee adjourned its meeting at 6:20 p.m. Chair.
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