The Corporation of the City of Stratford
Social Services Sub-committee
Open Session
AGENDA

Meeting #:

Date:

Tuesday, June 13, 2023

Time:

4:30 P.m. - 5:30 P.m.

Location:

Council Chamber, City Hall

Sub-committee Present:

• Councillor Henderson - Chair Presiding, 
• Councillor Briscoe - Vice Chair, 
• Councillor Biehn, 
• Councillor Nijjar, 
• and Councillor Wordofa 

Staff Present:

• Kim McElroy - Director of Social Services, 
• Alex Burgess - Manager of Ontario Works, 
• Jeff Wilson - Manager of Housing, 
• Jodi Akins - Council Clerk Secretary, 
• John Ritz - Supervisor of Homelessness and Housing Stability, 
• and Kehlar Hillyer - Housing Stability Policy & Program Coordinator 

To watch the Sub-committee meeting live, please click the following link: https://video.isilive.ca/stratford/live.html

A video recording of the meeting will also be available through a link on the City's website https://calendar.stratford.ca/meetings following the meeting.

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1.

Call to Order

​The Chair to call the Meeting to Order.

Land Acknowledgment

Moment of Silent Reflection

2.

Disclosure of Pecuniary Interest and the General Nature Thereof

​The Municipal Conflict of Interest Act requires any member of Council declaring a pecuniary interest and the general nature thereof, where the interest of a member of Council has not been disclosed by reason of the member’s absence from the meeting, to disclose the interest at the first open meeting attended by the member of Council and otherwise comply with the Act.

Name, Item and General Nature of Pecuniary Interest

3.

Delegations

3.1

Request for Delegation by The Local Community Food Centre

Karen Wood, Community Advocate at The Local Community Food Centre (The Local), has requested to address Sub-committee on behalf of The Local.

They will be asking the City to provide free transit passes to all recipients of the Ontario Disability Support Program and Ontario Works. 

• Motion by

  THAT the delegation of Karen Wood, on behalf of the The Local, be heard.

4.

Report of the Homelessness and Housing Stability Supervisor

4.1

Chronic Homelessness Reduction Efforts (SOC23-016)

• Motion by

  Staff Recommendation: THAT the letter titled, “Recognition of a Chronic
  Homelessness Reduction in the Built for Zero Canada Campaign,” be received for information;

  AND THAT the report titled, “Chronic Homelessness Reduction Efforts” (SOC23-016), be received for information.

5.

Report of the Manager of Housing

5.1

2022 Annual Report (Year 9) – Housing and Homelessness Plan for Stratford, Perth County, and St. Marys (SOC23-020)

• Motion by

  Staff Recommendation: THAT the report titled, “2022 Annual Report (Year 9) – Housing and Homelessness Plan for Stratford, Perth County, and St. Marys” (SOC23-020), be received for information.

6.

Report of the Director of Social Services

6.1

Annual Community Income Tax Clinic for Completion of 2022 returns (SOC23-018)

• Motion by

  Staff Recommendation: THAT the report titled, “Annual Community Income Tax Clinic for Completion of 2022 Returns” (SOC23-018), be received for information;

  AND THAT Social Services issue a thank you on behalf of the City of Stratford, to all businesses that offered and provided their support and services.

6.2

Transitioning the Supportive Housing of Perth Program (SHOPP) (COU23-019)

• Motion by

  Staff Recommendation: THAT the Supported Housing of Perth Program (SHOPP) program operations be transitioned to an in-house model;

  THAT authorization be given to enter into memorandums of understanding with support agencies, whose mandates meet the needs of the City’s most complex clients to help support the Supported Housing of Perth Program (SHOPP) program;

  THAT the Chief Administrative Officer or the Director of Social Services be authorized to enter into memorandums of understanding with support agencies that have been prepared by or reviewed by the City Solicitor;

  AND THAT authorization be given to hire two full-time Outreach Workers to support the operations of the Supported Housing of Perth Program (SHOPP) program.

7.

Report of the Manager of Ontario Works

7.1

2023 Ontario Works Service/Business Plan (SOC23-017)

• Motion by

  Staff Recommendation: THAT the report titled, “2023 Ontario Works Service/ Business Plan” (SOC23-017), be received for information.

8.

Next Sub-committee Meeting

The next Social Services Sub-committee meeting is July 11, 2023 at 4:30 p.m. in the Council Chamber, City Hall.

9.

Adjournment

​Meeting Start Time:
Meeting End Time:

• Motion by

  ​Sub-committee Decision: THAT the Social Services Sub-committee meeting adjourn.