SOCIAL SERVICES COMMITTEE
AGENDA

Wednesday, April 10, 2024

9:30 A.m. - 11:30 A.m.

Council Chambers, Brantford City Hall

58 Dalhousie Street, Brantford

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1.

Roll Call

2.

Declarations of Conflicts of Interest

3.

Separation of Items for Consideration and Consent Items for Discussion Purposes

4.

Delegations/Presentations

4.1

Delegations

4.2

Presentations

4.2.1

Rosemary Whitehouse, Senior Project Manager – Program Expansion and Accountability and Sarah Kozinski, Senior Project Manager - Systems Transformation and Evaluation

Re: 5.1 Building Our Community From the Kids Up: 2024 Update [Financial Impact: None], 2024-63

5.

Items for Consideration

5.1

Building Our Community From the Kids Up: 2024 Update [Financial Impact: None], 2024-63

• 1. THAT staff report 2024-63 Building Our Community from the Kids Up: 2024 Update”, BE RECEIVED; and
  2. THAT the City Clerk BE DIRECTED to forward a copy of the final resolution and staff report to the County of Brant.

5.2

Housing Stability Services Update [Financial Impact: None], 2024-164

• 1. THAT Report 2024-164 Housing Stability Services Update BE RECEIVED; and
  2. THAT staff BE DIRECTED to extend the existing contract with Grand River Estates to an upset limit of $314,140 annually, fully funded by Homelessness Prevention Program provincial grant funding to allow for the wind down plan as described in Section 9 of this report; and
  3. THAT the City Clerk BE DIRECTED to forward a copy of the final resolution and staff report to the County of Brant.

5.3

2024 Scheduled Social Services Committee Reports, 2024-239

• 1. THAT Report 2024 Social Services Report Schedule 2024-239 BE RECEIVED; and
  2. THAT the City Clerk BE DIRECTED to forward a copy of the final resolution and staff report to the County of Brant.

5.4

Governance Review of the Brantford Brant Local Housing Corporation [Financial Impact: None], 2024-149

• 1. THAT Report 2024-149 Governance Review of the Brantford Brant Local Housing Corporation BE RECEIVED; and
  2. THAT staff BE DIRECTED to take the required steps to prepare for the voluntary dissolution of the Local Housing Corporation (LHC) on or about December 31, 2024; AND
  3. THAT the City Clerk BE DIRECTED to forward a copy of the final resolution and staff report to the County of Brant.

6.

Consent Items

6.1

Financial Funding Sources for Housing Stability (Homelessness) Programs [Financial Impact: None], 2024-228

• 1. THAT Report 2024-228 Financial Funding Sources for Housing Stability (Homelessness) Programs BE RECEIVED; and
  2. THAT the City Clerk BE DIRECTED to forward a copy of the final resolution and staff report to the County of Brant.

6.2

Service Manager Notification – Potential Funding Impact [Financial Impact: None], 2024-248

• 1. THAT Report 2024-248 Service Manager Notification – Potential Funding Impact BE RECEIVED; and
  2. THAT the City Clerk BE DIRECTED to forward a copy of the final resolution and staff report to the County of Brant, the Member of Provincial Parliament for Brantford-Brant Will Bouma, the Member of Parliament for Brantford-Brant, Larry Brock, and the Member of Parliament for North Brant, Bryan May.

6.3

Minutes

6.3.1

Social Services Committee Meeting - March 6, 2024

7.

Resolutions

8.

Notices of Motion

9.

Adjournment