INFORMATION ITEMS

INFORMATION ITEMS

Week Ending, June 5, 2015 REPORTS

1. None

CORRESPONDENCE

1. Town of Aurora re: Community Mailboxes

2. Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing re: Ontario Disaster Relief Assistance Program

BOARDS & COMMITTEES

1. Guelph Museums Advisory Committee – Resignation from Andrew Ross 2. April 2, 2015 - Public Art Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes

3. April 13, 2015 – Heritage Guelph Meeting Minutes

4. April 21, 2015 Guelph Public Library Board Meeting Minutes 5. May 13, 2015 – County of Wellington Social Services Committee

Meeting Minutes

ITEMS AVAILABLE IN THE CLERK’S OFFICE

1. Temporary Liquor License Extension – Shakespeare Arms

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The Honourable Lisa Raitt Federal Minister of Transport DELIVERED BY E-MAIL RE: Community Mailboxes Dear Minister Raitt,

Town of Aurora 100 John West Way, P.O. Box 1000 Aurora, ON L4G 6J1

[email protected] www.aurora.ca

Further to a decision by Aurora Town Council at its meeting of Monday, May 11, 2015, in support of the City of Hamilton's opposition to the installation of community mailboxes, I am requesting that Canada Post immediately cease the installation of community mailboxes and adhere to its Five-point Action Plan requirement to engage in full and meaningful consultation with all stakeholders, including the Town of Aurora and its residents.

For your reference, I attach Aurora Council's resolution:

NOW THEREFORE BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED THAT the Town of Aurora endorse the City of Hamilton's opposition to the elimination of home mail delivery and installation of community mailboxes; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT Council direct the Mayor to send a letter, copied to Members of Parliament, Ontario Members of Provincial Parliament, and all Ontario municipalities, that requests the Federal Minister of Transport, who oversees Canada Post, to require Canada Post to halt installation of community mailboxes immediately and adhere to its Five-point Action Plan requirement to engage in full and meaningful consultation with all stakeholders, including the Town and its residents; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT Council direct staff to bring forward recommendations to the next Council meeting to align the Town's by-laws with the City of Hamilton's By-law Number 15-091 which regulates the installation of equipment on roads; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT Council direct staff to develop appropriate standards to require Canada Post to apply for permits with an appropriate fee that reflects the resources required and costs incurred by the Town to install and maintain community mailboxes in established neighbourhoods; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT staff bring back a new bylaw for Council's enactment at the next Council meeting.

I look forward to your response at your earliest opportunity.

Cc: All Members of Parliament

All Members of Provincial Parliament All Ontario municipalities

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May 20, 2015

Ms. Tina Agnello Deputy Clerk City of Guelph 1 Carden Street Guelph ON NIH 3Al Dear Ms. Agnello:

Ministere des Affaires municipales et du Logement

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I am writing to acknowledge receipt of your recent letter sent to the Honourable Ted McMeekin, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing containing the resolution adopted by Guelph City Council on May 11, 2015 requesting the declaration of a disaster area for the purposes of the Ontario Disaster Relief Assistance Program.

Please be assured that your comments will be forwarded to appropriate staff in the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing for consideration and that the minister, or a ministry staff member, will respond to you as soon as possible.

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MEETING Public Art Advisory Committee

DATE April 02, 2015

LOCATION City Hall Meeting Room A

TIME 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

PRESENT Daniel Harland, Verne Harrison, Nan Hogg, Nicole Neufeld, Ella Pauls (staff), Jen Rafter (staff), James Taylor, Sally Wismer (chair)

REGRETS Mike Barker

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DISCUSSION ITEMS ITEM # DESCRIPTION

1

Approval of February 19, 2015 meeting minutes

Motion: That the February 19, 2015 Public Art Advisory Committee meeting minutes be approved as circulated.

Moved: James Taylor Seconded: Verne Harrison

All in favour, minutes approved.

2

Appointment of Vice-Chair

Motion: That Mike Baker is appointed Vice-Chair of the Public Art Advisory Committee.

Moved: Verne Harrison Seconded: James Taylor All in favour, motion carried.

3

Updates

a. McCrae Statue Installation and Unveiling: The date for the unveiling of Ruth Abernethy’s statue entitled “Remember Flanders” has been set for June 25, 2015.

The event will take place at 10:30 a.m. at Guelph Civic Museum and will mark the official acceptance of the piece into the City’s collection. Public is welcome to attend; however seating is available on an invitational basis only.

b. Public Art Promotion: To promote appreciation of Guelph’s public art and creative spaces, a series of articles and ads are booked for the next col.lab.o.rate publication. As well, the 2015 Visit Guelph Guide features a “Self-Guided Public Art Walking Tour” article.

c. Public Art Update: For greater public access and enjoyment, four large-scale panels painted by Thomas Kemp Kieffer depicting Ontario wilderness through the

Page 2 of 2 CITY OF GUELPH MEETING MINUTES seasons have been relocated from offices in City Hall to the main branch of

Guelph Public Library.

4

Review scope for 2015 City of Guelph Artist in Residence program

The committee reviewed the draft 2015 Call for Artists prepared by staff. It was agreed to extend the application period, include the approximate number of hours per week expected from the artists and to open the call to Guelph-based and external candidates.

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Public Art Funding Review Process

Staff will be taking part in a variety of conferences and roundtable discussions in the coming months about public art processes and funding model development. Connections with other municipalities have been made and research is currently underway.

6 Next Meeting Date: Thursday May 28, 2015 at 5:00 p.m.

7 Adjournment: 6:00 p.m.

ACTION ITEMS

ITEM # ASSIGNED TO DUE DATE DESCRIPTION

1 Staff ASAP

Incorporate edits to the 2015 City of Guelph Artist in Residence Call for Artists and

distribute to committee members and arts and culture stakeholders in the area.

2 Staff Ongoing Research municipal public art funding models.

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MEETING Heritage Guelph

DATE April 13, 2015

LOCATION City Hall Meeting Room 112

TIME 12:00 PM

PRESENT Daphne Wainman-Wood (Chair), Mary Tivy, Tony Berto, Bob Foster, Bill Green, Lynn Allingham, D’Arcy McGee, Uli Walle, Charles Nixon, Christopher Campbell, Michael Crawley, Stephen Robinson (Senior Heritage Planner), Michelle Mercier (Recording Secretary), Melissa Aldunate (Manager of Policy Planning and Urban Design)

REGRETS

DELEGATIONS

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DISCUSSION ITEMS ITEM # DESCRIPTION

1 Welcome and Opening Remarks

Daphne Wainman-Wood welcomed everyone to the meeting.

2 Approval of Agenda

Stephen Robinson requested the removal of Item 7.1 – 5 Arthur St S

Moved by Bill Green and Seconded by Tony Berto,

“THAT the Agenda for the April 13^th, 2015 meeting of Heritage Guelph be approved as Amended.”

CARRIED 3 Heritage Guelph Membership Update

Stephen Robinson advised that Council has the approved the appointment of Lynn Allingham to Heritage Guelph and welcomed her to the committee.

Stephen Robinson announced that Jessica Tivy has resigned from Heritage Guelph and that Council has decided not to replace the vacancy at this time.

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4 Declaration of Pecuniary Interest none

5 Approval of Meeting Minutes from March 2, 2015 and March 9, 2015 Moved by Tony Berto and seconded by Mary Tivy,

“THAT the Minutes from the meeting of March 2, 2015 be approved.”

CARRIED Moved by Charles Nixon and seconded by Christopher Campbell,

“THAT the Minutes from the meeting of March 9, 2015 be approved.”

CARRIED 6 Matters arising from the Minutes

Item 6.1 Niska Road Bridge and Cultural Heritage Landscape

Stephen Robinson advised that this item is a continuation of the deliberation from the March 9 meeting. Stephen reviewed the images and staff recommendation from the March meeting.

Members continued deliberation over the staff recommendation.

Committee members discussed the following items:

 The propose cultural heritage landscape (chl) boundary and future development outside the boundary

 Possibility of moving the Bailey Bridge to another location if it can’t remain on site

 Importance of abutments remaining on site

 Important heritage attributes including the (chl) boundary, view, crossing, former uses identified

 Benefit of listing or designating - would not freeze development, just to guide development to conserve heritage attributes

 Whether the cultural heritage landscape should be listed, designated or not at all

Committee members requested that the clauses in the staff recommendation be voted on individually.

Moved by Tony Berto and seconded by Bill Green,

“THAT Heritage Guelph receive the report titled “Cultural Heritage Evaluation Report with Photographic Documentation, Niska Road Bridge, Municipal Site No.00001 (Lot 12,

Concessions 5 & 6 Geographic Township of Puslinch), Class Environmental Assessment Study, Niska Road Improvements, City of Guelph, Ontario” (Unterman & McPhail Associates April 2014), and the report titled “Niska Road Cultural Heritage Landscape Addendum”

(CHC Limited, February 5, 2015) as submitted to the City of Guelph for a Class

Environmental Assessment (EA) investigating opportunities for improvements to Niska Road from the city limits to Downey Road.”

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CARRIED

Moved by Tony Berto and seconded by Christopher Campbell,

“THAT Heritage Guelph supports the conclusions of both reports, specifically the

identification of the current Niska Road bridge as a structure of local cultural heritage value and the identification of the defined area around the Niska Road crossing at the Speed River as a significant cultural heritage landscape”

CARRIED

Moved by Tony Berto and seconded by Uli Walle,

“THAT Heritage Guelph recommends from a cultural heritage conservation perspective, the ideal outcome of the environmental assessment process would involve the retention and conservation of the identified heritage attributes of the Niska Road bridge in situ and the portion of the cultural heritage landscape identified on Niska Road (between Pioneer Trail and the bridge) within the city limits.”

CARRIED Moved by Tony Berto and seconded by Michael Crawley,

“THAT Heritage Guelph conditionally supports the preliminary preferred alternative for the Niska Road Environmental Assessment subject to the following conditions:

Moved by Tony Berto and seconded by Christopher Campbell,

 “THAT should the bridge be approved for replacement that Heritage Guelph recommends that staff be directed to investigate practical options for the relocation of the

superstructure of the Niska Road bridge to a suitable location within the city (or Puslinch Township/Guelph Eramosa) for rehabilitation as a pedestrian/cycling bridge; and”

CARRIED Moved by Tony Berto and seconded by Mary Tivy,

 “THAT staff be directed to bring a report to Council recommending that the Niska Road cultural heritage landscape identified within the city limits be listed on the City of

Guelph’s Municipal Register of Cultural Heritage Properties under Section 27 of the Ontario Heritage Act; and,”

CARRIED

Moved by Tony Berto and seconded by Christopher Campbell,

 “THAT Heritage Guelph recommends that the Niska Road cultural heritage landscape identified within the city limits within the CHC report, be designated under Section IV of the Ontario Heritage Act; and,”

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CARRIED Moved by Mary Tivy and seconded by Tony Berto,

 THAT Heritage Guelph recommends that the consultant team provides copies of the Cultural Heritage Evaluation Report and the Niska Road Cultural Heritage Landscape Addendum to the Township of Puslinch and the Township of Guelph/Eramosa; and that the City of Guelph provide Heritage Guelph minutes from March 9, 2015 and April 13, 2015.

CARRIED

Moved by Mary Tivy and seconded by Bill Green,

 “THAT the extant stone abutments of the bridge be retained and conserved in situ to stand as a monument to previous bridges and construction methods at this crossing; and,

CARRIED

Moved by Tony Berto and seconded by Bill Green,

 “THAT the City provide interpretive signage explaining the history of the Niska Road crossing and its associated cultural heritage landscape; and,

CARRIED Moved by Tony Berto and seconded by Christopher Campbell,

 “THAT if development is considered on lands adjacent to the identified Niska Road cultural heritage landscape that the views west and south from the intersection of Niska Road and Pioneer Trail be considered carefully in order to conserve the heritage attributes of the identified cultural heritage landscape; and,”

CARRIED

Moved by Christopher Campbell and seconded by Tony Berto,

 “THAT when development is proposed on adjacent lands, the viewshed be studied to the north and east with consideration of its impact on the cultural heritage landscape.”

CARRIED

Moved by Tony Berto and seconded by Charles Nixon,

 “THAT Heritage Guelph is circulated the alternative design concepts for the preferred solution and be provided the opportunity to review and assess potential impacts of the proposed improvements and recommended mitigation plans on the cultural heritage landscape; and,”

CARRIED

Moved by Tony Berto and seconded by Charles Nixon,

 “THAT the replacement bridge be designed in such a way that is compatible with the cultural heritage landscape and with the current views from the bridge (upstream and downstream)

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not impeded for vehicular, bicycle or pedestrian traffic; and, “

CARRIED

Moved by D’Arcy McGee and seconded by Christopher Campbell,

 “THAT the City’s EA study team return to update Heritage Guelph and provide

opportunities for further input regarding the environmental assessment following the EA’s second Public Information Centre and prior to the filing of the EA document.

CARRIED Moved by Tony Berto and seconded by Michael Crawley,

“THAT Heritage Guelph conditionally supports the preliminary preferred alternative for the Niska Road Environmental Assessment subject to the following conditions:

 THAT should the bridge be approved for replacement that Heritage Guelph

recommends that staff be directed to investigate practical options for the relocation of the superstructure of the Niska Road bridge to a suitable location within the city (or Puslinch Township/Guelph Eramosa) for rehabilitation as a pedestrian/cycling bridge; and

 THAT staff be directed to bring a report to Council recommending that the Niska Road cultural heritage landscape identified within the city limits be listed on the City of Guelph’s Municipal Register of Cultural Heritage Properties under Section 27 of the Ontario Heritage Act; and,

 THAT Heritage Guelph recommends that the Niska Road cultural heritage landscape identified within the city limits within the CHC report, be designated under Section IV of the Ontario Heritage Act; and,

 THAT Heritage Guelph recommends that the consultant team provides copies of the Cultural Heritage Evaluation Report and the Niska Road Cultural Heritage Landscape Addendum to the Township of Puslinch and the Township of

Guelph/Eramosa; and that the City of Guelph provide Heritage Guelph minutes from March 9, 2015 and April 13, 2015; and,

 THAT the extant stone abutments of the bridge be retained and conserved in situ to stand as a monument to previous bridges and construction methods at this crossing; and,

 THAT the City provide interpretive signage explaining the history of the Niska Road crossing and its associated cultural heritage landscape; and,

 THAT if development is considered on lands adjacent to the identified Niska Road cultural heritage landscape that the views west and south from the intersection of Niska Road and Pioneer Trail be considered carefully in order to conserve the

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heritage attributes of the identified cultural heritage landscape; and,

 THAT when development is proposed on adjacent lands, the viewshed be studied to the north and east with consideration of its impact on the cultural heritage landscape; and,

 THAT Heritage Guelph is circulated the alternative design concepts for the preferred solution and be provided the opportunity to review and assess potential impacts of the proposed improvements and recommended mitigation plans on the cultural heritage landscape; and,

 THAT the replacement bridge be designed in such a way that is compatible with the cultural heritage landscape and with the current views from the bridge

(upstream and downstream) not impeded for vehicular, bicycle or pedestrian traffic; and,

 THAT the City’s EA study team return to update Heritage Guelph and provide opportunities for further input regarding the environmental assessment following the EA’s second Public Information Centre and prior to the filing of the EA document.”

CARRIED

7 New Business

Item 7.1 ]

5 Arthur Street South – removed from the Agenda Item 7.2

15 Wyndham Street South

Stephen Robinson advised that as part of the Site Plan Review Application SP14D011 to permit an addition to Guelph Police Headquarters, the proponent is also requesting that the building be removed from the Heritage Register. Stephen reviewed some photos and provided some background on the building. Stephen advised that the major renovations done in 1988 removed most of the original 1959 design and that there essentially no heritage attributes remaining. Stephen reviewed the designs for the proposed renovations and addition.

Committee members deliberated over the proposal and the merits of keeping the building on the Heritage Register.

Moved by Tony Berto and seconded by Bill Green,

“THAT Heritage Planning staff are of the opinion that the current building at 15 Wyndham Street South has not retained enough of its original (1959) design integrity or original cultural heritage value to be considered a built heritage resource or to justify being listed on the Municipal Register of Cultural Heritage Properties, and

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THAT Heritage Guelph recommends that Council approve the proponent’s Heritage Review Application for the removal of the property at 15 Wyndham Street South from the Municipal Register of Cultural Heritage Properties.”

CARRIED

Moved by Tony Berto and seconded by D’Arcy McGee,

“THAT Heritage Guelph extend the meeting until 2:15.”

CARRIED Item 7.3

24 Albert Street

Stephen Robinson advised that the owner of 24 Albert Street has applied for a demolition permit to allow for the removal of a non-listed wooden shed building on the property. Stephen advised that the house is listed on the Heritage Register however the shed is not listed as a heritage attribute. Stephen reviewed the photos from a recent site visit and noted that the shed was put together with wood from different uses and has no real heritage value.

8 Information Items

Item 8.1 Letter to Heritage Guelph from Frank Valeriote, M.P. (Apr 1, 2015) Item 8.2 Heritage Planning Staff Report to Council Planning (May 11) Item 8.3 40 Margaret St – Recommending intention to designate Item 8.4 CHO Newsletter – Spring Edition (digital version)

Item 8.5 CHO/ACO Conference – Niagara-on-the-Lake (Apr 30 - May 3, 2015) Item 8.6 Heritage Canada National Conference - Hamilton (Fall 2017)

9 Next Meeting

HG Designation Working Group – Monday, April 27, 2015 in Meeting Room B Regular Meeting – Monday, May 11, 2015 in City Hall Meeting Room B

9 Other Matters (introduced by Heritage Guelph Members) None

10 Adjournment

Moved by Mary Tivy and seconded by Christopher Campbell,

“THAT the meeting be adjourned at 2:15 pm.”

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Guelph Public Library Board Minutes

Tuesday April 21, 2015 5:30 pm

Main Library Programming Room

Members: Anne MacKay (Chair), Katie Saunders (Vice-Chair), Aaron Blair, Getu Hailu, James Gordon, Jennifer Mackie, Lisa Maslove, Gertrude Robinson, Chantal Vallis, Eileen Watson Staff: Steve Kraft (CEO), Robin Tunney (Director of all Branches and Bookmobile), Chris Raso (West-End Branch Supervisor), Linda Cozzarin (Admin. Assistant)

Regrets: Aron Nonkes

1. Call to Order: A MacKay called to order at 5:35 pm

AMacKay welcomes R. Tunney and C. Raso and members to the Board Meeting.

2. Sharing of "Monthly Awesome"lIce breaker

~ Discussion followed.

3. Approval of agenda: A MacKay

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4. Declaration of Pecuniary Interest: None 5. Consent Agenda: A MacKay

i. Adoption of Minutes of the March 17, 2015 meeting ii. Correspondence

iii. Approval of Finance Statements iv. CEO's Report

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34:15

~ Eastside Branch - R. Tunney

• R. Tunney reviewed the report as presented.

• A discussion followed re:

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V' The month of March 2015 compared to March 2014 up 11.5 %.

V' "Hooks and Books" program has been extremely well attended.

V' Continue to offer high quality programs and welcoming meeting spaces.

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~ West-End Branch - C. Raso

• C. Raso reviewed the report as presented.

• A discussion followed re:

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./ Renovations coming and RFID will be implemented .

./ First library in Canada to host an event with Sesame Street and Canadian Families and Corrections Network. The program was attended by both the Ontario Minister of Education and Minister of Public Safety, as well as Elmo and Cookie Monster from Sesame Street.

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• S. Kraft reported on:

./ The Letter M Marketing tasked to help with the "Rebranding Project." .

./ Received a donation from Public Health Unit for $2,000.00 which will be used for recreational passes .

./ GPL to implement a digital technology lab.

"Tech Bar."

./ RFID up and running at the Main Branch . ./ Staff Development day coming which will host 2 half day workshops on "Dealing with Difficult Customers."

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Board takes a pause to do a group photo. 6: 15 pm Board reconvenes at 6:25 pm

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GPL Board Reports:

~ Chair Person's Report - A MacKay ./ Discussion followed re:

./ Visit to the library in Fergus.

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A MacKay introduces E. Watson as the new chair of the committee and thanked K. Saunders for her continuing support .

./ E. Watson gave a brief overview of what strategic planning the committee should draft on how to create new ideas in fundraising.

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» Policy Committee Report - A MacKay deferred

• L Cozzarin to send out a new date for the Policy Committee Meeting in May.

» SOLS Report - K. Saunders

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v' Representatives from public library boards meet twice a year to share relevant information from their libraries.

v' Develop a four-year learning cycle. Topics for each learning module include:

Year 1) 2) 3) 4)

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8. Unfinished Business:

City Treasurer: Janice Sheehy.

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Fundraisingl Personnel Policy GPUBaker Street SOLS Liaisons with

Planning Committee Committee Partnership Rep. ^Friends

Committee

Katie Saunders Aaron Blair Aaron Blair Katie Saunders Anne MacKay

Chantal Vallis Jennifer Mackie Lisa Maslove Aron Nonkes

Eileen Watson Lisa Maslove Chantal Vallis Getu Hailu Gee-Gee Robinson Getu Hailu

Eileen Watson

Ex Officio Ex Officio Ex Officio Ex Officio

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Board Self Evaluation and Retreat

• Discussion followed re:

,/ A tool kit to be used to pick a topic from SOLS learning module, may be addressed at a Board Retreat.

,/ Looking into sending a questionnaire to Board members to have options to talk about. "What would you like to know more about?"

,/ Defer back to Executive committee?

9. New Business:

Business Arising from Minutes: None 9. Meeting Process Check List:

~ K. Saunders asked Board members, what is the biggest exciting challenge that you see for the board?

,/ It was a unanimous decision that all Board members agree to form a partnership with City Councillors.

11. Next Meeting:

• Tuesday May 19, 2015 at 5:30 pm 12. Adjournment:

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Meeting adjourned at: 7:30 pm

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The Corporation of the County of Wellington Social Services Committee

Minutes

May 13, 2015

County Administration Centre Guthrie Room

Present: Warden George Bridge

Councillor David Anderson (Chair) Councillor Rob Black

Councillor Gregg Davidson Councillor Lynda White

Staff: Eddie Alton, Social Services Administrator Luisa Artuso, Director of Child Care Services Stuart Beumer, Director of Ontario Works Donna Bryce, County Clerk

Heather Burke, Director of Housing Shauna Calder, Senior Financial Analyst Ken DeHart, County Treasurer

Ryan Pettipiere, Special Services Manager Rachel Wilson, Clerks Summer Student Scott Wilson, CAO

Also Present: Shawn Armstrong, General Manager, EMS, City of Guelph Stephen Dewar, EMS Chief, City of Guelph

Barb Powell, General Manager, Community Engagement, City of Guelph

1. Call to Order

At 1:00 pm the Chair called the meeting to order.

2. Declaration of Pecuniary Interest

There were no declarations of pecuniary interest.

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3. Delegations:

3.1. Mr. Shawn Armstrong, General Manager Emergency Services, City of Guelph Mr. Armstrong advised the Committee that the Land Ambulance Service Review was completed with successful results. Enhancements were implemented to improve response times with the goal of keeping County resources in the County. A full report is expected in June.

3.2. Ms. Randalin Ellery, Coordinator, Guelph Wellington Task Force for Poverty Elimination

Ms. Ellery presented the 2014 Report to the Community and 2015 Action Plan to the Committee.

4. Social Services Financial Statements as of April 30, 2015

1/4/15

Moved by: Councillor Davidson Seconded by: Councillor L. White

That the Social Services Financial Statements as of April 30, 2015 be received for information.

Carried 5. Social Services Five-Year Plan Revisited

2/4/15

Moved by: Councillor Black Seconded by: Warden Bridge

That the 2015-2019 five-year plan report for the Social Services be received for information; and

That Council identify any areas of concern or changes in priorities to be considered for the 2016 Budget and Five-Year Plan Process.

Carried

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6. Housing

6.1. Victorian Order of Nurses (VON) - Wellington Senior Support Programme 3/4/15

Moved by: Councillor Davidson Seconded by: Councillor L. White

That the Report HS-15-02 VON Wellington Senior Support Worker Programme partnership with the County of Wellington, be received for information.

Carried

6.2. Five-Year Social and Affordable Housing Strategy 4/4/15

Moved by: Councillor Black Seconded by: Councillor Davidson

That the Report HS-15-03 on the Five-Year Social and Affordable Housing Strategy Development be approved.

Carried

6.3. Provincial Long Term Affordable Housing Strategy (LTAHS) 5/4/15

Moved by: Councillor L. White Seconded by: Councillor Black

That the Report # HS-15-04 on the County of Wellington’s submission to the Five-Year Provincial Long-Term Affordable Housing Strategy Update, be coordinated by the Director of Housing and the Director of Ontario Works through a few targeted consultation sessions to include community input, and be provided to the Province by the deadline of July 3, 2015.

Carried

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6.4. Housing Statistics 6/4/15

Moved by: Warden Bridge

Seconded by: Councillor Davidson

That the Housing Statistics Report for March and April 2015 be received for information.

Carried 7. Ontario Works

7.1. Housing with Related Supports Standards (CHPI) Report 7/4/15

Moved by: Councillor Black Seconded by: Councillor L. White

That report OW-15-05 and the Housing with Related Supports Standards be approved.

That the Housing with Related Supports Standards take effect immediately upon County Council approval and replace the existing Domiciliary Hostel Standards.

Carried

7.2. Guelph and Wellington Point in Time Count Report 8/4/15

Moved by: Councillor Davidson Seconded by: Councillor L. White

That report OW-15-06 and the Guelph and Wellington Point in Time Count Report be received for information.

Carried

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7.3. Ontario Works Statistics 9/4/15

Moved by: Councillor Black Seconded by: Councillor Davidson

That the March 2015 Ontario Works Statistics be received for information.

Carried 8. Update on Investment in Affordable Housing for Ontario (IAH)

10/4/15

Moved by: Councillor Black Seconded by: Councillor L. White

That Report AD-15-05 be approved requesting that IAH Funding for Years 2, 3, 4, 5 and possibly 6 be lumped together in one year in order for the County to proceed with Phase 2 of Fergusson Place; and

That the CAO be authorized to execute any agreements and ancillary documents

required to fully commit Wellington’s Investment In Affordable Housing (IAH) Extension funding from the Province in a form satisfactory to the County's legal counsel.

Carried 9. Adjournment

At 2:04 pm, the Chair adjourned the meeting until June 10, 2015 or at the call of the Chair.

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David Anderson Chair Social Services Committee