COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMITTEE

 

MINUTES


June 27, 2011  –  River Valley Room

 

 

PRESENT

L. Sloan, B. Anderson, D. Loken, K. Diotte

ABSENT

None

ALSO IN ATTENDANCE

Councillor A. Sohi

T. Cleveley, Office of the City Clerk

L. Long, Office of the City Clerk

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ITEM

                                                                                                         PAGE

DECISION

 

1.          CALL TO ORDER AND RELATED BUSINESS                             2

1.1        Call to Order                                                                                          2

1.2        Adoption of Agenda                                                                            2

1.3        Adoption of Minutes                                                                           2

1.4        Protocol Items                                                                                      2

2.          ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION AND RELATED BUSINESS              2

2.1        Select Items for Debate                                                                      2

2.2        Requests to Speak                                                                              3

2.3        Requests for Specific Time on Agenda                                         3

3.          COUNCILLOR INQUIRIES                                                                 3

4.          REPORTS TO BE DEALT WITH AT A FUTURE MEETING        3

5.          STATUS REPORT                                                                                3

5.1        Update on Work of the Panhandling Advisory

             Committee                                                                                              3

5.2        Health Care Aide Crisis - Advocacy Plan Update -

             Advisory Board on Services for Persons with

             Disabilities                                                                                             3

4.          REPORTS                                                                                              3

6.1        Funding Agreements - 630 CHED Santas Anonymous

             Incorporated and Edmonton Korean Community

             Centre Foundation                                                                              3

6.2        Community Facility Partner Capital Grant Program                   4

6.3        Transition of Emergency Medical Services Dispatch

             to the Province                                                                                     4

6.4        Art Gallery of Alberta 2011 Keeping the Doors

             Open Investment Grant                                                                      4

6.5        Corporate Performance Measurement, Draft Target

             Setting - Improve Edmonton's Livability                                        5

7.          RESPONSES TO COUNCILLOR INQUIRIES                                6

7.1        Emergency Medical Services Transition, Averages

             and Trends ( L. Sloan)                                                                        6

8.          PRIVATE REPORTS                                                                            6

9.          NOTICES OF MOTION                                                                         6

10.        ADJOURNMENT                                                                                  6

 

 

 

 

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DECISION SUMMARY

ITEM

 

DECISION

1.

CALL TO ORDER AND RELATED BUSINESS

1.1

Call to Order

 

 

 

Councillor L. Sloan called the meeting to order at 9:33 a.m.

 

 

 

 

 

1.2

Adoption of Agenda

 

 

Moved K. Diotte:

 

 

 

That the June 27, 2011, Community Services Committee meeting agenda be adopted with the following changes:

Additions:

* 6.5  Corporate Performance Measurement – Draft Target Setting – Improve Edmonton’s Livability

Replacement Pages:

* 6.1  Funding Agreements – 630 CHED Santas Anonymous Incorporated and Edmonton Korean Community Centre Foundation – Page 1

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

L. Sloan, B. Anderson, D. Loken, K. Diotte

 

1.3

Adoption of Minutes

 

 

Moved D. Loken:

 

 

 

That the June 13, 2011, Community Services Committee meeting minutes be adopted.

 

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

L. Sloan, B. Anderson, D. Loken, K. Diotte

 

 

1.4

Protocol Items

 

 

 

There were no protocol items.

 

 

 

 

 

2.

ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION AND RELATED BUSINESS

2.1

Select Items for Debate

 

 

 

The following items were selected for debate: 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.5 and 7.1.

 

 

 

 

 

2.2

Requests to Speak

 

 

 

There were no requests to speak.

 

 

 

 

 

2.3

Requests for Specific Time on Agenda

 

 

 

There were no requests for time specifics.

 

 

 

 

 

3.

COUNCILLOR INQUIRIES

 

 

There were no Councillor Inquiries.

 

 

 

 

 

4.

REPORTS TO BE DEALT WITH AT A FUTURE MEETING

 

 

There were no reports released early as part of this agenda.

 

5.

STATUS REPORT

5.1

Update on Work of the Panhandling Advisory Committee

 

 

Moved B. Anderson:

 

 

 

That the revised due date of September 6, 2011, be approved.

 

Community Svcs.

Due Date: Sep. 6, 2011

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

L. Sloan, B. Anderson, D. Loken, K. Diotte

 

 

5.2

Health Care Aide Crisis - Advocacy Plan Update - Advisory Board on Services for Persons with Disabilities

 

 

Moved B. Anderson:

 

 

 

That the revised due date of April 2012, be approved.

 

Advisory Board on Services for Persons with Disabilities

Due Date: Apr. 2012

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

L. Sloan, B. Anderson, D. Loken, K. Diotte

 

 

6.

REPORTS

6.1

Funding Agreements - 630 CHED Santas Anonymous Incorporated and Edmonton Korean Community Centre Foundation

 

 

 

H. McRae, Community Services, made a presentation. 
L. Cochrane, General Manager, Community Services, answered the Committee's questions.

 

 

Moved B. Anderson:

 

 

 

That Community Services Committee recommend to City Council:

1. That a Funding Agreement between the City of Edmonton and 630 CHED Santas Anonymous Incorporated, as outlined in the June 27, 2011, Community Services report 2011CSS013, be entered into and that the agreement be acceptable in form and content to the City Manager.

2. That a Funding Agreement between the City of Edmonton and the Edmonton Korean Community Centre Foundation, as outlined in the June 27, 2011, Community Services report 2011CSS013, be entered into and that the agreement be acceptable in form and content to the City Manager.

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

L. Sloan, B. Anderson, D. Loken, K. Diotte

 

 

6.2

Community Facility Partner Capital Grant Program

 

 

 

R. Smyth, Community Services, made a presentation and answered the Committee's questions. L Cochrane, General Manager, and R. Jevne, Community Services, answered the Committee's questions.

 

 

Moved K. Diotte:

 

 

 

That the Community Facility Partner Capital Grant Program, City Policy C562, Attachment 1 of the June 27, 2011, Community Services report 2011CSR012, be amended under the Policy Statement in the second set of bullets, bullet 5, by adding “/Community Development”, as follows:

Policy Statement:

  • Social Services/Community Development

 

Community Svcs.

Due Date:

Jul 6, 2011

City Council

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

L. Sloan, B. Anderson, D. Loken, K. Diotte

 

 

 

Moved B. Anderson:

 

 

 

That Community Services Committee recommend to City Council:

That the Community Facility Partner Capital Grant Program, City Policy C562, as outlined in Attachment 1 of the June 27, 2011, Community Services report 2011CSR012, be approved.

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

L. Sloan, B. Anderson, D. Loken, K. Diotte

 

 

6.3

Transition of Emergency Medical Services Dispatch to the Province

 

 

 

Items 6.3 and 7.1 were dealt with together.

G. Hubbick, L. Cochrane, General Manager, and K. Block, Community Services, answered the Committee's questions.

 

 

Moved L. Sloan:

 

 

 

That the June 13, 2011, Community Services report 2011CSF002, be received for information.

 

Community Svcs.

 

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

L. Sloan, B. Anderson, D. Loken, K. Diotte

 

 

6.4

Art Gallery of Alberta 2011 Keeping the Doors Open Investment Grant

 

 

Moved B. Anderson:

 

 

 

That Community Services Committee recommend to City Council:

That the final installment of the Art Gallery of Alberta’s 2011 Keeping the Doors Open Community Investment Grant, in the amount of $170,977, be approved.

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

L. Sloan, B. Anderson, D. Loken, K. Diotte

 

 

6.5

Corporate Performance Measurement, Draft Target Setting - Improve Edmonton's Livability

 

 

 

L. Cochrane, General Manager and H. McRae, Community Services, made a presentation. L. Cochrane, General Manager, Community Services; L. Rosen, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, and B. Roberts, Edmonton Police Services, answered the Committee's questions

 

 

Moved D. Loken:

 

 

 

That Administration provide a report to the July 20, 2011, City Council meeting recommending:

That the draft targets be approved as outlined in Attachment 1 of the June 27, 2011,  Financial Services report 2011SM0165REV1, for the following measures: 

• % of Citizens who feel that Edmonton has the appropriate emergency services in place to respond to a major emergency

• % of Citizens who feel Edmonton is a clean city

• % Change in litter at various city sites

% Reduction of crime (Edmonton Police Service)

Financial Svcs.

 

 

Due Date:

Jul. 20, 2011

 

City Council

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

L. Sloan, B. Anderson, D. Loken, K. Diotte

 

 

 

L. Cochrane, General Manager, Community Services, and L. Rosen, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, answered the Committee's questions.

 

 

Moved K. Diotte:

 

 

 

That Community Services Committee recommend to the July 20, 2011, City Council meeting:

a.      That the following two measurements that are perception based, be removed from the measurement list and that Administration come back with true performance based measurements for:

- 2.4.3 % of Citizens who feel that Edmonton has the appropriate emergency services in place to respond to a major emergency

- 2.4.4 % Citizens who feel Edmonton is a clean city

b.      That Administration bring back to City Council, through Community Services Committee, the quantitative performance based measurements for 2.4.3 and 2.4.4.

 

Financial Srvc.

 

 

Due Date:

Jul. 20, 2011

 

City Council

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

L. Sloan, B. Anderson, D. Loken, K. Diotte

 

 

7.

RESPONSES TO COUNCILLOR INQUIRIES

7.1

Emergency Medical Services Transition, Averages and Trends
( L. Sloan)

 

 

 

Items 6.3 and 7.1 were dealt with together.

 

 

Moved L. Sloan:

 

 

 

That the June 13, 2011, Community Services report 2011CSF003, be received for information.

 

Community Svcs.

 

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

L. Sloan, B. Anderson, D. Loken, K. Diotte

 

 

 

 

 

8.

PRIVATE REPORTS

9.

NOTICES OF MOTION

 

 

Councillor L. Sloan asked whether there were any Notices of Motion.  There was none.

 

 

 

 

 

10.

ADJOURNMENT

 

 

The meeting adjourned at 11:30 a.m.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Chair                                                                           City Clerk