THE REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF HALTON. Halton Regional Centre 1151 Bronte Road Oakville, Ontario

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1 *Added/Amended by Committee Adopted by Council April 1, 2009, Meeting No THE REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF HALTON MEETING NO NAME OF COMMITTEE: HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES DATE OF MEETING: Tuesday, March 24, :30 a.m. PLACE OF MEETING: Halton Room Halton Regional Centre 1151 Bronte Road Oakville, Ontario Members of Regional Council: The Health and Social Services Committee met on the above-noted date and recommends the following: CONSENT AGENDA - Information 1. MO Children's Oral Health Programs in Halton Region (Agenda Pages 1 6) THAT Report No. MO re: Children s Oral Health Programs in Halton Region be received for information. 2. MO Travel Health Services * (Agenda Pages 7 10) THAT Report No. MO re: Travel Health Services be received for information.

2 - 2 - REGULAR AGENDA 3. SS The Willow Foundation (Agenda Pages 11 14) THAT Report No. SS re: The Willow Foundation, be received for information. 4. SS Halton Housing Advisory Committee (HHAC) Annual Report * (Agenda Pages 15 24) 1. THAT Regional Council support, in principle, Attachment #3 to Report No. SS entitled Halton Housing Advisory Committee s Response to the Provincial Poverty Reduction Strategy from a Housing Perspective. 2. * THAT the Regional Clerk forward a copy of Report No. SS re: 2008 Halton Housing Advisory Committee (HHAC) annual Report to the Minister of Children and Youth Services, Minister Responsible for Women s Issues & Chair of the Cabinet Committee on Poverty Reduction, the Federal Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development, and to Halton MPs and MPPs. 5. MO Smoking Restrictions and Public Entrances/Exits (Agenda Pages 25 36) 1. THAT Halton Region enact a by-law to prohibit smoking within nine meters from any entrance or exit of all municipally owned or leased buildings and that the Commissioner of Legislative and Planning Services and Corporate Counsel be directed to prepare such a by-law based on the draft by-law in Attachment #1 to Report No. MO re: Smoking Restrictions and Public Entrances/Exits. 2. THAT upon its passage, the Regional Clerk forward a copy of the by-law together with Report No. MO to the City of Burlington, Town of Halton Hills, Town of Milton and Town of Oakville with the request that each Council pass a resolution giving its consent to the by-law.

3 MO Universal Influenza Immunization Program * (Agenda Pages 37 44) 1. THAT Report No. MO re: Universal Influenza Immunization Program be received for information. 2. * THAT a letter from Chair Carr, as Chair of Halton s Board of Health, be forwarded to the Hospital Boards of Directors expressing concern with their low and declining staff influenza immunization rates. 7. SS Transfer of Property and Agreement Rights from Halton Community Housing Corporation to Halton Region (Agenda Pages 45 52) 1. THAT the Regional Chair and Clerk be authorized to execute the agreements and any ancillary documents to acquire the property municipally known as 2220/2222 Lakeshore Road West, Oakville, from the Halton Community Housing Corporation, in a form satisfactory to the Commissioner of Legislative and Planning Services and Corporate Counsel, subject to the transfer of title to the property being conditional upon the receipt of an endorsement from the Ontario Ministry of Revenue indicating that the transaction is not subject to the Land Transfer Tax, as outlined in Report No. SS re: Transfer of Property and Agreement Rights from Halton Community Housing Corporation to Halton Region. 2. THAT the Regional Chair and Clerk be authorized to execute the agreements and any ancillary documents to acquire the Halton Community Housing Corporation s rights and obligations in the tripartite operating agreement with the Oakville Senior Citizen s Residence and to amend or replace the tripartite operating agreement, as outlined in Report No. SS-18-09, subject to the form of the agreements being satisfactory to the Commissioner of Legislative and Planning Services and Corporate Counsel. 3. THAT Regional Council authorize Oakville Senior Citizen s Residence to enter into an agreement with the Mississauga Halton Local Integrated Health Network for additional supportive housing funding to expand their supportive housing program, as outlined in Report No. SS

4 THAT the Commissioner of Legislative and Planning Services and Corporate Counsel be authorized to prepare the necessary by-laws. 8. SS Annual Update on the Waiting List for Social Housing (2008) (Agenda Pages 53 68) 1. THAT the Regional Chair be authorized to send a letter to the Ontario Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing and to all Halton Region MPPs to encourage the Province to expedite consultations with CMSMs regarding the development of the Provincial Affordable Housing Strategy as a means to address housing needs identified in Report No. SS re: Annual Update on the Waiting List for Social Housing (2008). 2. THAT the Regional Clerk forward a copy of Report No. SS to all social housing providers and other stakeholder organizations participating in the Halton centralized waiting list (HATCH), and to Community Development Halton, the Ontario Non-Profit Housing Association (ONPHA), the Co-operative Housing Federation (CHF), the Social Housing Services Corporation (SHSC), the Ontario Municipal Social Services Association (OMSSA), the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) and to all Halton Region MPs for their information. 9. SS Approval to Amend the Terms for the Payment of a One-Time Grant to Residences at St. Andrew's Georgetown Corporation (Agenda Pages 69 72) 1. THAT the one-time grant to the Residences at St. Andrew s Georgetown Corporation as previously approved in Report No. CS-56-08/SS re: Approval to Provide a One-time Grant to Bonnie Place and Residences at St. Andrews Georgetown Corporation Related to New Regional Development Charges, be increased from $238, to $288, THAT the deadline for the payment of the one time grant as previously approved in Report No. SS re: Approval to Extend the Deadline for the Payment of a One-Time Grant to Residences at St. Andrew s Georgetown Corporation be extended from March 31, 2009 to May 30, THAT By-law No , as amended, being a by-law to authorize the Region to enter into an agreement with the Residences at St. Andrew s Georgetown Corporation for the provision of municipal housing project facilities, be further

5 - 5 - amended to reflect the amount and the extension of the deadline for payment as identified in Recommendations No. 1 and 2 of Report No. SS re: Approval to Amend the Terms for the Payment of a One-Time Grant to Residences at St. Andrew s Georgetown Corporation and that the Regional Chair and Clerk be authorized to execute the related amending agreement. 4. THAT a copy of Report No. SS be forwarded to the Town of Halton Hills for their information. * * * * * * * * * COMMITTEE NOTES MEMBERS PRESENT: OTHERS PRESENT: STAFF PRESENT: C. Somerville, Chair C. Best, R. Burton, C. D Amelio, R. Goldring, J. Knoll G. Carr, Regional Chair R. Craven Pat Moyle, C.A.O. Dr. R. Nosal, A. Urbanski, M.A. Carson, S. Wolfson, K. Doran, P. Burgher, K. Kielt There being no disclosures of pecuniary interest, the Committee proceeded with the regular order of business. Item No. 3 Kristin Courtney, Chairman, Willow Foundation, and Andrea Gossman, Willow Foundation Co-ordinator, gave a presentation, a copy of which was distributed with the Committee agenda. The Willow Foundation In Touch Community Newsletter and a brochure about the Annual Golf Tournament were also distributed and copies of which are printed in the Information Section of the Council Agenda for April 1, Item No. 4 John Smith, a non-government Agency representative on the Halton Housing Advisory Committee, gave a presentation, a copy of which is printed in the Information Section of the Council Agenda for April 1, Item No. 6 It was requested that comparative data related to influenza immunization rates for hospitals in Ontario be forwarded to Committee members via . Adjournment: 10:40 a.m.