MEETING: No. 10/99 of the Thunder Bay District Social
Services
Administration
Board
DATE: Thursday,
October 21, 1999
TIME: 1:00 p.m.
PLACE: Council
Chambers
City
Hall Thunder Bay
CHAIRPERSON: Councillor Betty Kennedy
VICE CHAIRPERSON: Mayor John Graveson
PRESENT: OFFICIALS:
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Councillor Betty Kennedy Councillor
Robert Tuchenhagen Councillor
Ed Metzler Mayor John
Graveson Mayor Pat
Richardson Councillor
Lorraine Huard Councillor
Jack Lemmon Mr. David
Leskowski Mrs. Bev
Romaniuk |
Mrs. Mary
Lucas - Project Coordinator Ms. Lisa
Scerba MCSS Mr. Allan
Cox Municipal Affairs & Housing Kathy Baird,
Municipal Affairs & Housing Ruth Bastin
MCSS Louise
Innis, Geraldton Bruce Turner
Alternate, Unincorporated |
COMMITTEE OF
THE WHOLE
DISCLOSURES OF INTEREST
DEPUTATIONS
Social
Housing Program Mr. Allan Cox
Mr. Allan Cox, Regional Manager for Ministry of Municipal
Affairs and Housing (MMAH), presented an Executive Summary of the Social
Housing Program reform and current status of devolution. This was followed by questions from the
Board. Board members questioned Mr. Cox
regarding costs, capital expenditures, administrative costs and market value of
the housing stock. Mr. Cox also asked
the Board to give thought to how they would like to relate to the MMAH. Mr. Cox indicated that the devolution would
not occur until an agreement is approved by cabinet. It is anticiptated that legislation will be enacted by the summer
of 2000. Deloitte and Touche have been
retained by MMAH to develop a migration strategy.
REPORTS
OF OFFICERS
Child
Care Implementation Plan
Mr.
Patrick Farrell, Program Supervisor for the Ministry of Community and Social
Services (MCSS), presented an overview of child care services and highlighted
the critical areas of the Child Care Joint Implementation Plan. It was indicated to the Board that with
respect to child care services, the Board is expected to maintain existing
service levels for a year. Mr. Farrell
indicated that there were no additional capital expenditures available for the
construction of new day care centres.
He also indicated that historically, the allocation of fee subsidy
spaces were based on need. The current
policy is to expand informal spaces.
Funding is not available for the expansion of the formal system.
Report
No. 1999-14 (Project Co-Ordinator), providing an executive summary of the Child
Care Joint Implementation Plan.
Resolution No. 99-35
Moved by: Councillor Huard
Seconded by: Mr. David Leskowski
THAT
with respect to Report No. 1999-14, we recommend to the Board that the plan
with respect to Child Care services as outlined in the Joint Implementation
Plan and budget contained in the Plan be accepted and submitted to the Ministry
of Community and Social Services;
AND
THAT the Board authorize staff to administer the fee subsidy income
determination status quo until such time as the Board has had an opportunity to
review the full impact of the changes;
AND
THAT the Board designate the Project Co-ordinator as the Child Care
Administrator;
AND
THAT the Board authorize the Project Co-ordinator to proceed with the
implementation of the Child Care Plan as outlined in the Ministry submission
and Report No. 1999-14.
A
recorded vote was requested on the above-noted resolution, the results of which
are as follows:
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Mayor Richardson |
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CARRIED
Board
Governance
A
Summary of notes compiled (Project Co-ordinator), outlining issues discussed at
the Board governance session held on Tuesday October 5, 1999 was presented.
Resolution No. 99-36
Moved by: Bev Romaniuk
Seconded by: Betty Kennedy
THAT
with respect to the Board Governance session, the Board adopt principles
agreeing to the establishment of governance policies relating to service
delivery, the role of the Chief Executive Officer, and the meeting and agenda
format as outlined in the summary notes.
CARRIED
Administrative Summary Board Honorarium
A
legal opinion has been obtained regarding the payment of Board
Honorariums.
Mr.
McKitrick has advised that the payment of Board Honorariums be discontinued
until such time as proper authority has been received from respective municipal
councils.
Ms.
Bastin advised the Board that she had consulted with Muncipal Affairs and
Housing and suggested that the Board seek concurrence from respective
muncipalities in the year 2000. She
noted that the nine Boards were paying the Honorariums, and it appears that
compliance was not sought from respective municipalties with regard to
Subsection 249(1) of the Municipal Act.
Resolution No. 99-37
Moved by: Councillor Metzler
Seconded by: Councillor Huard
THAT
with respect to the payment of Board Honorarium, the Board discontinue payment
to Board members until such time as appropriate authorization has been received
from member municipalities as authorized under Subsection 249(1) of the Municipal
Act.
DEFERRED
Resolution No. 99-38
Moved by: Mayor
Graveson
Seconded by: Councillor
Tuchenhagen
THAT
with respect to the payment of Honorarium, Board Members be paid for attendance
at conferences and committee meetings where the Board member is acting in the
capacity of the Board and approved by the Board.
CARRIED
Work
Plan
As
requested at the meeting of September 16,1999, an overview of the Boards work
plan for the balance of 1999 was presented.
It was requested that a more detailed work plan be provided.
NOSDA Conference
A
brief verbal overview was made by the Project Co-ordinator. The main points were as follows:
·
Guidelines for the
establishment of Area Service Boards
·
Northern Ontario
Community Networks
·
Social and Community Services
Implementation Project
The next conference
will be April 12 & 13, 2000. As the
Northwest Vice Chairperson, David Leskowski advised that the conference will be
a free forum and is open to suggestions.
Mr. Leskowski requested that the Board follow up on the
telecommunications networking as there are jurisdictions surrounding Thunder
Bay that will not be upgraded to the new systems. He also expressed concern regarding the lack of interfacing
between the Ontario Works software and the Child Care data base.
Circulation
of Board Agenda
Correspondence from
Wendy Hamlin, Deputy Clerk for the Township of Shuniah, requesting circulation
of Board agenda package 7 days prior to Board meeting. Project Co-ordinator has
replied and advised that Board minutes and agenda will be circulated seven days
prior to Board meeting. As well,
previous correspondence received from the Townships of Manitouwadge and Terrace
Bay has been responded to.
Correspondence was distributed with the agenda.
Devolution
of Social Housing
Correspondence from
Mr. Allan Cox and KPMG relating to the devolution of Social Housing was
distributed with the agenda.
NEW
BUSINESS
NEXT
MEETING
Thunder
Bay DSSAB
The next meeting of
the Thunder Bay DSSAB will be held on Wednesday, November 24, 1999, 1:00 p.m.
at the City of Thunder Bay Council Chambers.
Board
Governance Session
The
next Board governance session will be held on November 25, 1999 at the
Nor Wester Hotel from
10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
ADJOURNMENT 2:50 p.m.
BOARD MEETING
DISCLOSURES
OF INTEREST
MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING
Adoption of the minutes of the Thunder Bay District
Social Services Administration Board No. 09-99 held on September 16, 1999.
Resolution No. 99/39
Moved by: Councillor
Tuchenhagen