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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSPAC 2019-03-06 AgendaCity of Maple Ridge SOCIAL POLICY ADVISORY COMMITTEE AGENDA March 6, 2019, 7:00 pm Blaney Room, Maple Ridge City Hall 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA 3. ADOPTION OF MINUTES – January 30, 2019 4. DELEGATIONS 5. QUESTION PERIOD 6. NEW AND UNFINISHED BUSINESS 6.1. Council Strategic Priorities as pertaining to SPAC 6.2. SPAC Work Plan 7. COMMITTEE UPDATES 7.1. Community Network 7.2. Youth Strategy 7.3. Opioid Overdose Working Group 8. CORRESPONDENCE 9. ROUNDTABLE – 15 minutes 10. ADJOURNMENT QUESTION PERIOD Question Period provides the public with the opportunity to ask questions or make comments on subjects that are of concern to them. Each person will be given 2 minutes to speak. Up to ten minutes in total is allotted for Question Period. /aa City of Maple Ridge SOCIAL POLICY ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES The Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Social Policy Advisory Committee, held in the Blaney Room, at Maple Ridge City Hall, 11995 Haney Place, Maple Ridge, British Columbia, on January 30, 2019 at 7:03 pm COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT Councillor Judy Dueck, Chair Council Liaison Tarel Swansky, Vice Chair Member at Large Annette Morgan Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows Katzie Seniors Network Colene Thompson Maple Ridge Pitt Meadows Katzie Community Network Elaine Yamamoto School Trustee Ineke Boekhorst Downtown Maple Ridge Business Improvement Association Dr. Ingrid Tyler Fraser Health Jenny Earley Maple Ridge Pitt Meadows Katzie Community Network Laura Butler Member at Large STAFF MEMBERS PRESENT Tony Cotroneo Staff Liaison / Recreation Manager, Community Services Amanda Allen Committee Clerk GUESTS Councillor Chelsa Meadus Council Liaison – Alternate Kim Dumore School Trustee - Alternate Brenna Ayliffe Fraser Health – Alternate Valerie Spurrell Fraser Health - Alternate ABSENT Cpl. Amanda Harnett Ridge Meadows RCMP Hailey Robinsmith Member at Large – Youth Rep Note: Tarel Swansky chaired the meeting as Acting Chair. 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA R/2019-001 It was moved and seconded That the January 30, 2019 Social Policy Advisory Committee agenda be approved as circulated. CARRIED Social Policy Advisory Committee Minutes January 30, 2019 Page 2 of 4 3. ADOPTION OF THE MINUTES R/2019-002 It was moved and seconded That the minutes of the Maple Ridge Social Policy Advisory Committee meeting dated November 7, 2018 be adopted. CARRIED Note: Ineke Boekhorst joined the meeting at 7:06 pm. Note: Councillor Dueck joined the meeting at 7:07 pm. 4. DELEGATIONS 4.1. Baby Friendly Community  Lucy Melinda Dominak, Baby Friendly Initiative Project Lead, Fraser Health Kim Jones and Lucy Dominak gave a presentation on the baby friendly initiative and informing families on the risks and benefits of the different feeding methods. The presentation included information on:  the importance of breastfeeding;  the costs of not breastfeeding;  the Maple Ridge prototype and Infant Feeding policy;  mobilizing the community to achieve baby friendly designation. Note: Elaine Yamamoto joined the meeting at 7:37 pm. 4.2. Community Network Request for Funding for Community Resource Website  Colene Thompson, Chair, Community Network  Jenny Earley, Executive Director, Family Education and Support Centre  Cheryl Ashlie, Project Manager, Ridge Meadows Division of Family Practice Cheryl Ashlie, Project Manager, gave a presentation and shared a video on Pathways, an online resource platform. The platform lists current local, regional, provincial and federal social and health care services. The Ridge Meadows Division of Family Practice determined the Community Network would be a suitable organization to take ownership of the information in the platform once developed. Ms. Ashlie outlined the annual funding request from the Community Network who is seeking to cover increased staffing hours for the Community Network Coordinator position that will be required to support Pathways. Ms. Ashlie answered questions from the committee R/2019-003 It was moved and seconded That SPAC endorse the Maple Ridge Pitt Meadows Katzie Community Network Community Resource Website Proposal funding support for an additional annual cost of $5,667.20 to cover the increased staffing hours for the Community Network Coordinator position; and That the proposal be forwarded to Council for consideration. CARRIED Social Policy Advisory Committee Minutes January 30, 2019 Page 3 of 4 5. ROUNDTABLE February 10, 2019: Farmers Helping Seniors Pub Night Fundraiser, hosted by the Seniors Network, Haney Farmers Market and Golden Ears FEAST. February 8 and 9, 2019: 2019 BC Vision Zero Summit, hosted by the City of Surrey in partnership with Fraser Health, Provincial Health Services Authority and Vancouver Coastal Health. Members reported out on relevant social policy topics and activities. 6. NEW AND UNFINISHED BUSINESS 6.1. 2019 Chair and Vice Chair Elections The staff liaison opened the floor to nominations for a Chair. R/2019-004 It was moved and seconded That Judy Dueck be elected Chair of the Maple Ridge Social Policy Advisory Committee for 2019. CARRIED The staff liaison opened the floor to nominations for a Vice Chair R/2019-005 It was moved and seconded That Tarel Swansky be elected Vice Chair of the Maple Ridge Social Policy Advisory Committee for 2019. CARRIED 6.2. 2019 SWOT Review The staff liaison summarized the SWOT developed at the November 7, 2018 meeting. 6.3. Council Strategic Priorities as pertaining to SPAC The Council liaison advised that strategic planning has been deferred by Council for further details and review. Social Policy Advisory Committee Minutes January 30, 2019 Page 4 of 4 6.4. 2019 Work Plan Subcommittee The staff liaison sought interest from members on initiating a subcommittee to develop the 2019 work plan. R/2019-006 It was moved and seconded That a subcommittee be formed consisting of Councillor Dueck, Councillor Meadus, Laura Butler, Annette Morgan, Jenny Earley, Brenna Ayliffe and Tony Cotroneo to develop a 2019 work plan for the Social Policy Advisory Committee. CARRIED 6.5. Social Services Delivery Research Plan The staff liaison spoke to research work completed in 2016 and shared the Maple Ridge Social Services Delivery Research Project for information. 7. COMMITTEE UPDATES 7.1. Community Network Colene Thompson reported on the Christmas social for Seniors and outlined the upcoming monthly events and topics the Community Network will be examining. 7.2. Youth Strategy The staff liaison advised that Council endorsed the Youth Planning Table Terms of Reference. 7.3. Opioid Overdose Working Group Dr. Tyler provided an update on Provincial funding for the community action teams. The Humans of Maple Ridge Gallery recently held a pop up session on Naloxone training and that the gallery will be open until April. Brenna Ayliffe advised of community dialogues through the Community Action Initiative and that the Compassion in Care photo contest has been extended until the end of February. 8. CORRESPONDENCE - Nil 9. QUESTION PERIOD - Nil 10. ADJOURNMENT – 8:55 pm. Tarel Swansky, Vice Chair /aa Council’s Priorities (Drafts) 1. Community Safety  Community safety plan and partners include senior levels of government  Advocate for alternative forms of justice (ie. Community court, restorative justice, panhandling)  Improve communication with public (community safety plan)  RCMP Presence/visibility 2. Community Pride and Support  Increase festival/activity downtown  Implement cultural plan  Citizen satisfaction survey  Best practices : petitions 3. Intergovernmental Relations  Other political levels : scheduled regular management  Pilot projects: MR  Collaboration to avoid negativity 4. Growth Management  Open government portal- easy access to information  Development practices – complete communities/neighborhoods  Postsecondary/hotel/conference  Balance commercial/residential tax  Food hub/backyard 5. Natural Environment  Tourism : eco/craft/agriculture  Conservation/sustainability/management  Utilize natural assets SPAC Priorities  Surveys - YPT  Engagement/ Collaboration  Measurements- to evaluate  Binge drinking – demographic -YPT  Cannabis/vaping YPT-SD42  Universal MEAL programs Social Services Delivery Project Relevant Priorities  Youth safe house  Mental health  Housing table Healthier Communities Partnership Program Priorities  Health Built Environment o Open Space o Respectful neighborhood  Chronic disease o prevention o *food insecurity + healthy eating o Promote physical activity o Screen time o Tobacco decrease  Sustainable local food system- food security?  Mental health- YPT SMART Methodology  Specific o Target- child and youth o Area of change  Measurable o Increase knowledge on data o Survey  Achievable o Workshop o Target audience o Up to date data  Realistic o Accessible data o Assessment- EDI, McLeery o Increase physical activity o Increase nutritional intake  Time Related o McLeery (march) o EDI (Now) o Local community health data (April 19th)  Child friendly designation?  Universal MEAL Program* Project 1 Community Presentation o EDI/McLeery Report Project 2 Chronic Disease Educational Series o Healthy eating o Physical activity o Healthy lifestyles Ongoing o Request to senior levels of government to evaluate existing contracts , such as:  ICM contract- How is it working?  Is it still more relevant than an ACT team  Federal/Provincials Outreach contracts  Metrics?  Can we reallocate services? Example can we move them to cover a longer day or a different demographic like seniors? (background-Senior’s outreach funding no longer exists) This is possible with many contracts. Discussions on which ones to request measurements from to be discussed but could include:  Non-Market housing Contracts  Funding for youth safe housing (funding was allocated to this community -where did it go and is it working?