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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSPAC 2020-01-08 Agenda City of Maple Ridge Social Planning Advisory Committee AGENDA Wednesday, January 8, 2020 at 7:00 pm Blaney Room, Maple Ridge City Hall 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA 3. ADOPTION OF MINUTES – November 6, 2019 4. DELEGATIONS 5. QUESTION PERIOD 6. NEW AND UNFINISHED BUSINESS 6.1. Member Introductions 6.2. Chair and Vice Chair Selection 6.3. 2020 Meeting Schedule 7. LIAISON UPDATES 7.1. Committees of Council Policy Overview 7.2. UBCM Grant Application – Poverty Reduction, Planning and Action 8. SUBCOMMITTEE & TASK FORCE UPDATES 8.1. Community Network 8.2. Youth Strategy 8.3. Community Action Team (CAT) 8.4. EDI Workshop Subcommittee 8.5. Chronic Disease Working Group 9. ROUNDTABLE 10. ADJOURNMENT Next Meeting: TBD Agenda Items Submission Deadline: TBD 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. /em ~ MAPLE RIDGE « BRITISH COLUMBIA 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 November 6, 2019 at 7:05 pm. COMMITTEE MEMB ERS PRESENT Councillor Judy Dueck, Chair Council Liaison Tarel Swansky, Vice Chair Member at Large Annette Morgan Maple Ridge Pitt Meadows Katzie Seniors Network Blaire Mikoda Member at Large Brenna Ayliffe Fraser Health Colene Thompson Maple Ridge Pitt Meadows Katzie Community Network Elaine Yamamoto School District No. 42 Jenny Earley Maple Ridge Pitt Meadows Katzie Community Network STAFF PRESENT Tony Cotroneo Staff Liaison / Manager, Community Engagement Erin Mark Committee Clerk GUESTS Mark Stewart Salvation Army Councillor Chelsa Meadus Council Liaison – Alternate Maria Perretta Maple Ridge Pitt Meadows Katzie Community Network – Alternate ABSENT Laura Butler Member at Large Dr. Ingrid Tyler Fraser Health Ineke Boekhorst Downtown Maple Ridge Business Improvement Association Hailey Robinsmith Member at Large – Youth Rep Cpl. Amanda Harnett Ridge Meadows RCMP 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA R/2019-018 It was moved and seconded That the November 6, 2019 Social Policy Advisory Committee agenda be approved as circulated. CARRIED 3. ADOPTION OF THE MINUTES R/2019-019 It was moved and seconded That the minutes of the Maple Ridge Social Policy Advisory Committee meeting dated October 2, 2019 be adopted. CARRIED • MAPLE RIDGE BRITISH COLUMBIA Social Policy Advisory Committee Minutes November 6, 2019 Page 2 of 3 4. DELEGATIONS 4.1 Salvation Army – Mark Stewart The new Executive Director of the Ridge Meadows Salvation Army, Mark Stewart, introduced himself to the Committee and spoke about the role of the Salvation Army in the community, existing partnerships and relationships they are trying to build, future plans, and answered questions from Committee members. 5. QUESTION PERIOD – Nil 6. NEW AND UNFINISHED BUSINESS 6.1. Advisory Committee Review/ 2020 Membership Councillor Dueck provided an update of the Council directed review of all Committees of Council. The review focused on improving efficiencies and consistency among Committees and includes updates to Committees of Council Policy 3.11. The Committee discussed the proposed changes to the SPAC membership structure which would come into effect in 2020. 7. COMMITTEE UPDATES 7.1. Community Network Jenny Earley provided an update on the Community Network (CN) activities including a recent Community Network Information Session held at the library. The Community Network and staff liaison are looking into coordinating a mutually convenient time for Council and the CN to meet on a routine basis. 7.2 Youth Strategy Brenna Ayliffe shared that the subcommittee has not met since the last SPAC meeting and will have more to report at the next meeting. The Youth Planning Table is meeting November 7th and will be identifying leads, priorities, and potential leads for funding to create their work plan. 7.3 Community Action Team (CAT) Brenna Ayliffe announced that CAT has been awarded a $75,000 grant from the Ministry’s Overdose Response Team and a Community Action Initiative Grant for $40,000 focusing on the “Us and Them series”. The next “Us and Them” event will be held the evening of January 23 at the ACT (tentative). 7.4 EDI Workshop Subcommittee Jenny Earley confirmed that the subcommittee is still trying to secure a date for the workshop. 7.5 Chronic Disease Working Group Brenna Ayliffe is working on scheduling the Primary Care Network workshop before the upcoming EDI workshop. 8. CORRESPONDENCE – Nil Social Policy Advisory Committee Minutes November 6, 2019 Page 3 of 3 9. ROUNDTABLE The staff liaison announced that the City of Maple Ridge received grant funding through SPARC BC to host a facilitated Feedback Forum regarding the BC Framework for Accessibility Legislation on November 21st from 12 – 3 pm in the Fraser Room at the Maple Ridge Library. Members provided verbal reports on relevant events, activities and social policy topics. 10. ADJOURNMENT – 8:50 pm Councillor Judy Dueck, Chair /em City of Maple Ridge Social Policy Advisory Committee 2020 MEETING SCHEDULE All Social Policy Advisory Committee meetings begin at 7:00 pm and are held in the Blaney Room, Maple Ridge City Hall.  January 8  March 4  May 6  September 2  November 4 Notes:  Additional meetings can be added on an as needed basis  Agenda items can be sent to the Staff Liaison up to 2 weeks prior to a meeting  Agendas will be distributed via email one week prior to the meeting  Please help us ensure quorum by confirming your attendance to meetings STAFF MEMBER CONTACT INFO POSITION Tony Cotroneo tcotroneo@mapleridge.ca T: 604-467-7392 Manager of Community Engagement; Staff Liaison Erin Mark emark@mapleridge.ca T: 604-463-5221 ext 5279 Committee Clerk /em M., MAPLE RIDGE « BRITISH COLUMBIA