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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSPAC 2010-02-03 minutes.pdfDistrict of Maple Ridge SOCIAL PLANNING ADVISORY COMMITTEE REGULAR MEETING The Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Social Planning Advisory Committee, held in the Blaney Room at Maple Ridge Municipal Hall, 11995 Haney Place, Road, Maple Ridge, British Columbia, on Wednesday, February 3, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT Joshua Leyenhorst, Chair Katrina Elliot, Vice-Chair Councillor Linda King Candace Gordon Eleanor Palis Mike Huber Gwen Champagne Lyn Taylor-Scott Betty Levens Alex Bodden, Staff Sgt. Valerie Spurrell Treena Innes GUESTS Jami Brown Erin Corry STAFF MEMBERS PRESENT Sue Wheeler Shawn Matthewson Christine DiGiamberardine Tracy Camire REGRETS/ABSENTS Councillor Cheryl Ashlie Paul Livingstone Kathie Chiu lneke Boekhorst Community at Large Community at Large Council Liaison Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows-Katzie Community Network School Trustee (alternate), School District No. 42 School Trustee, School District No. 42 Ministry of Child and Family Development Ridge Meadows Association for Community Living Ridge Meadows Seniors Society RCMP Fraser Health Member at Large Leader for Healthy Living Healthy Living Healthy Community Specialist Director of Community Services Coordinator, Social Planning Recreation Coordinator Committee Clerk Council Liaison Member at Large Community at Large Business Improvement Association Please note that Item 2 was dealt with prior Item 1, Item 1.1 and Item 1.2. Councillor Linda King was not present at the start of this meeting. 1. Call to Order and Introductions The meeting was called to order 7:04 p.m. Social Planning Advisory Committee Regular Minutes Page 1 of 7 ---·-·. ,_, ...... o. ·-··--·J --·······----'IJ~gtjfafiM~efjng)_Mf.pµ(e§;f eQ{LfofY 3, •?d,1;Q ;£ qrattN7in_11t~s R10-005 1.1 SPAC Membership Update Joshua Leyenhorst introduced the two new community at large members appointed by Council: Treena Innes and Paul Livingstone. Councillor Linda King joined the meeting at 7:09p.m. 1.2 Election of the Chair and Vice-Chair Betty Levens joined the meeting at 7:11 p.m. Nominations for Committee chair were called for. Candace Gordon nominated Joshua Leyenhorst, seconded by Mike Huber. Josh Leyenhorst accepted the nomination. Nominations for the role of Vice-Chair were called for. Candace Gordon nominated Katrina Elliot, seconded by Betty Levens. Katrina Elliot accepted the nomination. Motion was moved and seconded That the Social Planning Advisory Committee appoint Joshua Leyenhorst as the Chair and Katrina Elliot as the Vice-Chair of the Committee for the 2010 term. CARRIED 2. Agenda Approval R10-006 Motion was moved and seconded That the Agenda for February 3, 2010 be adopted with the following amendments; • Item 5.3 will be deferred to March • Item 8.2 Red Tent • Item 8.3 2010 SPAC Membership CARRIED 3. Minutes of January 6, 2010 Meeting R10-007 Motion was moved and seconded That the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of January 6, 2010 be adopted. CARRIED 4. Delegations & Presentations 4.1 Role of new Fraser Health, Healthy Living Specialists: Jami Brown, Healthy Living Strategies Leader Jami Brown, Leader for Healthy Living, introduced Erin Corry to the Committee and gave an overview of Erin's role of the Healthy Living Healthy Community Specialist. Social Planning Advisory Committee Regular Minutes Page 2 of 7 Social Planning Advisory Committee Regi11ar'Me~t;;1gMin:ute'$ ·F~bfµa,yc3; 2010 ..: Dr.aft 'Minutes .-...... , . ~ ~--• ,.;., .--:.-, . --~-,. . .... ,.,. ! .. ~ ........ _ ----~--. •. ,, Ms. Brown noted that the specifics of this new role are currently under development but shared the overall intent of the position. She also noted that the development of the role in each community will be dependent on the uniqueness of each community. The position has two parallel roles; one is to work on the initiatives of Healthy Living including tobacco reduction, nutrition, food security, and promoting physical activity,; and the second role is to support the Fraser Health Executive Directors to work with communities to address the social determinants of health. Erin Corry, Healthy Community Specialist, provided some background information and noted that she will be focusing on Pitt Meadows, Hope and Agassiz but her home base will be in the Tri Cities. Jami Brown explained that it would be her role as the initiative Lead to work at the Macro level with the provincial partners such as the BC Healthy Living Alliance. Candace Gordon advised the Committee that an invitation was extended to Erin Corry to attend a Community Network orientation. Sue Wheeler .noted that Social Planning orientations will be held with Erin Corry with an invitation for Valerie Spurrell to participate. 5. New Business 5.1 Recommendation Requested from Council Workshop, January 11, 2010 RE: Letter from Barbara Westlake, Vice-chair South Fraser Family Court & Youth Justice Committee, Sub-Committee Chair Youth Recovery R10-008 Shawn Matthewson reviewed the letter that was forwarded by Council to the Committee requesting a recommendation. The letter is from the South Fraser Family Court requesting a letter of support for their efforts to encourage the BC Government to reopen their discussions regarding treatment options for youth who are struggling with substance abuse and refusing voluntary detox/treatmentprograms. The intent is to provide another avenue of support when all other options for intervention and voluntary treatment have failed. Ms. Matthewson advised the Committee that there are similar acts in Manitoba and Alberta. Shawn Matthewson also advised the Committee that she had a brief initial discussion with Darryl Lucas, Executive Director of Alouette Addictions Services. Darryl advised that the research shows that involuntary programs tend to be a 'quick fix' for youth and families and are not easily enforced; in addition there are currently a lack of facilities in all of the provinces where these acts exist to deal with this issue. Shawn Matthewson noted that the Community Network has a Standing Committee called the "Substance Misuse Prevention Committee" where the local service providers work together on addressing the issues of substance misuse in our community. Motion was moved and seconded Social Planning Advisory Committee Regular Minutes Page 3 of 7 That the Social Planning Advisory Committee forward this letter along with the staff's research to the Substance Misuse Prevention Committee for their input and return to this table for further review. CARRIED Please note that Lyn Taylor-Scott joined the meeting at 7:52 p.m. 5.2 World Health Organization/UNICEF Initiative for International Protocol for Infant Nutrition -Baby Friendly Initiative Update Shawn Matthewson brought this item forward to inform the Committee of the newly formed Healthy Baby Initiative Committee. The Committee is made up of community organizations working to promote and educate regarding the importance of encouraging quality nutritive practices to ensure the health and development of infants. Encouraging quality practices includes creating baby friendly environments where it is recognized that breastfeeding is welcomed. ACti6-tJifE~: Staff to work with the Healthy Baby Initiative Committee to inform both the Community Network and Municjpal Council of this initiative and the importance of encouraging baby friendly environments. 5.3 2010 SPAC Work Plan and Proposed 2010 Committee Budget This item was deferred to the March meeting. 6. Unfinished Business 6.1 Federal Bill C-304 Act to Secure Adequate, Accessible, Affordable Housing for all Canadians -Update on Status Shawn Matthewson responded to a question posed by the Committee at the last meeting regarding the impact of prorogue on Private Member Bills. She shared that the local Member of Parliament's office has advised that Private Member Bills are not affected by prorogue and this Bill will move forward once Parliament is back in session. Shawn Matthewson noted that members of the Substance Misuse Prevention Committee and of Alouette Home Start Society have recently met with Randy Kamp, MP to discuss a number of community related issues. Ms. Matthewson also noted that Mr. Kamp requested the Substance Misuse Prevention Committee provide him with a brief summary of recommendations that the District of Maple Ridge has endorsed regarding the development of a National Housing Strategy. In addition, Mr. Kamp requested that his office be included on the distribution list to receive the minutes from the Community Network for information. ~971Zt@N:!T€M: Staff to work with Substance Misuse Prevention Committee and Alouette Home Start Society to prepare summary of National Housing Strategy endorsed recommendation for MP. Social Planning Advisory Committee Regular Minutes Page 4 of 7 Social Planning Advisory Committee R_egqtar'Meet£ngMi~,Jtes i=e.bhiiiry_3/?010 .~ br~f!: rvtlhujes 6.2 Provincial Bill 18 -Assistance to Shelter Act -Recommendation forwarded to Council Shawn Mathewson provided an update on the Provincial Bill :)..8 -Assistance to Shelter Act recommendation to Council. She informed the Committee that the staff report was forwarded to Council and noted that Council is requesting more background information from staff before the report is dealt with at the next Council Workshop. Sue Wheeler noted that the Regional Steering Committee on Homelessness has invited a representative from BC Housing to attend the next meeting and answer questions regarding the implementation of this Bill. d.9'F.{Qfif tt-;fvf,;. Staff to provide updates on the recommendation sent to Council and on the meeting with BC Housing. 7. Committee Report 7.1 Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows-Katzie Community Network Update: Candace Gordon Candace Gordon provided an update on the Community Network work noting that the Fundraising Workshop had to be postponed. Ms. Gordon thanked Josh Leyenhorst, Katrina Elliot and Treena Innes for their time preparing to host this workshop which will now be presented to the Network after March. Ms. Gordon also reported that the Community Network is in the process of looking for a new Network Coordinator. The Network has invited Parks and Leisure Services to present at the next meeting and provide an opportunity for members to give feedback to the plan and input to the plan prioritization criteria. Candace Gordon also advised the Committee that BC Housing has approved the design documents for the Alouette Home Start Society's supportive housing project on Brown Avenue and also noted that the Community Network annual action plan will move forward for approval. 7.2 Sub-Committee Healthy Communities Fraser Health Initiative -Update Valerie Spurrell provided a short overview and update on Fraser Health Municipal's Healthy Communities Initiative. The Sub-Committee formed to make a recommendation on whether SPAC could include this role in it's mandate, has now met and has asked Ms. Spurrell to meet with the City of Pitt Meadows regarding their interest in participating in this Initiative and report back to the Sub Committee. 7.3 Building Community Solutions Project -Update Christine DiGiamberardine provided an update on the progress of the Building Community Solutions efforts to find sustainable funding. To date several grant applications have not been successful but the Committee is continuing to search for funding for both the project and the Neighbourhood Seed Grant program. Currently, they have received enough funding to maintain a portion of the current work. Social Planning Advisory Committee Regular Minutes Page 5 of 7 ------------... ·o .................. J ---·· •••• , .. ~ ..... ..... ~~gufa(MeetingM1nUte5c F~bryaiy ?,20.iO .c ·D.raftMfi'li:Jtf,!S Please note that Katrina Elliot left the meeting at 8:44p.m. 7.4 School Community Connections ("The Hive") Project Update Christine DiGiamberardine and Shawn Matthewson provided an update on The Hive and passed out the Hive winter 2010 program containing the first programs to be offered at the new Hive. Now that the Memorandum of Understanding has been signed between the School District and the partners, the Hive activities will be begin to grow and to respond to the local Neighbourhood needs. 7.5 School Neighbourhood Gardens -Update Christine DiGiamberardine provided an update on the School Neighbourhood Gardens. Ms. DiGiamberardine noted that a presentation will be made at the Teacher's conference as a growing number of schools are interested in the program. There are two gardens currently in place and two more that will be developed this spring, in addition Westview has offered their greenhouse for all the schools to use to grow seedlings for the gardens. Ms. DiGiamberardine also indicated that the strength of these initiatives begin with the strong partnerships that have formed that support the overall concept of having gardens at schools. The number of partners getting involved have continued to increase and support continues to grow. 8. CORRESPONDENCE 8.1 HELP Study on Impacts of Neighbourhood Poverty Shawn Matthewson reviewed the report attached as correspondence with the Committee and mentioned that the report provides evidence that where a child lives, their Neighbourhood, and the impact on the early years affects how they perform in later years at school. 8.2 Red Tent Housing is a Right -Pivot Legal and the Citywide Housing Coalition Sue Wheeler noted that Paul Livingstone provided this piece of correspondence which is a campaign to make a statement about the need for a national housing strategy encouraging people to show support by pitching a red tent. 8.3 2010 SPAC Membership Contact the Committee Clerk to make any changes. ROUNDTABLE Sue Wheeler Sue noted that the Olympic torch run is coming to our community on Monday, February 8th and reviewed the relay route; brief celebration with the torch. There will be Hometown Hero's participating in the ceremonies. Social Planning Advisory Committee Regular Minutes Page 6 of 7 Social Planning Advisory Committee RegµJal!fie~tjrfg :Minutes. Feb:rua)y3/2bl 0._ -Draft Minutes Gwen Champagne Gwen noted that she now works for the Ministry of Children and Family Development and is now representing this Ministry at the SPAC table. Lyn Taylor-Scott Lyn noted that children services have moved back MCFD and in the midst of contract negotiations and moved from the Fraser Region to the Vancouver Coastal Region. Lyn also let the Committee know that her daughter is having twins in the middle of July. Betty Levens Betty noted that the Ridge Meadows Seniors Society has hired a new manager at the Centre and her name is Paddy Godbehere. 10. Next Meeting: ~~~1i½.§~Wx,!ii.~rc:ti./§t':~,~f!t1t2;~;§tk~~; Agenda Deadline: Monday, February 18, 2010 Location: Blaney Room, Maple Ridge Municipal Hall 11. Adjournment -9:10 p.m. Social Planning Advisory Committee Regular Minutes Page 7 ofl