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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSPAC 2008-01-16 Minutes.pdf_J District 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, January 16, 2008 at 7:00 p.m. COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT Councillor Judy Dueck Councillor Linda King Gwen Champagne Kathy Chiu Inspector Wakely Kim Macey, Chair Rick Butler Andy Libbiter Lyn Taylor-Scott Connie Schmid Cheryl Ashlie Vicki Kipps Ian Brooks STAFF MEMBERS PRESENT Sue Wheeler Shawn Matthewson Tracy Camire Mike Murray Christine DiGiamberardine GUESTS Marika Sandrelli REGRETS/ABSENTS Caroline Wilkins Ross Dunning Paul Livingstone 1. Called to Order and Introductions Council Liaison Council Liaison Community Living BC Mountain View Community Church and The Caring Place RCMP Community at Large School District No. 42, School Trustee Fraser Health Ridge Meadows Association for Community Living Ridge Meadows Seniors Society School District No. 42, School Trustee Ridge Meadows Child, Youth & Family Network Community at Large Director, Community Services Recreation Coordinator, Social Planning Committee Clerk GM , Community Development, Parks & Recreation Svcs Recreation Coordinator, Neighbourhood Development Matrix Program , Fraser Health Ministry of Children and Family Development Community at Large Community at Large The Chair called the meeting to order at 7:01 p.m . 2. Adoption of the Agenda Ros-01 Motion was moved and seconded That the Agenda for January 16, 2008 be adopted with the following changes; Social Planning Advisory Committee Regular Minutes Page 1 of5 Social Planning Advisory Committee Regular Meeting Minutes Wednesday, January16, 2008 5.3 Community Living BC 10/10 Changes 3.0 Should read "Minutes of December 5, 2007" 3. Minutes of the Social Planning Advisory Committee Regular Meeting Ros-02 Motion was moved and seconded CARRIED That the Minutes of the Social Planning Advisory Committee December 5, 2007 Regular Meeting be adopted as circulated. CARRIED 4. Delegations and Presentations 4.1 Balancing Protection & Enforcement: Reducing Violence against Street-Level Sex Workers in Maple Ridge -Marika Sandrel/i, Matrix Program Inspector Wakely introduced Marika Sandrelli, the coordinator of the Matrix Program. He explained that the RCMP and other community partners are working together to educate the community and to work toward building a more balanced approach between protection and enforcement in the area of working with the street workers. It is clear to the RCMP and Matrix that many of the women involved are victims of violence and many have addiction issues. The RCMP and Matrix are working to build trust with local sex trade workers in an effort to connect them to the resources that can support them. Marika defined some of the issues facing sex trade workers and some of the implications for the community. Marika Sandrelli advised the Committee that there is a grant that she is hoping to work with · community partners to apply for some funding to increase the ability to support these women. ACTION ITEM Staff was requested to follow up with Ms. Sandrelli on this application. Marika Sandrelli left the meeting at 8:09p.m. The Chair introduced Cheryl Ashlie to the committee as a representative from School District. No. 42 5. Unfinished and New Business 5.1 Council Request for Recommendation -Retaining and Expanding Market Rental Housing in the City of North Vancouver (Letter and Report Attached) The Mayor of the City of North Vancouver has sent a letter to all municipalities in the UBCM, asking for support around a number of resolutions that deal with the retention and expansion of market rental housing. Council has asked SPAC to comment on the letter. The Committee discussed the implications of supporting the resolutions. Social Planning Advisory Committee Regular Minutes Page 2 of6 _) Social Planning Advisory Committee Regular Meeting Minutes Wednesday, January16, 2008 The committee members were asked to review the report again and discuss at the next regular meeting in February. ACTION ITEM: Staff was requested to review the report and prepare a recommendation to be reviewed at the next meeting. 5.2 2008 SPAC Committee Appointments ■ Community Spirit Awards -Kim Macey, Linda King ■ Celebrating Solutions -Kim Macey; Vicki Kipps ■ Building Community Solutions -Ian Brooks, Connie Schmidt ,Christine DiGiamberardine ■ Substance Misuse Prevention Standing Committee of CYFN -Judy Dueck, Lyn Taylor- Scott, Inspector Wakely, Cheryl Ashlie ■ Resource Fair -no one volunteered at this time. 5.3 Community Living BC 10/10 Changes Gwen Champagne advised the Committee that the 2010 Legacy Now project (which promotes sustainable projects in the community that lead up to the Olympics and beyond) is working on many projects. One of the programs that the project is working on is the Measuring Up Initiative to improve the Accessibility Issues within the community. Ms. Champagne also advised the Committee that Maple Ridge was awarded a $30,000 grant of which $15, 000 has been spent to create a employment opportunity for people with developmental disabilities. The Municipal Events Trailer is staffed to take it to/from events and ensures that it's fully stocked. The Municipal Advisory Committee on Accessible Issues is holding a Community Forum in February to work through the tool kit to identify issues in Maple Ridge and will be addressing all kinds of disabilities within our community. Members of SPAC are invited to participate in this process. The 10/10 Challenge is to increase the employment of individuals with disabilities by 10% prior to 2010. 6. COMMITTEE REPORTS 6.1 Child, Youth and Family Network Updates V. Kipps Vicki Kipps advised the Committee that the CYFN Coordinator position has been posted and interviews will take place next week. Ms. Kipps also advised that this position will provide support and structure at the CYFN. The Early Childhood Development Committee is currently working on marketing and business planning. The Volunteer lnteragency Committee has hired a Volunteer Coordinator named Rhonda O'Grady. She will be working out of Community Services for now. 6.2 School Community Connections Update Shawn Matthewson advised that the Community Connections Committee has been successful in obtaining the 3rd phase of funding for the project. The committee has received $124,900 to fund the renovation of the HUB and satellite sites, and to support integration of services. The Committee will meet in early February. 6.3 School Neighbourhood Garden Update Social Planning Advisory Committee Regular Minutes Page 3 of6 Social Planning Advisory Committee Regular Meeting Minutes Wednesday, January16, 2008 Amended as per the Regular Minutes Dated: February 6, 2008 Christine DiGiamberardine advised the Committee that the School Garden Committee is focused on strengthening and fine tuning the existing program at Glenwood with a goal to expand the garden to other schools. Funding in the amount of $2,000 is available for each school from the Toyota Evergreen Foundation annually. The Funds run from Sept to August. The Glenwood project didn't spend the entire UBCM grant by the grant deadline, so they were given a three month extension to spend the rest on more inventory for this year. The Glenwood Garden youth are working on a presentation on their garden project in hopes to recruit volunteers to help with the garden project (seniors to make a sign for the garden as they have a carving program) and looking at promoting the garden throughout the community. They will be presenting at the BCTF teachers conference on Feb 13th and to the Maple Ridge ·Garden Club in March. 6.4 Building Community Solutions We are currently in the process of preparing the final report and applying to United Way for the next round of funding. Nineteen neighbourhood seeds grants were awarded in the last round of funding. This is a record number. 6.5 Round Table Cheryl Ashlie • Cheryl Ashlie advised the Committee that the School District has just received approval to purchase a new elementary school and are lool<ing at creating will ask the board to consider a Daycare within the School. Ms. Ashlie would like to see this happen at any future schools going forward. Vicki Kipps Vicki Kipps thanked everyone who attended or helped with the Country Christmas Concert. The concert raised over $18.000 for seniors to receive Meals on Wheels. Kathie Chiu Kathie Chiu advised that The Caring Place had a great Christmas but lost one staff. Annual retreat has been moved to January and therefore they need to have their budgets done by the end of the week. The Caring Place requested a budget increase which was approved by BC Housing. This has in effect almost doubled their budget for the year and they are now able to hire 1 or 2 more positions and this will make such a difference. Linda King Councillor King wanted to assure the Committee that the issue around affordable housing is not sitting on the back burner and being ignored; Council is planning a tour in the near future to review different housing models on the continuum of housing. Inspector Wakely Inspector Wakely advised the Committee that he received a letter from the Ridge Meadows Seniors' Society in regards to senior abuse; in particular financial abuse is a concern. Ray Koob from RMSS had raised this as a community issue at the December SPAC meeting. Social Planning Advisory Committee Regular Minutes Page 4 of6 Social Planning Advisory Committee Regular Meeting Minutes Wednesday, January16, 2008 SPAC members agreed that this is a serious community concern and commended RMSS for bringing this very important issue forward. The committee brainstormed a list of local resources that are available in our community which could support the seniors in addressing this issue. Vicki Kipps from Community Services and Inspector Wakely from RCMP agreed to meet with RMSS to connect them to these resources. It was noted that there was formerly a network of agencies, funded by Fraser Health, which had worked together on issue of senior abuse. Inspector Wakely will report back at a future meeting. Connie Schmidt Connie Schmidt advised the Committee that she has been Involved with helping her eldest daughter move back to Canada from England. She has been impressed with the local services that have supported her daughter in this transition. Shawn Matthewson Shawn Matthewson advised the Committee that Parks and Leisure Services and other community partners have been successful in their application for a UBCM community health promotion grant. "Beyond the Walls" is an initiative designed to keep children, youth, and their families healthy. Shawn also advised that the Early Childhood Development Asset mapping, EDI results and the subsequent research report will be completed in March. The ECD coordinator will make a presentation at a future meeting. The Child, Youth and Family Network also applied for a UBCM health promotion grant in partnership with the City of Pitt Meadows. The application was also successful; "Listen to Us" will address the needs of youth and redefine the Integrated Case Management process as it pertains to children , youth and their families. Sue Wheeler Sue Wheeler advised the Committee that the Health Canada Drug Strategy Grant that the Substance Misuse Prevention Committee has been waiting for was recently announced. The grant is for 3 years of funding. SMP Committee will be applying and as the grant is due by the end of February it is likely that the group will be requesting SPAC's endorsement at the February meeting. 7. CORRESPONDENCE 7.1 DSCIF Call for proposals 2007 8. Next Meeting The next regular meeting of the Social Planning Advisory Committee is scheduled to be on Wednesday, February 6, 2008 at 7:00 p.m. in the Blaney Room, Maple Ridge Municipal Hall. Upon no further discussion coming from the Committee members, the meeting was adjourned. The Regular Meeting adjourned at 9:06 p.m. Social Planning Advisory Committee Regular Minutes Page 5 of6 Social Planning Advisory Committee Regular Meeting Minutes Wednesday, January16, 2008 &Mt~ Chairperson C&-f /tc Social Planning Advisory Committee Regular Minutes Page 6 of6