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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSPAC 2008-10-01 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, October 1, 2008 at 6:30 p.m. COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT Councillor Judy Dueck Candace Gordon Ian Brooks, Vice Chair Connie Schmid Paul Livingstone Gwen Champagne Andy Libbiter Betty Levens Cheryl Ashlie Kathie Chiu Councillor Linda King Sgt. Rob Lemon STAFF MEMBERS PRESENT Shawn Matthewson Lynn Marchand Sue Wheeler Christine DiGiamberardine Mike Murray REGRETS/ABSENTS Caroline Wilkin Bob Masse Tom Meier BobJones Inspector Wakely Ross Dunning Alex Bodden, Staff Sgt. Lyn Taylor-Scott Kim Macey, Chair 1. Called to Order and Introductions Council Liaison Ridge Meadows Child, Youth & Family Network Community at Large Ridge Meadows Seniors Society Community at Large Community Living BC Fraser Health Ridge Meadows Seniors Society School District No. 42, School Trustee Mountain View Community Church and The Caring Place Ministry of Children and Family Development RCMP Community Services Committee Clerk Director of Community Services Neighbourhood Development Coordinator, P&LS General Manager, Community Development, P&LS Ministry of Children and Family Development Business Improvement Association Business Improvement Association Business Improvement Association RCMP Community at Large RCMP Ridge Meadows Association for Community Living Community at Large The meeting was called to order at 6:39 p.m. Social Planning Advisory Committee Regular Minutes Page.1 of6 Social Planning Advisory Committee Regular Meeting Minutes -October 1, 2008 2. Adoption of the Agenda Ros-21 Motion was moved and seconded That the Agenda for October 1, 2008 be adopted with the following additions: 5.1 Metro Vancouver Housing Reports Item to be deferred until the November meeting 5. 7 UBCM Conference update -Linda King 5.8 Master Plan -Parks and Leisure 3. Minutes of the Social Planning Advisory Committee Regular Meeting Ros-22 Motion was moved and seconded That the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of September 3, 2008 be adopted 4. Delegations. and Presentations 5. Unfinished and New Business 5.1 Metro Vancouver Housing Reports -Councillor Linda King Deferred to Wednesday, November 5th, 2008 meeting. CARRIED CARRIED 5.2 School Neighbourhood Garden Request for Support of Funding Application Christine DiGiamberardine circulated a document titled "School Community Connections Program 2008 Funding Application Request" and advised that the School Neighbourhood Garden Committee is requesting the support of SPAC and Council for their application under the School Community Connections Strengthening the Connection SCC 2008 grant program. Resolutions from both Council and School District No. 42 Board are required to accompany the application. Ms. DiGiamberardine Social Planning Advisory Committee Regular Minutes Page 2 of 6 Social Planning Advisory Committee Regular Meeting Minutes -October 1, 2008 further advised that two separate applications will be by the CEED Centre on behalf of the Steering Committee. The applications include: Glenwood Neighbourhood School Garden project application for $8,000 to enhance the school kitchen to support the cooking component; and Blue Mountain Elementary application for $8,000 of the funding to support the development of a new Neighbourhood School Garden. Ros-23 Motion was moved and seconded To recommend that Municipal Council endorse the CEED Centre's applications, on behalf of the S_chool Neighbourhood Garden Steering Committee, to the School Community Connections Strengthening the Connection 2008 program. CARRIED 5.3 CYFN Resource Fair Task Group Funding Christine DiGiamberardine advised that the CYFN Resource Fair Committee will not be seeking funding this year as they have funds from other sources. 5.4 Homelessness Action Week -Planning Committee Request for Funding Sue Wheeler advised of a request for funding from Dave Speers, Chair of the Homelessness Action Week Committee. Homelessness Action Week takes place the week of October 12th through 19th, 2008 and is spearheaded by the Regional Steering Committee on Homelessness. Communiti.es throughout the province will be holding events that focus on homelessness. The local Committee will be serving Harvest Chili on World Food Day, October 16th at the ACT. The_Committee is also going to be organizing makeovers, haircuts and shaves at the Caring Place prior to the Chili event. A number of service providers will be participating in the event. The Homelessness Action Week Committee has requested $1,000.00 to support this event. The Social Planning Advisory Committee has been a sponsor of this event for the past two years. Sue Wheeler circulated a document titled "District of Maple Ridge Social Planning Advisory Committee Status Update 2008 Budget Spending -October 1, 2008, and gave an overview of the current budget expenditures. The current budget surplus would allow the Committee to provide this support. ROB-24 Motion was moved and seconded To provide $1,000.00 to the Regional Steering Committee in support of the Harvest Chili event to be held on October 16th, 2008 CARRIED Social Planning Advisory Committee Regular Minutes Page 3 of6 Social Planning Advisory Committee Regular Meeting Minutes -October 1, 2008 5.5 2008 Metro Vancouver Homeless Count Report Sue Wheeler gave a brief overview of the 2008 Metro Vancouver Homeless Count Report which was released on September 19th , 2008. Kathie Chiu suggested budgeting for education of the community and indicated that the number in the report has not decreased as the number represents the actual number of individuals in shelters. Discussion took place amongst the Committee regarding the lack of affordable housing and how there is a need to work around the solution and to define, as a community, what can be done to address these need~ • 5.6 SPARC BC Affordability Study Proposal -Staff Update Sue Wheeler gave a brief overview of the proposal. Ms. Wheeler advised that she met with the Economic Development Manager who indicated that the study is something of interest and could possibly be funded from other sources. The Economic Development Manager would facilitate a discussion to engage the local business community. R0S-25 Motion was moved and seconded To provide $1,500 to the steering committee for the SPARC BC proposal CARRIED 5. 7 UBCM Conference update Linda King gave an overview of the issues discussed at her recent attendance at the UBCM Conference in Penticton. Ms. King made reference to the Annual Report and Resolutions and advised of the resolutions passed at the conference. Ms. King noted that homelessness and the availability of affordable housing were key issues at the conference. 5.8 Master Plan -Parks & Leisure Mike Murray updated the Committee on the process that is underway to update the Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Master Plan. Mr. Murray advised that they are currently at the stage of collecting information and will be involved with three major processes this fall: an Open House to be held on October 16th, a number of smaller focus groups designed to engage a wide range of community stakeholders, and a community telephone survey. In addition, early in the new year there will be a Neighbourhood Futures Conference held for input to future directions with regards to Park & Leisure Services role in Neighbourhood Development. Sue Wheeler advised that two representatives from the Social Planning Advisory Committee are to go to the focus group discussion. It was agreed that if Kim Macey is unable to attend, Ian Brooks and/or Paul Livingstone will attend on behalf of the Committee. Social Planning Advisory Committee Regular Minutes Page 4 of6 "' • "' Social Planning Advisory Committee Regular Meeting Minutes -October 1, 2008 6. 2009 Business Planning Process Staff gave a PowerPoint presentation, "SPAC Review -Preparation for 2009 Business Planning" outlining work and projects in the Committee's four focus areas: ,Network Development, Community Building, Community Solutions and Social Sustainability. Committee direction for updating the SPAC Business Plan included updating the Committee Mission Statement to reflect the current work of SPAC. Staff will work on this update and present at the next meeting. A brainstorming process to identify current community issues, pressures or strengths, resulted in the following list, or "environmental scan": Misinformation regarding community issues in local media, or lack of awareness of efforts to address solutions. Ongoing need to address the perceived gap in services for young adults ages 19 to 29 years of age. The ongoing concerns around the capacity of the social service and non-profit sectors to continue to provide services with limited support for administration and operating costs. The committee noted recognizing the importance of services for immigrants in the local community. The concerns of human trafficking were also discussed. Committee members agreed that the current ~hree year work plan provided the basis for the ongoing work of the Committee, with consideration of the following additions: Consideration to work with a local paper to provide an article each week to keep the community informed. It was discussed amongst the Committee and agreed it should be discussed further at another meeting. Facilitation of discussions with Community Service providers to address the perceived gap in services for young adults ages 19 to 29 years of age. In addition, staff indicated that the Early Childhood Development Committee is taking an active role in recognizing the importance of services for immigrants. This topic would also be presented to the Child, Youth and Family Network. 7. Correspondence 7.1 Seattle Housing First -First Year Preliminary Findings 7.2 World Health Organizations Social Determinants Reports: http://www.who.int/social determinants/knowledge networks/final reports/en/index.html 7.3 School Building Closure and Disposal Policy 7.4 Tobacco Control Programme, Health Canada Supplementary Tables, Youth Smoking Survey 2006-2007 Social Planning Advisory Committee Regular Minutes Page 5 of6 Social Planning Advisory Committee Regular Meeting Minutes -October 1, 2008 8. Next Meeting Next Regular Meeting: Time: Location: 6. Adjournment -9:02 p.m. /Im Wednesday, November 5, 2008 7:00 p.m. Fraser Room, 2 nd Floor, Maple Ridge Library Social Planning Advisory Committee Regular Minutes Page 6 of6