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Community Development and Recreation Committee, meeting 24, November 20, 2017 - Part 1 of 2
Agenda and background materials:
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Part 2 of 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nymOSsUtPcE
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0:07:18 - Call to order
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Morning,
everybody
welcome
to
meeting
24
of
the
community
development
recreation
committee
and
welcome
to
members
of
the
committee
and
other
members
of
council
in
attendance
today.
Well,
maybe
they'll
come
eventually
and
of
course,
members
of
the
public.
If
we
could,
if
we
could
keep
it
down
in
the
room,
please
thank
you
for
those
in
the
room
with
us.
The
screen
at
the
back
of
the
room
provides
real-time
updates
concerning
where
we
are
in
the
agenda
and
what's
coming
up
next,
you
can
follow
the
agenda
and
debate
on
your
computer
tablet.
A
Smartphone
at
Toronto
dot
see
a
backslash
Council
at
12:30.
Today,
I'm
hoping
all
committee
members
will
make
it
to
our
City
Hall
launch
of
the
calendar
featuring
photos
taken
by
those
affected
by
homelessness.
The
my
Toronto
photo
exhibits
and
and
2018
calendar
launch.
All
members
of
committee
were
sent
an
invitation
and
a
background
Iran
this
exciting
project.
A
A
Righty:
okay,
if
that's
being
held
by
Councillor
ford,
number
three
community
recreation
2018
to
2020
growth
plan,
there
are
deputations,
so
we
will
hold
that
one
item
number
four
for
public
benefit:
all
of
government
framework
to
guide
City
of
Toronto
relationships
with
the
community
base,
not
for
profit
profit
sector
that
is
being
held
for
deputations
number.
Five
2017
allocations,
recommendations
for
local
champions
and
organizational
mentor
pilot
programs
that
is
also
being
held
for
deputations
item
number.
Six
community
investment
fund
identity
and
impact
grant
allocation
you'd
be
happy
to
move
that
councillor.
A
B
A
B
C
D
The
chair,
the
the
contract
at
that
time,
in
terms
of
that
the
defibrillators
was
specific.
It
was
that
the
contact
point
of
time
there
was
a
then
there
was
new
monitors
on
the
market,
so
we
had
to
go
through
that
process
of
procurement.
It
was
a
long-term
contract
and
conceits
from
the
report.
They'd
had
talked
about
annual
renew
through
the
operating
process.
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D
A
A
A
There's
also
been
a
request
to
do
number
item
number
three
at
the
top
of
the
agenda
because
of
urgent
matters
that
pfr
that
staff
have
to
run
to
so
my
suggestion
would
be.
Let's
do
let's
do
item
item
three
first
and
then
seven,
so
we
don't
have
the
large
number
of
deputies
sitting
here
for
hours
on
end.
A
E
So
they
had
to
either
go
in
person
or
call
on
the
phone,
but
even
back
then
there
was
a
little
issue
with
the
wait
list,
because
if
you
call
on
the
phone-
and
the
look
of
you
getting
through
was
like
zero
to
none,
so
your
best
luck
for
all
of
this
is
to
go
in
person.
So
every
time
she
would
go
and
say
for
summer,
camp
I
was
young.
E
It
would
take
two
hours
to
get
there,
so
she
leave
an
extra
three
hours
early,
but
no
matter
what,
if
she
leaves
early,
she
would
always
be
guaranteed
to
get
into
the
program.
So
from
I
was
four
years
old
I've
been
in
summer
camp
programs
I've
been
into
preschool
programs.
I
basically
grew
up
in
recreation
and
I
love.
The
experience
there
you're
able
to
learn
fine
motor
skills
are
able
to
learn
communication
skills,
all
the
stuff.
You
cannot
learn
at
home
or
just
at
school.
E
So
as
the
years
went
by,
I
was
able
to
volunteer,
got
to
meet
all
the
staff
and
faculties
in
the
location
and
then
I
started
to
get
employed
when
I
was
about
16.
So
I
was
able
to
give
back
to
the
community
and
like
work
in
the
program,
but
then,
as
the
years
went
by
I
had
parents
come
up
to
me
about
issues
are
experiencing
getting
into
the
programs.
For
example,
I
teach
a
dance
programs
that
happen
throughout
the
week.
E
The
wait
list
needs
to
be
about
10
people,
so
parents
wouldn't
really
argue,
but
as
that
list
grew
parents
would
come
to
me
be
like
my
program.
My
child
has
been
registering
this
program
for
about
the
year
and
all
of
a
sudden
I'm
getting
there
early
in
the
morning,
I'm
calling
early
in
the
morning
and
one
things
to
get
through
and
now
it's
not
possible.
They've
been
calling
and
coming
in
and
no
matter
what
we
do
to
accommodate
them.
E
She
talked
to
the
CRP.
She
would
call
extra
three
four
hours
early
she'd
go
all
the
way
to
the
location
by
like
three
a.m.
in
the
morning,
just
to
have
her
child
into
these
programs
that
she
can
able
to
talk
girl.
What
other
kids
engage
with
other
kids
and
nothing
would
happen.
She
would
complain,
write
letters
and
nothing.
What
happens?
E
That's
the
issue
I
want
to
see
improved
on,
because
children
who
want
to
get
in
these
programs
are
able
to
learn
more
accommodate,
more
able
to
engage
more
and
unfortunately,
it's
not
happening
as
well
as
summer
camp
programs
I
did
teach.
We
have
a
cooking
problem
that
we
would
cook
about
every
other
week.
E
The
children
are
able
to
learn
how
to
make
a
meal
they're
able
to
learn
how
to
use
the
stove
a
table
to
use
a
knife
which
is
great
skills
for
children
now,
but
lately
we've
been
having
a
program
they
registered
in,
which
is
pretty
good
to
get
some
free
supplies,
so
we
can
cut
back
and
able
to
save
more
on
that
location,
but
one
day
we
got
only
yogurt
for
the
problem
and
then
we're
able
we
told
the
kids.
We
had
it
on
that
program.
Plan
they're
gonna
make
tacos
that
day.
E
You
know
we
got
a
few
vegetables,
a
few
food,
the
cost
of
ten
can
eat,
and
then
we
came
in
that
morning
and
only
got
yogurt
and
then
I
had
to
tell
the
kids.
Oh
sorry,
we
can't
make
tacos.
Today
we
only
have
yogurt,
so
a
parent
will
come
back,
be
like
we
had
this
on
the
program
plan
we
had
this
registered.
Why
is
her
child
not
getting
that?
So
that
was
an
issue
that
we
also
had
there
and
I
just
think
the
city
needs
to
do
more
to
accommodate
for
all
the
children.
E
Toronto
is
growing.
The
kids
are
going,
everything
is
doubling.
We
have
higher
demands
and
I
feel
like
the
demands
are
not
being
met,
especially
that
I
grew
up
in
Iraq.
I
know
how
it's
like
to
get
in
and
not
get
into
programs
and
to
see
that
parents
are
doing
above
and
beyond
and
still
can't
have
that
ability
to
get
in
and
engage
with.
E
All
the
programs
is
really
a
shock
to
me,
because
I've
never
seen
that
as
much
in
the
past
as
well
as
dance
programs,
I'll
teach,
some
programs
and
a
location
can
get
an
extra
staff,
which
is
great,
so
the
list
can
get
cut
but
then
other
location,
for
example,
I
teach
our
own
Bank.
They
don't
have
the
resources
or
the
extra
money
in
the
budget
to
bring
in
another
staff.
So
then,
you
have
waitlist
growing,
20,
30,
40,
50
and
north
to
accommodate
these
children,
so
I
feel
like.
E
We
should
really
invest
into
this
and
invest
into
it
fast
because
it
is
growing,
it
is
multiplying.
We
don't
have
the
resources
to
accommodate
for
all
these
children
who
are
missing
out
on
all
these
skills
that
they
can't
just
get
at
home
and
as
well
as
a
safety
issue,
I
feel
like
they're
having
because
parents
do
work.
Parents
have
to
come
back
to
say
six
five
o'clock
schools
on
at
3:30
there's
no
way
for
them
to
come
home
and
pick
up
their
8
9
10
year
old
child
from
school.
E
A
E
F
Morning,
I'd
take
cUPE,
Local
79,
representing
the
front
line
workers
in
recreation
and
other
areas
of
the
city,
of
course.
So
the
report
before
you
shows
that
waitlist
for
recreation
programs
have
grown
by
74
percent
over
the
last
three
years
to
one
hundred
and
ninety
eight
thousand
236,
a
previous
staff
report
states
that,
if
nothing
is
done,
the
waitlist
will
grow
to
four
hundred
thousand
by
2025.
F
F
The
proposed
growth
trend
is
very
helpful
to
stop
the
stemming
further
waitlist
growth,
yet
expansion
efforts
are
focused
on
primary
programming,
largely
introductory
classes.
Our
concern
is
that
this
could
inadvertently
come
at
the
detriment
of
locally
customized
programming
geared
towards
equity,
seeking
communities
and
vulnerable
populations.
F
So
you'll
also
notice
in
our
in
our
briefing
note
a
chart
that
shows
the
the
rapidly
increasing
number
of
recreation
visits
and
flatlining
of
staff.
This
can
be
demonstrated
by
waiting
lists
that
have
grown
by
74%,
as
I
said
and
can
be
expected
to
go
to
400,000.
The
quality
of
recreational
programming
is
therefore
at
risk.
Consider
the
fact
that
although
use
of
recreation
facilities
have
grown
by
17%
since
2000
itself,
since
2012
staffing
has
flatlined
just
one
more
point,
you
can
read
the
rest
since
last
June
last
June,
the
CRC.
F
We
reviewed
findings
of
the
new
comer
youth
recreation
forum,
which
concluded
that
the
city
should
improve
access
to
recreation
for
this
population
through
more
responsive
programming.
So
again
the
wait
lists
and
the
lack
of
progress
or
speed
of
progress
in
putting
in
programs
puts
locally
designed
programs
at
risk.
F
One
other
thing
I
wanted
to
mention
is
a
frontline
interviewed
in
the
forum
also
lamented
the
divisions
of
that
division
is
often
canceling
programs
with
low
attendance,
early
cancellation
of
programs
before
the
date
of
the
program
etc,
and
we
think
that's
that
also
endangers
program.
And
finally,
anecdotally,
you
can
read
the
the
briefing
note,
as
I
said,
anecdotally
and
I
was
in
mcgregor
community
center
on
the
weekend,
and
there
was
violence,
training
happening
for
young
staff.
It's
very
important
to
understand
that
recreation
program
is
about
life
skills.
F
It's
about
sport,
skills,
leadership,
skills,
team,
building
skills,
all
those
kinds
of
things
that
take
people
take
back
into
their
everyday
lives
and,
as
one
gets
older
and
contributes
back
to
the
economy
and
communities.
But
it's
also
about
violence
prevention.
We
teach
young
kids
not
only
to
have
fun,
teach
other
kids
and
be
leaders
in
teaching
kids
to
have
fun
and
life
skills.
We
also
teach
them
that
it's
important
to
have
recreation
programs
to
prevent
violence.
We've
had
members
than
shot
hat.
F
We've
had
members
that
have
moved
from
communities
that
they
lived
in
and
contributed
in
because
of
violence
and
the
gun.
It's
important
to
recognize.
As
I
said.
It's
about
life
skills
training,
but
it's
also
about
anti
violence
to
make
sure
that
our
kids
are
safe.
Our
communities
are
safe
and
not
attracted
to
gangs
and
gun.
G
Thank
you
with
respect
to
the
breakdown
of
program
categories.
According
to
the
wait
list,
some
of
it
is
very
much
facilities
oriented
it's
not
having
enough
physical
space
to
accommodate,
and
then
there
are
other
programs
that
are
very
instructional
that
could
probably
take
place
in
sort
of
general
open
spaces
or
spaces
that
are
not
so
infrastructure
reliant.
Is
there
a
way
to
prioritize?
How
do
we
break
down
the
wait
list
for
QP
I?
Think.
F
There
isn't
I
think
it's
about
it's
about
physical
space,
but
it's
also
about
level
of
staffing.
You
need
a
level
of
staffing
to
have
programs
and,
as
we
noted
our
staff,
our
members
are
often
are
saying
that
programs
are
often
often
cut
short
and
yes,
it's
about
jobs
and
hours
for
for
young
workers
that
are
providing
programming
to
the
city's
youth.
G
I
think
in
the
facilities
master
plan,
the
City
Council
just
approved.
It
would
take
a
very
long
time
for
us
to
actually
physically
build
out
enough
facilities
to
accommodate
new
additional
recreational
programs
and
if
we
were
to
somehow
tear
it
or
at
least
break
it
down
into
two
steps,
as
opposed
to
one
monolithic
movement
to
to
build
facilities,
and
then
the
staff
up
it
would
just
it
seems
to
me
it
would
take
a
long
time.
Did
you
agree,
yeah.
G
F
Sometimes
often
this
program
is
about
is
about
ensuring
that
kids
staying
in
recreation
programs,
rather
than
be
attracted
by
gang,
so
go
out
and
do
the
community
outreach
in
various
communities
and
make
sure
the
program
can
suit
those
communities
if
it's
just
I
want
to
say
super
visual,
but
it's
if
it's
only
primary
programming
and
it's
at
the
expense
of
more
in-depth
community
oriented
programming
what
the
community
wants
and
that's
the
work
of
city
staff
there's
a
risk
there.
Okay,.
A
I
I
D
A3,
mr.
speaker,
mr.
chair,
you
know,
we've
presented
in
the
report
ramped
up
by
ramping
up
of
a
program
over
three
years,
based
on
financial
constraints
as
well
as
we
know,
is
a
program
that
needs
to
grow
so
I.
Think
in
you
know,
honestly.
If
there
were
funds
available,
we
could
likely
phase
up
in
2018
by
20,000
spaces
instead
of
10,000,
but
that
would
likely
be
the
maximum
just
from
an
implementation
perspective.
I
G
You
very
much
mr.
chair
and
through
you
to
staff
I
want
to
have
a
better
understanding
of
of
the
the
realistic
timeline.
That's
that's
been
placed
before
us,
because
I
I
gather
that
much
of
what
needs
to
be
done
is
that
we
have
to
build
up
new
facilities,
and
we
know
that
takes
an
extraordinary
period
of
time.
One
is
to
plan
to
do
the
consultation
to
do
the
physical
build-out
and
not
to
mention
the
fact
that
you've
got
to
find
the
financing.
D
Through
the
chair,
so
we've
identified
a
number
of
strategies
that
we
undertake
to
regularly
manage
waitlist
through
administrative
policies
that
we
put
in
place,
such
as
attendance
management
duplicate
registration.
You
know,
as
the
report
indicates,
we
successfully
move
15,000
customers
off
of
waiting
list
into
active
programming's
through
taking
those
measures,
and
we
will
continue
to
undertake
those
steps.
So
what
we've
put
forward
is,
we
believe,
an
approach
to
add
capacity
to
our
existing
facilities,
particularly
in
the
high
demand
areas
and
then
we'll
continue
to
use.
D
G
Do
you
feel,
do
you
believe
that
you've
maximized
the
the
very
most
use
out
of
the
existing
facilities,
because
are
the
hours
of
community
centers
tend
to
be
rather
limited
and
we
are?
We
were
moving
to
a
city
that
wakes
up
a
lot
earlier
goes
asleep
a
lot
later.
Do
we
have
enough
programs
in
the
existing
facilities?
Can
we
do
more
so.
D
Through
mr.
chair
I
think
in
some
cases,
especially
in
community
centers,
where
there
are
no
fees,
the
size
and
number
of
programs
that
we
operate
are
limited
by
the
budget.
So
I
think
this
report
does
speak
to
the
need
and
and
the
option
of
increasing
the
number
of
programs
in
those
free
centers
where
there
is
capacity
to
expand,
given
the
space
of
those
centers
so
I,
you
know
I
think
there
is
some
capacity
within
our
existing
community
centers
to
expand
those
programs
and
that's
what
the
report
speaks
to.
D
The
growth
through
new
facilities
is
a
long-range
goal
that
would
likely
accommodate
you
know
growth
beyond
the
60,000
new
spots
that
we're
considering
here.
So,
if
you
look
at
the
total
waiting
list
of
approximately
200,000,
this
strategy
puts
forward
a
plan
to
try
and
create
60,000
new
spaces.
The
new
facilities
coming
online
in
the
next
several
years
will
contribute
to
that,
but
certainly
are
not
the
only
thing
to
solve
the
problem.
Okay,
thank
you.
B
D
B
I
see
that
paragraph
now,
specifically
I'm
going
to
turn
to
page
number,
six
and
seven
of
your
report
so
currently
on
the
waitlist
has
said
we
have
approximately
nine
our
198,000
in
ISOTONER
weightless,
and
then
we
have
62,000
unique,
wait.
Les
clients.
Can
you
please
explain
to
the
committee
what
the
difference
between
those
numbers
are
through.
D
The
chair,
so
essentially
that
means
that's
an
individual
customer
or
client
who's
on
the
wait-listed.
So
we
count
them
one
time
so,
there's
62,000
unique
individuals
who
have
put
themselves
on
a
waitlist
for
additional
service,
but
they
may
be
on
multiple
waitlist,
which
is
why
the
total
numbers
190
under
90,000,
okay,.
B
So
in
terms
of
those
numbers,
do
we
ever
run
into
a
situation
where
we
have?
You
know
one
individual
in
three
or
four
programs,
and
then
one
individual
in
no
programs
and
do
we
have
the
ability
to
not
I,
wouldn't
say
I
love
prioritize
is
the
right
word,
but
to
share
the
opportunities
we
have
available.
That's.
D
True,
mr.
chair,
we
don't
limit
or-
or
you
know,
police
so
to
speak-
to
a
number
of
programs
or
the
types
of
programs
that
people
can
take.
It's
really
a
an
individual
option
around
the
kinds
of
programs,
a
number
of
programs
and
the
frequency
of
those
programs.
We've
never
really
thought
about
putting
any
types
of
limitations
on
the
number
of
programs
that
people
can
take
right.
B
D
D
Obviously,
with
new
facilities
will
be
able
to
offer
more
programs
and
that's
a
connected
to
this
plan
directly,
but
also,
as
we
replace
some
of
our
existing
facilities,
we'll
be
able
to
design
them
in
such
a
way
that
they
can
accommodate
more
programs,
especially
when
it
comes
to
pools
and
and
swimming
modern-day
pools,
are
larger
and
more
multifunctional
and
some
the
older
pools
that
we
have
and
can
accommodate
likely.
Two
or
three
times
number
of
lessons
that
some
of
the
older
ones
can
write.
B
D
B
J
Thank
you
through
you,
mr.
chair
to
to
our
staff
and
pfn.
Our
I
just
want
to
dig
in
a
little
further
to
the
financial
impact
here.
That's
all
right,
so
the
proposed
addition
of
10,000
new
spaces
in
2018
in
in
page
two
of
the
report
and
the
financial
impact.
It
says
that
this
has
been
identified
as
an
annuitant
ansed
request
for
funding
in
the
budget
for
2018.
Does
that
mean
it's
in
the
budget
or
is?
Does
that
mean
when
the
budget
is
presented,
that
this
will
be
in
a
new
and
enhanced
through.
D
J
J
Okay
and,
and
so
the
cost
should
council
decide
to
add
it
into
the
budget,
will
be
three
hundred
and
eighty
six
thousand
dollars
net
in
2018.
So
I
guess
the
question
would
be
building
on
counselor
headaches,
questions
I
heard
you
say
that
if
cost,
if
we
had
the
funds,
the
capacity
we
would
be
able
to
reach
would
be
20,000
new
spaces
in
2018.
How
much
would
those
additional
10
space
10,000
spaces
cost?
Is
it
three
hundred
and
eighty
six
thousand
times
two
or
is
it
a
different
or
there
or
is
there
a
more
specific
number?
J
A
J
I
I
So
these
numbers
are
and
that
staff
has
indicated
they're
only
going
to
grow
and
I
think
we
should
meet
the
challenge
meet
the
demand
staff
is
saying
they
20,000
spaces.
Let's
do
20,000
spaces
and
put
that
squarely
before
the
budget
committee.
I
would
note
that,
really
in
terms
of
real
dollars,
the
total
total
cost
here
would
be
seven
hundred
thirty,
two
thousand
dollars
for
to
serve
20,000
additional
recreation
users.
That
seems
like
a
very,
very
smart
investment
to
me.
So
that's
number
one
number
two
is
specifically
to
swim
to
survive.
I
I
I
can't
imagine
us,
as
the
country
of
Canada
that
has
25%
of
all
the
fresh
water
in
the
world,
not
requiring
every
child
to
at
least
learn
the
minimum
of
swimming.
Now,
as
I
understand
it,
we
have
in
Toronto
something
like
twenty
two
thousand
twenty
twenty
two
thousand
grade
four-year-olds
and
right
now.
We
can
only
facilitate
9,000
of
them,
getting
learn
to
swim
certification
and
it
isn't
a
big
course.
It's
about
three
or
four
classes
where
they
learn
some
very,
very
basic
skills.
I
We
need
to
get
that
to
22,000
as
soon
as
possible
staff
have
indicated
to
me
that
they
can
do
it
over
a
four-year
period
so
that
we
would
say
2018
and
then
into
two
into
the
next
term
of
council
that
we
established
that
as
a
goal.
And
wouldn't
it
be
nice,
not
this
term
of
council,
but
it
by
the
end
of
next
term
of
Council
to
say
every
kid.
I
If
you're
in
the
City
of
Toronto,
every
kid
is
gonna,
learn
how
to
swim
by
the
end
of
grade
four
or
just
basic,
like
that's
a
basic
life
skill
and
that's
a
right
of
residency.
So
that's
what
the
motion
not
to
tries
to
do
and
it
asks
us
to
to
incorporate
some
money
into
the
2018
operating
budget
for
that
for
that
purpose.
So
those
are
my
two
motion.
Thank.
J
Thank
You
Terrell
I'll,
be
brief.
I
want
to
begin
by
acknowledging
with
the
report
acknowledges,
which
is
that
in
a
growing
population
we
have
a
corresponding
increasing
demand
for
our
programs
and
and
I
want
to
thank
our
staff
Janie
ROM,
often,
and
how
we
date
and
in
their
teams,
for
the
steps
that
have
been
proposed
here.
Both
the
stem
that
growth,
but
also
to
ramp
up
our
programming
and
doing
so.
The
challenge
as
ever.
J
Thus
at
City
Hall,
is
on
the
financial
side
and,
as
we've
heard,
the
proposed
10,000
space
increase
for
2018
is
actually
not
in
the
2018
budget.
It
is
a
new
and
enhanced
request
in
the
2018
budget,
which
means
it
will
be
up
to
council
to
fulfill
staffs
recommendation,
and
it
will
be
up
to
council,
as
per
councillor.
J
Bewick's
request
to
in
fact
go
to
her
staff
believe
we
can
get
which
is
20,000
spaces
next
year,
and
so
the
ball
is
in
our
court,
and
it
will
be
very
shortly
when
the
budget
is
out
and
if
we
believe,
as
councillors
sitting
around
this
table
here
and
when
it
comes
to
the
budget
committee
and
then
council.
As
a
whole,
if
we
believe
that
addressing
the
waiting
list
is
a
priority,
then
we
invest
in
it.
If
we
don't
believe
in
it's
a
priority,
we
don't
invest
in
it.
G
Thank
you
very
much
mr.
mr.
chair
I'd
like
to
move
a
motion
which
the
staff
will
put
on
to
the
screen.
For
us.
The
first
three
components
of
this
motion
is
largely
to
lift
off
the
pages
of
the
recommendation
of
QP
79
and
to
have
staff
report
back
on
the
maximum
number
of
programs
basis,
which
we
are
already
getting
to
an
answer,
and
also
to
make
sure
that
it's
reported
back
through
the
budget
process.
G
So
if
those
assets
already
exist
in
the
communities,
then
why
not
go
and
use
them
and
build
those
existing
partnerships?
The
learn
to
swim
program
is
already
something
that
we
do
very
well
with
the
Toronto
District
School
Board.
Can
we
scale
that
up
into
other
facilities
and
then
finally,
you
know
I've
often
said
that
we
we
have
a
lot
of
facilities
in
the
City
of
Toronto
that
are
already
built,
and
that
includes
our
open
spaces,
our
streets,
our
sidewalks,
our
parks,
our
Civic
squares.
We
don't
always
have
to
build
new
community
centers
every
single
time.
G
In
order
for
us
to
delivery,
recreation,
arts
and
cultural
programming,
we
should
be
levering
those
city
assets
when
can,
and
that's
when
we
can
partner
up
with
organizations
such
as
open
streets
Toronto,
which
actually
provides
free
recreational
program
across
the
city
anyways
and
they
don't
use
any
recreation
facilities.
They
basically
use
the
streets.
G
Earth
Day
Canada
has
a
fantastic
program
that
they're
trying
to
scale
up
and
that's
all
about
street
play
and
that's
about
making
sure
that
kids
can
go
out
into
the
neighborhood
and
just
enjoy
the
the
streets
and
play
ball
hockey
or
frisbee
or
or
what-have-you.
So
is
there
a
way
for
us
to
to
think
outside
the
box
and
not
be
too
prescriptive
that
we
have
to
always
provide
instructional
service
in
a
way
that
that
means
that
we
have
to
have
the
four
walls
and
the
boundaries?
G
So
can
we
do
something
that,
of
course
not
will
not
replace
the
high
quality
instructional
service,
but
be
able
to
supplement
the
recreation
service
needs
that
that
we
have
in
the
city?
And
we
do
that,
with
with
coordination
by
breaking
down
the
silos
by
working
together
with
strong
community
existing
partners
by
ensuring
that
we
have
an
I
to
serving
newcomers,
youth,
low-income
individuals,
vulnerable
populations
and
people
living
with
disabilities.
And
we
also
do
that
with
a
with
a
true
lens
of
equity
and
I.
Do
think
that
we
can
do
it.
G
But
if
we
were
to
wait
so
we
were
to
build
a
new
facility
every
single
year
in
every
single
Ward.
We
are
not
going
to
get
to
the
bottom
of
that
waitlist
and
I
would
I
would
even
say
mr.
mr.
chair
that
I
believe
the
waitlist
is
an
artificial
number
in
some
ways,
because
we
know
that
there
are
many
people
who
don't
get
on
the
waitlist
just
because
it's
just
it's
too
cumbersome.
G
So
I
suspect
that
the
demand
for
high-quality
recreational
service
is
higher
than
what
the
lake
weightless
reads
and-
and
we
could
probably
do
a
lot
more
with
a
lot
less
by
leveraging
partnerships,
and
since
that
we
have,
it
won't
replace
the
quality
of
work
that
the
city
will
need
to
do.
It
will
not.
G
A
B
B
You
know
our
capacity
as
a
city
to
serve
our
residents
and
to
make
sure
that
there
are
adequate
programs
in
the
city,
but
I
also
think
it's
the
programs
we
are
serving
in
the
communities,
and
one
thing
I
have
seen.
Is
that
not
all
as
much
as
we
try
and
as
much
as
our
staff
do
a
great
job
to
fulfill
the
needs
of
a
community?
B
But
it's
also
looking
at
what
a
community
needs
and
I
think
that's
important
and
the
facilities
we
are
offering
and
Recreation
programming
that
we
are
offering
I
also
do
want
to
mention.
I
strongly
support
councilor
one
Tim's
motion
specifically
number
four
of
building
partnerships
prior
to
being
at
sitios
on
the
trial
district
school
board,
and
there
was
a
number
of
opportunities
that
fell
through
when
we
could
have
been
partnering
with
whether
it's
toronto,
public
catholic
schools,
universities
and
colleges.
B
A
You
counselor
Ford,
so
we
have
two
motions
before
us
vote
on
counselor
maahox
motion
screen
all
those
in
favor
opposed
that
is
carried
counselor,
a
Wong
Tams
motion
on
the
screen,
all
those
in
favor
opposed
that
is
carried,
and
the
item
is
amended
all
those
in
favor
opposed
that
is
carried
so
as
agreed.
We
said
we
would
go
to
number
seven
after
the
number
three,
which
is
shelter,
infrastructure
plan
and
progress
report.
We
have
a
long
list
of
defi
tents,
Rafi,
aren,
spokesperson,
interfaith
coalition
to
fight
homelessness.
K
Morning
on
October
30th,
the
Toronto
Board
of
Health
revealed
that
we
are
facing
an
epidemic
of
homeless
deaths.
The
numbers
are
shocking,
almost
two
deaths
a
week
or
83
deaths
since
January,
with
the
average
age
being
48
years.
Old.
Homelessness
in
Toronto
is
a
major
risk
factor
for
death.
The
frontline
workers
providing
service
to
the
homeless
population
are
nothing
short
of
heroic.
There
are
also
underpaid,
understaffed,
overworked
and
now
overwhelmed
with
this
crisis.
These
deaths,
most
of
which
are
preventable,
are
devastating
and
demoralizing
for
them
adding
to
their
burden.
K
Frustration
and
anger
is
a
severe
lack
of
shelter
beds
in
the
system.
This
has
caused
near
paralysis
at
the
Peter
Street
referral
center
front
line.
Workers
are
put
on
hold
for
prolonged
periods
and
report
being
unable
to
find
shelter
beds
for
clients.
At
one
point,
there
were
80
people
there,
40
sleeping
in
chairs,
40
sleeping
on
mats
on
the
floor.
K
Mere
Tori's
shelter
system
doesn't
acknowledge
that
homelessness
exists
365
days
a
year
under
his
tenure,
the
majority
of
new
shelter
initiatives
have
been
reactionary,
focusing
on
emergency
responses,
as
opposed
to
the
creation
of
permanent
shelters
and
housing
supports
the
emergency
component
expands
for
a
five-month
period
through
drop-ins
and
the
faith-based
volunteer
run
out
of
the
cold
shelters.
It
then
contracts
for
the
remaining
seven
months,
denying
people
beds
overwhelming
frontline
agencies
and
is
a
contributing
factor
to
the
homeless
death.
K
So
where
are
the
additional
1,000
plus
beds
that
the
2018
shelter
infrastructure
plan
and
progress
report
claim
are
in
the
system?
I
would
refer
you
to
the
Toronto
Star
article
written
by
Jessica
Hales
on
October
19
2017,
which
I've
had
distributed
jessica
is
a
nurse
practitioner
has
worked
for
seven
years
as
a
street
nurse
and
has
a
lot
of
expertise
in
this
area.
Jessica
explained
to
me
that
many
of
the
beds
are
in
hotel
rooms
for
families
which
do
not
help
the
homeless,
man,
women
and
new
sectors.
K
She
also
noted
that
there
are
replacement
bids
for
Seton
House
like
the
new
red
door
and
the
Runnymede
shelter,
but
not
all
of
Seton
houses
beds
are
being
replaced.
It
should
also
be
pointed
out
that
this
report
fails
to
acknowledge
flex
beds
which
are
mats
crammed
into
existing
facilities
that
are
already
overcrowded.
K
K
It
used
to
show
how
many
people
on
that
list
were
homeless
and
how
many
were
being
housed.
I
look
forward
to
seeing
that
information
we
are
in
unchartered
waters.
We
will
have
to
emulate
the
immense
courage
and
determination
of
the
frontline
workers
to
tackle
this
situation.
Otherwise
the
homeless
desk
per
month
are
going
to
continue
to
rise.
K
The
Interfaith
coalition
to
fight
homelessness
is
asking
you
one
to
send
the
2018
shelter
infrastructure
plan
and
progress
report
back
to
s
sha
and
demand
that
it
be
replaced
with
a
comprehensive
plan
that
addresses
the
current
epidemic
of
homeless
deaths
and
the
ongoing
shortage
of
shelter
beds.
This
plan
must
be
centered
around
supporting
our
frontline
workers
and
be
created
with
their
input
to.
K
Refer
the
following,
as
a
motion
to
executive
committee,
requesting
emergency
funding
to
s
sha
for
a
a
major
offensive
led
by
mental
health
and
addiction
workers
B
the
opening
of
a
thousand
new
shelter
beds
to
relieve
the
overcrowding
in
existing
shelters,
so
they
comply
with
the
city's
90
percent
occupancy
rate
and
provide
the
many
who
are
turned
away
with
the
place
to
sleep
and
see
the
immediate
opening
of
400
of
these
shelter
spaces
in
large
facilities
like
gymnasiums
or
armories
within
30
days.
Thank
you.
I
So
I'm
just
responding
to
a
deputation
and
know
that
you've
been
doing
great
work
on
this
issue
with
the
Beth
Shalom
over
the
past
several
for
ever
and
ever
today,
your
big
focus
is
on
the
desire,
took
to
really
grow
the
shelter
system
and
not
grow
the
call
it.
What
I
think
what
staff
are
calling
the
drop
in
system,
which
is
only
for
the
five
months
of
winter
and
I?
Think
there's
something
like
two.
I
K
A
L
It
would
have
to
be
me
yes,
my
name
is
Derrick
George
I
represent
member
advocacy
at
st.
Stephen's.
I
could
follow
along
the
same
lines
as
our
first
speaker,
but
I
want
it.
I
want
to
talk
about
the
things
that
have
been
coming
from
City
Hall,
some
positive,
but
you
know
I
when
I
think
about
the
homeless
crisis,
I
think
about
myself
and
the
time
I
spent
on
the
streets,
and
now
that
I'm
housed
it's
difficult
to
relate
how
my
life
has
to
change
and
I
hear
a
lot
about.
L
You
know:
affordable
housing,
affordable
housing
is
a
great
idea.
People
who
function
normally
in
society,
but
the
homeless,
most
of
them
don't
function
normally
in
society,
so
putting
them
in
an
environment
where
they're
not
comfortable
just
leads
them
right
back
to
homelessness.
I'm
facing
eviction
simply
because
I
have
problems
that
my
neighbors
don't
want
to
deal
with.
I
am
now
so
far
removed
from
the
help
that
I
need
not
necessarily
on
a
daily
basis,
but
I
have
to
travel
an
hour
to
get
downtown
to
the
drop-in
center.
L
I
L
It
is
it's
getting
worse:
I
just
lost
my
dad.
I
had
no
way
of
getting
downtown
and
sitting
down
with
a
counselor
and
having
that
issue
somehow
dealt
with.
So
you
know,
I
feel
isolated,
a
feel
alone
and
that's
one
of
the
reasons
not
just
affordable
housing
but
housing
geared
to
the
needs
of
the
homeless,
especially
the
chronically
homeless.
They
have
needs
that
regular
folks,
don't
understand
you
don't
want
to
understand.
Mostly
you
know.
So
it's
it's.
It's
fine
to
see.
Yeah.
We
have
blanket
solutions.
L
That'll
cover
this
that'll
cover
that,
but
when
we
are
looking
at
homelessness
and
poverty,
it's
not
just
blanket
solutions
and
that's
what
I've
been
saying
every
time
I
come
here.
You
know
we
have
to
look
at
how
and
it
was
nice
to
read
that
the
provincial
government
got
involved
in
providing
funds
for
developing
and
that's
that's
that's
the
key
for
me
forget
about
the
systems
that
are
in
place.
Yes,
there's
a
shelter
system,
but
it's
always
overcrowded
in
the
wintertime.
L
Yes,
there's
out
of
the
cold
and
just
the
warming
centers,
but
they're
always
crowded,
and
when
you
put
people
in
crowded
situations,
there's
gonna
be
problems.
Sometimes
you
know
problems
that
call
for
police
and
I.
Don't
think
policing
is
the
real
issue.
I
think
the
issue
is
developing
new
systems
to
deal
with
these
issues.
L
Harm
reduction
is
a
big
big
plus
for
me,
if
I
don't
have
harm
reduction
in
place,
my
life
will
turn
in
the
chaos
quickly
and
I.
Don't
want
that
to
happen
and
that's
why
I'm
grateful
that
I
could
go
to
st.
Stephen's
when
I
really
feel
a
need
to
and
I
could
sit
down
with
a
counselor
and
tell
them
what's
going
on.
You
know
so
yeah.
When
we
think
about
this
problem.
L
You
know,
but
if
it's
geared
to
where
people
can
live
comfortably
without
having
outside
issues
heaped
upon
them,
like
I
woke
up
this
morning,
couldn't
find
my
wallet
and
I
know
it's
always
in
my
back
pocket
I
had
a
beautiful
side
on
the
inside
of
my
dog
that
offended
somebody
and
the
sign
disappeared.
I
know
if
I
say
to
the
landlord
I'm
gonna
change
the
locks.
L
L
L
L
You
know
there
are
many
ways
of
looking
at
how
to
do
it.
What
we
have
to
do
is
do
it
right
and
I
mean
it's
sooner
sooner
than
later,
because
the
deaths
that
occur
on
the
street
I
think
are
preventable.
You
know
and
I've
lost
another
12
15
friends
over
the
last
six
months
and
I
I'm
getting
I,
don't
know
how
to
grieve.
I
L
Of
the
time
for
these
friends
that
I
lose,
you
know,
and
that's
that's
a
big
issue
for
me
and,
like
I,
say
having
a
place
like
st.
Stephen's
to
go
to.
You
know
just
to
talk
about
it.
You
know
and
your
friend
who
you've
known
for
thirty
years
overdoses-
and
you
know
he
doesn't
have
that
much
drugs.
You
know
it's
the
problem,
you
know
and
I
think
we
can
solve
this
problem.
I
really
believe
we
have
what
it
takes
to
make.
This
problem
go
away.
N
N
All
right!
Thank
you.
So
what
I'd
like
to
do
today
is
address
the
city's
response
to
City
Council's
directive,
that
staff
report
on
the
feasibility
of
establishing
a
24/7
interim
assessment
and
referral
center
for
homeless
families.
At
today's
meeting,
that
was
the
directive
that
was
passed
at
last
City
Council
before
I
start
I'd,
just
like
to
quickly
run
through
some
of
the
following
facts.
For
the
past
year,
family
shelters
in
Toronto
have
been
regularly
operating
at
a
hundred
percent
capacity.
N
N
Due
to
this
lack
of
emergency
shelter,
space
for
homeless
families,
the
city
continues
to
operate
a
waiting
list
through
its
central
intake
program
wherein
homeless
families
can
be
made
to
wait
up
for
a
week
to
get
a
referral
for
emergency
shelter.
Out
of
the
five
recently
opened
winter
respite
centers
that
the
city
has
has
opened
up,
none
are
available
to
homeless
families
and,
out
of
the
numerous
volunteer
and
community
led
out
of
the
cold
programs
that
will
be
in
operation
during
this
winter
season.
None
are
designated
for
homeless
families.
N
So,
in
summary,
what
we're
currently
experiencing
is
the
largest
sector
of
Toronto's
homeless
population
operating
at
over
100
percent
capacity,
which
has
resulted
in
the
city
keeping
a
lengthy
waiting
list
for
families
in
need
of
emergency
shelter.
Moreover,
families
who
are
being
forced
to
wait
for
emergency
shelter
are
not
being
provided
with
anywhere
to
go.
As
of
the
city's
24/7
support.
Services
for
the
homeless
are
accessible
or
appropriate
for
children
and
families.
N
My
main
concern
is
based
on
the
information
contained
within
the
report
in
front
of
us
today.
The
city
has
not,
to
my
knowledge,
addressed
this
committee
or
City
Council's
directive,
as
there's
no
actual
report
on
the
feasibility
of
setting
up
a
temporary
assessment
and
referral
center
for
homeless
families.
N
Asking
homeless
families
to
wait
for
emergency
shelter
is
not
an
appropriate
responsible
or
compassionate
response.
Failing
to
provide
these
families
with
a
safe
space.
To
wait
for
emergency
shelter
is
absolutely
dangerous
and
choosing
to
delay
or
defer.
Action
on
this
critical
issue
is
highly
disappointing
and
problematic.
I'll
just
finish
the
same
way.
I
finished
when
I
was
here
last
month
and
just
say
that
as
a
city,
we
may
view
our
success
based
on
how
well
we
look
after
our
most
vulnerable
residents
without
question
homeless.
N
Children
are
among
our
most
at-risk
and
defenseless,
and
we
must
do
more
to
protect
and
care
for
them.
Once
again,
I
implore
this
committee
Toronto
City
Council
and
city
staff,
to
stand
up
for
what
is
right
and
to
ensure
that
families
are
not
made
to
suffer
without
access
to
shelter
and
essential
supports
any
longer.
Thank
you.
Thank.
I
N
Correct
so
it's
both
I
mean
I.
Think
from
last
month's
report,
you'll
see
that
refugees
I
think
constitute
in
total
about
25%
of
the
homeless
population
in
the
city.
Currently
so,
but
I'm
talking
about
homeless
families
and
I'm.
Talking
about
our
shelter,
which
is
specifically
for
refugees,
but
also
the
other
family
shelters,
which
is
not
specifically
for
I.
I
Was
under
the
understanding
that
once
they
so
family
family,
a
long
time,
toronto,
resident
or
needing
resident
family
be
newly
arrived
refugee
looking
to
become
refugee
claimants,
they
both
call
the
referral
center
and
they're
immediately,
given
a
motel
room
along
the
Kingston
Road
strip,
so
that
they're
housed
in
the
shelter
system
almost
immediately.
In
both
cases,
that's.
N
Not
happening
there's
currently,
as
I
said
and
as
a
report
indicates
last
month's
report
I
believe
there's
a
wait
list
to
get
into
any
space,
whether
that's
a
temporary
motel
program
or
one
of
the
permanent
emergency
shelters.
The
city
I
believe
said
it's
between
one
and
five
days:
I've
seen
it
go
up
to
a
week,
okay,
and
so
what
do
they
do
exactly
so?
The
ones
some
are
sleeping
on
the
family,
shelters,
dining
room
floors
and
couches.
N
I
N
I
so
I
think
that
when
you
have
a
system,
that's
overcrowded
and
burst
at
the
seams.
You
need
these
kind
of
safety
net
24/7
supports
in
place
so
that
there
is
somewhere
to
go
and
the
response
I've
received
is
none
of
the
current
24/7
referral
centers
and
are
appropriate
for
families.
Families
and
children
should
not
be
going
to
those
places.
Okay,
thank
you.
M
It
is
critical
that
we
have
the
new
tools
that
this
plan
delivers
to
respond
to
the
entrenched
and
serious
state
of
homelessness
in
Toronto.
The
key
improvements
in
the
plan
that
we
support
and
ask
you
to
approve
today
is
the
move
to
an
annual
citywide
shelter
infrastructure
plan.
That's
improved
annually
by
council
with
financial
impacts
approved
through
the
budget
process.
M
Second,
is
the
early
and
continuous
engagement
with
councillors
and
community
engagement
on
shelter
development.
These
are
excellent
steps
towards
a
more
collective
approach
to
understanding
and
serving
the
needs
of
all
Torontonians,
no
matter
where
they
live
and
builds
on
good
council
decisions
from
April
of
this
year.
M
This
is
a
mature
approach
that
best
reflects
the
city's
responsibilities
as
a
service
system
manager
for
housing
and
homelessness
as
well
and,
of
course,
the
new
shelter
service
model,
and
this
is
probably
equally,
if
not
the
most
important
part.
This
is
a
model
that
will
help
every
person
walking
through
the
doors
of
the
new
shelters
across
the
city,
to
find
more
individualized
help
intensive
case
management
to
find
the
supportive
housing
the
permanent
housing
that
they
need.
This
new
model,
as
I
said,
employs
enhanced
case
management
strategies,
as
well
as
the
provision
of
integrated
health
services.
M
So
it's
a
much
better
model
and
we
believe
that
it's,
this
type
of
approach
that
will
increase
the
speed
at
which
we
can
help
address.
Finally,
the
capacity
issues
in
the
current
shelter
system-
it's
an
important
the
shelter
plan
in
front
of
you
today
is
an
important
tool
in
ending
homelessness
in
the
City
of
Toronto.
M
This
includes
adding
new
shelters
and
beds
into
2018
that
will
come
online
as
quickly
as
possible.
It
includes
beds
to
support
the
George
Street
transition
and
our
addition
to
the
much-needed
increases
in
winter
readiness
responses
that
the
city
has
already
begun.
Implementing
this
year
sees
a
significant
increase
in
the
city's
ability
to
serve
on
sheltered
people
over
the
winter
and
the
counselors
in
the
city
departments,
as
well
as
the
community
voices
calling
for
an
increased
winter
response
deserve
credit
for
this.
M
It's
an
example
of
the
community
working
well
and
in
partnership
with
the
city
and
wouldn't
be
possible
without
the
hard
work
and
commitment
of
those
operating
the
services.
So
we
have
Margaret's
Sant,
Felix,
warden,
woods,
Fred,
Victor,
Holmes,
Salvation
Army
and
the
city
councillors
who
have
championed
them
some
in
this
room,
Kristyn
wong-tam,
Joe,
Cressy,
Glenda,
bear
maker,
Gord,
perks
and
Lucy
Troy
C
and,
of
course,
while
increase
winter
readiness
response
is
welcome.
It's
important
to
remember
that
it's
still
only
a
response
that
manages
homelessness
and
doesn't
end
it.
M
We
believe
we
must
stay
focused
on
ending
homelessness,
even
when
striving
to
do
a
better
job
to
serving
people
right
now,
we've
been
talking
for
decades
about
the
crisis
of
homelessness
in
Toronto,
and
it's
still
a
crisis.
The
only
thing
we
have
learned
during
this
time
is
that
focusing
on
the
shelter
system
does
not
end
homelessness.
Yes,
our
current
system
is
full
beyond
what
experts
consider
safe
and
what
City
Council
itself
said
is
a
baseline
for
acceptable
capacity
levels,
but
we
won't
fix
it
by
diverting
more
and
more
resources
this
winter
or
next
into
it.
M
M
Forgive
me
I
also
have
a
cold,
so
I
need
to
stop
to
breathe
everyone's
ok.
So
what
will
end
homelessness
in
Toronto?
We
don't
have
all
the
answers
yet,
but
we
do
know
that
increasing
the
amount
of
deeply
affordable
housing
is
part
of
the
solution,
so
is
adding
needed
supports
to
allow
people
to
move
from
homelessness
to
housing.
The
plan
before
you
allows
us
to
do
that
well,
at
the
same
time,
addressing
the
needs
of
those
in
the
shelter
system.
M
It's
a
perfect
example
of
the
balance
of
which
I
speak
SSH
a
and
the
city
are
doing
these
things
right
now
and
can
do
more
if
the
plan
before
you
is
approved
and
another
step
that
we're
working
on
with
SSH
a
that
I
think
you
should
know
about,
is
working
towards
better
data
on
who
is
homeless
and
more
information.
What
different
needs
are
when
we
have
this
better
real-time
data
we'll
be
able
to
apply
it,
an
improving
coordinated
access.
You.
M
You
so
this
will
allow
us
to
speed
up
coordinating
people
to
the
right
housing
that
they
need
a
night.
It's
important
to
know
this
because,
as
you're
facing
the
winter
needs
and
the
approval
of
the
long-term
shelter
plan,
you
can
be
assured
that
we
at
the
Alliance
are
confident
that
working
with
us
sha
will
be
housing
more
people
quickly,
er
than
usual.
So
thank
you
for
letting
us
speak
today
and
approve
in
support
of
this
plan,
and
we
hope
that
you
approve
it
great.
I
I
M
That's
a
really
important
question:
I
would
say:
no.
We
don't
believe
that
there's
enough,
but
there's
more
than
there
ever
has
been
there's
significantly
more
than
last
year
and
I
think
we
can't
overlook
that
and,
as
I
said,
we
have
to
strike
that
balance
between
investing
in
what
we
need
right
now,
which
we've
you
the
city
have
already
done
more
than
last
year
with
also
looking
at
longer-term
solutions.
So
again,
this
shelter
plan
I
think,
will
allow
us
to
do
both
and
it
brings
an
awful
lot
of
new
beds
online
in
2018
as
well.
I
Right
what
okay,
so
my
last
question
will
be
this
then
do
you
think
that
so
I
think
we're
base
clattering,
adding
this
new
category
in
our
shelter
system
cause
the
the
drop
in
form
of
overnight
accommodation?
Do
you
think
that
we
should
be
that's
an
important
part
of
the
development
of
the
system,
or
should
we
just
the
opening,
shelters,
I.
M
Think
that
we
need
a
variety
of
responses
to
meet
the
different
needs
that
are
out
there.
We
know
that
there's
a
small
portion
of
folks
who
are
outside
that
won't
come
into
shelters,
lots
of
different
reasons
and
I
think
you
are
well
aware
of
what
they
are,
so
a
drop-in
model
might
work
best
for
some
again.
These
are
all
stop
gaps
and
bandages,
though
we
need
to
work
together
towards.
M
But
you
have
my
full
deputation
in
front
of
you
and
where
our
alliance
also
works
closely
with
the
province
and
the
federal
government
encouraging
additional
resources
to
provide
those
longer-term
supports,
and
there
is
a
role
for
the
city
to
play
there
in
planning
in
allocating
and
making
the
case,
we're
very
happy
and
willing
to
work
with
you
on
that,
and
we
have
a
lot
of
opportunities
coming
up.
We
have
national
housing
strategy
announcements
expected
on
Wednesday
on
how
we
can
redirect
a
significant
new
amount
of
funding
and
we
have
homes
for
good
from
the
province.
M
So
I
think
that
there
are
some
opportunities
in
front
of
us
if
we
strike
again
commit
to
the
vision
of
ending
homelessness.
While
we're
also
supporting
people
who
are
currently
homeless,
we
can
bring
a
lot
more
permanent
solutions
online
in
the
next
year,
the
next
two
years,
next
five
years,
especially
again
as
I
said.
If
we
work
together.
Thank.
A
O
Thank
you
very
much.
Thanks
for
the
opportunity
to
speak
to
you
about
the
2018,
shelter
infrastructure
plan
and
progress
report.
My
name
is
Capri
Rabin
and
I'm.
The
executive
director
of
Street
health
we're
located
at
Sherbourne
and
Dundas
Street
health
has
been
working
in
the
downtown
east
Toronto
community
for
30
years.
Providing
nursing
mental
health,
supports
harm
reduction,
identification,
replacement
and
storage
for
for
individuals
who
are
homeless
under
housed
and
who
struggled
with
poverty.
We
see
over
2000
Clyde
visits
every
month.
O
We
know
the
challenging
housing,
shelter,
physical,
mental
health
and
substance
use
issues
facing
the
city,
while
the
proposed
plan
recommends
some
very
necessary
improvements
to
the
administrative
functions
related
to
community
engagement,
expediting
the
approval
of
shelters
sites
as
per
the
shelter
infrastructure
plan
and
enhancing
supports
for
every
person
identified
as
homeless
in
the
shelter
system.
The
current
plan
does
not
address
the
immediate
crisis
that
the
shelter
system
is
experiencing
and
the
daily
impact
that
this
has
on
people
who
need
to
access
shelters.
O
This
is
not
new
information.
It's
well
documented
that
the
shelter
system
is
well
over
capacity.
I.
Think
we've
heard
that
many
times
over
the
last
today
and
many
years
and
there
are
no
beds
available
in
the
system
on
any
given
night.
Many
people
who
are
sick
and
struggling
to
find
shelter
are
being
told.
O
Sorry,
there's
no
beds
available
and
I
challenge
any
of
you
to
call
the
the
access
lines
and
see
if
you
can
get
a
bed
for
somebody
and
I
think
you'll
find
the
same
thing,
but
the
city's
response
has
only
been
to
increase
the
supply
of
warming
center
spaces.
While
this
is
an
important
initiative,
it
does
not
address
the
need
for
shelter
beds.
Warming,
centers
and
out
of
the
cold
programs
offer
a
substandard
option.
They
provide
mats
on
the
floor
or
a
chair
to
sit
in
if
you're
lucky
they
have
limited
washroom
facilities,
no
shower
facilities.
O
These
resources
are
not
shelters.
The
numbers
are
staggering.
According
to
the
city's
most
recent
data,
16,000
unique
individuals
use
the
shelter
system
in
2016,
22
percent
or
30.
Over
3500
people
were
identified
as
being
homeless
for
over
six
months,
thereby
meeting
the
definition
of
chronic
homelessness.
The
use
of
the
city
emergency
shelter
system
has
been
on
the
rise
for
several
years.
In
2017,
there
were
over
5,000
people
using
the
shelter
system
compared
to
over
4,000
people
in
2016.
That's
an
increase
of
20%.
O
This
plan
being
presented
to
you
today
identifies
a
number
of
shelters
currently
under
development,
but
most
of
them
are
slated
for
2019
or
are
yet
to
be
determined
when
they'll
be
open,
they
will
not
be
available
in
the
short
term
to
address
the
immediate
and
ongoing
shelter
system
crisis.
Many
of
the
beds
identified
are
not
new
their
replacement
beds
for
shelters
that
were
previously
closed,
for
example,
124
beds
in
the
hope,
shelter
which
is
being
replaced
by
60
beds
in
the
New
Hope
shelter.
O
Some
of
the
beds
that
were
identified
in
the
plan
are,
in
fact
not
even
shelter
spaces,
but
transitional
housing
such
as
beds
for
youth
link
and
ygal.
Today,
we're
asking
you,
the
Community,
Development
and
Recreation
Committee
to
direct
hostile
services
to
open
additional
emergency
shelter
beds.
Given
the
difficulty
in
securing
permanent
sites
for
shelter,
we
propose
that
interim
sites
be
opened
in
city
run,
facilities
such
as
community
centers,
and
that
proper
beds,
food
and
washroom
facilities
be
made
available.
O
I'm
sure
that
we
all
agree
that
the
most
marginalized
in
our
city
should
not
be
forced
to
suffer
because
of
the
lack
of
shelter
beds.
The
solution
to
ending
homelessness
is
to
build
decent,
deeply,
affordable,
accessible
housing
for
all.
However,
until
people
have
access
to
more
permanent
solutions,
the
city
must
approve
additional
shelter
spaces.
Thank
you.
J
I
O
O
O
P
G
Thank
you
with
respect
to
the
request
for
emergency
shelter
beds
like
I,
think
what
we
see
in
this
report
is
that's
very
difficult
for
staff
to
find
facilities
to
secure
them
to
to
fixture
them
than
to
staff
them
up,
and
and
how
do
you
reconcile
the
city's
ambitions
to
open
shelter
facilities
based
on
the
need
and
the
fact
that
we
seem
to
have
run
into
these
obstacles
of
standards
and
qualifications
and
how
to
get
it
done
with
physical
spaces?
The
lack
of.
O
Yes,
I
I've
heard
that
that
is
an
ongoing
challenge.
However,
I
I
don't
think
that
investing
additional
resources
to
do
warming
centers
and
assuming
that
that's
going
to
meet
the
need
for
shelter
spaces
all
is
actually
the
way
to
go.
I
mean
yes,
we
need
warming
spaces.
Those
are
big
improvements
and
the
fact
that
they're
open
longer
is
actually
a
huge.
It's
a
huge
improvement
for
folks,
but
it
doesn't
replace
the
shelter
spaces,
so
I
think
the
solution.
I,
don't
know
what
the
solution
is.
O
G
G
O
If
you
go
to
any
warming
Center
right
now,
you
can
see
that
there
are
no
standards
being
met.
The
standards
for
washroom
facilities,
the
standards
for
the
fact
that
mats
are
on
the
floor
and
are
inches
apart
from
each
other,
which
doesn't
even
meet
the
basic
requirements
for
shelter
standards.
The
out
of
the
cold
programs
do
not
meet
the
basic
standards
for
shelter
standards,
so
we're
already
created
a
system
that
doesn't
meet
those
basic
standards.
That
is
the
norm
right
now,
so
we're
looking
for
shelters
that
actually
do
meet
the
standards
to.
G
Meet
the
standard
it
takes
time
it
takes,
it
takes
sort
of
discipline
to
introduce
the
physical
spaces
and
the
service
levels.
At
the
same
time,
we've
got
this
dramatic
need,
as
as
highlighted
by
just
about
everybody,
including
the
city
staff,
at
this
point,
but
are
you
saying
that
we
we
suspend
those
standards
to
scale
up
emergency
shelters
because
there's
there's
two
things
I'm
seeing
is
like
one
is
the
request
for
emergency
accommodations
now
and
then
there's
the
longer-term
strategy
of
building
proper
facilities.
Are
you
asking
for
those
two
things?
Yes,
okay.
Thank
you.
G
C
Hi,
my
name
is
Tim
Brown
I'm
here
on
behalf
of
the
Housing
Advocacy
Committee
at
sound
times
and
sound
times
is
a
consumer-survivor
member
based
mental
health
and
justice
agency.
We
have
over
2,400
members,
most
of
whom
we
use
shelter
services
and
face
barriers
due
to
mental
health
and
substance
use
disabilities.
C
We
developed
expertise
by
experience
and
I
know
we
don't
have
a
lot
of
time,
but
we'll
talk
about
the
urgent
need
for
shelters.
How
shelters
cause
stress
how
shelters
need
to
be
more
flexible,
focused
on
dignity
and
treating
us
like
adults.
Almost
this
is
a
label
and
recommendations
in
two
minutes.
I'll
skip
work,
shelters
are
full.
We
know
that
when
people
move
inside
they're
forced
to
live
together,
squeeze
together-
and
this
creates
stress-
I-
creates
spaces
where
people
end
up
rubbing
against
each
other
and
can
lead
to
conflict,
illness
and
longer
term
spent
in
shelters.
C
When
shelters
are
unhealthy,
then
she'll
just
get
more
expensive.
One
of
our
members
said
that
the
conditions
at
shelters
make
me
want
to
go
down
to
the
south
at
least
there's
a
bed
in
a
warm
space
they're
due
to
be
clear.
That's
the
Toronto
South
Detention
Center
known
as
a
hellhole
I
we're
focused
on
oh
sorry,
I'm
sure
people
talked
about
crowding
and
smells
theft
and
violence
I,
but
I'd
like
to.
If
you're,
taking
a
message
back
to
constituents,
there's
an
there's
an
everyday
trigger
that
hopefully
they'll
understand.
C
C
C
C
We're
not
talking
we're
not
talking
about
condoning
violence,
we're
talking
about
condoning
mental
health
crises
and
mental
health
issues
like
talking
to
yourself
or
moving
around
having
showers
when
you're,
when
you're
dealing
with
trauma
that
understanding
will
make
shower,
shelters,
run
more
smoothly
and
will
make
them
safer
and
healthier
for
everyone.
I
remembers
emphasize.
The
shelter
should
be
accountable
to
clients.
C
I
money
given
by
the
city
of
toronto,
to
shelters
is
for
the
benefit
of
clients,
so
we
need
to
both
get
the
services
and
we
need
to
be
involved
in
delivering
services
and
evaluating
what,
when
services
are
working
I.
Just
briefly,
there's
question
the
report
about
homelessness
as
a
label.
Injuries
we'd
like
to
emphasize
don't
stereotype
us.
Remember
a
group
told
us:
it's
not
their
fault,
it's
what
they
see
in
the
news,
we're
not
all
dangerous
and
if
that's
all
I
saw
I
would
I
would
judge
us
too.
C
C
A
S
I
am
Toby
nickel
I'm
glad
to
be
here
again,
I'm
a
peer
leader
at
st.
Stephen's,
Community
House
and
an
activist
before
I
read
my
thing:
I
would
just
like
to
note
to
city
council
and
our
mayor
that,
because
I'm
a
person
with
lived
experience,
I
am
not
scary
and
I'm,
not
a
Tweaker
and
I.
Don't
I,
don't
appreciate
being
referred
to
that
way
or
I.
Think
a
lot
of
my
friends
or
fellow
people
who
struggle
with
mental
health
and
addiction.
Don't
appreciate
being
referred
to
that.
S
S
Normally
about
a
couple
years
ago,
we
we
just
serve
them
food
and
we
help
if
they
needed
housing
or
whatever,
but
we've
actually
had
to
put
more
staff
in
the
floor
and
I
was
kind
of
running
late
to
get
here
and
we're
just
I
ain't
take
six
new
clients
and
that's
a
record
for
us.
We
had
at
a
coordinators
door
this
morning
about
five
or
six
lines
who
were
barred
from
st.
Felix.
So
my
feeling,
a
lot
of
our
a
lot
of
our
peers,
are
now
working
at
at
st.
Felix.
S
The
system
is
stretched
I'm
this
month,
they're
probably
I
have
three
deaths.
I'm,
going
to
you
and
they're
in
our
area,
Queen
West
meeting
place
it's
a
struggle
and
it
hurts
just
because
a
person
with
lived
experience,
so
I've
lived
with
them
on
the
street.
Now
I
work
with
them,
they're
dying,
it's
a
time
that
somebody
that's
there's
something
I
mean
I
did
a
month
with
the
boss
spark
injection
site
and
that
those
traumatic
enough
I
to
take
some
week
off
just
for
self-care.
So
there's
a
there's.
S
Alright,
if
you
have
to
sleep
all
winter,
on
a
mat
on
the
floor
with
the
conditions
of
overcrowding,
it
leads
to
more
stress
illness
violence
and
make
mental
health
issues
worse.
The
shelters
are
a
border
borderline
okay,
but
we
do
not
accept
that
you
will
try
this
winter
to
rely
on
out
of
the
cold.
It's
not
good
enough.
It
brings
everyone
down
because
it's
overcrowded.
We
do
not
accept
that.
You
will
put
mats
on
the
floor
in
warming,
centers
and
all
night
droppings.
S
The
mats
will
be
too
close
together,
they're,
not
proper
showers
or
enough
staff.
They
also
won't
have
enough
food.
We
need
shelters
to
be
improved
with
real
beds,
no
mats
on
the
floor.
The
shelters
are
already
overcrowded
and
need
more
beds,
especially
downtown
I
work
at
dropping
at
Saint,
Stephen's,
Community,
House
and
I
see
a
change
of
people
of
the
people
that
you
used
to
come
in.
These
come
in
with
a
smile
we
have
too
many
people
showing
up
and
they
are
they're
desperate
and
shocked
from
the
lack
of
safe
places
to
sleep.
S
I
observe
how
people
are
being
treated
in
the
city
system.
It's
very
upsetting
just
to
elaborate
on
the
city
system.
A
lot
of
our
clients
comment
on
the
city.
Referral
center,
so
I
want
to
get
out
when
I
do
outreach
on
the
weekend.
I
took
it
two
weeks
ago
to
go
visit.
Our
referral
center,
the
city
hub
of
all
our
services
and
I
witness
only
one
of
the
extreme
cold
alerts,
one
of
the
youth
getting
kicked
out
because
the
staff
did
not
well.
S
They
only
have
two
people
at
the
front
desk
and
a
city
security
guard.
They
could
not
deal
with
somebody
in
crisis.
Although
we
hired
60
street
to
homes,
workers,
they
could
have
called
one
of
them,
so
they
kicked
the
young
youth
out
in
the
extreme
cold
I
I,
almost
like
I,
had
to
leave
because
I
would
have
broke
down
him
and
stuff.
So
that's
our
city
hub
I,
find
it
hard
to
refer
people
when
I'm
working
with
them
on
the
street,
to
the
city,
referral
center
and
I.
Think
that's
just
Saturday
the
state.
S
It
should
be
a
city
that
cares
for
everyone,
not
cutting
life
and
death
services
to
balance
the
budget,
the
all-night
drop-ins,
where
we're
never
set
up
for
shelters.
This
is
not
appropriate
to
make
people
who
are
home,
homeless
sleep
in
them.
We
need
more
downtown
shelter,
space
for
women,
men,
trans
and
others
with
LGBT
community.
The
city
needs
to
hear,
hear
us
on
this.
Thank
you.
H
Good
morning,
in
greetings,
I'd
like
to
thank
you
for
the
opportunity
today
to
talk
to
you
about
issues
close
to
my
heart
and
for
your
effort
to
listen.
My
name
is
Calvin
Henschel
I
am
a
community
arataura
for
at
the
Regent
Park
Community
Health
Center
I
provide
street
bass
I
reach
services
in
that
Downtown
East
Side
of
Toronto
I've
been
providing
these
services
for
20
years.
I
was
also
a
former
homeless
person
in
Toronto
for
almost
ten
years.
I
have
a
keen
personal
interest
and
professional
interest
in
the
state
of
Toronto's
emergency
shelter
system.
H
I
am
here
today
as
a
part
of
a
group
of
agencies.
They
also
provide
social
and
health
services
for
homeless
people
in
Toronto.
I
would
like
to
submit
a
shared
letter
that
expresses
our
shared
experiences
and
advice
to
community
members
in
shelters,
support
housing.
Administration
staff
saw
the
letter
here,
many
copies
to
be
provided
in
my
work
for
the
past
few
months.
Since
the
summer
started
to
change
the
seasons.
There
has
been
a
marked
increase
in
the
number
of
homeless
clients
experiencing
great
difficulty
in
acquiring
an
emergency
shelter
bed.
H
This
has
led
to
a
marked
increase
in
the
number
of
people.
Sleeping
outside
sleeping
outside
can
impact
a
person's
overall
health,
including
premature
death.
We
are
seeing
more
people
more
people
in
a
state
of
fragile
health,
more
people
suffering
from
a
lack
of
sleep
bordering
exhaustion.
Every
day
there
are
10
to
20
people
sleeping
in
our
waiting
areas
and
offices
at
the
health
center.
This
experience
is
not
unique
to
our
organization,
but
is
being
experienced
across
agencies
throughout
Toronto.
H
Every
year,
at
this
time,
the
city
shelter
system
struggles
to
meet
the
needs
of
homeless
people.
Looking
for
an
emergency
shelter
bed,
the
capacity
of
the
adult
shelter
system
runs
at
99
to
100%
capacity.
Every
night
yeah,
the
cold
shelter
system
opens
and
capacity
is
usually
reduced
by
one
percent
for
a
short
period
of
time.
The
emergency
shelter
system
is
often
running
at
99
to
100%
capacity
for
several
years
now
this
year
is
different.
In
the
not
so
distant
past,
my
homeless,
clients
could
be
forced
to
sleep
outside
for
a
lack
of
unavailable
bed.
H
H
H
H
Toronto's
housing
market
will
continue
to
put
pressure
on
its
emergency
shelter
system
for
the
foreseeable
future.
The
lack
of
beds
may
account
for
the
high
number
of
homeless
deaths
now
being
recorded
by
public
health
staff,
while
I
support
elements
of
the
proposed
shelter
infrastructure
plans
such
as
providing
the
additional
case
management
positions
and
a
10-year
planning
cycle
and
the
proposed
structure
to
require
a
future
shelter
facilities
I.
H
We
are
disappointed
in
today's
infrastructure
plan
and
progress
report,
as
it
does
little
for
the
immediate
pressures
currently
faced
by
emergency
shelter,
services
and
homeless
people.
Looking
for
a
shelter
bed
I,
we
bring
a
list
of
possible
solutions
for
your
consideration
in
action
today.
Firstly,
we
need
to
open
a
facility
that
opens
that
offers
immediate
beds
to
become
available
a
large
site
such
as
Moss,
Park,
armories
or
a
city
recreation
center
may
do.
Secondly,
we
need
to
add
an
additional
1,000
new
beds
to
current
service
levels.
H
Lastly,
we
want
the
replacement
of
beds
from
shelters
slated
to
close,
such
as
he
knows
to
be
replaced
with
emergency
bed,
not
counting
the
drop-in
centers
transitional
housing
beds
or
other
beds
deemed
in
the
warming
centers
I
would
like
you
to
I
would
like
to
thank
you
for
your
consideration
today.
Thank
you.
I
Thank
you
very
much,
just
speaking
to
the
at
the
end
of
the
day,
just
picking
to
the
issue
of
capacity
of
our
system
and
I,
you
know
I've
seen
you
before
I
met
you
around
I
trust
your
word
we're
we.
We
have
just
added
two
hundred
fifty
since
I
think
November
15
250
spaces
in
drop
in
a
newly
established
drop-in
or
renewed
drop-in
centers.
How
did
the
Cole
that's
also
open?
Are
you
saying
well?
Are
you
saying
that
that
still
is
not
meeting
capacity?
We.
H
A
R
Clearly
we
are
in
a
shelter
crisis
and
I
feel
like
I'm,
a
City
Hall
staff
person
now
because
I've
been
down
here
at
various
committee,
so
much
over
the
last
year
and
a
half.
But
we
are
in
such
a
crisis
that
this
committee
has
to
do
something
about
it.
I
know,
shelter,
support
and
housing
are
doing
what
what
they
can
within
their
mandate
within
the
budget
that
they
have,
but
we
are
letting
our
most
vulnerable
citizens
dot
literally
die
in
the
streets
and
that
that's
not
hyperbole.
R
You've
heard
that
in
in
other
committees
we
need
in,
we
need
more,
affordable
housing.
We
need
more
supportive
housing
and
we
need
more
shelter,
bins.
I
will
say
before
I
go
much
further,
that
I
do
support
the
shelter
supports
motion
to
delegate
authority.
I
worry
about
it,
though,
because
it's
being
delegated
to
a
whole
bunch
of
departments
and
when
you
get
a
whole
bunch
of
bureaucrats
in
the
same
room
with
different
interests.
Sometimes
the
right
decision
isn't
reached,
but
hopefully
mr.
Roffe
kiss
can
can
steer
that
through
so
I.
R
Think
that's
a
good
thing
I'm
here
really
to
speak
on
behalf
of
women
and
we
need
increased
number
of
low-barrier
harm
reduction,
focused
shelters.
The
women
that
come
to
sistering
are
often
barred
from
the
existing
shelter
system
due
to
their
mental
health
or
addiction
problems,
and
we
need
places
for
them
to
go,
not
discounting
all
the
other
needs
we
have
as
well.
In
fact,
when
I
was
listening
to
the
trap
from
the
family,
you
organization
in
October,
three
families
came
to
sistering
for
shelter
and
we're
not
a
family
organization.
R
We
don't
support
men,
we
don't
support
children
in
our
facility
and
yet
we
were
able
to
put
them
into
what
we
call
our
crisis
room.
A
little
room
that
was
seven
at
seven
by
six
until
we
could
find
them
someplace
else
to
go
and
as
you've
heard,
there's
no
place
for
them
to
go.
The
city
recently
added
30,
more
mats
to
Fred
Victor
for
women.
That's
act.
They,
those
mats
were
full
as
soon
as
they
were
on
the
ground.
30
more
beds
went
into
the
Kennedy
shelter
for
women.
It
were.
R
Those
beds
were
snapped
up
right
away,
we're
at
capacity
every
single
night
and
have
been
for
probably
three
months
after
we
opened.
We
have
12
reclining
chairs,
then
we
have
mats
on
the
floor
and
then
people
have
the
floor,
and
that
is
no
way
for
people
to
live.
Women
stay
with
us.
We've
had
women
that
staying
well
over
a
year
months.
At
a
time
they
stay
sleeping
on
the
floor
because
they
they
have
a
safe
place.
They
get
three
meals
a
day.
R
R
R
You
have
community
centers,
you
have
other
buildings,
you
have
a
law,
a
lot
of
real
estate
and
I
think
with
the
will
there's
a
way,
and
you
can
turn
those
spaces
into
at
least
safe
spaces
for
people
for
people
to
stay
so
they're
not
going
to
die
on
the
streets
and
that
they
get
some
type
of
proper
care
until
the
bigger
housing
issues
can
be
addressed.
Thank
you
very
much.
Thank.
G
R
Are
but
we
have
a
large
wraparound
set
of
services
as
well,
so
we
have
in
partnership
with
inner
city
health.
We
have
three
GP
of
sorry
for
GPS
and
three
psychiatrist
in
partnership
with
Jane
tweed.
We
have
a
psychotherapist,
we
have
an
immigration
lawyer.
We
have
a
nurse
from
st.
Elizabeth.
We
have
a
whole
cadre
of
social
worker
counselors
that
work
on
case
management
that
work
on
housing
issues.
We
have
a
number
of
new
housing
staff,
thank
you
to
shelter,
support
and
housing,
and
we
have.
R
G
R
G
G
R
G
R
G
R
I
would
jump
in
with
both
feet,
as
would
our
board
we've
already
had
this
discussion
with
the
board
of
directors.
They
understand
the
issue
and
they
would
take
it
on
as
soon
as
it
was
offered
as
I
ever
been
offered.
You
know,
I've
I've
asked
as
I
said
earlier.
The
three
different
general
managers
I've
put
this
proposal
before
them.
However,
mr.
Tanner
is
prepared
to
work
with
sistering
to
develop
a
model
which
we
can
do
and
which
we're
working
on.
But
if
mr.
R
Honestly,
I'm,
not
exaggerating
what
exaggerating
when
I
say
it's
a
crisis
and
I
was
just
saying
to
one
of
my
colleagues:
I've
only
been
in
this
field
for
two
years,
if
I'd
been
in
it
any
longer
like
I,
would
be
a
rabid
deputy
because
we
are
not
serving
these
people.
Okay,
thank
you
very
much.
You're
welcome,
Thank.
D
So
I
spoke
to
this
committee
of
the
Community
Development
recreation
committee
in
April,
when
the
consultants
report
was
brought
forward,
proposing
improvements
to
the
process
for
site
selection
for
emergency
shelters
and
at
that
time
I
applauded
the
consultant
for
an
excellent
report
and
voiced
the
support
of
homecoming
for
all
of
the
recommendations
that
were
presented
by
staff.
So
homecoming
continues
to
be
very
supportive
of
the
recommendations
being
put
forward
by
staff
today
to
complete
the
work
that
was
begun
in
April
to
improve
the
process
for
selecting
shelter
sites.
D
As
the
report
describes
and
as
we've
heard
from
several
deputing,
the
need
for
emergency
shelters
is
great
and
it's
continuing
to
grow,
but
the
process
for
locating
appropriate
sites
is
challenging.
I
was
struck
by
looking
at
and
looking
at
the
report
by
the
limited
number
of
sites
that
were
assessed
and
fact
found
to
be
suitable
from
a
fairly
large
pool.
D
So
for
that
reason
we
are
also
very
pleased
to
see
that
the
service
model
for
Toronto's
shelter
system
that
is
being
piloted
includes
an
enhanced
case
management
models,
support
homeless
people
to
access
and
maintain
permanent
housing.
We
see
the
recommendations
that
are
before
you
today
is
a
very
positive
step
forward,
which,
along
with
increased
housing,
support
from
all
levels
of
government,
can
help
to
end
homelessness
in
our
city,
and
we
commend
staff
for
their
work.
Can
we
and
we
encourage
you
to
support
the
recommendations.
F
Morning
again,
so
you
have
a
briefing
note
from
cUPE
Local
79
on
this
matter
as
well,
but
before
I
start
into
you
can
have
to
read
I'm
now
reminiscing
about
this
process.
Last
year
on
February
15th,
the
mayor
of
the
city
and
majority
of
councilors
voted
not
to
sustain
the
shelter
budget,
well,
I'm
tempted
to
read
out
those
names.
I
think
the
more
prudent
goal
is
to
ensure
those
names
vote
in
the
other
direction
for
the
2018
budget.
F
That
same
day,
a
young
indigenous
man
died,
a
homeless
man
died
and
that
generated
a
concern
for
a
brief
period
of
time
that
our
shelters
actually
have
the
capacity
to
serve
the
growing
number
of
homelessness
homeless
in
this
city.
I
want
to
thank
the
community
groups
that
are
out
here
today
holding
our
feet
to
the
fire
to
ensure
that
city
services
and
parallel
services
are
in
place
to
serve
us.
F
Our
homes
serve
our
homeless,
but
I
think
that
we
have
to
do
the
right
thing
and
ensure
that
councillors
understand
what's
happening
in
our
city
and
to
support
the
growing
number
of
homeless
centers
in
our
city.
Local
79
has
five
recommendations
to
men.
Make
one
include
the
2018
shelter
infrastructure
plan,
the
opening
of
a
thousand
new
shelter
beds
to
meet
the
standard
of
90%
shelter
capacity
across
all
sectors.
F
This
money
must
include
low
threshold
harm
reduction,
focused
shelters
to
direct
staff
to
complete
its
long
term
sustainability
plan
for
staffing
and
shelters
as
part
of
the
2018
budget
process.
Out
of
last
year's
budget,
there
was
a
commitment,
not
only
the
review
commitment,
not
only
to
cut
the
positions
and
to
find
a
solution
to
keep
this
positions
in
place.
There
was
also
a
commitment
to
have
a
sustainability
plan
for
staffing
in
shelters.
F
City
needs
to
move
forward,
not
just
react
to
what
happened
last
year
and
say
we're
going
to
do
a
sustainability
plan,
but
actually
do
it.
Our
staff
are
overwhelmed.
The
shelter
system
is
overwhelmed,
I
went
out
to
say
to
Peter
Street
the
other
day
and
just
to
check
in
on
staff
and
how
things
were
going
because
we're
know
they're
overburdened.
They
couldn't
talk
because
they're
ending
they
indicated.
I
quote
we're
in
crisis
mode.
I
don't
have
time
but
I'm
hearing
through
our
representatives
that
there
are
huge
concerns
about
the
about
the
the
capacity.
F
Three
direct
staff
to
include
a
plan
to
deal
with
overcrowding
and
our
staffing
at
the
assessment
and
referral
center
located
on
one
at
129,
Peter
Street
for
direct
staff
to
include
investments
in
new
families,
shelters
parallel
to
the
funding
of
a
new,
a
rural
assessment
referral
center.
So
families
assessing
this
service
will
be
housed.
We'll
have
housing
to
be
referred
to
what
ought
to
be
included.
That
is
not
only
a
referral
center,
but
to
ensure
that
the
city
itself
has
enough
space
and
parallel
community
service
have
enough
of
space
for
families
to
go.
F
The
only
place
that
I'm
aware
of
where
city
direct
operations
allow
a
family
to
a
woman
to
bring
her
partner
in
so
that
they're
together
is
out
on
Kingston
Road.
The
city
really
has
to
do
a
better
job,
both
at
direct
services
and
at
other
community
agencies.
To
ensure
families
can
be
homeless,
families
can
be
housed
and
five
direct
staff
to
include
and
consult
with
local
79
on
staffing
models
and
training,
as
the
city
develops
an
implementation,
its
new
service
model
in
the
five
pilot
shelter
sites.
F
So
you
can
read
the
rest
of
our
briefing
note,
but
we
have
just
returned
to
the
Peter
Street
situation.
We
have
our
health
and
safety
people
looking
into
what's
happening
in
there
in
terms
of
our
staffing.
I
would
borrow
a
line
from
the
CLC
in
our
health
and
safety
world,
which
is,
we
should
continue
to
mourn
for
the
dead,
but
we
to
fight
for
the
living
to
make
sure
that
they
are
still
alive
those
homeless
on
our
streets.
A
P
So
I'm
a
rabid,
deput
entice
opposed,
maybe
thirty
years
coming
coming
too
close
to
so
I
want
to
begin
by
mentioning
that
last
week,
I
called
the
Toronto
Ombudsman's
office
to
give
an
update
on
what
I
was
hearing
I'm
getting
calls
and
emails
24/7
from
frontline
workers
just
because
they
know
me
and
sometimes
they're
working
in
agencies,
and
they
may
not
know
the
process
or
be
allowed
to
speak
out
and
what
I
was
told
that
their
monitoring
of
the
emergency
winter
relief
this
year.
You
know
it
has
to
respond
to
complaints.
P
So
here's
my
complaint
last
week
we
added
eight
names,
eight
to
the
monthly
homeless
memorial
I
know.
Councillor
Ainsley
will
find
that
especially
shocking
you've
heard
about
the
emergency
response.
Much
of
what
you've
heard
today,
I've
heard,
but
I
want
to
tell
you
something
that
I
have
to
speak
to
because
I
haven't
heard
it
yet
and
it's
a
real
warning
symbol
signal
in
the
early
2000s
I
made
a
film
in
Calgary
called
home,
safe
Calgary,
and
it
was
about
families
and
children.
P
When
we
were
there
and
it
continues
to
this
day,
we
saw
homeless
families
with
children
sleeping
and
their
equivalent
of
the
out
of
the
cold
program.
It's
called
in
from
the
cold
there.
What
I've
heard
today
suggests
to
me
that
we
should
be
warned
seriously,
warned
that
if
we
don't
do
something
about
the
family
children's
system,
we
are
going
to
see
children
and
families
ending
up,
as
we
heard
at
sistering
and
eventually
in
the
out
of
the
coal
program
and
I've,
always
prided
myself.
That
Toronto
might
be
the
city
that
never
never
allows
that.
P
But
if
you
don't
step
up
and
do
something
we're
going
to
see
that
happen,
the
system
is
in
chaos.
The
emergency
shelter
system
you've
heard
over
and
over
again
is
full.
The
out
of
the
coal
program.
You've
heard
spoken
to
from
Raffy
the
warming
centers
been
called
24
hour
overnight.
Drop-In
centers
now
renamed
respite
centers
are
still
warming,
centers
that
are
overnight,
shelters
and
they're
full
and
the
fact
that
shelter
standards
are
not
even
attempted
to
be
met
in
terms
of
number
number
of
showers
bed
spacing.
The
provision
of
cots
is
really
there's
really.
P
No
excuse
for
attempting
to
make
some
minimum
standards
to
be
met.
I've
I've
been
told
that
last
week
at
Peter
Street,
it
was
so
full
and
you've
heard
that
today
that
people
were
moved
in
the
middle
of
the
night
to
Seton
house
I
heard
and
was
told
by
frontline
worker
that
two
people
were
there
in
wheelchairs
at
Peter
Street,
because
there
were
no
wood.
Will
chair,
accessible
beds
in
the
shelter
system.
P
I,
don't
know
how
many
wheelchair
accessible
beds
there
are
in
the
shelter
system,
there's
quite
a
lack
of
transparency
in
the
main
shelter
system
and
Seton
houses.
The
case
here
is
that
for
two
to
three
weeks
there
were
numerous
numerous
complaints
to
frontline
health
providers
and
and
to
the
entire
coalition
against
poverty
that
a
number
of
people
were
not
getting
even
blankets
and
pillows.
That
has
been
rectified
through
going
through
the
channels,
but
it
took
three
weeks.
P
I
was
told
yesterday
that
the
the
respite
centers,
also
known
as
the
warming
centers,
are
full
you've
heard
that
today
and
they're
sending
people
in
taxis
to
the
out
of
the
Col
program
that
happens
Saturday
night
at
Blythe
wood.
It
is
so
inefficient,
it
is
so
incompetent
it
is
so
overloaded.
It
is
so
stressed,
and
it's
a
huge
worker
safety
issue,
let
alone
for
the
volunteers
that
don't
even
have
the
amount
amount
of
social
service
training
that
shelters
do
so.
P
P
Think
the
mayor
needs
to
be
spoken
to
so
that
there's
the
direction
for
staff
to
take
immediate
and
drastic
action,
as
of
today
and
I,
think
it's
kind
of
a
shame
that
I
had
to
keep
my
petition
on
change.org
into
the
second
winter,
but
we're
at
18,000
signatures
now
hashtag
opened
the
Armory's
or
something
similar.
Thank
you.
T
You
for
listening,
I
felt
I
had
to
say
a
couple
of
things:
I
do
want
to
talk
a
little
bit
about
the
issue
of
not
meeting
standards.
The
fact
that
we
have
so
many
beds
now
that
that
do
not
meet
the
house
of
standards
and
we
have
something
to
do
but
before
I
start
I
just
want
to
told
a
few
stories
and
just
people
don't
know
me.
I
am
member
of
your
crochet.
T
T
Those
are
bed
buttons,
I
go
to
Maxwell
Megan
Fred,
Victor,
evergreen
and
figure
519
in
there
are
times
I
come
out
of
some
of
those
places
and
I'm
very
itchy,
and
now
I
have
the
option
of
going
home
and
showering
and
doing
my
sheets,
but
I
have
seen
men
at
Maxwell.
Megan
come
to
me
well,
I,
replace
ID.
Show
me
their
arms
covered
in
bed
bug
bites.
They
told
I
can't
stay
here
being
told
that
that
night,
that
they
have
to
stay
in
the
same
bed,
could
you
do
that?
T
T
And
then
we
began
to
hear
that
now
that
forty
to
fifty
people
sometimes
are
sleeping
on
chairs
and
and
and
on
the
floor,
and
obviously
that's
because
there
are
no
beds
available
and
maybe
someone
maybe
staff
as
an
example,
but
that
tells
us
the
hostel
bed
is
for
one
of
the
man.
I
ran
into
that
night
when
I
was
talking
to
them,
was
I
think
it
had
been
there
for
four
or
five
hours
he
was
in
a
bed.
This
is
after
they
had
to
lock
the
doors
because
they're
too
busy
after
he
came
out.
T
I
talked
to
him
and
he
was
being
sent
to
York
I
guess
there
was
some
mats
at
York
place
and
stuff
the
Fort,
York
and,
and
he
was
gonna
sent
there
and
I
talked
to
him
and
I
think
what
happened
he.
He
lost
his
job.
We
want
an
employment,
couldn't
afford
his
apartment
anymore
and
he
was
on
the
streets
now.
What
will
happen
to
that
man?
Is?
T
Just
the
other
day,
I
was
on
the
phone
to
someone
of
the
Gateway
Center
Salvation,
Army
and
I
could
overhear
our
workers
say
to
the
person
here,
put
your
name
on
the
list,
which
is
very
common
with
the
Gateway,
because
it's
one
of
the
shelters
that
people
want
to
go
to,
and
he
put
his
name
and
the
worker
said,
come
back
at
9:00
p.m.
and
we'll
see
if
we
have
a
bed
for
you.
How
does
that
work
that
you
go
there
and
you
spent
from
10:00
a.m.
to
9:00
p.m.
not
knowing
where
you're
gonna
stay?
T
I
really
want
to
stress
this,
because
we
have
hundreds
of
people
now
who
don't
know
whether
or
not,
where
they're
going
to
stay
this
night,
whether
it's
another
cool
program,
by
the
way
they
make
their
way
there
that's
the
norm.
The
last
story,
I
want
to
say
really
quickly
is
that
this
summer,
when
I
on
my
way
to
work,
I
share
my
with
a
friend,
Victor
I
was
going
down
by
the
ocean.
Sherbourne
area
and
police
had
roped
off
an
area,
and
it's
where
Carl
white
27
year
old
was
oh
man,
Oh
deed.
T
They
have
showers,
they
have
washrooms,
you
can
so
do
it
if
you
want
to
do
it
for
a
month
to
start
with
to
see
what
happens,
but
you
have
to
have
to
deal
with
the
overcrowding
and
the
crisis
that
you
have
right
now.
You
can't
continue
to
say
this.
Everyone
knows
that,
oh
and
there
anyone
knows
that
housing
is
the
answer.
T
A
T
I
T
When
I
talk
to
people,
people
just
don't
have
the
money
to
rent
a
place,
there's
nowhere
to
go
you're
shutting
down.
Rooming
houses
are
shutting
down
there
for
the
arms
of
arms
hotel
and
park
de
uchunya.
All
these
housing
and
disappearing
in
our
neighborhood
we're
losing
the
housing
with
all
the
rooming
houses
are
going
there's
nowhere
for
people
to
go.
That's
that's
the
easiest
answer.
There's
nowhere,
people
to
go
so
they're
forced
into
the
shelter
system,
I
I,
think
that's
the
simplest
sense.
I.
T
People
are
just
like
Ike
and
Kristyn
wong-tam
and
you
will
notice
the
you
know
whether
it's
jaggies
or
the
rooming
houses
across
from
three
rooming
houses
shut
down
across
and
all
scienceand.
Yes,
that's
you
know
I
know,
there's
the
council
crest.
He
talked
about
Parkdale.
If
you
look
at
what's
happening
in
the
diocese
area,
you'd
found
a
similar
story,
so
so,
as
a
result
of
that
people
have
no
choice
but
to
go
there
but
I
also
Ellen
another
one.
T
Talk
I,
really
really
want
to
say
that
that
listen,
you
have
a
crisis
it's
hard
to
deal
with.
They
understand
the
problem,
but
you
can't
leave
a
system
like
this
and
workers
like
myself
and
others
where
people
at
the
door
and
saying
I,
just
don't
have
anything
for
you
I.
Just
don't
you
can't
have
a
situation
where
hundreds
I
don't
know
how
many
people
don't
know
where
they're
gonna
sleep
tonight,
because
you're
just
you're
just
destroying
people.
Thank
you
all.
A
J
Thank
You
chair
so
I'll
direct
this
to
mr.
Raftis
at
s.
Sha
want
to
drill
down
into
shelter
beds,
specifically
here
so
in
the
report
on
page
six
in
in
terms
of
looking
for
new
shelter
spaces,
so
not
drop-in
sites
I'll
put
the
drop
in
program
on
one
side.
This
is
on
shelter
beds,
so
it
noted
that
we
identified-
or
you
had
identified
five
hundred
sites
in
that
you
investigated
191.
Can
you
walk
us
through
and
how
many
are
we
on
the
path
to
securing?
J
Q
Through
the
chair,
so
yes,
we
we've
done
extensive
work,
looking
right
across
the
entire
city,
with
our
partners
in
real
estate
that
the
chief
corporate
office
to
identify
sites,
we
have
looked
at
500.
The
reason
that
drops
down
to
191
right
away
is
because
many
of
them
right
off
the
hop,
wouldn't
work
either
they're
way
too
small,
or
they
just
wouldn't
fit
specific
criteria,
and
then
you
go
down
from
there.
So
you
know
issues
with
landlords
not
being
interested
and
having
that
as
an
actual
site.
Q
Zoning
cost
those
types
of
things
and
we've
actually
arrived
at
six
sites.
Through
that
process,
we
did
the
same
thing
for
the
twenty-four-hour
drop-ins
as
well,
and
so
when
we
came
back
in
July
and
asked
for
six
million
dollars
to
provide
that
low
barrier
service,
we
went
through
all
of
those
locations.
We
met
with
many
counselors
who
offered
specific
sites
many
of
those
sites.
You
know
looking
across
the
room
immediately
and
even
with
personal
intervention,
would
not
work.
J
Q
So
yes,
if
he
I
mean,
if
you
look
in
you
know
in
2016,
we
added
in
terms
of
the
total
number
of
beds
it's
about
fourteen
hundred
over
the
last
two
years.
Many
of
those
yes,
are
replaced.
How
many
of
those
are
motel
programs
that
are
responding
to
the
refugee
family
piece
in
2016?
We
added
119
beds,
2017
279
and
2018
171.
So
there
is
a
lot
of
discussion
about
what
was
replacement.
What
is
net
new?
Q
J
Help
me
to
to
understand
or
all
of
us,
so
we
know
that
we're
not
meeting
our
90
percent
occupancy
targets.
So
where
is
the
roadblock
in
getting
these
new
sites
open?
Is
it?
Is
there
money
in
the
budget,
but
we
don't
have
the
sites?
Is
it?
Is
that
the
roadblock,
because
I
believe
we
have
the
money
we
just
don't
have
the
science?
Is
that
right
so.
Q
You
have
a
number
of
sites
that
are
opening,
so
if
you
look
in
Salvation
Army
hope
as
an
example
now
that
is-
or
that
was
a
replacement
sight,
but
we
have
that
sight.
The
money
is
in
the
budget
and
it
is
opening
at
the
end
of
this
year,
747
worden,
the
Youthlink
site.
The
money
is
in
the
budget
we
have
that
site
is,
it
is
opening
up
the
birch
mound
site.
The
old
site
is
about
59
beds,
it's
going
to
a
hundred
beds
at
that
new
location.
We
do
have
that
site.
Q
It
is
opening
next
year,
731
Runnemede
same
thing
and
same
with
eagle,
there's
money
in
the
budget
and
it
is
opening
up.
There
is
money
in
the
budget
for
the
George
Street
revitalization
sites.
The
challenge
has
been
securing
sites
for
that
project,
so
there's
about
50
million
dollars
associated
with
the
400,
those
400
replacement
beds,
and
so
we
still
have
to
find
sites
for
those
ones.
Now
we
have
a
number
of
sites
in
play.
Q
J
J
Q
We're
doing
I
believe
we're
doing
everything
possible.
You
have
a
large
team
from
the
city.
Looking
at
this,
this
is
not
ssh
a
this
is
a
multidisciplinary
team
from
many
different
organizations
within
the
city.
It
is
very
challenging
to
find
sites
that
are
available
that
are,
you
know,
of
significant
size,
there's
all
kinds
of
sites
around
the
city
that
are
very
small.
It
is
very
difficult
to
find
sites
that
would
fit
within
this
criteria.
Q
Now
I
might
add
this
year,
we've
done
more
than
than
we
have
in
many
many
previous
years,
and
the
team
is
working
working
as
hard
as
we
possibly
can
to
bring
on
new
sites,
and
there
has
been
some
expropriations
to
deal
with
this
as
well.
So
if
you
look
out
in
Scarborough
at
Birkdale
Birkdale
residents,
so
we
had
a
challenge
there
and
the
the
city
moved
to
expropriate
that
site
and
that
a
deal
was
was
made
with
that
particular
owner.
I
I
Q
So
the
program
model
is
different,
so
the
the
organisation
has
always
considered
them
to
be
shelters,
but
the
services
and
the
length
of
stay
theoretically
should
be
different,
so
you're
moving
people
into
this
specific
type
of
shelter,
providing
a
specific
type
of
service
with
then
moving
them
back
out
into
the
community.
I
see.
I
I
Okay,
so
then
I'm
a
little
bit
stuck.
So
if
we
had
four
and
five
thousand
six
hundred
fifty
one
minus
nine
hundred,
that's
47
50,
which
is
five
hundred
more
than
last
year
at
about
the
same
time,
five
hundred
more
and
then
I
go
to
page
17
of
20
and
I
see
we've.
Some
of
them
are
original.
If
you
look
at
just
the
ones
in
2017,
it's
been
60
new
bids
home
first
60
60
new
bids,
which
is
really
half
of
what
the
original
124
were,
where
the
other
400
bits.
Q
So
you've
got
so
there
are
in
2016,
so
there's
fourteen
that's
got
mission,
7
mixed
adults
at
homes;
first
13
at
sojourn
house
25
at
the
YMCA
60
at
homes;
first,
scarborough
30
at
Christie
Ossington,
six
at
Christie
Refugee
12
at
Christie,
Ossington,
Lansdowne
36
at
sojourn
house
that
was
a
temporary
site
60
at
Salvation
Army
Leslie,
ville
30
at
homes.
First,
on
Kennedy
Road.
Could
we
get
that
list.
I
I
I
What
was
additional,
because
it
is,
it
does
get
a
bit
confusing
here,
okay,
so
here's!
The
big
question
is
for
me
anyway.
Is
we've
heard
reports
here
that,
even
with
the
not
counting
the
of
the
coal
beds,
the
drop-in
beds,
not
counting
the
transitional,
how
or
counting
the
transitional
housing
that
we
are
busting
at
the
seams?
Is
that
your
assessment,
as
well
as
staff,
so.
Q
Q
So
laying
out
the
facts
as
they
are
when
I
look
at
the
data,
the
data
hasn't
changed
much
in
the
past
couple
of
years,
other
than
the
number
of
beds
continues
to
rise.
We
have
added
we've
added
many
more
resources
in
the
last
couple
of
years.
There's
no
question
about
that.
In
my
mind,
when
I
just
look
at
the
data
that.
C
Q
Through
the
chair
so
a
couple
of
ways
we're
trying
to
get
to
the
counselors
early
to
give
them
early
information
and
and
sit
down
and
have
a
conversation
to
say
you
know
how
would
this
fit?
Sometimes
what
happens?
Is
an
existing
shelter
comes
forward
to
the
city
and
says
we
need
a
new
site.
We
have
already
found
a
site
and
we
want
to
move
forward
on
that
and
we
do
our
best
to
say,
okay
hold
on
a
second.
Let
us
connect
in
and
follow
a
process.
Q
So
if
the
city
is
opening
up
one
of
its
own
shelters,
there
is
more
space
in
there
in
terms
of
being
able
to
do
pre-planning-
and
you
know,
work
that
particular
piece
through.
Sometimes
when
a
replacement
shelter
comes
up,
the
actual
provider
arrives
at
our
door
and
says
you
know
we
found
a
site
already.
We
want
to
go
forward
with
this,
so
we're
trying
to
manage
that.
C
Q
Correct
we
ideally
would
hire
a
third
party
facilitator,
have
a
an
engagement
plan
for
the
community
that
we
would
share
with
the
local
counselor,
because
there
might
be
if
the
local
counselor
might
say.
Well,
don't
do
this
do
that.
You
know
our
community
is
a
little
bit
different
than
this
other
one,
and
then
you
know,
maybe
we
adjust
the
communications
plan
and
then
we
move
forward
from
there.
Okay.
Q
So
we
have,
it
depends
on
the
local
area.
Sometimes
councilors
request
for
specific
meetings.
Sometimes
the
councilors
would
say:
I
would
like
you
to
meet
with
individual
BIA
s.
Sometimes
you
would
have
specific
community
organizations
come
together,
so
we
would
tailor
that
to
recommendations
from
the
local
councillor.
Okay,.
C
Q
Part
of
what
would
work
depends
on
physical
size
of
the
building,
so
if
a
building
would
only
take
80,
then
we
wouldn't
put
more
than
80
folks
in
there.
Similarly,
we
wouldn't
want
to
have
another
seating
house
where
you
have
500
people.
You
know
you'll
find
a
very
large
building
just
because
it
could
take
500,
it's
not
a
great
program
model
for
our
clients,
so
we
want
to
try
and
have
you
know
no
more
than
90
clients
in
one
site
permanently.
Okay,.
A
Tripp
Thank
You
councillor
range,
the
other
questions
to
staff
I
just
have
a
couple.
Groups
have
come
to
me,
and
certainly
it's
been
mentioned
in
the
deputations,
urging
the
city
to
access
the
Armory's
staffer
reluctant
to
do
so.
Could
you
provide
some
clarity
to
what
role
the
Armory's
could
play
and
why
we're
not
going
down
that
road
so.
Q
To
the
chair
so
earlier
on
this
year
we
came
forward
to
CDR
and
then
council,
with
a
plan
to
open
up
five
individual
low
barrier
locations
across
the
city
that
was
approved.
That
was
the
approach
that
we
were
taking
to
provide
those
low
barrier
spaces,
and
so
that's
what
we
did.
We
tried
to
find
locations
that
were,
you
know,
had
appropriate
facilities
and
those
types
of
things
and
the
armory
is
my
understanding.
I
wasn't
here
at
the
time,
but,
as
was
used
many
years
ago,
was
not
an
ideal
for
facility
for
that.
Q
So
we
looked
for
five
locations
around
the
city
where
we
could
do
that
and
those
are
four
of
them
are
opening
and
the
fifth
one's
opening
in
Parkdale
in
a
couple
of
weeks.
The
reason
why
the
fifth
one
didn't
open
on
the
same
day
was
because
it
can
one
of
our
community
groups
that
was
going
to
run
that
had
to
back
out
actually
the
day
of
the
announcement,
and
so
we
went
forward
to
another
trusted
community
partner
and
they
have
agreed
to
run
that,
but
it's
taking
them
a
couple
of
weeks
to
staff
up.
A
Q
It's
not
exclusive
to
refugees,
but
it
fits
very,
very
well
for
families
in
terms
of
the
program
model
and
most
of
the
families
that
we
are
seeing
are
refugees,
so
I
wouldn't
say
it's
exclusive,
but
just
in
terms
of
how
it
has
worked
out
generally
there's
families
in
there
there
are
some
singles.
The
hotels
don't
prefer
to
have
singles.
A
The
asylum
seekers
the
case
of
Montreal
a
prime
example
where
they
were
put
in
the
Olympic
Stadium.
It's
my
understanding
that
the
federal
government
has
has
come
to
the
table
on
that
I.
Don't
know
whether
that
is
correct
or
not.
Maybe
mr.
brill
enger'
can
answer.
Have
they
come
to
the
table
with
the
City
of
Toronto.
D
They
have
not
come
to
that.
We
work
with
federal
colleagues,
there's
been
no
specific
assistance
from
from
the
federal
government.
The
context
in
Quebec
is
very
different,
because
the
nature
of
the
intergovernmental
relationship
between
Canada
and
Quebec
is
very
different
on
the
issue
of
immigration
and
settlement.
Well,.
A
D
G
Thank
you
very
much
mr.
chair
I
would
ask
that
the
clerk
put
my
motion
on
the
screen.
The
first,
the
first
several
the
first
three.
This
bid
specifically
speak
to
the
request
for
City
Council
asking
the
mayor
to
uses
the
authority
under
the
municipal
code.
Chapter
59
near
the
under
the
title
of
emergency
management,
declare
the
city's
shelter
system
to
be
in
in
emergency.
G
Also
asking
the
city,
the
general
manager
to
review
housing
opportunities
or
a
temporary
shelter.
Accommodations
in
city
run
winter
rest
bets
during
that
state
of
emerging
the
emergency
declaration
and
then
also
to
have
the
general
manager
review
the
opportunities
for
adding
new
and
n
temporary
shelter
spaces
in
after
programming
city-owned
facilities,
including
community
recreation
centers.
During
that
period
of
emergency.
G
But
I
can't
be
because
we
we
don't
have
the
you,
don't
have
the
luxury
to
be
composed.
We
don't
have
the
luxury
to
be
to
be
patient
anymore
in
my
community,
where
we
do
have
a
major
housing
crisis,
and
every
single
politician
across
this
country
has
has
talked
about
this
housing
crisis.
Every
single
politician
in
this
building
and
the
province
has
talked
about
the
housing
crisis,
especially
faced
in
Toronto
in
the
downtown
communities
of
Toronto.
We
are
seeing.
The
housing
crisis
manifests
itself
in
a
crisis
around
the
shelter
facilities
and
they're,
not
they're,
not
separate.
G
G
So
not
only
are
we
dealing
with
a
labor
crisis
because
we're
seeing
good
people
burnt
out.
Essentially,
we
are
seeing
volunteers
stretched
to
capacity
we're
seeing
board
members
trying
to
do
everything
they
can
with
the
limited
resources
that
they
have
in
order
to
for
them
to
fill
that
gap.
We're
not
meeting
our
shelter
standards
in
many
places.
We
are
creating
responses.
You
know
in
a
way
that
is
trying
to
get
to
a
solution
and
I'm
fearful
that
we're
not
doing
in
a
collaborative
and
comprehensive
manner.
G
In
a
way,
that's
going
to
be
concerted
people
are
going
to
die
this
winter.
I
think
that
we
can.
We
can
logically
assume
that
that
is
going
to
happen.
It's
going
to
be
reasonable
to
assume
that
if
you
have
this
many
people
who
are
actually
on
the
streets,
Street
involved,
sleeping
and
every
single
nook
and
cranny
trying
to
stay
warm
that
they're
not
all
going
to
make
it.
G
If
we
don't
take
this
action-
and
we
don't
ask
the
mayor
to
take
this
action-
and
he
has
the
powers
to
do
so
because
I've
looked
it
up
and
I
was
trying
to
figure
out,
how
does
this
Emergency
Management
Act
the
power?
Is
there
the
political
power?
Is
there?
We
need
to
bring
all
those
concerted
efforts
together
to
fix
what
we
is.
What
we
have
is
a
problem
today
we
need
a
thousand
new
shelter
beds
that
is
granted.
We
need
400
of
them
immediately
and
we
can.
G
We
can
probably
take
the
first
step
of
trying
to
do
what
we
should
have
done.
Probably
even
several
years
ago,
before
it's
reached
this
critical
stage
and
end
point.
The
business
community
that
I
work
with
I
would
say
would
largely
agree
with
this.
There
aren't
too
many
people
who
live
in
Toronto
who's,
actually
being
able
to
see
what
they
see
on
Bay
Street
around
the
edges
of
City
Hall.
Who
can
who
can
actually
refute
this
I?
Don't
think
it's
actually
I,
don't
think
it's
debate,
I,
don't
think
it's
debatable
to.
G
Oftentimes,
we
don't
know
what
to
do
individuals
residents
in
the
city,
don't
know
what
to
do
when
they
see
someone
homeless,
they
walk
over
them,
they
walk
past
and
they
avert
their
eyes.
They
don't
know
what
to
do.
They're
expecting
us
to
take
leadership,
they're,
expecting
this
building
to
lead
and
that's
what
I
hopefully
hope
the
mayor
will
do
by
declaring
that
emergency.
Thank
you.
A
So
normally
I
would
move
emotions
to
to
complete
the
item,
but
we
have
to
we
own
a
strict
timeline.
I'm
hoping
the
councillors
from
the
committee
will
will
come
out
into
the
hallway
and
help
with
the
City
Hall
launch
of
my
Toronto
was
a
calendar
photo
photography
program
to
help
homelessness,
to
bring
awareness
of
homelessness.
A
So,
in
light
of
the
topic
that
we're
on
I
I
would
hope,
committee
members
in
visiting
councillors
would
come
and
join
us
I
would
I
would
suggest
that
and
there
might
even
be
questions
for
the
mover,
which
we
didn't
even
get
to
that
I
would
suggest
we
we
adjourned.
So
though
we
sorry
recess,
so
we
can
set
up
outside
and
and
then
come
back
at
1:30
and
finish
up.
J
So
I'll
take
two
minutes:
I
have
two
motions.
If
they
can
be
put
on
the
screen,
one
motion
is
has
to
do
with
a
formal
call
from
the
city
to
the
province
related
to
Linz
and
staffing
health
service,
staffing
within
our
shelter
system,
and
the
other
has
to
do
with
expediting
the
review
of
at
the
24
hour.
Referral
center
for
families
in
counselor,
one
cam
has
moved
motions
which
I
will
be
supporting,
so
I
don't
see
the
need
to
move
others
I'll
speak
very
quickly
within
two
minutes.
J
I
want
to
thank
those
on
the
front
lines
who
spoke
here
today
for
their
courage
and
compassion
and
equally
I
want
to
thank
our
staff
in
shelters,
Borden
and
in
housing
administration
who,
in
a
political
environment,
in
my
opinion,
has
not
given
you
all
the
tools
and
resources
you
need.
You
continue
to
work
under
those
circumstances,
to
the
best
that
you
can
and
I
want
to.
Thank
you
for
that
hard
work,
I
think
what
a
proper
supported
system
looks
like
is
what
one
deputy
I
want
to
acknowledge.
J
So,
on
that
measure,
at
every
level
we
are
at
a
crisis,
and
so
it
seems
to
me
that,
notwithstanding
the
incredible
and
tireless
work
of
our
staff
and
the
life
stating
work
of
our
staff,
the
status
quo
is
not
working
that,
as
we
add
bed,
the
demand
increases
and
does
not
shrink,
and
that
too
many
are
dying
and
too
many
are
waiting.
And
thus
we
have
to
be
more
creative.
We
have.
J
Our
staff,
just
like
our
frontline
workers,
are
run
off
their
feet
and
too
many
are
dealing
with
their
own
trauma
in
the
community
and
in
our
staff
of
being
run
off
their
feet.
But
it
is
time
for
our
political
leaders
to
step
up,
because
the
status
quo
is
not
working.
It's
failing.
Thank
you.
Thank.