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Community Development and Recreation Committee, meeting 24, November 20, 2017 - Part 2 of 2
Agenda and background materials:
http://app.toronto.ca/tmmis/decisionBodyProfile.do?function=doPrepare&meetingId=11850
Part 1 of 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkLC1vKoUEg#t=7m18s
A
Given
the
pressures
on
the
motel
sector
for
our
refugee
claimants
and
people
who
are
seeking
to
be
refugee
claimants
in
along
the
Kingston
Avenue
Strip,
that
is
all
a
side
to
me
that
they
are.
They
are
working
very
diligently
and
I'm
sure
they're
pushing
their
way
up
through
the
administration.
That
is
very
tough
on
the
financial
side
of
things
to
make
sure
that
these
initiatives
get
funded.
A
So
my
hat
is
off
to
them
for
doing
this,
and
what
I'm
about
to
say
should
in
no
way
be
taken
as
not
being,
first
and
foremost
thankful
for
the
good
work
that
they
do.
The
reason
why
this
motion
is
important
and
I
think
the
conversation
that
took
place
today
and
the
issue
do
Opie
asked
the
feds
to
open
the
Armory's.
Do
we
build
more
shelters
or
not?
A
A
So
what
I
think
I
heard
from
this
morning's
deputy
ins
is:
is
that
the
push
the
demand
out
there
and
it?
Maybe
it's
because
of
the
closing
of
a
number
of
rooming
houses?
Certainly,
it
is
because
of
the
new
refugees
that
are
coming
in
from
all
over
the
world,
given
the
some
of
the
crises
in
other
countries
in
the
world.
A
B
A
A
We
are
not
the
primary
responsible
parties
for
strengthening
and
enhancing
our
housing
system,
but
we
are
the
primary
responsible
order
of
government
the
bandages,
as
we
sometimes
say
where
we
support
housing,
we
don't
support,
shelters
because
we
want
housing
but
we're
the
bandages.
That
is
our
job
and
right
now,
at
the
end
of
the
day,
we
have
a
way
to
go
to
meeting
meeting
on
our
own
internal
standard
of
90
percent.
A
C
D
C
C
D
C
B
I'm,
okay,
and
with
regrets
from
my
colleague,
Margaret
Hancock,
she
was
hoping
to
be
delivering
this
deputation
on
behalf
of
the
community
advisory
table
that
has
worked
with
the
city
staff
on
this
policy,
so
I'm
just
gonna
read
her
deputation,
so
this
is
on
behalf
of
the
community
advisory
table
for
the
project
before
you
and
for
the
public
benefit
whole-of-government
framework
to
guide
the
City
of
Toronto
relationships
with
the
community-based
not-for-profit
sector.
We're
very
pleased
to
be
at
the
stage
of
making
this
deputation
to
this
community.
B
We
would
especially
like
to
thank
Kelly
Murphy
for
her
great
work
on
this
for
listening
and
co-creating
an
innovative
process
for
the
city
and
the
sector
in
which
all
voices
and
concerns
could
be
heard
and
considered.
We're
grateful
to
Chris
Berliner
for
his
vision
and
leadership
in
bringing
this
innovation
innovative
concept
to
life.
We're
also
appreciative
of
the
social
planning
toronto
for
their
support
of
the
toronto
nonprofit
networks.
B
Efforts
in
the
consultation,
which
included
extensive
research
and
convening
work
with
over
200
people
from
the
nonprofit
sector
across
the
city,
representing
120
service
organizations,
academic
institutions
and
funders
in
focus
groups
can
form
in
interviews
in
town
halls.
We're
particularly
pleased
about
the
engagement
of
the
alternative
planning
group
and
the
smaller
ethno
specific
and
inner
suburban
groups.
In
this
process.
B
We
know
from
the
peril
of
consultations
organized
by
the
city
across
city
divisions
and
with
city
staff,
that
the
level
of
engagement
and
willingness
to
think
collaboratively
about
new
ways
of
doing
things
is
deep
and
broad
and
that
our
excitement
is
shared.
One
of
the
things
which
are
most
proud
about
in
is
this
is
the
first
time
the
council
has
ever
considered
adopting
a
hold
of
government
policy
on
how
and
why
the
city
relates
to
the
nonprofit
sector.
This
has
the
potential
to
be
truly
transformative.
B
We
believe
this
will
set
a
new
foundation
for
the
nonprofit
sector
and
the
city
to
work
together
to
achieve
our
greatest
impacts
for
all
of
Torontonians.
This
project
is
not
intended
to
limit
our
flexibility,
but
to
bring
about
on
a
strategic
level,
more
consistency,
harmonization
of
systems
where
that
will
bring
a
benefit
to
the
city
and
sector
and
to
a
help
achieve
shared
goals.
I'll
just
highlight
some
of
the
elements
of
the
principles
and
the
commitments
and
the
actions
in
this
report
about
which
we
are
particularly
excited.
B
B
We're
really
pleased
by
the
commitments
to
numerous
actions
which
are
concrete
and
achievable
actions
such
as
creating
a
city
sector
table,
expanding
city
sector,
Co,
development
of
policy
and
implementation
and
building
inclusive
local
economies,
something
which
I
think
we
need
to
spend
more
attention
on
together
to
actually
unravel
some
of
the
driving
forces
behind
the
previous
challenges,
around
shelters
and
housing.
Finally,
this
work
shows
the
potential
we
have
to
tackle
the
deep
challenges
of
growing
economic
inequality
and
poverty,
particularly
among
communities
in
our
city,
which
are
racialized
and
recent
immigrants
and
indigenous
community
members.
B
In
closing,
I
want
to
stress
that
this
framework
provides
critical
support
for
the
public
benefit
sector,
to
work
effectively
with
the
city
to
advance
key
shared
objectives,
including
reducing
poverty,
advancing
economic
equity
and
social
solidarity
and
building
resilience,
and
so
much
more.
We
hope
that
the
committee
will
adopt
the
report
and
recommended
recommendations
and
we
are
happy
to
answer
any
questions.
Thank.
A
How
do
you
do
it?
Well,
it's
it's
cut.
It
is
kind
of
related
to
that.
What
my
Jo
colleague
has
said,
I'm
very
intrigued
by
recommendation.
Number
16
work
with
the
sector
to
apply
a
decent
work
lens
to
city
contracts,
for
not-for-profit
organisations,
I'm
hoping
you
can
expand
on
it.
It
is
my
observation
being
a
little
bit
of
an
older
horse
myself
that
years
ago
you
could
actually
think
of
yourself
as
a
recent
graduate
from
university
and
say
I
want
to
work,
then
not-for-profit
sector
I
want
to
work
with
a
neighborhood
house.
A
I
want
to
work
for
st.
Stephen's
or
what
have
you
and
you
could
pretty
well
have
a
career
out
of
it
these
days,
I
think
after
many
years
of
frankly,
the
feds
doing
it
to
the
province
down
into
the
city
and
we've
kind
of
done
it
a
little
bit
to
the
not-for-profit
sector.
We've
downloaded
a
whole
bunch
of
work
and
really
squeezed
your
budgets
or
the
not-for-profits
budget.
More
than
anything,
and
so
now,
I
think
that
what's
happened
to
jobs
is
that
they've
become
part
timed
and
frankly
call
it
entry.
A
B
It's
a
very
significant
issue
to
the
sector
in
the
city
right
now
and
in
the
province
the
levels
of
precarious
work,
lack
of
predictable
contracts,
lack
of
benefits
like
a
pensions.
Those
are
endemic
as
they
are
to
the
broader
later
labor
market,
the
nonprofit
sectors,
not
immune
from
that,
and
in
fact
it
has
some
of
the
worst
cases
of
that
in
some
instances
we're
very
supportive
of
the
the
provincial
legislation
coming
in
around
the
Labour
legislation.
B
A
Do
you
think
I'm
kind
of
directly
asking
Chris
this,
but
I'm
gonna
ask
you
this?
Do
you
think
that
whenever
we
do
our
CP
program
that
we
should
ask
for
salary
levels
in
them
to
make
sure
that
we
are
actually
contracting
with
CP
recipient
grant
recipients
and
employing
folks
at
at
a
reasonable
rate?
Yes,.
B
A
B
That
could
actually
support
more
inclusive
economic
activity
in
our
communities
and
I
feel
that
the
helpfulness
of
this
report
is
that
it
names
the
nonprofit
sector
as
a
key
part
of
that
puzzle
and
I
think
we
can
support
the
sector
to
play
a
very
deliberative
role
in
being
part
of
this
engine
of
local
economic
development
in
an
inclusive
way
and
the
city's
investments
around
procurement
and
other
mechanisms
are
potentially
transformative
around
how
the
economy
works
locally,
so
that
there's
great
stuff
to
move
forward
on
great.
Thank.
C
A
E
E
We
have
also
kept
our
focus
on
ongoing
program
funding
to
help
agencies
deal
with
the
issue
of
precarity
as
opposed
to
project
funding
or
annual
funding
allocations.
With
no
long
going,
commitment
with
respect
to
the
differential,
it
will
be
notable
I
would
prefer
to
wait
until
I
see
the
analysis
before
giving
you
a
number.
C
C
It's
part
of
the
consultation,
the
Canadian,
multi-faith
Federation,
but
very
few.
If
any
references
throughout
the
document
in
how
we
can
leverage
our
faith,
communities
I'm
just
wondering
whether
their
role
is
is
shrinking
as
a
force
for
social
procurement
or
whether
that
was
really
not
the
scope
of
this
study.
E
C
E
No
so
whether
they're,
nonprofit
incorporated
or
charitable
registered,
the
differential
would
be
do
they
have
a
human
service
function.
That
is
definable
apart
from
the
faith-based
function,
so,
for
example,
we
would
have
funding
agreements
with
different
Muslim
or
Christian
or
Jewish
organizations
based
organizations
that
have
a
Human
Service
function.
Perhaps
the
most
obvious
example
is
the
Young
Men's,
Christian,
Association
or
jbs
or
other
kinds
of
agencies.
C
A
Complement
the
staff
and
community
partners
in
putting
together
this
report
I
think
they
are
not
for
profit
sector.
It
are
include
some
of
the
unsung
heroes
of
our
city.
They
belabor
they
labor
in
some
very
difficult
areas
of
our
community
and
some
wonderful
areas
as
well.
Of
course,
it's
not
all
dealing
with
the
Troubled
issues,
but
also
recreation
child
about,
like
just
the
whole
gamut
of
thing,
and
we
don't
speak
of
them
as
a
sector.
A
Yet
the
amount
of
influence
by
even
financially
that
they
have
is
is
absolutely
enormous,
never
mind
the
amount
of
resources
that
they
leverage
for
every
dollar
that
they
get
from
us.
They
leverage
from
other
orders
of
government
and
then
they
leverage
a
whole
whack
of
volunteer
energy.
I
would
also
submit
that
they
are.
They
are.
A
They
also
are
the
foundation
of
Democrat
democracy
in
our
community,
in
our
in
our
city,
in
our
country.
People
learn
about
giving
and
taking
and
and
making
sure
that
people
are
on
board
through
these
boards
that
run
these
not-for-profit
organizations.
It's
one
of
the
primary
ways
in
which
we
learn
to
collaborate
as
citizens,
so
bringing
a
framework
up
to
date,
and
that
includes
everything
from
from
the
amount
of
money
that
we
give
them
to
making
sure
that
they
are
that
they
are
entrepreneurial,
that
they
are
working
with.
C
C
F
F
My
name
is
Faris
Mohammad
and
I'm
honored
to
be
a
member
of
the
local
champions
steering
committee
in
bringing
residents
perspectives
to
this
project.
In
this
role,
we
actively
participated
in
recruitment
and
selection
of
black
applicants
through
a
screening
process.
During
this
recruitment
process,
we
observed
in
each
individual's
ability
to
work
well
with
others
through
the
lens
of
group
dynamics
and
interpersonal
interactions.
F
The
applicants
were
also
asked
to
exemplify
individual
and
group
activity.
Creativity
by
answering
questions
such
as.
What
would
your
perfect
community
look
like?
How
would
you
handle
people
who
dominate
meetings?
What
steps
would
you
use
to
conduct
outreach
and
how
will
that
encourage
resident
participation
in
community
events
and
activities?
What
are
the
tasks
required
to
develop
an
idea
in
order
to
implement
a
successful
community
event
and
what
are
some
science
to
identify
when
someone
might
be
feeling
stressed
and
how?
As
a
moose
and
what
are
some
ways
to
lower
the
risk
of
barnard?
F
These
solutions
have
been
accepted
by
George
Brown
College,
where
our
champions
will
receive
a
credit
into
it.
In
he's
a
human
for
the
human
rights
course
in
the
community
worker
program,
our
local
champions
are
residents
who
have
demonstrated
leadership
in
community
development
within
their
local
neighborhood
improvement
areas
and
emerging
neighborhoods
across
the
city.
F
These
champions
were
recruited
based
on
the
individual
expertise,
experience
and
involvement
in
community
and
capacity
building,
as
well
for
the
ability
to
strengthen
partnerships
with
organizations
and
decision
makers
geared
towards
the
advancement
of
the
City
Council's
authorized
Toronto
strong
neighborhood
strategy,
2020
City,
Council
members.
These
champions
have
open
platforms
that
will
advance
resident
leadership
on
community
building
and
organizing
through
group
facilitation,
maintaining
sustainable
organizational
partnerships
and
strengthen
confidence
in
public
speaking
as
well
as
further
expansion
of
the
curriculum
through
the
local
champions
program
pilot.
F
Our
champions
collectively
involved
21
participants
who
contributed
65
hours
of
deep
capacity-building
efforts
focusing
on
individual
strengths
and
aspirations.
These
champions
collectively
designed
and
implemented
22
local
events
in
their
respective
neighborhoods
that
engaged
a
movement
that
engaged
a
total
of
more
than
700
residents
in
attendance.
We
are
very
proud
to
share
that
on
November
29th,
we
will
honor
12
graduates.
That
means
almost
60%
of
our
champions
have
successfully
participated
in
and
completed
all
of
the
curriculum
requirements
taking
their
training
out
into
the
communities
they
serve.
F
My
my
recommendation
is
that
is
you
continue
to
fund
this
exciting
project
to
inspire
entry
interest
and
attract
further
engagement
of
more
resident
leaders
in
building
stronger
communities
across
the
city,
so
now
I'll
pass
it
over
to
Nessa.
She
will
give
us
an
update
on
some
of
the
impact
and
outcomes
of
this
project.
Thank.
G
You
for
us
just
as
being
a
participant
of
this
local
champion
project.
I
would
like
to
express
my
experience.
What
I
learned
from
it
is
a
unique
platform.
It
is
a
platform
where
I
build
up
my
capacity
and
and
also
sharing
learning.
That
is
a
learning
process
in
throughout
our
life.
We
are
learning
from
each
other,
so
we
learn
from
each
other
that
about
their
stories.
Success
stories,
challenges,
barriers
and
how
to
overcome
those
things
and
how
to
be
a
role
model.
G
G
Do
you
know
like
build
up
our
community
development
to
make
a
difference
in
our
community,
so
this
is
a
great
opportunity
for
all
ages
of
the
residents
from
youth
to
engage
seniors,
also
taking
the
participation,
and
this
is
not
only
the
one
time.
It
is
a
career
development
opportunity
also,
we
are
having
like
some
of
the
we
receive.
G
Some
of
the
you
know,
training
from
George,
Brown,
College,
Ryerson,
University
Institute
for
change,
and
also
learning
lots
of
stages
of
the
leadership,
skills,
information
and
also
some
of
the
techniques
of
the
you
know,
achieve
the
goals
so
I
would,
as
furiosa
said.
Yes,
this
is
please
consider
this
this.
You
know
like
a
platform,
a
continuing.
G
C
C
A
A
They
are
absolutely
critical
critical
for
us
in
the
poverty
reduction
work
that
is
before
us.
People
may
remember.
I
was
six
at
the
time
in
1995,
when
the
provincial
government
of
the
day
reduced
social
assistance
rates
by
22%
and
then
further
and
then,
while
they
were
in
office,
they
did
not
once
I
think
even
raised
them
by
the
inflation
rate,
and
then
the
subsequent
McGinty
government
raised
them
I
think
some
years
by
something
like
the
inflation
rate,
but
never
beyond
the
inflation
rate.
So
we
are
in
a
situation.
Where
is
almost
impossible?
A
You
can't
use,
cannot
live
on
O
W
right
now,
so
this
task
force
got
together,
made
a
series
of
very
good
recommendations
there
before
the
cabinet
now
and
I.
Think
it's
very,
very
important
for
us
to
go
on
record
as
saying
this
is
something
that
we
think
is
very
important
and
we
want
to.
We
want
to
support.
We
would
they
need
to
know
that
we've
got
their
back
on
it
the
same
way.
We
need
them
to
know
that
we've
got
their
back
on
$15
minimum
wage
as
well.
A
So
this
is
in
in
light
of
that,
this
is
probably
the
single
most
important
effort
for
the
province
of
Ontario
on
the
anti-poverty
on
the
anti-poverty
fight.
If
people
have
sufficient
a
sufficient
wage,
then
or
sufficient
support,
then
they
can
live,
live
lives
of
a
greater
dignity.
So,
let's
support
the
province
when
they
do
something
right,
and
in
this
case
they
are
doing
something
right
and
have
their
back.
That's
the
purpose
of
that
portion
all.
C
A
C
C
C
H
Through
the
chair,
we
did
a
short
briefing
note,
I
think
just
a
couple
of
days
after
the
report
was
released,
so
all
counselors
should
have
received
it.
I
can
reissue
that
I
should
also
mention
that
at
the
next
executive
committee,
there's
going
to
be
as
part
of
our
annual
update
on
our
poverty
reduction
strategy
and
what
we
accomplished
in
2017
and
what
the
work
plan
is
going
to
be
for
2018.
D
H
H
Through
the
chair,
as
I,
mentioned
the
recommendations
that
are
made
from
the
workgroup
our
advice
to
the
province,
the
recommendations
are
totally
aligned
with
positions
that
council
has
prevailed
previously
taken
and
very
much
aligned
with
this
with
councils,
poverty
reduction
strategy.
So,
as
I
mentioned,
we
are
referencing
the
the
road
map
report
at
as
part
of
our
update
on
poverty.
However,
it's
part
of
our
annual
update
on
our
own
poverty
reduction
strategy
and
there'll
be
a
similar
recommendation
for
supporting
that
road
map.
As
part
of
that
committee
report
well,.