Age Friendly Brampton Advisory Committee Agenda for November
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Agenda Age-Friendly Brampton Advisory Committee Committee of the Council of The Corporation of the City of Brampton Tuesday, November 19, 2019 Regular Meeting - 7:00 p.m. Boardroom WT-2C/2D 2nd Floor – West Tower Members Council: City Councillor Jeff Bowman – Wards 3 and 4 City Councillor Doug Whillans – Wards 2 and 6 City Councillor Charmaine Williams – Wards 7 and 8 Citizen Members: Saad Ali (Co-Chair) Bob Pesant (Co-Chair) Tony Brookes Milagros Caballes Ron Feniak Frank Lodhar Umar Javed Angela Johnson Sushil Ninawat Sonya Singh Elizabeth Pike Agencies: Vidhi Bhatt, Brampton Multicultural Youth Council Aisha Mian, Peel Senior Link Sandra Fitzpatrick, Manager, Region of Peel Public Health Peter Howarth (CARP) Jennifer Turner, United Way of Peel Myrna Adams, Brampton Seniors Council Jennifer McLaughlin, Manager, Region of Peel Housing Alexa Roggeveen, Sheridan College, Social Service Worker, Gerontology Rodrigo Merio, Brampton Multicultural Community Centre Jyoti Shukla, Community Impact Manager, United Way For inquiries about this Agenda, or to make arrangements for accessibility accommodations for persons attending (some advance notice may be required), please contact: Sonya Pacheco, Legislative Coordinator Phone (905) 874-2178, TTY (905) 874-2130, [email protected] Note: Meeting information is also available in alternate formats upon request. Note: For any difficulty accessing meeting rooms, buildings, elevators, etc. please contact security at 905-874-2111. Agenda Age-Friendly Brampton Advisory Committee 1. Approval of Agenda 2. Declarations of Interest Under the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act 3. Previous Minutes 3.1. Minutes – Age-Friendly Advisory Committee – September 17, 2019 The minutes were considered at the Planning and Development Committee on November 4, 2019, and the recommendations are pending approval by Council on November 20, 2019. The minutes are provided for Committee’s information only. 4. Delegations/Presentations 4.1. Presentation by Tristan Costa, Planner, Community Innovation & Resilience, Planning and Development Services, re: Nurturing Neighbourhoods Program. 4.2. Presentation by Daniella Balasal, Policy Planner, Planning and Development Services, re: City of Brampton's Affordable Housing Strategy. 5. Reports / Updates 5.1. Update from Daniella Balasal, Policy Planner, Planning and Development Services, re: • CARP Seniors Fair • Age-Friendly Directory • Implementation & Corporate Reporting • Youth Symposium Material to be distributed at the meeting 6. Other/New Business/Information Items 7. Correspondence 8. Question Period 2019 11 19 Page 2 of 3 Agenda Age-Friendly Brampton Advisory Committee 9. Public Question Period 15 Minute limit regarding any decision made at this meeting. 10. Adjournment Next Meeting: Tuesday, January 21, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. 2019 11 19 Page 3 of 3 3.1-1 Minutes Age-Friendly Brampton Advisory Committee Committee of the Council of The Corporation of the City of Brampton Tuesday, September 17, 2019 Boardroom WT-2C and WT-2D – 2nd Floor – West Tower Members Present Council: City Councillor Doug Whillans – Wards 2 and 6 City Councillor Jeff Bowman – Wards 3 and 4 City Councillor Charmaine Williams – Wards 7 and 8 Members: Bob Pesant (Co-Chair) Milagros Caballes Ron Feniak Frank Lodhar Umar Javed Angela Johnson Sonya Singh Elizabeth Pike Agencies: Vidhi Bhatt, Brampton Multicultural Youth Council Sandra Fitzpatrick, Manager, Region of Peel Public Health Peter Howarth (CARP) Myrna Adams, Brampton Seniors Council Alexa Roggeveen, Sheridan College, Social Service Worker, Gerontology Members Absent: Saad Ali (Co-Chair) (regrets) Tony Brookes (regrets) Sushil Ninawat (regrets) United Way of Peel (TBD) Jennifer McLaughlin, Manager, Region of Peel Housing Rodrigo Merio, Brampton Multicultural Community Centre (regrets) Staff Present: Daniella Balasal, Policy Planner Chandra Urquhart, Legislative Coordinator 3.1-2 Minutes Age-Friendly Brampton Advisory Committee The meeting was called to order at 7:09 p.m. and adjourned at 8:15 p.m. 1. Approval of Agenda AFC023-2019 That the agenda for the Age-Friendly Brampton Advisory Committee meeting of September 17, 2019, be approved as published and circulated. Carried 2. Declarations of Interest Under the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act – nil 3. Previous Minutes 3.1. Minutes – Age-Friendly Brampton Advisory Minutes – June 18, 2019 The minutes were approved by Council on July 10, 2019, and provided for Committee’s information. 4. Delegations/Presentations 4.1. Presentation by Daniella Balasal, Policy Planner, re: City of Brampton Age- Friendly Strategy and Action Plan (Part 2) Daniella Balasal, Policy Planner, provided an overview of the Age-Friendly Strategy and Action Plan, noting the timelines for the preparation of the baseline assessment report, visioning workshop and community accessibility audit, community engagement events and forum, and the final Age-Friendly Strategy. She highlighted the vision and goals, and explained the timing/priority for implementation of the action items and the progress report card process. In response to questions from Committee, Ms. Balasal further explained that the report card system will be used as a tool to monitor the status of the action items and to report on its progress to Council and the Committee. Committee discussion and staff responses included the following: City’s position with respect to achievement of the Age-Friendly Community designation as outlined by the World Health Organization (WHO) Confirmation from staff that implementation of the action plan would place the City at the completion of step 3 of the 4 step process, and that WHO was advised by general correspondence of the City’s efforts to date Collaboration with other departments and whether they are provided a checklist of the action items that relates to their department 2019 09 17 Page 2 of 4 3.1-3 Minutes Age-Friendly Brampton Advisory Committee Explanation from staff that the action items will be prioritized in consultation with other departments Performance review by department leaders on the status of the strategy as implementation of the action items progresses Suggestion that the 55 action items be subdivided and prioritized into short, medium and long term categories for discussion at the next meeting Reminder that the approved plan that was circulated is available on the City’s website and includes a ‘timing/priority’ category Establishment of subcommittees to assist with action items as required Ms. Balasal explained that the next steps of the process include the creation of a ‘seniors’ landing webpage and ongoing engagement with the community. The following motion was considered AFC024-2019 That the presentation by Daniella Balasal, Policy Planner, to the Age- Friendly Brampton Advisory Committee meeting of September 17, 2019 re: City of Brampton Age-Friendly Strategy and Action Plan (Part 2), be received. Carried 4.2. Presentation by Daniella Balasal, Policy Planner, re: Age-Friendly Project Update Daniella Balasal, Policy Planner, provided an update on the community engagement events held over the summer months at Garden Square, Downtown Farmers’ Market, Mt. Pleasant Farmers’ Market, and the neighbourhood walk in Springbrook. She noted that issues most concerning to residents were community safety, transit service, availability of washroom facilities at park locations, community space and shade structures, affordable and accessible housing. Ms. Balasal also advised Committee of the Ontario Seniors Grant program, the hiring of a summer student and the Seniors’ Fair on October 6, 2019, jointly sponsored by CARP and the William Osler Health Centre. In response to questions regarding the issues raised at the community engagement events, Ms. Balasal noted the following: Residents were advised to contact the Call Centre 311 service Shade structures and washrooms require collaboration with other departments and financial consideration Age-Friendly Strategy initiatives would require collaboration with other citizen committees, such as Brampton Community Safety Committee to determine if any initiatives were similar Request for member participation at the Seniors’ Fair 2019 09 17 Page 3 of 4 3.1-4 Minutes Age-Friendly Brampton Advisory Committee Ms. Balasal advised that details on the fair will be forwarded to members. Responses to participate maybe sent to her directly. AFC025-2019 That the presentation by Daniella Balasal, Policy Planner, to the Age- Friendly Brampton Advisory Committee meeting of September 17, 2019 re: City of Brampton Age-Friendly Project Update be received. Carried 5. Reports / Updates – nil 6. Other/New Business/Information Items – nil 7. Correspondence – nil 8. Question Period Sylvia Roberts, Brampton resident, inquired about the student housing policy report that was presented to Council earlier in the summer and whether all groups in the community were consulted, as transit and connections are concerning for students and should also be addressed. Staff explained that the report relates to a student housing policy review and rental housing protection policy review, and benchmarking was undertaken with respect to the information in the report. 9. Public Question Period – nil 10. Adjournment AFC026-2019 That the Age-Friendly Brampton Advisory Committee do now adjourn to meet again on November 19, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. Carried __________________________________ Bob Pesant, Co Chair 2019 09 17 Page 4 of 4 4.1-1 More free presentations: Slideseller.com NURTURING NEIGHBOURHOODS PROGRAM