HomeMy WebLinkAboutSafe & Healthy - 2009-09-01SAFE AND HEALTHY COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE MINUTES
SEPTEMBER 1, 2009 CITY OF KITCHENER
The Safe and Healthy Community Advisory Committee met this date, commencing at 4:00 p.m.
Present: Ms. K. Kwiatkowski, Chair
Ms. L. Booth, Ms. S. Franzen, Messrs. D. Bellamy, P. Doherty, B. Pegg and
Superintendent B. Larkin.
Staff: L. Palubeski, Manager of Program and Resource Services
M. Hildebrand, Director of Community Programs and Services
D. Campbell, Manager of Community Resource Centres
L Korabo, Committee Administrator
1. BUDGET UPDATE
Ms. Kwiatkowski advised that she and Mr. D. Bellamy had met with staff to discuss how budget
dollars are currently being allocated and how this would be handled in future. She also advised
that agencies that have been receiving funding from this Committee were contacted and
advised to begin to seek alternative funding sources as the City of Kitchener is facing budget
cuts. She noted that the agencies contacted expressed their appreciation for the funding
support the City has been able to provide to this point.
In addition, members were reminded that $5000.00 has been set aside for work that the
Committee may wish to pursue in the current term. How these dollars will be spent will be
determined once the work plan is finalized.
2. TERMS OF REFERENCE
The Committee was advised that Council unanimously approved the revised Terms of
Reference for the Safe and Healthy Community Advisory Committee.
3. WORK PLAN DEVELOPMENT
Ms. D. Campbell attended and provided a recap of the process followed to date in developing
a work plan for the remainder of the Committee's term. She commented that work done to date
has provided a good foundation and the final step is to include one or two action items under
each of the two focus areas already identified.
Ms. Campbell circulated a strategic framework outline which stated the Corporations
"Community Vision" as found in the "Plan for a Healthy Kitchener" as well as the Committees
purpose and scope as noted in the newly approved Terms of Reference.
She reminded the Committee that at an earlier meeting, the following two priority areas of
focus had been agreed to, being;
• access, equity and inclusion; and,
• community and civic engagement.
Ms. Campbell advised that the goal of today's meeting was to brainstorm action items under
each of the two focus areas. Committee members then formed into groups for discussion and
brainstorming purposes, keeping in mind the general parameters and guidelines as already
agreed to:
• two priority focus areas;
• use of partnerships and collaboration;
• strategic, high level role of the Committee;
• achievable goals within 15 months / 12 meetings; and,
• use of available staff resources.
The listing of ideas were debated and, in some cases, issues put forward by members were
linked with ongoing groups and / or work and deemed not appropriate for inclusion in the work
plan of this Committee.
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3. WORK PLAN DEVELOPMENT Cont'd
Based on the input received from members, the strategic framework document will be updated
by staff to include a direction statement for each focus area and list the action items as
identified by members.
Staff will provide a draft work plan at the Committee's October meeting at which time additional
discussion can occur concerning specifics under the action items. Members were to keep in
mind that some other organization may already be working on an initiative and the Committee
could look at partnering with it.
It is suggested that the Committee's work plan be presented to Council for approval in late
October.
4. ADJOURNMENT
On motion, the meeting adjourned at 6:00 p.m.
Linda Korabo
Committee Administrator