Housing & Homelessness Advisory Committee
Meeting Minutes

2. Disclosure of Interest

None disclosed.

3. Adoption of the Minutes

Moved by E. Hill, seconded by Councillor McKenzie,

That the minutes of the Housing & Homelessness Advisory Committee of its meeting held February 11, 2020 BE ADOPTED as presented.

Carried.

4. Business Items

4.1 COVID-19 Updates from the Housing Department & HHAC Members

D. Cercone provides the following updates relating to COVID-19 and the Housing Department, City of Windsor:

Soon after the pandemic began, the provincial and federal government provided additional funding to assist the Housing Department in supporting its funded agencies and vulnerable populations.

The table below provides an overview of the initial funding streams and allocations.

Funding Stream	Funding Ministry	Amount	Date of Allocation	Purpose / Guidelines
Social Services Relief (SSRF) Fund	Ministry of Municipal Affairs & Housing (MMAH)	$3.7 million	Apr 1, 2020	To help social service providers such as emergency shelters, food bank, supportive housing to deliver their critical services, hire additional staff and find ways to promote social distancing and self-isolation.Falls under the Community Homelessness Prevention Initiative (CHPI) guidelines.
Canada’sCOVIDEconomicResponsePlan	Employment & Social Development Canada (ESDC)	$1.47 million	Apr 1, 2020	To provide assistance to organizations attending to the needs of people experiencing or at risk of homelessness during the pandemic.
Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM)	n/a	$34,000	Jun 3, 2020	To provide COVID-19 vulnerable populations.related supports to
COVID 19:TemporaryPandemic Pay	MMAH	$307,235	Jun 12, 2020	To provide pandemic pay increase of $4 / hour and lump sum payments ($250 / month) for eligible employers and employees for the period