Housing & Homelessness Advisory Committee
Meeting Minutes
5. Business Items
5.1 Secondary Suites Update
This item was discussed in the presentation provided by Greg Atkinson and George Robinson.
5.2 Discussion regarding Goals Previously Identified
K. Goz provides an overview of goals previously identified as follows:
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Housing Services has been taking steps to implement the strategies and achieve the targets identified under the HHMP
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16 targets are identified as ongoing/long term
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13 targets are identified as mid term
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4 targets are identified as short term
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Housing Services has also begun to create a tracking mechanism that will detail the progress made under the strategies, action/ sub-tasks and targets for the items identified in the HHMP
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The Housing & Homelessness Advisory Committee and Community Advisory Board will be engaged to act as champions of the Plan and inform the development of a work plan to put the Plan and its strategies into active use in our community. This includes efforts to raise awareness of key issues and prompt change in policy and service delivery in a way that improves a person's outcomes.
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Further updates will be provided regularly to City and County Council, HHAC, CAB, relevant funders and the community for shared accountability for the Plan including but not limited to publishing Annual Reports on the progress attained under the Plan
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Housing Services will be meeting with Corporate Communications in the coming weeks to develop a communications plan regarding the update and implementation of the plan as well as to increase awareness on issues related to housing and homelessness
5.3 City of Windsor 2020 Budget
D. Cercone reports that City Council approved through the 2020 Budget Stabilization Reserve an Outreach Worker position at Family Services Windsor-Essex.
D. Cercone states the Capital Budget includes some funding for the Meadowbrook Project for a total of $12 M over 2 years. There are placeholders in 2021/2022 for CHC specific to some capital that has yet to be determined in terms of projects. Council also approved $250,000 in 2020 for a municipal housing benefit. As identified in the 2020