Council Report: C 145/2020

Subject: Emergency Shelter Review Report - City Wide

Reference:

Date to Council: July 27, 2020
Author: Jennifer Tanner
Manager, Homelessness & Housing Support
519-255-5200 ext. 5250
jtanner@citywindsor.ca
Housing and Children's Services
Report Date: 7/10/2020
Clerk’s File #: GH/11710

To: Mayor and Members of City Council

Recommendation:

THAT the Review of Emergency Shelter Services in Windsor Essex Report by Vink Consulting Inc. BE RECEIVED for information and further;

THAT the Executive Director of Housing and Children’s Services BE DIRECTED to bring forward reports to City Council addressing the recommendations for the future state of the emergency shelter system, including implementation plans with associated costs, and further;

THAT the Executive Director of Housing and Children’s Services BE AUTHORIZED to pursue funding options to support any required operational and capital investments and further, should such funding options be in the form of grants;

THAT the Chief Administrative Officer and City Clerk, or their designates, BE AUTHORIZED to sign any applications and take any such actions as required to secure funding provided such documents are in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor, satisfactory in financial content to the City Treasurer, and technical content to the Executive Director of Housing and Children’s Services.

Executive Summary:

Home, Together, The Windsor Essex 10 Year Housing and Homelessness Master Plan 2019-2028 included as a goal the need to conduct a review of the emergency shelter system in Windsor and Essex County to ensure emergency shelter services meet the needs of people experiencing homelessness. Vink Consulting Inc. conducted extensive consultation and research in order to prepare the 10 Year Housing and Homelessness