PHSSC

That Stephanie Farquharson and Wendi Duggan, Niagara United, BE PERMITTED to appear before the Public Health and Social Services Committee as a delegate respecting PHD 08-2019, Increasing Capacity for Suicide Prevention (Agenda Item 5.1).

That Report PHD 08-2019, dated April 16, 2019, respecting Increasing Capacity for Suicide Prevention Efforts in Niagara, BE RECEIVED and the following recommendations BE APPROVED: 1. That Regional Council APPROVE the creation of two full time equivalent positions in Public Health & Emergency Services to support mental health resiliency and community capacity-building, with these positions having a dedicated focus on addressing the burden of suicide in Niagara for two years; and 2. That the ongoing operating budget requirements for this initiative BE

That the motion BE AMENDED to include Clause 3 as follows: 3. That staff BE DIRECTED to work with community partners to ensure that there are trained volunteer personnel on the infrastructure forthwith, that expenses be included in the current budget and that funding be sought from the provincial government for this initiative.

That Report COM 13-2019, dated April 16, 2019, respecting Actions to Inform Procurement Process of EarlyON Child and Family Centre, BE RECEIVED and the following recommendations BE APPROVED: 1. That all current service provider agencies (Appendix A) continue to operate EarlyON Child and Family Centres until the conclusion of the procurement process, and that staff BE AUTHORIZED to negotiate any and all required amendments and documentation related to existing agreements for current service provider agencies; 2. That the Negotiated Request for Proposal (NRFP) process BE INITIATED in Q2 2019 and that staff BE AUTHORIZED to enter into negotiations with the selected proponents based on the NRFP process, subject to confirmation of provincial funding; 3. That the evaluation scoring matrix (Appendix B), to be used to score NRFP submissions from potential service providers, BE APPROVED; 4. That staff BE AUTHORIZED to negotiate with Bethlehem Housing and Support Services as the sole sourced EarlyON service provider to operate an EarlyON Child and Family Centre specifically for high needs families in Niagara; 5. That staff BE AUTHORIZED to negotiate with Fort Erie Native Friendship Centre as the sole sourced EarlyON service provider to operate a culturally relevant, Indigenous-led EarlyON Child and Family Centre in Niagara; 6. That staff BE AUTHORIZED to negotiate with Centre de santé communautaire Hamilton/Welland as the sole sourced EarlyON service provider to operate a French-langua

That Report COM 16-2019, dated April 16, 2019, respecting Emergency Shelter Funding Adjustments, BE RECEIVED and the following recommendations BE APPROVED: 1. That the $1,144,861 increase in emergency shelter homelessness contracts, from $6,938,250 (initially approved in COM 16-2017) to $8,083,111 for the (33 month) period July 1, 2017 to March 31, 2020 BE APPROVED; and 2. That staff BE AUTHORIZED to execute any required amendments and documentation related to existing agreements for current service providers of emergency shelter to implement the increases in funding.

That Report NRH 1-2019, dated January 11, 2019, respecting Budget Adjustment – Social Housing Apartment Improvement Program (SHAIP) BE RECEIVED and the following recommendation BE APPROVED: 1. That a gross capital budget adjustment in the amount of $1,075,475 gross and $0 net BE RECEIVED and INITIATED for the Social Housing Apartment Improvement Program and that the adjustment BE FUNDED by Ministry of Housing - SHAIP grant.

That the following items BE RECEIVED for information: PHD-C 01-2019 Number of Persons Impacted by a Death by Suicide COM 15-2019 Housing and Homelessness Action Plan Update 2018 COM 18-2019 Senior Services Homes - Volunteer Report COM 19-2019 Medical Directors Annual Report 2018 - Long-Term Care Homes CWCD 112-2019 2019 alpha Boards of Health Fitness Challenge CWCD 131-2019 Opioid Work Update