Agenda
Community Services Committee


Community Services Committee Meeting
Monday, November 16, 2015
Tom Davies Square
Rene Lapierre, Chair
Fern Cormier, Vice Chair

6:00 p.m.

COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMITTEE MEETING
COMMITTEE ROOM C-11

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DECLARATIONS OF PECUNIARY INTEREST AND THE GENERAL NATURE THEREOF

PRESENTATIONS

1. Report dated October 8, 2015 from the Acting General Manager of Citizen and Leisure Services regarding 2015 Community Trails Maintenance Program.

(ELECTRONIC PRESENTATION) (FOR INFORMATION ONLY)
(This report/presentation will provide an opportunity for the section to update Council on the 2015 trails maintenance program completed throughout the summer related to the one time allocation in the amount of $162,300 for materials and supplies.)

1.1 Full Report (pdf)
  • Pamela Cranston, Manager of Parks Services
2. Report dated October 28, 2015 from the General Manager of Citizen and Leisure Services regarding Early Learning/ Child Care Community Update.

(ELECTRONIC PRESENTATION) (FOR INFORMATION ONLY)
(Tracy Saarikoski, Sherry Fournier, and Tyler Campbell will present an overview of the Children Services Sector and the role of Children Services.)

2.1 Full Report (pdf)
  • Tyler Campbell, Manager of Children's Services
  • Tracy Saarikoski, Executive Director of Teddy Bear Daycare
  • Sherry Fournier, Executive Director, Child and Community Services

Consent Agenda

(For the purpose of convenience and for expediting meetings, matters of business of repetitive or routine nature are included in the Consent Agenda, and all such matters of business contained in the Consent Agenda are voted on collectively. A particular matter of business may be singled out from the Consent Agenda for debate or for a separate vote upon the request of any Councillor. In the case of a separate vote, the excluded matter of business is severed from the Consent Agenda, and only the remaining matters of business contained in the Consent Agenda are voted on collectively. Each and every matter of business contained in the Consent Agenda is recorded separately in the minutes of the meeting.)

ROUTINE MANAGEMENT REPORTS

C-1. Report dated October 28, 2015 from the General Manager of Citizen and Leisure Services regarding Provincial Child Care Mitigation Fund Update.

(FOR INFORMATION ONLY)
(Staff are providing an update on the current status of the Mitigation Funds, provided by the Ministry of Education to Children Services to help mitigate the effects of the Child Care funding formula changes announced in 2013)

1.1 Full Report (pdf)
1.2 Provincial Mitigation Funding Update (pdf)

Regular Agenda

REFERRED & DEFERRED MATTERS

R-1. Report dated October 6, 2015 from the General Manager of Citizen and Leisure Services regarding Blezard Valley Ball Field.

(RECOMMENDATION PREPARED)
(Council, at the July 6, 2015 Community Services Standing Committee meeting, requested a report to review options and cost estimates regarding relocating the ball field located at Blezard Valley Park.)

1.1 Full Report (pdf)
1.2 Appendix A - Current Field Location (pdf)
1.3 Appendix B - Conceputal Laoyout Regarding Repositioning (pdf)
1.4 Appendix C - Conceptual Layout Regarding Relocation Ball Field To Centennial Arena (pdf)

MANAGERS' REPORTS

R-2. Report dated October 21, 2015 from the General Manager of Citizen and Leisure Services regarding Adamsdale Playground Enhancements/Morel Family.

(RECOMMENDATION PREPARED)
(This report provides information on the Morel family's interest to contribute significant capital funds to enhance the Adamsdale Playground under the Parks Memorial Donation program)

2.1 Full Report (pdf)
2.2 Appendix A - Building, Property and Park Naming Policy (pdf)
2.3 Appendix B - Parks Services Donation and Memorial Program (pdf)

R-3. Report dated October 21, 2015 from the General Manager of Health, Social and Emergency Services regarding Paramedic Services 2016 Budget Enhancements.

(RECOMMENDATION PREPARED)
(Paramedic Services is requesting permanent funding to increase two (2) full time equivalent Paramedic positions and one (1) full time equivalent Emergency Vehicle Technician.

3.1 Full Report (pdf)
3.2 Appendix A & B – Paramedic Services 2016 staffing (pdf)

R-4. Report dated October 21, 2015 from the General Manager of Health, Social and Emergency Services regarding Fire Services 2016 Budget Enhancements.

(RECOMMENDATION PREPARED)
(Budget enhancement to permanently increase Fire Services staffing with the addition of two additional full-time Training Officer positions and one additional permanent full-time Assistant Deputy Chief position.)

4.1 Full Report (pdf)
4.2 Pilot Project Report Dated January 24, 2013 (pdf)

ADDENDUM

CIVIC PETITIONS

QUESTION PERIOD AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

NOTICES OF MOTION

ADJOURNMENT

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