Item - 2014.CD30.7

Tracking Status

This item was considered by Community Development and Recreation Committee on June 25, 2014 and was adopted with amendments.

CD30.7 - Update on the Implementation of Housing at Risk Council Recommendations for the City of Toronto

Decision Type:: ACTION

Status:: Amended

Wards:: All

Committee Decision

The Community Development and Recreation Committee:

1. Requested the City Manager to report to the August 14, 2014 meeting of the Community Development and Recreation Committee on the reporting relationship of the Office of the Commissioner of Housing Equity (OCHE) to the Board of Directors of Toronto Community Housing (TCH) and to outline the best practice for reporting relationships for independent accountability officers.

Origin

(June 6, 2014) Report from the Deputy City Manager, Cluster A

Summary

At its meeting on June 11, 2013, City Council adopted the recommendations made by the Ombudsman in the report entitled "Housing at Risk: An Investigation into the Toronto Community Housing Corporation's Eviction of Seniors on the Basis of Rental Arrears."

This report responds to four recommendations in the June 2013 report concerning expanding the system of automatic withdrawal of Toronto Community Housing (TCH) rental payments prior to residents on social assistance receiving their benefit payments; the protocol between TCH and Toronto Employment and Social Services (TESS) to support clients' rental payments; the establishment of a Commissioner of Housing Equity for TCH; and providing information on the City of Vancouver's training and follow-up services for vulnerable tenants.

Background Information

(June 6, 2014) Report from the Deputy City Manager, Cluster A on the Update on the Implementation of Housing at Risk Council Recommendations for the City of Toronto
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2014/cd/bgrd/backgroundfile-70312.pdf

Motions

Motion to Amend Item (Additional) moved by Councillor Paula Fletcher (Carried)

That the City Manager be requested to report to the August 14, 2014 meeting of the Community Development and Recreation Committee on the reporting relationship of the Office of the Commissioner of Housing Equity (OCHE) to the Board of Directors of Toronto Community Housing (TCH) and to outline the best practice for reporting relationships for independent accountability officers.

Motion to Adopt Item as Amended moved by Councillor Paula Fletcher (Carried)