Item - 2016.CD11.6
Tracking Status
- City Council adopted this item on May 3, 2016 without amendments and without debate.
- This item was considered by the Community Development and Recreation Committee on April 13, 2016 and adopted without amendment. It will be considered by City Council on May 3, 2016.
CD11.6 - Housing Support Assessment Tool Evaluation Funding Allocation
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Adopted on Consent
- Wards:
- All
City Council Decision
City Council on May 3, 4 and 5, 2016, adopted the following:
1. City Council authorize the Acting General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, and/or designate to enter into a new service agreement with the Centre for Research on Inner City Health at St. Michael's Hospital to provide research and evaluation support for this initiative towards a final evaluation report. The maximum amount of the agreement shall not exceed $50,000.
2. City Council amend the 2016 Approved Operating Budget for Shelter, Support and Housing Administration by $29,250 gross, $0 net, and include the remaining $20,750 gross and $0 net in the 2017 Operating Budget Submission for Shelter Support and Housing Administration to allow for the receipt and allocation of the Provincial funding dedicated to the evaluation of the Housing Assessment Tool.
Background Information (Committee)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2016/cd/bgrd/backgroundfile-91673.pdf
CD11.6 - Housing Support Assessment Tool Evaluation Funding Allocation
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Adopted
- Wards:
- All
Committee Recommendations
The Community Development and Recreation Committee recommends that:
1. City Council authorize the Acting General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, and/or his designate to enter into a new service agreement with the Centre for Research on Inner City Health at St. Michael's Hospital to provide research and evaluation support for this initiative towards a final evaluation report. The maximum amount of the agreement shall not exceed $50,000.
2. City Council amend the 2016 Approved Operating Budget for Shelter, Support and Housing Administration by $29,250 gross, $0 net, and include the remaining $20,750 gross and $0 net in the 2017 Operating Budget Submission for Shelter Support and Housing Administration to allow for the receipt and allocation of the Provincial funding dedicated to the evaluation of the Housing Assessment Tool.
Origin
Summary
Shelter, Support and Housing Administration (SSHA), along with the Centre for Research on Inner City Health at St. Michael's Hospital, have received approval for Provincial funding under the Treasury Board Secretariat. The City has been approved a total of $50,000 over a 24 month period, to be used for the evaluation of a Housing Support Assessment Tool. This tool is intended to assess the level of acuity and support needs of people who are homeless, in order to assist them find and maintain housing.
This report seeks City Council approval to enter into a service agreement with the Centre for Research on Inner City Health and to increase the 2016 Approved Operating Budget for SSHA by $29,250 gross and $0 net and to include an additional $20,750 gross and $0 net in the 2017 Operating Budget Submission for SSHA.
Background Information
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2016/cd/bgrd/backgroundfile-91673.pdf