Item - 2016.CD11.7
Tracking Status
- City Council adopted this item on May 3, 2016 without amendments.
- This item was considered by Community Development and Recreation Committee on April 13, 2016 and was adopted with amendments. It will be considered by City Council on May 3, 2016.
CD11.7 - Update on Shelter System and Hostels to Homes Pilot
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Adopted
- 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, to enter into agreements and fund five agencies, for up to $800,000 gross and $0 net, as outlined in Appendix A to the report (March 30, 2016) from the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Adminstration.
Background Information (Committee)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2016/cd/bgrd/backgroundfile-91676.pdf
Motions (City Council)
CD11.7 - Update on Shelter System and Hostels to Homes Pilot
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Amended
- 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, to enter into agreements and fund five agencies, for up to $800,000 gross and $0 net, as outlined in Appendix A to the report (March 30, 2016) from the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Adminstration.
Decision Advice and Other Information
The Community Development and Recreation Committee:
1. Requested the Acting General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration to report to the June 23, 2016 Community Development and Recreation Committee meeting on the current divisional strategy to identify new and replacement services to ensure that housing and shelter services are available and accessible to all residents in all parts of Toronto.
2. Requested the Acting General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration to report to the October 20, 2016 Community Development and Recreation Committee meeting on:
a. the status of shelter occupancy and winter readiness; and
b. the evaluation of the Hostels to Homes Pilot.
Origin
Summary
This report provides City Council with an update on the overall shelter system and the work underway to increase overall system capacity and relieve occupancy pressures for shelter beds. It also seeks City Council authority to enter into funding agreements with five qualified community agencies for follow-up support to increase the housing stability of participants in the Hostels to Homes Pilot (the 'Pilot'), an initiative approved as part of Shelter, Support and Housing Administration's (SSHA) 2015 Shelter Infrastructure Strategy and Service Improvement Plan.
The funding in this report related to the Hostels to Homes Pilot is from the provincially funded Community Homelessness Prevention Initiative (CHPI). This report makes recommendations for the allocation of up to $800,000 gross and $0 net for 2016. Funding is available in the 2016 Approved Operating Budget for SSHA.
Background Information
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2016/cd/bgrd/backgroundfile-91676.pdf
Motions
That the Acting General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration report to the October 20, 2016 Community Development and Recreation Committee meeting on:
a. the status of shelter occupancy and winter readiness; and
b. the evaluation of the Hostels to Homes Pilot.
That the Acting General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration report to the June 23, 2016 Community Development and Recreation Committee on the current divisional strategy to identify new and replacement services to ensure that housing and shelter services are available and accessible to all residents in all parts of Toronto.