AGENDA
HUMAN SERVICES PLANNING BOARD OF YORK REGION
April 15, 2014
1:00 p.m.
Seminar Room
Administrative Centre
17250 Yonge Street
Newmarket, Ontario
[Accessible formats or communication supports are available upon request
Contact: Regional Clerk’s Office, regional.clerk@york.ca, 18774649675 extension 71320]
A. DISCLOSURES OF INTEREST
B. COMMITTEE PROCEEDINGS
Report No. #3 of the Human Services Planning Board meeting held on December 10, 2013 and received by Regional Council on January 23, 2014
C. PRESENTATIONS
C.1 Make Rental Happen - Public Relations Discussion
Ken Boessenkool, Brian Topp and Don Guy, Partners, Kool, Top & Guy Public Affairs
C.2 The State of Homelessness in Canada
Stephen Gaetz, Associate Professor, Director of the Canadian Homelessness Research Network and Director of the Homeless Hub, Faculty of Education, York University Making Ends Meet Collective Actions
C.3 Fair Access Partnership Pilot Project Update
Mary Creighton, Director of Recreation Services, City of Markham and Bernice Landry, Supervisor, Community Programs and Contract Management, York Region
C.4 TRIEC Mentoring Partnership Program Update
Akash Mahajan, Employer Relations Manager, TRIEC Making Ends Meet Individual Actions
C.5 Food Charter Update
Joan Stonehocker, Executive Director, York Region Food Network and Chair, York Region Food Charter Working Group
D. DISCUSSION TOPICS
D.1 Environics Survey - Rental Housing Responses Review
Natalie Hui, Senior Statistical Data Analyst, York Region
D.2 Research Review - Does Increasing the Supply of Private Market Rental Housing Lead to Affordability?
Monica Bryce, Manager, Social Policy and Community, York Region
E. COMMUNICATIONS
E.1 Update on the Development of the York Region Seniors Strategy
Denis Kelly, Regional Clerk, dated January 24, 2014
E.2 2011 National Household Survey - Issues and Demographic Highlights
Denis Kelly, Regional Clerk, dated January 24, 2014
E.3 The 2011 National Household Survey - Labour Force, Employment and Income
Denis Kelly, Regional Clerk, dated January 24, 2014
E.4 New Guide on Human Rights and Rental Housing Licensing
Barbara Hall, Chief Commissioner, Ontario Human Rights Commission, dated February 20, 2014
E.5 Human Services Planning Board of York Region - Staff Updates
Lisa Gonsalves, Director, Strategies and Partnerships Branch, dated April 15, 2014
E.5.1 Make Rental Happen in York Region Post-Secondary Student Challenge
E.5.2 Make Rental Happen Challenge Awards and Housing Symposium
E.5.3 Make Rental Happen and Fair Access Partnership Pilot Program Presentations
E.5.4 Standardized Make Rental Happen Communication Materials for Board Members
F. OTHER BUSINESS
F.1 Next meeting of the Human Services Planning Board
F.2 Meeting Evaluation
G. ADJOURNMENT
