Item - 2017.CD24.7

That City Council delete the Community Development and Recreation Committee Recommendations and adopt instead the following new recommendations:

1.  City Council approve the 2018 Shelter Infrastructure Plan as set out in Attachment 3 to the report (November 10, 2017) from the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, as amended by Part 10 below.
 

2.  City Council authorize the Deputy City Manager Cluster A, in consultation with the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, the General Manager, Shelter Support and Housing Administration, the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration, and the Director, Real Estate Services to approve specific sites for emergency shelters as per Attachment 2 to the report (November 10, 2017) from the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, provided that:

a.  the funding for these sites is within the capital and operating budgets approved by City Council;

b.  the shelter project has been approved by Council through the annual shelter infrastructure plan; and

c.  the location meets the requirements of the Municipal Shelter Bylaw 138-2003 and applicable zoning by-laws.
 

3.  City Council authorize the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration to enter into agreements, as required, to implement shelters outlined in the 2018 Shelter Infrastructure Plan, set out in Attachment 3 to the report (November 10, 2017) from the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, as amended by Part 10 below.
 

4.  City Council replace the remaining elements of its existing Due Diligence Process for assessing new shelter sites with the new Emergency Shelter Development Process as set out in Attachment 1 to the report (November 10, 2017) from the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration.
 

5.  City Council direct the General Manager of Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, on an urgent basis, to make available additional motel beds.
 

6.  City Council direct the General Manager of Shelter, Support and Housing Administration to audit all existing shelters to identify and open any and all available space that could accommodate additional beds, within Shelter Standards, as soon as possible.
 

7.  City Council direct the Director, Real Estate Services and the Transition Lead of the Toronto Realty Agency to work with the General Manager, Shelter Support and Housing Administration, supported by the full cooperation of all Division Heads and Agency Heads, in an immediate review of available buildings, including city/agency-owned sites, to open additional low-barrier winter respite sites as soon as possible, and among these sites, to include dedicated women-only spaces.

 
8.  City Council authorize the General Manager, Shelter Support and Housing Administration, on an urgent basis and as required, to amend existing contracts and/or enter into new purchase orders and operator agreements, to implement Parts 5, 6 and 7 above.
 

9.  City Council authorize the Acting Chief Financial Officer to transfer $10.6 million from the Tax Stabilization Fund to the Social Housing Reserve for the provision of the services identified in Parts 5, 6 and 7 above with a target of providing 400 beds/spaces as soon as is practically possible.
 

10.  City Council authorize the Deputy City Manager, Cluster A to add the opening of three shelters, to be available for general shelter use in 2018, ensuring that across the shelter system new spaces are made available for diverse categories, with a view to achieving 90 percent occupancy; and, furthermore City Council request the Interim Chief Financial Officer to report to the Budget Committee on the financial implications to Shelter Support and Housing Administration's 2018 Preliminary operating budget and 10-year capital plan.

 
11.  City Council request the General Manager of Shelter Support and Housing Administration to identify a site for a 24-hour drop-in and referral centre and report to Community Development and Recreation in the second quarter of 2018.

 
12.  City Council request the General Manager, Shelter Support and Housing Administration to provide an update on the implementation of the above measures and planning for winter service delivery in 2018/19 by the end of the second quarter of 2018.
 

13.  City Council request the Mayor to convene a meeting of community leaders owning/managing properties in Toronto to help secure sites, permanent and temporary, to locate shelters and low barrier winter respite sites.
 

14.  City Council request the Provincial Government to reintroduce funding mechanisms to offset the cost of sudden and prolonged increases in demand for emergency shelter space in Toronto.
 

15.  City Council urge the Federal Government to expedite the implementation of the National Housing Strategy, including maintaining Toronto's baseline Social Housing funding at 2017 levels.
 

16.  City Council support Shelter Support and Housing Administration in developing its rapid housing strategy, involving interdisciplinary teams, including the Local Health Integration Networks and community agencies, with housing allowances and other supports to move homeless individuals from shelters to supportive housing.

That City Council direct the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, to make every effort to find existing landlords as partners to replace hotel rooms in the City of Toronto, including Airbnb.

That City Council request the federal government to pay for all necessary resources, including affordable housing and shelter costs, for any refugees that have moved to Toronto over the last three years.

That City Council direct the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration to conduct a count of the City's homeless population and report to City Council in two months' time on those homeless persons who have moved from other municipalities and are now using City of Toronto resources.

That City Council request the Deputy City Manager, Cluster A and the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration to explore funding program and strategic partnership opportunities with the Mental Health Commission of Canada and their recommendations set out in Changing Directions, Changing Lives, the Mental Health Strategy for Canada.

That City Council request the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration to report to the Community Development and Recreation Committee on existing policy and strategies for client referral from "at capacity" shelters to one or more shelter with capacity on any given night.

That City Council direct the City Manager to prepare a list of all provincially and federally-owned buildings and properties and to report back to the January 17, 2018 Community Development and Recreation Committee meeting.

That City Council request the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, to work with operators to review resources available to 24-hour women's drop-in programs to address overcrowding, including using resources from the Central Toronto Local Health Integrated Network, and report back to the Community Development and Recreation Committee in the second quarter of 2018.

Amended by motion 7 by Councillor Perks.

That:

1. City Council amend Recommendation 1 of motion 1 by Councillor Mihevc by adding the words "such plan to include the opening of 1,000 new shelter beds (rather than drop-in beds) to meet the standard of 90 percent shelter occupancy across all sectors, which includes low-threshold, harm reduction focused shelters" so that it now reads as follows:

1. City Council approve the 2018 Shelter Infrastructure Plan as set out in Attachment 3 to the report (November 10, 2017) from the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, as amended by Part 10 below, such plan to include the opening of 1,000 new shelter beds (rather than drop-in beds) to meet the standard of 90 percent shelter occupancy across all sectors, which includes low-threshold, harm reduction focused shelters.

2. City Council amend Recommendation 7 of motion 1 by Councillor Mihevc by deleting the words "women-only spaces" and adding the words "cots where possible and" and "spaces for women and gender non-binary people" so that it now reads as follows:

7.  City Council direct the Director, Real Estate Services and the Transition Lead of the Toronto Realty Agency to work with the General Manager, Shelter Support and Housing Administration, supported by the full cooperation of all Division Heads and Agency Heads, in an immediate review of available buildings, including city/agency-owned sites, to open additional low-barrier winter respite sites as soon as possible, and among these sites, to include cots where possible and dedicated spaces for women and gender non-binary people.

3. City Council amend Recommendation 9 of motion 1 by Councillor Mihevc by deleting the word "spaces" so it now reads as follows:

9.  City Council authorize the Acting Chief Financial Officer to transfer $10.6 million from the Tax Stabilization Fund to the Social Housing Reserve for the provision of the services identified in Parts 5, 6 and 7 above with a target of providing 400 beds/spaces as soon as is practically possible.

That:

1. City Council direct the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, to identify a site for a new family-specific year-round 24-hour drop-in and referral centre, and report to the Community Development and Recreation Committee in the first quarter of 2018.

2.  City Council direct the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, to work with the Local Health Integration Networks, to include consistent medically-focused case management across the spectrum of drop-ins and shelters as a performance measure.

3.  City Council request the Province of Ontario to immediately increase health service supports administered through the Local Health Integration Networks, to the City of Toronto's shelter system.

4.  City Council direct the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, to review opportunities for adding temporary shelter space after-programming hours in city-owned community and recreation centres to help alleviate the overcrowding in the Out of the Cold programs, shelters, respite and warming centres.

5.  City Council direct the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration to carry out this work with an intersectional gender lens to ensure that women and gender non-binary people have equitable access to these services.

6. City Council direct the City Manager to formally request and submit an operational proposal to the Canadian Armed Forces and the Department of National Defence to open the armouries and other available federal buildings by the end of 2017 for the purpose of providing temporary shelter beds and supports for the homeless, including at least 100 beds allocated for women and gender non-binary people, and to complement any provincial and local efforts with their unique capabilities including military personnel and equipment.

Part 6 of motion 6b lost.

That City Council amend motion 5 by Councillor Layton by deleting the word "second" and inserting the word "first" so that it now reads as follows:

That City Council request the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, to work with operators to review resources available to 24-hour women's drop-in programs to address overcrowding, including using resources from the Central Toronto Local Health Integrated Network, and report back to the Community Development and Recreation Committee in the first quarter of 2018.

That City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to report to the May 1, 2018 Planning and Growth Management Committee meeting with zoning by-law amendment options that increase the as-of-right permissions for shelters.

That:

1.  City Council request the Mayor to use his authority under the Toronto Municipal Code, Chapter 59, Emergency Management, to declare an emergency exists with respect to the City's shelter system and direct that a response be created that allows for additional temporary shelter space for men and women, including trans-accessible beds, to be opened by the end of 2017 to protect the health, safety and welfare of our most vulnerable residents for the duration of the emergency.

 
2.  City Council request the Mayor to work with the City Manager to find the necessary funding to support the creation of additional temporary shelter space for the duration of the emergency.
 

3.  City Council request the Mayor to contact the Federal Government through the Prime Minister and the Minister of National Defense to open emergency shelters at the Fort York Armoury and the Moss Park Armoury for the duration of the emergency.

 
4.  City Council request the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, to reconsider the criteria used when assessing potential shelter sites with an objective of creating new temporary shelter spaces and re-examine the 64 properties assessed as part of the 2018 Shelter Infrastructure Plan and Progress Report that did not meet the requirements of Municipal Shelter By-law 138-2003 and/or applicable zoning by-laws under those new criteria for opportunities to add temporary shelter space in those locations for the duration of the emergency.

 
5.  City Council request the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, to review opportunities for adding temporary shelter space in city-run winter respite centres for the duration of the emergency.

 
6.  City Council request the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, to review opportunities for adding temporary shelter space after-programming hours in city-owned community and recreation centres for the duration of the emergency.

That City Council request the Province of Ontario to immediately increase health service supports administered through the Local Health Integration Networks (LHIN), to the City of Toronto's shelter system.

That City Council direct the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, to identify a site for a new family-specific year-round 24-hour drop-in and referral centre, and report to the Community Development and Recreation Committee in the first quarter of 2018.

That City Council direct the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, to work with the Local Health Integration Networks (LHIN), to include consistent  medically-focused case management across the spectrum of drop-ins and shelters as a performance measure.

That City Council direct the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, to include in the 2018 Shelter Infrastructure Plan the opening of 1,000 new shelter beds (rather than drop-in beds) to meet the standard of 90 percent shelter occupancy across all sectors, which includes low-threshold, harm reduction focused shelters.