Item - 2019.EC6.10

The Economic and Community Development Committee recommends that:  

1.  City Council approve the recommended 2019 bed capacities and annual funding allocations as set out in Appendix A to the report (June 11, 2019) from the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, which are in accordance with the 2019 Approved Operating Budget for Shelter, Support and Housing Administration.

2.  City Council approve the recommended 2020 bed capacities and annual funding allocations as set out in Appendix A to the report (June 11, 2019) from the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, subject to approval of Shelter, Support and Housing Administration's 2020 Operating Budget.

3.  City Council authorize the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, or her designate to:

a.  enter into agreements with community agencies for the provision of shelter services for up to the annual funding allocation as outlined in Appendix A to the report (June 11, 2019) from the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, or up to the total approved in the 2019 Operating Budget for SSHA, as may be required, and subject to approval of Shelter, Support and Housing Administration's 2020 Operating Budget;

b.  enter into an agreement with the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care to receive $9.214 million annually in 2019 and 2020 for the provision of housing and supports for psychiatric consumer survivors living in Habitat Services contracted boarding or rooming houses, as approved in Shelter, Support and Housing Administration's 2019 Operating Budget and subject to approval of Shelter, Support and Housing Administration's 2020 Operating Budget;

c.  enter into an agreement with Mental Health Program Services of Metropolitan Toronto (Habitat Services) and issue payments up to $11.099 million gross and $1.885 million net in 2019 and $11.099 million gross and $2.220 million net in 2020 for the provision of housing and supports for psychiatric consumer survivors living in Habitat Services contracted boarding or rooming houses as outlined in Appendix B to the report (June 11, 2019) from the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, subject to approval of SSHA's 2020 Operating Budget;

d.  enter into an agreement with, and issue payments to the Toronto Hostels Training Centre (THTC) for the administration and provision of training for shelter, drop-in and other agency staff up to a maximum amount of $0.271 million gross and $0.135 million net in 2019 and 2020, as outlined in Appendix B to the report (June 11, 2019) from the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, subject to approval of SSHA's 2020 Operating Budget.

4.  City Council authorize the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, or her designate to:

a.  enter into agreements with Mental Health Program Services of Metropolitan Toronto (Habitat Services) and to issue payments up to $0.490 million gross and net in 2019 and $1.358 million gross and net in 2020 for the provision of housing and supports for psychiatric consumer survivors living in Habitat Services contracted boarding or rooming houses for the George Street Revitalization initiative as outlined in Appendix C to the report (June 11, 2019) from the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, subject to approval of Shelter, Support and Housing Administration's 2020 Operating Budget; and

b.  enter into agreements with community agencies on such terms and conditions as are satisfactory to the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration for the provision of shelter services or housing for George Street Revitalization throughout 2019 and 2020, as shelter or housing sites are identified and as shelter operators are identified through a competitive process.

5.  City Council authorize the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, or her designate, in support of Shelter, Support and Housing Administration's efforts to open 1000 beds, to:

a.  enter into agreements with community agencies for the provision of shelter services for up to the annual funding allocation as outlined in Appendix C to the report (June 11, 2019) from the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, or up to the total approved in the 2019 Operating Budget for Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, as may be required, and subject to approval of Shelter, Support and Housing Administration's 2020 Operating Budget; and

b.  enter into agreements with community agencies on such terms and conditions as are satisfactory to the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration for the provision of shelter services to open 1000 new beds throughout 2019 and 2020, as shelter sites are identified and as shelter operators are identified through a competitive process.

6.  City Council authorize the Director, Real Estate Services to approve, execute and administer any licence or sublease agreements with a service provider of City owned or leased respite, emergency shelter, or transitional shelter space at less than market value, for a term that corresponds with the applicable operating agreement, and on such other terms and conditions deemed appropriate by the Director, Real Estate Services, and in a form acceptable to the City Solicitor.

The City of Toronto's Shelter, Support and Housing Administration division (SSHA) provides funding to 56 shelter sites operated by 32 community not-for-profit agencies through purchase of service contracts. All programs must meet the operating requirements set out in both the Toronto Shelter Standards (TSS) and the purchase of service contracts, and the programs are evaluated using a quality assurance review process.

This report provides recommendations on the 2019 and 2020 funding allocations for the purchase of service shelter system and funding levels for other related operating contracts, and requests authority to enter into licence or sub-lease agreements with service providers for provision of shelter and related services.