Item - 2021.EX24.8
Tracking Status
- City Council adopted this item on June 8 and 9, 2021 with amendments.
- This item was considered by Executive Committee on June 1, 2021 and was adopted with amendments. It will be considered by City Council on June 8 and 9, 2021.
- See also DI15.2
EX24.8 - 2019-2022 Poverty Reduction Strategy Action Plan Mid-Term Status
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Amended
- Wards:
- All
City Council Decision
City Council on June 8 and 9, 2021, adopted the following:
1. City Council receive the 2019-2022 Poverty Reduction Strategy Action Plan Status Update in Attachment 1 to the report (May 17, 2021) from the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration for information.
2. City Council request the Medical Officer of Health to transfer responsibility of the Toronto Food Strategy to the Social Development, Finance and Administration Division and City Council direct the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration to report to the Economic and Community Development Committee in the first quarter of 2022 on actions required to fully incorporate the City's food security objectives into the Poverty Reduction Strategy.
3. City Council request the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration to explore the feasibility of improving access to the Fair Pass Program, in consultation with the Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Transit Commission, and to expedite any ongoing work, including but not limited to:
a. exploring the feasibility of in-person registration in accordance with public health guidelines;
b. expediting the extension of the Fair Pass Program to residents who already receive other means-tested supports such as rent-geared-to-income housing; and
c. exploring the feasibility of mailing programmed, validated PRESTO cards to facilitate and ensure access;
and to report back to the Toronto Accessibility Advisory Committee on the results of the review by the fourth quarter of 2021.
Background Information (Committee)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2021/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-166970.pdf
Attachment 1 - Status of 2019-2022 Poverty Reduction Strategy Action Plan Activities
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2021/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-166992.pdf
Attachment 2 - Framework for Food Systems Change
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2021/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-166993.pdf
Attachment 3 - Police Reference Checks in the Hiring Process
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2021/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-166994.pdf
Attachment 4 - Regent Park Community Wealth Building Feasibility Study
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2021/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-166995.pdf
Attachment 5 - Lived Experience Advisory Group Impact Report
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2021/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-166996.pdf
Communications (Committee)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2021/ex/comm/communicationfile-132450.pdf
Motions (City Council)
That City Council amend Executive Committee Recommendation 3 to now read as follows:
3. City Council request the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration the Toronto Transit Commission Board to request the Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Transit Commission, to explore the feasibility of improving access to the Fair Pass Program, in consultation with the Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Transit Commission City's Poverty Reduction Strategy Office, and to expedite any ongoing work, including but not limited to:
a. explore the feasibility of in-person registration in accordance with public health guidelines;
b. expedite extending the Fair Pass program to residents who already receive other means-tested supports such as rent geared to income housing; and
c. explore the feasibility of mailing programmed, validated PRESTO cards to facilitate and ensure access;
and to report back to the Toronto Accessibility Advisory Committee on the results of the review by the fourth quarter of 2021.
Vote (Adopt Item as Amended) Jun-09-2021 10:43 AM
Result: Carried | Majority Required - EX24.8 - Adopt the Item as amended |
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Total members that voted Yes: 24 | Members that voted Yes are Paul Ainslie, Ana Bailão, Brad Bradford, Mike Colle, Gary Crawford, Joe Cressy, John Filion, Paula Fletcher, Michael Ford, Mark Grimes, Stephen Holyday, Cynthia Lai, Mike Layton, Josh Matlow, Jennifer McKelvie, Denzil Minnan-Wong, Frances Nunziata (Chair), James Pasternak, Gord Perks, Anthony Perruzza, Jaye Robinson, Michael Thompson, John Tory, Kristyn Wong-Tam |
Total members that voted No: 0 | Members that voted No are |
Total members that were Absent: 2 | Members that were absent are Shelley Carroll, Nick Mantas |
8a - 2019-2022 Poverty Reduction Strategy Mid-Term Update - Accessibility Feedback
Background Information (Committee)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2021/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-166926.pdf
Presentation from the Manager, Poverty Reduction Strategy Office on 2019-2022 Poverty Reduction Strategy Mid-Term Update
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2021/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-166927.pdf
EX24.8 - 2019-2022 Poverty Reduction Strategy Action Plan Mid-Term Status
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Amended
- Wards:
- All
Committee Recommendations
The Executive Committee recommends that:
1. City Council receive the 2019-2022 Poverty Reduction Strategy Action Plan Status Update outlined in Attachment 1 to the report (May 17, 2021) from the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration for information.
2. City Council request the Medical Officer of Health to transfer responsibility of the Toronto Food Strategy to the Social Development, Finance and Administration Division, and City Council direct the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration to report to the Economic and Community Development Committee in the first quarter of 2022 on actions required to fully incorporate the City’s food security objectives into the Poverty Reduction Strategy.
3. City Council request the Toronto Transit Commission Board to request the Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Transit Commission, to explore the feasibility of improving access to the Fair Pass Program, in consultation with the City's Poverty Reduction Strategy Office, and to expedite any ongoing work, including but not limited to:
a. explore the feasibility of in-person registration in accordance with public health guidelines;
b. expedite extending the Fair Pass program to residents who already receive other means-tested supports such as rent geared to income housing; and
c. explore the feasibility of mailing programmed, validated PRESTO cards to facilitate and ensure access;
and to report back to the Toronto Accessibility Advisory Committee on the results of the review by the fourth quarter of 2021.
Origin
Summary
The ways in which COVID-19 has impacted Torontonians is a reflection of how poverty impacts Torontonians. Inadequate and unaffordable housing prevents many residents from being able to follow physical distancing protocols. The shutdown of many necessary services and supports, many of which are operated by the City and its partners, means that the vulnerabilities that residents are experiencing due to poverty are exacerbated further. A deficit of quality jobs and livable incomes places residents in economic precarity and reliant on low-wage, precarious work, roles which have been deemed essential in many cases. To travel to these jobs, these residents are disproportionately dependent on a public transit system that is more reliant on fare revenue than other systems making transit more unaffordable. The high cost of living in Toronto also includes the high cost of food, placing many in danger of going hungry. And much of this is due to systemic barriers that are increasingly gendered, racialized and geographically concentrated that places certain communities, including Indigenous and Black residents and people with disabilities, in higher social and economic precarity than others.
This dynamic illustrates the importance of the City’s Poverty Reduction Strategy in achieving its broader COVID-19 recovery and rebuild goals. This report outlines the City’s progress to date in implementing the current 2019-2022 Poverty Reduction Strategy Action Plan, and highlights the ways in which staff are adjusting and prioritizing next steps to advance both the objectives of poverty reduction and equitable, inclusive recovery and rebuilding. The report also makes specific recommendations to improve supports for residents during and after the current public health emergency.
Background Information
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2021/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-166970.pdf
Attachment 1 - Status of 2019-2022 Poverty Reduction Strategy Action Plan Activities
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2021/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-166992.pdf
Attachment 2 - Framework for Food Systems Change
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2021/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-166993.pdf
Attachment 3 - Police Reference Checks in the Hiring Process
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2021/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-166994.pdf
Attachment 4 - Regent Park Community Wealth Building Feasibility Study
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2021/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-166995.pdf
Attachment 5 - Lived Experience Advisory Group Impact Report
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2021/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-166996.pdf
Communications
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2021/ex/comm/communicationfile-132450.pdf
Speakers
Lucy Drumonde, TTCriders
Motions
That in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 27, Council Procedures, the Executive Committee reconsider Item EX24.8.
That the Executive Committee adopt the following recommendation in the letter (April 1, 2021) from the Toronto Accessibility Advisory Committee [EX24.8a]:
1. City Council request the Toronto Transit Commission Board to request the Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Transit Commission, to explore the feasibility of improving access to the Fair Pass Program, in consultation with the City's Poverty Reduction Strategy Office, and to expedite any ongoing work, including but not limited to:
a. explore the feasibility of in-person registration in accordance with public health guidelines;
b. expedite extending the Fair Pass program to residents who already receive other means-tested supports such as rent geared to income housing; and
c. explore the feasibility of mailing programmed, validated PRESTO cards to facilitate and ensure access;
and to report back to the Toronto Accessibility Advisory Committee on the results of the review by the fourth quarter of 2021.
8a - 2019-2022 Poverty Reduction Strategy Mid-Term Update - Accessibility Feedback
Origin
Summary
Wayne Chu, Manager, Poverty Reduction Strategy Office, will give a presentation on preliminary mid-term status update for the 2019-2022 Poverty Reduction Strategy Action Plan, and update on the Fair Pass Transit Discount Program. Feedback on this presentation will be incorporated into the next Poverty Reduction Strategy staff report.
Background Information
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2021/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-166926.pdf
Presentation from the Manager, Poverty Reduction Strategy Office on 2019-2022 Poverty Reduction Strategy Mid-Term Update
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2021/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-166927.pdf