Item - 2022.AU13.8
Tracking Status
- City Council adopted this item on July 19, 20, 21 and 22, 2022 with amendments.
- This item was considered by Audit Committee on July 11, 2022. It is being forwarded to City Council without recommendations. It will be considered by City Council on July 19, 20, 21 and 22, 2022.
AU13.8 - Part 2 of the Audit of Emergency Shelters: Lessons Learned from Hotel Operations - Update
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Amended
- Wards:
- All
City Council Decision
City Council on July 19, 20, 21 and 22, 2022, adopted the following:
1. City Council direct the City Solicitor to report on the outcome of the confidential instructions issued to staff on Item 2022.AU12.2 to City Council.
2. City Council direct that Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (June 24, 2022) from the City Solicitor and the Acting General Manager, Shelter, Support, and Housing Administration remain confidential in its entirety, as it contains advice that is subject to litigation and solicitor-client privilege.
Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (June 24, 2022) from the City Solicitor and the Acting General Manager, Shelter, Support, and Housing Administration remains confidential in its entirety in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it contains advice that is subject to litigation and solicitor-client privilege.
Confidential Attachment - Litigation or potential litigation that affects the City of Toronto and advice or communications that are subject to litigation and solicitor-client privilege
Background Information (Committee)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2022/au/bgrd/backgroundfile-228250.pdf
Confidential Attachment 1 - Confidential Information
Motions (City Council)
That:
1. City Council direct the City Solicitor to report on the outcome of the confidential instructions issued to staff on Item AU12.2 to City Council.
2. City Council adopt the following recommendation in the report (June 24, 2022) from the City Solicitor and the Acting General Manager, Shelter, Support, and Housing Administration:
1. City Council direct that the confidential information contained in Confidential Attachment 1 remain confidential in its entirety, as it contains advice which is subject to litigation and solicitor-client privilege.
AU13.8 - Part 2 of the Audit of Emergency Shelters: Lessons Learned from Hotel Operations - Update
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Without Recs
- Wards:
- All
Confidential Attachment - Litigation or potential litigation that affects the City of Toronto and advice or communications that are subject to litigation and solicitor-client privilege
Committee Recommendations
The Audit Committee submits the Item to City Council without recommendation.
Origin
Summary
This report is in response to a direction from the Audit Committee to the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration and the City Solicitor to report back to the July 11, 2022 meeting of the Audit Committee on further progress of recovery of all charges that are not in accordance with the terms of the contract, such report to also include the terms and conditions of the agreements and how they work.
Shelter, Support and Housing Administration (SSHA) appreciates and welcomes the findings of the Auditor General (AG). The City of Toronto implemented the most comprehensive response to the COVID-19 pandemic for people experiencing homelessness in Canada. SSHA moved quickly in 2020 to open 48 new temporary shelter sites to provide additional space for physical distancing, avert potential outbreaks in shelters, save lives and minimize the spread of COVID-19 in shelters and the community. SSHA is deeply proud of our frontline staff and community partners for their ongoing efforts to protect people experiencing homelessness in Toronto.
This unprecedented and significant expansion of the emergency shelter system required new approaches and rapid responses to emerging and urgent issues as they arose to ensure critical frontline operations were maintained. Learning from those experiences will continue to inform SSHA's approach to ongoing continuous improvement in service delivery and oversight. SSHA supports the recommendations from the AG and sees this review as an opportunity for ongoing continuous service improvement, as well as an opportunity to review and strengthen processes.
Background Information
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2022/au/bgrd/backgroundfile-228250.pdf
Confidential Attachment 1 - Confidential Information
Motions
That the item be forwarded to City Council without recommendation.