THE REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF NIAGARA
PUBLIC HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES COMMITTEE
FINAL AGENDA

PHSSC 9-2020

Tuesday, October 13, 2020

1:00 P.m. - 2:00 P.m.

Council Chamber

Niagara Region Headquarters, Campbell West

1815 Sir Isaac Brock Way, Thorold, ON

Due to efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19 and to protect all individuals, the Council Chamber at Regional Headquarters will not be open to the public to attend Committee meetings until further notice.  To view live stream meeting proceedings, visit: niagararegion.ca/government/council 

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1.

CALL TO ORDER

2.

DISCLOSURES OF PECUNIARY INTEREST

3.

PRESENTATIONS

3.1

Regional Essential Access to Connected Health (REACH), Niagara - Healthcare, Homelessness & COVID in Niagara

Dr. Karl Stobbe, Medical Director, REACH Niagara and David van Velzen, Executive Director, REACH Niagara

3.2

Current State in Long-Term Care and Addressing the Pandemic

Henri Koning, Director, Seniors Services

4.

DELEGATIONS

4.1

Referral of Motion - Decriminalization of Personal Possession of Illicit Drugs (PHD-C 9-2020 (Agenda Item 5.2))

4.1.1

Glen Walker, Executive Director, Positive Living Niagara

The delegation request is attached to this agenda item as PHD-C 13-2020.

4.1.2

Justin Arcaro, Resident, City of Welland

The delegation submission is attached to this agenda item as PHD-C 14-2020.

This delegation request was received after the deadline. The request must be considered by Committee. 

5.

ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION

5.1

PHD 8-2020

Occupational Therapists Request for Niagara Emergency Medical Services

5.2

PHD-C 9-2020

Referral of Motion - Decriminalization of Personal Possession of Illicit Drugs

5.3

PHD-C 12-2020

Motion from Councillor Rigby respecting Updates on COVID-19 and the Mandatory Face Covering By-law

6.

CONSENT ITEMS FOR INFORMATION

6.1

PHD-C 10-2020

COVID-19 Response and Business Continuity in Public Health and Emergency Services

6.2

COM-C 29-2020

COVID-19 Response and Business Continuity in Community Services

6.3

COM 19-2020

Update on Community Based Capital Program and Early Years Capital Program Projects

6.4

PHD-C 11-2020

Decriminalization of Personal Possession of Illicit Drugs

6.5

CWCD 268-2020

Opioid Update Memo

7.

OTHER BUSINESS

8.

CLOSED SESSION

8.1

COM-C 30-2020

A Matter of a Proposed or Pending Acquisition or Disposition of Land by the Municipality - Niagara Regional Housing Acquisition of Property in the City of Niagara Falls (Confidential Report NRH 12-2020) 

9.

BUSINESS ARISING FROM CLOSED SESSION ITEMS

10.

NEXT MEETING

​The next meeting will be held on Tuesday, November 10, 2020, at 1:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber, Regional Headquarters.

11.

ADJOURNMENT