Social Services Committee

McCreary THAT all items for Consent (6.1-6.4) not separated for discussion purposes BE APPROVED.

Bell THAT all items for Consent (6.1 - 6.4) separated for discussion purposes BE APPROVED. 5.1 2026 Emergency Shelter Provider Update [Financial Impact: None], 2026-255 1. 2026 Emergency Shelter Provider Update - 2026-255.pdf THAT Report 2026-255, 2026 Emergency Shelter Provider Update BE RECEIVED; and THAT Staff BE DIRECTED to enter into agreements for emergency shelter and transitional housing provision for two (2) years, effective November 1, 2026, until October 31, 2028, with the option to renew for an additional one-year term, effective November 1, 2028, until October 31, 2029, fully funded by Homelessness Prevention Program provincial grant funding, as follows: With Nova Vita, Inc. to an upset limit of $335,920 per annum; With Rosewood House, Inc. to an upset limit of $1,303,050 per annum; With Salvation Army Brantford Booth Centre to an upset limit of $868,700 per annum; With SOAR Community Services - Cornerstone House to an upset limit of $337,260 per annum; and THAT the Director of Housing and Homelessness Services and the Manager of Purchasing BE AUTHORIZED to execute the respective agreements for emergency shelter and transitional housing provision, and any amendments or renewals thereto, in a form approved by the City Solicitor; and THAT the City Clerk BE DIRECTED to forward a copy of the final resolution and staff report to the County of Brant.

THAT all items for Consent (6.1-6.4) not separated for discussion purposes BE APPROVED.

THAT all items for Consent (6.1 - 6.4) separated for discussion purposes BE APPROVED. 5.1 2026 Emergency Shelter Provider Update [Financial Impact: None], 2026-255 A. THAT Report 2026-255, 2026 Emergency Shelter Provider Update BE RECEIVED; and B. THAT Staff BE DIRECTED to enter into agreements for emergency shelter and transitional housing provision for two (2) years, effective November 1, 2026, until October 31, 2028, with the option to renew for an additional one-year term, effective November 1, 2028, until October 31, 2029, fully funded by Homelessness Prevention Program provincial grant funding, as follows: i. With Nova Vita, Inc. to an upset limit of $335,920 per annum; ii. With Rosewood House, Inc. to an upset limit of $1,303,050 per annum; iii. With Salvation Army Brantford Booth Centre to an upset limit of $868,700 per annum; iv. With SOAR Community Services - Cornerstone House to an upset limit of $337,260 per annum; and C. THAT the Director of Housing and Homelessness Services and the Manager of Purchasing BE AUTHORIZED to execute the respective agreements for emergency shelter and transitional housing provision, and any amendments or renewals thereto, in a form approved by the City Solicitor; and D. THAT the City Clerk BE DIRECTED to forward a copy of the final resolution and staff report to the County of Brant.