3RD REPORT OF THE
CHILD
CARE ADVISORY COMMITTEE
meeting held on October
29, 2015, commencing at 1:35 PM, in Committee Room #5, Second Floor, London
City Hall.
PRESENT: D.
Gordon (Chair), T. Blaney, S. Carter, B. Jackson, J. Keens, S. McKee, J. Rinker,
A. Ryan, and J. Martin (Committee Secretary).
ABSENT: N.
Elhayek, C. Wagg and K. Wated.
ALSO
PRESENT: E.
De Freitas, H. Gerrits, J. Haveman and A. Rae.
That it BE NOTED that no pecuniary interests
were disclosed.
|
2.
|
Amendments to the Terms of Reference for
the City of London Advisory Committees
|
That the Municipal Council resolution from
its meeting held on June 10, 2015, with respect to an annual work plan for
advisory committee’s BE RECEIVED; it being noted that the Child Care Advisory
Committee formed a sub-committee to review the terms of reference and develop
a list of initiatives for the work plan.
|
That it BE NOTED
that the 2nd Report of the Child Care Advisory Committee, from its meeting
held on April 29, 2015, was received.
|
That it BE NOTED
that a communication and a verbal update from J. Keen, with respect to the
impact of the Day Nurseries Act in comparison to the Child Care Early Years
Act on regulated and unlicensed child care providers, was received.
|
That it BE NOTED
that a verbal update from A. Rae, Manager, Children Services, with respect to
the Child Care Fee Subsidy application and placement statistics for the
period ending August 31, 2015, was received.
|
That it BE NOTED
that the report was not available with respect to the child care occupancy data.
|
That it BE NOTED
that a verbal update from S. McKee with respect to the Adopt-a-Councillor
Initiative was received; it being noted that the Child Care Advisory
Committee will extend an invitation to partner with the Thames Valley District
School Board to include School Board Trustees in the initiative.
|
That it BE NOTED
that a verbal update from A. Rae, Manager, Children Services, with respect to
the provincial childcare wage enhancement program, was received.
|
That it BE NOTED
that no additional updates were received.
|
That the Civic Administration BE REQUESTED
to consider the attached comments from the Child Care Advisory
Committee with respect to the development of the Urban Design Manual and the
Downtown Design Manual.
|
The meeting adjourned at 2:40 PM.
NEXT MEETING DATE: February
25, 2016