At the November 25, 2021 special meeting of City Council, Council considered the attached report CWC21-11 from the City Planning & Community Development Division.
Delegation Rhonda Rosenburg (DE21-322), representing Multicultural Council of Saskatchewan, Regina, SK, addressed Council.
The following addressed and made a PowerPoint presentation to the Committee:
- Felix Munger and Audrey Monette, representing Canadian Municipal Network on Crime Prevention; and
- Laurie Shalley, Dave Slater, and Kelly Husack, representing the City of Regina.
Council adopted a resolution to concur in recommendations 1, 5, 7, and 10, which read:
1. Endorse the Community Safety and Well-Being Plan for Regina (Appendix A).
5. Delegate authority to the City Manager or designate to approve criteria for the expansion of transit and leisure pass distribution to organizations advancing the priorities outlined in the Community Safety and Well-Being Plan.
7. Consider approval of annual funding of $500,000 in the 2022 budget process to establish ongoing grant funding for harm reduction initiatives in the Community Investment Grant Program.
10. Remove items MN19-21 and MN20-24 from the outstanding items list for City Council;
And that recommendations 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, & 9 be tabled to the December 8, 2021 City Council meeting.
At the November 10, 2021 meeting of the Community Wellness Committee, the Committee considered the attached CWC21-11 report from the City Planning & Community Development Division.
Melissa Coomber-Bendsten, representing YWCA - Regina SK, addressed the Committee.
The following addressed and made a PowerPoint presentation to the Committee:
- Felix Munger and Audrey Monette, representing Canadian Municipal Network on Crime Prevention; and
- Laurie Shalley, Dave Slater, and Kelly Husack, representing the City of Regina.
The Committee adopted a resolution to concur in the recommendation contained in the report after amending Recommendation #9 and Recommendation #11 to read as follows:
9. Consider approval of annual funding of $800,000 through the 2022 operating budget process to create an external support structure, (Option 2) as described in this report, that will work with the Mayor’s Leadership Committee on Community Safety and Well-Being to implement the community plan.
11. Approve these recommendations at a special meeting of City Council to be called in November 2021.
Recommendation #11 does not require City Council approval.
Respectfully submitted,
