AGENDA
HEALTH AND HOUSING TASK FORCE

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Board Room, Service and Resource Centre,
411 Dunsmuir Street, Nanaimo, BC

1.
CALL THE MEETING OF THE HEALTH AND HOUSING TASK FORCE TO ORDER:
 

2.
INTRODUCTION OF LATE ITEMS:
 

3.
ADOPTION OF AGENDA:
 

4.
ADOPTION OF MINUTES:
 

a.
Minutes
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1.HHTF200122M.pdf

Minutes of the Health and Housing Task Force Meeting held in the Boardroom, Service and Resource Centre, 411 Dunsmuir Street, Nanaimo, BC, on Wednesday, 2020-JAN-22, at 3:00 p.m.

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PRESENTATIONS:
 

6.
DELEGATIONS:
 

7.
REPORTS:
 

a.
Funding for Long-Term Recovery Beds
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1.RPT_HHTF200205FundingForLongTermRecoveryBeds.pdf
2.RPT_HHTF191211FundingForLongTermRecoveryBeds_AttA.pdf

To be introduced by Lisa Bhopalsingh, Manager, Community Planning.

Purpose:  To provide the Health and Housing Task Force with information regarding the provision of a one-time grant of $70,500 to the Nanaimo Region of the John Howard Society for the purpose of funding five additional beds at the Vancouver Island Therapeutic Community for a period of six months in order to support substance use disorder (addiction) recovery services in Nanaimo.

Recommendation:  That the Health and Housing Task Force recommend that Council direct Staff to continue to work with the Ministry of Mental Health and Addictions to secure additional sustained long-term funding for addiction recovery services at the Vancouver Island Therapeutic Community in Nanaimo.

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OTHER BUSINESS:
 

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QUESTION PERIOD:
 

10.
ADJOURNMENT:
 

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