The Region and Township of Brock have reached a settlement for the Supportive Housing Project in Beaverton, with some concessions by the Region to allay concerns and advance the project (pictures below are from the slides when the project was approved at the Region last year, completion was to have been Sept 2021)
AGREEMENT TERMS INCLUDED:
• Adjusting the resident split to 30 from the region’s by-name homeless list and 17 others who are improperly housed in Durham, with priority given to residents of north Durham for the first four years.
• Residency based on occupancy agreements that require supportive services to be utilized.
• 24-hour on-site security and CCTV systems within the development.
• On-site mental health and support services with 24-hour staffing.
• A commitment to help source a permanent doctor for Beaverton in conjunction with Lakeridge Health, with a contribution of up to $100,000 should the recruitment effort not be successful.
• Community services permanently provided, from the hub portion of the facility, for both facility residents and Brock residents.
• Advocacy for a full-time police officer in Beaverton.
• Occupancy limit of one resident per unit.
• Intake policy based on supports needed and staggered over the first year.
• Baseline, 24/7 on-site supports such as a minimum staff to resident ratio of one to 10, two residents' assistants, two mental health and addiction counsellors and a shift leader.
• Ongoing, open communication between Durham Region, Brock council, senior staff and the Community Liaison Committee.
AGREEMENT TERMS INCLUDED:
• Adjusting the resident split to 30 from the region’s by-name homeless list and 17 others who are improperly housed in Durham, with priority given to residents of north Durham for the first four years.
• Residency based on occupancy agreements that require supportive services to be utilized.
• 24-hour on-site security and CCTV systems within the development.
• On-site mental health and support services with 24-hour staffing.
• A commitment to help source a permanent doctor for Beaverton in conjunction with Lakeridge Health, with a contribution of up to $100,000 should the recruitment effort not be successful.
• Community services permanently provided, from the hub portion of the facility, for both facility residents and Brock residents.
• Advocacy for a full-time police officer in Beaverton.
• Occupancy limit of one resident per unit.
• Intake policy based on supports needed and staggered over the first year.
• Baseline, 24/7 on-site supports such as a minimum staff to resident ratio of one to 10, two residents' assistants, two mental health and addiction counsellors and a shift leader.
• Ongoing, open communication between Durham Region, Brock council, senior staff and the Community Liaison Committee.
