Joint Social Services and Land Ambulance Committee

That the 2026 Social Services Budget delegation by Melissa Kwiatkowski, Chief Executive Officer, Guelph Community Health Centre; Helen Fishburn, Chief Executive Officer, Canadian Mental Health Association and Kristen Kerr, Chief Executive Officer, Stonehenge Therapeutic Community be received for information.

That the 2026 Social Services Budget delegation by Kristen Cairney, Executive Director, Wyndham House be received for information.

That the 2026 Social Services Budget delegation by Dominica McPherson, Director, Guelph Wellington Poverty Elimination be received for information.

That the 2026 Social Services Budget delegation by Perrin Valli, Executive Director, Stepping Stone Guelph Wellington be received for information.

That the 2026 Social Services Budget written submission from Nikki Reaume, Interim Lead, Rural Wellington Community Team be received for information.

That the 2026 Social Services Budget written submission from Glenda Banda, Executive Director, United Way Guelph Wellington be received for information.

That the 2026 Social Services Budget written submission from Emmi Perkins, Director of Transformation, Guelph Wellington Ontario Health Team be received for information.

That the 2026 Social Services Budget written submission from Andy Veilleux, President and CEO, Guelph Chamber of Commerce be received for information.

That the Aboyne Child Care Construction Project - Status Report #1 be received for information.

That the Joint Social Services and Land Ambulance Committee receive for information the report entitled 2026 Social Services Budget – Response to November Committee Motion.

That the correspondence from the City of Guelph dated January 6, 2026 regarding a City motion from November 2025 requesting County funding towards the provision of childcare daytime space be received for information.

That the Housing Stability Rent Support (HSRS) amount increase to 20 households per month for 2026 and that this form the base for 2027.

That the Joint Social Services and Land Ambulance Committee recommend to County Council to receive the report, 2026 Innovation and Early Childhood Educator Promotional Funding, for information.

That the Paramedic Services Third Quarter 2025 Budget Monitoring Report be received by the Joint Social Services and Land Ambulance Committee for information.

That the correspondence from the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada dated December 2025 regarding protections for first responders be received for information.

That the Joint Social Services and Land Ambulance Committee move into a closed meeting for the purposes of considering, personal matters about an identifiable individual and information explicitly supplied in confidence by Canada, a province or territory or a crown agency of any of them.

That the 2026 Social Services Budget written submissions from the following organizations be received for information:  Nikki Reaume, Interim Lead, Rural Wellington Community Team  Glenda Banda, Executive Director, United Way Guelph Wellington  Emmi Perkins, Director of Transformation, Guelph Wellington Ontario Health Team  Andy Veilleux, President and CEO, Guelph Chamber of Commerce JSSLAC Minutes - January 14, 2026 Page 4  Melissa Kwiatkowski, Chief Executive Officer, Guelph Community Health Centre and Helen Fishburn, Chief Executive Officer, Canadian Mental Health Association  Danielle Mitchell, Director of Service, Family & Children's Services

That the correspondence from the City of Guelph dated January 6, 2026 regarding a City motion from November 2025 requesting County funding towards the provision of daytime space be received for information.

That the Housing Stability Rent Support (HSRS) amount increase by 20 households per month for 2026 and that this form the base for 2027.

That the 2026 Operating and Capital Budget and 2026-2035 Ten-Year Plan for Social Services be approved and forwarded to the Administration, Finance and Human Resources Committee, as amended.