City Council - Special Meeting

That the agenda for the Special Council Meeting of October 9, 2024 be approved as published and circulated.

That the correspondence received from Dave Wakely, President, Peel Paramedic Union, dated October 8, 2024, and the delegation by John Versluis, Manager, Community Safety and Well-Being, Peel Regional Police, re. Compassionate Intervention Programs, to the Special Council Meeting of October 9, 2024, be received.

Whereas overdoses represent another area where a relatively small population represents a significant risk to their well-being and impact on Peel Regional Police (PRP) resources. Between January 2022 and June 2024, there were a total of 1,851 police attended overdoses involving approximately 1,500 unique individuals, 328 of which were fatal; and Whereas those who were the subject of fatal overdoses often had many prior overdose occurrences, highlighting the importance of early intervention and intensive treatment; And whereas, it is important to note that police only attend a fraction of non-fatal overdoses in the region; and Whereas additional data from Public Health and hospital authorities can be obtained to provide a more fulsome overview of the scope and scale of overdose events; and Whereas much like apprehensions, individuals who were the subject of overdose occurrences had multiple additional involvements with police. Specifically, the 1,500 individuals in this data set had a combined total of more than 7,000 occurrences during the reference period, equating to more than 67,100 frontline service hours; and Whereas there were approximately 12,000 mental health apprehensions by PRP among nearly 8,000 unique individuals January 2022 and June 30, 2024, average of about 5,185 per year or 14 per day. In many cases, those who are the subject of an apprehension are often apprehended multiple times; and Whereas from January 2022-June 2024, a total of 1,754 individuals in Peel

That the following by-law before Council at its Special Meeting of October 9, 2024, be given the required number of readings, taken as read, and signed by the Mayor and the City Clerk, and the Corporate Seal affixed thereto: By-law 153-2024 – To confirm the proceedings of Council at its Special Meeting held on October 9, 2024.

That Council do now adjourn to meet again for a Regular Meeting of Council on Wednesday, October 16, 2024 at 9:30 a.m. or at the call of the Mayor.