Regional Municipality of Waterloo
Community and Health Services Committee
Addendum Agenda

Meeting #:
Date:
Regular Session:
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Location:
Council Chambers

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1.
Call to Order

 

2.
Land Acknowledgement

 

3.
Motion to Reconvene into Open Session

 
  • Recommended Motion:

    That Community and Health Services reconvene into open session. 

4.
Declarations of Pecuniary Interest under the “Municipal Conflict of Interest Act”

 

5.
Delegations

 

5.1
Megan Walker, Eviction Prevention Waterloo Region

 

Re: Support for CSD-HOU-24-003, Affordable Housing Policy and Program Incentives

5.2
Sean Campbell, Union Co-operative

This item has attachments. 
1.5.2 - Sean Campbell, Union Co-operative.pdf

Re: Creation of a Property Tax Exemption Program for Affordable Housing as set out in report CSD-HOU-24-004

5.3
Tessa D'Achille, Kitchener

 

Re: Personal experience of renoviction after being given an N13 in January 2024 

5.4
Dan Clements, Citizens for Cambridge

 

Re: Agenda Item 7.1 Strategic Priority - Homes for All 

5.5
Elana Harte, Central Ontario Co-operative Housing Corporation

This item has attachments. 
1.5.5 - Elana Harte, Central Ontario Co-operative Housing Federation.pdf

Re: Agenda Item 7.1.3 CSD-HOU-24-004, Property Tax Exemption for Affordable Housing 

6.
Consent Agenda

 

Items on the Consent Agenda can be approved in one motion of Committee to save time. Prior to the motion being voted on, any member of Committee may request that one or more of the items be removed from the Consent Agenda and voted on separately.

  • Recommended Motion:

    That the Consent Agenda items be received for information and approved.

6.1
Strategic Priority - Homes for All

 

6.1.1
COR-CFN-24-001, Additional Reaching Home Funding

This item has attachments. 
1.COR-CFN-24-001, Additional Reaching Home Funding.pdf
2.Appendix A - Investment Plan for Winter 2023-2024 Unsheltered Homelessness Response .pdf
  • Recommended Motion:

    That the Regional Municipality of Waterloo approve an increase of $1,542,836 to the 2024 Homelessness and Supportive Housing Operating Budget expenditure and federal subsidy with no net property tax levy impactas outlined in report COR-CFN-24-001 dated March 5, 2024.

6.2
Strategic Priority - Equitable Services and Opportunities

 

7.
Presentations

 

8.
Regular Agenda

 

8.1
Strategic Priority - Homes for All

 

8.1.1
CSD-HOU-24-003, Affordable Housing Policy and Program Incentives

This item has attachments. 
1.CSD-HOU-24-003, Affordable Housing Policy and Program Incentives.pdf
2.Appendix A - Updating Analysis on Erosion of Lower Rent Stock from 2021 Census - select pages.pdf
3.Appendix B - Vital Signs 2023 Report Affordable Housing – Select pages from pricing out prosperity.pdf
4.Appendix C - How to Create a Successful Property Acquisitions Strategy.pdf
5.Appendix D - Housing Needs Assessment At-a-Glance.pdf
6.Appendix E - Administrative Justice Delayed, Fairness Denied – Select pages.pdf
  • Recommended Motion:

    That the Regional Municipality of Waterloo take the following action for preserving existing affordable housing in the private market and facilitating the transition of private market rentals into long-term affordable housing through acquisition as outlined in CSD-HOU-24-003, dated March 5, 2024:

    1. Direct staff to explore the creation of a Multi-Unit Rental Acquisition Program to preserve existing affordable housing in the private market and facilitate the transition of private market rentals into long-term affordable housing;
      1. For staff to bring forward any recommendations to the Regional Council for consideration;
    2. Direct staff to work with the area municipalities to explore the creation of right of first refusal policy and identification of affordable housing at risk of loss; and
    3. Direct staff to work with area municipalities to create a Waterloo Region Housing Needs Assessment to inform a targeted affordable housing acquisition strategy.

    That the Regional Municipality of Waterloo take the following action with respect to rental housing protections and tenant displacement as outlined in CSD-HOU-24-003, dated March 5, 2024:

    1. Direct staff to work with the area municipalities to explore the creation of renovation, conversion, and demolition rental housing protection policies;
    2. Direct staff to engage with service providers who support tenants at risk of or are currently experiencing displacement to:
      1. Identify gaps in support of displaced tenants and for tenants at risk of experiencing eviction caused by renovation, demolition, or conversion;
      2. Develop potential solutions to fill gaps; and
      3. Bring forward gaps and potential solutions to the Regional Council for consideration.

    That the Regional Municipality of Waterloo take the following action with respect to advocating for the preservation of existing affordable housing as outlined in CSD-HOU-24-003, dated March 5, 2024:

    1. Request that the Government of Canada and the Government of Ontario establish acquisition programs that would support the acquisitions and renovations/conversions for all types of private market residential properties and other properties, to create new permanent affordable and supportive homes.

       

8.1.2
PDL-ADM-24-001, Accelerating Affordable Housing on Municipal and Partner Lands

This item has attachments. 
1.PDL-ADM-24-001, Accelerating Affordable Housing on Municipal and Partner Lands.pdf

For information.

8.1.3
CSD-HOU-24-004, Property Tax Exemption for Affordable Housing

This item has attachments. 
1.CSD-HOU-24-004, Property Tax Exemption for Affordable Housing.pdf
2.Appendix A - By-law Number 02-035.pdf
3.Appendix B - By-law to Repeal By-law 02-034 (By-law 24-___).pdf
4.Appendix C - Property Tax Exemption for Affordable Housing Program.pdf
5.Appendix D - Affordable Housing Incentive Survey Responses Summary.pdf
  • Recommended Motion:

    That the Regional Municipality of Waterloo take the following action with respect to the creation of a Property Tax Exemption Program for Affordable Housing as set out in report CSD-HOU-24-004 dated March 5, 2024:

    1. Repeal By-law Number 02-035, attached as Appendix “A”, and replace with By-Law Number 24-***, attached as Appendix “B” for the purposes of updating the by-law to allow Council to exempt regional and education property taxes for municipal housing facilities and also for general house-keeping amendments, which has been prepared in a form satisfactory to the Regional Solicitor;
    2. Approve the Property Tax Exemption for Affordable Housing Program (“Program”) and guidelines for applications made to the Region for properties eligible for the Program attached as Appendix “C”;
    3. Authorize the Commissioner of Community Services to negotiate and execute on behalf of the Region, agreements with housing providers for the Program, to the satisfaction of the Regional Solicitor;
    4. Direct staff to:
      1. Develop an application process with intake occurring in Q2 of 2024 for the 2025 taxation year;
      2. Review the uptake and application of the Program to determine property tax impacts due to class shifts, communicating these in advance of 2025 budget process;
    5. Direct staff to work with interested area municipalities within Waterloo Region to exempt the lower tier portion of property taxes for eligible properties under the Program; and
    6. Advocate to the Government of Ontario to amend eligibility for the Ontario Trillium Benefit to allow Ontario residents living in housing deemed affordable by the municipality where the resident resides, to access property tax credits through the Ontario Trillium Benefit, irrespective of property tax exemption.

8.2
Strategic Priority - Equitable Services and Opportunities

 

9.
Information/Correspondence

 

10.
Other Business

 

11.
Next Meeting - April 9, 2024

 

12.
Adjourn

 
  • Recommended Motion:

    That the meeting adjourn at x:xx x.m.

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