Planning and Housing Committee

BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Planning and Housing Committee allow discussion of the following item for consideration by the committee at today’s meeting, pursuant to subsection 89(4) of the Procedure By-law (being by-law no. 2022-410) to allow for questions to staff: 4.1 PHC-2024-06 – Development Charge Funding Principle for New Roads Allocation

WHEREAS the funding shortfall for new roads infrastructure has resulted in significant delays and unmet needs in transportation infrastructure development, particularly in areas that have and are experiencing rapid residential growth; and WHEREAS the current process requires substantial time to secure full funding, creating barriers to addressing various transportation demands in a timely manner while new residential development is ongoing; and WHEREAS the delay causes significant escalation of overall project cost due to year-over-year inflationary increases; and WHEREAS phasing the funding of road projects in alignment with the Transportation Master Plan (TMP) and development charge (DC) background studies could advance construction timelines and improve community connectivity, within the overall transportation network; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT staff review and develop options for phasing high-priority new road projects in alignment with the TMP and DC background studies; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that based on average annual DC income, staff explore making available forecasted resources to expedite construction, including provisions for reallocating funds if a project segment is delayed, maximizing efficiency in meeting growth-related infrastructure demands; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT staff bring the funding review report back to the appropriate standing committee that includes the feasibility and implementation options of phasing-in, in advance of the tabling o

BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Planning and Housing Committee allow discussion of the following items for consideration by the committee at today’s meeting, pursuant to subsection 89(4) of the Procedure By-law (being by-law no. 2022-410) to allow full consideration of the associated matters, including public delegations as well as presentation and questions to staff: 4.2 PHC-2024-04 – Issuance of N5, N12, N13, and AGIs at the Landlord Tenant Board in Ottawa 6.1 Feasibility Assessment – Development of a Renovation Licence and Relocation By-law.

WHEREAS amendments to the Residential Tenancies Act, 2006 to protect tenants from renovictions received Royal Assent on June 28, 2003, through Schedule 7 of the Helping Homebuyers, Protecting Tenants Act, 2023 (Bill 97), but have not yet been proclaimed into force, and WHEREAS those pending amendments include, among other protec-tions, a requirement that landlords who wish to evict a tenant to make renovations or repairs to a rental unit provide a report by a qualified individual certifying that vacant possession of the rental unit is required, and include penalties and fines for non-compliance with this requirement; and WHEREAS funding for tenant education and tenant legal defence is required to ensure that tenants make informed decisions when faced with potential evictions to prevent unlawful evictions and to mitigate the devastating impact of unnecessary displacement of individuals and families; and WHEREAS the Government of Ontario recognized the need for the tenant protections in their Bill 97; and WHEREAS the delay in these provisions being proclaimed into force of Schedule 7 has required municipalities in Ontario to consider ex-pending limited municipal resources and passing municipal by-laws simply mirroring the approved Provincial legislation; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council direct the City Clerk, on behalf of Council, to write to the Premier of Ontario and the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing to request that the Province: Immediately proclaim into for

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council direct the General Manager of Emergency and Protective Services to, upon response from the Provincial Government on their implementation timelines for Schedule 7 of Bill 97, or a period of three months, whichever comes first, conduct a by-law review for the development of a reno-victions by-law, with consideration of the scope and approach taken in the cities of Hamilton and Toronto and report back in Q2 2026 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that, given the uncertainty around the implementation timeline from the Province, as well as the lack of da-ta available from the newly passed renoviction by-laws in other On-tario municipalities, that the General Manager of Emergency and Pro-tective Services in collaboration with the City Solicitor provide inter-im updates as required on issues including, but not limited to: any changes to renoviction by-laws from other Ontario municipalities any known implementation changes from the Provincial Gov-ernment regarding Bill 97 any data made publicly available relating to renoviction by-laws in Ontario any known legal challenges brought against renoviction by-laws in Ontario BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that staff be directed to identify addi-tional funding sources as required for this by-law review prior to consideration of this item at the Council meeting of January 22, 2025 should this motion be successful BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Council approve the removal of the review of potential regulations for leaf blowers