Taken from the roll call in the town’s own minutes. The minutes record who was not there and almost never why.
What was decided (2 motions)
2 carried, 0 recorded otherwise. Every motion below is printed as the minutes print it.
WHEREAS the staff report recommends expanding “the use of 90 per cent of HAF advanc-es to include not only capital investments in existing affordable housing pipeline projects but also affordable housing acquisition and enabling infrastructure,” WHEREAS the Bloomberg Development Feasibility Analysis discussed at the May 5 Joint Finance and Corporate Services and Planning and Housing Committee demonstrates that the high cost of construction has made new housing developments prohibitively expensive for builders and for renters/buyers, WHEREAS acquiring existing housing stock can enable housing providers to preserve naturally occurring affordable housing by preserving rents at rates that would be impossi-ble to offer in a new building, WHEREAS housing acquisition funds like the Multi-Unit Rental Acquisition fund in Toronto have enabled a variety of nonprofit developers and housing providers to swiftly acquire and develop affordable housing, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Planning and Housing Committee recommend that Council direct the General Manager of Strategic Initiatives, in collaboration with Finance and Corporate Services, to report back to the appropriate Standing Committee of Council by Q4 2027 with a preliminary assessment of the feasibility of establishing a housing ac-quisition fund pilot in the City of Ottawa, including: An update to the previous IPD (ACS2024-SI-HSI-0014) provided on November 2024 to identify any further changes or program opportunities; an assess
Moved by A. Troster
Carried
WHEREAS Motion No. 2025-49-03 directed staff to begin work on by-law review for the development of a renovictions by-law and report back no later than Q2 2026; and WHEREAS the same motion stipulated that if Schedule 7 of Bill 97 is not proclaimed into force by Q2 2026, staff will consider the nature of the response and advise Council, and, if required, seek additional direction from Council; WHEREAS Provincial Order in Council 617/2026 has named July 1st, 2026 and September 21st as the days which several amendments of the Residential Tenancies Act, 2006 will come in to force; and WHEREAS these dates exceed the timeline stipulated in Motion No. 2025-49-03; and WHEREAS in the Status of amendments to the Residential Tenancies Act, 2006 report released on May 25th, 2026, staff confirmed that the Rental Renovation Licence By-law review is complete, and that a draft by-law was being prepared to bring to the Planning and Housing Committee meeting on May 20 th , 2026; and WHEREAS Document 2 of this report lists multiple elements of the draft by-law that are not captured by the newly proclaimed provisions of the RTA; and WHEREAS this issue is of high priority for many residents of Ottawa, including organizations whose consultative work was integral to the development of the draft by-law; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that staff bring forward the completed staff report and draft Rental Renovation License By-law to the Planning and Housing Committee meeting on July 8, 2026 in order to allow