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Home My WebLink About2019-02-22Affordable Housing Task Force Friday, February 22, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. Municipal Administrative Centre, 40 Temperance Street, Bowmanville Meeting Room 3C ATTENDEES: Mayor Adrian Foster, Municipality of Clarington (attended until 10:25 a.m.) Councillor Ron Hooper, Municipality of Clarington Councillor Janice Jones, Municipality of Clarington Wendy Partner Alan Robins, Director, Housing Services Division, Region of Durham Henry Wildeboer, Former Pastor Trevor Pinn, Director of Finance, Municipality of Clarington Joyce Kufta, Parkview Lodge Charlie Trim, Parkview Lodge Bob Malone, Newcastle & Bond Head Ratepayers Association (attended until 11:10 a.m Carlo Pellarin, Manager, Development Review Branch, Municipality of Clarington Jeannette Whynot, Accessibility Coordinator, Municipality of Clarington Wanda Huntington, DAFRS Selena Blake, DAFRS Heather Keyzers, Community Coordinator, Municipality of Clarington REGRETS: Councillor Corinna Traill, Municipality of Clarington Milt Dakin, Forestree Place Anthony Adrien, CMHC WELCOME AND CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER Wendy Partner thanked everyone for attending and called the meeting to order. Members went around the table and introduced themselves. APPOINTMENT OF CHAIR Moved by Bob Malone, seconded by Ron Hooper THAT Wendy Partner be appointed as Chair of the Affordable Housing Committee. "CARRIED" APPROVAL OF MINUTES Moved by Joyce Kufta, seconded by Charlie Trim Affordable Housing Task Force February 22, 2019 THAT the minutes dated November 23, 2018 be revised as follows: THAT the sentence that reads "This would include a $3.2 million low interest loan and $12.4 million in grants" be changed to read 11.24 million in grants"; The minutes were then put to a vote and "CARRIED AS AMENDED". SCUGOG ROUNDTABLE UPDATE Mayor Foster provided a brief update on behalf of our Chief Administrative Officer Andy Allison regarding an Affordable Housing Roundtable discussion Mr. Allison attended in Port Perry on December 12, 2018. Mayor Foster stated that Mr. Allison observed an impressive group that has great potential. Mayor Foster stated that we need to reach out to the various Municipalities to gather all their incentives/tangible items and to list them on a one page document. Mayor Foster advised he is not aware of what the Provincial Government has in store but believes that there are busy times ahead. The Mayor is looking forward to positive changes. PRESENTATION BY MOE ESLAMI, WINSTONE DEVELOPMENTS INC. - AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS Mr. Eslami provided Committee Members with his history and background. He circulated documentation on his Brownfield properties which are abandoned, idled or underutilized industrial or commercial properties where expansion or redevelopment is complicated by real or perceived environmental contamination, building deterioration/obsolescence, and/or inadequate infrastructure. He has developed properties in Orillia, Belleville, Owen Sound, Whitby and Oshawa. Mr. Eslami stated that he admires what the committee is doing and recommends that we designate one person as the driving force. He stated that the Committee should focus on obtaining public/private partnerships. Mr. Eslami expressed his desire to develop in Clarington. Wanda Huntington asked if there would be any units available to people who are on ODSP and can they have people stay with them overnight? Mr. Eslami advised that they do accommodate people who receive ODSP. At this time they don't have any overnight support workers but that this could be accommodated. K Affordable Housing Task Force February 22, 2019 Charlie Trim asked if the Orillia properties are in the downtown core? Mr. Eslami stated that the development is directly across from the town hall in Orillia. Trevor Pinn noted that he used to live in Orillia for many years and that this development does not look like social housing. This development brings life back into the area. Alan Robins asked Mr. Eslami if he has received any funding? Mr. Eslami noted that he has received insignificant amounts of funding. Ron Hooper asked if a project was ever turned away due to environmental issues or the land was not worth developing? Mr. Eslami stated that 80% of the projects that are brought to him are not worth developing. If Committee Members are interested in connecting with Mr. Eslami further, he can be reached at info@circoflex.com or 416-809-1998. UPDATE ON PARKVIEW LODGE Joyce Kufta provided an update on their expansion project: x The Region of Durham has granted Parkview the $2.6 million federal/provincial funds in the fall of 2018. x We are also well on our way to meeting all the criteria for the CMHC Co -Funding Program, which would provide an additional $1.24 million in funding and a $3.39 million low-interest loan. Our consulting firm is in the process of obtaining proposals from several financial institutions for the balance of the construction funding and we should be making a decision on this shortly. x When we purchased the property we plan to build on, it was held by a separate numbered company in case we were unable to proceed and had to sell it, but now that we are going forward the two properties have been merged and Parkview owns both. x The Site Plan Application was submitted last week with preliminary drawings. Clarington Planning has been most helpful and are helping us to expedite the process as we have to have some sort of permit by March 31 as a condition of the $3.6 million funding. x We hope to have shovels in the ground late spring, with completion to take about a year. x We will be adding 37 new units, a mix of one and two bedrooms, with approximately 8 of them being fully accessible units. x Our architect is Nick Swerdfeger, who is also the architect for the 6 -storey condo building beside the Newcastle Foodland, and Gay Construction will be the builder. x Our Development Committee is meeting on Tuesday, February 26, again with the consultants, architect, and builder and we should have some more concrete plans soon after. K, Affordable Housing Task Force February 22, 2019 Councillor Hooper asked if the bottom level of the building would be commercial? Joyce advised that the main floor would consist of offices, amenities, apartments, mobility storage and garbage storage. ALTERING OF THE AGENDA Bob Malone requested that the agenda be altered to allow for the discussion of what is the focus of the Committee and how do we move forward as Mr. Malone must leave at 11:10 a.m. Moved by Charlie Trim, seconded by Ron Hooper THAT the agenda be altered to allow for the consideration of Item 8 — What is our focus and how do we move forward. "CARRIED" WHAT IS OUR FOCUS? HOW DO WE MOVE FORWARD? Bob stated that the Committee's focus should be on rental housing and not condos. All types of rental housing. Once we have agreed on what our focus will be things will evolve. Committee Members agreed that the focus will be on rental units. Carlo Pellarin added that the Planning Department has always encouraged developers to develop rental units when they submit their applications. UPDATE ON THE UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO'S TINY HOMES FEASIBILITY STUDY Carlo Pellarin provided an overview of the University of Waterloo's Tiny Homes Feasibility Study. Planning Staff have incorporated recommendations from the report dealing with detached secondary units into the Draft Zoning By-law for the rural areas of the Municipality of Clarington. The draft zoning by-law can be found here: https://www.clarington.net/en/do-business/zone-clarington.asp MEETING SCHEDULE Committee Members agreed to meet monthly as long as the agenda warrants a meeting. Meetings will take place the 3rd Tuesday of each month at 10:00 a.m. Summer recess will be July and August. C! Affordable Housing Task Force OTHER BUSINESS February 22, 2019 Trevor Pinn stated that the new Deputy Treasurer will be taking his place on the Committee. Jeannette Whynot advised that she along with Heather Keyzers attended an information session on fully accessible condos which are being developed in Pickering (Axess Condos). NEXT MEETING March 19, 2019. ADJOURNMENT Moved by Joyce Kufta, seconded by Wendy Partner THAT the meet adjourned at 11:40 a.m. "CARRIED" 5