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Clarington Task Force for Affordable Housing
Committee Meeting Minutes
May 9, 2023
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Minutes of the Clarington Task Force for Affordable Housing Meeting held in person
at 40 Temperance Street, Bowmanville on May 9, 2023, at 10:00 AM.
Members Present: Councillor Woo, Debra Rose, Janice Conroy, Nakul Roy,
Paul Wirch, Ron Hooper, Sally Barrie
Regrets: Alan Robins, Councillor Rang, Councillor Anderson, Hawa
Mire, Mary Taylor, Wendy Partner, Rob Maciver, Deputy
CAO/Solicitor
Staff Present: Lindsay Patenaude, Committee Coordinator, Laila Shafi,
Temporary Accessibility Coordinator, Carlos Salazar,
Director of Planning & Infrastructure Services, Heather
Anderson, Office Coordinator to the Mayor, Justin MacLean,
Manager of SIT, Amanda Tapp, Manager, Development
Review, Morgan Jones, Principal Planner, Annette VanDyk,
Administrative Assistant, Planning & Infrastructure Services
Opening
A. VanDyk welcomed new committee members for the 2023 term and Committee
members and staff made self -introductions.
2 Land Acknowledgement Statement
Laila Shafi read the Land Acknowledgement statement and followed up with a
description of what the statement means.
3 Committee Orientation
3.1 L. Patenaude, the Committee Coordinator from the Clerks Division, provided an
orientation on advisory boards and committees. The presentation included the
committee establishment, mandate, Terms of Reference, election of Chair, Vice -
Chair process, code of conduct, committee meetings and other relevant subjects.
The presentation materials were shared before the meeting.
3.2 It was decided all members would read the Terms of Reference and discuss at the
next meeting.
4 Election of Chair / Vice Chair
A. VanDyk started the process of electing the Chair, Vice Chair of the Committee
by opening the floor for nomination for the position of Committee Chair.
Ron Hooper nominated Wendy Partner for the Chair position. W. Partner, although
absent, had sent correspondence to the Committee putting forth her name as chair
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so by way of that correspondence, accepted the nomination. All members were
favour of Wendy Partner for Chair of the Task Force for Affordable Housing
Committee.
Councillor Woo nominated Ron Hooper for Vice Chair. R. Hooper accepted the
nomination. All members were in favour of Ron Hooper being Vice Chair of the
Task Force for Affordable Housing.
5 Business arising -
Newly appointed Vice Chair R. Hooper took over the meeting at this point. He
acknowledged the passing of former Committee member Bob Malone and
expressed gratitude for his long-standing contributions to the Committee in past
years.
5.1 A. Tapp gave an overview of the new Municipal Housing Pledge — 13,000 new
homes to be built by 2031. No percentage of that has be to affordable housing.
Special Council Agenda (clarington.net)
C. Woo spoke to Bill 23 that Affordable Housing is exempt from Development
Charges
S. Barrie asked with regard to Regional Housing, who would be the best person to
speak with? H. Anderson answered A. Robins of this Committee would be able to
speak to that.
5.2 The Affordable Housing Toolkit was created with the help of this Committee. J.
MacLean spoke briefly on that. For more information:
https://weblink.clarington.net/weblink/O/edoc/274717/CAO-01 3-19.pdf
Building affordable housing: Clarington unlocks land to create diverse housing
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5.3 C. Salazar spoke about the 12 Secondary Plans within Clarington and the 4.5
million dollars that have been collected for Affordable Housing in the Municipality of
Clarington. The funds are being held in reserves from developers who are looking
to build within these Secondary Plans. 4 Secondary Plans are complete with 8
remaining, therefore more funds will eventually be coming in. He spoke to the fact
that this Committee can help develop the framework for how to spend these
dollars.
6 Other items
6.1 M. Taylor who was absent at this meeting had sent along correspondence asking if
the Committee could meet in the evenings instead of daytime. Most members
indicated evenings would be fine. C. Salazar suggested a late afternoon 5:00 PM
start time. Again, most were in agreeance. A. VanDyk sent out an email asking for
a general consensus on which days would work best and preferred times.
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Wednesdays were the best for most. Chairperson W. Partner is not able to
accommodate the time suggested, therefore meetings moving forward will be on
Wednesdays at 7:00 pm.
It was also discussed and agreed the committee would like to meet bi-monthly
instead of quarterly with the exception of meeting next month in June.
Adjournment: 11:30 a.m.
Next Meeting: June 14, 2023 — 7:00 pm
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