Special City Council

A. THAT Report 2019-408, Implications of the New Growth Plan (2019) on the Official Plan Review and Preferred Settlement Area Boundary Expansion, BE RECEIVED; and B. THAT Staff BE DIRECTED to complete the Official Plan Review using the growth targets previously endorsed by Council on June 26, 2018, October 2, 2018 and February 26, 2019, as follows: i. An alternative intensification target that directs a minimum of 45% of all residential development occurring annually until 2031, and 50% thereafter, to the Built-up Area; and ii. A Designated Greenfield Area density target of 52 residents and jobs combined per hectare; and C. THAT Staff BE DIRECTED to advise the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing that Council continues to request permission from the Minister to use the alternative intensification target as submitted in July and October of 2018 and March of 2019 for planning purposes in the City of Brantford; and, D. THAT a letter and copy of Report 2019-408 BE FORWARDED to Will Bouma, MPP, Brantford-Brant, respectfully seeking his assistance in ensuring a timely response from the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing regarding Council’s request for permission to use the alternative intensification target.

THAT LEAVE BE GIVEN to the Mover and Seconder to introduce the following By-Law for the First and Second Reading: 117-2019 By-law to Confirm the Proceedings of the Council of The Corporation of the City of Brantford with respect to the Special Meeting held on July 11, 2019

THAT By-law 117-2019 BE TAKEN as read a third time, be finally passed and signed by the Mayor and Clerk.