Social Services Committee

Motion to Waive the Rules to Extend the Time Permitted for Presentation and Questions from Members of Council for Item 4.2 THAT Section 15.6.3(a) of Chapter 15 of the City of Brantford Municipal Code BE WAIVED for Item 4.2 in order to extend the time permitted for the presentation and questions beyond the 10 minute time limit

WHEREAS there is the strong urgent need to improve the availability of affordable housing in the City of Brantford and County of Brant; and WHEREAS publicly owned lands appropriate for housing development within the City of Brantford and County of Brant are limited; and WHEREAS acquiring additional, development-ready lands is unduly costly; and WHEREAS infill development and urban intensification are desirable to reduce infrastructure costs and promote walkable communities; and WHEREAS maximizing the building heights and density of municipally-led affordable housing developments to increase the number of units constructed, can assist both municipalities in meeting their housing goals; and WHEREAS our strategy for large scale affordable housing builds to ensure complete communities is to fill out builds with units that are across the spectrum of fully subsidized to market rate rental house, and that this strategy has been effective; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: 5 A. THAT the City of Brantford and County of Brant commit to fully EXPLORE opportunities to increase height and density of municipally–led residential affordable housing projects, where appropriate; and B. THAT the City of Brantford and County of Brant DIRECT staff to require these aforementioned taller builds have units across the affordability and attainability spectrum, to ensure a complete internal community, in addition to their addition to the larger community of the neighbourhood that they reside in; and C. THA