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.
That the County of Brant Special Council agenda for September 26, 2023 be approved.
Moved by Councillor Oakley, seconded by Councillor Howes
Carried
That Mayor Bailey be instructed to respond to the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing and provide the following 5 Task Force recommendations that he feels would be, or has been, the most useful in increasing the housing supply in the County of Brant: 2. 2) Amending the Planning Act, Provincial Policy Statement, and Growth Plans to set “growth in the full spectrum of housing supply” and “intensification within existing built-up areas” of municipalities as the most important residential housing priorities in the mandate and purpose. 27. 22) Simplify planning legislation and policy documents. 40. 33) Waive development charges on all forms of affordable housing guaranteed to be affordable for 40 years. 50. 42) Provide provincial and federal loan guarantees for purpose-built rental, affordable rental and affordable ownership projects. 65. B-2) Develop and legislate a clear, province-wide definition of “affordable housing” to create certainty and predictability. County of Brant Special Council Minutes Page 3 Tuesday September 26, 2023 And, that the correspondence note that the County of Brant opposed the following recommendations: 17. 13) Limit municipalities from requesting or hosting additional public meetings beyond those that are required under the Planning Act 10. 9) Allow “as of right” zoning of six to 11 storeys with no minimum parking requirements on any streets that have direct access to public transit (including streets on buss and street-car routes). 9. 8) Allow “a
Moved by Councillor Howes, seconded by Councillor Oakley