Town of Oakville

Council Minutes

Meeting #:
Date:	Tuesday, April 05, 2022
Time:	9:30 A.m. - 11:30 A.m.
Location:	Virtual Meeting

Mayor and Council:

• Mayor Burton
• Councillor Adams
• Councillor Chisholm
• Councillor Duddeck
• Councillor Elgar
• Councillor Gittings
• Councillor Grant
• Councillor Haslett-Theall
• Councillor Knoll
• Councillor Lishchyna
• Councillor Longo
• Councillor Parmar
• Councillor Robertson (Left at 9:50 a.m.)
• Councillor Sandhu

Regrets:

• Councillor O'Meara

Staff:

• J. Clohecy, Chief Administrative Officer (In person)
• N. Sully, Commissioner of Corporate Services and Treasurer (In person)
• N. Garbe, Commissioner of Community Development
• V. Tytaneck, Town Clerk (In person)
• J. Warren, Council and Committee Coordinator (In person)

The Town of Oakville Council met in special session, via videoconference, this 5th day of April, 2022 in the Council Chamber of the Oakville Municipal Building, 1225 Trafalgar Road, Oakville commencing at 9:30 a.m.

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1.

Regrets

As noted above.

2.

Declarations of Pecuniary Interest

No declarations of pecuniary interest were declared.

3.

Discussion Item(s)

3.1

Affordable Housing Panel

• Moved by Councillor Knoll
  Seconded by Councillor Adams
  1. That the Office of Mayor and Council (OMAC) develop for Council’s consideration housing assistance and affordability policy options for all levels of government by reviewing published literature and consulting a broad panel of experts with relevant experience in fields related to the provision of proper housing supply, such as but not limited to academics, land development, home building, urban planning, legal, and finance.
  2. That the affordable and assisted housing research identify:

  1. Barriers and opportunities to increasing access to affordable and assisted housing for both rental and purchase;
  2. Policy and legislative proposals for more affordable and assisted housing actions by Federal, Provincial, Regional, and Local levels of government;
  3. Effectiveness of all proposals according to amount of housing produced, the degree of impact on housing affordability, who pays and/or gains from the proposal and the timeline to produce measurable results; and
  4. An advocacy plan for Council and the community.

  3. That OMAC report by second quarter 2023, with interim reports as needed, to assure adequate time to achieve the objectives.
  4. That the Office of Mayor and Council arrange appropriate public information sessions in every ward to collect public input to help inform the research and to help inform the public of recommendations from the research.

  For (13)	Councillor Adams, Mayor Burton, Councillor Chisholm, Councillor Duddeck, Councillor Elgar, Councillor Gittings, Councillor Grant, Councillor Haslett-Theall, Councillor Knoll, Councillor Lishchyna, Councillor Longo, Councillor Parmar, and Councillor Sandhu
  Absent (2)	Councillor O'Meara, and Councillor Robertson

  CARRIED unanimously on a recorded vote (13 to 0)

4.

Consideration and Reading of By-Laws

4.1

By-law 2022-049

A by-law to confirm the proceedings of a special meeting of Council.

• Moved by Councillor Grant
  Seconded by Councillor Longo

  That the by-law noted above be passed.

  CARRIED

5.

Adjournment

The Mayor adjourned the meeting at 10:12 p.m.