Item - 2023.CC5.6
Tracking Status
- City Council adopted this item on March 29, 2023 with amendments.
- See also 2023.MM6.28
- See also 2024.MM18.3
CC5.6 - Terms of Reference for the Housing Rights Advisory Committee for 2022-2026 City Council Term
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Amended
- Wards:
- All
City Council Decision
City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:
1. City Council adopt the Terms of Reference for the Housing Rights Advisory Committee in Attachment 1 to the report (March 22, 2023) from the City Manager, as amended by Parts 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 below, and direct that all meetings of this body be held in accordance with the Simplified Rules of Procedure for Advisory Bodies in Item 2023.EX2.1 adopted by City Council at its meeting on February 7 and 8, 2023.
2. City Council amend the Terms of Reference for the Housing Rights Advisory Committee to include "Independently monitor progress" of the City’s Housing Programs as laid out in Page 32 of Attachment 1 to 2022.EX34.7, headed "Review and Considerations for a Housing Commissioner Role or Function - July 19th 2022".
3. City Council amend the Terms of Reference to:
a. include the position of the Chair of the Housing Rights Advisory Committee as a separate role; and
b. require the Chair to be appointed by City Council on the recommendation of the Civic Appointments Committee.
4. City Council amend the Terms of Reference to provide for the separate recruitment for the Chair of the Housing Rights Advisory Committee through the Public Appointments process and that the City Manager, in consultation with the City Clerk, include the Chair of the Housing Rights Advisory Committee in the list of members of bodies to which the policy applies in their forthcoming report on the City’s Remuneration Policy.
5. City Council require the Housing Rights Advisory Committee to meet a minimum of four times a year at the direction of the Chair and the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat.
6. City Council amend Section C, Part 1 of the Terms of Reference so that it now reads as follows:
C.1. The Advisory Committee will provide its advice to City Council through the Executive Committee.
7. City Council:
a. add two full-time equivalent positions to the Affordable Housing Secretariat to support the work of the advisory committee and to advance the Right to Housing
b. amend the 2023 operating budget by transferring the funding for 2 of the 8 approved new positions in the Ombudsman's Office to the Affordable Housing Secretariat.
Background Information (City Council)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-235281.pdf
Attachment 1 - Housing Rights Advisory Committee Terms of Reference
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-235282.pdf
Attachment 2 - Timeline of Actions Directed by City Council in EX34.7 to Support the Progressive Realization of the Right to Adequate Housing
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-235283.pdf
City Council Approved Terms of Reference - Housing Rights Advisory Committee
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-235971.pdf
Motions (City Council)
That:
1. City Council amend the terms of reference for the Housing Rights Advisory Committee to include "Independently monitor progress" of the City’s Housing Programs as laid out in page 32 of Attachment 1 to 2022.EX34.7, headed "Review and Considerations for a Housing Commissioner Role or Function – July 19th 2022".
2. City Council amend the terms of reference to:
a. include the position of the Chair of the Housing Rights Advisory Committee as a separate role; and
b. require the Chair to be appointed by City Council on the recommendation of the Civic Appointments Committee.
3. City Council amend the terms of reference to provide for the separate recruitment for the chair of the Housing Rights Advisory Committee through the Public Appointments process and that the City Manager, in consultation with the City clerk, include the chair of the Housing Rights Advisory Committee in the list of members of bodies to which the policy applies in their forthcoming report on the City’s Remuneration Policy.
4. City Council require the Housing Rights Advisory Committee to meet a minimum of four times a year at the direction of the Chair and the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat.
5. City Council amend Section C, Part 1 of the Terms of Reference by deleting the words "or other appropriate Council Committee" so that Section C, Part 1 now reads as follows:
"C.1. The Advisory Committee will provide its advice to City Council through the Executive Committee or other appropriate Council Committee."
6. City Council:
a. add two full-time equivalent positions to the Affordable Housing Secretariat to support the work of the advisory committee and to advance the Right to Housing
b. amend the 2023 operating budget by transferring the funding for 2 of the 8 approved new positions in the Ombudsman's Office to the Affordable Housing Secretariat.
Vote (Amend Item) Mar-31-2023 2:32 PM
Result: Carried | Majority Required - CC5.6 - Fletcher - motion 1 |
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Total members that voted Yes: 22 | Members that voted Yes are Paul Ainslie, Brad Bradford, Alejandra Bravo, Jon Burnside, Shelley Carroll, Mike Colle, Gary Crawford, Vincent Crisanti, Paula Fletcher, Ausma Malik, Josh Matlow, Jennifer McKelvie, Chris Moise, Amber Morley, Jamaal Myers, Frances Nunziata (Chair), James Pasternak, Gord Perks, Anthony Perruzza, Jaye Robinson, Dianne Saxe, Michael Thompson |
Total members that voted No: 1 | Members that voted No are Stephen Holyday |
Total members that were Absent: 2 | Members that were absent are Lily Cheng, Nick Mantas |