Item - 2024.CC24.16
Tracking Status
- City Council adopted this item on December 17 and 18, 2024 with amendments.
CC24.16 - Advancing Phase One of the Purpose-built Rental Housing Incentives Stream
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Amended
- Wards:
- All
City Council Decision
City Council on December 17 and 18, 2024, adopted the following:
1. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat to approve a deferral of development charges payable for 528 purpose-built rental units (in addition to 5,600 purpose-built rental units approved in Item 2024.EX18.2).
2. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, in consultation with the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, to enter into agreements, pursuant to Section 27 of the Development Charges Act, to defer the payment of development charges payable in relation to purpose-built rental units within projects approved through the Call for Applications described in Part 1 above, for as long as they remain as purpose-built rental projects containing at least 20 percent affordable units and on such other terms and conditions as may be satisfactory to the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.
3. City Council authorize an exemption from taxation for municipal and school purposes under the terms of the Rental Housing Supply Program for the affordable rental homes located within the developments and for the periods of time described in Table 2 in the revised supplementary report (December 17, 2024) from the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat.
4. City Council authorize the Deputy Treasurer to cancel or refund any taxes paid after the effective date of the exemption from taxation for municipal and school purposes as set out in the applicable municipal housing facility agreement (the City's Contribution Agreement).
Background Information (City Council)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2024/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-251469.pdf
(December 17, 2024) Supplementary Report from the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat on Advancing Phase One of the Purpose-built Rental Housing Incentives Stream (CC24.16a)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2024/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-251624.pdf
(December 17, 2024) Revised Supplementary Report from the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat on Advancing Phase One of the Purpose-built Rental Housing Incentives Stream (CC24.16b)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2024/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-251644.pdf
Presentation from the Executive Director Housing Secretariat, Development and Growth Services, on Advancing Phase One of the Purpose-Built Rental Housing Incentives Stream
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2024/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-251661.pdf
Motions (City Council)
That City Council adopt the following recommendations in the supplementary report (December 17, 2024) from the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat [CC24.16b], amended to read as follows:
1. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat to approve a deferral of development charges payable for 528 purpose-built rental units (in addition to 5,600 purpose-built rental units approved in EX18.2).
2. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, in consultation with the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, to enter into agreements, pursuant to Section 27 of the Development Charges Act, to defer the payment of development charges payable in relation to purpose-built rental units within projects approved through the Call for Applications described in Part 1 above, for as long as they remain as purpose-built rental projects containing at least 20 percent affordable units and on such other terms and conditions as may be satisfactory to the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.
3. City Council authorize an exemption from taxation for municipal and school purposes under the terms of the Rental Housing Supply Program for the affordable rental homes located within the developments and for the periods of time described in Table 2 in the revised supplementary report (December 17, 2024) from the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat.
4. City Council authorize the Deputy Treasurer to cancel or refund any taxes paid after the effective date of the exemption from taxation for municipal and school purposes as set out in the applicable municipal housing facility agreement (the City's Contribution Agreement).
Vote (Amend Item) Dec-17-2024 3:54 PM
| Result: Carried | Majority Required - CC24.16 - Perks - motion 1 |
|---|---|
| Total members that voted Yes: 22 | Members that voted Yes are Paul Ainslie, Alejandra Bravo, Lily Cheng, Rachel Chernos Lin, Olivia Chow, Mike Colle, Vincent Crisanti, Paula Fletcher, Parthi Kandavel, Ausma Malik, Nick Mantas, Josh Matlow, Jennifer McKelvie, Chris Moise, Amber Morley, Jamaal Myers, Frances Nunziata (Chair), James Pasternak, Gord Perks, Anthony Perruzza, Dianne Saxe, Michael Thompson |
| Total members that voted No: 3 | Members that voted No are Brad Bradford, Jon Burnside, Stephen Holyday |
| Total members that were Absent: 1 | Members that were absent are Shelley Carroll |
Councillor Bradford, rising on a Point of Privilege, stated that the Speaker turned off his microphone in the middle of his asking a question.
Following the response from staff, Councillor Bradford, rising on a Point of Privilege, stated that he was trying to ask his question of staff, the Speaker ran his clock during the kerfuffle and then turned off his microphone when he was trying to ask the question, and that it was not fair to do that to the staff who are trying to give their professional perspective on the questions asked. Councillor Bradford further stated that if the Speaker turns off his microphone, staff can’t hear the question and then the Speaker calls on them to answer a question they could not hear, and stated that he would ask the Speaker to treat everyone with the same rules and fairness, and that if he is asking a question to please not turn off his microphone while he is asking a question.