Minutes

Housing Affordability Task Force

Thursday, March 23, 2023

9:00 A.m. - 4:00 P.m.

Electronic and In-Person Meeting

Council Chambers

17250 Yonge Street, Newmarket

Members:

• W. Emmerson, 
• S. Del Duca, 
• V. Hackson, 
• I. Lovatt, 
• T. Mrakas, 
• S. Pellegrini, 
• F. Scarpitti, 
• J. Taylor, 
• D. West, 
• and M. Quirk 

Staff:

• D. Basso, 
• L. Bigioni, 
• P. Bottomley, 
• P. Casey, 
• K. Chislett, 
• T. Cline, 
• C. Clark, 
• J. DeGagne, 
• P. Freeman, 
• C. Goodeve, 
• T. Kanji, 
• D. Kuzmyk, 
• J. Li, 
• B. Macgregor, 
• J. Millson, 
• L. Mirabella, 
• C. Raynor, 
• B. Shifman, 
• I. Soneji, 
• and K. Whitney 

Other Council Members:

• N. Davison, J. DiPaola, J. Jones, J. Li

   

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A.

Call to Order

The Housing Affordability Task Force was called to order at 9:22 a.m. with Regional Chair Emmerson presiding.

B.

Disclosures of Interest

None

C.

Presentations

C.1

Task Force Updates and Recap

The Housing Affordability Task Force received the presentation by Paul Freeman, Chief Planner.

C.2

The Municipal Role in Addressing the Housing Crisis in York Region

The Housing Affordability Task Force received the presentation by Dr. Carolyn Whitzman, Expert Advisor to the Housing Assessment Resource Tools (HART) project at University of British Columbia.

C.3

Streamlining the Planning Process

The Housing Affordability Task Force received the presentation by Teema Kanji, Manager Programs and Process Improvement and Julie Millson, Program Manager, Partnerships.

C.4

Provincial Housing Supply

The Housing Affordability Task Force received the presentation by Paul Bottomley, Manager Policy, Research and Forecasting.

C.5

Task Force 2023 Outlook

The Housing Affordability Task Force received the presentation by Paul Freeman, Chief Planner.

D.

Deputations

None

E.

Communications

None

F.

Reports

None

G.

Other Business

None

H.

Adjournment

The Housing Affordability Task Force meeting adjourned at 11:55 a.m.