Agenda Regular

Affordable Housing Committee

Meeting No. 11 Contact Dela Ting, Acting Administrator Meeting Date Tuesday, October 20, 2009 Phone 416-397-7769 Start Time 9:30 AM E-mail ah@.ca Location Committee Room 2, City Hall

Affordable Housing Committee Councillor Giorgio Mammoliti Councillor Adrian Heaps Councillor Cesar Palacio (Chair) Councillor Howard Moscoe Councillor Councillor Pam McConnell (Vice-Chair)

Members of Council and Staff: Please keep this agenda and the accompanying material until the City Council meeting dealing with these matters has ended. The City Clerk’s Office will not provide additional copies.

Special Assistance for Members of the Public: City staff can arrange for special assistance with some advance notice. If you need special assistance, please call 416-392-4365, TTY 416-338-0889 or e-mail [email protected].

Closed Meeting Requirements: If the Affordable Housing Committee wants to meet in closed session (privately), a member of the committee must make a motion to do so and give the reason why the Committee has to meet privately. (City of Toronto Act, 2006)

Notice to people writing or making presentations to the Affordable Housing Committee: The City of Toronto Act, 2006 and the City of Toronto Municipal Code authorize the City of Toronto to collect any personal information in your communication or presentation to City Council or its committees.

The City collects this information to enable it to make informed decisions on the relevant issue(s). If you are submitting letters, faxes, e-mails, presentations or other communications to the City, you should be aware that your name and the fact that you communicated with the City will become part of the public record and will appear on the City’s website. The City will also make your communication and any personal information in it – such as your postal address, telephone number or e-mail address – available to the public, unless you expressly request the City to remove it.

The City videotapes committee and community council meetings. If you make a presentation to a committee or community council, the City will be videotaping you and City staff may make the video tapes available to the public.

If you want to learn more about why and how the City collects your information, write to the City Clerk's Office, City Hall, 100 Queen Street West, Toronto ON M5H 2N2 or by calling 416-397-7769.

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Declarations of Interest under the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act.

Confirmation of Minutes – August 26, 2009

Speakers/Presentations - A complete list will be distributed at the meeting.

Communications/Reports

AH11.1 Presentation 9:45 AM Ward: All Human Rights Commission - Policy on Human Rights and Rental Housing

Summary Presentation from Cherie Robertson, Senior Policy Analyst, Ontario Human Rights Commission on Policy on Human Rights and Rental Housing.

Background Information Policy on Human Rights and Rental Housing, Ontario Human Rights Commission (http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2009/ah/bgrd/backgroundfile-24062.pdf) New Policy Shows How to Provide Human Rights in Rental Housing News Release - Ontario Human Rights Commission - English (http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2009/ah/bgrd/backgroundfile-24065.pdf) New Policy Shows How to Provide Human Rights in Rental Housing News Release - Ontario Human Rights Commission - French (http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2009/ah/bgrd/backgroundfile-24066.pdf)

AH11.2 Presentation Ward: All Economic Stimulus - Highlights of Council Recommended Affordable Housing Developments

Summary Presentation by staff, Affordable Housing Office regarding Highlights of Council Recommended Affordable Housing Developments.

(No written material)

AH11.3 ACTION Ward: All HOT Update

Origin (October 5, 2009) Letter from Councillor Giorgio Mammoliti, Ward 7 York West, Chair, Affordable Housing Committee

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Summary To request staff to provide to the Affordable Housing Committee in early 2010 a report for an annual affordable housing award programme.

Background Information Letter from Councillor Giorgio Mammoliti, Ward 7 York West (http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2009/ah/bgrd/backgroundfile-24128.pdf)

AH11.4 ACTION Ward: All Creating Homeownership Opportunities for Social Housing Residents: Freeing up Toronto’s Housing Investments

Origin (October 5, 2009) Letter from Councillor Adrian Heaps, Ward 35

Summary To request Director, Affordable Housing Office and General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration to report to the Affordable Housing Committee in early 2010 on providing affordable ownership opportunities to social housing residents.

Background Information Letter from Councillor Heaps, Ward 35 Scarborough Southwest (http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2009/ah/bgrd/backgroundfile-24059.pdf)

AH11.5 ACTION Ward: All Multi-faith Alliance to End Homelessness

Origin (September 23, 2009) Memo from Councillor Howard Moscoe, Ward 15 Eglinton-Lawrence

Summary To forward request by Multi-Faith Alliance to End Homelessness for support for a national housing strategy (Bill C-304).

Background Information Memo from Councillor Howard Moscoe, Ward 15 Eglinton-Lawrence (http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2009/ah/bgrd/backgroundfile-24051.pdf) Attachment 1 - Bill C-304 - An Act to ensure secure, adequate, assessable and affordable housing for Canadians. (http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2009/ah/bgrd/backgroundfile-24052.pdf)