1) That the report entitled “City of Markham Comments on the Province’s Increasing Housing Supply in Ontario Consultation Document” dated January 21, 2019 be received; and,
2) That the report entitled “City of Markham Comments on the Province’s Increasing Housing Supply in Ontario Consultation Document” dated January 21, 2019, be forwarded to the Assistant Deputy Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing in response to the request for comments and that Council express its support for the development of a Provincial Housing Supply Action Plan, subject to the comments raised in the report; and,
3) That Staff be directed to forward the report to the Assistant Deputy Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing by January 25, 2019, prior to the meeting of Council being held on January 29, 2019; and,
4) That Markham City Council does not endorse or support proposed changes to the Development Charges Act, 1997, as amended, to reduce the infrastructure recoverable through development charges, and that any changes should ensure that growth pays for growth and does not create a greater financial burden on existing property tax payers; and,
5) That the City of Markham offer to work with the Province to establish creative solutions to affordable housing and home ownership, including secondary suites, and grant municipalities greater control in applying those solutions; and,
6) That Markham City Council request that the Province extend the timeline for providing comments for an additional 30-days in order to provide meaningful proposed solutions from municipalities, the development industry and members of the public; and,
7) That Markham City Council request that the Province immediately undertake process reviews to streamline the development process especially as it relates to three areas of importance: 1) streamlining the Ministry of Transportation permitting process; 2) revamping the environmental assessment process to be more effective and efficient; 3) examining the permitting and reporting processes at the conservation authorities to comment on applications in a more timely manner; and further,
8) That staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this report.