2023-2026 Affordable Housing Capital Strategy and Update
ACS2023-CSS-GEN-011 - City Wide
Report Recommendation(s)
That Planning and Housing Committee recommend Council approve:
The allocation of $66,629,914 by the Director of Housing Services to support affordable housing projects through conditional capital contributions between the City and each housing provider as detailed below, with the funds comprised of $16,000,000 in City capital approved by Council in the 2023 City Budget, $18,553,914 federal Rapid Housing Initiative (round 3) funding, $5,926,000 in 2023-2024 Ontario Priorities Housing Initiative funding, $24,150,000 in 2023-2024 provincial Priority Projects for Municipalities funds, and $2,000,000 previously intended for a Request for Proposals for private sector developers,
Up to $24,150,000 from the provincial Priority Projects for Municipalities be allocated to Ottawa Community Housing Corporation for 715 Mikinak Road, and that $9,150,000 of City capital funding that had been allocated to the project in prior years be reallocated to support the Integrated Transition to Housing Strategy as described in Recommendation 1(h);
Up to $2,128,000 be allocated to Nepean Housing Corporation for the completion of the affordable housing project at 1 Dunbar Court;
Up to $18,553,914 of Rapid Housing Initiative (Round 3) funds be allocated to Ottawa Salus Corporation for the construction of 54 supportive housing units at 56 Capilano Drive;
Up to $7,045,073 be allocated to a contingency budget to support projects currently under development that require additional funding as described in Document 1;
Up to $600,000 from the Ontario Priorities Housing Initiative (OPHI) be allocated towards the continuation of the Ontario Renovates program;
Up to $606,075 to permit an eight-month extension of the short-term interest-free repayable loan provided to the African Caribbean Association of Ottawa through the 2021 Capital Plan for their project at 881-883 Pinecrest Road;
Up to $1,500,000 to permit up to a three-year extension of the short -term interest free repayable loan provided to Holland Properties through the 2019 Capital Plan for 161 Presland Road,
Up to $21,196,852, of which $9,150,000 is from the reallocation of the Mikinak project and the 2023-2024 Ontario Priorities Housing Initiative (OPHI) funding, be allocated to a strategic acquisition andrenovation related to the Integrated Transition to Housing Strategy; and
That any remaining or additional funding that becomes available in 2023 be allocated as contingency to projects currently underway and requiring additional funding for completion, or to priority projects included in Document 2.
The Term of Council spending plan in the amount of $50,717,800, which is made up of $45,000,000 City capital ($15M annually from 2024 to 2026) subject to annual City budget approval and $5,717,800 Ontario Priorities Housing Initiatives (2024-2025), be allocated by the Director, Housing Services to support the following priority affordable housing projects as follows,
Up to $32,420,946 be allocated equitably over 3 years to Ottawa Community Housing Corporation for Rochester Heights Phase 2 (818 Gladstone Ave), to leverage projected CMHC Co-investment Forgivable Loan funding and Repayable Loan financing towards the 273 –unit project, notwithstanding that the proposed weighted average rents will be approximately 95% of Average Market Rent (AMR) instead of the usual 80% as otherwise required under Action Ottawa and provincial capital funding programs.
Up to $15,000,000 be allocated equitably over 3 years to Multifaith Housing Initiative for LeBreton Flats, to leverage CMHC Co-investment funding of $15,733,540 towards the 133-unit affordable rental project;
Up to $600,000 from the OPHI 2024-2025 be allocated towards the Ontario Renovates program;
Up to $2,696,852 from the OPHI 2024-2025 be allocated to Ottawa Salus Corporation to fully fund the construction of 54 supportive housing units at 56 Capilano Drive as further described in Recommendation 1(c); and
That any remaining or additional funding that becomes available for the period 2024-2026, excluding Housing Accelerator Funding, be allocated to priority projects listed in Document 2.
Motions of Which Notice has been Previously Given
Motion – Requirements to mitigate against increased Wind Uplift Loads on Roofs
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WHEREAS two EF1 Tornados touched down in Barrhaven on July 13th impacting over 125 homes, and a third EF0 tornado touched down in Findlay Creek on August 3 impacting 12 homes; and
WHEREAS the August 3rd Tornado represents the 7th extreme wind event in Ottawa since 2018, including the EF3 Tornado that devasted Dunrobin and the 2022 Derecho that damaged wide swaths of the city; and
WHEREAS Extreme wind events do the greatest structural damage to roofs, causing thousands of dollars in damage and leaving residents without a primary home for months and in some cases years; and
WHEREAS stronger fastenings where the frame of a house meets the roof, known as hurricane straps or tornado clips, are a cheap and effective solution to secure roofs during extreme wind events; and
WHEREAS the Provincial government is currently considering amendments to the 2012 Building Code;
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Mayor on behalf of Council write a letter to the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing conveying the City of Ottawa’s support for the province’s proposed Green Building Code to include requirements to mitigate against increased Wind Uplift Loads on Roofs in order to better create more wind resilient communities.
In Camera Items
Information Previously Distributed
Ward 15 Section 37 Funds – Ottawa Community Land Trust Property Acquisition
ACS2023-CSS-GEN-016
Notices of Motions (For Consideration at Subsequent Meeting)
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Adjournment
Next Meeting
Wednesday, September 20, 2023.