Pipeline to Permit Committee

Minutes

Meeting #:
Date:
Time:
9:30 a.m.
Location:
Hybrid meeting- virtual and Council Chambers, City Hall
Members Present:
  • Mayor Marianne Meed Ward (Co-Chair), 
  • Shawna Stolte (Co-Chair), 
  • Kelvin Galbraith, 
  • Paul Sharman, 
  • John Davidson, 
  • Kellie McCormack, 
  • Mike Collins-Williams, 
  • Jason Sheldon, 
  • Jackie Isada, 
  • Elisha Vankleef, 
  • Jim Dunn, 
  • Bianca Steer, 
  • and John Doyle 
Staff Present:
  • Brynn Nheiley, 
  • Jacqueline Johnson, 
  • Blake Hurley, 
  • Chad MacDonald, 
  • Allan Magi, 
  • Enrico Scalera, 
  • Jamie Tellier, 
  • Nick Anastasopoulos, 
  • David Thompson (Audio/Video Specialist), 
  • Richard Bellemare (Audio/Video Specialist), 
  • and Samantha Yew (Clerk) 
Others Present:

  • Glenn Pothier, GLPi, facilitator

     

1.
Entrance

 

1.1
Call to Order

 

Chair: Mayor Marianne Meed Ward
Committee Clerk: Samantha Yew

1.2
Land Acknowledgement

 

The Chair read the land acknowledgement. 

1.3
Approval of the Agenda

 

  • Approve the agenda as presented. 

    CARRIED

1.4
Declarations of Interest:

 

None

1.5
Member Introductions

 

1.6
Written Delegations

 

None

2.
Envision

 

2.1
Discussion: Pipeline to Permit Committee

 

a.
Goals for the Committee

 

The Committee Co-Chairs provided remarks and highlighted the Pipeline to Permit Committee Reference Book.

b.
The Committee’s purpose, Terms of Reference, Operating Procedures

 

Facilitated discussion by Glenn Pothier.

c.
Sample agenda items/approaches

 

Facilitated discussion by Glenn Pothier.

3.
N Squared: News and Numbers

 

3.1
Pipeline to Permit Report (PP-01-24)

This item has attachments. 
1.Pipeline to Permit Report February 2, 2024.pdf

The Pipeline to Permit Report was presented by Jamie Tellier, Director of Community Planning. 

3.2
Contextual Updates

 

Contextual updates were provided by Brynn Nheiley, Executive Director, Community Planning, Regulation & Mobility.

Mayor Meed Ward provided contextual updates in her role as Chair of Ontario Big City Mayors,  and member of the Large Urban Caucus of AMO. 

4.
Enhancements

 

4.1
Discussion: Issues mapping for upcoming meetings and/or discussion on an identified topic

 
  • Moved byMike Collins-Williams

    Endorse a speaker and/or discussion at a future Pipeline to Permit Committee meeting regarding:

    • Use of pay on demand surety bonds in lieu of letters of credit for securing municipal works and new developments. 
    CARRIED
  • Moved byCouncillor Sharman

    Endorse a speaker and/or discussion at a future Pipeline to Permit Committee meeting regarding:

    • Design of Complete Communities
    • Incentives
    • Permitting Process and City staff resourcing
    • Current state of the real estate market, including commercial real estate
    • Potential 30 year planning horizon and changing demographics
    • Tiny Homes
    • Artificial Intelligence
    • Halton Region's Comprehensive Housing Strategy
    • Aging population and long term care
    CARRIED
  • Moved byElisha Vankleef

    Endorse a speaker and/or discussion at a future Pipeline to Permit Committee meeting regarding:

    • Creating conditions that will enable moving pipeline to permit.
    CARRIED

5.
Enaction

 

5.1
Information Items

 
  • Moved byJason Sheldon

    Receive and file the following four items, having been given due consideration by the Pipeline to Permit Committee.

    CARRIED

5.2
Next Steps and Action Identification

 

The Committee Co-Chairs noted that they will work with staff to begin planning presentations and discussion on topics identified in Item 4.1. 

5.3
Adjournment

 

Chair adjourned the meeting at 11:53 a.m.

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