3. Social Housing Repair and RENEWAL ALLOCATION

AFFECTATION DE RÉPARATION ET DE RENOUVELLEMENT DU LOGEMENT SOCIAL

Committee Recommendation

That Council approve that $8.9M (66%) of the $13.5 M be allocated to the OCHC with the remaining $4.6M (34%) allocated to the 53 other social housing on a proportional basis for the repair and renewal of existing social housing in keeping with the formula staff articulated to Council during budget deliberations.

Recommandation du Comité

Que le Conseil approuve l’attribution à la SLCO de 8,9 millions de dollars (66 p. c.) sur les 13,5 millions de dollars, les 4,6 millions de dollars restants (34 p. c.) étant affectés aux 53 autres organismes de logement social, sur une base proportionnelle, pour la réparation et le renouvellement des logements sociaux existants, conformément à la proposition que le personnel a élaborée pour le Conseil au cours des délibérations sur le budget.

Documentation

1. Community and Protective Services Coordinator’s report dated 2 April 2009

(ACS2009-CCS-CPS-0009).

2. Extract of Draft Minute, 9 March 2009.

Report to / Rapport au:

Council / Conseil

2 April 2009 / le 2 avril 2009

Submitted by / Soumis par: Marc Desjardins, Committee Coordinator /

Coordonnateur de comité

Contact / Personne-ressource : Councillor Diane Holmes

(613) 580-2484, Diane.Holmes@ottawa.ca

City-wide/ à l'échelle de la Ville

Ref N°: ACS2009-CCS-CPS-0009

SUBJECT: Social Housing Repair and RENEWAL ALLOCATION

OBJET: AFFECTATION DE RÉPARATION ET DE RENOUVELLEMENT DU LOGEMENT SOCIAL

REPORT RECOMMENDATION

That Council approve that $8.9M (66%) of the $13.5 M be allocated to the OCHC with the remaining $4.6M (34%) allocated to the 53 other social housing on a proportional basis for the repair and renewal of existing social housing in keeping with the formula staff articulated to Council during budget deliberations.

RECOMMANDATION DU RAPPORT

Que le Conseil approuve l’attribution à la SLCO de 8,9 millions de dollars (66 p. c.) sur les 13,5 millions de dollars, les 4,6 millions de dollars restants (34 p. c.) étant affectés aux 53 autres organismes de logement social, sur une base proportionnelle, pour la réparation et le renouvellement des logements sociaux existants, conformément à la proposition que le personnel a élaborée pour le Conseil au cours des délibérations sur le budget.

BACKGROUND

On 2 April 2009, the Community and Protective Service Committee suspended the rules and voted on the following Motion.

WHEREAS, as part of the 2009 budget, Ottawa City Council approved that $13.5 M (of the $77 M Provincial Infrastructure Renewal Funding allocated to the City) be used for the repair and renewal of existing social housing.

AND WHEREAS Ottawa Community Housing Corporation (OCHC) has the largest proportion of the City's social housing stock

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that $8.9M (66%) of the $13.5 M be allocated to the OCHC with the remaining $4.6M (34%) allocated to the 53 other social housing on a proportional basis for the repair and renewal of existing social housing in keeping with the formula staff articulated to Council during budget deliberations.

CONSULTATION

City Operations

City Operations is supportive of this technical motion that formalizes information verbally provided to Council during budget deliberations and which has also been communicated to impacted stakeholder groups.

LEGAL/RISK MANAGEMENT IMPLICATIONS:

There are no legal and/or risk implications associated with this report.

FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS

The $13.5 M of the $77 M in Provincial Infrastructure Renewal Funding allocated to the City is available for the repair and renewal of existing social housing.

DISPOSITION

Staff will take the appropriate action following Council’s decision.

SOCIAL HOUSING REPAIR AND RENEWAL ALLOCATION

AFFECTATION DE RÉPARATION ET DE RENOUVELLEMENT DU LOGEMENT SOCIAL

ACS2009-CCS-CPS-0009 CITY WIDE / À L'ÉCHELLE DE LA VILLE

Moved by D. Holmes

That the Community and Protective Services Committee approve the addition of this item for consideration by the Committee at today’s meeting, pursuant to Section 84 (3) of the Procedure By-Law (being By-Law No. 2006-462)

CARRIED

Moved by D. Holmes

WHEREAS, as part of the 2009 budget, Ottawa City Council approved that $13.5 M (of the $77 M Provincial Infrastructure Renewal Funding allocated to the City) be used for the repair and renewal of existing social housing.

AND WHEREAS Ottawa Community Housing Corporation  (OCHC) has the largest proportion of the City's social housing stock

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that $8.9M (66%) of the $13.5 M be allocated to the OCHC with the remaining $4.6M (34%) allocated to the 53 other social housing on a proportional basis for the repair and renewal of existing social housing in keeping with the formula staff articulated to Council during budget deliberations.

CARRIED