Council Meeting

"That Official Plan Amendment Application OPA22/014/N/BB for Klondike Homes Ltd. for the property municipally addressed as 404-430 New Dundee Road requesting a change from Low Rise Residential to Low Rise Residential with a site specific policy area on the parcel of land specified and illustrated on Schedule ‘A’, be adopted, in the form shown in the Official Plan Amendment as Attachment “A” attached to Development Services Department Report DSD-2024-023, and accordingly forwarded to the Region of Waterloo for approval; and, That Zoning By-law Amendment Application ZBA22/025/N/BB requesting to amend Zoning By-law 2019-051, for Klondike Homes Ltd. be approved as amended, in the form shown in the Proposed ‘Proposed By-law’, and ‘Map No. 1’ as Attachment ‘B’ attached to Development Services Department Report DSD-2024-023; and, That the Urban Design Brief, prepared by MHBC and attached as Attachment “C” in Development Services Department Report DSD-2024-023, be adopted, and that staff be directed to apply the Urban Design Report through the Site Plan Approval process; and further, That pursuant to Section 35(17) of the Planning Act, R.S.O. C P.13, as amended further notice is not required to be given in respect to Zoning By-law Amendment ZBA22/025/N/BB." In Favour (7): Mayor B. Vrbanovic, Councillor S. Davey, Councillor D. Schnider, Councillor P. Singh, Councillor B. Ioannidis, Councillor M. Johnston, and Councillor D. Chapman Contra (3): Councillor J. Deneault, Councillor C. Mich

"That, in accordance with Section 27(3) of the Ontario Heritage Act, the Notice of Intention to Demolish received on January 18, 2024, and dated January 17, 2024 regarding the property municipally addressed as 1027 King Street East, be received for information and that the notice period run its course, as outlined in Development Services Department report DSD-2024-057."

"That Zoning By-law Amendment Application ZBA19/003/P/KA for A & F Greenfield Homes Ltd. and Rosu Developments Inc. be approved in the form shown in the ‘Proposed By-law’, and ‘Map No. 1’, attached to Report DSD-2024-010 as Attachment ‘A’, as amended by Kitchener City Council on February 12, 2024, and That Council direct staff to generally implement the revised development concept, as presented to Kitchener City Council on February 12, 2024, at the site planning stage, and further, That pursuant to Section 34(17) of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P. 13, as amended, further notice is not required to be given in respect to Zoning By-law Amendment ZBA19/003/P/KA."

"WHEREAS, the City of Kitchener passed a motion in May 2020 calling on the Ontario and Canadian governments to establish a Universal Basic Income (UBI) which is a flat amount paid to all residents; and, WHEREAS a Guaranteed Liveable Basic Income (GLBI) goes to those most in need and phases out as income from other sources increases; and, WHEREAS studies from the Ontario Basic Income pilot, which ended abruptly in 2018, demonstrated improvements in the physical and mental health, labour market participation, food security, housing stability and financial and social well-being of pilot participants; and, WHEREAS The Government of Canada’s report Building Understanding: The First Report of the National Advisory Council on Poverty from 2020 used 2016 census data to highlight how poverty disproportionately impacts racialized individuals at twice the rate as compared to non-racialized individuals in Canada at 20.6% and 10.6% respectively; and, WHEREAS the pandemic, rising cost of living and surges in food and housing prices have worsened income inequality and created scenarios where more people find it difficult to meet their basic needs; and, WHEREAS social assistance recipients are living in extreme poverty and food insecurity and are at great risk of developing associated health concerns; and, WHEREAS in lieu of a provincial or federal anti-poverty strategy, the City of Kitchener has developed programs to decrease the impacts of poverty and income inequality, and to make it poss

"That the balance of the Planning and Strategic Initiatives Committee, dated January 22, 2024, listed as items 7.4.b on the agenda this date, be adopted."

"That the report of the Finance and Corporate Services Committee, dated January 29, 2024, listed as items 7.2.a to 7.2.h on the agenda this date, be adopted."

"That the report of the Planning and Strategic Initiatives Committee, dated January 29, 2024, listed as items 7.4.a to 7.4.b on the agenda this date, be adopted."

"That leave be given the Mover and Seconder to introduce the following by-laws, namely: 11.1.a Being a by-law to name a private road as Luna Crescent, in the City of Kitchener. 11.1.b Being a by-law to name private roads as Scherlwood Drive, Jonagold Drive and Ridgewater Trail, in the City of Kitchener. 11.1.c Being a by-law to close part of the public highway known as Avalon Place, in the City of Kitchener. 11.1.d To further amend By-law No. 88-171, being a by-law to designate private roadways as fire routes and to prohibit parking thereon. 11.1.e To further amend By-law No. 2008-117, being a by-law to authorize certain on-street and off-street parking of vehicles for use by persons with a disability, and the issuing of permits in respect thereof. 11.1.f To further amend By-law No. 2010-190, being a by-law to prohibit unauthorized parking of motor vehicles on private property. 11.1.g Being a by-law to designate the property municipally addressed as 2-22 Duke Street East, in the City of Kitchener as being of historic and cultural heritage value or interest. 11.1.h Being a by-law to designate the property municipally addressed as 4 King Street East/1 Queen Street North, in the City of Kitchener as being of historic and cultural heritage value or interest. 11.1.i Being a by-law to designate the property municipally addressed as 24 Courtland Avenue East, in the City of Kitchener as being of historic and cultural heritage value or interest. 11.1.j Being a by-law to designate the