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Home My WebLink AboutAll Councils Agenda - December 15, 2023C AMBPJDGE �hR H Udo FM W N* fr% ��,�, "" iv° n �'t° 1Nili'i'iot WOOLWICH �„�,�n,- K � i-., ]t WELLESLEY T C W H S r a Regional Municipality of Watedoo All Councils Agenda Date: Friday, December 15, 2023 Regular 2:00 p.m. Session: Location: Council Chambers Should you require an alternative format please contact the Regional Clerk at Tel.: 519-575-4400, TTY: 519-575-4605, or regionalclerk(a)regionofwaterloo.ca Pages 1. Welcome and Call to Order 2. Land Acknowledgement 3. Presentations 3.1 Build Now — Habitat for Humanity Waterloo Region Update 2 3.2 Building a Safe and Well Waterloo Region: Update 15 4. Next All Councils - June 21, 2024 5. Adjourn Recommended Motion: That the meeting adjourn at x:xx x.m. WATERLOO REGION Page 2 of 32 Average rent for a 2 -bedroom unit in November was over $2,300 in Kit/Wat/Cam WATERLOO REGION Average residential property was $757,272 in November 2023 Page 3 of 32 _T Average rent for a 2 -bedroom unit in November was over $2,300 in Kit/Wat/Cam +$92,000 WATERLOO REGION Average residential property was $757,272 in November 2023 +$190,000 Page 4 of 32 _T rr.q � 101000 � Homes 4� o 70/ Affordable Ownership 30% Affordable Rental Sell for Half Price Missing Middle 3-6 story buildings 112, & 3 Bedroom UILDNOW Page 5 of 32 WATERLOO REGION Affordable Forever NFP Owned Rentals Habitat Ownership Expertise No Investors No Flipping M Working with local partners to transfer undeveloped land for free or low cost ILDNOW Afti� WATERLOO REGION Home builders will eliminate pricing mark-ups beyond that which allows them to build new housing at Page 6 of 32 cost. Development charges being waived due to Bill 23. V) — Ownership ca Habitat will take 0 possession of land assets UILDNOW WATERLOO REGION Working with GVCA Habitat will tender construction of 7,000 homes Page 7 of 32 In partnership with local real estate agents Habitat will vet potential candidates based on selection criteria to find suitable owners Suitable owners will purchase a home from Habitat with an option agreement registered on title to restrict future sale conditions Rental Habitat will take 0 possession of land assets UILDNOW WATERLOO REGION Working with GVCA Habitat will tender construction of 3,000 homes Page 8 of 32 Partner NFP will take control of the unit Development Cost Summary LAND DEVELOPMENT 809,400 Budget HARD COSTS 14,678,700 SOFT COSTS Consultancy Fees 800,000 Development 333,810 Marketing and Admin 791,000 Other Soft 164,000 Q Finance Expenses 1,313,919 Net HST 913,000 TOTAL SOFT COSTS (psf GFA) 4,315,729 TOTAL PROJECT COST 19,803,829 Average Unit Price 60 330,064 == Unit Pricing Examples 20 280,000 1 BR 20 330,000 2 BR 20 400,000 3 BR 20,200,000 UILDNOW Page 9 of 32 WATERLOO REGION — Am Aland Acquisition (1) (/1 +=j x Working with local zpartners and government to secure land BUILDNOW AL� WATERLOO REGION Partnership Agreements Not -for -Profit Business Education Paye 10 of 32 Working Groups We are establishing working groups for family selection, unit design, land acquisition, etc. �J UIL WATERL I �a =3 0 ra s H IL L WATERLOO REGION BUILDNOW — WATERLOO REGION — BRIEFING NOTE BACKGROUND The housing market has become inaccessible to the vast majority of Ontarians and if we do not come up with solutions, the impacts on our communities will be catastrophic. In November the average monthly rent for a 2 -bedroom unit was over $2,300 in Kitchener, Waterloo, and Cambridge. This means a family needs a household income over $92,000 for that to be considered affordable using the standard threshold 30% or less of a family's income. When costs rise about 30% it leaves very little money available in the household for emergencies or unexpected expenses leading to precarious housing. It leaves even less for families to begin saving up for a downpayment on a home. The average price of a residential property in Waterloo Region was $757,272 in November 2023. To be able to afford the average home in Waterloo Region after making the minimum downpayment, potential homeowners would have to make over $190,000 in annual household to afford the over $4,800 a month mortgage payment. It's a vicious cycle that affects technicians, support workers, nurses, teachers, tradespeople — the very fabric of our community. It was this reality that brought together non -for-profit housing providers, for profit developers, and the construction industry to find a solution. OUR SOLUTION BUILD NOW: Waterloo Region is a housing initiative that will provide 10,000 units of missing middle and low income housing across the Waterloo region by 2030. A collaboration between Habitat for Humanity Waterloo Region, local developers and a wide range of community partners, BUILD NOW: Waterloo Region has the goal of providing an opportunity for middle-income earners to enter the housing market, build equity and allow Waterloo Region to attract and retain the skilled talent it needs to continue to grow. BUILD NOW: Waterloo Region is a modernization of Canada's wartime housing program, offering a combination of affordable rental and home ownership options as a plan to help solve the national housing crisis. The team is working with the public and private sectors on strategic land acquisition, expedited construction timelines and flexible financing, with the goal of creating 10,000 homes by 2030. Of these 10,000 homes, 70% will be for ownership while 30% will be affordable rental housing. Under the stewardship of Habitat for Humanity Waterloo Region, the three primary factors enabling this project are: 1. Working with local partners to transfer (donated or sold at a nominal rate) undeveloped land for housing construction. 2. Lowered development charges and a cost structure that is engineered to remove traditional profit margins. Home builders will eliminate pricing mark-ups beyond that which allows them to build new housing at cost. 3. Development charges being waived due to Bill 23. lik �`�buildnowwr.ca Page 13 of 32 BUILDNOW — WATERLOO REGION — Leaning on years of experience and established tools, Habitat for Humanity Waterloo Region will ensure homeowners can gain the security and equity of home ownership while specifically preventing 'flipping', investment property acquisition, or other profit-seeking market activities that could artificially inflate the resale market. This is done by capping the resale value of the home at a predetermined percentage and having community and not-for-profit organizations manage the rental units to ensure they stay affordable in perpetuity. Partnerships are being struck with local not -for -profits and charities to take ownership of the rental units. By placing the rental stock in the hands of not -for -profits and charities we will ensure that rents remain affordable now and in the future. �'buildnowwr.ca Page 14 of 32 Building a safe and well Waterloo Region Community Safety & Wellbeing Plan All Council Meeting December 15, 2023 ry A Community -Led CSWP Journey Development of the Framework The road to building the Community Safety and Wellbeing Framework allowed us to bring people along, to be intentional, and to work in a way that challenged the status quo. Community Engagement & Outcome Prioritization Spring/Summer2021 Foundation Phase: Committees, Research & Process Development Fa 112021 :O MN. :rte- Winter 2021 Collaborative Development of Framework Council Approval of Framework Winter2022 CSWP Symposium Summer2023 Spring2022 Start Implementation Indigenous Space Needs Anti -Hate Municipal Working Group Page 16 of 32 Launch of Upstream Fund Fa 112023 Endorsement of new priority areas A framework for action and change The framework focuses on the common parts of all systems that need to change. ............................................... Conditions for ............ wellbeing and safety ......... .................. ........... ........... Foundational things to ........................................................... grow, create, explore .. .........�..............................................._. ........................................................... Barriers to change ................ Equitable, accessible, and trauma informed health care; mental health services; social services; housing; employment; justice; and education, with a special focus on seniors, children and youth. Page 17 of 32 Safe and well Waterloo Region 4 -t� Action Taking . a ■■■■ W, a Ills 6 . N.M. ■. UpstTuc'nrrj Dr vvorKing dE� _ ! ,w 4 i �F 4 .� UlpstrpaNew Ways of Working ILI, Page 20 of 32 Arts and Culture Inclusive Communities 0 Healingand Wellness Youth 6 Circles of Support Upstream Recipients 2022 and 2023 • Adventure4Change • African Canadian Association of Waterloo Region (ACAWRA) • African Family Revival Organization • African Women's Alliance of Waterloo Region • Anishnabeg Outreach Employment and Training Inc. • Awareness of Low -Income Voices • Bridges to Belonging • Cambridge Food Bank • Canadian Arab Women's Association • Canadian Aweil Youth Association (CAYA) • Canadian Rohingya Development Initiative (Rohingya Centre of Canada) • Caribbean Canadian Association of Waterloo Region • Central Ontario Chinese Cultural Centre • Children and Youth Healing Space • Coalition of Muslim Women of KW • Community Collaborative • Creative Women's Kitchen - • Crow Shield Lodge • Ethiopian Association KW and Surrounding Area • First Nations, Metis, and Inuit Advocacy and Advisory Circle • Ghanaian Canadian Association of Waterloo Region • Grassroots Growth Alliance • Hamere-Noah Kidane Mihret Ethiopian • Orthodox Tewando Church • Hearts Open for Everyone (H.O.P.E.) • Hope for Community Development • Independent Living Waterloo Region • Indigenous Poets Society • Initiative for Support • Interfaith Counselling Centre • Islamic Centre of Cambridge - Jami Mosque • Kaleidoscope Productions • Kind Minds Family Wellness • Kitchener Downtown Community Health Centre - Breastfeeding Buddies Program • K -W Urban Native Wigwam Project • Laurier Wellness in Film Forum (LWIFF) • Levant Canada • Level Up • Living Below the Line • Mel Brown Music Festival and Symposium • Muslim Social Services Waterloo Region • Muslim Women of Cambridge • Nigerians in the Region of Waterloo (NIROW) • O:se Kenhionhata:tie • Peace for All Canada Organization • Period Pin • Porchlight - Counselling and Addiction Services • Rainbow Coalition of Waterloo Region • Red Raccoon Bike Rescue • Red Sea Eritrean Organization • Rhythm & Blues Cambridge • Run for Office Waterloo Region • Sexual Health Options, Resources and Education Centre (SHORE) • Social Development Centre Waterloo Region • Somali Canadian Association of Waterloo Region (SCAWR) • South Sudanese Canadian Association of Waterloo Region & Wellington Region • SPECTRUM Waterloo Region's Rainbow Community Space • Sporas Scattered • THE DOPE CONTENT • The Eritrean Islamic Community of Waterloo Region • The Healing of The Seven Generations • The Islamic Centre of Cambridge - Jami Mosque • The Redeemed Christian Church of God (Potter's House) Kitchener • The Rohr Chabad Centre for Jewish Life • Theatre of the Beat • Townline Muslim Centre • United Quardu Gboni Community of Canada • Waterloo Region Community Garden Network (WRCGN) • WeCare Centre • White Owl Native Ancestry Association • Wisahkotewinowak Collective • Woolwich Community Health Centre • Woolwich Community Services • Young City Growers Upstrarrj un 7 Building momentum We are focusing on helping to build coordinated impact and momentum so we can feel the impact of all our efforts. t � R age 22 of 32 Create opportunities to co -design accountability and outcomes Evaluate and track outcomes in an equitable way Continue outreach and engagement on framework to align efforts Ensure community has meaningful roles in overseeing and evaluating progress Buildingmomentum R Wellbei Community Safety & Wellbeing Plan • Developing model for Alternate crisis Great work already happening response through community-based �+ approach • CMW Islamophobia, anti - hate by-laws, Intimate Partner Violence Epidemic Celebrating diverse days of significance • Training, staff census, equitable hiring and recruitment • Community Capacity -building Fund • Neighbourhood level projects 1• Upstream Rural strateav 1 • Reconciliation Action Partnership • Indigenous Space Needs Assessment 1 • Eauitable communitv Brants 1 Page 23 of 32 .r. • • 00.0: 0 ••! Community Safety and Wellbeing Piano. Sharing progress and taking actions August 8th (gam to 5pm) Theatre, Kitchener Public Library • 0000 Key themes: Combatting hate Creating safe and inclusive spaces Addressing mental health needs, together of 32 Priorities for Action Progress in the first year focused on areas community members identified as most critical. While great work is underway, we o do together. Page 25 of 32 Combatting hate Creating safe and inclusive spaces Addressing mental health needs, together Addressing Intimate Partner Violence, Gender Based Violence and Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Creating safe and inclusive spaces Page 27 of 32 Iress*ing mental Ith needs, togethe Page 28 of 32 Addressing Intimate Partner Violence, Gender Based Violence and Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Page 29 of 32 Critical Success Factors As we move forward in this journey: Resourcing Shared Work (core supports) Data gathering and sharing I Clear Outcomes and Reporting (quantitative and qualitative storytelling) L IOthers? Page 30 of 32 J Moving Forward, Together r Questions What are some initiatives in your community that are contributing to a safe and well Waterloo Region? 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