Special Council Meeting

That the rules of procedure be suspended to allow the delegation to exceed the five minute speaking limit.

That Council recess for ten minutes.

That in accordance with the Town's Procedure By-law, the Special Council meeting continue to go past 11:30 p.m.

Whereas Council wishes to ensure that the Town’s Zoning By-law and Official Plan contain appropriate policies and standards to ensure that new low barrier shelters and/or transitional housing located within the Town are appropriately located, planned, and that it is understood what polices and measures need to be in place to mitigate impacts on surrounding communities. Now Therefore be it Resolved: That the Commissioner of Planning and Development be directed to: Retain any consultants deemed to be necessary to undertake, on an expedited basis, a study to examine the land use policies in the Town’s Official Plan and Town’s Zoning By-law, related to new low barrier shelters and/or transitional housing to identify their ideal locations within the Town and any policies to mitigate impacts on surrounding communities, excluding the lands identified on Schedule “A” to By-law # 7699-20 and on Schedule “A” to By-law # 7700-20. The said study shall provide advice with respect to: changes to the Town’s Official Plan policies to identify the ideal locations for new low barrier shelters and/or transitional housing within the Town and any policies to mitigate impacts on surrounding communities; changes to the Town’s Zoning By-law to identify the ideal locations for new low barrier shelters and/or transitional housing within the Town and any policies to mitigate impacts on surrounding communities; appropriate strategies to reduce the impacts of new low barrier shelters and/or transitional

Whereas the Regional Municipality of Durham (the “Region”) has purchased the former Sunnycrest Nursing Home property at the address known municipally as 1635 Dundas Street East in the Town of Whitby (“1635 Dundas Street”); and, Whereas the Region has proposed that a low-barrier shelter with a maximum of 45 spaces for persons experiencing homelessness be constructed at 1635 Dundas Street; and, Whereas members of the surrounding neighbourhood and community have expressed concerns about the operation of a low-barrier shelter located at 1635 Dundas Street; and, Whereas the Region submitted Correspondence # 2023-438 from E. Baxter-Trahair, Chief Administrative Officer for the Region, proposing an agreement between the Town and the Region with respect to the use of the proposed low-barrier shelter and future housing and other uses at 1635 Dundas Street; and, Whereas Town staff, in consideration of concerns raised by the community and having received feedback from Members of Council, have negotiated a draft agreement related to the proposed low-barrier shelter and future uses for 1635 Dundas Street with the Region as attached to Correspondence #2023-533 in accordance with the instruction from the September 25, 2023 Town Committee of the Whole resolution (the “Draft Agreement”); Now Therefore be it Resolved: That Correspondence #2023-533 dated October 26, 2023 from J. Hunt, Director of Legal Services, Region of Durham, on behalf of E. Baxter-Trahair, CAO, Region of Durham, be receive

That leave be granted to introduce a by-law and to dispense with the reading of the by-law by the Clerk to confirm the proceedings of the Council of the Town of Whitby at its special meeting held on October 30, 2023 and the same be considered read and passed and that the Mayor and the Clerk sign the same and the Seal of the Corporation be thereto affixed.

That the meeting adjourn.

That the motion for an Interim Control By-law for new low barrier shelters and/or transitional housing be