The Housing and Strategy Committee is a Select Committee of Council
Overview
Each term, Council establishes priorities to steward the community towards this vision. For the 2022-2026 term, Council identified Housing as a priority. To help advance on this priority, a Housing and Strategy Select Committee of Council (HAS or Committee) is being introduced.
The primary aims of Committees of Council are to:
- focus on high-level policy and strategy;
- advance Council priorities;
- provide advice and recommendations to Council;
- help solve complex problems through collaboration;
- engage subject-matter experts; and
- collect community perspective.
The Committee acts in an advisory capacity by providing advice and recommendations to Council and staff on a current policy and strategic initiatives.
Mandate
The purpose of the Committee is to advise RMOW staff and Council on matters related to housing and long-term strategic planning.
Specifically, the Committee supports and advises on proposed housing and strategy policy such as:
- providing strategic input to considerations for affordable and employee housing;
- providing strategic input to proposed policy (OCP and applicable policies and bylaws);
- providing guidance to the development of the long-term housing strategy;
- providing strategic input into the Housing Action Plan, including the prioritization of housing action items, and considerations and thinking around implications of housing action items;
- high level strategic development; an
- review of larger Master Plan Projects.
Members
The Committee includes 11 voting members as follows:
- Jeff Murl, Councilor and Chair
- Jack Crompton, Mayor
- Jessie Morden, Councilor
- Virginia Cullen, RMOW Chief Administrative Officer
- Dale Mikkelsen, RMOW General Manager of Climate Action, Planning and Development Services
- David Brownlie, Member-at-Large
- David Dale-Johnson, Member-at-Large
- Dave Williamson, Member-at-Large
- Beau Jarvis, Member-at-Large
- Theresa McCaffrey, Member-at-Large
- David Girard, Member-at-Large
The Committee also includes two non-voting members as follows:
- Adina Bois, RMOW Recording Secretary
- Melissa Laidlaw, RMOW Planning Director, Staff Liaison
Meeting schedule
To be determined at October 15 meeting.
Meeting agendas and minutes
| Date | Agenda | Meeting Minutes |
|---|---|---|
| October 15, 2024 |
Members of the public can attend Committee of Council meetings as observers.
