Recorded votes on EC2025-0995

That with respect to Notice of Motion EC2025-0995, the following Motion Arising be adopted: WHEREAS City Council has directed Administration to prepare an amending bylaw to restore the Land Use Bylaw Districts in Bylaw 1P2007 and the land use designation of affected parcels to their state prior to third reading of Bylaw 21P2024, with defined exemptions, reporting timelines, and a return to Public Hearing in March 2026; AND WHEREAS City Council recognizes that maintaining housing supply and affordability requires continuity in housing approvals capacity and processing timelines, and that any repeal or modification of zoning regulations should be accompanied by appropriate transitional measures to ensure no net loss in housing approvals during the period of regulatory transition; AND WHEREAS additional direction is required to provide clarity on how Councils adopted amendments to city-wide residential rezoning will be implemented in a manner that maintains compliance with the requirements of federal housing and infrastructure funding programs, including the Housing Accelerator Fund and other applicable granting streams; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT Administration be directed to develop and return to Council no later than Q2 2026 with a comprehensive Multi-Tool Zoning and Housing Enablement Framework that: Identifies and evaluates alternative zoning, planning, and approvals-based mechanisms capable of enabling missing-middle, multi-unit, and affordable housing at a scale sufficient to meet or exceed the Citys objectives in the Home is Here: The City of Calgarys Housing Strategy 2024-2030, including the delivery of affordable homes across all housing categories; Demonstrates how the proposed mechanisms will maintain Calgarys eligibility and compliance with funding programs offered by other orders of government, including housing supply outcomes, approvals-streamlining commitments, and growth-enabling regulatory reforms; Identifies any required amendments to the Municipal Development Plan, Land Use Bylaw 1P2007, Local Area Plans, or administrative processes necessary to implement the Framework; Provides Council with a comprehensive analysis of the housing supply, financial, legal, and intergovernmental implications of the Framework, including formal engagement with the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) and Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC) to confirm that the proposed mechanisms satisfy funding programs performance requirements; and Identifies any interim resourcing, capital, or programmatic requirements required to maintain housing supply momentum during the transition period between any repeal or modification of existing zoning regulations and the implementation of the Multi-Tool Zoning and Housing Enablement Framework, including the potential use of non-market and non-profit housing delivery mechanisms. Identifies any additional resourcing, staffing, or capital requirements necessary to accelerate implementation of non-Rezoning for Housing housing supply actions already approved within the Home is Here: The City of Calgarys Housing Strategy 20242030, including initiatives related to approvals streamlining, non-market housing delivery, and alternative housing forms. AND FURTHER BE IT RESOLVED THAT Administration undertake direct engagement with CMHC, HICC, the Government of Alberta and the Government of Canada during the development of the Framework and report back to Council on any conditions, amendments, or flexibilities required to support Calgarys continued participation in the Housing Accelerator Fund and other grant streams offered by other orders of government that enable housing supply.