Body: Housing Advisory Task Force
Type: Minutes
Meeting: Html
Date: January 14, 2026
Collection: Committees and Task Forces
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[image] Housing Advisory Task Fo 9:00 AM - Wednesday, Januar Council Chambers Present: Mayor Gerry Lichty (Chair); Coun Good; JP Melville; Tom Hunter (v Absent with Regret: Also Present: Kelly Watkins, Dipl.M.A., Dipl.M.M Dipl.M.A., Dipl.M.M., Manager of 1. Call to Order The meeting was called to order by the Chair at 9:00 a.m. 2. Traditional Land Acknowledgement 3. Disclosure of Pecuniary Interest and General Na None. 4. Housing Advisory Task Force Notes a) Notes of the December 10, 2025 HATF Meetin received for information at the January 16, 2026 Re The HATF briefly discussed different Abbeyfield m February HATF meeting will include a presentation Rob Lesperance, Resident shared a 5 minute ove Council, of his model which looks at remote work income, what is considered to be affordable housin and maximum of 650 square feet. The HATF presentation at a future HATF meeting. 5. Business Arising a) 2025 - 2026 Work Plan When a developer comes, what challenges do th through this exact question and came to the conc restrictions to other communities. Developmental Concerns that HATF see:
- Sharing Septic systems (under 10,000L), shari common owner: Planning mechanisms don’t all potentially develop this concept, a process map a and see what road blocks are hit. Councillor Inglis demonstration plan and bring this back to the March
- It is very important to have appropriate site select water, near a plowed roadway, access to utilities, e
- Possible Provincial/Federal Funding opportunitie privately led. Potential funding can support a busine have the financials dependent on the Township. JP at a future HATF Meeting.
- Current stock of Municipal Land - this will be includ
- Financing - 20% is required to be put down for additional costs, just to start up. Township could lease land, provide land with a conditional agreem look like or provide potential tax breaks to prope ensure we are working within bonusing regulation need to follow.
- Two different types of communities in North Front and we have our permanent year round residents should hopefully help our year round perman development small enough that it wont create o similar to why people like to cottage here.
- Potential direction for the Township to think more
- The cost of the land is sometimes arbitrary, its mo to cost to start to build (red tape, planning applicatio
- What does it cost to buy an existing home (che average homes are $375 - $600k in North Frontena
- For information a $332k purchase for a mobile ho always are these options any cheaper for people services, etc. Key Takeaways:
- Rob Lesperance Presentation (Feb 11 HATF)
- Abbeyfield Presentation (Feb 11 HATF)
- JP Melville Presentation re: Funding Opportunities
- Treasurer provide current tax rates (Feb 11 HATF
- MCD to provide current Township property listing
- Art Hannigan Presentation (March 11 HATF)
- John Inglis and Steve Sunderland Concepts (Marc This Task Force is not talking about social housing Kingston. It was mentioned that we cannot tackle out some.
New Business None. 7. Adjournment a) Meeting adjourned at 10:39 a.m. Recommendations to Council Be It Resolved That Council receives for informati Housing Advisory Task Force (HATF). Received by Council on February 6, 2026. Mayor Gerry Lichty, Chair North Frontenac Hou
