Hello, Please find a staff…

Hello,
Please find a staff memorandum (and attachments) related to the comments provided below.

The purpose of this memorandum is to provide Halton Hills Council with information regarding the recently released Bill 162, the “Get It Done Act, 2024”, and more specifically, proposed amendments to the Official Plan Adjustments Act, 2023 that entail further modifications to Regional Official Plan Amendment No. 49.

Comments:
Staff were invited to meet with representatives from the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing on January 17, 2024. During that discussion, Ministry staff confirmed their understanding of Report PD-2023-080 and the subsequent Council Resolution, and discussed the linkages between the Regional staff Draft Preferred Growth Concept from February 2022 and Town Council’s support regarding a modest expansion to the Town’s Community and Employment Area boundaries.
Overall, given the lands identified for inclusion within the Town’s urban boundaries in proposed Bill 162 are in keeping with the lands endorsed by Council through Resolution No. 2023-0251, staff are supportive of the proposed changes to the Official Plan Adjustments Act as proposed by Bill 162.