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Affordable Housing

I am the President of the Hamilton Commmunity Land Trust.
Talking with public office holders about our organization, coordinating funding possibilities, and meeting to understand the City's needs

I like to build affordable housing at 14 Huron St. and give it to the city or social services department to take over. I will manage it property. This lease can go for 20 years or more.

Our organization advocates for the sustainablity of Mohawk Sports Park through a lens of Health & Wellness, Equity, and Conversation.
Our goal is to support the creation of a safer, more inclusive and accessible public space that will benefit the diverse needs of our community.

Advancing technology to enhance road safety and traffic flow.

As a retired police officer with SME in homelessness, addiction and mental health, I am now operating a consulting company that advises on this subject matter. In order to assist with the crisis that is within the inner core of Hamilton, I would like to offer the ability to be consulted within this scope of nature of the marginalized triangle (homelessness, addiction and mental health). Additionally with 27 years of law enforcement and public safety expertise, specifically trained within the scope of this issue.

Promote Habitat for Humanity Hamilton and its build activities. Advocate for new build and repair opportunities in partnership with the City where available.

HATS is a grassroots non-profit organization in Hamilton, Ontario involving entirely dedicated volunteers and funded through private donations and grants, committed to stabilizing our village members and the neighbourhood.

We provide safe, temporary, supportive housing with heating and air conditioning for our village members' comfort. Additionally, HATS is developing partnerships with health-care providers and social service agencies to provide on-site support to village residents including recreational programming to help them prepare for the transition to permanent housing opportunities.

We strive to meet the neighbourhood's needs by providing an aesthetically appealing well-maintained village of tiny homes, community gardens, and a secure environment with24/7 security.

We plan to collaborate with the City to secure public land upon which to establish a HATS village as noted above.

Advancement of Affordable and Supportive Housing

WE HBA has been involved in the review of the City of Hamilton Development Charges Background Study and By-Law. We supported maintaining downtown exemptions/discounts and a number of other discounts and provide the City with detailed financial analysis. WE HBA will also provide advice and recommendations on related municipal imposed charges on new housing including Parkland Dedication By-Laws and Parkland Studies as well as Community Benefits Charges.

WE HBA is supportive of investments into affordable housing and opportunities for the private sector to partner with all levels of government including the City of Hamilton. WE HBA intends to advocate for partnerships including utilization of surplus & under utilized lands and/or financial/planning incentives. WE HBA intends to participate in any consultations related to inclusionary zoning on the LRT corridor. Any such initiative must not result in cross subsidization, must be economically viable and be structured in a partnership model.

WE HBA supports long-term planning to ensure the necessary supply of housing of all types and tenures ranging from low-rise, missing middle, midrise, ADUs and highrise. This includes policies to enable and support an Urban Boundary Expansion to ensure long-range planning and infrastructure is in place to accommodate growth. This also includes policies to enable the intensification of existing neighbourhoods to allow for more housing opportunities (often referred to as missing middle) including ADUs and flexible zoning permissions. This also includes high density housing opportunities downtown, in nodes and corridors and in MTSAs. WE HBA will be involved in a broad range of public policy discussion in support of public policies enabling more housing choices and opportunities.

WE HBA supports the use and adoption of Pay on Demand Surety Bonds including the ability to transfer existing LOCs to a bonding instrument.

WE HBA will be engaged and provide comments, recommendations and advice to the city regarding Green Development Standards. This covers a wide range of issues from green building standards related to the construction and design of the structure itself to green development standards (sometimes referred to as Low Impact Development - LID) that are more related to planning policy on the landscape. WE HBA will provide comments on everything from EV standards, green infrastructure, bird friendly design, construction standards and everything covered under to lens of sustainability, energy and climate resilience as well as climate mitigation and adaptation.

Lobbying to discuss with City of Hamilton officials the solutions to address the homelessness crisis in Hamilton.

Development of housing

Meeting and communicating with Council on all matters related to affordable housing and the various policies that interact and affect broad based housing affordability including green development policy, inclusionary zoning, and design and construction standards.

HCE is formally requesting that the draft GBS be revised to recognize that any new building within the Downtown Hamilton Commercial District Community Improvement Project Area (CIPA) that connects to HCE’s DES will be deemed GBS compliant

HCE is formally requesting that the draft GBS be revised to recognize that any new building within the Downtown Hamilton Commercial District Community Improvement Project Area (CIPA) that connects to HCE’s DES will be deemed GBS compliant

Affordable housing, emergency shelters to help end homelessness