1.             PROVINCIAL SOCIAL HOUSING GRANT

 

SUBVENTION PROVINCIALE POUR LE LOGEMENT SOCIAL

 

 

 

committee recommendations

 

That Council:

 

1.         Authorize the Mayor to acknowledge, in writing, receipt of the letter attached as Document 1 to initiate payment processing of the social housing grant in the amount of $8,215,087.00;

2.         Authorize the Treasurer to complete any administrative requirements related to the provision of the grant.

 

 

recommandations du comi

 

 

Que le Conseil :

 

1.         autorise le maire à accuser réception, par écrit, de la lettre ci-jointe en document 1 en vue d’amorcer le traitement du paiement de la subvention pour le logement social d’un montant de 8 215 087 $;

 

2.         autorise la trésorière à régler toutes les exigences administratives relatives à l’octroi de la subvention.

 

 

DOCUMENTATION

 

1.                  Deputy City Manager, Community and Protective Services Department report dated 9 April 2008 (ACS2008-CPS-HOU-0006).

 

 

Report to/Rapport au :

 

Community and Protective Services Committee

Comité des services communautaires et de protection

 

9 April 2008 / le 9 avril 2008

 

Submitted by/Soumis par : Steve Kanellakos, Deputy City Manager/Directeur municipal adjoint,

Community and Protective Services/Services communautaires et de protection 

 

Contact Person/Personne ressource : Russell Mawby, Director, Housing

Housing/Logement

(613) 580-2424 x44162, russell.mawby@ottawa.ca

 

CITY WIDE / À L'ÉCHELLE DE LA VILLE

Ref N°: ACS2008-CPS-HOU-0006

 

 

SUBJECT:     PROVINCIAL SOCIAL HOUSING GRANT

           

OBJET :         SUBVENTION PROVINCIALE POUR LE LOGEMENT SOCIAL

 

 

REPORT RECOMMENDATIONS

 

Community and Protective Services Committee recommend Council:

 

1.         authorize the Mayor to acknowledge, in writing, receipt of the letter attached as Document 1 to initiate payment processing of the social housing grant in the amount of $8,215,087.00;

2.         authorize the Treasurer to complete any administrative requirements related to the provision of the grant.

 

RECOMMANDATIONS DU RAPPORT

 

Que le Comité des services communautaires et de protection recommande au Conseil :

 

1.         d’autoriser le maire à accuser réception, par écrit, de la lettre ci-jointe en document 1 en vue d’amorcer le traitement du paiement de la subvention pour le logement social d’un montant de 8 215 087 $;

 

2.         d’autoriser la trésorière à régler toutes les exigences administratives relatives à l’octroi de la subvention.

 

 

BACKGROUND

 

The Mayor is in receipt of a letter dated March 31, 2008 from the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing informing the City that it has been allocated a grant of $8,215,087 to be used for financing capital repairs to social housing properties or for social housing renewal including energy efficiency.  The letter is attached as Document 1 to this report.  The Minister is requesting that the duplicate of the letter be signed by the Mayor before April 30th and returned to an official at the Ministry in order to initiate the processing of the payment of the grant.

 

If the acknowledgement is signed, the funds will be transferred to the City by June 30, 2008 at which time Ministry officials will provide details on reporting and other accountability related requirements.  The letter indicates that at a minimum, the requirements will include a description of eligible expenditures and a final report on how the funds are used.  The Province reserves the right to conduct an audit to ensure funds are used for the intended purpose and to recover funds not used for such purposes.

 

At this time staff are recommending that the Mayor be authorized to sign the letter of acknowledgement to express the City’s interest in the program.  Once the details of the requirements are available, staff will contact providers to solicit potential interest in accessing funding and develop a priority list.

 

 

CONSULTATION

 

This report is administrative in nature and as a result, no public consultation was undertaken.

 

 

FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS

 

Details regarding the application of the social housing grant in the amount of $8,215,087.00 will be provided in future reports as appropriate.

 

 

SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION

 

Document 1 - Letter from the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing dated March 31, 2008.

 

DISPOSITION

 

Copy of the Council report and the letter of acknowledgement signed by the Mayor to be forwarded to the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing by the Deputy City Manager of Community and Protective Services.