General Members Meeting – March 15, 2022

  1. Welcome and agenda approval
  2. Land Acknowledgement
  3. FoNTRA organization matters
    • AGM April 19, 6 p.m.
    • March 16 meeting with Chief Planner
    • Ontario Not for Profit Corporations (ONCA )Act changes
    • Provincial Election
  4. City-wide Policies
    • Official Plan (“Our Plan”)
    • MTSAs
    • EHON/Garden Suites Appeal
    • EHON/Multiplexes

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General Members Meeting – February 15, 2022

  1. Welcome and agenda approval
  2. FoNTRA organization matters
    • 2021 membership update
    • Dec. 10 Meeting with Gregg Lintern
    • Resident Assn/City Planning Spring Forum
    • Membership issues
    • New website update
  3. Planning Policy Issues 
    • Official Plan (Our Plan)
      Emerging issues re complete communities, infill in tower communities, house price unaffordability
      FoNTRA Official Plan working group
    • MTSAs/Protected MTSAs
    • Conversions of Employment Lands
      PHC Jan 12 / City Council Feb 2
    • Mandatory Application Pre-consultation
      PHC Jan 12 / City Council Feb 2
    • Reduced Parking requirements for development
      PHC Nov 25 / City Council approved Dec 14
    • Growth Funding Tools
      Public consultation completed

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General Members Meeting – January 18, 2022

  1. Welcome and agenda approval
  2. FoNTRA organization matters
    • 2021 membership update
    • Dec. 10 Meeting with Gregg Lintern
    • Resident Assn/City Planning Spring Forum
    • Membership issues
    • New website update
  3. Planning Policy Issues 
    • Official Plan (Our Plan)
      Emerging issues re complete communities, infill in tower communities, house price unaffordability
      FoNTRA Official Plan working group
    • MTSAs/Protected MTSAs
    • Conversions of Employment Lands
      PHC Jan 12 / City Council Feb 2
    • Mandatory Application Pre-consultation
      PHC Jan 12 / City Council Feb 2
    • Reduced Parking requirements for development
      PHC Nov 25 / City Council approved Dec 14
    • Growth Funding Tools
      Public consultation completed

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General Members Meeting – November 16, 2021

  1. Welcome and agenda approval
  2. FoNTRA organization matters
    • 2021 membership update
    • Federal Candidate Meetings
    • Oct. 14 Meeting with Gregg Lintern
    • Planning Forum with City Planning (deferred to winter/spring 2022)
    • New website update
  3. Planning Policy Issues
    • Official Plan (Our Plan)
      MTSA Working Group
      Emerging issues re complete communities, infill in tower communities, house price unaffordability
    • Inclusionary Zoning
      City Council Nov 9 2021 – FoNTRA Letter of support
    • Reduced Parking requirements for development
      Report to Nov. 25 PHC; recommendations available on City website on Nov. 10

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General Members Meeting – October 19, 2021

  1. Welcome and agenda approval
  2. FoNTRA organization matters
    • 2021 membership update
    • Federal Candidate Meetings
    • Oct. 14 Meeting with Gregg Lintern
    • Planning Forum with City Planning (deferred to winter/spring 2022)
  3. Planning Policy Issues
    • Official Plan (Our Plan)
      OP Review (Our Plan) – 4 stakeholder meetings, public meeting Oct. 20
      MTSA Working Group
      MTSA report on lower density requests at PHC Oct. 18
    • Inclusionary Zoning
      Planning and Housing Committee Oct. 25, 2021
    • Mandatory Pre-Application Consultation
      Zoom meeting with Michelle Dryer – Oct. 13

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General Members Meeting – September 21, 2021

  1. Welcome and agenda approval
  2. FoNTRA organization matters
    • 2021 membership update
    • Federal Candidate Meetings
    • Sept 28 (deferred date) Meeting with Gregg Lintern
    • Fall Planning Forum with City Planning
  3. Planning Policy Issues
    • Official Plan (Our Plan)
      Public meetings scheduled
      MTSA Working Group
    • Mandatory Pre-Application Consultation
      Zoom meeting with Michelle Dryer – Oct 13
    • Emerging issues re complete communities, infill in tower communities

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