Committee · Q3 2024
Planning & Development COW #06
Jul 16, 2024
Recorded present
Solomon Awa · Kimberly Smith · Methusalah Kunuk · Simon Nattaq · Kyle Sheppard · Romeyn Stevenson · Samuel Tilley
Recorded absent
Harry Flaherty · Amber Aglukark
DECISIONS AND ISSUES
- Written minutes reviewed; questions and motion totals indexed.
- Audio has not been audited and the written-question count remains a floor.
DOCUMENTED QUESTIONS · WRITTEN MINUTES
Councillor Sheppard asked that future reports include Housing Accelerator Fund project updates.
- Answer recorded
- Mathew Dodds said the City had committed to six initiatives: five were on schedule and one might need a date change because of procurement delays. He reported 226 approved units, with 145 under development, and said the remaining unit target was on track.
- Result or follow-up
- Future-report updates were requested; no separate reporting format is recorded here.
Mayor Awa asked whether the proposed hangar would be used by the Department of National Defence.
- Answer recorded
- Mathew Dodds said Canadian Helicopters would use it to deliver supplies under its NORAD agreement; the proposed Department of National Defence hangar would be on the other side of the runway.
- Result or follow-up
- The written minutes distinguish the two hangar projects.
Councillor Sheppard asked about the location of the sewage tanks and if there were standards.
- Answer recorded
- Mr. Dodds explained that the sewage tanks would be located on the front of the lot and are typically half buried. He pointed out that the design of the modular units requires them to be located sideways on the lot in order to service them efficiently. Mr. Dodds noted that staff have not received a cross section of the sewer tank, which is a condition of the approval.
- Result or follow-up
- The written minutes record the exchange; no separate later result is identified here.
Councillor Sheppard asked whether workers would occupy the modular units while constructing other homes and whether the units would later be converted to resident housing.
- Answer recorded
- Mathew Dodds said he could not answer the occupancy question and referred it to the Nunavut Housing Corporation representative. The later response confirmed one contractor would use both units for workers until summer 2025; the minutes did not promise conversion to resident housing.
- Result or follow-up
- Nunavut Housing Corporation said it would determine the best future use after the units’ intended use ended in 2025.
Mayor Awa asked if the lot could be subdivided into two lots and if so, what would the cost be.
- Answer recorded
- Mr. Dodds explained that staff did explore the option of subdividing the lot into two lots. He noted that the lot could not be subdivided vertically as there was not sufficient lot frontage and subdividing the lot horizontally would cost a considerable amount.
- Result or follow-up
- The written minutes record the exchange; no separate later result is identified here.
Councillor Sheppard noted that when he asked if the units would be used to house workers, the representative from the Nunavut Housing Corporation nodded, indicating that was correct.
- Answer recorded
- Juanie Pudluk, Associate Deputy Minister, Nunavut Housing Corporation, advised that one contractor would use both units for housing workers who are constructing units on the beach lots. Mr. Pudluk anticipated that there would be one vehicle for each unit.
- Result or follow-up
- The written minutes record the exchange; no separate later result is identified here.
Councillor Sheppard asked the intended time frame that the units would be used for workers and if there would be several vehicles parked in the yard each day.
- Answer recorded
- Juanie Pudluk, Associate Deputy Minister, Nunavut Housing Corporation, advised that one contractor would use both units for housing workers who are constructing units on the beach lots. Mr. Pudluk anticipated that there would be one vehicle for each unit.
- Result or follow-up
- The written minutes record the exchange; no separate later result is identified here.
Councillor Sheppard asked if the modular units would be maintained by the Nunavut Housing Corporation to use for workers for construction of future developments.
- Answer recorded
- Mr. Pudluk advised that staff would determine the best use of the modular units once the intended use was completed in 2025.
- Result or follow-up
- The written minutes record the exchange; no separate later result is identified here.
Mayor Awa inquired about the location of the Inuit Heritage Centre.
- Answer recorded
- Mr. Dodds indicated the proposed location of the Inuit Heritage Centre and noted that a final location decision had not been made, as talks were still ongoing.
- Result or follow-up
- The written minutes record the exchange; no separate later result is identified here.
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