Housing & Homelessness Advisory Committee
Meeting Minutes

• Housing Information Services was awarded the contract as the successful proponent in collaboration with Family Services Windsor-Essex, South Essex Community Council and Habitat for Humanity to continue to deliver the Windsor Essex Housing Connections (WEHC), housing first program in Windsor Essex.

• As part of the renewed WEHC program, service enhancements and realignment of the positions within the various agencies were proposed in order to better respond to the needs of persons experiencing homelessness and to assist in achieving the goals and strategies of Home Together: Windsor Essex Housing & Homelessness Master Plan and the Reaching Home Community Plan.

OPHI Rental Housing Updates – Meadowbrook Development

OPHI Rental Housing Updates – Meadowbrook Development

J. Susko provides the following comments relating to the OPHI Rental Housing updates:

• SIF, IAH-E and OPHI funding of $5,009,679

• Windsor Essex Community Housing Corporation is reporting this project has achieved the following milestones:

  • obtained the required site specific zoning amendment

  • necessary permits and approval from the Essex Region Conversation Authority

  • clearance from the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry

  • concluded the complete design of the Passive House building and parking area

  • obtained the applicable building permit

  • procured the Construction Manager to engage and oversee the construction of the project

Construction of the parking area and the underground storm & sanitary work commenced early in 2020. CHC and the Construction Manager are in the process of concluding the selection of the subcontractors for the construction, which is anticipated to be completed in the next 8-10 weeks. Subsequently, completion of the construction is expected to take approximately 24 months.

Youth Supportive Project

• Investment in Affordable Housing - 2014 Extension (IAH-E) funding of $840,000

• The Family Services Windsor Essex Youth Supportive Housing Demonstration Project introduces innovation into the affordable housing market by building the first modular container housing in the Windsor area with accessible and universal