Referral of Item 1 (CD-1 Rezoning, Heatherlands) debate and decision to the Council meeting on March 31st — Public Hearing, March 5, 2026

Motion 1 Carried

Summary

Councillor Kirby-Yung moved to defer debate and the vote on the Heatherlands rezoning to the March 31 council meeting, citing councillors' need for more information.
Supporters noted the complexity of the first-ever Attainable Housing Initiative (AHI) project, unanswered questions about provincial funding certainty, the lack of a mechanism to revert to the 2022 zoning if AHI falls through, and the scale of the application (~4,200 homes).
Some councillors expressed strong enthusiasm for AHI as a tool for middle-income homeownership but said they could not vote without fuller answers.
Opposition to the referral came from Councillors Orr and Maloney, who were prepared to vote that night.
Carried, with Councillors Orr and Maloney opposed.