Planning and Housing Committee · meeting 13
Modular Housing Initiative Phase 2: Update Report, and Amendments to Purchase Order Numbers 6052027 and 6052881 issued to NRB Inc. for Design-Build Services for Supportive Housing
- Outcome
- Carried, 18-1
- 18 yes · 1 no · 27 June 2024
Motions and results
Adopt Item as Amended 27 June 2024
Carried, 18-1Majority required - PH13.5 - Adopt the Item as amended
Data table· 1 row
| Date | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Absent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 June 2024 | Adopt Item as Amended Majority required - PH13.5 - Adopt the Item as amended | Carried, 18-1 | 18 | 1 | 6 |
Source: Members of Council voting record.
How members voted, and who was contacted
Voted Yes
0 of 18 had their office contacted
Voted No
0 of 1 had their office contacted
Contacted share by vote: 0 of 18 (0%) of Yes votes, 0 of 1 (0%) of No votes. 90-day window. Ward councillors and committee members are flagged below because they are contacted on local and committee matters by default.
- Yes No Absent
- ● Member contacted
- ◐ Staff contacted
- ○ Not contacted
- W Ward councillor
- C Committee member
- B Voted differently from bloc
- $ Funded by a linked contributor of an organisation lobbying on this item
- Olivia ChowMayorYes○ Not contacted
- John ToryMayorNo vote recorded○ Not contacted
- Vincent CrisantiWard 1Yes○ Not contactedC Committee member
- Stephen HolydayWard 2No○ Not contacted
- Amber MorleyWard 3Yes○ Not contacted
- Gord PerksWard 4Yes○ Not contactedC Committee member
- Frances NunziataWard 5Yes○ Not contactedC Committee member
- James PasternakWard 6Yes○ Not contacted
- Anthony PerruzzaWard 7Yes○ Not contacted
- Mike ColleWard 8Absent○ Not contacted
- Alejandra BravoWard 9Yes○ Not contacted
- Ausma MalikWard 10Yes○ Not contactedC Committee member
- Dianne SaxeWard 11Yes○ Not contacted
- Josh MatlowWard 12Yes○ Not contactedC Committee member
- Chris MoiseWard 13Yes○ Not contacted
- Paula FletcherWard 14Absent○ Not contactedC Committee member
- Rachel Chernos LinWard 15No vote recorded○ Not contacted
- Jaye RobinsonWard 15No vote recorded○ Not contacted
- Jon BurnsideWard 16Yes○ Not contacted
- Shelley CarrollWard 17Yes○ Not contacted
- Lily ChengWard 18Yes○ Not contacted
- Brad BradfordWard 19Absent● Member contacted; Staff contacted5 contactsC Committee member
- Gary CrawfordWard 20No vote recorded○ Not contacted
- Parthi KandavelWard 20Yes○ Not contactedC Committee member
- Michael ThompsonWard 21Absent○ Not contactedC Committee member
- Nick MantasWard 22Yes○ Not contacted
- Jamaal MyersWard 23Yes○ Not contactedC Committee member
- Paul AinslieWard 24Absent○ Not contacted
- Jennifer McKelvieWard 25Absent○ Not contacted
- Neethan ShanWard 25No vote recorded○ Not contacted
Data table· 30 rows
| Name | Ward | Vote | Contact | Contacts | Meetings | Emails | Calls | Last contact | Days before vote | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olivia Chow | Mayor | Yes | Not contacted | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| John Tory | Mayor | No vote recorded | Not contacted | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Vincent Crisanti | 1 | Yes | Not contacted | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Committee member |
| Stephen Holyday | 2 | No | Not contacted | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Amber Morley | 3 | Yes | Not contacted | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Gord Perks | 4 | Yes | Not contacted | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Committee member |
| Frances Nunziata | 5 | Yes | Not contacted | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Committee member |
| James Pasternak | 6 | Yes | Not contacted | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Anthony Perruzza | 7 | Yes | Not contacted | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Mike Colle | 8 | Absent | Not contacted | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Alejandra Bravo | 9 | Yes | Not contacted | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Ausma Malik | 10 | Yes | Not contacted | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Committee member |
| Dianne Saxe | 11 | Yes | Not contacted | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Josh Matlow | 12 | Yes | Not contacted | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Committee member |
| Chris Moise | 13 | Yes | Not contacted | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Paula Fletcher | 14 | Absent | Not contacted | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Committee member |
| Rachel Chernos Lin | 15 | No vote recorded | Not contacted | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Jaye Robinson | 15 | No vote recorded | Not contacted | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Jon Burnside | 16 | Yes | Not contacted | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Shelley Carroll | 17 | Yes | Not contacted | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Lily Cheng | 18 | Yes | Not contacted | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Brad Bradford | 19 | Absent | Member contacted; Staff contacted | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 June 2024 | 15 | Committee member |
| Gary Crawford | 20 | No vote recorded | Not contacted | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Parthi Kandavel | 20 | Yes | Not contacted | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Committee member |
| Michael Thompson | 21 | Absent | Not contacted | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Committee member |
| Nick Mantas | 22 | Yes | Not contacted | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Jamaal Myers | 23 | Yes | Not contacted | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Committee member |
| Paul Ainslie | 24 | Absent | Not contacted | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Jennifer McKelvie | 25 | Absent | Not contacted | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Neethan Shan | 25 | No vote recorded | Not contacted | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
Contact status uses the 90-day window. Vote shown is the vote on the deciding motion.
Lobbyists choose whom to contact (persuadable members, ward councillors, committee members), so a difference does not show a change of mind.
Linked lobbying registrations
This link is inferred by lobbyTO; the registry does not record which agenda item a registration concerns.
Links between records are inferred by a model and are not reviewed by a person. Each link shows its score out of 1; moderate-confidence links (0.7 to 0.9) are wrong more often than high-confidence links. How links are scored
Nuvo Built Inc. · registration SM35128 · 12 December 2023 to 18 June 2025
- Procurement
- Social Services
Evidence High confidence · score 0.93
A model scored this link 0.9 or higher out of 1. Links are not checked by a person; links scored this high are usually right but can be wrong.
Source records
- Registration SM35128: Discuss opportunities to meet the City's needs for modular housing construction services. (Lobbyist Registry)
- Agenda item 2024.PH13.5: Modular Housing Initiative Phase 2: Update Report, and Amendments to Purchase Order Numbers 6052027 and 6052881 issued to NRB Inc. for Design-Build Services for Supportive Housing (TMMIS)
No further evidence was recorded for this link.
Fero International Inc. · registration SM35319 · 19 February 2024 to 30 April 2027
- Affordable Housing
- Planning and Development Application
- Real Estate / Property (City-owned)
Evidence High confidence · score 0.93
A model scored this link 0.9 or higher out of 1. Links are not checked by a person; links scored this high are usually right but can be wrong.
Source records
- Registration SM35319: My goal is to lobby the City of Toronto to build modular housing which can now be done in a faster and more efficient manner than ever before. This modular infrastructure can also be used for healthcare, long term care and other applications. (Lobbyist Registry)
- Agenda item 2024.PH13.5: Modular Housing Initiative Phase 2: Update Report, and Amendments to Purchase Order Numbers 6052027 and 6052881 issued to NRB Inc. for Design-Build Services for Supportive Housing (TMMIS)
No further evidence was recorded for this link.
Nuvo Built Inc. · registration SM35138 · 14 December 2023 to 17 September 2024
- Procurement
- Social Services
Evidence High confidence · score 0.91
A model scored this link 0.9 or higher out of 1. Links are not checked by a person; links scored this high are usually right but can be wrong.
Source records
- Registration SM35138: Discuss opportunities to meet the City's needs for modular housing construction services. (Lobbyist Registry)
- Agenda item 2024.PH13.5: Modular Housing Initiative Phase 2: Update Report, and Amendments to Purchase Order Numbers 6052027 and 6052881 issued to NRB Inc. for Design-Build Services for Supportive Housing (TMMIS)
No further evidence was recorded for this link.
BECC Construction Inc. t/a BECC Modular · registration SM35181 · 2 January 2024 to 31 December 2024
- Affordable Housing
- Planning and Development
Evidence Moderate confidence · score 0.83
A model scored this link between 0.7 and 0.9 out of 1. Links are not checked by a person, and links in this range are wrong more often: check the evidence before relying on it.
Source records
- Registration SM35181: We would like to speak to the city regarding standard ADU's designs, similar to what Pickering and California USA has done, and also modular housing designs that could speed up the delivery of homes to the greater toronto area. (Lobbyist Registry)
- Agenda item 2024.PH13.5: Modular Housing Initiative Phase 2: Update Report, and Amendments to Purchase Order Numbers 6052027 and 6052881 issued to NRB Inc. for Design-Build Services for Supportive Housing (TMMIS)
No further evidence was recorded for this link.
1961824 ONTARIO INC. · registration SM35276 · 2 February 2024 to 30 June 2025
- Affordable Housing
- City infrastructure - Emergency planning and/or restoration
- Real Estate / Property (City-owned)
Evidence Moderate confidence · score 0.78
A model scored this link between 0.7 and 0.9 out of 1. Links are not checked by a person, and links in this range are wrong more often: check the evidence before relying on it.
Source records
- Registration SM35276: Affordability prefab construction, utilizing Build-Offsite panelized and modular manufacturing for purpose-built rental units. Innovative prefabricated construction minimizes costs and timelines, Emphasis on affordability, adaptability, and well-being. (Lobbyist Registry)
- Agenda item 2024.PH13.5: Modular Housing Initiative Phase 2: Update Report, and Amendments to Purchase Order Numbers 6052027 and 6052881 issued to NRB Inc. for Design-Build Services for Supportive Housing (TMMIS)
No further evidence was recorded for this link.
BECC Construction Inc. · registration SM35059 · 27 November 2023 to 9 December 2024
- Affordable Housing
- Planning and Development
- Procurement
Evidence Moderate confidence · score 0.72
A model scored this link between 0.7 and 0.9 out of 1. Links are not checked by a person, and links in this range are wrong more often: check the evidence before relying on it.
Source records
- Registration SM35059: Educating officials on technological advancements in volumetric modular steel construction and applicability to affordable housing projects. Seeking predictable approvals processes for ADUs and multiplex residences. (Lobbyist Registry)
- Agenda item 2024.PH13.5: Modular Housing Initiative Phase 2: Update Report, and Amendments to Purchase Order Numbers 6052027 and 6052881 issued to NRB Inc. for Design-Build Services for Supportive Housing (TMMIS)
No further evidence was recorded for this link.
Window: 90 days before the first recorded vote (29 March 2024 to 27 June 2024). 6 communications on 1 linked registration.
Data table
| Date | Registration | Office holder (as recorded) | Member's office | Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 April 2024 | SM35059 (BECC Construction Inc.) | Brad Bradford Member of council | Brad Bradford | Meeting |
| 19 April 2024 | SM35059 (BECC Construction Inc.) | Brad Bradford Member of council | Brad Bradford | Meeting |
| 19 April 2024 | SM35059 (BECC Construction Inc.) | Craig Ruttan Councillor staff | Brad Bradford | Meeting |
| 30 April 2024 | SM35059 (BECC Construction Inc.) | — City staff | Toronto Building | |
| 3 June 2024 | SM35059 (BECC Construction Inc.) | Craig Ruttan Councillor staff | Brad Bradford | |
| 12 June 2024 | SM35059 (BECC Construction Inc.) | Craig Ruttan Councillor staff | Brad Bradford |
Declared interests
No declared interests are recorded for this item.
Source: City of Toronto registry of declared interest.