At the April 11 Oshawa Development Services Committee meeting, report DS-22-76 Durham Region's Municipal Comprehensive Review: City Comments on the Region of Durham's Growth Management Study - Alternative Land Need Scenarios was pulled for discussion.

Committee voted to suspend the rules to hear a delegation from Michael May, P.Eng., General Manager of Delta Urban, who was speaking on behalf of the Columbus Landowners' Group.  May also submitted correspondence in addition to his delegation, which advocated for a revised "Option 2."

This option would include the "much needed affordable middle," and included:

Housing Unit Mix of new units:

• Low - 34%
• Medium - 41%
• High - 25%
• Secondary units: 0%

Intensification Rate: 50%

Designated Greenfield Area Density: 57 people and jobs per hectare

New Community Are Land Need: 2,600 hectares (6,425 acres)

Councillor Chapman put forward the following motion:

"That pursuant to Report DS-22-76 dated April 6, 2022 City Council will endorse scenario 2A as submitted by the Columbus Developers Group as Item DS-22-90 as the City's recommended scenario on the Alternative Land Need Scenarios Report prepared by the Region of Durham as part of Envision Durham, the Municipal Comprehensive Review of the Durham Region Official Plan."

This motion passed, and the recommendation will be brought to council at the April 25, 2022 council meeting.