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File #: AR-26-087    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Agenda Reports Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 2/24/2026 In control: Standing Committee of the Whole
On agenda: 3/10/2026 Final action:
Title: Youth Transitional Housing Project Update Presented by: Elizabeth Budd, Director, Community Services, Connie Smigielski, Senior Manager, Community Services; Vlad Ruban, Social Housing Coordinator, Community Services
Attachments: 1. AR-26-056 Youth Transitional Housing Project Update, 2. Mayor's Task Force to End Homelessness - Final Report, 3. Youth Transitional Housing Feasibility Study
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Youth Transitional Housing Project Update
Presented by: Elizabeth Budd, Director, Community Services, Connie Smigielski, Senior Manager, Community Services; Vlad Ruban, Social Housing Coordinator, Community Services

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SUMMARY

Provide Council with foundational information on Youth Transitional Housing (YTH) and gather input to help shape next steps, including the Request for Proposal.

ALIGNMENT TO COUNCIL DIRECTION OR MANDATORY STATUTORY PROVISION

On June 10, 2025, Standing Committee of the Whole passed the following motion:

AR-25-200
"That Administration bring forward a bylaw for Council's consideration to remove the municipal reserve designation for 16 Sir Winston Churchill Avenue, in order to enable the land be donated or sold for a nominal fee to facilitate the development and operation of Youth Transitional Housing in St. Albert".


On September 10, 2024, Standing Committee of the Whole passed the following motion:

AR-24-376
"That Administration investigates interest from operators or partners for the provision of Youth Transitional Housing and provides an update to Standing Committee of the Whole no later than Q2 2025".


On August 17, 2020, Council passed the following motion:

CB-20-053
"That a Capital Project Charter, along with future operating impacts, be developed and added to the 2021-2030 Growth Capital Plan to be considered as part of the 2021 budget process for the construction and operation of a new youth transitional home, using an advocacy model, as per the Mayor's Task Force to End Homelessness recommendations.

BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION

Administration will provide additional information from questions gathered during the February 17, 2026 Standing Committee of the Whole meeting, on the Youth Transitional Housing Project.

Find attached Agenda Report from February 17, 2026, Standing Committee of the Whole meeting for background information.

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