GREATER VANCOUVER REGIONAL DISTRICT HOUSING COMMITTEE REGULAR MEETING Friday, April 22, 2016 1 pm 2nd Floor Boardroom, 4330 Kingsway, Burnaby, British Columbia A G E N D A1 1. ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA 1.1 April 22, 2016 Regular Meeting Agenda That the Housing Committee adopt the agenda for its regular meeting scheduled for April 22, 2016 as circulated. 2. ADOPTION OF THE MINUTES 2.1 February 12, 2016 Regular Meeting Minutes That the Housing Committee adopt the minutes of its regular meeting held February 12, 2016 as circulated. 3. DELEGATIONS No items presented. 4. INVITED PRESENTATIONS 4.1 Brock Carlton, CEO, Federation of Canadian Municipalities Subject: Perspectives on the changing federal role in affordable housing 4.2 Jane Dyson, Executive Director, Disability Alliance BC Subject: Pets in Housing 1 Note: Recommendation is shown under each item, where applicable. This meeting is held in conjunction with and may precede the MVHC Board meeting. April 20, 2016 HOU - 1 Housing Committee Regular Agenda April 22, 2016 Agenda Page 2 of 3 5. REPORTS FROM COMMITTEE OR STAFF 5.1 Stakeholder Feedback to Draft Regional Affordable Housing Strategy and Proposed Responses Designated Speaker: Margaret Eberle That the Housing Committee: a) Direct staff to finalize the Regional Affordable Housing Strategy incorporating proposed responses to the concerns discussed in this report, dated March 18, 2016, for consideration at the June 2016 Housing Committee meeting; b) Authorize staff to finalize the “Metro Vancouver Regional Affordable Housing Strategy November 2015 Stakeholder Workshops – What We Heard” report dated January 2016, distribute it to workshop participants and post it on the Metro Vancouver website; and c) Direct staff to prepare recommendations requesting provincial and federal actions as specified in the Regional Affordable Housing Strategy for consideration at the June Housing Committee meeting. 5.2 Manager’s Report Designated Speaker: Don Littleford That the Housing Committee receive for information the report dated March 29, 2016, titled “Manager’s Report”. 6. INFORMATION ITEMS 6.1 Correspondence re Non-Profit Asset Transfer Program from Shayne Ramsay, CEO, BC Housing – 2016 Feb 18 6.2 Press Release re Coalition Calls on Federal Budget to Address Rental Housing Affordability in BC – 2016 Mar 21 6.3 Getting to Groundbreaking – Residential Building Approval Processes In Metro Vancouver - 2016 March 6.4 Correspondence re BC Rental Housing Coalition to Hon. R. Coleman - 2016 Apr 5 7. OTHER BUSINESS No items presented. 8. BUSINESS ARISING FROM DELEGATIONS HOU - 2 Housing Committee Regular Agenda April 22, 2016 Agenda Page 3 of 3 Revised 9. RESOLUTION TO CLOSE MEETING That the Housing Committee close its regular meeting schedule for April 22, 2016 pursuant to Community Charter provision(s) Section 90 (1) (e) and (k) as follows: 90 (1) A part of a meeting may be closed to the public if the subject matter being considered relates to or is one or more of the following: (e) the acquisition, disposition or expropriation of land or improvements, if the board or committee considers that disclosure could reasonably be expected to harm the interests of the regional district; and (k) negotiations and related discussions respecting the proposed provision of a regional district service that are at their preliminary stages and that, in the view of the board or committee, could reasonably be expected to harm the interests of the regional district if they were held in public. 10. ADJOURNMENT/CONCLUSION That the Housing Committee adjourn/conclude its regular meeting of April 22, 2016. Membership: Clay, Mike (C) – Port Moody Long, Bob – Langley Township Read, Nicole – Maple Ridge Jackson, Lois (VC) – Delta MacKay-Dunn, Doug – North Vancouver District Stevenson, Tim – Vancouver Buchanan, Linda – North Vancouver City McNulty, Bill – Richmond Stewart, Richard (M) – Coquitlam Coté, Jonathan – New Westminster Meggs, Geoff – Vancouver Villeneuve, Judy – Surrey Jordan, Colleen – Burnaby HOU - 3 2.1 GREATER VANCOUVER REGIONAL DISTRICT HOUSING COMMITTEE Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Greater Vancouver Regional District (GVRD) Housing Committee held at 1:03 p.m. on Friday, February 12, 2016 in the 2nd Floor Boardroom, 4330 Kingsway, Burnaby, British Columbia. MEMBERS PRESENT: Chair, Mayor Mike Clay, Port Moody Vice Chair, Mayor Lois Jackson, Delta Councillor Linda Buchanan, North Vancouver City Mayor Jonathan Coté, New Westminster Councillor Colleen Jordan, Burnaby Councillor Bob Long, Langley Township Councillor Doug MacKay-Dunn, North Vancouver District Councillor Bill McNulty, Richmond Councillor Geoff Meggs, Vancouver Mayor Nicole Read, Maple Ridge Councillor Tim Stevenson, Vancouver Mayor Richard Stewart, Coquitlam (departed at 1:19 p.m.) Councillor Judy Villeneuve, Surrey MEMBERS ABSENT: None. STAFF PRESENT: Don Littleford, Director, Housing, Planning, Policy and Environment Carol Mason, Commissioner/Chief Administrative Officer Deanna Manojlovic, Assistant to Regional Committees, Board and Information Services, Legal and Legislative Services 1. ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA 1.1 February 12, 2016 Regular Meeting Agenda It was MOVED and SECONDED That the Housing Committee: a) amend the agenda for its regular meeting scheduled for February 12, 2016 by adding “Data on Foreign Home Ownership” to Item 5.4 Manager’s Report; and b) adopt the agenda as amended. CARRIED Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the GVRD Housing Committee held on Friday, February 12, 2016 Page 1 of 6 HOU - 4 2. ADOPTION OF THE MINUTES 2.1 November 13, 2015 Regular Meeting Minutes It was MOVED and SECONDED That the Housing Committee adopt the minutes of its regular meeting held November 13, 2015 as circulated. CARRIED 3. DELEGATIONS No items presented. 4. INVITED PRESENTATIONS 4.1 Tony Roy, CEO, BC Non Profit Housing Association Tony Roy, CEO, BC Non Profit Housing Association, provided members with a presentation on housing advocacy and the issues affecting non-profit housing, highlighting BC Non Profit Housing Association services, the BC Rental Housing Coalition, rental housing index, provincial housing policy update, provincial budget funding for social housing, asset transfer program, federal budget, Canadian Housing and Renewal Association federal policy and regional housing policy update. Discussion ensued on: · Provincial government’s announcement committing $355 million towards affordable housing · services that BC Non Profit Housing Association can provide to assist non- profit organizations · role for Metro Vancouver in affordable housing · income thresholds for social housing · accuracy of homelessness counts · closed schools as a source of land for affordable housing development 1:19 p.m. Mayor Stewart departed the meeting. Request of Staff Staff was requested to distribute Mr. Roy’s presentation to Committee members for their information, along with Mr. Roy’s contact information. Presentation titled “Metro Vancouver Housing Committee” is retained with the February 12, 2016 Housing Committee meeting agenda. Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the GVRD Housing Committee held on Friday, February 12, 2016 Page 2 of 6 HOU - 5 5. REPORTS FROM COMMITTEE OR STAFF 5.1 2016 Housing Committee Work Plan Report dated January 18, 2016 from Don Littleford, Director, Housing, Planning, Policy and Environment, seeking endorsement of the Committee’s priorities and work plan for the year 2016. Discussion ensued on: · Metro Vancouver’s role in supporting municipalities to access the $355 million in provincial government funding for affordable housing · federal ministries with mandates related to funding housing · working with school boards to repurpose school land for affordable housing Request of Staff Staff was requested to distribute to the Committee members for their information the mandate letters for the Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development and the Honourable Amarjeet Sohi, Minister of Infrastructure and Communities. Discussion ensued on the need to move forward quickly to pursue newly available federal and provincial funding to develop more affordable housing within the region. It was MOVED and SECONDED That the GVRD Board direct Metro Vancouver staff to: a) develop targets to increase the number of units of the Metro Vancouver Housing Corporation and report back to the GVRD Board and the Metro Vancouver Housing Corporation Board with a proposed strategy for implementation; b) pursue new federal and provincial government funding to achieve these targets; and c) expedite the process to identify and prioritize sites available to achieve those targets. CARRIED It was MOVED and SECONDED That the Housing Committee endorse the work plan contained in the report dated January 18, 2016 titled “2016 Housing Committee Work Plan” with the addition that staff report back at the next Housing Committee meeting with a school site analysis for repurposing school land for affordable housing. CARRIED 5.2 Regional Affordable Housing Strategy Update and Approval Process Report dated February 2, 2016 from Margaret Eberle, Senior Housing Planner, Regional Housing, updating the Housing Committee on key Regional Affordable Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the GVRD Housing Committee held on Friday, February 12, 2016 Page 3 of 6 HOU - 6 Housing Strategy developments since November 2015, and requesting endorsement of the approval process. It was MOVED and SECONDED That the Housing Committee endorse the proposed approval process for the Regional Affordable Housing