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Community Living Standing Committee Recommendation - Affordable Housing Governance Model
Presented by: Councillor MacKay
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RECOMMENDATION
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That Administration is directed to present housing affordability and accessibility recommendations to the Community Living Standing Committee or to Council by June 15, 2020, consistent with Option 3 in the Housing Governance Models report, based on the criteria that:
a. the City’s involvement in promoting affordable and accessible housing will not duplicate areas of responsibility of the senior levels of government but rather will focus on strategic planning and co-ordination of affordable and accessible housing initiatives with municipal goals and priorities;
b. municipal resources and investments in affordable and accessible housing will be utilized to expand the non-market housing supply and to leverage operational funding from, and partnerships with, non-municipal sources; and
c. the City’s Affordable Housing Strategy will clearly emphasize the City’s role in: being open to proposals from a wide range of community partners in increasing affordable housing opportunities in St. Albert; and being open to providing one-time capital grants or land donations or long-term land lease options without providing ongoing operational funding.
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PURPOSE OF REPORT
The purpose of this report is to bring forward a recommendation arising from the December 9, 2019 meeting of the Community Living Standing Committee.
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Report Date: January 6, 2020
Committee: Community Living