NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING
STANDING COMMITTEE OF COUNCIL
ON PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT
AGENDA
DATE:
Thursday, January 25, 2007
TIME:
9:30 a.m.
PLACE:
Council Chamber
Third Floor, City Hall
PLEASE NOTE:
• A complete video stream of the meeting will be available the day following the meeting.
• Agendas and reports are available on the City of Vancouver web site at http://www.vancouver.ca/ctyclerk/councilmeetings/meeting_schedule.cfm approximately one week before the meeting date.
NOTE FROM CLERK: Council heard from all speakers on this matter and referred discussion and decision to its February 13th Regular Council meeting as Unfinished Business.
The speakers list is now closed.
For information, or to register to speak, please call Denise Salmon, Meeting Coordinator at 604.873.7269, e-mail denise.salmon@vancouver.ca
1. a. Downtown Eastside Housing Plan - Report Back on SRO Stock
Vancouver City Council, due to time constraints at its meeting on December 14/15, 2006, agreed to postpone this item to the first available Standing Committee meeting in January 2007.
Accordingly, the attached Administrative Report dated November 29, 2006, refers.
The report has been sent to interested parties, some of whom wish to speak.
b. Single Room Accommodation (SRA) By-law Status Report
Vancouver City Council, due to time constraints at its meeting on December 14/15, 2006, agreed to postpone this item to the first available Standing Committee meeting in January 2007.
Accordingly, the attached Policy Report dated November 30, 2006, refers.
The report has been sent to interested parties, some of whom wish to speak.
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NOTICE
A Special Council meeting will be convened immediately following the Standing Committee meeting.
SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING
AGENDA
ROLL CALL
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
1. Moratorium on SRA Conversions
Following the hearing of speakers at the Standing Committee on Planning and Environment meeting on October 19, 2006, Vancouver City Council referred discussion and decision on the Moratorium on SRA Conversions motion to the future meeting of Council which would include the staff report on Single Room Accommodations, as Unfinished Business.
Accordingly, this matter was before Council on December 14/15, 2006, and due to time constraints at that meeting, Council agreed to postpone discussion and decision on this item to the Council meeting following the Standing Committee of Council meeting that will include the staff report on Single Room Accommodations.
The following motion refers:
MOVED by Councillor Stevenson
SECONDED by Councillor Deal
WHEREAS:
1. The number of homeless in Vancouver 's streets is steadily climbing.
2. Conversions of single room accommodation units is increasing despite the SRA bylaw.
3. These conversions within a few blocks of the Olympic village may constitute a violation of the City of
Vancouver 's commitments to the IOC under the Inclusivity Intent Statement with our bid to host the 2010 Olympic Winter Games and Winter Paralympic Games.
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED
1. THAT Council impose a moratorium on any conversions or demolitions of SRA accommodation with the exception of conversions or demolitions that result in the development of social housing, shelters or SRAs, pending a report from staff on the threat to this crucial housing.
2. THAT Council direct staff to recommend measures necessary to strengthen the SRA bylaw, including increasing the conversion fee.
3. THAT Council, through the Mayor, call on both senior levels of government to commit to restore funding for affordable housing to confront the crisis.
postponed
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES
1. Standing Committee of Council on Planning and Environment
Thursday, January 25, 2007
Approval of recommendations and actions.
RISE FROM COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
ADOPT REPORT OF COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
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