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1 District f Maple Ridge TO: His Wrship Mayr Ernie Daykin MEETING DATE: July 22, 2013 and Members f Cuncil FILE NO: FROM: Chief Administrative Officer MEETING: Wrkshp SUBJECT: Husing Actin Plan Update EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The purpse f this reprt is t prvide an update t Cuncil n the status f the Husing Actin Plan (HAP). Cuncil endrsed a prcess prpsed in a reprt that went t Cuncil Wrkshp June 18, A Request fr Prpsal (RFP )fr the Husing Actin Plan was develped in spring, A summary f the key cmpnents f the RFP were submitted t the Scial Planning Advisry Cmmittee (SPAC) in early July, The RFP was issued July 10, It is anticipated that a preferred candidate will be selected in late August, 2013 and cmmence wrk n the Husing Actin Plan in September, RECOMMENDATION: That the reprt dated July 22, 2013 and titled Husing Actin Plan Update be received fr infrmatin. DISCUSSION: Husing Actin Plan Prcess Endrsed by Cuncil June 18, 2012 The prcess fr the Husing Actin plan was utlined in a staff reprt t Cuncil dated June 18, Cuncil authrized staff t prceed with the Husing Actin Plan based n this prcess. The prcess and cmpnents f the Husing Actin Plan utlined in the reprt are summarized belw. The full reprt is attached as Appendix A. The Scial Planning Advisry Cmmittee will act as the Steering Cmmittee fr the Husing Actin Plan, guiding the prcess and making recmmendatins n decisin items t Cuncil. Parks & Leisure Services department staff that supprt SPAC will be the key staff liaisns t the prject and the Planning Department will prvide technical supprt. The Husing Actin Plan will identify gals and bjectives f the Husing Actin Plan which include, but are nt limited t: Assessing lcal husing market cnditins Identifying husing pririties Encurage the supply f new rental husing Develp lcal partnerships and wrk with ther levels f gvernment t secure affrdable husing Identify shrt, medium and lng-term actins t meet husing needs acrss the husing cntinuum The Husing Actin Plan will have a cmprehensive cnsultatin prgram which will cntribute t identifying a Visin, Principles, Pririty Issues and Recmmended Actins

2 The HAP will als utline a Wrk Prgram t implement the recmmendatins f the Plan. Key indicatrs will als be identified t measure prgress related t husing affrdability and diversity. The flw chart attached as Appendix B indicates that backgrund wrk t prepare fr the HAP is already underway. The chart indicates that backgrund studies fr the HAP began with the participatin in the Reginal Grwth Strategy (RGS). It is anticipated that this wrk will cincide with the hiring f a cnsultant wh will then begin the prcess f cnducting research related t the HAP. July 2013 Update t Scial Planning Advisry Cmmittee A summary f the key cmpnents f the RFP, based n the Cuncil-apprved prcess frm the reprt f June 18, 2012 was submitted t the Scial Planning Advisry Cmmittee s regularly scheduled mnthly meeting n July 3, A select grup f five prpnents have been invited t apply. SPAC received the reprt and recmmended that it be frwarded t Cuncil. Request fr Prpsal Issued A Request fr Prpsal was develped in the spring f 2013 and was issued July 10, A cpy f the Request fr Prpsal is attached as Appendix C. The deadline fr submissin is August 2, Evaluatin will begin shrtly after the submissin deadline and interviews will be scheduled fr late August. It is anticipated that a preferred candidate will be selected and hired in rder fr wrk t begin September, 2013 CONCLUSION: The develpment f the Husing Actin Plan is an imprtant step in advancing the municipality s sustainability bjectives. The HAP will prvide a framewrk fr actin t address the cmmunity s husing needs which is a key cmpnent f creating a healthy, sustainable cmmunity. Original signed by Sibhan Murphy Prepared by: Sibhan Murphy, MA, MCIP, RPP Planning Technician Original signed by Sue Wheeler Apprved by: Sue Wheeler Cmmunity Services Directr Original signed by Kelly Swift Apprved by: Kelly, Swift GM, Cmmunity Develpment and Parks and Recreatin Original signed by J.L. (Jim) Rule Cncurrence: J.L. (Jim) Rule Chief Administrative Officer The fllwing appendices are attached heret: Appendix A Cuncil Reprt June 18, 2012 Appendix B Husing Actin Plan flwchart 2

3 District f Maple Ridge APPENDIX A TO: His Wrship Mayr Ernie Daykin MEETING DATE: June 18, 2012 and Members f Cuncil FILE NO: CDPR FROM: Chief Administrative Officer MEETING: Wrkshp SUBJECT: Husing Actin Plan Prcess EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The purpse f this reprt t is btain Cuncil s authrizatin t prceed with the prpsed prcess fr the preparatin f a Husing Actin Plan (HAP) fr the District f Maple Ridge. The HAP will articulate a visin, guiding principles, gals and bjectives, and a plan fr municipal actins and strategies with the gal f achieving an adequate supply f husing t meet the full range f incmes and needs in ur cmmunity. RECOMMENDATION: That staff be authrized t prceed with the preparatin f a Husing Actin Plan, in accrdance with the prcess utlined in this staff reprt dated DISCUSSION: a) Backgrund Cntext: The prpsed HAP was apprved as a part f the 2012 Business Plan under the title Affrdable Husing Strategy. This title has been mdified t be called the Husing Actin Plan t align with the Reginal Grwth Strategy (RGS). In July, 2011, Metr Vancuver adpted the RGS with the supprt f member municipalities. Maple Ridge Cuncil accepted the RGS n March 22, The RGS demnstrates that affrdable husing with a range f husing ptins is an essential part f a cmplete cmmunity. It utlines a series f municipal actins including the develpment f Official Cmmunity Plans, Reginal Cntext Statements, and Husing Actin Plans as actins t assist municipalities in increasing the supply and diversity f affrdable husing at key pints alng the husing cntinuum. The RGS prvides ten year estimates f future husing demands acrss the regin. The 10-year estimate fr Maple Ridge is fr 6,600 new husing units; with 4,300 being wnership units and 2,300 being rental units. Of the rental units, it is estimated that 1,700 will need t be affrdable in rder t accmmdate lw and mderate-incme husehlds. Of the 1,700, it is estimated that there is a need fr 800 nn-market scial husing units and 900 affrdable market rental units. Scpe The District f Maple Ridge s HAP will identify actins currently underway and will recmmend strategies t address current and future husing needs, with a particular fcus n the needs f lw and mderate incme husehlds fr whm hme wnership is nt an ptin. The HAP will: assess lcal husing market cnditins, by tenure, including assessing husing supply, demand and affrdability; identify husing pririties, based n the assessment f lcal husing market cnditins, and cnsideratin f changing husehld demgraphics, characteristics and needs; 4.6

4 identify implementatin measures within the jurisdictin and financial capabilities f municipalities; identify strategies t encurage the supply f new rental husing and limit the lss f existing rental husing stck; identify pprtunities t participate in prgrams with ther levels f gvernment t secure additinal affrdable husing units t meet husing needs acrss the cntinuum f husing. Thrugh a cmmunity and stakehlder engagement prcess, the HAP will fcus n the husing cntinuum frm hme wnership thrugh t nn-market husing t identify key recmmendatins t address the supply f: Nn-market husing fr lw incme husehlds and fr grups that require supprtive r special needs husing; Market rental husing fr lw and mderate incme husehlds, and Affrdable hme wnership. Nn-Market Husing: Thrugh the Scial Planning functin, the District f Maple Ridge has been wrking with cmmunity partners t facilitate slutins t the issues related t inadequate husing ptins. Wrk has included: Being infrmed and understanding the issues; Acting as an advcate t ther levels f gvernment, funders, and cmmunity stakehlders; Supprting the implementatin f slutins thrugh actins that are within the municipality s mandate. Over the last several years, the District has been practive in serving as a catalyst fr actin t address hmelessness. Examples include: Participatin n the Reginal Steering Cmmittee n Hmelessness; Supprt fr the develpment 2004 Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadws Ending Hmelessness Actin Plan, as well as the update t this Actin Plan that is currently underway; Supprt, and in sme instances in-kind cntributin, fr numerus cmmunity initiatives including: the Irn Hrse Yuth Safe Huse, the Aluette Hme Start Cmmunity Outreach team; the Family Inn; Aluette Heights Supprtive Husing; and the Rute 29 Yuth Husing supprt prgram. The HAP will explre strategies t build n the Municipality s current activities and identify ptins and pprtunities t help increase the supply f nn-market husing fr lw-incme husehlds and supprtive husing fr senirs, yuth and peple with disabilities. Market Rental Husing: The develpment f a HAP will prvide an pprtunity fr Maple Ridge t undertake an analysis f its current market rental husing stck, examine the municipal plicies and regulatins that impact the supply f rental husing, and identify pririty issues and recmmended actins fr tracking and increasing the supply f rental husing. Hme Ownership: The preparatin f the HAP will include an analysis f the municipality s land use plicies and regulatins and investigate hw t supprt and encurage the cntinued supply f wnership husing in a variety f frms, and explre pprtunities fr affrdable hme wnership. Prpsed Prcess The attached HAP flw chart utlines the prpsed prcess fr this prject. The prpsal is that the Scial Planning Advisry Cmmittee will act as the Steering Cmmittee fr the HAP, guiding the prcess and making recmmendatin n decisin items t Cuncil. The Parks & Leisure

5 Services department staff that supprt SPAC will be the key staff liaisns t the prject and the Planning Department will prvide technical supprt. The flw chart indicates that backgrund wrk t prepare fr the HAP is already underway. The chart indicates that the wrk t prepare fr the HAP began with the participatin in the RGS. It is anticipated that this wrk will cincide with the hiring f a cnsulting firm which will then begin the prcess f cnducting research related t the HAP. The backgrund studies and plicy papers being prepared by staff include: Husing and Market Cnditins Update - the Official Cmmunity Plan includes a sectin n ppulatin and husing trends, including the ppulatin prfile f the cmmunity at the time (2005) and husing distributin (2001) and prjectins. The 2011 Federal Census prvides an pprtunity t update this infrmatin t ensure it prvides relevant infrmatin fr the ther studies being cmpleted as part f the Husing Actin Plan. Secndary Suites Review - this wrk includes a review f the Zning Bylaw regulatins and general issues related t Secndary Suites and Temprary Residential Uses (TRU s), t investigate ptins and ideas t slve the issues and t recmmend a set f plicy and/r bylaw amendments fr Cuncil s cnsideratin. Ending Hmelessness Actin Plan wrk t update the 2004 Actin Plan is in the SPAC 2012 Business Plan. The wrk will be cnducted with the Maple Ridge Pitt Meadws Katzie Cmmunity Netwrk Husing Planning Table. The Actin Plan will prvide an analysis f current resurces and services and will identify current pririties within the frmat f an actin plan. This plan will guide the wrk f the Husing Planning Table and partners ver the next five years. The issues and pririties that are identified in this plan will prvide backgrund infrmatin t infrm the HAP. Senirs & Special Needs Husing Assessment - the Official Cmmunity Plan als includes planning principles, bjectives and plicies respecting senirs and special needs husing. The HAP prcess prvides an pprtunity t ensure that the current plicies cntinue t prvide directin fr senirs and special needs husing in the District. These backgrund studies and plicy papers, tgether with additinal research, will prvide valuable infrmatin and cntext fr the HAP public cnsultatin prcess. The prpsed timeline is fr the cnsultatin prcess t begin mid January, The public cnsultatin prcess will be designed t engage a diverse mix f stakehlders and cmmunity members in dialgue designed t identify the key husing issues and explre ptins and pprtunities t address the issues. The HAP will include a visin, gals and bjectives, and actins and strategies. The prpsed final HAP will be assessed t ensure alignment with the RGS and t determine implicatins fr municipal plicy r bylaw amendments. The final prpsed HAP, alng with an utline f municipal plicy implicatins, will be presented t SPAC fr endrsement and a recmmendatin t Cuncil. This prcess is expected t be cmpleted by the summer f Once endrsed, the HAP will cntribute t the develpment f the Reginal Cntext Statement. b) Desired Outcmes: Husing is essential in creating healthy, sustainable cmmunities and affrdability plays an imprtant rle in supprting a cmpetitive lcal ecnmy and in prmting the ecnmic and scial well-being f families and individuals. The prpsed HAP will fcus n develping recmmendatins designed t address the critical needs in the cmmunity: the shrtfall in the supply f affrdable rental husing, the shrtfall in the supply f scial husing, the hmelessness and the increasing numbers f atrisk f hmelessness, and the shrtfall in mdest-cst husing apprpriate fr first-time hme-buyers.

6 c) Strategic Alignment: This initiative aligns with Cuncil s strategic directin f creating a safe and livable cmmunity. This initiative recgnizes that the prvisin f adequate husing is essential t the verall health f the cmmunity. There are three cre arguments that suggest that the health and sustainability f the municipality depends n the prvisin f adequate husing: 1. Husing, Health and Quality f Life: there is a crrelatin between husing, health and quality f life: 2. Links t Ecnmic Well-being: husing affrdability is imprtant in terms f supprting a cmpetitive lcal ecnmy: 3. Public csts: Hmelessness has a scial and health cst t bth the individual and t the cmmunity: d) Citizen/Custmer Implicatins: It is estimated that fr ne-third f the regin s husehlds, finding and remaining in affrdable husing t rent r wn is a prblem. Individuals unable t find husing that is suitable in size and gd repair withut spending 30% r mre f their husehld incme n shelter are cnsidered t be in cre husing need. The 2006 census estimated that 17% f husehlds in Metr Vancuver were in cre husing need. It is critical t the well being f individuals and family, and t the health f the verall cmmunity, that there is an adequate supply f affrdable husing ptins t meet the full range f incmes and needs in ur cmmunity. e) Interdepartmental Implicatins: Parks and Leisure Services, under the guidance f the Scial Planning Advisry Cmmittee will prvide staff supprt t the develpment f the HAP with the technical supprt f the Planning Department. f) Business Plan/Financial Implicatins: It is anticipated that the recmmendatins develped fr the HAP will have implicatins fr future business plans fr bth the Parks and Leisure Services and the Planning Department business plans. The endrsement f the HAP itself wuld nt have any financial implicatins; hwever there is the ptential that specific recmmendatins may include a financial cmmitment. Such recmmendatins wuld be cnsidered by Cuncil individually thrugh the annual business planning apprval prcess. g) Plicy Implicatins: The RGS requirement fr municipalities t develp a HAP and t ensure the alignment f the Official Cmmunity Plan with the RGS are implicatins fr Municipal plicies. The RGS requires that within tw years f its adptin, each municipality prepare an updated Official Cmmunity Plan and Reginal Cntext Statement. The Reginal Cntext Statement sets ut the relatinship between the RGS and the municipality s OCP, and identifies hw lcal actins will cntribute t achieving Reginal Grwth Strategy gals. Municipalities are required t submit their Reginal Cntext Statements t the Metr Vancuver Bard fr acceptance. Shuld a municipality nt cmplete cmpnents such as the HAP within the tw year time frame, it is acceptable t indicate in the Reginal Cntext Statement that this wrk is underway. CONCLUSIONS: The develpment f a Husing Actin Plan is an imprtant step in advancing the municipality s sustainability bjectives. The HAP will fcus n meeting critical husing needs in the cmmunity recgnizing that husing is essential in creating healthy, sustainable cmmunities and affrdability

7 plays an imprtant rle in supprting a cmpetitive lcal ecnmy and in prmting the ecnmic and scial well-being f families and individuals. The Husing Actin Plan will infrm the develpment f the Reginal Cntext Statement t be submitted t Metr Vancuver utlining the relatinship between the Reginal Grwth Strategy and the municipality s OCP, and identifying hw lcal actins will cntribute t achieving Reginal Grwth Strategy gals. The District f Maple Ridge Scial Planning Advisry Cmmittee has endrsed the prpsed Husing Actin Plan prcess and is recmmending that Cuncil endrse the prcess and authrize staff t prceed. Original signed by Sue Wheeler Prepared by: Sue Wheeler Cmmunity Services Directr Original signed by Kelly Swift Apprved by: Kelly Swift General Manager: Cmmunity Develpment, Parks and Recreatin Services Original signed by Christine Carter Cncurrence by: Christine Carter, Directr f Planning Original signed by J.L. (Jim) Rule Cncurrence: J.L. (Jim) Rule Chief Administrative Officer :sw Attachment: Husing Actin Plan Prcess

8 Reginal Grwth Strategy: Municipalities t prepare and implement a Husing Actin Plan July 2011 District f Maple Ridge Cuncil directin t undertake the wrk in 2012 December 2011 SPAC Husing Actin Plan May 2011 Onging Cnsultatin with Residents, Service Prviders, User Grups and ther levels f Gvernment Husing Market Cnditins Update Backgrund Studies and Plicy Papers Secndary Suites Review Ending Hmelessness Actin Plan Summary f Backgrund Studies and Plicy Papers and additinal Research Papers as required Key Husing Issues Husing Actin Plan Cntent Visin Gals & Objectives Actins & Strategies Senirs & Special Needs Husing Assessment Fall 2012 Winter 2012 / 2013 Alignment with the Reginal Grwth Strategy Spring 2013 Recmmendatins t Cuncil n plicy r bylaw amendments Summer 2013

9 Husing Ac n Plan Prcess APPENDIX B Reginal Grwth Strategy: Municipali es t prepare and implement a Husing Ac n Plan District f Maple Ridge Cuncil direc n t undertake the wrk in 2012 Husing Ac n Plan SPAC Onging Cnsulta n with Residents, Service Prviders, User Grups and ther levels f Gvernment Husing Market Cndi ns Update Backgrund Studies and Plicy Papers Secndary Suites Review Cnsultant Hired Ending Hmelessness Ac n Plan (January 2013) Summary f Backgrund Studies and Plicy Papers and addi nal Research Papers as required Key Husing Issues Husing Ac n Plan Cntent Visin Gals & Objec ves Ac ns & Strategies Senirs & Special Needs Husing Assessment September 2013 Fall 2013 Fall/Winter 2013 / 2014 Alignment with the Reginal Grwth Strategy Spring 2014 Recmmenda ns t Cuncil n plicy r bylaw amendments Summer 2014