sony a. vader THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF PORT COQUITLAM MEMORANDUM B.R. Kirk City Administrator Mr. W. Brown Director of Planning Share Enterprises Low Income Housing Report RECOMMENDATION: That City Council endorse the following Initiative from the Share Society Report. A. That specific provision be made in the Official Community Plan for affordable housing. That the City write the B.C. Housing Management Corporation 1. requesting that consideration be given to locating additional housing units in District 43 and, 2. supporting the Share Society effort. COMMENTS: “ Share Enterprises have conducted a study of housing in the School District 43 area. Their study recommends a series of initiative for making more Jjow income housing available. Of the recommendations directed towards the municipalities, most have already been implemented by Port Coquitlam. | The Share Enterprises Housing Report is viewed as a positive step and support of its initiatives is recommended. Specific actions to be taken by the City arising from the study include; . 1. Inciuding a policy in the housing section of the Official Community Plans for affordable housing. To Incorporate This, Section 4.3.2. (i) could be amended to refer to. affordable housing rather than a variety of housing types.