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April 13, 1992/101

WHEREAS a strong Federal presence in housing programs is essential to ensure
equality of access to affordable housing by all Canadians; and

WHEREAS devolution of housing responsibility to the Provinces inevitably
results in further devolution to municipalities whose revenue base cannot
support ongoing housing operating subsidy costs and which are presently facing
extraordinary financial pressures themselves as a result of declining transfer
payments; and

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Corporation of the City of Port Coquitlam
communicate by telegram to the Prime Minister of Canada and area MPs its
dismay at the disregard shown for the low and moderate income households in
this country who are either trying to manage on some type of social assistance
or pension or working on limited wages that do not permit access to adequate
and affordable housing in the private market; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Corporation of the City of Port Coquitlam in
the same communication request the Prime Minister to rescind this reduction to
the social housing programs and, as a minimum, restore the allocations,
including the Co-operative Housing Program to the planned level of commitment
and further, that the Federal Government convene a meeting of federal and
provincial housing ministers and officials and representatives of the
Federation of Canadian Municipalities, the Canadian Housing and Renewal
Association, the Co-operative Housing Federation of Canada and the Canadian
Home Builders Association to address the issue of the future funding of social

housing programs,

Carried.

DEVELOPMENT VARTANCE PERMIT:

From the City Clerk, April 9th, 1992 regarding Development Variance Permit
No. 13/92 for 1424 Broadway Street. 7

No one was present to speak regarding the Development Variance Permit.

Moved by Alderman Wright:
Seconded by Alderman Thompson:

That as recommended. by the Director of Community Planning in his
memorandum of March 2nd, 1992 the Voluntary Development Variance Permit be
issued for 1424 Broadway Street in the form appearing the Agenda documents of .
this Council meeting.

Carried.

REPORTS:

At 8:10 p-m. Alderman Talbot left the Council Chambers.