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November 22, 1989 G. H. Brewer 3) Hawkshaw R. Shore

Mayor L. Traboulay and Council,
2580 Shaugnnessy St.,

Port Coquitlam B.C.

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Re: Municipal Authority to zone for Rental Housing

The City Council at its regularly scheduled meeting of Monday,
November 13, 1989 unanimously endorsed the following resolution:

"WHEREAS there is a shortage of both rental housing
and affordable rental housing;

"AND WHEREAS increased pressures are being placed on
local municipal government to participate in the
resolution of this problem through methods involving
municipal legislative means and/or the provision of

land and/or money;

"RND WHEREAS the provincial government has, to date,
retained within its own legislative powers the
authority to control all kinds and levels of
residential rental accommodation;

"THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the U.B.C.M. on an
emergency basis, negotiate with the appropriate
ministries of the provincial government, C.M.H.C.
and G.V.R.D., the deleg.tion of powers to municipal
governments in order to enable municipalities to
zone areas of their municipality for rental

accommodation only;"