Council - Regular
3:32:33 The proposal is to allow a detached accessory dwelling unit on the property at 8641 Sweeney Road. This would be instead of having a second unit within the same building.Play from 3:32:33
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3:32:33 The proposal is to allow a detached accessory dwelling unit on the property at 8641 Sweeney Road. This would be instead of having a second unit within the same building.Play from 3:32:33
30:59 We work with people at all levels, people at risk, be they homeless and unhoused or be they elderly. And we work with individuals and families to provide affordable housing specifically for people that can't afford the trai…Play from 30:59
New Westminster, BC (Canada) ·
2:08:10 When would we anticipate actually charging beginning to charge? Are we concerned at all around the issue of affordable housing and this just being tacked onto the cost again of the construction of a new home.Play from 2:08:10
1:11:53 Um, I think it's important that we do reduce barriers to getting the much needed affordable housing built in the community. And it is one piece of a very multi - piece puzzle that can help.Play from 1:11:53
1:02:46 And um aside from being an excellent project in meeting some of our goals in terms of housing and affordable housing, um I think it's a good fit on on the neighborhood imprint as well.Play from 1:02:46
2:50:10 Made the affordable housing pre-development funding program ongoing and allowed secondary sweets and town homes as part of regular updates to the zoning by law.Play from 2:50:10
20:59 Instead of granting whatever I asked that the city use its leverage and the permitting process to secure more affordable housing or render protections to better serve the community.Play from 20:59
3:43:44 And that the only form of housing that should be on public lands if it were to be. Considered is affordable housing. So I'll leave my comments there.Play from 3:43:44
59:22 So Canada is in the middle, midst of an ongoing housing crisis from skyrocketing rents to expanding encampments and the failure to provide adequate and affordable housing.Play from 59:22
1:17:40 Taken into account all significant risks and concerns outlined in this resolution and to that I would like to add, from my perspective, city governments and in particular this council believe affordable housing is a critical concern for our communities and I think we approve that over and over again.Play from 1:17:40
1:31:55 The third one is something you've probably seen in various reports circulating around there, and that's a Canada's estimated to have a shortfall of three and a half million housing units by 2030, if we don't wrap up housing production.Play from 1:31:55
3:05:49 Over 50 activities. To be more specific, and some of these activities include the establishment of an extreme weather response or winter shelter, foreign housed residents, the creation of an affordable housing reserve to support nonprofits in developing affordable housing…Play from 3:05:49
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