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SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA
May 30, 2016
6:00 p.m.
Council Chamber
1.0 CALL TO ORDER
2.0 APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
3.0 HOMELESSNESS UPDATE
3.1 BC Housing
• Dominic Flanagan, Executive Director Supportive Housing and
Programs, BC Housing
3.2 Raincity Housing and Support Society
• Sean Speer, Associate Director, Raincity Housing and Support Society
3.3 Alouette Addictions
• Annika Polegato, Executive Director, Alouette Addictions
3.4 Fraser Health
• Andy Libbiter, Executive Director, Mental Health and Substance Use,
Fraser Health
• Denyse Houde, Director Mental Health and Substance Use, Fraser
Health
• Dr. Helena Swinkels, Medical Health Officer, Fraser Health
MEETING DECORUM
Council would like to remind all people present tonight that serious issues are
decided at Council meetings which affect many people’s lives. Therefore, we ask that
you act with the appropriate decorum that a Council Meeting deserves. Commentary
and conversations by the public are distracting. Should anyone disrupt the Council
Meeting in any way, the meeting will be stopped and that person’s behavior will be
reprimanded. The meeting is live streamed and recorded by the City of Maple Ridge.
Special Council Meeting Agenda
May 30, 2016
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3.5 Ridge Meadows RCMP Detachment
•Superintendent David Fleugel, Commanding Officer, Ridge Meadows
RCMP Detachment
3.6 Discussion on Next Steps
Letter dated May 26, 2016 from Naomi Brunemeyer, Director of Regional
Development, BC Housing, providing an update on the current homelessness
situation in Maple Ridge and proposing an interim housing solution to address
current needs.
Recommendation: refer to staff to prepare a report on the proposal from BC
Housing
4.0 QUESTION PERIOD
5.0 ADJOURNMENT
Checked by: _________
Date: _____________
QUESTION PERIOD
Each person will be permitted 2 minutes to ask their question (a second opportunity is
permitted if no one else is sitting in the chairs in front of the podium). Questions must
be directed to the Chair of the meeting and not to individual members of Council. The
total Question Period is limited to 15 minutes.
Council will not tolerate any derogatory remarks directed at Council or staff members.
Home Office
1701 – 4555 Kingsway
Burnaby, BC V5H 4V8
Tel 604-433-1711
Fax 604-439-4722
www.bchousing.org
City of Maple Ridge
11995 Haney Place
Maple Ridge, BC V2X 6A9
May 26, 2016
Dear Ted Swabey, Chief Administrative Officer
Further to our ongoing discussion to address the homeless population in Maple
Ridge, BC Housing would like to provide you with an update on the current
situation within the community and propose an interim housing solution to
address the current needs while we plan for the future permanent solution in
partnership.
The temporary shelter operated by Rain City Housing currently has 28 people
residing there. Rain City Housing reports that in addition to the 28 people still
living at the temporary shelter, there are still people looking to access shelter
services at this location and are being turned away.
Over the past year BC Housing has worked closely with the City of Maple Ridge
and its community partners to provide a range of housing options for the
homeless population in Maple Ridge. This includes recent increases in staffing
and 40 new rent supplements for Alouette Addictions. Although these rent
supplements are sufficient in number to house everyone remaining at the
temporary shelter, there are still significant challenges in providing appropriate
housing for the remaining people with complex needs at the shelter.
To address the current residents at the shelter and additional need in the
community, BC Housing proposes an interim housing solution given the purpose
built shelter and supportive housing project will take some time to deliver.
•BC Housing will partner with the City of Maple Ridge to provide an interim
housing solution using a modular form;
•The interim housing solution will be in place for approximately 3 years or
until a purpose built shelter and supportive housing development is
completed;
•It is still anticipated that the City of Maple Ridge will execute a
Memorandum Of Understanding with respect to the delivery of a
permanent purpose built shelter and supportive housing development and
will identify and secure a site in tandem with the creation of the interim
housing solution;
3.6
• BC Housing to identify a suitable site for an interim housing solution in
collaboration with the City of Maple Ridge;
• Suitable site characteristics would include: adequate size to accommodate
40 residents, zoning in place or ability to have a successful rezoning for
intended use, existing site servicing;
• BC Housing will purchase site contingent on municipal support for the
location and program;
• BC Housing will direct award the operations of the interim housing solution
to Rain City Housing;
• BC Housing will procure a modular supplier and work with the City of
Maple Ridge and Rain City Housing and Support Services Society on the
design of the modular housing;
• The modular housing is anticipated to house 40 residents and depending
on the design could be a mix of shelter spaces and transitional supportive
housing;
• The modular housing will not be completed in advance of the expiry of the
current lease for the temporary shelter location;
• BC Housing requests that the City of Maple Ridge extend the lease for a
minimum of nine months;
• The City of Maple Ridge can assign the extended lease to BC Housing if
they chose;
• If the existing temporary shelter lease is not extended, BC Housing
remains committed to making best efforts to offer housing options to those
remaining at the shelter
• The 3 FTE’s and 40 rent supplements allocated to Alouette Addictions will
remain in the community in addition to the temporary housing option if it is
approved.
We look forward to discussing this proposal with you and your council further.
And more importantly, we look forward to partnering with the City of Maple Ridge
to provide housing to those most in need.
Yours sincerely,
Naomi Brunemeyer, Director of Regional Development
cc: Kelly Swift, General Manager: Community Development, Parks &
Recreation Services
Dominic Flanagan, Executive Director of Supportive Housing &
Programs