In Attendance: Kennedy Stewart

On Non-Market Housing…

  • Looking into acquiring more city land through accumulating single family lots in the South and West of the city to build ground-oriented affordable homes.
  • Have the federal government match funding for housing. 

On The Role of Developers in the City’s Built Form…

  • Use Community Amenity Contributions (CACs) from developers to collect land, similar to a land trust. 
  • Introduce a right of first refusal for senior government, giving them first dibs on property for sale. 

On Tenant Protection and Housing Protection…

  • Committed to getting the leases extended to the 60 year period of the framework outlined by the Co-op Lease Renewal Framework for those on city-owned land. 
  • Retain buildings until their end of life. 

On The Future of False Creek South…

  • Interested in establishing a mayoral task force/ working group to address the co-op lease renewal process directly with the mayoral office. 
  • Perspective shift from a real estate asset approach to a community process approach. 

Local School

  • Discussions of Senakw development contributing additional amenities like a school could be a possibility.