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1 METRO VANCOUVER REGIONAL DISTRICT HOUSING COMMITTEE REGULAR MEETING Friday, September 8, :00 pm 2 nd Floor Boardroom, 4330 Kingsway, Burnaby, British Columbia A G E N D A 1 1. ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA 1.1 September 8, 2017 Regular Meeting Agenda That the Housing Committee adopt the agenda for its regular meeting scheduled for September 8, 2017, as circulated. 2. ADOPTION OF THE MINUTES 2.1 June 9, 2017 Regular Meeting Minutes That the Housing Committee adopt the minutes of its regular meeting held June 9, 2017, as circulated. 3. DELEGATIONS 4. INVITED PRESENTATIONS 4.1 Tessica Truong and Veronika Bylicki Subject: Here To Stay: Housing Solutions by Youth 5. REPORTS FROM COMMITTEE OR STAFF 5.1 Request for Metro Vancouver Participation in UrbanSIM Prototype Project Designated Speaker: Elisa Campbell, Director, Housing Policy and Planning That the MVRD Board direct staff to write a letter to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation confirming Metro Vancouver s interest in participating as a partner in the UrbanSIM Prototype project. 1 Note: Recommendation is shown under each item, where applicable. HOU - 1

2 Housing Committee Regular Agenda September 8, 2017 Agenda Page 2 of and 2018 Homeless Count Reports and Events Designated Speaker: Elisa Campbell, Director, Housing Policy and Planning That the MVRD Board receive for information the report dated August 23, 2017, titled 2017 and 2018 Homeless Count Reports and Events. 5.3 Homelessness Partnering Strategy Social Infrastructure Fund Designated Speaker: Elisa Campbell, Director, Housing Policy and Planning That the MVRD Board receive for information the report dated August 23, 2017, titled Homelessness Partnering Strategy Social Infrastructure Fund. 5.4 Homelessness Partnering Strategy Housing First Training Designated Speaker: Elisa Campbell, Director, Housing Policy and Planning That the MVRD Board receive for information the report dated August 23, 2017, titled Homelessness Partnering Strategy Housing First Training. 5.5 Heather Place Update Verbal Update Designated Speaker: Mike Ducey, Division Manager, Corporate Projects and Facilities 5.6 Census and Housing Data Verbal Update Designated Speaker: Terry Hoff, Acting Division Manager, Growth Management and Transportation 5.7 MVHC Portfolio Snapshot Verbal Report Designated Speakers: Donna Brown, General Manager, Human Resources and Housing Services Ravi Chhina, Director, Housing Operations 5.8 Manager s Report Designated Speaker: Elisa Campbell, Director, Housing Policy and Planning That the Housing Committee receive for information the Manager s Report dated September 1, INFORMATION ITEMS 6. OTHER BUSINESS 7. BUSINESS ARISING FROM DELEGATIONS HOU - 2

3 Housing Committee Regular Agenda September 8, 2017 Agenda Page 3 of 3 8. RESOLUTION TO CLOSE MEETING Note: The Committee must state by resolution the basis under section 90 of the Community Charter on which the meeting is being closed. If a member wishes to add an item, the basis must be included below. That the Housing Committee close its regular meeting scheduled for September 8, 2017 pursuant to the Community Charter provisions, Section 90 (1) (e) as follows: 90 (1) A part of the meeting may be closed to the public if the subject matter being considered relates to or is one or more of the following: (e) the acquisition, disposition or expropriation of land or improvements, if the board or committee considers that disclosure could reasonably be expected to harm the interests of the regional district. 9. ADJOURNMENT/CONCLUSION That the Housing Committee adjourn/conclude its regular meeting of September 8, Membership: Clay, Mike (C) Port Moody Read, Nicole (VC) Maple Ridge Buchanan, Linda North Vancouver City Coté, Jonathan New Westminster Jackson, Lois Delta Jang, Kerry Vancouver Jordan, Colleen Burnaby Long, Bob Langley Township MacKay Dunn, Doug North Vancouver Dist McNulty, Bill Richmond Stevenson, Tim Vancouver Stewart, Richard (M) Coquitlam Villeneuve, Judy Surrey C R B C J J HOU - 3

4 2.1 METRO VANCOUVER REGIONAL DISTRICT HOUSING COMMITTEE Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Metro Vancouver Regional District (MVRD) Housing Committee held at 1:09 p.m. on Friday, June 9, 2017 in the 2 nd Floor Boardroom, 4330 Kingsway, Burnaby, British Columbia. MEMBERS PRESENT: Chair, Mayor Mike Clay, Port Moody Councillor Linda Buchanan, North Vancouver City Mayor Jonathan Coté, New Westminster Mayor Lois Jackson, Delta Councillor Colleen Jordan, Burnaby Councillor Bob Long, Langley Township Councillor Doug MacKay-Dunn, North Vancouver District Councillor Bill McNulty, Richmond Mayor Richard Stewart, Coquitlam (arrived at 1:16 p.m.) Councillor Judy Villeneuve, Surrey MEMBERS ABSENT: Vice Chair, Mayor Nicole Read, Maple Ridge Councillor Geoff Meggs, Vancouver Councillor Tim Stevenson, Vancouver STAFF PRESENT: Elisa Campbell, Housing Policy and Planning Director, Parks, Planning and Environment Carol Mason, Chief Administrative Officer Janis Knaupp, Assistant to Regional Committees, Board and Information Services 1. ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA 1.1 June 9, 2017 Regular Meeting Agenda It was MOVED and SECONDED That the Housing Committee: a) amend the agenda for its regular meeting scheduled for June 9, 2017 by withdrawing Item 4.1 Tessica Truong and Veronika Bylicki; and b) adopt the agenda as amended. CARRIED HOU - 4

5 2. ADOPTION OF THE MINUTES 2.1 March 8, 2017 Regular Meeting Minutes 2.2 April 13, 2017 Special Meeting Minutes 3. DELEGATIONS No items presented. It was MOVED and SECONDED That the Housing Committee adopt the minutes of its regular meeting held March 8, 2017, and the minutes of its special meeting held April 13, CARRIED 4. INVITED PRESENTATIONS 4.1 Tessica Truong and Veronika Bylicki Pursuant to Item 1.1, this item was withdrawn. Request of Staff Staff was requested to add to the July 14, 2017 Housing Committee agenda, an invited presentation from Simon Fraser University students Tessica Truong and Veronika Bylicki, regarding Here to Stay: Housing Solutions by Youth. 5. REPORTS FROM COMMITTEE OR STAFF 5.1 Metro Vancouver Affordable Housing Roles Members were provided with a presentation on an update to the consideration of and potential roles for Metro Vancouver in affordable housing. 1:16 p.m. Mayor Stewart arrived at the meeting. In response to questions, members were informed about staff efforts to support future Board consideration of establishing a regional housing plan, and efforts to examine the MVHC model in terms of sustainability and potential growth. Comments were offered about consideration being given to: prioritizing and exploring costs of MVHC expansion to address housing affordability issues exploring local-regional partnerships to increase density of existing sites, and leveraging senior government funding for new housing projects a Housing Committee workshop to discuss developing and redeveloping, municipal-regional partnership opportunities, and funding ensuring research is relevant to MVHC structure and operations exploring existing and potential zoning and regulations for rental housing HOU - 5

6 Presentation material titled Affordable Housing: Metro Vancouver Roles retained with the June 9, 2017 Housing Committee agenda. It was MOVED and SECONDED That the Housing Committee receive for information the June 9, 2017 presentation from Elisa Campbell, Housing Policy and Planning Director, Parks, Planning and Environment, on Metro Vancouver affordable housing roles. CARRIED 5.2 Community Land Trusts for Affordable Housing Report dated June 2, 2017 from Elisa Campbell, Housing Policy and Planning Director, Parks, Planning and Environment, providing information about the use of community land trusts as a partnership model to support the development of affordable housing. Members were provided with a presentation on the use of community land trusts as a partnership model to support the development of affordable housing. In response to questions, members were informed about challenges to preserve housing affordability where cost is attributed to developing land, and long-term leases and covenants in terms of land value. Members suggested that consideration be given to: municipal land that may be currently available for new housing projects speaking with an expert on barriers to establishing community trusts the value of the existing MVHC model versus the establishment of a new trust exploring if developers can use affordable housing contributions as assets on financial statements, and what happens after lease expiry exercising caution in entering long-term leases due to a lack of sustainable funding, and to housing being a provincial responsibility Presentation material titled Community land Trust for Affordable Housing is retained with the June 9, 2017 Housing Committee agenda. Agenda Varied The order of the agenda was varied to consider Item 5.3 at this point. 5.3 MVHC 2017 Capital Projects Members were provided a presentation with an update on the Metro Vancouver Housing Corporation s (MVHC) 2017 capital projects, and were informed that staff will report back to the Committee, before the end of 2017, with more information on the MVHC Asset Management Program. In response to questions, members were informed about condition status of MVHC properties and the budget, challenges and opportunities with the current HOU - 6

7 MVHC funding model, and plans for staff to discuss property life expectancy and condition assessment. Members suggested that consideration be given to long-term lifecycle costs for potential new housing projects, and exploring federal funding opportunities to redevelop properties where new building envelopes are required. Presentation material titled Metro Vancouver Housing Corporation 2017 Capital Projects is retained with the June 9, 2017 agenda. It was MOVED and SECONDED That the MVHC Board receive for information the June 9, 2017 presentation titled Metro Vancouver Housing Corporation 2017 Capital Projects. CARRIED 5.4 Manager s Report Report dated May 22, 2017 from Elisa Campbell, Housing Policy and Planning Director, Parks, Planning and Environment, updating the Housing Committee on the Committee s 2017 Work Plan, 1st Quarter 2017 MVHC vacancy performance, Heather Place open house, the American Planning Association s National Planning Conference, and the Canadian Housing Renewal Association 2017 Congress. Members were provided a presentation on the American Planning Association s National Planning Conference from May 6 to 9, 2017 in New York City. Members were further informed about community redevelopment in terms of use of public art and existing infrastructure to revitalize projects and connect neighbourhoods, the importance of analyzing the financial viability of potential partner organizations, how societal shifts shape communities, and dispelling community fears about renters. A member commented on consideration be given to exploring opportunities in the Fair Housing Act, assessing MVHC resources prior to exploring new projects, and advocating for federal tax credit incentives for developers building affordable housing. Presentation material titled APA National Planning Conference is retained with the June 9, 2017 Housing Committee agenda. It was MOVED and SECONDED That the Housing Committee receive for information the report dated May 22, 2017, titled Manager s Report. CARRIED HOU - 7

8 6. INFORMATION ITEMS It was MOVED and SECONDED That the Housing Committee receive for information the following Information Items: 6.1 Correspondence dated March 15, 2017 from Mayor John Becker, City of Pitt Meadows, addressed to Metro Vancouver Board Chair Greg Moore, regarding Metro Vancouver s Regional Affordable Housing Strategy 6.2 Correspondence dated April 5, 2017 from Colleen Lamothe, Policy Analyst, Office of the Minister of Families, Children, and Social Development, addressed to Board Metro Vancouver Chair, Greg Moore, regarding addressing homelessness in the Metro Vancouver region 6.3 Correspondence dated April 11, 2017 from the Building and Safety Standards Branch regarding Building Act Update - BC Energy Step Code 6.4 Correspondence dated May 9, 2017 from the Honourable Amarjeet Sohi, Minister of Infrastructure and Communities, addressed to Metro Vancouver Board Chair, Greg Moore, regarding the Ministry s Position Paper on Homelessness CARRIED 7. OTHER BUSINESS No items presented. 8. BUSINESS ARISING FROM DELEGATIONS No items presented. 9. RESOLUTION TO CLOSE MEETING Members considered a resolution to close to further consider Item 5.2 at this time. It was MOVED and SECONDED That the Housing Committee close its regular meeting scheduled for June 9, 2017 pursuant to the Community Charter provisions, Section 90 (1) (e) and (k) as follows: 90 (1) A part of the meeting may be closed to the public if the subject matter being considered relates to or is one or more of the following: (e) the acquisition, disposition or expropriation of land or improvements, if the board or committee considers that disclosure could reasonably be expected to harm the interests of the regional district; and (k) negotiations and related discussions respecting the proposed provision of a regional district service that are at their preliminary stages and that, in the view of the board or committee, could reasonably be expected to harm the interests of the regional district if they were held in public. CARRIED Adjournment The Housing Committee adjourned its regular meeting of June 9, 2017 at 2:59 p.m. to convene a closed meeting. HOU - 8

9 Reconvene The Housing Committee reconvened its regular meeting June 9, 2017 at 3:23 p.m. with the following members being in attendance: MEMBERS PRESENT: Chair, Mayor Mike Clay, Port Moody Councillor Linda Buchanan, North Vancouver City Mayor Jonathan Coté, New Westminster Councillor Colleen Jordan, Burnaby Councillor Bob Long, Langley Township Councillor Doug MacKay-Dunn, North Vancouver District Councillor Bill McNulty, Richmond Councillor Judy Villeneuve, Surrey MEMBERS ABSENT: Vice Chair, Mayor Nicole Read, Maple Ridge Mayor Lois Jackson, Delta Councillor Geoff Meggs, Vancouver Mayor Richard Stewart, Coquitlam Councillor Tim Stevenson, Vancouver 5.2 Community Land Trusts for Affordable Housing (Continued) It was MOVED and SECONDED That the MVRD Board receive for information the report dated June 2, 2017, titled Community Land Trusts for Affordable Housing. CARRIED 10. ADJOURNMENT/CONCLUSION It was MOVED and SECONDED That the Housing Committee conclude its regular meeting of June 9, CARRIED (Time: 3:23 p.m.) Janis Knaupp, Assistant to Regional Committees Mike Clay, Chair FINAL HOU - 9

10 5.1 To: From: Housing Committee Elisa Campbell, Director, Housing Policy and Planning, Parks, Planning and Environment Department Date: August 24, 2017 Meeting Date: September 8, 2017 Subject: Request for Metro Vancouver Participation in UrbanSIM Prototype Project RECOMMENDATION That the MVRD Board direct staff to write a letter to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation confirming Metro Vancouver s interest in participating as a partner in the UrbanSIM Prototype project. PURPOSE This report provides the Housing Committee and MVRD Board with the opportunity to consider an invitation from Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation for Metro Vancouver to be a regional partner in a project to prototype the use of UrbanSIM in a Canadian context. BACKGROUND On August 4, 2017, Metro Vancouver staff received a letter from Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) requesting Metro Vancouver s participation in a pilot trial of UrbanSim, a land use model system. The CMHC is contacting potential regional/metropolitan partners to develop a collaborative network of planners, academics, policy analysts, and consultants to develop this platform for use in Canada. Over the past eighteen months, the federal government has been engaging with stakeholders across the country as it works toward the creation of a National Housing Strategy. At the same time, the CMHC is testing the UrbanSIM modelling system that could be used by both the federal government and by Canadian planning regions to model housing policy, urban planning decisions and infrastructure investments, and to evaluate the economic, equity and environmental impacts of potential policies and investments. UrbanSIM The UrbanSim modelling system is intended to provide a web based system to analyze housing, land use and urban infrastructure investments, and to model policy and project impacts on the economy, transportation, and the environment. The system was developed in California and has been used by municipal planning agencies across the United States and internationally. Some of the regions that have used this system include Seattle, San Francisco and Paris. Development of a Prototype for Canada The CMHC is organizing a broad collaborative group to test and evaluate UrbanSim as a tool to be used in the Canadian context over the next year. CMHC s interest in the software platform is due to its ability to model the effects of infrastructure and development policies and constraints on community outcomes such as housing affordability, greenhouse gas emissions, and the protection of HOU - 10

11 Request for Metro Vancouver Participation in UrbanSIM Prototype Project Housing Committee Regular Meeting Date: September 8, 2017 Page 2 of 3 open space and environmentally sensitive habitats. In so doing, it provides a mechanism for evaluating the costs and benefits of policy and infrastructure decisions. Staff believe that there is benefit in aligning the tools that both CMHC and Metro Vancouver use to determine and evaluate planning and investment decisions from an affordable housing and a regional planning perspective. By participating in the UrbanSIM Prototype Project, Metro Vancouver will work closely with CMHC representatives as well as other municipal groups in determining a common set of criteria for evaluating the costs and benefits of specific housing developments. Metro Vancouver Participation as a Prototype Partner The CMHC will provide access to UrbanSim, provide training and convene forums for the partnering agencies to discuss and share information with the system. As a partnering agency, Metro Vancouver would provide staff resources to input local data, try the system and provide feedback to the bcmhc and other partner agencies. ALTERNATIVES 1. That the MVRD Board direct staff to write a letter to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation confirming Metro Vancouver s interest in participating as a partner in the UrbanSIM Prototype project. 2. That the Housing Committee receive for information the report dated August 24, 2017, titled Request for Metro Vancouver Participation in UrbanSIM Prototype Project and provide alternate direction to staff. FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS The CMHC is sponsoring the development of the UrbanSIM Prototype for use in Canada and will fund associated direct expenses, including a contract with the group that owns and develops the software. If the MVRD Board approves Alternative 1 and Metro Vancouver is selected as a regional partner, there will not be additional costs for Metro Vancouver as the CMHC will pay for the software subscription for Metro Vancouver to use the tool. The CMHC will also provide training for Metro Vancouver staff for the initial one year pilot phase. In return, Metro Vancouver will provide in kind staff support to populate the data customized to the region. The in kind support can be accommodated within existing resources. If the UrbanSim system is proven to be a valuable tool for the Metro Vancouver Housing Policy and Planning team, an evaluation would consider the annual subscription costs of approximately $45,000 per year (US$30,000 per year). SUMMARY / CONCLUSION The CMHC is organizing a broad collaborative group to test and evaluate UrbanSim as a tool to be used in the Canadian context over the next year. The UrbanSim modelling system is intended to provide a web based system to analyze housing, land use and urban infrastructure investments, and to model policy and project impacts on the economy, transportation, and the environment. There is significant benefit in aligning the tools that both CMHC and Metro Vancouver use to determine and evaluate planning and policy decisions from an affordable housing and a regional planning perspective. By participating in the UrbanSIM Prototype Project, Metro Vancouver will work closely with CMHC representatives as well as other municipal groups in determining a common set HOU - 11

12 Request for Metro Vancouver Participation in UrbanSIM Prototype Project Housing Committee Regular Meeting Date: September 8, 2017 Page 3 of 3 of criteria for evaluating the costs and benefits of specific housing developments. Staff recommend Alternative 1. Attachment: Correspondence dated August 4, 2017, re UrbanSIM Prototype Project from Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (Orbit # ) HOU - 12

13 5.1 Attachment Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation de Soclété canadienne d hypotheques et logement CMHC+SCHL cmhc.ca 4 August 2017 Ms. Elisa Campbell Director, Housing Policy and Planning Metro Vancouver Dear Ms Campbell, Thank you for your initial discussions with us on the value of investing in housing and urban planning tools to support complex policy and project analysis. Our objective is to find a costeffective, well-supported, state-of-the-art platform that could be used for and by Canadian planning regions to model housing policy, urban planning decisions, and infrastructure investments and evaluate their economic, equity and environmental impacts. Our exploration of platforms suggests that UrbanSim provides developers to conduct a authorities to partner with us in this study, and such a partner. a very promising solution, and we are preparing to work with the platform feasibility/evaluation study. We are looking for one or more planning I am writing today to invite MetroVancouver to be UrbanSim is an open-source, cloud-based, land-use model, developed by Prof. Paul Waddell and his team at the University of California Berkeley, that delivers highly detailed urban policy and project analysis in conjunction with local traffic modelling. Policy and project scenarios can be modeled and outputs rapidly created, including 3-D visualization of impacts on the urban environment. The platform has been used by municipal planning agencies across the United States and internationally, including Seattle, and San Francisco, and Paris (further details can be found at canana F, 1IJ HOU - 13

14 As an open-source platform, we believe UrbanSim will provides a flexible, cost-effective, and leading-edge platform. It is not a commercial product, and subscription fees are geared to recovery of costs to maintain the cloud-based platform and computer time to run scenarios. Should Metro Vancouver decide to be a part of this collaborative effort our project staff would work with your organization to identify and access regional and municipal data (e.g. zoning regulations, assessed values, building characteristics, traffic modelling) and provide you with the earliest opportunity to use the platform to support your planning and project evaluation needs. Your contribution would be limited to providing data and the time of personnel required to load and maintain data, and any analysts you would want to develop the skills to run scenarios. We would cover the platform subscription fees for the first year (roughly US$30,000 for a year), and invite you to participate in workshops and training sessions at no charge except your travel costs, while keeping travel costs to a minimum through videoconferencing options. Depending on how contracting processes evolve, we hope to begin this work as early as the first week of September. Our goal is to develop a broad, collaborative network of planners, academics, policy analysts, and consultants to develop this platform for use in Canada. We would be very pleased if you could join us in this early phase of this journey. Thank you for your consideration, and we look forward to a productive partnership. Sincerely, Michel Tremblay, SenioPftsiient Policy, Research and Public Affairs Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation HOU - 14

15 5.2 To: From: Housing Committee Theresa Harding, Manager, Homelessness Partnering Strategy Date: August 23, 2017 Meeting Date: September 8, 2017 Subject: 2017 and 2018 Homeless Count Reports and Events RECOMMENDATION That the MVRD Board receive for information the report dated August 23, 2017, titled 2017 and 2018 Homeless Count Reports and Events. PURPOSE To provide a summary of upcoming reports and associated activities related to the 2017 Homeless Count, as well as information on the pending 2018 Homeless Count. BACKGROUND The Homelessness Partnering Strategy (HPS) provides funds in support of homeless counts. The 2017 Homeless Count was conducted in the early spring of this year, and the resultant 2017 Homeless Count Final Report and the 2017 Aboriginal/ Indigenous Homeless Count Report will be released in September At the same time, the Metro Vancouver HPS Community Entity is reviewing the proposals for funds for the 2018 Youth Homeless Count. This report is being brought forward to update the Housing Committee and the MVRD Board about associated activities and events that are taking place over the next couple of months. HOMELESSNESS AND 2017 HOMELESS COUNT EVENTS The following events and activities are taking place in Fall 2017: 2017 Homeless Count Final Report and Media Event 2017 Aboriginal Homeless Count Report and Media Event 2017 Lower Mainland (Metro Vancouver and Fraser Valley) Homeless Count Report Lower Mainland 2H (Housing + Homelessness) Forum Sustainability Community Breakfasts on Homelessness 2017 Homeless Count Final Report and Media Event The 2017 Homeless Count Final Report will be released in a media event on September 28, 2017 to be held on the margins of the UBCM 2017 Convention in Vancouver from 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at a venue in close proximity to the UBCM Convention. Through the Metro Vancouver Community Entity, HPS funds were applied to plan and implement the region wide 2017 Homeless Count in partnership with the Aboriginal Community Entity, in alignment with the Fraser Valley Regional District and its municipal partners (Abbotsford, Chilliwack, Hope, Mission and the Fraser Valley Regional District). The 2017 Homeless Count was conducted by BC Non Profit Housing Association under contract to the Metro Vancouver Community Entity and in close HOU - 15

16 2017 and 2018 Homeless Count Reports and Events Housing Committee Regular Meeting Date: September 8, 2017 Page 2 of 4 working relationship with a Project Team of key stakeholders, including the Homelessness Partnering Strategy Community Advisory Board and the Council of Community Homelessness Tables. The Count was held in shelters in both regional districts the night of March 7, 2017, and on the streets March 8. The preliminary data was released in a media event held at Metro Vancouver April 10. Other documents have been generated from the 2017 Homeless Count data and will be made publicly available after the release of the final 2017 Homeless Count Report: Policy briefs, one each for Burnaby, Ridge Meadows and Surrey Community Homelessness Tables Infographics, one each on seniors, veterans and women & gender 2017 Aboriginal/Indigenous Homeless Count Report The 2017 Aboriginal/Indigenous Homeless Count Report will be released in a media event September 25, 2017 to be held at the Aboriginal Community Entity office in Vancouver (Lu ma Native Housing Society). For the first time, the 2017 Homeless Count section on Aboriginal/Indigenous Homelessness has been written by the Aboriginal Homelessness Steering Committee, bringing the context and narrative of the community s experience and knowledge to the Homeless Count survey results. It provides recommendations for future Counts and for addressing Aboriginal/Indigenous homelessness Lower Mainland (Metro Vancouver and Fraser Valley) Homeless Count Report The Lower Mainland (Metro Vancouver and Fraser Valley) Homeless Count Report will be released to the public and media on October 4, Metro Vancouver Community Entity attended an early planning meeting of the Fraser Valley Regional District and the municipalities of Abbotsford, Chilliwack, Hope and Mission, to invite a joint planning structure and process for the purpose of understanding the dynamics and trends of homelessness between the two regional districts. As a result, for the first time, the Metro Vancouver and Fraser Valley Homeless Counts were planned and conducted in alignment with each other in methodology, survey questions and writing of the 2017 Lower Mainland Homeless Count Report. Lower Mainland 2H (Housing + Homelessness) Forum The Lower Mainland 2H (Housing + Homelessness) Forum will be held October 5, Using Homelessness Partnering Strategy funds, and with the support of the Metro Vancouver Community Entity, the Council of Community Homelessness Tables (Metro Vancouver and Fraser Valley) is hosting a regional event on the theme of addressing homelessness through a coordinated collaborative regional approach. It references and builds on the Metro Vancouver position paper on Addressing Homelessness in the Region. Results of the 2017 Report on Homelessness in the Lower Mainland will be briefly presented. The results of a public opinion poll on homelessness conducted by the Angus Reid Enterprises will also be presented. This will be an update and comparison of the same survey conducted in 2012, and the HOU - 16

17 2017 and 2018 Homeless Count Reports and Events Housing Committee Regular Meeting Date: September 8, 2017 Page 3 of 4 Metro Vancouver Community Entity added expansion of the survey area to include the Fraser Valley Regional District. In the Metro Vancouver region, the Council represents 10 Community Homelessness Tables with longstanding roots in their respective communities, developing local partnership for action planning, and advocating for the homeless. Representation at the Community Homelessness Tables typically includes local law enforcement, housing and support services providers, health, the faith community, a varying range of other local stakeholders, and most have municipal and provincial elected officials and/or staff. The Forum aims to have concrete outcomes such as, new partnerships, commitments on continued engagement, and clear actions and next steps. Invitations will be sent to municipal, regional, and provincial elected officials of the Metro Vancouver and Fraser Valley regions. The event will be video recorded and posted to the Metro Vancouver Community Entity web page. Sustainability Breakfasts on Homelessness Metro Vancouver will be hosting four sub regional Sustainability Breakfasts in late October and early November, drawing on 2017 Homeless Count findings, and engaging expertise and community leaders to increase awareness and understanding of social, economic and environmental sustainability in the region, in terms of the causes and conditions of homelessness. HOMELESS COUNTS AND TOBACCO USE When federal and provincial tobacco control and enforcement acts were developed, the use of tobacco for Homeless Count purposes was not considered, and the health implications of offering tobacco once per year or once every three years, though negligible compared to the daily risks of being homeless, seem significant to the staff charged with enforcing the acts. In discussion with Health Canada, BC Provincial Health, Vancouver Coastal and Fraser Health Authorities, the 2017 Homeless Count Project Team offered to conduct focus groups across the region, with persons with lived experience (past and current) of homelessness, to determine what might be of equal or greater value to tobacco as the ice breaker/relationship builder. This will inform planning and implementation for the 2018 and 2020 Homeless Counts. A report on the outcomes will inform the 2018 Project Team decision making, planning and implementation HOMELESS COUNT The Homelessness Partnering Strategy invited the Metro Vancouver and Aboriginal Community Entities to participate in the national 2018 Point in Time Homeless Count. Working with the Community Advisory Board and Council of Community Homelessness Tables, the Metro Vancouver Community Entity submitted an application for a youth focused 2018 Count. The Aboriginal Community Entity applied to conduct an Aboriginal focused Count. The City of Vancouver will also be conducting a 2018 Count. The Metro Vancouver 2018 Youth Count will work with high schools, post secondary institutions and homeless serving organizations. Building on lessons learned through the 2017 Count Youth Strategy, the 2018 Youth Count will be held over a 2 week period March 28 April 10, thereby avoiding undercounting due to spring breaks. The recently released national report and toolkit on youth HOU - 17

18 2017 and 2018 Homeless Count Reports and Events Housing Committee Regular Meeting Date: September 8, 2017 Page 4 of 4 homelessness will be used to inform methodology and survey questions to optimize this opportunity to gain deeper insight on drivers and conditions of youth homelessness. BC Non Profit Housing Association will be the 2018 consultant. Separate but aligned Homeless Counts will be held in Abbotsford and possibly elsewhere in the Fraser Valley as well. By consensus, Metro Vancouver Community Entity is the facilitator for the 2018 Counts, bringing together the Project Team from 2017, to ensure effective strategies to prevent duplication and gaps, to develop the survey questions, and identify efficiencies, such as joint volunteer training. ALTERNATIVES This is an information report. No alternatives are presented. FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS There are no financial implications for Metro Vancouver. The Homelessness Partnering Strategy provided $268,000 for the 2017 Homeless Count, approximately $20,000 was provided by Surrey Homelessness and Housing Society and the Real Estate Foundation of BC, and an estimated $80,000 of in kind resources, such as TransLink bus tickets, catering, staff and volunteer time. The 2018 Homeless Count will be funded through a separate agreement with Canada; the budget is currently proposed at $132,000 reflecting the smaller scale and different methodology; funds from other funders have not yet been applied for and in kind resources have not yet been determined. SUMMARY The Homelessness Partnering Strategy provided funding for the 2017 Homeless Count and its deliverables and media events, including the report on Aboriginal/Indigenous homelessness, the Lower Mainland report on homelessness in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley, the Angus Reid poll on public opinion on homelessness in the Lower Mainland, and the Lower Mainland 2H (Housing + Homelessness) Forum October 5, all of which lead into the annual Homelessness Action Week, October 8 14, A few weeks later, Metro Vancouver will host four sub regional Sustainability Breakfasts on the intersections of homelessness and sustainability in the region. August 2017 September 2018, planning and implementation of 2018 Homeless Counts will be underway through joint planning processes in both the Fraser Valley and Metro Vancouver, generating new reports including reports with the unprecedented focus on Aboriginal/Indigenous and Youth homelessness. HOU - 18

19 5.3 To: From: Housing Committee Theresa Harding, Manager, Homelessness Partnering Strategy Date: August 23, 2017 Meeting Date: September 8, 2017 Subject: Homelessness Partnering Strategy Social Infrastructure Fund RECOMMENDATION That the MVRD Board receive for information the report dated August 23, 2017, titled Homelessness Partnering Strategy Social Infrastructure Fund. PURPOSE To provide a summary of the new federal Social Infrastructure Funds allocated to the Metro Vancouver Community Entity for the fifth and final year of the current funding program April 2014 March BACKGROUND The Metro Vancouver Community Entity has an annual funding allocation of $8.2 million provided by the Government of Canada to administer the Homelessness Partnering Strategy. In addition, the Metro Vancouver Community Entity was allocated $2,055,457 in Social Infrastructure Funds for the fiscal year , and subsequently for Confirmation was recently received that the same amount has been allocated by the federal government for , bringing the total amount received over the past five years to $47,275,516. SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDS In June 2016, Social Infrastructure Funds were allocated to all Community Entities to give every Canadian a real and fair chance at success, in part by making investments in Indigenous communities, early learning and childcare, affordable housing, home care, and cultural and recreational infrastructure. Confirmation of Social Infrastructure Funds for arrived in time to be rolled into the Metro Vancouver Call for Proposals. The results of the Call for Proposals were reported to the MVRD Board in April As directed by the Community Advisory Board, the Community Entity offered these additional funds to current projects, with 65% going to Housing First projects in order to achieve the minimum required in the terms and conditions set out by the Homelessness Partnering Strategy, and 35% to capital projects in recognition of the great need for additional residential units. An update on the results will be provided once the outstanding capital projects have concluded/ passed the due diligence phase and been awarded funding. The Community Advisory Board directed the Metro Vancouver Community Entity to allocate the $2,055,457 funds recently confirmed for to the current projects, each of which will be invited to submit a letter of intent describing what they would undertake to do with the additional funds. For example, current services could be enhanced, or organizations could offer something new in response to an identified need or emerging trend. Effort must be made to ensure the 65% minimum investment in Housing First services is achieved. Any remaining funds will first be offered to non HOU - 19

20 Homelessness Partnering Strategy Social Infrastructure Fund Housing Committee Regular Meeting Date: September 8, 2017 Page 2 of 2 Housing First services, followed by capital projects. In accordance with its commitment to the Aboriginal Community Entity, the first capital project that would be offered any remaining funds, would be the Metro Vancouver Community Entity s current Aboriginal capital project. If that organization cannot use all the funds, the Community Advisory Board has directed that the funds be offered to other Aboriginal Community Entity projects. ALTERNATIVES This is an information report. No alternatives are presented. FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS The Homelessness Partnering Strategy is funded by the federal government; the Metro Vancouver Community Entity receives $8,221,829 annually, a funding amount that has been received annually since the start of the program. An additional $2,055,457 has been allocated for each of the last three years of the current funding program, bringing the annual total to $10,277,286. The Metro Vancouver Community Entity has kept its administrative fee below the allowable 15% which has allowed those funds to be applied to community projects. SUMMARY / CONCLUSION The Government of Canada has provided the Metro Vancouver Community Entity an additional $2,055,457 from the Social Infrastructure Fund for the Homelessness Partnering Strategy for fiscal year five The Community Advisory Board has directed the Community Entity to offer these additional funds to current projects, starting with Housing First projects to ensure that the target of 65% minimum is reached, and then offering additional funding to non Housing First services projects, followed by Capital projects starting with the Aboriginal project in accordance with its commitment to support the Aboriginal Community Entity, which was allocated a much smaller amount to disburse to its projects. The total amount received over the past five years is $47,275,516. HOU - 20

21 5.4 To: From: Housing Committee Theresa Harding, Manager, Homelessness Partnering Strategy Date: August 23, 2017 Meeting Date: September 8, 2017 Subject: Homelessness Partnering Strategy Housing First Training RECOMMENDATION That the MVRD Board receive for information the report dated August 23, 2017, titled Homelessness Partnering Strategy Housing First Training. PURPOSE This report brings to the attention of the MVRD Board a new program of Housing First Training offered to the Metro Vancouver Community Entity by the Homelessness Partnering Strategy to facilitate broad community and individual organization training, and for introductory level training for Metro Vancouver Board and its constituent municipal elected officials. BACKGROUND The Homelessness Partnering Strategy has allocated funds to the Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness for the purpose of funding Housing First training across Canada. The training must be accessed through Community Entities. After discussing possibilities with the trainers, the Metro Vancouver Community Entity recommended to its Community Advisory Board that it be directed to facilitate training for the region. HOUSING FIRST The Homelessness Partnering Strategy has six Housing First principles with which projects are expected to align, and to which the Metro Vancouver Community Entity must allocate a minimum 65% of its funds: 1. Rapid housing with supports: directly helping clients locate and secure permanent housing as rapidly as possible and housing readiness is not a requirement. 2. Offering clients choice in housing type and location, and the services they want to access. 3. Separating housing provision from other services, including treatment or sobriety, is not a requirement, but regular/weekly visits with case workers are required; rehousing as needed. 4. Clients must contribute a portion of their income towards rent (e.g., 30%); rent supplements would provide the balance. Landlord and tenant acts and regulations apply and developing strong relationships with private and public sector landlords is key. 5. In response to client choice, to support social integration and minimize stigma, encourage integrating housing into the community through scattered sites in the public and private rental markets. Other housing options such as social housing and supportive housing in congregate settings could be offered where stock exists, if chosen by clients HOU - 21

22 Homelessness Partnering Strategy Housing First Training Housing Committee Regular Meeting Date: September 8, 2017 Page 2 of 3 6. Strength based and promoting self sufficiency to ensure clients are ready and able to access regular supports within a reasonable timeframe, for a successful exit from Housing First, through self determined goals and increasing skills and abilities to achieve, e.g., employment, education, social integration, or improved health, towards stability and self sufficiency. Homelessness Partnering Strategy At its August 8, 2017 meeting, the Community Advisory Board directed the Metro Vancouver Community Entity to engage the trainer for the following, and to survey currently funded projects to determine any additional training interest: 1. Separate Housing First introductory level training for different stakeholder groups: Funders (e.g., Health Authorities, foundations, Community Advisory Boards, Metro Vancouver) Indigenous homeless serving community (working directly with the Aboriginal Community Entity and Aboriginal Homelessness Steering Committee) Elected officials Metro Vancouver Board, Municipal Councils Homeless serving organizations that are interested in providing Housing First services 2. Workshops for organizations currently providing Housing First services 3. Connecting the trainer to organizations interested in customized training and/ or customized evaluation of their Housing First services This training will prepare the broad community for the upcoming Homelessness Partnering Strategy which will continue to prioritize the Housing First approach. By providing training for elected officials, it will give the opportunity to gain useful knowledge on the primary approach for addressing homelessness, and to learn how this approach can be adapted to the different contexts of each municipality. The training schedule is tentatively set for January February The Metro Vancouver Community Entity will work with corporate staff to set a date for this half day training with the aim of sending invitations in October. The attachment provides more detail on the training. ALTERNATIVES This is an information report. No alternatives are presented. FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS The Homelessness Partnering Strategy is funding the Housing First training. There are no financial implications to Metro Vancouver HOU - 22

23 Homelessness Partnering Strategy Housing First Training Housing Committee Regular Meeting Date: September 8, 2017 Page 3 of 3 SUMMARY / CONCLUSION The Homelessness Partnering Strategy has provided funds for Housing First training. Among the list of training opportunities is included an introductory half day training to be offered early in 2018 to the Metro Vancouver Board and its constituent elected officials. Attachment: Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness Training and Technical Assistance Basic Training Description HOU - 23

24 5.4 Attachment Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness Training and Technical Assistance Basic Training Description Our goal is to provide you with high quality, accessible, affordable, evidence based training and technical assistance tailored to the unique needs of your community in a way that supports your successful implementation of Housing First and movement to end homelessness. Proposal A. Complementary training and support Our training program is supported by the Homelessness Partnering Strategy which allows us the opportunity to offer the following complementary training and technical assistance (preparation time, training, travel and other expenses are included): 1. Initial core community training to introduce Housing First to your key stakeholders and initial training to Housing First service providers o Training will be conducted by designated expert trainers over two to three days on a mutually agreed date. o 1/2 day to be spent on a Housing First 101 community introduction for your key stakeholders. o 1 ½ 2 days will be spent on initial core training with your Housing First Service providers. This training will cover core Housing First components and principles. Operational & clinical issues including: intake process, establishing housing preference, understanding support needs, defining home visit needs, developing treatment plans. Team operation including: roles and responsibilities, case conferencing and team meetings, operating a shared caseload, cross coverage / on call scheduling o To support your efforts to build public and political support for your work trainers would also be willing to speak to media and/or have smaller private meetings with key stakeholders and leaders. 2. Customized Housing First training and technical assistance providing up to 4 days of onsite and remote training and advisory support. This training would be conducted by two Canadian Housing First trainers who will be selected based on a training plan developed by you and our Training Director. We ll match you with trainers who have the skills and experience to assist with your unique needs. Our training director will follow up with you to flesh out this training. 3. Community of practice calls We will be offering monthly regional community of practice calls moderated by Dr. Sam Tsemberis. These calls are open forums for your teams to meet their peers, to ask questions and get advice on some of the challenges or questions that will emerge as you get into the work of Housing First. 4. A developmental evaluation and fidelity assessment to assess your programs progress toward Housing First fidelity and provide quality improvement advice. This visit would take place over 1 3 days six months to a year after the initial core training and would be conducted by Dr. Tsemberis and two 5. Trainers. Our team will visit your program and complete a comprehensive review and provide a report with recommendations for quality improvement. HOU - 24

25 6. Open source toolkits and training curriculum over the course of the next two years we will be developing Housing First toolkits that can be freely used and shared by individuals, agencies and communities across Canada. We will also be expanding the Canadian Housing First Toolkit with material you can access. Please note that there is an ongoing evaluation of the HPS training so participants will be asked to complete brief evaluations of the training, similar to standard training and workshop evaluations. B. Professional Development Fee for service training and technical assistance 1. Professional development on technical skills relating to Housing First and ongoing technical assistance. Ongoing training and professional development is the key to successful Housing First implementation. We are developing a faculty of trainers with diverse skills that can provide a range of training. If you would like more technical assistance than is provided above, or you would like additional professional development training, we can work with you based on your unique and specific needs to provide additional training at a flat rate of $1,600/day, $800/half day or $250/hour plus prep time, expenses, and applicable taxes. This training can be provided on a one off basis or we can work with you to develop a tailored training plan. As a mission based, non profit program, any money raised through the program is invested back into training and our mission to end homelessness in Canada. 2. The CAEH has access to a national and international network of experts in ending homelessness and we can provide brokered consulting services on a wide range of needs from client prioritization and assessment to system planning for communities working to end homelessness. Everything you need to know to end homelessness has been done somewhere, by someone, and we can connect you with them. Fees for brokered consulting services are subject to negotiation with providers National Conference on Ending Homelessness October 25 27, 2017 in Winnipeg, Manitoba will offer over 60 concurrent sessions on a range of topics including dedicated Housing First content. For more information and to register visit Wally Czech Director of Training wally@caeh.ca HOU - 25