File #: 19-570    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Action Report Status: Carried
File created: 5/31/2019 In control: Capital Regional District Board
On agenda: 6/5/2019 Final action: 7/3/2019
Title: Motion with Notice: Replenishing the Regional Housing First Program Funding (Director Isitt)
Attachments: 1. Motion with Notice: Replenishing RHFP Funding

Title

Motion with Notice: Replenishing the Regional Housing First Program Funding (Director Isitt)

 

Recommendation

That the Board:

1. Agrees in principle to renewal of the Regional Housing First Program upon completion of the initial 2000 homes.

2. Directs staff to report back to the Hospitals and Housing Committee and the Governance and Finance Committee on options for funding a potential fresh $30-million regional contribution upon completion of the initial 2000 homes, subject to matching contributions from federal and provincial partners.

3. Requests that the Board Chair and staff engage federal and provincial partners to determine their willingness to renew the program through matching contributions, and report back to the Board with the results of this engagement.

(NWA)