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From the Calgary Alliance for the Common Good:
City Council passed the Housing Affordability Task Force recommendations over the weekend in an emergency meeting.
The recommendations passed with a resounding 12-3 vote, well beyond expectations and sending a clear message that this council is moving forward on making substantive changes in our city's rules and procedures to create more housing.
The recommendation on alterations to zoning also survived, meaning that council will move forward with exploring changes to zoning so that we can build communities that are multi-generational and that thrive. The discussions on some of the more controversial policies, such as a discussion on rent controls, changes or reductions to parking minimums, and other items, also survived the amendment process.
What's Next?: Now councillors, administration and our civil servants will work together towards building several packages of proposals, and will return to council with those changes to bylaws, administrative procedures and new modes of including Calgarians into new housing in their communities.
At St. Laurence:
Thanks to our congregation members who have contributed to supporting this new housing strategy by:
• Participating in the listening campaign in which we identified housing as the City’s major issue.
• Attending the rally and the public submissions at City Hall on September 14th .
• Advocating by writing letters and making phone calls to your councillors
And a big vote of appreciation to Elizabeth McLennan, recently designated acting chair of the Calgary Alliance, who provided capable leadership in the successful rally supporting housing for all Calgary residents.
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