[homeles_ot-l] Alliance has impact on City Strategic Directions!

[Lynne Browne]

Hello everyone,

 

Some good news this week – the Alliance’s recommendations were included in
the final City Strategic Directions passed at Council. 

 

It’s particularly helpful that affordable housing has been included as part
of infrastructure renewal even at 500 units yearly. The attached documents,
provided with our thanks by Linda Lalonde, show the changes Council made. 

 

Lynne

 

The Alliance to End Homelessness requested that the following six directions
be included as specific actions:

In Service Priorities, C. Infrastructure Renewal,
Add New Item after #4 

*      Continue to pressure for the annual development of 500 units that
people on low incomes can afford Spearhead the development of 1,000 units
yearly that people on low incomes can afford with the objective of closing
the gap in affordable and appropriate housing supply to reduce the need for
low cost housing. The gap is indicated by the 9,010 homeless people who
stayed in a shelter in 2006 and the 10,055 households on the social housing
waiting list and the 2.630 households on the supportive housing waiting list
in 2006.

In Service Priorities, E. Sustainable Healthy and Active City,
Add New Item after #2

*      Included Set a high level and a proactive municipal response to meet
the social services, social housing, supported living and public health
needs of Ottawa residents. 

In Service Priorities, F Planning ans Growth Management,
Add to # 1

*      Included Become the leading edge in community and urban design
including creating housing, especially for those in the city living on low
incomes.

In Transformation Priorities, A. Governance,
Replace # 3

*      Included Commit to and develop a democratic, engaging and visible
process to maximize input from citizens in the work of Council and in policy
development. 




In Transformation Priorities, B. Service Delivery,
Replace #1 

*      Included Create a client service culture that recognises and balances
the needs of all citizens in their encounters with city services, programs
and staff. 

In Transformation Priorities, C. Sustainable Finances,
Add to # 2

*      Included Include closing the gap in affordable and appropriate
housing supply (New Item after #4 above) in this direction on how to fund
infrastructure renewal

 

 

Lynne Browne 
Coordinator, Alliance to End Homelessness 
147 Besserer Street, Ottawa ON  K1N 6A7 
613-241-7913 x 205, lbrowne at ysb.on.ca 
www.endhomelessnessottawa.ca 

 


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