Whereas many rural local governments in British Columbia are experiencing elevated demand for supply across the housing spectrum and have an interest in commissioning residential construction to meet the housing deficit but lack the technical resources to procure it; And whereas Infrastructure BC supports the public sector by providing leadership in the procurement of complex capital projects: Therefore be it resolved that UBCM to lobby the provincial government to broaden the mandate of Infrastructure BC to facilitate the delivery of strategic housing projects on behalf of petitioning local governments.
Ministry of Finance Government remains committed to delivering affordable housing for British Columbians. In 2018, government released Homes for BC: A 30-Point Plan for Housing Affordability in British Columbia 30 Point Plan to deliver 114,000 affordable homes via an investment of 6.6B over 10 years. Infrastructure BCs mandate is to provide strategic advice to the Province and to support other public sector clients to plan, procure and deliver complex public infrastructure projects. Project owners choose to engage with Infrastructure BC on a fee-for-service basis, including non-Provincial project owners such as municipalities. The mandate for the delivery of housing projects continues to be with the BC Housing Management Commission BC Housing, a Crown corporation that develops, manages and administers housing in the province. Since 2017, through BC Housing partnerships, the Province has funded over 36,000 affordable homes that are either complete or underway for people in BC, including in Port Hardy. Through BC Housing, the Province will continue to deliver the Building BC and HousingHub programs. Building BC supports delivering housing for low- and moderate-income earners, including seniors and families. HousingHub works with community, government, non-profit and private-sector partners to help create new affordable rental housing and homeownership options for middle-income British Columbians. Homes for BC: A 30-Point Plan for Housing Affordability in British Columbia URL: https:www.bcbudget.gov.bc.ca2018homesbc2018homesforbc.pdf