Expanding the Mandate of BC Assessment Authority

Whereas all communities in BC are experiencing an ongoing housing crisis, placingan extraordinary pressure on local governments to provide affordable housing without having equitable access to the tools to properly assess project proformas in order to negotiate maximum affordable housing components in developments; And whereas local governments recognize that reconciliation efforts must include housing discussions and to provide effective and equitable affordable housing, there must be collaboration with Indigenous Peoples: Therefore be it resolved that UBCM ask the Province to expand the mandate of BCAssessment Authority to implement a provincewide shared service model to support municipalities in assessing the merits of rezoning and development applications to provide accurate pricing and development cost estimates and to provide analysis of opportunities for affordable housing and reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples.