Good question was raised last night at the Concerned Citizens about the Uplands Supportive House meeting about the age of the tenants that may be occupying the facility. I would like to offer the following information & analysis in support of my comments that a "Fairway Woods" type facility (ie seniors oriented age 55--64) is a valid option.
The following 2 links are to the actual Expression of Interest (EOI) documents. The first is the main specification of what is being called for and the 2nd is clarifying some details in response to questions that came in on 1)
This is very similar to the process of a tender call for construction of a school or anything. The main requirements come out and addenda follow to clarify details.
1)
http://www.bchousing.org/resources/Call_documents/PHI/Nanaimo_DufferinUpland_2011/Nanaimo_DufferinUplands.pdf
2) http://www.bchousing.org/resources/Call_documents/PHI/Nanaimo_DufferinUpland_2011/EOI_1070-1112-525_Addendum_1.pdf
The only age related reference in the specification that I can see is on page 2 of 1).
"Proponents are encouraged to identify opportunities to house a mix of target groups including street youth (ie. 18-30 years of age) and women with children who are at risk of homelessness"
Ok, so this means what?
I say that "are encouraged" means "please try but if you dont, you will not be ruled out just for that reason"
So I can see good reason to think that a "Fairway Woods" type proposal (ie.age 55+) would be a valid option for Uplands at this time.
Am I missing something?
"Tenants in these places must sign a crime-free tenancy addendum and their behaviour must not have a negative impact on other tenants or the neighbourhood. Failure to comply is grounds for eviction.~ BC HOUSING"
ReplyDeleteThat eliminates a lot of the concerns of residents opposed to these places in our community and need to be stressed in order to have everyone on the same page.
Encouragement mostly means, that if someone else includes these, their proposal may have an added weight in our decision.
ReplyDeleteCome on, how can BC Housing guarantee that our neighbourhood will remain safe. So they sign a piece of paper and that means nothing will happen?
ReplyDeleteBC Housing cannot guarantee your neighbourhood safety because it is not currently safe, although they will have a way to remove the criminal element from the proposed housing. Until we get a provider, there is no definite proof who will be living in the location, so to assume it is going to be a certain type of persons is being extremely presumptuous.
ReplyDeleteI know for a fact there is a criminal element in the neighbourhood. I was viciously robbed by two people who live nearby and there are plenty of people known to police who live in the area also.