Council votes
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Emergency Shelter and Warming/Cooling Centre Regulation Enforcement

Carried 20 Nov 2023The vote
Topic: Safety Categories: Community Health & Wellbeing, Housing, Safety & Emergency Services 1 recorded vote 20 Nov 2023

What it does

Purpose
To present to Council a proposed policy resolution to address the City’s liability related to buildings used for emergency shelters and warming/cooling centres that do not meet the requirements in the BC Building Code and BC Fire Code.
Staff report, page 1
Staff recommendation
That Council: a) endorse the “Emergency Shelter and Warming/Cooling Centre Regulation Enforcement Policy Resolution” as attached to the 2023-NOV-20 Staff report titled “Emergency Shelter and Warming/Cooling Centre Regulation Enforcement”; and, b) send correspondence to the Minister of Housing and Minister of Social Development and Poverty Reduction regarding the need to protect emergency shelters and warming/cooling centres in Nanaimo that do not meet the requirements of the BC Building Code and BC Fire Code.
Staff report, page 1

Votes

  1. 20 Nov 2023other
    Carried 8–0Conflict 1

    That Council: a. endorse the “Emergency Shelter and Warming/Cooling Centre Regulation Enforcement Policy Resolution” as attached to the 2023-NOV-20 Staff report titled “Emergency Shelter and Warming/Cooling Centre Regulation Enforcement”; and, b. send correspondence to the Minister of Housing and Minister of Social Development and Poverty Reduction regarding the need to protect emergency shelters and warming/cooling centres in Nanaimo that do not meet the requirements of the BC Building Code and BC Fire Code.

    The voteMinutes, page 9City vote record

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