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r4INtf'LIiS Citv Counc:i.l Jwie 1')_, 19£25 Dellace/ Mr. DeBace asked ~Lf Lots 1 and 4 were combi.ned i.f he would be able '7.,i.1ge to bui.Lcl t~oo bui.lclings on thaC parcel.. "Che Pl.anner stated that he (Cont.) could i.E Chere was one princi~l.e use of the prop~r.ty. 'Phe Planner j~o:l.nted out t.hat the second buil.di.ng toould be considered an accessox•y i.ise and the Code does not limit the si.z,e of an accesso~ry buil.<li.ng. Tkie Council suggesCed that Mr. UeE3ace di.scuss his proposal furCher wi.th the Planner. Home Share P1rs. Pisher appearect beEore the Coi.inci7. and outlined a taslc focce Pr,ogr~im sCUdy donc, on the need for a horne-share housing program. '.Chc City i.s being requested Co contribute ^~632 f:or the period of one year Agenda to p~irC:i.ctipate ~.in a Home Share ,Pilot Pro~ram. There zire Cen other Item No. 27 commuiii.ties bei.n~ aslced Co contrj.bute as we11 and Che Ci.Cy's percerit~ge i.s b2sed on results of the seudy thaC was done which show thaC I,:i.ttle Cariadai has 5% of. the otder adu1.C po~~ul.ation. 7bCal cosC of the prograrn for one ye2r. i.s G12,64~6. The prooram will be admi.n:i.sCCr.ecl by Lutheran Pami.ly Services. ~Irs. Scalze as(cecl i.f t:he program would prov:i.de apartments in home.s Co renC to someonc else< Fisher. repl.ied that the program w<~u1~1 maCCh seniors coho want to maint:ai.n t:hei.r l~omes, but need help in meEting the ex~enses of doi.n~ ,o with ainother seni.or. There would be no E~~hysical chan~;e to homes, and i.t. would be a bor.der siC~ation. Pi.sher reporte.d thaC the LuCher~n l~~zmil.y Servi.ces Agency would pzovide screeni.ng for matching of sei~iiors. "Che seniors would be reyuired Co pay a fee for this service and thesc f:ees wou,ld offseC Che Ci.ty's f.inanci.al partici.pation. iirs. >calze asl<ed i.f a chari.table a;ency has been contacCed to Lund this progran. I~i.shec repl.ied that t.hey 1ce tr.yi.nt; to get founc(at~i.on funding and :i.f. Chis is obtai.ned, it wi.11 reduce the City's cost. ~1r. Pahey asked i.f Li.Ctle Canada ctitizens ~oi.11. benefiC Erom the peop,~ram. Pi.sher staGed t_hat f.rom the suxveys recei.ve.d, it ..ippear.s ther~ is Chis neE~~d ~in Littl.e Canada. i~ahey reyuest.ed Chat tPie organiaf:i.on ke~p Lrack of the users i^ the Ci_ty. P<<hey fe1C that it there are no user.s tn Li.tt.l.e Cana~a, t:hie C1ty should not sp~ncl C-i.ty funds on thc program. ~i'~rs. ~ardini f.'e1t. thaC it was a goocl pro;ram and fe1C that ~632 was not too much eo spend for 5% of Li.ttle Canada's populaiCion. Scalze stat:ed that she w<'a> i.nterested to s~~~e what other. Ci.ties are do;inp;, Scalze comineritecl that: she <ti.d not think this progrum was a f:uncti.on of. Che Ci.i:y, but ratherr one of: a charitable or~;anirati.on. Pahiey commented that he did riot see iC as difEerenC Lr.om the YoutYi Paga -6-