Lobbying Activity Report

3004-22599

Organization: Urban Development Institute
Associated registration: 1811-3004-50
Lobbying Activity date: 2022-11-28
Arranged a meeting: No
Posted date: 2022-12-15

In-house lobbyists who participated in the lobbying activity: Michael Drummond
Cassandra Smith
Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity: Derek Cummings, Director of Research
Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly

Sarah Weddell, Chief of Staff
Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
 
Subject Matter of the Lobbying Activity
Specific Topics of Lobbying Communications Intended Outcomes Associated Subject Matters
Advocating for changes to the municipal development finance process to establish clear cost expectations for builders.
  • Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly
  • Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation
 Housing, Municipal Affairs
Advocating for streamlined processing to reduce the impact of layered government policies on application approval timelines.
  • Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
 Housing, Municipal Affairs
Advocating for the consideration of additional housing policy measures to increase the supply of housing including: housing targets in areas well-served by transit, more robust housing demand estimates linked to future planning processes, removal of parking minimums, and minimum allowable heights and densities in certain urban areas.
  • Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
 Housing, Municipal Affairs
Seeking improvements to BC Housing funding programs to support rental housing.
  • Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
 Housing
Seeking the monitoring and evaluation of municipal use of new policy tools intended to streamline the approvals process for new housing.
  • Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
 Housing, Municipal Affairs
 
Senior officer who filed this Lobbying Activity Report: Anne McMullin
 
The above name is that of the most senior paid officer who is responsible for filing a Lobbying Activity Report for the organization (the Designated Filer), whether that person participated in this lobbying activity or not.
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