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Mayor Gregor Robertson & City Councilors
Vancouver City Hall 
453 West 12th Avenue 
Vancouver, BC V5Y 1V4 

Dear Mayor Robertson and Council,

I am writing in hope that you fulfill your plan to end homelessness by 2015.

I appreciate that you and other members of Council have provided emergency shelter but hope that you will work to develop a Citizen's Commission that will oversee the implementation of your plan.

Ending homelessness is such an important goal that it needs a specific committee that deals with the singular goal of ending homelessness.  Too often the need of permanent supported housing is lost in the bureaucracy of government and its agencies.

Will you and Council agree to empower this commission to undertake annual counts of people who are homeless and how many units of permanent supported housing are being built or provided?

As a voter, a tax payer and a compassionate citizen I am concerned that not enough is being done to support people to find housing, as every citizen deserves a home. 

Do you have a SMART plan that has specific, measurable, achievable, realistic and timely plans, goals and funding to provide supported housing units and/or rent subsidies to provide homes and support for our most vulnerable citizens?
As an urban voter concerned about my neighbors who are homeless, and about their health and welfare, and the health of my community, I am concerned that we are wasting tax dollars on unnecessary police, criminal justice, hospitals, health care, emergency shelters, when supported housing is cost-effective and better for individuals and communities.

I would like a personal acknowledgment of my letter with answers to my questions. 

Sincerely,

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