She says affordable housing developers, especially non-profits, rely on Yauk to guide them as they navigate project requirements. Cindy Gilroy told The Leaf she agrees the planning department does not have enough staff to administer the RHI. There has been resource gaps over the last while.'Ĭommittee chair Coun. 'It's tough, because there's a lot of things that we're trying to work on and there isn't a lot of resources.

'One thing I would comment is that it hasn't come with any additional staffing resources,' Yauk told the committee. Two of the projects are in the West End and one is in West Broadway. Yauk described additional work he has been saddled with after the city began administering grants under the federal Rapid Housing Initiative (RHI)-$25.3 million for 8 projects to create more than 130 affordable housing units for people experiencing or at risk of homelessness in Winnipeg. Urban planner Noah Yauk, the city's Housing Policy and Neighbourhood Revitalization Coordinator, appeared by video at an October 13 meeting of the standing policy committee on property and development, heritage and downtown development to answer questions about affordable housing results. The public servant leading the City of Winnipeg's affordable housing work says he is short-staffed.

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