Report to: General Committee                                                     Report Date: March 17, 2009

 

 

SUBJECT:                          Development Charge Update – Town Wide Soft

PREPARED BY:               Kevin Ross, Ext 2126

                                           

 

 

RECOMMENDATION:

1)      THAT the report on the “Development Charge Update – Town Wide Soft” be received;

 

2)      THAT the Development Charges Sub-Committee be reconvened to review the update to the Town Wide Soft Development Charge by-law; and

 

3)      AND THAT staff be directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this report.

 

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:

Not applicable.

 

 

PURPOSE:

The purpose of this report is to request Council approval to reconvene the Development Charges Sub-Committee to review the Town Wide Soft by-law currently being updated. 

 

BACKGROUND:

The Town Wide Soft development charge by-law expires on August 31, 2009 and a new by-law has to be passed in order to facilitate the continued collected to development charges.  The Town Wide Soft development charges are utilized to fund growth-related capital infrastructure for:

  • Indoor Recreation
  • Park Development and Facilities
  • Fire Services
  • Library Services
  • Public Works Yard and Fleet
  • General Government (Studies)

 

Staff are currently working with Hemson Consulting on the update of the Town’s inventory which forms the basis of the 10-year historic average service level and in turn determines the quantum of development charges that can be collected.

 

Based on the approach adopted in the update of the 2008 Town Wide Hard and Area Specific Development Charge by-laws, staff would like to reconvene the Development Charges Sub-Committee to review inventory data, the proposed new charges and the funding capacity for the various Town Wide Soft components.  The Development Charge Sub-Committee which reviewed the Town Wide Hard and Area Specific Development Charge by-laws, comprised of Councillors, Joseph Virgilio (Chairman), Carolina Moretti and John Webster. 

 

There will also be a review undertaken by the development industry through the formation of a Developers’ Breakout Group for which an invitation for volunteers has already been extended.  The intent is to conduct these meetings in April to facilitate the completion of the Background Study and approval of the by-law in June 2009.

 

 

FINANCIAL CONSIDERATIONS

Not applicable.

 

ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS:

Not applicable.

 

ACCESSIBILITY CONSIDERATIONS:

Not applicable.

 

ENGAGE 21ST CONSIDERATIONS:

Not applicable.

 

BUSINESS UNITS CONSULTED AND AFFECTED:

Not applicable.

 

RECOMMENDED BY:

 

 

 

 

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Barb Cribbett                                                               Andy Taylor

Treasurer                                                                      Commissioner, Corporate Services