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SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING
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A Special Meeting of the Pickering Town Council was held on Monday, August 16th,
1999 at 7:30 p.m.
PRESENT:
Mayor Wayne Arthurs
COUNCILLORS:
M. Brenner
D. Dickerson
M. Holland
R. Johnson
D. Pickles
D. Ryan
ALSO PRESENT:
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G. Paterson
C. Rose
E. Buntsma
R. Starr
D. Kearns
- Director of Finance & Treasurer
- Manager, Policy Division
- Director of Parks & Facilities
- Development Control Supervisor
- Committee Co-ordinator
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RESOLUTIONS
Resolution #169/99
Moved by Councillor Brenner
Seconded by Councillor Ryan
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It is recommended to Council that:
1. the Development Charges Background Study as updated to July 5, 1999 be
adopted, as required under Section 1 O( 1) of the Development Charges Act,
1997;
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the Capital Works Forecasts contained in the Background Study be indicative
of Council's intention to ensure that the capital expenditures required to meet
the increase in need for services related to the forecasted development will be
met, as required under Paragraph 3 of Sub-Section 5(1) of the Development
Charges Act, 1997;
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3.
a) the Residential Development Charges for the unit types as included in
Table 1 (A) below be approved to be imposed on a uniform Town-wide
basis effective September 1, 1999:
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TABLE 1 (A)
TOWN OF PICKERING RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT CHARGES
Per Residential Dwelling Unit
Effective September 1, 1999
APARTMENTS
SINGLE & ALL OTHER TWO BEDRM ONE BEDRM
SEMI- DWELLING & LARGER & SMALLER
DETACHED UNITS
General Government
Studies 98 80 54 41
Fire Protection - Buildings 58 48 32 24
Vehicles & Equipment 95 78 53 40
Transportation
Roads Related/Storm Drainage 3,036 2,488 1,687 1,265
Transit 135 111 75 56
Transit Vehicles & Equipment 43 35 24 18
Parks & Recreation
Major Recreation Facilities 1,086 890 603 453
Parkland Development & 1,023 838 568 426
Trails
Library Facilities 192 157 107 80
Materials 161 132 89 67
TOTAL 5,927 4,857 3,292 2,470
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b) the Residential Development Charges for the unit types as included in
Table 1 (B) below be approved to be imposed on a uniform Town-wide
basis effective January 1,2000:
TABLE 1 (B)
TOWN OF PICKERING RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT CHARGES
per Residential Dwelling Unit
Effective Januarv 1, 2000
APARTMENTS
SINGLE & ALL OTHER TWO BEDRM ONE BEDRM
SEMI- DWELLING & LARGER & SMALLER
DETACHED UNITS
General Government
Studies 98 80 54 41
Fire Protection - Buildings 58 48 32 24
Vehicles & Equipment 95 78 53 40
Transportation
Roads Related/Storm Drainage 3,112 2,550 1,729 1,297
Transit 212 174 118 88
Transit Vehicles & Equipment 43 35 24 18
Parks & Recreation
Major Recreation Facilities 1,207 989 671 503
Parkland Development & 1,129 925 627 470
Trails
Library Facilities 192 157 107 80
Materials 161 132 89 67
TOTAL 6,307 5,168 3,504 2,628
4.
the Non-Residential (Commercial, Industrial and Institutional)
Development Charge be imposed on a uniform Town-wide basis effective
September 1, 1999 at the rate of$I1.00 per square metre ($1.02 per square
foot).
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5.
the Pickering Hydro Development Charge for all development types be
discontinued effective September 1, 1999;
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INDEXING
6. residential and non residential (commercial, industrial and institutional)
development charges be indexed annually on July 1 each year by applying the
annual change in the Statistics Canada Quarterly "Construction Price
Statistics" to March 31 of each year;
EXEMPTIONS
7. all exemptions and exceptions be as required under the Development Charges
Act, 1997 including residential building permits not resulting in the creation of
an additional dwelling unit; all non-residential building permits not resulting in
the creation of additional commercial, industrial or institutional gross floor
area; seniors housing; and, charitable organizations as defined in By-Law
5546/99;
COLLECTION POLICY
8. Development Charges for the Town of Pickering be payable by cash or
certified cheque at the rates in effect at the time of payment upon issuance of
the building permit( s) or as otherwise may be approved by Council;
9.
Council may consider allowing a person to perform work that relates to a
service to which the Development Charge By-Law relates and if it agrees shall
give the person a credit towards a development charge otherwise payable in
exchange for the related work;
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GENERAL
10. Reserve Funds for which the Development Charges are collected under the
attached by-law be established for each service and that the residential and
non-residential components be separately identified;
11. Reserve Funds be established for the Town's share, ie. the nondevelopment
charge portion, of the costs of services included in the Development Charges
Study and that contributions be included in the Annual Current Budget for
consideration by Council;
12. the existing Reserve Funds for services no longer eligible to be financed from
development charges be separately maintained, with applications or
withdrawals being as approved in the 1999 and prior year's Capital Budgets,
and future Capital Budgets or reports to Council subject to Section 63(3) of
the Development Charges Act, 1997;
13. the originally proposed by-law has been changed since the second public
meeting on July 20, 1999, but no further public meeting under the
Development Charges Act, 1997 (S.12) is necessary;
14. the Director of Finance and Treasurer and other appropriate staff be
authorized to continue working towards a Master Servicing and Financing
Plan for the Town of Pickering;
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15. the Clerk of the Town of Pickering be instructed to undertake the notification
provisions under the Development Charges Act, 1997 and Ontario Regulation
82/98;
16. the By-Law attached to this Report be read three times and approved at this
meeting of Council;
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17. the appropriate staff ofthe Town of Pickering be authorized to give effect
thereto.
CARRIED
Council considered the following motion in conjunction with the above resolution:
Moved by Councillor Dickerson
Seconded by Councillor Johnson
That all projects on Appendix 'A' of Report #FIN 22-99 between and including D-6 to R-
4 be excluded from the Development Charges By-law; and
That the Development Charge effective January 1, 2000 for single and semi-detached units
be reduced to $5,908; and
That the charges for other types of dwelling units as contained in Recommendation 3 of
Report #FIN 22-99 be reduced accordingly.
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BY-LAWS
That Councillor Ryan, seconded by Councillor Brenner took leave to introduce by-laws of
the Town of Pickering:
By-law Number 5546/99
Being a by-law regarding Development Charges.
THIRD READING:
Councillor Ryan, seconded by Councillor Brenner moved that the report of the Committee
ofthe Whole on By-law Number 5546/99 be adopted and the said by-law be now read a
third time and PASSED and that the Mayor and Clerk sign the same and the seal of the
Corporation be affixed thereto.
CARRIED
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CONFIRMATION BY -LAW
By-law Number 5547/99
Councillor Brenner, seconded by Councillor Pickles moved for leave to introduce a By-
law of the Town of Pickering to confirm those proceedings of the Council of the
Corporation of the Town of Pickering at its special meeting of August 16, 1999 and that
the same be now finally passed and that the Mayor and Acting-Clerk sign the same and
that the Seal of the Corporation be thereto affixed.
CARRIED
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DATED
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ADJOURNMENT
The Meeting adjourned at 7:50 p.m
MAYOR
CLERK