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Home My WebLink AboutAugust 16, 1999 (Special) ..:! ~~ OF PIC ~O ~ 14I ~ ::r z f- Ci) SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING - 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: 8 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 (I) RESOLUTIONS Resolution #169/99 Moved by Councillor Brenner Seconded by Councillor Ryan 1. 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; 2. 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; . 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: . 8 8 - 2 - 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 3 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). -3- 5. the Pickering Hydro Development Charge for all development types be discontinued effective September 1, 1999; . 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; 8 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; . 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; " . . . - 4- 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. LOST (II) 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 (III) 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 " " . (VII) . DATED . 4t - 5- ADJOURNMENT The Meeting adjourned at 7:50 p.m MAYOR CLERK