Taken from the roll call in the town’s own minutes. The minutes record who was not there and almost never why.
What was decided (13 motions)
13 carried, 0 recorded otherwise. Every motion below is printed as the minutes print it.
That the Agenda for the Open Session of the Special Council Meeting of Tuesday, November 5, 2019, be adopted as circulated and with the following amendments: Additions: Item 5.1 Presentation - Direction Regarding Development Charges By-law Update Adam Found, Manager of Corporate Assets Item 5.3 Memo - Proposed Direction for New Development Charges By-law - Incenting Job Creators Andy Letham, Mayor
Moved by Deputy Mayor Elmslie, seconded by Councillor Richardson
Carried
That the presentation by Manager Found and Andrew Grunda of Watson and Associates regarding the Proposed Development Charges By-law and Background Study , be received.
Moved by Deputy Mayor Elmslie, seconded by Councillor Veale
Carried
That the presentation by Eugene McDonald, Chair, regarding the Development Charges Task Force , be received.
Moved by Councillor Veale, seconded by Councillor Seymour-Fagan
Carried
O'Reilly That the public comments regarding the Proposed Development Charges By-law , be received.
Moved by Deputy Mayor Elmslie
Carried
That the written public submissions regarding the Proposed Development Charges By-law , be received.
Moved by Councillor Veale, seconded by Councillor Richardson
Carried
O'Reilly That the presentation by Manager Found regarding Direction Regarding Development Charges By-law Update , be received.
Moved by Deputy Mayor Elmslie
Carried
O'Reilly That Report EA2019-015, Direction Regarding Development Charges By-Law , be received; That the proposed development charges (DC) by-law be revised to reflect a uniform DC rate for industrial, commercial and institutional development for each municipal service, and a 50% DC exemption for industrial development that does not qualify for the legislated industrial DC exemption; That the effective date of the proposed DC by-law and proposed DC assistance policy be revised from January 1, 2020 to April 1, 2020; and That the DC study, proposed DC by-law and proposed DC assistance policy, as revised, be presented to Council for adoption at the December 10, 2019 Council meeting.
Moved by Deputy Mayor Elmslie
Carried
That a by-law to confirm the proceedings of a Special Council Meeting held Tuesday, November 5, 2019 be read a first, second and third time, passed, numbered, signed and the corporate seal attached.
Moved by Deputy Mayor Elmslie, seconded by Councillor Yeo
Carried
That the Council Meeting adjourn at 12:04 p.m.
Moved by Councillor Yeo, seconded by Councillor Veale
Carried
That the public comments regarding the Proposed Development Charges By- law, be received.
Moved by Deputy Mayor Elmslie, seconded by Councillor O'Reilly
Carried
That the presentation by Manager Found regarding Direction Regarding Development Charges By-law Update, be received.
Moved by Deputy Mayor Elmslie, seconded by Councillor O'Reilly
Carried
That Report EA2019-015, Direction Regarding Development Charges By- Law, be received; That the proposed development charges (DC) by-law be revised to reflect a uniform DC rate for industrial, commercial and institutional development for each municipal service, and a 50% DC exemption for industrial development that does not qualify for the legislated industrial DC exemption; That the effective date of the proposed DC by-law and proposed DC assistance policy be revised from January 1, 2020 to April 1, 2020; and That the DC study, proposed DC by-law and proposed DC assistance policy, as revised, be presented to Council for adoption at the December 10, 2019 Council meeting.
Moved by Deputy Mayor Elmslie, seconded by Councillor O'Reilly
Carried
That the November 5th, 2019 memorandum from Mayor Letham regarding a Proposed Direction for New Development Charges By-law - Incenting Job Creators, be received; That the proposed development charges by-law be revised to reflect a full development charges exemption for industrial development; That the proposed development charges by-law be revised to reflect a full development charges exemption for the first 2,500 square metres of gross floor area for any single commercial development; That staff report to Council in Q4 of 2021 with a financial update on development charges and the results of these incentives, including additional non-residential floor space and jobs achieved; and That staff provide Council an interim update in Q4 of 2020 on the future “community benefits charge” and any resulting adjustments that may need to be made to the above-noted business incentives.
Moved by Councillor O'Reilly, seconded by Councillor Veale