PUBLIC MEETING

REPORT FROM THE DEPUTY CLERK

October 8, 2020

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Council Chamber, 5th Floor
Regional Administrative Headquarters
10 Peel Centre Drive, Suite A
Brampton, Ontario

1.
ROLL CALL
 

2.
OPENING OF PUBLIC MEETING
 

Regional Chair Iannicca called the public meeting to order at 9:30 a.m. in the Council Chamber, Regional Administrative Headquarters, 10 Peel Centre Drive, Suite A, Brampton. He stated that the public meeting was open and was being held pursuant to the Development Charges Act, 1997 to inform the public and to hear representations with respect to the proposed Region of Peel Development Charge By-law and Background Study.

3.
CONFIRMATION OF PUBLIC NOTIFICATION
 

Aretha Adams, Deputy Clerk, stated that Notice of the Public Meeting was given in accordance with the Development Charges Act, 1997 by publication in the following news media having general circulation in the Region of Peel:

  • Mississauga News - September 17, 2020
  • Brampton Guardian - September 17, 2020
  • Caledon Enterprise - September 17, 2020
  • Caledon Citizen - September 17, 2020

In addition, the Notice of Public Meeting was posted on the Region of Peel’s website as of September 17, 2020; and has been posted on the Region of Peel’s twitter account several times since September 17, 2020.

4.
FURTHER NOTICE REQUEST
 

The Regional Chair stated that any person who would like further notice of the future passage of the Region of Peel Development Charges By-law should register at the Clerk’s reception desk or send an email to [email protected]

5.
DEVELOPMENT CHARGES PROPOSAL
 

5.1
2020 Development Charges By-law Update
 

Presentation by Gary Scandlan, Managing Director, Watson and Associates Economists Limited; Adrian Smith, Chief Planner and Director, Regional Planning and Growth Management and Stephanie Nagel, Director, Corporate Finance and Treasurer

Stephanie Nagel, Director, Corporate Finance and Treasurer, provided an overview of the legislative requirements regarding the development charges (DC) process.

Adrian Smith, Chief Planner and Director, Regional Planning and Growth Management, provided background information regarding the Region of Peel’s integrated approach for growth management and the collaborative approach taken in developing the DC background study and proposed by-law.

Gary Scandlan, Managing Director, Watson and Associates Economists Limited, provided an overview of the Development Charges Act, legislative changes and impacts that have occurred as a result of Bill 73: Smart Growth for our Communities Act, 2015; Bill 108/138: More Homes, More Choice Act; and,  Bill 197: COVID-19 Economic Recovery Act.  He highlighted local service policies; mandatory and discretionary exemptions; definition up-dates for apartments; demolition credit time limit requirements; growth forecasts; calculated DC rates and rate comparisons for residential and non-residential units and survey results for comparisons for municipalities in the Greater Toronto Area.

Stephanie Nagel provided a summary of the development industry engagement process and the 2020 development charges timeline.  She noted that there will be further consultation with the development community to receive ongoing feedback which will be considered in the preparation of the final 2020 DC By-law which is anticipated to be brought forward to the November 26, 2020 Regional Council meeting for enactment and that the By-law would come in force January 1, 2021. 

6.
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
 

6.1
WRITTEN SUBMISSIONS
 

6.1.1
Jennifer Jaruczek, Planner, Policy and Advocacy,BILD
 

Letter dated October 8, 2020, Regarding the Region of Peel Development Charges Review – Public Meeting

6.2
ORAL SUBMISSIONS
 

Nil.

7.
CONCLUSION AND CLOSING OF PUBLIC MEETING
 

Regional Chair Iannicca advised that comments expressed will be taken into consideration and a final report and by-law will be considered by Regional Council at the November 26, 2020 Regional Council meeting.

Regional Chair Iannicca closed the meeting at 10:15 a.m.

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