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MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON
June 14, 1999
Minutes of a special meeting of Council
held on Monday, June 14, 1999, at
3:00 p.m., in the Council Chambers
Councillor Trim led the meeting in prayer.
Councillor J. Mutton
Councillor M. Novak
Councillor J. Rowe
CouncillorJ. Schell
Councillor C. Trim
Councillor T. Young
Mayor D. Hamre
Chief Administrative Officer, F. Wu
Director of Community Services, J. Caruana
Fire Chief, M. Creighton
Director of Planning and Development, D. Crome
Solicitor, D. Hefferon
Deputy Treasurer, N. Taylor
Director of Public Works, S. Vokes
Municipal Clerk, P. Barrie
Acting Mayor Schell chaired this meeting in the absence of Mayor Hamre.
DISCLOSURE OF PECUNIARY INTEREST
PRESENTATION
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There were no disclosures of pecuniary interest stated for this meeting.
Craig Binning provided a detailed explanation ofthe Development
Charges Background Study which was prepared by Hemson Consulting
Limited.
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PUBLIC MEETING
A public meeting is being held in accordance with the Development
Charges Act to hear comments pertaining to the proposed Development
Charges By-law.
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Kelvin Whalen, Chair, Durham Chapter, Urban Development
Institute/Ontario, 2025 Sheppard Avenue East, Suite 2208, Willowdale,
M2J 1 V6, verbalized the Institute's alarm at the increase in rates being
proposed in both the residential and non-residential sectors. With an
increase of almost 25% from the current rate, the Municipality of
Clarington will have one of highest rates of any municipality in Durham
Region, despite having the lowest market rate of all the lakeshore
municipalities. He expressed concern over the increase recognized for
indoor recreation and requested Council to consider reducing the amount
of this component to be more in line with that of other municipalities.
Mr. Whalen urged that the eventual by-law s)1ould adopt a policy wherein
the charge is payable individually at the time of building permit
acquisition, which is the practice followed by the rest of the Region and
almost all of the municipalities of the G.T.A. He also requested that the
effective date of the by-law be August 31, 1999 rather than the date of
passage and suggested that whatever new level of charge is adopted by the
municipality, the charge should be phased in to allow the building industry
to gradually absorb the new costs into the eventual project. He suggested
a preferred model would be to implement 1/3 ofthe increase on
September 1, 1999, another 1/3 on March 1, 2000 and the final 113 plus
indexing on September 1, 2000. Finally, he noted that the identified land
areas for growth have generally been grouped into 0 to 10 year and
10 to 20 year time horizons. While he appreciates the need for some
arbitrary denotation for the purposes of the study, he maintains that a
number of factors will dictate the timing and location of growth in the
municipality and that capital planning should be flexible enough to
accommodate theses various scenarios.
Wayne Clarke, Second Vice-President, Durham Region Home Builders
Association, c/o 177 Nonquon Road, Unit 20, Oshawa, L 1 G 3F2,
indicated concurrence with the comments of Kelvin Whalen and he stated
that the municipality's increase together with the Regional increase, is in
excess of $2,600 per unit. The builders cannot absorb this cost, therefore,
it will be passed on to the purchasers. He questioned the need for the large
increase in the indoor recreation charge and asked staff and Council to
consider phasing in the increase.
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Jamie McInnes, Durham Region Home Builders Association, 1333
Boundary Road, Oshawa, LlJ 8N8, provided Council with information
pertaining to the Development Charges of Pickering, Ajax and Oshawa
and stated that Clarington is approximately $2,000 per unit higher than
these other municipalities.
REPORT
Resolution #C-374-99
Moved by Councillor Mutton, seconded by Councillor Novak
THAT Report ADMIN-19-99 be received;
THAT all comments from the delegations and any subsequent comments
with respect to the proposed Development Charges By-law be referred to
staff and the consultant for review;
THAT staff be directed to finalize the Development Charges By-law and
to bring forth a report for Committee and Council's consideration at its
meeting ofJuly 19, 1999; and
THAT all delegations be acknowledged and thanked, and be advised of
Council's decision.
"CARRIED"
CONFIRMING BY-LAW
Resolution #C-375-99
Moved by Councillor Novak, seconded by Councillor Mutton
THAT leave be granted to introduce By-law 99-72, being a by-law to
confirm the proceedings of the Council of the Municipality of Clarington
at this special meeting held on the 14th day of June 1999, and that the said
by-law be now read a first and second time.
"CARRIED"
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ADJOURNMENT
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Resolution #C-376-99
Moved by Councillor Novak, seconded by Councillor Mutton
THAT the third and final reading of By-law 99-72 be approved.
"CARRIED"
Resolution #C-377-99
Moved by Councillor Young, seconded by Councillor Novak
THAT the meeting adjourn at 4:02 p.m.
"CARRIED"
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