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All right. I'd like to call the Bruce County Council

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meeting for September 7 to order. And we'll begin with

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a declaration of Pecaria interest. Hearing? None. Move on to

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the confirmation of Council minutes. Look for a mover in

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a seconder. Councilor sharboneau Councilor Craig that the minutes of

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the August 3, 2023 Council meeting be approved as circulated.

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All those in favor. That's carried. We have communications there.

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From Minister Thompson, Increasing Debt Stock Capacity Initiative and Ministry

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of Infrastructure red tape reduction for broadband. We'll move to

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Item six, and we'll begin with our delegations. We'll start

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off with delegation. A. We'll welcome the Director of Policy

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and Partnerships from the Nuclear Innovation Institute. Chad Richards. Welcome

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to the Meeting. Chad. Am I on now? There we

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go. Now. We're good. Well, thank you very much, warden

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and Council members of the public. It's great to be

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here today and give a bit of an update on

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some of the work that we're doing at the Nuclear

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Innovation Institute through the Clean Energy Frontier Program. And so

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before I get into some of the specific work that

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we would like to talk to you about today, just

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to kind of set the stage. And talk about the

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program. Itself, the Clean Energy Frontier Program is a public

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private partnership between Bruce Power and Bruce County that is

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hosted at the Nuclear Innovation Institute and now falls under

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My purview as the Director of policy and Partnerships at

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the nii. The Clean Energy Frontier Program is really meant.

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To amplify and highlight the economic benefits that we receive

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as a region due to the significant nuclear and clean

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energy sector that we have across. The regions of Bruce,

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Gray and here on counties, we work with Gray and

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huron kind of to take this regional collaborative approach to

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economic development to amplifying again those economic benefits of the

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clean energy sector and to tackle common challenges as we

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move forward with really supporting the clean energy sector here

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in the region. Some of the ways that vision becomes

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practical work that we do. We make a number of

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resources available to you as county councilors and. To elected

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officials across the region. One of those that we did

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recently was our economic impact report. Really looking at again,

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what does the economic impact of large scale nuclear operations

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and the clean energy sector in the region look like?

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What does that mean for local businesses. That operate here

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in the region. And what does that mean for you,

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as a municipal government. And the tax implications of those

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operations here in the region. Now. We're not working. If

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we can just advance the slides one the clicker doesn't

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seem to be working. There we go. We also recently

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made a plain language toolkit available to local elected officials

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from across the region. Really, what this plain language toolkit

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was meant to do is provide elected officials with the

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ability to talk about these really complex topics in simple

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ways. So really giving elected officials the information that you

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need to communicate effectively. About topics like isotopes, about nuclear

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waste, about energy storage. How do we communicate about those

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really complex things in a really effective way? And I

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would just like to take a quick moment to highlight.

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I really appreciated the support that the Clean Energy Frontier

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Program had from members of County Council. At the most

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recent amo Conference, we were able to participate in a

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sponsored break. Breakfast at amo and highlight all the success

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that we're seeing because of the program here. To municipalities

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from across Ontario and really appreciated all the support that

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we received from county councilors that attended that the reason

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that I'm here today is to provide an update on

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a study that we recently did through the Clean Energy

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Program called the Nuclear Sector Sustainability and Growth Study. And

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what this study was was really an opportunity for us

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to go out, communicate. With. Senior business executives in the

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nuclear sector. And talk to those suppliers. Those key suppliers.

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About challenges, opportunities, threats, what's on the horizon for them,

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as we move forward, as the kind of clean energy

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sector moves forward here. And the mcr major component replacement

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project at Bruce Power continues, as well as some of

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these new topics that are on the horizon. So really

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an opportunity to connect again right in with that supplier

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base and learn about some of those key. Things that

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they found. And we wanted to share some of those

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findings with you today to really again, just provide that

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information to you. And I'm happy to communicate with members

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of Council afterwards, if there are specific topics that we'd

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like to dig out a little bit deeper in. But

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some of the key things at the highest level. When

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we communicated with the supplier base here in the region,

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the key themes that emerge from those interviews were. That

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really the regional energy sector requires some vision and some

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planning. That there is a significant competition for workforce across

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the supplier base here in the region. Positively that the

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sector is poised to thrive in this net zero environment

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and really tackling meeting those climate change challenges that we're

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all seeing across the provincial and federal governments. And that

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Indigenous suppliers and relationships within our Indigenous communities is a

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top priority for our supplier base. And now my clicker

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stopped working. There we go. And that collective advocacy is

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also a priority or an opportunity area that the suppliers

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see here in the region. So kind of drilling a

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little bit deeper into what each of these mean, really

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with regional sector vision and planning. We're talking about ensuring

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that we advocate for ourselves collectively as a region, that

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we're tackling challenges collectively and that we don't take this

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kind of siloed approach to growth here in the region.

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and ensuring that those municipal services are there for their

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employee base here in the region and again working as

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a region rather than. On a siloed basis, and that

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we continue to collaborate with respect to competition for workforce

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suppliers. Were very clear that this was the top challenge

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that they're facing. There is immense competition for talent locally

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and oftentimes suppliers are finding that they're required to bring

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some specialized skill sets up. From other urban centers or

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even internationally. And that comes with challenges around spousal employment,

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ensuring that spouses of those employees can find employment here

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outside of the nuclear sector, if that is the case

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for those suppliers. So really, I know that workforce is

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really a top of mind issue across the board for

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every sector. But again, just kind of underscoring that remains

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a significant challenge here. For nuclear suppliers operating in the

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region. Again positive on a positive, really positive note. And

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very optimistic about. The opportunity for the sector to continue

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to grow, that there are significant business development opportunities here

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locally, with respect to the nuclear sector and even beyond

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that, branching out into other clean energy sectors here in

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the region. They also talked about the importance of public

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awareness and support from governments like yourselves and how critical

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that is to the growth of the community. I think

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we saw that quite clearly, particularly from this County Council,

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with respect to some of the submissions that the County

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Council made with respect to the iso's pathways to decarbonization

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report and all of those topics. That the County Council

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has been quite supportive of in the past, and suppliers

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recognize that they see that and appreciate that and really

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see it as key to growth going forward. And suppliers

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also talked about again, the need to continue to really

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come together and tackle challenges by networking, more trade shows,

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more. And really tackling that workforce challenge together. If we.

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the horizon. Again, another key challenge, Indigenous suppliers and relationships.

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a topic that was important to them. They expressed interest

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in working with those Indigenous suppliers that have sprung up

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here in the region. We're quite blessed that we have

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seen. Indigenous owned businesses come. To fruition to support the

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nuclear sector like Makwakal makwa Development those corporations. So there

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was a keen interest from suppliers to work directly with.

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support healthy relationships with our Indigenous communities here in the

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region. And finally again on those key themes, that collective

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advocacy, which I think is a really great platform. For

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the Clean Energy Frontier Program and really connects to I

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think some of the things that the county is looking

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to do with that collective advocacy for the region and

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really putting an emphasis on telling our story at different

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levels of government. The suppliers also see a need for

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that. As a really important way to continue growth in

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the region here. One thing that was really neat. Suppliers

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were also asked to provide some insights into what business

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is like, what doing business is like here in the

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region. I won't read through all of these, but suppliers

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identify these as the significant regional advantages here. Lifestyle, obviously

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being one that's really great. And you can read through

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these at your leisure. But these were really again highlighted

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as the significant advantages that suppliers saw to doing business

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here. That said they were also asked if they could

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change one thing about the business environment. In the region,

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what would it be? And these were. The three themes

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that emerged from asking suppliers that question. There was the

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need for planning for the future again, that workforce challenge

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that we're seeing across the board and support for business

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development. So I'll dig a little bit deeper into those

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planning for the future. Was somewhat of a specific call

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to the municipal governments that operate here in the region.

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Improved infrastructure, so ensuring that we can have the same

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amenities as larger centers and really ensuring the same level

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of service was identified. Suppliers as. A significant challenge or

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one thing that they would change with respect to the

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business environment here on Cell Service. If you've lived in

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Port elgin over the last month and you're a Bell

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customer, I think. That would be clear. The other thing,

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the supplier saw showcasing the region as a center of

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excellence, which, I think again is a really strong point

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for the Clean Energy Frontier Program. That's something that we

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do day in and day out. By planning for the

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future for more industrial space. And we're seeing that in

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municipalities across the region, I know industrial parks are springing

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up. In all kinds of municipalities across Bruce County, and

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that's really great to see. I think that's something that

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suppliers welcome significantly and obviously just to kind of again

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more on the public amenities as well. We talked a

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lot about workforce again, highlighted as one of the significant

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things that they would change about the business environment. And

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suppliers are really looking to leverage local programs. And institutions

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that we have here in the region, like georgian College,

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like different advanced training centers that we can leverage and

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really just ensuring that we are able to offer become

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an attractive place for workforce attraction and retention. And then

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finally on business development support. So really looking, this was

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more geared at. Some eppers power really looking at again,

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leveraging those relationships with Indigenous communities, ensuring that we can

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build those positive relationships, more networking opportunities, which is something

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that nii sees. And we can be a platform for

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providing that and then kind of at the municipal level,

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ensuring that. There are incentives for increased investment in the

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region and incentives to continue. And continue an expanding business

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here in the region. So I'll wrap up. I know

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that was a lot of information all at you once.

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This was meant to be an opportunity to provide you

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Council with this information. And we're happy to I'm happy

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to take questions following this. And I'm also happy to

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communicate with counselors one on one. If there's any particular

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pieces in here that you see. As digging a little

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bit deeper. Digging deeper into. To wrap up some of

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the things that we will continue to do. We'll obviously

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continue to work with our municipal partners. We regularly, through

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the Clean Energy Frontier Program, hold quarterly meetings with economic

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development staff to ensure, again, these messages are reaching the

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right people at a staff level, and that action can

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be taken at that level. We'll continue to coordinate all

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of that stuff through the Clean Energy Frontier Program and

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happy to continue to be a resource for County Council

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as you move forward. So finally, we'll also continue to

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build awareness. I think that's one thing that emerged through

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our interviews with suppliers is oftentimes they weren't necessarily aware

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of some of the great things that municipalities are doing

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on these key topics. And we'll continue to take that

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message back to them as well. So with that, warden,

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thank you very much for your time. And I'm happy

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to take any questions, questions from Council. No. Okay. Hearing

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none. Thank you very much, Chad. Excellent. Thanks so much.

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All Right, our next presenter will be. Virtual. And there

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she is. So welcome. From the Western Ontario wardens Caucus,

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Kate Gallagher, to our meeting. And she's going to give

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us an update on the advocacy. That the wardens caucus

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does, and the staff does. And I'm new to the

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warden's caucus. And I've been welcomed there. It's a great

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group. And I'm very impressed with what. A strong advocacy

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group. They are. They put together a lot of position

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papers on some very important issues. For all of the

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counties in southwestern Ontario. So let's hear what they're up

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to. Welcome to the meeting, Kate. Thank you, Warren peabody,

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through you to County Council. It's a pleasure to join

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you all today to give you an update on who

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the Western terrier warrens Caucus is and the work that

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we do. And a little bit about what we did

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at amo just a few weeks ago. So next, Slide,

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please. My name is Kate Gallagher, and I'm the executive

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director of the Western Ontario warden's Caucus. And who is

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the wwc or wow C. As we say, we are

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the 16 upper and single tier municipalities in Western Ontario.

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And you may see 15 highlighted in the map, but

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just east of Norfolk County is haldeman county and they're

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trying us on for size this year and we are

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hopeful that they will join us. In complete southwestern Ontario.

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In membership. This year, we represent 300 communities, more than

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one and a half million residents, which equals 20% of

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the population of the province half million square kilometers. And

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really the glue that binds our region together. And I

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can't say this enough is that we are 90% rural.

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Our region is rural. We have some urban centers. But

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what really binds the Western Tier warren's Caucus together is

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our rural roots. Next, slide, please. So what is the

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purpose of the warren's Caucus caucus? Well, we are that

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great big region with 20% of the population. And so

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when we speak with one voice, we have 16 heads

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of Council speaking together on, like issues. There is political

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power in that. And so when we go to the

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province and the. Federal Government. We have that one voice.

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We work together to find. Issues that are relevant to

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the entire region, that aren't just issues for an individual

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county or community, but to the entire region. So we

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look at those big issues that affect all 16 counties.

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And we try and implement positive change in the region.

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Next slide. Thank you. And how do we do this?

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Well, we do this with an amazing team. Through our

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membership. So we have the caucus, which is represented with

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the elected officials. So Warren peabody has joined us this

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year, and we are so thrilled to have him around

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the caucus table. And we are supported by a great

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team of caos. So that's your cao Derek, who has

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been an invaluable resource and a great staff team. I

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am a full time executive director. We have a part

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time manager of government relations, Justin bromberg, and a part

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time administrative coordinator, Charlotte Gravloff. And we are fed information

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from our subject matter experts. And that helps develop and

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flush out our advocacy work and really give us the

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data and information we need to make an impact. At

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the upper levels of government. So our Economic Development Committee

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is comprised of elected officials, economic development professionals, and Ministry

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and stakeholder representatives, and then our subject matter expert groups.

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Are the 15. Individuals. From. These different departments. So for

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planning, you have Claire dods, from Bruce County, who. Is

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just simply amazing. We couldn't do our work without her

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social services. I cannot say enough about Christine McDonald. We

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wouldn't be where we are with our work on mental

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health, addictions and homelessness. Without Christine and her invaluable knowledge.

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Communications. We have Adam Ferguson, who has been fantastic, and

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we always appreciate all of the communications he provides us.

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And likewise, sharing our information. And then on economic development.

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There's Jeff loney and Pierre valet, who have been incredible.

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And we also partner quite closely on government relations with

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the government relations work that you're doing at Bruce County

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as well. Next, slide. So when it comes to advocacy,

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how do we do what we do? We meet with

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ministers at amo and roma and really key to our

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work is we meet with the deputy ministers and Assistant

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deputy ministers before and after and in between those conferences.

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That's where a lot of our work and our advocacy

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gets done. We also meet with Ministerial staff. And a

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key to our success was prior to launching our strategic

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Priorities. This year. In April, we got together. All the

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MPs and mpps from the region. And showcased their strategic

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priorities to them before any meeting released before any launch,

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so that our partners at both Queens Park and Parliament.

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Hill knew our strategy, strategic priorities before anyone else, so

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that they could also take those to Queens Park and

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Parliament Hill for us. And. Okay. I'm stumbling on my

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word. There. Are other elected officials could also sing from

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the same song book when it comes to advocacy. We

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also monitor government legislation. So. We're constantly having pre budget

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submissions and submissions. As the warda mentioned. And we can

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do it without amazing partnerships with Swift amo scm in

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Eastern Ontario. One's caucus next, slide. So what did we

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go to amo to talk about? I'm sure it's not

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a surprise to anyone, but we want to talk about

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housing. In Bruce County, you have an amazing housing strategy

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and work that you've been doing. And that has informed

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a lot of the work that we've been looking at

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as well. One of our asks that we approach the

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province with was how you're going to keep municipalities whole

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without those development charges? What does that look like. As

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a whole for us. They did announce the bff that

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Building Faster fund. And 10% of that has been reserved

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for rural communities. However, we represent 20% of the population.

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So. There needs to be some work on that bff.

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And Secondly, those 29 fastest growing municipalities were identified to

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have numbered targets. And in June, 3 of our municipalities,

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Chad and Kent, Norfolk, and haldeman, were asked to provide

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their numbers for targets for housing. So. We've asked at

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amo what is the province expecting of US upper tier

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municipalities, as far as targets? And how can we contribute?

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So that's what we asked at ammo. And we are

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waiting with beta breadth the answers on those questions. Next,

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slide. And you can't have housing without workforces and as

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Chad alluded to. The nuclear industry looking for workforce and

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all of our industries across the region, looking for workforce.

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And so we've really honed in on the Ontario Immigrant

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Nominee program. This program was a pilot in chatham, Kent,

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with great success and. It's a project that brings new

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immigrants specifically to Ontario based on occupations that we need

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in our region. We completed a workforce strategy that identified

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the occupations we need in our region. The top two

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are already included. So that's horticulture and health services. Now

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we need retail sales. And cleaners and drivers. So we

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are trying to get. Those occupations included in the oimp

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as well. Next, slide. And last but not least when

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we're looking at our strategic priorities, mental health, addictions, and

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homelessness is one that we've been actively involved in. And

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our first ask has been to ensure that the mobile

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crisis Response Teams receive permanent funding so that our police

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services come April 1 every year aren't wondering whether or

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not. They can send out a social worker with their

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police teams. So we're asking for permanent funding for those

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mobile crisis response teams. And Secondly, we're asking for permanent

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funding. Rural funding for the Homelessness Prevention Program. Our urban

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counterparts have. A very different mental health addiction to homelessness

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crisis than we do in our urban, rural communities. Rural

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homelessness looks different. And the way we approach it is

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very different. So we need dedicated funding in our rural

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communities to address homelessness. And so that's one of the

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asks that we approach the government. With this Amo. Next

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slide. And so those are the top three strategic priorities

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that we are actively working on. And in the background,

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we continue to support Swift. Swift will have the fiber

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in the ground this fall. We are very excited about

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that. And there will hopefully be more to come with

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Swift in the coming months. And we'll leave that to

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Barry to announce, hopefully here shortly, next, slide. And as

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I mentioned, we have our Economic Development Committee, and they

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are actively working on our Workforce strategy. Alluding back to

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Chad and the workforce development work, the expansion potential expansion

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at Bruce Power. Then we've got Stalantis and Windsor and

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Volkswagen and St. Thomas and elgan. So we have three

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very huge projects in our region that are happening. So

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workforce is top of mind and the Economic Development Committee

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is actively working. On actions to ensure that we have

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a workforce to meet the growing demand in our region.

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Next slide. And we couldn't do this without amazing partners.

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First and foremost, we have to mention the Community Futures

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of Western Ontario. They are an investor. In our economic

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development work and workforce Planning West. All of the workforce

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planning boards are incredible partners. And we also work incredibly

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closely with the Ontario big City mayors. Our Canon parts

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are in Eastern Ontario. And emo and all of the

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other organizations at the bottom on project specific work. Next

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slide. If you're looking for more information on who we

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are and what we do and staying on top of

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all of those great submissions that we do make. Everything

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is posted on our website. Wwc. Ca we have monthly

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newsletters and frequent press releases. We are on Twitter or

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X, and also on Facebook. Next slide. So what are

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the benefits for Bruce County around the wowc table. Is

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that regional table, as we mentioned, is that one voice?

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It's the power of 16 counties representing our rural communities.

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There's an advocacy to both the provincial and federal governments.

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There's that staff support for the subject matter expert teams.

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Those SMEs are not only feeding information up to the

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caucus, but it's also an opportunity for R and D

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as we like. To say, robbing and duplicating amongst our

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peers. And then there are the regional projects we have

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the Connected mapping Tool, as well as our upcoming Rural

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Housing Information System that we're working with the Rural Ontario

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Institute on Next slide. That is a really quick overview

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for you of the Western Here warren's Caucus. I'm happy

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to take any questions. And there's my email and phone

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number if you'd like to reach out anytime. Thank you

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so much for your time. Thank you, warden. Okay. Thank

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you. Kate. And. The Meetings at Amo. That the Western

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wardens Caucus head were excellent. There were four Cabinet Ministers.

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There. And the group was very well prepared and made

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a good case. Disappointed. The one thing the mobile crisis,

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full time funding didn't really get a concrete answer on

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that. And we've all been advocating that for a year

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or more now and still haven't received an answer from

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the government. But county and lower tiers and the wardens

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caucus will keep pushing on that. Among other issues, questions

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from Coun. Council. No, yes. Councilor Hamill. So thank you

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very much for the presentation. When I reviewed the priorities,

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I was hoping to see emergency departments and healthcare as

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a priority this year. I know it's a priority all

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the time, but it's getting worse. So. I believe that

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just wanted to say hopefully it's a large priority for

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next year, just more of a comment. But that's how

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I feel. Okay, thank you. It's good in pit. Further

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questions. Okay. Well, thank you very much, Kate. Thank you

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for all your work. Bye, Bye, bye.

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Okay, we're moving on to item seven. We have a

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staff report, and we're going to call to order. Public

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meeting. On Development Charges this public meeting is being held

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in accordance with the Development Charges Act. The purpose of

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the public meeting is to provide for a review of

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the Development Charges proposal and to receive public input on

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the proposed policies and charges. The county of bruce's Development

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Charges Consultant Watson Associates economists while presenting the report with

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recommend. Recommended charges, followed by questions from the public. So

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we have Director henley. He's going to kick the meeting

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off. Thank you, warden. Welcome, members of the public and

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those present and online. My name is Edward henley. I'm

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the Director of Corporate Services and the County's treasure. And

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I'll be presenting the first presentation, which is discussing why

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the county is looking at collecting development charges. And then

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shortly after that. There'll be more of a technical presentation.

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From darryl Labs, manager at Nation Associates. Economists presenting that

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information. And we encourage all questions and comments from the

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public. So we'll start off with. Why does the wanting

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the county want to collect development charges? Essentially, funds are

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needed for growth related infrastructure. Otherwise, service levels will decrease

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without growth related improvement. The county does not currently have

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sufficient funds to pay for the replacement of our existing

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infrastructure and has had to levy large tax increases over

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a 15 year. Period of 2.1%, and there's still a

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shortfall that needs to be addressed. We'll discuss that shortly.

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So if we don't have sufficient funds. For our existing

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infrastructure. And we're trying to resolve that. Adding on the

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costs of the new growth related infrastructure is also going

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to be a challenge. And development charges are an alternate

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revenue source that mitigates having to raise property taxes. For

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2023, Council approved the Strategic Plan, which outlined. That one

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of the goals financially was to reduce the county's reliance

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on property taxes. For the cost of operating the county.

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So this is addressing one of those goals. Now in

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2023, our budget theme was fiscal sustainability being resilient to

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change building reserves and workforce attraction and retention and development

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charges. Really speak to three of those. So here's a

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little bit of a snapshot of our capital situation. So,

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our asset management Plan when we take into account all

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of our infrastructure, our roads, our buildings, our bridges. Especially

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00:29:26,548 --> 00:29:29,383
we found in 2022. Ideally, we should have been setting

477
00:29:29,708 --> 00:29:35,811
aside up to $30 million. And. That's represented by. The

478
00:29:35,856 --> 00:29:39,451
red area there. The blue area shows how much we

479
00:29:39,496 --> 00:29:42,091
were actually setting aside or spending. That was 12 million.

480
00:29:42,176 --> 00:29:45,131
So there was an $18 million shortfall. Now with the

481
00:29:45,176 --> 00:29:48,771
asset management plan that's showing the blue area slowly going

482
00:29:48,816 --> 00:29:54,805
up over time so that eventually. By 2038. Will be

483
00:29:55,170 --> 00:29:58,525
collecting the appropriate funds to cover off our existing infrastructure.

484
00:29:58,890 --> 00:30:01,925
But of course, in that time there's still inflation. As

485
00:30:01,970 --> 00:30:05,943
you can see. And the red area that's shown represents

486
00:30:06,308 --> 00:30:10,311
the shortfall. So to fund that we would have to

487
00:30:10,676 --> 00:30:15,631
either defer repair, repairing and replacing infrastructure closing, increased borrowing

488
00:30:15,876 --> 00:30:20,114
or increased taxes. So the green area on this chart

489
00:30:20,879 --> 00:30:24,754
shows the cost of the growth related infrastructure. Now we

490
00:30:24,799 --> 00:30:28,636
only looked at it going forward from 2023, but. The

491
00:30:28,681 --> 00:30:31,716
growth related infrastructure that we would like to collect development

492
00:30:31,761 --> 00:30:35,421
charges to pay for because otherwise. That unfunded area becomes

493
00:30:35,466 --> 00:30:38,741
even bigger. So this is an alternate way that does

494
00:30:38,786 --> 00:30:44,983
not involve. Including increase in property taxes or borrowing. Now,

495
00:30:45,308 --> 00:30:47,983
development charges are an alternate revenue source that reduced the

496
00:30:48,028 --> 00:30:51,817
need to increase property taxes. But how much. We're looking

497
00:30:51,862 --> 00:30:56,297
at collecting approximately $3.2 million per year, plus inflation from

498
00:30:56,662 --> 00:31:00,257
development charges. And that would pay for new or expanded

499
00:31:00,582 --> 00:31:04,894
county infrastructure due to growth. So currently we're looking at

500
00:31:05,259 --> 00:31:09,814
$621,000 is equivalent to a 1% tax liability increase. So

501
00:31:10,139 --> 00:31:12,854
if we were to collect that $3.2 million per year

502
00:31:13,219 --> 00:31:16,294
starting this year, we would have to increase property taxes

503
00:31:16,379 --> 00:31:20,509
over 5%. And that is what we are trying to

504
00:31:20,554 --> 00:31:24,548
avoid. The alternative again is to not expand infrastructure to

505
00:31:24,793 --> 00:31:30,443
accommodate growth. And allow service levels to decrease. So let's

506
00:31:30,488 --> 00:31:35,557
take a look at the numbers. Here. Over ten to

507
00:31:35,842 --> 00:31:38,157
14 years. So the 14 year outlook is for highways

508
00:31:38,562 --> 00:31:42,597
and fleet that's required by the regulations governing how development

509
00:31:42,842 --> 00:31:46,917
charges are calculated and ten years for everything else. We're

510
00:31:46,962 --> 00:31:51,877
looking at approximately $105,000,000 in infrastructure that could be growth

511
00:31:52,282 --> 00:31:56,496
related or have growth related component. Components over that time

512
00:31:56,541 --> 00:31:59,856
frame. So the majority of it is in highways, and

513
00:31:59,901 --> 00:32:02,776
then a lot of it is in the ambulance sector.

514
00:32:03,521 --> 00:32:08,354
So. With the Orange Column. What we've got is $44

515
00:32:08,719 --> 00:32:13,989
million of that 104,000,000. Could be attributed to development charges

516
00:32:14,114 --> 00:32:17,189
and growth, so that's the amount that we could recover

517
00:32:17,554 --> 00:32:20,229
over that time frame. If we collect it from DC,

518
00:32:20,994 --> 00:32:25,553
then that would be coming from. The new growth. And

519
00:32:25,918 --> 00:32:28,273
otherwise, we'd have to collect that 44 million from the

520
00:32:28,598 --> 00:32:31,833
taxpayers. So what does new growth mean? So essentially, the

521
00:32:32,158 --> 00:32:34,513
existing properties, the people that live here have already really

522
00:32:34,798 --> 00:32:37,473
paid into the service levels that they have, whether it

523
00:32:37,518 --> 00:32:44,580
be. The roads. Our facilities and Parklands long term care

524
00:32:45,425 --> 00:32:49,272
if you increase your population another 10% or 20%. Then

525
00:32:49,637 --> 00:32:52,672
presumably, you need to improve the number of spaces in

526
00:32:52,717 --> 00:32:57,588
your long term care. Your Child care. Improve the highways

527
00:32:57,993 --> 00:33:01,508
with more efficient ways to move around, maybe roundabouts or

528
00:33:01,553 --> 00:33:04,774
widening the highways or the bridges. And so who should

529
00:33:04,819 --> 00:33:09,174
pay for that cost? Should it be the existing taxpayers

530
00:33:09,259 --> 00:33:11,894
who've already paid in? Or should it be the new

531
00:33:12,379 --> 00:33:19,010
growth. That should contribute also to the cost of expanding.

532
00:33:19,335 --> 00:33:21,610
So that's really the real question there who should pay.

533
00:33:22,926 --> 00:33:26,801
The last two columns with residential dcs, about 34 and

534
00:33:26,846 --> 00:33:28,801
a half million would come from. Of that, 44 million

535
00:33:29,166 --> 00:33:32,681
would come from residential, and about 9.4 million would come

536
00:33:32,686 --> 00:33:37,980
from non residential. Now what would the $44 million be

537
00:33:38,225 --> 00:33:40,180
spent on? Let's take a look at a few items.

538
00:33:40,785 --> 00:33:44,940
The Development Charge study, which is about 180 pages, details

539
00:33:45,265 --> 00:33:51,912
all of the items and. Provides more additional financial numbers

540
00:33:52,037 --> 00:33:53,832
for it. But let's take a look at the high

541
00:33:54,237 --> 00:33:59,653
level. We're looking at. An expanded paramedic station under construction

542
00:33:59,698 --> 00:34:03,173
right now in Port elgin. And that's looking outwards, 40,

543
00:34:03,618 --> 00:34:07,720
50 years. For the future. And then holly rood, we're

544
00:34:07,765 --> 00:34:11,000
looking at a new paramedication in and around that area.

545
00:34:13,047 --> 00:34:15,762
And there currently isn't one in that Southern part of

546
00:34:16,087 --> 00:34:21,770
Bruce County. And what it essentially means is that. The

547
00:34:22,135 --> 00:34:25,810
paramedics would be able to report to that station and

548
00:34:26,055 --> 00:34:27,970
start their day there instead of starting somewhere else and

549
00:34:28,015 --> 00:34:30,690
then spending half an hour driving there and driving back

550
00:34:31,015 --> 00:34:33,810
so provide better quality level of service for that area.

551
00:34:36,440 --> 00:34:40,075
Roads and bridge widenings. There is a portion, although a

552
00:34:40,080 --> 00:34:43,649
small portion. For the paisley and WALKERTON Bridges, so the

553
00:34:43,694 --> 00:34:49,248
paisley is currently under construction in WALKERTON. Is under review.

554
00:34:51,051 --> 00:34:53,926
And so that could involve widening sidewalks or widening the

555
00:34:54,171 --> 00:34:56,926
road a little bit for active transportation as well. We've

556
00:34:56,971 --> 00:35:02,559
got some roadway roundabouts to make. Things better with the

557
00:35:02,604 --> 00:35:06,519
increased traffic traffic and hopes bike lanes to get the

558
00:35:06,524 --> 00:35:09,399
bikes off of the main roadway to make it safer

559
00:35:09,804 --> 00:35:14,632
for both. Cars and. Bike provision for trails, expansion and

560
00:35:14,677 --> 00:35:18,712
machinery. We're looking at bringing a master plan later this

561
00:35:19,037 --> 00:35:21,832
year. Hopefully that will provide some more additional information on

562
00:35:21,837 --> 00:35:25,632
that long term care expansion. Our neighbor, Gray County, is

563
00:35:25,717 --> 00:35:28,032
expanding their long term care, and they're borrowing tens of

564
00:35:28,277 --> 00:35:30,952
millions of dollars to pay for it. And it's certainly

565
00:35:31,357 --> 00:35:34,338
a financial challenge for them. And. That's even after collecting

566
00:35:34,663 --> 00:35:38,534
development charges for long term care. So it's very costly.

567
00:35:38,819 --> 00:35:42,864
And we're hoping to collect that for the future. Where

568
00:35:42,949 --> 00:35:45,624
would the dcs be raised from? So let's look at

569
00:35:45,949 --> 00:35:51,570
it geographically. This is broken out by municipality. Local municipality

570
00:35:51,895 --> 00:35:55,570
in Bruce County, and it's also then broken across left

571
00:35:55,615 --> 00:35:59,417
and right by the type of. Construction. This is just

572
00:35:59,782 --> 00:36:03,377
residential. So I'll just point out a couple sogging Shores,

573
00:36:03,702 --> 00:36:06,057
you'll see on the far right with the total amount

574
00:36:06,422 --> 00:36:11,537
would be about $744,000 per year. Soggins Shores is the

575
00:36:11,622 --> 00:36:17,560
growth center for. Bruce County. And that is where the

576
00:36:17,565 --> 00:36:21,656
majority of the money would be collected. At least for

577
00:36:21,781 --> 00:36:25,256
individually out of the 2.4 million per year. Now when

578
00:36:25,301 --> 00:36:29,756
you look at. The type of homes they're looking at

579
00:36:30,121 --> 00:36:34,377
approximately. 26 single and semis per year. But then when

580
00:36:34,422 --> 00:36:38,105
you look at. The multiples about 53 year that would

581
00:36:38,350 --> 00:36:41,633
be apartment buildings and then. You've got our town home

582
00:36:41,758 --> 00:36:45,353
complexes. And then you've got apartment buildings 31 and 31.

583
00:36:46,969 --> 00:36:50,987
Boat 62 per year. When you take another look at

584
00:36:51,432 --> 00:36:56,614
say Northern Bruce Peninsula. They're mainly singles and semis with

585
00:36:56,939 --> 00:36:59,174
17.4. But then on the far right you're going to

586
00:36:59,179 --> 00:37:01,894
see that they've got quite a number of seasonal units.

587
00:37:02,579 --> 00:37:06,014
So the seasonal population is also included in the calculations

588
00:37:06,059 --> 00:37:09,054
and development charges because they're all driving the roads and

589
00:37:09,179 --> 00:37:14,390
using our. Facilities in Bruce County, as well. Now, if

590
00:37:14,675 --> 00:37:16,831
we take a look at the nonresidential, it's a little

591
00:37:16,875 --> 00:37:22,009
bit of a different story here. So. The total on

592
00:37:22,054 --> 00:37:24,809
the right hand side would be about 800,000 per year,

593
00:37:25,494 --> 00:37:28,409
and over 431,000 or more than half would be coming

594
00:37:28,734 --> 00:37:30,969
from the King cardan area. And that is the area

595
00:37:31,014 --> 00:37:34,950
that. Has large industrial areas that are ready for development.

596
00:37:35,992 --> 00:37:38,467
And so that is really the driver there with other

597
00:37:38,832 --> 00:37:42,549
municipalities being a little bit less. Now if we take

598
00:37:42,594 --> 00:37:48,363
a look at comparing. Development charges to taxes. So right

599
00:37:48,408 --> 00:37:50,723
now, without development charges, all the costs would come from

600
00:37:51,088 --> 00:37:55,573
taxation and. That is the green columns on the right

601
00:37:55,658 --> 00:37:59,381
hand side. At the bottom, it shows 62 million. That

602
00:37:59,426 --> 00:38:03,845
is the total levy. That. The county collected in 2023.

603
00:38:04,530 --> 00:38:06,965
62 million. And if we divide that out by which

604
00:38:07,290 --> 00:38:10,365
municipalities paid which amounts, or at least the amount was

605
00:38:10,450 --> 00:38:14,845
collected from the different municipalities, you'll see that for example.

606
00:38:15,661 --> 00:38:18,896
Sogging shorts the growth center is paying the source of

607
00:38:19,221 --> 00:38:24,482
23% of the county levy tax levy. And with development

608
00:38:24,807 --> 00:38:29,686
charges, which is on the left hand side. 27% of

609
00:38:29,731 --> 00:38:32,446
the development charge revenue each year would come from sogging

610
00:38:32,811 --> 00:38:37,446
shores. So that's an example of the growth centers really

611
00:38:37,531 --> 00:38:41,147
paying for the growth areas. For the growth cost, so

612
00:38:41,512 --> 00:38:45,877
27% of the development charges would come from. The new

613
00:38:46,322 --> 00:38:50,334
construction, not from the taxpayers. Where in sogging shores as

614
00:38:50,659 --> 00:38:55,622
an example whereas. 23% of property taxes if we did

615
00:38:55,667 --> 00:38:58,302
it through the property taxes instead, by not having development

616
00:38:58,387 --> 00:39:01,542
charges would come from sogging shores. Now let's contrast that

617
00:39:02,307 --> 00:39:06,444
with for example. South Greece Peninsula. So with South Bruce

618
00:39:06,809 --> 00:39:12,916
Peninsula. What you're looking at. Is about 15% of the

619
00:39:12,961 --> 00:39:19,900
property taxes comes from South Bruce Peninsula. Whereas. 5% of

620
00:39:20,225 --> 00:39:23,340
development charges would come from South Bridge Peninsula because the

621
00:39:23,385 --> 00:39:27,053
growth isn't quite as strong there. So that is an

622
00:39:27,418 --> 00:39:30,573
example of how the dynamics would work financially. On the

623
00:39:30,858 --> 00:39:33,173
right hand side, it's the taxpayers that pay in that

624
00:39:33,618 --> 00:39:37,156
manner on the left hand side. Is how the new

625
00:39:37,561 --> 00:39:43,561
growth would pay. With the new construction. And that split.

626
00:39:43,966 --> 00:39:49,540
There. And there is more information. Available on our Development

627
00:39:49,825 --> 00:39:53,137
Charges webpage. All of the information that's presented at all

628
00:39:53,142 --> 00:39:55,777
the meetings is there. And there should also be links

629
00:39:55,822 --> 00:40:00,614
to the videos. Of most of the Council meetings. And

630
00:40:00,979 --> 00:40:03,894
in my email and phone number there I'll turn it

631
00:40:03,899 --> 00:40:08,220
over to my colleague. Darryl lapse to make the other

632
00:40:08,585 --> 00:40:16,652
presentation. Thank you. Thanks, Edward.

633
00:40:18,751 --> 00:40:20,666
All right. And thank you to the warden. And thank

634
00:40:21,031 --> 00:40:27,593
you to Council for having me here today. I'm going

635
00:40:27,638 --> 00:40:29,913
to undertake a little bit of a presentation, a little

636
00:40:30,278 --> 00:40:35,217
Slideshow. On the results and the findings of the development

637
00:40:35,502 --> 00:40:38,954
Charge Background Study process. As part of this formal public

638
00:40:39,359 --> 00:40:46,186
meeting. So for the format of this public meeting. So

639
00:40:46,551 --> 00:40:47,746
I'll kind of go over a little bit about the

640
00:40:48,111 --> 00:40:51,266
purpose. We'll talk about the study process and the timelines

641
00:40:51,591 --> 00:40:54,724
that we undertook. Provide a little bit of a development

642
00:40:55,329 --> 00:40:58,204
charges Overview Along with some of the legislative changes that

643
00:40:58,449 --> 00:41:01,729
have occurred over the last couple of years. We'll present

644
00:41:02,334 --> 00:41:06,210
the proposed policies and charges. And then I will be

645
00:41:06,495 --> 00:41:09,487
here to listen to the presentations from the public. And

646
00:41:09,812 --> 00:41:11,727
answer any questions and then as well answer any questions

647
00:41:12,092 --> 00:41:17,722
from Council before. We formally conclude the public meeting. So

648
00:41:18,167 --> 00:41:23,896
the public meeting is really to provide. The public with

649
00:41:24,261 --> 00:41:27,416
a chance to provide their feedback so that they can

650
00:41:27,461 --> 00:41:31,816
hear about the policies and charges that are proposed as

651
00:41:31,861 --> 00:41:35,299
part of the background study. This is a mandatory requirement

652
00:41:35,624 --> 00:41:39,416
as part of the Development Charges Act. And as well,

653
00:41:40,141 --> 00:41:43,416
prior to Council's consideration of the bylaw, we had to

654
00:41:43,461 --> 00:41:46,936
prepare a background study and put that on the county's

655
00:41:46,981 --> 00:41:52,917
website, a minimum of 60 days. Before. Council can consider

656
00:41:53,322 --> 00:41:57,530
the bylaw. So as part of the study process, we

657
00:41:57,855 --> 00:42:04,437
began back in March of 2023 and through may. We

658
00:42:04,482 --> 00:42:08,249
met with staff. We undertook the Policy review. And started

659
00:42:08,654 --> 00:42:13,949
preparing the calculations. We've held Council workshops on April 21

660
00:42:14,314 --> 00:42:17,669
and June 15. We held a stakeholder meeting on July

661
00:42:18,394 --> 00:42:21,189
5, and then we released the background study on July

662
00:42:21,914 --> 00:42:25,549
20. Today, we're holding the formal public meeting and then

663
00:42:25,914 --> 00:42:30,761
September 21. Its anticipated Council will consider the recommendations set

664
00:42:31,126 --> 00:42:34,599
out in the study. And then on October 5, that

665
00:42:34,644 --> 00:42:39,879
Council would consider the bylaw now, given the requirement of

666
00:42:40,204 --> 00:42:43,359
60 days from release of the background study, Council could

667
00:42:43,444 --> 00:42:47,039
consider the bylaw as early as September 1 or sorry,

668
00:42:47,364 --> 00:42:51,975
September 21. So development charges are really a revenue tool

669
00:42:52,300 --> 00:42:56,695
for municipalities to recover the capital costs associated with growth

670
00:42:57,340 --> 00:43:00,735
and development in your communities. So with new developments, new

671
00:43:01,060 --> 00:43:05,135
residential developments, new non residential developments, there comes the need

672
00:43:05,460 --> 00:43:11,739
to build infrastructure. New roads or road widenings or intersection

673
00:43:12,064 --> 00:43:15,619
improvements, et cetera. And so development charges are used to

674
00:43:15,904 --> 00:43:20,842
recover the cost. Of this infrastructure. Now these costs are

675
00:43:20,887 --> 00:43:23,122
in addition to what would normally be constructed as part

676
00:43:23,167 --> 00:43:26,682
of a subdivision. So the developers and builders will have

677
00:43:26,687 --> 00:43:30,682
to construct the internal roads, sewers, water mains, et cetera.

678
00:43:31,047 --> 00:43:33,722
But really development charges are to collect for the broader

679
00:43:33,767 --> 00:43:38,602
infrastructure to connect the network. So municipalities are empowered to

680
00:43:38,887 --> 00:43:41,963
impose these charges. By passing a bylaw under the Development

681
00:43:42,008 --> 00:43:46,843
Charges Act and Development Charges are typically collected just prior

682
00:43:47,208 --> 00:43:51,395
to issuance of a building permit. So, the Development Charges

683
00:43:51,800 --> 00:43:56,715
Act lists 19 eligible services for which municipalities can recover

684
00:43:57,120 --> 00:44:00,675
costs. What we've highlighted in the teal Color is what

685
00:44:01,000 --> 00:44:04,155
we've considered as part of this background study process. So

686
00:44:04,800 --> 00:44:07,755
services related to a highway which is really a transportation

687
00:44:08,360 --> 00:44:14,650
or road. Roads related infrastructure, along with public works, ambulance,

688
00:44:15,255 --> 00:44:18,410
long term care, parks and recreation, which in this case

689
00:44:18,495 --> 00:44:23,290
is trails and childcare and earlier services. You'll notice we've

690
00:44:23,335 --> 00:44:26,930
crossed out housing services as a result of Bill 23

691
00:44:27,295 --> 00:44:30,290
that was passed last year. They removed that as an

692
00:44:30,335 --> 00:44:33,725
eligible service. In the Act. So just a brief overview

693
00:44:34,090 --> 00:44:37,645
of some of the changes that have occurred since 2019.

694
00:44:38,330 --> 00:44:43,908
There were a number of bills. Passed in the legislature.

695
00:44:45,472 --> 00:44:47,587
Before Bill 23, which I'll talk about in a moment.

696
00:44:48,604 --> 00:44:52,639
And they've added some changes to the application of DCs.

697
00:44:54,009 --> 00:44:57,164
So there's the requirement for installment payments for certain types

698
00:44:57,209 --> 00:45:01,124
of developments. So if you have rental housing or institutional

699
00:45:01,209 --> 00:45:05,890
development, you pay your development charge. In. Six equal installments

700
00:45:06,215 --> 00:45:10,958
over five years. And if you proceed through a Site

701
00:45:11,003 --> 00:45:16,581
Plan, Application or zoning bylaw Amendment applications. There is a

702
00:45:16,866 --> 00:45:20,421
rate freeze on the development charge. So when I submit

703
00:45:20,466 --> 00:45:24,529
my site plan application. The DC rate is frozen as

704
00:45:24,534 --> 00:45:27,689
of the date that I submit my complete application from

705
00:45:27,974 --> 00:45:31,489
there. Once the municipality approves the applications, I then have

706
00:45:31,574 --> 00:45:34,209
two years to pull my building permits and my rate

707
00:45:34,574 --> 00:45:37,689
is frozen at the time I submitted my application. So,

708
00:45:37,774 --> 00:45:41,721
for example, if I submitted my application today. The development

709
00:45:41,766 --> 00:45:43,681
charge in effect is zero so my rate will be

710
00:45:43,966 --> 00:45:46,761
frozen at zero if I build within that time frame.

711
00:45:47,787 --> 00:45:53,267
Villa, 97, came in 2020. Some minor changes in addition

712
00:45:53,592 --> 00:45:57,030
to those other changes. Provided for removal of a mandatory

713
00:45:57,075 --> 00:45:59,750
deduction we had to do in the calculations and then

714
00:46:00,075 --> 00:46:03,590
provided that list of eligible services rate in the Development

715
00:46:03,635 --> 00:46:08,667
Charges Act. As well. There was some other minor changes,

716
00:46:09,072 --> 00:46:12,707
an exemption for universities, and some reporting rules for the

717
00:46:12,992 --> 00:46:21,116
annual Treasurer statement. So on November 28, 2022. The province

718
00:46:21,761 --> 00:46:26,036
passed Bill 23, the More Homes Built fastracked, which provided

719
00:46:26,361 --> 00:46:29,436
a number of changes to the Development Charges Act. Some

720
00:46:29,761 --> 00:46:31,716
exemptions, et cetera. And I'll go through what some of

721
00:46:31,721 --> 00:46:35,236
those changes are, as they would apply to a bylaw

722
00:46:35,521 --> 00:46:38,756
if the county passed a development Charge bylaw as well.

723
00:46:39,441 --> 00:46:41,163
They brought in some changes to the Planning Act. With

724
00:46:41,248 --> 00:46:44,763
respect to community benefit charges and Parkland dedication. But that

725
00:46:44,808 --> 00:46:52,360
doesn't apply here. So in terms of mandatory exemptions. The

726
00:46:52,645 --> 00:46:56,280
province has introduced a number of additional mandatory exemptions, and

727
00:46:56,525 --> 00:47:00,200
we split them into two sections. Here the top, which

728
00:47:00,245 --> 00:47:04,280
is outlined in Orange. These are not yet enforced, and

729
00:47:04,565 --> 00:47:05,960
I'll talk about that in a second and then the

730
00:47:06,005 --> 00:47:09,080
green at the bottom. Those are in force. So what's

731
00:47:09,085 --> 00:47:13,528
not enforced right now. Is affordable rental units and affordable

732
00:47:13,853 --> 00:47:15,768
owned units. So if I were to develop these type

733
00:47:15,773 --> 00:47:19,701
of units. They would be exempt from development charges. And

734
00:47:20,106 --> 00:47:23,781
the definition proposed definition set out in the act is

735
00:47:24,146 --> 00:47:27,181
where the rent or purchase price is no more than

736
00:47:27,586 --> 00:47:30,893
80% of the average market. Which would be defined by

737
00:47:31,258 --> 00:47:35,712
the province. By the bulletin. They would post. Now, most

738
00:47:36,117 --> 00:47:40,032
recently at the amo Conference, I know there was a

739
00:47:40,077 --> 00:47:43,192
statement by the Minister that they were looking. At revising

740
00:47:43,517 --> 00:47:46,712
this definition and making it more of an income based

741
00:47:47,157 --> 00:47:49,934
approach. But we're yet to see what the details are

742
00:47:50,339 --> 00:47:55,347
on that. In addition. There's also attainable units, which again

743
00:47:55,752 --> 00:47:59,107
have yet to be defined. They're not necessarily fall under

744
00:47:59,192 --> 00:48:02,707
the definition of affordable units or rental units, but they'll

745
00:48:02,752 --> 00:48:07,337
have their own separate definition of what attainable is. For

746
00:48:07,422 --> 00:48:12,430
all of those exemptions. To get that exemption. The municipality

747
00:48:12,755 --> 00:48:15,950
would have to enter into an agreement to ensure that

748
00:48:16,635 --> 00:48:21,580
those developments remain affordable or attainable for 25 years. For

749
00:48:21,905 --> 00:48:26,298
the exemptions that are currently in force. If there are

750
00:48:26,663 --> 00:48:30,698
affordable housing units required through inclusionary zoning, those would be

751
00:48:30,743 --> 00:48:35,773
exempt. Nonprofit housing developments are exempt from development charges. And

752
00:48:36,218 --> 00:48:40,333
additional residential units. So if I have a single detached

753
00:48:40,698 --> 00:48:45,068
home, semidetached home, or a townhouse. Or I can put

754
00:48:45,433 --> 00:48:48,588
up to two apartments in the basement or one apartment

755
00:48:48,953 --> 00:48:51,788
in my basement and one in an ancillary building. Let's

756
00:48:52,033 --> 00:48:53,908
say on top of a garage. And I don't have

757
00:48:54,113 --> 00:48:58,499
to pay development charges for those additional units. As well.

758
00:48:58,584 --> 00:49:02,019
Bill, 23, brought in some discounts. So if I am

759
00:49:02,104 --> 00:49:04,779
building rental housing, get a discount based on the number

760
00:49:05,104 --> 00:49:07,739
of bedrooms. So if I have one bedroom or less,

761
00:49:08,064 --> 00:49:11,819
I get a discount of 15%, two bedrooms, 20% and

762
00:49:12,064 --> 00:49:18,261
three bedrooms or more. 25%. Discount. As I mentioned earlier.

763
00:49:19,763 --> 00:49:24,062
Housing was removed as an eligible service. From the Development

764
00:49:24,387 --> 00:49:27,982
Charges Act, and there was some refinement to the definition

765
00:49:28,027 --> 00:49:31,942
of capital costs, which removed studies as being eligible for

766
00:49:32,347 --> 00:49:36,619
recovery. As well. There's the requirement for a mandatory phase

767
00:49:36,984 --> 00:49:41,339
in so whatever charges are calculated and in the background

768
00:49:41,464 --> 00:49:45,256
study. Only 80% of those charges can be imposed in

769
00:49:45,581 --> 00:49:48,296
the first year, and the second year would be 85%,

770
00:49:48,741 --> 00:49:53,106
then 90, 95, and 100% after five years. And then

771
00:49:53,471 --> 00:49:56,946
lastly, there were some refinements to the historical level of

772
00:49:56,991 --> 00:50:00,586
service calculations. You'll find those in appendix B, to the

773
00:50:00,591 --> 00:50:04,931
background study. We now have to look at those over

774
00:50:05,656 --> 00:50:10,524
15 year historical period previously it was ten. For those

775
00:50:10,649 --> 00:50:13,844
developments that proceed through site plan or zoning bylaw amendment,

776
00:50:14,209 --> 00:50:17,124
or the rental or institutional developments that get to pay

777
00:50:17,169 --> 00:50:23,189
in installments. There is the ability to impose interest on

778
00:50:23,514 --> 00:50:28,057
those payments. Bill 23. Has now set a maximum interest

779
00:50:28,102 --> 00:50:30,777
rate that you can impose, and that's the average prime

780
00:50:31,422 --> 00:50:35,211
rate plus 1%. There is also the requirement to allocate

781
00:50:35,576 --> 00:50:39,965
60% of the monies in the Reserve fund. In each

782
00:50:40,330 --> 00:50:42,885
year. So for services related to a highway. If the

783
00:50:42,970 --> 00:50:47,005
bylaw was to be passed each year, 60% of the

784
00:50:47,330 --> 00:50:49,485
monies that are sitting in that reserve fund will need

785
00:50:49,490 --> 00:50:53,889
to be allocated to projects. And then the dcu bylaw

786
00:50:54,214 --> 00:50:56,929
previously, they had a life of five years that's now

787
00:50:57,294 --> 00:51:02,041
been extended to ten years. So with respect to the

788
00:51:02,326 --> 00:51:06,521
Development Charge calculation, there's something like 60 or 70 clauses

789
00:51:07,046 --> 00:51:10,881
in the Development Charges Act and many years of tribunal

790
00:51:11,166 --> 00:51:13,121
cases that kind of set the precedent on how to

791
00:51:13,406 --> 00:51:17,041
calculate these charges. But to put it very simply, first,

792
00:51:17,326 --> 00:51:22,264
we need to. Identify the amount, type, and location of

793
00:51:22,549 --> 00:51:26,184
growth. So is it residential, non residential. Where is it,

794
00:51:26,549 --> 00:51:30,240
and how much. From there, then we need to identify

795
00:51:30,565 --> 00:51:32,880
the servicing needs to accommodate the growth. So if we

796
00:51:32,885 --> 00:51:37,800
need to accommodate. Additional traffic. Let's say from there we

797
00:51:37,845 --> 00:51:41,040
need to identify the capital costs to provide the services

798
00:51:41,445 --> 00:51:43,800
to meet those needs so that would be specific Lane

799
00:51:44,125 --> 00:51:47,800
widenings or intersection improvements to accommodate that increase in traffic

800
00:51:48,085 --> 00:51:51,605
arising from the development. So once we have all of

801
00:51:51,930 --> 00:51:54,925
the capital costs identified, we need to make a series

802
00:51:54,970 --> 00:51:57,645
of deductions. And so if we know of any grant

803
00:51:57,970 --> 00:52:01,478
subsidies or other contributions. We need to net that out

804
00:52:01,563 --> 00:52:05,118
of the calculations, any share of the projects that benefit

805
00:52:05,483 --> 00:52:08,678
existing development. So, for example, if I'm replacing an existing

806
00:52:09,003 --> 00:52:12,158
facility, there is a benefit to the existing community of

807
00:52:12,443 --> 00:52:14,878
that facility that was there where we're just replacing it

808
00:52:15,123 --> 00:52:18,801
and maybe building a bigger one. So just. The larger

809
00:52:18,886 --> 00:52:22,401
component of that facility would be development charge eligible. The

810
00:52:22,406 --> 00:52:25,881
rest would be a deduction of benefit to existing development.

811
00:52:27,005 --> 00:52:29,280
We also have to deduct any amounts in excess of

812
00:52:29,325 --> 00:52:32,040
the historical service level calculation we have to do. And

813
00:52:32,085 --> 00:52:34,480
then we also need to net off any balances in

814
00:52:34,485 --> 00:52:37,970
the DC Reserve funds, if that's applicable. From there we'll

815
00:52:37,975 --> 00:52:41,010
have the net costs related to growth. Then we allocate

816
00:52:41,055 --> 00:52:45,050
that between residential and nonresidential benefit, and divide it by

817
00:52:45,095 --> 00:52:48,957
the growth. To calculate the DC. So very simply, we

818
00:52:49,322 --> 00:52:52,517
take the costs associated with growth divided by the growth.

819
00:52:52,882 --> 00:52:55,877
And we come up with a development charge per unit

820
00:52:55,922 --> 00:52:59,917
for residential development and development charge per square foot of

821
00:53:00,202 --> 00:53:05,097
gross floor area for non residential development. So, the Development

822
00:53:05,422 --> 00:53:08,257
Charges Act I mentioned a number of the mandatory exemptions.

823
00:53:11,237 --> 00:53:13,952
That were added from Bill 23, and those are highlighted

824
00:53:14,277 --> 00:53:16,912
in Orange, so won't go over those again. But in

825
00:53:16,957 --> 00:53:21,509
addition, the act does provide some further exemptions. So upper

826
00:53:21,754 --> 00:53:25,389
tier, lower tier governments. So the county wouldn't impose a

827
00:53:25,434 --> 00:53:28,069
development charge on a lower term municipality when they build

828
00:53:28,394 --> 00:53:32,463
a facility and vice versa. Similarly, school boards are exempt

829
00:53:32,468 --> 00:53:36,427
from development charges. If you have an industrial building and

830
00:53:36,472 --> 00:53:39,907
you expand it up to 50%, you don't have to

831
00:53:39,952 --> 00:53:44,347
pay a development charge anything. After that 50% expansion you

832
00:53:44,392 --> 00:53:47,867
would be subject to the development charge and then as

833
00:53:47,912 --> 00:53:53,208
well an exemption for universities. Now, in terms of discretionary

834
00:53:53,293 --> 00:53:57,648
exemptions, Council does have the ability to provide for discretionary

835
00:53:58,013 --> 00:54:01,088
exemptions. You can reduce in part or in hold the

836
00:54:01,453 --> 00:54:04,648
charge for different types or classes of development. So places

837
00:54:04,933 --> 00:54:09,349
of warship, for example, or industrial development. You can phase

838
00:54:09,394 --> 00:54:12,029
the charge in over time at a lower rate than

839
00:54:12,834 --> 00:54:15,412
what's required. And then as well as part of this,

840
00:54:15,777 --> 00:54:20,572
you would provide redevelopment credits for existing facilities that are

841
00:54:20,657 --> 00:54:24,529
redeveloped. So. If I have a single detached home and

842
00:54:24,534 --> 00:54:27,609
I knock it down and build four townhomes, then I'm

843
00:54:27,614 --> 00:54:31,169
only paying four townhomes worth of a DC less a

844
00:54:31,174 --> 00:54:33,049
single detached DC, so I get a credit for what

845
00:54:33,414 --> 00:54:36,901
was there. In terms of the proposed discretionary exemptions that

846
00:54:37,226 --> 00:54:40,381
are unceded in the draft bylaw as part of the

847
00:54:40,426 --> 00:54:46,717
background study. We've included places of warship, cemeteries, railroad grounds,

848
00:54:47,082 --> 00:54:52,837
hospitals, nonresidential accessory buildings, and temporary use buildings. These are

849
00:54:53,282 --> 00:54:55,517
some of the most common exemptions we see across the

850
00:54:55,882 --> 00:55:00,844
province. But. These are up for Council's consideration. As part

851
00:55:01,209 --> 00:55:03,804
of the background study. And this will be provided in

852
00:55:04,169 --> 00:55:08,164
appendix E to the background study. We've identified this local

853
00:55:08,529 --> 00:55:11,844
service policy and really what this does is it sets

854
00:55:12,169 --> 00:55:19,334
out. What's the developer's responsibility to construct and pay for,

855
00:55:20,019 --> 00:55:22,254
and then above that what would go into the development

856
00:55:22,539 --> 00:55:25,414
charge studies. So if we're looking at local roads, and

857
00:55:25,859 --> 00:55:28,054
as I mentioned earlier at the beginning of the presentation,

858
00:55:28,739 --> 00:55:32,854
if there's internal roads, water, mainstream, et cetera. Within a

859
00:55:32,899 --> 00:55:36,707
development that's typically paid for by the develop. Developer what

860
00:55:36,712 --> 00:55:39,347
we've done as part of this policy is just set

861
00:55:39,432 --> 00:55:41,987
out for all the different types of infrastructure at the

862
00:55:42,352 --> 00:55:45,699
county level. What would be the developer's responsibility versus what

863
00:55:45,984 --> 00:55:50,598
would be included in the development charge. So in terms

864
00:55:51,043 --> 00:55:55,308
of. Using a development charge. I mean, you're not required

865
00:55:55,353 --> 00:55:58,948
to pass the development charges by law. However, do you

866
00:55:58,953 --> 00:56:02,380
like to show this kind of relationship between. The funding

867
00:56:02,465 --> 00:56:05,580
sources. So if you have new developments and you have

868
00:56:05,945 --> 00:56:08,100
growth and it's going to require you to spend money

869
00:56:08,185 --> 00:56:11,220
on infrastructure to accommodate that growth. The money has to

870
00:56:11,265 --> 00:56:13,860
come from somewhere. And so to the extent it's growth

871
00:56:13,905 --> 00:56:17,460
related, you can use development charges to fund that infrastructure.

872
00:56:17,905 --> 00:56:23,189
Otherwise, you'd need to use existing taxes. Or existing reserves

873
00:56:23,194 --> 00:56:27,395
to pay for that infrastructure. So in terms of the

874
00:56:27,840 --> 00:56:33,770
background study information. The growth forecast that we were looking

875
00:56:33,855 --> 00:56:38,659
at. We used two time Horizons. Ten year forecast and

876
00:56:38,984 --> 00:56:42,339
a 14 year forecast, which we used for the transportation.

877
00:56:43,024 --> 00:56:45,299
And so over the tenure, we're looking at growing by

878
00:56:45,544 --> 00:56:50,265
just over 8900 people. In just under 4300 Residential units.

879
00:56:51,592 --> 00:56:55,227
For non residential floor space, we're looking at 2.7 million

880
00:56:55,632 --> 00:56:59,507
sqft for the longer term. The 14 year, we're looking

881
00:56:59,592 --> 00:57:03,667
at just over 12,000 people in just under 5800 residential

882
00:57:03,992 --> 00:57:08,663
units and just over 3.2 million floor space. In terms

883
00:57:09,028 --> 00:57:12,663
of the unit mix for residential development, you can see

884
00:57:13,348 --> 00:57:16,903
we have 38% are anticipated to be low density, so

885
00:57:17,188 --> 00:57:20,503
you're single or semi detached homes, 21% will be medium

886
00:57:20,748 --> 00:57:24,023
density, so your town homes are row houses and 27%

887
00:57:24,348 --> 00:57:28,423
being high density, which would be your apartments, 12% would

888
00:57:28,428 --> 00:57:31,949
be. Seasonal and 2% would be conversions from seasonal to

889
00:57:32,354 --> 00:57:38,226
permanent for nonresidential floor space. For industrial, we're looking at

890
00:57:38,311 --> 00:57:41,866
about 65% of the floor space and non industrial uses

891
00:57:41,911 --> 00:57:46,496
being 35%. I mentioned earlier on the services that we

892
00:57:46,541 --> 00:57:51,469
were including. Services related to a high race so, roads

893
00:57:51,754 --> 00:57:56,182
and Public works. Trails long term care services, child care

894
00:57:56,507 --> 00:58:00,631
in early years and ambulance services. As part of the

895
00:58:00,676 --> 00:58:03,351
study, you'll see, we've spoken to something that's called a

896
00:58:03,396 --> 00:58:06,645
class of service. We've called that fleet, and it really

897
00:58:06,970 --> 00:58:11,425
is a combination of roads, trails, vehicles, and. Long Term

898
00:58:11,470 --> 00:58:16,703
Care Services, vehicles. So in terms of the proposed calculated

899
00:58:17,108 --> 00:58:22,691
charges. For all Services for a single detached home, the

900
00:58:22,736 --> 00:58:27,864
charge. Is about and I apologize for the size. I

901
00:58:27,869 --> 00:58:33,099
think it's 76, 65. I don't want my glasses. I

902
00:58:33,144 --> 00:58:38,864
think. And what we've shown below, that is 80% of

903
00:58:38,869 --> 00:58:43,941
the calculated charges, because as I mentioned. With the phase

904
00:58:44,306 --> 00:58:47,581
in requirement, we can only impose 80% of the charge,

905
00:58:47,906 --> 00:58:52,741
so that would be $6,132, which would be imposed in

906
00:58:52,746 --> 00:58:55,301
the first year. And then that can escalate over the

907
00:58:55,346 --> 00:59:00,744
subsequent years. For. The remaining schedule charges there. We have

908
00:59:01,109 --> 00:59:04,544
categories for other multiples. And that's really your townhomes or

909
00:59:04,589 --> 00:59:09,599
your row houses. We have apartments, two bedrooms, plus apartments

910
00:59:09,924 --> 00:59:12,639
that are studio and one bedroom. And then your special

911
00:59:12,924 --> 00:59:18,067
Care special dwelling units. Which typically have persons per unit

912
00:59:18,312 --> 00:59:24,648
of about just over one for nonresidential charges. We've calculated

913
00:59:25,053 --> 00:59:29,472
two point ninety four cents per square foot. But 80%

914
00:59:29,557 --> 00:59:35,162
of that calculator charge equates to $2.0.35. As part of

915
00:59:35,407 --> 00:59:42,139
the background study process. One of the items was identified

916
00:59:42,544 --> 00:59:46,059
was to look at the nonresidential development charge calculation on

917
00:59:46,104 --> 00:59:50,391
two different bases. And so we looked at it on

918
00:59:50,716 --> 00:59:53,871
this blended. We take all of the non residential floor

919
00:59:53,916 --> 00:59:56,831
space and divide that into the cost we are covered.

920
00:59:56,876 --> 00:59:59,551
And that's how we came up with the $2.94 per

921
00:59:59,596 --> 01:00:03,895
square foot or 235 at 80%. In appendix Age to

922
01:00:04,180 --> 01:00:06,575
the background study. So at the very back we've provided

923
01:00:06,940 --> 01:00:10,935
an alternative calculation for Council's consideration. And this is where

924
01:00:11,260 --> 01:00:15,815
we've calculated industrial versus non industrial uses separately. And you

925
01:00:16,100 --> 01:00:18,775
can see for industrial, the calculated charge would be a

926
01:00:18,820 --> 01:00:24,530
dollar 60 for non industrial uses. It would. Be $5.33

927
01:00:24,575 --> 01:00:31,245
per square foot. So how do these charges compare. Across

928
01:00:31,370 --> 01:00:36,436
the counties. So we looked at a number of counties.

929
01:00:37,161 --> 01:00:40,196
And so you can see Bruce County. They fully calculated

930
01:00:40,321 --> 01:00:45,996
charge at the 7665 and even at the 80% 6132,

931
01:00:46,361 --> 01:00:50,036
being at about the middle. So simcoe county being the

932
01:00:50,321 --> 01:00:54,487
highest, that's just over $13,000 per single attached unit. You'll

933
01:00:54,532 --> 01:00:57,647
see, huron county doesn't have a development charge, so that's

934
01:00:57,932 --> 01:01:00,527
zero. But duffering county being at the lower end at

935
01:01:00,612 --> 01:01:07,702
just over $3,200 unit. For non residential comparison, we've used

936
01:01:07,747 --> 01:01:13,162
that blended rate as the comparator, but. For commercial charges

937
01:01:13,247 --> 01:01:16,762
per square foot, you'll see the fully calculated charge of

938
01:01:16,807 --> 01:01:21,642
294 just under peterborough and just over county of Wellington.

939
01:01:22,087 --> 01:01:25,082
But with the 80% of the charge being implemented, it

940
01:01:25,087 --> 01:01:28,322
would actually put us under the charge for Wellington County

941
01:01:28,607 --> 01:01:34,367
at $2.35. In terms of industrial, you'll notice peterborough, Oxford,

942
01:01:34,412 --> 01:01:39,527
and huron Counties all exempt industrial development, so there's no

943
01:01:39,612 --> 01:01:45,632
industrial development charge. There. So $2.0.94 puts us below simcoe,

944
01:01:45,837 --> 01:01:53,543
which is at but above Wellington County at. So within

945
01:01:53,628 --> 01:01:59,750
the county if we were to apply. The County Charges

946
01:02:00,155 --> 01:02:04,239
to the lower tier municipal charges. We've kind of put

947
01:02:04,564 --> 01:02:08,275
this into a graph so you can see. The arrows

948
01:02:08,600 --> 01:02:11,755
are denoting the lower tier municipalities so on the far

949
01:02:12,080 --> 01:02:14,355
left we have sogging shores. If we were to include

950
01:02:14,680 --> 01:02:19,155
the county charge fully calculated, the total development charge for

951
01:02:19,400 --> 01:02:25,741
a single detached unit would be around $40,000. And for

952
01:02:26,106 --> 01:02:29,301
King cardin, it would be around $30,000. And then you

953
01:02:29,306 --> 01:02:32,021
can see some of the other municipalities off to the

954
01:02:32,066 --> 01:02:36,934
right. That don't have development charges currently. It would just

955
01:02:36,939 --> 01:02:40,320
be the county charge that would be imposed. In terms

956
01:02:40,405 --> 01:02:45,240
of the commercial development charges, again using that blended rate.

957
01:02:47,819 --> 01:02:50,054
You can see on the far left we have sogging

958
01:02:50,139 --> 01:02:54,174
shores in Concardin. The dark blue component of the bar

959
01:02:54,539 --> 01:02:58,332
graph is the county calculated charge. And then you can

960
01:02:58,377 --> 01:03:01,012
see in the middle. We have South Bruce Peninsula, Middle

961
01:03:01,097 --> 01:03:04,630
left. And then. We have some of the other municipalities

962
01:03:04,715 --> 01:03:07,790
that don't have development charges off to the right there.

963
01:03:08,877 --> 01:03:14,286
And then similarly, for Industrial Development charges. Similar kind of

964
01:03:14,371 --> 01:03:17,926
layout we have on the left. We have sogging shores

965
01:03:18,691 --> 01:03:20,926
or Sorry, we have King cardin and then we have

966
01:03:21,291 --> 01:03:24,926
South Bruce Peninsula and then we have the remaining municipalities

967
01:03:25,571 --> 01:03:30,597
don't have industrial development charges or they're exempt. So in

968
01:03:30,642 --> 01:03:33,717
terms of the next steps in the study process. So

969
01:03:33,762 --> 01:03:38,037
after this formal public meeting, Councils anticipated to consider the

970
01:03:38,402 --> 01:03:42,997
recommendations in the report and the draft bylaw on September

971
01:03:43,402 --> 01:03:47,877
21, and then consideration of the actual bylaw as anticipated

972
01:03:48,202 --> 01:03:52,672
for October. Fifth. But Council does have the ability to

973
01:03:52,957 --> 01:03:56,981
consider the bylaw as soon as September 21. And with

974
01:03:57,026 --> 01:03:58,581
that, that ends my presentation. Thank you very much.

975
01:04:10,263 --> 01:04:20,211
So at this point. With the award. Permission

976
01:04:20,256 --> 01:04:25,426
will open up. The area. The public meeting to comments

977
01:04:25,791 --> 01:04:29,506
and questions from I guess the public initially. Yes. Go

978
01:04:29,871 --> 01:04:34,460
ahead. Linda, yes. I'd like to offer some guidance in

979
01:04:34,545 --> 01:04:37,220
this. So I appreciate all of the input that we

980
01:04:37,505 --> 01:04:39,420
have received. And we have members of the public from

981
01:04:39,705 --> 01:04:43,300
the Municipalities of King cardan here in Kinlos and brockton

982
01:04:43,345 --> 01:04:46,390
that have joined us in the Chambers. Some of which

983
01:04:46,715 --> 01:04:48,990
would like to speak. We have members that have of

984
01:04:49,035 --> 01:04:52,510
the public that have joined us remotely. So we'll be

985
01:04:52,555 --> 01:04:54,910
starting with the members that are in the Council Chambers.

986
01:04:55,824 --> 01:04:59,539
So the first to speak would be Alex Bugnadovic. I

987
01:04:59,904 --> 01:05:04,395
apologize. So come to the podium. If anybody else wanted

988
01:05:04,480 --> 01:05:07,075
to join you there, you're welcome. And if you could

989
01:05:07,160 --> 01:05:11,595
just introduce yourself, we'd appreciate that. Hello. So I'm Alex

990
01:05:11,960 --> 01:05:15,595
bogdanovich. This is Ali vera bogdanovich. And this is Steve

991
01:05:16,000 --> 01:05:19,915
over here. He's my dad. So we're a family run

992
01:05:20,320 --> 01:05:23,923
business where builders and developers and we've worked. In Bruce

993
01:05:24,328 --> 01:05:29,613
since 2007. We primarily build in King Card and here

994
01:05:29,698 --> 01:05:33,573
on kinloss, and we've done work in Port elgan and

995
01:05:33,618 --> 01:05:38,948
brockton as well. So our first question is directly related

996
01:05:39,313 --> 01:05:43,228
to our development of crimson Oak Valley, which is located

997
01:05:43,553 --> 01:05:49,322
in Huron. Loss so our development as developers, we paid

998
01:05:49,727 --> 01:05:54,017
our development charges in full. Those are Parkland fees as

999
01:05:54,302 --> 01:05:58,457
well as our Parkland fees in 2020. Yeah. So that's

1000
01:05:58,742 --> 01:06:02,017
when we got the plan approval, we paid off everything.

1001
01:06:03,947 --> 01:06:06,982
So our question to the Council then would be with

1002
01:06:07,067 --> 01:06:11,902
the increase of development charges. Would we be affected even

1003
01:06:11,947 --> 01:06:17,421
though we've completely paid out. Our development fees. Thanks. Okay.

1004
01:06:17,546 --> 01:06:20,867
Yes. Director henley will answer that for you. Thank you.

1005
01:06:20,912 --> 01:06:23,187
That's a good question. A lot of people are bringing

1006
01:06:23,552 --> 01:06:27,067
that up. So there's four municipalities in Bruce County out

1007
01:06:27,352 --> 01:06:30,547
of the eight that currently collect local development charges. And

1008
01:06:30,592 --> 01:06:34,387
here on kinloss is one of them, along with King

1009
01:06:34,392 --> 01:06:42,429
cardan, sogging Shores and South Bruce. Now. In some of

1010
01:06:42,434 --> 01:06:45,669
those places, it's only certain areas that the charges apply

1011
01:06:46,114 --> 01:06:49,669
to. So what I hear was it was that subdivision

1012
01:06:50,074 --> 01:06:54,429
stage approval. So we paid out when we had plan

1013
01:06:54,834 --> 01:06:59,140
approval, the Parkland and the development chart. Okay. We've already

1014
01:06:59,505 --> 01:07:04,489
completed. We paid two years ago. Okay. If you didn't

1015
01:07:04,734 --> 01:07:08,649
get it on the microphone, the bugdanoviches state that they

1016
01:07:08,694 --> 01:07:14,613
paid two years ago. For the development charges. And likely

1017
01:07:14,898 --> 01:07:18,013
it was the local development charges. So there would be

1018
01:07:18,098 --> 01:07:20,773
what we're proposing is a county level of development charges.

1019
01:07:21,498 --> 01:07:25,573
Municipality Some municipalities are split into two types. There's the

1020
01:07:25,618 --> 01:07:29,933
lower tier that provides certain municipal services, and then there's

1021
01:07:29,978 --> 01:07:33,013
the upper tier, the county that provides other services. So.

1022
01:07:33,359 --> 01:07:37,514
We provide the county provides the larger roadways, the county

1023
01:07:37,519 --> 01:07:43,372
roads and bridges. Library Long term care, paramedics, et cetera.

1024
01:07:44,934 --> 01:07:47,809
So the development charges that the county are collecting would

1025
01:07:47,814 --> 01:07:52,249
be for services that are separate from the local municipality.

1026
01:07:52,574 --> 01:07:55,409
Now, in terms of whether they would apply, there's two

1027
01:07:55,774 --> 01:07:58,849
things that we could take into consideration. The county has

1028
01:07:58,854 --> 01:08:02,769
not defined yet at what stage the development charges would

1029
01:08:02,774 --> 01:08:07,498
be collected? There's two options. Subdivision. Stage or Building Permit

1030
01:08:07,903 --> 01:08:12,884
stage. We're looking at collecting at the building permit. Approval

1031
01:08:13,209 --> 01:08:18,664
stage, which is the later period. From the Development subdivision

1032
01:08:18,749 --> 01:08:23,884
approval stage. So only when. A developer is acquiring the

1033
01:08:23,929 --> 01:08:27,757
building permit. Would that come into question whether development charges

1034
01:08:27,882 --> 01:08:32,054
should be paid. Now, my colleague darryl ABS mentioned that

1035
01:08:32,299 --> 01:08:35,414
there are a number of exemptions and reductions that are

1036
01:08:35,459 --> 01:08:39,436
proposed by. The province. Or for effect in the future

1037
01:08:39,761 --> 01:08:43,111
are already in effect, but. One thing I'd want to

1038
01:08:43,156 --> 01:08:47,078
point out is. One exemption, which would be site plan

1039
01:08:47,483 --> 01:08:50,678
approval if the site plan for the project was approved.

1040
01:08:51,797 --> 01:08:56,177
Within two years prior. To the approval date. Of the

1041
01:08:56,582 --> 01:09:00,297
building permit, then the development charges at that two year

1042
01:09:00,702 --> 01:09:04,577
period or somewhere within that would apply. So say, if

1043
01:09:04,862 --> 01:09:09,867
the site plan was approved. One year ago. Then one

1044
01:09:09,912 --> 01:09:12,307
year ago the county did not have any development charges.

1045
01:09:14,466 --> 01:09:17,581
So then they could pay either the current or the

1046
01:09:17,626 --> 01:09:21,101
development charges one year ago, whichever is less. And if

1047
01:09:21,146 --> 01:09:24,261
it was zero, then they would pay zero. And that's

1048
01:09:24,626 --> 01:09:29,221
the province's promotion of building right away. Instead of waiting

1049
01:09:29,506 --> 01:09:36,118
a number of years. The other situation. Would be zoning

1050
01:09:36,203 --> 01:09:40,595
plan. Bylaw approval. Zoning amendment by law approval. And that

1051
01:09:40,920 --> 01:09:43,715
is also two year period. So there will be for

1052
01:09:44,440 --> 01:09:48,980
the first year. So probably quite a few. Property developments

1053
01:09:49,265 --> 01:09:52,439
that would be exempted. And I believe in this case.

1054
01:09:52,764 --> 01:09:55,599
If it's a property that's already built, it's not retroactively

1055
01:09:55,844 --> 01:10:00,312
applied. It's only moving forward. Thank you. So just to

1056
01:10:00,357 --> 01:10:04,672
clarify, we have 47 lots remaining within the subdivision. Are

1057
01:10:04,717 --> 01:10:07,272
you saying that now, when we apply for a building

1058
01:10:07,397 --> 01:10:09,952
permit, that's going to be on top of what we've

1059
01:10:09,997 --> 01:10:14,487
already paid for. So the short answer is Yes.

1060
01:10:20,119 --> 01:10:22,554
The development charges that were already paid were the local

1061
01:10:22,919 --> 01:10:27,437
huron kin loss development charges. There are three types of

1062
01:10:27,682 --> 01:10:31,425
divo and charges that could apply. There's the local municipal

1063
01:10:31,470 --> 01:10:36,025
development charges, county development charge and an education development charge.

1064
01:10:36,390 --> 01:10:40,225
Currently, the school boards in Bruce County are not collecting

1065
01:10:40,550 --> 01:10:43,345
education development charges, so that doesn't apply in many other

1066
01:10:43,430 --> 01:10:47,345
areas of the province. There are education development charges. So

1067
01:10:47,790 --> 01:10:53,337
currently. Only four of the local municipalities collect these seas.

1068
01:10:53,622 --> 01:10:57,337
And there are no current county development charges. So, yes,

1069
01:10:57,742 --> 01:11:01,697
moving forward, county development charges would apply. But again, if

1070
01:11:01,942 --> 01:11:04,817
the site plan approval was within the last two years

1071
01:11:05,542 --> 01:11:10,014
of the date of the building permit approval date. Then

1072
01:11:10,419 --> 01:11:15,911
likely they would be exempted. Okay. So, for example, our

1073
01:11:15,956 --> 01:11:19,111
subdivision is septic. And one of your dcs inquires about

1074
01:11:19,836 --> 01:11:23,311
water waste water services. So is that deducted from the

1075
01:11:23,756 --> 01:11:26,111
dcs that you're offering to our subdivision to have to

1076
01:11:26,476 --> 01:11:30,925
pay. That's again, another great question. So this speaks to

1077
01:11:30,930 --> 01:11:39,089
the division of the services that different municipalities provide. The

1078
01:11:39,134 --> 01:11:44,049
local municipalities generally provide in Bruce County generally provide water.

1079
01:11:46,612 --> 01:11:52,563
Sewer, drainage. And Parks and rec and some other services.

1080
01:11:54,647 --> 01:11:57,562
For the county, we're only looking to collect development charges

1081
01:11:58,367 --> 01:12:07,533
for roadways. Long term care. Certain Parklands primarily trails. Childcare

1082
01:12:08,258 --> 01:12:17,026
and paramedic or Ambulance services. So wastewater. Drinking water and

1083
01:12:17,711 --> 01:12:20,066
drainage water is not a development charge that we're collecting

1084
01:12:20,431 --> 01:12:22,266
for. So there's no money that's going to be collected

1085
01:12:22,551 --> 01:12:27,179
from us relating to that service. Okay. I think right

1086
01:12:27,224 --> 01:12:30,895
now we have a number of people online. So we're

1087
01:12:30,900 --> 01:12:36,537
going to take questions from them. And certainly the baganoviches

1088
01:12:36,902 --> 01:12:40,057
have some questions. They need a lot more clarification. So

1089
01:12:40,702 --> 01:12:45,016
I think Edward. Staff will need to arrange to talk

1090
01:12:45,061 --> 01:12:46,456
to them on the phone or meet with them because

1091
01:12:46,821 --> 01:12:51,148
they do have some quite legitimate concerns. Thank you. We've

1092
01:12:51,113 --> 01:12:54,110
got to get those answers for you. But we do

1093
01:12:54,475 --> 01:12:58,856
have other developers online. So right now we're going to

1094
01:12:58,861 --> 01:13:08,677
hear from wt. Land, Josh Martino. Hi, There. How

1095
01:13:09,042 --> 01:13:18,739
are you. Okay. Mr.

1096
01:13:19,104 --> 01:13:21,059
Martino, we can hear you if you would like to

1097
01:13:21,384 --> 01:13:25,802
provide your comments. Hi there. I submitted a written letter

1098
01:13:25,847 --> 01:13:31,340
on behalf of the ownership group here, but. We own

1099
01:13:31,785 --> 01:13:37,220
approximately 242 units in walkerton, 120 units in paisley, and

1100
01:13:37,505 --> 01:13:39,820
40 units in Mild May. They're all at the various

1101
01:13:39,865 --> 01:13:43,249
stages of development. But I guess the biggest question would

1102
01:13:43,254 --> 01:13:47,036
be. For the parcels we own, they're all apartment blocks

1103
01:13:47,081 --> 01:13:50,596
that are site plan approved in Walker jen, specifically, where

1104
01:13:50,881 --> 01:13:58,594
we have. A Site Plan agreement signed. Would that. I

1105
01:13:58,599 --> 01:14:01,874
guess be applicable to this or are dcs kind of

1106
01:14:02,479 --> 01:14:05,794
frozen since we've signed that agreement as per that bill.

1107
01:14:12,219 --> 01:14:16,294
Hi. Yeah. So if there's site plan approved the Development

1108
01:14:16,619 --> 01:14:21,258
Charges Act says that. Once this site plan is approved

1109
01:14:21,303 --> 01:14:25,858
by the municipality, then the DC rate is frozen at

1110
01:14:25,863 --> 01:14:28,258
the date you submitted the application. So in this case

1111
01:14:28,543 --> 01:14:31,018
the county development charge would be zero, so it's frozen

1112
01:14:31,383 --> 01:14:36,578
there for two years from when the municipalities approved the

1113
01:14:36,623 --> 01:14:39,338
site plan. So once that application was approved, you have.

1114
01:14:40,059 --> 01:14:42,254
Two years to pull the building permits and then no

1115
01:14:42,339 --> 01:14:45,414
charge would be applied at the county after that, any

1116
01:14:45,779 --> 01:14:48,094
building permit pulled after that would be subject to the

1117
01:14:48,459 --> 01:14:55,872
charge. Okay. Do you have a further question, Mr. Martino.

1118
01:14:59,788 --> 01:15:02,423
No, I think that was a big question Mark that

1119
01:15:02,708 --> 01:15:04,983
we had that we definitely needed some clarification on. And

1120
01:15:05,028 --> 01:15:09,473
I think. When it comes to acquiring land in the

1121
01:15:09,518 --> 01:15:11,273
future, for us, it would definitely be something that we

1122
01:15:11,278 --> 01:15:15,362
need to take into consideration for our group. In terms

1123
01:15:15,407 --> 01:15:19,042
of future acquisitions of land and how we proceed with

1124
01:15:19,407 --> 01:15:25,290
developing in the County. Thank you. Now call upon Mr.

1125
01:15:25,615 --> 01:15:33,093
Wade Roberts. Followed by Keith battler. So Mr. Roberts, if

1126
01:15:33,338 --> 01:15:36,877
you can unmute yourself. And introduce yourself. That would be

1127
01:15:36,962 --> 01:15:44,492
appreciated. Yeah, Hi, there. I'm developer with the Good Life

1128
01:15:44,577 --> 01:15:48,052
Building Co. We also have site plan approval for an

1129
01:15:48,137 --> 01:15:52,754
apartment block in WALKERTON. So you guys actually just answered

1130
01:15:53,119 --> 01:15:56,074
my question there with Josh as well, so I don't

1131
01:15:56,079 --> 01:15:58,394
have any other further questions from my site at this

1132
01:15:58,439 --> 01:16:05,338
time. Okay. Thank you. Next. Mr. Butler, would you like

1133
01:16:05,343 --> 01:16:15,033
to unmute yourself. As we give him an opportunity

1134
01:16:15,558 --> 01:16:18,593
to unmute himself, I'd also like to comment that we

1135
01:16:18,638 --> 01:16:21,313
have the chief building official from the Municipality of South

1136
01:16:21,678 --> 01:16:25,593
Bruce, and the chief building official from brockton. So in

1137
01:16:25,638 --> 01:16:31,111
that order, if you'd like to unmute yourself. You're welcome

1138
01:16:31,436 --> 01:16:41,035
to make comments to Council. Good morning,

1139
01:16:41,160 --> 01:16:44,635
Council. Thank you for the welcome there, Linda. Just a

1140
01:16:44,680 --> 01:16:52,718
quick question. From the lower tier perspective here. What kind

1141
01:16:53,083 --> 01:16:57,562
of compensation. Will be granted to the lower tier for

1142
01:16:57,927 --> 01:17:01,242
collecting the fees and doing the administrative portion on that

1143
01:17:01,847 --> 01:17:05,736
and second parts of that. What legal kind of enforcement

1144
01:17:06,461 --> 01:17:12,305
mechanism is there. To make us collect these fees on

1145
01:17:12,750 --> 01:17:21,346
county's behalf. Hey, Edward. Yes. Thank you. That's a good

1146
01:17:21,751 --> 01:17:29,573
question. The development. Charge Regulations were implemented and passed by

1147
01:17:30,258 --> 01:17:32,653
the provincial Government and have been in place for several

1148
01:17:33,018 --> 01:17:37,431
decades and. It has always been. In municipalities where there's

1149
01:17:37,436 --> 01:17:42,872
a split upper and lower tier. It's always been assigned

1150
01:17:43,597 --> 01:17:48,533
to. Whichever municipality or municipal government that issues the building

1151
01:17:48,938 --> 01:17:52,013
permits if it's done at building permit stage, that's the

1152
01:17:52,138 --> 01:17:58,103
legislation that's provided by the province. And there's a requirement.

1153
01:17:59,504 --> 01:18:03,139
For local municipalities to collect those funds. Similar to how

1154
01:18:03,464 --> 01:18:12,009
property taxes are collected. Without. Paying a fee to. The

1155
01:18:12,054 --> 01:18:14,569
county. And the reason for that is it saves taxpayers

1156
01:18:14,654 --> 01:18:17,289
money. Instead of having two different levels, the government collect

1157
01:18:17,334 --> 01:18:21,026
taxes. Having one send one bill out. And that's how

1158
01:18:21,671 --> 01:18:25,270
the province does property taxes. And they follow. The same

1159
01:18:25,435 --> 01:18:29,190
format with development charges. So really, if one level of

1160
01:18:29,195 --> 01:18:31,990
government charges another, it's just going to raise the costs

1161
01:18:32,715 --> 01:18:35,784
for the people that are paying the fee. In terms

1162
01:18:36,509 --> 01:18:40,144
of what if the local municipality does not choose to

1163
01:18:40,189 --> 01:18:44,777
collect the funds. That's something that the legislation provides some

1164
01:18:44,862 --> 01:18:47,137
remedies for, and I'm certain that that won't be the

1165
01:18:47,142 --> 01:18:55,710
case. And won't have to review those options. Okay. Who

1166
01:18:56,035 --> 01:18:59,189
has the next question, Linda. Okay. So I think Mr.

1167
01:18:59,594 --> 01:19:04,091
Butler. Had. A time commitment there, so I don't see

1168
01:19:04,336 --> 01:19:06,171
him online anymore, but we will reach out to him

1169
01:19:06,216 --> 01:19:08,830
to ensure that we receive his comments. I believe the

1170
01:19:08,915 --> 01:19:15,362
chief Building official of brockton is here. To get information,

1171
01:19:15,767 --> 01:19:19,242
and we'll submit any comments that he has directly to

1172
01:19:19,287 --> 01:19:23,833
our director. We do have a representative. Of the Bruce

1173
01:19:24,158 --> 01:19:27,713
Gray District School Board, and they're watching virtually as well

1174
01:19:28,038 --> 01:19:30,433
as can do homes. So unless there is any member

1175
01:19:30,758 --> 01:19:33,033
of the public that's in the audience in the Chambers

1176
01:19:33,438 --> 01:19:36,513
here wishing to speak, I believe that concludes our public

1177
01:19:36,918 --> 01:19:41,955
comment. Okay. Yeah. You can have one more question. Go

1178
01:19:42,000 --> 01:19:49,185
ahead. So those costs were mainly based off of, for

1179
01:19:49,470 --> 01:19:52,545
example, like roadways and the ambulance and such at the

1180
01:19:52,630 --> 01:19:56,985
county level. But as a developer, we finance our entire

1181
01:19:57,470 --> 01:20:06,948
development and pay for our own roadways. So if. Anyone's

1182
01:20:06,993 --> 01:20:09,508
paying for the roads and such it would be US

1183
01:20:09,633 --> 01:20:12,748
developers. And then on top of that, to pay even

1184
01:20:13,113 --> 01:20:16,668
further for roadways for the rest of the county. It

1185
01:20:16,913 --> 01:20:20,068
doesn't seem reasonable to US developers. At least I'm speaking

1186
01:20:20,473 --> 01:20:24,775
at my own personal perspective. For example, we did 77

1187
01:20:25,140 --> 01:20:32,035
properties and we're already paying for 1 Road. So now

1188
01:20:32,400 --> 01:20:37,235
to pay for development charges on 77 additional properties of

1189
01:20:37,280 --> 01:20:41,799
the increase. That would be a lot of money. Okay.

1190
01:20:44,020 --> 01:20:48,621
We'll take that comment into the record. Thank you. I

1191
01:20:48,666 --> 01:20:56,949
wanted to provide some additional information. With regards to the

1192
01:20:57,314 --> 01:21:01,948
County. So with regards to collecting development charges, again, I

1193
01:21:02,033 --> 01:21:05,108
previously mentioned that in the county of Bruce, there are

1194
01:21:05,153 --> 01:21:08,708
eight local municipalities, four of them currently collect development charges,

1195
01:21:09,073 --> 01:21:12,588
and the other four have not had that experience. So

1196
01:21:12,673 --> 01:21:15,628
the county is going to be providing some education and

1197
01:21:15,673 --> 01:21:19,700
some assistance with calculating the amounts and. Other assistance in

1198
01:21:19,705 --> 01:21:23,749
terms of that. But again, the County. Is not collecting

1199
01:21:24,434 --> 01:21:28,789
the development, the building permits or evaluating them. So we

1200
01:21:28,834 --> 01:21:31,589
would require the cooperation of local municipalities, but we will

1201
01:21:31,634 --> 01:21:35,611
be providing assistance there. Okay. Now we'll open it up

1202
01:21:35,976 --> 01:21:39,131
for questions from County Council who would like to go

1203
01:21:39,176 --> 01:21:48,022
first. Councilor Hamill. Thank you, warden. And I believe to

1204
01:21:48,427 --> 01:21:52,459
Darryl. If a demolition permit is taken out and a

1205
01:21:52,504 --> 01:21:55,099
house is taken down, and then a house is built

1206
01:21:55,224 --> 01:21:57,939
on the same spot. Do they pay a development charge.

1207
01:21:59,983 --> 01:22:02,938
No. So they wouldn't pay a development charge. You have

1208
01:22:02,983 --> 01:22:05,978
the ability in the bylaw to kind of restrict the

1209
01:22:06,023 --> 01:22:09,258
time horizon. So most municipalities restrict that to five years.

1210
01:22:09,983 --> 01:22:12,258
So if you have a house that Burns down and

1211
01:22:12,303 --> 01:22:14,618
you build another one within five years, you're not going

1212
01:22:14,823 --> 01:22:17,898
to pay a development charge on it. Usually there's a

1213
01:22:17,903 --> 01:22:20,755
restriction in there on the time horizon. Because you don't

1214
01:22:20,800 --> 01:22:23,435
want someone if they demolish a house and it sits

1215
01:22:23,480 --> 01:22:26,200
there for 15 years. And then all of a sudden

1216
01:22:26,245 --> 01:22:29,640
they build a house tracking that. And then also they're

1217
01:22:29,645 --> 01:22:31,880
not in the plans for adding to the servicing and

1218
01:22:31,925 --> 01:22:35,080
stuff. So typically, there's a time horizon that's limited on

1219
01:22:35,085 --> 01:22:37,720
that. But if it's within that Tom razin typically five

1220
01:22:37,725 --> 01:22:40,891
years, they wouldn't have to pay a development charge. If

1221
01:22:40,936 --> 01:22:43,171
I could add a little bit more clarification. So there

1222
01:22:43,216 --> 01:22:48,549
are the odd circumstances where especially in. The more commercial

1223
01:22:48,834 --> 01:22:50,749
areas where there's an old house that's torn down and

1224
01:22:51,034 --> 01:22:54,309
replaced with a commercial. And in that instance, there's going

1225
01:22:54,314 --> 01:22:57,749
to be something in the bylaw called credits. So basically.

1226
01:22:59,387 --> 01:23:01,742
If a house was torn down and then replaced within

1227
01:23:02,147 --> 01:23:05,862
that time frame with a commercial structure. As an example.

1228
01:23:07,272 --> 01:23:13,581
Then the amount that would normally be paid. For. The

1229
01:23:13,906 --> 01:23:17,181
residential would count as a credit towards whatever. So if

1230
01:23:17,946 --> 01:23:25,405
say. The. House. 's development charge would be $7,000. As

1231
01:23:25,450 --> 01:23:29,340
an example. And the new commercial structure would only would

1232
01:23:29,345 --> 01:23:33,158
have to pay 6000. Well then that 7000. Is more

1233
01:23:33,523 --> 01:23:36,974
of a credit against the 6000. If the new commercial

1234
01:23:37,299 --> 01:23:40,054
building would have had to pay 10,000, well, then they

1235
01:23:40,059 --> 01:23:42,174
would only have to pay the difference between the 10,000

1236
01:23:42,539 --> 01:23:45,294
and the 7000 within that five year time frame. It's

1237
01:23:45,339 --> 01:23:50,347
very rare, but there is that also. For conversions of

1238
01:23:50,432 --> 01:23:54,114
building types. And then follow up would be if you

1239
01:23:54,159 --> 01:23:56,834
took down a ten unit apartment building and put up

1240
01:23:57,159 --> 01:24:01,114
a 20 unit apartment building. The credits would therefore give

1241
01:24:01,159 --> 01:24:05,154
you credits for ten, so to speak. That's correct. Yes.

1242
01:24:07,511 --> 01:24:14,571
Okay. Who'd like to go next? Luke. Yeah. Thank you,

1243
01:24:14,616 --> 01:24:18,454
warden. And. Thank you both to our presenters and to

1244
01:24:18,499 --> 01:24:20,974
the members of the public who spoke to us this

1245
01:24:21,019 --> 01:24:24,854
morning. Appreciate everybody's time and inuit. I guess I just

1246
01:24:24,899 --> 01:24:27,134
wanted to reiterate the comments that were submitted by the

1247
01:24:27,179 --> 01:24:30,254
town of Saga and Shores, which are important to those

1248
01:24:30,299 --> 01:24:33,854
of us who are currently collecting development charges within the

1249
01:24:34,179 --> 01:24:37,280
county. It's critical. I think that. As we develop the

1250
01:24:37,565 --> 01:24:43,121
final bylaw. That. We ensure that the timing for collection

1251
01:24:43,846 --> 01:24:47,819
is aligned between the lower tiers and upper tiers. In

1252
01:24:48,184 --> 01:24:51,419
terms of a process that's functional for the lower tiers

1253
01:24:51,624 --> 01:24:54,499
who have to collect these dcs, we need to have

1254
01:24:54,784 --> 01:24:58,572
the same timing of collection. And I would say too,

1255
01:24:59,017 --> 01:25:01,919
that. I think we can cooperate on getting to the

1256
01:25:01,924 --> 01:25:03,959
right spot if the lower tiers need to adjust or

1257
01:25:04,004 --> 01:25:05,879
I can speak for the town sogging shores at least

1258
01:25:06,164 --> 01:25:10,676
if we need to adjust. To come into alignment in

1259
01:25:10,681 --> 01:25:12,036
a way where we can meet in the middle. I'm

1260
01:25:12,041 --> 01:25:13,956
sure that the town socking Shores would be open to

1261
01:25:14,281 --> 01:25:16,476
that. The other thing and the more important thing in

1262
01:25:16,481 --> 01:25:19,956
my mind is these non statutory exemptions and ensuring so

1263
01:25:20,241 --> 01:25:23,516
the town is hiking chores through our development charges, implementation.

1264
01:25:24,709 --> 01:25:30,287
Have set up non statutory exemptions. Including ones focused on

1265
01:25:30,612 --> 01:25:34,247
affordable and attainable housing. These are critical exemptions for us.

1266
01:25:36,369 --> 01:25:39,258
So. We have a DC. We've had a DC for

1267
01:25:39,663 --> 01:25:43,698
a long time that DC has been very successful at

1268
01:25:44,063 --> 01:25:47,018
bringing in revenues, which have allowed us to build the

1269
01:25:47,063 --> 01:25:51,271
infrastructure which support the growth that we're experiencing. I firmly

1270
01:25:51,556 --> 01:25:53,391
believe that one of the reasons we're one of the

1271
01:25:53,396 --> 01:25:57,751
fastest growing communities in Ontario today is because of the

1272
01:25:57,836 --> 01:26:01,974
DC that we have. But we have balanced that with

1273
01:26:02,419 --> 01:26:06,094
non statutory exemptions, which incentivize the construction of the type

1274
01:26:06,139 --> 01:26:12,138
of housing that we need. Affordable and attainable housing. And

1275
01:26:12,223 --> 01:26:16,622
I understand the Province is bringing in. Or has already

1276
01:26:16,987 --> 01:26:21,333
brought in and is still rolling out. Mandatory exemptions, which

1277
01:26:21,898 --> 01:26:23,933
will cover off affordable and attainable housing. I guess I

1278
01:26:23,938 --> 01:26:28,031
would say. That I would like there to be alignment

1279
01:26:28,076 --> 01:26:31,671
between the county's bylaw and the saging Shores bylaw and

1280
01:26:31,916 --> 01:26:34,671
all other bylaws across the county for DC so that.

1281
01:26:35,886 --> 01:26:39,690
We have similar or. Most preferably exemptions that are exactly

1282
01:26:40,095 --> 01:26:43,010
the same and so that we don't. So there's in

1283
01:26:43,015 --> 01:26:46,230
confusion, it becomes very difficult, I think, to implement. Those

1284
01:26:46,315 --> 01:26:50,230
non statutory exemptions. If the county has some and we

1285
01:26:50,275 --> 01:26:53,958
have other ones and they're different, right. So I'm hopeful

1286
01:26:54,243 --> 01:26:58,368
that our staff. Will work together. With our staff at

1287
01:26:58,373 --> 01:26:59,928
the lower tier, to find a way to make sure

1288
01:26:59,933 --> 01:27:04,373
that those do align. And as I say. Just. As

1289
01:27:04,458 --> 01:27:07,293
with the timing of collection, I think there's a willingness

1290
01:27:07,978 --> 01:27:11,213
from sogging drawers, at least to adjust as required to

1291
01:27:11,498 --> 01:27:15,733
meet the county in a place that works. As we

1292
01:27:15,858 --> 01:27:19,122
implement. An upper tier development charge. So those are very

1293
01:27:19,167 --> 01:27:23,858
important issues for us. And I wanted to put them

1294
01:27:23,903 --> 01:27:30,941
on the table. Thank you, warden. Ken. Through you, warden.

1295
01:27:33,164 --> 01:27:36,839
I would concur with my colleague, Mayor sharboneau. I think

1296
01:27:37,204 --> 01:27:42,039
harmonization is a crucial factor in implementing this and making

1297
01:27:42,404 --> 01:27:44,399
it workable for our staff. But I want to take

1298
01:27:44,724 --> 01:27:50,437
a little step back farther than that. The implementation. Of

1299
01:27:50,762 --> 01:27:54,077
the development charge is crucial for the financial well being

1300
01:27:54,402 --> 01:27:57,760
of our County. To even go back to that very

1301
01:27:58,205 --> 01:28:01,440
fundamental question. Are we doing this well, from my perspective,

1302
01:28:01,525 --> 01:28:10,093
yes. And. I appreciated the charts indicating. The differences between

1303
01:28:10,778 --> 01:28:15,222
the municipalities in Bruce County. Some do, some don't. And.

1304
01:28:16,525 --> 01:28:21,120
There's gut instinct about what the effect of development charges

1305
01:28:21,605 --> 01:28:30,801
do. Whether they do or don't implement. Affect growth.

1306
01:28:31,910 --> 01:28:35,465
Some municipalities say yes. Some say no. That's for your

1307
01:28:35,510 --> 01:28:39,232
municipality to figure out yourself. The other chart that I

1308
01:28:39,277 --> 01:28:47,962
noticed. There's. A significant. Difference for sogging Shores for residential

1309
01:28:48,247 --> 01:28:52,963
housing unit construction. Significant difference in King cardan for Industrial

1310
01:28:53,368 --> 01:28:57,150
development. So I look at this and I say, Holy

1311
01:28:57,475 --> 01:28:59,750
Schmolies King cardan is going to take a whack on

1312
01:28:59,755 --> 01:29:04,110
this one. As far as industrial challenges go convincing people

1313
01:29:04,155 --> 01:29:07,143
that this is a really good place because. We desire

1314
01:29:07,508 --> 01:29:11,183
to increase the industrial construction in Concardin. Having said that,

1315
01:29:11,868 --> 01:29:14,663
I still think the development charges are the right way

1316
01:29:15,028 --> 01:29:21,057
to go to. Build our future and the counties. So

1317
01:29:21,502 --> 01:29:23,937
I'm on board for this. Will it be perfect the

1318
01:29:23,942 --> 01:29:26,577
first day? Of course not. But we'll get it right.

1319
01:29:27,557 --> 01:29:33,811
Don. Thank you, warden. Through you, I guess a little

1320
01:29:33,896 --> 01:29:38,428
clarification first and then a concern. I have the clarification

1321
01:29:38,553 --> 01:29:41,188
on the crimson Oak subdivision, and I have a couple

1322
01:29:41,473 --> 01:29:44,588
of other subdivisions going on in my municipality. The site

1323
01:29:44,673 --> 01:29:48,667
plan approvals have been done. And the zoning bylaws have

1324
01:29:48,672 --> 01:29:52,393
been done. So is it everything from two years ago

1325
01:29:53,078 --> 01:29:55,512
if they had a building permit for two years. They're

1326
01:29:55,517 --> 01:29:58,992
good, but anything new, they will be charged. The DC

1327
01:29:59,117 --> 01:30:04,156
charge. Yeah. So through the warden. So. Once the site

1328
01:30:04,561 --> 01:30:07,196
plan or zoning bylaw amendment application is approved by the

1329
01:30:07,561 --> 01:30:10,756
municipality that starts the clock. So from there, then you

1330
01:30:10,761 --> 01:30:13,356
have two years to pull the building permits and then

1331
01:30:13,721 --> 01:30:15,996
they don't pay the county DC because it's frozen at

1332
01:30:16,401 --> 01:30:19,196
zero. Any building permit pulled after the two years from

1333
01:30:19,521 --> 01:30:23,076
the approval would be subject to the county's development charge

1334
01:30:23,481 --> 01:30:26,364
at the day. Basically one would anything built out there'd

1335
01:30:26,369 --> 01:30:30,197
be nothing in there to be moving forward. My other

1336
01:30:30,602 --> 01:30:34,517
concern is the hard sell of this being the municipality

1337
01:30:34,562 --> 01:30:37,237
that's on the south end of the county, neighboring a

1338
01:30:37,242 --> 01:30:41,732
county that doesn't have development charges. What the industrial park

1339
01:30:41,777 --> 01:30:45,822
coming online. Some mckenz comment says, how do we attract

1340
01:30:46,187 --> 01:30:48,902
people to come to Bruce County, just over the border

1341
01:30:49,187 --> 01:30:53,062
of harrington county when they have no development charges? And

1342
01:30:53,107 --> 01:30:56,182
that's a concern. I have just where our municipality is

1343
01:30:56,267 --> 01:31:01,285
situated, every other municipality. Has borders with counties that have

1344
01:31:01,610 --> 01:31:08,193
development charges. That's a good question. I'll give two examples

1345
01:31:08,518 --> 01:31:11,313
one residential and one non residential. So starting with the

1346
01:31:11,318 --> 01:31:17,568
non residential. Certainly here on county does not. Have development

1347
01:31:17,653 --> 01:31:22,288
charges and Great County does now. Great county currently their

1348
01:31:22,373 --> 01:31:25,928
non residential charges and also their residential charges are much

1349
01:31:25,973 --> 01:31:31,404
higher than. What we're proposing even before the phasing. And.

1350
01:31:34,979 --> 01:31:37,318
There are a lot of reasons why. Someone might build

1351
01:31:37,683 --> 01:31:42,344
something in one place or another. And if we're comparing

1352
01:31:43,029 --> 01:31:47,998
Gray County to Bruce County, certainly. The nonresident the non

1353
01:31:48,043 --> 01:31:52,831
residential or industrial charges. Would be consistently less than Gray

1354
01:31:52,956 --> 01:31:56,831
County. But sometimes what builders will look at is not

1355
01:31:56,876 --> 01:32:00,671
just that, but they'll look at utility costs, ongoing cost,

1356
01:32:01,116 --> 01:32:03,551
availability of labor in the local area, or even availability

1357
01:32:03,956 --> 01:32:06,831
of land to be developed for whatever size that they're

1358
01:32:06,836 --> 01:32:10,851
looking at. So there are. More than one type of

1359
01:32:11,256 --> 01:32:20,371
criteria. Certainly. If. Your County. Was with zero or even

1360
01:32:20,696 --> 01:32:25,091
Perth County. If development judges were the major factor and

1361
01:32:25,416 --> 01:32:28,331
the deciding factor, then perhaps then there would be no

1362
01:32:28,336 --> 01:32:31,291
growth in Bridge County. So let's take a look at

1363
01:32:31,296 --> 01:32:34,809
the residential so, for example. I personally live in King

1364
01:32:35,054 --> 01:32:37,850
carden and the street over from me. There's houses being

1365
01:32:37,935 --> 01:32:41,524
built for a million dollars. There's development charges in King

1366
01:32:41,849 --> 01:32:45,313
cardan right now. Why wouldn't they just be a little

1367
01:32:45,638 --> 01:32:48,393
bit south in huron county? Well, perhaps the type of

1368
01:32:48,398 --> 01:32:51,073
people that would buy a million dollar home aren't in

1369
01:32:51,358 --> 01:32:53,113
here on county or don't want to live there. So

1370
01:32:53,398 --> 01:32:56,753
there's the attractiveness of the communities that is also a

1371
01:32:56,758 --> 01:33:01,629
factor. And also if we look internally. We've got say

1372
01:33:01,994 --> 01:33:05,589
sogging shores that has the highest local development charges of

1373
01:33:05,634 --> 01:33:10,128
the four local municipalities that do charge development charges. Why

1374
01:33:10,173 --> 01:33:12,568
is there so much development going on there? And very

1375
01:33:12,893 --> 01:33:16,922
little going on, say in neighboring Aaron Eldersly. Where there

1376
01:33:17,207 --> 01:33:20,402
are no development charges locally. So that also is a

1377
01:33:20,407 --> 01:33:23,771
question. And so the reason why. Developers build in certain

1378
01:33:23,856 --> 01:33:27,211
areas isn't solely focused on development charges. There are a

1379
01:33:27,216 --> 01:33:31,500
lot of other factors that are involved. Okay. Further questions.

1380
01:33:36,453 --> 01:33:43,901
Okay, I have just a few comments. I agree with

1381
01:33:44,186 --> 01:33:47,821
Luke on the non statutory language for exemptions. I think

1382
01:33:48,466 --> 01:33:53,996
we need to see that. What staff would propose. I

1383
01:33:54,001 --> 01:33:56,236
don't think we can wait for the province to come

1384
01:33:56,281 --> 01:33:59,796
up with some language on those exemptions regarding attainable housing.

1385
01:33:59,801 --> 01:34:02,516
I know the Minister did mention that amo, but now

1386
01:34:02,841 --> 01:34:05,596
he's gone along with the associate Minister. I don't think

1387
01:34:05,881 --> 01:34:08,556
that will be a priority for the government right now

1388
01:34:08,881 --> 01:34:11,956
to clarify that for us. So I do think I

1389
01:34:12,001 --> 01:34:14,558
agree with Luke. We do need to clarify. That on

1390
01:34:14,603 --> 01:34:19,362
our own. Certainly do support exemptions for those builders doing

1391
01:34:19,407 --> 01:34:23,297
the attainable housing. Especially, for example, in the rental market.

1392
01:34:23,622 --> 01:34:26,257
We haven't had a lot of rental apartment blocks constructed

1393
01:34:26,582 --> 01:34:31,889
in Bruce County. And I'm not sure. We should be

1394
01:34:32,334 --> 01:34:37,209
taxing those given the need for rentals along with the

1395
01:34:37,574 --> 01:34:44,371
rental townhouses. If those townhouses. The rents are within the

1396
01:34:44,416 --> 01:34:46,971
80% that the province proposed. I think we should give

1397
01:34:47,016 --> 01:34:48,691
them exemptions and I think it would be up to

1398
01:34:48,736 --> 01:34:50,171
us to come up with that language. We're not going

1399
01:34:50,416 --> 01:34:52,702
to be able to wait for the province. On the

1400
01:34:53,027 --> 01:34:57,061
industrial land. I am very concerned. As councilor Murray is

1401
01:34:57,426 --> 01:35:04,623
about our neighbors in both Huron. And. Gray. The numbers

1402
01:35:04,708 --> 01:35:07,463
I have here, Edward. I just copying off the chart.

1403
01:35:08,228 --> 01:35:13,266
Bruce Industrial would be $3 a square foot. Versus Gray

1404
01:35:13,311 --> 01:35:18,679
at. Am I correct in reading the chart. So the

1405
01:35:18,724 --> 01:35:25,694
difference. Is. In Great County, they go by square meter

1406
01:35:26,459 --> 01:35:28,934
and that's their charges are by square meter. And they

1407
01:35:28,979 --> 01:35:32,733
have to. Be what do you call calculated out to

1408
01:35:33,058 --> 01:35:38,208
the square foot. So the other issue that you have

1409
01:35:38,213 --> 01:35:41,648
to look at is with Gray County is they did

1410
01:35:41,693 --> 01:35:45,288
not collect development charges for non residential for the longest

1411
01:35:45,533 --> 01:35:47,528
period. So they've had development residents for a while, but

1412
01:35:48,133 --> 01:35:54,247
it was only recently. In. 2022 when they decided to

1413
01:35:54,332 --> 01:35:57,367
when they passed their most recent development charge bylaws, they

1414
01:35:57,412 --> 01:36:00,487
would begin collecting non residential. But what they did was

1415
01:36:00,532 --> 01:36:03,487
they did it in a phased way where they passed

1416
01:36:03,492 --> 01:36:05,847
the bylaw in 2022. I think it was in December,

1417
01:36:06,532 --> 01:36:10,247
so there was 0% for 2022, and then 2023 was.

1418
01:36:11,565 --> 01:36:17,560
25% of their destination rate plus inflation. And for 2024,

1419
01:36:18,245 --> 01:36:21,528
it's going to be 50% of their destination rate. And

1420
01:36:21,573 --> 01:36:25,608
then 75, and then 100%. The province is now defined.

1421
01:36:27,292 --> 01:36:31,887
The phase in is 80%, 85, 95, and then 100.

1422
01:36:34,843 --> 01:36:38,158
So we would likely be proposing to be about 60%

1423
01:36:38,523 --> 01:36:42,992
for the first year. Instead of 80% and that would

1424
01:36:43,317 --> 01:36:46,912
bring us equivalent to the phased in amount in Gray

1425
01:36:47,197 --> 01:36:53,456
County or just under. And then the following year, when

1426
01:36:53,501 --> 01:36:55,936
they bump it up to 75%, it'll be well above

1427
01:36:56,581 --> 01:36:58,696
what our rate would be. And then following it would

1428
01:36:58,781 --> 01:37:01,136
continue to be well above the rate of breach. County.

1429
01:37:01,965 --> 01:37:04,320
Okay. I'd like to maybe see some more numbers on

1430
01:37:04,325 --> 01:37:07,926
that. Reading the chart if we're going to be according

1431
01:37:07,971 --> 01:37:12,424
to the chart, we're far ahead of Gray County. And

1432
01:37:12,869 --> 01:37:14,744
of course, there are numerous reasons, as you mentioned, why

1433
01:37:14,789 --> 01:37:19,216
a business would locate, but certainly. A very attractive feature

1434
01:37:19,541 --> 01:37:24,496
when you're selling land either in ripley or in Suggesting

1435
01:37:24,821 --> 01:37:29,609
Shores or Concardner. Walkerdon. Is saying that we don't have

1436
01:37:29,934 --> 01:37:32,249
development charges. And then if we were to say that

1437
01:37:32,974 --> 01:37:37,013
we're four times higher. Than Gray County. That would be

1438
01:37:37,618 --> 01:37:40,933
an influencing factor in attracting somebody to this area. And

1439
01:37:41,218 --> 01:37:45,467
we are in competition. With wingham has a lot of

1440
01:37:45,832 --> 01:37:50,154
land empty down there now. And godrich, and hanover, no

1441
01:37:50,239 --> 01:37:53,741
one sound. I think as Don originally pointed out, we

1442
01:37:53,986 --> 01:37:57,013
need to be very cognizant of those numbers. On the

1443
01:37:57,458 --> 01:38:00,674
industrial. Can you, Luke, just make a comment and follow

1444
01:38:00,799 --> 01:38:03,034
up to your comments, warden. And I certainly agree with

1445
01:38:03,759 --> 01:38:09,823
your assessment that we need to be. Competitive, particularly to

1446
01:38:09,868 --> 01:38:12,423
attract industrial investment. We have a lot of opportunities in

1447
01:38:12,428 --> 01:38:15,223
Bruce County for industrial investment coming up. I think because.

1448
01:38:16,333 --> 01:38:19,168
Of a lot of initiatives happening in our region, particularly

1449
01:38:19,613 --> 01:38:21,848
those in the nuclear sector, but other ones as well.

1450
01:38:22,970 --> 01:38:24,445
We want to be able to seize those opportunities, but

1451
01:38:24,450 --> 01:38:25,805
I think there's a couple of ways to go about

1452
01:38:25,890 --> 01:38:31,587
it. One would be to look at. The Industrial and

1453
01:38:31,872 --> 01:38:35,868
Commercial Charges as part of the DC bylaw itself. Either

1454
01:38:36,233 --> 01:38:39,068
choose not to implement an industrial charge or to implement

1455
01:38:39,353 --> 01:38:42,268
a reduced charge has been laid out. The alternative approach.

1456
01:38:43,243 --> 01:38:48,368
And the one that I prefer, I guess. Is. To

1457
01:38:48,853 --> 01:38:53,149
identify. In which commercial activities we want to incentivize and

1458
01:38:53,194 --> 01:38:59,323
then do that through community improvement plans. Right. So we

1459
01:38:59,808 --> 01:39:05,300
implement. The industrial and commercial charges at the full rate

1460
01:39:05,665 --> 01:39:07,900
as part of the bylaw, and then in a subsequent

1461
01:39:07,945 --> 01:39:11,020
bylaw and a community improvement plan bylaw. We say these

1462
01:39:11,385 --> 01:39:17,065
are the types most likely high employment, industrial. Developments that

1463
01:39:17,110 --> 01:39:19,305
we want to have in Bruce County, or we want

1464
01:39:19,670 --> 01:39:24,660
to ensure. Receive a competitive rate and then. We incentivize

1465
01:39:24,745 --> 01:39:28,300
them by rebating the development charge through the community improvement

1466
01:39:28,625 --> 01:39:31,220
plan. So that's what's talking that's the approach talking chores

1467
01:39:31,225 --> 01:39:33,500
has taken. I like it because it's not just a

1468
01:39:33,865 --> 01:39:38,349
blanket. Reduction. It says, this is who we want. This

1469
01:39:38,354 --> 01:39:40,749
is who we want to incentivize. And then we target

1470
01:39:41,114 --> 01:39:44,634
them specifically. And then in effect give them a zero

1471
01:39:44,759 --> 01:39:47,556
rate. So that's the approach I like I'd be very

1472
01:39:47,921 --> 01:39:51,516
interested to hear back from staff when this comes back

1473
01:39:51,841 --> 01:39:56,902
about which approach they recommend. And mechanisms for implementing that.

1474
01:39:58,131 --> 01:40:01,396
But I do agree. With the outcome that you're looking

1475
01:40:01,441 --> 01:40:04,516
for and hope to see some good recommendations on how

1476
01:40:04,521 --> 01:40:08,170
to get to that outcome. Thank you, Warren. Yeah, that's

1477
01:40:08,175 --> 01:40:12,586
a great idea. The high employment incentive. We could have

1478
01:40:12,911 --> 01:40:16,688
a lot of warehouses and two or three jobs. And

1479
01:40:16,733 --> 01:40:19,488
then not worth giving that an exemption, but certainly high

1480
01:40:19,893 --> 01:40:25,587
employment. Okay. Further questions. Okay. So hearing none.

1481
01:40:30,379 --> 01:40:36,229
We'll ask Edward to recap the next steps. Thank you,

1482
01:40:36,634 --> 01:40:42,825
warden. So the next steps would be. Staff will take

1483
01:40:42,910 --> 01:40:45,985
into account all the feedback that we received today. Any

1484
01:40:46,710 --> 01:40:49,985
additional questions or comments that we might receive after this

1485
01:40:50,390 --> 01:40:57,120
meeting and. Also. We held the county held a number

1486
01:40:57,165 --> 01:41:01,534
of. Meetings, three sessions with local municipalities and then also

1487
01:41:02,219 --> 01:41:05,854
a stakeholder session, and the comments from the stakeholder session

1488
01:41:06,139 --> 01:41:10,261
are also included in the Agenda package. From the questions

1489
01:41:10,386 --> 01:41:13,061
that were asked, some of which were again asked today.

1490
01:41:13,426 --> 01:41:17,783
So you got a good flavor of that. We'll then

1491
01:41:18,588 --> 01:41:24,399
bring a recommend. Recommendation for amendments to the proposed bylaw

1492
01:41:25,004 --> 01:41:28,431
the Consultants generally provide the maximum options and. We'll provide.

1493
01:41:30,032 --> 01:41:32,867
Recommendations. So we're looking at recommendations for the date that

1494
01:41:33,192 --> 01:41:37,227
it would start. If there's any adjustments to the Provincial

1495
01:41:37,672 --> 01:41:46,310
recommended implementation percentages, and again. Some discussion regarding

1496
01:41:47,075 --> 01:41:50,550
exemptions potentially and the impact and financial cost of these

1497
01:41:50,995 --> 01:41:57,714
exemptions. And. Proposed Options for cips. That will be on

1498
01:41:58,119 --> 01:42:03,475
the 21 September. And from there, we're looking for guidance

1499
01:42:03,840 --> 01:42:10,274
from Council to direct. How the bylaw should be shaped

1500
01:42:10,599 --> 01:42:14,314
and amended. We're looking at bringing the bylaw back to

1501
01:42:14,639 --> 01:42:20,530
Council on October 5. For review and consideration. There is

1502
01:42:20,855 --> 01:42:25,052
a reason why we have that date. And currently. There

1503
01:42:25,097 --> 01:42:29,650
is the paramedic Building that's under construction. In Port elgan.

1504
01:42:31,669 --> 01:42:34,584
And to ensure that we're able to capture that and

1505
01:42:35,269 --> 01:42:38,824
gain development charges for that project to help reduce the

1506
01:42:38,869 --> 01:42:45,572
total cost to taxpayers. It's important that the bylaw would

1507
01:42:45,577 --> 01:42:51,373
be approved, not necessarily implemented, but approved before. The substantial

1508
01:42:51,698 --> 01:42:54,373
completion date. And we're looking at end of October right

1509
01:42:54,418 --> 01:42:59,219
now for substantial completion. So that's where we're headed. And

1510
01:42:59,304 --> 01:43:02,539
September 21 will be the additional information. Thank you. Okay.

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01:43:02,984 --> 01:43:05,850
Thank you. Motion to adjourn the public meeting. By Don.

1512
01:43:07,977 --> 01:43:11,052
The meetings now adjourned of the public meeting. Now we'll

1513
01:43:11,057 --> 01:43:14,212
move to the committee meeting minutes. Look for a mover

1514
01:43:14,457 --> 01:43:16,932
and seconder on the minutes moved by milt. Seconded by

1515
01:43:17,217 --> 01:43:18,932
Mark that the minutes of the following committee meetings be

1516
01:43:18,977 --> 01:43:22,172
approved as circulated August 3. Corporate Services, Human Services, Long

1517
01:43:22,497 --> 01:43:26,132
Term Care Homes, Committee of Management, Museum Paramedics Services, all

1518
01:43:26,457 --> 01:43:31,810
those in favor. That is carried. We have bylaw to

1519
01:43:32,135 --> 01:43:35,650
confirm proceedings. A mover and seconder, please moved by Ken.

1520
01:43:35,695 --> 01:43:38,770
Seconded by dawn that bylaw 33 being a bylaw to

1521
01:43:38,815 --> 01:43:40,530
confirm proceedings with the Council of the county of Bruce

1522
01:43:40,815 --> 01:43:43,690
at its meeting held the 7th day of September 2023

1523
01:43:44,095 --> 01:43:47,610
be approved. All those in favor that is carried. Our

1524
01:43:47,615 --> 01:43:52,159
next meeting date, October 5. Mot. Motion to adjourn at

1525
01:43:52,484 --> 01:43:57,319
1115 made by Steve meeting is adjourned now with Council's

1526
01:43:57,364 --> 01:44:00,702
permission, I would like to. Take a quick break as

1527
01:44:00,747 --> 01:44:03,302
well as to amend the agenda. We have some people

1528
01:44:03,387 --> 01:44:06,742
waiting for item three on the agenda. So if we

1529
01:44:06,747 --> 01:44:10,483
could bump planning and development up. And then Human Services

1530
01:44:10,928 --> 01:44:13,803
below that after a quick break. That's okay with Council.