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Off-Site Levies Annual Report and 2021 Bylaw Update
Presented by: Tanya Hynes, Supervisor of Long Term Engineering, Engineering Services
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
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1. That Bylaw 13/2021, being Amendment 8 to Off-Site Levy Bylaw 30/2013, be read a first time.
2. That $2.5M in the current off-site levy receipts held by the City be allocated and administered as indicated in “2020 OSL Receipt Reconciliation Consistent with Approved Council Policy C-P&E-08”, provided as an attachment to the March 15, 2021 agenda report entitled “Off-Site Levies Annual Report and 2021 Bylaw Update”.
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PURPOSE OF REPORT
The report summarizes the off-site levy rates updated for the 2021 construction season, and subsequent bylaw amendment to reflect changes in rates and project lists. The report also highlights key changes to the City’s Off-Site Levy Model and how the off-site levies are calculated.
ALIGNMENT TO PRIORITIES IN COUNCIL’S STRATEGIC PLAN
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ALIGNMENT TO LEVELS OF SERVICE DELIVERY
A) Infrastructure Planning
· Calculation of levies, the requests to off-set approved projects and ensuring that any work approved is consistent with best practices.
B) Off-Site Levy Program
· Updated annually in Quarter One.
· Recoveries are recommended annually in Quarter One.
ALIGNMENT TO COUNCIL DIRECTION OR MANDATORY STATUTORY PROVISION
In accordance with sections 17 to 22 of Off-Site Levy Bylaw 30/2013, the City shall review the Off-Site Levy projects and the Off-Site Levy rates no less than every third year. After the review has been completed, City Council may amend the Bylaw to update the Municipal Infrastructure Off-Site Levy rates. On or before December 31 of each calendar year, the CAO shall prepare and submit to City Council an annual report on the Off-Site Levies imposed and collected by the City in the previous year.
On March 16, 2020 Council passed the following motion on consent agenda:
(CB-20-034)
That Council approve the amendments...
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