Corporate Services Committee

That Jordan Sherlock, Kevin Jacobi, Tim Clutterbuck, Rudi Kroecker, Spencer Fox, Matt Bonanno and Andrew Harber, BE PERMITTED to appear before Committee as individual delegates respecting development charges.

That Report CSD 20-2022, dated August 10, 2022, respecting Heritage Tax Rebate By-law Amendment, BE RECEIVED and the following recommendations BE APPROVED: 1. That By-law No. 36-2008, being a By-law authorizing the Region to provide matching funding for Fort Erie’s Tax Rebate Program, BE AMENDED to update reference to Fort Erie’s updated By-law to implement a Heritage Tax Rebate Program; 2. That the Region MATCH the City of Port Colborne’s percentage refund or reduction on each eligible property participating in the City’s Heritage Properties Tax Rebate Program; and 3. That the necessary By-laws BE PREPARED and PRESENTED to Council for consideration.

That Correspondence Item CSC-C 41-2022, being a memorandum from A.-M. Norio, Regional Clerk, dated August 10, 2022, respecting Referral of Motion – Transition Provisions for Brownfield Developments, BE RECEIVED and the following recommendation BE APPROVED: 1. That staff BE DIRECTED to require developments that have invested in excess of $1 million (subject to staff verification) before August 31, 2022, (expiry of the current by-law) and who obtain a building permit within five years (August 31, 2027), to be eligible for a transition provision of a DC reduction in the amount of remediation costs incurred to the end of the 2022 (the reduction received by developers would be net against the RDCs payable at the rate in effect when a building permit is pulled).

That the motion BE AMENDED as follows: 5. That staff BE DIRECTED to implement a deferral program for the payment of Regional Development Charges (RDC) for up to three years from date of building permit issuance plus 5% interest per annum for developments that meet the definition of an ‘Industrial Development’ in the new 2022 RDC By-law. Corporate Services Committee Open Session Minutes CSC 8-2022 August 10, 2022 Page 7 Recorded vote: Yes (7): Butters, Easton, Foster, Heit, Ip, Redekop, Whalen. No (2): Fertich, Rigby.

That Report CLK 5-2022, dated August 10, 2022, respecting 2023 Legislative Schedule of Regular Meetings, BE RECEIVED and the following recommendation BE APPROVED: 1. That the 2023 Legislative Schedule of Regular Meetings (attached as Appendix 1 to Report CLK 5-2022) BE APPROVED.

That the following items BE RECEIVED for information: CSD 39-2022 2022 Development Charges By-law Update – RDC Incentive Program CSD 40-2022 2022 Development Charges By-law Update – Demolition Credits CSC-C 28-2022 A letter from T. Collins, President, LANDx Developments Ltd., on behalf of Downing Street Inc. (owners and developers of the Artisan Ridge Community, Thorold), dated August 9, 2022, respecting Transition Provisions for Brownfield RDC Incentive Program CSC-C 29-2022 A letter from T. Collins, President, LANDx Developments Ltd., on behalf of 1939522 Ontario Inc. (owners and developers of the former Cytec Lands, Niagara Falls), dated August 9, 2022, respecting Transition Provisions for Brownfield RDC Incentive Program

That Committee DO NOW MOVE into closed session for the purposes of receiving information of a confidential nature respecting: A Matter of a Proposed Acquisition and Disposition of Land by the Municipality under s. 239(2)(c) of the Municipal Act, 2001 - 98 St. Paul Street West Agreement

That Confidential Report CSD 37-2022, dated August 10, 2022, respecting A Matter of a Proposed Acquisition and Disposition of Land by the Municipality under s.239(2)(c) of the Municipal Act, 2001 - 98 St. Paul Street West Agreement, BE RECEIVED and the recommendations contained therein BE APPROVED.