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FINANCE & CORPORATE SERVICES COMMITTEE MINUTES MAY 13, 2019-30-CITY OF KITCHENER 2.DSD-19-105-ENVIRONMENTAL COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION -2019 COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT GRANT (CEIG) The Committee considered Development Services Department report DSD-19-105dated April 29, 2019recommendingapproval of five grant applicationsfor the 2019 Community Environmental Improvement Grant (CEIG) as outlined in the Report. Councillor J. Gazzola requested staff circulate the applications submitted for the Community Environmental Improvement Grant (CEIG). The motion wasthen voted on and was Carriedon a recorded vote, withCouncillors P. Singh, S. Davey,B. Ioannidis, M. Johnston, D. Schnider, D. Chapman, S. Marsh, K. Galloway-Sealock, and C. Michaudvoting in favour; and, Councillor J. Gazzola voting in opposition.Mayor B. Vrbanovic was absent and accordinglydid not vote. On motion by CouncillorM. Johnston- it was resolved: “That the eight thousand dollars ($8,000) available through the Community Environmental Improvement Grant this year, as outlined in DevelopmentServices Department report DSD- 19-105 be allocated as follows: •Six hundred dollars ($600) to Kitchener Master Gardeners specifically for room rentals; and, •Eight hundred dollars ($800) to Sunshine Montessori School to purchase terra-cycle boxes for the school; and, •One thousand and five hundred dollars ($1,500) to Transition Kitchener-Waterloo for room rentals and workshop supplies associated with Neighbourhood Climate Change Adaptation/Mitigation Workshops; and, •Two thousand and seven hundred and twenty dollars ($2,720) to Divest Waterloo for a Resiliency and Regeneration Climate Conversations for Faith Communities Event that would be inclusive to all and marketed to the broadest audience; and further, •Two thousand and three hundred and eighty dollars ($2,380) be prorated toward the 2020 Community Environmental Improvement Grant program.” 3.FIN-19-038-2019 DEVELOPMENT CHARGES PUBLIC INPUT The Committee considered FinancialServices Department report FIN-19-038dated April 26, 2019 regarding the 2019 Development Charges By-law statutory public meeting this date.Mr. Craig Binning, Hemson Consulting, presented an overview of the Development Charges (DC) Background Study and final recocommendations related to the 2019 calculated rates for both residential growth (per unit) and non-residential growth (per square metre of gross floor area). Mr. Binning also highlighted proposed amendmentsunder provincial Bill 108to the legislation governing DC which may result in future amendments to the DC By-Law ifthe proposed changes are enacted. Mr. Craig Robson,on behalf ofWaterloo Region Home Builders’ Association,wasin attendance to request the City implement a brownfield exemption, similar to the Region of Waterloo’s exemption, to future DC.He further proposed local services may benefit more than one development and should therefore be considered DC eligible. Ms. Kristie Jennings, on behalf of 2159 Ottawa Street; 2219 Ottawa Street; and, 1259 Trussler Road, raised oncernswith the following aspects of the proposed DC By-Law: how local services are defined and classified in the DC Background Study;and,concerns with paragraph 1 of Appendix G: Local Services Guidelines for Development Charge Funding for City Infrastructure, which states,“The project must be listed in the most current City of Kitchener Development Charges Study”. She requested the paragraph be amended to “the project shall generally be listedin the most current City of Kitchener Development Charges Study, but the City may add