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FINANCE & CORPORATE SERVICES COMMITTEE MINUTES MAY 13, 2019-31-CITY OF KITCHENER 3.FIN-19-038-2019 DEVELOPMENT CHARGES PUBLIC INPUT(CONT’D) projects that are deemed to be development either wholly or in part development charge eligible and not local services.” She further requested Section 11.1 of the Local Services Guideline be amended from “Sanitary sewer collectors less than 375 mm are deemed to be a local service and are a direct funding responsibility of the developer” to “Sanitary Sewers Collectors less than 375 mm, and which do not serve multiple development parcels, are deemed to be a local service and are a direct funding responsibilities of the developer”. Mr. Paul Britton was in attendance to share with Council eight areas of theproposed DC By-Law that require additional considerationfrom staff: cost estimates for engineered infrastructure; the definition of local services, particularly the application of the proposed definition; the relative priorities of DCexpenditures;critical assumptions in the background study related to community services; the development forecast relating to the population base;thepersons per housing units (PPUs);the DC Background Study assumption that engineered services being only a benefit to the suburban areas; and, how the suburban area was delineated. Mr. Brandon Flewwelling, Huron CreekDevelopments,was in attendanceto speak in opposition to the proposed rate increase. He suggested the proposed 70% Suburban Residential (Single) and 104% Central Neighbourhood Residential (Single) rate increase will negatively impact residential affordability and will be passed on to home buyers.He further suggested the use of an intermcontrol by-law to manage DC’s while the province considers amendments to the DC legislation. Ms. Heather Campbell, Vive Development,was in attendance to speak in opposition to the proposed DC rates. In particular, Ms. Campbell suggested increased DC’s will negatively impact the housing market; result in increased housing prices; and, will reduce the total budgeted revenue expectations. Ms. Hanna Domagala, Hidden Valley Development Corporation,was in attendance toexpress concerns with the timelines related to the construction of the Upper Hidden Valley Sanitary Pumping Station and forcemain, and Hidden Valley Creek impovements. In response to questions, Mr. Hagey explained if the City waited to enact the prosed DC By-Law until Bill 108 is passed by the Ontario Legislature, the City cannot collected DC’s for any development. On motion by Councillor S. Marsh- it was resolved: “Thatthe Finance and Corporate Services meeting dated May 13, 2019 be deemed as the statutory public meeting for the 2019 Development Charges By-law update and it is determined that no further public meetings will be held in respect to the passage of the by- law, as outlined in Financial Services Department report FIN-19-038.” 4.FIN-19-039-ADDITIONAL FEDERAL GAS TAX FUNDING ALLOCATION The Committee considered FinancialServices Department report FIN-19-039dated April 5, 2019proposingthe allocation of $6,900,000 of the federal gas tax funding to various projectsas outlined in the Report. On motion by Councillor P. Singh- it was resolved: “That a total of $6,900,000of the federal gas tax, as outlined in Financial Services Department report FIN-19-039, be allocated as follows: