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Finance and Economic Development Committee - 5 October 2021
Agenda and background materials can be found at http://www.ottawa.ca/agendas
E
B
G
B
B
H
B
I
H
H
So
we'll
go
through
the
consent
agenda
and
deal
with
all
the
items
in
public
first
and
then
we
have
an
in-camera
item
with
respect
to
lrt
legal
updates.
So
item
number
one
is
finance
services
department,
direct
direction,
small
business
property
tax
subclass.
We
have
a
presentation
on
that.
We'll
come
back
to
that.
H
C
Yes,
I
I
just
wanted
to
say
I'm
so
incredibly
pleased
to
see
that
this
report
has
come
before
committee
and
that
this
is
a
great
first
step
and
will
help
us
ensure
that
we're
maximizing
the
benefit
of
every
tax
dollar
as
we
build
back
from
kova
19,
while
looking
at
mobilizing
our
grassroots
economy.
So
I
really
do
appreciate
all
the
work
that
city
staff
have
put
into
this,
that
our
community
partners
have
done
so,
and
I
wanted
to
particularly
thank
councillor
king
for
his
contributions
to
to
this
motion
into
this
report.
H
E
If
I
can
say
something,
mr
mayor,
I
I'm
glad
we
can
carry
this.
This
is
a
motion
I
put
in
2019.
I
just
want
to
take
this
opportunity
to
thank
staff
specifically
from
the
election
office
without
naming
them,
they
did
a
great
job
back
and
forth
with
my
office
and
we
landed
in
a
good
position,
but
I
want
to
thank
staff
for
their
hard
work
on
this
icon.
Thank
you.
D
H
E
H
H
A
I
would
if
that's
okay,
I
appreciate
how
how
busy
your
agenda
is
today,
but
I
think
I
think
it's
important
for
counselors
to
understand
the
potential
benefits
and
the
community
benefits
that
could
come
from
adoption
of
this
report.
I
really
appreciate
the
time
my
name
is
phil
robinson,
I'm,
the
executive
director
for
the
community
laundry
co-op,
as
well
as
our
social
enterprise,
community
impact
laundry
we're
located
at
hartwood
house
in
the
vanier
overbrook
area.
A
Our
board
welcomes
this
report
on
social
procurement
and
I'll
I'll.
Try
to
be
brief,
but
I
just
want
to
tell
you
a
little
bit
about
how
we
provide
services
to
low-income
and
marginalized
residents
and
how
the
recommendations
in
this
report
will
enable
us
to
provide
more
community
benefits
to
the
community.
A
The
community
laundry
co-op
is
a
charity
and
we
offer
an
essential
service
which
is
access
to
self-serve
laundry
for
low-income
members
of
the
community,
including
many
seniors
single
parents,
new
canadians
and
people
with
physical,
developmental
and
mental
health
challenges.
Over
95
percent
of
our
members
live
below
the
poverty
line,
but
our
members
receive
more
than
clean
clothes
at
the
co-op
when
they
come
to
the
co-op.
They
have
access
to
a
social
service
worker
who
can
provide
them
with
personalized
support,
referrals
and
counseling
and
we're
reaching
people
who
are
members
of
traditionally
hard
to
reach
populations.
A
A
To
help
offset
the
costs
of
the
programs
we
offer.
We
founded
community
impact
laundry,
which
is
an
accredited
social
enterprise
through
by
social
canada,
and
this
social
enterprise
offers
employment
and
job
training
to
people
who
experience
barriers
to
employment,
and
our
customers
include
a
range
of
businesses.
A
Non-Profits
health
practitioners,
as
well
as
households
and
we've,
been
working
really
hard
with
organizations
like
the
ottawa
community
foundation,
as
well
as
the
center
for
social
and
economic
development,
to
increase
our
capacity
so
that
we
can
take
on
large
clients
like
the
city,
and
if
we
had
the
opportunity
to
get
contracts
with
the
city
anchor
contracts,
it
would
ensure
our
long-term
sustainability
and
it
would
allow
us
to
continue
to
grow
and
the
more
we
grow.
The
more
community
benefits
we
can
offer
to
the
residents
of
ottawa
at
the
community.
A
Laundry
co-op,
we're
changing,
lives,
one
load
at
a
time
and
we're
hoping
that
one
day
we'll
be
able
to
establish
our
model
in
other
low-income
areas
across
the
city
and
the
recommendations
in
this
report
will
help
us
to
do
just
that.
And
I
thank
you
for
your
time
and
for
your
support
for
the
recommendations
contained
in
this
report.
Thank
you.
J
Yes,
thanks
very
much
chair,
hi,
phil
nice
to
see
you
thank
you
for
your
delegation.
I
just
wanted
to
congratulate
you
on.
You
know
your
new
position
at.
I
guess
it's
not
so
new
anymore,
but
community
laundry,
co-op
and
just
ask
a
question
just
so.
The
community
is
aware
of
it.
My
understanding
is,
is
people
can
go
there
and
do
laundry
for
you
know
in
in
various
locations?
Maybe
you
want
to
expand
on
this
for
a
very
low
amount.
J
I
guess
it's
one
dollar
a
wash
one
dollar
a
dry,
and
that
includes
soap,
bleach
fabric
softener
coffee.
Do
I
have
that
right?
Is
there
more
to
it
that
you
can
explain
about
this
service
in
our
communities
just
for
residents
that
that
may
require
this?
I'm
thinking
about
students
coming
back
to
school
now,
living
in
our
community
and
other
folks
in
need.
So
if
you
could
just
go
into
a
bit
more
detail,
it'd
be
helpful.
A
Thank
you
very
much
for
your
question:
counselor
menard!
Yes,
it
it!
What
you
stated
is
accurate
that
our
membership,
as
I
noted,
is
95
below
the
poverty
line
and
for
one
dollar
for
washing
and
one
dollar
for
drying
a
load
of
laundry
when
in
the
city
your
average
is
closer
to
six
or
over
six
dollars
to
do
a
load
of
laundry
and
the
people
who
come
here.
A
So
whether
it's
issues
of
housing
accessing
language,
training,
employment,
supports
you
name,
it
we're
there
to
provide
the
support
to
people
who
may
not
have
the
courage
or
knowledge
to
to
know
to
walk
into
a
community
health
center.
So
we
can
help
direct
them
to
that.
We
can
also
contact
different
service
providers
on
their
behalf.
A
H
H
K
K
I
think
the
inclusion
of
sustainability
in
the
procurement
by
law,
along
with
the
sole
source
rationale,
is,
is
really
important
as
we
move
towards
equitable
economic
recovery
and
long-term
community
wealth
building.
Since
2013
csed
has
been
working
in
the
community
to
help
the
social
enterprise
ecosystem
reach
its
full
potential.
K
It's
a
strong
tool
in
the
toolkit
that
sits,
alongside
of
other
important
initiatives
like
diverse
suppliers
and
making
sure
that
there
are
training,
apprentice,
ship
and
employment
opportunities
for
equity
seeking
groups.
So
it's
very
much
a
tool
in
the
toolkit.
If
we
think
of
ottawa,
specifically
in
social
enterprise,
there
are
about
125.
K
And
if
we
look
at
those
110
social
enterprises,
they
provide
a
wide
range
of
services,
so
everything
from
catering
cleaning
services,
language,
interpretation,
property,
maintenance,
training
and
education,
and
I
wanted
just
to
highlight
a
couple
of
of
them
specifically,
and
certainly
I
won't
speak
more
about
phil
and
the
great
work
that
phil
is
doing
at
the
community.
Laundry
co-op,
but
commercial.
The
causeway's
commercial
cleaning
service
is
an
example.
A
causeway
work
center
operates
for
social
enterprises
in
the
city.
K
This
is
their
newest
and
they
provide
that
cleaning
and
sanitization
service
as
a
way
to
provide
employment
opportunities
for
people
who
are
experiencing
barriers
in
the
community.
The
second
one
I
would
highlight
is
the
open
collaboration
or
cognitive
accessibility.
It's
a
big
title.
This
is
a
social
enterprise,
that's
quite
new
and
it's
quite
unique,
so
they
provide
a
platform
for
technology
developers,
accessibility,
specialists
and
business
to
collaborate
with
persons
of
all
cognitive
abilities.
K
So
the
goal
there
is
to
create
a
society,
a
community
that
is
more
inclusive
and
third,
I
would
mention
is
dallow
property
maintenance,
and
this
is
an
organization
that
is
not
a
stranger
to
to
the
city.
Dalla
was
in
fact
created
as
an
initiative
between
the
ottawa
community
foundation,
ottawa
community
housing,
with
city
support
as
a
way
to
provide
a
social
enterprise
that
would
employ
somali
youth.
She
said
was
very
pleased
to
be
part
of
that
initiative
as
well
since
that
early
development.
This
is
a
great
example.
K
K
A
social
enterprise
cset
is
committed
to
doing
its
part,
so
we're
very
committed
to
working
with
the
city
of
ottawa,
and
we
are
committed
to
doing
things
that
would
include
third
party
validation,
so
using
the
social
enterprise
directory
is
a
way
to
make
sure
that
we
understand
the
social
enterprises
that
are
in
the
community
that
can
be
referenced
by
city
staff.
Secondly,
is
to
promote
and
educate
social
enterprises,
making
sure
that
they
understand
how
to
engage
with
the
city
and
its
procurement
processes.
K
K
F
F
B
K
Very
much
counselor
and-
and
I
would
say
that,
as
you
know,
while
we're
talking
today
about
city
hall,
procurement
and
and
the
direct
support
and
and
supply
from
social
enterprise,
I
think
as
well,
if
we
think
of
larger
suppliers
to
the
city
of
ottawa.
So
if
we
think
of
tier
one
and
tier
two
suppliers.
K
Obviously
there
are
contracts
that
are
much
much
much
larger
and
far
beyond
what
say.
An
individual
social
enterprise
could
provide,
and
so
in
that
case
there
is
a
way
for
social
enterprise
to
be
a
supplier
to
those
larger
primary
suppliers
to
city
hall.
So
so
I
think
we
can
look
at
it
both
in
terms
of
social
enterprise
applying
to
city
hall
directly,
but
as
well
being
there
to
support
and
being
integrated
with
the
supply
chains
of
private
sector
opera
of
players.
F
H
G
Thank
you.
Miss
mayor
members
of
council
very
happy
to
be
here
on
on
behalf
of
the
ottawa
community
foundation
and
in
support
of
this
report,
also
grateful
for
city
staff
for
doing
the
work
to
pull
it
together.
The
auto
community
foundation
supports
the
report,
recommendations
and
the
move
by
the
city
to
support
economic
recovery
through
social
procurement.
But
in
addition
to
what
my
colleagues,
michael
moore
and
what
phil
robinson
have
said
in
the
past,
we
want
to
provide
lens
that,
as
well
as
an
equitable
economic
recovery.
G
We
also
see
this
report
and
the
move
by
council
as
part
of
a
very
welcome
support
for
the
philanthropic
sector
in
general
and
how
they're
going
to
move
the
needle
on
some
very
real
and
pressing
social
challenges.
I
think
phil
eloquently
spoke
about
the
impact
that
community
laundry
co-op
has
we
see
this
happening
in
a
range
of
fields
and
opening
up
social
procurement
to
social
enterprises
for
nonprofits
and
charities.
G
On
the
one
hand,
it's
going
to
bring
more
revenues
into
the
sector
in
a
sector
that
is
already
hurting
for
revenues.
It's
part
of
that
equitable
economic
recovery,
but
it's
also
in
going
to
the
process
of
qualifying
as
vendors
or,
as
michael
moore
rightly
pointed
out,
working
into
the
supply
chains
of
private
vendors
who
already
exist.
G
We
believe
that
nonprofits
and
charities
are
going
to
get
a
better
sense
of
their
business
model
to
get
a
better
sense
of
how
they're
creating
value
on
the
ground
of
how
they're
delivering
that
value
of
their
cost
structures.
So
they're
going
to
be
able
to
start
to
achieve
the
scale
necessary
to
reach
the
magnitude
of
the
problems
as
they
exist
in
the
community
and
that's
going
to
lead
to
some
truly
transformational
work
when
we
get
to
the
intersectional,
the
public,
private
and
philanthropic
work.
G
So
we
support
this
move
both
from
the
equitable
economic
recovery,
but
also
for
the
impact
that
we
think
this
is
going
to
have
in
the
philanthropic
sector.
We'd
also
like
to
put
out
that
support
is
not
just
verbal
here,
but
also
what
we're
doing
in
the
ground.
Since
2016
we've
put
over
3
million
dollars
in
grants
into
the
development
of
social
enterprises
working
with
partners
like
csed,
we
have
close
to
19
million
management
for
direct
investment,
direct
impact
investments
with
an
ambition
to
further
our
impact
investment
growth.
G
We've
been
a
key
partner
in
the
federal
government's
investment
readiness
program
and
working
on
social
finance.
We
get
the
capital
necessary
for
growing
business
opportunities
for
non-profits
and
charities
to
take
advantage
of
social
procurement,
and,
finally,
I'm
here
as
the
manager
of
the
social
enterprise
platform,
which
is
about
bringing
in
the
right
business
support
at
the
right
time
for
non-profits
and
charities
as
they
work
towards
developing
their
social
enterprises.
G
And
so,
in
addition
to
supporting
the
philosophical
side
of
this
report,
we
also
will
support
this
in
practice
on
the
ground.
Continuing
to
work
with
partners
with
the
city,
with
the
united
way
of
eastern
ontario
with
sea,
said
the
cherries
and
non-profits
to
promote
and
make
the
sector
aware
of
opportunities
through
city
of
auto
procurement
and
the
supply
chains
of
vendors
who
are
already
qualified
again.
I
thank
you
very
much
for
your
time
today
and
presenting
in
support
of
this
report.
Thank
you.
C
Thank
you
ian
and
less
of
a
question
more
of
just
a
comment
to
thank
you
and
phil
and
michael
for
your
involvement
to
date
in
the
the
collaborative
approach
to
developing
this
report.
I
know
the
united
way
is
very,
very
involved.
There's
been
all
these
different
stakeholders
that
have
come
to
the
table
and
I
very
much
appreciated
your
comment
about
how
going
forward
this
will
be
a
partnership
because
it
is
truly
a
transformative
opportunity,
and
I
I
know
when
I
first
brought
this
to
committee.
C
I
had
no
idea
how
much
of
a
of
a
high
profile
this
would
receive
how
much
enthusiasm
from
social
enterprises
and
community
wealth
building
experts
in
the
field
there
would
be.
So
I
wanted
to
thank
you
all
for
coming
here
today
and
I
know
that
the
report
itself
speaks
to
an
ongoing
relationship
and
I'm
very
grateful
for
you,
reaffirming
that
you'll
continue
to
work
with
the
city
to
see
this
move
forward.
So
thank
you
very
much.
H
Our
next
item
is
a
very
innovative
way
of
helping
our
small
businesses
during
the
pandemic.
It's
the
small
business
property
tax
subclass.
This
has
been
an
item
that
has
come
up
at
our
economic
recovery
table
on
numerous
occasions
and
has
great
support
from
our
small
business
organizations
and
bias.
H
D
In
november
2020,
the
province
announced
the
creation
of
an
optional
small
business
subclass,
and
this
subclass
is
a
permanent
one
that
can
be
used
by
municipalities
for
long-term
tax
planning.
The
province
has
provided
flexibility
to
municipalities,
to
define
a
small
business
that
reflect
their
local
circumstances.
D
I
So
generally,
a
small
business
can
be
defined
by
revenues
number
of
employees
or
by
square
footage.
A
small
business
subclass
that
is
defined
by
revenues
or
a
number
of
employees
would
have
to
be
an
application-based
process,
since
the
city
must
consider
administrative
aspects
in
creating
a
definition.
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
Subclass
are
referred
to
as
residual
properties.
The
5800
small
business
subclass
discount
properties
make
up
15
percent
of
the
total
assessment
and
taxes
collected
in
the
commercial
and
industrial
classes,
while
the
remaining
5
200
residual
properties
that
will
not
receive
the
discount
make
up.
The
remaining
85
percent
of
the
assessment
and
taxes
collected
in
the
commercial
and
industrial
classes.
I
Staff
estimate
that
a
total
of
10
000
businesses
in
ottawa
will
benefit
from
this
discount
from
a
business
improvement
area
perspective.
There
are
2,
700,
commercial
and
industrial
properties
in
ottawa's.
Bias
of
these
1500
or
55
percent
of
properties
will
receive
the
small
business
subclass
discount
and
the
remaining
1200
or
48
will
not
qualify
for
the
discount
next
slide.
Please.
I
In
the
spring
of
of
this
year,
council
directed
staff
to
design
a
small
business
subclass
that
maintains
the
overall
revenue
levels
without
affecting
residential
properties.
The
cost
of
the
discount
per
provincial
regular
provincial
regulation
would
need
to
be
absorbed
within
the
broad
commercial
industry
and
industrial
classes.
I
Staff
also
considered
the
impact
of
various
small
business
subclass
discount
levels
on
residual
properties
in
determining
the
final
discount.
This
meant
that
deeper
discounts
would
mean
a
higher
increase
to
the
residual
properties
in
order
to
keep
the
revenues.
The
same
staff
also
considered
the
matching
of
the
small
business
subclass
discount
by
the
province
on
the
business
education
tax
rate
through
the
fall
2020
budget.
The
province
committed
to
setting
aside
funds
to
match
a
small
business
subclass
discount.
I
As
a
result,
large
retail
properties
already
enjoy
a
reduced
tax
rate,
while
smaller
commercial
properties
do
not.
Staff
sought
to
achieve
a
small
business
subclass
discount
that
allows
small
businesses
operating
in
small
standalone
commercial
properties
to
pay
the
same
as
those
operating
in
large
malls
and
shopping.
Centers
staff
also
considered
input
from
stakeholder
consultations.
I
I
Previously,
the
province
had
a
mandatory
30
percent
discount
for
commercial
properties
and
a
35
discount
on
industrial
industrial
properties
that
had
an
excess
land
component
in
2017.
The
province
gave
municipalities
the
option
to
reduce
or
eliminate
this
discount
through
a
provincial
regulation
in
the
fall
of
2020
the
province
through
the
provincial
budget.
The
province
further
streamlined
this
process
by
allowing
municipalities
to
eliminate
or
reduce
this
discount
through
a
bylaw,
the
province
itself
eliminated
the
excess
land
subclass
discount.
On
the
education
rates
in
2019
in
ottawa,
there
are
430
properties
with
an
excess
land
component.
I
I
I
I
I
An
average
small
business
assessed
at
700
000,
paying
18
500
in
municipal
and
education.
Taxes
in
2021
will
see
a
total
reduction
of
2800
spread
out.
Equally
over
two
years,
an
average
commercial
residual
property
assessed
at
four
million
dollars,
paying
106
000
in
municipal
and
education.
Taxes
in
2021
will
see
an
increase
of
15
hundred
dollars
or
1.46
percent
spread
out
equally
over
two
years
I'll
now
pass
it
back
to
wendy.
Thank
you.
D
Seeing
a
discount
of
thirty
five
hundred
dollars
in
municipal
taxes
over
a
period
of
two
years
can
move
to
the
next
slide.
Please
carol
thanks
the
small
business
tax.
Subclass
information
is
going
to
be
posted
on
ottawa.ca
in
the
coming
weeks,
and
staff
are
going
to
work
on
a
communication
campaign
in
collaboration
with
acobia
ottawa
ottawa
board
of
trade
and
rga
in
quarter,
one
of
2022
staff
are
going
to
send
out
a
targeted
mail
to
all
qualifying
property
owners,
letting
them
know
of
the
discount
percentage
and
the
importance
of
passing
this
discount.
D
On
to
the
tenants,
the
interim
property
tax
information
pamphlet
will
also
advertise
the
new
small
business
tax
subclass
to
create
public
awareness
and
a
list
of
qualifying
properties
will
also
be
posted
on
ottawa.ca
by
january
thirty.
First,
two
2022
is
required
by
the
small
business
tax
subclass
regulation.
D
Qualify
for
the
small
business
tax
subclass
we'll
be
able
to
file
online
for
what's
called
a
request
for
reconsideration
and
that
deadline
will
be
at
the
end
of
april.
2022
properties
that
qualify
for
this
new
small
business
tax,
sub
subclass
and
those
in
the
residual
properties
will
see
the
changes
in
the
final
tax
bill
that
is
issued
at
the
end
of
may
in
2022.
D
H
E
Thank
you
very
much,
mr
mayor,
and
sincere
thanks
to
you
and
my
call,
especially
to
you
as
the
the
chair
of
the
mayor's
task
force
and
economic
recovery,
and
our
staff
worked
so
hard
with
everyone
question
joseph
and
so
some
of
the
business
who
qualified
and
I
should
ask
you
that
offline.
I
asked
you
a
lot
of
questions
offline
except
this.
One
who
qualified
for
the
federal
60
000
loan,
which
is
40
payable
and
20
the
business
owner,
can
keep.
E
I
So,
thank
you
very
much
for
that
question,
mr
mayor.
The
small
businesses
it
really
it
depends
so.
The
criteria
that
we
use
to
identify
properties
that
qualify
for
the
small
business
subclass
discount
is
completely
independent
of
that
federal
funding
that
was
flowing
to
the
small
businesses.
So
it
is
possible
that
you
could
have
a
property
that
does
qualify
for
the
small
business
tax
class
and
also
did
qualify
to
receive
the
federal
funding
that
or
the
loans
that
sort
of
flow
down
from
the
federal
government.
E
Okay,
thank
you
for
that.
My
other
question
is
in
your
in
your
presentation.
Today
you
were
saying
that
the
business
would
qualify
for
that,
the
commercial
and
the
like
industrial,
but
some
of
the
businesses
where
it
has
a
subclass,
like
you,
have
on
the
first
floor,
commercial,
but
the
second
floor
is
residential.
E
I
Thank
you
very
much
for
that
question.
So,
mr
mayor,
the
the
component
of
the
property
that
will
qualify
for
the
discount
is
only
the
commercial
or
industrial
component
of
a
building.
So,
for
example,
if
you
have
a
building
such
as
the
one
we
saw
in
one
of
the
slides
where
you
have
a
portion
of
it
say
upstairs
is
residential
and
the
lower
part
is
used
as
a
as
a
commercial
entity.
The
portion
that
is
assessed
as
commercial
would
qualify
for
the
small
business
tax
subclass
and
the
portion
that's
assessed
as
residential
stays
status
quo.
E
All
right,
well
again,
this
is
this
is
a
great
news
for
the
small
businesses
in
our
community,
and
I
just
want
to
say
thank
you
to
our
staff,
mr
mayor
and,
and-
and
you
know
this
proposed
tax
pro
eligibility
property.
Will
you
know
it
will
help
the
small
businesses,
but
also
the
good
news
is,
will
have
no
impact
on
on
the
residential
taxpayers.
So,
as
indicated
in
a
report
that
that
the
funding
we're
going
to
be
helping
the
small
businesses,
this
comes
from
the
large
sub-class
businesses.
E
This
is
a
good
news
for
the
small
shop
we
talked
about
in
our
city
and
get
the
one
who
suffered
the
most
through
this
pandemic.
But
I
I'm
grateful
to
see
this
has
happened
to
to
our
community
and
I
hope-
and
I
know
that's
not
the
the
treasures
job,
but
I
hope
communication
in
in
in
the
city
would
communicate.
This
is
properly
to
to
the
folks,
because
sometimes
when
we
talk
to
the
small
business,
their
challenge
is
how
how
would
I
get
around
this
house?
E
Could
I
apply
is
there's
any
assistance-
and
I
remember
mr
mayor
during
the
flood
and
the
disaster
relief
from
the
province,
believe
it
or
not.
The
province
sent
staff
to
assist
the
resident
to
fill
up
the
form,
because
some
of
the
phone
was
somewhat
challenging
and
it
takes
a
lot
of
time.
So
I'm
just
hoping
as
a
as
the
treasurer
and
staff
from
the
treasury
department
do
this.
The
communication
staff
will
provide
communication.
E
It
makes
it
easy
and
friendly
to
the
small
business
because
a
lot
of
them
say:
oh,
I'm
not
going
to
spend
so
much
time.
I
don't
want
to
hire
a
lawyer
to
help
me
with
this
or
a
bookkeeping
if
I'm
so,
I'm
trying
to
find
if
there
is
a
way
we
can
makes
it
friendly
to
apply
and
our
staff
are
willing
to
assist.
E
E
H
It
maybe
counselor
if
I
could
just
clarify,
because
I
think
you
brought
up
a
very
good
point
about
the
provincial
system
and
so
on,
but
this
system
wendy
correct
me
if
I'm
wrong
is
not
application
based.
It's
just
taken.
It's
reflected
on
your
tax
bill.
You
don't
have
to
fill
out
a
form
it'll
be
done
automatically.
If
you
meet
the
criteria.
Is
that
a
fair
assessment,
wendy
or
joseph.
D
Yes,
that's
correct,
mr
mayor,
it
will
happen
automatically,
but
we
do
also
plan
to
have
an
extensive
communication
and
we're
going
to
leverage
all
of
our
stakeholders
that
we
have
done
so
in
the
consultations
and
counselor.
If
you
have
any
questions
or
concerns,
please
have
a
conversation
with
us
and
we'll
make
sure
that
we
include
everybody.
We
need
to.
E
E
So
we
saw
a
lot
of
landlord,
refuse
that
lose
25
and
they
choose
to
shut
their
business
down,
and
we
saw
some
business
close,
so
I'm
just
hoping
we're
not
at
the
mercy
of
the
landlord
or
or
the
mall
owners
or
like.
I
understand
the
subclass,
how
he
divided
both
of
you,
which
is
a
great
job,
but
is
it
going
to
be
fit
automatically
or
we
still
have
to
go
through
the
mall
owner
or
the
the
the
property
owner?
Not
just
the
tenant
of
the
business.
I
I
can
comment
on
that,
so
the
the
discount
itself,
in
terms
of
application
to
the
account,
will
be
an
automatic
process.
If
they
meet
the
criteria
that
we've
outlined
in
the
bylaw,
they
will
automatically
receive
the
subclass
and
they
will
automatically
receive
the
discount.
So
there
will
be
no
requirement
for
us
to
engage
with
the
landlord
to
get
the
landlord's
consent.
It
will
show
up
on
the
property
tax
bill
and
then
it
should
flow
down
through
the
normal
process
to
the
tenants.
B
Thanks-
and
I
actually
would
just
like
to
quickly
follow
up
on
that,
it
does
raise
the
same
considerations
we
had
when
we
were
talking
about
property
tax
deferrals
at
the
beginning
of
the
pandemic,
in
terms
of
trying
to
ensure
that
the
savings
were
passed
on
to
tenants.
A
lot
of
these
small
businesses
are
in
buildings
that
are
owned
by
larger
landlords.
Is
that
something
we
need
to
be
concerned
about,
and
do
we
have
communications
tools
to
help?
I
Yes,
thank
you
very
much
for
that
question.
So,
yes,
we
do
have
an
extensive
built-in
campaign,
we're
going
to
be
working
very
closely
with
our
partners,
so,
namely
the
bias
we're
going
to
work
with
the
cobia,
we're
going
to
work
with
ottawa
board
of
trade,
we're
going
to
work
with
any
other
and
rga
in
any
and
any
other
business
communities.
I
Partners
that
would
like
to
partner
with
us
in
terms
of
communicating
we're,
also
going
to
send
out
a
a
very
extensive
letter
campaign
just
to
make
sure
that
landlords
and
tenants
eventually
sort
of
understand
that
you
know
this
benefit
is
available.
They'll
also
be
information
not
on
ottawa
ca.
We're
also
going
to
include
the
listing
of
properties
at
the
beginning
of
the
year
in
terms
of
properties
that
qualify.
I
So
we
are
going
to
try
to
create
as
much
awareness
as
possible
in
the
community,
especially
in
a
small
business
community
and
amongst
tenants
to
make
sure
that
they
understand
that
this
discount
is
coming
their
way
and
if
you
know
if
they
need
to
have
some
conversations
with
their
landlords,
they're
they're
free
to
do
so.
They
can
have
those
conversations
and
then
I
think
we
can
sort
of
move
from
there.
In
terms
of
you
know,
next
steps
on
how
we
deal
with
this.
B
Okay,
I
would
I
would
suggest
the
the
mayor
was
actually
particularly
helpful
on
the
deferrals
and
making
sure
that
you
know
the
media
covered.
The
fact
that
the
deferrals
were
coming
and
the
mayor's
comments
were
very
helpful
to
the
landlords.
Clearly
saying
ensure
that
your
tenants
are
taking
advantage
of
of
this
relief
in
the
deferrals.
I
B
H
F
Thank
you,
mr
mayor,
and
thank
you
for
the
fulsome
presentation,
wendy
and
joseph.
That
was
very
helpful.
I
have
a
particular
question
in
one
of
the
categories
that
is
included
in
this
and
it's
particularly
particular
to
ends.
I
wonder
if
you
can
comment
on
how
or
how
this
this
relief
is
captured
for
that
that
group
and
the
intent
of
that.
F
I
Thank
you
very
much
for
that
question.
So,
mr
mayor,
so
when
we
defined
the
small
business
class,
we
picked
up
property
use
codes
that
we
felt
generally
lent
themselves
towards
a
description
of
a
small
business
amongst
those,
I
think
were
in
the
accommodation
industry.
I
think
we
had
ins
and
motels
being
some
of
those
that
we
classified
as
being
smaller
businesses
compared
to
some
of
the
larger
hotels
that
we
did
not
classify
as
being
smaller
businesses.
I
Now,
if
that
property
has
a
commercial
component
on
it
in
terms
of
how
impact
has
assessed
it,
then
the
discount
would
apply
on
that
commercial
component
for
property
that
isn't
in
or
property
that
is
a
motel.
So
generally,
that's
that's!
How
staff
sort
of
arrived
at
one
sort
of
selecting,
motels
and
ins
that
do
qualify
as
small
businesses
and
then?
Secondly,
in
terms
of
the
mechanism
on
terms
of
how
the
discount
flows,
it
would
be
on
the
component
on
that
in
or
motel
that
is
assessed
as
commercial.
F
My
second
question
relates
to
some
of
the
less
traditional
small
businesses,
thinking
of
st
bridget's
art,
cultural
art,
space
in
on
cumberland
or
thinking
of
the
rito
sports
center,
the
former
ottawa
tennis
club,
or
the
conversion
of
the
all
saints
church
on
in
sandy
hill.
I
know
individually,
they
have
reached
it.
They
had
reached
out
to
me
and
I'm
not
looking
for
specific
response
to
those
but
trying
to
understand
where
it
is
understood
that
it's
a
small
business
but
in
a
larger
footprint
than
than
traditional,
say
smaller,
smaller
storefronts.
I
I
However,
when
we
designed
the
small
business
subclass
discount,
we
had
to
go
based
on
the
general
properties
or
the
primary
property
use
of
the
property.
So
mpac
does
assign
a
primary
property
used
to
the
property.
For
example,
I
think
you
give
the
example
of
the
church
there
that,
and
there
is
a
business
that
sort
of
is
operating
from
from
the
church.
I
So
if
the
primary
use
of
the
property
is
defined
as
a
church,
then
we
would
not
have
picked
it
up
as
being
a
small
business
and
therefore,
if
there's
any
commercial
component
that
does
apply
to
that
property,
then
there
would
not
be
a
discount
that
would
flow.
So
we
went
strictly
based
on
the
information
that
mpac
has
provided
in
terms
of
primary
property
use,
and
this
was
really
to
help
with
that.
I
Thank
you
very
much,
councillor
cavanaugh,
so,
mr
mayor,
we
we
did
review
the
issue
of
franchises,
specifically
as
it
relates
to
restaurants
and
fast
foods
properties
here
in
ottawa,
and
we
found
that
I
think
of
the
total
category
of
restaurants
and
fast
foods.
They
made
up
about
three
percent
of
the
total
number
of
properties
that
would
be
receiving
the
discount
further.
When
we
kind
of
look
at
national
chains,
they
only
made
up
1.1
of
the
total
properties
that
would
be
receiving
the
discount.
I
With
regards
to
franchises,
based
on
our
research
and
sort
of
talking
to
some
of
our
partners,
I
think
we
came
to
an
understanding
that
franchises
are
very
operate
very
much
in
a
very
similar
fashion
to
small
businesses.
They
have
to
pay
a
hefty
fee
for
their
advertising
and
for
the
publicity
that
they
actually
get
by
carrying
those
big
name
brands
and
therefore
that
eats
significantly
into
their
margin.
I
I
You
know
properties
that
are
owned
by
the
corporate
offices
for
such
a
small
percentage
amount
of
about
one
percent
of
property.
So
I
think
the
conclusion
that
staff
came
to
was
that
I
think
it
was.
We
were
comfortable
in
terms
of
fairness
and
equity
to
include
restaurants
and
to
include
fast
foods
as
part
of
the
small
business
subclass
and
have
them
receive
the
discount
so
that
we
would
err,
I
think,
to
the
benefit
of
small
businesses
that
were
in
that
category
rather
than
er.
B
C
I
I
You
know,
I
think
the
timing
of
it,
I
think
sort
of
might
have
been
tied.
You
know
in
terms
of
how
it
may
have
been
presented
was
might
have
been
tied
to
perhaps
covet
relief,
but
in
terms
of
how
we
approached
it,
we
approached
it
from
a
long-term
tax
policy
approach
and
we
see
this
as
a
tool.
I
think
that
helps
to
sort
of
create
more
fairness,
especially
for
small
businesses
that
pay
that
higher
tax
rate.
I
You
know
that
we
talked
about,
they
pay
1.8
times
the
residential
rate,
whereas
you
know
similar
small
businesses
that
are
operating
from
larger
shopping,
centers
and
larger
malls
only
pay
the
shot,
pay,
the
shopping
rate,
which
is
only
1.4
times
the
residential
rate.
So
I
think,
by
introducing
this
tool,
we're
helping
sort
of
create
some
sort
of
parity,
meaning.
B
I
It
doesn't
really
matter
where
a
small
business
rents,
whether
they're,
renting
a
small
standalone,
commercial
property
or
they're
renting
in
a
larger
mall.
Their
tax
burden
will
generally
be
the
same.
So
we're
looking
at
this
more
as
a
long-term
thing,
we're
not
doing
it
as
a
pilot
or
as
a
two-year
trial.
I
think
we
want
to
make
it
in
into
our
ongoing
tax
policy
and
have
it
become
a
part
of
our
long-term
outlook.
C
Once
again,
this
is
the
city
demonstrating
that
we're
investing
in
our
small
businesses
and
it's
not
just
helping
those
owners,
it's
helping
all
their
employees
and
it
trickles
back
into
our
own
economy
and
shows
that
we
are
open
for
business
despite
the
pandemic
and
going
forward
for
the
long
term.
So
I'm
very
much
appreciative
to
see
this
report.
I
can't
wait
to
hear
back
from
our
businesses
as
they
start
to
see
the
benefits
coming
in
in
2022
and
once
again
to
see
more
of
our
businesses
either
open
or
or
make
it
through
this
pandemic.
H
Yeah,
that's
a
very
good
point:
councillor
dude
ass
and
you
think
of
other
things.
You
know
we
have
limited
tools
in
our
toolkit
to
help
businesses,
because
this
will
act,
but
I
know,
for
instance,
counselor
tierney
and
his
committee,
you
know,
with
council
support
waived
the
patio
fees
that
saved.
I
know
one
pub
on
elgin
street
or
on
the
preston
street
saved
eight
thousand
dollars,
so
these
things
add
up
and
that
that's
you
know
a
part-time
employee's
wages
over
the
summer
time.