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Finance and Corporate Services
Meeting #: 2
Date: Tuesday, March 7, 2023
Time: 9:30 am
Location: Andrew S. Haydon Hall, 110 Laurier Avenue West, and by electronic participation
Agenda: https://pub-ottawa.escribemeetings.com/?Year=2023&Expanded=Finance%20and%20Corporate%20Services%20Committee
B
Good
morning,
everyone,
as
we
begin
our
meeting
today
and
on
behalf
of
Ottawa
city
council
I,
wish
to
acknowledge
that
Ottawa
is
built
on
unseated
anishinaabe,
Algonquin
territory.
The
peoples
of
the
anishinaabe
Algonquin
Nation,
have
lived
on
this
territory
for
Millennia
their
culture
and
presence
have
nurtured
and
continue
to
nurture
this
land,
the
city
of
Ottawa
honors,
the
peoples
and
land
of
the
anishinaabe
Algonquin
nation
and
honors
all
First
Nations,
Inuit
and
metis
peoples
and
their
valuable
past
and
present
contributions
to
this
land.
B
C
B
B
And
then
we
have
status
update
from
the
office
of
the
city
clerk
that
the
finance
and
Corporate
Services
committee
received
this
report
for
information
as
I've
received
item
4.2,
City
representation
and
delegate
attendance
at
the
Federation
of
Canadian
municipalities
and
the
association
of
municipalities
of
Ontario
annual
conferences
and
Vice
chair
kits
I.
Believe
you
have
a
motion.
C
B
Okay
item:
five
from
planning
real
estate
and
economic
development,
the
2021
business
Improvement
area
and
Spark
Street
mall
authority,
annual
reports
and
audited
financial
statements
is
that
received
item
5.2
Declaration
of
surplus
land
at
2016,
lontier
drive
and
transferred
to
Ottawa
Community,
Land,
Development,
Corporation
and
again
Place.
Chair
kits,
you
have
a
motion.
Yes,.
B
G
Good
morning,
mayor
member
of
the
committee,
my
name
is
Jim
Shan
and
I'm,
a
planner
with
the
city's
development
review
team
I'm
here
before
you
today
to
provide
a
presentation
on
the
Brownfield
Grant
application
or
to
Montreal
Road
and
three
Selkirk
Street
next
slide.
Please,
the
site
itself
is
the
Western
gateway
to
venue
located
east
of
riddle,
River
South
and
Montreal
Road
West
of
Montgomery
Street
and
North
of
Selkirk
Street
next
slide.
Please,
the
site
hosts
the
former
Eastview
shopping
center
and
the
environmental
site
assessment
was
completed
and
identify
both
soil
and
groundwater
contamination.
G
The
remediation
activity
now
is
mostly
complete
and
there's
some
groundwater
management
taking
place
right
now.
It
is
important
to
note
that
the
funding
will
not
be
provided
until
the
applicant
has
provided
a
record
of
site
condition,
demonstrating
that
the
site
has
been
sufficiently
remediated
and
meets
all
Ministry
regulations
next
slide,
please.
G
The
developer
is
May
and
May
and
they're
proposing
to
develop
the
properties
through
three
phases,
with
three
high-rise
mixed-use
buildings,
comprised
of
approximately
a
thousand
residential
units
and
2500
square
feet:
square
meters
of
commercial
spaces.
The
site
plan
for
the
phase
one
building
is
complete
and
that's
the
proposal
shown
on
the
screen
next
slide.
Please,
on
December
2022
Council
suspended
the
Brownfield
program
for
any
new
applications
or
applications
that
have
yet
to
be
considered
by
city
council,
pending
a
full
evaluation
of
the
all
the
CIP
program.
G
The
requested
funding
is
approximately
3.6
million
dollar,
based
on
85
percent
of
the
municipal
property
tax
uplift
over
10
years.
It's
important
to
note
that
this
site
is
unique,
because
it
also
received
approval
for
the
Montreal
CIP
funding,
which
is
capped
at
5
million
dollar,
based
on
a
uplift
of
75
percent
of
the
post-development
tax
increase.
G
So
when
the
Montreal
CIP
is
combined
with
the
current
Brownfield
CIP,
the
total
grant
funding
remains
capped
at
5
million.
So,
therefore,
if
committee
and
Council
were
to
approve
this
application,
the
total
eligible
funding
does
not
change.
The
only
difference
is
that
the
3.6
million
under
this
Brownfield
Grant
will
be
recovered
at
85
percent
of
tax
uplifts
instead
of
75.
The
remainder
will
be
continue
to
be
recovered
based
on
75
under
the
Montreal
program.
G
Next
slide,
please,
the
economic
benefit
for
the
project
include
276
million
in
direct
construction
values,
510
million
in
new
residential
and
Commercial
assessment
and
1.56
million
in
new
taxes
annually.
It's
estimated
to
add
a
additional
Revenue
to
the
city
of
9.2
million
over
the
next
10
years.
Once
the
Brownfield
funding
has
been
fully
paid
out,
and
that
concludes
my
presentation
and
we're
available
to
answer
any
questions.
B
Thank
you
very
much
just
to
be
clear
on
the
the
85
percent
versus
75
percent.
Is
it?
Is
it
accurate
to
say
that
the
same
amount
of
money
will
be
will
be
obtained
through
the
program
but
just
on
a
different
timetable,
because
it's
85
instead
of
75,
because
in
the
end
it's
capped
anyway
right
is
that
is
that
accurate?
That's.
G
There's
a
variety
of
sources
which
include
the
gas
station,
there's
adjacent,
potentially
contaminated
activities,
including
dry
cleaners.
The
site
also
hosted
a
former
lumber
yard
on
the
Southeast
Corner,
as
well
as
general
site
application
across
the
site.
The
contamination
is
not
only
on
the
former
gas
station
site,
but
it's
in
the
entire
two
Parcels,
which
is
a
lot
larger
in
area.
D
E
So,
in
terms
of
responsibility,
perhaps
we're
straying
into
a
a
legal
territory
there.
Certainly,
if
you
know
the
lands
are
to
redevelop
to
a
more
sensitive
use,
there
is
an
obligation
to
clean
the
lands,
but
in
terms
of
previous
landowners
from
sometimes
decades
ago,
I'm
not
sure
I'm
prepared
to
comment
on
that.
E
D
I'm
I'm
trying
to
separate
the
application
before
us,
which
I'm
actually
supportive
of
I,
want
to
see
this
renewal
in
in
this
part
of
venue,
but
at
the
end
of
the
day,
I
also
want
responsible
parties
to
be
held
accountable
for,
as
your
report
indicates,
contaminating
groundwater,
which
I
think
is
serious
and
soil
contamination.
So
if
we
know
this
exists
separate
from
a
Brownfield
application,
does
the
city
take
note
and
pursue
the
matter
further?
E
So
Mr
chair,
in
terms
of
certainly
we
identify
historic
land
use,
uses
across
the
city
that
are
of
concern
so
that
when
new
developments
come
forward,
particularly
you
know
in
terms
of
residential
or
a
more
sensitive
land
use,
those
are
flagged
and
they
are
typically,
they
have
to
be
addressed
through
the
Redevelopment
process.
So
there's
conditions
established,
Mr
Shen
referred
to
a
record
of
site
condition
before
you
know
the
the
new
use
can
can,
you
know,
be
instituted
and
that's
that's
all
regulated
through
provincial
requirements.
D
It
would
be
too
expensive
to
to
take
care
of,
but
the
fact
is,
the
community
which
is
surrounded
by
residential
Community,
has
potentially
contaminated
soil,
if
not
other
things
so.
I
see
this
as
the
bigger
challenge.
I
do
support
the
application
before
us,
but
I
just
wanted
to
point
out
that
I
do
think.
Responsible
parties
should
take
greater
care
and
be
held
to
a
higher
level
of
accountability.
To
avoid
this
contamination.
To
begin
with,
thank
you.
B
Thank
you,
councilor
Brockington,
just
a
quick
follow-up
question.
So
I
I
want
to
be
clear
about
something
here
that
the
this
this
development,
it
would
seem,
is
going
ahead.
No
matter
what
this
is
really
just
a
question
of
whether
it's
being
funded
out
of
the
brownfields
or
out
of
the
CIP.
Is
that,
ultimately,
what
what
our
decision
today
is
because,
because
it
would
go
ahead
under
the
CIP
anyway
right.
H
I
I
So
you
may
hear
other
voices
I'll
make
this
very
quick.
I
just
want
to
say:
we've
I've
only
just
gotten
to
know
Main
and
Main
the
developer
over
the
last
couple
months
since
I've
gotten
elected.
They
did
a
lot
of
work
with
the
Community
Association
to
bring
this
application
forward
a
lot
of
great
amenities
being
added
into
the
community
I.
I
Anybody
sort
of
doing
any
kind
of
development
in
beignet
has
to
take
this
in
consideration,
which
is
why
we
support
the
Brownfield
grants
on
that
end
of
town.
I
know:
there's
some
concerns
around
Brownfield
grants,
but
I
believe
and
from
the
report
that
I've
read
it.
It
really
does
contribute
to
the
revitalization
of
Montreal
Road,
so
I
hope
you
will
support
it
and
I'm
I,
don't
know
if
the
developer
is
here,
though,
I'm
happy
to
answer
any
questions,
but
I
don't
see
them
on
the
call,
but.
B
H
Very
much
mayor
I'm,
just
wondering
on
the
different
breakdowns
of
costs,
in
what
we're
approving
so
there's
the
there's,
a
3.6
million
for
the
Brownfield
remediation
Grant.
And
then
can
you
just
detail
the
next
two
pieces,
so
there's
the
3.1
million
for
the
deferral
of
of
DC's
and
then
there's
the
817
000.
On
top
of
that
for
the
municipal
leadership
strategy
fund
is
it
can
just
go
through
the
two
of
those
it's.
G
Of
course,
through
each
year
the
3.6
is
the
Brownfield
Rehabilitation
Grant,
it's
the
based
on
85
tax
uplift.
The
3.1
million
is
a
development
charge
referral
and
it's
an
option
provided
to
the
applicant,
but
we
haven't
seen
any
uptake
and
the
reason
is
because
it's
it
has
a
10
interest
rate
attached
to
it.
So
we
haven't
really
had
much
uptake
on
the
development
charge
deferral,
but
it's
an
option,
that's
available
to
the
applicant
if
needed,
and
the
800
000
contribution
to
the
municipal
leadership
strategy
fund.
G
That's
a
revolving
fund
attached
to
the
Brownfield
program
and
its
purpose
is
for
municipal
acquisition
and
pilot
project
on
remediation
project.
But
that
fund
has
been
on
freeze
for
the
last
couple
years
and
it's
directly
used
to
contribute
to
any
budget
pressure
for
the
Brownfield
program.
Currently,
okay,.
H
H
Be
a
50
increase
there,
given
the
the
sun
costs
already
in
this
lot,
which
include
a
rezoning
application,
an
official
plan
Amendment
the
site
plan,
work
all
the
reports
and
Analysis
of
back
and
forth
thought.
That's
been
done
here
with
this
process.
Why
do
you
believe
that
this
applicant
would
not
build
here
without
the
the
subsidy
from
the
city
to
remediate
the
site.
A
Mr
Mr,
chair
I,
don't
know
that
staff
are
equipped
appropriately
to
answer
the
question
as
to
whether
projects
would
go
ahead.
I
I'm,
conscious
that
that's
a
question
on
the
mind
of
members
of
council,
but
respectfully
staff
are
not
in
a
position
to
make
that
judgment
one
way
or
the
other.
You
know,
as
as
the
chair
has
pointed
out,
I
think
adequately.
The
the
funding
through
the
CIP
program
is
available
to
them.
A
H
Okay,
well
I
appreciate
the
honesty,
I
think.
That's
why
we're
reviewing
the
the
program
now
is
precisely
that
question
and
how
many
of
these
may
have
been
built.
Otherwise,
obviously,
people
who
buy
sites
they
don't
have
a
an
expectation
that
the
municipality
is
obliged
to
approve
all
these
applications
right.
They
still
know
that
when,
even
though
we
have
a
program,
it's
not
automatically
approved
if
they
apply.
A
B
H
J
J
You
know
all
of
those
have
a
direct
result,
all
those
fees,
all
those
costs,
the
Brownfield
grant
that
we
hopefully
will
will
obtain
today
all
have
an
end
result
to
the
actual
cost
of
housing.
So
you
know,
while
I
can't
say
one
way
or
another.
If
you
know
we,
we
didn't
get
this
grant,
we
wouldn't
have
purchased
the
project.
J
J
H
Okay,
thank
you
for
that.
I
again
appreciate
the
fourth
rightness
here
on
this
one.
Obviously,
there's
been
a
concern
about
how
much
the
municipality
has
spent
over
the
years
on
on
this
program,
we've
approved
more
than
150
million
dollars
in
in
tax
breaks
for
developers
who
clean
up
contaminated
sites
since
the
program
began
15
years
ago.
Now,
obviously,
those
get
phased
in
depending
on
when
those
charges
are
back
and
that
number
would
likely
be
lower,
given
that
not
all
of
them
are
recouped
and
I
understand.
H
H
Think
if
you
look
at
our
affordable
housing,
Capital
spend
we've
spent
less
than
that
over
that
same
time,
and
so
you
know,
I
think
it's
important
that
we
consider
these
applications
I'm
really
glad
the
review
is
happening
for
this
one,
but
given
all
the
money
we
keep
spending
on
on
this
program,
you
know
I,
don't
think,
there's
an
obligation
to
approve
this
I
I.
Certainly
obviously,
last
tournament
Council
voted
against
these
most
chances.
H
That
I
got
and
wouldn't
be
supporting
this
here
today
and
I
think
that
the
review
really
can't
come
soon
enough.
Given
that
we
don't
know
the
answers
on
how
much
these
would
how
how
if
they
would
develop
otherwise
or
not
and
I,
guess
the
city
of
ottawa's
comparison
to
to
other
municipalities
that
might
may
or
might
have
this
program,
but
150
million
dollars
a
lot
of
money
over
over
that
time
and
mayor
I
know.
H
B
That
add
up
to
tens
of
millions
of
dollars
that
that
would
would
be
taxpayers
paying
for
the
cost
of
of
cleaning
up
properties.
So
so
this
I
think
the
decision
that's
before
us
today
is
I,
don't
believe,
is
going
to
affect
whether
or
not
this
project
goes
ahead
because
it
is,
there
is
a
CIP
in
place
for
it
anyway,
which
we'll
we'll
hit
the
maximum
of.
So
it's
just
a
question
of
where
the
money
is
going
to
come
from.
K
D
Not
to
prolong
the
debate
mayor,
but
one
thing
I'll
just
add,
is
Council
made
a
decision
to
exclude
this
property
from
all
other
properties
being
restricted
to
this
program.
I
believe
I,
heard
councilor,
Plant,
say
and
I
think
I
recall
the
vote
that
we
allowed
this
to
be
under
consideration
for
this
opportunity.
So
to
me
it
would
seem
that
Council
has
not
predetermine
the
outcome,
but
at
least
allow
this
to
be
considered
as
an
applicant
and
that's
why
it's
here
today.
D
H
H
Obviously,
there's
going
to
be
a
lot
of
profit
made
here
in
the
future,
and
so
you
know
take
that
point
where
the
where
the
origination
happened
but
I
think,
given
the
acts
of
the
municipality,
there's
been
a
lot
of
value
added
from
the
actions
that
we've
taken
to
for
for
this
one-
and
you
know
just
appreciate
the
dialogue
around
the
table.
So
thanks
mayor.