City CouncilMeeting 27
2023 City of Ottawa Community Improvement Plan Program Review
Council was asked to
- Recommendation 7 be revised as follows: “Approve a direction to restructure the Brownfield Redevelopment Community Improvement Plan program such that all new applications are only eligible for 50% of total eligible project costs, and all new applications for projects qualifying under the new Affordable Housing Community Improvement Plan when implemented are eligible for 100% of total eligible project costs, and direct staff to bring back to Council in Q1 2024 corresponding by-law amendments for approval
- as part their report back to Committee and Council in Q1 2024, staff recommend an appropriate adjustment to the $5-million cap (applying to all CIPs combined) for projects that qualify for 100% of remediation costs, giving regard to overall financial sustainability of the Brownfield Redevelopment CIP program.
Lost
11 for, 12 against
- Affects
- City-wide
- Agenda item
- 12.1
- Motion number
- 2023 - 27-03
- City file number
- ACS2023-PRE-GEN-0008
How each member voted
The recitals
- between 2016-2023 the City approved 45 projects eligible for the Brownfield Redevelopment CIP at an average of $2,862,671 per project, and the actual cost of remediation is often less than the total approved funding
- during the same timeframe the Brownfield Redevelopment CIP facilitated the construction of 16,168 residential units
- the approximate actual grant payment per year is $3,166,970 while the total tax uplift from Brownfield Redevelopment CIP projects is $61,021,769 per year
- the report from RCI Consulting titled “Scoped Best Practice Review of Brownfield Incentive Programs in Ontario”, found that Ottawa is the only municipality that caps the eligible cost based on 50 percent of remediation cost
- all other municipalities allow for 100 percent recovery
- an additional financial incentive would further encourage and allow developers to include more affordable units
- an expanded brownfield program would support several council priorities including a city that has affordable housing and is more liveable for all; a city that is green and resilient; and a city with a diversified and prosperous economy
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