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Recommendation: That, further to the
direction of Municipal Council, the following actions be taken with respect
to a Community Improvement Plan for Industrial land uses:
a) the
proposed by-law, as appended to the staff report dated June 3, 2014, BE
INTRODUCED at the Municipal Council meeting to be held on June 10,
2014, to designate all lands within the City, including lands outside the
Urban Growth Boundary, as a community improvement project area for industrial
land uses;
b) the
proposed attached revised by-law, BE INTRODUCED at the
Municipal Council meeting to be held on June 10, 2014, to adopt the Industrial
Lands Community Improvement Plan for the City of London;
c) the
proposed by-law, as appended to the staff report dated June 3, 2014, BE
INTRODUCED at the Municipal Council meeting to be held on June 10,
2014, to amend the following sections of Chapter 14 – Community Improvement
Policies of the Official Plan:
i) Section 14.2.2 iii) (d) (Designation of Community
Improvement Project Areas) to include all lands within the Urban Growth
Boundary as being an eligible industrial area for community improvement;
ii)
delete Section 14.2.2.iv) (b) Special Study Area;
iii)
Section 14.2.2.iv) (c) Airport Area by re-numbering to policy
14.2.2.iv (b)
iv) Section 14.2.3.iii) to add phasing consideration for
lands deemed by Council to be worthy of consideration to promote
environmental, social and community economic development;
v) Section
14.3.3 (Industrial) to include the provision of financial incentives, land
acquisition, or other programs and policies to encourage industrial
development in designated Community Improvement Project Areas; and,
vi)
Section
14.3.4 (Other Implementation Measures) to include new programs or policies as
methods of assisting in the implementation of community improvement;
d) the
Development Charges Grant Program described in the Industrial Lands Community
Improvement Plan, as appended as Schedule 2 to the staff report dated June 3,
2014, and the Industrial Development Charges Grant – Incentive Program
Guidelines, as appended as Schedule 3 to the staff report dated June 3, 2014,
BE APPROVED and the program be implemented effective January 1, 2015; it
being noted that a 100% exemption for industrial development charges will
remain in place until January 1, 2015 under the Development Charges By-law;
e) the
Industrial Corridor Enhancement Grant Program described in the Industrial Lands
Community Improvement Plan, as appended as Schedule 2 to the staff report
dated June 3, 2014, and the Industrial Corridor Enhancement Grant Program –
Incentive Program Guidelines, as appended as Schedule 4 to the staff report
dated June 3, 2014, BE APPROVED and that the program be implemented,
effective January 1, 2015, not to exceed $250,000 per year and BE SUBJECT to
2015 budget approval; and,
f)
the
Civic Administration BE DIRECTED to monitor the Industrial Community
Improvement Plan programs and report back annually regarding program results;
it being noted that the annual monitoring of programs may include, but is not
limited to, the number of applicants, the value of projects, the number of
jobs created and acres of land developed and redeveloped;
it being
pointed out that the Planning and Environment Committee reviewed and received
a communication, dated April 30, 2014, from K.
McClure, Planner, Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing, with respect
to this matter;
it being pointed out that at the public
participation meeting associated with this matter, the individual indicated
on the attached public participation meeting record made an oral
submission in connection therewith. (2014-D08/F21)
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