Water and Wastewater Servicing Allocation Policy

Staff Report PDS.24.143 has been released on the Committee of the Whole agenda for Tuesday, November 19. The report is being provided as an update following Council's direction to defer enactment of the by-law, pending a legal review. For ongoing updates on Council direction regarding this report, please view the Staff Reports section on this page.

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Staff Report PDS.24.122 has been released on the Committee of the Whole agenda for Tuesday, September 17. The report is being provided in response to Council's direction on August 27 which asked staff to provide the development industry with more time to review the draft policy. For ongoing updates on Council direction regarding this report, please view the Staff Reports section on this page.

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Staff Report PDS.24.081 has been released on the Committee of the Whole agenda for Tuesday, August 27. The report serves as a follow-up to the Public Meeting held on May 14, 2024, and requests direction from Council to enact a by-law to implement the Water and Sewage Allocation Policy. For ongoing updates on Council direction regarding this report, please view the Staff Reports section on this page.

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A formal Public Meeting was held on May 14, 2024 to allow members of the public to provide feedback and to allow Town Council to ask questions regarding the proposed policy. The comments received will be presented to Committee of the Whole in a follow-up staff report at a later date. Discussion begins at the 8:30 mark of the meeting recording.

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A Public Meeting has been scheduled for Tuesday, May 14, 2024 to allow members of the public to share feedback on the proposed Water and Wastewater Allocation Policy. More information regarding how to submit comments or make a statement in person can be found in the Public Meeting Notice.

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Staff Report PDS.23.131 was presented to Committee of the Whole on November 28, 2023. The report provided an overview of the project, and requested Council direction to proceed with hosting a Public Meeting to gather comments and feedback from the community. For more details on the Council decision, please see the project staff reports.

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Staff Report PDS.24.148 was presented at a Special Meeting of Council on December 6, 2024, which was scheduled to consider items not addressed in the December 2, 2024, meeting.  The report provides a follow-up to PDS.24.143 and expands the definition of “Development agreement” to include Development Charge Credit Agreements. Council directed staff to prepare a subsequent report with additional revisions to the Allocation Policy Bylaw, including but not limited to consideration of development charge front-ending and credit agreements. This report is expected to be presented at the Committee of the Whole meeting on January 14, 2025. 

The presentation begins at the 00:10:08 mark of the meeting recording. 

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Staff Report PDS.24.143 was presented to Committee of the Whole on Tuesday, November 19. The report was put together following correspondence received from Great Gulf and Goodmans LLP. Upon review of the correspondence with the Town's solicitor, a revision has been suggested to the proposed by-law. The report recommended that Council enact the revised by-law, and review it 18 months after enactment to evaluate further possible revisions. Committee crafted a new motion directing staff to incorporate recent questions and comments for revision and to consider the By-law at the December 2, 2024 Council meeting. 

Presentation of the report begins at 6:36:40 mark of the Committee meeting recording.

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Staff Report PDS.24.122 was presented to Committee of the Whole on September 17, 2024. The report was prepared to provide additional information regarding the proposed Servicing Allocation Policy, and requested direction from Council to enact a by-law to implement the Water and Sewage Allocation Policy. Committee voted in favour of the staff recommendations, while adjusting the timeline for review of the policy from 18 months to 24 months after implementation, and adding a motion directing staff to bring forward a monitoring program to ensure developers are delivering on the elements of their agreements that are being used to rank their proposals.

Presentation of the Staff Report begins at the 6:04:10 mark of the Committee meeting recording.

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Council pulled the report and Committee motion for further discussion at their meeting on September 30, 2024. Following some discussion, a motion was made to defer consideration of the Water and Wastewater Allocation By-law until Council has received a legal opinion on the correspondence from Goodmans, Barrister and Solicitor, received at the September 30 Council Meeting in the deputation from Kathleen Schofield, President Low Rise Residential, Great Gulf. This motion was voted on and passed by Council.

Review of the report begins at the 7:13:50 mark of the Council meeting recording.

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Staff Report PDS.24.081 was presented to Committee of the Whole on August 27, 2024. The report served as a follow-up to the Public Meeting held on May 14, 2024, and requested direction from Council to enact a by-law to implement the Water and Sewage Allocation Policy. The report included a summary of the comments heard at the Public Meeting, along with meeting minutes of two engagement sessions held with the Georgian Triangle Development Institute, and a draft version of the by-law and framework. Committee voted against the staff recommendations, and proceeded to direct staff to bring the report back to the September 17, 2024 Committee of the Whole meeting to allow the development industry more time to review the draft policy.

Presentation of the Staff Report begins at the 1:42:50 mark of the Committee meeting recording. This decision is scheduled to be considered by Council at their meeting on Monday, September 9.

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Staff Report PDS.23.131 was presented to Committee of the Whole on November 28, 2023. The report requested council direction to proceed with holding a Public Meeting to receive comments and feedback from the public on the development of a Water and Wastewater Allocation Policy. The motion was passed by Committee of the Whole in a vote of 6-0. This motion was adopted by Council at their meeting on December 18, 2023.

Presentation of the Staff Report begins at the 4:08:30 mark of the meeting recording.

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A Water and Wastewater Allocation Policy incorporates public and developer input to determine how servicing capacity will be allocated in a sustainable, transparent, and orderly manner. These policies prioritize allocation to projects that provide the greatest benefit to the Town, and establishes when and for how long allocation is committed. 

The Town has procured WSP Global Inc. to facilitate the delivery of a Water and Wastewater Allocation Policy. In addition to the drafting the Policy, the consultant's scope of work includes:

• Conducting a best practice review and identifying implementation options
• Creation of an evaluation framework for review of allocation requests
• Engagement with the development industry

The Town is currently undertaking multiple projects that will see increases to the water and sewer capacity. These include the Thornbury Wastewater Treatment Plant Expansion and Outfall Construction, Mill Street Sewage Pumping Station Upgrades, Bay Street East Reconstruction, Craigleith Lift Station Upgrades, Craigleith Wastewater Treatment Plant Pumping Station Construction, Arrowhead Water Booster Station Upgrades, East Side Water Storage Environmental Assessment and Town-Wide Wastewater Master Plan Environmental Assessment. These projects are all at various stages of design, engineering and construction. 

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The Town has already engaged stakeholders in the development industry through the Georgian Triangle Development Institute. The Town will also be hosting a Public Meeting on Tuesday, May 14, 2024 to gather community feedback on the policy.

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