Item - 2016.PG16.1

City Council considered Items PG15.1, PG16.1 and PG16.2 together.

The Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning gave a presentation to City Council on Items PG15.1, PG16.1 and PG16.2.

The Planning and Growth Management Committee recommends that:

1.  City Council direct the Deputy City Manager, Cluster B, in consultation with the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor to report to the Budget Committee through the 2017 budget process and concurrently to the Planning and Growth Management Committee at its January 11, 2017 meeting with an analysis, on a Division by Division basis, of additional staffing resources required to meet each Division's Key Performance Indicators, Planning Act timelines and current and anticipated application volumes, and that the report include options that may be required to cover the cost of any additional staff resources to meet those timelines, volumes and Key Performance Indicators including potential impact on the tax base and the Development Application Review Fees.

2.  City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to ensure that Planning Staff effort on Committee of Adjustment application reviews match the current fee levels.

3.  City Council adopt the new Planning application fees and fee amounts set out in Appendix 1 to the report (October 13, 2016) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, effective January 1, 2017 and authorize that Appendix C of Schedule 13 of Chapter 441, Fees and Charges, of the City's Municipal Code be updated to reflect the new fee amounts, with the exception of the fee for Committee of Adjustment applications which are not to be reduced.

4.  City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the necessary Bills to give effect to these recommendations.

The Planning and Growth Management Committee considered Items PG16.1 and PG16.2 at the same time.

The Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning gave a presentation on the Development Application Review Fee Update.

The Executive Committee, on October 26, 2016, referred the item to the Planning and Growth Management Committee for its meeting on November 16, 2016.

The Executive Committee also requested the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning report to the Planning and Growth Management Committee at that time:

a. with a comparison of the current and proposed fees in comparison to other municipalities in Ontario, as in Appendix 5 to the report (October 13, 2016) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, but excluding development charges from the totals;

b. on how the additional revenue will be allocated between City divisions;

c. on how the additional revenue increase will impact staffing levels; and

d. on service level improvements the additional revenue will provide.

This information report responds to the request from the October 26, 2016 Executive Committee meeting to report to the November 16, 2016, Planning and Growth Management Committee on specific matters related to the Development Application Review Fee Update.