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COUNCIL AGENDA CONSOLIDATED AS OF SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

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Meeting Room C, City Hall, 1 Carden Street

DATE Wednesday, September 30, 2015 – 6:00 p.m. Please turn off or place on non-audible all cell phones, PDAs, Blackberrys and pagers during the meeting.

Disclosure of Pecuniary Interest and General Nature Thereof

Growth/Land Use Planning Workshop Todd Salter, General Manager, Planning, Urban Design and Building Services Melissa Aldunate, Manager, Policy Planning and Urban Design Jason Downham, Planner II – Policy and Analytics Tom Bradbury, Manager, Financial Planning and Budget Services Christel Gregson, Senior Corporate Analyst, Development Charges and Long Term Planning

1. Welcome and Introductions

2. Overview of Agenda and Workshop Purpose

4. Warm up Exercise (10 minutes)

5.

Presentation and Questions/Answers (50 minutes) Part 1

o Places to Grow o Growth Management and Official Plan Policy o Questions

Part 2 o Development Charges Act and Bill 73 o Questions

Part 3 o Greenbelt Plan and “Growing the Greenbelt” o Questions

6. Growth Perspectives Exercise and Break (15 minutes)

7. Table Discussion on Places to Grow and Growth (45 minutes)

8. Summary of Table Discussion and Growth Perspectives Exercise (5 minutes)

9. Workshop Wrap-up and Next Steps (5 minutes)

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RECOMMENDATION:

1. That the presentation on Growth/Land Use Planning be received.

ADJOURNMENT

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Growth / Land Use Planning Workshop

September 30, 2015

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Workshop Agenda • Welcome

• Warm-up Exercise

• Presentation • Growth Plan

• Local Growth Management Strategy

• Fiscal Implications of Growth

• Question period

• Survey – Rating Perspectives on Growth

• Break

• Group Breakout and Discussion period

• Report Back on Survey Results

• Next Steps

Workshop

Agenda

Welcome and Introductions 1

Warm-up Exercise 2

Presentation 3

Question Period ?

Growth Perspectives Exercise and Break 4

Table Discussion on Places to Grow and Growth 5

Summary of Table Discussion and Growth Perspectives Exercise 6

Workshop Wrap-up and Next Steps 7

Adjournment 8

Places to Grow 3a

Growth Management and Official Plan Policy 3b

Development Charges Act and Bill 73 3c

Question Period ?

Overview of Agenda and Workshop Purpose 2

Greenbelt Plan and “Growing the Greenbelt” 3d

Question Period ?

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Jennifer Keesmaat

Chief Planner, City of Toronto

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7bkl6gFq04

OWN YOUR CITY

Warm-up Exercise

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Growth Plan for the Greater

Golden Horseshoe

Images: Copyright Queen's Printer for Ontario, photo source: Ontario Growth Secretariat, Ministry of Infrastructure

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Greater Golden Horseshoe

• One of the fastest growing

regions in North America

• Forecast to grow by 4.5 million

people and 1.8 million jobs

between 2011 and 2041

• Some of the best agricultural

lands and key natural areas in

Canada


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PEOPLE AND JOBS IN THE

GREATER GOLDEN HORSESHOE

Between 2011 and 2041,

4.5 million additional people

1.8 million additional jobs


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• Urban sprawl contributing to the degradation of our natural environment, air & water quality, and consumption of agricultural land

• Traffic congestion

• Inefficient use of infrastructure

• Loss of employment lands

Greater Golden Horseshoe Growth Challenges


Photo source: City of Guelph

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• Framework for managing the population and employment growth

• Create Complete Communities

• Offer more options for living, working, shopping,

and playing

• Provide greater choice in housing types to meet the needs of people at all stages of life

• Good Urban Design

• Revitalize Downtowns

• Curb Sprawl to protect farmland and Natural Areas

• Efficient Use of Land and Infrastructure

Key Growth Planning Principles


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Growth Plan Targets & Policies

• Population and Employment targets for municipalities in the Greater Golden Horseshoe

• Densities for Urban Growth Centres

• Minimum Greenfield densities

• Minimum annual intensification targets


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The City of Guelph is located

within the outer ring municipalities

of the Greater Golden Horseshoe

Images: Neptis Foundation, Context for the Greater Golden Horseshoe,

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MIX OF NEW HOUSING

UNITS IN THE OUTER RING

Between 2011 and 2041,

An estimated 472,000 additional

households will be constructed

in the Outer Ring of the


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LOT SIZES IN THE OUTER RING Outer-Ring Median developing designated greenfield area lot sizes, compared to historic lot sizes (sq.m)

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Growth Plan Timeline


Draft Growth Plan released

Proposed Growth Plan released

Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe released

Guelph Growth Management Workshops

Official Plan Amendment no. 39 in full force and effect

Amendment 1 to the Growth Plan released

Amendment 2 to the Growth Plan released

Coordinated Land Use Planning Review announced

Growth Plan Discussion Paper released

July

2004

February

2005

November

2005

June

2006

2006 –

2008

June

2010

January

2012

June

2013

2015 –

2016

July

2004

February

2005

November

2005

June

2006

2006 –

2008

June

2010

January

2012

June

2013

2015 –

2016

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Growth Plan – Looking Forward

Amendment 2 (2013)

• Amendment 2 extended the population and employment targets to

year 2041

• Guelph’s Official Plan must be amended by June 2018

Growth Plan Review (2015/2016)

• The Province announced the Co-ordinated

Land Use Planning Review

• Over 3,000 written submissions

• Proposed changes to be released in early 2016

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Local Growth Management Strategy

2006 -2009

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Local Growth Management Strategy

Purpose:

• Establish a local framework to manage growth to 2031

• Develop a long term strategy to promote ‘sustainable

growth’ that values local public opinion

• Align the City’s infrastructure master plans with the

new growth targets

• Develop long term financial strategies to manage

growth related expenditures

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• Community Surveys

• GuelphQuest Workshops

• Building Guelph’s Future

Workshops

• Open Houses

• Stakeholder Meetings

• Public Meetings

Local Growth Management Strategy Public Engagement

Input from over 1000 citizens

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Community Surveys (2006 & 2008)

• Baseline perception of the current state of the City

• Planning issues and familiarity around growth

management initiatives

• Attitudes towards growth and support for key

growth principles

• How to accommodate population growth and future

housing choices

• Factors to consider as part of planning a complete

community

• Opinions on pursuing expansion of the Greenbelt

Plan into the City

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GuelphQuest Workshops (2007)

• How to accommodate future growth

• Where to encourage future people to live

• Where to encourage future employment growth

• How to accommodate challenges to the City’s

resource capacity

• Preferred housing mix and densities

• Transportation and Transit infrastructure

policies

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Growth Trend (2041) City State (2001)

GuelphQuest Workshop

Preferred

Growth Option (2041)

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Building Guelph’s Future Workshops (2007)

• How to accommodate future growth

• Where to encourage future people to live

• What types of buildings make sense in Guelph?

• How big and how high should they be?

• How do we encourage more compact housing?

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Local Growth Management Strategy Building Guelph’s Future Workshops

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Nodes, Intensification

Corridors and

Downtown

• Building Form

• Building Placement

• Population Density

Building Guelph’s Future Workshop Results

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• Focus on directing future development to the

City’s nodes, corridors and downtown

• Strong support for more compact growth

• Strong support for accommodating future

growth to 2031 within the City’s current limits

• Protection of environmental features,

groundwater resources, energy conservation

• Shift towards higher density developments to

allow for greater protection of green space

• Good urban design

• Maintain heritage features and character

Local Growth Management Strategy Findings

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Guelph Official Plan

Official Plan Amendment 39

• Guelph’s conformity amendment with the Growth Plan

• In full force and effect as of March 2010

• Sets the policy framework for managing population and employment growth in

the City to 2031

• Introduces new Growth Plan concepts and fundamental growth management

principles into the City’s Official Plan

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The City aims to build a compact, vibrant, and complete community for current

and future generations that meet the following objectives:

• Provide for an adequate supply of land within the City’s settlement area

• Direct growth to strategic locations within the built-up area

• Provide for a diverse mix of land uses at transit supportive densities

• Maintain a healthy mix of residential and employment land uses

• Support growth in a compact and efficient form

• Sustainable growth to support existing and future development

• Promote protection of the City’s natural heritage system

• Support the protection of water, energy, air quality, and cultural heritage resources

Guelph Growth Principles

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Growth Plan Elements

• Community Mixed Use nodes

• Intensification Corridors

• Major Transit Station T

Growth Plan Elements Schedule 1B of the City’s Official Plan

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Guelph Growth Targets

• Downtown density of 150 persons and jobs per hectare

• Greenfield density of 50 persons and jobs per hectare

• Minimum 40% intensification

2031 2041

191,000 175,000 Population

Employment 101,000 92,000

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0

50000

100000

150000

200000

1991 1996 2001 2006 2011 2016 2021 2026 2031 2036 2041

0

25000

50000

75000

100000

125000

150000

175000

1991 1996 2001 2006 2011 2016 2021 2026 2031

Population 2014

128,000

2031 175,000

City of Guelph Progress Report 2041

191,000

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0

25000

50000

75000

100000

125000

1991 1996 2001 2006 2011 2016 2021 2026 2031 2036 2041

0

25000

50000

75000

100000

1991 1996 2001 2006 2011 2016 2021 2026 2031

Jobs

2031 92,000

2011 74,000

City of Guelph Progress Report

2041 101,000

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2011 92 Persons and jobs per hectare

61% of target

Downtown Density

1991, 1996 employment was taken from the 2008 Development Charges Study Schedule 7.

Incremental change was subtracted from known employment figures.

No fixed workplace figures were then added for the two years.

Employment for 2001, 2006 was taken from the 2013 DC Background Study Schedule 9A

Employment for 2011 was taken from the 2011 National Household Survey.


It should be noted that since

the 2011 Census, nearly 1,200

a d d i t i o n a l u n i t s h a v e

been approved downtown.

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Greenfield Densities*

43 persons and jobs

per hectare

52 persons and jobs

per hectare

65 48

38 55

2006 2014

*within committed lands


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Annual Rates of Intensification

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

40%


minimum annual rate of intensification

2014

66% 2008

27%

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Built-Up Area

Population: 18,000

Employment: 8,500

Greenfield Area

Population: 36,000

Employment: 17,000

Downtown

Population: 6,000

Employment: 1,500

2031 Additional Population and Employment (2006-2031 minimum growth)

*Population figures include undercoverage

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Questions?

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Development Charges Act and Bill 73

3c

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• The DCA, 1997 allows Municipalities to charge new development a one-time fee that will fund the capital infrastructure required to support that new growth • Limitations:

• Ineligible Services • 10 year historic service standard cap • Statutory exemptions • 10% Deduction on Soft services

Development Charges Act, 1997

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• Ineligible Services

• Solid Waste Management • Culture and Tourism • Admin/Headquarter space

• Ineligible Capital • Vehicles and Equipment with avg. life of <7 years • Computer Equipment


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• Provincially Mandated Exemptions • 50% Industrial Building Expansion Exemption • May add up to 2 apartments for a single as long as size of home doesn’t double • Add one additional unit in medium & high density buildings • Lands owned by another levels of government and local boards

• On average, the City incurs $800K in statutory exemptions per year


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• A mandatory 10% deduction is taken from the following services:

• Parks • Recreation • Library • Parking • Transit • Administration • Ambulance • Health


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• Each service category is limited to a 10 year Historical Service Standard Cap

• Does not apply to water and wastewater service categories


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• Bill 73 • Forward looking 10 year service cap • Waste Management becomes an eligible service • Transit becomes 100% DC eligible instead of 90% • Introduction of area specific rates • Improved reporting, accountability and transparency


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• Provincial Legislation does not make it possible for growth to pay for growth

• Bill 73 will alleviate some of the financial pressures imposed by the DCA, however it will not completely absolve the financial burden

Conclusion

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Questions?

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Greenbelt Plan and

“Growing the Greenbelt”

3d

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Greenbelt Plan: Current Context

• The Greenbelt Plan and the Greenbelt Boundary were established under the Greenbelt Act, 2005.

• The Plan is one cornerstone of growth management in the Greater Golden Horseshoe.

• Purpose to identify areas where urbanization should not occur in order to provide protection of the agricultural land base and the natural heritage system occurring on this landscape.

• This Plan does not include any part of the City of Guelph

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Growing the Greenbelt

• In 2008, the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing (MAH) issued criteria and a process for considering expansion of the Greenbelt.

• On July 27, 2010 Guelph City Council passed a resolution

“THAT the City of Guelph make an immediate request to the Province to add the publically owned lands along the Eramosa and Speed Rivers to the Ontario Greenbelt”.

• Requests need to follow and satisfy the “Growing the Greenbelt” process.

• Technical issues were identified that prevented the City from being able to meet the Growing the Greenbelt process at the time.

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Amendment 1 – Urban River Valleys

In 2013 the Province approved Amendment 1 to the Greenbelt Plan which:

• Introduced a new land use designation, supporting policies for “Urban River Valleys”.

• Added lands in the Town of Oakville as part of the Urban River Valley designation.

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Amendment 1 – Urban River Valleys

• Urban River Valley designation can include lands in urban areas that are publically owned and fall within river valleys that connect to inland lakes or the Great Lakes.

• The Protected Countryside policies of the plan do not apply except for: the external connections policies and; the parkland, open space and trails policies.

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Greenbelt Plan Review

• While there have been some ongoing expressions of community interest, the Greenbelt Plan has not been expanded to include the City of Guelph to date.

• Through the Co-ordinated Plan Review the Province may add lands into the Greenbelt Planning Area, revise designations and policies, and make other changes to the Greenbelt Plan.

• There will be additional opportunities to provide input on the Province’s review in early 2016.

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Questions?

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