Recommendation:
THAT Report No. ADMIN-2022-0029, dated May 27, 2022, regarding the adoption of the Town’s new Community Improvement Plan (CIP), be received;
AND FURTHER THAT Council pass a By-law to implement the new Community Improvement Plan, as appended to this report, pursuant to Section 28(4) of the Planning Act, and repeal By-law 2010-0029 to terminate the existing 2010 Community Improvement Plan;
AND FURTHER THAT Council endorse the new Community Improvement Plan as it pertains to the Town of Halton Hills in its entirety and to the financial incentives for the seven Community Improvement Plan (CIP) Priority Zones, specifically:
a) Downtown Acton
b) Downtown Georgetown
c) Hamlets
d) Acton and Georgetown GO Station Lands
e) Employment Lands
f) Premier Gateway Employment Areas
g) Agricultural Lands
AND FURTHER THAT a dedicated CIP Review and Evaluation Team comprised of Town staff and external stakeholders, as appropriate, be formed to review and evaluate Community Improvement Plan (CIP) applications and make recommendations with respect to their approval;
AND FURTHER THAT, consistent with the delegated authority granted to the Senior Management Team via report ADMIN-2022-0019 (dated April 13, 2022), including the delegated authority for the Town's CAO to approve the execution by the Mayor and Clerk of CIP agreements, including any amendments or termination of such agreements, that the review and approval of Community Improvement Plan (CIP) applications be undertaken by Town staff in consultation with the CIP Review and Evaluation Team, while recognizing that any CIP applications that may be of greater interest to Council or the public will be brought to Council and that an annual summary of approved CIP applications will be brought to Council for information;
AND FURTHER THAT all applicable by-laws for Community Improvement Plan (CIP) grants be brought to Council for approval;
AND FURTHER THAT any Community Improvement Plan (CIP) applications approved prior to the adoption of the new Community Improvement Plan (CIP) be processed under the existing 2010 Community Improvement Plan;
AND FURTHER THAT Town staff be authorized to make any housekeeping updates to the new Community Improvement Plan (CIP) as the document is graphically designed, provided that no material changes are made;
AND FURTHER THAT a copy of this report be forwarded to the Region of Halton for their information.