Moved: Councillor Wink
Seconded: Councillor Hildebrandt
WHEREAS the Town of Pelham has a Development Charges Bylaw to help ensure that community growth pays for itself;
AND WHEREAS the 2019 update study resulted in an increase of the Development Charge for outdoor recreation from $1,206 to $1,884 for a single and semi-detached dwelling,
AND WHEREAS the current Development Charges Bylaw includes a provision of an “indoor recreation capital sheet” which must be updated to reflect the current level of services at MCC,
AND WHEREAS plans to update the study with indoor recreation data based on 2020 data were interrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic;
AND WHEREAS the cost of a Development Charges Update Study is estimated at $9,000 - $11,000, 90% of which can be funded by the Development Charges reserve;
NOW THEREFORE staff are to be directed to take all necessary steps to initiate an update study that is limited to the study of eligible “indoor recreation” costs. Provided that costs do not exceed $11,000, Town staff are authorized to engage in a sole source procurement with Watson & Associates Economists Ltd., since they did the 2018 D.C. Background Study. Engaging Watson & Associates will ensure consistency of approach, philosophical and methodological alignment of work product and is likely to be the most expeditious manner of proceeding. Any unbudgeted costs which cannot be paid from the DC Reserve are to be derived from management-identified savings in the Building Department, Public Works Department or Corporate Services Department, or a combination thereof.