DEVELOPMENT INDUSTRY LIAISON GROUP AGENDA

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1 DEVELOPMENT INDUSTRY LIAISON GROUP 9:00 a.m. Monday, November 21, 2016 Meeting Rooms 192 & st Floor - Hamilton City Hall 71 Main Street West 1. Welcome AGENDA 2. OMB Reform City of Hamilton Comments Joanna Wice & Joanne Hickey-Evans Attached below is a link to the provincial public consultation document in which a series of questions are posed. Please review the document and we can address any comments you may have as it relates to these 23 questions New Business 4. Minutes from October 17, 2016 Meeting (Attached) 5. Staging of Development Update Guy Paparella 6. Infill / Demolition Grading Plans Tony Sergi 7. Engineering Approvals Changing from Geographic to Application Based Teams Tony Sergi 8. Other Business Comprehensive Development Guidelines and Financial Policies Manual Updates Please submit any concerns or updates to amanda.stringer@hamilton.ca by December 23, 2016 for inclusion in the 2017 update. 9. Future Agenda Items 10. Next Meeting Monday, January 16, 2017 at 9:00 a.m. in Meeting Rooms 192 & 193 (1 st Floor Hamilton City Hall)

2 DEVELOPMENT INDUSTRY LIAISON GROUP 9:00 a.m. Monday, October 17, 2016 Meeting Rooms 192 & st Floor - Hamilton City Hall 71 Main Street West Present: Alexander Tyutyunnik, City of Hamilton Alissa Mahood, City of Hamilton Andrew Smith, A.J Clarke & Associates Angela Monaco, City of Hamilton Anita Fabac, City of Hamilton Arden Semper, Branthaven Development Corp / HHHBA Bill Janssen, City of Hamilton Binu Korah, City of Hamilton Christine Newbold, City of Hamilton David Cook, City of Hamilton Ed VanderWindt, City of Hamilton George Wong, City of Hamilton Guy Paparella, City of Hamilton Jason Thorne, City of Hamilton Joanne Hickey-Evans, City of Hamilton John Morgante, City of Hamilton Karl Gonnsen, Metropolitan Consulting / Observer Mark Bainbridge, City of Hamilton Matt Johnston, Urban Solutions / HHHBA Richard Paola, City of Hamilton Scott Baldry, City of Hamilton Shane Thombs, City of Hamilton Steve Robichaud, City of Hamilton Steve Spicer, Multi-Area Developments / HHHBA Stuart Leitch, City of Hamilton Terri Johns, T. Johns Consulting Group / Observer Udo Ehrenberg, City of Hamilton William Liske, Losani Homes / Observer Maria Harrison, City of Hamilton 1. Welcome MINUTES John Morgante welcomed everyone and proceeded to chair the meeting in Tony Sergi s absence. 2. Online Mapping Application The first phase of an online mapping application program was released by the City on October 1 to assist residents in locating key services such as land use planning and zoning. Richard Paola from the City s Planning Division provided a brief Development Industry Liaison Group October 17, 2016 Minutes Page 1 of 4

3 overview of the full listing of focused sites launched with this phase which can be accessed via the map.hamilton.ca site. Feedback from the community was requested to enhance the site. New information is posted onto the site weekly and the mapping application would be integrated with the AMANDA system in the near future. 3. Committee of Adjustment Applications and Notices Subsequent to concerns expressed at the meeting of September 12, the City has requested specific examples whereas details of the preamble to the variance listing were modified without prior knowledge or consent of the applicant. In some instances, circumstances didn t permit City staff to re-circulate applications prior to the Committee of Adjustment meeting due to tight timelines. Action: City staff to receive a listing of examples from the development industry and see where adjustments can be made to the existing notification process for modified notices. 4. New Business Form 1 - See Other Business below. 5. Minutes from September 12, 2016 Meeting Minutes adopted as presented. 6. Open for Business Initiatives Update Bill Janssen provided an update with respect to the Open for Business accomplishments. A summary was circulated identifying process improvements, clearer guidelines and expectations, enhancements to existing technology, developing staff and providing better customer service. 7. Urban Hamilton Official Plan (UHOP) Review Shall vs May - Timing and Next Steps City staff to revisit the Official Plan policy language in six months due to other work priorities. Suggested changes would be brought back for discussion before proceeding with any amendments. 8. Parkland Dedication By-law Process, Call for Working Group and Members As directed by City Council, the Parkland Dedication By-law review is underway and it encompasses two phases. City staff requested the development industry to select a small group of members to review and provide input into the draft recommendations. Phase 1 would address the rates for cash-in-lieu parkland dedication and any required changes to the Official Plan policies, while Phase 2 would review rates based on development density, valuation methods and procedures related to the by-law. Phase 1 entails meeting with the working group beginning the second week of November, and in two week intervals if required. The recommendations would then be brought forward to the January DILG meeting. The temporary rate freeze Development Industry Liaison Group October 17, 2016 Minutes Page 2 of 4

4 for Phase 1 is in effect until March A Planning Committee report is anticipated to proceed in February Phase 2 is underway and a similar working group could review the data towards the end of Q Once the information is compiled, work would be completed quickly to ensure the May 2017 deadline is met before expiration of the temporary freeze. Action: Development industry to provide City staff with two to three members who express an interest to participate in the working group. 9. Other Business Form 1 Process for Extension of Watermains City staff were present to provide an update to the initiatives related to Form 1 including the completion of the Engineering Development Guidelines, role of the screener, and use of the hotline. Concern was identified regarding the present number of submissions required for approval. Future enhancements being looked at include engaging consultant for peer view and hiring new staff. It was suggested that prior to the first engineering submission, a kick-off meeting be held for larger, more complex development applications to address any concerns from the onset rather than delaying the process with multiple submissions. It was also suggested that a small group be set up to update the guidelines, review process and lessons learned. Action: The development industry will provide the City with a list of examples for discussion and two to three members wishing to partake in a working group to review previously delayed applications, and provide clarification to reduce the number of re-submissions. 10. Future Agenda Item Staging of Development Update (November Meeting) 11. Next Meeting Monday, November 21, 2016 at 9:00 a.m. Meeting Rooms 192 and 193 (1 st Floor Hamilton City Hall) The meeting adjourned at 10:05 a.m. Maria Harrison, Minute Taker Administrative Assistant, Growth Management Division Planning and Economic Development Department City of Hamilton Development Industry Liaison Group October 17, 2016 Minutes Page 3 of 4

5 Subject Matter City s Lobbyist Registry Follow-up OUTSTANDING BUSINESS LIST DEVELOPMENT INDUSTRY LIAISON GROUP Meeting Date Initiated August 25, 2015 Status Follow-up requested to determine if registering as a lobbyist under the by-law would negatively affect a planner standing before the OMB as an impartial expert witness? Downtown Infrastructure Study October 19, 2015 City staff to make a presentation once the report was prepared. Shall vs May Language in the Official Plans Parkland Dedication By-law Proposed Phase 1 Recommendations October 17, 2016 October 17, 2016 City staff to re-visit Official Plan policy in six months. Recommendations to be reviewed during January 2017 DILG meeting. Development Industry Liaison Group October 17, 2016 Minutes Page 4 of 4