12. REIMBURSEMENT OF DEVELOPMENT FEES AND CHARGES – PERLEY AND RIDEAU VETERANS’ HEALTH CENTRE - 1750 RUSSELL ROAD

REMBOURSEMENT DES FRAIS ET REDEVANCES D’EXPLOITATION – CENTRE DE SANTÉ PERLEY-RIDEAU POUR ANCIENS COMBATTANTS – 1750, CHEMIN RUSSELL

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS AS AMENDED

That Council approve the following:

1. Exempt the Perley and Rideau Veterans’ Health Centre from development charges as a non-profit corporation under Section 7 (s) of Development Charges By-law 2004-298 for the construction of a 12-bedroom respite bungalow, known as the ‘Guest House’, for individuals affected by a dementia;

2. Reimburse the Perley and Rideau Veteran’s Health Centre the paid planning application fees and building permit fees amounting to $28,534.10 and reimburse the Centre an additional $58,948.40 should the development charges be paid prior to July 12, 2006 or exempt these development charges should the permit not be ready for issuance prior to July 12, 2006.

RECOMMENDATIONS MODIFIÉES DU COMITÉ

Que le Conseil approuve ce qui suit :

1. Que le Centre de santé Perley-Rideau pour anciens combattants, en tant que société sans but lucratif, soit exonéré des redevances d’exploitation en vertu de l’article 7 (s) du règlement municipal 2005-298 relatif aux redevances d’exploitation, applicables à la construction d’un pavillon de soins de relève de 12 chambres (connu sous le nom de « Guest House »), destiné aux personnes atteintes de démence;

2. Que le Centre de santé Perley-Rideau pour anciens combattants obtienne le remboursement des droits d'aménagement et de permis de construire déboursés s'élevant à 28 534,10 $ ainsi que d'un montant additionnel de 58 948,40 $ si les redevances d'aménagement sont payées avant le 12 juillet 2006, ou qu'il soit exonéré desdites redevances si le permis n'est pas prêt à être délivré avant le 12 juillet 2006.

DOCUMENTATION

1. Planning and Growth Management, A/Deputy City Manager’s report
dated 21 June 2006 (ACS2006-PGM-BLD-0017).

2. Extract of Draft Minute, 04 July 2006.

Report to/Rapport au :

Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee

Comité des services organisationnels et du développement économique

and Council / et au Conseil

21 June 2006 / le 21 juin 2006

Submitted by/Soumis par : John L. Moser, Acting Deputy City Manager/Directeur municipal adjoint par intérim,

Planning and Growth Management/Urbanisme et Gestion de la croissance

Contact Person/Personne ressource : Arlene Grégoire, Director

Building Services and Chief Building Official/Direction des services du bâtiment et Chef du service du bâtiment

(613) 580-2424 x 41425, arlene.grégoire@ottawa.ca

Alta Vista (18)

Ref N°: ACS2006-PGM-BLD-0017

SUBJECT:	REIMBURSEMENT OF DEVELOPMENT FEES AND CHARGES – PERLEY AND RIDEAU VETERANS’ HEALTH CENTRE - 1750 RUSSELL ROAD
OBJET :	REMBOURSEMENT DES FRAIS ET REDEVANCES D’EXPLOITATION – CENTRE DE SANTÉ PERLEY-RIDEAU POUR ANCIENS COMBATTANTS – 1750, CHEMIN RUSSELL

REPORT RECOMMENDATIONS

That the Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee recommend that Council approve the following:

1. Exempt the Perley and Rideau Veterans’ Health Centre from development charges as a non-profit corporation under Section 7 (s) of Development Charges By-law 2004-298 for the construction of a 12-bedroom respite bungalow, known as the ‘Guest House’, for individuals affected by a dementia;

2. Reimburse the Perley and Rideau Veterans’ Health Centre the paid development charges, planning application fees, and building permit fees totalling $87,482.50 as set out in Document 2.

RECOMMANDATIONS DU RAPPORT

Que le Comité des services organisationnels et du développement économique recommande au Conseil d’approuver ce qui suit :

1. Que le Centre de santé Perley-Rideau pour anciens combattants, en tant que société sans but lucratif, soit exonéré des redevances d’exploitation en vertu de l’article 7 (s) du règlement municipal 2005-298 relatif aux redevances d’exploitation, applicables à la construction d’un pavillon de soins de relève de 12 chambres (connu sous le nom de « Guest House »), destiné aux personnes atteintes de démence;

2. Que le Centre de santé Perley-Rideau pour anciens combattants obtienne le remboursement des redevances d’exploitation, des frais liés à la demande d’aménagement et des frais de permis de construction déboursés, s’élevant à 87 482,50 $, tel que décrit dans le document 2.

BACKGROUND

Under Section 7 of the EXEMPTIONS of the Development Charges By-law 2004-298, adopted by Council July 14, 2004, a non-profit corporation may be exempted from development charges by specific resolution of Council.

The Perley and Rideau Veterans’ Health Centre is a non-profit charitable corporation first incorporated as the Perley Hospital in 1897. Currently incorporated as the Perley and Rideau Veterans’ Health Centre (since 1999) it is a provider of long-term care services to the community. It accommodates 450 residents, with 250 designated beds for veterans.

The Guest House is a project of the Perley and Rideau Veterans’ Health Centre, the Victorian Order of Nurses Ottawa-Renfrew County Branch and the Alzheimer Society of Ottawa and will provide short-stay respite care for those with a dementia. The Guest House will provide planned and emergency, short and longer term respite care for individuals suffering with a dementia. The break from caregiving responsibilities will enable caregivers to continue their caregiving longer, delaying and/or avoiding more costly levels of care for their loved one.

The Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care approved the project for operational funding in August 2005.

Staff have reviewed the request and are satisfied it conforms to the eligibility criteria for granting an exemption under the Development Charges By-law.

With regards to the reimbursement of the planning application fees and the building permit fees, Council may consider approval of the relief, on a case by case basis, as it has done for the Ottawa hospitals since 2002.

CONSULTATION

The Perley and Rideau Veterans’ Health Centre has been consulted and a copy of this report has been forwarded to the Centre for review and information.

FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS

The $58,948.40 in development charges paid to the City will be reimbursed to the Perley and Rideau Veterans’ Health Centre if this application is exempted from the fee.

With regards to the reimbursement of the planning application fees and building permit fees, there is no current budget identified to fund the reimbursements.

For the planning application fees, the reimbursement of $8600.00 will result in the reduction of total revenues which may impact on the 2006 year end position.

For the reimbursement of building permit fees amounting to $19,934.10, the Planning and Growth Management, Building Services revenue account, Building Permit Revenues can no longer be used to offset reimbursements as a result of the enactment of the Building Code Statute Law Amendment Act, 2002 and Ontario Regulation 305/03 July 1, 2005. The new legislation requires that building permit fees be collected to only cost recover the costs of servicing building permits and enforce the Building Code Act and Code and be revenue neutral. Thus, fees cannot be waived or reimbursed without creating a budget pressure.

Subject to Council approval, a one time contribution in the amount of $19,934.10 is available from the City-Wide Capital Reserve Fund.

SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION

Document 1 – Letter from the Perley and RideauVeterans’ Health Centre

Document 2 – Breakdown of fees and charges

DISPOSITION

The Planning and Growth Management to process the remittance request.

Financial Services, Corporate Services Department, to adjust the accounts and process the reimbursement of $87,482.50 as follows:

· $58,948.40 from the Development Charges account

· $8600.00 from the Planning and Growth Management, Planning and Infrastructure Approvals revenues account, and

· $ 19,934.10 from the City Wide Capital Reserve fund.

LETTER FROM THE PERLEY AND RIDEAU VETERANS’

HEALTH CENTRE DOCUMENT 1

BREAKDOWN OF FEES AND CHARGES DOCUMENT 2

Breakdown Of Fees and Charges

Perley and Rideau Veterans’ Health Care Centre – 1750 Russell Road

Application Date	Description	Application No	Fees Paid
Mar 30/06	Site Plan	D07-12-06-0087	$8600.00
May 5/06	Building Permit	A06-002629	$19,934.10
	Development charges		$58,948.40
Total			$87,482.50

REIMBURSEMENT OF DEVELOPMENT FEES AND CHARGES – PERLEY AND RIDEAU VETERANS’ HEALTH CENTRE - 1750 RUSSELL ROAD

REMBOURSEMENT DES FRAIS ET REDEVANCES D’EXPLOITATION – CENTRE DE SANTÉ PERLEY-RIDEAU POUR ANCIENS COMBATTANTS – 1750, CHEMIN RUSSELL

ACS2006-PGM-BLD-0017

Councillor Hume noted he was moving the following technical amendment with respect to Recommendation 2. He explained the report was written on the assumption the building permit had already been obtained. The amending motion sets out that if the Health Centre picks up the permit and pays the charges prior to Council consideration on 12 July, the City would reimburse them these charges. If the permit is not ready by July 12, 2006, the Centre would be exempted from paying the development charges.

In response to questions from Mayor Chiarelli, Arlene Gregoire, Director, Building Services and Chief Building Officer, explained the new Development Charges By-law provides for an exemption (with Council approval), for hospitals and health care facilities.

Moved by Councillor P. Hume

WHEREAS the Perley and Rideau Veteran’s Health Centre has applied for an exemption and reimbursement of development related charges and had anticipated that the permit would have been issued prior to the July 4, 2006 meeting of the Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee:

AND WHEREAS the Centre is required to pay $58,948.40 in development charges at the time the building permit is issued but that as of this date, the building permit has not been issued and thus the report Recommendation 2 may require an amendment at the time of Council decision on July 12, 2006;

AND WHEREAS the Centre is finalizing the submissions for the building permit and is striving to obtain a permit prior to July 12, 2006;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council approve an amendment to Recommendation 2, as follows:

“Reimburse the Perley and Rideau Veteran’s Health Centre the paid planning application fees and building permit fees amounting to $28,534.10 and reimburse the Centre an additional $58,948.40 should the development charges be paid prior to July 12, 2006 or exempt these development charges should the permit not be ready for issuance prior to July 12, 2006.”

CARRIED

The report as amended,was then approved.

That the Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee recommend that Council approve the following:

1. Exempt the Perley and Rideau Veterans’ Health Centre from development charges as a non-profit corporation under Section 7 (s) of Development Charges By-law 2004-298 for the construction of a 12-bedroom respite bungalow, known as the ‘Guest House’, for individuals affected by a dementia;

2. Reimburse the Perley and Rideau Veteran’s Health Centre the paid planning application fees and building permit fees amounting to $28,534.10 and reimburse the Centre an additional $58,948.40 should the development charges be paid prior to July 12, 2006 or exempt these development charges should the permit not be ready for issuance prior to July 12, 2006.

CARRIED as amended