City of Toronto Act, 2006 Public Notice

Proposed Changes to Fees or New Fees

Toronto City Council will be considering recommendations to pass a by-law to amend the City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 441, Fees and Charges, so as to adopt changes to existing user fees and new user fees.

Notice is hereby given that City officials are recommending to Toronto City Council the enactment of a by-law amending the City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 441, Fees and Charges to introduce a new administration fee of 30 cents per square metre of eligible gross floor area for projects receiving Economic Development and Growth in Employment (EDGE) Incentive Program Development Grants.

The proposed EDGE Incentive Program administration fee is outlined in the report titled “Community Improvement Plan for the Economic Development and Growth in Employment (EDGE) Incentive Program”. To view or obtain a copy of the report, visit the City's website at:

http://app.toronto.ca/tmmis/viewAgendaItemHistory.do?item=2024.PH17.1

At its meeting to be held via video conference and in-person at City Hall, Committee Room 1, 2^nd Floor, Toronto City Hall on Thursday, December 5, 2024 at 9:30 a.m., or as soon as possible thereafter, the Planning and Housing Committee of Toronto City Council will hear in person or by his or her counsel, agent or solicitor, any person who wishes to speak to the matter.

To submit comments or make a presentation to the Planning and Housing Committee on December 5th, 2024, please contact the Committee no later than 12:00 p.m. on December 4, 2024:

Planning and Housing Committee

Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen Street West,

Toronto, ON M5H 2N2

Telephone: 416- 397-4579

Fax: 416-392-2980

Email: phc@toronto.ca

To ask questions regarding the content of the report, respecting the above items, contact:

Julia Rigato

Senior Business Development Officer, Economic Development and Culture

Julia.Rigato@toronto.ca, 416-392-0466

Evan Sinclair,

Planner, City Planning

Evan.Sinclair@toronto.ca, 416-338-6279

David Fitzpatrick

Manager, Financial Policy and Strategy CFO, Finance and Treasury Services

David.Fitzpatrick@toronto.ca, 416-338-6196

Abbie Moscovich

Director, Legal Services

Abbie.Moscovich@toronto.ca, 416-392-6905

Any comments received after the Committee meeting will be forwarded to City Council.

While the staff report sets out proposed changes, the Committee and/or City Council may adopt additional or other amendments that differ from the recommendations set out in the report. The proposed amendments are subject to the decision of the Planning and Housing Committee and the decision of Toronto City Council.

If this matter is postponed at the Committee meeting or Council meeting or considered at a subsequent Committee or Council meeting, no additional notice will be provided other than the information on the subsequent Committee or Council agenda. Please contact the above City officials if you require notice in these cases.

The Planning and Housing Committee will make its final recommendations on December 5, 2024 which will be forwarded to City Council on December 17, 2024.

Notice to people writing or making presentations to the Planning and Housing Committee: The City of Toronto Act, 2006 and the City of Toronto Municipal Code authorize the City of Toronto to collect any personal information in your communication or presentation to City Council or its committees.

The City collects this information to enable it to make informed decisions on the relevant issue(s). If you are submitting letters, faxes, e-mails, presentations or other communications to the City, you should be aware that your name and the fact that you communicated with the City will become part of the public record and will appear on the City’s website. The City will also make your communication and any personal information in it – such as your postal address, telephone number or e-mail address – available to the public.

Many Committee, Board and Advisory Body meetings are broadcast live over the internet for the public to view. If you speak at the meeting you will appear in the video broadcast. Video broadcasts are archived and continue to be publicly available.

If you want to learn more about why and how the City collects your information, write to the City Clerk’s Office, City Hall, 100 Queen Street West, Toronto ON M5H 2N2 or by calling 416-397-4579.

Dated at the City of Toronto on November 28, 2024.

John D. Elvidge

City Clerk