May 31st, 2019 To: The…

May 31st, 2019

To: The Honourable Steve Clark - Minister
Ministry of Municipal Affairs & Housing
777 Bay Street - 14th Floor
Toronto Ontario M5G 2E5

From: David Trotman – Director of Planning on behalf of Town Council
Town of Mono - County of Dufferin
347209 Mono Centre Road
Mono ON L9W 6S3

Dear Minister Clark:

Re: Draft Bill 108 - More Homes More Choices Act

Bill 108, More Homes, More Choice Act, 2019: - ERO Number 091-0016 (Planning Act)
Bill 108, More Homes, More Choice Act, 2019:- ERO Number 019-0017 (DCA)

Council for the Town of Mono passed the following Resolution at its May 28th, 2019 Session:

Resolution #3-10-2019

Moved by Ralph Manktelow, Seconded by Sharon Martin

THAT Council receives the Director of Planning's Report on Bill 108 dated May 21, 2019 and directs that he submits comments, substantially as reported, to the Province prior to the June 1, 2019 closing of the comment period.
"Carried"

The May 21st Planning Report provided the following comments for response to both ERO Postings noted above:

1. Extend the June 01st deadline for Bill 108 to no earlier than June 28th;

2. Provide stakeholder consultations with all municipalities leading up to the
preparation of associated Bill 108 regulations, to allow for an assessment of their financial implications including proposed changes to the Development Charges Act;

3. Include language, in Bill 108 that ensures financial neutrality for municipalities;

4. Include language in Bill 108 that requires providers of new housing, on a project by project basis, to demonstrate how Bill 108 cost savings that will result from Bill 108, are passed on to new home buyers and renters;

5. Allow Community Benefits Charges strategies and related CBC bylaws to be completed, before enactment of any amendments to the DCA, regarding parks and infrastructure charges;

6. Reconsider the timelines for review of complex Planning Act applications before permitting appeals;

7. Maintain existing LPAT tests for appeal of zoning bylaw amendments and official plan amendments to include only the tests for consistency with the PPS, Provincial Plans and Zoning Bylaws;

8. Clarify proposed changes under Section 37 and Section 42 of the Planning.

David Trotman
Director of Planning
Town of Mono - Dufferin County