Corporate Services Committee

That Consent Items 2.1 to 2.3 BE APPROVED.

That, on the recommendation of the Deputy City Manager, Finance Supports, on the advice of the Director, Realty Services, with respect to City-owned property, the following actions be taken: a) the subject property being part of Phillip Street on Registered Plan 38, designated as Part 2, Plan 33R-21948, BE DECLARED SURPLUS; and b) the subject property (“Surplus Lands”) BE TRANSFERRED to the abutting property owner under the Sale and Other Disposition of Land Policy, acknowledging that the City has identified a municipal need for a portion of the abutting owners’ site, which has the potential to address those requirements.

That, on the recommendation of the Deputy City Manager, Finance Supports, on the advice of the Director, Realty Services, with respect to the City-owned property at 624 Pond Mills Road, the following actions be taken: a) the subject property BE RECOMMENDED for demolition; and b) the Civic Administration BE DIRECTED to take all necessary steps to demolish the building, including completing a request for quotation for work to be completed, obtaining a demolition permit and any other activities to facilitate demolition of the subject property detailed in the report; it being noted that existing approved capital accounts and operating accounts will be drawn upon as a source of financing to carry out the subject demolition.

That, on the recommendation of the Deputy City Manager, Finance Supports, the following actions be taken with respect to property taxation for 2025: a) the proposed by-law as appended to the staff report dated October 28, 2024 as Appendix "A" BE INTRODUCED at the Council meeting to be held on November 5, 2024, to amend By-law A.-5505-497 being “a by-law to authorize the implementation of a pre-authorized payment plan” so that the calculation of pre-authorized payments is based on the previous year’s taxes increased by the average increase in total property tax rates in the residential class of the previous year; and b) the proposed by-law as appended to the staff report as Appendix "B" BE INTRODUCED at the Council meeting to be held on November 5, 2024, to amend By-law A-8426-294 entitled “Property Tax Collection by- law” so that the calculation of the interim tax levy will be set at a percentage of 43.06% of the previous year’s taxes.

That the Corporate Services Committee convenes In Closed session to consider the following: 6.1 Land Acquisition/Disposition / Solicitor-Client Privileged Advice / Position, Plan, Procedure, Criteria or Instruction to be Applied to Any Negotiations A matter pertaining to the proposed or pending acquisition or disposition of land by the municipality, including communications necessary for that purpose; advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege; commercial and financial information, that belongs to the municipality and has monetary value or potential monetary value and a position, plan, procedure, criteria or instruction to be applied to any negotiations carried on or to be carried on by or on behalf of the municipality. 6.2 Land Acquisition/Disposition / Solicitor-Client Privileged Advice / Position, Plan, Procedure, Criteria or Instruction to be Applied to Any Negotiations A matter pertaining to the proposed or pending Licence of City-owned lands, including communications necessary for that purpose; advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege; commercial and financial information, that belongs to the municipality and has monetary value or potential monetary value and a position, plan, procedure, criteria or instruction to be applied to any negotiations carried on or to be carried on by or on behalf of the municipality. 6.3 Land Disposition / Solicitor-Client Privileged Advice / Position, Plan, Procedure, Criteria or Instruction to be Applied to Any Negotia

That the meeting BE ADJOURNED.