Committee - Corporate Services

"THAT the Corporate Services Committee approves the minutes of the meeting held on July 10, 2025."

"THAT in consideration of Staff Report CR-25-114 respecting Fire Marque Inc. Update, the Corporate Services Committee recommends that City Council receive the report for information purposes."

"THAT in consideration of Staff Report CR-25-121 respecting Bi- Annual Summary of Awarded Purchases between $50,000 and $249,999 from January 1, 2025 to June 30, 2025, the Corporate Services Committee recommends that City Council receive the report for information purposes."

"THAT in consideration of Staff Report CR-25-111 respecting MPACs revised role for s.357’s – Cancellation, Reduction or Refund of Property Taxes, the Corporate Services Committee recommends that City Council: 1. Direct staff to bring forward a policy and procedure for administering applications under Section 357 of the Municipal Act, 2001, including: a. A case-by-case approach for applications made under subsection 357(1)(d)(ii) (substantially unusable buildings), where thresholds for tax relief will be established through the forthcoming policy, and will guide the amount of tax relief provided; b. A standardized approach under subsection 357(1)(g) (repairs/renovations), where property tax relief will be determined using a percentage reduction capped at 25%, based on the vacant portion’s notional value and deemed unusable square footage returned provided by MPAC; and c. Maintaining existing processes for all other subsections of Section 357; 2. Approve the two current Section 357 applications as outlined in the report (Rockview Apartments and Parkway Plaza); and 3. Direct staff to bring forward a by-law to amend the Delegation of Authority By-law to delegate authority to the Treasurer, or designate, to administer and approve future applications consistent with the finalized Section 357 Policy."