9 Sep 2024 Council meeting Economy

Consideration of New Permissive Tax Exemption Applications (Part 1)

Motion
That Council award the permissive tax exemptions for the 2025 taxation year in accordance with the table in “Attachment A” of the report titled “Consideration of New Permissive Tax Exemption Applications” dated 2024- SEP-09, with t he exception of applications number 1, 17 and 20 to be considered separately.
Sources
Agenda itemCity agenda
Staff reportPage 1
Purpose
To present the Permissive Tax Exemption applications received for the 2025 taxation year to Council for consideration.
Staff recommendation
That Council award or deny the permissive tax exemptions for the 2025 taxation year in accordance with the table in “Attachment A” of the report titled “Consideration of New Permissive Tax Exemption Applications” dated 2024-SEP-09.
DocumentsStaff report about Economic Development, Housing (Financial Implications:)

Leonard Krog Yes

I made my own wording up. It's page 153, staff's interpretation property meets the credit or remissive tax, blah, blah, blah, but that approval is subject to receiving the required financial information before the permissive tax exemption bottle receives the first three readings. The information has been requested multiple times. If they don't provide the information, they don't get the money.

Questions and answers

Councillor Janice Perrino
Speaker identificationConfident
Yes

asked
Yes, Your Worship. I just have one quick question through you. On number 12, with the Pacifica Housing Advisory Association, you're agreeing to award that one. these the others denied under the same name. Can you explain why that particular
City staff answered
One is? Absolutely, good question. Through the chair to you Councillor Perino. This particular property provides on-site supports and so it's a seniors housing facility. They do have you know on-site laundry services, they have got on-site meal services, things like that that aren't necessarily included in some of these other properties that purely provide non-market housing or social