01-18-2022 - No. 3The City of Niagara Falls, Ontario
Resolution
January 18, 2022
No. 3
Moved by: Councillor Victor Pietrangelo
Seconded by: Councillor Mike Strange
WHEREAS the City of Niagara Falls has, by By-laws 2006-059 and 2006-060, designated
the Urban Area of Niagara Falls as a Community Improvement Project Area and adopted a
City -Wide Brownfield Community Improvement Plan (CIP), which includes the property
described herein and which includes in Section 6.3.4 a Program referred to as the Brownfields
Tax Assistance Program that incorporates provisions of Section 365.1 of the Municipal Act,
S.O. 2001, c. 25, as amended, hereinafter (the "Municipal Act"); and
WHEREAS 2806598 Ontario Limited is the registered Owner of property described in
Application TARG-2021-002 being lands adjacent to 3659 Stanley Avenue (former CN
Railway spur lines) and has applied to the City for Tax Assistance in accordance with the
Brownfield Community Improvement Plan and Section 365.1 of the Municipal Act, and that
said property being an Eligible Property, the Owner having had conducted a Phase 2
Environmental Site Assessment which identifies that the Eligible Property does not presently
meet the criteria outlined in Section 168.4 of the Environmental Protection Act, R.S.O. 1990,
c. E. 19, as amended, hereinafter (the "Environmental Protection Act") required to obtain a
Record of Site Condition; and
WHEREAS an application for a Brownfield Tax Assistance and Rehabilitation Grant under
the City -Wide Brownfield Community Improvement Plan was considered and approved by
Council on October 26, 2021 for lands adjacent to 3659 Stanley Avenue described above and
a Tax Assistance and Rehabilitation Grant Agreement has been executed; and
WHEREAS a Tax Assistance By-law is required to freeze the increased portion of the taxes
as outlined in the City -Wide Brownfield Community Improvement Plan for the duration of the
rehabilitation period to a maximum of 5 years subject to compliance with the Tax Assistance
and Rehabilitation Grant Agreement;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that a Tax Assistance By-law be adopted by Council and
forwarded to the Niagara Region for consideration under the Smarter Niagara Incentive
Program. Carried (Councillor loannoni abstained from vote)
AND The Seal of the Corporation be hereto affixed.
WILLIAM G. MATSON, CITY CLERK ES M. DIODATI, MAYOR