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Oxford County & Area Municipalities Development Charges Background Study Stakeholder Information Session March 21 & 25, 2019 1

Agenda • Introduction • Preliminary Findings • D.C. By-law Policies • Next Steps 2

Introduction 3

Development Charges • Purpose of Development Charges (D.C.) is to recover the capital costs associated with residential and non-residential growth within the municipality • The capital costs are in addition to what costs would normally be constructed as part of a subdivision (i.e. internal roads, watermains, roads, sidewalks, streetlights, etc.) • Municipalities are empowered to impose these charges via the Development Charges Act (D.C.A.) 4

D.C. Background Study Process (to date) • D.C. Background Study process has been undertaken in conjunction with Oxford County and the area municipalities (excl. Woodstock) • Growth forecast and detailed discussions with staff regarding future needs to service growth (Jul. – Dec. 2018) • Council Information Session (Jul. 10, 2018) • Development Industry Stakeholder Consultation (Aug. 13, and Sep. 5, 2018) • Presentation of draft findings and D.C. policy discussion with D.C. Steering Committee (Jan. 18, 2019) • Council Information Sessions (Feb. 11 – March 21, 2019) • Development Industry Stakeholder Consultation (Mar. 21 and 25, 2019) 5

The Process of Calculating a Development Charge under the Act that must be followed Anticipated Development 1. Tax Base, 2. Ineligible Services User Rates, etc. Non-Transit Services Historical Service Estimated Increase in Ceiling Re: Standard Need for Service Increased Need 4a. 3. 4. Subdivision Transit Services Agreements 8. Specified Local Services Forward-looking and Consent Needs That Will Service Provisions Be Met Standard 4b. 5. D.C. Needs By Service Examination of the 9. Long-term Capital and Operating Costs for Capital Infrastructure 6. Non-Transit Services “Financially Asset Management Sustainable” 7a. Plan for All Capital Projects to be Transit Services Funded by D.C.s 7. “Detailed Requirements” 7b. 1 Less: Uncommitted Excess Capacity 10. Less: 2 Benefit To Existing Development 11. Less: 3 Grants, Subsidies and Other Contributions 12. 4 Less: 10% Where Applicable 13. D.C. Net Capital Costs Costs for new development vs. existing development for the term of the by-law and the balance Financing, of the period 14. D.C. By-law(s) Inflation and Spatial Investment Considerations Applicability 16. 15. Amount of the Charge By Type of Development (including apportionment of 6 Consideration of exemptions, costs - residential and 17. phase-ins, etc. non-residential)

Preliminary Findings 7

D.C. Growth Forecast • The County is currently undertaking an Municipal Comprehensive Review to update the growth forecast for the County and Area Municipalities. • Growth forecast has been prepared based on January 2019 draft findings for the 10-year period (2019-2029) and 22-year period (2019- 2041 Residential Non-Residential Time Horizon Residential Employment 1 Net Population Units Sq.m. of GFA Mid 2019 116,117 48,188 49,140 n/a Mid 2029 131,512 55,005 53,997 n/a Mid 2041 149,581 62,196 60,514 n/a Incremental Change 10-year (2019-2029) 15,395 6,817 4,857 462,800 22-year (2019-2041) 33,464 14,008 11,374 1,095,100 1. Excludes NFPOW and WAH 8

D.C. Growth Forecast Population Forecast by Area Municipality Net Population 10-year (2019- 22-year (2019- Municipality 2019 2029 2041 2029) 2041) Woodstock 43,605 51,575 60,528 7,970 16,923 Tillsonburg 16,545 18,386 20,713 1,841 4,168 Ingersoll 13,428 15,381 17,598 1,953 4,170 Norwich 11,257 12,239 13,469 982 2,212 Zorra 8,356 8,849 9,525 493 1,169 South-West Oxford 7,785 8,326 8,914 541 1,129 Blandford Blenheim 7,609 8,270 9,139 661 1,530 East Zorra-Tavistock 7,532 8,486 9,695 954 2,163 County 116,117 131,512 149,581 15,395 33,464 9

D.C. Growth Forecast Employment Forecast by Area Municipality Employment (Excl. NFPOW and WAH) 10-year (2019- 22-year (2019- Municipality 2019 2029 2041 2029) 2041) Woodstock 23,793 27,012 31,288 3,219 7,495 Tillsonburg 7,722 8,233 8,941 511 1,219 Ingersoll 8,319 9,082 10,107 763 1,788 Norwich 2,579 2,685 2,844 106 265 Zorra 1,745 1,784 1,848 39 103 South-West Oxford 1,865 1,914 1,963 49 98 Blandford Blenheim 1,112 1,159 1,232 47 120 East Zorra-Tavistock 2,005 2,128 2,291 123 286 County 49,140 53,997 60,514 4,857 11,374 10

D.C. Services • The County of Oxford D.C. By-law includes charges for services imposed uniformly across all area-municipalities, and those imposed on an area specific basis for water and wastewater services (i.e. within defined urban serviced areas of the area municipalities) • D.C. by-laws for the area-municipalities impose charges uniformly within their respective jurisdictions • The following pie charts illustrate the D.C. recoverable capital costs for each area municipality and the services for which the charges will be imposed within the respective area municipal D.C. by-laws 11

D.C. Recoverable Costs by Area Municipality Total - $89.7 million Zorra - $1 million County of Oxford 1% - $64 million Sout West Oxford 71% - $0.8 million 1% Tillsonburg - $12 million 13% Norwich - $4.2 million 5% Ingersoll - $3 million 3% East Zorra- Tavistock - $2.2 Blandford- million Blenheim - $2.6 3% million 3% 12

D.C. Recoverable Costs by Service for each Area Municipality Tillsonburg - $12.0 million Oxford County - $64.0 million Administration Roads and Related - Studies - $0.4 million $19.7 million 3% 31% Parks & Recreation - Wastewater - $27.8 $0.5 million million 4% Library - $1.2 million 43% 2% Police Services - $0.1 Roads and Related - million $10.5 million Administration - $0.7 1% 87% million 1% Fire Services - $0.6 million Land Ambulance - 5% $1.8 million Waste Diversion - 3% $0.2 million Water - $12.5 million 0% 20% Norwich $4.2 million Ingersoll -$3.0 million Fire Services - $1.9 Roads and Related - million $2.5 million 45% 85% Parks and Recreation Services - $0.7 million 17% Administration Studies - $0.2 million 6% Roads and Related - Administration Studies Fire Services - $0.3 Parks and Recreation - $1.5 million - $0.1 million million $0 million 35% 3% 9% 0% 13 Capital Project Details for each Municipality attached to document

D.C. Recoverable Costs by Service for each Area Municipality East Zorra-Tavistock - $2.2 million Blandford-Blenheim - $2.6 million Roads and Related - $1.2 million 48% Administration Studies - $0.1 million 4% Roads and Related - Parks & Recreation - Fire Services - $0.7 $1.6 million $0 million million 72% 0% 25% Fire Services - $0.5 million 24% Administration Studies - $0.1 million Parks & Recreation - 3% $0.6 million 24% Zorra - $1.0 million South West Oxford - $0.8 million Parks & Recreation - Fire Services - $0.1 $0.2 million Fire Services - $0.4 million 23% million 15% 49% Parks & Recreation - $0.1 million 12% Administration Studies - $0.1 million 10% Roads and Related - Administration $0.2 million Roads and Related - Studies - $0.1 million 31% $0.5 million 8% 52% 14 Capital Project Details for each Municipality attached to document

Calculated D.C. Rates Oxford County and Area Municipalities per Single Detached Residential Dwelling Unit Blandford- Blandford- East Zorra- South-West Norwich Zorra Municipality Blenheim Blenheim Tavistock Ingersoll Tillsonburg Oxford (Mt. (Norwich) (Thamesford) (Plattsville) (Drumbo) (Tavistock) Elgin) Lower Tier Services Roads and Related 4,665 4,665 3,527 2,750 1,848 4,586 817 2,222 Fire Protection 2,502 2,502 1,133 275 2,926 581 1,839 626 Parks and Recreation 2,352 2,352 - 2,060 622 447 1,027 Administration Services 269 269 220 197 383 428 283 454 Police - 67 - Total Lower Tier D.C. 9,788 9,788 4,880 3,222 7,217 6,284 3,386 4,329 County Services Administration Services 93 93 93 93 93 93 93 93 Land Ambulance 298 298 298 298 298 298 298 298 Library 410 410 410 410 410 410 410 410 Waste Diversion 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 Roads and Related 2,651 2,651 2,651 2,651 2,651 2,651 2,651 2,651 Water 5,399 - 1,181 1,360 1,635 1,554 5,895 6,214 Wastewater 14,034 4,005 10,590 5,409 7,718 4,682 60 - Total Upper Tier D.C. 22,913 7,485 15,251 10,249 12,833 9,716 9,436 9,694 Total - Unserviced Areas (Excl. Water & Wastewater 13,268 13,268 8,360 n/a 10,697 n/a 6,866 7,809 Upper and Lower Tier Total - Fully Serviced Areas (Incl. Water & Wastewater 32,701 17,273 20,131 13,471 20,050 16,000 12,822 14,023 Upper and Lower Tier Serviced Areas in Parenthesis 15