Building Construction Process Review Task Force

A. THAT the report 2021-612 titled Development Application Process Review BE RECEIVED; and B. THAT staff BE DIRECTED to report back to the Human Resources Committee with respect to an implementation plan for the staffing recommendations set out in the Development Application Process Review by the end of Q4, 2021; and C. THAT staff BE DIRECTED to report back to the Building Construction Process Review Task Force in December, 2021 with an action plan and implementation roadmap.

THAT the memo BE RECEIVED.

THAT the following minutes BE APPROVED: 5.2.1 Building Construction Process Review Task Force - September 22, 2021

3 THAT Section 15.11.5 of the City of Brantford Procedural By-law BE WAIVED in order to introduce the following Notice of Motion without first being included on the agenda: WHEREAS, Builders and Developers are the lifeblood of the City of Brantford in job creation and significant property tax revenues, and WHEREAS, Builders and Developers are required to provide the City with securities to ensure new construction comply with all building standards, and WHEREAS, Developments can vary in size and scope for Residential, Commercial and Industrial projects, and WHEREAS, securities deposited with the City correspond to the size of the development from thousands to millions of dollars, and WHEREAS, Builders and Developers pay interest to the lender as well as guaranteeing the security with a corresponding amount with their bank, and WHEREAS, the current process with the City is to hold the full amount of the security until all aspects of the project are completed to the satisfaction of the building inspector, and WHEREAS, the project completion sign off may occur long after the building is completed, and WHEREAS, a new process is required to provide our valued business partners with a fairer system to return their securities at set stages of project completion, and WHEREAS, another option may be to set an upper limit on the security amount: NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT Staff BE DIRECTED to report back to the Building Construction Process Review Task Force with recommendations a