Community Improvement Plan Amendment

On Aug. 26, 2024, the proposed administrative amendments to the 2015 Community Improvement Plan (2015CIP) and 2020 Community Improvement Plan (2020CIP) were approved. The amendments allow for extensions of project completion deadlines and enable the City to revoke projects that have not entered into an agreement within one year of receipt of the CIP Agreement.

The Notice of Decision is available under 'Important Documents' to the right

The City of St. Catharines is proposing a second amendment to the 2015CIP to be considered on Sept. 23, 2024.

The City-initiated amendment to the 2015CIP is to ensure administrative requirements of the Tax Increment Finance (TIF) program continue to support the intended purpose of the 2015CIP and the community improvement policies of the Garden City Plan.

The key elements of the Amendment include:

• Changes to when remediation and/or redevelopment costs become eligible.
• Permissions for TIF grant assignment.
• Establish a maximum five per cent variance limit for the post-development property tax assessment.
• Clarification of retroactive eligibility for legal fees, consulting fees, and financing costs, Phase II Environmental Site Assessment and Site-Specific Risk Assessment.

Amendment materials are available for review on this page under 'Important Documents' to the right

All information currently available is preliminary. Additional revised information will be loaded to this page as it becomes available.

Information on the 2015 Community Improvement Plan can be found at stcatharines.ca/CIP.

Public Meeting

City Council is hosting a Legislated Public Meeting on Sept 23, 2024, to receive input and comment on the proposed 2015CIP amendment, after which Council will consider approval of the amended plan. A Public Meeting will be held, where materials will be available for review and staff will be present to receive comments and answer questions.

Sept 23, 2024

6 p.m.

Council Chambers, 3rd Floor City Hall, 50 Church Street, St. Catharines

You can also participate electronically. Visit stcatharines.ca/Council for information on how to access and participate in the meeting, and how to request and make a delegation before Council.

Livestream: youtube.com/CityStCatharines