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3. MUNICIPAL CAPITAL FACILITIES AGREEMENTS – COMMUNITY MUSEUM ENTENTES RELATIVES AUX INSTALLATIONS D’IMMOBILISATIONS
MUNICIPALES – MUSÉE COMMUNAUTAIRE |
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS
That
Council:
1. Declare that the City-owned property at
16 Rowley Avenue (Nepean Museum) is for cultural purposes and for public use;
2. Designate the City-owned property used
for the community museum located at 16 Rowley Avenue (Nepean Museum) as a
Municipal Capital Facility for cultural purposes and exempt the property from
taxes for municipal or school purposes, as permitted under section 110 of the
Municipal Act, 2001 and as defined in Ontario Regulation 603/06 as amended and
that this designation be implemented by a municipal capital facilities
agreement and associated by-law, drafts of which are described in documents 1
and 2.
3. Authorize the Deputy City Manager, City
Operations, to finalize and execute a Municipal Capital Facilities Agreement
for the premises at 16 Rowley Avenue.
RecommandationS DU Comité
Que le Conseil municipal:
1. déclare
la propriété appartenant à la Ville située au 16, avenue Rowley (Musée de
Nepean) à des fins culturelles et d’utilisation par le public;
2. désigne
la propriété appartenant à la Ville utilisée pour le musée communautaire situé
au 16, avenue Rowley (Musée de Nepean) en tant qu’installation d’immobilisations
municipale à des fins culturelles et d’exempter la propriété des taxes
municipales et scolaires, comme il est permis en vertu de l’article 110 de la Loi
de 2001 sur les municipalités et défini dans le Règlement de l’Ontario
603/06, modifié, et que cette désignation soit mise en œuvre grâce à une
entente relative aux installations d’immobilisations municipales et à un
règlement connexe, dont les ébauches sont décrites dans les documents 1 et 2.
3. autorise
le directeur municipal adjoint, Opérations municipales, à conclure et à
exécuter une entente municipale sur les immobilisations portant sur les locaux
du 16, avenue Rowley.
Documentation
1.
Deputy City Manager’s report
dated 12 January 2012 (ACS2011-COS-PRC-0002).
Community
and Protective Services Committee
Comité des services communautaires et de protection
and Council / et au Conseil
12
January 2012/ le 12 janvier 2012
Submitted
by/Soumis par : Steve Kanellakos, Deputy City
Manager/Directeur municipal adjoint, City Operations/Opérations municipales
Contact
Person/Personne ressource : Dan Chenier, General Manager
Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services/Services des parcs, du loisir et
de la culture
(613) 580-2424 x24295, Dan.Chenier@Ottawa.ca
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ENTENTES RELATIVES AUX INSTALLATIONS D’IMMOBILISATIONS
MUNICIPALES – MUSÉE COMMUNAUTAIRE |
That
the Community and Protective Services
Committee recommend Council:
1.
Declare
that the City-owned property at 16 Rowley Avenue (Nepean Museum) is for
cultural purposes and for public use;
2.
Designate
the City-owned property used for the community museum located at 16 Rowley
Avenue (Nepean Museum) as a Municipal Capital Facility for cultural purposes
and exempt the property from taxes for municipal or school purposes, as
permitted under section 110 of the Municipal Act, 2001 and as defined in
Ontario Regulation 603/06 as amended and that this designation be implemented
by a municipal capital facilities agreement and associated by-law, drafts of
which are described in documents 1 and 2.
3. Authorize
the Deputy City Manager, City Operations, to finalize and execute a Municipal
Capital Facilities Agreement for the premises at 16 Rowley Avenue.
Recommandations
du rapport
Que le Comité des services communautaires et de
protection recommande au Conseil :
1. de déclarer la propriété appartenant à la
Ville située au 16, avenue Rowley (Musée de Nepean) à des fins culturelles et d’utilisation
par le public;
2. de désigner la propriété appartenant à la
Ville utilisée pour le musée communautaire situé au 16, avenue Rowley (Musée de
Nepean) en tant qu’installation d’immobilisations municipale à des fins
culturelles et d’exempter la propriété des taxes municipales et scolaires,
comme il est permis en vertu de l’article 110 de la Loi de 2001 sur les
municipalités et défini dans le Règlement de l’Ontario 603/06, modifié, et
que cette désignation soit mise en œuvre grâce à une entente relative aux
installations d’immobilisations municipales et à un règlement connexe, dont les
ébauches sont décrites dans les documents 1 et 2.
3. autorise le directeur municipal adjoint,
Opérations municipales, à conclure et à exécuter une entente municipale sur les
immobilisations portant sur les locaux du 16, avenue Rowley
Background
The Nepean Museum has received property tax bills following assessments performed by the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC) and has requested that the City help offset the costs of the operating pressures resulting from its property tax bill, which is in addition to its rental agreement costs. The Nepean Museum had not previously been assessed and subject to taxation, and, accordingly, the proposed tax exemption will have no net impact on the Corporation.
Subsections 110(1), (6), and (7) of the Municipal Act, 2001, authorize a municipal council to enter into Municipal Capital Facilities Agreements (MCFA) with certain types of organizations whereby the organization is exempt from municipal and education taxes, and development charges, as applicable, in exchange for the provision of services outlined in the agreement.
Cultural facilities, such as museums, are among those that may be the subject of such agreements in accordance with Ontario Regulation 603/06 under the Act. Accordingly, museums operated by community organizations in City facilities are eligible to be declared MCFAs.
DISCUSSION
The City currently funds, through its Cultural Funding program, Nepean Museum, which operates in a City facility. Nepean Museum collects, preserves, researches, exhibits, and interprets the works of man and nature in Nepean, and thereby stimulates a greater interest in, knowledge of, and enthusiasm for the area among both residents and visitors. The Nepean Museum preserves the unique heritage of Nepean for generations.
There are no rural implications.
The Legal Services Branch and Finance – Revenue Branch have reviewed the report, the MCFA, and the proposed by-law. The Board of Trustees of the Nepean Museum has been consulted.
Comments by the Ward Councillor(s)
Councillor Chiarelli has reviewed the report and supports the recommendations.
LEGAL IMPLICATIONS
There are no legal impediments to approving the recommendations in this report.
There are no risk
implications.
The Municipal portion of the
tax assessment on the Nepean Museum is $2,271.
If this recommendation is not supported it will result in the Nepean
Museum coming forward with a request to the City to increase its operating
grant to meet this pressure.
ACCESSIBILITY IMPACTS
The Council-approved Museum Sustainability Plan (Reference No. ACS2005-CPS-CSF-0012) outlined capital investments for local museums to work towards compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) through physical improvements to the buildings in which they are located. An Accessibility Assessment has been completed and equipment purchases made to improve Nepean Museum’s compliance with the legislation.
Technology
Implications
There are no technological implications
associated with the recommendation.
City Strategic Plan
At the Council meeting of July 13, 2011, the Term of Council 2011-2014
Strategic Priorities were approved. The
“Healthy and Caring Community” Strategic Priority included the following
Strategic Objective:
Strategic
Objective
HC4 - Improve
Arts and Heritage - Support citizens in creating and enjoying the city’s
vibrant arts and heritage, by providing innovative opportunities that engage
and support the diversity of our population in reflecting and expressing our
collective identity.
Nepean Museum contributes to the preservation and accessibility of Ottawa’s vast and diverse heritage through the care and management of artifact collections, public and curriculum-based interpretive programs, historical research, and exhibitions as outlined in this report.
Document 1 – Draft Municipal Capital Facilities Agreement
Document 2 – Draft Municipal Capital Facilities By-Law
Legal Services Branch to finalize the Municipal Capital Facilities Agreements for execution and place the municipal capital facilities by-laws for Nepean Museum on the agenda of Council for enactment. The City Clerk, in consultation with the Treasurer, to provide the notifications the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation, to the Minister of Education, and to the secretary of any School Board having jurisdiction in the area, as required by the Municipal Act, 2001.