Special Council

Remove paragraph 3 (listed below): AND FURTHER THAT the Region be advised that the general scale of growth associated with Concept 2 (70% Densification, Limited Greenfield Expansion) is considered to align with the general direction in the Town’s Strategic Plan and three-pronged growth strategy; Replace paragraph 4 with what is listed below: AND FURTHER THAT in keeping with the general findings and objectives of the Town’s Employment Lands Needs Study (2020), Economic Development and Tourism Strategy (2021), Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Strategy (2020), and the Business Concierge Program (2021), the Region of Halton be advised that Council is supportive of the provision of approximately 350 gross hectares of additional employment lands net of the Natural Heritage System within the Town to the 2051 planning horizon; Replace paragraph 6 with what is listed below: AND FURTHER THAT in keeping with the complete communities provisions of A Place to Grow: The Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe as well as the general direction set out in the Town’s Strategic Plan, the Region of Halton be advised that Council is supportive of a modest expansion to the Georgetown Urban Area, similar in scale to that approved through the Sustainable Halton process (ROPA 38 and OPA 10) of approximately 350 gross hectares net of the Natural Heritage System to accommodate compact residential and mixed use development once the existing DGA are substantially built out in the mid to late 2030s al

THAT Report No. PD-2021-0045 dated June 30 2021 regarding the Halton Region Official Plan Review – Growth Concepts be received; AND FURTHER THAT the Town continue to advance a three-pronged growth strategy to the 2051 planning horizon comprised of the following elements:  Intensification inside the Georgetown and Acton Built Up Area (BUA) with a focus on key strategic growth areas such as the Georgetown GO Station/Mill Street Corridor, Downtown Georgetown, the Civic Centre District, the Guelph Street Corridor and Downtown Acton/Acton GO in accordance with locally approved policies as may be updated from time to time;  Compact residential and mixed-use development within Designated Greenfield Areas (DGA);  Development within designated Employment Areas; AND FURTHER THAT in keeping with the general findings and objectives of the Town’s Employment Lands Needs Study (2020), Economic Development and Tourism Strategy (2021), Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Strategy (2020), and the Business Concierge Program (2021), the Region of Halton be advised that Council is supportive of the provision of approximately 350 gross hectares of additional employment lands net of the Natural Heritage System within the Town to the 2051 planning horizon; AND FURTHER THAT building on the strategic location, development and investment attraction momentum, and designation as a Provincially Significant Employment Zone in accordance with A Place to Grow: The Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe,