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BRAMPTON CITYCOUNCH.

Date: August 15, 2012 hatp- Sep^btf V2f 2QV2. Subject: RECOMMENDATION REPORT

Request for a Municipal Council Support Resolution relating to two (2) rooftop Solar Photovoltaic (PV) projects that are subject to Ontario's Green Energy Act (GEA) and Ontario Power Authority's (OPA) Feed-in Tariff (FIT) program.

JCM Capital Wards: 3 and 10

File: CI12.007

Contact: Allan Parsons, Manager, Planning, Design and Development Department (905) 874-2063

Overview:

JCM Capital is planning to install two (2) rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) projects on existing industrial buildings throughout the City under the Ontario Green Energy Act (GEA) and the Feed-in Tariff (FIT) program administered by the Ontario Power Authority (OPA).

The proposed rooftop solar PV installations on the two (2) industrial sites represent a total capital investment of approximately $2 million.

A Council resolution in support of these two (2) projects is requested by JCM Capital. The Council resolution is formally listed by the Province as a criterion to be satisfied by the FIT program in order to be eligible for expedited Provincial approvals.

Renewable green energy projects are exempt from Ontario's Planning Act legislation. The City of Brampton's Official Plan and Zoning By-laws do not apply to renewable energy undertakings, although Building Permits are required when proposed facilities are to be attached to existing buildings.

This report recommends that Council provide support for the installation of two (2) rooftop solar PV projects (see Appendix 1 for project locations) in the form of a Municipal Council Support Resolution to assist in gaining potential expedited approvals through the Provincial FIT program.

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RECOMMENDATIONS:

1. THAT the report from Allan Parsons, Manager, Planning, Design and Development Department, dated August 15, 2012 to the Council Meeting of September 12, 2012 re: Request for a Municipal Council Support Resolution relating to two (2) rooftop Solar Photovoltaic (PV) projects that are subject to Ontario's Green Energy Act (GEA) and Ontario Power Authority's (OPA) Feed-in Tariff (FIT) program (File: CI12.007), JCM Capital, be received;

2. THAT Council support the request by JCM Capital and that staff be directed to provide a letter to JCM Capital confirming receipt of a Municipal Council Support Resolution for the two (2) rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) projects as described in Appendix 1 of this report.

BACKGROUND:

Planning, Design and Development staff received a request from JCM Capital to receive municipal support in the form of a Municipal CouncilSupport Resolution to assist in potentially qualifying their solar photovoltaic (PV) projects for expedited reviews by the Ontario Power Authority (OPA) in conjunction with the Province's Green Energy Act and the Feed-in-Tariff (FIT) program.

JCM Capital on behalf of the respective property owners is proposing two (2) rooftop solar PV installations on existing industrial buildings located at each of the addresses listed below. The total capital investment associated with these projects is approximately $2 million. See Appendix 1 for map showing project locations.

Proposed Addresses:

1. 117 Wentworth Court

2. 286 Rutherford Road

CURRENT SITUATION:

The Provincial FIT Program in conjunction with the Green Energy Act, 2009 facilitates the development of Renewable Energy Generating Facilities of varying sizes, technologies and configurations. Renewable energy projects such as the solar PV installations for two (2) Brampton sites as described in this report are reviewed through the FIT program and can qualify for expedited reviews and approvals by the Province's Ontario Power Authority (OPA) if municipal council support is formally provided. JCM Capital is requesting a Council resolution in support of two (2) rooftop solar PV projects to facilitate expedited approvals through the FIT program administered by the OPA.

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Renewable green energy projects are exempt from Ontario's Planning Act legislation. As such, the City of Brampton's Official Plan and Zoning By-laws do not apply to renewable energy undertakings, although Building Permits are required when proposed facilities are to be attached to existing buildings.

By supporting and encouraging the development of renewable energy within the City of Brampton and the Province, the FIT Program will:

• Assist in phasing out coal-fired electricity generation in the province by 2014 - the largest climate change initiative in Canada;

• Help boost economic activity and the development of renewable energy technologies throughout the city; and

• Create new green industries and jobs within our city.

CONCLUSION:

Staff has reviewed the proposal received by JCM Capital and recommends that support be provided by Council in the form of a Municipal CouncilSupport Resolution to assist in the review of their two (2) rooftop solar PV projects to facilitate expedited approvals through the FIT program administered by the Ontario Power Authority (OPA).

Respectfully submitted:

Dan Kraszewski, MCIP, RPP P, RPP Director, Land Development nning, Design and Services

Report authored by: Jeffrey Sondic, Project Manager, ICI Site Plans

APPENCICES

Appendix 1: City map showing locations of the two (2) proposed properties.

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Appendix 1

City Map Showing Locations of the two (2) Proposed Properties

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