Title
Helenslea Local Improvement Petition Report
Proposed Motion
1. That the Helenslea Local Improvement Petition Report be received for information, as presented, and
2. That Administration be directed to prepare a local improvement plan for the local improvement requested in the petition.
Body
Administration Recommendation
Administration supports the proposed motion.
Purpose
To fulfill the Chief Administrative Officer's responsibility to report to Council on the sufficiency of the petition.
Summary
A petition was received by Administration on April 11, 2017, requesting Council to impose a local improvement tax for local improvements involving the provision of water and sewer municipal utility service to Lots 1 to 8, Block 1, Plan 2473TR. The Helenslea Local Improvement Petition is sufficient as it meets the requirements of sections 222 to 226 of the Municipal Government Act.
With a sufficient petition in place Parkland County is required to prepare a local improvement plan pursuant to Section 394 of the Municipal Government Act. The local improvement plan must include a description of the proposed local improvement and its location, identify the parcels where the local improvement tax will be imposed and the persons liable to pay the tax, determine how the tax rate is to be assessed against each parcel, include the estimated cost, indicate the period over which the cost will be spread, and determine the how the estimated cost will be paid.
Strategic Plan/Policy/Legal/Staff Implications
Sections 222 to 226 and 392 of the Municipal Government Act provide the legislated requirements for a sufficient local improvement petition. Section 226 of the MGA compels the Chief Administrative Officer to make a report to Council on the sufficiency of a petition. Section 394 of the Municipal Government Act requires the municipality to prepare a local improvement plan if a local improvement is proposed.