APPI Webinar - Accelerating Redevelopment with Alberta’s Community Revitalization Levy Legislation

Date:
November 21, 2024

Location:
ZOOM

Time:
12:00 PM (MST)

This presentation will explain when and how municipalities can best take advantage of the revised Community Revitalization Levy (CRL) legislation to accelerate redevelopment efforts of underperforming areas, like brownfield (contaminated) lands, or aging downtowns. The co-presenters will provide a legal outline of the rules for using a CRL to accelerate development, and the lived experience of the only CRL plan adopted since the end of the provincial moratorium and the changes in CRL legislation.

   

Presenters:

Stephen Utz, RPP, MCIP, City of Airdrie : Stephen Utz is the Director of Strategic Growth and Investment for the City of Airdrie. Stephen has almost 20 years of planning experience and has the distinction of being a lead author on the Cochrane Community Revitalization Levy Plan and the Airdrie Downtown Community Revitalization Levy Plan. He holds an undergradate and a graduate degree from the University of Waterloo.

 

Jeneane S. Grundberg, KC,ICD.D, Partner, Brownlee LLP:  Jeneane Grundberg, KC is a partner with Brownlee LLP.  Jeneane’s 35+ years advising Alberta municipalities brings unparalleled experience on complex planning and development matters. With over 130 reported decisions from all levels of the Alberta Courts, her litigation experience provides a solid context for advising clients n meeting their challenges in the administrative, municipal and planning areas.  Jeneane holds three university degrees (Bachelor of Arts, University of Alberta; Bachelor of Law, University of Alberta and Masters of Law (Public Law), University of London, King’s College) as well as an ICD.D designation (Institute of Corporate Directors Canada Designation).

 

 


This webinar qualifies for 1.0 Structured CPL units