# Burlington council approves Parkland Dedication reserve fund and the Community Benefit Charge reserve fund... 7-0

A report outlined statutory development charge discounts for purpose-built rental projects and the need to align the TIEG program with Regional Tax policy.

Published: 2026-08-07T19:26:02.031Z
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## Record

Meeting: Regular Meeting of Council
Date: Tuesday, May 26, 2026
Item: Not listed
Result: Carried 7-0

## Report

The report stated that purpose-built rental projects benefit from a statutory development charge discount under the Development Charges Act, 1997. It also stated that the TIEG is a non-reserve fund program that requires alignment with Regional Tax policy and potential changes to processes and administration through the City’s Finance department.

The motion, as recorded in the minutes:

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a. 2025 Treasurer’s Statement for Development Charges reserve funds, Parkland Dedication reserve fund and the Community Benefit Charge reserve fund (FIN-14-26) (CCS) Receive for information finance department report FIN-14-26 regarding 2025 Treasurer’s Statement for Development Charges (DCs) reserve funds, Parkland Dedication (PD) reserve fund and the Community Benefit Charge (CBC) reserve fund. CARRIED b. Tender Award ES-26-06 – Walkers Line Renewal – North Service Road to south of Dundas Street (PWS-21-26) (PW) Award the tender for contract ES-26-06 – Walkers Line Renewal, North Service Road
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Every figure above comes from the [official minutes](https://burlingtonpublishing.escribemeetings.com/FileStream.ashx?DocumentId=96737) and the recorded vote they contain. The roll call shows how each member voted.

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## Sources

[1] Minutes (PDF): Regular Meeting of Council, Tuesday, May 26, 2026 — https://burlingtonpublishing.escribemeetings.com/FileStream.ashx?DocumentId=96737
[2] Regular Meeting of Council, Tuesday, May 26, 2026 (City of Burlington eSCRIBE meeting record) — https://burlingtonpublishing.escribemeetings.com/Meeting.aspx?Id=573226bf-6fa2-4157-89dd-44d993b1365e&lang=English