essential step in moving forward with redevelopment plan. Upon completion the City would retain a copy of the final study report.

CIP Goals

City staff is supportive of the application as it meets all of the eligibility requirements specified within the Brownfield Redevelopment CIP. The proposed study of the subject site also supports the following CIP goals:

• To promote the remediation, rehabilitation, adaptive re-use and redevelopment of brownfield sites throughout the City of Windsor in a fiscally responsible and sustainable manner over the long term;

• Improve the physical and visual quality of brownfield sites;

• Improve environmental health and public safety;

• Provide opportunities for new housing, employment uses, and commercial uses;

• Increase tax assessment and property tax revenues;

• Promote Smart Growth, including the reduction of urban sprawl and its related costs;

• Increase community awareness of the economic, environmental and social benefits of brownfield redevelopment; and

• Utilize public sector investment to leverage significant private sector investment in brownfield remediation, rehabilitation, adaptive re-use, and redevelopment.

Policy Support

The study of brownfield sites to support clean up and redevelopment is supported by policies within the 2020 Provincial Policy Statement, the City’s Official Plan and the City’s Environmental Master Plan.

Risk Analysis:

As with all brownfield sites, there is a degree of risk associated related to the potential presence of contamination. In this case there is also a risk of the property remaining in a derelict state, which negatively affects the surrounding properties. The proposed study will assist in mitigating these risks. The City would retain a copy of the study for future reference.

Climate Change Risks

Climate Change Mitigation:

While the new building details are not currently available, the proposed brownfield redevelopment helps to implement Environmental Master Plan Objective C1: Encourage in-fill and higher density in existing built areas . In particular, the redevelopment would implement the following actions that fall under Objective C1:

• Design commercial and residential land use to maximize access to public transit.

• Support the existing Brownfields Redevelopment Strategy and implement its work plan.