OTTAWA CITY COUNCIL

10 and 11 january 2007

ANDREW S. HAYDON HALL

10:00 a.m.

 

DRAFT AGENDA 4

 

 

1.       Prayer

 

 

2.                 National Anthem  (Councillor D. Holmes)

 

 

3.                 Annual Address – Mayor O’Brien

 

 

4.                 Announcements/Ceremonial Activities

 

 

5.       Roll Call

 

 

6.       Confirmation of Minutes

 

Confirmation of Minutes of the special Council meetings of December 5 and December 6 and 7, 2006 and the regular meeting of December 14 and 18, 2006.

 

 

a)                Declarations of pecuniary interest including those originally arising from prior meetings

 

 


8.       Communications

 

·                     Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) Alerts :

 

·                     Ontario Municipal Partnership Fund (OMPF) Allocations for 2007

·                     Municipal Act Amendments receive Third Reading - Sign up for AMO education sessions

 

 

9.       Regrets

 

No Regrets filed to date.

 

 

10.     Motion to Resolve Into Committee of the Whole

(Councillors M. McRae and P. Feltmate)

 

10 January 2007

Hearing of Public DelegationsBudget Directions

 

 

11.     Motion to Rise and Report

            (Councillors M. McRae and P. Feltmate)

 

11 January 2007

 

12.     Postponements and Deferrals

 

CHIEF CORPORATE SERVICES OFFICER

 

 

1.             LONG RANGE FINANCIAL PLAN III (PART 1)

 

 

REPORT RECOMMENDATION

 

That Council receive and table the Long Range Financial Plan III (Part 1) at its meeting on October 11, 2006 for subsequent approval by Council at its meeting on January 11, 2007.

 

CITY COUNCIL 11 OCTOBER 2006

 

RECEIVED and TABLED, as amended by the following Motion:

 

MOTION NO. 66/2

 

Moved by Councillor J. Stavinga

Seconded by Councillor A. Cullen

 

That the words “for subsequent approval by Council” be replaced with “for consideration by Council”.

 

                                                                                                            CARRIED

 

 

 

2.             LONG RANGE FINANCIAL PLAN III (PART 2)

 

 

            REPORT RECOMMENDATION

 

That Council receive and table the Long Range Financial Plan III (Part 2) at its meeting on December 14, 2006 for subsequent approval by Council at its meeting on January 11, 2007.  

 

CITY COUNCIL 14 AND 18 DECEMBER 2006

 

                                                                                                   RECEIVED AND TABLED

 

 

 

3.             2007 BUDGET DIRECTIONS REPORT

 

 

            REPORT RECOMMENDATIONS

 

That the 2007 Budget Directions report be received and tabled at the Council meeting of 14 December 2006 for subsequent consideration by Council as Committee of the Whole on 10 and 11 January 2007; and that Councillors submit to the City Clerk by 05 January 2007 for Council consideration, any motions which provide additional direction to staff for the development of the 2007 Draft Budget.

 

1.                  That Council approve the development of a Draft Operating Budget for 2007 for all tax-supported services (excluding Ottawa Police Services), that includes:

 

a.                  The cost of maintaining current programs at current service levels;

b.                  The cost of providing provincially mandated and cost-shared programs;

c.                   The costs associated with growth in population or infrastructure that is operated and maintained by the City;

d.                  The costs of enhanced services as directed by Council through reports and directions received throughout the year;

e.                  An increase equivalent to 1% of taxation for the contribution to capital used to fund the strategic initiatives category of capital;

f.                    An increase to user fees at either the percentage increase in the cost of providing the program or service, or as directed through Council-approved policy;

g.                  A reasonable estimate of assessment growth from new properties added to the tax base;

h.                  Deferring a 2007 increase to the corporate efficiency target to 2008; and

i.                    No increase in taxation.

 

2.                  That the difference between the expenditures and revenues added to the 2007 Draft Operating Budget identified in Recommendation 1, be eliminated through the use of the following strategies:

 

a.                  Deferral of service enhancements that have not yet been implemented;

b.                  Use provincial gas tax revenues to the extent possible to offset increases in the cost of transit;

c.                   Use debt where possible, instead of contributions to capital, to fund the capital program;

d.                  Incorporate and pursue the cost-sharing shortfall with the provincial government;

e.                  Identify and incorporate any other one-time sources of funding;

f.                    Increase user fees and charges by more than that identified in Direction 1f; and

g.                  Identify program reductions.

 

3.                  That the Police Services Board be requested to table a Draft 2007 Operating Budget that is consistent with the directions identified above.

 

4.                  That the 2007 tax-supported Draft Capital Budget:

 

a.                  Be developed as identified in the Long Range Financial Plan III;

b.                  Incorporate the budget directions on contributions to capital and debt as identified in the recommendations above; and

c.                   Identify projects in the strategic initiatives category as prioritized by the administration, and provide a list of all other projects for information.

 

5.                  That the operating and capital budgets supported by the water/sewer rate be developed in accordance with the strategies identified in the Long Range Financial Plan III which includes:

 

a.                  A combined water/sewer rate increase of 9% in 2007

b.                  An increase in the amount of debt authority applied to the capital program;

c.                   The deferral of projects within the strategic initiatives category of capital; and

d.                  Allowing the reserve balance to fall below $20 million during the year.

 

6.                  Approve that the City continue to fund one-time 2007 operating requirements from a one-time transfer from reserves.

 

CITY COUNCIL 14 AND 18 DECEMBER 2006

 

RECEIVED AND TABLED to the Council meeting of 10 January 2007, together with the following motions.

 

MOTION NO. 3/11

 

Moved by Councillor R. Bloess

Seconded by Councillor B. Monette

 

That the Draft Operating Budget include options for different ways of providing services both mandated and optional.

 

                                                                                                      TABLED to Council meeting of 10 January 2007

 

 

MOTION NO. 3/12

 

Moved by Councillor D. Holmes

Seconded by Councillor G. Bédard

 

That recommendation 2g) be amended to read:

 

Identify program/ service reductions.

 

                                                                                                      TABLED to Council meeting of 10 January 2007

 


MOTIONS OF WHICH NOTICE HAS BEEN GIVEN PREVIOUSLY

 

CITY COUNCIL 12 APRIL 2006

 

MOTION NO. 56/6

 

Moved by Councillor D. Thompson

Seconded by Councillor S. Little

 

WHEREAS the taxpayers of the City of Ottawa are facing a significant property tax increase for 2007, estimated by the City Treasurer to be at approximately 8.1%;

 

AND WHEREAS the taxpayers of the City of Ottawa are facing further significant property tax increase for 2008 beyond;

 

AND WHEREAS the City of Ottawa has traditionally approached the creation of its budgets from the expenditure side as opposed to the revenue side of the ledger;

 

AND WHEREAS the taxpayers of the City of Ottawa can not afford significant tax increases;

 

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that, beginning with the 2007 budget, Council directs staff to create the City of Ottawa’s budgets using a revenue approach.  Revenue estimates are based on the previous year’s municipal tax rate, and may increase to a maximum of the average consumer price index, of the Ottawa region, of the last twelve months from the date of adoption of the budget.

 

MOTION NO. 56/7

 

Moved by Councillor A. Cullen

Seconded by Councillor P. Hume

 

That Motion Nos. 56/6 and 56/8, to direct the development of the 2007 budget be DEFERRED to the Council meeting that will set the 2007 Budget Directions.

 

DEFERRAL CARRIED with Councillor G. Brooks dissenting.

 

MOTION NO. 56/8

 

Moved by Councillor D. Thompson 

Seconded by Councillor S. Little

 

WHEREAS the taxpayers of the City of Ottawa are facing a significant property tax increase for 2007, estimated by the City Treasurer to be at approximately 8.1%;

 

AND WHEREAS the Consumer Price Index is the generally recognized measure of inflation, upon which businesses and employers base price and salary increases;

 

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that City staff are directed to bring in a tax increase for the 2007 budget that is limited to the average of the previous twelve months, from the date of adoption of the budget, of the Consumer Price Index for the Ottawa region.

 

DEFERRED to the Council meeting that will set the 2007 Budget Directions (Motion No. 56/7 refers).

 

 

13.     Motion to Introduce Committee Report

(Councillors M. McRae and P. Feltmate)

 

Ottawa Police Services Board Report 1

 

 

14.     Motion to Adopt Reports

(Councillors M. McRae and P. Feltmate)

 

 

15.     Motions of Which Notice Has Been Given Previously

 

Moved by Councillor R. Bloess

Seconded by Councillor E. El-Chantiry

 

BE IT RESOLVED that the issuance of any more Accessible plates should be put on hold for one year to give the Taxi Advisory Committee a time to study and recommend how many are needed.

 

 

16.     Notices of Motion (For Consideration at Subsequent Meeting)

 

 

17.     Motion to Introduce By-laws                                          Three Readings

            (Councillors M. McRae and P. Feltmate)

 

a)                  A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2005-499 respecting the Board of Management for the Barrhaven Improvement Area.

 

b)                  A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2005-84 respecting the duties of the Auditor General of the City of Ottawa.

c)                  A by-law of the City of Ottawa to designate certain lands on Ludlowe Street and Demeter Street, as being exempt from Part Lot Control.

 

d)                  A by-law of the City of Ottawa to designate certain lands on Trim Road, as being exempt from Part Lot Control.

 

e)                  A by-law of the City of Ottawa to designate 2030 Trim Road as being exempt from Part Lot Control and to repeal By-law No. 2006-454.

 

f)                    A by-law of the City of Ottawa to designate 2367 Tenth Line Road as being exempt from Part Lot Control and to repeal By-law No. 2006-453.

 

g)                  A by-law of the City of Ottawa to designate part of Riverside Villas as exempt from Part Lot Control.

 

h)                  A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2005-359 to appoint Municipal Law Enforcement Officers in the Transit Services Branch of the Public Works and Services Department.

 

i)                    A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2003-499 respecting Fire Routes.

 

 

18.     Confirmation By-law  (Councillors M. McRae and P. Feltmate)

 

 

19.     Inquiries

 

 

20.     Adjournment  (Councillors M. McRae and P. Feltmate)

 

 

Simultaneous interpretation of these proceedings is available.  Please speak to the attendant at reception.