10 and 11
january 2007
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 Delegations – Budget 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)
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:
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.
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
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.
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.
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)
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