SPECIAL OTTAWA CITY COUNCIL

8 MARCH 2011

ANDREW S. HAYDON HALL

10:00 a.m.

 

DISPOSITION 8

 

Special Meeting Called by His Worship Mayor Watson

To Consider the 2011 Draft Operating and Capital Budgets

and Associated Reports.

 

ROADMAP MOTION

 

Moved by Councillor E. El-Chantiry

Seconded by Councillor S. Desroches

 

That City Council, as Committee of the Whole, receive and consider the Draft 2011 Operating and Capital Budgets as recommended by the Committee of Adjustment and Planning Committee, Crime Prevention Ottawa and the Community and Protective Services Committee, the Ottawa Police Services Board, the Ottawa Public Library Board as well as the Standing Committees, Transit Commission and Sub-Committees of Council, as listed in the Council Agenda and incorporating all amended pages; and that further Council, sitting as Committee of the Whole, receive and consider the following motion:

 

That the Committee of the Whole recommends that Council:

 

1.                  Approve the 2011 Draft Operating Estimates for the Committee of Adjustment as recommended by Planning Committee;

 

                                                                                                CARRIED

 

2.                  Approve the 2011 Draft Operating Estimates for Crime Prevention Ottawa as recommended by the Community and Protective Services Committee;

 

                                                                                                CARRIED

 

3.                  Approve the 2011 Ottawa Police Service Draft Operating and Capital budgets as recommended by the Ottawa Police Services Board, as follows:

 

a.   Approve the Ottawa Police Service 2011 Draft Operating Budget.

 

b.      Approve the 2011 Draft Capital Budget, as amended by the revised Capital Budget Forecast for 2011 to 2020.

 

                                                                                                CARRIED

 

4.                  Approve the 2011 Ottawa Public Library Board Draft Operating and Capital Budgets as recommended by the Ottawa Public Library Board;

 

                                                                             CARRIED

 

5.                  Approve the 2011 Public Health Draft Operating and Capital Budgets as recommended by the Finance and Economic Development Committee;

                                                                                      CARRIED

 

6.                  Approve the 2011 Draft Operating Estimates as recommended by the Standing Committees, Transit Commission and Sub-Committees of Council as follows:

 

a.      The relevant portions of the 2011 Draft Operating Budget with respect to the Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee;

 

                                                                             CARRIED

 

b.      The Community and Protective Services Committee portion of the 2011 Draft Operating Budget;

 

                                                                             CARRIED

 

c.       The Environment Committee portion of the 2011 Draft Operating Budget;

 

                                                                             CARRIED

 

d.      The Finance and Economic Development Committee portion of the 2011 Draft Operating Budget, except for Non-Departmental, as amended by the following:

a)                  That the effective date for the user fees listed on pages 86 and 87 of the Organizational Development and Performance Department Budget be amended to read “April 1, 2011”;

 

CARRIED as amended by the following motions:

 


MOTION

 

Moved by Councillor S. Desroches

Seconded by Councillor S. Blais

 

WHEREAS the full financial impact of the Election Contribution Rebate Program for the 2010 Municipal Election will not be known until later this year; and

 

WHEREAS there is value in having both financial and related data from the three previous regular elections before evaluating the success of the program and its future costs; and

 

WHEREAS it may also be possible to adjust the Election Contribution Rebate Program to reduce the overall impact on the budget;

 

THERFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City Clerk and Solicitor be directed to prepare a report on the Election Contribution Rebate Program, taking into account the results from the 2003, 2006 and 2010 Municipal Elections and offering options for a reduction in the overall cost of the program, for the consideration of the Governance Renewal Sub-Committee and Council prior to the tabling of the 2012 Draft Budget.

 

CARRIED

 

Direction to Staff

 

The City Clerk and Solicitor should include how the Province addresses these matters in the options being reviewed.

 

MOTION

 

Moved by Councillor R. Bloess

Seconded by Councillor T. Tierney

 

WHEREAS efficiency savings were approved by Council which called for $85.4 million in savings over the next five years (2010 to 2014) with $39.1 million under the umbrella of Service Excellence; and

 

WHEREAS Corporate Sponsorship and Advertising is intended to generate revenues for the City; and

 

WHEREAS revenues of $3.7 million annually can be generated by 2015 or $12.7 million over the next five years through a combination of sponsorship and advertising opportunities such as naming rights of community facilities, advertising on interior signage, websites and publications, and sponsorship of programs; and

 

WHEREAS the 2011 budget operating pressures of $795,000 includes compensation costs of $230,000;

 

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the three FTEs and the $230,000 compensation be found within the existing 52 FTEs in the Corporate Communications Department leaving $565,000 for implementation of the sales program, sales commissions, external consultation services for valuations of new or changing corporate assets and the operating costs for the centralized office.

 

CARRIED

 

e.       The Information Technology Sub-committee portion of the 2011 Draft Operating Budget;

 

                                                                                                CARRIED

 

f.       The Transit Commission portion of the 2011 Draft Operating Budget as amended by the following:

 

a)                  Approve the fare schedule (Document 2 to the 2011 Marketing Plan), as amended by the following:

 

                                                        i.            That the fare table presented in the 2011 Marketing Plan be amended to reflect a $145 price point for the 2011-2012 school year; and

 

That the General Manager, Transit Services be authorized to enter into an agreement for a multi-year U-Pass program subject to the following conditions:

 

There is an increase in the U-Pass fee, an annual cost-of-living adjustment to be set solely at OC Transpo's discretion, to the point of revenue neutrality for the 2012-2013 school year and beyond; and

                                                      ii.            That the student representatives submit proof of referendum results permitting the agreement prior to March 31, 2012.

 

                                                    iii.            That OC Transpo be directed to review the feasibility of an “Out of Ottawa” transit pass with the effect of charging a premium for residents living outside the City of Ottawa and report back to the Transit Commission as part of the 2012 Marketing Plan, prior to 2012 Draft Budget deliberations.

 

b)                 That the expansion of free service to all seniors on Mondays and Fridays from noon onward be introduced as a pilot only for 2011 and that OC Transpo be directed to monitor the resulting travel patterns by seniors and consult seniors across the city as part of a review of the full fare structure offered to seniors and report back to the Transit Commission as part of the 2012 Marketing Plan, prior to 2012 Budget deliberations.

 

                                                                                                            CARRIED

 

 

g.      The Planning Committee portion of the 2011 Draft Operating Budget;

                                                                                                CARRIED

 

h.      the Transportation Committee portion of the 2011 Draft Operating Budget as amended by the following:

 

a)      TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONAL SUPPORT (pg. 17-18)

Whereas the City of Ottawa is promoting safe streets and sidewalks;

 

And Whereas the City is encouraging more walking for children on their way to school;

 

And Whereas the forecast in the budget included a $60,000 pressure for 10 new crossing guards;

 

Therefore Be It Resolved that the $60,000 be reinstated for school crossing guards;

 

b)     ROADS AND TRAFFIC MAINTENANCE (pg. 25)

 

That the budget be reduced by 2 FTEs and associated costs;

 

c)      FLEET SERVICES (pg. 41)

 

That the budget be reduced by 1 FTE and associated costs;

 

CARRIED as amended by the following motion:

 

MOTION

 

Moved by Councillor E. El-Chantiry

Seconded by Councillor M. Wilkinson

 

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the full-year cost of the Adult School Crossing Guard program ($120,000) be approved within the 2011 Operating Budget,  funded from the reductions approved by Transportation Committee during its review of The 2011 Draft Operating and Capital Budget ($195,000 reduction of 3 FTE’s); and

 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that one (1) FTE at a cost of $65 000 be reinstated to the Roads and Traffic Maintenance Budget.

 

CARRIED

 

 

 

7.                  Approve the 2011 Draft Capital Estimates as recommended by the Standing Committees, Transit Commission and Sub-Committees of Council as follows:

a.      The relevant portions of the 2011 Draft Capital Budget with respect to the Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee;

 

                                                                                                            CARRIED

 

b.      The Community and Protective Services Committee portion of the 2011 Draft Capital Budget as amended by replacement of pages 147 and 148 of the Community and Protective Services Committee Budget document and the addition of pages 181 to 195 with the exception of page 193 referring to the Housing Reinvestment Project (906216), which has been considered by Planning Committee at its meeting of 8 February 2011;

 

                                                                                    CARRIED

 

c.       The Environment Committee portion of the 2011 Draft Capital Budget as amended by replacement pages 29 and 30 of the 2011 Environment Committee Document; and

 

a)      That the request of $500,000 and the spending authority request for 2012 to 2014 for Capital Project 902970 Solid Waste Long Term Planning be removed from the 2011 Draft Capital Budget and that a transfer of $500,000 of unspent authority and funding from 900351 Waste Management Alternatives be authorized to provide funding for the Solid Waste Planning Long Term project; and

 

b)     That the 2011 Budget request of $200,000 for Capital Project 904575 Solid Waste Organics be removed from the 2011 Draft Capital Budget;

 

                                                                             CARRIED

 

d.      The Finance and Economic Development Committee portion of the 2011 Draft Capital Budget;

 

                                                                                                            CARRIED

 

 

e.       The Information Technology Sub-committee portion of the 2011 Draft Capital Budget;

 

                                                                                                            CARRIED

 

f.       The Transit Commission portion of the 2011 Draft Capital Budget as amended by replacement pages 17-52 of the Transit Commission Budget document and as amended by the following:

 

a)      That Council consider the approval of $81.8 million in additional capital authority for the purchase of 75 double-decker buses and supporting infrastructure, subject to the approval of the Interim Transit Commission of a business case that will be presented to the Interim Transit Commission on March 23, 2011 such that the funding for this purchase not impact the 2011 tax levy and that it include a maximum of $40M in transit tax-supported debt with the remaining balance to be funded from either gas, tax or transit capital funding sources;

 

CARRIED as amended by the following motion:

 

MOTION

 

Moved by Councillor D. Deans

Seconded by Councillor K. Egli

 

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the words “consider the approval of” in Recommendation 7.f (a) of the Budget Roadmap motion be replaced by the word “approve” and the date “March 23” be amended to read “April 20”.

 

CARRIED

 

 

 

g.      The Planning Committee portion of the 2011 Draft Capital Budgets as amended by replacement pages 41-46 of the Planning Committee Budget document and as amended to assign the authority for the $4M capital Housing Reinvestment Program (906216) to the Planning Committee.

 

                                                                                                            CARRIED

 

h.      The Transportation Committee portion of the 2011 Draft Capital Budgets as amended by replacement pages 131-149 of the Transportation Committee Budget document;

 

CARRIED as amended by the following motions:

 

MOTION

 

Moved by Councillor D. Chernushenko

Seconded by Councillor P. Hume

 

WHEREAS the Bank Street reconstruction between the Rideau Canal and Holmwood Avenue is included in the 2011 budget and the section between Holmwood Avenue and the Queensway is identified as a high-priority for renewal; and

 

WHEREAS the reconstruction of Bank Street between the Queensway and the Rideau Canal has been deferred approximately five years and the condition of the road and underground infrastructure is deteriorating; and

 

WHEREAS the opportunity to complete the reconstruction of Bank Street between Holmwood and the Queensway exists prior to the redevelopment of Lansdowne and not proceeding prior to this will result in the reconstruction occurring in 2016 at the earliest; and

 

WHEREAS staff will be bringing forward a report to Committee and Council in April 2011 on the potential to accelerate the completion of the reconstruction of Bank Street between Holmwood and the Queensway prior to the redevelopment of Lansdowne to mitigate the effects of the redevelopment of Lansdowne Park on local businesses and the community; and

 

WHEREAS the cost of the acceleration of the completion of the reconstruction of Bank Street between Holmwood and the Queensway is $17 million, with $6.6 million in tax-supported debt and $10.4 million in rate-supported debt; and

                         

WHEREAS there is now an opportunity for the City to host the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) U-20 Women’s World Cup 2014 and FIFA Women’s World Cup 2015 and it will be important that Bank Street between the Queensway and the Rideau Canal be readily accessible should one or both of these events come to Ottawa and be held at Lansdowne; and

 

WHEREAS this staff report could not be ready prior to consideration of the 2011 Draft Capital Budget as staff will be engaging the Bank Street Reconstruction Advisory Committee, which includes representatives of the Glebe Community Association and the Glebe BIA, in further consultations;

 

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council, as Committee of the Whole, approve an additional $17 million in capital authority as follows: $6.6 million in tax-supported debt and $10.4 million in rate-supported debt, for the acceleration of the reconstruction of Bank Street between Holmwood and the Queensway, subject to the consideration and approval of the staff report, anticipated in April 2011.

 

And Further be it resolved that the 2012 and 2013 tax-supported capital budgets be reduced by $6.6 million in order to offset the advancement of these funds into 2011.

 

CARRIED

 

Direction to Staff

 

That the staff report on the Bank Street Reconstruction include an assessment of the viability of community-identified options identified through the Bank Street Reconstruction Advisory Committee for improvements to the design plan, including costs and timing to incorporate these in the reconstruction program.

 

MOTION

 

Moved by Councillor J. Harder

Seconded by Councillor E. El-Chantiry

 

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that approval of the multi-use pathway from Coventry Road to the Train Station be subject to the disposition of the item at Council on March 10, 2011.

 

CARRIED

 

 

8.                  Approve the Non-Departmental portion of the 2011 Draft Operating Budget as recommended by the Finance and Economic Development Committee and as amended by any relevant motions adopted as part of the consideration of the 2011 Draft Operating and Capital Estimates;

 

                                                                                                CARRIED

 

9.                  Approve that the Auditor General’s By-law (2009-323) be amended to reflect any changes made as part of budget approval;

 

                                                                                                CARRIED

 

10.              Approve that the Public Notice By-law 2002-522 (as amended) and any other relevant by-laws (e.g. Procedure By-law 2006-462, as amended) be amended to reflect any changes made as part of budget approval, such as removing non-mandatory print notice requirements and replacing them with notices on the City of Ottawa Website, removing notice requirements relating to repealed Sections, and any related housekeeping changes;

 

                                                                                                CARRIED

 

11.              Approve that the Delegation of Authority By-law be amended as described in this report and detailed in Document 4 to authorize the City Treasurer to proceed with one or more debt issues in a calendar year provided that the debt charges for the debt issue are within the debt servicing budget as approved in the annual operating and capital budgets;

 

                                                                                                CARRIED

 

12.              Approve that the City Treasurer make the necessary adjustments to the 2011 Draft Operating Budget and to make any necessary authority and debt financing adjustments to the 2011 Draft Capital Budget to reflect the decisions of City Council.

 

                                                                                                            CARRIED

 

GENERAL MOTIONS

 

MOTION

 

Moved by Councillor S. Moffatt

Seconded by Councillor S. Blais

 

WHEREAS this City Council is committed to fiscal prudence and the long-term financial sustainability for the City of Ottawa; and

 

WHEREAS there is a benefit to residents, businesses and City staff being able to plan their budgets based on predictable tax increases; and

 

WHEREAS the City of Ottawa annual budget exercise takes a significant amount of staff, Council and the public’s time; and

 

WHEREAS the City of Ottawa already prepares multi-year forecasts based on a Term of Council plan; and

 

WHEREAS the City of Calgary has been working with multi-year budgets for a number of terms such that, although there is an annual refresh of the budget, it is not necessary to “start from scratch” every year;

 

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City Treasurer be directed to examine how the City of Ottawa’s budget process could move towards a multi-year budget approach and report back to the Governance Renewal Sub-Committee for their input into the next budget process report.

 

CARRIED

 

Direction to Staff

 

That staff be directed to include in their report, how the public will be engaged each budget year.

 

MOTION

 

Moved by Councillor S. Blais

Seconded by Councillor S. Moffatt

 

WHEREAS performance management and evaluation is critical to making budgeting decisions; and

 

WHEREAS investments by the City should align with strategic priorities; and

 

WHEREAS client/citizen engagement is a key element in identifying priorities and evaluating success; and

 

WHEREAS Municipalities in North America have developed and successfully implemented a Balanced Scorecard that incorporates these three elements and relates them to budgeting;

 

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that staff be directed to examine how a Balanced Scorecard approach could be developed for the City of Ottawa and report back to Committee and Council in advance of the 2012 budget process.

 

CARRIED

 

 

 


CITY TREASURER’S REPORT

 

 

1.             2011 DRAFT OPERATING AND CAPITAL BUDGETS - TAX SUPPORTED PROGRAMS

 

BUDGETS PRÉLIMINAIRES DE FONCTIONNEMENT ET D’IMMOBILISATIONS DE 2011 - PROGRAMMES FINANCÉS

 

1)      That City Council receive and table the Draft 2011 Operating and Capital Budgets at its meeting of January 19, 2011 for subsequent consideration by Council in Committee of the Whole to be held March 8 to 10, 2011, as required.

 

2)      That City Council refer the relevant portions of the 2011 Operating and Capital Budgets to each Standing Committee of Council for their consideration and recommendation to Council sitting in Committee of the Whole to be held March 8 to 10, 2011, as required.

 

3)      That the Auditor General’s By-law (2009-323) be amended to reflect any changes made as part of budget approval.

 

4)      That the Public Notice By-law 2002-522 (as amended) and any other relevant by-laws (e.g. Procedure By-law 2006-462, as amended) be amended to reflect any changes made as part of budget approval, such as removing non-mandatory print notice requirements and replacing them with notices on the City of Ottawa Website, removing notice requirements relating to repealed Sections, and any related housekeeping changes.

 

5)      That the Delegation of Authority By-law be amended as described in this report and detailed in Document 4 to authorize the City Treasurer to proceed with one or more debt issues in a calendar year provided that the debt charges for the debt issue are within the debt servicing budget as approved in the annual operating and capital budgets.

 

See Roadmap Motion above.


 

OTTAWA POLICE SERVICE

 

 

1.             2011 OTTAWA POLICE SERVICE DRAFT OPERATING AND CAPITAL BUDGET

 

VERSIONS PROVISOIRES DU BUDGET DE FONCTIONNEMENT ET DU BUDGET D’IMMOBILISATIONS DE 2011 – SERVICE DE POLICE D’OTTAWA

 

 

REPORT RECOMMENDATION

 

That the 2011 Ottawa Police Service Draft Operating and Capital Budget be received and tabled at the Council meeting on 19 January 2011 for subsequent consideration by Council as Committee of the Whole during the 2011 Budget consideration to be held March 8 to 10, 2011, as required. 

 

See Roadmap Motion above (Recommendation 3)

 

 

OTTAWA PUBLIC LIBRARY

 

 

1.             OTTAWA PUBLIC LIBRARY: 2011 DRAFT BUDGET ESTIMATES

 

BIBLIOTHÈQUE PUBLIQUE D’OTTAWA : PROVISOIRES DU BUDGÉTAIRES DE 2011

 

 

REPORT RECOMMENDATION

 

That City Council receive and table the Draft 2011 Ottawa Public Library Board Operating and Capital Budget Estimates for subsequent consideration by Council in Committee of the Whole to be held March 8 to 10, 2011, as required.

 

See Roadmap Motion above (Recommendation 4).

 

 

REPORTS

 

OTTAWA POLICE SERVICES BOARD REPORT 2

 

 

1.             OTTAWA POLICE SERVICE 2011  OPERATING AND CAPITAL BUDGET

 

BUDGET D’IMMOBILISATIONS ET DE FONCTIONNEMENT 2011  DU SERVICE DE POLICE D’OTTAWA

 

 

BOARD RECOMMENDATIONS

 

That the City of Ottawa Council approve:

 

1.      The Ottawa Police Service 2011 Draft Operating Budget.

 

  1. The 2011 Draft Capital Budget, as amended by the revised Capital Budget Forecast for 2011 to 2020.

 

See Roadmap Motion above (Recommendation 3).

 

 

COMMITTEE REPORTS

 

AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE REPORT 3

 

 

1.             2011 DRAFT BUDGET – AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE

 

BUDGET PROVISOIRE 2011 – COMITÉ DE L’AGRICULTURE ET DES AFFAIRES RURALES

 

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

 

That Council, sitting as Committee of the Whole, approve the relevant portions of the 2011 Operating and Capital Budgets with respect to the Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee.

 

See Roadmap Motion above (Recommendations 6 a. and 7 a.).

 

COMMUNITY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES COMMITTEE REPORT 2

 

 

1.             CRIME PREVENTION OTTAWA: 2011 DRAFT OPERATING ESTIMATES

 

PRÉVENTION DU CRIME OTTAWA : PRÉVISIONS BUDGÉTAIRES PRÉLIMINAIRES

DE FONCTIONNEMENT DE 2011

 

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

 

That Council approve the 2011 Draft Operating Estimates for Crime Prevention Ottawa.

 

See Roadmap Motion above (Recommendation 2).

 


 

 

2.             2011 DRAFT BUDGET - COMMUNITY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES COMMITTEE

BUDGET PROVISOIRE 2011 – COMITÉ DES SERVICES COMMUNAUTAIRES ET DE PROTECTION

 

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION AS AMENDED

 

That Council, sitting as Committee of the Whole, approve the Community and Protective Services Committee portion of the 2011 Operating and Capital Budgets as amended by replacement of pages 147 and 148 of the Community and Protective Services Committee Budget document and the addition of pages 181 to 195 with the exception of page 193 referring to the Housing Reinvestment Project (906216), which has been considered by Planning Committee at its meeting of 8 February 2011.

 

See Roadmap Motion above (Recommendations 6 b. and 7 b.)

 

 

ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE REPORT 3

 

 

1.             2011 DRAFT BUDGET – ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE

 

                BUDGET PROVISOIRE 2011 – COMITÉ DE L’ENVIRONNEMENT

 

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS AS AMENDED

 

That Council, sitting as Committee of the Whole, approve the Environment Committee portion of the 2011 Operating and Capital Budgets as amended by replacement pages 29 and 30 of the 2011 Environment Committee Document; and

 

1.         That the request of $500,000 and the spending authority request for 2012 to 2014 for Capital Project 902970 Solid Waste Long Term Planning be removed from the 2011 Draft Capital Budget and that a transfer of $500,000 of unspent authority and funding from 900351 Waste Management Alternatives be authorized to provide funding for the Solid Waste Planning Long Term project; and

 

2.         That the 2011 Budget request of $200,000 for Capital Project 904575 Solid Waste Organics be removed from the 2011 Draft Capital Budget.

 

See Roadmap Motion above (Recommendations 6 c. and 7 c.)

 

 

FINANCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE REPORT 3

 

 

1.       2011 DRAFT BUDGET - FINANCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

 

BUDGET PROVISOIRE 2011 – COMITÉ DES FINANCES ET DU DÉVELOPPEMENT ÉCONOMIQUE

 

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS AS AMENDED

 

That Council, sitting as Committee of the Whole, approve:

 

1.      The 2011 Public Health Draft Operating and Capital Budget; and

 

2.      The Finance and Economic Development Committee portion of the 2011 Operating and Capital Budgets as amended by the following:

 

b)       That the effective date for the user fees listed on pages 86 and 87 of the Organizational Development and Performance Department Budget be amended to read “April 1, 2011”.

 

See Roadmap Motion above (Recommendations 6 d. and 7 d.)

 

 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SUB-COMMITTEE REPORT 1

 

 

1.                   2011 DRAFT BUDGET - INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SUB-COMMITTEE

 

BUDGET PROVISOIRE 2011 – SOUS-COMITÉ DE LA TECHNOLOGIE DE L’INFORMATION

 

 

SUB-COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

 

That Council, sitting as Committee of the Whole, approve the Information Technology Sub-committee portion of the 2011 Operating and Capital Budgets.

 

See Roadmap Motion above (Recommendations 6 e. and 7 e.)

 


 

INTERIM TRANSIT COMMISSION REPORT 2

 

 

1.             2011 DRAFT OPERATING AND CAPITAL BUDGET - TRANSIT COMMISSION

BUDGETS PRÉLIMINAIRES DE FONCTIONNEMENT ET D’IMMOBILISATIONS DE 2011– COMMISSION DU TRANSPORT EN COMMUN

 

 

COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS AS AMENDED

 

That Council, sitting as Committee of the Whole, approve the Transit Commission portion of the 2011 Operating and Capital Budgets as amended by replacement pages 17-52 of the Transit Commission Budget document and as amended by the following:

 

1.         Approve the fare schedule (Document 2 to the 2011 Marketing Plan), as amended by the following:

 

a.         That the fare table presented in the 2011 Marketing Plan be amended to reflect a $145 price point for the 2011-2012 school year; and

 

That the General Manager, Transit Services be authorized to enter into an agreement for a multi-year U-Pass program subject to the following conditions:

 

-          There is an increase in the U-Pass fee, an annual cost-of-living adjustment to be set solely at OC Transpo's discretion, to the point of revenue neutrality for the 2012-2013 school year and beyond; and

-          That the student representatives submit proof of referendum results permitting the agreement prior to March 31, 2012.

 

b.         That OC Transpo be directed to review the feasibility of an “Out of Ottawa” transit pass with the effect of charging a premium for residents living outside the City of Ottawa and report back to the Transit Commission as part of the 2012 Marketing Plan, prior to 2012 Draft Budget deliberations.

 

c.         That the expansion of free service to all seniors on Mondays and Fridays from noon onward be introduced as a pilot only for 2011 and that OC Transpo be directed to monitor the resulting travel patterns by seniors and consult seniors across the city as part of a review of the full fare structure offered to seniors and report back to the Transit Commission as part of the 2012 Marketing Plan, prior to 2012 Budget deliberations.

 

2.         That Council consider the approval of $81.8 million in additional capital authority for the purchase of 75 double-decker buses and supporting infrastructure, subject to the approval of the Interim Transit Commission of a business case that will be presented to the Interim Transit Commission on March 23, 2011 such that the funding for this purchase not impact the 2011 tax levy and that it include a maximum of $40M in transit tax-supported debt with the remaining balance to be funded from either gas, tax or transit capital funding sources.

 

See Roadmap Motion above (Recommendations 6 f. and 7 f.).

 

 

 

PLANNING COMMITTEE REPORT 4

 

 

1.             2011 DRAFT OPERATING ESTIMATES – COMMITTEE OF ADJUSTMENT

 

PRÉVISIONS PRÉLIMINAIRES DU BUDGET DE FONCTIONNEMENT DE 2011 – COMITÉ DE DÉROGATION

 

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

 

That Council, sitting as Committee of the Whole, approve the 2011 Draft Operating Estimates for the Committee of Adjustment.

 

See Roadmap Motion above (Recommendation 1).

 

 

 

2.             2011 DRAFT bUDGET – PLANNING cOMMITTEE

 

BUDGET PROVISOIRE 2011 – COMITÉ DE L’URBANISME

 

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS AS AMENDED

 

That Council, sitting as Committee of the Whole, approve the Planning Committee portion of the 2011 Operating and Capital Budgets as amended by replacement pages 41-46 of the Planning Committee Budget document and as amended to assign the authority for the $4M capital Housing Reinvestment Program (906216) to the Planning Committee.

 

See Roadmap Motion above (Recommendations 6 g. and 7 g.)

 

 

TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE REPORT 3

 

 

1.             2011 DRAFT OPERATING AND CAPITAL bUDGET – tRANSPORTATION cOMMITTEE

 

                budgetS PRÉLIMINAIRES de fonctionnement et d’immobilisations de

2011– COMITÉ DES TRANSPORT

 

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS AS AMENDED

 

That Council, sitting as Committee of the Whole, approve the Transportation Committee portion of the 2011 Operating and Capital Budgets as amended by replacement pages 131-149 of the Transportation Committee Budget document and as amended by the following:

 

TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONAL SUPPORT

(pg. 17-18)

 

1.         Whereas the City of Ottawa is promoting safe streets and sidewalks;

 

And Whereas the City is encouraging more walking for children on their way to school;

 

And Whereas the forecast in the budget included a $60,000 pressure for 10 new crossing guards;

 

Therefore Be It Resolved that the $60,000 be reinstated for school crossing guards.

 

ROADS AND TRAFFIC MAINTENANCE

(pg. 25)

 

2.         That the budget be reduced by 2 FTEs and associated costs.

 

FLEET SERVICES

(pg. 41)

 

3.         That the budget be reduced by 1 FTE and associated costs.

 

See Roadmap Motion above (Recommendations 6 h. and 7 h.).


 

By-laws                                                                                                        Three Readings

 

2011-65            A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2009-396 respecting fees and charges for solid waste services.

 

                                                                                                            CARRIED