8 MARCH 2011
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
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 |
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 |
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 |
That the City of Ottawa Council approve:
1.
The Ottawa Police Service 2011 Draft Operating Budget.
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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