Report to/Rapport au:

Transportation and Transit Committee/

Comité des transports et des services de transport en commun

 

and Council / et au Conseil

 

6 April 2001 / le 6 avril 2001

 

Submitted by / Soumis par: Rosemary Nelson, Committee Co-ordinator/

Coordonnatrice du comité, Corporate Services Department / Services généraux

 

Contact/personne-ressource :  Karen Tippett, Manager, Financial Planning /

Gestionnaire, Planification financière, 580-2424 ext. 25664

Karen.Tippett@city.ottawa.on.ca

 

 

 

 

Ref N°:ACS2001-CCS-TTC-0003

 


 

SUBJECT:

 

2001 TRANSPORTATION AND TRANSIT COMMITTEE CAPITAL BUDGET REVIEW

 

OBJET:

EXAMEN DU BUDGET D'IMMOBILISATIONS DE 2001 POUR LE COMITÉ DES TRANSPORTS ET DES SERVICES DE TRANSPORT EN COMMUN


 

REPORT RECOMMENDATION


 

That the Transportation and Transit Committee consider, for recommendation to Council the 2001 Capital Program and 2002-2003 Capital Forecast as presented to the Committee.

 

 

RECOMMANDATION DU RAPPORT

 

Que le comité des transports et des services de transport en commun examine, pour recommandation au Conseil municipal, le budget d'immobilisations de 2001 et les prévisions d'immobilisations de 2002 et de 2003 tels qu'ils ont été présentés au Comité.

 

 

BACKGROUND

 

On 18 April 2001, the Transportation and Transit Committee will undertake its review of the 2001 Capital Budget.  In this regard, a number of documents have been previously issued to members of Council as follows:

 

q       2001 to 2003 Business Plan and Budget Estimates Document prepared for the Ottawa Transition Board dated 25 January.  (Previously distributed)

 

q       “Financial Reports: Recommended Timetable” report (ACS2001-CRS-FIN-0002) – considered by Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee on 06 February and Council on 14 February.

 

q       “Amendment to Recommended Timetable” report  (ACS2001-CRS-FIN-0008) – considered by Council on 14 February.

 

q       “Budget Directions” report  (ACS2001-CRS-FIN-0007) – considered by Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee on 20 February and Council on 28 February.

q       2001-2003 Draft Business Plan and Operating Budget for the Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee document and memorandum from General Manager, Corporate Services dated 2 April – “Operating Budget Review – Re-stated Budget Sheets”.

q       2001 Capital Budget and 2002-2003 Capital Forecast (ACS2001-CRS-FIN-0014) - received and tabled with the Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee meeting on 21 March.  The Transportation and Transit Committee will consider the particular capital budget sections as outlined on pages 9 and 10 of this document  (Tables 6 and 7).

 

q       Proposed 2001 Infrastructure Rehabilitation Program  (ACS2001-TUP-INF-0004) - received and tabled with the Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee meeting on 21 March.*

 

q       2001 Capital Budget - Supplementary Material document (to be issued separate from the agenda package prior to the meeting).

 

*          As amended by ACS2001-TUP-INF-0007.

 

 

CONSULTATION

 

Consultation on the OTB 2001 budget previously occurred in 2000 through the Ottawa Transition Board.  Consultation has continued on the budget documents through means such as ward meetings held by Councillors and Financial Services staff, media releases and communications, and through the City web site.  Additional information on consultation is provided in the Financial Services report tabled with the Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee on 21 March 2001.

 

 

FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS

 

The Financial implications are contained in the budget documents.

 


 

ATTACHMENTS

 

As noted under Background.

 

 

DISPOSITION

 

Secretariat Services

 

Committee recommendations for the Capital Budget review to be forwarded to City Council for consideration and adoption on Wednesday, 9 May 2001.