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Report to Council Meeting of February 6, 2017
Subject: Special General Government Committee Meeting of Monday, January 30,
2017
Recommendations:
NOTE: Presentations from external agencies were considered at a meeting dated
January 27, 2017, prior to the deliberation of Report FND-001-17 on January 3
1 • 2017 Operating and Capital Budget
That Report FND-001-17 be received;
That Council approve the 2017 Operating and Capital Budget as outlined in
Attachment 1 of Report FND-001-17, at an estimated tax levy impact of 2.47%
(exclusive of tax policy impacts), as directed in Report FND-001-17 with the
following amendments:
a. That Capital Project 42-421-17104 ASC — Exterior Benches — Traffic Control
Measures, in the amount of $5,200, be deleted and that an alternate safety
delineation measure be installed;
b. That Account #100-10-100-00000-7205 Mayor's — Reception be reduced
from $15,847 to $11,000;
c. That Account # 100-10-105-00000-7132 Council — Phone/Fax be reduced
from $7500 to $5000;
d. That Account #100-10-105-00000-7201 Council — Conferences be reduced
from $13,000 to $10,000;
e. That Capital Project 42-421-17903 BIS — Athletic Program Netting System &
Equipment be reduced from $40,000 to $25,000;
f. That Capital Project 28-388-18001 Pumper 15, in the amount of $725,000,
be deferred to the 2018 Budget;
g. That Account #100-10-105-00000-7299 Council — Misc Expense be reduced
from $4,000 to $3,000;
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h. That Account #100-10-105-00000-7506 Council — Furniture/Fixtures be
reduced from $1,500 to $0; and
That the following AccountE
per each Council position:
X 100-10-10
100-10-10
100-10-10
d new individual accounts be created
A — Conferences
A — Travel Exp.
A — Misc Exp.;
That Council approve a 0.5% or $250,000 tax levy dedicated to Rural Roads
outlined as Item #55 on Attachment 1 and Item #4 on Attachment 2 of
Report FND-001-17;
That the following items, listed as Priority "B", as itemized in Attachment 2 of Report
FND-001-17, be approved:
a. That Item #1 of Attachment 2 to Report FND-001-17, Fitness Program
Revenue Increase, be approved in the amount of $36,750;
b. That Item #2 of Attachment 2 to Report FND-001-17, Recreation Programs
Revenue Increase, be approved in the amount of $33,000;
c. That the corresponding part-time positions of Recreation Programmer
($33,700) and Fitness Centre Programmer ($33,700), be approved;
d. That Item #14 of Attachment 2 to Report FND-001-17, Community Outdoor
Skating Rinks, in the amount of $1,500, be approved;
e. That Item #6 of Attachment 2 to Report FND-001-17, Courtice CIP Proposed
DC Incentive, in the amount of $100,000, be approved;
That the two full-time positions, funded through other sources, being the
Senior Plans Examiner position (financed by building permit revenues -
$87,700) and Principal Planner position in Community Planning to
coordinate multiple secondary plans (financed through the Council -approved
approach of the development community paying for the preparation of plans
- $121,200), be approved;
g. That Item #4 of Attachment 2 to Report FND-001-17, Rural Roads
Resurfacing, in the amount of $200,000, be approved;
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h. That a net tax levy funding envelope of $300,000, exclusive of positions
approved earlier in the meeting, be approved subject undertaking a review of
silos (being the commencement of the Service Delivery Review process, the
Building and Planning Process review and the IT Strategic Plan) be
approved;
i. That Item #7 of Attachment 2 to Report FND-001-17, Customer Service
Delivery Review Program, in the amount of $40,000, be approved;
j. That Item #8 of Attachment 2 to Report FND-001-17, Customer Relationship
Management Project, in the amount of $25,000, be approved;
k. That Item #15 of Attachment #2 to Report FND-001-17, Cemetery
Foundation Repairs, in the amount of $5,000, be approved; and
I. That Item #17 of Attachment #2 to Report FND-001-17, Building Rental for
Remote Fitness Program, in the amount of $7,200, be approved;
That Council authorize the commencement of a tax increment grant incentive
program for the Courtice CIP area based on the approved Courtice CIP and a
development charges incentive program to the limit approved in the 2017 Budget;
That Attachment 3 of Report FND-001-17, be approved as follows, at an estimated
tax levy impact of 0.18%:
a. That the Bowmanville Older Adult Association 2017 grant funding be
approved in the amount of $260,100;
b. That the Visual Arts Centre 2017 amended Budget Request be approved in
the amount of $210,848;
c. That the Clarington Museums 2017 Budget Request be approved in the
amount of $282,643;
d. That the Newcastle Community Hall 2017 Budget Request be approved in
the amount of $22,000;
e. That the Orono Cemetery Board 2017 Budget Request be approved in the
amount of $10,000;
f. That the John Howard Society/Firehouse Youth 2017 Budget Request be
approved in the amount of $61,200;
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g. That the Community Care Durham 2017 Budget Request be approved in the
amount of $40,500;
h. That the Clarington Public Library 2017 Budget Request be approved in the
amount of $3,016,710; and
That the Clarington Public Library — Capital Tax Levy 2017 Budget Request
be approved in the amount of $114,176;
That the external agencies, referred to in Attachment 3 of Report FND-001-17, be
advised of Council's decision regarding their grant request and be thanked for their
delegation on January 27th, as appropriate;
That attachments outlining Reserve and Reserve Fund Contributions and new
Reserve/Reserve Funds be approved as shown in the 2017 Draft Budget binder;
That approximately $800,000 be drawn from the Rate Stabilization Reserve Fund to
offset the tax rate impact;
That the financing of Capital projects, as outlined in the documents attached to
Report FND-001-17, be approved;
That any cash flow shortfall in the Development Charges Reserve Funds be interim
financed from the Municipal Capital Works Reserve Fund and General Municipal
Reserve Fund, to be repaid with interest as cash flow permits;
That Report FND-001-17 be adopted by resolution in accordance with provisions of
Ontario Regulation 284/09 of the Municipal Act, 2001;
That, subject to Council approval of the Renovations to the Municipal Administrative
Centre and the Renovations to the Rickard Recreation Complex, identified in the
2017 Draft Capital Budget to be financed from debenture financing, the Director of
Finance/Treasurer be authorized to make application to the Region of Durham for
the necessary debenture, with such terms being at the discretion of the Director of
Finance; and
That the appropriate By-laws to levy the 2017 tax requirements for Municipal,
Regional and Education purposes be forwarded to Council for approval, once final
tax policy information is available.
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