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REPOIlT 114
THE CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON
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REPORT
Meeting:
General Purpose and Administration Committee
File # jJ li,(7E
Res. # (!, 192.qq.
Date:
July 19, 1999
TR-51-99
FILE#:
By-law #
Report #:
Subject:
SMART COMMUNITIES DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS
Recommendations:
It is respectfully recommended that the General Purpose and Administration Committee
recommend to Council the following:
1. THAT Report TR-51-99 be received for information;
BACKGROUND
1. At a meeting held on June 28, 1999, Council passed the following resolution:
"THAT Correspondence Item D - 16 be referred to staff for review and
preparation of a report to be submitted to the General Purpose and
Administration Committee."
2. The Smart Communities Demonstration Projects is a key component of the Government of
Canada's Connecting Canadians initiative, whose goal is to make Canada the most
connected nation in the world. The deadline to submit letters of intent for this program is
August 3,1999.
3. The Smart Communities Program Guide (see Excerpt Attached) under the heading "Who
should apply?", indicates that a community-based, not-for-profit corporation must represent
the community. This would mean that the Corporation of the Municipality of Clarington is
not eligible to apply.
4. This Project would also require the Municipality to match up to $5 million federal funding.
5. There is a limit of one project in each province, therefore, the probability of Clarington being
one of the 12 selected communities is relatively low due to the scope of this project and the
monies required to match the initial investment by the federal government.
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6. In addition, the scope of the projects currently underway within the Systems area, ie. Y2K
issues, new community services software, new fire dispatch system, and ongoing GIS
conversions, along with the deadline of August 3, 1999 to have the letter of intent completed
make the process not feasible.
CONCLUSION
Upon further review of the above-mentioned Project it is recommended to NOT pursue this
application at this time.
Respectfully submitted,
Reviewed by,
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arie Marano, H.B.Sc., A.M.C.T.,
Treasurer
Franklin Wu,
Chief Administrative Officer.
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WHO SHOULD ApPLY?
Attachment III
ELIGIBLE COMMUNITIES
Eligible communities are single municipalities,
regional municipalities and groups of geogra-
phically closely linked municipalities with a
high degree of social and economic integration
that are using information and communication
technologies in new and innovative ways to
meet a wide range of community needs.
"Aboriginal communities" are those commu-
nities that, according to the 1996 census, had
a self-identified population of 20 percent or
more of anyone of the following groups:
North American Indian, Metis or Inuit; and/or
that were designated by Statistics Canada as
an Indian Reserve, Indian Settlement, Indian
Government District, Tenes reservees or
Village Cri.
ELIGIBLE ApPLICANTS
To apply, your community must be represented
by a community-based, not-for-profit corpora-
tion duly incorporated under federal or provin-
cial legislation. The not-far-profit corporation
will serve as the sponsoring organization for
your community and will he the legal entity
accountable for the successful implementation
of your Smart Communities demonstration
project.
In addition, you must have the exclusive
endorsement, in writing, of the municipality,
regional municipality, or group of geograph-
ically closely linked municipalities that your
not-for-profit corporation represents.
Proposals from Aboriginal communities
must have the exclusive endorsement of the
appropriate regional bodies with jurisdiction as
recommended by Aboriginal Business Canada.
SMART COMMUNITIES PROGRAM GUIDE
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News Re ease
MINISTER MANLEY ANNOUNCES NATIONWIDE
SMART COMMUNITIES COMPETITION
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HALIFAX, June 5, 1999 -- John Manley, Minister oflndustry, today announced the national call
for letters of intent to become one of 12 demonstrationprojects as part of the federal
goverrunent's Smart Communities Program.
"Nurturing ~ world-class Smart Community demonstration project in each province.
one in the North and one in an Aboriginal community is an important step for all of Canada to
thrive in the global, knowledge-based economy," said Minister Manley to community leaders at
the Federation of Canadian Municipalities annual conference in Halifax. "As each world class
demonstration project shares best practices and lessons learned, Canada moves closer to a
seamless network of homes and businesses where the optimum use ot:lnformation and
communication technologies is a part of everyday life, as natural and easy as turning on a radio."
In Smart Communities, information and communication technologies are used in
innovative ways to benefit citizens economically and socially, for example, to achieve better
health care delivery, better education and training and stronger business growth. Demonstration
projects can expect to create jobs and growth in their communities and improve quality oflife.
The selected communities, which must match up to $5 million in federal funds, will
become experts in the integration of information and communication technologies into
communities, organizations and families. By sharing their experiences, they will help ensure that
all Canadian communities have access to the resources they need to develop and implement their
own Smart Community strategy.
Interested parties should submit letters of intent before August 3, 1999, outlining their
strategy for becoming a Smart Corrununity. Details on the competition, such as selection criteria
and guidelines for preparing a letter of intent, can be found in the Smart Communities program
guide. The 12 selected communities will be recommended by an arm's length national
committee comprised of members who have a thorough understanding of the benefits that
information and communication technologies can offer communities.
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