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TOWN OF NEWCASTLE
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MEETING: General Purpose and Administration Committee (Budget Meeting)
DATE: JANUARY 27, 1986
REPORT #: CS -07 -86 FILE
SUB.ECT:
Community Services Department
Building Conservation Reserve Fund
RECOMMENDATIONS:
File #
Res. #
By -Law #
It is respectfully recommended that the General Purpose and Administration Committee
recommend to Council the following: -
1. That report CS -07 -86 be received; and
2. That authorization be given to establish a Building Conservation
Reserve Fund; and
3. That $20,000. be budgeted from the 1986 operating budget to the
Building Conservation Reserve Fund.
BACKGROUND AND COMMENTS:
During the 1960's and 1970's our Municipality took advantage of provincial assistance
programs ie. Wintario, CRCA and in partnership with the province developed valuable
recreational facilities to meet the expanding recreational needs in our community.
Today, as all levels of government adjust to the economic circumstances of the 1980's,
an important issue must be considered in response to the future of recreational
facilities.
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General Purpose and Administration Committee (Budget Meeting)
Report # CS -07 -86 Page 2.
There has emerged the potential for a false sense of security concerning facilities. We
now recognize that as facilities age, new capital investments are required to conserve
them in a safe and usable condition.
In the past few years a number of re- roofing projects have been undertaken to conserve
our facilities. It is to this end a Building Conservation Program is being developed
this year.
The word conservation deals with repairs and replacement of major building components
and systems due to natural aging, facility design; a desire for increased energy
efficiency; construction or maintenance problems.
Funding of capital conservation projects can significantly effect operating budgets in
any given year. To help ease this effect it is proposed that a Building conservation
Reserve fund be establish this year and that a token $20,000. be added to the 1986
operating to be transferred to said fund.
The criteria for drawing on this fund will be part of the Building Conservation Program
report.
R spectfully submitted,
Jan Devantier, Director
Department of Community Services
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