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MEETING: General Purpose and Administration Committee
DATE: JANUARY 6, 1986
REPORT #: TR-2-86 FILE #:
SUBJECT: 1986 FIVE YEAR CAPITAL BUDGET (First Draft)
RECOMMENDATIONS:
It is respectfully recommended that the General Purpose and Administra-
tive Committee recommend to Council the following:
1 . That report TR-2-86 be received; and
2. That the 1986 Five Year Capital Budget, which has been
distributed under separate cover, be received for review and
consideration in conjunction with the 1986 current budget
discussions.
3. That informal budget discussions take place as per attached
Schedule A.
BACKGROUND AND COMMENTS:
The demands of the Corporation for capital works in the next five years
are substantial with the proposals for a new administration facility,
land acquisition for development of a major community park in the
Courtice Area and purchase of land for expansion of the Bowmanville
Cemetery all to be addressed in 1986. Other major proposals to be
considered include a new arena in the Bowmanville Urban Area ( 1987) ,
renovation of the main fire station ( 1987) and a Community Service depot
(1990) . In addition to the aforementioned projects, the regular program
of road construction, equipment replacement and updating in a l l
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TR-2-86
1986 FIVE YEAR CAPITAL BUDGET (First Draft)
departments is continual . Capital repairs to municipality owned buildings is also
ongoing and staff propose to bring forth a recommendation to Council recommending that
a Building Conservation Reserve account be established for this purpose which will
also include Energy Conservation.
In 1985, the taxes levied for capital projects totalled $784,475, an increase of 32%
over 1984. In 1986, this draft capital budget proposes a tax levy of $879,850, an
increase of 12% over 1985. You will note this represents a decrease from 1985 and yet
still meets the Town's capital needs as stated earlier in this report for 1986.
The Newcastle Library Board requirements were not available at the time the budget was
compiled, but will be forthcoming to later discussions.
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Request for capital projects from the local boards will not be known until the grant
requests have been reviewed early in the new year by the Newcastle Community Services
Planning Board.
Respectfully submitted,
J .R. Blanchard,
Treasurer.
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ATTACH: Schedule A
SCHEDULE ,A
Informal 1986 Budget Discussions - Staff and Council
Informal budget discussions are scheduled to take place in the meeting room of
the Bell Building on the following dates:
Thursday, January 23rd, 1986 9:30 a.m. Administrator
(9:30 to 12:00)
(1 :00 to 4:00) 11 :00 a.m. Mayor
Council
1 :00 P.M. Clerk
By-law Enforcement
Parking Enforcement
Crossing Guards
2:30 p.m. Fire Department
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Friday, January 24th, 1986 9:30 a.m. Public Works Operations
(9:30 to 12:00) Street Lighting
(1 :00 to 4:00) Handi Transit
Garbage Collection
1 :00 P.M. Treasury
Unclassified
Purchasing
Newcastle Community
Services Planning Board
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Monday, January 27th, 1986 9:30 a.m. Building Inspection
(9:30 to 12:00) L.A.C.A.C.
(1 :00 to 4:00) Planning
Committee of Adjustment
Property Standards
Committee
Port Granby Monitoring
Committee
11 :00 a.m. Cemeteries
Community Services
Municipal Buildings
1 :00 P.M. Community Services
Operations of
Facilities and Programs
Thursday, January 30th, 1986 9:30 a.m. Library Grant
(9:30 to 12:00) Museum Grant
* Other Grants based on
Newcastle Community
Services Planning
Board's recommendations.