HomeMy WebLinkAboutWD-19-81 TOWN OF NEWCASTLE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
Director's Report to Public Works Committee of February 17, 1981.
ITEM: WD-19-81.
DATE: February 5, 1981.
SUBJECT: Ministry of Transportation & Communications'
1981 Subsidy Allocation.
BACKGROUND:
The attached correspondence from the Ministry of Transportation
& Communications' in regard to the 1981 Allocation of Funds by
way of Provincial Subsidy, has been referred for a report to
this Committee.
_ REPORT:
The Annual Subsidy Allocation for the current year is detailed
as follows:
$495,000 for Construction Projects.
$860,000 for Maintenance purposes.
$ 1,355,000 Total.
In comparison with the 1980 Subsidy Allocation of $1,343,500,
the figure of $1,355,000 represents the minimal increase of
0.856% ($11,500) .
Projects presented for consideration in this year's Budget
amount to some $1,840,125, as opposed to the total of $1,432,560
for 1980 and, thus, the normal subsidy allocation does not truly
reflect the Town's increase in requirements,
RECOMMNDATION:
THAT the correspondence from the Ministry of Transportations &
Communications' authorizing the subsidy allocation for 1981 in
the total amount of $1,355,000 (One Million Three Hundred and
Fifty-Five Thousand Dollars) be received for information.
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UIT L.L.T.
Ontario
Ministry of District No. 6,
Transportation and 5000 Yonge street,
Communications Willowdale, Ontario.
M2N 6E9
Telephone: 224-7456 81 01 09
Mr. J.M. McIlroy,
Clerk,
Town of Newcastle,
40 Temperance St., gi
Bowmanville, Ontario.
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Dear Sir:
Re: 1981 Subsidy Allocation
Pursuant to the Public Transportation and Highway Improvement
Act, R.S.O. 1970, as amended, the Honourable James Snow,
Minister of Transportation and Communications, has authorized
a subsidy allocation for 1981 in the amounts of:
$ 495,000 for Construction
$ 860,000 for Maintenance
$ 1,355,000 TOTAL
The above figures are the 1981 construction and maintenance
allocations for your Municipality in subsidy dollars. A Program
Form, OB-MR-28 (Rev. Dec. 1974) is attached and is to be
completed showing how such allocation is to be spent. One copy
of this form shall be sent to the undersigned not later than
March 31st, 1981 .
The 1981 construction allocation again is based on the findings
of the needs studies.
Where the results have shown that an increase in allocation is
warranted over the initial allocation in 1980, the increase has
been allowed up to a 20% maximum,
We wish to emphasize that Council should determine the total
construction funds to be spent on the municipal roads system in
1981 and that they may wish to establish a program for less than
the allocation indicated. If the program decided on by Council
PLEASE TAKE PARTICULAR NOTE OF THE SECOND LAST PARAGRAPH ON
/ PAGE 2 RESPECTING THE ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT ACT.
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requires more funds than those allocated, it is Council's privilege
to submit a Supplementary Request to the District Office, but
the substantiation of the extra funds should be based on the
findings of the needs studies.
Where the results have shown that a decrease of more than 20%
from the initial allocation in 1980 is warranted, the 1981
construction allocation shows a 5% reduction from the 1980
initial level.
The maintenance allocation shown above has been made on the
basis of an appropriate requirement for the entire year and no
further allocation specifically for maintenance will be provided.
The transfer of subsidy funds between construction and maintenance
will be allowed without Ministry approval and subsidy funds will
be controlled only on the basis of the Total allocation. This
provides municipalities with more flexibility in handling their
road programs and results in realistic reporting of expenditures.
This type of control has worked well and your cooperation in
continuing to report expenditures on a realistic basis will be
appreciated.
Where major construction expenditures, including equipment purchases
in the case of a rural municipality, have been proposed and will
require a subsidy amount in excess of the above allocation for
construction, the excess amounts will not be subsidized unless
covered by a request, approved by the Minister, for a supplementary
allocation of subsidy monies.
Supplementary requests, where applicable, should reach this office
not later than March 31st 1981 . However, no guarantee of approval
of any supp ementary allocation can be given at this time and if
subsidy is expected on any proposed work covered by such application
it should not be commenced unless approval has been received from
the Ministry.
This allocation is given with the understanding that expenditures
made thereunder will be in accordance with present Ministry policy.
By Order-in-Council dated June 41 1980, the exemption of
municipalities from the Environmental Assessment Act, 1975, was
removed. Section 6(1 ) of that Act requires that subsidy must
be withheld from municipal projects unless the municipality complies
with its requirements.
The approval of the Ontario Municipal Board shall be obtained before
any expenditure is authorized or work commenced which will be
financed by' the issue of debentures or monies raised in years
subsequent to the term of the present Council.
Yours very truly,
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Engineer.
c.c.
H. Orlando J. Dunham
J. Moffat R.T. Huggins
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