TO :

Community and Protective Services Committee

DESTINATAIRE :

Comité des services communautaires et de protection

FROM :

Dan Chenier

Parks Recreation & Cultural Services

613-580-2424 ext. 24295

Dan.Chenier@ottawa.ca

EXPÉDITEUR :

Dan Chenier

Services des parcs, des loisirs et de la culture

613-580-2424 poste 24295

Dan.Chenier@ottawa.ca

DATE :

May 10, 2012

 

10 mai 2012

REF NO. :

ACS2012-COS-PRC-0006

SUBJECT :

Use of Delegated Authority during 2011 by Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Department, as set out in Schedule “B” City Operations Portfolio, By-law 2011-28

OBJET :

L’utilisation de la délégation de pouvoirs en 2011 par  Services des parcs, des loisirs et de la culture, comme il est indiqué à l’annexe B du portefeuille des Opérations municipales, du règlement 2011-28

 

PURPOSE

 

The purpose of this memo is to provide information to the Community and Protective Services Committee regarding the Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Services Department’s use of delegated authority under Schedule “B” of By-law 2011-28. 

 

BACKGROUND

 

Schedule “B” of the Delegation of Authority By-law authorizes the General Manager and Managers of the various branches to enter into funding agreements and undertake other actions related to their mandate. 

 

DISCUSSION

 

Article 10 – Authority to approve, amend, extend and execute agreements with the federal and provincial government.

·         A total of twenty four (24) agreements resulted in funding of $1,474,258.45 were entered into in 2011. See Table 1 for details.

 

Article 11 – Authority to approve, amend, extend and execute service agreements and funding agreements

 

In 2011, there were:

·         222 outdoor rink agreements were executed, including 105 agreements to maintain, 5 agreements to supervise and 112 agreements to supervise and maintain rinks at a value of $702,375.00.

·         19 cultural service agreements and 263 cultural funding terms and condition documents executed resulting in funding of $8,405,066. See Appendix 1.

·         7 project funding agreements totalling $68,557.19 and 52 recreation renewable funding agreements received funding totalling $1,446,748. See Appendix 2.

 

Article 12 – Authority to approve, amend, extend execute agreements related to the use of City recreation land and facilities

 

During 2011:

·         18,697 Facility Rental Contracts were executed including 227,219 individual bookings and resulting in total revenue of $26,546,389.21.

·         23 cultural tenant leases were executed resulting in revenue of $152,192.  See Table 2.

 

Article 13 – Authority to approve, amend, extend execute agreements related to the provision of instructors for community programs

 

 

Article 14 – Authority to approve, amend, extend execute agreements related to the provision of purchase of service for the operation, management and maintenance of recreation, sports and cultural programs

 

·         A total of 164 agreements were executed in 2011.

 

Article 15 – Authority to approve, amend, extend execute agreements related to the cultural facilities and community and major and minor capital partnership projects

 

·         For cultural programs there were 15 minor capital partnership funding terms of conditions which were executed in 2011 resulting in funding total of $60,955.

 

Article 16 – Authority to approve, amend, extend execute agreements related to recreation, culture, arts, heritage, festivals, fairs and special events

 

 

 

Dan Chenier, General Manager, Parks Recreation & Cultural Services

 

c.c.

Kent Kirkpatrick, City Manager

Steve Kanellakos, Deputy City Manager

Anne Peck, Legal Services 

SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION:

 

Attach:  Appendix 1:  2011 Summary of Cultural Funding

  Appendix 2:  2011 Summary of Recreation Funding

 

 

 

Table 1 - Agreements signed during 2011 to receive funding

from the Federal or Provincial Governments

 

PROVINCIAL FUNDING

Organization

Description

Amount

Cite Collegiale

Summer Job Experience Grant - Community Arts

$3,150.00

Depart. of Canadian Heritage

Young Canada Works -  Wage Subsidy for Museums; Archives; and Community Arts (5 agreements)

$47,267.45

Ministry of Culture & Tourism

Museums Technology Fund

$5,000.00

Ministry of Culture & Tourism

Community Museum Operating Grants - Billings & Cumberland (2 agreements)

$105,544.00

Ministry of Culture & Tourism

Creative Communities Prosperity Fund - Arts & Heritage Plan Renewal

$50,000.00

Ministry of Health Promotion

Elderly Persons Centre (EPC) Funding - Nepean Seniors Recreation Centre

$29,366.00

Provincial Grant

After School Programs - R.E.Wilson

$26,721.00

Ministry of Health Promotion

Elderly Persons Centre Funding - Heron Road Seniors Centre

$47,078.00

Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration

Summer Experience Program – summer student working with children/youth with Special Needs

$2,785.00

Ministry of Community & Youth Services/Ottawa Children's Treatment Centre

Spirit Program - Walter Baker Sports Centre and the Bob MacQuarrie Recreation Complex

$184,773

Ministry of Health - Champlain LIHN

 Acquired Brain Injury Program (ABI) - Bob MacQuarrie Recreation Complex, Goulburn Recreation Complex, and Kanata Recreation Complex.

$292,964.00

Ministry of Community and Social Services - Service Coordination

Variety West program - Walter Baker Sports Centre. 

$142,288.00

Ministry of Community and Social Services - Service Coordination

Variety East program - Bob MacQuarrie Recreation Complex.

$38,754.00

Ministry of Community and Social Services - Service Coordination

Supported Community Enhanced Learning (SCEL) - Routhier Community Centre

$137,978.00

Ministry of Community and Social Services - Service Coordination

Rendez-Vous program - Ray Friel Recreation Complex

$154,404.00

Ministry of Health Promotion

Support for the integration of children with special needs in existing afterschool programs – Various (8) City sites

$139,792.00

Ministry of Health Promotion

Healthy Communities Grant - Free or low cost sport programs for Aboriginal mothers and their daughters. 

$14,600.00

Ministry of Health Promotion

Healthy Communities Grant - Quality assurance sport standards training and program delivery for pre-schoolers

$20,294.00

Ministry of Health Promotion

Healthy Communities Grant to support active living and nutrition for youth in the Albion Heatherington neighbourhood. 

$31,500.00

 

Table 2 - Agreements related to the use of City recreation land and facilities

Arts Court Tenant Leases

 

ACTRA

Artengine

Available Light

Canadian Film Institute

CARFAC

Council for the Arts in Ottawa

Heritage Ottawa

IFCO

Ottawa Dance Directive

Canadian Musical Odyssey Showcase

Nalawrah

North-east

Odyssey Theatre

Opera Lyra

Ottawa Fringe Festival

Ottawa Symphony Orchestra

Salamander Theatre

SAW Gallery

SAW Video

Society of Graphic Designers

Suzuki School of Music

The Ottawa International Animation Festival

Third Wall Theatre Company

 

 

Note:  No lease for Ottawa Arts Gallery and Ottawa Arts Court Foundation.


 

 

 

Table 3 - Agreements related to recreation, culture, arts,

heritage, festivals, fairs and special events

 

Program Area

No. Contracts

Value

Community Arts

37

$19,545.88

Centrepointe Theatre

35

$63,5023.35

Shenkman Arts Centre

19

$88,318.48

Karsh/City Hall Exhibits/Lectures/Tours

18

$14,100.05

Community Galleries

50

0

TOTAL

159

$756,987.76