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1. FEDERAL GAS TAX
REVENUES - AMENDING AGREEMENT RECETTES TIRÉES DE LA TAXE FÉDÉRALE SUR
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Committee RecommendationS
That Council:
1. Approve the signing of the Amending Agreement between The Association of Municipalities of Ontario and the City of Ottawa related to the transfer of Federal Gas Tax Revenues Under the New Deal for Cities and Communities dated June 17, 2005; and
2. Approve the by-law authorizing the signing of the Agreement
between The Association of Municipalities of Ontario and the City of Ottawa
related to the transfer of Federal Gas Tax Revenues Under the New Deal for
Cities and Communities Agreement dated June 17, 2005.
RecommandationS du comité
Que le Conseil :
1. approuve la signature de l’entente de modification entre l’Association
des municipalités de l’Ontario et la Ville d’Ottawa relativement au transfert
des recettes tirées de la taxe fédérale sur l’essence conformément au Nouveau
pacte pour les villes et les collectivités, intervenu le
17 juin 2005;
2. approuve
le règlement autorisant la signature de l’entente entre l’Association des
municipalités de l’Ontario et la Ville d’Ottawa relativement au transfert des
recettes tirées de la taxe fédérale sur l’essence conformément au Nouveau pacte
pour les villes et les collectivités, intervenu le 17 juin 2005.
Documentation
1. City Treasurer’s report dated 26 July 2007
(ACS2007-CMR-FIN-0022).
Report
to/Rapport au :
Corporate
Services and Economic Development Committee
Comité des services organisationnels
et du développement économique
and Council / et au Conseil
26 July 2007 / le 26 juillet 2007
Submitted by/Soumis par : Marian
Simulik, City Treasurer/trésorière municipale
Contact Person/Personne ressource : Wayne Martin,
Manager, Accounting and Reporting/
Gestionnaire, Comptabilité et Rapports,
Financial Services/Services financiers
(613) 580-242 ext/poste 25183,
Wayne.Martin@ottawa.ca
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Ref N°: ACS2007-CMR-FIN-0022 |
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SUBJECT: |
FEDERAL GAS TAX REVENUES -
AMENDING AGREEMENT |
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OBJET : |
RECETTES
TIRÉES DE LA TAXE FÉDÉRALE SUR L’ESSENCE - ENTENTE DE MODIFICATION |
REPORT RECOMMENDATIONS
That the Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee
recommend Council:
1. Approve the signing of the Amending Agreement between The Association of Municipalities of Ontario and the City of Ottawa related to the transfer of Federal Gas Tax Revenues Under the New Deal for Cities and Communities dated June 17, 2005; and
2. Approve
the by-law authorizing the signing of the Agreement between The Association of
Municipalities of Ontario and the City of Ottawa related to the transfer of
Federal Gas Tax Revenues Under the New Deal for Cities and Communities
Agreement dated June 17, 2005.
RECOMMANDATIONS DU
RAPPORT
Que le Comité des services organisationnels et
du développement économique recommande au Conseil :
1. Que soit approuvée la signature de l’entente de modification entre
l’Association des municipalités de l’Ontario et la Ville d’Ottawa relativement
au transfert des recettes tirées de la taxe fédérale sur l’essence conformément
au Nouveau pacte pour les villes et les collectivités, intervenu le
17 juin 2005;
2. Que soit approuvé le
règlement autorisant la signature de l’entente entre l’Association des
municipalités de l’Ontario et la Ville d’Ottawa relativement au transfert des
recettes tirées de la taxe fédérale sur l’essence conformément au Nouveau pacte
pour les villes et les collectivités, intervenu le 17 juin 2005.
BACKGROUND
The City has received approximately $30.7 million of Federal Gas Tax Revenues under the New Deal for Cities and Communities agreement. This funding is currently being applied as a funding source for the City’s Transit Capital Program.
An amendment to the Agreement for the Transfer of Federal Gas Tax Revenues Under the New Deal for Cities and Communities was recently announced giving municipalities with a population of 500,000 or more, the option of investing the federal gas tax fund in local roads and bridge projects if they so choose while continuing to respect the program’s key desired outcomes of cleaner air, water and reduced greenhouse gas emission. Eligible costs are retroactive to April 1, 2005.
In advance of spending funds on
road or bridge projects, there is a requirement to complete and submit
appropriate documentation identifying the impact of the investment on
sustainability outcomes. The Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) is
developing guidelines to help municipalities meet this requirement of the
municipal funding agreement.
CONSULTATION
The purpose of the report is
administrative in nature and therefore no public consultation is required.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS
Upon submission of the signed
Amending Agreement, the authorizing by-law and documentation identifying the
impact of the investment on sustainability outcomes, the city will be able to
apply federal gas tax funding to local roads and bridges projects.
STRATEGIC DIRECTION
The expanded use of the Federal Gas Tax supports the strategic directions relating to Transportation, Infrastructure Renewal and Sustainable Finances. Although it does not increase funding, the expanded use will provide more flexibility in the allocation of these funds.
SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION
Appendix A – Amending Agreement Between The Association of Municipalities of Ontario and the City of Ottawa.
Appendix B – Authorizing By-Law
DISPOSITION
Upon approval, the Financial
Services Branch will submit the signed amending agreement and authorizing
by-law to The Association of Municipalities of Ontario. The Planning, Transit and the Environment
department will develop and submit appropriate documentation identifying the
impact of investment on sustainable outcomes.
Appendix A
THIS AMENDING AGREEMENT made in duplicate this _____day of _____________,
2007.
BETWEEN:
THE
ASSOCIATION OF MUNICIPALITIES OF ONTARIO
(refered to herein as “AMO”)
-and-
THE CITY OF OTTAWA
(referred to herein as the “Recipient”)
WHEREAS Canada, Ontario and Ontario municipalities, as
represented by AMO and Toronto entered into an Agreement for the Transfer of
Federal Gas Tax Revenues Under the New Deal for Cities and Communities dated
June 17, 2005 (the “Canada-Ontario-AMO-Toronto Agreement”), whereby AMO agreed
to administer funds on behalf of Ontario municipalities made available pursuant
to the Canada-Ontario-AMO-Toronto Agreement on behalf of Canada;
AND WHEREAS the Canada-Ontario-AMO-Toronto Agreement outlines a
framework for the transfer of funds to Ontario municipalities, represented by
AMO and Toronto with stable, reliable and predictable funding for
environmentally sustainable infrastructure purposes;
AND WHEREAS Canada, Ontario and Ontario municipalities,
represented by AMO and Toronto have agreed to amend the Agreement in order to
expand the list of Eligible Projects for Large Municipalities to include roads
and bridges;
NOW
THEREFORE this Amending Agreement
witnesseth that:
1.
The preamble forms an
integral part of this Amending Agreement.
2.
Terms not defined in
this Amending Agreement have the meanings assigned in the Municipal Funding
Agreement For the Transfer of Federal Gas Tax Revenues Under The New Deal for
Cities and Communities.
3.
Section 4.2 is deleted
and replaced as follows:
For Large Municipalities, the list of eligible
categories will consist of no more than two (2) of the categories in Section
4.1 a. to f..
4.
Notwithstanding the
date of execution of this Amendment Agreement, the provisions of this Amending
Agreement are in effect as of November 30, 2005 and continue in effect for the
duration of the term of the Municipal Funding Agreement For the Transfer of
Federal Gas Tax Revenues Under The New Deal for Cities and Communities.
5.
Except as amended
herein, the provisions of the Municipal Funding Agreement For the Transfer of
Federal Gas Tax Revenues Under The New Deal for Cities and Communities remain
in full force and effect.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF this Agreement has been executed by the duly
authorized officers of the parties hereto as of the date first above written.
RECIPIENT’S NAME: THE CITY OF OTTAWA
By:
Affix
Corporate Seal
______________________ _________________
Name: Date
Title:
______________________ _________________
Name: Date
Title:
THE ASSOCIATION OF MUNICIPALITIES OF ONTARIO
By:
Affix
Corporate Seal
______________________ _________________
In
the presence of:
______________________ _________________
Witness
Name: Date
Title:
BY-LAW NO. 2007-
A by-law
of the City of Ottawa to authorize the entering into an amending agreement with
the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) relating to the transfer of
federal gas tax revenue under the New Deal for cities and communities.
WHEREAS Canada,
Ontario and Ontario municipalities, as represented by AMO and Toronto entered
into an Agreement for the Transfer of Federal Gas Tax Revenues Under the New
Deal for Cities and Communities dated June 17, 2005 (the
“Canada-Ontario-AMO-Toronto Agreement”), whereby AMO agreed to administer funds
on behalf of Ontario municipalities made available pursuant to the
Canada-Ontario-AMO-Toronto Agreement on behalf of Canada;
AND
WHEREAS the Canada-Ontario-AMO-Toronto Agreement outlines a framework for the transfer
of funds to Ontario municipalities, represented by AMO and Toronto with stable,
reliable and predictable funding for environmentally sustainable infrastructure
purposes;
AND
WHEREAS Canada, Ontario and Ontario municipalities, represented by AMO and
Toronto have agreed to amend the Agreement in order to expand the list of
Eligible Projects for Large Municipalities to include roads and bridges;
The
Council of the City of Ottawa therefore enacts as follows:
1. The Mayor
and the City Clerk are hereby authorized to execute the Amending Agreement with
AMO.
ENACTED
AND PASSED this day of , 2007.
CITY
CLERK MAYOR
BY-LAW NO. 2007 -
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A by-law of the City of Ottawa to authorize the
entering into of an amending agreement with
The Association of Municipalities of Ontario
relating to the transfer of federal gas tax
revenue under the New Deal for Cities and
Communities.
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Enacted by City Council at its meeting of
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LEGAL SERVICES
COUNCIL AUTHORITY:
City Council