1.             Provincial Transit grant

 

SUBVENTION PROVINCIALE POUR LE TRANSPORT EN COMMUN

 

 

 

joint CommitteeS’ recommendations

 

That Council:

 

1.         Authorize the Mayor to sign a letter (Document 1) acknowledging receipt of provincial notification of the Transit Investment Grant of $7,000,000; and

 

2.         Approve a by-law, provided as Document 2, related to the City’s requirements regarding this grant.

 

 

Recommandations dES ComitÉS conjoints

 

Que le Conseil :

 

1.         d’autoriser le maire à signer une lettre (document 1) visant à accuser réception de l’avis provincial relatif à la subvention de 7 000 000 $ destinée à l’amélioration du transport en commun; et

 

2.         d’approuver un règlement municipal, présenté ci-joint comme document 2, sur les exigences de la Ville relatives à cette subvention.

 

 

 

Documentation

 

1.                  City Treasurer, Financial Services report dated 9 April 2008, (ACS2007-CMR-FIN-0018).

 

Report to/Rapport au :

 

Transportation and Transit Committees

Réunion conjointe des Comités des transports et de comité du transport en commun

 

and Council / et au Conseil

 

April 9 2008 / le 9 avril 2008

 

Submitted by/Soumis par : Marian Simulik,

City Treasurer, Trésorière municipale     

 

Contact Person/Personne ressource : Marian Simulik, City Treasurer/Trésorière municipale

Financial Services/Services financiers

(613) 580-2424 x14159, Marian.Simulik@ottawa.ca

 

City Wide/à l'échelle de la Ville

Ref N°: ACS2008-CMR-FIN-0018

 

 

SUBJECT:

Provincial Transit grant

 

 

OBJET :
SUBVENTION PROVINCIALE POUR LE TRANSPORT EN COMMUN

 

 

REPORT RECOMMENDATIONS

 

That the joint meeting of Transportation and Transit Committees recommend Council:

 

1.                  Authorize the Mayor to sign a letter acknowledging receipt of provincial notification of the Transit Investment Grant of $7,000,000; and

 

2.                  Approve a by-law, provided as Document 2, related to the City’s requirements regarding this grant.

 

 

RECOMMANDATIONS DU RAPPORT

 

Que la réunion conjointe des Comités des transports et de comité du transport en commun recommande au Conseil:

 

1.                  d’autoriser le maire à signer une lettre visant à accuser réception de l’avis provincial relatif à la subvention de 7 000 000 $ destinée à l’amélioration du transport en commun; et

2.         d’approuver un règlement municipal, présenté ci-joint comme document 2, sur les exigences de la Ville relatives à cette subvention.

 

 

BACKGROUND

 

In its letter of March 31, provided as Document 1, The Ministry of Transportation advised that it is investing in the Presto fare collection system.  In so doing, the City of Ottawa will be receiving a grant of $7 million to be used for municipal capital expenditures related to the implementation of this system.  In order to initiate the processing of payment to the City, a copy of the letter must be signed by the Mayor as acknowledgement of the receipt of the notification and returned to the Province.  An authorizing by-law, attached as Document 2, is also required prior to receiving payment.

 

DISCUSSION

 

According to the provincial letter, the Province must receive the required documentation no later than April 30 in order to have funds transferred to the City prior to June 30.  The details of the reporting and accountability requirements would also be provided when the funds are transferred.  At a minimum, these requirements will include a description of eligible expenditures and a final report on how the funds were used.  The Province may also conduct an audit to ensure funds were used for their intended purpose and may recover funds that were not used for such purposes.

 

CONSULTATION

 

The purpose of this report is administrative in nature and no public consultation has been undertaken.

 

FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS

 

The Transit Investment Grant of $7,000,000 will be applied to the capital project for the transit fare collection.

 

SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION

 

Document 1 – Letter from the Ministry of Transportation dated March 31, 2008

 

Document 2 - Authorizing By-law for Transit Investment Grant

 

DISPOSITION

 

The Council report, signed letter and authorizing by-law will be forwarded to the Ministry of Transportation upon approval of this report.


BY-LAW NO. 2008-

 

                        A by-law of the City of Ottawa to confirm the City of Ottawa’s commitments with respect to receipt of a grant from the Province of Ontario for municipal capital expenditures related to the implementation of a central fare collection system.

 

                        The Council of the City of Ottawa enacts as follows:

 

1.                     In consideration for the receipt of the sum of $7,000,000.00 from the Province of Ontario to be used for municipal capital expenditures related to the implementation of a central fare collection system described as Presto, the Council of the City of Ottawa acknowledges and agrees with the following conditions:

(a)                the funds shall be used only for municipal capital expenditures related to the implementation of the Presto Farecard System in the City of Ottawa (the “project”);

(b)               the final summary report detailing expenditures, use of provincial funding and outcomes shall be submitted to the Ministry of Transportation and the Ministry may request an independent audit of the project; and

(c)                any funds intended for the project that are not used in accordance with the terms outlined in clauses (a) and (b) will be returned to the Ministry of Transportation.

 

                        ENACTED AND PASSED this 23rd day of April, 2008.

 

 

 

 

                                    CITY CLERK                         MAYOR