One Time Items to be Funded from Capital Project Closures and Reductions | |||||
Dept | Branch | Notes Page # | One-Time Amount $000 | Revised Amount $000 | Explanation |
BTS | C&CS | 87 | 75 | 69 | A comprehensive quality assurance program for the 3-1-1 Contact centre to fulfill the Auditor General's recommendations to improve quality and consistency. Includes surveys, call monitoring and quality performance reporting elements. |
BTS | C&CS | 87 | 65 | 59 | The current 3-1-1 email system is a stand-alone, manual-input system. A new email management solution provides residents who prefer this service option to integrate their service requests immediately within the entire 3-1-1 service framework. |
BTS | C&CS | 88 | 50 | 46 | Current media monitoring model is incomplete and creating continual delays in responding to emerging issues in critical timeframes. The funding will build on the current system, expanding coverage of key select media outlets and enhancing the ability to deliver coverage of media stories in comprehensive indexed manner to Council and City senior management. |
BTS | CSCF | 156 | 75 | 69 | Funding On-Line Application (subject to funding from capital closures) - to manage and monitor the allocation of $22M to 198 agencies delivering 350 programs. The application will provide a means to capture and store financial data, report on outcomes and other important information submitted by agencies and requested by Council. |
BTS | Finance | 87 | 430 | 393 | Five temporary payroll business support positions for SAP system redesigns to increase efficiency, legislated and collective agreement changes, ongoing SAP releases and maintenance. |
BTS | Finance | 87 | 225 | 206 | Time transaction staff to support the SAP system and ensure audit compliance for time leave forms. |
BTS | Employee | 87 | 80 | 73 | Due to an expanding Employee Assistance Program (EAP), and increased demand for services, increasing the current part time EAP counsellor position to temporary full time is required to meet the demand for conflict resolution services and training from client groups and labour relations. |
BTS | Ex Dir BTS | 86 | 100 | 91 | To develop and implement corporate strategies, tools and initiatives to comply with new provincial accessibility standards (AODA) including: policy reviews and development, branch templates for procedures and practices, communications strategy, compliance monitoring, tracking and reporting. |
BTS | Service Excellence | 88 | 1,500 | 1,371 | Support the
organizational re-alignment and implement a targeted budget reduction
strategy, which identifies priority areas for service improvements and cost
reduction over the short, medium and long term with: - a common approach to develop high impact customer focused service areas; - a plan to engage employees in the identification of service improvements and cost reduction opportunities; - key enablers to support human resource priorities, customer service implementation and system supports; - communication, education and training, and; - a performance measurement program to track progress towards service improvements and financial achievement. |
CMO | Finance | 61 | 160 | 146 | Implement an accounts receivable auto outbound calling system and a customer accounts voice recording system. |
CMO | Finance | 61 | 210 | 193 | Re-program and updating database programming language for the water billing system. |
CMO | Legal | 62 | 500 | 457 | Approximately 50 appeals to the City's Comprehensive Zoning By-law will result in 20-30 days of hearings in 2009 and approximately 40-60 days for preparation. The Minto Manotick development to the OMB will result in approximately 40 days of hearings with a further 80 days for preparation. Further development applications with respect to villages are anticipated with the possibility of an outcome similar to the current Minto Manotick challenge. As a result of the above, an increased amount of development work will need to be outsourced. |
CPS | P&R | 153 | 50 | 46 | New East End Community space - operating required for 2400 sq. ft facility for programming and rental space; includes one-time start up costs. |
PTE | Planning | 110 | 60 | 55 | Planning - Maintain Transportation Model (TRANS). |
PTE | Planning | 110 | 250 | 229 | Official Plan five year review. |
PTE | Planning | 110 | 300 | 274 | Planning - To defend the new Comprehensive Zoning By-law at the Ontario Municipal Board. |
PTE | Planning | 110 | 100 | 91 | Comprehensive review of Development Application fees |
PWS | TPO | 208 | 100 | 91 | Subject to capital closures, one time funding for a new plotter sign shop – 3M to cut the new sheeting used on all City street name signs. |
4,330 | 3,959 | ||||
BTS | RPAM | 95 | 95 | 95 | One-time funding for the grant to the Central Canada Exhibition for the 2009 portion of rent. |
CPS | Public Health | 155 | 50 | 50 | Expanded Needle Recovery Program - Approved Council Report (June 25, 2008, ACS2008-CPS-OPH-0008) |
CPS | P&R | 151 | 400 | 400 | Council approved Bell Sensplex agreement - 3rd year payment in a 4 year agreement. |
545 | 545 | ||||
PWS | TPO | 75 | 75 | Parking Management Report - 2009 Studies (subject to Committee / Council approval in April) | |
Total | 4,950 | 4,579 | |||
Library | Library | 120 | 120 | One time library sick bank payout as per contract settlement. |