11. CAPITAL
FUNDING SUPPORT – MONTFORT HOSPITAL
SOUTIEN AU FINANCEMENT DES IMMOBILISATIONS – hÔPITAL
MONTFORT
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS
That Council
approve that:
1.
The Montfort Hospital be remitted $136,663.43, representing the amount paid to the City for building permit
fees ($19,593.32) and cash-in-lieu of parkland fees ($117,070.11) for
construction projects undertaken pursuant to the hospital’s approved 10-Year
Capital Program up to and including March 31, 2009, as noted in Document 2; and
2.
The Building Permit fees remittance ($19,593.32), and the Cash-in-Lieu of Parkland remittance ($117,070.11) be funded from the City-Wide Capital Reserve Fund.
RecommandationS DU Comité
Que le Conseil approuve :
1.
Le paiement de
136 663,43 $ à l’Hôpital Montfort, représentant le montant payé à la
Ville pour les droits de permis de construction (19 593,32 $) et les
frais liés au règlement financier des terrains à vocation de parc
(117 070,11 $) relativement aux projets de construction entrepris
dans le cadre du Programme d'immobilisations de 10 ans approuvé de l’Hôpital
pouvant aller jusqu’au 31 mars 2009, comme le stipule le document 2;
2.
Le financement du paiement des
droits de permis de construction (19 593,32 $) et du paiement des
frais liés au règlement financier des terrains à vocation de parc
(117 070,11 $) à partir du Fonds de réserve pour immobilisations de
la Ville d’Ottawa.
Documentation
1. Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee report dated 11 December 2009 (ACS2010-ICS-PGM-0005)
Report to/Rapport au :
Corporate
Services and Economic Development Committee
Comité des services organisationnels et du
développement économique
and Council / et au Conseil
11
December 2009 / le 11 décembre 2009
Submitted by/Soumis par
: Nancy Schepers, Deputy City Manager, Directrice municipale adjointe,
Infrastructure Services and Community Sustainability,
Services d’infrastructure et Viabilité des collectivités
Contact Person / Personne ressource : Arlene Grégoire,
Chief Building Official/Chef du service du bâtiment, Planning and Growth
Management/Urbanisme et Gestion de la croissance
(613)
580-2424 x 41425, Arlene.Gregoire@ottawa.ca
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CAPITAL FUNDING SUPPORT – MONTFORT HOSPITAL |
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OBJET :
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SOUTIEN AU FINANCEMENT DES IMMOBILISATIONS – hÔPITAL
MONTFORT |
REPORT
RECOMMENDATION
That the Corporate Services and Economic
Development Committee recommend Council approve that:
1.
The Montfort Hospital be remitted $136,663.43, representing the amount paid to the City for building permit
fees ($19,593.32) and cash-in-lieu of parkland fees ($117,070.11) for
construction projects undertaken pursuant to the hospital’s approved 10-Year
Capital Program up to and including March 31, 2009, as noted in Document 2; and
2.
The Building Permit fees remittance ($19,593.32), and the Cash-in-Lieu of Parkland remittance ($117,070.11) be funded from the City-Wide Capital Reserve Fund.
RECOMMANDATION DU RAPPORT
Que le
Comité des services organisationnels et du développement économique recommande
au Conseil d’approuver :
1.
le paiement de
136 663,43 $ à l’Hôpital Montfort, représentant le montant payé à la
Ville pour les droits de permis de construction (19 593,32 $) et les
frais liés au règlement financier des terrains à vocation de parc
(117 070,11 $) relativement aux projets de construction entrepris
dans le cadre du Programme d'immobilisations de 10 ans approuvé de l’Hôpital
pouvant aller jusqu’au 31 mars 2009, comme le stipule le document 2;
2.
le financement du paiement des
droits de permis de construction (19 593,32 $) et du paiement des
frais liés au règlement financier des terrains à vocation de parc
(117 070,11 $) à partir du Fonds de réserve pour immobilisations de
la Ville d’Ottawa.
BACKGROUND
On
January 23, 2002, City Council confirmed its commitment to the quality of life
of the community by partnering with Ottawa’s hospitals to tackle the financial
challenge of raising $232 million locally to fund the 10-year capital requirements
identified by the hospitals.
Specifically, Council considered and approved the following
recommendations from the Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee:
- Council will waive development charges on
hospital capital projects, on a case-by-case basis, subject to a City
staff report confirming that the projects fall within the scope of this
10-year program;
- Council will remit permit fees paid to the City
on hospital capital projects, on a case-by-case basis, subject to a city
staff report confirming that the projects fall within the scope of this
10-year program.
Development by the Ottawa hospitals is specifically
exempted from the Development Charges By-law 2009-216. To date, City Council has reimbursed to the
Ottawa hospitals $8,802,272.21 in building permit, planning approval fees and
levies to meet the challenge of raising $232 million locally in support of
the capital requirements of the local hospitals.
On March 11, 2009, the Corporate Service and
Economic Development Committee recommended to Council that it “…revise its
policy of reimbursing building permit, planning application and cash-in-lieu of
parkland fees paid to the City by hospitals for capital projects to include a
sunset clause stating that in order to apply for the reimbursement, the
building permit, planning application and cash-in-lieu of parkland fees must
have been paid prior to March 31, 2009.”
The new direction, as approved by Council, was necessary to limit any
budget pressures created as a result of funding the reimbursements through a
depleted City-wide Capital Reserve Fund, while providing the hospitals an
opportunity to recoup fees for committed capital projects.
The
Montfort Hospital has requested reimbursement of fees paid up to March 31, 2009
in relation to capital projects falling within the scope of their 10-Year
Capital Funding Program as approved by the Province (refer to letter – Document
1).
Recommendations
Review
of the request for reimbursement from the Montfort Hospital was undertaken in
accordance with the criteria established January 23, 2002 and in keeping with
the more recent direction from Council.
Support
for requests for grants to offset building permit fees ($19,593.32) and cash-in-lieu of parkland fees ($117,070.11), must be funded from the City-Wide
Capital Reserve Fund.
RURAL IMPLICATIONS
N/A
CONSULTATION
The Montfort Hospital has been
consulted and a copy of this report has been forwarded to them for review and
information.
COMMENTS BY THE WARD
COUNCILLOR(S)
Councillor Legendre supports
the City’s contribution to assisting the hospital and its infrastructure
program.
LEGAL/RISK MANAGEMENT IMPLICATIONS
There
are no legal/risk management impediments to implementing the recommendations of
this report.
CITY STRATEGIC PLAN
E7 Set a high level and a proactive municipal response to meet the social services, social housing, supported living and public health needs of Ottawa residents.
TECHNICAL IMPLICATIONS
N/A
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS
Approval of this report will result in a total remittance of $136,663.43 to the Montfort Hospital to be
funded as follows:
·
City-wide Capital Reserve Fund $136,663.43. This amount represents the Building Permit
fees and cash-in-lieu of Parkland fees paid by the Montfort Hospital. In accordance with provincial legislation,
funds collected for these purposes cannot be reimbursed from the Building Code
Services Permit Fees account. Based on
the level of contributions to the City Wide Reserve Fund and the projected commitments, the 2009 year-end balance
in the Fund is forecasted to be in a $6.6 million overdraft position. Should
Committee and Council approve this grant request, future capital programs will
be restricted in order to re-establish a positive
Fund balance.
SUPPORTING
DOCUMENTATION
Document 1 – Letter from the
Montfort Hospital
DISPOSITION
The
Planning and Growth Management Department is to process the remittance
request.
Finance
is to prepare the payment to the Montfort Hospital and adjust accounts
accordingly.
LETTER FROM THE MONTFORT HOSPITAL DOCUMENT
1
SUMMARY OF FEES AND CHARGES DOCUMENT
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