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4. COMMUNITY
PARTNERSHIP MAJOR CAPITAL PROGRAM SUMMARY OF FUNDING ALLOCATIONS 2011 PROGRAMME DE PARTENARIATS COMMUNAUTAIRES POUR LES
GRANDS PROJETS D’IMMOBILISATIONS – SOMMAIRE DE L’ATTRIBUTION DES
FONDS POUR 2011 |
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council approve the
listing of projects as detailed in Document 1.
Recommandation DU Comité
Que le Conseil approuve la liste de projets qui figure dans le document
1.
Documentation
1.
Deputy
City Manager, City Operations report dated 8 September 2011 (ACS2011-COS-PRC-0008).
Community and Protective Services Committee
Comité des services
communautaires et de protection
and Council / et au
Conseil
8 September 2011 / le 8 septembre 2011
Submitted by/Soumis
par : Steve Kanellakos, Deputy City Manager/Directeur
municipal adjoint, City Operations/Opérations municipales
Contact Person/Personne ressource : Dan Chenier, General Manager
Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services/directeur
général, Services des parcs, du
loisir et de la culture (613) 580-2424 x 24295, Dan.Chenier@ottawa.ca
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Ref N°: ACS2011-COS-PRC-0008 |
That Community and Protective
Services Committee recommend Council approve the listing of projects as
detailed in Document 1.
Que le Comité des services communautaires et de protection recommande au
Conseil d’approuver la liste de projets qui figure dans le document 1.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Community Partnership Major Capital
Program is an initiative to implement major capital improvements to parks and
recreation facilities on a cost-sharing basis.
The City’s budget for the program is set annually. Applications are reviewed and funds allocated
annually as per the program’s guidelines, with the Department reporting back to
Committee and Council regarding the disposition of funds and projects.
RÉSUMÉ
Le
Programme de partenariats communautaires pour les grands projets
d'immobilisations est une initiative visant à apporter d'importantes
améliorations aux parcs et aux installations récréatives selon le principe du
partage des coûts. La partie du budget de la Ville qui est allouée à ce
programme est établie annuellement. Les demandes sont examinées et les fonds
sont distribués chaque année conformément aux lignes directrices du programme.
Le Service doit faire rapport de la sélection des projets et de l'attribution
des fonds au Comité et au Conseil.
BACKGROUND
At its meeting of December 8, 2004, City Council approved the Community
Partnership Major Capital Program that seeks to achieve the following program
objectives:
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To develop capital projects that respond
to priority needs as identified through Department and City planning documents.
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To support community initiatives in
developing and improving facilities which serve the community.
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To develop cost effective capital
projects which minimize City contributions and leverage funding from other
sources.
The Community Partnership Major Capital Program provides opportunities
to enter into partnerships with community groups to implement major capital
projects for new development, renovations and expansions to parks and
recreation facilities. These projects
are larger in scale projects which cannot be financed through the Community
Partnership Minor Capital Program where the maximum contribution is
$7,500. Major capital projects in
City-owned facilities are eligible for a maximum of 50% City contribution of
the total eligible project costs and 25% City contribution for projects in
non-City owned facilities.
Per the program’s guidelines, the Department is to report back annually
to Committee and Council with a recommendation to approve projects in
principle.
A total of eight proposals were submitted March 1, 2011. Of the eight project applications received
and evaluated this year, three projects were eligible and have been recommended
for approval in principle with the total requested funds in the amount of
$685,000 as noted in Document 1. The
remaining five projects are under review or withdrawn by applicant as
summarized in Document 2.
Document 1 provides a listing of projects, a brief description and
funds requested. The amounts indicated
are approximate based on preliminary project estimates submitted by the
community as part of the application process, and are subject to change as
additional project details become available.
Due to the magnitude of the projects, it is the Department’s intention to work with the groups to refine and finalize their documentation and establish roles and responsibilities that are consistent with the City’s policies concerning volunteer works. Upon completion of all required documentation, the Department will provide final approval to proceed with the project.
City-wide.
No public consultation was required in the preparation of this report.
COMMENTS BY THE WARD COUNCILLOR(S)
City-wide
There are no legal impediments to implementing the recommendation in this report.
RISK MANAGEMENT IMPLICATIONS
There are no risk management impediments to
implementing the recommendations in this report.
There are no financial implications from the
recommendations in this report. Funds
are available in the departmental capital budget.
There are no technology implications to
implementing the recommendations in this report.
The partnership program supports community initiatives in developing
and improving affordable infrastructure and green space for public use.
SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION
Document 1 Summary of 2011 Funding
Allocations
Document 2 Summary of 2011 Project Submissions Under Review or Withdrawn by Applicant
Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services will proceed with the allocation of the 2011 project funds for Community Partnership Major Capital projects recommended for approval in principle