5. COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP MINOR CAPITAL PROGRAM PROGRAMME DE PARTENARIATS COMMUNAUTAIRES |
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That
Council receive the listing of projects funded through the program in 2010 as
detailed in Document 1.
Recommandation DU Comité
Que le Conseil reçoive 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-0009).
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
Ref N°: ACS2011-COS-PRC-0009 |
That Community and Protective
Services Committee recommend Council receive the listing of projects funded
through the program in 2010 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 Minor Capital Program is an initiative to
implement minor 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 are allocated as per the program's
guidelines. The Department is to report
back annually to Committee and Council regarding the disposition of funds and
projects.
RÉSUMÉ
Le Programme de
partenariats communautaires pour les petits 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. Le budget de
la Ville alloué à ce programme est établi annuellement. Les demandes sont
examinées et les fonds sont distribués chaque année conformément aux lignes
directrices du programme. La Direction doit faire rapport de la sélection des
projets et de l'attribution des fonds au Comité et au Conseil.
BACKGROUND
The program was established in 2001 to enable minor capital
improvements to parks and recreation facilities. As neighbourhoods change both socially and
demographically, this program provides an effective means of responding quickly
to the needs of communities. Community
participation in fundraising, planning and installation of recreational
facilities promotes community pride, ownership and stewardship of parks and
recreation facilities.
Projects are funded on a cost-sharing basis between the City and
community groups such as community associations, sports organizations and
parent-teacher associations.
To promote the Community Partnership Minor Capital Program, information
is included on the City web site. Staff continue to promote the program at public meetings.
The deadlines for application submissions were May 1st and September 1st. Projects were evaluated using the Council approved guidelines and principles of the program.
The 2010 approved budget envelope for the Community Partnership Minor
Capital Program was $330,000. The
Department received 32 applications of which 27 met the program criteria and
were approved in principle. Of these 27
projects, 19 have been completed and 8 are in progress. See Document 1.
Staff continue to work with the individual groups to ensure
projects are completed in compliance with City standards and guidelines. Given the nature and challenge of fundraising
by community groups, some of the projects "approved in principle" may
not be completed within a 1-year term based on the abilities of the community
group to meet their requirements. Any
unallocated funds are combined with the following year's budget allocations.
There are no rural implications.
It is a city-wide program.
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 technological implications to implement the
recommendations in this report.
CITY STRATEGIC PLAN
The partnership program supports community initiatives in developing
and improving affordable infrastructure and green space for public use.
SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION
Document 1 Summary of 2010 Funding
Allocations
Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services are proceeding with the allocation of the 2011 project funds and will submit a report to the Community and Protective Services Committee in 2012.