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SPECIAL OTTAWA CITY COUNCIL

30 November 2011

ANDREW S. HAYDON HALL

10:00 a.m.

 

AGENDA 26

 

Special Meeting Called by His Worship Mayor Watson

To Consider the 2012 Draft Operating and Capital Budgets

and Associated Reports.

 

1.       Prayer

 

 

2.       Roll Call

 

 

3.       Declarations of Interest Arising from Prior Meetings of Council and Committees

 

 

4.       Communications

 

·         Memorandum from the Ottawa Built Heritage Advisory Committee Recommendations with Respect to the City's 2012 Draft Operating and Capital Budget

 

 

5.        Regrets

 

            No Regrets filed to date.

 

 

6.                 Resolving Into Committee of the Whole

(Councillors M. Wilkinson and K. Egli)

 

 

7.       Motion to Introduce 2012 Draft Operating and Capital Budgets and Reports

(Councillors M. Wilkinson and K. Egli)

 

CITY COUNCIL - 26 OCTOBER 2011

 

CITY TREASURER’S REPORT

 

 

1.             2012 DRAFT OPERATING AND CAPITAL BUDGETS - TAX SUPPORTED PROGRAMS

 

BUDGETS PRÉLIMINAIRES DE FONCTIONNEMENT ET D’IMMOBILISATIONS DE 2012 - PROGRAMMES FINANCÉS PAR LES TAXES

 

 

REPORT RECOMMENDATIONS

 

1)      That City Council receive and table the Draft 2012 Operating and Capital Budgets at its meeting of October 26, 2011 for subsequent consideration by Council in Committee of the Whole to be held November 30, 2011.

 

2)      That City Council refer the relevant portions of the 2012 Operating and Capital Budgets to each Standing Committee of Council and the Transit Commission for their consideration and recommendation to Council sitting in Committee of the Whole to be held November 30, 2011; and

 

                                            i.            That City Council direct each Standing Committee and the Transit Commission to work within the funding envelope for the budgets in their mandates, and that any additions to the budget will require offsetting reductions.

 

3)   That Section 14(1) of the By-law respecting the Auditor General of the City of Ottawa (By-law No. 2009-323, as amended) be amended to provide that annual increases to the budget for the Office of the Auditor General shall be in accordance with the budget strategy for the Term of Council.

 

                                                       CARRIED at the Council meeting of 26 October 2011.

 

 

COMMITTEE OF ADJUSTMENT

 

 

1.             2012 DRAFT OPERATING ESTIMATES – COMMITTEE OF ADJUSTMENT

 

PRÉVISIONS PRÉLIMINAIRES DU BUDGET DE FONCTIONNEMENT DE 2012 – COMITÉ DE DÉROGATION

 

 

REPORT RECOMMENDATIONS

 

That City Council receive and table the Committee of Adjustment Draft 2012 Operating Budget at its meeting of October 26, 2011 for subsequent consideration by Council in Committee of the Whole to be held November 30, 2011.

 

RECEIVED and TABLED at the Council meeting of 26 October 2011.

 

 

CRIME PREVENTION OTTAWA

 

 

1.             2012 DRAFT OPERATING BUDGET – CRIME PREVENTION OTTAWA

 

PRÉVISIONS BUDGÉTAIRES DE FONCTIONNEMENT DE 2012 – PRÉVENTION DU CRIME OTTAWA

 

 

REPORT RECOMMENDATION

 

That City Council receive and table the Crime Prevention Ottawa Draft 2012 Operating Budget at its meeting of October 26, 2011 for subsequent consideration by Council in Committee of the Whole to be held November 30, 2011.

 

RECEIVED and TABLED at the Council meeting of 26 October 2011.

 

 

OTTAWA POLICE SERVICE

 

 

1.             2012 OTTAWA POLICE SERVICE DRAFT OPERATING AND CAPITAL BUDGETS

 

VERSIONS PROVISOIRES DU BUDGET DE FONCTIONNEMENT ET DU BUDGET D’IMMOBILISATIONS DE 2012 – SERVICE DE POLICE D’OTTAWA

 

 

REPORT RECOMMENDATION

 

That the 2012 Ottawa Police Service Draft Operating and Capital Budgets be received and tabled at the Council meeting on 26 October 2011 for subsequent consideration by Council as Committee of the Whole during the 2012 Budget consideration to be held November 30, 2011. 

 

RECEIVED and TABLED at the Council meeting of 26 October 2011.

 

 

OTTAWA PUBLIC LIBRARY

 

 

1.             OTTAWA PUBLIC LIBRARY: 2012 DRAFT BUDGET ESTIMATES

 

BIBLIOTHČQUE PUBLIQUE D’OTTAWA : PROVISOIRES DU BUDGÉTAIRES DE 2012

 

 

REPORT RECOMMENDATIONS

 

That City Council receive and table the Draft 2012 Ottawa Public Library Board Operating and Capital Budget Estimates for subsequent consideration by Council in Committee of the Whole.

 

RECEIVED and TABLED at the Council meeting of 26 October 2011.

 

 

BOARD OF HEALTH

 

 

1.             DRAFT BOARD OF HEALTH 2012 budget

 

ÉBAUCHE DU BUDGET 2012 DU CONSEIL DE SANTÉ

 

 

BOARD Recommendation

 

That City Council receive and table the Draft 2012 Board of Health Budget, for subsequent consideration by Council as Committee of the Whole, to be held November 30, 2011.

 

RECEIVED and TABLED at the Council meeting of 26 October 2011.

 

 

REPORTS

 

Ottawa Municipal campground AUTHORITY

 

 

1.                   Ottawa Municipal campground AUTHORITY 2012 OPERATING AND CAPITAL BUDGET

 

BUdgets de fonctionnement et des immobilisations 2012 du Conseil de gestion du terrain de camping MUNICIPAL D'OTTAWA

 

 

REPORT RECOMMENDATION

 

That Council approve the 2012 operating and capital budget submission for the Ottawa Municipal Campground Authority.

 

 

OTTAWA POLICE SERVICES BOARD REPORT 4

 

 

1.             OTTAWA POLICE SERVICE 2012 OPERATING AND CAPITAL BUDGETS

 

BUDGETS D’IMMOBILISATIONS ET DE FONCTIONNEMENT 2012 DU SERVICE DE POLICE D’OTTAWA

 

 

BOARD RECOMMENDATIONS

 

That the City of Ottawa Council approve:

 

1.             The Ottawa Police Service 2012 Draft Operating and Capital Budgets;

2.             The reduction of capital authority for the Portable Radio Replacement (Capital Project No. 903450) from $10.5 million to $6.8 million;

3.             The creation of the Ottawa Police Service Facilities Strategic Plan Reserve Fund.

 

 

OTTAWA PUBLIC LIBRARY

 

 

1.             OTTAWA PUBLIC LIBRARY: APPROVAL OF 2012 DRAFT BUDGET

 

BIBLIOTHČQUE PUBLIQUE D’OTTAWA : APPROBATION DU BUDGET PROVISION 2012

 

 

REPORT RECOMMENDATIONS

 

That City Council approve the draft 2012 Ottawa Public Library Board Operating and Capital Budget, as amended.

 

 

AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE REPORT 13

 

 

1.                   2012 Draft operating and capital budget -
agriculture and rural affairs committee

 

budgetS PRÉLIMINAIRES de fonctionnement et d’immobilisations
de 2012 - Comité de l'agriculture et des affaires rurales

 

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

 

That Council, sitting as Committee of the Whole, approve the Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee Draft Operating and Capital Budget as follows:

 

1.      The Infrastructure Services and Community Sustainability - Planning and Growth Management Department - Development Review Process (Rural) Budget, as follows;

a)      Operating Resource Requirement (p. 8);

 

b)     Capital Budget [p. 12 (individual projects pp. 13-23, Fleet p. 14)].

 

 

COMMUNITY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES COMMITTEE REPORT 10

 

 

1.          2012 DRAFT OPERATING AND CAPITAL BUDGET – COMMUNITY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES COMMITTEE

 

BUDGETS PRÉLIMINAIRES DE FONCTIONNEMENT ET D’IMMOBILISATIONS DE 2012– COMITÉ DES SERVICES COMMUNAUTAIRES ET DE PROTECTION

 

 

Committee meeting information

 

Delegations:    8 delegations with the majority please with Budget direction and spending on housing, poverty reduction and increase to arts & culture funding.  

Debate:            Committee spent 2 hours with presentations, delegations & discussion.

Vote:               There were no extra motions on the amended budget roadmap as presented.  Technical amendment only. The Budget carried.

Position of Advisory Committee(s): 2 Advisory Committees (Arts Heritage and Culture Adv. Committee and Parks & Recreation Adv. Committee) representatives spoke in support of the budget but did request additional funding in certain areas.

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS AS AMENDED

 

That Council, sitting as Committee of the Whole, approve the Community and Protective Services Committee 2012 Draft Operating and Capital Budget, (including additional pages 111b and 111c and amended pages 3, 4, 5, 6, 111, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161 and 162), as follows:

 

1.      Emergency and Protective Services

a)      General Manager’s Office, Operating Resource Requirement (page 9)

b)     Security and Emergency Management, Operating Resource Requirement (page 15)

c)      Fire Services, as follows:

i)        User fees (p. 25-26);

ii)      Operating Resource Requirement (p. 21);

iii)    Capital Budget (p. 27)

 

d)     Paramedic Service, as follows:

i) Operating Resource Requirement (p. 40);

ii) Capital Budget (p. 44)

 

e)      By-Law and Regulatory Services, as follows:

i)        User fees (p. 54-58);

ii)      Operating Resource Requirement (p. 50);

iii)    Capital Budget (p. 59)

 

2.      Community and Social Services

a)      General Manager’s Office, as follows:

i)     Operating Resource Requirement (p. 73);

ii) Capital Budget (p. 76)

 

b)     Employment and Financial Assistance, Operating Resource Requirement (page 78)

c)      Child Care Services, as follows:

i)        User fees (p. 86);

ii)      Operating Resource Requirement (p. 82);

iii)    Capital Budget (p. 87)

 

d)     Housing Services, as follows:

i)    Operating Resource Requirement (p. 91);

ii)   Capital Budget (p. 95)

 

e)      Long Term Care, as follows:

i)        Operating Resource Requirement (p. 99);

ii)      Capital Budget (p. 103)

 

f)       Community Development and Funding, Operating Resource Requirement (page 109)

3.      Parks, Recreation and Cultural Service, as follows

i)        User fees (p. 122-123);

ii)      Operating Resource Requirement (p. 116);

iii)    Capital Budget (p. 124)

 

4.      Parks, Buildings and Grounds, as follows:

i)        User fees (p. 157);

ii)      Operating Resource Requirement (p. 152)

 

 

ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE REPORT 11A

 

 

1.             2012 Draft Operating and capital budget – environment committee

 

                budgetS PRÉLIMINAIRES de fonctionnement et d’immobilisations de 2012 –           COMITÉ SUR L’ENVIRONNEMENT

 

 

Committee meeting information

 

Delegations:         Three delegations, including one advisory committee (OFGAC)

Correspondence: Received written correspondence from EAC

Debate:                 Committee spent approximately 2 hours on this item.

Vote:                    The report was CARRIED, as amended. 

Position of Ward Councillor:   City Wide

Position of Advisory Committee: OFGAC presented, and their comments are held on file.

 

           


COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS AS AMENDED

 

That Council, sitting as Committee of the Whole, approve the Environment Committee 2012 Draft Operating and Capital Budget, with the amended pages 3, 4, 47 and 48 as follows:

 

1.      The Infrastructure Services Budget, as follows;

    1. User Fees (p. 13-14);
    2. Operating Resource Requirement (p. 9);

 

2.      The Community Sustainability Operating Resource Requirement (p. 19);

3.      The Environment Committee Capital Budget (p. 22) [individual projects listed on p. 23-26], be amended by the following:

 

That the budget request for the Sustainability Practice and Neighbourhood Program described on page 20 of the Community Sustainability Department’s 2012 Operating Resource Requirement (19) be amended from $350,000 to $150,000, and that the remaining $200,000 be allocated to the Forestry Services 2012 Operating Resource Requirement (p. 44) for city-wide tree planting.

 

(this motion also amends The Forestry Services Operating Resource Requirements (p.44).

 

4.      The Solid Waste Services Budget, as follows:

    1. User fees (p. 36-37);

 

    1. Operating Resource Requirement (p. 31);

 

    1. Capital Budget (p. 38) [individual projects listed on p. 39-40];

 

5.      The Forestry Services Operating Resource Requirement (p. 44), be amended (as stated above.)

 

 

FINANCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE REPORT 14

 

 

1.                   2012 DRAFT OPERATING AND CAPITAL BUDGET - FINANCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

 

BUDGETS PRÉLIMINAIRES DE FONCTIONNEMENT ET D’IMMOBILISATIONS DE 2012– COMITÉ DES FINANCES ET DU DÉVELOPPEMENT ÉCONOMIQUE

 

 

Committee meeting information

 

Delegations:    5 delegations with the majority pleased with Budget direction and spending.  

Debate:            Committee spent 2 hours with presentations, delegations & discussion.

Vote:               There were no extra motions on the amended budget roadmap as presented.  Technical amendment only. The Budget carried.

Position of Advisory Committee(s):  No Advisory Committee representatives.

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS AS AMENDED

 

That Council, sitting as Committee of the Whole, approve the Finance and Economic Development Committee 2012 Draft Operating and Capital Budget, (including the amended pages 3, 4, 151 and 152), as follows:

 

1.      The Elected Officials, Operating Resource Requirement (page 6)

2.      The Office of the Auditor General, Operating Resource Requirement (page 11)

3.      The City Manager’s Office, Operating Resource Requirement (page 18)

4.      The Real Estate Partnerships and Development Office, as follows:

a)      User fees (p. 29);

b)     Operating Resource Requirement (p. 26)

 

5.      Finance, Operating Resource Requirement (page 35)

6.      The City Clerk and Solicitor, as follows:

a)      Operating Resource Requirement (p. 50);

b)     Capital Budget (p. 54)

7.      The City Operations Deputy City Manager’s Office, Operating Resource Requirement (page 58) 


8.   The Service Ottawa Budget, as follows:

a)      User fees (p. 70);

b)     Operating Resource Requirement (p. 67);

c)      Capital Budget (p. 72)

9.   Human Resources, Operating Resource Requirement (page 79)

 

10. The Corporate Communications Office, Operating Resource Requirement (page 106)

 

11. The Deputy City Manager’s Office Infrastructure Services and Community Sustainability, Operating Resource Requirement (page 113)

 

12. Community Sustainability – Economic Development, as follows:

a)      Operating Resource Requirement (p. 120);

b)     Capital Budget (p. 123)

13. Rail Implementation, as follows:

a)      Operating Resource Requirement (p. 133);

b)     Capital Budget (p. 136)

 

14. Non-Departmental, Operating Resource Requirement (page 143)

 

 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SUB-COMMITTEE REPORT 3

 

 

1.             2012 DRAFT OPERATING AND CAPITAL BUDGET – INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SUB-COMMITTEE

 

budgetS PRÉLIMINAIRES de fonctionnement et d’immobilisations de 2012 –           SOUS-COMITÉ DE LA TECHNOLOGIE DE L’INFORMATION

 

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

 

That Council, sitting as Committee of the Whole, approve the IT Sub-committee portion of the 2012 Draft Operating and Capital Budget, as follows:

 

The Information Technology Services Operating Resource Requirement (p. 88 of the Finance and Economic Development Committee Budget book), and Capital Budget (p. 92 and 72 of the Finance and Economic Development Committee Budget book).

 

 

PLANNING COMMITTEE REPORT 19B

 

 

1.             2012 DRAFT OPERATING AND CAPITAL BUDGET – PLANNING COMMITTEE

 

BUDGETS PRÉLIMINAIRES DE FONCTIONNEMENT ET D’IMMOBILISATIONS

DE 2012 – COMITÉ DE L’URBANISME

 

 

CommITTEE meeting information

 

Delegations:    3 delegations

Debate:            Committee spent approximately 1 hour and 10 minutes in total, with presentations, delegations & discussion

Vote:               The budget carried, with 2 dissents on the following line item:

 

Planning and Growth Management (Pg. 15): Forester (1 FTE) to support implementation

and enforcement of the Urban Tree Conservation By-law and timely review of Tree

Conservation Reports, related policy initiatives and inquiries.

 

Position of Ward Councillor:  N/A - City wide

Position of Advisory Committee(s): The Ottawa Forests and Greenspace Advisory Committee presented, and their comments are held on file.

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

 

That Council, sitting as Committee of the Whole, approve the Planning Committee 2012 Draft Operating and Capital Budget.

 

 

TRANSIT COMMISSION REPORT 9A

 

 

1.             2012 DRAFT OPERATING AND CAPITAL bUDGET – TRANSIT COMMISSION

 

                budgetS PRÉLIMINAIRES de fonctionnement et d’immobilisations de

2012– commission du transport en commun

 

 

CommiSSION meeting information

 

Delegations:    13 delegations

Debate:            Committee spent about 4 hours in total on this item

Vote:               Carried unanimously

Position of Ward Councillor:  City wide

Position of Advisory Committee(s):

·         Seniors Advisory Committee:

·         Reduce the proposed rural fare zone for Para Transpo to that of a rural express fare

·         Consider a reduced senior’s transit fare equal to a single ticket

 

COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS

 

That Council, sitting as Committee of the Whole, approve the Transit Commission 2012 Draft Operating and Capital Budget, as follows:

 

1.         The Transit Operating Resource Requirement (p. 6);

2.         The Transit Commission Capital Budget (amended p. 13) [NB: summary pages amended p. 11-12 and individual projects listed amended p. 14-32].

 

TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE REPORT 12

 

 

1.             2012 DRAFT OPERATING AND CAPITAL bUDGET – tRANSPORTATION cOMMITTEE

 

                budgetS PRÉLIMINAIRES de fonctionnement et d’immobilisations de

2012– COMITÉ DES TRANSPORT

 

 

Committee meeting information

 

Delegations:    4 delegations with the majority pleased with Budget direction and spending.  

Debate:            Committee spent 2 hours with presentations, delegations & discussion.

Vote:               There were no extra motions on the amended budget roadmap as presented.  Technical amendment only (Councillor Fleury). The Budget carried.

Position of Advisory Committee(s):  Roads and Cycling Advisory Committee submitted comments mainly in support.

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION AS AMENDED

 

That Council, sitting as Committee of the Whole, approve the Transportation Committee 2012 Draft Operating and Capital Budget as follows:

 

1.      The  Public Works Operating Budget and  Infrastructure Services and Community Sustainability-Transportation Planning Operating Budget (p. 5) as follows:

 

    1. General Manager Operating Resource Requirement (p. 10);

 

    1. Traffic Management and Operational Support as follows:

                                                              i.      User Fees (p. 17);

                                                            ii.      Operating Resource Requirement (p. 13);

 

    1. Roads and Traffic Maintenance Operating Resource Requirement (p. 18);

 

    1. Parking Operations as follows:

                                                              i.      User Fees (p. 25-31);

                                                            ii.      Parking Operations Operating Resource Requirement (p. 22);

 

    1. Fleet Services Operating Resource Requirement (p. 32);

 

    1. Planning and Growth Management-Transportation Planning Operating Resource Requirement (p. 43)

 

2.      The Transportation Committee Capital Program (amended pgs. 7-9) as follows:

 

a.      Fleet Services Capital Budget (p. 36) [individual projects listed p. 37-39];

 

b.      Transportation Services Capital Budget (p. 46) [individual projects listed p. 47-114] as amended by replacing the Rideau and Wurtemburg location identified in Project 906328 (2012 Lifecycle Renewal – Traffic Control Signals) with Dalhousie and York;

 

c.       Transit Services Capital Budget (p. 115) [individual projects listed p. 116 to 120B];

 

d.   Integrated Roads, Water and Wastewater Capital Budget (p. 121) [individual projects listed p. 122-136].

 

 

8.       Motion to Rise and Report

            (Councillors M. Wilkinson and K. Egli)

 

 

9.       Motion to Adopt Budget and Reports

            (Councillors M. Wilkinson and K. Egli)

 

10.     Confirmation By-law (Councillors M. Wilkinson and K. Egli)

 

 

11.     Inquiries

 

 

12.     Adjournment (Councillors M. Wilkinson and K. Egli)

 

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