Committee of the Whole

WITH RESPECT to the January 18, 2022 Committee of the Whole – Special Session meeting, we recommend that the agenda as printed, including any additional information and new business, be confirmed.

WITH RESPECT to Report R 1/2022 (Corporate Services & Long-Term Care – Financial Services), we recommend that the proposed 2022 Operating and Capital budgets for tax and rate supported operations be received for the consideration of Committee of the Whole.

WITH RESPECT to Report R 1/2022 (Corporate Services and Long Term Care – Financial Services) Proposed 2022 Operating and Capital Budget we recommend moving $230,000 from “other” revenue to “Federal Grants - Miscellaneous” in the Capital Budget.

WITH RESPECT to Report R 1/2022 (Corporate Services and Long Term Care - Financial Services) Proposed 2022 Operating and Capital Budget we recommend that the provision to the Stabilization Reserve Fund be increased by $250,000 and the provision to the General Capital Reserve Fund be decreased by the same amount.

WITH RESPECT to Report R 1/2022 (Corporate Services and Long Term Care - Financial Services) Proposed 2022 Operating and Capital Budget we recommend that the tax supported budget be amended to decrease insurance premiums by $449,300 gross and $299,400 net; AND THAT the rate Waterworks budget be amended to decrease insurance premiums by $nil gross, $28,700 net; AND THAT the Wastewater budget be amended to increase insurance premiums by $nil gross, $28,500 net; AND THAT the Solid Waste – Landfill Operations budget be amended to decrease insurance premiums by $nil gross, $2,700 net.

WITH RESPECT to Report R 1/2022 (Corporate Services and Long Term Care - Financial Services) Proposed 2022 Operating and Capital Budget we recommend that the Ontario Community Infrastructure Fund Provincial Grant be increased by $4,183,900 and the provision to the obligatory Ontario Community Infrastructure Fund Reserve Fund be increased by the same amount.

WITH RESPECT to Report R 1/2022 (Corporate Services and Long Term Care - Financial Services) Proposed 2022 Operating and Capital Budget we recommend that the Lakehead Regional Conservation Authority Board budget be increased by $700.

WITH RESPECT to the Memorandum from K. Marshall, General Manager - Infrastructure & Operations dated January 13th, 2022, we recommend that $175,000 of Railway Crossing Improvements and $20,100 of Traffic Signal Communications be funded from the OCIF Reserve Fund instead of Capital out of Revenue; AND THAT Dawson Rd – Ada Avenue to Dog Lake Road be partially funded with $800,000 of NORDS funds instead of OCIF Reserve Fund; AND THAT Balmoral St PHASE IV – Lithium to Beverly be advanced in the Road Network Improvement capital budget from 2023 to 2022 and be funded by $4.7M from the OCIF Reserve Fund; AND THAT $88,800 OCIF Reserve Funds for 2022 be allocated to Enhanced Residential Road Work; AND THAT the 2022 Capital and Operating Budgets be amended to include the addition of four FTEs to support the delivery of the expanded capital program resulting in an increase to the Engineering operating budget of $195,100; AND THAT any necessary By-laws be presented to City Council for ratification.

WITH RESPECT to the Fish Ladder Improvements, we recommend that the following be added to the first paragraph: “AND THAT the total cost for this project be funded by the levy.”

PAGE 10 OF 14 WITH RESPECT to Fish Ladder Improvements, we recommend that the following paragraph be added after the first paragraph: “AND THAT $12,000 of the total cost be funded from the MAT Reserve Fund.”

WITH RESPECT to the presentation by the North Shore Steelhead Association on January 10, 2022, we recommend that $15,000 for fish ladder improvements be funded through the levy; AND THAT $12,000 for fish ladder improvements be funded from the MAT Reserve Fund; AND THAT any necessary by-laws be presented to Council for ratification.

WITH RESPECT to Report R 1/2022 (Corporate Services and Long Term Care – Financial Services) Proposed 2022 Operating and Capital Budget we recommend funds from the Parkdale Additional Access Municipal Class Environmental Assessment Study line item be used to fund the Parkdale Growth Area Secondary Plan Study Project.

PAGE 11 OF 14 WITH RESPECT to the Memorandum from K. Dixon, Director - Engineering & Operations dated January 12th, 2022, and Report R 1/2022 (Corporate Services and Long Term Care - Financial Services) Proposed 2022 Operating and Capital Budget we recommend that the Proposed 2022 Operating and Capital Budget be amended to reduce the 2022 Gross Capital Budget by $750,000 and Other Revenue Canadian Tire Jump Start be removed as a source of financing of $750,000; AND THAT any necessary By-laws be presented to City Council for ratification.

WITH RESPECT to Report R 1/2022 (Corporate Services and Long Term Care - Financial Services) Proposed 2022 Operating and Capital Budget we recommend that the Proposed 2022 Operating and Capital Budget be amended to provide an addition of $64,675 to the Infrastructure and Operations Capital Budget for the purpose of installation of wayfinding signage at Centennial Park as outlined Report 165/2021; AND THAT any necessary by-laws be presented to City Council for ratification.

WITH RESPECT to Report R 1/2022 (Corporate Services and Long Term Care - Financial Services) Proposed 2022 Operating and Capital Budget we recommend that the Pool 6 Trail project be removed and the Waterfront Trail project be reduced by $240,000. As a result the Gross Tax Supported Capital Budget will be reduced by $740,000.

WITH RESPECT to Report R 1/2022 (Corporate Services and Long Term Care - Financial Services) Proposed 2022 Operating and Capital Budget we recommend that the one-time transfer from the Stabilization Reserve Fund to the Solid Waste (Landfill Operations) Operating Budget be reduced by $4,100.

WITH RESPECT to Private Lead Water Service Replacement Financial Assistance Program, we recommend that twenty (20) Private Lead Water Service Replacement grants in the amount of $20,000 be funded instead of ten (10) grants in the amount of $10,000.

WITH RESPECT to the Memorandum from Michelle Warywoda, Director – Environment dated January 14, 2022, City Council authorizes an amendment to the proposed 2022 rate supported waterworks budget to fund twenty (20) Private Lead Water Service Replacement grants through an increase to the provision from the Waterworks Capital Reserve Fund in the amount of $20,000; AND THAT any necessary by-laws be presented to City Council for ratification.