Finance and Economic Development Committee

That the Finance and Economic Development Committee delegate the authority to the Information Technology Sub-Committee to review the Information Technology Services 2013 Draft Operating and Capital Budgets (pages 83 to 90 and pages 137-145) and the ServiceOttawa Capital Budget (p. 148-149) and report its recommendations directly to City Council at the November 28, 2012 Council meeting considering the Budget.

That the Finance and Economic Development Committee recommend Council, sitting as Committee of the Whole at its meeting of 28 November 2012, approve the Finance and Economic Development Committee 2013 Draft Operating and Capital Budget, as follows: a) Elected Officials - Operating Resource Requirement (p. 4). b) Office of the Auditor General - Operating Resource Requirement (p. 9). c) City Manager’s Office as follows: i) City Manager - Operating Resource Requirement (p. 15); ii) Corporate Programs and Business Services – Operating Resources Requirement (p. 22); d) Planning and Infrastructure - Real Estate Partnerships and Development Office, as follows: i) User fees (p. 33); ii) Operating Resource Requirement (p. 30). e) Finance as follows: i) User fees (p. 43-44); ii) Operating Resource Requirement (p. 39). f) City Clerk and Solicitor Operating Resource Requirement (p. 54). g) City Operations-Deputy City Manager’s Office Operating Resource Requirement (page 60). h) ServiceOttawa as follows: i) User fees (p. 72-73); ii) Operating Resource Requirement (p. 69) i) Human Resources as follows: i) Operating Resource Requirement (p. 79); ii) Capital Budget (p. 146) [individual project listed p. 147]. j) Corporate Communications Operating Resource Requirement (p. 97) k) Planning and Infrastructure - Deputy City Manager’s Office Operating Resource Requirement (p. 103). l) City Manager’s Office – Economic Development and Innovation Operating Resource Requirement (p. 110). m) Planning a

That consideration of this item be

That implementation of the Community Improvement Plan (CIP) program be

WHEREAS Ottawa’s film, television and digital media industries are identified as key sectors of development in the City’s Five-Year Economic Development Strategy; AND WHEREAS Invest Ottawa’s Film, Television and Digital Media Office assumed the function of, as of January 2012, facilitating film, television and digital media production in Ottawa as well as advancing the continued development, retention, competitiveness, and enhancement of these sectors; AND WHEREAS Ottawa’s ability to promote itself as a film, television and digital, media-friendly city is an important component to the success of these industries; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Economic Development and Innovation Branch be directed to develop and report back to Finance and Economic Development Committee with a “Film Friendly Guidelines” document that will serve to direct the City of Ottawa and Invest Ottawa in its efforts to advance and promote Ottawa as an attractive destination for production; AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the current Filming Guidelines, Protocol and Working Agreement be updated to reflect the Film Friendly Principles as well as the City’s relationship with Invest Ottawa’s Film, Television and Digital Media Office at Invest Ottawa.