Finance and Economic Development Committee

WHEREAS the March é s Ottawa Markets Municipal Services Corporation assumed management of the ByWard and Parkdale Markets on January 1, 2018; and WHEREAS Council delegated authority to the Municipal Services Corporation to administer the provisions of the Parkdale Market Program By-law 2008-448 and ByWard Market Program By-law 2008-449, including the collection and retention of fees for operational purposes; and WHEREAS these fees must still be approved by City Council annually as part of the Budget Process; and WHEREAS the March é s d’Ottawa Markets User Fees were not included in the Finance and Economic Development Committee Budget

( on behalf of Mayor Watson ) WHEREAS it is the role of the Ottawa Police Services Board to ensure that the Police Service is focused on keeping Ottawa safe, which includes keeping its fiscal house in order; WHEREAS the Ottawa Police Services Board reduced their original budget ask of $4,795 million from the Tax Rate Stabilization Reserve Fund to $2.4M on February 20, 2019 at their Finance and Audit Committee meeting; and WHEREAS Council recognizes that policing is just one pillar of crime prevention and that efforts to address the root causes of poverty in our communities can pay dividends towards crime prevention; WHEREAS local stakeholders have identified inadequate housing as a key driver of crime and social instability and have consistently requested additional city-wide funding to fast-track our affordable housing investments; WHEREAS one-time funds are required to support community organizations that have a realistic plan and a proven capacity to engage and support local youth at risk – to create the conditions for a lifetime of opportunity – not a lifetime of jail; WHEREAS the Community Social Service department is currently undertaking a review of the community funding program and anticipates to roll out the results of this review later this year; WHEREAS a number of local community organizations have expressed their need for one-time funding to bridge programming for vulnerable youth, until such time as the review of the community funding program is complete; THEREF

That the Finance and Economic Development Committee recommend that Council, sitting as Committee of the Whole, approve the Finance and Economic Development Committee 2019 Draft Operating and Capital Budget, as follows: 1. Elected Officials - Operating Resource Requirement (p. 33); 2. City Clerk and Solicitor Budget, as follows; i) User fees (p. 35-36); ii) Operating Resource Requirement (p. 34); 3. City Manager’s Office - Operating Resource Requirement (p. 37); 4. Transportation Services Budget, as follows: a) O-Train Construction as follows: i) User fees (p. 39-41); ii) Operating Resource Requirement (p. 38); b) O-Train Planning – Operating Resource Requirement (p. 42); 5. Planning, Infrastructure and Economic Development Department Budget, as follows: a) General Manager’s Office and Business Support Services – Operating Resources Requirement (p. 43); b) Economic Development and Long Range Planning Operating Resource Requirement (p.44); c) Marchés d’Ottawa Markets User Fees (additional pages 44-A, 44-B and 44-C) 6. Service Innovation and Performance Department Budget, as follows: a) General Manager’s Office and Business Support Services – Operating Resources Requirement (p. 45); b) Services Transformation – Operating Resources Requirement (p. 46) c) Public Information and Media Relations - Operating Resource Requirement (p. 47); d) Human Resources - Operating Resource Requirement (p. 48); e) Service Ottawa as follows: i) User fees (p. 50); ii) Operating Resource Requirement