Finance and Economic Development Committee

WHEREAS the Finance and Economic Development Committee (FEDC) considered the Proposed 2016 Budget Timeline and 2016-2018 Budget Directions report (ACS2015-CMR-FIN-0038) at its meeting on October 6, 2015; and WHEREAS a staff direction was given by Councillor Egli at the Committee meeting; and WHEREAS the word “Oversee” was omitted at the beginning of the second bullet in Minutes 8 of the Finance and Economic Development Committee, which were approved at Committee on November 3, 2015; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the correct version be included in the Minutes as follows: STAFF DIRECTION: That the City Manager work with the Office of the City Treasurer to develop a proposal to establish a corporate budget or ‘challenge’ function, to be funded within existing resources, that will: • Provide an effective and formal ‘early-warning’ system to identify any significant variances developing between departmental spending and/or revenue budgets and their monthly actuals to allow for early course corrections if necessary; • Oversee regular reviews of administrative spending and identify cross-departmental synergies and/or options for administrative efficiencies; • Review the departmental plans to achieve their corporate expenditure reduction and efficiency targets, and provide a challenge function for those submissions as well as annual budget submissions; and • Develop a reporting mechanism for the Council that indicates where and when a course correction or efficiency opportunity was s

WHEREAS the Economic Development and Innovation Department has been undertaking a review of the Downtown Rideau BIA boundaries following a request from this BIA Board to consider a boundary adjustment; and WHEREAS City staff have been consulting with the Downtown Rideau BIA Board to finalize the proposed boundary maps and the properties to be included; and WHEREAS the ByWard Market BIA Board has made a request to be consulted on the boundary adjustment of the Downtown Rideau BIA; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Downtown Rideau Business Improvement Area Boundary Adjustment Report be

WHEREAS Report ACS2015-PAI-PGM-0203 recommends approval of a Brownfields Grant Program application for 175 Main Street; and WHEREAS 175 Main Street Inc. wishes to complete additional geotechnical due diligence of the subject lands; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that this report be

the French recommendation in the report titled “Budget Challenge and Service Reviews – Information Supplemental to the 2016 Budget Estimates (ACS2015-CMR-OCM-0032)” is inconsistent with the English recommendation; Therefore be it resolved that the French recommendation read as follows: Que le Comité des finances et du développement économique et le Conseil municipal prennent connaissance de ce rapport en tant que complément d’information sur les Budgets préliminaires de fonctionnement et d’immobilisations de 2016.

That the Finance and Economic Development Committee recommend that Council, sitting as Committee of the Whole, approve the Finance and Economic Development Committee 2015 Draft Operating and Capital Budget, as follows: 1. Elected Officials - Operating Resource Requirement (p. 35). 2. City Manager’s Office - Operating Resource Requirement (p. 36); 3. Corporate Programs and Business Services – Operating Resources Requirement (p. 37); 4. Real Estate Partnerships and Development, as follows: i) User fees (p. 39). ii) Operating Resource Requirement (p. 38); 5. Finance as follows: i) User fees (p. 41-42). ii) Operating Resource Requirement (p. 40); 6. City Clerk and Solicitor - Operating Resource Requirement (p. 43). 7. Deputy City Manager, City Operations - Operating Resource Requirement (p. 44). 8. Service Ottawa as follows: i) User fees (p. 46). ii) Operating Resource Requirement (p. 45); 9. Human Resources- Operating Resource Requirement (p. 47). 10. Corporate Communications- Operating Resource Requirement (p. 49). 11. Deputy City Manager, Planning and Infrastructure - Operating Resource Requirement (p. 50). 12. Economic Development and Innovation-Operating Resource Requirement (p. 51). 13. Light Rail Planning and Implementation - Operating Resource Requirement (p. 52). 14. Finance and Economic Development Committee Capital Budget (p. 56). 15. Non-Departmental-Operating Resource Requirement (p. 53-55).