City Council

That the report from the City Treasurer, entitled “2015 Draft Operating and Capital Budgets – Tax and Rate Supported ”; the report from the Committee of Adjustment, entitled “ 2015 Draft Operating Estimates – Committee of Adjustment ”; the report from Crime Prevention Ottawa, entitled “ 2015 Draft Operating Budget – Crime Prevention Ottawa ” ; Ottawa Board of Health Report 2; Ottawa Police Services Board Report 2; Ottawa Public Library Board Report 2; Audit Committee Report 1; Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee Report 2; Community and Protective Services Committee Report 1A; Environment Committee Report 1A; Finance and Economic Development Committee Report 2; Information Technology Sub-Committee Report 1; Planning Committee Report 3A; Transit Commission Report 1A; and, Transportation Committee Report 2, be received and considered.

That City Council resolve to move into Committee of the Whole pursuant to Section 53 of the Procedure By-law .

WHEREAS Council has established a Winter Maintenance Reserve to smooth fluctuations in the operating budget requirement for winter maintenance and snow removal by funding cost overruns that may result from above-average winter maintenance expenditures and this Reserve, after three years of running deficits in winter operations, has a current balance of $2.1 million; and WHEREAS, during the Transportation Committee’s review of the 2015 Draft Operating and Capital budgets, the current challenges with respect to the City’s Winter Maintenance Reserve were recognized, with specific reference to the fact that this Reserve would be completely depleted if not for a number of one-time revenues that were found in 2014 to cover a $15-million deficit; and WHEREAS financial results from the first two months of the 2015 winter appear to be very similar to the 2014 winter, which are anticipated to result in all of the funds in the Winter Maintenance Reserve being used again in 2015; and WHEREAS, subsequent to the tabling of the Draft 2015 Operating and Capital Budgets, received and

WHEREAS the Planning Act , section 42 permits the utilization of cash-in-lieu of parkland funds for the acquisition of land to be used for park or other public recreational purposes, including the erection, improvement or repair of buildings and the acquisition of machinery for park or other public recreational purposes; and WHEREAS current Council policy does not permit the utilization of cash-in-lieu of parkland funds for a ny costs associated with lifecycle replacement that is not designed to increase the capacity or usability of existing infrastructure but such expenditures are eligible for such funding under the Planning Act section 42; and WHEREAS staff has indicated that they will be bringing forward a report in the spring that will provide an analysis of the current cash-in-lieu of parkland funds, as well as recommendations with respect to permitting the utilization of these funds for lifecycle replacement costs; and WHEREAS it is also deemed desirable to permit that cash-in-lieu of parkland funding be able to be used on a bridge financing basis to allow the advancement of otherwise eligible projects from the year in which they are contained in the capital forecast, at least for this term of Council; and WHEREAS Members of Council may have other ideas for changes that they believe are needed to the current cash-in-lieu of parkland policy and it is anticipated that discussions with respect to these ideas will be taking place as part of the preparation of the staff repo

That Motion No. 7/6 be

That Motion No. 7/6 be brought forward to the Council meeting of March 25, 2015 for reconsideration. Pursuant to Subsection 68 (4) of Procedure By-law 2014-441 NOTICE OF RECONSIDERATION

That the Committee of the Whole rise and report to City Council.

That the report from the City Treasurer, entitled “2015 Draft Operating and Capital Budgets – Tax and Rate Supported ”; the report from the Committee of Adjustment, entitled “ 2015 Draft Operating Estimates – Committee of Adjustment ” ; the report from Crime Prevention Ottawa, entitled “ 2015 Draft Operating Budget – Crime Prevention Ottawa ”; Ottawa Board of Health Report 2; Ottawa Police Services Board Report 2; Ottawa Public Library Board Report 2; Audit Committee Report 1; Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee Report 2; Community and Protective Services Committee Report a1A; Environment Committee Report 1A; Finance and Economic Development Committee Report 2; Information Technology Sub-Committee Report 1; Planning Committee Report 3A; Transit Commission Report 1A; and, Transportation Committee Report 2, be received and adopted as amended; That the City Treasurer make the necessary adjustments to the 2015 Draft Operating Budget and to make any necessary authority and debt financing adjustments to the Capital Budget to reflect the decisions of City Council; and That the City Manager or his delegate be authorized to make application for any subsidies or grants on the City’s behalf; and that any requirements for by-laws to implement the budget decisions be forwarded directly to Council; and That any dissents and declarations of interest recorded during the Committee of the Whole session be deemed to be recorded in the Council session.

That By-law 2015-57 to confirm the proceedings of the Council meeting of 11 March 2015 be enacted and passed.