Community and Protective Services Committee

WHEREAS the maximum grant limit for the Community Partnership Minor Capital Program has remained at $7,500 per project since the Program was established in 2001; and WHEREAS it has become increasingly difficult for community partners whose projects are located on City-owned property to deliver projects with the $7,500 maximum contribution from the City and has required significantly greater fundraising efforts to make up the required funding to complete projects; and WHEREAS increasing the grant amount according to the inflationary rate equates to an increase from $7,500 in 2001 to approximately $10,000 in 2017; and WHEREAS this increase to the maximum grant limit for the Program can be accommodated within the existing annual capital budget envelope of $330,000; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the maximum grant limit for the Community Partnership Minor Capital Program be increased from $7,500 to $10,000 per project, or 50% of the total project cost, whichever is less, for projects located on City property; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the City’s grant contribution for projects located on other public land remain at a maximum of $7,500 per project, or 33% of the total project cost, whichever is less.