Special General Committee
December 15, 2015
Meeting
Number 34
Finance & Administrative Issues Community Services Issues
Chair: Deputy Mayor Jack
Heath Chair: Councillor Alan Ho
Vice Chair: Councillor Colin Campbell Vice
Chair: Councillor Alex Chiu
Environment
& Sustainability Issues Building,
Parks, & Construction Issues
Chair: Councillor
Valerie Burke Chair: Councillor Colin
Campbell
Vice Chair: Councillor Karen Rea Vice Chair: Regional Councillor Nirmala
Armstrong
Alternate formats are available
upon request.
Attendance
|
|
|
Andy
Taylor, Chief Administrative Officer
Jim
Baird, Commissioner of Development Services
Trinela
Cane, Commissioner of Corporate Services
Brenda
Librecz, Commissioner of Community & Fire Services
Catherine
Conrad, City Solicitor
Joel
Lustig, Treasurer
Peter Loukes, Director of Environmental Services
Andrea Tang, Manager of Financial
Planning
Alida
Tari, Council/Committee Coordinator
|
|
|
|
|
The Special General Committee meeting convened at the hour of 6:09 PM
with Councillor Colin Campbell in the Chair.
Disclosure of
Interest
None disclosed.
1. ANTI-WHISTLING
ON STOUFFVILLE GO LINE (5.12)
Robert Vallee,
Stop the Horn Group addressed the Committee regarding Budget item #16053
Anti-Whistling - Stouffville GO Line in the amount of $800,000 and spoke in
support.
2. MINUTES
OF THE NOVEMBER 17, 2015
DECEMBER 7, 2015 BUDGET COMMITTEE (16.0)
November December
Moved by
Councillor Logan Kanapathi
Seconded by
Regional Councillor Nirmala Armstrong
1) That
the minutes of the November 17, 2015 and December 7, 2015 Budget Committee meeting
be received for information purposes.
Carried
3. MINUTES OF 2016
PROPOSED WATER &
WASTEWATER RATE AND THE 2016 BUDGET
PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING (16.0)
Minutes
Moved by Regional Councillor Jim Jones
Seconded by Councillor Amanda Collucci
1) That
the minutes of the December 7, 2015 2016 Proposed Water & Wastewater Rate and the 2016 Budget Public
Information meeting be received for information
purposes.
Carried
4. FEEDBACK FROM PUBLIC MEETING AND
2016 WATER/WASTEWATER RATE INCREASE (7.4)
Report
Moved by Councillor Logan Kanapathi
Seconded by Councillor Alex Chiu
1) That the report
entitled “Feedback from Public Meeting and 2016 Water/Wastewater Rate Increase”
be received; and,
2) That the 2016 City of Markham’s
(“City”) water/wastewater rate increase be equivalent to the Region of York’s
(“Region”) monetary increase of $0.1960 per cubic metre (m3) based
on Region’s approved increase of 9%; and,
3) That in addition to the Region’s
increase, the 2016 water/wastewater rate increase includes a surcharge of $0.0637/m3;
and,
4) That effective April 1, 2016, the water/wastewater rate
will be $3.5751/m3, an increase of $0.2597/m3,
equivalent to a 7.8% increase compared to prior year; and,
5) That this report be brought forward
to Council on Tuesday, December 15, 2015 for approval; and further,
6) That Staff be
authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this
resolution.
Carried
5. 2016 OPERATING AND CAPITAL
BUDGETS (7.4 & 7.5)
Report Appendix
1-7
Regional Councillor Jim Jones addressed the Committee advising that
PowerStream will be undertaking a feasibility study relative to the potential burial
of existing hydro lines along the Hydro Corridor. There was discussion regarding whether capital
budget project #16046 Miller Avenue - Warden to Birchmount - Phase 1 (Property)
should be deferred until the results of the feasibility study are completed. It was suggested that staff not incur expenses
against capital budget project #16046 Miller Avenue - Warden to Birchmount -
Phase 1 (Property) until staff report back on the results of the feasibility
study.
Moved by Regional Councillor Jim Jones
Seconded by Councillor Alex Chiu
1) That the report
dated December 15, 2015 entitled, “2016 Operating and Capital Budgets” be
received; and,
2) That Council approve a 2.28% property
tax rate increase to the City’s tax levy to support the City’s day-to-day
operations; and,
3) That Council approve an additional
0.16% property tax rate increase to fund the response and recovery costs
associated with the December 2013 ice storm (Year 3 of 3); and,
4) That Council approve the 2016 Primary
Operating Budget for City services of $193,198,038 and Library of $13,339,317
to a total of $206,537,355 (excluding the 2015 surplus/deficit) which includes
a 2.44% property tax rate increase over 2015 ($199,295,751), of which the
principal components are detailed in Appendices
1 and 2; and,
5) That the gross operating expenditures
of $206,537,355, (excluding the 2015 surplus/deficit), be funded from the
following sources:
2016
Budget $
Taxation Levies 142,693,652
Payments-in-lieu of Taxes 1,209,007
Grant & Subsidy Revenues 1,596,143
General Revenues
(Investment Income, Fines, Permits, Interest & Penalties) 30,333,921
User Fees & Service Charges, Rentals and Sales 25,385,344
Other Income / Recoveries 5,319,288
Total Revenues 206,537,355;
and,
6) That Council approve the remaining 2016 Capital Budget of $106,060,400
for a total of $122,895,400 of which the projects are detailed in Appendix 3;
and,
7) That Council approve the 2016 Planning & Design
Operating Budget totalling $8,194,104, (excluding the 2015 surplus/deficit),
the principal components of which are detailed in Appendix 4; and,
8) That Council approve the 2016 Engineering Operating Budget
totalling $6,968,616, (excluding the 2015 surplus/deficit), the principal
components of which are detailed in Appendix 5; and,
9) That Council approve the 2016 Building Standards Operating
Budget totalling $8,640,992, (excluding the 2015 surplus/deficit), the
principal components of which are detailed in Appendix 6; and,
10) That Council approve the 2016 Waterworks Operating Budget totalling
$115,294,759 (excluding the 2015 adjustment), the principal components of which
are detailed in Appendix 7; and,
11) That upon finalization of the 2015 audited financial
statements, the 2016 Operating, Planning & Design, Engineering, Building
Standards, and Waterworks Operating Budgets be adjusted to reflect the 2015
operating results; and,
12) That a copy of the Budgets be made available to the public
through the Clerk’s Department, the City website and each of the Markham Public
Libraries; and,
13) That the “Additional Financial Disclosure Requirements
Pursuant to Ontario Regulation 284/09” be received for information purposes;
and,
14) That this report be brought forward to Council on Tuesday, December
15, 2015 for approval; and further,
15) That Staff be authorized and directed to do all things
necessary to give effect to this resolution.
Carried
Adjournment
Moved by Councillor Alex Chiu
Seconded by Councillor Karen Rea
That the General Committee meeting adjourn at 6:51 PM.
Carried