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From YouTube: Ottawa City Council – February 4, 2015
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Ottawa City Council meeting – February 4, 2015
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B
First
budget
of
this
new
term
of
Council
to
begin
I'd
like
to
thank
members
of
council
again
for
their
insight
and
input
into
the
budget
process.
I
appreciate
you
passing
along
your
wards
priorities
on
behalf
of
local
families
and
businesses.
Few
people
know
our
community's
needs
better
than
our
city
councillors,
which
is
why
our
your
involvement
is
so
important,
based
on
our
constructive
conversations
during
the
budget
process,
I'm
very
optimistic
about
the
next
four
years,
I'm,
confident
that
we'll
be
able
to
continue
with
a
respectful,
prudent
collaborative
approach
to
managing
our
city's
finances.
Sugar.
F
B
Week's
state
of
the
city
address
2015
will
be
a
year
of
momentum.
2015
budget
2015
fits
in
perfectly
with
that
reality,
as
we
move
forward
swiftly
and
confidently
on
several
ongoing
initiatives.
The
same
time
we'll
prepare
Ottawa
for
continued
success
during
our
term
of
council
through
the
investments
and
savings
we
create
in
budget
2015,
we
will
continue
the
momentum
towards
a
more
affordable,
caring,
sustainable
and
prosperous
City.
Everything
we
do
together
must
be
done
with
the
local
economy
in
mind.
Well,
we're
not
immune
to
the
economic
instability.
B
We
have
taken
strong
care,
strong,
careful
steps
to
weather
the
storm
over
the
past
few
years.
Ottawa's
economic
story
could
have
gone
a
lot
differently,
with
our
largest
industry
losing
thousands
of
jobs.
We
chose
to
take
action.
We
invested
in
economic
development
and
entrepreneurship
to
support
the
private
sector
in
its
work
to
create
jobs.
We
bolstered
our
tourism
industry
with
award-winning
strategies
to
help
us
bid
more
win
more
and
host
more
with
traffic
congestion.
On
the
horizon.
We
chose
to
change
course
by
fast
tracking
infrastructure
projects.
B
With
our
Ottawa
on
the
move
project,
we
took
advantage
of
the
lowest
interest
rates
in
a
generation
to
invest
in
roads,
sidewalks
and
other
key
infrastructure,
and
we
got
shovels
in
the
ground
for
the
Confederation
line
and
unanimously
approved
a
plan
to
extend
all
RT
farther
east
west
and
south.
After
years
of
instability
and
rate
hikes,
we
brought
in
a
more
prudent
approach
to
the
city's
finances.
Gute,
our
vistas,
all
donned.
B
Predictable
tax
cap
bringing
in
the
lowest
increase
in
a
number
of
years.
At
the
same
time,
we
explored
innovative
ways
to
provide
services
through
our
service
Ottawa,
which
found
more
than
40
million
dollars
in
efficiencies
and
savings
for
taxpayers.
We
also
established
multi-year
plans
for
key
priorities
such
as
arts
and
culture
and
housing,
and
homelessness.
To
ensure
we
have
a
clear
direction.
B
We
changed
the
way
we
looked
at
long
term
infrastructure
planning
by
applying
and
affordability
lands
on
future
projects.
Now
we
calculate
what
we
can
afford,
then
plan
the
project
and
not
the
other
way
around.
The
decisions
and
strategies
I've
just
outlined
have
put
Ottawa
in
the
solid
financial
position
it
is
in
today.
These
tested
strategies
will
be
used
to
strengthen
every
decision
we
make
together,
as
a
council,
of
course,
will
continue
to
push
ourselves
even
further.
We
need
to
be
even
more
innovative
by
finding
efficiencies
and
striking
partnerships.
B
We
will
need
to
collaborate
at
the
community
level
by
getting
input
into
our
work
and
helping
to
prioritize
projects
together.
As
a
team
I
know,
we
all
have
the
skill
to
accomplish
this
and
keep
Otto
on
a
strong
financial
footing.
This
starts,
of
course,
with
budget
2015
until
I
ll
keep
you
sick,
a
new.
F
B
City,
let's
begin
by
talking
about
how
we
will
keep
life
affordable
for
residents.
Today,
we
are
tabling
a
budget
that
proposes
a
1.75
percent
tax
revenue
increase.
This
continues
the
multi-year
trend
of
keeping
life
affordable
and
translates
into
a
2
percent
average
increase
for
a
residential
property
owner.
This
rate
will
allow
us
to
continue
to
invest
in
key
priorities
such
as
transportation,
affordable
housing
and
community
facilities.
It
also
requires
no
significant
service
cuts
to
achieve
set
augmentation.
B
Now
some
people
out
there
may
ask
us
to
spend
more
to
push
the
rate
even
higher.
We'll
argue
that
we
should
freeze
taxes
and
slash
services,
but
I
think
we've
struck
the
right
balance,
because
we
know
that
there
are
many
living
close
to
the
line.
Those
who
may
have
unstable
or
no
employment,
for
whom
raising
taxes
significantly
could
mean
the
difference
between
affording
the
next
mortgage
payment
or
affording
food
for
their
kids.
We
must
also
not
abandon
those
same
folks
on
the
service
side
by
cutting
the
core
programs
and
services
on
which
they
demand.
B
This
is
a
reasonable
budget
that
respects
taxpayers
ability
to
pay
while
maintaining
high
quality
public
services.
The
budget
also
proposes
to
limit
the
average
OC
Transpo
fare
increase
to
just
2.5
percent.
As
you
know,
this
is
in
line
with
our
multi-year
affordability
plan
for
investments
like
the
Confederation
line,
o
troll,
train
expansion
and
other
improvements
with
the
bus
system.
The
budget
precede.
F
B
Also
allow
us
to
invest
an
additional
4.2
million
dollars
in
the
base
budget
this
year
for
increased
bus
service
and
trips
on
para
Transpo
and
the
old
train
Trillium
Line
in
2013
we
reduce
the
garbage
collection
fee
by
11
percent.
It's
been
frozen
ever
since
budget
2015
recommends.
We
continue
that
freeze
for
a
third
consecutive
year.
B
Furthermore,
after
freezing
recreation
fees
for
the
past
four
years,
users
will
now
see
fee
increases
capped
at
an
average
of
two
percent.
This
is
a
prudent
way
to
move
forward.
This
is
to
ensure
we
can
continue
providing
high
quality
programming,
while
absorbing
inflationary
costs
and
other
operational
pressures
such
as
new
facilities
in
the
east,
west
and
south
budget.
2015
will
see
us
continuing
to
manage
our
debt
level
responsibly.
B
Nothing
more
important
to
a
local
economy
than
the
strength
of
our
infrastructure.
Our
prosperity
depends
on
it
when
ottawa's
moving
our
economy
is
moving
over
the
last
three
years,
our
Auto
On,
the
Move
program,
saw
over
400
infrastructure
projects
completed
in
all
areas
of
the
city,
and
it
would
be
hard
to
ignore
how
significant
this
investment
was.
As
we
advanced
many
years
worth
of,
renewal
work
than
previously
planned,
many
streets
were
reconstructed
that
had
been
ignored
for
far
too
long.
This
included
significant
sewer
and
water
main
work.
In
several
cases.
B
We
closed
major
gaps
in
our
pedestrian
and
cycling
networks.
We
undertook
this
five
hundred
million
dollar
investment
to
ensure
that
there
was
less
roadwork
to
do
during
the
height
of
the
Confederation
Line
construction
in
2015
and
2016.
As
you
know,
we
will
not
be
able
to
continue
with
the
same
intensity
or
level
of
spending
over
this
term
of
council.
It
would
be
logistically
and
financially
challenging
to
do
so.
However,
we
will
continue
to
invest
what
we
can
to
maintain
our
roads,
pathways.
Sidewalks
and
sewers
come
through
the
survey
as
you.
F
B
In
the
West
End
auto
on
the
move,
funded
roadwork
on
Woodruff,
baseline
Hunt,
Mar
and
West
Hunt
Club
Road
budget
2015
will
build
on
these
investments.
Increasing
our
network
capacity
to
address
growth
such
as
a
new
four-lane
extension
of
Campo
Drive
to
hunt
mark
the
city
will
also
break
ground
on
the
hospital
link
which
will
help
to
resolve
some
of
the
congestion
on
Smythe
road
and
Alta
Vista
Drive
critical
renewal
projects
remain
a
priority,
such
as
the
reconstruction
of
banning
Road
and
Anderson
bridge
as
well.
B
We'll
continue
to
make
key
intersection
enhancements
to
improve
efficiency,
as
well
as
improving
safety
and
connectivity.
This
will
be
seen
through
works
such
as
the
urbanization
and
implementation
of
a
multi
youth
pathway
and
a
small
orphan
stretch
of
Klondike
Road,
we'll
see,
will
also
move
forward
with
culvert
and
sewer
improvements
for
Shea
Road
flowing
Creek,
the
Canada
West
pump
station
and
the
Fernbank
sanitary
sewer,
the
Western
transit
way.
Expansion
will
also
go
forward
as
planned
in
2015.
B
We'll
continue
our
investments
towards
the
completion
of
the
sixty
five
million
dollar
Bayshore
to
moody
transit
way,
a
project
that
is
a
hundred
percent
municipal
funded.
This
project
will
significantly
improve
bus
service
from
Canada
by
providing
a
new,
segregated
transit
way
along
a
stretch
of
the
417
where
buses
are
currently
intermingling
with
traffic's
car
traffic
in
the
central
core
auto
on
the
move
saw
much-needed
infrastructure
works,
such
as
churchill,
bronson,
Carling
and
st.
patrick.
This
is
an
area
of
the
city
with
some
of
our
oldest
infrastructure.
B
In
fact,
the
pipes
were
placed
under
Bronson
Avenue
were
about
a
hundred
and
sixty
years
old.
The
city
also
made
permanent
the
Laurier
Avenue,
segregated
bike
lanes
and
built
the
east-west
bike
way.
Linking
beechwood
with
Westborough
budget
2015
proposes
that
we
proceed
with
the
full
integrated
renewal
of
Main
Street
as
a
complete
Street.
It
will
also
invest
in
the
renewal
of
the
Minto
bridges,
McCray
Avenue,
McElrath
bridge
and
McLeod
Street,
to
name
just
a
few.
B
The
central
core
has
also
do
for
recreation,
community
center
improvements
in
2015,
we'll
move
forward
with
repairs
at
the
dawn
gamble,
Recreation
Center,
the
Jim
Durrell
Recreation,
Complex,
Brewer
arena,
Canterbury
pool
the
Michelle
Heights
Community
Center,
and
the
Dempsey
Community
Center
budget
2015
also
proposes
we
continue
to
provide
better
cycling
and
pedestrian
facilities
in
the
core
budget.
2015
will
begin
funding
the
public
realm
of
the
Rideau
street
art
precinct
with
the
conversion
of
Nicholas
between
Bessemer
and
Rito
into
a
pedestrian
street.
B
It
will
also
include
early
works
towards
making
Rito
Street
a
more
attractive,
vibrant
and
people
friendly
environment
in
advance
of
the
opening
of
LRT.
In
2018
this
month
we
will
open
the
new
pedestrian
bridge
over
highway
417
near
Coventry
Road,
and
we
will
also
continue
to
build
the
Somerset,
Donald,
pedestrian
and
cycling
bridge
over
the
Rideau
River
for
completion
next
year
in
the
East
End
auto
on
the
move
funded
renewal
projects
such
as
own
dark,
although
V
Road
and
Stonehenge
Road
new
coats,
new
oracle,
soo
cylinder,
bulb.
B
Continues
on
the
Orleans
water
main
link
to
bring
a
new
source
of
drinking
water
to
improve
service
reliability
to
this
East
End
community.
This
project
is
expected
to
be
completed
this
year
with
the
support
of
our
provincial
partners.
We
also
undertook
the
much-needed
highway
417
expansion
project
to
fix
the
split
in
the
short
term.
This
will
provide
an
alternate
transit
way
corridor.
As
we
move
to
the
next
phase
of
construction
of
the
Confederation
line
in
the
draft
budget.
B
It
is
proposed
that
the
city
continue
this
momentum
by
building
a
to
a
new
two-lane
expect
extension
of
Brian
Coburn
Boulevard
between
navin
and
mer.
Bleue
will
also
renew
key
bridges
and
overpasses
such
as
Carlsbad
Lane,
sand,
road
and
birch
grit,
birch
Grove,
Beckett's
Creek.
As
you
know,
recent
years
saw
significant,
East,
End
recreation
center
improvements,
including
rich
Craft,
sense,
flex,
East
and
the
francois
de
prix
pool.
Oh
cool
de
Danielle's.
B
Budget
2015
proposes
that
we
invest
in
upgrading
key
community
assets
such
as
the
Rafe
real
record
Center
Pier
Rock
Park,
the
Avalon
self
recreational
pathway,
park,
18a
and
Cardinal
Creek
in
Cassandra
Park
in
our
South
End.
We
recently
saw
the
opening
of
the
Vimy
memorial
bridge
and
the
airport
parkway
bridge
residents
have
already
told
us
that
these
linkages
have
greatly
improved
mobility.
Auto
on
the
move
also
provided
cell
fenders,
with
renewal
of
road
infrastructure
on
Albion
Road
and
Fisher
Avenue,
as
well
as
the
expansion
of
Jacque
fail.
B
Road
budget
2015
will
see
as
complete
the
renewal
of
the
Prince
of
Wales
overpass
at
Nepean
Creek,
the
Mansfield
Road
bridge
and
the
Parkway
Road
bridge
over
castor
on
the
recreation
Flatman
front
will
replace
the
artificial
turf
at
Minto
field
and
complete
maintenance
at
facilities
such
as
the
richmond
arena,
the
nepean
sportsplex
and
the
Pine
Crest
recreation
complex
on
a
citywide
basis.
Budget
2015
will
continue
to
build
momentum
with
several
significant
infrastructure
projects
that
will
improve
our
city
for
generations
to
come.
Let
me
just
take
a
moment
to
talk
about
a
few.
B
Firstly,
we
will
continue
to
make
progress
in
the
final
phase
of
the
Ottawa
River
action
plan
this
year.
This
has
been
councils
top
environmental
priority
for
quite
some
time
and
are
very
pleased
that
we're
able
to
secure
provincial
funding
in
last
year's
budget
will
also
continue
momentum
with
light
rail
transit
in
the
nation's
capital.
Budget
2015
will
allow
us
to
continue
construction
on
the
Confederation
line
and
continue
to
refine
our
plans
to
advance
stage
two
of
LRT
I.
Let
showed
the.
F
B
Moment
when
we
unveiled
a
model
of
the
Alstom
Citadis
spirit
train
that
will
run
on
the
confederation
line
at
Lansdowne
park,
more
than
1,000
people
visited
the
train
over
the
course
of
the
first
weekend
and
they
had
their
first
tangible
interaction
with
this
exciting
project.
Many
people
are
saying
this
is
finally
for
real.
The
LRT
showcase
is
an
important
way
that
residents
can
get
a
better
understanding
of
the
project,
especially
as
we
manage
the
challenges
associated
with
construction
in
the
coming
year.
B
We'll
begin
to
prepare
for
the
completion
of
the
project
with
finishing
the
maintenance
and
storage
facility,
so
that
the
Assembly
of
our
vehicles
can
begin
we'll
also
start
initial
work
on
the
operations
side
of
the
Confederation
line,
including
practical
investments
for
fare
control,
and
the
control
center
will
also
break
ground
on
to
Ottawa
2017
legacy
projects.
This
year,
the
Innovation
Centre
at
Bayview
and
the
revitalized
Arts
Court.
Each
of
these
will
have
a
unique
role
to
play
in
helping
Ottawa
remain
competitive
and
dynamic
in
the
years
to
come.
B
B
Third
is
a
caring
City,
as
we
continue
to
build
this
world-class
City,
we'll
continue
to
focus
our
efforts
on
the
human
side
of
the
services
that
we
provide
that
begins
with
looking
after
our
most
vulnerable
budget.
2015
proposes
that
the
City
of
Ottawa
continue
its
base
budget
commitment
of
14
million
dollars
annually
that
we
began
last
year.
The
draft
budget
also
proposes
an
additional
investment
of
3.1
million
dollars
annually
for
maintenance
for
Ottawa
community
housing.
In
addition,
council
will
also
consider
a
capital
investment
of
19
million
dollars
for
affordable
housing.
F
B
Continue
to
invest
more
money
to
help
with
the
challenges
we
are
facing,
with
guns
and
gangs
in
our
city.
It
is
important
to
remember
that
Ottawa
is
a
safe
city
and
that
the
Ottawa
Police
Service
has
our
full
support
in
the
work
it
is
doing
on
this
important
file.
Through
our
conversations
with
the
police,
crime,
prevention,
Ottawa
and
their
network
of
community
partners,
we
identified
a
funding
gap
that
needs
to
be
addressed
too
many
at-risk
individuals
at
different
stages
of
involvement
in
gang
activity
do
so
because
they
simply
feel
they
have
no
option.
B
We
need
to
help
them
open
their
eyes
to
options
available.
Budget
2015
allocates
$400,000
annually
to
fund
in
a
combination
of
exit
strategies
and
employment.
Opportunities
for
at-risk
individuals
will
not
solve
this
complicated
social
problem
in
just
a
year,
but
it
is
our
hope
that,
with
these
funds,
we
can
continue
to
move
in
the
right
direction
in
2015.
We
must
also
continue
to
rebuild
our
tree
cover
that
has
been
ravaged
by
the
emerald
ash
borer.
B
To
this
end,
the
draft
budget
proposes
we
invest
five
point:
six
million
dollars
in
forestry
efforts
this
year,
including
an
additional
hundred
and
twenty
five
thousand
dollars
for
tree
planting.
The
budget
investments
I've
allowed
outlined
so
far,
just
the
beginning
of
how
we
will
improve
the
lives
of
Ottawa
residents
over
the
coming
years.
There
will
be
another
opportunity,
as
you
all
know,
through
our
strategic
initiatives
process
later
this
spring,
to
make
additional
investments
in
our
communities.
B
As
you
know,
our
budget
process
is
a
little
different
following
an
election
because
of
this,
the
time
rate
frames
for
budget
delivery
change
from
fall
to
the
new
year.
Because
of
this
we
have
not
yet
had
the
important
opportunities
to
talk
about
our
term
of
council
priorities.
We
will
do
this
over
the
coming
months.
News
on
all
Dhokla
ocasion
device
will.
B
B
If
you
do
not
see
a
project
or
a
priority
funded
in
this
draft
budget,
it
is
my
hope
to
work
with
you
to
see
it
realized,
either
in
strategic
initiatives,
a
future
budget
or
by
another
source.
As
you
know,
the
successes
we
see
in
our
budget
could
not
be
accomplished
without
our
city
manager,
treasurer
and
the
management
team.
With
their
knowledge
of
the
day-to-day
affairs
of
the
city,
we
are
able
to
find
savings
without
impacting
service
levels.
B
For
example,
the
City
of
Ottawa
has
been
able
to
reduce
its
headcount
of
full-time
equivalents
FTEs
in
every
budget
in
the
last
three
years
for
a
net
total
of
approximately
200
fewer
FTEs.
This
has
been
managed,
despite
the
fact
that
we're
still
a
growing
city
this
year
is
no
different,
as
budget
2015
proposes
to
reduce
the
FTE
count
by
an
additional
20.
The
direct
delmas.
F
B
And
his
team
will
be
undertaking
an
important
management
effort
to
look
ahead
at
2016
and
beyond
I
mentioned
earlier
that
we
saw
significant
savings
from
our
service
Ottawa
program
in
recent
years
to
the
tune
of
approximately
40
million
dollars.
These
savings,
in
turn,
created
capacity
to
fund
inflationary
cost,
increases
the
costs
of
growth
and
the
term
of
council
priorities.
Now
that
this
program
has
realized
its
efficiencies,
city
management
needs
to
refocus
their
efforts
on
longer-term
planning
to
ensure
we
remain
financially
sustainable.
B
We
must
look
beyond
the
immediate
12
month
window
of
traditional
budgeting
and
model
our
decision-making
in
a
multi-year
approach.
City
Council
will
continue
to
enact
a
budget
every
year.
However,
management
will
need
to
look
at
a
multi-year
perspective.
This
will
help
identify
savings
needed
to
fund
priorities,
keep
taxes
under
control,
fund
growth
and
meet
inflationary
pressures.
The
city
manager
will
provide
more
comment
and
context
on
this
approach.
Following
my
remarks,
shell
colleague.
F
B
You
for
your
contributions
to
this
budget,
I'm,
confident
the
budget
2015
strikes
the
right
balance.
It
raises
revenue
in
a
responsible
way,
while
maintaining
the
services
and
investments
required
to
build
on
our
city's
momentum.
Members
of
the
public
will
have
16
opportunities
for
public
input,
in
addition
to
any
Ward
meetings
that
you
will
be
holding
individually
above
and
beyond
our
four
regional
meetings
and
our
Standing
Committee
meetings.
All
documents
on
the
budget,
the
complete
budget,
will
it
be
available
on
Ottawa
dot
CA.
As
of
11:00
a.m.
B
A
E
For
engaging
so
thoroughly
in
the
process,
and
especially
that
process
of
the
individual
meetings
was
very,
very
productive
and
assisted
staff
significantly
in
developing
the
budget
that
we're
tabling
for
you
today,
as
the
mayor
said,
we
continue
to
grow
as
a
city
and
I.
Believe
council
can
be
proud
of
how
this
budget
that
is
tabled
for
your
consideration,
moves
the
city
forward
in
many
important
areas
and
many
important
priorities.
As
council
knows,
it
is
a
365
day
a
year
job
to
manage
the
finances
of
the
corporation
of
the
city
of
Ottawa.
E
E
Your
treasurer
Marin
Cilic
and
your
deputy
city
managers,
Nancy
scheppers
and
Steve
Cadillac-
has
worked
long
and
hard
every
year
on
the
annual
budget
and
behind
each
of
them
are
their
teams
of
dedicated
department,
heads
and
managers,
whose
commitment
to
our
city,
I
believe
is
evident
in
the
critical
work
that
they
do
every
year
to
develop
a
budget
for
council
consideration
is
a
laplacian
or
Dewey
good.
President
I.
A
E
E
As
the
mayor
mentioned,
the
city
invested
in
technology
with
the
service
auto
initiative
and
that
program
realized
operating
savings
at
in
conjunction
with
other
productivity
improvements
made
by
management
created
capacity
to
fund
inflationary
cost
increases
the
cost
of
growth,
as
well
as
the
priorities
the
council
identified
for
new
and
expanded
program
spending.
The
technology
improvements
to
service
auto
have
now
be
completed
and
there's
a
limited
ability
to
find
additional
savings
with
that
program.
In
order
to
ensure
that
the
city
remains
financially
sustainable.
There
is
a
need
to
refocus
on
longer-term
operational
budget
planning.
E
We
must
look
beyond
the
immediate
12
month
window
of
traditional
operating
budget,
a
model
decision-making
and
moved
to
a
multi-year
approach.
A
concerted
multi-year
budget
approach
will
help
identify
savings
needed
to
fund
councils
priorities,
keep
tax
increases
under
control,
fund
growth
and
meet
inflationary
pressures.
This
multi-year
budget
approach
and
review
for
the
years
2016,
2017
and
2018
will
begin
immediately
by
management
after
the
adoption
of
the
2015
budget
and
that
work
isn't
new
work.
E
It's
the
same
work
that
management
does
on
an
ongoing
basis,
but
what
I'm
describing
and
what
the
mayor
was
describing
is
a
change
in
process
simply
as
we
know
that
this
work
by
management
to
find
the
capacity
to
absorb
budgetary
pressures
is
becoming
more
difficult.
More
time
started
earlier
will
be
required
to
accomplish
it.
So
the
results
of
that
work,
the
first
results
of
that
work-
will
be
reported
to
Council
later
this
year
with
the
2016
budget
guidelines
report.
E
In
her
presentation
as
returning
councillors,
no
declining
water
consumption
patterns
and
revenues
are
driving
a
mounting
pressure
on
this
budget,
and
this
is
a
fiscal
challenge
that
almost
all
major,
miss
apologies
are
also
presently
facing
staff
will
report
to
Council
in
the
second
quarter
with
recommendations
regarding
this
important
policy
issue,
so
we
will
have
important
ongoing
work
to
complete
budget
work
to
complete
following
the
adoption
of
the
budget.
2015
and
I
wanted
to
be
sure
that
everyone
was
aware
of
council
and
management
and
the
public
that
our
work
does
not
end
with
councils.
E
Adoption
of
this
budget
mayor
councillors,
let
me
conclude
by
restating
my
thanks
to
each
of
you
and
also
allow
me
to
say
a
thank
you
to
all
staff
members
who
have
worked
on
this
budget.
It
is
important
work
and
I
truly
appreciate
each
vigils.
Effort
I
will
now
ask
Marian
similar
to
take
you
through
the
details
of
these
2015
draft
budget.
Thank
you.
Thank.
C
You
Kent
the
presentation
I'm
going
to
give.
You
is
an
overview
of
all
the
budgets
that
are
in
front
of
you
today
combined.
So
it
includes
the
police,
public
health
library,
transit
Commission,
all
of
them
together
the
the
documents.
This
is
the
only
summary
that
you
have
in
front
of
you,
because
each
of
them
is
presented
individually
and
will
go
to
their
Commission's
and
once
they're
all
approved.
We
then
roll
them
up,
but
just
to
give
you
an
idea
of
what's
what
they
all
look
like
together
and
the
impact
it
has.
C
So
the
budget
directions
were
approved
in
December
and
the
main
one
you
gave
us
was
to
limit
the
municipal
portion
of
the
residential
property
tax
bill
to
2%,
while
it's
2
percent
on
a
residential
bill.
That
means
overall,
tax
revenues
are
only
increasing
by
1.75,
and
that
is
because
of
provincial
policy
that
limits
how
much
a
tax
increase
we
can
pass
on
to
the
commercial
class.
The
boards
and
commissions
were
all
directed
to
develop
their
budgets
with
the
same
objective
and
I'm
pleased
to
report
that
they
have
there
were
operating
and
capital
strategic
initiatives.
C
C
We
also
were
directed
to
continue
to
contribute
to
the
capital
program
to
get
to
a
level,
hopefully
in
the
next
few
years
where
we
are
able
to
maintain
that's
in
a
good
state
of
repair
and
user
fees
were
to
increase,
as
were
to
increase,
as
indicated
in
the
long
range
financial
plan
and
the
fiscal
framework
la
bouche,
a
preliminary
Malkin's
at
10.
The
object
preliminary.
F
For
a
person
owning
a
house
in
an
urban
area,
of
which
the
valuation
average
valuation
is
three
hundred
and
thirty
five
thousand
dollars,
the
increase
will
correspond
to
two
sixty
seven
dollars
per
year
for
municipal
services,
the
the
impact.
Of
course
the
impact
is
preliminary,
but
the
actual
impact
will
will
be
based
on
the
actual
evaluation
of
properties
and
changes
to
the
fiscal
or
policy
adopted
by
the
council
before
the
finalization
of
tax
rates.
F
C
The
ink
it's
being
proposed
for
the
water
and
sewer
the
rate
budgets
as
we
refer
to
them
is
6%,
and
this
was
identified
in
the
long-range
financial
plan
that
was
adopted
in
2012
for
an
average
household
with
a
yearly
consumption
of
220
cubic
meters
of
water.
This
represents
an
annual
increase
of
approximately
$48
I'll
touch
later
on.
What
can't
refer
to
as
the
impacts
of
the
declining
consumption
in
the
water
and
sewer
budgets.
F
F
C
In
total,
this
corporation
has
a
gross
budget
of
three
point:
zero,
seven,
three
billion
dollars,
and
if
you
look
at
this
particular
representation,
you'll
note
that
there
are
lots
of
slivers.
There
are
lots
of
segments
just
representing
the
myriad
number
of
services
that
this
city
provides
and
if
you
look
at
the
sort
of
the
top
four
you'll
see
the
juxtaposition
of
the
types
of
services
we
provide,
because
the
top
four
are
transit,
so
a
bus
company,
community
and
social
services.
C
C
The
next
graphic
shows
you
how
we
funder
those
three
point:
zero,
seven,
three
and
you'll
note:
there's
not
as
many
slivers
on
this
particular
representation.
We
really
only
have
two
sources
of
funds.
We
have
tax
payers
and
we
have
those
people
who
use
the
services.
What
you
see
for
federal
and
provincial
funding
on
this
is
all
grants
that
are
directed
toward
particular
services,
their
share
of
social
services,
their
share
of
childcare,
etc.
So
they're
not
available
to
us
to
use
for
any
other
purposes.
C
The
provincial
and
other
revenues
is
fairly
significant
in
this
budget,
because
there's
a
number
of
programs
where
the
province
is
doing
additional
things
in
2015
and
that's
resulted
in,
for
example,
childcare.
There's
a
large
amount
in
there
because
they
promised
that
the
childcare
workers
would
get
a
increase
in
their
wages.
C
So
the
first
thing
we
do
with
the
money
that
funding
capacity
that
we
have
is
we
look
to
maintain
the
existing
services
that
we're
already
providing
so
labour
costs,
as
usual,
are
our
largest
increase
overall,
and
this
is
to
be
expected.
Given
the
fact
that
forty
six
forty
four
percent
of
our
overall
costs
in
the
city
are
related
to
labour
inflation
on
fuel
materials
and
contracts,
it
was
six
point
seven
and
this
six
point.
C
Seven
million
is
net
of
reductions
in
the
budget
that
we
have
taken
for
diesel
fuel,
both
in
OC
Transpo
and
in
Public
Works.
There
is
the
inflationary
increase
in
your
reserves,
which
is
your
contribution
to
capital.
This
is
just
straight
keeping
up
with
inflation,
so
that
you're
not
losing
ground
in
terms
of
what
you
need
to
do
for
your
capital
assets,
and
then
there
are
prior
your
adjustments.
Every
year
we
look
at
what
happened
in
the
previous
year.
Where
were
there
revenue
increases
we
hadn't
anticipated,
which
we
can
build
into
the
budget?
C
Where
were
their
service
program,
adjustments
that
we
need
to
reflect
and
those
in
total
generate
7.9?
The
biggest
piece
of
that,
though,
is
the
what
you
approved
in
December
for
Ottawa
community
housing,
where
you
basically
eliminated
property
taxation
as
a
requirement
for
them.
That
saves
the
city
3.1
million,
which
you
will
be
reinvesting
in
a
later
slide,
so
growth.
We
have
nine
point:
six
million
dedicated
toward
growth
in
2015
the
mental
recreation
center
which
opened
in
late
2014,
there's
another
2.7
million
needed
for
the
full
year
costs
of
that
Center.
C
There's
a
corporate
radio
modernization
program,
which
is
1.3
million
public
health,
has
a
small
amount,
para
and
transit
service.
There's
both
hours
increase,
an
annual
ization
of
service
increase
that
you
implemented
in
2014,
that
totals
3.2
million
and
then
the
Trillium
service,
the
increase
for
the
the
full
year
cost
annualization.
There
is
an
additional
1
million
dollars.
C
Your
provincial
and
legislative
costs
are
twenty
three
point:
seven
million
in
total.
The
biggest
items
in
there
are
the
biggest
item
in
there
is
your
housing
programs.
We
are
required
to
provide
increases
to
the
social
housing
providers
based
on
an
index
that
the
province
gives
us,
as
you
saw
in
a
previous
slide.
C
You
also
have,
of
course,
the
municipality
Assessment
Corporation
has
a
small
increase
and
you
have
some
requirements
for
some
fleet
safety
officers
as
a
result
of
a
some
change
in
legislate
council
priorities,
there
is
18.2
million
identified
first
off,
there's
5.4
million
in
that
we
set
aside
in
the
operating
budget
for
your
council
priorities.
That
is
the
upload
this
year
and
a
portion
of
the
upload
from
2014
that
was
used
on
a
one-time
basis
and
is
being
identified
to
be
put
into
the
hopper
for
consideration.
C
When
you
do
your
terminal
council
priorities,
the
5.4
million
increase
to
your
contribution
to
capital,
which
is
your
attempt
to
try
to
get
to
investment
in
capital
that
maintains
our
assets
in
a
good
state
of
repair
in
2014
as
well.
You
approved
your
new
DC
rates
and,
as
part
of
that,
you
approved
that
when
we
provide
exemptions
for
landowners
for
development
charges,
the
city
would
make
up
that
contribution
so
that
the
development
charges
reserves
would
have
sufficient
revenues
in
them
to
fund
all
of
the
growth
works
that
need
to
take
place.
C
So
we
have
started
with
this.
This
is
not
the
full
amount
that
needs
to
be
in
our
estimate
contributed,
but
we
started
with
a
contribution
of
1.4
million
in
2015,
as
I
mentioned
before
the
Ottawa
Community
Housing
Corporation,
exempting
them
from
properties
allows
you
to
redirect
3.1
million
dollars
that
were
previously
going
to
education
taxes
now
to
be
used
for
lifecycle
funding.
As
the
mayor
mentioned,
the
gangue
exit
strategy
has
been
included
at
400,000,
and
then
there
are
a
number
of
police
initiatives
of
2.3
million.
C
The
police
will
be
providing
a
presentation
after
this
and
you're
more
than
welcome
to
ask
them
questions
about
that
number.
The
r8
budget,
so
the
rate
increases
six
percent,
so
you
would
think
on
a
300
million
dollar
budget
that
would
generate
somewhere
in
the
tune
of
18
billion
dollars.
In
fact,
it's
only
generating
7
million
dollars
because
we
have
reduced
the
consumption
estimates
that
are
in
the
r8
budget
to
be
closer
to
what
we
experienced
in
2014
and
we
are
seeing
dramatic
decreases
overall
in
terms
of
water
consumption.
C
So
seven
millions
is
still
a
significant
amount
for
an
increase.
But
when
you
look
at
where
we
have
to
spend
it,
your
labor
costs
take
two
point:
one.
It
ends
up
that
the
increase
to
contribution
to
capital
is
only
three
point:
nine
million!
That's
not
in
line
with
where
you
need
to
be.
As
per
your
long-range
financial
plan.
This
is
an
asset
intensive
service.
The
biggest
thing
you
do
in
this
in
this
area
is
rehabilitate
pipes
and
plant.
C
So
the
three
point,
nine
percent,
while
it
is
an
increase,
has
meant
that
what
we
had
planned
to
do.
Projects
we
had
planned
to
fund
with
cash
in
2015
now
need
to
be
funded
with
debt.
So,
as
Kent
had
indicated,
there
needs
to
be
a
relook
at
how
we
actually
charge
for
this
valuable
service
in
our
community
and
we'll
be
bringing
that
back
to
you
later
this
year,
capital
budgets.
C
In
the
last
term
of
council,
you
did
a
variety
or
that
council
did
a
variety
of
major
studies
that
they
approved,
which
inform
the
capital
budgets
for
this
year
and
for
the
following
three
years.
So
there
was
a
transportation
master
plan
that
was
adopted.
You
did
the
development
charges
background
study,
you
had
long-range
financial
plans
that
looked
at
the
state
of
repairs
of
all
of
the
capital
assets
that
you
will
add
that
you
own
and
those
have
all
been
incorporated
into
what
you
see
in
2015
and
subsequent
three
years.
C
We
have
also
ensured
that
we
have
the
funding
envelope
for
the
council
priorities.
Does
the
5.4
million
that
we
set
aside
and
operating
is
not
all
that
you
will
be
dealing
with?
There
was,
in
the
previous
term,
a
20
million
dollar
envelope
set
aside
for
strategic
initiatives
and
that
plus
additional
funds
we
were
able
to
secure
because
of
the
our
endowment
fund.
We
we'll
have
32
million
dollars
set
aside
for
councils
use
when
setting
their
tremor
council
priorities.
Debt
always
is
contentious
issue.
We
have
are
using
debt
again
in
this.
C
We
are
using
it
as
described
or
unlimited
by
counseling.
The
long
range
financial
plans
we
are
under
the
seven
and
a
half
percent
debt
servicing
limits
and
the
fifth
for
tax
and
the
15
percent
for
rate.
We
are
at
five
point
three
on
the
tax
side
and
on
the
right
side,
eight
point:
eight
percent
of
their
revenues
are
being
used
to
service
debt.
Their
limit
is
15
percent.
F
Capital
budget
2015
and
that's
fortunate
for
public
transit
for
police
police
services
and
the
public
library
in
2015.
While
we're
talking
about
four
hundred
and
four
point:
seven
million
dollars
the
capital
budget
for
water
and
sewer
program
says
stands
at
two
hundred
and
sixty
point.
1
million
dollars
of
the
capital
budget
and
mainly
mainly,
is
required
to
renew
our
infrastructure.
That
represents
80
percent
of
our
capital
budget
for
water
and
sewer
six.
C
Hundred
and
eighty
nine
million
dollar
capital
budget
and
it
is
funded
from
a
variety
of
sources,
but
basically
it's
cash
and
depth.
You
have
reserves
your
cash
portion
and
you
have
development
charges,
also
cash
and
some
revenues
coming
in
from
the
province,
particularly
for
your
investment
in
affordable
housing
and
we've
identified
revenues
from
the
province
on
the
for
the
Ottawa
River
action
plan,
the
central
storage
tunnel,
which
is
included
in
this
budget
as
well
in
total,
there's
a
hundred
and
eighty-two
million
in
debt.
C
As
you
know,
we
have
four
means
combined
meanings.
Starting
next
week,
Monday
Tuesday,
Wednesday,
Thursday
members
of
the
public
are
more
than
welcome
to
attend
these.
We
will
be
giving
a
brief
overview
of
the
budgets
at
these
and
answering
questions
and
listening
to
their
comments,
but
that's
not
the
end
of
where
Council
or
the
public
can
get
involved.
We
have
the
budget
meetings
schedules
starting
the
first
one
on
the
17th
running
all
the
way
up
till
you,
the
March
5th.
C
So
this
is
the
point
in
time
where,
if
individuals,
who
want
to
make
a
representation
to
a
committee
to
talk
about
a
particular
item,
this
is
their
opportunity.
So
we'll
be
publicizing
this.
It's
all
all
the
information
is
available
on
the
web,
inviting
the
public
to
come
out
either
at
a
a
ward
meeting
or
at
a
committee
meeting
to
discuss
things
that
are
concerned
to
them
and
as
well
you're
able
to
provide
the
public
is
able
to
provide
information
and
feedback
using
a
variety
of
methods.
There's
an
email
box
register
for
a
meeting.
C
C
mayor
I
would
like
to
offer
my
thanks
this
year
the
budgets
always
a
very
difficult
time
for
finance,
because
it's
it's
a
lot
of
work,
but
this
year
is
particularly
because
it
we
do
budget
and
year-end
at
the
exact
same
time
and
I
want
to
give
my
thanks
out
to
the
members
of
Finance
who
work
in
the
financial
service
units.
That's
a
led
by
Brian
Flynn.
C
A
B
Thank
you
to
members
of
council
avasta
to
speak.
As
you
know,
we're
gonna
go
through
all
the
presentations
first
with
our
outside
boards
and
agencies
and
then
we'll
go
back
to
high-level
questions
on
what
was
presented
to
the
treasurer
so
we'll
get
to
that.
As
soon
as
we
have
our
guests,
and
our
first
item
is
the
Ottawa
Police
Service
and
we
have
councillor
Eli
Alshon
Terry
was
the
chair
chief
charles
board,
low
and
deborah
fraser,
who
was
the
director
general
and
welcome
mr.
chair
floor?
Is
yours.
B
D
You
thank
you,
your
worship
and
I'd
like
to
begin
by
thanking
my
colleague,
transfer,
hablar
and
turny,
and
also
the
civilian
member
on
our
board,
and
we
still
and
waiting
for
another
member
to
join
us.
I
want
to
thank
you,
your
worship
this
morning
for
for
announcing
that
what
we
talked
about
in
many
times
with
you
on
as
an
exit
strategy
and
finding
that
funding
available
so
I
want
to
thank
the
deputy
city
manager
and,
and
your
team
for
babe
to
work
together
on
that
important
item
to
us.
So
today,
mr.
D
mayor
early
this
morning,
we
the
board,
receive
the
draft
budget
from
the
Auto
Police
Service
2015.
This
budget
ensured
the
Ottawa
Police
Service
can
continue
to
provide
the
policing
services
resident
expected.
It
is
in
line
with
the
request
from
the
City
Council
to
constrain
any
tax
increase
on
residential
taxpayer.
The
police
service
continued
to
work
to
ensure
that
it
is
the
pointman
ton.
Operation
are
as
efficient
as
possible.
This
work
had
allow
us
the
service
to
manage,
and
today
you're,
going
to
hear
from
the
chief
and
the
Director
General
about
our
budget.
D
D
Services
for
our
members
have
a
difficult
and
rewarding
job
and
they
keep
our
community
safe
in
urban,
suburban
and
rural
settings.
It's
a
job
that
can
be
dangerous.
These
areas
all
have
unique
service
needs
and
we
must
adjust
to
and
plan
for.
At
the
same
time,
the
location
of
the
federal
government's
and
areas
of
national
importance
pose
other
unique
policing
requirements.
We
deal
with
hundreds
of
events
and
demonstrations
each
year.
Our
members
must
also
be
operationally
ready
to
deal
with
attacks
like
we
saw
on
October
22nd
2014.
D
We
have
estimated
that
the
responsibilities
associated
with
these
unique
policing
needs
in
the
capital
represents
about
two
million
dollars
of
the
total
Police
Service
budget.
The
board
and
City
Council
will
be
seeking
the
renewal
of
the
federal
grant
to
offset
these
costs.
This
budget
was
prepared
by
taking
to
account
a
number
of
factors
affecting
police
in
Ottawa.
Beyond
geography,
our
population
is
growing,
our
communities
are
expanding
and
new
housing
developments
continue
to
be
built.
That
requires
service.
D
We
are
operating,
an
environment
were
reported,
crime
rates
of
fallen,
calls
to
service,
have
decreased
and
budgets
are
constrained,
even
as
cost
of
maintaining
policing
services
rise.
Our
focus
is
on
preventing
and
investigating
crime,
but
we
continue
to
see
growing
expectations
from
citizens
and
service
demands
that
are
not
always
about
crime.
For
example,
our
officers
are
the
first
and
primary
service
to
assist
with
people
in
crisis,
often
involving
mental
health
issues.
D
Addictions
homelessness
and
other
societal
issues
often
require
a
police
intervention.
These
interventions
are
complex
and
time-consuming.
We
need
to
ensure
our
members
have
the
resources
to
deal
with
emerging
crime
trends
like
guns
and
gangs,
and
cyber
and
internet-based
crimes,
while
guarding
against
a
changing
threat
environment
as
our
community
expands
and
needs
grow
in
complexity.
We
must
also
ensure
that
the
necessary
patrol
resources
are
in
place.
We
do
see
an
increase
in
the
complexity
of
crime
and
the
complexity
of
investigating
and
solving
crimes.
Criminals
have
new
technologies
available
to
them
that
we
need
to
deal
with.
D
D
Another
standard
measure
that
we
hear
about
a
lot
is
a
comparison
used
in
Canada
of
population
per
police.
Member
population
growth
in
Ottawa,
combined
with
the
static
size
of
the
police.
Arrests,
has
caused
the
number
of
residents
supported
by
a
police
member
to
grow
since
2010
from
466
to
490,
for
this
is
in
the
low
range
of
the
12
larger
urban
centers
in
Canada
Ottawa
is
a
safe
city.
Nut
olivia
is
so
our
city.
D
To
focus
on
three
priorities
affecting
safety
in
Ottawa,
we've
increased
our
resources
assigned
to
the
guns
and
gangs
with
more
investigators
and
officers
focused
on
enforcement
and
suppression.
This
coincides
with
our
partnerships
in
the
community
aimed
at
dissuading
young
people
and
young
adults
from
the
criminal
gang
lifestyle
we
are
looking.
We
are
working
with
community
groups
to
raise
awareness
about
violence
against
women,
changing
attitudes
and
improve
services
to
women
who
have
been
victimized
and
the
topic
of
traffic
safety
continues
to
Wrangham,
ranked
amongst
the
top
priorities
of
residents.
D
D
Overall,
this
budget
maintains
policing
services
to
our
citizens.
It
follows
a
board
direction
of
a
1.75
percent
increase.
There
are
no
changes
in
materials,
supply
and
services
based
budgets,
2.5
million
dollars
in
efficiencies
and
new
revenues
have
been
identified,
and
it
lays
the
foundation
for
RMIT
roadmap
to
ensure
that
we
have
the
technology
to
meet
the
growing
needs
of
our
police
service.
I'll.
Now
turn
over
to
our
director-general,
dubber
Fraser.
C
Not
cheap
the
at
the
end
of
the
day,
the
police
service
operating
budget
is
represents
an
8
million
dollar
increase
for
2015,
and
you
can
see
that
in
the
way
that
the
pressures
are
grouped,
that
the
largest
pressure
is
coming
from
the
maintain
category
of
the
budget.
So
in
order
to
maintain
services,
in
fact,
we
need
8.2
million
dollars.
What
that's
starting
to
show
is
that
for
us
in
the
police
world,
in
order
to
provide
any
new
services,
we
need
to
find
efficiencies
from
within.
To
offset
that.
C
So
it's
a
very
simple
proposition
and
it's
not
surprising
that
we'll
be
investing
most
of
the
budget,
increasing
compensation
for
the
police
service,
compensation
represents
about
83
percent
of
salaries
and
benefits,
and
those
include
as
well
the
usual
steps
through
the
increment
scale.
Responsibility
pay,
as
well
as
a
provision
for
the
2015
expected
salary
settlement.
C
An
on
compensation
of
the
the
non
compensation
aspect
of
in
maintain
deals
with
an
item
that
the
treasurer
already
highlighted
in
2015,
the
new
city
radio
system
becomes
operational
and
that
one
point
nine
million
represents
our
share
of
bringing
the
radio
system
and
the
equipment
online.
There
are
no
pressures
coming
this
year
for
us
from
provincial
Ed's
legislated
needs,
nor
is
there
any
pressure
from
growth.
What
you
see
in
the
2.3
million
dollar
of
new
service
requests
is
the
start
of
our
imit
roadmap
work.
C
We've
been
working
with
experts
over
the
last
six
to
eight
months
to
identify
the
kind
of
IT
back
row,
backbone
and
IT
information
management
strategies
that
Ottawa
police
needs
to
bring
to
the
table
in
order
to
support
the
kind
of
transformation.
That's
expected
over.
The
future.
It
will
be
a
key
way
that
we
continue
to
achieve
two
million
dollars
worth
of
savings
annually
and
there's
the
two
million
dollar
target
for
2015
it's
coming
about
as
a
result
of
initiatives
under
our
service
initiative.
C
Project
about
1.5
million
dollars
will
come
from
that
that
group
of
grouping
in
the
program
we've
also
identified
about
half
a
million
to
$600,000
by
reviewing
the
fleet,
there's
a
significant
work
underway
to
look
at
a
new
model
for
our
fleet
that
is
sustainable.
That
is
economic
and
efficient.
The
last
balancer
for
our
budget
is
user
fees
and
charges.
The
board
has
a
bylaw
which
recommends
that
user
fees
be
adjusted
to
keep
pace
with
inflation,
and
that
brings
the
bottom
line:
increase
net
increase
on
the
police
budget
to
8
million
dollars
as
a
best
practice.
C
Starting
about
five
years
ago,
the
Auditor
General
recommended
that
the
police
include
a
three
year
forecast
in
that
budget,
so
we've
been
doing
that
for
several
years
now.
Here's
what
the
forecast
looks
like
for
the
2016
to
2018
period.
You
can
see
that
growth
is
returning.
This
there's
about
a
two
million
dollar
annual
provision
for
growth.
That's
a
built
around
a
plan
to
add
25
sworn
officers
annually
to
the
budget
as
well.
C
You'll
see
the
service
initiative
is,
is
included
at
two
million
dollars
as
well,
and
that
is
there
to
help
offset
the
new
services
and
needs
that
are
identified
for
the
forecast
period
and
once
again,
that's
a
very
simple
requirement.
It's
o
PS
launching
the
implementation
of
the
IT
I.
Am
roadmap,
we'll
be
bringing
that
plan
forward
through
the
board
committee
and
approval
process
so
that
we
can
share
the
kinds
of
plans
that
are
underway
to
help
modernize
the
IT
base
a
table
police
with
assessment
base
contributing
four
million
dollars
annually.
C
The
expected
police
tax
rate
increase
under
that
scenario,
and
it's
a
forecast,
is
between
two
point:
six
and
two
point:
eight
percent
annually
on
the
capital
side
of
the
budget,
the
capital
budget
is,
is
a
little
higher
than
normal
for
us,
usually
we're.
Just
under
ten
million
or
a
fifteen
point,
eight
million
dollars
this
year
you
can
see
there
are
no
growth
projects
planned
for
2015.
C
The
backbone
foundation
work
in
the
imit
roadmap,
virtually
all
of
that
is
funded
from
pay-as-you-go
I,
chose
a
small
debt
requirement
now,
but
in
fact
we
expect
to
eliminate
that
when
we
review
that
project
in
terms
of
the
forecast-
oh
I'm,
sorry,
sorry,
we're
not
good.
You
know
the
forecast,
that's
it!
Thank
you
very
much.
B
Right
so
thank
you
very
much,
miss
Frazer
chief
for
low
chair
else,
Jen
Cirie.
At
this
point
we
have
an
opportunity
to
ask
high-level
questions,
not
getting
into
the
details,
because
that
will
be
done
at
the
appropriate
time
with
the
boards
and
the
public
meetings.
So
do
the
members
who
have
pushed
their
button
have
questions
to
the
police
councillor
shrilly.
So
if
you
can
will
remove
him
councillor
egg
lie
to
the
police
high
level
counter
egg
lie.
I
know.
B
Guys
turn
your
mic
off
then.
Okay,
all
right.
So
thank
you
very
much.
Next
is
the
library
chair,
tyranny
and
Danielle
McDonald
from
the
Ottawa
Public
Library
have
their
presentation
followed
by
the
Health
Board,
and
then
we
go
back
to
committee
of
adjustment
and
crime
prevention,
Ottawa
and
FTE
analysis.
B
A
Great,
thank
you
very
much.
Mr.
mayor,
first
of
all,
I
did
want
to
say
thank
you
to
the
outgoing
chair,
councilor
harder
she's
done
a
wonderful
job
and
put
us
on
a
good
footing
for
the
future.
So
thank
you
for
that.
First
of
all,
this
is
a
very
good
budget
and
I
didn't
slip.
The
Central
Library
into
this
budget
we're
being
very
frugal
on
this
budget.
We're
looking
at
many
aspects.
First
of
all,
we're
respecting
the
council
guidelines,
which
was
very
important.
A
It
aligns
with
the
board
strategic
priorities
and
it
fulfills
the
mandates
and
requirements
that
we've
been
given.
As
you
can
see
on
the
screen.
There's
1.02
million
was
the
probably
the
directive
given
by
council
in
December
2014,
and
this
has
been
achieved,
giving
us
a
net
operating
request
of
fourteen
point.
Six:
five:
one
million
dollars.
A
A
There
is
a
revenue
shortfall
of
about
90
thousand
dollars,
and
this
is
due
to
the
fact
of
we've
reduced
the
fines
that
we've
collected
overall.
This
is
due
to
the
fact
that
our
email
notifications
are
reminding
people
on
regular
basis
to
pay
their
fines
and,
secondly,
that
our
ebooks
automatically
disappear
at
the
end
of
the
loan
period.
We're
taking
a
phased
approach
in
addressing
this
pressure.
A
We
are
also
making
a
transfer
from
capital
to
operating,
to
comply
with
t-carr.
It
creates
a
permanent
funding
for
two
accounts:
the
furniture
equipment
and
general
repairs.
Secondly,
technology
equipment,
life
cycle,
that's
replacing
of
computers,
mobile
devices,
etc;
we're
permanently
moving
funds
that
creates
the
permanently
moving
the
funds
and
creates
a
reduction
in
our
pay-as-you-go
envelope.
I
should
point
out:
this
is
not
a
game.
A
We
are
simply
moving
money
to
adjust
for
new
accounting
standards
next
line
unless
we're
looking
at
our
capital
funds
program,
its
three
categories:
first,
the
renewal
of
City
assets
to
maintain
and
service
our
33
locations.
Second,
our
strategic
initiatives
to
move
the
board
strategic
priorities
forward
and
third
growth
planning
requirements
for
new
facility
in
Ward,
22.
A
A
A
Thank
you,
Thank
You
councillor,
just
like
the
days
of
going
to
a
bank,
teller
or
going
to
a
travel
agent.
Those
days
are
behind
us
so
to
satisfy
our
clientele,
it's
something
that
they
have
demanded,
and
it's
something
that
we
have
to
face
head-on.
Technology
is
there
and
we
have
to
learn
to
adapt
to
it.
We
are
going
to
look
at
a
phased
approach
in
addressing
the
issue
in
the
future,
though
okay,
thank
you
thanks.
I
will
examine
the
input
you've
had
on
that.
Thank
you
and.
B
B
D
D
At
this
point,
I
want
to
thank
the
previous
Board
of
Health
members
as
well
as
the
previous
chair,
councillor,
Holmes
I
think
they
did
a
fantastic
job
in
terms
of
setting
up
the
board
and
working
through
the
initial
stages
of
this
board.
Having
said
that,
I
think
the
staff
of
the
board
has
played
a
major
role
sitting
beside
me
as
dr.
levy,
our
chief
medical
officer
of
Health,
along
with
his
staff,
I,
think
that
have
done
a
fantastic
job
in
terms
of
the
board
in
carrying
forward
in
terms
of
its
mandate.
D
C
A
D
This
proposed
budget
is
also
in
in
line
with
the
council
director
target
of
no
more
than
two
percent
municipal
tax
increase.
Having
been
on
the
board
of
health.
The
last
few
years
I
can
attest
the
Ottawa,
Public,
Health
or
OPH
is
stretched
due
to
inflationary
compensation
pressures,
provincial
funding,
which
is
not
keeping
pace
with
the
growth
in
population,
increasing
service
demands
and
the
replacement
obsolete
end
of
life
technology,
which
is
integral
to
support
clinical
care
and
community
services.
D
Oph,
who
will
maintain
the
high
quality
of
services
residents,
have
come
to
rely
on
and
address
emergency
community's
needs
by
identifying
operating
deficiencies.
However,
OPH
physical
forecast
suggests
that
it
will
face
many
years
of
difficulty
in
balancing
its
budget
and
in
meeting
the
health
needs
of
our
community.
D
D
The
draft
budget
proposed
150k
in
one-time
investment
from
the
city
to
build
on
progress
made
in
the
areas
of
infection,
prevention
and
control
in
high-risk
personal
service
settings
such
as
body
modifications
and
tattoo
parlors.
An
investment
in
this
program
will
help
reduce
skin
and
blood
borne
illnesses
in
the
community.
D
There
is
important
work
to
be
done
over
the
coming
months
and
years.
Oph
is
steadfast
in
its
commitment
to
deliver
high-quality
programs
and
services.
Oph
looks
forward
to
working
together
with
community
partners
with
the
goal
optimizing
our
continued
efforts
over
the
long
term,
we're
open
for
questions.
If
you
have
any
great.
B
A
D
A
From
City
Council,
so
it
does
from
from
the
province
we're
working
on
an
assumption
that
the
provincial
increase
will
be
2%
on
the
cost,
shade
programs
and
0%
on
the
hundred
percent
funded
programs.
So
that
translates
into
an
increase
in
projected
revenues
or
expected
hoped
for
revenues
of
just
a
little
under
$600,000.
It
may
be
optimistic.
We
all
know
the
provincial
budget
situation
and
generally,
we
learn
of
the
provincial
decision
regarding
its
budgeting
in.
B
So
we'll
hold
the
item.
1
questions
for
the
treasurer
and
we'll
just
go
through
the
other
items.
Committee
of
adjustment,
committed
debt
or
guest
shown
that
city
counts
will
receive
and
table
committee
of
adjustment
draft
2015
budget
and
it's
meeting
of
February
4th
for
subsequent
consideration
by
counseling
committee
of
the
whole
to
be
held
on
March
11th
2015
received.
B
Tell
the
council
receive
the
FTE
analysis
report
as
supplemental
information
to
the
2015
budget,
received
draft
Board
of
Health
2015
operating
budget
that
City
Council
receive
and
table
the
draft
2015
Board
of
Health
operating
budget
at
its
meeting
in
February
for
2015,
for
subsequent
consideration
by
council
and
committee
of
the
whole
to
be
held
on
March
11th
2015
received
Ottawa
Police
Service
Commission
desilva's,
policía
de
wah
that
the
City
Council
receiving
table
the
Ottawa
Police
Services
draft
operating
capital
budget.
It's
meeting
on
February
4th
2015
for
subsequent
consideration
by
counselling
committee.
B
The
whole
on
March
11th
2015
received
Ottawa
Public
Library
Coulson
didn't
assess
shown
that
a
biblioteca
pública
wah
that
City
Council
receive
and
table
the
draft
2015
Ottawa
Public
Library
board
operating
capital
budget
estimates
at
its
meeting
of
February
4th
2015
for
subsequent
consideration
by
counselling
committee.
The
whole
on
March
11th
2015
that
City
Council
received
the
Ottawa
Public
Library
three-year
capital
forecast
for
information
received.
B
Ok,
now
back
to
item
number
one
draft
operating
capital
budget
tax
and
rate
support
it.
We
will
be
receiving
tabling
and
referring
this
questions
of
a
general
nature,
we're
not
getting
into
the
specific
line
by
line
what
you
saw
on
the
slide
over
the
PowerPoint
presentation
is
the
guide
in
terms
of
the
questions
Kell,
sir
egg
lie.
Please
Thank.
A
You,
mr.
mayor,
this
is
more
of
a
process
question
in
our
packages.
This
morning
we
received
a
document
entitled
2015
draft
capital
budget
tax
and
rate
support
at
Ward
listing
for
each
individual
Ward.
Will
this
information
be
online
for
residents
to
see,
or
is
this
just
something
to
be
shared
amongst
ourselves?
We.
A
D
You
thank
you
for
Samara
and
I.
I
want
to
thank
the
treasurer
and
mr.
fighted
for
assisting
us
with
with
the
police
budget
as
well,
but
I
have
a
question
and
I
probably
should
have
thought
but
I
didn't
on
the
revenue
side.
When
we
talked
about
that
the
revenue
from
our
investment
with
hydro
Ottawa,
can
you
family?
What
is
it
this
year?
Just
keep
with
the
tradition.
C
A
Okay,
Thank
You
mr.
mayor
just
wanted
to
ask
a
question
about
the
the
tax
increase
at
1.75
and
I
probably
should
have
asked
this
at
budget
directions,
but
I
don't
recall
ever
seen
before
where
council
says,
set
the
tax
rate
at
one
level
and
it
actually
translates
for
a
homeowner
in
two
different
levels.
So
this
morning
we're
hearing
one
point:
seven
five
means
two
percent.
Well,
don't
ever
remember
before
the
distinction
between
what
the
tax
let
last
year
when
it
was
1.9,
it
is
1.9,
it
wasn't
2.3.
C
I'm
not
surprised,
you
don't
remember,
because
it's
been
quite
a
few
years
since
we
actually
had
this
same
situation.
In
this
last
term
of
council,
the
commercial
tax
ratio
was
always
below.
Excuse
me,
the
provincial
threshold,
so
you
had
a
1.9
percent
tax
increase.
Last
year
it
was
1.9
percent
across
all
of
the
clauses.
C
The
last
time
I
remember,
we
had
this
same
situation
was
probably
2008
2009
when
we
were
above
the
provincial
threshold-
and
we
were
telling
you
at
that
time-
that
a
2%
tax
increase
overall
means
residential
will
have
two
and
a
half
and
commercial
will
have
one
and
a
half.
We
were
showing
you
that
the
change
that
happens,
so
what
we
experienced
this
year
is
the
first
next
year
is
going
to
be
the
same
and
then
2016.
C
We
will
have
another
reassessment
and
we'll
see
what
happens
with
the
values
in
that
so
we'll
start
fresh
again
in
2017,
but
at
this
point
in
time,
but
for
the
provincial
threshold,
the
ratios
for
commercial
is
1.9
eight,
and
we
are
just
above
that
and
under
the
rules,
when
you
have
a
budgetary
tax
increase
and
you're
above
that
threshold.
In
commercial
or
industrial,
you
can
only
pass
on
half
of
a
budgetary
tax
increase
to
that
particular
class.
C
So
they
said
this
is
where
we
think
it
should
be.
And
when
you
go
above
that,
there's
the
penalty,
you
can't
pass
on
the
budgetary
tax
increase
into
that
class.
So,
overall
we're
only
going
to
get
1.75
percent
increase
in
the
tax
revenues
and
when
we
spread
it
out
on
the
tax
properties,
that
means
a
resident
is
going
to
pay.
Two
percent
more
and
commercial
property
I
believe
is
1.33,
seven
percent.
So
it's
it's
the
way
tax
policy
works,
but
your
objective
that
you
gave
us
the
direction
was
dealing
with
that
residential
taxpayer.
C
A
So
my
next
question
is
to
you
mr.
Kirkpatrick,
you
when
you
spoke
about
the
need
for
multi-year
budget
budgeting
approach
and
I
understand
that
I
just
wondered
if
you
could
break
down
your
objectives
for
us
a
little
bit
more
because
I
think
you're
talked
about
need
to
raise
money
and
I'm,
wondering
I.
Think
it's
been
about
seven
or
eight
years,
since
we
did
a
service
review
program,
a
review
of
our
operations
and
look
for
savings
and
I
guess
what
I'm
wondering
is.
A
E
Mayor
the
tension
councils,
question
I
think
it
was
actually
further
in
our
recent
four
years
or
I
think
was
2004.
We
did
the
universal
program
review
and,
if
that's,
what
you're
referring
to
counselor,
where
it
was
a
complete
inventory
of
every
program
that
the
city
ran-
and
you
know
background
on
that
program
that
focused
on
whether
it
was
there
was
a
legislative
service
requirement
there
or
to
what
degree.
E
There
was
discretion
that
council
had
and
in
terms
of
delivering
that
service
or
the
standard
at
which
it
was
delivered
and
then
looking
at
the
cost
drivers
of
those
services.
That
was
a
monumental
amount
of
work
both
at
the
staff
level
and
at
the
council
level
in
receiving
and
considering
that
report.
So
what
I'm
talking
about?
Isn't
that?
However,
some
of
the
things
that
you
did
mention
it
would
be
so,
for
instance,
I
guess
helped
in
in
simple
terms.
E
No,
always
easy,
not
easy
work,
it's
going
to
be
harder,
and
it's
going
to
take
we're
going
to
need
to
provide
ourselves
with
more
time
and
ER
and
an
earlier
process,
because
those
solutions
will
be
more
difficult
to
develop
and
implement.
So
then
the
idea
is
it's
not
different
work,
but
if
we
want
to
do
it
sooner
and
we
want
to
try
to
do
it
this
year,
looking
at
the
next
three
years
of
this
term,
so
that
when
we
come
to
you
later,
this
fall
with
the
2016
guideline
report.
E
We
can
speak
about
what
we
think
about
the
the
longer
term
forecasts
and
your
guidelines,
but
we
will
look
at
things
like
service
delivery,
standards
of
service
delivery,
organizational
design
and
structure
issues,
but
we
won't
go
back
to
that.
That
complete
casting
of
the
city's
inventory
that
we
did
with
the
UPR
is.
E
Correct
so
before
we
would
want
ever
to
have
to
have
a
discussion
with
council
about
priorities
within
service
areas
and
potentially
be
reducing
or
eliminating
services.
We
wanted
to
attempt
to
identify
how
can
we
fund
those
pressures
over
the
remainder
of
the
term
of
council
without
resorting
to
those
levels?
Okay,.
A
C
It's
actually
a
larger
in
2015,
because
in
previous
years
you
had
the
value
of
the
upload
in
operating,
which
is
roughly
around
five
million
a
year,
which
is
what
it
is
now
and
but
you
only
had
twenty
million
in
capital,
but
we've
supplemented
the
capital
with
the
additional
earnings
that
we
received
from
the
endowment
fund
in
2014,
so
as
opposed
to
20
million
it's
32
million
in
capital.
So
it's
it's
bigger
and.
C
C
A
And
on
your
presentation
on
rates,
I
think
it.
Could
you
explain
that
really
the
the
amount
we're
charging
on
rates
really
isn't
that
optional,
because
we
will
have
to
pay
it
if
not
this
year
than
in
subsequent
years,
but
we
do
have
to
pay
the
actual
cost
of
water
and
sewer,
and
we
can't
pay
more
if
we
could
just
explain
how
that
is
and
and
the
lack
of
options.
What.
C
C
Thus
the
option
that
we
have
the
only
option
we
have
available
is
to
use
more
debt.
So
if
we
put
that
on
it
this
year,
what
the
impact
is
you're
going
to
have
more
debt
servicing
in
the
future,
which
again
has
to
come
from
user
rates.
So
any
way
you
look
at
it.
That
service
is
100%
paid
for
by
the
users
of
the
service
yeah.
A
C
A
You
I
have
just
a
question
I
just
thank
you
first
off
for
for
the
budget
and
and
for
the
explanation
and
I
just
you
know,
I
want
to
acknowledge
also
that
I
was
there.
So
a
lot
of
this
is
possible
because
staff
were
able
to
find
40
million
dollars
in
in
efficiencies
in
the
last
term
of
council
through
through
the
service
Ottawa
program.
A
A
D
Away
and
go
back
and
see
how
extensive
we
can
cat
how
comprehensively
we
can
put
that
information
together
based
on
what
agencies
have
been
submitting
through
their
applications
for
funding.
We
have
multi-year
funding
agreements
with
some
agencies,
so
we
don't
see
the
annual
pressure
because
it's
already
been
predetermined,
so
I'd
like
to
take
that
away
a
deputy
mayor
and
go
back
and
look
and
see
how
comprehensive
that
can
be
and
see
if
I
can
give
a
return
about
the
council,
a
flavor
of
what
those
pressures
may
be
for
your
deliberations.
D
A
You
mr.
deputy
mayor,
and
thank
you
to
staff
for
their
presentation
today,
I
appreciate
it
and
I
appreciate
and
recognize
what
goes
into
the
budget,
particularly
at
the
end
of
the
year
as
our
treasurer
stated
I.
Thank
you
very
much.
Just
a
few
questions
for
my
understanding
with
respect
to
the
the
email
address
and
the
the
Twitter
account
that
we're
promoting
and
we're
encouraging
members
of
the
public
to
use.
How
do
the
comments
that
come
in
from
the
public
get
shared
with
with
council
members?
A
C
My
understanding
is
is
that
the
information
gets
put
into
a
shared
Drive,
so
we
transpose
all
of
the
email
of
the
any
phone
calls
we
would
get
and
emails
as
well.
They
all
get
put
into
a
shared
drive,
so
the
councillors
can
look
at
those
and
we
advise
you
how
to
how
to
make
that
connection.
To
that
shared
drive.
Okay,.
C
A
Thank
you
with
respect
to
the
the
proposed
increases
to
water
and
sewer
has
been
discussed,
the
recreation
fees,
two
percent
water
and
sewer
sorry,
six
percent,
the
freeze
of
garbage
fees.
Can
staff
assure
me
that
we
are
meeting
costs
to
operate
these
programs
that
were
not
continuing
to
pay
out
more
than
what
a
cost
to
operate.
Recreational
services,
for
example,
is
this
an
accurate
projection.
C
For
recreation
fees,
we
recreation
fees
do
not
cover
the
costs;
they
cover
a
small
percentage
of
the
cost,
so
they
will
never
do
an
under
the
municipal
act.
Your
fees
can
never
be
more
than
your
actual
costs.
There
are
only
a
couple
of
areas
where
the
fees
are
the
total,
the
actual
costs,
water
and
sewer
fees.
User
fees
are
one
of
those
because
it's
a
standalone,
it's
completely
funded
from
their
transit
fares,
only
cover
fifty
three
percent
of
the
operating
cost
doesn't
even
include
the
capital
costs
in
their
building.
C
Permit
is
an
area
where
those
fees
have
to
cover
those
costs
that
that
area
is
sort
of
gated
off
the
revenues
they
receive
have
to
fund
their
services,
so
they're
a
hundred
percent,
but
there
are
very
few
services
that
are
at
a
hundred
percent
recovery
from
a
user
fee.
So
I
don't
know
if
I've
answered
your
question
or
not,
but
suffice
it
to
say
that
in
the
garbage
fee.
Yes,
there
are.
Is
that
sufficient
to
cover
the
cost
of
delivering
that
particular
service?
I.
A
Will
seek
additional
information,
but
I
don't
need
that
today,
I
can
follow
through
with
the
treasurer
on
that.
Mr.
mayor,
my
last
question
is
with
respect
to
the
2%
increase
when
we,
when
we
factor
inflationary
pressures
on
the
various
items
that
the
city
needs
to
cover,
including
wage
increases
pressures
from
other
contractual
obligations.
How
much
of
that
2%
is
actually
left
over
to
allocate
towards
other
priorities
within
the
total
budget?
Is
there
any
money
left
over
or
is
that
too
sent
all
reallocated
for
those
items
that
I
just
listed.
C
That's
an
interesting
question
because
we
don't
actually
say
here's
the
tax
increase.
What
do
we
need
to?
What
do
we
need
to
fund
from
that?
We
take
the
tax
increase.
We
take
the
growth
in
the
assessment
base.
We
take
the
user
fees,
we
add
it
all
up,
so
we
identified
in
total
eighty
eight
point:
seven
million
dollars
in
capacity
to
deal
with
all
of
the
pressures
if
I
were
to
just
look.
For
example,
I've
maintained,
maintain,
is
37
million
dollars
and
what
the
tax
increase
is
going
to
generate
is
24
million
dollars.
C
So
your
tax
increase
alone
is
not
sufficient
to
deal
with
what
it
costs
to
maintain
the
services
that
this
city
provides,
but
we
don't
look
at
it
at
that
fashion.
It's
it's
part
of
its
a
complex,
but
it's
part
of
all
of
the
services,
all
of
the
revenue
sources
and
repositioning
of
funds
that
we
have
available
to
us
to
meet
all
of
the
pressures.
Okay,.
A
C
As
we
have
had
for
the
last
few
years,
yes
it
is.
We
build
the
budget
under
the
maintain
category
with
the
existing
standards,
the
only
council
can
change
the
standards.
So
yes-
and
you
think
it's
sufficient
to
forget
him
to
that
some
of
you-
they
don't
think
it's
sufficient
the
provision
for
capital
priorities.
This
is
the
amount
that's
going
to
be
divided.
A
Among
the
wards
is
there
going
to
any
guidelines
and
what
we're
allowed
to
spend
that
on
or
anything
or
is
that
going
to
be
coming
forward
because,
like
if
we
don't
think
the
parks
being
well
enough
maintained?
Can
we
take
some
of
that
to
do
extra
maintenance,
or
is
that
going
to
be
restricted
to
other
types
of
things?
You're.
C
No,
that
isn't
the
war
things.
What
that
is,
is
that's
going
to
be
your
term
of
council
priority-setting
session,
5.4
million
in
operating,
so
that
will
the
allocation
of
that
will
be
determined
by
Council
in
the
neck
in
the
coming
months,
when
you
start
that
process
of
figuring
out
where
you
want
to
focus
in
2000
ver
this
term
on
on
which
items
so
that
plus,
what
we've
identified
in
the
capital
envelope
for
you
to
deal
with
as
well,
okay,
and
so.
A
C
C
A
Group
things
together,
I'd
like
to
do
repair,
Transpo
and
expansion
of
the
bus
service,
which
is
something
of
great
interest
to
other
growing
communities
which
have
had
no
increase,
but
lots
more
people
that
break
down
will
be
done.
What,
if
at
the
local
budget
and
or
is
that
predetermined
because,
like
there
are
two
different
services
on
there,
they're
put
together.
D
C
D
C
Just
a
portion,
this
is
the
operating
budget,
so
you
actually
have
a
large
contribution
to
the
reserves,
but
sometimes
some
money
does
come
back
from
the
reserves
to
fund
things
within
operating.
So
basically
it's
if
there's
depth
charges
that
need
to
be
paid
or
there's
gas
tax
whatever.
So
it's
not
it's
a
very
small
part
of
what
the
reserves
are
used
for
the
rest
of
it
all
goes
into
your
capital
program.
Thank.
F
A
Thank
you
very
much
mr.
mayor
and
through
you
I'd
like
to
thank
the
city
manager
and
his
staff.
Clearly,
a
lot
of
work
went
into
the
preparation
of
the
draft
tax
and
rate
supported
budgets
and,
from
my
part,
all
pour
over
the
documents
carefully
and,
more
importantly,
I'll
also
be
engaging
extensively
in
public
consultations,
both
in
the
session
here
at
City,
Hall,
I,
believe
on
the
9th
of
February
and
as
well.
A
Councillor
flurry
and
I
are
co-hosting
a
consultation
for
our
two
wards
and
in
that
vein,
just
a
quick
comment
about
the
public,
let's
say
translation
or
the
public
communication
on
the
draft
budget.
I
just
had
a
chance
to
look
briefly
at
this
document
called
maintaining
momentum
and
I
guess.
Mr.
mayor,
through
you,
I,
would
just
ask
the
city
manager
to
ensure
that
staff
over
the
coming
five
weeks
are
clear
with
the
public
that
this
is
very
much
a
draft
budget
right
now
in
this
maintaining
momentum.
A
If
look
at
page
1,
the
headline
is
2015
budget
will
deliver
and
then
has
a
series
of
figures.
You
know,
for
example,
that
the
OC
Transpo
fare
will
increase
2.5
percent.
Clearly,
in
the
case
of
the
OC
Transpo
budget,
not
only
has
it
not
been
approved,
but
it
hasn't
even
been
tabled.
I
know
it
will
be
shortly,
but
the
point
is
I.
A
A
Before
we
can
say
things
like
2015
budget
will
do
certain
things,
so
it's
probably
too
late
for
this
document,
but
in
terms
of
the
of
the
public
communication
from
the
city
over
the
course
of
the
five
weeks
and
again
to
encourage
public
participation
and
encourage
the
public
to
see
this.
As
an
opportunity
for
really
meaningful
participation,
I
think
it's
important
to
be
careful
with
our
language,
Thank
You.
Mr.
mayor.
B
Great
and
I
would
point
out
in
the
other
documents.
Councillor
first
line
is
draft
budget
on
the
news
release
as
well
as
the
council
report
is
draft
operating
and
capital
budgets.
So
appreciate
your
perspective
on
that.
So
this
item
is
received
tabled
and
referred
to.
The
appropriate
committees
received.