That the following actions be taken with respect to the 2019 Annual Budget Update – Operating:
a) the following actions be taken with respect to the following Operating Budget Amendment Cases:
i) Business Cases #1 (Adjustments to Reduce the Tax Levy) - Net Impact $(1,072), #3 (Confidential - Labour Relations) - Net Impact $(2,000), and #5 (Additional Land Ambulance Resources) - Net Impact $590, BE APPROVED;
ii) Business Case #2 (Cancellation of Planned 2019 Minimum wage Increase) - Net Impact $(521), BE APPROVED;
iii) Business Case #4 (Bicycle Lane Maintenance) - Net Impact $408, BE APPROVED;
iv) Business Case #6 (Safeguard Program - London Police Service) - Net Impact $161, BE APPROVED;
v) Business Case #7 (London Children's Museum - Funding Request) - Net Impact $0, BE APPROVED, including the amended sources of financing for the Case ($1,500,000 – Economic Development Reserve Fund and $500,000 – Tourism Infrastructure Reserve Fund);
vi) Business Case #13 (Subsidized Transit for Seniors) - Net Impact $285, BE APPROVED;
b) the Hamilton Road Business Improvement Area (BIA) BE GIVEN a grant in the amount of $50,000 for 2019 to assist the BIA in their activities; it being noted that this is a 4 km, low assessment area with a 4.9% levy totaling only $70,000; it being further noted that the grant would be funded from the Community Investment Reserve Fund; and,
c) that $330,000 from Assessment Growth revenue BE ALLOCATED to the 2019 Budget in order to off-set the tax levy.