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That the following actions be taken with
respect to the review of the 2012 Budget, as generally outlined in the attached
presentation from the Director, Financial Planning and Policy:
a)
the
following actions be taken with respect to the Capital Grant Allocation
Program for the year 2012:
i)
a
moratorium on capital grant allocations ($200,000) BE IMPOSED for the
year 2012;
ii)
the
request received at the Budget Public Participation Meeting from “My Sisters’
Place” BE REFERRED to the 2013 Budget process, with a fulsome business
plan to accompany the ask;
iii)
the
Capital Grant Allocation Program BE CONTINUED as a line item in future
City budgets for further consideration; and;
iv)
the
‘A’ list 2012 Budget reductions BE APPROVED;
b) the
following actions be taken with respect to the Community Services new
initiatives that were funded in the base budget:
i)
the
London System Reengineering: Neighbourhood Child and Family Centres (NCFC)
and London Strengtheneing Neighbourhoods Strategy (LSNS) initiatives BE
APPROVED IN PRINCIPLE;
ii)
the
Civic Administration BE DIRECTED to report back to the Strategic
Priorities and Policy Committee Budget meeting with respect to additional
departmental review and other opportunities to accommodate the above-noted
initiatives with a $600,000 departmental budget reduction; and,
iii)
2012
funding for the Community Development and Housing (Social Housing) initiative
BE REMOVED from the 2012 levy calculation;
c) the
following actions be taken with respect to the 2012 budgets submitted by boards,
commissions and outside agencies which exceeded the Council target:
i) Middlesex
London Health Unit (MLHU) budget:
A.
the
MLHU BE REQUIRED to reduce the City-funded portion of the budget by
$496,000, in accordance with the previous direction of Council in order to
continue to work toward the City funding only 25% of the MLHU; and,
B.
the
MLHU and the City Solicitor BE REQUESTED to report back to the February
9th meeting of the SPPC with respect to the impacts specific to mandated
programs and any potential legal implications based on existing agreements
including the Public Health Accountability Agreement with the Province;
ii) the
London Police Service BE REQUESTED to accommodate the Council-directed
2012 budget target by reducing their proposed budget by $1.5 million; and,
iii) the
London & Middlesex Housing Corporation, Land Ambulance and Conservation
Authorities BE REQUESTED to accommodate the Council-directed 2012
budget target and to provide an information report to the Strategic
Priorities and Policy Committee with respect to the implications the required
budget reductions;
d) the
Civic Administration, boards, commissions and outside agencies BE DIRECTED
develop and submit to the Strategic Priorities and Policy Committee meeting
of February 9, 2012, a “B” list of proposed additional budget cuts, in order
to achieve a 0% property tax levy increase; and,
e) the
following actions be taken with respect to the proposed “Adds and Cuts” business
cases:
i)
the
following allocations BE APPROVED:
A.
Management
of Emerald Ash Borer in the amount of $500,000; it being noted there will be
a realignment of the proposed 2012 funding for various related work and that
Civic Administration will continue to explore revenue opportunities; it being
further noted that this proposed allocation will also incorporate the
requested amount from ReForest London;
B.
Pest
Control with Bed Bug Focus (LMHC) in the amount of $141,000; it being noted that
there is an associated impact on the LMHC budget as a whole related to this
allocation; it being further noted that alternate funding will also be
sought;
C. Diversity
Programs/Initiatives in the amount of $75,000; and,
D. Mayor’s Office –
Community Engagement and Relationship Building in the amount of $50,000;
ii)
the
following initiatives BE APPROVED IN PRINCIPLE, with the Civic
Administration to provide a report to the Strategic Priorities and Policy
Committee with respect to one-time funding sources outside of the tax levy:
A. Sports Park
Development in the amount of $2,000,000;
B. Ontario Works in
the Community – South in the amount of $6,500,000; it being noted that
$2,200,000 is currently earmarked in reserve for this project;
C. Corporate Asset
Management Development in the amount of $150,000;
D. Corporate Asset
Management Software System and Consultants in the amount of $130,000; and,
E. Corporate Records
Management Program in the amount of $170,000;
iii)
the
following initiatives BE CONSIDERED with the Capital budget process,
with funding to be sourced from within the existing Capital Plan:
A. SOHO Streetscape
Improvement, in the revised amount of $800,000; and,
B. Downtown On-street
Pay & Display Meters in the amount of $300,000; and,
iv)
one-time
funding from OBCR, in the revised amount of $100,000, BE ALLOCATED to
the Service Review initiative; and,
v)
no
funding BE ALLOCATED to the remaining business cases and initiatives
from the 2012 tax levy, as outlined in the attached action summary.
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