SCRD 2013 Budget

1. SCRD 2013 Budget Final Budget

2. Overview • Regional District Overview • Legislation • What Does the SCRD Do? • The Regional District Budget • Budget Overview & Process • Budget Numbers • Assessment Growth • 2013 Taxation & Fees • Projects & Other • Questions?

3. Legislation • Local Government Act & Community Charter • Sets limits on what and how we do things • Borrowing; Taxation, Fees, and charges; Budget and Annual Reporting. • The LG Act (803.1) requires that all costs incurred by a RD in relation to a service, including admin., are part of that service. Each service is a “silo” and funds from one service can’t offset another service. • Service Establishment Bylaws • Limits amount of taxation; sets scope of service; and determines who pays

4. What Does the SCRD Do? • RD’s serve 3 important purposes: • Representation for the rural areas • SCRD represents 5 rural areas and 3 municipalities • Framework for municipalities and rural areas to collaborate • Provide both regional and sub regional services • The SCRD provides 41 distinct types of services through 95 active functions (70 silos).

5. Budget Overview & Processes • May/June - Strategic Planning • Fall – Department Work Plans Presented to Board • Forms basis for Budget Proposals (2 days) • Three Rounds Public Budget Meetings – January, February and March, 8 full days • Public Presentations

6. Planning and Budget Processes

7. Base Budget Process • Establish a “base” level of service and the costs associated with providing that service - base is only what is needed to run the service at that level approved by the Board • Budget Proposals are then presented for service enhancements, special projects or reductions. Some decisions are mandatory, involving safety, compliance or imminent asset failure.

8. Financial Sustainability Policy • Strategies used in 2013 budget process • Cost Containment- Inflation • Efficiencies & service level reductions • Fees & charges- Keeping fees in line with costs • Stabilization through operating and other reserves • Capital - Longer-term planning • One-time revenue sources- Surpluses

9. Regional District Budget • *Excludes member municipality debt • **Includes carry-forward projects and excluded landfill closure work

10. Operating Budget $30.05mil

11. Sources of Funding –$42.55 in millions

12. Assessments Assessment Changes Non Market and Overall

13. Effects of Assessments & Taxation Tax by Area1 • 1includes combination of rates for both land & improvements and improvements only • 2based on 2012 rates per municipal websites or provided by staff • 3% change $ multiplied by % of Muni. Tax per 2012 rates.

14. Parcel Taxes & User Fees • Regional Water PT & user fees + 4% • impact on typical household SFD +$17.68 • Refuse collection EA’s +5% per household • impact on typical household +$6.04 • North Pender Water PT & User Fee 10% per household • impact on typical household +$42.57 • South Pender Water PT & User Fee 10% per household • impact on typical household +$53.13

15. 2013 Project Highlights General Government • Comprehensive Software Review and Implementation • Citizen Engagement System Planning • Continued Rural Areas Grant-in-Aid funding

16. Protective Services Gibsons & District Fire Department • Increase in honorariums (increase in taxation $71K) • Training facility enhancements (surplus) Roberts Creek Fire Department • Additional Training for new recruits Halfmoon Bay Fire Department • New command vehicle (surplus) Emergency Telephone 911 • Continuation of 9-1-1 radio & fire paging system upgrades (reserves) Emergency Planning • Dedicated Use Vehicle (surplus and reserves)

17. Transportation Services Transit • Preparing for replacement of buses (reserves) • Park and Ride Pilot Program • Transit Future Plan Ports • Capital maintenance program in both Area F Islands and Area B ($45K new taxation) • Keats Landing • Eastbourne & Halket Bay (Gambier) • Hopkins Landing • Halfmoon Bay

18. Environmental Services Regional Solid Waste • Increased handling and fee requirements for contaminated loads such as treated wood and asbestos • Increased regulatory requirements for lab analysis, and environmental monitoring, and geotechnical assessment • Increase contribution to fund Landfill Closure Liability • Continued commitment for “Backroad Trash Bash” • Green Waste Plan • Implement Zero Waste Management Plan Sustainable Services • Continue with implementation of Corporate and Community Energy and Emissions Plans

19. Water & Waste Water Services Utility Services Division • Complete Long Range Water Master Plans for all three water service areas • Implementation of Chapman Creek Source Assessment Response Plan Initiatives • Start construction of the South Pender Harbour Water Treatment Plant - $5M • McNeil Lake Dam Stability Analysis and Upgrades (South Pender) • Implement universal metering program for North & South Pender • Continuation of meter installs in regional system • Investigate drought mitigation options for Chapman Creek • Water main renewal program - $680K • Weather Monitoring Station and Snow Survey (SARP Initiatives) • Expansion of Water Treatment Plant Residuals Management Area

20. Planning & Development Services Regional Planning • Agriculture Area Plan- Stage 2 & 3 (proposed grant, surplus & taxation) Rural Planning • Finalize OCPs for Area B & D, and begin new OCP Area A Economic Development • Continued support for: • Gibsons and Pender Harbour Chamber initiatives • Sunshine Coast Tourism Society • All rural area support for travel ambassador program • Pender Harbour Health Care Centre • Financial commitment for Coast wide economic development initiatives

21. Recreation & Culture Community Recreation Facilities • Completion of Parks and Recreation Master Plan • Completion of repairs to Sechelt Arena • Increased hours to Gibsons Pool • Gibsons Pool- Tot Pool repairs • Required Safety Repairs (various locations) Pender Harbour Pool • Extended hours added to base budget (July Hours) • Update to safety equipment and signage • New gym equipment Regional Recreation • Continuation of Sechelt Youth Centre (funded from GIA Community Schools for 2013-Areas A, B,D,E,F,DoS,ToG ) • One-Time extra funding for continuing Night’s Alive Program

22. Recreation & Culture Libraries and Museums • Continued support of Libraries and Museums • Sechelt Library Grant funding levels – new Memorandum of Understanding to be developed Health Services Cemetery • Columbaria Installation • Planning Memorial Wall and Green Burial

23. Parks and Recreation Parks • Alternate Trail at Ocean Beach Esplanade and Oak Street • Continuation of Shoreline Mitigation project at Chaster Beach • New beach access at Fullerton (Area B) • Cliff Gilker Playground Improvement plans • Asset replacement-fleet vehicle, mower and gator Bikeways & Walkways • Area A new bikeways function come online-planning for Lilly Lake • Area B, D, E, and F (Marine Drive) projects planned for 2013 Dakota Ridge • New snowmobile, piston bully replacement planning and trail expansion planning

24. Other Items • Regional Hospital District : • Spring 2013, completion of St Mary’s expansion Project $15.9M RHD ($44.15M Total); Fall 2013 Phase 2- renovation project; Proposed additional minor capital- $400K RHD ($1M Total) Both from debt and reserves, no new tax impact.

25. Questions You may contact our office: by Phone: 604-885-6800 website: www.scrd.ca by mail: Sunshine Coast Regional District 1975 Field Road Sechelt, B.C., V0N 3A1