Sunshine Coast Regional District 2015 Budget Summary After Round 1

1. Sunshine Coast Regional District 2015 Budget Summary After Round 1 www.scrd.ca

2. Overview- What to Expect • Introduction • Budget Process • Key Issues for 2015 Budget • 2015 Budget Figures • Assessments • 2015 Taxation & Fees • Projects & Other • Questions & Information

6. Update The Budget Process Review & Approval Planning Set Goals & Objectives www.scrd.ca

7. The Budget Process • Updating • Variance Reporting • Strategic Plan Updates • Work Plan Progress Reports • Review & Approval • Two Rounds of Budget Discussions • Five-Year Financial and Capital Plan Adoption • Planning • Annual Departmental Work Plans and Initiatives • Budget Proposal Preparation • Setting Goals and Objectives • Board Strategic Plan

8. 2015 Timeline New Strategic Plan Development Pre-Budget Planning Review & Approval Round 1 & 2 Budget Process Strategic Planning Variance Reporting; Strategic Plan & Work Plan Updates Work Plan Development www.scrd.ca

9. Key Items for 2015 Budget • Recreation Facilities: • 2014 deficit ($72,147) • $500,000 per year to fund capital maintenance plan requirements (20year capital maintenance plan shows over $10M required). • Continuation of legal costs for the Sechelt Aquatic deficiencies ($153,000 increase for 2015). • Solid Waste • Taxation increase to fund Green Waste Program and Landfill Closure Costs (Increase in $350,000 in taxation. • Transit Service Plan Expansion • $150,000 increase over 2014

10. Regional District Budget (in millions) • *Excludes member municipality debt

13. PLACEHOLDER –BUDGET

14. Assessments -Amounts as of BC Assessment 2015 “Completed Roll” -Change assumes all functions participate

15. Effects of Assessments on Taxation • What does this mean? • The property taxes apportioned to each jurisdiction would have changes by the percentage shown in the “% Change” column, even if the amount of property taxation remained unchanged. • 1includes combination of rates for both land & improvements and improvements only

16. 2015 Residential Tax by Area • 1Based on samples of 2014 Surveyor of Tax notices-amounts may vary by property • 2Based on 2014 rates per municipal website or provided by municipal staff • 3Rates as set by the Province are as follows: • Business Rates- 2.45 times residential rate • Major & Light Industry- 3.4 times residential rate • Utilities- 3.5 residential rate

17. Parcel Taxes & User Fees P/T= Parcel Tax; U/F- User Fee *Community Recreation Parcel Tax charged on improvements only

18. Summary of a few New Projects Environmental Services Protection Services • Regional Solid Waste • $92k(s)(r)- Increase regulatory & safety related items • $935k(r)(t)-Pender Landfill Closure related costs • Refuse Collection • $37k(f)- Increase contract costs • Gibsons & District Fire Dept. • $23k(r)- Fire-hall maintenance • $40k(r)-Increased gear, training, & equipment related items • Halfmoon Bay & Roberts Creek Fire Dept. • $5K(s)-Facility audits • Egmont Fire Dept. • $50K(r)/donation- New fire truck • 911 Emergency Telephone • $205k(r)(t)-Tower upgrades Water Utility Services • Regional Water • $1.02M(f)- Capital maintenance • $50K-Universal metering engagement • North & South Pender Water • $75k(r)-McNeill Lk Dam (SPH) • $120K(r)-Wesjac Rd(SPH) Transportation • Transit • $100K(t)-Service enhancement • $68k (t)(r)- 2014 deficit (t)-taxation (r)- reserves (s)- surplus (f) user fees (d) debt (g) grants

19. New Projects Continued… Parks & Cycling Paths Planning & Development • Community Parks • Over $300K(t)(s)(r)-Capital maintenance, equipment replacement, & new park projects • Bicycle & Walking Paths • $230k(g)-New path infrastructure Area B, & E • $270k(g)-New path planning projects Area A, D, E, & F • Rural & Regional Planning • $23K(t)-Affordable housing (rural) • $7K (s) for Agricultural Area Plan Implementation & Invasive species Recreation & Culture • Community Recreation Facilities • 2014 Deficit- $72K regarding 2014 projects that were not funded • $153k(t)-Legal costs for Sechelt Pool • $500K(t)-Capital repairs • $60k(t)-Increased operating costs • Libraries & Museum • 6% increase for Sechelt Library • 5% increase for Gibsons Library • 1.2% increase for Museums (t)-taxation (r)- reserves (s)- surplus (f) user fees (d) debt (g) grants

20. Support Services

21. 2015 Staffing Plan • 2015-Staff Increases: • Gibsons & District Fire- Training Officer • Transit-Service Expansion • Fleet- Mechanic

22. 2015 Staffing Plan *See approved HR Staffing Plan for changes

23. Decisions for Round 2 • General Government: • Strategic Planning & Citizen Survey • Public Transit: • Phase 2 of the Transit Expansion (base budget increases) • Increase for Transit Service person • Regional Solid Waste • Regional Recycling-Multi Materials BC revenues/enhanced recycling services • Community Recreation: • Additional capital maintenance funding • Increase in staffing for Program Coordinator • Dakota Ridge: • Minor Equipment purchases • Alternate power source (possible grant funding) • Finalize all budgets in preparation for Budget Adoption

24. Sunshine Coast Regional Hospital District (SCRHD) • St Mary’s Hospital, a $45.6 Million project where the RHD (community) is funding $15.9 Million. • Phase 3- renovation project to begin in 2015- $5.2. • Approval in principle to fund an additional $548K toward the Clinical & Systems Transformation Project for a Closed Loop Medication Management system, funded from reserves. • Continued commitment to fund $240K toward minor capital equipment. • 2015 Provisional Budget estimates taxation of $1,908,463 2014-) $1,823,714. Increase over 2014 is for an increase to contribution to reserves to fund additional capital needs at St. Mary’s

25. Questions & Information Budget Info: Budget documents: http://www.scrd.ca/Budget Provide budget feedback: http://www.scrd.ca/budgetfeedback Round 2 Budget Meeting: Monday, March 9th @ 9am 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 Questions?