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2009 Capital Budget and Four Year Forecast January 14, 2009. Presentation Overview. Budget overview 2009 capital financing summary Five year capital plan Departmental highlights Recommendation Timetable – next steps. Overview – 2009 Expenditures. Preliminary approvals $5.1
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2009 Capital Budget and Four Year Forecast January 14, 2009
Presentation Overview • Budget overview • 2009 capital financing summary • Five year capital plan • Departmental highlights • Recommendation • Timetable – next steps
Overview – 2009 Expenditures Preliminary approvals $5.1 Today’s approvals $7.4 Total for 2009 $12.5
Overview – 2009 Financing $4.7 of external contributions in 2009
Overview – Strategic Plan D1 & D5: reduce basement flooding and sewer backups, surface flooding - $3.7 m on Crescent Park & Thunder Bay B5 & D1: supply serviced developable land - $1.2 m on Garrison Road D3: improve functionality/maint. of Town facilities - $1.1 m on Crystal Ridge & Leisureplex A3: increase parks & open space - $0.5 m on Crystal Beach East, B. Connolly Field, Crystal Ridge Park C5: balance burden of investment – PSAB implementation, reserve benchmarks, access Federal/Provincial funding
Overview – 2009 Environment • Infrastructure spending is a critically important economic stimulus • AMO pushing Prov/Feds for increased/flexible funding for municipal infrastructure • BCF Funding– prove that we are doing more or doing it sooner • Gas tax – maintain base spending We need to be prepared – this budgets does that
2009 Capital Budget Financing • External financing of $4.7 m. • $4.4 m of Fed/Prov. Grants • Gas tax ($1.4 m) • MEDT ($0.1 m in 2009 & $0.9 m in 2010) • Investing in Ontario ($1.4 m) • BCF ($1.4 in 2009 & $0.8 in 2010) • $0.3 m municipal drain contributions & donations
2009 Capital Budget Financing Internal financing of $7.8 m • Council’s strategy of increased reserves • MMAH – financial indicators improving • Contingency plan for slot revenues to reserves • Growth needs to pay for growth • DC study update to consider sewer shortfall
2009 Capital Financial Impacts Asset Management & Investment Plan
Five Year Capital Plan • Not static • Maximize external grants – be ready and flexible • May change with Council’s direction • re industrial business park, fire facility review, Bay Beach redevelopment, Bridgeburg Neighbourhood Plan etc.
Departmental Highlights Remaining 2009 program & forecast • Community planning & development • Fire • Infrastructure services Questions
Recommendation • That the remaining 2009 capital budget of $7,373,065, as set out in appendix A to report no. CBC-03-09, be approved for a total 2009 capital budget of $12,526,285.