01/14/2014 ADDITIONS TO COUNCIL, TUESDAY, JANUARY 14, 2014
PRESENTATIONS
1. Copy of 2014 Operating Budget presentation.
2. Copy of 2013 Winter Storm response presentation.
BY-LAWS
Additional By-law
1. 2014-06 A by-law to amend By-law No. 2002-081, being a by-law to appoint City
employees, agents and third parties for the enforcement of provincial or
municipal by-laws.
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Key Financial Information
2013 Expenses/Revenues
Budget Adjusted for Inflation
Debt Balances
Capital Funding vs. Amortization
Property Taxes by Class — 2013
2013 Expenses by Department
Total Expense for 2013 $98.90 million
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Capital Funding vs. Amortization
2013 Amortization Expense: $20,831,032
2013 Contribution to Capital: $15,882,000
Consists of:
Taxation Budget $ 4,000,000
Water Utility $ 4,100,000
Sewer Utility $ 4,730,000
Transit Gas Tax $ 532,000
Infrastructure Gas Tax $ 2,520,000
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2013 Main Sources of Revenue
Property Taxation $53,762,831 54.36%
Payment in Lieu $10,439,834 10.56%
User Fees $ 5,931,810 6.00%
Waste Management $ 6,485,237 6.56%
Other Revenues $ 5,913,742 5.98%
All Other Sources $16,371,146 16.55%
Total Revenues $98,904,600
2013 Property Taxes by Class
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•Commercial-$19.14 miim(35.01%I
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2014 Budget Highlights
Budget Process to Date
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Summary of All Responsibility Centre Expenses
City Council,
Committees& Boards $6,276,660 $6,228,317 $48,343 .78%
Administrative Services 24,550,975 23,862,808 688,167 2.88%
Fire & Building Services 20,797,282 20,214,544 582,738 2.88%
Municipal Works 18,689,024 17,449,937 1,239,087 7.10%
Parks&Cemeteries 4,283,294 4,955,584 (672,290) (13.57)%
Transportation 13,977,151 13,377,350 599,801 4.48%
Recreation&Culture 11,006,340 10,784,570 221,770 2.06%
Planning& Business
Development 2,180,081 2,031,490 148,591 7.31%
Total $101,760,807 $98,904,600 $2,856,207 2.89%
Year Over Year Comparison - Expenditures
Salaries&Wages $40,896,717 $39,211,900 $1,684,817 4.30%
Overtime 1,143,667 1.148,026 (4,359) (0.38)%
Employee Benefits 10,413,706 10,093,836 319,870 3.17%
Long Term Debt Interest
Charges 2,635,679 2,827,516 (191,837) (6.78)%
Long Term Debt Principal
4,449,331 4,575,004 (125,673) (2.75)%
Payments
Materials&Services 16,080.183 15,798,699 281,484 1.78%
Contract Services 17,503,648 16,829,320 674,328 4.01%
Rents& Financials 675,490 481,140 194,350 40.39%
Transfers to Boards,Agencies 81,780 80,393 1,387 1.73%
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Transfers to Capital, Reserves
4,885,761 5,020,761 (135,000) (13.231%
&Reserve Funds
Internal Transfers 2,994,845 2,838,005 156,840 5.53%
Total $101,760,807 $98,904,600 2,856,207 2.89%
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Adjusted 2014 Expenditures
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Proposed 2014 Expenditure
$2,856,207 2.89%
Increase
Add back reduction in Debt
317,510 0.31%
Service
Revised $3,173,713 3.20%
Important to Note:
Proposed 2014 debt servicing amount 6.56% own source revenue
Provincial Limit (ARL) 25.00% own source revenue
Overview of Significant Changes to
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Year Over Year Comparison - Revenues
Taxation—General $54,655,297 $53.762,831 $892,466 1.66%
Taxation—Waste Management 6,561,586 6,485,237 76,349 1.18%
Taxation—Other 34,000 34,000 - 0.00%
Payment in Lieu of Taxation 10,439,834 10,439,834 - 0.00%
Other Municipalities 631,436 862,413 (230,977) (26.78)%
Grants/Licences/Permits/Rents 3,714,630 3,749,131 (34,501) (.92)%
Service Charges/User Fees 6,307,092 5,956,810 350,282 5.88%
Concessions/Fines 285,980 282,000 3,980 1.41%
Penalties&Interest 2,450,000 2,450,000 - 0.00%
Investment Income/Donations 2,301,000 2.176,000 125,000 5.74%
Sales/Other Revenue 7,006,601 7,047,205 (40,604) (0.58)%
Internal Transfers 3,106,188 3,669,137 (562,949) (15.34)%
Transfers from 2,579,576 1,990,002 589,574 29.63%
Reserves/Reserve Funds
Total $100,073,220 $98,904,600 1,168,620 1.18%
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Revenue Issues
increased in revenue from taxation
represents real growth in
assessment is new, not value
appreciation
reduction of Ontario Municipal
Partnership Fund of $279,000
Where Are We Now?
2014 Proposed Expenditures $101,760,807
2014 Proposed Revenues 100,073,220
Budget Difference $ 1,687,587
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Next Steps
1. Reports - Doctor Recruitment
- Advertising Communication
- Water billing report — utility budget
- Presentation from Airport
- Parking fee structure — utility budget
- Debt management strategy update
- Fee for service summary
2. Other Council direction to Staff
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Prepared by Municipal Works
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2013 Winter Storm Response
Weather Conditions
• Winter Storm event on December 14th, 2013 resulted
in a full-scale plowing/sanding/salting operation which
left an accumulation of snow approximately 15 cm to
20 cm deep.
• Fluctuating temperatures created freezing/thawing
conditions.
• Winter Storm event on December 22nd, 2013 affecting
most of southern Ontario arrives on Sunday morning.
The storm brings with it high winds and a mixture of
freezing rain and snow.
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Saturday, Dec.l4th and Sunday, Dec.15th, 2013.
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• Niagara Region 15-20 cm of snow with isolated higher amounts.
• Easterly winds off Lake Ontario provided extra moisture to lift the system which is why some
spots received more snow with the heaviest bound for the Golden Horseshoe and Niagara.
• Once the snow storm exited squalls filled the void with a northerly northwesterly wind
component(London area one of the worst hit). Winds 50-60 km/h.
Sunday, December 22nd, 2013.
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• A major winter storm hit southern Ontario Saturday afternoon through Sunday bringing
significant freezing rain and ice accumulation on trees.
• This storm also brought snowfall amounts near 15 cm.
• By the time Sunday came to an end parts of the Golden Horseshoe and Southwestern Ontario
saw freezing rain up to 40 mm.
• Two back-to-back weather systems brought large amounts of precipitation into the region.
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Precip,tation in Niagara Falls
City of Niagara Falls Rainfall
December 20-24 2013
2013 Winter Storm Response
Service Calls and Requests — Dec. 21st and Dec. 22nd
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Trees Knocked down and dangerous 194'
Sanitary Basement Flooding/Lateral Backups 141
Roads and Icy conditions at slopes and intersections 75
Sidewalks and Roadway flooding
Water Main breaks 2
Note that staff continue to receive calls regarding tree damage from this event
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2013 Winter Storm Response
Basement Flooding
• See City of Toronto website video on
Basement Flooding
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2013 Winter Storm Response
July 19, 2013
• 457 total flooding incidents of which 205 (45%) were in combined
sewer areas.
• 4 (1%)were in the Chippawa area.
Dec. 22, 2013
• 141 total flooding incidents of which 37 (26%) were in combined
sewer areas
• 29 (21%)were in the Chippawa area.
— Approximately 18%of the City's total sewer system is still
combined(75 km out of 415 km of sewer).
— 15 Residents reported Basement Flooding after BOTH Storm
Events.
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2013 Winter Storm Response
Meadowvale P.S. Sewer Area
• Constructed in 1970
• P.S. Upgraded in 2008/2009 to replace existing pumps,
emergency standby generator (tested monthly — last
test Dec. 16, 2013), new instrumentation for remote
monitoring capability, installation of flow meters.
• Station is remotely monitored 24/7.
• Electric feed comes from a different location than the
homes in the area.
• No Alarms on Dec. 21 and Dec. 22, 2013.
• The City and the Region working cooperatively to
inform each other of problems or maintenance in the
area.
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2013 Winter Storm Response
Meadowvale P.S. Sewer Area
• Operating Challenges — Grease (Main Sewer
Video), (Lateral Video)
• Minor settlement (sag) in pipe on Meadowvale
Drive south of Thornhill Circle (11m +/-)
• Minor settlement in pipe on Sussex Drive just
upstream of P.S. (to be confirmed)
• Interim emergency bypass pumping (to storm
sewer), WRAP Program, Public Info Session.
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Chippawa Sewer Area
• Awaiting further operational details from
Niagara Region regarding Low Lift P.S.
• Construction of Storage Tank and pump
upgrades at Low Lift P.S. in 2014 (Region/City).
• Construction of Storage Tank at Riverview Park
in 2015.
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Chippawa Sewershed
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Chippawa Sewer Area
• Operational Challenges — Response Protocol
• Emergency By-Pass to storm outlet in 2
locations
• WRAP Program
• Monitor construction sites (new development)
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2013 Winter Storm Response
Next Steps
• Include the costs of interim solutions (CCTV
inspections, flushing, cleaning) in the 2014
Utility Budget.
• Initiate flow monitoring program to identify
and prioritize in high risk areas.
• Increase the awareness of the City's Weeping-
tile Removal Assistance Program (WRAP)
2013 Winter Storm Response
Next Steps, continued...
• Develop aggressive policies and strategies
through the Master Drainage Plan and
Pollution Control Plan update studies
(currently underway).
• Public Information Sessions with Meadowvale
Sewershed residents.
• Implement QMS for Sanitary/Storm Drainage
Systems (as per Drinking Water System)
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CITY OF NIAGARA FALLS
By-law No. 2014 -
A by-law to amend By-law No. 2002-081, being a by-law to appoint City employees, agents
and third parties for the enforcement of provincial or municipal by-laws.
THE COUNCIL OF THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF NIAGARA FALLS ENACTS
AS FOLLOWS:
1. By-law No. 2002-081 is amended by deleting Schedule"D4"and that Schedule"D4"
attached hereto shall be inserted in lieu thereof.
2. By-law 2012-23 is hereby repealed.
Passed this fourteenth day of January, 2014.
DEAN IORFIDA, CITY CLERK JAMES M. DIODATI, MAYOR
First Reading: January 14, 2014.
Second Reading: January 14, 2014.
Third Reading: January 14, 2014.
SCHEDULE "D4"
HOCO LIMITED
1. Parking By-law Enforcement Officers on private property:
Keith Bennett Mike Morrone
Blair Cottage Dean Murray
Dylan Dance Carlos Peralta
Justin Facci
Abby Kapur