02/23/2016 ADDITIONS TO COUNCIL, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2016
BUDGET MATTERS
1. 2016 Operating Budget Presentation
PRESENTATIONS
1. Niagara Age-Friendly Community Network presentation.
2. Copy of presentation, Niagara Sports Commission.
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City of Niagara Falls
2016 Operating Budget
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Tonight's Discussion
• Overview
• Operating Budget Revised
• Parking Budget
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Budget Overview
• Maintaining Core Service Levels
• Include additional enhancements due to Council priorities
• All collective bargaining agreements resolved in 2015
except Fire
• Includes enhanced services tied to Council Strategic
Priorities for Culture, Cemetery business plan and enhanced
preventative maintenance program, Transit
• Includes new positions
• Impacts revenue reductions in user fees & grants
• Includes real assessment growth
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Operating Budget Comparison -
Ex•enditures b Ob.ect Code
Expenditures 2016 2015 $Variance /0
Variance
Salaries&Wages $43,868,461 $42,145,948 1,722,513 4.09
Overtime 1,185.535 1,168,815 16,720 1.43
Employee Benefits 11,511,227 11,204,420 306,807 2.74
Long Term Debt Interest Charges 2,297,849 2,438,740 (140,891) (5.78)
Long Term Debt Principal Payments 4,134,606 4,135,920 (1,314) (0.03)
Materials&Services 17,647,472 17,014,702 632,770 3.72
Contract Services 23,552,175 22,987,064 565,111 2.46
Rents&Financials 752,022 777,135 (25,113) (3.23)
Transfers to Boards,Agencies&Commissions 105,000 74,946 30,054 40.10
Transfers to Capital 4,837,567 4,000,000 837,567 20.94
Transfers to Capital,Reserves&Reserve Funds 15,555,761 15,555,761 - 0.00
Internal Transfers 4,359,169 4.061,586 297,583 7.33
Total IISAMMOIONMONISO. $129,806,844 $125,565,037 $4,241,807 3.38
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Operating Budget Comparison - Revenues
Revenues 2016 2015 $Variance %Variance
Taxation-General 59,585,991 59,266,562 319.429 0.54
Taxation-Waste Management 6,842,129 6.867,305 (25,176) (0 37)
Taxation-Other 34,000 34,000 - 0.00
Payment in Lieu of Taxation 6,956,903 7,573,718 (616,815) (8.14)
Other Municipalities 785,212 785,212 - 0.00
Grants/Licences/Permits/Rents 4.205,972 3,613,765 592,207 16.39
Service Charges/User Fees/Concessions/Fines 5,888,598 5,915,204 (27,146) (0.46)
Penalties&Interest 2,300,000 2,450,000 (150,000) (6.12)
Investment Income/Donations 2,591,000 2,501,000 90,000 3.60
Sales/Other Revenue 25,380,410 25,087,233 293,177 1.17
Internal Transfers 4,591,969 4,349,451 242,518 5.58
Transfers from Reserves/Reserve Funds 7,017,879 7.121,587 (103.708) (1.46)
Total $126,180,063 $125,565,037 $615,026 0.49
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Operating Budget Position as at January 26, 2016
2016 Proposed Expenditures $129,806,844
2016 Proposed Revenues $126,180,063
Budget Difference $ 3,626,781
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Original Budget
2016 OCIF Adjusted 2016 2015 Variance$ Variance%
Operating
Expenditures $129,806,844 $837,567 $128,969,277 $125,565,037 $3,404,240 2.71%
Operating 126,180,063 837,567 125,342,496 125,565,037 (222,541) (0.18%)
Revenues
$3,626,781 $0 $3,626,781 $0 $3,626,781
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Operating Budget Reductions
Proposed Reductions Amount
New positions&benefits $634,389
Transit-Fuel 45,117
Grants 30,050
Fire-Snowplow and Materials 20,000
CAO-Advertising 8,000
Municipal Works Professional Development 10,725
Planning-Conferences 2,500
Finance-Conferences 1,000
Total $751,781
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2016 Budget - New Positions Eliminated
Department Position
Fire-Prevention Public Education Officer
Municipal Works-Engineering Admin. General Clerk 1
Municipal Works-Fleet Equip&Safety Trainer
Municipal Works-Fleet Garage Supervisor
Municipal Works-Cemeteries Supervisor
Recreation-Museums Collections Technician
Recreation-Museums Canada 150'"staff
Transportation-Transit Maintenance Dayshift Supervisor
Transportation-Transit Maintenance Mechanic
Transportation-Transit Maintenance Cleaner
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Budget Revised
Adjusted 2016 Reductions Final 2016 2015 Variance$ Variance%
Operating $128,969,277 $751,781 $128,217,496 $125,565,037 $2,652,459 2.11%
Expenditures
Operating 125,342,496 - 125,342,496 125,565,037 (221,541) (0.18%)
Revenues
$3,626,781 $751,781 $2,875,000 $- $2,875,000
• Spending at inflation level
• Revenues impacted by reductions in power dam PIL, by OMPF reduction,
POA reduction and no growth user fees
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Comparison of Tax Rates on the Average Household
Tax 2015 2016 $Change %Change
Assessment 219,888 224,634 4,746 2.16%
City-General $1,013.42 $1,068.32 $54.90 5.42%
City-Urban Service Area $163.46 $172.02 $8.56 5.24%
City-Waste $135.35 $134.42 ($0.93) (0.69%)
Region $1,305.86 $1,309.39 $3.53 0.27%
School $428.78 $428.78 $0.00 0.00%
Total $3,046.86 $3,112.92 $66.06 2.17%
• Consistent with other local municipalities
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Other Options
Make Further Reductions
• Spending increases within inflation
• Maintained services
• Consistent with strategic initiatives established by Council
Use of Reserves
• Reserves for specific use
OLG Contribution Agreement
• use $6 million already to subsidize levy
• Repeating practice of OMPF
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2016 Parking Budget
• Continuation of 2014 initiative to have a balanced budget
• 2015 successful year
• 2016 maintain operating expenditures
• Preliminary outcomes support surplus, transfer to reserves &
funds capital
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Parking Budget Comparison -
Ex•enditures & Revenue b Ob.ect Code
Revenues 2016 2015 $Variance %Variance
Permits $147,000 $159,100 (12,100) (7.61)
User Fees 927,318 836,850 90.468 10.81
Fines 439,000 438,854 146 0.03
Other Revenue 26.000 13.000 13.000 0.00
Transfers from Reserves,Reserve Funds - 13,000 (13,000) 0.00
Total Revenues $1,539,318 $1,460,804 78,514 5.37
Expenditures 2016 2015 $Variance %Variance
Salaries&Wages $419,012 $403,920 $15,092 3.74
Overtime 3,200 2,500 700 28.00
Employee Benefits 129,874 125.375 4,499 3.59
Materials&Services 68,894 69,688 (794) (1.14)
Contract Services 582,014 493.479 88,535 17.94
Rents&Financials 143,500 89,500 54,000 60.34
Internal Transfers 192,824 276,342 (83,518) (30.22)
Total Expenditures $1,539,318 $1,460,804 78,514 5.37
Revenues Less Expenses - - - 0.00
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Summary
• Budget was difficult due to revenue losses
• Revised spending at 2.11% which is close to Consumer Price
Index
• Maintained core service levels with slight modifications to
Transit operations
• Positive effect at declining debt servicing costs
• Staff is recommending approval of both operating & parking
budgets
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Age-Friendly Municipalities:
Seizing the Opportunity
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By: Niagara Age-Friendly Community
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Age-Friendly Niagara Falls
Overview of Presentation
1. Dawn of a "new age"
2. Seizing the "new age" opportunity for social
and economic development
3. Being guided by the Niagara Aging Strategy
4. Possible Next Steps for an age-friendly
Niagara Falls
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Dawn of a " New Age"
Today's "older adults" are different than
yesteryear's "seniors"
Most of today's older adults are increasingly
• well and active, living longer and healthier
• contributing to your community with expertise,
life experience, and volunteer time
• providing valued support to their families
• consumers in the local economy
• donors to worthy causes
Compelling Demographics
There are more older adults than ever before
• Niagara has 18.8% of adults over 65 compared to
Ontario with 14.2% *
• Niagara Falls has 17.9% of adults over 65
*Source:Statistics Canada Census of Population 2011
• The proportion of the Niagara Region population
aged 55 years and older is forecast to increase
from 27% in 2006 to 36% in 2031**
**Source:NIAGARA REGION AGE-SPECIFIC POPULATION FORECASTS BY AREA MUNICIPALITY
December 2012,by Watson and Associates Economists Ltd.
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Niagara Demographics* : 65+
NOTL — 25.6% Welland — 18.4 %
Port Colborne -21.9% Niagara Falls — 17.9%
Pelham — 20.8% Grimsby — 16.8%
Fort Erie — 19.9% Wainfleet— 16.0%
St. Catharines — 19.3% Thorold — 15.3%
Lincoln — 19.2% West Lincoln — 12.0%
Niagara Region 18.8%
*Source: Statistics Canada Census of
Population 2011
Compelling Demographics (cont
The largest percentage population increase in
the 55+ category is expected to come from
1. the Region's 55-64 age group, driven by the
aging of the Niagara's "baby boom"
population base (born between 1946 and
1964) combined with
2. positive net migration to Niagara Region in
this age group**
**Source:NIAGARA REGION AGE-SPECIFIC POPULATION FORECASTS BY AREA MUNICIPALITY
December 2012,by Watson and Associates Economists Ltd.
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Compelling Local Actions
• "The biggest demographic wave since the
postwar baby boom is about to break over
Canada, and municipal governments are on
the front line" (Canadian Federation of Municipalities)
• "Making cities and communities age-friendly
is one of the most effective local policy
approaches for responding to demographic
aging" (World Health Organization (WHO)
"Age-friendly": Economic Opportunity
• Economically, younger generations no longer
represent the biggest growth market
• Rather, baby boomers will be numerically
superior over the coming decades and will
also control the bulk of wealth and spending
• Boomer households (i.e. ages 50 to 69) spend
66% more on goods and services than
millennial households (i.e. ages 15 to 34)*
*Environics Analytics
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"Age-friendly": Economic Opportunity
• "For private businesses, the benefits of marketing
and providing goods and services to this growing
market are clear" (Ontario Seniors Secretariat )
• "Having one of the oldest populations in Niagara,
combined with data that shows seniors have
been picking up their spending levels in the past
decade, creating an age-friendly business
environment makes good business sense"
(Welland/Pelham Chamber of Commerce)
Seizing the Opportunity
Accordingly, consider
Learning more about being age-friendly....
• E.g. learn about the Niagara Aging Strategy and
Action Plan and about the related social and
economic opportunities
Engaging and seeking input from older adults
• E.g. Enhance your Seniors Citizens Advisory
Committee (6 other local municipalities have an
enhanced committee)
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Niagara's Aging Strategy/Action Plan
Backstory
• 2 Ontario Trillium Foundation grants
($290,000) to volunteer-led group 2009-2015
• Raised AFC awareness and fostered local
action groups across Niagara
• Resultant Niagara AFC Network sustained the
initiative and developed Niagara Aging
Strategy and Action Plan
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Partners
• Welland Rose City Seniors Foundation
• Welland Seniors Citizens Advisory Committee
• City of Welland Recreation and Culture
• Niagara Connects
• Niagara Region
• Niagara College
• Brock University a ��
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Age-Friendly Community:
Vision for Niagara
A caring community
that optimizes opportunities for overall well being
to enhance quality of life as people age
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Niagara Aging Strategy: What is it?
• Four documents: input from over 500 older
adults and stakeholders from across Niagara.
on needs, strategies and actions (e.g.
recreation, housing, employment,
transportation, health care etc.) for older
adults who are:
1. 'well &fit' or
2. 'need some help' or
3. 'need 24/7 care'
Aging Strategy: Community's Goals
1. Elevate the profile, level of
leadership and engagement of �' ;i;
seniors in the community
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3. Optimize the health and wellness of seniors
4. Improve access and utilization of services and
supports
5. Improve and maintain a supportive infrastructure
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Niagara Falls focus groups
• Coronation Centre working well
• Chair-a-van and kneeling buses working well
and more service would be welcomed
• Consider daily passes for transit
• Improve collaboration among transit
providers, with possible van pools and
creative use of school buses
• Bike lanes and scooter issues need attention
Niagara Falls focus groups (cont-d)
• Computer training for older adults
• Improved in-home support services
• Concerns over having to travel out-of-town for
specialized care
• Concerns over affordability of housing
• Stronger senior citizens advisory committee
role
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Seizing the "New Age" Opportunity
Consider these possible next steps....
• Raising awareness of Age-Friendly Community
(AFC) principles among management and staff
• Investing in easy-to-achieve items for all ages
(e.g. larger font on road signs, more curb cuts,
walking paths with park benches)
• Assigning a staff member as AFC champion to
oversee your AFC strategy (e.g. beginning with
researching what other municipalities are doing)
• Requesting a staff report back to Council on
possible next steps
Seizing the "New Age" Opportunity
(cont'd)
Consider these possible next steps ....
• Developing a strategy for capitalizing on the
social and economic capital of older adults
• Joining the World Heath Organization's Age-
Friendly Cities Network
• Enhancing your Seniors Citizens Advisory
Committee and engaging them to regularly
provide an "age-friendly" lens for your
municipality and community
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Agenda _j SPORT
1. About the Niagara Sport Commission
2. About the Canada Summer Games
3 Benefits of Hosting
4. Opportunity for Niagara
5. Past Economic Impacts
6. What makes a successful bid
7. Next Steps for Niagara
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About the SPORT
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• NSC is a non-profit organization that uses sport to
achieve broader community agendas in the areas of
economic and community development
• The NSC is a Regionally focused organization that pursues
event and bid hosting opportunities to drive sport tourism
into Niagara,while promoting the Region as a premier
destination for sport
• Most Recent example was the 2016 IIHF U18 World
Womens Hockey Championship at the Meridian Centre
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About the Canada Games < SPORT
• Held every 2 years,alternating between summer and winter
• Potential involvement of 4,600 athletes, coaches. and managers
• 16 day operation
• 16 days public programming
• 17 summer sports
• The Games garner national attention for over 3 weeks, with TSN as a
partner with the Canada Games Council.
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About the Canada Games < SPORT
• Designed to celebrate the nation's centenary by bringing together
provinces and territories through sport
• Development of athletes,coaches and the sport sector.
• It prepares athletes for participation in national and
international events.
• Highest level multi-sport competition in Canada.
• Started in 1967-Quebec City; held every 2 years alternating
summer&winter games.
• The Games are a property of the Canada Games Council
and supported financially by the Federal& Provincial
Governments.
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Games Benefit 4 SPORT
Community Development Legacy
• Community Leadership • Upgraded facilities
• Volunteer Development • Equipment
• Community Capacity
Economic Enhancement • Officials
• Visitor Impact
• Economic Infusion
• Additional testing events
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Opportunity for Niagara SPORT
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• Leverage planned infrastructure and form new partnerships
• Strengthen partnerships with community stakeholders
• Use Sport as development to build community
• Build on recent successes and showcase the Region as a tourism
destination
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Past Economic Impacts _<>SPORT
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Host Measurable Results
2009 PEI • $3.3 million dollar surplus from the Games;
Summer Games • $81.5 million throughout Prince Edward Island.
2013 Sherbrooke(QC) • $510 K surplus from budget
Summer Games • $2 million in games financial legacy fund
• $165.5 million throughout Quebec
• $110.7 million for Sherbrooke
• 1111 full-time jobs
2015 Prince George • $3.3 million dollar surplus from the Games;
(BC)Winter Games • $62.9 million throughout British Columbia
• $37.3 million for Prince George
• 693 jobs and$43.1 million in wages in salaries
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What Makes a Successful Bid < SPORT
Top 5 Success Factors:
• 100% Community Support
• Strong Volunteer Leadership
• Athlete Centered (Care&Comfort)
• Solid Base of Existing Facilities
• Experience in Hosting Events
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Next Steps for Niagara SPORT
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• May/16—Deadline for municipalities to submit letter of intent
and deposit on bid fee. Municipalities become"bid cities"at
this stage.
• July/16—Canada Games Council complete site visits and
preliminary bid evaluations.
• August/16—Canada Games approves short list of eligible
bid cities(3).
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Next Steps for Niagara <A SPORT
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• January 31/17—Short listed bid cities submit final
comprehensive bids, pay balance of bid fee.
• February/17—Canada Games Council completes final
evaluation of short listed bids.
• April/17—Winning bid announced.
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Ask SPORT
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That Council support the Niagara Sport Commission's
investigation of a regional bid application to host the 2021
Canada Summer Games, and
That Council request the Regional Municipality of Niagara
endorse the investigation of a regional bid application to host
the 2021 Canada Summer Games
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Questions =S SPORT
Bram Cotton CEO
Niagara Sport Commission
20 Pine Street North,
Thorold,ON
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