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SPECIAL COUNCIL MINUTES
DECEMBER 12, 2013 CITY OF KITCHENER
A special meeting of City Council was held at 5:40 p.m. this date, chaired by Councillor S. Davey with
all members present except Mayor C. Zehr and Councillors D. Glenn-Graham and Z. Janecki.
Notice of this meeting had been previously given to all members of Council by the City Clerk pursuant
to Chapter 25 (Council Procedure) of the Municipal Code.
1. 2014 OPERATING BUDGET
Moved by Councillor B. Ioannidis
Seconded by Councillor Y. Fernandes
“That staff be directed to report and / or take appropriate action on the following matters
arising from the December 12, 2013 special Finance and Corporate Services Committee
meeting relative to the 2014 Operating Budget, as outlined in the chart below:
DivisionTopicAction
ENTERPRISE/
Provide information via email
COMMUNITY
correspondence on Hockey and Soccer
User Fees
PROGRAMS &
Associations fees charged to their
SERVICES
participants.
Explain declining hourly parking revenue
TRANSPORTATION
Parking stream participants via email
SERVICES
correspondence.
Provide high level information on
Economic Development assessment increases due to EDIF
Investment Fund (EDIF)investment.
ECONOMIC
Provide information outlining what Economic
DEVELOPMENT
Development priorities could be addressed
Alternative Revenue if the remaining Alternative Revenue funding
Sources ($150,000) were directed to Economic
Development.
Provide the BMA City comparison graph
Household
over the last 4 years. (Page O-19).
Comparisons
Provide information about how the proposed
tax rate increases for Kitchener / Region /
HouseholdSchool Board would impact the average
Comparisons resident (Page O-20 Household comparison
slide).
Provide schedule of tax and rate changes
FINANCIAL
over the last 10 years (both including EDIF
PLANNING
Historical Information
and excluding EDIF).
Provide details of tax levy change related to
compensation in 2014 Tax Levy change
Tax Levy
Detail slide. (Page O-30)
Using the financial variance report format,
provide a comparison between the 2013
Budget comparators
budget and the proposed 2014 budget.
SPECIAL COUNCIL MINUTES
DECEMBER 12, 2013 - 298-CITY OF KITCHENER
1. 2014 OPERATING BUDGET (CONT’D)
Provide information about what New Main
KITCHENER
Delayed Opening Branch Library costs could potentially be
PUBLIC LIBRARY
Impactdeferred to 2015 based on its delayed
opening in 2014.
Provide issue paper outlining lost time
(WSIB and non-occupational lost time)
Lost time
noting fire separately.
HUMAN
Update the overtime issue paper to include:
RESOURCES
1) The financial impact of the fire paid sick
time per eligible employee;
Overtime
2) Convert fire hours to days;
3) 2013 overtime information for Kitchener;
4) Guelph overtime survey results
Provide a list of mobile technology projects
and indicate the implications if only one of
INFORMATION
Mobile Technology
the two proposed Full Time Equivalents
TECHNOLOGY Strategic Initiative
(FTEs) were approved.
Update the Street Tree issue paper to
Street Tree
outline the cost impact if the requested
Maintenance Strategic
FTEs was hired seasonally.
Initiative
OPERATIONS
Provide information outlining the possibility
of people donating trees for planting when
Tree Maintenance
their boulevard tree is removed (costs
savings, liability, ability to issue tax receipts)
Update the Asset Management issue paper
to include information regarding the
ASSET Asset Management
Province's asset management plan
MANAGEMENT
Strategic Initiative
requirements to receive grant funding, and
how it relates to the proposed FTE.
1) Provide regional comparison of new
proposed engineering fees.
2) Provide impact/risks if residents widen
Cost Recovery
their driveway without proper City
Alternative Revenues
approval.
ENGINEERING
3) Indicate what other bylaws are in place to
protect the City should this occur.
Provide storm water projection assuming
Stormwater Utility
1% or 2% rate increases instead of 3%..
Provide 2014 water rate increases for
WATER UTILITY
Water Rates
Waterloo and Cambridge.
Carried.
2. BY-LAW FOR THREE READINGS
Moved by Councillor K. Galloway-Sealock
Seconded by Councillor B. Ioannidis
“That leave be given the Mover and Seconder to introduce a by-law to confirm all actions and
proceedings of the Council and that the same be taken as read a first, second and third times, be
finally passed and numbered 2013-166 by the Clerk.”
Carried.
SPECIAL COUNCIL MINUTES
DECEMBER 12, 2013 - 299-CITY OF KITCHENER
On motion the meeting adjourned at 1:02 p.m.
MAYOR CLERK