Budget Committee of the Whole Meeting
Agenda

Meeting #:BCW#01-20
Date:
-
Location:
Council Chambers
225 East Beaver Creek Road
Richmond Hill, Ontario
Chair, Joe DiPaola, Regional and Local Councillor

(Deferred from the November 26, 2019 Budget Committee of the Whole meeting)

  • a) That Council approve the changes to the manner in which the City provides public notices and advertises services and events, as generally described in staff reports SRCFS.19.052 and SRCFS.19.044 (Attachment A to staff report SRCFS.19.52);

    b) That the Office of the Clerk’s 2020 Operating Budget for Advertising expenses be reduced to reflect the approved changes to the manner in which the City provides public notices and advertises services and events, as described in staff report SRCFS.19.052;

    c) That a By-law to repeal and replace Notice By-Law 170-07, being Chapter 278 of the Municipal Code, as generally described in staff report SRCFS.19.052, be enacted;

    d) That all Council approved policies requiring newspaper notices be deemed amended to only require website and other digital media notices.

- Presentation by representatives of the Village of Richmond Hill Business Improvement Area (BIA) Board of Management, regarding the 2020 BIA Proposed Budget

  • a) That the 2020 operating budget of $129,940 for the Village of Richmond Hill Business Improvement Area as provided within staff report SRCFS.20.007 be approved;

    b) That the amount of $129,940 be levied upon the rateable properties in the improvement areas.

  • That all capital projects listed in Appendix “A” to staff report SRCFS.20.005;

    i) Be closed;

    ii) Projects with unexpended funds be returned to source(s) as identified;

    iii) Projects with overspent funds be funded as identified.

    b) That Budget and Funding Adjustments, as noted in Appendix “B” to staff report SRCFS.20.005, be approved;

    c) That the Status of Capital Projects List in Appendix “E” to staff report SRCFS.20.005, be received.

- Presentation by David Dexter, Director of Financial Services and Treasurer, regarding the Stormwater Management Rate Structure

  • a) That Council approve the implementation of the new Stormwater Management Rate structure by site area as described in staff report SRCFS.20.001 starting in 2022;

    b) That staff continue to manage and prioritize the projects in the City’s stormwater management capital program to ensure long-term sustainability of the Water Quality Protection Reserve Fund.

- Presentation by Greg Beros, Board Chair, and Mary-Anne Dempster, Interim Chief Executive Officer, Richmond Hill Public Library Board, regarding the 2020 draft Operating Budget for the Richmond Hill Public Library Board

- Presentation by David Dexter, Director of Financial Services and Treasurer, regarding an overview of the 2020 draft Operating Budget 

  • a) That the 2020 City Operating Budget;

    i) Summarized in Appendix “A” to staff report SRCFS.20.002 with a recommended budget increase of $1,162,900 and a total tax levy of $117,211,700 (excluding supplementary taxes), be adopted;

    ii) That the 2020 Seniors Tax Assistance Grant be increased to $404;

    iii) That draft By-law 2-20, attached as Appendix “D” to staff report SRCFS.20.002, be enacted to adopt the 2020 City Operating Budget.

    b) That the Capital Asset Sustainability Fee budget increase of $1,160,500 and total fee levy of $5,392,100 for the 2020 taxation year, be adopted;

    c) That draft By-law 3-20, attached as Appendix “E” to staff report SRCFS.20.002, be enacted to adopt the 2020 Water, Wastewater and Stormwater Budgets;

    d) That the Financial Outlook (attached as Appendix “C” to staff report SRCFS.20.002) be received;

    e) That, as required by Ontario Regulation 284/09, Municipal Act 2001, the compliance report attached as Appendix “G” to staff report SRCFS.20.002, be approved for expenses that have been excluded from the 2020 Draft Budget.

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