Budget Committee of the Whole Meeting
Revised Agenda

BCW#07-23

Tuesday, November 28, 2023 at 1:30 P.m. - 4:30 P.m.

Council Chambers

225 East Beaver Creek Road

Richmond Hill, Ontario

Chair, Joe DiPaola, Regional and Local Councillor

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1.

Adoption of Agenda

2.

Disclosure of Pecuniary Interest and General Nature Thereof

3.

Delegations

4.

Scheduled Business

4.1

SRCS.23.26 - South Richvale Greenway Winter Trail Maintenance

• a) That staff report SRCS.23.26 regarding the provision of winter maintenance to the trails within South Richvale Greenway be received;

  b) That winter maintenance of trails within South Richvale Greenway not be enhanced beyond the current level of service that is now being provided;

  c) That a Trails Level of Service Study, as contemplated and recommended in the forthcoming 2023 Transportation Master Plan Update, be completed to comprehensively assess the City-wide trail system and make recommendations for trail design standards, categorization and maintenance service levels.

4.2

SRPBS.23.046 - Proposal to Hire Contract Staff to Coordinate the City’s Affordable Housing Mandate

• a) That staff report SRPBS.23.046 regarding Proposal to Hire Contract STaff to Coordinate the City's Affordable Housing Mandate be received;

  b) That Council endorse the hiring of contract staff to help advance and accelerate the building of affordable housing in Richmond Hill as outlined in staff report SRPBS.23.046;

  c) That Council approve an operating budget of $560,000 from the 2023 Operating Surplus to hire contract staff in accordance with staff report SRPBS.23.046.

4.3

SRCFS.23.052 - 2024 Draft Operating Budget

Staff will make the following presentations:

• Darlene Joslin, City Manager - City Manager Budget Message
• Gigi Li, Director, Financial Services and Treasurer - 2024 Draft Operating Budget Overview
• Darlene Joslin, City Manager, and Paolo Masaro, Executive Director, Infrastructure and Engineering Services - 2024 Draft Operating Budget - Office of the City Manager
• Gus Galanis, Acting Commissioner of Planning and Building Services - 2024 Draft Operating Budget - Planning and Building Services
• Tracey Steele, Commissioner of Community Services - 2024 Draft Operating Budget - Community Services Department

• a) That consideration of the recommendations contained in staff report SRCFS.23.052 regarding the 2024 Draft Operating Budget be deferred to the December 5, 2023 Budget Committee of the Whole meeting.

4.4

Memorandum from Gigi Li, Director, Financial Services and Treasurer, dated November 28, 2023, regarding the 2024 Draft Operating Budget - Budget Mitigating Options 

• a) That the Memorandum from Gigi Li, Director, Financial Services and Treasurer, dated November 28, 2023, regarding the 2024 Draft Operating Budget - Budget Mitigating Options, be received.

5.

Adjournment