Item - 2011.BU18.1

The Budget Committee:

1.         Deferred the 2012 Capital and Operating Budgets and related reports until the wrap-up meeting on December 9 and 13, 2011.

2.         Requested the following staff to provide Briefing Notes to the wrap-up meeting on December 9 and 13, 2011:

             City Manager's Office

a.         the City Manager - Briefing Note on staffing in the Access and Equity Unit of the City Manager's Office, in particular staffing numbers and trends over the last decade.

             General

b.         the Deputy City Manager and Chief Financial Officer  - Confidential Briefing Note on all the areas that are being contracted out including divisions and number of employees, etc.

             Economic Development and Culture

 c.        the General Manager of Economic Development and Culture - Briefing Note listing which BIA Capital Cost-Share requests have, and have not been, recommended for funding in the 2012 Capital Budget, broken down by Ward and BIA.

Parks, Forestry and Recreation

d.         the General Manager of Parks, Forestry and Recreation - Briefing Note showing a comparison of the number of residents who will be able to access the Welcome Policy in 2012 under the current program-based allocation with the number of residents who would be able to access Welcome Policy if it were converted to a dollar-based allocation. 

Further, provide the criteria used to identify TDSB shared community centres.

             e.        the General Manager of Parks, Forestry and Recreation - Briefing Note which includes a breakdown of existing fees and proposed fees for ice permit fees and instructional programs.

f.          the General Manager of Parks, Forestry and Recreation - Briefing Note regarding the seven pools - hours of use by each group per pool and when available; amount of maintenance required; number of people on waiting lists for programs provided by the City.

g.         the General Manager of Parks, Forestry and Recreation - Briefing Note on Arenas- names of user groups and number of hours for the 10 arenas slated to close during daytime hours.

             Toronto Public Library

h.         the Chief Librarian - Briefing Note on barriers to the Toronto Public Library charging a fee for DVD rental and options to address those barriers, including what legislative changes are required.

Emergency Medical Services

i.          the Chief of Toronto EMS - Briefing Note on the impact of a hiring deferral on predicted 2012 and 2013 response times.

Social Development, Finance and Administration

j.          the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration - Briefing Note on the anticipated loss of additional revenues by organizations receiving CPIP Grants as a result of a 10% reduction of CPIP Grants.

Community Partnership and Investment Program

k.         staff provide a Briefing Note on how much private, Provincial and Federal funding is leveraged off of the City Funding in the CPIP portfolio.

Toronto Transit Commission

l.          the City Manager, Deputy City Manager and Chief Financial Officer and the Chief General Manager of the TTC - Briefing Note on the advisability of adopting a multi-year subsidy and fare strategy that would include a commitment to an operating subsidy of no less than $404.1 million in each of 2012, 2013 and 2014 and annual fare increases of 10 cents in each of 2012, 2013 and 2014.

             City Planning

m.        the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning - Briefing Note on the following:

1.         the case load per staff number ratio for each of the District Panels including:

a.         the number of staff and number of applications and the average number of items on each agenda;

b.         the average length of time to get an application reviewed at a hearing from point of application to decision.

Transportation Services

n.         the General Manager, Transportation Services - Briefing Note on the total cost of the Graffiti Eradication Program, including enforcement, inspection, contracted removal services, and new staff hires

             o.       the General Manager, Transportation Services - Briefing Note summarizing the disposition of revenues generated by the Street Furniture Program, e.g. staff, capital, etc.

             p.        the General Manager, Transportation Services - Briefing Note on the list of projects deferred as a  result of $16 million reduction in 2012 Capital Plan from the 2011 Approved Capital Plan.

Toronto Environment Office

q.         staff from the Toronto Environment Office - Briefing Note with a list of climate change Council approved mitigation and adaptation measures not yet completed.

             r.         staff  from the Toronto Environment Office - Briefing Note on redirecting current and proposed programmes to address the unfunded remediation and replanting strategy required as a result of the Emerald Ash Borer infestation

             Toronto Transit Commission

s.          the Chief General Manager, Toronto Transit Commission provide a Briefing Note to the wrap up meeting on the following:

1.         alternative strategies to minimize the cost for Wheeltrans of transporting dialysis patients; and

2.         the capital requirements and capital forecast implications of staying with current passenger loading standards.

             Toronto Parking Authority

             t.         staff from the Toronto Parking Authority --  Briefing Note on how much could be transferred to the operating payments from the Toronto Parking Authority if the number of parking lots in the 2012 - 2022 Capital Plan were reduced to the number projected in the 2011 - 2021 Capital Plan.

3.         Deferred consideration of the following motions to the wrap-up meeting on December 9 and 13, 2011:

Toronto Police Service – Operating Budget

Moved by Councillor Milczyn

a.         That the 2012 Operating Budget for the Toronto Police Service be reduced by $4,291.3 Million net, through efficiencies within the civilian staff complement or non-salary expenditures.

Accountability Offices – Operating Budget

Moved by Councillor Parker

b.         That the 2012 Operating Budget for the Accountability Officers be amended by providing P Cards, TTC Cards and Green P Parking Cards. 

             Parks Forestry and Recreation - Operating Budget -

             Moved by Councillor Del Grande

c.         That City Council authorize the creation of a new outdoor drop-in swim fee for all ages of $2.00 including taxes, and direct the General Manager to implement the new fee at all outdoor pools, including Kids Town, as soon as possible.

d.         That City Council direct the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, to implement a Riverdale Farm visit fee of $2.00 including taxes, for every visitor to the Riverdale Farm, and to make all the necessary changes to the farm infrastructure to collect the fee.

e.         That City Council request the Deputy City Manager – Cluster A to prioritize planning on new splashpads to be built as a result of savings on capital costs of five wading pools.

f.          That the Welcome Policy implement a subsidy cap per family to ensure that more families are served under the policy.

             Moved by Councillor Crisanti

g.         That the Thistletown Community Centre be removed from the list of locations from which programming would be eliminated,  subject to the corresponding offset to be provided by Councillor Crisanti on December 9, 2011.

Transportation Services – Capital Budget

             Moved by Councillor Del Grande

h.         That paid duty budget in the Capital budget be no greater than $200,000.

The purpose of this report is to provide the Budget Committee with the 2012 – 2021 revised capital program request for the Toronto Police Service.