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MANOR PARK CHRONICLE
MARCH 2005
Budget 2005 Results
The 2005 operating budget maintains most City services at current
levels, reinstates some services that had been reduced in 2004,
and provides enhanced service levels in key areas. In addition to
service enhancements recommended in the Draft Budget, City Council
also approved extra funds for various services that enhance
community health and safety:
Added 20 new paramedics for 2005 and 18 new paramedics for 2006;
Reinstated $500,000 to the Community Funding Program to respond to
new and emerging community needs in Health, Recreation and Social
Services - a program which was eliminated in 2004;
Provided $148,000 for local day-programs providing food, shelter,
counselling, crisis intervention and other services to citizens
living in isolation, poverty, homeless, substandard housing or
living with mental, physical and emotional health concerns;
Provided $210,000 to support enhanced Library Services and for a
second bookmobile.
The 2005 capital budget provides for several important initiatives
that will bring the City closer to achieving the Ottawa 20/20
vision. Highlights include:
Moving forward with the Light Rail project;
Building the Rideau Canal Pedestrian bridge;
$1.8 million to expand the Red Light Camera Program, increased by
City Council motion from the draft $1.55 million submitted to
accelerate equipment purchase and implementation of additional
sites;
Spending over $10 million in lifecycle renewal on general and
heritage buildings.
Property tax increases in 2005 total 3.9% -- 2.4% for City
services, 1.4% for the Ottawa Police, and 0.1% for Conservation
Authorities. Most user fees have been raised by the same percent
as the increase in program costs. The budget includes $9.5 million
in savings from improvements in service delivery.
Le budget municipal - 2005
Le budget de fonctionnement de 2005 maintient la plupart des
services municipaux à leur niveau actuel, rétablit certains
services réduits en 2004 et propose de meilleurs niveaux de
service dans certains domaines clés. En plus des améliorations aux
services recommandées dans le budget préliminaire, le Conseil
municipal a également approuvé le financement supplémentaire d’un
nombre de services qui consolident la santé et la sécurité de
notre communauté :
20 nouveaux postes de paramédical seront créés en 2005 et 18
nouveaux en 2006;
Le versement de 500 000 $ au financement des projets
communautaires sera rétabli afin de satisfaire aux nouveaux
besoins (santé, récréation et services sociaux) dans la communauté;
148 000 $ seront injectés dans des programmes de jour de la région
qui fournissent de la nourriture, un abri, des conseils, une
intervention en cas de crise et d’autres services aux résidents
qui vivent dans l’isolement, la pauvreté ou des logements
insalubres, qui sont sans-abri ou qui présentent des problèmes de
santé mentale, physique ou émotionnelle;
210 000 $ afin d’appuyer le renforcement des Services de
bibliothèque;
près de 2 M$ afin de rétablir bon nombre des circuits réduits en
2004.
Le budget d’immobilisations de 2005 prévoit un nombre
d’initiatives qui permettront à la Ville de se rapprocher de la
vision d’Ottawa 20/20. Parmi les points saillants, on trouve :
L’avancement du projet du train léger;
La construction de la passerelle pour piétons du canal Rideau;
L’élargissement du programme des appareils photo reliés aux feux
rouges;
La commande de 61 nouveaux autobus afin de satisfaire à
l’augmentation du nombre de passagers;
La dépense de plus de 10 M$ pour le renouvellement du cycle de vie
de nos édifices généraux et patrimoniaux;
Les programmes de partenariat communautaire pour les projets
d’immobilisations principaux et secondaires tels que les
améliorations aux pavillons, les nouveaux entrepôts, les annexes
des centres communautaires ou la rénovation de ces derniers.
La hausse des taxes foncières en 2005 s’établit à 3,9 % : 2,4 %
pour les services municipaux, 1,4 % pour le Service de police
d’Ottawa et 0,1 % pour les offices de protection de la nature. La
plupart des frais d’utilisation ont augmenté d’un pourcentage égal
à celui de l’augmentation du coût des programmes. Le budget
comprend aussi des économies de 9,5 M$ provenant des améliorations
dans la prestation de nos services.
Other Highlights
Crime Prevention
$200,000 and the secondment of 2 full-time staff positions to
establish a permanent crime prevention centre that will bring
together existing agencies, coordinate efforts, address conditions
that contribute to crime, monitor these programs and report on
successes. Consult the report entitled “Community Crime Prevention
- Investing for a Safer Ottawa” at
www.rideau-rockcliffe.com for further information.
Ottawa Public Library
Convenience fees may be introduced which will result in revenues
of $227,000.
Parks and Recreation
$500,000 for Major and $300,000 for Minor Capital Partnership
Programs which enable the City to enter into joint, cost-sharing
ventures for community projects such as upgrades of clubhouses,
new storage buildings, community centre additions or renovations.
Child Care
Council support for an additional 325 child care spaces.
$2,000,000 to fund major capital requests from community child
care agencies to expand existing or establish new space for
services in non-growth areas of the City and $1,640,000 for
funding the same requests in growth areas.
Public Health
$280,000 (City’s share of new Provincial funding formula) will be
invested in Public Health Nurses, Public Health Inspectors and
Epidemiology.
Surface Operations
Reinstatement of $650,000 for Roadside Grass Cutting which will
largely reinstate services to 2003 levels;
$800,000 increase to Winter Maintenance programs to address
historical under-funding, and average Winter requirements.
Traffic and Parking Operations
$173,000 added by City Council motion to fund Adult School
Crossing Guards for 28 additional warranted locations.
Transit Services
Additional $1.1 million service added by City Council resolutions
to reinstate approximately 25% of 2004 service reductions, in
response to public reaction to reduced service levels (Route #5,
service before 6:30 a.m., Monday to Friday and before 9 a.m. on
Saturdays);
Transit fare revenue increase of 3%;
$31.1 million for growth in bus fleet of 30 and 31 buses in 2005
and 2006 respectively.
Solid Waste Services
$600,000 for reinstatement of summer leaf and yard waste
collection eliminated and subsequently reinstated in 2004.
Drinking Water and Waste Water Services
$1.9 million to address historical under-funding of sewer
maintenance contracted services.
Net Water and Sewer rate increase of 9%.
Karen Way Rezoning – The Latest
No news. We are still awaiting an amended proposal from Richcraft
Homes.
Jacques Legendre
Councillor, Rideau-Rockcliffe
You can communicate with me at (please include a telephone
number):
City of Ottawa
110 Laurier Avenue West
Ottawa ON K1P 1J1
Tel: 580-2483, Fax: 580-2523
E-mail:
jacques.legendre@ottawa.ca
Web Site:
www.rideau-rockcliffe.com
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