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New Edinburgh News
APRIL 2005
Beechwood Community Design – Upcoming Event
A Public Open House will be held at the downstairs meeting hall at
St-Charles Church on Saturday, April 30 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m..
Access to the hall is on the Barrette Street side of the Church.
The community design plan is to develop a long-term vision for
zoning and traffic matters on Beechwood between the bridge and the
cemetery entrance. Come and have a look at the plans and provide
your comments. We look forward to seeing you.
Budget 2005 Results
The 2005 operating budget maintains most City services at their
current levels, reinstates some of the services that had been
reduced during 2004, and provides enhanced service levels in some
key areas. In addition to those service enhancements recommended
in the Draft Budget, City Council also approved extra funds for a
number of services that enhance the community’s health and safety:
• Added 20 new paramedics in 2005 and 18 new paramedics in 2006;
• Reinstated $500,000 to Community Funding Program to respond to
new and emerging needs, in the areas of Health, Recreation and
Social Services, within the community. This program had been
eliminated in 2004;
• Provided $148,000 for local day-programs that provide food,
shelter, counselling, crisis intervention and other services to
citizens who are 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
the addition of a second bookmobile.
The 2005 capital budget provides for a number of important
initiatives that will move the City closer to achieving the Ottawa
20/20 vision. Highlights include:
• Moving forward on 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 draft submission of $1.55 million to
accelerate purchase of equipment and implementation of additional
sites;
• Spending over $10 million in lifecycle renewal on our general
and heritage buildings.
The increase for property taxes in 2005 totals 3.9% -- 2.4% for
City services, 1.4% for the Ottawa Police, and 0.1% for the
Conservation Authorities, and most user fees have been raised by
the same percent as the program costs have increased. As well,
this budget includes $9.5 million in savings from improvements in
how we deliver our services.
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 1.1 M$ afin de rétablir bon nombre des circuits
d’OCTranspo réduits en 2004.
Le budget d’immobilisations de 2005 prévoit un nombre
d’initiatives importantes 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 sur rail;
• 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 responsibility centre that
will bring together existing agencies, coordinate efforts, address
conditions known to contribute to crime, monitor these programs
and report on successes. [Those interested should consult the
report entitled “Community Crime Prevention - Investing for a
Safer Ottawa” at
www.rideau-rockcliffe.com ]
Ottawa Public Library
• Convenience fees may be introduced which will result in $227,000
in revenue.
Parks and Recreation
$500,000 for Major and $300,000 for Minor Capital Partnership
Programs which enable the City to enter into joint ventures with
the community on a cost-sharing basis for 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 child
care 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. This will
largely reinstate services to 2003 levels.
• $800,000 increase to Winter Maintenance program 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.
• Transit fare revenue increase of 3%.
• $31.1 million for growth in bus fleet of 30 and 31 buses in 2005
and 2006 respectively.
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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