Brockville Climate Action Group

City of Brockville / 13 January 2010

2010 Capital Budget Energy Related Projects

Energy-efficient retrofit:

. Streetlight Conversion                         500,000
. Memorial Centre Community Hall heating/cooling  75,000
. Youth Arena heating systems                     75,000
. Lighting Retrofits
  . City buildings to be determined               72,000
  . Memorial Centre                               88,000
  . Youth Arena                                   54,000
  . Brockville Arts Centre                        16,000
  . Victoria Building                             40,000
. Victoria Building window replacement           150,000
. Programmable thermostats                        10,000

 
Solar Projects:

. Memorial Centre                              1,800,000
. Gord Watts Municipal Centre                  1,500,000

                                               4,380,000

 
Links to Community Strategic Plan - Administration

People
• Implementation of the new Organizational Review — assemble staff accordingly and monitor the results
• Implementation of Strategic Plan initiatives
• Develop/enhance Corporate Communication Strategy
• Student Internship Program
• Physician Recruitment Program

Economy
• Monitoring the annual municipal budgeting process to ensure economic competitiveness remains at the forefront
• Review Joint Services cost sharing formula
• Reinstate Elizabethtown/Kitley Water/Wastewater agreement

Amenities
• A focus upon sustainability for all municipal amenities
• Oversee the new Official Plan introduction and implementation
• Push for new amenities such as Rooftop solar panels on at least two municipal buildings

Sustainability
• Establish a municipal carbon baseline for the Corporation and municipality as a whole
• Complete the Energy Management Action Plan
• Develop a Carbon Reduction Action Plan
• Building and Energy Audit Implementation

Links to Community Strategic Plan - Clerk

People
• Primary responsibility for upcoming 2010 Municipal Election
• AODA Standards implementation and education
• Assist Governance Committee with procedural by-law review/automation of Council procedures/activities
• Assist City Manager with development and implementation of Corporate Organizational Review

Economy
• Review & Update Corporate By-laws, including fines
• 2010 Budget monitoring and 2011 Budget Preparation

Amenities
• Effect of new AODA regulations will begin to take effect over the longer term

Sustainability
• Complete implementation of departmental Service Delivery Review
• Completion of Staff Performance reviews
• Centralize records management
• AODA will help to shape the sustainability of the community and corporation for the foreseeable future

Links to Community Strategic Plan - Economic Development

People
• Immigration Initiatives/Three grant programs
• People Attraction Program
• Entrepreneurship Office Programs
• Ambassador Program/People and Economy linked

Economy
• Investment Attraction-OEEDC Sector Programs
• Focus on Clean Tech Innovation and Value Chain Attraction
• Technology Centre Focus/EIT
• Entrepreneurship Centre Workshops
• Economic Development Advisory Committee
• Business Retention and Expansion
• Grow County linkages on regional programming

Amenities
• St. Lawrence College collaborative initiatives/Invista/BPH
• MDC
• Rails and Trails/VIA-Tourism network
• Biosphere and National Geographic Charter
• Broadband expansion project -pending Council Direction

Sustainability
• Solar Roof Top on Public Buildings
• Alternate uses to Landfill Site/Solar and Organics
• Cost-sharing with UCLG and others on programming

Links to Community Strategic Plan - Human Resources

People
• Primary focus upon negotiations towards two significant Collective agreements with potential for arbitration for both Police and Fire
• Market and Promote new Employee Group Benefit Plan
• Play a primary role in the implementation of the new Organizational Review and help to adapt the corporation to towards the re-organization of staff and new staff roles
• Propose an Annual Communication Process with employees
• Continue to promote training opportunities for staff

Economy
• Investigate and review the financial viability of the current Short Term and Long Term Disability plans for Non-Union Staff for any possible cost savings
• Continue efforts to reduce the WSIB Schedule 2 costs
• Recommend consolidation and corporate-wide GIS system

Amenities
• Assist all employees at every level with the implementation of the upcoming corporate wide Projects
• Help facilitate more corporate-wide projects for continuity and costs savings purposes while helping staff’s productivity

Links to Community Strategic Plan - Finance

Economy
• Continued promotion and review of the Community Improvement Plan including Brownfield Tax Incentives for environmental remediation and the effectiveness for new development
• Continued involvement in local MUSH Sector Purchasing Group
• Analysis and implementation of HST

Sustainability
• Review of annual budget process including the phased incorporation of business plans and the new Community Strategic Plan.
• Development, implementation, monitoring of annual city budget.
• Completion of annual year end statements such as MPMP and FIR, or any other Annual Reports pursuant to legislated requirements.
• The continuation and monitoring of the Ten Year Capital Plan which includes the information technology master plan
• Completion of process and implementation of new practices involved with PSAB
requirements (tangible capital assets)
• Complete full implementation of new Financial System and monitor its effectiveness
• Corporate Financial Policy Review of Investment Strategy and Cash Flow Analysis
• Continued study of the potential for greater use of municipal-wide Development Charges
• Establish water finance plan in compliance with legislated requirements for the City's municipal drinking water license

Links to Community Strategic Plan - Fire

People
• Continuation of the Home Inspection Program (for preventative safety measures) — helps Property Owners/businesses with compliance
• Continuation of the Public Education Program — emergency planning, fire prevention and safety, legislative requirements
• Continuation of the Smoke Alarm Battery Replacement Program for Seniors — preventative help to those most in need

Economy
• Public Safety Awareness campaign for greater public vigilance — decrease costs associated with fire calls
• Increased emphasis on staff training to increase productivity
• Promote remote access to Crisys Computer Program in order to generate new revenues

Amenities
• Continuation of the Hydrant Flushing Program (previously done by Water Department) - checks all hydrants to be in working order and ensure City is compliant with the Ontario Fire Code
• Supporting Tourist Industry - attendance at all festivals and other events that require the presence of fire personnel (timely and necessary inspections, monitoring, route/emergency plan checking)

Sustainability
• Participation in the City’s lighting retrofit exercise
• Identification of possibilities for solar panel expansion on Fire Department land, in line with future City sustainability initiatives

Links to Community Strategic Plan - Planning

Economy
• Evaluate the Community Improvement and Brownfields Remediation Plans
• From the SDR, a survey of downtown property owners is to be undertaken in QI of 2010 to help judge effectives of Downtown CIP
• Subdivision file closure and assumption
• Planning review/approvals
   • 48 Unit Townhouse Project — Liston Ave.
   • Northern Cables
   • Junic Lands
   • Wall St. Village
   •CPHC

Amenities
• Establish and implement a Downtown Revitalization and Waterfront Master Plan
• Completion and implementation of Waterfront Public Use Strategy
• DWMPUDS has just been adopted by Council, and implementation will proceed in QI and Q2 of 2010 as it provides bases for Official Plan policy development

Sustainability
• Draft a new Official Plan including a sustainability policy framework
• Framework is underway and slated for adoption by Council in June 2010
• Will lay the groundwork for sustainability corporate-wide this coming year

Links to Community Strategic Plan - Parks and Recreation

People
• Enhance existing community facilities (ie. harbour/waterfront, arenas, arts centre, athletic fields, parks, pathways & skatepark) to draw families and seniors

Amenities
• Enhance existing community facilities (ie. harbour/waterfront, arenas, arts centre, athletic fields, parks, pathways & skatepark) in preparation for the 2010 55+ Games
• Continue investigation of a splash pad/artificial ice surface
• Implement goose control policy to ensure public enjoyment of waterfront parks
• Investigate Fisheries & Oceans' proposed divestiture of harbour

Sustainability
• Continue energy retrofit of City facilities
• Maintain a healthy tree population (One time allocation to pro-actively maintain the City’s aging tree population to avoid complaints from residents and the occurrence of an emergency situation - $25,000)
• Installation of rooftop solar projects
• Implement recommendations of the Environmental Audit for Brockville City Islands to preserve and protect for future generations

Links to Community Strategic Plan - Operations

People
• Implementation of the new Organizational Review — assemble staff accordingly and monitor the results

Economy
• Brownfields Work
   • A) Reynolds Property Risk Assessment
   • B) Facilitate/Monitor Brownfield remediation projects (TSL, Junic, Brockville Landings, etc.)

Amenities
• Reynolds Property Risk Assessment — potential for new development

Sustainability
• Sustainable Waste Management Plan
• Drinking Water Quality Management System
• Continue to improve WPCC Capacity
   • Sewer Separation Projects
   • Landfill Leachate Treatment
   • Watermain Flushing Stations
• Streetlight retrofit
• WPCC/WTP Energy Conservation Projects
• WPCC Secondary Treatment
• Complete Master Plan for Solid Waste
Services
• Assist with rooftop solar projects
• Continue implementation of SDR recommendations