Corporate Services, Strategy, Risk and Accountability Committee

Include a City Manager sustainable expenditure savings target of $250,000 in the operating budget.

Reduce the loose leaf collection tipping fee by $97,000 under the roadway and sidewalk maintenance service in the operating budget.

Reduce the operating budget by $116,700 and continue with the free transit for seniors pilot program for 2021.

Reduce hydro costs by $300,000 under city services in the operating budget.

Reduce the corporate strategy service operating budget by $20,000.

Reduce advisory committees by $10,000 under the legislative services service in the operating budget.

Reduce council events by $15,000, which includes a reduction of $2,500 per ward, under the office of the councillors in the operating budget.

Remove $25,000 from the provision for culture initiatives under corporate expenditures in the operating budget.

Reduce the provision for insurance by $75,000 under corporate expenditures in the operating budget.

Reduce the provision for insurance by $50,000 under corporate expenditures in the operating budget.

Reduce the downtown parking levy by $30,420, representing a 10 percent reduction, under the parking management service.

Remove $109,100 for pole rental costs under the traffic operations management service in the operating budget.

Reduce statutory holiday pay by $100,000 under the fire emergency response service in the operating budget.

Reduce debt charges by $100,000 under corporate expenditures in the operating budget.

Reduce the provision for strategic land acquisition by $120,000 under corporate expenditures in the operating budget.

Increase supplementary tax revenues by $50,000 under corporate revenues in the operating budget.

Increase the Hydro reserve fund contribution to operating by $75,000 under corporate revenues in the operating budget.

Increase the Hydro reserve fund contribution to operating by $50,000 under corporate revenues in the operating budget.

Reduce the leaf program by $40,500, to one pick-up per ward, under the road and sidewalk maintenance service in the operating budget.

Remove the annual adjustment provision for city council compensation in the amount of $3,400 under the office of the mayor and councillors in the operating budget.

Reduce city council compensation by $54,600, representing a ten percent salary reduction for nine months, under the office of the mayor and councillors in the operating budget.

Approve a budget reduction related to compensation in the amount of $1,466,000, as outlined in the BAR form submitted in closed session.

Remove staffing request 2021-078, for one community engagement position from the operating budget.

Notwithstanding the Budgeting for New Staff policy, approve staffing request 2021-078, for one community engagement position, from contract to full-time and fund $22,500 in 2021.

Remove staffing request 2021-076 for three Arborists in the amount of $293,087 under the tree management service in the operating budget.

Remove staffing request 2021-077 for three Heavy Equipment Operators in the amount of $227,183 under the road and sidewalk maintenance service in the operating budget.

Reduce staffing request 2021-077 by $75,000 by removing one Heavy Equipment Operator under the road and sidewalk maintenance service in the operating budget.

Reduce the level of service for winter control on residential sidewalks from 5 to 7.5 centimeters for 2021 under the road and sidewalk maintenance service in the operating budget.

Add $15,000 for a commercial heritage property tax rebate program in the operating budget.

Notwithstanding the Budgeting for New Staff policy, approve staffing request 2021-074 for legal staff for community planning full- time and fund $77,735 in 2021.

Reduce the provision for contingency by $265,000 under corporate expenditures in the operating budget.

Reduce the provision for contingency by $100,000 under corporate expenditures in the operating budget.

Direct the Chief Financial Officer to include the 2021 budgeted one- time draw from the tax rate stabilization reserve fund in the amount of $450,000 as an expense for future reporting/applications to the province on safe restart. (SD-07-21)

Receive and file confidential legal department report L-04-21 providing a status update on 2020/2021 asset valuations and the 2021 insurance renewal.

Instruct the Executive Director of Legal Services or their designate to proceed in accordance with the instructions sought in confidential legal department report L-08-21.

Move into closed session in accordance with the following provisions under the Municipal Act: Section 239(2)(e) litigation or potential litigation, including matters before administrative tribunals, affecting the municipality or local board; and Section 239(2)(f) advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege, including communications necessary for that purpose regarding Item #4 of Appendix C, budget action request related to the provision for contingency and Item #24 of Appendix C, budget action request regarding legal staff for community planning from finance department report F-04-21-1, 2021 operating budget review and approval.

Move into closed session in accordance with the following provision under the Municipal Act: Section 239 (2)(e) litigation or potential litigation, including matters before administrative tribunals, affecting the municipality or local board; and Section 239(2)(f) advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege, including communications necessary for that purpose regarding confidential legal department report L-08-21 providing a confidential legal update on a litigation matter.

Reconsider Item #1 of Appendix C, budget action request related to the City Manager sustainable savings from finance department report F-04- 21-1, 2021 operating budget review and approval.

Reconsider Item #15 of Appendix C, budget action request related to the provision for strategic land acquisition from finance department report F- 04-21-1, 2021 operating budget review and approval.