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Minutes |
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Budget Committee |
| Meeting No. | 50 | Contact | Merle MacDonald, Committee Administrator | |
| Meeting Date |
Tuesday, August 25, 2009 |
Phone | 416-392-7340 | |
| Start Time |
9:30 AM |
buc@toronto.ca | ||
| Location |
Committee Room 1, City Hall
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Chair | Councillor Shelley Carroll |
Confirmation of Minutes
On motion by Councillor Mihevc, the Minutes of the meeting of the Budget Committee held on May 19, 2009, were confirmed. |
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| (Referred by Executive Committee to Budget Committee) |
| BU50.1 | ACTION |
Adopted |
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Ward: All |
| Operating Variance Report for the Four-month Period Ended April 30, 2009 |
Committee Recommendations |
The Budget Committee recommended to the Executive Committee that:
1. City Council approve the 2009 Operating Budget Adjustments related to service and program re-alignments for Solid Waste Management Services, Technical Services, and Parks, Forestry and Recreation Division as detailed in Appendix D of the report (May 27, 2009) from the Deputy City Manager and Chief Financial Officer. |
| Origin |
| (June 8, 2009) Letter from Executive Committee |
| Summary |
The Executive Committee on June 2, 2009 referred a report (May 27, 2009) from the Deputy City Manager and Chief Financial Officer regarding the Operating Variance Report for the Four-month Period ended April 30, 2009, to the Budget Committee for consideration.
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| Background Information |
| Operating Variance Report for the Four-month Period Ended April 30, 2009 (http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2009/bu/bgrd/backgroundfile-22771.pdf) Attachment 1 (http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2009/bu/bgrd/backgroundfile-22772.pdf) |
| Motions |
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Motion to Adopt Item moved by Councillor Joe Mihevc (Carried) |
| BU50.2 | ACTION |
Adopted |
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Ward: All |
| Project Authority Increase – Cumberland Entrance to Bay Station Improvements – Contract D1-5 |
Committee Recommendations |
The Budget Committee recommended to the Executive Committee that:
1. City Council approve additional budget and project cost in the amount of $345,000 for the City Project CTT010, Cumberland Entrance to Bay Station, bringing the total to $1,200,000 to be accommodated by corresponding reduction in the City Project CTT110, Station Improvements Program. |
| Origin |
| (July 14, 2009) Letter from General Secretary, Toronto Transit Commission |
| Summary |
At its meeting on Thursday, July 9, 2009, the Commission considered a report entitled, “Project Authority Increase – Cumberland Entrance to Bay Station Improvements – Contract D1-5”.
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| Background Information |
| Project Authority Increase Cumberland Entrance to Bay Station Improvements Contract D1-5 (http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2009/bu/bgrd/backgroundfile-22776.pdf) Attachment 1 (http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2009/bu/bgrd/backgroundfile-22777.pdf) |
| Motions |
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Motion to Adopt Item moved by Councillor Joe Mihevc (Carried) |
| BU50.3 | ACTION |
Without Recs |
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Ward: All |
| Transit City Funding Request |
Committee Recommendations |
The Budget Committee forwarded the report to the Executive Committee without recommendation. |
| Decision Advice and Other Information |
The following motion by Councillor Mihevc lost on a tie vote:
"That the Budget Committee recommend to the Executive Committee that City Council approve the following:
1. That the 2009-2013 Approved Capital Budget and Plan be increased by $134.5 million gross, to continue work on the priority Transit City lines, with $125.8 million gross to be funded by the Province through Metrolinx and the balance of $8.7 million for environmental assessments for other Transit City lines to be funded through offsets within the TTC’s2009 Approved Capital Budget.
2. That the TTC report to the September 8, 2009 Executive Committee meeting on $8.7 million in offsets in 2009 for the environmental assessments." |
| Origin |
| (July 14, 2009) Letter from General Secretary, Toronto Transit Commission |
| Summary |
At its meeting on Thursday, July 9, 2009, the Commission considered a report entitled, “Transit City Funding Request”. |
| Background Information |
| Transit City Funding Request (http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2009/bu/bgrd/backgroundfile-22774.pdf) Attachment 1 (http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2009/bu/bgrd/backgroundfile-22775.pdf) |
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Motion to Amend Item (Additional) moved by Councillor Joe Mihevc (Lost) That the Budget Committee recommend to the Executive Committee that City Council approve the following:
1. That the 2009-2013 Approved Capital Budget and Plan be increased by $134.5 million gross, to continue work on the priority Transit City lines, with $125.8 million gross to be funded by the Province through Metrolinx and the balance of $8.7 million for environmental assessments for other Transit City lines to be funded through offsets within the TTC’s2009 Approved Capital Budget.
2. That the TTC report to the September 8, 2009 Executive Committee meeting on $8.7 million in offsets in 2009 for the environmental assessments.
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Tuesday, August 25, 2009 Councillor Paul Ainslie, Chair, Budget Committee |
| Meeting Sessions |
| Session Date | Session Type | Start Time | End Time | Public or Closed Session |
| 2009-08-25 | Morning | 9:40 AM | 10:25 AM | Public |
| Attendance |
| Date and Time | Quorum | Members |
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2009-08-25 9:40 AM - 10:25 AM (Public Session) |
Present |
Present: Ainslie, Augimeri, Heaps, Mihevc Not Present: Carroll, Perks, Rae |