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Budget Committee


Meeting No. 54   Contact Kelly McCarthy, Committee Administrator
Meeting Date Thursday, May 1, 2014
  Phone 416-392-4666
Start Time 9:30 AM
  E-mail buc@toronto.ca
Location Committee Room 1, City Hall
  Chair   Councillor Frank Di Giorgio  

BU54.3 

ACTION

Adopted 

 

Ward:All 

Toronto Public Library - 2014 Capital Budget Adjustment for Maryvale Branch
Committee Decision

The Budget Committee recommends to the Executive Committee that:

 

1.         City Council approve a $60,000 gross, $0 net, increase to the 2014 project cost and cash flow for the Multi-Branch State of Good Repair project (CLB175), funded by a $20,000 landlord contribution and a $40,000 draw from the Library’s Development Charges Reserve Fund, for the renovation of an additional 577 sq. ft. of space at the Maryvale Branch.

Origin
(May 1, 2014) Letter from the Budget Committee
Summary

The purpose of this report is to seek approval for an in-year capital budget adjustment to increase the 2014 Multi-Branch State of Good Repair capital project by $60,000 gross, $0 net, for the renovation of an additional 577 sq. ft. of space at the Maryvale Branch. 

Financial Impact

The Library’s 2014 capital funding is being increased by $60,000 gross and $0 net for the renovation of an additional 577 sq. ft. of space at the Maryvale Branch.  The funding is provided by landlord contributions of $20,000 and a Development Charges draw of $40,000.  This adjustment increases the gross cost of the Multi-Branch State of Good Repair project (CLB175) from $5.300 million to $5.360 million with the 2014 gross cash flow increasing from $0.900 million to $0.960 million.

 

The annual operating cost of $20,396 will be incorporated into the Library’s 2015 operating budget submission.

 

The Director, Finance and Treasurer has reviewed this financial impact statement and is in agreement with it.

 

Background Information
(April 15, 2014) Report from the City Librarian on Toronto Public Library - 2014 Capital Budget Adjustment for Maryvale Branch
(http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2014/bu/bgrd/backgroundfile-68529.pdf)

(March 17, 2014) Attachment 1 - Communication from Councillor Michael Thompson to Michael Foderick, Chair, Toronto Public Library Board, dated March 17, 2014, regarding Maryvale Branch Lease - Amendment and Extension
(http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2014/bu/bgrd/backgroundfile-68530.pdf)