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2. REQUIREMENT FOR DETAILED
CRITERIA PRIOR TO ANY FUTURE APPLICATIONS FOR STIMULUS FUNDING CRITÈRES PORTANT SUR DES
DEMANDES SOUMISES AU FONDS DE STIMULATION |
Committee Recommendation
That Council direct City
staff to prepare and distribute a letter to the Federal and Ontario governments
emphasizing the requirement for detailed criteria prior to any future
applications for stimulus funding to ensure the availability and priority of
funding for social infrastructure (including physical space for child care).
Recommandation du Comité
Que le Conseil chargera
le personnel de la Ville de préparer et d’envoyer une lettre aux gouvernements
fédéral et provincial, demandant que les critères portant sur des demandes
soumises au Fonds de stimulation soient clarifiés ou expliqués en plus grand
détail avant que d’autres demandes soient présentées, afin de veiller à ce que
des fonds soient disponibles et alloués en priorité à des projets
d’infrastructure sociale (y compris l’espace physique nécessaire pour les services
de garde d’enfants).
Documentation
1. Community and Protective Services
Coordinator’s report dated 3 July 2009 report, (ACS2009-CCS-CPS-0020).
2. Extract of Draft Minute, 18 June 2009.
Report to / Rapport au:
Council / Conseil
3 July
2009 / le 3 juillet 2009
Coordonnateur de comité
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City Wide/à l'échelle de la Ville |
Ref N°: ACS2009-CCS-CPS-0020 |
SUBJECT: REQUIREMENT FOR DETAILED CRITERIA PRIOR TO
ANY FUTURE APPLICATIONS FOR STIMULUS FUNDING
OBJET: critères portant sur des demandes soumises au Fonds de
stimulation
That Council
direct City staff to prepare and distribute a letter to the Federal and Ontario
governments emphasizing the requirement for detailed criteria prior to any
future applications for stimulus funding to ensure the availability and
priority of funding for social infrastructure (including physical space for
child care).
Que le Conseil chargera le personnel de la Ville
de préparer et d’envoyer une lettre aux gouvernements fédéral et provincial,
demandant que les critères portant sur des demandes soumises au Fonds de
stimulation soient clarifiés ou expliqués en plus grand détail avant que
d’autres demandes soient présentées, afin de veiller à ce que des fonds soient
disponibles et alloués en priorité à des projets d’infrastructure sociale (y
compris l’espace physique nécessaire pour les services de garde d’enfants).
WHEREAS on
January 3, 2009, Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee passed a
motion directing staff to work with Members of Council to develop a
comprehensive, priority list of all City ready-to-go projects for consideration
by Committee and Council; and
WHEREAS on March
23 2009, the Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee received and
tabled the report titled: Ready-To-Go Infrastructure Projects Funding Request
for consideration at its subsequent meeting; and
WHEREAS Council
on April 8, 2009, approved the City of Ottawa Priority List; and
WHEREAS the
Charlotte Birchard Centres of Early Learning was included as part of the
Recreation Infrastructure Fund (RiNC) component on the Priority List for
Infrastructure Stimulus Funding Requests as approved by Council; and
WHEREAS the City
was made aware that the Charlotte Birchard Centres of Early Learning would not
meet the eligibility requirements established for Infrastructure Stimulus
funding when the application process was made public,
THEREFORE BE IT
RESOLVED that Council direct City staff to prepare and distribute a letter to
the Federal and Ontario governments emphasizing the requirement for detailed
criteria prior to any future applications for stimulus funding to ensure the
availability and priority of funding for social infrastructure (including
physical space for child care).
CONSULTATION
City Operations
City Operations staff is supportive of the recommendation contained in this report. The provision of more detailed eligibility requirements by the Federal and Ontario governments prior to the application process for stimulus funding would enable staff to prepare and recommend projects to Council based on sound criteria.
LEGAL/RISK
MANAGEMENT IMPLICATIONS
There are no
legal/risk management impediments to implementing the recommendation in this
report.
FINANCIAL
IMPLICATIONS
There are no
financial implications associated with this report.
Staff will take the appropriate action following Council’s decision.
REQUIREMENT FOR DETAILED CRITERIA
PRIOR TO ANY FUTURE APPLICATIONS FOR STIMULUS FUNDING
CRITÈRES
PORTANT SUR DES DEMANDES SOUMISES AU FONDS DE STIMULATION
ACS2009-CCS-CPS-0020 CITY WIDE / À L'ÉCHELLE DE LA
VILLE
Moved by C. Leadman
That the Community and Protective Services Committee
approve the addition of this item for consideration by the Committee at today’s
meeting, pursuant to Section 84 (3) of the Procedure By-Law (being By-Law No.
2006-462)
CARRIED
YEAS (5): A.
Cullen, G. Bédard, D. Holmes, C. Leadman, D. Deans
NAYS (2) R.
Chiarelli, S. Qadri
Councillor Leadman stated that when the infrastructure list went forward the Charlotte Birchard Centres of Early Learning was on the list, under the rinks program she thought. Mr. Aaron Burry, General Manager, Parks, Recreation and Culture said the project was included under the infrastructure and when they inquired what could be applied for they discovered that this was not an eligible project. He stated that under the Infrastructure Stimulus there was no category for child care. He stated that the motion speaks to the need for more transparency around the requirements of the projects and that the criteria be written in such a way to include community projects such as child care centres.
Moved by C. Leadman
WHEREAS on January 3, 2009,
Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee passed a motion directing
staff to work with Members of Council to develop a comprehensive, priority list
of all City ready-to-go projects for consideration by Committee and Council;
and
WHEREAS on March 23 2009, the
Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee received and tabled the
report titled: Ready-To-Go Infrastructure Projects Funding Request for
consideration at its subsequent meeting; and
WHEREAS Council on April 8, 2009, approved
the City of Ottawa Priority List; and
WHEREAS the Charlotte Birchard
Centres of Early Learning was included as part of the Recreation Infrastructure
Fund (RiNC) component on the Priority List for Infrastructure Stimulus Funding
Requests as approved by Council; and
WHEREAS the City was made aware that
the Charlotte Birchard Centres of Early Learning would not meet the eligibility
requirements established for Infrastructure Stimulus funding when the
application process was made public,
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that
Council direct City staff to prepare and distribute a letter to the Federal and
Ontario governments emphasizing the requirement for detailed criteria prior to
any future applications for stimulus funding to ensure the availability and priority
of funding for social infrastructure (including physical space for child care).
carried
with Councillors Chiarelli and Qadri dissenting