Credit Valley Conservation

2015 Budget Request
Presentation to Region of Peel Council
February 19, 2015
Deborah Martin-Downs, CAO
CVC Vision and Mission
Vision
• A thriving environment that protects, connects and
sustains us
Mission
• Together, it’s our nature to conserve and our future to
shape through the power of science, education, policy
and leadership.
Real-Time Monitoring in Peel Region
Credit at Winston Churchill Blvd.
Credit at 10th Line
Credit at Main St.
Credit at River Dr.
Credit at Paper Mill Dam
Natural Heritage in Peel Region
Credit at Winston Churchill Blvd.
Credit at 10th Line
Credit at Main St.
Credit at River Dr.
Credit at Paper Mill Dam
Water Management in Peel Region
Flood Risk Mitigation and Reduction
Credit River at d/s Mill Street
Credit River at Boston Mills
Credit River at d/s Mill Street
Credit River at Mississauga Rd
Credit River at u/s King Street
Water Management in Peel Region
Flood Risk Mitigation and Reduction
Brampton
Water Management in Peel Region
Enhanced Stormwater Management, Low Impact Development
Land Securement and Management
Pinchin Pit, Town of Caledon
Conservation Areas in Peel Region
Operations, Maintenance, Management
Upper Credit
Ken Whillans
Rattray Marsh
Conservation Areas in Peel Region
Asset Management, Belfountain Conservation Area
Accessibility
Inadequate Parking
Liability
Few Amenities
Safety
Lost Opportunities
Conservation Areas
Impacts of Emerald Ash Borer
Environmental Education in Peel Region
Restoration in Peel Region
Rattray Marsh Conservation Area
Stewardship and Outreach in Peel Region
Stewardship and Outreach in Peel Region
2015 Budget
2015 Budget Summary
Current Value Assessment Apportionment
Representative Share for Each Funder
2014
2015
Peel
91.8388%
91.7046%
Halton
4.8200%
4.9528%
Amaranth
0.0110%
0.0111%
East Garafraxa
0.0568%
0.0567%
Erin
0.6668%
0.6661%
Mono
0.1052%
0.1053%
Orangeville
2.5014%
2.5034%
High Level Summary
Peel Portion (000’s)
Levy
Funding
By Peel
2014
Approved
Budget
2015
Forecast
2015
Proposed
Budget
Variance
2015 vs 2014
Budget
$000s
%
General
Levy
$7,087
$7,600
$7,420
$333
4.7
Special
Levy
$12,550
$13,432
$13,311
$761
6.1
TOTAL
$19,637
$21,032
$20,731
$1,094
5.6
2015 General Levy Budget Pressures
Peel Region (000’s)
2014 Approved General Levy Budget
Operating Pressures:
• Personnel costs (COLA, benefits, step increases,
additional staffing)
• Planning
• Conservation areas
• Reduction in materials and supplies overall
2015 Proposed General Levy Budget
$ 7,087
$145
$140
$120
($72)
$7,420
2015 Special Levy Budget Pressures
Peel Region (000’s)
2014 Approved Special Levy Budget
Existing Special Levy Pressures:
• Personnel costs (COLA, benefits, step increases,
additional staffing)
• Emerald Ash Borer
2015 Proposed Special Levy Budget
$12,550
$343
$418
$13,311
2015 Special Levy Budget
Peel Region (000’s)
2014 Approved Special Levy Budget
Existing Special Levy Projects:
• Watershed
• Climate Change
• Infrastructure
2015 Proposed Special Levy Budget
$12,550
$-130
$142
$749
$13,311
CVC Budget and Forecast
Peel Portion ($000’s and Percentage Change)
Peel
Funding
2015
Budget
2016
Forecast
2017
Forecast
2018
Forecast
General Levy
$7,420
4.7%
$7,870
6.1%
$8,233
4.6%
$8,727
6.0%
Special Levy
$13,311
6.1%
$14,272
7.2%
$14,461
1.3%
$14,635
1.2%
TOTAL
$20,731
5.6%
$22,142
6.8%
$22,694
2.5%
$23,362
2.9%
2015 Gross Operating Budget
Funding Sources
User Fees/
Reserves/
Chargebacks
$6.0M (43%)
Federal/ Provincial
Funding
$0.3M (2%)
Municipal Funding
$8.1M (55%)
of which Peel Region is $7.4M (92%)
2015 Climate Change Budget
Allocation of Funds
Education &
Sustainable
Communities
15%
Ecosystem
44%
Watershed
Management
41%
Future Pressures and Opportunities
Adapting to
Extreme Weather
Asset
Management
Targeted Climate
Change Action
Future Pressures and Opportunities
Land Securement
and Management
Credit Valley Trail
Leveraging Municipal Funding
CVC
CVC additional grants and funding
2014
$000s
$1,525
CVCF grants, donations, other revenue
$945
Cash equivalent of work by volunteers
$375
TOTAL
$2,845