Apr 5,2016 Finance

 
Agenda             Minutes
 
 

2.1 Minutes

FC16/057
Moved, seconded, and CARRIED
THAT the minutes of the Finance Committee meeting held Tuesday, March 29, 2016 be adopted.

4.1 Kyle Centre Wall and Ice Melt Pit Repairs
Report: Community Services Department, dated March 8, 2016
File: 02-0750-01

The General Manager of Community Services provided an overview of the repairs, and answered questions from Council on the nature and necessity of the repairs.

FC16/058
Moved, seconded, and CARRIED
THAT the repairs to Kyle Centre washroom plumbing and walls, and Arena II Ice Melt Pit heater and safety rails be funded from the Facilities Capital Asset Reserve as recommended in the report dated March 8, 2016 from Community Services Department regarding Kyle Centre Wall and Ice Melt Pit Repairs.

 
4.2 2016 Project Pre-Approvals Engineering
Report: Engineering and Parks Services Department, dated March 24, 2016
File: 11-5240-01/Vol 01

The General Manager of Engineering and Parks Services provided an overview of the projects requiring pre-approval. Staff provided information on the Ailsa Water Park Upgrades and the capacity and evolution of the Civil Construction Team.
FC16/059
Moved, seconded, and CARRIED
THAT four capital projects be given pre-approval as outlined in the report dated March 24, 2016 from Engineering and Parks Services Department regarding 2016 Project Pre-Approvals Engineering.

4.3 Council Contingency Balance
Report: Financial Services Department, dated March 29, 2016
File: 05-1880-01

FC16/060
Moved, seconded, and CARRIED
THAT $1,600 in unspent commitments from identified projects be transferred back to the uncommitted contingency balance as recommended in the report dated March 29, 2016 from Financial Services Department regarding Council Contingency Balance;
AND THAT staff be authorized to reallocate small unspent balances back to the uncommitted portion of Council Contingency and report on such redistributions quarterly.

5.1 Utility Shift Tax Newsletter Communication
Memo: General Manager of Financial Services, dated March 30, 2016
File: 05-1700-03--05/2016

FC16/061
Moved and seconded
THAT the paragraph regarding Utility Shift provided in the memo from the General Manager of Financial Services dated March 30, 2016 regarding Utility Shift Tax Newsletter Communication be approved as presented.

FC16/062
Moved, seconded, and CARRIED
THAT the foregoing motion be amended by replacing
“as presented”
with
“with the following amendment:
Replace the phrase
‘it was discovered’
with
‘it was decided’”.

The question on the main motion (FC16/061) as amended (by FC16/062) was put to a vote; the motion was CARRIED.