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To Peel Regional Council

November 16, 2017

By Chief Administrative OfficerDeborah Martin-Downs

2018 BUDGET PRESENTATION

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Outline

• 2017 and 2018 Activities

• 2018 Budget

• Underfunded Budget Pressures

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A New Brand Story

• Old logo was 20 years old

• Research showed we’re not well known

• Developed new brand to express how we champion conservation

• Strong, bold, focused identity so everyone understands who we are

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At Credit Valley Conservation, we create connections between

people and nature, knowledge and action. We lead the protection,

restoration and enhancement of our local natural environment, and we inspire a deep appreciation for

the role of nature in keeping us connected, healthy and happy.

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creating connections

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CONNECTING in Fletcher’s Creek

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CONNECTING for the Credit Valley Trail

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Lakeview Waterfront CONNECTION

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leading protection, restoration and enhancement

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Knowledge Leads to ACTION

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LEADING Environmental Study –Flood Risk and ROI Tools

HighRisk

MediumRisk

LowRisk

FloodedRoads

Traditional Approach to

Prioritizing Flood Resiliency

Municipal Risk and Return on

Investment Approach to

Prioritizing Flood Resiliency

• Riverine basin

• Urban flooding

• Age of infrastructure

• Riverine flooding

• Basement flooding

• Age of infrastructure

• Social vulnerability

• EMS

• Public health

• Critical infrastructure

• telecommunications

• Climate change

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PROTECTING the Shoreline…

• Record high Lake Ontario water levels in the spring and summer of 2017 impacted our operations and damaged our assets

• Working with the City of Mississauga to clean the shoreline as waters receded

• Monitoring to ensure water levels did not impact residents and visitors

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VALUING Natural Assets

Natural assets Municipal services

Community benefits

ForestsWetlandsOther green space

Flood protectionWater quality

Health benefitsSocial benefits Economic benefits

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Source Water PROTECTION

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RESTORING the Clarkson Tributary, East Credit River

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inspired by nature to be healthy and happy

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INSPIRED to be Healthy and Happy

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Investing in our Past to PROTECT our Future

Belfountain Conservation Area

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EXPLORING Health of the Great Lakes

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SUSTAINING Community Assets

• Marking Canada’s 150th by investing in our assets at Rattray Marsh

• Delivering federal funding projects on time and on budget, despite weather challenges

• Ensuring our busiest park is well maintained and safe for our visitors

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INSPIRED to Put Technology to Work

• Improving field data collection for restoration and land management

• Sharing our knowledge with watershed municipalities and other CA’s

• Achieving efficiency with new tools for staff

• Improving experiences for visitors and partners

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2018 budget

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2018 Watershed Projects INPUT

ACTIVITIES

• Watershed Health Reporting

• Headwaters Stewardship

• Natural Heritage Systems Science

• Natural Areas Inventory

• Leaders for Clean Water, Headwaters

• Credit River Water Management Strategy Implementation

• Peel Rural Water Quality

• Cause and Effect Monitoring

• Restoration and Nursery Operations

OUTPUTS OUTCOMES

$2.3M

• Farm landowner stewardship incentive programs

• Technical assistance with Brampton OP and update to Natural Heritage Environmental Management Strategy (NHEMS)

• Biological inventory of 1,600 acres of natural area

• Low Impact Development (LID) 4 demonstration, 12 monitoring and 6 guidance projects

• Site specific monitoring to determine cause and effect

• Peel-Caledon Natural Heritage System with TRCA

• Supply and install 41,000 units to planting projects throughout the watershed

• Plans and priorities for natural resources protection/ restoration for an environmentally sustainable future

• Development and sharing of scientific knowledge and innovative approaches

• Improved understanding of aquatic and terrestrial features to inform decision making and on-the-ground action

• Increased on-the-ground action by landowners to protect and enhance watershed health

• Development and sharing of scientific knowledge for improved decision making

• Improved public awareness and engagement

• Enhanced storm water management practises

• Improvement of urban and rural landscapes

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ACTIVITIES OUTPUTS OUTCOMES

• Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment

• Flood Forecasting and Warning

• Real Time (RT) Water Quality Assessment

• Restoration

• Education/ Conservation Youth Corp

• StormwaterTechnologies (including LID)

2018 Peel Climate Change INPUT $9.6M*Does not include $476K for EAB

• Ongoing maintenance of 31 Real Time stream flow gauges, 11 Real Time water quality, 5 climate stations, 13 rainfall gauges

• Ongoing technical support to 66 partners for 21 LID sites

• Ongoing LID monitoring of 12 sites and maintenance inspection of 13 sites

• Host 120 “Your Green Yard” events, support 30 Greening Corp. Grds. Projects

• Restoration projects: plantings (45k), stream (1km), 70 invasive species control projects

• Climate change vulnerability assessment and mapping project for Credit

• Priority planting mapping tool for Peel and municipalities

• 8,500+ volunteers for various programs

• Support for rural landowners: inquiries, and workshops to encourage stewardship action

• 35,000 Adults, children, new Canadians participate in education programs

• Brampton SNAP Action Plan complete, initiated early actions

• Improved human health and public safety, with fewer personal property losses

• Sustainable surface water and groundwater, healthy aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems and protection for rare, threatened and endangered species

• Increased jobs, productivity and/or revenue in agriculture, commerce and tourism

• Maintaining public services• Less damage to storm and sanitary

systems, dams, channel works, roads and crossings

• Ecosystem resilience to climate change and management recommendations for CVC’s partners

• Identified priority planting areas for improved ecosystem benefits

• Enhanced environmental literacy among residents

• Residents with a strong sense of place, deep connection to their land and appreciation for the connection between nature and their well-being

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ACTIVITIES OUTPUTS OUTCOMES

• Infrastructure/ Major Maintenance, CAs and Dams

• Flood Risk Mapping

• Core 10 (Conservation Area Lands) Projects

• Enforcement Program

• Corporate Initiatives

2018 Infrastructure Projects INPUT $2.9M

• On-going maintenance of dams and conservation areas

• On-going update of floodplain mapping in Mississauga for 19 Credit River and Lake Ontario tributaries

• Flood risk assessment in watershed upstream of Mississauga

• Asset Management Plan developed with Region of Peel

• Work accelerated by leveraging funding from alternative sources to address priorities

• Protection of public lands from encroachment, dumping and other unsanctioned activity

• Implement digital transformation deliverables such as Point of Sale and HR systems

• Enhanced tools for flood forecasting and warning

• Improving public safety

• Improved conservation area visitor experiences through ongoing state of good repair investments

• Protection of water quality and quantity

• Improved decision making and budget forecasting for our asset management needs

• Projects are advanced through the use of alternative funding sources

• Reduced liability exposure with regular monitoring of CVC lands in Peel

• Improved operational efficiency through technology

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2018 General Levy

Municipal Funders%

Apportionment Funding$000s

% Change

Region of Peel 91.7366 8,290 3.58Halton Region 4.9673 449 3.76Township of Amaranth 0.0111 1 2.35Township of East Garafraxa 0.0568 5 1.78Town of Erin 0.6459 58 0.19Town of Mono 0.1129 10 3.22Town of Orangeville 2.4695 223 1.40TOTAL 100 9,036 3.51

Municipal Apportionment

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High Level Budget Summary

Levy FundingBy Peel

2017 Approved

Budget$

2018 Proposed Budget

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Variance2018 vs 2017

Budget$ %

General Levy 8,004 8,290 286 3.58

Special Levy 14,216 14,740 524 3.69

Sub-total 22,220 23,030 810 3.65One-Time Special Levy:EAB 463 477 14 3.02

TOTAL 22,683 23,507 824 3.63

Peel Portion, $000s

2017 Total excludes $375k one time special funding for Warwick

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2018 Gross Operating Budget

Municipal Funding 9.1M (55%)

Internal Chargebacks/

Recoveries 4.6M (28%)

User Fees/Chargebacks/

Revenues 2.6M(16%)

Provincial Funding 0.2M (1%)

Funding Sources – General Levy

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Budget & Forecast

Peel Funding $000’s

2018Budget

2019Forecast

2020Forecast

2021Forecast

General Levy 8,2903.58%

8,6774.67%

9,2756.88%

9,8316.00%

Special Levy 14,7403.69%

15,9638.30%

16,7584.98%

17,3063.27%

Sub-Total 23,0303.65%

24,6406.99%

26,0335.65%

27,1374.24%

One-Time Special Levy: EAB

4773.02%

4912.94%

5063.06%

5212.96%

TOTAL 23,5073.63%

25,1316.91%

26,5395.60%

27,6584.22%

Peel Portion, $000s

2017 Total excludes $375k one time special funding for Warwick

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2018 General Levy – Drivers/Pressures

2017 Approved General Levy Budget $ 8,004

Cost of Living:Personnel costs: COLA @ 1.5%

Other Pressures:1 - New positions (equivalent of 1 FTE position)2 - Step increases & succession planning3 - Benefits Increase (including OMERS)4 - Incremental increases in other expenses

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31846663

2018 Proposed General Levy Budget $8,290

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2018 Special Levy – Drivers/Pressures

2017 Approved Special Levy Budget $ 14,216

WatershedMinor changes to various projects

Climate ChangeEmergency preparedness & warning projects Real time water quality, maintenance of the gauges

InfrastructureCompletion of gauge network capital project offset by minor increases to various projects

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2018 Proposed Special Levy Budget $ 14,740

Above totals excludes One time Special Levy for EAB (Emerald Ash Borer)

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Climate Risk Methodology

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underfunded budget pressures

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Digital Transformation

• HR systems

• IT/IM strategy

• Document management

• Financial systems

• Better connectivity for satellite offices

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Credit Valley Trail – 62 km to go!

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inspired by nature