2018 BUDGET

CONSERVATION HALTON

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WHAT KIND OF YEAR WE HAD

Strategic plan, Metamorphosis, completed and approved. Implementation is in progress.

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WHAT KIND OF YEAR WE HAD

Land Securement Strategy completed and approved. An implementation committee has been developed.

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WHAT KIND OF YEAR WE HAD

Participated in the provincial review of Conservation Authorities Act.

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WHAT KIND OF YEAR WE HAD

Asset Management Plan for dams and channelscompleted and approved.

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WHAT KIND OF YEAR WE HAD

Business case for the treatment of Emerald Ash Borer on Halton Region lands completed and approved.

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Preparing for the effects of climate

change

Striving for service excellence and

efficiency

Financial sustainability

Corporateperformance

Creating opportunities to

connect with nature

Watershed resources

Recreation, education and

tourism opportunities

Partnerships

Taking care of our growing

communities

Economic, social and environmental

sustainability

Sustainable community planning

Protecting our natural, cultural and

scenic assets

Management of natural resources

Our Purpose: To protect our communities and conserve our natural environment through planning, education andrecreation and to support our partners in the creation of sustainable communities within our watershed.

Our Ambition: A healthy watershed with clean streams, abundant forests and natural habitats that are in balancewith our growing communities and engaged residents.

MetamorphosisConservation Halton Strategic Plan – 2020

Strategy Map

Digital transformationEnhance public

safety

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Preparing for the effects of climate change Enhance Public Safety

Maintenance and upgrades of flood control structures and modernization of flood management operations to protect communities from severe weather and natural hazards.

What we will focus on

• Continue to improve flood control structures, conduct regular inspections and implement upgrades and repairs as required.

• Investigate and modernize dam operating, flood forecasting and warning technologies and tools.

• Establish improved modelling tools used for hydrology and hydraulic purposes to support more informed decision-making.

• Update base aerial photography and digital surface modelling.• Update floodplain mapping and associated data management activities.• Review and update regulation mapping layer for Lake Ontario and Burlington

Bay shoreline.

Some of our key initiatives

• Ingestion of real-time rain gauge data from fourteen (14) additional rain gauges through coordination with Halton Region• Installation of cellular modems on six (6) Water Survey of Canada streamflow stations• Installation of redundant communications systems (terrestrial broadband internet) and fail over at Hilton Falls Dam• Installation of air temperature sensor and anemometer at Hilton Falls Dam to measure wind speed and direction• Improvements to rain gauge station at Kelso dam including relocation and addition of heater kit• Installation of staff gauge at Kelso dam & training of additional Conservation Halton Staff on use of camera application• Implementation of required servicing of valve actuators at Hilton Falls dam.• Installation of new air temperature sensor and radiation shield at Water Survey of Canada station

How we’re doing so far

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Levy Fundingby Peel

2017 Approved

Budget

2018 Forecast

2018 Proposed Budget

Variance2018 vs 2017

Budget

General Levy $453 $469 $464 $11 2.4%

Special Levy $29 $47 $34 $5 17.2%

TOTAL $482 $516 $498 $16 3.3%

HIGH LEVEL SUMMARY BUDGET

PEEL PORTION ($1,000’s)

Conservation Halton Total 2018 Budget $31,603Municipal Funding – Peel Region as a % of total 1.6%

Note: The 2018 Budget amounts presented are lower than published in the 2018 Peel Budget document.

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Municipal Funding

34%User Fees/ Reserves/

Chargebacks57%

Federal/Provincial Funding

3%

Other Grants and Program Funding

6%

Total Operating Funding: $27.3M Municipal Operating Funding: $8.9MPeel General Levy Funding: $498K

2018 OPERATING BUDGET FUNDING SOURCES

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MunicipalFunders

Apportionment%

Funding$000

Change%

Region of Peel 5.22% $464 2.4%

Region of Halton 92.36% $8,212 3.5%

City of Hamilton 2.19% $195 2.7%

Township of Puslinch 0.23% $21 (3.0%)

TOTAL 100.00% $8,892 3.4%

2018 GENERAL LEVY

MUNICIPAL APPORTIONMENT ($1,000’s)

Note: The 2018 Budget amounts presented are lower than published in the 2018 Peel Budget document.

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Asset Management Plan – Dams and Channels approved July 2017Total Replacement Value $94.9 M

Asset Management Plan –Dams & Channels

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PEEL PORTION ($1,000’S)

2017 Approved General Levy Budget $453

Operating Pressures funded by General Levy:

• Compensation and Benefits, Staff restructuring and

service delivery review

• Other Pressures: Debt Financing Charges

• Asset Management Capital Levy

• Cost Mitigation: CVA Apportionment Adjustment Shift

Total Operating Budget Increase Funded by General Levy

($3)

$5

$14

($5)

$11

2018 Proposed General Levy Budget $464

2018 GENERAL LEVY BUDGET PRESSURES

Note: The 2018 Budget amounts presented are lower than published in the 2018 Peel Budget document.

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2017 Approved Special Levy Budget $29

Special Levy Project Funding Requests:

• Watershed Projects (Flood Plain Mapping update, Asset

Management Planning, Program Fee review)

• Infrastructure Projects (Information Technology and Flood

Forecasting technology upgrades)

New Special Levy Project Funding Request(s):

$3

$2

$5

2018 Proposed Special Levy Budget $34

2018 SPECIAL LEVY BUDGET PRESSURES

PEEL PORTION ($1,000’s)

Note: The 2018 Budget amounts presented are lower than published in the 2018 Peel Budget document.

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2018Budget

2019 Forecast

2020Forecast

2021Forecast

General Levy $464 $490 $517 $550

Special Levy $34 $33 $33 $34

Total PeelFunding

$498 $523 $550 $584

% Increase 3.3% 4.9% 5.2% 6.1%

MUNICIPAL FUNDING FORECAST

PEEL PORTION ($1,000’s)

Note: The 2018 Budget amounts presented are lower than published in the 2018 Peel Budget document.

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Input Activities Output Outcomes

2018Special

Levy

From Peel

$18,000

Total Project

Cost $353,000

Flood Plain Mapping Update

Confirm and Document Flood Vulnerable Areas

Asset Management

Planning

Program fee review

• Continue to develop Floodplain Mapping Update and Engineering Technical Guidelines

• Address Corporate GIS and Data Management Needs

• Confirm and Identify Additional Potential Flood Vulnerable Areas

• Assessment of buildingsand other assets

• Investigate options to increase self-generated revenue by 2-5% annually

• Updated Floodplain Mapping and Refined Regulation Limits

• Fulfill Mandate to Protect Life and Property from Flooding

• Improved consistency of Water Resources Engineering technical standards applied throughout watershed

• Determine sustainable funding sources needed to maintain other assets in a good state of repair over their expected useful life

• Sustainable funding sources and potentially reduced municipal funding requests

WATERSHED MANAGEMENT PROJECTS

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INFRASTRUCTURE – Dams & Channels

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Input Activities Output Outcomes

2018Special

Levy

From Peel

$16,000

Total Project

Cost $303,500

Dams and Channels (fundedby General Levy

Asset Management Capital Levy

$14,000)

Flood Forecasting and Warming

Program Technology Upgrades

Information Technology Upgrades

• Channel retaining wall major repair

• Dam Safety review and risk assessment for Dam

• Implementation of Public Safety Plans for 4 dams

• Enable Effective and Efficient Method of Gathering and Storing Data to Provide Appropriate Warning of Severe Flooding Events

• Investing in digital transformation across our systems to manage, analyze and share data

• Improved and upgraded conditions of flood control structures

• Confirmation of required future work to meet provincial standards

• Improved public safety

• Improved messaging and emergency operations in the event of a flood

• Improved and upgraded monitoring and conditions of flood control structures

• Better use of data and more effective use of staff resources

INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS

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PARTNERSHIP & COLLABORATION

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PARTNERSHIP

Planted 150 trees and shrubs beside a stormwaterpond in the Lisgar Community of Sixteen Mile Creek in collaboration with the City of Mississauga, Councillor Sue McFadden and MP Gagan Sikand.

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PARTNERSHIP

Continued discussions with City of Mississauga regarding conservation and restoration opportunities for the Harding Estates at Joshua’s Creek, including a small restoration project there this fall.

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PARTNERSHIP

Participated in the City of Mississauga Waterfront Parks Strategy consultation process to help ensure a sustainable waterfront parks system.

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PARTNERSHIP

Participated in the City of Mississauga Future Directions 2017 Master Plan consultation session on Parks and Forestry initiatives with Credit Valley Conservation and Toronto and Region Conservation.

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PARTNERSHIP

Continued to serve on the Shaping Ninth Line subwatershed study advisory committee to establish a framework for future growth in the area.

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SUMMARY

Peel Region funding of $498,000 provides communities: • Updated Flood Plain mapping to protect life and property• Assets maintained in a state of good repair• Partnerships to restore lands• Partnerships for the development of future lands• Access to 3700 hectares of parkland & 152 km of trails

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Thank you for yourcontinued support.

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