2020-03-16 General Committee Agenda

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                  16 MARCH 2020


Category         Summary                       Comments
Materials and    $28.1 million (61%) of the         Waste Management materials and services
Services         $45.9 million annual budget         $361k below YTD budget (61% or $6.5 million
                 has been expended.                  of $10.6 million budget spent) primarily due to
                                                     landfill and collection contract under
                                                     expenditure
                                                    Canals and Waterways $121k below YTD
                                                     budget (20% or $34k of $166k budget spent) –
                                                     timing of contracted canal dredging works
                                                    Community Properties $118k below YTD
                                                     budget (34% or $150k of $444k budget spent)
                                                     – timing of maintenance and utility charges
                                                    Library services $135k below YTD budget
                                                     (48% or $512k of $1.1 million budget spent) –
                                                     timing of library collection purchases and
                                                     programs
                                                    Parks & Gardens operations and maintenance
                                                     programs $94k below YTD budget (59% or
                                                     $2.6 million of $4.3 million budget spent) –
                                                     arborist work and park maintenance pending
                                                     wet weather events
                                                    Holiday Parks $78k below YTD budget (59% or
                                                     $816k of $1.4 million budget spent) – delay in
                                                     planned opening of North Shore Campground
                                                     offset by lower revenue
                                                    Public Amenity materials and services $65k
                                                     below YTD budget (57% or $282k of $495k
                                                     budget spent)
                                                    Disaster Management $100k above YTD
                                                     budget (419% or $100k of $27k budget spent)
                                                     –traffic control and other contract costs
                                                     associated with fire events. QRA grant claim
                                                     has been submitted to partially recover costs.
                                                    Hasting Street Maintenance Levy $255k above
                                                     YTD budget (212% or $478k of $225k budget
                                                     spent) – tree lighting replacement program to
                                                     be funded from reserve in BR3
                                                    Development assessment legal appeals costs
                                                     $249k above YTD budget (73% or $727k of
                                                     $1.0 million budget spent)
Finance Costs    On track                      Nil
Depreciation     On track                      Nil
Other Expenses   On track                      Nil




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