Annual Report and Mid-Year Update To Peel Regional Council June 28, 2018 By Deborah Martin-Downs Chief Administrative Officer
Outline • 2017 Annual Report • Outputs, Outcomes • Climate Risk Methodology • Budget Forecast • Pressures • Credit Valley Trail Strategy
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2017 General Levy Projects INPUT $8.0M ACTIVITIES OUTPUTS OUTCOMES • Land Acquisition • Purchased 70 acres of land • Protecting land in perpetuity. Program raising CVC’s current land holdings to over 7,000 acres • New development and • Permit Applications redevelopment that successfully • Total of 559 development integrates natural and built permits issued, planning • Municipal Plan Review elements. applications reviewed and Environmental Assessments • Conservation Area • Conservation areas that provide submitted for CVC review Management Plans accessible natural spaces and • Belfountain Conservation unique environmental experiences. Area Management Plan in • Integrated Watershed progress Monitoring Program • Policy, practice and guidelines • Monitored 70 stream sites, (IWMP) informed by science. 30 forest sites, 17 wetland sites, 14 groundwater sites • Watershed • Monitoring data that informs Naturalization and decisions, identifies trends and • Planted 25,000 trees and Reforestation predicts emerging issues in shrubs across watershed environmental health. • 12 watershed safety and • Flood Management flood outlook statements Program • Increased canopy cover, habitat, • Completed new floodplain carbon storage; improved air mapping for Orangeville and quality. the East Credit River in Caledon Creek
2017 Watershed Projects INPUT $2.3M ACTIVITIES OUTPUTS OUTCOMES • Watershed Health • Supported 30 private land • Plans and priorities for natural Reporting stewardship projects resources protection/restoration • Headwaters • Targeted vegetation • Development and sharing of Stewardship inventories across 90ha for scientific knowledge and innovative City of Brampton approaches • Natural Heritage Systems Science • Biological inventory of • Improved understanding of aquatic 1,600 acres of natural area and terrestrial features to inform • Natural Heritage decision making and action Inventory • Monitoring and knowledge transfer regarding in the • Increased awareness and on-the- • Leaders for Clean ground stormwater ground action by landowners to Water, Headwaters infrastructure protect and enhance watershed • Peel Rural Water Quality health • Leading development of • Restoration and Nursery Peel-Caledon Natural • Development and sharing of Operations Heritage System with TRCA scientific knowledge for improved decision making • Ecosystem Goods and • Propagate/culture 78,000 Services units for planting projects • Improved public awareness and engagement • 900 m of stream restored • Enhanced stormwater management • 15 aquatic and wetland projects monitored • Improvement of urban and rural landscapes • Developed model assessing contribution of natural areas • Enhanced understanding of the to stormwater services value of municipal services provided delivery by natural features to support Asset Management and Planning
2017 Peel Climate Change $8.8M INPUT *Does not include $463K for EAB OUTPUTS OUTCOMES ACTIVITIES Ongoing maintenance of 31 stream flow • Climate Change Improved human health and public • • and 11 water quality Real Time gauges, 5 Vulnerability safety, with fewer personal property Assessment climate stations, 13 rainfall gauges losses • Flood Forecasting Ongoing technical support to 66 partners Sustainable surface water and • • and Warning for LID Implementation groundwater, healthy aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems and protection • Real Time Water Ongoing LID monitoring of 11 sites and • Quality for rare, threatened and endangered maintenance inspection of 12 sites species • Infrastructure, Restoration: plantings (38k), stream Performance and • Increased jobs, productivity and/or • (205m), wetland (0.2ha), 95 invasive Risk Assessment revenue in agriculture, commerce and species projects, grasslands (28 ha.) tourism • Education/CYC Participation in Peel Climate Change Maintaining public services • • Stormwater • Partnership Priority Strategies Less damage to storm and sanitary Technologies • (including LID) Innovative Tool Development to support systems, dams, channel works, roads • municipal stormwater adaptation and crossings • Rural Farm and Ecosystem resilience to climate change Non-Farm Enhancement of flood forecasting tools • • Stewardship and management recommendations for New guidelines and training materials to CVC’s partners • • Urban Outreach aid contractors in integrating LID and Restoration Identified priority planting areas for • measures with Peel’s Fusion Landscaping improved ecosystem benefits • Water and Climate 50,000+ education program participants Enhanced environmental literacy Change Risk • • and 4,500+ volunteers implementing Sciences among residents over 275 community projects Residents with a strong sense of place, • Credit River Water • 3,000+ landowners engaged (Projects:21 Management deep connection to their land and • Strategy corporate; 82 urban; and 17 rural) appreciation for the connection Implementation between nature and their well-being Brampton SNAP Sustainability Framework • Informed environmental stewards that complete, initiated early actions • take action
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2017 Infrastructure Projects INPUT $3.2M ACTIVITIES OUTPUTS OUTCOMES • Infrastructure/ • Completed hydrologic modelling • Enhanced tools for flood Major Maintenance, and completed/undertaking flood forecasting and warning CAs and Dams hazard and risk mapping for 14 • Improving public safety Lake Ontario tributaries • Flood Risk Mapping • Improved conservation area • Undertaking assessment of flood • Core 10 risk for the Credit River watershed visitor experiences through (Conservation Area ongoing state of good repair upstream of Mississauga Lands) Projects investments and partnerships • Work at Island Lake Dam to meet • Enforcement current design requirements Program • Improved decision making and budget forecasting for our asset • Corporate • Boardwalk replacements at management needs Initiatives Rattray Marsh, planning for new picnic shelter at Ken Whillans and • Projects are advanced through partnering with OHT on Badlands the use of alternative funding sources • Corporate Asset Management Plan work with Peel Staff • Reduced liability exposure with regular monitoring, enforcement • Protect lands through inspection and safety checks and enforcement patrols • Improved operational efficiency • Initiated digital transformation through technology deliverables such as Point of Sale and HR systems
2019 Budget & Forecast Peel Funding 2019 2020 2021 2022 $000’s Budget Forecast Forecast Forecast General Levy 8,460 9,042 9,585 9,968 2.05% 6.88% 6.00% 4.00% Special Levy 15,537 16,311 16,844 17,518 5.41% 4.98% 3.27% 4.00% Sub-Total 23,997 25,353 26,429 27,486 4.20% 5.65% 4.24% 4.00% One-Time Special 491 506 521 537 Levy: EAB 2.94% 3.05% 2.96% 3.07% TOTAL 24,488 25,859 26,950 28,023
Climate Risk Methodology
Peel Forecasted Budget vs. Target ($000’s) 2018 Reduction to Levy Funding 2019 2019 Peel Approved meet Target by Peel Forecast Target Budget of 3.2% ($000’s) General Levy 8,290 8,460 8,555 (95) Special Levy 14,740 15,537 15,212 325 SUBTOTAL 23,030 23,997 23,767 230 Special Levy - 477 491 491 0 EAB TOTAL 23,507 24,488 24,258 230
Budget Pressure – Watershed Plan Update
Credit Valley Trail • Strategy approved by CVC Board of Directors December 8, 2017 • Now ready for release and progress toward making this a reality
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