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City of Hamilton ENVIRONMENTAL SCAN 2004 Strategic Planning & Budget Committee Strategic Planning & Budget Committee September 8, 2004 September 8, 2004

2004 Environmental Scan Introduction • Intended to provide a broad overview of how the City and community are doing. • Builds on the economic and environmental overviews presented to Council last year, by including social/health and city workforce data. • Provides a snap shot of where we are where we are , which is a precursor to the white paper “Roadmap to “Roadmap to Sustainability”. Sustainability”. 2

City of Hamilton “ OVERVIEW OF ECONOMIC INDICATORS ” Joseph Rinaldo General Manager, Corporate Services

2004 Environmental Scan Key Economic Indicators • Local GDP annual growth forecasted at 3% for 2004 to 2007 • Hamilton’s July 2004 unemployment rate forecasted at 6.6% – (6.4% July 2003) • Interest rate forecast – Prime rate from 4% to 5.5% (2004-07) – 10-yr bond from 4.75% to 5.5% (2004-07) 4

2004 Environmental Scan Shift in Taxable Assessment Base Res/Multi-Res Comm/Ind 30,000 25,000 20,000 $27,340 15,000 40% Incr. $19,460 10,000 $4,150 5,000 $3,470 20% Incr. 0 1998 2004 Increase in assessment includes growth, change in values (reassessment), appeals, • There has been a shift in the assessment base from commercial/industrial to residential. 5

2004 Environmental Scan Changing Economy Percentage Change in Labour Force, 1981 -2001 60 Manufacturing 40 Transportation 20 Accomodation/Food 0 Education/Health/Social -20 -40 -60 • There has been a shift in economic activity to the institutional and service sectors, from manufacturing. 6

2004 Environmental Scan Change in Tax Rates 14% 12.98% 12% 11.18% 1998 2004 10% 7.55% 8% 7.11% 6.74% 6% 5.09% 4.83% 4.16% 4% 1.97% 1.71% 2% 0% Resid. Multi-Res. Comm. Indust. Lrg. Indust. Tax rates (combined municipal and education) are for the former City of Hamilton • Industrial and large industrial tax rates remain above the thresholds. 7

2004 Environmental Scan Limited Taxing Capacity 0.06 4.80% 0.05 4.50% 4.50% 4.60% 4.30% 4.30% 4.30% 3.90% 3.90% 4.00% 4.10% 3.70% 3.80% 3.80% 0.04 0.03 0.02 0.01 0 Guelph Barrie C-K Brantford Ottaw a Sudbury Stratford London North Bay Orillia Cornw all Kingston Toronto Hamilton • Hamilton has the highest ratio of property taxes to household income of surveyed single tier municipalities with population > 100,000. 8

2004 Environmental Scan Building Permits 160 140 120 In Millions $ 100 80 60 40 20 0 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 Commercial Industrial • Availability of serviced industrial land and growth in the institutional sector will have a direct impact on the City. 9

2004 Environmental Scan Housing Starts 2,500 2,000 1,500 1,000 500 - 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 • The housing market in Hamilton is affected by the demand for housing from those who are “out commuters”. 10

2004 Environmental Scan Serviced Industrial Lands 400 350 300 250 (acres 200 150 100 50 0 Kawartha London Barrie North Bay Cobourg Port Hamilton Oshawa Fort Erie Lakes Colborne A survey of comparator municipalities indicates that Hamilton has one of the lowest levels of serviced industrial land. 11

2004 Environmental Scan “OVERVIEW OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH INDICATORS” Joe-Anne Priel General Manager, Public Health & Community Services 12

2004 Environmental Scan Physically Activity • Rates for those who are moderately or physically active are higher than those for the Province • Almost half of residents 12 years of age and older are physically inactive. 13

2004 Environmental Scan OW & ODSP Caseloads • Ontario Works caseloads have declined since 2001, while Ontario Disability Support Program cases have risen. Average Monthly OW Caseload Average Montly ODSP Caseload 15000 Average Monthly Caselo 10000 5000 0 2001 2002 2003 Year 14

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2004 Environmental Scan Low Income • Almost 20% of Hamilton residents subsist on an income below the low income cut-off thresholds. This is a substantially higher percentage than for Ontario as a whole. • Hamilton has a larger percentage of families with low incomes than the province. This is true of all family types. • Almost half of the unattached individuals in Hamilton have low incomes. • Lone parent families are over three times as likely to have low incomes than couples with children. 16

2004 Environmental Scan Housing Affordability • Over 40% of Hamilton households that rent housing spend more than 30% of their household income on shelter. • Over twice as many renters have affordability problems than those who own housing. • The percentage of households in Hamilton that spend more than 30% of their household income on shelter is slightly higher for renters and slightly lower for owners compared to the provincial average. 17

2004 Environmental Scan Early Development Instrument • In 2002, more than 10% of Hamilton senior kindergarten students scored below the provincial 10th percentile cut-off mark in each of the five developmental domains. • The area of greatest concern is the Physical Health and Well-being domain. 18

2004 Environmental Scan “OVERVIEW OF ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATORS” Scott Stewart Acting General Manager, Public Works 19

2004 Environmental Scan Commuter Surplus/Deficit 60,000 50,000 40,000 Work Trips from Other 30,000 Municipalities into Hamilton 20,000 Work Trips from Hamilton to Other Municipalities Number of 10,000 Trips Net Commuter Surplus or 0 Deficit -10,000 -20,000 -30,000 Year 1971 1981 1986 1991 1996 2001 Having a live/work balance is important for community development. 20

2004 Environmental Scan Key Indicators of Air Pollution 1993 to 2003 City will continue its leadership with initiatives to lessen its contribution to air pollution. 21

2004 Environmental Scan Agricultural Land Lost 50.00 6.07 0 0 0 0 Hectares of Agricultura 0.00 Land Redesignated 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 -17 -4.31 -28.5 -50.00 -4.76 -44.12 -100.00 -81.8 -102.74 -125.00 -150.00 -200.00 -210 -250.00 -300.00 Hectares lost Hectares Gained -350.00 -331 Year We are working towards achieving sustainable communities, both within the existing urban area and as we grow. 22

2004 Environmental Scan Clean, Safe, Reliable Drinking Water 100.00% 99.17% 99.00% 98.00% 97.00% 95.83% 96.00% 95.00% 94.00% Ontario Average City of Hamilton The City strives to be 100% compliant with the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA). 23

2004 Environmental Scan Effective Wastewater Treatment Percentage of Wastewater that Bypassed Treatment 4.19% 5.00% 4.00% 3.00% 0.70% 2.00% 0.45% 1.00% 0.00% 2001 2002 2003 These results are a consequence of Council’s commitment to sustainable water/wastewater infrastructure (e.g. CSOs). 24

2004 Environmental Scan Waste Diverted from Landfill 100 80 % EFW 60 % Landfill % Diversion 40 65 65 53 42 20 30 24 20 18 0 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 The City is well underway on achieving the goal of 65% diversion. 25

2004 Environmental Scan “OVERVIEW OF CITY WORKFORCE INDICATORS” Catherine Graham General Manager, Human Resources 26

2004 Environmental Scan Age Distribution Age Distribution of Regular Full Time Staff – All Departments (2003) 2000 Number of employees 1500 1000 500 0 Under 20 20 to 29 30 to 39 40 to 49 50 to 59 60 to 69 Over 70 Age group • Based on age and years of service, 68% of the current workforce will be eligible for, or be nearing, retirement within the next 10 years. 27

2004 Environmental Scan Turnover Rate Turnover Rate City of Hamilton (2003) 6.0% Turnover Rate City of Hamilton (2002) 6.2% Conference Board of Canada Average (2002) 6.9% Turnover Rate City of Hamilton Managers 13.0% (2003) Turnover Rate City of Hamilton Directors 26.0% (2003) • Turnover combined with labour force demographics demonstrates need for increased focus on attraction, retention, diversity and succession strategies 28

2004 Environmental Scan Management to Staff Ratios City of Hamilton 2002 1 to 30 City of Hamilton 2003 1 to 32 Human Resources Benchmarking Network 1 to 18.32 (HRBN) • The ratio of management to non-management at the City of Hamilton is higher than municipal and health sector comparators (i.e. on a relative basis there are fewer managers at the City of Hamilton) 29

2004 Environmental Scan City Workforce • A large majority (86%) of the regular full time City workforces is unionized. The City operates within a complex labour relations environment which requires effective human resources practices to ensure quality service delivery, and promote a positive employee relations environment 30