Budget Committee

That the Mayor’s 2025 Annual Budget Update BE AMENDED to adjust Parks Maintenance Service Enhancements and Supports based on Action 1 in 2024-2027 Multi-Year Budget Business Case #P-31 – Parks Operations Service Delivery Enhancements from $827,000 of Parks Operating Expenditures to $808,000, with an equal adjustment to the contribution to the Climate Change Reserve Fund, and to adjust Parks Capital Expenditures from $560,000 to $221,000: 2025 Operating Expenditures: $0 2025 Tax Levy: $0 2025 Capital Expenditures: -$339,000 2026 Operating Expenditures: $0 2026 Tax Levy: $0 2026 Capital Expenditures: $0 2027 Operating Expenditures: $0 2027 Tax Levy: $0 2027 Capital Expenditures: $0

That the Mayor’s 2025 Annual Budget Update BE AMENDED by increasing the budget to provide a grant, funded from the Economic Development Reserve Fund, to the London Downtown Business Association for the purpose of supporting businesses, such as improving safety/security, property damage grants, and Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) audits: 2025 Operating Expenditures: $265,000 2025 Tax Levy: $0 2025 Capital Expenditures: $0 2026 Operating Expenditures: $265,000 2026 Tax Levy: $0 2026 Capital Expenditures: $0 2027 Operating Expenditures: $265,000 2027 Tax Levy: $0 2027 Capital Expenditures: $0

That the motion be amended, to read as follows: That the Mayor’s 2025 Annual Budget Update BE AMENDED by increasing the budget to provide a grant, funded from the Community Investment Reserve Fund, to the London Downtown Business Association for the purpose of additional cleaning and maintenance, such as graffiti removal, power washing, expanded street cleaning (garbage and sharps removal), and beautification and maintenance: 2025 Operating Expenditures: $300,000 2025 Tax Levy: $0 2025 Capital Expenditures: $0 2026 Operating Expenditures: $300,000 2026 Tax Levy: $0 2026 Capital Expenditures: $0

That the motion be further amended, to read as follows: That the Mayor’s 2025 Annual Budget Update BE AMENDED by increasing the budget to provide a grant, funded from the Community Investment Reserve Fund, to the London Downtown Business Association for the purpose of additional cleaning and maintenance, such as graffiti removal, power washing, expanded street cleaning (garbage and sharps removal), and beautification and maintenance: 2025 Operating Expenditures: $300,000 2025 Tax Levy: $0 2025 Capital Expenditures: $0

That the motion, as amended, BE APPROVED.

That, on the recommendation of the Deputy City Manager, Finance Supports, the following actions be taken: a) the report regarding the Middlesex-London Health Unit’s (MLHU) 2025 additional one-time funding request BE RECEIVED for information; and

That, on the recommendation of the Deputy City Manager, Finance Supports, the following actions be taken: b) the Civic Administration BE DIRECTED to fund the City of London’s increased share of $226,954 for 2025 from the Operating Budget Contingency Reserve.

That the Budget Committee recess at this time for 30 minutes Yeas: (14): E. Peloza, S. Lewis, P. Cuddy, S. Stevenson, J. Pribil, S. Trosow, C. Rahman, S. Lehman, A. Hopkins, P. Van Meerbergen, S. Franke, D. Ferreira, S. Hillier, and J. Morgan Absent: (1): H. McAlister

That the request for funding the VHA Home HealthCare and its Extreme Clean Program, as referred to the Budget Committee on November 5, 2024, BE RECEIVED.

That the motion be amended to read as follows: That the Mayor’s 2025 Annual Budget Update BE AMENDED by reducing by $500,000 the additional annual contribution to the Economic Development Reserve Fund included in 2024-2027 Multi-Year Budget Business Case #P-46 – Economic and Partnerships Initiatives in the adopted 2024-2027 Multi-Year Budget and that Civic Administration BE DIRECTED to transfer one million dollars from the Community Investment Reserve Fund to the Economic Development Reserve Fund in 2025 only. 2025 Operating Expenditures: -$500,000 2025 Tax Levy: - $500,000 2025 Capital Expenditures: $0 2026 Operating Expenditures: -$500,000 2026 Tax Levy: - $500,000 2026 Capital Expenditures: $0 2027 Operating Expenditures: -$500,000 2027 Tax Levy: - $500,000 2027 Capital Expenditures: $0

That the Mayor’s 2025 Annual Budget Update BE AMENDED to remove the future capital budgets for the Rapid Transit - East London Link project from the 2025 and 2026 capital budgets, it being noted that the capital funding for this project primarily includes Federal and Provincial PTIS and Development Charges supported funding: 2025 Operating Expenditures: $0 2025 Tax Levy: $0 2025 Capital Expenditures: $975,000 2026 Operating Expenditures: $0 2026 Tax Levy: $0 2026 Capital Expenditures: $4,325,000 2027 Operating Expenditures: -$11,280 2027 Tax Levy: -$11,280 2027 Capital Expenditures: $0

That pursuant to section 35.10 of the Council Procedure by-law, the Committee decision with respect to the Mayor's 2025 Annual Budget Amendment - Rapid Transit - East London Link project BE RECONSIDERED.

That the Mayor’s 2025 Annual Budget Update BE AMENDED to include a drawdown from the Unfunded Liability Reserve Fund, notwithstanding the Council approved by-law that directs the fund to provide for employee benefits payable excluding WSIB claims in excess of $250,000.00, landfill closure and post-closure liabilities, and other liabilities for which there is no identified source of financing as reported in the annual consolidated financial statements, in order to reduce the property tax levy in 2025, it being noted that the Unfunded Liability Reserve Fund has a minimum target balance of $266.3 million and its 2025 uncommitted balance is approximately $175.0 million: 2025 Operating Expenditures: $0 2025 Tax Levy: -$16,255,000 2025 Capital Expenditures: $0 2026 Operating Expenditures: $0 2026 Tax Levy: $0 2026 Capital Expenditures: $0 2027 Operating Expenditures: $0 2027 Tax Levy: $0 2027 Capital Expenditures: $0

That the meeting BE ADJOURNED.