Capital Works and Spending plans up for review at Council tonight

With just a few weeks to go until we flip the calendar to 2020, the City's Financial Officer has some plans to share when it comes to the Capital Spending ahead for the next year.

With CFO Corrine Bomben set to outline the path ahead for Council at tonight's final council session for 2019.

Among the projects that Council members will hear about, the work that is ahead for the second phase of the City's Water project which is the replacement of the Woodworth Lake Dam, with a grant in hand from 2016 and preliminary work underway in the latter stages of this year, the project is to move forward in the New Year.

The report for Council notes that Funding is planned to come from a combination of the grant, a dividend from Legacy Inc and debt. Towards that third element, Council will be asked to consider a borrowing bylaw for 2020 to fund the remainder of the project.

Also coming for 2020, some upgrades for sensors and switches to upgrade the current liquid waste infrastructure, as well as study and mapping of the extensive pipe network that is connected to Outfall 1.

The completion of the West Berm expansion at the Ridley Island Landfill Site is also expected to be completed in 2020. A new cell for the landfill will be funded through debt and repaid through annual solid waste fees. Council will be asked to consider a borrowing bylaw in 2020 to fund the new landfill cell project.

The Civic Centre is in store form new boilers, a project that was deferred from 2018, with work expected to begin on the replacement project in 2020.

The City will also be taking delivery of a new multi-purpose garbage truck in 2020, the vehicle will have the capability to deliver a curbside recycling program, should City staff develop a program for the community. The purchase was facilitated through an equipment loan, which will be repaid through equipment reserve funds.

And the city's roads may see some extra attention 2020, with the capital roads budget recommendation for  the year ahead set to be listed at 850,000 dollars an increase from the current budget level of $500,000 dollars.

Earlier this year, the city had put in place a paving budget of one million dollars for 2019, though as of yet city administration has not provided a report card on how successful their paving plan from this past year was.

You can review the full report that will be presented to Council from the Agenda for tonight's council session. The report can be found on page 17

For a preview of what's ahead on the night see our preview page here.

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