2014-05-20_Agenda Packet--Dossier de l'ordre du jourr.
City of Saint John
Common Council Meeting
AGENDA
Tuesday, May 20, 2014
6:00 pm
Council Chamber
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Pages
1.
Call to Order - Prayer
2.
Approval of Minutes
2.1 Minutes of May 5, 2014
2 - 3
3.
Approval of Agenda
4.
Disclosures of Conflict of Interest
5.
Consent Agenda
5.1 Terms of the May 2014 Debenture Issue (Recommendation: Receive for
4 - 5
Information)
6.
Members Comments
7.
Proclamation
7.1 EMS Week May 25 -31
6 - 6
8.
Delegations / Presentations
8.1 Saint John Transit Presentation - Service Options
7-23
8.2 Saint John Police Commission - Sustainable Service Review (Report to follow)
24-43
9.
Public Hearings - None scheduled
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10. Consideration of By -laws
11. Submissions by Council Members
11.1 Providing Line Painting Services to Outlying Communities (Councillor 44-44
Merrithew)
12. Business Matters - Municipal Officers
13. Committee Reports
14. Consideration of Issues Separated from Consent Agenda
15. General Correspondence
15.1 We Are Passengers- Request to Present 45-46
16. Supplemental Agenda
17. Committee of the Whole
18. Adjournment
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City of Saint John
Common Council Meeting
Tuesday, May 20, 2014
Committee of the Whole
1. Call to Order
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Each of the following items, either in whole or in part, is able to be discussed in private pursuant
to the provisions of subsection 10.(2)(4) of the Municipalities Act and Council / Committee will
make a decision(s) in that respect in Open Session:
4:30 p.m. Ludlow Room, 8t" Floor City Hall
1.1 Proposed Agreement 10.2(4)(c)
The City of Saint John
Seance du conseil communal
Le mardi 20 mai 2014
CornW plenier
1. Ouverture de la seance
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vertu des dispositions pr6vues au paragraphe 10.2(4) de la Loi sur les municipalites. Le
conseil/comit6 prendra une ou des decisions a cet 6gard au cours de la seance publique
16 h 30 — Salle de conference, 8e Rage, hotel de ville
1.1 Projet d'entente — alinda 10.2(4)c)
Seance ordinaire
Ouverture de la reunion, suivie de la priere
2. Approbation du proces- verbal
2.1 Proces- verbal du 5 mai 2014
3. Adoption de I'ordre du jour
4. Divulgations de conflits d'interets
5. Questions soumises a I'approbation du conseil
5.1 Modalit6s relatives a 1'6mission d'obligations de mai 2014
(recommandation : accepter a titre informatif)
6. Commentaires presentes par les membres
7. Proclamation
7.1 Semaine des services medicaux d'urgence du 25 au 31 mai
8. Delegations et presentations
8.1 Presentation de la Commission des transports de Saint John — Options en
matiere de services
8.2 Bureau des commissaires de police — Examen relatif a la prestation des services
durables (rapport a suivre)
9. Audiences publiques
10. Etude des arretes municipaux
11. Interventions des membres du Conseil
11.1 Prestation de services pour le tragage de lignes de signalisation aux collectivites
peripheriques (conseiller Merrithew)
12. Affaires municipales evoquees par les fonctionnaires municipaux
13. Rapports deposes par les comites
14. Etude des sujets ecartes des questions soumises a I'approbation du conseil
15. Correspondance generale
15.1 Demande presentee par We Are Passengers visant a se presenter devant le
conseil
16. Ordre du jour supplementaire
17. Comite plenier
18. Levee de la seance
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COMMON COUNCILICONSEIL COMMUNAL
MAY 5, 2014/LE 5 MAI 2014
COMMON COUNCIL MEETING — THE CITY OF SAINT JOHN
CITY HALL — MAY 5, 2014 - 6:00 P.M.
Present:
Mel Norton, Mayor
Deputy Mayor Rinehart and Councillors Farren, Fullerton,
MacKenzie, McAlary, Merrithew, Norton, Reardon and
Strowbridge
Regrets: Councillor Lowe
and -
J. Hamilton, Commissioner of Growth and Community
Development and Acting City Manager; J. Nugent, City Solicitor;
C. Graham, Comptroller; N. Jacobsen, Commissioner Strategic
Services; P. Ouellette, Executive Director: A. Poffenroth, Deputy
Commissioner Growth and Community Development; J.
Armstrong, Deputy Fire Chief; J. Taylor, Common Clerk; P
Anglin, Acting Deputy Common Clerk.
1. Call To Order — Prayer
Mayor Norton called the meeting to order and Deputy Mayor Rinehart offered the
opening prayer.
2. Approval of Minutes
3. Approval of Agenda
On motion of Councillor McAlary
Seconded by Councillor MacKenzie
RESOLVED that the agenda of this meeting be
approved.
Question being taken, the motion was carried.
4. Disclosures of Conflict of Interest
Councillor Reardon mentioned that she was on the Board of Uptown Saint John for item
8.1, the public presentation on Pedestrian Streets.
5. Consent Agenda
6. Members Comments
Council members commented on various community events. The Mayor commented on
the successful energy delegation's trip to Texas.
7. Proclamation
8. Delegations /Presentations
8.1 Uptown Saint John - Pedestrian Street Pilot
Anne McShane and the delegation from Uptown Saint John presented the Pedestrian
Street Pilot findings and made the following recommendations:
Market Square: Continue best practices in planning that encourage walkability,
street animation, and place making at the current pedestrian street, Market
Square
Prince William Street: Explore the opportunity of a temporary event- driven
pedestrian street, called a festival street, recommending Prince William Street as
an appropriate location.
On motion of Councillor Farren
Seconded by Councillor McAlary
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COMMON COUNCIL /CONSEIL COMMUNAL
MAY 5, 2014/LE 5 MAI 2014
RESOLVED that the report entitled, Uptown Saint
John — Pedestrian Street Pilot, be referred to the City Manager for an action plan to be
brought back to Council within a month.
Question being taken, the motion was carried.
The Mayor noted that the report should include an action plan which would allow one
very simple pilot "festival street" event to be held in 2014.
8.2 Growth & Community Development Services - Presentation — Sustainable
Review
Jacqueline Hamilton, Commissioner of Growth and Community Development and staff
provided an orientation to the service, including the following:
® a five year historical background,
future service opportunities, such as the One -Stop Development Shop, and
challenges, and
service scenario impacts to maintain the service baseline, a service reduction:
2% increase in 2015 -2016 and a service reduction: 0% increase in 2015 -2016.
On motion of Councillor McAlary
Seconded by Deputy Mayor Rinehart
RESOLVED that the report entitled, Sustainable
Service Review — Growth and Community Planning Services, be referred to the City
Manager as input into the 2015 budget process.
Question being taken, the motion was carried.
9. Public Hearings
10. Consideration of By -laws
11. Submissions by Council Members
12. Business Matters - Municipal Officers
13. Committee Reports
14. Consideration of Issues Separated from Consent Agenda
15. General Correspondence
16. Supplemental Agenda
17. Committee of the Whole
18. Adjournment
The Mayor declared the meeting adjourned at 8:10 p.m.
Mayor 1 maire
Common Clerk 1 greffier communal
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REPORT TO COMMON COUNCIL
M &C- 2014 -68
May 14, 2014
His Worship Mayor Mel Norton and
Members of Common Council
Your Worship and Councillors:
SUBJECT: Terms of the May 2014 Debenture Issue
BACKGROUND:
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City of Saint John
On May 1, 2014 the New Brunswick Municipal Finance Corporation
negotiated the sale of a bond issue in the amount of $47,500,000 of which
$11,000,000 related to the City of Saint John 2013 Capital Program.
ANALYSIS:
The terms of the issue as they relate to Saint John are as follows:
Term:
15 serial form
$11,000,000
Coupon Rate:
Year 1 - 1.15%
Year 11
- 3.55%
Year 2 - 1.35%
Year 12
- 3.65%
Year 3 - 1.65%
Year 13
- 3.70%
Year 4 - 2.00%
Year 14
- 3.80%
Year 5 - 2.35%
Year 15
- 3.90%
Year 6 - 2.60%
Year 7 - 2.90%
Year 8 - 3.10%
Year 9 - 3.30%
Year 10 - 3.45%
Price:
$ 99.14 (Principal: $11,000,000)
Average Yield:
3.337%
Settlement Date:
May 15, 2014
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M &C- 2014 -68
May 14, 2014
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The interest rates and the discount factor were within the limits approved
by Common Council at its meeting held on March 31 st, 2014. As such the
Mayor and Common Clerk have signed the debentures between the City
and the New Brunswick Municipal Finance Corporation for $11,000,000 at
the terms listed above on May 6, 2014.
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that this report be received and filed.
Respectfully submitted,
Gregory J. Yeomans, CGA, MBA
Commissioner of Finance and Administrative Services
J. Patrick Woods, CGA
City Manager
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PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS: Emergency medical services is a vital public service; and
WHEREAS: The members of emergency medical services teams are
ready to provide lifesaving care to those in need 24 hours a
day, seven days a week; and
WHEREAS: Access to quality emergency care dramatically improves the
survival and recovery rate of those who experience sudden
illness or injury; and
WHEREAS: The emergency medical services system consists of
paramedics, emergency medical dispatchers, critical care
flight nurses; and
WHEREAS: The members of emergency medical services teams engage
in thousands of hours of specialized training and
continuing education to enhance their lifesaving skills; and
WHEREAS: It is appropriate to recognize the value and the
accomplishments of emergency medical services providers
by designating Emergency Medical Services Week.
NOW THEREFORE: I, Mayor Mel Norton- of Saint
John do hereby proclaim the week of May 25th to May 31st, 2014
Emergency Medical Services Week in Saint John, New Brunswick.
With the 2014 theme, Our family caring for yours, I encourage the
community to observe this week with appropriate programs, ceremonies
and activities.
In Witness whereof I have set my hand and affixed the official seal of the
Mayor of the City of Saint John.
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SAINT JOHN TRANSIT
Service Options
The Saint John Transit Commission has
been asked to present to
Common
Council three service option levels for
the years 2014 and 2015
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SAINT JOHN TRANSIT �=
Current Service Standards Model
• 85% of population within 500 meters of service.
• 20 min service on main lines from 6 am to 12
midnight.
• 30 min peak, 60 min off peak on feeder routes
from 6 am until 10 pm.
• 3 morning, 3 evening, and
suburban routes.
1 noon trip on
CURRENT ROUTES 4 SAINT JOHN TRANSIT
1 Lancaster Mall via Rothesay Avenue
2 McAllister Place via Rothesay Avenue
3 Regional / UNB via Causeway
4 McAllister Place via Causeway
5 Regional / UNB via Churchill Blvd.
6 Lancaster Mall via Churchill Blvd.
10 Lomeville
11 Fundy Heights
12 Martinon
13 Milford / Greendale
14 Churchill Heights
15 Harbour Bridge A/B
20 Wright St. / Fort Howe
21 South End / St. Joseph's
23 Crescent Valley
25 Millidgeville / North
30 Champlain Heights
31 Forest Glen
33 Champlain Express
34 Silver Falls
35 Red Head
32 Loch Lomond
SAINT JOHN TRANSIT
Historical Perspective 2010 - 2013
Year Service Hours
2010 1171397
2011 1121148
2012 961318
2013 1021312
Passengers
216721919
2,685,520
2,406,193
2,275,609
*A 13% decline in Service Hours has led to 15
decline in passengers. The standard elasticity change
between service hours and passengers is 1 to 1.
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SAINT JOHN TRANSIT 44)--
New Service Design Standards
• Focus service in the primary development
areas outlined in Plan SJ.
• Move from 3 main lines to
improved frequency from
minutes.
2 main lines with
20 minutes to 15
• Feed
connections to
the new
main
the
various area
within
the
development area.
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lines from
primary
WIL - Option # jA
• Reduce area coverage of service to the primary
development area.
• Increase frequency significantly on main lines by
changing from 3 main lines to 2 main lines.
• Provide improved frequency to connect with this
new single main line.
• 901,655 service hours.
• Ridership in year 1 is estimated to be 2,150,000.
• Budget for 2015 and 2016 not to exceed 2014
requirements.
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MAIN LINES: ROUTES 1 & 2 13 & 4 15 & 6 Or SAINT JOHN TRANSIT
MAIN LINES
MAIN LINES 1 Regional / UNB via Rothesay Avenue
2 McAllister Place via Rothesay Avenue
3 Regional / UNB via Causeway
4 McAllister Place via Causeway
0)� SAINT JOHN TRANSIT
MAIN LINES I WEST SIDE ROUTES
WEST SIDE ROUTES 11 Fundy Heights
13 Milford / Greendale
14 Churchill Heights SAINT JOHN TRANSIT
15 Harbour Bridge A/B �
MAIN LINES I WEST SIDE ROUTES I CENTRAL ROUTES
CENTRAL ROUTES 20
21
23
25
Wright St. / Fort Howe
South End / St. Joseph's
Crescent Valley
Millidgeville / North
SAINT JOHN TRANSIT
MAIN LINES I WEST SIDE ROUTES I CENTRAL ROUTES I EAST SIDE ROUTES
15 +. L
EAST SIDE ROUTES 30 Champlain Heights
31 Forest Glen
33 Champlain Express
34 Silver Falls
U
�& SAINT JOHN TRANSIT
CURRENT ROUTES 4 SAINT JOHN TRANSIT
1 Lancaster Mall via Rothesay Avenue
2 McAllister Place via Rothesay Avenue
3 Regional / UNB via Causeway
4 McAllister Place via Causeway
5 Regional / UNB via Churchill Blvd.
6 Lancaster Mall via Churchill Blvd.
10 Lomeville
11 Fundy Heights
12 Martinon
13 Milford / Greendale
14 Churchill Heights
15 Harbour Bridge A/B
20 Wright St. / Fort Howe
21 South End / St. Joseph's
23 Crescent Valley
25 Millidgeville / North
30 Champlain Heights
31 Forest Glen
33 Champlain Express
34 Silver Falls
35 Red Head
32 Loch Lomond
• Option # 1 with improved frequency and later
coverage on some feeder lines.
• 99,155 Service hours.
• Ridership expectation would be 2,250,000 in
2015 and 2,350,000 in 2016.
• Budgets
would
require
an additional $175,000
for 2015
and a
further
$150,000 for 2016.
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• A service designed to return ridership to pre
2010 levels would be based on Option # 2
with the addition of the suburban routes
• 105,155 service hours.
• Ridership expectations would be 2,485,000 in
2015 and 2,600,000 in 2016
• Budgets for 2015 would require an increase of
$250,000 and an additional $200,000 for 2016
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SAINT JOHN TRANSIT
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1)The bus stop on North King Square is currently not large
enough and would be even more crowded if this new
service design is implemented. Any change to enlarge the
stop would result in a decrease of on street parking on the
north side of North King Square which might be partially
mitigated by angle parking continuing the full length of the
south side.
2)The introduction of this new service design would
require a lead time at least four months.
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SAINT JOHN TRANSIT �'--
The following five areas are ongoing concerns:
1) Opportunities for cost savings have been realized and
service reductions are the only remaining response.
2) Our aging fleet (Current average age 12 yrs) is resulting in
major increases in maintenance costs.
3) Staffing reductions have significantly impacted cleanliness
of buses and our ability to meet daily fleet requirements.
4) Revenue at 50% of costs results in a doubling of the
impact of cost increases on subsidy. Would Council
consider carrying transit on both revenue &expense lines.
5) Need for continued funding of bus stop signage program.
(No funding for 2014)
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SAINT JOHN TRANSIT �-
Over the past few years Saint John Transit has
been asked to constantly change service hour
levels with a resulting inconsistency in the product
being delivered to our passengers.
It is important that a commitment be made to a
basic level of service hours that will allow us to
present a product to our passengers that they
know will be consistent.
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Budget
Actual
Approved
Operating
Budget
Revenue
Budget
'NET'
Operating
Expenses
%
Increase
Audited
'NET'
Expenses
Variance
Vs 'NET'
O Ex p.
+/-
vs 'NET'
Op Ex p.
2014
23,559,662
910,000
22,649,662
3.2%
2013
22,777,842
827,000
21,950,842
0.1%
Not Available at this Time
2012
22,724,065
800,000
21,924,065
-3.6%
21,441,114
482,951
-2.20%
2011
22,899,426
150,000
22,749,426
1.0%
22,741,030
8,396
-0.04%
2010
22,672,700
150,000
22,522,700
3.1%
22,553,792
- 31,092
0.14%
2009
21,935,041
99,000
21,836,041
9.4%
21,875,847
- 39,806
0.18%
2008
20,063,849
99,000
19,964,849
6.3%
20,848,157
- 883,308
4.42%
2007
18,880,220
99,000
18,781,220
4.8%
18,860,639
- 79,419
0.42%
2006
18,014,630
99,000
17,915,630
6.2%
18,151,820
- 236,190
1.32%
2005
16,969,816
99,000
16,870,816
4.5%
16,841,100
29,716
-0.18%
2004
16,208,940
69,000
16,139,940
4.5%
16,126,193
13,747
-0.09%
2003
15,514,309
69,000
15,445,309
-1.8%
15,854,881
- 409,572
2.65%
2002
15,788,591
61,000
15,727,591
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Revenue Source
Prisoner Lodging
Accident reports
Taxi Licenses
Criminal Record Checks
Pt. Lepreau
Province of NB
Customer
Rothesay Regional Police
Annual
Amount
$25,000
Various Insurance Companies
$11,000
$50,000
$30,000
$50,000
Saint John Cab Drivers
Criminal Record for Public
ETS Contract
Partial Cost Recovery for operating cost for
Detention Facilities
$84,000
Extra Duty Assignments
Paid O/T for Various Events in SJ
$30,000
Secondment —1 Officer
1. RCMP - NWEST
$100,000
Secondment —1 Officer
1. RCMP — ICE
$100,000
Secondment — 2 Officers & 1 Civilian
1. RCMP — CISNB
$250,000
Secondment —1 Officer
1. RCMP /Public Safety - VICLAS
$80,000
Secondment —1 Officer
1. Corrections Canada
$100,000
$910,000
Sustainable Service Review
May 20th, 2014
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• OBJECTIVES:
— A Brief History
— `Downloading'
— Intelligence -Led Policing
— Core Businesses
— AThumbnail View of police activity
— Performance Measures
— Aligning with Council's Priorities
— Going Forward: Creating efficiencies
— Budgets, Revenue & Resources, Service Options
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• Saint John Police Force established
• Byrne Report: Reinventing Local Government
• Grant Report: Restructuring Policing in NB
• Perivale- Taylor Report: Reinventing the SJPF
• Policing Standards: Uniform policing
• Intelligence -Led Policing: Business model
• Finn Report: Restructuring Local Government
3 Police Service
• Police Force Establishment Reductions:
• `Downloading' is the practice of senior levels of
government reassigning responsibility and cost for
services to municipal governments ...for example:
disclosure, mental health, access to information,
addictions, case law.
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'o0, -,GCE
.
Status quo: status quo (kwo)
n.
The existing condition or state of affairs.
Since the 1990s, there has effectively been no Status
for the Saint John Police Force. To best satisfy
our public safety obligations within the available
resources, the Force has balanced strategic and
evidence -based decision making with agile and
responsive service. The results have been an
effective and efficient service, without being simply
reactive. We are strategically focused and stable, but
operationally responsive and situational.
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• 1990s: Mental Health care 'deinstitutionalized'
• Since 2000: community -based care &services
• Well intentioned; doesn't serve mentally ill in crisis
• Since 2001, SJPF has experienced:
— A 183% increase in Mental Health Act (MHA) files
— A 400% increase in the number of officer hours spent "at
scene" dealing with Mental Health Act related calls
— A 331% increase after - incident follow -up for MHA files
• SJPF solution includes early intervention partnerships
• This is a policing problem across Canada
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• SJPF Business model;
adopted 2009
A `Big Tent' model that
integrates many policing
best practices
• Key focus /performance
measure is `crime reduction'
• A paradigm shift in our approach to policing
• Significant &sustained crime reduction
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SAIiyT'1I +�pNN `
• 2007 Strategic Plan
17.7%
• New business model
17.2%
• Intelligence -Led 16.7%
°o
Policing 16.2
15.7%
• Crime reduction 115.2%
• Reduce SJPF budget
as % of City budget
• Effectiveness &
efficiency
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Police Budget as % of City Budget
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• In 2013 the PSAC (911 Centre) had 64,000 police
dispatch entries
• Of these, 48,000 are police 'calls for service'
• That means 131 public facing service responses daily,
each of which require some measure of additional
follow -up, investigation, reports and possibly court
processes.
• A lot of police work is not initiated by a call for service,
or does not result in a standard incident report. These
are in the nature of relationship /community building,
intelligence gathering or crime reduction.
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• Legislated /Regulatory requirements:
— Adequate policing
— Policing Standards
• Saint John Police Force Performance Measures:
— Crime Reduction (Crime Severity Index)
— Public Satisfaction (Public Opinion Survey)
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Direct Revenue: $100,000,000
— Revenue based on agreements with the Saint John Police
Force, or similar services provided by the Force. The
revenue is returned to the Force, and is applied against the
Operating Budget (i.e., it reduces the Force Budget to be
raised by taxation.)
Indirect Revenue: $330,450
— Revenue based on some part of the value of funds generated
by Police Force activity (e.g., traffic tickets) and paid to the
City by the Province. Not applied against Operating Budget.
Average Annual Police Revenue returned to City: $1,330,450
Policing
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Council's Priorities
(2012 -2016)
• Economic Health
• Community of Choice
• Sustainable Infrastructure
Police Commission's
Priorities
• Efficiency
• Citizens feel safe
• Citizens are safe
• Citizen /public safety partners
• Policing mandate
— Police Act:
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• Adequate policing, as
required by legislation
Security of investment is
essential to economic
development and
community of choice.
Unsafe communities are
considered a significant
investment risk.
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• 2014 Strategic Plan Process: Strategic Directions ? ??
— Technologies
— Partnerships and cooperation
— Revenue generation
— Civilianization
— Process improvement
— Best practices
• Implementation of Strategies: schedule &resources?
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Saint John Police Force Operating Budget
Total Wages & Benefits
Total Goods & Services
TOTAL
Revenue
Net Operating Costs
2013 -2015 Settlement
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19,136,697
4,422,966
20,576,492
4,447,348
20,576,492
4,536,295
$23,559,663 $25,023,840 $25,112,787
9101000 110001000 110001000
$22,649,662
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$24,023,840
(1,506,840)
$24,112,787
(1,506,840)
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• Police service has four non-optional drivers:
— Crime Reduction
— Calls for Service (911 calls), on an assigned priority basis
— The Police role in the Criminal Justice process (Courts)
— Community Policing
• Expenditure Control not by reducing these services;
but by improved effectiveness, efficiencies and
economy
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•
A CMA (Census Metropolitan
Area) consists of one or
more neighboring
municipalities situated
around and dependent
upon a major urban core.
The Saint John CMA Police-
to- Population (P2P) ratio is
one of the lowest of all
CMAs in Canada.
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CMA Police -to- Population Ratio
Winnipeg (Man.)
Thunder Bay (Ont.)
Regina (Sask.)
Montreal (Que.)
Windsor (Ont.)
Brantford (Ont.)
Saskatoon (Sask.)
Toronto (Ont.)
Halifax (N.S.)
St. Catharines - Niagara (Ont.)
Calgary (Alta.)
Edmonton (Alta.)
Greater Sudbury (Ont.)
Barrie (Ont.)
London (Ont.)
Peterborough (Ont.)
Victoria (B.C.)
Guelph (Ont.)
Hamilton (Ont.)
Kitchener-Ca mbridge -...
Vancouver (B.C.)
Ottawa - Gatineau (Ont. -Que.)
Abbotsford - Mission (B.C.)
Kingston (Ont.)
Saint John (N.B.)
Quebec (Que.)
Sherbrooke (Que.)
Kelowna (B.C.)
Trois- Rivieres (Que.)
Saguenay (Que.)
Moncton (N.B.)
• Non - Discretionary Programs:
— Calls for Service (911)
— Criminal Justice System (Courts)
— Adequate Policing (Police Act)
— Policing Standards (PNB Regulations)
— Community Policing (PNB Regulations)
• Discretionary Programs:
— Crime Reduction
— Priority Communities (CPOs)
— Community Connections (DARE, MADD, TADD, Schools, etc.)
• Maintaining Value...
the few discretionary police functions where we have authority to reduce
service, are the very functions that our communities identify as the most
important — the greatest value to individuals and community.
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Non - Discretionary /Discretionary
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Discretionary, by Category
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May 13, 2014
His Worship Mel Norton and
Members of Common Council
Your Worship and Councillors:
Subject: Providing Line Painting Services to Outlying Communities
Motion:
That Council direct the City Manager to investigate the possibility of the City of Saint John providing
line painting services to the outlying communities.
Respectfully Submitted,
(Received via email)
David Merrithew
Councillor
City of Saint John
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May 8th, 2014
Good morning, Mayor Norton and Councillors
We Are Passengers is a citizen's advocacy group formed to oppose the Saint John Transit
Commission's decision of February 20th, 2014 to discontinue its long held practice of
municipal bus fare exemption for those in possession of CNIB Client Photo Identification
Cards. Our advocacy group, along with representatives from the CNIB, the Canadian
Council for the Blind, and other relevant community stakeholders, would appreciate an
opportunity to present a short Power Point presentation, and speak briefly to this
unfortunate decision.
If implemented on July 1, 2014 as planned, this decision would see legally blind citizens
and visitors to Saint John further marginalized. Indeed the move would erect yet another
barrier to access. Those struggling with vision loss in Canada suffer with the highest rate of
unemployment, coupled with the lowest mean income of any disability group in
Canada. As a community, many of us use the city's municipal transit system to go about
our daily lives. We travel by bus to and from work, doctor's appointments, to do our
shopping, visit with our friends and loved ones, attend cultural events, and enjoy the best
our community has to offer. All on a municipal transit system which, while it meets the
accessibility needs of other disability groups via kneeling buses and wheelchair lifts and
restraints, sadly remains inaccessible to the blind and visually impaired.
In the Staff Report to the Saint John Transit Commission (that is, Staff Report #4), the
report claimed that the practice of fare exemptions was on the decline across
Canada. Indeed, when CNIB addressed this very issue in their response to the Transit
Commission, it was shown that the practice was in fact not on the decline, and in fact
removing the concession would constitute yet another barrier to accessible safe reliable
transportation for the blind. Without affordable access to the bus service, we must rely on
existing Para - Transit services, taxis, or the charity of family and friends. These options do
not offer the same level of independence. While the Handi -Bus service is an integral part
of the city's Para - Transit services, it does not provide the same level of accessibility or
independence offered through the city's municipal bus service. For the following reasons:
Cost: The Handi -bus service charges a one -way fare of $5 per passenger. This is
comparable to a taxi fare equivalent for travelling through one municipal zone. Saint John
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Transit charges $2.75 per passenger.
Accessibility: Use of the Handi -Bus Service requires booking the services 24 -48 hrs in
advance. This renders the service unsuitable as a reliable day to day transit option for the
blind.
When we look at other similar municipal transit systems, we see that
such fare concessions have become a cornerstone of accessible transit for the blind.
We have provided the following for inclusion in agenda packages for the Mayor and
Council:
We would appreciate an opportunity to speak to the Mayor and Common Council at the
May 26th, 2014 regular Council Meeting. Thank you.
Gerry Harris