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Town of Ladysmith
2012 Financial Plan
GENERAL FUND ONLY
~ Preliminary Version ~
CORPORATE SERVICES
Telephone System Replacement
• Replacement of the
town’s obsolete and
failing telephone system
• To ensure uninterrupted
service for all telephone
communications
• Risk of full system failure;
lack of parts for repairs
due to age of current
system
Project Cost
$65,730
Funding from:
Taxation
$65,730
Information Technology
• Replacement Windows
XP with Windows 7
operating System
• Replace Office 2003 with
Office 2010
• Server Upgrades
Project Cost
$29,300
Funding from:
Reserves
$29,300
Sustainability
• Carry-forward project
• Continue to work towards
implementing the
Community Visioning
Project Cost
$48,105
Funding from:
Reserves
$48,105
Land Agent
• Carry-forward project
• Continue to work towards
preparing and marketing
the Town-owned lands
available for sale
Project Cost
$11,200
Funding from:
Reserves
$11,200
DEVELOPMENT SERVICES
Zoning Bylaw
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To review, update and modernize
the Town’s Zoning Bylaw(s) to
provide clarity and consistency
with land use regulations and
ensure alignment with the OCP
and community’s vision
Hire consultant/consulting team to
work with Town staff
Zoning regulations will continue to
be out-dated and legal issues may
ensue
Objective of the new bylaw is to
emphasize environmentally
friendly development in support of
the community’s widely supported
sustainability goals
Project Cost
$130,000
Funding from:
Gas Tax Grant
$130,000
Bayview Connector Multi-Use
Pathway
• .75 km separated
bike path which will
be 1.6-3.0 wide
• To create high
quality cycling
facilities to
increase the
cycling mode share
• Shifting mode
share to cycling will
result in reduced
GHG emissions
Project Cost
$79,780
Funding from:
Grant (Bike
BC)
$39,780
Reserves
$40,000
Bayview Connector - Beautification
• Installation of trees
and other material to
create a high quality
cycling environment
• Bayview Connector
lacks landscaping
• Increased cycling
reduces community
GHG
Project Cost
$15,000
Funding from:
Grants (BC
Hydro)
$10,000
Operations
$5,000
FIRE & RESCUE SERVICES
Hazmat SCBA’s
• 4 MSA SCBA one
hour packs and spare
cylinders
• Hazmat response
• Restricts our hazmat
operations for air
supply when
firefighters are using
Level B Personal
Protective Equipment
(PPE)
Project Cost
$24,000
Funding from:
Taxation
$24,000
New Fire Rescue Truck
• New Fire Rescue
Truck
• To replace 1986
vehicle
Project Cost
$455,000
Funding from:
Reserves
$40,000
Borrowing
$415,000
Firefighter Turn-Out Gear
• Replace 5 sets of
firefighting turn-out
gear
• To ensure firefighters
are meeting NFPA
requirements
Project Cost
$10,000
Funding from:
Taxation
$10,000
Small Portable Pump
• Portable fire pump
• Used for marine
firefighting and interface fires
Project Cost
$3,000
Funding from:
Taxation
$3,000
PARKS RECREATION &
CULTURE
Sign boards at
6th Ave/Methuen Kiosk
• Installation of vandalism
proof sign holders
• For displaying
informative information
and photographs of flora
& fauna at Holland
Creek
• Working with volunteers,
members of Ladysmith
Sportsman Club and
retired educator, to
ensure accurate
information
Project Cost
$2,500
Funding from:
Taxation
$2,500
Aggie Field Ditching
• Provide a functioning
drainage system
along the west bank
of Aggie field
• This will address
ongoing field
drainage issues
Project Cost
$10,000
Funding from:
Taxation
$10,000
Kin Park Phase III
• Install playground
equipment in the final
phase of the Kin Park
Project
Project Cost
$10,000
Funding from:
Amenity Fund
$10,000
Fitness Centre Equipment
Replacement
• To ensure aging
equipment is safe
• To prevent stoppage
of service
• Costs of repairs
comparable to
purchase of new
equipment
Project Cost
$15,000
Funding from:
Taxation
$15,000
FJCC – Awards Display
• To show case the
various awards the
Town has earned
• A Council directive
Project Cost
$2,000
Funding from:
Taxation
$2,000
Gym Ventilation
• Provide proper
ventilation from pool
area to roof of FJCC
• This will ensure
building is protected
from moisture
damage
Project Cost
$10,000
Funding from:
Taxation
$10,000
Misc Upgrades to Ball fields
• To maintain existing
ball fields
• Repairs to storage
building at Holland
Creek Field
• Repairs to batters
cage at Holland
Creek
Project Cost
$20,000
Funding from:
Taxation
$20,000
Various Parks
• Construction of
fencing surrounding
the Dog Park at
Transfer Beach
• Rubberize Spray Park
at Transfer Beach
Project Cost
$67,000
Funding from:
Taxation
$52,000
Grant
$15,000
Floor Scrubber for Aggie Hall
• To maintain floors at
Aggie Hall
• Ensure compliance
with Health & Safety
best practices
Project Cost
$8,000
Funding from:
Taxation
$8,000
Lot 108 Phase II
• To construct a
regulation size
baseball field, in
conjunction with the
community recreation
grant program.
Project Cost
$1,204,000
Funding from:
Grants
(unconfirmed)
$400,000
DCC Parks
$100,000
Real Property
Reserve
(funding
unconfirmed)
$704,000
Continuing Projects
• Washrooms at Aggie
($15,000)
• Wickham Park Signs
($5,000)
• FJCC Improvements
($4,500)
• FJCC Emergency
Backup
($9,688)
Project Cost
$34,188
Funding from:
Prior Year
Funding
34,188
TRANSPORTATION
Symonds Storm Sewer
• Upsizing the storm sewer
on Symonds from 2nd Ave
to 4th Ave from 200mm to
375mm
• To ensure adequate
storm sewer size to
handle runoff from a 25
year storm event
• Any heavy intensity storm
event may damage road
system
Project Cost
250,000
Funding from:
DCC
Taxation
$167,500
$82,500
Bertram Storm Sewer
• To construct a storm
sewer on Bertram from
the cul-de-sac to Arbutus
• To reduce the liability of
icing in the cul-de-sac
from underground springs
that surface at that
location
• Crew will ensure that the
area is on the priority list
for salting during the
winter months to ensure
safety
Project Cost
$50,000
Funding from:
Taxation
$50,000
Paving
• Overlay on 4th Ave from
Belaire to Methuen
• To ensure the integrity of
the road is maintained
and eliminate the need
for complete rebuild in the
future
• Overlay 4th Ave to ensure
that moisture does not
get into the base
Project Cost
$100,000
Funding from:
Taxation
$100,000
Vehicle Replacement
Replace the vehicles
per the Public Works
Equipment
Replacement Plan:
Flail Mower
Sand Spreader
Ford Tractor
Ford F150 Pickup
Sandpro
Ford F150 Pickup
Ford F150 Pickup
Ford 4x4
Ford F350 4x4
580 Case Backhoe
$ 25,000
13,000
55,000
27,000
19,000
27,000
27,000
30,000
40,000
100,000
Project Cost
$363,000
Funding from:
Reserve
$363,000
RCMP
Sound Elimination
for Interview Rooms
• Hardening of ceiling,
materials
• Supply/install
approved light fixture
• Laminated glass
barrier between
speaker port hole
• Sound transmission
elimination
Project Cost
$23,830
Funding from:
Reserve
$23,830
Perimeter Surveillance System
• 4 – CCVE cameras
supplied and installed
• Secure benching
Project Cost
$8,400
Funding from:
Reserve
$8,400
Exterior Fencing
• Supply/install 3
strands barb wire on
existing fence and 4’
high fence plated on
wall
• Install anti-intrusion
bases inside 5 grills of
HVAC
Project Cost
$5,300
Funding from:
Reserve
$5,300
Town of Ladysmith
2012 Preliminary
Financial Plan
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