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2018 Town Hall

Recreation, Culture & Parks

Thursday, July 5, 2018

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Recreation, Culture & Parks

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Culture & Heritage Parks Facilities Cemetery Programs

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ANHS/Museum

2017/18 Braggables

• 13,000+ visitors in 2017
• First ever exhibit of the Hevenor

Collection.

• Finalist in 2017 Best Small Museum

in Ontario competition. Big Things Coming:

• 2018 is the 45th Anniversary of the

Tillsonburg Museum.

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Oscar Wilde visits Tillsonburg during Wilde Week

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Aquatics

2017/18 Braggables

• Over 4000 children taught

swimming since January 2018.

• Provincial & National

Representation in Aquatic Leadership.

• Water Safety Education Program in

cooperation with Town Council Big Things Coming:

• New inflatables at Lake Lisgar

Waterpark

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Ready for a summer of fun at LLWP

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Business Services

2017/18 Braggables

• 5815 hours of ice rented.
• 70 special events hosted.
• 17 hockey and baseball tournaments.

Big Things Coming:

• www.tillsonburg.ca/connect2rec.

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Emily and Sarah are ready to help!

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Cemetery

2017/18 Braggables

• Mausoleum Restorations
• Monument repairs &

restorations Big Things Coming:

• Scattering Garden

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Before & after monument and mausoleum restorations

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Facility Maintenance

2017/18 Braggables

• Memorial & Community Arena

converted to LED lighting.

• Lake Lisgar Waterpark had

significant restorations including the pool shell, concrete edging & new filters. Big Things Coming:

• Public Works bay light

conversion to LEDs.

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Great to see sparkling, clear water and crisp, brightly lit ice.

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Parks

2017/18 Braggables

• Enhanced Beautification Program at

strategic Town locations.

• New Swing sets with accessible seats to

be installed in all Town Parks

• TCT Expansion

Big Things Coming:

• New Playground Equipment for

Glendale Park

• Annandale baseball diamond #3 new

lights

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Clock Tower gardens, Downtown urns and new swings!

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Recreation Programs

2017/18 Braggables

• 2,700 kid days of summer camp.
• 400+ participants in 9 bus trips
• 250+ adult volleyball players

Big Things Coming:

• OSRC grant for private fitness

studio program and improvements to the Health Club aimed at serving seniors, persons with disabilities and low-income residents.

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Hanging with the Stanley Cup at Summer Camp 2017

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TCC Operations

2017/18 Braggables

• Refrigeration Plant Upgrades to

accommodate 3 ice pads.

• Co-Generation Turbines designed

to maximize energy efficiency and utilize waste heat. Big Things Coming:

• Indoor Pool planning for future

rehabilitation.

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Turbines spin at 45,000rpm, making electricity and heat.

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Memorial Park and Lake Lisgar Master Plan

2016

• Draft Plan approval.
• Kolin Smith Memorial Pumptrack.

2017

• Partial removal of race track
• Kinsmen Bandshell
• Barrier-free walkway & sundial
• Dave Johnson Memorial Dog Park

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• J.L. Scott McLean Outdoor

Recreation Pad

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Steady Progress towards the Master Plan

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Coming Soon

• Barrier-Free connection between

Trans-Canada Trail & Fourth-to-North Railtrail

• Long term Aquatic Facility Needs

Analysis

• Recreation, Culture & Parks

Departmental Service Review

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Operations Services

Thursday, July 5 2018

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Grant Funding Success

• Newell Road Reconstruction - SCF
• 33% (350,000) Federal
• 33% (350,000) Provincial
• Concession Street East Reconstruction - OCIF
• 90% (800,000) Provincial
• North Broadway Asphalt Rehabilitation - KHCL
• 90% (975,000) Provincial

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2018 Construction

• Concession Street East Reconstruction
• Bradburn Area Reconstruction Phase 1 of 2
• North Broadway Asphalt Rehabilitation
• Asphalt Resurfacing Program
• Lisgar Ave.
• Van Norman Dr.
• Centennial Ave.

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Environmental – Transfer Station

• Transfer Station
• New Layout
• Improved Level of Service
• ECA flexibility
• LED Streetlight Conversion
• New light fixture infrastructure
• Reduced energy consumption
• ROI 7.1 years

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Environmental – LED Streetlight Conversion

• All 2,800 new light fixture infrastructure
• Reduce energy consumption by up to 50%
• $220,000 savings in operational costs per year
• $1.5 Million savings in electricity costs over 10 yrs
• ROI of 7.5 yrs

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Traffic Safety Initiatives

• 40 km/hr Flashing School Zones along QTL
• Pedestrian Crossover
• QTL & Veteran Memorial Walkway
• QTL & Dereham Dr.
• QTL & Glendale Dr.
• QTL & Southridge Rd.
• Broadway & Glendale Dr.
• AODA Intersection Upgrades
• Broadway & Oxford St.
• Broadway & Brock St.

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Other Initiatives

• Railway Crossing Safety Assessments
• Fire Services Aerial Truck Replacement
• Big Otter Creek & Old Vienna Rd. Slope

Stability Study

• Winter Maintenance Level of Service Policy
• Asset Management - street corridor

coordination and prioritization

• Outstanding Development Legacy Issues

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2018 Budget Highlights

Finance Department

Town Hall Meeting — July 5, 2018

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Total Budget

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Tax Levies on a Residential Property

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Where your Town tax dollar goes

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Average cost for Town services per household is $1857

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Sources of Revenue

Town Hall Meeting | July 5, 2018 Other Revenue 0.7% Payments In Lieu (PILS), Special Levy etc. 1%

e-Connection Service

Finance Department

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What is e-Connection?

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• A ”virtual town hall” for Town transactions
• A website that provides access to all your Town

information and accounts

• Enables you to easily complete transactions online
• 24/7 customer service portal

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What services are available?

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• Pay parking tickets
• Pay bylaw violations
• Apply for or renew a pet licence
• Access a business directory
• Apply for, renew or cancel a business licence
• View tax assessment information

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What services are available?

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• View all Town accounts in one place and make

payments

• Set up or modify pre-authorized payments
• Sign up for e-billing (i.e. notification by email)
• Select a tax roll and generate a tax certificate

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Tillsonburg Fire Department

July 5, 2018

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Strategic Planning Committee

Purpose

• Determine Town’s fire

protection needs and circumstances

• Fire risk, capabilities
• Determine Town’s future

fire protection needs

• Fire risk, desired

capabilities

• Identify service delivery
• ptions
• Provide implementation

strategies

• Facilitate continual

monitoring of plan implementation

• Provide plan revision

mechanism

• Develop Mission

Statement and Vision Statement for Fire Dept.

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Strategic Planning Committee

Process

• 1. Establish Planning

Context

• 2. Establish Planning

Committee

• 3. Analyze Risks and

Proactive Futuring

• 4. Evaluate Risks and

Capabilities

• 5. Prepare Action Plan
• 6. Develop Strategies to

Implement Plan

• 7. Implement Strategic

Plan

• 8. Monitor and Evaluate
• 9. Benchmark
• 10. Revise

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Strategic Planning Committee

• Committee Representation
• 2 Council
• 4 Community
• 2 firefighter
• 2 staff (ex officio)
• First meeting August, 2016

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Apparatus

• Replacement of Ladder 4
• Delivery 2019
• 30m platform
• 8000 LPM
• 20 year replacement cycle
• Technical rescue capability enhanced

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Training

• Subjects based on Core Services
• Developing 3 year training plan
• NFPA based standards

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Fire Protection & Prevention Act

• Act amended 2018:
• 1. Mandatory certification
• Firefighters
• Officers
• Communicators
• 2. Mandatory public reporting
• 3. Mandatory comprehensive Community Risk analysis

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Economic Development & Marketing

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Outline

• Department Overview
• Collaboration
• Known for???
• Community Strategic Plan & Objectives
• Successes

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Department Overview

• Economic Development & Marketing
• Includes Corporate Communications
• Primary Responsibilities
• Investment attraction (industrial, commercial/downtown,

residential)

• Industrial land development
• Business retention (Relationship management, Export

development, innovation support)

• Marketing and corporate communications
• Secondary Responsibilities
• Corporate real estate (land), investment marketing, post-secondary

education, Resident attraction, trade/export development, downtown revitalization, entrepreneurship support, etc

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Collaboration

Responsibility Collaborating Agency Attraction Oxford Connection, SOMA, EDCO REA Retention – General EMC, BDC, County of Oxford Retention – Workforce Multi-Service Centre, Oxford Workforce Development Partnership Retention – Industry 4.0 Private sector Entrepreneurship Community Futures Oxford, Small Business Enterprise Centre (Woodstock) Trade/Export Development EDC, FDI activities Post-Secondary Education Chamber of Commerce, Multi-Service Centre, Community Living, hospital, private sector, etc

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Known for:

• Re-branded community in early 2016
• The essence of Tillsonburg is captured in three

words—connected, enriched and inspired

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Branding

“CONNECTED” A strong sense of community, a history of engagement and collaboration, and strong connections to surrounding markets based on a strategic location within Southwestern Ontario

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Branding

“ENRICHED” A high quality of life evidenced by community centres/programs, opportunities to be meaningfully involved, abundance of parks and green spaces, and a rural/urban influence that combines for a sustainable, comfortable pace

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Branding

“INSPIRED” An entrepreneurial spirit and strong rural work ethic with leadership in agri-business and related ventures and a track record of “Made in Tillsonburg” solutions

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Community Strategic Plan

• 1. Excellence in Local Government
• 2. Economic Sustainability
• 3. Demographic Balance
• 4. Culture & Community

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Community Strategic Plan (CSP)

• 1. Excellence in Local Government
• 2. Economic Sustainability
• 3. Demographic Balance
• 4. Culture & Community

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Excellence in Local Government

Goal Status 1.2 Streamline communication and effectively collaborate within local government

• Website enhancements, including contact forms,

completed

• Draft Corporate Communications plan received

with ongoing implementation

• Facebook page gaining significant traction

1.3 Demonstrate Accountability

• Weekly page in the Tillsonburg News
• Enhanced contact ability on website
• All staff reports are required to show how they

support CSP

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Economic Sustainability

Goal Status 2.1 Support new and existing businesses and provide a variety of employment opportunities

• See Collaboration slide above
• Manufacturing Acceleration initiative
• Enhanced Community Improvement Plan
• Meetings with companies to ensure local

companies’ needs are met

• Bridges to Better Business

2.2 Provide diverse retail services in the downtown core

• Downtown revitalization in 2018 Business Plan
• Recruitment activities ongoing

2.3 Provide appropriate education and training in line with Tillsonburg’s economy

• Support for Youth Robotics Challenge
• Working with partners to develop a new model of

education and training

• Survey currently underway

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Demographic Balance

Goal Status 3.3 Support the aging population and an active senior citizenship

• Community Improvement Plan incorporates

financial support for Accessibility Other initiatives

• Attraction
• Discover Tillsonburg program
• Branding targets the “middle third”

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Successes

• New Business Growth
• Community Improvement Plans
• 20 Vance Dr – Tillsonburg Custom Foods
• 10 Clearview Dr – Shaw’s Ice Cream
• 253 Broadway – Multi-residential
• 83 Rolph St – Multi-residential
• Funding from Rural Economic Development

Program

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New Businesses

• Q1: Ewyn Studios
• Q2: Calm the Soul Yoga & Wellness Studios, Corner

Convenience, Blooms Gift & Flower Shop, Seven Gables B&B, Korner Perk, Wise Line Metal Sales

• Q3: Min Community Safety and Correctional Services,

Sirius Consolidated, The Yoga Hut, Trophy Property Corp, Xcel Fabrication & Design, Great Lakes Auto Restoration, Haven Salon & Spa, Balance body mind soul

• Q4: Krushed Tomato Pizza Company, Dominion

Lending Centres

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New Businesses (Q1 YTD)

• Q1: Oxford Packaging Ltd, Special Occasion Cakes,

Medpoint, King Mattress & Appliance, Ashley Wear, VR Quest, Elite Motor Car, EMW Industrial, Hi Def Detailing

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Downtown Investment

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Industrial Investment

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Industrial Investment

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