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2018 Town Hall Recreation, Culture & Parks

Thursday, July 5, 2018

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Recreation, Culture & Parks 2018 Town Hall| Recreation, Culture & Parks

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.

2018 Town Hall| Recreation, Culture & Parks

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


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.


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


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.


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


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.


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.


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


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


2018 Town Hall 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

2018 Town Hall | Operations Services

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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


2018 Budget Highlights Finance Department

Town Hall Meeting — July 5, 2018

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Total Budget

Town Hall Meeting | July 5, 2018

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Tax Levies on a Residential Property


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Where your Town tax dollar goes


Average cost for Town services per

household is $1857

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Sources of Revenue


Other Revenue 0.7%

Payments In Lieu (PILS),

Special Levy etc. 1%

e-Connection Service Finance Department

Town Hall Meeting — July 5, 2018

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What is e-Connection?


• 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?


• 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?


• 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

2018 Town Hall 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

options

• 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

Presentation Title | Section

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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


Economic Development & Marketing

July 5, 2018

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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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