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COVID-19 Community Based Programs

Updated Information

Rob Frost, Deputy CAO Special Council June 11, 2020

Intent

• To provide Council with updated and

additional information to inform decisions regarding Community Based Support Programs

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To Date

• Staff given direction on April 9th to return with

supplemental budget and programs

• Numerous discussions regarding the

budgeting, June 2nd was first discussion on programs

• Numerous changes since programs first

developed

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Support for Business

• Recommendation to support an additional Business

Retention and Expansion Officer with the Valley REN

• Role would be to work with businesses adapting to affects
• f COVID-19
• $100,000
• Alternative – Fund a Municipal Economic

Development Specialist to focus on COVID-19 response for the next year

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Support for Food

• Recommendation to support local food banks, and/or
• rganizations supplying food to those in need
• $100,000
• Alternative – Hold funding for future need as COVID-

19 supports begin to decline

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Support for Community Groups

• Recommendation to create a Community Group

Fund ($150,000) to offset lost revenues, and increase Councillor GTO

• Alternative – Hold funding for future need as

COVID-19 supports begin to decline

• Councillor GTO Grant Addressed in separate RFD

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Support for Arts and Culture Sector

• Recommendation to support the Arts and Culture

Community with a fund of $50,000 through grants to Artists/ Performance Groups

• Alternative – Use funds to purchase art work for the

Administration Building

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Currently a Tabled Motion

• May consider defeating, or retracting, and address

each area of support

• Should Council wish to proceed with any areas of

support, criteria would then be developed for a program and brought back for approval.

• One exception being the funding to Valley REN for a

position, if approved the CAO would work out details with Valley REN

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RECOMMENDATION

That Council receive the Briefing dated June 11, 2020 as information in relation to the COVID-19 Community Based Programs.

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Councillor Grants to Organizations

Amendments due to COVID-19

Rob Frost, Deputy CAO Special Council June 11, 2020

Councillor GTO

• At June 2nd Council, Council authorized a one-time

increase in Councillor Grants to Organizations funding from $72,000 to $150,000

• There has been discussion regarding one or more

rounds of funding

• Number of rounds and amount each round needs to

be clarified to proceed

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Distribution of Funds 1/3

• Currently $150,000 allocated to Councillor

GTO, and $139,667 in asks for round that closed on June 1st

• At this number each Councillor would have

$15,000 to allocate, or $16,666 should the Mayor not participate, for one round of funding

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Distribution of Funds 2/3

• Council could decide to proceed with

$150,000 allocated, which if all groups were fully funded, would leave $10,333 not granted

• Council could decide to split the funding

creating a second round of Councillor GTO, and more likely allocate all the funds

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Distribution of Funds 3/3

• Should $100,000 be allocated in round one,

this would provide each Councillor with $11,111 to distribute, or $10,000 should the Mayor participate

• A second round of $50,000 would provide

each Councillor with $5,555 to distribute, or $5,000 should the Mayor participate

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Current Applications

• Councillor GTO closed on June 1, 2020

6 Fiscal Year Number of Requests Dollar Value of Requests Funds Allocated Percentage of Requests Funded 2020/2021 32 $139,667 Proposed $100,000 for this round Proposed 72% 2019/2020 28 $133,983 $72,000 54% 2018/2019 30 $112,902 $72,000 64%

Recommendations

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• That Council release $100,000 of the approved

$150,000 for Councillor Grants to Organizations to be used in the CGTO process that closed on June 1, 2020.

• That Council direct the CAO to develop criteria for an

additional round of Councillor Grants to Organizations, with $50,000 available to be allocated.

Opening for 2020 Season

Aylesford Lake Beach

Scott Quinn, Director EPW Lands and Parks Special Council Session June 11, 2020

Intent

• Brief Council on the revised operational plan

to re-open Aylesford Lake Beach consistent with the lifting of the ban under the Province’s State of Emergency.

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Follow-up from June 2…

• Minister’s Directive to open beaches
• Question is whether Beach supervised or

unsupervised

• Preference appeared to be maintaining “status

quo” from prior years

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Changes to Operating Plan

• Adding back two port-a-potties & separate

hand sanitizer station

• Provided on “Use at Own Risk” basis
• Maintain 2 metre separation between each unit
• Limited cleansing program

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Changes to Operating Plan

• Additional access controls
• One entrance/one exit access to Beach area
• Maintain social distancing in queuing areas
• Directional signage

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Financial Implications

• $70,000 from Covid-19 Reserves for

Aylesford Lake Operations

• $45,502 from Covid-19 Reserves for

Seasonal Positions

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Recommendation

• That Municipal Council receive as information

the Briefing on the plan to open Aylesford Lake Beach for the 2020 season attached to the June 11, 2020 Council agenda.

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