That with respect to Notice of Motion EC2025-0520, the following be adopted: AND FURTHER BE IT RESOLVED that Council direct Administration to prepare an amendment to the Reserve for Future Capital and Lifecycle Maintenance and Upgrade Merged terms of reference, to increase the 2.6 per cent annual property tax funding to 5 per cent, and return to the 2025 July 22nd ;Executive Committee;
Council told the city administration to make a plan to fix the gap between what city infrastructure needs and what the city can currently afford. The plan must find steady funding options (like utility rates, taxes, grants, or fees), check existing savings, set clear rules for which projects come first, coordinate work with redevelopment and other public owners, seek contributions from other governments, promise regular public reporting, and give timelines and governance. Administration must bring the proposed program back by Q3 2026 so it can be considered in the 2027–30 budget (EC2025-0520).
This motion starts a formal, accountable process to close the city's infrastructure service gap by identifying stable funding sources, clarifying project priorities, coordinating upgrades across owners, and requiring public reporting and implementation timelines — all steps intended to make infrastructure planning and funding more transparent and actionable (EC2025-0520).