Capital $126,000 (2024), Operating $953,000 (annual ongoing)

This request is for additional KFR support staff and related equipment to provide ancillary support to BC Emergency Health Services for emergency medical responses. KFR has seen a dramatic increase in medical calls for service over the past few years, now accounting for over 60% of all call volume received. KFR is recommending the addition of a Medical Response Unit consisting of an SUV staffed with two medical responders.

Operating $136,000 (annual ongoing)

This request is for additional funding for the funding agreements program, to satisfy the growing needs of organizations with existing agreements, expand the services they are providing, and also to have the ability to consider entering into new agreements for needed services that align with Council’s strategic plan.

Capital $1,700,000 (2025 and 2026)

This request is for the installation of a sidewalk on the north side of Todd Road between Barnhartvale Road and Ronde Lane as part of the upcoming Todd Road Reconstruction Project planned to be completed in 2024 and 2025. This cost includes the concrete sidewalk, driveway crossings, concrete curb and gutter, catch basins, and drainage tie-ins. If funding is approved, the entire reconstruction project would be delayed, starting in 2025.

Capital $2,000,000 (2025-2026)

This request is for the installation of a 700-metre pedestrian pathway on Rose Hill Road between the Hidden Valley mobile home park and Valleyview Drive. Last year, the project was identified as a low priority safety improvement in a design brief on potential road safety upgrades between Valleyview Drive and the future Qu’Appelle Boulevard extension. Due to challenging topography along Rose Hill Road, shoulder width is limited, presenting a challenge to pedestrians.

Capital $3,100,000 (2026)

The Downtown Streetscape Improvement Budget is funded by Gaming Revenue and was first introduced into the Five-Year Financial Plan in 2008 contributing to significant streetscape improvements throughout Downtown. Due to recent cost escalations, additional funds are required to complete the next priority streetscaping project–the 500 block of Victoria Street–in 2026.

Capital $202,000, Operating $69,750 (2024-2026)

The City is seeking to add technology to its fleet of residential trucks to improve operational efficiencies, reduce recycling/organics contamination (which cost the City $65,000 in penalties in 2022), and reduce costs associated with “go-backs” for missed collections (costing around $45,00 last year). Staff recommend installing routing technology on all 17 side-load trucks and installing AI technology on the seven trucks that collect recycling.

Capital $2,000,000 (2025)

This business case recommends a budget increase to $4.5 million per year for the Drainage Capital Plan beginning in 2025 to allow for asset management, the construction of additional risk mitigation projects, and to address increasing costs. Not increasing funding would defer projects 10 or more years and increase the risk that a major rainfall or flood event will cause significant damage to infrastructure, public, and/or private property.

Operating $50,000 (2024)

Heritage House parking lot is an under-utilized asset. By redesigning this area to create a flexible, multi-purpose space with capability to add additional power and water hookups for vendors, this parking lot will benefit all park users and event organizers while also protecting park greenspace from damage. The proposed funds would be used in 2024 to conduct a review of the area to develop a project proposal for Council's future for consideration.