Items 1 & 2

1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ADOPTION OF AGENDA

Item 3A

CORPORATE SERVICES
2015 Budget Meeting Schedule and Timelines
This report is provided for information purposes only. This report is to provide Council with a budget meeting schedule to meet the legislative deadline for adopting the 2015 -2019 Financial Plan and Tax Rates Bylaws.

Item 3B

Funding the Pavement Management Program
RECOMMENDATIONS: Council consider and resolve:
1. That the pavement management program budget be increased to $3,202,910 annually, for years 2019 through 2023, with funding from the Community Works Gas Tax Reserve Fund;

2. That the existing annual funding sources for the pavement management program of $225,000 from the General Capital Reserve Fund and $100,000 from the Major Capital Reserve Fund, be replaced with funding from the Community Works Gas Tax Reserve Fund, on an ongoing basis; and,

3. That the District’s 2015 financial plan be amended accordingly.

Item 3C

Early Approval of Proposed 2015 Capital Projects
RECOMMENDATIONS: Council consider and resolve:
1. a) That the proposed 2015 capital projects, included as Appendix “A” Draft 2015 Capital Plan Summary to the report entitled “Early Approval of Proposed 2015 Capital Projects” from the Manager of Accounting Services dated January 20, 2015, be approved as a budget amendment to the 2014 - 2018 Financial Plan Bylaw #5392-2013,
b) That staff be authorized to proceed with these proposed 2015 capital projects, and
c) That the 2014 - 2018 Financial Plan be amended accordingly; and

2. That Appendix “B” Draft 2015 - 2019 Capital Plan Summary, as attached to the report entitled “Early Approval of Proposed 2015 Capital Projects” from the Manager of Accounting Services dated January 20, 2015 be approved for inclusion in the 2015 - 2019 Financial Plan.

Item 3D

Abbotsford/Mission Recycling Depot 2015-2019 Budget Status Update

This report is provided for information purposes only. No staff recommendation accompanies the report and Council action is not required. This report is to provide Council with an update to the District of Mission’s portion of the Abbotsford/Mission Recycling Depot (AMRD) 2015-2019 operating and capital budgets.

Item 3E

Resolution Released from Closed Council
This Closed Council release is related to an approved decrease in the District’s
Liability Insurance deductible. No staff recommendation accompanies the
report and Council action is not required

Item 3F

Fees & Charges Review Update
This report is provided for information purposes only. No staff recommendation
accompanies the report and Council action is not required. This report is to
advise Council on the status of the District’s fees and charges review.

Item 3G

2015 Municipal Partnership Fee-for-Service Grants
No staff recommendation accompanies the report and Council action is not required. This report is provided as background information for the additional 2015 Municipal Partnership Fee-for-Service Grant requests that are added to the budget process as spending packages (see separate report on agenda).

Item 3H

RCMP Spending Package Update
No staff recommendation accompanies the report and Council action is not required. This report is an update to the Spending Packages report in terms of accelerated deployment of recommended regular member positions.

Item 3J

Status of Long-Term Debt and the Debt Retirement Reserve Fund
This report is provided for information purposes only. No staff recommendation
accompanies the report and Council action is not required. This report is to provide an update on the status of the District’s long-term debt as at December 31, 2014, to review upcoming early debt retirement opportunities, and to discuss the annual transfer to the Debt Retirement Reserve Fund and its relation to the 2015 budget discussion.

Item 3K

Reserve Projections
This report is provided for information purposes only. No staff recommendation accompanies the report and Council action is not required. This report is to advise Council of the reserve projections ahead of the budget discussion and the 2015-2019 Financial Plan being approved.

Items 3I & 3L

I. Spending Packages for 2015 Draft General Fund Operating Budget
This report is provided for information purposes only. No staff recommendation accompanies the report. This report provides a list of the operating spending packages submitted by departments for the possible inclusion to the 2015 draft operating budget.

(L) 2015 General Operating Fund Draft Budget Status
This report provides an overview of the status of the 2015 draft operating
budget for the general operating fund.