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EMRB Shared Investment - Shared Benefit Council Member Appointment
Presented by: Trevor Duley, Manager, Government Relations
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
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1. That Council confirm Mayor Heron’s appointment to the Edmonton Metropolitan Region Board Shared Investment for Shared Benefit Task Force.
2. That Council appoint Councillor MacKay as Mayor Heron’s alternate to the Edmonton Metropolitan Region Board Shared Investment for Shared Benefit Task Force.
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PURPOSE OF REPORT
To formally appoint Council’s representatives to the Shared Investment for Shared Benefit Initiative at the Edmonton Metropolitan Region Board.
ALIGNMENT TO PRIORITIES IN COUNCIL’S STRATEGIC PLAN
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ALIGNMENT TO LEVELS OF SERVICE DELIVERY
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ALIGNMENT TO COUNCIL DIRECTION OR MANDATORY STATUTORY PROVISION
Alberta Regulation 189/2017: Edmonton Metropolitan Region Board Regulation
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
At the December 13, 2018 Edmonton Metropolitan Region Board (EMRB) meeting, the Board approved a Terms of Reference and Project Charter for the “Shared Investment for Shared Benefit” (SISB) initiative.
The anticipated outcome of the SISB initiative is the development of a model to leverage funding across municipal jurisdictions towards investments of regional significance. The project will include an environmental scan of cost-sharing models that exist in other jurisdictions in North America, and the development of a final model, project criteria, and methodology for Board consideration. It is expected the project’s deliverables will be recommended to the Board for approval on or before March 2021.
The SISB initiative is to be overseen by a Task Force comprised of all 13 EMRB member municipalities. The Terms of Reference state that the municipal representative on the Task Force shall be the EMRB member from each of the 13 municipalities. In the case of the City of St. Albert, this is Mayor Heron.
Mayor Heron’s alternate needs to be confirmed by Council. At this point, the recommendation is Councillor MacKay, given that he is Mayor Heron’s Board Alternate at the EMRB. However, any member of Council may be assigned the alternate duty.
SISB was assigned the highest priority in the EMRB’s 2018-2023 Strategic Plan that was approved on June 14, 2018. This strategic priority aims to ensure the shared and equitable contributions, investments, and efforts by the EMRB result in measurable benefits for the Region as a whole.
The EMRB approved $500,000 for the project in their 2018/19 Budget, although the funds are expected to be carried forward and expended in the 2019/20 Budget, as the project is initiated and progresses.
STAKEHOLDER COMMUNICATIONS OR ENGAGEMENT
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IMPLICATIONS OF RECOMMENDATION(S)
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Organizational:
At this time, the organizational impacts of SISB are not fully known, as the Project Charter identifies municipal Chief Administrative Officers (CAOs) and Municipal Working Groups of administrative personnel will be developed.
ALTERNATIVES AND IMPLICATIONS CONSIDERED
Council may appoint any member of Council to be the alternate representative on the SISB Task Force.
Report Date (Council Meeting Date): February 19, 2019
Author(s): Trevor Duley
Committee/Department: Office of the Chief Administrative Officer
Chief Administrative Officer: Kevin Scoble