Item - 2025.BU9.1

The Budget Committee:

1. Recommended that the Mayor include funds in the 2025 Budget to expand youth employment and mentoring opportunities with a focus on equity seeking groups.

2. Recommended that the Mayor, as part of the preparation of the 2026 budget, work with the City Manager to:

a. Identify Development Charge funding for eligible growth-related components and other funding sources for a refresh of Mel Lastman Square with a report back during the 2026 budget process and move its revitalization budget above the line; and

b. Identify funding pathways to restore access to civic centres as vital public space for community and civic engagement in the 2026 budget.

3. Recommended that the Mayor continue to advocate to the other levels of government for increased investments by both the Federal and Provincial governments in a robust mental healthcare system, including well-funded addictions recovery.

4. Recommended that the Mayor continue to advocate to both the Provincial and Federal governments for a new fiscal framework for the City of Toronto, including new revenue tools and / or long-term funding commitments for services which the other levels of government has downloaded onto the City.

5. Recommended that the Mayor continue to invest in order to address the growing pressures in the shelter system, including access to food and safety within drop-in sites and shelters.

6. Recommended that the Mayor, as part of the preparation of the 2026 and future budgets, work with the City Manager to:

a. Realize service improvements and in-year savings from the implementation of the recommendations of the Audit of Parks Branch Operations;

b. Create a staffing model to support the expansion of the Toronto Public Library Open Hours Plan, in consultation with the Chief Librarian;

c. Create a multi-year complement-management plan for Toronto Paramedic Services;

d. Continue the Rolling Program Review to realize further in-year savings, and savings to mitigate any 2026 property tax increase; and

e. Work with the Toronto Transit Commission, to develop a multi-year operating budget that decreases the Toronto Transit Commission’s reliance on property tax increases by:

1. advocating to other orders of government for long-term sustainable funding;

2. updating the Fare Policy, Fare Collection Outlook, and Ridership Growth Strategy; and

3. implementing the recommendations of the Auditor General on fare evasion.

7. Acknowledged and thanked the tens of thousands of Torontonians who participated in pre-budget consultations, telephone town halls, Budget Committee deputations, and provided written submissions sharing their priorities for our City.

The Budget Committee will consider and make recommendations to the Mayor and City Council on the 2025 Capital and Operating Budgets.

The following schedule has been established for the consideration of the 2025 Capital and Operating Budgets:

Wednesday, January 15, 2025

Service Group Presentation:

Corporate Services:

Corporate Real Estate Management

Customer Experience (formerly 311 Toronto)

Environment and Climate

Fleet Services

Office of the Chief Information Security Officer

Technology Services

Service Group Presentation:

Infrastructure Services:

Toronto Water (rate)

Solid Waste Management Services (rate)

Engineering and Construction Services

Municipal Licensing and Standards

Policy Planning, Finance and Administration

Toronto Emergency Management

Transit Expansion

Transportation Services

Service Group Presentation:

Development and Growth Services:

City Planning

Development Review

Housing Secretariat

Toronto Building

Waterfront Revitalization

Agency - Presentation:

Toronto Community Housing Corporation (TCHC)

Agency Questions and Answers only - no presentation:

Toronto Seniors Housing Corporation (TSHC)

Thursday, January 16, 2025

Accountability Officers Questions and Answers only - no presentations:

Office of the Auditor General
Office of the Integrity Commissioner
Office of the Lobbyist Registrar
Ombudsman Toronto

Agency - Presentation:

Toronto Public Library

Agencies Questions and Answers only - no presentations:

Toronto Public Health

Arena Boards of Management
Association of Community Centres

CreateTO
Exhibition Place
Heritage Toronto
TO Live
Toronto Atmospheric Fund

Toronto Parking Authority (rate)
Toronto and Region Conservation Authority
Toronto Zoo
Sankofa Square (formerly Yonge-Dundas Square)

Agencies - Presentation:

Toronto Transit Commission

Toronto Police Service

Agencies Questions and Answers only - no presentations:

Toronto Police Service Board

Toronto Police Service Parking Tags Enforcement and Operations

Friday, January 17, 2025

Questions and Answers only - no presentations:

Finance and Treasury Services, City Manager's Office, and Other Services:

Office of the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

Financial Operations and Control (formerly Office of the Controller)

City Manager's Office

FIFA

Legal Services

City Clerk's Office

City Council

Office of the Mayor

Service Group Presentation:

Community and Social Services:

Toronto Fire Services
Toronto Paramedic Services
Children's Services

Court Services
Economic Development and Culture

Parks and Recreation (formerly Parks, Forestry and Recreation)

Seniors Services and Long-Term Care

Social Development, Finance and Administration
Toronto Employment and Social Services

Toronto Shelter and Support Services

This report presents to Budget Committee the proposed 2025 Operating Budget for the Auditor General’s Office (the "Office").

This report presents to Budget Committee the proposed 2025 Operating Budget for the Office of the Integrity Commissioner.

This report presents to Budget Committee the proposed 2025 Operating Budget for Ombudsman Toronto.

This report presents to Budget Committee the proposed 2025 Operating Budget and 2025-2034 Capital Budget for the Toronto Lobbyist Registrar (the "Office").

At its Meeting held on December 12, 2024, the Toronto Police Service Board (Board) considered the following 2025 budget request reports:

- Toronto Police Service - 2025 Operating Budget Request;
- Toronto Police Service - 2025-2034 Capital Program Request;
- Toronto Police Service Parking Enforcement Unit - 2025 Operating Budget Request; and,

- Toronto Police Services Board - 2025 Operating Budget Request.

The Board approved the foregoing reports and requested that copies of the draft Minutes be forwarded to the City’s Budget Committee for consideration. The Board also directed that its decisions be transmitted to the City’s Chief Financial Officer for information.

For ease of reference, below are the substantive recommendations related to this year’s City Budget Process that the Board approved yesterday, with the effect that all four budget requests listed above were approved:

Toronto Police Service - 2025 Operating Budget Request

(1) Approve the Toronto Police Service (Service) 2025 net operating budget request of $1,220.1 Million (M), a $46.2 million or 3.9 percent increase over the 2024 approved budget.

Toronto Police Service - 2025-2034 Capital Program Request

(1) Approve the Toronto Police Service’s (Service) 2025-2034 Capital Program at a 2025 debt request of $81.4 Million (M) and gross amount of $104.6 million (excluding cash flow carry forwards from 2024), and a total of $867.5 million debt and $1,097.3 million gross for the 10-year program, as detailed in Attachment A (contained within Appendix A).

Toronto Police Service Parking Enforcement Unit - 2025 Operating Budget Request

(1) Approve the Toronto Police Service Parking Enforcement Unit’s (P.E.U.) 2025 net operating budget request of $55.4 Million (M), a 7.8 percent increase over the 2024 approved budget.

Toronto Police Service Board - 2025 Operating Budget Request

(1) Approve the Board’s 2025 net operating budget request of $2,376,000,which is a $20,700 increase over the 2024 approved budget.

Copies of all four reports approved by the Board, as well as a draft set of Minutes from the December 12, 2024, Board meeting are enclosed.

At its meeting on September 9, 2024, the Board of Health considered Item HL16.2 and made recommendations to the Budget Committee.

Summary from the report (September 6, 2024) from the Medical Officer of Health:

This report outlines the Toronto Public Health 2025 Operating Budget Submission for consideration by the Board of Health. Toronto Public Health's 2025 Operating Budget Submission is $282,833.0 thousand gross, $79,803.6 thousand net and 1,887.0 positions.

This 2025 Operating Budget Submission is higher than the 2024 Operating Budget by $3.0 thousand gross, $98.0 thousand net with 1.0 fewer positions, due to the end of federal funding for the Injectable Opioid Agonist Treatment Program and the termination of provincial funding for Supervised Consumption Sites in 2025.  Additional information on the change between the 2025 Operating Budget Submission and the 2024 Operating Budget is available in Table 1 in this report.

The 2025 Operating Budget Submission includes in-year changes, and base changes as detailed in the recommendations in this report.

At its meeting on September 9, 2024, the Board of Health considered Item HL16.3 and made recommendations to the Budget Committee.

Summary from the report (August 23, 2024) from the Medical Officer of Health:

This report provides an overview of Toronto Public Health's 2025 Capital Budget and 2026-2034 Plan Request.

Toronto Public Health is recommending a 2025-2034 Capital Budget and Plan of $23.969 million, including a 2025 Capital Budget of $3.996 million with future year commitments of $3.784 million and future year estimates of $16.189 million. The 10 Year Capital Budget and Plan Request will provide funding for seven projects.

At its meeting on Friday, January 10, 2025, the TTC Board considered the attached report entitled “Recommended 2025 TTC Operating Budget; 2025-2034 Capital Budget and Plan and 15-Year Capital Investment Plan and Real Estate Investment Plan Update”.

The Board adopted the following:

It is recommended that the TTC Board:

1. Approve a 2025 Operating Budget totalling $2.819 billion in gross expenditures, $1.432 billion in revenues and a net funding requirement of $1.387 billion for the TTC comprising the following services, as summarized in Appendix A of this report:

a. 2025 TTC Conventional Operating Service Budget of $2.636 billion in gross expenditures, $1.423 billion in revenues and a net funding requirement of $1.214 billion; and,

b. 2025 Wheel-Trans Operating Budget of $182.6 million in gross expenditures, $9.4 million in revenues and a net funding requirement of $173.2 million.

2. Approve $1.6 million gross and $0 net to establish a General Body Repairperson Apprenticeship program, conditional on securing funding under the provincial Skills Development Fund (SDF) Training Stream;

3. Endorse the TTC 2025-2039 Capital Investment Plan of $53.379 billion, as outlined in Attachment 1 of this report;

4. Endorse the TTC 2025-2039 Real Estate Investment Plan Update, including the implementation timeline, as outlined in Attachment 2 of this report;

5. Approve a 2025 Capital Budget of $1.688 billion and future year planned estimates of $14.707 billion for a total TTC 2025-2034 Capital Budget and Plan of $16.395 billion, comprising the following, as outlined in Appendix D of this report:

a. A 2025 Capital Budget of $1.618 billion and future year planned estimates of $14.615 billion, for a total TTC 2025-2034 Base Capital Budget and Plan of $16.233 billion, and,

b. A TTC 2025 Capital Budget of $70.54 million and future year planned estimates of $92.35 million, for a total TTC 2025-2034 Capital Budget and Plan of $162.89 million for Transit-Expansion-Related Projects.

6. Approve a 2025 year-end workforce complement of 18,201 positions, comprised of 14,916 operating positions and 3,285 capital positions, reflecting an increase of 476 operating positions and 199 capital positions, as summarized in Appendix B of this report;

7. Reaffirm requests to the Federal and Provincial Governments for a tri-partite discussion on the development of a sustainable, long-term funding model for public transit capital and operations needs;

8. Delegate authority to the Chief Executive Officer to execute any transfer payment and / or contribution agreements required with the Province of Ontario and/or the Government of Canada to receive intergovernmental funding for priority projects and programs, subject to terms and conditions satisfactory to the TTC’s General Counsel; and,

9. Forward this report to the City Budget Committee and the City Manager as the official 2025 Operating Budget and 2025-2034 Capital Budget and Plan submission for the Toronto Transit Commission.

10. That the TTC Board directs the TTC CEO and Director - Commission Services, to publicly release the TTC’s annual budget at least 10 business days prior to its consideration by the Commission.

11. That the Toronto Transit Commission Board:

a. Establish a Strategic Planning Committee to assist the TTC Board in managing strategic planning and priorities, including through a Ridership Growth Strategy and other existing strategic documents, and direct the Director, Commission Services to report back to the February 24, 2025 TTC Board meeting on a proposed structure and meeting schedule after canvassing Commissioners’ interest in committee membership.

b.  Amend the 2025 Schedule of Meetings to add a Special Meeting of the Board in September 2025 to consider recommendations from the Strategic Planning Committee, receive an update on the 2026 Budget, and discuss budget priorities informing the development of the 2026 TTC Operating Budget; 2026-2035 Capital Budget and Plan and 15-Year Capital Investment Plan and Real Estate Investment Plan Update.

c. Direct the Director, Commission Services to include a Special Meeting to consider recommendations from the Strategic Planning Committee, receive an update on the next year’s budget, and discuss budget priorities informing the development of the next year’s budgets in future year’s recommended annual schedule of Board and Committee meetings for the Board’s approval, in accordance with Section 20 of the By-law to Govern Board Proceedings.

12. The TTC Board requests that:

a. TTC Staff conduct public consultations and develop a Ridership Growth Strategy 2.0, building upon the Ridership Growth Strategy 2018-2022 and report back to the Board in July 2025;

b. TTC staff develop a hiring strategy on the basis of the approved Ridership Growth Strategy 2.0 and report back to the Board by October 2025;

c. TTC staff use the approved Ridership Growth Strategy 2.0 and associated hiring strategy to inform the 2026 TTC Budget process.

The recommendations of the Toronto Transit Commission Board as set out above are submitted for City Council approval through the Budget Committee.