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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMarch 21, 2019 - Council - Addendum THE CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF BAYHAM COUNCIL MEETING ADDENDUM MUNICIPAL OFFICE Thursday, March 21, 2019 1. ADMINISTRATION A. Ministry of Infrastructure re Ontario Community Infrastructure Fund (OCIF) update Ministry of Infrastructure Ministry of Agriculture,Food and Rural 1\`Affairs Infrastructure Policy Division Rural Programs Branch • 777 Bay Street,4th Floor,Suite 425 1 Stone Road West,4th Floor NW �r- Ontario Toronto,Ontario M5G 2E5 Guelph,Ontario N1G 4Y2 March 14, 2019 Dear CAO/Clerk/Treasurer: We are writing to provide you with an update on the Ontario Community Infrastructure Fund (OCIF) and new opportunities to access federal and provincial infrastructure funding under the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program. Firstly, we are pleased to confirm your municipality's eligibility for the OCIF 2019 Formula-Based Component and provide you with the enclosed Revised Allocation Notice. The notice confirms the previously-proposed 2019 allocation for your community. We would also like to take this opportunity to remind you of the steps required to close-out your 2018 Formula Funding. A 2018 Annual Financial Overview will be provided to you shortly, along with an Annual Financial Report (AFR) template for you to complete. In the AFR you will be required to confirm details of projects in progress or recently completed, report on any transfers (in or out) for joint projects with other eligible OCIF recipients, indicate the amount of interest earned on formula funds, and confirm any amounts that will be carried forward to 2019. Detailed instructions will be provided when the forms are sent to you. As your Revised Allocation Notice is being sent out later than normal, the timing of reports as noted in the Contribution Agreement (CA) under Section 12.1 will be revised for this year. The 2018 AFR should be provided by May 31, 2019 and the Project Information Reports required to substantiate the 2019 allocation should be provided by June 30, 2019. Any questions regarding this timing should be sent to OCIF@ontario.ca. Failure to complete these reporting requirements and any other requirements included in your CA by the noted deadlines could impact your ability to receive formula payments in 2019 and beyond. As you know, the government is making every effort to restore fiscal balance to the Province. We are using the Province's recent line-by-line review to make all government spending more effective and reduce Ontario's fiscal burden. Based on this review, the province will be updating the design of OCIF, including the formula and application streams, to make sure funding is targeted to where it is needed most. In the meantime, proposed formula-based allocations for 2020 and 2021 cannot be confirmed. This means that the previously-proposed allocations for 2020 are subject to change pending the outcome of 1 the program update. In addition, we are cancelling the top-up application intake that closed in August of 2018 as well as the 2019 top-up application intake. We thank you for submitting your application to the 2018 OCIF Top-Up intake, and look forward to working with you, and other municipal partners to ensure that the refined OCIF program supports efficiency and value-for-money while helping to address municipal critical infrastructure needs. As you may know, the Province is launching the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program (ICIP) in Ontario. ICIP is a ten-year program, which will commit up to $30 billion in combined federal and provincial funding to support public transit, green infrastructure, community, culture and recreation, and rural and northern infrastructure investments. You can learn more about these opportunities at http://www.grants.pov.on.ca/GrantsPortal/en, by clicking on Grant Opportunities. Details on ICIP will be available starting on March 18, 2019 including details on the launch of the first intake of ICIP, the Rural and Northern stream. Should you have any additional questions, please do not hesitate to contact your OCIF Project Analyst at OCIFontario.ca or by calling 1-877-424-1300. We would like to thank you for submitting your application to the 2018 OCIF Top-Up Component, and look forward to getting in touch with additional information about ICIP. Sincerely, Julia Danos Carolyn Hamilton Director, Intergovernmental Policy Branch Director, Rural Programs Branch Infrastructure Policy Division Economic Development Division Ministry of Infrastructure Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs 416-212-8757 519-826-3419 julia.danos@ontario.ca carolyn.hamilton@ontario.ca 2 3 r);._ ;.'- > tx- Ontario Ontario Community Infrastructure Fund (OCIF) Formula-Based Component Revised Allocation Notice Ministry of Infrastructure Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Municipality of Bayham March 2019 Disponible en frangais 1 Ontario Community Infrastructure Fund (OCIF) Formula-Based Component- Revised Allocation Notice Municipality of Bayham This revised allocation notice is to inform you of your 2019 Ontario Community Infrastructure Fund formula allocation. Formula-Based Funding Allocation Your community's formula-based allocation of funding under the Ontario Community Infrastructure Fund for 2019 is as follows: 2019 formula allocation $333,618 Terms and Conditions Receipt of formula allocations are conditional upon compliance with all of the terms and conditions of your existing OCIF formula-based funding agreement. The Province reserves the right to adjust or terminate any allocations contained in this notice, without consent or notice, to account for changes in a municipality's situation, the OCIF program guidelines, or other parameters or administrative procedures. Payment Schedule The Province proposes to make payments in accordance with the following schedule: • Allocations of$150,000 or less will be provided in one payment • Allocations greater than $150,000 but less than $1 million will be provided through up to 6 payments; and • Allocations greater than $1 million will be provided through up to 12 payments. As 2019 allocations were confirmed in March, payments which would have normally been made in January through to April will be made in May and then will return to the regular payment schedule. 2