(See Item 12.2.7)
Note: A revised motion was published on the City's website on March 29, 2022. Revisions are outlined below in italics.
Proposed Motion:
Moved by: Regional Councillor Fortini
Seconded by: Regional Councillor Medeiros, Regional Councillor Dhillon, City Councillor Williams, City Councillor Bowman, City Councillor Whillans
Whereas, Brampton Civic Hospital has one of the busiest emergency rooms in Canada, and serves as the only main full-service facility for the City of Brampton’s approximately 650,000 residents since 2007, and has long been plagued with issues of overcrowding and excessive wait times;
And Whereas, an additional full-service Hospital is urgently needed in Brampton to serve the City's aging community needs for continuing complex care and rehabilitation in emergency and intensive care units;
And Whereas, as a result, the Province of Ontario made a commitment in the March 2021 budget to help fund a new full-service Hospital in Brampton, and the City of Brampton will be required to commit to a 10% local share under the Provincial cost-sharing funding model;
And Whereas, Brampton City Council voted on November 3, 2021 to commit to a 10% local share estimated at $125M for the new full-service Hospital in Brampton including an option to seek a 50% contribution from the Region of Peel;
And Whereas, Brampton City Council voted during 2022 budget deliberations to allocate $62.5M towards the local share comprising of a $22M surplus from the 2012 special health care levy and $40.5M from unused capital budgets;
And Whereas, there is a remaining balance of $62.5M still to be funded to fulfil the City’s commitment to the local share;
And Whereas, the Region of Peel voted on March 10, 2022 to refer a contribution of $12.5M for the cancer care portion of the new Brampton hospital for budget consideration;
And Whereas, staff report titled “William Osler Health System Request - Additional Funding Options & Reserve Balance Confirmation” has been tabled for the March 30, 2022 Committee of Council for consideration and includes two options for funding the balance of the local share;
Therefore, be it resolved:
That Internal and External Borrowing and the Sale of Surplus Land be approved as possible funding sources for the balance of the City’s local share commitment;
And further, that a 1% City Tax Levy combined with External Borrowing included as option 2 of the staff report titled “William Osler Health System Request - Additional Funding Options & Reserve Balance Confirmation” tabled in the March 30, 2022 Committee agenda, be approved;
And further, that the City’s 2022 Budget including relevant by-laws be amended, if necessary, to reflect implementation of the 1% City Tax Levy combined with External Borrowing included as option 2 of the staff report titled “William Osler Health System Request - Additional Funding Options & Reserve Balance Confirmation”.