2015 Hall/MayorCouncil/Mayor/Documents...Mayor's 2015 Business Progress Breakfast | April 30, 2015 •Unemployment rate = lowest in Ontario (in late 2014) •Currently running below

2015 The Year After Last Year

MAYOR'S PROGRESS BREAKFAST

Mayor Jeff Lehman | April 30, 2015

Mayor's 2015 Business Progress Breakfast | April 30, 2015

Barrie’s Economy + Labour Market

Federal & Provincial Budgets

TODAY

STATE OF THE UNION

NEW COUNCIL, NEW AGENDA

Our Priorities

Open for Business

Regional Initiatives


• Unemployment rate = lowest in Ontario (in late 2014)

• Currently running below Provincial/Federal level

• Highest participation rate of all Cdn CMA’s

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Local Economy: Jobs

UNEMPLOYMENT RATE (BARRIE CMA):

SOURCE: STATISTICS CANADA, MONTHLY LABOUR FORCE SURVEY

Top 20 Municipalities Commuting to Toronto (Map: Chris Brackley / Canadian Geographic)

“Barrie is a bedroom community.”


Jobs in Barrie

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% of Jobs by Sector, 2014 Barrie Ontario

Primary 0.02% 1.85%

Utilities 0.97% 0.81%

Construction 7.52% 6.69%

Manufacturing 6.77% 11.26%

Trade (Retail+Wholesale) 19.79% 14.53%

Transportation+Warehouse 4.11% 4.30%

Business + Other Services 25.87% 29.45%

Education 7.51% 7.70%

Health 14.86% 11.80%

Accommodation/Food 8.29% 6.48%

Public Admin 4.28% 5.12%

100.00% 100.00%

“Barrie is all retail, no well-paying jobs.”

SOURCE: EMSI DATABASE, LABOUR FORCE SURVEY AND CANADIAN BUSINESS PATTERNS


New KPMG Study: Cost of Doing Business

• Measures 26 factors within 6 categories:

• Labour Costs

• Facility Costs

• Transportation Costs

• Utility Costs

• Cost of Capital (interest/depreciation)

• Cost of Taxes

• When looking at all industries combined (overall average cost of doing business), Barrie is 2nd overall out of the 8 comparators

• Graph relates each location’s overall cost of doing business to the USA average.

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When compared to the 17 other Ontario Cities in the KPMG

report, Barrie ranks 1st, 2nd, or 3rd in specific industries.

In Specific Industries…

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(lowest overall cost of doing business)

• Auto Parts

• Electronics Assembly

• Medical Devices

• Metal Components

• Plastic Products

• Precision Components

• Aircraft Parts

1st 2nd • Advanced Batteries

• Manufacturing

• Biomedical R&D

• Electronic Systems Testing

• Food Processing

• Specialty Chemicals

• Telecom Equipment

3rd • Pharmaceuticals

• Shared Services

• Software Development


• Federal Budget 2015 • Provides new dedicated transit fund, but only for largest cities

• Balanced budget bring hopes of commitment to housing, infrastructure

• Provincial Budget 2015 • Deficits mean ongoing spending restraint;

will be felt particularly in health care and education

• PSE announcement anticipated this spring

• Major investment in infrastructure particularly transit

• Asset optimization at the municipal level proposed

Federal/Provincial Budgets

70 200 WEEKLY RAIL TRIPS

today by 2020

WEEKENDS COMING 2016

WEEKDAYS COMING 2017


• was the safest big city in the country • Lowest crime index in StatsCan’s 2014 Juristat rankings

• had the lowest unemployment rate of any Ontario big city

• had housing markets firing on all cylinders • also leading to major affordability challenges

• was named the 3rd best city in the country to invest in (REIN)

In late 2014, Barrie…


So, where next folks?


New Council, New Priorities

• Vibrant Business Environment

• Responsible Spending

• Inclusive Community

• Well Planned Transportation


• Streetlight Project

• Converting streetlights to LED

• forecast to reduce energy use by 67% and maintenance costs by 80%

• Paramedic & social housing investments

• 16 new paramedics

• 54 new housing units at the Brooks Street Seniors Home

Budget 2015


Budget 2015: Infrastructure Renewal Fund


• Traffic Calming: permanent measures on Cumming Dr, Cook St & Sandringham Dr

• Reconstruction of Highway 400/Tiffin St bridge

• Reconstruction & widening:

• Mapleview Drive East (Huronia to Country)

• Essa Road (Ferndale to Coughlin)

• Completion of the Lakeshore Drive Realignment project

• Replacing aging transit buses

• Redeveloping Memorial Square

Budget 2015: Major Capital Projects


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2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Tax Operating Budget, %increase growth+CPI

Tax Operating Budget vs. Population Growth+CPI Year-Over-Year % increase

Controlling Spending

• City participated in stimulus period in 2009–2011 • Expanded capital projects

• Had operating impacts

• Austerity since 2011 • Minimal staffing changes

• Police budget increases lowest in 20 years

• Reduction in capital plans: delays to infrastructure projects

SOURCE: CITY OF BARRIE, STATISTICS CANADA

Open for Business New strategic direction from council; service improvement

& process reviews

Branding Strategy Single rallying point , reinforcing focus on

competitive advantages

Understanding the Environment Commuter Study; Cost Competitiveness Study

Formal Investment Lifecycle

To be released as part of the Barrie Business Ambassador

training sessions


• ⅔ reduction in building permit processing time

• In the industrial sector: average of 3 months in 2011 to 1 month in 2014

• Review of business licensing process

• completed by cross-functional team

• Documented end-to-end process

• focused on activities that impact applicant.

Delivering Faster Service to Business

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AVG. TIME TO ISSUE A BUILDING PERMIT FOR NEW INDUSTRIAL CONSTRUCTION (MONTHS):



• Officially launched in November 2014

• Ambassadors later selected by a committee

• 2 training sessions (February and March)

• Already yielding results: Invest Barrie pursuing 4 investment opportunities that came from the group


• Central Ontario Resiliency Conference: May 21 in Barrie Best practices for municipalities in adapting to climate change

• Innovation Lab Municipal innovation conference, fall 2015

• Business Development Greater Barrie Business Enterprise Centre (GBBEC) now serving Midland, discussions with other Simcoe municipalities ongoing

• Transit partnership Successful service to Essa; more discussions coming

Regional Initiatives


Manufacturing Expansions

STREIT Group • New 75,000 sq ft state-of-the-art manufacturing facility on King St.

• Named one of Canada’s Top 50 Best Managed Companies

• Building new 20,000 SF expansion

• 80 new employees

• 50 new employees

• 176 new employees • new product lines

Napoleon / Wolf Steel

Prodomax

CSR Cosmetics

GEEP


• Downtown Barrie Tech company's projects include:

• MSLE (Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment – Toronto Raptors)

• international campaign for Drake's new clothing line, OVO

• Landlord ViaPlex making major renovation

TygerShark Curb Appeal: The DiveTank

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.