Town of Stony Plain Q4

2016 Quarterly Report

Photo Courtesy of Kelly Maluta

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Table of Contents

OFFICE OF THE CAO ....................................................................................................................................... 2

Corporate Communications ...................................................................................................................... 2

Cultural Development ............................................................................................................................... 6

Economic Development ............................................................................................................................ 9

MUNICIPAL PLANNING & INFRASTRUCTURE .............................................................................................. 14

Building and Development Permits ........................................................................................................ 14

COMMUNITY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES .................................................................................................. 15

Stony Plain Fire Department ................................................................................................................... 15

Municipal Peace Officers ........................................................................................................................ 17

Community Programs ............................................................................................................................. 21

HandiBus ............................................................................................................................................. 21

Adult Programs ................................................................................................................................... 23

Shikaoi Exchange Program .................................................................................................................. 23

CORPORATE SERVICES ................................................................................................................................ 28

Financial Update ..................................................................................................................................... 28

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Introduction

The quarterly report provides a consolidated overview of statistical reports and financial summaries that

move towards the goals and priorities identified by Council through the budget process. A review of

selected performance indicators, and a financial summary for 2016, Quarter 4 is presented.

OFFICE OF THE CAO

Corporate Communications

Toys for Tickets

The Town of Stony Plain’s Enforcement Services offered residents the chance to

pay for their parking tickets with toys or gift cards. This campaign ran from

October 31st to December 9th. It was a huge success! The toys and cards were all

collected and donated to the Stony Plain Kinsmen Club’s Christmas Hampers. The

program raised awareness and the Kinsmen saw greater donations at all hamper drop off locations. The

social media on this campaign was huge! One Facebook post received 996 shares, over 1500 likes, and

159 comments. That boosted the post to be seen by more than 119,000 people. A News Release was

written and the campaign was covered by CTV, Global, CBC, 88.1 FM and the Stony Plain Reporter.

Household Waste

Communications launched the Household Waste Campaign in

December and will continue with this Communications plan

through 2017. More awareness and education is needed to

promote how to properly dispose of waste. The Town provides

three key tools to help residents with this.

• My Waste App

• Collection Schedule Magnet

• Web page www.stonyplain.com/MyWaste

One of the Town of Stony Plain’s main strategic priorities is Environmental Responsibility. The Town has

been successful at consistently diverting over 50% from the landfill for the last 5 years. The numbers are

back from 2016 and we diverted 53%. Communications is hopeful through education we can increase

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that number by another 7% in 2017. The focus of this year’s Trade Show is going to be on Household

Waste. Stay tuned for more details on that. We’ll also be hitting the schools with household waste

presentations. Other tools used for this educational campaign are; welcome wagon, social media,

newspaper ads, radio ads, website, and earned media through a news release.

Communications assisted with the following projects either via social media, news releases, portable

signs, newspaper ads, radio ads, and media interviews.

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Online Communication www.stonyplain.com

The Town’s website continues to be a vital tool in getting key messaging out to the residents of Stony

Plain. Its popularity is growing with 33,409 users this quarter, that’s up from 30,565 in the same quarter

in 2015.

Website Analytics: 4th Quarter 2015 Compared to 4th Quarter 2016

OVERVIEW

2015 2016

Sessions 49,339 49,281

Users 30,565 33,409

Page views 116,866 105,815

Pages per Session 2.37 2.15

Average Session Duration 00:01:34 00:01:24

New Visits 25,032 28,779

% New Visits 50.7% 58.4%

Bounce Rate 57.71% 63.27%

VISITOR TYPE

2015 2016

New 25,032 28,779

Returning 24,307 20,502

Total 49,339 49,281

ACQUISITION

SESSIONS BOUNCE RATE

2015 2016 2015 2016

Organic Search 35,848 33,824 54.08% 56.77%

Direct 9,197 8,220 65.06% 88.78%

Referral 2,715 4,857 71.23% 64.24%

Social 1,292 2,226 76.86% 64.65%

Email 287 153 62.02% 77.78%

2015 2016

Mobile 20,459 24,051

Desktop 23,877 20,650

Tablet 5,003 4,580

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Social Media

Social Media continues to be a fantastic tool in promoting events and getting key messaging out to the

residents of Stony Plain. In the chart below we compare the entire year of 2015 to 2016 and we also

compared the 3rd quarter of 2016 to the 4th quarter of 2016.

Facebook followers have increased by 49% over the last year with the 4th quarter being the strongest

quarter adding an additional 779 likes.

Twitter saw some modest gains with an additional 763 followers with 106 of those in the last quarter of

2016.

SOCIAL MEDIA

2015 Q4 2016 Q3 2016 Q4

Facebook Likes 2,174 3,478 4,257

Twitter Followers 4,012 4,669 4,775

My Waste App

The Town has had the My Waste App for a few years now. But Communications is

focussing on driving up its subscribers and usage. As you can see from the chart below the

growth over the last quarter has been phenomenal with only 700 using the app on Oct 1st

to now 1,434. These residents had 23,312 interactions with the app over the 4th quarter of

2016. With the Household Waste Campaign we hope to double these numbers by the end of 2017.

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Cultural Development

CultureFWD

The final CultureFWD evening for 2016 was held in conjunction with Small Business week and hosted by Homegrown Foods. Presentations by James Shoepp (Homegrown Foods), Duncan Mackay (DAM Artworks), David Goetz (Moonshiners) and Roxanne Shewchuk (New Media Artist) were heard by over 25 attendees. The video summary of the evening can be found at www.stonyplain.com/CultureFWD

Partnership with FCSS: Exploring Acrylic Painting and COMPASS Art Therapy

Exploring acrylic painting was a partnership project between Cultural Development, Stony Plain FCSS

and Whispering Waters. For 5 weeks participants were led by local artist Daphne Cote through a

facilitated art therapy program in which they created an acrylic on canvas painting. The painitngs will be

exhibited at FCSS and a small opening will be held for the participants, their guests and members of the

public.

As a part of the ongoing partnership between the Stony Plain and Spruce Grove FCSS offices, Cultural

Development partnered to bring an art therapy component to the COMPASS, Care for the Caregiver

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program. Participants were led through a personal engagement project where they created a self-

portrait continuous line drawing. These images were then anonymously exhibited at the Stony Plain

FCSS office.

Canada 150 Mural Mosaic

As a part of the Canada 150 celebrations St. Albert artist group Mural Mosaic is creating a nation-wide

mural. Stony Plain was one of the only 150 communities to be chosen to participate in the project. A

12’x8’ mural, made up of over 700 tiles was created over three days in November. In partnership with

Ecole Meridian over 200 school children participated on the first day and more than 350 community

members painted tiles on the second day. The mural is complete and awaiting it’s permanent home. It

will be unveiled in 2017.

3rd Annual Commemorative Christmas Ornament

The 2016 Stony Plain Christmas ornament was designed by local artist

Amanda Wall. The ornament was an embossed paper wreath with original

illustrations. 250 community members received a free ornament through

turning in a coupon in the Winter Live Out Loud destination guide.

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Shop the Season Advertising Campaign

In effort to increase tourism to Stony Plain a “Shop the Season”

advertising campaign was undertaken. The printed ad was placed in the

Where Edmonton Holiday Gift Guide and the December issue of T8N

Magazine. The ad was styled and designed in house using products from

local businesses and one product was featured on Global Edmonton

morning.

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Economic Development Small Business Week October 16th to 22nd Small business owners are often the unsung heroes of our economy. The majority of businesses in

Alberta are small; in fact they account for 95% of all business activity in the province and are a driving

force of the economy accounting for almost 30% of the GDP. This year the Town partnered up once

again with Stony Plain and District Chamber of Commerce, Rotary Club of Stony Plain, Community

Futures Capital Region and Parkland County to host a week full of opportunities. We featured three key

events, offering a variety of timely and engaging gatherings for local entrepreneurs to come together

and explore small business prosperity.

CultureFWD October 18th The CultureFWD networking event featured a panel of four local creative entrepreneurs - Homegrown

Foods, Roxanne Shewchuk, DAM Artworks, and Moonshiners. 18 local creative entrepreneurs attended

to network and do business. CultureFWD recognizes the creative economy in our region, the positive

impact it has and creates a setting to discuss the opportunity for further growth.

Business Breakfast with Guest Speaker Teresa Spinelli October 19th Successful entrepreneur Teresa Spinelli, President, Italian Centre Shop Ltd. shared her experience as a

second generation business owner operating four Italian food shops in Edmonton and Calgary. The

breakfast attracted over 100 local entrepreneurs and community leaders.

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Business Succession Planning Lunch & Learn October 20th Warren Sheydwasser, President, SuccessionMatching.com, discussed with 18 local businesses the types

of business transitions: family, employee, and third party sales, as well as the 5 Phases to a preparing for

a business transition.

Ambassador of Action Business Award

The Town of Stony Plain wishes to congratulate Pankratz Enterprises as this year’s recipient of the

prestigious Ambassador of Action Business Award. Introduced in 2009, the Ambassador of Action

Business Award is presented annually to a business in the community to recognize tangible growth

through improvement and expansion.

Pankratz Enterprises has been in business for close to twenty years supplying transportation services for

a variety of industries, including residential, commercial, and industrial construction. With the new fiscal

environment in Alberta, Pankratz Enterprises has gone Pankratz through numerous changes to ensure

they are able to operate as efficiently as possible while still being able to provide the reliable,

responsive, and competent service to their clients. They also realized in order to grow in this market,

they needed to improve and expand their services. In the past couple of years they have invested over

$1.5 million on an expansion of their facility in Stony Plain. The continued success of Pankratz

Enterprises is dependent on their team who is dedicated to doing the right thing for their customer and

looking at every opportunity to provide efficiency, cost savings and profit, while still upholding a

standard of excellence.

The Town of Stony Plain Growth and Commerce Committee reviews the award nominations and selects

a recipient with the highest score against the matrix of indicators including: increase in profits, increase

in jobs, expansion of building/facility, new products and services, awards or recognition from industry

associations, and media profile. The committee was unanimous in their decision this year for Pankratz

Enterprises as the recipient. Past recipients of the award include Homegrown Foods, Freson Bros., Camp

‘N Class RV Park, Mira Timber Frame, North-Central Co-op, and Selmac Sales, Ltd.

The award was presented at the Stony Plain & District Chamber of Commerce Awards Gala on

November 5.

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Stony Plain Economic Development Strategic Plan Update Adopted

During the November 28th meeting of Town Council, the updated Economic Development Strategic Plan

was presented and adopted. The plan is intended to provide the Town with an important road map to

encourage and support business development - creating jobs and expanding the non-residential tax

base.

Since May 2016, the Town explored new ideas and gained insight from key stakeholders on how Stony

Plain can continue to position itself as a business-friendly community in the Edmonton region. We

greatly appreciate the contributions made by over 150 local residents and business representatives

through surveys, focus groups, interviews and direct feedback regarding the implementation of the plan.

From this, emerged four common themes in regards to economic development and the economic future

of Stony Plain.

• Importance of diversifying the economy and business base • Support for knowledge-based economic growth • Importance of downtown as a destination • Telling the world about Stony Plain The update will guide the Town over the next five years with several new initiatives to help promote

Stony Plain regionally and nationally. A copy of the plan is available on the Town website.

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Welcoming New Businesses

Mayor William Choy -Town of Stony Plain and Laverne Pankratz, President of the Stony Plain & District

Chamber of Commerce recently took time to meet with a number of new businesses that have opened

their doors in Stony Plain. So great to have them in our community!

A Hand to Healing Massage Therapy Aria MD Sleep Centre Balance Psychological Services Edo Japan Epic Diesel & Heavy Truck Repair Mi Casa Imports MindMob P.M.C. Welding & Contracting Platinum Sudz Auto Spa Stony Plain Acupuncture Support Through Dreaming Rainbows Two By Two Me & You Preschool Meridian Veterinary Clinic

Meridian Veterinary Clinic Grand Opening

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Business Licence Statistics

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Total Business Licences 667 692 735 750 737 815 812

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Total 2016 Business Licences

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MUNICIPAL PLANNING & INFRASTRUCTURE

Building and Development Permits Fourth quarter residential construction in 2016 comprised a total of 19 housing starts – all were low

density dwelling units. Their estimated value was about $5 million.

A total of 98 low density dwelling units with an estimated value of more than $23 million were issued in

2016. No permits were issued for medium or high density dwelling units.

Two commercial permits with a combined estimated value of $1 million were issued in the fourth

quarter of 2016. No industrial or institutional permits were issued.

Six commercial and three industrial permits with estimated values of $5.7 million and $1.5 million,

respectively, were issued in total in 2016. The combined number of commercial and industrial permits

and their combined estimated value of more than $7.2 million were more than the equivalent types of

permits in 2015. No institutional permits were issued in 2016.

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COMMUNITY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES

Stony Plain Fire Department

Highlights from the 4th Quarter include:

Oct

The Stony Plain Fire Department (SPFD) partnered with the North Central Co-op and the Stony Plain Eagles Hockey Club. The kick off to the Eagles season corresponded with Fire Prevention Week. A media advertising blitz promoting both events was undertaken. SPFD members attended the Eagle’s home opener to promote the fire prevention message. Approximately 300 plastic fire helmets were given to spectators, along with other prevention material. Sparky the Fire Dog was in attendance for photos with children.

Jr. Chief for a Day had 1 student from the Town and 1 student from the County, attend the hall. Students were picked up and delivered back to school in a fire truck. Spent the day doing the tasks of a firefighter. The two winners were given a plaque to remember their experience.

Nov

SPFD attended Council Chambers to have members receive long service awards from the Town and Ft. McMurray citations from the Province of Alberta. Members always enjoy the opportunity to address Council.

Dec

SPFD in cooperation with RCMP, AHS and Peace Officer’s, braved the cold, for a Mother’s Against Drunk Driving (MADD) Candy Cane Checkstop. Coloring books, ribbons and candy were passed out at Tim’s Hortons, to promote safe driving through the holiday season.

SPFD members attended the Westview Health Center on Christmas Eve and distributed almost 200 toys and books to patients in the hospital, to brighten their spirits during the season.

An extremely busy end to the year. 2016 was the second busiest in SPFD history.

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Municipal Peace Officers By-law Enforcement

From the 1st of October through to December 31st has yielded 408 reports generated by either proactive patrols or resident based complaints. The top three complaints are the following: RV/Trailer Complaints (62 files) Animal Control – Dog and Cats at Large (61 files) Parking (58 files)

A recreational vehicle parked in a residential district

Agency Collaboration: Throughout the quarter, Stony Plain Community Peace Officers (CPO) assisted the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) with 25 calls for service. Officers were requested by the RCMP to assist with traffic control during the Alliance Church fire on December 18th. During the month of December, CPOs participated in several “Freeze Out” impaired driving operations in conjunction with the MADD Parkland Chapter and local RCMP.

Stony Plain Peace Officer conducting traffic control during the

Alliance Church fire

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Provincial Statutes Enforcement

Officers conducted 164 vehicle stops. These stops resulted in the issuance of 112 violation tickets and 52 warnings. The most commonly issued provincial violations were the following:

Enforcement Services conducted 6 roadside inspection operations; one of which was held in Stony Plain involving members of both the Parkland County and Spruce Grove peace officer group.

Stony Plain and Parkland County Peace Officers conducting a Joint Force Operation in Stony Plain

Speeding (49 citations issued) Distracted driving (9 citations issued) Fail to carry proof of insurance (9 citations issued)

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Community Service and Education Community Peace Officers conducted 14 foot patrols this quarter. Community Peace Officers were also seen teaching DARE at local schools. During the month of November, Stony Plain Enforcement Services attempted a pilot “Toys for Tickets” campaign. This gave residents the opportunity to pay for parking tickets with a toy (valued $25.00 CAD or more). Approximately 10 boxes of toys were donated to the Stony Plain Kinsmen Hamper. The campaign received national attention and several municipalities have asked for details on how to start their own. Ongoing officer training and development is important in the Peace Officer field. During this quarter, officers attended Incident Command System (ICS)-100 training hosted by Parkland County Community and Protective Services. CPOs also attended an interviewing course hosted by the RCMP. CPOs also had the opportunity to learn Counter Blade Concepts knife defense training from a certified instructor with Spruce Grove Enforcement Services.

A Peace Officer conducting a foot patrol in the Umbach Off-Leash Dog Park

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122

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Trips (Stony Plain,Spruce Grove,

Edmonton)

Groups Trips

Unit #621633 (Van)

October November December

Community Programs

HandiBus

The Town of Stony Plain's Handibus service is designed to assist in meeting the mobility and

transportation needs of Stony Plain seniors (65 and older) as well as those of residents with physical or

cognitive disabilities. Recently the Town purchased a new MV1 Handi-van to replace the older Chevrolet

Uplander van.

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Trips (Stony Plain,Spruce Grove)

Group Trips

Unit #94 (Bus)

October November December

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Kilometers Travelled

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Fall Session II

Adult Ballroom DancingIndividuals Enrolled

2014 2015 2016

Adult Programs

Ballroom Dance continues to be a popular

program, with consistent registration and many

repeat registrants. Each session runs for 6 weeks

and includes instruction in Waltz, Rhumba, Jive

and Foxtrot.

Shikaoi Exchange Program

On October 1 the Shikaoi Student Delegation arrived as part of our exchange program. This year we had

81 grade 10 students from Shikaoi Regional High School and 9 chaperones from the school and the

Shikaoi Board of Education. The delegation was here for a total of 11 days and participated in many

activities such as: family BBQ at Rotary Park, Curling, Skating and Hockey at the Glenn Hall Arena,

shopping at West Edmonton Mall including the Waterpark and Galaxyland. The students had a fun-filled

day at Fort Edmonton Park which they all thoroughly enjoyed and hope to make an annual trip. They

made Bannock, played aboriginal games, learned about early settlers and even got to watch a movie in

the Capitol Theatre as a special treat. They went on an overnight trip to Jasper where they got to enjoy

seeing the Athabasca Falls, Patricia Lake and Maligne Canyon. During their stay they performed their

Cultural Demonstration at Memorial Composite High School, the Community Centre for invited guests

and again at the Farewell Banquet put on for all the Host Families and invited dignitaries.

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The Consul. General of Japan in Calgary was able to attend which

was special to our guests from Japan. They did a walking mural tour

throughout downtown Stony Plain, which was a first for the student

delegation and we heard they enjoyed it very much.

This year we had 44 Host Families, with roughly 60% of them being

brand new host families. A survey was sent out to all the host

families and we have received replies from 80% of them. We have

heard positive feedback from them regarding the program and the

work that the Town of Stony Plain and Town of Shikaoi put into it.

Mini Monster Bash

Mini Monster Bash is designed for children (ages 3 – 10) and their families to enjoy a safe, fun, free and community based Halloween celebration. The event was planned and executed by the Tri-Municipal Region and continually attracts over 3000 attendees that come from Stony Plain, Parkland County,

Spruce Grove and surrounding area. Everyone is encouraged to celebrate this holiday by dressing up in their favourite Halloween Costumes. Event guests can expect to participate in a large variety of activities including: spooky science experiments, a photo booth, a live reptile display, the fish pond, cupcake decorating, crafts, yoga, and several additional interactive games and obstacle courses. Furthermore to the interactive activities there was an enforcement services team handing out candy and providing safety awareness to guests, war amps was providing information to both parents and children, and the Parkland Food Bank was in attendance collecting non-perishable food donations. New to the event in 2016 was the Mini Monster Haunted house which was designed and sponsored by Parkland Search and Rescue - it was thoroughly enjoyed by all and will be returning in 2017.

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Christmas Light-Up

The Holiday Season hasn’t officially begun until the annual Christmas Light Up. The downtown core came alive at this celebration with over 1500 people and the lighting of the Town’s Christmas tree. This

community based, free event is designed for families and residents of all ages. Attendees were encouraged to bring a non-perishable food item or toy for the Kinsmen Christmas Hampers. Santa and Mayor Choy assisted the town in a ten second count down to the town tree being lit. The tree was then kept in the downtown core for the holiday season. In addition the tree light up this event offered other treats and activities including: hot apple cider, popcorn, hot chocolate, sugar cookies, hotdogs, and some pre light up entertainment such as dancers and a marching band. Speeches were offered by Laverne Pankratz from The Chamber of Commerce and Linda McCreath from Light up Your Life. Furthermore, it would not have been a Christmas celebration without the opportunity for kids to receive a Christmas loot bag and get their picture taken with Santa. New this year was the Stony Plain fire pits that were thoroughly enjoyed by the residents on this chilly evening.

Children between the ages of 5 and 11 entered our coloring contest for a chance to win a cash prize and be the first to have their picture taken with Santa. This year we had nearly 300 entries! This event is heavily sponsored by a variety of individuals and businesses in the Stony Plain and surrounding area. They can contribute by either/ or a combination of; providing a monetary donation, gifts in kind, sponsoring an activity or by generously donating their time.

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Family Fest

Family Fest is the perfect time for Stony Plain to celebrate New Year’s Eve. This community based, free event is geared towards families of all ages in the Stony Plain and surrounding area. Family Fest continually attracts nearly 3000 people. Event guests can expect to participate in a variety of activities both inside the Pavilion and outside in Heritage Park including: cookie decorating, face painting, a photo booth, hotdogs, hot chocolate, popcorn, carnival games, outdoor skating rink, and can warm up by a bonfire while waiting to go on the Horse and Wagon rides. The Pioneer Museum was open where children and families could enjoy a hot chocolate, popcorn and participate in a coloring activity. Furthermore, it would not have been a New Year’s celebration without the amazing display of fireworks to ring in the New Year. This year’s live entertainment was The Doll Sisters, a fiery Celtic Americana duo who weave haunting

harmonies and stellar song writing together to create an unforgettable experience for their audience.

It is truly heartwarming to watch the community come together as Family Fest was primarily sponsored

by individuals and businesses within Stony Plain and the surrounding area. They sponsor this event in a

variety of ways including; monetary donations, gifts in kind for draw prizes or by generously

volunteering their time.

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Community Initiatives Grant Program

The Town of Stony Plain offers annual funding opportunities to groups and organizations that provide

benefit to Stony Plain residents and that encourage development of events, programs and activities in

arts and culture, sports & recreation and community support & development.

877 7

11

9

Number of Groups Requesting Funding Number of Groups Funded

CIGP Funding

2014 2015 2016

$9,000.00 $8,889.00

$11,535.00

Total Amount of Money Provided ot Groups

CIGP Funding

2014 2015 2016

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CORPORATE SERVICES

Financial Update

Budget Position

Municipal Operating Budget

The Budget & Long Term Planning Policy C-FS-004 requires quarterly reporting on operating and capital

budgets to Council. Final numbers are not complete until following Audit; the Audited Financial

Statements for 2016 will be presented to Council on April 24th, 2017

At this time Administration is forecasting a surplus for year end.

Photo courtesy of Regina Lonnenberg

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Environmental Services Operating Budget

The Environmental Services department sees a surplus from water, sewer and waste management. The

waste management area is seeing a surplus in 2016 as a result of the new waste management service

provider; administration will monitor this budget closely over the following year.

Municipal Capital Budget

There are 33 municipal capital projects in progress for the 2016 fiscal year. $10,396,380 has been spent

of the budgeted $32,049,668 (32.4%) Of the 33 projects 21 are carried forward to 2017 for completion.

The Heritage Park Phase 111 represents 29.36% of the capital budget.

Reserves

As per Policy C-FS-005 Appropriated Surplus (Reserves) the Town of Stony Plain recognizes that reserves

are vital to the municipal financial health. Healthy levels of reserves enable the Town of Stony Plain to:

Plan for the future operating and capital needs to the municipality

Plan for contingencies

Help to avoid interest expense for debt

Generate investment income

Deal with the ebb and flow of cash management throughout the fiscal year.

The Town currently maintains 41 reserves for capital, operating and utility purposes. The policy requires

a quarterly reporting of reserve balances, the year projected balance as of the end of December is

$14,386,911. Offsite levies are now recorded under deferred revenue.

Investments

The Town is maintaining an investment portfolio that is a mixture of long term and short term

maturities; permitting the Town to earn a rate of return while ensuring adequate cash flow, as per Policy

C-FS-001, Cash Management & Investments. $7,200,316 is invested in short term investments up to and

including one year; $21,030,294 is invested with the investment company, it contains a mixture of short

and longer term investments. The portfolio contains 75% invested for short term gains and 25% invested

for medium term gains, with 100% at low risk. Over 90% of the investments in the portfolio are in fixed

income. The investment rate for short term has declined in 2016 and administration is working with our

investment advisor to find solutions to maximize the town’s investments while still maintaining an

available cash flow.

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Debt

The Town of Stony Plain’s Debt Management Policy C-FS-002, outlines the types of debt and financing

the Town may undertake. Under the Municipal Government Act, Alberta Regulation 255/2000, the debt

limit for the Town is calculated at 1.5 times its revenue, and the debt service limit is calculated at 0.25

times such revenue. The Policy C-FS-002 stipulates that the Town will adhere to the debt limit set by

the MGA. The Town Manager or designate shall report quarterly to council regarding the Town’s

compliance with this policy. The current debt outstanding as of December 31st, 2016 is $10,653,998.35.

The outstanding debt is 16.54% of the debt limit determined as of December 31st, 2015.

Conclusion

Administration continues to operate and provide municipal services within the operating and capital

budgets. The Town of Stony Plain maintains a healthy financial position. The Town is continuing to

maintain and grow a healthy reserve balance, responsible investment of the Town’s liquid assets, and a

low debt limit.

Photo courtesy of Kelly Maluta

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Capital Projects

2016 Capital Projects Budget Expenditures

Completion

Status

Pool Life Cycle Upgrades 266,963.00$ -$ Carry Forward

Heritage Park Phase 3 9,408,584.00$ 7,560,443.44$ Carry Forward

Upgrade to Sportsfields 45,000.00$ 13,524.00$ Carry Forward

Memorial High School Trail 45,815.00$ -$ Carry Forward

Westerra Park 240,000.00$ 155,513.18$ Carry Forward

Briarwood Way 937,585.00$ 71,189.00$ Carry Forward

Golf Storm Management 325,730.00$ 12,223.81$ Carry Forward

Pool Basin 250,000.00$ -$ Carry Forward

FCSS Relocation 76,212.00$ 68,212.28$ Complete

Rotary Park Upgrades 950,000.00$ 13,479.15$ Carry Forward

Hwy 779 Sidewalks 827,101.00$ -$ Carry Forward

Meridian Heights Retaining Wall 75,000.00$ -$ Carry Forward

Olf Firehall Roof Replacement 90,000.00$ -$ Carry Forward

Town Office Expansion 1,150,000.00$ 62,705.00$ Carry Forward

Forest Grn Dewatering upgrades 40,000.00$ 39,672.33$ Complete

Fire Services Training Grounds Ph1 100,000.00$ -$ Carry Forward

Unit 38 Street Sweeper 288,883.00$ 288,883.19$ Complete

GolfCourse meeting Rm Upgrades 15,000.00$ 13,591.68$ Complete

2 Electronic Signs 20,000.00$ -$ Carry Forward

Replace Scada System 100,000.00$ 37,684.03$ Carry Forward

Online Chlorine Analyzers 30,000.00$ 17,400.00$ Carry Forward

GC Skidoo -$ 11,534.00$ Complete

Boundary Road 14,841,572.00$ 1,239,558.22$ Carry Forward

2016 SIP 1,081,223.00$ 448,081.71$ Carry Forward

Traffic Lights 49th Ave & GC Road 250,000.00$ 25,625.00$ Carry Forward

Traffic Lights 250,000.00$ 13,750.00$ Carry Forward

Fire Services Admin Vehicle 50,000.00$ 47,924.17$ Complete

Unit 33 - Handi Bus 80,000.00$ 78,673.25$ Complete

Unit 96 - Mini Truck 25,000.00$ 23,455.00$ Complete

Unit 97 - Mini Truck 25,000.00$ 23,455.00$ Complete

Unit 46 - 1/2 Ton 45,000.00$ 33,642.25$ Complete

Unit 21 - 1 Ton 50,000.00$ 41,000.00$ Complete

Community Peace Officer Vehicle 70,000.00$ 55,160.32$ Complete

Total 32,049,668.00$ 10,396,380.01$

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Investments

Q1 Q2 Q3 October November December

2015 Investments $17,995,512 $22,991,000 $22,991,000 $26,252,552 $27,249,621 $25,347,767

2016 Investments $20,626,325 $19,807,267 $28,803,153 $29,730,393 $28,150,899 $27,180,713

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Investment Comparison Q4 2016/2015

Q1 Q2 Q3 October November December

2015 Interest $39,910 $317,945 $54,841 $15,429 $11,912 $383,179

2016 Interest $84,713 $304,792 $125,368 $18,418 $2,766 $370,156

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Interest Comparison Q4 2016/2015

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Reserves

2016 CAPITAL RESERVES

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OF F SIT E A N D D EVELOP ER

C ON T R IB UT ION

Offsite Roads 7,426,421 7,605,973 7,631,558 7,683,392 8,825,120 -

Offsite Storm Sewer 857,712 864,886 867,775 822,464 821,160 -

Offsite Water 1,064,225 1,082,544 1,127,295 1,182,781 1,398,352 -

Offsite Water Resevoir 32,142 45,124 - - - -

Offsite Sewer 1,942,305 2,000,470 1,980,488 1,835,806 1,832,894 -

Offsite - West Trunk Sewer - - - 146,078 145,846 -

Offsite - East Trunk Sewer - - - 4,887 4,879 -

Offsite - Central Trunk Sewer - - - 411,895 -

Developer Cont - Recreation 896,380 903,878 901,704 878,435 890,236 -

LIF E C YC LE R ESER VES

Life Cycle - Common Services 56,528 76,851 76,851 76,201 76,201 76,201

Life Cycle - Arena 340,342 365,342 365,342 365,342 365,342 378,172

Life Cycle - Pool 158,259 183,259 183,259 183,259 183,259 183,259

Life Cycle - Community Center 174,102 174,102 174,102 174,102 174,102 174,102

Life Cycle -Heritage Park 48,015 63,015 63,015 63,015 63,015 80,015

Life Cycle - Parkland Building 104,738 109,738 109,738 109,738 109,738 109,738

Life Cycle - Library 150,093 190,093 190,093 190,093 190,093 190,093

Life Cycle - Town Admin Blding 358,940 383,940 383,940 383,940 383,940 383,940

Life Cycle- Firehall 178,556 195,719 195,719 195,719 195,719 195,719

Life Cycle- Youth Centre 60,409 70,409 70,409 70,409 70,409 70,409

Life Cycle- Outdoor Rec 71,583 81,583 87,943 87,943 87,943 80,569

Life Cycle- Forest Green Plaza 5,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000

Life Cycle- Club House 5,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000

Life Cycle- Golf Course M tce Shop 10,000 20,000 20,000 20,000 20,000 20,000

C A P IT A L EQUIP M EN T R EP LA C EM EN T

Fire Truck Replacement 167,724 148,577 148,577 102,163 100,932 100,653

Fire Equip Replacement 82,648 129,789 74,977 97,203 94,007 88,029

Handi Bus Replacement 34,747 49,747 49,747 49,747 49,747 69,747

Capital Equipment Replacement -6,869.98 81,988 81,988 81,988 81,988 81,988

GEN ER A L C A P IT A L R ESER VES

Capital Reserve - Gen Gov't 100,580 140,580 140,580 140,580 140,580 140,580

Capital Reserve - Roads 520,404 695,404 695,404 697,337 697,337 697,331

Capital Reserve - Water 1,678,533 2,442,124 2,412,394 2,414,105 2,410,276 2,422,471

Capital Reserve - Sewer 1,014,703 1,489,318 1,482,403 1,414,957 1,388,416 1,374,504

Capital Reserve - Waste M gmt 55,214 60,720 60,870 60,913 60,817 61,574

OT H ER R ESER VES

Arena Ice Slab Overborrow Resv 82,722 82,722 82,722 82,722 82,722 82,722

Trails Reserve 154,863 179,863 179,863 179,863 179,863 179,863

Highway 16A Safe Crossing 43,176 43,176 43,176 43,176 43,176 43,176

Public 202,362 204,055 204,576 204,721 204,397 206,942

General Purpose 1,442,301 1,169,281 928,945 931,461 930,625 932,105

Golf Course 97,550 98,238 98,238 98,238 97,638 93,958

Golf Course OverBorrow 90,852 90,852 - - - -

C A P IT A L R ESER VES T OT A L 19,702,259 21,543,360 21,133,692 21,092,777 22,832,664 8 ,537,860

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OPERATING RESERVES

M ural Preservation 45,455 55,455 55,455 55,455 55,455 55,455

Tax Levy Stabilization 941,014 1,037,368 1,007,329 1,009,989 1,001,410 1,093,514

UT Rate Stabilization 396,016 359,736 360,615 360,871 360,299 725,237

Snow Removal 250,461 250,461 250,461 250,461 250,461 300,461

Safety Rebate Reserve 105,362 127,989 118,591 118,107 110,217 111,265

Public Art Reserve 21,722 65,722 65,722 65,722 68,024 68,024

Policing and Public Safety Reserve 2,548,549 2,197,832 2,164,302 2,164,163 2,160,731 2,627,470

Corporate Services 35,807 64,498 67,666 67,666 67,666 67,666

Legacy Reserve 678,515 734,634 736,460 736,982 735,814 732,903

Council Technology Reserve 9,625 9,625 9,625 9,625 9,625

Technology Reserve 77,431 107,431 57,431 57,431 57,431 57,431

OP ER A T IN G R ESER VES T OT A L 5,100,332 5,010,751 4,893,657 4,896,471 4 ,877,131 5,849,051

T OT A L R ESER VES 24,802,591 26,554,111 26,027,349 25,989,249 27,709,795 14,386,911

Outstanding R eceivables 612,576 611,618 593,243 591,493 591,493 -

N ET R ESER VES 24,190,015 25 ,942,493 25,434,106 25,397,756 27,118,302 14 ,386,911

Q1 EndingBalance

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October November December

OPERATING RESERVES TOTAL 5,100,332 5,010,751 4,893,657 4,896,471 4,877,131 5,849,051

CAPITAL RESERVES TOTAL 19,702,259 21,543,360 21,133,692 21,092,777 22,832,664 8,537,860

NET RESERVES 24,190,015 25,942,493 25,434,106 25,397,756 27,118,302 14,386,911

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Municipal Debt Limits Based on 2015 Year End

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