Fiscal Inequity

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Summary of Work Group Discussions March 22,
2004, Special City Council Meeting Urban
Sustainability - Regional Strategy
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Fiscal Inequity

• Initiate study to clearly define/demonstrate
  financial inequity or not (identify extent of
  problem, cost benefit quantification)
• Develop strategies on how to get Province
  involved involve regions?
• Ask Admin to determine existing residential/non
  residential fees identify additional fees

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Fiscal Inequity

• Place surcharge on water for regionals
• Develop public information campaign to inform
  Edmonton residents of fiscal inequity social
  inequity
• Better define the social costs of inequity.
  Convince Province to assume these social issues,
  or to fund these services
• Identify impacts of regional sharing of tax base

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Shared Services

• Cost-effective delivery of services is key
  feature for Edmonton and the Region
• Tier 1
• Waste water treatment Water Solid waste
• Tier 2
• fire, ambulance, police, housing, river valley
  alliance, transit, engineered snow sites

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Shared Services cont.

• Combined residential/non-residential
  assessments/taxes for pre-defined geography and
  then develop a formula to share costs
• New non-residential growth into separate
  category then shared revenue among regional
  municipalities and link this new revenue to
  regional services
• Pursue more shared services with Province as
  player/supporter

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ACRA

• Need to focus efforts too many initiatives
• Edmonton suggestions perceived as threat
• Need to work on this perspective
• Keep participation
• Improvements
• Shared service opportunities communications
  more opportunities for joint effort to approach
  Province
• Waste management
• Need to clarify role of ACRA and examine Citys
  participation

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Regional Planning

• Province will have to initiate unlikely to
  support
• Explore inter-municipal planning opportunities
• Work with regional partners and UDI to
  standardize development process/agreements
• Build on approved regional transportation plan as
  a model of work together
• Consider environmental issues
• Social catchment issues
• Pick preventive areas for action
• Recognize NGO, civil society, private sector
  participants