City of Vancouver

2000 Interim Budget Estimates

Appendix 1

SECTION 1: General Summary of Revenues		1999	2000	$ change	% change
		budget	estimates	($000s)
		($000s)	($000s)
Taxation Revenues:
	Base Levy	362,120	365,323	3,203	0.9%
	New Construction	4,457	4,922	466	10.4%
Net Taxation Revenues		366,577	370,246	3,669	11.3%
Tax Adjustments		(1,750)	(6,000)	(4,250)	242.9%
Receipts in Lieu of Taxes		31,704	31,822	118	0.4%
Local Improvement Taxes		4,610	4,640	30	0.6%
Penalties and Interest		4,200	4,200	0	0.0%
Total Revenue from Taxation		405,341	404,908	(433)	-0.1%
Other Revenues:
Provincial -Local Government Grants		3,555	3,557	2	0.0%
Interest on Temporary Investments		10,998	10,900	(98)	-0.9%
License Fees		11,608	11,591	(18)	-0.2%
Property Rentals		1,417	1,415	(2)	-0.1%
Municipal By-Law Fines		8,636	9,263	627	7.3%
On Street Parking Revenue		13,782	14,000	218	1.6%
Service and Inspection Fees		15,827	15,585	(241)	-1.5%
Civic Theatres Revenue		5,294	4,829	(465)	-8.8%
Park Board Revenues		24,103	24,425	322	1.3%
Miscellaneous Revenues		4,640	4,900	259	5.6%
Total Other Revenues		99,860	100,464	604	0.6%
Total Revenues before Transfers		505,201	505,372	171	0.0%
Transfer from Other Funds/Reserves:
Sinking Fund Prior Year Surplus		4,800	4,402	(398)	-8.3%
Property Endowment Fund		7,000	7,000	0	0.0%
Art Gallery Reserve		160	160	0	0.0%
Other		1,100	0	(1,100)	-100.0%
Total Transfer from Other Funds		13,060	11,562	(1,498)	-11.5%
Total Revenues before Tax Increase		518,261	516,934	(1,327)	-0.3%
			-0.26%
Indicated Tax Increase			5.2%
Incremental Tax Revenue			19,233
Total Revenues		518,261	536,167	17,906	3.5%
SECTION 2: General Summary of Expenditures		1999	2000	$ change	% change
		budget	estimates	($000s)
		($000s)	($000s)
General Government:
Mayor & Councillors		1,297	1,360	64	4.9%
City Manager / City Clerk / Legal Services		6,562	6,172	(390)	-5.9%
Financial Services / Information Technology		15,561	16,846	1,286	8.3%
Real Estate and Property Management		5,062	5,378	316	6.2%
Human Resourses		3,141	3,789	648	20.6%
Other General Government		4,253	4,972	720	16.9%
Community Services Administration		7,059	6,719	(341)	-4.8%
Housing Programs		1,173	1,183	10	0.8%
Community / City Wide Planning		6,324	6,302	(22)	-0.3%
Total General Government		50,432	52,722	2,290	4.5%
Protection to Persons & Property:
Police Services		111,551	114,619	3,068	2.8%
Fire & Rescue Services		61,124	62,367	1,242	2.0%
E-COMM Services		5,324	11,025	5,701	107.1%
Permits & Licenses		12,025	12,230	205	1.7%
Animal Control		740	804	63	8.5%
Vancouver Emergency Program		193	589	396	205.4%
Total Protection to Persons & Property		190,958	201,634	10,676	5.6%
Engineering Services
Administration & General		4,361	4,515	154	3.5%
On Street Parking Program		6,188	6,107	(81)	-1.3%
Traffic Planning and Control		4,935	5,194	259	5.2%
Street Lighting & Communications		5,972	6,071	99	1.7%
Street Cleaning		6,705	6,578	(127)	-1.9%
Sewers Operations		3,813	3,994	181	4.8%
Streets, Bridges & Walkways		14,382	13,693	(690)	-4.8%
Total Engineering Services		46,356	46,152	(204)	-0.4%
Recreation & Community Services:
Parks & Recreation		62,516	65,170	2,654	4.2%
Britannia Service Centre		2,248	2,275	27	1.2%
Social Planning		1,758	1,627	(131)	-7.5%
Carnegie Centre		2,135	2,113	(22)	-1.0%
Dowtown South Gathering Place		1,484	1,553	69	4.6%
Vancouver Public Library		26,584	27,513	929	3.5%
Civic Theatres		5,433	5,064	(369)	-6.8%
Archives		566	588	23	4.0%
Cemetery		750	771	21	2.8%
Total Recreation & Community Services		103,474	106,674	3,201	3.1%
Grants:
Community Service Grants		2,931	2,911	(20)	-0.7%
Cultural Grants		3,049	3,104	54	1.8%
Childcare Grants		673	679	7	1.0%
Major Facility Grants		3,357	3,333	(24)	-0.7%
Other Grants		426	450	24	5.7%
Grants		10,435	10,477	42	0.4%
Contingency Reserve		3,329	3,400	71
Total Before Debt Charges & Transfers		404,984	421,059	16,075	4.0%
Debt Charges
General		36,229	40,695	4,466	12.3%
Sewer		26,078	24,635	(1,443)	-5.5%
Local Improvements		4,610	4,640	30	0.6%
Debt Charges Equalization Reserve		1,100	(1,100)	(2,200)	-200.0%
Total Debt Charges		68,017	68,870	853	1.3%
Regional Sewerage Charges
Operating Costs		11,863	13,564	1,701	14.3%
GVSDD Debt Charges		14,963	13,788	(1,175)	-7.9%
BODS/TSS Charges		1,367	1,655	287	21.0%
Total Regional Sewerage Charges		28,193	29,006	813	2.9%
Transfers to Reserves/Funds
Capital Purposes		10,214	12,000	1,786	17.5%
Other Transfers		6,852	5,232	(1,620)	-23.6%
Total Transfers to Reserves/Funds		17,067	17,232	166	1.0%
Total Expenditures		518,260	536,167	17,907	3.5%
Estimated Revenue Surplus		0	0
Total Expenditures & Revenue Surplus		518,261	536,167	17,906	3.5%
	Percent Change in Expenditures		3.5%
Tax Increase Required to Balance Budget			5.2%

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Last updated:March 29, 2000
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