AGENDA COUNCIL MEETING MUNICIPAL DISTRICT OF PINCHER CREEK April 11, 2017 1:00 pm A. ADOPTION OF AGENDA B. DELEGATIONS (1) MD of Pincher Creek Consolidated Financial Statements - Financial Statements, from Avail LLP, for the year ended December 31, 2016 (2) Outdoor Recreation Council of Alberta - Email from Outdoor Council of Canada, dated April 6, 2017 (3) Pincher Creek Chamber of Commerce Membership - Representatives from the Chamber of Commerce will be in attendance to explain the benefits of becoming a Member C. MINUTES (1) Council Meeting Minutes - Minutes of March 28, 2017 D. UNFINISHED BUSINESS (1) Beaver Mines Water and Wastewater Project - Email from Cornell Van Ryk, dated March 22, 2017 (2) Castle Parks - Speaking notes, received March 28, 2017 - Email from Hugh Dunham, dated March 22, 2017 (3) Streetlight LED Conversion Option Offer - Email, with presentation, from FortisAlberta, dated March 29, 2017 - Letter from Fortis Alberta, dated March 1, 2017 E. CHIEF ADMINISTRATOR OFFICER’S (CAO) REPORTS (1) Operations a) Foothills Park - Email, dated March 28, 2017 b) Beaver Mines Water and Wastewater Service Funding Report - Report from Director of Operations, dated April 3, 2017 c) Operations Report - Report from Director of Operations, dated April 6, 2017 - Public Works Call Log - Environmental Services Call Log (2) Planning and Development Nil (3) Finance a) 2016 Consolidated Financial Statements - Report from Director of Finance, dated March 31, 2017 b) Statement of Cash Position - For the month ending March 2017 c) Mill Rate Bylaw 1274-17 - Report from Director of Finance, dated April 6, 2017 (4) Municipal a) Fire Guardians - Appointment - Report from Chief Administrative Officer, dated March 31, 2017 b) Chief Administrative Officer’s Report - Report from Chief Administrative Officer, dated April 6, 2017 - Administration Call Log F. CORRESPONDENCE (1) For Action a) Legal Defense Fund - Letter from Federation of Canadian Municipalities, dated March 17, 2017 b) Invoice Reduction Request - Letter from Waterton Springs Campground, dated March 29, 2017 (2) For Information a) Gas Tax Fund – Bridge File 468 - Letter from Municipal Affairs, dated March 14, 2017 b) Alberta Community Partnership Program – Oldman River Regional Services Commission - Letter from Municipal Affairs, dated March 22, 2017 c) Beaver Mines Water and Wastewater Project – Increase in Pipeline Size - Letter from Alberta Infrastructure, dated March 31, 2017 d) SuperNet - Letter from Service Alberta, dated March 27, 2017 e) Beaver Mines Regional Water Supply Detailed Design Project - Letter from Alberta Transportation, dated March 24, 2017 f) Beaver Mines Regional Water Supply Project - Letter from Alberta Transportation, dated March 24, 2017 g) Rail Safety Week - Email from Canadian Pacific, dated April 4, 2017 h) National Day of Mourning - Letter from Workers’ Compensation Board, dated March 20, 2017 i) Highway #3 Twinning Development Association - Minutes of February 3, 2017 j) AUC Power Plant Approval No. U2014-128 - Letter from Enel Green Power, dated March 24, 2017 k) Annual Report to Stakeholders and Communities - Letter from Plains Midstream, dated March 22, 2017 - (Report available from Chief Administrative Officer) l) Castle Parks - Email from Gail Michener, dated March 24, 2017 G. COMMITTEE REPORTS / DIVISIONAL CONCERNS Councillor Quentin Stevick – Division 1 - Genesis Annual General Meeting - Tuberculosis Update - Chinook Arch Regional Library Councillor Fred Schoening – Division 2 Councillor Garry Marchuk – Division 3 - Alberta SouthWest Reginal Alliance - Minutes of March 1, 2017 - Bulletin April 2017 Reeve Brian Hammond - Division 4 Councillor Terry Yagos – Division 5 H. IN-CAMERA (1) Legal I. NEW BUSINESS J. ADJOURNMENT MUNICIPAL DISTRICT OF PINCHER CREEK NO. 9, M.D. OF INDICATORS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION For the year ended December 31, 2016 Introduction A Key Performance Indicator (KPI) is a metric used to evaluate factors that are crucial to the success of an organization. The importance of each KPI may change with time depending on the goals and strategic plans of the organization. When reviewing KPIs, it is important to not only compare to past performance and desired goals, but to consider industry standards and benchmarks. The following information has been provided in order to provide you some insight into some important KPIs for your organization. It is important to review the underlying information of your municipality in order to determine cause and create desired change. The underlying data for this report was taken from the financial data publicly available found on the Alberta Municipal Affairs website. Comparable municipalities were determined based on a range of 75% to 125% of your population. 1 MUNICIPAL DISTRICT OF PINCHER CREEK NO. 9, M.D. OF INDICATORS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION For the year ended December 31, 2016 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 SUSTAINABILITY INDICATORS Assets to Liabilities The "assets-to-liabilities" indicator reports the 18.00 ratio of a government's financial and 16.00 nonfinancial assets to its liabilities. This indicator supports a discussion about 14.00 sustainability by illustrating the extent to 12.00 which a government finances its operations by 10.00 issuing debt. A ratio higher than one indicates 8.00 that a government has accumulated surplus 6.00 and has assets greater than debt. A ratio of less than one indicates that debt is greater 4.00 than assets and that the government has been 2.00 financing its operations by issuing debt. A 0.00 trend in this direction may not be sustainable. PINCHER CREEK NO. 9, M.D. OF Municipal average Comparable municipal average Total assets 65,094,909 70,180,241 70,607,437 77,241,184 77,424,468 Total liabilities 14,028,915 10,641,742 9,130,715 11,883,282 12,842,411 Assets to liabilities 4.64 6.59 7.73 6.50 6.03 Municipal average 10.42 11.53 11.91 12.42 Comparable municipal average 13.63 15.07 14.30 15.41 Financial assets to liabilities The "financial assets-to-liabilities" indicator 4.00 reports the ratio of a government's financial 3.50 assets to its liabilities. A result lower than one indicates liabilities exceed financial assets (net 3.00 debt) and future revenues will be required to 2.50 pay for past transactions and events. A result 2.00 higher than one indicates financial assets 1.50 exceed liabilities (net financial assets) and financial resources are on hand that can 1.00 finance future operations. A trend showing 0.50 increases in net debt or reductions in net 0.00 financial assets may not be sustainable. PINCHER CREEK NO. 9, M.D. OF Municipal average Comparable municipal average Total financial assets 22,780,698 17,854,227 16,217,547 19,753,928 21,216,648 Total liabilities 14,028,915 10,641,742 9,130,715 11,883,282 12,842,411 Financial assets to liabilities 1.62 1.68 1.78 1.66 1.65 Municipal average 2.21 2.38 2.58 2.74 Comparable municipal average 3.06 3.17 3.22 3.62 2 MUNICIPAL DISTRICT OF PINCHER CREEK NO. 9, M.D. OF INDICATORS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION For the year ended December 31, 2016 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 SUSTAINABILITY INDICATORS, CONTINUED Operating expenses to taxable assessment The "total expenses-to-taxable assessment" 2.00% indicator provides the trend of government 1.80% spending over time in relation to the growth 1.60% in the economy. A trend that shows total 1.40% expense is growing at a faster rate than the 1.20% growth in the economy may not be sustainable. 1.00% 0.80% 0.60% 0.40% 0.20% 0.00% PINCHER CREEK NO. 9, M.D. OF Municipal average Comparable municipal average Operating expenses 10,004,339 11,878,922 13,542,583 13,644,779 13,713,138 Taxable assessment 1,311,454,465 1,355,829,168 1,448,276,064 1,495,874,944 1,600,520,107 Operating expenses to taxable assessment 0.76% 0.88% 0.94% 0.91% 0.86% Municipal average 0.98% 0.98% 0.99% 0.96% Comparable municipal average 1.77% 1.56% 1.51% 1.46% FLEXIBILITY INDICATORS Public debt charges to revenues The "public debt charges-to-revenues" 0.08 indicator measures public debt charges as a 0.07 percentage of revenues. It illustrates the extent to which past borrowing decisions 0.06 present a constraint on a government's ability 0.05 to meet its financial and service commitments 0.04 in the current period. Specifically, the more 0.03 government uses revenues to meet the interest costs on past borrowing, the less will 0.02 be available for program spending. 0.01 0.00 PINCHER CREEK NO. 9, M.D. OF Municipal average Comparable municipal average Debt servicing 562,823 558,189 715,359 711,631 707,925 Operating revenue 12,095,819 10,663,990 10,729,529 12,166,427 12,167,765 Public debt charges to revenues 0.05 0.05 0.07 0.06 0.06 Municipal average 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.05 Comparable municipal average 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 3 MUNICIPAL DISTRICT OF PINCHER CREEK NO. 9, M.D. OF INDICATORS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION For the year ended December 31, 2016 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 FLEXIBILITY INDICATORS, CONTINUED Net book value to cost of tangible capital assets The "net book value of capital assets-to-cost 0.60 of capital assets" indicator is important because it reports the extent to which the 0.50 estimated useful lives of a government's 0.40 tangible capital assets are available to provide its products and services. If a government's 0.30 scale, scope and level of services remain unchanged or grow, its asset base could 0.20 eventually impair flexibility because of the impending future costs of capital asset repair 0.10 or replacement.