Staff Report #7 – Financial Update – Capital Budget Programs – April 30, 2022

Staff Report #7

May 25, 2022

To All Commissioners

Re: Financial Update – Capital Budget Programs – April 30, 2022

Recommendation

That the report be NOTED and FILED.

Background

Summarized in the table below is the 2022 Capital Program Summary for the four-month period ending April 30, 2022.

Summary of 2021 Capital Budget Program Activity Four Months Ending April 30, 2022

Description  Actual  Budget Amount
Under Budget (Over Budget)
Program
Bus replacement $ 472,209  $ 11,583,900  $ 11,111,691
Bus expansion – 3,335,000 3,335,000
Facility upgrades – 603,000 603,000
Fare processing equipment – 2,495,000 2,495,000
Information systems & hardware 98,266 730,000 631,734
Shop & garage equipment 35,989 200,000 164,011
Service fleet replacement – 50,000 50,000
Stop upgrades – 866,900 866,900
Bus stop amenities – 1,045,000 1,045,000
Fleet radio replacement – 625,000 625,000
Smart card program – 505,000 505,000
TMP 2030 – BRT Strategy – 1,500,000 1,500,000
Total $ 606,464  $ 23,538,800  $ 22,932,336
Funding
Provincial Gas Tax $ – $ 7,388,600  $ 7,388,600
Capital Program Reserve 134,255 1,846,900 1,712,645
City – Development Charges – 355,700 355,700
City of London 472,209 7,869,700 7,397,491
City – Federal Gas Tax – 2,866,000 2,866,000
ICIP – Provincial – 1,459,900 1,459,900
ICIP – Federal – 1,752,000 1,752,000
Total $ 606,464  $ 23,538,800  $ 22,932,336

The following programs are underway through the first four months of the year, with narrative focusing on the year-to-date progress.

Bus replacement – Some of the peripheral equipment (cameras, etc.) has started to arrive in anticipation of the receipt of replacement and expansion buses.

Information systems & hardware – Expenditures incurred to date for the purchasing of workstations and networking equipment.

Shop and garage equipment – Expenditures incurred to date relate to the ongoing monthly purchase of shop tools and equipment.

Administration will continue to monitor actual to budget performance and report to the Commission on a monthly basis.

Recommended by:

Mike Gregor, Director of Finance

Concurred in by:

Kelly S. Paleczny, General Manager