State of the City

State of the City Chamber of Commerce November 1, 2007 The city that makes a difference

Overview ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],The city that makes a difference

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Population growth The city that makes a difference

Household income The city that makes a difference

Unemployment rate 6.8% 4.2% The city that makes a difference

Job Rate – Jobs/100 people 71% of working Guelph residents are employed in Guelph The city that makes a difference 58.7 Guelph 44.1 Barrie 45.1 St. Catharines 47.1 Oakville 47.1 Burlington 49.1 London 50.6 Cambridge 55.2 Kingston 61.7 Waterloo 43.3 Brantford Job Rate

Employment - successes ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],The city that makes a difference

Employment - successes ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],The city that makes a difference 150% increase in industrial building permits ($) over 2006

Assessment composition (%) The city that makes a difference 13.8 (3.6) 86.2 Oakville 14.1 (3.5) 85.9 Waterloo 14.6 (1.7) 85.4 St. Catharines 14.7 (1.3) 85.3 Kingston 15.6 (1.8) 84.4 London 16.3 (4.9) 2nd 83.7 Guelph 17.0 (4.5) 83.0 Burlington 17.2 (2.7) 82.8 Barrie 17.8 (4.4) 82.2 Brantford 20.2 (7.2) 79.8 Cambridge (Industrial)/ Commercial/ Institutional Residential

Residential tax burden The city that makes a difference

Industrial tax burden The city that makes a difference

Debt The city that makes a difference Debt charges as a % of expenditures

Debt Management The city that makes a difference

Reserves The city that makes a difference Reserves as a % of taxation Reserves as a % of taxation

The first year ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],The city that makes a difference

Customer Service ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],The city that makes a difference

Customer feedback ,[object Object],The city that makes a difference

What do we talk about? 80% to 90% of resources to service delivery & asset management 10% to 20% capacity for projects The city that makes a difference

“Turning the crank” ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],$1.55 billion of infrastructure assets The city that makes a difference

“Turning the crank” ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],The city that makes a difference

Growth strategy: Places to Grow ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],The city that makes a difference

Places to Grow ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],The city that makes a difference

Implications for Guelph by 2031 ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],The city that makes a difference

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Employment lands Short Term Supply Long Term Supply The city that makes a difference Hanlon Creek Business Park Land Strategy South Guelph Lands York Road Study Actions

Hanlon Creek Business Park South Guelph Employment Lands TOTAL – 600 acres (243 ha.) by 2008

Downtown ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],The city that makes a difference

Downtown Redevelopment Baker Street Redevelopment Opportunity The city that makes a difference

Redevelopment opportunity The city that makes a difference

Downtown: Gummer & Victoria buildings Photo: Candace Sepulis The city that makes a difference Partnership for redevelopment & intensification

Downtown: Parking ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],The city that makes a difference

[object Object],[object Object],Water The city that makes a difference ,[object Object]

Wastewater ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],The city that makes a difference

Waste management ,[object Object],[object Object],The city that makes a difference

Waste Management ,[object Object],The city that makes a difference in $million, adjusted for inflation

Transit ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],The city that makes a difference

Transit ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],The city that makes a difference On-time performance predictability has risen from 40% to 85%

Guelph Police Service ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],The city that makes a difference

New main public library (Projected) 32% increase The city that makes a difference

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Community Energy Plan The city that makes a difference

Future themes ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],The city that makes a difference

Future opportunity The city that makes a difference

York District Downtown The city that makes a difference

Innovation District (York lands) = 426 ha. Current Employment Land Inventory = 433.25 ha. The city that makes a difference

Guelph Innovation District ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],The city that makes a difference

Guelph Innovation District ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],The city that makes a difference

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