Build a Better Broadview Addressing the Motion Proposed by Trustees Blackburn and Shea

1. Build a Better BroadviewAddressing the Motion Proposed by Trustees Blackburn and Shea • April 30, 2012 • prepared by - Liz Burgess & Reid McDougall Broadview School Council 2011/12

2. Internal Capital Priority List • A new internal capital priority list be created to address school replacement and major retrofits for school buildings within the greenbelt; • D. All funds received from the sale of 440 Albert Street be used to address needs identified on the OCDSB internal capital priority list for schools within the Greenbelt • Further divides core schools and schools outside the greenbelt • Current capital priority list includes major renovations and rebuild projects • Creates a provincially funded list, and a contingently funded list • Money generated by taxes paid by all citizens regardless of postal code would only support the capital priority list, not the proposed “internal priority list”

3. Internal Capital Priority List • A new internal capital priority list be created to address school replacement and major retrofits for school buildings within the greenbelt; • D. All funds received from the sale of 440 Albert Street be used to address needs identified on the OCDSB internal capital priority list for schools within the Greenbelt +65% of population: funding contingent on asset sales Taxes Taxes Taxes 35% of population: funding from tax dollars

4. Internal Capital Priority List • A new internal capital priority list be created to address school replacement and major retrofits for school buildings within the greenbelt; • D. All funds received from the sale of 440 Albert Street be used to address needs identified on the OCDSB internal capital priority list for schools within the Greenbelt • Proceeds would be insufficient to address the backlog of renovation, retrofit, or replacement projects • There has been no official communication or consultation with affected schools • The core schools already on the priority list are in immediate need of funding • The sale of Board assets need to benefit all schools in the Board, and support the highest priority needs.

5. Use of SCI Funding • School Condition Improvement (SCI) funding previously targeted for Broadview Public School be used to make urgent renovation as well as conduct necessary review and analysis to replace the school • Renewal dollars are scarce and need to be spread across many schools with urgent need • Using renewal dollars to fund studies does not seem in line with intent of SCI • Addressing urgent renovations should be a minimum expectation at all schools • In the case of Broadview, the parent council continues to caution against making large investments in repairs that still leave a school in critical condition

6. Review of Capital Assets • E. Staff conduct a strategic review of all capital assets and report back to the Board within six months on opportunities for additional value capture and reinvestment • According to staff reports, there is a $380M maintenance backlog • Assume 65% of that backlog is in the core • Are there $200M in surplus assets available to be disposed of? • We continue to recommend the Board develop long term, sustainable solutions: • Alternative funding models (New Brunswick, Alberta, Toronto) • EDC • Partnerships with the city promoting community hub model

7. Conclusions • Divides the Board into core vs greenbelt by creating a two tiered capital priority funding system based on where students live • A structural, precedent setting motion that has not had consultation with core schools or parent councils • Unsustainable solution to the long term issue of underfunding the maintenance of Board assets