Budget - Facilities and Property Management

The Facilities and Property Management division provides oversight and management of the planning, design and construction of new and existing City facilities, the affordable housing portfolio and parks and recreation projects with consideration for accessibility, space planning and environmental sustainability. This division manages the maintenance of existing buildings and City owned rental properties including day-to-day maintenance, preventative maintenance, operations, energy conservation and asset management. This division also includes the Accessibility Office that ensures the City is in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (2005) (AODA) and oversees the Customer Service Standard and the Integrated Accessibility Standard.

Interactive Budget

Explore the City's budget using the interactive OpenBook feature, including expenses by department and division as well as a breakdown of what a typical residential property taxpayer pays per $100,000 of assessment.

The full budget information is available in the Draft 2025 Budget book.

Highlights

In 2025, the priorities for major capital initiatives include project management for:

• Design and Construction start of Peterborough Police Services facilities at 500 Water St. and 1421 Lansdowne St.
• Continued development of the Social Housing Portfolio including 1190 Hilliard St.
• Continued development and construction of Park and Recreation Projects.

The division will assume project management of the Waste Water Treatment Plant capital projects, undertake a City wide review of facility space planning and continue energy management and energy reduction activities for the Corporation. The division will also continue to implement the City's Asbestos Management Program for current condition and all abatement requirements as needed.

The City's 2024 to 2028 Accessibility Plan was completed in 2024 outlining the City's commitment to accessibility, long-term vision, short-term road map (2024 to 2028 priorities) and ongoing compliance work.

The increased net requirement in 2025 is due to a change in funds recovered from capital projects as the projects managed by Facilities staff changes; and increased maintenance costs for City facilities, and a new staff position, Facilities Project Manager, Environmental Services which is funded through a recovery of costs from capital projects.

A transfer of any surpluses realized from rental properties, Millennium Park Boathouse, Market Hall and Queen Alexandra Community Centre to the Facilities Maintenance Reserve allows for future projects at these facilities to be funded from this reserve eliminating the need for additional funding sources.