Regional Council

Ottawa-Carleton

11 March 1998

1:30 P.M.

 

DRAFT AGENDA

 

A. NATIONAL ANTHEM

B. PRAYER

C. ROLL CALL

D. CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES

Confirmation of the minutes of the Council meeting of 25 February, 1998.

 

 

E. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST ARISING FROM PRIOR MEETINGS OF COUNCIL AND COMMITTEES

F. COMMUNICATIONS*

Issued separately.

 

* COMMUNICATIONS HELD ON FILE WITH THE REGIONAL CLERK.

G. REGRETS

The following members of Council advising that they will be absent from Council and Committee meetings during the dates indicated:

Councillor G. Hunter March 16 - 20

Councillor W. Byrne March 16 - 20

H. MOTION TO INTRODUCE COMMITTEE REPORTS

COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 3

 

1. REQUEST FOR LEGISLATION GOVERNING USE OF PESTICIDES

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

 

That Council approve:

1. The continued administrative support by the Health department for the Health Dangers of Urban Use of Pesticides Working group;

2. A request to the Province of Ontario to amend the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton Act to enable the enactment of by-laws regulating the use of pesticides;

3. That should province-wide legislation that appropriately addresses the pesticide issue be enacted, the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton request for special legislation would become redundant.

 

2. EVALUATION AND COMMUNITY MONITORING: ONTARIO WORKS

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

 

That Council receive this report for information.

 

3. Redistribution of subsidized child care spaces

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

That Council approve the following parameters for the current redistribution of subsidized spaces. The following priorities are to be used to redistribute spaces. Available spaces will be allocated to agencies that:

1. Face closure due to economic viability because of a demonstrated lack of full fee payers in the community they serve;

2. Were affected by the provincial redesign of Children’s Integration Services and therefore lost four subsidized spaces to this redesign;

3. Serve exclusively low income parents or other disadvantaged groups such as young single parents, or have been impacted by changing demographic needs in their community;

4. Serve francophone parents in low-income communities;

5. Are for-profit centres that have not previously been allocated many subsidized spaces but have a high need in the communities they serve;

6. Serve low income aboriginal parents;

Priority will be given to agencies that fit one or more of these criteria.

 

COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 4 (Committee meeting - 5 March 98)

WAIVED REPORT TO BE ISSUED SEPARATELY

 

CORPORATE SERVICES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

REPORT NO. 4

 

1. SUPPLY OF TRAFFIC SIGNAL LAMPS -

TENDER 0285-32-T1/98: CONTRACT AWARD

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

That Council approve the award of Tender 0285-32-T1/98, Supply of Traffic Signal Lamps to:
    1. Omnitek Sales, Ottawa, Ontario, in the amount of $57,835.80
    2. Duro-Test Canada Inc., Rexdale, Ontario, in the amount of $16,780.80

for a total contract provision of $74,616.60.

 
  1. MUNSTER HAMLET WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM: STATUS REPORT

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS, AS AMENDED

 

WHEREAS serious questions have been raised about the misrepresentation of Delta Engineering’s original proposal in the Environmental Study Report; and

WHEREAS the community of Munster Hamlet and the Township of Goulbourn are not satisfied with the preferred alternative solution approved by Regional Council; and

WHEREAS Delta Engineering has submitted a proposal that will replace the preferred alternative with an effective combination of proven, highly compatible systems that will improve the level of wastewater treatment (from secondary to tertiary or higher); and

WHEREAS Delta Engineering is prepared to guarantee that the compliance schedule set by the Ministry of the Environment is met; and

WHEREAS Delta Engineering is prepared to guarantee its price which will save Regional taxpayers an estimated $2.2 million;

BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED THAT the advertisement of the tender call be delayed until further direction by Council; and

FURTHER THAT, staff be directed to enter into an agreement with Delta Engineering of Ottawa, to prepare an Addendum to the Munster Wastewater Treatment Plant ESR, that properly and accurately reflects the Delta Snowfluent combination Intermittent Filtration proposal as an alternative to Spray Irrigation, for submission to the RMOC and appropriate authorities; and

FURTHER THAT, Delta Engineering be directed to carry out this work in a timely fashion so that the project will not be delayed in any way; and

FURTHER THAT, regional staff meet with staff from the MOE to attempt to obtain a revised voluntary compliance program; and

FURTHER THAT any other proponents of wastewater treatment facilities who can meet the requirements of improving the level of treatment; can guarantee to meet the compliance schedule; and can guarantee its price, be allowed to submit a proposal for the treatment of wastewater for the Munster Hamlet lagoon system.

 

3. 1998 DRAFT ESTIMATES- RESPONSES TO

INCREASED TAXATION REQUIREMENTS

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS, AS AMENDED

    1. That Regional Council request the Police Services Board to submit to Regional Council a budget which requires no tax increases.

    2. That the Regional Chair explore with the Chair of the Police Services Board that the Police Budget review be conducted through a joint meeting of the Police Services Board and Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee.

    3. That the Police Services Board be requested to critically review and reduce the capital program to minimize the requirement to issue new debt.

    4. That Council direct

a) That the Budget Review Board of Management Committee identify alternatives to reduce expenditures totaling $4.5 million as stated in the report.

b) That the Budget Review Board identify a menu of alternatives for additional expenditure reductions to offset the impact of Provincial downloading. This menu of alternative expenditure reductions to include service level decreases and/or program eliminations due to the non revenue-neutral scenario inherited from the Province as a result of new program responsibilities.

c) That the Chair and the C.A.O. continue to communicate to the Provincial Government the magnitude and urgency of this situation on behalf of all Ottawa-Carleton taxpayers.

d) That the C.A.O. review with the City of Ottawa, possibilities for savings by sharing or other re-arrangement of services similar to the current contract arrangements with the City of Ottawa for Regional Road maintenance, provision by the Region of supply, short-term investments and survey services to the City of Ottawa.

 

4. 1998 PROPERTY TAXATION ISSUES

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

 

That Council approve the following:

    1. The retention of tax ratio setting responsibility at the upper tier;
    2. That Recommendation 2 be deferred pending receipt of the final transition ratios from the Province of Ontario.
    3. The establishment of an ad hoc Committee of Council to be known as the Property Tax Policy Committee.
    4. The development of a public information program to provide residents of Ottawa-Carleton with information concerning changes in the property tax system effective in 1998.

5. PROPERTY ACQUISITION: EXPROPRIATION: REGIONAL ROAD 49 (MARCH ROAD) RECONSTRUCTION

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

That Council:
    1. Approve the application for authorization to expropriate the lands in question.

2. Approve the enactment of an expropriation by-law in the Regional standard form to expropriate the land and to formally authorize:
    1. registering the plan of expropriation;
    2. serving Notices of Expropriation and Possession;
    3. paying Offers of Compensation (see Schedule A) and,
    4. making application to a District Court Judge under Sections 39 and 40 of the Expropriations Act for early or other possession in cases where such action is required to permit construction to proceed.

6. ICE STORM RELIEF AND APPRECIATION DAY - "HEROES AND HORSES EVENT" - GRANT REQUEST

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS, AS AMENDED

That Council:

1. Approve the Region’s participation as a joint partner with the Ministry of Agriculture and Food (Ontario) in the "Heroes and Horses Event", to recognize local heroes of the ice storm and to raise funds for the Ice Storm Relief Committee;

2. Approve a $10,000 loan request to co-ordinate the Applause Parade of Ice Storm Heroes, conditional upon the establishment of appropriate financial controls.

7. MISSISSIPPI VALLEY CONSERVATION AUTHORITY - R.M.O.C. APPOINTMENT

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

That Council approve:

    1. The nomination of Mr. Neil Williamson for appointment to the Mississippi Valley Conservation Authority to complete the term to expire on 31 December 1998.
    2. The nomination of Mr. James MacAulay as an alternate candidate for appointment to the Mississippi Valley Conservation Authority in the event a vacancy becomes available.

CORPORATE SERVICES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT and OTTAWA-CARLETON REGIONAL TRANSIT COMMISSION JOINT REPORT NO. 2

 

OC TRANSPO STRUCTURAL RELATIONSHIP AND

ADMINISTRATIVE INTEGRATION WITH THE R.M.O.C.

JOINT COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

That Council approve the following:

    1. That the RMOC and OC Transpo proceed immediately with the integration of administrative functions and the streamlining of operations with a view to enhancing broad service and reducing costs.

    2. That the RMOC and OC Transpo establish a Transition Team, as set out in this report, to implement the administrative integration and streamlining process;
    3. That, as part of this transition to improve the accountability and control by Regional Councillors in public transit matters, the membership of the Transit Commission be increased from nine Regional Councillors to all members of Regional Council.
    4. That the former Transit Commission become the Transit Committee to report to Regional Council, sitting as the OC Transpo Commission, in the same manner as all other Standing Committees of Council.

5. That the membership of the Transition Team be amended by replacing the Transit Commission’s Manager of Human Resources with the Chair of the Transit Committee, Councillor A. Loney

 

 

TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 4

 

1. TRAFFIC AND PARKING BY-LAW - CONTROLLED-ACCESS ROADS/HOV LANES

That Council approve:

1. That the Traffic and Parking By-law No. 1 of 1996 be amended to;

(a) establish the new regulations for controlled-access roads and HOV lanes, as described in the report;

(b) designate;

(ii) Regional Road 174 (former Highway 17) between Highway 417 and Regional Road 57 (Trim Road);

as a controlled-access road;

(c) amend Section 73 by adding the phrase "motor assisted bicycle" immediately following the word "bicycle";

(d) amend Schedule XXVIII to prohibit bicycles, motor assisted bicycles and animals on the section of Regional Road 174 designated as a controlled-access road;

(e) amend Schedule XVIIID to prohibit pedestrians on the section of Regional Road 174 designated as a controlled-access road, and;

(f) amend Section 1 by deleting the phrase "Section 36 of the Public Transportation and Highway Improvement Act or" from the definition of "controlled-access road";

2. That the Environment and Transportation Commissioner be delegated the authority to establish HOV lanes and controlled-access roads, as required, subject to Council approved and Departmental policies, and in accordance with the provisions of the Traffic and Parking By-law No. 1 of 1996, as amended.

3. That Section 1, Definition 19(a) be amended to read: "high occupancy vehicle or HOV means a motor vehicle carrying three or more persons including the driver.

4. That a letter be sent to the National Capital Commission requesting their acceptance of Motion 3, above.

 

2. CLOSING AND SALE OF PART OF INNES ROAD - INQUIRY TC-3-98

That Council receive this report for information.

 

I. MOTION TO ADOPT COMMITTEE REPORTS

J. MOTION TO INTRODUCE BY-LAWS THREE READINGS

1. Being a by-law to expropriate land for the purpose of the reconstruction of March Road ((Regional Road 49) from Solandt Road to Klondike Road.)

K. MOTIONS (OF WHICH NOTICE HAS BEEN PREVIOUSLY GIVEN)

Moved by Councillor P. Hume

Seconded by Councillor A. Munter

WHEREAS all local municipalities and the region agreed in 1997 on the process for implementing changes to local government, namely the triple-majority outlined by the province (a majority of municipalities representing a majority of the population plus the majority of Regional Councillors) and, failing that local consensus, the appointment of a Commissioner by Queen's Park to resolve the issue; and

WHEREAS the Citizens’ Panel has been working on a solution to the governance issue, based on the above process; and

WHEREAS MPP Garry Guzzo's private member's bill tabled in June 1997 would have put in place the process needed for the Citizens’ Panel to do its work, but died on the order paper when the Ontario Legislature session ended; and

WHEREAS the draft Municipal Act released in February 1998 includes the necessary restructuring provisions, but specifically excludes any regional municipality or part of a regional municipality from using those provisions; and

WHEREAS there is little point in spending public money on this process and little point in the volunteers of the Citizens’ Panel investing their time and energy in it, if the provincial government has no intention of bringing this matter to a definitive close; and

WHEREAS there is local consensus that the ongoing uncertainty about the future of governance undermines municipalities' ability to plan for the future and deal with issues like downloading and is also poisoning relationships between municipal governments, impeding their ability to work co-operatively together;

WHEREAS the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing has previously stated his verbal commitment to the restructuring process, but has failed to bring in the legislation required to make this commitment real.

BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED THAT Regional Council requests a written commitment from the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, by April 17, 1998 that:

It is the intention of the Government of Ontario to extend the provisions of section 25.2(2)(b) of the Municipal Act, as amended, to the Region of Ottawa-Carleton in the spring legislative session to ensure there is a way to implement the Citizens’ Panel's recommendation.

In the event that local agreement is not reached, the Minister commits to the appointment of a Commissioner with the authority to impose a final solution to the governance issue before the close of 1998.

FURTHER THAT this resolution be circulated to the 11 area municipalities for endorsement.

 

L. NOTICES OF MOTION (FOR CONSIDERATION AT NEXT REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING)

M. CONFIRMATION BY-LAW

N. INQUIRIES

O. ADJOURNMENT