RESOLVED THAT the agenda be re-ordered on the basis of the draft agenda circulated to councillors before the meeting.

"CARRIED" on a division of 14 Yeas to 3 Nays as follows:

YEAS: Councillors McGoldrick -Larsen, Holmes, Bellemare, Hume, Meilleur, Legendre, Stewart, Davis, Munter, Beamish, Byrne, Loney, Doucet and Chair Chiarelli....14

NAYS: Councillors van den Ham, Cantin and Kreling....3

WHEREAS the Budget of the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton is a serious matter;

WHEREAS the quality of decisions made by Councillors may be adversely affected by the length of continuous time spent making these decisions;

BE IT RESOLVED that a curfew of 5 p.m. be established for deliberations on any given day and that discussions resume at 9 a.m. the next day;

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the above can be varied by unanimous consent of Council.

"LOST" on a division of 13 Nays to 5 Yeas as follows:

YEAS: Councillors Cantin, Kreling, Legendre, Doucet, and Chair Chiarelli....5

RESOLVED THAT Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee Report No. 9; Community Services Committee Report No. 8; Transportation Committee Report No. 7; Planning and Environment Committee Report No. 5; OC Transit Commission Report No. 4; Ottawa-Carleton Police Services Board Report No. 2; The 1998 Draft Operating Estimates and 1998 Draft Capital Estimates and Ten Year Capital Forecast be received and considered and that the rules of procedure be suspended in order that Council may receive and consider a Report Dated 13 May, 1998 from The Chief Administrative Officer and Finance Commissioner Entitled: " 1998 Draft Estimates - Summary of Tax Requirements - Update Menu of Reduction Alternatives."

"CARRIED"

(COMMITTEE REPORTS BEGIN ON PAGE 1829 )

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS, AS AMENDED

b) That the majority of this increased funding go to decreasing the staff: client ratio and funding the operating costs of the shelters;

"CARRIED" with Councillor Hill dissenting on recommendations 2 a) and 2 b) and Councillor Hunter dissenting on recommendation 2 b).

Recommendation No. 4 was put to Council and "LOST" on a divison of 10 Nays to 8 Yeas as follows;

NAYS: Councillors van den Ham, Bellemare, Cantin, Hume, Kreling, Hill, Hunter , Davis, Beamish and Chair Chiarelli....10

YEAS: Councillors Mc Golderick-Larsen , Holmes, Meilleur, Legendre, Munter, Byrne, Loney, Doucet....8

RESOLVED THAT the Budget Review Board Recommendation, to reduce $380,000 net, to special assistance (Social Services) be approved by Council.

RESOLVED THAT with reference to line 1, Special Assistance, the amount of $380,000 for additional supplementary Aid be placed in a Reserve Fund and that the funds be released only after authorization by Council and after a full report on the revised Supplementary Aid Program is dealt with.

Recommendation 5 as amended by Motion No. 107 was then put to Council and "CARRIED".

WHEREAS Aphasia is a condition which sometimes affects victims of stroke;

WHEREAS approximately 100 families are supported by the Aphasia Centre of Ottawa-Carleton;

WHEREAS the support of the federal government for this program has expired;

WHEREAS there is a demonstrated need for the service provided;

BE IT RESOLVED that a budget of $45,000.00 be included in the Community Services budget to support this organization.

RESOLVED THAT Motion No. 102 be referred to the Social Services and Health Departments for review and provide a report to present to the Community Services Committee at it’s first meeting in June, 1998.

RESOLVED THAT an amount of $6000.00 be added as a one time grant to be directed to L’Association pour l’enfance en difficulte d’ottawa-carleton for their summer camp program.

"CARRIED" on a division of 12 Yeas and 7 Nays as follows:

WHEREAS a funding inequity exists between Action Logement which serves the east end of the region and housing help which serves the west end of the region, resulting in a lack of core funding for the provision of primary services by Action Logement;

RESOLVED THAT $69,235 be allocated to Action Logement in order to achieve parity between Ottawa-Carleton’s Housing Agencies and assist Action Logement to maintain core services at its current level.

"CARRIED" on a divison of 12 Yeas to 7 Nays as follows:

The reduction of $34,000 from the Ottawa Economic Development Corporation Budget was put to Council and "LOST" on a division of 11 Nays to 6 Yeas as follows:

YEAS: Councillors van den Ham, Bellemare, Hume, Hill, Hunter and Chair Chiarelli....6

Recommendataion 2 as amended by the reinstatement of $34,000, was then put to Council and "CARRIED" with Councillors Hill, Hunter and Hume dissenting.

The reinstatement of $4,000 to the Entrepreneurship Centre was put to Council and "LOST" on a division of 9 Nays to 9Yeas as follows:

Davis, Munter, Loney and Chair Chiarelli....9

YEAS: Councillors McGoldrick-Larsen, Holmes, Cantin, Meilleur, Kreling, Legendre, Stewart, Byrne and Doucet....9

Recommendation 2(i) was then put to Council and "CARRIED".

WHEREAS Ottawa’s Tourism industry is one of the major employers in the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton;

WHEREAS the number of visitors coming to Ottawa-Carleton has grown steadily over the past few years, in a large part due to the efforts of the Ottawa Tourism and Convention Authority;

WHEREAS the open skies project has increased the number of important American cities served directly from the Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (M-CIA);

WHEREAS the M-CIA authority has announced plans to expand the airport and the number of direct and indirect jobs serving the airport;

WHEREAS the Ottawa Tourism and Convention Authority’s member’s share of funding has increased to in excess of 50% of its total budget and;

WHEREAS the Regional Grant to the Ottawa Tourism and Convention Authority has already been reduced by over $100,000.00 over the past four years;

BE IT RESOLVED that a budget amount of $40,000.00 be reinstated in the Corporate Services budget to support the marketing efforts of the Ottawa Tourism and Convention Authority.

NAYS: Councillors van den Ham, Bellemare, Hume, Hill, Hunter, Davis, Loney and Chair Chiarelli....8

Recommendation 3 - Ottawa Tourism and Convention Authority, as amended by Motion No. 119, was then put to Council and "CARRIED".

RESOLVED THAT a grant of $60,000 be awarded to the Life Sciences Council for the OCHIP Project;

AND THAT, these funds be allocated from capital program 912-13408.

"CARRIED" on a division of 13 Yeas to 5 Nays as follows:

YEAS: Councillors McGoldrick-Larsen, van den Ham, Holmes, Cantin, Meilleur, Kreling, Legendre, Stewart, Munter, Beamish, Byrne, Doucet and Chair Chiarelli....13

NAYS: Councillors Hume, Hill, Hunter, Davis and Loney....5

Recommendation 5 - Ottawa Life Sciences Council, as amended by Motion No. 120, was then put to Council and "CARRIED" with Councillors Davis, Hume and Hunter dissenting.

RESOLVED THAT Council reinstate the Arts Budget reduction of $19,000.

"CARRIED" on a division of 10 Yeas to 8 Nays as follows:

YEAS: Councillors Holmes, Cantin, Meilleur, Kreling, Legendre, Davis, Munter, Byrne, Loney and Doucet....10

NAYS: Councillors McGoldrick-Larsen, Bellemare, Hume, Hill, Stewart, Hunter, Beamish, and Chair Chiarelli....8

Recommendation 7 - Arts Grants Program, as amended by Motion No. 121, was then put to Council and "CARRIED".

Recommendation 9(i) - Legislative (Reduction of $90,000) was put to Council and"LOST" on a division of 12 Nays to 6 Yeas as follows:

NAYS: Councillors Holmes, Bellemare, Hume, Meilleur, Hill, Legendre, Davis, Munter, Byrne, Loney, Doucet and Chair Chiarelli....12

YEAS: Councillors McGoldrick-Larsen, van den Ham, Cantin, Kreling, Stewart and Beamish....6

The Legislative Budget, with the reinstatement of $90,000 was then put to Council and "CARRIED".

RESOLVED THAT per diem’s for RMOC employees on travel status be those set by the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat as updated regularly and published on their web site.

RESOLVED THAT Motion No. 117 be referred to the Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee for consideration.

"CARRIED" with Councillors McGoldrick-Larsen, Munter and Beamish dissenting.

BE IT FURTHER resolved that any industrial land purchase be first approved by Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee and Council.

RESOLVED THAT Project No, 912-13408 (Economic Planning and Development) be reduced by $500,000.00 and that it not be used for the speculative purchase of land.

RESOLVED THAT Pages 40 - 41 Economic Planning and Development Capital Budget be reduced to $1,000,000.00 in the year 1999.

At the request of the mover and seconder and with the consent of Council, Motion

No. 111 was "WITHDRAWN".

Motion No. 110 was then put to Council,, and "LOST" on a division of 9 Yeas to 9 Nays as follows:

YEAS: Councillors Bellemare, Hume, Meilleur, Hill, Stewart, Davis, Munter Beamish and Doucet.....9

Motion No. 109 was then put to Council and "CARRIED" with Councillor Bellemare dissenting on part "A " of Motin 109.

As a result of Motion No. 109 being "CARRIED" Motion No. 108 was not proceeded with.

Project No. 912-13408 (Pages 40-41 Planning and Development Approvals Capital Budget) as amended by Motion No. 109 was then put to Council and "CARRIED" on a division of 11 yeas to 7 Nays as follows:

"DEFERRED" to the Council meeting of 27 May 1998.

"CARRIED" with Councillor van den Ham dissenting on the Para Transpo Services Budget.

RESOLVED THAT recommendation 1(i) of Planning and Environment Committee Report No. 5 be amended so that Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Project spending be reinstated at $115,000 (Project No. 912-13409).

"CARRIED" with Councillors Hunter, van den Ham, Hill, Beamish and Bellemare dissenting.

Recommendation 1 as amended by Motion No. 131 was then put to Council and "CARRIED" with Councillor Hill dissenting.

Recommendation 2 (i) "CARRIED" on a division of 11 Yeas to 8 Nays as follows:

Recommendation 2 - The Environmental Services Division 1998 Capital and Operating Budgets as amended, was put to Council and "CARRIED" with Councillor Hume dissenting on :

Project 932-42040 - Ottawa River Sub-Trunk/Trim Road Sewer

Project 932-42060 - Cumberland Trunk Sewer

Project 932-42061 - March Road Sewer/Tri Township Collector Rehab.

Project 932-41814 - East Urban Community Feedermain Needs

Convention Centre Linkages (Pages 48-49)

WHEREAS the Council of the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton recognizes the importance to the entire Region of a vibrant downtown core;

WHEREAS the re-development of the downtown core is a complex matter which requires the RMOC to do more than land use planning;

WHEREAS many potential developments in the downtown core are about to be presented to RMOC Council for approval;

WHEREAS it is appropriate to have an independent assessment of proposals, especially when the private sector intends to seek a partnership with the RMOC which may require investment of public funds;

BE IT RESOLVED that the proposed budget of $3,000,000.00 for the Convention Centre/Linkages project be reinstated, with $1,000,000.00 for 1998 and $2,000,000.00 for 1999;

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the funds required to pursue the Convention Centre or the Linkages program may not be expended without the express approval of Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee and Council.

RESOLVED THAT the following be added to the final "Resolved" of the Cantin/Kreling motion ( Motion No. 112) "and that such future committee consideration must include the status of potential financial support from senior governments and/or the private sector, in accordance with previous council resolutions."

RESOLVED THAT delegated spending authority on account 912-13420 be lifted.

RESOLVED THAT delegated authority for account no. 912-13420 be set at $25,0000.

RESOLVED THAT the proposed budget of $3 million for the convention centre/linkages project be reinstated with funding in the amount of $500,000. for 1998 and the amount in subsequent years to be determined following policy decisions;

AND FURTHER THAT these funds not be expended without the approval of Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee and Council.

In response to a request by Council the Regional Chair ruled that the first operative clause in Motion No. 112 was not divisible as the total funding for the project is related to the entire project.

Councillor Meilleur challenged the Rule of the Chair.

The Chair’s Rule was sustained on a division of 12 Yeas to 7 Nays as follows:

Motion No. 113 was put to Council and "CARRIED".

Motion No. 114 was then put to Council and "CARRIED" on a division of 11 Yeas to 8 Nays as follows:

YEAS: Councillors McGoldrick-Larsen, Bellemare, Hume, Meilleur, Kreling, Hill, Legendre, Stewart, Davis, Munter and Beamish....11

NAYS: Councillors van den Ham, Holmes, Cantin, Hunter, Byrne, Loney, Doucet and Chair Chiarelli....8

Motion No. 115 was then put to Council and "LOST" on a division of 12 Nays to 6 Yeas as follows:

NAYS: Councillors McGoldrick-Larsen, van den Ham, Bellemare, Hume, Meilleur, Hill, Stewart, Hunter, Munter, Beamish, Byrne and Doucet....12

YEAS: Councillors Holmes, Cantin, Kreling, Legendre, Loney and Chair Chiarelli....6

Council then considered the main Motion No. 112, as amended by Motion Nos. 113 and 114, which was "CARRIED" on a division of 13 Yeas to 6 Nays as follows:

YEAS: Councillors van den Ham, Holmes, Bellemare, Cantin, Kreling, Legendre, Davis, Munter, Beamish, Byrne, Loney, Doucet and Chair Chiarelli....13

NAYS: Councillors McGoldrick-Larsen, Hume, Meilleur, Hill, Stewart and Hunter....6

As a result of Motion No. 112 being "CARRIED", Motion No. 116 was not proceeded with.

RESOLVED THAT pages 266-267 of the Capital Budget document be deleted (with reference to WEPD cost optimization).

RESOLVED THAT with reference to the Transportation Department Budget, the amount $60,000 be reinstated for the sign By-law enforcement program.

"LOST" on a division of 13 Nays to 4 Yeas as follows:

YEAS: Councillors Holmes, Meilleur, Loney and Doucet....4

RESOLVED THAT (A) all new road capital expenditures be limited to maintaining existing road, bridge, access route and other road related (culverts/catch basins) infrastructure and safety-related improvements until the annual base budget shortfall is resolved;

AND THAT (B) Hawthorne Road and the Walkley off ramp be exempted from above policy.

At the request of Council, Motion No. 123 was divided. Part "B" of Motion No. 123 was first put to Council and "LOST" on a division of 9 Yeas to 9 Nays as follows:

YEAS: Councillors McGoldrick-Larsen, Holmes, Cantin, Hume, Meilleur, Legendre, Stewart, Byrne and Doucet....9

NAYS: Councillors van den Ham, Bellemare, Kreling, Hill, Hunter, Davis, Munter, Loney and Chair Chiarelli....9

Part "A" of Motion No. 123 was then put to Council and "LOST" on a division of 13 Nays to 6 Yeas as follows:

NAYS: Councillors McGoldrick-Larsen, van den Ham, Bellemare, Cantin, Meilleur, Kreling, Hill, Stewart, Hunter, Davis, Beamish, Loney and Chair Chiarelli….13

YEAS: Councillors Holmes, Hume, Legendre, Munter, Byrne and Doucet….6

WHEREAS the Regional Official Plan recognizes the City of Kanata, and the Community of Bayshore as employment centres;

AND WHEREAS between 1991 and 1996 the City of Nepean’s employment base grew by 22.1% and the city of Kanata’s employment base grew by 58%;

AND WHEREAS the companies Newbridge and Nortel have announced plans to add 9,000 jobs between 1998 and 2002;

AND WHEREAS the Transportation Master Plan of the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton holds a base principle of encouraging walking, cycling and transit use rather than use of an automobile;

AND WHEREAS Canada signed the Kyoto Protocol and chose a target reduction of greenhouse gas emissions 6% below 1990 levels, to be achieved for the period spanning 2008 to 2010;

AND WHEREAS the transportation sector is a major source of greenhouse gas emissions;

AND WHEREAS Canada’s National Report on Climate Change (1994) recognizes that Federal, Provincial/Territorial and Municipal Governments all share responsibility for areas where action can be taken to address climate change;

BE IT RESOLVED that Phase 1A and 1B of the West Transitway Project be retained in the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Caleton’s 1998 Capital Budget.

"LOST" on a division of 10 Nays to 8 Yeas as follows:

NAYS: Councillors Holmes, Bellemare, Meilleur, Kreling, Legendre, Davis, Beamish, Byrne, Doucet and Chair Chiarelli….10

YEAS: Councillors McGoldrick-Larsen, van den Ham, Cantin, Hume, Stewart, Hunter, Munter and Loney….8

WHEREAS the Regional Official Plan recognizes the City of Kanata, and Bayshore as employment centres;

AND WHEREAS between 1991 and 1996 the City of Nepean’s employment base grew by 22.1% and the City of Kanata’s employment base grew by 58%;

BE IT RESOLVED that Phase 1B of the West Transitway Project be deferred until the Regional Municiaplity of Ottawa-Carleton’s 1999 Budget.

"LOST" on a division of 9 Yeas to 9 Nays as follows:

YEAS: Councillors McGoldrick-Larsen, van den Ham, Holmes, Cantin, Hume, Stewart, Hunter, Munter and Loney….9

NAYS: Councillors Bellemare, Meilleur, Kreling, Legendre, Davis, Beamish, Byrne, Doucet and Chair Chiarelli….9

Recommendation 1 was then put to Council and "CARRIED" with Councillors Hill, Hunter, McGoldrick-Larsen and van den Ham dissenting.

Recommendation 2 was put to Council and "CARRIED" on a division of 10 Yeas to 9 Nays as follows:

NAYS: Councillors McGoldrick-Larsen, van den Ham, Cantin, Hume, Hill, Stewart, Hunter, Munter and Loney….9

Recommendation 3 was "DELETED" by Council.

Recommendation 4 which was reordered to read 4A was then put to Council and "CARRIED" on a division of 10 Yeas to 9 Nays as follows:

YEAS: Councillors Holmes, Meilleur, Kreling, Hill, Legendre, Davis, Beamish, Byrne, Doucet and Chair Chiarelli….10

RESOLVED THAT Item 1 of Transportation Committee Report No. 7 be amended by adding a recommendation 4B to read as follows:

"AND THAT the decisions in recommendations 2, 3, and 4 remain subject to Regional Council adopted motion No. 36 of 1998, namely that the Region will continue to meet its existing Transportation Master Plan goals for public transit in the West and Southwest, at the same time as accommodating new directions."

RESOLVED THAT $1 million Budget (Item 1 of Transportation Committee Report 7, recommendation 5) for project 912-30740 (Traffic Calming Measures) be returned to the Region-wide Capital Reserve Fund.

"CARRIED" on a division of 10 Yeas to 9 Nays as follows:

RESOLVED THAT $500,000 be transferred from the Region-wide Capital Reserve Fund, to add to Traffic Calming Measures (912-30740).

RESOLVED THAT the question with respect to Project No. 912-30740 -

Traffic Calming measures, be now put.

"LOST" on a division of 11 Nays to 8 Yeas as follows:

RESOLVED THAT Motion No. 128 be amended to provide an amount of $250,000 be transferred from the Region-wide Capital Reserve Fund to Traffic Calming (Project No. 912-30740)

NAYS: Councillors Cantin, Hunter, and Beamish….3

Recommendation 5 as amended by Motion Nos. 127 and 130, was then put to Council and "CARRIED".

Recommendation No. 6 was put to Council and "CARRIED"on a division of 10 Yeas to 9 Nays as follows:

"DEFERRED" to the Council meeting of 27 May, 1998.

WHEREAS the RMOC’S revised 1998 draft estimates (April 22nd) report) identify an increased tax requirement of $69.9 million;

AND WHEREAS the menu of reduction alternatives includes "one time" funding strategy for 1998 only;

BE IT RESOLVED that Council approve in principle the formation of a Budget Sub-Committee (working group) with a mandate to identify program and service reductions equivalent to the "one-time" funding.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the terms of reference for a Budget Sub-committee be drafted by the Chief Administrative Officer and submitted to Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee and Council for approval;

AND FURTHER THAT the Chair be directed to continue to communicate with the Province regarding the shortfall.

RESOLVED THAT Motion No. 133 be amended to delete the line: "equivalent to the ‘one-time’ funding".

Motion No. 133 as amended by Motion No. 134 was then put to Council and "CARRIED".

RESOLVED THAT Council approve the 1998 Budget Strategy as set out in the staff document dated May 13, 1998, and adjusted to include all additions and deletions approved by Council.

RESOLVED THAT Council approve the Draft Estimates for Provincially Downloaded Programs as contained in Annex "A" to the Finance Commissioner’s Report dated April 22, 1998.

WHEREAS the proportion of property taxes paid to regional government will increase dramatically this year; and;

WHEREAS it is important that taxpayers be aware that these increased taxes are required to pay for provincially-downloaded services.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT staff be directed that each levy by-law separately state the tax rate required for existing and downloaded services and;

FURTHER THAT the applicable levy(ies) be reduced by the amount of this year’s provincial grant, to recognize the province’s assistance with one-time funding in 1998.

RESOLVED THAT the 1999 budget deliberations be carried out in November/December 1998 with Committee review in November 1998 and Council approval in December 1998.

RESOLVED THAT staff be directed to bring, by September 30, 1998 new revenue opportunities presently controlled by the Provincial government but could be raised regionally, an example of this kind of initiative would be photo radar or other user-fee options like a gasoline tax.

"DEFERRED" to next regular Council meeting.

RESOLVED THAT Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee Report No. 9; Community Services Committee Report No. 8; Transportation Committee Report No. 7; Planning and Environment Committee Report No. 5; OC Transpo Report No. 4; Ottawa-Carleton Police Services Board Report No. 2; the 1998 Draft Operating Estimates and 1998 Draft Capital Estimates and Ten Year Capital Forecast; tbe report dated 13 May, 1998 from the Chief Administrative Officer and Finance Commissioner be received and adopted, as amended by Motion Nos. 104, 105, 109, 112, 113, 114, 119, 120, 121, 126, 127, 130, 131 and 132. With Motion Nos. 133, 134, 135, 136, 137 and 138 being "CARRIED"; with Motion No. 102 being referred to the Social Services and Health Departments (See Motion No. 103); with the amount of $380,000 - special assistance (Line 1 of Report No. 8of the Community Services Committee) being placed in a reserve fund (See Motions 106 and 107); with recommendation 4 of Community services Committee report No. 8 being "LOST"; with Motion No. 117 being referred to the Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee (See Motion No. 118); with the recommended reduction of $34,000.00 to the Ottawa Economic Development Corporation Budget being "LOST" (recommendation 2 of Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee Report No. 9); with the recommended reduction of $90,000.00 to the Regional Clerk’s Legislative Budget being "LOST" (recommendation 9 of Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee Report No. 9) and with recommendation 3 of Item 1 of Transportation Committee Report No. 7 being deleted.

"CARRIED" with dissents as recorded on various items.

RESOLVED THAT the following by-laws be enacted and passed:

By-law 36 of 1998 to designate certain weeds in the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton as a local weed.

By-law 37 of 1998 pursuant to Section 54 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990 delegating authority to the Council of the Village of Rockcliffe Park.

By-law 38 of 1998 to approve Area Municipality by-laws regulating traffic and parking on local streets as follows:

NOTICE OF MOTION (FOR CONSIDERATION AT NEXT REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING)

WHEREAS the Health Services Restucturing Commission has recommended that most tertiary (high-intensity) services be consolidated at one site in Ottawa-Carleton; and

WHEREAS the Health Services Restucturing Commission has stated that the Civic Hospital will therefore lose its designation as a full service hospital with thoracic, vascular, neuro and other complex surgical capabilities to treat patients with brain tumours, aneurysms, lung cancer, serious brain and spinal injuries, and other critical conditions; and

WHEREAS after the proposed restructuring of health services in Ottawa-Carleton the region will therefore have only one trauma centre to treat the most critically injured or seriously ill patients; and

WHEREAS the recommendation of the Health Services Restructuring Commission could put hundreds of thousands of Ottawa-Carleton residents out of reach of critical emergency care within the most expedient time limit; and

WHEREAS the consolidation of tertiary services at one site will have a "domino effect", with gradual erosion of the expertise available to patients at the Ottawa Civic Hospital, and creeping deterioration of the level of research and quality of physicians-scientists at the Loeb Research Institute; and

WHEREAS London, Ontario and other communities of similar size to Ottawa-Carleton have more than one full-service hospital site and trauma can be handled at more than one centre; and

WHEREAS a citizens’ group known as Patients First has mounted a public campaign to appeal to the Health Services Restructuring Commission to amend its recommendation regarding the consolidation of tertiary services at one site in Ottawa-Carleton to include full-service designation and trauma centres at two sites in the region;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT Regional Council support the request that the Health Services Restructuring Commission amend its recommendation for only one full-service hospital in the region of Ottawa-Carleton to provide for a second full-service designation at the Ottawa Civic Hospital site; and

FURTHER THAT the Regional chair request that the Board of Directors of the Ottawa Hospital address this issue in the immediate future, giving it the in-depth attention a move with such far reaching consequences deserves.

RESOLVED THAT by-law 39 of 1998 to confirm the proceedings of Council be enacted and passed.

Council adjourned at 8:40 p.m.

CLERK CHAIR