Regional Council
Ottawa-Carleton
13 May 1998
9:00 A.M.
AGENDA
A. PRAYER
B. ROLL CALL
C. CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES
Confirmation of the minutes of the Council meeting of 22 April, 1998.
D. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST ARISING FROM PRIOR MEETINGS OF COUNCIL AND COMMITTEES
E. REGRETS
The following members of Council advising that they will be absent from Council and Committee meetings during the dates indicated:
No regrets filed to date.
F. MOTION TO INTRODUCE COMMITTEE BUDGET REPORTS
CORPORATE SERVICES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
REPORT NO. 9
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE BUDGET REVIEW
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS, AS AMENDED
That Council approve the 1998 Draft Operating Estimates, the 1998 Draft Capital Estimates and 10-Year Capital Forecast for the Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee, as presented to the Committee on 5 May 1998, and as amended by the following:
1998 DRAFT OPERATING ESTIMATES
EXTERNAL AGENCIES
CONSERVATION AUTHORITIES
1. Rideau Valley Conservation Authority (p. 209, 1998 Draft Operating Estimates)
That Council approve the 1998 Rideau Valley Conservation Authority budget in the corrected amount of $1,244,206.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
2. Ottawa Economic Development Corporation (formerly Ottawa-Carleton Economic Development Corporation) (p. 218, 1998 Draft Operating Estimates)
That Council approve the 1998 Ottawa Economic Development Corporation budget, as amended by the Budget Review Board’s reduction of $34,000 for a total consideration of $1,464,305
(i) Entrepreneurship Centre (p. 227, 1998 Draft Operating Estimates)
That Council approve the 1998 Entrepreneurship Centre’s budget, as amended by the Budget Review Board’s reduction of $4,000 for a total consideration of $184,000.
3. Ottawa Tourism and Convention Authority (p. 235, 1998 Draft Operating Estimates)
That Council approve the 1998 Ottawa Tourism and Convention Authority budget, as amended by the Budget Review Board’s reduction of $40,000 for a total consideration of $1,683,000.
4. Ottawa Centre for Research and Innovation (formerly Ottawa-Carleton Research Institute)(p. 242, 1998 Draft Operating Estimates)
That Council approve that the 1998 budget allocation for the Ottawa Centre for Research and Innovation be $392,000.
5. Ottawa Life Sciences Council (p. 248, 1998 Draft Operating Estimates)
(i) That Council approve the 1998 Ottawa Life Sciences Council budget, as amended by the Budget Review Board’s reduction of $3,000 for a total consideration of $147,000;
(iii) that the first $10,000 be drawn from the Provision for Unforeseen.
OTHER
6. Economic Development Grants (p. 264, 1998 Draft Operating Estimates)
That Council approve the 1998 Economic Development Grants budget, as amended by the Budget Review Board’s reduction of $6,000 for a total consideration of $269,000.
7. Arts Grants Program (p. 268, 1998 Draft Operating Estimates)
That Council approve the 1998 Arts Grants budget, as amended by the Budget Review Board’s reduction of $19,000 for a total consideration of $822,000.
administration
8. Office of the Chief Administrative Officer (p. 12, Draft Operating Estimates)
That Council approve the Chief Administrative Officer’s budget, as amended by the Budget Review Board’s reduction of $18,000 for a total consideration of $741,000.
(i) Information and Public Affairs (p. 20, 1998 Draft Operating Estimates)
That Council approve the Information and Public Affairs budget, as amended by the Budget Review Board’s reduction of $40,000 for a total consideration of $1,674,000.
9. Regional Clerk (p. 38, 1998 Draft Operating Estimates)
That Council approve the Regional Clerk’s budget, as amended by the Budget Review Board’s reduction of $40,000 for a total consideration of $2,779,000.
(i) Legislative (p. 49, 1998 Draft Operating Estimates)
that the Legislative Account be reduced by $90,000, and that this reduction be applied to Councillors’ office budgets at $5,000 each.
10. Legal (p. 55, 1998 Draft Operating Estimates)
That Council approve the Legal Department’s budget, as amended by the Budget Review Board’s 1998 reduction of $110,000 for a total consideration of $2,337,000.
11. Planning and Development Approvals
(i) Property Services Division (p. 63, 1998 Draft Operating Estimates)
That Council approve the Property Services Division budget, as amended by the Budget Review Board’s reduction of $88,000 for a total consideration of $5,561,000.
12. Human Resources (p. 77, 1998 Draft Operating Estimates)
That Council approve the Human Resources budget, as amended by the Budget Review Board’s reduction of $120,000 for a total consideration of $5,263,000.
13. Finance Department (p. 118, 1998 Draft Operating Estimates)
That Council approve the Finance Department budget, as amended by the Budget Review Board’s reduction of $340,000 for a total consideration of $12,046,000.
1998 DRAFT CAPITAL ESTIMATES AND 10-YEAR CAPITAL FORECAST
That Council approve the Region-Wide portion of the 1998 Draft Capital Estimates and 10-year Capital Forecast, save and except Page 49, Project No. 912 -13420, Convention Centre/Linkages.
2. OTTAWA-CARLETON STREET AMBASSADOR PROGRAM-
REQUEST FOR FUNDING
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION AS AMENDED
That Council approve a grant in the amount of $5,000 to contribute to the Ottawa-Carleton Street Ambassador Program, and that funding for this program come from the Provision for Unforeseen.
COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 8
1. 1998 Draft Operating AND dRAFT CAPITAL Estimates,
(Social Services Department) Community Services Committee/
1998 Community Funding Recommendations
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS, AS AMENDED
That Council approve the 1998 Draft Operating and Draft Capital Estimates (Social Services Department) as tabled with Regional Council on 11 February 1998, including the 1998 funding allocations to community organizations as described in Annexes A to E of the staff report, and as amended by the following:
1. That the 1998 level of funding for Food Programs be maintained at the 1997 level except for the $2,000 increase to the Kanata Food Cupboard, for a total budget envelope of $212,743.
2. a) That the per diem rate for men’s shelters (80% provincial/20% regional) be increased to $34.50 from $25.91, thus ensuring that the men’s shelter system receives funding equal to that received by other shelter systems funded by the region;
b) That the majority of this increased funding go to decreasing the staff:client ratio and funding the operating costs of the shelters;
c) That staff be requested to work with shelter directors to use part of the increase in funding to find innovative ways to serve the non-resident shelter population impacted by poverty and illness, and;
d) That a regional contribution of $93,000 for these services to homeless people be added to the estimates, attracting a provincial subsidy of $372,000.
3. a) That Community Houses be funded at the 1997 rate and that Britannia Woods Community Association and the Foster Farm Family House be funded at the same rate as the others for a total budget envelope of $120,000.
b) That all Community Houses be funded at $15,000/year.
4. That $20,000 be provided for the Federation of Ottawa-Carleton Tenants Associations.
5. That Council approve the recommendations of the Budget Review Board, as shown on page 16 of the report dated 31 March 1998.
Line 2: Official Languages Translation
Line 3: 100% Municipal Assistance
Line 4: Office/Computer Supplies
6. That Council approve the recommendations of the Budget Review Board as shown on page 20 of the report dated 31 March 1998.
2. Capital Funding
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS, AS AMENDED
That Council approve:
1. That $750,000 be included in the 1998 budget to fund child care capital projects under the three components of the approved capital funding policy;
2. That an additional $40,000 be included in the 1998 budget to hire a consultant to work with operators that own their facilities to assist them in developing ten year plans for maintenance and repairs;
3. That the inclusion of approximately $1.5 million annually for child care capital funding be included in the draft estimates in 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2002, and;
4. That the total of $790,000 requested in 1998 be funded from the child care contingency fund.
3. 1998 DRAFT OPERATING ESTIMATES, (HEALTH DEPARTMENT)
COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMITTEE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION AS AMENDED
That Council approve the 1998 Draft Operating Estimates (Health Department) as tabled with Regional Council on 11 February 1998, and as amended by the Budget Review Board report dated 31 March 1998.
4. SECTION 72 - HEALTH PROTECTION AND PROMOTION ACT
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION, AS AMENDED
That Council receive this report for information.
5. 1998 DRAFT OPERATING AND DRAFT CAPITAL ESTIMATES, (HOMES FOR
THE AGED), COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMITTEE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION, AS AMENDED
That Council approve the 1998 Draft Operating and Draft Capital Estimates (Homes for the Aged), as tabled with Regional Council on 11 February 1998, and as amended by the Budget Review Board report dated 31 March 1998.
OTTAWA-CARLETON POLICE SERVICES BOARD REPORT NO. 2
1998 OTTAWA-CARLETON REGIONAL POLICE SERVICE BUDGET
BOARD RECOMMENDATION AS AMENDED
That Council approve the 1998 Police Service Budget as amended by reduction options totalling $1,375,000 in the Operating Budget and $6.6 million in the 1998-2003 Capital Budget.
OC TRANSIT COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 4
1998 BUDGET FOR OC TRANSPO AND PARA TRANSPO
COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION
That given the withdrawal of Provincial Subsidy in 1998 that the
Commission and Regional Council provide funding for OC Transpo
and Para Transpo as follows:
OC Transpo Regular Services
Operations - Region $40.608 million
- Provincial Downloading $22.018 million
Capital - Region $ 8.000 million
- Provincial Downloading $15.177 million
Para Transpo Services
Operations - Region $7.380 million
- Provincial Downloading $6.606 million
Capital - Region $0.254 million
- Provincial Downloading $0.154 million
PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 5
1. 1998 PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT BUDGET REVIEW
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS AS AMENDED
That Council approve:
1. The Planning and Development Approvals Department 1998 Capital and Operating Budgets, amended by the Budget Review Board report dated 31 March 1998, as amended by the following:
i) That the Capital Budget for Project No. 912-13409 Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction be reduced to $50,000 for 1998.
2. The Environmental Services Division’s 1998 Capital and Operating Budgets, amended by the Budget Review Board report dated 31 March 1998 and a revised page 185 (as tabled with the Planning & Environment Committee on 28 April 1998), as amended by the following:
i) That $195,000 be advanced into 1998 from 2001 to allow for the design work to be completed for the Capital Project No. 932-42020 Leitrim Pumping Station, Forcemain & Gravity Sewer.
ii) That the construction portion of Capital Project No. 922-41823 Kilborn Ave to Smyth Rd Feedermain Link be moved from 1998/1999 to the 1999/2000 budget year.
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 7
1. 1998 Transportation Committee Budget
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS AS AMENDED
That Council approve the 1998 Draft Capital and Operating budget estimates for the Transportation Committee as tabled by Council on 11 February 1998, including the transportation portion of the Planning and Development Approvals Departmental Capital Budget, as amended by the Budget Review Board report dated 31 March 1998, the new pages distributed on 6 May 1998 and as follows:
1. That the budget for Project 912-37143 Audible Pedestrian Signals be increased to $50,000 for the years 1998 to 2001 (pg. 158).
2. That Phase 1B of the West Transitway Extension (Project 942-30626) be deferred to the year 2003 (pg. 192).
3. That the amount of $500,000 for studies and consultants be added to the Pilot Rail Project (Project 942-13417) in 1998, with the capital allocation to be obtained from the savings identified in the deferral of Phase 1B of the West Transitway Extension (pg. 178).
4. That the authority of $19.5M (from Project 942-30626 - West Transitway Extension) be allocated for Transit uses to be determined, including the possible use for light rail.
5. That $1M be added to Traffic Calming Measures (Project 912-30740) with the funds to be identified by staff a few days before the Council budget meeting on 13 May 1998 (pg. 142).
6. That $200,000 be deleted from Project 912-33814 - Renovations/Replacement of Maintenance Buildings (pg. 153) and added to Project 912-33417 - Cycling Facilities Improvement Programme (pg. 167).
2. Special Events On Regional Roads - Budget
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council approve the establishment of a Departmental "Special Events Budget" to cover some costs associated with signage changes, alterations to traffic control signal displays or timing phases, newspaper ads and logo signs (the required amount for 1998 is estimated at $84,000 which includes almost $19,000, approved as part of the 1997 Environment and Transportation Department Operating Budget, for Winterlude and United Way).
3. Airport Parkway Extended Traffic Impact Study (APETIS) -
REVISED TERMS OF REFERENCE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS AS AMENDED
That Council approve:
1. That the original Terms of Reference be retained which do not include the removal of the twinning of the Airport Parkway.
2. The proposed traffic monitoring program pertaining to the implementation of the ramps to/from the Airport Parkway at Hunt Club Road which are currently under construction, attached at Annex 'B'.
3. That representatives from the following organizations be added to the membership of the Steering Committee:
City Centre Coalition
Ottawa East Community Association
Carleton University Administration, Carleton University Student Organization
National Capital Commission
City of Ottawa
I. MOTION TO ADOPT COMMITTEE REPORTS
J. MOTION TO INTRODUCE BY-LAWS THREE READINGS
1. Being a by-law to designate certain weeds in the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton as a local weed.
2. Being a by-law pursuant to Section 54 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990 delegating authority to the Council of the Village of Rockcliffe Park.
3. Being a By-law to approve Area Municipality by-laws (regulating traffic and parking on local streets as follows):
Township of Cumberland 25 of 1998
City of Ottawa 64 of 1998
67 of 1998
73 of 1998
City of Nepean 28 of 1998
City of Vanier 3667
K. MOTIONS (OF WHICH NOTICE HAS BEEN PREVIOUSLY GIVEN)
Moved by Councillor C. Doucet
Seconded by Councillor P. Hume
RESOLVED THAT staff be directed to bring, by March 11 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 tank.
L. NOTICES OF MOTION (FOR CONSIDERATION AT NEXT REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING)
M. CONFIRMATION BY-LAW
N. INQUIRIES
O. ADJOURNMENT