CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES

Ratification du procÈs-verbal

Minutes 18 - Planning and Environment Committee meeting of Tuesday, 9 October 2007.

CONFIRMED

PLanning, TranSIT and thE EnVIRONMENT

urbanisme, transport en commun et environNement

PLANNING

URBANISME

1. BEYOND 20/20: TABLING OF THE OFFICIAL PLAN REVIEW WHITE PAPERS

AU-DELÀ D'OTTAWA 20/20 : DÉPÔT DES LIVRES BLANCS SUR L'EXAMEN DU PLAN OFFICIEL

ACS2007-PTE-POL-0057 city-wide / À l’Échelle de la ville

That the Planning and Environment Committee receive for information the white papers and rural discussion papers prepared as part of the consultation strategy being carried out in association with the Official Plan, Transportation Master Plan and Infrastructure Master Plan reviews as outlined in this report.

RECEIVED

2. ZONING - 3512 STRANDHERD DRIVE AND 203 DEERFOX DRIVE

ZONAGE - 3512, PROMENADE STRANDHERD ET 203, PROMENADE DEERFOX

ACS2007-PTE-APR-0150 BARRHAVEN (3)

(This application is subject to Bill 51)

That the Planning and Environment Committee recommend Council approve an amendment to the former City of Nepean Urban Zoning By-law to rezone portions of 3512 Strandherd Drive from RMU to R5 (H)Blk 6, and to amend the zoning for portions of 203 Deerfox Drive from R5(H) Blk 6 to RMU and from RMU to R5(H) Blk 6, as shown in Document 3, and to amend the existing R5 Block 6 (H) Zone, as detailed in Document 2.

CARRIED

3. ZONING - 1000, 1012 AND 1024 MCGARRY TERRACE

ZONAGE - 1000, 1012 ET 1024 TERRACE MCGARRY

ACS2007-PTE-APR-0174 GLOUCESTER-SOUTH NEPEAN (22)

(This application is subject to Bill 51)

That the Planning and Environment Committee recommend Council approve an amendment to the former City of Nepean Zoning By-law to change the zoning of 1000, 1012 and 1024 McGarry Terrace from Fg-Future Growth Zone to CMU Block xx - Commercial Mixed Use Zone Block xx and CMU- Commercial Mixed Use Zone Block xy as shown in Document 1 and detailed in Document 2.

CARRIED

4. EXTENSION OF INTERIM CONTROL - WARD 12 RIDEAU VANIER PROHIBITION OF GROUP HOMES AND SHELTERS

PROLONGATION DE LA RESTRICTION PROVISOIRE DANS LE QUARTIER 12 (RIDEAU-VANIER) – INTERDICTION DES FOYERS ET REFUGES DE GROUPE

ACS2007-PTE-POL-0055 RIDEAU-VANIER (12)

That the Planning and Environment Committee recommend Council approve an amendment to By-law 2006-452, as amended, to extend the period of interim control for a maximum of one year, with an end date of November 22, 2008.

CARRIED

That the Cornerstone Housing for Women (Susan Garvey, Director) and the Multifaith Housing Initiative (Fran Klodawsky) be invited to participate in the consultation regarding By-law 2006-452 and that these organization be notified.

CARRIED

BUILDING SERVICES

services du bÂtiment

5. SIGN MINOR VARIANCE - 2185 ARCH STREET

DÉROGATION MINEURE AU RÈGLEMENT SUR LES ENSEIGNES -
2185, RUE ARCH

ACS2007-PTE-BLD-0019 ALTA-VISTA (18)

That the Planning and Environment Committee recommend Council approve the application to vary the permitted sign face area, message centre area and height limitations set out in Sign By-law 2005-439 to permit the proposed replacement ground sign detailed in Document 2, at 2185 Arch Street.

CARRIED

6. SIGN BY-LAW MINOR VARIANCE - 215 SLATER STREET

DÉROGATION MINEURE AU RÈGLEMENT SUR LES ENSEIGNES -
215, RUE SLATER

ACS2007-PTE-BLD-0018 SOMERSET (14)

That Planning and Environment Committee recommend Council approve the application to vary Section 78(1) of Sign By-law 2005-439 to permit an internally illuminated wall sign to be installed at the top of an architectural feature located above the permitted height location for wall signs, to be situated at 215 Slater Street.

CARRIED

7. STREET NAME CHANGE - LORNE AVENUE

CHANGEMENT DE NOM DE RUE – AVENUE LORNE

ACS2007-PTE-BLD-0017 SOMERSET (14)

That the Planning and Environment Committee recommend Council enact a by-law to change, in part, the street name "Lorne Avenue" for that portion extending north from Somerset Street West to Nanny Goat Hill from "Lorne Avenue" to "Upper Lorne Place".

CARRIED

COMMUNITY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES

SERVICES COMMUNAUTAIRES ET DE PROTECTION

HOUSING

LOGEMENT

8. CITY HOUSING STRATEGY, 2007-2012

STRATéGIE DU LOGEMENT DE LA VILLE, 2007-2012

ACS2007-CPS-HOU-0012 city-wide / À l’Échelle de la ville

That the Planning and Environment Committee recommend Council:

1. Adopt the City Housing Strategy, 2007-2012 (to be issued separately and held on file with the City Clerk’s Office).

2. Direct staff to implement the City Housing Strategy through the City Strategic Plan and to incorporate the strategies and directions of the City Housing Strategy into branch work plans and corporate policies and program development.

3. Direct staff to report back in one year on progress in implementing the City Housing Strategy.

4. That the following be added to Direction 3: Meeting the Need for Supports to Housing: (pg. 64 of the CHS)

3.9 Actions:

Develop an integrated community development model to support social housing communities involving the City’s social services, public health, recreation and culture, housing, police, and community partners.

Context:

The City has a leadership role to play in promoting better co-ordination across the diversity of sectors that provide housing support services.

Internally following amalgamation the City has both the opportunity and responsibility to be effective in supporting low-income communities, particularly social housing communities. The City has a number of branches who provide support activities to these communities, and the opportunity now exists to better co-ordinate and integrate these activities through a community development model in order to make more effective use of the City’s resources so to achieve healthy, sustainable, inclusive communities.

5. Add to Appendix One, under Direction Three – Evaluating Outcomes: (pg. 75 of CHS)

M. Co-ordination of services/activities to achieve healthy, sustainable, inclusive communities):

· Reduction in police service calls, 9-1-1 calls, for crisis intervention

· Reduction in anti-social behaviour

· Reduction in vandalism

· Increase in participation in City recreational programs

· Increase in employment participation

· Increase in the civic participation, volunteer activities.

6. Whereas the City’s Housing Strategy indicates:

· Since 1996 94% of new housing in Ottawa has been ownership housing (50% single detached homes) only 6% was built as rental housing;

· 37% of renter households (42,000 households in Ottawa) currently pay in excess of 30% of their income on housing, leaving insufficient funds for food, clothing and other essentials;

· An Ottawa household currently needs more than two minimum wage jobs to afford the average rent for a two-bedroom apartment (2006 average 2-bedroom monthly rent $806; monthly affordable rent for 2 person on minimum wage $712);

· The City has received inadequate funding to build affordable housing units directly. In 2004 the City established an annual target of building 500 affordable housing units for 10 years (under the Action Ottawa program). By 2007 the City had obtained funding for 586 units or 30% of its target by 2007, leaving a 70% gap;

· Growth projections for Ottawa shows that Ottawa will grow from 2007 to 2021 by 9,300 households, but given housing market behaviour, 3,700 of these new households (40%) will face affordable housing challenges;

· The City of Ottawa’s Official Plan sets a target of 25% of new homes to be affordable to the 40% income percentile. However, this target has not been met since adopted in 2003. In 2006, only 13.9% of ownership completions were affordable to households at the 40% income percentile (earning $58,000). For those at the 30% income percentile (earning $45,000) only 0.8% were affordable;

Whereas it is clear that Ottawa’s housing system does not work for those 140,000 households earning less than $58,000, that what is needed is a requirement that as new developments proceed, affordable housing be built as a component of the development, in order to assure better balanced communities with better social outcomes for working poor and their families;

Whereas inclusionary housing policies are regulatory instruments used by provincial or state and local governments to encourage or require that new residential developments require a percentage of housing (usually 10-25%) that is affordable to moderate and low income households;

Therefore be it resolved that a REPORT on inclusionary housing be developed for Committee and Council consideration, including any necessary legislative changes.

7. Be it resolved that staff bring forward a report that secondary plans and community design plans be required to identify at least 7% of residential units for housing that will be affordable for people whose income is in the 25^th income percentile and below.

CARRIED as amended

PUBLIC WORKS AND SERVICES

TRAVAUX PUBLics

FLEET Services

Service du parc automobile

9. 2008 GROWTH VEHICLE REQUESTS

Augmentation des Demandes de véhicules de 2008

ACS2007-PWS-FLT-0012 city-wide / À l’Échelle de la ville

That the Planning and Environment Committee and Council receive this report for information.

RECEIVED

INFORMATION PREVIOUSLY DISTRIBUTED

INFORMATION DISTRIBUÉE AUPARAVANT

A. COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS – GRANTS 2007

Projets communautaires reliÉs à l’environnement – Subventions de 2007

ACS2007-PTE-ECO-0020 city-wide / À l’Échelle de la ville

RECEIVED

Disposition 20 / Suite À donner 20