OTTAWA CITY COUNCIL

12 January 2005

ANDREW S. HAYDON HALL

12:00 p.m.

 

MINUTES 26

 

 

The Council of the City of Ottawa met at Andrew S. Haydon Hall, 110 Laurier Avenue West, Ottawa, on 12 January 2005 at 12:00 p.m.

 

The Mayor, Bob Chiarelli, presided and led Council in prayer.

 

The National Anthem was sung by Rachael MacIntyre.

 

 

Annual Address – Mayor Chiarelli

 

MOTION NO. 26/1

 

Moved by Councillor P. Hume

Seconded by Councillor D. Thompson

 

That the Mayor’s Annual Address be printed in its entirety in the City Council Minutes.

 

                                                                                                            CARRIED

 

The text of the Mayor’s Address follows:

 

January 1st, 2005 marked the 150th anniversary of the City of Ottawa.  January 1st, 2005 also marked the 4th anniversary of our new City of Ottawa.  Our history and our future are linked through this anniversary date and this gives us a great opportunity to reflect on where we’ve been and where we’re going as a city.

 

I’ve gone back to review some of the archival material to look at some of the issues Ottawa’s first Mayor, John Bower Lewis and his City Council, dealt with 150 years ago when it met in the old Bytown Market Building in Lowertown.  Ironically, the first Ottawa City Council had to deal with many of the same issues we around this council chamber have been debating.

 

Take train service.  It also began in Ottawa 150 years ago.  A City advertisement in The Ottawa Citizen of 1854 set out the passenger train service schedule on the just newly established Bytown and Prescott Railway.  The ad read: 6:00 a.m. service leaving town and stopping at Gloucester, Osgoode, Oxford and Spencers.  Fast-forward to 2005, and our north-south O-Train is on track to expand to Leitrim.  Our north-south light rail service is now attracting up to 10,000 passengers a day on a line that stretches from Bayview to Greenboro.  After the interim expansion to Leitrim, we will build a line that will extend from Barrhaven and South Nepean right into the downtown core.  We’re also working as fast as we can to build an east-west light rail service. An environmental assessment is well underway and we will have recommendations on preferred east-west routes and technology when completed.

 

Better, faster and cleaner transit is key to our city’s future success. Traffic gridlock on our major roads will eventually choke our city’s health and economy unless we act now to plan a better transit system. 

 

On the very day last May when the Federal and Provincial governments announced $400 million for the O-Train, our Medical Officer of Health announced a smog alert in the City of Ottawa, much of it caused by motor vehicle emissions.  An explosion of growth and coping with new infrastructure demands were also big problems 150 years ago.  Ottawa’s population grew from 5,000 in 1850 to 10,000 in 1855. There were huge problems with sewers and water quality.

 

Since our new city was created 4 years ago, the population of Ottawa has increased by more than 50,000 people.  This has put tremendous pressure on our modern infrastructure, but infrastructure is more than just roads, bridges and sewers.  “People infrastructure” is just as important to the quality of life and vibrancy of a city.

 

I’m pleased this Council has responded by approving key community projects on which we will have broken ground or cut the ribbon during this term of Council, including:

 

·                    The new Plant Recreation Centre in Centretown;

·                    The renovated Glebe Community Centre;

·                    The new four pad Sensplex and field house in Kanata;

·                    The new Garry. J Armstrong Long Term Care Health Centre on Porter’s Island;

·                    Expansion of two more ice pads at the Ray Friel Centre in Orleans;

·                    The construction of a new two ice pad facility in West Carleton;

·                    A new Thunderdome indoor soccer and recreation facility in Orleans;

·                    An R.F.P. process for an East-End Arts Facility;

·                    Capital Funding assistance for several community arts facilities;

·                    New Petrie Island Beach and recreation complex;

·                    Expansion of our Park and Ride facilities;

·                    Through the leadership of Telecom Ottawa, extensive expansion of rural high speed internet;

·                    Start of construction on the new South Central District Library;

·                    A new day care facility for City View Centre for Child and Family Services;

·                    New state-of-the-art skateboard park at Centrepointe in Nepean;

·                    And others.

 

Some of these projects have been completed through our public-private partnership office. I pushed to establish the idea of a public private partnership office and credit should be given to this City Council for following through with a commitment to help build things differently in this community.  Those Triple P projects in Ottawa have leveraged an investment of almost $100 million, and I want to take this opportunity to thank Réjean Chartrand in that office for getting those deals and projects off the ground.  Everyone knows municipalities throughout Canada are facing massive infrastructure deficits and are looking at new creative ways to help finance and build community projects.

 

Despite our success with the Triple P projects, our city still needs help from other levels of government if we’re going to repair or build new infrastructure.  Four years ago, the Big City Mayors launched a campaign to push the Federal and Provincial governments to strike a new deal with our cities.  I’ve been aggressive both locally and at the national scene with other Mayors in making the case for more revenue sharing.  Many people scoffed at the idea.  Many stated that the Mayors would never get an extra dime.  They were wrong.  By the middle of this year, we will be receiving new revenue streams totalling $60 million per year, growing to $80 million per year in 2006, from Federal and Provincial gas tax rebates, and Federal government GST rebates.

 

In addition, we will be receiving $400 million from the Federal and Provincial governments for infrastructure funding for our light rail project.

 

It is clear now that we’ve had tremendous success in getting a new deal and it’s making a huge difference to our long term budgeting and to our residents.

 

We now have a 10-year long-term financial plan that is realistic and fundable, and we have to continue to work with the Federal and Provincial governments on key housing issues.  The City continues its strong commitment to the housing needs of our most vulnerable citizens.  Last night, the Task Force on Homelessness and Safe Streets began to meet to hear from people on the streets how to make Ottawa a better place for them to live.  Since 2000, the City has managed over $30 million in Federal Homelessness funding, that has helped improve our system of shelters and services.  This funding supported our community partners like the Mission, John Howard Society, and Ottawa Salus to build 342 new beds and transitional and supportive housing units for our most vulnerable citizens.  Four of these projects will open in 2005, with 72 new beds or rooms, including new transitional shelters for homeless youth.

 

The City also leads the province in responding to the need for affordable housing.  Since 2000, we have invested over $24 million in new housing, including over $18 million in capital, land, and other incentives in the Action Ottawa program, which will have supported 586 new units of low-income housing by the end of 2005, including permanent, affordable housing for low-income families, people with mental illness and youth.  Ninety-nine units are under construction or built, 267 are in the development process, expected to start in 2005, 220 more are in the R.F.P. process.

 

All told, these investments have generated over $119 million in new construction, but more importantly will give over 1,000 households or people decent, safe and affordable places to live, get off the streets, or find the supports they need, but there is much more that needs to be done to make sure every citizen of Ottawa can afford to live here – 11,500 households on the social housing waiting list, over 38% of tenants spend more than 30% of their income on rent - and the City is negotiating with the Province of Ontario to get their strong and meaningful commitment to affordable housing for now and for the future. 

 

In 2005, we expect to see substantial funding from the Provincial and Federal governments, and will see up to 700 new units be funded by 2006.  The Federal government has another $1.5 billion committed to housing, because decent, affordable housing is essential to making Canada’s cities work, and the City of Ottawa is committed to making sure those funds help our fellow citizens get the housing they need.

 

More affordable housing and rapid transit are just two of the biggest priorities for the city in the next few years.

 

And as we move forward, there are many residents or groups that have expressed a desire to have more input into the job of shaping the future of Ottawa.  That’s why I agreed to establish a Business Advisory Committee that will provide timely advice and input on key issues affecting small and medium sized business operators, and many of our rural residents have expressed concern over how issues in this chamber affect their daily lives.

 

I believe that we must do a better job of delivering what our rural residents want - or don’t want.  In the last several months, I have met with a number of community and business leaders in our rural community.  City Manager Kent Kirkpatrick has also had separate meetings with rural Councillors and residents to deal with rural issues.  To that end, I’m announcing today the formation of a Rural Summit that will examine how our city can be more responsive to the needs of our rural neighbours.  We will roll up our sleeves and deal with rural concerns head on. I have asked the City Manager to set up the framework for a Rural Summit, which will begin as soon as possible.  The makeup of the Rural Summit team will be announced shortly.  Its task will be to look at everything from by-laws to services in order to find ways to serve our rural residents better.

 

On January 1, 2001, the City of Ottawa became the fourth largest city in Canada, and the largest agricultural city in Canada too. Since that time, the City has become a leader among the other large cities across the country, and is considered one of the best cities in the world in which to live, and we are a great city. But we are great not because we are now a big City, but because we are a community of strong neighbourhoods and villages.

 

Every morning, I travel from my own neighbourhood near Carlingwood through or by McKellar Park, Westboro, Hintonburg, Mechanicsville, Little Italy, Chinatown, Centretown and Elgin Street to City Hall – a journey that last 15 minutes, but that speaks volumes about the richness of Ottawa, and about what is really important about our work at City Council – which is building a City of communities, and building a City of communities is what I believe our City government needs to focus on now.  If there is one thing I have learned as Mayor, it is that one size does not fit all when we are talking about how we deliver City services – different neighbourhoods and different villages have different needs.  Fallingbrook has different needs than Manotick, which has different needs from Lowertown which has different needs from Craig Henry, which has different needs from Galetta, and the City needs to recognize that in a meaningful way, beginning this year.  I have asked the City Manager to make strengthening neighbourhoods a key focus of the new Corporate Plan.  I have asked him to sit down with his Deputy City Managers and find ways to take all the work that we are already doing in neighbourhoods and villages, across all City departments, and make sure departments are working together and working with communities to resolve locally relevant issues and to support community development to the maximum extent possible.  Separate departments working in the same community will be required to coordinate their common efforts and work with community leaders and Councillors.  I have asked the City Manager to come back to Council with at least two pilot projects that will accomplish that this year.

 

The City of Ottawa is also a leader on the environment.  Just two months ago, our City, through Energy Ottawa, won a $70 million contract to convert landfill gas from our Trail Road site into electricity.  Once that plant begins operation, it will convert enough green power to provide electricity for up to 5,000 homes. It will also contribute revenue to the City’s bottom line.  Also, Energy Ottawa has expanded and operates a green power generating station at Chaudiere Falls on the Ottawa River.

 

The City of Ottawa is now in a test phase of hybrid buses. One of the biggest wild cards in our budget every year is the cost of fuel for our city fleet. Any savings on fuel while controlling emissions is good for our bottom line good for the environment.  I’m also pleased to report fuel savings of over $200 a month since switching the Mayor’s car to a Toyota Hybrid last summer. I have asked the City Manager to consider transferring relevant parts of our automobile fleet to Hybrid vehicles as has been accomplished in several U.S. cities.

 

In just three weeks, we will finalize the 2005 budget.  That budget will focus on services to the public.  The City’s finances are on solid ground.  Ottawa has been granted a Triple A credit rating from Moody’s Investors Services, the highest possible grade.  The last Moody’s report stated that Ottawa’s rating is “supported by a low debt burden, fiscal discipline and a commitment to long range financial planning…”.  We will debate the final numbers in the budget with confidence because our local economy remains strong.

 

Unemployment is at its lowest level in three years.  The economy produced 25,000 new jobs last year. That’s the biggest job growth in nearly five years of above normal economic growth, and that job growth will likely improve as our high tech industry continues a steady rebound.

 

I wish to now take the opportunity of this speech to acknowledge City Staff. Every time someone turns on the tap, travels the roads, calls an ambulance, sees a public health nurse, visits a library, rides a bus, or plays in a park – or undertakes virtually anything else, there is a City employee providing a service involved.  The number of contacts with the Public by our staff is in the tens of thousands per day. The service is generally excellent and considerate and where it is not, we endeavour to improve. So, thank you to our staff.

 

I started this address by looking back to the first ever Ottawa City Council 150 years ago and talking about some of the challenges it had.  We at the Council table here today have the same challenge: we’re building a city; we’re helping to build a world-class capital city.  While we’ve laid a solid foundation over the last 4 years - my job, your job and our job in building this new city is far from over.

 

Thank You.

 

 

Roll Call

 

ALL MEMBERS WERE PRESENT.

 

 

Confirmation of Minutes

 

The Minutes of the regular Council meeting of 8 December 2004 and the special Council meeting of 15 December 2004 were confirmed.

 

 

Councillor D. Thompson raised a matter of personal privilege respecting the inquiry raised by Councillor A. Cullen at the November 24, 2004 Council meeting alleging that a Member of Council had scalped Grey Cup tickets.  He requested a formal apology from Councillor A. Cullen, which was declined.  Mayor Chiarelli ruled that Councillor A. Cullen’s inquiry, as posed, included an implied premise that Councillor D. Thompson’s actions were unethical and therefore, was inappropriate.

 

MOTION NO. 26/2

 

Moved by Councillor E. El-Chantiry

Seconded by Councillor R. Bloess

 

That the point of privilege that was raised by Councillor D. Thompson and the Mayor’s ruling thereon be referred to the Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee.

 

LOST on a division of 5 YEAS to 17 NAYS as follows:

 

Yeas: (5)          Councillors E. El-Chantiry, D. Holmes, R. Bloess, G. Hunter and

Mayor Chiarelli.

Nays: (17)        Councillors P. Feltmate, J. Stavinga, S. Little, D. Deans, G. Brooks, R. Chiarelli, J. Legendre, H. Kreling, M. Bellemare, A. Cullen, M. McRae, P. Hume,

J. Harder, R. Jellett, G. Bédard, C. Doucet and D. Thompson.

 

MOTION NO. 26/3

 

Moved by Councillor R. Chiarelli

Seconded by Councillor D. Deans

 

That Councillor Thompson’s issue be deferred as the last item on the agenda of today’s Council meeting.

 

CARRIED with Councillors S. Little and R. Jellett dissenting.

 

 

Declarations of Interest Arising from Prior Meetings of Council and Committees

 

No declarations of interest were filed.

 

 

Communications

 

The following Communications were received by City Council:

 

1.                  From the Roads and Cycling Advisory Committee congratulating Ottawa Police Services for its use of bicycle patrol officers during the recent public demonstrations on November 30th and December 1st, 2004.

 

2.                  From the Environmental Advisory Committee respecting Planning and Environment Committee Report 22, Item 21, Air Quality and Climate Change Management Plan.

 

 

Regrets

 

No regrets were filed.

 


MOTION NO. 26/4

 

Moved by Councillor J. Stavinga

Seconded by Councillor P. Hume

 

That the Rules of Procedure be suspended to consider Motion Nos. 26/9 and 26/10 respecting the tsunami disaster following Item 12 on the Agenda (Motion to Adopt Committee Reports)

 

                                                                                                            CARRIED

 

 

Motion to Introduce Committee Reports

 

MOTION NO. 26/5

 

Moved by Councillor J. Stavinga

Seconded by Councillor G. Hunter

 

That Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee Report 21B and Planning and Environment Committee Report 22 be received and considered.

 

                                                                                                            CARRIED

 

 

CORPORATE SERVICES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE REPORT 21B

 

     

1.             INTEGRATED BUSINESS SOLUTION (IBS) PROGRAM CLOSEOUT REPORT

 

Committee Recommendation

 

That Council receive this report for information.

 

                                                                                                            RECEIVED

 

 

PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE REPORT 22

 



 

1.             OFFICIAL PLAN and Zoning AMENDMENT - 3400 and 3428 Woodroffe Avenue

 

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS AS AMENDED

 

That Council REJECT the amendments to:

1.         The Official Plan of the former City of Nepean to amend the Secondary Plan for the South Nepean Areas 4, 5 and 6 to designate 3400 and 3428 Woodroffe Avenue from “Private Service Residential” to “Transition Residential” designation as detailed in Documents 1 and 2; and,

 

2.         The Council-Approved Official Plan, Volume 2A, Secondary Plan for the South Nepean Areas 4, 5 and 6 to designate 3400 and 3428 Woodroffe Avenue from “Private Service Residential” to “Transition Residential” designation, as detailed in Documents 1 and 2; and,

 

3.         The Zoning By-law of the former City of Nepean to rezone 3400 and 3428 Woodroffe Avenue from Residential Private Services Zone (R1A) to a Special Provision Residential Third Density Alternative Standards Zone (R3A Block 3), as detailed in Document 3.

 

And that no further notice be provided pursuant to Section 34 (17) of the Planning Act.

 

LOST on a division of 9 YEAS to 10 YEAS as follows:

 

Yeas (9):          Councillors P. Feltmate, J. Stavinga, S. Little, D. Deans, H. Kreling,

M. Bellemare, J. Harder, G. Bédard and G. Hunter.

 

Nays (10):        Councillors G. Brooks, R. Chiarelli, J. Legendre, P. Hume, E. El-Chantiry,

R. Jellett, D. Holmes, C. Doucet, R. Bloess and Mayor Chiarelli.

 

MOTION NO. 26/6

 

Moved by Councillor J. Harder

Seconded by Councillor D. Deans

 

That Planning and Environment Committee Report 22, Item 1 be reconsidered at the next regular Council meeting on February 9, 2005.

 

CARRIED on a division of 12 YEAS to 10 NAYS as follows:

 

Yeas (12):       Councillors P. Feltmate, J. Stavinga, S. Little, D. Deans, H. Kreling,

M. Bellemare, A. Cullen, M. McRae, J. Harder, G. Bédard, D. Thompson and G. Hunter.

 

Nays (10):       Councillors G. Brooks, R. Chiarelli, J. Legendre, P. Hume, E. El-Chantiry, R. Jellett, D. Holmes, C. Doucet, R. Bloess and Mayor Chiarelli.

 

 



 

2.             OFFICIAL PLAN AMENDMENT - 5264 Fernbank ROAD

 

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

 

That Council approve and adopt an amendment to the Official Plan of the former Township of Goulbourn and Region of Ottawa Carleton to redesignate 5264

Fernbank Road from General Industrial and Business Park to Special Policy Area, as detailed in Documents 2, 3 and 4.

 

                                                                                                            CARRIED

 

 



 

3.             COMMUNITY DESIGN PLAN, OFFICIAL PLAN AMENDMENTS AND ZONING AMENDMENT FOR UPTOWN RIDEAU (Rideau Street between King Edward Avenue and the Rideau River)

 

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS AS AMENDED

 

That Council:

 

1.         Approve the Uptown Rideau Community Design Plan as detailed in Document 7 with the following change:

Replace Figure 12 in Document 7 with Figure 12a as contained in Document 8.

 

2.         Approve the changes to Section 8.0 Appendix - Sandy Hill as contained in Volume III to the Official Plan for the former City of Ottawa, as detailed in Document 2, subject to the following amendment:

 

That the following change be made in Number 3:

That the word “east” be changed to “west” and the word “west” be changed to “east” in the paragraph under the section entitled “Mainstreet Mixed Use”.

 

3.         Approve the modifications to the Sandy Hill Secondary Plan as contained in Volume II to the Official Plan for the former City of Ottawa, as detailed in Document 3.

 

4.         Approve the modifications to the Sandy Hill Secondary Plan as contained in Volume 2A to the Official Plan (2003) of the City of Ottawa as detailed in Document 3.

 

5.                  Approve the amendments to the former City of Ottawa Zoning By-law, as detailed in Document 4, for the area shown in Document 5.

 

And that no further notice be provided pursuant to Section 34(17) of the Planning Act.

 

CARRIED with Councillor P. Hume dissenting.

 



 

4.             BAYVIEW/SOMERSET AREA SECONDARY PLANNING STUDY

 

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS AS AMENDED

 

That Council:

 

1.         Approve the Bayview/Somerset Area Secondary Planning Study, detailed in Document 3, as a concept to guide the development of a Community Design Plan and subsequent Official Plan and zoning amendments.

 

2.         Direct staff to undertake a “Proof of Concept” environmental scan of the Bayview/Somerset area.

 

3.         Approve that the Community Design Plan, as directed in Recommendation 1, be completed by the end of 2005 and also include:

 

a)                  a scoping exercise of lands surrounding the Bayview/Somerset area, including a review of planning studies previously undertaken or underway, to demonstrate contextual fit and connection amongst the areas and identify any deficiencies, and to determine the need, resources and timing for more detailed planning analysis; and

 

b)                  the manner in which the design of the area will be built into the development process, including design guidelines for integration into the surrounding community, and consideration of a design competition.”

 

c)         that the Community Design Plan and Plan of Subdivision ensure that housing is provided that is affordable to a range of incomes and household sizes.  That affordable housing be integrated throughout the development and the timing of the construction mirror the rest of the development.

 

                                                                                                            CARRIED

 

 



 

5.             Elgin street strategic plan - implementation OFFICIAL PLAN AND ZONING AMENDMENTS

 

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS AS AMENDED

 

That Council:

 

1.         Approve and adopt amendments to the Centretown Plan, in:

 

            i)          Volume II of the Official Plan of the former City of Ottawa; and

            ii)         Volume 2A of the Council adopted Official Plan of the City of Ottawa;

 

which will replace the current "District Commercial Area", "Local Commercial Area" and "Heritage Commercial Area" designations with a new "Elgin Street Commercial           Area" designation" on Schedule H, and to also add associated policies in the text of the Centretown Plan as detailed in Document 2.

 

2.         Approve amendments to the former City of Ottawa Zoning By-Law to change the zoning as detailed in Document 3,  for the properties shown in Document 1. 

 

3.         That staff initiate a rezoning from the CN6 F(3.0) zone to an appropriate residential zone for the property at 138 Somerset Street West, St. John’s Anglican Church parking lot, should the owner or agent not apply for a rezoning by December 31, 2005.

 

4.         Approve the following changes to the departmental report:

 

a.                  Under DISCUSSION, Details of Proposed Zoning, bullet #7, 2nd sentence should read as follows:  “A maximum gross floor area of 600 square metres is recommended since this figure provides flexibility in accommodating business expansions or new businesses.”;

 

b.                  Under DISCUSSION, Details of Proposed Zoning, bullet #7, last sentence should read as follows:  “The maximum gross floor area of 600 square metres will be accompanied by a restriction on the maximum width of use on the street frontage”;

 

c.                   Under Document 3 DETAILS OF RECOMMENDED ZONING, Regulations, 1st bullet should read as follows:  “All uses, with the exception of place of worship, limited to a maximum of 600 square metres (gross floor area)”;

 

d.                  Under Document 4, EXPLANATORY NOTE, PROPOSED ZONING, 2nd last bullet should read as follows:  “Restrict gross floor for all uses of 600 square metres, and”; and,

 

e.                  Under Document 5, CONSULTATION DETAILS, PUBLIC COMMENTS, #3, first sentence of the response should read:  “The staff recommendation proposes that retail spaces be limited to 600 square metres.”

 

And that no further notice be provided pursuant to Section 34(17) of the Planning Act.

 

                                                                                                            CARRIED

 

 



 

6.             ZONING - 962 Watters Road

 

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION AS AMENDED

 

That Council approve an amendment to the former Cumberland Urban Zoning By-Law to change the zoning of a portion of 962 Watters Road from OS (Open Space) to R1F-X6 (Residential - Singles - Small Lots - Exception 6) as shown in Document 1.

 

And that no further notice be provided pursuant to Section 34(17) of the Planning Act.

 

CARRIED with Councillor J. Legendre dissenting.

 

 




 

7.             ZONING - 2127 Roger Stevens Drive

 

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

 

That Council approve an amendment to the former Township of Rideau Zoning By-Law to change the zoning of 2127 Roger Stevens Drive from R-General Residential to CR-6 Rural Commercial as detailed in Document 3.

 

LOST on a division of 8 YEAS to 13 NAYS as follows:

 

Yeas (8):          Councillors P. Feltmate, S. Little, G. Brooks, J. Legendre, M. Bellemare,

P. Hume, E. El-Chantiry and G. Hunter.

Nays (13):        Councillors J. Stavinga, D. Deans, H. Kreling, A. Cullen, M. McRae,

J. Harder, R. Jellett, D. Holmes, G. Bédard, C. Doucet, D. Thompson,

R. Bloess and Mayor Chiarelli.

 

 



 

8.             zoning - 396 Berkley Avenue

 

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION AS AMENDED

 

That Council approve the application to amend the former City of Ottawa Zoning By-law to change the zoning of 396 Berkley Avenue from a CN F(2.0) Neighbourhood Linear Commercial Zone to a new CN H(35.0) Neighbourhood Linear Commercial Zone with an exception, and a new R3M Converted House/Townhouse zone with an exception as shown in Document 1 and detailed in Document 3, subject to the following amendments:

 

That Document 5 SPECIFIC MINIMUM YARD SETBACKS be replaced by the attached Document 5a.

 

And that no further notice be provided pursuant to Section 34(17) of the Planning Act.

 

                                                                                                            CARRIED

 

 



 

9.             ZONING - 4055 Carling Avenue

 

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

 

That Council approve an amendment to the former City of Kanata Zoning By-Law to change the zoning of 4055 Carling Avenue from a "C2S(1)" (commercial, highway-special, exception 1) zone to a new "C2S(1)" zone as detailed in Document 3.

 

                                                                                                CARRIED

 



 

10.          ZONING - 132 Reis Road

 

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

 

That Council approve an amendment to the former Township of West Carleton Zoning By-Law to change the zoning of 132 Reis Road from Rural Commercial (CR-15) to Rural Industrial (MR-10) as shown in Document 1.

 

                                                                                                CARRIED

 

 



 

11.          ZONING - 2901 Carp Road

 

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

 

That Council approve an amendment to the former Township of West Carleton Zoning By-Law to adjust the zoning boundaries of 2901 Carp Road between the Open Space Zone (OS-4) and the Residential Country Lot Zone (RCL-20) as shown in Document 1.

 

                                                                                                CARRIED

 

 



 

12.          ZONING - 3710 Carp Road

 

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

 

That Council approve an amendment to the former West Carleton Zoning By-Law No. 266 of 1981 to change the zoning of 3710 Carp Road from a "Commercial Type 1" (C1) to "Commercial Type 1 - 2" (C1-2) Zone as detailed in Document 3.

 

                                                                                                CARRIED

 

 



 

13.          ZONING - PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE Former City of Ottawa ZONING BY-LAW, 1998 (TECHNICAL ANOMALY)

 

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

 

That Council approve the amendment to the former City of Ottawa Zoning By-law, 1998, as detailed in Document 1.

 

                                                                                                CARRIED

 

 



 

14.          ZONING - PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE FORMER CITY OF OTTAWA ZONING BY-LAW, 1998 (SECTION 61 - PARKING SPACE DIMENSIONS AND OBSTRUCTIONS)

 

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

 

That Council approve an amendment to the former City of Ottawa Zoning By-law, 1998 to repeal Section 61 and replace it with the following:

 

"61. Despite Sections 57, 58 and 59, where a parking space is located abutting or near a wall, column or other similar surface that obstructs the opening of the doors of a parked vehicle or limits access to a parking space, that parking space must have a minimum width of 2.6 metres."

 

                                                                                                CARRIED

 

 



 

15.          NEW COMPREHENSIVE ZONING BY-LAW - COMMUNICATIONS and CONSULTATION STRATEGY

 

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION AS AMENDED

 

That Council endorse the Communications and Consultation Framework for the new Comprehensive Zoning By-law as described in Document 2, subject to the following amendment:

 

That the number of Community Association representatives in urban and suburban areas be increased by 1 to a total of 4.

 

                                                                                                CARRIED

 

 

16.          SIGN BY-LAW Minor Variance - 1980 Ogilvie road

 

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

 

That Council approve a minor variance to Signs By-law 79-1991, of the former City of Gloucester, to permit a total of four identification ground signs from the maximum of one, with two being drive through signs for a new restaurant, at an existing shopping plaza. 

 

                                                                                                CARRIED

 

 




 

17.          SIGN BY-LAW MINOR VARIANCE - 3302 Woodroffe avenue

 

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

 

That Council approve a Minor Variance to Signs By-law 2-99, of the former City of Nepean, to permit two identification ground signs with a height of 8 metres (26 ft) instead of the maximum height of 6 metres (20 ft), with one abutting Woodroffe and the other adjacent to Strandherd.

 

                                                                                                CARRIED

 

 



 

18.          STREET NAME ANOMALIES

 

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS AS AMENDED

 

That Council approve:

 

1.         A standard street name change process for the review/resolution of identified street name and/or civic numbering anomalies detailed in Document 1.

 

2.                  The public consultation process detailed in Document 2 and initiation of the street name change review process for streets identified as presenting the highest risk for confusion, as listed in Document 3 (Level 10) and report back with recommendations.

 


3.                  Document 3, second page, Lorne Avenue, under the “Comments” column – change “Nanny Goat” to “Nanny Goat Hill”.

 

                                                                                                CARRIED

 

 



 

19.          carp river watershed study

 

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

 

That Council approve the Carp River Watershed/Subwatershed Study, Final Report (prepared by Robinson/Aquafor Beech, November 2004).

 

                                                                                                CARRIED

 

 




 

20.          OMB Appeals #3 and #4 - Appeals by Del Corporation and brookfield homes

 

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

 

That Council:

 

1.         Support proposed policy changes in the 2003 Official Plan regarding the interpretation of the Plan, specifically the status of preambles to the numbered policies and the status of studies referred to within the Plan.

 

2.         Direct staff to communicate this position to the Ontario Municipal Board at its pre- hearing on February 28, 2005.

 

                                                                                                CARRIED

 

 



 

21.          Air Quality and Climate Change Management Plan

 

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS AS AMENDED

 

1.         That Council approve the Air Quality and Climate Change Management Plan.  This Plan commits the City to undertake a number of measures to reduce our contribution to global climate change and to maintain and enhance our local air quality.  Approval of this Plan will commit the City to:

 

a.         Reduce Greenhouse Gas emissions within its Corporate business by 20%, relative to 1990 levels, by 2007 through continuing to implement reduction measures already underway and by implementing the following new measures:

 

i.          Review current corporate resource use (energy) and set targets for further reduction; and

ii.         Develop a Corporate green procurement policy.

 

b.         Reduce Greenhouse Gas emissions within the Community by 20%, relative to 1990 levels, by 2012, by continuing to implement reduction measures already underway and by implementing the following new measures:

 

i.          Partner with the Federal government to develop and implement driver education for targeted commercial fleets and for the public;

 

ii.         Collaborate with federal and business organizations to implement freight fleet efficiency programs;

 

iii.        Public education on range of energy efficient activities and green procurement for home, travel and work through promotion and use or expansion of federal, provincial and non-government organizational programs and information materials, as appropriate;

 

iv.        Explore the feasibility of using Local Improvement Charges under the Municipal Act to encourage home retrofits;

 

v.         Implement a Better Buildings Partnership program to encourage commercial building retrofits, dependent upon adequate funding being established through the 2006 budget review process;

 

vi.        Develop building, site and community Design Guidelines to help guide and encourage energy efficient developments, green buildings and green roofs; and

 

vii.       Promote and facilitate the development of new alternative energy projects using green or renewable energy sources such as wind, solar, heat recovery and use of process by-products.

 

c.         Implement air quality programs that further enhance the improvements to be achieved by the above measures through implementing the following new measures:

 

i.          Partner with the Federal government on public education for efficient residential wood burning and winter air advisories; and

 

ii.         Collaborate with other agencies on approaches to address emerging air quality issues within the community.

 

d.                  That the requirements for an air quality monitoring network for the City of Ottawa be assessed along with capital and maintenance costs, with a focus on the impact of vehicle emissions in the urban area;

 

e.                  That the City of Ottawa seek partial funding for this network from the Provincial government.

 

2.         That staff be directed to report back to the Transportation Committee:

 

To require in all transportation Environmental Assessments that the impact on air quality and public health for all transportation options (including induced traffic) be included; including costs and time.

 

                                                                                                CARRIED

 

 



 

22.          INTERIM CONTROL BY-LAW - QUEENSWAY TERRACE NORTH COMMUNITY

 

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

 

That Council approve an Interim Control By-Law for the Queensway Terrace North community (bounded by the Transitway on the east, Carling Avenue on the south, Pinecrest Road on the west, and the Queensway on the north) to prohibit the conversion of duplexes to triplexes, pending the outcome of a Neighbourhood Planning Study on the appropriate limits to intensification in the Queensway Terrace North Community;

 

And that staff consult with the Councillor for Bay Ward and the Queensway Terrace North Community Association on the terms of reference for this Neighbourhood Planning Study, which is to report its conclusions to Planning and Environment Committee before the end of 2005, following public consultations.

 

                                                                                                CARRIED

Tabling Of Library Board Revised Budget

 

Councillor R. Chiarelli, Chair, Ottawa Public Library Board tabled the Board-approved 2005 Draft Operating Budget for the Ottawa Public Library (replacement pages 74, 75 and Appendices A and B of the 2005 Draft Operating Budget book).

 

 

Motion to Adopt Committee Reports

 

MOTION NO. 26/7

 

Moved by Councillor J. Stavinga

Seconded by Councillor G. Hunter

 

That Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee Report 21B and Planning and Environment Committee Report 22 be received and adopted as amended.

 

                                                                                                            CARRIED

 

MOTION NO. 26/8

 

Moved by Councillor R. Chiarelli

Seconded by Councillor G. Hunter

 

That the 12 January 2005 Council meeting be adjourned (2:25 p.m.).

 

LOST on a division of 5 YEAS to 15 NAYS as follows:

 

Yeas (5):          Councillors D. Deans, R. Chiarelli, A. Cullen, G. Bédard and G. Hunter.

 

 

 

Nays (15):        Councillors P. Feltmate, J. Stavinga, S. Little, J. Legendre, H. Kreling,

M. Bellemare, M. McRae, P. Hume, J. Harder, E. El-Chantiry, R. Jellett,

D. Holmes, D. Holmes, D. Thompson, R. Bloess and Mayor Chiarelli.

 

 


Motions (Requiring Suspension of the Rules of Procedure)

 

MOTION NO. 26/9 (see Motion No. 26/4)

 

Moved by Councillor D. Holmes

Seconded by Councillor P. Hume

 

WHEREAS on Wednesday January 5, 2005 the Mayor met with members of communities whose home countries have been devastated by the tsunami;

 

AND WHEREAS as a result of this meeting the Ottawa Tsunami Relief Committee (OTRC) was formed; and

 

AND WHEREAS the OTRC has recommended that the local effort be concentrated in 3 main areas: Emergency Relief, Support to Rebuild and the Provision of Family related Services;

 

AND WHEREAS to be most effective the OTRC has recommended that the City work with Ottawa's NGOs (United Way and its umbrella organizations) and the Provincial and Federal Municipal Organizations (AMO/FCM) to assist the City in undertaking the local effort in Tsunami Relief;

 

AND WHEREAS the OTRC has encouraged all City of Ottawa employees to donate to the relief effort and will be coordinating and advertising future fundraising activities. The OTRC believes that the City of Ottawa's most significant contribution is in the area of support to rebuild the Tsunami ravaged communities;

 

AND WHEREAS the City has exceptional technical expertise in the critical areas of water and sewer systems, local transportation, solid waste management and public health infrastructure; 

 

AND WHEREAS The Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) will be coordinating municipal relief and reconstruction assistance;

 

AND WHEREAS as an immediate step FCM is preparing to deploy reconstruction advance teams to travel to the region and help assess the needs and propose long term community reconstruction plans;

 

AND WHEREAS as a longer term measure FCM will be seeking municipal professionals to provide long term support to the reconstruction efforts;

 

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Mayor be authorized on behalf of City Council and the Citizens of Ottawa to offer to FCM the appropriate Ottawa staff so that they may participate in the reconstruction advance teams that will be deployed to the affected areas;

 

AND FURTHER BE IT RESOLVED that the Mayor be authorized on behalf of City Council and the Citizens of Ottawa to convey to FCM the City's interest in providing longer term support to the reconstruction efforts;

 

AND FURTHER BE IT RESOLVED that local groups be encouraged to participate through the OTRC with regard to events and activities to support the relief efforts.

 

                                                                                                CARRIED

 

MOTION NO. 26/10 (see Motion No. 26/4)

 

Moved by Councillor A. Cullen

Seconded by Councillor J. Stavinga

 

WHEREAS the earthquake on December 26, 2004 created widespread devastation through tsunami waves throughout southern Asia;

 

WHEREAS citizens of Ottawa are desirous to provide both immediate aid to tsunami victims and long term aid to help in the reconstruction of communities in the afflicted area;

 

WHEREAS the Federation of Canadian Municipalities is conducting an assessment of the area’s needs for reconstruction, with the goal of providing municipal expertise through twinning Canadian municipalities to communities in the afflicted area;

 

WHEREAS the City of Ottawa has had previous twinning experience with third-world communities where, among other things, municipal expertise was shared to aid in the development of these communities;

 

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Ottawa indicate to the Federation of Canadian Municipalities its willingness to register in its program of providing long term support to the reconstruction effort through twinning with a community in the afflicted area;

 

And that staff investigate and report to Corporate Services & Economic Development Committee on the appropriate means of sharing the City of Ottawa’s expertise in municipal services and infrastructure to aid in the reconstruction effort.

 

                                                                                                CARRIED

 


MOTION NO. 26/11

 

Moved by Councillor J. Harder

Seconded by Councillor R. Bloess

 

THAT the Rules of Procedure be suspended to consider and approve the following motion:

 

WHEREAS in March of 2001, City Council established the Ottawa Youth Cabinet (the “Cabinet”), an advisory body composed of 21 residents between the ages of 15 and 25 years old;

 

AND WHEREAS the Cabinet also had, among its resources, various Members of Council to act in an advisory/liaison capacity;

 

AND WHEREAS the responsibilities of the Cabinet as youth advocates included identifying and removing barriers that hinder youth from making full use of City services; holding an annual event to showcase youth and youth participation; and holding an annual planning session to set objectives and publish a year-end report card to measure the success of these youth-focused activities;

 

AND WHEREAS in 2004, seven Cabinet meetings out of ten were cancelled due to an inability to attain a quorum of members;

 

AND WHEREAS the liaison Councillors and City staff have met on several occasions with members of the Cabinet in 2003 and 2004 in attempts to provide suggestions to improve the attendance and participation of members at Youth Cabinet meetings;

 

AND WHEREAS it has become evident that the City’s formal Advisory Committee format, with its respective rules and procedures, is not the best venue to solicit the concerns of Ottawa’s youth;

 

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED as follows:

 

1)                  That City Council dissolve the Ottawa Youth Cabinet effective immediately, and;

 

2)         That staff be directed to review this matter and, after consulting with various other youth-oriented organizations – including, but not limited to, the Youth Services Bureau and Child and Youth Friendly Ottawa, report back with recommendations on the most effective means to ensure that the City continues to engage youth.

 

                                                                                                            CARRIED

 


MOTION NO. 26/12

 

Moved by Councillor J. Harder

Seconded by Councillor R. Bloess

 

THAT the Rules of Procedure be suspended to consider and approve the following motion:

 

WHEREAS the Canadian Cancer Society is hosting the annual Relay for Life, the activities being held at Minto Field, Nepean Sportsplex, located at 1701 Woodroffe Avenue, the event continuing from 1:00 a.m. until 9:00 a.m., Saturday, June 11th, 2005, and a request for noise exemption has been received;

 

AND WHEREAS exemption from Sections 18(1) and 19(3) of the Ottawa Noise By-law (2004-253) is required to allow the use of sound reproduction devices which may surpass the allowed 55 decibel level, but may not exceed 65 decibels, and which may disturb the peace and comfort of a resident;

 

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the provisions of Sections 18(1) and 19(3) of the City of Ottawa Noise By-law (2004-253) shall not apply so as to preclude the use of sound reproduction devices during the Canadian Cancer Society Relay for Life event, being held at Minto Field, Nepean Sportsplex, located at 1701 Woodroffe Avenue, which may exceed 55 dBA, but will not exceed 65 dBA, when measured at the property line of a business person or person whose peace and comfort is disturbed, between the hours of 1:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m., June 11th, 2005.  

 

                                                                                                            CARRIED

 

MOTION NO. 26/13

 

Moved by Councillor D. Thompson

Seconded by Councillor R. Jellett

 

That the Mayor ask Councillor Cullen to withdraw the portion of his inquiry questioning whether my conduct was unethical and to apologize to me at the Council table at the Council meeting of February 9, 2005.

 

Mayor Chiarelli ruled that suspension of the Rules of Procedure was required to consider Motion No. 26/13.  Councillor Thompson appealed the ruling of the Mayor.

 

The Mayor was sustained on a division of 17 YEAS to 1 NAYS as follows:

 

Yeas (17):       Councillors P. Feltmate, J. Stavinga, S. Little, D. Deans, J. Legendre,

H. Kreling, M. Bellemare, A. Cullen, M. McRae, P. Hume, J. Harder,

E. El-Chantiry, R. Jellett, D. Holmes, G. Bédard, R. Bloess and

Mayor Chiarelli.

 

Nays (1):         Councillor D. Thompson.

 

Motion No. 26/13 was then put to Council and LOST, pursuant to Section 1 (2) of Procedure By-law 2003-589, on a division of 12 YEAS to 6 NAYS as follows:

 

Yeas (12):        Councillors S. Little, G. Brooks, J. Legendre, H. Kreling, M. Bellemare,

M. McRae, P. Hume, E. El-Chantiry, R. Jellett, G. Bédard, D. Thompson

and R. Bloess.

 

Nays (6):          Councillors P. Feltmate, J. Stavinga, D. Deans, A. Cullen, D. Holmes

and Mayor Chiarelli.

 

 

Motions of Which Notice Has Been Given Previously

 

MOTION NO. 26/14

 

Moved by Councillor R. Jellett

Seconded by Councillor J. Harder

 

WHEREAS a Budget Advisory Team comprised of several Councillors and Ward residents have been meeting on a regular basis to provide advice and recommendations on the City budget;

 

AND WHEREAS the Team had a report ready for presentation to Council on 15 December;

 

AND WHEREAS the unanimous consent of Council was not given at the special Council meeting of 15 December 2004;

 

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council receive this report at the next Council meeting on 12 January 2005.

 

                                                                                                            CARRIED

 

 

Notices of Motion (For Consideration at Subsequent Meeting)

 

Moved by Councillor D. Thompson

Seconded by Councillor R. Jellett

 

That the Mayor ask Councillor Cullen to withdraw the portion of his inquiry questioning whether my conduct was unethical and to apologize to me at the Council table at the Council meeting of February 9, 2005.

By-laws                                                                                      Three Readings

 

MOTION NO. 26/15

 

Moved by Councillor J. Stavinga

Seconded by Councillor G. Hunter

 

That the following by-laws be enacted and passed:

 

2005-1                         A by-law of the City of Ottawa to dedicate and lay out certain lands as common and public highways in the City of Ottawa (Joseph Drouin Avenue).

 

2005-2                         A by-law of the City of Ottawa to dedicate and lay out certain lands as common and public highways in the City of Ottawa (Bridgestone Drive).

 

2005-3                         A by-law of the City of Ottawa to close part of Vantage Drive lying west of Lanthier Drive, Geographic Township of Cumberland, City of Ottawa.

 

2005-4                         A by-law of the City of Ottawa to dedicate and lay out certain lands as common and public highways in the City of Ottawa (Overton Drive).

 

2005-5                         A by-law of the City of Ottawa to designate 60-192 Colliston Crescent, as being exempt from Part Lot Control.

 

2005-6                         A by-law of the City of Ottawa to designate 200 FloddenWay, as being exempt from Part Lot Control.

 

2005-7                         A by-law of the City of Ottawa to designate 37-77 Grammercy Park, as being exempt from Part Lot Control.

 

2005-8                         A by-law of the City of Ottawa to designate 159 Golflinks Drive, as being exempt from Part Lot Control.

 

2005-9                         A by-law of the City of Ottawa to designate 52-56 Hathaway Drive, as being exempt from Part Lot Control.

 

2005-10                     A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 266 of 1981 of the former Township of West Carleton to change the zoning for the property known municipally as 3710 Carp Road.

 

2005-11                     A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 266 of 1981 of the former Township of West Carleton to change the zoning for the property known municipally as 132 Reis Road.

 

2005-12                     A by-law of the City of Ottawa to define Central Park East as an area of the municipality to be examined for future designation as a heritage conservation district.

 

2005-13                     A by-law of the City of Ottawa to define a portion of Lorne Avenue as an area of the municipality to be examined for future designation as a heritage conservation district.

 

2005-14                     A by-law of the City of Ottawa to designate 5 Blackburn Avenue to be of cultural heritage value or interest.

 

2005-15                     A by-law of the City of Ottawa to designate the former Osgoode Township Hall, 8243 Victoria Street, to be of cultural heritage value or interest.

 

2005-16                     A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 266 of 1981 of the former Township of West Carleton to change the zoning for two separate portions of the property known municipally as 2901 Carp Road.

 

2005-17                     A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 1-84 of the former City of Cumberland to change the zoning of a portion of the property known municipally as 962 Watters Road.

 

2005-18                     A by-law of the City of Ottawa to establish interim control in the area of Queensway Terrace North.

 

2005-19                     A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law Number 93-98 of the former City of Ottawa to change the regulations respecting the CN10 Subzone Neighbourhood Linear Commercial Zone 10.

 

2005-20                     A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law Number 93-98 of the former City of Ottawa to change the regulations respecting parking space dimensions.

 

2005-21                     A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend the Official Plan of the City of Ottawa and the Official Plan of the former City of Ottawa to change the designation for the properties in the area of the Elgin Street Strategic Plan.

 

2005-22                     A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law Number 93-98 of the former City of Ottawa to change the zoning for the properties in the area of the Elgin Street Strategic Plan.

 

2005-23                     A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend the Official Plan for the City of Ottawa and the official plan for the former City of Ottawa to adopt a new policy framework for the south side of Rideau street consistent with the Uptown Rideau Community Design Plan.

 

2005-24                     A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law Number 93-98 of the former City of Ottawa to change the zoning for the properties in the area of the Uptown Rideau Community Design Plan.

 

2005-25                     A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law Number 93-98 of the former City of Ottawa to change the zoning for the property known municipally as 396 Berkley Avenue.

 

2005-26                     A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend the Official Plan of the former Township of Goulbourn, to change the designation for the property known municipally as 5264 Fernbank Road.

 

2005-27                     A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend the Official Plan of the former the former Region of Ottawa-Carleton, to change the designation for the property known municipally as 5264 Fernbank Road.

 

2005-28                     A by-law of the City of Ottawa to implement a Local Improvement (Innes Road Sanitary Sewer - Section A).

 

2005-29                     A by-law of the City of Ottawa to implement a Local Improvement (Innes Road Sanitary Sewer - Section D).

 

2005-30                     A by-law of the City of Ottawa to implement a Local Improvement (Innes Road Sanitary Sewer - Section E).

 

2005-31                     A by-law of the City of Ottawa to implement a Local Improvement (Innes Road Sanitary Sewer - Section F).

 

                                                                                                CARRIED

 

 

Confirmation By-law

 

MOTION NO. 26/16

 

Moved by Councillor J. Stavinga

Seconded by Councillor G. Hunter

 

THAT By-law 2005 – 32 to confirm the proceedings of Council be enacted and passed.

 

                                                                                                            CARRIED

 

 


Inquiries

 

The following inquiry was raised:

 

From Councillor Legendre to the Deputy City Manager, Development Services, respecting City representatives on the two bridges study.

 

 

Adjournment

 

Council adjourned the meeting at 2:44 p.m.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CITY CLERK

 

MAYOR