OTTAWA CITY COUNCIL

22 JUNE 2005

ANDREW S. HAYDON HALL

12:00 p.m.

 

MINUTES 35

 

 

The Council of the City of Ottawa met at Andrew S. Haydon Hall, 110 Laurier Avenue West, Ottawa, on 22 June 2005 at 12:00 p.m.

 

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

 

The National Anthem was performed by Martha Kelly.

 

 

Roll Call

 

ALL MEMBERS WERE PRESENT.

 

 

Confirmation of Minutes

 

The Minutes of the regular Council meeting of 8 June 2005 were confirmed.

 

 

Declarations of Interest Arising from Prior Meetings of Council and Committees

 

No Declarations of Interest were filed.

 

 

Communications

 

No Communications were filed.

 

 


Regrets

 

No regrets were filed.

 

 

Motion to Introduce Committee Reports

 

MOTION NO. 36/1

 

Moved by Councillor R. Jellett

Seconded by Councillor C. Doucet

 

That Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee Report 30, Emergency and Protective Services Committee Report 13, Planning and Environment Committee Reports, 30B, 31 and 31A (In Camera) and Transportation Committee Reports 22 and 23 be received and considered.

 

                                                                                                            CARRIED

 

 

CORPORATE SERVICES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE REPORT 30

 

     

1.             ON-STREET LITTER AND RECYCLING CONTAINERS

 

Committee Recommendations

 

That Council:

 

1.         Proceed to a non-competitive contract award in accordance with Council’s Purchasing By-Law;

 

2.         Refer this report to the Transportation Committee for consideration of the operational aspects associated with this service.

 

MOTION NO. 36/2

 

Moved by Councillor J. Legendre

Seconded by Councillor J. Stavinga

 

WHEREAS Council had instructed staff, as part of the 2005 Budget exercise, to negotiate amendments to the existing contract with Eucan (Urban Equipment of Canada) that would increase the revenue to the City and replace the existing bins with improved bins;

 

 


AND WHEREAS the staff report presented to the May 17th Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee stated that “Notwithstanding Council’s direction and staff’s subsequent discussion and negotiation with Eucan, the proposal was, and still remains, substantively different from the current Agreement.  Corporate Services Department, through consultation with both the Financial Services Branch and the Legal Services Branch has advised that the extent of difference is so substantial and the proposed new terms too divergent from the existing Agreement to constitute an extension of the existing Agreement.  Accordingly, Legal Services has advised that the City procedures for awarding a new contract should be followed.”;

 

AND WHEREAS it is the City’s long standing policy of treating all suppliers equitably through a rigorously fair RFP process;

 

AND WHEREAS the public interest is best served by the correct application of a fair competitive process;

 

AND WHEREAS the staff recommendations presented to the June 7th meeting of Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee clarified that the “Ottawa Option”, presented on May 17th, is in fact not available as a procurement mechanism;

 

AND WHEREAS the staff recommendations presented to the June 7th meeting of Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee read:

 

·                    Allow existing contract to continue until the expiry date of April 2007, and

 

·                    Prior to that, provide Eucan with confirmation that the City will not extend the contract for the five year term which is an option, and,

 

·                    Proceed to the marketplace, through a standard Request for Proposal, to solicit competitive bids for the litter and recycling contract, with expanded scope and revenue expectations, to commence May 2007;

 

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council direct that the City allow the existing contract with Eucan to continue until the expiry date of April 2007;

 

AND That Eucan be provided with confirmation that the City will exercise its option to not extend the contract for an additional five-year term.

 

MOTION NO. 36/3

 

Moved by Councillor J. Harder

Seconded by Councillor M. McRae

 

That the question now be put on Motion No. 36/2.

 

LOST on a division of 6 YEAS to 16 NAYS as follows:

 

Yeas (6):          Councillors D. Thompson, J. Harder, M. McRae, H. Kreling, R. Bloess

and R. Chiarelli.

 

Nays (16):        Councillors D. Holmes, M. Bellemare, P. Hume, R. Jellett, P. Feltmate,

G. Hunter, G. Brooks, E. El-Chantiry, S. Little, G. Bédard, A. Cullen, D. Deans, J. Stavinga, C. Doucet, J. Legendre and Mayor Chiarelli.

 

Motion No. 36/2 was then put to Council and CARRIED on a division of 13 YEAS to 9 NAYS as follows:

 

Yeas (13):       Councillors D. Holmes, M. Bellemare, R. Jellett, P. Feltmate, G. Hunter,

G. Brooks, S. Little, G. Bédard, A. Cullen, D. Deans, J. Stavinga, C. Doucet and J. Legendre.

 

Nays (9):         Councillors D. Thompson, P. Hume, J. Harder, M. McRae, H. Kreling,

R. Bloess, E. El-Chantiry, R. Chiarelli and Mayor Chiarelli.

 

MOTION NO. 36/4

 

Moved by Councillor J. Legendre

Seconded by Councillor J. Stavinga

 

WHEREAS there are limits to the revenue generating potential of advertising in public places;

 

AND WHEREAS the possibility exists for different advertising modes to undermine each other to the detriment of both the revenue generating potential achievable and the general appearance of the public space;

 

AND WHEREAS the City could be held liable if it were found to be allowing market conditions to change such as to render an existing contract non-viable as the result of its having issued a subsequent contract for a competing mode;

 

AND WHEREAS there are public concerns about excessive advertising in public spaces,

 

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that staff be directed to undertake an integrated review of existing street furniture service agreements (e.g. transit shelters, litter and recycling bins, benches) with respect to terms and conditions (e.g. revenue generation, expiry date, early termination options) and report to Committee at the earliest opportunity on the feasibility of adopting an integrated approach for all such service agreements and explore the potential to commence a comprehensive RFP seeking competitive bids.

 

CARRIED with Councillors D. Thompson, J. Harder, H. Kreling, R. Bloess and E. El-Chantiry dissenting.

 

Item 1 of Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee Report 30 was then put to Council and CARRIED as amended by Motion Nos. 36/2 and 36/4.

 

 

               

2.             OTtawa's Rural Summit - Initial Report

 

Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee Recommendation

 

That Council approve the concept and process for Ottawa's Rural Summit as outlined in this report.

 

Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee Recommendation      

 

That Council approve one-time funding of $150,000 for Ottawa's Rural Summit, to be allocated from the City Wide Reserve Fund.

 

                                                                                                CARRIED

 

 

           

3.             2005 DEBT FINANCING PROGRAM

 

Committee Recommendations

 

That Council authorize the City Treasurer:

 

1.         To proceed with one or more debenture issues, for a total amount of up to $100,000,000 in the Canadian financial markets during 2005 at average all in yields estimated to be in the range of 4.75% to 5.50%;

 

2.         To incur, pay and distribute all costs associated with these issues;

 

3.         To bring forward by-laws as required for each debenture issue for execution by Council.

 

                                                                                                CARRIED

 

 

     

4.             SALE OF LAND - Part of Warrington Drive - ROAD ALLOWANCE

 

Committee Recommendations

 

That Council:

 

1.         Declare a vacant parcel of land shown on Annex “A” attached, containing approximately 401.7 m2  (4,324 sq ft), described as being part of Warrington Drive Registered Plan M-38 and legally described as Part of Lots 84, 85, 86, 87 & 88, in the City of Ottawa and shown as Parts 1, 2 and 3 on a draft plan of survey prepared by Paul A. Riddell Ltd., Reference No. 00-1028, subject to the road being stopped up and closed by By-law, as surplus to the City’s needs;

 

2.         Approve the sale of the land detailed in Recommendation 1, subject to any easements that may be required, to Mary Anne Griffeth and Gregory Raymond Traversy, for the amount of $84,000.00, plus GST, pursuant to an Agreement of Purchase and Sale that has been received.

 

                                                                                                CARRIED

 

 


           

5.             CAPITAL FUNDING SUPPORT - QUEENSWAY CARLETON HOSPITAL

 

Committee Recommendation

 

That Council approve that the Queensway Carleton Hospital be remitted $502,514.52, the amount being equivalent to the permit fees paid to the City for construction undertaken by the Hospital pursuant to the Hospital’s approved 10 Year Capital Program.

 

                                                                                                CARRIED

 

 

     

6.             CAPITAL FUNDING SUPPORT - MONTFORT HOSPITAL

 

Committee Recommendation

 

That Council approve that the Montfort Hospital be remitted $2,032,882.45, the amount being equivalent to the permit fees paid to the City for construction undertaken by the Hospital pursuant to the Hospital’s approved 10 Year Capital Program.

 

                                                                                                CARRIED

 

 

     

7.             BUILDING REGULATORY CHANGES - IMPACT OF BUILDING CODE STATUTE LAW AMENDMENT ACT AND ONTARIO REGULATION 305/03

 

Committee Recommendations as amended

 

That Council:

 

1.         Approve the Building By-law, as detailed in Document 4, to reflect the changes necessitated by the Building Code Statute Law Amendment Act and the new provisions of the Building Code, as amended by the following:

That the phrase “by Article 2.4.1.1B of the Building Code and as described” where it occurs in paragraph (b) in sections 5, 7, and 10 and all of paragraph (d) of section 10 and Section 11 come into force and effect on January 1, 2006, and that the remainder of the proposed Building By-law come into force and effect on July 1, 2005, as originally proposed.

 

2.         Approve the adoption of the City of Ottawa Employee Code of Conduct as the Code of Conduct applicable for the City’s Chief Building Official and all Building Officials appointed to enforce the Building Code Act and the Building Code, as required by the Act, and approve the posting of the Code of Conduct on the City’s Web page as constituting public notice of such.

3.         Approve the delegation of authority to the Chief Building Official to appoint Registered Code Agency(ies) for the undertaking of plan reviews and Building Code inspections in accordance with the Act.

 

4.         Approve the fee structure as detailed in the new Building By-law (Document 4).

 

5.         Approve the establishment of the following reserve funds for the purposes detailed in this report:

·                    Revenue Stabilization Fund

·                    Insurance Fund

·                    Capital Contributions Fund

 

6.         Approve the establishment of 25 FTEs in 2005 to enable the City to meet the legislative requirements, as detailed in this report.

 

7.         Approve the establishment of 10 FTEs in 2005 for purposes of training and developing qualified and Code competent Building Officials to address recruitment difficulties, as detailed in the report.

 

                                                                                                CARRIED

 

 

     

8.             PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP (P3) FOR proposed ORLÉANS ARTS CENTRE

 

Committee Recommendations

 

That Council approve the following:

 

1.         Authorize staff to proceed with the proposed public-private partnership framework for the Orléans Arts Centre and the proposed building program contained in this report;

 

2.         Authorize staff to initiate a Request for Qualifications process for the development of the Orléans Arts Centre and the vacant City lands in the Orléans Town Centre;

 

3.         Authorize a budget increase for the Orléans Arts Centre project (account number 901025) in the amount of $280,000 for the acquisition of the Hydro One property and the completion of the required Phase 2 Environmental Site Assessment associated with the landfill site in accordance with this report.

 

                                                                                                CARRIED

 

 

           

9.             EXEMPTION FROM DEVELOPMENT CHARGES

 

Committee Recommendation

 

That Council resolve to exempt the Community Christian School from development charges as a non-profit corporation under Section 7 (s) of Development Charges By-law 2004-298.

 

                                                                                                CARRIED

 

 

     

10.          150 ELGIN STREET CONCERT HALL APPLICATION FOR INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDING

 

Committee RecommendationS

 

That Council:

 

1.         Support the Ottawa Chamber Music Society's funding application under the Canada Strategic Infrastructure Fund; and 

 

2.                  Confirm the construction of the 150 Elgin Street Concert Hall as a City priority project as identified under the City's Ottawa 20/20 Arts and Heritage Plan.

 

CARRIED with Councillors J. Harder, E. El-Chantiry, G. Hunter, R. Jellett, D. Thompson and G. Brooks dissenting.

 

 

EMERGENCY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES COMMITTEE REPORT 13

 

 

1.             BY-LAW HARMONIZATION – RIGHT-OF-ENTRY

 

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

 

That Council approve the Right-of-Entry By-law, attached as Document 1, with an effective date of August 1, 2005.

 

                                                                                                CARRIED

 

 

 

2.          BY-LAWS – VENDORS ON HIGHWAYS

 

 
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

 

That Council approve approve enactment of the “Vendors on Highways By-law”, as outlined in Document 1, effective May 15, 2006.

 

                                                                                                CARRIED

 

 

 

3.          BY-LAWS – LICENSING – HARMONIZATION – EXHIBITIONS AND FLEA MARKETS

 

 
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS AS AMENDED

 

That Council approve:

 

1.         The proposed amending by-law attached as Document 1, with an effective date of January 1, 2006, to amend Licensing By-law 2002-189 to:

(a)        Add regulations relating to Exhibitions as per Schedule 17;

(b)        Add regulations relating to Flea Markets as per Schedule 18; and

(c)        Amend the General Provisions of the Licensing By-law to:

(i)         add new definitions related to the proposed Schedules,

(ii)        amend Schedule “A” to add the proposed license categories, fees and expiry dates.

 

2.                  Amendments to existing licensing by-laws to modify the existing expiry dates in order to facilitate the transition into proposed expiry dates.

 

3.         That paragraph (c) of Section 2 of the proposed by-law, attached as Document 1, be amended to add the words “and includes the Kars Fair”.

 

                                                                                                CARRIED

 

 

 

4.             By-law services – repeal – transient traders

 

 
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

 

That Council approve the repeal of Transient Trader schedules contained in licensing by-laws of the former municipalities.

 

                                                                                                CARRIED

 

 

 

5.       By-law harmonization – Business licensing – temporary sign lessors

 

 
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

 

That Council approve amendments to Licensing By-law No. 2002-189 to establish harmonized regulations for licensing and regulating Temporary Sign Lessors as attached in Document 1.

 

CARRIED with Councillors J. Legendre and D. Thompson dissenting.

 

 

PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE REPORT 30B

 



 

1.             OFFICIAL PLAN AMENDMENT - COMPREHENSIVE CITY-WIDE AMENDMENT IN RESPONSE TO RETAIL-RELATED APPEALS TO THE 2003 OFFICIAL PLAN 

 

 

Committee RECOMMENDATIONS AS AMENDED

 

That Council:

 

1.         Approve and adopt an amendment to the City of Ottawa Official Plan (2003) to make changes throughout the text and to Schedule 'B', Urban Policy Plan, as detailed in Document 2, as amended by the following:

 

a)                  Amend Schedule "B" by designating Main Street from the Canal to the McIlraith Bridge in old Ottawa East as a Traditional Mainstreet from General Urban.

 

b)                  Add to Figure 2.5.6 Structure of Community Design Plans, under B. Existing Conditions (Page 19):

 

11.       Watershed or sub-watershed plans, hydrological resources, and ground water conditions.

 

c)                  Add to 3.6.1 General Urban Area – Policy 5, insert (b):

 

"Large scale “big box” retail store (i.e., over 8000 sq.m.) and shopping centres under 50,000 sq. m. and over 10,000 sq. m. will be directed to locations along the rapid transit system or an arterial road with sufficient capacity to accommodate the anticipated traffic generated and where frequent, all-day transit service can be provided”.

And re-number previous (b) to (c).

d)                  3.6.5 Employment Area and Enterprise Area (Page 32)

 

Policy 2 (c) add “child care” to the list of illustrative examples

 

e)                  Section 4.11 compatibility – Policy 2 (Pages 39, 40 and 41).

 

2(a)      Traffic - delete “Generally”

2(b)      Vehicular Access - delete “wherever the opportunity exists”

2(c)      Parking Requirements - delete “where appropriate”

2(g)      Loading Areas - delete “wherever possible”

2(h)      Lighting - delete “or mitigated”

2(j)       Sunlight - delete “to the extent practicable”

 

f)                   That the following sections from 2.5.1 Schedule 1 be removed from Schedule 1: Sections 1, 2, 6, 7 (Pages 41 and 43).

 

And that the following sections from 2.5.3 Schedule 3 be removed from Schedule 3: Sections 25 and 26.

 

2.         Direct staff to finalize Annex 3, 'Community Design Framework' (in particular the portion 'Some Design Considerations') in conjunction with the retail appellants and other interested parties and bring it back to Council for approval during the summer of 2005.

 

MOTION NO. 36/5

 

Moved by Councillor A. Cullen

Seconded by Councillor P. Feltmate

 

WHEREAS City Council supports staff efforts to mediate solutions to appeals submitted against the 2003 Official Plan;

 

AND WHEREAS mediation has resulted in a draft amendment to the Official Plan that addresses appeals filed by members of the retail and commercial land development industry and by various residential community associations;

 

AND WHEREAS Planning and Environment Committee on May 31, 2005, approved the report transmitting the draft amendment along with a number of recommendations to Council;

 

AND WHEREAS one of Planning and Environment Committee’s recommendations deletes the mediated land use designation change from Enterprise Area to General Urban Area identified as #2 on Schedule 1 of the draft amendment (Kanata North) resulting in the area retaining a designation of Enterprise Area;

 

AND WHEREAS it is desirable that these lands be designated in a manner that is consistent with the nature of the development proposed;

 

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council support the designation of the area in the Kanata North business park area (shown as #2 on Schedule 1 of the draft Official Plan Amendment prepared to address appeals to the 2003 Official Plan) as General Urban Area.

 

                                                                                                CARRIED

 

MOTION NO. 36/6

 

Moved by Councillor A. Cullen

Seconded by Councillor P. Feltmate

 

WHEREAS City Council supports staff efforts to mediate solutions to appeals submitted against the 2003 Official Plan;

 

AND WHEREAS mediation has resulted in a draft amendment to the Official Plan that addresses appeals filed by members of the retail and commercial land development industry and by various residential community associations;

 

AND WHEREAS Planning and Environment Committee on May 31, 2005, approved the report transmitting the draft amendment along with a number of recommendations to Council;

 

AND WHEREAS one of Planning and Environment Committee’s recommendations deletes the mediated land use designation change from Employment Area to General Urban Area identified as #25 on Schedule 3 of the draft amendment (Cyrville/Innes) resulting in the area retaining a designation of Employment Area;

 

AND WHEREAS this action will result in the creation of a large number of non-conforming situations contrary to the intent of the mediation exercise;

 

AND WHEREAS it is desirable to include legally existing land uses in this area in a designation where they are permitted;

 

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council support the designation of the Cyrville/Innes area (shown as #25 on Schedule 3 of the draft Official Plan Amendment prepared to address appeals to the 2003 Official Plan) as General Urban Area.

 

                                                                                                CARRIED

 

 


MOTION NO. 36/7

 

Moved by Councillor J. Legendre

Seconded by Councillor G. Bédard

 

WHEREAS Coventry Road was the subject of an extensive planning exercise, which involved the land owners as well as representatives of the local community in the early nineties, and resulted the approval by Council of the Coventry Road Plan of Development;

 

AND WHEREAS the Coventry Road Plan of Development was supportive of office use (i.e. employment area) along Coventry Road;

 

AND WHEREAS no similar urban planning exercise was conducted on the subject of Coventry Road as a result of this attempt to deal with the various and sundry appeals of the City’s 2003 OP to the OMB;

 

AND WHEREAS one of Planning and Environment Committee’s recommendations deletes the land use designation change from Employment Area to General Urban Area identified as #26 on Schedule 3 of the draft amendment (Coventry Road) resulting in the area retaining a designation of Employment Area;

 

AND WHEREAS this action will result in the creation of a number of non-conforming situations contrary to the intent of the mediation exercise;

 

AND WHEREAS it is desirable to include legally existing land uses along Coventry Road in a designation where they are permitted and to recognize permissions for retail use contained within the official plans and zoning by-laws of former municipalities;

 

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council support the following changes to the draft amendment as generally illustrated on the attached map:

 

1)                  The area on the south side of Coventry Road, between the Vanier Parkway and a point approximately 735 metres to the east, incorporating the Hampton Inn, Jet Form Park, and the Canadian Tire and Best Buy retail stores be designated General Urban Area; and

 

2)                  The properties on the north and south sides of Coventry Road, immediately west of the St. Laurent Shopping Centre and known municipally as 500 and 525 Coventry Road be recognized as i) and j) in Policy 2 of S.3.6.5 of the Official Plan by incorporating the permissions for retail uses for these properties contained in Amendment Nos. 47 and 53 to the Official Plan of the former City of Ottawa as follows:

 

For 500 Coventry

 

i)          notwithstanding policy 2.c) above, the site at 500 Coventry Road may be developed with 100% retail use with a maximum of two stand alone retail stores to a total maximum gross floor area of 7,779 square metres.  Alternatively, should the site not be developed with “stand alone” retail as permitted by this policy, office development within buildings having a height of 5 stories shall be permitted.  Where the site is developed for office use in accordance with this policy, retail uses shall be limited in accordance with the policies of S.3.6.5.

 

For 525 Coventry

 

j)          notwithstanding policy 2.c) above, a stand alone retail store up to a maximum size of 4,645 square metres gross floor area is permitted at 525 Coventry Road.

 

CARRIED with Councillor J. Harder dissenting.

 

 

MOTION NO. 36/8

 

Moved by Councillor A. Cullen

Seconded by Councillor P. Feltmate

 

WHEREAS City Council supports staff efforts to mediate solutions to appeals submitted against the 2003 Official Plan;

 

AND WHEREAS mediation has resulted in a draft amendment to the Official Plan that addresses appeals filed by members of the retail and commercial land development industry and by various residential community associations;

AND WHEREAS Planning and Environment Committee on May 31, 2005, approved the report transmitting the draft amendment along with a number of recommendations to Council;

 

AND WHEREAS Planning and Environment Committee recommendation 1.c) of Report 30B adds a new policy b) to policy 5 of S.3.6.1 of the Official Plan, as set out in S.2.3.1 of the draft amendment;

 

AND WHEREAS the grammar of the recommended wording is not consistent with that of the policy which it amends;

 

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council support minor revisions of the text so that it reads as follows:

 

b). In the case of large scale ‘big box’ retail stores (i.e. over 8000 square metres) and shopping centres under 50,000 square metres and over 10,000 square metres, to locations along the rapid transit system or an arterial road with sufficient capacity to accommodate the anticipated traffic generated and where frequent, all-day transit service can be provided;

 

                                                                                                CARRIED

 

Item 1, Planning and Environment Committee Report 30B was then put to Council and CARRIED as amended by Motion Nos. 36/5, 36/6 , 36/7 and 36/8.

 

 

PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE REPORT 31

 



 

1.          Follow-up report: RIVERSIDE SOUTH COMMUNITY DESIGN PLAN AND OFFICIAL PLAN AMENDMENTS - EARL ARMSTRONG ROAD AT BOWESVILLE ROAD AND SPRATT ROAD

 

 

Committee RECOMMENDATIONS AS AMENDED

 

That Council:

 

1.         Approve the revised Riverside South Community Design Plan as detailed in Document 1, subject to the following amendments:

 

a.                  That the majority of parking for the medium density (5-8 storeys) and high density residential apartments be underground.

 

b.                  That at one-third build-out of the residential portion of the Riverside South Community Design Plan, staff assess the progress achieved in meeting the affordable housing component of the Plan and report to Planning and Environment Committee.

 

c.                   That the first two paragraphs of Section 5.1 b) of the Site Plan Guidelines be deleted in their entirety and be replaced with the following new paragraph:

 

Parking requirements in the Community Core should reflect the transit-oriented development approach.  Reduced minimum and maximum parking ratios for retail, office commercial and residential will be implemented at the time of zoning in accordance with the new City of Ottawa Comprehensive Zoning By-law for lands within the Core.

 

d.                  That the membership of the Design Review Committee be comprised of the proponent, the Ward Councillor and the Deputy City Manager or their designates until such time as Riverside South Community is covered by the broader City of Ottawa Urban design process.

 

e.                  That the last line of Section 2.3.3 “Commercial Sites” of the Implementation Guideline be amended from “13,900” square metres to “15,300” square metres of street-related retail.

 

f.                    That the social housing component of the Riverside South Community Design Plan be at least 7% of residential units (i.e. affordable to the 20% of household in Ottawa that are lower income), subject to federal/provincial funding.

 

2.         Approve and adopt an amendment to the Official Plan of the City of Ottawa to redesignate land located to the northwest and to the southwest of the intersection of Earl Armstrong Road and Bowesville Road from "Employment Area" to "General Urban Area", as detailed in Document 7.

 

3.         Approve and adopt an amendment to the Official Plan of the City of Ottawa to redesignate land located west of Spratt Road from "General Urban" to "Urban Natural Features", as detailed in Document 7.

 

MOTION NO. 36/9

 

Moved by Councillor J. Harder

Seconded by Councillor D. Thompson

 

That the question now be put.

 

CARRIED on a division of 11 YEAS to 10 NAYS as follows:

Yeas (11):       Councillors D. Thompson, P. Hume, J. Harder, M. McRae, H. Kreling,

G. Brooks, R. Bloess, R. Chiarelli, S. Little, D. Deans and Mayor Chiarelli.

 

Nays (10):       Councillors D. Holmes, M. Bellemare, R. Jellett, P. Feltmate, G. Hunter,

G. Bédard, A. Cullen, J. Stavinga, C. Doucet and J. Legendre.

 

Item 1 of Planning and Environment Committee Report 31 was then put to Council and CARRIED with Councillors J. Legendre, C. Doucet and D. Thompson dissenting.

 

 



 

2.             OFFICIAL PLAN AND ZONING - 3880, 3920, 3946 AND 3960 INNES ROAD

 

 

Committee RECOMMENDATIONS AS AMENDED

 

That Council approve:

 

1.         An application to amend the former Regional Official Plan to amend the Regional-Scale Retail Facilities policies to allow a maximum gross leasable floor area of 50 000 square metres for retail uses at 3880, 3920, 3946 and 3960 Innes Road as detailed in Document 2;

 

2.         An application to amend the former Gloucester Official Plan to change the designation of 3946 and 3960 Innes Road from Industrial to Community Commercial and to amend the Community Commercial policies to allow a shopping centre of up to 50 000 square metres at 3880, 3920, 3946 and 3960 Innes Road, as detailed in Document 3;

 

3.         An amendment to the former Gloucester Zoning By-law to change the zoning of 3880, 3920, 3946 and 3960 Innes Road from HMg (Holding Industrial General) and Cc1 - (Community Commercial 1) to Cc1 - Exception (Commercial Community 1 - Exception) as shown on Document 1 and as detailed in Document 4.

 

4.         Substitute the revised Location Plan attached as Document 1 and contained within Documents 2 and 3;

 

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

 

                                                                                                CARRIED

 

 



 

3.             ZONING - 6873 Notre Dame Street

 

 

Committee RECOMMENDATION

 

That Council approve an amendment to the former Gloucester Zoning By-Law to change the zoning for the northern portion of 6873 Notre Dame Street from Residential, Single Dwelling Zone (Rs1) to Commercial Mixed Use zone (Cm) as shown in Document 1.

 

                                                                                                CARRIED

 

 



 

4.             ZONING - 5965 Renaud Road

 

 

Committee RECOMMENDATION

 

That Council approve an amendment to the former City of Gloucester Zoning By-Law to change the zoning of 5965 Renaud Road from Future Growth (Fg) to Residential, Single Dwelling Zone (Rs1 and Rs2), Medium Density Apartment Zone (Ra2) and Open Space (OS), as detailed in Document 2.

 

                                                                                                CARRIED

 

 



 

5.             ZONING - 5281 Eighth Line Road

 

 

Committee RECOMMENDATION

 

That Council approve an amendment to the former City of Gloucester Zoning By-Law to change the zoning of a portion of 5281 Eighth Line Road from Agriculture General Zone (Ag) to Estate Residential Zone (Re1) as shown in Document 1.

 

                                                                                                CARRIED

 

 



 

6.          ZONING - 620 AND PART OF 626 AND 630 RIVER ROAD

 

 

Committee RECOMMENDATION

 

That Council approve an amendment to the former City of Gloucester Zoning By-Law to change the zoning of 620 River Road and part of 626 and 630 River Road from Future Growth (Fg) to Special Mixed Residential Dwellings (Rc-3) and Open Space (OS) as shown in Document 1 and as detailed in Document 2.

 

                                                                                                CARRIED

 

 



 

7.             zoning - 2150 russell road

 

 

Committee RECOMMENDATION

 

That Council approve an amendment to the former City of Ottawa Zoning By-Law to change the zoning of 2150 Russell Road from R1E a Detached House Zone to R2C, a Semi-Detached House Zone as shown in Document 1.

 

                                                                                                CARRIED

 

 




 

8.             ZONING - 281 MONTREAL ROAD

 

 

Committee RECOMMENDATION AS AMENDED

 

That Council approve an amendment to the former City of Vanier Zoning By-Law Number 2380 to change the zoning of 281 Montreal Road from C2/B - Downtown Commercial Zone and R6 - Residential Complex Zone to C2/B - Downtown Commercial Zone as shown in Document 1, and as detailed in Document 3, subject to the folowing amendment:

 

That the By-law to implement the staff recommendation not be enacted until the owner has obtained site plan approval for the proposed development.

 

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

 

                                                                                                CARRIED

 



 

9.             ZONING - 510 Rideau Street

 

 

Committee RECOMMENDATION

 

That Council approve an amendment to the former City of Ottawa Zoning By-Law to change the zoning of 510 Rideau Street from Neighbourhood Linear Commercial CN11[916] F(3.0) zone to Neighbourhood Linear Commercial CN11 F(3.0) exception zone as shown in Document 1 and detailed in Document 3.

 

CARRIED on a division of 16 YEAS to 6 NAYS as follows:

 

Yeas (16):       Councillors D. Holmes, D. Thompson, P. Hume, R. Jellett, M. McRae,

P. Feltmate, G. Hunter, G. Brooks, R. Bloess, R. Chiarelli, S. Little,

A. Cullen, D. Deans, J. Stavinga, C. Doucet and Mayor Chiarelli.

 

Nays (6):         Councillors M. Bellemare, J. Harder, H. Kreling, E. El-Chantiry, G. Bédard and J. Legendre.

 

 



 

10.          ZONING - FORMER urban nepean - rooming houses

 

 

Committee RECOMMENDATIONS

 

1.         That the Council approve an amendment to the Nepean Zoning By-law 100-2000 to create new definitions and regulations affecting rooming houses throughout the whole of former Urban Nepean, as detailed in Document 2.

 

2.         That following adoption of the implementing zoning by-law, the interim control by-law 2004-439 be repealed.

 

                                                                                                CARRIED

 

 



 

11.          Downtown Urban Design Review Pilot Project – launch

 

 

Committee RECOMMENDATIONS AS AMENDED

 

That Council:

 

1.                  Adopt the process detailed in Document 1 for the design review of Capital projects in the Downtown by the Peer Urban Design Review Panel.

2.                  Modify the Terms of Reference Approved by Council on September 29, 2004 for the Peer Urban Design Review Panel, as detailed in Document 2 to require the Panel to also review capital projects in accordance with the process detailed in Document 1.

 

3.                  Enact the Design Review By-law as detailed in Document 3, as amended by the following:

 

i)          That the last sentence in Section 7.0 beginning with the phrase “Should the Planning and Environment Committee ...”  be replaced with the following:

 

“The Planning Act Provisions regarding Site Plan Referrals apply.”

 

ii)         That the first sentence in Section 10.0 be modified by adding at the end of the sentence the following phrase:

 

“within the downtown as identified in Annex A to the Peer Urban Design Review Panel Terms of Reference included as Document 2 within the report and that will form a Schedule to this By-law.”

 

4.                  Launch the Downtown Design Review Pilot Project on July 4, 2005. 

 

                                                                                                CARRIED

 

 



 

12.          HARMONIZED MUNICIPAL ADDRESSING BY-LAW

 

 

Committee RECOMMENDATIONS AS AMENDED

 

That Council:

 

1.                  Enact the by-law to harmonize regulations governing the naming/renaming of public highways and the numbering of adjacent properties, attached as Document 1, as revised by the following:

 

That Subsection 10 (3) (a) of Schedule “C” be amended by deleting “the City shall supply and install the initial blade sign for the fee detailed in Schedule D” and insert instead “the City shall supply the blade sign, hardware and post for the fee detailed in Schedule D”; and (ii) amend the fees set out in Schedule “D” by decreasing the cost for the installations or replacement of the blade and post by the owner or developer/builder (where applicable) to $50 and increasing the fee when installed by the City to $80.00, by deleting and replacing Schedule “D” with the attached Revised Schedule “D”.

2.         Grant delegated authority for the approval of highway names, name changes and civic number changes to the Director of Building Services, Planning and Growth Management Department.

 

3.                  Repeal the related by-laws of the former area municipalities listed in the Document 1.

 

                                                                                                CARRIED

 

 

PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE REPORT 31A

 



 

1.         Downtown urban design review pilot project - appointment of the peer urban design review panel

 

 

Committee RECOMMENDATION

 

That Council appoint the architects and landscape architects identified in Document 1 to serve as members of the Peer Urban Design Review Panel for the Downtown Urban Design Review Pilot Project for the term of the Pilot Project.

 

                                                                                                CARRIED

 

 

TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE REPORT 22

 



 

1.            MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION PRELIMINARY DESIGN OF RECOMMENDED PLAN FOR THE OTTAWA QUEENSWAY FROM HIGHWAY 416 EASTERLY TO ANDERSON ROAD

 

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

 

That Council approve:

 

1.                  That staff include, as part of the 2006 Budget, an on-going program to integrate an advanced Traffic Management Information System with MTO, MTQ and Gatineau as a budget pressure.

 

2.                  That MTO be requested to reconsider its proposed design for the Island Park Drive ramp and its impact on Hampton Park.

 


MOTION NO. 36/10

 

Moved by Councillor S. Little

Seconded by Councillor R. Chiarelli

 

BE IT RESOLVED that Recommendation 2 be changed to read as follows:

 

“That MTO be requested to delete the proposed design for the Island Park Drive ramp due to its overwhelming negative impact on Hampton Park and the adjacent residential communities.”

 

CARRIED on a division of 11 YEAS to 9 NAYS as follows:

 

Yeas (11):       Councillors D. Holmes, D. Thompson, P. Hume, M. McRae, R. Bloess,

R. Chiarelli, S. Little, G. Bédard, A. Cullen, C. Doucet and Mayor Chiarelli.

 

Nays (9):         Councillors M. Bellemare, R. Jellett, J. Harder, P. Feltmate, G. Hunter,

H. Kreling, E. El-Chantiry, J. Stavinga and J. Legendre.

 

MOTION NO. 36/11

 

Moved by Councillor C. Doucet

Seconded by Councillor P. Hume

 

WHEREAS it is not acceptable to have two entrances to Isabella from Bronson within 30 metres of each other;

 

BE IT RESOLVED that MTO be requested to reconsider its proposed design for the Bronson off-ramp to include only one intersection entrance to Isabella at Bronson.

 

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

 

Yeas (10):        Councillors D. Holmes, D. Thompson, P. Hume, R. Jellett, M. McRae, S. Little, A. Cullen, C. Doucet, J. Legendre and Mayor Chiarelli.

 

Nays (10):        Councillors M. Bellemare, J. Harder, P. Feltmate, G. Hunter, H. Kreling,

R. Bloess, E. El-Chantiry, R. Chiarelli, G. Bédard and J. Stavinga.

 

Item 1 of Transportation Committee Report 22 was put to Council and CARRIED as amended by Motion No. 36/10 with Councillors J. Harder, P. Feltmate, E. El-Chantiry and

J. Stavinga dissenting.

 

 



 

2.             TRANSIT SYSTEM MANAGEMENT POLICIES

 

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS as amended

 

That Council:

 

1.                  Approve the following Transit System Management Policies as the guiding principles for management decisions concerning the transit system in support of the Ottawa 20/20 growth management strategy, the Official Plan, and the Transportation Master Plan: 

 

a)                  The transit system will be managed to recognise its role as an essential part of the peak period commuter transportation system;

b)                  The transit system will be managed to provide a reliable transportation system for travel to all parts of the urban transit service area, seven days a week;

c)                  The transit system will be managed to recognise the City’s support for people with disabilities or financial restrictions;

d)                              The transit system will be managed to maintain an appropriate balance in funding between customers’ fares, other revenues, and property taxes;

 

subject to the following amendments:

 

i.                    That an overarching principle be inserted in advance of Recommendations 1.(a) and 1.(b) to read that: “Committee and Council wishes to position transit as an essential component of the Transportation System.

 

ii.                  That recommendation 1.(a) be amended to read: “The transit system will be managed to recognize its role as an essential part of the peak period commuter transportation system and its role as an important component of the off peak period, especially in the urban core.”

 

2.         Adopt the Transplan process of public consultation for new transit services and major transit service changes, as outlined in this report;

           

            subject to the following amendments:

 

i.                    That the Transplan process include targeted advertising and communication with affected transit users; and’

ii.                  That impact on routes be fully outlined during the consultation including the frequency of buses on the affected routes.

3.         Confirm the use by staff of the following revised technical processes to support the Transit System Management Policies:

a)         Establish and maintain an all-day base route network, to provide service seven days a week within an 800-metre walk of the home locations of at least 95 percent of residents of the urban transit service area, and a peak period base route network, to provide service during peak periods from Monday to Friday within a 400-metre walk of the home locations of at least 95 percent of residents in the urban transit service area;

b)         Establish and maintain a comprehensive transit route network that achieves the aims of the Transit Service Strategy in the Transportation Master Plan and the Transit System Management Policies, such that all services provided above the levels defined in the base route networks are required to meet a minimum financial performance standard of 0.20 customers gained (or lost) per net dollar spent (or saved);

c)         Develop and introduce fare payment methods that support the aims of the Transit Service Strategy in the Transportation Master Plan and the Transit System Management Policies;

 

4.         Direct staff to prepare future budgets and service plans for the transit system that:

a)         Provide for a minimum of 55 percent of operating costs to be covered by customers’ fares and other revenue and for the remainder to be covered by property taxes and provincial and federal contributions;

b)         Achieve this system-wide revenue-cost ratio of 55 percent, up from the 2005 level of 51 percent, in a transition over three years, by recommending fare increases above the rate of inflation in the budgets for 2006, 2007 and 2008;

c)         For 2006, in accordance with this policy, that a 7.5% average fare increase be included in the 2006 budget directions document to be tabled and approved in July, 2005.

 

            subject to the following amendments:

 

(i)         That Recommendation 4(a) be amended to read “Provide for an appropriate amount of operating costs” and delete “minimum of 55 percent”;

 

(ii)        That Recommendation 4(b) be amended to read “Achieve this system-wide revenue-cost ratio by recommending fare increases at the rate of inflation in future budgets”; and

 

(iii)       That Recommendation 4(c) be deleted.

 

5.         Receive for information the Transit Service and Fare Policy Manual of the technical standards, guidelines, and processes for the ongoing planning and management of the transit system (on file with the City Clerk).

 

6.         WHEREAS it is a serious property tax pressure to recover from taxes the costs of providing road infrastructure necessary for City residents exclusively from the property tax;

 

AND WHEREAS the Transit System recovers more than 50% of its total costs from special charges;

 

BE IT RESOLVED that City Council petition the Province for the legislative authority to charge a smart growth parking levy on all parking lots in the City, both private and public.

 

7.         That the Transit System Management Policy be amended to include a direction to staff to manage the Transit System in such a manner that the needs of ALL of our major urban facilities including hospitals, universities and community colleges, and major sports, recreational and cultural facilities are addressed.

 

8.         WHEREAS OC Transpo has no transit service policies for festivals;

 

AND WHEREAS there are reduced schedules for weekends; and Sundays for the O-Train and bus routes serving festival areas like Dow’s Lake-Canal area and Preston Street;

 

AND WHEREAS Italian Week, The National Capital Race Week, the Dragon Boat Festival and numerous other festivals will be taking place this spring, summer and fall;

 

BE IT RESOLVED that OC Transpo develop a service policy, which reflects the transportation needs of all festivals.

 

MOTION NO. 36/12

 

Moved by Councillor J. Stavinga

Seconded by Councillor E. El-Chantiry

 

That the staff recommendation, as follows, be approved:

 

4.         Direct staff to prepare future budgets and service plans for the transit system that:

a)         Provide for a minimum of 55 percent of operating costs to be covered by customers’ fares and other revenue and for the remainder to be covered by property taxes and provincial and federal contributions;

b)         Achieve this system-wide revenue-cost ratio of 55 percent, up from the 2005 level of 51 percent, in a transition over five years, by recommending fare increases above the rate of inflation in the budgets for 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010;

c)         For 2006, in accordance with this policy, that a 7.5% average fare increase be included in the 2006 budget directions document to be tabled and approved in July, 2005.

 

CARRIED on a division of 11 YEAS to 9 NAYS as follows:

 

Yeas (11):       Councillors D. Thompson, P. Hume, R. Jellett, J. Harder, M. McRae,

P. Feltmate, G. Hunter, E. El-Chantiry, R. Chiarelli, J. Stavinga and

Mayor Chiarelli.

 

Nays (9):         Councillors D. Holmes, M. Bellemare, H. Kreling, R. Bloess, S. Little,

A. Cullen, D. Deans, C. Doucet and J. Legendre.

 

Item 2 of Transportation Committee Report 22 was then put to Council and CARRIED as amended by Motion No. 36/12 with Councillor A. Cullen dissenting on the Item as amended.

 

 



 

3.             REDUCED FARE TRANSIT PASS FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES

 

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

 

That Council approve:

 

1.         Subject to 2006 budget approval, the implementation of a reduced fare transit pass for low-income people with disabilities as a pilot project from July 1, 2006 to June 30, 2007.  Passes would be priced at the Seniors’ pass rate (currently $25.75) and would have the same conditions of use on OC Transpo conventional transit and Para Transpo.  The reduced price pass would replace the free service on regular transit for wheelchair, scooter and walker users.  The total net cost of this recommendation for the one-year pilot project would be approximately $660,000 with $330,000 for July to December 2006 and the same amount for January to June 2007.

 

2.         That staff work with the Accessible Transit Pass Work Group of the Persons with Disabilities:  A Community Coalition to seek funding partners for the development and implementation of an evaluation program.

 


MOTION NO. 36/13

 

Moved by Councillor J. Legendre

Seconded by Councillor D. Holmes

 

That, in addition to the reduced fare transit for people with disabilities Council direct staff to continue the free service to people using a wheelchair, walker or scooter.

 

LOST on a division of 9 YEAS to 11 NAYS as follows:

 

Yeas (9):          Councillors D. Holmes, M. Bellemare, R. Jellett, H. Kreling, G. Bédard,

A. Cullen, D. Deans, C. Doucet and J. Legendre.

 

Nays (11):        Councillors D. Thompson, P. Hume, J. Harder, M. McRae, P. Feltmate,

G. Hunter, R. Bloess, E. El-Chantiry, S. Little, J. Stavinga and Mayor Chiarelli.

 

Item 3 of Transportation Committee Report 22 was then put to Council and CARRIED.

 

 



 

4.             BAYVIEW SNOW DISPOSAL FACILITY - TRIAL PROJECT FINDINGS

 

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

 

That Council:

 

1.                  Approve the implementation of the preferred mitigation scenario for the interim operation of the Bayview Snow Disposal Facility, as outlined in this report.

 

2.                  Direct staff to include an ongoing operating pressure of $325,000.00 for 2006.

 

MOTION NO. 36/14

 

Moved by Councillor S. Little

Seconded by Councillor A. Cullen

 

That a third recommendation be added as follows:

 

3.         Direct staff to permanently close the Bayview Snow Disposal Facility for the 2006-2007 winter season at an additional cost of $175,000 ($500, 000 less annual on going operating pressure of $325, 000).

 


MOTION NO. 36/15

 

Moved by Councillor J. Stavinga

Seconded by Councillor E. El-Chantiry

 

That Transportation Committee Report 22, Item 4 and Motion No. 36/14 be referred back to staff for a report back to Transportation Committee.

 

                                                                                                            REFERRAL CARRIED

 

 

TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE REPORT 23

 



 

1.                   LAURIER AVENUE CLOSURE FOR BLUESFEST

 

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONs as amended

 

That Council receive the following information relevant to Bluesfest’s request to close Laurier Avenue between Elgin Street and Nicholas Street continuously from 7 July 2005 to 17 July 2005 to accommodate this year’s festival, and approve the following:

 

1.         WHEREAS Ottawa Bluesfest is considered one of Ottawa’s top major summer attractions attracting crowds in excess of 220 thousand people over the festival’s 11 days;

 

AND WHEREAS Ottawa Bluesfest is considered one of North America’s top musical events with a diverse concert line-up which attracts tourists from throughout Canada and all over the world to Ottawa;

 

AND WHEREAS Ottawa Bluesfest is celebrating its 11th year in the nation’s capital;

 

AND WHEREAS Ottawa Bluesfest has been held at Festival Plaza since 2002 and demands for more space are necessary for the success of the 11 day event;

 

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Laurier Avenue, from Nicholas Street to Elgin Street be closed at all hours for the duration of Ottawa Bluesfest provided the following conditions are met:

 

a)                  Pedestrian and cyclists have continued access to Laurier Avenue at all times.

 

b)                  That an emergency lane be provided at all times for fire, police, paramedic and City crews.

 

c)                  That responsibility for any extra costs associated with the full time closure of Laurier Avenue be extended to the concert organizers.

 

d)                  That the closure of Laurier Avenue for the Ottawa Bluesfest is in effect only for the 2005 year and will be closely monitored by City staff.

 

e)                  That Bluesfest concert organizers in conjunction with the City of Ottawa provide residents with detailed information about the Laurier Avenue closure including all conditions, hours, and alternative routes.

 

2.         WHEREAS Confederation Park is wired for public sound systems and landscaped for audiences;

 

AND WHEREAS Confederation Park was always intended to function as a twin to City Hall’s Festival Plaza as a festival site;

 

BE IT RESOLVED that Marcel Beaudry, Chairperson of the National Capital Commission be petitioned by Council to open up Confederation Park for festival activities.

 

MOTION NO. 36/16

 

Moved by Councillor R. Chiarelli

Seconded by Councillor M. McRae

 

BE IT RESOLVED that Laurier Avenue, from Nicholas to Elgin, be closed at all hours for the duration of Bluesfest with the exception of two lanes of traffic (one in each direction) to remain open from the end of the event each weekday until 6:00 p.m. the following day. 

 

MOTION NO. 36/17

 

Moved by Councillor J. Harder

Seconded by Councillor M. McRae

 

That the question now be put on Motion No. 36/16.

 

CARRIED on a division of 10 YEAS to 8 NAYS as follows:

 

Yeas (10):       Councillors D. Thompson, P. Hume, J. Harder, M. McRae, H. Kreling,

R. Bloess, E. El-Chantiry, R. Chiarelli, S. Little and Mayor Chiarelli.

 

Nays (8):         Councillors D. Holmes, P. Feltmate, G. Hunter, G. Bédard, A. Cullen,

J. Stavinga, C. Doucet and J. Legendre.

 

Motion No. 36/16 was then put to Council and CARRIED.  Item 1 of Transportation Committee Report 23 was then put to Council and CARRIED as amended by Motion No. 36/16.

 

 




 

2.             WAIVER TO THE PRIVATE APPROACH BY-LAW 2003-447, ENCROACHMENT BY-LAW 2003-446, AND USE AND CARE OF ROADS BY-LAW 2003-498, FOR 137-143 GUIGUES AVENUE

 

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

 

That Council approve the waiver of Provision 25(s) of the Private Approach By-law 2003-447 to permit a private approach with a grade exceeding 2% for the first 6 metres within the private property; the waiver of Provision 3(2) of the Encroachment By-law 2003-446, to permit steps to remain on City road allowance; and the waiver of Provision 6 of the Use and Care of Roads By-law 2003-498, to permit retaining walls to remain on City road allowance.

 

                                                                                                CARRIED

 

 

Motion to Adopt Committee Reports

 

MOTION NO. 36/18

 

That Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee Report 30, Emergency and Protective Services Committee Report 13, Planning and Environment Committee Reports, 30B, 31 and 31A (In Camera) and Transportation Committee Reports 22 and 23 be received and adopted as amended.

 

                                                                                                            CARRIED

 

 

Motions (Requiring Suspension of the Rules of Procedure)

 

MOTION NO. 36/19

 

Moved by Councillor G. Bédard

Seconded by Councillor M. Bellemare

 

That the Rules of Procedure be waived to consider and approve the following Motion:

WHEREAS Canada Day is a national day of celebration;

 

AND WHEREAS the ByWard Market, due to its proximity to Parliament Hill and because it is a prominent tourist attraction in its own right, is a natural gathering space for celebrating Canadians;

 

AND WHEREAS to assist in crowd control, the Councillor of Rideau-Vanier Ward has, following the process set in place by the former City Councillor for Bruyere-Strathcona Ward since 1996, required that all ByWard Market stakeholders be involved in reviewing the requests to host parking lot parties on Canada Day and sought the input of Ottawa Police and the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario – Liquor Enforcement Section and City staff, to review relevant liquor laws, criminal laws and City by-laws;

 

AND WHEREAS Ottawa City Council has, ever since Canada Day 1996, exempted certain parking lots from the enforcement of the zoning by-law and other relevant City by-laws for Canada Day only;

 

AND WHEREAS the City Councillor consulted ByWard Market stakeholders and the Police and staff from the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario – Liquor Enforcement Section and, together, they reached a consensus as to which parking lots should be exempted from the provisions of municipal by-laws for Canada Day 2005;

 

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the following addresses in the ByWard Market area be exempt from enforcement of the zoning by-law, specifically the sections which prohibit a place of public assembly on Friday, July 1, 2005:

Ø                  35 York Street (event organized by the Lookout)

Ø                  151 George Street & 126-130 York Street (private event organized by On Tap);

 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the above addresses shall be exempted from the provisions of the City’s noise by-law until midnight on July 1, 2005 only;

 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the Councillor’s office inform Zoning Enforcement staff, the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario – Liquor Enforcement Section and the Board’s local inspectors and the Ottawa Police of the events which have been exempted.

 

                                                                                                            CARRIED

 

MOTION NO. 36/20

 

Moved by Councillor J. Stavinga

Seconded by Councillor P. Hume

 

That the Rules of Procedure be waived to consider and approve the following Motion:

 

WHEREAS Item 12 on the April 12, 2005 Planning and Environment Committee Agenda, being Staff Report ACS2005-DEV-APR-0102, was approved by that Committee;

 

AND WHEREAS the Staff Report and a Motion to amend the Staff Report was approved by Council on April 27, 2005;

 

AND WHEREAS Council enacted and approved By-law 2005-205 on April 27, 2005;

 

AND WHEREAS By-law 2005-205 applies to three separate properties with three separate addresses being 6043, 6061, 6081 Hazeldean Road;

 

AND WHEREAS for purposes of clarification it would be appropriate to have a different by-law apply to each property;

 

AND WHEREAS the “Commercial Zones” subsection of the “Discussion Section” to Staff Report ACS2005-DEV-APR-0102, indicated that the intent of the proponent and the application for draft subdivision approval was that the mixed use commercial block at the northeast corner of Hazeldean Road and Stittsville Main Street Extension be primarily used for medium density residential purposes and may or may not include commercial uses;

 

AND WHEREAS Document 5 to the Staff Report, Details of Recommended Zoning, fails to adequately reflect this intent by restricting commercial uses on this block;

 

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT

 

1)         Council repeal by-law 2005-205 and approve and enact three new by-laws; AND

 

2)         Council amend “Document 5” to Staff Report ACS2005-DEV-APR-0102 to add text to the CMU-XX zone to read: “Bake Shop, Retail Store, Shopping Centre and Shopping Plaza are not permitted uses.”

 

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

 

                                                                                                            CARRIED

 

 

Notices of Motion (For Consideration at Subsequent Meeting)

 

Moved by Councillor C. Doucet

Seconded by Councillor J. Legendre

 

WHEREAS the 2006 budget will be a difficult one with many hard choices to be made;

 

AND WHEREAS the consultation process has been shortened and no longer contains any consultation on the budget directions or feedback to the public on results of the public consultation for the final stage;

 

AND WHEREAS the annual budget is the largest and most complex exercise in public priority setting that the city undertakes each year;

 

BE IT RESOLVED that a city-wide volunteer Budget Advisory Committee be formed by inviting two representatives from each ward and this committee be tasked with reviewing the budget directions prior to Council discussion.

 

 

Moved by Councillor P. Feltmate

Seconded by Councillor J. Stavinga

 

WHEREAS, Council on August 8, 2001 approved the enactment of By-law 2001-390 which amended By-law 147-95, a by-law that regulates signs and other advertising devices within the former City of Kanata, to permit a 5 year pilot project for Billboard Landscape Ground Signs located adjacent to the Queensway at 1000 Palladium Drive;

 

AND WHEREAS, Capital Sports Properties Inc. has submitted a request to change the conditions of the pilot project and the status of the sign permits from a term expiring on October 30, 2006 to permanent;

 

AND WHEREAS, the purpose of the pilot project was to provide the opportunity to test this new signage at one of the City’s gateways recognized by the Official Plan, pending the development and enactment of the new comprehensive zoning by-law, to be completed in 2007;

 

AND WHEREAS, the results of the pilot was to provide the basis for amending, or not, the Sign By-law for permanent signs on private property once the new comprehensive zoning by-law was in place;

 

AND WHEREAS, there is support to extend the term of the pilot project to December 31, 2007;

 

BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED that subject to compliance with the conditions set out in Section 12 subsection 12A of By-law 2001-390 for the remainder of the term and during the extension period, Council approve the amendment of clause 12A.2 of By-law 2001-390 by striking out “October 30, 2006” and substituting “December 31, 2007”.

 

 


Moved by Councillor D. Deans

Seconded by Councillor J. Harder

 

WHEREAS Section 11 of Ontario Regulation 540/00 made pursuant to the City of Ottawa Act, 1999 provides that licensing by-laws of the twelve former municipalities, including all amendments to the by-laws, expire on January 1, 2006 unless the by-laws are repealed earlier;

 

AND WHEREAS the City of Ottawa has diligently pursued a process for harmonizing its licensing by-laws since amalgamation;

 

AND WHEREAS to date the City of Ottawa has already harmonized approximately 230 licensing by-laws of the former municipalities;

 

AND WHEREAS there remain approximately 125 licensing by-laws to be harmonized;

 

AND WHEREAS to complete this process in a comprehensive manner with appropriate consultation with stakeholders, an extension of this expiry date is required;

 

AND WHEREAS an extension can be granted through regulation issued by the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing;

 

AND WHEREAS a two-year extension of the expiry period is considered appropriate;

 

AND WHEREAS the Minister has requested a Council resolution to support the application for a two-year extension;

 

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing be requested to issue a Regulation granting the City an extension of two years to the expiry date for the remaining licensing by-laws of the former municipalities to facilitate the completion of the harmonization process.

 

 

By-laws                                                                                      Three Readings

 

MOTION NO. 36/21

 

Moved by Councillor R .Jellett

Seconded by Councillor C. Doucet

 

That the following by-laws be enacted and passed:

 

2005-294                 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 (Lawler Crescent).

 

2005-295                 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 (Glandriel Crescent).

 

2005-296                 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 (Reindeer Way).

 

2005-297                 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).

 

2005-298                 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to close Part of Grandview Road, Registered Plan 444, City of Ottawa.

 

2005-299                 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 (Sangeet Place).

 

2005-300                 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to designate 82 Marsh Sparrow Private, as being exempt from Part Lot Control.

 

2005-301                 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2003-230 being a Zoning By-law of the former Corporation of the Township of Osgoode, to lift a holding zone in respect of 1000 Vista Barrett Private.

 

2005-302                 A by-law of the City of Ottawa establishing ward boundaries.

 

2005-303                 A by-law of the City of Ottawa respecting buildings.

 

2005-304                 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to designate a special charge and a special charge area for the Shadow Ridge Estates subdivision.

 

2005-305                 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2001-208 being a by-law of the City of Ottawa to appoint certain Municipal Law Enforcement Officers with respect to parking infractions on City Streets and City Property.

 

2005-306                 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 333 of 1999 of the former City of Gloucester to change the zoning for a portion of the property known municipally as 5965 Renaud Road.

 

2005-307                 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to repeal interim control by-law 2004-439 and to amend By-law No. 100-2000 of the former City of Nepean with respect to rooming houses.

 

2005-308                 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 333 of 1999 of the former City of Gloucester to change the zoning for part of the property known municipally as 6873 Notre Dame Street.

 

2005-309                 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 333 of 1999 of the former City of Gloucester to change the zoning for a potion of the property known municipally as 5281 Eighth Line Road.

 

2005-310                 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 2150 Russell Road.

 

2005-311                 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 510 Rideau Street.

 

2005-312                 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 333 of 1999 of the former City of Gloucester to change the zoning for the properties known municipally as 620, 630 and part of 626 River Road.

 

2005-313                 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend the Official Plan of the City of Ottawa to change the designation of the lands that are the subject of the Riverside South Community Design Plan.

 

2005-314                 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend the Official Plan of the former City of Gloucester and to amend the Official Plan for the former Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton to change the designation for the property known municipally as 3880, 3920, 3946 and 3960 Innes Road.

 

2005-315                 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 333 of 1999 of the former City of Gloucester to change the zoning for the property known municipally as 3880, 3920, 3946 and 3960 Innes Road.

 

2005-316                 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 40-99 of the former Township of Goulbourn to change the zoning for the properties known municipally as 6043 Hazeldean Road.

 

2005-317                 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 40-99 of the former Township of Goulbourn to change the zoning for the properties known municipally as 6061 Hazeldean Road.

 

2005-318                 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 40-99 of the former Township of Goulbourn to change the zoning for the properties known municipally as 6081 Hazeldean Road.

 


2005-319                 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to repeal By-law No. 2005-205 of the City of Ottawa for the properties known municipally as 6043, 6061 and 6081 Hazeldean Road.

 

                                                                                                            CARRIED

 

 

Confirmation By-law

 

MOTION NO. 36/22

 

Moved by Councillor R. Jellett

Seconded by Councillor C. Doucet

 

THAT By-law 2005 - 320 to confirm the proceedings of Council be enacted and passed.

 

                                                                                                            CARRIED

 

 

Inquiries

 

No inquiries were filed.

 

 

Adjournment

 

Council adjourned the meeting at 5:43 p.m. with the following Members of Council present:

 

Councillors D. Holmes, M. Bellemare, R. Jellett, J. Harder, M. McRae, P. Feltmate, G. Hunter, H. Kreling, R. Bloess, E. El-Chantiry, R. Chiarelli, Shawn Little, G. Bédard, A. Cullen,

D. Deans, J. Stavinga C. Doucet, J. Legendre and Mayor Chiarelli.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CITY CLERK

 

MAYOR