OTTAWA CITY COUNCIL

9 November 2005

ANDREW S. HAYDON HALL

11:00 a.m.

 

MINUTES 45

 

 

The Council of the City of Ottawa met at Andrew S. Haydon Hall, 110 Laurier Avenue West, Ottawa, on 9 November 2005 at 11:00 a.m.

 

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

 

The National Anthem was performed by Folka Voka.

 

 

Roll Call

 

ALL MEMBERS WERE PRESENT.

 

 

Confirmation of Minutes

 

The Minutes of the regular and In Camera Council meetings of 26 October 2005 and the special In Camera meeting of 21 October 2005 were confirmed.

 

 

Declarations of pecuniary interest including those originally arising from prior meetings

 

See specific agenda items for declaration (Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee Report 38, Items 2 and 3).

 

 


Communications

 

The following communications were received:

 

·                     AMO Alert – OMERS – Bill 206 Information – Status Update and Sample Municipal Resolution

 

·                     AMO Alert – Province Introduces Access to Justice Act, 2005

 

 

Regrets

 

No regrets were filed.

 

 

Tabling of 2006 Budget Estimates

 

CITY MANAGER’S REPORTS

 



 

1.                   2006 OPERATING BUDGET REPORT

 

 

REPORT RECOMMENDATIONS

 

1.                  That the Draft 2006 Operating Budget Estimates be received and tabled at the Council meeting of 9 November 2005 for subsequent consideration by Council as Committee of the Whole during the 2006 Budget consideration (delegations and deliberations) to be held December 5 to 15 as required, and

 

2.                  That any Council approvals impacting the 2006 Budget that are made subsequent to the October 12 Council meeting be forwarded to the Committee of the Whole at the same time as the Draft 2006 Operating Budget is deliberated.

 

                                                                                                            RECEIVED AND TABLED

 

MOTION NO. 45/1

 

Moved by Councillor P. Hume

Seconded by Councillor R. Jellett

 

WHEREAS the City’s 2006 budget has identified a risk regarding fuel prices in that diesel fuel is budgeted at the same rate that the city was able to contract for through June 2006;

 

AND WHEREAS fuel pricing has improved recently and our target pricing contained in the budget is being approached;

 

AND WHEREAS the price of gasoline and diesel fuel can change in a very short period of time and formal contracting is not always practical;

 

BE IT RESOLVED that the City Treasurer be delegated the authority to acquire these commodities in a manner that best protects the City from exceeding its budget for fuel costs including the use of forward contracts, extensions of existing contracts, or sole sourcing, when necessary, and that the City Treasurer report to Council quarterly on any such purchases.

 

                                                                                                            CARRIED

 

 



 

2.                   2006 CAPITAL BUDGET REPORT

 

 

REPORT RECOMMENDATIONS

 

That the following recommendations be received and tabled at the Council meeting of November 9, 2005 for subsequent consideration by Council as Committee of the Whole during the 2006 budget consideration (delegations and deliberations) to be held December 5 to 15 as required:

 

1.                  The draft 2006 Capital Budget Estimates;

 

2.                  That the minimum tax-supported capital reserve balance in 2006 be increased by $20 million to create the capacity to offset the new provincial revenues included in the operating budget should it not be received.

 

3.                  That a Solid Waste Reserve be established to allow for funding of garbage collection and landfill capital projects as detailed in Appendix A.

 

4.                  That the cash-in-lieu of parking by-law be amended as detailed in Appendix B.

 

5.            Any recommendations impacting the 2006 Capital Budget that are made subsequent to the Council Meeting of October 12, 2005 be forwarded to the Committee of the Whole at the same time the Draft 2006 Capital Budget is deliberated.

 

                                                                                                            RECEIVED AND TABLED


OTTAWA POLICE SERVICES BOARD 2006 DRAFT OPERATING AND CAPITAL BUDGETS

 

                                                                                                            RECEIVED AND TABLED

 

Postponements and Deferrals

 

Motions of Which Notice Has Been Given Previously

 

MOTION NO. 43/18

 

Moved by Councillor C. Doucet

Seconded by Councillor J. Legendre

 

WHEREAS the FCM’s conference organizers normally invite the Prime Minister, Leaders of the Opposition and many Cabinet Ministers to speak at the Annual General Meeting;

 

AND WHEREAS the FCM rarely has elected municipal leaders invited as keynote speakers;

 

BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED that the FCM organizing committee consider inviting Mayor Akiba of Hiroshima, leader of the Mayors For Peace initiative and Mayor Delanoe of Paris to be keynote speakers;

 

AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that future FCM annual meetings have a least an equal number of keynote speakers from the municipal order of government as the federal and provincial.

 

CARRIED with Councillors J. Harder and D. Deans dissenting.

 

 

Reconsideration

 

HEALTH, RECREATION AND SOCIAL SERVICES COMMITTEE REPORT 25B

 



 

1.             A by-law to protect public health and the Environment BY PHASING-OUT THE COSMETIC use of PESTICIDES

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS AS AMENDED

 

That Council:

 

1.                  Enact the by-law attached as Document 2 in order to protect human health and the environment by restricting the application of pesticides in the urban area to essential uses, including the following provisions:

(a)               a general prohibition on cosmetic use of pesticides, including use on lawns;

(b)               exception for agriculture, golf courses and other essential non-cosmetic uses;

(c)                allow the treatment of infestations on lawns;

(d)               an effective date of January 1, 2006.

 

2.         Refer the development of guidelines for the conditions under which an infestation could be treated with pesticides and the process of considering requests that would allow such treatment to an advisory panel, to report to HRSS Committee.

 

3.         Approve an implementation strategy that includes the following:

 

a)                  education of the public on the by-law in 2006;

b)                  warnings during the first half of 2007; and

c)                  charges as appropriate after July 1, 2007.

 

4.                  Approve that staff be directed to initiate discussions with the Institute of Environment at the University of Ottawa as well as other relevant scientific and technical stakeholders to explore the viability of designing a more comprehensive methodology beyond opinion polls, that would enable the monitoring of the successfulness of the pesticide reduction program, and report back to Committee and Council by April 2006 on the scope and cost of such an undertaking.

 

MOTION NO. 43/7

 

Moved by Councillor M. Bellemare

Seconded by Councillor A. Cullen

 

That Council require a minimum 5 metre buffer zone from the property line when pesticides are applied on golf courses.

 

CARRIED with Councillors R. Jellett and G. Brooks dissenting.

 

MOTION NO. 43/8

 

Moved by Councillor E. El-Chantiry

Seconded by Councillor G. Hunter

 

That Recommendation 1 (b) be amended to add the word “cemeteries” after the words “golf course”.

 

CARRIED with Councillors P. Feltmate, J. Stavinga and J. Legendre dissenting.


MOTION NO. 43/9

 

Moved by Councillor A. Cullen

Seconded by Councillor S. Little

 

That Section 7 relating to notice of the draft by-law regulating pesticides be deleted;

 

AND that staff monitor implementation of the by-law and report back to Health, Recreation and Social Services Committee only if further regulation regarding notice in considered to be required.

 

                                                                                                CARRIED

 

MOTION NO. 43/12

 

Moved by Councillor D. Deans

Seconded by Councillor G. Hunter

 

WHEREAS the current report before City Council provides no guidance to the consumer on the products that would be prohibited under this by-law;

 

AND WHEREAS both retailers and consumers have expressed confusion over which products would be affected;

 

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that:

 

1.         a detailed list of products and active ingredients to be prohibited be included with the report;

 

2.         that a detailed list of prohibited products and active ingredients under the by-law be sent to all Ottawa retailers to be prominently displayed next to herbicide and/or pesticide product-displays.

 

The Recommendations were divided for voting purposes.

 

Recommendation 1 was CARRIED on a division of 12 YEAS to 3 NAYS as follows:

 

Yeas (12):       Councillors C. Doucet, J. Stavinga, D. Deans, R. Bloess, G. Hunter,

D. Holmes, R. Jellett, G. Bédard, A. Cullen, J. Harder, M. McRae

and Mayor Chiarelli.

 

Nays (3):         Councillors E. El-Chantiry, P. Feltmate and J. Legendre.

 


Recommendation 2 was CARRIED on a division of 9 YEAS to 6 NAYS as follows:

 

Yeas (9):         Councillors C. Doucet, J. Stavinga, D. Deans, R. Bloess, G. Hunter,

D. Holmes, A. Cullen, M. McRae and Mayor Chiarelli.

 

Nays (6):         Councillors E. El-Chantiry, P. Feltmate, R. Jellett, J. Legendre,

G. Bédard and J. Harder.

 

Item 1 of Health, Recreation and Social Services Committee Report 25B as amended by Motion Nos. 43/7, 43/8, 43/9 and 43/12 was then put to Council and LOST on a division of 10 YEAS to 10 NAYS as follows:

 

Yeas (10):        Councillors P. Feltmate, C. Doucet, J. Stavinga, P. Hume, M. Bellemare,

D. Holmes, J. Legendre, G. Bédard, A. Cullen and Mayor Chiarelli.

 

Nays (10):        Councillors S. Little, E. El-Chantiry, D. Deans, R. Bloess, R. Chiarelli,

G. Hunter, R. Jellett, G. Brooks, J. Harder and M. McRae.

 

MOTION NO. 43/14

 

Moved by Councillor D. Holmes

Seconded by Councillor J. Legendre

 

That Item 1 of Health, Recreation and Social Services Committee Report 25B be reconsidered at the next regular Council meeting.

 

Pursuant to Section 61 (4) of Procedure By-law 2005-431, Notice of Reconsideration was CARRIED on a division of 12 YEAS to 8 NAYS as follows:

 

Yeas (12):       Councillors P. Feltmate, C. Doucet, J. Stavinga, D. Deans, M. Bellemare,

R. Chiarelli, D. Holmes, J. Legendre, G. Bédard, A. Cullen, M. McRae and Mayor Chiarelli.

 

Nays (8):         Councillors S. Little, E. El-Chantiry, R. Bloess, P. Hume, G. Hunter,

R. Jellett, G. Brooks and J. Harder.

 

MOTION NO. 45/2

 

Moved by Councillor R. Chiarelli

Seconded by Councillor J. Legendre

 

That Item 1 of Health, Recreation and Social Services Committee Report 25B be reconsidered.

 

CARRIED on a division of 12 YEAS to 9 NAYS as follows:

Yeas (12):       Councillors R. Chiarelli, G. Bédard, D. Holmes, J. Legendre, M. McRae,

A. Cullen, P. Feltmate, C. Doucet, P. Hume, M. Bellemare, J. Stavinga and Mayor Chiarelli.

 

Nays (9):         Councillors D. Deans, G. Hunter, D. Thompson, S. Little, G. Brooks,

                        R. Jellett, E. El-Chantiry, J. Harder and R. Bloess.

 

MOTION NO. 45/3

 

Moved by Councillor A. Cullen

Seconded by Councillor M. Bellemare

 

WHEREAS Council recognizes that the cosmetic use of pesticides poses a threat to human health;

 

AND WHEREAS Council wishes to take steps to reduce the public’s exposure to the health risks posed by pesticides;

 

AND WHEREAS the proposed by-law endeavours to better protect the public through the following restrictions;

 

AND WHEREAS, before Council adopts a ban on pesticides, it is Council’s intention to hold a plebiscite on the matter;

 

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council:

 

Enact the by-law attached in Document 2 in order to protect human health and the environment by restricting the application of pesticides in the urban area to essential uses, including the following provisions:

 

1.         An effective date of January 1, 2006;

 

2.         An implementation strategy that includes the following:

           

a)                  education of the public on the by-law in 2006;

b)                  warnings during the first half of 2007;

c)                  charges where appropriate after July 1, 2007;

 

3.         No person shall apply or cause or permit the application of pesticide within the regulated area of the City of Ottawa, except as permitted in this by-law;

 

4.         Exceptions for agriculture, golf courses and bowling greens, and other essential non-cosmetic uses, subject to the following:

 

            a)         for golf courses, no pesticide shall be applied within 5 metres of any property boundary of a golf course.

 

5.         Allow for the treatment of infestations, based on the following:

 

            a)         for the purposes of weeds an infestations is where the weed cover for a site:

(i)                 exceeds 25% from July 1, 2007 to June 30, 2008;

(ii)               exceeds 40% from July 1, 2008 to June 30, 2009;

(iii)             exceeds 50% from July 1, 2009 to June 30, 2010;

 

b)                  for the purposes of insects and grubs an infestation is where there are 10 insects (European chafer or Japanese Beetle) or grubs per 0.1 metres2 (square foot);

 

c)                  Section 7 of the by-law (notification of the Director of By-law Services re. Infestations) be removed.

 

6.         A detailed list of pesticide products and active ingredients to be prohibited be included in the by-law and updated as required.

 

7.         A detailed list of pesticide products and active ingredients that are listed in the by-law be sent to all Ottawa retailers to be prominently displayed next to pesticide product displays.

 

MOTION NO. 45/4

 

Moved by Councillor A. Cullen

Seconded by Councillor P. Hume

 

That the question be now put on Motion No. 45/3.

 

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

 

Yeas (8):          Councillors R. Chiarelli, G. Bédard, A. Cullen, C. Doucet, P. Hume, R. Bloess,             J. Stavinga and Mayor Chiarelli.

 

Nays (13):        Councillors D. Deans, G. Hunter, D. Thompson, D. Holmes, S. Little, G. Brooks, R. Jellett, J. Legendre, M. McRae, P. Feltmate, E. El-Chantiry, J. Harder and

M. Bellemare.


MOTION NO. 45/5

 

Moved by Councillor S. Little

Seconded by Councillor R. Chiarelli

 

That 5 a) of Motion No. 45/3 be amended by deleting everything after “(i) exceeds 25%”.

 

LOST on a division of 9 YEAS to 12 NAYS as follows:

 

Yeas (9):          Councillors R. Chiarelli, D. Deans, G. Hunter, S. Little, G. Brooks, M. McRae,                                     E. El-Chantiry, J. Harder and R. Bloess.

 

Nays (12):        Councillors G. Bédard, D. Thompson, D. Holmes, R. Jellett, J. Legendre,

A. Cullen, P. Feltmate, C. Doucet, P. Hume, M. Bellemare, J. Stavinga

and Mayor Chiarelli.

 

Motion No. 45/3 was divided for voting purposes.

 

The clause respecting Council’s intention to hold a plebiscite LOST on a division of 10 YEAS to 11 NAYS as follows:

 

Yeas (10):        Councillors R. Chiarelli, D. Holmes, J. Legendre, A. Cullen, C. Doucet,                                                P. Hume, M. Bellemare, R. Bloess, J. Stavinga and Mayor Chiarelli.

 

Nays (11):        Councillors D. Deans, G. Hunter, G. Bédard, D. Thompson, S. Little, G. Brooks, R. Jellett, M. McRae, P. Feltmate, E. El-Chantiry and J. Harder.

 

The balance of Motion No. 45/3 LOST on a division of 9 YEAS to 12 NAYS as follows:

 

Yeas (9):          Councillors G. Bédard, D. Holmes, A. Cullen, P. Feltmate, C. Doucet, P. Hume, M. Bellemare, J. Stavinga and Mayor Chiarelli.

 

Nays (12):        Councillors R. Chiarelli, D. Deans, G. Hunter, D. Thompson, S. Little, G. Brooks, R. Jellett, J. Legendre, M. McRae, E. El-Chantiry, J. Harder and R. Bloess.

 

MOTION NO. 45/6

 

Moved by Councillor R. Bloess

Seconded by Councillor E. El-Chantiry

 

WHEREAS the Pest Management Regulatory Agency  (PMRA), a branch of Health Canada, is mandated to evaluate and regulate pesticides in Canada;

 

AND WHEREAS the Auditor General’s report in 2003 (Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development) has raised serious questions about the overall management of the health and environmental risks associated with pesticides;

 

AND WHEREAS the Auditor General has indicated there are deficiencies in the current data and the timeliness of evaluating older widely used pesticides;

 

AND WHEREAS the Auditor General pointed out that Health Canada has done limited research on the health effects in spite of the federal government’s stated priority in this area;

 

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council urge the Federal Government to consider the Ontario College of Family Physicians review of over 10,000 scientific, independent, peer-reviewed, published studies on pesticides and human health.  They, along with other such trusted organizations as the Ontario Public Health Association, the Canadian Cancer Society, the Ottawa Hospital, the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, and the Regional Cancer Centre, recognized a link between pesticides and leukemia, brain, prostate and other cancers, Parkinson’s disease, miscarriages and birth defects among vulnerable populations:  children, infants, expectant mothers and the elderly;

 

AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Council urge the Federal Government to fulfill its mandate in the area evaluating the risks of pesticides, especially the most common ones used for domestic purposes and assess compliance with the Pest Control Products Act to ensure that these products are properly regulated.

 

                                                                                                CARRIED

 

MOTION NO. 45/7

 

Moved by Councillor D. Deans

Seconded by Councillor G. Hunter

 

WHEREAS the City is currently considering the recommendations of the Health, Recreation and Social Services Committee regarding a by-law to phase-out the cosmetic use of pesticides;

 

AND WHEREAS City Council has not reached a consensus on the proposed by-law as presented on October 26, 2005;

 

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City approve a voluntary restriction on the cosmetic use of pesticides;

 

AND BE IF FURTHER RESOLVED that staff research ways to re-direct the $90,000 allocated for enforcement of the proposed phase-out on the cosmetic use of pesticides to provide financial incentives, such as discounts or coupons from local lawn-care retail stores, for participating homeowners who use organic methods to care for their lawns.

 

LOST on a division of 4 YEAS to 12 NAYS as follows:

 

Yeas (4):          Councillors D. Deans, G. Hunter, S. Little and R. Bloess.

 

Nays (12):        Councillors G. Bédard, D. Holmes, R. Jellett, J. Legendre, A. Cullen, P. Feltmate, C. Doucet, E. El-Chantiry, P. Hume, M. Bellemare, J. Stavinga and

Mayor Chiarelli.

 

 

Motion to Introduce Committee Reports

 

MOTION NO. 45/8

 

Moved by Councillor S. Little

Seconded by Councillor D. Deans 

 

That Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee Report 38, Health, Recreation and Social Services Committee Report 26, Planning and Environment Committee Report 38A and Transportation Committee Reports 28 and 29 be received and considered;

 

And That the Rules of Procedure be suspended to receive and consider Planning and Environment Committee Report 39 (In Camera).

                                                                                                            CARRIED

 

 

Committee Reports

 

CORPORATE SERVICES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE REPORT 38

 

     

1.             Branch Process review program

 

 

Committee recommendationS

 

That Council:

 

1.         Approve the Branch Business Process Review Program to identify major areas where savings, business process improvements and efficiencies can be achieved, as outlined in the report, and direct staff to proceed with the implementation of the program;

 

2.         Approve the carrying out of two pilot projects as outlined in the report and the subsequent development of a multi-year plan for branch review projects to be undertaken for presentation and approval by Council by the end of Q2 of 2006; and

 

3.         Approve one-time funding of $200,000 and an annual operating budget of $750,000 to undertake the Program, which will be taken into account in the establishment of the net annual efficiency savings targets, to be forwarded for consideration as part of the Committee of the Whole debate on the 2006 draft budget. 

 

CARRIED with Councillor J. Harder dissenting.

 

 


     

2.             REVIEW OF MUNICIPAL ELECTION CONTRIBUTION REBATE PROGRAM

 

Committee recommendationS AS AMENDED

 

That Council consider this report, as amended by the following:

 

WHEREAS the Election Contribution Rebate Program was approved by City Council for the 2003 municipal election in order to increase the participation of individuals in election campaign financing and to reduce the influence of corporate donations;

 

AND WHEREAS the majority of funds raised for the 2003 election campaign came from individual contributors thereby achieving the objective for the Program;

 

AND WHEREAS there were no significant problems experienced in the administration of the Program and no compliance audit requests or other major complaints arose from it;

 

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that:

 

1.         The Council amend By-law 2003-26 so that the Election Contribution Rebate Program will be in effect for the 2006 regular municipal election and for the by-election in Ward 1 – Orléans;

 

2.                  By-law 2003-26 be further amended to make it applicable to future elections and by-elections until such time as it is further amended or repealed.

 


DECLARATION OF INTEREST

 

Councillor J. Harder declared a deemed pecuniary interest pursuant to Section 3 of the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act on Item 2 of Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee Report 38, as her daughter, Elena Harder, is a candidate in the Orléans Ward by-election.

 

Councillor J. Harder did not take part in the discussion or vote on this Item.

 

Item 2 of Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee Report 38 was then put to Council and CARRIED with Councillor R. Bloess dissenting and Councillor

D. Thompson dissenting on Resolution 2.

 

 

     

3.             REDUCED VOTING HOURS FOR INSTITUTIONS AND RETIREMENT HOMES in the Ward 1 - Orléans by-election

 

Committee recommendations

 

That Council approve for the Ward 1 - Orléans by-election:

 

1.         A by-law to make provision for reduced opening hours on voting day in certain institutions and retirement homes; and

 

2.         The reduced hours of operation for these facilities be either from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. or from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.

 

DECLARATION OF INTEREST

 

Councillor J. Harder declared a deemed pecuniary interest pursuant to Section 3 of the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act on Item 3 of Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee Report 38, as her daughter, Elena Harder, is a candidate in the Orléans Ward by-election.

 

Councillor J. Harder did not take part in the discussion or vote on this Item.

 

Item 3 of Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee Report 38 was then put to Council and CARRIED.

 

 


     

4.             PREPARATION FOR 2006 MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS

 

Committee recommendationS AS AMENDED

 

That Council recommend the following:

 

1.         That the City Clerk use the City's existing vote tabulation system for municipal elections to be held in 2006;

 

2.         That the Members of Council whose wards are affected by By-law 2005-302 bring forward proposals with respect to new ward names for consideration at the Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee meeting on Tuesday, November 29, 2005.

 

                                                                                                            CARRIED

 

 

     

5.             TEMPORARY BORROWING BY-LAW FOR 2006 CURRENT OPERATIONS

 

 

Committee recommendation

 

That Council approve the enactment of the draft By-law, contained in Attachment 1, authorizing temporary borrowings for current purposes for the year 2006 in accordance with existing legislation.

 

                                                                                                            CARRIED

 

 

     

6.             RECORDS RETENTION AND DISPOSITION BY-LAW 2003-527, AMENDMENTS TO SCHEDULE "A"

 

Committee recommendation

 

That Council amend the Records Retention and Disposition By-law No. 2003-527 to incorporate the revisions to Schedule "A", as outlined in Document 1, subject to the approval of the City's external auditor.

 

                                                                                                            CARRIED

 

 

     

7.             Direction to staff from CSEDC Oct 4th Meeting for Sale of Ethier LOTS1

 

Committee recommendationS AS AMENDED

 

That Council:

 

1.         Direct staff to proceed with the road closing and rezoning application for Fifth Avenue as outlined on Annex “A” and to rezone these lands to an appropriate Open Space or Conservation Zone in the City’s new comprehensive zoning by-law;

 

2.         Direct staff to incorporate the rezoning of the five lots on Fifth Avenue from Rs2 – Residential, Single Dwelling to an appropriate Open Space or Conservation Zone in the City’s new comprehensive zoning by-law as outlined on Annex “A”;

 

3.         Direct staff to incorporate the ravine lands, immediately south of Ethier Avenue, Potvin Avenue, and Fifth Avenue to an appropriate Open Space or Conservation Zone in the City’s new comprehensive zoning by-law;

 

4.         WHEREAS there is growing interest in the community to retain in perpetuity the lands referred to as Lots 35, 36, 37 and 38;

 

AND WHEREAS there are concerns that the City is not meeting its Official Plan target of 30% forest cover;

 

a)                  THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the sale of the four lots on Ethier Avenue not proceed at this time;

 

b)                  AND that the City pay the monies owed to Mr. Altimas;

 

c)                  AND that the City explore a local improvement charge or other community partnership opportunity to recoup costs incurred as a result of the monies paid to Mr. Altimas;

 

d)                  AND should the local improvement charge not proceed the issue of the land sale return to the Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee.

 

5.         WHEREAS some City surplus properties proposed for sale possess environmental, social or community values that need to be balanced with financial considerations to ensure decision-making that moves us towards a more sustainable community and aligns with the goals and objectives of the 30% forest cover across the City;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council approve the requirement for reports to Committee and Council on the sale of surplus property to include a perspective on the Environmental Implications of the proposed sale; and

 

FURTHER BE IT RESOLVED that the strategies included in the upcoming Greenspace Master Plan and Forest Strategy, targeted for Council approval in 2006, include appropriate direction to the City’s Community Design and Neighbourhood planning processes to adequately consider and incorporate community interest and values for the protection of local forests and trees.

 

CARRIED with Councillor J. Legendre dissenting on Resolutions 4 c) and d).

 

 


     

8.             sale of PROPERTY – 25 CARSDALE AVENUE

 

Committee recommendation

 

That Council approve the sale of the property known municipally as 25 Carsdale Avenue, containing approximately 0.24 ha (0.597 ac.), described as being Lots 16, 17, 29, 30 and 31 and part of Lot 18, Registered Plan M-30, part of Carsdale Avenue closed by By-law 52-23 and part of the lane shown on Registered Plan M-30, closed by Judge’s Order LT113018, in the City of Ottawa and shown hatched on Annex ‘A’ attached, subject to any easements that may be required, to Uniform Urban Developments Ltd., for the amount of $1,168,278.00 plus GST, pursuant to an Agreement of Purchase and Sale that has been received.

 

                                                                                                            CARRIED

 

 


               

9.             PROPERTY ACQUISITION, TERRY FOX EXTENSION – FERNBANK ROAD TO EAGLESON ROAD, ARTHUR VAN GAAL AND MARY VAN GAAL

 

Committee recommendation

 

That Council approve the acquisition of approximately 4.258 ha of vacant land in fee simple described as being part of Lot 30, Concession 9 in the Geographic Township of Goulbourn, City of Ottawa, as shown as parcel B on Annex "A", from Arthur Van Gaal and Mary Van Gaal for the consideration of $527,000 plus GST, pursuant to Section 30 of the Expropriations Act.

 

                                                                                                            CARRIED

 

 


HEALTH, RECREATION AND SOCIAL SERVICES COMMITTEE 26

 



 

1.             “BRINGING YOUTH IN! ADVANCING YOUTH PARTICIPATION AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT IN OTTAWA”

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

 

WHEREAS there is clear evidence that youth are keenly interested in decision-making, especially decisions that directly affect them;

 

AND WHEREAS the CAYFO “Bringing Youth In” will include opportunities for a renewed dialogue with both children and youth;

 

AND WHEREAS this initiative will generate information that is useful to local government, create awareness of youth accomplishments and achievements, and ensure that youth are viewed as a vital resource in matters affecting their communities;

 

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council approve a partnership with CAYFO for the “Bringing Youth In” initiative;

 

AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that $29,000 be identified and considered in the 2006 budget deliberations to enable this initiative to be launched in 2006.

 

                                                                                                            CARRIED

 

 

PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE REPORT 38A

 

     

1.             official plan and zoning - 519 west hunt club road and 1800 merivale road

 

Committee recommendationS

 

That Council approve:

 

1.         An amendment to the former City of Nepean Official Plan to amend the policies within the Special Commercial Policy Area designation for the lands located on the northwest corner of West Hunt Club Road and Merivale Road, as detailed in Document 2.

 


2.         An amendment to the former City of Nepean Zoning By-law to change the zoning provisions for the MS Block 4, MS Block 5, MS Block 6 and MS Block 10 zones and to rezone 519 West Hunt Club Road and 1800 Merivale Road from MS to MS Block XX Exception zone as shown in Document 1 and detailed in Document 3.

 

                                                                                                            CARRIED

 

 

 

2.             zoning - 124 and 126 osgoode street

 

Committee recommendation

 

That Council approve an amendment to the former City of Ottawa Zoning By-Law to change the zoning of 124 and 126 Osgoode Street from Local Commercial (CL2 F(1.0)) to a Local Commercial CL2 F(1.0) exception zone as shown in Document 1 and as detailed in Document 2.

 

                                                                                                            CARRIED

 

 

           

3.             ZONING - 59 COLLISTON CRESCENT

 

Committee recommendation

 

That Council approve an amendment to the former City of Ottawa Zoning By-Law to amend the R6A [606] F(1.0) Highrise Apartment Zone of 59 Colliston Crescent to permit a reduced lot width for townhouse units as shown in Document 1 and as outlined in Document 3.

 

                                                                                                            CARRIED

 

               

4.             DEMOLITION OF 159 COLTRIN ROAD, A PROPERTY DESIGNATED UNDER PART V OF THE ONTARIO HERITAGE ACT located in the RockCliffe park heritage conservation districT

 

Committee recommendation

 

That Council approve the application for the demolition of the house at 159 Coltrin Road in the Rockcliffe Park Heritage Conservation District, conditional upon the retention, in their present condition, of the trees, shrubs, hedges and other soft landscaping currently on the site.

 

                                                                                                            CARRIED

 

 

 

5.             DESIGNATION OF THE DIEFENBUNKER, 3911 CARP ROAD, UNDER PART IV OF THE ONTARIO HERITAGE ACT

 

Committee recommendationS

 

That Council:

 

1.         Approve the designation of the Central Emergency Government Headquarters, "The Diefenbunker," 3911 Carp Road, under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act;

 

2.         Write a letter to the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada to consider expanding the area of its designation of the Diefenbunker to include the entire former site.

 

                                                                                                            CARRIED

 

 

PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE REPORT 39 (IN CAMERA)

 

     

1.                   APPEALS OF THE 2003 OFFICIAL PLAN BY DEL CORPORATION, BROOKFIELD HOMES AND WESTPARK ESTATES

REPORTING OUT DATE:  FOLLOWING FINALIZATION OF THE SETTLEMENT

 

Committee recommendation

 

That the following Motion be referred to Council:

 

WHEREAS the OMB has approved a modification to the 1997 Regional Official Plan which designates the Del/Brookfield/Westpark lands as General Urban subject to the community design plan policies found in the 2003 Official Plan;

 

AND WHEREAS Del/Brookfield/Westpark have outstanding appeals to the 2003 Plan with regard to these same lands and will ask the OMB to include these lands in said Plan without a further hearing on December 5th;

 

AND WHEREAS a settlement of these appeals which ensures Council still retains land use and phasing control of the development and related infrastructure timing while recognizing the strong stance on the urban boundary in the 2003 Plan is maintained is critical;

 

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Planning and Environment Committee direct staff to settle these appeals based on the following proposal:

 

1.         The Del, Brookfield and Westpark lands would be designated Future Urban Areas.

 

2.         For the purpose of calculation of land need the Future Urban Area designation is identical to General Urban.

 

3.         Lands in the Future Urban Area designation will be subject to the Developing Community policies of the Plan.

 

4.         The uses permitted under the General Urban Area designation, will be permitted on lands designated Future Urban Area on the earlier of:

 

(a)        March 1, 2008; or

 

(b)        the date that Council passes a by-law which would, by amendment to this Plan, designate lands for urban purpose which are not so designated at the time at approval of this Plan.

 

5.         The Community Design Plan process which will be required for the lands pursuant to the Developing Community Policies will consider, subject to such Environmental Assessment or Class Environmental Assessment as may be necessary, and subject also to any other required implementation instruments such as a new or revised Development Charges By-law, the alignment, design and phasing of a north-south minor arterial road generally consistent with the conceptual road which the Plan identifies in the vicinity.  The principles which are to underlie the phasing will include:

 

(a)        local road infrastructure serving a function which would also be served by the new north-south arterial should not be over-burdened by the development of these lands; and

 

(b)        subject to (a), the final phasing plan should acknowledge the relationship between development timing, amount and front-end financing.

 

(c)        It is acknowledged that the construction of the north-south arterial is an integral part of the overall development of the lands.

 

6.         BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Community Design Plan process will examine the need for the timely advancement other infrastructure requirements as currently defined in the Transportation Master Plan (e.g., east-west transportation linkages) and the Infrastructure Master Plan (e.g., servicing) to ensure local infrastructure is not overburden by the development of these lands. Consideration will be given to front-end financing to advance the undertaking of such works.   The final phasing plan should acknowledge the relationship between development timing, amount and front-end financing.

 

7.         AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Community Design Plan process will examine the timely advancement of public amenities such as sportsfields, parks, pathways and other amenities, including community centres, to ensure local recreational and community infrastructure is not overburden by the development of these lands. Consideration will be given to front-end financing to advance the undertaking of such public amenities.  The final phasing plan should acknowledge the relationship between development timing, amount and front-end financing.

 

MOTION NO. 45/9

 

Moved by Councillor J. Stavinga

Seconded by Councillor G. Bédard

 

WHEREAS the OMB has approved a modification to the 1997 Regional Official Plan which designates the Del/Brookfield/Westpark lands as General Urban subject to the community design plan policies found in the 2003 Official Plan;

 

AND WHEREAS Del/Brookfield/Westpark have outstanding appeals to the 2003 Plan with regard to these same lands and will ask the OMB to include these lands in said Plan without a further hearing on December 5th;

 

AND WHEREAS a settlement of these appeals which ensures Council still retains land use and phasing control of the development and related infrastructure timing while recognizing the strong stance on the urban boundary in the 2003 Plan is maintained is critical;

 

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council direct staff to settle these appeals based on the following proposal:

 

1.         The Del, Brookfield and Westpark lands would be designated Future Urban Areas.

 

2.         For the purpose of calculation of land need the Future Urban Area designation is identical to General Urban.

 

3.         Lands in the Future Urban Area designation will be subject to the Developing Community policies of the Plan.

 

4.         The uses permitted under the General Urban Area designation, will be permitted on lands designated Future Urban Area on the earlier of:

 

(a)        March 1, 2008; or

 

(b)        the date that Council passes a by-law which would, by amendment to this Plan, designate lands for urban purpose which are not so designated at the time at approval of this Plan.

 

5.         The Community Design Plan process which will be required for the lands pursuant to the Developing Community Policies will consider, subject to such Environmental Assessment or Class Environmental Assessment as may be necessary, and subject also to any other required implementation instruments such as a new or revised Development Charges By-law, the alignment, design and phasing of a north-south minor arterial road generally consistent with the conceptual road which the Plan identifies in the vicinity.  The principles which are to underlie the phasing will include:

 

(a)        local road infrastructure serving a function which would also be served by the new north-south arterial should not be over-burdened by the development of these lands; and

 

(b)        subject to (a), the final phasing plan should acknowledge the relationship between development timing, amount and front-end financing.

 

(c)        It is acknowledged that the construction of the north-south arterial is an integral part of the overall development of the lands.

 

6.         BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Community Design Plan process will examine the need for the timely advancement other infrastructure requirements as currently defined in the Transportation Master Plan (e.g., east-west transportation linkages) and the Infrastructure Master Plan (e.g., servicing) to ensure local infrastructure is not overburden by the development of these lands. Consideration will be given to front-end financing to advance the undertaking of such works.   The final phasing plan should acknowledge the relationship between development timing, amount and front-end financing.

 

7.         AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Community Design Plan process will examine the timely advancement of public amenities such as sportsfields, parks, pathways and other amenities, including community centres, to ensure local recreational and community infrastructure is not overburden by the development of these lands. Consideration will be given to front-end financing to advance the undertaking of such public amenities.  The final phasing plan should acknowledge the relationship between development timing, amount and front-end financing.

 

CARRIED on a division of 13 YEAS to 4 NAYS as follows:

 

Yeas (13):       Councillors D. Deans, G. Hunter, G. Bédard, D. Thompson, S. Little,

                        G. Brooks, R. Jellett, M. McRae, E. El-Chantiry, M. Bellemare, R. Bloess,

J. Stavinga and Mayor Chiarelli.

 

Nays (4):         Councillors D. Holmes, J. Legendre, P. Feltmate and C. Doucet.

 

MOTION NO. 45/10

 

Moved by Councillor J. Stavinga

Seconded by Councillor P. Feltmate

 

WHEREAS the Del-Brookfield-Westpark lands were designated as Rural Area in the 2003 Official Plan;

 

AND WHEREAS, pursuant to this designation, they were included in rural Ward 21 in the new Ward Boundaries By-law adopted by Council in June 2005;

 

AND WHEREAS, as a result of an OMB-approved modification to the 1997 Regional Official Plan, the subject area was designated as General Urban;

 

AND WHEREAS a proposed settlement of outstanding appeals to the 2003 Official Plan (“the proposed settlement”) would designate these lands as “Future Urban Area”;

 

AND WHEREAS a Community Design Plan process is required for the Future Urban Area lands;

 

AND WHEREAS it is intended that the Community Design Plan be developed in consultation with the residents of the abutting new Ward 6 (tentatively called “Stittsville”) and the new Ward 23 (tentatively called “Kanata South”), and the incumbent Councillors thereof;

 

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that, upon Council approval of the proposed settlement, City staff initiate an amendment to the Ward Boundaries By-law (By-law 2005-302) to place lands bounded by eastern boundary of Stittsville, Fernbank Road, western boundary of Kanata and Hazeldean Road in the new Ward 6 and that this proposed amendment be pursued for the 2006 election if required timelines can be met and, if not, for the 2009 election;

 

AND that Council direct the Community Design Plan be developed in consultation with the two urban Ward Councillors (Wards 6 and 23) and the communities therein.

 

CARRIED with Councillor D. Thompson dissenting.

 

 

TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE REPORT 28

 



 

1.                   REVISIONS TO BOUNDARY OF URBAN TRANSIT AREA

 

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

 

That Council approve the revisions to the boundary of the Urban Transit Area detailed in this report to be effective on January 1, 2006 to provide for the provision and funding of transit service in expanding areas of the City.

 

                                                                                                            CARRIED

 

 

TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE REPORT 29

 



 

1.         NORTH-SOUTH CORRIDOR LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT (LRT) PROJECT (RIDEAU CENTRE TO BARRHAVEN TOWN CENTRE) ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT STUDY

RECOMMENDATIONS ARISING FROM 15 JULY 2005 APPROVED COUNCIL MOTIONS

 

 

commITTEE RECOMMENDATIONs as amended

 

That Council:

 

1.                  Receive the findings of the technical studies (Documents 1 and 2) that were undertaken to respond to Council’s six resolutions approved at its 15 July 2005 meeting on the North-South Corridor LRT (Rideau Centre to Barrhaven) Environmental Assessment Study;

 

2.                  Approve the service design concept shown in Document 1 – Exhibit 3, which will reduce the numbers of buses on Albert and Slater Streets, as the future direction for the transit service plan to be implemented in the coming four years;

 

3.                  Approve that Transplan 2006 includes proposals for the initial changes in this direction.  Specifically:

 

a.                  the introduction of a new rapid transit 90-series bus route along Innes Road in Orléans and Blackburn Hamlet;

b.                  the extension of rapid transit Route 95 to the Marketplace commercial core of Barrhaven; and,

c.                   restructuring and improving the transit route network in the Greenboro area.

 

4.                  Include in the 2006 capital budget funding to:

a.                  implement transit priority measures on Baseline/Heron corridor to accommodate the new rapid transit 90-series E-W route;

b.                  design a new Transitway station at Jeanne d’Arc Boulevard to be built and completed by 2008;

c.                   design improvements to the Eagleson Transitway Station to be built and completed by 2008;

d.                  initiate the procurement of a smartcard fare system for both bus and light rail services to be implemented by 2008/9; and

e.                  direct staff to incorporate the fleet and infrastructure requirements to support the service design concept (Document 1 – Exhibit 3) in the next revision of the Long Range Financial Plan;

 

5.                  Introduce a process to monitor and report to Committee and Council on the traffic conditions on Albert and Slater Streets as detailed within this report, initially in 2010 after implementation of the LRT, and thereafter on an annual basis, and informally on a bi-annual basis (i.e. twice per year) through a verbal report;

 

6.                  Receive the Terms of Reference – Ottawa Downtown Underground Transit Facility Study (Document 2 – Appendix B) and direct staff to use this document to initiate in 2006 the review of the need for a downtown tunnel, which will serve (along with the findings of other relevant studies) as input to the 2008 Official Plan review;

7.                  Approve that staff enter into discussions with the University of Ottawa to extend the North-South LRT corridor onto university property, and to initiate a public-private partnership to develop an underground parking facility, integrated light rail transit station and other uses on the proposed site;

 

8.                  Subject to the successful outcome of the discussions with the University of Ottawa, approve the 300 metre extension of the North-South LRT Corridor to the University of Ottawa in the vicinity of Stewart Street at a cost of approximately $5.0M for the track extension and station;

9.                  Subject to Recommendation 8, above, approve the plan for vehicles to share the LRT lane on the Mackenzie King Bridge;

 

10.              Subject to Recommendation 8, above, direct staff to obtain EA approval for the 300 metre extension of the LRT corridor to the University of Ottawa and permit vehicle traffic on the Mackenzie King Bridge.

 

MOTION NO. 45/11

 

Moved by Councillor D. Deans

Seconded by Councillor R. Bloess

 

WHEREAS in February and March OC Transpo conducts their Transplan review exercise, which is their annual plan to improve transit delivery service;

 

AND WHEREAS City Council is effectively approving a complete revision of the transit delivery system with the approval of the North-South Corridor Light Rail Transit Project Environmental Assessment Study Recommendations arising from 15 July 2005 approved Council motions:

 

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Ottawa City Council table the Study Recommendations of the North South Light Rail Transit Environmental Assessment report until OC Transpo undertakes a full public consultation of the revisions to the transit delivery system incorporated in the report.

 

MOTION NO. 45/12

 

Moved by Councillor J. Harder

Seconded by Councillor R. Bloess

 

That the question be now put on Motion No. 45/11.

 

CARRIED on a division of 15 YEAS to 4 NAYS as follows:

 

Yeas (15):       Councillors R. Chiarelli, G. Bédard, D. Thompson, D. Holmes, G. Brooks,

J. Legendre, M. McRae, P. Feltmate, C. Doucet, E. El-Chantiry, J. Harder, P. Hume, R. Bloess, J. Stavinga and Mayor Chiarelli.

 

Nays (4):         Councillors G. Hunter, R. Jellett, A. Cullen and M. Bellemare.

 

Motion No. 45/11 was then put to Council and LOST on a division of 4 YEAS to 16 NAYS as follows:

 

Yeas (4):          Councillors D. Deans, G. Hunter, G. Brooks and M. Bellemare.

 

Nays (16):        Councillors R. Chiarelli, G. Bédard, D. Thompson, D. Holmes, R. Jellett,

J. Legendre, M. McRae, A. Cullen, P. Feltmate, C. Doucet, E. El-Chantiry,

J. Harder, P. Hume, R. Bloess, J. Stavinga and Mayor Chiarelli.

 

Item 2 of Transportation Committee Report 29 was then put to Council and CARRIED with Councillors G. Hunter, D. Deans and M. Bellemare dissenting and Councillor

J. Legendre dissenting on Recommendation 2 only.

 

MOTION NO. 45/13

 

Moved by Councillor S. Little

Seconded by Councillor D. Deans

 

That City Council resolve In Camera pursuant to Procedure By-law 2005-431, Subsections 13. (1) (f) the receiving of advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege, (a) the security of the property of the City, and (d) labour relations or employee negotiations, with respect to:  Del Corporation, Brookfield Homes and Westpark Estates; Intensive Hog Farm Appeals; OMERS Bill 206; and the Amalgamated Transit Union.

 

                                                                                                            CARRIED

 

IN CAMERA SESSION

 

IN COUNCIL

 

 

Motion to Adopt Committee Reports

 

MOTION NO. 45/14

 

Moved by Councillor S. Little

Seconded by Councillor D. Deans

 

That Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee Report 38, Health, Recreation and Social Services Committee Report 26, Planning and Environment Committee Reports 38A and 39 (In Camera) and Transportation Committee Reports 28 and 29 be received and adopted as amended.

 

                                                                                                            CARRIED

 

 

Motions of Which Notice Has Been Given Previously

 

MOTION NO. 45/15

 

Moved by Councillor D. Deans

Seconded by Councillor S. Little

 

WHEREAS the Minister of Veteran’s Affairs declared 2005 the Year of the Veteran in celebration and honour of the contributions and sacrifice of our veterans;

 

AND WHEREAS the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario issues Veteran Licence Plates to eligible veterans, and such licence plates bear a veteran’s graphic on them, namely a poppy;

 

AND WHEREAS the above-noted Veteran’s Licence Plates are available to any person who has honourably;

 

A)        Served in WWI, WWII or in Korea during the Korean War:

- As a member of the Canadian Forces; or

- As a member of an allied force, or

- In the Merchant Navy or Ferry Command.

 

B)        Served for a minimum of three years (paid duty) in the Canadian Forces (may still be serving).

 

C)        Served in NATO operations or as a member of a United Nations peacekeeping force:

- As a member of the Canadian Forces; or

- As a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police; or

- As a member of another Canadian police force; or

 - As a member of an allied force.

 

AND WHEREAS the Council of the City of Ottawa wishes to recognize the contributions and sacrifice of Veterans by allowing them to park for free at parking meters, other than tour bus meters, on City streets, and wishes to send a strong message that the citizens of Ottawa are grateful for the individual sacrifices that Veterans have made and remind them that “we will not forget”;

 

BE IT RESOLVED that the following policy become permanent commencing January 1, 2006:

 

1.                  Staff be directed to not take any enforcement action for vehicles bearing a Veteran’s Licence Plate, duly issued by the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario, with respect to the following sections of By-Law 2003-530, as amended:

a.                  Section 21 (Use of Meters); for all on-street parking meters, save and except tour bus meters;

b.                  Section 31 (Use of Pay and Display Parking Machines); for on-street pay and display machines;

 

2.                  All veterans having vehicles displaying the special Veterans Licence plates must obey all other on-street posted regulations and time limits except for paying for parking for the posted time limits.

 

3.                  The suspension of enforcement for the sections of the By-Law 2003-530 noted in paragraphs 1. a and b, above, is not meant to have the effect of a parking permit or pass, but rather is meant to allow free parking for eligible vehicles on a case-by-case basis only.

 

4.                  That staff be directed to undertake a review in 2006 of the financial impact of this program, and report back to Transportation Committee.

 

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

 

Yeas (8):          Councillors D. Deans, D. Thompson, S. Little, M. McRae, P. Feltmate,

                        E. El-Chantiry, M. Bellemare and R. Bloess.

 

Nays (10):        Councillors R. Chiarelli, G. Hunter, G. Bédard, D. Holmes, J. Legendre,

                        A. Cullen, C. Doucet, P. Hume, S. Stavinga and Mayor Chairelli.

 

MOTION NO. 45/16

 

Moved by Councillor J. Stavinga

Seconded by Councillor P. Feltmate

 

WHEREAS there are longstanding concerns that public amenities and infrastructure, such as active and passive parks, tot lots, pathways, road works and sidewalks in developing neighbourhoods are not being completed in a timely manner or to the performance specifications required by the City of Ottawa;

 

AND WHEREAS the collection and hold back of securities appears to be an insufficient motivator to ensure land developers and builders are completing these works;

 

AND WHEREAS these same land developers and home builders continue to disregard or minimize the impact of these incomplete works on the quality of life and enjoyment of those homeowners who purchased homes in these subdivisions with the expectation that public amenities and infrastructure would be built in a reasonable time period;

 

AND WHEREAS these land developers and home builders are seeking from the City approvals for additional housing units and building permits for the development of new residential neighbourhoods, yet have not completed commitments within previously approved subdivisions;

 

AND WHEREAS similar concerns of incomplete and unsatisfactory works are also prevalent in the development of commercial and industrial projects across the City;

 

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that City staff report to the appropriate Standing Committee and City Council in early January 2006 on mechanisms that can be implemented to “give teeth” and strengthen the ability of the City to ensure land developers and builders deliver on commitments and performance specifications in existing subdivision and site plan agreements in a timely manner;

 

AND that such measures may include but not be limited to 1) denying any further planning approvals; 2) denying early servicing agreements or conditional permits; 3) denying the issuance of building permits; 4) establishing charge back costs or penalty payments associated with the additional staff time required to ensure developers are meeting their obligations.

 

CARRIED with Councillor D. Thompson dissenting.1

 

 

Motions (Requiring Suspension of the Rules of Procedure)

 

MOTION NO. 45/17

 

Moved by Councillor E. El-Chantiry

Seconded by Councillor M. McRae

 

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

 

WHEREAS the provincial Standing Committee on General Government is currently debating Bill 206, An Act to revise the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System Act;

 

AND WHEREAS the OMERS pension fund is currently equal to approximately 8% of Ontario’s annual GDP;

 

AND WHEREAS the OMERS pension fund serves approximately 900 employers and 355,000 diverse employee groups including: current and former employees of municipal governments; school boards; libraries; police and fire departments; children’s aid societies; and, electricity distribution companies;

 

AND WHEREAS Ontario’s municipalities and their employees depend on the prudent management of the $36 Billion plan and to ensure that employees and employers are paying for benefits they can afford;

 

AND WHEREAS OMERS employer and employee members are facing an increase in OMERS contributions in 2006 of approximately 9% as a result of a significant deficit in the OMERS fund;

 

AND WHEREAS the Bill includes significant, potentially costly and unnecessary changes to the governance structure of OMERS including a Sponsors Corporation structured to be governed by arbitration;

 

AND WHEREAS the Bill would permit the creation of expensive supplementary plans to provide optional enhanced benefits that will impose new collective bargaining obligations on municipalities, the operating costs of which cannot yet be fully assessed;

 

AND WHEREAS the Province has a responsibility to study the potential impact of the changes it is proposing and to share the results with employers and employee groups;

 

AND WHEREAS AMO and others have urged the government to consider the potential implications of Bill 206 and to ensure the proposed policy changes protect the interests of employers, employees and taxpayers;

 

AND WHEREAS the Government is moving in haste with a Bill, which in its current form raises significant technical, public policy and economic issues;

 

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Ottawa does not support Bill 206, and authorizes the Mayor, or his designate to address the Standing Committee on General Government in order to convey the City’s opposition to Bill 206 in its current form;

 

AND FURTHER BE IT RESOLVED that Local Members of Parliament, the Honourable John Gerretsen, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, the Honourable Dalton McGuinty, Premier of Ontario, and the Association of Municipalities of Ontario be advised that Ottawa City Council does not support the proposed changes to the OMERS pension fund contained in Bill 206.

 

                                                                                                            CARRIED

 


MOTION NO. 45/18

 

Moved by Councillor D. Deans

Seconded by Councillor G. Hunter

 

WHEREAS the site plan for the proposed Loblaw Store at Walkley-Conroy has been referred to the Ontario Municipal Board by the applicant;

 

AND WHEREAS a hearing has been scheduled for 27 February 2006;

 

AND WHEREAS the City is required to advise the Ontario Municipal Board and Loblaw of any issues it has with respect to the site plan;

 

AND WHEREAS consistent with Council having provided direction on the requested Official Plan Amendments and Zoning By-law Amendment, it is appropriate for Council rather than Planning and Environment Committee to provide direction with respect to the Site Plan;

 

AND WHEREAS consistent with Council having provided direction on the requested Official Plan Amendments and Zoning By-law Amendment, it is appropriate for Council rather than Planning and Environment Committee to provide direction with respect to the Site Plan;

 

BE IT RESOLVED that the Rules of Procedure be suspended to consider and approve the following Motion:

 

BE IT RESOLVED that:

 

The Site Plan for the proposed Loblaw store at Walkley-Conroy, together with a staff report, be submitted to the Planning and Environment Committee meeting of 22 November

2005 and that, notwithstanding the Delegation By-law, the report from Planning and Environment Committee rise to the Council meeting of 30 November 2005 for Council’s consideration.

 

                                                                                                            CARRIED

 

 


Motion to Introduce By-laws                                                    Three Readings

 

MOTION NO. 45/19

 

Moved by Councillor S. Little

Seconded by Councillor D. Deans

 

That the following by-laws be enacted and passed:

 

2005-481                 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to provide for the licensing, regulating and governing of taxicabs, taxicab drivers, taxi plate holders and taxicab brokers in the regulated area of the City of Ottawa.

 

2005-482                 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to authorize the borrowing of monies to meet the current expenditures of the City of Ottawa in 2006 until the taxes are collected and other revenues are received.

 

2005-483                 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 known municipally as 124-126 Osgoode Street.

 

2005-484                 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 provisions for the property known municipally as 59 Colliston Crescent.

 

2005-485                 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend the Official Plan of the former City of Nepean to change the policies for the lands described as Part of Lots 28 and 29, Concession 1 Rideau Front.

 

2005-486                 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 100-2000 of the former City of Nepean to change the zoning for the properties known municipally as 519 Hunt Club Road West and 1800 Merivale Road and to change the provisions of the MS Block 4, MS Block 5, MS Block 6 and MS Block 10 zones.

 

2005-487                 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2003-230 of the City of Ottawa to change the zoning for the properties known municipally as 5375 and 5389 Osgoode Main Street.

 

2005-488                 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2004-428 of the former Township of Rideau to change the zoning for the property known municipally as 4015 Donnelly Drive and to repeal By-law No. 2005-448.

 

2005-489                 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2004-303 for the imposition of development charges for Leitrim Stormwater Facilities.

 

2005-490                 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 58 of 1995 of the old Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton (Appointment of Municipal By-law Enforcement Officers By-law) for collection, removal and disposal of waste enforcement.

 

2005-491                 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to dedicate and lay out certain land as common and public highway in the City of Ottawa (Valin Street).

 

2005-492                 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to dedicate and lay out certain land as common and public highway in the City of Ottawa (Lakeshore Drive).

 

2005-493                 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.

 

2005-494                 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend Zoning By-law 333-1999 of the former City of Gloucester, to lift a holding zone in respect of 1401 Henri Lauzon Street.

 

2005-495                 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2001-208 to appoint Municipal Law Enforcement Officers in accordance with parking enforcement.

 

2005-496                 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2003-499 respecting Fire Routes.

 

2005-497                 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2004-60 to appoint Municipal Law Enforcement Officers in accordance with private property parking enforcement.

 

2005-498                 A by-law of the City of Ottawa designating the Barrhaven Area as an improvement area.

 

2005-499                 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to establish a Board of Management for the Barrhaven Improvement Area.

 

2005-500                 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2004-473 being a Zoning By-law of the City of Ottawa, to lift a holding zone in respect of 1829 Stittsville Main Street.

 

                                                                                                            CARRIED

 


Confirmation By-law

 

MOTION NO. 45/20

 

Moved by Councillor S. Little

Seconded by Councillor D. Deans

 

THAT By-law 2005 - 501 to confirm the proceedings of Council be enacted and passed.

 

                                                                                                            CARRIED

 

 

Inquiries

 

No inquiries were filed.

 

 

Adjournment

 

Council adjourned the meeting at 10:15 p.m.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CITY CLERK

 

MAYOR