25 JANUARY 2006
1:00 p.m.
MINUTES 51
The Council of the City of Ottawa met at Andrew S. Haydon Hall, 110 Laurier Avenue West, Ottawa, on 25 January 2006 at 1:00 p.m.
The Mayor, Bob Chiarelli, presided and led Council in
prayer.
The National Anthem was performed by the Kindergarten/Grade 1 Choir from Elgin Street Public School.
Announcements/Ceremonial
Activities
PRESENTATION OF
DECLARATION OF OFFICE - COUNCILLOR BOB MONETTE
Mayor Chiarelli presented a framed Declaration of
Office to Councillor Bob Monette.
UNITED
WAY / CENTRAIDE CHEQUE PRESENTATION
Mayor Chiarelli and Greg Geddes, 2005 United Way /
Centraide Campaign Chair, presented the final amount of funds raised during the
2005 City of Ottawa Employee Campaign, amounting to $470,469 (exceeding the
City’s goal by $40,469) to United Way / Centraide representatives Mr. Jeff
Turner and Ms. Sue Veltcamp.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
- ALGONQUIN COLLEGE STUDENT DELEGATION
Mayor Chiarelli acknowledged a 75-member delegation of university students from Nigeria, currently studying information technology at Algonquin College.
Roll Call
ALL MEMBERS WERE PRESENT.
Confirmation of
Minutes
The Minutes of the regular Council meeting of
11 January 2006 were
confirmed.
Declarations
of pecuniary interest including those originally arising from prior meetings
No
Declarations of Interest were filed.
Communications
The following communications were received:
·
AMO Alerts
·
Preparing for the
2005 Municipal Datacall
·
OMERS Update –
Bill 206
·
Listing of
Outstanding Standing Committee/Council Inquiries December 2003 to December 31,
2005
Regrets
No Regrets were filed.
Motion to Introduce Committee Reports
MOTION NO. 51/1
Moved
by Councillor A. Cullen
Seconded
by Councillor P. Hume
That Corporate Services and Economic
Development Committee Report 40, Emergency and Protective Services Committee
Report 17, Planning and Environment Committee Reports 41 and 42 be received and
considered;
And that the Rules of Procedure be suspended
to receive and consider Planning and Environment Committee Report 42A.
CARRIED
Committee Reports
CORPORATE
SERVICES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE REPORT 40
1. advisory committee PROCEDURE BY-LAW, Appointment Policy and
participation expense policY MID-Term review |
Committee recommendations
AS AMENDED
That Council:
1. Repeal By-law 2003-600,
being the City of Ottawa’s existing Procedure By-law, governing the proceedings
of its Advisory Committees and enact the revised Advisory Committees’ Procedure
By-law attached at Document 1, as amended by the following:
That Section 4 of
Appendix A be amended so that a member of an Advisory Committee shall disclose
to the City Clerk or persons designated, a conflict of interest as prohibited
by the Code;
2. Approve the E-Meetings Policy attached
at Document 2;
3. Approve
the revised Appointment Policy for Advisory Committees, Boards, Task Forces and
External Boards, Commissions and Authorities attached at Document 3; and
4.
Approve the revised Participation Expense Policy for Advisory Committee
Members at attached Document 4.
Moved by Councillor J. Legendre
Seconded by Councillor D. Holmes
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that section 3.4
of the Electronic meeting policy for Advisory committee members be deleted;
AND BE IT ALSO RESOLVED that the
remaining parts of the report/policy be amended to reflect the ability of
members to vote via electronic means.
CARRIED
Item 1 of Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee
Report 40 was then put to Council and CARRIED as amended by Motion No. 51/2.
2. Fire Supply Charge –
Allocation Methodology |
Committee recommendation
That Council move the Fire Supply Charge to the water bill based on
the meter size.
Moved by Councillor J. Legendre
Seconded by Councillor R. Chiarelli
That the report
dealing with the Allocation Methodology for the Fire Supply Charge be deferred
until the report dealing with Solid Waste Collection is ready for Council.
LOST on a division of 3 YEAS to 16 NAYS as
follows:
Yeas (3): Councillors G.
Brooks, R. Chiarelli and J. Legendre
Nays
(16): Councillors E. El-Chantiry,
D. Holmes, C. Doucet, R. Jellett, G. Hunter,
M. McRae, P. Hume, P.
Feltmate, M. Bellemare, J. Stavinga, G. Bédard,
B. Monette, S.
Little, D. Thompson, D. Deans and Mayor Chiarelli.
Item 2 of Corporate Services and Economic Development
Committee Report 40 was then put to Council and CARRIED on a division of 13
YEAS to 7 NAYS as follows:
Yeas (13) Councillors
E. El-Chantiry, A. Cullen, D. Holmes, C. Doucet, R. Jellett,
M. McRae, P. Hume, M. Bellemare, R. Chiarelli, J.
Stavinga, G. Bédard,
B. Monette and Mayor Chiarelli.
Nays (7): Councillors
G. Brooks, G. Hunter, P. Feltmate, J. Legendre, S. Little,
D. Thompson and D. Deans.
3. 2006 SINKING FUND LEVIES |
Committee recommendation
That Council receive this report for information.
RECEIVED
4. TAXES - REMISSIONS - REPORT #1, 2005 |
Committee recommendation
In accordance with
Sections 334, 354, 357 and 358 of the Municipal Act, that Council
approve taxed totalling $1,605,128.63 be cancelled, reduced or refunded in
accordance with the list, entitled as Document 1.
Authority – Sections 357 and 358 Amount
Fire, demolition or otherwise $286,693.51
As a result of a change event 84,067.48
Property became exempt from taxation 399,535.55
Gross or manifest error 109,840.02
Unused due to renovations/repairs 186,986.85
Previous year gross or manifest error 103,128.43
Bank Street Business Improvement Area 95.11
Sparks Street Business Improvement Area 1,997.86
Vanier Business Improvement Area 27.06
Capping/Phase-in Adjustment 432,756.76
Tax Adjustments $1,605,128.63
CARRIED
5. TAXES
- REMISSIONS - REPORT #2, 2005 |
Committee recommendationS
1. In
accordance with Sections 334, 354, 357 and 358 of the Municipal Act, that
Council approve taxes totalling $1,576,140.17 be cancelled, reduced or refunded
in accordance with the list, entitled as Document 1.
Authority - Sections
357 and 358 Amount
Fire, demolition
or otherwise $
196,081.99
As a result of a
change event 54,857.40
Property became
exempt from taxation 255,489.37
Gross or manifest
error 105,021.32
Unused due to
renovations/repairs 986,460.57
Previous year
gross or manifest error 130,032.42
Write off due to
previous year 357 or 358 109,174.62
Somerset Heights
Business Improvement Area 223.48
Sparks Street
Business Improvement Area 273.96
Capping
Adjustments (261,474.96)
Tax Adjustments $1,576,140.17
2. That the
“no recommendation” decisions on the list entitled Document 2 be approved.
CARRIED
6. sale of lAND – 8343
rosefire drive – lot 45, plan 4m-896 |
Committee recommendationS
That Council:
1.
Declare the property known
municipally as 8343 Rosefire Drive, containing approximately 0.30 ha (0.74
ac.), described as being Lot 45, Registered Plan 4M-896, in the City of Ottawa
and shown hatched on Annex ‘A’ attached, as surplus to the City’s needs;
2.
Approve the sale of the
property detailed in Recommendation 1, subject to a drainage easement described
as Part 44, Plan 4R-9968, to Nicholas Kanellos and Isobel Kanellos, for the
amount of $40,000 plus GST, pursuant to an Agreement of Purchase and Sale that
has been received.
CARRIED
7. PROPERTY ACQUISITION,
URBAN NATURAL FEATURE - DCR/PHOENIX DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LIMITED |
Committee recommendationS
AS AMENDED
That Council approve:
1. The
acquisition in fee simple of approximately 3.04 ha of vacant land owned by DCR
Phoenix Development Corporation, described as being part of Lot 22, Concession
9 in the Geographic Township of Goulbourn, City of Ottawa, shown as parcels 1
and 3 on Annex "A", for the consideration of $1,182,825 plus GST.
2. WHEREAS the
Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee and Planning and Environment Committee
will recommend to Council a wetland policy for the rural areas;
AND WHEREAS the wetland policy for within the urban
boundary should be compatible;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that all acquisition of
wetlands in the rural areas be deferred until Council has adopted a policy for
same;
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Council should review
the reserve funds available for environmental land acquisition;
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that policies for
acquisition of wetlands within the urban area continue until this policy is
amended.
The Recommendations were divided for voting purposes.
Recommendation 1 was CARRIED on a division of 15 YEAS to 6 NAYS as
follows:
Yeas (15): Councillors A.
Cullen, D. Holmes, C. Doucet, R. Jellett, M. McRae,
P. Hume, P. Feltmate, M. Bellemare, J. Legendre, J. Stavinga, G.
Bédard, B. Monette, R. Bloess, D. Deans and Mayor Chiarelli.
Nays (6): Councillors
E. El-Chantiry, G. Brooks, G. Hunter, R. Chiarelli, S. Little, and D. Thompson.
Moved by Councillor J. Stavinga
Seconded by Councillor D. Deans
Amend
Recommendation 2, paragraph 4, with a report to come to Corporate Services and
Economic Development Committee in April 2006 for further deliberations.
CARRIED
Recommendation 2 as amended by Motion No. 51/4 was then put to
Council and CARRIED.
EMERGENCY AND
PROTECTIVE SERVICES COMMITTEE REPORT 17
1. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
PROGRAM – Year 2 |
That Council receive this report for information.
RECEIVED
OTTAWA POLICE
SERVICES BOARD REPORT 10
1.
AUDITOR GENERAL'S
REPORT - GOVERNANCE AUDIT OF THE OTTAWA POLICE SERVICES BOARD |
BOARD
RECOMMENDATION
That Council receive this
report for information.
RECEIVED
2. GOVERNANCE AUDIT IMPLEMENTATION
PLAN |
BOARD
RECOMMENDATION
That Council receive this
report for information.
RECEIVED
PLANNING AND
ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE REPORT 41
1. ZONING - 30
CHAMBERLAIN STREET |
Committee recommendation
That Council approve an
amendment to the former City of Ottawa Zoning By-law, to change the zoning of
30 Chamberlain Street as shown on Document 1, from General Commercial, CG9
F(3.0) to a General Commercial, CG9 F(3.0) exception zone to add a dwelling
unit as a permitted use.
CARRIED
2. ZONING - 43, 45, and 49 MCARTHUR AVENUE AND 356
MAYFIELD STREEt |
Committee recommendations as amended
That Council approve:
1. That
under the heading Details of Recommended Zoning in Document 3,
subsection 1f. be amended to read: “commercial parking lot is permitted below
grade” and that the issue of secondary parking uses be referred to staff to be
considered under the Site Plan Control Process;
2. That
staff be directed that visitor parking not be limited to any given floor
3. That
Document 4 (Schedule G - Building Heights and Setbacks) be amended to read:
“HEIGHT LIMITS; Area ‘A’ = 7.0m Maximum Height
Area ‘B’ = 23.0m Maximum Height
Area ‘C’ = 30.0m Maximum Height
Area ‘D’ = 33.0m Maximum Height
Area ‘E’ = 35.0m Maximum Height
Maximum height of 8 storeys plus one storey for
mechanical and amenities rooms”
4. That
no further notice be given under Section 34(17) of the Planning Act.
CARRIED
3. ZONING - 2116
MONTREAL ROAD |
Committee recommendations as amended
That Council
approve an amendment to the former Gloucester Zoning-Law to change the zoning
of 2116 Montreal Road from Co(0.7/9) Commercial Office to Ra2(E'X') Residential
Medium Density Apartment Exception as shown in Document 1 and as detailed in
Document 2 and as amended by the following:
1) That Document 2 (Details of
Recommended Zoning) be amended to read “2) An interior lot line setback
abutting residential zones of 11 metres”;
2) That the applicant endeavour to
increase the landscaping and tree buffering within the amended interior lot
line setback in order to address privacy concerns; and,
3) That the implementing By-law not be
forwarded to City Council for enactment until such time as the related Site
Plan Control Application has been approved.
CARRIED with Councillor M. Bellemare dissenting.
4. ZONING - 6922,
6932 AND 6960 FOURTH LINE ROAD |
Committee recommendation
That Council approve an
amendment to the former Township of Rideau Zoning By-law to change the zoning
of 6922 and 6932 Fourth Line from M-General Industrial and A2-General
Rural to A2-Y General Rural Exception and 6960 Fourth Line Road from A2-General
Rural to M-X General Industrial Exception and A2-X General Rural Exception as
shown in Documents 1 and 4
and as detailed in Document 3.
CARRIED
5. ZONING - 3740
MOUNTAIN MEADOWS CRESCENT AND 4149 CANYON WALK DRIVE |
Committee recommendations
That Council approve an
amendment to the former City of Gloucester Zoning By-Law:
1. To change the zoning of 3740 Mountain
Meadows Crescent from Holding Residential - HR to Open Space - OS as shown in
Document 1, and
2. To change the zoning of 4149 Canyon
Walk Drive from Holding Special Mixed Residential Dwellings - HRc3
Zone to Open Space - OS as shown in Document 1.
CARRIED
6. zONING - 2667 FRANK KENNY ROAd |
Committee recommendation
That
Council approve an amendment to the former Township of Cumberland Rural Zoning
By-Law to change the zoning of 2667 Frank Kenny Road from
"Agriculture" (AGR) to "Agriculture - Exception 9"
(AGR-X9).
CARRIED
7. zONING - 6205 FRANK KENNY ROAd |
Committee recommendation
That Council approve an amendment to the former Cumberland Rural
Zoning By-Law to change the zoning of 6205 Frank Kenny Road, from
"AGR" Agriculture to "I- X'Y'" Institutional Exception as
shown in Document 1 and as detailed in Document 2.
CARRIED
8. East Conroy land use
study; City-initiated zoning - west portion |
Committee recommendations
That Council:
1. Support
the re-designation of 3203 Conroy Road, as shown on Document 2, from Employment
Area to General Urban Area in the 2003 Ottawa Official Plan, and Direct staff
to communicate this position to the Ontario Municipal Board at a future
pre-hearing on the appeals of the 2003 Official Plan.
2. Approve
an amendment to the former City of Ottawa Zoning By-law to change the zoning of
a portion of 3340 Hawthorne Road from IL F(1.0) to L3, as shown on Document 1.
3. Approve
the insertion of a clause in the Agreement of Purchase and Sale between the
City and the purchaser of the City-owned land located at 3249 Conroy Road
requiring the purchaser to proceed with the rezoning as shown on Document 1 and
described in Document 3 together with the submission of a site plan control
application for approval.
CARRIED
9. Association of municipalities of ontario (A.m.O.) - AGGREGATES
TASK FORCE |
Committee recommendation
That Council endorse Councillor Janet Stavinga to sit as the City of
Ottawa representative on the A.M.O. Aggregates Task Force.
CARRIED
PLANNING AND
ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE REPORT 42
1. OFFICIAL PLAN AND ZONING 6350 FERNBANK ROAD
Committee recommendations
That Council:
1. Approve and adopt an amendment to the
City Council Approved Official Plan, the Official Plan of the former Township
of Goulbourn and the Official Plan of the former Region of Ottawa Carleton to
redesignate part of 6350 Fernbank Road from “Significant Wetlands” to “Urban
Natural Feature” and “General Urban Area”, and from “General Urban Area” to
“Urban Natural Feature”, as detailed in Documents 3, 4 and 5; and
2. Approve amendments to the former
Township of Goulbourn Zoning By-law to change the zoning on 6350 Fernbank Road
from “W” (Wetland Zone), “RU” (Rural) and “D” (Future Development Zone) to
“NEA-1” (Natural Environment Special Exception Zone), “NEA” (Natural
Environment Zone), “PR” (Parks and Recreation Zone), “R1-XX” (Residential Type
One Special Exception Zone), and “R4-XX” (Residential Type Four Special
Exception Zone) as detailed in Document 7.
CARRIED
PLANNING AND
ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE REPORT 42A
1. request for enactment of interim control by-law- richmond
road/westboro community |
Committee recommendation as
amended
That Council approve that all re-zoning and Official Plan amendment
requests for the Richmond Road/Westboro Community Design Plan study area be
deferred until the completion and approval by Council of the Community Design
Plan process.
CARRIED
Motions (Requiring
Suspension of the Rules of Procedure)
Moved by Councillor R. Jellett
Seconded by Councillor R. Bloess
That the Rules
of Procedure be waived to consider and approve the following:
AND WHEREAS Bob Monette won the by-election and was sworn in as
Councillor for Orléans Ward on January 12, 2006;
AND
WHEREAS Councillors are members, on average, of two Standing Committees each;
AND WHEREAS Councillors Bloess
and Jellett have agreed to resign their positions on Planning and Environment
Committee, Emergency and Protective Services Committee and Parks and Recreation
Advisory Committee respectively;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that:
1. Councillor Bloess be replaced by
Councillor Monette on the Planning and Environment Committee;
2.
Councillor
Jellett be replaced by Councillor Monette on the Emergency and Protective
Services Committee; and
3.
Councillor
Jellett be replaced by Councillor Monette on the Parks and Recreation Advisory
Committee as the Council liaison non-voting member.
CARRIED
Motion of which Notice has been given previously
Moved by Councillor C. Doucet
Seconded by Councillor P. Hume
WHEREAS past
and current arbitration awards imposing new and additional costs, such as
retention pay, create an unforeseen demand for equitable treatment from
municipal negotiating units that place unforeseen financial difficulties on
many Ontario municipalities;
AND WHEREAS
other municipalities across the Province of Ontario have petitioned the
province to provide appropriate statutory amendments directing interest
arbitrators to factor the ability to pay in relation to local economic
conditions in its labour relations decisions;
AND WHEREAS
the City of Ottawa specifically does not have a problem retaining employees;
BE IT
RESOLVED that the City of Ottawa support the initiatives currently being
undertaken by AMO (Association of Municipalities of Ontario) to bring this
matter to the attention of the Province of Ontario;
AND BE IT
FURTHER RESOLVED that the City of Ottawa petition the Province of Ontario
directly to provide municipalities with the appropriate statutory amendments
directing interest arbitrators to factor the need for such a condition in
municipalities where retention of employees is not at issue.
CARRIED
Notices of Motion (For
Consideration at Subsequent Meeting)
Moved by Councillor D. Deans
Seconded by Councillor P. Feltmate
WHEREAS the
City of Ottawa’s new Official Plan prohibits big box retail from locating in
industrial and business parks;
AND WHEREAS
Loblaw applied for an Official Plan and Zoning Amendment to permit a 160,000
square foot store with over 800 parking spaces in the Ottawa Business Park, one
of the City’s premiere business parks;
AND WHEREAS
on June 8, 2005 Ottawa City Council on a 14 to 6 vote rejected an Official Plan
Amendment and a Zoning application for 1890, 1900, 1920 Walkley Road, 2980,
3000 Conroy Road and 2500, 2502, 2510 St. Laurent Boulevard and 2425 Don Reid
Drive;
AND WHEREAS
an Ontario Municipal Board hearing initiated by Loblaw against the City of
Ottawa will commence on February 28, 2006;
AND WHEREAS
the City-owned easement, illustrated in appendix A, located at 2502 St. Laurent
Boulevard crosses the site;
THEREFORE BE
IT RESOLVED that to ensure that there is no ambiguity at the February 28th
Ontario Municipal Board Hearing on City Council’s position on the application;
City Council confirms that it has no intention of declaring the land at 2502
St. Laurent Boulevard surplus.
Moved by Councillor S. Little
Seconded by Councillor D. Thompson
WHEREAS an application for cash-in-lieu
of parking providing 8 parking spaces for 357 Richmond Road has been received
by the Planning and Infrastructure Approvals Branch;
AND WHEREAS the new owner is maintaining
the same restaurant use;
THEREFORE
BE IT RESOLVED that the total per space be reduced to one thousand two hundred
dollars ($1,200) for a total payment of nine thousand six hundred dollars
($9,600).
By-laws Three
Readings
Moved by Councillor A. Cullen
Seconded by Councillor P. Hume
That the following by-laws
be enacted and passed:
2006-20
A by-law of the
City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2003-204 respecting fees and charges in the
Building Services Branch.
2006-21
A by-law of the
City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2005-439 respecting fees for billboard sign
permits.
2006-22
A by-law of the
City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2003-69 respecting fees for compliance
reports.
2006-23
A by-law of the
City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2002-521 respecting the processing fee for
private roadways.
2006-24
A by-law of the
City of Ottawa to impose fees for planning applications and to repeal By-law
No. 2005-83.
2006-25 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend the Regional Regulatory Code of the old Regional Municipality of Ottawa Carleton respecting fees for solid waste services.
2006-26 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.
2006-27
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 (Clarence Street).
2006-28 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to designate 166-172 Beausoleil Drive as being exempt from Part Lot Control.
2006-29
A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 64-82 of the former City of Cumberland to
change the zoning for the property known municipally as 6205 Frank Kenny Road.
2006-30
A by-law of the
City of Ottawa to amend By-law
No. 64-82 of the former City of Cumberland to change the zoning for the
property known municipally as 2667 Frank Kenny Road.
2006-31
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 3740 Mountain Meadows Crescent and 4149
Canyon Walk Drive.
2006-32
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 30 Chamberlain Street.
2006-33
A by-law of the
City of Ottawa to amend By-law No.
2004-428 of the City of Ottawa to change the zoning for the properties
known municipally as 6922, 6932 and 6960 Fourth Line Road.
2006-34
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 part of 3340 Hawthorne Road.
2006-35
A by-law of the
City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2380 of
the former City of Vanier to change the zoning for the properties known
municipally as 43, 45 and 49 McArthur Avenue and 356 Mayfield Street.
2006-36
A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend the Official Plan
of the former Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton for the property known
municipally as 6350 Fernbank Road.
2006-37
A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend the Official Plan
of the City of Ottawa for
the property known municipally as 6350 Fernbank Road.
2006-38
A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend the Official Plan
of the former Township of Goulbourn for the property known
municipally as 6350 Fernbank Road.
2006-39
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 part of the
property known municipally as 6350 Fernbank Road.
2006-40
A
by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2003-499 respecting Fire
Routes.
2006-41
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 (Terry Fox
Drive).
CARRIED
Confirmation By-law
Moved by Councillor A. Cullen
Seconded by Councillor P. Hume
THAT By-law 2006 - 42 to confirm the proceedings of
Council be enacted and passed.
CARRIED
Inquiries
No Inquiries were filed.
Adjournment
Council
adjourned the meeting at 3:06 p.m.
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