OTTAWA CITY COUNCIL

27 September 2006

ANDREW S. HAYDON HALL

1:00 p.m.

 

MINUTES 65

 

 

The Council of the City of Ottawa met at Andrew S. Haydon Hall, 110 Laurier Avenue West, Ottawa, on 13 September 2006 at 1:00 p.m.

 

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

 

The National Anthem was performed by Gabrielle Giguere.

 

 

Announcements/Ceremonial Activities

 

LAUNCH OF THE CITY OF OTTAWA 2006 UNITED WAY EMPLOYEE CAMPAIGN

 

Richard Hewitt, Deputy City Manager, Public Works and Services, and Campaign Chair, announced the official launch of the 2006 City of Ottawa United Way Employee Campaign.

 

 

Moment of Silence

 

A Moment of Silence was observed in memory of former City of Vanier Alderman, Bernard McCann, who passed away on September 20, 2006.

 

 

Roll Call

 

ALL MEMBERS WERE PRESENT EXCEPT COUNCILLOR J. STAVINGA.

 

 

Confirmation of Minutes

 

The Minutes of the regular meetings of 13 September 2006 were confirmed.

 

Declarations of Pecuniary Interest Including those Originally Arising from Prior Meetings

 

No Declarations were filed.

 

 

Communications

 

The following Communications were received:

 

·                     AMO Alerts

 

·                     Province announces $75 million on Rural Infrastructure Funding

 

·              From the Ottawa Forests and Greenspace Advisory Committee endorsing the Rural Pathways Project.

 

·              From the Chairs of the Ottawa Forests and Greenspace and Environment Advisory Committees recommending deferral of the by-law to amend By-law No. 333 of 1999 of the former City of Gloucester to change the zoning for the properties known municipally as 4738 and 4742 Bank Street, part of 4734, 4784 and 4786 Bank Street and 244 Meadowlilly Road.

 

 

Regrets

 

The following member of Council advised that she would be absent from the Council meeting on the date indicated:

 

Councillor J. Stavinga                                                                                             27 September 2006

 

 

Reconsiderations

 

TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE REPORT 38

 




 

3.             REPORT FROM JOINT GLEBE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION / OLD OTTAWA SOUTH COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION ASSESSMENT COMMITTEE REGARDING TURN RESTRICTIONS IN THE GLEBE

 

 

commITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS as amended

 

That Council:

2.         Approve the short term proposals from this report to go into effect as soon as possible, subject to the National Capital Commission’s concurrence; and

 

CITY COUNCIL 23 AUGUST 2006

 

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

 

Yeas (10):        Councillors A. Cullen, D. Holmes, J. Legendre, C. Doucet, P. Feltmate,

                        B. Monette, P. Hume, G. Bédard, J. Stavinga and Mayor Chiarelli.

 

Nays (11):        Councillors R. Jellett, R. Bloess, J. Harder, R. Chiarelli, D. Thompson,

                        M. McRae, S. Little, D. Deans, E. El-Chantiry, M. Bellemare and G. Hunter.

 

MOTION NO. 63/3

 

Moved by Councillor C. Doucet,

Seconded by Councillor D. Holmes

 

That Recommendation 2 of Item 3, Transportation Committee Report 38 be reconsidered at the 27 September 2006 Council meeting.

 

Pursuant to Subsection 61 (4) of Procedure By-law 2005-431, Notice of Reconsideration CARRIED on a division of 12 YEAS to 9 NAYS as follows:

 

Yeas (12):       Councillors A. Cullen, R. Jellett, R. Bloess, J. Harder, D. Holmes,

                        J. Legendre, C. Doucet, P. Feltmate, D. Deans, B. Monette, G. Bédard

                        and J. Stavinga.

 

Nays (9):         Councillors R. Chiarelli, D. Thompson, M. McRae, S. Little, E. El-Chantiry,

                        P. Hume, M. Bellemare, G. Hunter and Mayor Chiarelli.

 

 

CITY COUNCIL 27 SEPTEMBER

 

MOTION NO. 65/1

 

Moved by Councillor R. Bloess

Seconded by Councillor C. Doucet

 

That Recommendation 2 of Item 3, Transportation Committee Report 38, be reconsidered.

 

Pursuant to Subsection 61 (6) of Procedure By-law 2005-431, reconsideration CARRIED on a division of 14 YEAS to 7 NAYS as follows:

 


Yeas (14):       Councillors D. Holmes, R. Jellett, G. Brooks, G. Bédard, J. Harder,

C. Doucet, B. Monette, P. Feltmate, R. Chiarelli, D. Deans, J. Legendre,

R. Bloess, A. Cullen and Mayor Chiarelli.

 

Nays (7):         Councillors M. Bellemare, P. Hume, D. Thompson, S. Little, M. McRae,

G. Hunter and E. El-Chantiry.

 

Recommendation 2 of Item 3, Transportation Committee Report 38, was then put to Council and CARRIED on a division of 12 YEAS to 7 NAYS as follows:

 

Yeas (12):       Councillors D. Holmes, G. Brooks, G. Bédard, J. Harder, C. Doucet,

B. Monette, P. Feltmate, D. Deans, J. Legendre, R. Bloess, A. Cullen

and Mayor Chiarelli.

 

Nays (7):         Councillors M. Bellemare, D. Thompson, S. Little, R. Chiarelli, M. McRae, G. Hunter and E. El-Chantiry.

 

 

Motion to Introduce Reports

 
MOTION NO. 65/2

 

Moved by Councillor J. Legendre

Seconded by Councillor R. Chiarelli

 

That the report of the Deputy City Manager, Public Works and Services, entitled “Counterfeit Transit Tickets”, Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee Report 28, Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee Reports 54 and 54A (In Camera), Emergency and Protective Services Committee 21, Health, Recreation and Social Services Committee 38, Planning and Environment Committee Report 54A and Transportation Committee Report 40, be received and considered.

 

                                                                                                            CARRIED

 

DEPUTY CITY MANAGER, PUBLIC WORKS AND SERVICES

 

 

1.             COUNTERFEIT TRANSIT TICKETS

 

 

REPORT RECOMMENDATION

 

That Council receive this report for information.

 

                                                                                                            RECEIVED


AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE REPORT 28

 




 

1.             RURAL PATHWAYS DEVELOPMENT

 

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS AS AMENDED

 

That Council:

 

1.         Endorse the Rural Pathways Plan, as a community initiative, for information purposes to be used by staff as a planning tool in the development of multi-use pathways in the rural area of Ottawa;

 

2.                   Ensure that further printing of the report and the enclosed maps clearly identify that proposed routes on private land are schematic and subject to consultation and agreement with the private landowners; and

 

3.         Direct the Rural Affairs Office to develop a strategy that would:

            a)         Be community driven;

            b)         Respect private property; and

            c)         Provide next steps for rural pathways development.

 

                                                                                                            CARRIED

 

 




 

2.             TRANSPORTATION IMPACT ASSESSMENT GUIDELINES

 

 

AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

 

That Council:

 

1.         Adopt the attached 2006 Transportation Impact Assessment Guidelines (Document 3); and

 

2.         Approve the delegation of authority to the Deputy City Manager, Public Works and Service to modify the guidelines for minor or administrative matters as required.

 

JOINT PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS AS AMENDED

 

That Council:

 

1.         Adopt the attached 2006 Transportation Impact Assessment Guidelines (Document 3);

 

2.         Approve the delegation of authority to the Deputy City Manager, Public Works and Services to modify the guidelines for minor or administrative matters as required;

 

3.         Approve that the Transportation Impact Assessment Guidelines require a signature of the licensed or registered professional responsible for producing Community Transportation Studies, Transportation Impact Studies and Transportation Briefs;

 

4.         Approve that the Transportation Impact Assessment Guidelines be reviewed by Committee and Council within the next 3 years; and,

 

5.         WHEREAS many residents of rapidly growing communities feel that development is being approved even through there are concerns about whether the transportation system can handle that development;

 

AND WHEREAS Traffic Impact Studies are intended to prevent development from taking place when the Transportation System cannot handle additional traffic;

 

AND WHEREAS residents are worried about the impact on the outcome of Traffic Impact Studies when developers oversee the conduct of those studies;

 

BE IT RESOLVED that the Planning and Environment Committee and the Transportation Committee instruct staff to develop a process for having proponents of development proposals requiring traffic impact studies to pay the City to conduct those studies;

 

AND BE IT RESOLVED that the proposed process be revenue neutral for the City.

 

MOTION NO. 65/3

 

Moved by Councillor P. Hume

Seconded by Councillor J. Harder

 

That the following replacement for Recommendation 5 be approved:

 

That staff develop a City-approved list of pre-qualified traffic consultants for use by the development industry in preparation of traffic impact studies.

 

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

Yeas (13):       Councillors R. Jellett, M. Bellemare, G. Bédard, J. Harder, P. Hume,

                        D. Thompson, B. Monette, M. McRae, D. Deans, G. Hunter, R. Bloess,

                        E. El-Chantiry and Mayor Chiarelli.

 

Nays (8):         Councillors D. Holmes, G. Brooks, C. Doucet, S. Little, P. Feltmate,

R. Chiarelli, J. Legendre and A. Cullen.

 

Item 2 of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee Report 28 was then put to Council and CARRIED as amended by Motion No. 65/3.

 

 

CORPORATE SERVICES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE REPORT 54

 

 

1.          QUARTERLY PERFORMANCE REPORT TO COUNCIL Q2 - April - June 2006

 

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

 

That Council receive this report for information.

 

                                                                                                            RECEIVED

 

 


 

2.             SALE OF LAND – part of the road allowance between lots 5 and 6, conc. 2 and the forced road being parts 1 and 2, 4R-18537 at richardson side road

 

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

 

That Council:

 

1.                  Declare a vacant parcel of land shown hatched on Annex “A” attached, containing approximately 1.599 ha, described as being part of the road allowance between Lots 5 & 6, Concession 2 and the forced road described as Part 1 and 2, Plan 4R-18537, geographic Township of March, in the City of Ottawa, subject to final survey and subject to the lane 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 Richcraft Homes Ltd., for the amount of $435,000 plus GST, pursuant to an Agreement of Purchase and Sale that has been received.

 

                                                                                                            CARRIED


 

3.         Revenue Lease – 2670 Queensview Drive

 

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

 

That Council:

 

1.                  Approve the Letter of Intent between International Business Machines Canada Inc. (IBM) and the City of Ottawa, authorizing the Director of Real Property and Asset Management on behalf of the City to execute a lease agreement, based on the Letter of Intent for 30,000 square feet of office space at 2670 Queensview Drive, for a term of five years commencing 1 June 2007 and terminating on 31 May 2012, with an anticipated total net rent of  $1,964,032.00 plus GST for the term.   
 
2.                  Approve the Letter of Intent between Upper Room Alliance Ltd. (Broyhill) and the City of Ottawa, authorizing Director of Real Property and Asset Management on behalf of the City to execute a lease agreement, based on the Letter of Intent for 20,000 square feet of retail space at 2670 Queensview Drive, for a term of five years commencing 1 June 2007 and terminating on 31 May 2012, with an anticipated total net rent of  $1,254,456.00 plus GST for the term.

 

                                                                                                            CARRIED

 

 


 

4.             PROPERTY ACQUISITION – NATIONAL CAPITAL COMMISSION – WALKLEY ROAD/HAWTHORNE rOAD, OTTAWA

 

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS AS AMENDED

 

That Council approve:

 

1.         WHEREAS the City has a policy of acquiring lands for future transit use;

 

AND WHEREAS three Environmental Assessments (EAs) are currently underway to determine a route for the East/West line from Orleans to Kanata;

 

AND WHEREAS Council has not determined a preferred route and will await the EA reports before selecting a route only after due process and extensive public consultation

 

BE IT RESOLVED that Council will not predetermine the preferred corridor (at this time);

 

AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that staff will do no design work on any of the proposal routes other than the normal type of work done through the completion of EAs.

 

2.         That staff approach the National Capital Commission (NCC) and negotiate an option to purchase the property or other arrangements to preserve the City’s rights in the property, within an appropriate time frame, at rates established in the staff report.

 

Should the NCC not agree to the option, that staff present the original offer to CSEDC at the earliest opportunity.

 

MOTION NO. 65/4

 

Moved by Councillor E. El-Chantiry

Seconded by Councillor P. Hume

 

That Council refer this report back to staff.

 

                                                                                                            REFERRAL CARRIED

 

 

 

5.         SALE OF LAND – part of 1951 Cyrville road – Cyrville works Yard

 

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

 

That Council:

 

1.                  Declare a vacant parcel of land shown hatched on Annex “A” attached, containing approximately 0.396 hectares (0.98 acres), subject to final survey, described as part of Lot 22, Concession 3, O.F., geographic Township of Gloucester, in the City of Ottawa, as surplus to the City’s needs.

 

2.                  Should the property be sold to Hydro Ottawa, any revenue will be allocated to a future strategic alignment initiative, being reviewed by Surface Operations Branch for a new facility in the east end of the City.

 

                                                                                                            CARRIED

 

 

 

6.         CANCER SURVIVORS PARK

 

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

 

That Council:

 

1.         Approve, in principle, the development of a Cancer Survivors Park at 1480 Alta Vista Drive, a City-owned property bounded by Riverside Drive, Industrial Avenue and Alta Vista Drive.

 

2.         Express its appreciation to the R. A. Bloch Cancer Foundation for its charitable donation of $1 million for the development of a Cancer Survivors Park in Ottawa.

 

3.         Approve the general framework outlined in this report for a partnership agreement between the City and a newly incorporated “Cancer Survivors Park Foundation” and that the deputy City Manager, Community and Protective Services and the Foundation report back on the details of that agreement.

 

4.         Acknowledge the Cancer Survivors Park Foundation as the agent for the development of Cancer Survivors Park and responsible for project management and fundraising for the construction, maintenance, operation and life cycle investment of the park.

 

5.         Approve a loan of up to $1,000,000, repayable within four (4) years of the date of park dedication, to the Cancer Survivors Park Foundation to secure the charitable donation from the R. A. Bloch Foundation, and that the details of the loan agreement are to be included in the report by the Deputy City Manager, Community and Protective Services and the Foundation on the Partnership Agreement. 

 

                                                                                                            CARRIED

 

 


 

7.             2008 Ontario Summer Games - Ottawa BiD

 

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

 

That Council:

 

1.         Formally endorse a bid to host the 2008 Ontario Summer Games;

2.         Direct the Director, Financial Services to work with the Ottawa Bid Committee on the preparation of the Bid Committee's financial management plan;

 

3.         Approve, subject to Ottawa winning the bid competition, funding support of up to $200,000 in cash and in-kind services for costs related to the Games; and

 

4.         Authorize the City Manager to appoint a staff representative to sit on the Bid Committee, and subject to winning the bid competition, to finalize and execute all necessary agreements to host the 2008 Games.

 

                                                                                                            CARRIED

 

 


 

8.          RESIDENTIAL SOLID WASTE TIPPING FEE NEGOTIATION - TONNAGE DISPOSED OF AT CARP WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITY

 

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

 

That Council approve the rates and timeframes for residential solid waste disposal at the Carp Waste Management Facility contained herein and authorize the Deputy City Manager, Public Works and Services to enter into a contract with Waste Management Corporation of Canada.

 

                                                                                                            CARRIED

 

 

 

9.          2007 VEHICLE and EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT REPORT

 

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

 

That Council:

 

1.       Receive as information the proposed 2007 Vehicle and Equipment Replacement Plan;

 

2.                  Approve the commencement of the procurement process for fire, heavy and light vehicles in advance of the actual approved budgets scheduled for March 2007, as an exception to the requirements of the Purchasing By-law, with the stipulation that the procurement document contain a clause stating that any award as a result of this procurement process will be subject to the approval of budgetary funding by City Council.

 

                                                                                                            CARRIED

 

 

 

10.        RIDEAU STREET HERITAGE FACADE RESTORATION PROGRAM

 

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

 

That City Council approve the reallocation of $40,000 previously approved for a Rideau Street Community Design Plan/Urban Design Study to a Rideau Street Heritage Facade Restoration Program.

 

                                                                                                            CARRIED

 

 

 

11.          cOMPLETING BROADBAND COVERAGE IN RURAL OTTAWA

 

 

CORPORATE SERVICES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE AND AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

 

That Council:

 

1.                  Approve the proposed public-private partnership framework to complete broadband coverage in rural Ottawa, as outlined in this report;

 

2.                  Authorize staff to initiate the procurement process to complete rural broadband coverage;

 

3.                  Authorize a funding contribution of up to $1,000,000 for this initiative;

 

4.         Receive Morrison Hershfield's report entitled "TOWER FORECAST & DEPLOYMENT PLAN" and instruct staff to incorporate the principles contained therein related to communication tower management and avoidance of tower proliferation.

 

CARRIED with Councillor G. Hunter dissenting.

 

 


CORPORATE SERVICES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE REPORT 54A

 

 

1.                  1119 Walkley Road – Vithorn Plaza – Access Issues - IN CAMERA – solictior-client privilege - REPORTING OUT DATE:  Six months after implementation of settlement

 

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

 

That Council approve the implementation of the resolution of the dispute concerning 1119 Walkley Road on the basis of the City absorbing the costs as set forth in this report ($175,713) and expropriating (at no cost to the City) the lands required for the implementation of the settlement.

 

                                                                                                            CARRIED

 

 

EMERGENCY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES COMMITTEE REPORT 21

 



 

1.         ACCELERANT CANINE DETECTION PROGRAM - MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH THE OFFICE OF THE FIRE MARSHAL

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

 

That Council:

 

1.         Approve the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) attached as document 1, between the Office of the Fire Marshal of Ontario and the City of Ottawa respecting the City’s Accelerant Canine Detection Program responding to requests for service from the Office of the Fire Marshal outside the territorial jurisdiction of the municipality of the City of Ottawa in keeping with the terms of the MOU.

 

2.         Delegate to the Fire Chief the authority to finalize and execute the MOU in the form attached as document 1.

 

CARRIED with Councillor A. Cullen dissenting.

 

 


HEALTH, RECREATION AND SOCIAL SERVICES COMMITTEE REPORT 38

 



 

1.             Home dialysis annual rebate program

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

 

That Council approve that the City of Ottawa in cooperation with the Chief Medical Officer of Health develop an annual rebate program for home dialysis patients to offset the increased costs associated with home dialysis to be considered as part of the 2007 budget.

 

                                                                                                            CARRIED

 

 



 

2.             social housing reform act

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

 

            That Council petition the province to move forward with changes to the Social Housing Reform Act (SHRA).

 

                                                                                                            CARRIED

 

 

PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE REPORT 54A

 

 

1.             ZONING - 4738 AND 4742 Bank Street, part of 4734, 4784 and 4786 Bank Street and 244 Meadowlilly Road

 

 

Committee recommendation

 

That Council approve an amendment to the former City of Gloucester Zoning By-law to lift the Holding designation for part of 4734 Bank Street and to change the zoning of 4738 and 4742 Bank Street, part of 4734, 4784 and 4786 Bank Street and 244 Meadowlilly Road as shown in Document 1 and as detailed in Documents 2 and 3.

 


MOTION NO. 65/5

 

Moved by Councillor J. Legendre

Seconded by Councillor P. Feltmate

 

WHEREAS considerable environmental concerns have been raised by credible scientists and laypersons, including two of the City’s Advisory Committees in regard to damage to the Provincially Significant Leitrim Wetland;

 

AND WHEREAS there continue to be received credible reports of sediment leaking from the construction site to the coolwater Findlay Creek and non-compliance with the requirements established by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans;

 

AND WHEREAS the South Nation Conservation Authority has recorded violations on the developer's part and this confirms there are serious problems in Findlay Creek and in the wetland;

 

AND WHEREAS the monthly reports on the ecological program have not been provided to the Environmental Advisory Committee since July 2006 as required by Council;

 

AND WHEREAS it was clearly the intent of Council in passing the Greenspace Master Plan in August 2006 that zoning changes to Urban Natural Areas not occur until said lands were evaluated;

 

AND WHEREAS that part of Parcel 1 designated as Urban Natural Area No. 106 has not yet been evaluated and in fact has been removed from the list because of its imminent development (therefore, all that remains will be Mr. A. Dugal’s detailed plant inventory);

 

AND WHEREAS an independent evaluation of Urban Natural Area 108 in Parcel 2 of the June Subdivision Approval document recorded 161 species of plants, 21 Regionally Uncommon species and many old and large trees compared with the City’s assessment

of 40 species of plants, 3 Regionally Uncommon species and no old, large trees thereby casting doubt on the validity of the City’s evaluation process and the Low ecological rating assigned;

 

BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED that Council defer approving Bylaw 333 of 1999 of the former City of Gloucester to change the zoning for the properties known municipally as 4738 and 4742 Bank Street, part of 4734, 4784 and 4786 Bank Street and 244 Meadowlilly Road;

 

AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that no such passage of the bylaw be contemplated until:

 

1.         the City has demonstrated a credible, concrete, willingness to abide by its commitment to maintain water levels in the "protected" wetland;

2.         the City enforces the conditions of the DFO Fisheries Authorization Act; and

 

3.         a panel of independent experts can properly evaluate the negative impacts of the development that has already taken place, and determine the likely risks of the proposed development.

 

LOST on a division of 5 YEAS to 14 NAYS as follows:

 

Yeas (5):          Councillors D. Holmes, C. Doucet, P. Feltmate, J. Legendre and A. Cullen.

 

Nays (14):        Councillors R. Jellett, M. Bellemare, G. Bédard, J. Harder, P. Hume,

D. Thompson, B. Monette, R. Chiarelli, M. McRae, D. Deans, G. Hunter,

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

 

Item 1 of Planning and Environment Committee Report 54A was then put to Council and CARRIED on a division of 14 YEAS to 5 NAYS as follows:

 

Yeas (14):       Councillors R. Jellett, M. Bellemare, G. Bédard, J. Harder, P. Hume,

D. Thompson, B. Monette, R. Chiarelli, M. McRae, D. Deans, G. Hunter,

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

 

Nays (5):         Councillors D. Holmes, C. Doucet, P. Feltmate, J. Legendre and A. Cullen.

 

 


 

2.             zONING - 452 LAURIER AVENUE EASt

 

 

Committee recommendation

 

That Council approve an amendment to the former City of Ottawa Zoning By-law to change the zoning of 452 Laurier Avenue East from R4C [87] (Multiple Unit Exception Zone) to R4C [***] (Multiple Unit Exception Zone), as shown on Document 1 and as detailed in Document 2.

 

CARRIED with Councillor J. Legendre dissenting.

 

 


 

 

3.             zoning - 700 eagleson road and 100-130 michael cowpland drive

 

 

Committee recommendation as amended

 

That Council approve an amendment to the Kanata South Business Park Zoning By-law, to change the zoning of 700 Eagleson Road from “CG” (General Commercial) to “CG-XX” (General Commercial, Exception XX), and to change the zoning of 100 and 130 Michael Cowpland Drive from “M1A-7” (Light Industrial, Select, Exception 7) to “CG-XX”, as shown in Document 1 and detailed in Document 3, as amended by the following:

 

1.         That Subsection 3c) of Document 3, Details of Recommended Zoning, be deleted and replaced with the following:

 

Exterior Side Yard Width (minimum): 0 metres for 700 Eagleson Road, 3 metres for 100 and 130 Michael Cowpland Drive.”

 

2.         That Section 3 of Document 3, Details of Recommended Zoning, be amended to add the following provision:

 

m)      Any building containing a business office, financial office or professional office and located at 100 or 130 Michael Cowpland Drive shall be oriented to face Michael Cowpland Drive.”

 

                                                                                                            CARRIED

 

 

 

4.             zONING - 5943 HAZELDEAN ROAd

 

 

Committee recommendation

 

That Council approve an amendment to the former Township of Goulbourn Zoning By-Law to change the zoning of 5943 Hazeldean Road from Highway Commercial (CH) to Residential Type 1 - Exception (R1-xx), Residential Type 1 - Exception (R1-xy) and Highway Commercial - Exception (CH-xx) as shown in Document 1 and as detailed in Document 3.

 

                                                                                                            CARRIED

 

 

 

5.             DESIGNATION of The LORNE AVENUE HERITAGE CONSERVATION DISTRICT UNDER PART V OF THE ONTARIO HERITAGE ACt

 

 

Committee recommendations

 

That Council:

 

1.         Designate the Lorne Avenue Heritage Conservation District, as identified in Document 1, by By-law under Section 41 of the Ontario Heritage Act;

 

2.         Adopt by By-law the Lorne Avenue Heritage Conservation District Plan, Document 2, to act as a guide to property owners, City staff, Advisory Committees and Council when making decisions regarding Section 42 of the Ontario Heritage Act, as amended by the following changes to the District Study (Document 2), Section 5.5.4 Streetscape, recommended by LACAC, pursuant to its meeting of 24 August 2006:

-     Add the following to (a): "Hard surfaces should be kept to a minimum."

-     Amend (b), second sentence: "Underground parking with an entrance that is visible from the street is not encouraged."

 

3.         List the properties within the proposed Heritage Conservation District on the City of Ottawa Register of properties of cultural heritage value or interest;

 

4.         Amend the zoning of the study area to include a heritage overlay once the Heritage Designation By-law comes into force.

 

                                                                                                            CARRIED

 

 

 

6.             aPPLICATION UNDER THE ONTARIO HERITAGE ACT FOR the DEMOLITION of additions to the side and rear oF 275 mcleod street AND for the CONSTRUCTION of a new building linking 269 and 275 MCLEOD STREEt, located in the centretown heritage conservation district

 

 

Committee recommendations

 

That Council:

 

1.         Approve the application for the demolition of the additions to the side and rear of 275 McLeod Street in the Centretown Heritage Conservation District;

 


2.         Approve the application for the construction of a new 2 1/2-storey apartment building linking 269 and 275 McLeod Street in the Centretown Heritage Conservation District in accordance with the plans submitted by Roderick Lahey Architect, received on July 20, 2006, included as Document 4.

 

                                                                                                            CARRIED

 

 

 

7.             APPLICATION FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION IN THE CENTRETOWN HERITAGE CONSERVATION DISTRICT - 406-408 BANK STREET

 

 

Committee recommendation as amended

 

That Council approve the application for new construction in the Centretown Heritage Conservation District at 406-408 Bank Street in accordance with the plans submitted by Gary R. Stunden Associates Inc. and Richard Chmiel Architects and Associates included as Document 2, 3 and received on August 3, 2006.

 

                                                                                                            CARRIED

 

 

 

8.             rOAD CLOSURE - NORTH END OF MAVIS STREET

 

 

Committee recommendation

 

That Council approve the Road Closure of the north end of Mavis Street, subject to the conditions detailed in Document 1 and as shown in Document 2. 

 

                                                                                                            CARRIED

 

 

 

9.             bEECHWOOD COMMUNITY DESIGN PLAN,
oFFICIAL PLAN AMENDMENT AND ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENTs

 

 

Committee recommendations as amended

 

That Council:

1)         Approve the Beechwood Community Design Plan, as detailed in Document 2, “…except that the following clause shall be added at the end of Section 1:

This Plan should be amended if the view protection study for Beechwood Cemetery indicates that the properties in the Planning Area will not be able to achieve the levels of intensification as contained in the Plan.”;

 

2)         Approve an Official Plan Amendment to the Rockcliffe Park Secondary Plan of the City Council Approved Official Plan, as detailed in Document 4 except that 490 Oakhill Road be excluded / deleted from the Official Plan Amendment.

 

3)         Approve the amendments to the former City of Ottawa Zoning By-law, as detailed in Document 5, except that:

 

a)         The proposed building height increase at 11 Champlain Street be removed until such time as the view protection study for Beechwood Cemetery ascertains that the building height can be achieved without affecting the view to be protected, and

 

b)         The reference "to permit a restaurant/à permettre un restaurant" in the legend of Map 1 of Document 5 be removed.

 

4)         Approve the amendments to the former City of Vanier Zoning By-law, as detailed in Document 5, except that the proposed building height increases at 222 and 260 Beechwood Avenue be removed until such time as the view protection study for Beechwood Cemetery ascertains that the building heights can be achieved without affecting the view to be protected.”;

 

5)         Approve the amendments to the former Village of Rockcliffe Park Zoning By-law, as detailed in Document 5, “…except that the proposed building height increases at 2 Acacia Avenue and 207, 229 and 231 Beechwood Avenue be removed until such time as the view protection study for Beechwood Cemetery ascertains that the building heights can be achieved without affecting the view to be protected.”, and;

 

6)         In relation to 3, 4 and 5 above, that there be no further notice in accordance with Section 34(17) of the Planning Act;

 

7)         Direct staff to prepare an Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendments that would result in the protection of the view of Parliament Hill from Poet's Hill and the Tommy Douglas Memorial at Beechwood Cemetery.

 


MOTION NO. 65/6

 

Moved by Councillor J. Legendre

Seconded by Councillor G. Bédard

 

WHEREAS the Planning and Environment Committee at its meeting on September 12, 2006 carried a staff report (ACS2006-PGM-POL-0037) that proposed a Special Waterfront Area for the City-owned waterfront lands beside the St. Patrick Street Bridge in the Beechwood Community Design Plan;

 

AND WHEREAS the List of Zoning Changes contained in the staff report proposed zoning changes to implement the Special Waterfront Area by creating an Exception to the EW-Waterway Corridor Zone for these lands;

 

AND WHEREAS the List of Zoning Changes proposed to permit a community centre on these lands and reduces the building setback from Beechwood Avenue to 3.0 m and exempts parking and loading provisions for the first 85 m2 of gross floor area for a community centre;

 

AND WHEREAS it is premature to determine the nature of the Special Waterfront Area in the Beechwood Community Design Plan and the type of zoning changes that would be required to implement the Special Waterfront Area:

 

BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED that:

 

a)                  The Beechwood Community Design Plan contained in Document 2 of Item 9 of Planning Committee Report 54A be amended by replacing the first paragraph introducing the performance criteria of Sub-section 2.3.7 Special Waterway Area with the following:

 

“The Special Waterfront Area is intended to be a focal point for public recreational and waterfront viewing activities in a mainstreet setting. The City will assess creative submissions to use these lands in close consultation with the local community and based on the following performance criteria:”

 

b)                  The List of Zoning By-law Changes contained in Document 5 of Item 9 be amended by removing all of the proposed revisions relating to the EW-Waterway Corridor Zone along the Rideau River, beside St. Patrick Street Bridge

 

c)                  There be no further notice in accordance with Section 34(17) of the Planning Act.

 

                                                                                                            CARRIED

 


MOTION NO. 65/7

 

Moved by Councillor G. Bédard

Seconded by Councillor J. Legendre

 

That Section 2.5.5 - Planning Strategy - Beechwood Community Design Plan, be amended to read – “Design Compatability on Barrette Street and Charlevoix Street.”

 

                                                                                                            CARRIED

 

Item 9, Planning and Environment Committee Report 54A was then put to Council and CARRIED as amended by Motion Nos. 65/6 and 65/7.

 

 

 

10.          regulation of special needs housing in Rideau-Vanier

 

 

Committee recommendation

 

That Council approve an Interim Control By-law to impose interim control for all the area in all of Rideau-Vanier Ward, with the exception of 433 Nelson Street and the By-ward Market area, as shown on Document 1, with the prohibited uses being those prohibited by By-law 2005-253 (special needs home, group home, retirement home, retirement home converted, a complex of dwelling units for elderly and/or handicap persons, home for the aged) and that the study directed by Motion 34/11 be expanded to include all of Rideau-Vanier Ward.

 

CARRIED on a division of 13 YEAS to 6 NAYS as follows:

 

Yeas (13):       Councillors M. Bellemare, G. Bédard, J. Harder, P. Hume, D. Thompson,

            B. Monette, R. Chiarelli, M. McRae, D. Deans, J. Legendre, G. Hunter,

            R. Bloess and E. El-Chantiry.

 

Nays (6):         Councillors D. Holmes, R. Jellett, C. Doucet, S. Little, P. Feltmate

and A. Cullen.

 

 


TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE REPORT 40

 

 

1.             SMARTCARD FARE SYSTEM

 

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS AS AMENDED

 

That Council approve:

 

1.         The Smartcard System Concept and Functional Requirements as shown in Attachment 1, as amended by the following:

 

a)         That Section 3.9 be amended to read that OC Transpo “may” establish fees associated with the Smartcard; and

 

2.                 The commencement of the procurement process in advance of actual approved budgets, as an exception to the requirements of the Purchasing By-law, with the stipulation that the Request for Proposal (RFP) document contain a clause stating that any award as a result of this procurement process will be subject to the approval of budgetary funding by City Council in the 2007 budget and beyond.

 

                                                                                                            CARRIED

 

 

 

2.             SNOW WINDROW CLEARING ASSISTANCE

 

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

 

That Council approve the following recommendations for implementation commencing in the 2007/2008 winter season and that these recommendations be referred to the 2007 budget process:

 

1.         A snow clearing coordination assistance program for seniors and persons with disabilities based upon the former City of Ottawa’s Snow-Go Program at an annual estimated cost of $60,000;

 

2.                  That, subject to approval of recommendation 1, the Department, in conjunction with the members of the Coalition of Home Support Agencies, develop a 3-year financial assistance pilot program for eligible seniors and persons with disabilities to assist with snow clearing to be administered through the Snow-Go Program with a total annual program cost capped at  $60,000.

MOTION NO. 65/8

 

Moved by Councillor J. Legendre

Seconded by Councillor R. Bloess

 

That Council direct that attempts be made to include a volunteer component to the proposed “Snow Windrow Clearing Assistance Program”.

 

CARRIED on a division of 17 YEAS to 2 NAYS as follows:

 

Yeas (17):       Councillors D. Holmes, R. Jellett, M. Bellemare, G. Bédard, J. Harder,

                        P. Hume, D. Thompson, C. Doucet, S. Little, B. Monette, P. Feltmate,

                        M. McRae, D. Deans, J. Legendre, G. Hunter, R. Bloess and E. El-Chantiry.

 

Nays (2):         Councillors R. Chiarelli and A. Cullen.

 

Item 2 of Transportation Committee Report 40 was then put to Council and CARRIED as amended by Motion No. 65/8.

 

 

 

3.             BASELINE ROAD AND SANDCASTLE DRIVE – NEW TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNAL

 

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

 

That Council approve that a new traffic control signal be installed at the intersection of Baseline Road and Sandcastle Drive at an estimated cost of $60,000.

 

                                                                                                            CARRIED

 

 

 

4.             WAIVER OF PRIVATE APPROACH BY-LAW 2003-447 FOR THE ‘NEIGHBOURHOODS OF HUNT CLUB’

 

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

 

That Council approve that Section 11 of By-law 2003-447 be waived to permit the construction of private approaches within the development known as the “Neigbourhoods of Hunt Club”, with widths in excess of 50% of the frontage.

 

CARRIED with Councillor J. Legendre dissenting.

 

 


 

5.             ADVISING THE WARD COUNCILLOR OF WARD-SPECIFIC BUS STOP CHANGES AND INFRASTRUCTURE WORKS

 

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

 

That Council approve that the Infrastructure Branch be directed to advise the Ward Councillor of changes to utility upgrades, corridor changes, hydro line upgrades (increased power) and new installations in the ward; that OC Transpo advise the Ward Councillor of any bus stop changes in the ward; and that sufficient time be allocated to allow appropriate consultation with the affected communities.

 

                                                                                                            CARRIED

 

 

Motion to Adopt Reports

 

MOTION NO. 65/9

 

Moved by Councillor J. Legendre

Seconded by Councillor R. Chiarelli

 

That the report of the Deputy City Manager, Public Works and Services, entitled “Counterfeit Transit Tickets”, Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee Report 28, Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee Reports 54 and 54A (In Camera), Emergency and Protective Services Committee 21, Health, Recreation and Social Services Committee 38, Planning and Environment Committee Report 54A and Transportation Committee Report 40, be received and adopted as amended.

 

                                                                                                            CARRIED

 

 

Motions of Which Notice has been Given Previously

 

MOTION NO. 65/10

 

Moved by Councillor P. Feltmate

Seconded by Councillor D. Holmes

 

WHEREAS Kanata has already experienced five separate power outages in the month of September;

 

AND WHEREAS the six power outages that occurred in Kanata in May, 2006 and the five power outages that occurred in June, 2006 demonstrate that five power outages in Kanata within a month is not any isolated event;

 

AND WHEREAS the number of power outages in Kanata is below the standard of service people should be able to expect from Hydro Ottawa;

 

AND WHEREAS residents expect the City of Ottawa, as the sole shareholder in Hydro Ottawa, to take steps to help address problems with the reliability of the electricity supply;

 

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council request the Board of Hydro Ottawa to waive half of the Hydro Ottawa portion of the delivery charge for residents who have experienced an average of more than one power outage a month in the preceding year.

 

LOST on a division of 4 YEAS to 14 NAYS as follows:

 

Yeas (4):          Councillors D. Holmes, C. Doucet, P. Feltmate and A. Cullen.

 

Nays (14):        Councillors R. Jellett, M. Bellemare, G. Bédard, J. Harder, P. Hume,

                        D. Thompson, B. Monette, R. Chiarelli, M. McRae, D. Deans, J. Legendre,

                        G. Hunter, R. Bloess and E. El-Chantiry.

 

 

Motions (Requiring Suspension of the Rules of Procedure)

 

MOTION NO. 65/11

 

Moved by Councillor E. El-Chantiry

Seconded by Councillor J. Harder

 

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

 

WHEREAS on July 10, 2006 the Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee, (ARAC), considered Item 4, Agenda 30, a report which staff recommended Council refuse regarding an application for an Official Plan Amendment to the former Township of West Carleton to change a land use designation applying to the property at 375 MacLarens Side Road from Agricultural Resource to General Rural;

 

AND WHEREAS ARAC deferred the item to its meeting of August 24, 2006 and referred the matter to the Rural Issues Advisory Committee to allow the advisory committee an opportunity to consider the said application;

 

AND WHEREAS the report returned to ARAC on August 24, 2006, (Item 1, Agenda 31), and a Motion was passed recommending that the Report Recommendation be amended by changing the word “refuse” to “approve” and the item “carried, as amended”;

AND WHEREAS on September 13, 2006 City Council considered the report (Item 1, ARAC Report 27) and the item carried, as amended by ARAC and the Disposition read as follows:

 

“That Council approve an amendment to the Official Plan of the former Township of West Carleton to change the land use designation of 375 MacLarens Side Road from Agriculture Resource to General Rural Area as shown in Document 1.”

 

AND WHEREAS the intent of the Report Recommendation and the Disposition of ARAC and City Council was to amend the “Official Plan of the City of Ottawa (2003)”, as the “Official Plan of the former Township of West Carleton” is no longer in effect;

 

BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED that the words “Official Plan of the former Township of West Carleton” be deleted from the Report Recommendation and the Dispositions of ARAC and City Council, and replaced with the words “Official Plan of the City of Ottawa (2003)”.

 

CARRIED with Councillor P. Feltmate, A. Cullen, J. Legendre and D. Holmes dissenting.

 

 

Notices of Motion (For Consideration at Subsequent Meeting)

 

Moved by Councillor P. Feltmate

Seconded by Councillor R. Jellett

 

WHEREAS the Royal Canadian Legion has just moved its Dominion Command Office to the corner of Aird Place and Castlefrank Road beside the overpass over the Queensway between Castlefrank Road and Kanata Avenue;

 

AND WHEREAS the Royal Canadian Legion has requested the overpass be renamed Valour Bridge to recognize the sacrifices made by Canada’s forces;

 

AND WHEREAS the Royal Canada Legion is willing to fund signage and plaques associated with the naming of the bridge;

 

AND WHEREAS city staff have identified funds to match the commitment by the Royal Canadian Legion;

 

AND WHEREAS the desecration of the War Memorial last summer was a reminder that more needs to be done to recognize the sacrifices Canada’s forces have made and ensure young people are aware of those sacrifices;

 

AND WHEREAS the City’s of Ottawa’s commemorative naming process does not cover structures like the overpass between Castlefrank Road and Kanata Avenue;

 

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED:

 

1.                  That the overpass over the Queensway between Castlefrank Road and Kanata Avenue be renamed Valour Bridge;

 

2.                  That the Royal Canada Legion be permitted to install 16 plaques on the abutments to commemorate significant battles in which Canada’s Forces fought;

 

3.                   That the City of Ottawa commit up to $25,000 in matching funding to assist with the installation of the plaques.

 

 

Moved by Councillor G. Brooks

Seconded by Councillor D. Thompson

 

WHEREAS for years, the community of Manotick has had to contend with significant traffic problems, especially on and around Bridge Street;

 

AND WHEREAS the preferred solution of the community, to extend Van Vliet Street, would cost upwards of three-quarters of a million dollars;

 

AND WHEREAS the proposed solution by staff will substantially improve the traffic situation on Bridge Street at a cost of only $250,000;

 

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that staff include the Bridge Street intersection improvements in their 2007 workplan;

 

AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the required funds of $250,000 be taken from general reserves.

 

 

Moved by Councillor G. Brooks

Seconded by Councillor R. Jellett

 

WHEREAS the Manotick Boat Launch, currently owned by the Federal Government, is relocating for safety and administrative reasons;

 

AND WHEREAS the Federal Government wishes to dispose of this property;

 

AND WHEREAS this piece of waterfront property is part of a larger complex composed of a library, swimming pool, and a conservation area, currently owned by the City of Ottawa;

 

AND WHEREAS it is critical for the protection and proper functioning of the complex as a whole that the Boat Launch portion be acquired by the City of Ottawa;

 

AND WHEREAS the City of Ottawa’s Environmental Resource Areas Acquisition Reserve Fund, for the purchase of open space and waterfront lands, and the Park Land Reserve Fund, both have available funds for the immediate purchase of the Boat Launch property;

 

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that staff conclude purchase negotiations with Parks Canada, for the Manotick Boat Launch property, based on current appraisals and in accordance with the City of Ottawa’s Delegated Authority By-law;

 

AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the required funds be taken equally from the City of Ottawa’s Environmental Resource Areas Acquisition Reserve Fund and the Park Land Reserve Fund.

 

 

Moved by Councillor G. Brooks

Seconded by Councillor P. Feltmate

 

WHEREAS Council has previously approved on April 27, 2005 $18,000 from development charges, collected from the sale of land in the Manotick community, be directed to a project by the Village Walk Association;

 

AND WHEREAS the intent was for the Village Walk Association to develop a plan including cost sharing with local community partners to fund the upgrade to Centennial Park;

 

AND WHEREAS the Village Walk Association has now developed a plan that is acceptable to City staff;

 

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that staff is directed to proceed with the project as submitted with the funds that are available.

 

 

Motion to Introduce By-laws

 

MOTION NO. 65/12

 

Moved by Councillor J. Legendre

Seconded by Councillor R. Jellett 

 

That the following by-laws be enacted and passed:

 

2006-375                 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to designate 114 and 116 Guigues Street, as being exempt from Part Lot Control.

 

2006-376                 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to designate 259, 262, 263, 265, 267 and 269 Parkin Circle as being exempt from Part Lot Control.

2006-377                 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend the Official Plan for the City of Ottawa with respect to the “Greenspace Master Plan - Strategies for Ottawa’s Urban Greenspaces”.

 

2006-378                 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law Number 135-93 of the former City of Kanata to change the zoning for the properties known municipally as 700 Eagleson Road, 100 and 130 Michael Cowpland Drive.

 

2006-379                 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 452 Laurier Avenue East.

 

2006-380                 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 4738 and 4742 Bank Street, part of 4734, 4784 and 4786 Bank Street and 244 Meadowlilly Road.

 

2006-381                 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 property known municipally as 5943 Hazeldean Road.

 

2006-382                 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend the Official Plan City of Ottawa to change the designation for a portion of the property known municipally as 375 MacLarens Side Road.

 

2006-383                 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend the Official Plan for the City of Ottawa to remove the maximum residential density provision for specific properties that abut Beechwood Avenue on Schedule A of the Village of Rockcliffe Park Secondary Plan.

 

2006-384                 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law Number 132-93 of the former City of Kanata to change the zoning for the properties known municipally as 555 and 591 March Road.

 

2006-385                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.

 

2006-386                A by-law of the City of Ottawa to designate building and lands as a municipality capital facility - 370 Catherine Street and 350-360 Catherine Street.

 

2006-387                A by-law of the City of Ottawa amending By-law No. 2006-300 respecting Solid Waste Management.

 

                                                                                                            CARRIED

Confirmation By-law

 

MOTION NO. 65

Moved by Councillor J. Legendre 

Seconded by Councillor R. Jellett

 

That By-law 2006 - 388 to confirm the proceedings of Council be enacted and passed.

 

                                                                                                            CARRIED

 

 

Inquiries

 

The following inquiry was received:

 

From Councillor R. Jellett to the Deputy City Manager, Public Works and Services respecting the comprehensive review of waste management.

 

 

Adjournment

 

Council adjourned the meeting at 5:15 p.m. with the following Members present:

 

Councillors D. Holmes, R. Jellett, M. Bellemare, G. Bédard, J. Harder, P. Hume, D. Thompson, C. Doucet, B. Monette, P. Feltmate, R. Chiarelli, M. McRae, D. Deans, J. Legendre, G. Hunter R. Bloess, A. Cullen and E. El-Chantiry.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CITY CLERK

 

MAYOR