OTTAWA CITY COUNCIL
9 mAY 2007
ANDREW S. HAYDON HALL
10:00 a.m.
MINUTES 13
The Council
of the City of Ottawa met at Andrew S. Haydon Hall, 110 Laurier Avenue West,
Ottawa, on 9 May 2007 at 10:00 a.m.
The Mayor, Larry
O’Brien, presided and the Clerk led Council in prayer.
The National Anthem was performed by the As Time Goes By Quartet.
MOMENT OF SILENCE – ken charlebois
A Moment of
Silence was observed in memory of retired Firefighter, Captain Ken Charlebois,
who passed away on May 3, 2007.
Announcements/Ceremonial Activities
RECOGNITION
- INTERNATIONAL MUSEUM DAY
Mayor O’Brien proclaimed Friday, May 18th as International Museum Day in Ottawa.
Ms. Christina Tessier, Director of the Bytown Museum, accepted the proclamation from
Mayor O’Brien.
Roll
Call
ALL MEMBERS WERE PRESENT EXCEPT COUNCILLOR C. LEADMAN.
Confirmation of Minutes
The Minutes of the regular and In
Camera meetings of 25 April 2007 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:
·
Association of Municipalities of
Ontario (AMO) Alerts :
· Update on Highway Traffic Act Hours of Service Regulation
· Proposed Changes to Waste Diversion Act
· Bill 184, Endangered Species Act, 2007, Has Received Second Reading; Committee Hearings on May 2nd and 7th Only
Regrets
Councillor C.
Leadman advised she would be absent from the Council meeting
of 9 May 2007.
Tabling of the following report from the City
Auditor General:
1.
OFFICE OF THE AUDITOR GENERAL - 2006 ANNUAL REPORT AND 2006 DETAILED
AUDIT REPORTS
REPORT RECOMMENDATION
That Council receive and table
the 2006 Annual Report and 2006 Detailed Audit Reports of the Office of the
Auditor General at its meeting on May 9, 2007 for referral to the Corporate
Services and Economic Development Committee at its meeting on May 15, 2007 and
for subsequent consideration and approval of the audit recommendations by
Council at its meeting on May 23, 2007.
That, at its meeting on May
23, 2007, Council refer all audit recommendations where management is in
disagreement to the Council Audit Working Group for resolution.
CITY COUNCIL 9 MAY 2007
RECEIVED AND
TABLED to the Council meeting of 23 May 2007
REFERRED to the
Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee of May 15, 2007.
Motion
to Introduce Committee Reports
MOTION NO. 13/1
Moved by Councillor M. Wilkinson
Seconded by Councillor J. Legendre
That the Agriculture and Rural
Affairs Committee Report 6, Community and Protective Services Committees
Reports 6A and 7, Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee
Reports 7 and 7A (In Camera), Planning and Environment Committee Report
7 and Transit Committee Report 7 be received and considered.
CARRIED
AGRICULTURE
AND RURAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE REPORT 6
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1. ZONING - 1905 MARCHURST ROAD
(1913 MARCHURST ROAD) |
Committee recommendation
(This application is not subject to Bill 51)
That Council
approve an amendment to the former Kanata Residential Zoning By-law (74-79) to
change the zoning of 1905 Marchurst Road (1913 Marchurst Road) from Estate
Residential (ER) and Agriculture (AGR) to Rural Residential (RR), Rural
Residential Exception (RR-x), Rural Residential Exception (RR-xy), Rural
Residential Exception (RR-xy-H), Rural Residential Holding Provision (RR-xz-H),
Open Space Exception (OS-x), and Conservation Exception (CON-x) as shown in
Document 1 and detailed in Document 2.
CARRIED with Councillor P. Feltmate dissenting.
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2. ZONING – 1845 SECOND LINE ROAD |
Committee recommendation
(This application is not subject to Bill 51)
Council
approve an amendment to the former City of Kanata March Rural Zoning By-law to
change the zoning of 1845 Second Line Road from Agricultural Zone, (AGR) to
Rural Residential Zone, (RR) as shown in Document 1 and as detailed in Document
2.
CARRIED with Councillor P. Feltmate dissenting.
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3. ZONING – 1101 OLD CARP ROAD |
Committee recommendation
(This application is subject to Bill 51)
That Council approve an amendment to the former
City of Kanata March Rural Zoning By-law 74-79 to change the zoning of 1101 Old
Carp Road from Estate Residential Zone, (ER) to Rural Commercial Exception
Zone, (CR-xx) as shown in Document 1 and as detailed in Document 2.
CARRIED
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4. ZONING - 1866 ALCIDE AVENUE/5809
BUCKLAND ROAD |
Committee recommendation
(This application is subject to Bill 51)
That Council
approve an amendment to the former City of Cumberland Rural Zoning By-law to
change the zoning of 1866 Alcide Avenue/5809 Buckland Road from
"GC-X6" General Commercial - Exception 6 to "R2-(XX)"
Residential 2 - Exception (XX) as shown in Document 1 and detailed in Document
2.
CARRIED with Councillor R. Jellett dissenting.
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5. UPDATE ON THE CLEAN WATER ACT
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Committee recommendations
That Council:
1. Receive this report for information;
2. Endorse the comments from staff previously submitted to the Ontario Ministry of the Environment on the Discussion Paper on Source Protection Committees under the Clean Water Act, 2006;
3. Request that staff forward to the
Ministry of the Environment the minutes of the committee and Council meetings
on this report as further indication of Council’s position on these matters.
MOTION NO. 13/2
Moved by Councillor E. El-Chantiry
Seconded by Councillor R. Jellett
WHEREAS the City of Ottawa has the largest population
being served by municipal wells and,
WHEREAS the City of Ottawa is the largest contributor to the levies for
the Rideau Valley Conservation Authority, Mississippi Valley Conservation
Authority and South Nation Conservation Authority and,
WHEREAS the City of Ottawa has
more municipal wellheads than any other municipality within the Mississippi and
Rideau Valley Source Protection Area,
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that City of Ottawa
recommend to the Rideau Valley Conservation Authority and the Mississippi
Valley Conservation Authority that the City of Ottawa have the majority of
seats for municipal interests on the Mississippi and Rideau Valley Source
Protection Committee, and be properly represented on the South Nation/Raisin
Source Protection Committee.
CARRIED
MOTION NO. 13/3
Moved by Councillor E. El-Chantiry
Seconded by Councillor P. Hume
WHEREAS the Government of
Ontario has resolved to protect the sources of water supplying municipal
systems that provide residential drinking water by creating a process for
source protection planning and implementation in Ontario;
AND WHEREAS the
Government of Ontario has invested considerable sums of money in source
protection planning to date, with more required in future years to complete the
assessment of the risks to sources of drinking water and prepare plans to
manage those risks;
AND WHEREAS the measures
needed to implement source protection plans are not known at this time, but are
expected to be costly and will be the responsibility of Ontario municipalities
using their authorities under the Planning Act;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that
Ottawa Council request the Province to commit now to funding the costs of
implementation of source protection plans throughout Ontario to ensure the
safety of municipal drinking water systems, rather than relying on
municipalities to shoulder this new cost and responsibility; and,
That this motion be forwarded
to the Association of Municipalities of Ontario and the Rural Ontario Municipal
Association.
CARRIED
Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee Report 6, Item 5 was then put to
Council and was CARRIED as amended by Motion Nos. 13/2 and 13/3.
COMMUNITY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES COMMITTEE REPORT 6A
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1. LICENSING BY-LAW 2002-189 – SCHEDULE 11 - ADULT
ENTERTAINMENT PARLOUR – REMOVAL FROM LIST OF PERMITTED LOCATIONS – 230
HERZBERG ROAD |
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council approve amending Licensing
By-law 2002-189 Schedule 11 relating to Adult Entertainment Parlours (AEP), to
remove 230 Herzberg Road from the list of permitted AEP locations.
CARRIED
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2. LICENSING BY-LAW 2002-189 – –
AMENDMENTS – LIMITING NUMBERS AND LOCATIONS OF BODY RUB PARLOURS |
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS AS AMENDED
1. That Council approve amendments to
Licensing By-law No. 2002-189, Schedule 20 relating to Body Rub Parlours to:
a. Limit
the number of available Body Rub Parlour licences to thirty six (36);
b. Recognize
Body Rub Parlour locations that are currently licensed;
c.
Prohibit new Body Rub
Parlours from locating within 1,000 metres of another Body Rub Parlour or Adult
Entertainment Parlour; and 1,000 metres from schools, places of worship,
daycares, public libraries, community centres, public parks or residential
zones, as amended by the following recommendations:
2. Whereas Licensing By-law 2002-189 Amendments – Limiting numbers
and locations of Body Rub Parlours seeks to restrict the location of new Body
Rub Parlours within 500 metres of schools, places of worship, daycares, public
libraries, community centres, public parks or residential zones;
Whereas an application for a license for a Body Rub Parlour has
been received and is pending for 298 Woodroffe Avenue;
Whereas 298 Woodroffe Avenue is within 500 meters of:
i) Woodroffe
Public School
ii) Woodroffe
United Church
iii) Woodroffe
School-Age Childcare Centre
iv) Carlingwood
Public Library
v) Woodroffe
Park
vi) The
residential community of Woodpark;
Therefore be it resolved that the address 298 Woodroffe Avenue be deleted from the list
of addresses provided by staff where a licensed Body Rub Parlour may operate.
3. Whereas the Hintonburg and Mechanicsville communities have and
continue to suffer from the associated social ills and issues that cling to the
periphery of this type of activity;
Whereas there are no pending applications for new Body Rub Parlours
in Hintonburg and Mechanicsville;
Therefore be it resolved that the Hintonburg and Mechanicsville communities limit the
number of body rub parlours licensing to two (2) which are currently in
operation (969 and 1367 Wellington Street).
4. That
the establishments with applications pending at 251 Bank Street and 323
Somerset Street, which are within 500 meters of a residential zone, be deleted
from the list in the report.
5. That the municipal license number be
included in all advertisements by body rub parlours should the City have the
appropriate authority to do so.
6. That Council limit the number of
Body Rub Parlours to those currently in place together with those pending
applications approved today, and;
a. That
staff consult with police to determine the likely status of the various Body
Rub Parlour establishments and to determine under which section of the staff
report they should be categorized – those that are licensed and those
apparently conducting such activities without licenses, and;
b. That
Council suggest the Ottawa Police Service investigate the benefits of
designating an officer to act as education/liaison officer to adult
entertainment establishments and their employees.
7. WHEREAS staff is proposing
amendments to the Body Rub Parlour licensing schedule to limit the number and
locations of Body Rub Parlours and the report proposes to recognize Body Rub
Parlour locations that are currently licensed;
AND
WHEREAS the locations were not included in the report due to a conflict with
the licensing renewal period for Body Rub Parlour licenses making it impossible
to provide the list of locations before the report was finalized;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council deems the attached
list of locations, as amended by the above, be considered part of the
report for the purposes of clarifying Recommendation (b).
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT Council recommend that the
amendment to Licensing By-law Number 2002-189, Schedule 20 relating to Body Rub
Parlours include the following addresses, as amended by the above, as
locations where a licensed Body Rub Parlour may operate:
1792 Bank Street 256
Bank Street 1757 Bank
Street
195 Bank Street 386
Bank Street 155 Bank
Street
14 Bentley Avenue 170
Booth Street 3049
Carling Ave.
2525 Carling Avenue 174 Colonnade Avenue* 1145 Cyrville Road
344 Donald Street 350
Donald Street 96 George
Street
508 Gladstone Avenue 176
Gloucester Street 405
McArthur Road
868
Merivale Road 1916 Merivale
Road* 175
Montreal Road
287 Palace Street 2201
Riverside Drive 371 Somerset
Street
2285 St. Laurent Blvd. 1725
St. Laurent Blvd. 380 Terminal
Ave.
1367
Wellington Street 969 Wellington
Street
* Application pending
8. WHEREAS the Municipal Act permits municipalities
to regulate where adult entertainment establishments may or may not operate and
limit the number of adult entertainment establishments in any defined area in
which they are permitted;
AND WHEREAS in Section
154 (2) of the Municipal Act an adult entertainment establishment
includes premises where the kneading, manipulation, rubbing, massaging,
touching or stimulating by any means of a person’ body, are performed, offered
or solicited in the premises or part of the premises, excluding premises or
part of them where body-rubs performed, offered or solicited are for the
purpose of medical or therapeutic treatment and are performed or offered by
persons otherwise duly qualified, licensed or registered to do so under a
statute of Ontario;
AND WHEREAS the Municipal Act captures holistic practices within the definition of
body rub;
AND WHEREAS staff is recommending amendments to Licensing
By-law 2002-189, Schedule 20 relating to Body Rub Parlours so as to limit their
numbers and restrict the location of new Body Rub Parlours and that the
proposed amendments will restrict the establishment of new Holistic Practices;
AND WHEREAS holistic massages or providers of holistic
massages performed, offered or solicited for the purpose of medical or
therapeutic treatment are not currently recognized under a statute of Ontario;
THEREFORE
BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council petition the Province to work with the holistic
practices industry to create a registry of qualified holistic governing bodies
that will be authorized to certify holistic practitioners, and include such
registry in an appropriate Statute of Ontario, so as to exempt such
practitioners from the body-rub definition.
MOTION NO. 13/4
Moved by Councillor D. Deans
Seconded by Councillor D. Holmes
WHEREAS the Municipal Act,
2001 provides that a municipality may, as part of the licensing requirements
for an adult entertainment establishment including body-rub parlours, prohibit
any person under the age of eighteen years from entering or remaining in a
body-rub parlour;
AND WHEREAS Section 7 of the licensing schedule
respecting body rubs currently contains such a provision but there is currently
no obligation to post a notice in the establishment to this effect;
AND WHEREAS such a notice
would inform the public directly of this requirement;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT
Section 7 of Schedule No. 20, Respecting Body-Rub Parlours, of By-law No.
2002-189 be amended to add the following subsection;
No licensee shall fail to post a notice in a prominent location in the
licensed premises so as to be clearly visible to the public that “no person
under the age of eighteen years is permitted to enter or remain on the
premises.”
CARRIED with Councillor J. Harder dissenting.
MOTION NO. 13/5
Moved by Councillor D. Deans
Seconded by Councillor D. Holmes
WHEREAS Committee directed
staff to conduct a final review of Body-Rub
Parlour locations prior to consideration of the proposed amendments by City Council;
AND WHEREAS staff have completed the review;
AND WHEREAS the number of
existing and pending licensed Body-Rub Parlour premises is now thirty-two;
THEREFORE BE IT
RESOLVED THAT the number of permitted Body Rub Parlour licenses as contained in
Recommendation 1 of the staff report be changed from 36 to 32 and that the
following list of pending and active Body Rub Parlour licenses be substituted
for the locations listed in Recommendation 7 which detailed where Body Rub
Parlours will be permitted to locate
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155 Bank Street
256 Bank Street
1757 Bank Street
1792 Bank Street
195 Bank Street
386 Bank Street
14 Bentley Avenue
170 Booth Street
2525 Carling Avenue
3049 Carling Avenue
174 Colonnade Road S.
1145 Cyrville Road
344 Donald Street
350 Donald Street
96 George Street
508 Gladstone Avenue
176 Gloucester Street
405 McArthur Ave
868 Merivale Road
175 Montreal Road
287 Palace Street
2201 Riverside Drive
323 Somerset St W.
371 Somerset St W.
1725 St. Laurent Blvd
2285 St. Laurent Blvd.
380 Terminal Avenue
1367 Wellington Street
969 Wellington Street W.
1916 Merivale Road
84 O’Connor Street
373 St. Laurent Blvd
CARRIED
Community and Protective Services Committee Report 6A, Item 2 was then put to Council and CARRIED as amended by Motion Nos. 13/4 and 13/5.
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3. museum
sustainability plan – status of implementation Year One (2006) |
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council
receive this report for information.
RECEIVED
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4. DONATION
OF A DECOMMISSIONED AMBULANCE TO THE SALVATION ARMY COMMUNITY AND EMERGENCY
RESPONSE TEAM |
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council waive Subsection 41(4) of
By-law No. 50 of 2000, as amended, and approve the donation of one (1)
ambulance to the Salvation Army Community and Emergency Response Team.
CARRIED
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5. MAJOR
CAPITAL COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP FUNDING PROGRAM -2006 |
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council
receive this report for information.
RECEIVED
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6. Crime Prevention Ottawa – Terms of reference |
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS
That
Council:
1. Approve
Crime Prevention Ottawa’s mandate as set out in its Terms of Reference
(document 1);
2. Receive Crime Prevention Ottawa’s
Strategic Plan (document 2).
CARRIED
COMMUNITY
AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES COMMITTEE REPORT 7
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1. Permanent
Wall at Splash Wave Pool |
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council approve Option 2 - the
construction of a permanent wall at the Splash Wave Pool, 2040 Ogilvie Road, as
described in this report.
CARRIED
CORPORATE
SERVICES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE REPORT 7
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1. ACCESSIBILITY ADVISORY
COMMITTEE - |
Committee
RecommendationS
That Council:
a) Receive the 2006
Annual Report of the Accessibility Advisory Committee, as detailed in Document
1;
b) Approve the objectives
contained in the Accessibility Advisory Committee’s 2007 workplan, as detailed
in Document 2; and
c) Approve the
Accessibility Advisory Committee’s revised Terms of Reference, as outlined in
Document 3.
CARRIED
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2. BUSINESS ADVISORY
COMMITTEE - |
Committee
RecommendationS
That Council:
a) Receive the 2006
Annual Report of the Business Advisory Committee as detailed in Document 1; and
b) Approve the
objectives contained in the Business Advisory Committee’s 2007 workplan, as
detailed in Document 2.
CARRIED
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3. COUNCIL AUDIT WORKING
GROUP - MANDATE, MEMBERSHIP AND |
Committee
RecommendationS
That Council:
1. Approve the changes
with respect to implementation for the following 2005 Audit recommendations,
and related May 2006 Council Motions, as outlined in Document 1, specifically:
a) Procurement Audit recommendation no. 13
b) Management Control Framework
recommendation no. 4
c) Internet Usage recommendation nos.
7(h), 10, 13 and 15
2. Receive for
information the ongoing status tracking report as of March 9, 2007, as outlined
in Document 2; and
3. Approve the mandate
and membership for the Council Audit Working Group, as outlined in Document 3.
CARRIED
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4. Sale of Land - 4000 Strandherd Road |
Committee
RecommendationS
That Council:
1. Declare a parcel of
vacant land containing an area of 24.28 m2, subject to final survey, described as
part of Block 123, Registered Plan 4M-538, City of Ottawa, shown hatched on the
attached Annex “A”, as surplus to the City’s needs;
2. Approve the sale of
the land outlined in Recommendation 1, subject to any easements that may be
required, to Mattamy (Strandherd) Limited for $1,500.00 plus GST, together with
associated costs, pursuant to an Agreement of Purchase and Sale that has been
received.
CARRIED
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5. Sale of Land - 1573 Rosebella Avenue |
Committee
RecommendationS
That Council:
1. Declare a vacant
parcel of land shown hatched on Annex “A” attached, containing approximately
459 m2 (4,940.79 square
feet), municipally known as 1573 Rosebella Avenue, described as Part Mavis
Street (to be closed by by-law), Registered Plan 326, in the City of Ottawa, 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 Giovanni Farinaccio, for the amount of $130,001 plus GST, pursuant
to an Agreement of Purchase and Sale that has been received.
CARRIED
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6. SALE OF LAND - PART OF CLOSED
TEMPORARY ROAD |
Committee
RecommendationS
That Council:
1. Declare a parcel of
vacant land, shown hatched on Annex “A” attached, containing an area of 7,651 m2, described as part of
Lot 16, Concession 4 (Rideau Front), geographic Township of Nepean, now City of
Ottawa, subject to final survey and subject to the road being stopped up and
closed by by-law, as surplus to the City’s needs;
2. Approve the sale of
the land outlined in Recommendation 1, subject to any easements that may be
required, to DCR Phoenix Development Corp. for $142,000.00 plus GST, pursuant
to an Agreement of Purchase and Sale that has been received.
CARRIED
7. cAPITAL FUNDING SUPPORT - |
Committee
Recommendation
That Council
approve that the Ottawa Hospital - CHEO Campus be remitted $702,778.34, the
amount being equivalent to the permit fees paid to the City for a construction
project undertaken at the CHEO Campus pursuant to the hospital’s approved 10
Year Capital Program as noted in Schedule A to this report.
CARRIED
CORPORATE
SERVICES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
REPORT
7A (IN CAMERA)
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1. LONG TERM DISABILITY CAP - IN CAMERA - LABOUR
RELATIONS OR EMPLOYEE NEGOTIATIONS - REPORTING OUT DATE: FOLLOWING COUNCIL APPROVAL |
Committee
Recommendation
That Council
approve an increase in the monthly cap for Long Term Disability payments from
$14,000 to $16,000 for MPE employees.
CARRIED
PLANNING
AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE REPORT 7
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1. ZONING - 594 RIDEAU STREET AND
165 CHARLOTTE STREET |
Committee recommendation
(This application is not subject to Bill 51)
That Council
approve an amendment to the former City of Ottawa Zoning By-law to change the
Neighbourhood Linear Commercial CN7 F(2.0) zone applying to 594 Rideau Street
and 165 Charlotte Street as shown on Document 1, to a new Neighbourhood linear
Commercial CN11[xxx]H(24.5)
-h zone establishing new exception provisions, a new height limit and to
establish a holding designation, all as detailed in Document 2.
LOST on a division of 5 YEAS to 14 NAYS as
follows:
Yeas (5): Councillors
E. El-Chantiry, J. Harder, R. Bloess, G. Hunter and P. Hume.
Nays (14): Councillors
R. Chiarelli, S. Qadri, G. Brooks, G. Bédard, R. Jellett, D. Thompson, D.
Holmes, J. Legendre, M. Bellemare, B. Monette, P. Feltmate, C. Doucet,
A.
Cullen and M. Wilkinson.
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2. SIGN
MINOR VARIANCE - BILLBOARD SIGN RENEWALS |
Committee recommendationS
as amended
That Council:
1.
Refuse the applications for minor variances from Sign
By-law 2005-439 requesting a reduction in the setback requirements detailed in
the report to secure sign permit renewals for billboard signs at the following
locations:
·
1426 Hunt Club Road
·
1846 Bank Street (west sign)
2.
Approve a minor variance to reduce the required setback
between a billboard sign and the Airport Parkway to permit issuance of a sign
permit renewal for a sign at the following locations:
·
1846 Bank Street (east sign)
CARRIED
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3. LOCAL
ARCHITECTURAL CONSERVATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE – |
Committee recommendationS
That Council:
a)
Receive the 2006 Annual Report of the Local
Architectural Conservation Advisory Committee as detailed in Attachment 1; and
b)
Approve the objectives contained in the 2007 workplan,
as detailed in Attachment 2.
CARRIED
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4.
AUDIT REPORT – FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR IN-HOUSE SOLID WASTE
COLLECTION – 2006 |
Committee recommendation
That Council receive this report for information.
RECEIVED
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5. ZONING - 2555 BANK STREET, 3507 ALBION ROAD, 1340 & 1337 HUNT
CLUB ROAD |
Committee recommendationS
AS AMENDED
(This application is subject to Bill 51)
That Council:
1. Delete the lands known as 1340 Hunt
Club Road from Map 19C of the former Gloucester By-law No. 333 of 1999, as
shown in Document 1, and these lands will no longer be subject to the
provisions of By-law No. 333 of 1999.
2. Incorporate the lands known as 1340
Hunt Club Road into Zoning Map 35, Sub Area 2 of the former Ottawa Zoning
By-law Number 93-98, to be zoned IL f(1.0) [XXX] - Light Industrial exception
zone as shown in Document 1 and detailed in Document 2.
3. That the zoning of 2555 Bank Street,
3507 Albion Road S., and 1337 Hunt Club Road be changed from IL F(1.0) - Light
Industrial to IL F(1.0) [XXX] exception zone as shown in Document 1 and
detailed in Document 2.
4. That Document 2 be amended by replacing the
above-mentioned phase with the following:
“That parking shall be permitted within
a required side yard abutting street along the Bank Street frontage and that the
required landscape strip abutting a street may be reduced to one metre at this
location.”
And that no further notice be provided
pursuant to Section 34 (17) of the Planning Act.
CARRIED
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6. 2006
CENSUS RESULTS |
Committee recommendation
That Council receive this report for information
purposes.
RECEIVED
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7. URBAN NATURAL FEATURES STRATEGY
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Committee recommendations
as amended
That Council
approve:
1. The
Urban Natural Features Strategy, as detailed in Document 1, which identifies
priority urban natural areas for protection through a staged acquisition
program.
2. That
the Capital budget requirements to implement the Urban Natural Features
Strategy for 2008 and beyond, as outlined in this report and the Department’s
Long Range Financial Plan 3, be referred to the 2008 Capital Budget process.
MOTION NO. 13/6
Moved by Councillor R. Chiarelli
Seconded by Councillor J. Harder
CARRIED
MOTION NO. 13/7
Moved by Councillor D. Deans
Seconded by Councillor M. Bellemare
WHEREAS the City has
undertaken a comprehensive study to identify significant natural features that
exist within the urban boundaries as required by Council;
AND WHEREAS
priority natural areas for protection have been identified for securement based
on their environmental value;
AND WHEREAS the cost to
purchase these locally significant natural features in the urban area is
significant as it is based on fair market value;
AND WHEREAS the EcoGift
Program could be an excellent tool to protect significant natural features,
however, the current provisions of the program do not allow inventory lands
(acquired for resale) to have the same financial incentives as capital
properties. This exemption of inventory
lands applies to the majority of urban properties identified as priority
protection areas;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT
City Council request that the federal government consider expanding the capital
gains exemption to inventoried lands where the municipality has identified
significant natural features to be protected.
CARRIED
Planning and Environment Committee Report 7, Item 7 was then put to Council and CARRIED as amended by Motion Nos. 13/6 and 13/7.
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8. IDLING
CONTROL BY-LAW |
Committee recommendation
No Committee Recommendation.
MOTION NO. 13/8
Moved by Councillor R. Bloess
Seconded by Councillor G. Hunter
BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council enact an
anti-idling by-law that prohibits idling in Ottawa.
Deputy
Mayor Feltmate ruled Motion No. 13/8 Out of Order.
MOTION NO. 13/9
Moved by Councillor C. Doucet
Seconded by Councillor J. Legendre
WHEREAS idling is a known
contributor to air quality and Green House Gas emissions;
AND WHEREAS
reductions to idling after 12 seconds results in a net reduction to Green House
Gas emissions,
AND WHEREAS the public is concerned
with the increased rates of asthma and is supportive of measures to reduce same
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that
the staff recommendations (as stated below) to enact the Idling Control By-law
be upheld.
1.
Enact the draft Idling Control By-law, attached
as Document 1, with an effective date of September 1, 2007;
2.
Amend
section 10 of Noise By-law 2004-253 to clarify that this section will only
apply to noise-related idling of motor vehicles where the temperature exceeds
27 degrees Celsius with the humidex or where the temperature is less than
five degrees Celsius including the windchill value;
MOTION NO. 13/10
Moved by Councillor P. Hume
Seconded by Councillor D. Holmes
WHEREAS the proposed
Idling Control By-law exempts vehicles that eliminate the emission of
greenhouse gases and criteria air contaminants during the idling phase of
operation;
AND WHEREAS hybrid
vehicles were not specifically mentioned in the list of exempted vehicles;
THEREFORE BE IT
RESOLVED THAT section (1) of proposed Idling Control By-law be amended to read
“vehicles, including hybrid vehicles, that eliminate the emission of greenhouse
gases and criteria are contaminants during the idling phase of operation.”
CARRIED
Motion 13/9, as
amended by Motion 13/10, CARRIED on a division of 12 YEAS to 8 NAYS as follows:
Yeas (12): Councillors D. Deans, G. Bédard, R.
Bloess, D. Holmes, J. Legendre,
M. Bellemare, G. Hunter,
P. Feltmate, P. Hume, C. Doucet, A. Cullen
and M. Wilkinson.
Nays (8): Councillors R. Chiarelli, E.
El-Chantiry, S. Qadri, S. Desroches, G. Brooks,
D. Thompson, B. Monette
and Mayor O’Brien.
Planning and
Environment Committee Report 7, Item 8 was then put to Council and CARRIED as
amended by Motion Nos. 13/9 and 13/10.
TRANSIT
COMMITTEE REPORT 7
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1. PARA TRANSPO TENDER FOR SERVICE DELIVERY |
Committee recommendationS
That Council approve:
1. The
tender submission from the In-house Bid Team to provide Para Transpo van
service from January 1, 2008 using 91 vans, at a projected cost of $91,921,000
over the five-year contract term; and,
2. That the sedan service component of the
Para Transpo program be provided through an increase in the scope of the two
existing taxi contracts with West-Way (sedan taxis) and Coventry Connections
(accessible taxis), as permitted within the applicable contractual frameworks.
The Recommendations were divided for voting purposes. Recommendation 1 CARRIED on a division of 13 YEAS to 7 NAYS as follows:
Yeas (13): Councillors S. Desroches, D. Deans, G. Bédard, D. Thompson, R. Bloess,
D. Holmes, M. Bellemare, G. Hunter, B. Monette, P. Feltmate, P. Hume,
A. Cullen and M. Wilkinson.
Nays (7): Councillors R. Chiarelli, E. El-Chantiry, S. Qadri, G. Brooks, J. Harder,
J. Legendre and Mayor O’Brien.
Recommendation 2 CARRIED.
MOTION NO. 13/11
Moved by Councillor E. El-Chantiry
Seconded by Councillor S. Qadri
THAT Transit
Committee Report 7, Item 1 be Reconsidered at the next regular meeting of
Council.
Pursuant to Subsection 64 (4) of Procedure By-law 2006-462, notice of reconsideration CARRIED on a division of 8 YEAS to 12 NAYS (7 votes required) as follows:
Yeas (8): Councillors R. Chiarelli, E. El-Chantiry S. Qadri, G. Brooks, J. Harder,
J. Legendre, B. Monette and Mayor O’Brien.
Nays (12): Councillors S. Desroches, D. Deans, G. Bédard, D. Thompson, R. Bloess,
D. Holmes, M. Bellemare, G. Hunter, P. Feltmate, P. Hume, A. Cullen
and M. Wilkinson.
Motion to Adopt Reports
MOTION NO. 13/12
Moved by Councillor M. Wilkinson
Seconded by Councillor J. Legendre
That Agriculture and Rural
Affairs Committee Report 6, Community and Protective Services Committees
Reports 6A and 7, Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee
Reports 7 and 7A (In Camera), Planning and Environment Committee Report
7 and Transit Committee Report 7 be received and adopted as amended.
CARRIED
Motions of which Notice has
Been Given Previously
MOTION NO. 13/13
Moved by Councillor R. Bloess
Seconded by Councillor B. Monette
WHEREAS the City of Ottawa
consists of identifiable and distinct communities;
AND WHEREAS these communities
should be identified on highway directional signs;
AND WHEREAS the location of
directional signs has been subject to political and bureaucratic
finger-pointing;
AND WHEREAS the community of
Orléans is not identified on any highway signs on the 417 westbound approaching
City Road 174;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that
Ottawa City Council demand the Province install a directional sign for Orléans
on the 417 (west bound) in addition to the existing Rockland sign;
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED
that this motion be sent to the MPP for Ottawa-Orléans and that he advise the
City when such a sign will be installed.
CARRIED
Motions (Requiring Suspension of the Rules of Procedure)
MOTION NO. 13/14
Moved by Councillor B. Monette
Seconded by Councillor R. Bloess
That the Rules of
Procedure be suspended to consider and approve the following Motion:
WHEREAS On August 23, 2006 the following motion was
passed as Motion 63/20:
WHEREAS the
very significant civic contribution provided by Bob MacQuarrie, warrants
permanent and prominent recognition under the City's Commemorative Naming
program and such recognition should be associated with a significant City
facility, park or thoroughfare;
WHEREAS as a
respected city father, Bob MacQuarrie's contribution was evident throughout the
Region, however the extensive and focused contribution he provided in the
Township of Gloucester would suggest that his service be appropriately
commemorated in a prominent 'Gloucester' sector of the City;
WHEREAS Bob MacQuarrie has
long been a strong proponent of the Orléans sector of the City - the original
suburban development plan for the Orleans of the city area occurred under the
visionary and watchful eye of then Gloucester Reeve Bob MacQuarrie;
WHEREAS support for community service and public access to community
facilities and recreation spaces was a hallmark of Bob's 26 years of public
service - a focus on community as contemplated in this proposed renaming can be
a lasting legacy;
WHEREAS while Bob MacQuarrie
was Reeve of Gloucester, he signed off on plans for the construction of a
multi-use community facility in Orléans as a prominent feature of the major
expansion planned for this area. It became known as the Orléans Recreation
Complex;
WHEREAS the
complex has housed a library, daycare, restaurant, physiotherapy and other
clinics, and offices and presently serves the community through a number of
service and recreation facilities, such as meeting rooms, a preschool, the Elizabeth
Manley International Skating Centre, two ice pads, swimming pool, fitness
center, squash courts, canteen, art gallery, storage rooms, a skateboard park
and the like;
THEREFORE BE
IT RESOLVED that Orléans
Recreation Complex/ Complexe Récreatif d'Orléans should be renamed to:
Bob MacQuarrie Recreation Complex
Orléans
Complexe récréatif Bob MacQuarrie
AND WHEREAS this year’s .3%
budget increase has left no money to implement the sign changes, of which an
additional $20 000 is required to perform the work;
AND
WHEREAS the wording of the Bob MacQuarrie Recreation Complex is visually
awkward on any potential signage for the site;
AND WHEREAS the Orléans title
is a directional indicator and should remain in the name;
AND WHEREAS the MacQuarrie Family
is in agreement and support of the name change;
THERERFORE LET IT BE RESOLVED:
that $20 000 be allocated from the City wide reserves to pay for the signage at
the Bob MacQuarrie Recreation Complex,
AND THEREFORE LET
IT BE RESOLVED: that the name on signage be amended to read, depending on
signage layout:
Bob
MacQuarrie
Recreation
Complex
Complexe récreatif
-Orléans-
OR
Bob
MacQuarrie
Recreation
Complex/ Complexe récreatif
-Orléans-
MOTION NO. 13/15
Moved by Councillor P. Feltmate
Seconded by Councillor J. Harder
That Motion No. 13/14 be
Referred to Community and Protective Services Committee.
CARRIED on a division of 10 YEAS to 8 NAYS as
follows:
Yeas (10): Councillors
E. El-Chantiry, S. Desroches, D. Deans, G. Brooks, G. Bédard,
J.
Harder, G. Hunter, P. Feltmate, A. Cullen and M. Wilkinson.
Nays (8): Councillors
R. Chiarelli, S. Qadri, R. Bloess, D. Holmes, M. Bellemare,
B.
Monette, P. Hume and Mayor O’Brien.
MOTION NO. 13/16
Moved by Councillor D. Holmes
Seconded by Councillor A. Cullen
That the Rules of Procedure be suspended to consider and approve the
following Motion:
WHEREAS Canadian Municipalities face a $60 billion
dollar deficit;
AND WHEREAS Toronto Mayor David Miller and the
municipalities of Mississauga, Sarnia, Ajax, North Bay, Hamilton, Niagara
Falls, Brampton, Halifax, Victoria, Oshawa and Montreal are requesting that the
Federal Government give one-cent of the GST (5.5 billion dollars) to Canadian
Municipalities;
AND WHEREAS Ottawa, Canada’s fourth largest City would
receive approximately $120 million, Toronto, Canada’s largest city, would
receive approximately $400 million, Hamilton $108 million, Victoria $43
million, and Halifax $47 million;
AND WHEREAS the equivalent of one cent of GST would
yield approximately $2-billion per year for BCMC member cities or $5-billion
for all municipalities in Canada;
AND WHEREAS this investment -- combined with a
national transit strategy and existing federal spending in cities -- would
place us on sound financial footing to keep up with urban growth and to engage
in city building;
AND WHEREAS the big city mayor’s caucus of the
Federation of Canadian Municipalities are calling on the federal government to
share the equivalent of one cent of the GST with cities so they can invest in
the future prosperity of their communities;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Ottawa join
the collective of Canadian Municipalities to request the equivalent of one
percent of the federal goods and services tax.
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City of Ottawa
direct staff to:
1.
Develop an online information package, based on the Toronto model, for
the City’s website, which includes a link to the City of Toronto’s one-cent now
campaign.
2.
Develop an online petition, for City of Ottawa residents, addressed to
Ottawa area Members of Parliament.
CARRIED
Notices of Motion (For Consideration at Subsequent Meeting)
Moved by Councillor C. Doucet
Seconded by Councillor R. Jellett
WHEREAS obesity is an
increasing health problem for children;
AND WHEREAS it is increasingly
difficult for children to have access to unstructured play;
AND WHEREAS streets are the
city’s largest hard asset;
AND WHEREAS children deserve a
fair access to that public asset;
AND WHEREAS activities like
hopscotch and ball hockey are traditional play activities for children and have
been widely accepted as an appropriate use of residential streets and
sidewalks;
BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED that
ball hockey on residential streets will be permissible as long as the free flow
of traffic is maintained once an adjustment in the game has been made to allow
the passage of the car;
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED
that hopscotch will be permitted on city sidewalks and washable chalk hopscotch
patterns will not be regarded as graffiti;
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that staff will consult with the public concerning what other child-friendly,
community-friendly activities could be considered by Council as acceptable
public uses of city sidewalks and streets.
Moved by Councillor D. Deans
Seconded by Councillor A. Cullen
WHEREAS Canadian
demographics indicate that seniors are one of the fastest growing population
groups in our communities with nationwide projections that by 2016, their
numbers will represent 30.6% or 10.5 million citizens;
AND WHEREAS according to the
2001 census from Statistics Canada, over 92, 000 seniors (aged 65 and over)
reside in the City of Ottawa and it is expected that by the year 2021, the
number will grow to approximately 200,000 seniors
AND WHEREAS the City of Ottawa
has benefited from the many tireless hours of volunteer work and leadership
generously donated by local senior citizens;
AND WHEREAS senior citizens
have helped to build our communities through active living, shared knowledge,
and a diversity of experiences;
AND WHEREAS the month of June
is recognized by the Province of Ontario as Senior’s Month;
THEREFORE BE IT
RESOLVED THAT Ottawa City Council declare June 2007, to be Senior’s Month in
the City of Ottawa.
By-laws Three
Readings
MOTION NO 13/17
Moved by Councillor M. Wilkinson
Seconded by Councillor J. Legendre
That the following by-laws be enacted and passed:
2007-202
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 property known municipally as 2132 Lockhead Road.
2007-203 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2007-10 respecting property tax due dates.
2007-204 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to establish the tax ratios for the taxation year 2007.
2007-205 A by-law of the City of Ottawa respecting property subclass tax reductions for the year 2007.
2007-206 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to levy taxes for the year 2007.
2007-207 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to levy taxes for the year 2007 for police services.
2007-208 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to levy taxes for the year 2007 for the City of Ottawa’s share of the costs of the conservation authorities.
2007-209 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to establish a special levy for fire protection and prevention in the urban service area for the year 2007.
2007-210 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to establish a special levy for fire protection and prevention in the rural service area for the year 2007.
2007-211 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to establish a special levy for public transportation within the service area known as the Urban Transit Area for the year 2007.
2007-212 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to establish a special levy for public transportation within the Rural Transit Service Areas for the year 2007.
2007-213 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to establish a special levy for public transportation within the service area known as the Town Transit Area for the year 2007.
2007-214 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to establish the Canterbury Community Centre Area within the City of Ottawa.
2007-215 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to establish a special levy for the community centre within the service area known as the Canterbury Community Centre Area for the year 2007.
2007-216 A by-law of the City of Ottawa respecting the calculation of the amount of taxes for municipal and school purposes payable in respect of property in the commercial classes, industrial classes or multi-residential property class for 2007.
2007-217 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to establish a percentage by which tax decreases are limited for 2007 for properties in the commercial, industrial and multi-residential property classes.
2007-218 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2003-500 respecting the sewer service rate.
2007-219 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to impose, levy and collect a rate for the purposes of The Sparks Street Mall Management Board with respect to the Sparks Street Mall for the year 2007.
2007-220 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to levy a special charge in respect of the Bank Street Improvement Area, Barrhaven Improvement Area, By Ward Market Improvement Area, Carp Village Improvement Area, Heart of Orléans Improvement Area, Manotick Improvement Area, Preston Street Improvement Area, Rideau Area Improvement Area, Somerset Street Chinatown Improvement Area, Somerset Village Improvement Area, Sparks Street Improvement Area, Vanier Improvement Area, and Westboro Improvement Area, and to provide for their collection for the year 2007.
2007-221 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to provide an exemption from taxation for the branch of the Royal Canadian Legion located at 3023 Cedarview Road in the City of Ottawa.
2007-222 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2002-189 respecting adult entertainment parlour locations restrictions.
2007-223 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to dedicate and lay out certain land as common and public highway (Dr. Neelin Drive and Gertie Street).
2007-224 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to dedicate and lay out certain land as common and public highway (Bentley Avenue).
2007-225 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to dedicate and lay out certain land as common and public highway (Campeau Drive).
2007-226
A by-law of the City of Ottawa to dedicate and lay out
certain land as common and public highway (Valour Drive).
2007-227 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to stop up and close part of Mavis Street on Registered Plan 326.
2007-228
A by-law of the City of Ottawa to designate 1095 and
1097 Halton Terrace, as being exempt from Part Lot Control.
2007-229
A by-law of the City of Ottawa to designate 2200 Trim
Road, as being exempt from Part Lot Control.
2007-230
A by-law of the City of Ottawa to designate 40 Winding
Way, as being exempt from Part Lot Control.
2007-231
A by-law of the City of Ottawa to designate 403 to 423
(inclusive) Celtic Ridge Crescent, and 600 to 631 (inclusive) Braecreek Avenue,
as being exempt from Part Lot Control.
2007-232
A by-law of the City of
Ottawa to designate 425, 427, 429, 431, 433, 435, 437, 439, 441, 443, and 444
to 475 (inclusive) Celtic Ridge Crescent, and 100, 102, 104, 106, 108, 110 112,
114, 116, 118, 120, 122, 124, 126, 128, 130, 132, 134, 136, 138, and 140
Windance Crescent, as being exempt from Part Lot Control.
2007-233
A by-law of the City of
Ottawa to designate certain lands on Glenbrae Avenue, Celtic Ridge Crescent and
Maxwell Bridge Road, as being exempt from Part Lot Control.
2007-234 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 333 of 1999 of the former City of Gloucester and to amend By-law Number 93-98 of the former City of Ottawa to change the zoning for the properties known municipally as 2555 Bank Street, 3507 Albion Road, 1340 and 1337 Hunt Club Road.
2007-235 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 properties known municipally as 1866 Alcide Avenue and 5809 Buckland Road.
2007-236
A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law Number 74-79 of
the former City of Kanata to change the zoning for the property known
municipally as 1845 Second Line Road.
2007-237
A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law Number 74-79 of
the former City of Kanata to change the zoning for the property known
municipally as 1101 Old Carp Road.
2007-238
A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law Number 74-79 of
the former City of Kanata to change the zoning for the property known
municipally as 1905 Marchurst Road.
2007-239 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2001-17 to appoint certain Inspectors, Property Standards Officers and Municipal Law Enforcement Officers in the Building Services Branch of the Planning, Transit and Environment Department.
2007-240 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.
CARRIED
Confirmation By-law
MOTION NO. 13/18
Moved by Councillor M. Wilkinson
Seconded by Councillor J. Legendre
That
By-law 2007-241 to confirm the proceedings of Council be enacted and passed.
CARRIED
Inquiries
No Inquiries were filed.
Adjournment
Council adjourned the
meeting at 2:30 p.m.
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