28 November
2007
10:00 a.m.
MINUTES 25
The Council
of the City of Ottawa met at Andrew S. Haydon Hall, 110 Laurier Avenue West,
Ottawa, on 28 November 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 Viscount
Alexander Public School Choir.
Announcements/Ceremonial Activities
RECOGNITION
- VOLUNTEER DAY IN OTTAWA
Mayor O’Brien declared Friday,
December 5th as Volunteer Day in the City of Ottawa. Mayor O’Brien presented a copy of the
proclamation to 16 volunteers representing various City of Ottawa programs and
services
RECOGNITION
- DR. JOHN STONE
Mayor O’Brien presented Dr. John
Stone, a City of Ottawa resident, with a certificate of recognition for his
work on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
and former Vice-President of the United States, Al Gore, recently won the 2007
Nobel Peace Prize
Roll
Call
ALL MEMBERS WERE PRESENT.
Confirmation of Minutes
The Minutes of the regular and In Camera meetings of 14 November 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 :
·
Ontario Consultation on the
Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment (CCME) Draft Canada-wide
Strategy for the Management of Municipal Wastewater Effluent
·
From
the Arts, Heritage and Culture Advisory Committee regarding Corporate Services
and Economic Development Committee Report 17, Item 17 - “Community Concert
Hall”.
·
From the Honourable Josée Verner, Minister of
Canadian Heritage, Status of Women and Official Languages, with respect to the
Community Concert Hall.
Moved by Councillor M. McRae
Seconded by Councillor D. Holmes
That
the text of the
letter from the Honourable Josée
Verner, Minister of Canadian Heritage, Status of Women and Official Languages,
with respect to the Community Concert Hall, be added to the Minutes.
CARRIED with Councillor G. Hunter dissenting.
“Minister of Canadian Heritage,
Status of Women and Official Languages
Ministre du Patrimoine canadien,
de la Condition féminine et des Langues
officielles
Ottawa, Canada
K1A OMS
Nov 27 2007
His Worship Larry O'Brien
Mayor of Ottawa
Ottawa City Hall
110 Laurier Avenue West
Ottawa, ON
KIP 1J1
Dear Mr. Mayor:
Thank you for your letter of November 21, 2007,
regarding the Ottawa Community Concert Hall and a request by the Ottawa Chamber
Music Society (OCMS) for support under the Cultural Spaces Canada (CSC)
program. The Ottawa Community Concert
Hall project is significant for the Ottawa arts community and at a national
level, for classical music.
The objective of the CSC Program is to foster
access to and participation in Canadian cultural life through the renovation,
construction, and purchase of specialized equipment for professional arts and
heritage organizations across the country.
I would like to state at the outset that applications for assistance
under CSC consistently exceed resources available. Between 2001 and 2007, CSC has supported
close to 600 projects in over 225 Canadian communities, with total
contributions in excess of $170 million. During this period, the Program
received requests totalling some $551 million.
The Government of Canada takes seriously its
responsibility to ensure the tax dollars of Canadians are invested
responsibly. I highlight below three
important considerations related to federal participation in the completion of
the Ottawa Community Concert Hall.
1) Private sector support
A significant portion of the revenue needed to
carry out the project must be in place.
To date, the OCMS has not secured the necessary private sector support
to carry this project forward. The Department recognizes the unforeseen
operational challenges the OCMS has faced over the past several months and that
these have had an impact on its ability to meet fundraising goals. I was delighted to learn that Glenn Hodgins
has recently accepted the position of Executive Director and I am confident
that Mr. Hodgins will provide the leadership needed as the OCMS takes on an
expanded role.
I am also encouraged to hear that negotiations
are in the final stages for the confirmation of a major naming sponsor. In anticipation of a successful conclusion to
these negotiations, and in light of the changes in the scope and cost of the
project, the Department of Canadian Heritage has conditionally earmarked up to
$8 million for the Ottawa Community Concert Hall, an amount we feel may be
necessary to render the project viable. As you note in your letter, provincial
support of $6.5 million and City of Ottawa support of $5.47 million bas been
committed based on initial cost estimates and I am hopeful these levels of
government will consider increasing their contributions.
2) Operational viability
As with all significant contributions through the
CSC Program, my officials seek reasonable assurance that organizations have
viable business plans in place that will allow them to fulfill their cultural
mandate without excessive debt. In the
case of the OCMS, the proposed project takes it from being a major presenter of
classical music to the operator of a significant cultural facility. Part of the OCMS fundraising plan includes a
yet-to-be established $5 million endowment, the interest from which would be
used to generate operating funds. Our
respective officials have discussed the need for the City of Ottawa to commit
to support the OCMS in its capacity as a facility operator. At the federal level, support for the
presenting activities of the OCMS has been provided in the amount of $130,000,
through the Arts Presentation Canada Program.
I am pleased to report that in light of the federal government's recent
announcement of additional funding for both local and professional arts
festivals, the Department expects to be in a position to provide additional
support to OCMS for its community engagement activities.
3) Timing
A final consideration relates to the timing of
the actual construction of this facility.
We are prepared to extend our deadline for consideration of this file
until February 28, 2008, to allow the OCMS to complete its negotiations with a
major sponsor and to ensure that the builder is able to start construction as
currently planned. Reimbursement for eligible expenses must take place through
the Cultural Spaces Canada program by March 31, 2010.
The OCMS project has the potential to have an
important impact on the cultural life of the city and the country. A federal contribution of up to $8 million
through the Department's Cultural Spaces Canada program would be the largest to
date. I hope the City of Ottawa will
join me in extending consideration of the file to February 28, 2008, to provide
the OCMS with the necessary time to complete its negotiations for a naming
sponsor and to update its business plan.
I trust that this information is useful. Please accept my best wishes.
Yours sincerely,
Original signed by
The Honourable Josée Verner, P.C., M.P.
c.c.: The Honourable John Baird, P.C., M.P.”
Regrets
No regrets were filed.
Moved by Councillor C. Leadman
Seconded by Councillor G. Brooks
WHEREAS the Rules of
Procedure, clause 8(1)(b) provided that if a regular Council meeting does not
conclude on a Wednesday, it is to automatically reconvene on Friday;
AND WHEREAS a budget briefing
session is scheduled for Friday, 30 November 2007;
AND WHEREAS no Standing
Committee meetings are scheduled for Thursday, 29 November 2007;
AND WHEREAS the West End
community consultation on the budget is scheduled for the evening of 28
November 2007;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT
the Rules of Procedure be suspended to provide that should Council not finish
the present meeting by 6:00 p.m., Council shall reconvene at 9 a.m. on
Thursday, 29 November 2007.
CARRIED with Councillors J. Harder, M. McRae,
R. Jellett, D. Thompson and G. Brooks dissenting.
Motion
to Introduce Reports
Moved by Councillor C. Leadman
Seconded by Councillor G. Brooks
That Agriculture and Rural
Affairs Committee Reports 14 and 15, Community and Protective Services
Committee Reports 17 and 17A (In Camera), Corporate Services and
Economic Development Committee Reports 17 and 17A (In Camera), Planning
and Environment Committee Report 19, Transportation Committee and Transit
Committee Joint Report 4 be received and considered;
And that the Rules of
Procedure be suspended to receive and consider Planning and Environment
Committee Report 20.
CARRIED
AGRICULTURE AND RURAL
AFFAIRS COMMITTEE REPORT 14
1. CAPITAL
CITY SPEEDWAY ENDORSEMENT FOR LIQUOR SALES LICENSE (STADIUM) APPLICATION |
COMMITTEE
recommendation
That
Council endorse the application by Capital City Speedway for a Liquor Sales
License (Stadium) Application as is required by the Alcohol and Gaming
Commission of Ontario.
CARRIED
AGRICULTURE AND RURAL
AFFAIRS COMMITTEE REPORT 15
1. ZONING - 4221 MOODIE DRIVE |
COMMITTEE
recommendation
That Council approve an amendment to the former City of Nepean Rural Area Zoning By-law to change the zoning of 4221 Moodie Drive from RU (Rural Agricultural Zone) to RU Block "E"-H (Rural Agricultural--Block "E"--Holding Zone) as detailed in Document 2.
CARRIED
2. NEW GROWTH PROJECTIONS FOR 2006-2031: ADOPTION OF REFERENCE
PROJECTION AS BASIS FOR OFFICIAL PLAN REVIEW |
PLANNING
AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE recommendation
That Council adopt the Reference Projection of approximately 1,136,000
population, 496,000 households and 703,000 jobs in the City of Ottawa by 2031
as the basis for the Official Plan and related Master Plans review.
CARRIED
COMMUNITY
AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES COMMITTEE REPORT 17
1. CRIME PREVENTION OTTAWA –
ACTION REPORT 2006-2007, REPORT ON OUTCOMES OF THE 2006 CRIME PREVENTION
OTTAWA PROJECT FUNDING AND THE REPORT ON COMMUNITY FUNDING ALLOCATIONS 2007 |
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council receive the attached reports (Document 1,
Document 2 and Document 3) for information.
RECEIVED
2. BY-LAWS – DESIGNATED SPACE PROGRAMME –
ROADWAY/SIDEWALK VENDING - AMENDMENTS |
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS AS AMENDED
That Council
repeal the existing Designated Space Programme By-law 300-96, as amended, and
enact a new Designated Space Programme By-law to reflect existing regulations
and to revise certain administrative provisions as detailed in Document 1, to :
1. Up-date Designated Space Programme
Committee powers and appeal process provisions;
2. Up-date Schedules that lists designated
spaces and to repeal a number of vacant spaces;
3. Repeal the current method of allocation
(proposal call);
4. Establish a lottery process to allocate
vacant spaces at the discretion of the Chief License Inspector;
5. Establish a three year permit period;
6. Establish new permit fees and new
installment payment provisions;
7. Allow a permit holder to transfer the permit to an immediate
family member without the condition that the permit holder be unable to
continue to operate the business;
8. Delegate authority to the Chief License
Inspector to transfer a permit if so directed by a Court decision;
9. Impose on the permit holder the
responsibility of the actions of his or her employees; and
10. Incorporate
the necessary minor administrative amendments, including but not limited to the
addition of definitions, renumbering of the sections, incorporating the
necessary transition provisions, and correcting other minor errors, to
accommodate and give full effect to the amendments outlined in the
recommendations and attached proposed by-law.
11. WHEREAS
the proposed by-law wording prescribes that an applicant wishing to participate
in the lottery aimed at determining successful qualified candidates for
original designated space permits has to be the person vending at the
designated space at least 50% of the time; and the proposed by-law requires
that licensees of certain on-street and on-sidewalk vending categories to
operate the vending operation at least 50% of the time;
AND WHEREAS the intent
of the above noted by-law sections were meant to capture only new permit
holders and licensees of the relevant classes as they enter the designated
space programme;
AND WHEREAS the
sections as currently worded would effectively require all designated space
permit holders to operate at the vending location at least 50% of the time
vending occurs at the space, thereby creating a broader impact than originally
intended;
AND WHEREAS this
unintended broad impact was not raised during public consultation;
AND WHEREAS the
requirements can be brought forward at a later date if deemed appropriate;
THEREFORE
BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council delete Section 21 (3) (vi) of the proposed
Designated Space Programme By-law.
12. WHEREAS the
Business Advisory Committee (BAC) at its meeting of November 13, 2007 moved to
approve the staff recommendations subject (in part) to the following
recommendation being considered: “That
Designated Space Permit Holders not be permitted to obtain another designated
space permit thereby opening the industry to people who do not currently hold a
permit.”
AND
WHEREAS Community and Protective Services does not object to the suggestion and
proposes the amendment noted below to give effect to the BAC recommendation by
making it a requirement that an applicant for the lottery to allocate
designated space permits cannot already be a designated space permit holder;
THEREFORE
BE IT RESOLVED that Council amend the proposed by-law attached as Document 1 of
the report to include the following after section 21. (3) (iii) (C):
“21. (3)
(iii) (D) to not be a Designated Space Permit Holder.
CARRIED
3. LICENSING BY-LAW - Itinerant Sellers Harmonization |
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS AS AMENDED
That Council:
1. Approve amendments to
the Licensing By-law No. 2002-189, as amended, to come into effect April 15,
2008, as detailed in Document 1, as follows:
(a)
provide for the necessary administrative
amendments, including but not limited to new definitions and related license
categories, fees and expiry dates, as well as transition provisions;
(b)
establish harmonized regulations for the
licensing and regulating of Itinerant Sellers; and,
(c)
exempt the following rural wards, as determined
by the Rural Affairs Office, from the licensing provisions of this schedule at
this time: Cumberland Ward 19, Osgoode Ward 20, Rideau – Goulbourn Ward 21,
West Carleton-March Ward 5.
2. Repeal the relevant
by-laws of the former municipalities related to itinerant vending.
3. WHEREAS
the proposed by-law wording in By-Laws
– Designated Space Programme – Roadway/Sidewalk Vending - Amendments (ACS2007-CPS-BYL-0053) prescribes that an
applicant wishing to participate in the lottery aimed at determining successful
qualified candidates for original designated space permits has to be the person
vending at the designated space at least 50% of the time; and the proposed
by-law in this report requires that licensees of certain on-street and
on-sidewalk vending categories to operate the vending operation at least 50% of
the time;
AND WHEREAS the intent
of the above noted by-law sections were meant to capture only new permit
holders and licensees of the relevant classes as they enter the designated
space programme;
AND WHEREAS the
sections as currently worded would effectively require all designated space
permit holders to operate at the vending location at least 50% of the time
vending occurs at the space, thereby creating a broader impact than originally
intended;
AND
WHEREAS this unintended broad impact was not raised during public consultation;
AND WHEREAS the requirements can
be brought forward at a later date if deemed appropriate;
THEREFORE
BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council delete Section 16 (2) of the proposed Schedule 21
relating to Itinerant Sellers.
4. That the relevant portions of
Document 1 of the staff report, as indicated below, be amended to:
a) Add to Sections 1(1)(d) and 1(1)(e)
of Schedule 21 relating to Itinerant Sellers, immediately after the word “days”
in each, the following: “and includes a
flower vendor.”
b) Delete Section 2(4)(c) of Schedule
21 relating to Itinerant Sellers
c) Add to
Section 16 of Schedule 21 relating to Itinerant Sellers, under General Regulations,
the following: “(2) No licensee shall
fail to relocate his or her itinerant vending operation if requested to do so
by Chief License Inspector or Peace Officer.”
CARRIED
4. LICENSING BY-LAW – MOBILE REFRESHMENT VENDING –
VEHICLES, CARTS AND STANDS – HARMONIZATION |
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS AS AMENDED
That Council:
1. Approve amendments to
the Licensing By-law No. 2002-189 as amended, to come into effect April 15,
2008, as detailed in Document 1, as follows:
(a)
provide for the necessary administrative
amendments, including but not limited to new definitions and related license
categories, fees and expiry dates, as well as transition provisions;
(b)
incorporate Schedule 22 relating to Mobile
Refreshment Vehicles;
(c)
incorporate Schedule 23 relating to Mobile
Canteens;
(d)
incorporate Schedule 24 relating to Mobile
Refreshment Carts;
(e)
incorporate Schedule 25 relating to Refreshment
Stands;
2. Subject to the
approval of Recommendation 1, exempt the following rural wards, as determined
by the Rural Affairs Office, from the licensing provisions of these schedules
at this time: Cumberland Ward 19,
Osgoode Ward 20, Rideau – Goulbourn Ward 21, West Carleton-March Ward 5;
3. Approve amendments to the Vendors on
Highway By-law Number 2005-358 to permit “Mobile Canteens” to operate on or
from highways for a maximum of thirty (30) minutes per day, as long as the
majority of their vending is conducted on private property;
4. Repeal
the relevant by-laws of the former municipalities related to refreshment
vending;
5. WHEREAS
the proposed by-law wording in Designated
Space Programme – Roadway/Sidewalk Vending - Amendments (ACS2007-CPS-BYL-0053) prescribes that an
applicant wishing to participate in the lottery aimed at determining successful
qualified candidates for original designated space permits has to be the person
vending at the designated space at least 50% of the time; and the proposed
by-law in this report requires that licensees of certain on-street and
on-sidewalk vending categories to operate the vending operation at least 50% of
the time;
AND WHEREAS the intent
of the above noted by-law sections were meant to capture only new permit
holders and licensees of the relevant classes as they enter the designated
space programme;
AND WHEREAS the
sections as currently worded would effectively require all designated space
permit holders to operate at the vending location at least 50% of the time
vending occurs at the space, thereby creating a broader impact than originally
intended;
AND WHEREAS this
unintended broad impact was not raised during public consultation;
AND WHEREAS the requirements can
be brought forward at a later date if deemed appropriate;
THEREFORE
BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council delete Sections 14 (3) and 14 (16) of the proposed
Schedule 22 relating to Mobile Refreshment Vehicles; and Section 16 (5) of the
proposed Schedule 24 relating to Mobile Refreshment Carts.
6. That the
relevant portions of Document 1 of the staff report, as indicated below, be
amended to:
a) Delete from
the definition of “refreshment stand” in the proposed amending by-law, the
following words: “but shall not include
a mobile refreshment vehicle, a mobile refreshment cart or a mobile canteen”;
b) Delete from
Section 1(1)(a) of Schedule 25 relating to Refreshment Stands, the word “pub”
and add immediately after “or”, the following:
“public property from May 15th to May 14th of the
following year.”;
c) Add to
Section 2(1) of Schedule 25 relating to Refreshment Stands, the following: “(f)
a trailer licensed under Schedule 22 relating to Mobile Refreshment Vehicles.”
d) Amend, in
the proposed amending by-law, the fee for “License “D” Special Event (1-21
Days)” under Mobile Refreshment Vehicle to read “175.00”.
7. That the relevant sections of Schedules 22 and 24 be
amended to reflect hours of operation of 5:30 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.
CARRIED
5. ANIMAL
CONTROL TRIBUNAL – ADDITIONAL APPOINTMENT |
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council
approve that the relevant provisions of the Animal Care and Control By-law
2003-77 be amended to designate, effective December 1, 2007, the Director,
Building Code Services Branch, as an alternate to serve as the Animal Control
Tribunal to hear appeals to muzzle orders issued pursuant to the by-law.
CARRIED
6. hABITUAL PROBLEM LANDLORDS – RESPONSE TO
INQUIRY 03-07 |
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION AS AMENDED
That
Council approve the following:
WHEREAS Rideau-Vanier, Somerset and Kitchissippi Wards have a Task Force
established to deal with habitual problem properties;
AND WHEREAS the identified properties have been a problem for a number of
years and receive excessive calls for service at an extensive cost to the City;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT By-law Services adopt a no tolerance
approach for Rideau-Vanier, Somerset and Kitchissippi Wards;
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that By-law Services be directed to give the
shortest permissible timelines for notices of violations;
AND BE IT
FURTHER RESOLVED that when there is non-compliance of an order that By-law
Services move automatically with a charge.
CARRIED
COMMUNITY
AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES COMMITTEE REPORT 17A (IN CAMERA)
1. RAY FRIEL RECREATION
COMPLEX – TERMINATION AGREEMENT WITH SERCO FACILITIES MANAGEMENT INC. AND
FUTURE OPERATING MODEL – IN CAMERA – THE RECEIVING OF ADVICE THAT IS
SUBJECT TO SOLICITOR-CLIENT PRIVILEGE, AND, SECURITY OF THE PROPERTY OF THE
CITY – REPORTING OUT DATE: NOVEMBER
28, 2007
|
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council :
1.
Approve the terms negotiated between the City
and Serco Facilities Management Inc. for the termination of the current
agreement for the management and operation of the Ray Friel Complex to be
effective at midnight on December 31, 2007, and as detailed in this report.
2.
Approve a one-time payment of $1,763,300 (plus
GST/PST) to Serco Facilities Management Inc as per the terms of termination
between the parties detailed in Document 1.
3.
Authorize the Deputy City Manager of Community
and Protective Services to finalize negotiations, conclude, in conjunction with
the City Solicitor, the termination agreements, and execute them with Serco
Facilities Management Inc.
FUTURE OPERATING MODEL
4.
Approve the service delivery model for the Ray
Friel Recreation Complex as outlined in this report.
5.
Approve annual funding of $1,300,000 to cover
the net recreation programming and facility operating costs of the Ray Friel
Complex under the recommended service delivery model.
6.
Approve annual funding of $1,200,000 for the
repayment of the outstanding debt on the 2004 expansion of the Complex.
7.
Authorize the creation of the full-time and
part-time positions required for the operation of the Ray Friel Recreation
Complex to a maximum total of 69 FTE’s.
8.
Approve one-time funding of $446,000 for
transitional costs associated with the change in service delivery model.
9. Issue a Request for Proposals (RFP) in
January 2008 for a five (5) year contract for a professional arena management
group to continue to operate the ice pads under a market driven model.
CARRIED
CORPORATE
SERVICES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE REPORTS 17
1. OFFICE OF THE AUDITOR GENERAL - BILL 130 - REVISED MANDATE |
Committee RecommendationS AS AMENDED
That Council:
1. Approve the changes
to the mandate of the Office of the Auditor General by deeming the City’s
current Auditor General to be the statutory auditor general for the purposes of
Part V.1 of the Municipal Act, 2001, as amended.
2. Grant the required two-year extension to the current term of
the Auditor General, bringing it to 31 December 2013.
3. Recommend that a future Council consider that the term of
the next Auditor General be set at ten-years non-renewable.
4. Consider the creation of an Audit Committee as a Sub-Committee
of the Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee in the
mid-term Governance Review.
5. Approve that the reporting protocol for the Annual Report be
as follows:
a) Notice of
Tabling of Annual Report with Council;
b) Tabling
at following meeting of Council and initial questions;
i. Release
of the Annual Report to the media will occur under embargo on the morning of
tabling,
ii. Concurrent
with the release to the media, the AG and senior staff will provide a briefing session,
open to the media and the public, on
the Annual Report for all Councillors,
iii. Following
tabling of the report, the AG and senior staff will be available to answer any
further questions from Council or the media;
c) Referral
of the Annual Report to the appropriate Standing Committee to allow for public
delegations only;
d) Referral
of the report resulting from the Standing Committee to subsequent Council
meeting where the Auditor General will be available for final questions; and,
e) Referral
to the appropriate Committee for on-going monitoring.
6. Approve that, for any audit of a confidential nature being
conducted by the Auditor General (e.g. as a result of a Fraud and Waste Hotline
call), the resulting audit report be provided to Council at an in camera session coinciding with the release of the Auditor General’s Annual
Report.
7. Direct that those
audit reports completed during 2006 which were not presented to Council be
provided as part of the 2007 Annual Report in accordance with the reporting
protocol for confidential reports outlined in Recommendation 6.
8. Direct the inclusion of a separate audit report of the
financial accounts of the Office of the Auditor General within the annual
external audit of the City’s financial statements.
CARRIED
9. Consider an increase in the remuneration of the
Auditor General position, effective in 2008, in accordance with the salary
scale established for the Deputy City Manager position and that progression
within the pay-band for the position be set at an annual rate of 5%, subject to
the AG successfully completing the annual audit plan.
RECEIVED
2. MEMBER SERVICES COMMITTEE |
Committee RecommendationS as amended
That Council approve:
1. The establishment of the Member
Services Sub-committee with a panel of seven (7) members of Council, a
minimum of four (4) of which shall also be members of the Corporate
Services and Economic Development Committee;
2. That four (4) members of this
panel shall form quorum for the Member Services Sub-committee;
3. That the members of the Members
Services Sub-committee be Councillors Eli El-Chantiry, Rainer Bloess, Diane
Deans, Rick Chiarelli, Christine Leadman, Alex Cullen and Peggy Feltmate;
and
4. That the Member Services Sub-committee
be tasked with establishing clarity around a Code of Conduct for Members of
Council; and report back to the Corporate Services and Economic Development
Committee and Council.
Moved by Councillor P. Hume
Seconded by Councillor D. Deans
That
Councillor M. McRae replace Councillor R. Bloess.
CARRIED
Corporate Services and Economic Development
Committee Report 17, Item 2 was then put to Council and CARRIED as amended by
Motion No. 25/4.
3. ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY POLICY |
Committee Recommendation
That Council
approve the Accountability and Transparency Policy attached in Document 1.
CARRIED
4. DELEGATION OF POWERS POLICY |
Committee Recommendation
That Council
approve the Delegation of Powers Policy attached in Document 1.
CARRIED
5. CLOSED MEETINGS AND MEETINGS INVESTIGATOR |
Committee Recommendations
That Council
approve that:
1. The Procedure
By-law be amended to incorporate the Notice provisions for City Council
meetings, in accordance with the requirements of Municipal Act, 2001 as
outlined in Appendix D;
2. The City appoint a
Meetings Investigator for the City of Ottawa pursuant to Section 239 of the Municipal
Act, 2001;
3. The City Solicitor be
delegated the authority to hire the Meetings Investigator in accordance with
the criteria outlined in this report, and prepare an appointment by-law and
agreement; and
4. The interim process
for accepting and investigating complaints outlined in this report be adopted
and publicized pending the development of a formal process to be brought
forward by the Meetings Investigator in early 2008.
CARRIED
6. BILL 130 - A REVIEW OF OTTAWA'S |
Committee Recommendation
That Council
receive this report for information.
RECEIVED
7. REVISED REPORTING TO COUNCIL FOR PURCHASING ISSUES |
Committee Recommendation
That Council approve that By‑law No. 50 of 2000,
the Purchasing By-law, be amended in the form contained in Document 1 to
revise the reporting to City Council for purchasing contracts.
CARRIED
8. TAX EXEMPTION FOR LAND USED AND OCCUPIED BY VETERANS |
Committee RecommendationS
That Council:
1. Enact a by-law in the
form attached as Document 2 to exempt certain veterans organizations from all
municipal property taxes including the school portion of such taxes for a
period of ten years commencing in the 2008 taxation year, and
2. Subject to the
approval of paragraph (a), the existing by-laws that exempt such veterans
organizations from only the municipal portion of the taxes be repealed as of
January 1, 2008.
CARRIED
9. MUNICIPAL CAPITAL FACILITY AGREEMENT - OTTAWA |
Committee RecommendationS
That Council
approve:
1. The designation of
the Ottawa Community Housing Corporation (OCHC) head office municipally known
as 39 Auriga Drive, as a Municipal Capital Facility as permitted under section
110 of the Municipal Act, as amended, and Ontario Regulation 603/06, as
amended;
2. The authorization
that property taxes, both municipal and education, be exempted under the
Municipal Capital Facilities Agreement;
3. That this designation
be implemented by way of a standard form Municipal Capital Facilities Agreement
with the Ottawa Community Housing Corporation and subsequent enactment of a
by-law in accordance with the requirements of the Municipal Act, as amended,
drafts of which are attached to this report as described in documents 1 and 2;
and
4. That the City
Treasurer be delegated the authority to finalize and execute the Municipal
Capital Facilities Agreement on behalf of the City.
CARRIED
10. OPERATING STATUS REPORT - SEPTEMBER 30, 2007 |
Committee Recommendation
That Council receive this report for information.
RECEIVED
11. RECYCLE CONTAINERS AT CITY LOCATIONS - |
Committee Recommendations as amended
That Council:
1. Receive this report for information,
and
2. That staff be directed to proceed
with increased recycling at City Hall and other City facilities to a limit of
$80,500.
CARRIED
12. 2008 CITY OF OTTAWA MUNICIPAL ACCESSIBILITY PLAN |
Committee Recommendations
That Council approve:
1. Subject to
the 2008 budget process, the 2008 City of Ottawa Municipal Accessibility Plan
(COMAP) for implementation, as required by the Province’s Accessibility for
Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 (AODA); and
2. Subject to the 2008
budget process, the human resourcing required to support compliance with new
provincially legislated accessibility standards by establishing of a full time
position located in Client Services and Public Information branch, Business
Transformation Services, with primary responsibilities as outlined in this
report.
CARRIED
13. ABANDONMENT OF EXPROPRIATION AND PROPERTY ACQUISITION - |
Committee Recommendations
That Council:
1. Declare that seven
(7) parcels of vacant land, consisting of approximately 3184.5 m2, (34,278.0
ft2) being parts of Lots 1 and 2, Concession 1, Rideau Front, and
Parts of Lot 2, Concession 2, Rideau Front, geographic Township of Nepean, now
in the City of Ottawa, described as Parts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 on
Expropriation Plan CR632213, as shown on Annex "A" attached, be
hereby abandoned;
2. Approve the
acquisition of a parcel of vacant land, consisting of approximately 653.6 m2
(7035.4 ft2), in the geographic Township of Nepean, now in the
City of Ottawa as shown on Annex "B" attached to this report required
for the widening and rehabilitation of the intersection at Rideau Valley Drive
and Bankfield Road, from Percy Neil Stinson for the total consideration of
$32,010.00 plus reasonable professional fees (legal, appraisal,) related to
this transaction.
CARRIED
14. SURPLUS SCHOOL PROPERTIES - 3071 RIVERSIDE DRIVE AND 2720
RICHMOND |
Committee Recommendations AS AMENDED
That Council approve:
1. That staff be given direction to pursue
the acquisition of 3071 Riverside Drive and 2720 Richmond Road from the
Ottawa-Carleton District School Board within the parameters established by Committee
and Council;
2. That staff be directed to return with
an appropriate redevelopment plan for these two properties in 2008, should
the acquisitions be finalized; and
3. That
staff be directed to provide a funding recommendation to Council at its next
meeting.
MOTION
NO. 25/5
Moved by Councillor M. McRae
Seconded by Councillor A. Cullen
WHEREAS, on November 20, 2007,
the Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee in considering the
above matter recommended to Council that staff be directed to provide a funding
recommendation to Council when Council considered this matter;
AND WHEREAS the City Treasurer
advised the Committee that should the matter be approved by Council she would
need to be given authority to issue debt to provide funding for the two
acquisitions;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT:
1. Council authorize the issuance of debt to fund the two
approved acquisitions, should the acquisitions be finalized within the
parameters established by Committee and Council.
CARRIED with Councillor G. Hunter dissenting.
Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee Report 17, Item 14 was then put to Council and CARRIED as amended by Motion No. 25/5 with Councillors R. Chiarelli and G. Hunter dissenting.
15. MAPLE GROVE WORKS OPERATION WITHIN KANATA WEST CONCEPT PLAN |
Committee Recommendations AS AMENDED
That Council approve:
1. Confirmation that a minimum 16 acre
parcel will be retained by the City for the continued operation and
redevelopment of the Public Works and Services (PWS Works Facility) at 1655
Maple Grove; and
2. That
staff be directed to bring forward a report to the Corporate Services and
Economic Development Committee by Q4 2009 on the proposed disposition of
“Parcel 3” with options for the proceeds of the sale to be applied to the
debt-financing fund used for the construction and relocation for the works
operation on the property or that it be used for fund the site acquisition,
design and construction of the alternate snow dump.
CARRIED
16. MANOTICK MILL QUARTER - THE PROPOSED ACQUISITION OF LAND |
Committee Recommendations
That Council:
1. Approve the
establishment of a Manotick Mill Quarter Corporation (holding company), as
described in this report, in accordance with the Business Case Study set out in
Document 1 attached hereto;
2. Approve the
acquisition in fee simple of two (2) parcels of land consisting of a combined
land area of approximately 4056 sq. m. owned by the Rideau Valley Conservation
Authority (RVCA) and known as the Dickinson House, the Carriage House and
Weaver’s House being Parcel “A” and the Ayer’s Building being Parcel “B”, as
shown on the Annex “A” sketch attached to this report, for the consideration of
$1,400,000 plus GST subject to final adjustments on closing and the following condition.
The RVCA would be required to enter into a heritage easement agreement with the
City for the Watson’s Mill property, being Parcel “C”, as shown on the Annex
“A” sketch attached to this report, and to agree to transfer the Watson’s Mill
property to Watson’s Mill Manotick Inc. for $1 subject to the City being
provided with an option to purchase this property for $1 if Watson’s Mill
Manotick Inc. at any time offers the Mill property for lease or sale;
3. Approve the
acquisition in fee simple of a 2144 sq. m. parcel of land, owned by the Estate
of Anna Dorothy Clapp, described as Part of Lot 1, Concession A, Broken Front,
North Gower; Part Lot 1 N/S Bridge Street, Plan 15 As In NG13177; City of
Ottawa (PIN: 03903-1114) and being Parcel “D” as shown on the Annex “A” sketch
attached to this report, for the consideration of $590,000 plus GST subject to
final adjustments on closing;
4. Approve the
acquisition in fee simple of a 1648 sq. m. parcel of land, owned by Maurice
Holloway, described as Part of Lot 1, Concession A, Broken Front, North Gower,
As In NG10893; City of Ottawa (PIN: 03903-1158) and being Parcel “E” as shown
on the Annex “A” sketch attached to this report, for the consideration of
$250,000 plus GST subject to final adjustments on closing;
5. Approve the transfer
of the properties, shown as Parcels “A”, “B”, “D” & “E” on the Annex “A”
sketch attached to this report to the Manotick Mill Quarter Corporation subject
to the repayment and heritage and easement conditions and the public use covenants
set out more particularly in Document 2 of this report;
6. Direct staff to
continue to pursue with Watson’s Mill Manotick Inc., Energy Ottawa and Parks
Canada, the potential for and economic viability of generating electrical power
at Watson’s Mill; and
7. Approve a grant to Dickinson Heritage Management Inc. (DSHMI) in an amount not to exceed $25,000 to be used to offset the actual costs incurred by DSHMI in the preparation of its business plan as described in this report.
CARRIED with Councillor G. Hunter dissenting.
17. COMMUNITY CONCERT HALL |
Committee Recommendation as amended
That Council consider the Community Concert Hall report at its November
28, 2007 meeting.
MOTION
NO. 25/6
Moved by Councillor M. Wilkinson
Seconded by Councillor M. McRae
1. BE
IT RESOLVED THAT the Chamber Music Society be granted an extension to February
28, 2008 to raise funds for the Concert Hall; and
2. BE IT
FURTHER RESOLVED THAT if the federal government does not make a firm financial
commitment within this extension period the City of Ottawa will automatically
withdraw its funding commitment as well as its endorsement of the Provincial
funding for the project, upon receipt of a report from staff indicating the
status of the Federal Government’s final funding commitment.
Moved by Councillor D. Holmes
Seconded by Councillor C. Doucet
That
“will automatically” be changed to “may.”
CARRIED on a division of 15 YEAS to 9 NAYS as follows:
Yeas (15): Councillors P. Feltmate, P. Hume, M. Wilkinson, D. Deans, C. Doucet, J. Harder, A. Cullen, R. Chiarelli, J. Legendre, M. Bellemare, G. Bédard, M. McRae,
D. Holmes, C. Leadman and Mayor O’Brien.
Nays (9): Councillors D. Thompson, R. Bloess, G. Brooks, B. Monette, R. Jellett,
S. Desroches, E. El-Chantiry, G. Hunter and S. Qadri.
Motion
No. 25/6 (as amended by Motion No. 25/7) was divided for voting purposes.
Recommendation
1 was CARRIED
Recommendation
2 LOST on a division of 11 YEAS to 13 NAYS as follows:
Yeas
(11): Councillors P. Feltmate, P.
Hume, M. Wilkinson, C. Doucet, R. Chiarelli,
J. Legendre, G. Bédard, M. McRae, D. Holmes, C. Leadman and
Mayor O’Brien.
Nays (13): Councillors
D. Thompson, R. Bloess, G. Brooks, D. Deans, B. Monette, J. Harder, R. Jellett,
A. Cullen, M. Bellemare, S. Desroches, E. El-Chantiry, G. Hunter
and S. Qadri.
18. CITY OF OTTAWA SUPPORT FOR OTTAWA |
Committee Recommendations as amended
That Council:
1. Support the Ottawa
Congress Centre (OCC) planned reconstruction and expansion as a Strategic
Priority Initiative and reconfirm City Council’s commitment as per Motion No.
57/4 (Document 1) to provide $25 million for the capital construction costs to
be financed by a debenture in that amount;
2. Contribute an
additional $15 million as a Strategic Priority Initiative for the OCC’s planned
reconstruction and expansion and authorize debt financing in the same amount,
subject to Council’s deliberations of the 2008 budget;
3. Withdraw its total
funding contribution of $40 million to the OCC project if the City has not
received written confirmation that all project funding is secured and a
conditional building permit has been released for the project by December 31st
2008; and
4. Delegate
responsibility to the City Manager to negotiate, approve and execute a
contribution funding agreement with the OCC upon satisfactory completion of
conditions that include but are not limited to the following:
a. The City receiving from
the Government of Ontario its assurance, in a form satisfactory to the City,
that the Province is the sole owner of the OCC and assumes the continuing full
and final financial responsibility for the OCC, as it is currently constituted
or any permitted successor thereof.
b. The City receiving written
confirmation from the Government of Ontario that it has issued to the OCC $30
million for the reconstruction of the Ottawa Congress Centre in keeping with
its previous funding commitment.
c. The City receiving a copy
of the fully executed funding agreement between the OCC and the Government of
Ontario detailing and committing its additional $20 million contribution to the
project.
d. The City receiving a copy
of the fully executed funding agreement between the OCC and the Federal
Government detailing and committing its $50 million contribution to the
project.
e. The City receiving written
confirmation from the OCC that sufficient debt financing from their lenders of
no less than $30 million to an upset of $40 million, over and above the
Municipal, Provincial and Federal Government project funding requested herein,
has been unconditionally committed and will be secured by the Government of
Ontario for the Ottawa Congress Centre project.
f. The City receiving
executed legal agreements between the OCC and organizations such as the Ottawa
Airport Authority (OAA) and the Ottawa Gatineau Hotel Association (OGHA) that
specifies a combined annual payment with a minimum term of 25 years of $1.5
million that is to be indexed for inflation to ensure the financial
sustainability for the OCC operations.
g. The City receiving written
assurances from the Government of Ontario together with any necessary approvals
by the Minister of Finance in a form satisfactory to the City, that it assumes
ultimate ownership of the OCC and that any operational shortfalls and/or debt
under the current OCC governance model or under any future governance model of
the OCC will be appropriately addressed by the OCC and the Government of
Ontario, and not by the City.
h. That a new building design
and road design concept for Colonel By Drive be developed by the OCC for review
and written approval by both the National Capital Commission (NCC) and the City
of Ottawa.
i. That the OCC design meets
the requirements of the “Downtown Ottawa Urban Design Strategy”.
j. The City receiving and
being satisfied with the terms of the final executed amended and restated lease
between the OCC and the Viking Rideau Corporation (VRC) and with the final
executed development and Construction Agreement between the same parties, and
receiving non-disturbance agreements from all of VRC’s current mortgagees.
k. The City receiving written
assurances from the OCC and Province, that they shall not change the use of the
facility, or assign or transfer charge or mortgagee, the leasehold interest in
all or part of the new facility for the duration of the lease with the VRC,
without prior written consent of the City.
l. The OCC demonstrating to
the satisfaction of the City that it will use reasonable commercial efforts to
achieve LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Silver
certification for the Ottawa Congress Centre Building and that Green Roof
technology be incorporated where possible.
m. The OCC agreeing to direct
1.5% of the final construction budget (currently estimated at $159 million) for
the OCC project towards implementing the City’s Transit Oriented Development
Guidelines. Such funding will be used to integrate the downtown transit
network, into the Congress Centre project and improve transit services to and
from the building.
n. The OCC agree that the
release of the City’s funding of $40 million for the project be conditional on
all required approvals and/or permits under the Planning Act and Building
Code Act for the projects development have been obtained including any
required approvals from the Provincial and Federal Governments.
o. The City receiving from
the OCC its written confirmation that it shall use a competitive process, as
pre-approved by the City, to acquire all equipment, services, supplies and for
construction.
5. Approve
that the Ottawa Congress Centre be requested to work with the City of Ottawa to
identify potential sources of revenue from the Centre that would repay the $40
million dollar investment by the City for the capital construction of the Centre
– such sources of revenue could include:
a) a
portion of any revenues over expenses of the Centre;
b) having
the Province provide grants in lieu of taxes for the Centre until the grant is
repaid, including any interest costs incurred by the City;
c) negotiating
a share of G.S.T. and/or P.S.T. paid for
services at the Centre until the grant is repaid;
d) other
possibilities; and
6. Approve
that the Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee receive a report
on progress made on these initiatives on at least an annual basis.
Moved by Councillor P. Hume
Seconded by Councillor J. Harder
That recommendation #2 be replaced with the
following:
Contribute an additional $15M as a Strategic
Priority Initiative for the OCC’s planned reconstruction and expansion and
authorize debt financing in the same amount as part of the 2007 capital budget.
CARRIED with Councillors C. Doucet and P.
Feltmate dissenting.
Corporate Services and Economic Development
Committee Report 17, Item 18 was put to Council and CARRIED as amended by
Motion No. 25/8 on a division of 22 YEAS to 2 NAYS as follows:
Yeas (22): Councillors
D. Thompson, P. Feltmate, P. Hume, M. Wilkinson, R. Bloess,
G.
Brooks, D. Deans, B. Monette, J. Harder, R. Jellett, A. Cullen, R. Chiarelli,
M. Bellemare, S. Desroches, G. Bédard, E. El-Chantiry, M. McRae, D.
Holmes, G. Hunter, S. Qadri, C. Leadman and Mayor O’Brien.
Nays (2): Councillors C. Doucet and J. Legendre.
19. motion
- OUTREACH TO YOUTH AND FIRST TIME VOTERS |
Committee RecommendationS
That
Council:
1. Approve
that Elections Ottawa staff be directed to work with non-partisan, youth
oriented groups in Ottawa such as Child and Youth Friendly Ottawa (CAYFO) and
the Ottawa Youth Commission (CJOYC) to develop better youth outreach
initiatives to promote the importance of youth participating in the electoral
process;
2. Request
that the Manager of Municipal Elections and Municipal Freedom of Information
(MFIPPA), Shane Kennedy, ask school boards in Ottawa to work with the City of
Ottawa in an effort to harmonize a Professional Development Day with Election
Day to encourage youth voter turnout and participation in the election process;
and
3. Approve
that the results of these consultations be reported back to the Corporate
Services and Economic Development Committee and Council in advance of December
31, 2009.
CARRIED
CORPORATE
SERVICES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
REPORT
17A (IN CAMERA)
1. APPOINTMENT
TO THE accessibility advisory committee - in camera - Personal matters
about identifiable individuals -
reporting out date: FOLLOWING council approval |
Committee Recommendation
That Council
approve of the appointment of Ms. Kendra Lachine as the Disabled Persons’
Community Resources (DPCR) representative on the Accessibility Advisory
Committee for a term beginning 1 January 2008 and ending 30 April 2012.
CARRIED
2. SURPLUS
SCHOOL PROPERTIES - 3071 RIVERSIDE
DRIVE and 2720 richmond road - OWNED BY THE OTTAWA-CARLETON DISTRICT SCHOOL
BOARD - In-camera - PROPOSED ACQUISITION OF LAND BY THE MUNICIPALITY -
reporting out date: FOLLOWING
CONCLUSIONS OF NEGOTIATIONS, INFORMATION WILL BE REPORTED |
Committee RecommendationS AS AMENDED
That Council approve
that:
1. The City
Manager be delegated the authority to negotiate a fair market value for the
purchase of the subject properties; and
2. Should the
two parties be unable to reach an agreement with respect to a fair market value
purchase price, that the City Manager report back to Council on the option of
going to arbitration for a determination of fair market value.
CARRIED
3. TRIM
ROAD INC. DEVELOPMENT CHARGE APPEAL - IN CAMERA - |
Committee Recommendation as amended
That Council approve that the stormwater development charge
rate for By-law 2004-300 be in accordance with the table appended to this
report as shown as the Proposed Rates in Attachment “1”, as amended by the
following:
1. That Attachment 1 of the report be
revised to provide that the rates commencing 1 April 2008 will be :
Singles 4,959
Apartment, Two Bedrooms 2,833
Apartment, One Bedroom 1,983
Multiples 3,967
Non-Residential 3.00
CARRIED
PLANNING
AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE REPORT 19
1.
COMMERCIAL HIGHWAY SPECIAL
(CHS) LANDS MUNICIPAL SERVICING AND ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT STUDY |
Committee
recommendationS
That Council:
1. Receive the results of the CHS Land
Municipal Servicing Study, illustrated in Documents 1 through 15, identifying
Concept 2 as the preferred option, in accordance with the requirements of the
Ontario Environmental Assessment Act;
2. Request staff to finalize the CHS Land
Municipal Servicing Study and proceed with the 30-day public review period, in
accordance with the Ontario Environmental Assessment Act.
CARRIED
2. OFFICIAL PLAN AND ZONING AMENDMENTS - 800 AND 848 CEDARVIEW ROAD AND |
Committee
recommendations as amended
(This application is not subject
to Bill 51)
That Council :
1.
Approve and adopt an amendment to the Official
Plan Policy Section 3.2.6 to permit residentially zoned lands known as 800 and
848 Cedarview Road and 4497 O’Keefe Court which are located outside the
urban boundary to connect to the potable water service, as detailed in Document
2;
2.
Approve an amendment to the former City of
Nepean Zoning By-law for 800 and 848 Cedarview Road and 4497 O’Keefe Court from
RCL Block "A", Residential Country Lots Zone, CON and CON Block
"A", Conservation Zone, as shown in Document 3, to RCL Blocks
"A" to "F", Residential Country Lots Zone, and CLC, Country
Lot Conservation Zone, and CON, Conservation Zone as shown in Document 4 as
revised to accurately reflect the necessary zoning change and detailed in
Document 5.
3. WHEREAS
the City of Ottawa is prepared to allow the extension of municipal water
services for a Country Lot Subdivision; and,
WHEREAS the Official Plan policies
provide some discretion with respect to Country Lot Subdivisions in Rural
Areas, and in an abundance of caution to avoid conflict with Official Plan
policies to Country Lot Subdivisions; and,
BE IT RESOLVED THAT Part B of OPA
no. 57 is hereby amended as follows to include Item 2: Notwithstanding the policies of
Sections 3.7.6 (c)(d)(e), the property known as known as 800 and 848 Cedarview
Road and 4497 O’Keefe Court, located abutting the urban boundary, can be
developed as a Country Lot Subdivision (with a golf course component), with one
(1) acre lot sizes, with a larger number of lots than 40, subject to
appropriate studies and municipal approvals.
Moved by Councillor J. Harder
Seconded by Councillor R. Chiarelli
WHEREAS the City of Ottawa is
prepared to allow the extension of municipal water services for a Country Lot
Subdivision; and,
AND WHEREAS, Part B of OPA 57
does not accurately reflect the intent of the Official Plan Amendment as
recommended by Planning and Environment Committee on 13 November 2007,
THEREFORE BE IT
RESOLVED THAT Part B of OPA no. 57 is hereby replaced with the Attached
Document.
That no further notice be provided pursuant to Section 34 (17) of the Planning Act.
1. INTRODUCTION
All of
this part of the document entitled Part B - The Amendment, consisting of the following text
constitutes Amendment No. 57 to the Official Plan for the City of Ottawa.
2. DETAILS
That the Official Plan for the
City of Ottawa is hereby amended as follows:
1.
Clause 2.3.2.of the Official Plan is hereby
amended by inserting the following after policy 7 and renumbering the
subsequent policies as required:
8. Notwithstanding
the policies of clause 2.3.2, development on the properties known municipally
as 800 and 848 Cedarview Road, and 4497 O’Keefe Court (legally defined as Part
of Lots 22, 23, 24 and 25, Concession 4, Rideau Front, former City of Nepean),
located outside the urban boundary, will be permitted to connect to the potable
water service.
2.
Clause 3.7.2 of the
Official Plan is hereby amended by adding the following policy after policy 6.h.:
i. Notwithstanding
policies 6. c, d and e, the properties known as 800 and 848 Cedarview Road and
4497 O’Keefe Court, located abutting the urban boundary, can be developed as a
Country Lot Subdivision (with a golf course component), with one (1) acre lot
sizes, with a larger number of lots than 40, subject to appropriate studies and
municipal approvals.
3. IMPLEMENTATION
The implementation of this
amendment to the Official Plan shall be in accordance with the respective
policies of the Official
Plan for the City of Ottawa.
CARRIED
Planning and Environment Committee Report 19, Item 2 was then put to Council and CARRIED as amended by Motion No. 25/9.
3. ZONING - PART OF 3730 AND
3868 INNES ROAD |
Committee
recommendationS as amended
(This application is not subject
to Bill 51)
That Council approve an amendment to the
former City of Gloucester Zoning By-law to change the zoning of part of 3730
and 3868 Innes Road from Mp - Industrial Park, HMp- Holding Industrial Park and
HMg - Holding Industrial General to HCc1(E'X') Holding Commercial Community
Exception 'X' as shown in Document 1 and as detailed in Document 2, Details
of Recommended Zoning, as amended as follows:
1. Item 6 be replaced with the
following:
“6)
A garden centre or other seasonal facility is not permitted within any street
or exterior side yard, but is permitted
provided it is set back a minimum of 50 metres from any street or exterior lot
line.”
2. Add Item 10
as follows:
“10) Notwithstanding Section 3 or any
other provisions of By-law No.333 of 1999 to the contrary, the lands
zoned Cc1(E’X’) shall be considered one lot for zoning purposes,
notwithstanding the lawful division thereof pursuant to the Planning Act,
as amended, the Condominium Act, as amended, or any other similar legislation.”
Moved by Councillor R. Bloess
Seconded by Councillor R. Jellett
WHEREAS staff have advised that the outstanding
issues with respect to servicing requirements that resulted in the need for the
holding provision on the zoning have been addressed by the applicant,
AND WHEREAS the Planning and Environment
Committee recommendation includes a holding provision on the zoning for the
lands at part of 3730 and 3868 Innes Road,
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the holding
provision requirements identified in the Planning and Environment Committee
Disposition 21, November 13, 2007 for Item # 5 be removed and that the By-law
be amended accordingly.
CARRIED
Planning and Environment Committee Report 19, Item 3 was then put to Council and CARRIED as amended by Motion No. 25/10 with Councillor P. Hume dissenting.
4.
ZONING - 3628 NAVAN ROAD |
Committee
recommendation as amended
(This application is subject
to Bill 51)
That Council reject an amendment to the
former City of Gloucester Zoning By-law to change the zoning of part of 3628
Navan Road from Fg - Future Growth Area Zone to Fg(T1) – Future Growth
Temporary Use One Zone as shown in Document 1 and as detailed in Document 2.
Moved by Councillor D. Holmes
Seconded by Councillor R. Jellett
That the
Recommendation from Planning and Environment Committee Report 19, Item 4 (3628
Navan Road Rezoning) be amended to add the following reasons as the basis for
the objection:
1.
That the
rezoning is premature until such time as a community design plan has been done
which can examine the impact of the proposed operation on the staging of
development;
2.
If the
proposed recycling operation commences and problems arise, possible approaches
to mitigation are severely limited as no building or structure can be
constructed on the site until a community design plan is approved;
3.
That the
environmental impact of the recycling operation is likely to be greater than
suggested by the proponent due to the uncertain nature of the construction
waste materials likely to be brought to the facility for recycling;
LOST on a
division of 7 YEAS to 15 NAYS as follows:
Yeas (7): Councillors P. Feltmate, C. Doucet, R.
Jellett, A. Cullen, M. Bellemare,
D. Holmes and Mayor O’Brien.
Nays (15): Councillors D. Thompson, P. Hume, M.
Wilkinson, R. Bloess, G. Brooks,
D. Deans, J. Harder, J. Legendre, S. Desroches,
G. Bédard, E. El-Chantiry,
M. McRae, G. Hunter, S. Qadri and C. Leadman.
Moved by Councillor G. Hunter
Seconded by Councillor S. Desroches
That the staff recommendation be approved as
follows:
That Council approve an amendment to the former
City of Gloucester Zoning By-law to change the zoning of part of 3628 Navan
Road from Fg - Future Growth Area Zone to Fg(T1) – Future Growth Temporary Use
One Zone as shown in Document 1 and as detailed in Document 2.
CARRIED
Moved by Councillor R. Bloess
Seconded by Councillor E. El-Chantiry
That the temporary zoning be for two years
only.
CARRIED
Planning and Environment Committee Report 19, Item 4 was then put to Council and CARRIED as amended by Motion Nos. 25/12 and 25/13 with Councillors M. Bellemare and R. Jellett dissenting.
5. ZONING - 4209 LIMEBANK
ROAD |
Committee
recommendation as amended
(This application is not subject
to Bill 51)
That Council approve an amendment to the former City of Gloucester Zoning By-law to change the zoning for part of 4209 Limebank Road from Fg-Future Growth to In-Institutional Neighbourhood Zone to permit a school and Fg-Future Growth (Ex) to address changes to the provisions as shown in Document 1 as revised to correct the inaccuracies of the original Proposed Zoning Map and as detailed in Document 2.
CARRIED
6. ZONING - 14 NORICE STREET |
Committee
recommendation
(This application is subject
to Bill 51)
That Council approve an amendment to the former
City of Nepean Zoning By-law to modify the existing zoning, Residential Third
Density, R3 Block 8, for 14 Norice Street as shown in Document 1 and as
detailed in Document 2.
CARRIED
7.
ZONING - 92 AND 110
BENTLEY AVENUE |
Committee
recommendation
(This application is subject
to Bill 51)
That Council approve an amendment to the former
City of Nepean Zoning By-law to change the zoning of lands located at the rear
of 92, and 110 and 120 Bentley Avenue, known municipally as part of 2005
Merivale Road, from Institutional Block 10, 'I Blk 10' to Industrial
Manufacturing, 'MM', as illustrated shown in Document 1.
CARRIED
8.
ZONING – 100 - 126 RIDEAU
STREET |
Committee
recommendationS
(This application is subject
to Bill 51)
1.
That Council approve an amendment to the former
City of Ottawa Zoning By-law 1998 to change the zoning at 100-126 Rideau Street
to permit the continued use of an outdoor public parking lot for a temporary
period of three years commencing from the time of enactment of the implementing
by-law, as detailed in Document 1.
2.
That the By-law to implement recommendation 1
not be enacted until such time as an updated site plan, to provide for improving
the landscaping treatment, is submitted, and approved with an agreement entered
into or a letter of undertaking provided.
3.
That approval of the temporary zoning set out in
recommendation 1 be null and void if the requirements of recommendation 2 have
not been satisfied within six months of approval.
CARRIED
9.
ZONING - 580 SOMERSET STREET WEST |
Committee
recommendation
(This application is subject
to Bill 51)
That Council approve an amendment to the former City of Ottawa Zoning By-law to change the zoning of 580 Somerset Street West from R5D[166] H(10.7) to R5D[***] H(10.7) as detailed in Document 2.
CARRIED
10. DEMOLITION
CONTROL - 249, 251, 255, AND 259 BAY STREET AND 355, 357, AND |
Committee
recommendationS
That Council approve the demolition of the five
buildings located at 249, 251, 255, and 259 Bay Street and 355, 357 and 359
Nepean Street, subject to the following conditions:
1.
That a replacement building be substantially
completed within five years from the date of this approval and in default
thereof, the City Clerk shall enter on the collector’s roll the sum of
$10,000.00 for each of the seven dwelling units contained in the demolished
residential property.
2.
That until the time of construction of the
replacement building, the registered owner shall seed/sod the property, install
bollards around the perimeter to maintain the property as open space, and to
prevent the use of the property for other interim uses. The registered owner shall maintain the
property in accordance with the Property Standards By-law.
3.
That the owner enter into an Agreement with the
City of Ottawa including the forgoing conditions and pay all the costs
associated with the registration of the said Agreement.
4.
That the approval be considered null and void if
the provisions of Condition 3 above have not been fulfilled within six months
of the date of approval.
CARRIED
11. LANSDOWNE PARK - DESIGN
COMPETITION |
Committee
recommendationS
That Council:
1.
Initiate a
design competition process for Lansdowne Park based on the Rights to
Development approach outlined in this report, contingent on the approval by
Planning and Environment Committee and Council of the final Design Brief;
2.
Consider funding
in the amount of $350,000 as part of Council's deliberations of the 2008
Budget, in order to initiate and conduct the subject design competition.
CARRIED with Councillors B. Monette and G.
Brooks dissenting.
12. RESPONSE
TO WASTE DISPOSAL ISSUES RELATED TO CARP AND TRAIL ROAD LANDFILLS |
Committee
recommendationS
1.
That Council
approve an amendment to the 2001 Settlement Agreement which states that Waste
Management Canada reserves 90% of available capacity for the City of Ottawa
given the implementation of negotiated tonnages for the years 2007 to 2011 at
the Waste Management Canada Carp Road Waste Facility;
2.
That Council
receive this report for information.
CARRIED
PLANNING
AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE REPORT 20
1. AGREEMENTS WITH LAFLÈCHE
ENVIRONMENTAL INC. AND WASTE SERVICES INC FOR DISPOSAL OF SOLID WASTE
Committee
recommendationS
That Council delegate the authority
to the Deputy City Manager, Public Works and Services to enter into
negotiations and finalize and execute agreements with:
1.
Laflèche Environmental Inc. regarding the provision of landfilling
services of residential solid waste at their Moose Creek Landfill; and
2.
Waste Services Inc. regarding the transfer of City of Ottawa residential
solid waste through their Waste Transfer Station located in Ottawa.
Moved by Councillor S. Qadri
Seconded by Councillor P. Hume
WHEREAS the City has
identified the need for additional landfill capacity in our Integrated Waste
Management Master Plan;
AND WHEREAS additional
pressures have been put on the Trail Road landfill due to diminishing capacity
at the Carp Road landfill;
AND WHEREAS the City is
currently looking to reserve long-term capacity at Laflèche Environmental by
negotiating a long term agreement of 30,000 tonnes per year over the next five
years;
AND WHEREAS Laflèche
Environmental has a current capacity of 300,000 tonnes per year making this an
excellent opportunity for the City to secure additional disposal for Ottawa’s
residential and IC&I waste.
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that staff investigate the possibility of a
10 year agreement with Laflèche
Environmental for up to 100,000 tonnes per year of both residential and
IC&I waste
CARRIED
Planning and Environment Committee Report 20, Item 1 was then put to Council and CARRIED as amended by Motion No. 25/14.
TRANSPORTATION
COMMITTEE AND TRANSIT COMMITTEE JOINT REPORT 4
1. REVIEW OF URBANDALE CORPORATION’S LRT NETWORK PROPOSAL
AND NEAR-TERM TRANSIT INVESTMENT OPTIONS |
JOINT COMMITTEES’ RECOMMENDATIONS AS AMENDED
That Council:
1. Receive
this report on the review of the Urbandale LRT Network proposal;
2. Approve the following:
Whereas the
Urbandale report, the report of the Mayor’s Transportation Task force, the
current Transportation Master Plan (TMP) and the current review of the TMP
provides the basis for a go forward strategy on public transit; and
Whereas the go
forward strategy will require, for some elements, further planning and
Environmental Assessments and some other elements of the strategy have already
completed the required Environmental Assessments and planning approvals and are
ready to be implemented should funding be in place; and
Whereas it is
clear that to fund key transit improvements such as completing the Transitway
as per Council’s approved strategic direction, the construction of the downtown
transit tunnel, implementation of rapid transit using the Cumberland Transitway
alignment and the implementation of LRT to the City’s south-eastern growth
areas will require a further investment by the Federal and Provincial
Governments; and
Whereas the
Federal Government has announced ‘The Building Canada Infrastructure Plan’, a
new funding source that is designed to provide funding for key national
priorities of core national highways, water, wastewater, green energy and
public transit; and
Whereas it is
estimated that $1.876 Billion will be available to fund key national priorities
in Ontario;
Therefore be
it Resolved that the previously allocated funding for the North South LRT
project, (200-Fed/200-Prov/200-Mun) and any new transit funding from the
recently announced Building Canada Plan be allocated to the following projects:
a. Completing
the Transitway as per Council’s approved Strategic Direction
b. Construction
of the Downtown Transit Tunnel
c. Implementation
of rapid transit using the Cumberland Transitway alignment
d. Implementation
of the LRT to the City’s south-eastern growth area.
Further be it
resolved that the projects in this strategic plan be implemented as the
approvals (Environmental Assessment or otherwise) are obtained and with the
concurrence of funding partners; and
Further be it
resolved that the City communicate to the Province of Ontario and the Federal
Government that these projects are City Council’s priority projects for transit
funding under the National priorities section of the Building Canada Plan; and
Further be it
resolved that the approved priorities be communicated to all Federal and
Provincial Representatives and the appropriate Federal and Provincial Staff.
3. Direct
staff to enter into discussions with the Federal and Provincial agencies on
funding for these priority transit projects;
4.
Direct staff to report back on the status of these
negotiations, funding availability and financial implications.
Moved by Councillor G. Hunter
Seconded by Councillor R. Chiarelli
That
Recommendation 2 d) be amended to replace “LRT” with “rapid transit.”
LOST on a division of 9 YEAS to 14 NAYS as follows:
Yeas (9): Councillors P. Feltmate, M. Wilkinson, R. Bloess, R. Jellett, R. Chiarelli,
M. Bellemare, E. El-Chantiry, G. Hunter and S. Qadri.
Nays (14): Councillors P. Hume, G. Brooks, D. Deans, C. Doucet, B. Monette, J. Harder,
A. Cullen, J. Legendre, S. Desroches, G.
Bédard, M. McRae, D. Holmes,
C. Leadman and Mayor O’Brien.
Moved by Councillor M. McRae
Seconded by Councillor P. Hume
Amend the first “THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED” to read:
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that any transit
funding from either the Provincial or Federal governments, including the
recently announced Building Canada Plan be allocated to the following projects:
CARRIED
Transportation Committee and Transit Committee Joint Report 4, Item 1
was then put to Council and CARRIED as amended by Motion No. 25/16 with
Councillors J. Legendre and C. Leadman dissenting on Recommendation 2a) and
Councillors M. Bellemare and G. Hunter dissenting on Recommendation 2d).
2. Downtown Ottawa Transit Tunnel – statement of work |
JOINT COMMITTEES’ RECOMMENDATION AS AMENDED
That Council consider the decision of the Joint Transportation and
Transit Committee to approve the Statement of Work
for the Downtown Ottawa Transit Tunnel Environmental Assessment as detailed in
Document 1 of report
ACS2007-PTE-POL-0060.
Moved by Councillor J. Legendre
Seconded by Councillor M. Wilkinson
WHEREAS Council
wishes to improve the cost-effectiveness of its transit system; and,
WHEREAS a bus-only
system is no longer able to effectively serve the current urban transit area
nor readily accommodate planned service expansions; and,
WHEREAS the
successful pilot light-rail project has demonstrated the ability of modern rail
technology to serve urban areas as well as the acceptability of rail technology
to the client base; and,
WHEREAS Council
has validated the feasibility of an electric LRT system service to downtown
Ottawa through a recent EA process; and,
WHEREAS Council
wishes to extend the previous study easterly beyond its previous limits at the
University of Ottawa to Hurdman and the VIA train station; and,
WHEREAS it is
well-known that placing buses carrying diesel fuel in the same tunnel as rail
vehicles will reduce the frequency of either the buses or the trains or very
likely both while increasing the construction costs of such a tunnel; and,
WHEREAS Council
considers that the transit needs of the Nation’s capital are urgent and wishes
to focus the study on the major bottle-neck in the current surface Transitway
in the downtown on Albert and Slater; and,
WHEREAS Council
acknowledges that a surface Transitway in the downtown was a stop-gap measure
that has now reached its service limits and wishes to examine the feasibility
of solving the core OCTranspo transitway congestion by placing an electric LRT
system in a downtown tunnel and validate that proposal through an EA process;
and,
WHEREAS in June
2006 the Ontario Government announced improvements to Ontario’s environmental
assessment process, saying that –
“Faster
Decisions to Protect the Environment
When it comes to EA improvements, the priority is
environmental protection. A slower process does not mean a better process for
the environment. A better process gets to a faster “yes” for environmentally
sound projects that are necessary and constructive, and to a faster “no” for
projects that are not environmentally responsible or viable.”
BE IT RESOLVED
THAT Council amend the proposed Statement of Work for the Downtown Ottawa
Transit Tunnel (DOTT) EA in the staff report as follows:
1.
the
study area will not include Lowertown West and the Byward Market areas as proposed;
2.
the
DOTT EA will inform other transportation studies (such as the TMP update and
interprovincial transit studies) and consider available information from those
studies as the information becomes available but it will not wait for the
results of those studies before proceeding;
3.
the
EA will determine as quickly as possible the appropriate rapid transit
technology for use in a tunnel and in no case should the effort to examine the
“Bus-in-Tunnel” option be greater than that expended on other options such as
“DO NOTHING”;
4.
the
EA will build on the recent N-S LRT EA to the greatest extent possible in order
to fully utilize the knowledge gathered in that study;
5.
the
RFQ and RFP process will seek to attract firms with an international reputation and experience of designing
underground light rail systems and tunnels and who have a demonstrated
capability to successfully complete an environmental assessment of this
complexity within accelerated timeframes.
6.
the
EA study team will report to Committee and Council with a recommendation on the
preferred solution, along with all of the alternatives considered, within 8
months of being awarded the contract;
7.
the
EA study team will report to Committee and Council with a recommendation on the
preferred design alternative, along with all of the alternatives considered,
within 6 months of the Council decision on the preferred solution;
8.
the
EA study team will finalize and provide to Council the required Environmental
Study Report (ESR) and the Federal Project Description Report in a format
suitable for submission to the approval agencies in accordance with the EA Acts
within 6 months of a Council decision on the preferred design.
BE IT FURTHER
RESOLVED THAT Council will task the EA team to proceed with the detailed functional
design drawings of the tunnel alignment and stations as soon as the EA
documents have been submitted for approval.
Moved by Councillor D. Holmes
Seconded by Councillor A. Cullen
Delete
“such as DO NOTHING” from bullet 3.
CARRIED on a division of 17 YEAS to 7 NAYS as follows:
Yeas (17): Councillors D. Thompson, P. Feltmate, M. Wilkinson, R. Bloess, G. Brooks,
B. Monette, J. Harder, A. Cullen, R. Chiarelli, M. Bellemare, S. Desroches,
G. Bédard, E. El-Chantiry, D. Holmes, G. Hunter, S. Qadri and Mayor O’Brien.
Nays (7): Councillors P. Hume, D. Deans, C. Doucet, R. Jellett, J. Legendre, M. McRae
and C. Leadman.
Motion No. 25/17 was divided for voting
purposes.
Bullet 1 LOST on a division of 12 YEAS to 12
NAYS as follows:
Yeas (12): Councillors
D. Thompson, P. Hume, M. Wilkinson, R. Bloess, G. Brooks,
D.
Deans, C. Doucet, B. Monette, R. Jellett, J. Legendre, M. McRae
and
C. Leadman.
Nays (12): Councillors
P. Feltmate, J. Harder, A. Cullen, R. Chiarelli, M. Bellemare,
S.
Desroches, G. Bédard, E. El-Chantiry, D. Holmes, G. Hunter, S. Qadri
and
Mayor O’Brien.
Bullets 2, 3 (as amended by Motion 25/18), 4,
5, 6, 7 and 8 were CARRIED on a division of 21 YEAS to 3 NAYS as follows:
Yeas (21): Councillors
D. Thompson, P. Feltmate, P. Hume, M. Wilkinson, R. Bloess,
G.
Brooks, D. Deans, C. Doucet, B. Monette, J. Harder, R. Jellett, A. Cullen,
R.
Chiarelli, J. Legendre, S. Desroches, E. El-Chantiry, M. McRae, D. Holmes,
S.
Qadri, C. Leadman and Mayor O’Brien.
Nays (3): Councillors
M. Bellemare, G. Bédard and G. Hunter.
Transportation Committee and Transit Committee
Joint Report 4 was then put to Council and CARRIED as amended by Motion No.
25/17 (as amended by Motion 25/18).
Motion to Adopt Reports
Moved by Councillor C. Leadman
Seconded by Councillor G. Brooks
That Agriculture and Rural
Affairs Committee Reports 14 and 15, Community and Protective Services
Committee Reports 17 and 17A (In Camera), Corporate Services and
Economic Development Committee Reports 17 and 17A (In Camera), Planning
and Environment Committee Report 19 and 20, Transportation Committee and
Transit Committee Joint Report 4 be received and adopted as amended.
CARRIED
Motions of which Notice has Been Given Previously
Moved by Councillor J. Harder
Seconded by Councillor S. Desroches
WHEREAS
the Nepean Museum Board of Trustees is composed of ten trustees, one of whom
shall be elected from among the members approved by the Council of the City of
Ottawa,
AND WHEREAS City Council at
its December 14 and 18, 2006 meeting appointed
Councillor Steve
Desroches, to the Museum Board, with his appointment to be reviewed after one
year,
AND WHEREAS the Councillors representing areas
of the former City of Nepean have agreed
to divide the four-year term among the area Councillors,
BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED THAT Councillor Alex
Cullen be appointed to the Nepean Museum Board, for the term January 1 to December 31, 2008.
CARRIED
Moved by Councillor J. Harder
Seconded by Councillor S. Desroches
WHEREAS several
multi-jurisdictional issues such as social housing and shelters, long-term care
services, public health services, and garbage and recycling were identified
among the top priorities by residents in a 2007 survey commissioned by the City
of Ottawa as part of its priority setting exercise;
AND WHEREAS City infrastructure investments
benefit the federal and provincial governments directly, and municipalities are
the drivers of the national and provincial economies;
AND WHEREAS intergovernmental
dialogue is important to successfully managing and addressing these and other
issues;
AND WHEREAS the residents of
the City of Ottawa expect their municipal government to work together with
officials in the provincial and federal levels of government;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT
Council invite Ottawa's Ministers at the Federal and Provincial levels to help
establish “TEAM OTTAWA,” a working group to include Ottawa's Mayor and two
members of Ottawa City Council along with the respective Ministers, to meet on
a regular basis to discuss the priorities of the City of Ottawa, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT
the agenda shall be coordinated by the Mayor on behalf of Council and shall
reflect the priorities identified in the 2007 City Council priority setting
sessions.
CARRIED
Moved by Councillor M. Wilkinson
Seconded by
Councillor J. Harder
WHEREAS the cost of providing
municipal services, including those downloaded by the province, has resulted in
a lack of funding for city services, particularly for the maintenance of
infrastructure;
AND WHEREAS Cities serve as
the economic engines of Canada creating increased taxation revenues for the
provincial government; and
AND WHEREAS the federal
government has announced that the GST rate will be reduced from 6 to 5% on
January 1, 2008;
AND WHEREAS municipalities had
requested that the 1% of GST should be provided to municipalities to help with
their funding shortfalls;
AND WHEREAS the Province of
Ontario is now in a surplus position;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT
the City of Ottawa urge the Association of Municipalities of Ontario to
negotiate with the Province of Ontario to provide 1% of the provincial sales
tax to municipalities, starting in 2008.
CARRIED
Moved by Councillor C. Doucet
Seconded by Councillor D. Deans
WHEREAS the provincial download of public health requirements,
ambulances, social housing, welfare and public transit has left property
taxpayers carrying an unacceptable burden on a tax designed only to provide
revenue for services to property;
WHEREAS the federal and provincial governments generate annual
surpluses;
WHEREAS the cities receive only 8 cents on every tax dollar, but
deliver 60 per cent of the services;
WHEREAS municipal governments even with the amalgamation of services,
staff cuts and continuous innovations in service delivery cannot provide the
services required for the healthy growth of their cities with only the property
tax available to them;
WHEREAS this is causing specific hardships to seniors and all those who
require services and live on modest or fixed incomes;
BE IT RESOLVED that Ottawa City Council request that the Government of
Canada transfer their 0ne Percent Tax reduction to Canada’s cities now either
directly or via provincial governments to narrow the federal-municipal deficit;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED to support this request members of Ottawa City
Council walk to Parliament Hill on Monday, December 3 , 2007 leaving City Hall
at 12 noon and arriving on Parliament Hill at 12:15 to make visible to the federal government and
the general public the seriousness of their concern;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the General Public, members of the Ottawa
and District Labour Council, the National Capital Heavy Construction
Association join councillors for this demonstration;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that CAO, Kent Kirkpatrick be asked to designate
an event co-ordinator for this activity and invite all employees to join the
rally on Parliament Hill;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED
that all other city councils in the One Cent Now Coalition be informed of the
actions of Ottawa
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Mayor request a meeting with Finance
Minister Flaherty to convey to him the seriousness of the financial situation
cities are experiencing.
CARRIED on a division of 16 YEAS to 3 NAYS as follows:
Yeas (16): Councillors
P. Feltmate, M. Wilkinson, R. Bloess, D. Deans, C. Doucet,
J.
Harder, R. Jellett, A. Cullen, R. Chiarelli, J. Legendre, M. Bellemare,
M.
McRae, D. Holmes, G. Hunter, C. Leadman and Mayor O’Brien.
Nays (3): Councillors B. Monette, E. El-Chantiry and S. Qadri.
Moved by Councillor G. Bédard
Seconded by Councillor J. Legendre
WHEREAS demolition of residential
dwelling units located in the former City of Ottawa, are subject to the
Demolition Control process as set out in the former City of Ottawa Demolition
Control By-law;
AND WHEREAS applications are
normally submitted by the property owner or developer of a residential dwelling
where the replacement residential dwelling is not slated to be constructed
immediately following the demolition of the building, likely to afford the
property owner or developer time to crystallize plans for redevelopment;
AND WHEREAS a residential dwelling unit located at
446 Nelson Street in the Rideau-Vanier Ward 12 has been vacant since November
12, 2003 and is in such a state of disrepair as to be subject to imminent
collapse, thereby exacerbating the hazardous condition of the property;
AND WHEREAS the City has taken all steps
possible to obtain compliance with the Property Standards By-law and the
Ontario Building Code, including court prosecution, fines and commissioning
work to the building to address unsafe conditions;
AND WHEREAS the owner of 446 Nelson is not able
or willing to care for the building and property, or take steps to arrange for
the work to be undertaken, and no one else has come forward;
AND WHEREAS the condition of the building is
such that the proposed cost of remediation will exceed the building’s value and
thus, further remedial work is not feasible, nor appropriate;
AND WHEREAS 446 Nelson is not of heritage
interest and there is an outstanding Order to Remedy an Unsafe Building
requiring the property owner to repair the foundation, walls, roof, etc. or to
demolish the building, and the Chief Building Official has concluded that the
City must, as soon as possible, proceed to arrange for the demolition of the
building and reinstatement of the lands in order to safeguard the community
prior to the onset of winter, with costs charged back to the property owner and
that there is no other reasonable alternative;
BE IT RESOLVED THAT 446 Nelson Street be
exempted from the requirements set out in the Demolition Control By-law to
enable the demolition of the building, as soon as possible, due to
extraordinary circumstances relating to this property and its owner.
CARRIED
Motions
(Requiring Suspension of the Rules of Procedure)
Moved by Councillor R. Jellett
Seconded by Councillor P. Hume
That the Rules of Procedure be suspended to consider this motion.
WHEREAS the Municipal Act entitles municipalities to retain the education portion of Payment in Lieu of Tax (PILT) billings on property owned by the Crown;
AND WHEREAS the Provincial budget of 22 March 2007 proposes a reduction in the Business Education tax that will result in lowering PILT revenues to municipalities;
AND WHEREAS the Federal Government has proposed the
sale and leaseback of a number of Crown properties that will result in
municipalities no longer receiving the education portion of revenue from those
properties;
AND WHEREAS these actions of the Federal and
Provincial governments will each result in the loss of millions of dollars
annually by municipal governments;
THEREFORE the Council of the City of Ottawa
directs:
1.
The Mayor and the City Manager to arrange a meeting as soon as possible
with the Premier of Ontario to discuss the impact on municipalities of the
Province’s Business Education Tax reduction and the Federal Government’s sale
and leaseback plan and to propose legislative change that will allow
municipalities to maintain the current level of Business Education tax revenue
collected through PILT billings and to retain the Business Education Tax
revenue on property occupied but not owned by the Crown;
2.
The staff of Financial Services Branch to continue to liaise with
provincial government staff to resolve these issues; and
3.
The City Clerk to send copies of this motion to the Councils of Regional
and Single Tier municipalities in Ontario.
CARRIED
Moved by Councillor R. Bloess
Seconded by Councillor B. Monette
WHEREAS,
at its meeting of May 10, 2006, Council approved an amendment to the Temporary Signs on Private Property By-law
2004-239 to prohibit temporary signs in the Blackburn Hamlet area for a period
of 18 months;
AND WHEREAS, the
18-month period ended on November 24, 2007 at which time the relevant Section
of the by-law was repealed;
AND WHEREAS, the
Blackburn Community Association, at its meeting of November 15, 2007,
unanimously approved the following motion: “Whereas
the board recognizes that the current ban on the use of Mobile signs in
Blackburn has been recognized by the community as a huge success, be it
resolved that the existing moratorium on the use of Mobile Signs in Blackburn
Hamlet be extended for as long a period as possible;
BE IT RESOLVED
THAT the Temporary Signs on Private Property By-law 2004-239 be amended to
provide for the continuation of the moratorium of the prohibition of temporary
signs in Blackburn Hamlet;
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT
public notification requirements be waived.
CARRIED
Moved by Councillor C. Leadman
Seconded by Councillor D. Holmes
That the rules of procedure be
waived to consider the following matters:
That, in accordance with
Procedure By-law 2006-462, City Council resolve In Camera pursuant to:
1. Subsections 13. (1) (e) litigation or potential litigation, affecting the City, including matters before administrative tribunals, and (f) the receiving of advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege, including communications necessary for that purpose, with regards to ongoing litigation involving:
a. the Ottawa Lynx; and,
b. the two claims by Siemens/ACL and St. Lawrence Cement concerning the North South Light Rail Project
2. Subsections 13. (1) (d) labour relations or
employee negotiations, with regards to:
a. an update on the overall Collective
Bargaining strategy
b. information concerning the new
Statutory Holiday known as “Family Day”.
CARRIED
IN CAMERA SESSION
IN COUNCIL
Moved by Councillor B. Monette
Seconded by Councillor R. Jellett
WHEREAS the City of Ottawa and
the Ottawa Lynx are involved in a legal dispute pertaining to Ottawa Stadium;
AND
WHEREAS the parties desire to provide some clarification on the permitted use
of Ottawa Stadium at 300 Coventry Road without prejudice to the rights of
either party in the current pending dispute;
THEREFORE
BE IT RESOLVED THAT:
1. On
the understanding that such action will be without prejudice to the rights of
the City and the Ottawa Lynx in the current and pending litigation between the
parties, staff be directed to move forward to expeditiously conclude an
agreement with the Ottawa Lynx and the Can-Am League in a manner that
allows the parties to mitigate anticipated damages, to the extent possible,
should the Ottawa Lynx Company not play its home games at the Ottawa Stadium,
including permitting a professional baseball team from the Can-Am League
to play its home games at the Ottawa Stadium for the 2008 and 2009
baseball seasons at the same cost as the Lynx, namely, $108,000 per season,
payable at the end of November in each of the above two seasons.
2. That the City Manager be given
delegated authority to negotiate, conclude, in conjunction with the City
Solicitor, and execute on behalf of the City, the necessary agreement.
CARRIED
Notices of Motion (For Consideration at Subsequent
Meeting)
Moved by Councillor C. Doucet
Seconded by Councillor R. Jellett
WHEREAS the tourism and hotel industry create new economic activity for
at the city of Ottawa which is appreciated but at the same time creates new
infrastructure and servicing for the City of Ottawa;
WHEREAS this increased economic activity does not generate much in the
way of new income to the city because the PST, GST and corporate taxes which
result from tourism and hotel activity are not available to the city; the only
tax that is available to the city is the property tax,
BE IT RESOLVED the council petition the provincial government for the
authority to create a hotel room tax such that some of the municipal costs
created by the tourism and hotel industries can be recouped;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED this petition be forwarded to the FCM and the
AMO for distribution to their members.
By-laws Three
Readings
Moved by Councillor C. Leadman
Seconded by Councillor G. Brooks
That the following by-laws be enacted and passed:
2007-
452
A
by-law of the City of Ottawa to establish a tax deferral program for low-income
seniors and low-income persons with disabilities who are owners of real
property in the residential/farm property class.
2007-
453
A
by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2001-345 respecting tax relief
to low-income seniors and low income persons with disabilities who are owners
of real property in the residential/farm property class.
2007-
454
A
by-law of the City of Ottawa to authorize a grant program for home dialysis
patients.
2007-
455
A
by-law of the City of Ottawa to dedicate and lay out certain land as common and
public highway (Kelly Farm Drive).
2007-
456
A
by-law of the City of Ottawa to stop up and close part of Huntmar Drive.
2007- 457
A
by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2007-447 designating certain
lands at 120-126 Guigues Street and 226-320 Dalhousie Street, as being exempt
from Part Lot Control.
2007- 458
A
by-law of the City of Ottawa to designate certain lands at 240 Claridge Drive,
as being exempt from Part Lot Control.
2007- 459
A by-law of the City of
Ottawa to amend By-law No.
100-2000 of the former City of Nepean to change the zoning for the
property known municipally as 14 Norice Street.
2007- 460
A by-law of the City of
Ottawa to amend By-law No. 333 of 1999 of the
former City of Gloucester to change the zoning for part of the property known
municipally as 4209 Limebank Road.
2007- 461
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 580 Somerset Street West.
2007- 462
A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend the Official Plan for the City of Ottawa to amend the Water and
Waste Water Services and General Rural Area policies for 800 and 848 Cedarview
Road and part of 4497 O’Keefe Court
2007- 463
A by-law of the City of
Ottawa to amend By-law
Number 73-92 of the former City of Nepean to change the zoning for the
properties known municipally as 800 and 848 Cedarview Road and part of 4497
O’Keefe Court.
2007- 464
A by-law of the City of
Ottawa to amend By-law No.
100-2000 of the former City of Nepean to change the zoning for part of
the land known municipally as 2005 Merivale Road located at the rear of
properties known municipally as 92, 110 and 120 Bentley Avenue.
2007-
465
A
by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2003-77 respecting the Animal
Control Tribunal.
2007-
466
A by-law of the City of Ottawa respecting the establishment of the City of
Ottawa Spay/Neuter Clinic for the spaying or neutering of cats and dogs, and to
repeal By-law 103-78 of The Corporation of the City of Ottawa.
2007-
467
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.
2007-
468
A
by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law 2006-273 to appoint Municipal Law
Enforcement Officers with respect to parking infractions on City Streets and
City Property.
2007-
469
A
by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2003-499 respecting Fire
Routes.
2007-
470
A
by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend the Procedure By-law and the Notice
By-law.
2007-
471
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 3730 and 3868
Innes Road.
2007-
472
A
by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law Number 73-92 of the former
City of Nepean to
change the zoning for the property known municipally as 4221 Moodie Drive.
2007-
473
A
by-law of the City of Ottawa to designate certain lands at 314 Central Park
Drive, as being exempt from Part Lot Control and to repeal By-law No. 2007-418.
CARRIED
Confirmation By-law
Moved by Councillor C. Leadman
Seconded by Councillor D. Holmes
THAT
By-law 2007 - 474 to confirm the proceedings of Council be enacted and passed.
CARRIED
Inquiries
The following inquiry was received:
From Councillor S. Desroches to the Deputy City Manager, Planning, Transit and the Environment with regards to the Woodroffe Avenue Watermain break.
Adjournment
Council adjourned the
meeting at 5:52 p.m.
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