OTTAWA CITY COUNCIL
25 June 2008
ANDREW S. HAYDON HALL
10:00 a.m.
MINUTES 39
The Council of the City of Ottawa met at Andrew S. Haydon Hall, 110 Laurier Avenue West, Ottawa, on 25 June 2008 at 10:00 a.m.
The Mayor, Larry O’Brien, presided and the Clerk led Council in prayer.
The National Anthem was performed by Katrina Waters.
Announcements/Ceremonial Activities
RECOGNITION - 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF 9-1-1
Mayor O’Brien proclaimed Wednesday, June 25th, 2008 as 9-1-1 Emergency Call Day in the City of Ottawa. The Mayor presented the framed proclamation to Mr. Mark O’Neill, Director General, Canadian War Museum, former Chair of Action 9-1-1 and Ms. Sandra Clarke, Executive Director, Advanced Coronary Treatment Foundation.
RECOGNITION - FRIENDS OF THE OTTAWA PUBLIC LIBRARY
Mayor O’Brien proclaimed Wednesday, June 25th, 2008 as Friends of the Ottawa Public Library Day in the City of Ottawa. The Mayor presented Ms. Lori Nash, President, Friends of the Ottawa Public Library Association, with the framed proclamation.
PRESENTATION - CITY MANAGER'S AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE
City Manager, Kent Kirkpatrick, presented the City Manager’s Awards for Excellence in three categories. In the category of “Making People a Priority”, the award went to the Development Application Search Team members made up of Donna Andronik, Jason Barney, Ann Beingessner, Olga Bezinger, Suzanne Couture, Thomas Crowley, Alan Fong, Rachel Gibbard, Geraldine Johnston, David Kelly, Catherine Langill, Ginette McConnell, Christopher Morris, John Moser, Stephen Ryan, Peggy Schenk, Nicoleta Stancu, Ken Thomas and Charles Uzoba.
In the category of “Turning Ideas into Results”, the award went to the E-Footprint Portal team members – Richard Ashe, Debbie Frost, Deborah Denyer, Amanda Bates, Emma Passmore, Cathy Tovey, Rosanne Wylie and Sylvie Durepos.
In the “Demonstrating Leadership” category, the award was presented to Donna Gray, Manager, Strategic Initiatives and Business Planning, Community and Protective Services Department.
RECOGNITION – ELAINE FLEURY
Mayor O’Brien, on behalf of City Council, presented a framed certificate to Elaine Fleury to mark the occasion of her retirement from the City of Ottawa.
The following motion was considered later in the meeting but is set out below for ease of reference.
MOTION NO. 39/1
Moved by Councillor D. Holmes
Seconded by Councillor D. Deans
That the following Proclamation, read by Mayor O’Brien and presented to Elaine Fleury, on the occasion of her retirement, be included in the Minutes.
WHEREAS on 27 June 2008, after 37 years of service in local government, Elaine Fleury will be retiring from the City of Ottawa;
AND WHEREAS Elaine Fleury began her career in 1971 in a stenographic position in the Office of the City Clerk with the former City of Ottawa;
AND WHEREAS over the course of her career with the City, Elaine Fleury has held successively responsible positions, all within the City Clerk’s Branch;
AND WHEREAS since 1992, Elaine Fleury has served under City Clerk Pierre Page, which in and of itself makes her a candidate for sainthood;
AND WHEREAS in 2001, upon amalgamation, Elaine Fleury was appointed the Manager of Council and Committee Services for the new City of Ottawa;
AND WHEREAS during this time of great change, Elaine Fleury was successful in bringing together a team made up of staff from the former local municipalities and the former Regional Municipality of Ottawa Carleton, who under her leadership, was able to provide quality service from day one of the new City of Ottawa;
AND WHEREAS in her capacity as Manager of Council and Committee Services, Elaine Fleury managed a staff complement of approximately 20 and was responsible for providing overall direction, leadership and management for the efficient delivery of Council and Committee services to the Elected Officials, staff and the public;
AND WHEREAS in the span of her career, Elaine Fleury has served under 15 Councils and 11 different Mayors;
AND WHEREAS in the various positions she has held in Council and Committee Services, Elaine has attended and provided service for more than 400 Council and Committee meetings;
AND WHEREAS throughout her long and memorable career, Elaine Fleury exemplified many admirable attributes, more specifically, the qualities of strong leadership, sound judgment, commitment to duty, diplomacy, and the provision of the highest level of quality service to the Head of Council, the elected representatives and the public for whom she served;
AND WHEREAS City of Ottawa Council wishes to extend its sincere and congratulatory wishes as Elaine Fleury concludes her career with the City of Ottawa;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT I, Larry O’Brien, Mayor of the City of Ottawa, on behalf of Council, mark this event with the presentation of this certificate containing a script of this Resolution to Elaine Fleury, employee extraordinaire.
CARRIED
Roll Call
ALL MEMBERS WERE PRESENT EXCEPT COUNCILLORS G. BÉDARD AND C. LEADMAN.
Confirmation of Minutes
The Minutes of the regular meeting of 11 June 2008 were confirmed.
Declarations of pecuniary interest including those originally arising from prior meetings
No Declarations of Interest were filed.
Communications
The following communication was received:
· Response to Inquiry – CC 18-08 – Khawaja Trial
Regrets
Councillors G. Bédard (City Business) and C. Leadman advised they would be absent from the Council meeting of 25 June 2008.
Motion to Introduce Reports
MOTION NO. 39/2
Moved by Councillor S. Qadri
Seconded by Councillor R. Chiarelli
That the report from Hydro Ottawa Holding Inc – 2007 Annual Report; the report from the City Manager entitled Evaluation of the Strategic Directions and Financial Outlook 2008-2012 Hydro Ottawa Holding Inc.; the report from the Deputy City Manager, Community and Protective Services entitled Appointment of the Medical Officer of Health – In Camera – Personal Matter About an Identifiable Individual Reporting Out Date: After Council Approval; the report from the Executive Director, Business Transformation Services entitled Director, Communications and Customer Services – In Camera – Personal Matters about an Identifiable Individual Including Municipal Employees – Reporting Out Date: In order to Protect the Privacy Obligations as Set Out in MFIPPA, This Report Cannot be Reported Out; Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee Report 24, Community and Protective Services Committee Reports 26 and 27; Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee Report 26; Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee And Transit Committee Joint Report 1; Planning and Environment Committee Report 32A; Transit Committee Report 16 and Transportation Committee Report 19 be received and considered.
And that the Rules of Procedure be suspended to receive and table the 2007 Corporate Annual Report from the City Manager.
And that the Rules of Procedure be suspended to receive and consider the Planning and Environment Committee Report 33.
CARRIED
City Auditor General
1. OFFICE OF THE AUDITOR GENERAL - 2007 ANNUAL REPORT AND 2007 DETAILED AUDIT REPORTS
REPORT RECOMMENDATIONS
That Council receive and table the 2007 Annual Report and 2007 Detailed Audit Reports of the Office of the Auditor General at its meeting on June 11, 2008 for referral to the appropriate Standing Committee, and for subsequent consideration and approval of the audit recommendations by Council at its meeting on June 25, 2008.
That, at its meeting on June 25, 2008, Council refer all audit recommendations where management is in disagreement to the Council Audit Working Group for resolution.
CITY COUNCIL 11 JUNE 2008
RECEIVED AND TABLED to the Council meeting of 25 June 2008 and REFERRED by the following motion:
MOTION NO. 38/2
Moved by Councillor M. McRae
Seconded by Councillor J. Harder
That the following audits be referred to Community and Protective Services Committee for the purpose of hearing public delegations:
2. – Food Safety Program
4. - Parks and Recreation including: a.) Branch-wide Audit; b.) Financial Management and Revenue Processes; c.) Canterbury Community Centre, and; d.) Corporate Pesticide Use Policy
11. - Pride Week Committee (requested by Council)
That the following audits be referred to Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee for the purpose of hearing public delegations:
5. – Staffing (to be provided in camera)
6. – Labour Relations (to be provided in camera)
7. - Inventory and Asset Management Processes
8. - 311 Contact Centre
9. - Financial Information Reported to Council Regarding the Proposed North-South Light Rail Transit Line (requested by Council)
14. - 2006 and 2007 Compensation Budgets
15. - Municipal Price Index (requested by Council)
16. – Protocol Division (requested by Management)
18. - Procurement of Fax Machines
That the following audits be referred to Planning and Environment Committee for the purpose of hearing public delegations:
1. - Development Review Process
3. - Environmental Commitments in the Ottawa 20/20 Growth Management Strategy
10. - Population Growth Projections
That the following audits be referred to Transportation Committee for the purpose of hearing public delegations:
13. - Follow-up to the 2006 Audit of Surface Operations (requested by Council)
19. - Costs related to the Proposed Contracting-out of Lube, Oil, and Filter Work
20. - Disposal of Pavement Line Marker Equipment
21. - Ministry of Labour Charges Regarding Contractor Vehicles in Surface Operations
22. - Misuse and Abuse - Vehicles and Equipment
That the following audit be referred to Joint Transportation and Transit Committee for the purpose of hearing public delegations:
23. - Bus Refurbishing and
Warranty Programs
REFERRAL CARRIED
CITY COUNCIL 25 JUNE 2008
MOTION NO. 39/3
Moved by Councillor M. McRae
Seconded by Councillor E. El-Chantiry
WHEREAS, on May 28th, 2008, the City’s Auditor General gave Notice to table at the 11 June 2008 Council meeting, a report entitled "Office of the Auditor General - 2007 Annual Report and 2007 Detailed Audit Reports"; and
WHEREAS, these audit reports were tabled with City Council on June 11th, 2008, and then referred to the appropriate standing committees to receive public delegations; and
WHEREAS a majority of Members of Council have expressed the desire to review all of these audit reports as well as any public comments regarding same in a detailed fashion; and
BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED that the report entitled "Office of the Auditor General - 2007 Annual Report and 2007 Detailed Audit Reports” be deferred to the August 28th, 2008 Council meeting.
DEFERRAL CARRIED with Councillor G. Hunter dissenting.
Reports
HYDRO OTTAWA HOLDING INC.
HYDRO OTTAWA HOLDING INC. - 2007 ANNUAL REPORT
REPORT RECOMMENDATIONS
That Council:
1. Receive the Audited Consolidated Financial Statements of Hydro Ottawa Holding Inc. for the Year 2007 as set out in the Annual Report at Document 1 (issued separately and held on file with the City Clerk);
2. Appoint Ernst & Young LLP as the auditor of Hydro Ottawa Holding Inc. for the Year 2008;
3. Re-appoint the persons identified at Document 2 to serve as members of the Boards of Hydro Ottawa Holding Inc. and Hydro Ottawa Limited for the corresponding terms as specified; and
4. Authorize the Mayor and the City Clerk to sign a written resolution on behalf of the City of Ottawa as shareholder of Hydro Ottawa Holding Inc. setting out the resolutions approved by the City Council.
CARRIED
Postponements and Deferrals
DEFERRAL FROM COUNCIL MEETINGS OF 23 OCTOBER, 2007, 14 NOVEMBER 2007 AND 23 JANUARY 2008
MOTION NO. 24/2
Moved by Councillor J. Harder
Seconded by Councillor P. Hume
2. The shareholder’s target dividend for HOHI of 60% of annual net income be respected in the future provided that: Hydro Ottawa Holding Inc. is in compliance with the OBCA, relevant OEB guidelines, is not in breach of any covenants on its bond or credit facility obligations, and does not negatively impact its credit rating as a result of the dividend payment;
(Please see Recommendation 3 of City Manager’s Report – Evaluation of the Strategic Directions and Financial Outlook 2008-2012 Hydro Ottawa Holding Inc. below.)
CITY MANAGER
1. EVALUATION OF THE STRATEGIC DIRECTIONS AND FINANCIAL OUTLOOK 2008-2012 HYDRO OTTAWA HOLDING INC.
REPORT RECOMMENDATION
That Council:
1. Endorse the Strategic Directions and Financial Outlook 2008 - 2012 prepared by Hydro Ottawa Holding Inc. (HOHI).
2. Direct Hydro Ottawa to report back to Council annually on the implementation of its growth strategy and seek approval of specific initiatives where required, in accordance with the Shareholder Declaration;
3. Direct HOHI to target dividends at the greater of 60% of its annual net income or $14 million provided that the company is in compliance with the Ontario Business Corporations Act, relevant Ontario Energy Board guidelines, is not in breach of any covenants on its bond or credit facility obligations, and does not negatively impact its credit rating as a result of the dividend payment;
4. Direct the City Manager to work with Hydro Ottawa to assess the synergies, costs savings and other benefits that would result from having street lighting services provided to the City by Hydro Ottawa, and to report back to Council within six months; and
5. Direct the City Manager to continue to monitor the policy and regulatory environment surrounding the provincial Transfer Tax on Municipal Electricity Property and the Payments In Lieu of Corporate Taxes regime and report back to Council on any significant changes.
CARRIED
2. 2007 CORPORATE ANNUAL REPORT
REPORT RECOMMENDATION
That Council receive the 2007 City of Ottawa Annual Report for information.
MOTION NO. 39/4
Moved by Councillor A. Cullen
Seconded by Councillor J. Legendre
That Council table the 2007 City of Ottawa Annual Report and refer the report to the 9 July 2008 City Council meeting.
TABLED and REFERRED
DEPUTY CITY MANAGER, COMMUNITY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES
APPOINTMENT OF THE MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH - IN CAMERA –
PERSONAL MATTERS ABOUT AN IDENTIFIABLE INDIVIDUAL.
REPORTING OUT DATE: AFTER COUNCIL APPROVAL
REPORT RECOMMENDATION
That Council approve the appointment of Dr. Isra Levy as the City of Ottawa's new Medical Officer of Health, subject to the final approval of the Ontario Minister of Health.
CARRIED
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, BUSINESS TRANSFORMATION SERVICES
DIRECTOR, COMMUNICATIONS AND CUSTOMER SERVICE - (IN CAMERA - PERSONAL MATTERS ABOUT AN IDENTIFIABLE INDIVIDUAL INCLUDING MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES) - REPORTING OUT DATE: IN ORDER TO PROTECT THE PRIVACY OBLIGATIONS AS SET OUT IN MFIPPA, THIS REPORT CANNOT BE REPORTED OUT
Dealt with In Camera
COMMITTEE REPORTS
AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE REPORT 24
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1. ZONING - 119 Langstaff drive
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Committee Recommendations
(This application is subject to Bill 51)
That Council:
1. Approve an amendment to the former Township of West Carleton Zoning By-law to change the zoning of 119 Langstaff Drive from Institutional Type 1 (I1) and Residential Type 5 Exception Holding (R5-1(h)) to General Commercial Exception 6 (C-6) as detailed in Document 2 and shown in Document 3.
2. Approve an amendment to the New Comprehensive Zoning By-law to change the zoning of 119 Langstaff Drive from Rural Institutional (RI) and Village Residential Third Density (V3B) to a Rural Institutional Exception zone (RI[xxxxr]), as detailed in Document 2 and as shown in Document 3.
CARRIED
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2. zoNING - 5599 First Line Road
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Committee Recommendations
(This application is not subject to Bill 51)
That Council:
1. Approve an amendment to the former Township of Rideau Zoning By-law to change the zoning of 5599 First Line Road from "A1" (Restricted Rural), "EP" (Environmental Protection) and "D" (Development) to "RV-32 " (Village Residential Exception 32), "RV" (Village Residential), "EP" (Environmetal Protection) and "OS" (Open Space) as shown in Document 1 and detailed in Document 2.
2. Approve an amendment to the new Comprehensive Zoning By-law to change the zoning of 5599 First Line Road from (DR1) - (Development Reserve Zone) to (VIP [---r] - (Village Residential First Density, Subzone P), (VIP) - Village Residential First Density, Subzone P and (O1) - (Parks and Open Space), as shown in Document 1 and detailed in Document 2.
CARRIED
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3. zONING - 1090 Bayview Drive
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Committee Recommendations
(This application is subject to Bill 51)
That Council approve:
1. An amendment to the former West Carleton Township Zoning By-law to amend the CT-1 zone provisions relating to 1090 Bayview Drive to permit a fully-detached dwelling house as a permitted use and to incorporate site specific zone provisions related to residential uses as shown in Document 1 and as detailed in Document 2.
2. An amendment to the new Comprehensive Zoning By-law to amend the VM1[163r] zone provisions relating to 1090 Bayview Drive to permit a detached dwelling as a permitted use and to incorporate specific zone provisions as required related to residential uses as shown in Document 1 and as detailed in Document 2.
3. That the By-law not proceed to Council until such time as the applicant provides evidence to the Planning Branch that the existing well with water quality issues has been abandoned in accordance with Provincial regulations.
CARRIED
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4. Petition
for drainage works -
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Committee Recommendations
That Council:
i) Consider the attached report and petition and give approval to proceed with a preliminary report on the drainage works; and
ii) Appoint the firm of Robinson Consultants Inc. as the Engineer of Record under the Drainage Act.
CARRIED
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5. Petition
for drainage works -
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Committee Recommendations
That Council:
i) Consider the attached report and petition and give approval to proceed with a preliminary report on the drainage works; and
ii) Appoint the firm of Robinson Consultants Inc. as the Engineer of Record under the Drainage Act.
CARRIED
COMMUNITY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES COMMITTEE REPORT 26
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1. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK
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Committee Recommendations as amended
That Council approve:
a) the Community Development Framework outlined in this report; and,
b) the approach to neighbourhood selection with a report back respecting the selected neighbourhoods.
c) that Crime Prevention Ottawa (CPO) be included on the Roundtable for the Community Development Framework and that the Chair of the CPO be the designated representative.
CARRIED
COMMUNITY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES COMMITTEE REPORT 27
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1. NEEDLE EXCHANGE PROGRAM - UPDATE |
Committee Recommendations as amended
That Council:
1. Receive the information respecting the City’s Needle Exchange Program that was requested at the 3 April 2008 meeting of the Community and Protective Services Committee;
2. Approve the enhancements to the City’s Needle Pick-up Program including a $100,000 operating budget pressure, and a one-time cost of up to $50,000 to complete a safe syringe study, to be included in the 2009 budget, as detailed in this report; and
3. Direct the Medical Officer of Health to report back in the fall of 2009 with a progress report on the enhanced Needle Pick-up Program.
4. That the City of Ottawa’s “Needle Exchange Program” be renamed in accordance with current international scientific practice as the “Clean Needle Syringe Program.”
CARRIED
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2. TEMPORARY
WAIVER TO THE LICENSING BY-LAW and
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Committee Recommendations
1. That Council approve a temporary waiver of the Licensing By-law (2002-189) and the Designated Space Programme By-law (2007-478) to:
(a) authorize the Chief License Inspector to establish temporary designated spaces for vending on the sidewalk at suitable locations on O’Connor Street and Metcalfe Street immediately to the south of the Sparks Street Mall Authority boundary for the sale of tour tickets only;
(b) authorize the Chief License Inspector to issue, subject to all terms and conditions of the Licensing By-law 2002-189 (as amended) and its related Schedule 21, Relating to Itinerant Sellers, temporary non-renewable annual Class “F” or “G” business licenses to ticket sales operators;
(c) authorize the Chief License Inspector to issue, subject to all by-law conditions of the Designated Space Programme By-law 2007-478, temporary non-renewable designated space permits related to the designated spaces referred to in Recommendation 1 in order to authorize the licensees and permit holders to vend at the temporary designated spaces;
2. That Community and Protective Services be directed to report back on a long-term solution for the licensing and regulating of tour tickets sales and the establishment of on-sidewalk designated vending spaces for tour ticket sales kiosks within the downtown core.
CARRIED
CORPORATE SERVICES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE REPORT 26
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1. 2009 Proposed Budget Timetable, Process / 2009 Budget Directions and High-Level Fiscal Directions for 2010-2011
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Committee RecommendationS as amended
That Council approve:
1. That the 2009 draft budget be developed in accordance with the fiscal directions adopted by Council during the 2008 budget process and in accordance with the Fiscal Framework adopted in 2007;
2. That the 2010 and 2011 drafts budgets be developed in accordance with the fiscal directions as detailed in this report; and
3. That the process and timetable for developing and approving the 2009 draft budget and the 2010 and 2011 high level estimates be adopted as detailed in this report.
4. That staff be directed to include, in the 2009 draft tax-supported budget, proposed options to cap the FTE total at 13,590.28 (the budgeted amount for 2008) and identify options to reduce the total number to 13,090.28 excluding growth and related increases for front-line Police, Fire and Paramedics to be achieved by December 31, 2009;
That these reduction options include the introduction and investments of new technology and/or business process reengineering;
That these cost reduction options also include involuntary departures from the City of Ottawa; and
That the proposed growth of the Police, Paramedic and Fire Service FTE be accommodated with an offsetting reduction as part of the proposed reduction of 500 FTE's.
MOTION NO. 39/5
Moved by Councillor G. Brooks
Seconded by Councillor R. Jellett
WHEREAS the City of Ottawa, through its Planning Department, is working cooperatively with the residents of the Village of Richmond to create a Community Design Plan;
AND WHEREAS developers are targeting the Village of Richmond for potential development;
AND WHEREAS the Village of Richmond is an historic village characterized by unique features, such as a high water table, a significant flood plain, and a conservation area;
AND WHEREAS a Community Design Plan is required to address a multitude of significant planning issues;
AND WHEREAS significant studies are required to complete the Community Design Plan process;
BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED THAT $800,000 be added to the 2009 Budget to complete the necessary studies for the Village of Richmond Community Design Plan.
RULED OUT OF ORDER
MOTION NO. 39/6
Moved by Councillor C. Doucet
Seconded by Councillor P. Feltmate
WHEREAS the Municipal Price Index is rising at about 8% per year and the Consumer Price Index is rising at about 3%;
AND WHEREAS the Council is committed to keeping any tax increase to at or about the Consumer price Index;
BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED THAT any capital or operating reductions be prioritized according to their impact on the Municipal Price Index, i.e. those with the greatest impact will be the first to be considered for reduction.
RULED OUT OF ORDER
MOTION NO. 39/7
Moved by Councillor D. Deans
Seconded by Councillor R. Chiarelli
WHEREAS the City of Ottawa must make every effort to keep property taxes as low as possible while meeting both its basic legislative and regulatory obligations and providing the quality of life services that residents and businesses count on; and
WHEREAS part of keeping taxes low is ensuring that every new position is justified and every program needed; and
WHEREAS City Council has already directed that staff achieve an aggressive target of $100 million in efficiencies (which includes reductions in staff that do not affect front-line services to residents and businesses) and a further $19-57 million in new revenues and program reductions will be required to keep taxes at the rate of inflation for 2009;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Report recommendations be replaced with the following:
1. That the 2009 draft budget be developed in accordance with the fiscal directions adopted by Council during the 2008 budget process and in accordance with the Fiscal Framework adopted in 2007;
2. That the 2010 and 2011 drafts budgets be developed in accordance with the fiscal directions as detailed in this report; and
3. That the process and timetable for developing and approving the 2009 draft budget and the 2010 and 2011 high level estimates be adopted as detailed in this report.
4.(a) That staff be directed to include, in the 2009 draft tax-supported budget, proposed options to cap the FTE total at 13,590.28 (the budgeted amount for 2008) and identify options to reduce the total number to 13,090.28 excluding growth and related increases for front-line Police, Fire and Paramedics to be achieved by December 31, 2009;
(b) That these reduction options include the introduction and investments of new technology and/or business process reengineering; “That within the 500 FTE target identify those that form part of the City Managers efficiency targets for 2009 and that his numbers form part of the proposed plan. “
(c) To the maximum extent possible that any potential job losses as a result of proposed FTE cuts be accommodated by the city’s workforce adjustment program.)
(d) In addition be it resolved that staff be directed to prepare options for new revenues and program reductions that equal the $19-57 million required to keep taxes at the rate of inflation, and that a further list of program and service level reductions and program and service eliminations that do not affect legislated regulated services be included as part of the 2009 Draft Budget .
MOTION NO. 39/8
Moved by Councillor D. Holmes
Seconded by Councillor J. Legendre
BE IT RESOLVED THAT the words “and that a further list of potential program and service level reductions and program and service eliminations that do not affect legislated and regulated services be included as part of the 2009 Draft Budget” be deleted from Recommendation 4(d) of Motion No. 39/7, to read:
“In addition be it resolved that staff be directed to prepare options for new revenues and program reductions that equal the $19-57 million required to keep taxes at the rate of inflation.”
LOST on a division of 7 YEAS to 14 NAYS as follows:
YEAS (7): Councillors D. Holmes, P. Feltmate, A. Cullen, J. Legendre, M. Wilkinson, P. Hume and C. Doucet.
NAYS (14): Councillors E. El-Chantiry, R. Bloess, S. Qadri, R. Chiarelli, D. Thompson, M. McRae, S. Desroches, G. Hunter, G. Brooks, D. Deans, R. Jellett, M. Bellemare, B. Monette and Mayor O’Brien.
Motion No. 39/7 was then divided for voting purposes.
Recommendations 1, 2 and 3 CARRIED.
Recommendation 4(a) CARRIED on a division of 15 YEAS to 6 NAYS as follows:
YEAS (15): Councillors E. El-Chantiry, R. Bloess, S. Qadri, R. Chiarelli, D. Thompson, M. McRae, S. Desroches, M. Wilkinson, G. Hunter, G. Brooks, D. Deans, R. Jellett, M. Bellemare, B. Monette and Mayor O’Brien.
NAYS (6): Councillors D. Holmes, P. Feltmate, A. Cullen, J. Legendre, P. Hume and C. Doucet.
Recommendation 4(b) CARRIED on a division of 21 YEAS to 0 NAYS as follows:
YEAS (21): Councillors E. El-Chantiry, D. Holmes, R. Bloess, P. Feltmate, S. Qadri, R. Chiarelli, D. Thompson, M. McRae, A. Cullen, J. Legendre, S. Desroches, M. Wilkinson, G. Hunter, P. Hume, G. Brooks, D. Deans, R. Jellett, M. Bellemare, C. Doucet, B. Monette and Mayor O’Brien.
NAYS (0):
Recommendation 4(c) CARRIED.
Recommendation 4(d) CARRIED on a division of 15 YEAS to 6 NAYS as follows:
YEAS (15): Councillors E. El-Chantiry, R. Bloess, S. Qadri, R. Chiarelli, D. Thompson, M. McRae, S. Desroches, M. Wilkinson, G. Hunter, G. Brooks, D. Deans, R. Jellett, M. Bellemare, B. Monette and Mayor O’Brien.
NAYS (6): Councillors D. Holmes, P. Feltmate, A. Cullen, J. Legendre, P. Hume and C. Doucet.
MOTION NO. 39/9
Moved by Councillor G. Hunter
Seconded by Councillor R. Jellett
WHEREAS the current budget process leads to an atmosphere of near crisis management when the program changes of every City department come before Council at the same time;
AND WHEREAS many of these changes deserve specific attention and public review;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the City work towards a process where proposals for significant service changes, program additions or reductions should first be presented to the relevant Standing Committee and Council for approval, subject to confirmation during the budget process.
CARRIED
Item 1 of Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee Report 26 was then put to Council and CARRIED as amended by Motion Nos. 39/7 and 39/9.
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2. investment and endowment fund report
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Committee RecommendationS
That Council:
1. Approve the appointment of the Deputy Treasurer to the Endowment Fund Investment Committee; and
2. Receive this report on the results of the City’s investments for the year 2007 as required by Ontario Regulation 438/97 as amended to Regulation 39/07, Section 8 (1), and the City’s Investment Policy.
CARRIED
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3. SINKING FUND 2007 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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Committee Recommendation
That Council receive the Sinking Fund Financial Statements for 2007.
RECEIVED
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4. 2007 City of OTTAWA CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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Committee Recommendation
That Council approve the 2007 City of Ottawa Consolidated Financial Statements.
CARRIED
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5. QUARTERLY PERFORMANCE REPORT TO COUNCIL, q1 JANUARY – MARCH 2008
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council receive this report for information.
RECEIVED
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6. DEFERRAL OF DEVELOPMENT CHARGES FOR HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council delegate authority to the Director of Housing to enter into a Municipal Housing Project Facilities Agreement with Habitat for Humanity to allow for and secure the deferral of development charges, in the amount totalling $11,218 associated with the construction of a 2-storey single-detached dwelling located at 386 Tillbury Avenue.
CARRIED
CORPORATE SERVICES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE AND TRANSIT COMMITTEE JOINT REPORT 1.
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1. Transit Services organizational and Governance review
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JOINT COMMITTEES’ RECOMMENDATIONS AS AMENDED
That Council:
1. Receive the report from Oliver Wyman entitled City of Ottawa Transit Services – Phase 1: Organization and Governance Diagnostic Review as detailed in Document 1;
2. Receive for information the revised organizational structure for Transit Services, which identifies the changes being made by management to improve operational effectiveness and accountability, as described in this report; and
3. Direct the City Solicitor and the Deputy City Clerk to include the development of a White Paper on Transit Committees and Transit Commission for mid-term Governance Review.
CARRIED
MOTION NO. 39/10
Moved by Councillor D. Deans
Seconded by Councillor M. Bellemare
That Recommendation No. 3 be laid on the table until the end of the term of Council.
LOST on a division of 7 YEAS to 11 NAYS as follows:
YEAS (7): Councillors D. Holmes, P. Feltmate, A. Cullen, J. Legendre, D. Deans, M. Bellemare and C. Doucet.
NAYS (11): Councillors E. El-Chantiry, R. Bloess, S. Qadri, D. Thompson, M. McRae, M. Wilkinson, G. Hunter, P. Hume, R. Jellett, B. Monette and Mayor O’Brien.
Item 1 of Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee and Transit Committee Joint Report 1 was then put to Council and CARRIED with Councillors A. Cullen and D. Deans dissenting.
PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE REPORT 32A
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1. OFFICIAL PLAN AND ZONING - 7 GRANTON AVENUE
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS AS AMENDED
(This application is subject to Bill 51)
That Council:
a. Approve an amendment to the Official Plan Volume 2A to change the land use designation applying to the property at 7 Granton Avenue from Merivale Mixed Use to Arterial Mainstreet to permit a parking lot on the property for an adjacent commercial plaza.
b. Approve an amendment to the former City of Nepean Zoning By-law, to change the zoning of 7 Granton Avenue from R3 Block 1 – Residential Third Density, Exception One Zone to add a “parking lot” as an additional permitted use.
c. Add a definition of a “parking lot” to the Zoning By-law to mean a lot or other place used for the temporary parking of four or more passenger vehicles.
d. Approve an amendment to the new Comprehensive Zoning By-law to change the zoning of 7 Granton Avenue from R1FF[632] - Residential First Density Zone, Subzone FF, Exception 632 to R1FF - Residential First Density Zone, Subzone FF, Exception [xxxx] to add a parking lot as a permitted use and to include the provisions of the [632] exception
That pursuant to the Planning Act, subsection 34(17) no further notice be given.
MOTION NO. 39/11
Moved by Councillor R. Chiarelli
Seconded by Councillor G. Hunter
WHEREAS on June 10, 2008 the Planning and Environment Committee, (PEC), carried Item 2, Agenda 34, as amended, a Report which staff originally recommended Council refuse regarding an application for an amendment to the Official Plan for the City of Ottawa and a Zoning By-law Amendment to the former City of Nepean Zoning By-law regarding 7 Granton Avenue;
AND WHEREAS PEC is recommending Council approve an application for an amendment to the Official Plan for the City of Ottawa and a Zoning By-law Amendment to the former City of Nepean Zoning By-law regarding 7 Granton Avenue;
AND WHEREAS no
amendment is required to the Official Plan for the City of Ottawa as the
existing designation already permits a parking lot on the subject lands;
BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED that: Recommendation a) of the Planning and Environment Committee Report 32A, Item 1,
“a. Approve an amendment to the Official Plan Volume 2A to change the land use designation applying to the property at 7 Granton Avenue from Merivale Mixed Use to Arterial Mainstreet to permit a parking lot on the property for an adjacent commercial plaza.”
be deleted.
"No further
notice will be given under subsection 34(17) of the Planning Act."
CARRIED
Item 1 of Planning and Environment Committee Report 32A was then put to Council and CARRIED as amended by Motion No. 39/11.
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2. RIDEAU-VANIER WARD 12 INTERIM CONTROL BY-LAW STUDY AND ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENT
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS AS AMENDED
(This matter is subject to Bill 51)
1. That Council approve the amendments to former City of Ottawa Zoning By-law 93-98, former City of Vanier Zoning By-law 2380, and to the City Council Draft-approved Comprehensive Zoning By-law, in order to establish new definitions and land use regulations applicable to special needs houses, including shelters, group homes, residential care facilities including homes for the aged and nursing homes, dwelling units for seniors, and community health and resource centres, as detailed in Document 1.
2. That following adoption of the implementing Zoning By-law, Interim Control By law 2006-452, as amended by By-law 2007-443, be repealed.
3. WHEREAS the Report ACS-2008-PTE-PLA-0011 recommends the general removal of zoning permission for community health and resource centres in the residential area bounded by Dalhousie, St. Patrick, and George Streets and King Edward Avenue;
AND WHEREAS the Report recommends that existing community health and resource centres in the said area should be given site-specific exceptions to recognize their existing legal conforming use, but the report incorrectly identifies one of the noted municipal addresses, and further excludes a third municipal address;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council approve the following:
Rename “230 King Edward Avenue” to 230 Murray Street”, and
Add the municipal address “179 Murray Street”,
Wherever references to existing community health and resource centres and their addresses are listed in the Report and Documents to the Report; and
That pursuant to the Planning Act, subsection 34(17) no further notice be given.
4. That the following be direction to staff: That prohibiting of shelters on Main Streets in the Official Plan be reviewed.
MOTION NO. 39/12
Moved by Councillor P. Hume
Seconded by Councillor P. Feltmate
WHEREAS the Report ACS-2008-PTE-PLA0011 recommends the general removal of zoning permission for community health and resource centres in the residential area bounded by Dalhousie, St. Patrick, and George Streets and King Edward Avenue;
AND WHEREAS Document 1 to the Report specifies only the R6 zoning but excludes the general permission for community health and social services in the current former Ottawa R7 zone, of which some of the lands within the general area are zoned R7;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the following clause be added in Document 1 – Details of Recommended Zoning, in the row labelled “Zone Permission: Community Health and Resource Centres”, immediately following the first paragraph:
- add the following Section to the By-law:
280za. Community health and resource centre is not permitted in all R7 Zones located within the area, bounded by St. Patrick Street, Dalhousie Street, George Street and King Edward Avenue; and
That pursuant to the Planning Act, subsection 34(17) no further notice be given.
CARRIED with Councillor A. Cullen dissenting.
Item 2 of Planning and Environment Committee Report 32A was then put to Council and CARRIED as amended by Motion No. 39/12, with Councillors D. Holmes and A. Cullen dissenting.
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3. ZONING – 3591 INNES ROAD
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Committee recommendationS AS AMENDED
(This application is subject to Bill 51)
That Council:
1. Approve an amendment to the former City of Gloucester Zoning By-law to change the zoning of 3591 Innes Road from Residential, Single Dwelling (Rs3) to Commercial Neighbourhood, Exception (X), Cn (EX) as detailed in Document 2.
2. Approve an amendment to the new Comprehensive Zoning By-law to change the zoning of 3591 Innes Road from Residential First Density, Subzone WW, R1WW to Local Commercial, Exception [xxx], LC[xxx] as detailed in Document 2.
3. That Document 2 be amended by adding the following clauses under A.2:
Despite Sections 8.2.1 and 7.1.1, the minimum number of parking spaces provided for a medical clinic shall be 2.5 spaces per treatment room.
Despite Section 8.12.5.3B, the minimum landscape requirement along the northern property line shall be a strip measuring 10.2 metres in width.
That Document 2 be further amended by adding the following clause under B.2:
Despite Section 101-Table 101, minimum parking space rate, the maximum number of parking spaces permitted for a medical facility shall be 20.
That Document 2 be further amended by revising the references to Section 189(h)(ii), under B.2 from “5 metres to 10.2 metres.”
CARRIED
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4. ZONING - 741 BLAIR ROAD
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Committee recommendationS AS AMENDED
(This application is subject to Bill 51)
That Council:
1. Approve an amendment to the former City of Gloucester Zoning By-law to change the zoning of 741 Blair Road from Rs4-Residential, Single Dwelling to Rr1-X, Row Dwelling Zone, Exception 'X' as detailed in Document 2.
2. Approve an amendment to the new Comprehensive Zoning By-law to change the zoning of 741 Blair Road from R1WW[637], Residential First Density Zone Subzone WW, Exception 637 to R3K[XXX]-Residential Third Density Subzone K[XXX] as detailed in Document 2.
3. BE IT RESOLVED THAT the number of units be set at eight (8) and that the south set back on commercial side be 3 metres.
4. That the zoning by-law not be adopted by Council until a site plan application has been approved.
The Recommendations were divided for voting purposes.
Recommendations 1 and 2 CARRIED.
Recommendation 3 CARRIED on a division of 11 YEAS to 6 NAYS as follows:
YEAS (11): Councillors D. Holmes, P. Feltmate, S. Qadri, R. Chiarelli, D. Thompson, A. Cullen, M. Wilkinson, G. Brooks, D. Deans, M. Bellemare and B. Monette.
NAYS (6): Councillors E. El-Chantiry, J. Legendre, G. Hunter, P. Hume, R. Jellett and Mayor O’Brien.
Recommendation 4 CARRIED with Councillors G. Hunter and R. Jellett dissenting.
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5. CITY OF OTTAWA CORPORATE PESTICIDE USE ANNUAL REPORT 2005-2007
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Committee recommendation
That Council receive this report for information.
RECEIVED
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6. SIGN MINOR VARIANCE - 4033-4157 RIVERSIDE DRIVE
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Committee recommendation
No Committee Recommendation.
MOTION NO. 39/13
Moved by Councillor M. McRae
Seconded by Councillor S. Desroches
WHEREAS three (3) billboard signs located at 4033 – 4157 Riverside Drive required to be relocated as a result of the proposed realignment of Riverside Drive, a City of Ottawa initiative, and that the new locations did not quite meet the required setbacks set out in section 173(1)(a) of By-law 2005-439;
AND WHEREAS the approval of minor variances to section 173(1)(a) of By-law 2005-439 to for three (3) billboard signs was being sought by the billboard owner and a report (ACS2008-PTE-BLD-0021) was presented to the Planning and Environment Committee meeting of June 10, 2008 seeking approval of the variances;
AND WHEREAS the community expressed concerns with the proliferation of billboards along Riverside Drive and strongly objected to the requested variances and in view of these concerns, the Committee rejected the recommended variances;
AND WHEREAS the rejection if approved by City Council would in effect prevent the relocation of the three billboard signs located on the Airport Authority lands;
AND WHEREAS the existence of an agreement between the City and the Airport Authority that transferred Airport Authority lands to the City, lands necessary for the realignment of Riverside Drive, and that included an obligation on the part of the City to enable the relocation of said billboards, came to light subsequent to the meeting;
BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED that the report recommendation be approved forthwith by City Council.
CARRIED
Item 6 of Planning and Environment Committee Report 32A was then put to Council and CARRIED as amended by Motion No. 39/13.
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7. PLASCO ENERGY UPDATE AND LONG TERM WASTE CONVERSION AGREEMENT
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS
That Council:
1. Authorise staff to finalize and execute a Letter of Intent with Plasco Energy Group Inc. and Plasco Energy Ottawa Inc. setting out the terms and conditions under which a long-term agreement for a full scale waste conversion facility could be executed, as described in this report; and,
2. Delegate to the City Manager the authority to negotiate and execute a Long-Term Waste Disposal Agreement (“long-term agreement”) with Plasco Energy Group Inc. and Plasco Energy Ottawa Inc. according to the terms and conditions set out in the Letter of Intent.
CARRIED
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8. ALLIANCE FOR RESILIENT CITIES |
Committee recommendation
That Council approve that the City of Ottawa become a member of the Alliance for Resilient Cities network for 2008-9, and pay a membership fee of $3000 to support the work of the Alliance.
CARRIED with Councillors E. El-Chantiry and G. Hunter and Mayor O’Brien dissenting.
PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE REPORT 33
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1. APPLICATION FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION AT ASHBURY COLLEGE, 204-212 SPRINGFIELD ROAD, ROCKCLIFFE PARK HERITAGE CONSERVATION DISTRICT
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS AS AMENDED
That Council approve the application for the construction of a Boys’ Dormitory at 204-212 Springfield Road according to plans submitted on June 12, 2008 as amended by the following:
1. That the sidewalk, including the verge, along Springfield Road remain as is, and that no curb be introduced; and
2. That the curb and sidewalk on the Northside of Maple Lane be eliminated and replaced by a grass verge.
CARRIED
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2. Audit of carp river watershed – approval of terms of reference for a third party review
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Committee recommendationS AS AMENDED
That Council:
1. Approve the amended draft Terms of Reference for a third party review of the Carp River Restoration Project as presented on 24 June 2008 and amended by the following:
a. The third party reviewer consult with the Auditor General and Parts II Order requesters;
b. That the two-zone policy be reviewed as per the Auditor General’s report.
2. Direct staff to proceed with a Request for Proposals to secure a qualified third party engineering firm;
3. Authorize the City Manager to approve the selection and hiring of the pre-qualified third party engineering firm to undertake the work outlined in the approved draft Terms of Reference and to approve the funding through delegated authority to an upset limit of $300,000; and
4. Establish a new project authority in the amount of $300,000 to be funded from the Wastewater Capital Reserve Fund.
6. Delegate minor adjustments to the Terms of Reference, as a result of further consultation with MOE, MNR and the Auditor General (AG), to the City Manager and that any changes made be communicated to City Council.
CARRIED with Councillor G. Hunter dissenting.
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3. SIGN BY-LAW MINOR VARIANCE - 199 SUSSEX DRIVe
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council approve the application to vary setback provisions within Sign By-law 2005-439, to permit a ground sign within 0.3 metres to the front property, 0.5 metres to the side property line and 0.5 metres from a driveway, for the property at 199 Sussex Drive.
CARRIED
TRANSIT COMMITTEE REPORT 16
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1. SENIORS’ SAFETY CONCERNS RE: OC TRANSPO
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council approve that OC Transpo ensure that operators receive adequate training and instructions to give senior passengers sufficient time to be seated, or to have a stable stance, before the bus proceeds, and where possible the bus should brake slowly.
CARRIED
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE REPORT 19
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1. WAIVER TO THE ENCROACHMENT BY-LAW 2003-446 FOR 19 MELROSE AVENUE
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council approve the waiver of Provision 3(2) of the Encroachment By-law 2003-446, to permit the construction of planters as surface encroachments in the Melrose Avenue road allowance at 19 Melrose Avenue.
CARRIED
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2. Pedestrian Lighting Fixtures on Preston Street
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS
That Council approve the following:
1. That the Preston BIA pay the capital and installation cost for any requested pedestrian fixtures above the City’s lighting policy.
2. That staff and the Preston BIA develop an appropriate payment system to ensure that the BIA is responsible for the maintenance, operational and hydro costs of the additional pedestrian fixtures.
CARRIED
A Motion to move In Camera was considered later in the meeting. For ease of reference the Motion’s disposition appears immediately below.
MOTION NO. 39/14
Moved by Councillor S. Qadri
Seconded by Councillor D. Deans
That City Council resolve In Camera pursuant to Subsections 13. (1) (b) and (d) of Procedure By-law 2005-431 – a personal matter about an identifiable individual, including staff, with respect to:
1. The Appointment of the Medical Officer of Health;
2. The Director, Communications and Customer Service.
And 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) (a) the security of the property of the City; (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 LRT claims.
CARRIED
IN CAMERA SESSION
IN COUNCIL
Motion to Adopt Reports
MOTION NO. 39/15
Moved by Councillor S. Qadri
Seconded by Councillor D. Deans
That the report from Hydro Ottawa Holding Inc – 2007 Annual Report; the report from the City Manager entitled Evaluation of the Strategic Directions and Financial Outlook 2008-2012 Hydro Ottawa Holding Inc.; the report from the Deputy City Manager, Community and Protective Services entitled Appointment of the Medical Officer of Health – In Camera – Personal Matter About an Identifiable Individual Reporting Out Date: After Council Approval; the report from the Executive Director, Business Transformation Services entitled Director, Communications and Customer Services – In Camera – Personal Matters about an Identifiable Individual Including Municipal Employees – Reporting Out Date: In order to Protect the Privacy Obligations as Set Out in MFIPPA, This Report Cannot be Reported Out and the Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee Report 24, Community and Protective Services Committee Reports 26 and 27; Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee Report 26; Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee And Transit Committee Joint Report 1; Planning and Environment Committee Reports 32A and 33; Transit Committee Report 16 and Transportation Committee Report 19 be received and adopted as amended.
CARRIED
Motions of Which Notice has Been Given Previously
MOTION NO. 39/16
Moved by Councillor E. El-Chantiry
Seconded by Councillor S. Qadri
WHEREAS Ottawa City Council approves the budget of the Ottawa Police Service (OPS);
WHEREAS the 2008 gross operating budget for the OPS is $219.4 million;
WHEREAS the Government of Canada has in the past provided one-time financial assistance to the OPS to help defray the security costs associated with large international events such as the G20 conference in 2001;
WHEREAS an analysis undertaken by the OPS has determined that the residents of the City of Ottawa are supporting some $880,000 annually for the additional public safety and security services that are attributable to the unique policing challenges associated with the City’s status as the Nation’s Capital;
WHEREAS following a motion by Board member Maria McRae, the Chair of the Police Services Board wrote to the Government of Canada on May 22, 2008 to request support for achieving a more equitable funding arrangement with the federal government;
WHEREAS a study by the Federation of Canadian Municipalities has confirmed that property tax payers are subsidizing federal policing;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT City Council endorse Board member Maria McRae’s Police Board motion calling for an the Nation’s Capital.
CARRIED
MOTION NO. 39/17
Moved by Councillor M. Wilkinson
Seconded by Councillor S. Qadri
WHEREAS the City uses fuel or oil based products such as asphalt in large amounts; and
WHEREAS the cost of fuel, asphalt and similar products have increased in price and forecasts are that these products will continue to have significant increases in price; and
WHEREAS a one cent increase in the cost of a litre of diesel fuel for OC Transpo alone costs the City about $400,000; and
WHEREAS City reserves are low such that increases in fuel costs cannot be handled with existing funds; and
WHEREAS many other municipalities are taking measures to reduce fuel consumption and/or increase revenues to cover fuel costs; and
WHEREAS staff have already determined that there will need to be a reduction in the road resurfacing program due to the increase in asphalt costs;
1. THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that staff develop an Eco-Driving policy for submission to the Transportation Committee by October 2008 that will result in the most fuel effective uses of City vehicles, including items such as type of vehicle, planning the route, using air conditioning sparingly, proper tire inflation, avoiding idling, driving within speed limits, not having jackrabbit starts and hard braking. Until the policy is finalized that staff be encouraged to use such fuel efficiency practises.
2. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Manager direct management in all City branches, through consultation with staff in each branch and with the public if there is an impact on service levels, to immediately undertake measures to reduce fuel usage and other use of petroleum based products with an overall goal to reduce usage by at least 25%, and report back through the Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee on a quarterly basis on the fuel savings that have been achieved and on those that will be implemented in the next quarter;
3. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the 2009 budget contain ongoing measures to annualize and improve on fuel savings and the subsequent reduction in CO2 gases.
MOTION NO. 39/18
Moved by Councillor D. Holmes
Seconded by Councillor P. Feltmate
The Resolution 2 of Motion No. 39/17 be referred to staff.
REFERRAL CARRIED
Motion No. 39/17 was then put to Council and CARRIED as amended by Motion No. 39/18.
Motions (Requiring Suspension of the Rules of Procedure)
MOTION NO. 39/19
Moved by Councillor D. Holmes
Seconded by Councillor J. Legendre
That the Rules of Procedure be suspended to consider the following Motion:
WHEREAS on the April 9, 2008 report ACS2008-PTE-PLA-0067 was carried as amended, by Council to approve an amendment to the former City of Ottawa Zoning by-law to change the zoning of 453 Bank Street and 343 McLeod Street to allow for the development of a nine-storey mixed use building with the implementing by-law not to be enacted until final approval for the proposed development under the Ontario Heritage Act is given;
AND WHEREAS the modifications required as set out in said report have been made allowing final Heritage approval which was provided on June 19, 2008;
AND WHEREAS Document 2 of said report established minimum visitor parking and commercial parking rates for the site;
AND WHEREAS it is the intent of the development to provide the required commercial and visitor parking within a shared allotment;
AND WHEREAS Document 2 of said report established minimum Rear Yard setbacks for the site;
AND WHEREAS the metric conversions of the building heights were not included;
AND WHEREAS Document 3 of said report introduced a Building Height Schedule to regulate the development of the building on-site;
AND WHEREAS due to the final design of the proposed building pursuant to the recommendations of the Planning and Environment Committee necessitated some slight modifications to the Building Height Schedule;
AND WHEREAS the new Comprehensive Zoning By-law is to be considered in the review of an application for a change in zoning;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT:
(a) the following additional exception be added to Document 2 of Staff Report ACS2008-PTE-PLA-0067 as exception “xx” :
xx) Despite Part III, of the 40 parking spaces provided for all ground floor commercial uses, 15 parking spaces must be designated visitor parking
(b) Document 2, item 3 (vi) of Staff Report ACS2008-PTE-PLA-0067 be revised as follows:
vi) The minimum Rear Yard Setbacks are:
i. 1 – 6 storeys (6.7m – 22.0m) – 0.0m
ii. 7 – 8 storeys (25.0m – 28.5m) abutting McLeod Street – 5.9m
iii. 9 storeys (31.8m) – 7.5m
(c) Page 18 of Staff Report ACS2008-PTE-PLA-0067 be revised with the attached Building Height Schedule as shown below:
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(d) Council approve an amendment to the new Comprehensive Zoning By-law from TM H(19) to TM[***] Schedule[***] as detailed below:
The following change in zoning will be made to all of the lands known municipally as 453 Bank Street and 343 McLeod Street.
1. The subject lands will be rezoned from TM H(19) to TM[***] Sch[***].
2. The following provisions shall apply to lands zoned TM[***] Sch[***].
i) The lot line abutting Bank Street shall be considered the front lot line.
ii) Part 2, Section 60 does not apply (Heritage Overlay).
iii) The minimum front yard setbacks do not apply where they conflict with the requirement of a corner sight triangle.
iv) Despite Part 10 – Traditional Mainstreet Zone, Section 197 the minimum Side Yard setbacks abutting a street are:
i. 1 storey (6.7m) - 1.3m
ii. 2 – 8 storeys (12.7m – 28.5m) – 0.0m
iii. 9 storeys (31.8m) – 3.0m
v) Despite Part 10 – Traditional Mainstreet Zone, Section 197 the minimum Front Yard setbacks are:
i. 1 – 8 storeys (6.7m – 28.5m) – 0.0 m
ii. 9 storeys (31.8m) – 4.5m
vi) Despite Part 10 – Traditional Mainstreet Zone, Section 197 the minimum Rear Yard setbacks are:
i. 1 – 6 storeys (6.7m – 22.0 m) – 0.0m
ii. 7 – 8 storeys (25.0m – 28.5m) abutting McLeod Street – 5.9m
iii. 9 storeys (31.8m) – 7.5m
vii) Despite Part 4, Section 102 – General Parking Provisions, Table 50, Visitor Parking – of the minimum parking spaces to be provided, 15 parking spaces shall be for visitor parking.
viii) Despite Part 4, Section 100 – General Parking Provisions – of the minimum parking spaces to be provided, 40 parking spaces shall be provided for all ground floor commercial uses.
ix) Despite Part 4, Section 100 – General Parking Provisions – a minimum of 175 parking spaces shall be provided for the entire building.
x) Part 4, Sections 5, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 do not apply (Bicycle Storage).
xi) Despite Part 4, Section 113 – Loading Space Rates and Provisions
a. minimum width of a loading space shall be 3.0 metres.
b. minimum length shall be 10.0 metres.
xii) Part 10, Table 197(i)(j) does not apply (Landscaped Area).
xiii) Ground floor commercial uses may occupy a maximum length of 39.0 metres of the frontage on Gladstone Avenue measured from Bank Street.
xiv) Ground floor commercial uses may occupy a maximum length of 24.0 metres of the frontage on McLeod Street measured from Bank Street.
xv) Dwelling units are permitted on the ground floor along McLeod Street,
xvi) That the maximum permitted building heights are as shown on Document 3 (New Schedule).
xvii) Despite Part 4 – of the 40 parking spaces provided for all ground floor commercial uses, 15 parking spaces must be designated visitor parking
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT no further notice be provided pursuant to Section 34(17) of the Planning Act.
CARRIED
MOTION NO. 39/20
Moved by Councillor C. Doucet
Seconded by Councillor D. Holmes
That the Rules of Procedure be waived to consider:
WHEREAS it is important that the Mayor or Deputy Mayor be available at all times to sign legal documents and address other administrative matters in a timely fashion;
AND WHEREAS schedules are often difficult to coordinate over the summer months, and the likelihood of the Mayor and Deputy Mayor being absent at the same time increases;
AND WHEREAS Councillor Gord Hunter has indicated that he will be in Ottawa and available for most of the summer;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT, for the period of June 30 – August 31, 2008, Councillor Gord Hunter be delegated the authority of the Acting Deputy Mayor in the event that both the Mayor and Deputy Mayor are absent pursuant to Section 242 of the Municipal Act, 2001.
CARRIED
MOTION NO. 39/21
Moved by Councillor M. McRae
Seconded by Councillor D. Thompson
That the Rules of Procedure be waived to consider the following Motion:
WHEREAS the Acting Clerk is retiring, and a backup signing authority is required;
BE IT RESOLVED THAT effective 30 June 2008, Dawn Whelan be appointed a Deputy Clerk to take over the Acting Clerk's signing and other duties in the absence of the City Clerk and Deputy City Clerk.
CARRIED
MOTION NO. 39/22
Moved by Councillor D. Holmes
Seconded by Councillor J. Legendre
That the Rules of Procedure be waived to consider and approve the following motion:
WHEREAS Canada Day is a national day of celebration;
AND WHEREAS the ByWard Market, due to its proximity to Parliament Hill and because it is a prominent tourist attraction in its own right, is a natural gathering space for celebrating Canadians;
AND WHEREAS to assist in crowd control, the Councillor of Rideau-Vanier Ward has, following the process set in place by the former City Councillor for Bruyere-Strathcona Ward since 1996, required that all ByWard Market stakeholders be involved in reviewing the requests to host parking lot parties on Canada Day and sought the input of Ottawa Police and the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario – Liquor Enforcement Section and City staff, to review relevant liquor laws, criminal laws and City by-laws;
AND WHEREAS Ottawa City Council has, since Canada Day 1996, exempted certain parking lots from the enforcement of the zoning by-law and other relevant City by-laws for Canada Day weekend only;
AND WHEREAS the City Councillor consulted ByWard Market stakeholders and the Police and staff from the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario – Liquor Enforcement Section and, together, they reached a consensus as to which parking lots should be exempted from the provisions of municipal by-laws for Canada Day 2008;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the following addresses in the ByWard Market area be exempt from enforcement of the zoning by-law, specifically the sections which prohibit a place of public assembly, for no more than three nights, between 6:00pm Friday, June 27 and 2:00am on Wednesday July 2, 2008:
Ø 151 George Street & 126-130 York Street (Liquor Store Party Bar);
Ø 95 York Street (The Great Canadian Cabin);
Ø 34 Clarence Street (Suite 34);
Ø 67 Clarence Street (Heart & Crown Restaurant);
Ø 92 Clarence Street (TheCornerstone Bar and Grill);
Ø 111 Parent Avenue (Pier 21) ;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the above addresses shall be exempted from the provisions of the City’s noise by-law until midnight on July 1, 2008 only;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the Councillor’s office inform Zoning Enforcement staff, the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario – Liquor Enforcement Section and the Board’s local inspectors and the Ottawa Police of the events which have been exempted.
CARRIED
MOTION NO. 39/23
Moved by Councillor D. Deans
Seconded by Councillor M. McRae
BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Rules of Procedure be waived to permit the introduction and consideration of the following motion:
WHEREAS on October 27, 2007, the Province of Ontario declared that Family Day, the third Monday of February of each year, was a holiday for the purposes of the Retail Business Holidays Act;
AND WHEREAS the Retail Business Holidays Act provides that retail business and areas must remain closed for business on prescribed holidays, unless they benefit either from an exemption in the Act itself or an exemption By-law allowing them to stay open on specific holidays;
AND WHEREAS in 2008 only the Sparks Street Mall was able to remain open on Family Day due to the previously-existing language in its exemption By-law allowing it to stay open on all holidays declared by Proclamation;
AND WHEREAS the five other tourist/business areas and businesses in Ottawa having exemption By-laws for other holidays had to remain closed on Family Day in 2008 as they were unable to apply to the City to have Family Day added to their existing By-laws in time due to the late proclamation of Family Day by the Province in October 2007 and to both statutory and procedural requirements in the application process;
AND WHEREAS three (3) of these tourist/business areas have already expressed an interest in having Family Day added to their exemption By-laws in time for 2009 and beyond, and in harmonizing all of the holidays in the various By-laws;
AND WHEREAS the Business Advisory Committee endorsed these proposed amendments to the existing exemption By-laws;
AND WHEREAS under RMOC By-law 98 of 1992, the Region’s former Executive Committee was the designated standing committee to hear such applications and hold the mandatory public meetings;
AND WHEREAS, since the amalgamation of municipalities in Ottawa in 2001, most By-law harmonization issues have been considered by the Community and Protective Services Committee;
BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Community and Protective Services Committee be authorized to receive applications for amendments to existing exemption By-laws under the Retail Business Holidays Act for the purposes of holding a public meeting and harmonizing the By-laws accordingly, including the addition of Family Day as a holiday to those By-laws.
CARRIED with Councillors E. El-Chantiry and G. Hunter dissenting.
Notices of Motion (For Consideration at Subsequent Meeting)
MOTION
Moved by Councillor D. Holmes
Seconded by Councillor J. Legendre
WHEREAS the City of Ottawa’s main strategy to implement the intensification targets within the Official Plan, appears to be spot rezonings;
WHEREAS communities are often opposed to these spots rezonings;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Planning Transit and Environment Department produce a report that designates 2 communities, one inside the greenbelt, and one outside the greenbelt, near transit that will be redesigned to accommodate an increase in density in order to meet the Official Plan intensification targets.
The planning process will incorporate extensive public participation with a Public Advisory Committee designated by the Community. Part of the strategy will include public investments for community needs as determined by the Community.
MOTION
Moved by Councillor S. Desroches
Seconded by Councillor J. Harder
Whereas the local school boards plan to consolidate bussing operations under the provincially mandated transportation consortium.
Whereas the City of Ottawa taxpayers are impacted financially by the bussing decisions of the school boards causing increased demands for surface operations and school crossing guards.
Whereas there is currently no formal protocol in place to ensure adequate and fulsome consultations between the school boards and the City of Ottawa.
Therefore be it resolved that the city approach the local school boards to develop a formal protocol in order to improve information sharing, planning and community consultation.
By-laws Three Readings
MOTION NO. 39/24
Moved by Councillor S. Qadri
Seconded by Councillor D. Deans
That the following by-laws be enacted and passed:
2008- 242 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2008-165 to establish the tax levy for the year 2008 for the professional sports facility property tax class.
2008- 243 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2008-166 to establish the tax levy for the year 2008 for police services for the professional sports facility property tax class.
2008- 244 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2008-169 to establish a special levy for fire protection and prevention in the urban service area for the year 2008 for the professional sports facility property tax class.
2008- 245 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2008-171 to establish a special levy for public transportation within the service area known as the Urban Transit Area for the year 2008 for the professional sports facility property tax class.
2008- 246 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2008-167 to establish the tax levy for the year 2008 for the City of Ottawa’s share of the costs of the conservation authorities for the professional sports facility property tax class.
2008- 247 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2008-168 to establish the tax levy for the year 2008 for additional capital costs for the professional sports facility property tax class.
2008- 248 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to repeal By-law No. 188 of 1988 of the old Corporation of the City of Gloucester entitled “A By-law to authorize the removal of illegally dumped material from property located on Part of Lot 4, Conc. 6, Part 18, 5R-1187 off Russell Road”.
2008- 249 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to designate 123 Huntmar Drive, as being exempt from Part Lot Control.
2008- 250 A by-law of the City of Ottawa entitled the "City of Ottawa Zoning By-law" regulating the use of all land, and the density, size, location and use of all buildings within the City of Ottawa.
2008- 251 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to appoint an Acting City Clerk.
2008- 252 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to designate 500 and 502 Devonwood Circle, as being exempt from Part Lot Control.
2008- 253 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 266 of 1981 of the former Township of West Carleton and to amend By-law No. 2008-250 of the City of Ottawa to change the zoning for the property known municipally as 119 Langstaff Road.
2008- 254 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 333 of 1999 of the former City of Gloucester and to amend By-law No. 2008-250 of the City of Ottawa to change the zoning for the property known municipally as 3591 Innes Road.
2008- 255 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law Number 93-98 of the former City of Ottawa and to amend By-law No. 2008-250 of the City of Ottawa to change the zoning for the properties known municipally as 453 Bank Street and 343 McLeod Street.
2008- 256 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 100-2000 of the former City of Nepean and to amend By-law No. 2008-250 of the City of Ottawa to change the zoning for the property known municipally as 7 Granton Avenue.
2008- 257 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to establish certain lands as common and public highway and assume them for public use (Hawthorne Road).
2008- 258 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to stop up and close part of Cordukes Crescent and Goulbourn Street.
2008- 259 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2003-499 respecting Fire Routes.
2008- 260 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2001-17 to appoint certain Inspectors, Property Standards Officers and Municipal Law Enforcement Officers in the Building Code Services Branch of the Planning, Transit and the Environment Department.
2008- 261 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.
2008- 262 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law 2004-428 and to amend By-law No. 2008-250 of the City of Ottawa to change the zoning for the property known municipally as 5599 First Line Road.
2008- 263 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law Number 93-98 of the former City of Ottawa to remove the holding symbol from the properties known municipally as 970, 976 and 982 Hunt Club Road.
2008- 264 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to designate 123 Huntmar Drive, as being exempt from Part Lot Control.
2008- 265 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to designate 433 Vendevale Avenue, as being exempt from Part Lot Control.
CARRIED
Confirmation By-law
MOTION NO. 39/25
Moved by Councillor S. Qadri
Seconded by Councillor D. Deans
THAT By-law 2008-266 to confirm the proceedings of Council be enacted and passed.
CARRIED
Inquiries
The following inquiries were received:
From Councillor E. El-Chantiry with respect to the status of the West Division Patrol Facility at 2499 Palladium Drive.
From Councillor C. Doucet with respect to length of the new Bus Rapid Transit in Option 4.
Adjournment
Council adjourned the meeting at 5:57 p.m.
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