Finance and Economic Development Committee
Agenda 29
Tuesday, October 5, 2021
12:00 pm
Electronic Participation
This Meeting will be held through electronic participation in accordance with
Section 238 of the Municipal Act, 2001 as amended by the COVID-19
Economic Recovery Act, 2020. Persons wishing to view the meeting or provide
comments on any of the agenda items should refer to the process detailed in and
attached to this agenda as an annex.
Carole Legault, Committee Coordinator
613-580-2424 x28934
CaroleA.Legault@ottawa.ca
Committee
Members:
Chair: Mayor
J. Watson
Vice-Chair: Councillor L. Dudas
Councillors: J. Cloutier, G. Darouze, E. El-Chantiry, G. Gower, A. Hubley,
M. Luloff, S. Moffatt, T. Tierney
Simultaneous
interpretation in both official languages is available for any specific agenda
item by calling the committee information number at least 72 hours in advance
of the meeting.
Accessible formats and communication supports are
available, upon request.
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1.
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ACS2021-FSD-REV-0006
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CITY WIDE
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That the Finance and Economic Development Committee
recommend that Council:
1. Adopt
the optional Small Business Property Tax Subclass for the 2022 taxation year
and subsequent years, based on the criteria outlined in the report;
2. Adopt
a 15% discount for the Commercial and Industrial Small Business Property Tax
Subclass, phased in equally over two years starting in the 2022 taxation
year;
3. Eliminate
Commercial and Industrial Excess Land Property Tax Subclass discount, phased
out equally over two years starting in the 2022 taxation year;
4. Direct
the Deputy City Treasurer, Revenue Services, to apply to the Government of
Ontario to match the Small Business Property Tax Subclass discount approved
by Council on the Small Business Tax Subclass Business Education Tax rate;
and
5. Appoint
an Appellate Authority and Program Administrator for the Small Business
Property Tax Subclass, per the Small Business Property Tax Subclass
Regulation, as outlined in the report.
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2.
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ACS2021-FSD-FIN-0023
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CITY WIDE
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That the Finance and Economic Development Committee
recommend that Council direct the Chief Financial Officer/Treasurer to make a
request to the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing to make amendments
required to Municipal Regulations to include the proposed pilot project
approach for adopting the Prudent Investor Standard model as described in
this report.
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3.
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ACS2021-ICS-PRO-0003
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CITY WIDE
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That the Finance and Economic Development Committee
recommend that Council:
1. Receive this report in response to the
motion in Document 4.
2. Approve
the inclusion of “sustainability” in the Procurement By-law section 3.1, under
the definition of “Best Value”.
3. Approve
the inclusion of a sole-source rationale for social enterprises owned by
non-profits or charities in section 22 of the Procurement By-law.
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4.
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ACS2021-OCC-FED-0013
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CITY WIDE
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That the Finance and Economic Development Committee
receive this report for information.
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5.
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ACS2021-OCC-GEN-0025
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CITY WIDE
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1. That
the Finance and Economic Development Committee recommend that City Council
approve amendments to:
a. The
Signs on City Roads By-law (By-law No. 2003-520) as attached in Document 1;
and
b. The
Temporary Signs on Private Property By-law (By-law No. 2004-239), as attached
in Document 2.
2. That
the Finance and Economic Development Committee recommend that City Council
delegate authority to the City Clerk to place the amending by-laws for
enactment on a future agenda of Council, as further described in this report.
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ACS2021-OCC-GEN-0024
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CITY WIDE
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That the
Finance and Economic Development Committee recommend that City Council:
1. Receive
this report for information;
2. Approve
the ward numbers and names for use in the 2022 Municipal Elections, as
described in this report and set out in Document 6;
3. Approve
amendments to the Procedure By-law related to the timing of the inaugural
Council meeting in 2022, further to legislative changes made by Bill 68, the Modernizing
Ontario’s Municipal Legislation Act, 2017, as described in this report.
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PLANNING,
INFRASTRUCTURE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
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ACS2021-PIE-CRO-0014
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WEST CARLETON-MARCH (5) / KANATA NORTH (4)
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That the Finance and Economic Development Committee
recommend Council:
1. Approve
the acquisition of the fee simple interest in the Beachburg Subdivision Rail
Corridor, from Dagmile Holdings Inc. (formerly Ottawa Central Railway Inc.)
shown as 26 parcels on Document 1 being the “Fee Simple Lands”, having a
total value of $740,000, plus applicable taxes and closing costs.
2. Delegate
authority to the Director, Corporate Real Estate Office to enter into,
conclude, execute, amend, and implement on behalf of the City, the Purchase
Agreement for the acquisition of the “Fee Simple Lands”, as described in this
report.
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8.
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ACS2021-PIE-CRO-0015
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SOMERSET (14)
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That the Finance and Economic Development Committee
recommend that Council:
1. Approve
the renewal of a lease between City of Ottawa and 370 Catherine Street
Operating Limited Partnership for 5,541.76 square metres of office space at
370 Catherine Street for a term of 10 years commencing November 1, 2021 and
expiring on October 31, 2031 along with two early termination options, , for
a total base rent consideration of $4,220,641 plus HST for the initial five
years of the 10-year term;
2. Delegate
authority to Director, Corporate Real Estate Office to finalize and execute
the lease agreement and to negotiate market rent for the remaining five years
of the 10-year term in accordance with the term’s conditions detailed in this
report.
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That the Finance and Economic Development Committee
receive and recommend Council receive this report for information.
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To be considered In Camera
pursuant to Procedure By-law (By-law No. 2021-24), Subsection 13(1)(f), the
receiving of advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege, including
communications necessary for that purpose. As the content of the In Camera
update contains information pertaining to the legal aspects of the subject
matter, the material falls within the exception contemplated by subsection
13(1)(f) of City Council’s Procedure By-Law. As such, this matter will not be
reported out.
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INFORMATION
PREVIOUSLY DISTRIBUTED
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ACS2021-FSD-REV-0007
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CITY WIDE
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ACS2021-FSD-REV-0008
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CITY WIDE
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NEXT MEETING
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Tuesday, November
2, 2021
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*Notice
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2. Except
where otherwise indicated, reports requiring Council consideration will be
presented to Council on 13 October 2021 in Finance and Economic Development
Committee Report 29.
3. Items listed
under Communications and Information Previously Distributed do not form part of
the regular Agenda and will not be discussed by the Committee unless added to
the Agenda pursuant to Subsection 89.(3) of the Procedure By-law.
Annex
– Remote Participation Details
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and Required City Staff:
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and staff who are required to participate.
Other City Staff, Media and
General Public
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Members of the public may provide
either written or oral submissions (or both) to Committee for this meeting.
Written comments: Members of the public may submit written comments
by email to the Committee Coordinator, or by calling the Committee Coordinator
to have their comments transcribed. Both written and oral comments are given
equal consideration by the committee.
In order to ensure that written
comments can be provided to the Committee prior to the meeting, the deadline
for submitting written comments is 4:00 PM on the last business day prior to
the meeting, being Monday, October 4.
Oral comments (public
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provide oral comments during the meeting using Zoom. They must include their
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one hour prior to the start time set for the meeting, being October 5 at 8:30
AM.
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wish to provide a visual presentation (PowerPoint or other) are required to
register to speak and provide those materials to the committee coordinator
prior to 4:00 PM on the last business day prior to the meeting, being Monday,
October 4.
The Committee Coordinator who is
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speak.
After the
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appropriate Standing Committee (if applicable) and/or submit written comments
to Council. Please note that comments received after the above deadlines
have passed will be acknowledged by the Committee Coordinator and
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consideration of the item but may not be provided to the Committee prior to its
meeting.