Finance and Economic Development Committee

Finance and Economic Development Committee

Agenda 7

Tuesday, 01 September 2015
9:30 a.m.

Champlain Room, 110 Laurier Avenue West

Carole Legault, Committee Coordinator
613-580-2424 x28934
carolea.legault@ottawa.ca

Committee Members:

Chair: Mayor Watson
Vice-Chair: Councillor E. El-Chantiry
Councillors: S. Blais, D. Chernushenko, D. Deans, K. Egli, J. Harder, A. Hubley, S. Moffatt, B. Monette, M. Taylor

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DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

 

CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES

Minutes 6 - June 29, 2015

 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SUB-COMMITTEE

 

1.

MAKING THE LOCATION OF PUBLIC WASHROOMS WITHIN PUBLIC CITY FACILITIES AVAILABLE TO THE COMMUNITY

 

ACS2015-CMR-ITS-0002

CITY WIDE

 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SUB-COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION AS AMENDED

 

That the Finance and Economic Development Committee recommend that City Council direct staff to:
1.         Ensure that an app is produced (iPhone, Android and other platform compatible), designed to locate the nearest public restrooms in the City of Ottawa. “Where To Go app” should carry a multi-functional interface similar to those presented in Document 1 (attached);
2.         Release the appropriate data through the “Open Data Program” so that the Open Data community produce an app and/or;
3.         Prepare, maintain, and publish information about the city’s public restrooms as part of its City facilities' attributes in an Open Data format to facilitate its consumption by third party applications and the developer community at large;
4.         Encourage and reach-out to the mobile application development community to solicit interest in the development of this new app and inclusion in an existing apps.

 


 

CITY MANAGER’S OFFICE

CITY CLERK AND SOLICITOR DEPARTMENT

 

2.

COMPREHENSIVE LEGAL SERVICES REPORT FOR THE PERIOD JANUARY 1 TO JUNE 30, 2015

 

ACS2015-CMR-LEG-0004

CITY WIDE

 

That the Finance and Economic Development Committee and Council receive this report for information.

 

 

3.

STATUS UPDATE – FINANCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE INQUIRIES AND MOTIONS – FOR THE PERIOD ENDING 21 AUGUST 2015

 

ACS2015-CMR-CCB-0097

CITY WIDE

 

That the Finance and Economic Development Committee receive this report for information.

 

 


 

4.

APPOINTMENT TO THE DOWNTOWN RIDEAU BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT AREA BOARD

 

ACS2015-CMR-CCB-0095

RIDEAU-VANIER (12)

 

That the Finance and Economic Development Committee recommend Council approve the appointments of Hector Reynoso and Christine Rose to the Downtown Rideau Business Improvement Area Board for the term expiring November 30, 2018.



CITY TREASURER AND FINANCE

 

5.

2015 OPERATING AND CAPITAL BUDGET Q2 STATUS REPORT

 

ACS2015-CMR-FIN-0036

CITY WIDE

 

That the Finance and Economic Development Committee recommend Council:
1.         Receive the Q2 Status and Year-end forecast for information;
2.         That any deficit in the Constituency Services Budget be funded from the Council Administration account;
3.         Approve the capital closures and adjustments as presented in Document 4, 5 and 6; and
4.         Delegate the authority to the City Treasurer to amend capital budgets to accommodate any unforeseen issues arising from project closures and adjustments, as outlined in Documents 4, 5 and 6, in order to achieve the $4.6 million returned to the City Wide Reserve Fund for 2015, as described in this report.

 

 

PLANNING AND INFRASTRUCTURE

RAIL IMPLEMENTATION OFFICE

 

6.

STAGE 2 OTTAWA LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT PRELIMINARY ENGINEERING SERVICE CONTRACT

 

ACS2015-CMR-OCM-0023

CITY WIDE

 

That the Finance and Economic Development Committee receive the non-competitive procurement strategy for Stage 2 Ottawa Light Rail Transit preliminary engineering and project management services, as outlined in this report.

 

 

REAL ESTATE PARTNERSHIP AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE

 

7.

DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY – ACQUISITION AND SALE OF LAND AND PROPERTY – APRIL 1, 2015 TO JUNE 30, 2015

 

ACS2015-PAI-REP-0010

CITY WIDE

 

That the Finance and Economic Development Committee receive this report for information.

 

 

IN CAMERA ITEMS*

 

 

INFORMATION PREVIOUSLY DISTRIBUTED

 

A.

2015 PROPERTY ASSESSMENT APPEALS TO THE ASSESSMENT REVIEW BOARD BY THE CITY OF OTTAWA

 

ACS2015-CMR-FIN-0035

CITY WIDE

 

B.

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT UPDATE – JULY/AUGUST 2015

 

ACS2015-CMR-OCM-0022

CITY WIDE

 

 

NOTICES OF MOTIONS (FOR CONSIDERATION AT A SUBSEQUENT MEETING)

 

INQUIRIES

 

OTHER BUSINESS

 

ADJOURNMENT

 

NEXT MEETING

Tuesday, 6 October 2015

 


 

*Notice

In Camera Items are not subject to public discussion or audience.  Any person has a right to request an independent investigation of the propriety of dealing with matters in a closed session.  A form requesting such a review may be obtained, without charge, from the City’s website or in person from the Chair of this meeting. Requests are kept confidential pending any report by the Meetings Investigator and are conducted without charge to the Requestor.

 

Note:   1.   Please note that any written or verbal submissions (including your name but excluding personal contact information) will form part of the public record and be made available to City Council and the public.

            2.   Except where otherwise indicated, reports requiring Council consideration will be presented to Council on 9 September 2015 in Finance and Economic Development Committee Report 7. 

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.

 

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