OTTAWA CITY COUNCIL
Wednesday, 24 April 2019
10 h
Andrew S. Haydon Hall, 110 Laurier Avenue W.
AGENDA 12
No regrets filed to date.
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BOARD OF HEALTH RECOMMENDATION
That City Council receive Ottawa Public Health’s 2018 Annual
Report, for information of its members, in accordance with the City of
Ottawa Act, 1999.
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BOARD OF HEALTH
RECOMMENDATIONS
That Ottawa City
Council:
1. Request
that the Mayor of Ottawa write to the Province of Ontario to communicate
Council’s unequivocal support for the work of Ottawa Public Health;
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2. Request
the Province maintain the health protection, health promotion, and prevention
mandate of Ottawa Public Health;
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3. Request
the Province maintain the current 75 percent provincial, 25 percent municipal
funding formula for Ottawa Public Health and public health programs in
Ontario; and
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4. Request
the Province initiate consultations with municipalities and public health
agencies on the public health system in Ontario.
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS, AS
AMENDED
That Council approve the Office of the Auditor General’s 2019 Work
Plan as amended by:
1. adding a compliance audit
concerning the Audit of Stage 2 Light Rail Transit (LRT) Project Procurement;
and
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2. deleting the “Audit of
Travel and Hospitality – Compliance and Efficiency Audit” from this report
and subsequently adding it to the Auditor General’s proposed Audit Work Plan
for consideration by the Audit Committee and Council in 2020.
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COMMITTEE MEETING INFORMATION
Delegations: No delegations.
Debate: The Committee spent three hours on this item.
Vote:
The report recommendation was CARRIED as presented.
Position of Ward Councillor: City wide.
Position of Advisory Committee: None
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council consider and approve the audit
recommendations.
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COMMITTEE MEETING INFORMATION
Delegations: No delegations.
Debate: The Committee spent one hour and 15 minutes on this item.
Vote: The report recommendation was CARRIED as presented.
Position of Ward Councillor: City wide.
Position of Advisory Committee: None
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council consider and approve the report
recommendations.
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COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATIONS
1. That
Council approve the refinancing of the four Ottawa Community Housing
Corporation projects described in this report for which the mortgages are due
for renewal in 2019;
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2. That the
Director of Housing Services be delegated the authority to approve the
refinancing of the seven Ottawa Community Housing Corporation projects, described
in this report, for which the mortgages are due for renewal in 2020 and 2021
so long as the amount is not greater than the current subsidy and the outcome
is revenue neutral to the City of Ottawa, as described in this report.
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council approve the repeal of the Fees and
Charges for Ottawa Fire Services By-Law 2006-76, as amended, and the
re-enactment of the by-law as described in Document 1 and this report, to
include the recovery of Ottawa Fire Services Fees and Charges for the use of
special equipment and materials in responding to emergencies at residential
properties.
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council approve the By-law Review Framework as
outlined in this report.
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS
That City Council approve:
1. A one-time contribution of
$35,000 under Section 107 of the Municipal Act, 2001, to Muséoparc Vanier
Museopark in support of Vanier’s 50th Anniversary celebrations in 2019;
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2. That this
contribution be funded in 2019 from the Tax Stabilization Reserve; and,
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3. That the
funds be allocated within the Recreation, Cultural and Facility Services
Department budget by the General Manager, Recreation, Cultural and
Facilities, for the purpose of and subject to the terms and conditions
outlined in this report.
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COMMITTEE MEETING INFORMATION
Delegations: 4 delegations.
Debate: Approximately 1 hour worth of
consideration of this item.
Vote: The Report / Motion was “Carried” as
presented.
Position of Ward Councillor(s): City Wide report.
Position of Advisory Committee: None.
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS
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That Council:
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1. Delegate
the authority to the General Manager of the Public Works and Environmental
Services Department to negotiate, finalize and execute a short-term,
three-year curbside collection contract with each of the existing curbside
collection service providers, including the In-house Collections Group, in
accordance with section 22(1)(d) of the Procurement By-law, and as described
in this report; and
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2. Subject to
the successful negotiations and execution of a contract with the City’s
In-House Collections Group, approve an increase of $1.5M to the 2019 Solid
Waste Fleet – Growth capital budget, for total authority of $1.95M, funded
from the Solid Waste Capital Reserve Fund, for the purchase of five vehicles
for growth, and an increase of $4.0M to the 2019 Lifecycle Renewal Fleet
capital budget, for total authority of $36.615M, funded from the Fleet
Vehicle Replacement Reserve Fund, for the purchase of 14 replacement
vehicles, as described in this report.
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11.
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS AS AMENDED
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That Council:
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1. Receive
the information provided within this report, which outlines how the City and
local partners currently support native pollinator health;
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2. Direct
staff to implement the short-term actions identified in this report, which
can be accommodated within existing budget envelopes, including a pollinator
garden and/or bee hotel at City Hall or suitable city-owned facility,
education and outreach, and an exhibit to celebrate and promote pollinators
at the 2019 Mayor’s Rural Expo;
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3. Direct
staff to examine the feasibility of longer-term actions identified in this
report and provide an update, including any new recommendations, to Committee
in 2020; and,
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4. Direct staff in the
Natural Systems and Rural Affairs unit to work with the Mayor’s Office to
develop a proclamation declaring an annual Pollinator Appreciation Day or
similar occasion in the City of Ottawa starting in 2019.
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COMMITTEE MEETING INFORMATION
Delegations: 13 delegations - 12 in support of
Motion, one opposed.
Debate: Approximately 2 hours & 10
minutes’-worth of consideration of this item.
Vote: The Report / Motion was “Carried”, on a
division of six ‘Yeas’ to two ‘Nays’.
Position of Ward Councillor(s): City Wide report.
Position of Advisory Committee: None. The
Environmental Stewardship Advisory Committee had not yet met formally prior to
consideration of this item.
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COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATIONS
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That Council:
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1. Officially
declare a climate emergency for the purposes of naming, framing, and
deepening our commitment to protecting our economy, our eco systems, and our
community from climate change;
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2. Establish a
Council Sponsors Group comprised of representatives from the Standing
Committee on Environmental Protection, Water and Waste Management, Planning
Committee, Transportation Committee, Transit Commission, the Ottawa Board of
Health and the Councillor Liaison of the Environmental Stewardship Advisory
Committee;
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3. Direct City
staff to include the following in the review and update of the Air Quality
and Climate Change Management Plan (AQCCMP):
a) An analysis
of how the AQCCMP’s long term target to reduce GHG emissions 80% below 2012
levels by 2050 compares to the IPCC’s targets for limiting global warming to
1.5 ºC
b) Midterm
(2030) corporate and community GHG emission reduction targets
c) Climate
Change mitigation and adaptation priorities for next five years (2019-2024)
to embed climate change considerations across all elements of City business;
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4. Direct City
staff to include the following in the Energy Evolution Final Report:
a) Status
update of Energy Evolution Phase 1 actions
b) New concrete
actions and resource implications (staff and financial) to achieve GHG
emission reduction targets
c) Use an
equity and inclusion lens in the prioritization of actions
d) Funding and
savings options for the City when implementing emission reductions;
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5. Direct City
staff to report back, within the 2019 calendar year, on a spending plan for
the Hydro Ottawa Dividends Surplus that would help reduce community and
corporate GHG emissions beyond the scope of the City’s current climate
targets while also saving money;
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6. Direct City
staff to complete a vulnerability assessment and develop a climate resiliency
strategy to reduce the impacts of a changing climate;
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7. Recognize
climate change as a strategic priority in the City’s strategic plan and accompanying
budget directions for the remaining Term of Council; and
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8. Work with
senior levels of government to accelerate ambition and action to meet the
urgency of climate change and provide additional resources for municipalities
and the public to reduce their GHG emissions and build resiliency to climate
impacts.
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PLANNING COMMITTEE REPORT 5
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS, AS AMENDED
That Council approve:
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1. an amendment to Zoning
By-law 2008-250 for 175 (A) Main Street to permit a six-storey building,
as detailed in revised Document 2 (Details of Recommended Zoning for building
2A);
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2. that Document 1 (Location
Map) be revised per Planning Committee Motion No PLC 2019 5/1 (as shown
in Revised Document 1 of this report);
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3. that Document 2 (Details
of Recommended Zoning for Building 2A) be revised per Planning Committee
Motion No PLC 2019 5/1 (as shown in Revised Document 2 of this report);
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4. that Document 3 (Details
of Recommended Zoning for Building 2B) be removed from the report (per
Planning Committee Motion No PLC 2019 5/1); and
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5. that there be no further
notice pursuant to Sub-section 34 (17) of the Planning Act.
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council approve an amendment to Zoning By-law
2008-250 for 20 Mark Avenue to permit a new three-storey apartment building,
and two new dwelling units within existing buildings, within a Planned Unit
Development, as detailed in Document 2.
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council approve an amendment to Zoning By-law
2008-250 for 263 Greensway Avenue to permit a six-storey apartment building,
as detailed in Document 2.
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council approve an amendment to Zoning By-law
2008-250 for 4840 Bank Street to permit the development of the lands for a
residential subdivision and associated uses as detailed in Document 2.
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council approve an amendment to Zoning By-law
2008-250 for 4747 and 4755 Bank Street to permit the development of the lands
for a residential subdivision and associated uses as detailed in Document 2.
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council approve an amendment to Zoning By-law
2008-250 for part of 4789 Bank Street and an unaddressed parcel immediately
to the north west to permit the development of the lands for a residential
subdivision and associated uses as detailed in Document 2.
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS, AS
AMENDED
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That Council:
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1. delegate
authority to the General Manager, Planning, Infrastructure and Economic
Development Department, to enter into a Front-Ending Agreement with Minto
Communities - Canada for the design and construction of a roundabout at the
intersection of Brian Coburn Boulevard and Gerry Lalonde Drive/Jerome Jodoin
Drive as outlined in this report, to an upset limit of $1,800,000 including
applicable taxes and indexing, in accordance with the Front-Ending Agreement
Principles and Policy set forth in Documents 1 and 2 and with the final form
and content being to the satisfaction of the City Clerk and Solicitor;
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2. authorize
the financial disbursement to reimburse the design and construction costs
incurred by Minto Communities - Canada pursuant to the execution of the
Front-Ending Agreement;
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3. authorize
the pre-committal of $1,800,000 including applicable taxes (the upset limit
of the Front-Ending Agreement) from the 2019 and 2020 Capital
Budget/Development Charges Forecast subject to execution of the Front- Ending
Agreement;
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4. authorize
the expenditure of $1,800,000 including applicable taxes (upset limit) in
accordance with the reimbursement schedule set out in the Front-Ending
Agreement.
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5. approve that Minto may
extend the existing design and construction contract it has in place relating
to the design and construction of the roundabout at Brian Coburn Boulevard
and Strasbourg Street to proceed with the proposed works identified within
the Front-Ending Report – Roundabout (Brian Coburn Boulevard at Gerry Lalonde
Drive/Jerome Jodoin Drive (ACS2019-PIE-PS-0030) at Brian Coburn Boulevard at
Gerry Lalonde Drive/Jerome Jodoin Drive.
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council adopt the settlement policies for OPA
150 proposed in this report and attached as Document 1 and the approval of
these changes by the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal.
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council approve the proposal to name the future
park located at 670 Monardia Way, the “Georges Dassylva Park”.
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REPORT RECOMMENDATION
That Council approve the Summaries of Oral and Written Public
Submissions for items considered at the City Council Meeting of April 10,
2019 that are subject to the ‘Explanation Requirements’ being the Planning
Act, subsections 17(23.1), 22(6.7), 34(10.10) and 34(18.1), as
applicable, as described in this report and attached as Documents 1 and 2.
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MOTION
Moved by Councillor R. Brockington
Seconded by Councillor J. Harder
WHEREAS the Planning, Infrastructure and
Economic Development Department prepares a Year-End Report on a variety of
performance measures; and
WHEREAS inquiries have been raised by
Councillors in the past as to the number of pre-consultation meetings
facilitated by Planning Services that have resulted in applications being
submitted; and
WHEREAS Planning Services now charges a
fee for pre-consultation meetings, and therefore can track the number of
pre-consultation meetings held; and
WHEREAS it is recognized that details on
pre-consultation meetings are confidential, and are not available to members of
the public in order to protect the rights of a property owner until such time
as an application has been submitted; and
WHEREAS Planning Services will be able to
calculate the number of pre-consultations that have resulted in an application
within one calendar year and provide these data in the 2019 annual report; and
WHEREAS this does not provide a complete
picture of how many pre-consultation meetings result in an application, however
it does provide relevant data; and
WHEREAS this would be helpful information for
Councillors to have in addition to knowing the number of applications that come
before the Urban Design Review Panel (UDRP);
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the department
include in the 2019 Year End Report (and each subsequent year) the number of
pre-consultations held, the number of those that resulted in an application
within a calendar year, and the number of files that were reviewed by the UDRP.
MOTION
Moved
by Councillor Fleury
Seconded by Councillor Luloff
WHEREAS the participation rates of Canadians engaging in healthy
physical activities has declined, while inactivity and obesity continues to
rise in Canada; and
WHEREAS health, physical activity and fitness ought to be promoted
and embraced by Canadians of all ages and abilities; and
WHEREAS many Canadian cities have taken up the challenge of
encouraging and promoting physical activity, including Calgary, Saskatoon,
Montréal and Victoria; and
WHEREAS the City of Ottawa promotes active and healthy living
through a number of initiatives, including: an ongoing “Try It” campaign for
City fitness membership programs, a series of “I Love to” programs to promote
swimming, skating, soccer and other sports; and
WHEREAS the City of Ottawa Departments (Ottawa Public Health,
Recreation, Cultural and Facility Services Department and others) work together
on improving the access to physical activity for the residents; and
WHEREAS the Recreation, Cultural and Facility Services Department
offers a multitude of recreation and leisure programming that promote health,
physical activity and fitness; and
WHEREAS offering a small incentive to residents to embrace physical
activity and fitness by providing 2 for 1 public swimming at all 20
City-operated swimming pools and 2 for 1 at all 17 City-operated weight and
cardio rooms in recognition of the 2019 National Health and Fitness Day, would
cost the City an estimated $1,400 in foregone revenues, which staff has advised
can be absorbed within existing budgets;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that City Council declare Saturday, June
1, 2019 to be National Health & Fitness day in Ottawa; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that City Council approve that the City offer
2 for 1 public swimming at all 20 City-operated swimming pools and 2 for 1
admission to all 17 City-operated weight and cardio rooms on Saturday, June 1,
2019, in recognition of the 2019 National Health and Fitness Day.
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Councillors C. McKenney and J. Sudds
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THREE READINGS
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a)
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, Infrastructure, and Economic Development Department.
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b)
A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No.
2003-527 respecting a schedule of retention periods for certain records of
the City of Ottawa.
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c)
A by-law of the City of Ottawa to establish
certain lands as common and public highway and assume them for public use
(March Road).
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d)
A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend the fees in
By-law No. 2003-514 to regulate the control of discharges to sewers and
sewage works.
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e)
A by-law of the City of Ottawa to designate
certain lands at avenue de la Famille-Laporte Avenue on Plan 4M-1539 as being
exempt from Part Lot Control.
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f)
A by-law of the City of Ottawa to designate
certain lands at avenue des Oblats Avenue on Plan 4M-1596 as being exempt
from Part Lot Control.
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g)
A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law
No. 2017-180 respecting the appointment of Municipal Law Enforcement Officers
in accordance with private property parking enforcement.
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h)
A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law
No. 2008-250 to change the zoning of the lands known municipally as 4747 and
4755 Bank Street.
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i)
A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law
No. 2008-250 to change the zoning of the lands known municipally as 4840 Bank
Street.
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j)
A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law
No. 2008-250 to change the zoning of part of the lands known municipally as
4789 Bank Street and an unaddressed parcel located to the north west.
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k)
A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law
No. 2008-250 to change the zoning of the lands known municipally as 175 A
Main Street.
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l)
A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law
No. 2008-250 to change the zoning of the lands known municipally as 20 Mark
Avenue.
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m)
A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law
No. 2008-250 to change the zoning of the lands known municipally as 263
Greensway Avenue.
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n)
A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No.
2003-499 respecting fire routes.
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Councillors C. McKenney and J. Sudds
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