OTTAWA CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA 54
Wednesday, May 26, 2021
10:00 am
By 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
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Petitions:
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Petition
received containing the names of 171 individuals requesting that Ottawa City
Council not approve the Zoning By-law Amendment for 5000 Robert Grant Avenue
(formerly 1000 Robert Grant Avenue) - see Planning Committee Report 42, Item
11 on the Agenda).
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No regrets filed to date.
COVID-19
REMARKS BY MAYOR WATSON
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COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATION
That
Council issue a Notice of Intention to designate Porter’s Island Bridge under
Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act according to the Statement of
Cultural Heritage Value, attached as Document 5.
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COMMITTEE MEETING
INFORMATION
Delegations: No delegations.
Debate: Approximately 1.5
hours’-worth of consideration of this item.
Vote: The recommendations carried as
presented.
Position of Ward Councillor(s): City
Wide report.
Position of Advisory Committee(s): No
comments received.
COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATION
That
Council receive this report for information.
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COMMITTEE MEETING
INFORMATION
Delegations: 8 delegations
Debate: Approximately 2 hours’-worth
of consideration of this item.
Vote: The recommendations carried as
presented with a Direction to Staff.
Position of Ward Councillor(s): City
Wide report.
Position of Advisory Committee(s): No
comments received.
COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATIONS
That
Council:
1. Receive for information the Preliminary
Draft Parks and Recreation Facilities Master Plan, as described in this
report and attached as Document 1.
2. Direct staff to bring forward a report tabling
the Final Draft Parks and Recreation Facilities Master Plan, in consultation
with Committee Chairs, to Planning Committee, Community and Protective
Services Committee and Council prior to the approval of the New Official
Plan.
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COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATION
That
Council consider this matter.
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STANDING
COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, WATER AND WASTE MANAGEMENT REPORT 16
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COMMITTEE MEETING
INFORMATION
Delegations: One delegation.
Debate: Approximately 1.5
hours’-worth of consideration of this item.
Vote: Recommendations were ‘RECEIVED’
and ‘CARRIED’ as presented.
Position of Ward Councillor(s): City
Wide report.
Position of Adv. Ctee: No comment was
provided
COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATION
That
City Council receive this report for information.
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS
That
City Council:
1. Direct staff to prepare a communication
that can be shared by Councillors (e.g., via website, newsletter, mail-out,
etc.) with residents, which clearly outlines the SLWC program, highlights the
various options residents may have available with respect to protection for
private water and sewer services, and clarifies the parameters and
implications of the City’s arrangement with SLWC;
2. Direct staff to provide Members of
Council with a review and comment period of no less than 10 business days for
any future program communications from SLWC related to the Service Warranty
Program; and
3. Direct staff to undertake a review of the
Service Line Warranties of Canada (SLWC) program launch and report back to
Council on their findings and suggestions, which would include lessons
learned related to:
a) City of Ottawa logo use;
b) Clarification on mail sent to addresses
where the warranty program is not an option (i.e., multi-property);
c) Confusion regarding messaging in the
letter where residents may perceive undue obligation;
d) An overview of options available to
residents should Council not wish to partner with a private service warranty
company to mitigate the risk of private water/sewer service failures, and;
e) Evaluating strategies for briefing and
engaging Members of Council in advance.
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FINANCE
AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE REPORT 25
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COMMITTEE MEETING
INFORMATION
Delegations: 12
delegations
Debate: Approximately one
hour and 45 minutes on this item.
Vote: Report CARRIED as
presented.
Position of Ward Councillor(s): Rideau-Rockcliffe
(13) – Councillor King is in support of this initiative.
Position of Adv. Cttee:
No comments received.
COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATIONS
That
Council:
1. Approve the Montreal Road Community Improvement
Plan Grant Program Application submitted by Mrak Holdings Inc., owner of the
property at 458 Montreal Road, for a Community Improvement Plan Grant not to
exceed $2,910,171 over a maximum period of 10 years, subject to the
establishment of, and in accordance with the terms and conditions of a
Community Improvement Grant Agreement; and
2. Delegate authority to the General
Manager, Planning, Infrastructure and Economic Development, to finalize and
execute a Montreal Road Community Improvement Plan Grant Agreement with Mrak
Holdings Inc., establishing the terms and conditions governing the payment of
a Community Improvement Grant for the redevelopment of 458 Montreal Road, to
the satisfaction of the City Manager, the City Clerk, the City Solicitor and
the City Treasurer.
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS
That
Council:
1. Approve the updated Comprehensive Asset
Management Policy, as described in this report and attached as Document 1;
2. Receive the Asset Management Plan
Framework, as described in this report and attached as Document 2; and
3. Receive the update on initiatives under
the Comprehensive Asset Management Program, as described in this report.
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COMMITTEE MEETING
INFORMATION
COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATION
That
pursuant to Section 5 – Confidential Information of the Code of Conduct for
Members of Council, City Council direct the Integrity Commissioner to
undertake an investigation into the release of the above-noted confidential
memo and provide a report on his findings as soon as possible.
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PLANNING
COMMITTEE REPORT 42
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COMMITTEE MEETING
INFORMATION
Delegations: The
committee heard 4 delegations on this item
Debate: The committee
spent 1 hour and 18 minutes on this item
Vote: The committee
Carried the recommendations with an amendment to Document 2.
Position of Ward Councillor:
Councillor Gower is in support of the recommendations as amended.
Position of Advisory
Committee: n/a
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COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATIONS, AS AMENDED
That Council approve:
1. an
amendment to Zoning By-law 2008-250 for 5000 Robert Grant Avenue to permit
development of 18-storey, nine-storey and six-storey apartment buildings as
detailed in Document 2, as amended by the following:
a. that the
holding provision recommended by staff in Document 2 – Details of Recommended
Zoning 3. d) iii) a. be revised to the following:
“iii) The holding symbol
may only be removed at such time as
a. The segment
of Robert Grant Avenue between Abbott Street and Maple Grove Road has
been constructed and opened to vehicular traffic; and”;
that no
further notice be provided pursuant to subsection 34 (17) of the Planning
Act.
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COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATIONS
That
Council:
1. authorize the City and delegated
authority to the General Manager, Planning, Infrastructure and Economic
Development, to enter into a Front-Ending Agreement with Leitrim Land Owners
Group Inc. to front-end the cost of the completed portion of the Preliminary
Design of the Bank Street Widening (south of Leitrim Road to Dun Skipper
Drive) as outlined in this report, to a total upset limit of $896,056 plus applicable
taxes, 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 Solicitor;
2. authorize the City and delegate authority
to the General Manager, Planning, Infrastructure and Economic Development
Department, to enter into a Front-Ending Agreement with Leitrim Land Owners
Group Inc to front-end the cost of the design completed portion of the
Preliminary Design of the Bank Street/Leitrim Road Intersection Improvements
as outlined in this report, to a total upset limit of $630,129 plus
applicable taxes, 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 Solicitor;
3. authorize the financial disbursement to
reimburse that portion of the cost of the design completed portion of the
Preliminary Design of the Bank Street/Leitrim Road Intersection be paid to
the Leitrim Land Owners Group Inc., pursuant to the Front-Ending Agreement up
to an upset limit of $630,129 plus applicable taxes and;
4. rescind the authority to the General
Manager, Planning, Infrastructure and Economic Development to enter into a
Front-Ending Agreement with Findlay Creek Properties (North) Ltd., Tartan
Homes (North Leitrim) Inc. and Tartan Land (North Leitrim) for the design and
construction of an upgraded 4-way signalized intersection at Bank Street and
Rotary Way.
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That
Council:
1. Approve the administrative amendments to
the Parks and Facilities By-law No. 2004-276 as described in this report and
detailed in Document 1.
2. Authorize the General Manager,
Recreation, Cultural and Facility Services, to finalize and make
administrative adjustments to the amending by-law.
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FINANCE
AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE REPORT 25
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COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATIONS
That
Council:
1. Receive the 2021 City of Ottawa Municipal
Accessibility Plan Update Report;
2. Approve the amendments to the City of
Ottawa Accessibility Policy and the Accessible Formats and Communication
Supports Procedures to include the provision of American Sign Language (ASL),
Langue des signes québécoise (LSQ) and live captioning for communications
associated with state of emergencies, without requiring a request, as
recommended by the Accessibility Advisory Committee and as found in Document
2 and Document 3; and
3. Approve the proposed one-year pilot to
permit Members of Council to access the Council Administration budget to provide
Accessible Formats and Communication Supports, including interpretation services
such as ASL/LSQ, to residents with disabilities, as described in this report.
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COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATIONS
That
City Council:
1. Receive this report;
2. Approve extending the timeline for
completion of goals identified for the 2020-2021 Departmental French Language
Services Operational Plans to the end of 2022, as described in this report
and set out in Documents 3 and 4;
3. Approve the revised Records Retention and
Disposition By-law attached as Document 7, which includes the amendments to
Schedule “A” of the by-law as outlined in this report and set out in
Documents 8 and 9;
4. Approve two temporary Full-time Equivalent
(FTEs) for the Access to Information and Privacy Office, as described in this
report.
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS
That Council enact the by-law attached as Document “A” hereto
authorizing the City to proceed with the expropriation of the property
interests described in Schedule 1 to the draft by-law (the “Road Widenings”)
hereto including:
1.
Registering a plan of expropriation with respect to the Road
Widenings;
2.
Serving notice of expropriation and possession on the owner(s) of the
Road Widenings;
3.
Offering the owner(s) of the Road Widenings 100 per cent of the
appraised market value of the Road Widenings; and
4.
Taking possession of the Road Widenings.
All in accordance with the Expropriations Act.
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COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATIONS
That
Council:
1. Approve the lease renewal of 3,238.32
square metres of space at 2339 Ogilvie Road with Metcalfe Realty Company
Limited to continue to house Employment and Social Services East Office for a
further 10-year term commencing July 15, 2021 and terminating on July 14,
2031. The total consideration for the term is estimated to be $4,182,840.00
plus HST; and
2. Delegate authority to the Director of
Corporate Real Estate to finalize and execute the lease extension agreement
in accordance with the terms and conditions detailed in this report.
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS
That
Council:
1. Approve the Brownfield Redevelopment Grant
application submitted by 9872744 Canada Inc., owner of the property at 770
Somerset Street West and 13 LeBreton Street North, for Rehabilitation Grant
under the Brownfield Redevelopment Community Improvement Plan (2015), not to
exceed a total of $520,813 for which the grant payment period will be phased
over a maximum of ten years of development, subject to the establishment of,
and in accordance with, the terms and conditions of the Brownfield
Redevelopment Grant Agreement; the maximum deferral of Development Charges of
$456,813 under the Development Charge Deferral Program; and the estimated
contribution of $112,000 towards the Municipal Leadership Strategy fund and;
2. Delegate the authority to the General
Manager, Planning, Infrastructure and Economic Development, to execute a
Brownfield Redevelopment Grant Agreement with 9872744 Canada Inc.
establishing the terms and conditions governing the payment of the grant for
the redevelopment of 770 Somerset Street West and 13 LeBreton Street North,
to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Planning, Infrastructure and
Economic Development Department, the City Solicitor and the City Treasurer.
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COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATIONS
That
Council:
1. Approve the Brownfield Redevelopment
Grant application submitted by 1213763 Ontario Inc. C/O GWL Realty Advisors
Inc., owner of the property at 320 McRae Avenue and 315 Tweedsmuir Avenue,
for Rehabilitation Grant under the Brownfield Redevelopment Community
Improvement Plan (2015), not to exceed a total of $447,844 for which the grant
payment period will be phased over a maximum of ten years of development,
subject to the establishment of, and in accordance with, the terms and
conditions of the Brownfield Redevelopment Grant Agreement; the maximum
deferral of Development Charges of $409,667 under the Development Charge
Deferral Program; and the estimated contribution of $89,316 towards the
Municipal Leadership Strategy fund; and
2. Delegate the authority to the General
Manager, Planning, Infrastructure and Economic Development, to execute a
Brownfield Redevelopment Grant Agreement with 1213763 Ontario Inc. C/O GWL
Realty Advisors Inc., establishing the terms and conditions governing the
payment of the grant for the redevelopment of 320 McRae Avenue and 315
Tweedsmuir Avenue, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Planning,
Infrastructure and Economic Development Department, the City Solicitor and
the City Treasurer.
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COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATION
That
Council approve an amendment to Zoning By-law 2008-250 for 177-179 Armstrong
Street and 268 Carruthers Avenue to permit a three-storey apartment building
on Armstrong, and a three-storey detached dwelling on Carruthers, as detailed
in Document 2.
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COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATION
That
Council approve an amendment to Zoning By-law 2008-250 for 1707 Fisher Avenue
from R1GG zone to R2C zone, to permit the development of two semi-detached units,
as detailed in Document 2.
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COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATION
That
Council approve an amendment to Zoning By-law 2008-250 for 1 Dunbar Court to
permit a three-storey apartment building within the existing planned unit
development, as detailed in Document 2.
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COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATION
That
Council approve the increase of the financial authority for the reimbursement
of the intersection at Bank Street and Blais Road/Miikana Road from $950,000
inclusive of H.S.T. to $1,092,500, plus taxes.
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MOTIONS OF WHICH NOTICE HAS BEEN
PREVIOUSLY GIVEN
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MOTION
Moved by Councillor R.
Brockington
Seconded by Councillor
M. Luloff
WHEREAS, in December 2020, the House of Commons
passed a motion to establish a National Suicide Prevention 988 helpline, that
calls for collaboration with the provinces and territories to establish the
hotline, consolidating all suicide crisis numbers into one three-digit hotline
phone number; and
WHEREAS, the feasibility of creating the national
hotline is being studied by the Public Health Agency of Canada and the Centre
of Addiction and Mental Health; and
WHEREAS, a national survey commissioned by the Canadian
Mental Health Association and University of British Columbia found that the
COVID-19 pandemic has intensified feelings of stress and anxiety among
Canadians, with thoughts or feelings of suicide having risen four-fold since
the pandemic began; and
WHEREAS, the same survey determined that few
Canadians are getting the support they need and are resorting to unhealthy coping
strategies; and
WHEREAS, prior to the COVID pandemic, Statistics
Canada reported that approximately 4,000 Canadians were dying each year from
suicide; and
WHEREAS, the Canada Suicide Prevention Service
reported that calls for service increased 200 per cent in October 2020,
compared to the same period in 2019; and
WHEREAS existing suicide prevention hotlines
require the user to remember a 10-digit number;
WHEREAS, the intent of a 988 hotline is to
quickly connect people facing a mental-health crisis with trained counsellors
who can help; and
WHEREAS there are no timelines associated with
the establishment of a national hotline,
WHEREAS, the Canadian
Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) is ultimately
responsible for deciding whether the Hotline will proceed,
THEREFORE, be it resolved that Ottawa City
Council endorse the establishment of a National Suicide Prevention 988 helpline;
and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Mayor, on
behalf of City Council, write to the federal Minister of Health, provincial
Minister of Health, and the CRTC, expressing the City of Ottawa’s support for
this initiative.
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THREE READINGS
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Councillors R. King and R. Brockington
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a)
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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b)
A by-law of the
City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2004-276 being a by-law of the City of
Ottawa to regulate and to promote responsible enjoyment and use of parks and
facilities.
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c)
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 1707 Fisher Avenue.
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d)
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 177 and 179 Armstrong Street and 268 Carruthers Avenue.
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e)
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 1 Dunbar Court.
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f)
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 5000 Robert Grant Avenue.
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g)
A by-law of the
City of Ottawa to designate certain lands at promenade Esban Drive, croissant
Kijik Crescent and ruelle Atop Lane on Plan 4M-1653 as being exempt from Part
Lot Control.
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h)
A by-law of the
City of Ottawa to amend Schedule “A” to the by-law renaming avenue Langevin
Avenue as voie Commanda Way.
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i)
A by-law of the
City of Ottawa establishing a schedule of retention periods for certain
records of the City of Ottawa and to repeal By-law No. 2003-527 and
amendments.
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Simultaneous
interpretation of these proceedings is available.
Accessible formats and communication supports are
available, upon request.
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NOTICE
The City of Ottawa continues to take COVID-19 seriously, and in following
the advice of provincial and federal governments, is making significant
changes to services and programming to help protect health and wellbeing of
the community. City Hall is temporarily closed to help stop the spread of
COVID-19. In-person Committee and Council meetings have been cancelled. Such
meetings, as warranted, will be held electronically until further notice. For
more information about service disruptions, please visit our COVID-19
webpage.
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Requestor.
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