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OTTAWA CITY COUNCIL

Wednesday, 28 February 2018

 10:00 a.m.

Andrew S. Haydon Hall, 110 Laurier Avenue West

AGENDA 65

 

MOMENT OF REFLECTION

 

NATIONAL ANTHEM

 

 

Councillor D. Deans

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS/CEREMONIAL ACTIVITIES

 

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Recognition - Mayor's City Builder Award

 

 

ROLL CALL

 

CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES

 

Confirmation of the Minutes of the regular Council meeting of 14 February 2018.

 

 

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST INCLUDING THOSE ORIGINALLY ARISING FROM PRIOR MEETINGS

 

COMMUNICATIONS

 

Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO):

 

 

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Public Reporting Fire Regulation Posted for Municipal Comments

 

 

Petitions:

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Petition received containing the names of 121 individuals requesting that the City of Ottawa install a continuous sidewalk and/or serviceable path between 435 Terminal Avenue and 395 Terminal Avenue.

 

 

REGRETS

No regrets filed to date.

 

MOTION TO INTRODUCE REPORTS

 

Councillors S. Blais and T. Nussbaum  

 

 

REPORTS

 

CITY CLERK AND SOLICITOR

 

 

1.

STATUS UPDATE – COUNCIL INQUIRIES AND MOTIONS FOR THE PERIOD ENDING FEBRUARY 23, 2018

 

 

REPORT RECOMMENDATION
That Council receive this report for information.

 

COMMITTEE REPORTS

 

COMMUNITY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES COMMITTEE REPORT 29

 

 

2.

CITY OF OTTAWA RESPONSE TO THE TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION COMMISSION’S CALLS TO ACTION

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

That Council:

1.         Adopt a City of Ottawa Reconciliation Action Plan as presented in this report;

2.         Adopt a Statement of Reconciliation adapted from the June 1, 2015 Federation of Canadian Municipalities Big City Mayors Caucus Statement of Reconciliation, attached as Document 1.

 

ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE PROTECTION COMMITTEE REPORT 18

 

3.

FINANCIAL PLAN FOR WATER SERVICES 2018, PURSUANT TO ONTARIO REGULATION 453/07

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council approve the Financial Plan for Water Services described herein, attached as Document 1, and submission of the Financial Plan to the province as required by Ontario Regulation 453/07.

 

PLANNING COMMITTEE REPORT 58

 

4.

COMPREHENSIVE ZONING BY-LAW 2008-250: ANOMALY REPORT Q1 2018 AFFECTING LANDS WITHIN THE GENERAL URBAN AREA

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION AS AMENDED

That Council approve amendments to Zoning By-law 2008-250, as shown in Document 1, as amended by the replacement map for the property municipally known as 2599 Carling Avenue, and detailed in Document 2, and that there be no further notice pursuant to Sub-section 34 (17) of the Planning Act.

 

5.

OFFICIAL PLAN AND ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENT, 979 WELLINGTON STREET WEST

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS AS AMENDED

That Council approve:

1.         that the first sentence in Document 2, Part B, section 2 be amended by adding the following text after the words ‘Scott Street Secondary Plan’: ‘and the Wellington Street West Secondary Plan’;

2.         an amendment to the Official Plan, Volume 2a, Scott Street Secondary Plan, by removing 979 Wellington from the plan boundary as detailed in Document 2, as amended;

3.         an amendment to the Official Plan, Volume 2a, West Wellington Secondary Plan, by amending the plan boundary to included 979 Wellington Street, and to permit an increase in building height as detailed in Document 2, as amended;

4.         an amendment to Zoning By-law 2008-250 for 979 Wellington Street West to permit a nine-storey mixed use development as detailed in Document 4; and

5.         that the implementing Zoning By-law amendment not proceed to City Council until the agreement under Section 37 of the Planning Act is executed by the applicant.

 

PLANNING COMMITTEE REPORT 59

 

6.

OFFICIAL PLAN AND ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENT – 355 COOPER STREET

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

That Council:

a.         approve an amendment to the Official Plan, Volume 2a, Centretown Secondary Plan to redesignate a portion of 355 Cooper Street from Apartment Neighbourhood to Public/Institutional Area as detailed in Document 2;

b.        approve an amendment to Zoning By-law 2008-250 for 355 Cooper Street to permit post-secondary education institution and a theatre as shown on Document 3 and detailed in Document 4; and

c.         consider this report at its meeting on 28 February 2018, pursuant to Sub-Section 35. (5) of Procedure By-law 2016-377.


 

7.

ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENT – 1946 SCOTT STREET

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS AS AMENDED

That Council approve an amendment to Zoning By-law 2008-250 for 1946 Scott Street to permit a nine-storey apartment building, as detailed in Document 2 and amended by the following:

a.         that the zoning be amended to permit three of the parking spaces on the property to have a minimum depth of 4.6m;

b.        that statement 2. in Document 2 be replaced with:

            “2. Add a new exception, [XXXX], to Section 239 – Urban Exceptions with provisions similar in effect to the following:…”; and

c.         that there be no further notice pursuant to Sub-Section 34 (17) of the Planning Act.

 

TRANSIT COMMISSION REPORT 17

 

8.

AMENDMENTS TO TRANSIT BY-LAW FOR MULTIMODAL OPERATIONS

COMMITTEE MEETING INFORMATION

Delegations: Four delegations; split in their support, with caveats, and/or expressing concern with staff position of not allowing bikes on LRT during peak periods.

Debate: Committee spent approximately three hours on consideration of this item.

Vote: Three amending Motions were moved for Recommendation 1 a); two were CARRIED (one CARRIED on a division of ten “Yeas” to one “Nay” and one CARRIED unanimously) and one LOST on a division of six “Nays” to five “Yeas”. Voting was severed on the report Recommendations. Recommendation 1 b) was CARRIED on a division of 10 “Yeas” to one “Nay”.  The remaining recommendations were then CARRIED, as amended, with one dissent. Direction to staff was also provided.

Position of Ward Councillor(s): This is a City-wide report.

Position of Advisory Committees: This report references the 2008 report from the former Pedestrian and Transit Advisory Committee (PTAC) to the former Transit Committee in support of pets onboard transit vehicles, and recommending a pilot program be put in place to allow this.

COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS AS AMENDED

That Council:

1.         Direct staff to develop an amending by-law for enactment, as described in this report, as amended, that includes the following:

a.         Giving authority to the General Manager for a period of 15 months after operations commence on the O-Train Confederation Line to permit and regulate the carriage of bicycles onboard transit vehicles and in stations and that the General Manager report back to the Transit Commission and Council on the implementation of regulations under this delegated authority before it expires;

i)          that OC Transpo permit bicycles on the Confederation and Trillium lines without time restrictions, subject to extraordinary demand management, and the proposed restrictions on designated door boarding and storing in the multiuse area only, and that the Transit By-law be amended accordingly, and;

ii)         that staff review the operations for one year, including the collection of data on usage and impacts, with a report to be submitted to the Transit Commission by Q1 2020 being after one year of operations;

b.        Giving authority to the General Manager to permit small pets onboard transit vehicles and in stations, with the requirement that the pet be transported in an animal carrier or crate that can rest on a customer’s lap, and;

c.         Additional minor changes as required, to remove outdated information and add new information.

 

BULK CONSENT AGENDA

 

COMMUNITY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES COMMITTEE REPORT 29

 

 

A.

CRIME PREVENTION OTTAWA BOARD OF DIRECTORS NOMINATIONS

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council approve the following representatives of the community be appointed to the Crime Prevention Ottawa Board of Directors for the period 2018-2022:
Farhia Ahmed
Reverend Anthony Bailey
Ed Buller
Steve Monuk
Meredith Porter

 


 

B.

COMMEMORATIVE NAMING PROPOSAL – ROBERT AND LINDA POULSEN GYMNASIUM

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council approve the proposal to name the gymnasium located at the Hunt Club Riverside Park Community Centre “Robert and Linda Poulsen Gymnasium”.

 

C.

NAMING – SAIGON SQUARE

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

That Council approve:

1.         That the plaza located at the southwest corner of Preston Street and Somerset Street West adjacent to the Plant Recreation Centre, as shown in Document 1, be designated “Saigon Square”; and

2.         That a commemorative boulder and plaque be erected in this location, as described in this report, with the cost to be covered by the Vietnamese Canadian Centre; and

3.         That the wording on the plaque be displayed as  “This Square was named “Saigon” in recognition of the contribution to the City Of Ottawa by the Vietnamese Refugees who came to Canada in search of freedom”; and

4.         That the General Manager of Recreation, Cultural and Facility Services be delegated the authority to negotiate and execute an agreement with the Vietnamese Canadian Centre detailing the terms, conditions and responsibilities for this project, to approve the final design and installation details of the boulder and plaque and to approve the final wording for the plaque in consultation with the Ward Councillor.

 

ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE PROTECTION COMMITTEE REPORT 18

 

D.

COMMEMORATIVE NAMING PROPOSAL – WENDY STEWART POND

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council approve the proposal to name the Sawmill Creek Settling Pond the “Wendy Stewart Pond.”

 

PLANNING COMMITTEE REPORT 58

 

E.

MANOTICK AREA SPECIFIC – DEVELOPMENT CHARGES

 

AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE AND PLANNING COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

That Council:

1.         receive and approve the 2014 Development Charges background study, as modified by this report, in respect of the lands identified in Document 1 and the Manotick Area Specific Development Charges; and

2.         approve the enactment of a development charges by-law amendment in the general form attached as Document 4, such that the Manotick Area Specific Development Charges will apply to the lands identified in Document 1, in addition to the lands already subject to such charges.

 

F.

DEVELOPMENT CHARGES REBATE PROGRAM

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council designate Housing Services as the Service Manager for the administration of the provincial Development Charges Rebate Program.

 

G.

OFFICIAL PLAN AND ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENTS – 213, 217, 221, 223 HENDERSON AVENUE AND 65 TEMPLETON STREET

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

That Council approve:

1.         an amendment to the Official Plan to add to Volume 2a, Sandy Hill Secondary Plan, by designated 213, 217, 221, and 223 Henderson Avenue and 65 Templeton Street to permit small-scale commercial uses, detailed in Document 2; and

2.         an amendment to Zoning By-law 2008-250 for 213, 217, 221, and 223 Henderson Avenue and 65 Templeton Street to permit a four-storey low rise apartment dwelling and 150 square metres of commercial uses, as shown on Document 3 and detailed in Document 4.

 


 

H.

DEFERRAL OF DEVELOPMENT CHARGES FOR PROPOSED METCALFE FAIR BUILDING

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

That Council:

1.         defer the requirement to pay Development Charges under the Development Charges By-law, 2014 until such time as Council has enacted a new Development Charges By-law; and,

2.         approve that the amount of Development Charges to be paid in accordance with (1) above be the amount that would otherwise be due at the time of building permit issuance, and such amount will not be subject to any interest charges.

 

CITY CLERK AND SOLICITOR

 

I.

SUMMARY OF ORAL AND WRITTEN PUBLIC SUBMISSIONS FOR ITEMS SUBJECT TO THE PLANNING ACT ‘EXPLANATION REQUIREMENTS’ AT THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF FEBRUARY 14, 2018

 

REPORT RECOMMENDATION

That Council approve the Summaries of Oral and Written Public Submissions for items considered at the City Council Meeting of February 14, 2018 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.

 

MOTION TO ADOPT REPORTS

 

Councillors S. Blais and T. Nussbaum

 

 

MOTIONS OF WHICH NOTICE HAS BEEN PREVIOUSLY GIVEN

MOTION

Moved by Councillor D. Deans
Seconded by Councillor M. Wilkinson

WHEREAS in 1910 women delegates from around the world met in Copenhagen to propose that Women’s Day become an international event to promote equal rights for women; and

WHEREAS the first International Women’s Day was held in 1911; and

WHEREAS in 1977, the United Nations officially called for all countries to mark a day for the recognition of women's economic, political and social achievements; and

WHEREAS we are witnessing a significant rise in women’s activism and a deepening resolve to reject gender discrimination in all forms; and

WHEREAS every year thousands of events are held around the world to inspire, celebrate and honour women.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT Ottawa City Council declare March 8, 2018, to be International Women’s Day in the City of Ottawa.

 

MOTIONS REQUIRING SUSPENSION OF THE RULES OF PROCEDURE

 

NOTICES OF MOTION (FOR CONSIDERATION AT SUBSEQUENT MEETING)

 

MOTION TO INTRODUCE BY-LAWS

 

Councillors S. Blais and T. Nussbaum

 

 

THREE READINGS

 

 

a)           A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law 2007-268 respecting fees and charges for public transit services.

 

 

b)           A by-law of the City of Ottawa to designate certain lands at voie Eric Maloney Way, voie Sora Way, voie Hawkmere Way, croissant Labrador Crescent on Plan 4M-1594, as being exempt from Part Lot Control.

 

 

c)           A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend the Development Charges By-law No. 2014-229 in respect of the Manotick Area Specific Development Charges.

 

 

d)           A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend the Sandy Hill Secondary Plan of Volume 2A of the Official Plan of the City of Ottawa to add site specific policies for the lands municipally known as 213, 217, 221, and 223 Henderson Avenue and 65 Templeton Street.

 

 

e)           A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2008-250 of the City of Ottawa to change the zoning of the lands known municipally as 213, 217, 221, and 223 Henderson Avenue and 65 Templeton Street.

 

 

f)            A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-Law No. 2008-250 of the City of Ottawa to correct technical anomalies within the urban area of the City of Ottawa.

 

 

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.

 

 

h)          A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2008-250 of the City of Ottawa to change the zoning of lands known municipally as 1946 Scott Street.

 

 

CONFIRMATION BY-LAW

 

Councillors S. Blais and T. Nussbaum  

 

 

INQUIRIES

 

ADJOURNMENT

 

Councillors S. Blais and T. Nussbaum  

 

 

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