Ottawa City Council

Agenda

Meeting #:

28

Date:

Wednesday, December 06, 2023

Time:

10:00 A.m. - 12:00 P.m.

Location:

Andrew S. Haydon Hall, 110 Laurier Avenue West, and by electronic participation

Melinda Aston, Council Coordinator,

613-580-2424 ext. 21838, [e-mail]

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1.

Call to order and moment of reflection

2.

National Anthem

Councillor T. Kavanagh

3.

Public notices and meeting information

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4.

Roll Call

5.

Confirmation of Minutes

5.1

Minutes of the Council meeting of November 22, 2023

5.2

Minutes of the Council meeting of regular and in camera (distributed separately) of the Council meeting of 17 November 2023.

6.

Declarations of Interest Including Those Originally Arising from Prior Meetings

7.

Communications

7.1

Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) Communications

7.2

Petition

• Petition received containing the signatures of 2092 individuals requesting Ottawa City Council increase the affordable housing budget from $16 million to $40 million in the 2024 Ottawa municipal budget. 

8.

Regrets

No regrets were filed. 

9.

Motion to Introduce Reports

• Moved by C. Kelly
  Seconded by T. Kavanagh

10.

Motion to Resolve into Committee of the Whole

• Moved by C. Kelly
  Seconded by T. Kavanagh

11.

Roadmap Motion for Consideration of the 2024 Budgets

12.

Finance and Corporate Services Department

12.1

2024 Draft Operating and Capital Budgets

ACS2023-FCS-FSP-0016 - City wide

• Report recommendations: 

  That City Council:

  Receive and table the Draft 2024 Operating and Capital Budgets at its meeting of November 8, 2023, for subsequent consideration by Council sitting in Committee of the Whole to be held December 6, 2023; and, 
  Refer the relevant portions of the 2024 Operating and Capital Budgets to each Standing Committee of Council and the Transit Commission for their consideration and recommendation to Council sitting in Committee of the Whole to be held December 6, 2023. 

13.

Committee of Adjustment

13.1

Committee of Adjustment - 2024 Draft Operating Budget

• Report recommendations: 

  That City Council receive and table the Committee of Adjustment 2024 Draft Operating Budget at its meeting on November 8, 2023, for subsequent consideration by Council in Committee of the whole to be held December 6, 2023. 
  

14.

Ottawa Police Services Board

14.1

Ottawa Police Service Board - 2024 Draft Operating and Capital Budgets

• Report Recommendation 

  That the City of Ottawa Council approve the Ottawa Police Service 2024 Draft Operating and Capital Budget.

15.

Ottawa Public Library

15.1

Ottawa Public Library : 2024 Draft Operating  and Captial Budgets

Rising from the Ottawa Public Library Board Meeting of 5 December 2023

• Report recommendation

  That Ottawa City Council approve the Ottawa Public Library Board 2024 Draft Operating and Capital Budgets.

16.

Ottawa Board of Health

16.1

2024 Draft Operating Budget for the Ottawa Board of Health

Rising from the Ottawa Board of Health Meeting of 4 December 2023

• Board of Health recommendation

  That City Council approve the 2024 Draft Operating Budget for the Ottawa Board of Health, outlined at Document 1.

17.

Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee Report 9

17.1

2024 Draft Operating and Capital Budgets - Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee

ACS2023-FCS-FSP-0016 - City Wide

• Committee Recommendation(s)

  That Council, sitting as Committee of the Whole, approve the Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee 2024 Draft Operating and Capital Budget as follows: 

  1. Development Review Process (Rural) Operating Resource Requirement (page 2).
  2. Rural Affairs Office as follows:
     1. User Fees (page 5);
     2. Operating Resource Requirement (page 4)
  3. The Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee Capital Program (page 6) [individual projects listed pages 12-17]. 

   

18.

Audit Committee Report 4

18.1

2024 Draft Operating and Capital Budgets - Audit Committee

File No.: ACS2023-FCS-FSP-0016 - City-wide

• Committee recommendations

  That Council, sitting as Committee of the Whole, approve the Audit Committee 2024 Draft Budget, as follows:

  1. Office of the Auditor General, Operating Resource Requirement (Page 2)
  2. External Audit Fees, Operating Resource Requirement (Page 4)

19.

Community Services Committee Report 7

19.1

2024 Draft Operating and Capital Budget – Community Services Committee

ACS2023-FCS-FSP-0016 – City Wide

• Committee recommendations, as amended

  That Council, sitting as Committee of the Whole on December 6, 2023, approve the Community Services Committee portion of the 2024 Draft Operating and Capital Budgets, as follows:

  1. Community and Social Services Operating Budget, as follows:

  1. General Manager’s Office and Business Support Services Operating Resource Requirement (page 2)
  2. Community Safety, Well-Being, Policy and Analytics Operating Resource Requirement (page 5)
  3. Employment and Social Services Operating Resource Requirement (page 8)
  4. Children’s Services:
     1. User fees (page 13)
     2. “Wage Enhancement” and “Canada Wide Early Learning” line items of the Operating Resource Requirement (Page 11)
     3. Remaining Operating Resource Requirement (pages 11-12)
  5. Housing Services Operating Resource Requirement (page 15)
  6. Long Term Care Services Operating Resource Requirement (page 17)
  7. Gender and Race Equity, Inclusion, Indigenous Relations and Social Development Services Operating Resource Requirement (page 21)

  2. Recreation, Cultural and Facility Services Operating Budget, as follows:

  1. General Manager’s Office and Business Support Services:
     1. User fees (page 24);
     2. Operating Resource Requirement (page 23);
  2. Community Recreation, Culture and Sports Programs:
     1. User Fees (pages 28-30);
     2. Operating Resource Requirement (page 27);
  3. Complexes, Aquatics and Specialized Services:
     1. User Fees (pages 34-36);
     2. Operating Resource Requirement (page 33);
  4. Parks and Facilities Planning:
     1. User Fees (page 40);
     2. Operating Resource Requirement (page 39);
  5. Facility Operations Service
     1. User Fees (page 44);
     2. Operating Resource Requirement (page 43).

  3. Public Works Department Operating Budget, Parks Maintenance Services Operating Resource Requirement (page 46); and

  4. Community Services Committee’s portion of the Capital Budget (pages 47-48, individual projects listed on pages 85-136.  

  5. That staff be directed to explore the opportunities within its additional resources to enhance and develop specific initiatives with an anti-hate focus;

  6. That staff focus on including:

  1. Engage and bringing together important community organizations, stakeholders and partners, including the United For All Coalition
  2. Implement training initiatives to address common hate-motivated concerns
  3. Help identify specific opportunities to reduce hate and promote awareness about the negative impact of racism

20.

Emergency Preparedness and Protective Services Committee Report 8

20.1

2024 Draft Operating and Capital Budget – Emergency Preparedness and Protective Services Committee

File No. ACS2023-FCS-FSP-0016 - Citywide

• Report Recommendations:

  That Council, sitting as Committee of the Whole, approve the Emergency Preparedness and Protective Services Committee 2024 Draft Operating and Capital Budgets as follows:

  1. Emergency and Protective Services Department, General Manager’s Office and Business Support Services - Operating Resource Requirement (page 2);
  2. Public Safety Service, as follows:
     1. User Fees (page 5);
     2. Operating Resource Requirement (page 4);
  3. Ottawa Fire Service, as follows:
     1. User fees (pages 8-10);
     2. Operating Resource Requirement (page 7), as follows:
        1. Communications;
        2. Remaining Fire Services Operating Resource Requirement
  4. Ottawa Paramedic Service, as follows:
     1. User Fees (page 13);
     2. Operating Resource Requirement (page 12);
  5. By-Law and Regulatory Services, as follows:
     1. User fees (pages 17-25);
     2. Operating Resource Requirement (page 16).
  6. Public Policy Development – Operating Resource Requirement (page 27)
  7. Emergency Preparedness and Protective Services Committee Capital Budget (pages 28-29, individual projects listed on pages 48-70).

21.

Environment and Climate Change Committee Report 8

21.1

2024 Draft Operating and Capital Budgets - Environment and Climate Change Committee

File No. ACS2023-FCS-FSP-0016 - City-Wide

• That Council, sitting as Committee of the Whole:

  1. Approve the Environment and Climate Change Committee 2024 Rate-supported Draft Operating and Capital Budget as follows:
     1. Infrastructure and Water Services Department, Drinking Water Services as follows:
        1. User Fees (pages 3-6);
        2. Operating Resource Requirement (page 2).
     2. Wastewater Services as follows:
        1. User Fees (pages 9-10)
        2. Operating Resource Requirement (page 8);
     3. Stormwater, Laboratory and Municipal Drainage Services as follows:
        1. User Fees (pages 13-16);
        2. Operating Resource Requirements (page 12);
     4. The Environment and Climate Change Committee Rate-Supported Capital Budget, on pages 17-19, individual projects listed on pages 32-62 (Drinking Water Services), 64-68 (Integrated Water and Wastewater – Rate Portion), 70-90 (Stormwater Services) and 92-116 (Wastewater Services).
  2. Approve the Environment and Climate Change Committee 2024 Tax-supported Draft Operating and Capital Budget, as follows:
     1. Infrastructure and Water Services Department operating budget, as follows:
        1. General Manager’s Office and Business Technical Support Services Operating Resource Requirement (page 2).
        2. Infrastructure Services:
           1. User Fees (page 5);
           2. Operating Resource Requirement (page 4).
        3. Asset Management Services:
           1. User Fees (page 8);
           2. Operating Resource Requirement (page 7).
     2. Planning, Real Estate and Economic Development Department, Resiliency and Natural Systems Policy Operating Resource Requirement (page 11);
     3. Public Works Department operating budget, as follows:
        1. Solid Waste Services:
           1. User Fees (pages 14-15);
           2. Operating Resource Requirements (page 13);
        2. Forestry Services:
           1. User Fees (page 18);
           2. Operating Resource Requirement (page 17).
     4. Environment and Climate Change Committee Tax-supported Capital Budget on page 19, individual projects listed on pages 39-42 (Environment), and pages 44-50 (Solid Waste).

22.

Finance and Corporate Services Committee Report 10

22.1

2024 Draft Operating and Capital Budgets - Finance and Corporate Services Committee

File No. AACS2023-FCS-FSP-0016 - City-wide

Rising from the Finance and Corporate Services Committee Meeting of 5 December 2023.

• Committee Recommendations

  That Council, sitting as Committee of the Whole, approve the Finance and Corporate Services Committee 2024 Draft Operating and Capital Budget, as follows:

  1. Elected Officials - Operating Resource Requirement (page 3).
  2. Office of the City Clerk Budget, as follows;
     1. User fees (pages 7-8);
     2. Operating Resource Requirement (page 6);
  3. Legal Services Operating Resource Requirement (page 10)
  4. City Manager’s Office Operating Resource Requirement (page 13);
  5. Transit Services, Rail Construction Program Service Budget as follows:
     1. User fees (pages 17-19);
     2. Operating Resource Requirement (page 16);
  6. Planning, Real Estate and Economic Development Department Budget, as follows:
     1. General Manager’s Office and Business and Technical Support Services – Operating Resources Requirement (page 21); 
     2. Economic Development and Long-Range Planning, as follows:
        1. User fees (page 24)
        2. Operating Resource Requirement (page 23);
     3. Corporate Real Estate Office, as follows:
        1. User fees (page 27);
        2. Operating Resource Requirement (page 26);
  7. Public Information and Media Relations - Operating Resource Requirement (page 29);
  8. Finance and Corporate Services Department, as follows:
     1. Human Resources Operating Resource Requirement (page 31);
     2. ServiceOttawa Operating Budget as follows:
        1. User fees (page 34);
        2. Operating Resource Requirement (page 33); 
     3. Information Technology Services – Operating Resource Requirement (page 36);
     4. Supply Services - Operating Resource Requirement (page 39);
     5. Chief Financial Officer/Treasurer and Business Support Services - Operating Resource Requirement (page 41);
     6. Financial Strategies, Planning and Client Services - Operating Resource Requirement (page 43);
     7. Revenue Services, as follows:
        1. User fees (pages 46-47);
        2. Operating Resource Requirement (page 45);
     8. Corporate Finance – Operating Resource Requirement (page 49);
     9. Payroll, Pensions and Benefits Services – Operating Resource Requirement (page 51);
  9. Non-Departmental - Operating Resource Requirement (revised pages 54-57). 
  10. Finance and Corporate Services Committee Capital Budget (page 58, individual projects listed on pages 107-113)

23.

Planning and Housing Committee Report 19

23.1

2024 Draft Operating and Capital Budgets - Planning and Housing Committee

ACS2023-FCS-FSP-0016 - City Wide

• Committee recommendation(s)

  That Council, sitting as Committee of the Whole, approve the Planning and Housing Committee 2024 Draft Operating and Capital Budget as follows:

  1. The Planning, Real Estate and Economic Development Department Operating Budget, as follows:
     1. Right of Way, Heritage and Urban Design Services:
        1. User Fees (pages 4-9);
        2. Operating Resource Requirement (page 3);
     2. Planning Services:
        1. User Fees (pages 12-19);
        2. Operating Resource Requirement (page 11);
     3. Building Code Services: 
        1. User Fees (pages 23-30);
        2. Operating Resource Requirement (page 22); 
     4. Long Range Planning - Operating Resource Requirement:
        1. User Fees (pages 33);
        2. Operating Resource Requirement (page 32);
  2. Community and Social Services, Affordable Housing Operating Resource Requirement (page 36). 
  3. The Planning Committee Capital Budget (revised page 37), with individual projects listed on revised pages 53 and 54 (Housing Services), and 55-56. (Planning and Development).

24.

Transit Commission Report 9A

24.1

2024 Draft Operating and Capital Budget – Transit Commission

File No. ACS2023-FCS-FSP-0016 – City-wide

• Commission recommendations

  That Council, sitting as Committee of the Whole, approve the Transit Commission 2024 Draft Operating and Capital Budget as follows:

  1. Transit Services as follows:
     1. User fees (pages 7-8);
     2. Operating Resource Requirement (page 6);
  2. Transit Commission Capital Budget (page 9, individual projects listed on pages 16-36);
  3. That Council consider Motion No. TTC 2023-09-02.

25.

Transportation Committee Report 9A

25.1

2024 Draft Operating and Capital Budget – Transportation Committee

File no: ACS2023-FCS-FSP-0016 – City Wide

• Committee recommendations:

  That Council, sitting as Committee of the Whole, approve the Transportation Committee 2024 Draft Operating and Capital Budget, as follows:

  1. The Public Works Department Budget, as follows:
     1. General Manager’s Office and Business Support Services - Operating Resource Requirement (page
     2. Roads Services, as follows:
        1. User Fees (page 4);
        2. Operating Resource Requirement (page 3);
     3. Parking Services, as follows:
        1. User Fees (pages 7-11);
        2. Operating Resource Requirement (page 6);
     4. Traffic Services, as follows:
        1. User Fees (pages 15-16);
        2. Operating Resource Requirement (page 14);
  2. Planning, Real Estate & Economic Development Department, Transportation Planning Budget, as follows:
     1.  User Fees (page 19)
     2. Operating Resource Requirement (page 18)
  3. Finance and Corporate Services Department, Fleet Services Budget, as follows:
     1. User Fees (page 22);
     2. Operating Resource Requirement (page 21);
  4. The Transportation Committee Capital Budget (pages 23-26) [Individual projects listed on pages 46-143].

26.

Motion to Rise and Report

• Moved by C. Kelly
  Seconded by T. Kavanagh

27.

Integrity Commissioner

27.1

2023 Annual Report of the Integrity Commissioner

ACS2023-OCC-GEN-0019 - Citywide

• Report Recommendation

  That Council receive the attached report for information.

28.

City Clerk

28.1

Status Update - Council Inquiries and Motions for the period ending December 1, 2023

ACS2023-OCC-CCS-0160 - Citywide

• Report recommendation 

  That Council receive this report for information.

29.

Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee Report 9

29.1

Rural Community-Building Grant Program – Quarter 4 Applications Review

ACS2023-PRE-EDP-0053 - Osgoode (20), Rideau-Jock (21)

• Committee recommendation(s), as amended

  That Council:

  1. Direct the Rural Affairs Office to bring forward applications for the Rural Community-Building Grants Program to an Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee no later than 30 days after they are received, or at the next regularly scheduled meeting of the Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee if it does not fall within the 30 day threshold; and
  2. Approve an amendment to the Rural Community-Building Grants Policy to replace the text under Section 4.0 to read as follows: “Review meetings are anticipated to be held within 30 days of receipt of the application, or at the next regularly scheduled meeting of the Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee, if applicable, to make funding decisions.”
     
     

29.2

Site Alteration By-law Review  

ACS2023-PRE-EDP-0041 - City Wide 

• Committee recommendations, as amended

  That Council approve:

  1. The proposed amendments to the Site Alteration By law 2018-164, as described in this report and attached as Document 1, as amended by the following:
     1. Site Alteration and Farming 2. be amended and reads as follows “A Normal Farm Practice carried out by an Agricultural Operation shall be exempt from provisions of this by-law where activities do not contravene federal or provincial law as per the Farming and Food Production Protection Act; and
     2. that Protection of Natural Environment 11. (1) be retained; and
     3. that Schedule B be amended to include lands in the rural area approximately 1 kilometer beyond the Urban Boundary and Urban Boundary Expansion Lands as outlined in the City of Ottawa Official Plan; and
     4. that an Agricultural Operation shall not be required to contact City of Ottawa Staff when carrying out site alteration which is incidental to a normal farm practice as proposed in report ACS2023-PRE-EDP-0041; and
     5. the notification process include notifying the Ward Councillor; and
  2. that staff report back to the Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee ARAC) on final wording following further consultation.
  3. That the General Manager, Planning, Real Estate and Economic Development and the City Solicitor be delegated the authority to finalize the amendments and bring forward the amending by-law to Council for enactment.

29.3

Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) LT1 Procurement: Requests for Municipal Support Resolution

ACS2023-PRE-EDP-0051 - City Wide

• Committee recommendations, as amended

  That Council approve:

  1. Notwithstanding any requirements to comply with any and all current or future municipal regulations or applicable approvals and permit processes which may apply, Municipal Support Resolution requests be granted for the following proposed Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) projects within the Rural Area, as documented in this report:
     D.The BESS facility described in Document 5.
  2. Direct staff to include renewable energy generation and BESS facilities in the development review and approvals processes, as part of an upcoming report in Q1 2024 with zoning provisions for renewable energy generation and BESS facilities;
  3. Direct staff to provide a Memorandum to Council with an update on the LT1 RFP procurement results as soon as they become available, including any updates from the Province on the municipal role within Ontario Regulation 359/09 (Renewable Energy Approvals under the Environmental Protection Act) since the repeal of the Green Energy Act; and  
  4. that all future requests for MSRs through Committees to Council be brought to Committee in a manner that allows Councillors to vote on each MSR as a separate item within one report; and
  5. that all future requests for MSRs continue to rise through the appropriate Committee of Council to allow for public engagement and consultation, including for LT2 RFP and all future IESO procurements, until such time as new direction is provided by Council; and
  6. that, upon the approval of new zoning provisions for BESS facilities, staff return to Council through Committee with recommendations for updated direction for managing the MSR process.

30.

Audit Committee Report 9

30.1

Office of the Auditor General (OAG) – Investigation of Allegations Related to Planning Activities for the Conservancy Development

File No. ACS2023-OAG-BVG-011 - City-wide

• Committee recommendation, as amended

  That Council:

  1. consider and approve the recommendations; and,
  2. consider Motion No. AC 2023-04-02.

30.2

Office of the Auditor General (OAG) – 2024-2025 Audit Work Plan

File No. ACS2023-OAG-BVG-012 - City-wide

• Committee recommendation

  That Council approve the Office of the Auditor General’s 2024-2025 Audit Work Plan.

30.3

Office of the Auditor General (OAG) – Audit of Cybersecurity

To be considered In-Camera pursuant to the Procedure By-law 2022-410, Subsection 13(1)(a), the security of the property of the city.

File No. ACS2023-OAG-BVG-013 - City-wide

• Committee recommendation

  That Council consider and approve the recommendations.

30.4

Motion – Vice-chair D. Brown – Status of Outstanding Audit Recommendations

File No. ACS2023-OCC-CCS-0162 - City-wide

• That Council approve:

  1. that staff provide Audit Committee with a summary for the outstanding audit recommendation that are past due; and
  2. that this information be presented at the next Audit Committee meeting.

31.

Built Heritage Committee Report 9B

31.1

Application for demolition and new construction at 1 Maple Lane/1112 Lisgar Road, a property designated under Part V of the Ontario Heritage Act as part of the Rockcliffe Park Heritage Conservation District

File No. ACS2023-PRE-RHU-0036 – Rideau-Rockcliffe (Ward 13)

• Committee recommendations

  That Council:

  1. Approve the application to demolish 1 Maple Lane/1112 Lisgar Road, conditional upon;
     1. The applicant depositing photographs and research material related to the site’s existing buildings to the City of Ottawa Archives, as per Guideline 7.4.1.4 of the Rockcliffe Park Heritage Conservation District Plan
  2. That Council consider the balance of the staff report recommendations (2-5) as referred by the Built Heritage Committee.

32.

Environment and Climate Change Committee Report 8

32.1

Draft Solid Waste Master Plan (Phase 3)

File No. ACS2023-PWD-SWS-0005 - City-Wide

• Committee Recommendations as Amended

  That Council:

  1. Receive, for information, the Draft Solid Waste Master Plan in advance of staff commencing the third Solid Waste Master Plan engagement series with residents, stakeholders and members of Council.
  2. Direct staff to begin the feasibility study and business case for alternative technologies for waste management ahead of the timelines outlined in the Draft Solid Waste Master Plan, including the exploration of Waste to Energy Incineration and Mixed Waste Processing, that are available, in operation, proven for managing and diverting municipal waste from landfills, that meet or exceed all current applicable environmental regulations, and that align with the Council-approved Solid Waste Master Plan vision statement, guiding principles and goals; and,
  3. Approve that the feasibility study and business case include a fulsome triple bottom line evaluation of the environmental (including climate), social (including public health) and financial considerations of each alternative technology and that the City engage members of the public and key stakeholders on the completion of the terms of reference for the feasibility study and business case development; and,
  4. Approve that, notwithstanding the need to study and fully consider a wide range of alternative technologies, staff be directed to prioritize Waste to Energy or Mixed Waste Processing technologies that have the greatest impact on reducing GHG emissions for the feasibility study and business case development; and
  5. Direct staff to begin preliminary consultation and issue scoping with the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks during the feasibility study and business case development to ensure any considerations and concerns are incorporated into the feasibility study and business case; and,
  6. Approve that, as part of the feasibility study, staff specifically seek to learn from the experiences of other municipalities in Ontario that have implemented Waste to Energy Incineration solutions; and ,
  7. Direct staff to take advantage of any opportunities that may exist to expedite the feasibility study or business case for a Waste to Energy technology or a Mixed Waste Processing technology so as to encourage shorter timelines without compromising the rigour and quality of the overall analyses; and; and,
  8. Approve that up to $500,000 from Capital Account 909431- Long Term Planning be allocated to fund this study, pending Council’s approval of the 2024 Capital Budget; and,
  9. Direct staff to report back through committee to Council as to the timeline for the feasibility study and business case during Q2 2024; and,
  10. Direct staff to report back through committee to Council on the feasibility study and business case during Q2 2025; and,
  11. Direct staff to provide updates to Council upon request as to progress on the feasibility study and business case and report back through committee to Council if additional time is required to complete the feasibility study and business case.

32.2

Environmental Assessment Process for the Expansion of the Trail Waste Facility Landfill

File No. ACS2023-PWD-SWS-0006 – City-wide

• Committee Recommendation

  That Council direct staff to begin the Individual Environmental Assessment process with the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks for the expansion of the Trail Waste Facility Landfill, within the existing landfill footprint, as described in this report.

32.3

Water Rate Structure Review Framework and Update

File No. ACS2023-FCS-REV-0006 - City-wide

• Committee recommendations

  That Council:

  1. Approve the guiding principles and review framework for the water, wastewater and stormwater rate structure as described in this report.
  2. Direct staff to develop a stormwater rate structure for consideration, that considers impervious area as the basis for fee calculation as described in this report.
  3. Direct staff to begin consultation with public and stakeholders and develop final recommendations on a revised rate structure and report back to Committee and Council before Q2 of 2025.

32.4

Streamlining the Provisions for Distinctive Trees in the Tree Protection By-law

File No. ACS2023-PRE-EDP-0050 – City-wide

• Committee Recommendation

  That Council direct staff to amend the Tree Protection By-law, 2020-340 to reduce the size of a distinctive tree in the suburban area of Ottawa from 50 centimetres to 30 centimeters in diameter measured at breast height, effective February 1, 2024. 

32.5

Motion – Councillor T. Tierney - Enbridge - St. Laurent Boulevard Maintenance

File No. ACS2023-OCC-CCS-0149 - City-wide

• Committee Recommendation as amended:

  That Council direct staff to continue collaborative activities with Enbridge Gas to find shared opportunities to achieve emissions reduction through energy transition planning, energy efficiency and demand-side management programs, while ensuring energy security for the residents of Ottawa.

33.

Finance and Corporate Services Committee Report 10

33.1

Report on 2024 budget expenses pursuant to Ontario Regulation 284/09

File No.:ACS2023-FCS-FIN-0011 - Citywide

Rising from the Finance and Corporate Services Committee Meeting of 5 December 2023.

• Committee Recommendations

  That Council:

  1. Adopt this report in accordance with Ontario Regulation 284/09.
  2. Approve that the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) / City Treasurer be delegated the authority to adjust the accrual budget to include any budget changes approved by Council as part of the final adopted budget, and to include the accrual budget presentation within the City of Ottawa’s final adopted 2024 budget book, for information purposes.

33.2

Restatement of the Ottawa-Carleton Regional Transit Commission Employees’ Pension Plan Text and Governance Plan

File No. ACS2023-FCS-FIN-0009 – City-wide

Rising from the Finance and Corporate Services Committee Meeting of 5 December 2023.

• Committee Recommendation

  That Council approve the restatement of the Ottawa Carleton Regional Transit Commission Employees’ Pension Plan Text and Governance Plan.

33.3

Ᾱdisōke Project Update

File No.: ACS2023-IWS-IS-0001 - City-wide

Rising from the Finance and Corporate Services Committee Meeting of 5 December 2023.

• Committee Recommendation
  That Council receive this report for information.

33.4

2022 Business Improvement Area and Sparks Street Mall Authority - Annual Reports and Audited Financial Statements

File No. ACS2023-PRE-EDP-0052 – City-wide

Rising from the Finance and Corporate Services Committee Meeting of 5 December 2023.

• Committee Recommendation

  That Council receive the 2022 Business Improvement Area and Sparks Street Mall Authority Annual Reports and Audited Financial Statements.

33.5

Kanata North Nuisance Mosquito Control Program

ACS2023-OCC-CCS-0163 - Ward 4 – Kanata-North

Rising from the Finance and Corporate Services Committee Meeting of 5 December 2023.

• Committee recommendations

  That Council approve a community-wide vote to determine support for continuation of the Kanata North Nuisance Mosquito Control Program and area-specific levy, as detailed in this report.

34.

Planning and Housing Committee Report 19

34.1

Zoning By-law Amendment - 480, 486 CitiGate Drive (formerly 575 Dealership Drive)

ACS2023-PRE-PS-0066 - Barrhaven West (3)

• Committee recommendation(s)

  That Council approve an amendment to Zoning By-law 2008-250 for 480, 486 CitiGate, as shown in Document 1, to permit warehouses, a reduced amount of parking spaces, as well as lifting the holding provision on the subject site, as detailed in Document 2.

   

34.2

Zoning By-law Amendment - 3745 St. Joseph Boulevard 

ACS2023-PRE-PS-0091 - Orléans East-Cumberland (1)

• Committee recommendation(s)

  That Council approve an amendment to Zoning By-law 2008-250 for 3745 St. Joseph Boulevard, as shown in Document 1, revised, to permit a six-storey, mixed-use building that will contain a 61-room hotel and other commercial spaces, including restaurant and retail, as detailed in Document 2.

34.3

Zoning By-Law Amendment – Part of 780 Baseline Road and 7 and 9 Hilliard Avenue

ACS2023-PRE-PS-0137 - Knoxdale-Merivale (9)

• Committee recommendation(s)

  That Council approve an amendment to Zoning By-law 2008-250 for part of 780 Baseline Road and 7 and 9 Hilliard Avenue, as shown as Document 1, to permit the development of one mixed-use high-rise tower and a public park, as detailed in Documents 2 and 3, revised.

35.

Bulk Consent Agenda

35.1

Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee Report 9

35.1.1

Zoning By-law Amendment – 4348 & 4560 Dunning Road 

ACS2023-PRE-PSX-0003 - Orléans South-Navan (19)

• Committee recommendation(s)

  That Council approve an amendment to Zoning By-law 2008-250 for 4348 & 4560 Dunning Road, as shown in Document 1, to prohibit residential development on the retained lands, and to permit a reduced lot width on the severed lands, as detailed in Document 2.

35.2

Audit Committee Report 4

35.2.1

Appointment of an external auditor for a five-year term

File No. ACS2023-FCS-FIN-0010 - City-wide

• Committee recommendations

  That Council approve:

  1. The appointment of KPMG LLP as the external auditors of the City of Ottawa commencing upon issuance of a purchase order to KPMG and ending September 30, 2028 (includes the audits for five fiscal years) for a total firm price of $2,970,850 plus HST for the five-year contract period, and that the necessary By-Law be enacted; and,
  2. The appointment of KPMG LLP as the external auditors of the Ottawa Community Lands Development Corporation for the five-year period ending September 30, 2028.

35.3

Debenture Committee Report 1

35.3.1

Debenture Committee - Terms of Reference

File No. ACS2023-OCC-CCS-0158

• Committee Recommendation:

  That Council approve the Debenture Committee's Terms of Reference, as outlined in this report and attached as Document 1.

35.4

Planning and Housing Committee Report 19

35.4.1

Zoning By-law Amendment - 3493, 3497, 3499 Innes Road

ACS2023-PRE-PS-0135 - Orléans West-Innes (2)

• Committee recommendation(s)

  That Council approve an amendment to Zoning By-law 2008-250 for 3493, 3497, 3499 Innes Road as shown in Document 1, to permit the development of two commercial use buildings on the subject property, as detailed in Document 2.

35.5

Transportation Committee Report 9A

35.5.1

Strategic Road Safety Action Plan Annual Report

File No. ACS2023-PWD-TRF-0007 - City Wide

• Report Recommendation(s):

  That Council:

  1. Receive the 2023 Road Safety Action Plan – Implementation Plan Status Update.
  2. Approve the 2024 Road Safety Action Plan – Implementation Plan, as outlined in this report.

35.6

City Clerk – Summary of Oral and Written Public Submissions

35.6.1

Summary of Oral and Written Public Submissions for Items Subject to the Planning Act ‘Explanation Requirements’ at the Special City Council Meeting of November 8 and 9, 2023, and the City Council Meeting of November 22, 2023

• Report Recommendation

  That Council approve the Summaries of Oral and Written Public Submissions for items considered at the Special City Council Meeting of November 8 and 9, 2023 and the City Council Meeting of November 22, 2023, 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 -6.

36.

In Camera Items

37.

Disposition of Items Approved by Committees under Delegated Authority

• That Council receive the list of items approved by its Committees under Delegated Authority, attached as Document 1. 

38.

Motion to Adopt Reports

• Moved by C. Kelly
  Seconded by T. Kavanagh

39.

Motions of Which Notice Has Been Previously Given

39.1

S. Plante - ByWard Market District Authority Board Appointments

• Moved by S. Plante
  Seconded by M. Sutcliffe

  WHEREAS on June 14, 2023, Council received an update on the ByWard Market District Authority Board and the public nomination process to be undertaken by the new Board, and

  WHEREAS on October 23, 2023 the ByWard Market District Authority Board selected Rosemary Thompson and Suzanne Valiquet to serve on the Board for terms continuing until the 2025 annual general meeting; and

  WHEREAS Council approval is required for these additional appointments to the Board;

  THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council approve the appointment of Suzanne Valiquet and Rosemary Thompson to the ByWard Marked District Authority Board for a term ending at the close of the 2025 annual general meeting or until their successor is appointed or their resignation received.

40.

Motions Requiring Suspension of the Rules of Procedure

41.

Notices of Motion (for Consideration at Subsequent Meeting)

42.

Motion to Introduce By-laws

42.1

Three Readings

• Moved by C. Kelly
  Seconded by T. Kavanagh

  That the by-laws listed on the Agenda under Motion to Introduce By-laws, Three Readings, be read and passed.

  a.    A by-law of the City of Ottawa to establish certain lands as common and public highway and assume them for public use (Carp Road, William Mooney Drive, Kilborn Avenue, Beaver Avenue, John Quinn Road, Baseline Road, McLinton Road, Mansfield Road, Bleeks Road, Stagecoach Road, Viewmount Drive, chemin Renaud Road, Nixon Drive, David Manchester Road, Dwyer Hill Road, McMahon Avenue, Burnt Lands Road, Salisbury Street, chemin Boundary Road, Sarsfield Road).

  b.    A by-law of the City of Ottawa to establish certain lands as common and public highway and assume them for public use (Dwyer Hill Road, Purdy Road, Spruce Ridge Road, Richardson Side Road, 8th Line Road, 9th Line Road, Campeau Drive, Russell Road, Queensview Drive, Innes Road, Carling Avenue, Blanchfield Road, Riddell Avenue North, Carling Avenue, Cote de Neiges Road, Bronson Avenue).

  c.    A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2002-189 respecting various minor and other amendments.

  d.    A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2010-211 respecting various minor amendments.

  e.    A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2010-210 respecting various minor amendments.

  f.    A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2021-104 respecting various minor amendments.

  g.    A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2022-197 respecting various minor amendments.

  h.    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.

  i.    A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2016-272 respecting various minor and other amendments.

  j.    A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2013-416 respecting various minor and other amendments.

  k.    A by-law of the City of Ottawa to appoint external auditors.

  l.    A by-law of the City of Ottawa to establish the Lansdowne Debt Servicing Reserve Fund for the City of Ottawa.

  m.    A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law Number 2017-89 to expand the Kanata Central Area Improvement Area.

  n.    A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law Number 2006-476 to expand the Heart of Orléans Improvement Area.

  o.    A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law Number 367-77 of the old Corporation of the City of Ottawa, as amended, to change the name of the Bank Street BIA Board of Management to Centertown BIA.

  p.    A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law Number 2792 of the old Corporation of the City of Vanier, as mended, to change the name of the Quartier Vanier Merchants Association (BIA) Board of Management to Vanier BIA and ZAC Vanier in French.

  q.    A by-law of the City of Ottawa to establish certain lands as common and public highway and assume them for public use (Mer Bleue Road).

  r.    A by-law of the City of Ottawa to establish certain lands as common and public highway and assume them for public use (Montreal Road). 

  s.    A by-law of the City of Ottawa to establish certain lands as common and public highway and assume them for public use (Carling Avenue, Hawthorne Road, Parkmount Crescent, Armstrong Street, Richardson Side Road, Huntmar Road, Churchill Avenue North, Catherine Street, Northside Road, Greenfield Avenue, Main Street, Campeau Drive and Bank Street).

  t.    A by-law of the City of Ottawa to designate certain lands at promenade Barrett Farm Drive on Plan 4M-1727 as being exempt from Part Lot Control.

  u.    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 3745 St. Joseph Boulevard.

  v.    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 3493, 3497, and 3499 Innes Road.

  w.    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 4348 and 4560 Dunning Road.

  x.    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 780 Baseline Road and the lands known municipally as 7 and 9 Hilliard Avenue.

  y.    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 480 and 486 CitiGate Drive (formerly 575 Dealership Drive).

  z.    A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2018-213, a by-law of the City of Ottawa to appoint certain Municipal Law Enforcement Officers to enforce the provisions of the Sewer Connection By-law and to repeal By-law No. 2016-6.

  aa.    A by-law of the City of Ottawa to establish certain lands as common and public highway and assume them for public use (Walkley Road, Pebblewoods Drive, Old Richmond Road, Garrison Street, Shillington Avenue, Ancaster Road, Glynn Avenue, Churchill Avenue North, Ormrod Road, Snake Island Road, Grey’s Creek Road, Manotick Main Street, Anne Street).

  bb.    A by-law of the City of Ottawa to establish certain lands as common and public highway and assume them for public use (Norice Street, Russell Road, Vaughan Side Road, Peter Robinson Road, Bankfield Road and Rideau Valley Drive, Byron Avenue and Bevan Avenue, Galetta Side Road, Stonecrest Road, Sarsfield Road, Beaton Road, Dunning Road, Gallagher Road, Mackey Road, Fisher Avenue, Carling Avenue).

  cc.    A by-law of the City of Ottawa to establish certain lands as common and public highway and assume them for public use (Cyrville Road, Eagle Lane, Churchill Avenue, Campbell Reid Court, Millburn Crescent, River Road, Ashton Station Road, McLinton Road, Wilhaven Drive, Blair Place, Cummings Avenue, Carling Avenue, Woodroffe Avenue, Iroquois Road).

  dd.    A by-law of the City of Ottawa to establish certain lands as common and public highway and assume them for public use (Cummings Avenue, Ogilvie Road, Montreal Road, St. Laurent Boulevard, Spratt Road, Baskins Beach Road, Campeau Drive, Hilda Street and O’Meara Street, Carp Road, Conn Street and Poulin Avenue, chemin Pagé Road, Frontier Road, Cambrian Road West, Galetta Side Road, Beckwith Boundary Road, Montague Boundary Road, Campbell Reid Court).

  ee.    A by-law of the City of Ottawa to establish certain lands as common and public highway and assume them for public use (Frank Kenny Road, Montreal Road, Withrow Avenue, Upper Dwyer Hill Road, Sherwood Drive, Poulin Street, Copeland Road, Dwyer Hill Road, Franktown Road, Bleeks Road, Carp Road, Glynn Avenue, Second Line Road, Tremblay Road).

  ff.    A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2022-135, as amended, and to correct minor typographical errors. 

  gg.    A by-law to authorize the imposition of special charges on 46 Reynard St (the "benefitting property").

  hh.    A by-law to authorize the imposition of special charges on 24 Burnbank St (the "benefitting property").

  ii.    A by-law to authorize the imposition of special charges on 2981 Leo Ln (the "benefitting property").

  jj.  A by-law of the City of Ottawa to designate certain lands at privé Woven Private and privé Kinstead Private on Plan 4M-1720 as being exempt from Part Lot Control.

43.

Confirmation By-law

• Moved by C. Kelly
  Seconded by T. Kavanagh

  That the following by-law be read and passed:

  To confirm the proceedings of the Council meeting of December 6, 2023.

44.

Inquiries

45.

Adjournment

• That the proceedings of the City Council meeting of December 6, 2023 be adjourned.