Finance and Corporate Services Committee

Agenda

Meeting #:

33

Date:

Tuesday, February 03, 2026

Time:

9:30 A.m. - 3:30 P.m.

Location:

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

Members:

• Chair: Mayor Mark Sutcliffe, 
• Vice-Chair: Councillor Catherine Kitts, 
• Councillor Matt Luloff, 
• Councillor Laura Dudas, 
• Councillor Cathy Curry, 
• Councillor Glen Gower, 
• Councillor Tim Tierney, 
• Councillor Rawlson King, 
• Councillor Jeff Leiper, 
• Councillor Riley Brockington, 
• Councillor Shawn Menard, 
• and Councillor David Brown 

Melinda Aston, Committee Coordinator,
[phone], ext. 21838
[email protected]

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1.

Notices and meeting information for meeting participants and the public

Notices and meeting information are attached to the agenda and minutes, including: availability of simultaneous interpretation and accessibility accommodations; in camera meeting procedures; information items not subject to discussion; personal information disclaimer for correspondents and public speakers; notices regarding minutes; and remote participation details.

Accessible formats and communication supports are available, upon request.

Except where otherwise indicated, reports requiring Council consideration will be presented to Council on 11 February 2026 in Finance and Corporate Services Committee Report 33.

The deadline to register by phone to speak, or submit written comments or visual presentations is 4 pm on Monday, 2 February 2026, and the deadline to register to speak by email is 8:30 am on Tuesday, 3 February 2026.

2.

Declarations of Interest

3.

Confirmation of Minutes

3.1

Special FCSC Minutes 31 – 21 November 2025

3.2

FCSC Minutes 32– 02 December 2025

3.3

FCSC Confidential Minutes 32 – 02 December 2025 (Distributed separately)

4.

Responses to Inquiries

4.1

FCSC-2025-02 - VUT Impact on Building Starts and Rental Market

5.

Postponements and Deferrals

5.1

2024 Business Improvement Area and Sparks Street Mall Authority –Annual Reports and Audited Financial Statements

File No. ACS2026-SI-ED-0002 - Citywide

Deferred from the December 2, 2025 Finance and Corporate Services Committee meeting.

• Report recommendation(s)

  That the Finance and Corporate Services Committee recommend Council receive the 2024 Business Improvement Area and Sparks Street Mall Authority Annual Reports and Audited Financial Statements. 

6.

Presentations 

6.1

2026 ITS Update

7.

Emergency and Protective Services Department

7.1

Ottawa Paramedic Service West Deployment Facility

File No. ACS2026-EPS-OPS-0001 - Citywide

• Report recommendation(s)

  That the Finance and Corporate Services Committee recommend Council:

  1. Receive this report for information and approve staff to proceed with a public-private partnership procurement process as per the City of Ottawa’s P3 framework to deliver the Ottawa Paramedic Service West Deployment facility as described in this report and including as follows:
     1. Delegate the authority to the General Manager, Finance and Corporate Services and Chief Financial Officer to authorize staff to develop a procurement strategy
  2. Approve the recommended procurement delivery model of a Design-Build-Finance-Maintain for the implementation of the new Ottawa Paramedic Service West Deployment Facility, as described in this report and including as follows:
     1. Receive the Ernst & Young Business Case, Value-For-Money Assessment and Risk Analysis Strategic Assessment, attached as Document 1
     2. Authorize the General Manager, Emergency and Protective Services to procure additional third-party consultants required to advance to the procurement phase of the Design Build-Finance-Maintain model.

8.

Finance and Corporate Services Department

8.1

Affordable Housing Debt Funding Pilot Report

File No. ACS2026-FCS-FIN-0001 - Citywide

• Report recommendation(s)

  That the Finance and Corporate Services Committee recommend that Council:

  1. Approve the Affordable Housing Debenture Framework (Ottawa Community Housing Corporation Pilot) outlined in this report;
  2. Approve the expansion of permitted uses of the City’s Housing Reserve for the Ottawa Community Housing Corporation Pilot to:
     1. service debt issued by the City under the Affordable Housing Debenture Framework; and
     2. assist with servicing federal financing from Build Canada Homes issued to Ottawa Community Housing Corporation for the development of City-approved affordable housing projects, if needed.
  3. Approve the pre-allocation of up to $2 million annually for up to 10 years from the City’s Housing Reserve for the Ottawa Community Housing Corporation Pilot.
  4. Delegate the authority to the GM FCSD and Chief Financial Officer of the City of Ottawa to negotiate and enter into the necessary legal agreements with OCHC in support of the Affordable Housing Debenture Framework, as outlined in this report.
     

9.

In Camera Items

10.

Information Previously Distributed

10.1

City of Ottawa Community Benefits Framework – Jurisdictional Scan

File No. ACS2026-SI-SPO-0001

11.

Notices of Motions (For Consideration at Subsequent Meeting)

12.

Inquiries

13.

Other Business

14.

Adjournment

Next Meeting

To be determined.