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OTTAWA CITY COUNCIL

Wednesday, 27 March 2019

 10:00 am

Andrew S. Haydon Hall, 110 Laurier Avenue W.

AGENDA 10

 

MOMENT OF REFLECTION

 

NATIONAL ANTHEM

 

 

Councillor R. Brockington

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS/CEREMONIAL ACTIVITIES

 

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Recognition - Mayor's City Builder Award

 

 

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Proclamation - Carleton University Ravens Men’s Basketball Team Day

 

 

ROLL CALL

 

CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES

 

Confirmation of the Minutes of the regular Council meeting of 6 March 2019.

 

 

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST INCLUDING THOSE ORIGINALLY ARISING FROM PRIOR MEETINGS

 

COMMUNICATIONS

 

Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO):

 

 

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Rural and Northern Infrastructure Projects - Intake Announced and Will Open for Eight Weeks

 

 

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2019 Ontario Municipal Partnership Fund Allocations Announced

 

 

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Federal Budget 2019: Progress for Municipal Government Priorities

 

 

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Federal Budget Commits to One-time Doubling of Gas Tax Funds

 

 

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Your Round-Up – Things You Need to Know

 

 

Other Communications Received:

 

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Memo from General Manager and City Treasurer, Corporate Services Department, with respect to the By-laws Approving the Expropriation of Properties and authorizing the making of an application to expropriate properties required for the Stage 2 Light Rail Transit Project

 

REGRETS

 

Councillor S. Moffatt advised that he would be absent from the City Council meeting of March 27, 2019.

 

 

MOTION TO INTRODUCE REPORTS

 

Councillors A. Hubley and C. McKenney  

 

 

 

COMMITTEE REPORTS

 

AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE REPORT 2

 

 

1.

ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENT – PART OF 2596 CARP ROAD

COMMITTEE MEETING INFORMATION

Delegations: 23 delegations; 22 opposed.

Debate: Approximately 2 hours worth of consideration of this item.

Vote: CARRIED as amended by a technical amendment a motion from Councillor El-Chantiry to require a transportation study.

Position of Ward Councillor(s): Councillor El-Chantiry introduced the amending motion and voted for the report, as amended.

Position of Advisory Committee: No Advisory Committee comments or representation.

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS, AS AMENDED

1.         That Council approve an amendment to Zoning By-law 2008-250 for part of 2596 Carp Road to permit a concrete batching plant with an increased maximum height of 24 metres as a permitted use on the Subject Property and to re zone a portion of the Huntley Creek meanderbelt as open space while allowing for the continued use of an existing building as an office, as detailed in Document 2 as amended by the following:

            Section 2.d. in its entirety be amended to be replaced with the following text:

a)         “d. In column V, add the following:

- Maximum building height for a concrete batching plant: 24m

- The holding symbol may only be removed at such time that it is demonstrated to the satisfaction of the General Manager of Planning, Infrastructure and Economic Development that:

i.          Air, Noise and Dust Environmental Compliance             Approval has been obtained from the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks; and

ii.         a study as per the City’s Transportation Impact Assessment Guidelines, considering traffic impacts of the proposed concrete plant, is submitted to City staff.”

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

 

BUILT HERITAGE SUB-COMMITTEE REPORT 1

 

2.

APPLICATION FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION AT 103A CRICHTON STREET, A PROPERTY DESIGNATED UNDER PART V OF THE ONTARIO HERITAGE ACT AND LOCATED IN THE NEW EDINBURGH HERITAGE CONSERVATION DISTRICT

 

SUB-COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

That Council:

1.         Approve the application to construct a new building at 103A Crichton Street, according to plans prepared by Urbankeios dated January 30, 2019 and received February 1, 2019.

2.         Delegate authority for minor design changes to the General Manager, Planning, Infrastructure and Economic Development Department.


 

3.         Issue the heritage permit with a two-year expiry date from the date of issuance.

(Note: The statutory 90-day timeline for consideration of this application under the Ontario Heritage Act will expire on May 2, 2019.)

(Note: Approval to alter this property under the Ontario Heritage Act must not be construed to meet the requirements for the issuance of a building permit.)

 

3.

APPLICATION FOR DEMOLITION AND NEW CONSTRUCTION AT 518 MARIPOSA CRESCENT, A PROPERTY DESIGNATED UNDER PART V OF THE ONTARIO HERITAGE ACT AND LOCATED IN THE ROCKCLIFFE PARK HERITAGE CONSERVATION DISTRICT

 

SUB-COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

That Council:

1.         Approve the application to demolish the building at 518 Mariposa Crescent, received on January 7, 2019;

2.         Approve the application to construct a new building at 518 Mariposa Crescent according to plans prepared by Andre Godin, dated December 20, 2018 and received January 7, 2019;

3.         Approve the landscape design for the property at 518 Mariposa Crescent according to plans prepared by Gino Aiello, Landscape Architect, dated December 19, 2018 and received January 7, 2019;

4.         Delegate authority for minor design changes to the General Manager, Planning, Infrastructure and Economic Development Department;


 

5.         Issue the heritage permit with a two-year expiry date from the date of issuance unless extended by Council prior to expiry.

(Note: The statutory 90-day timeline for consideration of this application under the Ontario Heritage Act will expire on April 7 2019.)

(Note: Approval to alter this property under the Ontario Heritage Act must not be construed to meet the requirements for the issuance of a building permit.)

 

COMMUNITY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES COMMITTEE REPORT 2

 

4.

VEHICLE-FOR-HIRE ACCESSIBILITY FUND – ALLOCATION PLAN

COMMITTEE MEETING INFORMATION

Delegations: 1 delegation.

Debate: Approximately 1.25 hours’ worth of consideration of this item.

Vote: CARRIED, as amended by a motion from Councillor Egli, with one direction to staff.

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

Position of Advisory Committee: As outlined in the report, Accessibility Advisory Committee members participated on the Steering Committee and in the consultation process. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS, AS AMENDED

That Council:

1.         Approve the allocation of fees generated through the Vehicle-for-Hire Accessibility Fund to the initiatives described in this report;

2.         Delegate authority to the General Manager, Emergency and Protective Services to adjust the annual allocation of fees generated through the Vehicle-for-Hire Accessibility Fund as necessary and as described in this report and as recommended by the Vehicle-for-Hire Accessibility Fund Steering Committee;

3.         Delegate authority to the Director, By-law and Regulatory Services, in consultation with the City Clerk and Solicitor, to negotiate, finalize and execute voluntary accessibility surcharges with Private Transportation Companies; and

4.         Approve that no funds from the Vehicle-for-Hire Accessibility Fund be allocated to the creation of the Para Transpo Smartphone application.

5.         Approve that the General Manager of Emergency and Protective Services be given the delegated authority to reallocate the funds for the Para Transpo Smartphone application to the remaining recommendations outlined in the report.

 

FINANCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE REPORT 2A

 

5.

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SUB-COMMITTEE TERMS OF REFERENCE

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION, AS AMENDED

That Council approve the Sub-Committee's Terms of Reference, as outlined in this report and attached at revised Document 1, as amended by the Information Technology Sub-Committee. (as set out in motion no. ITSC 01/01)

 

6.

COMPREHENSIVE LEGAL SERVICES REPORT FOR THE PERIOD JULY 1 TO DECEMBER 31, 2018

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS, AS AMENDED

That Council:

1.         Receive this report for information;

2.         Advise the Provincial Government of its support for reforms to the principle of joint and several liability in Ontario that would provide fair compensation to seriously injured persons while also protecting municipal taxpayers from having to bear a disproportionate share of the responsibility for providing that compensation; and,

3.         Direct the City Clerk and Solicitor to provide the Finance and Economic Development Committee with a future update on the Ontario Government’s consultation process, once more is known about it.

 

 

BULK CONSENT AGENDA

 

AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE REPORT 2

 

 

A.

ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENT – PART OF 7065 SNAKE ISLAND ROAD

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council approve an amendment to Zoning By-law 2008-250 for part of 7065 Snake Island Road, for the purposes of rezoning a portion of the lands from Agricultural Subzone 2 to Agricultural Subzone 6, to prohibit residential uses on the retained farmland, as detailed in Document 2.

 

FINANCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE REPORT 2A

 

B.

2018 STATEMENT OF REMUNERATION, BENEFITS & EXPENSES PAID TO MEMBERS OF COUNCIL AND COUNCIL APPOINTEES

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council receive this report for information.

 

C.

BROWNFIELDS GRANT PROGRAM APPLICATION – 300 MOODIE DRIVE

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

That Council:

1.         Replace the previous Brownfield Grant Approval for 300 Moodie Drive that was issued in 2015 with a new approval for a Brownfields Property Tax Assistance/Rehabilitation Grant application submitted by Colonnade Hotel Investment G.P. Inc., owner of the property at 300 Moodie Drive, under the Brownfield Redevelopment Community Improvement Plan Program not to exceed $687,593 over a maximum of five years, subject to the establishment of, and in accordance with, the terms and conditions of the Brownfields Property Tax Assistance and Rehabilitation Grant Agreement; and

2.         Delegate the authority to the General Manager, Planning, Infrastructure and Economic Development, to execute a Brownfields Property Tax Assistance and Rehabilitation Grant Agreement with Colonnade Hotel Investment G.P. Inc., establishing the terms and conditions governing the payment of the brownfields grant for the redevelopment of 300 Moodie Drive, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Planning, Infrastructure and Economic Development, the City Clerk and Solicitor and the City Treasurer.

 

CITY CLERK AND SOLICITOR

 

D.

SUMMARY OF ORAL AND WRITTEN PUBLIC SUBMISSIONS FOR ITEMS SUBJECT TO THE PLANNING ACT ‘EXPLANATION REQUIREMENTS’ AT THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF MARCH 6, 2019

 

REPORT RECOMMENDATION

That Council approve the Summaries of Oral and Written Public Submissions for items considered at the City Council Meeting of March 6, 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 to 3.

 

 

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.

 

 

MOTION TO ADOPT REPORTS

 

Councillors A. Hubley and C. McKenney

 


 

MOTIONS OF WHICH NOTICE HAS BEEN PREVIOUSLY GIVEN

MOTION

Moved by Councillor S. Menard
Seconded by Councillor R. Brockington

WHEREAS the Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group (OSEG) would like to use firework related smoke devices at Ottawa Fury Games at TD Place and;

WHEREAS OSEG has developed procedures to ensure the safety of staff and patrons of the events and;

WHEREAS the City of Ottawa prohibits the use of smoke devices in By-law No. 2003-237, being the Fireworks By-law and;

WHEREAS OSEG has used smoke devices in 2017 and 2018 with prior approval by City Council and received no complaints and;

WHEREAS Ottawa Fire Services has been consulted on the smoke devices and believes these devices can be used safely;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Ottawa grant an exemption to By-law No. 2003-237 to the Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group (“OSEG”), to allow for the use of smoke devices for Fury Games starting April 1, 2019 until December 31, 2022, for home games and playoff games, if required, and granting OSEG an exemption from Section 17 of the By-law, which requires a permit application to be made 30-days in advance to the proposed use, subject to OSEG meeting all other permit requirements of the By-law, including Section 18, to the satisfaction of the Fire Chief.

 

MOTIONS REQUIRING SUSPENSION OF THE RULES OF PROCEDURE

 

NOTICES OF MOTION (FOR CONSIDERATION AT SUBSEQUENT MEETING)

 

NOTICE OF INTENT

 

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NOTICE OF INTENT FROM THE CITY AUDITOR GENERAL TO TABLE THE ANNUAL REPORT AT THE APRIL 8, 2019 MEETING OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE.

 

 

 

MOTION TO INTRODUCE BY-LAWS

 

Councillors A. Hubley and C. McKenney

 

 

THREE READINGS

 

a)            A by-law of the City of Ottawa to repeal by-law No. 2019-22 and to establish certain lands as common and public highway and assume it for public use (Witherspoon Crescent).

b)            A by-law of the City of Ottawa to close Cable Crescent, City of Ottawa.

c)            A by-law of the City of Ottawa to close part of Palladium Drive, City of Ottawa.

d)            A by-law of the City of Ottawa to establish certain lands as common and public highway and assume them for public use (chemin Cranesbill Road, Terrasse Silence Terrace, voie Baldcypress Way).

e)            A by-law of the City of Ottawa to close part of Sussex Drive.

f)             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 2596 Carp Road.

g)            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 7065 Snake Island Road.

h)           A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2008-250 to remove the holding symbol on part of the lands known municipally as 5034 Highway 17.

i)             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.

j)              A by-law of the City of Ottawa to establish certain lands as common and public highway and assume them for public use (Westar Farm Way).

k)            A by-law of the City of Ottawa to designate certain lands at 129, 131, 159 and 161 voie Boundstone Way on Plan 4M-1556 as being exempt from Part Lot Control.

l)             A by-law of the City of Ottawa to designate certain lands at 165, 167 and 169 Hawkeswood Drive on Plan 4M-1493 as being exempt from Part Lot Control.

m)          A by-law of the City of Ottawa to designate certain lands at promenade Cedar Creek Drive, place Pingwi Place, voie Salamander Way on Plan 4M-1617 as being exempt from Part Lot Control.

n)           A by-law of the City of Ottawa to designate certain lands at voie Hepatica Way on Plan 4M-1526 as being exempt from Part Lot Control.

o)            A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2003-499 respecting fire routes.

p)            A By-law of the City of Ottawa to regulate the municipal water supply and to repeal By-law 2018-167.

q)            A by-law of the City of Ottawa to establish fees and charges in the Building Code Services Branch for agency letters and to repeal By-law 2018-68.

r)             A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2016-28 to address fees relating to the prohibition, inspection and remediation of buildings used for marijuana grow operations.

s)            A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2016-30 respecting the naming of private roads and highways and the numbering of buildings and lots

t)             A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2014-220 respecting the fees for building applications and permits, and to repeal By-law No. 2018-34.

u)           A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law 2003-69, respecting fees for compliance reports in the Building Code Services Branch, and to repeal By-law 2018-70.

v)            A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law 2016-326 respecting fees for permanent signs on private property and to repeal By-law 2018-69.

 

w)           A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2015-85 respecting fees for enclosures for privately-owned outdoor pools.

 

x)            A by-law of the City of Ottawa to establish fees and charges for services, activities and information provided by Service Ottawa, and to repeal By-law No. 2017-24.

 

y)            A by-law of the City of Ottawa to repeal By-law No. 2018-63 and to amend By-law No. 2012-370 respecting fees and charges for solid waste services.

 

z)            A By-law of the City of Ottawa to establish fees and charges for services, activities and information provided by Revenue Services of the Corporate Services Department and to repeal By-Law No. 2018-26.

 

aa)         A by-law of the City of Ottawa to establish stormwater service fees and to repeal By-Law No. 2018-25

 

bb)         A by-law of the City of Ottawa for the making of an application for approval to expropriate a property interest in the City of Ottawa for the purposes of the Stage 2 Ottawa Light Rail Transit System project.

 

cc)         A by-law of the City of Ottawa to approve the expropriation of certain property interests in the City of Ottawa for the purposes of the Stage 2 Ottawa Light Rail Transit System project.

 

 

CONFIRMATION BY-LAW

 

Councillors A. Hubley and C. McKenney  

 

 

INQUIRIES

 

ADJOURNMENT

 

Councillors A. Hubley and C. McKenney  

 

 


 

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