Environment and Climate Change Committee

Agenda

Meeting #:

3

Date:

Tuesday, April 18, 2023

Time:

9:30 A.m. - 10:30 A.m.

Location:

Champlain Room, 110 Laurier Avenue West, and by electronic participation

Members:

• Chair: Councillor Shawn Menard, 
• Vice-chair: Councillor Marty Carr, 
• Councillor Riley Brockington, 
• Councillor David Brown, 
• Councillor Cathy Curry, 
• Councillor Sean Devine, 
• Councillor David Hill, 
• Councillor Theresa Kavanagh, 
• Councillor Rawlson King, 
• Councillor Matt Luloff, 
• and Councillor Tim Tierney 

Christopher Zwierzchowski, Committee Coordinator
[phone], ext. 21359
[e-mail]

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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 April 26, 2023 in Environment and Climate Change Committee Report 3.

The deadline to register by phone to speak, or submit written comments or visual presentations is 4 pm on Monday, April 17, and the deadline to register to speak by email is 8:30 am on Tuesday, April 18.

2.

Declarations of Interest

3.

Confirmation of Minutes

3.1

ECCC Minutes 2 - Tuesday, March 21, 2023

4.

Responses to Inquiries

4.1

OCC 2023-03 - R. Brockington - Tree damage from 2022 Derecho

5.

Presentations

5.1

Ottawa Climate Action Fund - Annual Update

• That the Environment and Climate Change Committee receive an oral presentation from the Ottawa Climate Action Fund, for information.

6.

Infrastructure and Water Services Department

6.1

Protecting Ottawa’s Water; Clean Water Act and Safe Drinking Water Act

File No. ACS2023-IWS-WF-0003 - City-wide

• Report recommendation

  That the Environment and Climate Change Committee receive this report for Information.

7.

Planning, Real Estate and Economic Development Department

7.1

High Performance Development Standard Update 2023

File No. ACS2023-PRE-EDP-0016 - City-wide

This report will be presented to Council on May 10, 2023 in Environment and Climate Change Committee Report 3A.

• Report recommendations

  That the Environment and Climate Change Committee :

  1. Approve the updated High Performance Development Standard phasing timeline as outlined in this report;
  2. Approve the revised work plan timeline and next steps for High Performance Development Standard as outlined in this report;
  3. Direct staff to report back to Environment and Climate Change Committee with:
     
     1. An update to the Corporate Green Building Policy to align with Tier 2 of the High Performance Development Standard 2024;
     2. Key performance indicators relating to the implementation and results of the High Performance Development Standard as part of the Climate Change Master Plan Annual Status Update;
     3. Proposed incentive program, and funding options to support higher tier performance (Tier 2) in 2024; and
     4. Review and update of the High Performance Development Standard every four years with first recommended update for approval in 2025.
  4. Direct staff to respond to changes to the Ontario Building Code and Ontario Building Code Act, and report back to Environment and Climate Change Committee as required.
  5. Approve the revised Site Plan Control by-law provisions within Site Plan Control By-law 2014-256 as amended, in order to:
     1. Apply the High Performance Development Standard to all Site Plan Control applications in the urban area;
     2. Apply the High Performance Development Standard to Site Plan Control applications that meet the definition of “HPDS Development Threshold” in the rural area;
     3. Require drawings sufficient to display matters of exterior design and their sustainable design as outlined in the High Performance Development Standard, as adopted by City Council on April 13, 2022; and
     4. Add a definition for “HPDS Development Threshold” (formerly referred to as Complex Site Plan)

7.2

Climate Change Master Plan – Annual Status Update

File No. ACS2023-PRE-EDP-0017 - City-wide

• Report recommendations

  That the Environment and Climate Change Committee recommend Council:

  1. Receive the annual status update on the Climate Change Master Plan and the Climate Change Master Plan progress report attached as Document 1;
  2. Direct the Climate Change and Resiliency team with support from departmental senior management teams to develop a Climate Change Resource Plan for consideration in future budgets;
  3. Approve that the Mayor, on behalf of Council, advocate to senior levels of government, for accelerated action and ambition to meet the urgency of climate change and provide additional resources for municipalities and the public to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions and build climate resiliency;
  4. Approve that Council’s respective representatives, on behalf of Council, advocate to the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, the Association of Municipalities of Ontario, Hydro Ottawa, Conservation Authorities, and the Ottawa Climate Action Fund for accelerated action and ambition to meet the urgency of climate change and provide additional resources for municipalities and the public to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions and build climate resiliency;
  5. Approve revising the scope of Priority #5 “Explore the feasibility of setting corporate carbon budgets, including piloting them in a small portion of the organization” of the Climate Change Master Plan to “Establish a carbon budget and accounting framework and explore the feasibility of including embodied carbon”.
  6. Re-establish the Climate Change Council Sponsors Group as described in this report; and
  7. Confirm Councillor King’s participation on the Ottawa Climate Action Fund (OCAF) Advisory Board for the 2022-2026 Term of Council.

8.

In Camera Items

9.

Information Previously Distributed

9.1

Municipal Drinking Water Systems - 2022 Summary Report

File No. ACS2023-IWS-WF-0001

10.

Motions of Which Notice has been Previously Given

10.1

Vice-chair M. Carr - City of Ottawa becoming signatory to the Montreal Pledge on Biodiversity

File No. ACS2023-OCC-CCS-0048 - City-wide

• WHEREAS Levels of nature loss and species extinction globally are occurring at rates unprecedented in known human history; and 

  WHEREAS There is an urgent need for a municipal role in halting and reversing the alarming loss of biodiversity; and 

  WHEREAS the City of Ottawa through its Urban Forest Management Plan and Official Plan specifically recognizes the crucial role that cities and local governments play in the pursuit of a sustainable future through mainstreaming biodiversity and nature-based solutions into planning at the local level; and 

  WHEREAS City Councillors Carr and Councillor Plante were declared delegates by City Council from the City of Ottawa and attended the 7th Summit for Subnational Governments & Cities at the 15th Conference of the Parties (COP15) to the United Nations Convention on Biological diversity in Montréal; and 

  WHEREAS staff advise that many of the City’s existing and planned policies and programs already support many of the actions in the biodiversity pledge, so becoming a signatory is consistent with the City’s strategic directions; and

  WHEREAS the Montréal pledge on biodiversity is a commitment for cities to take 15 tangible actions towards pursuing their efforts to preserve ecosystems: and 

  WHEAREAS 47 cities internationally have signed the Montreal pledge including Toronto, Montréal, Gatineau, Québec, Boston, Toyko, Berlin, Buenos Aires, Los Angeles, and Melbourne 

  THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City move forward with signing the Montréal Pledge on biodiversity; and 

  BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that staff continue their efforts to implement policies and programs supporting the 15 commitments in the Montréal Pledge on biodiversity and report back as further resources be deemed necessary. 

11.

Notices of Motions (For Consideration at Subsequent Meeting)

12.

Inquiries

13.

Other Business

14.

Adjournment

Next Meeting

May 16, 2023.