OTTAWA CITY COUNCIL
MINUTES 66
Wednesday, November 24, 2021
10:00 am
By
Electronic Participation
This Meeting was held
through electronic participation in accordance with Section 238 of the Municipal
Act, 2001 as amended by the COVID-19 Economic Recovery Act, 2020
The Council of
the City of Ottawa met on Wednesday, November 24, 2021, beginning at 10:00 AM.
The Mayor, Jim Watson, presided over the Zoom meeting from Andrew
S. Haydon Hall, with the remaining Members participating remotely by Zoom.
Mayor Watson
led Council in a moment of reflection.
All Members were present at the meeting.
CONFIRMED
No declarations
of interest were filed.
MOTION NO 66/1
Moved by
Councillor T. Kavanagh
Seconded by Councillor J. Cloutier
That the
deferred report from Planning Committee entitled “Official Plan and Zoning
By-law Amendments – 1 and 19 Sir John A. MacDonald Parkway“; Standing Committee
on Environmental Protection, Water and Waste Water Report 20; Planning
Committee Report 52A; the report from the Integrity Commissioner entitled
“Integrity Commissioner – 2021 Annual Report“and the reports from the City
Clerk entitled “Summary of Oral and Written Public Submissions for Items
Subject to the Planning Act ‘Explanation Requirements’ at the City Council
Meeting of October 27, 2021” and “Status Update – Council Inquiries and Motions
for the Period Ending November 19, 2021” be received and considered.
CARRIED
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PLANNING COMMITTEE REPORT 49 - (DEFERRED FROM THE CITY COUNCIL
MEETING OF OCTOBER 13, 2021)
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS, AS AMENDED
That Council:
a)
Approve an amendment to the Official Plan, Volume 1, for 1 and 19 Sir
John A. MacDonald Parkway, to re-designate 3.04 hectares of land from ‘Major
Open Space’ to ‘General Urban Area’ as detailed in Document 2 as amended;
b)
Approve an amendment to the Official Plan, Volume 2a, Scott Street Secondary
Plan, for 1 and 19 Sir John A. MacDonald Parkway, to re-designate 3.04
hectares of land from ‘Open Space - Existing’ to a new designation
‘Institutional/Embassies’, as detailed in Document 2 as amended;
c)
Approve an amendment to Zoning By-law 2008-250 for 1 and 19 Sir John
A. MacDonald Parkway, to rezone 3.04 hectares of land from ‘Residential Fifth
Density, Subzone B, Maximum Building Height 37 metres’ and ‘Open Space,
Subzone L, Exception 310, Holding Zone’ to ‘Minor Institutional, Subzone A,
Exception XXXX, Holding Zone’ and to rezone 0.66 hectares of land from ‘Open
Space, Subzone L, Exception 310, Holding Zone’ to ‘Parks and Open Space,
Subzone A’, as detailed in Documents 3 as amended and 4 as amended;
and
d)
Direct staff to incorporate the Amendments to the Official Plan,
Volumes 1 and 2, as detailed in Document 2 as amended, into Schedule
B2 – Inner Urban Transect of the new Official Plan and the Scott Street
Secondary Plan as part of the new Official Plan to be considered for adoption
in Q3 2021.
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MOTION NO 66/2
Moved by Councillor T.
Tierney
Seconded by Councillor
C. Kitts
BE IT RESOLVED that
Item 1 on the Council Agenda (Official Plan and Zoning By-Law Amendments – 1
And 19 Sir John A. Macdonald Parkway) be deferred to the City Council meeting
of February 9, 2022.
DEFERRAL
CARRIED
REPORT RECOMMENDATIONS
That Council receive the attached report for
information.
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RECEIVED
REPORT RECOMMENDATION
That Council receive this report for information.
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RECEIVED
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS
That Council:
1. Approve the Local Improvement Policy,
and;
2. Receive the update on the Ditch
Alteration Policy.
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CARRIED
PLANNING COMMITTEE REPORT 52A
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council approve an amendment to Zoning By-law
2008-250 for 2020 Walkley Road and 2935 Conroy Road to permit ‘warehouse’ as
an additional use on the site, as detailed in Document 2.
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CARRIED on a division of 13
YEAS to 11 NAYS as follows:
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YEAS (13):
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Councillors C. Kitts, J. Harder, A. Hubley, L. Dudas, M. Luloff,
T. Tierney, S. Moffatt, C. Curry, G. Gower, E. El-Chantiry,
R. Chiarelli, G. Darouze, Mayor J. Watson
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NAYS (11):
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Councillors M. Fleury, S. Menard, K. Egli, J. Cloutier, R. King,
C. McKenney, R. Brockington, C.A. Meehan, D. Deans, J. Leiper,
T. Kavanagh
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During discussion of item 5 above, Council recessed at 10:18
AM and resumed at 10:21 AM.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council receive this report for information.
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RECEIVED
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS
That Council:
1. Receive this update on the Provincial
Blue Box Program transition to Individual Producer Responsibility; and,
2. Delegate authority to the General Manager
of Public Works and Environmental Services Department to begin negotiations
with Producer Responsibility Organizations in preparation for the
transition.
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RECEIVED
and CARRIED
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council receive this report for information.
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RECEIVED
PLANNING COMMITTEE REPORT 52A
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council approve an amendment to Zoning By-law
2008-250 for part of 2701 Longfields Drive to permit low-rise residential
development and park block, as detailed in Document 2.
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CARRIED
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council approve an amendment to Zoning By-law
2008-250 for 380 Hunt Club Road to permit a medical facility and pharmacy, as
detailed in Document 2.
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CARRIED
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REPORT RECOMMENDATION
That Council approve the Summaries of Oral and Written Public
Submissions for items considered at the City Council Meeting of November 10,
2021, 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 Document 1.
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CARRIED
MOTION NO 66/3
Moved by
Councillor T. Kavanagh
Seconded by Councillor J. Cloutier
That Standing Committee on Environmental Protection, Water and Waste
Water Report 20; Planning Committee Report 52A; the report from the Integrity
Commissioner entitled “Integrity Commissioner – 2021 Annual Report“and the
reports from the City Clerk entitled “Summary of Oral and Written Public
Submissions for Items Subject to the Planning Act ‘Explanation Requirements’ at
the City Council Meeting of October 27, 2021” and “Status Update – Council
Inquiries and Motions for the Period Ending November 19, 2021” be received and
adopted as amended.
CARRIED
MOTIONS OF WHICH NOTICE HAS BEEN PREVIOUSLY GIVEN
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Note: The following Fleury/Tierney Motion of which Notice was
previously given at the November 10, 2021 City Council meeting has been revised
pursuant to Subsection 59(5) of the Procedure By-law.
MOTION NO 66/4
Moved by Councillor M. Fleury
Seconded by Councillor T. Tierney
WHEREAS Communities in Bloom in collaboration with the Canadian
Garden Council, invites all municipalities to celebrate the Year of the
Garden; and
WHEREAS Indigenous peoples and settlers have a long history of relating
to, stewarding and growing plants on these lands; and
WHEREAS the Year of the Garden celebrates a designated Centennial of
Canada’s ornamental horticulture sector; and
WHEREAS gardens and gardening contribute to the quality of life of
our municipality and create safe and healthy places where people can come
together; and
WHEREAS the Ottawa Community Gardening Network, coordinated by
Just Food, supported by the City of Ottawa, is celebrating 25 years of
community engagement and garden development in 2022; and
WHEREAS gardens and gardening have helped us face the challenges of
the COVID-19 pandemic, including mitigating food insecurity and social
isolation; and
WHEREAS the Year of the Garden will highlight and celebrate the
important contributions of our local gardening organizations and horticulture professionals
and businesses; and
WHEREAS National Garden Day is June 18,
2022, and celebrating this day in the City of Ottawa will contribute to the
legacy of Canada’s Year of the Garden 2022; and
WHEREAS the City of Ottawa is committed
to be a Garden Friendly City, supporting the development of its garden culture;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT Ottawa City Council proclaim 2022 as
the Year of the Garden in Ottawa, in celebration of the contribution of gardens,
gardening and community gardening to improving the lives of our community members
in terms of health, food security, beauty, quality of life, biodiversity, and
environmental sustainability.
CARRIED
MOTION NO 66/5
Moved by Councillor S. Moffatt
Seconded by Councillor G. Gower
WHEREAS in the 2014-2018 Mid-Term Governance Review, Council
approved that ongoing funding in the amount equivalent to an additional FTE
(full-time equivalent position) be provided the Planning Committee Chair to
assist in managing the Committee workload; and
WHEREAS the FTE credit is funded from the Council Administrative
Services budget, and applied to the respective Member’s Constituency Services
Budget; and
WHEREAS on July 21, 2021, Council approved Motion 58/4 establishing
that Planning Committee would have two Co-Chairs for the remainder of the
2018-2022 Term of Council, and that the additional funding provided to the
Planning Committee Chair from the Council Administrative Services budget be
split equally between the two Co-Chairs, with each receiving the equivalent of a
one-half FTE position; and
WHEREAS the Planning Committee Co-Chairs have jointly determined and
communicated to Council that Chair Moffatt would take the lead on planning
policy, while Councillor Gower would take the lead on development review files
and Chair the bi-weekly Planning Committee meetings; and
WHEREAS the Planning Committee Chairs have since jointly determined
that, given the workload and volume associated with the bi-weekly Planning
Committee meetings, Chair Gower would benefit from the additional FTE traditionally
provided to the Planning Committee Chair;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that until the end of the 2018-2022 Term of
Council, that the full FTE Credit for the Planning Committee Chair be applied
to Chair Gower’s Constituency Services Budget.
CARRIED
MOTION NO 66/6
Moved
by Councillor T. Kavanagh
Seconded
by Councillor D. Deans
That the Rules of Procedure be suspended to
consider the following motion so that it may be approved prior to the beginning
of the 16 Days of Activism.
WHEREAS every year, from
November 25 (International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women) to
December 10 (World Human Rights Day), Canadians observe the 16 Days of Activism
Against Gender-Based Violence; and
WHEREAS the City of Ottawa has demonstrated a
commitment to Women and Gender Equity by creating a Council Liaison for Women
and Gender Equity, establishing a Council Sponsors Group, and hiring a Women
and Gender Equity Specialist, and approving a Women and Gender Equity Strategy;
and
WHEREAS Gender-Based Violence is one of the most
far reaching and damaging abuses of the human rights of women of all ages,
races, ethnicities, abilities, sexual orientation, religion, social and income
status; and
WHEREAS up to half of the women in Canada
experience at least one incident of violence or harassment before they reach
the age of 18, and approximately every six days, a woman in Canada is killed by
her intimate partner; and
WHEREAS Indigenous, Black, LGBTQ2S, racialized,
disabled, low income, and homeless women and girls, are more likely to be
victims of violence, and immigrant, refugee, and rural women experience
additional barriers to accessing support when seeking an end to violence in
their homes; and
WHEREAS The final report of the National Inquiry
into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG) calls on all
levels of government to take action to end the disproportionate violence and
abuse experienced by Indigenous women and girls; and
WHEREAS the City of Ottawa has established its
own Gender and Race Equity, Indigenous Relations, Diversity and Inclusion
Service to advance equity and inclusion in the City; and
WHEREAS Violence Against Women caused
nation-wide trauma in Canada on December 6, 1989 with the Montreal Massacre of
six women at L’Ecole Polytechnique; and
WHEREAS the Ottawa chapter of Grandmothers
Advocacy Network (GRAN), a non-partisan network of volunteers working to
advocate for the human rights of grandmothers, children and youth of
sub-Saharan Africa invite engagement and mobilization with like-minded partners
to raise public awareness to amplify the message of ending violence against
women; and
WHEREAS the Mayor of Ottawa made a proclamation
in 2020 to support the campaign to End Gender-Based Violence, and women’s
groups in Ottawa are calling on the City of Ottawa to demonstrate its
commitment to ending Gender-Based Violence by participating publicly in
observing the Federal government’s 16 Days of Activism to End Gender-Based
Violence; and
WHEREAS Hydro Ottawa has pledged to financially
support GRAN’s efforts to shine a light on violence against women by lighting
the exterior of the Heritage Building at City Hall purple for the duration of
the 16 Days of Activism to End Gender-Based Violence campaign; and
WHEREAS Gender-Based Violence
is also perpetrated against women, girls, and men and boys with diverse sexual
orientations and gender identities, as well as non-binary individuals, at rates
far exceeding the heterosexual community; and
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Mayor and Ottawa
City Council declare November 25th to December 10th,
2021, as 16 Days of Activism to End Gender-Based Violence in the City of
Ottawa.
CARRIED
NOTICES OF MOTION (FOR CONSIDERATION AT SUBSEQUENT
MEETING)
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MOTION
Moved by Councillor A. Hubley
Seconded by Councillor T. Kavanagh
WHEREAS former Ward 4 (Kanata North) Councillor Jenna Sudds
held the following Council-appointed positions:
1.
Planning Committee
2.
Transit Commission (and Transit Commission representative on the
Council Climate Change Sponsors Group)
3.
IT Sub-Committee
4.
Hydro Ottawa Holding Inc. Board of Directors
5.
Deputy Mayor and Member of Finance and Economic Development
Committee; and
WHEREAS Council declared the Ward 4 (Kanata North) Councillor’s
Office to be vacant on October 13, 2021, and on November 10, 2021, Council appointed
Cathy Curry as the new Ward Councillor for the remainder of the 2018-2022 Term
of Council; and
WHEREAS the Mayor, as Chair of Nominating Committee, and in
consultation with the City Clerk, has reviewed the above-noted vacancies in the
context of the expressions of interest from the new Ward 4 Councillor Cathy
Curry; and
WHEREAS Councillor Curry has expressed an interest in
sitting on the Committees and Boards vacated by her predecessor; and
WHEREAS appointing Councillor Curry to these vacancies would
allow for the opportunity to meaningfully participate in Committee business
during the last year of the Term; and
WHEREAS it would be beneficial to support gender parity on
key Committees whenever possible; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with the Procedure By-law, the
Deputy Mayors are recommended by the Mayor to Council, and the Mayor is
recommending the third Deputy Mayor position remain vacant, subject to review
in the new year should the volume of community events meaningfully increase in 2022;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council approve the
appointment of Councillor Cathy Curry as a Member of the following Committees
and Boards for the balance of the 2018-2022 Term of Council:
1. Planning
Committee;
2. Transit
Commission;
a.
Transit Commission representative on the Council Climate Change
Sponsor Group;
3. IT
Sub-Committee;
4. Hydro
Ottawa Holding Inc. Board of Directors; and
5. Finance
and Economic Development Committee (at-large member).
MOTION NO 66/7
Moved by Councillor J. Cloutier
Seconded by Mayor J. Watson
That the Rules of Procedure be suspended to
consider the Hubley/Kavanagh Motion at today’s meeting.
Pursuant to Subsection 1 (2) of
Procedure By-law 2021-24, suspension of the rules of
procedure LOST on a division of 14 YEAS to 10 NAYS
(18 votes required) as follows:
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YEAS (14):
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Councillors C. Kitts, J. Harder, A. Hubley, L. Dudas, T. Tierney,
S. Moffatt, C. Curry, J. Cloutier, R. Brockington, E. El-Chantiry,
R. Chiarelli, T. Kavanagh, G. Darouze, Mayor J. Watson
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NAYS (10):
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Councillors M. Fleury, M. Luloff, S. Menard, K. Egli, R. King,
C. McKenney, G. Gower, C.A. Meehan, D. Deans, J. Leiper
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MOTION
Moved by Councillor M. Luloff
Seconded by Councillor G. Gower
WHEREAS By-law
2020-214 was approved by Council on July 15, 2020, to rezone the lands known municipally
as 6758 and 6766 Rocque Street; and
WHEREAS the
applicant intends to construct a stacked dwelling consisting of 2.5 storeys in
height with and containing six dwelling units for the site located at 6766
Rocque Street; and
WHEREAS prior to
obtaining a building permit, the applicant would be required to seek a minor
variance for lot width reduction of approximately 3.71 metres to obtain a
building permit, from the minimum lot width requirement of 22 metres for a
stacked dwelling to allow a reduced lot width of approximately 18.29 metres;
and
WHEREAS pursuant to
the Planning Act, a minor variance is not permitted within two-years
following the approval of a Zoning By-law concerning the subject site; and
WHEREAS pursuant to Section
45(1.4) of the Planning Act, Council may waive the two-year moratorium
period; and
WHEREAS Staff support
the invocation of Section 45(1.4) of the Planning Act to allow the
applicant to apply to the Committee of Adjustment for a Minor Variance; and
WHEREAS all other
provisions of the applicable zoning provision are intended to remain in
compliance – including minimum yards, height, parking and lot area;
THEREFORE IT BE RESOLVED
that Council allow the applicant to apply for a minor variance to the Committee
of Adjustment with respect to the lot width requirement by approving an
exception to the two-year period in which no application for a minor variance
may be applied for pursuant to Section 45(1.3) & (1.4) of the Planning
Act, concerning By-law 2020-214 for 6766 Rocque Street.
MOTION
Moved by Councillor J. Harder
Seconded by Councillor T. Kavanagh
WHEREAS on July 24, 2002, City Council
approved, as amended, the Commemorative Naming Policy; and
WHEREAS in keeping with its powers set
out in the Municipal Act, 2001, Council may assign a commemorative name
by resolution, notwithstanding the provisions included in the Commemorative
Naming Policy; and
WHEREAS Tom Keeley was a respected
former City of Nepean employee for over 20 years with Parks and Recreation and upon his retirement a department superintendent, and
WHEREAS Tom created many new parks
and the waterfall in Andrew Haydon Park located at the western end of the park,
and where many visitors come as a top destination spot; and
WHEREAS ; his former employees gave a retirement gift of a plaque naming the
falls “Keeley Falls”; and
WHEREAS upon request by family to officially name the falls “Keeley Falls”; and
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the
waterfall, located at Andrew Haydon Park 3127 Carling Ave be confirmed as “Keeley
Falls”; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that an
appropriate stand and plaque be installed displaying the name and including a
brief history of Tom Keeley’s contributions; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that all
costs related to the production and installation of the stand, plaque and
subsequent event will be funded through the Councillor’s office.
MOTION TO INTRODUCE BY-LAWS
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MOTION NO 66/8
Moved by
Councillor T. Kavanagh
Seconded by Councillor J. Cloutier
That the by-laws
listed on the Agenda under Motion to Introduce By-laws, Three Readings, be read
and passed, with the exception of the following By-laws listed as “m” and “n”
on the Agenda, as the item has been Deferred to 9 February 2022 Council
meeting.
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m)
A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend Volume 1 and
the Scott Street Secondary Plan of Volume 2A of the Official Plan for the
City of Ottawa to redesignate and add site-specific policies for part of the
lands known municipally as 1 and 19 Sir John A. MacDonald Parkway.
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n)
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 1 and
19 Sir John A. MacDonald Parkway
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CARRIED
BY-LAWS
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THREE READINGS
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2021-375. A
by-law of the City of Ottawa to designate certain lands at avenue Calvington
Avenue and chemin Winterset Road on Plan 4M-1680 are being exempt from Part
Lot Control.
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2021-376.
A by-law of the City of Ottawa to designate
certain lands at croissant Billrian Crescent, cours Curraglass Walk, placette
Allied Mews, rang Kindred Row, chemin Culdaff Road, terrasse Crossway Terrace,
avenue Derreen Avenue, voie Bermondsey Way, cercle Leinster Circle and ruelle
Ballinora Lane on Plan 4M-1687 as being exempt from Part Lot Control.
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2021-377.
A by-law of the City of Ottawa to designate
certain lands at voie Twist Way on Plan 4M-1606 as being exempt from Part Lot
Control.
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2021-378.
A by-law of the City of Ottawa to designate
certain lands at privé Peridot Private on Registered
Plan 32 as being exempt from Part Lot Control.
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2021-379.
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.
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2021-380.
A by-law of the City of Ottawa to change
the name of promenade Andrew Simpson Drive, a municipal highway in the City
of Ottawa, to promenade Metcalfe Farm Drive.
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2021-382.
A by-law of the City of Ottawa for the
imposition of development charges for creating a new Zoning By-law.
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2021-383.
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
380 Hunt Club Road.
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2021-384.
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
2701 Longfields Drive.
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2021-385.
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
2020 Walkley Road and 2935 Conroy Road.
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2021-386.
A by-law to adopt a New Official Plan for
the City of Ottawa.
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2021-387.
A by-law of the City of Ottawa to establish
certain lands as common and public highway and assume them for public use
(Fernbank Road Construction Extension)
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MOTION NO 66/9
Moved by
Councillor T. Kavanagh
Seconded by Councillor J. Cloutier
That the following
by-law be read and passed:
To confirm the proceedings of the Council meeting of November 24,
2021 (2021 – 381).
CARRIED
Councillor R. Brockington (OCC 21-18)
By law, before a contractor
starts excavating, they are obligated to request locates of the underground
infrastructure such as telecoms, gas, hydro, etc. In 2021, the City did not
complete a number of projects in River Ward due to delays in the schedule
created by locates not being done on time. It is my understanding that in some
cases the locates were 3 months behind. This creates schedule slippage and
additional impacts to the community. I also understand that locates are being
done by a third party and the City has no control of those delays.
In addition to existing projects that will
continue in 2022, the draft Budget 2022 will invest in new major renewal
projects, with a total spending on roads alone increasing from $130.2 million
in 2021 to $203.2 million in 2022, among many other projects.
My inquiry is directed to the
Planning, Infrastructure and Economic Development Department:
Questions
- Please explain the role
and responsibilities of the locator companies to provide locates in a
timeline that does not delay City projects.
- What conversations, if any,
has Staff had with the locate companies about the reasons for late locates
in order to understand the issue and develop a solution?
- With the increase of
construction planned for 2022, how can the City ensure that locate work
will not delay City projects?
The meeting
adjourned at 11:13 am
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CITY
CLERK MAYOR