OTTAWA CITY COUNCIL
Wednesday, 12 June 2019
10:00 am
Andrew Haydon Hall, 110 Laurier Avenue W.
MINUTES 15
The Council of the City of Ottawa met at Andrew S. Haydon Hall, 110
Laurier Avenue West, Ottawa, on Wednesday, 12 June 2019 beginning at 10:00 a.m.
The Mayor, Jim
Watson, presided and led Council in a moment of reflection.
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The national anthem was performed by Lauren Ritchie.
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Mayor
Jim Watson presented the Mayor’s City Builder Award to Ms. Janet Mason for her
efforts as a volunteer for nature conservation. Ms. Mason has been a board
member of many local environmental organizations including: Chair, Ottawa
Stewardship Council; Chair, Friends of the Carp Hills; Chair, Mississippi
Valley Conservation Authority; Board member, Mississippi Madawaska Land Trust
and the Macnamara Field Naturalists. Ms. Mason is co-founder of the Friends of
the Carp Hills and led the development of a recreation trail system for the
community on City land in the Hills.
All Members were
present at the meeting.
CONFIRMED
See
specific Agenda Item for declaration: MOTIONS REQUIRING SUSPENSION OF THE RULES OF PROCEDURE – Motion No
15/13 (Councillor C. A. Meehan).
No regrets were
filed.
MOTION NO 15/1
Moved by
Councillor J. Sudds
Seconded by Councillor S. Menard
That the
report from the Ottawa Community Housing Corporation entitled “Ottawa Community
Housing Corporation (OCHC) Annual Report and Annual General Meeting of the
Shareholder”; the report from the Ottawa Public Library Board entitled
“Stronger Digital Content For Public Libraries”; Agriculture and Rural Affairs
Committee Report 4; Audit Committee Report 3; Finance and Economic Development
Committee Report 5; Planning Committee Report 8; Transportation Committee Report
3; and the report from the City Clerk and Solicitor’s Office entitled “Summary
of Oral and Written Public Submissions for Items Subject to the Planning Act
‘Explanation Requirements’ at the City Council Meeting of May 22, 2019”; be
received and considered.
CARRIED
UPDATE ON
FLOOD 2019 EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND TRANSITION TO RECOVERY OPERATIONS
Mayor Watson
advised Council that the State of Emergency declared on April 25, 2019, was
officially terminated. Pursuant to Section 32 of the Procedure By-Law,
Council received a verbal briefing from Anthony DiMonte, General Manager of
Emergency and Protective Services with respect to the City of Ottawa’s emergency
response and ongoing recovery operations. A copy of the Presentation is held on
file with the City Clerk.
RECESS TO HOLD ANNUAL MEETING OF THE MEMBERS OF
MARCHÉS D’OTTAWA MARKETS
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MOTION NO 15/2
Moved by
Councillor J. Sudds
Seconded by Councillor S. Menard
That Council recess for the purposes of holding the Annual Meeting
of Members of the Marchés d’Ottawa Markets and that upon the conclusion of the
annual meeting, the meeting of Council resume.
CARRIED
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REPORT
RECOMMENDATIONS
1.
That the 2018 Ottawa Community Housing Corporation (OCHC) Annual
Report as described in this report and set out in Document 1 be received; and
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2.
That the signed audited Financial Statements of Ottawa Community
Housing Corporation (OCHC) for the year 2018 as described in this report and
set out in Document 2 be received; and
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3.
That the Mayor and the City Clerk be authorized to sign a written
resolution on behalf of the City of Ottawa as Shareholder of OCHC setting out
the resolutions approved by City Council.
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Councillor
Fleury, Chair of the Board of Directors of Ottawa Community Housing Corporation
and Stéphane Giguère, Chief Executive Officer of Ottawa Community Housing
Corporation, provided an overview of the Annual Report. A copy of their
presentation is held on file with the City Clerk.
The
report recommendations were then put to Council and CARRIED.
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OTTAWA
PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD RECOMMENDATIONS
That Ottawa
City Council:
1. Recognize
the important role that public libraries play in the community through early
literacy programs that are integral to developing proficient readers and
ensuring that children succeed in school and digital literacy programs that
help ensure that citizens can contribute to the digital world;
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2. Recognize
that digital content is the fastest growing area of publishing and that
public libraries must be able to offer digital publications to their
customers as part of their core service offering to the community,
particularly given the digital divide and the contemporary rapid pace of
digitization of educational and cultural materials;
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3. Recognize
that for many seniors, low income families, youth, and new Canadians,
libraries are a crucial tool for participation in their communities – from
education to searching for jobs to consuming Canadian cultural materials, and
that barriers to accessing digital publications hamper public libraries’ capacity
to provide modern, digital services to those demographic groups and to other
library customers. This is exacerbated when some publications may only be
available to public libraries in digital forms;
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4. Indicate
its support for Ottawa Public Library and the Canadian Urban Libraries
Council in efforts to increase access to digital publications for public
library customers in the City of Ottawa and across Canada;
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5. Call
on the Federal government to investigate the barriers faced by public
libraries in acquiring digital publications and the problems these barriers
pose for vulnerable demographic groups in Canada; and,
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6. Further
ask the Federal government to develop a solution that increases public
library access to digital publications across Canada and assists public
libraries in meeting the cost requirements to acquire digital publications.
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CARRIED
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION, AS AMENDED
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That
Council
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1. Adopt the Engineer’s Report
prepared by Robinson Consultants Inc., entitled Amendment to the Engineer’s
Report for the Van Gaal Municipal Drain dated January 2019, as amended by
the following:
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a. All references to the
drawing completed by Nak Design Strategies, entitled Planting Plan III,
Revision 8 dated January 2015, be replaced with the drawing by Nak Design
Strategies, entitled Planting Plan III, revision 9 dated May 30, 2019 (set
out in supporting Document 1)
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b. All references to the
drawing completed by Coldwater Consulting Ltd. entitled Sections, Village of
Richmond Channel Re-Alignment, Revision 5 dated June 5, 2016 be replaced with
the drawing by Coldwater Consulting Ltd. entitled Sections, Village of
Richmond Channel Re-Alignment, Revision 6 dated May 27, 2019 (set out in
supporting Document 2)
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c. All references to the
drawing completed by Coldwater Consulting Ltd. entitled Van Gaal Drain,
Village of Richmond, Channel Re-Alignment, Revision 5, dated June 5, 2016 be
replaced with the drawing by Coldwater Consulting Ltd. entitled Van Gaal
Drain, Village of Richmond Re-Alignment, Revision 6 dated May 27, 2019 (set
out in supporting Document 3)
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2. Give
1st and 2nd reading to the By-law attached as Document 2 to this report in
accordance with Sections 42 and 45 of the Drainage Act of Ontario.
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CARRIED
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council appoint Mr. Andy Robinson, P. Eng of
Robinson Consultants Inc. as the Engineer of record to prepare a preliminary
report under Section 10 of the Drainage Act in response to a petition
received under Section 4 of the Drainage Act, as described in this
report.
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CARRIED
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PLANNING COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
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That Council approve an
amendment to Zoning By-law 2008-250 to create a new land use, “cannabis
production facility”, amend Section 97 “Medical Marihuana Production
Facility” to include provisions applicable to this new use, and make
additional amendments to the zones that permit the new use as detailed in
Document 1a – Details of Recommended Zoning.
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AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS, AS
AMENDED
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That Council:
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1. approve an amendment to Zoning
By-law 2008-250 to permit Cannabis Production Facility uses in the AG and RU
zones as detailed in Document 1b – Details of Recommended Zoning, as amended
by the following:
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a) Amend Item 1 on Document
1b – Details of Recommended Zoning so it reads as follows: “Amend Section
211(1)(c) by adding the following provisions “Cannabis production facility,
limited to outdoor cultivation and greenhouse cultivation in a greenhouse
that existed as of the date of the passing of this by-law”
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b) Add the following as item
3 on Document 1b – Details of Recommended Zoning: “Amend Section 240 – Rural
Exceptions by amending exception 857r with provisions similar in effect to
the following:
a. In Column III, replace
the text with “Cannabis Production Facility”.
b. In Column V, replace the
words “medical marihuana production facility” with “cannabis production
facility”
c. In Column V, add the
words “Maximum total floor area for cannabis cultivation in greenhouses:
65,000 square metres.”
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The
Planning Committee and Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee recommendations
CARRIED as presented.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council approve that By-law 2013-199 – be
extended until December 1, 2019, to facilitate issue resolution between
stakeholders and allow staff to report back to the Agriculture and Rural
Affairs Committee with recommendations in November, 2019.
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CARRIED
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council approve the draft 2018 City of Ottawa
Consolidated Financial Statements.
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CARRIED
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council consider and approve the report
recommendations.
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CARRIED
FINANCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE REPORT 5
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS, AS
AMENDED
That Council:
1. Direct staff to undertake a
Request for Proposal (RFP) process to retain an independent consultant to
conduct a comprehensive ward boundary review for the City of Ottawa, as
described in this report and consistent with the Terms of Reference attached
as Document 3;
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2. Approve
that temporary annual funding, equivalent to one Full-time Equivalent (FTE),
be provided to support any Member whose ward population size in Document 4 is
projected to be larger than the average ward population size by more than 33
per cent during the 2018-2022 Term of Council, as an interim measure until a
new ward boundary by-law comes into force, as described in this report;
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3. Direct
the City Clerk and Solicitor to send a letter to the Premier of Ontario and
the Ontario Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing to advise of any
Council decisions with respect to a comprehensive ward boundary review for
the City of Ottawa, as described in this report;
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4. Approve that the City
Clerk and Solicitor’s letter to the Premier of Ontario and the Ontario
Minister of Municipal Affairs also specifies that Council intends for the
ward boundary review to be conducted on the basis of retaining the current
number of wards, being 23, each represented by a single elected Member, in
addition to a Mayor elected by general vote, as set out in By-law No.
2005-534; and
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5. Approve that the Terms of
Reference for the City of Ottawa’s 2019-2020 comprehensive ward boundary
review, as outlined in Document 3, be amended to direct the independent
consultant to bring forward ward boundary options that retain the existing
Council composition, as described in this motion, and pending any feedback
received from the Ontario Government in response to the City Clerk and
Solicitor’s letter.
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CARRIED
with Councillor S. Moffatt dissenting.
PLANNING COMMITTEE REPORT 8
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council approve an amendment to Zoning By-law
2008-250 for 383 Albert Street and 340 Queen Street to permit two
twenty-seven storey apartment buildings with ground floor commercial and a
parking garage, as detailed in Document 2.
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CARRIED
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COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATIONS
That
Council approve the following:
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1. That
Council approve the letter attached as Document 1 to this report and summary
of Staff comments attached as Document 2 to this report and the City Clerk
and Solicitor forward both to the Minister;
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2. That
Mayor Watson invite Minister Clark to meet in Ottawa with the Mayor and
Chairs of Planning Committee and ARAC to discuss these comments;
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3. That,
if and when the Provincial Legislature refers this matter to a standing
committee, the City Clerk and Solicitor shall contact the of clerk of the
applicable standing committee to request that a delegation from the City of
Ottawa consisting of the Chair of Planning Committee, the Chair of ARAC, the
General Manager of Planning, Infrastructure and Economic Development and a
Legal Services staff member, or their delegates, be permitted to appear as
witnesses before the applicable standing committee to speak to the City of
Ottawa’s comments on Bill 108, and shall provide all information required by
the standing committee in order to complete the request;
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4. That,
if permitted by the legislative standing committee, the aforementioned
delegation attend as witnesses to present the City’s comments to the
committee.
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MOTION NO 15/3
Moved
by Councillor J. Harder
Seconded by Councillor T. Tierney
WHEREAS staff have made revisions to the
Letter and Table reflecting the comment received at Planning Committee on May
23, 2019; and
WHEREAS the province’s Standing Committee on
Justice Policy received delegations, including the City on May 31, 2019; and
WHEREAS the revised Letter and Table were sent
to the Minister ahead of Council approval to meet the provincial deadline for
presenting before the Standing
Committee on Justice Policy;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Document 1 and
2 be updated to the attached (held on file with the City Clerk) and that the Council report recommendations be
substituted as follows:
That Council receive the following:
1.
The letter attached as Document 1
to this report and summary of Staff comments attached as Document 2 to this
report, as the City Clerk and Solicitor forwarded both to the Minister;
2.
The Bill 108 Update Memo
(ACS2019-PIE-GEN-0005), as circulated on June 11, 2019, which provides Bill 108
details that occurred since the May 23, 2019 Planning Committee meeting and the
consideration of this report by Council.
CARRIED
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE REPORT 3
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COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATIONS
That
Council:
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1. Approve
the enhancements to the annual Pavement Marking Program as described in this
report;
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2. Approve
the transfer of $1.1 million of the City-Wide funding from the Capital
Projects listed in Document 4 to a new capital project for the purchase of a
longitudinal pavement marking truck, as described in this report; and,
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3. Return
to source, Development Charge revenues of $139,960 from the Capital projects
listed in Document 4.
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CARRIED
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council approve the updated Adult School
Crossing Guard Program as described in this report.
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CARRIED
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council approve the Pedestrian Crossover (PXO)
Program, as described in this report.
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CARRIED
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council approve the approach, scope and timing
for the review and update of the Transportation Master Plan (TMP), Ottawa
Pedestrian Plan (OPP), and Ottawa Cycling Plan (OCP), as detailed in this
report.
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CARRIED
DIRECTION
TO STAFF:
That
staff be directed to look for every opportunity to implement future phases of
Robert Grant Avenue as early as possible within the context of the TMP’s road
project priorities and affordability analysis.
DIRECTION
TO STAFF:
That staff include Transportation Equity
measures in the Workplan of the TMP update, and the City will establish a
working group with community members from equity-seeking groups to develop
equity measures.
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COMMITEE RECOMMENDATIONS
That Council:
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1. Approve
the functional design for the Earl Armstrong Road Extension Environmental
Assessment Study, as described in this report and supporting documents; and,
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2. Direct
Transportation Planning staff to finalize the Environmental Study Report and
proceed with its posting for the 30-day public review period in accordance
with the Ontario Municipal Class Environmental Assessment process.
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CARRIED
with Councillor S. Menard dissenting
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council approve the Parking Services 2019
Business Plan, as described in Document 1.
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CARRIED
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council receive the Parking Services 2018
Annual Report.
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RECEIVED
Committee Recommendation
That Council approve the proposal to name the
outdoor pavilion at the Manotick Centennial Park, located at 5572 Doctor
Leach Drive, the “Ian McDonald Pavilion”.
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CARRIED
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council approve the proposal to name the two
ball diamonds at the Osgoode Community Centre, located at 5660 Osgoode Main
Street, the “Clarence Mussell Ball Diamonds”.
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CARRIED
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council approve an amendment to Zoning By-law
2008-250 for Part of 2113 River Road, for the purposes of rezoning a portion
of the lands from Agricultural Subzone 2 (AG2), to Agricultural Subzone 5
(AG5), to prohibit residential uses on the retained farmland, as detailed in
Document 2.
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CARRIED
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council approve an amendment to Zoning By-law
2008-250 for 3250 Old George Street to permit site-specific zoning amendment,
as detailed in Document 2.
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CARRIED
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council approve an amendment to Zoning By-law
2008-250 for Part of 4344 9th Line Road, for the purposes of rezoning a
portion of the lands from Agricultural (AG) and Agricultural Subzone 1 (AG1),
to Agricultural Subzone 4 (AG4), to prohibit residential uses on the retained
farmland, as detailed in Document 2.
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CARRIED
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council approve an amendment to Zoning By-law
2008-250 for 4205 Nixon Drive, for the purposes of rezoning a portion of the
lands from Agricultural Subzone 3 (AG3), to Agricultural Subzone 7 (AG7), to
prohibit residential uses on the retained farmland, as detailed in Document
2.
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CARRIED
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council approve an amendment to Zoning By-law
2008-250 for 6067 First Line Road, for the purposes of rezoning the lands
from Rural Countryside Zone (RU) and Mineral Aggregate Reserve Zone,
Exception 7r (MR[7r]) to Rural Residential Zone, Exception xxx1r (RR(xxx1r),
Rural Residential Zone, Exception xxx2r (RR(xxx2r), and Rural Residential Zone,
Exception xxx3r (RR(xxx3r) and Open Space Zone (O1), to facilitate the
development of a conservation subdivision.
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CARRIED
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council approve the Sinking Fund Financial
Statements for 2018.
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CARRIED
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council receive this report on outstanding Lease Financing
Agreements as at 31 December 2018 as required by Ontario Regulation 653/05
amended to Regulation 291/09 and the City’s Administration of Capital
Financing and Debt Policy.
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RECEIVED
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS
That Council:
1. Receive the results of the
City’s investments for 2018, as required by Ontario Regulation 438/97
as amended, Section 8(1), and the City of Ottawa Investment Policy, as well
as information regarding Prudent Investor and the Green Bond Program.
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2. Approve the increase of
short-term borrowing limit from $100 million to $500 million for the purposes
of short-term borrowing in the Temporary Borrowing By-law 2018-398.
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3. Approve
the recommendation to change the temporary short-term borrowing by-law
established for the term of Council to a permanent short-term borrowing
by-law that can be repealed or amended and replaced in the future if needed.
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CARRIED
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council receive this report for information.
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RECEIVED
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COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATIONS
That
Council approve the following:
1. That
the viable properties known as 159 Forward Avenue, the road allowance at
Bullman Street and Hinchey Avenue and 2040 Arrowsmith Drive, as shown in
Documents 1, 2 and 3, be declared surplus to the City’s needs and designated
for the purpose of affordable housing development; and
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2. That
the Director, Housing Services and the Director, Corporate Real Estate Office
be delegated the authority to dispose of the properties identified in
Recommendation 1, and shown on Documents 1 to 3, for nominal consideration to
housing proponents selected by an Action Ottawa Program Selection Committee
and in accordance with the Request for Proposal process approved by Council
on April 29, 2015 in Planning Committee Report 5A (ACS2015-COS-CSS-0005)
described in this report.
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CARRIED
COMMITTEE RECOMMANDATION
That Council approve an amendment to Zoning By-law
2008-250 to permit a residential subdivision at 5615 and 5621 Fernbank Road,
as shown in Document 1 and detailed in Document 2.
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CARRIED
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council approve an amendment to Zoning By-law
2008-250 for 1850 Walkley Road to permit a 700 square metre restaurant, as
detailed in Document 2.
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CARRIED
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REPORT RECOMMENDATIONS
That Council approve the Summaries of Oral and Written Public
Submissions for items considered at the City Council Meeting of May 22, 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 Document 1.
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CARRIED
MOTION NO 15/4
Moved by
Councillor J. Sudds
Seconded by Councillor S. Menard
That the report
from the Ottawa Community Housing Corporation entitled “Ottawa Community
Housing Corporation (OCHC) Annual Report and Annual General Meeting of the
Shareholder”; the report from the Ottawa Public Library Board entitled
“Stronger Digital Content For Public Libraries”; Agriculture and Rural Affairs
Committee Report 4; Audit Committee Report 3; Finance and Economic Development
Committee Report 5; Planning Committee Report 8; Transportation Committee
Report 3; and the report from the City Clerk and Solicitor’s Office entitled
“Summary of Oral and Written Public Submissions for Items Subject to the
Planning Act ‘Explanation Requirements’ at the City Council Meeting of May 22,
2019”; be received and adopted as amended.
CARRIED
MOTION NO 15/5
Moved
by Councillor C. McKenney
Seconded by Councillor R. King
WHEREAS the Bank Street Business Improvement Area (BIA) will host
the annual Glow Fair Music Light Art event;
AND WHEREAS many of the Glow Fair activities will be happening
outdoors on Bank Street and Gloucester Street, including a main stage for
performances;
AND WHEREAS the BIA has requested the closure of Bank Street from
Laurier Avenue to Gladstone Avenue, and Gloucester Street from O’Connor Street
to Bank Street, on the third weekend of June (annually) to increase the safety
and security of the area. The road closure will begin at 1:00 p.m. on Friday
and end at 6:00 a.m. on Sunday;
AND WHEREAS the City of Ottawa’s Special
Events on City Roads (2001-260) By-law prohibits road closures before 6:00 p.m.
Monday to Friday;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council approve the road closure for
Bank Street from Laurier Avenue to Gladstone Avenue, and Gloucester Street from
O’Connor Street to Bank Street. The road closure will take place on the third
weekend of June from 1:00 p.m. on the Friday to 6:00 a.m. on the Sunday from
2019 to 2022, for the Glow Fair Music Light Art event, providing it meets the
requirements, conditions and approval of Special Events Advisory Team (SEAT).
CARRIED
Pursuant to Subsection 59(5) if the Procedure By-law,
the following revised Motion was substituted for the original one contained in
the Notice of Motion:
MOTION NO 15/6
Moved by Councillor C. McKenney
Seconded by Councillor S. Menard
WHEREAS a bicyclist was killed in the painted bike lane on Laurier
Avenue outside City Hall on Thursday May 16, 2019; and,
WHEREAS this fatality occurred nine days after a bicyclist was
seriously injured on Parkdale Avenue; and,
WHEREAS this most recent death occured five months after bicyclist
Jenfung Wu was killed on the Sir John A. Macdonald Parkway: and,
WHEREAS approximately two cyclists and nearly six pedestrians are
killed each year on Ottawa’s streets, and dozens more injured, many severely;
and,
WHEREAS there is ample evidence of the infrastructure interventions
that municipalities can implement to reduce or eliminate road deaths and
serious injury in the event of collisions; and,
WHEREAS no road deaths or catastrophic injury are acceptable; and
WHEREAS municipalities worldwide have adopted Vision
Zero policies that set out a strategy to eliminate all traffic
fatalities and severe injuries for all road users thorough:
(a) a safe systems approach that has at its
foundation the notion that road users make mistakes and that nobody should lose
their life or be seriously injured because of that mistake; and
(b) data-driven action plan with measurable
actions.
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Ottawa adopt the Vision
Zero Policy and Framework to "eliminate all traffic fatalities and severe
injuries, while increasing safe, healthy, equitable mobility for all”; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the staff recommendations for the City’s
Vision Zero Policy and Framework will be brought to Transportation Committee
and Council for consideration no later than Q4 2019, and
THEREFORE BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that staff report back with
recommendations through the Road Safety Action Plan in Q4 2019 on the
following:
a)
A plan to optimize all traffic lights for
the safety of vulnerable road users first, transit priority second and traffic
flow third;
b)
That the City look at options to
eliminate all “revert reds”;
c)
That staff develop criteria to eliminate
“beg buttons” so that pedestrians and vehicles are treated the same at actuated
intersections;
d)
That staff devise criteria to eliminate
right-on-reds where bike lanes are present;
e)
That staff identify all floating painted
bike lanes and develop criteria and a plan to convert any identified through
this process to safe, segregated, protected bike lanes;
f)
That staff develop criteria and devise a
plan wherein all painted bike lanes that meet the criteria currently on
arterials, arterial mainstreets and mainstreets, or that are part of the city’s
current bike network, are converted to safe, segregated, protected bike lanes
and intersections;
g)
That staff review the requirements and
costs to accelerate and implement the entryway measures for a gateway speed
limit of 30 km/hour on residential roads in the urban core.
REFERRED
by the following Motion:
MOTION NO 15/7
Moved by Councillor S. Blais
Seconded by Councillor A. Hubley
WHEREAS staff will be bringing forward a new
comprehensive Strategic Road Safety Action Plan, based on Vision Zero principles,
to Transportation Committee and Council for consideration in the Fall of 2019;
and
WHEREAS the development of this Action Plan will
include stakeholder consultations and the opportunity for more public input at
Transportation Committee, which was not possible prior to Council’s
consideration of this motion; and
WHEREAS any commitments that Ottawa City Council
makes on Vision Zero should not be made in the absence of a comprehensive plan
and resources to deliver on these commitments;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the
McKenney/Menard motion with respect to Vision Zero be referred to staff for
consideration and to bring forward recommendations to Transportation Committee
and Council as part of the Strategic Road Safety Action Plan and the
Transportation Master Plan where appropriate.
CARRIED
on a division of 15 YEAS and 9 NAYS, as follows:
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YEAS (15):
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Councillors S. Blais, M. Luloff, J. Sudds, K. Egli, R.
Brockington, L. Dudas, J. Harder, J. Cloutier, E. El-Chantiry, A. Hubley,
S. Moffatt, R. Chiarelli, T. Tierney, G. Darouze, Mayor J. Watson
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NAYS (9):
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Councillors M. Fleury, G. Gower, S. Menard, C. McKenney,
C.A. Meehan, T. Kavanagh, D. Deans, J. Leiper, R. King
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MOTION NO 15/8
Moved by Councillor J. Leiper
Seconded by Councillor C. McKenney
BE IT RESOLVED that WHEREAS a bicyclist was
killed in the painted bike lane on Laurier Avenue outside City Hall on Thursday
May 16, 2019; and,
WHEREAS this fatality occurred nine days after a
bicyclist was catastrophically injured on Parkdale Avenue; and,
WHEREAS this most recent death occurred five
months after bicyclist Jenfung Wu was killed on the Sir John A. Macdonald
Parkway: and,
WHEREAS approximately two cyclists and nearly
six pedestrians are killed each year on Ottawa’s streets, and dozens more
injured, many severely; and,
WHEREAS there is ample evidence of the
infrastructure interventions that municipalities can implement to reduce or
eliminate road deaths and serious injury in the event of collisions; and,
WHEREAS no road deaths or catastrophic injury
are acceptable; and
WHEREAS dedicated, segregated cycling
infrastructure is critical to protecting the lives of cyclists; and,
WHEREAS dedicated, segregated cycling
infrastructure is key to achieving the modal share targets asserted in the
Transportation Master Plan; and,
WHEREAS the current design of much of Ottawa’s
cycling network provides insufficient segregation, and is too often
disconnected with unprotected gaps that diminish the utility of the entire
network; and,
WHEREAS the federal government has recently
announced a one-time increase to municipalities’ share of the gas tax that in
Ottawa will result in an additional $57 million to be spent on infrastructure;
and,
WHEREAS staff have undertaken to review the
City’s cycling infrastructure to identify the improvements necessary to
eliminate unsafe cycling infrastructure;
WHEREAS Council has recently referred the matter
of the one-time federal gas tax infrastructure transfer to FEDCO;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council recommend
to FEDCO placing the highest priority in its decision-making that the one-time
federal gas tax infrastructure transfer be held by the City as a reserve
dedicated to cycling infrastructure improvements to accelerate projects
identified in the Transportation Master Plan and any projects identified by
staff in the review now underway addressing unsafe cycling infrastructure.
REFERRED
by the following motion:
MOTION NO 15/9
Moved by Councillor L. Dudas
Seconded by Councillor M. Luloff
WHEREAS there are a number of factors that will
be impacting the 2020 budget and the availability of funds to support Council’s
priorities, including but not limited to recently announced provincial budget
pressures; and
WHEREAS the City Treasurer will be bringing the
2020 Budget Directions report to Finance and Economic Development Committee
(FEDCO) and Council providing Council with a more thorough understanding of the
projected pressures that the City will be facing over the term; and
WHEREAS on April 24, 2019 Council referred a
previous Motion from Councillor Meehan with respect to allocating the Federal
Gas Tax to the City Treasurer;
BE IT RESOLVED that Council refer the Leiper/
McKenney Motion to the City Treasurer for review and consideration in the
context of all other anticipated 2020 budget pressures and opportunities, and
that the Treasurer report back to FEDCO and Council through the Budget
Directions report.
CARRIED
on a division of 19 YEAS and 5 NAYS, as follows:
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YEAS (19):
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Councillors S. Blais, M. Luloff, J. Sudds, M. Fleury, G. Gower,
K. Egli, R. Brockington, L. Dudas, J. Harder, J. Cloutier,
E. El-Chantiry, A. Hubley, C.A. Meehan, S. Moffatt, R. Chiarelli, D. Deans,
T. Tierney, G. Darouze, Mayor J. Watson
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NAYS (5):
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Councillors S. Menard, C. McKenney, T. Kavanagh, J. Leiper,
R. King
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MOTION NO 15/10
Moved
by Councillor A. Hubley
Seconded by Mayor J. Watson
WHEREAS Council on March 6, 2019, directed staff to report back on
any potential delay of the LRT Stage 1 launch date and report back to the
Transit Commission and Council on how the remaining transit fares could be
frozen and funded to correspond with that future launch date;
AND WHEREAS staff provided information at the FEDCO meeting of June
4, 2019, that indicated that delays by RTG in delivering the Confederation Line
project mean that O-Train Line 1 will not open for transit customers before
July 1, 2019;
AND WHEREAS the Transit Commission does not meet until June 19,
2019;
Therefore Be It Resolved that the Rules of Procedure be suspended to
permit the introduction of the following motion.
WHEREAS Council on March 6, 2019, approved the 2019 budget for OC
Transpo, providing for fare increases on July 1, 2019;
AND WHEREAS Council on March 27, 2019, approved a reduction in the
price of taxi coupons for Para Transpo customers, to take effect on July 1,
2019;
AND WHEREAS staff provided information at the FEDCO meeting of June
4, 2019, that indicated that delays by RTG in delivering the Confederation Line
project mean that O-Train Line 1 will not open for transit customers before
July 1, 2019;
AND WHEREAS arrangements need to be made to confirm fare prices
before the July 2019 monthly passes go on sale on June 16, 2019;
AND WHEREAS the Transit Commission does not meet until June 19, 2019;
AND WHEREAS staff have estimated the net cost of continuing the fare
freeze at $328,000 if the fare changes were made on August 1, and at $616,000
if the fare changes were made on September 1;
AND WHEREAS Council is of the opinion that any net costs directly
resulting from the delayed completion of the Confederation Line project should
be recovered from RTG;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT authority be delegated to the City
Manager to set the effective date of the 2019 fare changes, so that the fare
changes, other than no-charge fares for seniors on Sundays, come into effect on
the first day of the month following the opening of O-Train Line 1 to transit
customers and so that all technical and operational requirements are met;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the net costs of the continued fare
freeze be initially funded from the Transit Capital Reserve; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the City Manager be directed to seek
recovery of the net costs of the continued fare freeze from RTG.
CARRIED
on a division of 24 YEAS and 0 NAYS, as follows:
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YEAS (24):
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Councillors S. Blais, M. Luloff, J. Sudds, M. Fleury, G. Gower,
K. Egli, R. Brockington, S. Menard, L. Dudas, J. Harder,
J. Cloutier, C. McKenney, E. El-Chantiry, A. Hubley,
C.A. Meehan, T. Kavanagh, S. Moffatt, R. Chiarelli, D. Deans,
J. Leiper, T. Tierney, G. Darouze, R. King, Mayor J. Watson
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NAYS (0):
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The following amending motion was also put to Council and
LOST.
MOTION NO 15/11
Moved
by Councillor Deans
Seconded by Councillor Chiarelli
THEREFORE BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT
City staff report back to the Transit Commission and Council on the feasibility
of implementing a fare reduction for transit riders effective September 1st,
2019 with the cost being deducted from RTG’s payment. The fare reduction should
be commensurate with the reduction in service reliability and remain in place
until such time as Phase 1 LRT is fully operational.
LOST
on a division of 6 YEAS and 18 NAYS, as follows:
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YEAS (6):
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Councillors S. Menard, C. McKenney, T. Kavanagh, R. Chiarelli, D.
Deans, R. King
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NAYS (18):
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Councillors S. Blais, M. Luloff, J. Sudds, M. Fleury, G. Gower,
K. Egli, R. Brockington, L. Dudas, J. Harder, J. Cloutier,
E. El-Chantiry, A. Hubley, C.A. Meehan, S. Moffatt, J. Leiper,
T. Tierney, G. Darouze, Mayor J. Watson
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MOTION NO 15/12
Moved by Mayor J. Watson
Seconded by Councillor A. Hubley
That the Rules of Procedure be suspended to
consider the following motion in order to give direction to staff in advance of
the June 19, 2019 meeting of the Transit Commission
WHEREAS the City has committed to addressing
climate change by reducing its GHG emissions; and
WHEREAS the City promotes the use of new and
innovative technologies; and
WHEREAS the City aims to provide a modern,
world-class transit service that is efficient and clean;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that staff provide a
plan to Transit Commission on June 19, 2019, to introduce electric buses to the
OC Transpo fleet within this term of Council; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that staff continue to
monitor research conducted by various agencies such as the Canadian Urban
Transit Research and Innovation Consortium (CUTRIC) and ongoing alternative
energy pilot projects in other Canadian municipalities; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that staff start working
on a plan in this term of Council to further expand the number of buses that
rely on cleaner sources of energy by 2025; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that staff pursue funding
opportunities dedicated to transit and environmental initiatives that may arise
at other levels of government to help fund this transition to cleaner sources
of energy.
CARRIED
MOTION NO 15/13
DECLARATION OF
INTEREST:
Councillor Carol
Anne Meehan declared a deemed pecuniary interest on the
following Motion considered at the City Council meeting of June 12, 2019:
·
the Harder/ Gower Motion (15/3) with respect
to Exemption from the Permanent Signs on Private Property By-law for a
communications tower at the site of Capital Funeral Home & Cemetery (owned
by Arbour Memorial)
as
her son works for Capital Funeral Home & Cemetery. Councillor Meehan did
not take part in discussion or vote on this motion.
Moved by Councillor J. Harder
Seconded by Councillor Glen Gower
That
the Rules of Procedure be suspended, to ensure that the communications tower
can proceed as per schedule, to consider the following motion:
WHEREAS the location and size of
telecommunications towers are under federal regulatory authority; and
WHEREAS in 2013 Rogers Inc. (Rogers) entered
into a lease agreement with Arbor Memorial at 3700 Prince of Wales for a 40m
white shrouded monopole located on the cemetery property; and
WHEREAS in response to community concerns, the
proposed location of the tower has been moved further away from the existing
residential neighbourhood, and has changed to a 37-metre tall, tri-pole
structure with signage; and
WHEREAS a tower at this location will provide
much need improved coverage for Rogers and Telus customers in the area; and
WHEREAS any signage attached or appended to the
telecommunications structure would be regulated under municipal jurisdiction
through the Permanent Signs on Private Property By-law (2016-326); and
WHEREAS the proposed signage was deemed to be
too excessive of the by-law and not in keeping with the character of the area
(see Document 1 – Initial Proposed Signage appended to this motion); and
WHEREAS Rogers has worked with Councillors and
Arbor Memorial to come up with a compromise that works to reduce the amount of
signage and is generally in keeping in size with other signs near-by, for example
Surgenor Barrhaven Chevrolet Buick GMC Ltd at 3788 Prince of Wales Drive (see Document 2 – Revised
Proposed Signage); and
WHEREAS as part of the compromise for signage on the
communications tower, Abor Memorial will remove all existing identification
ground oriented signage and manual message center sign;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council approve an
exemption to the Permanent Signs on Private Property By-law (2016-326) to Rogers Communications to allow illuminated signage
on the north and south elevations, as detailed in document 2, attached (held on file with the City Clerk), on the telecommunications tower to be located on the
Arbor Memorial property; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Council direct Planning,
Infrastructure and Economic Development staff to continue to work with Rogers
Inc. related to all other matters of design through the Municipal Concurrence
and Public Consultation Process for Antenna Systems, Application D07-19-17-0004.
CARRIED
MOTION NO 15/14
Moved
by Mayor J. Watson
Seconded by Councillor M. Luloff
WHEREAS on Sunday June 2, 2019 an EF1 tornado touched down in
Ottawa’s east end, and caused property damage, mainly in Orleans along the
Ottawa river; and
WHEREAS it is appropriate that direction be provided as soon as
possible to Planning, Infrastructure and Economic Development staff to assist
in the process of reconstruction;
THEREFORE Be It Resolved that the Rules of Procedure be suspended to
permit the introduction of the following motion:
WHEREAS on Sunday June 2, 2018 an EF1 tornado touched down in
Orleans causing damage to homes and properties in the area; and
WHEREAS repair or reconstruction of affected buildings and
structures will be required; and
WHEREAS property owners may require demolition and/or building
permits in order to rebuild existing buildings and structures in the areas
affected by the tornadoes; and
WHEREAS the cost of these permits will cause additional hardships to
the already impacted owners; and
THEREFORE BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the General Manager of the
Planning, Infrastructure and Economic Development Department, through the Chief
Building Official, be authorized to suspend the following fees that may be
incurred as a direct result of damage inflicted by the tornado on Sunday, June
2, 2019:
1.
Demolition Fees;
2.
Building Permit Fees;
3.
Fees relating to accessing historic building
permit records;
4.
Replacement fees for civic number blades; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the General Manager of the Planning,
Infrastructure and Economic Development Department be authorized to suspend the
Sewer Disconnection Fee, where such is incurred as a direct result of damage
inflicted by the tornado of Sunday June 2, 2019.
CARRIED
MOTION NO 15/15
Moved
by Councillor M. Luloff
Seconded by Councillor L. Dudas
That the Rules of Procedure be suspended to
consider the following motion, as the event will take place prior to the next
City Council meeting.
WHEREAS Carivibe is an outdoor festival
celebrating Caribbean culture in the Nation’s capital; and
WHEREAS the Carivibe street party is to occur
on Saturday June 15, 2019; and
WHEREAS Centrum Boulevard, from Brisebois
Crescent to Prestone Drive is required to be closed to accommodate the festival
and on-street festival set-up; and
WHEREAS the on-street festival set-up will
commence at 8:00 a.m. on Friday June 14, 2019 and the festival will begin
operation at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday June 15, 2019; and
WHEREAS the City of Ottawa’s Special Events on City Streets By-law (2001-260)
prohibits road closures before 6:00 p.m. Monday to Friday;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council approve the road closure for
Centrum Boulevard from Brisebois
Crescent to Prestone Drive from 8:00 a.m.
on Friday, June 14 to 1:00 a.m. on Sunday, June 16, 2019 for the Carivibe
street party set-up, event, and take-down, providing it meets the requirements,
conditions and approval of Special Events Advisory Team (SEAT).
CARRIED
MOTION NO 15/16
Moved by Councillor M. Fleury
Seconded by Councillor J. Leiper
WHEREAS Planning Committee is to consider at its meeting of June 13,
2019 the site plan in respect of the Chateau Laurier redevelopment at 1 Rideau
Street;
AND WHEREAS it is appropriate in advance of this consideration for
Council to issue its determination in respect of the Heritage Permit for the
redevelopment;
Therefore Be It Resolved That the Rules of Procedure be suspended to
permit the introduction of the following motion:
WHEREAS at its meeting of June 27, 2018, Council adopted the
following recommendation in respect of the redevelopment of the Chateau Laurier
at 1 Rideau Street:
That Council:
1.
approve the application to alter the Château
Laurier, 1 Rideau Street, a property designated under Part IV of the Ontario
Heritage Act, based on plans received on May 9 and 30, 2018, on the condition
that staff be directed to work with the applicant to make the proposed addition
more visually compatible with the existing Chateau Laurier, prior to site plan
approval, as follows:
a.
meaningfully increasing the use of Indiana
limestone cladding on the building exterior to reduce its contrast and enhance
its bond with the existing building;
b.
modifying the addition by sculpting,
recessing, and breaking up the unrelieved uniformity of the north façade using
elements and forms that are specifically drawn from, and relate to, the
existing Chateau Laurier’s rich palette of forms;
c.
altering the architectural expression on the
north, west and east facades to introduce fenestration patterns, details and
geometric proportions that are specifically drawn from, and relate to, the
existing Chateau Laurier’s elements;
d.
the applicant revise the plans received on
May 9 and May 30, 2018 to reflect the design changes outlined above; and,
e.
the General Manager of the Planning,
Infrastructure and Economic Development Department be delegated the authority
to approve such design changes to the heritage permit;
WHEREAS the Château Laurier is an
iconic, prominent, and much beloved architectural and historic landmark in the
City of Ottawa and the National Capital Region;
WHERES AS the Château Laurier is a
Historic Place designated under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act, a
National Historic Site, and an irreplaceable element in the visual setting of
the Rideau Canal UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Parliamentary Precinct, Major’s
Hill Park, Confederation Square and Confederation Boulevard, and;
WHERE AS City Council adopted the Parks Canada’s document ‘Standards
and Guidelines for the Conservation of Historic Places in Canada’ in 2008, and;
WHEREAS Standard 11 of that document states that the additions must
be “physically and visually compatible with the historic place”; and
WHEREAS “compatible” is generally agreed to mean “able to exist or
work together without conflict”;
WHEREAS the proposed addition is not sufficiently visually
compatible with the Chateau Laurier, a historic place; and,
WHEREAS modifications to the design of the proposed addition are
necessary to ensure its visual compatibility with the existing Chateau Laurier,
an iconic heritage landmark in the City of Ottawa and the National Capital as
per City Council's direction on June 27, 2018;
WHEREAS: the Applicant has failed to respect the subtle verticality
of the existing building, by providing a dominant vertical expression in the
addition, which fails to be subordinate to the existing building, therefore
failing to incorporate the geometric proportions appropriately;
AND WHEREAS, the Applicant has failed to meet
the conditions set by Council in June 2018, notably the “Modification of the
design for visual compatibility with the historic hotel, by referencing such
elements as patterns, details and proportions of the Château Laurier by ensuring that the application is compliant with the Standards and
Guidelines for the Conservation of Historic Places,
BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council:
1. determines that the applicant has failed
to fulfil the conditions imposed by Council in respect of the application for
approval to alter at 1 Rideau Street;
2. further determines that as the conditions
have not been fulfilled that the conditional heritage permit issued in respect
of the Chateau Laurier redevelopment at 1 Rideau Street is now void and of no
effect; and
3. revokes the delegation to the General
Manager, Planning, Infrastructure and Economic Development Department to
approve design changes.
The
suspension of the Rules of Procedure LOST on a division of 10 YEAS and 12 NAYS,
as follows:
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YEAS (10):
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Councillors M. Fleury, R. Brockington, S. Menard, C. McKenney, C.A
Meehan, T. Kavanagh, R. Chiarelli, D. Deans, J. Leiper,
R. King
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NAYS (12 ):
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Councillors S. Blais, M. Luloff, J. Sudds, G. Gower, K. Egli,
L. Dudas, J. Harder, J. Cloutier, E. El-Chantiry, A. Hubley,
G. Darouze, Mayor J. Watson
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MOTION
Moved by Councillor R. Brockington
Seconded by Mayor J. Watson
WHEREAS the Hellenic Community of Ottawa
conducts many activities and programs to promote and support Ottawa’s Greek
community, including the well-attended Ottawa Greek Fest every August, and is
an important part of the city’s cultural mosaic; and
WHEREAS City Council on June 3, 2016 approved an
exemption to the City’s Tourism and Public Service Signs Policy to permit the
installation of “Reflections of Greece/ Reflets de la Grèce” commemorative
blades along Prince of Wales Drive between Dynes Road and Forest Hill Avenue,
as a pilot project for the month of August for 2016, 2017 and 2018, with
installation, maintenance, and removal funded by the Hellenic Community of
Ottawa; and
WHEREAS the three-year pilot has been successful
and the Hellenic Community of Ottawa has requested that these signs become a
permanent installation, and be expanded to additional locations along Prince of
Wales Drive from Baseline Road to Hog’s Back Road; and
WHEREAS the Hellenic Community of Ottawa has
arranged to pay for the signs and installation;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council approve an
exemption to the City’s Tourism and Public Service Signs Policy to permit the
permanent installation of “Reflections of Greece/ Reflets de la Grèce”
commemorative blades along Prince of Wales Drive between Baseline Road and
Hog’s Back Road, with the cost to be funded by the Hellenic Community of
Ottawa.
MOTION
Moved by Councillor R. Brockington
Seconded by Councillor E. El-Chantiry
WHEREAS St. Elias Lebanese Antiochan Orthodox
Parish on Ridgewood Avenue would like to install up to three commemorative
blades on Ridgewood Avenue in honour of renowned Lebanese poet Gibran Khalil
Gibran (1883-1931); and
WHEREAS the parish recently dedicated a statue
to Gibran Khalil Gibran on their property, and a number of other jurisdictions
in North America have dedicated streets or other public places in his honour;
and
WHEREAS Ridgewood Avenue would not be re-named,
but rather commemorative blades designed and installed for installation on the
street sign posts between Riverside Drive and Springland Drive, similar in
appearance to those installed in other areas of the City including, but not
limited, to Little Italy and Chinatown; and
WHEREAS, given the street is not being re-named,
this initiative does not fall within the parameters of the Commemorative Naming
Program; and
WHEREAS these commemorative blades to do not
fall within the criteria of the City’s Tourism and Public Service Signs policy,
which provides for such unique street signage in designated historical or
cultural areas;
WHEREAS the St Elias Lebanese Antiochian
Orthodox Parish has arranged to pay for the signs and installation; and
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council approve an
exemption to the City’s Tourism and Public Service Signs Policy to permit the
installation of “Gibran Khalil Gibran” commemorative blades along Ridgewood
Avenue between Riverside Drive and Springland Drive, with the cost to be funded
by the St Elias Lebanese Antiochian Orthodox Parish.
MOTION
Moved by Councillor T. Kavanagh
Seconded by Councillor C. McKenney
WHEREAS The recent Ontario budget has cut funding to Legal Aid Ontario
(LAO) by $133 million, retroactive to April 1, 2019; and
WHEREAS the budget cut to the LAO budget will have a direct negative
impact on the budget of Community Legal Services of Ottawa and on the
services, they provide to our most vulnerable residents including low-income
families, people with disabilities, newcomers to Ottawa, our elderly residents,
and the homeless and result in a further burdening on the City of Ottawa Social
Services and Housing Sector; and
WHEREAS the City of Ottawa continues to value its partnerships with
community stakeholders (including our local community legal clinics) and
wants to ensure that we all continue to work and collaborate with each other to
ensure the proposed legal aid budget cuts will not impact the community legal
clinic’s ability to represent and protect the legal needs of our residents; and
WHEREAS the Community Legal Services of Ottawa is committed
to upholding the rights of the most vulnerable people of Ottawa on issues that
are most critical to them, including access to basic needs income support
programs (Ontario Works, Ontario Disability Support Program, Canada Pension
Plan, Canada Child Benefits and Old Age Security Pension), legal assistance in
resolving Landlord and Tenant issues, and legal support to new Canadians to
resolve complex immigration and refugee issues, all of which will also impact
many other areas that affect low-income people and thereby further burdening
the City’s resources; and
WHEREAS the budget cuts to Legal Aid Ontario will have a
severe impact on the ability of Community Legal Services of Ottawa and
its legal aid partners to provide legal services to Ontario’s most vulnerable
populations and assist them in meeting their most basic needs and live with
health and dignity as active members of their communities; and
WHEREAS the Community Legal Services of Ottawa has been
providing services to Ottawa residents for over 31 years across the entire city
and have assisted residents in various matters such as: a Tenant Duty
Counsel Service at the Landlord and Tenant Board (where in 2018 they
assisted more than 1,400 tenants), Housing Law Assistance (where in 2018
they also provided legal assistance to a further 1,350 tenants), Disability
Law Assistance (including representing clients on tribunal appeals when
their applications for disability benefits are denied) and Immigration Law
Assistance (where in 2018 they assisted 977 individuals and families); and
WHEREAS to further ensure that the Community Legal Services of
Ottawa continue to receive the support they need and emphasize the long-term
consequences to the City and its residents that all would be further burden on
the Social Services and Affordable Housing sector of the City;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the
City of Ottawa calls upon the Province of Ontario to make a commitment
to access to justice; to respect the commitment of their Government to not
decrease front line legal aid services; and to confirm that funding for
community legal clinics will not be decreased and further burden the City of
Ottawa’s resources.
MOTION
Moved by Councillor R. King
Seconded by Councillor M. Fleury
WHEREAS the City of Ottawa is committed to
ensuring the safety and security of our neighbourhoods;
WHEREAS gun-related violence in Ottawa continues
to negatively impact communities, with 76 total shooting incidents in 2018,
resulting in six people killed and 24 people injured;
WHEREAS gun and gang violence has been
identified as a major priority for the City of Ottawa;
WHEREAS Toronto City Council on July 23, 2018
adopted a motion to ban the sale of handgun and handgun ammunition in the City
of Toronto;
WHEREAS Montréal City Council on August 20,
2018 adopted a motion to ban the availability, sale, possession and use of
handguns and assault rifles in Canada, with the exception of the military,
police services or other entities that are authorized to possess firearms
within legal obligations;
WHEREAS action must be taken to prevent any
further escalation in gun violence in the City of Ottawa;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT Ottawa City
Council approve of the following measures to curb gun violence, complementing
the current Street and Gang Violence Strategy:
1.
Request that the Ottawa Police
Service put a larger focus on proactive, community policing along with a
greater emphasis on sustained partnerships with social service organization
that work with vulnerable youth to help prevent them from getting involved in
violent crime;
2.
Request that the Ottawa Police
Service examine the implementation of a voluntary gun buy-back program similar
to that implemented by the Toronto Police Service;
3.
Request that the Mayor write to
the Federal Government on behalf of City Council requesting that:
•
the sale and possession of
handguns in the City of Ottawa be banned; and
•
firearms regulations and
penalties for illegal gun possession and trafficking be strengthened; and
•
the Federal Government review
rules related to bail for people charged with gun crimes; and,
•
the Federal Government provide
additional funding for community resources to help get to the root of gun violence
in Ottawa.
4.
Request that the Mayor write a
letter to the Provincial Government to ban the sale and possession of handguns
and handgun ammunition in the City of Ottawa.
5.
Forward certified copies of this
resolution upon its potential approval to both Federal and Provincial elected
officials throughout the Ottawa region.
MOTION
Moved by Councillor M. Fleury
Seconded by Councillor R. King
WHEREAS on November 22 2017,
City Council approved an Official Plan Amendment
to permit development of a shelter, residential care facility
and surface parking by the Salvation Army at 325, 327 and 333
Montreal Road, 334 Montfort Street and 273 Ste. Anne Avenue; and
WHEREAS on August 29, 2018,
City Council approved a zoning amendment to permit development of a
shelter and residential care facility at 325, 327, and 333
Montreal Road, 334 Montfort Street and 273 Ste. Anne Avenue; and
WHEREAS at that time the
Salvation Army signed a declaration that it was “the owner of” the
Montreal Road properties proposed for development; and
WHEREAS the Salvation Army is
not the owner of the property but is only a prospective purchaser under a
signed Agreement of Purchase and Sale (APS) for the Montreal Road
properties and the Ward Councillor has been advised that the
Agreement of Purchase and Sale is currently being renegotiated; and
WHEREAS the Salvation Army
has refused to produce a copy of the Agreement of Purchase and Sale to give
evidence of its right to purchase, and in fact has engaged in substantial
litigation to prevent that production; and
WHEREAS the Salvation Army
may not gain the right to purchase the property in question;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED
THAT By-law No.
2017-413 and By-law No. 2018-301 be repealed.
MOTION
Moved by Councillor E. El-Chantiry
Seconded by Councillor J. Harder
Whereas the Modernizing Municipal Elections Act, 2016 (“Bill 181”)
received Royal Assent on June 9, 2016 and introduced a new statutory framework
governing advertisements by registered third parties; and
Whereas two by-laws govern election signs, being By-law 2003-520, as
amended (“Signs on City Roads”) and By-law No. 2004-239, as amended (“
Temporary Signs on Private Property”); and
Whereas, in response to Bill 181, Council approved a staff report
(ACS2017-CCS-GEN-0026) to amend the two by-laws governing elections signs
(By-law 2003-520 and By-law 2004-239) to ensure that these by-laws addressed
the signs of registered third parties; and
Whereas the amendment to By-law 2003-520 proposed by staff wrongly included
references to election sign dimensions that had been previously repealed by
Council on May 26, 2004 through its approval of amending By-law 2004-250; and
Whereas a federal election is scheduled for Monday, October 21, 2019 and
staff recommend clarifying the rules concerning election sign dimensions for
signs on public roadways for the next federal election and all future
municipal, provincial and federal elections;
Therefore be it resolved that staff from the Office of the City Clerk and Solicitor be
directed to amend By-law 2003-520 to remove all size restrictions for election
signs on public roadways and to list the appropriate amending By-law on the
next Council Agenda.
MOTION NO 15/17
Moved by
Councillor J. Sudds
Seconded by Councillor S. Menard
That the
by-law listed on the Agenda under Motion to Introduce By-laws, 1st and
2nd Reading, be read; and
That the
by-laws listed on the Agenda under Motion to Introduce By-laws, Three Readings,
be read and passed.
CARRIED
By-Laws
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THREE READINGS
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2019-184.
A by-law of the City of Ottawa to designate
certain lands at croissant Escarpment Crescent on Plan 4M-1489 as being
exempt from Part Lot Control.
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2019-185.
A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law
No. 2001-17 to appoint certain Inspectors, Property Standards Officers and
Municipal Law Enforcement Officers in the Building Code Services Branch of the
Planning, Infrastructure, and Economic Development Department.
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2019-186.
A by-law of the City of Ottawa to establish
certain lands as common and public highway and assume them for public use
(Rideau Street, Montreal Road, McArthur Avenue, Cummings Avenue, Bachman
Terrace, Fitzgerald Road, Baseline Road, Hawthorne Road, Louis Lane, Jonathan
Pack Street, Church Street, Harris Place, Grants Side Road, Farmview Road,
Galetta Side Road, McArton Road, Fernbank Road, River Road, Devine Road,
Stagecoach Road, Russell Road).
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2019-187.
A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law
No. 2003-445 respecting the regulation of road activity on City highways.
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2019-188.
A by-law of the City of Ottawa to authorize
the temporary borrowing of monies to meet the current expenditures of the
City of Ottawa and to repeal By-law No. 2018-398
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2019-189.
A by-law of the City of Ottawa to designate
certain lands at 133, 135, 137, 139 and 141 voie Boundstone Way on Plan
4M-1556 as being exempt from Part Lot Control.
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2019-190.
A by-law of the City of Ottawa to designate
certain lands at 1200 to 1235 rue Cavallo Street on Plan 4M-1589 as being
exempt from Part Lot Control.
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2019-191.
A by-law of the City of Ottawa to establish in the Tax
Stabilization Reserve for the City of Ottawa.
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2019-192.
A by-law of the City of Ottawa to establish the Transit Operating
Reserve for the City of Ottawa.
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2019-193.
A by-law of the City of Ottawa
to establish the Employee Benefits Reserve for the City of Ottawa.
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2019-194.
A by-law of the City of Ottawa to establish
the Landfill Closure Reserve for the City of Ottawa.
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2019-195.
A by-law of the City of Ottawa to establish the City Wide
Capital Reserve for the City of Ottawa.
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2019-196.
A by-law of the City of Ottawa
to establish the Transit Capital Reserve for the City of Ottawa.
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2019-197.
A by-law of the City of Ottawa to establish the Fleet Reserve
for the City of Ottawa.
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2019-198.
A by-law of the City of Ottawa to establish the Housing Reserve
for the City of Ottawa.
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2019-199.
A by-law of the City of Ottawa to establish the Police Capital
Reserve for the City of Ottawa.
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2019-200.
A by-law of the City of Ottawa to establish the Police Fleet
Reserve for the City of Ottawa.
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2019-201.
A by-law of the City of Ottawa to establish the Water Reserve
for the City of Ottawa.
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2019-202.
A by-law of the City of Ottawa to establish the Wastewater
Reserve for the City of Ottawa.
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2019-203.
A by-law of the City of Ottawa to establish the Stormwater
Reserve for the City of Ottawa.
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2019-204.
A by-law of the City of Ottawa
to establish the Solid Waste Reserve for the City of Ottawa.
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2019-205.
A by-law of the City of Ottawa to establish
the Ottawa Library Reserve Fund for The Ottawa Public Library.
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2019-206.
A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law
No. 2007-452 being a by-law to establish a tax deferral program for
low-income seniors and low-income persons with disabilities who are owners of
real property in the residential/farm property class.
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2019-207.
A by-law of the City of
Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2003-445 with respect to road cut fees.
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2019-208.
A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law
No. 2003-447 respecting fees for private approaches.
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2019-209.
A by-law of the City of
Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2017-92 respecting fees for ROW patios on City
highways.
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2019-210.
A by-law of the City of
Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2003-520 respecting the fees for certain signs and
advertising devices on City roads.
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2019-211.
A by-law of the City of
Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2003-446 respecting fees for encroachments.
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2019-212.
A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law
No. 2003-497 respecting permit fees for over-dimensional vehicles.
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2019-213.
A by-law of the City of
Ottawa to designate a part of the area covered by the Official plan for the
City of Ottawa as the Montreal Road Community Improvement Plan Area.
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2019-214.
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 383 Albert Street and 340 Queen Street.
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2019-215.
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 4344 9th Line Road.
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2019-216.
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 2113 River Road.
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2019-217.
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 6067 First Line Road.
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2019-218.
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 4205 Nixon Drive.
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2019-219.
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 1850
Walkley Road.
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2019-220.
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 3250 Old
George Street.
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2019-221.
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 5615 and
5621 Fernbank Road.
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2019-222.
A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law
No. 2008-250 to implement the zoning related to cannabis production
facilities.
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2019-223. 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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2019-224.
A by-law of the City of Ottawa to Adopt the Montreal
Road Community Improvement Plan.
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FIRST AND SECOND READING
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A by-law of the City of Ottawa to
provide for amendments to the existing Van Gaal Drain in Lots 22 and 23,
Concession IV, Rideau-Goulbourn Ward, former Township of Goulbourn in the
City of Ottawa.
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CARRIED
MOTION NO 15/18
Moved by
Councillor J. Sudds
Seconded by Councillor S. Menard
That the following by-law be read and
passed:
To confirm the proceedings of the Council meeting of June 12, 2019.
CARRIED
INQUIRIES
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Councillor G. Gower
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Many road projects identified in the 2013
Transportation Master Plan are behind schedule due to a shortage of
development charge funding. Please provide the following
information:
- How much has been collected through Development Charges for
roads and related services since the current Transportation Master Plan
was adopted in 2013?
- Of the amount collected, how much has been spent on
development-related roads and related services since the TMP was adopted
in 2013, and on what projects?
- What projects are currently on the 10-year spending plan or
long-range spending plan for roads and related services?
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Councillor E. El-Chantiry
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There appears to be an increase in motions being brought forward
at Council meetings that seem to be outside of the jurisdiction of the City
of Ottawa.
Can the City Clerk and Solicitor please inform Council of the
current state of what is within our jurisdiction as a municipal government?
As well, can he also include the rules with respect to the requirement of advanced
notice and the ability of the public and / or staff to provide input on such
matters?
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Councillor R. King
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Ottawa is experiencing more intense winters, with heavy
precipitation and frequent freeze-thaw cycles, a side effect of which is the
erasure of road pavement markings. These include the delineation of turn
lanes, parking zones, pedestrian crossings, and bike lanes. After the
severity of this past winter, pavement markings have disappeared from huge
sections of Ottawa’s road network, and the re-implementation has been delayed
by flood and now tornado recovery efforts. With the arrival of summer weather
and the related increase in pedestrian and cyclist traffic, residents who
rely on walking or cycling have raised concerns about their ability to safely
interact with other traffic with the current lack of pavement markings.
Additionally, commuters on non-arterial roads with atypical intersection
layouts have expressed concerns about erratic driving due to a lack of
clarity for drivers. My questions are:
1.
What are the factors that staff use to
determine the prioritization of roads, cycle lanes, and pedestrian crosswalks
to be re-painted after the winter season?
Specifically:
2.
Is the safety of vulnerable road users
such as cyclists and pedestrians taken into account when pavement
re-paintings are scheduled? How does cyclist and pedestrian safety impact the
priority of pavement re-painting?
3.
Are intersections evaluated in terms
of being clear and intuitive for all commuters? Is the complexity of an
intersection taken into account when evaluating the need for re-painting on a
specific road? If so, how does this evaluation impact re-painting
prioritization?
The City works with community partners and reviews traffic data
through the Safer Roads Ottawa Program and its’ Safety Improvement Program
(SIP).
4.
Is the prioritization of pavement
re-painting currently reviewed by the Safer Roads Ottawa Program or SIP, and
does either program have the authority to change the prioritization criteria?
5.
And, in addition, can we obtain
clarification from the transportation department staff’s perspective as to
whether ‘Vision Zero’ is a marketing brand or a set of principles?
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Council adjourned
the meeting at 2:10 pm.
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CITY
CLERK MAYOR