OTTAWA CITY COUNCIL
Wednesday, 11 December 2019
10:00 am
Andrew S. Haydon Hall, 110 Laurier Avenue W.
MINUTES 25
The Council of the
City of Ottawa met at Andrew S. Haydon Hall, 110 Laurier Avenue West, Ottawa,
on Wednesday, 11 December 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 Stephanie
Rothwell.
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Mayor
Jim Watson presented the Mayor’s City Builder Award to Ms. Betty Hope-Gittens
in recognition of her outstanding volunteerism and philanthropy. Ms.
Hope-Gittens has been giving back to her community for 35 years through her
church and through various fundraising and volunteer efforts. Ms. Hope-Gittens
has been an avid walker for most of her life. This year, at 80 years of age,
she decided to channel both her physical and spiritual practices into fundraising.
In the spring of 2019, Ms. Hope-Gittens walked the 800 km Camino de Santiago
Trail in Spain to raise $130,000 for the Eldercare Foundation. Ms. Hope-Gittens
sought to raise $10,000 for each of the 13 not-for-profit long-term care facilities
in Ottawa, which the Eldercare Foundation has been supporting for over a
decade. In the end she raised more than $200,000 and was able to donate some of
the funds she raised to a long-term care facility in her home country of
Barbados.
In
addition to being a board member of the Eldercare Foundation, Ms. Hope-Gittens
is also director of Ethiopiaid Canada. She has worked with Help the Aged and is
a fundraising co-chair for the Ottawa Hospital’s Shirley E. Greenberg Women’s
Health Centre.
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RETIREMENT RECOGNITION FOR MARIAN SIMULIK, GENERAL
MANAGER, CORPORATE SERVICES AND CITY TREASURER
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Mayor Watson, on behalf of Council and Steve Kanellakos,
City Manager, offered recognition and presented a gift to Ms. Marian Simulik,
General Manager, Corporate Services and City Treasurer, on the occasion of her
upcoming retirement.
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RETIREMENT RECOGNITION FOR CATHY BOWLES, CHIEF OF
PROTOCOL
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Mayor Watson, on behalf of Council and Steve Kanellakos,
City Manager, and Rick O’Connor, City Clerk, offered recognition and present a
gift to Ms. Cathy Bowles, Chief of Protocol, on the occasion of her upcoming
retirement.
All Members were present
at the meeting, except Councillor D. Deans (See Motion
No. 20/1 of September 25, 2019).
CARRIED as amended by the following motion:
MOTION NO 25/1
Moved by Councillor J. Sudds
Seconded by Councillor K. Egli
WHEREAS at its Special Meeting of November 15, 2019, the Community
and Protective Services Committee considered the Report on Rental
Accommodations Study and Regulatory Regime (ACS2019-EPS-GEN-0015), which
subsequently rose to Council for consideration on November 27, 2019 as
Community and Protective Services Committee Report 8; and
WHEREAS on November 15, 2019, the Committee approved CPSC Motion
2019 08/3, which recommended Council “request the Mayor ask the Minister of
Municipal Affairs and Housing to make changes to Ontario Regulation 583/06 to
clarify that municipalities have the authority to implement a business
licensing by-law, should they choose, consistent with that for private
transportation companies, that would establish a system of licenses for
short-term rental platforms, hosts and agents.”; and
WHEREAS an error was made in the preparation of Community and
Protective Services Committee Report 8, resulting in an incorrectly-worded
version of the Motion being considered by Council as Committee Recommendation
No. 5; and
WHEREAS the City Clerk has advised that it would be appropriate for
Council to have the opportunity to vote on the correctly-worded recommendation,
as approved by the Community and Protective Services Committee:
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council consider and vote on the
following Motion, being a revised Recommendation 5 of Community and Protective
Services Committee Report 8:
That
Council request the Mayor ask the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing to
make changes to Ontario Regulation 583/06 to clarify that municipalities have
the authority to implement a business licensing by-law, should they choose,
consistent with that for private transportation companies, that would establish
a system of licenses for short-term rental platforms, hosts and agents.
CARRIED
Councillor Catherine McKenney declared a potential, deemed,
pecuniary interest on the following portions of the 2020 Draft Operating and Capital
Budget for the Ottawa Board of Health:
- Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care Programs
& Standards– Infectious and Communicable Diseases; and
- Supplementary Programs – Provincial Programs – AIDS
Bureau, Supervised Consumption Services;
as
their spouse is on the Board of Directors of Ottawa Inner City Health, an organization that will receive funding from, or would be eligible
to receive funding from, these budget line items. Councillor McKenney also declared a potential, deemed pecuniary
interest on the following portions of the 2020 Community and Protective
Services Committee Draft Operating and Capital Budget:
·
Housing Services Operating
Resource Requirement as follows:
- Community Homelessness Prevention Initiative;
- Home for Good
- Reaching Home
as their spouse is
employed by the Options Bytown, an organization that will receive funding from,
or would be eligible to receive funding from, these budget line items.
Councillors
J. Sudds and A. Hubley rose to declare a point of
personal privilege on the following portions of the 2020 Community Protective
Services Committee Draft Operating and Capital Budget:
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Recreation,
Culture and Facility Services Budget, Business and Technical Support Services
Operating Resource Requirement
As they are considering being on the Board of Directors for
the Canada Day in Kanata Association, a registered not-for-profit association
who operates the annual event. These declarations were undertaken to provide
transparency in the spirit of Section 1 of the Code of Conduct for Members of
Council.
Councillor K. Egli also rose on a point of personal
privilege to advise that his spouse is a member of the Nepean, Rideau and
Osgoode Community Resource Centre Board of Directors, an organization that receives
funding from the City. While he has no pecuniary or financial interest under
the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act, he decided to declare this relationship
to provide transparency in the spirit of Section 1 of the Code of Conduct and
to fulfil his responsibilities under Section 243 of the Municipal Act in
participating in this debate and voting on the matter. (Copy of the Integrity
Commissioner's memorandum on this matter is on file with the City Clerk)
MOTION
TO INTRODUCE REPORTS
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MOTION NO 25/2
Moved
by Councillor G. Gower
Seconded by Councillor M. Luloff
That the
following reports be received and considered:
- the report from the Deputy City Treasurer
entitled “2020 Draft Operating and Capital Budgets”;
- the report from the Committee of Adjustment entitled “2020 Draft
Operating Estimates – Committee of Adjustment”;
- the report from Crime Prevention Ottawa entitled “Crime Prevention Ottawa 2020 Draft Budget”;
- the report from the Ottawa Police Services Board entitled “Ottawa
Police Service 2020 Draft Operating and Capital Budgets”;
- the report from the Ottawa Public Library Board entitled “Ottawa Public Library:
2020 Draft Budget Estimates”;
- Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee Report 9;
- Audit Committee Report 6;
- Community and Protective Services Committee Report 9A;
- Standing Committee on Environmental Protection, Water and Waste
Management Report 7A;
- Finance and Economic Development Committee Report 10;
- Information Technology Sub-Committee Report 2;
- Planning Committee Report 17;
- Transit Commission Report 3A;
- Transportation Committee Report 7; and
- The report 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 November 27, 2019”; and
That the Rules
of Procedure be suspended to consider the report from the Ottawa Board of
Health entitled “2020 Draft Operating Budget for the Ottawa Board of Health”,
as it relates as they relate to Council’s approval of the 2020 Budget at today’s
meeting; and
That the Rules
of Procedure be suspended to receive and consider the following reports due
to timelines, as the next regular Council meeting is not scheduled until
January 29, 2020; and
- Built Heritage Sub-Committee Report 8; and
- Planning Committee and Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee Joint
Report 2; and
the In
Camera report from the Ottawa Board of Health entitled “Appointment of Associate
Medical Officer of Health -– Personal Matters About an Identifiable Individual
- Reporting Out Date: Upon Council Approval”.
CARRIED
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS, AS AMENDED
1. That, at its meeting of
December 11, 2019, City Council:
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a. Approve the proposed Term of
Council Priorities as outlined in Document 1, as amended by the following:
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i. Approve the following
amendments to three of the seven Strategic Priorities outlined in Document 1,
as recommended by the French Language Advisory Committee, and indicated below:
1. Economic Growth &
Diversification: Encourage economic growth and diversification by supporting
business investment and expansion, talent attraction and retention, showcasing
the city’s bilingual and multicultural character, and branding Ottawa as a
place to be.
5. Service Excellence Through
Innovation: Deliver quality bilingual services that are innovative and
continuously improve to meet the needs of individuals and diverse communities.
7. Thriving Workforce: Promote
bilingual Service Excellence by supporting a workforce that is healthy,
diverse, adaptive and engaged.
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ii. Approve revisions to two
Actions under the Economic Growth and Diversification Priority (Page 15 of
Document 1), as follows:
• Support high economic impact
projects, such as The Ottawa Hospital’s new Civic Campus; the Orléans/174
Economic Corridor Study; the Smart Farm Partnership; the L5 Autonomous Vehicle
Test track and Kanata North Autonomous Vehicle Test Route; and Hard Rock Casino
Ottawa’s expansion plans for the Rideau Carleton Raceway.
• Support public realm projects
to enhance public life and social interactions, such as those in the historic
ByWard Market and the Sparks Street Mall.
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iii. Add Agriculture and Rural Affairs
Committee to the Standing Committee Oversight/Budget Reference for the
Official Plan under the Economic Growth and Diversification actions;
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iv. That the City of Ottawa reaffirms
and identifies the downtown heavy truck traffic issue as a Term of Council
priority that is in dire need of a solution; and
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v. That the City of Ottawa work
closely with the Federal government on its re-initiation of a new
interprovincial crossing study and other related studies pertaining to
strategic transportation planning between the two provinces.
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b. Receive the 2015-2018 City
Balanced Scorecard Results Summary, outlined in Document 2.
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CARRIED
as amended by the following motions:
MOTION NO 25/3
Moved
by Councillor R. Brockington
Seconded by Councillor A. Hubley
WHEREAS the proposed 2019-2022 Term of Council Priorities include a
strategic priority of Integrated Transportation, with an overall objective of
enabling effective mobility through a sustainable, accessible and connected
transportation system; and
WHEREAS under the Transit Commission Terms of Reference, the
Commission is responsible for receiving operational performance reporting related
to the transit system; and
WHEREAS regular performance reporting to Transit Commission was suspended
during construction of O-Train Confederation Line 1; and
WHEREAS, with the opening of O-Train Confederation Line 1, the
Transportation Services Department will be developing a new performance
reporting dashboard to reflect transformation of OC Transpo into a multimodal system,
based on current best practices in the transit industry; and
WHEREAS the development of accurate and comprehensive performance
metrics regarding the transit system enable Transit Commission, City Council
and staff to make informed decisions that contributes to the Term of Council
Priority outcomes;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the following Action be added to the
Term of Council Priorities, under the Integrated Transportation Priority, under
the oversight of the Transit Commission:
Establish system performance metrics for OC Transpo that are
reflective a multi-modal Transit system, including LRT, Bus and Para Transpo;
and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT staff be directed to establish a reporting
protocol for these measure that includes twice-annual public reporting to
Transit Commission.
CARRIED
MOTION NO 25/4
Moved by Councillor M. Fleury
Seconded by Councillor J. Cloutier
WHEREAS on Tuesday, December 3rd, 2019, the Finance and
Economic Development Committee unanimously endorsed a motion by Councillor
Cloutier to include the recommendations put forward by the City’s French Language
Services Advisory Committee to include Ottawa’s Bilingual Character in three
priority areas; and
WHEREAS this approach was expressly enacted such
that “the Committee suggests Council could reinforce its commitment to the
Bilingualism Policy and the delivery of French Language Services to residents”
in Ottawa;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT staff from the Office of the City
Clerk and the Department of Recreation, Culture and Facility Services be
directed to work with interested Councillors, as a pilot project for the
development of the 2020 operational goals [Bilingualism Policy clause R 1.6],
with the objective of developing clear metrics as it relates to the following:
1.
Review and
assess the number of bilingual staff whose primary function is to deal directly
with the public on a full-time basis for the above-mentioned service areas
[Bilingualism Policy, Clause R 4]; and
2.
Establish a
yearly compliance review for purchase of service groups, providing services
directly to the public and to community associations and groups, whose
activities are funded by the City of Ottawa at a rate of more than 30%
[Bilingualism Policy, Clause R 1.18]; and
THEREFORE BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Council direct French Language
Services to assist the General Managers in the development of their respective
2020 Departmental French-Language Operational Plans and ensure these are made
available to FEDCO and Council in the Office of the City Clerk’s Annual report
[Bilingualism Policy, Clause R 1.6] which will be available for public consideration.
CARRIED
MOTION NO 25/5
Moved
by Councillor S. Menard
Seconded by Councillor T. Kavanagh
WHEREAS the average annual cost of childcare in Ottawa
is $11,868 (Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, 2018); and
WHEREAS according to an Ontario government report,
childcare is considered affordable if it represents no more than 10% of
household income, meaning a household must earn a minimum of $118,680 annually
in order to be able to attain affordable childcare; and
WHEREAS the median household annual income in Ottawa
is approximately $86,000 (Statistics Canada, 2016); and
WHEREAS the City of Ottawa has begun applying a
gender lens to city policy; and
WHEREAS childcare duties fall disproportionately
on women by a split of 65% to 35% (Statistics Canada, 2017); and
WHEREAS there is currently only capacity in
licensed child care for one in three children in Ottawa;
WHEREAS infant to preschool child care is completely
unaffordable for majority of residents;
WHEREAS there are system gaps in providing child
care services for special needs and Francophone children;
WHEREAS low compensation in the child care
sector contributes to recruitment and retention issues for qualified staff.
WHEREAS affordable childcare allows more women
to enter the workforce;
BE IT RESOLVED THAT the following ‘action’ is
added to the proposed Thriving Communities priority in the Draft
2019-2022 Term of Council Priorities document:
Invest in childcare services to improve accessibility,
affordability, quality, and responsiveness of childcare services across all
City wards.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the following
‘outcome’ is added to the proposed Thriving Communities priority in the
Draft 2019-2022 Term of Council Priorities document:
‘Communities
have increased access to affordable, quality and responsive childcare services
in the City.’
CARRIED
MOTION NO 25/6
Moved
by Councillor J. Sudds
Seconded by Councillor S. Menard
WHEREAS climate change poses an existential threat to the residents
of Ottawa, Canada and the entire world; and
WHEREAS the City of Ottawa has declared a Climate Emergency and is implementing
substantive measures to combat climate change and environmental degradation; and
WHEREAS the city’s public transit fleet is one of the largest
emitters of greenhouse gases over which the city has control; and
WHEREAS “Climate, Energy and Public Health” is one of the city’s
Five Big Moves, capturing the most significant policy proposals for the new
Official Plan; and
WHEREAS “Transportation infrastructure investment is sustainable and
meets long-term needs” is one of the enumerated outcomes of Proposed
Priority—Integrated Transportation in the draft 2019-2022 Term of Council Priorities;
and
WHEREAS the city is currently implementing a pilot project to
determine the most appropriate electric buses for Ottawa’s public transit
needs.
BE IT RESOLVED THAT staff be direct to bring forward a plan outlining
feasibility of converting its fleet to non-diesel buses and options for
accelerating the conversion program after the electric bus pilot is assessed.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the lead be the Transportation Services
Department, under the oversight of the Transit Commission, and in support of
efforts to achieve the outcome, Transportation infrastructure investment is
sustainable and meets long-term needs.
CARRIED
DIRECTION
TO STAFF
As
the “Thriving Communities” Term of Council Priority defines high-level priority
outcomes related to the City’s planning and housing policy frameworks, that
staff be directed to consider the following as they review these policy
frameworks and develop performance measures for this Term of Council priority:
·
Establishing
supportive policies to increase the supply of rental units of all sizes in this
City in order to create a healthy housing environment;
·
Identifying
a goal for the number of affordable rental units the City will build or support
through funding and incentives this term;
And
that staff be directed to consult with Ottawa Community Housing and the Liaison
for Housing and Homelessness in defining these measures.
MOTION NO 25/7
Moved
by Councillor G. Gower
Seconded by Councillor M. Luloff
That City Council resolve to move into Committee of the Whole
pursuant to Sections 52 and 53 of the Procedure By-law.
CARRIED
2020
DRAFT OPERATING AND CAPITAL BUDGETS
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The
following motion was put to Council and divided for voting purposes, with
amending motions considered as set out below:
ROADMAP MOTION FOR CONSIDERATION OF 2020 BUDGET
MOTION NO 25/8
Moved
by Deputy Mayor G. Darouze
Seconded by Deputy Mayor M. Luloff
BE IT RESOLVED THAT City Council, as Committee
of the Whole, receive and consider the Draft 2020 Operating and Capital Budgets
as recommended by the Committee of Adjustment, Crime Prevention Ottawa, the
Ottawa Police Services Board, the Ottawa Public Library Board, the Ottawa Board
of Health and by the Standing Committees, Transit Commission and Information
Technology Sub-Committee, and the Draft 2020 Rate-Supported Operating and
Capital Budgets as recommended by the Standing Committee on Environmental Protection,
Water and Waste Management, as listed in the Council Agenda and incorporating
all amended budget books and pages, including the additional Recreation,
Cultural and Facility Services User Fee Schedules attached as Appendix A (Pages
207-214) of the Community and Protective Services Committee Budget; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Council, sitting as Committee of the
Whole, receive and consider the following motion:
That the
Committee of the Whole recommends that Council:
- Approve
the 2020 Draft Operating Budget for the Committee of Adjustment;
CARRIED
- Approve
the 2020 Draft Operating Budget for Crime Prevention Ottawa;
CARRIED
- Approve
the 2020 Ottawa Police Service Draft Operating and Capital
Budgets, as recommended by the Ottawa Polices Services Board;
CARRIED
- Approve the 2020 Ottawa
Public Library Board Draft Operating and Capital Budgets as recommended by
the Ottawa Public Library Board;
CARRIED
- Approve the 2020
Ottawa Board of Health Draft Operating Budget as recommended by the City
of Ottawa’s Board of Health, as follows:
- Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
Programs & Standards - Infectious and Communicable Diseases;
CARRIED
- Supplementary Programs - Provincial
Programs - AIDS Bureau, Supervised Consumption Services
CARRIED
- Remaining 2020 Ottawa
Public Health Operating Budget;
CARRIED
- Approve the 2020 Draft
Operating and Capital Budgets as recommended by the Standing Committees of
Council, Transit Commission and Information Technology Sub-Committee as
follows:
- The
Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee portion of the 2020 Draft
Operating and Capital Budget;
CARRIED
- The
Audit Committee portion of the 2020 Draft Operating Budget;
CARRIED
- The
Community and Protective Services Committee
(CPSC) portion of the 2020 Draft Operating and Capital Budget, as
follows:
i. Community and Social Services Department, Housing Services Operating
Resource Requirement as follows:
a) Community Homelessness Prevention Initiative;
b) Home for Good;
c) Reaching Home;
CARRIED
ii. Recreation, Cultural and Facility Services Department, Business
& Technical Support Services Operating Resource Requirement;
CARRIED
MOTION
NO 25/9
Moved by Councillor M. Fleury
Seconded by Councillor R. King
WHEREAS Ottawa is one of the largest Canadian
cities, with more than one million people;
WHEREAS youth represent close to 23 per cent of
Ottawa’s total population;
WHEREAS a number of Ottawa’s youth are
considered at risk and require additional supports through neighbourhood
programming and resources; and
WHEREAS the City’s services such as Ottawa
Police Services have highlighted through the last several years Ottawa’s gang
issues and luring of at-risk youth that we now face as a large City; and
WHEREAS Crime Prevention Ottawa does what it can
to support communities in bringing strategic discussion and investments to
respond to neighbourhood criminality and support prevention; and
WHEREAS at risk hours for youth are after
school, weekends, long weekends and summer period; and
WHEREAS it is much more expensive for our
society to pay for enforcement, respond to criminal activity and resolve gang-related
activity than to invest in prevention programming for at-risk youth in Ottawa;
and
WHEREAS a need was identified over several years
to offer programs through organizations like the Boys and Girls clubs,
organizations in schools, community Houses, at our community centres, at resources
centres to support prevention efforts by providing opportunities to at-risk youth;
and
WHEREAS the City have a responsibility to
support at-risk families by offering opportunities to youth (employment, after
school programming, entrepreneurship and mentorship); and
WHEREAS part of this needs analysis, Council
recognized the importance of prevention and creating opportunity for Ottawa
youth;
WHEREAS On March 6, 2019, as part of the 2019
Budget, City Council approved a one-time budget allocation of $400,000 to Recreation,
Cultural and Facility Services for at-risk youth programming;
WHEREAS these types of community programs
targeted to at-risk youth continue to be needed to support neighbourhood
vulnerabilities;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council approve
one-time funding of $400,000 from the Tax Stabilization Reserve to Recreation,
Cultural and Facility Services budget, Business & Technical Support
Services budget to fund at-risk youth programs to ensure continuity of service
and success in prevention.
Motion No 25/9 was REFERRED by the following motion:
MOTION NO 25/10
Moved by Councillor M. Fleury
Seconded by Councillor R. King
That this motion be referred to staff for
review.
CARRIED
iii. The remaining 2020 CPSC Draft Operating Budget;
CARRIED
iv. The 2020 Community and Protective Services Committee Draft Capital Budget;
CARRIED
MOTION
NO 25/11
Moved
by Councillor S. Menard
Seconded by Councillor S. Moffatt
WHEREAS the Community Environmental Projects Grant Program (CEPGP)
has been providing funding since 1995 to support non-profit organizations in
undertaking small-scale, community based environmental initiatives; and
WHEREAS the CEPGP has been operating with a total annual budget of
$50,000 since 1997; and
WHEREAS potential applicants have expressed an interest in securing increased
funding to support community based environmental initiatives; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with the City’s Grants and Contributions
Policy, staff will review and reaffirm the program in 2020 (once per Term of
Council);
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council direct staff in Planning,
Infrastructure and Economic Development to examine opportunities to increase the
program budget in 2021, align with Term of Council priorities, and report back
to the Standing Committee on Environmental Protection, Water and Waste
Management in time for Council’s consideration of the 2021 Budget.
CARRIED
- The Standing Committee on Environmental
Protection, Water and Waste Management (Tax-supported) portion of the
2020 Draft Operating and Capital Budget;
CARRIED
- The Transportation
Committee portion of the 2020 Draft Operating and Capital Budget;
CARRIED as amended by the following motions:
MOTION
NO 25/12
Moved by Mayor Watson
Seconded by Councillor Dudas
WHEREAS City Council on May 10, 2017, as part of
its approval of the Elgin Street Renewal Project, directed staff work to provide
opportunities for additional temporary public parking within close vicinity of
Elgin Street during reconstruction, and delegated authority to the General
Manager, Public Works and Environmental Services, to designate dates and times
when parking at City Hall will be free of charge during the time that Elgin is
under reconstruction; and
WHEREAS on July 11, 2019 City Council approved a
Motion to provide free parking at the City Hall parking garage located at 110
Laurier Avenue during weekday evenings (after 6 p.m.) and on weekends until
completion of the major construction work on Elgin Street; and
WHEREAS while major construction work will be
completed in 2019, additional lane closures are planned on and off in 2020,
through to the completion of the project in early fall, to complete utility
works, streetscaping, sidewalks and final lift of asphalt;
WHEREAS continuing free evening and weekend
parking at City Hall through to the end of October 2020 would result an estimated
$125,000 in foregone parking revenues and thus a reduced contribution to the
Parking Reserve Fund;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that City Council
approve that no charge parking at the City Hall parking garage continue to be
provided during weekday evenings (after 6 p.m.) and on weekends until the end
of October 2020.
CARRIED
MOTION
NO 25/13
Moved
by Councillor J. Harder
Seconded by Councillor S. Moffatt
WHEREAS The Greenbank Road Widening project covers the Realigned
Greenbank Road and Southwest Transitway Extension from Chapman Mills Drive to
Barnsdale Road. It consists of a new, four lane road, with two median lanes for
rapid transit and includes a new bridge crossing of the Jock River; and
WHEREAS the funding for Greenbank Road was moved to Strandherd Drive
Widening project to address the high vehicular volume and lack of any
pedestrian/cycling infrastructure and as well to address the safety issues
related to the VIA at grade crossing; and
WHEREAS the Strandherd Drive Widening Project is scheduled to be constructed
over the next several years and there is yet to be a final agreement with VIA
for the grade separation; and
WHEREAS the demands for all transportation modes crossing the Jock
River to Half Moon Bay are over capacity and virtually non-existent; and
WHEREAS the area south of the Jock River has grown to a population
of over 35,000 residents in the Barrhaven Community where the whole population
is approaching 100,000 residents; and
WHEREAS
the Greenbank Road Widening project (from Chapman Mills to Cambrian Road) is
identified in the City’s Affordable Road Network and is the next priority for
road growth implementation, after Strandherd Drive; and
WHEREAS the Environmental Assessment has been completed for the full
length of the project; and
WHEREAS the next step towards implementation would be the detailed design;
and
WHEREAS staff have estimated that the total design cost is estimated
to be approximately $33.6 million including
the acquisition of the lands which would be required to implement the widening;
and
WHEREAS the Greenbank Road Widening includes two additional lanes of
transitway and as the transit portion of Greenbank is not in the current
Development Charges Background Study, transit DC’s can not be used to fund the project
at this time; and
WHEREAS it is projected that DC’s for the transit portion will be
included in the next background study in 2024; and
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council direct the City Treasurer to
fund the detailed design for the Greenbank Road Widening project starting in
2020, from the following sources:
- $20 M from Roads
Development Charges account
- $13.6 M of
debt to be serviced from the Roads Development Charge account
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that when the transit portion of this project
is added to the background study, that the Road Development Charges account be
reimbursed for the transit portion paid up to that point in time.
CARRIED,
with Councillor S. Menard Dissenting
DIRECTION TO
STAFF:
That
Infrastructure Services Staff be directed to review and further refine the
scope the work that would be required to install pathway lighting along the
Multi-use pathway that runs from Heron Road/Mooney’s Bay O-Train Station
(southbound to the Traffic Circle at Brookfield Road) and report back via a Memo
to Council in advance of the 2020 Capital Close report, including opportunities
to advance this work through existing budgets for capital projects or the Stage
2 LRT project.
- The Standing Committee on
Environmental Protection, Water and Waste Management (Rate-supported) portion
of the 2020 Draft Operating and Capital Budget, as follows:
i. Standing Committee on Environmental Protection, Water and Waste Management
(Rate-supported) Operating Budget.
CARRIED
ii. The Standing Committee on Environmental Protection, Water and Waste Management
(Rate-supported) Capital Budget;
CARRIED
- The Planning Committee portion of the 2020
Draft Operating and Capital Budget.
CARRIED, with Councillor M.
Fleury Dissenting
- The Transit Commission
portion of the 2020 Draft Operating Budget, as amended by the
following:
i. That
OC Transpo implement the Family DayPass:
a. during
the March Break as scheduled in 2020 by the four school boards in Ottawa,
beginning on the Saturday through to, and including, the following Sunday; and
b. from
July 1 to September 7, 2020; and
c. from
the first Saturday of the primary and secondary school Christmas week through
the period ending on the Sunday before school classes begin, as scheduled in
2020-21 by the four school boards in Ottawa; and
d. on
Family Day;
ii. That
staff report back in the proposed 2021 Budget with any estimated changes to ridership
and fare revenue that were recorded in 2020, so that Council can make a
decision on whether to make this a regular change to the OC Transpo fare table;
iii. That
the effective date for the recommended 2020 fare increases be amended from
January 1 to April 1, 2020, with the anticipated revenue reduction of $980,000
to be funded from the anticipated funds from the financial and performance provisions
in the Project Agreement with the Rideau Transit Group;
iv. That
the the General Manager of Transportation Services be directed to bring forward
recommendations to Transit Commission and Council no later than February 2020
on how a freeze beyond March 2020 could be funded in the event that LRT service
to transit passengers has not improved to the City’s satisfaction;
Item H i (a, b, c, d) of the
Transit Commission Operating Budget was REFERRED by the following motion:
MOTION
NO 25/14
Moved by Councillor A. Hubley
Seconded by Councillor S. Moffatt
That the Transit Commission portion of the 2020
Draft Operating Budget, including the OC Transpo portion, listed as Item H (i)
be referred to the General Manager of Transportation Services for review.
CARRIED
The
remaining Transit Commission portion of the 2020 Draft Operating Budget (H ii,
iii and iv) was put to Council and CARRIED as amended on
a division of 16 YEAS and 7 NAYS, as follows:
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YEAS (16):
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Councillors S. Blais, K. Egli, G. Darouze, E. El-Chantiry,
S. Moffatt, M. Luloff, J. Cloutier, R. King, J. Sudds, A. Hubley,
M. Fleury, L. Dudas, T. Tierney, G. Gower, J. Harder,
Mayor J. Watson
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NAYS (7):
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Councillors C. McKenney, R. Chiarelli, S. Menard,
R. Brockington, C. A. Meehan, T. Kavanagh, J. Leiper
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I. The 2020 Draft Transit Commission Capital Budget;
CARRIED
J. The Information Technology Sub-Committee portion of the 2020 Draft
Operating and Capital Budget;
CARRIED
K. The
Finance and Economic Development Committee portion of the 2020 Draft Operating
and Capital Budget; and
CARRIED
MOTION
NO 25/15
Moved
by Councillor S. Menard
Seconded by Councillor J. Cloutier
WHEREAS models of participatory budgeting have been shown to
encourage and enhance citizenship education and participation
WHEREAS participatory budgeting is a form of direct democracy in
which community members are empowered for portions of a public budget.
WHEREAS successful models of participatory budgeting already exist
in cities around the world, including several Canadian cities (e.g. Hamilton,
Toronto, Guelph, and Halifax).
BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council direct the City Treasurer, Finance
Services to review and report back to the Finance and Economic Development
Committee this term of Council on participatory budgeting for the City of
Ottawa, including:
- An explanatory note of
what participatory budgeting is for Councillors and its use in Canada and
Internationally
- A review of areas in the
city budget where a participatory budgeting component may be desirable
- And report back on the
findings regarding participatory budgeting during this term of Council,
within existing budgets
CARRIED
on a division of 13 YEAS and 9 NAYS, as follows:
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YEAS (13):
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Councillors S. Blais, K. Egli, C. McKenney, M. Luloff, J.
Cloutier, R. King, S. Menard, M. Fleury, C. A. Meehan, T. Kavanagh,
J. Leiper, G. Gower, J. Harder,
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NAYS (9):
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Councillors G. Darouze, E. El-Chantiry, S. Moffatt, J. Sudds,
A. Hubley, R. Brockington, L. Dudas, T. Tierney, Mayor J. Watson
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- Approve that
the City Treasurer be delegated the authority to make the necessary
adjustments to the 2020 Draft Operating Budget and to make any necessary
authority and debt financing adjustments to the 2020 Draft Capital Budget
to reflect the decisions of City Council; and
CARRIED
- Approve
that the City Manager or his
delegate be authorized to make applications for any subsidies or grants on
the City’s behalf, and that the City Clerk be delegated the authority to
amend any by-laws and approve and execute any necessary agreements in order
to implement the decisions of Council; and
CARRIED
- As recommended
by the Community and Protective Services Committee, that Council request
the Mayor and Chair of Community and Protective Services Committee write
to the Honourable Todd Smith, Minister of Children, Community and Social
Services, urging his ministry to:
- reverse its plan to
cut $1 billion from the Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) and
Ontario Works;
- maintain the ODSP
disability definition;
- increase the social assistance
rates; and
- consult with relevant
stakeholders as the government reviews social assistance programs;
CARRIED
- As
recommended by the Community and Protective Services Committee, that
Council request that the Mayor write a letter to Minister Todd Smith,
Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services, requesting that the
City be compensated for the annual expenses incurred providing overflow
shelter service for individuals fleeing domestic violence, which is a
provincial responsibility; and
- that should the city receive
this reimbursement from the Provincial Government that this funding be allocated
to the City's Housing Reserve Fund; and
- That the City request
that the Provincial Minister's staff work with the local Violence Against
Women sector on a plan to fund, on an ongoing basis, the approximately 20
to 30 existing unfunded Violence Against Women beds currently available
in the City of Ottawa so that local residents fleeing violence have a
safe and adequate crisis response with the specialized supports they
need.
CARRIED
NOTE:
The following Items 2-16 of the Agenda were approved by the Roadmap Motion as
noted above.
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REPORT RECOMMENDATIONS
1. That City Council receive
and table the Draft 2020 Operating and Capital Budgets at its meeting of
November 6, 2019 for subsequent consideration by Council sitting in Committee
of the Whole to be held December 11, 2019.
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2. That City Council refer the
relevant portions of the 2020 Operating and Capital Budgets to each Standing
Committee of Council, IT Sub-Committee and the Transit Commission for their
consideration and recommendation to Council sitting in Committee of the Whole
to be held December 11, 2019.
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See
the Roadmap Motion for consideration of the 2020 Budget (Motion No. 25/8) above.
REPORT RECOMMENDATION
That City Council receive and table the Committee of
Adjustment Draft 2020 Operating Budget at its meeting on November 6, 2019,
for subsequent consideration by Council in Committee of the whole to be held
December 11, 2019.
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See Motion No.
25/8 above (Recommendation 1)
REPORT RECOMMENDATIONS
That City Council receive and table the Crime Prevention
Ottawa Draft 2020 Operating Budget at its meeting of November 6, 2019 for subsequent
consideration by Council in Committee of the Whole to be held December 11, 2019.
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See Motion No.
25/8 above (Recommendation 2)
REPORT RECOMMENDATION
That the City of Ottawa Council approve the Ottawa
Police Service 2020 Draft Operating and Capital Budgets.
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See Motion No.
25/8 above (Recommendation 3)
REPORT RECOMMENDATION
That City Council approve the 2020 Ottawa Public
Library Board Operating and Capital Budget.
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See Motion No.
25/8 above (Recommendation 4)
REPORT RECOMMENDATION
That City Council approve the 2020 Draft Operating Budget for the
Ottawa Board of Health, outlined at Document 1.
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See Motion No.
25/8 above (Recommendation 5)
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS
That Council, sitting as Committee of the Whole, approve the Agriculture
and Rural Affairs Committee 2020 Draft Operating and Capital Budget as
follows:
1. Development Review Process
(Rural) Operating Resource Requirement (page 2).
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2. Rural Affairs Office
i) Rural Affairs Office – User
Fees (page 5);
ii) Operating Resource Requirement
(page 4)
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3. The Agriculture and Rural
Affairs Committee Capital Program (page 6) [individual projects listed pages
12-23].
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See Motion No.
25/8 above (Recommendation 6 A.)
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council, sitting as Committee of the Whole, approve
the Audit Committee 2020 Draft Budget - Operating Resource Requirement (p.
3).
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See Motion No.
25/8 above (Recommendation 6 B.)
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS, AS
AMENDED
That Council, sitting as Committee of the Whole, approve the
Community and Protective Services Committee 2020 Draft Operating and Capital
Budgets as follows:
1. Emergency and Protective Services
Budget, as follows:
a) General Manager’s Office and
Business Support Services - Operating Resource Requirement (page 1);
b) Security and Emergency
Management, as follows:
i) User Fees (page 5);
ii) Operating Resource
Requirement (page 4);
c) Fire Services, as follows:
i) User fees (pages 9 - 11);
ii) Operating Resource
Requirement (page 8);
d) Paramedic Service, as
follows:
i) User Fees (page 15);
ii) Operating Resource
Requirement (page 14);
e) By-Law and Regulatory Services,
as follows:
i) User fees (pages 18-26);
ii) Operating Resource
Requirement (page 17).
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2. Community and Social Services
Budget, as follows:
a) General Manager’s Office and
Business Support Services Operating Resource Requirement (page 29);
b) Employment and Social
Services Operating Resource Requirement (page 31);
c) Children’s Services, as
follows:
i) User fees (page 35);
ii) Operating Resource Requirement
(pages 33 - 34)
d) Housing Services Operating
Resource Requirement, as follows:
i) Community Homelessness
Prevention Initiative (page 37);
ii) Home for Good (page 37)
iii) Reaching Home (page 37)
iv) Remaining Housing Services
Operating Resource Requirement (page 37);
e) Long Term Care Operating
Resource Requirement (page 39);
f) Partner and Stakeholder
Initiatives, Operating Resource Requirement (page 41).
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3. Recreation, Cultural and
Facility Services Budget, as follows:
a) General Manager’s Office and
Business Support Services
i) 2020 User fees (page 47);
ii) User fees continued in
Appendix A (page 207)
iii) Operating Resource
Requirement (page 46);
b) Community Recreation and
Cultural Programs
i) 2020 User Fees (pages 51 -
54);
ii) User fees continued in
Appendix A (page 208 – 210)
iii) Operating Resource Requirement
(page 50);
c) Aquatics, Specialized and
City Wide Programs
i) 2020 User Fees (pages 58 -
60);
ii) User fees continued in
Appendix A (page 211 – 212)
iii) Operating Resource Requirement
(page 57);
d) Parks and Facilities Planning
i) 2020 User Fees (page 63);
ii) User fees continued in Appendix
A (page 213)
iii) Operating Resource Requirement
(page 62)
e) Facility Operation Services
i) 2020 User Fees (page 67);
ii) User fees continued in
Appendix A (page 214)
iii) Operating Resource
Requirement (page 66).
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4. Public Works and Environmental
Services Department – Parks - Operating Resource Requirement (page 69).
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5. Community and Protective
Services Committee Capital Budget (pages 70-73, individual projects listed on
pages 118 –188).
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6.
That the Mayor and Chair of
Community and Protective Services Committee write to the Honourable Todd
Smith, Minister of Children, Community and Social Services, urging his
ministry to:
a. reverse
its plan to cut $1 billion from the Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP)
and Ontario Works;
b.
maintain the ODSP disability definition;
c.
increase the social assistance rates; and
d. consult
with relevant stakeholders as the government reviews social assistance
programs.
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7.
That the City request that the Provincial
Minister’s staff work with the local Violence Against Women sector on a plan
to fund, on an ongoing basis, the approximately 20 to 30 existing unfunded
Violence Against Women beds currently available in the City of Ottawa so that
local residents fleeing violence have a safe and adequate crisis response with
the specialized supports they need.
a. That should the city receive
this reimbursement from the Provincial Government that this funding be
allocated to the City’s Housing Reserve Fund; and
b. That the City request that
the Provincial Minister’s staff work with the local Violence Against Women
sector on a plan to fund, on an ongoing basis, the approximately 20 to 30
existing unfunded Violence Against Women beds currently available in the City
of Ottawa so that local residents fleeing violence have a safe and adequate
crisis response with the specialized supports they need.
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See Motion No.
25/8 above (Recommendations 6 C., 9, and 10)
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS
That Council, sitting as Committee of the Whole, approve:
1. The Standing Committee on
Environmental Protection, Water and Waste Management 2020 TAX-supported Draft
Operating and Capital Budget, as follows:
a. Infrastructure Services as follows:
i. User Fees (page 4);
ii. Operating Resource Requirement
(page 3).
b. Resiliency and Natural
Systems Policy Operating Resource Requirement (page 7);
c. Solid Waste Services as
follows:
i. User Fees (page 10);
ii. Operating Resource Requirements
(page 9);
d. Forestry Services as follows:
i. User Fees (page 13);
ii. Operating Resource
Requirement (page 12).
e. Standing Committee on Environmental
Protection, Water and Waste Management Capital Budget page 14, individual
projects listed on pages 28-29 (Environment) and pages 31-37(Solid Waste).
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2. The Standing Committee on
Environmental Protection, Water and Waste Management 2020 Rate-supported
Draft Operating and Capital Budget as follows:
a. Drinking Water Services as
follows:
i. User Fees (pages 3-7);
ii. Operating Resource
Requirement (page 2).
b. Wastewater Services as
follows:
i. User Fees (pages 10-11)
ii. Operating Resource Requirement
(page 9);
c. Stormwater Services as
follows:
i. User Fees (pages 14-17);
ii. Operating Resource
Requirements (page. 13);
d. The Standing Committee on Environmental
Protection, Water and Waste Management Rate-Supported Capital Budget (pages)
18-21, individual projects listed on pages 33-64 (Drinking Water), 66-69
(Integrated Roads, Water and Wastewater), 71-96 (Stormwater) and 98-116
(Wastewater).
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See Motion No.
25/8 above (Recommendations 6 D. and 6 F.)
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS
That Council, sitting as Committee of the Whole, approve the
Finance and Economic Development Committee 2020 Draft Operating and Capital
Budget, as follows:
1. Elected Officials - Operating
Resource Requirement (page 2);
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2. Office of the City Clerk
Budget, as follows;
i) User fees (pages 6-7);
ii) Operating Resource
Requirement (page 5);
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3. City Manager’s Office - Operating
Resource Requirement (page 13);
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4. Transportation Services Budget,
as follows:
a) Rail Construction Program as
follows:
i) User fees (pages 17-19);
ii) Operating Resource Requirement
(page 16);
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5. Planning, Infrastructure and
Economic Development Department Budget, as follows:
a) General Manager’s Office and
Business Support Services – Operating Resources Requirement (page 20);
b) Economic Development and Long
Range Planning, as follows:
i) User fees (page 24-26)
ii) Operating Resource Requirement
(page 23);
c) Corporate Real Estate Office,
as follows:
i) User fees (page 50);
ii) Operating Resource
Requirement (page 49);
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6. Innovative Client Services
Department Budget, as follows:
a) General Manager’s Office and
Business Support Services – Operating Resource Requirement (page 27)
b) City Solicitor - Operating
Resources Requirement (page 10);
c) Service Transformation – Operating
Resources Requirement (page 29)
d) Public Information and Media
Relations - Operating Resource Requirement (page 31);
e) Human Resources - Operating
Resource Requirement (page 33);
f) Service Ottawa as follows:
i) User fees (page 36);
ii) Operating Resource
Requirement (page 35);
g) Supply Services - Operating
Resource Requirement (page 47);
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7. Finance Services Department
Budget, as follows:
a) Chief Financial Officer/Treasurer
and Business Support Services - Operating Resource Requirement (page 37);
b) Revenue Services, as follows:
i) User fees (pages 40-41);
ii) Operating Resource
Requirement (page 39);
c) Corporate Finance – Operating
Resource Requirement (page 43);
d) Payroll, Pensions and
Benefits Services – Operating Resource Requirement (page 45);
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8. Non-Departmental - Operating
Resource Requirement (page 53-55).
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9. Finance and Economic Development
Committee Capital Budget (page 56, individual projects listed on pages
108-113)
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See Motion No.
25/8 above (Recommendation 6 K.)
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SUB-COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS
That Council, sitting as Committee of the Whole, approve the ITSC portion
of the 2020 Draft Operating and Capital Budget, as follows:
1. The Information Technology
Services Budget as follows:
a. Information Technology
Services Operating Resource Requirement (pages 3-4 of the ITSC budget book);
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b. ITSC Capital Budget (page 5
of the ITSC budget book, individual projects listed on page 11).
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See Motion No. 25/8
above (Recommendation 6 J.)
Committee Recommendation
That Council, sitting as Committee of the Whole,
approve the Planning Committee 2020 Draft Operating and Capital Budget, as
follows:
1. The Planning, Infrastructure and Economic
Development Budget, as follows:
a) Right of Way, Heritage and
Urban Design, as follows:
i) User Fees (page 4-9);
ii) Operating Resource Requirement
(page 3);
b) Planning Services (excluding Building
Code Services – Ontario Building Code), as follows:
i) User Fees (pages12-21);
ii) Operating Resource
Requirement (page 11);
c) Building Code Services -
Ontario Building Code, as follows:
i) User Fees (pages 25-30);
ii) Operating Resource Requirement
(page 24);
d) Long Range Planning - Operating
Resource Requirement (page 32).
2. Community and Social Services, Affordable
Housing Operating Resource Requirement (page 34).
3. The Planning Committee Capital Budget
(page 35) [individual projects listed pages 51, 53]
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See Motion No.
25/8 above (Recommendation 6 G.)
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COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS, AS
AMENDED
That Council, sitting as Committee of the Whole, approve the
Transit Commission 2020 Draft Operating and Capital Budget, as follows:
1. Transit Services User Fees
(pages 4-6), as amended by the following:
a. That OC Transpo implement
the Family DayPass:
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i. during the March Break
as scheduled in 2020 by the four school boards in Ottawa, beginning on the
Saturday through to, and including, the following Sunday; and
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ii. from July 1 to September
7, 2020; and
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iii. from the first Saturday of
the primary and secondary school Christmas week through the period ending on the
Sunday before school classes begin, as scheduled in 2020-21 by the four
school boards in Ottawa; and
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iv. on Family Day;
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b. That staff report back in
the proposed 2021 Budget with any estimated changes to ridership and fare revenue
that were recorded in 2020, so that Council can make a decision on whether to
make this a regular change to the OC Transpo fare table;
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c. That the effective date
for the recommended 2020 fare increases be amended from January 1 to April 1,
2020, with the anticipated revenue reduction of $980,000 to be funded from
the anticipated funds from the financial and performance provisions in the
Project Agreement with the Rideau Transit Group;
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d. That the the General
Manager of Transportation Services be directed to bring forward
recommendations to Transit Commission and Council no later than February 2020
on how a freeze beyond March 2020 could be funded in the event that LRT service
to transit passengers has not improved to the City’s satisfaction;
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2. Transit Services Operating
Resource Requirement (page 3); and
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3. Transit Commission Capital
Budget (pages 7 and 8, individual projects listed on pages 16-37).
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See Motion No.
25/8 above (Recommendations 6 H. and 6 I.)
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS
That Council, sitting as Committee of the Whole, approve the
Transportation Committee 2020 Draft Operating and Capital Budget, as follows:
1. The Public Works and
Environmental Services Department Budget, as follows:
a) General Manager’s Office and
Business Support Services - Operating Resource Requirement (page 2);
b) Roads Services, as follows:
i) User Fees (page 5);
ii) Operating Resource Requirement
(page 4);
c) Parking Services, as follows:
i) User Fees (pages 8-12);
ii) Operating Resource
Requirement (page 7);
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2. The Transportation Services
Department Budget, as follows:
a) Traffic Services, as follows:
i) User Fees (pages 15-17);
ii) Operating Resource
Requirement (page 14);
b) Transportation Planning Operating
Resource Requirement (page 19);
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3. Innovative Client Services
Department Budget, as follows:
a) Fleet Services, as follows:
i) User Fees (page 22);
ii) Operating Resource Requirement
(page 21);
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4. Transportation Committee
Capital Budget (pages 23-26) [Individual projects are listed on pages
43-132].
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See Motion No.
25/8 above (Recommendation 6 E.)
MOTION NO 25/16
Moved
by Councillor G. Gower
Seconded by Councillor M. Luloff
That the Committee
of the Whole rise and report to City Council.
CARRIED
MOTION
NO 25/17
Moved by Councillor G. Gower
Seconded by Councillor M. Luloff
That the 2020
Draft Operating and Capital Budgets, listed as items 2- 16 on the Agenda as set
out below, and including all matters approved in Committee of the Whole through
the Roadmap Motion, be received and adopted as amended:
- the report from the Deputy City Treasurer entitled “2020 Draft Operating
and Capital Budgets”;
- the report from the Committee of Adjustment entitled “2020 Draft
Operating Estimates – Committee of Adjustment”;
- the report from Crime Prevention Ottawa entitled “Crime Prevention Ottawa 2020 Draft Budget”;
- the report from the Ottawa Police Services Board entitled “Ottawa
Police Service 2020 Draft Operating and Capital Budgets”;
- the report from the Ottawa Public Library Board entitled “Ottawa
Public Library: 2020 Draft Budget Estimates”;
- the report from the Ottawa Board of Health entitled “2020 Draft
Operating Budget for the Ottawa Board of Health”;
- Item 1 of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee Report 9;
- Item 2 of Audit Committee Report 6;
- Community and Protective Services Committee Report 9A;
- Standing Committee on Environmental Protection, Water and Waste
Management Report 7A;
- Item 7 of Finance and Economic Development Committee Report 10;
- Information Technology Sub-Committee Report 2;
- Item 14 of Planning Committee Report 17;
- Transit Commission Report 3A;
- Item 2 of Transportation Committee Report 7; and
That any
dissents and declarations of interest recorded during the Committee
of the Whole session be deemed to be recorded in the Council session.
CARRIED
on a division of 22 YEAS and 0 NAYS, as follows:
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YEAS (22):
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Councillors S. Blais, K. Egli, G. Darouze, E. El-Chantiry,
C. McKenney, S. Moffatt, M. Luloff, J. Cloutier, R. King, J. Sudds, A.
hubley, S. Menard, M. Fleury, R. Brockington, L. Dudas,
C. A. Meehan, T. Kavanagh, J. Leiper, T. Tierney, G. Gower,
J. Harder, Mayor J. Watson
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NAYS (0):
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With
Dissents as noted in Committee of the Whole:
- Councillor M. Fleury on the Planning Committee Budget
- Councillor S. Menard on the Harder/ Moffatt Motion re:
Greenbank Road Widening Project
- Councillors C. McKenney, R. Chiarelli, S. Menard, R.
Brockington, C. A. Meehan, T. Kavanagh, J. Leiper on the Transit Commission
Operating Budget; and
- Councillors G. Darouze, E. El-Chantiry, S. Moffatt, J. Sudds, A.
Hubley, R. Brockington, L. Dudas, T. Tierney and Mayor J. Watson on Motion
No 25/15 re: Participatory Budgeting.
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS
That Council approve:
1. Permanently establishing the
All-Terrain Vehicle Trail Network Pilot Project in Ward 20 (Osgoode) as
outlined in this report;
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2. A By-law to regulate the
operation of All-Terrain Vehicles and Motorized Snow Vehicles on certain designated
highways and unopened road allowances within rural Ottawa (Document 1); and
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3. That each distinct user group
(parent clubs) of the Osgoode Trail Network be required to obtain a License
of Occupation from the City, in accordance with the terms set out in this report.
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CARRIED
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS, AS AMENDED
That Council:
1. Adopt an Official Plan
Amendment to Volume 2 North Gower Secondary Plan, which modifies:
i. Schedule 1, attached in
Document 3, re-designating a portion of the lands, delineated by shading and
a heavy outline from “Highway Commercial” to an “Industrial” designation.
ii. Policies of Section 4.4 -
Highway Commercial, by adding a second sentence to the first paragraph under
the heading "Permitted Uses" as follows: – “Additionally, uses that
are principally intended to serve the travelling public will also be
permitted”;
iii. Policies of Section 4.7 –
Industrial, by amending the second sentence under the heading "Intent"
by replacing the word "business" with the words " uses that
benefit the local and regional economy.”
iv. Policies of Section 4.7 – Industrial
by inserting a new clause under Permitted Uses” stating “Notwithstanding the other
provisions of this plan an industrial building designated industrial, located
at 1966 Roger Stevens Drive may have a height of 22 metres”.
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2. Approve an Amendment to
Zoning By-law 2008-250 for 1966 Roger Stevens Drive to permit a warehouse and
amend associated provisions detailed in Document 2 as amended by the following:
That Document 2, Details of Recommended Zoning
of Report ACS2019-PIE-PS-0132 in its entirety be amended to be replaced with
the following text (changes highlighted):
Document 2 – Details of Recommended
Zoning
The proposed change to
the City of Ottawa Zoning By-law No. 2008-250 for 1966 Roger Stevens Drive:
a. Rezone the lands shown in
Document 1 as follows
i) Area A from RC to RG
[xxxr]- h
ii) Area B from RC [55r] to
RG [xxxr]- h
iii) Area C from RG to RG
[xxxr]- h
iiii) Area D from RG to O1
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b. Add a new exception RG [xxxr]
to Section 240 – Rural Exceptions with provisions similar to the intent of
the following:
i) In Column II – Applicable Zones add
text, RG [xxxr]- h
ii) In Column III –
Additional Land Uses Permitted and the following:
- bed and breakfast
- day care - park
- recreational and athletic facility
- retail store limited to an antique
store
- craft shop or farmers market
iii) In Column IV – Land Uses
Prohibited add the following text:
- storage
yard
- waste processing and
transfer facility (non-putrescible)
iiii) In Column V – Provisions
add the following text:
- The holding symbol may only be removed following
approval of a site plan control application.
- Maximum
Height 22 metres
- Maximum Total Volume
of all buildings: 1,914,035 cubic metres
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3. Approve that Document 1
Location Map be replaced with the revised map, per Motion no ARAC 2019 09/03
(as set out in supporting Document 1 below), to incorporate an open space
buffer of 100 metres from the residential property lot lines to the west;
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4. That there be no further
notice pursuant to Sub-section 34(17) of the Planning Act.
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CARRIED with Councillor C. A. Meehan dissenting.
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council receive this report for information.
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RECEIVED
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION, AS AMENDED
That Council approve the Office of the Auditor General’s 2020 Audit
Work Plan, as amended by the following:
1. Add a comprehensive audit
concerning the Audit of OC Transpo Demand Forecasting and Scheduling; and
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2. That the “Audit of IT
Hardware, Asset Management” and the “Audit of the Pcard Payment System” be
deleted from this report and subsequently added to the Auditor General’s
proposed Audit Work Plan for consideration by the Audit Committee and Council
in 2021.
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CARRIED
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council consider and approve the audit recommendations.
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RECEIVED
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SUB-COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS
That Council:
1. Issue a notice of intention
to designate the Ottawa Tennis and Lawn Bowling Club, 176 Cameron Avenue, as
a property of cultural heritage value and interest under Part IV of the Ontario
Heritage Act according to the Statement of Cultural Heritage Value, attached
as Document 5.
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2. Suspend the distribution and
delivery requirements under Subsection 29(3) and 34(1) of the Procedure
By-law to consider this report at its meeting on December 11, 2019, so that
the property owner may be eligible to apply for the Ministry of Canadian
Heritage’s Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage Legacy Fund prior
to the application deadline.
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CARRIED
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SUB-COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS
That Council:
1. Approve the application to
temporarily lift the original building at 124 Boteler Street above its
foundations, remove the existing foundations to build new foundations, and
replace the building in its current location on the new foundations, as per
the report submitted by Giovannitti Structural Design LTD attached as Document
5, conditional upon:
a. The applicant providing detailed
plans from the house lifting company hired to carry out the work, reviewed by
the applicant’s engineer for approval by heritage staff and to the
satisfaction of the General Manager, Planning, Infrastructure and Economic Development,
prior to the issuance of a Building Permit.
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b. The new foundations not
rising any higher above grade than the existing foundations.
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2. Approve the addition of a
new dormer to the recently approved rear addition (ASC2019-PIE-RHU-0013),
according to the revised drawings attached as Document 6.
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3. Delegate authority for minor
design changes to the General Manager, Planning, Infrastructure and Economic
Development;
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4. Approve the issuance of the
heritage permit with a two-year expiry date from the date of issuance.
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5. Suspend the distribution and
delivery requirements under subsections 29(3) and 34(1) of the Procedure By-law
to consider this report at its meeting on December 11, 2019, so that Council
may consider this application within the statutory 90-day timeline under the Ontario
Heritage Act.
(Note: The statutory 90-day timeline for consideration of this
application under the Ontario Heritage Act will expire on January 20,
2020.)
(Note: Approval to alter this property under the Ontario Heritage
Act must not be construed to meet the requirements for the issuance of a
building permit.)
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CARRIED
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS
That Council:
1. Receive the findings from
the proposals submitted to lease the Ottawa Stadium as outlined in this
report.
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2. Approve the selection of the
offer from the Katz/OSEG Partnership to lease the Ottawa Stadium, as per the
Memorandum of Understanding in Document 1.
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3. Delegate authority to the General
Manager, Planning, Infrastructure and Economic Development to finalize and execute
a lease agreement with the Katz/OSEG Partnership for the Ottawa Stadium in
accordance with the terms and conditions detailed in this report.
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CARRIED
DIRECTION
TO STAFF:
Staff
be directed to negotiate as part of any final lease agreement for the stadium,
provisions that would allow for the consideration of community bookings within
the December 1 to March 31 “exclusive opportunity” period for the Partnership,
and to clarify that beyond April 1st of each year of the term, the
City and the Partnership will have the ability to make additional bookings for
available dates and times on a first come basis.
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS AS AMENDED
1. That Council:
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a) approve an amendment to the
Official Plan Volume 1, to add to Volume 2a of the Official Plan the ‘Barrhaven
Downtown Secondary Plan’, as detailed in Document 2;
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b) approve a repeal of the South
Nepean Town Centre Community Design Plan and South Nepean Town Centre (Area
7) Secondary Plan;
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c) delete the following
sentence from the “Legal Implications” section of this report: “As this is a
City-initiated amendment to the Official Plan, in the event Council chooses not
to adopt the recommended Secondary Plan no right of appeal would exist”;
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d) approve that pursuant to
the Planning Act, subsection 34(17), no further notice be given.
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2. That Council consider the
following recommendation, as referred by Planning Committee:
• That Council amend Schedule 1 of Document 2, as shown in revised
Schedule 1 (as set out in supporting Document 1 below), per Motion No
PLC 2019-17/3; and,
That pursuant
to the Planning Act, subsection 34(17), no further notice be given.
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CARRIED
as amended by the following motion:
MOTION NO 25/18
Moved
by Councillor J. Harder
Seconded by Councillor T. Tierney
WHEREAS Report ACS2019-PIE-PS-0122, Official Plan Amendment – Barrhaven
Downtown Secondary Plan seeks to update the existing Secondary Plan which includes
expanding the ‘Strandherd Retail District’ land-use in the Secondary Plan’s
land-use schedule and;
WHEREAS Commitment was made to North American Development Group prior
to finalizing the Staff report that the minimum required building heights of large
format retail buildings developed within the Strandherd Retail District would
not be enshrined as a minimum 6.7 metre height requirement in the Secondary Plan,
and;
WHEREAS The Staff OPA report was not updated to remove the minimum
6.7 metre building height requirement in Policy 3.1.6 (3).
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council amend
Document 2, Part B, Policy 3.1.6 (3) by replacing Policy 3 which states: “All
buildings must have a minimum building height of 6.7 metres”, with “Notwithstanding the policies of the underlying policy designations,
non-residential development within the Strandherd Retail District is not
subject to any minimum building height”.
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that pursuant to the Planning Act,
subsection 34(17) no further notice be given.
CARRIED
The
Committee recommendations, as amended by the above motion, CARRIED on a
division of 21 YEAS and 0 NAYS, as follows:
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YEAS (21):
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Councillors S. Blais, K. Egli, G. Darouze, C. McKenney,
S. Moffatt, M. Luloff, J. Cloutier, R. King, R. Chiarelli. A. Hubley, S. Menard,
M. Fleury, R. Brockington, L. Dudas, C. A. Meehan,
T. Kavanagh, J. Leiper, T. Tierney, G. Gower, J. Harder, Mayor J. Watson
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NAYS (0):
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS
That Council:
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1. authorize the City and delegate
authority to the General Manager, Planning, Infrastructure and Economic Development
Department, to enter into a Front-Ending Agreement with 2325483 Ontario Inc.
for the design and construction of the Stittsville North South Arterial Road
within the 195 Huntmar Drive subdivision as outlined in this report, to an upset
limit of $10,161,382 plus applicable taxes and indexing, in accordance with
the Front-Ending Agreement Principles and Policy set forth in Documents 1 and
2 and with the final form and content being to the satisfaction of the City
Clerk and Solicitor;
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2. authorize the financial disbursement
to reimburse the design and construction costs incurred by 2325483 Ontario Inc.
pursuant to the execution of the Front-Ending Agreement;
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3. authorize the creation of a
budget for the design and construction work required per the Front-Ending
agreement;
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4 authorize the pre-committal
of $10,161,382 plus applicable taxes and indexing (the upset limit of the
Front-Ending Agreement) from the 2022 Capital Budget/Development Charges Forecast
subject to execution of the Front-Ending Agreement;
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5. authorize the expenditure of
$10,161,382 plus applicable taxes and indexing (upset limit) in accordance
with the reimbursement schedule set out in the Front-Ending Agreement.
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CARRIED
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council approve an amendment to Zoning By-law 2008-250 for
1211 Old Montreal Road to change the existing zoning and zone boundaries to
correspond with the revised lot and block configuration on the draft final
plan of subdivision for Phases 5, 6 and 7 of Cardinal Creek Village, as
detailed in Document 3 and shown in Document 4.
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CARRIED
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS, AS AMENDED
That Council approve an amendment to Zoning By-law 2008-250 for 300, 302, 304
and 306 Elmgrove Avenue to permit four (4) low-rise apartments with four (4)
dwelling units each, as detailed in Document 2, as amended by the following:
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1. The recommended interior
side yard setback be a minimum of 1.1 metres to avoid a sideyard zoning deficiency;
and
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2. That Document 2 – Details
of the Recommended Zoning be amended to change the minimum interior side yard
setback from 1.2 metres to 1.1 metres; and
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3. That pursuant to the Planning
Act, subsection 34(17) no further notice be given.
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CARRIED
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council approve an amendment to Zoning By-law 2008-250 for 87
Stirling Avenue to permit a three-storey low-rise apartment dwelling with
seven dwelling units, as detailed in Document 2.
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CARRIED
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council approve an amendment to Zoning By-law 2008-250 for
8900 Jeanne d’Arc Boulevard North to facilitate the development of three
apartment dwellings, as detailed in Documents 2, 3 and 4.
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CARRIED
as amended by the following motion:
MOTION NO 25/19
Moved
by Councillor M. Luloff
Seconded by Councillor J. Harder
WHEREAS Report ACS2019-PIE-PS-0113 recommends approval of an
amendment to permit three apartment buildings; and
WHEREAS
clarification is needed to Documents 1, 2 and 3 to ensure that the schedules which set out maximum building heights apply
to the correct areas of the site.
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council approve:
1. That Documents 1, 2, and 3 to the said
Report be deleted and replaced with the attached Revised Documents 1, 2, and 3
respectively.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT pursuant to the Planning Act, Subsection
34(17) no further notice be given.
CARRIED
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS, AS AMENDED
That Council approve:
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1. an amendment to Zoning By-law
2008-250 for 250 Besserer Street to permit a nine-storey apartment building,
as detailed in Document 2, as amended by the following:
a. that the following provisions be added to Document 2 –
Details of the Recommended Zoning under 2 a):
- One visitor parking space may be used as a
car-sharing space;
- The use of the visitor parking space for car
sharing purposes does not result in a zoning violation for a lack of visitor parking.
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2. that pursuant to the Planning
Act, subsection 34(17), no further notice be given.
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CARRIED
with Councillor M. Fleury dissenting.
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS
That Council:
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1. approve the demolition of 58
Florence Street in accordance with the findings of the Structural Condition
Letter, prepared by Kollaard Associates, dated June 26, 2019;
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2. approve the application to
construct a new building at 58 Florence Street according to plans submitted
by Evolution Design and Drafting & Tanner Vine Interiors, received on
October 21, 2019;
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3. delegate authority for minor
design changes to the General Manager, Planning, Infrastructure and Economic
Development;
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4. approve the issuance of the
heritage permit with a two-year expiry date from the date of issuance unless
otherwise extended by Council.
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(Note: The statutory 90-day timeline for consideration of this application
under the Ontario Heritage Act will expire on December 24, 2019.)
(Note: Approval to alter this property under the Ontario Heritage
Act must not be construed to meet the requirements for the issuance of a
building permit.)
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CARRIED
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council approve an amendment to Zoning By-law 2008-250 for 58
Florence Street to permit a three-storey low rise apartment dwelling as
detailed in Document 2.
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CARRIED
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS, AS AMENDED
That Council approve:
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1. amendments to Zoning By-law
2008-250 to permit small-scale Place of Worship facilities on 189 properties
in industrial zones in Urban Employment Areas, as detailed in Document 1 and
Document 2, as amended by the following:
• that Council amend By-law 2017-111 to add Urban
Exception 2382 to 102 Bill Leathem Drive, and under Column V, add provisions
that clarify that the recommendations in this report do not apply to 102 Bill
Leathem Drive;
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2. that pursuant to the Planning
Act, subsection 34(17) no further notice be given.
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CARRIED
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council approve that an application to the Committee of
Adjustment for minor variance be permitted in respect to the property at 16
and 20 Hamilton Avenue North.
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CARRIED
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS
That Council approve the following:
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1. Subject to Recommendation 2,
the delegated authority of any staff pursuant to the Delegation of Authority
By-law, or any other by-law or policy of the City, to close roads for more than
20 working days to support development be removed to ensure community concerns
are heard and developers provide a safe detour to the satisfaction of the
community, Ward Councillor(s) and Transportation Services;
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2. Delegated Authority may be
restored with the written concurrence of the Ward Councillor(s) in which the
portions of the road proposed to be closed are located;
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3. The General Manager,
Planning, Infrastructure and Economic Development be directed to submit a
report to Committee and Council in 2020 to provide recommendations as to an
appropriate process moving forward to ensure that the concerns expressed in
this motion are addressed.
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CARRIED
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Planning Committee and Agriculture and Rural
Affairs Committee Recommendations as amended
That Council:
1. approve the recommended
population, household and employment projections as the basis for the new Official
Plan in Document 1;
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2. approve the Preliminary Policy
Directions for the new Official Plan in Document 2;
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3. approve that an additional joint meeting of Agriculture
and Rural Affairs Committee and Planning Committee take place in March 2020
to consider the following matters pursuant to the Planning Act,
section 26:
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a) to
present the growth strategy policies in the new Official Plan and to discuss
the revisions that may be required to ensure the new Official Plan is consistent
with the Provincial Policy Statement and has regard for matters of provincial
interest listed in section 2 of the Planning Act; and;
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b) to
present information relating to intensification targets and more details related
to the possible expansion of the urban area as will be recommended, to conform
with the land supply policies and all other policies in the Provincial Policy
Statement, including climate change policies; and
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c) to
present an overview of timelines and important milestones for the project;
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4. direct staff to bring a
report to a joint meeting of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee and Planning
Committee, and Council in March 2020 outlining the land budget and detailed expansion
area criteria that will be used to inform the growth strategy in the new
Official Plan;
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5. direct staff to prepare a
draft Official Plan to be tabled in October 2020 based on the Preliminary Policy
Directions in Document 2 and the land budget and detailed expansion criteria
approved in March 2020;
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6. direct staff to initiate
preparatory work in Q1 2020 to implement the new Official Plan in the Zoning
By-law and bring a work plan to Council by Q4 2020, using current staff
resources;
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7. suspend the distribution and
delivery requirements under Subsection 29(3) and 34(1) of the Procedure By-law
to consider this report at its meeting on December 11, 2019.
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CARRIED
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TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE REPORT 7
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COMMITTEE RECOMENDATIONS, AS AMENDED
That Council approve:
1. the
Strategic Road Safety Action Plan as outlined in this report;
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2. the principles of a Safe
Systems approach to road safety in road design and that all new local residential
streets, constructed within new developments, or when reconstruction occurs
on local residential streets, be designed for a 30 km/h operating speed;
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3. that all revenue from
automated enforcement, including automated speed enforcement, automated license
plate recognition devices and school bus cameras, as well as any future new
forms of automated enforcement, in addition to revenues from new red-light
cameras installed beyond 2020, be allocated to the Road Safety Action Plan
Program for implementation of countermeasures identified in the 2020-2024
Road Safety Action Plan report; and,
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4. that Traffic Services bring
forward a report to Transportation Committee annually, starting in 2021, to
provide an update on the progress of the previous year’s SRSAP Implementation
Plan and to obtain approval on the initiatives brought forward as part of the
present year’s Implementation Plan.
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5. that the City of Ottawa adopts
the goal of zero fatalities on our streets by 2035, with a focus on safety
for the most vulnerable users of our transportation system—pedestrians, school
children, older adults and cyclists.
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6. that staff bring back options
in conjunction with the financial plan updates expected in 2022, with
operational and capital cost implications that will work towards zero traffic
fatalities on our roads by 2035.
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7. that Council, through the
Mayor, formally request that the Government of Canada and Province of Ontario
establish significant dedicated road safety infrastructure funding to help fund
road safety projects within the City of Ottawa to further progress towards
zero fatalities and serious injuries.
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8. that staff develop a plan
within existing budgets for the gradual implementation of 30 km/h speed limits
in all Gateway Speed Limit areas within the Core Residential area as defined
in the Strategic Road Safety Action Plan, and the By-ward Market, and with
the intent to meet the requirements for a posted 30 km/h speed limit, in consultation
with Ward Councillors through their Temporary Traffic Calming budgets and
other funding mechanisms, as per the policy for posting a 30 km/h speed limit
on an existing roadway.
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CARRIED
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS
That City Council approve the following membership for the TMP
Update Sponsors Group:
1. Chair of Transportation Committee;
2. Chair of Transit Commission;
3. Chair of Planning Committee;
4. Chair of Agriculture and
Rural Affairs Committee;
5. Chair of Ottawa’s Board of
Health; and,
6. Chair of Standing Committee
on Environmental Protection, Water and Waste Management.
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CARRIED
as amended by the following motion:
MOTION
NO 25/20
Moved by Councillor S. Blais
Seconded by Councillor J. Leiper
WHEREAS at its meeting on December 4, 2019, Transportation Committee
approved a Motion recommending City Council approve the membership of a Council
Sponsors Group for the Transportation Master Plan (TMP) Update that included
the Chair of Transportation Committee; and
WHEREAS, as directed by Transportation Committee, the City Clerk has
advised Council on the quorum implications of adding the Vice-Chair of
Transportation Committee (Councillor Leiper) or another urban Member of Council
to the Sponsors Group; and
WHEREAS including the Vice-Chair of Transportation Committee on the Sponsors
Group in place of the Chair, would allow for Transportation Committee
representation that is also a Member from the urban core, without having to
increase the size of the Sponsors group;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the membership of the proposed TMP
Update Sponsors Group be amended to provide that the Vice-Chair of Transportation
be the representative of Transportation Committee.
CARRIED
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REPORT
RECOMMENDATION
1.
That Council recommend
the appointment of Dr. Brent Moloughney as Associate Medical Officer of Health
to the Minister of Health in accordance with the City of Ottawa Act, 1999 and
the Health Protection and Promotion Act; and
2.
Subject to approval of recommendation 1, that Council transmit its
recommendation for approval of the appointment to the Minister of Health.
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The
report recommendations CARRIED in open session
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COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATION
That Council approve an amendment to Zoning By-law 2008-250 for
part of 3083 Upper Dwyer Hill Road for the purposes of rezoning a portion of
the lands from Agricultural Subzone 2 (AG2), to Agricultural Subzone 6 (AG6),
to prohibit residential uses on the retained farmland, as detailed in Document
2.
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CARRIED
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council approve the appointment of André Grzela to the Heart
of Orléans Business Improvement Area Board of Management for the 2018-2022
Term of Council or until a successor is appointed during the next term of
Council.
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CARRIED
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council receive this report for information.
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RECEIVED
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS
That Council:
1. Approve the Brownfield
Rehabilitation Grant application submitted by 1165098 B.C. LTD., owner of the
property at Brookfield Road, for a grant under the Brownfield Redevelopment
Community Improvement Plan Program not to exceed a total of $2,570,711 for
which the grant payment period will be a maximum of 10 years, subject to the
establishment of, and in accordance with the terms and conditions of the
Brownfield Redevelopment Grant Agreement; and
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2.
Delegate the authority to the General
Manager, Planning, Infrastructure and Economic Development, to execute a
Brownfields Redevelopment Grant Agreement with 1165098 B.C LTD., establishing
the terms and conditions governing the payment of the grant for the redevelopment
of 716, 770 Brookfield Road, to the satisfaction of the General Manager,
Planning, Infrastructure and Economic Development Department.
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CARRIED
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS
That Council:
1. Approve the Brownfield Rehabilitation
Grant application submitted by Minto Properties Inc., owner of the property
at 819 Bank Street, for a Rehabilitation Grant under the Brownfield Redevelopment
Community Improvement Plan Program not to exceed a total of $1,698,294.00 for
which the grant payment period will be phased over a maximum of 10 years of
development, subject to the establishment of, and in accordance with, the terms
and conditions of the Brownfield Redevelopment Grant Agreement; and
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2. Delegate the authority to the General
Manager, Planning, Infrastructure and Economic Development, to execute a
Brownfields Redevelopment Grant Agreement with Minto Properties Inc., establishing
the terms and conditions governing the payment of the grant for the redevelopment
of 819 Bank Street, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Planning,
Infrastructure and Economic Development Department.
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CARRIED
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council approve an amendment to Zoning By-law 2008-250 for
4192 Fallowfield Road to permit a daycare and office by rezoning the property
from Development Reserve to a Minor Institutional zone, as shown in Document
2 and detailed in Document 3.
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CARRIED
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS
That Council:
1. approve a by-law to amend
the Inner Greenbelt Ponds (Area C-1) Area Specific Stormwater Development Charges
By-law (By-law 2019-161) to adjust the rates as shown on Document 1.
2. endorse a modification of
By-law 2019-161 by the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal for the period from May
22, 2019 to December 11, 2019 to retroactively apply the non-residential rate
in Document 1 to those who have obtained non-residential building permits in
the subject area since the enactment of the previous By-law.
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CARRIED
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council approve amendments to the Official Plan and Zoning By-law
2008-250 for 1426 St. Joseph Boulevard to expand the area where a military
and police training facility is permitted, as detailed in Documents 2 and 3.
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CARRIED
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS
That Council:
1. Waive the 11 p.m. closing
provision, being subsections 7(3) and (4), Patio By-law 2017-92, and require
patios fronting on Elgin Street between Laurier Avenue West and McLeod Street
to close each night by 2 a.m.
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2. Amend the Right of Way Patio
By-law No. 2017-92, as described in this report and detailed in Document 1.
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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 27,
2019 that are subject to the ‘Explanation Requirements’ being the Planning
Act, subsections 17(23.1), 22(6.7), 34(10.10) and 34(18.1), as applicable,
as described in this report and attached as Documents 1 to 4.
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CARRIED
RECEIVED
MOTION NO 25/21
Moved
by Councillor G. Gower
Seconded by Councillor M. Luloff
That the remaining
following reports, excluding those items previously adopted by Council as part
of the Budget, be received and adopted as amended:
- Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee Report 9;
- Audit Committee Report 6;
- Built Heritage Sub-Committee Report 8;
- Finance and Economic Development Committee Report 10;
- Planning Committee Report 17;
- Planning Committee and Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee
Joint Report 2;
- Transportation Committee Report 7;
- The report 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 November
27, 2019”; and
- the In Camera
report from the Ottawa Board of Health entitled “Appointment of
Associate Medical Officer of Health - Personal Matters About an Identifiable
Individual - Reporting Out Date: Upon Council Approval”.
CARRIED
MOTION NO 25/22
Moved by Councillor J. Harder
Seconded by Councillor T. Tierney
WHEREAS the next regular meeting of Council is to occur on January
29, 2020; and
WHEREAS the enactment and registration of one or more part lot control
exemption by-laws may be needed prior to January 29, 2020;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED That the Rules of Procedure be suspended to
permit the introduction of the following motion
WHEREAS in many instances the ability to convey title in new homes
requires the lifting of part lot control; and
WHEREAS in order to be able to register a part lot control by-law, the
legal description, including the subdivision plan number must be contained within
the by-law; and
WHEREAS staff anticipate that one or more plans of subdivision will
be registered between the meetings of Council of December 11, 2020 and January
29, 2020; and
WHEREAS staff are advised that there are closings during this period
that will not be able to proceed if a part lot control exemption by-law is not
enacted; and
WHEREAS the Municipal Act, sections 9, 10, 11 and 23.1 permit
the City to delegate the power to enact certain by-laws;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council approves the following:
1. Between December 12, 2019 and January
28, 2020, inclusive, Council delegates to the Director, Planning Services the
authority to enact by-laws for the exemption from Part Lot Control pursuant to
the Planning Act, section 50.
2. The authority to enact a by-law to
provide an exemption from Part Lot Control shall only be exercised with the
written concurrence of the Ward Councillor(s) in which the land in question is
located.
CARRIED
MOTION NO 25/23
Moved by Councillor S. Moffatt
Seconded by Councillor A. Hubley
That the Rules of Procedure be suspended to
consider the following motion, as this is the last meeting of City Council in 2019,
and the next meeting is not until January 29, 2020.
WHEREAS at its meeting of September 25, 2019,
City Council considered Motion 20/3 with respect to Councillor Chiarelli’s
request for an authorized leave of absence; and
WHEREAS Council approved the following portions
of Motion 20/3:
“BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that concurrence under the
Delegation of Authority By-Law for Ward 8 matters may be given by Councillors Hubley
and Moffatt; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that membership and quorum
of the Planning Committee, Built Heritage Sub-Committee and IT Sub-Committee, be
temporarily reduced by one until such time as Councillor Chiarelli returns to
take his seat on these committees; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Council delegate to
the City Clerk and the Manager of Legislative Services the interim authority to
approve the payment of costs from the Ward 8 office budget arising from routine
bills and, in consultation with the Ward 8 office staff and Councillors Hubley
and Moffatt, for annual, seasonal events where a past practice for such costs
being paid can be established, if there are sufficient funds within the Office
Budget to do so;” and
WHEREAS, in addition to attending the November
6, 2019 City Council meeting, Councillor Rick Chiarelli has resumed a number of
his duties as a City Councillor including approving office expenses, attending events
in College Ward, and providing comments to staff on delegated authority matters,
as well as attending today’s Council meeting;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council rescind the
three resolutions of Motion 20/3 that were approved on September 5, 2019,
effectively immediately.
CARRIED
MOTION
Moved by Councillor M. Fleury
Seconded by Councillor S. Blais
WHEREAS Ottawa’s Francophone community is deeply concerned with the
fate of the daily newspaper Le Droit; and
WHEREAS Le Droit is Ontario’s only French-language daily newspaper;
and
WHEREAS, since it was founded in 1913, Le Droit has
defended the rights of Franco-Ontarians and provided our community with valuable
media coverage; and
WHEREAS the media presence and media coverage of Francophone Ontario
form a pillar of support for democracy in our city and our community; and
WHEREAS the newsroom and head office of Le Droit have been located
in Ottawa for the past 106 years; and
WHEREAS we consider it essential that a newsroom remain in the
National Capital and that the successful proposal protect the jobs of
journalists assigned to covering the city of Ottawa and the province of Ontario,
as well as those of correspondents based in Eastern Ontario;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Ottawa City Council acknowledge the
importance of the daily newspaper Le Droit for Ottawa;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT Ottawa City Council encourages the daily
Le Droit to collaborate with the community and the business community to
find strategies and solutions so that Le Droit maintains its presence in
Ottawa and its coverage of the Francophone community in Ontario.
MOTION
Moved
by Councillor C. McKenney
Seconded by Councillor R. King
WHEREAS the City of Ottawa prides
itself as being a caring and compassionate city and continually strives to be a
place where people want to live, work and play; and
WHEREAS providing access to safe, adequate, and affordable housing
for everyone is fundamental to achieving that goal; and
WHEREAS in 1976 Canada signed onto the International Covenant on Economic,
Social and Cultural Rights which included labour, health care, and education
rights, as well as rights to an adequate standard of living; and
WHEREAS on June 21, 2019, the Federal government enshrined housing as
a right as part of the National Housing Strategy; and
WHEREAS the City of Ottawa has made investments in an effort to reduce
chronic homelessness and increase the affordable housing supply; and
WHEREAS in 2019, these investments included $15 million in capital
funding for new affordable housing and $111 million for operating and repair
funding for community housing, housing subsidies, support services, and various
housing and homelessness initiatives; and
WHEREAS despite these investments, in June 2019 the mid-point review
of the 10 Year Housing and Homelessness Plan reported that:
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42% of renters
spend more than 30% or more of their pre-tax income to pay the median rent for
local housing that is adequate, affordable and suitable
·
at an average
of $1,174 for all bedroom apartment types (Canada Mortgage and Housing
Corporation rental Market reports, 2018), Ottawa has the third highest rents for
a major urban centre in Ontario
·
the number of
households on the Centralized Waiting list for affordable housing has increased
by a staggering 14.8% from 2017 and is now over 12,000 households
·
the overall
rate of emergency shelter use has increased by 6.5% in the past year to a total
of 7,937 individuals accessing emergency shelters in the city with the increase
driven by a significant rise in the numbers of women (5.5%) and families
(10.6%) using shelters
·
in terms of
chronic and episodic homelessness, significant increases were recorded amongst
single men (10.8% and 5.6%), and amongst families (13.7% for chronic homelessness)
WHEREAS according to census data Indigenous people account for 2.5%
of Ottawa’s population yet 25% of people experiencing homelessness in Ottawa
identified as indigenous; and
WHEREAS people living in shelters are part of the crisis and not the
solution; and
WHEREAS it is estimated that approximately 92 people are sleeping outside
in Ottawa; and
WHEREAS since April 1st of this year, 698 women and their
children who fled domestic violence were turned away from VAW shelters with few
options for safe shelter often returning to unsafe circumstances; and
WHEREAS these statistics clearly indicate that our current plan and
Federal and Provincial funding levels are not sufficient to provide adequate
housing for all or to eliminate chronic homelessness in our city; and
WHEREAS the Province through the Housing Services Act requires the City
to submit an updated 10 Year Housing and Homelessness Plan by December 31, 2019
that reflects the needs and priorities of the community; and
WHEREAS the success of the Plan is dependent on a commitment of
sustained and increased funding from all levels of government to address the
issues of housing insecurity and homelessness in Ottawa; and
WHEREAS the needs of the community far outweigh the City’s available
resources and funding required to effectively address this issue and desperately
needs the support of both the Provincial and Federal governments;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the City of Ottawa officially declare
an Affordable Housing and Homelessness Emergency, acknowledging that the City
of Ottawa does not possess the resources to manage this crisis alone and that
Council must call on the Provincial and Federal governments to assist us by
providing the City with an immediate increase in emergency funding for housing,
housing supports, and housing allowances, as well as a long-term financial plan
to meet the needs of the community; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT through the update to our 10 Year
Housing and Homelessness Plan, staff provide City Council with what it will take
to implement more aggressive targets and a framework for action, in order to:
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Preserve and
increase the affordable housing supply
·
Increase access
to housing affordability
·
Prevent the occurrence
of homelessness and eliminate by 100% chronic homelessness by 2024 with a
special emphasis on Indigenous homelessness
·
Ensure people
are supported to achieve housing stability and long-term housing retention; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT staff be directed to develop a long
range financial plan to meet the targets as set out in the 10 Year Housing and Homelessness
Plan; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT staff be directed to consider the feasibility
of the expropriation of buildings left unused and vacant for conversion to
mixed income housing and/or supportive housing as part of the Empty Building Bylaw
Review; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT staff review and report back to the appropriate
Standing Committee and Council on the steps needed for the City to establish a Land
Trust to protect publicly-owned lands, including those identified by staff as
appropriate for the development of affordable housing near rapid transit.
MOTION NO 25/24
Moved
by Councillor G. Gower
Seconded by Councillor M. Luloff
That the
by-laws listed on the Agenda under Motion to Introduce By-laws, Three Readings
be read and passed.
CARRIED
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By-Laws
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THREE READINGS
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2019-420.
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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2019-421.
A by-law of the
City of Ottawa to regulate the operation of All-Terrain Vehicles (ATVs),
Multi-Purpose Off-Highway Utility Vehicles, Recreational Off-Highway Vehicles,
and Motorized Snow Vehicles on certain designated highways and unopened road
allowances within the City of Ottawa.
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2019-422.
A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law
No. 2019-74 a By-law of the City of Ottawa to regulate the municipal water
supply and to repeal By-law 2018-167.
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2019-423.
A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law
No. 2018-213, a by-law of the City of Ottawa to appoint certain Municipal Law
Enforcement Officers to enforce the provisions of the Sewer Connection By-law
and to repeal By-law No. 2016-6.
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2019-424.
A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law
No. 2018-212, a by-law of the City of Ottawa to appoint certain Municipal Law
Enforcement Officers to enforce the provisions of the Sewer Use By-law and to
repeal By-law No. 2012-5.
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2019-425.
A by-law of the
City of Ottawa to establish certain lands as common and public highway and
assume them for public use (promenade Chapman Mills Drive).
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2019-426.
A by-law of the
City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2005-208 and By-law No. 2013-416 to repeal
the provisions that repeal certain sections of those by-laws related to
property maintenance and property standards issues in Sandy Hill.
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2019-427.
A by-law of the
City of Ottawa to establish certain lands as common and public highway and
assume them for public use (rue Upper Canada Street).
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2019-428.
A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend
By-law No. 2013-416
to amend re-inspection fees.
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2019-429.
A by-law of the City
of Ottawa to designate certain lands at chemin de la Crevasse Road, cours Bergschrund
Walk, rue de la Cornice Street, croissant Cairn Crescent, cercle de la
Cordelette Circle, chemin du Couloir Road, ruelle du Verglas Lane on Plan
4M-1643, as being exempt from Part Lot Control.
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2019-430.
A by-law of the
City of Ottawa to designate certain lands chemin
Meynell Road Plan 4M-1622, as being exempt from Part Lot Control.
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2019-431.
A by-law of the
City of Ottawa to designate certain lands at voie Spreadwing Way, placette
Viceroy Mews, voie Omagaki Way, chemin Miikana Road, promenade Dun Skipper
Drive, promenade Esban Drive, voie Ginebik Way, place Ninaatik Place and avenue
Paakanaak Avenue on Plan 4M-1618, as being exempt from Part Lot Control.
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2019-432.
A by-law of the
City of Ottawa to designate certain lands at privé Tranquil Stream Private,
privé Dearborn Private and privé Fawn Valley Private on Plan 4M-1290 and Plan
4M-1644, as being exempt from Part Lot Control.
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2019-433.
A by-law of the
City of Ottawa to repeal By-law No. 2018-245 and to change the name of
promenade Riverside Drive, a municipal highway in the City of Ottawa.
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2019-434.
A by-law of the
City of Ottawa to establish certain lands as common and public highway and
assume them for public use (Aquaview Drive).
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2019-435.
A by-law of the
City of Ottawa to designate certain lands ruelle Twin Peak Lane and voie Horseshoe
Falls Way on Plan 4M-1645, as being exempt from Part Lot Control.
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2019-436.
A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law
No. 2007-338, as amended, to appoint Municipal Law Enforcement Officers in
the Special Constable Unit of the Transportation Services Department.
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2019-437.
A by-law of the
City of Ottawa to amend By-Law 2019-161 with regard to the imposition of
development charges for Inner Greenbelt Ponds Stormwater Facilities.
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2019-438.
A by-law of the
City of Ottawa to amend the Official Plan for the City of Ottawa to redesignate
the lands municipally known as 1426 St. Joseph Boulevard.
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2019-439.
A by-law of the
City of Ottawa to amend the South Nepean Town Centre – Area 7 Secondary Plan
and add the Barrhaven Downtown Secondary Plan to Volume 2A of the Official Plan
of the City of Ottawa.
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2019-440.
A by-law of the
City of Ottawa to amend the Official Plan for the City of Ottawa to redesignate
the lands municipally known as 1966 Roger Stevens.
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2019-441.
A by-law of the
City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2008-250 to remove the holding symbol on
the lands known municipally as 2983 and 3051 Navan Road.
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2019-442.
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 87 Stirling Avenue.
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2019-443.
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 1966 Roger Stevens Drive.
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2019-444.
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 250 Besserer Street.
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2019-445.
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 300, 302, 304 and 306 Elmgrove Avenue.
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2019-446.
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 4192 Fallowfield Road.
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2019-447.
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 58 Florence Street.
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2019-448.
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 1211 Old Montreal Road.
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2019-449.
A by-law of the City
of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2008-250 regarding places of worship in urban
employment areas.
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2019-450.
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 1426 St. Joseph Boulevard.
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2019-451.
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 3083 Upper Dwyer Hill.
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2019-452.
A by-law of the
City of Ottawa to establish certain lands as common and public highway and
assume them for public use (ruelle de Saintonge Lane, avenue de la Famille-Laporte
Avenue, promenade Cardinal Creek Drive).
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2019-453.
A by-law of the
City of Ottawa to designate Central Park, 19 Clemow Avenue and 630 Bank
Street, to be of cultural heritage value or interest.
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2019-454.
A by-law of the
City of Ottawa to designate the Ambassador Court Apartment building, 612 Bank
Street to be of cultural heritage value or interest.
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2019-455.
A by-law of the
City of Ottawa to designate Cobble Cottage, 420 Kenwood Avenue, to be of
cultural heritage value or interest.
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2019-456.
A by-law of the
City of Ottawa to designate the Ottawa Rowing Club, 8 and 10 Lady Grey Drive,
to be of cultural heritage value or interest.
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2019-457.
A by-law of the
City of Ottawa to designate Magee House (currently HMCS Bytown Officers’ Mess),
78 Lisgar Street, to be of cultural heritage value or interest.
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2019-458.
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 8900 Jeanne d’Arc Boulevard.
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2019-459.
A by-law of the
City of Ottawa to recognize joint jurisdiction of boundary line highways and
to authorize the entering into the Boundary Roads Agreement between the City
of Ottawa and The Corporation of the Township of Montague.
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2019-460.
A
by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2017-111 of the City of
Ottawa in respect of the lands known municipally as 102 Bill Leathem Drive.
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CARRIED
MOTION NO 25/25
Moved
by Councillor G. Gower
Seconded by Councillor M. Luloff
That the
following by-law be read and passed:
To confirm the proceedings of the Council meeting of December 11,
2019.
CARRIED
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Councillor
J. Sudds
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Can City staff please provide the following
information in writing before the next council meeting on January 29th:
- Why are the Clublink
applications being processed by city staff while the Forty Percent
agreement is before the courts?
- In the opinion of legal and
planning staff, what would happen if city staff did not process the
ClubLink applications until the legal process ends?
- Does the 120 day period, in respect
of the application for draft plan approval, allow sufficient time for
the proper analysis, assessment and recommendations by staff with
respect to the matters required to be examined under the Planning Act¸
section 51 (plans of subdivision)?
- What happen if there’s no
decision made in 90 days or 120 days as set out in the Planning Act and the
applicant appeals?
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Councillors
S. Menard and M. Luloff
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Whereas 70% of Para Transpo users are seniors,
what level of capital and operational investment would be required in Para Transpo
in order to bring it to a level of service that could support the extension
of free transit for seniors, twice a week, enjoyed by OC Transpo customers, without
impeding capacity for the other 30% of users requiring service?
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Council adjourned
the meeting at 1:12 pm.
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CITY
CLERK MAYOR