Finance and Corporate Services Committee

Minutes

Meeting #:

14

Date:

Tuesday, May 07, 2024

Time:

9:30 A.m. - 4:30 P.m.

Location:

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

Present:

• Chair: Mayor Mark Sutcliffe, 
• Vice-Chair: Councillor Catherine Kitts, 
• Councillor Matt Luloff, 
• Councillor Cathy Curry, 
• Councillor Glen Gower, 
• Councillor Tim Tierney, 
• Councillor Rawlson King, 
• Councillor Jeff Leiper, 
• Councillor Riley Brockington, 
• Councillor Shawn Menard, 
• and Councillor George Darouze 

Absent:

• Councillor Laura Dudas 

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1.

Notices and meeting information for meeting participants and the public

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2.

Declarations of Interest

No Declarations of Interest were filed.

3.

Confirmation of Minutes

3.1

FCSC Minutes 13 – April 2, 2024

• Carried

4.

Finance and Corporate Services Department

4.1

Conservation Authorities 2024 Levies

File No. ACS2024-FCS-FSP-0006 – City-wide

• Report Recommendation(s)

  That the Finance and Corporate Services Committee recommend that Council approve the 2024 levies for the Rideau Valley, South Nation and Mississippi Valley Conservation Authorities as presented in Document 1, and as outlined in this report.

  Carried

4.2

An Administrative Penalty System (APS) for Parking and Camera-Based Automated Enforcement Violations for the City of Ottawa

File No. ACS2024-FCS-SO-0001 – City-wide

Carried with Councillor M. Luloff dissenting. 

• Report Recommendation(s)

  That the Finance and Corporate Services Committee recommend that Council approve:

  1. The establishment of an Administrative Penalty System (APS) for the enforcement, processing, and resolution of parking by-law contraventions, red-light camera and automated speed enforcement contraventions detected by camera systems, in accordance with the Municipal Act, 2001, Regulation 333/07, and the Highway Traffic Act, 1990, Regulation 355/22, in place of the current system administered under the Provincial Offences Act (POA), as further described in this report;
  2. The APS By-Laws and APS Appointment By-Law, substantially in the form set out in Documents 1 and 2 and 3 of this report, and delegate the authority to the City Solicitor to finalize the required by-laws;
  3. The APS Conflict of Interest Policy and the APS Prevention of Political Interference Policy set out in Documents 4 and 5 of this report, as required by the Municipal Act, 2001, Regulation 333/07, and the Highway Traffic Act, 1990, Regulation 355/22.
  Carried

5.

Infrastructure and Water Services Department

5.1

2024 Asset Management Plans

File No. ACS2024-IWS-AM-0002 – City-wide

• Report Recommendation(s)

  That the Finance and Corporate Services Committee recommend that Council:

  1. Approve the Asset Management Plans as described in this report and attached as Document 1 – 7; and
  2. Approve the renewal components of the Library Services Asset Management Plan, as described in this report and attached as Document 8.
  Carried

6.

Office of the City Clerk

6.1

Office of the City Clerk 2023 Annual Report

File No. ACS2024-OCC-GEN-0009 – City-wide

• Report Recommendation(s)

  That the Finance and Corporate Services Committee recommend that City Council:

  1. Receive this report; and
  2. Approve the amendments to Schedule “A” of the Records Retention and Disposition By-law as outlined in this report and set out in Documents 5 and 6.
  Carried

6.2

City of Ottawa Municipal Accessibility Plan – Annual Update (2024)

File No. ACS2024-OCC-GEN-0003 – City-wide

• Report Recommendation(s)

  That the Finance and Corporate Services Committee recommend that Council:

  1. Receive the City of Ottawa Municipal Accessibility Plan –Annual Update (2024) report;
  2. Receive the consultation plan to develop the new 2025-2029 City of Ottawa Municipal Accessibility Plan;
  3. Approve the Accessible Feedback and Resident Inquiries Procedure;
  4. Approve the updated City of Ottawa Accessibility Policy;
  5. Receive information related to exceptions and non-compliances with the Design of Public Spaces Standard and Accessibility Design Standards, as detailed in this report.
  Carried

6.3

Status Update – Finance and Corporate Services Committee Inquiries and Motions for the period ending 26 April 2024

File No. ACS2024-OCC-CCS-0046 – City-wide

• Report Recommendation(s)

  That the Finance and Corporate Services Committee receive this report for information.

  Received

7.

Community and Social Services Department

7.1

Declaration of Surplus Land – 250 Forestglade Crescent and Transfer to Ottawa Aboriginal Coalition

File No. ACS2024-CSS-GEN-007 – City-wide

• Report Recommendation(s)

  That the Finance and Corporate Services Committee recommend that Council:

  1. Declare 250 Forestglade Crescent, being 04165-0476, shown as Parcel 1 on Document 1 attached as surplus to City requirements;
  2. Waive section 1.2 of the City’s Disposal of Real Property Policy pertaining to the disposal of real property at current market value, Section 2.3 pertaining to the public marketing of viable properties, and Section 4.1 pertaining to the appraisal of the property; and
  3. That the Director, Housing Solutions and Investments, together with the Director, Housing Services, be delegated authority to enter into, conclude, execute, amend, and implement on behalf of the City, the required agreements for the sale of 250 Forestglade Crescent and transfer the property, for nominal consideration, subject to existing easements and any easements that may be required, to the Ottawa Aboriginal Coalition for the purposes of developing the site for transitional housing.
  Carried

8.

In Camera Items

There were no in camera items.

9.

Notices of Motions (For Consideration at Subsequent Meeting)

There were no Notices of Motion.

10.

Inquiries

10.1

FCSC 2024-01 - Cellular Towers Trillium Line Stations

Submitted by Councillor C. Kitts on behalf of Councillor S. Desroches

Can staff advise what would be required for the City to undertake a competitive request of interest process for a cellular tower providers at the Leitrim, Bowesville and Limebank Trillium Line stations with a goal of:

• Improving cellular phone service in the area for residents, businesses and transit passengers
• Providing an alternative source revenue to the City of Ottawa

10.2

FCSC 2024-02 - Sliding Scales for Parking Fines

Submitted by Councillor S. Menard

Our office is aware of the significant asymmetry of the effect that the same fine can have on different residents. For the luxury car illegally parked near Lansdowne, a parking fine might just be the price they are willing to pay to attend an event, for others, a parking ticket fine could be the difference between them being able to afford their grocery bill at the end of the month.

Other jurisdictions have addressed this inherent inequality through introducing a system of fines geared to income. This has been the case in some Scandinavian countries, including Finland. It has also been raised as a possibility recently in the city of Winnipeg. 

Just last year, a survey conducted by Research Co. found that a majority Canadians support tying speeding ticket fines to income. This suggests that there may be an appetite for this approach to fair fines when it comes to parking fines.

Given that Ottawa is looking to move ahead with an Administrative Penalty System that allows the city more of a prerogative when it comes to the administration of penalties, can staff please review both the possibility and feasibility of a sliding scale for parking fines that is geared to income, or other potential proxies for ability to pay, such as the blue book value of a car?

11.

Other Business

There was no other business.

12.

Adjournment

Next Meeting

June 4, 2024.

The meeting adjourned at 11:01 am.