Environment and Climate Change Committee

Minutes

Meeting #:

15

Date:

Tuesday, February 18, 2025

Time:

9:30 A.m. - 3:30 P.m.

Location:

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

Present:

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

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1.

Notices and meeting information for meeting participants and the public

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Except where otherwise indicated, reports requiring Council consideration will be presented to Council on Wednesday, February 26, 2025, in Environment and Climate Change Committee Report 15.

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These “Summary Minutes” indicate the disposition of items and actions taken at the meeting. This document does not include all of the text that will be included in the full Minutes, such as the record of written and oral submissions. Recorded votes and dissents contained in the Summary Minutes are draft until the full Minutes of the meeting are confirmed by the Committee. The draft of the full Minutes (for confirmation) will be published with the agenda for the next regular Committee meeting and, once confirmed, will replace this document.

2.

Declarations of Interest

No Declarations of Interest were filed.

3.

Confirmation of Minutes

3.1

ECCC Minutes 14 - Tuesday, November 19, 2025

4.

Responses to Inquiries

4.1

ECCC-2024-03 - Lighting Conversion

5.

Presentations

5.1

Public Works - New Tree Dedication Program

• Motion No. ECCC 2025-15-01
  Moved by M. Carr

  BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Environment and Climate Change Committee approve that the Rules of Procedure be waived subject to Subsection 83(4)(a) of the Procedure By-Law (being By-Law NO 2022-410) to receive a staff presentation on the City’s New Tree Dedication Program.

  Carried

6.

Infrastructure and Water Services Department

6.1

Residential Protective Plumbing and Compassionate Grant Program – Review and Proposed By-law and Program Updates

File No. ACS2025-IWS-WL-0007 – City-wide

• Report Recommendation(s)

  That Environment and Climate Change Committee recommend Council:

  1. Approve the proposed changes to the Residential Protective Plumbing program as outlined in this report, and the associated by-law, substantially in the form attached as Document 1, to be in effect April 1, 2025; and,
  2. Approve the proposed changes to the Compassionate Grant program as outlined in this report.
  Carried as amended
• Motion No. ECCC 2025-15-xx

  Moved by: Vice-Chair M. Carr

  WHEREAS the staff report includes proposed changes to the Residential Protective Plumbing program, and the associated by-law, substantially in the form attached as Document 1 of which a minor correction is required.

  THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Environment and Climate Change Committee approve a technical amendment to Document 1 to replace reference to “Schedule B” with “Schedule A” in Sections 4.1(d) and 5.

  BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT Document 1 be further amended to delete in 7(1)(d) the requirement for a qualified contractor to obtain a CCTV inspection or site investigation.

  Carried

6.2

Sewer Use By-law Review

File No. ACS2025-IWS-WL-0009 – City-wide

• Report recommendation(s)

  That the Environment and Climate Change Committee recommends Council approve the updated Sewer Use By-law as described in this report, and substantially in the form attached as Document 1, to be in effect July 1, 2025.

  Carried

7.

Public Works Department

7.1

Landfill Gas Utilization Agreement Extension

File No. ACS2025-PWD-SWS-0001 – City-wide

• Report recommendation(s)

  That the Environment and Climate Change Committee recommend that Council delegate authority to the General Manager of Public Works to negotiate, amend, finalize, and implement a 5-year extension of the Landfill Gas Utilization agreement with PowerTrail Inc. for the Trail Waste Facility Landfill.

  Carried

8.

Office of the City Clerk

8.1

Status Update – Environment and Climate Change Committee – Inquiries and Motions for the Period Ending 6 February 2025

File No: ACS2025-OCC-CCS-0013 - City-wide

• Report recommendation(s)

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

  Received

9.

In Camera Items

There were no in camera items.

10.

Information Previously Distributed

10.1

Annual Drinking Water Source Protection Status Update - 2024

File No. ACS2025-IWS-AM-0001

10.2

Solid Waste Services – 2025 Legislative Lookahead

File No. ACS2025-PWD-SWS-0002

• Motion No. ECCC 2025-15-02
  Moved by M. Carr

  That, pursuant to Subsection 89(3) of the Procedure By-law (being By-law NO 2022-410), the Environment and Climate Change Committee approve that the Rules of Procedure be suspended to allow for the consideration of the item(s) listed as:

  INFORMATION PREVIOUSLY DISTRIBUTED

  • 10.2 – SOLID WASTE SERVICES – 2025 LEGISLATIVE LOOKAHEAD
  Carried
• Motion No. ECCC 2025-15-03
  Moved by M. Carr

  WHEREAS the following reference document, provided via a link within the IPD document was not formatted to be public-facing document and was therefore not accessible to members of the public with the circulation of the agenda package:

  • Document 1 – List of all Actions within their Corresponding Action Suites

  THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Environment and Climate Change Committee approve the addition of this document for consideration by the Committee at today’s meeting, pursuant to Section 89(3) of the Procedure By-law (being By-law no. 2022-410).

  Carried

11.

Motions of Which Notice has been Previously Given

11.1

Motion - S. Menard - Energy and GHG Reduction Program

File No. ACS2025-OCC-CCS-0014 – City-wide

• Report recommendation(s)

  That the Environment and Climate Change Committee recommend Council approve that:

  1. The Infrastructure and Water Services Department be directed to explore opportunities for funding, collaboration, and implementation of municipal retrofits internally and with the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, Hydro Ottawa / Envari, and the federal and provincial governments to ensure alignment of objectives and the best opportunities to benefit the City of Ottawa;
  2. That the Infrastructure and Water Services Department be directed to research alternative parameters, including longer term savings and GHG reductions for the municipality by modification of the payback term, to reframe the terms of the Energy and GHG Reduction Program;
  3. Staff report back to the Environment and Climate Change Committee by Q3 2025 with recommended funding sources, terms, and associated benefits.

12.

Notices of Motions (For Consideration at Subsequent Meeting)

There were no Notices of Motion.

13.

Inquiries

There were no Inquiries.

14.

Other Business

There was no other business.

15.

Adjournment

Next Meeting

Tuesday, March 18, 2025.

The meeting adjourned at 11:38 am.