Community and Protective Services Minutes

 


Community and Protective Services Committee

Minutes 36

Thursday, 18 September 2014
9:30 am

Champlain Room, 110 Laurier Avenue West

 

 

Notes:    1.      Underlining indicates a new or amended recommendation approved by Committee.

               2.      Except where otherwise indicated, reports requiring Council consideration will be presented to Council on 24 September 2014 in Community and Protective Services Committee Report 34.

Present:

Chair: Councillor M. Taylor
Vice-Chair: Councillor S. Qadri
Councillors R. Chiarelli, E. El-Chantiry, M. Fleury, D. Holmes and T. Tierney

 

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

No declarations of interest were filed.

 

CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES

Minutes 35 – August 26, 2014

 

 

CONFIRMED

 




Chair Taylor asked for a few minutes of silence to remember those lost and affected by the terrible accident one year ago this day of the OC Transpo bus and train.

 

This being the last Committee meeting of this term of Council Chair Taylor thanked staff and Committee members.  Councillors Chiarelli and Qadri thanked the Chair for a job well done.

 

CITY MANAGER’S OFFICE

CITY CLERK AND SOLICITOR DEPARTMENT

 

1.

COMMEMORATIVE NAMING – PANDA PARK

 

ACS2014-CMR-CCB-0058

GLOUCESTER-SOUTH NEPEAN (22)

 

REPORT RECOMMENDATION

That the Community and Protective Services Committee recommend Council approve the proposal to name a new park at 105 Southam Way “Panda Park”.

 

CARRIED

 

CITY OPERATIONS

EMERGENCY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES DEPARTMENT

 

2.

OTTAWA FIRE SERVICES 2013 ANNUAL REPORT

 

ACS2014-COS-EPS-0018

City Wide

 

REPORT RECOMMENDATION

That the Community and Protective Service Committee receive this report for information.

 

Ottawa Fire Services Chief John deHooge and Deputy Chief Kim Ayotte gave a PowerPoint presentation which is held on file by the City Clerk’s office.

Chair Taylor thanked the Chiefs for their presentation and their hard work in achieving Commission of Fire Accreditation International recognition and accreditation. 

The Committee members followed up with various questions on false alarms and fines for such infractions, information sharing within various first responders and departments and tiered response.

After a brief discussion period, the Committee RECEIVED the item for information.

 

 

 

3.

SECURITY AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT BRANCH 2013 ANNUAL REPORT

 

ACS2014-COS-EPS-0019

CITY WIDE

 

REPORT RECOMMENDATION

That the Community and Protective Services Committee receive this report for information.

 

Pierre Poirier, Chief, Security and Emergency Management gave a PowerPoint presentation which is held on file with the City Clerk’s office. 

Following the presentation Committee members had various questions on the vulnerability table, the possibility of the Canada East Pipeline coming through Ottawa and emergency preparedness.  

The report recommendations were then put to Committee and RECEIVED as presented.

 

At the conclusion of the meeting Chair Taylor thanked retiring Councillor D. Holmes on all her hard work over the years both on this Committee and for the City.

 

ADJOURNMENT

The meeting adjourned at 10:30 AM.

 

Original signed by                                                              Original signed by

M. Desjardins                                                                      Councillor D. Deans

 

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Committee Coordinator                                         Chair

 

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