OTTAWA CITY COUNCIL
MINUTES 58
Wednesday, July 21, 2021
10:00 am
By Electronic Participation
This Meeting was held through
electronic participation in accordance with Section 238 of the Municipal
Act, 2001 as amended by the COVID-19 Economic Recovery Act, 2020
The Council of
the City of Ottawa met on Wednesday, July 21, 2021, beginning at 10:00 AM. The
Mayor, Jim Watson, presided over the Zoom meeting from Andrew
S. Haydon Hall, with the remaining Members participating remotely by Zoom.
Mayor Watson
led Council in a moment of reflection.
All Members were present at the meeting.
Mayor Watson announced that the State of Emergency in Ottawa would be
lifted at 12:01 am on Thursday, July 22, 2021, and the City would be moving one
level down in its emergency management status to ‘Activated Operations’. The
State of Emergency was declared in response to the COVID-19 pandemic on March
25, 2020.
CONFIRMED
No declarations
of interest were filed.
MOTION NO 58/1
Moved by Councillor R. Brockington
Seconded by Councillor M. Fleury
That Finance
and Economic Development Committee Report 27A; Planning Committee Report 46;
Transportation Committee Report 20A and the reports from the City Clerk entitled,
“Results of Circulation for Expressions of Interest – Planning Committee and
Ottawa Community Lands Development Corporation” and “Summary of Oral and
Written Public Submissions for Items Subject to the Planning Act ‘Explanation
Requirements’ at the City Council Meeting of July 7, 2021” be received and
considered.
CARRIED
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS
That Council approve the following:
1. The
approach and timetable for consultation and consideration of the 2022 budget
as outlined in the report.
2. The
following directions for developing the draft 2022 budget.
a. That
the municipal tax increase be set at 3 per cent overall inclusive of the
following:
i. The city-wide tax levy, which includes funding for
Library and Public Health, be increased by no more than 2.6 per cent for 2022
and that Council request that the Library and Public Health Boards develop
their draft budgets based on their pro rata share of this tax increase;
ii. The Ottawa Police Services levy be increased by no
more than 3 per cent and that Council request that the Police Services Board
develop their draft budget based on this tax increase;
iii. That the Transit Levy be increased by no more than 4.5
per cent which includes a $5 million increase to the contribution to capital
to replace the cancelled provincial gas tax increase.
b. That
the assessment growth taxation revenues generated from new properties be
estimated at 1.4 per cent of current taxation for 2022 and that Council request
that the Police, Public Health and Library Boards and the Transit Commission
develop their draft budgets within this allocation.
c. That
all City user fees and charges increase in accordance with the direction
outlined in the Fiscal Framework or the Long-Range Financial Plan, including
incremental post COVID cost recovery.
d. That
the Garbage Fee be increased in accordance with the approved Solid Waste
Residential Collections Contracts report and to address the capital
investments required for this service per the four-year capital spending
plan.
e. That
the 2022 Capital Budget be developed in accordance with the direction
outlined in the 2019 DC Background Study, Long Range Financial Plan and
Fiscal Framework.
f. That
the rate supported 2022 draft budget be developed in accordance with the
approved 2017 Long Range Financial Plan V – Water, Wastewater and Stormwater.
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MOTION NO 58/2
Moved by Councillor S.
Menard
Seconded by Councillor
C. McKenney
WHEREAS the City of Ottawa continues to adapt to
the impacts of a global pandemic that has resulted in a significant strain on
the capacity of Ottawa Public Health and other public services; and
WHEREAS the public has expressed a clear desire
to see changes in the way policing is conducted; and
WHEREAS the City of Toronto has recently
invested in a non-police crisis response team pilot project; and
WHEREAS Ottawa Public Health is well positioned
to review, investigate, and pursue this in Ottawa should it have the resources
to do so; and
WHEREAS studies have shown that increased
investments in public health provide a broad return on investment, including
savings to healthcare, social and justice systems (ex. Every dollar invested in
mental health and addictions saves $30 in lost productivity and social costs
and every dollar invested in early childhood development saves $9 in future
spending on health, social and justice services); and
WHEREAS on May 21st, 2021 Ottawa Public Health (OPH)
released a statement that the Ottawa Paramedic Service, the Ottawa Police
Service and their partners have continued to see an increase in overdose
activity over the past year, with this activity largely linked to and
increasingly toxic drug supply; and
WHEREAS post-pandemic, there is even greater
need for public health programming and policy work than there was pre-pandemic;
and
WHEREAS the 2021 base budget for Ottawa Police
Services is $304.66 million and increases projected through the report titled Proposed
2022 Budget Directions, Timelines and Consultation Process (ACS2021-FSD-FIN-0017)
would see the Police budget increase by as much as $13.5M (3% tax levy increase
estimated to be $9.27 million and 1.4% tax assessment increase estimated to be
$4.27 million); and
WHEREAS the municipal portion of Ottawa Public
Health’s 2021 base budget is $24.8 million and increases projected through the
report titled Proposed 2022 Budget Directions, Timelines and Consultation
Process (ACS2021-FSD-FIN-0017) would see the Public Health budget increase by
as much as $985,000 (2.6% tax levy increase estimated to be $640,000 and 1.4%
tax assessment increase estimated to be $345,000); and
WHEREAS the Ottawa Police budget has been one of
the fastest growing line items in the city, outpacing inflation, population
growth, and municipal tax increases since 2001; and
WHEREAS City Council should not be financially
prioritizing policing over public health;
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the
Recommendation 2(a)(ii) of the report titled Proposed 2022 Budget Directions,
Timelines and Consultation Process (ACS2021-FSD-FIN-0017) be amended as
follows:
2. (a) (ii) The Ottawa Police Services levy be
increased by no more than 0 per cent and that Council request that the Police
Services Board develop their draft budget based on this; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the corresponding
savings, estimated to be $9.27 million, be directed to Ottawa Public Health
above the 2.6% cap referenced in recommendation 2(a)(i).
REFERRED by the following Motion:
MOTION NO 58/3
Moved by Councillor E. El-Chantiry
Seconded by Councillor G. Darouze
BE IT
RESOLVED that the Menard-McKenney Motion regarding the Police Services budget be
referred for Council’s consideration during the 2022 draft budget review process,
after the Ottawa Police Service has tabled its draft budget, and that the City
Treasurer be directed to include an update on this matter and the potential
funding available as part of the tabling of the 2022 draft budget with Council
on November 3, 2021.
CARRIED
on a division of 17 YEAS and 7 NAYS, as follows:
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YEAS (17):
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Councillors T. Tierney, E. El-Chantiry, M. Luloff, G. Gower, L.
Dudas, J. Cloutier, G. Darouze, J. Sudds, S. Moffatt, R. Brockington, K.
Egli, D. Deans, C. Kitts, C.A. Meehan, A. Hubley, J. Harder,
Mayor J. Watson
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NAYS (7):
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Councillors S. Menard, R. King, C. McKenney, R. Chiarelli,
J. Leiper, M. Fleury, T. Kavanagh
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The
committee recommendations were put to Council and CARRIED on a division of 16
YEAS and 8 NAYS, as follows (with dissents on individual recommendations noted
below):
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YEAS (16):
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Councillors T. Tierney, E. El-Chantiry, M. Luloff, G. Gower, L.
Dudas, J. Cloutier, G. Darouze, J. Sudds, S. Moffatt, R. Chiarelli,
R. Brockington, K. Egli, C. Kitts, A. Hubley, J. Harder,
Mayor J. Watson
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NAYS (8):
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Councillors S. Menard, R. King, C. McKenney, D. Deans
J. Leiper, C.A. Meehan, M. Fleury, T. Kavanagh
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Councillors M. Luloff and K. Egli dissenting on Recommendation 2) a)
ii) and Councillor R. Brockington dissenting on Recommendation 2) a) ii) and 2)
a) iii).
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS
1.
That Council receive KPMG’s submissions
of Document 1: LRT Stage 2 Procurement Lessons Learned, and Document 2: LRT
Stage 3 Procurement Options Analysis and Project Governance Best Practices.
2.
That Council approve the KPMG recommendations
outlined in this report and identified in Document 1: LRT Stage 2 Procurement
Lessons Learned.
3.
That Council direct staff to consider,
in the development of LRT Stage 3, the procurement methodologies and best
practices for governance of large-scale procurements outlined in this report
and described in Document 2: LRT Stage 3 Procurement Options Analysis and
Project Governance Best Practices.
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CARRIED
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS
That Council:
1. Receive
the background information for this report, as follows:
a) The
2019 “TD Place Functional Obsolescence Report” by ROSSETTI (Document 1);
b) The
2018 “Feasibility of Possible Redevelopment” report by Leibe Engineering
Associates (Document 2);
c) The
“As We Heard It” reports from the Stakeholder Sounding Board (Document 3);
d) The
“Lansdowne Park Guiding Principles” approved by City Council in 2010
(Document 4).
2. Approve
the framework for improving Lansdowne Park and making the Lansdowne Park Partnership
sustainable over the term of the Lansdowne Park Partnership Agreements, as
outlined in this report and as follows, with the results of the work to be
reported back to Committee and Council in Q1 2022:
a) Direct
staff to work with OSEG to bring forward detailed plans and cost estimates
for the revitalization of Lansdowne Park and conduct a due diligence review
of all financial estimates and proforma projections; a funding strategy for
the City’s portion of the construction cost related to City assets; an
assessment of revenue neutrality and assessment of the financial implications
for the City for the term of the Partnership agreement, as well as undertake
the other required due diligence exercises outlined in the report.
b) Delegate
the authority to the General Manager of Planning, Infrastructure and Economic
Development to negotiate with the Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group
(OSEG), on a commercially confidential basis, on a proposal to revitalize Lansdowne
Park, as described in this report, and approve the negotiating principles for
a revitalization of Lansdowne Park under the Partnership as follows:
i) The overall package must have a material and/or
financial benefit for the City and the taxpayer, as well as adhering to the
basic principles of fairness to both parties and ensuring the Partnership is
sustainable over its entire term.
ii) The overall package must be affordable for the City,
as determined by the City CFO/Treasurer and independently validated and be in
keeping with the terms of the LMLP Partnership Agreement, the Long-Range
Financial Plan and consistent with the requirements of the Municipal
Act, 2001 and any other relevant legislation.
iii) City funds will not be used to subsidize any of OSEG’s
operations, including the professional sports teams, retail, or residential,
and including any impacts of construction on those operations.
iv) There will continue to be City-owned and managed assets
that are distinct from the OSEG partnership.
v) Affordable housing will be a key consideration in
whatever is negotiated.
vi) Retail or Commercial (existing and any potential new)
remains in the waterfall, to a level deemed satisfactory to the City.
vii) Any new municipal or public facilities will be done
through a competitive tendered process administered under the City’s
procurement methodology with oversight by a construction management team
involving both parties.
c) Approve
the targeted objectives for the next phase of Lansdowne revitalization and
renewal site-wide, both inside and outside the Lansdowne Partnership Plan, as
described in this report and as follows:
i) That the following be added to the Guiding Principles section
B) “The Overall Site”:
“The public access to the site should be studied with
a goal that pedestrians, and cyclists feel safer. Any changes should improve
the comfort of people who use the outdoor portions of the site and enhance
safety for pedestrians and cyclists coming to the site, along with a continued
emphasis on travel demand management during major events.”
ii) That the following be added to the Guiding Principles
section D. b) “New Development”:
“New mixed-use development using air rights can be considered
in the footprint of the existing Civic Centre/North Side Stands to help
defray the cost of replacing functionally obsolete sporting facilities, and
add to the intensity of development to keep the site active at all times as
contemplated in the Council-adopted January 2010 principles D) Site
Components b) New Development.”
d) Approve
the cost-sharing proposal for the next steps of the potential revitalization
proposal from OSEG, as outlined in the report, with the $675K required for
the City’s share to be funded from the City-wide reserves; and delegate the
authority to the General Manager of Planning, Infrastructure and Economic Development,
with the concurrence of the City Solicitor, to negotiate, finalize and
execute a Memorandum of Understanding with the Ottawa Sports and Entertainment
Group to confirm these arrangements.
e) Direct
staff to undertake the planning and other work for the Urban Park/Public Realm
in the following areas, as described in this report and as follows:
i) Significant Capital Improvements in support of site
animation;
ii) Creating a better and more welcoming outdoor Public Realm;
and
iii) Developing policies and programs that support increased
public use of the Park.
3. Approve
the Public Engagement Strategy as described in Document 5 and outlined in
this report, with the $200k in funding to come from City-wide reserves.
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CARRIED
During discussion of this item, Council
recessed at 12:27 PM due to technical difficulties impacting the virtual
meeting, and resumed at 12:31 PM.
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS
That Council:
1. Repeal
By-laws No. 2009–40 and 2009–41 to terminate the St. Joseph Boulevard
Community Improvement Plan;
2. Repeal
By-laws No. 2013-292 and 2013-293 to terminate the Orléans Community Improvement
Plan;
3. Approve
and adopt a By-law to designate the area shown in Document 1 as the
Integrated Orléans Community Improvement Plan Project Area;
4. Approve
and adopt a By-law for the Integrated Orléans Community Improvement Plan as
set out in Document 2.
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CARRIED
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS
That Council:
1) Approve
and direct the General Manager of Recreation, Cultural and Facility Services
to execute the attached Memorandum of Understanding between the City of
Ottawa and Ottawa South United Soccer Association (OSU) (Document 1); and
2) Waive
clause 2.3 of the Disposal of Real Property Policy requiring the City to
provide public notice and solicit offers for the proposed disposal through a
long-term lease of a portion of George Nelms Park; and
3) Delegate
authority to the Director, Corporate Real Estate Office to negotiate, conclude,
execute and amend on behalf of the City, the land lease agreement, within the
contractual and financial parameters outlined in this report; and
4) Delegate
authority to General Manager of Recreation, Cultural and Facility Services to
renegotiate and execute a renewed Sports Field Agreement with OSU that
reflects the term of the land lease.
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CARRIED
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PLANNING COMMITTEE REPORT 46
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COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATIONS
That Council approve:
1. an
amendment to Zoning By-law 2008-250 for 30-48 Chamberlain Avenue to permit a 16
storey mixed-use development, as detailed in Document 2; and,
2. that
the implementing Zoning By-law does not proceed to Council until such time as
an agreement under Section 37 of the Planning Act is executed.
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CARRIED
on a division of 15 YEAS and 8 NAYS, as follows:
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YEAS (15):
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Councillors E. El-Chantiry, M. Luloff, G. Gower, L. Dudas, J.
Cloutier, G. Darouze, S. Moffatt, R. Chiarelli, R. Brockington, K. Egli,
A. Hubley, M. Fleury, J. Harder, T. Kavanagh, Mayor J. Watson
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NAYS (8):
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Councillors T. Tierney, S. Menard, R. King, C. McKenney, D. Deans
J. Leiper, C. Kitts, C.A. Meehan
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS
That
Council approve:
1. an
amendment to the Official Plan, Volume 2a, Bank Street Secondary Plan, for
1335 and 1339 Bank Street with site specific policies and increased building
height, as detailed in Document 2; and
2. an
amendment to Zoning By-law 2008-250 for 1335 and 1339 Bank Street to permit a
mixed-use high-rise development as detailed in Document 3.
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CARRIED
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That Council approve:
1. an
amendment to the Official Plan, Volume 2a, Richmond Road / Westboro Secondary
Plan, for 403 Richmond Road and 389 Roosevelt Avenue, for increased buildings
heights, as detailed in Document 2;
2. an
amendment to Zoning By-law 2008-250 for 403 Richmond Road and 389 Roosevelt
Avenue to permit a nine-storey mixed-use building, as detailed in Document 3.
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CARRIED
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS
That Council approve:
1. an
amendment to the Official Plan, Volume 2a, Baseline and Woodroffe Secondary
Plan, for 19 Centrepointe Drive to permit a maximum floor space index of 4.8,
as detailed in Document 2;
2. an
amendment to Zoning By-law 2008-250 for 19 Centrepointe Drive to permit a 22-storey
and 24-storey high-rise apartment buildings, as detailed in Document 4;
3. that
the implementing Zoning By-law does not proceed to City Council until the
agreement under Section 37 of the Planning Act is executed.
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CARRIED
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REPORT RECOMMENDATIONS
That Council receive this report for information and consider the
following nominations:
A. Nominations
for member of Planning Committee:
1. Councillor
Shawn Menard.
B. Nominations
for Chair of Planning Committee:
1. Councillor
Glen Gower;
2. Councillor
Jeff Leiper; and
3. Councillor
Scott Moffatt.
C. Nominations
for member, Board of Directors, Ottawa Community Lands Development Corporation:
1. Councillor
Riley Brockington; and
2. Councillor
Allan Hubley.
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This report was considered as the first held item following the
consent agenda.
The Recommendations were divided for voting purposes.
Recommendation A
The appointment of Councillor Menard as a Member of
Planning Committee CARRIED with Councillor J. Harder dissenting.
Recommendation B
MOTION NO 58/4
Moved by Councillor A.
Hubley
Seconded by Councillor
L. Dudas
WHEREAS the Planning
Committee is responsible for overseeing all development and planning matters within the urban boundary in
accordance with the City’s Official Plan document, including zoning designations,
community planning, site design requirements and affordable housing; and
WHEREAS in recognition
of the traditionally heavy workload associated with this mandate, the Planning
Committee meets twice monthly; and
WHEREAS, as approved
by Council as part of the 2014-2018 Mid-term Governance Review, the Planning
Committee Chair receives funding for additional administrative support over and
above that received by other Committee Chairs (i.e. being one FTE), to assist
with additional work associated with this role; and
WHEREAS, in addition
to their role established under the Procedure By-law to preside over the
twice monthly meetings as well as special meetings and joint meetings, the
Chair of Planning Committee currently has a role advising staff on policy development
through a dedicated seat on the Council Sponsors Groups for the Official Plan
Review, and the Community Benefits Charge By-law and the Transportation Master
Plan; and
WHEREAS in addition
to presiding over meetings in the absence of the Chair, the Planning Committee
Vice-Chair sits on the Council Sponsors Group for the New Zoning By-law project;
and
WHEREAS it is
anticipated that the Planning Committee will continue to have an
extraordinarily high workload for the remainder of the Term of Council resulting
from the consideration and approval of the new Official Plan currently under
development and the work plan for development of a new Comprehensive Zoning
By-law, in addition to a variety of related policy initiatives and a continued
high volume of site-specific planning applications; and
WHEREAS appointing
two Co-Chairs of Planning Committee instead of a Chair and Vice-Chair would
allow for a more sustainable and equitable distribution of the workload and
support for the remainder of the Term of Council;
THEREFORE BE IT
RESOLVED that the Terms of Reference for the Planning Committee be amended to
provide for the Planning Committee to have two Co-Chairs, to be selected by
Council from within the Committee’s existing membership, for the remainder of
the 2018-2022 Term of Council; and
BE IT FURTHER
RESOLVED that, in lieu of having a formal Vice-Chair, that the two
Planning Committee Co-Chairs may jointly determine who will chair a given
meeting, with the other acting in the capacity of “vice-chair” in accordance
with Subsection 83(1) of the Procedure By-law; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED
that the additional funding provided to the Planning Committee Chair from the Council
Administrative Services budget be split equally between the two Co-Chairs, with
each receiving the equivalent of a one-half full-time-equivalent (FTE)
position.
CARRIED
on a division of 14 YEAS and 10 NAYS, as follows:
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YEAS (14):
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Councillors T. Tierney, E. El-Chantiry, M. Luloff, G. Gower, L.
Dudas, J. Cloutier, G. Darouze, J. Sudds, S. Moffatt, R. Brockington, C.
Kitts, A. Hubley, J. Harder, Mayor J. Watson
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NAYS (10):
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Councillors S. Menard, R. King, C. McKenney, R. Chiarelli, K.
Egli,
D. Deans, J. Leiper, C.A. Meehan, M. Fleury, T. Kavanagh
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MOTION
NO 58/5
Moved by Councillor A.
Hubley
Seconded by Councillor
L. Dudas
WHEREAS the City Clerk has undertaken a circulation
to seek expressions of interest from Members of Council interested in seeking
appointment as the Chair of the Planning Committee; and
WHEREAS the Clerk’s Office has received three
expressions of interest for Chair of Planning Committee, from Councillors Gower,
Leiper and Moffatt; and
WHEREAS Council has approved the establishment
of co-chairs of Planning Committee for the remainder of the 2018-2022 Term of
Council;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council approve the
appointment of two (2) of the following Members of Council as Co-Chairs of the
Planning Committee:
1. Councillor Glen Gower
2. Councillor Jeff Leiper
3. Councillor Scott Moffatt
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Councillors Glen Gower and Scott Moffatt were appointed as Co-Chairs
of the Planning Committee, on the following division of votes:
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Councillor
Gower (14): Councillors T. Tierney, E. El-Chantiry, M. Luloff, G. Gower,
L. Dudas, J. Cloutier, G. Darouze, J. Sudds, S. Moffatt,
K. Egli, C. Kitts, A. Hubley, J. Harder, Mayor J. Watson
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Councillor
Moffatt (14): Councillors T. Tierney, E. El-Chatiry, M. Luloff, G. Gower,
L. Dudas, J. Cloutier, G. Darouze, J. Sudds, S. Moffatt,
R. Chiarelli, C. Kitts, A. Hubley, J. Harder, Mayor J. Watson
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Councillor
Leiper (9): Councillors S. Menard, R. King, C. McKenney,
R. Brockington, D, Deans, J. Leiper, C.A. Meehan,
M. Fleury, T. Kavanagh
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Recommendation C
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Councillor Brockington was appointed as a member of the Board of Directors, Ottawa Community Lands Development
Corporation, on the following division of votes:
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Councillor R. Brockington (13): Councillors M. Luloff, S.
Menard, R. King,
L. Dudas, C. McKenney, R. Chiarelli,
R. Brockington, K. Egli, D. Deans, J. Leiper,
C.A. Meehan, M. Fleury, T. Kavanagh
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Councillor A. Hubley (11): Councillors T. Tierney, E.
El-Chantiry, G. Gower,
J. Cloutier, G. Darouze, J. Sudds, S. Moffatt,
C. Kitts, A. Hubley, J. Harder, Mayor J. Watson
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS
That Council approve the following:
1. That
Council, in its capacity as Shareholder and guarantor, direct the Ottawa Community
Housing Corporation (OCHC) to obtain the approval of the Chief Financial Officer/Treasurer
of the terms and conditions of the Co-Investment Loan Agreement prior to execution;
2. That
Council, in its capacity as Shareholder of the OCHC, delegate authority to the
Chief Financial Officer/Treasurer or her delegate to execute the City Guarantee
and all required documents to implement the OCHC and Canada Mortgage and
Housing Corporation (CMHC) Co-Investment Loan, pursuant to the application
previously approved by Council on November 25, 2020 (ACS2020-CSS-GEN-011);
and
3. That
Council authorize the Director, Housing Services to execute any required
consents of the City, in its capacity as Service Manager that may be required
under the Housing Services Act, 2011 and all other documents required for the
transactions under the Agreements.
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CARRIED
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS
1. That City Council:
a) Waive
the requirement in Section 1.2 of the City’s Real Property Disposal Policy
requiring all real property to be disposed of at market value to support the
disposal of Part of Block 58, Plan 4M-948 – Nature Trail Crescent;
b) Approve
the sale of the non-viable land having an area of 39.4 square meters, shown
as Parcel 1 on Document 2 attached and described as Part of Block 58, Plan
4M-948, Nature Trail Crescent to the adjacent property owners, for the sum of
One Dollar ($1.00); and
c) Delegate
authority to the Director, Corporate Real Estate office to negotiate, conclude
and execute, on behalf of the City, the final documents required to complete
this transaction, within the contractual and financial parameters set forth in
this report.
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CARRIED
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS
That Council:
1. Approve
the Land Lease Agreement for 4,751.7 square meters of land at 1770
Heatherington Road with Boys and Girls Club of Ottawa for a fifty-year (50)
term for the total consideration of One ($1.00) Dollar;
2. Delegate
authority to the Director, Corporate Real Estate Office to negotiate, conclude,
execute and amend on behalf of the City, the land lease agreement, within the
contractual and financial parameters outlined in this report.
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CARRIED
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS
That Council:
1. Approve
the Brownfield Redevelopment Grant application submitted by 1479151 Ontario
Inc. (Manor Park Management Inc.), owner of the property at 263 Greensway
Avenue, for a Property Tax Assistance and a Rehabilitation Grant under the
Brownfield Redevelopment Community Improvement Plan (2015), not to exceed a
total of $556,670 for which the grant payment period will be phased over a
maximum of three years under the Property Tax Assistance and five years under
the Rehabilitation Grant for development, subject to the establishment of,
and in accordance with, the terms and conditions of the Brownfield Redevelopment
Grant Agreement; the contribution of $30,179 towards the Municipal Leadership
Strategy, and the maximum deferral of Development Charges of $255,268 under the
Development Charge Deferral Program; and
2. Delegate
the authority to the General Manager, Planning, Infrastructure and Economic
Development, to execute a Brownfield Redevelopment Grant Agreement with
1479151 Ontario Inc. (Manor Park Management Inc.), establishing the terms and
conditions governing the payment of the grant for the redevelopment of 263 Greensway
Avenue, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Planning, Infrastructure
and Economic Development Department, the City Solicitor and the City
Treasurer.
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CARRIED with Councillor S. Menard dissenting.
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council approve an amendment to Zoning By-law 2008-250 for
6321 Renaud Road to permit single detached and townhouse dwellings, 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 3455
Hawthorne Road to permit a reduced front yard setback, a reduction in the
number of vehicle parking spaces, a reduction of the width of the landscape
area, a change to the loading space requirements and a reduction in the setback
of an outdoor refuse collection area and it’s screening requirements as
detailed in Document 2.
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CARRIED
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council that the Mayor be requested to write a letter to the
Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing and the Minister of Government and
Consumer Services to seek the necessary amendment to the Development Charges
Act or the regulations thereunder to permit the registration of
agreements for the deferral of development charges.
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CARRIED
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS
That Council approve
1. the
current petition process for establishing a Residential Parking Permit zone
be waived for two areas of Ward 12, as shown in Document 1 of this report;
and,
2. the
Ward 12 Councillor implement a revised community consultation process, as
described in this report, to establish a Residential Parking Permit zone for
two areas of Ward 12, as shown in Document 1 of this report.
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CARRIED
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS
That Council approve that the speed limit be lowered to 30 km/h through
the implementation of 30 km/h Gateway Speed Limit Signs within residential
areas bound by:
1. Cathcart
St to the North, King Edward Ave to the East, St. Patrick St to the South and
Forsey St to the West; and
2. Montreal
Rd to the North, St. Laurent Boul. to the East, McArthur Ave to the South,
and Vanier Pkwy to the West; and
3. St.
Patrick St to the North, Wurtemburg St to the East, Rideau St to the South,
and King Edward to the West.
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CARRIED
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REPORT RECOMMENDATIONS
That Council
approve the Summaries of Oral and Written Public Submissions for items considered
at the City Council Meeting of July 7, 2021, 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 9.
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CARRIED
At the request of Councillor Kavanagh, Mayor Watson sought and was
granted leave of Council to waive the Rules of Procedure to ask questions
to speak to the first item listed in the above-noted bulk information item, being
the Councillor Hubley Motion regarding the current site of the OC Transpo Bus
Facility near the new Queensview O-Train station, which was approved by the Finance
and Economic Development Committee under Delegated Authority at its meeting of
July 6, 2021.
In relation to this item, the following direction to staff was given
DIRECTION TO STAFF (T. Kavanagh)
That staff be directed to bring the information back to the Finance
and Economic Development Committee regarding the process for reviewing the future
of the site. by Q2 of 2022.
The list of items approved by its Committees under Delegated
Authority, attached as Document 1 was RECEIVED
MOTION NO 58/6
Moved by Councillor R. Brockington
Seconded by Councillor M. Fleury
That Finance and
Economic Development Committee Report 27A; Planning
Committee Report 46; Transportation Committee Report 20A and the reports from the City Clerk entitled “Results of Circulation for
Expressions of Interest – Planning Committee and Ottawa Community Lands
Development Corporation” and “Summary of Oral and Written Public Submissions for Items Subject to
the Planning Act ‘Explanation Requirements’ at the City Council Meeting
of July 7, 2021”; be received
and adopted as amended.
CARRIED
MOTION NO 58/7
Moved by Councillor Dudas
Seconded by Councillor T. Tierney
WHEREAS the future Montreal LRT Station is next to a city-owned
parcel of land at municipal address 2275 Montreal Road, which is located at the
north-east corner of the onramp off of St. Joseph Boulevard onto Regional Road
174;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council direct Planning,
Infrastructure and Economic Development Staff and Corporate Real Estate Office
staff to investigate the potential for a Transit Oriented Development,
including opportunities for affordable housing, mixed-use, or employment at that
location, and report back on their findings by Q1 2023, taking into account the
need for a bus loop on the site.
CARRIED
Note: The following Leiper/McKenney
Motion No 58/8 of which Notice was previously given at the July 7, 2021 City
Council meeting has been revised pursuant to Subsection 59(5) of the Procedure
By-law.
MOTION NO 58/8
Moved
by Councillor J. Leiper
Seconded by Councillor C. McKenney
WHEREAS the opioid crisis is one of the largest public
health emergencies of our lifetime, with a death on average about every two
hours and a death toll of 21,174 in the last five years (in Canada, January
2016 to December 2020); and,
WHEREAS other countries have significantly
reduced drug-related fatalities with drug policy reforms such as legal
regulation of controlled substances to ensure safe supply, the decriminalization
of people who use controlled substances for personal use, along with additional
harm reduction strategies; and,
WHEREAS the federal government has indicated it
is premature to discuss these measures until there are comprehensive supports for
people to get well; and,
WHEREAS supports are needed, but measures that save
lives are essential if people are to survive and access supports and that
ensuring real, adequate, and sustained engagement with people who use drugs as
a legitimate stakeholder population is essential to effective drug policy
reform; and,
WHEREAS the Ontario’s Big City Mayors have
called on the federal government to decriminalize controlled substances and the
Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police has stated that they agree the
evidence suggests “decriminalization for simple possession as an effective way
to reduce the public health and public safety harms associated with substance
use”, causing the government to indicate that it is now “deliberating” over
decriminalization; and,
WHEREAS the overdose crisis rages, showing few
signs of abating, including in Ottawa which had 218 suspected opioid-related deaths
in 2020 – an increase of 75 percent from a year earlier.
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Ottawa City Council
direct Mayor Watson to write on its behalf to the Government of Canada requesting
that it declare the overdose crisis a national public health emergency so that
it is taken seriously and funded appropriately; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Council request that
the Government of Canada immediately seek input from the people most affected
by this crisis and meet with provinces and territories to develop a comprehensive,
pan-Canadian overdose action plan, which includes comprehensive supports, such
as evidence-informed prevention programming, stigma reduction, increased access
to harm reduction and treatment services, as well as addressing the social
determinants of health and full consideration of reforms that other countries
have used to significantly reduce drug-related fatalities and stigma, such as
legal regulation of controlled substances to ensure safe supply of
pharmaceutical alternatives to toxic street drugs, and decriminalization of
people who use controlled substances for personal use.
CARRIED with Councillor R. Chiarelli dissenting.
MOTION NO 58/9
Moved by Councillor R. King
Seconded by Councillor G. Gower
WHEREAS the Rockcliffe Park Residents’ Association on behalf of the
Village of Rockcliffe Park has filed an application for the commemoration of
Rockcliffe Park as a Historic District of National Significance with the
Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada (the “Board”); and
WHEREAS an endorsement from the municipality is required as part of
this application; and
WHEREAS The Rockcliffe Park Heritage Conservation District comprises
the entire former village of Rockcliffe Park and was designated under Part V of
the Ontario Heritage Act in 1997 for its rare and significant approach
to estate layout and landscape design; and
WHEREAS one of the objectives of the Rockcliffe Park Heritage Conservation
District Plan is to conserve and enhance Rockcliffe Park’s unique character as
a planned and designed 19th century community characterized by its narrow curving
roads, without curbs or sidewalks, large lots and gardens and buildings set
within a visually continuous green landscape; and
WHEREAS Historic districts constitute appropriate subjects for
commemoration by the Board and are classified as geographically defined areas
which create a special sense of time and place through buildings, structures
and open spaces modified by human use and which are united by past events and
use and/or aesthetically, by architecture and plan; and
WHEREAS such commemoration does not provide additional regulatory
authority on the part of the municipality or that of the federal government in
respect of such sites.
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council endorse the application by the Rockcliffe Park Residents’
Association for the commemoration of Rockcliffe Park as a Historic District of
National Significance under the present legislation, being the Historic
Sites and Monuments Act R.S.C., 1985, c. H-4.
CARRIED
Note: The following Menard/ Leiper
Motion No 58/10 of which Notice was previously given at the July 7, 2021 City
Council meeting was revised pursuant to Subsection 59(5) of the Procedure
By-law.
MOTION NO 58/10
Moved by Councillor S. Menard
Seconded by Councillor J. Leiper
WHEREAS the new OP is expected to guide growth
in the City of Ottawa for the next 25 years; and
WHEREAS robust modelling is needed for residents
and stakeholders to understand the likely changes and impacts of proposed
Official Plan (OP) policies as it relates to meeting growth management goals;
and
WHEREAS the city has not yet shared this modelling,
many communities and residents are inferring or guessing as to whether the OP
is likely to reach our intensification objectives; and
WHEREAS without this modelling residents have
limited ability to gauge whether the new OP policies will permit or enable
zoning that can be absorbed in neighbourhoods; and
WHEREAS the draft new OP included a minimum
density requirement of 80 DUs/NHa, and PIED has indicated that they have “done
the math”, with respect to the removal of this policy from the new OP and that
it is still possible to meet our growth targets; and
WHEREAS the draft new OP also included language
that would allow upzoning within neighbourhood residential streets up to 4
storeys to meet growth management objectives, and it is critical to understand
the likely development potential in new dwelling units for OP policies; and
WHEREAS once policy language in the OP is
adopted, the City is usually wedded to applications that meet the OP language,
regardless of the zoning, so that built form under the OP becomes essentially
“as of right”, which is why rationale, supported by modelling, that
demonstrates likely outcomes is so critical; and
WHEREAS in the last year, many requests have
been made for the City to share its modelling including public statements to
the effect that modelling analysis done by PIED has been robust and an integral
part of the analysis in support of OP policies, and
WHEREAS communities were expecting to see
modelling when the draft OP was released; and
WHEREAS the City needs to share the modelling
that is underpinning/informing new OP policy and should provide a reasonable
amount of time to review it before the OP proceeds to Planning Committee in
order to demonstrate to residents and stakeholders that the proposed OP policies
are the right ones and critical to building understanding and support for this
OP;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the City of Ottawa
share its modelling of the new OP policies publicly, as soon as possible, at
the same time as the release of the revised draft, so that enough time is
afforded to residents to review it and demonstrate a real intent to provide
meaningful engagement on the modelling, given the City’s current expedited
timeline for the OP.
CARRIED
MOTION NO 58/11
Moved by Councillor S. Menard
Seconded by Councillor J. Leiper
WHEREAS big cities
who consider expanding their urban boundaries also ensure the costs for such
expansions are estimated and noted publicly prior to a decision on expansion; and
WHEREAS Ottawa is a big city in Canada; and
WHEREAS at the July 6, 2021 meeting of FEDCO, the Report on Budget
Directions indicated that the City of Ottawa should “achieve fiscal
discipline...” and “....help Council mitigate tax increases to an acceptable
level”; and
WHEREAS The staff report on the New Official Plan Growth Management
Strategy presented to Council on May 27, 2020 recommended the inclusion of
between 1,350-1,650 gross hectares of new urban residential and employment land;
and
WHEREAS the report did not include any estimates on the cost to
taxpayers to build and maintain new infrastructure to support development on
greenfield parcels over the long-term, as compared to augmenting existing
infrastructure in the built-up area; and
WHEREAS recent analysis on growth patterns in cities across the
country show that a centrally focused development pattern is more financially
efficient than large expansion scenarios, resulting in a net increase of city
revenues of 8% and a decrease in tax pressures on residents;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Ottawa provide a public
estimate of the costs for urban boundary expansion in respect to new infrastructure
creation, operation and maintenance over the time horizon of the new Official
Plan, and that this information be presented to the joint Committee and Council
as part of the report back on the final draft of the New Official Plan.
WITHDRAWN and replaced with the following Direction to Staff:
DIRECTION TO STAFF (Councillor
S. Menard)
That staff be directed to provide an estimate of
the relative costs for intensification versus urban boundary expansion over the
time horizon of the new Official Plan using information currently available
from Planning, Infrastructure and Economic Development and Finance, along with
an explanation of how the costs will be refined in the Infrastructure Master
Plan and the Transportation Master Plan, and that this information be presented
to the joint Committee and Council as part of the report back on the final
draft of the New Official Plan in the fall of 2022.
MOTION NO 58/12
Moved
by Mayor J. Watson
Seconded
by Councillor M. Luloff
That the Rules of Procedure be suspended to consider the following
Motion, in order to allow staff to meet the August 31, 2021 deadline to secure
funding under the federal Rapid Housing Initiative (Round 2).
WHEREAS on July 15, 2020, Council approved a 10 Year Housing and
Homelessness Plan with targets to create between 5,700 to 8,500 new affordable
housing options over the next ten years; and
WHEREAS the City cannot fund new affordable housing that will meet
the need without support from other levels of government, and the Mayor, Chair
of Community and Protective Services and the Council Liaison for Housing and
Homelessness have been communicating the priorities and urgent needs of the
City for rapid housing funding from other levels of Government; and
WHEREAS, in response to the urgent need for affordable housing
across the country, the federal government announced the Rapid Housing
Initiative on September 21, 2020, with the stated intent to create new affordable
rental housing units for vulnerable and marginalized individuals within the
next 12 months, with the funding to be delivered through the Canada Mortgage and
Housing Corporation; and
WHEREAS, on November 25, 2020, Council approved the City’s spending
of the $31,929,038 allocation under the initial round of the Rapid Housing
Initiative (Round 1); and
WHEREAS, on June 30, 2021, the Government of Canada announced the
second round of the Rapid Housing Initiative, with the continued intent of
addressing the urgent housing needs of vulnerable Canadians within the next 12
months, by allocating funding for the construction of new housing, the
acquisition of land and the conversion of existing buildings into affordable
housing; and
WHEREAS, Round 2 of the Rapid Housing Initiative is comprised of two
streams:
a. Cities Stream: which will flow funding directly to municipalities to
ensure funding is directed to areas where chronic homelessness is most prevalent;
and
b. Projects
Stream: which will allow the City to revise and resubmit eligible applications
that were submitted but not selected during Round 1 of the Rapid Housing
Initiative.
WHEREAS, on July 16, 2021, the Government of Canada announced the
City’s funding allocation under Round 2 of $22,443,697 to create a minimum of
58 units of new permanent affordable housing, with at least 25% of the funding
being allocated towards women-focused housing projects and a request to target
15% of the funding for urban Indigenous peoples; and
WHEREAS, staff is required to develop and submit proposed projects
and funds to be allocated to each project under Round 2 to the Canada Mortgage
and Housing Corporation by August 31, 2021; and
WHEREAS the Rapid Housing Initiative is a capital-only program, and
ongoing provincial government operating funding (housing benefits and support
services funding) will be required to create supportive housing opportunities
that will help address chronic homelessness which is a key priority for all governments,
staff are recommending Council advocate for additional ongoing operating
funding from the other levels of government, as supportive housing is critical
to addressing the housing and health needs of residents, particularly those who
are vulnerable and marginalized, and helping them to exit homelessness and
improve their quality of life; and
WHEREAS
these recommendations have been developed with the support of Finance and Legal
Services; and
WHEREAS the timelines
established by the federal government to meet the program requirements are
extremely aggressive, and staff are recommending the delegated authority
necessary to achieve the required fast-tracking that must be in place to create
the affordable units within the 12-month period, and staff will provide an
Information Report back to the Planning Committee and City Council in fall of
2021 with a progress update on the new affordable rental units to be completed
using the Rapid Housing Initiative Funding (Round 2) if the staff recommendations
are approved; and
WHEREAS, staff is further recommending
Council approve the allocation of funding from the following available
affordable housing capital sources to strengthen the investment plan, maximize
the Rapid Housing Initiative opportunities and create affordable housing in the
community (referred to as the “Supplemental Funding Sources” in the resolutions
of this motion) as follows:
- The annual Ontario Priorities Housing
Initiative funding allocation of $4.6M, which must be committed by
December 31, 2021 (“OPHI”);
- The 2021 Affordable Housing City Capital funds allocated
through the 2021 City budget;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that City Council:
1. Delegate the authority to the Director, Housing Services, to enter
into a Rapid Housing Initiative Agreement and/or related agreement(s) and amendments
with the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, the Government of Canada or
any other federal entity necessary for the receipt and expenditure of funding
under the Rapid Housing Initiative on such terms and conditions as are
satisfactory to the Director, Housing Services, in consultation with Legal Services;
2. Direct the Director, Housing Services, in consultation with the
General Manager, Community and Social Services, to develop a list of projects with
units that can be available for occupancy within twelve (12) months, in accordance
with the terms and conditions of the Rapid Housing Initiative Agreement and any
related program guidelines, and authorize its submission, and any subsequent
updates, to the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation by August 31, 2021;
3. Approve the allocation of the Rapid Housing Initiative Round 2
funding of $22,443,697 by the Director, Housing Services to support the
construction, rehabilitation or acquisition by selected housing providers of
real estate interests suitable for the Rapid Housing Initiative, related
pre-development and pre-construction costs (e.g. community engagement,
planning, communications, environmental site assessments, cost consultant
reports, permits, architectural or engineering reports, appraisals, legal/closing
costs related to acquisition of land and buildings) and all other costs
permitted under the Rapid Housing Initiative and the various programs included
in the Supplemental Funding Sources to secure, develop and create affordable
housing, in each instance on terms satisfactory to the Director, Housing
Services;
4. Approve an increase to the 2021 Capital Budget for Housing Services
of an amount equal to the Round 2 funding commitment from the Rapid Housing
Initiative to enable staff to begin project commitments, with the final cash
flow adjustments between 2021 and 2022 to be requested through the
third-quarter variance report following completion of the list of projects to
be considered by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation;
5. Delegate the authority to enter into agreements or other suitable arrangements
with City departments, agencies, the Government of Ontario and/or its agencies,
community agencies, private entities and/or individuals to allocate and deliver
the Rapid Housing Initiative funding and any available Supplemental Funding
Sources to the Director, Housing Services, in accordance with program
guidelines and requirements;
6. Allocate funding from the Rapid Housing Initiative towards the non-exempt
development charges, planning and permit fees and school board development
charges for the projects to be developed as a result of this motion and direct
staff to bring forward a Municipal Housing Capital Facility By-law to exempt
property taxes for the supportive housing projects only;
7. Direct the Director, Housing Services to inform local Councillors in
advance of any commitment to fund the purchase or development properties using
the Rapid Housing Initiative Funding in advance of any address being publicly
released and to work with local Councillors on communication and community
engagement;
8. Delegate the authority to negotiate and enter into any necessary
non-competitive agreements, for which Council approval would normally be
required under the Delegation of Authority By-law 2019-280, for the provision
of professional services needed to complete any required pre-development and
pre-construction matters for the development of affordable housing under the
Rapid Housing Initiative, to the Director, Housing Services, provided that:
- non-competitive procurement is necessary to meet
the timelines of the Rapid Housing Initiative;
- the costs are eligible for and will be funded
through the Rapid Housing Initiative and/or the Supplemental Funding
Sources; and
- the terms and conditions of any such agreements
are acceptable to the Director, Housing Services and in a form
satisfactory to Legal Services.
9. Direct the Director, Housing Services, to bring forward an
Information Report to the Planning Committee in fall 2021 on the projects being
funded through the Rapid Housing Initiative Round 2, the allocation to priority
groups, and the impact on addressing chronic homelessness in the City;
10. Direct City staff to prioritize and expedite the review of
development and building permit applications identified as part of the Rapid
Housing Initiative, including sites suitable for the construction of new
housing, land acquisitions, and the conversion of existing buildings to
affordable housing, and identify ways to expedite the necessary building and
planning approvals;
11. Delegate the authority to select non-profit housing providers and
the amount of the funding allocation, based on the project, their capacity,
experience and interest to own and operate the affordable and supportive housing
units to be developed under the Rapid Housing Initiative and various programs
captured in the Supplemental Funding Sources to the Director, Housing Services;
12. Delegate the authority to negotiate and execute on behalf of the
City, contribution agreements to allocate the Rapid Housing Initiative Round 2
funding for a minimum of 20 years with the non-profit housing providers
selected through the process referred to in Part 11 above, or a related
corporation, to secure the financial assistance being provided and to set out
the terms of the funding, including the ability for the housing provider,
subject to their own corporate restrictions, to sole source the builder based
on value and their ability to design and deliver a quality product in the required
timeframe, and the operation of the new affordable rental housing, to the
Director, Housing Services, on terms and conditions satisfactory to the
Director, Housing Services, and in a form approved by Legal Services;
13. Delegate the authority to execute, on behalf of the City, any
security or financing documents required by the non-profit housing providers,
including any postponement, confirmation of status, discharge or consent
documents where and when required during the term of the contribution agreement,
as required by normal business practices, to the Director, Housing Services,
provided that such documents do not give rise to financial obligations on the
part of the City that have not been previously approved by City Council;
14. Delegate the authority to negotiate and enter into any agreements
with the non-profit housing providers selected for any operating funding that
may be available to the Director, Housing Services, on terms and conditions
agreed to by the Director, Housing Services and in a form approved by Legal
Services; and
15. Request that the Province of Ontario provide ongoing operating funding
for case management, physical health and addiction and mental health supports,
including funding for housing benefits, to ensure the units created under the
Rapid Housing Initiative results in new supportive housing opportunities for at
risk and marginalized individuals, including people experiencing homelessness.
CARRIED
MOTION NO 58/13
Moved by Councillor M Fleury
Seconded by Councillor
C McKenney
BE IT RESOLVED that the Rules of Procedure be suspended to
permit the consideration of the following motion so that demolition
works requiring exemption from demolition control may proceed without delay.
WHEREAS on December 9, 2020 Council conditionally
approved an exemption from demolition control for the demolition of a building
at 146 Russell Ave which was in an advanced state of disrepair; and
WHEREAS one of the conditions of the said approval was that
the owner enter into a Demolition Control Agreement with the City by June 9,
2021; and
WHEREAS the owner did not do so by June 9, 2021 and
therefore the approval is void; and
WHEREAS it remains desirable and in the public interest
that the building be demolished as soon as possible;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that that Council approve demolition control for the
existing building on the said property on the same terms and conditions as the
December 9, 2020 Council approval except as otherwise set out in this motion;
and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED this approval is considered null and
void if the aforementioned Agreement is not executed on or before October 9, 2021.
CARRIED
MOTION NO 58/14
Moved by Councillor T. Kavanagh
Seconded by Councillor R. Brockington
That the
Rules of Procedure be suspended to consider the following motion as the next
scheduled City Council meeting is not until September 8, 2021.
WHEREAS, the
City of Ottawa, Children’s Services as Consolidated Municipal Service Manager,
is responsible for the planning and management of licensed childcare and early
years programs and services for children from 0 to 12 years old; and
WHEREAS, on
April 19, 2021, the Federal Government announced $30 billion in new investment
over the next 5 years, and $8.3 billion ongoing for Early Learning and Child
Care and Indigenous Early Learning and Child Care starting in 2021-22 to move
towards a universal child care system, contingent on bilateral agreements being
reached with provinces and territories; and,
WHEREAS, on
June 23, 2021, Council approved the recommendations, as amended, in the
COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts, Supports and Planning Consideration for the Child
Care and Early Years Sector and Children’s Services Work Plan Update 2021-2022;
and
WHEREAS, on
June 23, 2021, Mayor Watson and the Chair of Community Protective Services
Committee were directed to send a follow up letter to Premier Doug Ford and
Minister of Education Stephen Lecce reaffirming the City of Ottawa’s support
for building a National program; and
WHEREAS, on
July 08, 2021 and July 13, 2021, the Federal Government announced agreements
reached with British Columbia and Nova Scotia, respectively, on a Canada-wide
Early Learning and Child Care Plan; and
WHEREAS, the
COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted inequities including the gender gap and barriers
women and gender diverse persons experience in accessing adequate, affordable
and suitable services and resources such as child care; and
WHEREAS, a
collective voice of municipalities in Ontario expressing support and interest
in working collaboratively across all levels of government demonstrates support
for building a national program of early learning and child care services that
are accessible, affordable, high-quality, and responsive for all families.
THEREFORE BE IT
RESOLVED that Council request that Councillor Brockington, in his capacity as
the City of Ottawa’s representative at the Association of Municipalities of
Ontario, share the letter to Premier Doug Ford and Minister of Education
Stephen Lecce reaffirming the City of Ottawa’s support for building a National
program with the Association of Municipalities of Ontario, the Ontario Municipal
Social Services Association (OMSSA) and other Ontario Municipalities that are
Consolidated Municipal Service Managers.
MOTION NO 58/15
Moved by Councillor J. Leiper
Seconded by Councillor T. Kavanagh
That the Rules of Procedure be suspended to consider the following
motion so that the work may proceed without delay, and the next scheduled
Council meeting is not until September 8, 2021.
WHEREAS the City is undertaking an integrated road reconstruction
project in
the Westboro community in Ward 15; which includes the reconstruction
of Byron Avenue beginning in 2021; and
WHEREAS the project limits for the Byron Avenue, Highcroft Avenue
and Athlone Avenue Integrated Reconstruction includes private driveway approaches
at 458 Byron Avenue, 454 Byron Avenue, and 310 Byron Avenue; and
WHEREAS these driveway widths are not in full conformance with the City’s
front yard parking restrictions and the City Private Approach By-Law; and,
WHEREAS, for existing properties, front yard parking restrictions
and private approach by-law are normally enforced only on a complaint-driven
basis; and
WHEREAS there have been no complaints with respect to non-compliant
driveways (private approaches) or front-yard parking in this area; and
WHEREAS the area residents support providing relief for residents
with existing driveways (private approaches) while acknowledging that any
future driveways (private approaches) and front-yard parking must be in
accordance with City by- laws;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council approve that, in respect of
the rehabilitation of Byron Avenue and its scope, the private approaches identified
be reinstated as they were immediately prior to the reconstruction of this
street.
CARRIED
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NOTICES OF MOTION (FOR CONSIDERATION AT SUBSEQUENT
MEETING)
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MOTION
Moved by Councillor L. Dudas
Seconded by Councillor G. Gower
WHEREAS report ACS2021-PIE-PS-0088 was considered by Planning Committee on July 8,
2021, recommending approval for the construction of an inflatable structure
dome housing various sports courts on the property of the existing École
secondaire catholique Garneau located at 6588 Carrière Street; and
WHEREAS there
is an opportunity through the New Comprehensive Zoning By-law project
implementing the New Official Plan, for staff to review the zoning permissions
and zone provisions that apply to domes; and
WHEREAS Planning, Infrastructure and Economic Development staff have
expressed support for such a review of the applicable policies and zoning provisions
for domes;
THEREFORE BE IT
RESOLVED that Council direct Staff in Planning, Infrastructure and Economic
Development to undertake, as part of the New Zoning By-law
project, a
comprehensive review of the policies and zoning for inflatable structure domes;
including evaluating:
a) Establishing appropriate setbacks from
residential properties;
b)
Exploring
the creation of a separate use for “inflatable structure dome”, recognizing
that it has significant differences to built form; and
c) Establishing minimum
landscaping requirements to mitigate impacts on neighbours.
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MOTION TO INTRODUCE BY-LAWS
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MOTION NO 58/16
Moved by Councillor R. Brockington
Seconded by Councillor M. Fleury
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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2021-240.
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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2021-241.
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 6321 Renaud Road.
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2021-242.
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 3455 Hawthorne Road.
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2021-243.
A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend the Bank Street Secondary Plan
of Volume 2a of the Official Plan for the City of Ottawa to add a site-specific
height policy for the lands municipally known as 1335 and 1339 Bank Street.
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2021-244.
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 1335 and 1339 Bank Street.
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2021-245.
A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend the Richmond
Road/Westboro Secondary Plan of Volume 2A of the Official Plan for the City
of Ottawa to increase the maximum building height for the lands
municipally known as 403 Richmond Road and 389 Roosevelt Avenue
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2021-246.
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 403 Richmond Road and
389 Roosevelt Avenue.
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2021-247.
A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2008-250 to change
the zoning and remove the holding symbol of part of the lands known municipally
as 1705 Carling Avenue.
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2021-248.
A by-law of the City of Ottawa to establish certain lands as common
and public highway and assume them for public use (avenue
Perseus Avenue and rue Apolune Street).
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2021-249.
A by-law to authorize the undertaking of energy efficiency and water
conservation works on private property as local improvements under the Better
Homes Loan Program.
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2021-250.
A by-law of the City of Ottawa to designate certain lands at 2A Rideau
Shore Court as being exempt from Part Lot Control.
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2021-251.
A by-law of the City of Ottawa to designate certain lands at croissant
de la Pétanque Crescent, croissant de la Socca Crescent, and avenue du Ventoux
Avenue on Plan 4M-1678 as being exempt from Part Lot Control.
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2021-252.
A by-law of the City of Ottawa to establish certain lands as common
and public highway and assume them for public use (Stitt Street, Greenbank
Road, Copeland Road, Conley Road, Purdy Road, Bank Street, Prince of Wales
Drive, Sommerville Avenue, March Road, Torbolton Ridge Road, Devine Road,
Rideau Road, Larry Robinson Road, Yorks Corners Road, Cooper Hill Road, 8th
Line Road, Gallagher Road, John Shaw Road, Industrial Avenue, Metcalfe Street).
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2021-253.
A by-law of the City of Ottawa to establish certain lands as common
and public highway and assume them for public use (Rothwell Drive).
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2021-254.
A by-law of the City of Ottawa to establish certain lands as common
and public highway and assume them for public use (chemin Trim Road).
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2021-255.
A by-law of the City of Ottawa to provide standardized governance for
Boards of Management for Business Improvement Areas (BIAs).
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2021-256.
A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend the Official Plan for the City
of Ottawa to add a site-specific policy for the lands municipally known as 19
Centrepointe Drive
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2021-257.
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 19 Centrepointe Drive.
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CARRIED
MOTION NO 58/17
Moved by Councillor R. Brockington
Seconded by Councillor M. Fleury
That the following by-law be read and passed:
To confirm the proceedings of the Council meeting of July 21, 2021.
CARRIED
The meeting
adjourned at 1:53 pm.
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CITY
CLERK MAYOR