OTTAWA CITY COUNCIL
Wednesday, 26 April 2017
10 a.m.
Andrew S. Haydon Hall, 110 Laurier Avenue West
MINUTES 49
The Council of
the City of Ottawa met at Andrew S. Haydon Hall, 110 Laurier Avenue West,
Ottawa, on Wednesday, 26 April 2017 beginning at 10:00 a.m.
The Mayor, Jim
Watson, presided and led Council in a moment of reflection.
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CLOSED CAPTIONING TRANSCRIPTS
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(note: the transcript can be found at the Confirmation of Minutes
link)
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The national anthem was performed by Chantal
Hackett
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Mayor
Watson presented the Mayor’s City Builder Award to Qamar Masood. A committed
volunteer within the Pakistani community for over 20 years, Mr. Masood is
President of the Multicultural Association of Orléans. He is a former
Ambassador of Peace within the Universal Peace Federation and was the longest
serving President for the Canada-Pakistan Association of the National Capital
Region. He also sits on the RCMP Outreach Multi-ethnic Committee of Ottawa and
is involved in fundraising efforts for the Masjid Bilal Mosque. Mr. Masood also
donated his catering services to the roast of Deputy Mayor and Councillor Bob
Monette where all proceeds were donated to the preservation of St. Joseph
Church.
All members were
present for the meeting except Councillors E. El-Chantiry and M. Taylor.
CONFIRMED
No declarations
of interest were filed.
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MOTION NO. 49/1
Moved by
Councillor B. Monette
Seconded by Councillor S. Qadri
That Planning Committee Report 42 and the report from the City Clerk and Solicitor’s
Office entitled “Summary of Oral and Written Public Submissions for Items
Subject to Bill 73 ‘Explanation Requirements’ at the City Council Meeting of
April 12, 2017” be received and considered; and
That the petition with respect
to Herrington Court, listed under Communications, be received
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CARRIED
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS AS AMENDED
That Council approve the application to demolish 234 O’Connor,
subject to the following conditions:
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1. At their sole expense, the Owner shall
design, construct and maintain a privately owned public park space at the
property known municipally as 234 O’Connor Street;
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2. The design and construction of the park
shall be finalized in collaboration with staff, and shall be built to City
standards and specifications, including any required environmental site
remediation, all to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Planning,
Infrastructure and Economic Development Department;
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3. The Owner shall pay one hundred percent
securities to the City for the value of the design and construction of the
park, with the securities to be released once these works are completed;
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4. That park space shall be publically
accessible until such time that a building permit has been issued for the new
construction on the site;
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5. The Owner agrees that to the discretion
of the General Manager, Planning, Infrastructure and Economic Development
Department, a replacement building must be substantially completed within
five years from the date of this approval and in default thereof, the City
Clerk shall enter on the collector’s roll the sum of $5,000 for the
residential dwelling to be demolished;
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6. The registered Owner shall enter into an
agreement with the City of Ottawa to include the foregoing conditions, to the
satisfaction of the City Clerk and Solicitor, and pay all costs associated
with the registration of said agreement. At such time as a building permit is
issued to redevelop the site and the replacement building is in place, the
Agreement will become null and void and will be released upon request of the
Owner. The Owner shall pay all costs associated with the release of the
agreement;
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7. The Owner agrees that a demolition
permit will not be issued, and the building cannot be demolished, until such
time that the agreement referenced herein has been executed and registered on
title;
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8. This approval is considered null and
void if the agreement is not executed within six months of Council’s
approval.
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CARRIED with
Councillors M. Fleury, J. Leiper, C. McKenney and T. Nussbaum dissenting.
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council approve an amendment to Zoning By-law 2008-250 for 890 and 900
Bank Street to permit an eight storey mixed-use building with ground floor
commercial and a retirement home and residential care facility use, as
detailed in Document 2.
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MOTION NO. 49/2
Moved
by Councillor J. Harder
Seconded by Councillor T. Nussbaum
WHEREAS the report entitled Zoning By-law Amendment – 890 & 900
Bank Street (ACS2017-PIE-PS-0036) recommends approval of Zoning By-law
amendments including a maximum height of 26 metres; and
WHEREAS the subject property is an irregular through-lot configuration
with frontage on three streets and has a northern interior side lot line from
which the proposal is setback three metres; and
WHEREAS Planning Committee directed staff to work with the applicant
to integrate further stepbacks into the proposed massing of the building on the
north-facing interior side yard façade, which faces a three-storey detached
dwelling at 27 Monk Street;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Document 3 (Proposed Zoning Schedule)
of the report entitled Zoning By-law Amendment – 890 & 900 Bank Street
(ACS2017-PIE-PS-0036) be replaced with the attached schedule; 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 Motion No. 49/2 and as set out in full below, were
put to Council:
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1.
That Council approve an amendment to
Zoning By-law 2008-250 for 890 and 900 Bank Street to permit an eight storey
mixed-use building with ground floor commercial and a retirement home and
residential care facility use, as detailed in Document 2; and
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That Document 3 (Proposed Zoning
Schedule) of the report entitled Zoning By-law Amendment – 890 & 900 Bank
Street (ACS2017-PIE-PS-0036) be replaced with the schedule presented in Motion
No. 49/2; 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 with
Councillor D. Chernushenko, Councillor C. McKenney, and Mayor J. Watson
dissenting.
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council approve an amendment to Zoning By-law 2008-250 for
590 Hazeldean Road to permit a residential subdivision with parks, school
site and commercial blocks, as detailed in Document 2.
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CARRIED
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS
That Council approve:
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1. a
deferral and forgiveness after 35 years of the non-transit component of the
development charges in the estimated amount of $340,000 for 6208 Jeanne D’Arc
Boulevard, subject to Habitat for Humanity Greater Ottawa entering into an
agreement as set out in this report, pursuant to Section 107 of the Municipal
Act, 2001;
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2. a
forgivable loan of $400,000 under the Investment for Affordable Housing for
Ontario (IAH) 2014 Extension Program - Homeownership Down Payment Assistance
component subject to Habitat for Humanity Greater Ottawa entering into an
agreement as set out in this report.
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CARRIED
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council approve the Affordable Housing Land and Funding
Policy, as detailed in Document 1, which is designed to help increase the
supply of affordable housing throughout Ottawa.
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CARRIED
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council approve an amendment to Zoning By-law 2008-250 for
210 Cobble Hill Drive, 604 and 606 Anjana Circle and part of 200 Cobble Hill
Drive to permit a 19-lot subdivision for detached dwellings, as detailed in
Document 2.
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CARRIED
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REPORT RECOMMENDATION
That City Council approve the Summaries of Oral and Written Public
Submissions for items considered at the City Council Meeting of April 12, 2017
that are subject to the ‘Explanation Requirements’ of Bill 73, the Smart
Growth for Our Communities Act, 2015, as described in this report and
attached as Documents 1 to 8.
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CARRIED
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MOTION NO. 49/3
Moved by
Councillor B. Monette
Seconded by Councillor S. Qadri
That Planning
Committee Report 42 and the report from
the City Clerk and Solicitor’s Office entitled “Summary of Oral and Written
Public Submissions for Items Subject to Bill 73 ‘Explanation Requirements’ at
the City Council Meeting of April 12, 2017” be received and adopted as amended.
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CARRIED
MOTION NO. 49/4
Moved
by Councillor Fleury
Seconded by Councillor Mitic
BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Rules of Procedure be waived due to timelines, to allow staff
sufficient time for advance promotion of the 2 for 1 access to facilities prior
to National Health and Fitness Day.
WHEREAS the participation rates of Canadians engaging in healthy
physical activities has declined, while inactivity and obesity continues to
rise in Canada; and
WHEREAS health and fitness ought to be promoted and embraced by
Canadians of all ages and abilities; and
WHEREAS many Canadian cities have taken up the challenge of
encouraging and promoting physical activity, including Calgary, Saskatoon,
Montréal and Victoria; and
WHEREAS the City of Ottawa promotes active and healthy living
through a number of initiatives, including: an annual “Try It” campaign for
City recreation programs, a series of “I Love to” programs to promote swimming,
skating, soccer and other sports, and the Healthy Eating, Active Living
Strategy (HEAL); and
WHEREAS the City of Ottawa Departments (Ottawa Public Health,
Recreation, Cultural and Facility Services Department and others) work together
on improving the access to physical activity for the residents; and
WHEREAS the Recreation, Cultural and Facility Services Department
offers a multitude of recreation and leisure programming that promote health,
physical activity and fitness; and
WHEREAS offering a small incentive to residents to embrace fitness
by providing 2 for 1 public swimming at all 20 City-operated swimming pools and
2 for 1 at all 17 City-operated weight and cardio rooms in recognition of the
2017 National Health and Fitness Day, would cost the City an estimated $1100 in
foregone revenues, which staff has advised can be absorbed within existing
budgets;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that City Council declare June 3, 2017
to be National Health & Fitness day in Ottawa; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that City Council approve that the City offer
2 for 1 public swimming at all 20 City-operated swimming pools and 2 for 1
admission to all 17 City-operated weight and cardio rooms on June 3, 2017, in
recognition of the 2017 National Health and Fitness Day.
CARRIED
MOTION NO. 49/5
Moved
by Councillor S. Moffatt
Seconded by Councillor J. Harder
WHEREAS there is an upcoming closing date with respect to an
agreement of purchase and sale for a parcel of land at 4174(4198) Walter
Bradley Road;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Rules of Procedure be waived to
permit the introduction of the following motion:
WHEREAS the Committee of Adjustment on February 10, 2017 granted a
consent to sever in respect of a surplus farm dwelling for the property known
as 4174 (4198) Walter Bradley Road; and
WHEREAS a condition of this consent was that the severed parcel be
rezoned to prohibit residential uses; and
WHEREAS the rezoning is subject to a circulation period that ends
after the next meeting of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee; and
WHEREAS the property is subject to an agreement of purchase and sale
providing for a closing prior to the June meeting of Agriculture and Rural
Affairs Committee; and
WHEREAS Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee is specifically
delegated to hold public meetings for site specific rezonings in the rural
area; and
WHEREAS the Chair of Planning Committee has indicated that she has
no objection to Planning Committee being delegated the authority to hold the
public meeting for the rezoning in this case;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Planning Committee, rather than
Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee be delegated the authority to hold the
public meeting for the rezoning application in respect of 4174 (4198) Walter
Bradley Road, City File D02-02-17-0024.
CARRIED
MOTION
Moved
by Councillor M. Fleury
Seconded by Councillor K. Egli
WHEREAS in the 42 years since the first Ottawa Marathon in 1975, the
Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend (“Race Weekend”) has grown to become one of the
premier marathons in Canada and Ottawa’s largest tourism event; and
WHEREAS the upcoming 2017 Race Weekend is expected to draw close to
45,000 participants in six athletic events, including the Scotiabank Ottawa
Marathon, which is the largest marathon in Canada; and
WHEREAS the City of Ottawa is an active partner in the Tamarack
Ottawa Race Weekend and it is anticipated that the 2017 Race Weekend will
generate more than $34.4 million in economic spinoff for the National Capital
Region;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that City Council declare May 26, 2017, to
May 28, 2017, to be Race Weekend in the City of Ottawa.
MOTION
Moved
by Councillor C. McKenney
Seconded by Councillor J. Leiper
WHEREAS the Preston Street Business Improvement Area (BIA) will host
the annual Ottawa Italian Week from June 8th to 18th,
2017, with a street oriented festival beginning on June 16th, 2017;
AND WHEREAS many of the Ottawa Italian Week Festival activities of
June 16th, 2017, will be happening outdoors on Preston Street;
AND WHEREAS the BIA has requested the closure of Preston Street between
Laurel Street and Carling Avenue, from 4:00 p.m. Friday, June 16th to
1:00 a.m. Saturday, June 17th, 2017, to increase the safety and
security of the area;
AND WHEREAS the City of Ottawa’s Special
Events on City Roads (2001-260) By-law prohibits road closures before 6:00 p.m.
Monday to Friday;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council approve
the road closure for Preston Street from Laurel Street to Carling Avenue from 4:00
p.m. on Friday, June 16th to 1:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 17th,
2017, for the Ottawa Italian Week Festival, providing it meets the
requirements, conditions and approval of Special Events Advisory Team (SEAT).
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MOTION NO. 49/6
Moved by
Councillor B. Monette
Seconded by Councillor S. Qadri
That the
by-laws listed on the Agenda under Motion to Introduce By-laws, Three
Readings be read and passed;
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CARRIED
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By-Laws
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THREE READINGS
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2017-125)
A by-law of the City of Ottawa to designate
part of Castlefrank Road as a community safety zone.
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2017-126)
A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law
No. 2003-527 respecting a schedule of retention periods for certain records
of the City of Ottawa.
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2017-127)
A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law
No. 2004-60 to appoint Municipal Law Enforcement Officers in accordance with
private property parking enforcement.
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2017-128)
A by-law of the City of Ottawa to designate
certain lands at voie Egret Way and rue Grand Canal Street on Plan 4M-1577,
as being exempt from Part Lot Control.
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2017-129)
A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law
No. 2008-250 of the City of Ottawa to change the zoning of lands known
municipally as 210 Cobble Hill Drive, 604 and 606 Anjana Circle, and part of
200 Cobble Hill Drive.
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2017-130)
A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law
No. 2008-250 of the City of Ottawa to remove the holding symbol from the
lands municipally known as 2900 Carp Road.
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2017-131)
A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law
No. 2008-250 of the City of Ottawa to change the zoning of the lands known
municipally as 590 Hazeldean Road.
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2017-132)
A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law
No. 2008-250 of the City of Ottawa to remove the holding symbol from the
lands municipally known as 1045 Spruce Ridge Road.
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2017-133)
A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law
No. 2008-250 of the City of Ottawa to change the zoning of lands known
municipally as 890 and 900 Bank Street.
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2017-134)
A by-law of the City of Ottawa to establish
certain lands as common and public highway and assume it for public use (Park
Glade Way, River Landing Avenue, Forest Water Way, Millars Sound Way,
Riverboat Heights, River Run Avenue and Half Moon Bay).
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CARRIED
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MOTION NO. 49/7
Moved by
Councillor B. Monette
Seconded by Councillor S. Qadri
That the following by-law be read and passed:
By-law 2017-135 to confirm the proceedings of the Council meeting
of April 26, 2017.
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CARRIED
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Mayor
J. Watson and Councillor C. McKenney
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Can the City Clerk and Solicitor provide Council with legally enforceable
options to allow the City to ensure that people providing or seeking
counselling or medical procedures at any clinic or medical provider in Ottawa
will be able to provide or access those services free from harassment,
threats or intimidation and in a manner that respects their dignity and
privacy.
The options should include new or amended provincial legislation
(such as the creation of “bubble zones” that have been done in the Provinces
of British Columbia and Newfoundland and Labrador) and/or new or changes to
the City’s own by-laws.
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Council adjourned
the meeting at 10:37 a.m.
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