SPECIAL OTTAWA CITY COUNCIL
MINUTES 33
Wednesday, 13 May 2020
10:00 am
By Electronic
Participation
This meeting was held through
electronic participation in accordance with the Municipal Act, 2001, as
amended by Bill 187, the Municipal Emergency Act, 2020, and an Order in
Council of March 28, 2020, which amended the Emergency
Management and Civil Protection Act and prohibits organized public events
of more than five people.
The Council of the City of Ottawa met on Wednesday, 13 May 2020
beginning at 10:00 a.m. The Mayor, Jim Watson, presided over the teleconference
meeting from Andrew S. Haydon Hall, with the remaining Members
participating remotely by teleconference.
Mayor Watson led
Council in a moment of reflection.
All
Members were present with the exception of Councillors D. Deans and R.
Chiarelli.
CONFIRMED
See
specific Agenda Item for declaration: Motions Requiring Suspension of the
Rules of Procedure – MOTION NO 33/10.
MOTION NO 33/1
Moved
by Councillor S. Moffatt
Seconded by Councillor L. Dudas
That the following reports be received and
considered:
Finance and Economic Development Committee Report 12B;
The following reports from the Finance Services Department
entitled:
·
2020 Operating and Capital Budget – Q1 Status
Report; and
·
Conservation Authorities – 2020 Levies;
The following report from the Planning, Infrastructure
and Economic Development Department entitled:
·
Sale of Subterranean Rights of the Waller
Mall; and
The report from the City Clerk entitled “Summary of Oral and Written Public Submissions for Items Subject to the
Planning Act ‘Explanation Requirements’ at the City Council Meeting of April
22, 2020”.
CARRIED
Council received
an update from Doctor Vera Etches, Medical Officer of Health, with respect to COVID-19.
A copy of the presentation is on file with the City Clerk’s Office.
Council received
a verbal update from Steve Kanellakos, City Manager. A copy of the staff presentation
is on file with the City Clerk’s Office.
Council received
verbal updates from Michael Morgan, Director, Rail Constriction Program, with respect
to Stage 1 and Stage 2 LRT. Copies of the presentations are on file with the City
Clerk’s Office.
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REPORT RECOMMENDATION
That Council receive this report for information.
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RECEIVED
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REPORT
RECOMMENDATION
That Council approve the 2020 levies for the Rideau Valley, South
Nation and Mississippi Valley Conservation Authorities as presented in
Document 1, as outlined in this report.
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CARRIED
with no Members dissenting.
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REPORT RECOMMENDATIONS
That Council:
1. Approve the sale of a
non-viable portion of the Waller Mall, described as part of the subterranean
portion of Lot T (north Rideau Street), Registered Plan 42482 being part of
PIN 04214-0132, containing a subterranean area of approximately 314.56 square
metres (3,386 square feet), shown as Parcel 1 on Document 1 attached, subject
to any easements that may be required, to 8887322 Canada Inc. for $467,000.00
plus HST;
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2. Waive Section 1.4 of the
Disposal of Real Property Policy that requires monies received from the sale
of properties be deposited into the Sale of Surplus Land Account, and instead
be directed to the reinstatement of the larger Waller Mall;
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3. Waive Section 1.3 of the Affordable
Housing Land and Funding Policy which would require that 25 per cent of the net
proceeds from the sale of the non-viable residential property, identified in
Recommendation 1 above, be directed to the Housing Reserve Fund, and instead
direct this funding to the reinstatement of the larger Waller Mall; and
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4. Amend Clause 1 of By-law
275-80 that establishes the Waller Mall as a pedestrian only mall, to
temporarily permit vehicles on the mall.
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CARRIED
with no Members dissenting.
DIRECTION
TO STAFF (Councillor M. Fleury):
Further to the agreement of the Sale of the Subterranean
Rights of the Waller Mall, whereas the proceeds will go directly into
reinstating the Waller Mall with landscaping and pedestrian access, and that
this Mall, which is currently closed due to multiple safety incidents, will continue
to require maintenance and security services that staff in Planning,
Infrastructure and Economic Development be directed to explore a maintenance
and security agreement between the city and the owner, and report back to council
on this agreement prior to completion of construction of the new project.
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS, AS AMENDED
That Council:
1. Approve the Film By-law, in
the form attached as Document 1, as outlined in this Report and amended as
follows:
• Provide, as intended, that once an
application is received by the timelines in Schedule “A”, that film permits
are issued within those timelines;
• That the noise exemption application time be
amended to 20 business days; and
• That the By-law further provide that the
issuance of permits is not unreasonably withheld, and that Section 35 and the
Guidelines be amended to clarify the requirement for applicants to demonstrate
approvals from “other levels of government”.
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2. Make minor amendments to
other by-laws to align with the Film By-law, as further described in this
Report;
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3. Delegate authority to the
General Manager, Emergency and Protective Services, to review and amend as
required the Ottawa Film Guidelines attached as Document 2, in consultation
with Economic Development Services and the Ottawa Film Office; and
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4. That the Noise By-law be
amended to include filming events within the definition of “special events”,
and that Section 23 of the By-law be amended to require that for special
events, the noise exemption application be made 20 business days prior to
such special event occurring.
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CARRIED
with no Members dissenting.
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REPORT RECOMMENDATION
That Council approve the Summaries of Oral and Written Public Submissions
for items considered at the City Council Meeting of April 22, 2020 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 5.
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CARRIED
with no Members dissenting.
MOTION NO 33/2
Moved
by Councillor S. Moffatt
Seconded by Councillor L. Dudas
That the following reports be received and considered:
Finance and Economic Development Committee Report 12B;
The following reports from the Finance Services Department
entitled:
·
2020 Operating and Capital Budget – Q1 Status
Report; and
·
Conservation Authorities – 2020 Levies;
The following report from the Planning, Infrastructure
and Economic Development Department entitled:
·
Sale of Subterranean Rights of the Waller
Mall; and
The report from the City Clerk entitled “Summary of Oral and Written Public Submissions for Items Subject to the
Planning Act ‘Explanation Requirements’ at the City Council Meeting of April
22, 2020”.
CARRIED
MOTION NO 33/3
Moved by Councillor J. Cloutier
Seconded by Mayor J. Watson
WHEREAS Subsection 223.19(1)
of the Municipal Act, 2001 authorizes a municipality to appoint an Auditor General “who reports to council and
is responsible for assisting the council in holding itself and its
administrators accountable for the quality of stewardship over public funds and
for achievement of value for money in municipal operations”; and
WHEREAS
on October 23, 2013, City Council approved the appointment of Ken Hughes as the
City’s Auditor General, effective December 15, 2013, and continuing for
a fixed term of seven years that is set to expire on December 31, 2020, as set
out in Subsection 3(2) of the Auditor General’s By-law [By-law No.
2013-375, as amended by By-law No. 2015-11]; and
WHEREAS the City is required by the Employment
Standards Act, 2000 and regulations to give a minimum of eight weeks’
notice to an employee in this position that the employment will terminate on the
expiry of the fixed term; and
WHEREAS
recruitment, appointment and contract administration for the City’s Auditor General
is conducted in accordance with the City’s Statutory Officer Recruitment, Appointment
and Contract Administration Policy and Procedures approved by Council on April
8, 2020, which incorporate Council’s past practices and include provisions
with respect to objectivity, impartiality, equity and diversity in the staffing
and recruitment process while setting out the roles of staff and hiring
panels and their accountability to Council;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED
that, pursuant to the process set out in the City of Ottawa’s Statutory Officer
Recruitment, Appointment and Contract Administration Policy and Procedures,
City Council:
1.
Thank Mr. Hughes for the valuable auditing work that he has
undertaken for the City of Ottawa over his tenure;
2. Provide Mr. Hughes with written notice
in compliance with the Employment Standards Act, 2000 and
regulations;
3.
Approve the Mayor (Chair), the Chair and Vice-Chair of the Audit
Committee, and the Deputy Mayors to be the Hiring Panel to interview candidates
for the position of City Auditor General, and that the Mayor also seek input
from all other Members of Council on their expectations of the desired qualifications
for same;
4.
Approve the Terms of Reference for the Hiring Panel attached to
this motion as Appendix A;
5.
Approve the engagement of an external search firm from the City’s
Standing Offer list to assist the Hiring Panel in undertaking an executive search
for a new Auditor General, to an upset limit of $50,000;
6.
Direct the Office of the City Clerk to provide the required
administrative support to the Hiring Panel; and
7.
Direct the Hiring Panel to report back to Council by Q4 of 2020 with
a recommended candidate for Council’s approval as the new Auditor General.
MOTION NO 33/4
Moved by Councillor R. Brockington
Seconded by Councillor J. Cloutier
WHEREAS the appointment of the City of Ottawa’s Auditor General, Ken
Hughes, is set to expire on December 31,
2020, as set out in Subsection 3(2) of the Auditor General’s By-law
[By-law No. 2013-375, as amended by By-law No. 2015-11]; and
WHEREAS at the City Council meeting of April 22, 2020, Councillor
Cloutier brought forward a Notice of Motion, seconded by Mayor Watson, which
would start the recruitment and appointment process for Mr. Hughes’ successor
in accordance with the Council-approved Statutory Officer Recruitment, Appointment and
Contract Administration Policy and Procedures; and
WHEREAS the Statutory Officer Recruitment,
Appointment and Contract Administration Policy and Procedures apply to
statutory officers who report directly to Council and do not expressly provide
for exit interviews to be conducted with these statutory officers upon their
departure from their position; and
WHEREAS an exit interview with Mr. Hughes would provide a
valuable opportunity to learn from the departing Auditor General’s experience
and to inform Council and the Hiring Panel during the recruitment and
appointment process; and
WHEREAS the recruitment and appointment process for all City
statutory officers who report directly to Council would similarly be enhanced
by an exit interview with the individual departing the position;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Cloutier/Watson motion be amended
to include the following additional steps as part of the process to recruit and
appoint a new Auditor General for the City of Ottawa in this instance:
That Council direct the City Clerk to:
a) Establish, in consultation with the
Chair and Vice-Chair of the Audit Committee, the City Solicitor (or delegate)
and the Director, Human Resources (or delegate), the framework for a voluntary
exit interview with Mr. Hughes to be conducted by the Chair and Vice-Chair of
the Audit Committee, including the interview’s structure, questions, timing
(schedule) and confidential reporting out mechanism; and
b) Report back to City Council by the end
of Q2 2020 by way of a memorandum that includes details of the exit interview
framework and how the interview will fit into the overall process and schedule
for hiring a new Auditor General; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that staff be directed to bring forward, as
part of the 2018-2022 Mid-term Governance Review, proposals that would amend
the Statutory Officer Recruitment, Appointment and Contract Administration
Policy and/or Procedures to provide an opportunity for all statutory officers
who report directly to City Council to participate in a voluntary exit
interview when they leave their position.
CARRIED
with no Members dissenting.
Motion
33/3, as amended by Motion 33/4, was then put to Council and CARRIED, as
amended, with no Members dissenting.
MOTION NO 33/5
Moved
by Councillor S Menard
Seconded by Councillor J. Leiper
WHEREAS By-law 2017-41 was enacted by Council on February 8, 2017
and directed the Owner of the lands at 265 Carling Avenue to enter into an
agreement pursuant to Section 37 of the Planning Act, to be registered
on title, to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and General Manager,
Planning, Infrastructure and Economic Development, to secure an amount of
$204,581.25; and
WHEREAS 100% of the required funds were directed to improvements to
Eugene Forsey Park and Dalhousie South Park, as detailed with Part 19 of By-law
2008-250; and
WHEREAS no further improvements are needed at this time for Dalhousie
South Park beyond the $157,000.00 presently allocated for park upgrades to this
park in the 2020 City budget; and
WHEREAS it is estimated that improvements to Eugene Forsey Park can
be accommodated within a budget of $100,000.00; and
WHEREAS the Parties entered into the aforementioned Section 37
Agreement, being Instrument No. OC1859698 which was registered on January 10,
2017, but the funds have not yet been paid to the City as development in
respect of the property has not commenced; and
WHEREAS it is at the request and direction of the Ward Councillor to
have 51% the above funds redirected toward affordable housing within Ward 17;
and
WHEREAS it is at the request and direction of the Ward
Councillor that the remaining 49% of the funds would be directed to improvements
at Eugene Forsey Park; and
WHEREAS the Section 37 Agreement may be amended upon the consent and
approval of the Owner and the City, whereby such approval has been granted by
the Owner;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council approve an amendment to
Instrument No. OC1859698 to provide for the redistribution of the anticipated
funds in the following manner:
a) $104,581.25 be directed towards
Ward 17 Affordable Housing
b) $100,000.00 be directed
towards Eugene Forsey Park improvements; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that such amending agreement be registered on
title to the lot, to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor, in consultation
with the General Manager Planning, Infrastructure and Economic Development.
CARRIED
with no Members dissenting.
MOTION NO 33/6
Moved by Councillor J. Leiper
Seconded by Councillor R. King
WHEREAS at its meeting of April 20, 2020, the
Ottawa Board of Health expressed its formal support for the City of Ottawa, federal
and provincial governments to increase the amount of safe active transportation
space outdoors for residents, including when accessing essential services, to
improve their physical and mental health while still adhering to all municipal
and federal guidelines related to physical distancing as well as provincial
regulations and emergency orders against not assembling in groups of more than
five persons; and,
WHEREAS at Council’s meeting of March 25, staff
took direction as follows:
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That, in light of new distancing
protocols, staff work with interested Councillors on targeted measures to
extend pedestrian and active transportation space on appropriate right-of-ways
within existing resources (Councillor C. McKenney)
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That the funding associated with the
targeted measures to extend pedestrian and active transportation space on appropriate
right-of-ways be funded by the appropriate Ward Councillors’ office budgets.
(Mayor J. Watson); and
WHEREAS Councillors have collaborated with city
staff in the interim to accomplish from their ward budgets closures including
partially of Byron Avenue and across the Bank Street Bridge and those closures have
to date been successful, and the National Capital Commission has commenced a
pilot closure of a portion of Queen Elizabeth Drive all to provide safe spaces
for active transportation where appropriate physical distancing can be
practiced; and,
WHEREAS the accomplishment of road closures for
said purpose municipally solely through the Ward Councillors’ office budgets is
a constraint that will hinder the rollout of further initiatives;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the direction to
fund pandemic-related temporary extensions of active transportation space inclusive
of accessing essential services solely through ward Councillors’ office budgets
be removed, and that Councillors may work with staff to identify opportunities
for further implementations including identifying any appropriate funding
sources not restricted to their ward budgets.
The following Motion was put to Council to replace the Leiper/King
Motion 33/6:
MOTION NO 33/7
Moved by Mayor J. Watson
Seconded by Councillor L. Dudas
WHEREAS, at its meeting of March 25, 2020, City Council directed
staff as follows:
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That, in light of new distancing protocols, staff work with
interested Councillors on targeted measures to extend pedestrian and active
transportation space on appropriate right-of-ways within existing resources
(Councillor C. McKenney); and
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That the
funding associated with the targeted measures to extend pedestrian and active
transportation space on appropriate right-of-ways be funded by the appropriate
Ward Councillors’ office budgets. (Mayor J. Watson); and
WHEREAS the implementation of these staff directions has revealed that
these directions could benefit from more clarity and respond to evolving
circumstances in Provincial Orders, notably with respect to protecting and
promoting our small businesses as they reopen, as well as the gradual reopening
of green spaces and parks; and
WHEREAS, specifically, as staff have begun to work with Ward
Councillors on implementing temporary, targeted measures, a number of
complaints have been received from impacted small businesses and the issues
identified by these small businesses are likely to increase with the Province
permitting small businesses to provide curbside services at their storefronts
effective May 11, 2020; and
WHEREAS City Council does not want any temporary, discretionary
traffic calming measures to negatively impact small businesses as they begin to
recover from the devastating impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic; and
WHEREAS Councillors Leiper and King have indicated that
accomplishing the COVID-19-related temporary traffic calming measures from the
Constituency Services (Ward Councillor Office) “is a constraint that will hinder
the rollout of further initiatives”; and
WHEREAS the City Treasurer has advised that the only other funding
source available for these initiatives is the ward-specific Temporary Traffic
Calming budget;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that City
Council approve that all future temporary, COVID-19-related traffic calming
initiatives be implemented on a curbside lane of a commercial artery or street
only if the consent of two-thirds of small businesses on each block directly impacted
by the proposed closure is received by City staff (Traffic Services) by way of
a written petition submitted by business owners; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that funding for these temporary, COVID-19-related
traffic calming initiatives be funded from either the ward-specific Temporary
Traffic Calming budgets or the Constituency Services (Ward Councillor Office)
budgets, as deemed appropriate by the Ward Councillor.
CARRIED
on a division of 14 YEAS and 7 NAYS, as follows:
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YEAS (14):
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Councillors A. Hubley, L. Dudas, K. Egli, G. Darouze, J. Harder,
S. Moffatt, R. Brockington, E. El-Chantiry, J. Sudds, C. A. Meehan, M.
Luloff, J. Cloutier, T. Tierney, Mayor J. Watson
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NAYS (7):
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Councillors S. Menard, R. King, G. Gower, C. McKenney,
T. Kavanagh, J. Leiper, M. Fleury
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The
following Motion was then put to Council and LOST:
MOTION NO 33/8
Moved by Councillor S. Menard
Seconded by Councillor J. Leiper
That the proposal for one lane on Bank Street for 3 blocks be
grand-parented as weeks of consultation have already occurred, city staff have
already approved this, there have been arrangements made for curbside pickup,
with implementation to occur this week.
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LOST on a division of 8 YEAS and 13 NAYS, as follows:
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YEAS (8):
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Councillors S. Menard, R. King, G. Gower, C. McKenney,
T. Kavanagh, C. A. Meehan, J. Leiper, M. Fleury
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NAYS (13):
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Councillors A. Hubley, L. Dudas, K. Egli, G. Darouze, J. Harder,
S. Moffatt, R. Brockington, E. El-Chantiry, J. Sudds, M. Luloff,
J. Cloutier, T. Tierney, Mayor J. Watson
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DIRECTION
TO STAFF (Councillor G. Gower)
That through the appropriate recovery task force, staff come
back to Council with recommendations for a plan, a process, and appropriate
funding sources to support changing transportation patterns.
MOTION NO 33/9
Moved
by Councillor J. Sudds
Seconded by Mayor J. Watson
That the Rules of Procedure be suspended to
consider the following motion in order to allow staff to proceed in a timely manner
to address emerging needs in the community.
WHEREAS the COVID19 pandemic is creating complex
issues within the housing and homelessness service providers, especially for
those serving individuals and families and within the emergency shelter system
that is regularly operating above capacity, using overflow beds to meet needs;
and
WHEREAS the City, through the Human Needs Task
Force including 70 community partners, is
working with other housing service providers and the City to continue to help identify safe and adequate housing and shelter options
for individuals and families in response to the COVID19 pandemic;
WHEREAS City staff and a number of not for
profit organizations have both been approached by hotel owners and modular
housing providers identifying various acquisition and lease options that have
recently become available due to current local economic conditions;
WHEREAS motel, hotel, apartment owners and
other similar use commercial/institutional/residential property owners may be open
to provide immediate, medium and long-term emergency residential lodging, whether
through the acquisition or lease of buildings; and
WHEREAS, issuing a formal Request for Offer to
identify potential acquisition or leasing opportunities for hotels, motels,
and/or modular housing options to be used asaffordable
housing would provide staff with the ability to identify, evaluate, and allow
for proper due diligence for a variety of options for Council’s consideration
instead of relying on sole source opportunities and is consistent with the
City’s procurement policy; and
WHEREAS, City staff require Council direction
and authority to formally issue a Request for Offer to evaluate the viability
of potential housing options in the marketplace; and
WHEREAS, Community and Social Services
Department will coordinate between the Not for Profit Housing and Homelessness
Sector and the federal and provincial governments in evaluating and proposing
options within the evolving funding environment for Council consideration; and
WHEREAS, the Community and Social Services
Department has identified $3 million from the City’s 2020 commitment of $15M for
Affordable Housing, which could be used as the City’s contribution towards the
acquisition and financing of short-term affordable housing identified through
the Request for Offer; and
WHEREAS Council has previously recognized the critical
need for other levels of Government to provide adequate and sustainable funding
to meet local housing and homelessness needs and that additional funding and financing
options may be identified through exploring partnerships with other levels of
government, the not for profit sector including Ottawa Community Housing
Corporation and possibly through private commercial and residential sectors
seeking to sell or maintain assets during this time;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council direct the General Manager of Community
and Social Services and the Director of the Corporate Real Estate Office to
issue a Request for Offer to identify potential opportunities toward the acquisition,
funding and financing of hotels, motels and modular housing solutions that
become available due to the current economic conditions, and report back to
Council with, options identified through the Request for Offer process;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the General Manager of Community and
Social Services provide a verbal update on the progress of the Request for
Offer at the next Community and Protective Services Committee meeting on June
18th; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Council request the Mayor continue
ongoing discussions with provincial and federal governments to identify
applicable funding programs to assist in the acquisition of innovative housing
solutions to support local needs.
CARRIED
with no Members dissenting.
MOTION NO 33/10
Moved
by Mayor J. Watson
Seconded by Councillor T. Kavanagh
WHEREAS building permit fee relief for 2019 flood
victims expired with the Council approved the “Zoning By-law Amendment – 2019
Flood Relief Provisions” report on November 27, 2019; and
WHEREAS claims are still being processed for
flood afflicted rebuilds and relief is still being sought;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Rules of
Procedure be suspended to permit the introduction of the following motion:
WHEREAS Council approved the recommendations of the
report “Zoning By-law Amendment – 2019 Flood Relief Provisions” on November 27,
2019; and
WHEREAS the previously approved building permit fee
relief for flood victims expired with the approval of the 2019 Flood Relief
Provisions report; and
WHEREAS Building Code Services are still receiving claims
from the 2019 flood impacted properties.
THEREFORE BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the General Manager of the Planning,
Infrastructure and Economic Development be authorized to suspend the application
fees with respect to development applications submitted due to 2019 flood related
damage; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Chief Building Official be authorized
to suspend the application fees with respect to demolition permits and building
applications for applications directly related to the 2019 Flood event.
CARRIED
with no Members dissenting.
DECLARATION OF INTEREST
Councillor
Eli El-Chantiry declared a potential direct pecuniary interest on the Watson/Kavanagh
Motion 33/10 above with respect to Extension of building permit relief for 2019
flood victims, as he owns property in the area affected by the 2019 flooding event.
Councillor El-Chantiry did not participate in consideration of or vote on this
item.
MOTION
Moved by Mayor J. Watson
Seconded by Councillor T. Tierney
WHEREAS on March
11, 2020 the World Health Organization assessed COVID-19 as a global pandemic;
and
WHEREAS the Government of Ontario and the City
of Ottawa have each declared a State of Emergency as a result of the current COVID-19 pandemic under the Emergency Management and Civil
Protection Act, 1990; and
WHEREAS the COVID-19 pandemic presents the greatest
financial challenge that Canadian cities and communities have seen in generations
and many are on the brink of financial crisis as revenues are plummeting, costs
are rising, and municipalities can not run deficits which puts them, and the essential
services they provide, further at risk; and
WHEREAS the financial impact to the City of Ottawa resulting from the
COVID-19 pandemic is currently estimated at a net loss of $66 million if the state
of emergency continues until June, $123 million if it continues until
September, and $186 if it continues until December (and this excludes financial
impacts to the Ottawa Police Service, Ottawa Public Health, and Ottawa Public
Library); and
WHEREAS on April 22, 2020 the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) formally requested
the federal government provide at least $10 billion in direct emergency operating
funding for Canadian municipalities; and
WHEREAS this request for federal emergency funding
included $7.6 billion in direct allocations (like the federal gas tax fund) for
all local governments, plus $2.4 billion for municipalities with transit
systems, as well as additional funding for municipalities facing extraordinary
challenges, such as those struggling to support vulnerable populations; and
WHEREAS in order to be effective nationwide, federal
funding must be straightforward, direct and flexible, which means a single
transfer that municipalities can use as needed, with no requirement for provinces
to match funds;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Ottawa unequivocally support
the position of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, and join the Association
of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) and other Canadian
municipalities in lobbying the federal government regarding the urgent need for
direct emergency funding for local governments; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City of Ottawa, in coalition with
the Large Urban Mayors' Caucus of Ontario (LUMCO), advocate with the provincial
government for immediate funding to address public transit revenue losses and
ensure the liquidity of Ontario municipalities, as well as to realign capital
and service delivery responsibilities with sustainable revenue streams,
including new revenue tools for municipalities; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that City Council request
that the Mayor, on behalf of the City of Ottawa, write a letter to the federal
government formally requesting they meet with Big City Mayors Caucus and the Large
Urban Mayors Caucus of Ontario, in order to determine the best way to help municipalities
fund current operations and maintain appropriate service levels during the COVID-19
crisis, and allow for service levels to be quickly re-established during the recovery
period.
MOTION
Moved by Councillor M. Fleury
Seconded by Councillor C. McKenney
WHEREAS drug use, overdoses and addictions
continue to be a problem in the City of Ottawa, with overdose emergency
department visits that have almost quadrupled and hospitalization rates that have
more than doubled between 2009 and 2019, with Fentanyl and analogues implicated
in almost 73% of opioid related deaths;
WHEREAS, local drug checking data (2019) from
Sandy Hill’s CTS indicates that 96.7% of drugs bought as opioids and 42.2% of
drugs bought as stimulants contain illicit fentanyl, fentanyl analogues or
other synthetic opioids;
WHEREAS drug use, overdoses and addictions
continue to increase costs to governments (for services such as shelters,
healthcare, and emergency services);
WHEREAS addiction issues have also been destructive
to communities and their economic well-being due to rising crime and violence
associated with the drug trade;
WHEREAS Ottawa Inner City Health, as a community
health partner of the City of Ottawa, aims to improve the health and access to
health care for people who are chronically homeless and integrate health care
services so that homeless individuals can receive the same quality of health
care as other Canadians;
WHEREAS since August 2017, Dr. Jeff Turnbull and
Ottawa Inner City Health successfully launched Canada’s first ever Managed
Opioid Program (MOP) in Ottawa providing controlled amounts of pharmaceutical-grade
narcotics (this prescription of narcotics is referred to as providing a “Safe
Supply”), housing, and other supports to 25 individuals, with positive impacts
and successes for individuals including stabilizing lives and decreasing crises
and decreasing petty crime in communities;
WHEREAS previous overdose rates of participants
in the pilot project averaged three times a week, and other people who use
drugs are pleading to be accepted into the program as a life-saving measure;
WHEREAS CTV Ottawa’s “In-Depth: “‘A City in
Crisis’ Part 3”’ on April 3rd 2019 by Catherine Lathem, covered the positive
impacts and individual successes of this small scale pilot project and it’s
positive impacts on stabilizing the lives of those with addictions in Ottawa;
WHEREAS the COVID-19 pandemic has further
demonstrated the lack of supports for our City’s most vulnerable and has also
highlighted the vulnerabilities in communities where petty crimes and
panhandling are main sources of income to fuel addictions which are
increasingly impacting small businesses and residents;
WHEREAS offering a Safe Supply of drugs to users
will save lives and reduce the community impacts of addictions;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED the City of Ottawa take
action to expand the Safe Supply of drugs to the population in Ottawa that
meets the criteria for those most in need, by asking the Mayor to write to the
Provincial and Federal ministers of health asking them to implement and fund
the expansion of Safe Supply in Ottawa to provide immediate supports to people
who use drugs and decrease burdens on communities experiencing the impacts of
addiction.
MOTION
Moved
by Councillor J Leiper
Seconded by Councillor R.
Brockington
WHEREAS the Owner of the lands at 1960 Scott Street was party to
Section 37 Agreements with the City of Ottawa registered as Instrument No. OC1882453
and OC2141507 on April 21, 2017 and September 11, 2019 respectively; and
WHEREAS such Agreements, in part, directed $270,000 that has been
provided by the Owner, to a Ward 15 specific fund for affordable housing; and
WHEREAS the specific funds for affordable housing have not been
budgeted or allocated towards any projects at this time; and
WHEREAS it is at the request and direction of the Ward Councillor to
have $50,000 of the above funds redirected towards a budget for a future sidewalk
project on Elmgrove Avenue; and
WHEREAS there is a reasonable planning relationship between the
proposed development subject to the intent of the Section 37 Agreement and the
community benefit of a sidewalk on Elmgrove Avenue;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council approve the redistribution of the
existing funds in the following manner:
a) $50,000 be
directed from the existing Ward 15 specific fund for affordable housing towards
the Elmgrove Avenue sidewalk project.
MOTION TO
INTRODUCE BY-LAWS
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MOTION NO 33/11
Moved
by Councillor S. Moffatt
Seconded by Councillor L. Dudas
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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2020-112.
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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2020-113.
A by-law of the
City of Ottawa to levy taxes for the year 2020 for the taxation year 2020.
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2020-114.
A by-law of the
City of Ottawa to levy taxes for the year 2020.
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2020-115.
A by-law of the
City of Ottawa to levy taxes for the year 2020 for police services.
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2020-116.
A by-law of the
City of Ottawa to levy taxes for the year 2020 for the City of Ottawa's share
of the costs of the conservation authorities.
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2020-117.
A by-law of the
City of Ottawa to establish a special levy for the Canterbury Community
Outdoor Covered Refrigerated Rink Facility within the service area known as
the Canterbury designated area for the year 2020.
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2020-118.
A by-law of the
City of Ottawa to establish a special levy for underground hydro lines along
Kanata Avenue within the service area known as the Kanata North Hydro Service
Area for the year 2020.
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2020-119.
A by-law of the City
of Ottawa to establish a special levy for the service area known as the
Mosquito Nuisance Control Program and Mosquito Research Program Special Area
for the year 2020.
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2020-120.
A by-law of the
City of Ottawa to establish a special levy for fire protection and prevention
in the rural service area for the year 2020.
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2020-121.
A by-law of the
City of Ottawa to establish a special levy for fire protection and prevention
in the urban service area for the year 2020.
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2020-122.
A by-law of the
City of Ottawa to establish a special levy for public transportation within
the Rural Transit Service Areas for the year 2020.
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2020-123.
A by-law of the
City of Ottawa to establish a special levy for public transportation within
the service area known as the Urban Transit Area for the year 2020.
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2020-124.
A by-law of the
City of Ottawa respecting the calculation of the amount of taxes for municipal
and school purposes payable in respect of property in the commercial classes
industrial classes or multi-residential property class for 2020.
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2020-125.
A by-law of the
City of Ottawa respecting property subclass tax reductions for the year 2020.
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2020-126.
A by-law of the City
of Ottawa to establish a percentage by which tax decreases are limited for
2020 for properties in the commercial industrial and multi-residential
property classes.
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2020-127.
A by-law of the
City of Ottawa to establish a special levy for the Britannia Village Ottawa
River Flood Protection Works within the service area known as the Britannia
Village Ottawa River Flood Protection Program.
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2020-128.
A by-law of the
City of Ottawa to levy a special charge in respect of the Business
Improvement Areas in the City of Ottawa and to provide for the collection of
these special charges for the year 2020.
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2020-129.
A by-law of the City
of Ottawa to impose, levy and collect a rate for the purposes of The Sparks
Street Mall Management Board with respect to the Sparks Street Mall for the
year 2020.
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2020-130.
A by-law of the City of Ottawa to close part
of Rideau Street being Part of Lot T on Plan 42482 designated as Part 2 on
Plan 4R-32683 in the City of Ottawa.
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2020-131.
A by-law of the
City of Ottawa to designate certain lands at croissant de Cannes Crescent on Plan
4M-1654, as being exempt from Part Lot Control.
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2020-132.
A by-law
of the City of Ottawa to set the instalment due dates and the interest and
penalty rates applicable to the collection of property taxes for 2021.
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CARRIED
MOTION NO 33/12
Moved
by Councillor S. Moffatt
Seconded by Councillor L. Dudas
That the
following by-law be read and passed:
To confirm the proceedings of the Council meeting of May 13, 2020.
CARRIED
Council adjourned
the meeting at 3:44 pm.
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CITY
CLERK MAYOR