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OTTAWA CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA 66

Wednesday, November 24, 2021
 10:00 am

By Electronic Participation

This Meeting will be held through electronic participation in accordance with Section 238 of the Municipal Act, 2001 as amended by the COVID-19 Economic Recovery Act, 2020

 

 

MOMENT OF REFLECTION

 

ROLL CALL

 

CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES

 

Confirmation of the Minutes of the special Council meeting of November 3, 2021.

 

 

Confirmation of the Minutes of the regular Council meeting of November 10, 2021, and the special City Council meeting of  November 10, 2021.

 

 

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST INCLUDING THOSE ORIGINALLY ARISING FROM PRIOR MEETINGS

 

REGRETS

 

No regrets were filed.

 

 

MOTION TO INTRODUCE REPORTS

 

Councillors T. Kavanagh and J. Cloutier  

 

 

POSTPONEMENTS AND DEFERRALS

 

PLANNING COMMITTEE REPORT 49 - (DEFERRED FROM THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF OCTOBER 13, 2021)

 

 

1.

OFFICIAL PLAN AND ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENTS – 1 AND 19 SIR JOHN A. MACDONALD PARKWAY

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS, AS AMENDED

That Council:

a)        Approve an amendment to the Official Plan, Volume 1, for 1 and 19 Sir John A. MacDonald Parkway, to re-designate 3.04 hectares of land from ‘Major Open Space’ to ‘General Urban Area’ as detailed in Document 2 as amended;

b)        Approve an amendment to the Official Plan, Volume 2a, Scott Street Secondary Plan, for 1 and 19 Sir John A. MacDonald Parkway, to re-designate 3.04 hectares of land from ‘Open Space - Existing’ to a new designation ‘Institutional/Embassies’, as detailed in Document 2 as amended;

c)        Approve an amendment to Zoning By-law 2008-250 for 1 and 19 Sir John A. MacDonald Parkway, to rezone 3.04 hectares of land from ‘Residential Fifth Density, Subzone B, Maximum Building Height 37 metres’ and ‘Open Space, Subzone L, Exception 310, Holding Zone’ to ‘Minor Institutional, Subzone A, Exception XXXX, Holding Zone’ and to rezone 0.66 hectares of land from ‘Open Space, Subzone L, Exception 310, Holding Zone’ to ‘Parks and Open Space, Subzone A’, as detailed in Documents 3 as amended and 4 as amended; and

d)        Direct staff to incorporate the Amendments to the Official Plan, Volumes 1 and 2, as detailed in Document 2 as amended, into Schedule B2 – Inner Urban Transect of the new Official Plan and the Scott Street Secondary Plan as part of the new Official Plan to be considered for adoption in Q3 2021.

 

 

REPORTS

 

INTEGRITY COMMISSIONER

 

 

2.

INTEGRITY COMMISSIONER – 2021 ANNUAL REPORT

 

REPORT RECOMMENDATIONS
That Council receive the attached report for information.

 


OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK

 

3.

STATUS UPDATE – COUNCIL INQUIRIES AND MOTIONS FOR THE PERIOD ENDING NOVEMBER 19, 2021

 

REPORT RECOMMENDATION
That Council receive this report for information.

 

 

COMMITTEE REPORTS

 

STANDING COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, WATER AND WASTE MANAGEMENT REPORT 20

 

4.

LOCAL IMPROVEMENT POLICY REVIEW AND UPDATE OF DITCH ALTERATION POLICY

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS
That Council:
1.         Approve the Local Improvement Policy, and;
2.         Receive the update on the Ditch Alteration Policy.

 


 


PLANNING COMMITTEE REPORT 52A

 

5.

ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENT – 2020 WALKLEY ROAD AND 2935 CONROY ROAD

 

COMMITTEE MEETING INFORMATION

Delegations: The committee heard 8 delegations on this item.

Debate: The committee spent 1 hour and 24 minutes on this item.

Vote: The committee carried the report recommendations as presented.

Position of Ward Councillor: The Ward Councillor is opposed to the report recommendations.

Position of Advisory Committee:  N/A

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council approve an amendment to Zoning By-law 2008-250 for 2020 Walkley Road and 2935 Conroy Road to permit ‘warehouse’ as an additional use on the site, as detailed in Document 2.

 

BULK CONSENT AGENDA

 

STANDING COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, WATER AND WASTE MANAGEMENT REPORT 20

 

 

A.

STRATEGY FOR THE PROVINCIAL HAZARDOUS AND SPECIAL PRODUCTS PROGRAM TRANSITION TO INDIVIDUAL PRODUCER RESPONSIBILITY

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council receive this report for information.

 

B.

UPDATE ON THE PROVINCIAL BLUE BOX PROGRAM TRANSITION TO INDIVIDUAL PRODUCER RESPONSIBILITY

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS
That Council:
1.         Receive this update on the Provincial Blue Box Program transition to Individual Producer Responsibility; and,
2.         Delegate authority to the General Manager of Public Works and Environmental Services Department to begin negotiations with Producer Responsibility Organizations in preparation for the transition.  

 

 

C.

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR IN-HOUSE SOLID WASTE COLLECTION – EXTERNAL AUDIT RESULTS

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council receive this report for information.

 


 

PLANNING COMMITTEE REPORT 52A

 

D.

ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENT – PART OF 2701 LONGFIELDS DRIVE

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council approve an amendment to Zoning By-law 2008-250 for part of 2701 Longfields Drive to permit low-rise residential development and park block, as detailed in Document 2.

 

E.

ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENT – 380 HUNT CLUB ROAD

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council approve an amendment to Zoning By-law 2008-250 for 380 Hunt Club Road to permit a medical facility and pharmacy, as detailed in Document 2.

 

 

CITY CLERK

 

F.

SUMMARY OF ORAL AND WRITTEN PUBLIC SUBMISSIONS FOR ITEMS SUBJECT TO THE PLANNING ACT ‘EXPLANATION REQUIREMENTS’ AT THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF NOVEMBER 10, 2021

 


 

REPORT RECOMMENDATION

That Council approve the Summaries of Oral and Written Public Submissions for items considered at the City Council Meeting of November 10, 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 Document 1.

 

MOTION TO ADOPT REPORTS

 

Councillors T. Kavanagh and J. Cloutier

 

 

MOTIONS OF WHICH NOTICE HAS BEEN PREVIOUSLY GIVEN

Note: The following Fleury/Tierney Motion of which Notice was previously given at the November 10, 2021 City Council meeting has been revised pursuant to Subsection 59(5) of the Procedure By-law.

MOTION

Moved by Councillor M. Fleury
Seconded by Councillor T. Tierney

WHEREAS Communities in Bloom in collaboration with the Canadian Garden Council, invites all municipalities to celebrate the Year of the Garden; and

WHEREAS Indigenous peoples and settlers have a long history of relating to, stewarding and growing plants on these lands; and

WHEREAS the Year of the Garden celebrates a designated Centennial of Canada’s ornamental horticulture sector; and

WHEREAS gardens and gardening contribute to the quality of life of our municipality and create safe and healthy places where people can come together; and

WHEREAS the Ottawa Community Gardening Network, coordinated by Just Food, supported by the City of Ottawa, is celebrating 25 years of community engagement and garden development in 2022; and

WHEREAS gardens and gardening have helped us face the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, including mitigating food insecurity and social isolation; and

WHEREAS the Year of the Garden will highlight and celebrate the important contributions of our local gardening organizations and horticulture professionals and businesses; and

WHEREAS National Garden Day is June 18, 2022, and celebrating this day in the City of Ottawa will contribute to the legacy of Canada’s Year of the Garden 2022; and

 

WHEREAS the City of Ottawa is committed to be a Garden Friendly City, supporting the development of its garden culture;

 

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT Ottawa City Council proclaim 2022 as the Year of the Garden in Ottawa, in celebration of the contribution of gardens, gardening and community gardening to improving the lives of our community members in terms of health, food security, beauty, quality of life, biodiversity, and environmental sustainability.

MOTION

Moved by Councillor S. Moffatt
Seconded by Councillor G. Gower

WHEREAS in the 2014-2018 Mid-Term Governance Review, Council approved that ongoing funding in the amount equivalent to an additional FTE (full-time equivalent position) be provided the Planning Committee Chair to assist in managing the Committee workload; and

WHEREAS the FTE credit is funded from the Council Administrative Services budget, and applied to the respective Member’s Constituency Services Budget; and

WHEREAS on July 21, 2021, Council approved Motion 58/4 establishing that Planning Committee would have two Co-Chairs for the remainder of the 2018-2022 Term of Council, and 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 FTE position; and

WHEREAS the Planning Committee Co-Chairs have jointly determined and communicated to Council that Chair Moffatt would take the lead on planning policy, while Councillor Gower would take the lead on development review files and Chair the bi-weekly Planning Committee meetings; and

WHEREAS the Planning Committee Chairs have since jointly determined that, given the workload and volume associated with the bi-weekly Planning Committee meetings, Chair Gower would benefit from the additional FTE traditionally provided to the Planning Committee Chair;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that until the end of the 2018-2022 Term of Council, that the full FTE Credit for the Planning Committee Chair be applied to Chair Gower’s Constituency Services Budget.

 

MOTIONS REQUIRING SUSPENSION OF THE RULES OF PROCEDURE

 

NOTICES OF MOTION (FOR CONSIDERATION AT SUBSEQUENT MEETING)

 

NOTICE OF INTENT

 

Notice of Intent from the Auditor General to submit the Annual Report at the Audit Committee meeting of December 3, 2021

 

 

MOTION TO INTRODUCE BY-LAWS

 

 

THREE READINGS

 

 

Councillors T. Kavanagh and J. Cloutier

 

a)            A by-law of the City of Ottawa to designate certain lands at avenue Calvington Avenue and chemin Winterset Road on Plan 4M-1680 are being exempt from Part Lot Control.

b)            A by-law of the City of Ottawa to designate certain lands at croissant Billrian Crescent, cours Curraglass Walk, placette Allied Mews, rang Kindred Row, chemin Culdaff Road, terrasse Crossway Terrace, avenue Derreen Avenue, voie Bermondsey Way, cercle Leinster Circle and ruelle Ballinora Lane on Plan 4M-1687 as being exempt from Part Lot Control.

c)            A by-law of the City of Ottawa to designate certain lands at voie Twist Way on Plan 4M-1606 as being exempt from Part Lot Control.

d)            A by-law of the City of Ottawa to designate certain lands at privé Peridot Private on Registered Plan 32 as being exempt from Part Lot Control.

e)            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.

f)             A by-law of the City of Ottawa to change the name of promenade Andrew Simpson Drive, a municipal highway in the City of Ottawa, to promenade Metcalfe Farm Drive.

g)            A by-law of the City of Ottawa for the imposition of development charges for creating a new Zoning By-law.

h)           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 380 Hunt Club Road.

i)             A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2008-250 to change the zoning of part of the lands known municipally as 2701 Longfields Drive.

j)              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 2020 Walkley Road and 2935 Conroy Road.

k)            A by-law to adopt a New Official Plan for the City of Ottawa. 

l)             A by-law of the City of Ottawa to establish certain lands as common and public highway and assume them for public use (Fernbank Road Construction Extension)


 

m)          A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend Volume 1 and the Scott Street Secondary Plan of Volume 2A of the Official Plan for the City of Ottawa to redesignate and add site-specific policies for part of the lands known municipally as 1 and 19 Sir John A. MacDonald Parkway.

n)           A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2008-250 to change the zoning of part of the lands known municipally as 1 and 19 Sir John A. MacDonald Parkway

 

CONFIRMATION BY-LAW

 

Councillors T. Kavanagh and J. Cloutier  

 

 

INQUIRIES

 

ADJOURNMENT

 

Councillors T. Kavanagh and J. Cloutier  

 

 

Simultaneous interpretation of these proceedings is available.
Accessible formats and communication supports are available, upon request.

 


 

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IN CAMERA ITEMS

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