City Council Minutes

 

OTTAWA CITY COUNCIL
MINUTES 45
Wednesday, December 9, 2020

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, December 9, 2020 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.

 

ROLL CALL

All Members of Council were present.

 

CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES

 

 

Confirmation of the Minutes of the regular Council meeting of November 25, 2020.

                                                                                                            CONFIRMED

 

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST INCLUDING THOSE ORIGINALLY ARISING FROM PRIOR MEETINGS

Councillor Rick Chiarelli

Councillor Rick Chiarelli declared a pecuniary interest on the following matters considered by City Council 9 December 2020;

a)    Report by the City Clerk: College Ward 8 – Delegation of Budgetary Approval Authorities and Related Matters

b)    Any other related matters brought to the floor

Councillor Chiarelli did not participate in discussion or vote on this report, Item #30 on the Agenda.

Councillor Diane Deans

Councillor Diane Deans declared a potential, deemed pecuniary interest on the following matters related to the 2021 Draft Operating and Capital Budgets:

Agenda Item 9 - Community and Protective Services Committee (CPSC) 2021 Draft Operating and Capital Budget, Children’s Services, as follows:

·         User fees (page 35 of the CPSC Budget Book); and

·         Municipal Child Care Centres Operating Resource Requirement (pages 33-34 of the CPSC Budget Book)

as her daughter works at the Centre Éducatif Tournesol Municipal Child Care Centre, which receives funding from these budget line items.

Councillor Deans did not participate in discussion or vote on these portions of the budget (Budget Roadmap Motion No. 45/4, Item 6.C.iii.)

Councillor Matthew Luloff

Councillor Matthew Luloff declared a potential, deemed pecuniary interest on the following matters related to the 2021 Draft Operating and Capital Budgets:

  • Item 9 - Community and Protective Services Committee (CPSC) 2021 Draft Operating and Capital Budget – Fire Services Operating Resource Requirement (Page 8 of the CPSC Budget Book)

as his spouse is employed by Versaterm Public Safety, a software firm that provides RMS, MDT and CAD services to Ottawa Fire Services and would receive funding from, or would potentially receive funding from, these budget line items.

Councillor Luloff did not participate in discussion or vote on these portions of the budget. (Budget Roadmap Motion No. 45/4, Items 6.C.iv.)

Councillor Catherine McKenney

Councillor Catherine McKenney declared a potential, deemed pecuniary interest on the following matters related to the 2021 Draft Operating and Capital Budgets:

Item 6 - 2021 Draft Operating Budget for the Ottawa Board of Health - Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care Programs, Cost-shared Core Programs (Page 4 of the Board of Health Budget Book), as their spouse is on the Board of Directors of Ottawa Inner City Health, an organization that will receive funding from, or would be eligible to receive funding from, this budget line item; and

Item 9 - Community and Protective Services Committee (CPSC) 2021 Draft Operating and Capital Budget - Housing Services Operating Resource Requirement (Page 37 of the CPSC Budget Book) as follows:

·            Community Homelessness Prevention Initiative;

·            Home for Good;

·            Reaching Home;

as their spouse is employed by the Options Bytown, an organization that will receive funding from, or would be eligible to receive funding from, these budget line items. (Roadmap Motion No. 45/4 (Roadmap Motion Item 5B) Item 6.C.i.)

Councillor McKenney did not participate in discussion or vote on these portions of the budget.

Councillor Keith Egli

Councillor Keith Egli declared a potential, deemed pecuniary interest on the following matters in relation to the 2021 Draft Operating and Capital Budgets:

Item 3 – 2021 Draft Operating Budget, Crime Prevention Ottawa (CPO) – Transfers, Grants and Financial Charges (Page 1 of the CPO Budget Book);

Item 6 - 2021 Draft Operating Budget for the Ottawa Board of Health, Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care Programs & Standards - 100% City Programs (Page 4 of the Board of Health Budget Book); and

Item 9 - Community and Protective Services Committee 2021 Draft Operating and Capital Budget, as follows:

1.           Community and Social Services, Housing Services (Page 37 of the CPSC Budget Book), as follows:

·             Community Homelessness Prevention Initiative,

·             Home for Good;

·             Reaching Home;

2.           Community and Social Services, Partner and Stakeholder Initiatives, Community Funding (Page 41 of the CPSC Budget Book)

as he sits on the Board of Directors of the Youth Services Bureau, an organization that will receive funding from, or would be eligible to receive funding from, these budget line items

Councillor Egli did not participate in discussion or vote on these portions of the budget (Roadmap Motion Items 2.A. 5.A. and 6.C.i. and 6.C.ii), nor on parts 2 and 3 of the McKenney/King Motion No. 45/6 to amend the CPSC Budget.

Points of Personal Privilege

Councillor Egli also rose on a point of personal privilege. His spouse is a member of the Nepean, Rideau and Osgoode Community Resource Centre Board of Directors, an organization that receives funding from the City. While he has no pecuniary or financial interest under the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act, he decided to declare this relationship to provide transparency in the spirit of Section 1 of the Code of Conduct and to fulfil his responsibilities under Section 243 of the Municipal Act in participating in this debate and voting on the matter. In addition, he filed with the Clerk's Office a copy of the Integrity Commissioner's memorandum on this matter.

Councillor Sudds rose on a point of Personal Privilege to disclose that she had recently acquired a home near the lands of the proposed plan of subdivision and zoning by-law amendment – 7000 Campeau Drive, which is before Council today. She disclosed this matter to the Integrity Commissioner and sought advice on the implications of the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act and the Code of Conduct and was advised that she did not have a pecuniary conflict of interest and therefore may participate in the discussion and vote on the matter.

 

COMMUNICATIONS

 

The following communications were received:

 

 

Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO)

 

 

·          

AMO Policy Update – Initial Vaccination Approach, AG Annual Report, Wetland Conservation Program

 

 

·          

AMO Policy Update – COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Task Force, New COVID-19 Measures, Long-Term Care Commission, and AMO-Ontario Annual Joint MOU Statement

 

 

·          

AMO Policy Update – Federal Fall Economic Statement

 

 

·          

AMO Policy Update – Bill 229, Schedule 6 (CA Act) Proposed Amendments

 

 

·          

AMO Policy Update – Some Regions Moving to New COVID-19 Levels and Phase 2 Long-Term Care Community Paramedicine Program

 

 

Other Communications Received:

 

·          

General Manager of Planning, Infrastructure and Economic Development – Memorandum with respect to a By-law authorizing the making of an application to expropriate properties required for the Stage 2 Light Rail Transit Project

·          

Submission received containing the names of 67 individuals requesting the resurfacing of Armitage Avenue, Greenland Road and Torwood Drive and Sixth Line Road in Dunrobin

 

REGRETS

No regrets were filed.

 

MOTION TO INTRODUCE REPORTS

MOTION NO 45/1

Moved by Councillor D. Deans
Seconded by Councillor C. A. Meehan

That the following reports be received and considered:

  1. the report from the Deputy City Treasurer entitled “2021 Draft Operating and Capital Budgets”;
  2. the report from the Committee of Adjustment entitled “Committee of Adjustment – 2021 Draft Operating Budget”;
  3. the report from Crime Prevention Ottawa entitled “2021 Draft Operating Budget - Crime Prevention Ottawa”;
  4. the report from the Ottawa Police Services Board entitled “Ottawa Police Service 2021 Operating and Capital Budgets”;
  5. the report from the Ottawa Public Library Board entitled Ottawa Public Library: 2021 Draft Budget Estimates;
  6. the report from the Ottawa Board of Health entitled “2021 Draft Operating Budget for the Ottawa Board of Health”;
  7. Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee Report 18;
  8. Audit Committee Report 9;
  9. Community and Protective Services Committee Report 15A;
  10.  Standing Committee on Environmental Protection, Water and Waste Management Report 12A;
  11.  Finance and Economic Development Committee Report 19;
  12.  Information Technology Sub-Committee Report 3;
  13.  Planning Committee Report 33;
  14.  Transit Commission Report 7;
  15.  Transportation Committee Report 14; and
  16.  Item 1 of Finance and Economic Development Committee Report 18 entitled “Lansdowne Annual Report and COVID-19 Impacts Update”

17.    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 November 25, 2020”; and

18.    The In Camera report from the Ottawa Board of Health entitled “Appointment of Associate Medical Officer of Health – In Camera - Personal Matters About an Identifiable Individual - Reporting Out Date: Upon Council Approval”; and

That the Rules of Procedure be suspended to receive and consider the report from the City Clerk entitled “College Ward 8 – Delegation of Budgetary Approval Authorities” as Council on November 25, 2020 directed this report be brought forward at this meeting and the and the next regular Council meeting is not scheduled until January 27, 2020.”

CARRIED

 


2021 DRAFT OPERATING AND CAPITAL BUDGETS

 

MOTION NO 45/2

 

Moved by Councillor M. Luloff

Seconded by Councillor L. Dudas

 

WHEREAS, on November 4, 2020, Council received and tabled the 2021 Draft Capital and Operating Budget transmittal report (ACS2020-FSD-FIN-0023) and associated Committee budget books; and

WHEREAS on December 4, 2020 all Members of Council received, as part of the Draft Agenda for the December 9, 2020 meeting of Council, a revised version of the Treasurer’s transmittal report for the 2021 Budget that was originally received and tabled at the Special City Council meeting of November 4, 2020, with the updates to the report and associated supporting documents summarized in the table below:

 

Transmittal Document

Section(s)

ENG Page

FR Page

Correction / Update Details

Report

2021 Tax-Supported Budget - Operating Budget

8

9

Updated from $156.7M to $158.7M increase from 2020.

Document 1

- Expenditures & Revenue Summary by Category
- Operating Summary by Committee
- Operating Budget Changes

1
3 to 5
7 to 8

1
3 to 5
7 to 8

Updated transfers expenditures, revenue and related totals based on one-time contribution from the Tax Stabilization Reserve to the Housing Reserve.

Document 2

Capital Four Year Forecast Summary

2

1

Updated Housing Services forecasted authority from 2022 to 2024

Document 2

2021 Reserve Continuity Forecast

3 to 4

4 to 5

Updated employee benefit and housing reserve projections

 

AND WHEREAS at its November 26, 2020 meeting, the Planning Committee approved a revised Planning Committee Draft 2021 Budget book that included various corrections, and staff have since determined that additional corrections are required to the user fees for both Right of Way, Heritage and Urban Design and Planning Services, as outlined in the table below:

 

Service Area

ENG Full (page)

ENG Condensed (page)

FR Condensed (page)

Correction / Update

Right of Way, Heritage and Urban Design

8

8

10

User Fees - Corrected Engineering Design Review and Inspection Fees - Value of soft servicing “2020 Rate $” from 2.3% to 2.25%.

Planning Services

15

15

21

User Fees - Corrected Engineering Design Review and Inspection Fees - Value of soft servicing “2020 Rate $” and “2021 Rate $” from 2.3% to 2.25%.

Planning Services

14

14

19

User Fees - Corrected Site Plan - Complex, Site Plan - Revision, Complex and Site Plan - Master Draft to superscript notes 2 and 5 instead of only note 2.

 

AND WHEREAS it has been determined that various updates to service area names are required in some Committee budget books to reflect the City’s current organizational structure;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council, as Committee of the Whole, receive and consider the revised version of the transmittal report for the 2021 Budget; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT City Council, as Committee of the Whole, receive and consider the further revised Planning Committee Draft 2021 Budget document; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the Chief Financial Officer be delegated the authority to make any required updates to service area names in the final Budget documents to ensure they reflect the City’s current organizational structure.

CARRIED

 

 

RESOLVING INTO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

MOTION NO 45/3

Moved by Councillor D. Deans
Seconded by Councillor C. A. Meehan

That City Council resolve to move into Committee of the Whole pursuant to Sections 52 and 53 of the Procedure By-law.

CARRIED

 

The following Roadmap Motion was put to Council in Committee of the Whole to consider the 2021 Draft Operating and Capital Budgets, divided as set out below for voting purposes.

 

ROADMAP MOTION FOR CONSIDERATION OF 2021 BUDGET

 

MOTION NO 45/4

Moved by Deputy Mayor M. Luloff

Seconded by Deputy Mayor L. Dudas

 

BE IT RESOLVED THAT City Council, as Committee of the Whole, receive and consider the Draft 2021 Operating and Capital Budgets as recommended by the Committee of Adjustment, Crime Prevention Ottawa, the Ottawa Police Services Board, the Ottawa Public Library Board, the Ottawa Board of Health and by the Standing Committees, Transit Commission and Information Technology Sub-Committee, and the Draft 2021 Rate-Supported Operating and Capital Budgets as recommended by the Standing Committee on Environmental Protection, Water and Waste Management, as listed in the Council Agenda and incorporating all amended budget books and pages; and  

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Council, sitting as Committee of the Whole, receive and consider the following motion:  

That the Committee of the Whole recommends that Council:  

1.            Approve the 2021 Draft Operating Budget for the Committee of Adjustment; 

CARRIED

2.            Approve the 2021 Draft Operating Budget for Crime Prevention Ottawa, as follows:

A.            Operating Resource Requirement – Transfers, Grants and Financial Charges (Page 1);

CARRIED

B. Remaining Crime Prevention Ottawa 2021 Draft Operating Budget;

CARRIED

The following Motion was put to Council with respect to the Ottawa Police Service Draft Budget (Item 3 of the Roadmap Motion):

MOTION NO 45/5

Moved by Councillor S. Menard
Seconded by Councillor C. McKenney

WHEREAS the City of Ottawa has budgeted revenue from Red Light Cameras at $11.725 million including an increase of $1.8 million from 10 additional red-light cameras (Finance and Economic Development Committee Budget (Non-Departmental – Page 52 of the FEDCO Budget Book); and

WHEREAS the funds generated from automated traffic enforcement are best used to implement safety measures on our streets; and

WHEREAS the City has committed to reducing the number of traffic deaths and serious injuries in our city; and

WHEREAS police enforcement of traffic laws is an inefficient use of funds intended to increase traffic safety; and

WHEREAS the 2021 Draft Ottawa Police Services Board Budget included $1.2 million of this revenue to be diverted from the City’s automated traffic enforcement to Ottawa Police Services as part of a three-year funding strategy to stabilize the tax rate; and

WHEREAS traffic safety is best achieved through engineering and road designs; and

WHEREAS ward Temporary Traffic Calming budgets are becoming an ever-increasingly important means of altering dangerous road design; and

WHEREAS in accordance with the Police Services Act, Council has the authority to establish the overall police budget that it considers necessary to fulfill its statutory obligations under Section 4 of the Act, but does not have the authority to approve or disapprove of specific line items in the estimates submitted by the Ottawa Police Services Board;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council reduce the Ottawa Police Services Board 2021 Draft Operating Budget by $1.2 million, corresponding to the amount that would have been received from the City’s Red Light Camera revenue; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the $1.2 million in revenue generated from Red Light Camera enforcement that was budgeted to be transferred to Ottawa Police Services be reallocated to the 2021 Transportation Committee Budget capital budget less the estimated staffing costs to implement ward installations, to increase the ward Temporary Traffic Calming budgets for 2021, split evenly by all 23 wards (Project 910021 2021 Traffic & Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Program - Ward Initiative – Page 131 of the Transportation Committee Budget Book).

LOST on a division of 6 YEAS and 18 NAYS, as follows:

YEAS (6):

Councillors J. Leiper, C. McKenney, M. Fleury, T. Kavanagh,
R. King, S. Menard

NAYS (18):

Councillors G. Darouze, T. Tierney, A. Hubley, E. El-Chantiry,
G. Gower, C. A Meehan, J. Cloutier, J. Harder, M. Luloff,
S. Moffatt, R. Brockington, C. Kitts, L. Dudas, D. Deans,
R. Chiarelli, J. Sudds, K. Egli, Mayor J. Watson

 


 

 

3.            Approve the 2021 Ottawa Police Service Draft Operating and Capital Budgets, as recommended by the Ottawa Police Services Board; 

 

The Ottawa Police Service Budget was put to Council and CARRIED on a division of 19 YEAS and 5 NAYS, as follows:

YEAS (19):

Councillors G. Darouze, T. Tierney, A. Hubley, E. El-Chantiry,
G. Gower, C. A. Meehan, J. Cloutier, J. Harder, M. Luloff,
S. Moffatt, T. Kavanagh, R. Brockington, C. Kitts, L. Dudas,
D. Deans, R. Chiarelli, J. Sudds, K. Egli, Mayor J. Watson

NAYS (5):

Councillors J. Leiper, C. McKenney, M. Fleury, R. King,
S. Menard

4.            Approve the 2021 Ottawa Public Library Board Draft Operating and Capital Budgets as recommended by the Ottawa Public Library Board; 

CARRIED

5.    Approve the 2021 Ottawa Board of Health Draft Operating Budget as recommended by the City of Ottawa’s Board of Health, as follows: 

A. Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care Programs & Standards – 100% City Programs (Page 4); 

CARRIED

B.   Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care Programs & Standards – Cost Shared Core Programs (Page 4);

CARRIED

D.   Remaining 2021 Ottawa Public Health Draft Operating Budget 

CARRIED


 

6.    Approve the 2021 Draft Operating and Capital Budgets as recommended by the Standing Committees of Council, Transit Commission and the Information Technology Sub-Committee as follows: 

A.       The Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee portion of the 2021 Draft Operating and Capital Budget; 

CARRIED

B.           The Audit Committee portion of the 2021 Draft Operating Budget;  

CARRIED

The following motions were put forward with respect to the Community and Protective Services portion of the 2021 Draft Budget (Item 6C of the Roadmap Motion)

MOTION NO 45/6

Moved by Councillor C. McKenney

Seconded by Councillor R. King

 

WHEREAS Ottawa City Council declared a Housing and Homelessness Crisis and Emergency on January 29, 2020; and

WHEREAS in 2019 almost 8,000 people stayed in emergency shelters which have been operating at over 100% capacity for years; and

WHEREAS the homelessness emergency has been significantly amplified by the COVID-19 pandemic; and

WHEREAS there is a need for funding from all levels of government to meet the growing and persistent affordable housing and homelessness emergency in Ottawa and other municipalities; and

WHEREAS over 200 people are sleeping outside in Ottawa because of their fear of staying in crowded shelters during the COVID-19 pandemic; and

WHEREAS Indigenous people account for 2.5% of Ottawa population yet 24% of people experiencing homelessness in Ottawa identify as Indigenous, according to the 2018 Point-in Time Count; and

WHEREAS approximately 1,200 youth experience homelessness and live in precarious housing situations in Ottawa each year; and

WHEREAS the City of Ottawa has made investments to reduce chronic homelessness and increase the affordable housing supply; and

WHEREAS the COVID pandemic has resulted in an increase in stress and isolation and worsening mental health in Ottawa; and

WHEREAS Black, Indigenous and racialized communities are more likely to work in front-line jobs and live in crowded housing and therefore experience disproportionate risks and stress related to the COVID pandemic; and

WHEREAS the 2018 Community Wellbeing Report highlighted serious concerns about chronic underfunding in the non-profit social services sector with many organizations reaching a crisis point in their efforts to serve marginalized and vulnerable residents; and

WHEREAS the 2018 Community Wellbeing Report found that the non-profit social infrastructure service providers in Ottawa were facing an increase of 87% demand for service, a 77% increase in the number of people served, including a 67% increase in the number of clients with complex needs; and

WHEREAS the 2018 Community Wellbeing Report found that residents in need of social services faced more barriers, including longer waiting lists, less access to long term support, reduced services, and the reality of being turned away; and

WHEREAS Community Health and Resource Centres have played an essential role in the response to the COVID-19 crisis, including staffing cooling centres, respite and testing centres, delivering food, providing phone calls and transporting people to medical appointments; and

WHEREAS Ottawa’s non-profit social service sector need for funding far outweigh the offer as demonstrated by the Social Services Relief Fund call for proposals round one that elicited $12.1M in request for $3M available funding; and

WHEREAS Ottawa’s non-profit social service sector provides a range of prevention supports, including helping people cope with stress and trauma, providing counselling and suicide prevention, harm reduction, mental health first aid training; and

WHEREAS Ottawa’s non-profit social service sector works to improve the community conditions that can lead to poor mental health or addictions such as abuse, poverty, homelessness, long-term unemployment, social isolation and trauma; and

WHEREAS adequate funding is required immediately to coordinate and centralize variously mental health services in the City including homeless outreach, mobile crisis and harm reduction; and

WHEREAS within community-based organizations there is a common understanding of the challenges marginalized people are facing as well as a depth of experience in responding to those challenges in the community; and

WHEREAS this is an opportunity to leverage this expertise to deliver a model that will enhance safety while reducing the likelihood of negative fatal interactions with police services; and

WHEREAS a community-based approach with multidisciplinary teams with extensive training in trauma-informed care and de-escalation would be most effective at complementing the work of police; and

WHEREAS municipal funding for the social services sector through Community Funding invested $24.25 per resident in 2018 compared to the Police Service budget at $334.87 per resident in 2018 (compared to 2011 and adjusted for inflation, this represents a decrease of 12.8% for social services and an increase of 12.4% for Ottawa Police Services); and

WHEREAS, the City of Ottawa eliminated the non-renewal project funding in 2011 and deferred the sustainability fund from 2011 to 2016 that allowed agencies to respond to growing and critical needs; and

WHEREAS a modest increase of $13.2 million in the 2021 City of Ottawa operating budget represents a 1.33% increase in the city-wide tax levy, resulting in an annual increase of $28.53 for an average urban residential property assessed at $415,000;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council Approve that a one-time increase of $13.2 million be added to the 2021 Community and Protective Services and Planning Committee’s budgets for the following, funded through a corresponding increase in the city-wide tax levy of 1.33%:

  1. $5 million above the 2021 draft budget of $15 million to create new affordable housing options (Planning Committee Operating and Capital Budget – Municipal Investment in Affordable Housing 2021-Project 910240 – Page 34, 35 and 50 of the Planning Committee Budget Book);
  2. $5 million above the 2021 draft budget of $25.2 million in the Community Funding envelope to provide the social infrastructure funding necessary for non-profit providers to meet the critical needs for supports to Ottawa’s vulnerable and marginalized communities who are in a state of growing and persistent despair (Community and Protective Services Committee Operating Budget – Partner and Stakeholder Initiatives – Community Funding – Page 41 of the CPSC Budget Book); and
  3. $3.2 million in new funding to be added to the Gender and Race Equity, Inclusion, Indigenous Relations and Social Development Service to enhance a community-led and community-based Neighbourhood Crisis Team, including harm reduction, homeless outreach, and other alternatives to policing (Community and Protective Services Committee Operating Budget – Partner and Stakeholder Initiatives – Page 41 of the CPSC Budget Book); and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Council direct the Mayor to write to the Premier of Ontario to request an immediate, significant and permanent increase in funding for health and mental health supports to complement the funding requirements to establish a model of response to mental health crises in order to keep our vulnerable and mentally stressed residents safe and free from harm during moments of distress.

Motion 45/6 was separated for voting purposes and put to Council as follows:

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council Approve that a one-time increase of $13.2 million be added to the 2021 Community and Protective Services and Planning Committee’s budgets for the following, funded through a corresponding increase in the city-wide tax levy of 1.33%:

  1. $5 million above the 2021 draft budget of $15 million to create new affordable housing options (Planning Committee Operating and Capital Budget – Municipal Investment in Affordable Housing 2021-Project 910240 – Page 34, 35 and 50 of the Planning Committee Budget Book);

 

LOST on a division of 8 YEAS and 16 NAYS, as follows:

YEAS (8):

Councillors J. Leiper, C. McKenney, M. Fleury, T. Kavanagh,
R. King, D. Deans, K. Egli, S. Menard

NAYS (16):

Councillors G. Darouze, T. Tierney, A. Hubley, E. El-Chantiry,
G. Gower, C. A Meehan, J. Cloutier, J. Harder, M. Luloff,
S. Moffatt, R. Brockington, C. Kitts, L. Dudas,
R. Chiarelli, J. Sudds, Mayor J. Watson

  1. $5 million above the 2021 draft budget of $25.2 million in the Community Funding envelope to provide the social infrastructure funding necessary for non-profit providers to meet the critical needs for supports to Ottawa’s vulnerable and marginalized communities who are in a state of growing and persistent despair (Community and Protective Services Committee Operating Budget – Partner and Stakeholder Initiatives – Community Funding – Page 41 of the CPSC Budget Book); and

LOST on a division of 7 YEAS and 16 NAYS, as follows:

YEAS (7):

Councillors J. Leiper, C. McKenney, M. Fleury, T. Kavanagh,
R. King, D. Deans, S. Menard

NAYS (16):

Councillors G. Darouze, T. Tierney, A. Hubley, E. El-Chantiry,
G. Gower, C. A Meehan, J. Cloutier, J. Harder, M. Luloff,
S. Moffatt, R. Brockington, C. Kitts, L. Dudas,
R. Chiarelli, J. Sudds, Mayor J. Watson

  1. $3.2 million in new funding to be added to the Gender and Race Equity, Inclusion, Indigenous Relations and Social Development Service to enhance a community-led and community-based Neighbourhood Crisis Team, including harm reduction, homeless outreach, and other alternatives to policing (Community and Protective Services Committee Operating Budget – Partner and Stakeholder Initiatives – Page 41 of the CPSC Budget Book); and

 

LOST on a division of 7 YEAS and 16 NAYS, as follows:

YEAS (7):

Councillors J. Leiper, C. McKenney, M. Fleury, T. Kavanagh,
R. King, D. Deans, S. Menard

NAYS (16):

Councillors G. Darouze, T. Tierney, A. Hubley, E. El-Chantiry,
G. Gower, C. A Meehan, J. Cloutier, J. Harder, M. Luloff,
S. Moffatt, R. Brockington, C. Kitts, L. Dudas,
R. Chiarelli, J. Sudds, Mayor J. Watson

The remaining resolution of Motion 45/6 was put to Council and CARRIED:

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Council direct the Mayor to write to the Premier of Ontario to request an immediate, significant and permanent increase in funding for health and mental health supports to complement the funding requirements to establish a model of response to mental health crises in order to keep our vulnerable and mentally stressed residents safe and free from harm during moments of distress.

                                                                                                            CARRIED

MOTION NO 45/7

Moved by Councillor M. Fleury
Seconded by Councillor R. Brockington

WHEREAS the 2021 Recreation, Cultural and Facility Services Operating budget includes an additional temporary increase to recreation and cultural program fees to offset the cost of necessary measures to comply with COVID-19 regulatory requirements; and

WHEREAS the City offers participant fee subsidies for qualifying residents in recreation and cultural programs; and

WHEREAS the 2021 budget does not include an increase in the maximum subsidy available to each resident from the current $180 per person level; and

WHEREAS there would be a benefit to temporarily increasing the Hand in Hand subsidy to assist in offsetting the impact of the additional temporary COVID-19 related fee increase; and

WHEREAS it is anticipated that current regulations, restrictions and public demand for programming will reduce the number and types of recreation and cultural programs offered for at least the first half of 2021; and

WHEREAS this reduced level of program availability and delivery is expected to result in a lower volume of registrations and a corresponding lower demand for subsidies and a reduced draw on the budgeted amount;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council approve that the Hand and Hand participant subsidy be increased from $180 to $200 per participant on a temporary basis for 2021 and funded within the existing budget provisions based on anticipated reduced volume of requests; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the General Manager of Recreation, Cultural and Facility Services be directed to review the Hand and Hand maximum subsidy as part of developing the 2022 operating budget and include a recommendation on an appropriate individual subsidy maximum level as part of the 2022 draft budget.

CARRIED

DIRECTION TO STAFF (Councillor M. Fleury)

Park wading pools and City beaches are an important part of the City’s strategy to keep families and younger children refreshed and safe during the hot summer months. Ottawa’s wading pools have an annual staggered start with half the sites commencing operations in the last week of June, and the other half in the first week of July, and Ottawa’s beaches yearly open on the third Saturday in June regularly later than when communities begin using access to water.

The weeks of June prior to the end of the elementary school term and the opening of wading pools can be very warm.  It would be beneficial to have wading pools and beaches operate for pre-season weekends in the second and third week of June and to labour day weekend.  We have changes to climate which has impacted residents wishes to access the water safely to refresh and stay safe, the same issues exist through and including labour day weekend.  Beaches and Wading pools have been an effective amenity to ensure safe COVID response. A weekend opening for wading pools requires an investment of $91,000 per weekend, an additional weekend of opening for beaches requires $14,000 per weekend investments.

That the General Manager of Recreation, Cultural and Facility Services directed to pursue sources of funding, including COVID-19 response and resiliency and summer student employment grant programs, that would enable the City to add pre and/or post-season weekends to the summer 2021 wading pools and beach program with the funding approach for this important equity resiliency for families. And for staff to use its delegated authority to apply these grants to extending the pre and/or post-season swimming season for wading pools and beaches.

The Community and Protective Services Committee portion of the Draft Operating and Capital Budget, as amended by the Fleury/Brockington Motion, was then put to Council:

C.         The Community and Protective Services Committee (CPSC) portion of the 2021 Draft Operating and Capital Budget, as follows: 

                      i.         Community and Social Services – Housing Services Operating             Resource Requirement (Page 37), as follows: 

a.            Community Homelessness Prevention Initiative; 

b.            Home for Good; and 

c.            Reaching Home  

CARRIED with Councillor M. Fleury dissenting on Housing Services’ Operating Resource Requirement

                            ii.                 Community and Social Services – Partner and Stakeholder        Initiatives – Community Funding (Page 41)

CARRIED

                           iii.                Community and Social Services Children’s Services as    follows: 

a.              User fees (Page 35); and 

b.              Municipal Child Care Centres Operating Resource Requirement (Page 33-34) 

CARRIED

 

                           iv.                Ottawa Fire Services Operating Resource Requirement (Page                            8)

CARRIED


 

 

                            v.                 Remaining 2021 Community and Protective Services Draft Operating Budget 

 

CARRIED, as amended, with Councillors M. Fleury and C. McKenney dissenting on By-law and Regulatory Services’ Operating Resource Requirement

 

                           vi.               2021 Community and Protective Services Draft Capital Budget  

CARRIED

D.       The Standing Committee on Environmental Protection, Water and Waste Management (Tax-supported) portion of the 2021 Draft Operating and Capital Budget; 

CARRIED

E.       The Transportation Committee portion of the 2021 Draft Operating and Capital Budget; 

CARRIED with Councillors J. Leiper, C. McKenney, and S. Menard dissenting on the following Capital Budget projects:

•           Capital Project 903159 Airport Parkway (Brookfield - Hunt Club)

•           Capital Project 903163 Bank Street (Leitrim to Dun Skipper)

•           Capital Project 907405 Strandherd Dr. Phase 2 (Maravista to Jockvale)

 

F.          The Standing Committee on Environmental Protection, Water and Waste Management (Rate-supported) portion of the 2021 Draft Operating and Capital Budget, as follows: 

                            i.      Standing Committee on Environmental Protection, Water and Waste Management (Rate-supported) Operating Budget; and

CARRIED

                          ii.      The Standing Committee on Environmental Protection, Water and Waste Management (Rate-supported) Capital Budget; 

CARRIED

G.       The Planning Committee portion of the 2021 Draft Operating and Capital Budget;

CARRIED with Councillors C. McKenney and S. Menard dissenting on the Affordable Housing portion of the Planning Committee budget.

The following motion was put to Council on the Transit Commission portion of the Draft Operating and Capital Budget.

MOTION NO 45/8

Moved by Councillor R. King

Seconded by Councillor C. McKenney

WHEREAS Ottawa has one of the most expensive transit passes in Canada; and

WHEREAS Ottawa has one of the most expensive single-ride fares in Canada; and

WHEREAS the COVID-19 pandemic has brought unprecedented financial hardship to many Ottawa residents, particularly those who are unemployed or working in low wage jobs; and

WHEREAS retail workers, other front-line workers, and minimum wage workers in general are most reliant on public transit to get to work; and

WHEREAS the 2021 Budget Directions report, as approved by Council, included an OC Transpo fare increase of 2.5% and the 2021 Draft Budget recommends an overall 2.5% base increase to fares to take effect on January 1, 2021; and

WHEREAS freezing transit fares for 2021 would have an anticipated revenue loss of $4.5M, equating to a  1.48% increase to the transit levy, or an annual increase of $10.77 for an average urban property assessed at $415,000;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council approve that transit fares be frozen for the 2021 municipal budget, or until 60 days after the COVID-19 pandemic is declared over and the state of emergency is lifted, should this occur before the end of Q4 2021, to be funded by a corresponding increase in the transit levy as described in this motion; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Council direct the Mayor write to the Prime Minister and the Province of Ontario to request permanent financial assistance as highlighted in the 2020 Federal Government Fall Economic Statement on November 30, 2020.

LOST on a division of 7 YEAS and 17 NAYS, as follows:

YEAS (7):

Councillors J. Leiper, C. McKenney, M. Fleury, T. Kavanagh, R. King, D. Deans and S. Menard

NAYS (17):

Councillors G. Darouze, Tierney, A. Hubley, E. El-Chantiry,
G. Gower, C. A. Meehan, J. Cloutier, J. Harder, M. Luloff,
 S. Moffatt, R. Brockington, C. Kitts, L. Dudas, R. Chiarelli,
J. Sudds, K. Egli, Mayor J. Watson

The following Motion was also introduced:

MOTION NO 45/9

Moved by Councillor S. Menard

Seconded by Councillor M. Fleury

WHEREAS a healthy, accessible and affordable transit system is essential for residents and the future of the City of Ottawa; and 

WHEREAS many front-line and service-industry workers who have had their incomes reduced due to the COVID-19 pandemic require on public transit in order to get to work and staff many of our essential services; and 

WHEREAS fears of COVID-19, remote work and the need to maintain physical distancing has reduced ridership; and 

WHEREAS increased transit fares will reduce ridership even further; and 

WHEREAS the city is currently investing in Stage 2 LRT and will require more and more residents to travel via public transit, and, therefore, cannot further discourage ridership; and 

WHEREAS the city has declared a Climate Emergency, and cannot afford to have more residents abandon public transit if we are to meet our carbon emission targets and fight climate change; and 

WHEREAS the fare freeze of 2020 was to be covered by RTG and not 2021 reserve funds; 

 

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT transit fares for 2021 be frozen at 2020 levels, and that the $5.1 million required to offset the fare freeze be covered by the 2021 reserve funds. 

Mayor Watson ruled Motion 45/9 out of order.  Councillor Menard appealed the Mayor’s decision pursuant to Subsection 44(2) of the Procedure By-law, and a vote was called on the following question:

Shall the Mayor be sustained

The Mayor was sustained on a division of 19 Yeas to 5 Nays as follows:

YEAS (19):

Councillors G. Darouze, J. Leiper, T. Tierney, A. Hubley, E. El-Chantiry, G. Gower, C. A. Meehan, J. Cloutier, J. Harder, M. Luloff, S. Moffatt,
M. Fleury, R. Brockington, C. Kitts, L. Dudas, D. Deans, J. Sudds,
K. Egli, Mayor J. Watson

YEAS (5):

Councillors C. McKenney, T. Kavanagh, R. King, R. Chiarelli, and
S. Menard

 

H.       The Transit Commission portion of the 2021 Draft Operating Budget, as amended by the following: 

                            i.  That OC Transpo implement the Family Day Pass: 

a.        during the March Break as scheduled in 2021 by the four school boards in Ottawa, beginning on the Saturday through to, and including, the following Sunday; and 

b.        from July 1 to September 6, 2021; and 

c.        from the first Saturday of the primary and secondary school Christmas week through the period ending on the Sunday before school classes begin, as scheduled in 2021-22 by the four school boards in Ottawa; and 

d.        on Family Day 2021; and

e.        That staff report back in the proposed 2022 budget with any estimated changes to ridership and fare revenue that were recorded in 2021, so that Council can make a decision on whether to make this a regular change to the OC Transpo fare table; and

Item 6(h)(i)(a-e) was put to Council and CARRIED

The Transit Commission Operating Budget was then put to Council and CARRIED on a division of 15 YEAS and 9 NAYS, as follows:

YEAS (15):

Councillors G. Darouze, T. Tierney, A. Hubley, E. El-Chantiry,
G. Gower, J. Cloutier, J. Harder, M. Luloff, S. Moffatt,
R. Brockington, C. Kitts, L. Dudas, J. Sudds, K. Egli,
Mayor J. Watson

NAYS (9):

Councillors J. Leiper, C. McKenney, C. A. Meehan, M. Fleury,
T. Kavanagh, R. King, D. Deans, R. Chiarelli, S. Menard

I.              The Transit Commission portion of the 2021 Draft Capital Budget; 

CARRIED with Councillors C. McKenney and S. Menard dissenting.

J.            The Information Technology Sub-Committee portion of the 2021 Draft Operating and Capital Budget; 

CARRIED

K.           The Finance and Economic Development Committee portion of the 2021 Draft Operating and Capital Budget; 

CARRIED

7.            Approve that the City Treasurer be delegated the authority to make the necessary adjustments to the 2021 Draft Operating Budget and to make any necessary authority and debt financing adjustments to the 2021 Draft Capital Budget to reflect the decisions of City Council; and 

CARRIED

8.            Approve that the City Manager or his delegate be authorized to make applications for any subsidies or grants on the City’s behalf, and that the City Clerk be delegated the authority to amend any by-laws and approve and execute any necessary agreements in order to implement the decisions of Council; and 

CARRIED

9.          As recommended by the Transit Commission, that Council request the Mayor to write to the Prime Minister as well as the Federal Minister of Finance and Minister of Infrastructure to request that federal funding for transit includes operational costs along with capital investments, to ensure a healthy city and healthy economy; and

CARRIED

10.         As recommended by the Community and Protective Services Committee, that Council:  

b.              Request the Mayor and the Chair of Community Protective Services Committee, send a follow up letter to Premier Doug Ford and Minister Stephen Lecce requesting that the province confirm the 2021 allocations and include continued investments in child care operations and the Safe Restart Funding (SRF), and that the proposed cost-sharing funding changes be eliminated as the impacts to the child care and early years providers would significantly impact the sector; and  

b.              Direct the General Manager of Community Social Services Department and the Director of Children’s Services, in consultation with the Child Care and Early Years System Planning Advisory Group, to provide an update via a memo to Council outlining the impacts of COVID-19 and the ongoing supports being offered to the sector, once the once the Provincial allocation has been announced. 

CARRIED

 


 

NOTE: The following Items listed as items 1-15 of the Agenda were considered by Council in Committee of the Whole via the Roadmap Motion 45/4 as noted above.

 

FINANCE SERVICES DEPARTMENT

 

1.

2021 DRAFT OPERATING AND CAPITAL BUDGETS

 

REPORT RECOMMENDATIONS

1.         That City Council receive and table the Draft 2021 Operating and Capital Budgets at its meeting of November 4, 2020 for subsequent consideration by Council sitting in Committee of the Whole to be held December 9, 2020.

2.         That City Council refer the relevant portions of the 2021 Operating and Capital Budgets to each Standing Committee of Council, IT Sub-Committee and the Transit Commission for their consideration and recommendation to Council sitting in Committee of the Whole to be held December 9, 2020.

See the Roadmap Motion for consideration of the 2021 Budget (Motion No. 45/4) above.

 

COMMITTEE OF ADJUSTMENT

 

2.

COMMITTEE OF ADJUSTMENT - 2021 DRAFT OPERATING BUDGET

 

REPORT RECOMMENDATION

That City Council receive and table the Committee of Adjustment 2021 Draft Operating Budget at its meeting on November 4, 2020, for subsequent consideration by Council in Committee of the whole to be held December 9,

See Motion No. 45/4 above (Recommendation 1)

 

CRIME PREVENTION OTTAWA

 

3.

2021 DRAFT OPERATING BUDGET – CRIME PREVENTION OTTAWA

 

REPORT RECOMMENDATIONS

That City Council receive and table the Crime Prevention Ottawa Draft 2021 Operating Budget at its meeting of November 4, 2020 for subsequent consideration by Council in Committee of the Whole to be held December 9, 2020.

See Motion No. 45/4 above (Recommendation 2)

 

OTTAWA POLICE SERVICES BOARD

 

4.

OTTAWA POLICE SERVICE 2021 OPERATING AND CAPITAL BUDGETS

 

REPORT RECOMMENDATION

That the City of Ottawa Council approve the Ottawa Police Service 2021 Draft Operating and Capital Budgets.

See Motion No. 45/4 above (Recommendation 3)

 


 

OTTAWA PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD

 

5.

OTTAWA PUBLIC LIBRARY: 2021 DRAFT BUDGET ESTIMATES

 

REPORT RECOMMENDATION

That City Council approve the 2021 Ottawa Public Library Board Operating and Capital Budget.

See Motion No. 45/4 above (Recommendation 4)

 

OTTAWA BOARD OF HEALTH

 

6.

2021 DRAFT OPERATING BUDGET FOR THE OTTAWA BOARD OF HEALTH

 

REPORT RECOMMENDATION

That City Council approve the 2021 Draft Operating Budget for the Ottawa Board of Health, outlined at Document 1.

See Motion No. 45/4 above (Recommendation 5)

 

AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE REPORT 18

 

7.

2021 DRAFT OPERATING AND CAPITAL BUDGET – AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

That Council, sitting as Committee of the Whole, approve the Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee 2021 Draft Operating and Capital Budget as follows:

1.         Development Review Process (Rural) Operating Resource Requirement (page 2).

2.         Rural Affairs Office as follows:

i)          User Fees (page 5);

ii)         Operating Resource Requirement (page 4)

3.         The Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee Capital Program (page 6) [individual projects listed pages 13-15].

See Motion No. 45/4 above (Recommendation 6.A.)

 

AUDIT COMMITTEE REPORT 9

 

8.

2021 DRAFT OPERATING AND CAPITAL BUDGET – AUDIT COMMITTEE

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

That Council, sitting as Committee of the Whole, approve the Audit Committee 2021 Draft Budget - Operating Resource Requirement (p. 2).

See Motion No. 45/4 above (Recommendation 6.B.)

 


COMMUNITY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES COMMITTEE REPORT 15A

 

9.

2021 DRAFT OPERATING AND CAPITAL BUDGETS – COMMUNITY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES COMMITTEE

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS, AS AMENDED

That Council, sitting as Committee of the Whole, approve the Community and Protective Services Committee 2021 Draft Operating and Capital Budgets as follows:

1.         Emergency and Protective Services Budget, as follows:

a)        General Manager’s Office and Business Support Services - Operating Resource Requirement (page 1);

b)        Security and Emergency Management, as follows:

i)          User Fees (page 5);

ii)         Operating Resource Requirement (page 4);

c)        Fire Services, as follows:
i)          User fees (pages 9 - 11);

            ii)         Operating Resource Requirement (page 8);

d)        Paramedic Service, as follows:

i)          User Fees (page 15);

ii)         Operating Resource Requirement (page 14);

e)        By-Law and Regulatory Services, as follows:

i)          User fees (pages 18-26);

ii)         Operating Resource Requirement (page 17);

f)         Public Policy Development – Operating Resource Requirement (page 28)

2.         Community and Social Services Budget, as follows:

a)        General Manager’s Office and Business Support Services Operating Resource Requirement (revised page 29);

b)        Employment and Social Services Operating Resource Requirement (page 31);

c)        Children’s Services, as follows:

i)          User fees (page 35);

ii)         Operating Resource Requirement (pages 33 - 34)

d)        Housing Services Operating Resource Requirement, as follows:

i)          Community Homelessness Prevention Initiative (page 37);

ii)         Home for Good (page 37) iii) Reaching Home (page 37)

iv)       Remaining Housing Services Operating Resource Requirement (page 37);

e)        Long Term Care Operating Resource Requirement (page 39);

f)         Partner and Stakeholder Initiatives, Operating Resource Requirement (page 41).

3.         Recreation, Cultural and Facility Services Budget, as follows:

a)        General Manager’s Office and Business Support Services

i)          2021 User fees (revised page 45);

ii)         Operating Resource Requirement (page 44);

b)        Community Recreation and Cultural Programs

i)          2021 User Fees (revised pages 49 - 54);

ii)         Operating Resource Requirement (page 48);

c)        City Wide Programs, Aquatics and Specialized Services and

i)          2021 User Fees (revised pages 58 - 60);

ii)         Operating Resource Requirement (page 57);

d)        Parks and Facilities Planning

i)          2020 User Fees (page 63);

ii)         Operating Resource Requirement (page 62)

e)        Facility Operation Services

i)                      2020 User Fees (page 67);

ii)         Operating Resource Requirement (page 66).

4.         Public Works and Environmental Services Department – Parks - Operating Resource Requirement (page 69).

5.         Community and Protective Services Committee Capital Budget as follows: (pages 70-73, individual projects listed on pages 123 –206).

6.         That Council request that Mayor Watson and the Chair of Community Protective Services Committee, send a follow up letter to Premier Doug Ford and Minister Stephen Lecce requesting that the province confirm the 2021 allocations and include continued investments in child care operations and the Safe Restart Funding (SRF), and that the proposed cost-sharing funding changes be eliminated as the impacts to the child care and early years providers would significantly impact the sector; and that once the Provincial allocation has been announced that the General Manager of Community Social Services Department and the Director of Children’s Services, in consultation with the Child Care and Early Years System Planning Advisory Group, provide an update via a memo to Council outlining the impacts of COVID-19 and the ongoing supports being offered to the sector.

See Motion No. 45/4 above (Recommendation 6.C.)

 

STANDING COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, WATER AND WASTE MANAGEMENT REPORT 12A

 

10.

2021 DRAFT OPERATING AND CAPITAL BUDGETS – TAX AND RATE-SUPPORTED – STANDING COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, WATER AND WASTE MANAGEMENT

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

That Council, sitting as Committee of the Whole, approve:

1.         The Standing Committee on Environmental Protection, Water and Waste Management 2021 TAX-supported Draft Operating and Capital Budget, as follows:

a.         Infrastructure Services as follows:

i.          User Fees (page 3);

ii.         Operating Resource Requirement (page 2).

b.        Resiliency and Natural Systems Policy Operating Resource Requirement (page 6);

c.         Solid Waste Services as follows:

i.          User Fees (page 9-10);

ii.         Operating Resource Requirements (page 8);

d.        Forestry Services as follows:

i.          User Fees (page 13);

ii.         Operating Resource Requirement (page 12).

e.         Standing Committee on Environmental Protection, Water and Waste Management Tax-supported Capital Budget on page 14, individual projects listed on pages 28-29 (Environment) and pages 31-36 (Solid Waste).

2.         The Standing Committee on Environmental Protection, Water and Waste Management 2021 RATE-supported Draft Operating and Capital Budget as follows:

a.         Drinking Water Services as follows:

i.          User Fees (pages 3-7);

ii.         Operating Resource Requirement (page 2).

b.        Wastewater Services as follows:

i.          User Fees (pages 10-11)

ii.         Operating Resource Requirement (page 9);

c.         Stormwater Services as follows:

i.          User Fees (pages 14-17);

ii.         Operating Resource Requirements (page. 13);

d.        The Standing Committee on Environmental Protection, Water and Waste Management Rate-Supported Capital Budget, on pages 18-21, individual projects listed on pages 33-57 (Drinking Water), 59-61 (Integrated Water and Wastewater), 63-82 (Stormwater) and 84-102 (Wastewater).

See Motion No. 45/4 above (Recommendation 6.D. and 6.F.)

 

FINANCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE REPORT 19

 

11.

2021 DRAFT OPERATING AND CAPITAL BUDGET – FINANCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITEE

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

That Council, sitting as Committee of the Whole, approve the Finance and Economic Development Committee 2021 Draft Operating and Capital Budget, as follows:

1.         Elected Officials - Operating Resource Requirement (page 2);

2.         Office of the City Clerk Budget, as follows;

a)        User fees (pages 6-7);

b)        Operating Resource Requirement (Revised page 5);

3.         City Manager’s Office Operating Resource Requirement (page 13);

4.         Innovative Client Services Department Budget, as follows:

i)          City Solicitor (Legal Services) Operating Resource Requirement (page 10);

ii)         General Manager’s Office and Business Support Services – Operating Resource Requirement (page 25)

iii)        Service Transformation – Operating Resources Requirement (page 27)

iv)       Public Information and Media Relations - Operating Resource Requirement (page 29);

v)        Human Resources - Operating Resource Requirement (page 31);

vi)       Service Ottawa as follows:

i.          User fees (page 34);

ii.         Operating Resource Requirement (page 33);

5.         Transportation Services, Rail Construction Program Service Budget as follows:

a)        User fees (pages 17-19);

b)        Operating Resource Requirement (page 16);

6.         Finance Services Department Budget, as follows:

a)        Chief Financial Officer/Treasurer and Business Support Services - Operating Resource Requirement (page 35);

b)        Revenue Services, as follows:

i.          User fees (pages 38-39);

ii.         Operating Resource Requirement (page 37);

c)        Corporate Finance – Operating Resource Requirement (page 41);

d)        Payroll, Pensions and Benefits Services – Operating Resource Requirement (page 43);

e)        Supply Services - Operating Resource Requirement (page 45);

7.         Planning, Infrastructure and Economic Development Department Budget, as follows:

a)        General Manager’s Office and Business Support Services – Operating Resources Requirement (page 20);

b)        Economic Development and Long-Range Planning, as follows:

i)          User fees (page 24)

ii)         Operating Resource Requirement (page 23);

c)        Corporate Real Estate Office, as follows:

i)          User fees (page 48);

ii)         Operating Resource Requirement (page 47);

8.         Non-Departmental - Operating Resource Requirement (page 51-53).

9.         Finance and Economic Development Committee Capital Budget (page 54, individual projects listed on pages 105-112).

See Motion No. 45/4 above (Recommendation 6.K.)

 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SUB-COMMITTEE REPORT 3

 

12.

2021 DRAFT OPERATING AND CAPITAL BUDGETS – INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SUB-COMMITTEE

 

SUB-COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

That Council, sitting as Committee of the Whole, approve the ITSC portion of the 2021 Draft Operating and Capital Budget, as follows:

1.         The Information Technology Services Budget as follows:

a.         Information Technology Services Operating Resource Requirement (pages 3-4 of the ITSC budget book);

b.        ITSC Capital Budget (page 5 of the ITSC budget book, individual projects listed on page 11).

See Motion No. 45/4 above (Recommendation 6.J.)

 

PLANNING COMMITTEE REPORT 33

 

13.

2021 DRAFT OPERATING AND CAPITAL BUDGET - PLANNING COMMITTEE

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS, AS AMENDED

That Council, sitting as Committee of the Whole, approve the Planning Committee 2021 Draft Operating and Capital Budget, including amended pages 34, 46, 47, 50 and 55, as follows:

1)        The Planning, Infrastructure and Economic Development Budget, as follows:

a)        Right of Way, Heritage and Urban Design:

i)          User Fees (pages 4-9);

ii)         Operating Resource Requirement (page 3);

b)        Planning Services (excluding Building Code Services – Ontario Building Code):

i)          User Fees (pages 12-18);

ii)         Operating Resource Requirement (page 11);

c)        Building Code Services - Ontario Building Code:

i)          User Fees (pages 22-29);

ii)         Operating Resource Requirement (page 21);

d)        Long Range Planning - Operating Resource Requirement:

i)          User Fees (pages 32);

ii)         Operating Resource Requirement (page 31);

2)        Community and Social Services, Affordable Housing Operating Resource Requirement (revised page 34 ).

3)        The Planning Committee Capital Budget (page 35 ) [individual projects listed on pages 50 (revised), 52-54].

See Motion No. 45/4 above (Recommendation 6.G.)

 

TRANSIT COMMISSION REPORT 7

 

14.

2021 DRAFT OPERATING AND CAPITAL BUDGET – TRANSIT COMMISSION

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS, AS AMENDED

That Council, sitting as Committee of the Whole, approve the Transit Commission 2021 Draft Operating and Capital Budget, as follows:

1. Transit Services as follows:

a. User fees (pages 4-6);

b. Operating Resource Requirement (page 3);

2.         Transit Commission Capital Budget (pages 7, individual projects listed on pages 15-33); and

3.         That OC Transpo implement the Family DayPass during the March Break as scheduled in 2021 by the four school boards in Ottawa, beginning on the Saturday through to, and including, the following Sunday; and

4.         That OC Transpo implement the Family DayPass from July 1 to September 6, 2021; and

5.         That OC Transpo implement the Family DayPass from the first Saturday of the primary and secondary school Christmas week through the period ending on the Sunday before school classes begin, as scheduled in 2021-22 by the four school boards in Ottawa; and

6.         That OC Transpo implement the Family DayPass on Family Day 2021; and

7.         That staff report back in the proposed 2022 budget with any estimated changes to ridership and fare revenue that were recorded in 2021, so that Council can make a decision on whether to make this a regular change to the OC Transpo fare table; and

8.         That Council request the Mayor to write to the Prime Minister as well as the Federal Minister of Finance and Minister of Infrastructure to request that federal funding for transit includes operational costs along with capital investments, to ensure a healthy city and healthy economy.

See Motion No. 45/4 above (Recommendations 6.H. and 6.I.)

 

TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE REPORT 14

 

15.

2021 DRAFT OPERATING AND CAPITAL BUDGETS – TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

That Council, sitting as Committee of the Whole, approve the Transportation Committee 2021 Draft Operating and Capital Budget, as follows:

1.         The Public Works and Environmental Services Department Budget, as follows:

a)        General Manager’s Office and Business Support Services - Operating Resource Requirement (page 2);

b)        Roads Services, as follows:

i)          User Fees (page 5);

ii)         Operating Resource Requirement (page 4);

c)        Parking Services, as follows:

i)          User Fees (pages 8-12);

ii)         Operating Resource Requirement (page 7);

2.         The Transportation Services Department Budget, as             follows:

a)         Traffic Services, as follows:

i)          User Fees (pages 15-17);

ii)         Operating Resource Requirement (page 14);

b)         Transportation Planning Operating Resource                                  Requirement (page 19);

3.         Innovative Client Services Department, Fleet Services Budget, as follows:

a)        User Fees (page 22);

b)        Operating Resource Requirement (page 21);

4.         Transportation Committee Capital Budget (pages 23-26) [Individual projects listed on pages 42-133, including revised pages 77 and 108].

See Motion No. 45/4 above (Recommendation 6.E.)

 

MOTION TO RISE AND REPORT

MOTION NO 45/10

Moved by Councillor D. Deans
Seconded by Councillor C. A. Meehan

That the Committee of the Whole rise and report to City Council.

CARRIED

 

MOTION TO ADOPT 2021 BUDGET REPORTS

MOTION NO 45/11

Moved by Councillor D. Deans
Seconded by Councillor C. A. Meehan

That the 2021 Draft Operating and Capital Budgets, listed as items 1 - 15 on the Agenda as set out below, and including all matters approved in Committee of the Whole through the Roadmap Motion, be received and adopted as amended:

  1. the report from the Deputy City Treasurer entitled “2021 Draft Operating and Capital Budgets”;
  2. the report from the Committee of Adjustment entitled “Committee of Adjustment – 2021 Draft Operating Budget”;
  3. the report from Crime Prevention Ottawa entitled “2021 Draft Operating Budget - Crime Prevention Ottawa”;
  4. the report from the Ottawa Police Services Board entitled “Ottawa Police Service 2021 Operating and Capital Budgets”;
  5. the report from the Ottawa Public Library Board entitled Ottawa Public Library: 2021 Draft Budget Estimates;
  6. the report from the Ottawa Board of Health entitled “2021 Draft Operating Budget for the Ottawa Board of Health”;
  7. Item 1 of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee Report 18;
  8. Item 2 of Audit Committee Report 9;
  9. Community and Protective Services Committee Report 15A;
  10.  Standing Committee on Environmental Protection, Water and Waste Management Report 12A;
  11.  Item 1 of Finance and Economic Development Committee Report 19;
  12.  Information Technology Sub-Committee Report 3;
  13. Item 1 of Planning Committee Report 33;
  14.  Item 2 of Transit Commission Report 7;
  15.  Item 1 of Transportation Committee Report 14; and

That any dissents and declarations of interest recorded during the Committee of the Whole session be deemed to be recorded in the Council session.

CARRIED on a division of 18 YEAS and 6 NAYS, as follows:

YEAS (18):

Councillors G. Darouze, T. Tierney, A. Hubley, E. El-Chantiry,
G. Gower, C. A. Meehan, J. Clouter, J. Harder, M. Luloff,
S. Moffatt, M. Fleury, R. Brockington, C. Kitts, L. Dudas,
D. Deans, J. Sudds, K. Egli, Mayor J. Watson

NAYS (6):

Councillors J. Leiper, C. McKenney, T. Kavanagh, R. King,
R. Chiarelli, S. Menard

With dissents as noted in in Committee of the Whole (Roadmap Motion 45/4 above):

Council recessed at 2:31 PM and resumed at 2:45 PM.

Councillor Chiarelli left the meeting at 2:31 PM.


 

REPORTS

 

POSTPONEMENTS AND DEFERRALS – FINANCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE REPORT 18

 

 

16.

LANSDOWNE ANNUAL REPORT AND COVID-19 IMPACTS UPDATE

Deferred from the Council meeting of November 25, 2020

This item was considered in conjunction with the Audit of Lansdowne Accounting Waterfall (See Item # 20 - Office of the Auditor General (OAG) – Annual Report and Detailed Audit Reports).

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

That Council:

1.         Approve the changes to the Lansdowne Partnership Plan Agreements identified below, as required and as outlined in this report, to assist in mitigating the impacts of COVID-19 by increasing the liquidity of the partnership to better manage cashflows, and delegate the authority to the City Manager, in consultation with the City Solicitor and Chief Financial Officer, to negotiate and execute any amendments required to give effect to Council’s decisions:

a.         To extend the partnership and associated closed financial system and Waterfall by ten years from 2044 to 2054; and

b.        To remove the participation rent and to maintain base rents at current levels in the event of a permitted transfer of the Retail Component during the term of the Retail Lease; and

c.         To remove the City’s provision to terminate the Retail Lease without cause; and

d.        To provide the Ottawa Sports & Entertainment Group (OSEG) one-time access to the current capital reserve (lifecycle) funds, while they continue to fund lifecycle investments required based on formalized administrative practices for the City to approve these investments; and

2.         Approve the establishment of a Lansdowne Park Partnership Working Group consisting of City staff and representatives from OSEG to explore the options to improve the Lansdowne Park Partnership and position it for continued success in a post-COVID environment as well as a Council Sponsor Group to support the Working Group, as described in this report, with the Working Group to report back to the Finance and Economic Development Committee and Council no later than Q2 2021; and

3.         Receive the following status update report related to the Lansdowne Partnership Plan:

a.         The update from the City Manager outlining the delegated authority exercised from October 2019 to date by the City Manager, the City Solicitor and the Chief Financial Officer, under the finalized and executed Lansdowne Partnership Plan Legal Agreements; and

b.        The update from the City Manager on the August 28, 2020 Lansdowne Master Partnership Meeting and Meetings Amongst Parties to the Unanimous Shareholder Agreements; and

c.         The status update outlined in this report regarding the operations of the Lansdowne Public-Private Partnership as referenced in Section 10 of the 2019 - Procurement Year in Review report (ASC2020-ICS-PRO-0001).

 

MOTION NO 45/12

Moved by Councillor S. Menard
Seconded by Councillor D. Deans

WHEREAS OSEG is asking the city to change the financial terms of the Lansdowne Partnership Plan without presenting a business plan or operational plan that would outline what will be done to improve the ongoing operational challenges of the site; and

WHEREAS in any other professional setting this would require a full business plan showing how remediations will fix the current issues before any new long-term investment is made; and

WHEREAS the proposed 10-year extension would see the city give up market rents for the stadium, arena and retail for an additional 10 years until 2054, and continuing to rent those spaces for $1/year; and

WHEREAS the suggested changes to the participation rent and base rent mean Ottawa would not collect the base rent, nor the 50 per cent share of the annual net cash flow from the retail operations until after the year 2066 (22 years without these rents); and

WHEREAS under the waterfall the city is expected to receive $0 at the end of the 10-year extension while ensuring asset lifecycle investments and OSEG is expected to receive $468.4 million; and

WHEREAS it has been confirmed by OSEG that they are pursuing the transfer of the retail portion of the site and would like to ‘bring this into the waterfall’ with no analysis on the implications of this; and

WHEREAS the city intends to strike a working group and Councillor Sponsors group that will look into the long-term operational planning at Lansdowne Park;

WHEREAS the most prudent course of action for the city would be to allow for short term relief, while allowing the working group and sponsors group to consider the implications of the long-term changes being proposed;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the City Council:

A)         Approve the 10-year waterfall extension of the Lansdowne Park Partnership Plan with the following conditions:

a.    A formal Business and Operational Plan, describing how long-term challenges with the site can be ameliorated, is submitted to the satisfaction of City Council.

b.    That the auditor general submits a value-for-money review of the proposed extension to the satisfaction of City Council.

c.    That staff conduct due diligence and ensure risk mitigation for the city, should OSEG choose to leave the partnership even after receiving new benefits in the deal, by reviewing alternative partnerships and a not for profit model of operation, to be presented to city council.

d.    That these elements be presented to the working group and Councillor Sponsors group prior to going to full Council for consideration in 2021.

B)        Refer the proposed changes to the retail rent agreements and participation rent changes to the working group and Councillor Sponsors group to review a transfer or sale of the retail portion of the site, the future revenue loss to the city, the effects on the waterfall, and the implications of the effects of COVID-19 on retail.

LOST on a division of 7 YEAS and 16 NAYS, as follows:

YEAS (7):

Councillors J. Leiper C. McKenney, C. A. Meehan, T. Kavanagh, R. King, D. Deans, S. Menard,

NAYS (16):

Councillors G. Darouze, T. Tierney, A. Hubley, E-El Chantiry,
G. Gower, J. Cloutier, J. Harder, M. Luloff, S. Moffatt, M. Fleury, R. Brockington, C. Kitts, L. Dudas, J. Sudds, K. Egli, Mayor J. Watson

 

MOTION NO 45/13

Moved by Councillor G. Gower
Seconded by Councillor M. Fleury

WHEREAS the Lansdowne Annual Report and COVID-19 Impacts Update report recommends the establishment of a staff working group who will work with OSEG representatives to undertake the technical work to explore options to enhance the sustainability and long-term financial viability of Lansdowne’s operations and the Partnership, including both operating and capital requirements, as well as identifying ways to increase foot traffic on the site, including the options to enhance animation, improve public amenities, assessing aging infrastructure and increasing the density on the site, in keeping with Council’s urban intensification principles and including affordable housing, and the development of a robust public engagement plan to ensure that the community is able to be involved in the future success of Lansdowne Park; and

WHEREAS staff is also recommending that a Council Sponsors Group be struck to support the Working Group, to act as a sounding board for the staff working group and to review the proposed public engagement plan, such that the Council Sponsors Group be made up of five Members of Council, representing the East, South, West, Rural and Central (the representative for Ward 17), as this is a city-wide facility, as well as the Chief Financial Officer, the Deputy City Treasurer, the City Solicitor, the Director of the City Manager’s Office, the General Manager of Recreation, Cultural and Facility Services and Planning, Infrastructure and Economic Development, or the designates of these individuals, as well as other City staff as needed; and

WHEREAS Council believes that the staff working group would also benefit from input from key stakeholders during the development phase, and the establishment of a Stakeholder Sounding Board for the development of the Solid Waste Master Plan, along with the Councillor Sponsors Group, has worked effectively in providing valuable feedback to the staff working group and the Councillor Sponsors Group for the Solid Waste Master Plan; and

WHEREAS, given the status of Lansdowne Park as a city-wide asset and the Partnership’s importance to a host of organizations and interests, staff will need to consult with a broad range of stakeholders, in a manner similar to the Solid Waste Master Plan sounding board; and

WHEREAS, to ensure that the Stakeholder Sounding Board for the Solid Waste Master Plan was broad-based but also not too large to be effective, the Councillor Sponsors Group reviewed the proposed membership and suggested changes;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that staff be directed to establish a Stakeholder Sounding Board for the Lansdowne Park staff working group, as described in this motion, that includes, but is not limited to, representatives from the following: the Old Ottawa South, Old Ottawa East and Glebe Community Associations, a representative of Holmwood Avenue Residents, the Glebe Business Improvement Area (BIA), the Ottawa Farmers Market, Ottawa Tourism, Invest Ottawa, the Ottawa Council of BIAs, le Regroupement des gens d’affaires de la capitale nationale (RGA), the Ottawa music industry coalition, the Ottawa Festival Network, the Ottawa Board of Trade, and the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE).

CARRIED

The Committee Recommendations, as amended by the above motion, were put to Council and divided for voting purposes.

Committee Recommendation 1(d) was put to Council:

1.         Approve the changes to the Lansdowne Partnership Plan Agreements identified below, as required and as outlined in this report, to assist in mitigating the impacts of COVID-19 by increasing the liquidity of the partnership to better manage cashflows, and delegate the authority to the City Manager, in consultation with the City Solicitor and Chief Financial Officer, to negotiate and execute any amendments required to give effect to Council’s decisions:

d.       To provide the Ottawa Sports & Entertainment Group (OSEG) one-time access to the current capital reserve (lifecycle) funds, while they continue to fund lifecycle investments required based on formalized administrative practices for the City to approve these investments;

Recommendation 1.d. CARRIED

The remaining Committee Recommendations were put to Council and CARRIED on a division of 16 YEAS and 7 NAYS, as follows:

YEAS (16):

Councillors G. Darouze, T. Tierney, A. Hubley, E-El Chantiry,
G. Gower, J. Cloutier, J. Harder, M. Luloff, S. Moffatt, M. Fleury, R. Brockington, C. Kitts, L. Dudas, J. Sudds, K. Egli, Mayor J. Watson

NAYS (7):

Councillors J. Leiper C. McKenney, C. A. Meehan, T. Kavanagh, R. King, D. Deans, S. Menard,

 

DIRECTION TO STAFF (Mayor J. Watson):

That, as part of the amendments to the Lansdowne Partnership Plan Agreements, and in keeping with the letter received from OSEG on December 7, 2020 in response to the request from the Mayor and the Sports Commissioner, staff ensure that OSEG’s commitment to keep the Ottawa REDBLACKS and 67’s playing at Lansdowne Park for another 10 years is reflected in the revised Agreements.

OTTAWA BOARD OF HEALTH

 

17.

APPOINTMENT OF AN ASSOCIATE MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH - IN CAMERA – PERSONAL MATTERS ABOUT AN IDENTIFIABLE INDIVIDUAL – REPORTING OUT DATE: UPON COUNCIL APPROVAL

Council did not resolve in camera. The following recommendations were put to Council in open session:

BOARD OF HEALTH RECOMMENDATIONS

1.         That Council recommend the appointment of Dr. Michelle Foote as Associate Medical Officer of Health to the Minister of Health and Long-Term Care in accordance with the City of Ottawa Act, 1999 and the Health Protection and Promotion Act; and

2.         Subject to approval of recommendations 1, that Council transmit its recommendations for approval of the appointments to the Minister of Health and Long-Term Care.

CARRIED

 

 

COMMITTEE REPORTS

 

AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE REPORT 18

 

 

18.

MOTION - 776 ROTHBOURNE ROAD - REDESIGNATION AND REZONING OF AREAS OF AREAS NO LONGER IDENTIFIED BY THE PROVINCE AS PROVINCIALLY SIGNIFICANT WETLAND

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

That Council support:

1.         The redesignation by the Local Area Planning Tribunal of those areas of the property at 6776 Rothbourne Road no longer identified by the Province as Provincially significant wetland from Significant Wetland to General Rural Area as well as the proposed crossing.

2.         The rezoning by the Local Area Planning Tribunal of those areas of the property at 6776 Rothbourne Road no longer identified by the Province as provincially significant wetland as RG1 as well as the proposed crossing.

CARRIED

 

AUDIT COMMITTEE REPORT 9

 

19.

2020 ERNST & YOUNG AUDIT PLAN

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

That Council receive this report for information.

RECEIVED

 

20.

OFFICE OF THE AUDITOR GENERAL (OAG) – ANNUAL REPORT AND DETAILED AUDIT REPORTS

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

That Council consider and approve the audit recommendations.


 

MOTION NO 45/14

 

Moved by Councillor J. Cloutier

Seconded by Mayor J. Watson

 

WHEREAS the Audit Committee considered the report titled Office of the Auditor General (OAG) – Annual Report and detailed audit reports at its meeting of November 24, 2020; and

WHEREAS because management comments were not submitted to the Office of the Auditor General (OAG) in time for the scheduled Audit Committee meeting, the original documents regarding the Auditor General Annual Report and the Facilities Management Audit were issued as they were delivered to management; and

WHEREAS subsequent to the Audit Committee meeting , the OAG and Management completed the fact review process and the review of management comments as well as amended minor edits to the reports, which resulted in the replacement of Recommendation 1 of the Facilities Management Audit and associated amendments to the Office of the Auditor General (OAG) – Annual Report and detailed audit report;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the report titled Office of the Auditor General (OAG) – Annual Report and detailed audit reports, including the Facilities Management Audit be replaced with the revised reports submitted to the Office of the City Clerk and distributed with the Draft Agenda on December 4, 2020.

CARRIED

The Audit of Lansdowne Accounting/Waterfall was held for consideration in conjunction with Item 16 (Lansdowne Annual Report and COVID-19 Impacts Update), and subsequently CARRIED. 

The remainder of the report CARRIED as amended by Motion 45/14. 


 

FINANCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE REPORT 19

 

21.

FUNDING COST-EFFECTIVE ENERGY EVOLUTION PROJECTS

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS, AS AMENDED

That Council:

1.         Recommend to the Finance and Economic Development Committee (FEDC) that the next Long Range Financial Plans consider the affordability of raising the debt limit for projects in Energy Evolution that either generate income or savings to the City and the results of this analysis and any staff recommendations be brought back to FEDC with the report on the LRFP; and

2.         Direct the Climate Change and Resiliency Section Manager of the Planning, Infrastructure and Economic Development department’s climate change team to participate in the development of the Long Range Financial Plans to help identify new funding mechanisms for Energy Evolution initiatives required by the Corporation as per the Climate Change Master Plan, to meet the 100 percent emissions reduction scenario.

CARRIED

 


 

22.

DIVESTMENT FROM FOSSIL FUELS AND INCREASE IN SUSTAINABLE ASSETS

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

That Council approve:

1.         That the Chief Financial Officer and/or Manager, Treasury, be directed to report back to FEDC at the end Q2 in 2021 with a summary of barriers to achieving Prudent Investor Status, how they are addressing those barriers, and a summary of actions taken to date; and,

2.         That, should Council approve a direction to implement prudent investor standards for the City of Ottawa, staff evaluate the prudence of divesting of fossil fuels as input to the development of the Investment Strategy that will need to be approved by Council.  The scope of this review will include an assessment of the following: 

a)        no new purchases of stocks or mutual funds with coal, oil, and gas companies, specifically excluding any new investment in the 200 largest publicly traded fossil fuel corporations; and

b)        Sell off all fossil fuel holdings from these same companies over the next five years.

CARRIED

 


 

23.

2018-2022 MID-TERM GOVERNANCE REVIEW

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

That City Council approve the following:

PART I – COUNCIL, STANDING COMMITTEES AND RELATED MATTERS

1.         That staff be directed to provide the Audit Committee with quarterly information reports regarding the status of the City’s implementation of accepted audit recommendations, as described in this report and in Document 1;

2.         Establish the Debenture Committee as described in this report and in accordance with the Terms of Reference attached as Document 2;

3.         That the Terms of Reference for the Built Heritage Sub-Committee be amended to provide that annual staff reports regarding removal of properties from the Heritage Register, as required under Section 4.1 of the Heritage Register Procedures, be routed directly from the Built Heritage Sub-Committee to City Council, as described in this report;

4.         That the Terms of Reference for the Transit Commission be amended to provide that staff reports regarding contracts awarded under delegated authority to OC Transpo are received by the Commission and forwarded to Council, as described in this report;

5.         That the Advisory Committee Procedure By-law be amended to provide for the continuation of electronic meetings for Advisory Committees, as described in this report;

6.         Approve the increased meeting frequency for the Accessibility Advisory Committee as described in this report;

7.         Approve administrative process improvements for Advisory Committees further to the pilot project with the Arts, Culture and Recreation Advisory Committee and Advisory Committee feedback, as described in this report;

8.         That the Office of the City Clerk, in consultation with the Gender and Race Equity, Inclusion, Indigenous Relations and Social Development Service, be directed to undertake a comprehensive review of recruitment, selection and appointment practices and associated policies and legislation that may improve Council’s ability to achieve diverse representation in public appointments and report back to Council with findings and any recommendations in advance of the 2022-2023 recruitment process, as described in this report;

9.         That the Appointment Policy be amended to include an updated equity and diversity statement as described in this report; and

10.      That the standard Council and Committee report template be amended to include optional sections for Climate Implications, Economic Implications, and Indigenous, Gender and Equity Implications, as described in this report.

PART II – ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY

1.         Receive the 2020 Annual Report of the Integrity Commissioner, attached as Document 3;

2.         That the Council-approved codes of conduct for Members of Council [By-law No. 2018-400], members of local boards [By-law No. 2018-399], and citizen members of the Built Heritage Sub-Committee [By-law No. 2018-401] be amended as described in this report and in Document 4;

3.         That the Lobbyist Registry By-law [By-law No. 2012-309] be amended as described in this report and in Document 5;

4.         That the Community, Fundraising and Special Events Policy be amended as described in this report and in Document 6; and

5.         Receive the Integrity Commissioner’s Interpretation Bulletin titled, “Use of Social Media,” as attached in Document 3.

PART III – LOCAL BOARDS

1.         Approve the following recommendations from the City/Business Improvement Area (BIA) Governance Working Group, as described in this report:

a.         That ward Councillors appointed directly by City Council to a BIA Board of Management pursuant to Subsection 204(3)(a) of the Municipal Act, 2001, be ex officio, non-voting members of the Board of Management;

b.        That the General Manager, Planning, Infrastructure and Economic Development, be delegated the authority to appoint to a BIA Board of Management those directors who have been selected by a vote of the membership of the improvement area in accordance with Subsection 204(3)(b) of the Municipal Act, 2001;

c.         Direct Economic Development Services staff to develop a policy with respect to the relationship between Members of Council and BIA board members and staff, to be brought forward to the Finance and Economic Development Committee and Council in Q1 of 2021;

d.        Direct Economic Development Services staff to develop a standardized BIA Governance By-law to be brought forward to the Finance and Economic Development Committee and Council in Q1 of 2021;

2.         Receive the status report on the compliance of the City’s Agencies, Boards and Commissions (“ABCs”) with respect to their Municipal Act, 2001 policy requirements and direct staff to provide a further update on ABC compliance as part of the 2022-2026 Governance Review;

3.         That the Chairs of Ottawa Board of Health and the Ottawa Police Services Board each be provided with a temporary half Full-time Equivalent (FTE) to support their roles, as a two-year pilot project to be funded from the Council Administrative Services budget, as described in this report; and

4.         That the Secretary-Treasurer of the Committee of Adjustment report to the City Clerk for administrative matters, as described in this report.

PART IV – AMENDMENTS TO VARIOUS BY-LAWS, POLICIES AND RELATED MATTERS

1.         The amendments to the Procedure By-law as described in this report and in Document 7;

2.         The amendments to the Delegation of Authority By-law as described in this report and in Document 8;

3.         The amendments to the Procurement By-law as described in this report;

4.         The amendments to the Delegation of Powers Policy as described in this report and in Document 9;

5.         The amendments to the Statutory Officer Recruitment, Appointment and Contract Administration Procedures as described in this report, including:

a.         The performance review process for the Auditor General and City Manager, as set out in Document 10;

b.        The voluntary exit interview process for statutory officers who report directly to City Council, as set out in Document 11;

6.         Approve by-laws for statutory officers who report directly to City Council as described in this report, including:

a.         The City Manager’s By-law attached as Document 13;

b.        The Integrity Commissioner’s By-law attached as Document 14; and

7.         The amendments to the Auditor General’s By-law [By-law No. 2013-375, as amended], including the adoption of the Institute of Internal Auditors’ (IIA) International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing as the City of Ottawa audit standard, as described in this report and attached in Document 15.

PART V – OTHER MATTERS

1.         Approve the updated Councillors’ Office Manual attached as Document 19;

2.         Direct the City Clerk to bring forward in Q3 of 2021 a report regarding matters relating to the 2022 Municipal Elections, as described in this report; and

3.         That the City Clerk be delegated the authority to implement changes to all related processes, procedures, policies, terms of reference and to bring forward by-laws as required to implement Council’s decisions further to the approval of this report and to reflect the current organizational alignment.

MOTION NO 45/15

Moved by Mayor J. Watson
Seconded by Councillor J. Sudds

WHEREAS as a general practice formalized as part of the 2009 Mid-term Governance Review report, the mid-term review is also a regular opportunity for Members of Council to review their membership on Standing Committees and other Council bodies and to make any changes to same; and

WHEREAS Councillor Jenna Sudds has advised the Mayor and City Clerk that she will be stepping down as the Chair of the Community and Protective Services Committee (CPSC) effective upon appointment of a replacement; and

WHEREAS the City Clerk has undertaken a circulation to seek expressions of interest from Members of Council interested in being considered for appointment by Council to replace Councillor Sudds as Chair of CPSC;

WHEREAS the Clerk’s Office has received two expression of interest for Chair of CPSC, being Councillor Matthew Luloff and Councillor Catherine McKenney, both of whom are already members of CPSC;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council Consider and approve one of the following Members for appointment as Chair of the Community and Protective Services Committee:

1.    Councillor Matthew Luloff

2.    Councillor Catherine McKenney

The names of the two candidates were put to Council and Council approved the appointment of Councillor M. Luloff as Chair of the Community and Protective Services Committee division of 14 to 9, as follows:

M. Luloff (14):

Councillors G. Darouze, T. Tierney, A. Hubley, E. El-Chantiry,
G. Gower, J. Cloutier, J. Harder, M. Luloff, S. Moffatt, C. Kitts,
L. Dudas, J. Sudds, K. Egli, Mayor J. Watson

McKenney (9):

Councillors J. Leiper, C. McKenney, C. A. Meehan, M. Fleury,
T. Kavanagh, R. Brockington, R. King, D. Deans, S. Menard

 

MOTION NO 45/16

Moved by Mayor J. Watson

Seconded by Councillor L. Dudas

WHEREAS Council has approved the appointment of Councillor Matthew Luloff to replace Councillor Jenna Sudds as the Chair of the Community and Protective Services Committee (CPSC); and

WHEREAS expressing interest for the position of Chair of CPSC, Councillor Luloff advised that he would be prepared to step down as Deputy Mayor should he be appointed as Chair of CPSC; and

WHERAS in accordance with the 2018-2022 Governance Report and the approach taken over the last three Terms of Council, Deputy Mayors are recommended to Council by the Mayor;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Councillor Jenna Sudds be appointed to replace Councillor Matthew Luloff as a Deputy Mayor for the remainder of the 2018-2022 Term of Council.

CARRIED

CARRIED on a division of 17 YEAS and 6 NAYS, as follows:

YEAS (17):

Councillors G. Darouze, T. Tierney, A. Hubley, E. El-Chantiry,
G. Gower, J. Cloutier, J. Harder, M. Luloff, S. Moffatt, T. Kavanagh, R. Brockington, C. Kitts, L. Dudas, J. Sudds, K. Egli, S. Menard, Mayor J. Watson

NAYS (6):

Councillors J. Leiper, C. McKenney, C. A. Meehan, M. Fleury,
R. King, D. Deans.

MOTION NO 45/17

Moved by Councillor S. Menard

Seconded by Councillor C. A. Meehan

WHEREAS Subsection 1(1) of the City of Ottawa’s Procedure By-law, being By-law No. 2019-8.  provides that Roberts Rules of Order, are to be followed for the proceedings of Council and the Committees/Commissions thereof and the conduct of its Members when the City’s Rules of Procedure are silent on a particular matter; and

WHEREAS Roberts Rules of Order state the following in regard to the Chair of an assembly participating in debate: 

This should rarely be done, and nothing can justify it in a case where much feeling is shown and there is a liability to difficulty in preserving order. If the chairman has even the appearance of being a partisan, he loses much of his ability to control those who are on the opposite side of the question. There is nothing to justify the unfortunate habit some chairmen have of constantly speaking on questions before the assembly, even interrupting the member who has the floor. One who expects to take an active part in debate should never accept the chair, or at least should not resume the chair, after having made his speech, until after the pending question is disposed of (Art. X of the 4th Edition); and 

WHEREAS the provisions in the City’ current Procedure By-law on the chairing of Council do not align with this approach; and 

WHEREAS although Section 4 in the Procedure By-law governing the “Participation of Mayor in Debate” does allow for some greater latitude than what is outlined in Robert’s Rules of Order, the current practice nevertheless deviates from Subsection 4(1) of the Procedure By-law as well, which states the following: 

(1)  The Mayor may state relevant facts and the Mayor’s position on any matter before the Council without leaving the chair, which may take place immediately prior to the vote, but it shall not be permissible for the Mayor to move a motion or debate a question without first leaving the chair; and

WHEREAS the current practice is for the Mayor to move motions, to contribute substantive arguments to the debate of motions, and to both state his position and encourage members to support his position immediately prior to the vote, and without leaving the chair; and 

WHEREAS the Procedure By-law should be revised to provide greater clarity and consistency with respect to this rule and the current practice;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the following amendments be made to Document 7, Proposed amendments to the Procedure By-law 2019-8: 

(1) The Mayor may state relevant facts and the Mayor’s position on any matter before the Council without leaving the chair, which may  take place immediately prior to the vote or, should the mover of a substantive motion wish to reply pursuant to Section 47, prior to the mover’s wrap-up.

(2) it shall be permissible for the Mayor to move a motion or debate a question without first leaving the chair, unless a Member of Council requests that the chair be ceded.

(3) If the Mayor desires to leave the chair to move a motion or to take part in the debate, the Mayor shall call on the Member designated as Deputy Mayor pursuant to Section 5, to preside until the Mayor resumes the chair and the Mayor shall assume a seat reserved for a Councillor. 

LOST on a division of 7 YEAS and 16 NAYS, as follows:

YAYS (7):

Councillors J. Leiper, C. McKenney, C. A. Meehan, T. Kavanagh, R. King, D. Deans, S. Menard

NAYS (16):

Councillors G. Darouze, T. Tierney, A. Hubley, E. El-Chantiry,
G. Gower, J. Cloutier, J. Harder, M. Luloff, S. Moffatt, M. Fleury, R. Brockington, C. Kitts, L. Dudas, J. Sudds, K. Egli,
Mayor J. Watson

MOTION NO 45/18

 

Moved by Councillor S. Menard

Seconded by Councillor C. McKenney

WHEREAS in 2018, Ottawa City Council made a formal commitment to reconciliation and approved the City's first Reconciliation Action Plan; and 

WHEREAS the 2018 Reconciliation Action Plan opens with a recognition of Algonquin Territory stating that: 

We recognize that Ottawa is located on unceded territory of the Algonquin Anishinabe Nation. 

We extend our respect to all First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples for their valuable past and present contributions to this land. We also recognize and respect the cultural diversity that First Nations, Inuit and Métis people bring to the City of Ottawa; and 

WHEREAS in accordance with Action #2 under “Education and Awareness Building” within the 2018 Reconciliation Action Plan Report, the City has incorporated acknowledgements of Algonquin Unceded Territory at the opening of City-organized events, but Council has not formally extended such acknowledgments to meetings of Council; and

WHEREAS this recognition should not only inform our Reconciliation Action Plan, but should inform all the work of Council, regardless of where or by what means Council is meeting; and 

WHEREAS this recognition should therefore not only be made in the context of a Reconciliation Action Plan, but should be made whenever Council is conducting business; 

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED the following amendments be made to Document 7, Proposed amendments to the Procedure By-law 2019-8:
Regular and Special City Council meeting: 

29. AGENDA IN COUNCIL 

(1) The Clerk shall, under the direction of the Mayor, prepare for the use of the Members at the regular meetings of Council an agenda under the following headings: 

(a) Indigenous Land Acknowledgement 

changing the previous (a) to be (b) and so on; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Office of the City Clerk work with the Gender and Race Equity, Inclusion, Indigenous Relations and Social Development Service to develop appropriate language to be used by the Mayor at each City Council meeting beginning with the first meeting in 2021, and that may also be used by any Committee Chair where they deem appropriate.

REFERRED by the following motion:

 

MOTION NO 45/19

Moved by Mayor J. Watson
Seconded by Councillor J. Sudds

WHEREAS City Council has adopted a formal structure the City has in place to implement the Truth and Reconciliation action plan; and

WHEREAS it’s important to honor the principles and the collaborative relationship and the good work of the formal process that is in place to consult on this issue; and

 WHEREAS the City has a duty to look at this with the Indigenous community, in consultation with that broad-based community, and not to assume we know best;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Menard/McKenney motion on Land Acknowledgment be referred to staff, and that staff be directed to consult with the City’s Aboriginal Working Group and the broader Indigenous Community, and to report back to FEDCO and Council with a recommendation as early as possible in 2021, following that consultation.

CARRIED with Councillor C. McKenney dissenting.

The Committee Recommendations were then put to Council and CARRIED.

 

DIRECTION TO STAFF (T. Kavanagh):

  1. That staff from Gender and Race Equity, Inclusion, Indigenous Relations and Social Development Services work with the Council Sponsors Group for Women and Gender Equity to do a review on the use of the Indigenous, Gender and Equity Implications section in Q4 2021 to ensure it is being used appropriately by staff and to determine if additional supports are necessary for report authors; and
  2. During the review of the all Implication sections in the 2022-2026 Governance Review report, staff consider replacing the term “Optional Section” in the Committee and Council report template with “Mandatory Section for Applicable Reports” to provide clarity for both staff and the public.

 

24.

OTTAWA WARD BOUNDARY REVIEW 2020 – RECOMMENDATIONS REPORT

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS, AS AMENDED

That City Council approve the recommendations for a new City of Ottawa ward boundary structure as set out in Document 1, to take effect for the 2022 Municipal Elections; and

a.         That the boundaries of RW-6 be amended to include the lands south of Wilhaven Drive, west of Canaan Road, north of Russell Road and east of the VIA Rail corridor and Milton Road:

b.        That the boundary between RW-13 (Beacon Hill-Cyrville) and RW-14 (Alta Vista) be adjusted to be Highway 417, St. Laurent and the Via Rail Corridor;

c.         That the parking lot bounded by Carling Avenue to the north, Prince of Wales Drive to the south, Preston Street to the east and the Trillium Line to the west, be added from RW-19 (Capital) to RW-21 (River); and

d.        That the southern boundary between RW-16 (Rideau-Rockcliffe) and RW-17 (Rideau-Vanier) be moved from McArthur Avenue to Donald Street, and the eastern boundary remain Rue de L’église but extend west on McArthur Avenue and south on Brant Street to Donald Street.

MOTION NO 45/20

Moved by Councillor J. Harder
Seconded by            Councillor S. Moffatt

WHEREAS on December 9, 2020, City Council considered the report titled, “Ottawa Ward Boundary Review 2020 – Recommendations,” which recommended the realignment of the City of Ottawa’s ward boundaries into 24 wards; and

 WHEREAS the proposed ward boundaries are forecast to last for three or possibly four municipal elections (i.e. 2022, 2026, 2030 and possibly 2034); and

 WHEREAS there continues to be significant population growth within the City, including but not limited to the fast-growing areas of Barrhaven and Cumberland, and there may be variances in locations and/or rates of growth from what is forecasted in the Ottawa Ward Boundary Review 2020 – Recommendations Report;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the 2018-2022 Term of Council recommend to future Councils that staff be directed to review the population and growth numbers every four years, beginning in 2024, to determine whether population figures have varied sufficiently from the projections forecasted in the Ottawa Ward Boundary Review 2020 – Recommendations Report to warrant a scoped ward boundary review, including but not limited to Cumberland and Barrhaven (Wards RW-6, RW-8 and RW-9 as adopted by City Council at its meeting of December 9, 2020).

CARRIED

MOTION NO 45/21

Moved by Councillor R. King
Seconded by Councillor M. Fleury

WHEREAS on 1 December 2020, the Finance and Economic Development Committee considered the report Ottawa Ward Boundary Review Recommendations Report; and

WHEREAS the report was amended by Motion 2020 7/19 which moved the southern boundary between RW-16 and RW-17 from MacArthur Avenue to Donald Street; and

WHEREAS the components of geographic communities of interest and minority interest are to be balanced against the component of natural/physical boundaries such as main roadways, however a main roadway boundary should not be used as the prime component if it will give raise to detrimental impacts on communities of interest and minority interests; and,

WHEREAS moving the existing south ward boundary more to the north (McArthur Avenue) would gravely impact the former City of Vanier or moving it to further south (Donald Street) would likewise impact Overbrook a neighbourhood of Ottawa (and former Police Village of Overbrook) such that a significant portion of either community would be lost one to the other or vice versa; and,

WHEREAS both communities strongly believe that the existing ward boundary, not a main road, should be maintained as there is no ability to select a main road as ward boundary that would not divide or truncate existing communities of interest; 

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the recommendations for a new City of Ottawa ward boundary structure as set out in the report titled, “Recommended Ward Boundaries: Final Report (November 13, 2020),” be further amended as follows:

That the southern boundary between RW-16 (Rideau-Rockcliffe) and RW-17 (Rideau-Vanier) be maintained at its current location mid-way between McArthur Avenue and Donald Street with it extending eastward to Moorvale Street and then north to de l’Église Street.

LOST on a division of 4 YEAS and 19 NAYS, as follows:

YAYS (4):

Councillors M. Fleury, T. Kavanagh, R. Brockington, R. King

NAYS (19):

Councillors G. Darouze, J. Leiper, T. Tierney, A. Hubley, E. El-Chantiry, G. Gower, C. McKenney, C. A. Meehan, J. Cloutier, J. Harder, M. Luloff, S. Moffatt, C. Kitts, L. Dudas, D. Deans, J. Sudds, K. Egli, S. Menard, Mayor J. Watson

 

MOTION NO 45/22

Moved by Councillor R. King
Seconded by Councillor M. Fleury

WHEREAS on June 12, 2019, City Council considered the staff report titled, “City of Ottawa Ward Boundary Review (2019-2020),” and approved a process to review the City’s ward boundaries and establish new boundaries in time for the 2022 Municipal Elections; and

WHEREAS on 15 July 2020 City Council moved a motion that sought to address the only the three wards projected to be significantly in excess of the average ward population and outside the acceptable variances; and

WHEREAS in August 2020 the consultants Beate Bowron Etcetera released their supplementary report with the final option ‘six’ which retained the current boundary between W6-17 (Rideau-Vanier) and W6 – 16 (Rideau-Rockcliffe); and

WHEREAS on 1 December 2020, the Finance and Economic Development Committee considered the report Ottawa Ward Boundary Review Recommendations Report which had alterations to the interior boundary affecting the community of Cardinal Glen which is closely associated with their neighbours in Manor Park, where the President of the Cardinal Glen Association is an ex-officio member of the Manor Park Community Association; and

WHEREAS the report was amended by several motions by concerned communities wishing to remain with their communities of interest; and

WHEREAS the components of geographic communities of interest and minority interest are to be balanced against the component of natural/physical boundaries such as main roadways, however a main roadway boundary should not be used as the prime component if it will give raise to detrimental impacts on communities of interest and minority interests; and,

WHEREAS moving the existing boundary to St Laurent Boulevard would effectively cut off Cardinal Glen from its natural community of interest in Manor Park; and

WHEREAS both communities strongly believe that the existing ward boundary, not a main road, should be maintained as there is no ability to select a main road as ward boundary that would not divide or truncate existing communities of interest; 

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the recommendations for a new City of Ottawa ward boundary structure as set out in the report titled, “Recommended Ward Boundaries: Final Report (November 13, 2020),” be further amended as follows:

That the boundary between RW-16 (Rideau-Rockcliffe) and RW-17 (Rideau-Vanier) be maintained at its current location.

LOST on a division of 4 YEAS and 19 NAYS, as follows:

YAYS (4):

Councillors M. Fleury, T. Kavanagh, R. Brockington, R. King

NAYS (19):

Councillors G. Darouze, J. Leiper, T. Tierney, A. Hubley, E. El-Chantiry, G. Gower, C. McKenney, C. A. Meehan, J. Cloutier, J. Harder, M. Luloff, S. Moffatt, C. Kitts, L. Dudas, D. Deans, J. Sudds, K. Egli, S. Menard, Mayor J. Watson

The Committee Recommendations, as amended by Motion 45/20, were put to Council and CARRIED on a division of 17 YEAS and 6 NAYS, as follows:

YAYS (17):

Councillors G. Darouze, J. Leiper, T. Tierney, A. Hubley,
E. El-Chantiry, G. Gower, C. A. Meehan, J. Cloutier, J. Harder,
M. Luloff, T. Kavanagh, R. Brockington, C. Kitts, L. Dudas, D. Deans, J. Sudds, Mayor J. Watson

NAYS (6):

Councillors C. McKenney, S. Moffatt, M. Fleury, R. King, K. Egli, S. Menard

 

25.

BYWARD MARKET PUBLIC REALM PLAN

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

That Council:

1.         Approve the ByWard Market Public Realm Plan, as described in this report and attached in Document 3.

2.         Direct staff from the Planning, Infrastructure and Economic Development Department to evaluate the existing governance of the public realm in the ByWard Market and report back to Committee and Council in Q2 2021 with recommendations to improve place-making operations and regulation, as described in this report.

3.         Direct staff to seek out funding from other levels of government and through prioritization within the 2022 City’s capital program, to proceed with the detailed design phase for York Street Flex Plaza (from Sussex Drive to ByWard Market Square), as described in this report.

4.         Direct staff to undertake a detailed transportation study for the Rideau-Sussex Node followed by a national design competition, as described in this report, using funds available in the 2020 and 2021 public realm minor intervention account.

5.         Direct staff from Planning, Infrastructure and Economic Development Department to initiate a Request for Information in Q4 2021 to redevelop the municipal ByWard Garage (Parking Lot 04) at 70 Clarence, using funds from the 2021 public realm minor intervention account, and to return to Finance and Economic Development Committee to present its findings.

6.         Direct staff from Planning, Infrastructure and Economic Development Department and Roads and Parking Services to investigate partnerships according to the Parking Replacement Strategy for ByWard Market, as described in this report.

7.         Direct staff from the Planning, Infrastructure and Economic Development Department to immediately launch a Working Group on economic recovery for the ByWard Market, as described in this report, with group representation from the Mayor’s Office, Ward Councillor’s office, Marchés d’Ottawa Markets Corporation, the ByWard Market Business Improvement Area, the Lowertown Community Association, the National Capital Commission and other key external stakeholders.

DEFERRED by the following motion:

MOTION NO 45/23

Moved by Councillor M. Fleury

Seconded by            Mayor J. Watson

 

WHEREAS the ByWard Market Public Realm Plan was considered by the Finance and Economic Development Committee on December 1, 2020; and

WHEREAS, given the very heavy agenda for the December 9th Council meeting, the Ward Councillor has requested to defer this report until the next City Council meeting;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the ByWard Market Public Realm Plan report be deferred to the next City Council meeting scheduled for January 27, 2021.

CARRIED


 

26.

DESCHÂTELETS BUILDING (205 SCHOLASTIC DRIVE)

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS, AS AMENDED

That Council:

1)        Confirm the City of Ottawa’s interest in a partnership to develop community recreation space at 205 Scholastic Drive (formerly known as 175 Main St.) and direct the General Manager of Recreation, Cultural and Facility Services to execute the attached Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Ottawa and the École-Catholique Centre Est which outlines the agreed upon roles and responsibilities relating to this partnership project

2)        Delegate authority to the General Manager, Recreation, Cultural and Facility Services in consultation with the Director, Corporate Real Estate Office to negotiate agreements, including a detailed financial plan for the City’s contribution, with École-Catholique Centre Est for the construction and operation of a community recreation component in the Deschâtelets Building at 205 Scholastic Drive for City Council approval; and

3)        Approve a one-time City of Ottawa contribution of $50,000 from existing Recreation, Cultural and Facility Services budgets to produce, in partnership with École-Catholique Centre Est, a Class C cost estimate to effectively determine the detailed design costs and construction value of  including a community recreation component in the Deschâtelets Building and Greystone Village development; and

4)        That Schedule “B”, be added to the report.

CARRIED

 

PLANNING COMMITTEE REPORT 33

 

27.

PLAN OF SUBDIVISION AND ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENT – 7000 CAMPEAU DRIVE

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

That Council:

1.         endorse the position that the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal not approve the Draft Plan of Subdivision for 7000 Campeau Drive as it is premature, inclusive of all matters as set out in this report;

2.         refuse an amendment to the Zoning By-law 2008-250 for 7000 Campeau Drive to permit a residential subdivision that includes a mix of housing types, parks, stormwater management ponds, open spaces and roadways in Kanata North.

CARRIED

 

28.

APPLICATION FOR DEMOLITION AND NEW CONSTRUCTION AT 390-394 BANK STREET, A PROPERTY LOCATED IN THE CENTRETOWN HERITAGE CONSERVATION DISTRICT, DESIGNATED UNDER PART V OF THE ONTARIO HERITAGE ACT

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS AS AMENDED

That Council:

1.         approve the application to demolish 390-394 Bank Street;

2.         approve the application for new construction at 390-394 Bank Street, according to plans by RAW Design dated August 14, 2020, conditional upon:

a.         the applicant, in consultation with staff and the ward Councillor, introducing an additional design element on the Bank Street façade, to better reflect the low-rise historic character of Bank Street, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Planning, Infrastructure and Economic Development Department, prior to Site Plan Approval;

b.        the applicant providing samples of the final exterior cladding materials, for approval by heritage staff, prior to the issuance of a Building Permit;

c.         the applicant submitting a lighting plan for approval by heritage staff, as part of the Site Plan Control process, to ensure compliance with the HCD guidelines;

3.         delegate authority for minor design changes to the General Manager, Planning, Infrastructure and Economic Development;

4.         approve the issuance of the heritage permit with a three-year expiry date from the date of issuance.

CARRIED


 

TRANSIT COMMISSION REPORT 7

 

29.

REVISIONS TO BOUNDARY OF URBAN TRANSIT AREA FOR 2021

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

That Council approve the revisions to the boundary of the Urban Transit Area as detailed in this report, to be effective January 1, 2021, to provide for the provision of funding for transit service in expanding areas of the city, and that Council enact an implementing By-law.

CARRIED with Councillor M. Fleury dissenting.

 

REPORT REQUIRING SUSPENSION OF THE RULES OF PROCEDURE

 

CITY CLERK

 

 

Councilor Chiarelli left the meeting at 10:23 AM prior to consideration of this item and returned at 10:55 PM during consideration of the 2021 Draft Operating and Capital Budgets.

 

30.

COLLEGE – WARD 8 – DELEGATION OF BUDGETARY APPROVAL AUTHORITIES AND RELATED MATTERS

 

REPORT RECOMMENDATIONS

That City Council:

1.         Approve that the City Clerk and the Manager, Council and Committee Services, be delegated the authority for human resources-related matters and to order and approve any budgetary expenditures for the Ward 8 office for the remainder of the 2018-2022 Term of Council, as described in this report;

2.         Receive the options for introducing further restrictions on the Ward 8 Councillor’s access to City staff in City of Ottawa municipal buildings, as described in this report; and

3.         Receive the procedures for the Ward 8 Councillor’s participation in in-person Council and Committee meetings, as described in this report.

CARRIED

 

BULK CONSENT AGENDA

 

AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE REPORT 18

 

 

A.

ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENT – 2415 RICHARDSON SIDE ROAD

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

That Council approve an amendment to Zoning By-law 2008-250 for 2415 Richardson Side Road for the purposes of rezoning the lands from Rural Countryside Zone (RU) to Rural Countryside Zone, Rural Exception XXXXr (RU[XXXXr]), to add a warehouse as a permitted use, as detailed in Document 2.

CARRIED

 

FINANCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE REPORT 19

 


 

B.

2020 – MID-YEAR PROCUREMENT YEAR IN REVIEW

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

That Council receive this report for information.

RECEIVED

 

C.

BROWNFIELD GRANT APPLICATION – 256 RIDEAU STREET AND 211 BESSERER STREET

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

That Council:

1.         Approve the Brownfield Redevelopment Grant application submitted by 9840508 Canada Inc. (Ashcroft Inc.), owner of the property at 256 Rideau Street and 211 Besserer Street, for a Property Tax Assistance Grant under the Brownfield Redevelopment Community Improvement Plan Program not to exceed a total of $620,345 for which the grant payment period will be phased over a maximum of three years of development, subject to the establishment of, and in accordance with, the terms and conditions of the Brownfield Redevelopment Grant Agreement;

2.         Delegate the authority to the General Manager, Planning, Infrastructure and Economic Development, to execute a Brownfields Redevelopment Grant Agreement with 9840508 Canada Inc. (Ashcroft Inc.), establishing the terms and conditions governing the payment of the grant for the redevelopment of 256 Rideau Street and 211 Besserer Street, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Planning, Infrastructure and Economic Development Department, the City Solicitor and the City Treasurer

CARRIED

 

PLANNING COMMITTEE REPORT 33

 

D.

ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENT – 35, 37 WILLIAM STREET AND PART OF 62 YORK STREET

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

That Council approve an amendment to Zoning By-law 2008-250 for 35 and 37 William Street and part of 62 York Street to permit a four-storey mixed-use building, as detailed in Document 2.

CARRIED

 

E.

REVISED FRONT-ENDING AGREEMENT FOR THE TENTH LINE PUMPING STATION SANITARY OVERFLOW

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

That Council:

1.         authorize the City and delegate authority to the General Manager, Planning, Infrastructure and Economic Development Department to enter into an Amending Front-Ending Agreement with Mattamy (Mer Bleue) Ltd. for the increased overall cost reimbursement for the design and construction of the Tenth Line Road Sanitary pumping station overflow, within the City’s untraveled road allowance, from the previously approved $500,000 to an upset limit of $922,415 plus applicable taxes, in accordance with the Front Ending Agreement principles and policy set forth in Documents 2 and 3 and with the final form and content being to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor;

2.         pursuant to the City and Mattamy (Mer Bleue) Ltd. entering into an Amending Front-Ending Agreement, authorize the reimbursement for the increased overall cost of the design and construction of the Tenth Line Road Sanitary pumping station overflow, within the City’s untraveled road allowance incurred by Mattamy (Mer Bleue) Ltd., from the previously approved $500,000 to a maximum amount of $922,415 plus applicable taxes, in accordance with the reimbursement schedule set out in the Amending Front-Ending Agreement.

CARRIED

 

TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE REPORT 14

 

F.

ALL WAY STOP CONTROL AT THE INTERSECTION OF CANADIAN SHIELD AVENUE AND GREAT LAKES AVENUE AND THE INTERSECTION OF CANADIAN SHIELD AVENUE AND MARITIME WAY

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

That Council approve the installation of all-way stop controls at the intersection of Canadian Shield Avenue and Great Lakes Avenue, and the intersection of Canadian Shield Avenue and Maritime Way.

CARRIED

 


 

CITY CLERK

 

G.

SUMMARY OF ORAL AND WRITTEN PUBLIC SUBMISSIONS FOR ITEMS SUBJECT TO THE PLANNING ACT ‘EXPLANATION REQUIREMENTS’ AT THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF NOVEMBER 25, 2020

 

REPORT RECOMMENDATION

That Council approve the Summaries of Oral and Written Public Submissions for items considered at the City Council Meeting of November 25, 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 and 2.

CARRIED

 

MOTION TO ADOPT REPORTS

MOTION NO 45/24

Moved by Councillor D. Deans
Seconded by Councillor C. A. Meehan

That the remaining following reports, excluding those items previously adopted by Council as part of the Budget, be received and adopted as amended:

  1. Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee Report 18;
  2. Audit Committee Report 9;
  3. Finance and Economic Development Committee Report 19;
  4. Planning Committee Report 33;
  5. Transit Commission Report 7
  6. Transportation Committee Report 14;
  7. Item 1 of Finance and Economic Development Committee Report 18
  8. The reports from the City Clerk entitled “College Ward 8 – Delegation of Budgetary Approval Authorities and Related Matters” and “Summary of Oral and Written Public Submissions for Items Subject to the Planning Act ‘Explanation Requirements’ at the City Council Meeting of November 25, 2020”; and

the In Camera report from the Ottawa Board of Health entitled “Appointment of Associate Medical Officer of Health - Personal Matters About an Identifiable Individual - Reporting Out Date: Upon Council Approval”.

CARRIED

Councillor Harder left the meeting at 5:18 PM.

 

MOTIONS OF WHICH NOTICE HAS BEEN PREVIOUSLY GIVEN

MOTION NO 45/25

Moved by Councillor C. McKenney
Seconded by            Councillor R. Brockington

WHEREAS Ottawa has one of the most expensive transit passes in Canada; and

WHEREAS Ottawa has one of the most expensive single-ride fares in Canada; and

WHEREAS the average processing time for an EquiPass is six weeks; and

WHEREAS the requirement to provide proof of annual income is a barrier to applying to the EquiPass; and 

WHEREAS Canadian municipalities have moved from a single-price low income pass to a sliding scale fare;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that staff examine options for sliding scale fares and passes; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that staff examine options for eliminating the means test when applying for any low income or special pass; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that staff report to Transit Commission by Q2 2021 on their findings including how other cities are managing these issues.

 

 

REFERRED by the following motion:

MOTION NO 45/26

Moved by Mayor J. Watson
Seconded by Councillor L. Dudas

That Councillor McKenney’s motion (45/25) be referred to the Working Group established at the November 18, 2020 Transit Commission meeting.

CARRIED

 

MOTIONS REQUIRING SUSPENSION OF THE RULES OF PROCEDURE

MOTION NO 45/27

Moved by Mayor J. Watson
Seconded by Councillor C. McKenney

That City Council approve that the Rules of Procedure be suspended, as the next Council meeting is January 27, 2021 and the City requires direction to study tax policies for affordable housing purposes;

WHEREAS the provincial Minister of Finance may, by regulation, designate the City of Ottawa, as having the power to impose an optional property tax on the assessment of vacant residential units, pursuant to Section 338.1 of the Municipal Act, 2001; and

WHEREAS other municipalities in Ontario are conducting reviews of the optional property tax on vacant residential units to address residential properties left vacant for extended periods until sale or redevelopment, that could be used in the interim for rental housing; and

WHEREAS the City is developing a Long Range Financial Plan (LRFP) to support the construction of affordable housing through Ottawa Housing Corporation and recognizes the importance of sustained funding for affordable housing, and wishes to explore the proposed residential vacant unit tax as a means to finance a portion towards affordable housing;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the City study the power to impose an optional property tax on the assessment of vacant residential units including an analysis of potential revenue and report back by the end of the second quarter of 2021 on the feasibility and viability of implementing such as tax.

CARRIED

DIRECTION TO STAFF (M. Fleury)

That when the City goes to the Province to ask for taxation authorities for vacant buildings, that it also seek additional authorities for tighter timelines for compliance with property standards violations.

MOTION NO 45/28

Moved by Mayor Watson
Seconded by Councillor Leiper

That the Rules of Procedure be suspended to consider the following motion in order to allow staff to begin work as soon as possible.

WHEREAS the Prince of Wales bridge is an existing rail structure crossing the Ottawa River that provides impressive views of the river, Parliament Hill and LeBreton Flats but is currently out of service; and

WHEREAS the City of Ottawa purchased the currently out of service railway bridge from Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) in 2005 for a future, longer-term transit crossing; and

WHEREAS the City has the obligation to maintain the structure and perform periodic inspections and evaluations to assess the condition and ensure integrity of the bridge; and

WHEREAS the Prince of Wales bridge is being retained as a future rail transit bridge in the City’s Three-Year Plan as filed with the Canadian Transportation Agency; and

WHEREAS the Prince of Wales Bridge is an asset that can be improved to elevate active transportation between Ottawa and Gatineau, as an interim use, and would serve as an interprovincial link for cycling commuters, recreational users and visitors; and

WHEREAS preparing the bridge for an interim use would require some structural repair work, permits and approvals to begin construction, including an Environmental Assessment and design that will take time to complete and obtain; and

WHEREAS the funds required for the Environmental Assessment, design, internal costs, permits and approvals are estimated to be $540,000; and

WHEREAS there is an existing project for this bridge “Prince of Wales Bridge” (Pier Work) which contains funds for the rehabilitation of the bridge piers; and

WHEREAS staff reviewed the opportunities to phase the pier rehabilitation work of the bridge and determined that $540,000 could be reassigned to the Environmental Assessment and design for the bridge deck modification into a Multi-Use Pathway (MUP) from the account for the “Prince of Wales Bridge” (Pier Work) (908990) without impacting the rehabilitation plans for the structure, as pier works can be prioritized with the remaining funds and completed in phases in future years;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council authorize the use of existing funds in the “Prince of Wales Bridge” (Pier Work) account (908990) to undertake the Environmental Assessment and design work for the interim use for the Prince of Wales bridge as a Multi-Use Pathway; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Council direct the General Manager of Planning, Infrastructure and Economic Development to notify Council via memo upon the approval of the Environmental Assessment and provide further details on the detailed design of the Multi-Use Pathway; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Council further authorize the City, once the appropriate funding for the project becomes available from another level of government, to proceed with the construction of the Multi-Use Pathway, with the concurrence of the City Treasurer and the General Manager of Planning, Infrastructure and Economic Development.

CARRIED


 

MOTION NO 45/29

Moved by Councillor J. Cloutier
Seconded by Councillor M. Luloff

BE IT RESOLVED that the Rules of Procedure be suspended to consider the following Motion as this is the last scheduled meeting of City Council before the Auditor General’s term expires on December 31, 2020;

WHEREAS the appointment of Ken Hughes as the City’s Auditor General is set to expire on December 31, 2020, as set out in Subsection 3(2) of the Auditor General’s By-law, being By-law No. 2013-375, as amended by By-law No. 2015-11; and

WHEREAS on May 13, 2020, City Council approved Motion No. 33/3, as amended, which began the recruitment and appointment process for a new Auditor General in accordance with the Council-approved Statutory Officer Recruitment, Appointment and Contract Administration Policy and Procedures, and directed the Auditor General Hiring Panel to report back to Council by Q4 of 2020 with a recommended candidate for Council’s approval as the new Auditor General; and

WHEREAS executive recruitment searches have proven to be more challenging under the circumstances of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the Auditor General Hiring Panel may require an extension beyond December 9, 2020 in order to ensure it has sufficient time to thoroughly consider all candidates; and

WHEREAS Subsections 223.19(5) and Subsection 223.19(6) of the Municipal Act, 2001 (Act) provide that the Auditor General “may delegate in writing to any person, other than a member of council, any of the Auditor General’s powers and duties under this Part” of the Act, and that the Auditor General “may continue to exercise the delegated powers and duties, despite the delegation”; and

WHEREAS Mr. Hughes has advised that he has made a written delegation to the two Deputy Auditor Generals, Sonia Brennan and Ed Miner, such that in the absence of the Auditor General, the Deputy Auditor Generals have all of the powers and duties of the Auditor General under the Act; and

WHEREAS Section 81 of the Legislation Act, 2006 provides that the “delegation of a power or duty remains valid until it is revoked or amended, even if the author of the delegation is no longer in office”; and

WHEREAS Subsection 11(1) of the Auditor General’s By-law provides that, “In each year subsequent to the year of appointment, the Auditor General shall submit an annual audit plan for the next following year to City Council … by December 31st of each year”;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that City Council direct the Auditor General Hiring Panel to report back to Council by the end of Q1 of 2021 with a recommended candidate for Council’s approval as the new Auditor General;

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that upon expiration of Ken Hughes’ appointment as Auditor General on December 31, 2020, Deputy Auditors General Sonia Brennan and Ed Miner shall operate the Office of the Auditor General on an interim basis in accordance with their delegated statutory powers and duties as described in this motion, and pursuant to any requirements relating to the Auditor General under the Municipal Act, 2001 and By-law No. 2013-375, as amended, until the new Auditor General is appointed; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Council waive the requirement set out in Subsection 11(1) of By-law No. 2013-375, as amended, for the current Auditor General to submit to Council an annual audit plan for 2021, with Council to issue further direction to the new Auditor General upon appointment regarding the timing of an interim audit plan for 2021.

CARRIED

MOTION NO 45/30

Moved by Councillor Fleury
Seconded by Councillor C. McKenney

That the Rules of Procedure be suspended to consider the following Motion, in order to allow the proposed demolition to proceed in a timely manner as this is the last Council meeting of 2020.

WHEREAS the building at 29 Marquette Ave is in an advanced state of disrepair; and

WHEREAS there are neighbourhood concerns related to criminal activity in the building on the property in addition to risk of fire; and

WHEREAS given the dilapidated condition of the building and the community’s safety concerns it would be in the public interest to demolish the building; and 

WHEREAS there is currently no building permit application for a replacement building;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council approve demolition control for the existing building on the property subject to the following conditions;

1.        That until the time of the construction of the first replacement building, the registered Owner shall landscape the property to the satisfaction of the General Manager of Planning Infrastructure and Economic Development. The registered Owner shall prohibit the use of the property for other interim uses and maintain the property in accordance with the Property Standards By-law;

2.        The landscaping of the property shall be finalized in collaboration with City staff;

 

3.        The Owner shall pay one hundred percent securities to the City for the value of landscaping the property, with the securities to be released once these works are completed;

 

4.        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;

 

5.        The registered Owner shall enter into an Agreement with the City of Ottawa to include the foregoing conditions 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;

 

6.        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;

 

7.        This approval is considered null and void if the Agreement is not executed within six months of Council’s approval.

 

CARRIED

MOTION NO 45/31

Moved by Councillor Fleury
Seconded by Councillor C. McKenney

That the Rules of Procedure be suspended to consider the following Motion, in order to allow the proposed demolition to proceed in a timely manner as this is the last Council meeting of 2020.

WHEREAS the building at 146 Russell Ave is in an advanced state of disrepair; and

WHEREAS there are neighbourhood concerns related to criminal activity and unwanted gatherings on the property; and

WHEREAS given the dilapidated condition of the building and the community’s concerns it would be in the public interest to demolish the building; and 

WHEREAS there is currently no building permit application for a replacement building;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council approve demolition control for the existing building on the property subject to the following conditions;

1.        That until the time of the construction of the first replacement building, the registered Owner shall landscape the property to the satisfaction of the General Manager of Planning Infrastructure and Economic Development. The registered Owner shall prohibit the use of the property for other interim uses and maintain the property in accordance with the Property Standards By-law;

 

2.        The landscaping of the property shall be finalized in collaboration with City staff;

 

3.        The Owner shall pay one hundred percent securities to the City for the value of landscaping the property, with the securities to be released once these works are completed;

 

4.        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;

 

5.        The registered Owner shall enter into an Agreement with the City of Ottawa to include the foregoing conditions 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;

 

6.        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;

 

7.        This approval is considered null and void if the Agreement is not executed within six months of Council’s approval.

CARRIED

 

NOTICES OF MOTION (FOR CONSIDERATION AT SUBSEQUENT MEETING)

MOTION

Moved by Councillor M. Fleury
Seconded by Councillor D. Deans

WHEREAS the City of Ottawa is committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions; and

 WHEREAS the City is planning to install 24 new on-street electric vehicle charging stations at 12 stations across Ottawa; and

 WHEREAS these stations are being installed as part of street parking facility improvements and to increase uptake of electric vehicles in Ottawa;

WHEREAS switching from gas and diesel to electric vehicles is one of the most important actions required to meet Ottawa’s target to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 100 per cent by 2050; and

 WHEREAS to meet this target, by 2030, 90 per cent of new vehicles sold will have to be electric;

 THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Ottawa City Council request that the Ottawa Police Services Board ask the Ottawa Police Services to work with the City of Ottawa and its Partners Envari, an affiliate of Hydro Ottawa, with support under the Zero Emission Vehicle Infrastructure Program to complete an assessment in 2021 to determine if an Electric Vehicle pilot project can be implemented by the Ottawa Police Services where operationally feasible.

MOTION

Moved by R. King
Seconded by Councillor J. Harder

WHEREAS on July 24, 2002, City Council approved, as amended, the Commemorative Naming Policy; and

WHEREAS in keeping with its powers set out in the Municipal Act, 2001, Council may assign a commemorative name by resolution, notwithstanding the provisions included in the Commemorative Naming Policy; and

WHEREAS the Addressing By-law 2014-78 provides the regulatory framework for municipal addressing in the City of Ottawa, where changes to existing street names are undertaken primarily for public safety or wayfinding reasons, City Council may approve a name change for other resolutions; and

WHEREAS Langevin Avenue, located in Rideau-Rockcliffe Ward 13, was named after Hector-Louis Langevin, one of the founding Fathers of the Confederation who was also involved in the residential school system, where schools forcibly removed Indigenous children from their families and undermined Indigenous identity and culture; and

WHEREAS the residential school system has contributed to a general loss of Indigenous language and culture and disrupted families for generations; and

WHEREAS in 2015, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), whose mandate is to educate Canadians on the impacts of residential schools; released its findings and 94 Calls to Action directed at all levels of government, the private sector and to Canadians as a whole; and

WHEREAS through the City’s commitment to reconciliation, Council approved in 2018 the City of Ottawa’s Reconciliation Action Plan, that addresses the TRC Calls to Action; and

WHEREAS renaming public spaces respects the Principles of Reconciliation, as laid out by the TRC, and in 2017, the Prime Minister of Canada approved the renaming of Parliament’s Langevin Block to the Office of the Prime Minister and Privy Council; and

WHEREAS in 2019 Council established the Anti-Racism Secretariat and appointed Councillor Rawlson King as the Liaison for Anti-Racism and Ethnocultural Relations Initiatives to address systemic racism in our community; and

WHEREAS during the previous term of Council, the Ward Councillor and his office generated a list of suitable replacement names for Langevin Avenue in consultation with the community; and

WHEREAS William Commanda was an Algonquin elder, former Chief of Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg, who spent years advocating forgiveness and reconciliation; he was a carrier of the sacred wampum belts of the Algonquin Anishinabeg Nation, and a wise and gifted traditional knowledge keeper who promoted peace, harmony and racial equality for all people through his vision and work: the Circle of all Nations; and

WHEREAS consultation on the name Commanda Way was done with the residents of the street by the Councillor’s office; and

WHEREAS implementation of the street renaming must be coordinated with Canada Post;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council approve that Langevin Avenue, located in Rideau-Rockcliffe, Ward 13, be renamed “Commanda Way”; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Council direct staff in the Addressing and Signs branch of Building Code Services work with the Ward Councillor to implement the street name change in a timely manner while respecting the timelines issued by Canada Post; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that all costs related to the street renaming, including name change fee, blade signs and post, notifications, along with any subsequent unveiling, will be funded through the Councillor’s office.

 

MOTION TO INTRODUCE BY-LAWS

MOTION NO 45/32

Moved by Councillor D. Deans
Seconded by Councillor C. A. Meehan

That the by-laws listed on the Agenda under Motion to Introduce By-laws, Three Readings be read and passed.

CARRIED

 

BY-LAWS

 

THREE READINGS

 

2020-342.  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.

2020-343.    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.

2020-344.    A by-law of the City of Ottawa to designate Skead's Mills Methodist Church, 307 Richmond Road, to be of cultural heritage value or interest.

2020-345.    A by-law of the City of Ottawa to designate Overbrook Public School, 149 King George Street, to be of cultural heritage value or interest.

2020-346.    A by-law of the City of Ottawa to designate Hydro Sub-Station No. 5, 39 Riverdale Avenue, to be of cultural heritage value or interest.

2020-347.    A by-law of the City of Ottawa to designate Hydro Sub-Station No. 2, 247 Glebe Avenue, to be of cultural heritage value or interest.

2020-348.    A by-law of the City of Ottawa to designate the Ottawa Electric Railway Sub-Station, 340 Holland Avenue, to be of cultural heritage value or interest.

2020-349.    A by-law of the City of Ottawa to designate Hydro Sub-Station No. 4, 351 King Edward Avenue, to be of cultural heritage value or interest.

2020-350.    A by-law of the City of Ottawa to designate Hydro Sub-Station No. 3, 1275 Carling Avenue, to be of cultural heritage value or interest.

2020-351.    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 2415 Richardson Side Road.

2020-352.    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 6335 Perth Street.

2020-353.    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 35, 37 William Street and part of 62 York Street.

2020-354.    A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2019-241 respecting property owners of public places and workplaces.

2020-355.    A by-law to provide for the making of an application for approval to expropriate temporary easements in property at Queensview Drive in the City of Ottawa for the purposes of the Stage 2 Ottawa Light Rail Transit System project

2020-356.    A by-law of the City of Ottawa to designate certain lands at avenue Shinny Avenue on Plan 4M-1551, as being exempt from Part Lot Control.

2020-357.    A by-law of the City of Ottawa to designate certain lands at avenue De Mazenod Avenue on Plan 4M-1583 are being exempt from Part Lot Control.

2020-358.    A by-law of the City of Ottawa to establish certain lands as common and public highway and assume them for public use (rue Chakra Street, rue Hamsa Street, terrasse Cashmere Terrace, rue Lilith Street, rue Namaste Street)

2020-359.    A by-law of the City of Ottawa to designate certain lands at promenade Hawkeswood Drive, cercle Chipping Circle, avenue Borbridge Avenue, cote Canvasback Ridge, avenue Horned Owl Avenue, avenue Eider Street and bois Trumpeter Grove on Plan 4M-1663 and avenue Brian Good Avenue on Plan 4M1641 as being exempt from Part Lot Control.

2020-360.    A by-law of the City of Ottawa respecting the delegation of authority to various officers of the City and to repeal By-law No. 2019-280.

2020-361.    A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2014-431, as amended by By-law No. 2015-119 and By-law No. 2017-297, respecting the OCHC Municipal Housing Project Facilities and Tax Exemption.

CARRIED

 

CONFIRMATION BY-LAW

MOTION NO 45/33

Moved by Councillor D. Deans
Seconded by Councillor C. A. Meehan

That the following by-law be read and passed:

By-law 20201-362 to confirm the proceedings of the Council meeting of December 9, 2020.

CARRIED

 

ADJOURNMENT

Council adjourned the meeting at 5:49 PM.

 

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CITY CLERK                                                         MAYOR

 

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