OTTAWA CITY COUNCIL
Wednesday, 06 March 2019
10:00 am
Andrew S. Haydon Hall, 110 Laurier Avenue W.
MINUTES 9
The Council of
the City of Ottawa met at Andrew S. Haydon Hall, 110 Laurier Avenue West,
Ottawa, on Wednesday, 06 March 2019 beginning at 10:00 a.m.
The Mayor, Jim
Watson, presided and led Council in a moment of reflection.
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The national anthem was performed by a grade 5
class at St. Benedict School.
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Mayor Watson presented the Mayor’s City Builder Award to Ms. Barb
Hayduk and Ms. Mary Ellen Henniger, two volunteer representatives with Bereaved
Families of Ontario – Ottawa Region Bereaved Families
of Ontario – Ottawa Region helps families grieve the loss of loved ones. Ms. Hayduk and Ms. Henniger are both volunteer group facilitators.
Each has lost a loved one and relied on Bereaved Families Ontario before. With
the help, advice, compassion and guidance of Ms. Hayduk and Ms. Henniger,
families are able to have a deeper exploration of their grief and realize they
are not alone.
All Members were
present, except Councillor G. Darouze.
See
specific Agenda Items for declarations: 2019 Draft Operating and Capital
Budgets - Roadmap Motion, Motion No. 9/3 Recommendations 6.B., 6.C.i.(a and b)
6.C.ii. (a.b.c.), and 6.C.v.a).
MOTION NO 9/1
Moved by
Councillor A. Hubley
Seconded by Councillor C. McKenney
That the
following reports be received and considered:
- the report from the Deputy City Treasurer entitled “2019 Draft
Operating and Capital Budgets”;
- the report from the Committee of Adjustment entitled “2019 Draft
Operating Estimates – Committee of Adjustment”;
- the report from Crime Prevention Ottawa entitled “Crime Prevention Ottawa 2019 Draft Budget”;
- the report from the Ottawa Police Services Board entitled “Ottawa
Police Service 2019 Operating and Capital Budgets”;
- Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee Report 1A;
- Audit Committee Report 1;
- Community and Protective Services Committee Report 1A;
- Standing Committee on Environmental Protection,
Water and Waste Management Report 1A;
- Information Technology Sub-Committee Report 1;
- Planning Committee Report 2A;
- Planning Committee Report 3;
- Transit Commission Report 1B;
- Transportation Committee Report 1;
14. the report from the General Manager, Transportation Services
Department entitled “Contract Award of Ottawa’s Stage 2
Light Rail Transit Projects and Related Matters”;
15. the report from the General Manager,
Corporate
Services Department entitled “Long Range Financial Plan Transit Update”; and
- the report from the City Clerk and
Solicitor’s Office entitled “Summary of Oral and
Written Public Submissions for Items Subject to the Planning Act ‘Explanation
Requirements’ at the City Council Meeting of February 27, 2019”;
and
That the Rules
of Procedure be suspended to consider the following, as they relate to
Council’s approval of the 2019 Budget:
- the report from the Ottawa Board of Health entitled “2019 Draft
Operating Budget for the Ottawa Board of Health”; and
- the report from the Ottawa Public Library Board entitled “Ottawa
Public Library: Approval of 2019 Draft Budget Estimates”;
and
- Finance and Economic Development Committee Report 2;
And that Council waive Subsection 33(4) of the
Procedure By-law to permit Response to Inquiry OCC 01-19 to be listed on
today’s Agenda without having to be listed at Standing Committee first, as it
directly pertains to the Stage 2 LRT Report listed on today’s Agenda
CARRIED
Council considered Items 16 and 17 prior to
resolving into Committee of the Whole to consider the 2019 Draft Budget
Reports.
MOTION NO 9/2
Moved by
Councillor A. Hubley
Seconded by Councillor C. McKenney
That City Council resolve to move into Committee of the Whole
pursuant to Sections 52 and 53 of the Procedure By-law.
CARRIED
DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
Councillor
Catherine McKenney declared a potential, deemed, pecuniary interest on the
following portions of the 2019 Draft Operating and Capital Budget for the
Ottawa Board of Health:
Document 1, Page 5, as follows:
·
Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
Programs & Standards – Infectious and Communicable Diseases; and
·
Supplementary Programs – Provincial
Programs – Aids Bureau, Supervised Consumption Services
As
her 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, these budget line items.
Councillor
Catherine McKenney also declared a potential, deemed, pecuniary interest on the
following portions of the Community and Protective Services Committee Draft Operating and Capital Budget (Item 9 on the Agenda)
- Housing Services Operating Resource
Requirement (Page 63 of CPSC Budget Book) as follows:
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Community Homelessness Prevention Initiative;
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Home for Good
-
Reaching Home
as
her spouse is employed by Options Bytown, an organization that will receive
funding from, or would be eligible to receive funding from, these budget line
items.
Councillor
Diane Deans declared a potential, deemed indirect pecuniary interest on the
following portions of the 2019 Community and Protective Services Committee Draft Operating and Capital Budget:
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Children’s Services, as follows:
i)
User fees (p. 62);
ii)
Municipal Child Care Centres Operating
Resource Requirement (p. 60)
·
Child Care Capital Budget (p. 81)
[Individual projects listed on pages 143-146]
as
her daughter works at the Centre Éducatif Tournesol Municipal Child Care
Centre, which receives funding from these budget line items.
Councillors
Deans and McKenney did not participate in discussion, debate or vote on the
above-noted items.
POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE
Councillor
Keith Egli rose on a point of personal privilege, as follows:
My
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
I have no pecuniary or financial interest under the Municipal Conflict of
Interest Act, I have decided to declare this relationship to provide
transparency in the spirit of Section 1 of the Code of Conduct and to fulfil my
responsibilities under Section 243 of the Municipal Act in participating in
this debate and voting on the matter. In addition, I have filed with the
Clerk's Office, a copy of the Integrity Commissioner's memorandum on this matter.
The following
budget reports were considered as part of the Roadmap Motion for Consideration
of the 2019 Budget (Motion No. 9/3).
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REPORT
RECOMMENDATIONS
1. That
City Council receive and table the Draft 2019 Operating and Capital Budgets
at its meeting of February 6, 2019 for subsequent consideration by Council in
Committee of the Whole to be held March 6, 2019.
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2. That
City Council refer the relevant portions of the 2019 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 March 6, 2019.
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See
the Roadmap Motion for consideration of the 2019 Budget (Motion No. 9/3) below.
REPORT RECOMMENDATION
That City Council receive and table the Committee of
Adjustment Draft 2019 Operating Budget at its meeting on February 6, 2019,
for subsequent consideration by Council in Committee of the whole to be held
March 6, 2019.
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See
Motion No. 9/3 below (Recommendation 1)
REPORT RECOMMENDATIONS
That City Council receive and table the Crime
Prevention Ottawa Draft 2019 Operating Budget at its meeting of February 6,
2019 for subsequent consideration by Council in Committee of the Whole to be
held March 6, 2019.
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See
Motion No. 9/3 below (Recommendation 2)
REPORT RECOMMENDATION
That the City of Ottawa Council approve the Ottawa
Police Service 2019 Draft Operating and Capital Budgets.
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See
Motion No. 9/3 below (Recommendation 3)
REPORT RECOMMENDATION
That City Council approve the 2019 Ottawa Public
Library Operating and Capital Budget.
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See Motion No. 9/3
below (Recommendation 5)
BOARD OF HEALTH RECOMMENDATION
That City Council approve the 2019 Draft Operating
Budget for the Ottawa Board of Health, outlined at Document 1.
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See Motion No. 9/3 below
(Recommendation 6)
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COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATIONS
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That Council, sitting as
Committee of the Whole, approve the Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee
2019 Draft Operating and Capital Budget as follows:
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1. Development
Review Process (Rural) Operating Resource Requirement (p. 5).
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2. Rural
Affairs Office
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i) Rural
Affairs Office – User Fees (p. 7);
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ii) Operating
Resource Requirement (p. 6)
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3. The
Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee Capital Program (p. 8) [individual
projects listed p. 16-25].
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See Motion No. 9/3
below (Recommendation 7.A.)
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council, sitting as Committee of the Whole,
approve the Audit Committee 2019 Draft Budget - Operating Resource
Requirement (p. 3).
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See Motion No. 9/3
below (Recommendation 7.B.)
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS
That Council, sitting as Committee of the Whole, approve the
Community and Protective Services Committee 2019 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 (p. 37);
b) Security and Emergency
Management, as follows:
i) User Fees (P. 39);
ii)
Operating Resource Requirement (P. 38);
c) Fire Services, as
follows:
i)
User fees (p. 41 - 43);
ii)
Operating Resource Requirement (p. 40);
d) Paramedic Service, as
follows:
i)
User Fees (p. 45);
ii)
Operating Resource Requirement (p. 44);
e) By-Law and Regulatory
Services, as follows:
i)
User fees (p. 47-55);
ii)
Operating Resource Requirement (p. 46).
f) Public Policy Development
–Operating Resource Requirement (p. 56)
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2. Community and Social
Services Budget, as follows:
a) General Manager’s Office and
Business Support Services Operating Resource Requirement (p. 58);
b) Employment and Social
Services Operating Resource Requirement (p. 59);
c) Children’s Services, as
follows:
i) User
fees (p. 62);
ii) Municipal Child Care Centres
Operating Resource Requirement (p. 60)
iii) Remaining Operating Resource
Requirement
(p. 60-61);
d) Housing Services Operating
Resource Requirement, as follows:
i)
Community Homelessness Prevention Initiative
(p. 63);
ii) Home
for Good (p. 63)
iii)
Reaching Home (p. 63)
iv)
Housing and Homelessness Investment Plan
(p. 63)
v)
Remaining Housing Services Operating Resource Requirement (p. 63);
e) Long Term Care Operating
Resource Requirement (p. 64);
f) Partner and Stakeholder
Initiatives, as follows:
i)
Community Funding (p. 65);
ii)
Remaining Operating Resource Requirement (p. 65).
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3. Recreation, Cultural and
Facility Services Budget, as follows:
a) General Manager’s Office and
Business Support Services
i) User
fees (p. 68);
ii)
Operating Resource Requirement (p. 67);
b) Community Recreation and
Cultural Programs
i) User
Fees (p. 70-72);
ii)
Operating Resource Requirement (p. 69);
c) Aquatics, Specialized and
City Wide Programs
i) User
Fees (p. 74-75);
ii)
Operating Resource Requirement (p. 73);
d) Parks and Facilities
Planning
i) User
Fees (p. 77);
ii)
Operating Resource Requirement (p. 76)
e) Facility Operation
Services
i) User
Fees (p. 79);
ii)
Operating Resource Requirement (p. 78).
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4. Public
Works and Environmental Services Department – Parks - Operating Resource
Requirement (p. 80).
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5. Community and Protective
Services Committee Capital Budget, as follows:
a) Child Care Capital Budget (p.
81) [Individual projects listed on pages 143-146]
b) Remaining Community and
Protective Services Committee Capital Budget (p. 81-84) [Individual projects
listed on pages 138-202].
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See Motion No. 9/3
below (Recommendation 4 and 7.C.)
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS AS AMENDED
That Council, sitting as Committee of the Whole, approve:
1. The Standing Committee on
Environmental Protection, Water and Waste Management 2019 Tax-supported Draft
Operating and Capital Budget, as follows:
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a. Infrastructure
Services as follows:
i. User
Fees (p. 9);
ii. Operating
Resource Requirement (p. 8).
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b. Resiliency
and Natural Systems Policy Operating Resource Requirement (p. 10);
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c. Solid
Waste Services as follows:
i. User
Fees (pp. 12-13);
ii. Operating
Resource Requirements (p. 11);
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d. Forestry
Services as follows:
i. User
Fees (p. 15);
ii. Operating
Resource Requirement (p. 14).
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e. Standing
Committee on Environmental Protection, Water and Waste Management Capital
Budget p. 16 (individual projects listed pp. 34-35, pp. 37-45).
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See
Motion No. 9/3 below (Recommendation 7.D. and 10)
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2. The Standing Committee on
Environmental Protection, Water and Waste Management 2019 Rate-supported
Draft Operating and Capital Budget, including amended pages 23-25B and
115-119B, as follows:
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a. Drinking
Water Services as follows:
i. User
Fees (pp. 9-13);
ii. Operating
Resource Requirement (p. 8).
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b. Wastewater
Services as follows:
i. User
Fees (pp. 15-17)
ii. Operating
Resource Requirement (p. 14);
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c. Stormwater Services as
follows:
i. User Fees (pp. 19-22), amended
as noted below;
ii. Operating Resource
Requirements (p. 18) as amended, as follows:
That the planned capital
investment in stormwater services (page 18 of the Rate-Supported Budget Book,
Operating Resource Requirement, Non-Departmental) be reduced by $410,000,
with the result being that the 2019 stormwater rate increase would be 9.8%,
and that staff be directed to amend the rates on page 21 (Stormwater
Services-User Fees) to reflect that change;
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d. The Standing Committee on
Environmental Protection, Water and Waste Management Rate-Supported Capital
Budget (pp. 23-25B, as amended, individual projects listed on pp.
39-64, 66-69, 71-92 and 94-114).
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3. That any surplus in the
Hydro Ottawa dividend received in the 2018-2022 Term of Council, that is the
amount the exceeds the projected amount in the long range financial plan, be
directed toward energy efficiency, conservation or renewable energy programs
within Ottawa, with specific projects to be recommended by staff and approved
by the Standing Committee on Environmental Protection, Water & Waste
Management and Council once the specific dollar amount, if any, is known.
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See
Motion No. 9/3 below (Recommendations 7.f.)
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS, AS AMENDED
That Council, sitting as Committee of the Whole, approve the
Finance and Economic Development Committee 2019 Draft Operating and Capital
Budget, as follows:
1. Elected Officials -
Operating Resource Requirement (p. 33);
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2. City Clerk
and Solicitor Budget, as follows;
i) User fees
(p. 35-36);
ii) Operating
Resource Requirement (p. 34);
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3. City
Manager’s Office - Operating Resource Requirement (p. 37);
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4. Transportation
Services Budget, as follows:
a) O-Train
Construction as follows:
i) User fees
(p. 39-41);
ii) Operating
Resource Requirement (p. 38);
b) O-Train
Planning – Operating Resource Requirement (p. 42);
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5. Planning, Infrastructure and
Economic Development Department Budget, as follows:
a) General Manager’s Office and
Business Support Services – Operating Resources Requirement (p. 43);
b) Economic Development and Long
Range Planning Operating Resource Requirement (p.44);
c) Marchés d’Ottawa Markets
User Fees (additional pages 44-A, 44-B and 44-C)
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6. Service
Innovation and Performance Department Budget, as follows:
a) General
Manager’s Office and Business Support Services – Operating Resources
Requirement (p. 45);
b) Services
Transformation – Operating Resources Requirement (p. 46)
c) Public
Information and Media Relations - Operating Resource Requirement (p. 47);
d) Human
Resources - Operating Resource Requirement (p. 48);
e) Service
Ottawa as follows:
i) User
fees (p. 50);
ii) Operating
Resource Requirement (p. 49);
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7. Corporate
Services Department Budget, as follows:
a) General
Manager’s Office and Business Support Services - Operating Resource
Requirement (p. 51);
b) Revenue
Services, as follows:
i) User
fees (p. 53-54);
ii) Operating
Resource Requirement (p. 52);
c) Corporate
Finance – Operating Resource Requirement (p. 55);
d) Supply
Services - Operating Resource Requirement (p. 56);
e) Corporate
Real Estate Office, as follows:
i) User
fees (p. 58);
ii) Operating
Resource Requirement (p. 57);
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8. Non-Departmental - Operating
Resource Requirement (p. 59-61), as amended by the following:
a) approve that the One Time
Funding from the City’s Tax Rate Stabilization Reserve Fund (page 112) be
amended to reduce the contribution to the Ottawa Police Services by $2.4M,
and that the Transfers/Grants/Financial Charges line of the Affordable
Housing budget of the Planning Committee (page 53) be increased by $2
million, and that the Recreation, Cultural and Facility Services budget,
Business & Technical Support Services budget of the Community and
Protective Services Committee (page 124) be increased by $395,000 for
Cultural and Recreation Community grants.
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9. Finance
and Economic Development Committee Capital Budget (p. 62, individual projects
listed on pages 115-120).
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See Motion No. 9/3
below (Recommendations 4 and 7.J.)
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SUB-COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATION
That Council, sitting as
Committee of the Whole, approve the ITSC portion of the 2019 Draft Operating
and Capital Budget, as follows:
1. The
Information Technology Services Budget as follows:
a. Information
Technology Services Operating Resource Requirement (pp. 3-4 of the ITSC
budget book);
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b. ITSC
Capital Budget (p. 5 of the ITSC budget book), individual projects listed on
page 11.
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See
Motion No. 9/3 below (Recommendation 7.I.)
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION, AS AMENDED
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That Council, sitting as
Committee of the Whole, approve the Planning Committee 2019 Draft Operating
and Capital Budget, as follows:
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1) The Planning, Infrastructure and
Economic Development Budget, including amended pages 21 and 22, as
follows:
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a) Right
of Way, Heritage and Urban Design, as follows:
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i) User
Fees (p. 13-18);
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ii) Operating
Resource Requirement (p.12);
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b) Planning
Services (excluding Building Code Services – Ontario Building Code), as
follows:
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i) User
Fees (p.20-30);
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ii) Operating
Resource Requirement (p. 19);
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c) Building
Code Services - Ontario Building Code, as follows:
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i) User
Fees (p. 32-37);
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ii) Operating
Resource Requirement (p. 31);
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d) Long
Range Planning - Operating Resource Requirement (p. 38).
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2) Community
and Social Services, Affordable Housing Operating Resource Requirement (p. 39).
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3) The
Planning Committee Capital Budget (p. 40) [individual projects listed p. 57,
59, 60].
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See
Motion No. 9/3 below (Recommendation 4 and 7.G.)
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COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS
That Council, sitting as Committee of the Whole, approve the
Transit Commission 2019 Draft Operating and Capital Budget, as follows:
1.
Transit Services as follows:
a) User fees (pp. 4-6);
b) Operating Resource
Requirement (p. 3);
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2. Transit
Commission Capital Budget (pp. 7 and 8, individual projects listed pp.
15-37).
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See
Motion No. 9/3 below (Recommendation 7.H.)
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS, AS AMENDED
That Council, sitting as Committee of the Whole, approve the
Transportation Committee 2019 Draft Operating and Capital Budget, as follows:
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1. The
Public Works and Environmental Services (PWES) Budget, as follows:
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a) General
Manager’s Office and Business Support Services - Operating Resource
Requirement (page 13);
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b) Roads
Services, as follows:
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i) User
Fees (page 15);
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ii) Operating
Resource Requirement (page 14);
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c) Parking
Services, as follows:
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i) User
Fees (pages 17-21);
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ii) Operating
Resource Requirement (page 16);
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2. The
Transportation Services Budget, as follows:
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d) Traffic
Services, as follows:
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i) User
Fees (pages 23-24);
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ii) Operating
Resource Requirement (page 22);
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e) Transportation
Planning Operating Resource Requirement (page 25);
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f) Corporate
Services Department - Fleet Services, as follows:
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i) User
Fees (page 27);
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ii) Operating
Resource Requirement (page 26);
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3. Transportation
Committee Capital Budget (pages 28-31) [Individual projects are listed on
pages 51-142].
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4. That staff identify
options for permanent traffic calming measures on King Edward Avenue,
including reducing the curb lanes width from 4.5 m to 3.5 m in both
directions of King Edward Avenue north of Rideau St., including associated
funding requirements, and report back to Transportation Committee.
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See Motion No. 9/3
below (Recommendations 7.E. and 11)
MOTION NO 9/3
ROADMAP MOTION FOR CONSIDERATION OF
2019 BUDGET
Moved
by Councillor L. Dudas
Seconded by Councillor M. Luloff
BE IT RESOLVED THAT City Council, as
Committee of the Whole, receive and consider the Draft 2019 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 2019 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, including the amended Ottawa
Police Services Board budget; amended pages 23-25B and 115-199B of the Standing
Committee on Environmental Protection, Water and Waste Management
Rate-Supported budget book, additional pages 44A, 44B and 44C of the Finance
and Economic Development Committee Budget Book, and amended pages 21 and 22 of
the Planning Committee Budget book; 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 2019 Draft
Operating Budget for the Committee of Adjustment;
2.
Approve the 2019 Draft
Operating Budget for Crime Prevention Ottawa;
3. Approve the 2019 Ottawa
Police Service Draft Operating and Capital Budgets, as recommended by, and as
amended by the Ottawa Polices Services board on February 25, 2019 by the
following:
A.
THEREFORE BE
IT RESOLVED that the Ottawa Police Services Board approve a $2.4. million
adjustment in the 2019 Budget consisting of:
·
A $0.6 million
reduction in pay as go you contributions made up of $0.4 million in General
Reserve Fund and $0.2 million Fleet capital reserve fund (p. 98)
·
A reduction in
Overtime expenses of $0.3 million
·
An increase to
the Gapping target of $0.5 million
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An increase in
Paid Duty revenue of $0.4 million
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A revenue
reduction of $0.4 million in Background Check Fees (Nonprofit Adjustment)
·
A reduction to
the Fuel provision $0.2 million
·
A total
reduction to the budgets for Travel, Training, Supplies, Services of $0.4
million
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A reduction to
New Services: Community Development, Legal Costs totaling $0.2 million
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A reduction of
the Criminal Investigation Directorate project fund of $0.1 million
·
A reduction to
the Carbine Armouring provision of $0.1 million
4.
Approve that the One
Time Funding from the City’s Tax Rate Stabilization Reserve Fund (page 112) be
amended to reduce the contribution to the Ottawa Police Services by $2.4M, and
that the Transfers/Grants/Financial Charges line of the Affordable Housing
budget of the Planning Committee (page 53) be increased by $2 million, and that
the Recreation, Cultural and Facility Services budget, Business & Technical
Support Services budget of the Community and Protective Services Committee
(page 124) be increased by $395,000 for Cultural and Recreation Community
grants.as recommended by the Finance and Economic Development Committee (FEDC).
5. Approve the 2019 Ottawa Public Library Board Draft
Operating and Capital Budgets as recommended by the Ottawa Public Library
Board;
6.
Approve the 2019 Ottawa Board of Health Draft Operating
Budget as recommended by the City of Ottawa’s Board of Health, as follows:
- Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care Programs
& Standards - Infectious and Communicable Diseases;
- Supplementary Programs - Provincial Programs -
Aids Bureau, Supervised Consumption Services (Page 5 of the Ottawa Board
of Health Budget Book)
C. Remaining 2019 Ottawa Public Health Operating Budget;
7.
Approve the 2019 Draft
Operating and Capital Budgets as recommended by the Standing Committees of
Council, Transit Commission and Information Technology Sub-Committee as
follows:
A.
The Agriculture
and Rural Affairs Committee portion of the 2019 Draft Operating and Capital
Budget;
B.
The Audit
Committee portion of the 2019 Draft Operating Budget;
C.
The Community
and Protective Services Committee (CPSC) portion of the
2019 Draft Operating and Capital Budget, as follows:
i. Children's Services Operating Resource
Requirement, as follows:
a)
User fees (p. 62 of the CPSC budget
book);
b)
Municipal Child Care Centres Operating
Resource Requirement (p. 60 of the CPSC budget book)
ii. Housing Services Operating Resource Requirement (p. 63 of the CPSC
budget book), as follows:
a)
Community Homelessness Prevention
Initiative;
b)
Home for Good;
c)
Reaching Home;
d)
Housing and Homelessness Investment Plan;
iii. Partner and Stakeholder Initiatives, Community Funding (p. 65 of the
CPSC budget book)
iv. The remaining 2019 CPSC Draft Operating Budget, as amended to add
an additional $395,000 for Cultural and Recreation Community grants as
recommended by FEDC),
v. The 2019 Community and Protective Services Committee Draft Capital
Budget, as follows:
a)
Child Care Capital Budget (p. 81 of the
CPSC budget book)
b)
Remaining 2019 CPSC Capital Budget
- The Standing Committee on Environmental
Protection, Water and Waste Management (Tax-supported) portion of the
2019 Draft Operating and Capital Budget;
- The
Transportation Committee portion of the 2019 Draft Operating and Capital
Budget;
- The Standing Committee on Environmental
Protection, Water and Waste Management (Rate-supported) portion of the
2019 Draft Operating and Capital Budget, as follows:
i. Standing Committee on Environmental Protection, Water and Waste
Management (Rate-supported) Operating and Ca Budget, as amended by the
following:
a. That the planned capital investment in
stormwater services (page 18 of the Rate-Supported Budget Book, Operating
Resource Requirement, Non-Departmental) be reduced by $410,000, with the result
being that the 2019 stormwater rate increase would be 9.8%, and that staff be
directed to amend the rates on page 21 (Stormwater Services-User Fees) to
reflect that change, as recommended by the Standing Committee on Environmental
Protection, Water and Waste Management
ii. The Standing Committee on Environmental
Protection, Water and Waste Management (Rate-supported) Capital Budget,;
- The Planning Committee portion of the 2019
Draft Operating and Capital Budget, as amended to increase the Transfers/Grants/Financial Charges line of
the Affordable Housing budget by $2 million as recommended by FEDC,;
- The Transit Commission portion of the 2019
Draft Operating and Capital Budget:
i. 2019 Draft Transit Commission Operating Budget.
ii. The 2019 Draft Transit Commission Capital Budget;
- The amended Information Technology
Sub-Committee portion of the 2019 Draft Operating and Capital Budget;
- The Finance and Economic Development Committee
portion of the 2019 Draft Operating and Capital Budget, as amended by
the $2.4 M reduction to the Ottawa Police Service from the City’s Tax
Rate Stabilization Reserve Fund, as recommended by FEDC; and
8. Approve that the City Treasurer be
delegated the authority to make the necessary adjustments to the 2019 Draft
Operating Budget and to make any necessary authority and debt financing
adjustments to the 2019 Draft Capital Budget to reflect the decisions of City
Council; and
9. 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 and Solicitor 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
10. Approve, as recommended by the Standing Committee on
Environmental Protection, Water & Waste Management, that any surplus in the
Hydro Ottawa dividend received in the 2018-2022 Term of Council, that is the
amount the exceeds the projected amount in the long range financial plan, be
directed toward energy efficiency, conservation or renewable energy programs
within Ottawa, with specific projects to be recommended by staff and approved
by the Standing Committee on Environmental Protection, Water & Waste
Management and Council once the specific dollar amount, if any, is known; and
11. Approve, as recommended by the Transportation
Committee, that staff identify options for permanent traffic calming measures
on King Edward Avenue, including reducing the curb lanes width from 4.5 m to
3.5 m in both directions of King Edward Avenue north of Rideau St., including
associated funding requirements, and report back to Transportation Committee.
Recommendations 1-11
of Motion No. 9/3, Roadmap Motion for consideration of the 2019 Budget, were
put to Council, as follows:
The
following Motion to amend Recommendation 1 was put to Council:
MOTION NO 9/4
Moved
by Councillor J. Harder
Seconded by Councillor T. Tierney
WHEREAS the Committee of Adjustment’s 2019
Draft Operating Estimates were tabled at the City Council meeting of February
6, 2019 as part of the 2019 Draft Budget; and
WHEREAS the fees charged for Committee of
Adjustment applications includes the portion charged to recover Committee of
Adjustment Expenses, as shown in the Committee of Adjustment Budget, as well as
well as a Planning Review fee charged by Planning, Infrastructure and Economic
Development and contained in the Planning Committee Budget;
WHEREAS the Committee of Adjustment User Fee Schedule included an
effective date of March 7, 2019, and the other planning application fees
contained in the Planning Committee Budget have an effective date of April 1,
2019; and
WHEREAS in order to avoid confusion for the public and minimize
clerical and administrative inefficiencies, it would be preferable to have
these fee changes take effect on the same date;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the draft Committee of Adjustment User
Fee Schedule Committee (Page 4 of
the Committee of Adjustment Budget book) be amended to reflect a revised User
Fee Schedule effective date of April 1, 2019.
CARRIED
Recommendation 1 CARRIED as amended by Motion No. 9/4.
Recommendation 2 CARRIED
Recommendation 3 CARRIED with Councillor M. Fleury
dissenting on page 91 of the Police Services Board Budget (Community Relations
and Frontline Specialized Support – Operating Resource Requirement)
The following Motion to amend Recommendation 4 was put
to Council:
MOTION NO 9/5
Moved
by Councillor T. Tierney
Seconded by Mayor J. Watson
WHEREAS on March 5, 2019 the Finance and
Economic Development Committee approved a motion to reduce the one-time funding
contribution from the City’s Tax Rate Stabilization Reserve Fund to the Ottawa
Police Services by $2.4M, and accordingly allocate $2 million to Affordable
Housing and $395,000 to Cultural and Recreation Community grants (as set out in
Item 4 on Council’s Roadmap Motion for Consideration of the 2019 Budget); and
WHEREAS the amount to be allocated to for
Cultural and Recreation Community grants was intended to be $400,000, which
when added to the $2 Million for Affordable housing adds up to the $2.4 Million
now available from the Reserve;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED the Finance and
Economic Development Committee Recommendation (Item 4 on the Roadmap Motion) be amended to replace $395,000 with $400,000.
CARRIED
Recommendations 4 CARRIED as amended by Motion No.
9/5.
Recommendations
5, 6.A., 6.B., and 6.C. CARRIED.
Recommendations
7.A., 7.B., 7.C.i.a., and 7.C.i.B. CARRIED.
Recommendation
7.C.ii.a. CARRIED with Councillor M. Fleury dissenting.
Recommendations
7.C.ii.b., 7.C.ii.c, 7.C.ii.d, 7.C.iii., 7.C.iv., 7.C.v.a. and 7.C.v.b. CARRIED.
The following Motions to amend Recommendation 7.D.
were put to Council:
MOTION NO 9/6
Moved
by Councillor C. McKenney
Seconded by Councillor R. Brockington
WHEREAS Council approved a long-term
community target to reduce Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions by 80% below 2012
baseline levels by 2050; and
WHEREAS
GHG inventories provide insight into potential emissions reduction
opportunities, highlighting the most significant sources of emissions and key
opportunities for reductions; and
WHEREAS
the City has already committed to completing a corporate GHG inventory annually
as part of the 2014 Air Quality and Climate Change Management Plan (AQCCMP) and
a member of EnviroCentre’s Carbon 613 program; and
WHEREAS
the City has already committed to completing a community-wide greenhouse gas
inventory every four years as part of the 2014 AQCCMP and the 2016 commitment
to the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy; and
WHEREAS
City staff are expected to provide an update on the 2014 AQCCMP, which is to
include an assessment of the frequency of undertaking and reporting on GHG
inventories, in Q2 2019; and
WHEREAS
staff estimate a cost of $50K-$75K for a corporate and community GHG inventory
based on the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) Partners for Climate
Protection (PCP) Program; and
WHEREAS
the results obtained from the community based GHG inventory will serve to help
further inform the Energy Evolution strategy;
THEREFORE
IT BE RESOLVED THAT Council approve the allocation of $60,000 of new funding to
complete annual community and corporate GHG inventories, with the first
inventory being completed by the end of Q4 2019, with the financial requirement
coming from the dividends from Hydro Ottawa that exceed projections in the Long
Range Financial Plan.
CARRIED
MOTION NO 9/7
Moved
by Councillor C. McKenney
Seconded by Councillor J. Leiper
WHEREAS the City’s Urban Forest Management Plan was approved in June
2017 and the plan identified the need for improved tree protection and tree
by-law enforcement in the urban area;
AND WHEREAS construction and development has outpaced expectations
in the inner urban area leading to the need for additional tree by-law
enforcement measures;
AND WHEREAS there has been substantial tree loss in Ottawa’s inner
urban area in the last decade;
AND WHEREAS a review of the City’s tree by-laws is currently
underway and not scheduled for completion until early 2020;
AND WHEREAS the Mayor underlined the importance of tree protection
and using the City’s full abilities to issue fines under our tree by-laws in
his 2019 State of the City Address;
BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED THAT Council support the addition of one
temporary position in 2019, which will be funded through internal vacancies,
dedicated to enforcing tree protection under the City’s tree by-laws (Municipal
Trees and Natural Areas Protection By-law and the Urban Tree Conservation
By-law). The new position will be housed within the Parks, Forestry and
Stormwater Services Branch of the Public Works and Environmental Services
Department.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT Council will consider and support the
resourcing and funding needed to accomplish the recommendations outlined in the
first management period of the Urban Forest Management Plan through this Term
of Council’s priority setting process, taking place later this year, and
through the 2020 draft budget process and beyond.
CARRIED
Recommendation
7.D. CARRIED as amended by Motion Nos. 9/6 and 9/7.
The following Motion to amend Recommendation 7.E. was
put to Council:
MOTION NO 9/8
Moved
by Councillor M. Fleury
Seconded by Mayor J. Watson
WHEREAS, on March 1, 2019, the Transportation Committee received the
draft 2019 Operating and Capital Budgets; and,
WHEREAS, the Traffic Services User Fees on p. 23 and p. 24 did not
include an inflationary adjustment; and,
WHEREAS, the staff cost of providing the service has increased by
2%;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Transportation Committee 2019
budget be amended, with the result being that the Traffic Services revenue
budget be increased by $19,000 and that the increased revenue be allocated to
the Tax Stabilization Reserve.
CARRIED
Recommendation 7.E. CARRIED as amended by
Motion No. 9/8.
Recommendations 7.F.i.a., 7.F.ii., and 7.G.
CARRIED.
The following Motions to amend Recommendation 7.H.i.
were put to Council:
MOTION NO 9/9
Moved
by Councillor G. Gower
Seconded by Councillor S. Menard
WHEREAS the LRT handover deadline has been extended by RTG, and
WHEREAS transit users have experienced a very difficult year in
anticipation of the launch of LRT,
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT City staff report back on any
potential delay of the LRT Stage 1 launch date and report back to the Transit
Commission and Council on how the remaining transit fares could be frozen and
funded to correspond with that future launch date.
CARRIED
MOTION NO 9/10
Moved
by Councillor T. Kavanagh
Seconded by Councillor C. McKenney
WHEREAS the EquiPass, Community Bus Pass and Access Pass are limited
to persons on low incomes; and
WHEREAS the proposed 2.5% fare increase in the 2019 City Budget
would provide hardship for these low-income persons; and
WHEREAS these passes are subsidized by Community
and Social Services and the revenue associated with the 2.5% increase from the
currently unsubsidized portion is $81K;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the fare structure proposed in the
Transit Commission 2019 Budget be amended so that the
EquiPass, the Community Bus Pass and Access Pass remain at 2018 fare levels and
that the Community Bus Passes and EquiPass Program be increased by $81K and
that this be paid for from an increase to Investment Income – Page 108 FEDCO
Budget.
CARRIED
Recommendation 7.H.i. CARRIED as amended by
Motion Nos. 9/9 and 9/10.
Recommendations 7.H.ii., 7.I., 7.J., 8, 9,
10, and 11 CARRIED.
MOTION NO 9/11
Moved by
Councillor A. Hubley
Seconded by Councillor C. McKenney
CARRIED
MOTION
TO ADOPT 2019 BUDGET REPORTS
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MOTION NO 9/12
Moved by
Councillor A. Hubley
Seconded by Councillor C. McKenney
That the 2019
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:
- the report from the Deputy City Treasurer entitled “2019 Draft
Operating and Capital Budgets”;
- the report from the Committee of Adjustment entitled “2019 Draft
Operating Estimates – Committee of Adjustment”;
- the report from Crime Prevention Ottawa entitled “Crime Prevention Ottawa 2019 Draft Budget”;
- the report from the Ottawa Police Services Board entitled “Ottawa
Police Service 2019 Operating and Capital Budgets”;
- the report from the Ottawa Board of Health entitled “2019 Draft
Operating Budget for the Ottawa Board of Health”; and
- the report from the Ottawa Public Library Board entitled “Ottawa Public Library:
Approval of 2019 Draft Budget Estimates”; and
- Item 1 of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee Report 1A;
- Item 2 of Audit Committee Report 1,
- Community and Protective Services Committee Report 1A;
10. Standing Committee on Environmental Protection, Water and Waste
Management Report 1A;
- Finance and Economic Development Committee Report 2;
- Information Technology Sub-Committee Report 1;
- Planning Committee Report 2A;
- Transit Commission Report 1B; and
- Item 2 of Transportation Committee Report 1; 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
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REPORT
RECOMMENDATIONS
1. That
City Council receive and table the “Contract Award of Ottawa’s Stage 2 Light
Rail Transit Projects and Related Matters” report at its Special meeting of
February 27, 2019, for subsequent consideration by Council at its regular
meeting of March 6, 2019;
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2. That,
at its regular meeting of March 6, 2019, City Council:
a. Receive
the results of the Request for Proposals (RFP) for the Stage 2 Ottawa Light
Rail Transit project, as described in this report and as overseen by a
Fairness Commissioner, and related matters, including the status associated
with the Environmental Assessments and approvals, and the progress achieved
to date through the Memorandum of Understanding related to vehicles and
maintenance for the Confederation Line East and West, as described in this
report;
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b. Approve
the selection of TransitNEXT as the Preferred Proponent to design, build,
finance and maintain the Trillium Line Extension Project, including the
bundled projects and civic works, in the manner described in this report,
including as follows:
i. The
Trillium Line Extension Project;
ii. The
bundled projects and civic works as follows: the Ellwood Diamond Grade
Separation; the Rideau River Pedestrian Bridge; the Dow’s Lake Tunnel
Rehabilitation; the Rideau River Trillium Line Bridge Rehabilitation;
conduits; the Carleton University Tunnel; the Trinity Pedestrian Bridge and
Station at Bayview Avenue; the power pack and transmission overhaul; the
year-8 Alstom vehicle overhaul; the existing Trillium Line Station enhancements;
the Trillium Line Bridge over Sawmill Creek; and, the Trillium Line signal
upgrades; and
iii. The
Airport Link.
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c. Approve
the selection of the East-West Connectors as the Preferred Proponent to
design, build and finance the Confederation Line Extension Project, including
the bundled projects and civic works, in the manner described in this report,
including as follows:
i. The
Confederation Line East and West Extensions;
ii. The
Confederation Line East Extension bundled works and civic projects, as follows:
Montreal Road Bridge; Jeanne D’arc / OR 174 Bridge Repairs; Trim Park and
Ride; OR 174 / Shefford Road Watermain Crossing; OR 174 Non-OLRT Culverts; OR
174 Integrated OLRT Culverts; OR 174 Sound Barriers; Pedestrian and/or
Cycling Projects Outside LRT Scope; OR 174 Concrete Removal; OR 174 / Greens
Creek culvert replacement; OR 174 Intelligent Transportation Systems; City
Traffic Operations – Fibre-optic Breakout Points; Bus layups on Jeanne d’Arc
Boulevard; and
iii. The
Confederation Line West Extension bundled projects and civic works, as
follows: West Transitway North and South Rock Wall; Storm/Sanitary Sewer
Upgrades Pinecrest Creek; Storm/Sanitary Sewer Upgrades for Richmond Road
Complete Streets; Baseline Station Surface Improvements; Goldenrod Bridge;
City Traffic Operations – Fibre-optic Breakout Points; Woodroffe Avenue
Stormwater Pond (Design, EA, Implementation); Bridge enhancements at Moodie
Drive; and, Algonquin College Pedestrian Bridge; and
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d. Direct
staff to continue to review and evaluate the Stage 2 Light Rail Transit
project to achieve cost savings through design efficiencies.
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3. Approve
the budgets and funding sources for the Stage 2 Light Rail Transit project as
follows, and subject to funding received from the federal and provincial
governments and the execution of the related contribution agreements, and
other sources, as described in this report.
a. The
$4,657,445,229 Ottawa’s Stage 2 Light Rail Transit Projects budget and
funding sources as outlined in this report;
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b. The
funding model for the 3.4 kilometre Limebank Road extension for the Trillium
Line, as described in this report and including a $50 million contribution
from the Province of Ontario and an additional $30 million contribution
through area-specific development charges;
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4. Delegate
authority to the City Manager to negotiate, finalize, execute, deliver, amend
and extend the Trillium Line Extension and Confederation Line Extension
Project Agreements and associated ancillary agreements, including executing
the federal and provincial contribution agreements, for the Stage 2 Ottawa
Light Rail Transit project, in accordance with, and subject to, the
conditions described in this report;
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5. Approve
the City’s payment and other related obligations under the Project Agreements
for Confederation Line Extension and Trillium Line Extension Projects, both
during the construction term, and the maintenance and service term for
Trillium Line, as described in this report;
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6. Delegate
authority to the City Treasurer to take any further steps, and carry out any
further acts, as may be necessary to give effect to the approved budgets and
funding sources for the Stage 2 Ottawa Light Rail Transit project, and the
transition and the project contingency, subject to the terms and conditions
described in this report;
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7. Receive
the summaries of the key terms of the complex agreements with the National
Capital Commission, Canadian Property Holdings (South Keys) Inc. and Calloway
REIT (South Keys) Inc., and the Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International
Airport Authority as described in Appendix 1, and approved under delegated
authority and approve the following:
a. Delegate
to the City Manager with the concurrence of the General Manager, Corporate
Services and City Treasurer the authority to execute a Memorandum of
Agreement with Carleton University as described in this report and summarized
in Appendix 1.
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b. Delegate
to the City Manager with the concurrence of the General Manager, Corporate
Services and City Treasurer the authority to execute an Agreement with
Algonquin College as described in this report and summarized in Appendix 1.
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c. Delegate
to the City Manager with the concurrence of the General Manager, Corporate
Services and City Treasurer the authority to execute a Memorandum of Agreement
with Public Works and Government Services Canada as described in this report
and summarized in Appendix 1.
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d. Delegate
to the City Manager with the concurrence of the General Manager, Corporate
Services and City Treasurer the authority to execute a Crossing Agreement
with VIA Rail Canada Inc. to permit the construction of a grade separation at
Ellwood as described in this report and summarized in Appendix 1.
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8. Delegate
to the General Manager, Planning, Infrastructure and Economic Development
Department, the authority to finalize and execute the financing agreement
with Riverside South Development Corporation in respect of the Trillium Line
Extension Project of Light Rail to Limebank Road, as described in this
report.
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9. Approve
the following measures to facilitate the construction of the Stage 2 Ottawa
Light Rail Transit project, as described in this report:
a. Delegate
the authority to the General Manager, Transportation Services, to negotiate,
approve, execute, deliver, amend and extend the Utility Works Infrastructure
Letter of Agreement with Hydro Ottawa Limited, subject to the terms described
in this report;
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b. Approve
the tipping fee structure for soil and excavated material as outlined in this
report; and
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c. Delegate
the authority to the City Clerk and Solicitor to amend any by-laws, processes
or policies to give effect to the decisions of Council related to this
project, and to place any resulting amending by-law on the agenda of the City
Council meeting in Q2, 2019, for enactment to amend Light Rail Regulation
By-law 2015-301 as described in the report.
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The following motion was put to Council and
LOST:
MOTION NO 9/13
Moved by Councillor C. McKenney
Seconded by Councillor J. Leiper
WHEREAS on Friday, February 22, 2019, the Report titled: Contract
Award of Ottawa’s Stage 2 Light Rail Transit Projects and Related matters was
first made public; and
WHEREAS, Council is being asked to receive the results of the
Request for Proposals (RFP) for the Stage 2 Light Rail Transit Project on March
6, 2019; and
WHEREAS, Council is being asked to approve the Report
recommendations for Stage 2 LRT on March 6th; and
WHEREAS this 12-day timeframe does not allow for meaningful
consultation with the residents of Ottawa; and
WHEREAS there are significant outstanding questions from both
Councillors and residents about some of the report’s implications; and
WHEREAS the commercial close deadline for the Trillium Line is
Friday, March 29th, 2019;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the report be deferred until the
Council meeting of Wednesday, March 27th, 2019.
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LOST, on a division of 6 YEAS and 16 NAYS,
as follows:
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YEAS (6):
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Councillors R. Chiarelli, C. McKenney, C.
Meehan, S. Menard,
J. Leiper, D. Deans
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NAYS (16):
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Councillors J. Harder, G. Gower, K. Egli, M.
Luloff, J. Sudds,
R. Brockington, L. Dudas, J. Cloutier, T. Kavanagh, M. Fleury,
A. Hubley, S. Moffatt, E. El-Chantiry, T. Tierney, S. Blais,
Mayor J. Watson
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MOTION NO 9/14
Moved
by Councillor S. Menard
Seconded by Councillor C. McKenney
That City Council resolve to move into Committee of the Whole.
CARRIED
MOTION NO 9/15
Moved
by Councillor A. Hubley
Seconded by Councillor C. McKenney
CARRIED
The report recommendations, as presented above, were put to Council
and CARRIED on a division of 19 YEAS and 3 NAYS, as
follows:
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YEAS (19):
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Councillors J. Harder, G. Gower, C.
McKenney, K. Egli, M. Luloff, J. Sudds, R. Brockington, C. Meehan, L. Dudas,
J. Cloutier,
T. Kavanagh, M. Fleury, A. Hubley, S. Moffatt, E. El-Chantiry,
J. Leiper, T. Tierney, S. Blais, Mayor J. Watson
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NAYS (3):
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Councillors R. Chiarelli, S. Menard, D.
Deans
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DIRECTION TO STAFF:
That the Planning, Infrastructure and Economic Development
Department modify its Secondary Plan for Place d’Orléans (planned to start in
2019) to capture the eastern Stage 2 LRT corridor of potential Transit Oriented
Development sites as one coordinated plan.
REPORT RECOMMENDATION
That Council receive this report for information.
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RECEIVED
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council receive this report for information.
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RECEIVED
PLANNING COMMITTEE REPORT 3
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS, AS AMENDED
That, further to deliberations of the Selection Panel, the
Planning Committee recommend Council approve:
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1.
the following appointments of
individuals to the Urban and Suburban Panels of the Committee of Adjustment,
including waiver of Section 2.1 of the Appointment Policy as described in
this report. All terms to be effective on May 1, 2019, for the 2018-2022 Term
of Council:
Panel 1 (Urban):
John Blatherwick
Scott Hindle Michael Wildman
Heather MacLean
Bonnie Oakes Charron
Stanley Wilder
Panel 2 (Suburban)
Nadine Tischhauser
Anne Tremblay
Colin White
Kathleen Willis
Michael Wildman Scott Hindle
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2.
the following unranked pool of reserve members from which the
Selection Panel may recommend appointments should a vacancy arise during the
2018-2022 Term of Council:
Robert
Brocklebank
Kieran
Watson
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CARRIED
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council approve an amendment to Zoning By-law
2008-250 for a portion of the Greenbelt Research Farm at 1740 Woodroffe
Avenue to permit a production studio, as detailed in Document 2 and 3.
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CARRIED
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION, AS AMENDED
That Council issue a Notice of Intention to Designate the Booth
Street Complex, 552-568 Booth Street and 405 Rochester Street, as a property
of cultural heritage value under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act
according to the revised Statement of Cultural Heritage Value,
attached as Document 10
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CARRIED
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS, AS
AMENDED
That Council approve:
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1. an
amendment to the Preston-Carling District Secondary for 552 Booth Street to
create a new land use character area and other site specific required
amendments, as detailed in Document 2; and
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2. an amendment to Zoning
By-law 2008-250 for 552 Booth Street to permit a mixed-use development,
including heritage buildings, retail, office, residential and open space land
uses as detailed in Document 3, as amended by the following:
a. that the 5th bullet in
number 2, letter “d” be replaced with: “Any part of a building above 15
metres must be setback at least 2 metres from the property line abutting the
street”;
b. that, pursuant to the Planning
Act, subsection 34(17), no further notice be given.
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CARRIED
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COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATIONS
That
Council:
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1.
endorse the proposed settlement with the appellants of the
Significant Woodlands policies approved by Council on 14 December 2016, as
described in this report; and
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2.
approve the attached Document 1, Significant Woodlands: Guidelines
for Identification, Evaluation, and Impact Assessment [Significant Woodlands
Guidelines].
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CARRIED
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council approve an amendment to Zoning By-law
2008-250 for 54 Louisa to permit a temporary parking lot and temporary
parking garage, as detailed in Document 2.
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CARRIED
with Councillors K. Egli, M. Fleury, J. Leiper, C. McKenney and S. Menard
dissenting.
Item F on the
Bulk Consent Agenda was lifted from the Bulk Consent Agenda for consideration
as part of the regular Agenda.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council approve an amendment to Zoning By-law
2008-250 for 807 River Road and 4720 Spratt Road to permit residential
development and associated uses, as detailed in Document 2.
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MOTION NO. 9/16
Moved
by Councillor J. Harder
Seconded by Councillor T. Tierney
WHEREAS Report ACS2019-PIE-PS-0023 recommends Planning Committee
recommend Council approve an amendment to Zoning By-law 2008-250 for 807 River
Road and 4720 Spratt Road; and
WHEREAS Document 2 incorrectly references 4650 Spratt Road, 4800
Spratt Road and an unaddressed parcel between River Road and Southbridge
Street;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council approve that Document 2 be
amended by replacing “4650 Spratt Road, 4800 Spratt Road and an unaddressed
parcel between River Road and Southbridge Street” with the following:
“807 River Road and 4720 Spratt Road”
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT pursuant to the Planning Act, subsection
34(17) no further notice be given.
CARRIED
The
Committee recommendation, as amended by Motion 9/16 was put to Council and
CARRIED.
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That, further to
deliberations of the Selection Panel, Council approve the following
appointments of individuals to the Rural Panel of the Committee of
Adjustment, including waiver of Section 2.1 of the Appointment Policy as
described in this report. All terms to be effective on May 1, 2019, for the
2018-2022 Term of Council:
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Panel 3 (Rural):
Martin Vervoort
Steven Lewis
Terry Otto
Jocelyn Chandler
Fabian Poulin
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CARRIED
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council approve its Terms of Reference, as
outlined in this report and attached at Document 1.
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CARRIED
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council approve an amendment to Zoning By-law
2008-250 for 3798 Bank Street to permit an environmental preserve and
education area and forestry operation, as detailed in Document 2.
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CARRIED
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council designate the General Manager,
Planning, Infrastructure and Economic Development to be a signatory to the
Charter of the Capital Illumination Plan, 2017-2027
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CARRIED
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council approve an amendment to Zoning By-law
2008-250 for 3598 Innes Road to permit a Car Wash establishment, as detailed
in Document 2.
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CARRIED
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council approve an amendment to Zoning By-law
2008-250 for 4650 Spratt Road, 4800 Spratt Road and an unaddressed parcel
between River Road and Southbridge Street to permit residential development
and associated uses, as detailed in Document 2.
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CARRIED
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council approve that the Planning,
Infrastructure and Economic Development department be directed to bring
forward to Planning Committee, in accordance with the notice requirements of
the Planning Act, City-initiated Official Plan and Zoning By-law
amendments to align the City’s Official Plan and Zoning Bylaw with the
federal Campus Master Plan (2015) and National Capital Commission Federal
Land Use Approval (2016) for the RCMP site at 1426 St. Joseph Boulevard.
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CARRIED
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE REPORT 1
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council approve its Terms of Reference, as
outlined in this report and attached as Document 1.
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CARRIED
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REPORT RECOMMENDATIONS
That Council approve the Summaries of Oral and Written Public
Submissions for items considered at the City Council Meeting of February 27,
2019 that are subject to the ‘Explanation Requirements’ being the Planning
Act, subsections 17(23.1), 22(6.7), 34(10.10) and 34(18.1), as
applicable, as described in this report and attached as Document 1.
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CARRIED
MOTION NO. 9/17
Moved by
Councillor A. Hubley
Seconded by Councillor C. McKenney
That the remaining following reports, excluding those items previously
adopted by Council as part of the Budget, be received and adopted as amended, :
- Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee Report 1A;
- Audit Committee Report 1;
- Planning Committee Report 3;
- Transportation Committee Report 1;
- the report from the General Manager, Transportation Services Department
entitled “Contract Award of Ottawa’s Stage 2 Light Rail
Transit Projects and Related Matters”;
- the
report from the General Manager, Corporate Services Department entitled “Long
Range Financial Plan Transit Update”; and
The report
from the City Clerk and Solicitor’s Office entitled “Summary
of Oral and Written Public Submissions for Items Subject to the Planning Act
‘Explanation Requirements’ at the City Council Meeting of February 27, 2019”.
CARRIED
MOTION NO. 9/18
Moved by Councillor S. Moffatt
Seconded by Councillor S. Menard
WHEREAS under the Clean Water Act, a Source
Protection Committee representing multiple stakeholders is required for each
source protection region in Ontario; and
WHEREAS the Source Protection
Committee (SPC) oversees the source protection program and the composition
ensures that a variety of local interests are represented at the
decision-making table; and
WHEREAS the City of Ottawa is a
member of the Mississippi-Rideau
Source Protection Committee (SPC); and
WHEREAS the City of Ottawa has had one member on
the Mississippi-Rideau SPC since May 2017, and previously had two members
since 2007; and
WHEREAS the Mississippi-Rideau SPC membership is undergoing a renewal in 2018 and 2019 to
ensure that it remains in compliance with Ontario Regulation 288/07, the
regulation that governs Source Protection Committees under Ontario’s Clean
Water Act; and
WHEREAS the City of Ottawa received a letter
from the Mississippi-Rideau Source Protection Region on January 29, 2019
requesting the City to submit the name of the Council appointed member to the
SPC before March 29, 2019; and
WHEREAS Michel Kearney is the City’s current representative and is
willing to remain on the SPC for another term.
THEREFORE be it resolved that Council approve
the selection of Michel Kearney to sit as the representative for the City of
Ottawa on the Mississippi-Rideau Source Protection Committee and direct the City
Clerk and Solicitor to provide a copy of this resolution to the SPC before
March 29, 2019.
CARRIED
MOTION NO. 9/19
Moved
by Councillor M. Fleury
Seconded by Councillor J. Harder
That the Rules of Procedure be suspended to consider the following
Motion, in order that the property owner may address these issues as soon as
possible, and the next Council meeting is not until March 27, 2019
WHEREAS the building at 240, 242, 244
Ferland Street / 43, 43A Joliette Avenue is in an advanced state of disrepair;
and
WHEREAS there are neighbourhood concerns related to criminal
activity in the building on the property; 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. 9/20
Moved
by Councillor El-Chantiry
Seconded by Mayor J. Watson
That the Rules of Procedure be waived in order to consider the
following motion:
WHEREAS at the Council meeting of February 27,
2019, City Council considered the report titled “Appointment – Ottawa Police
Services Board”; and
WHEREAS a technical amendment motion was
approved at the Council meeting, replacing the report recommendation as
follows:
“That the appointment of Leo A. (Sandy) Smallwood
to the Ottawa Police Services Board be approved with an amended term too expire
in two years”; and
WHEREAS upon reviewing the staff notes from
the Selection Panel meeting held on January 15, 2019 with Councillors Deans,
El-Chantiry and Meehan and Robyn Guest, as representative of the Mayor’s
Office, it was determined that the notes were consistent with the appointment
report; and
WHEREAS Mr. Smallwood expressed a willingness
to serve a four-year term as well as has years of experience and an understanding
of the Ottawa Police Services Board;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED Council approve the
appointment of Leo A. (Sandy) Smallwood to the Ottawa Police Services Board,
including waiver of Section 2.1 of the Appointment Policy, for the term of
Council.
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CARRIED, on a division of 19 YEAS and 3 NAYS, as follows:
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YEAS (19):
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Councillors J. Harder, G. Gower, C. McKenney, K. Egli, M. Luloff,
J. Sudds, R. Brockington, L. Dudas, J. Cloutier, T. Kavanagh,
S. Menard, M. Fleury, A. Hubley, S. Moffatt, E. El-Chantiry,
J. Leiper, T. Tierney, S. Blais, Mayor J. Watson
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NAYS (3):
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Councillors R. Chiarelli, C. Meehan, D. Deans
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Moved
by Councillor S. Menard
Seconded by Councillor R. Brockington
WHEREAS the Ottawa Sports and
Entertainment Group (OSEG) would like to use firework related smoke devices at
Ottawa Fury Games at TD Place and;
WHEREAS OSEG has developed procedures to
ensure the safety of staff and patrons of the events and;
WHEREAS the City of Ottawa prohibits the use
of smoke devices in By-law No. 2003-237, being the Fireworks By-law and;
WHEREAS OSEG has used smoked devices in 2017
and 2018 with prior approval by City Council and received no complaints and;
WHEREAS Ottawa Fire Services has been consulted
on the smoke devices and believes these devices can be used safely;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City of
Ottawa grant an exemption to By-law No. 2003-237 to the Ottawa Sports and
Entertainment Group (“OSEG”), to allow for the use of smoke devices for Fury
Games starting April 1, 2019 until December 31, 2022, for home games and
playoff games, if required, and granting OSEG an exemption from Section 17 of
the By-law, which requires a permit application to be made 30-days in advance
to the proposed use, subject to OSEG meeting all other permit requirements of
the By-law, including Section 18, to the satisfaction of the Fire Chief.
MOTION NO 9/21
Moved by
Councillor A. Hubley
Seconded by Councillor C. McKenney
That the by-laws
listed on the Agenda under Motion to Introduce By-laws, Three Readings be read
and passed.
CARRIED
BY-LAWS
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THREE READINGS
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2019-44.
A by-law of the City
of Ottawa to govern the proceedings of its Advisory Committees and to repeal
By-law No. 2007-104.
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2019-45.
A by-law of the City of Ottawa to set the
instalment due dates and the interest and penalty rates applicable to the
collection of property taxes for 2019.
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2019-46.
A by-law of the City of Ottawa to designate
certain lands at 121 and 123 voie Boundstone Way on Plan 4M-1556 as being
exempt from Part Lot Control.
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2019-47.
A by-law of the City of Ottawa to designate
certain lands at privé Peridot Private on Registered Plan 32 as being exempt
from Part Lot Control.
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2019-48.
A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-Law
No. 2018-33 to authorize the payment of rebates to individuals who make
contributions to candidates for office on the municipal council.
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2019-49.
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 3598
Innes Road.
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2019-50.
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
3798 Bank Street.
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2019-51.
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 1740
Woodroffe Avenue.
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2019-52.
A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend the
Preston-Carling District Secondary Plan of Volume 2A of the Official
Plan of the City of Ottawa to add site specific policies for the lands
municipally known as 552 Booth Street.
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2019-53.
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 552 Booth
Street.
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2019-54.
A by-law of the City of Ottawa to establish
certain lands as common and public highway and assume them for public use
(promenade CitiGate Drive).
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2019-55.
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 54 Louisa
Street.
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2019-56.
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 4650 and
4800 Spratt Road and an unaddressed parcel between River Road and Southbridge
Street.
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2019-57.
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 807 River
Road and 4720 Spratt Road.
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CARRIED
MOTION NO 9/22
Moved by
Councillor A. Hubley
Seconded by Councillor C. McKenney
That
the following by-law be read and passed:
To confirm the proceedings of the Council meeting of March 6th,
2019.
CARRIED
Council adjourned
the meeting at 4:51 pm.
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CITY
CLERK MAYOR