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OTTAWA CITY COUNCIL

Wednesday, 12 June 2019

 10:00 am

Andrew Haydon Hall, 110 Laurier Avenue W.

AGENDA 15

 

MOMENT OF REFLECTION

 

NATIONAL ANTHEM

 

Councillor G. Darouze

 

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS/CEREMONIAL ACTIVITIES

 

·          

Recognition - Mayor's City Builder Award

 

 

ROLL CALL

 

CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES

 

Confirmation of the Minutes of the regular Council meeting of 22 May 2019.

 

 

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST INCLUDING THOSE ORIGINALLY ARISING FROM PRIOR MEETINGS

 

COMMUNICATIONS

 

Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO):

 

 

·          

Bill 108 Receives Royal Assent with Several Amendments

 

 

·          

AMO on Bill 108, More Homes, More Choice Act, 2019

 

 

·          

Welcome Fiscal Relief for This Year

 

 

·          

Large Urban Mayors applaud Province’s deferral of retroactive funding cuts

 

 

·          

The Legislature Rises and Waste Related Developments

 

 

Response to Inquiries:

·          

OCC 07-19 - Cycling Safety Review

 

REGRETS

No regrets filed to date.

 

MOTION TO INTRODUCE REPORTS

 

Councillors J. Sudds and S. Menard  

 

 


 

RECESS TO HOLD ANNUAL MEETING OF THE MEMBERS OF MARCHÉS D’OTTAWA MARKETS

 

Councillors J. Sudds and S. Menard 

 

 

REPORTS

OTTAWA COMMUNITY HOUSING CORPORATION

 

1.

OTTAWA COMMUNITY HOUSING CORPORATION (OCHC) ANNUAL REPORT AND ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE SHAREHOLDER

 

REPORT RECOMMENDATIONS

1.         That the 2018 Ottawa Community Housing Corporation (OCHC) Annual Report as described in this report and set out in Document 1 be received; and

2.         That the signed audited Financial Statements of Ottawa Community Housing Corporation (OCHC) for the year 2018 as described in this report and set out in Document 2 be received; and

3.         That the Mayor and the City Clerk be authorized to sign a written resolution on behalf of the City of Ottawa as Shareholder of OCHC setting out the resolutions approved by City Council.

 

 

 

 


OTTAWA PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD

 

2.

STRONGER DIGITAL CONTENT FOR PUBLIC LIBRARIES

 

OTTAWA PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD RECOMMENDATIONS

That Ottawa City Council:

1.         Recognize the important role that public libraries play in the community through early literacy programs that are integral to developing proficient readers and ensuring that children succeed in school and digital literacy programs that help ensure that citizens can contribute to the digital world;

2.         Recognize that digital content is the fastest growing area of publishing and that public libraries must be able to offer digital publications to their customers as part of their core service offering to the community, particularly given the digital divide and the contemporary rapid pace of digitization of educational and cultural materials;

3.         Recognize that for many seniors, low income families, youth, and new Canadians, libraries are a crucial tool for participation in their communities – from education to searching for jobs to consuming Canadian cultural materials, and that barriers to accessing digital publications hamper public libraries’ capacity to provide modern, digital services to those demographic groups and to other library customers. This is exacerbated when some publications may only be available to public libraries in digital forms;

4.         Indicate its support for Ottawa Public Library and the Canadian Urban Libraries Council in efforts to increase access to digital publications for public library customers in the City of Ottawa and across Canada;

5.         Call on the Federal government to investigate the barriers faced by public libraries in acquiring digital publications and the problems these barriers pose for vulnerable demographic groups in Canada; and,

6.         Further ask the Federal government to develop a solution that increases public library access to digital publications across Canada and assists public libraries in meeting the cost requirements to acquire digital publications.

 

COMMITTEE REPORTS

 

AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE REPORT 4

 

 

3.

AMENDMENT TO THE ENGINEER’S REPORT FOR THE VAN GAAL MUNICIPAL DRAIN

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION, AS AMENDED

That Council

1.         Adopt the Engineer’s Report prepared by Robinson Consultants Inc., entitled Amendment to the Engineer’s Report for the Van Gaal Municipal Drain dated January 2019, as amended by the following:

a.         All references to the drawing completed by Nak Design Strategies, entitled Planting Plan III, Revision 8 dated January 2015, be replaced with the drawing by Nak Design Strategies, entitled Planting Plan III, revision 9 dated May 30, 2019 (set out in supporting Document 1)

b.        All references to the drawing completed by Coldwater Consulting Ltd. entitled Sections, Village of Richmond Channel Re-Alignment, Revision 5 dated June 5, 2016 be replaced with the drawing by Coldwater Consulting Ltd. entitled Sections, Village of Richmond Channel Re-Alignment, Revision 6 dated May 27, 2019 (set out in supporting Document 2)

c.         All references to the drawing completed by Coldwater Consulting Ltd. entitled Van Gaal Drain, Village of Richmond, Channel Re-Alignment, Revision 5, dated June 5, 2016 be replaced with the drawing by Coldwater Consulting Ltd. entitled Van Gaal Drain, Village of Richmond Re-Alignment, Revision 6 dated May 27, 2019 (set out in supporting Document 3)

2.         Give 1st and 2nd reading to the By-law attached as Document 2 to this report in accordance with Sections 42 and 45 of the Drainage Act of Ontario.

 

4.

KNL PETITION – APPOINTMENT OF ENGINEER

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council appoint Mr. Andy Robinson, P. Eng of Robinson Consultants Inc. as the Engineer of record to prepare a preliminary report under Section 10 of the Drainage Act in response to a petition received under Section 4 of the Drainage Act, as described in this report.

 

5.

ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENT: – CANNABIS PRODUCTION FACILITY

 

PLANNING COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

That Council approve an amendment to Zoning By-law 2008-250 to create a new land use, “cannabis production facility”, amend Section 97 “Medical Marihuana Production Facility” to include provisions applicable to this new use, and make additional amendments to the zones that permit the new use as detailed in Document 1a – Details of Recommended Zoning.

 

 

AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS, AS AMENDED

That Council:

1.         approve an amendment to Zoning By-law 2008-250 to permit Cannabis Production Facility uses in the AG and RU zones as detailed in Document 1b – Details of Recommended Zoning, as amended by the following:

a)        Amend Item 1 on Document 1b – Details of Recommended Zoning so it reads as follows: “Amend Section 211(1)(c) by adding the following provisions “Cannabis production facility, limited to outdoor cultivation and greenhouse cultivation in a greenhouse that existed as of the date of the passing of this by-law”

b)        Add the following as item 3 on Document 1b – Details of Recommended Zoning: “Amend Section 240 – Rural Exceptions by amending exception 857r with provisions similar in effect to the following:

a.         In Column III, replace the text with “Cannabis Production Facility”.

b.        In Column V, replace the words “medical marihuana production facility” with “cannabis production facility”

c.         In Column V, add the words “Maximum total floor area for cannabis cultivation in greenhouses: 65,000 square metres.”

 

 

 

 


6.

EXTENSION OF BY-LAW 2013-199 – USE OF ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLES ON CITY ROADS

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council approve that By-law 2013-199 – be extended until December 1, 2019, to facilitate issue resolution between stakeholders and allow staff to report back to the Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee with recommendations in November, 2019.  

 

AUDIT COMMITTEE REPORT 3

 

7.

2018 CITY OF OTTAWA CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council approve the draft 2018 City of Ottawa Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

8.

OFFICE OF THE AUDITOR GENERAL – REPORT ON AUDIT FOLLOW-UPS AND DETAILED AUDIT FOLLOW-UP REPORTS

COMMITTEE MEETING INFORMATION

Delegations: None.

Debate: The Committee spent three hours and 45 minutes on this item. 

Vote: CARRIED as presented. 

Position of Ward Councillor: City wide.

Position of Advisory Committee: None.

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council consider and approve the report recommendations.

 

FINANCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE REPORT 5

 

9.

CITY OF OTTAWA WARD BOUNDARY REVIEW (2019-2020)

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS, AS AMENDED

That Council:

1.         Direct staff to undertake a Request for Proposal (RFP) process to retain an independent consultant to conduct a comprehensive ward boundary review for the City of Ottawa, as described in this report and consistent with the Terms of Reference attached as Document 3;

2.         Approve that temporary annual funding, equivalent to one Full-time Equivalent (FTE), be provided to support any Member whose ward population size in Document 4 is projected to be larger than the average ward population size by more than 33 per cent during the 2018-2022 Term of Council, as an interim measure until a new ward boundary by-law comes into force, as described in this report;

3.         Direct the City Clerk and Solicitor to send a letter to the Premier of Ontario and the Ontario Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing to advise of any Council decisions with respect to a comprehensive ward boundary review for the City of Ottawa, as described in this report;

4.         Approve that the City Clerk and Solicitor’s letter to the Premier of Ontario and the Ontario Minister of Municipal Affairs also specifies that Council intends for the ward boundary review to be conducted on the basis of retaining the current number of wards, being 23, each represented by a single elected Member, in addition to a Mayor elected by general vote, as set out in By-law No. 2005-534; and


 

5.         Approve that the Terms of Reference for the City of Ottawa’s 2019-2020 comprehensive ward boundary review, as outlined in Document 3, be amended to direct the independent consultant to bring forward ward boundary options that retain the existing Council composition, as described in this motion, and pending any feedback received from the Ontario Government in response to the City Clerk and Solicitor’s.

 


PLANNING COMMITTEE REPORT 8

 

10.

ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENT – 383 ALBERT STREET AND 340 QUEEN STREET

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council approve an amendment to Zoning By-law 2008-250 for 383 Albert Street and 340 Queen Street to permit two twenty-seven storey apartment buildings with ground floor commercial and a parking garage, as detailed in Document 2.

 

11.

CITY OF OTTAWA RESPONSE TO BILL 108

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

That Council approve the following:

1.         That Council approve the letter attached as Document 1 to this report and summary of Staff comments attached as Document 2 to this report and the City Clerk and Solicitor forward both to the Minister;


2.         That Mayor Watson invite Minister Clark to meet in Ottawa with the Mayor and Chairs of Planning Committee and ARAC to discuss these comments;


 

3.         That, if and when the Provincial Legislature refers this matter to a standing committee, the City Clerk and Solicitor shall contact the of clerk of the applicable standing committee to request that a delegation from the City of Ottawa consisting of the Chair of Planning Committee, the Chair of ARAC, the General Manager of Planning, Infrastructure and Economic Development and a Legal Services staff member, or their delegates, be permitted to appear as witnesses before the applicable standing committee to speak to the City of Ottawa’s comments on Bill 108, and shall provide all information required by the standing committee in order to complete the request;

4.         That, if permitted by the legislative standing committee, the aforementioned delegation attend as witnesses to present the City’s comments to the committee.

 

TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE REPORT 3

 

12.

PAVEMENT MARKING PROGRAM ENHANCEMENTS

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

That Council:

1.         Approve the enhancements to the annual Pavement Marking Program as described in this report;

2.         Approve the transfer of $1.1 million of the City-Wide funding from the Capital Projects listed in Document 4 to a new capital project for the purchase of a longitudinal pavement marking truck, as described in this report; and,

3.         Return to source, Development Charge revenues of $139,960 from the Capital projects listed in Document 4.

 

13.

ADULT SCHOOL CROSSING GUARD PROGRAM UPDATE

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council approve the updated Adult School Crossing Guard Program as described in this report.

 

14.

2019 UPDATE - PEDESTRIAN CROSSOVER (PXO) PROGRAM IN OTTAWA

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council approve the Pedestrian Crossover (PXO) Program, as described in this report.

 

15.

TRANSPORTATION MASTER PLAN, OTTAWA PEDESTRIAN PLAN, AND OTTAWA CYCLING PLAN – SCOPE OF WORK FOR THE REVIEW AND UPDATE

           COMMITTEE MEETING INFORMATION

Delegations: The committee heard seven delegations on this item.

Debate: The committee spent one hour and 30 minutes on this item.

Vote: The committee CARRIED the report recommendations with one direction to staff.

Position of Ward Councillor: City-Wide.

Position of Advisory Committee: None. The Accessibility Advisory Committee and the Environmental Stewardship Advisory Committee will be consulted during the master plan review process.

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council approve the approach, scope and timing for the review and update of the Transportation Master Plan (TMP), Ottawa Pedestrian Plan (OPP), and Ottawa Cycling Plan (OCP), as detailed in this report.

 

16.

EARL ARMSTRONG ROAD EXTENSION (ALBION ROAD TO HAWTHORNE ROAD) ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT STUDY – RECOMMENDATIONS

 

COMMITEE RECOMMENDATIONS

That Council:

1.         Approve the functional design for the Earl Armstrong Road Extension Environmental Assessment Study, as described in this report and supporting documents; and,

2.         Direct Transportation Planning staff to finalize the Environmental Study Report and proceed with its posting for the 30-day public review period in accordance with the Ontario Municipal Class Environmental Assessment process.

 

17.

PARKING SERVICES 2019 BUSINESS PLAN

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council approve the Parking Services 2019 Business Plan, as described in Document 1.

 

 

18.

PARKING SERVICES 2018 ANNUAL REPORT

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council receive the Parking Services 2018 Annual Report.

 

BULK CONSENT AGENDA

 

AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE REPORT 4

 

 

A.

COMMEMORATIVE NAMING PROPOSAL – IAN MCDONALD PAVILION

 

Committee Recommendation
That Council approve the proposal to name the outdoor pavilion at the Manotick Centennial Park, located at 5572 Doctor Leach Drive, the “Ian McDonald Pavilion”.

 

B.

COMMEMORATIVE NAMING PROPOSAL – CLARENCE MUSSELL BALL DIAMONDS

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council approve the proposal to name the two ball diamonds at the Osgoode Community Centre, located at 5660 Osgoode Main Street, the “Clarence Mussell Ball Diamonds”.

 

C.

ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENT –2113 RIVER ROAD

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council approve an amendment to Zoning By-law 2008-250 for Part of 2113 River Road, for the purposes of rezoning a portion of the lands from Agricultural Subzone 2 (AG2), to Agricultural Subzone 5 (AG5), to prohibit residential uses on the retained farmland, as detailed in Document 2.

 

D.

ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENT – 3250 OLD GEORGE STREET

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council approve an amendment to Zoning By-law 2008-250 for 3250 Old George Street to permit site-specific zoning amendment, as detailed in Document 2.

 

E.

ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENT – PART OF 4344 9TH LINE ROAD

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council approve an amendment to Zoning By-law 2008-250 for Part of 4344 9th Line Road, for the purposes of rezoning a portion of the lands from Agricultural (AG) and Agricultural Subzone 1 (AG1), to Agricultural Subzone 4 (AG4), to prohibit residential uses on the retained farmland, as detailed in Document 2.

 

F.

ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENT – 4205 NIXON DRIVE

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council approve an amendment to Zoning By-law 2008-250 for 4205 Nixon Drive, for the purposes of rezoning a portion of the lands from Agricultural Subzone 3 (AG3), to Agricultural Subzone 7 (AG7), to prohibit residential uses on the retained farmland, as detailed in Document 2.

 

 

G.

ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENT – 6067 FIRST LINE ROAD

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council approve an amendment to Zoning By-law 2008-250 for 6067 First Line Road, for the purposes of rezoning the lands from Rural Countryside Zone (RU) and Mineral Aggregate Reserve Zone, Exception 7r (MR[7r]) to Rural Residential Zone, Exception xxx1r (RR(xxx1r), Rural Residential Zone, Exception xxx2r (RR(xxx2r), and Rural Residential Zone, Exception xxx3r (RR(xxx3r) and Open Space Zone (O1), to facilitate the development of a conservation subdivision.

 

AUDIT COMMITTEE REPORT 3

 

H.

SINKING FUND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 2018

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council approve the Sinking Fund Financial Statements for 2018.

 

FINANCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE REPORT 5

 

I.

FINANCING LEASE AGREEMENTS 2018

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

That Council receive this report on outstanding Lease Financing Agreements as at 31 December 2018 as required by Ontario Regulation 653/05 amended to Regulation 291/09 and the City’s Administration of Capital Financing and Debt Policy.

 

J.

2018 INVESTMENTS, ENDOWMENT FUND AND OTHER TREASURY ACTIVITIES REPORT

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

That Council:

1.         Receive the results of the City’s investments for 2018, as required by Ontario Regulation 438/97 as amended, Section 8(1), and the City of Ottawa Investment Policy, as well as information regarding Prudent Investor and the Green Bond Program.

2.         Approve the increase of short-term borrowing limit from $100 million to $500 million for the purposes of short-term borrowing in the Temporary Borrowing By-law 2018-398.

3.         Approve the recommendation to change the temporary short-term borrowing by-law established for the term of Council to a permanent short-term borrowing by-law that can be repealed or amended and replaced in the future if needed.

 

K.

2018 YEAR-END MFIPPA REPORT

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council receive this report for information.

 

L.

THE DECLARATION OF SURPLUS REAL PROPERTY - 159 FORWARD AVENUE, BULLMAN STREET AT HINCHEY AVENUE AND 2040 ARROWSMITH DRIVE, AND THE DELEGATED AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER THESE SURPLUS REAL PROPERTIES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

That Council approve the following:

1.         That the viable properties known as 159 Forward Avenue, the road allowance at Bullman Street and Hinchey Avenue and 2040 Arrowsmith Drive, as shown in Documents 1, 2 and 3, be declared surplus to the City’s needs and designated for the purpose of affordable housing development; and

2.         That the Director, Housing Services and the Director, Corporate Real Estate Office be delegated the authority to dispose of the properties identified in Recommendation 1, and shown on Documents 1 to 3, for nominal consideration to housing proponents selected by an Action Ottawa Program Selection Committee and in accordance with the Request for Proposal process approved by Council on April 29, 2015 in Planning Committee Report 5A (ACS2015-COS-CSS-0005) described in this report.

 

PLANNING COMMITTEE REPORT 8

 

M.

ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENT– 5615 AND 5621 FERNBANK ROAD

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMANDATION
That Council approve an amendment to Zoning By-law 2008-250 to permit a residential subdivision at 5615 and 5621 Fernbank Road, as shown in Document 1 and detailed in Document 2.

 

N.

ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENT – 1850 WALKLEY ROAD

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council approve an amendment to Zoning By-law 2008-250 for 1850 Walkley Road to permit a 700 square metre restaurant, as detailed in Document 2.

 

CITY CLERK AND SOLICITOR

 

O.

SUMMARY OF ORAL AND WRITTEN PUBLIC SUBMISSIONS FOR ITEMS SUBJECT TO THE PLANNING ACT ‘EXPLANATION REQUIREMENTS’ AT THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF MAY 22, 2019

 

REPORT RECOMMENDATIONS

That Council approve the Summaries of Oral and Written Public Submissions for items considered at the City Council Meeting of May 22, 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.

 

 

MOTION TO ADOPT REPORTS

 

Councillors J. Sudds and S. Menard

 

 


 

MOTIONS OF WHICH NOTICE HAS BEEN PREVIOUSLY GIVEN

MOTION

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

WHEREAS the Bank Street Business Improvement Area (BIA) will host the annual Glow Fair Music Light Art event;

AND WHEREAS many of the Glow Fair activities will be happening outdoors on Bank Street and Gloucester Street, including a main stage for performances;

AND WHEREAS the BIA has requested the closure of Bank Street from Laurier Avenue to Gladstone Avenue, and Gloucester Street from O’Connor Street to Bank Street, on the third weekend of June (annually) to increase the safety and security of the area. The road closure will begin at 1:00 p.m. on Friday and end at 6:00 a.m. on Sunday;

AND WHEREAS the City of Ottawa’s Special Events on City Roads (2001-260) By-law prohibits road closures before 6:00 p.m. Monday to Friday;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council approve the road closure for Bank Street from Laurier Avenue to Gladstone Avenue, and Gloucester Street from O’Connor Street to Bank Street. The road closure will take place on the third weekend of June from 1:00 p.m. on the Friday to 6:00 a.m. on the Sunday from 2019 to 2022, for the Glow Fair Music Light Art event, providing it meets the requirements, conditions and approval of Special Events Advisory Team (SEAT).

 

MOTION

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

WHEREAS a bicyclist was killed in the painted bike lane on Laurier Avenue outside City Hall on Thursday May 16, 2019; and,

WHEREAS this fatality occurred nine days after a bicyclist was seriously injured on Parkdale Avenue; and,

WHEREAS this most recent death occurred five months after bicyclist Jenfung Wu was killed on the Sir John A.  Macdonald Parkway: and,

WHEREAS approximately two cyclists and nearly six pedestrians are killed each year on Ottawa’s streets, and dozens more injured, many severely; and,

WHEREAS there is ample evidence of the infrastructure interventions that municipalities can implement to reduce or eliminate road deaths and serious injury in the event of collisions; and,

WHEREAS no road deaths or catastrophic injury are acceptable; and

WHEREAS municipalities worldwide have adopted Vision Zero policies that set out that no road deaths are acceptable in those jurisdictions, with commitments to investigate road deaths that do occur and implement the measures necessary to prevent those; and,

WHEREAS Vision Zero policies further set out that all road deaths are preventable, including cyclists, pedestrians, vehicle drivers and vehicle passengers;

WHEREAS a Vision Zero Policy and Framework will set out measures to be taken in the design of city infrastructure – including but not limited to streets, roadways, bike lanes, cycletracks, sidewalks and paths – that prioritizes the safety of vulnerable road users (i.e. pedestrians and bicyclists). These measures should include, but not be limited to, the following:

(a)  All arterial roads, arterial mainstreets and mainstreets will be included in the city’s official bike network, and that this will be reflected in the upcoming Official Plan and associated plans;

(b)  All arterial roads, arterial mainstreets and mainstreets, when constructed, re-constructed or resurfaced, will include the construction of infrastructure for pedestrians and bicyclists that meets the highest standards of safety;

(c)  All roads included in the city’s official bike network, when constructed, re-constructed or resurfaced, will include dedicated, segregated, protected bike lanes and intersections;

(d)  All roads not covered by (a), (b) or (c), when constructed, re-constructed or resurfaced, dedicated, segregated, protected bike lanes and intersections will be considered; and where those are not included, traffic engineers will provide an evidence-based rationale;

(e)  That the speed limit on residential streets be set at 30 km/h.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Ottawa adopt the Vision Zero Policy and Framework to "eliminate all traffic fatalities and severe injuries, while increasing safe, healthy, equitable mobility for all”;

AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the staff recommendations for the City’s Vision Zero Policy and Framework will be brought to Council no later than Q4 2019.

AND THEREFORE BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the following measures be implemented immediately:

(a)  That all traffic lights be optimized for the safety of vulnerable road users first, transit priority second and traffic flow third;

(b)  That the City eliminate all “revert reds”;

(c)  That the City eliminate all “beg buttons”;

(d)  That the City eliminate right-on-reds where bike lanes are present;

(e)  That the city undertake to identify all floating painted bike lanes (such as is located across from City Hall where the bicyclist was killed) and devise a plan to convert those to safe, segregated, protected bike lanes;

(f)   That all painted bike lanes currently on arterials, arterial mainstreets and mainstreets, or that are part of the city’s current bike network, have flex stakes installed this within three weeks and that City staff finalize plans to convert those to safe, segregated, protected bike lanes and intersections within one year.

MOTION

Moved by Councillor J. Leiper
Seconded by Councillor C. McKenney

BE IT RESOLVED that WHEREAS a bicyclist was killed in the painted bike lane on Laurier Avenue outside City Hall on Thursday May 16, 2019; and,

WHEREAS this fatality occurred nine days after a bicyclist was catastrophically injured on Parkdale Avenue; and,

WHEREAS this most recent death occurred five months after bicyclist Jenfung Wu was killed on the Sir John A.  Macdonald Parkway: and,

WHEREAS approximately two cyclists and nearly six pedestrians are killed each year on Ottawa’s streets, and dozens more injured, many severely; and,

WHEREAS there is ample evidence of the infrastructure interventions that municipalities can implement to reduce or eliminate road deaths and serious injury in the event of collisions; and,

WHEREAS no road deaths or catastrophic injury are acceptable; and

WHEREAS dedicated, segregated cycling infrastructure is critical to protecting the lives of cyclists; and,

WHEREAS dedicated, segregated cycling infrastructure is key to achieving the modal share targets asserted in the Transportation Master Plan; and,

WHEREAS the current design of much of Ottawa’s cycling network provides insufficient segregation, and is too often disconnected with unprotected gaps that diminish the utility of the entire network; and,

WHEREAS the federal government has recently announced a one-time increase to municipalities’ share of the gas tax that in Ottawa will result in an additional $57 million to be spent on infrastructure; and,

WHEREAS staff have undertaken to review the City’s cycling infrastructure to identify the improvements necessary to eliminate unsafe cycling infrastructure;

WHEREAS Council has recently referred the matter of the one-time federal gas tax infrastructure transfer to FEDCO;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council recommend to FEDCO placing the highest priority in its decision-making that the one-time federal gas tax infrastructure transfer be held by the City as a reserve dedicated to cycling infrastructure improvements to accelerate projects identified in the Transportation Master Plan and any projects identified by staff in the review now underway addressing unsafe cycling infrastructure.

 

MOTIONS REQUIRING SUSPENSION OF THE RULES OF PROCEDURE

 

NOTICES OF MOTION (FOR CONSIDERATION AT SUBSEQUENT MEETING)

 

NOTICE OF INTENT

 

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Notice of Intent From Hydro Ottawa Holding Inc. to hold the Annual General Meeting of the Shareholder at the City Council meeting scheduled for June 26, 2019.

 

 

MOTION TO INTRODUCE BY-LAWS

 

Councillors J. Sudds and S. Menard

 

 

THREE READINGS

 

 

a)            A by-law of the City of Ottawa to designate certain lands at croissant Escarpment Crescent on Plan 4M-1489 as being exempt from Part Lot Control.

 

 

b)            A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2001-17 to appoint certain Inspectors, Property Standards Officers and Municipal Law Enforcement Officers in the Building Code Services Branch of the Planning, Infrastructure, and Economic Development Department.

 

 

c)            A by-law of the City of Ottawa to establish certain lands as common and public highway and assume them for public use (Rideau Street, Montreal Road, McArthur Avenue, Cummings Avenue, Bachman Terrace, Fitzgerald Road, Baseline Road, Hawthorne Road, Louis Lane, Jonathan Pack Street, Church Street, Harris Place, Grants Side Road, Farmview Road, Galetta Side Road, McArton Road, Fernbank Road, River Road, Devine Road, Stagecoach Road, Russell Road).

 

 

d)            A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2003-445 respecting the regulation of road activity on City highways.

 

 

e)            A by-law of the City of Ottawa to authorize the temporary borrowing of monies to meet the current expenditures of the City of Ottawa and to repeal By-law No. 2018-398

 

 

f)             A by-law of the City of Ottawa to designate certain lands at 133, 135, 137, 139 and 141 voie Boundstone Way on Plan 4M-1556 as being exempt from Part Lot Control.

 

 

g)            A by-law of the City of Ottawa to designate certain lands at 1200 to 1235 rue Cavallo Street on Plan 4M-1589 as being exempt from Part Lot Control.

 

 

h)           A by-law of the City of Ottawa to establish in the Tax Stabilization Reserve for the City of Ottawa.

 

 

i)             A by-law of the City of Ottawa to establish the Transit Operating Reserve for the City of Ottawa.

 

 

j)              A by-law of the City of Ottawa to establish the Employee Benefits Reserve for the City of Ottawa.

 

 

k)            A by-law of the City of Ottawa to establish the Landfill Closure Reserve for the City of Ottawa.

 

 

l)             A by-law of the City of Ottawa to establish the City Wide Capital Reserve for the City of Ottawa.

 

 

m)          A by-law of the City of Ottawa to establish the Transit Capital Reserve for the City of Ottawa.

 

 

n)           A by-law of the City of Ottawa to establish the Fleet Reserve for the City of Ottawa.

 

 

o)            A by-law of the City of Ottawa to establish the Housing Reserve for the City of Ottawa.

 

 

p)            A by-law of the City of Ottawa to establish the Police Capital Reserve for the City of Ottawa.

 

 

q)            A by-law of the City of Ottawa to establish the Police Fleet Reserve for the City of Ottawa.

 

 

r)             A by-law of the City of Ottawa to establish the Water Reserve for the City of Ottawa.

 

 

s)            A by-law of the City of Ottawa to establish the Wastewater Reserve for the City of Ottawa.

 

 

t)             A by-law of the City of Ottawa to establish the Stormwater Reserve for the City of Ottawa.

 


 

u)           A by-law of the City of Ottawa to establish the Solid Waste Reserve for the City of Ottawa.

v)            A by-law of the City of Ottawa to establish the Ottawa Library Reserve Fund for The Ottawa Public Library.

w)           A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2007-452 being a by-law to establish a tax deferral program for low-income seniors and low-income persons with disabilities who are owners of real property in the residential/farm property class.

x)            A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2003-445 with respect to road cut fees.

y)            A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2003-447 respecting fees for private approaches.

z)            A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2017-92 respecting fees for ROW patios on City highways.

aa)         A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2003-520 respecting the fees for certain signs and advertising devices on City roads.

bb)         A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2003-446 respecting fees for encroachments.

cc)         A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2003-497 respecting permit fees for over-dimensional vehicles.

dd)         A by-law of the City of Ottawa to designate a part of the area covered by the Official plan for the City of Ottawa as the Montreal Road Community Improvement Plan Area.

ee)         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 383 Albert Street and 340 Queen Street.

ff)           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 4344 9th Line Road.

gg)         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 2113 River Road.

hh)        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 6067 First Line Road.

ii)            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 4205 Nixon Drive.

jj)             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 1850 Walkley Road.

kk)         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 3250 Old George Street.

ll)            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 5615 and 5621 Fernbank Road.

mm)      A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2008-250 to implement the zoning related to cannabis production facilities.

nn)     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.

oo)         A by-law of the City of Ottawa to Adopt the Montreal Road Community Improvement Plan.

FIRST AND SECOND READING

pp)         A by-law of the City of Ottawa to provide for amendments to the existing Van Gaal Drain in Lots 22 and 23, Concession IV, Rideau-Goulbourn Ward, former Township of Goulbourn in the City of Ottawa.

 

CONFIRMATION BY-LAW

 

Councillors J. Sudds and S. Menard  

 

 

INQUIRIES

 

ADJOURNMENT

 

Councillors J. Sudds and S. Menard  

 

 

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