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Community and Protective Services Committee

Agenda 8

Special Meeting  

Friday, 15 November 2019
 9:30 AM

Andrew S. Haydon Hall, 110 Laurier Avenue West

Marc Desjardins, Standing Committee Coordinator
613-580-2424 ext 28821
[email protected]

 

Committee Members:

Chair: Councillor J. Sudds
Vice-Chair: Councillor K. Egli
Councillors:
M. Luloff, E. El-Chantiry, D. Deans, M. Fleury, C. McKenney, S. Blais, C. A. Meehan


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DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

 

 

EMERGENCY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES

PUBLIC POLICY DEVELOPMENT BRANCH

 

1.

REPORT ON RENTAL ACCOMMODATIONS STUDY AND REGULATORY REGIME

 

ACS2019-EPS-GEN-0015

CITY WIDE

 

That Community and Protective Services Committee recommend that Council:
1.         Receive the following reports related to the Rental Accommodations Study:
a.         “Rental Accommodations Literature Review and Inter-Jurisdictional Scan”, Prism Economics and Analysis, 2019, attached as Document 3,
b.         “City of Ottawa Rental Market Analysis”, Prism Economics and Analysis, 2019, attached as Document 4,
c.         “Regulation of Long-Term Rental Accommodations”, Maclaren Municipal Consulting Inc., September 23, 2019, attached as Document 7, and
d.         “Regulation of Short-Term Rental Accommodation”, Maclaren Municipal Consulting Inc., September 23, 2019, attached as Document 8, and

 

2.         Approve the recommended regulatory framework for Rental Housing as described in this report and set out in Document 1 – Regulatory Regime for Rental Housing, and
a.         direct the General Manager of Emergency and Protective Services to develop the proposed Rental Property Management By-law and related by-law amendments for approval by the Community and Protective Services Committee and Council in 2020, as described in this report, and
b.         approve, for immediate implementation, an increased flat re-inspection fee of $500 in Schedule A of the Property Standards By-law (2013-416, as amended), as described in this report, and
3.         Approve the recommended regulatory framework for Short-Term Rental (STR) Accommodations as described in this report and set out in Document 2 –Regulatory Regime for Short-Term Rentals, and
a.         Direct the General Manager of Emergency and Protective Services to develop the proposed Short -Term Rental By-law and related by-law amendments for approval by the Community and Protective Services Committee and Council, and
b.         Direct the General Manager of Planning, Infrastructure and Economic Development to develop a Temporary Use By-law for short-term rental use in residential areas, for approval by Planning Committee and Council, as described in this report, and
c.         Direct the City Treasurer and City Solicitor to conduct a review of the Municipal Accommodations Tax revenues to fund the short-term rental requirements, and if funds are not available, direct the City Treasurer and City Solicitor to develop the required by-law to amend the Municipal Accommodations Tax By-law in order to increase the Municipal Accommodations Tax by 0.25% with the increase directed to the City and to be used to administer and enforce proposed short-term rental regulations as described in this report, and that such amendment be placed directly on the agenda of Council for enactment, as described in this report; and
d.         That the timing of the required by-laws and by-law amendments set out in items a., b. and c. be designed and coordinated to come into force concurrently, as further described in this report, and
4.         Approve 2.0 temporary Full-Time Equivalents (FTEs) for Rental Housing enforcement and administration, and 6.0 temporary FTEs and 1.0 additional temporary FTE (first year of implementation only) for Short-Term Rental Accommodations enforcement and administration, for a total of temporary 8.0 FTEs and 1.0 additional temporary FTE (first year of implementation only), effective upon implementation of the regulatory regimes set out in Recommendations 2 and 3, to be funded through revenue generated from fees and the Municipal Accommodation Tax, as described in this report.

 

ADJOURNMENT

 

NEXT MEETING

Thursday, 21 November 2019 (BUDGET)

 


 

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Note:   1.   Please note that any written or verbal submissions (including your name but excluding personal contact information) will form part of the public record and be made available to City Council and the public.

            2.   Except where otherwise indicated, reports requiring Council consideration will be presented to Council on Wednesday, 27 November 2019 in Community and Protective Services Committee Report 8. 

3.   Items listed under Communications and Information Previously Distributed do not form part of the regular Agenda and will not be discussed by the Committee unless added to the Agenda pursuant to Subsection 89.(3) of the Procedure By-law.

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