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OTTAWA CITY COUNCIL

Wednesday, 22 February 2017

 10:00 a.m.

Andrew S. Haydon Hall, 110 Laurier Avenue West

AGENDA 46

 

MOMENT OF REFLECTION

 

NATIONAL ANTHEM

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS/CEREMONIAL ACTIVITIES

 

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Mayor’s City Builder Award

 

 

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City of Ottawa Innovation Pilot Program Recognition

 

 

·          

City of Ottawa 2016 United Way Employee Campaign Achievement Announcement

 

 

ROLL CALL


 

CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES

 

Confirmation of the Regular and In Camera Minutes of the City Council meeting of 8 February 2017.

 

 

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST INCLUDING THOSE ORIGINALLY ARISING FROM PRIOR MEETINGS

 

COMMUNICATIONS

 

Response to Inquiries:

 

 

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OCC 10-16 - Public Art 

 

 

REGRETS

No regrets filed to date.

 

MOTION TO INTRODUCE REPORTS

 

Councillors M. Wilkinson and B. Monette  

 

 


 

COMMITTEE REPORTS

 

COMMUNITY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES COMMITTEE REPORT 21

 

 

1.

ACCOUNTABILITY AGREEMENTS WITH THE CHAMPLAIN LOCAL HEALTH INTEGRATION NETWORK (LHIN)

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

That Council approve:

1.         the completed 2016 Declarations of Compliance that are required under the 2016-2019 Long-Term Care Home Service Accountability Agreement and the 2014-2017 Multi-Sector Service Accountability Agreement as detailed in this report.

2.         the completed 2016 Certificate of Compliance that is required for the 2016 Addendum to the Personal Support Services Wage Enhancement Directive under the 2014-2017 Multi-Sector Service Accountability Agreement as detailed in this report.

 

2.

VEHICLE-FOR-HIRE BY-LAW – ADMINISTRATION – EXTENSION OF TIME FOR TAXI PLATE

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council approve an extension of 12 months, from the date of approval, for the transfer of the plates of two plate holder licensees, under the Vehicle-for-Hire By-law, as further described in this report.

 

PLANNING COMMITTEE REPORT 39

 

3.

ARMSTRONG STREET STUDY: COMMUNITY VISION DOCUMENT AND SUFFIX –C HOLDING SYMBOL

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

1.         That Council receive the Armstrong Street Study: Community Vision attached as document 1; and

2.         That Council lift the holding symbol from the lands shown in Document 4, in accordance with Document 5.

 

4.

OFFICIAL PLAN AMENDMENT AND ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENT – PART OF 255 KANATA AVENUE

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

That Council:

a)        approve an amendment to the Official Plan, Volume 2b – Site Specific Policies for the Former City of Kanata for part of 255 Kanata Avenue, as detailed in Document 2; and

b)        approve an amendment to the Zoning By-law 2008-250 by adding a site specific exception to the Mixed Use Centre, Subzone 10 zone for part of 255 Kanata Avenue to permit a two storey mixed use building as shown in Document 1, and detailed in Document 3.

 

BULK CONSENT AGENDA

 

COMMUNITY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES COMMITTEE REPORT 21

 

 

A.

COMMEMORATIVE NAMING PROPOSAL – W.J. BELL ROTARY PEACE PARK

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council approve the proposal to re-name Bell Memorial Park at 1751 Stittsville Main Street, “W.J. Bell Rotary Peace Park”.

 

B.

COMMEMORATIVE NAMING PROPOSAL – SILAS BRADLEY PARK

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council approve the proposal to name a future park at 5970 Fernbank Road, “Silas Bradley Park”.

 

C.

SALE OF LAND - PART OF 31 BEAVER RIDGE

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

That Council:

1.         Declare a viable parcel of vacant land described as Parts 4 and 5 on Reference Plan 5R-10969, shown hatched as Parcel 2 on Document 1 as surplus to City needs;

2.         Waive the requirement in Section 5 of the City’s Disposal of Real Property Policy requiring notification to the public of the pending sale of a City property; and

3.         Approve the sale of the land outlined in Recommendation 1, subject to any easements that may be required to Nelson House of Ottawa-Carleton for $664,000 pursuant to an Agreement of Purchase and Sale that has been received.

 

PLANNING COMMITTEE REPORT 39

 

D.

REVISION TO CARDINAL CREEK VILLAGE CONCEPT PLAN

 

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council approve the revised Land Use Plan contained within the Cardinal Creek Village Concept Plan, as shown in Document 2. 

 

E.

ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENT – 2001 CARLING AVENUE

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council approve an amendment to Zoning By-law 2008-250 for 2001 Carling Avenue to permit an office, as detailed in Document 2.

 


 

CITY CLERK AND SOLICITOR

 

F.

SUMMARY OF ORAL AND WRITTEN PUBLIC SUBMISSIONS FOR ITEMS SUBJECT TO BILL 73 ‘EXPLANATION REQUIREMENTS’ AT THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF FEBRUARY 8, 2017

 

REPORT RECOMMENDATIONS
That City Council approve the Summaries of Oral and Written Public Submissions for items considered at the City Council Meeting of February 8, 2017 that are subject to the ‘Explanation Requirements’ of Bill 73, the Smart Growth for Our Communities Act, 2015, as described in this report and attached as Documents 1 to 3.

 

DISPOSITION OF ITEMS APPROVED BY COMMITTEES UNDER DELEGATED AUTHORITY

 

That Council receive the list of items approved by its Committees under Delegated Authority, attached as Document 1.

 

 

MOTION TO ADOPT REPORTS

 

Councillors M. Wilkinson and B. Monette

 

 


 

MOTIONS OF WHICH NOTICE HAS BEEN PREVIOUSLY GIVEN

MOTION

Moved by Councillor Jeff Leiper

Seconded by Councillor M. Fleury

WHEREAS Westfest is a free outdoor music and art festival taking place from June 2-4, 2017 at Laroche Park, 52 Bayview Road; and

WHEREAS the organizer has requested the closure of Stonehurst Avenue from Burnside Avenue to Carruthers Avenue from 10:00 a.m. on Friday, June 2nd to 1:00 a.m. on Monday, June 5th, to allow for artists & businesses to safely load/unload equipment as well as a drop off zone for Para Transpo; and

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

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council approve the road closure for Stonehurst Avenue from Burnside Avenue to Carruthers Avenue from 10:00 a.m. on Friday, June 2nd to 1:00 a.m. on Monday, June 5th for Westfest, providing it meets the requirements, conditions and approval of Special Events Advisory Team (SEAT).

 

MOTION

Moved by Councillor S. Blais

Seconded by            Councillor M. Qaqish

WHEREAS the implementation of exterior bus announcements on all OC Transpo conventional buses was identified as an action item in the City of Ottawa’s 2016-2020 Five-Year Municipal Accessibility Plan, which was approved by City Council on March 23, 2016; and

WHEREAS, as previously approved by Council, exterior bus announcements will provide improved and more equitable service to customers who are unable to see the destination sign of an approaching bus, including those who have vision loss or are blind, as well as to all other customers, including visitors, older adults, new Canadians, those with intellectual and learning disabilities, and those who are unable to read, and will assist these individuals to use transit safety and independently; and

WHEREAS the implementation of exterior bus announcements consists of  an  9- to 13-second audible pre-boarding announcement, broadcast externally  from the vehicle,  in both official languages of the route and destination when the front doors open at each bus stop; and

WHEREAS the volume of the exterior bus announcements will be set only approximately 5 to 9 decibels above the ambient noise levels at the stop, during the day, and will be lowered to about 3 to 5 decibels above ambient from 9 p.m. to 7 a.m., during the evening and early morning; and 

WHEREAS the implementation of exterior bus announcements is consistent with City Council’s strategic priorities of Healthy & Caring Communities and Service Excellence, and with the standards and principles inherent in the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, the City of Ottawa’s Accessibility Policy and the City of Ottawa’s Equity and Inclusion Lens;

WHEREAS the Noise By-law (2004-253, as amended) specifically prohibits the use of a noise amplification system on a highway, and furthermore does not specifically allow or exempt the repeated broadcast of a message such as that provided to customers in the external bus announcement system approved by Council, thereby requiring an amendment to fully exempt the operation of the exterior bus announcement system;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT that Section 21 of the Noise By-law (By-law No. 2004-253), as amended, be amended to exempt from the Noise By-law the operation of exterior announcements on buses or other authorized vehicles under the jurisdiction and control of OC Transpo, where the announcements notify users of the route and destination, or any other information, in both official languages.

 

MOTIONS REQUIRING SUSPENSION OF THE RULES OF PROCEDURE

 

NOTICES OF MOTION (FOR CONSIDERATION AT SUBSEQUENT MEETING)

 

MOTION TO INTRODUCE BY-LAWS

 

Councillors M. Wilkinson and B. Monette

 

 

THREE READINGS

 

a)            A by-law of the City of Ottawa to establish certain lands as common and public highway and assume them for public use (Swale Road, Frank Kenny Road, Bleeks Road, Merivale Road, Marvelville Road, Third Line Road, Johnwoods Street, Belcourt Boulevard, Maple Avenue).

 

b)            A by-law of the City of Ottawa to establish certain lands as common and public highway and assume them for public use (Ridgetop Road, King Edward Avenue, Anderson Road and Renaud Road).

 

c)            A by-law of the City of Ottawa to change the names of place Cremona Place, cour Parkland Court, rue Bell Street, croissant Elm Crescent, rue Goulbourn Street, promenade Meadowland Drive, promenade Riddell Drive, and avenue Ayers Avenue, municipal highways in the City of Ottawa.

 

d)            A by-law of the City of Ottawa to change the names of avenue Lees Avenue, rue Botsford Street, rue Blair Street, avenue Emslie Avenue, and chemin Cedarview Road, municipal highways in the City of Ottawa.

 

e)            A by-law of the City of Ottawa to correct the spelling of the names “voie Jonquille Way”, “voie Bouton D’or Way”, “place Bateau Place”, “avenue Apolydor Avenue”, “boulevard Clementine Boulevard” and “avenue Aldea Avenue”, municipal highways in the City of Ottawa.

 

f)             A by-law of the City of Ottawa to correct the spelling of the name “boulevard St. Laurent Boulevard”, a municipal highway in the City of Ottawa.

 

g)            A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2004-163 respecting updates to the Schedules of the Open Air Fire By-law.

 

h)           A by-law of the City of Ottawa to designate certain lands at Brian Good Avenue and Hawkeswood Drive on Plan 4M-1470, as being exempt from Part Lot Control.

 

i)             A by-law of the City of Ottawa to designate certain lands at Spring Valley Drive and Broadridge Crescent on Plan 4M-1465, as being exempt from Part Lot Control.

 

j)              A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2003-499 respecting fire routes.

 

k)            A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2004-60 to appoint Municipal Law Enforcement Officers in accordance with private property parking enforcement.

 

l)             A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2008-250 of the City of Ottawa to change the zoning of the lands known municipally as 2001 Carling Avenue.

 

m)          A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend the Official Plan for the City of Ottawa to add policies affecting part of 255 Kanata Avenue to Volume 2b – Site Specific Policies for the Former City of Kanata.

 

n)           A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2008-250 of the City of Ottawa to change the zoning of part of the lands known municipally as 255 Kanata Avenue.

 

o)            A by-law of the City of Ottawa to repeal By-law No. 2017-32 and to amend By-law No. 2012-370 respecting fees and charges for solid waste services.

 

p)            A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend the fees in By-law No. 2013-360 regulating the municipal water supply.

 

 

CONFIRMATION BY-LAW

 

Councillors M. Wilkinson and B. Monette  

 

 

INQUIRIES

 

ADJOURNMENT

 

Councillors M. Wilkinson and B. Monette  

 

 

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NOTICE

In Camera Items are not subject to public discussion or audience.  Any person has a right to request an independent investigation of the propriety of dealing with matters in a closed session.   A form requesting such a review may be obtained, without charge, from the City’s website or in person from the Chair of this meeting.  Requests are kept confidential pending any report by the Meetings Investigator and are conducted without charge to the Requestor.

 

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