OTTAWA CITY COUNCIL
Wednesday, 14 October 2015, 10:00 a.m.
Andrew S. Haydon Hall, 110 Laurier Avenue West
AGENDA 19
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REPORT RECOMMENDATIONS
That Council:
1. Receive the Audited financial
statements of the Ottawa Community Lands Development Corporation (OCLDC) for
the Year 2014 in the Annual Report in Document 1; and
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2. Appoint Ernst & Young LLP
as the auditor of the Ottawa Community Lands Development Corporation for the
Year 2015.
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council adopt the Engineer’s Report prepared by Robinson
Consultants Inc., entitled Amendment to the Engineer’s Report for the
Flewellyn Municipal Drain Branch 1 dated August 2015 and 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.
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AGRICULTURE
AND RURAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE AND PLANNING COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That
Council approve the Protocol for Wildlife Protection during Construction,
attached as Document 1.
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(* See also Item 5 of
Planning Committee Report 14A).
COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATION
That
Council approve the individual motions of support for the Ground Mounted
Solar FIT program project applications listed as Appendices A through E in
Document 1.
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COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATION
That
Council receive the Report on Audit Follow-ups and the following detailed
audit follow-up reports:
• Follow-up
to the Audit of Budgeting for Growth Funding
• Follow-up
to the Audit of Occupational Health and Safety
• Follow-up
to the Audit of Performance Measurement
• Follow-up
to the Audit of Procurement Practices – General
• Follow-up to the Audit of Procurement
Practices – Hedging Activities
• Follow-up to the Audit of the Corporate
Communications Function
• Follow-up
to the Audit of the Human Resources Master Plan
• Follow-up to the Audit of the Management
of Vacant Positions
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COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATIONS
That Council:
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1. Endorse the Operational Plan,
and
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2. Receive the 2014 Drinking Water
Quality Management System Annual Report.
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COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATION
That
Council adopt the enactment of By-Law 2015- xxx, as an amendment to By-Law
2012-370.
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COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATION
That
Council approve the development of a Backflow Prevention Program in
accordance with the parameters and consultation strategy described in this
report, and report back to Committee and Council with program details in Q1
2016.
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COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATION
That
Council receive this report for information.
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FINANCE
AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE REPORT 8
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COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATION
That
Council approve the objectives contained in the French Language Services
Advisory Committee’s 2015-2018 work plan, as detailed in Document 1.
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COMMITTEE MEETING
INFORMATION
Delegations: none.
Debate: The Committee
spent 1 ½ hours on this item.
Vote: CARRIED as amended
with following direction to staff:
DIRECTIONS TO STAFF
That the City Manager
work with the Office of the City Treasurer to develop a proposal to establish a
corporate budget or ‘challenge’ function, to be funded within existing
resources, that will:
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Provide an effective and formal ‘early-warning’
system to identify any significant variances developing between departmental
spending and/or revenue budgets and their monthly actuals to allow for early
course corrections if necessary;
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Oversee regular reviews of administrative
spending and identify cross-departmental synergies and/or options for
administrative efficiencies;
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Review the departmental plans to achieve their
corporate expenditure reduction and efficiency targets, and provide a challenge
function for those submissions as well as annual budget submissions; and
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Develop a reporting mechanism for the Council
that indicates where and when a course correction or efficiency opportunity was
suggested and the actions taken or required.
And
bring this report to the December Finance and Economic Development Committee
meeting, for consideration along with FEDCO’s budget.
Position of Ward
Councillors: City wide.
Position of Advisory
Committee: None.
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS AS AMENDED
That Council approve the timetable for developing and approving
the 2016 budget, and the 2016 to 2018 operating and capital budget strategies
as outlined in the report and which includes the following:
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1. The City Wide levy, which
includes Police, Library and Public Health, be increased by 1.75% per year;
and
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2. Each year, all new operating
budget needs will be as established in Council’s strategic initiatives
setting process with the funding as identified in report ACS2015-CMR-OCM-0016
– Proposed 2015-2018 Term of Council Priorities; and
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3. Each year, all strategic
initiative capital projects will be as identified in Council’s strategic
initiatives setting process with the funding as identified in report
ACS2015-CMR-OCM-0016 – Proposed 2015-2018 Term of Council Priorities; and
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4. That the budget allocation for
Transit services be based on a 2.5% increase to the Transit levy, as
identified in the Transit Affordability Plan and a pro-rated share of the
estimated 1.3% increase in taxes resulting from growth in assessment and that
Council request the Commission develops its draft budget within this
allocation; and
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5. That, as part of the annual
budget process, the budget allocation for Police, Library and Public Health
Boards be based on their individual pro-rated share of a 1.75% tax increase
and an estimated 1.3% increase in taxes resulting from growth in assessment,
and that Council request that these Boards develop their draft budgets within
their annual allocation; and
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6. That the Rate supported (water
and sewer services) draft budget be developed utilizing a 6% increase in the
water rate as projected in the 2012 Long Range Financial Plan; and
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7. That
the following dates in Document 1 be amended as follows:
• In
part 2, Tabling of Draft Budget with Council –November 12 Thursday
• In
part 4, Ottawa Public Library Board - December 1 Tuesday
• In
part 4, Public Health Board – December 7 Monday
• In
part 4, Audit Committee – November 26 Thursday
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council approve that the City support the resolution from
Haldimand County and request that the Minister of Finance and Minister of
Municipal Affairs review the eligibility criteria for property tax rebates
for vacancy pursuant to Section 364 of the Municipal Act, 2001 to
ensure that the eligibility criteria reflects intent of the legislation and
consider the impact on municipal revenues.
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DIRECTION
TO STAFF
COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATION
That
Council approve an amendment to Zoning By-law 2008-250 for 2 Fourth Avenue,
364, 368, 370 and 372 Queen Elizabeth Driveway and 1 Fifth Avenue to permit
the development of a planned unit development consisting of two low-rise
apartment buildings totaling 18 units, with a shared underground parking
structure, as detailed in Document 3.
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COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATIONS AS AMENDED
That Council
approve:
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1. The Former Canadian Forces Base
Rockcliffe Community Design Plan as outlined in this report and in Document
2;
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2. The Former Canadian Forces Base
Rockcliffe Master Servicing Study, as outlined in Document 3;
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3. The Former Canadian Forces Base
Rockcliffe Redevelopment – Stormwater Management Existing Conditions and Low
Impact Development Pilot Project Scoping, as outlined in Document 4; and
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4. Official Plan Amendment XX, as outlined
in Document 5, including the addition of the Former Canadian Forces Base
Rockcliffe Secondary Plan, as amended by correcting Schedule D of the
Secondary Plan to show a continuous multi-use pathway on Codd’s Road up to
the Secondary Plan boundary, which is the southern property line of the
former airbase.
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AGRICULTURE
AND RURAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE AND PLANNING COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council endorse that By-law 2014-229
be revised such that the applicability of the area specific development
charge for water and sanitary sewer services be in respect of the revised
Schedule I attached as Document 1.
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COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATION
That Council approve a waiver to Section
122A.(1), clauses (b) and (c), of the Permanent Signs on Private Property
By-law No. 2005-439, as amended, to allow a mural on the exterior of the
parking garage structure at the rear of the property at 373 Laurier Avenue
East.
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Item
is to be dealt with In-Camera.
TRANSPORTATION
COMMITTEE REPORT 8
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COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATIONS
That Council
approve:
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1. Amendments to the Winter
Overnight Parking Regulations as outlined in this report;
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2. Amendments to the Traffic and
Parking By-law (By-law No. 2003-530, as amended) to expand the authority of
the General Manager of the Public Works Department with respect to
identifying when overnight winter parking prohibitions are necessary, as
detailed in Document 1, to take effect November 15, 2015;
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3. The reduction of the overnight
parking rate to $0 to allow for free parking in City-owned parking garages
for time periods in which an overnight winter parking ban has been
implemented under the Traffic and Parking By-law, as described in this
report; and
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4. Amendments to the fee structure
for on-street parking permits, in accordance with the City of Ottawa
On-Street Parking Permit Policy, effective upon approval of this report, and
as outlined within the report.
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS
That Council approve that:
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1. Energy Ottawa Inc. (“Energy
Ottawa”) carry out the conversion of the City of Ottawa’s street lighting
infrastructure to light emitting diode (LED) technology as per the
implementation schedule outlined in this report;
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2. Energy Ottawa undertake the
ongoing maintenance of the City’s existing and future street lighting
infrastructure, as described in this report; and
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3. The General Manager, Public
Works Department be granted delegated authority to negotiate, conclude, and
execute, with the concurrence of the City Clerk and Solicitor, legal
agreements with Energy Ottawa, as described in this report.
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS AS AMENDED
That Council approve:
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1. The Complete Streets
Implementation Framework and;
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2. That
staff report back to the Transportation Committee in Q4 2016 to identify the
projects that have been examined and implemented through the Complete Street
lens for 2016, and those planned for 2017.
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That Council approve that on
November 11th 2015:
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1. Staff be directed to not take
any enforcement action for vehicles bearing a Veterans licence plate, issued
by any province, with respect to the following sections of By-Law 2003-530,
as amended:
a) Section 21 (Use of Parking
Payment Device); for all on-street parking pay & display machines, save
and except tour bus meters;
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2. All vehicles bearing a
Veteran’s licence plate must obey all other on-street posted regulations and
time limits except for paying for parking for the posted time limits;
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3. All vehicles bearing a
Veteran’s license plate be granted free exit from the City Hall parking
garage; and
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4. That staff report back to the
Transportation Committee on the results of offering free parking as outlined
above.
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council appoint Mr. Andy Robinson, P. Eng of Robinson
Consultants Inc. as the Engineer of record to prepare a report that addresses
the implications of unassessed land being connected to the Daly Municipal
Drain under Subsection 65(5) of the Drainage Act, as described in this
report.
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council appoint Mr. Andy Robinson, P. Eng of Robinson
Consultants Inc. as the Engineer of record to prepare a report that addresses
the implications of unassessed land being connected to the Pratt Municipal
Drain, under Subsection 65(5) of the Drainage Act, as described in
this report.
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council adopt the Engineer’s Report prepared by Robinson
Consultants Inc., entitled Amendment to the Engineer’s Report for the Dowdall
Municipal Drain Branch No. 6 DND Property dated August 2015 and 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.
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COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATIONS
That Council
approve:
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1. The renewal of the Septic
System Service Agreement between the City of Ottawa and the Rideau Valley
Conservation Authority effective January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2021, in the
form attached as Document 1; and
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2. The delegation of authority to
the General Manager, Planning and Growth Management Department to execute the
agreement in the form attached as Document 1 and any required renewals or
extensions of the contract between the City of Ottawa and the Rideau Valley
Conservation Authority for the enforcement of Part 8 of the Ontario Building
Code.
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COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATION
That
Council approve the development charges to be imposed at 1229 Dwyer Hill Road
as set out in this report.
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COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATIONS
That Council:
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1. Adopt the Ottawa Centre EcoDistrict Sustainable
Neighbourhood Action Plan, as described in this report, comme
l’explique le présent rapport; and
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2. Issue a letter to Invest Ottawa
and its partners in support of its Completion Report for the Federation of
Canadian Municipalities’ Green Building Fund, as described in this report.
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COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATIONS
That Council
approve that:
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1. By-law 130 of 1996 of the
former City of Gloucester be amended such that by-law, section 5, does not
apply where no cost has been incurred by the municipality; and,
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2. By-law 20-90 and By-law 21-90
of the former City of Nepean be amended such that by-law, section 2(1), does
not apply where no cost has been incurred by the municipality.
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COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATIONS
That Council
approve:
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1. A water system frontage charge
(excluding the connection itself, private property work and plumbing costs)
of $3,765 to be indexed annually for new water services within the extents of
the existing Carlsbad Springs Trickle-Feed System;
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2. Waiving the specific frontage
charge for properties on Farmers Way previously charged on the basis of their
full assessable frontage; and
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3. Amending relevant sections of
the Water Bylaw (2013-360) to document the value of this area specific
charge, the extent of the properties to which the charge applies and any
exemptions to the charge.
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FINANCE
AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE REPORT 8
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COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATIONS
That Council:
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1. Designate the area described by Document
1 as an expanded Business Improvement Area (BIA), under Sections 204 and 209
of the Municipal Act, 2001;
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2. Authorize and direct the City Clerk and
Solicitor to send out a notice of Council’s intention to pass a by-law to
alter the existing BIA boundaries, as described in Document 1, in accordance
with Section 210 of the Municipal Act, 2001;
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3. Authorize and direct the City Clerk and
Solicitor to prepare a by-law to designate the area as an expanded Business
Improvement Area, as described in Document 1, in accordance with Sections 204
and 209 of the Municipal Act, 2001; and
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4. Enact the aforementioned by-law in
accordance with Section 204 and 209 the Municipal Act, 2001, subject
to the City Clerk and Solicitor receiving favourable results on the notices
referred to in Recommendation 2, advising of the intention to pass a by-law
expanding the boundary.
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COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATION
That
Council approve the addition of logos of corporate sponsors in the
promotional signage and banners requested by Celebrations Ottawa Inc. related
to the Ottawa 2017 celebrations, as described in this report.
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COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATIONS AS AMENDED
That Council
approve:
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1. That
in respect of future applications where formal Brownfield pre-consultation
has taken place on an application on or before September 29, 2015 or in
stream applications deemed complete on or before October 13, 2015, such be
considered on the basis of the Brownfields Policy in place on October 13,
2015; and
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2. Brownfield Community Improvement Policy as detailed in
Document 2.
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COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATIONS
That Council:
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1. Approve the assignment of the
ground lease over part of Porter Island from Porter’s Island Facility Inc. to
CSH (ROCKCLIFFE) Inc.;
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2. Delegate authority to the
Director, Real Estate Partnerships and Development Office, to approve all
future material changes to the ground lease.
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS
That Council enact a by-law, in the form attached in Document 1,
approving the making of an application for approval to expropriate lands
pursuant to Section 4 of the Expropriations Act, that are required for
purposes of the Combined Sewage Storage Tunnel project.
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PLANNING
COMMITTEE REPORT 14A
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS
That Council:
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1. Receive this revised report for
consideration in replacement of Report ACS2015-PAI-PGM-0135;
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2. Authorize the City to enter
into a Front-Ending Agreement with Mattamy (Mer Bleue) Ltd. for the cost
reimbursement for the design and construction of the Tenth Line Road Sanitary
Pumping Station overflow, within the City’s untraveled road allowance, to an
upset limit of $500,000.00 in 2020, based upon principles set forth in
Document 2 and noted in Document 3, with the final form and content of the
Front-Ending Agreement being to the satisfaction of the Deputy City Manager,
Planning and Infrastructure, and the City Solicitor; and
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3. Authorize the City to enter
into a Front-Ending Agreement with Mattamy (Mer Bleue) Ltd. for the cost
reimbursement for the design and construction of the proposed storm sewer
outlet for the Tenth Line Road Widening Project, within the City’s untraveled
road allowance, to an upset limit of $398,650.00 in 2015, based upon
principles set forth in Document 2 and noted in Document 3, with the final
form and content of the Front-Ending agreement being to the satisfaction of
the Deputy City Manager, Planning and Infrastructure, and the City Solicitor.
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COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATION
That
Council approve an amendment to Zoning By-law 2008-250 for 605, 609, 613 and
617 Longfields Drive to reduce the parking performance standards and
introduce a maximum surface parking limit for non residential uses, as
detailed in Document 2.
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COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATION
That
Council approve that the new Stormwater Management Facility, being
constructed at 4235 McKenna Casey Drive, be named the “Gregory Casey
Stormwater Management Facility”.
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MOTION
Moved by Councillor
J. Harder
Seconded by
Councillor J. Mitic
WHEREAS on May 12, 2013, Rowan Stringer, a 17-year old Barrhaven
teenager, passed away after suffering multiple head injuries while playing high
school rugby; and
WHEREAS a coroner’s inquest into her death resulted in 49
recommendations, including the creation of an Ontario act to govern all youth
sport, in schools and outside of schools, to be known as Rowan’s Law; and
WHEREAS Rowan’s Law is expected to be introduced in the Ontario
Legislature this fall and, when enacted, would create an expert advisory
committee to Ontario’s Premier that would advise on the implementation of the
Ontario-specific recommendations; and
WHEREAS the Barrhaven Scottish Rugby Football Club has requested
that the rugby field at Ken Ross Park, located at 600 Longfields Drive, be
named in honour of Rowan Stringer; and
WHEREAS the City’s Commemorative Naming Policy, approved by Council
on July 24, 2002, outlines the criteria and process for commemoratively naming
municipal streets, parks and facilities (or parts thereof); and
WHEREAS on February 13, 2013, during consideration of the Mid-Term
Governance Review Report, Council approved an amendment to the Commemorative
Naming Policy directing that “in memoriam” naming proposals be referred to
the City programs designed for that purpose (Memorial Tree Program, Memorial
Park Bench Program, etc.) and as a result, this naming proposal does not fit
within the Policy criteria; and
WHEREAS the Commemorative Naming Policy provides an exception
allowing Council to assign a commemorative name by resolution, in keeping with
its powers set out in the Municipal Act, 2001;
AND WHEREAS the name Rowan Stringer has been vetted through
Emergency Services and does not pose any concerns with respect name
duplication;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED the Ottawa City Council approve that the
rugby field at Ken Ross Park, located at 600 Longfields Drive, be named “Rowan
Stringer Rugby Field” in honour of Rowan Stringer.
A by-law of the City
of Ottawa to provide for amendments to the existing Branch 1 of the Flewellyn
Municipal Drain upstream of Flewellyn Road in the City of Ottawa.
A by-law of the City
of Ottawa to provide for amendments to the existing Branch 6 of the Dowdall
Municipal Drain on the Department of National Defense property in the City of
Ottawa.
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THREE READINGS
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a) A by-law of the City of
Ottawa to correct the spelling of Monseigneur Lemieux Avenue, a municipal
highway in the City of Ottawa.
b) A by-law of the City of
Ottawa to establish certain lands as common and public highway and assume
them for public use (Clyde Avenue, Merivale Road, Preston Street, Hickory
Street and Dunning Road).
c) A by-law of the City
of Ottawa to establish certain lands as common and public highway and assume
them for public use (Coventry Road, Main Street, Blair Place, Ogilvie Road,
Innes Road and Bantree Street).
d) A by-law of the City of
Ottawa to establish the position and the duties of the Light Rail Regulatory
Monitor and Compliance Officer and to provide for other regulatory matters
for municipal light rail systems under the jurisdiction of the City of
Ottawa.
e) 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.
f) A by-law of the City
of Ottawa to designate certain lands at Calvington Avenue and Mission Trail
Crescent on Plan 4M-1502, as being exempt from Part Lot Control.
g) A by-law of the City of
Ottawa to designate certain lands at West Ridge Drive on Plan 4M-1501, as
being exempt from Part Lot Control.
h) A by-law of the City of
Ottawa to designate certain lands at Woodhurst Cresent on Plan 4M-1501, as
being exempt from Part Lot Control.
i) A by-law of the City
of Ottawa to designate certain lands at Yellowstone Court and Barry Helman
Crescent on Plan 4M-1513, as being exempt from Part Lot Control.
j) 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 605, 617 Longfields Drive and
609 and 613 Longfields Drive.
k) A by-law of the City
of Ottawa to amend Volume 2A of the Official Plan for the City of Ottawa by
adding the Former Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Rockcliffe Secondary Plan and to
amend Schedule B – Urban Policy and Schedule C – Primary Urban Cycling
contained within Volume 1 of the Official Plan for the City of Ottawa.
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 2 Fourth Avenue, 364, 368, 370 and
372 Queen Elizabeth Driveway and 1 Fifth Avenue.
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