Public Works and Infrastructure Committee

Agenda

Meeting #:

18

Date:

Thursday, March 27, 2025

Time:

9:30 A.m. - 3:30 P.m.

Location:

Champlain Room, 110 Laurier Avenue West, and by electronic participation

Members:

• Chair: Councillor Tim Tierney, 
• Vice-Chair: Councillor Catherine Kitts, 
• Councillor Jessica Bradley, 
• Councillor Steve Desroches, 
• Councillor Sean Devine, 
• Councillor Laura Dudas, 
• Councillor Glen Gower, 
• Councillor Laine Johnson, 
• Councillor Wilson Lo, 
• Councillor Matt Luloff, 
• and Councillor Ariel Troster 

Kelly Crozier, Committee Coordinator

[phone], ext. 16875,

[email protected]

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1.

Notices and meeting information for meeting participants and the public

Notices and meeting information are attached to the agenda and minutes, including: availability of simultaneous interpretation and accessibility accommodations; in camera meeting procedures; information items not subject to discussion; personal information disclaimer for correspondents and public speakers; notices regarding minutes; and hybrid participation details.

Accessible formats and communication supports are available, upon request.

Except where otherwise indicated, reports requiring Council consideration will be presented to Council on Wednesday April 16, 2025 in Public Works and Infrastructure Committee Report 18.

The deadline to register by phone to speak, or submit written comments or visual presentations is 4 pm on March 26, 2025, and the deadline to register to speak by email is 8:30 am on March 27, 2025.

2.

Declarations of Interest

3.

Confirmation of Minutes

3.1

PWIC Minutes 17 – Tuesday, February 27, 2025

4.

Responses to Inquiries

4.1

TRC-2024-03 - Vimy Memorial Bridge Collisions

Councillor S. Desroches

5.

Referrals

5.1

Motion – Councillor D. Brown – Road Safety Action Plan Funding

File No. ACS2025-OCC-CCS-0026 - City Wide

This item was referred from Council on December 11, 2024 as per Council Motion No. 2024 - 48-09.

• Report Recommendation(s)

  That Public Works and Infrastructure Committee recommend Council direct staff to identify up to $10 million within the Road Safety Action Program funded through the Automated Speed Enforcement and the Red Light Camera revenue and direct this funding in 2026 to the warranted traffic control devices program to further reduce the current backlog of warranted intersections in need of funding.

5.2

Councillor S. Plante – To develop a plan to install the outstanding 51 warranted PXOs by 2030

File No. ACS2025-OCC-CCS-0027 - City Wide

This item was referred from Council on December 11, 2024 as per Council Motion No. 2024 - 48-11.

• Report Recommendation(s)

  That Public Works and Infrastructure Committee recommend Council direct staff to develop a plan and timeline that includes the required additional funding within the Road Safety Action Plan (RSAP) Program - funded through the Automated Speed Enforcement and Red Light Camera revenues - to install the outstanding 51 warranted PXOs by 2030, and report back to Transportation Committee and Council by Q4 of 2025, in advance of the 2026 Budget.   

6.

Planning, Development and Building Services Department

6.1

2024 E-Scooter Season and Extension of the Pilot Program

File No.  ACS2025-PDB-TP-0002 – City-wide

• Report Recommendation(s)

  That the Public Works and Infrastructure Committee recommend that Council: 

  1. Approve the City’s continued participation in the Provincial Electric Kick Scooter Pilot Program for an additional five-years, until 2029, as extended by the province, and report back at the conclusion of the final year of the pilot;
  2. Approve amendments to the City’s E-scooters By-law No. 2020-174 substantially in the form attached as Document 3 and as outlined in this report;
  3. Approve the continuation of Ottawa’s shared Electric Kick Scooter Pilot Program in 2025, including the use of a Follow-On Contract to award the 2025 season to the two successful proponents of the competitive procurement process used for the 2022 season;
  4. Approve the proposed changes to the fee structure of Ottawa’s Shared Micromobility Framework as outlined in this report; and
  5. Delegate authority to the General Manager of the Planning, Development & Building Services Department to approve subsequent seasons of Ottawa’s shared Electric Kick Scooter Pilot (2026 to 2029) on a go-forward basis, and to revise the fee structure, deployment zone, operational hours, fleet size or any other operational measures required to manage the program, should the General Manager be satisfied with the previous season’s results.  

6.2

Amendments to Residential Boulevard Gardening Regulations in the Use and Care of Roads By-law

File No. ACS2025-PDB-TP-0009 - City Wide

• Report Recommendation(s)

  That Public Works and Infrastructure Committee recommend City Council approve the amendments to the Use and Care of Roads By-law as set out in Document 1 and as described in this report.

6.3

Administrative and Enforcement Amendments to Right of Way By-laws 

File No. ACS2025-PDB-TP-0010 - City Wide

• Report Recommendation(s)

  That Public Works and Infrastructure Committee recommend City Council approve the amendments to the following by-laws to improve administration and harmonize enforcement regulation as described in this report and set out in Documents 1 to 5:

  1. Private Approach By-law (By-law No. 2003-447)
  2. Right of Way Patio By-law (By-law No. 2023-230)
  3. Encroachments on City Highways By-law (By-law No. 2003-446)
  4. Road Activity By-law (By-law No. 2003-445)
  5. Over-dimensional Vehicles on City Highways By-law (By-law No. 2003-497)

7.

Public Works Department

7.1

Procurement of New Parking Payment System

File No. ACS2025-PWD-RPS-0001 - Citywide

• Report Recommendation(s)

  That the Public Works and Infrastructure Committee recommend that Council delegate the authority to the General Manager, Public Works to:

  1. Proceed with an RFP and finalize an agreement with the successful proponent for a parking payment system to replace the existing Pay Display kiosks that will be based on pay-by-license plate technology, as described in this report and funded through the Parking Reserve Fund; and
  2. Proceed with an RFP and finalize an agreement with the successful proponent for services related to gated parking facility payment systems as described in this report and funded through the Parking Reserve Fund; and
  3. Finalize and execute a five-year extension with the vendor PayByPhone for the provision of services related to paying for City-managed public parking services by mobile devices; and
  4. Proceed with an RFP and finalize an agreement with the successful proponent for a second vendor for services relating to paying for City- managed public parking services by mobile devices as described in this report.

8.

Office of the City Clerk

8.1

Status Update – Public Works and Infrastructure Committee Inquiries and Motions for the period ending March 14, 2025

File No. ACS2025-OCC-CCS-0041 - Citywide

• Report Recommendation(s)

  That the Public Works and Infrastructure Committee receive this report for information.

9.

In Camera Items

10.

Information Previously Distributed

10.1

Memorandum of Understanding and Letter of Agreement between the City of Ottawa and Public Services and Procurement Canada with respect to the “Block 2 Redevelopment Project” construction project 

File No. ACS2025-PDB-RHU-0010

11.

Motions of Which Notice has been Previously Given

11.1

Motion – Councillor C. Kitts – Deferral of the Multi-Use Pathway Along the Airport Parkway

• Report Recommendation(s)

  That Public Works and Infrastructure Committee recommend Council approve that the construction of the MUP along the west side of the Airport Parkway be deferred and considered with the Airport Parkway widening.

12.

Notices of Motions (For Consideration at Subsequent Meeting)

13.

Inquiries

14.

Other Business

15.

Adjournment

Next Meeting: Thursday, May 22, 2025.