Ottawa City Council

Minutes

Meeting #:

28

Date:

Wednesday, December 06, 2023

Time:

10:00 A.m. - 12:00 P.m.

Location:

Andrew S. Haydon Hall, 110 Laurier Avenue West, and by electronic participation

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1.

Call to order and moment of reflection

The Council of the City of Ottawa met at Andrew S. Haydon Hall, 110 Laurier Avenue West, Ottawa, on Wednesday, December 6, 2023 beginning at 10:00 a.m. The Mayor, Mark Sutcliffe, presided over the meeting from Council Chambers with some Members attending in person and the remaining Members participating remotely by Zoom.

Mayor Sutcliffe led Council in a moment of reflection. 

2.

National Anthem

The National Anthem was performed by the Woodroffe High School Singing Club 

3.

Public notices and meeting information

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; notices regarding minutes; and remote participation details.

Accessible formats and communication supports are available, upon request.

This draft Minutes document contains a summary of the disposition of items and actions taken at the meeting.  This document does not include all of the text that will be included in the final Minutes, such as the record of written submissions. Recorded votes and dissents contained in this draft Minutes document are draft until the Minutes of the meeting are confirmed by the Committee.  The final draft Minutes will be published with the agenda for the next regular Council meeting and, once confirmed, will replace this document.

4.

Roll Call

All Members of Council were present.

5.

Confirmation of Minutes

5.1

Minutes of the Council meeting of November 22, 2023

• Carried

5.2

Minutes of the Council meeting of regular and in camera (distributed separately) of the Council meeting of 17 November 2023.

• Carried

6.

Declarations of Interest Including Those Originally Arising from Prior Meetings

• L. Johnson declared a conflict on this item. (In accordance with Sections 5 and 6 of the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act, R.S.O. 1990 I, Councillor Laine Johnson, declare a potential, deemed indirect pecuniary interest on the following items that were considered at the City Council meeting of November 22, 2023, ; 1. ; ;Item 15.2.4 (Zoning By-law Amendment - 253, 255 and 257 York Street and 78 and 80 Nelson Street) 2. ; ;Item 15.2.5 (Zoning By-law Amendment - 68 Sweetland Avenue, 146, 154, 156, 160 and 168 Osgoode Street) As my spouse has a financial relationship with the owners of the properties.)

6.1

Councillor D. Hill

In accordance with Sections 5 and 6 of the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act, R.S.O. 1990

I, Councillor David Hill, declare a potential, deemed indirect pecuniary interest on the following portions of the Community Services Committee (CSC) 2024 Draft Operating Budget:

Community Services Department, Children’s Services Operating Resource Requirement, “Wage Enhancement” and “Canada Wide Early Learning” line items (Page 11 of the CSC Budget Book), as my wife is employed by an organization that will receive funding from, or would be eligible to receive funding from, these budget line items; and

Recreation, Cultural and Facilities Services, Community Recreation, Culture and Sports Programs, Complexes, Aquatics and Specialized Services Operating Budget (Page 33-36 of the CSC Budget Book), as my daughter is employed as a lifeguard in the service that receives funding from this area of the budget. 

6.2

Councillor M. Luloff

In accordance with Sections 5 and 6 of the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act, R.S.O. 1990

I, Councillor Matthew Luloff, declare a potential, deemed pecuniary interest on the following portions of the 2024 Emergency Preparedness and Protective Services Committee Draft Operating Budget:

• Emergency and Protective Services, Fire Services Operating Resource Requirement, Communications (Page 7 of the EPPS Budget Book).

as my spouse is employed by Versaterm Public Safety, a software firm that provides services to Ottawa Fire Services and would receive funding from, or would potentially receive funding from, these budget line items.

6.3

L. Johnson - Declarations of Interest Including Those Originally Arising from Prior Meetings

In accordance with Sections 5 and 6 of the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act, R.S.O. 1990

I, Councillor Laine Johnson, declare a potential, deemed indirect pecuniary interest on the following items that were considered at the City Council meeting of November 22, 2023, 

1.    Item 15.2.4 (Zoning By-law Amendment - 253, 255 and 257 York Street and 78 and 80 Nelson Street)

2.    Item 15.2.5 (Zoning By-law Amendment - 68 Sweetland Avenue, 146, 154, 156, 160 and 168 Osgoode Street)

As my spouse has a financial relationship with the owners of the properties.

7.

Communications

7.1

Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) Communications

7.2

Petition

• Petition received containing the signatures of 2092 individuals requesting Ottawa City Council increase the affordable housing budget from $16 million to $40 million in the 2024 Ottawa municipal budget. 

8.

Regrets

No regrets were filed. 

9.

Motion to Introduce Reports

• Motion No. 2023 - 28-01
  Moved by C. Kelly
  Seconded by T. Kavanagh

  BE IT RESOLVED that the following reports be received and considered: 

  1. The report from the Finance and Corporate Services Department titled, “2024 Draft Operating and Capital Budgets”; 
  2. The report from the Committee of Adjustment titled, “Committee of Adjustment – 2024 Draft Operating Budget”; 
  3. The report from the Ottawa Police Services Board entitled “Ottawa Police Services Board – 2024 Draft Operating and Capital Budgets”; 
  4. Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee Report 9; 
  5. Audit Committee Report 4; 
  6. Built Heritage Committee Report 9B;
  7. Community Services Committee Report 7;
  8. Debenture Committee Report 1;
  9. Emergency Preparedness and Protective Services Committee Report 8;
  10. Environment and Climate Change Committee Report 8;
  11. Planning and Housing Committee Report 19; 
  12. Transit Commission Report 9A; 
  13. Transportation Committee Report 9A; and
  14. The report from the City Clerk entitled “Status Update – Council Inquiries and Motions for the period ending December 1, 2023” and “Summary of Oral and Written Public Submissions for Items Subject to the Planning Act ‘Explanation Requirements’ at the Special City Council Meeting of November 8 and 9, 2023, and the City Council Meeting of November 22, 2023”; and 

  BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Rules of Procedure be suspended to receive and consider the following budget reports rising from board meetings that took place on December 4 and 5, 2023, following publication of the Draft Council Agenda: 

  A.    The report from the Ottawa Board of Health entitled “2024 Draft Operating Budget for the Ottawa Board of Health.
  B.    The report from the Ottawa Public Library Board titled, “Ottawa Public Library: 2024 Draft Operating  and Captial Budgets”; 

  BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Rules of Procedure be suspended to receive and consider Finance and Corporate Services Report 10, due to the time sensitivity of the items contained in the report; 

  BE IT RESOLVED that Council Suspend the notice requirement in Subsection 29(6) of the Procedure By-law to consider the Integrity Commissioner’s report entitled “2023 Annual Report of the Integrity Commissioner” at its meeting on December 6, 2023.

  Carried

10.

Motion to Resolve into Committee of the Whole

• Motion No. 2023 - 28-02
  Moved by C. Kelly
  Seconded by T. Kavanagh

  That City Council resolve to move into Committee of the Whole pursuant to Sections 52 and 53 of the Procedure By-law.

  Carried

11.

Roadmap Motion for Consideration of the 2024 Budgets

• Motion No. 2023 - 28-03
  Moved by C. Kelly
  Seconded by T. Kavanagh

  BE IT RESOLVED THAT City Council, sitting as Committee of the Whole, receive and consider the Draft 2024 Operating and Capital Budgets as recommended by the Committee of Adjustment, the Ottawa Police Services Board, the Ottawa Public Library Board, the Ottawa Board of Health and by the Standing Committees and Transit Commission, and the Draft 2024 Rate-Supported Operating and Capital Budget as recommended by the Environment and Climate Change Committee, as listed in the Council Agenda and incorporating all amended budget books and pages; and  

  BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Council, sitting as Committee of the Whole, approve the following budgets:
  
  

  Carried
• Part 1 - Board Budgets

  1.    The 2024 Draft Operating Budget for the Committee of Adjustment; 

  Carried
• 2.    The 2024 Ottawa Police Service Draft Operating and Capital Budgets, as tabled on February 1 and as recommended by the Ottawa Police Services Board;

  For (17)	M. Luloff, L. Dudas, G. Gower, T. Tierney, R. Brockington, C. Kitts, G. Darouze, A. Hubley, C. Curry, D. Hill, C. Kelly, S. Plante, M. Carr, D. Brown, S. Desroches, W. Lo, and M. Sutcliffe
  Against (8)	T. Kavanagh, R. King, J. Leiper, S. Menard, L. Johnson, S. Devine, J. Bradley, and A. Troster

  Carried (17 to 8)
• 3.    The 2024 Ottawa Public Library Board Draft Operating and Capital Budgets as recommended by the Ottawa Public Library Board;

  Carried
• 4.    The 2024 Ottawa Board of Health Draft Operating Budget as recommended by the City of Ottawa’s Board of Health.

  Carried

  Carried with Councillor S. Plante dissenting.

  
  
• Part 2 – City Budgets as recommended by the Standing Committees of Council
• Motion No. 2023 - 28-04
  Moved by C. Kelly
  Seconded by T. Kavanagh

  WHEREAS, on November 8, 2023, Council received and tabled the 2024 Draft Capital and Operating Budget and associated Standing Committee budget books, which were referred for consideration by the respective Standing Committees; and 

  WHEREAS, after committee consideration, staff identified corrections that were required to certain pages in the Transit Commission and Transportation Committee Budget books after committee’s consideration; and

  WHEREAS revised budget books reflecting the corrections were provided to Members of Council with the Council Agenda for December 6, 2023;

  THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council approve the corrections to the 2024 Budget books as outlined in Attachment 1 to this motion (held on file with the City Clerk); and

  BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Chief Financial Officer be delegated the authority to make any required updates to the final 2024 Budget documents to ensure they reflect the corrections as outlined, as well as those made through the Standing Committee budget process.

  Carried
• 5.    The Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee (ARAC) portion of the 2024 Draft Operating and Capital Budgets, as follows:  

  A.    ARAC Draft Operating Budget; and
  B.    ARAC Draft Capital Budget.

  6.    The Audit Committee portion of the 2024 Draft Operating Budget.

  Carried

• Councillor D. Hill Declaration of interest on 7 A and B.

  Councillor D. Hill did not participate in discussion or vote on item 7A and B.

  7.    The Community Services Committee (CSC) portion of the 2024 Draft Operating and Capital Budgets:

  A.    Community Services Department, Children’s Services Operating Resource Requirement, “Wage Enhancement” and “Canada Wide Early Learning” line items (Page 11 of the CSC Budget Book),
  B.     Recreation, Cultural and Facilities Services, Complexes, Aquatics and Specialized Services - Operating Resource Requirement: City Wide Programs, Aquatics and Specialized Services (Page 33-36 of the CSC Budget Book);

  Carried
• C.    Remaining CSC Draft Operating Budget;

  Carried as amended
• Motion No. 2023 - 28-05
  Moved by T. Kavanagh
  Seconded by S. Menard

  WHEREAS access to clean, safe, and accessible public toilets is a public health issue; and

  WHEREAS Ottawa Public Health states that outdoor activities are good for both physical and mental health; and

  WHEREAS vulnerable populations, in particular older adults, would benefit from greater access to washrooms; and

  WHEREAS greater access to public washrooms can better enable these populations to participate in public life, enhancing the social fabric of Ottawa; and

  WHEREAS lack of access to public washrooms can hinder individuals and families’ decisions to get outdoors for recreation during all seasons; and

  WHEREAS the previous portable toilets in parks across the City have proven to fill a need in some areas of each ward, but many other areas of need exist; and

  WHEREAS increasing the number of available portable toilets per ward would help to meet the increasing needs for public washrooms in each ward;

  THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the required base budget adjustment of $21,000.00 for the rental cost of an additional 24 additional portable toilets to be derived from the revised projections of hydro trending consumption levels within the Recreation, Cultural and Facility Services budget estimates for hydro; and

  BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department consult with each Ward Councillor on selecting priority locations for the new portable toilets.

  Carried
• Motion No. 2023 - 28-06
  Moved by S. Menard
  Seconded by A. Troster

  WHEREAS park wading pools are an important part of the City’s strategy to keep younger children refreshed and entertained during the hot summer months; and

  WHEREAS the City of Ottawa operates 52 wading pools during the summer season to provide Ottawa residents with a fun, park-based activity that also assists with heat relief during heat events; and

  WHEREAS Ottawa’s wading pools have an annual staggered start with half the sites commencing operations in the last week of June, and the other half in the first week of July; and

  WHEREAS the weeks of June prior to the end of the elementary school term and the opening of wading pools can be very warm; and

  WHEREAS it would be beneficial to have wading pools operate for pre-season weekends in the second and third week of June;

  THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that $44,000 be added to the 2024 wading pool operating budget to allow for an additional three pre-season weekends to five pools in cohort B and an additional two pre-season weekends in five pools in cohort A during the month of June. The pre-season dates would be June 15/16 (cohort A&B), June 22/23 (cohort A&B), and June 28/29 (cohort B); and

  BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that funding of $44,000 for the pre-season extension be derived from the revised projections of hydro trending consumption levels within the Recreation, Cultural and Facility Services budget estimates for hydro.

  Carried
• D.    Community CSC Draft Capital Budget.

  E.    That staff be directed to explore the opportunities within its additional resources to enhance and develop specific initiatives with an anti-hate focus and that staff focus on including:

  i.    Engage and bringing together important community organizations, stakeholders and partners, including the United For All Coalition
  ii.    Implement training initiatives to address common hate-motivated concerns
  iii.    Help identify specific opportunities to reduce hate and promote awareness about the negative impact of racism

  Carried

• Councillor M. Luloff, Declaration of interest on 8A.

  Councillor M. Luloff did not participate in discussion or vote on item 8A.

  8.    The Emergency Preparedness and Protective Services Committee (EPPS) portion of the 2024 Draft Operating and Capital Budgets, as follows:

  A.    Emergency and Protective Services, Ottawa Fire Services Operating Resource Requirement, Communications (Page 7 of the EPPS Budget Book);
  B.    Remaining EPPS Draft Operating Budget;
  C.    EPPS Draft Capital Budget.

  Carried
• 9.    The Planning and Housing Committee (PHC) portion of the 2024 Draft Operating and Capital Budgets, as follows:

  A.    PHC Draft Operating Budget.
  B.    PHC Draft Capital Budget.

  Carried as amended
• Motion No. 2023 - 28-07
  Moved by T. Kavanagh
  Seconded by L. Dudas

  WHEREAS Long range financial plans (LRFPs) support good financial planning and;

  WHEREAS the first long range financial plan for Housing Services for the City of Ottawa was approved in March of 2021 and;

  WHEREAS the long-range financial plan for Housing Services was developed in 2021 to help support the goals set out in the City’s 10-Year Housing and Homelessness Plan (the “10 Year Plan”), and; 

  WHEREAS the long range financial plan for Housing Services committed $15 million per year over the 10 year plan; and,

  WHEREAS the continued record investments of annual $15 million have been increased to $23.8 million in the draft 2024 budget, and;

  WHEREAS a revised long range financial plan for Housing Services will be presented in Q2 of 2024, and

  WHEREAS several outstanding provincial funding and federal funding applications and programs require confirmation, and

  WHEREAS The management of reserves is an important factor in the City’s overall financial condition as they impact both financial sustainability and financial flexibility, and 

  WHEREAS- the credit agencies have acknowledged the City’s strong reserve levels and its relatively low level of debt as major attributes towards maintaining high credit ratings (Moody’s Aaa and S&P AA), and;

  WHEREAS the City uses a detailed quantitative risk based and extensive risk and regression analysis and budget trend analysis approach as one component in managing City reserves, and;

  WHEREAS the City maintains Reserve balances as recommended by the council approve Reserve policy or maintain balances to safeguard and protect the City to provide flexibility, sustainability and vulnerability against unknow and unforeseen conditions, and:

  WHEREAS the current Housing Reserve projected ending balance for 2024 is $7 million, and;

  WHEREAS advancing funding from the current Housing Reserve may impact the future year funding estimates, and;

  THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT a one time contribution from the Housing reserve of $6.2 million be added to the draft $23.8 million Capital affordable housing budget for 2024 to double the approved long range financial plan for Housing Services annual investment from $15 million to a one time annual contribution of $30 million, and;

  THEREFORE IT BE FURTHER RESOLVED THAT as part of the updated Long Range Financial Plan for Housing services to be presented in Q2 of 2024, that the CFO/Treasurer provide a recommended minimum balance to be maintained for the Housing reserve, leveraging the risk based approached and regression and budget trend analysis to ensure financial sustainability and flexibility for this reserve; and 

  THEREFORE IT BE FURTHER RESOLVED THAT as part of the updated Long Range Financial Plan for Housing services the revised 10 year funding plan be reflected of this one time 2024 $6.2M contribution from the housing reserve.

  Carried
• 10.    The Transit Commission portion of the 2024 Draft Operating and Capital Budgets, as follows:  

  A.    Transit Commission Draft Operating Budget

  Carried
• Motion No. 2023 - 28-08
  Moved by J. Bradley
  Seconded by J. Leiper

  WHEREAS a fare freeze would generate approximately 300,000 resident trips on average in 2024 and create new long-term ridership; and,

  WHEREAS creating long term ridership has positive impacts for the service and will reduce traffic congestion, saving the city operational funds; and, 

  WHEREAS OC Transpo ridership levels have been stagnant or in decline for several years outside of COVID-19 lockdowns; and, 

  WHEREAS OC Transpo is proposing a reduction in bus service hours; and, 

  WHEREAS LRT continues to operate at a reduced capacity; and, 

  WHEREAS Ottawa transit riders should not continue to face fare hikes in the context of reduced and inadequate transit service; 

  THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council freeze transit fares in the 2024 budget through a 1% increase to the transit levy.

  For (10)	T. Kavanagh, R. King, J. Leiper, R. Brockington, S. Menard, L. Johnson, S. Devine, J. Bradley, S. Plante, and A. Troster
  Against (15)	M. Luloff, L. Dudas, G. Gower, T. Tierney, C. Kitts, G. Darouze, A. Hubley, C. Curry, D. Hill, C. Kelly, M. Carr, D. Brown, S. Desroches, W. Lo, and M. Sutcliffe

  Lost (10 to 15)
• B.    Transit Commission Draft Capital Budget. 

  For (17)	M. Luloff, L. Dudas, G. Gower, T. Tierney, R. Brockington, C. Kitts, G. Darouze, A. Hubley, C. Curry, D. Hill, C. Kelly, S. Plante, M. Carr, D. Brown, S. Desroches, W. Lo, and M. Sutcliffe
  Against (8)	T. Kavanagh, R. King, J. Leiper, S. Menard, L. Johnson, S. Devine, J. Bradley, and A. Troster

  Carried (17 to 8)

  The Transit Commission budget was put to Council and Carried on a vote of 17 Yeas to 8 Nays as follows:

  
  
• 11.    The Transportation Committee portion of the 2024 Draft Operating and Capital Budgets, as follows:

  A.    Transportation Committee Draft Operating Budget; and
  B.    Transportation Committee Draft Capital Budget

  12.    The Environment and Climate Change Committee (ECCC) portion of the 2024 Draft Operating and Capital Budgets, as follows:

  A.    The ECCC (Tax-supported) Draft Operating Budget;
  B.    The ECCC (Tax-supported) Draft Capital Budget;
  C.    The Rate-supported Operating Budget; and
  D.    The Rate-supported Capital Budget.

  13.    The Finance and Corporate Services Committee (FCSC) portion of the 2024 Draft Operating and Capital Budgets, as follows:

  A.    FCSC Draft Operating Budget; and
  B.    FCSC Draft Capital Budget

  Part 3 – Delegation of Authority for Implementation

  14.    That Council approve that the Chief Financial Officer be delegated the authority to adjust the accrual budget to include any budget changes approved by Council as part of the final adopted budget, and to include the accrual budget presentation within the City of Ottawa’s final adopted 2024 budget book, for information purposes, as described in the report entitled, “Report on 2024 Budget Expenses Pursuant to Ontario Regulation 284/09” (ACS2023-FCS-FIN-0011), approved by the Finance and Corporate Services Committee; 

  15.    Approve that the Chief Financial Officer be delegated the authority to make the necessary adjustments to the 2024 Draft Operating Budget and to make any necessary authority and debt financing adjustments to the 2024 Draft Capital Budget to reflect the adopted budget and any approved amendments; and

  16.    Approve that the City Manager or her delegate be authorized to make applications for any subsidies or grants on the City’s behalf, and that the City Clerk be delegated the authority to amend any by-laws and approve and execute any necessary agreements in order to implement the decisions of Council.

  Carried
• DIRECTION TO STAFF (Councillor M. Carr)

  While the city provides transit passes to shelter clients at no charge, as per the motion discussed at Council on December 8^th, 2021. Council also determined that these transit passes a non-budgetary item at no cost to the City given that trips would not occur without the issuance of the passes. These passes are provided to shelter clients through housing services at select locations. However, these have not been provided to Physical Distancing Centre (PDC) clients.

  Therefore, as PDCs continue to be used to support unhoused residents in the winter months, be it directed that community and social services Staff and Transit staff work to expand this program to include the provision of transit passes to PDC clients. Furthermore, as this program grows with a growing number of newcomers and shelter clients, that staff be directed to report back to transit commission on a quarterly basis on the monthly data reported from participating agencies.
• DIRECTION TO STAFF (M. Carr)

  BGCO, previously known as Boys and Girls Club Ottawa, is facing the prospect of closing its Rochester Heights clubhouse and reducing vital services and programs due to financial constraints. In response, the Community and Social Services Committee instructed staff to actively engage with BGCO, to gain a comprehensive understanding of the funding challenges and to seek viable solutions, ensuring that the organization continues delivering essential services to our youth. As such, let this direct staff to work collaboratively with BGCO, to explore alternatives that mitigate the potential loss of the clubhouse location and programs. The shared aim is to guide a sustainable financial model that will allow the organization to serve the community and our youth effectively.
• DIRECTION TO STAFF (R. Brockington)

  Staff in the Recreation, Cultural & Facility Services Department be directed to review the Community Partnership Minor Capital Program grant funding limits and consider an increase to the current $10,000 limit for applications on City owned lands and the $7,500 limit on school board lands, in recognition of the escalation in construction costs since last reviewed in 2018, and report back with recommendations in the 2024 Community Partnership Annual Report.
• DIRECTION TO STAFF (S. Menard)

  That staff be directed to explore the feasibility for additional funding for the Parks Renewal budget and report back in Q2 of 2024 ahead of the 2025 budget directions.
• DIRECTION TO STAFF (Councillor S. Menard)

  Staff be directed to monitor the impact of the implementation of the 2024 patio user fee schedule this Spring and report back as part of the 2023 Year-end Tax and Rate Operating and Capital Disposition report, with consideration of the 2024 Budget Q1 Status preliminary results and provide options for the financial funding feasibility for adjusting the 2024 Draft Budget summer patio monthly square metre rate in time to amend for the 2024 patio season.
• DIRECTION TO STAFF (Councillor D. Hill)

  That staff be directed to review the feasibility of a mental health staffing resource to support Fire Services on a temporary basis in 2024 and to report back during the 2025 budget with a plan to staff on a permanent basis.

   
• DIRECTION TO STAFF (Councillor Hubley)

  Splash pads are an important part of the City’s strategy to keep families and younger children refreshed and safe during warm weather. Ottawa’s splash pads are typically opened by the long weekend of May and close mid-September, weather permitting. Changes to climate have impacted residents wishing to access splash pads earlier in the season and later in the year. As wading pools, outdoor pools and beaches do not open until mid-June at the earliest, it would be beneficial for splash pads to safely open as soon as possible, without damaging infrastructure. 

  That the General Manager of Recreation, Cultural and Facility Services be directed to work with Councillors and the Public Works Department to prioritize the order of opening and closing of designated splash pads within each ward to optimize service to the community. 
• Motion No. 2023 - 28-09
  Moved by R. King
  Seconded by G. Gower

  WHEREAS  the City Transit draft budget 2024 proposes to transfer the lost and found services to in-house operation;

  WHEREAS  Heartwood House is a charitable organization that has been administering the OC Transpo Lost and Found program for the past 21 years under contract with OC Transpo;

  WHEREAS Heartwood House is home to 24 charities serving over 20,000 people in the Ottawa community who are marginalized, living in poverty, and/or in need of educational, mental health, emotional, physical, economic, employment, training, or recreational support;

  WHEREAS the contract between Heartwood House and OC Transpo ends at the end of December 2023;

  WHEREAS the loss of the Lost and Found contract would be a loss of income for Heartwood House and a loss of part-time employment for 10 marginalized employees representing 2 FTEs;

  WHEREAS Heartwood House seeks an extension to mitigate the impact and to work with staff to find new employment;

  THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED it resolved that OC Transpo work to retain a role for Heartwood House in the new in-house OC Transpo Lost and Found that considers:

  1. Mitigating the impact of the change to Heartwood House by including proper communications on the transition, including but not limited to extending the handover period to end of June 2024 or later;
  2. Transition with enough notice to allow employees at Heartwood House OC Transpo Lost and Found to seek other opportunities;
  3. Consider Heartwood House for back of house functions and resale of unclaimed items
  Carried
• Motion No. 2023 - 28-10
  Moved by M. Luloff
  Seconded by L. Johnson

  WHEREAS the Safer Roads Ottawa program and the Road Safety Action Plan are designed to reduce or eliminate road deaths and serious injuries in the City of Ottawa; and

  WHEREAS the City’s Pedestrian Crossover (PXO) Program provides the basis for PXO implementation in Ottawa which includes screening locations and assessing warrants for implementation; and

  WHEREAS the cost per PXO can range between $15,000 and $150,000 depending on requirements and the City currently has more warranted locations than funds available; and

  WHEREAS the warrant requirements for a PXO can sometimes be unachievable in lower volume areas where communities are looking to increase pedestrian safety; and

  WHEREAS the New Traffic Control Signal Program allocates annual funding toward the study, design and construction of traffic control signals, or roundabouts, at warranted intersections; and

  WHEREAS the 2024 Draft Budget provides funding to advance three intersections while more than thirty remain unfunded, and

  WHEREAS the Automated Speed Enforcement (ASE) Program was approved in 2021 with funds generated to be allocated toward implementing safety initiatives identified in the Road Safety Action Plan;
• THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that staff expand the current Automated Speed Enforcement (ASE) Program with the priority goal of increasing funding allocations toward the City’s Pedestrian Crossover (PXO) and New Traffic Control Signal programs as soon as practicable, and report back to Council prior to the tabling of the 2025 budget on the timelines for expanding the ASE program and the potential for increase in projects advanced through the expanded scope; and

  Carried
• BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that staff review the City’s current Road Safety Action Plan and bring forward any changes required to ensure that priority funding is provided in a manner that the funding gap for warranted PXOs and New Traffic Control Signals is closed within a reasonable timeline.

  Carried

  Carried with Councillor L. Dudas dissenting on the first "Therefore Be It Resolved".

  
  
• Motion No. 2023 - 28-11
  Moved by R. Brockington
  Seconded by J. Bradley

  WHEREAS Budget 2024 provides capital funding to design and implement the City’s portion of the physical infrastructure required to implement automated speed enforcement cameras at 20 sites in 2024 (Capital Project 911183 - 2024 Automated Speed Enforcement Camera Installation); and

  WHEREAS one of the proposed locations for 2024 is Kitchener Avenue in Ward 16; and

  WHEREAS Walkley Road between McCarthy Road and the Airport Parkway facilitates approximately 15,000 vehicles per day in both directions, including an average speed of 64km.hr, compared to 2,300 vehicles per day in both directions on Kitchener Avenue, with an average speed of 42km/hr; and 

  WHEREAS Walkley Road was designated a Community Safety Zone by City Council in 2023 due to its proximity to four schools and two parks and is the subject of chronic concerns raised by the public about speed of traffic along this corridor;

  THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the proposed Automated Speed Enforcement Camera Installation for Kitchener Avenue in 2024 be relocated to Walkley Road between McCarthy Road and Southmore Drive East.
• Motion No. 2023 - 28-12
  Moved by S. Menard
  Seconded by D. Hill

  That the Brockington/Bradley (Motion 2023 28-11) be Referred to the Transportation Committee. 

  Carried
• Motion No. 2023 - 28-13
  Moved by L. Dudas
  Seconded by L. Johnson

  WHEREAS the City’s asset management practices and funding targets established in 2012 and updated in 2017 with the Long-Range Financial Plan, focus on keeping the City's critical infrastructure in a state of good repair while remaining affordable and sustainable; and  

  WHEREAS in 2025, Council will consider all Asset Management Plans with a target level of service, along with an updated financial strategy; and

  WHEREAS the City maintains more than 6,100 kilometers of roads; and

  WHEREAS approximately 40 per cent of roads in the City’s network are local roads; and  

  WHEREAS City infrastructure projects scheduled for renewal are reviewed annually as part of the City’s annual budget process; and 

  WHEREAS the City prioritizes roads based on a number of factors including existing condition, risk to service, traffic volumes, costs and affordability, and coordination with other nearby projects; and

  WHEREAS due to these criteria, local roads do not rise to the top of funding priorities that favour larger arterial, collector roads; and

  WHEREAS local roads deserve renewal as they provide service to vehicles and support cyclists and pedestrians, particularly in cases where the roadway is not complimented by an adjacent sidewalk or pathway; 

  THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that staff identify options to increase investment for the resurfacing of local roads and report back to Council in Q2 2024 prior to the start of Budget 2025 consultations with Councillors; and

  THEREFORE BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that staff investigate options to increase the level of investment for the resurfacing of local roads as part of the 2025 Annual Budget.

  Carried
• Motion No. 2023 - 28-14
  Moved by M. Luloff
  Seconded by L. Dudas

  WHEREAS the Orléans Corridor Secondary Plan designates the Orléans Town Centre, including Centrum Boulevard, as Station Core and Station Periphery; and

  WHEREAS these new designations signal an opportunity to revitalize the Town Centre with increased height and mixed use opportunities; and

  WHEREAS Centrum Boulevard was designed as a community gathering space through the middle of the Orléans Town Centre and has since evolved into a mix of public and private open space that welcomes tens of thousands of residents every year for special events and festivals; and

  WHEREAS residents have expressed significant concern to the ward Councillor and City staff about the dangerous state of crumbling infrastructure along Centrum Boulevard; and

  WHEREAS the current state of Centrum Boulevard poses serious safety risks for residents with accessibility concerns and mobility aids; and

  WHEREAS staff have identified that Centrum Boulevard is in need of renewal including the road, surrounding interlock and bollards along the length of the street; and

  WHEREAS additional open space that is privately owned is also in need of renewal and any efforts to do so should be done in collaboration with the City to create a uniformly renewed space for use by the community; and

  WHEREAS plans have already been submitted that will see increased density and retail along the aging Centrum Boulevard.

  THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Ottawa initiate a collaborative approach to renewal of the public and private open space along Centrum Boulevard including the ward Councillor, property owners abutting Centrum Boulevard and appropriate City staff; and

  BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City of Ottawa look at opportunities to renew and refresh Centrum Boulevard in the short term while also planning a long-term strategy to revitalize Centrum Boulevard in collaboration with the stakeholders named above.

  Carried
• Motion No. 2023 - 28-15
  Moved by R. Brockington
  Seconded by T. Tierney

  WHEREAS City staff acknowledge the demand for sidewalk renewal; and

  WHEREAS, the City of Ottawa promotes, advocates for and believes in the importance of active transportation and subsequent infrastructure; and

  WHEREAS, the need for additional resources allocated for sidewalk renewal continues to be an issue in many wards; and

  WHEREAS, decayed sidewalk infrastructure places vulnerable users at risk of injury, including children, older adults, visually impaired and mobility impaired individuals; and

  WHEREAS, the City of Ottawa introduced a new minor sidewalk program in 2023 with an annual $1 million budget this term of Council; and

  WHEREAS, the draft 2024 Budget will increase the annual program to $2 million, bringing the total allocation to an anticipated $9 million over the term; 

  THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that staff report back through the 2024 capital closure process on the feasibility of an additional $1 million one time allocation to the minor sidewalk program, bringing the total investment over the term to $10 million.

  Carried
• Motion No. 2023 - 28-16
  Moved by A. Troster
  Seconded by J. Leiper

  WHEREAS Centretown community partners have expressed a desire to see more programming and street level animation in the neighbourhood;

  WHEREAS public realm enhancements have a proven positive impact on physical health, mental well-being and public safety; 

  WHEREAS the upcoming Downtown Ottawa Action Plan, led by the Ottawa Board of Trade in collaboration with the City of Ottawa and other partners, as well as the forthcoming Downtown Revitalization Taskforce report call for significant investment in the public realm as a core strategy for fostering an economic and socially vibrant downtown; 

  WHEREAS the Downtown Ottawa Urban Design Strategy has not been updated since 2004; 

  WHEREAS significant public realm enhancement and investment is one of the cheapest and most effective cost ways cities can increase private investment and development in an area.

  THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that a review and update of the Downtown Ottawa Urban Design Strategy be prioritized within the existing 2024 Public Realm  Intervention Capital Account budget; and 

  BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a minimum of two pilot projects in Centretown, with associated public engagement, be prioritized within the existing 2024 Public Realm Intervention Capital Account budget.

  Carried
• Motion No. 2023 - 28-17
  Moved by D. Hill
  Seconded by M. Carr

  WHEREAS climate resilience and mitigation are critical components of the Climate Change Master Plan; and

  WHEREAS over the past five years Ottawa has seen over a dozen extreme weather events, including spring flooding in West Carleton / Orleans in 2017, 2019, 2023, tornadoes in 2019 and 2023, a derecho in 2022, flash flooding in 2023 and a number of ice storms; and

  WHEREAS the City has had to endure multiple days long outages during recent extreme weather events that have revealed limitations in current City resources that put our most vulnerable at risk; and

  WHEREAS the municipality is responsible to prepare for and respond to extreme weather events, and as such, needs to ensure that appropriate investments are made to enhance resilience which will protect our community from the threats and vulnerabilities created by climate change; and

  WHEREAS the City prepared a Climate Vulnerability and Risk Assessment (ACS2022-PIE-EDP-0019) and were subsequently directed to develop a Climate Resiliency Strategy to address these threats and vulnerabilities; and

  WHEREAS staff will be coming forward in 2024 and identifying a number of operational and financial requirements to mitigate and adapt to climate-related pressures and deepen corporate and community resilience with respect to extreme heat, flooding, buildings, the urban forest and natural environment, drinking water security and extreme weather preparedness and response;

  THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT as part of the implementation plan and funding associated with implementation of the Climate Resiliency Strategy, staff be directed to fund projects that implement either the Corporate Actions outlined in Section 4 ‘Mitigation’ of the Climate Change Master Plan (CCMP) or Section 5 ‘Adaptation and Resilience’ of the CCMP, with a focus on the corporation, it’s assets, and its subsidiaries; and

  BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT staff be directed to develop a prioritization framework to guide disbursements associated with capital fund 911372 (Climate Change Master Plan) including a focus on 1) flood resilience, 2) corporate building retrofits and energy conservation, 3) urban forest management 4) electrifying city owned vehicles, tools and equipment, including EV infrastructure, 5) extreme weather preparedness and response; and

  BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT staff bring back the prioritization framework for the Environment and Climate Change Committee and Council’s review by Q3 2024 and that the framework emphasize projects that will i) directly impact corporate emissions, ii) be aligned with actions that the municipality can take, iii) advance the 2022-2026 term of council priorities, and iv) report back on key performance indicators through the normal reporting schedule; and

  BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT that future budget allocations to the Climate Change Master Plan include details on how funding will support the above mitigation and resiliency actions until the end of the 2022-2026 Term of Council.

  Carried

12.

Finance and Corporate Services Department

12.1

2024 Draft Operating and Capital Budgets

ACS2023-FCS-FSP-0016 - City wide

• Report recommendations: 

  That City Council:

  Receive and table the Draft 2024 Operating and Capital Budgets at its meeting of November 8, 2023, for subsequent consideration by Council sitting in Committee of the Whole to be held December 6, 2023; and, 
  Refer the relevant portions of the 2024 Operating and Capital Budgets to each Standing Committee of Council and the Transit Commission for their consideration and recommendation to Council sitting in Committee of the Whole to be held December 6, 2023. 

13.

Committee of Adjustment

13.1

Committee of Adjustment - 2024 Draft Operating Budget

See the Roadmap Motion for consideration of the 2024 Budget item 11 (Motion No. 28-03) below (Recommendation 1).

• Report recommendations: 

  That City Council receive and table the Committee of Adjustment 2024 Draft Operating Budget at its meeting on November 8, 2023, for subsequent consideration by Council in Committee of the whole to be held December 6, 2023. 
  

14.

Ottawa Police Services Board

14.1

Ottawa Police Service Board - 2024 Draft Operating and Capital Budgets

See the Roadmap Motion for consideration of the 2024 Budget item 11 (Motion No. 28-03) below (Recommendation 2).

• Report Recommendation 

  That the City of Ottawa Council approve the Ottawa Police Service 2024 Draft Operating and Capital Budget.

15.

Ottawa Public Library

15.1

Ottawa Public Library : 2024 Draft Operating  and Captial Budgets

See the Roadmap Motion for consideration of the 2024 Budget item 11 (Motion No. 28-03) below (Recommendation 3).

• Report recommendation

  That Ottawa City Council approve the Ottawa Public Library Board 2024 Draft Operating and Capital Budgets.

16.

Ottawa Board of Health

16.1

2024 Draft Operating Budget for the Ottawa Board of Health

See the Roadmap Motion for consideration of the 2024 Budget item 11 (Motion No. 28-03) below (Recommendation 4).

• Board of Health recommendation

  That City Council approve the 2024 Draft Operating Budget for the Ottawa Board of Health, outlined at Document 1.

17.

Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee Report 9

17.1

2024 Draft Operating and Capital Budgets - Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee

ACS2023-FCS-FSP-0016 - City Wide

See the Roadmap Motion for consideration of the 2024 Budget item 11 (Motion No. 28-03) below (Recommendation 5).

• Committee Recommendation(s)

  That Council, sitting as Committee of the Whole, approve the Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee 2024 Draft Operating and Capital Budget as follows: 

  1. Development Review Process (Rural) Operating Resource Requirement (page 2).
  2. Rural Affairs Office as follows:
     1. User Fees (page 5);
     2. Operating Resource Requirement (page 4)
  3. The Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee Capital Program (page 6) [individual projects listed pages 12-17]. 

   

18.

Audit Committee Report 4

18.1

2024 Draft Operating and Capital Budgets - Audit Committee

File No.: ACS2023-FCS-FSP-0016 - City-wide

See the Roadmap Motion for consideration of the 2024 Budget item 11 (Motion No. 28-03) below (Recommendation 6).

• Committee recommendations

  That Council, sitting as Committee of the Whole, approve the Audit Committee 2024 Draft Budget, as follows:

  1. Office of the Auditor General, Operating Resource Requirement (Page 2)
  2. External Audit Fees, Operating Resource Requirement (Page 4)

19.

Community Services Committee Report 7

19.1

2024 Draft Operating and Capital Budget – Community Services Committee

ACS2023-FCS-FSP-0016 – City Wide

See the Roadmap Motion for consideration of the 2024 Budget item 11 (Motion No. 28-03) below (Recommendation 7).

• D. Hill declared a conflict on this item. (In accordance with Sections 5 and 6 of the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act, R.S.O. 1990 I, Councillor David Hill, declare a potential, deemed indirect pecuniary interest on the following portions of the Community Services Committee (CSC) 2024 Draft Operating Budget: Community Services Department, Children’s Services Operating Resource Requirement, “Wage Enhancement” and “Canada Wide Early Learning” line items (Page 11 of the CSC Budget Book), as my wife is employed by an organization that will receive funding from, or would be eligible to receive funding from, these budget line items; and Recreation, Cultural and Facilities Services, Community Recreation, Culture and Sports Programs, Complexes, Aquatics and Specialized Services Operating Budget (Page 33-36 of the CSC Budget Book), as my daughter is employed as a lifeguard in the service that receives funding from this area of the budget. ;)

Councillor D. Hill did not participate in discussion or vote on item 7A and B.

• Committee recommendations, as amended

  That Council, sitting as Committee of the Whole on December 6, 2023, approve the Community Services Committee portion of the 2024 Draft Operating and Capital Budgets, as follows:

  1. Community and Social Services Operating Budget, as follows:

  1. General Manager’s Office and Business Support Services Operating Resource Requirement (page 2)
  2. Community Safety, Well-Being, Policy and Analytics Operating Resource Requirement (page 5)
  3. Employment and Social Services Operating Resource Requirement (page 8)
  4. Children’s Services:
     1. User fees (page 13)
     2. “Wage Enhancement” and “Canada Wide Early Learning” line items of the Operating Resource Requirement (Page 11)
     3. Remaining Operating Resource Requirement (pages 11-12)
  5. Housing Services Operating Resource Requirement (page 15)
  6. Long Term Care Services Operating Resource Requirement (page 17)
  7. Gender and Race Equity, Inclusion, Indigenous Relations and Social Development Services Operating Resource Requirement (page 21)

  2. Recreation, Cultural and Facility Services Operating Budget, as follows:

  1. General Manager’s Office and Business Support Services:
     1. User fees (page 24);
     2. Operating Resource Requirement (page 23);
  2. Community Recreation, Culture and Sports Programs:
     1. User Fees (pages 28-30);
     2. Operating Resource Requirement (page 27);
  3. Complexes, Aquatics and Specialized Services:
     1. User Fees (pages 34-36);
     2. Operating Resource Requirement (page 33);
  4. Parks and Facilities Planning:
     1. User Fees (page 40);
     2. Operating Resource Requirement (page 39);
  5. Facility Operations Service
     1. User Fees (page 44);
     2. Operating Resource Requirement (page 43).

  3. Public Works Department Operating Budget, Parks Maintenance Services Operating Resource Requirement (page 46); and

  4. Community Services Committee’s portion of the Capital Budget (pages 47-48, individual projects listed on pages 85-136.  

  5. That staff be directed to explore the opportunities within its additional resources to enhance and develop specific initiatives with an anti-hate focus;

  6. That staff focus on including:

  1. Engage and bringing together important community organizations, stakeholders and partners, including the United For All Coalition
  2. Implement training initiatives to address common hate-motivated concerns
  3. Help identify specific opportunities to reduce hate and promote awareness about the negative impact of racism

20.

Emergency Preparedness and Protective Services Committee Report 8

20.1

2024 Draft Operating and Capital Budget – Emergency Preparedness and Protective Services Committee

File No. ACS2023-FCS-FSP-0016 - Citywide

See the Roadmap Motion for consideration of the 2024 Budget item 11 (Motion No. 28-03) below (Recommendation 8).

• M. Luloff declared a conflict on this item. (In accordance with Sections 5 and 6 of the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act, R.S.O. 1990 I, Councillor Matthew Luloff, declare a potential, deemed pecuniary interest on the following portions of the 2024 Emergency Preparedness and Protective Services Committee Draft Operating Budget: Emergency and Protective Services, Fire Services Operating Resource Requirement, Communications (Page 7 of the EPPS Budget Book). as my spouse is employed by Versaterm Public Safety, a software firm that provides services to Ottawa Fire Services and would receive funding from, or would potentially receive funding from, these budget line items.)

Councillor M. Luloff did not participate in discussion or vote on item 8A.

• Report Recommendations:

  That Council, sitting as Committee of the Whole, approve the Emergency Preparedness and Protective Services Committee 2024 Draft Operating and Capital Budgets as follows:

  1. Emergency and Protective Services Department, General Manager’s Office and Business Support Services - Operating Resource Requirement (page 2);
  2. Public Safety Service, as follows:
     1. User Fees (page 5);
     2. Operating Resource Requirement (page 4);
  3. Ottawa Fire Service, as follows:
     1. User fees (pages 8-10);
     2. Operating Resource Requirement (page 7), as follows:
        1. Communications;
        2. Remaining Fire Services Operating Resource Requirement
  4. Ottawa Paramedic Service, as follows:
     1. User Fees (page 13);
     2. Operating Resource Requirement (page 12);
  5. By-Law and Regulatory Services, as follows:
     1. User fees (pages 17-25);
     2. Operating Resource Requirement (page 16).
  6. Public Policy Development – Operating Resource Requirement (page 27)
  7. Emergency Preparedness and Protective Services Committee Capital Budget (pages 28-29, individual projects listed on pages 48-70).

21.

Environment and Climate Change Committee Report 8

21.1

2024 Draft Operating and Capital Budgets - Environment and Climate Change Committee

File No. ACS2023-FCS-FSP-0016 - City-Wide

See the Roadmap Motion for consideration of the 2024 Budget item 11 (Motion No. 28-03) below (Recommendation 12).

• That Council, sitting as Committee of the Whole:

  1. Approve the Environment and Climate Change Committee 2024 Rate-supported Draft Operating and Capital Budget as follows:
     1. Infrastructure and Water Services Department, Drinking Water Services as follows:
        1. User Fees (pages 3-6);
        2. Operating Resource Requirement (page 2).
     2. Wastewater Services as follows:
        1. User Fees (pages 9-10)
        2. Operating Resource Requirement (page 8);
     3. Stormwater, Laboratory and Municipal Drainage Services as follows:
        1. User Fees (pages 13-16);
        2. Operating Resource Requirements (page 12);
     4. The Environment and Climate Change Committee Rate-Supported Capital Budget, on pages 17-19, individual projects listed on pages 32-62 (Drinking Water Services), 64-68 (Integrated Water and Wastewater – Rate Portion), 70-90 (Stormwater Services) and 92-116 (Wastewater Services).
  2. Approve the Environment and Climate Change Committee 2024 Tax-supported Draft Operating and Capital Budget, as follows:
     1. Infrastructure and Water Services Department operating budget, as follows:
        1. General Manager’s Office and Business Technical Support Services Operating Resource Requirement (page 2).
        2. Infrastructure Services:
           1. User Fees (page 5);
           2. Operating Resource Requirement (page 4).
        3. Asset Management Services:
           1. User Fees (page 8);
           2. Operating Resource Requirement (page 7).
     2. Planning, Real Estate and Economic Development Department, Resiliency and Natural Systems Policy Operating Resource Requirement (page 11);
     3. Public Works Department operating budget, as follows:
        1. Solid Waste Services:
           1. User Fees (pages 14-15);
           2. Operating Resource Requirements (page 13);
        2. Forestry Services:
           1. User Fees (page 18);
           2. Operating Resource Requirement (page 17).
     4. Environment and Climate Change Committee Tax-supported Capital Budget on page 19, individual projects listed on pages 39-42 (Environment), and pages 44-50 (Solid Waste).

22.

Finance and Corporate Services Committee Report 10

22.1

2024 Draft Operating and Capital Budgets - Finance and Corporate Services Committee

File No. ACS2023-FCS-FSP-0016 - City-wide

See the Roadmap Motion for consideration of the 2024 Budget item 11 (Motion No. 28-03) below (Recommendation 13).

• Committee Recommendations

  That Council, sitting as Committee of the Whole, approve the Finance and Corporate Services Committee 2024 Draft Operating and Capital Budget, as follows:

  1. Elected Officials - Operating Resource Requirement (page 3).
  2. Office of the City Clerk Budget, as follows;
     1. User fees (pages 7-8);
     2. Operating Resource Requirement (page 6);
  3. Legal Services Operating Resource Requirement (page 10)
  4. City Manager’s Office Operating Resource Requirement (page 13);
  5. Transit Services, Rail Construction Program Service Budget as follows:
     1. User fees (pages 17-19);
     2. Operating Resource Requirement (page 16);
  6. Planning, Real Estate and Economic Development Department Budget, as follows:
     1. General Manager’s Office and Business and Technical Support Services – Operating Resources Requirement (page 21); 
     2. Economic Development and Long-Range Planning, as follows:
        1. User fees (page 24)
        2. Operating Resource Requirement (page 23);
     3. Corporate Real Estate Office, as follows:
        1. User fees (page 27);
        2. Operating Resource Requirement (page 26);
  7. Public Information and Media Relations - Operating Resource Requirement (page 29);
  8. Finance and Corporate Services Department, as follows:
     1. Human Resources Operating Resource Requirement (page 31);
     2. ServiceOttawa Operating Budget as follows:
        1. User fees (page 34);
        2. Operating Resource Requirement (page 33); 
     3. Information Technology Services – Operating Resource Requirement (page 36);
     4. Supply Services - Operating Resource Requirement (page 39);
     5. Chief Financial Officer/Treasurer and Business Support Services - Operating Resource Requirement (page 41);
     6. Financial Strategies, Planning and Client Services - Operating Resource Requirement (page 43);
     7. Revenue Services, as follows:
        1. User fees (pages 46-47);
        2. Operating Resource Requirement (page 45);
     8. Corporate Finance – Operating Resource Requirement (page 49);
     9. Payroll, Pensions and Benefits Services – Operating Resource Requirement (page 51);
  9. Non-Departmental - Operating Resource Requirement (revised pages 54-57). 
  10. Finance and Corporate Services Committee Capital Budget (page 58, individual projects listed on pages 107-113)

23.

Planning and Housing Committee Report 19

23.1

2024 Draft Operating and Capital Budgets - Planning and Housing Committee

ACS2023-FCS-FSP-0016 - City Wide

See the Roadmap Motion for consideration of the 2024 Budget item 11 (Motion No. 28-03) below (Recommendation 9).

• Committee recommendation(s)

  That Council, sitting as Committee of the Whole, approve the Planning and Housing Committee 2024 Draft Operating and Capital Budget as follows:

  1. The Planning, Real Estate and Economic Development Department Operating Budget, as follows:
     1. Right of Way, Heritage and Urban Design Services:
        1. User Fees (pages 4-9);
        2. Operating Resource Requirement (page 3);
     2. Planning Services:
        1. User Fees (pages 12-19);
        2. Operating Resource Requirement (page 11);
     3. Building Code Services: 
        1. User Fees (pages 23-30);
        2. Operating Resource Requirement (page 22); 
     4. Long Range Planning - Operating Resource Requirement:
        1. User Fees (pages 33);
        2. Operating Resource Requirement (page 32);
  2. Community and Social Services, Affordable Housing Operating Resource Requirement (page 36). 
  3. The Planning Committee Capital Budget (revised page 37), with individual projects listed on revised pages 53 and 54 (Housing Services), and 55-56. (Planning and Development).

24.

Transit Commission Report 9A

24.1

2024 Draft Operating and Capital Budget – Transit Commission

File No. ACS2023-FCS-FSP-0016 – City-wide

See the Roadmap Motion for consideration of the 2024 Budget item 11 (Motion No. 28-03) below (Recommendation 10).

• Commission recommendations

  That Council, sitting as Committee of the Whole, approve the Transit Commission 2024 Draft Operating and Capital Budget as follows:

  1. Transit Services as follows:
     1. User fees (pages 7-8);
     2. Operating Resource Requirement (page 6);
  2. Transit Commission Capital Budget (page 9, individual projects listed on pages 16-36);
  3. That Council consider Motion No. TTC 2023-09-02.

25.

Transportation Committee Report 9A

25.1

2024 Draft Operating and Capital Budget – Transportation Committee

File no: ACS2023-FCS-FSP-0016 – City Wide

See the Roadmap Motion for consideration of the 2024 Budget item 11 (Motion No. 28-03) below (Recommendation 11).

• Committee recommendations:

  That Council, sitting as Committee of the Whole, approve the Transportation Committee 2024 Draft Operating and Capital Budget, as follows:

  1. The Public Works Department Budget, as follows:
     1. General Manager’s Office and Business Support Services - Operating Resource Requirement (page
     2. Roads Services, as follows:
        1. User Fees (page 4);
        2. Operating Resource Requirement (page 3);
     3. Parking Services, as follows:
        1. User Fees (pages 7-11);
        2. Operating Resource Requirement (page 6);
     4. Traffic Services, as follows:
        1. User Fees (pages 15-16);
        2. Operating Resource Requirement (page 14);
  2. Planning, Real Estate & Economic Development Department, Transportation Planning Budget, as follows:
     1.  User Fees (page 19)
     2. Operating Resource Requirement (page 18)
  3. Finance and Corporate Services Department, Fleet Services Budget, as follows:
     1. User Fees (page 22);
     2. Operating Resource Requirement (page 21);
  4. The Transportation Committee Capital Budget (pages 23-26) [Individual projects listed on pages 46-143].

26.

Motion to Rise and Report

• Motion No. 2023 - 28-18
  Moved by C. Kelly
  Seconded by T. Kavanagh

  That the Committee of the Whole rise and report to City Council.

  Carried

27.

Motion to Adopt 2024 Budget Reports and Amendments

• Motion No. 2023 - 28-19
  Moved by C. Kelly
  Seconded by T. Kavanagh

  BE IT RESOLVED that Council approve the recommendations of the Committee of the Whole with respect the 2024 Draft Operating and Capital Budget reports, including adoption of the 2024 budgets for the statutory boards, all amendments to the Draft 2024 Tax and Rate Supported Capital Budgets in accordance with with PART VI.1 of the Municipal Act, 2001 and Ontario Regulation 530/22, and all associated resolutions approved by Council in Committee of the Whole; and 

  BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that any dissents and declarations of interest recorded during the Committee of the Whole session be deemed to be recorded in the Council session.

  For (20)	L. Dudas, G. Gower, T. Kavanagh, T. Tierney, R. King, R. Brockington, C. Kitts, G. Darouze, A. Hubley, C. Curry, D. Hill, C. Kelly, L. Johnson, S. Plante, A. Troster, M. Carr, D. Brown, S. Desroches, W. Lo, and M. Sutcliffe
  Against (5)	M. Luloff, J. Leiper, S. Menard, S. Devine, and J. Bradley

  Carried (20 to 5)

28.

Integrity Commissioner

28.1

2023 Annual Report of the Integrity Commissioner

ACS2023-OCC-GEN-0019 - Citywide

• Report Recommendation

  That Council receive the attached report for information.

  Received

29.

City Clerk

29.1

Status Update - Council Inquiries and Motions for the period ending December 1, 2023

ACS2023-OCC-CCS-0160 - Citywide

• Report recommendation 

  That Council receive this report for information.

  Received

30.

Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee Report 9

30.1

Rural Community-Building Grant Program – Quarter 4 Applications Review

ACS2023-PRE-EDP-0053 - Osgoode (20), Rideau-Jock (21)

• Committee recommendation(s), as amended

  That Council:

  1. Direct the Rural Affairs Office to bring forward applications for the Rural Community-Building Grants Program to an Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee no later than 30 days after they are received, or at the next regularly scheduled meeting of the Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee if it does not fall within the 30 day threshold; and
  2. Approve an amendment to the Rural Community-Building Grants Policy to replace the text under Section 4.0 to read as follows: “Review meetings are anticipated to be held within 30 days of receipt of the application, or at the next regularly scheduled meeting of the Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee, if applicable, to make funding decisions.”
     
     
  Carried as amended
• Motion No. 2023 - 28-20
  Moved by G. Darouze
  Seconded by D. Brown

  WHEREAS the City of Ottawa administers the Rural Community-Building Grants Program (RCBGP) funding envelope through the Rural Affairs Office, with a stated intention to support rural-based community project undertakings by community associations, agricultural groups, or other non-for-profit organizations; and

  WHEREAS the initial report (ACS2011-ICS-PGM-0182) includes criteria listed in Document 1 under section 4.0 which states, in part, that: “Review meetings are anticipated to be held quarterly to make funding decisions” and a Rural Community-Building Grant Program – Applications Review report is brought to Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee quarterly; and 

  WHEREAS the RCBGP has aided in the successful implementation of a multitude of enhancements to communities in rural Ottawa, and it would be beneficial to consider applications more expeditiously, as opposed to quarterly reviews;

  THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Rural Affairs Office be directed to review applications for the Rural Community Building Grant Program within 15 business days of receipt of an application, and to place them on the agenda for the next available regularly scheduled meeting of the Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee; and

  BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the Rural Community-Building Grants Policy be amended to replace the text under Section 4.0 to read as follows: “Review meetings are anticipated to be held after staff review, at the next available regularly scheduled meeting of the Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee.”

  Carried

30.2

Site Alteration By-law Review  

ACS2023-PRE-EDP-0041 - City Wide 

• Committee recommendations, as amended

  That Council approve:

  1. The proposed amendments to the Site Alteration By law 2018-164, as described in this report and attached as Document 1, as amended by the following:
     1. Site Alteration and Farming 2. be amended and reads as follows “A Normal Farm Practice carried out by an Agricultural Operation shall be exempt from provisions of this by-law where activities do not contravene federal or provincial law as per the Farming and Food Production Protection Act; and
     2. that Protection of Natural Environment 11. (1) be retained; and
     3. that Schedule B be amended to include lands in the rural area approximately 1 kilometer beyond the Urban Boundary and Urban Boundary Expansion Lands as outlined in the City of Ottawa Official Plan; and
     4. that an Agricultural Operation shall not be required to contact City of Ottawa Staff when carrying out site alteration which is incidental to a normal farm practice as proposed in report ACS2023-PRE-EDP-0041; and
     5. the notification process include notifying the Ward Councillor; and
  2. that staff report back to the Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee ARAC) on final wording following further consultation.
  3. That the General Manager, Planning, Real Estate and Economic Development and the City Solicitor be delegated the authority to finalize the amendments and bring forward the amending by-law to Council for enactment.
  Carried as amended
• Motion No. 2023 - 28-21
  Moved by G. Darouze
  Seconded by C. Kelly

  WHEREAS Report ACS2023-PRE-EDP-0041 (the “Report”) recommends that Council approve the proposed amendments to the Site Alteration By-law No. 2018-164, and has been amended by the Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee; and

  WHEREAS a technical amendment to remove Recommendation 2 of the staff report was introduced, but not adopted at ARAC; 

  THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Staff Report Recommendation 2 (Committee Recommendation 3) be removed. 

  Carried
• Motion No. 2023 - 28-22
  Moved by S. Menard
  Seconded by J. Leiper

  WHEREAS Report ACS2023-PRE-EDP-0041 (the “Report”) recommended the approval proposed amendments to the Site Alteration By-law No. 2018-164, and has been amended by the Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee; 

  THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Committee Recommendations 1 and 2 be replaced with the following, to approve the original staff-recommended amendments to the Site Alteration By-law:

  1. That Council approve the proposed amendments to the Site Alteration By law 2018-164, as described in this report and attached as Document 1.
  Withdrawn

30.3

Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) LT1 Procurement: Requests for Municipal Support Resolution

ACS2023-PRE-EDP-0051 - City Wide

• Committee recommendations, as amended

  That Council approve:

  1. Notwithstanding any requirements to comply with any and all current or future municipal regulations or applicable approvals and permit processes which may apply, Municipal Support Resolution requests be granted for the following proposed Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) projects within the Rural Area, as documented in this report:
     D.The BESS facility described in Document 5.
  2. Direct staff to include renewable energy generation and BESS facilities in the development review and approvals processes, as part of an upcoming report in Q1 2024 with zoning provisions for renewable energy generation and BESS facilities;
  3. Direct staff to provide a Memorandum to Council with an update on the LT1 RFP procurement results as soon as they become available, including any updates from the Province on the municipal role within Ontario Regulation 359/09 (Renewable Energy Approvals under the Environmental Protection Act) since the repeal of the Green Energy Act; and  
  4. that all future requests for MSRs through Committees to Council be brought to Committee in a manner that allows Councillors to vote on each MSR as a separate item within one report; and
  5. that all future requests for MSRs continue to rise through the appropriate Committee of Council to allow for public engagement and consultation, including for LT2 RFP and all future IESO procurements, until such time as new direction is provided by Council; and
  6. that, upon the approval of new zoning provisions for BESS facilities, staff return to Council through Committee with recommendations for updated direction for managing the MSR process.
  Carried

31.

Audit Committee Report 9

31.1

Office of the Auditor General (OAG) – Investigation of Allegations Related to Planning Activities for the Conservancy Development

File No. ACS2023-OAG-BVG-011 - City-wide

• Committee recommendation, as amended

  That Council:

  1. consider and approve the recommendations; and,
  2. consider Motion No. AC 2023-04-02.
  Carried as amended
• Motion No. 2023 - 28-23
  Moved by T. Kavanagh
  Seconded by J. Leiper

  WHEREAS the City of Ottawa’s Auditor General on November 27, 2023, presented her findings (“the report”) from the Investigation of Allegations Related to Planning Activities for the Conservancy Development; and,

  WHEREAS the findings of the report identified an inappropriate effort on the part of some City of Ottawa staff to sway the Rideau Valley Conservation Authority’s (RVCA’s) approval of a cut-and-fill permit for the development in Barrhaven known as “The Conservancy”; and,

  WHEREAS questions have been raised among Members of Council and among the public with respect to the subsequent approval of that permit that call into question the appropriateness of the decision-making process;

  THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council forward the Auditor General’s report to the Office of the Auditor General of Ontario (AGO) with a recommendation that the AGO investigate the matter to ensure the decision by the RVCA was appropriately made.

  For (10)	T. Kavanagh, R. King, J. Leiper, R. Brockington, S. Menard, L. Johnson, S. Devine, J. Bradley, A. Troster, and M. Carr
  Against (15)	M. Luloff, L. Dudas, G. Gower, T. Tierney, C. Kitts, G. Darouze, A. Hubley, C. Curry, D. Hill, C. Kelly, S. Plante, D. Brown, S. Desroches, W. Lo, and M. Sutcliffe

  Lost (10 to 15)
• Motion No. 2023 - 28-24
  Moved by D. Brown
  Seconded by W. Lo

  WHEREAS the City of Ottawa’s Auditor General on November 27, 2023, presented 
  her findings from the Investigation of Allegations Related to Planning Activities for the Conservancy Development; and,

  WHEREAS the findings of the report identified that City of Ottawa staff endorsed the cut-and-fill application expressing Councils support without Councils express knowledge, thereby acting outside of established policy with regards to a cut-and-fill permit for the development in Barrhaven known as “The Conservancy”; and,

  WHEREAS Several Members of Council have expressed concern with City of Ottawa staff’s management of this application and to the subsequent approval of that permit;

  THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council forward the Auditor General’s report 
  to the Board of Directors of the Rideau Valley Conservation Authority for review to ensure all applicable provincial planning legislation was adhered to by the RVCA.

  Carried

31.2

Office of the Auditor General (OAG) – 2024-2025 Audit Work Plan

File No. ACS2023-OAG-BVG-012 - City-wide

• Committee recommendation

  That Council approve the Office of the Auditor General’s 2024-2025 Audit Work Plan.

  Carried

31.3

Office of the Auditor General (OAG) – Audit of Cybersecurity

File No. ACS2023-OAG-BVG-013 - City-wide

• Committee recommendation

  That Council consider and approve the recommendations.

  Carried

31.4

Motion – Vice-chair D. Brown – Status of Outstanding Audit Recommendations

File No. ACS2023-OCC-CCS-0162 - City-wide

• That Council approve:

  1. that staff provide Audit Committee with a summary for the outstanding audit recommendation that are past due; and
  2. that this information be presented at the next Audit Committee meeting.
  Carried

32.

Built Heritage Committee Report 9B

32.1

Application for demolition and new construction at 1 Maple Lane/1112 Lisgar Road, a property designated under Part V of the Ontario Heritage Act as part of the Rockcliffe Park Heritage Conservation District

File No. ACS2023-PRE-RHU-0036 – Rideau-Rockcliffe (Ward 13)

• Committee recommendations

  That Council:

  1. Approve the application to demolish 1 Maple Lane/1112 Lisgar Road, conditional upon;
     1. The applicant depositing photographs and research material related to the site’s existing buildings to the City of Ottawa Archives, as per Guideline 7.4.1.4 of the Rockcliffe Park Heritage Conservation District Plan
  2. That Council consider the balance of the staff report recommendations (2-5) as referred by the Built Heritage Committee.
• Motion No. 2023 - 28-25
  Moved by R. King
  Seconded by S. Plante

  WHEREAS report ACS2023-PRE-RHU-0036 recommended approval of an application under the Ontario Heritage Act for demolition and new construction at 1 Maple Lane/1112 Lisgar Road;

  WHEREAS the Built Heritage Committee (BHC) had concerns about the mass of the proposed house; and

  WHEREAS the BHC referred recommendations 2-5 of the staff report to Council, and provided the following direction to staff: That the replacement duplex proposed for 1 Maple Lane be revised to reduce the massing on the site to increase the soft landscaping on the property in keeping with the importance attributed to the value of the natural landscaping as a key character-defining element of the Rockcliffe Park Heritage Conservation District designation and Plan; and 

  WHEREAS Heritage Planning staff worked with the applicant to address the concerns of the BHC; and

  WHEREAS revised plans have been submitted to reduce the mass; and

  WHERERAS, a motion is required to put forward the referred recommendations 2-5 for Council approval, as amended to reflect the revised plans; 

  THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the plans by Hobin Architecture, dated August 2023, be replaced by the Hobin Architecture plans, dated December 2023 and received on December 1, 2023, reflecting a reduced mass, therefore increasing the soft landscaping on the property; and

  BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that Council:

  2.    Approve the application for new construction at 1 Maple Lane/1112 Lisgar Road according to plans prepared by Hobin Architecture, dated December 2023, conditional upon:

  a.    Exploring alternative cladding materials that better reflect the character of the existing building;
  b.    The applicant providing samples of all final exterior materials for approval by Heritage Planning staff prior to the issuance of the building permit.

  3.    Approve the landscape plan for 1 Maple Lane/1112 Lisgar Road according to plans prepared by Hobin Architecture, dated August 2023, conditional upon;

  a.    The applicant submitting a final landscape plan prior to the issuance of the building permit.

  4.    Delegate the authority for minor design changes to the General Manager, Planning, Real Estate and Economic Development Department;

  5.    Approve the issuance of the heritage permits for each application with a two-year expiry date from the date of issuance.

  Carried

33.

Environment and Climate Change Committee Report 8

33.1

Draft Solid Waste Master Plan (Phase 3)

File No. ACS2023-PWD-SWS-0005 - City-Wide

Carried with Councillor J. Leiper dissenting.

• Committee Recommendations as Amended

  That Council:

  1. Receive, for information, the Draft Solid Waste Master Plan in advance of staff commencing the third Solid Waste Master Plan engagement series with residents, stakeholders and members of Council.
  2. Direct staff to begin the feasibility study and business case for alternative technologies for waste management ahead of the timelines outlined in the Draft Solid Waste Master Plan, including the exploration of Waste to Energy Incineration and Mixed Waste Processing, that are available, in operation, proven for managing and diverting municipal waste from landfills, that meet or exceed all current applicable environmental regulations, and that align with the Council-approved Solid Waste Master Plan vision statement, guiding principles and goals; and,
  3. Approve that the feasibility study and business case include a fulsome triple bottom line evaluation of the environmental (including climate), social (including public health) and financial considerations of each alternative technology and that the City engage members of the public and key stakeholders on the completion of the terms of reference for the feasibility study and business case development; and,
  4. Approve that, notwithstanding the need to study and fully consider a wide range of alternative technologies, staff be directed to prioritize Waste to Energy or Mixed Waste Processing technologies that have the greatest impact on reducing GHG emissions for the feasibility study and business case development; and
  5. Direct staff to begin preliminary consultation and issue scoping with the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks during the feasibility study and business case development to ensure any considerations and concerns are incorporated into the feasibility study and business case; and,
  6. Approve that, as part of the feasibility study, staff specifically seek to learn from the experiences of other municipalities in Ontario that have implemented Waste to Energy Incineration solutions; and ,
  7. Direct staff to take advantage of any opportunities that may exist to expedite the feasibility study or business case for a Waste to Energy technology or a Mixed Waste Processing technology so as to encourage shorter timelines without compromising the rigour and quality of the overall analyses; and; and,
  8. Approve that up to $500,000 from Capital Account 909431- Long Term Planning be allocated to fund this study, pending Council’s approval of the 2024 Capital Budget; and,
  9. Direct staff to report back through committee to Council as to the timeline for the feasibility study and business case during Q2 2024; and,
  10. Direct staff to report back through committee to Council on the feasibility study and business case during Q2 2025; and,
  11. Direct staff to provide updates to Council upon request as to progress on the feasibility study and business case and report back through committee to Council if additional time is required to complete the feasibility study and business case.
  Carried

33.2

Environmental Assessment Process for the Expansion of the Trail Waste Facility Landfill

File No. ACS2023-PWD-SWS-0006 – City-wide

• Committee Recommendation

  That Council direct staff to begin the Individual Environmental Assessment process with the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks for the expansion of the Trail Waste Facility Landfill, within the existing landfill footprint, as described in this report.

  Carried

33.3

Water Rate Structure Review Framework and Update

File No. ACS2023-FCS-REV-0006 - City-wide

• Committee recommendations

  That Council:

  1. Approve the guiding principles and review framework for the water, wastewater and stormwater rate structure as described in this report.
  2. Direct staff to develop a stormwater rate structure for consideration, that considers impervious area as the basis for fee calculation as described in this report.
  3. Direct staff to begin consultation with public and stakeholders and develop final recommendations on a revised rate structure and report back to Committee and Council before Q2 of 2025.
  Carried

33.4

Streamlining the Provisions for Distinctive Trees in the Tree Protection By-law

File No. ACS2023-PRE-EDP-0050 – City-wide

• Committee Recommendation

  That Council direct staff to amend the Tree Protection By-law, 2020-340 to reduce the size of a distinctive tree in the suburban area of Ottawa from 50 centimetres to 30 centimeters in diameter measured at breast height, effective February 1, 2024. 

  Carried

33.5

Motion – Councillor T. Tierney - Enbridge - St. Laurent Boulevard Maintenance

File No. ACS2023-OCC-CCS-0149 - City-wide

• Committee Recommendation as amended:

  That Council direct staff to continue collaborative activities with Enbridge Gas to find shared opportunities to achieve emissions reduction through energy transition planning, energy efficiency and demand-side management programs, while ensuring energy security for the residents of Ottawa.

  Carried

34.

Finance and Corporate Services Committee Report 10

34.1

Report on 2024 budget expenses pursuant to Ontario Regulation 284/09

File No.:ACS2023-FCS-FIN-0011 - Citywide

Rising from the Finance and Corporate Services Committee Meeting of 5 December 2023.

• Committee Recommendations

  That Council:

  1. Adopt this report in accordance with Ontario Regulation 284/09.
  2. Approve that the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) / City Treasurer be delegated the authority to adjust the accrual budget to include any budget changes approved by Council as part of the final adopted budget, and to include the accrual budget presentation within the City of Ottawa’s final adopted 2024 budget book, for information purposes.
  Carried

34.2

Restatement of the Ottawa-Carleton Regional Transit Commission Employees’ Pension Plan Text and Governance Plan

File No. ACS2023-FCS-FIN-0009 – City-wide

Rising from the Finance and Corporate Services Committee Meeting of 5 December 2023.

• Committee Recommendation

  That Council approve the restatement of the Ottawa Carleton Regional Transit Commission Employees’ Pension Plan Text and Governance Plan.

  Carried

34.3

Ᾱdisōke Project Update

File No.: ACS2023-IWS-IS-0001 - City-wide

Rising from the Finance and Corporate Services Committee Meeting of 5 December 2023.

• Committee Recommendation
  That Council receive this report for information.

  Received

34.4

2022 Business Improvement Area and Sparks Street Mall Authority - Annual Reports and Audited Financial Statements

File No. ACS2023-PRE-EDP-0052 – City-wide

Rising from the Finance and Corporate Services Committee Meeting of 5 December 2023.

• Committee Recommendation

  That Council receive the 2022 Business Improvement Area and Sparks Street Mall Authority Annual Reports and Audited Financial Statements.

  Received

34.5

Kanata North Nuisance Mosquito Control Program

ACS2023-OCC-CCS-0163 - Ward 4 – Kanata-North

Rising from the Finance and Corporate Services Committee Meeting of 5 December 2023.

• Committee recommendations

  That Council approve a community-wide vote to determine support for continuation of the Kanata North Nuisance Mosquito Control Program and area-specific levy, as detailed in this report.

  Carried

35.

Planning and Housing Committee Report 19

35.1

Zoning By-law Amendment - 480, 486 CitiGate Drive (formerly 575 Dealership Drive)

ACS2023-PRE-PS-0066 - Barrhaven West (3)

• Committee recommendation(s)

  That Council approve an amendment to Zoning By-law 2008-250 for 480, 486 CitiGate, as shown in Document 1, to permit warehouses, a reduced amount of parking spaces, as well as lifting the holding provision on the subject site, as detailed in Document 2.

   

  Carried as amended
• Motion No. 2023 - 28-26
  Moved by D. Hill
  Seconded by J. Leiper

  WHEREAS Report ACS2023-PRE-PS-0066 (the “Report”) recommends amending the City of Ottawa’s Zoning By-law to permit warehouses, a reduced amount of parking spaces, as well as lifting the holding provision on the subject site at 480, 486 CitiGate Drive; and

  WHEREAS the Report’s Details of Recommended Zoning unintentionally contained certain technical errors and omissions; 

  THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council amend Planning and Housing Committee Report 19, Item 1: Zoning By-law Amendment – 480, 486 CitiGate Drive (formerly 575 Dealership Drive) by replacing Document 2 of the Report with the document attached to this motion as Attachment 1 (and held on file with the City Clerk); and

  BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that there be no further notice pursuant to Section 34(17) of the Planning Act.

  Carried

35.2

Zoning By-law Amendment - 3745 St. Joseph Boulevard 

ACS2023-PRE-PS-0091 - Orléans East-Cumberland (1)

• Committee recommendation(s)

  That Council approve an amendment to Zoning By-law 2008-250 for 3745 St. Joseph Boulevard, as shown in Document 1, revised, to permit a six-storey, mixed-use building that will contain a 61-room hotel and other commercial spaces, including restaurant and retail, as detailed in Document 2.
• Motion No. 2023 - 28-27
  Moved by M. Luloff
  Seconded by J. Leiper

  WHEREAS report ACS2023-PRE-PS-0091 (the Report) to permit a six-storey mixed-use building at 3745 St. Joseph Boulevard was approved by Planning and Housing Committee on November 29, 2023; and

  WHEREAS following this meeting, the abutting property owners at 3735 St. Joseph Boulevard contacted staff to express concerns with the Zoning By-law Amendment as it related to shared access between the two sites, as detailed in Document 3 of the Report; and

  WHEREAS further investigation by staff confirmed that incorrect information was provided by the applicant concerning the right to shared access and the analysis of the Zoning By-law Amendment and the Report Recommendations were premised on certain shared features between the two sites; 

  THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Report be referred to staff until updated plans and reports are submitted to demonstrate the proposed development can function independently without the requirement for shared access and staff report back to Planning and Housing Committee with an updated Zoning By-law Amendment report for 3745 St. Joseph Boulevard when this issue has been resolved.

  Carried

35.3

Zoning By-Law Amendment – Part of 780 Baseline Road and 7 and 9 Hilliard Avenue

ACS2023-PRE-PS-0137 - Knoxdale-Merivale (9)

• Committee recommendation(s)

  That Council approve an amendment to Zoning By-law 2008-250 for part of 780 Baseline Road and 7 and 9 Hilliard Avenue, as shown as Document 1, to permit the development of one mixed-use high-rise tower and a public park, as detailed in Documents 2 and 3, revised.

  Carried

36.

Bulk Consent Agenda

36.1

Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee Report 9

36.1.1

Zoning By-law Amendment – 4348 & 4560 Dunning Road 

ACS2023-PRE-PSX-0003 - Orléans South-Navan (19)

• Committee recommendation(s)

  That Council approve an amendment to Zoning By-law 2008-250 for 4348 & 4560 Dunning Road, as shown in Document 1, to prohibit residential development on the retained lands, and to permit a reduced lot width on the severed lands, as detailed in Document 2.

36.2

Audit Committee Report 4

36.2.1

Appointment of an external auditor for a five-year term

File No. ACS2023-FCS-FIN-0010 - City-wide

• Committee recommendations

  That Council approve:

  1. The appointment of KPMG LLP as the external auditors of the City of Ottawa commencing upon issuance of a purchase order to KPMG and ending September 30, 2028 (includes the audits for five fiscal years) for a total firm price of $2,970,850 plus HST for the five-year contract period, and that the necessary By-Law be enacted; and,
  2. The appointment of KPMG LLP as the external auditors of the Ottawa Community Lands Development Corporation for the five-year period ending September 30, 2028.

36.3

Debenture Committee Report 1

36.3.1

Debenture Committee - Terms of Reference

File No. ACS2023-OCC-CCS-0158

• Committee Recommendation:

  That Council approve the Debenture Committee's Terms of Reference, as outlined in this report and attached as Document 1.

36.4

Planning and Housing Committee Report 19

36.4.1

Zoning By-law Amendment - 3493, 3497, 3499 Innes Road

ACS2023-PRE-PS-0135 - Orléans West-Innes (2)

• Committee recommendation(s)

  That Council approve an amendment to Zoning By-law 2008-250 for 3493, 3497, 3499 Innes Road as shown in Document 1, to permit the development of two commercial use buildings on the subject property, as detailed in Document 2.

36.5

Transportation Committee Report 9A

36.5.1

Strategic Road Safety Action Plan Annual Report

File No. ACS2023-PWD-TRF-0007 - City Wide

• Report Recommendation(s):

  That Council:

  1. Receive the 2023 Road Safety Action Plan – Implementation Plan Status Update.
  2. Approve the 2024 Road Safety Action Plan – Implementation Plan, as outlined in this report.

36.6

City Clerk – Summary of Oral and Written Public Submissions

36.6.1

Summary of Oral and Written Public Submissions for Items Subject to the Planning Act ‘Explanation Requirements’ at the Special City Council Meeting of November 8 and 9, 2023, and the City Council Meeting of November 22, 2023

• Report Recommendation

  That Council approve the Summaries of Oral and Written Public Submissions for items considered at the Special City Council Meeting of November 8 and 9, 2023 and the City Council Meeting of November 22, 2023, 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 Documents 1 -6.

  Carried

37.

In Camera Items

There were no in camera items.

38.

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. 

  Received

39.

Motion to Adopt Reports

• Motion No. 2023 - 28-28
  Moved by C. Kelly
  Seconded by T. Kavanagh

  That the following reports be received and adopted as amended, excluding those items previously adopted by Council as part of the Budget:

  1. Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee Report 9; 
  2. Audit Committee Report 4; 
  3. Built Heritage Committee Report 9B;
  4. Debenture Committee Report 1;
  5. Environment and Climate Change Committee Report 8;
  6. Finance and Corporate Services Committee Report 10;
  7. Planning and Housing Committee Report 19; 
  8. Transportation Committee Report 9A;
  9. The reports from the City Clerk entitled “Status Update – Council Inquiries and Motions for the period ending December 1, 2023” and “Summary of Oral and Written Public Submissions for Items Subject to the Planning Act ‘Explanation Requirements’ at the Special City Council Meeting of November 8 and 9, 2023, and the City Council Meeting of November 22, 2023”; and
  10. The report from the Integrity Commissioner entitled “2023 Annual Report of the Integrity Commissioner”.
  Carried

40.

Motions of Which Notice Has Been Previously Given

40.1

S. Plante - ByWard Market District Authority Board Appointments

• Motion No. 2023 - 28-29
  Moved by S. Plante
  Seconded by M. Sutcliffe

  WHEREAS on June 14, 2023, Council received an update on the ByWard Market District Authority Board and the public nomination process to be undertaken by the new Board, and

  WHEREAS on October 23, 2023 the ByWard Market District Authority Board selected Rosemary Thompson and Suzanne Valiquet to serve on the Board for terms continuing until the 2025 annual general meeting; and

  WHEREAS Council approval is required for these additional appointments to the Board;

  THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council approve the appointment of Suzanne Valiquet and Rosemary Thompson to the ByWard Marked District Authority Board for a term ending at the close of the 2025 annual general meeting or until their successor is appointed or their resignation received.

  Carried

41.

Motions Requiring Suspension of the Rules of Procedure

42.

Notices of Motion (for Consideration at Subsequent Meeting)

42.1

Ottawa International Airport Authority Tree Planting

• Moved by R. Brockington
  Seconded by J. Bradley

  WHEREAS, the Ottawa International Airport Authority (The Authority), under agreement with Transport Canada, has the authority to make decisions with lands abutting the airport, including those along Hunt Club Road,

  WHEREAS, the Authority sanctioned the removal of 10 acres of white pine plantation trees located at 400-440 Hunt Club Road (south-side), between Otto’s BMW and Lowe’s Martin, in November 2023,

  Whereas the trees provided many environmental benefits including carbon dioxide sequestration, food and habitat for birds and small animals, and a place for humans to enjoy and improve their mental and physical health,

  WHEREAS, there was great public outcry against the proposal to remove these trees, including a petition of 22,000 names, frequent protests, outreach to elected officials and formal Council motion to discuss the matter between the Mayor, local Councillors and Chair of Planning and Housing, as well as OIAA Board officials,

  WHEREAS, the Authority should commit to offsetting the lost trees, by replanting a similar quantity,

  THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Mayor write to the President and CEO of the Ottawa International Airport Authority, as well as the Chair of the Board, to convey Council’s request for the Authority to replant an equivalent number of trees in Ottawa, by partnering with an organization(s) that specialize in tree planting.

43.

Motion to Introduce By-laws

43.1

Three Readings

• Motion No. 2023 - 28-30
  Moved by C. Kelly
  Seconded by T. Kavanagh

  That the by-laws listed on the Agenda under Motion to Introduce By-laws, Three Readings, be read and passed, with the exception of by-law "u" 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 3745 St. Joseph Boulevard. 

  2023-514    A by-law of the City of Ottawa to establish certain lands as common and public highway and assume them for public use (Carp Road, William Mooney Drive, Kilborn Avenue, Beaver Avenue, John Quinn Road, Baseline Road, McLinton Road, Mansfield Road, Bleeks Road, Stagecoach Road, Viewmount Drive, chemin Renaud Road, Nixon Drive, David Manchester Road, Dwyer Hill Road, McMahon Avenue, Burnt Lands Road, Salisbury Street, chemin Boundary Road, Sarsfield Road).
  2023-515    A by-law of the City of Ottawa to establish certain lands as common and public highway and assume them for public use (Dwyer Hill Road, Purdy Road, Spruce Ridge Road, Richardson Side Road, 8th Line Road, 9th Line Road, Campeau Drive, Russell Road, Queensview Drive, Innes Road, Carling Avenue, Blanchfield Road, Riddell Avenue North, Carling Avenue, Cote de Neiges Road, Bronson Avenue).
  2023-516    A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2002-189 respecting various minor and other amendments.
  2023-517    A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2010-211 respecting various minor amendments.
  2023-518    A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2010-210 respecting various minor amendments.
  2023-519    A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2021-104 respecting various minor amendments.
  2023-520    A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2022-197 respecting various minor amendments.
  2023-521    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.
  2023-522    A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2016-272 respecting various minor and other amendments.
  2023-523    A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2013-416 respecting various minor and other amendments.
  2023-524    A by-law of the City of Ottawa to appoint external auditors.
  2023-525    A by-law of the City of Ottawa to establish the Lansdowne Debt Servicing Reserve Fund for the City of Ottawa.
  2023-526    A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law Number 2017-89 to expand the Kanata Central Area Improvement Area.
  2023-527    A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law Number 2006-476 to expand the Heart of Orléans Improvement Area.
  2023-528    A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law Number 367-77 of the old Corporation of the City of Ottawa, as amended, to change the name of the Bank Street BIA Board of Management to Centertown BIA.
  2023-529    A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law Number 2792 of the old Corporation of the City of Vanier, as mended, to change the name of the Quartier Vanier Merchants Association (BIA) Board of Management to Vanier BIA and ZAC Vanier in French.
  2023-530    A by-law of the City of Ottawa to establish certain lands as common and public highway and assume them for public use (Mer Bleue Road).
  2023-531    A by-law of the City of Ottawa to establish certain lands as common and public highway and assume them for public use (Montreal Road). 
  2023-532    A by-law of the City of Ottawa to establish certain lands as common and public highway and assume them for public use (Carling Avenue, Hawthorne Road, Parkmount Crescent, Armstrong Street, Richardson Side Road, Huntmar Road, Churchill Avenue North, Catherine Street, Northside Road, Greenfield Avenue, Main Street, Campeau Drive and Bank Street).
  2023-533    A by-law of the City of Ottawa to designate certain lands at promenade Barrett Farm Drive on Plan 4M-1727 as being exempt from Part Lot Control.
  2023-534    A by-law of the City of Ottawa to designate certain lands at privé Woven Private and privé Kinstead Private on Plan 4M-1720 as being exempt from Part Lot Control.
  2023-535    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 3493, 3497, and 3499 Innes Road.
  2023-536    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 4348 and 4560 Dunning Road.
  2023-537    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 780 Baseline Road and the lands known municipally as 7 and 9 Hilliard Avenue.
  2023-538    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 480 and 486 CitiGate Drive (formerly 575 Dealership Drive).
  2023-539    A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2018-213, a by-law of the City of Ottawa to appoint certain Municipal Law Enforcement Officers to enforce the provisions of the Sewer Connection By-law and to repeal By-law No. 2016-6.
  2023-540    A by-law of the City of Ottawa to establish certain lands as common and public highway and assume them for public use (Walkley Road, Pebblewoods Drive, Old Richmond Road, Garrison Street, Shillington Avenue, Ancaster Road, Glynn Avenue, Churchill Avenue North, Ormrod Road, Snake Island Road, Grey’s Creek Road, Manotick Main Street, Anne Street).
  2023-541    A by-law of the City of Ottawa to establish certain lands as common and public highway and assume them for public use (Norice Street, Russell Road, Vaughan Side Road, Peter Robinson Road, Bankfield Road and Rideau Valley Drive, Byron Avenue and Bevan Avenue, Galetta Side Road, Stonecrest Road, Sarsfield Road, Beaton Road, Dunning Road, Gallagher Road, Mackey Road, Fisher Avenue, Carling Avenue).
  2023-542    A by-law of the City of Ottawa to establish certain lands as common and public highway and assume them for public use (Cyrville Road, Eagle Lane, Churchill Avenue, Campbell Reid Court, Millburn Crescent, River Road, Ashton Station Road, McLinton Road, Wilhaven Drive, Blair Place, Cummings Avenue, Carling Avenue, Woodroffe Avenue, Iroquois Road).
  2023-543    A by-law of the City of Ottawa to establish certain lands as common and public highway and assume them for public use (Cummings Avenue, Ogilvie Road, Montreal Road, St. Laurent Boulevard, Spratt Road, Baskins Beach Road, Campeau Drive, Hilda Street and O’Meara Street, Carp Road, Conn Street and Poulin Avenue, chemin Pagé Road, Frontier Road, Cambrian Road West, Galetta Side Road, Beckwith Boundary Road, Montague Boundary Road, Campbell Reid Court).
  2023-544    A by-law of the City of Ottawa to establish certain lands as common and public highway and assume them for public use (Frank Kenny Road, Montreal Road, Withrow Avenue, Upper Dwyer Hill Road, Sherwood Drive, Poulin Street, Copeland Road, Dwyer Hill Road, Franktown Road, Bleeks Road, Carp Road, Glynn Avenue, Second Line Road, Tremblay Road).
  2023-545    A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2022-135, as amended, and to correct minor typographical errors. 
  2023-546    A by-law to authorize the imposition of special charges on 46 Reynard St (the "benefitting property").
  2023-547    A by-law to authorize the imposition of special charges on 24 Burnbank St (the "benefitting property").
  2023-548    ii.    A by-law to authorize the imposition of special charges on 2981 Leo Ln (the "benefitting property").

  Carried

44.

Confirmation By-law

• Motion No. 2023 - 28-31
  Moved by C. Kelly
  Seconded by T. Kavanagh

  That the following by-law be read and passed:

  To confirm the proceedings of the Council meeting of December 6, 2023.

  Carried

45.

Inquiries

45.1

Councillor R. Brockington

Councillor R. Brockington (OCC 2023-12)

Due to chronic instances of motorists losing control of their vehicles on the McCarthy Road curve, between 3183 McCarthy and approx. 125m north of the curve, resulting in death, injuries, damage to vehicles, trees, utility poles and NCC property and placing vulnerable road users at significant risk, staff in Public Works are requested to provide a detailed reply as to why a guardrail is not a recommended option along this curve and to suggest alternative options that can be implemented that will maximize pedestrian and cyclists’ safety, as well as reduce the frequency of motorists losing control of their vehicles.

46.

Adjournment

• Motion No. 2023 - 28-32
  Moved by C. Kelly
  Seconded by T. Kavanagh

  That the proceedings of the City Council meeting of December 6, 2023 be adjourned.

  Carried
• The Meeting Adjourned at 5:50 pm.