Finance and Economic Development Committee
Agenda 34
Tuesday, February 1, 2022
9:30 am
Electronic Participation
This Meeting will be held through electronic participation in accordance with
Section 238 of the Municipal Act, 2001 as amended by the COVID-19
Economic Recovery Act, 2020. Persons wishing to view the meeting or provide
comments on any of the agenda items should refer to the process detailed in and
attached to this agenda as an annex.
Carole Legault, Coordinator
613-580-2424 x 28934
[email protected]
Committee
Members:
Chair: Mayor
J. Watson
Vice-Chair: Councillor L. Dudas
Councillors: J. Cloutier, C. Curry, G. Darouze, E. El-Chantiry, G. Gower, A. Hubley,
M. Luloff, S. Moffatt, T. Tierney
Simultaneous
interpretation in both official languages is available for any specific agenda
item by calling the committee information number at least 72 hours in advance
of the meeting.
Accessible formats and communication supports are
available, upon request.
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ACS2022-CSS-GEN-001
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BARRHAVEN (3)
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That the Finance and Economic Development Committee
recommend Council approve the following:
1. That
Section 1.2 of the City’s Disposal of Real Property Policy pertaining to the
disposal of real property at current market value and Section 2.3 pertaining
to the public marketing of viable properties be waived; and
2. That
the Director, Corporate Real Estate Office be delegated the authority to
transfer the previously declared surplus property known as part of 3380
Jockvale Road, as shown in Document 1, from the City to Ottawa Community
Housing Corporation for $2 subject to certain terms and conditions including
the creation of affordable housing on the Property, as described in this
report.
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ACS2022-ICS-LEG-0001
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CITY WIDE
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That the Finance and Economic Development Committee
recommend that City Council endorse the measures proposed by the Association
of Municipalities of Ontario calling on the Provincial Government to enact
reforms addressing the issue of joint and several liability, as set out
below:
1. The
provincial government adopt a model of full proportionate liability to
replace joint and several liability.
2. Implement
enhancements to the existing limitations period including the continued
applicability of the existing 10-day rule on slip and fall cases given recent
judicial interpretations, and whether a 1-year limitation period may be
beneficial.
3. Implement
a cap for economic loss awards.
4. Increase
the catastrophic impairment default benefit limit to $2 million and increase
the third-party liability coverage to $2 million in government regulated
automobile insurance plans.
5. Assess
and implement additional measures which would support lower premiums or alternatives
to the provision of insurance services by other entities such as non-profit
insurance reciprocals.
6. Compel
the insurance industry to supply all necessary financial evidence including
premiums, claims, and deductible limit changes which support its, and
municipal arguments as to the fiscal impact of joint and several liability.
7. Establish
a provincial and municipal working group to consider the above and put
forward recommendations to the Attorney General.
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ACS2022-ICS-ITS-0001
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CITY WIDE
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That the Finance and Economic Development Committee
recommend that Council approve the transfer for $1 million of professional
services funding within the Information Technology Services budget to the
compensation budget and establish nine (9) full-time equivalents as outlined
in the report.
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NEXT MEETING
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Tuesday, March
1, 2022
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*Notice
In Camera Items are not subject to public
discussion or audience. Any person has a right to request an independent
investigation of the propriety of dealing with matters in a closed session. A
form requesting such a review may be obtained, without charge, from the City’s
website or in person from the Chair of this meeting. Requests are kept
confidential pending any report by the Meetings Investigator and are conducted
without charge to the Requestor.
Note: 1. Please note that any written or verbal submissions
(including your name but excluding personal contact information) will form part
of the public record and be made available to City Council and the public.
2. Except
where otherwise indicated, reports requiring Council consideration will be
presented to Council on February 9, 2022 in Finance and Economic Development
Committee Report 34.
3. Items listed
under Communications and Information Previously Distributed do not form part of
the regular Agenda and will not be discussed by the Committee unless added to
the Agenda pursuant to Subsection 89.(3) of the Procedure By-law.
Annex
– Remote Participation Details
This particular meeting will be
hosted in Zoom. Participants may join the meeting by calling a
toll-free telephone number or using Zoom software on a computer or mobile
device.
Members of Committee and Council
and Required City Staff:
The Committee Coordinator will send
a Zoom link and password prior to the meeting to Members of Committee and
Council, and staff who are required to participate.
Other City Staff, Media and
General Public
Staff not participating in the
meeting, the media and the general public must view the meeting via the Ottawa City Council YouTube channel.
Submissions to Committee
Members of the public may provide
either written or oral submissions (or both) to Committee for this meeting.
Written comments: Members of the public may submit written
comments by email to the Committee Coordinator, or by calling the Committee
Coordinator to have their comments transcribed. Both written and oral
comments are given equal consideration by the committee.
In order to ensure that written
comments can be provided to the Committee prior to the meeting, the deadline
for submitting written comments is 4:00 PM on the last business day prior to
the meeting, being Monday, January 31.
Oral comments (public
delegations): Members of the
public may register, by calling or emailing the Committee Coordinator, to
provide oral comments during the meeting using Zoom. They must include their
name, telephone number and email address (if available). Registration is
required so that the Coordinator may provide Zoom meeting information to the
speaker.
Please note that neither a computer,
nor a video sharing device, is required to participate in the meeting via Zoom.
Participants may join the Zoom meeting by calling a toll-free number.
Should you wish to speak for up to five minutes
during the Committee meeting, you may register with the Committee Coordinator
by phone prior to 4:00 PM on the last business day prior to the meeting, being Monday, January 31, or by email no later than
one hour prior to the start time set for the meeting, being February 1 at 8:30
AM.
Please note that screen-sharing
will not be enabled for participants during this meeting. Those delegates who
wish to provide a visual presentation (PowerPoint or other) are required to
register to speak and provide those materials to the committee coordinator
prior to 4:00 PM on the last business day prior to the meeting, being Monday,
January 31.
The Committee Coordinator who is
moderating the meeting will share your presentation from his/her screen as you
speak.
After the
above deadlines have passed, members of the public may submit comments to the
appropriate Standing Committee (if applicable) and/or submit written comments
to Council. Please note that comments received after the above deadlines
have passed will be acknowledged by the Committee Coordinator and
provided to all Members of Council as soon as possible prior to Council’s final
consideration of the item but may not be provided to the Committee prior to its
meeting.