OTTAWA CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA 44
Wednesday, November 25 2020
10:00 am
By 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
REPORT RECOMMENDATIONS
The Integrity Commissioner recommends
that City Council:
1. Suspend the notice requirement
in Section 13 of the Complaint Protocol (Appendix A to By-law 2018-400) to
consider this report.
2. Receive this report, including
the finding that Councillor Chiarelli has contravened Section 4 and Section 7
of the Code of Conduct.
3. Impose the following sanctions
for each individual contravention of the Code of Conduct:
a. Complaint 1 – Suspension of
the remuneration paid to Councillor Chiarelli in respect of his service as a
Member of Council for 90 days;
b. Complaint 2 – Suspension of the
remuneration paid to Councillor Chiarelli in respect of his service as a
Member of Council for 90 days.
4. Direct that the effective
starting date for the above recommendations for suspension of remuneration
follow the end of the suspensions of remuneration of Councillor Chiarelli
approved by Council on July 15, 2020 and be applied consecutively.
5. Remove Councillor Chiarelli
from the membership of all committees of Council and any other boards, local
boards, agencies or commissions he has been appointed to by Council for the
remainder of the 2018-2022 term of office.
6. Suspend all delegated
authorities of Councillor Chiarelli to hire staff and to order and approve
any budgetary expenditures for the remainder of the 2018-2022 term of office
and that the said delegated authorities shall be vested as recommended by the
City Clerk in a separate report to Council.
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council approve an amendment to Zoning By-law
2008-250 for part of 6335 Perth Street to adjust zone boundaries and some of
the multiple attached zone provisions within Phase 2 of the residential
subdivision, as shown in Document 1 and detailed in Document 2.
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council approve that the North Gower Recreation
Association receive a one time $15,000 grant paid for from the Ward 21 CILP
account and the administrative costs associated with providing a Consent To
Enter be waived.
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council consider and approve the investigation’s
recommendations.
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council consider and approve the review’s
recommendations.
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COMMITTEE MEETING INFORMATION
Delegations: No delegations on this
item
Debate: The committee spent approximately
one hour on this item
Vote: The committee CARRIED as
presented
Position of Ward Councillor: City Wide
report
Position of Advisory Committee: None
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council consider and approve the review’s
recommendations.
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council receive the Report on the Fraud and
Waste Hotline.
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council approve the addition of the properties
listed in Document 1 to the City of Ottawa’s Heritage Register, in accordance
with Section 27 of the Ontario Heritage Act.
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council approve the addition of the properties
listed in Document 1 to the City of Ottawa’s Heritage Register, in accordance
with Section 27 of the Ontario Heritage Act.
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS
That Council:
1. Approve the amendments to the
Tree Protection By-law as described in the report;
2. Approve the amendment to the
Planning Fees By-law, 2015-96 as described in this report;
3. Delegate the authority to the
General Manager, Planning, Infrastructure and Economic Development and the
City Solicitor to make the amendments described in this report and to bring
forward the by-laws to Council for enactment.
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS
That Council:
1. Delegate authority to the General
Manager of Public Works and Environmental Services to work with the Solid
Waste Master Plan Council Sponsors Group to prepare and finalize comments on
the draft blue box regulations on behalf of the City of Ottawa; and
2. Direct City staff to provide
Council with a copy of the comments submitted to the Province and provide an
update to Committee and Council to highlight any notable changes between the
draft regulations and final regulations, once they are registered in late
2020 or early 2021.
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COMMITTEE MEETING INFORMATION
Delegations: 41 delegations
Debate: The committee spent approximately
8 hours on this item
Vote: The committee CARRIED the report recommendations as
presented.
Position of Ward Councillor: City Wide
report
Position of Advisory
Committee: None
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COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATIONS
That Council:
1. Approve
the changes to the Lansdowne Partnership Plan Agreements identified below, as
required and as outlined in this report, to assist in mitigating the impacts
of COVID-19 by increasing the liquidity of the partnership to better manage
cashflows, and delegate the authority to the City Manager, in consultation
with the City Solicitor and Chief Financial Officer, to negotiate and execute
any amendments required to give effect to Council’s decisions:
a. To extend
the partnership and associated closed financial system and Waterfall by ten
years from 2044 to 2054; and
b. To remove
the participation rent and to maintain base rents at current levels in the
event of a permitted transfer of the Retail Component during the term of the
Retail Lease; and
c. To remove
the City’s provision to terminate the Retail Lease without cause; and
d. To provide the
Ottawa Sports & Entertainment Group (OSEG) one-time access to the current
capital reserve (lifecycle) funds, while they continue to fund lifecycle
investments required based on formalized administrative practices for the
City to approve these investments; and
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2. Approve
the establishment of a Lansdowne Park Partnership Working Group consisting of
City staff and representatives from OSEG to explore the options to improve
the Lansdowne Park Partnership and position it for continued success in a
post-COVID environment as well as a Council Sponsor Group to support the
Working Group, as described in this report, with the Working Group to report
back to the Finance and Economic Development Committee and Council no later
than Q2 2021; and
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3. Receive
the following status update report related to the Lansdowne Partnership Plan:
a. The update
from the City Manager outlining the delegated authority exercised from
October 2019 to date by the City Manager, the City Solicitor and the Chief
Financial Officer, under the finalized and executed Lansdowne Partnership
Plan Legal Agreements; and
b. The update
from the City Manager on the August 28, 2020 Lansdowne Master Partnership
Meeting and Meetings Amongst Parties to the Unanimous Shareholder Agreements;
and
c. The status
update outlined in this report regarding the operations of the Lansdowne
Public-Private Partnership as referenced in Section 10 of the 2019 -
Procurement Year in Review report (ASC2020-ICS-PRO-0001).
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION, AS AMENDED
That Council receive and approve this report, as amended by
Document 1.
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COMMITTEE MEETING
INFORMATION
Delegations: The
committee heard 10 delegations on this item
Debate: The committee
spent two hours and eight minutes on this item
Vote: The committee
Carried the report recommendations on a vote of 10 yeas and 0 nays
Position of Ward
Councillor: The Ward Councillor is aware of the recommendations within the
report
Position of Advisory
Committee: n/a
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS
That Council approve:
1. an amendment to the Official
Plan, Volume 1, Section 3.6.1 - General Urban Area, Policy 17, for part of
100 Bayshore Drive, adding site specific policies, as detailed in Document 2;
2. an amendment to Zoning
By-law 2008-250 for part of 100 Bayshore Drive to permit a residential development
including two towers with heights up to 30-storeys, as detailed in Document
3; and
3. that the implementing Zoning
By-law does not proceed to City Council until such time as the agreement
under Section 37 of the Planning Act is executed.
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COMMITTEE MEETING
INFORMATION
Delegations: The
committee heard 8 delegations on this item
Debate: The committee
spent two hours and eight minutes on this item
Vote: The committee
carried the report recommendations, as amended, on a vote of 9 yeas to 0
nays
Position of Ward
Councillor: Councillor Leiper moved the amending motion and voted in favour of
it and the report recommendations as amended
Position of Advisory
Committee: n/a
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS AS AMENDED
That Council approve:
1. an amendment to Zoning
By-law 2008-250 for 433 and 435 Churchill Avenue North, and 468 and 472 Byron
Place, to permit a six-storey mixed-use development, as detailed in Document
2, as amended by the following:
a. that Document 2, Details
of Recommended Zoning, clause 3(c)(vi) be amended to replace “1.0 metre” with
“1.5 metres” as it relates to the outdoor roof-top terraces; and
b. that Document 3, Schedule
YYY, be amended by replacing Document 3 with the revised Schedule,per
Planning Committee Motion No PLC 2020-32/1;
2. that pursuant to the Planning
Act, subsection 34(17), no further notice be given.
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council approve the Stormwater Management
Design Criteria for the Pinecrest Creek/Westboro Area as described herein and
listed as Document 2.
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS AS AMENDED
That Council:
1. approve the Bird-Safe Design
Guidelines, attached as Document 1;
2. approve that the
following be added to the Disposition section of the report:
• “3. Post the Bird-Safe Design Guidelines
– Development Application Review Criteria on the City’s website, in an
accessible format, to provide clarity to Planning Services staff and
applicants when applying the guidelines.”
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS
That Council approve that:
1. pursuant to Section 45 of
the Planning Act, an application to the Committee of Adjustment be
permitted in respect to the property at 335 Sandhill Road for a minor
variance associated with the proposed development for Block 10, limited to
the interior side yard setback, as per Urban Exception 2630 of By-law
2008-250, as amended; and
2. that there be no further
notice pursuant to Subsection 34 (17) of the Planning Act.
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COMMITTEE MEETING
INFORMATION
Delegations: The
committee heard 13 delegations on this item
Debate: The committee
spent three hours and 10 minutes on this item
Vote: The committee Carried
the report recommendations as amended by a motion from Councillor Egli, with one
dissent on Recommendation 1
Position of Ward
Councillor: The Ward Councillors are aware of the recommendations within the
report (as noted in the report)
Position of Advisory Committee:
n/a
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COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATIONS, AS AMENDED
That Council:
1. Approve
the functional design for the Barrhaven Light Rail Transit (Baseline Station
to Barrhaven Town Centre) and Rail Grade-Separations Planning and
Environmental Assessment (EA) study and interim transit priority measures as
described in this report and supporting documents;
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2. Direct
staff to complete the Transit Project Assessment Process (TPAP) in accordance
with the Regulation 231/08 of the Ontario Environmental Assessment Act,
including the preparation and filing of the Environmental Project Report for
final public review and comment; and,
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3. Direct
staff to remove the 1005--1045 Greenbank Road site earmarked for affordable
housing by Council on April 10, 2019 (Report ACS2019-PIE-GEN-001) from the
list of affordable housing development sites; and,
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4. Direct the
Interdepartmental Task Force on Affordable Housing to undertake a comprehensive
review of the planned Stage 3 LRT corridors to identify short-term
alternative locations for future affordable housing development to replace
the 1005-1045 Greenbank Road site that is now recommended for the Barrhaven
LRT’s Train Storage and Servicing Facility; and,
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5. Direct staff to establish
a Working Group to examine options on how to assist the residents who are facing
a future relocation because of the LRT project and that this working group
consist of: General Manager, Planning, Infrastructure and Economic
Development, General Manager, Community and Social Services, General Manager,
Transportation Services, and/or their respective delegates; Ottawa Community
Housing; community representatives from Manor Village and Cheryl Gardens; the
ward Councillor; and the Councillor Liaison for Housing and Homelessness; and
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6. Direct staff to report
back to the Finance and Economic Development Committee by end of 2021 on the
Working Group’s recommendations including justifications, and policy and financial
implications.
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COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATIONS, AS AMENDED
That Council approve:
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1. that the
temporary cycling lanes remain as permanent facilities on Holland Avenue from
Kenilworth Avenue to Tyndall Avenue; and
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2. that the
speed limit be posted at 40km/hr to support transit service and thus promote
sustainable mobility choices for our residents; and
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3. that any
work that is required to carry out the above directives (such as refreshing
of line painting, posting and new speed limit signs) be funded within the
existing budget of the Jackie Holzman Bridge project.
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4. the addition of the
following under the Consultation Section of the report:
Infrastructure Services
Comment
Following the approval of
the report, Infrastructure Services will collaborate with Transportation
Services Department on the installation of the permanent cycling lanes and
signs on Holland Avenue from Kenilworth Avenue to Tyndall Avenue. The funding
will be provided though the existing budget of the Jackie Holzman Bridge
project. The bridge is now open for use, final landscaping and sign
installation is underway.
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5. the addition of an Asset
Management Implications section to the report with the following:
The recommendations
documented in this report are consistent with the City’s Comprehensive Asset
Management (CAM) Program objectives. The implementation of the Comprehensive
Asset Management program enables the City to effectively manage existing and
new infrastructure to maximize benefits, reduce risk, and provide safe and
reliable levels of service to community users. This is done in a socially,
culturally, environmentally, and economically conscious manner.
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COMMITTEE MEETING
INFORMATION
Delegations: The
committee heard 3 delegations on this item
Debate: The committee
spent two hours and 30 minutes on this item
Vote: The committee
Carried the report recommendations as amended.
Position of Ward
Councillor: City Wide
Position of Advisory
Committee: n/a
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COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATIONS, AS AMENDED
That Council:
1. Endorse
the all-tram option for the proposed Société de transport de l’Outaouais
(STO) tramway in Gatineau;
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2. Approve
the Sparks Street tunnel option as the optimal corridor for the STO tramway
in Ottawa, subject to STO securing the project funding for its
implementation; and
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3. Approve
the Wellington Street (with traffic) street-level option as an alternative corridor
for the STO tramway in Ottawa, should funding for the Sparks Street tunnel
not materialize, with the following conditions:
a. That the
STO complete a fulsome assessment of the required cross-sectional elements of
the corridor and secure sufficient right-of-way from the federal government
to ensure the safety of all users with adequate space for signage and traffic
control infrastructure;
b. That the
STO complete a detailed plan which addresses other operational requirements
in the corridor, such as accesses to the Parliamentary and Judicial
Precincts, tour bus operations and snow removal;
c. That the STO
complete a fulsome network traffic analysis and develop a detailed mitigation
plan to address the downstream impacts on Ottawa’s downtown streets to the
satisfaction of the City’s Transportation Services Department;
d. That the
STO develop a mitigation plan for its tramway service when Wellington Street
is closed due to external factors such as demonstrations or special events;
e. That the
STO develop an implementation plan that is coordinated with other projects in
the downtown area to minimize traffic disruptions during construction; and,
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4. Approve that should the
tramway operate on Wellington Street, that the branding and livery of the
tramway vehicles reflect the colours and symbolism of our country and that
City staff work with the STO on this proposed branding and livery, and that
it be presented to the City of Ottawa’s Transportation Committee and federal
partners for input prior to its procurement and implementation
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5. Approve that Mayor Watson
write to the Prime Minister, the Minister of Finance, and the Minister of
Infrastructure and Communities to request that the federal government
prioritize investments in transformative and sustainable transit projects
like Stage 3 LRT to Kanata-Stittsville and Barrhaven and the STO Tramway over
a sixth bridge; and,
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6. Approve that STO be
mandated to meaningfully consult, as part of the next phase of this project,
with the Ceremonial Guard, the Department of National Defence and Veterans
Affairs Canada on the location of the terminus station at Elgin and Queen
streets, as well as the preservation and coordination of the Changing of the Guard
and its use of the Ceremonial Guard’s traditional route along Elgin and
Wellington streets; and
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7. Direct staff to include a
study funded 100% by the Federal Government for the feasibility of a transit
Loop and conversion of Wellington Street to a pedestrian mall in the update
to the city of Ottawa TMP currently under review; and a) That the study
confirm that if either project is determined to be feasible and approved by
City of Ottawa Council, that the cost of any further studies, including,
design, construction operations and maintenance and potential upload of Wellington
Street to the Federal Government be borne by the Federal Government; and
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8. Reaffirm to STO the
importance of STO investments including seamless connection to the City of
Ottawa’s LRT investments; and
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9. Encourage STO and the
Federal government to review and include a Loop option facilitating transit
connections between the City of Ottawa and the City of Gatineau’s respective
downtowns; and
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10. Approve that, should the
federal government/NCC pursue a detailed study of the interprovincial transit
loop vision, that the City of Ottawa (including OC Transpo) participate in
that study, along with the City of Gatineau and the STO; and
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11. Reiterate its current
transit priorities to the Federal government and that any federal funding for
the STO tramway does not limit or impact federal funding for the City of
Ottawa’s transit priorities such as Stage 3 LRT.
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS
That Council approve:
1. that a temporary
semi-permanent bike lane be constructed on the east side of Elgin Street
between Argyle Avenue and Isabella Street and on the west side of Elgin
Street between 35 metres north of Catherine Street and Isabella Street;
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2. that an
evaluation of the Catherine Street and Elgin Street intersection take place
in the months following the completion of the bike lane to report on the
intersection’s safety and effectiveness of the product; and
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3. that the
cost to install the Qwick Kurb system and to winter maintain the temporary
semi-permanent bike lane for the 2020-2021 winter season, in the amount of
$88,000, be funded from the Elgin Street Renewal project (account # 906882).
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REPORT RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommend that Council authorize the Mayor send a letter to
the Province of Ontario, prior to the enactment of Bill 229, Schedule 6, Conservation
Authorities Act, to express concerns with changes proposed to board
membership composition and duties (Section 14 of the Act). Staff have included
a recommended letter for the Mayor to send to the Province, which summarizes
these concerns, as Document 1.
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To be considered In Camera pursuant to the Procedure By-law 2019-8, Subsections
13.(1)(b) personal matters about an identifiable individual, including staff;
13.(1)(d) labour relations or employee negotiations; and, 13.(1)(f) the receiving
of advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. The specific matters
related to the City Manager’s 2018-2020 Performance Appraisal will not be
reported out as they relate to personal matters about an identifiable
individual.
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COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATION
That Council approve the 2020-2022 Arts, Culture and
Recreation Advisory Committee Workplan, as detailed in Document 1.
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COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATIONS
That Council:
1. Receive the listing of projects
funded under delegated authority through the Community Partnership Minor
Capital program in 2019, as detailed in Document 1.
2. Receive the list of 2020
Community Partnership Major Capital proposals received by the March 1st
deadline in 2020, as detailed in Document 2.
3. Receive the status update of
prior years’ Community Partnership Major Capital projects previously approved
in principle, as detailed in Document 3.
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council receive this report for information.
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COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATIONS
That Council approves
the following:
1. As it
relates to Ottawa Community Housing Corporation’s property tax exemption:
a. the
updated list of designated properties owned by Ottawa Community Housing
Corporation which qualify as affordable housing stock and therefore as
municipal capital housing facilities as permitted under Section 110 of the Municipal
Act, 2001 and as defined in section 2(1)18. of Ontario Regulation 603/06,
as amended, to reflect disposals and acquisitions (set out in Document 1)
since the last update approved by Council on September 13, 2017 (By-law No.
2017-297);
b. the
enactment of the By-law (Document 2) to amend By-law No. 2014-431, as amended
by By-law No. 2015-119 and By-law No. 2017-297, to include the acquisitions
and remove the disposals;
c. the
delegation of authority to the Chief Financial Officer to conclude and
execute the necessary Municipal Housing Facilities Amending Agreement as described
in this report and set out in Document 3 to include qualifying properties
that have been acquired and disposed by OCHC since the last update;
d. the
delegation of authority to the Chief Financial Officer to amend the Municipal
Housing facilities Agreement and submit the necessary by-law amendments for
enactment per the usual administrative by-law process without the need for a
report when OCHC acquires or disposes of affordable housing.
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2. As it
relates to Ottawa Community Housing Corporation’s application for capital
repair funding from the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation Co-Investment
Fund:
a. provide
authority for OCHC to submit a CMHC Co-Investment Loan application under the
housing repair and renewal stream, on or by December 31, 2020, up to a maximum
of $166 million over the 2020-2028 fiscal period;
b. require
OCHC to redirect the savings from the education portion of the property
taxes, generated through the property tax exemption recommended by this
report, towards capital repairs to its affordable housing stock and/or to
meet CMHC Co-Investment Loan capital contribution requirements and service
the CMHC Co-Investment Loan debt related to capital repairs funding;
c. provide
authority for OCHC to meet CMHC Co-Investment Loan capital contribution requirements
and service the portion of the CMHC Co-Investment Loan not covered by (i)
OCHC’s required contribution, (ii) Infrastructure Ontario Refinancing
Proceeds, and (iii) the property tax savings, with the annual benchmarked
capital reserve funding they receive from the City each year and otherwise
apply these benchmarked capital reserve funds to the capital repair reserve
as is the current Operating Agreement requirement;
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3. Direct
OCHC to report on the use of the savings from the education portion of the
property taxes and the benchmarked capital reserve funding as part of their
annual information return to the City’s Housing Services, in its capacity as
the Service Manager; and
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4. Provide
authority for OCHC to allocate, on an exceptional basis, the 2020 education
portion of the property tax savings towards their 2020 operating deficit, and
the 2021 education portion of the property tax savings towards their 2021
operating deficit if any, as opposed to servicing the CMHC Co-Investment
Loan.
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS
That Council:
1. Receive the 2020 City of
Ottawa Municipal Accessibility Plan Update Report;
2. Receive the 2019 City of
Ottawa AODA Compliance Report for information, as outlined in Document 1 of
this report.
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council approve the 2020-2024 City of Ottawa
Municipal Accessibility Plan, as outlined in Document 1 and 2 of this report.
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council approve the appointments of Adam
Wilson, Jessie Duffy and Vinayak Ethiraju to the Bank Street Business Improvement
Area Board of Management for the 2018-2022 Term of Council or until a
successor is appointed during the next term of Council.
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council receive the 2019 Business Improvement
Area Annual Reports and Audited Financial Statements.
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COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATIONS
That Council:
1. approve a
one-year pilot for the Residential Mural Program, including the Residential
Mural By-law and corresponding fee schedule, attached as Document 1 and as
described in this report, to commence on the effective date of the by-law;
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2. delegate
authority to the City Solicitor, Chief Building Official and Director of
By-law and Regulatory Services to make any minor amendments to and finalize
the Residential Mural By-law, and to amend the Permanent Signs on Private
Property By-law accordingly, to reflect the intent of Council; and
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3. direct
staff to report back no sooner than 12 months following the implementation of
the program and by-law with the results of the pilot and recommendations.
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council approve an amendment to Zoning By-law
2008-250 for 3288 Greenbank Road to rezone the lands from Development Reserve
(DR) to Mixed Use Centre (MC[xxx1], MC[xxx2], MC[xxx3]), Minor Institutional
/ Mixed Use Centre (I1A/MC[xxx1]), and Parks and Open Space (O1), to
facilitate the development of 850 residential units within a draft approved
subdivision and an associated public park, as shown in Document 2 and
detailed in Document 3.
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council approve creating a gateway speed limit
of 40km/h for the residential area east of Greenview Ave, north of Carling
Ave and Richmond Rd and west of the Sir John A MacDonald Pkwy, with the cost
of implementation of this designation to be funded through the Ward 7
Temporary Traffic Calming budget.
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The
Fleury / Egli Motion of which notice was previously given at the October 28,
2020 Council Meeting was replaced with the following revised motion pursuant to
Subsection 59(5) of the Procedure By-law:
MOTION
Moved by Councillor M. Fleury
Seconded by Councillor K. Egli
WHEREAS on January 29, 2020, City Council
unanimously endorsed a resolution that declared, "an Affordable Housing
and Homelessness Crisis and Emergency"; and
WHEREAS on July 21, 2020, Royal Assent was given
to Bill 184, being the Protecting Tenants and Strengthening Community
Housing Act, 2020, which the Provincial Government stated would seek to end
"renovictions", those evictions that occur when a landlord undertakes
renovations to a rental property and then replaces the evicted tenants with
those who would pay higher rents after the renovations are completed; and
WHEREAS on October 28, 2020 Council directed
Mayor Watson to write to Ontario Premier Doug Ford and the Minister of
Municipal Affairs and Housing seeking measures to ensure that no tenant in
Ottawa would be evicted for households who cannot pay their rent, because of
loss of income resulting from the COVID-19 crisis and, failing adoption of
those measures, that provincial government restrict residential rental
evictions due to tenants’ inability to pay their rent due to COVID-19 related
income losses;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT staff prepare a
report for consideration by Committee and Council that would outline all the
municipal tools available to the City of Ottawa to prevent or prohibit such
"renovictions" in the City of Ottawa, including a review of any
by-laws, policies or programs that may be used by other municipalities in an
effort to prevent the further loss of affordable rental units.
MOTION
Moved
by Councillor. McKenney
Seconded by Councillor Leiper
WHEREAS the buildings at 247, 249, 261, 263, 267 Rochester
Street and 27 Balsam Street are in an advanced state of disrepair; and
WHEREAS there are neighbourhood concerns related to public safety
and criminal activity in the buildings on the subject property; and
WHEREAS given the dilapidated condition of the buildings, the
community has public safety concerns that make it in the public interest to
demolish the buildings; and;
WHEREAS there is currently no building permit application for any replacement
building; and
WHEREAS the public safety concerns expressed by this community are
common to other buildings in the area of the City where demolition control is
applicable;
WHEREAS there are concerns with respect to environmental contamination
of the property;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council approve demolition control for
the existing building on the property at 247, 249, 261, 263, 267 Rochester
Street and 27 Balsam Street subject to the following conditions;
1. The registered Owner shall enter into an Agreement with the City of
Ottawa to include the conditions specified in condition 2, below, and pay all
costs associated with the registration of said Agreement. At such time as a
building permit is issued to redevelop the site and the replacement building is
in place, the Agreement will become null and void and will be released upon
request of the Owner. The Owner shall pay all costs associated with the
release of the agreement;
2. The said Agreement shall include the following provisions:
a. The Owner agrees that to the discretion of the General Manager,
Planning, Infrastructure and Economic Development Department (“General Manager,
PIED”), a replacement building must be substantially completed within seven
years from the date of this approval and in default thereof, the City Clerk
shall enter on the collector’s roll the sum of $5,960.00 for each of the five
residential dwelling units to be demolished.
b. The Owner agrees that demolition shall be limited to above
ground structures and that underground structures are to remain in place.
c. Following the removal of buildings, and prior to construction
of a replacement building, the remaining at-grade surface must be completed
with a hard surface to minimize rainwater infiltration.
d. Prior to any demolition activities a designated substance
survey shall be completed for all structures to be demolished. If any hazardous
materials are identified they must be removed in accordance with provincial
regulations prior to the commencement of any demolition activities. The City is
to be provided with a hazardous material abatement report prior to commencing
demolition.
e. Until
the time of the construction of the first replacement building, the registered
Owner shall landscape the property to the satisfaction of the General Manager, PIED.
The registered Owner shall prohibit the use of the property for
other interim uses and maintain the property in accordance with the Property
Standards By-law.
f.
The use of water as a dust suppressant during
demolition is to be avoided. Any water used on site during demolition must be
captured and contained for off-site disposal.
g. The Owner shall pay one hundred percent securities to the City for
the value of landscaping the property, with the securities to be released once
these works are completed.
3. The Owner agrees that a demolition permit will not be issued and the
building cannot be demolished until such time that the agreement referenced
herein has been executed and registered on title;
4. This approval is considered null and void if the Agreement is not
executed within six months of Council’s approval.
MOTION
Moved by Councillor J. Leiper
Seconded by Councillor C. McKenney
WHEREAS
on April 8, 2020, the Provincial Government made regulation 131/20 under the Municipal
Act, 2001 stating that for 18 months 1. For the purposes of section
451.1 of the Act, a municipality does not have power to prohibit and regulate
with respect to noise made in connection with the following:
1.
Construction projects and services in a municipality associated with
the healthcare sector, including new facilities, expansions, renovations and
conversion of spaces that could be repurposed for health care space, at any
time of the day or night.
2.
Any other construction activity in a municipality between the
hours of 6 a.m. and 10 pm; and
WHEREAS
Ottawa’s Noise By-Law 2017-255 prohibits for construction sites or heavy
equipment to operate in any structure, highway or building:
- Monday-Saturday:
Between 10 pm and 7 am
- Sundays and
holidays: Between 10 pm and 9 am; and
WHEREAS the
same By-law Further limits are placed on the demolition and construction of
buildings in established residential neighbourhoods and infill construction is
not permitted:
- Weekdays:
Between 8 pm and 7 am
- Weekends and
holidays: Between 7 pm and 9 am; and
WHEREAS 295
complaints have been received by the City concerning construction projects that
have begun before 7 am on weekdays and 9 am on weekends and holidays; and,
WHEREAS the
mental and other health impacts of construction beginning at 6 am, seven days a
week is being keenly felt by residents across Ottawa; and,
WHEREAS the
issue of municipal control of by-laws is expected to be put before the Ontario
Legislature in the coming weeks, asking the Government to restore to
municipalities control of their noise by-laws;
THEREFORE BE
IT RESOLVED that Council direct the Mayor to write to Premier Ford and
Municipal Affairs and Housing Minister Steven Clark requesting that control of
construction hours noise revert to the control of municipalities.
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Councillors D. Deans and C. A. Meehan
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THREE READINGS
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a)
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.
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b)
A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law
No. 2003-499 respecting fire routes.
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c)
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 2070 Scott Street and 328 Winona
Avenue.
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d)
A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend the Official Plan for the City
of Ottawa to add a site-specific policy for the lands municipally known as 100
Bayshore Drive
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e)
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 100 Bayshore Drive.
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f)
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 433, 435 Churchill Avenue North
and 468, 472 Byron Place.
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g)
A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2008-250 to remove
the holding symbol from the lands known municipally as 99 Parkdale Avenue.
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h)
A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2008-250 to remove
the holding symbol from the lands known municipally as 2425 Bank Street.
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i)
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 3288 Greenbank Road
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j)
A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2008-250 to remove
the holding symbol from the lands known municipally as 1385 Wellington Street
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k)
A By-law of the City of Ottawa to provide for amendments to the
existing Regimbald Municipal Drain in Lots 23 and 24, Concession IX, Lots 22
and 23, Concession X and Lot 22, Concession XI, Cumberland Ward, former Township
of Cumberland in the City of Ottawa and to repeal By-law No. 1417.
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l)
A by-law of the City of Ottawa to establish certain lands as
common and public highway and assume them for public use (chemin Abb Road).
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m)
A by-law of the City of Ottawa to close part
of Bridgeport Avenue on Registered Plan 4M-1494.
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n)
A by-law of the City of Ottawa to designate
certain lands at place Keinouche Place, ruelle de Saintonge Lane, avenue de
la Famille-Laporte Avenue, rue Antonio Farley Street and terrasse Kanashtàge Terrace
on Plan 4M-1664, as being exempt from Part Lot Control.
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o)
A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend the
fees in By-law No. 2015-96 respecting the fees for planning applications.
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p)
A by-law of the City of Ottawa respecting the
protection of municipal trees and municipal natural areas in the City of Ottawa
and trees on private property in the urban area of the City of Ottawa, and to
repeal By-laws 2009-200 and 2006-279.
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q)
A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law
No. 2020-186 respecting expiry of the Temporary Mandatory Mask By-law
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Simultaneous
interpretation of these proceedings is available.
Accessible formats and communication supports are
available, upon request.
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NOTICE
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following the advice of provincial and federal governments, is making
significant changes to services and programming to help protect health and
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spread of COVID-19. In-person Committee and Council meetings have been
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the propriety of dealing with matters in a closed session. A form requesting
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