27 October
2004
1:30 p.m.
DISPOSITION
21
Committee Reports
CORPORATE SERVICES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE REPORT 18
1. Results
of Consultations on Budget Directions and Recommended 2005 Budget Directions |
Committee RecommendationS
as amended
1.
That Council receive the results of the
public consultations and the results of the Citizen Satisfaction Survey for
information.
2.
That Council
approve the following recommended budget directions, which are a reflection of
input from the results of the Citizen Satisfaction Survey, the results of the
Councillor-led and community-led consultations, the results of the Departmental
Roundtables, the results of the community workbooks and other budget feedback
mechanisms, recommendations from the Long-Range Financial Plan Sub-committee,
the Official Plan and accompanying Growth Management Plans and other related
Council direction and policy:
a.
Direction
1-Maintain existing services: That all the services the City currently provides
be maintained in 2005 by the base budget increases resulting from inflationary
increases (the Municipal Price Index), the additional costs of providing
existing services to new residents or from operating and maintaining new
infrastructure (Growth), increases for the costs of implementing new provincial
legislation or increases in mandatory provincial programs
(Mandatory/Legislated) and any one-time cost increases and revenue adjustments
as indicated in the Budget Directions report.
b.
Direction 2-Enhance
some key services: That the enhancement of the paramedic, transit, recycling,
budget consultation, community funding, library, child care and roadside grass
cutting services (indicated in the Budget Directions Report) be included (as
amended by Recommendation 6);
c.
Direction
3-Set a target for efficiency savings: That an efficiency savings target for
management to achieve be included as part of every City of Ottawa budget and
that, for 2005, the target be established as $4.5 million (as amended by
Recommendation 6);
d.
Direction 4-Use
some of the Hydro dividend to help offset operating pressures: That the
contribution from the Hydro Ottawa dividend to the operating budget be set at
$12 million, as approved by the Long-Range Financial Plan Sub-committee;
e.
Direction
5-Increase user fees: That user fees be increased by one of the following
options (as amended by Recommendation 6);
f.
Increase all
user fees by the % cost increase in their respective service areas except for
transit services, which would increase by CPI, and parking rates, which would
not increase;
g.
Direction 6-Adjust
fee assistance for recreation user fees in proportion to the increased fees:
That the fee assistance program in Recreation be adjusted to reflect any
increase in those user fees;
h.
Direction 7-Balance
any remaining pressures with property taxation: That the remaining funds
required to balance the budget be provided from a property tax increase (as
amended by Recommendation 8).
3.
Direction
8-Increase water/sewer rates to cover increased costs of providing the service:
That the water/sewer rate be increased to provide for the forecasted costs of
the water/sewer services program.
4.
Direction
9-Fund Festivals and OTCA from one-time source: That the major festivals, fairs
and special events funding for 2005 ($720,000) and the Ottawa Tourism and
Convention Authority funding for 2005 ($1 million) be provided for one year
from the City Wide Capital Reserve.
5. Direction 10-Fund one-time 2004 operating requirements from
a one-time source: That the one time funding requirements within the operating
budget of $725,000, as identified in the budget directions report, be taken
from the City Wide Capital Reserve.
6. That staff be directed to prepare a draft budget for a
range of options to reduce the property tax requirements taking into account
the following; increasing proposed savings from efficiencies, reducing proposed
service enhancements, exploring additional proposed revenue streams for
increases to operating budget from capital, examine opportunities for possible
adjustments or alternate means of providing services including increases to
user fees, using as the premise recommendation 2e (iii) and continue to explore
other possible avenues.
7. That staff be directed to continue to include the results
of all public consultations including the staff round table, the public opinion
survey, the community led consultations, submissions made to council committees
and all public open houses.
8. That staff be directed to bring in a draft budget that
would reflect no more than a three percent tax increase, exclusive of the
police budget; and
That the said range of options be
developed for those services and programs that could be considered for
inclusion above the given direction of three percent.
9. That
staff prepare a report for consideration during budget discussions to add
funding to reverse up to 10% of the 2004 Transit cutbacks.
10. That the Police Services Board be given a budget direction for
2005 that accepts the Board’s submission of budget pressures and proposal to
defer the 2005 Strategic Staffing Initiative program ($1.3 million) and find
$1.2 million in cost savings, resulting in an increase in the Police Services
Board tax rate of 9% and an increase to the total urban tax rate of 1.4%
CARRIED as
amended by the following Motions:
MOTION
Moved by Councillor D. Deans
Seconded by Councillor M. Bellemare
BE IT
RESOLVED that Ottawa City staff be directed to meet with Provincial Government
Officials in order to ensure that the City of Ottawa will receive its fair
share of funding for all Provincially cost-shared and mandated programs.
CARRIED
MOTION
Moved by Councillor C. Doucet
Seconded by Councillor R. Jellett
WHEREAS many community
associations did not receive notification in time to organize a community
Budget Direction consultation;
BE IT RESOLVED that in 2006 communities be
given at least a six week notification that such a consultation is desired by
the City.
MOTION
Moved by Councillor J. Stavinga
Seconded by Councillor A. Cullen
That
Motion No. 21/ be deferred to the end of the budget deliberations on February
4, 2005.
DEFERRAL
CARRIED
MOTION
Moved by Councillor D. Holmes
Seconded by Councillor P. Feltmate
That the 20%
City share of operating budget funding for new childcare spaces be provided for
in the tabling of the 2005 budget estimates.
CARRIED
MOTION
Moved by Councillor J. Legendre
Seconded by Councillor D. Holmes
That staff consider waiving inflationary fee increases
for seniors groups using community centre facilities in the draft budget.
CARRIED
MOTION
Moved by Councillor M. McRae
Seconded by Councillor G. Bédard
WHEREAS the City of Ottawa is currently working with
the Ottawa Gatineau Hotel Association (OGHA) and the Ottawa Tourism and
Convention Authority (OTCA) to facilitate the use of a portion of the OGHA’s
voluntary Destination Marketing Fund for OTCA purposes;
AND WHEREAS this funding is intended to replace
the City’s $1million pay/go interim funding provided to the OTCA in 2004;
AND WHEREAS the negotiation between the OTCA
and OGHA is still underway, which will reduce the amount of funding provided by
the City;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City Budget
provide funding to a maximum of $1 million to the OTCA from the City Wide
Capital Reserve, subject to review once negotiations are finalized.
CARRIED
2. ADOPTION
OF BEST-PRACTICE FINANCIAL REPORTING FRAMEWORK |
Committee RecommendationS
That Council:
1.
Approve the
best-practice framework for improved financial reporting as outlined in the
“It’s About Accountability” report; and
2. Approve the implementation plan provided in this report.
CARRIED
3. LONG RANGE FINANCIAL PLAN 2 |
Committee RecommendationS
That Council approve that:
1. The definition of a capital program as described in the Instructions
for Completing the Financial Information Return be amended by adding a
disclaimer related to development charges funded projects:
“A capital expenditure is any
significant expenditure incurred to acquire or improve land, buildings,
engineering structures, machinery and equipment. It normally confers a benefit lasting beyond one year and results
in the acquisition or extension of the life of a fixed asset. It includes vehicles, office furniture and
equipment. An expenditure on repair or
maintenance designed to maintain an asset in its original state is not a
capital expenditure. A capital
expenditure may include the costs of studies, etc., undertaken in connection
with acquiring land or constructing buildings.
It may also include interest on temporary borrowing for capital purposes
and transfers for capital purposes to unconsolidated local entities, hospitals,
universities and similar organizations.”
Notwithstanding the preceding
definition, expenditures that qualify for development charge funding will
remain as capital projects, even if not in compliance with the capital
expenditure definition, above.
2. The list of projects
that are to be transferred from the capital budget to the operating budget
(attached as Document 1) be approved and that a similar transfer of
pay-as-you-go funding offset them.
3. A portion of the Hydro
Ottawa dividends be set aside for the operating budget consistent with the
Budget Directions Report with the remaining future dividends used to fund the
capital program.
4. The annual
Pay-as-you-go contributions be indexed in accordance with the City’s
Infrastructure Price Index as published by Statistics Canada.
5. That the funding
directions and strategies identified in the staff presentation be included in a
staff report to Corporate Services Committee and be used as the basis for
developing the 2005 Capital Budget, and, that these include action to eliminate
the addition of higher tax-rate supported debt by the end of 2006.
6. That the City establish
an Endowment Fund with the proceeds of the Hydro Ottawa refinancing and that
the City request special legislation that would allow the fund to be invested
under the Trustees Act; and
That
City Council request our representatives of the Association of Municipalities
of Ontario (AMO) and the Large Urban Mayors’ Caucus of Ontario (LUMCO) present
the request for special legislation and seek AMO and LUMCO’s support for this
request; and,
Further
that the City Clerk prepare a letter to Ottawa’s local MPPs and all
Ontario Municipalities seeking support for City Council’s request.
7. That a future funding
strategy be brought forward for future affordable housing initiatives.
CARRIED
4. CITY OF OTTAWA - 150TH
ANNIVERSARY - 2005 |
Committee RecommendationS
AS AMENDED
That Council:
a.
Approve
that $100,000 be allocated from the City-wide capital reserve funds and an
upset limit of $485,000 be pre-approved in the 2005 Capital Budget, as the
City of Ottawa’s contribution towards the program of events and activities
commemorating Ottawa’s 150th Anniversary; and,
b) Approve, in principle and subject to the approval of a), the
program of events and activities, as outlined in Document 1.
CARRIED
5. OTTAWA PARAMEDIC SERVICE –
SIX MONTH REVIEW – RECOMMENDATIONS REFERRED TO THE CORPORATE SERVICES AND
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE |
Committee RecommendationS
That Council approve the following:
1.
That the
following service enhancements be considered as part of the 2005 budget
directions:
Increasing
Paramedic staffing levels by 52 FTEs to address the ambulance design elements
within the City's control to meet targeted response times including:
a)
Hiring 14 FTEs with
a 2005 operating cost of $1,274,000 and capital cost of $205,000 (already
included as part of the Budget Directions Report); and
b)
Hiring 38 FTEs effective July 1, 2005 with a part year operating cost of
$1,613,400 in 2005 ($1,508,000 in 2006) and a part year capital cost of
$615,000 in 2005 ($525,000 in 2006).
2. WHEREAS the City of Ottawa has deferred the hiring of 14
paramedics;
AND WHEREAS the hiring of the paramedics
were approved as part of the original ambulance system design;
AND WHEREAS improvements in response times
in 2001 and 2002 have been diminishing over the past eighteen months;
AND WHEREAS the Coroner’s Jury
recommendations proposed the immediate hiring of the 14 paramedics;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council
approve the immediate hiring of 14 paramedics.
CARRIED
6. HYDRO OTTAWA HOLDING INC. - NOMINATING COMMITTEE REPORT |
Committee RecommendationS
That Council:
1. Approve the election of the following persons to serve as
directors of Hydro Ottawa Holding Inc. for a period of two years:
Pierre Richard
Dale Craig
J. Michael Grass
Manon Harvey
John Kelly
Peter Liebel
Lisa Stilborn
Carole Workman
2.
Request that
the Board of Directors elect Pierre Richard to serve as Chair of Hydro Ottawa
Holding Inc.
CARRIED
as amended by the following:
MOTION
Moved by Councillor P. Hume
Seconded by Councillor R. Jellett
THEREFORE BE IT
RESOLVED THAT:
3. The
Mayor and Clerk be authorized to sign a written resolution on behalf of the
City of Ottawa as shareholder confirming the recommendations approved by
Council above.
CARRIED
HEALTH, RECREATION AND SOCIAL SERVICES COMMITTEE REPORT 11B
1. MODEL TO SUPPORT
COMMUNITY GARDENING IN OTTAWA
That Council approve the Community Gardening Program Action Plan contained in this report, as amended by the following:
1. That
garbage pick-up and at cost tilling (Spring and Fall) be continued for the
Nepean Allotment Gardens;
2. That the
underground water system and storage of above ground water troughs and road
maintenance be continued to be provided by the City for the Gloucester
Allotment Gardens.
CARRIED
2. MUNICIPAL ALCOHOL POLICY
(MAP) FOR CITY OF OTTAWA PREMISES AND EVENTS
That Council approve the Municipal Alcohol
Policy attached as Document 1 with an implementation date of April 30, 2005.
CARRIED
3. ACCESS TO DENTAL
CARE: A NATIONAL DENTAL CARE STRATEGY- BACKGROUND DOCUMENTATION AND A RESOLUTION FOR FCM
That
Council recommend that the City of Ottawa sponsor the following resolution to
the FCM (Federation of Canadian Municipalities) Annual General Meeting in May
2005:
WHEREAS
Dental Care is not an included service under the publicly funded medical care
system and must be financed by individual Canadians;
AND WHEREAS
low income (lower socio economic) individuals tend to suffer higher rates of
dental disease and decay;
AND WHEREAS
the current system of dental services varies from community to community, but
is very limited for low-income families and adults who do not typically have
access to private dental benefits packages;
THEREFORE BE
IT RESOLVED that the Federation of Canadian Municipalities call on the
Government of Canada in consultation with Provincial, Territorial and Local
Governments to develop a comprehensive National Oral Health Strategy that would
have as its goal, providing universal access of both preventative and treatment
services, to all Canadians; and,
BE IT FURTHER
RESOLVED that the Government of Canada, in developing a comprehensive,
universal, national dental strategy be asked to evaluate the following four key
areas of possible action, and to assess the effectiveness of each in either
increasing the range of specific dental services or reducing the portion of the
population excluded from access to dental care:
1. Increase the level of
service to ensure that all Canadians have access to a basic level of dental
care;
2. Change the
eligibility for access into the programs so that more residents could access
the current level of dental services;
3. Examine access to
care and the factors leading to under utilization of existing programs. Increase the participation rate of those who
currently have access to these programs from the estimated 20-25% utilization
rate, and/or;
4. Continue to develop
programs that target adults or children that have a direct impact on the other
detriments of health and indirectly support oral health.
CARRIED
4. APPOINTMENT OF
ASSOCIATE MEDICAL OFFICERS OF HEALTH
That Council recommend Dr. Patricia Huston and Dr. David Salisbury to the Minister of Health to be officially appointed as Associate Medical Officers of Health for the City of Ottawa.
CARRIED
PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE REPORT 16B
1. Official
Plan Amendment for the Special Study Area - Kanata |
COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATION AS AMENDED
That Council adopt the amendment, to the
Official Plan of the City of Ottawa adopted on 14th May 2003, as detailed in
Document 1 to this report, in order to establish the land use designations for
the land within and adjacent to the Special Study Area in Kanata, subject to
the following amendments:
1. That the staff recommendations be
amended as they relate to lands known as the Kanata Highland Properties (KHP)
by removing the Special Study Area boundary and note and approve the
designation of these lands as follows:
i.
That approximately 45 acres of land located east of proposed Terry Fox
Drive and north of the KNL Exchange Lands be designated as General Urban Area.
ii.
That approximately 20 acres of land located immediately west of the
Hydro right-of-way and running north/south be designated Major Open Space to
serve as an open space corridor from the NEA lands in urban Kanata to the South
March Highlands to the northwest.
iii.
That before the above amendments are approved by Council an agreement
with KHP be in place and that approximately 120 acres of lands located west of
proposed Terry Fox Drive be gifted in perpetuity to the City of Ottawa to form
an integral natural linkage to the South March Highlands to the north and
preserve its natural environment features
iv.
That City staff work with the landowners and community associations to
determine the boundaries
2. That before the amendments are approved
by Council an agreement with the Richardson properties be in place and that the design of the
neighbourhood for the Regional Lands and that the required EIS ensure that
natural greenspace corridors be provided in excess of the required 5% park land
dedication which connects to the proposed trails along Kizell Pond and the NEA
lands located to the north located on Regional Lands and the proposed
connection to the South March Highlands.
CARRIED
PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE REPORT 18
1. OFFICIAL PLAN and zoning - 180 corkstown
road |
COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATIONS
That Council refuse an amendment to:
1. the Council Approved Official Plan to change the land use
designation applying to the property at 180 Corkstown Road from Greenbelt Rural
to General Urban Area.
2. the Official Plan of the former Region of Ottawa Carleton to
change the land use designation applying to the property at 180 Corkstown Road
from Greenbelt Rural to General Urban Area.
3. the Official Plan of the former Municipality of Nepean to
designate the property at 180 Corkstown Road as Residential.
4. the former City of Nepean Zoning By-law, to change the
zoning of 180 Corkstown Road from Greenbelt Rural (GR) to Residential (R3A).
CARRIED as
amended by the following Motion:
MOTION
Moved by Councillor E. El-Chantiry
Seconded by Councillor G. Hunter
WHEREAS applications have been
filed to amend Official Plans and the applicable zoning by-law for 180
Corkstown Road;
AND WHEREAS the affect of
these applications would be to permit construction of four single family homes
where one is already permitted;
AND WHEREAS the subject
property has an area of one acre, and has frontage on Corkstown Road of 200
feet;
AND WHEREAS there are
municipal water and sanitary services located in Corkstown Road;
AND WHEREAS the new Official
Plan for the City of Ottawa encourages efficient utilization of existing
municipal services;
AND WHEREAS the subject
property is in private ownership, and has never been part of the Federally
owned Greenbelt lands;
AND WHEREAS the NCC is the
only adjacent property owner and their only request is for the provision of a
10 metre naturalized area in the rear of the lots;
AND WHEREAS the executive of
the community association has requested an increased front yard setback to
accommodate additional visitor parking,
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that
the Council of the City of Ottawa support Official Plan amendments, and a
zoning amendment that would permit the construction of four single family homes
at 180 Corkstown Road, where one single family home is already permitted, and
more specifically that:
1.
the Report Recommendations from Planning and
Environment Committee be amended by replacing the word "refuse" with
the word "approve", and
2.
Recommendation 4 of the original staff report be
amended by replacing the words "to Residential (R3A)" with the words
"to Residential Third Density Exception (R3A Block x)", and by adding
the following special provisions:
·
Minimum front yard 12.0m
·
Minimum naturalized rear yard 10.0m
CARRIED
2. ZONING - 7517, 7587 Reeve Craig road north |
COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATION
That Council approve an amendment to the former Township of Rideau
Zoning By-Law to change the zoning of 7517, 7587 Reeve Craig Road North from
Environmental Protection (EP) to Environmental Protection (EP) and Estate
Residential Exception Special Zone 39 (RE-39) as detailed in Documents 1 and 3.
CARRIED
3. HERITAGE - TERMS OF REFERENCE, CENTRAL PARK
EAST HERITAGE CONSERVATION DISTRICT STUDY |
COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATIONS AS AMENDED
That City Council:
1. Pass
a by-law to study the Central Park Heritage Conservation District Phase I,
shown in Document 1, as a potential heritage conservation district.
2. Approve
the Terms of Reference for the Central Park East Heritage Conservation District
Phase I Study, included as Document 2.
3. Approve
that this process be followed by Phase II, which would include Linden Terrace
and Patterson Creek to the Canal, and by Phase III including Central Park and
buildings adjacent to it to the West of Bank Street.
CARRIED
4. APPLICATION TO ALTER 37 Flora street IN THE centretown HERITaGE
CONSERVATION DISTRICT, A PROPERTY DESIGNATED UNDER PART V OF THE ONTARIO
HERITAGE ACT |
COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATION AS AMENDED
That Council approve the proposed
alterations to the building located at 37 Flora Street in the Centretown
Heritage Conservation District in accordance with the revised plans adding
a wrought-iron fence and changing certain window elements to allow for arch
work submitted by Mr. Pawel Fiett Architect and received by LACAC on
October 5, 2004.
CARRIED
5. APPLICATION TO ALTER 119 DALY AVENUE IN THE SANDY HILL WEST HERITaGE
CONSERVATION DISTRICT, A PROPERTY DESIGNATED UNDER PART V OF THE ONTARIO
HERITAGE ACT |
COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATION
That Council approve the proposed alterations to the building located at 119 Daly Avenue in the Sandy Hill West Heritage Conservation District in accordance with the plans submitted by Mr. Yoginder Anand included as Document 4 and received on September 15, 2004.
CARRIED
TRANSPORTATION
COMMITTEE REPORT 13
1.
TERRY FOX DRIVE
- RICHARDSON SIDE ROAD TO GOULBOURN FORCED ROAD (ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT
ADDENDUM) |
That Council
approve:
1. The Environmental
Assessment Addendum recommendation, as illustrated in Document 1 Recommended
Addendum Alignment, to modify the roadway alignment, the roadway cross-section,
and the property requirements for the future railway grade-separation of Terry
Fox Drive between Richardson Side Road and Goulbourn Forced Road.
2. The finalization and
filing of the Terry Fox Drive - Richardson Side Road to Goulbourn Forced Road -
Environmental Assessment Addendum Report detailing the above noted
recommendations.
CARRIED
2. INTERPROVINCIAL TRANSIT INTEGRATION IN THE CORE
AREA OF CANADA'S CAPITAL REGION - ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT STUDY (STATEMENT
OF WORK) |
That Council request that the
National capital Tripartite Planning Committee (2 mayors and NCC Chairman)
consider the feasibility and desirability of establishing an “Interprovincial
Transit Authority” charged with insuring that transit service across the
Ottawa/Outaouais functions seamlessly for the greatest benefit of both
communities.
CARRIED as amended by the following Motion:
MOTION
Moved by Councillor J. Stavinga
Seconded by Councillor D. Deans
WHEREAS there is extensive
dialogue, cooperation and coordination between OC Transpo and STO on an ongoing
basis;
AND WHEREAS the ability to
transfer conveniently between the services expands the reach of both systems
and makes them more attractive to potential customers and having access to
other transit professionals close by provides opportunities for both transit
services to learn from each other’s experience and to share ideas for service
improvements;
AND WHEREAS
there are opportunities to enhance the coordination of long range planning and
operational issues such as route planning between the cities of Ottawa and
Gatineau to maximize efficiency, integration of fare structures, shared
information between customer call centres, etc.;
AND
WHEREAS this type of coordination and joint approach between the two municipal
transit companies is desirable, and is being pursued through informal working
relationships which have been established over the years between OC Transpo and
STO;
AND WHEREAS there is a desire for
improved integration between the two transit systems to provide better service
to customers and enhance achievement of our 20/20 goals;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that
staff be directed to develop a formal protocol with STO to examine and
implement opportunities for long range planning and system improvements to
strengthen coordination;
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED
that the Terms of Reference and Work Plan be brought back to Transportation
Committee for information and review.
CARRIED
3. Booth street corridor study |
That Council:
1.
Receive
the Booth Street Corridor Study – Summary Report (Annex 2);
2.
Approve
the Booth Street Corridor Study recommendations as listed in Annex 3; and,
3.
Approve
the publishing of a “Notice of Completion” for those components of the Study
that require an Environmental Assessment (i.e. the two speed humps between Elm
Street and Albert Street).
CARRIED
4. WAIVER TO THE PRIVATE APPROACH BY-LAW FOR 269 LAURIER AVENUE WEST |
That Council approve the waiver of the following sections of the City of Ottawa Private Approach By-law 2003-447, related to the private approaches for a proposed office building at 269 Laurier Avenue:
1. Section 25(l)(ii), to permit a two-way private approach on
Slater Street that is less than 45m from the nearest intersecting street line;
2. Section 2(l)(i), to permit a two-way private approach on
Laurier Avenue that is less than 60m from another private approach to the same
property;
with adherence to the following
conditions:
At the Slater Street and both
Laurier Avenue private approaches:
1. A minimum separation of 0.3m from the nearest limit of each
private approach to the nearest property line;
2. A minimum 3.05m x 3.05m sight triangle be maintained at the
egress corners of the private approaches;
3. A speed bump of length 3.05m be installed across the exits,
to be located on private property at a distance of 1.0m from the property line;
and
4. Stop
signs be installed where vehicles exit the two private approaches.
At the Slater Street private
approach:
1. No
surface installation with a height greater than 0.76m be permitted within the
3.05m x 3.05m sight triangle, including vegetation.
CARRIED
Motions of Which Notice Has Been Given Previously
MOTION
Moved by Councillor E. El-Chantiry
Seconded by Councillor M. Bellemare
WHEREAS Section 8 of Procedure
By-law 2003-589 prescribes the holding of regular Council meetings at 1:30
p.m.;
AND WHEREAS Section 64 of the
Procedure By-law stipulates that oral submissions by the public shall be made to
Committees and not to Council;
AND WHEREAS any member of the public seeking to
view the proceedings of Council may do so in person, via Rogers’ live broadcast
or by accessing the City’s webcast of meetings;
AND WHEREAS the proceedings of
Council are frequently lengthy and meetings often continue late into the
evening;
THEREFORE BE IT
RESOLVED that, beginning Wednesday, December 8, 2004, all regular meetings of
Council commence at 12:00 p.m.;
AND that City staff be
directed to include the issue of Council meetings beginning at 10:00 a.m. in
the mid term review of the Procedure By-law in 2005.
CARRIED
MOTION
Moved by Councillor G. Brooks
Seconded by Councillor R. Bloess
WHEREAS the Council of the City of Ottawa is morally
obligated to demonstrate transparency and accountability in all of its
operations, including Hydro Ottawa;
WHEREAS some outstanding questions remain regarding
services contracts to members of the board of directors;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City of
Ottawa’s Auditor General be requested to investigate the matter and report back
to Council as soon as possible.
CARRIED
MOTION
Moved by Councillor J. Harder
Seconded by Councillor M. McRae
WHEREAS one of the Corporation
of The City of Ottawa’s goals is to provide high quality public services in an
efficient and effective manner;
AND WHEREAS it is equally
important that the City of Ottawa demonstrate sound and ethical operating
practices;
AND WHEREAS the City of Ottawa
is committed to corporate accountability, transparency and responsibility, as
exemplified by the creation of the position of an independent Auditor-General;
AND WHEREAS many Canadian
municipalities, including Windsor, Brantford, and Toronto have pursued
municipal legislation to protect those employees who expose wrongdoing from
harassment, demotion or retribution;
BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED THAT
the City of Ottawa request the Auditor-General Alain Lalonde to review the whistleblower
aspects of the proposed Corporate Fraud Policy (to be tabled at CSED in the
near future), with respect to its breadth and use of municipal best practices;
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED
THAT staff report back to Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee
no later than March 2005 with a plan of action based upon the Corporate Fraud
Policy and Mr. Lalonde’s recommendations.
CARRIED
MOTION
Moved by Councillor J. Harder
Seconded by Councillor G. Hunter
WHEREAS the City of Ottawa is
facing a $68 million operating budget shortfall for 2005;
AND WHEREAS the City of Ottawa
is currently undertaking comprehensive public consultations with the intent of
determining the service levels desired by our taxpayers;
AND WHEREAS the outcome of the
February 2005 budget deliberations may unfortunately require workforce
reductions;
AND WHEREAS the City of Ottawa
is committed to its employees and wishes to minimize turbulence in its
workforce;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that from the period of
November 1, 2004 to February 4, 2005 no new employee contracts be signed for
both internal and external postings.
WITHDRAWN
Notices
of Motion (for consideration at subsequent meeting)
MOTION
Moved by Councillor G. Brooks
Seconded by Councillor R. Jellett
WHEREAS, setting the City of
Ottawa Budget is an arduous task;
AND WHEREAS, the general
public provides considerable input in developing a balanced budget;
AND WHEREAS, the Council of
the City of Ottawa prides itself on transparency and accountability;
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that
Council will respect the decisions that create the 2005 budget;
FURTHER, that Council will
conduct its business in accordance to those decisions;
FURTHER, that Council will not
entertain new spending unless demonstrated that there exists an emergency and/or
there is a potential economic value to be gained;
FURTHER, if Council is to add
expenditures other than for the two exceptions identified, Council shall remove
an equivalent amount from the budget, thus retaining a balanced budget.
MOTION
Moved by Councillor G. Brooks
Seconded by Councillor R. Jellett
WHEREAS, deliberating the
budget is a complex and demanding process;
AND WHEREAS, difficult
decisions are often made at the conclusion of the process;
AND WHEREAS, it is in the
interest of Council to avoid many of the difficult and often controversial
funding decisions during the process;
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that
the Council deliberations be divided into 4 funding categories: first,
legislated and/or mandatory programs and services; second, core programs and
services; third, debt and reserves; and fourth, all remaining programs and
services.
MOTION
Moved by Councillor J. Legendre
Seconded by Councillor P. Hume
WHEREAS on October 12, 2004, the Director of Planning and Infrastructure
Approvals approved, under delegated approval authority, a Cash-in-Lieu of
Parking Application to exempt the property at 704 Carson’s road from being
required to provide 36 additional parking spaces required as a result of a
proposed expansion to the existing Samuel-Genest High School located on the
property to accommodate classrooms for grades 7 and 8;
AND WHEREAS this approval is conditional on the owner entering into a
Cash-in-Lieu of Parking Agreement and payment at the time of the execution of
the agreement of the cash-in-lieu fees as set out in the Cash-in-Lieu of
Parking By-law in the amount of $93,600 dollars within six months of the date
of the approval;
AND WHEREAS the amount of cash-in-lieu payment required under the
Cash-in-Lieu of Parking By-law is intended to reflect the cost that the City
would incur to develop public parking facilities to accommodate parking demands
resulting from sites being developed and used where exemptions to providing
required on-site parking has been given through a cash-in-lieu approval;
AND WHEREAS no additional parking demands are anticipated as a result of
the proposed expansion of the high school for the reasons noted below:
·
The
expansion is for additional classrooms to accommodate elementary grades (grade
seven and eight) which has a lower parking requirement under the zoning bylaw
than high school classrooms
·
Recent
changes to the school system resulting in eliminating Grade 13 which has
reduced the demand for student parking from what it was
·
The current
process to obtain a full Ontario drivers license whereby new drivers are not
able to obtain a full license for one year has resulted in a further reduction
in the demand for student parking.
AND WHEREAS these changes have not been reflected in the parking
requirements set out in the zoning by-law for secondary schools which are
directed to ensuring that parking provided will accommodate both student and
staff parking demands;
AND WHEREAS it is considered inappropriate to require full payment of the
cash-in-lieu fee where the parking requirements set out in the zoning by-law
exceeds actual parking needs that are now associated with high schools and
where the on-site parking to be provided will amply satisfy the parking needs
for the school;
THEREFORE be it resolved that the Cash-in-Lieu Approval granted by the
Director of Planning and Infrastructure Approvals be revised to require payment
in the amount of $36.00 dollars, or one dollar a space, instead of $93,600.00
dollars;
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that all other
conditions included in the approval given by the Director of Planning and
Infrastructure Approvals will continue to apply.
By-laws Three
Readings
2004-485
A
by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2002-4 to implement on-time
review initiatives and stream line the development review process as it relates
to site plan control.
2004-486
A
by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2001-12 respecting delegation
of authority to various officers of the City.
2004-487
A
by-law of the City of Ottawa to impose fees for planning applications and to
repeal By-law No. 2004-160.
2004-488
A
by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2002-189 respecting the
imposition of additional fees for costs incurred by the City attributable to
the activities of a licensed business.
2004-489
A
by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2003-77 respecting
housekeeping amendments to the Animal Care and Control By-law.
2004-490
A
by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2004-276 respecting
housekeeping amendments to the Parks and Facilities By-law.
2004-491
A by-law
of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2002-189 respecting housekeeping
amendments to the Licensing By-law.
2004-492
A
by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2004-253 respecting
housekeeping amendments to the Noise By-law.
2004-493
A
by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2004-163 respecting
housekeeping amendments to the Open Air Fire By-law.
2004-494
A
by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2002-189 respecting the
licensing, regulating and governing of tobacco vendors.
2004-495
A
by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2003-530 respecting traffic
and parking regulations and parking on parkland and to repeal By-law No.
2004-448.
2004-496
A by-law of the City of Ottawa to dedicate and lay out
certain lands as common and public highways in the City of Ottawa (Gosnell
Terrace, Demeter Street, Frenette Street).
2004-497 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to dedicate and lay out certain lands as common and public highways in the City of Ottawa (Topham Terrace).
2004-498
A by-law of the City of Ottawa to designate 100-110 Central
Park Drive, as being exempt from Part Lot Control.
2004-499
A by-law of the City of Ottawa to designate 44-80
Grammercy Park, as being exempt from Part Lot Control.
2004-500
A by-law of the City of Ottawa to designate 561 to 569
Aquaview Drive, as being exempt from Part Lot Control.
2004-501 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to designate 4191, 4195, 4199 Innes Road, as being exempt from Part Lot Control.
2004-502
A by-law of the City of Ottawa to repeal By-law No. 2004-465 and to
amend By-law No. 40-99 of the former Township of Goulbourn to change the
zoning for properties known municipally as 2064 Huntley Road and 6400 Flewellyn
Road.
2004-503
A by-law of the City of Ottawa amending By-law Number 93-98 of
the former City of Ottawa for the purpose of changing the zoning in effect over
820 Clyde Avenue.
2004-504
A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend
By-law No. 84-77 of the former Township of Rideau and By-law No 2004-428 to
change the zoning for the properties known municipally as 7517 and 7587 Reeve
Craig Road North.
2004-505 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to dedicate and lay out certain lands as common and public highways in the City of Ottawa (Kenaston Street).
2004-506 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2004-248 to appoint certain Municipal Law Enforcement Officers in the Environment Program & Technical Support Branch of the Transportation, Utilities and Public Works Department, to enforce the provisions of the “Sewer Use By-law”.
CARRIED