OTTAWA CITY COUNCIL
26 APRIL
2006
ANDREW S. HAYDON HALL
1:00 p.m.
DRAFT AGENDA 57
1. Prayer
2. National
Anthem (Councillor Rob
Jellett)
3.
Announcements/Ceremonial Activities
·
Recognition - Take a Little to Council Initiative
· Recognition - Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month
· Recognition - Administrative Professionals Week
4.
Roll Call
5.
Confirmation of Minutes
Confirmation of
Minutes of the regular meeting of 12 April
2006.
6. Declarations of pecuniary
interest including those originally arising from prior meetings
7. Communications
·
List
of Outstanding Inquiries – February, 2004 to March 2006
·
From
the Business Advisory Committee respecting HRSSC Report 29 Item 1, Homelessness and the Safe Streets
Act – Task Force Recommendations.
8.
Regrets
No Regrets filed to date.
9.
Postponements and
Deferrals
Health, Recreation and Social
Services Committee Report 29
1. Homelessness
and the safe streets act – task force recommendations |
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS
AS AMENDED
That Council receive the report from the Task Force and approve the
staff comments on each of the recommendations contained in the report, as
amended, as follows:
1.
That the Provincial and Federal governments be
requested to provide funding for additional second stage housing and
supportive housing to meet the needs of the population of shelter users who
require supportive housing.
Staff
supports this recommendation.
2. That the Provincial,
Federal and municipal governments be requested to provide funding for a full
range of social housing to meet the needs of low-income populations who are
homeless or at risk of becoming homeless.
Staff
supports this recommendation.
3. That the City’s
Housing Branch be directed to review the safety of Shelters and address the impact
of high occupancy levels in the Adult Shelter system.
Staff
supports this recommendation.
4. That the Housing Branch establishes an
advisory committee in each shelter. The Advisory Committee would assist
individuals through the public complaints process. The advisory committee will be supported by the City of Ottawa
(administration) and develop a process for an ombudsman review.
Staff does not object to the establishment of shelter advisory committees but believes that the intent is well served by recommendation 3 respecting shelter safety as well as recommendation 6 respecting establishment of an ombudsman, recommendation 7 respecting requirement for a report back with progress, as well as recommendation 8 respecting establishment of a peer support system.
5. That the Provincial
and Federal governments be requested to reinstate and\or provide new funding
for day programs, currently funded 100% by
the City, to
meet the needs of the individuals who experience homelessness or risk becoming
homeless.
Staff
supports this recommendation.
6. That the City of
Ottawa establish a mechanism, such as an ombudsman, so that people who are
homeless or at risk of homelessness can address concerns that they have about
the treatment they receive within City-funded service agencies including
experiences under the Safe Streets Act.
Staff notes
that establishment of an Ombudsman would require staffing and associated
administrative costs.
7. That the Homelessness
and Safe Streets Act Task Force reconvene once a year to review the status of
the recommendations and to propose modifications or enhancement to the
recommendations as required.
Staff
supports this recommendation.
8. That the Task Force establish \ endorse a peer support
system whereby former homeless individuals assist current homeless individuals
through their “on street experiences” thus being able to intervene and assist
with housing and any form of counseling
Staff
supports the intent of this recommendation, which relates to the staffing of
service and support agencies in the community.
.
9. That the City of
Ottawa continue to support the coordination of street outreach services,
including the role of the Street Health Outreach Coalition, and advocate for
the resources needed to integrate, support and coordinate Community and Social
Services Agencies involved in street outreach.
Staff
supports this recommendation and will continue to facilitate the coordination
of these important services.
10. That the City of Ottawa be directed to review the conditions of all rooming houses within the City, to address the unsafe conditions, safety and dangerous factors that have an impact on people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness, by implementing strict By Laws to adhere to.
Staff
supports this recommendation.
11.
That the City be directed to review the priorities for homeless status,
to include, that 2 out of 10 applications goes to an applicant with the
homeless status, remove barriers for the people who are homeless or at risk of
homelessness when applying to the registry, and redefine the term homelessness
to include all those who are without a permanent address. Further, that the review include:
i. Involvement
of the HSAG (Housing Stakeholders Advisory Group);
ii. An
assessment of supports required;
iii. An
assessment process to ensure that applicants have the ability to live
independently or the supports required;
iv. The issue
of required supports includes help with housekeeping;
v. A
discussion around the issue of tenants refusing supports and the impact on
social housing landlords and tenants;
vi. Involvement
of representatives of the homeless community.
A review of the local priorities
for access to rent geared to income social housing is being undertaken in 2006,
and the Task Force recommendation regarding definition and priority ration will
be considered within the policy review process, the results of which will be
tabled with Committee and Council.
12. That the Housing Branch
appoint a tenant to sit on the Registry board to provide a balanced perspective.
The Registry
is a community-based agency, and this recommendation will be forwarded to the
Board for their consideration.
Safe Streets Act (SSA)
13. The Task Force
recommends that the City of Ottawa lobby the province to change or repeal the Safe
Streets Act.
This
recommendation is not supported by the Ottawa Police Service (OPS). The Safe Streets Act is a legislative tool
similar to other pieces of legislation that assists the OPS in fulfilling its
broad community safety mandate.
Repealing the Safe Streets would eliminate an effective alternative to
criminal charges in certain circumstances and compel the OPS to escalate its
response unnecessarily. Similarly, the
repeal of the Act would create gaps leading to dissatisfaction in other communities
served by the OPS. Ultimately, these
gaps would have to be filled by the City through one or several by-laws to
address the conduct and issues targeted by the SSA.
14. That the City of
Ottawa recommend to the Police Services Board that, since the Safe Streets Act,
theoretically, targets aggressive panhandlers and therefore impacts the
homeless above all, that the Ottawa Police Service draft strict guidelines with
respect to enforcement of the Safe Streets Act so that all citizens will know
where they stand regarding their rights to public space and that these
guidelines be widely circulated and debated by the public before being put into
effect.
The Ottawa
Police Service (OPS) does not support this recommendation. The OPS is of the position that the
legislation itself sets out the criteria for the commission of an offence
making any guidelines redundant. In the
event that the recommendation is seeking to have OPS assistance in
communicating the criteria generally, such a recommendation is feasible and
similar to other OPS community communication initiatives. In addition, pursuant to the Police Services
Act, the Ottawa Police Services Board is responsible for generally determining, after consultation with the
Chief of Police, the objectives and priorities with respect to police services
in the municipality. The recommendation
does not recognize the allocation of responsibility as between the Chief and
the Board under the act and would therefore be in violation of the Police
Services Act.
15. That the City of
Ottawa recommend to the Police Services Board that they formalize and expand
the training program to promote consistent enforcement of the Safe Streets Act
(SSA) including a public education component that includes visiting shelters
and other local agencies to foster an open dialogue and to clarify enforcement
of the SSA.
The Ottawa
Police Service (OPS) supports this recommendation.
16. That the City of
Ottawa recommend to the Polices Services Board a review of the enforcement of
the Safe Streets Act for consistent application since its inception and that
the review be made available to the public.
The Ottawa
Police Service (OPS) cannot track the disposition of PONs through the court
system.
Employment
Opportunities
17. That Council amend or enact all appropriate and applicable By-laws to allow the on-sidewalk distribution of not-for-profit newspapers distributed by the homeless, without a business license or designated space permit provided that the person does not remain at a particular location while distributing the newspaper.
Staff
supports the recommendation and further proposes that persons distributing the
not-for-profit newspapers not be allowed to remain in a particular location
longer than 10 minutes which is a standard presently used for mobile
refreshment vehicles. It is proposed
that this standard will only be enforced on a request-for-service basis.
18. That Council amend or
enact all appropriate and applicable By-laws to allow homeless persons to sell
original arts, crafts and jewelry on the sidewalk without a business license or
designated space permit provided that the person selling the original arts,
crafts and jewelry does not remain at a particular location while selling the
articles.
Staff propose that this recommendation
be referred to staff with a direction to report back to Committee and Council
subject to consultation with the wider community.
19. That City land be used
to create several permanent sites for street markets to be operated by a mix of
local artists and artisans and street people (for example the area under the
Terry Fox underpass known as the “Bridge”).
Staff
supports the intent of this recommendation.
Further to Recommendation 18, staff would review prospective sites
subject to consultation with internal and external stakeholders with a report
back to Committee and Council.
20. That the City provide
a letter to be written to any Private Landlord advocating and supporting the
use of their own empty land as a designated area for the homeless to vend their
arts, crafts and to busk freely
Staff
supports this recommendation.
21. That City jobs such as
poster removal and hand snow shovelling be allocated to not-for-profit groups
that engage homeless people or those at risk of becoming homeless.
The Public Works and Services
Department is supportive of this recommendation subject to meeting its
operational requirements (i.e. meeting its quality standards for snow removal).
22. That there be a
separate process for establishing the contracting of additional City work (non
unionized) and that the additional work be allocated to not-for-profit groups
that engage the homeless, with funding for the additional work to be allocated
in the budget annually for this purpose.
City Purchasing staff supports
the intent of this recommendation.
Purchasing proposes that this process would be undertaken outside of the
Purchasing By-Law, although Supply Management would facilitate and report on
the award, ensuring that the contract meets the fair and reasonable requirements,
and due diligence associated with all City contract awards.
23. Continue to support organizations such as Rideau Street Youth
Enterprises; pursue an integrated approach across the City to explore
additional possibilities for purchasing services from social purpose
enterprises thus
ensuring cost-effective delivery while
supporting street-involved and at-risk persons to pursue income-earning opportunities and greater self-sufficiency.
Staff
supports this recommendation consistent with recommendation 23 above.
24. Support local enterprises, such as Roasted Cherry and Centre
507, to build capacity for the employment of street involved youth.
The
City could work with a network of service providers and businesses to assess
what supports are needed to further employment related activity.
25.
That the City
engage in discussions with interested stakeholders on Social Purchasing Portal
(a collaboration between community economic development organizations
and private sector business partners).
Staff
supports the recommendation and proposes to engage in discussions with
interested stakeholders on Social Purchasing Portal, as outlined in the
recommendation and report back to Committee and Council with findings and
recommendations.
26. The City of Ottawa lobby the Provincial Government to change
the OW/ODSP regulations relative to "earned income" to enable the
homeless or those at risk of homelessness to retain work related earnings
without having their OW/ODSP financial assistance reduced.
City staff
supports this recommendation.
27. The City of Ottawa lobby the Provincial Government to change
the OW/ODSP regulations relative to the Canadian Child Tax Benefit to enable
the homeless or those at risk of homelessness to retain the CTB without having
their OW/ODSP financial assistance reduced.
Staff supports this recommendation.
28. The City of Ottawa maintain the current funding level for
Social Services programs in the event the Provincial Government allows
OW/ODSP individuals to retain their Child Tax Credit (i.e., ends the
“clawback”).
While the City supports in principle
both the end of the claw-back from social assistance payments and the retention
of the Reinvestment Fund, this would create a budget pressure of $4.15 Million
for the City. The Province has not made any formal announcement regarding any
2006 increases or the claw-back in general.
29. That the City of
Ottawa lobby the Ontario government and that the Police Services Board be
recommended to lobby the Ontario Government to increase OW rates to pre-1995
levels.
Supported but out of Scope
That the following recommendation be
referred to the Minister of Children and Youth Services and to the Children’s
Aid Society of Ottawa for their consideration:
That the Community and Protective Services
Department continue to represent the City’s interests with respect to this
recommendation including, if feasible, being on any future task force regarding
this issue;
That staff
report back to the Health, Recreation and Social Services Committee by
September 2006 regarding this exercise and the resulting investigation of
issues of foster children and youth becoming part of the homeless population:
30. Therefore the Foster Care Council of Canada recommends that
the City of Ottawa, create a “Task Force on Foster Care Outcomes” or a
sub-committee of the Task Force on Homelessness and the Safe Streets Act which
would investigate the issues of foster children and youth becoming part of the
homeless population, alarmingly high rates of O.D.S.P. or O.W. recipients and
emergency shelter users and what could be done to prevent and address these
serious and potentially long-term negative outcomes of Ottawa’s vulnerable
youth.
The Task
Force was supportive of the proposed initiative but the review of foster care
was not part of the terms of reference of the Task Force and accordingly, the
Task Force determined to forward the recommendation to Ottawa City Council for
its consideration.
MOTION NO. 54/11
Moved by Councillor G. Bédard
Seconded by Councillor D. Deans
WHEREAS
the City of Ottawa convened a group of key community stakeholders to develop a
strategic Community Action Plan on Homelessness;
AND
WHEREAS the business community, including Business Improvement Areas, were not
invited to participate in the process;
THEREFORE
BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Ottawa’s Business Advisory Committee be
consulted on the 2006-2008 Community Action Plan on Homelessness prior to
Ottawa City Council receiving the plan.
MOTION NO. 54/12
Moved by Councillor R. Chiarelli
Seconded by Councillor D. Thompson
That the
question be now put on Motion No. 54/11.
LOST on a division of 8 YEAS to 11 NAYS as follows:
Yeas (8): Councillors R. Jellett, D. Deans, G. Brooks, E. El-Chantiry, D. Thompson,
R. Chiarelli, M. McRae and G. Hunter.
Nays (11): Councillors R. Bloess, J. Stavinga, A. Cullen, P. Feltmate, J. Legendre,
D. Holmes, M. Bellemare, C. Doucet, G. Bédard,
B. Monette
and Mayor Chiarelli.
Motion No.
54/11 was then put to Council and CARRIED on a division of 11 YEAS to 9 NAYS as
follows:
Yeas (11): Councillors D. Deans, G. Brooks, J.
Legendre, S. Little, M. Bellemare,
E. El-Chantiry, D.
Thompson, R. Chiarelli, M. McRae, G. Hunter
and G. Bédard.
Nays (9): Councillors
R. Jellett, R. Bloess, J. Stavinga, A. Cullen, P. Feltmate,
D.
Holmes, C. Doucet, B. Monette and Mayor Chiarelli.
PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE REPORT 45
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11. ZONING
- 2301 Tenth Line Road |
Committee
recommendation as amended
That Council approve an amendment to the
former Cumberland Zoning By-Law to change the zoning of 2301 Tenth Line Road
from "CCN" Commercial Convenience Neighbourhood to
"CCN-X'X'" Commercial Convenience Neighbourhood - Exception 'X' as
shown in Document 1 and as detailed in Document 2, as amended by the
following:
1. That
a single drive-through be included as a permitted accessory use.
MOTION NO. 56/
Moved by Councillor R. Jellett
Seconded by Councillor A. Cullen
BE IT RESOLVED that Council
defer this item to its meeting of April 26, 2006 so the ward Councillor has
time to canvass residents who would be affected by the proposed zoning change.
CARRIED
10. Motion to Introduce Reports
(Councillors
P. Hume and M. McRae)
Standing Committees – Joint Report 2
Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee Report 20
Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee Report 45
Emergency and
Protective Services Committee Report 19
Health, Recreation and Social Services Committee Reports 31B and 32
Planning and Environment Committee Report 46
Transportation Committee Report 33
Transportation Committee and Planning and Environment Committee Joint Report 1
11.
Motion to Adopt Reports
(Councillors P. Hume and M. McRae)
12. Motions of which Notice has been Given previously
Moved by Councillor D. Thompson
Seconded by Councillor R. Bloess
WHEREAS the City of Ottawa has
negotiated a Memorandum of Understanding for the use of the Bowesville site
from the Ottawa Airport Authority;
AND WHEREAS the City has a
sports field deficit of 200 fields;
AND WHEREAS the City is
reviewing multiple sites for its rail maintenance yard;
AND WHEREAS the City has
completed a study identifying potential sportsfield sites (June, 2005)
identifying the Bowesville lands as entirely suitable for sportsfields;
AND WHEREAS the City received
informally, conflicting data on lands at or near the Ottawa Airport in the
context of aviation safety, bird hazards and crash zones;
AND WHEREAS the City has seen
no study or report prepared by any authoritative bird hazard specialist in the
context of (a) aviation safety, (b) bird hazards, (c) crash zones, (d) use of
the Bowesville lands for a 30 soccer field facility or any other purposes, and
(e) the Ottawa Airport;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that
the City undertake negotiations with the Ottawa Airport Authority for the
potential use of the Bowesville site for use as multipurpose sports and
recreation facilities, run by either the City or a Public-Private Partnership
or other entity;
AND FURTHER that the City
conduct a economic assessment of the financial impact of usage of the site for
a 30 field soccer park, said assessment to include at the minimum the Canadian
Sports Tourism Alliance economic assessment model known as STEAM (Sports
Tourism Economic Assessment Model) to calculate the benefits to Ottawa, there
being no apparent need to calculate the obviously immense social and health
benefits to the City;
AND FURTHER that the City
conduct a review of other municipalities that have similar large scale sports
facilities to become acquainted with any topics that could prove important to
the City should it choose to operate or procure the creation of a sports
facility on the Bowesville lands, with particular attention paid to the sports
parks in Winnipeg and Calgary that operate sports fields as in close proximity
to airport operations;
AND FURTHER that the City in
conjunction with Transport Canada and other experts in the field, undertake a
review of hazards and risks associated with the proximity of the Bowesville
lands to the Ottawa Airport.
Moved by Councillor J. Harder
Seconded by Councillor M. McRae
WHEREAS on June 7th,
2006 Canada will be playing Scotland at Twin Elm Rugby Park as part of the four
city International Churchill Cup;
AND WHEREAS the
organizers of the Churchill Cup game are requesting that Twin Elm be granted a
stadium endorsement for their extended licensing application to AGCO (Alcohol
and Gaming Commission of Ontario);
AND WHEREAS AGCO guidelines
require that: "A resolution of the Council of the Municipality in
which the stadium is located approving the issuance of a stadium endorsement
must be obtained prior to submitting an application for a stadium
endorsement.”;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED as
follows:
Twin Elm Rugby Park be granted
a stadium endorsement for the purpose of applying for a license from the AGCO
(Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario).
13.
Notices of Motion (For Consideration at Subsequent Meeting)
14.
Motion to Introduce By-laws Three
Readings
(Councillors P. Hume and M.
McRae)
a) A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 1-84 of the former City of Cumberland to change the zoning for the property known municipally as 2301 Tenth Line Road.
b)
A by-law of the City of Ottawa amending By-law Number
2004-303 for the imposition of development charges for Leitrim Stormwater
Facilities.
c) A by-law of the City of Ottawa to dedicate and lay out certain land as common and public highway (South Beach Boulevard and South Village Drive).
d) A by-law of the City of Ottawa to dedicate and lay out certain land as common and public highway (Abbott Street).
e) A by-law of the City of Ottawa to dedicate and lay out certain land as common and public highway (Stanmore Street).
f) A by-law of the City of Ottawa to designate 5457 Abbott Street, as being exempt from Part Lot Control.
g)
A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law number 100-2000 of the
former City of Nepean for the property known municipally as 3580 Strandherd
Drive – zoning.
h) A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 1-84 of the former City of Cumberland to change the zoning for the properties known municipally as 2299 and 2413 Tenth Line Road.
i)
A by-law of the City of Ottawa to repeal By-law Number 2005-262 and to
amend By-law No. 40-99 of the former Township of Goulbourn to change the
zoning for a portion of the property known municipally as 1776 Maple Grove
Road.
j) A by-law of the City of Ottawa to designate 146, 148, 150, 152, 154, 156, 158, 160, 162, 164, 166, 168, 170, 172, 174, 176, 178, 180 Hartsmere Drive, as being exempt from Part Lot Control.
k) A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend the Official Plan for the City of Ottawa with respect to the required policy framework for the Brownfields Redevelopment Strategy
l)
A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 100-2000 of the former City of Nepean
to change the zoning for the properties known municipally as 20 and 22 Gurdwara
Road and 2 Laser Street
m) A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 266 of 1981 of the former Township of West Carleton to change the zoning for the properties known municipally as 153 and 155 Salisbury Street.
n) A by-law of the City of Ottawa amending By-law No. 2002-189 respecting second hand goods shops.
o) A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2003-500 respecting the fire supply charge.
p) A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law Number 300-96 of the old Corporation of the City of Ottawa respecting the Designated Space Programme.
q) A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2003-500 respecting the fire supply charge.
r) A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2006-79 respecting property tax due dates.
s) A by-law of the City of Ottawa to establish the tax ratios for the taxation year 2006.
t) A by-law of the City of Ottawa respecting the calculation of the amount of taxes for municipal and school purposes payable in respect of property in the commercial classes, industrial classes or multi-residential property class for 2006.
u) A by-law of the City of Ottawa respecting property subclass tax reductions for the year 2006.
15.
Confirmation By-law (Councillors
P. Hume and M. McRae)
16.
Inquiries
17.
Adjournment (Councillors
P. Hume and M. McRae)
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