23 February
2007
10:00 a.m.
DISPOSITION 9
Postponements and Deferrals
MOTION NO. 7/4
Moved by Councillor M. Wilkinson
Seconded by Councillor S. Qadri
WHEREAS Waste Management has
filed terms of reference for an environmental assessment on their proposal to
triple the size of the Carp Landfill; and
WHEREAS during the thirty day
period for responses to these terms of reference Waste Management has held
three open houses to provide information to the public on the terms of
reference; and
WHEREAS none of these open
house was held in either Stittsville or Kanata, the areas most affected by the
landfill; and
WHEREAS residents of
Stittsville and Kanata are daily affected by odour and ground water problems arising
from the Carp landfill; and
WHEREAS the five City
Councillors representing the areas in and around the landfill arranged a
meeting in Stittsville for affected residents to which they invited Waste
Management officials; and
WHEREAS Waste Management
refused to attend the public meeting in Stittsville; and
WHEREAS residents attending
the meeting requested that City Council send a strong letter to Waste
Management indicating their displeasure for this failure to attend the meeting
to answer their questions;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the City
of Ottawa, at the request of citizens attending a meeting on February 6, 2007,
send a strong message to Waste Management indicating that their refusal to
either hold or attend a meeting in Stittsville to discuss the terms of
reference for a major expansion of their landfill shows an unwillingness to
hear from the public or to work with affected and concerned citizens to
determine the best way to handle waste in the twenty-first century.
AND THEREFORE BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City
Clerk work with the Mayor and the Councillors from Wards 4 (Kanata North), 5
(West Carleton- March), 6 (Stittsville-Kanata West), 21 (Rideau Goulbourn) and
23 (Kanata South) in the preparation of
this correspondence.
WITHDRAWN
Reports
OTTAWA COMMUNITY HOUSING
CORPORATION
1. CONFIRMATION OF
ELECTION OF OTTAWA COMMUNITY HOUSING CORPORATION (OCHC) CHAIR
2. That
the Mayor and the City Clerk be authorized to sign a written resolution on
behalf of the City of Ottawa as shareholder of Ottawa Community Housing
Corporation setting out the resolution approved by the City Council.
CARRIED
COMMITTEE REPORTS
AGRICULTURE AND RURAL
AFFAIRS COMMITTEE REPORT 2B
1. ZONING - 5417, 5449 AND 5453 ALBION ROAD |
That Council approve an amendment to the former City of Gloucester Zoning By-law to amend the Agricultural General, Ag(E11) and the Heavy Industrial, Mx(E13) zones as detailed in Document 2.
CARRIED
2. ZONING - 3850 MILTON ROAD |
That Council approve an
amendment to the former Cumberland Zoning By-Law, to change the Zoning of 3850
Milton Road to increase to 420 square metres the size permitted for a home
occupation rural/ industry and allow for an outside vehicle storage use of 1
acre, and that no further notice be given under the Planning Act,
subsection 34(17).
CARRIED
3. ZONING
- 2132 LOCKHEAD ROAD |
That Council
approve an amendment to the former Rideau Township Zoning By-law to change the
zoning of 2132 Lockhead Road from A2 (General Rural) to A2 (General
Rural-exception XX) as shown in Document 1 and detailed in Document 2, subject
to the modification that the proponent be granted zoning that would permit the
development of a new farming operation including a permanent single detached
dwelling as well as temporary accommodations in the form of two mobile home
units for farm help and, further, subject to the following conditions:
1.
that the applicant consent to an agreement on title
to prohibit any further severances or residential development and to govern the
use and removal of the mobile homes, both to the satisfaction of the Director,
Planning and Infrastructure Approvals; and
2.
that the owner drill a test well, providing
documents related to servicing issues to the satisfaction of the Director of
Planning and Infrastructure Approvals.
THAT
pursuant to the Planning Act, subsection 34(17) no further notice be
given.
CARRIED
COMMUNITY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES COMMITTEE
REPORT 2B
1. COLLABORATIVE APPROACH TO COMMUNITY FUNDING (Referred from City Council meeting of 15
January 2007) |
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION AS AMENDED
That Council reject the following motion:
That the 2007 budget for the Community and Protective Services
Department include a financial provision that would allow Committee and Council
to explore (with appropriate community consultation) a collaborative approach
to the delivery of stable, reliable and longer-term community funding with
other community partners such as the United Way, Community Foundation or new
community based agency similar to the Toronto Arts Council.
CARRIED
2. COMMUNITY OWNERSHIP OF CHILDCARE FACILITIES (Referred
from City Council meeting of 15 January 2007) |
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION AS AMENDED
That Council reject the following motion:
WHEREAS child care is a vital service for critical
service for families in the City of Ottawa; and
WHEREAS there
are 17,037 childcare spaces in Ottawa with 7263 subsidized spaces; and
WHEREAS the
City of Ottawa licences 282 childcare centres of which 200 centres provide
subsidized spaces; and
WHEREAS the
City of Ottawa owns and operates 17 childcare centres with 493 spaces; and
WHEREAS the
vast majority of childcare spaces are located in regulated not for profit
childcare centres which deliver vital services in an entrepreneur and cost
effective manner; and
WHEREAS this
childcare centres are governed by a community based board of directors making
these childcare centres incredibly close to the communities that they serve;
and
WHEREAS the
communities served by the City owned childcare centres may wish to establish
community ownership of these centres similar to the to that which exists in the
regulated not for profit childcare centres;
THEREFORE BE
IT RESOLVED that the 2007 budget for the Community and Protective Services
Department include a financial provision that would allow communities served
city owned childcare centres to explore the opportunity to establish community
ownership model similar to that which exists in the regulated not for profits
childcare centres that provide the bulk of the City’s childcare spaces.
RULED
OUT OF ORDER
COMMUNITY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES COMMITTEE
REPORT 3
1. BASIC DENTAL COVERAGE |
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That
Council lobby the federal and provincial governments to develop a publicly
funded oral health care strategy that addresses the need for an increased level
of publicly funded dental care to address the needs of all Canadians.
CARRIED
2. 2006 REVIEW ON USAGE
RE: ACCESSIBILITY TO CITY PARKS AND
HALLS BY NOT-FOR-PROFIT GROUPS |
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council approve the revised policy to increase the level of funding to $350 for eligible community associations to further assist with extra service charges incurred at their event.
CARRIED
3. Central ARCHIVES RELOCATION – PROGRAM
REQUIREMENTS AND OPTIONs ANALYSIS |
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION AS AMENDED
That
Council approve the following substitute recommendation:
WHEREAS the Steering Committee has conducted significant
research and consultation related to the Relocation of the Central Archives;
and
WHEREAS the Ottawa Public Library is
currently completing a functional program plan and assessing potential site
options for the replacement of the Main Library; and
WHEREAS there may be opportunities to create synergies with
the Ottawa Public Library and to identify savings in a co-located Library and
Archives plan; and
WHEREAS there may be additional site options that could be
considered; and
WHEREAS Funds are available to complete the Archives
functional program plan in capital project number 903471;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Cultural Services staff in
conjunction with the Archives Steering Committee be directed to work with the
Ottawa Public Library consultants to develop the Archives functional program
plan, identify any opportunities for cost savings and consider site co-location
opportunities and report back to Committee within six months in order to
consider the implications as part of the 2008 budget process.
CARRIED
4. LICENSE COMMITTEE |
COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATION
That Council approve the appointments of
Councillors Bellemare, Chiarelli, McRae, Leadman, Qadri and Thompson to the
panel from which the License Committee membership shall be drawn.
CARRIED
5.
Licensing BY-law 2002-189 –
Schedule 2 - relating to driving School operators and driving instructors –
Amendments to prohibit Driving instruction within a defined area |
COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATION
That Council approve amendments to Schedule 2 of By-law 2002-189, as detailed in document 1, to prohibit driving instruction within a defined area adjacent to the Ministry of Transportation test facility at 5303 Canotek Road.
CARRIED
6. PET REGISTRATION FEE
REVIEW |
COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATION
That Council enact a by-law, to take effect
March 15, 2007, to amend the Animal Care and Control By-law No. 2003-77 as
outlined in Document 1 to:
a)
amend the existing fees for pet registration and pound
redemption as detailed in Schedule “A” of the amending by-law;
b)
include in Schedule “A” a registration fee of $10 for a
sterilized and microchipped dog six months of age or older;
c)
include in Schedule “A” a registration fee of $10 for a
sterilized and microchipped cat six months of age or older;
d)
exempt sterilized and microchipped dogs and cats registered
prior to the date of enactment of the amending by-law from the requirement to
pay a pet registration fee;
include
a new registration fee for a dog whose owner has been convicted of permitting
the dog to bite or attack, without provocation, a person or domestic
animal.
CARRIED
7. LICENSING
- BY-LAW NO. L6-2000 – SCHEDULE 12 - ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS AND MASTER
ELECTRICIANS – REPEAL |
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council approve the repeal of Schedule No. 12 - Relating to
Electrical Contractors and Master Electricians and related Definitions, and
Procedural and General Provisions of Licensing By-law Number L6-2000 of the
former City of Ottawa.
CARRIED
8. APPOINTMENT OF LOTTERY LICENSING
OFFICER AND LOTTERY INVESTIGATORS |
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council
approve that By-law 2001-8 to appoint the Lottery Licensing Officer and a
Lottery Investigator for the City of Ottawa be repealed and replaced with the
by-law attached as Document 1, to appoint said Officer and Investigators to
reflect organizational changes.
CARRIED
9. Social Housing Reform Act |
That Council receive this report for information and direct staff to submit a copy of this report to the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing as a submission to the current Provincial review of the Social Housing Reform Act, including a statement that the City of Ottawa believes strongly that the province needs to amend regulations in the SHRA and to fundamentally address problems in the Act itself.
CARRIED
10. STREETS TO HOMES INITIATIVE FOR ADDRESSING HOMELESSNESS |
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION AS AMENDED
That Council approve the following:
WHEREAS homelessness is a serious
concern that City Council wishes to address;
AND WHEREAS it has been demonstrated
that housing and support services are a necessary part of a solution to the
homeless situation;
AND WHEREAS the New York Model has
demonstrated that understanding and having the ability to identify the cost
implications in addition to the social impacts of the homelessness issue is a
key component of a homelessness strategy;
AND WHEREAS the New York Model
effectively builds a business case that demonstrates the return on investment
of providing housing and housing support services to achieve the outcome of
moving homeless individuals to homes;
AND WHEREAS it would be helpful in finding lasting
solutions to this important issue, to have a clear understanding of the costs
to the social safety net of a homeless person in Ottawa;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that staff
complete a business case similar to the New York Model for the City of Ottawa,
that analyzes the current costs of municipal services provided to the homeless
population in Ottawa versus costs associated with properly funded supportive
housing options and that identifies where we can maximize the value of the
current community investments to directly contribute to the achievement of the
objectives of a housing first strategy and that staff provide a progress report
back to the Community and Protective Services Committee by fall 2007.
CARRIED
11. MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE MINISTER OF
COMMUNITY SAFETY AND CORRECTIONAL SERVICES AND THE CITY OF OTTAWA - CHEMICAL,
BIOLOGICAL, RADIOLOGICAL, NUCLEAR AND EXPLOSIVE / HAZMAT TEAM |
COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATION
That Council:
1. Approve the attached renewal
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Ministry of Community Safety and
Correctional Services and the City of Ottawa respecting the establishment and
operation of a Level 3 Provincial CBRNE / Hazmat Response Team and delegated
authority to the Fire Chief to sign the MOU on behalf of the City; and
2. Approve,
subject to approval of Recommendation 1, authority for the Ottawa CBRNE /
Hazmat Team to respond to CBRNE/Hazmat emergencies outside the territorial
jurisdiction of the municipality of the City of Ottawa in keeping with the
terms of the MOU.
CARRIED
PLANNING AND
ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE REPORT 3B
1. MOTION REFERRED TO THE PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE AND THE
TRANSIT COMMITTEE, RE: RAPID TRANSIT PLAN FOR RIVERSIDE SOUTH AND LEITRIM |
RECEIVED
2. OFFICIAL PLAN AMENDMENT - 3730,
3738 AND 3746 INNES ROAD
|
Committee
recommendation
That Council endorse modifications to the Official Plan to redesignate 3738, 3746 and part of 3730 Innes Road from Employment Area to Arterial
Mainstreet and Urban Natural Features, as shown on Document 1 and detailed in
Document 2.
CARRIED
3.
ZONING – PART OF 6350
FERNBANK ROAD
|
Committee
recommendation
That Council approve an amendment to the former Goulbourn Zoning By-law to
change the zoning of part of 6350 Fernbank Road from R4-13 to R1-16 and from
R1-16 to R4-13 as shown in Document 1 and detailed in Document 2.
CARRIED
4.
ZONING - 3090 CARLING
AVENUE
|
Committee
recommendation
That Council approve an
amendment to the former City of Nepean Zoning By-law to add "restaurant
fast-food" and "retail store" as permitted uses in the CC, Block
8 Exception Zone at 3090 Carling Avenue as shown in Document 1 and as detailed
in Document 2.
CARRIED
5.
ZONING - 19 MELROSE
AVENUE
|
Committee
recommendation
That Council approve an amendment to the former City of Ottawa Zoning By-law to
change the zoning of 19 Melrose Avenue from Minor Institutional, I1, to a
Low-Rise Residential Apartment, R5D exception zone, as shown in Document 1 and
detailed in Document 2.
CARRIED
6.
ZONING - 360 KENWOOD
AVENUE
|
Committee
recommendation
That Council approve an amendment to the former City of Ottawa Zoning By-law,
to change the zoning of part of 360 Kenwood Avenue from Minor Institutional
(I1) to a Residential (R3J) exception zone, as shown in Document 1 and detailed
in Document 2.
CARRIED
7.
ZONING - PART OF 4798
BANK STREET
|
Committee
recommendation
That Council approve an amendment to the former City of Gloucester Zoning
By-law to change the zoning of part of 4798 Bank Street as shown in Document 1
and as detailed in Documents 2 and 3.
CARRIED
8. ZONING
- 1180 AND 1190 PLACE D'ORLEANS DRIVE |
That Council
approve an amendment to the former
City of Gloucester Zoning By-law to change the zoning of 1180 and 1190 Place
d'Orleans Drive from Co(1.65)(E7) to Co(1.65)(Ex) as shown in Document 1 and as
detailed in Document 2.
CARRIED
9. ZONING - PART
OF 2128 TRIM ROAD |
Committee
recommendation
That Council approve an
amendment to the former City of Cumberland Urban Zoning By-law to change the zoning
of part of 2128 Trim Road from D-R Development Residential to R1F-X6 -
Residential - Singles - Small Lots - Exception Six and R3D-X5 - Residential -
Row Dwellings and Semis - Exception Five as shown in Document 1.
CARRIED
10. DESIGNATION
OF LA MAISON JEANNE D'ARC, 360 KENWOOD AVENUE, UNDER PART IV OF THE ONTARIO
HERITAGE ACT |
Committee
recommendationS as amended
That Council:
1. Designate
La Maison Jeanne D'Arc, 360 Kenwood Avenue, under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act, in accordance with
the statement of cultural heritage value or interest
2. Give approval in
principle to the alterations that will be required for the adaptive reuse of
the building (Maison Jeanne d’Arc, 360 Kenwood Avenue) and that Council
delegate final approval of these alterations to the Director of Planning and
Infrastructure Approvals, and;
That this
delegation of approval be subject to the alterations being consistent with the
concept presented to PEC on February 13, 2007.
3. Approve
that, in order to offset the costs of renovation of la Maison Jeanne d’Arc, the
applicant’s requirement to pay cash-in-lieu of parkland dedication be waived.
CARRIED
11. APPLICATION
TO ALTER THE FORMER ECOLE SACRE COEUR, 19 MELROSE AVENUE, AND TO CONSTRUCT
STACKED TOWNHOUSES ON THE PROPERTY
|
Committee
recommendation
That Council approve the application to alter 19 Melrose Avenue according to the
plans received on December 6, 2006.
CARRIED
12. APPLICATION TO DEMOLISH THE BUILDING
LOCATED AT 72-80 BOLTON STREET AND APPLICATION FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION AT 72-80
BOLTON STREET, A PROPERTY LOCATED IN THE LOWERTOWN WEST HERITAGE CONSERVATION
DISTRICT
|
That Council:
1. Approve the
application to demolish 80 Bolton Street.
Demolition permit to be issued conditional upon the issuance of a
building permit for new construction on the property at 72-80 Bolton Street.
2. Approve the design of
the construction of a four storey apartment building on the site, according to
the plans received on January 5, 2007.
CARRIED
13. JOCK RIVER REACH 1 SUBWATERSHED STUDY AND BARRHAVEN SOUTH
MASTER SERVICING STUDY |
Committee
recommendationS
That Council:
1. Approve
the Jock River Reach 1 Subwatershed Study (Stantec, January 2007).
2. Approve
the Barrhaven South Conceptual Fish Habitat Compensation Plan (Niblett, January
2007) and the use of City land known municipally as 3300 Cedarview Road for the
creation of new fisheries habitat area.
3. Approve
the recommended projects identified in the Barrhaven South Master Servicing
Study prepared by Stantec, illustrated in Document 4, in accordance with the
requirements of the Ontario Environmental Assessment Act.
4. Direct
Planning, Transit and Environment staff to finalize the Barrhaven South Master
Servicing Study and proceed with the 30-day public review period, in accordance
with the Ontario Environmental Assessment Act and as a prelude to the
initiation of the detailed design.
MOTION
Moved by Councillor J. Harder
Seconded by Councillor S. Desroches
WHEREAS staff require further time to consider
new servicing proposals received from the landowners in the Barrhaven South CDP
area that could amend the Jock River Reach 1 Subwatershed Study and Barrhaven South Master
Servicing Study ;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Item 13 - PEC Report 3-B
(ACS2007-PTE-POL-004 Jock River Reach 1 Subwatershed
Study and Barrhaven South Master Servicing Study) be deferred and, should staff determine that
changes are required to the studies, it be brought forward to Planning and Environment Committee.
DEFERRAL
CARRIED
14. NICHOLAS MANN GATEWAY |
That
Council:
1.
Approve
the City’s participation in the Nicholas Mann Gateway as described in Document
1, through the Planning, Environment and infrastructure policy
branch.
2.
Approve
the funding of $20,000 to support the Community’s participation in the Nicholas
Mann Gateway community planning initiative.
3.
Support
the allocation of seed funding of $60,000 in the 2007 budget for the City of
Ottawa’s 10% component of a future Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM)
request for Green Municipal Funds Grants.
CARRIED
Motions of Which Notice Has Been Given Previously
MOTION
Moved by Councillor J. Legendre
Seconded by Councillor R. Bloess
That
the Rules of Procedure, with respect to revisiting a prior decision of Council,
being the Governance Report in December 2006, be waived to permit the
introduction of a motion to restructure the Transportation Committee and the
Transit Committee.
MOTION
Moved by Councillor J. Legendre
Seconded by Councillor R. Bloess
That the
Legendre/Bloess motion be deferred to the next regular Council meeting
scheduled for 28 March 2007.
DEFERRAL CARRIED
MOTION
Moved by Councillor D. Deans
Seconded by Councillor R. Chiarelli
WHEREAS according to a letter
from the Siemens/PCL consortium (Ottawa LRT Corp.) dated February 13, 2007
regarding the Project Agreement for the Ottawa North-South Light Rail Transit
Project between the City of Ottawa and the Ottawa LRT Corp., the Ottawa
LRT Corp. advises that the consortium members are willing to accept the sum of
$175.3 million in final settlement of all claims against the City of Ottawa
arising out of the termination of the project agreement.;
WHEREAS according to a second
letter from the Siemens/PCL consortium dated February 13, 2007 the consortium
members are committed to continuing with the project if the city opts to
continue and would be prepared to proceed with an increase to the contract
price not to exceed $70 million and with an anticipated project start date of
June 1, 2007;
AND WHEREAS these letters
constitute new information from the Siemens/PCL consortium, which is being very
constructive in their approach to finding a positive outcome;
AND WHEREAS re-instating the
North-South LRT project is in the long term best interest of the City of
Ottawa;
AND WHEREAS exploring
alternative opportunities to address the downtown would strengthen overall
confidence in the project;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT
the City of Ottawa Council give authority to the City Manager to re-instate the
contract signed on September 15, 2006 with the Siemens/PCL consortium and
direct the City Manager to negotiate renewed terms with the consortium prior to
the February 28, 2007 deadline;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT
this agreement be conditional upon confirmation of the Federal and Provincial
contribution agreements be forthcoming in accordance with the previous MOU’s;
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED
THAT City Council commence an environmental assessment to bring the project to
the Hurdman Station as the next priority and that the City Manager prepare a
time line for this priority plan;
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED
THAT an environmental assessment process be initiated to review all options for
downtown, including a tunnel;
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED
THAT an environmental assessment process be initiated to remove buses from the
Albert-Slater corridor, for possible future implementation if after the
North-South LRT project has been fully operational for one year it is
determined that the corridor is not functioning appropriately;
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED
THAT the City Manager be directed to negotiate the incremental price increase
of the project due to the delay;
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED
THAT the City Manager be directed to seek agreement from upper tier
governments to share in the increased cost of the project.
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED
THAT Council move in-camera to discuss the associated legal ramification.
RULED
OUT OF ORDER
MOTION
Moved by Councillor R. Bloess
Seconded by Councillor B. Monette
WHEREAS the Municipal
Elections Act (“the Act”) requires local municipalities to conduct a
regular election on behalf of all school boards within their jurisdiction on
the second Monday in November every four years;
AND WHEREAS the use of schools
is essential in providing convenient and accessible voting places;
AND WHEREAS the security and
safety of students is of paramount importance;
AND WHEREAS the security and
safety of students may be compromised due to the increased number of visitors
on school property on voting day;
AND WHEREAS the school boards
have the ability to establish dates on which professional development days (“PD
days”) are held;
AND WHEREAS, within the City
of Ottawa, two of the local school boards held a PD day four (4) school days
after November 13, 2006, and the two remaining school boards held a PD day nine
(9) school days after voting day;
THEREFORE Be it resolved that this motion be forwarded to the
Directors of Education so that it can be considered at their respective board
meetings; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED the
City of Ottawa hereby petitions the Minister of Education to require school
boards throughout Ontario to hold a PD day on the date a regular voting day is
to be held under the Act.
CARRIED
Motions (Requiring Suspension of the Rules of Procedure)
MOTION
Moved by Councillor D. Deans
Seconded by Councillor D. Holmes
That the Rules of Procedure be suspended
to consider and approve the following Motion:
WHEREAS in 1908 the first
Women’s Day was held in the United States, accompanied by large demonstrations
in which women demanded political and economic rights, as well as the right to
vote;
AND WHEREAS in 1910 women
delegates from around the world met in Copenhagen to propose that Women’s Day
become an internationally recognized event;
AND WHEREAS the first
International Women’s Day was held in 1911;
AND WHEREAS in 1997, the
United Nations officially called for all countries to mark a day for the
recognition of women’s equality;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT
Ottawa City Council declare March 8, 2007, to be International Women’s Day in
the City of Ottawa.
CARRIED
MOTION
Moved by Councillor G. Brooks
Seconded by Councillor P. Hume
That the Rules of Procedure be suspended
to consider the following Motion:
WHEREAS on the 7 November
2000, the Corporation of the Township of Goulbourn passed By-law No. 52-2000
being a zoning amendment to By-law No. 40-99; and
WHEREAS the
aforementioned zoning amendment was appealed to the Ontario Municipal Board;
and
WHEREAS the subject property
was subsequently sold and the appeal was not continued; and
WHEREAS the appeal remains
outstanding at the Ontario Municipal Board but no longer has any application to
the subject property;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT
By-law No. 52-2000 be repealed so as to close the matter for the municipality
and the Ontario Municipal Board.
CARRIED
Notices of Motion (For Consideration at Subsequent
Meeting)
MOTION
Moved by Councillor E. El-Chantiry
Seconded by Councillor G. Brooks
WHEREAS during the past
municipal election campaign a number of residents expressed concerns related to
the duration of the visual blight caused by the proliferation, placement and
condition of election signage;
AND Whereas in 2004, Council
approved provisions allowing for the placement of election signs sixty (60)
days preceding the election date, despite the staff recommendation of thirty
(30) days;
AND WHEREAS the proposed
placement period for election signage of thirty (30) days is consistent with
provisions in place historically prior to 2004, and such timeframes are typical
in other municipalities;
AND WHEREAS a 30-day limit
will reduce the burden of enforcement and related costs and is not expected to
negatively impact candidates;
BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED that
Council approve the following by-law amendments to reduce the current timeframe
that election signage may be erected prior to the election day from sixty (60)
days to thirty (30) days as follows:
Section 21(a) of By-law
2004-239 be repealed and substituted therefore by the following:
21. (a) is not placed more
than thirty (30) days immediately preceding the election date, and
Section 10(a) of By-law
2003-520 be repealed and substituted therefore by the following:
10. (a) the sign is not placed
more than thirty (30) days immediately preceding the election date;
MOTION
Moved by Councillor S. Desroches
Seconded by Councillor J. Harder
WHEREAS Ward 22 is a ward
physically divided by the Rideau River and a bridge will provide the missing
link between these business, retail and residential communities;
WHEREAS the Transportation
Master Plan identifies the Strandherd-Armstrong Bridge as a key link in the
transportation network serving the south;
WHEREAS development in the
south urban communities of Riverside South, South Gloucester and Barrhaven
continue to grow despite the decision to not proceed with the North-South LRT
project;
WHEREAS the relocation of the
RCMP headquarters to the former JDS site will escalate the demand on our
transportation network and spark new planned development in the South Merivale
Business Park;
WHEREAS a new Rideau River
Crossing at Strandherd-Armstrong will relieve critical pressure on the existing
bridges at Hunt Club and in Manotick by distributing the network traffic more
effectively;
AND WHEREAS the new
Strandherd-Armstrong Bridge can also accommodate transit lanes, thereby
improving transit service for these southern communities;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that
staff be directed to report back to Transportation Committee by June 2007 on
the opportunities and timelines to implement the Strandherd-Armstrong Bridge
link and its associated road works to enhance transit service, including
funding discussions with the Federal and Provincial governments.
MOTION
Moved by Councillor D. Deans
Seconded by Councillor M. McRae
That City staff be
directed to consider a stand-alone graffiti by-law that would address graffiti
vandalism of both public and private property, and that By-law Services staff
report to a joint meeting of the Community and Protective Services Committee,
Transportation Committee and Transit Committee on such a by-law.
By-laws Three
Readings
2007-70
A by-law of the City of
Ottawa to amend By-law No. 333 of 1999 of the former City of Gloucester
to change the zoning for the properties known municipally as 5417, 5449 and
5453 Albion Road.
2007-71
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 part of the property known municipally as 2128 Trim Road.
2007-72
A by-law of the City of
Ottawa to amend By-law No. 64-82 of the former City of Cumberland to
change the zoning for the property known municipally as 3850 Milton Road.
2007-73
A by-law of the City of
Ottawa to amend By-law Number 93-98 of the former City of Ottawa to change the
zoning for part of the property known municipally as 360 Kenwood Avenue.
2007-74
A by-law of the City of
Ottawa to amend By-law No. 40-99 of the former Township of Goulbourn to
change the zoning for part of the property known municipally as 6350 Fernbank
Road.
2007-75
A by-law of the City of
Ottawa to amend By-law Number 93-98 of the former City of Ottawa to change the
zoning for the property known municipally as 19 Melrose Avenue.
2007-76
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 property known
municipally as 3090 Carling Avenue.
2007-77
A by-law of the City of
Ottawa to amend By-law No. 333 of 1999 of the former City of Gloucester
to change the zoning for the properties known municipally as 1180 and 1190
Place d’Orleans Drive.
2007-78
A
by-law of the City of Ottawa to repeal By-law Number 52-2000, which amended
By-law No. 40-99 of the former Townshhip of Goulbourn to change the zoning for
the property known municipally as 8594 Franktown Road.
2007-79
A by-law of the City of Ottawa to impose special annual
drainage rates upon land in respect of which money is borrowed under the Tile
Drainage Act.
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