OTTAWA CITY COUNCIL
25 April
2007
ANDREW S. HAYDON HALL
10:00 a.m.
AGENDA 12
1. Prayer
2.
National Anthem (Councillor
E. El-Chantiry)
3.
Moment of Silence
·
National
Day of Mourning
4. Announcements/Ceremonial
Activities
· Recognition - Administrative Professionals Week
·
Presentation - Governor General's Certificate of
Commendation to Mr. Charles Philippe Dorais
5. Roll Call
6. Confirmation
of Minutes
Confirmation of
Minutes of the regular meeting of 11 April
2007.
7. Declarations of pecuniary interest
including those originally arising from prior meetings
8. Communications
·
Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO)
Alerts :
· AMO Report to Members on March 2007 Board Meeting
·
Federal Public
Transit Capital Trust Funds
·
Membership
Support for Revised Discussion Paper on Strengthening Extended Producer
Responsibility for Ontario's Blue Box
9. Regrets
The following
members of Council advised that they would be absent from the Council meeting
on the date indicated:
Councillor C.
Doucet 25
April 2007
Councillor D. Holmes 25
April 2007
10. Motion to Introduce Committee Reports
(Councillors M. Wilkinson and J.
Legendre)
AGRICULTURE
AND RURAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE REPORT 5
1. BILL
51 - REFUSALS OF APPLICATIONS AND OPENING STATEMENT AT COMMITTEE |
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council receive this report for information.
COMMUNITY
AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES COMMITTEE REPORT 5B
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1. Immigration Ottawa INitiative |
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS AS AMENDED
That Council
approve the following:
1. Recognize the importance of immigration to the City’s
economic prosperity by endorsing the establishment of an Immigration Ottawa
Initiative (IOI) to facilitate the development of a community-led, citywide
labour market integration strategy for immigrants, and that staff report back
with a proposed governance structure and detailed Terms of Reference within six
months.
2. That
the following three key elements be integrated into the Strategy:
a. That the differences and
inequalities between women and men in immigrant populations be integrated
throughout the work of the initiative so as to address barriers experienced by
women, such as family responsibilities, safety and literacy levels.
b. That the initiative address the
specific barriers of immigrants who face multiple barriers due to race,
religion and language, including that of francophone immigrants.
3. That the
City’s Employment Equity program be an integral part of this initiative so that
the City of Ottawa demonstrates leadership in this area.
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2. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PROGRAM – Year 3 |
That Council:
1.
Receive this annual report on the Emergency Management
Program- Year 3 for information.
2.
Approve the enactment of a by-law as contained in
document 1 that approves the Emergency Management Program including:
a.
The Emergency Management Program - Schedule A.
b.
The 2004 Emergency Management Plan, Version 1.0 -
Schedule B (with the identified amendments).
c.
The membership of the Emergency Management Program
Committee to also serve as the Municipal Emergency Control Group - Schedule C.
d.
The delegation of authority to the Manager, Office of
Emergency Management as the primary Community Emergency Management Coordinator
and the authority to delegate alternate(s).
e.
The designation of the Community Emergency Information
Officer.
f.
An annual review by Council of the Emergency Management
Program.
g.
Delegation of authority to the Manager, Office of
Emergency Management to make minor administrative amendments or to update
functional responsibilities to the City of Ottawa’s Emergency Management Plan
and its appendices provided the EMP Steering Committee has approved the changes
and to the City
Solicitor to place any required by-law amendments directly on the Agenda of
Council.
3. Approve the Municipal
Evacuation Plan, Version 1.0 and that it becomes an Appendix to the City of
Ottawa Emergency Management Plan.
COMMUNITY
AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES COMMITTEE REPORT 6 (IN CAMERA)
To be dealt
with In Camera
CORPORATE
SERVICES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE REPORT 6
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1. 2007 CAPITAL
BUDGET - MOTIONS OF COUNCIL |
COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATIONS
That Council approve:
1. The use of debt authority to refinance
Growth and Renewal capital projects as identified in Appendix B in order to
return $9.042 million to the City Wide Reserve Fund;
2. The funding of the additional capital
projects listed in Appendix C as approved by Council per the Capital Omnibus
Motion - 8/6, which includes tax-supported debt authority of $7.262 million;
and
3. The transfer of $2.924 million from the
City Wide Reserve Fund to the Water and Sewer Reserve Fund to address Motion
8/8.
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2. 2007 TAX
RATIOS AND OTHER TAX POLICIES |
COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATIONS AS AMENDED
That Council approve:
1. The
adoption of the following optional property classes in 2007:
·
Shopping
centre commercial property class;
·
Parking
lots and vacant lands commercial property class;
·
Office
building commercial property class;
·
Large
industrial property class;
·
New
multi-residential property class; and
·
Professional
sports facility class.
2. The
adoption of the following tax ratios for 2007:
|
Tax Class |
Ratios ** |
|
Residential |
1.000000 |
|
Multi-Residential |
1.800000 |
|
New Multi-Residential |
1.000000 |
|
Farm |
0.200000 |
|
Managed Forest |
0.250000 |
|
Pipeline |
1.543789 |
|
Commercial Broad Class |
2.254348 |
|
- Commercial |
2.146121 |
|
- Office
Building |
2.592757 |
|
- Parking Lots
and Vacant Land – Commercial |
1.406182 |
|
- Shopping
Centre |
1.785152 |
|
- Professional
Sports Facility |
N/A |
|
Industrial Broad Class |
2.574531 |
|
- Industrial |
2.746772 |
|
- Large
Industrial |
2.358772 |
** Subject to final minor revisions
upon OPTA close-off
3. The adoption of the following tax
ratios and by-laws for the mandatory property subclasses and the tax rate
percentage reduction for farmland awaiting development:
·
Commercial
excess land (i.e. commercial, office and shopping centre tax classes) - 70% of
the applicable commercial property class tax ratio;
·
Vacant
industrial land, industrial and large industrial excess land - 65% of the
applicable industrial property class tax ratio;
·
Farm
lands awaiting development subclass I - 70.0% of the residential property class
tax ratio and the corresponding tax rate percentage reduction for the awaiting
residential, commercial and industrial property classes; and Farm lands
awaiting development subclass II - no tax rate reduction.
4. That the tax rates for 2007 be
established based on the ratios adopted herein.
5. a) That
the 2007 capping parameters be approved at the higher of 10% of the previous
year's annualized tax or 5% of the 2006 CVA; and
b) That for 2007 capped/clawback properties
whose recalculated annualized taxes fall within $250 of their CVA taxation be
moved to their CVA tax for the year.
6. That the tax level for "new
construction" properties be set at a minimum level of 90% of their CVA
taxes for 2007 and 100% for 2008 and future taxation years.
7. That the property tax mitigation
programs currently in place and detailed in this report be continued for 2007,
including the Farm Grant program.
8. That the final tax bill due date by-law
be amended to reflect the decision to advance the date to June 14, 2007.
9. That the Payment In Lieu of Taxation
budget for 2007 be reduced, by the additional tax revenue generated from any
assessment growth above the 2% already included in the 2007 budget, to reflect losses from the decreased
clawback and that the final amount be reported to Council in the quarterly
operating status report.
10. That
the tax relief (deferral) program for low-income seniors and disabled be
amended to allow those eligible for the program to defer their property taxes
and that staff submit an IPD by June of this year to CSEDC on the measures
necessary to implement this program and further, that staff report annually on
the impact of this program.
11. WHEREAS
in 2001, City Council enacted By-law No. 2001-276, which exempted branches of
the Royal Canadian Legion within the City of Ottawa from taxation other than
school taxes or local improvement rates for a period of ten years;
AND WHEREAS there is now a branch
of the Royal Canadian Legion located in Barrhaven at 3023 Cedarview Road;
AND WHEREAS it is appropriate to
provide the same exemption to this new branch;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that
pursuant to Section 6.1 of the Assessment Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.A.31, as amended,
Royal Canadian Legion Branch 641 located at 3023 Cedarview Road in the City of
Ottawa be exempted from taxation, other than taxes or local improvement rates
until 2011 as long as the premises are actually used and occupied by the branch
of the Royal Canadian Legion.
3. 2007 BUDGETS
AND SPECIAL LEVIES FOR BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT AREAS |
COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATIONS
That Council approve:
1. The 2007 Budgets, as presented in
document 1, for the following agencies:
a. By
Ward Market BIA
b. Preston
Street BIA
c. Sparks
Street BIA
d. Sparks
Street Mall Authority
e. Bank
Street BIA
f. Somerset
Village BIA
g. Somerset
Street Chinatown BIA
h. Westboro
Village BIA
i. Downtown
Rideau BIA
j. Vanier
BIA
k. Manotick
BIA
l. Carp
BIA
m. Barrhaven
BIA
n. Orleans
BIA
2. The 2007 Business Improvement Area
Special Levies and the Sparks Street Mall Authority Metre-front charge, as
presented in document 3.
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4. PUBLIC
PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP - PETRIE ISLAND BEACH PAVILION |
COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATIONS AS AMENDED
That Council approve:
1. That staff issue a request for
proposals per the attached framework in Document 1, for the design, build,
partial financing and privately operated beach pavilion at Petrie Island that
will provide enhanced public spaces including washrooms and space for City life
guarding operations;
2. That the Request for Proposal reflects
the City's potential capital contribution towards the construction of beach
pavilion, previously approved capital budget, to a maximum of $900,000.00; and
3. That
the RFP process be expedited to have a report for decision before Committee and
Council in September 2007.
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5. CONSERVATION
AUTHORITIES 2007 LEVIES |
COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATIONS
That Council approve the 2007
general and special levies as presented in Document 1 for the following:
1. Rideau Valley
Conservation Authority;
2. South Nation
Conservation Authority; and the
3. Mississippi Valley
Conservation Authority.
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6. MUNICIPAL
ROAD ACCESS AGREEMENT - |
COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATION
That Council approve a Municipal
Access Agreement, as described in this report, between the City of Ottawa and
Société de Réseaux Dédiés Privés Inc.
PLANNING
AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE REPORT 6
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1. ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISORY
COMMITTEE - 2006 ANNUAL REPORT |
Committee
recommendationS
That Council:
a) Receive the 2006
Annual Report of the Environmental Advisory Committee as detailed in Document
1; and
b) Approve the
objectives contained in the 2007 workplan, as detailed in Document 2.
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2. OFFICIAL PLAN - 870, 886, AND
PART OF 910 MARCH ROAD, 1001 AND PART OF
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(This application
pre-dates Bill 51)
Committee
recommendationS
That Council:
1. Approve and adopt an amendment to the
Official Plan to redesignate 870, 886, and part of 910 March Road, 1001 and
part of 1045 Klondike Road from Enterprise Area to General Urban Area, with a
site-specific provision as detailed in Document 3; and
2. Approve an amendment to the former City
of Kanata Zoning By-law 164-93 to change the zoning of part of 1001 Klondike
Road from R5A-4 (Residential Type 5A-Exception) to R3A-2 (Residential Type
3A--Exception), as shown in Document 2, and detailed in Document 4.
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3.
ZONING
- 135 WOODFIELD DRIVE |
(this application is subject to Bill 51)
Committee
recommendation
That Council approve an
amendment to the Nepean Zoning By-law to change the zoning of 135 Woodfield
Drive, from Institutional (I) Block 10 to Institutional (I) as shown on
Document 1.
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4.
ZONING -
265 WEST HUNT CLUB ROAD |
(this application is subject to Bill 51)
Committee
recommendation
That Council approve an amendment to the former City of Nepean Urban
Area Zoning By-law to amend the zoning of 265 West Hunt Club Road from MM,
Industrial Manufacturing Zone to MM Block XX as shown in Document 1 and as
detailed in Document 2 .
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5.
ZONING - 4046 STRANDHERD DRIVE |
(this application is subject to Bill 51)
Committee
recommendation
That Council approve an
amendment to the Nepean Zoning By-law to change the zoning of 4046 Strandherd
Drive, from Future Growth (FG) to Institutional (I) as shown on Document 1.
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6. APPLICATION FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION AT 170 BANK STREET/324 LAURIER AVENUE
WEST IN THE BANK STREET HERITAGE CONSERVATION DISTRICT |
Committee
recommendation AS AMENDED
That
Council approve the construction of a new building at 170 Bank Street/324
Laurier Avenue West in the Bank Street Heritage Conservation District in
accordance with the plans by CORE Architects, received on February 28, 2007 and
that further design revisions be subject to the approval of the Director,
Planning and Infrastructure Approvals Branch.
(Note:
Approval to alter this property under the Ontario Heritage Act must not
be construed to meet the requirements for the issuance of a building permit.)
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7. APPLICATION UNDER THE ONTARIO HERITAGE ACT TO ALTER 368 DALHOUSIE
STREET, A PROPERTY IN THE BYWARD MARKET HERITAGE CONSERVATION DISTRICT |
Committee
recommendation
That Council approve the application to alter 368 Dalhousie Street in
the ByWard Market Heritage Conservation District in accordance with the plans
submitted by Michael Kelly, received on February 22, 2007, included as Document
4.
(Note: Approval of this application under the Ontario Heritage Act must not be construed to meet the requirements for the issuance of a building permit.)
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8.
2006 ANNUAL REPORT ON
BUILDING CODE FEES |
Committee
recommendation
That Council receive the 2006
Annual Report on Building Permit Fees, as outlined in Document 1.
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9. FLEET STREET TAILRACE |
Committee
recommendationS
That Council
1. Direct staff to construct pipe-rail perimeter fencing,
with a height no greater than 1.20-meters, which reflects the heritage design
elements of the Fleet St. Pumphouse and the historic Pooley's Bridge, and which
where allowable, follows the natural contour of the east side of Fleet St.
Tailrace, as depicted in documents 1 & 2;
2. Direct staff to install the appropriate
warning signage throughout the area;
3. Refer the discharge channel and surrounding area to the Local Architectural Conservation Advisory Committee for review and heritage designation.
TRANSIT
COMMITTEE REPORT 6
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1. UPDATING
THE CITY’S LONG-TERM PLAN FOR RAPID TRANSIT – THE PROCESS AND ISSUES TO BE
CONSIDERED |
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council receive this
report outlining the process and issues to be considered to update the City’s
long-term plan for rapid transit implementation.
TRANSPORTATION
COMMITTEE REPORT 2A
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1. WAIVER TO THE PRIVATE APPROACH BY-LAW 2003-447 FOR
30-34 DOUGLAS AVENUE, OTTAWA |
Committee
recommendation
That Council approve the waiver of Provision 11 of the City of Ottawa Private Approach By-law 2003-447, to permit driveways of width greater than 50% of the property frontage, for six townhouses proposed for construction at 30-34 Douglas Avenue, Ottawa.
11. Motion
to Adopt Committee Reports
(Councillors
M. Wilkinson and J. Legendre)
12. Notices
of Motion (For Consideration at Subsequent Meeting)
13. Notice of Intent from the City Auditor
General to Table at the 9 May 2007 Council meeting a report entitled "Office of the Auditor General - 2006 Annual Report and 2006 Detailed
Audit Reports"
14. Motion to Introduce By-laws Three
Readings
(Councillors M. Wilkinson and J.
Legendre)
a)
A
by-law of the City of Ottawa to authorize the guarantee of repayment of monies
borrowed for the public-private partnership project in relation to the design
and construction of the Orleans Arts Centre on 255 Centrum Boulevard in the
City of Ottawa.
b)
A by-law of the City of Ottawa to designate
certain lands known municipally as 241 Centrum Boulevard as a municipal
capital facility.
c)
A by-law of the City of Ottawa to designate
certain lands known municipally as 255 Centrum Boulevard as a municipal
capital facility.
d)
A
by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2003-500 respecting the water
and sewer surcharge and other water system charges.
e)
A
by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2003-514 respecting fees for
sewer use.
f)
A
by-law of the City of Ottawa to designate 4398 and 4428 Goldeneye Way, as being
exempt from Part Lot Control.
g)
A
by-law of the City of Ottawa to designate certain lands on Marsh Sparrow
Private and Turtle Point Private, as being exempt from Part Lot Control.
h)
A
by-law of the City of Ottawa to dedicate and lay out certain land as common and
public highway (Lisbon Street).
i)
A by-law of the City of
Ottawa to amend the Official Plan for the City of Ottawa to change the
designation for the properties known municipally as 870, 886 and part of 910
March Road, 1001 and part of 1045 Klondike Road.
j)
A by-law of the City of
Ottawa to amend By-law Number 164-93
of the former City of Kanata to change the zoning for the property known
municipally as 1001 Klondike Road.
k)
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 4046 Strandherd Drive.
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 property known municipally as 135
Woodfield Drive.
m)
A by-law of the City of
Ottawa to designate a part of the area covered by the Official Plan for the City of
Ottawa as the Ottawa
Brownfields Redevelopment Community Improvement Project Area.
n)
A
by-law of the City of Ottawa to adopt the Ottawa Brownfields Redevelopment
Community Improvement Plan.
o)
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 of four blocks of land bounded by King Edward Avenue to the west,
Henderson Avenue to the east, Laurier Avenue East to the north and Mann Avenue
to the south, as well as the lands fronting the west side of King Edward Avenue
south of Laurier Avenue East and north of Templeton Street, all known as the
King Edward Precinct.
p)
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 1200 Walkley Road.
q)
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 265 West Hunt Club Road.
r)
A
by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2001-301 to appoint Municipal
Law Enforcement Officers in the Infrastructure Services Branch of the
Department of Public Works and Services.
s)
A
by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2004-60 to appoint Municipal
Law Enforcement Officers in accordance with private property parking
enforcement.
t)
A
by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2006-273 to appoint Municipal
Law Enforcement Officers with respect to parking infractions on City Streets
and City Property.
u) A by-law of the City of Ottawa to
designate certain lands on Centrum Boulevard, as being exempt from Part Lot
Control.
v) A by-law of the City of Ottawa to stop
up and close part of Commercial Drive on Plan 50M-165.
15. Confirmation
By-law (Councillors M.
Wilkinson and J. Legendre)
16. Inquiries
17. Adjournment (Councillors M. Wilkinson and
J. Legendre)
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