OTTAWA CITY COUNCIL
23 MAY 2007
ANDREW S. HAYDON HALL
10:00 a.m.
DISPOSITION 14
City Auditor General
1. OFFICE
OF THE AUDITOR GENERAL - 2006 ANNUAL REPORT AND 2006 DETAILED AUDIT REPORTS
REPORT RECOMMENDATION
That Council receive and table
the 2006 Annual Report and 2006 Detailed Audit Reports of the Office of the
Auditor General at its meeting on May 9, 2007 for referral to the Corporate
Services and Economic Development Committee at its meeting on May 15, 2007 and
for subsequent consideration and approval of the audit recommendations by
Council at its meeting on May 23, 2007.
That, at its meeting on May
23, 2007, Council refer all audit recommendations where management is in
disagreement to the Council Audit Working Group for resolution.
CARRIED as
amended by the following Motions:
Surface
Operations
MOTION
Moved by Councillor S. Desroches
Seconded by Councillor P. Feltmate
WHEREAS the City’s Surface
Operations provides an important service to the citizens of Ottawa;
WHEREAS the OAG’s 2006 annual
report stated in recommendation 12 “that the Surface Operations branches budget
not be increased until the Branch has a good understanding of their financial
situation.”
WHEREAS City Council should
have all the relevant information in advance of the 2008 City of Ottawa Budget
approvals process;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that
the Council Audit Working Group report back to City Council prior to the 2008
Budget process on the progress made by the Surface Operations Branch in
implementing all of the OAG’s recommendations, and include an assessment by the
OAG.
CARRIED
General
MOTION
Moved by Councillor R. Jellett
Seconded by Councillor P. Hume
That the Audit Working Group
be directed to review all of the audit recommendations and report back to the
Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee and Council prior to the
2008 Budget process on the progress made on all of the OAG’s recommendations,
and include an assessment by the OAG on those areas where management and staff
disagree on the timing or approach to the implementation of the
recommendations.
CARRIED
Ottawa Community Housing Corporation
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1. PROPOSED CHANGES
TO GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE OF OTTAWA COMMUNITY HOUSING CORPORATION |
That the Shareholder approve:
1.
The recommended
changes in the Governance Structure of Ottawa Community Housing Corporation
described in this report.
2. The
repealing of Ottawa Community Housing Corporation By-law #5 and the replacement
of the said By-law with new By-law #6 described in Attachment 1 of this report
3. 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 resolutions approved by the City Council.
MOTION
Moved by Councillor D Holmes
Seconded by Councillor M. McRae
That the
Ottawa Community Housing Corporation report entitled “Proposed Changes to
Governance Structure of Ottawa Community Housing Corporation.” be referred to
the next regular meeting of Community and Protective Services Committee.
REFERRAL CARRIED
Reconsideration
TRANSIT
COMMITTEE REPORT 7
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1. PARA TRANSPO TENDER FOR SERVICE DELIVERY |
Committee recommendationS
That Council approve:
1. The
tender submission from the In-house Bid Team to provide Para Transpo van
service from January 1, 2008 using 91 vans, at a projected cost of $91,921,000
over the five-year contract term; and,
2. That the sedan service component of the
Para Transpo program be provided through an increase in the scope of the two
existing taxi contracts with West-Way (sedan taxis) and Coventry Connections
(accessible taxis), as permitted within the applicable contractual frameworks.
CARRIED
Committee Reports
AGRICULTURE AND RURAL
AFFAIRS COMMITTEE REPORT 7
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1. BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT AREAS BOARDS OF MANAGEMENT -
APPOINTMENTS |
Committee
recommendation
That Council
approve appointments to the Manotick Business Improvement Area Board of
Management, as outlined in Document 1, for the term expiring November 30, 2010.
CARRIED
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2. ZONING - 2225 CRAIG SIDE ROAD |
Committee
recommendation
(This application
is subject to Bill 51)
That Council approve an amendment to the former West Carleton Zoning
By-law to change the zoning of 2225 Craig Side Road from RU (Rural) and RU-FP
(Rural - Flood Plain) to RU-53 (Rural - exception) and RU-53 FP (Rural
exception flood plain) as shown in Document 1 and as detailed in Document 2 .
CARRIED
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3. ZONING - GENERAL AMENDMENTS TO VARIOUS ZONING BY LAWS
TO RESOLVE TECHNICAL ZONING ANOMALIES |
Committee
recommendation
(This application
is subject to Bill 51)
That Council
approve:
1. An amendment to the former Township of Rideau Zoning By-law to change the zoning of 1202 Phelan Road East from A1 to A1-X to recognize the undersized area of the property, as shown in Document 1 and as detailed in Document 4
2. An amendment to the former Township of Goulbourn Zoning By-law to change the zoning of 7243 Highway 7 from OS to CH and to change the zoning of part of 7259 Highway 7 from CH to OS-3 (h) to recognize the correct location of the Pioneer Fuels property, as shown in Document 2 and as detailed in Document 4.
3. An amendment to the former Township of West Carleton Zoning By-law to change the zoning of 100, 104, 108 and 112 Hidden Lake Crescent from R1 to R2 to recognize as built conditions and insufficient setbacks, as shown in Document 3 and as detailed in Document 4.
4. An amendment to Zoning By-laws of the
former Townships of Rideau and West Carleton to correct technical anomalies as
shown in Documents 5 to 10 and detailed in Document 4.
CARRIED
COMMUNITY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES COMMITTEE
REPORT 7A
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1. TARGETING
PROBLEMATIC ADDRESSES IN RIDEAU-VANIER |
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS
That Council approve the following:
1. That staff be
directed to establish an integrated working group consisting of by-law, fire,
public health, police, rooming house enforcement officers and representatives
of the Rideau-Vanier Councillor’s office.
2. That the Drug Unit of
the Ottawa Police Service be invited to participate and provide their
expertise.
3. That this working
group meets at least once a month to implement an integrated, coordinated,
proactive approach to target problematic nuisance addresses by educating the
tenants and landlords of these nuisance addresses concerning the repercussions
of their negative, disruptive, and/or disorderly behaviour and enforce all
possible infractions systematically until the issues are resolved.
CARRIED
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2. EXISTING PROBLEM
PROPERTIES TASK FORCE COMMITTEE FOR HINTONBURG AND MECHANICSVILLE |
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council recommend that the Existing Problem
Properties Task Force Committee for Hintonburg and Mechanicsville be recognized
by the City as a formal body.
CARRIED
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3. PHASING OUT TRANS FATS IN
OTTAWA RESTAURANTS AND FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS |
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION AS AMENDED
That Council
recommend that the Medical Officer of Health be directed to report to the
Committee before the end of 2007 on the approaches the City of Ottawa could
take to phase out processed trans fats in all restaurants and food
establishments.
LOST
COMMUNITY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES COMMITTEE
REPORT 8
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1. REQUEST TO APPEAL FOR PROVINCIAL FUNDING TO ADDRESS SUBSIDIZED
HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS ISSUES IN OTTAWA |
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council use its resources, including its membership on AMO, to immediately call
upon the Provincial Government, especially the Minister of Health and Long Term
Care, the Minister of Community and Social Services and the Minister of
Municipal Affairs and Housing, to rectify subsidized housing and homelessness
issues with sufficient and flexible funding.
CARRIED
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2. HEATHER CROWE MEMORIAL |
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That
Council approve the recommendation of the Heather Crowe Memorial Working Group
to recognize Ms. Heather Crowe by:
1. Naming the Kitchissippi Ward park located at 1902 Scott Street Block 14, Plan 4M-1185 in Heather Crowe’s honour, through an application to the City’s Commemorative Naming Committee; and
2. Designating the park as a smoke-free space given the nature of Ms. Heather Crowe’s courageous work in launching a nationwide fight to ban workplace smoking.
CARRIED
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3. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF THE
RIGHT OF RENEWAL FOR SIDEWALK VENDOR AT BANK AND SPARKS STREETS |
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council approve that
the licence fee for licence reference No. 018000 and permit fee for Space No.
30, reference No.715734 be waived for a one year period commencing May 14, 2007
and that the Chief License Inspector hold the permit, the designated space and
licence in abeyance for this vendor for this one year period after which time
if the vendor has not paid the requisite fees, the designated space is to
deemed to be vacant and the licence void in accordance with the related
regulations.
CARRIED
4. RENAMING THE ORLÉANS
RECREATION COMPLEX TO THE BOB MACQUARRIE RECREATION COMPLEX |
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That
Council approve:
That $20,000
be allocated from the City wide reserves to pay for the signage at the Bob
MacQuarrie Recreation Complex; and,
That the name on the signage be amended to read,
depending on signage layout:
Bob
MacQuarrie
Recreation Complex
Complexe récreatif
-Orléans-
OR
Bob MacQuarrie
Recreation Complex/ Complexe récreatif
-Orléans-
CARRIED
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5. CITY OF OTTAWA BELL TOWER |
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council approve that on July 1, 2007 the City of Ottawa
re-dedicate its City Hall bell tower in celebration of the 80th Anniversary of
the dedication of the Peace Tower and its Carillon, the 175th Anniversary of
the opening of the Rideau Canal, and the 150th Anniversary of Her Majesty Queen
Victoria’s selection of the City of Ottawa as the permanent Capital of the
United Provinces of Canada (subsequently the Dominion of Canada), and that
these bells resume their chiming with the exception of Sundays and to cease
temporarily when requested by community groups.
CARRIED
COMMUNITY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES COMMITTEE AND
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
JOINT
REPORT 1
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1. graffiti
management strategy |
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS AS AMENDED
That Council
approve:
1) The Graffiti Management Strategy
employing the 4E model of eradication, empowerment, education and enforcement
as outlined in this report and including the items listed in Recommendation 3.
2) One-time funding in 2007 from the
City-Wide Reserve in the amount of $65,000 to develop and implement a public awareness campaign
providing education and promoting the prevention and removal of graffiti to
private and business property owners, and to support the implementation of the
by-law proposed in Recommendation 3 iv).
3) Subject to the approval of
Recommendation 1, implementation of the following items be contingent
upon approval of funding through the 2008 Budget Process:
i.
That four (4) zero tolerance zones, as described in the
report and Document 2, be added to the existing Graffiti Management Program in
2008 at an annual cost of $350,000;
ii.
That
the Director of Surface Operations be delegated the authority to approve future
zero tolerance zones provided that,
(a)
the
area is one with high graffiti occurrence as determined by the volume of calls
to the City and consultations with City staff involved in removal of graffiti;
(b)
the
area is located in a high visibility area of the City such as a business or
tourist area; and
(c)
there are sufficient funds in the budget to implement
the zero tolerance strategy.
iii.
That graffiti prevention and removal techniques be
shared with private property owners and businesses through a public Graffiti
Symposium in 2008 at a cost of $20,000;
iv.
That the Graffiti Management By-law attached as
Document 3, to take effect January 1, 2008, be enacted;
v.
That expenses for increased eradication of
graffiti on City owned and maintained assets be approved on an annual basis to
support the implementation of Recommendation 3 iv at an annual cost for 2008 of
$1,540,000;
vi.
That expenses for enhanced volunteer programs be
approved at an annual cost of $10,000.
4. That as part of the Graffiti Management Strategy the City
of Ottawa use on a proactive basis the Parental Responsibility Act to
recover costs of graffiti removal from graffiti vandals and/or their families.
5. WHEREAS
the staff report on the Graffiti Management Strategy recommends against the
implementation of “legal walls” in light of a number of issues including but,
not limited to the high prevalence of graffiti in the areas surrounding such
walls;
AND
WHEREAS there are currently two “legal walls” within the City, one underneath
the George Dunbar Bridge and another at the Ottawa Technical High School on
Slater Street, both of which have been in existence and generally accepted for
a number of years;
AND
WHEREAS the enactment of the proposed Graffiti Management By-law would render
these two walls illegal unless an exemption is provided;
AND
WHEREAS, while the intent is to phase-out such walls, the two existing walls
could remain in operation until such time as the phase-out is complete;
THEREFORE
BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Community and Protective Services Committee and the
Transportation Committee recommend that the proposed Graffiti Management
By-law, attached to the staff report as Document 3, be amended to provide and
exemption for the two existing “legal walls”, described as follows:
a. The
Honourable George Dunbar Bridge as 1301 Bronson Avenue, specifically the north
abutment, excluding the wing walls, which faces south, and the pillars/bridge
supports immediately facing the abutment wall, as designated by sign;
b. The Ottawa
Technical High School at 422 Slater Street, specifically the concrete retaining
wall on the south side of the western portion of the property.
AND
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT staff be directed to monitor the two existing
“legal walls” and report back to Committee in one-year on their status and
effectiveness in deterring graffiti.
6. That
staff investigate partnerships with local paint suppliers to develop programs
such as:
§
discounting colour matching
§
discounting paint supply as developed in the City
of Calgary
7. The staff
investigate a program similar to the City of Toronto’s Graffiti Transformation
Program where unemployed youth and community groups work in problem areas to
create a mural.
8. WHEREAS
several BIA’s spend in the range of $40,000 to assist businesses in removing
graffiti;
WHEREAS
there is a request for a 20% city contribution to the program;
THEREFORE
BE IT RESOLVED that $140,000 be made available as an annual grant to the 14
BIA’s ($10,000 per BIA), to use for graffiti removal.
9. WHEREAS
the last six to eight months have seen the appearance of an aggressive graffiti
problem in the area surrounding the Manor Park School (K-6 elementary school),
and;
WHEREAS
the messages include threats of violence;
THEREFORE
BE IT RESOLVED that the proposed expansions to the “ZERO TOLERANCE ZONES”
include the Manor Park area.
10. That House
of PainT and Ottawa Tech Wall representative be included in the External
Stakeholder Committee.
CARRIED as amended by the following Motion:
MOTION
Moved by Councillor E. El-Chantiry
Seconded by Councillor B. Monette
That the following amendment
be added as 5 c.
5 c. The Orleans Graffiti walls to be located at the skatepark at the
Bob MacQuarrie Complex (1490 Youville Drive, Orleans).
CARRIED
CORPORATE SERVICES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
COMMITTEE REPORT 8
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1. EQUITY AND DIVERSITY
ADVISORY COMMITTEE - 2006 ANNUAL REPORT, |
Committee RecommendationS as amended
That Council:
a) Receive the 2006
Annual Report of the Equity and Diversity Advisory Committee, as detailed in
Document 1;
b) Approve the
objectives contained in the Equity and Diversity Advisory Committee’s 2007
workplan, as detailed in Document 2; and
c) Defer
consideration of the Equity and Diversity Advisory Committee’s revised
Terms of Reference, as outlined in Document 3, pending a report back from
staff with respect to the review of the City’s Advisory Committee structure in
conjunction with the final version of Bill 130.
CARRIED
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2. Final
Report - branch process review program, |
Committee RecommendationS
That Council:
1. Receive, for
information, the findings and recommendations for efficiencies resulting from
the Branch Process Review Program for the Real Property Asset Management
branch;
2. Approve the
establishment of six (6) full-time equivalent (FTE) positions within Venture
Property (four) and Real Estate Services (two) divisions in order to generate
$369,000 of permanent savings, and
3. Approve the
establishment of two (2) full-time equivalent (FTE) positions within Corporate
Security and reinvest $137,000 of efficiency savings to fund the positions.
CARRIED
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3. SALE
OF LAND - PART OF NELSON STREET, REGISTERED PLAN 148 |
Committee Recommendations
That Council:
1. Declare a parcel of
land identified as Parcel A and shown hatched on Annex “A” attached, containing
approximately 1272 m2 (0.314 acres), described as being part of
Nelson Street, Registered Plan 148, in the City of Ottawa, subject to the road
being stopped up and closed by by-law, as surplus to the City’s needs; and
2. Approve the sale of
the land detailed in Recommendation 1, subject to any easements that may be
required, to the Estate of E.H. Honeywell and the Estate of F.E. Honeywell, for
the amount of $21,980 plus GST, pursuant to an Agreement of Purchase and Sale
that has been received.
CARRIED
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4. BUSINESS
IMPROVEMENT AREAS BOARDS OF MANAGEMENT - APPOINTMENTS |
Committee RecommendationS
That Council
approve appointments to the following Business Improvement Area Boards of
Management, as outlined in Document 1, for the term expiring November 30, 2010:
Bank Street
BIA
Barrhaven BIA
By-Ward
Market BIA
Downtown
Rideau BIA
Heart of
Orléans BIA
Preston
Street BIA
Somerset
Street Chinatown BIA
Somerset
Village BIA
Sparks Street
BIA / Sparks Street Mall Authority
Vanier BIA
Westboro BIA
CARRIED
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5. Delegated
Authority Report - |
Committee Recommendation
That Council
receive this report for information.
RECEIVED
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6. Delegated
Authority Report - |
Committee Recommendation
That Council
receive this report for information.
RECEIVED
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7. Delegated
Authority Report - |
Committee Recommendation
That Council
receive this report for information.
RECEIVED
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8. ONTARIO BUS REPLACEMENT
PROGRAM |
Committee RecommendationS
That Council:
1. Approve the signing of
the Letter of Agreement between Her Majesty the Queen in right of the Province
of Ontario, represented by the Ministry of Transportation for the Province of
Ontario, and the City of Ottawa related to funding provided by the Province of
Ontario to the Municipality under the Ontario Bus Replacement Program; and
2. Approve the by-law
authorizing the signing of the Letter of Agreement between Her Majesty the
Queen in right of the Province of Ontario, represented by the Ministry of
Transportation for the Province of Ontario, and the City of Ottawa related to
funding provided by the Province of Ontario to the Municipality under the
Ontario Bus Replacement Program.
CARRIED
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9. OPERATING STATUS REPORT -
MARCH 31, 2007 |
Committee Recommendations as amended
That Council
approve:
1. That $7.1
million of the $39.203 million of Provincial funds be transferred to the
Housing Reserve Fund and that staff be directed to administer the funds as soon
as possible; and
CARRIED
2. That $10
Million of the $32.103 Million of Provincial funds be transferred to rural road
repair and rehabilitation.
LOST
MOTION
Moved by Councillor A. Cullen
Seconded by Councillor R. Bloess
WHEREAS the City of Ottawa
received $59.203 million from the Province of Ontario in unconditional grants
before March 31, 2007, and
WHEREAS the City of Ottawa in
anticipation of a second allocation of Federal Gas Tax applied $20 million in
additional federal gas tax revenues to the 2007 capital budget, leaving the
amount of $39.203 million to be allocated;
AND WHEREAS the
2007 additional contribution from the federal government has been flowed to the
City through the funds transferred from the Province of Ontario by March 31,
2007;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that
the remaining unconditional provincial funds that are not otherwise allocated
at this Council meeting be transferred to the Tax Stabilization Reserve.
CARRIED
MOTION
Moved by Councillor E. El-Chantiry
Seconded by Councillor S. Qadri
That Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee Report 8, Item
9, Recommendation 2 be Reconsidered at the next regular meeting of Council.
RECONSIDERATION CARRIED
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10. ETHICAL
PURCHASING POLICY |
Committee RecommendationS
That Council
approve:
1. The City of Ottawa
Ethical Purchasing Policy as outlined in Appendix “A”;
2. That City staff
respond to non-compliance issues on a complaint basis;
3. That City staff, in
consultation with the Stakeholder Committee comprised of business, labour and
fair trade representatives, continue to explore certification system options to
further enhance compliance monitoring and report back to the Corporate Services
and Economic Development Committee by Q2 2009; and
4. That the Manager of
Supply Management undertake discussions with the City’s local boards and
encourage them to endorse similar ethical purchasing policies within their
respective organizations.
CARRIED
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11. 2008
ONTARIO SUMMMER GAMES ORGANIZING COMMITTEE |
Committee Recommendations
That Council:
1. Establish a 2008
Ottawa Summer Games Organizing Committee for the 2008 Ontario Summer Games
as a Departmental Committee and enact a by-law in the form attached as Document
1; and
2. Grant delegated
authority to the Deputy City Manager, Planning, Transit and the Environment
Department, to appoint all members of this Departmental Committee.
CARRIED
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12. MOTION
- ALGONQUIN
COLLEGE OF APPLIED ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY - |
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS
That Council:
1. Endorse the concept
of Algonquin College of Applied Arts and Technology creating The Centre for
Construction Trades and Building Sciences pursuant to the Executive Summary
attached hereto; and
2. Instruct the Mayor
and the City Manager to explore ways and means of supporting this project and
to make recommendations to Committee and Council in a timely manner.
CARRIED
PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE REPORT 8
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1.
ZONING
- 60 SWEETNAM ROAD |
Committee
recommendation
(This application
is not subject to Bill 51)
That Council approve an
amendment to the former Township of Goulbourn Zoning By-law to change the
zoning of 60 Sweetnam Drive from Local Commercial (CL) to Special Residential
Type 4 as shown in Document 1, and detailed in Documents 2 and 3.
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2. ZONING - GENERAL AMENDMENTS TO VARIOUS ZONING BY LAWS
TO RESOLVE TECHNICAL ZONING ANOMALIES |
Committee
recommendationS AS AMENDED
(This application
is subject to Bill 51)
That Council approve:
1. An
amendment to the former City of Kanata Zoning By-law 161-93, to change the
zoning of three city owned parklands from OS, R3A-5 and R5A-2 to OS1 as shown
in Document 1.
2. An amendment to the former City of Kanata Zoning By-laws
161-93 and 74-79, to change the zoning of eight registered lots located on
Goward Drive from ER in By‑law 74-79 to R1B-3 in By-law 161-93 and
including Overlay 1 as shown in Document 2.
3.
An amendment to the former City of Kanata Zoning By-law
132-93, to add ‘Recreational Establishment’ as a permitted use to the C1S(3)
and C1S(4) Zones located at 555 and 591 March Road as shown in Document 3.
4. An amendment to the
former City of Kanata Zoning By-law 168-94, to amend the zoning boundaries as
shown on Document 4 and to add ‘Senior Citizen Housing’ as a permitted use
to the R5A-3 Zone. Also to approve the
addition of a definition for ‘Senior Citizen Housing’ as detailed in Document
5.
5. An amendment to Zoning By-laws of the
former City of Kanata, and Township of Goulbourn to correct technical anomalies
as detailed in Document 5.
CARRIED
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3. ZONING - 300 ROCHESTER
STREET |
Committee
recommendation
(This application
is subject to Bill 51)
That Council approve an amendment to the former City of Ottawa
Zoning By-law to change the zoning of 300 Rochester Street from Minor Institutional
(I1) to a Minor Institutional (I1-XXX SCH.XXX) exception Zone, to permit
parking not associated with an institutional use, as shown in Document 1 and as
detailed in Documents 2 and 3.
CARRIED
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4. APPLICATION FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION IN THE NEW EDINBURGH
HERITAGE CONSERVATION DISTRICT AT 48 CRICHTON STREET |
Committee
recommendation
That Council approve the
construction of an addition to 48 Crichton Street according to plans submitted
on March 27, 2007.
CARRIED
PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE REPORT 9
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1.
COMMENTS ON ENVIRONMENTAL
ASSESSMENT (EA) ENVIRONMENTAL STUDY REPORT (ESR) RELEASED BY WASTE SERVICES
(CA) INC. FOR THE NAVAN LANDFILL |
Committee
recommendations as amended
1. That Council. endorse the
comments contained in Document 1 as the City’s comments on Waste Services (CA)
Inc. Environmental Study Report for the Navan Landfill and direct the City
Clerk to forward the approved comments to the
Ministry of the Environment and Waste Services (CA) Inc. for consideration.
2. That the City of Ottawa recognizes
and supports the terms and conditions set out in this Agreementthe April 20,
2007Agreement and its amendment dated May 14, 2007 between The Friends
of the Mer Bleue (FoMB) and Waste Services (CA) Inc. (WSI);
3. That City Council direct the
City Clerk to submit a letter to the Minister
of the Environment to ensure that, if the Navan Road Landfill EA is approved,
the provisions of this Agreement are incorporated into all the related
certificates, permits and approvals.
CARRIED
TRANSIT
COMMITTEE REPORT 8
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1. MUNICIPAL CLASS ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT: PROPOSED MAJOR AMENDMENT
TO INCLUDE TRANSIT PROJECTS |
Committee
recommendation
That Council
endorse the proposal by the Municipal Engineers Association to include transit
projects in the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment process.
CARRIED
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE REPORT 3
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1. SURFACE OPERATIONS FACILITY RATIONALIZATION &
CONSOLIDATION |
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS AS AMENDED
That Council approve:
1.
The
Surface Operations Branch Facility Rationalization and Consolidation Plan as
outlined in this report, subject to the closure and consolidation of
operations of the Kinburn Salt Storage and the Torbolton Facilities to the West
Carleton Fitzroy Facility being deferred, pending further analysis of the
servicing, facility costs and land utilization of these sites, and that staff
report back to Committee on the results of this review.
2. The relocation strategy of the
Heatherington Works Yard to the vacant property adjacent to the Conroy Road
Snow Disposal facility at 3100 Conroy Road, subject to all necessary approvals
including zoning approval;
3. The operating and lease costs of
$150,580 for the leased park operations facility be included as a budget
pressure in the 2008 Draft Operating Budget;
4. The $4M construction budget for the
expansion of 1655 Maple Grove Works Facility form part of the 2008 Draft
Capital Budget, as identified in the 2008-2016 capital forecast.
CARRIED
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2. ON-STREET PARKING PERMIT POLICY |
Committee
recommendationS AS AMENDED
That Council approve:
1. The City of Ottawa On-Street Parking
Permit Policy as set out in Document 1, as amended by the following:
a) that
the assessment criteria be simplified to allow on-street parking permits on a
street when:
(i)
a 60% in the central area and a 75% in the outlying area majority of
households on the street agree;
(ii)
there is adequate space for on-street parking on the street;
(iii)
A street minimum no smaller than one block or equivalent would qualify
as a street; and
(iv)
The program be available city-wide without request for zone study or
definition as long as 60% of residents in the central area and 75% of residents
in the outlying area request it.
b) That
the monthly rate be the same for the 12 months of the year, for example the
rate for residential parking be $50 per month (annual fee of $560, which gives
a small discount).
c) That
Policy 3.5 – Policy Regarding Existing Parking Permit Zones be amended
to add the following:
“The Ward Councillor will be
consulted prior to the cancellation of, or modification to, a zone.”
d)
That all practices, conditions, fees and modalities currently in place
in the existing Permit Parking Program established for the Overbrook/Baseball
Stadium on Coventry Road be maintained as specific to the best functioning of
the Program and the Stadium in the future.
e)
That the following be referred to staff for a report back to the
Transportation Committee and the Planning and Environment Committee:
that the Temporary Consideration
Permit for construction be allowed to be transferable from one vehicle to
another.
f)
That the five areas in the former City of Vanier that allow non-resident
permit parking where permits are typically issued to employees of adjacent
commercial buildings for day use parking, contrary to the guiding principles
set out in Section 2.0 of the Policy no longer be sold to non-residents as of
November 2007.
g)
That staff be directed to review Zone 8 – Lowertown West on the map of
existing on-street parking zones, and prepare for Committee a recommendation to
deal with situations where, because of heavy use by employees or patrons of the
Byward Market, parking permit holders have very little possibility of parking,
and that staff look at exclusive rights for permit parking holders for specific
parking spaces in that area.
2. The On-Street Parking Permit Fees
Schedule as set out in Document 2, effective 1 July 2007.
3. That
staff report back on how the new On-Street Parking Policy is operating by May
2008 including any concerns raised in implementing the policy.
MOTION
Moved by Councillor M. McRae
Seconded by Councillor D. Thompson
That Transportation Committee Report 3, Item 2 be deferred until the next
regular meeting of Council.
AND that as a
result of the deferral, the implementation should be delayed by two weeks to
July 16th 2007.
DEFERRAL CARRIED
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE REPORT 4
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1. PARKING
INFRACTION FINES AT MOONEY’S BAY & STUEMER PARKS |
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council approve that the parking
infraction fines for Mooney’s Bay Park and Stuemer Park be reduced to $30 – $40
for failure to pay or time expired at a meter or pay and display unit.
CARRIED
TRANSPORTATION
COMMITTEE AND TRANSIT COMMITTEE JOINT REPORT 1
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1. SCOPE
AND TIMING OF THE REVIEW OF THE OFFICIAL PLAN, TRANSPORTATION MASTER PLAN AND
INFRASTRUCTURE MASTER PLAN |
COMMITTEES’ RECOMMENDATION
That Council
approve the strategic directions, approach, scope and timing of the Official
Plan, Transportation Master Plan and Infrastructure Master Plan reviews.
CARRIED
Motions of which Notice has Been Given Previously
MOTION
Moved by Councillor C. Doucet
Seconded by Councillor R. Jellett
WHEREAS obesity is an
increasing health problem for children;
AND WHEREAS it is increasingly
difficult for children to have access to unstructured play;
AND WHEREAS streets are the
city’s largest hard asset;
AND WHEREAS children deserve a
fair access to that public asset;
AND WHEREAS activities like
hopscotch and ball hockey are traditional play activities for children and have
been widely accepted as an appropriate use of residential streets and
sidewalks;
BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED that
ball hockey on residential streets (using tennis balls and running shoes)
will be permissible as long as the free flow of traffic is maintained once an
adjustment in the game has been made to allow the passage of the car;
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED
that hopscotch will be permitted on city sidewalks and streets and
washable chalk hopscotch patterns will not be regarded as graffiti;
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that staff will consult with the public concerning what other child-friendly,
community-friendly activities could be considered by Council as acceptable
public uses of city sidewalks and streets.
CARRIED
as amended
MOTION
Moved by Councillor D. Deans
Seconded by Councillor A. Cullen
WHEREAS Canadian
demographics indicate that seniors are one of the fastest growing population
groups in our communities with nationwide projections that by 2016, their
numbers will represent 30.6% or 10.5 million citizens;
AND WHEREAS according to the
2001 census from Statistics Canada, over 92, 000 seniors (aged 65 and over)
reside in the City of Ottawa and it is expected that by the year 2021, the
number will grow to approximately 200,000 seniors
AND WHEREAS the City of Ottawa
has benefited from the many tireless hours of volunteer work and leadership
generously donated by local senior citizens;
AND WHEREAS senior citizens
have helped to build our communities through active living, shared knowledge,
and a diversity of experiences;
AND WHEREAS the month of June
is recognized by the Province of Ontario as Senior’s Month;
THEREFORE BE IT
RESOLVED THAT Ottawa City Council declare June 2007, to be Senior’s Month in
the City of Ottawa.
CARRIED
Motions (Requiring Suspension of the Rules of Procedure)
MOTION
Moved By: Councillor Peter Hume
Seconded By: Councillor Diane Holmes
That the Rules of Procedure be suspended to consider and approve the
following Motion:
WHEREAS Ontario is the only province
in Canada that requires property taxes to subsidize provincial health and
social services programs, like welfare and employment services, disability
benefits, drug benefits, social housing, child care, homes for the aged, public
health and ambulance services; and
WHEREAS this requirement makes
the financial situation for municipal government unsustainable; and
WHEREAS the Province of
Ontario has recognized that current municipal financial framework as
unsustainable and in an effort to reach a long term solution the Province has
entered into the Provincial-Municipal Fiscal and Service Delivery Review which
will result in a consensus report to be released in spring 2008; and
WHEREAS the 2007 City budget
identified $13 million funding shortfall in the current cost shared programs
currently delivered on behalf of the Province of Ontario; and
WHEREAS it is important, in
the short term, pending the outcome of the Provincial-Municipal Fiscal and
Service Delivery Review, to ensure that the current costs of the shared cost
programs are fairly funded; and
WHEREAS $13 million funding
shortfall is associated with four program areas and are more clearly identified
in an appendix to this motion:
§
Long Term Care, Nursing and
Personal Care ($8.935M)
§
Childcare Fee Subsidies ($1.725M)
§
Employment and Financial Assistance
(EFA) ($.635M)
§
Public Health programs related to
communicable diseases, school health promotion outreach, vaccine storage and
control, etc. ($1.770)
WHEREAS in a cost shared
arrangement, such as the one that exists for the above-mentioned programs, both
parties must recognize that the unique circumstances drive costs and both
parties must be willing to adjust funding to meet these unique circumstances;
WHEREAS the City of Ottawa
appreciates the one time funding that has been provided to the City of Ottawa
but that in order to be sustainable funding for cost shared programs must be
ongoing and not one time in nature;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT
the City of Ottawa request the Province of Ontario to adjust the contribution
to the above mentioned cost shared programs to reflect the service delivery
reality in the Ottawa context; and
FURTHER BE IT RESOLVED THAT in
support of this effort to achieve short term sustainability that the Mayor seek
a commitment from the Premier to address this short term funding shortfall for
the 2008 City of Ottawa budget; and
FURTHER BE IT RESOLVED the
Mayor and Council invite area MPPs to a briefing session to explain the funding
shortfall and seek their support for addressing this problem; and
FURTHER BE IT RESOLVED THAT City Council seek support
from AMO and other municipalities with similar funding shortfalls.
CARRIED
MOTION
Moved by Councillor A. Cullen
Seconded by Councillor D. Deans
That the Rules of Procedure be suspended to consider and approve the
following Motion:
WHEREAS the City of Ottawa is
the Association of Municipalities of Ontario’s largest member; and
WHEREAS City of Ottawa
Councillors and staff are actively sought by AMO to bring our expertise in the
development of policy positions and our input on issues of general interest to
municipal government; and
WHEREAS AMO and the provincial
government are jointly conducting a review of the provincial municipal fiscal
and service delivery arrangements; and
WHEREAS this review is of
critical importance to the fiscal sustainability of the City of Ottawa and
municipal governments in general; and
WHEREAS it is in the interest
of the City of Ottawa to ensure that a member of Council is elected to the AMO
Board of Directors so that our interests can be represented; and
WHEREAS in order to be
considered for election to the AMO Board of Directors nominees must have a
Council resolution of support;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that
Councillor Peter Hume, who currently serves on the AMO Board of Directors as
Chair of the Regions and Single Tier Caucus and is a member of the Provincial
Municipal Fiscal and Service Delivery Review, be Ottawa City Council’s nominee
to the Association of Municipalities of Ontario Board of Directors in the
Region and Single Tier Caucus;
FURTHER BE IT RESOLVED that
the City Clerk be authorized to forward the Council resolution of support for
Councillor Peter Hume to AMO offices no later than Thursday, June 21, 2007.
CARRIED
Notices of Motion (For Consideration at Subsequent
Meeting)
No Notices
of Motion were filed.
By-laws Three
Readings
2007-242
A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No.
2007-206 to establish the tax levy for the year 2007 for the professional
sports facility property tax class.
2007-243 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2007-207 to establish the tax levy for the year 2007 for police services for the professional sports facility property tax class.
2007-244 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2007-208 to establish the tax levy for the year 2007 for the City of Ottawa’s share of the costs of the conservation authorities for the professional sports facility property tax class.
2007-245 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2007-209 to establish a special levy for fire protection and prevention in the urban service area for the year 2007 for the professional sports facility property tax class.
2007-246 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2007-211 to establish a special levy for public transportation within the service area known as the Urban Transit Area for the year 2007 for the professional sports facility property tax class.
2007-247 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2003-500 respecting the fire supply charge.
2007-248 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2002-189 respecting licensing, regulating and governing body-rub parlours.
2007-249 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to repeal By-law 99-90 and By-law 100-90 the former Corporation of the Municipality of Cumberland being the Local Improvement By-laws in respect of Commercial Drive (Orleans Town Centre).
2007-250 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to designate 47, 49 and 51 Catterick Crescent and 40, 42, 44 and 49 Shirley’s Brook Drive, as being exempt from Part Lot Control.
2007-251 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to designate 100-140 Central Park Drive, as being exempt from Part Lot Control.
2007-252 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to designate 1470, 1472, 1474 and 1476 Demeter Street, as being exempt from Part Lot Control.
2007-253 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to designate certain lands on Marsh Sparrow Private, as being exempt from Part Lot Control.
2007-254 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to stop up and close part of Dalhousie Street and Guigues Street on Registered Plan 42482.
2007-255 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to change the name of a municipal highway in the City of Ottawa (Champagne Avenue to City Centre Avenue).
2007-256 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to dedicate and lay out certain land as common and public highway (Newill Place).
2007-257 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to appoint a Deputy City Treasurer/Controller for the City of Ottawa.
2007-258 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 40-99 of the former Township of Goulbourn, By-law No. 2004-428, the Zoning By-law of the former Township of Rideau and By-law No. 266 of 1981 of the former Township of West Carleton to correct text, numbering and mapping errors and to change the zoning for the properties known municipally as 1202 Phelan Road East, 7243 and 7259 Highway 7 and 100, 104, 108 and 112 Hidden Lake Crescent.
2007-259 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law Numbers 161-93, 74-79, 132-93, 135-93, 138-93, 142-93 and 168-94 all of the former City of Kanata and By-law Number 40-99 of the former Township of Goulbourn to correct errors, make administrative changes, and to change the zoning for the properties known municipally as part of 900 Second Line Road, Lots 8 to 15 on Registered Plan 4M-1309 on Goward Road, and part of 70 Stonehaven Drive.
2007-260 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 300 Rochester.
2007-261 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 property known municipally as 2225 Craig Side Road.
2007-262 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.
2007-263 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.
CARRIED