12
September 2007
10:00 a.m.
MINUTES 20
The Council
of the City of Ottawa met at Andrew S. Haydon Hall, 110 Laurier Avenue West,
Ottawa, on 12 September 2007 at 10:00 a.m.
The Mayor, Larry
O’Brien, presided and the Clerk led Council in prayer.
The National Anthem was performed
by the St. John the Apostle School Choir.
MOMENT OF
SILENCE – AndrÉe boucher
Council observed a Moment of Silence in memory of Andrée Boucher, the Mayor of Quebec City, who passed away on August 24th.
Announcements/Ceremonial Activities
RECOGNITION - SUSAN JONES
Mayor O’Brien presented a Certificate of Commendation to
Susan Jones, Director, By-Law & Regulatory Services in recognition of her
being accredited as a Certified Municipal Officer by the Association of
Municipal Managers, Clerks and Treasurers of Ontario.
PRESENTATION - LAUNCH OF THE 2007 CITY OF
OTTAWA UNITED WAY EMPLOYEE CAMPAIGN
Campaign Co-Chairs, Steve Finnamore, Executive
Director, Business Transformation Service and Councillor Jan Harder announced
the official launch of the 2007 City of Ottawa United Way Employee Campaign.
Roll
Call
ALL MEMBERS WERE PRESENT.
Confirmation of Minutes
The Minutes of the regular and In Camera meetings
of 29 August 2007were confirmed.
Declarations of
pecuniary interest including those originally arising from prior meetings
See specific Agenda Items for
declarations: Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee Report 12,
Item 3.
Communications
·
Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO)
Alerts :
· AMO report to members on August 2007 Board meeting
· Province amends regulations to implement $935 million Ontario Drug Benefit and ODSP upload
· Call for membership on resource teams to support development of standards under the AODA, 2005
· New Program available to help small water systems in Ontario
Regrets
No regrets were
filed.
Motion
to Introduce Reports
Moved by Councillor P. Hume
Seconded by Councillor C. Leadman
That Hydro Ottawa Holding Inc.
- Nominating Committee Report (In Camera), Agriculture and Rural Affairs
Committee Report 10A; Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee
Reports 11A (In Camera), 11B and 12, Planning and Environment Committee
Report 13A; Transit Committee Report 11, Transportation Committee Report 7 and
Joint Transit and Transportation Committee Report 3 be received and considered.
And that the Rules of
Procedure be suspended to receive and consider Agriculture and Rural
Affairs Committee Report 10B.
CARRIED
HYDRO OTTAWA HOLDING
INC.
1. HYDRO OTTAWA HOLDING INC. – NOMINATING COMMITTEE REPORT -
IN CAMERA - PERSONAL MATTERS ABOUT AN IDENTIFIABLE INDIVIDUAL. REPORTING OUT DATE: FOLLOWING COUNCIL
APPROVAL
RECOMMENDATIONS
That Council approve:
1. The election of
George Anderson to serve as a director of Hydro Ottawa Limited effective
September 12, 2007 for a term concluding on June 30, 2010; and
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 Hydro Ottawa Holding Inc. setting out the
resolutions approved by the City Council.
CARRIED
AGRICULTURE AND
RURAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE REPORT 10A
1. minimum level of service delivery in rural
ottawa |
Committee Recommendation as amended
That Council receive the report from the Rural Issues Advisory
Committee as an information item.
RECEIVED
2. ZONING - 931 OAK CREEK ROAD (FORMERLY KNOWN
AS 925 OAK CREEK ROAD (FILE NO. D02-02-07-0037) |
Committee Recommendation AS AMENDED
(This
application is subject to Bill 51)
That Council approve an amendment to the
former Township of West Carleton Zoning By-law to change the zoning of 931 Oak
Creek Road (formerly known as 925 Oak Creek Road) from Hazard exception (HL-1) and
Rural (RU) to Rural exception (RU-XX) as shown in Document 1 and as
detailed in Document 2.
CARRIED
3. ZONING - PART OF 3461 4TH LINE ROAD (FILE
NO. D02-02-07-0041) |
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
(This
application is subject to Bill 51)
That
Council approve an amendment to the former Township of Osgoode Zoning By-law to
change the zoning of Part of 3461 4th Line Road from RU (Rural Zone) to RU[349]
(Rural Exception 349 Zone) as shown in Document 1.
CARRIED
4. ZONING - 2470 HUNTLEY ROAD (FILE NO.
D02-02-07-0057) |
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
(This
application is subject to Bill 51)
That
Council approve an amendment to the former Township of Goulbourn Zoning By-law
to change the zoning of 2470 Huntley Road from Rural Industrial Zone, (MR) to
Rural Industrial Exception Zone, (MR-xx), as shown in Document 1 and as
detailed in Document 2.
CARRIED
5. ZONING
- 6688 FRANKTOWN ROAD (FILE NO. D02-02-07-0033) |
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION AS AMENDED
(This
application is subject to Bill 51)
That
Council approve an amendment to the former Township of Goulbourn Zoning By-law
40-99 to change the zoning of 6688 Franktown Road from Rural Zone, (Ru) to
Institutional Exception Zone, (I xx), and Rural Exception Zone (Ru-xx) as shown
in Document 1 and as detailed in Document 2.
CARRIED
6. CONSTANCE
BAY ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN |
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS
That City Council:
1. Approve the Constance Bay Environmental Management Plan
(Dillon Consulting Ltd., May 2007); and
2. Approve the filing of the Constance Bay
Environmental Management Plan for the 30-day public review period in accordance
with the Ontario Environmental Assessment Act.
CARRIED
7. CONSERVATION AGREEMENT WITH DUCKS UNLIMITED CANADA
TO PROTECT WETLANDS IN THE MARLBOROUGH FOREST |
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS
That Council approve:
1. A 25-year conservation agreement from 1 September 2007 to 31 March 2032 between the City of Ottawa and Ducks Unlimited Canada’s (DUC) to maintain the existing waterfowl projects on 4,300 hectares of significant wetlands in the Marlborough Forest as identified in Document 1 of this report;
2. As part of the City of Ottawa’s
contribution to the maintenance and management of the project, the City will
provide ten (10) annual payments of $5,000 from 2007 to 2016 for a total
contribution of $50,000 which can be accommodated
within Surface Operations’ annual Community Forests operating budget.
CARRIED
AGRICULTURE AND
RURAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE REPORT 10B
1. STORMWATER MANAGEMENT STRATEGY STAGE 2: POLICIES |
PLANNING
AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE recommendationS AS AMENDED
That Council approve:
1. The
Stormwater Management Policies as detailed in Document 3 to guide the
preparation of Stormwater Management Planning Guidelines.
2. WHEREAS the Stormwater Management Strategy
Stage 2: Policies report has identified that there are increasingly stringent
legislative requirements, especially with respect to development and valley and
stream corridors.
AND WHEREAS the scope of corridors
to which the existing regulations has been applied has been expanded in recent
years;
AND WHEREAS the successful
implementation of the strategy will rely on strong communications and
collaboration with the federal and provincial regulatory agencies;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Deputy City
Manager, Planning Transit and the Environment be requested to write to both the
federal and provincial governments on behalf of City Council to underline the
importance of consultations with municipalities regarding changes to
environmental regulations affecting stormwater management and significant
changes to the enforcement practices with respect to such regulations.
CARRIED
AGRICULTURE
AND RURAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council approve:
1. The
Stormwater Management Policies as detailed in Document 3 to guide the
preparation of Stormwater Management Planning Guidelines.
CARRIED
CORPORATE SERVICES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
COMMITTEE
REPORT
11A (IN CAMERA)
1. APPOINTMENT
TO THE BUSINESS ADVISORY COMMITTEE – in camera – Personal matters
about identifiable individualS - REPORTING OUT DATE: ONCE THE appointment HAS
BEEN CONFIRMED BY CITY COUNCIL |
Committee Recommendation
That Council
approve of the following appointment to the Business Advisory Committee:
Organizational
Representative
National
Capital Business Alliance (NCBA)
Judith Cane
(to expire 30 November 2007)
CARRIED
2. COMMEMORATIVE
NAMING APPLICATION – Murray Thompson Volunteer Lounge - IN CAMERA -
PERSONAL MATTERS ABOUT AN IDENTIFIABLE INDIVIDUAL. REPORTING OUT DATE: Upon approval by City CounciL |
Committee Recommendation
That Council
approve the commemorative naming proposal to name the Centrepointe Theatre
Volunteer Lounge, 101 Centrepointe Drive – College Ward - to the Murray
Thompson Volunteer Lounge.
CARRIED
CORPORATE
SERVICES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE REPORT 11B
1. FEDERAL
GAS TAX REVENUES - AMENDING AGREEMENT |
Committee RecommendationS
That Council:
1. Approve the signing
of the Amending Agreement between The Association of Municipalities of Ontario
and the City of Ottawa related to the transfer of Federal Gas Tax Revenues
Under the New Deal for Cities and Communities dated June 17, 2005; and
2. Approve the by-law
authorizing the signing of the Agreement between The Association of
Municipalities of Ontario and the City of Ottawa related to the transfer of
Federal Gas Tax Revenues Under the New Deal for Cities and Communities
Agreement dated June 17, 2005.
CARRIED with Councillor J. Legendre dissenting
2. REQUEST
FOR DEVELOPMENT CHARGE EXEMPTION |
Committee Recommendation as amended
That Council
resolve to exempt both the Andrew Fleck Child Care Centre (185 George Street)
and Beacon Learning Centre (2379 Ogilvie Road) from development charges under
Section 7(s) of the Development Charges By-law 2004-298 and Site Plan
Application Fee and Cash-In-Lieu of Parkland charges as development is
occurring on land owned by non-profit corporations.
CARRIED
CORPORATE
SERVICES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE REPORT 12
1. EQUITY AND DIVERSITY PROGRAMME OR MEASURES |
Committee Recommendation as amended
That Council encourage its suppliers, which have
50 employees or more, to establish an equity and diversity programme or
measures and to provide a simple report back to the City confirming that
they have done so.
Moved by Councillor R. Jellett
Seconded by Councillor M. Wilkinson
That Council approve the insertion of a clause in
all City of Ottawa bid solicitation documents issued by Supply Management
Division which encourages all suppliers of goods and services to establish an
equity and diversity programme or measures.
CARRIED
Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee Report 12, Item 1 was then put to Council and CARRIED as amended by Motion No. 20/2.
2. REPORT ON FRENCH LANGUAGE
SERVICES |
committee Recommendations as amended
That Council:
1. Receive the 2005-2007
Report on French Language Services; and
2. That
all municipal departments prepare an annual action plan for the delivery of
French language services, supported by evaluation and control measures.
Moved by Councillor G. Brooks
Seconded by Councillor R. Jellett
That the words “where warranted” be added to
the bullets listed under “Challenges” in the report (i.e. on page 53 of CSEDC
Report 12).
CARRIED
Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee Report 12, Item 2
was then put to Council and CARRIED as amended by Motion No. 20/3
3. PROFESSIONAL AND
CONSULTING SERVICE CONTRACTS WITH A CUMULATIVE TOTAL VALUE OF $100,000 OR
MORE, SPONSORSHIP & ADVERTISING, LEGAL OUTSOURCING COSTS, AND RELATED
PURCHASING ACTIVITY FOR 2006 |
Committee Recommendation
That Council
receive this report for information.
DECLARATION OF INTEREST
Mayor O’Brien declared a
potential, indirect pecuniary interest, on Item 3 of Corporate Services and
Economic Development Committee Report 12.
Mayor O’Brien did not
take part in the discussion or vote on this Item.
Moved by Councillor M. McRae
Seconded by Councillor R. Jellett
That Council approve that subsection (2) of
Section 39 of the Purchasing By-Law, being
By-law No. 50 of 2000, dealing with Reporting to Council be deleted and
replaced with the following wording, and that new subsection 39 (3) and 39 (4)
be added as follows:
"new" 39 (2) - That the quarterly
information report referenced in 39 (1) highlight all contracts that are for
professional services, as well as amendments to contracts that are greater than
$50,000 and exceed 50% of the original contract award.
"new" 39 (3) - That the final
quarterly report in each year, (October to December), in addition to the above
information, also include the legal outsourcing costs and sponsorship
information for the complete year.
"new 39(4) - That the final quarterly
report in each year, (October to December), in addition to the above
information, identify cumulative
payments without reference to a purchase order greater than $25,000, and that
those deemed not in compliance with the Purchasing By-Law be identified as well
as the corrective action being proposed or taken by Finance Branch.
"existing 39 (3) - Change to 39 (5)
CARRIED
Corporate Services and Economic Development
Committee Report 12, Item 3 was then put to Council and CARRIED as amended by Motion
No. 20/4.
4. Sale
of land - 3479 St. Joseph Boulevard |
Committee RecommendationS
That
Council:
1. Declare a
vacant parcel of land shown as Parcels A and B on Annex “A” attached,
containing approximately 457.8 m2
(4,927.9 square feet), subject to final survey, municipally known as
3479 St. Joseph Boulevard, described as Part of Lot 33, Concession 1, O.S.,
geographic Township of Cumberland being part of Part 2, Plan 50R-6091, in the
City of Ottawa, as surplus to the City’s needs; and
2. Approve the
sale of the land detailed in Recommendation 1, subject to a grading easement in
favour of the City of Ottawa indicated as Parcel B on the attached Annex “A”
sketch and any other easements that may be required, to Bellevue Mobile &
Motor Homes Limited, for the amount of $9,600 plus GST, pursuant to an
Agreement of Purchase and Sale that has been received.
CARRIED
5. PagÉ
road stormwater management ponds / |
Committee Recommendation
That Council
approve the initiation of the expropriation process for all property
requirements associated with the construction of the Pagé Road Stormwater
Management Ponds and East Urban Community Feedermain, if necessary, as set out
in this report.
CARRIED
6. SALE
OF LAND - PART OF innes road adjacent to 3843 innes road |
Committee Recommendations as amended
That Council:
1. Declare a parcel of
land shown hatched on Annex “A” attached, containing approximately 155.6 m2
(1674.9 square feet), described as being part of Innes Road, Part of Lot
27, Registered Plan 905, in the City of Ottawa, subject to the road being
stopped up and closed by by-law, as surplus to the City’s needs;
2. Approve the sale of
the land detailed in Recommendation 1, subject to an easement to the City for an
existing catch basin and drainage ditch and any other easements that may be
required, to Helene Brault, for the amount of $1 plus the cost of the City’s
appraisal in the amount of $425.00 plus $1,000 for administrative costs for a
total of $1,426.00.
CARRIED
7. SALE
OF LAND - |
Committee Recommendations
That Council:
1. Declare a parcel of
land shown hatched on Annex “A” attached, containing an area of 1103.9m2,
described as part of Lot A, part of Lot 1 and part of the Road Allowance
between Lots A and 1, Concession 11, geographic Township of Cumberland, now
City of Ottawa, as surplus to the City’s needs; and
2. Approve the sale of
the land described in Recommendation 1 subject to easements that may be
required to 2107851 Ontario Inc. for $100,000 plus GST, pursuant to an
Agreement of Purchase and Sale that has been received.
CARRIED
8. Property
Acquisition FOR THE KANATA NORTH RECREATION COMPLEX - |
Committee Recommendation
That Council
approve the fee simple acquisition of a vacant parcel of land consisting of
approximately 6.21 hectares (15.33 acres) owned by Northtech Land Development
Inc., described as Part of Lot 18 and 19, Concession 12, geographic Township of
March, former City of Kanata, shown hatched on the attached Annex “A”, for the
consideration of $4,400,000, subject to final survey and adjustments on closing.
CARRIED
9. Rothbourne
Road Re-alignment - |
Committee Recommendation
That Council
approve the acquisition, by expropriation if necessary, of the lands shown on
Annex “A” to this report.
CARRIED
10. FRONT ENDING AGREEMENT FOR
THE EAST URBAN COMMUNITY |
Committee RecommendationS
That Council:
1. Authorize the City to
enter into a Front Ending Agreement with the Richcraft Group of Companies for
cost reimbursement for the design and construction of the East Urban Community
(EUC) Storm Water Management Pond #1 located south of Innes Road and east of
Page Road, based upon the principles set forth in Document 1, and Council
approved Front Ending Policy in Document 2 with the final form and content of
the Front Ending Agreement being to the satisfaction of the Deputy City
Manager, Planning, Transit, and the Environment Department and the City
Solicitor;
2. Approve the
expenditure of $6,173,000.00 for land acquisition, update in the design, and
the construction of EUC Pond #1 be approved subject to the execution of the
Front Ending Agreement;
3. Authorize the City to enter into
subdivision agreements which provide for the remuneration of land costs associated with Pond
#1 and the reimbursement of trunk storm sewer over-sizing in accordance with
the principles set forth in Document 2; and
4. Authorize the City to
increase existing internal order 900814 from $4,300,000 to $17,218,000 for the
Pond 1 land acquisition, design update, construction, and trunk storm sewer
over-sizing tributary to Pond #1.
CARRIED
11. MOTION - AWARD OF A GRANT
TO THE ROYAL OTTAWA HEALTH CARE GROUP |
Committee Recommendation
That Council approve the
award of a grant of the remaining funds in the Health Care Capital Development
Charge Fund (approximately $64,000) to the Royal Ottawa Health Care Group to be
applied to the capital cost of its Youth Mental Health Treatment Centre.
CARRIED
12. MOTION
- Water Charges - Church of Perfect Liberty |
Committee Recommendation
That Council approve a
grant in the amount of $12,689.52 be provided to the Church of Perfect Liberty
from the Water Reserve Fund provided that this grant be used to pay the water
arrears owing to the City.
CARRIED
PLANNING
AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE REPORT 13A
1. MANAGEMENT OF DRAINAGE ON PRIVATE PROPERTY |
recommendationS
OF THE PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE AND THE AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS
COMMITTEE
That Council approve:
1. The adoption of a
Drainage By-law; and
2. The staff
recommendation of Option B which authorizes the Director to undertake drainage
corrections on private property if necessary.
Moved by Councillor P. Hume
Seconded by Councillor C. Doucet
WHEREAS at the Planning and
Environment Committee on Tuesday August 28, 2007, Legal Services was directed
to report back to the Councillors, prior to consideration of this matter by
Council, on whether the by-law allows property owners to do corrective and
positive measures without being penalized;
AND WHEREAS Legal Services has
advised Council that it is permissible to clarify the discretion to be granted
to the Director, Water and Wastewater Branch, to ensure the fair and equitable
application of the By-law;
AND WHEREAS Council agrees
that the draft by-law in Document 1 of the “Management of Drainage on Private
Property” report be amended to clarify that the Director, Water and Wastewater
Branch, would have discretion not to issue a corrective order under the By-law
where a change in lot grading does not impact an existing drainage pattern;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the
following wording be added to Section 2 of the by-law, as a new subsection:
(2) For
the purposes of Subsection (1), “deviates” does not include a corrective measure
taken by the Owner or Occupant on the Property of the Owner or Occupant, which
measure, in the sole opinion of the Director, improves the drainage on the
Property of the Owner or Occupant without impacting the existing drainage
pattern or approved grading and drainage pattern.
CARRIED
Moved by Councillor R. Bloess
Seconded by Councillor B. Monette
BE IT RESOLVED
that where no covenant or subdivision agreement exists on title imposing
responsibility for catch basins on private property on the property owner;
And where the City (or its predecessors) had assumed an obligation
by maintaining these drains/basins, the “City” continues to fulfill this legacy
obligation
CARRIED
2. water environment Protection Program |
Committee
recommendation
That Council receive
this report for information.
RECEIVED
3. MUNICIPAL DRINKING
WATER LICENCING PROGRAM UPDATE |
Committee
recommendation
That Council receive
this report for information.
RECEIVED
4.
ZONING - 5649 AND 5705 HAZELDEAN 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 No. 40-99 to change the zoning of 5649 and 5705 Hazeldean Road
from "A1" Agriculture), "A1‑2" (Agriculture,
Exception 2) and "EPA" (Environmental Protection Area) to
"CLR1-1", "CLR1-2" and "CLR1-3" (Community Level
Retail 1, Exception 1, 2 and 3), "D" (Future Development), and
"NEA-1" (Natural Environment Area, Exception 1) as shown in Document
1 and detailed in Document 6.
CARRIED
5. ZONING - PART OF 1776 MAPLE GROVE ROAD |
Committee
recommendation
(This
application is subject to Bill 51)
That Council approve an amendment to the former Township of Goulbourn Zoning By-law to change the zoning of part of 1776 Maple Grove Road from “Parks and Recreation Zone” (PR) to “Residential Type One Special Exception 18 Zone” (R1-18) and from “Residential Type One Special Exception 18 Zone” (R1-18) to “Parks and Recreation Zone” (PR) as shown in Document 1.
CARRIED
6. ZONING – 460-480 BRIGITTA STREET |
Committee
recommendation
(This
application is subject to Bill 51)
That Council approve an amendment to the former Township of Goulbourn Zoning By-law to change the zoning of 460-480 Brigitta Street from Residential Type 5 Special Exception 6 (R5-6 Zone) to Residential Type 5 Special Exception 7 (R5-7 Zone) and as shown in Document 1 and as detailed in Document 3.
CARRIED
7. ZONING - 1581 GREENBANK
ROAD |
Committee
recommendation
(This application is not subject to Bill 51)
That Council approve an amendment to the
former City of Nepean Zoning By-law to change the provisions of the site
specific CC Block 5 (Community Commercial, Exception) zoning in effect at 1581
Greenbank Road as shown in Document 1 and as detailed in Document 2.
CARRIED
8. ZONING - 433 MCARTHUR AVENUE |
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
(This application is subject to Bill 51)
That Council approve an amendment to the former City of Ottawa
Zoning By-law 1998 to rezone 433 McArthur Avenue from CN F(1.5) to CN[849]
F(1.5) and to modify Exception 849 as detailed in Document 2.
Moved by Councillor J. Legendre
Seconded by Councillor G. Bédard
WHEREAS the Planning and
Environment Committee at its meeting on August 28, 2007 considered and approved
a rezoning application for the property at 433 McArthur;
AND WHEREAS the purpose of the
rezoning is to accommodate redevelopment of the property at 433 – 435 McArthur
to allow an expansion of the existing Bel Air Lexus dealership currently
occupying the property at 435 McArthur in a way that will advance the policy
objectives for development along Traditional Mainstreets set out in the
Official Plan;
AND WHEREAS the proposed
development will provide for the building to be located close to the street
with the vehicle display area located adjacent to the building and contained
within a decorative wall treatment along the both the McArthur and May Street
frontages of the property;
AND WHEREAS Site Plan approval
for the proposed development is pending subject to final approval of the zoning
change;
AND WHEREAS it has been
determined through the Site Plan Review process that the vehicle display area, while positioned and
designed to be in accordance with the policy directions of the Official Plan is
not in conformity with the general provisions of the zoning by-law which
considers May Street to be the frontage for the property resulting in the
vehicle display area being located in a front yard which is not permitted;
AND WHEREAS a further
exception in addition to the exception provisions recommended for approval by
the Planning and Environment Committee will be required to allow the site to be
developed as proposed;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that
Document 2 of Item 9 of Planning and Environment Committee Agenda 15 Report
Ref. ACS2007-PTE-APR-0161 dealing with the rezoning for 433 McArthur be amended
by adding the following as a site specific exception:
Nothwithstanding
Part VII- COMMERCIAL ZONES – Section 300, parking and vehicle display area may
be located in the yard adjacent to May Street as shown in Document 3 attached to report Ref. ACS2007-PTE-APR-0161
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that no
further notice be provided pursuant to Section 34 (17) of the Planning Act
RSO 1990 c. P 13.
CARRIED
Planning and Environment Committee Report 13A,
Item 8 was then put to Council and CARRIED as amended by Motion No. 20/7.
9. BEYOND OTTAWA 20/20: CONSULTATION STRATEGY FOR THE OFFICIAL
PLAN REVIEW, THE TRANSPORTATION MASTER PLAN REVIEW AND INFRASTRUCTURE MASTER
PLAN REVIEW |
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council approve the Consultation Strategy for the Official Plan, Transportation Master Plan, and Infrastructure Master Plan reviews as outlined in this report.
CARRIED
10. DESIGNATION OF THE EMBASSY OF THE REPUBLIC
OF ARMENIA IN CANADA, |
Committee
recommendation
That Council approve the
designation of the Embassy of the Republic of Armenia in Canada, 7 Delaware
Avenue, under Part IV of the Ontario
Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Cultural Heritage Value or
Interest and Description of Heritage Attributes, attached as Document 3, as amended to include a statement ensuring that landscape
elements on the property do not obscure viewspaces toward the property.
CARRIED
11. APPLICATION TO ALTER 212 COBOURG STREET, A PROPERTY DESIGNATED UNDER
PART V OF THE ONTARIO HERITAGE ACT |
Committee
recommendation
That Council approve the construction
of an addition to 212 Cobourg Street according to plans submitted on June 15,
2007.
CARRIED
12. EXTENSION OF INTERIM CONTROL –
PROHIBITION OF NIGHTCLUBS AND BARS IN |
Committee
recommendation as amended
That Council approve an amendment to By-law 2006-373 as amended
to extend the period of interim control for a maximum of one year.
CARRIED
13. STREET NAME DEDICATION - 3355 FALLOWFIELD
ROAD |
Committee
recommendation
That Council approve a By-law to amend
Schedule A of By-law 2002-521 to name the access road at 3355 Fallowfield Road
as VIA PARK PLACE.
CARRIED
TRANSIT COMMITTEE
REPORT 11
1. RESPONSE TO COMMENTS FROM THE DOWNTOWN RIDEAU BIA TO AGENDA ITEM #1,
MARCH 21/07 RIDEAU STREET – SUSSEX
DRIVE TO NICHOLAS STREET |
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That City Council receive this report for information.
RECEIVED
TRANSPORTATION
COMMITTEE REPORT 7
1. ROUNDABOUTS |
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council
direct staff to consider roundabouts:
1. As
part of new development areas or as part of new transportation proposals
complemented by a public education program.
2. As
an alternative to traffic control signals at existing intersections
complemented by a public education program.
CARRIED
2. Surface Operations integrated security and
Inventory controls |
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council approve:
1. The
implementation of physical security measures at the 19 Surface Operations
maintenance yards identified for long-term use in accordance with corporate security
standards at a total capital cost of
$1.25M, with an associated annual operating costs of $83,000 for ongoing
support and maintenance.
2. Funds in the amount
of $1.25 M be drawn from the City Wide Reserve Fund to fund this
requirement. The ongoing operating
maintenance requirements of $83,000 will be included in the 2008 draft
operating budget.
CARRIED
|
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS AS AMENDED
That Council:
1. Approve the results of the Campeau
Drive Environmental Assessment and its recommended plan, as shown in Document
1.
2. Direct staff to prepare the
Environmental Study Report for the Campeau Drive Environmental Assessment and
post it for the 30-day public review period, in accordance with the Ontario
Environmental Assessment Act.
3. Direct staff to expand the Campeau
Drive (Terry Fox Drive to Kanata Avenue) project (903195) in the Capital Budget
Forecast 2008-2016 to include Didsbury Road to Terry Fox Drive.
4. Direct
staff to ensure that there are pedestrian refuges (including pedestrian
signals) on the medians at the Terry Fox (Kanata Avenue) and Campeau Drive
intersection.
CARRIED with Councillor J. Legendre dissenting.
4.
CONSTRUCTION
OF AT LEAST THE FIRST TWO LANES OF TERRY FOX DRIVE FROM ITS PRESENT TERMINUS
AT KANATA AVENUE TO FLAMBOROUGH AS A 2008 PROJECT |
That Council approve that the construction of at least the first two
lanes of Terry Fox Drive from its present terminus at Kanata Avenue to
Flamborough be deferred to the 2008 budget process as a 2008 project.
CARRIED
5. TRIP TO REVIEW BEST-PRACTICES PRIOR TO TRANSPORTATION MASTER PLAN
REFRESH |
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council approve the Transportation Committee’s recommendation
to send a delegation of Standing Committee members, a senior member of
Planning, Transportation and the Environment staff and a senior member of
Traffic, Parking and Operations staff to Eugene/Portland, Oregon and Seattle,
Washington to study road, pedestrian and transit projects, programs and
policies as part of the development of the Transportation Master Plan.
Moved by Councillor C. Doucet
Seconded by Councillor M. McRae
That
Transportation Committee Report 7, Item 5 be deferred until the next regular
meeting of Council.
DEFERRAL
CARRIED
TRANSPORTATION
COMMITTEE AND TRANSIT COMMITTEE JOINT REPORT 3
1. Rapid Transit Environmental Assessments – Response to 27 June 2007
Motion of Council |
JOINT COMMITTEES’ RECOMMENDATIONS AS AMENDED
That Council authorize staff to proceed with the following recommendations:
1. a) Suspend consideration of the middle portion of the East-West Corridor (Orleans-Walkley-Kanata) LRT Environmental Assessment (EA), pending the Transportation Master Plan update revisiting the need for east-west transit movements that by-pass the downtown, and
b) Re-scope the existing EA assignment and complete EAs for:
i West Transitway – Terry Fox to Fernbank, and Eagleson to Kanata North.
ii Cumberland Transitway Connection – Navan Road to Blair Station.
2. Resume the Rideau-Montreal Corridor LRT EA immediately
using the firm already identified through a competitive process and the
previously committed funds set aside for the purpose.
3. Defer the initiation of the Carling Avenue Corridor LRT
Environmental Assessment Study until the completion of the updated
Transportation Master Plan.
4. That the
City of Ottawa immediately agree to restart the Ottawa, Gatineau, National
Capital Commission Interprovincial Transit Integration Study in order that
studies undertaken with respect to planning for transit in central Ottawa take
into account input from the other agencies in a timely fashion and to ensure
that Ottawa’s plan, when finalized, is co-ordinated with those of the other
agencies.
5. Proceed with the detailed Downtown
Ottawa Transit LRT (Electric) Tunnel; and that the Downtown Coalition be a
stakeholder group and as such be a working member of the Technical Advisory
Committee and the Public Advisory Committee for the Downtown Ottawa Transit
Tunnel Environmental Assessment; and similarly be involved in the Downtown
Rapid Transit Network Study.
6. Undertake
a feasibility/Value Engineering study by 31 December 2007, to an upset value
of $75,000, to determine the most co-effective solution for the Woodroffe
to Pinecrest section of the West Transitway Extension, and then amend the
approved EA as appropriate, with any modification of the EA commencing
immediately after the study is approved by Committee and Council with a
completion time frame of 6-12 months.
Moved by Councillor A. Cullen
Seconded by Councillor P. Hume
WHEREAS staff have recommended the re-scoping of
the East-West (Orleans-Walkley-Kanata) LRT Environmental Assessment such that planning
for key components of the Western and Eastern Transitway can continue;
BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED THAT the words “Blair
Station” be deleted and replaced with “Transitway” in Recommendation 1 b) ii.
CARRIED
Moved by Councillor J. Legendre
Seconded by Councillor A. Cullen
WHEREAS staff have
worked with Canada Lands to identify and protect the necessary transit
corridors in the CFB Rockcliffe redevelopment proposal, and continue to
participate in the ongoing planning exercises;
AND WHEREAS the City
of Ottawa is currently undertaking a review of its Transportation Master Plan
(TMP) which is expected, in part, to define what the future holds for the
downtown core and the western end of Rideau Street;
BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED THAT
the review of the TMP include the determination of the appropriate transit
corridors to serve existing and future residential, commercial and employment
areas including CFB Rockcliffe and identify sequencing of these corridors so as
to determine where investment should be made to assure that the new community
which will emerge from the CFB Rockcliffe redevelopment will be properly
integrated into, and have minimal impact upon, the existing surrounding
communities as well as realizing the greatest transit ridership gains;
AND BE IT FURTHER
RESOLVED THAT the Rideau-Montreal Corridor LRT Study be deferred until the
completion of the updated Transportation Master Plan in December 2008 where it
will be place in priority.
CARRIED
Moved by Councillor P. Feltmate
Seconded by Councillor S. Desroches
WHEREAS there have been
conflicting estimates for the cost of a light rail tunnel under downtown, and
WHEREAS there is a possibility
that the City of Ottawa will find the cost of a light rail tunnel under
downtown beyond its means, and
WHEREAS this would leave us
having to repeat the EA process before being able to implement measures to
speed up transit service within the Downtown,
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT staff be instructed to
ensure consideration of the option of a transit mall for light rail, along the
lines of what has been successfully used in Calgary, is part of the EA.
LOST on a division of 11 YEAS to 12 NAYS as
follows:
YEAS: Councillors
D. Deans, C. Doucet, P. Hume, B. Monette, G. Brooks, M. McRae,
P. Feltmate, D. Thompson, R. Jellett, S. Desroches and G. Bédard.
NAYS Councillors
G. Hunter, D. Holmes, R. Bloess, J. Harder, C. Leadman, J. Legendre,
S. Qadri, E. El-Chantiry, A. Cullen, M. Wilkinson, M. Bellemare and Mayor
O’Brien.
Moved by Councillor A. Cullen
Seconded by Councillor P. Hume
WHEREAS transit service reliability in the downtown core is
compromised as a result of capacity issues in the transit network;
AND WHEREAS a
tunnel through the downtown core may provide an alternative and more efficient
means to transport transit riders via bus or light rail transit;
AND WHEREAS an Environmental
Assessment of a tunnel option will provide Council with an understanding of how
transit growth should be accommodated in the downtown core in a sustainable
fashion;
AND WHEREAS the Environmental
Assessment will determine the appropriate corridor portal-to-portal as well as
the integration with the transit network;
AND WHEREAS the Environmental
Assessment will inform the review of the Transportation Master Plan currently
being undertaken;
AND WHEREAS the Environmental
Assessment should consider all modes and technologies so as to integrate with
the entire transit network;
BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED THAT the words “LRT”
and “electric” be deleted from amended Recommendation 5.
CARRIED
Transportation Committee and Transit
Committee Joint Report 3, Item 1 was then put to Council and CARRIED as amended
by Motion Nos. 20/9, 20/10 and 20/12.
2. Near-Term transit Investment Options |
JOINT COMMITTEES’ RECOMMENDATIONS AS AMENDED
That Council:
1. Approve that the
list of projects in Table 1 of the report on Near-Term Transit Investment
Options be modified as follows and be approved as priorities for implementation
in the near future:
i)
Fund the Transitway from
Bayshore to Moodie drive
ii)
Fund the Transitway from
Woodroffe to Bayshore as soon as the EA is finalized as per the recommendation
in the Rapid Transit Environmental Assessment report is completed
iii)
That the following proposed
City-Wide Transit projects be recommended to Council for approval:
·
Smart Card -
$ 15 Million
·
New Bus Garage - $ 60 Million
·
Transit Fleet Acquisition (2009) - $ 46 Million
And,
under the Central Area / Inside the Greenbelt, Central Area Station
Improvements -
$ 5 Million
iv) That Federal and
Provincial infrastructure funding be sought for the Strandherd-Armstrong Bridge
and related roadwork
v) That prior to approving any of the other projects in
Table 1, the Committee receive the staff report on the Urbandale proposal.
2.
Direct staff to enter into
discussions with the Federal and Provincial agencies to negotiate funding for
these priority projects and report back to Committee on the status of these
negotiations and funding availability and financial implications, and
further that the funding sought from senior governments be identified as
transit-specific funding or road network-specific funding, and specify the
sharing that is assumed for any transportation components that are intended to
serve both modes.
3. With respect to the Urbandale Report, direct staff to
report back to the Committee by October 2007 on the appropriateness of the
corridors, recommendations on modifications of the corridors including
expansion to Kanata and across the Strandherd Bridge to Barrhaven, and a
timetable to undertake any additional or modifications of studies to implement
such a network.
Moved by Councillor A. Cullen
Seconded by Councillor M. McRae
WHEREAS the Joint Transportation and Transit
Committee recommended a package of near-term transportation investment options
as priorities for implementation in the near future;
AND WHEREAS the Committee also recommended that
an option known as “An Affordable Solution for Rapid Transit in Ottawa”
(Urbandale) be sent to staff for review;
AND WHEREAS staff have undertaken to review the
Urbandale proposal and report back to the Committee by October on the
appropriateness and modifications of the corridors;
AND WHEREAS this review will
complement the Near-Term Transit Investment report by providing Council with
the necessary information to determine where investment should be made to yield
the greatest growth in transit ridership;
AND WHEREAS the Joint
Committee recommended the completion of the West Transitway (Bayshore to Moodie
and Woodroffe to Pinecrest) which are consistent with the stated goal of making
investments to yield the greatest growth in transit ridership and which will be
included as a priority investment in the report to be considered by the joint
Committee in October 2007;
BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED THAT Committee
recommendations 1 and 2 be referred to a joint meeting of the Transportation
and Transit Committees in October 2007 where Committee will also consider staff’s
recommendations on the “An Affordable Solution for Rapid Transit in Ottawa”
proposal (Urbandale).
CARRIED
Moved by Councillor S. Desroches
Seconded by Councillor J. Harder
WHEREAS the stand alone Strandherd Armstrong
bridge was considered for funding using the Federal and Provincial funding
formally allocated to North South LRT; and
WHEREAS the stand alone Strandherd Armstrong
bridge is planned as part of the City’s Transportation Master Plan; and
WHEREAS in light of the original intent of the
Federal and Provincial LRT funding and despite the fact that the stand alone
Strandherd Armstrong bridge would facilitate public transit and contain transit
priority, the project may be ineligible for Federal and Provincial Transit
Funding; and
WHEREAS the Mayor and other Members of Council
have publicly stated that both the Provincial and Federal Governments have a
role to play in funding infrastructure and alleviating Ottawa’s infrastructure
gap; and
WHEREAS federal officials have publicly
encouraged the City of Ottawa to submit the Strandherd Armstrong Bridge to the
Federal Government for funding:
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED
that staff be directed to formally submit the Strandherd Armstrong bridge as it
is currently designed to the Federal and Provincial Governments for cost shared
funding.
Moved by Councillor M. McRae
Seconded by Councillor P. Hume
BE IT RESOLVED that Motion 20/14 be referred to the October
3, 2007 Transportation Committee Meeting.
REFERRAL CARRIED with Councillor G. Hunter
dissenting.
Transportation Committee and Transit Committee Joint Report 3, Item 2
was then put to Council and CARRIED as amended by Motion No. 20/13.
Motion to Adopt Reports
Moved by Councillor R. Jellett
Seconded by Councillor M. McRae
That Hydro Ottawa Holding Inc.
- Nominating Committee Report (In Camera), Agriculture and Rural Affairs
Committee Report 10A and 10B; Corporate Services and Economic Development
Committee Reports 11A (In Camera), 11B and 12, Planning and Environment
Committee Report 13A; Transit Committee Report 11, Transportation Committee
Report 7 and Joint Transit and Transportation Committee Report 3 be received and adopted as amended.
CARRIED
Motions of Which Notice has Been Given Previously
Moved by Councillor G. Brooks
Seconded by Councillor R. Jellett
WHEREAS Canadian troops and
emergency services workers selflessly perform their duties for Canadians
everyday;
AND WHEREAS Canadian troops
and emergency services workers sometimes suffer injury or sacrifice their lives
for other Canadians;
AND WHEREAS the Council of the City of Ottawa
appreciates the service and sacrifice of Canadian troops and emergency
services workers, wherever they may be serving at home or around the world;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED
1. That this motion is not a motion of support for the war in
Afghanistan;
2. That the Council of the City of
Ottawa directs, where permissible, the use of ‘Support Our Troops’ decals on
city vehicles; and
3. That
the Council of the City of Ottawa supports the decision of the Chief of the
Ottawa Police Service to authorize the use of ‘Support Our Troops’ decals on
police vehicles.
Moved by Councillor E. El-Chantiry
Seconded by Councillor S. Qadri
That the question be now put on Motion No. 20/17.
LOST on a division of 7 YEAS to 15 NAYS as follows:
YEAS: Councillors
P. Hume, B. Monette, G. Brooks, R. Chiarelli, C. Leadman, S. Qadri and E.
El-Chantiry.
NAYS Councillors
D. Deans, G. Hunter, M. McRae, P. Feltmate, D. Thompson, D. Holmes, R. Jellett,
S. Desroches, R. Bloess, G. Bédard, J. Harder, A. Cullen, M. Wilkinson,
M. Bellemare and Mayor O’Brien.
Moved by Councillor G. Bédard
Seconded by Councillor C. Doucet
That Motion 20/17
be referred to staff in order for staff to prepare a policy on the use of
decals on City vehicles and report back to Corporate Services and Economic
Development Committee.
LOST on a division of 4 YEAS to 19 NAYS as
follows:
YEAS: Councillors
C. Doucet, D. Holmes, G. Bédard and A. Cullen.
NAYS Councillors
D. Deans, P. Hume, B. Monette, G. Brooks, G. Hunter, M. McRae,
P. Feltmate, D. Thompson, R. Jellett, R. Chiarelli, S. Desroches, R.
Bloess, J. Harder, C. Leadman, S. Qadri, E. El-Chantiry, M. Wilkinson, M.
Bellemare and Mayor O’Brien.
Motion 20/17 was then divided for voting
purposes.
Resolution 1 was CARRIED on a division of 22 YEAS to 1 NAY as follows:
YEAS: Councillors
D. Deans, C. Doucet, P. Hume, B. Monette, G. Brooks, G. Hunter, M. McRae,
P. Feltmate, D. Thompson, D. Holmes, R. Jellett, R. Chiarelli,
S. Desroches, R. Bloess, G. Bédard, J. Harder, C. Leadman, S. Qadri,
E. El-Chantiry, M. Wilkinson, M. Bellemare and Mayor O’Brien.
NAYS: Councillor
A. Cullen.
Resolution 2 was CARRIED on a division of 21 YEAS to 2 NAYS as follows:
YEAS: Councillors
D. Deans, P. Hume, B. Monette, G. Brooks, G. Hunter, M. McRae,
P. Feltmate, D. Thompson, D. Holmes, R. Jellett, R. Chiarelli,
S. Desroches, R. Bloess, G. Bédard, J. Harder, C. Leadman,
S. Qadri, E. El-Chantiry, M. Wilkinson, M. Bellemare and
Mayor O’Brien.
NAYS: Councillors
C. Doucet and A. Cullen.
Resolution 3 was CARRIED on a division of 20 YEAS to 2 NAYS as follows:
YEAS: Councillors
D. Deans, P. Hume, B. Monette, G. Brooks, G. Hunter, M. McRae, P. Feltmate,
D. Thompson, D. Holmes, R. Jellett, R. Chiarelli, S. Desroches,
R. Bloess, G. Bédard, C. Leadman, S. Qadri, E. El-Chantiry, M.
Wilkinson, M. Bellemare and Mayor O’Brien.
NAYS: Councillors
C. Doucet and A. Cullen.
Notices of Motion (For Consideration at Subsequent
Meeting)
Moved by Councillor G. Bédard
Seconded by Councillor C. Doucet
That staff prepare a policy on
the use of decals or symbols, similar to the “Support our Troops” decal, that
may be placed from time to time on City vehicles and report back to Corporate
Services and Economic Development Committee.
By-laws Three
Readings
Moved by Councillor P. Hume
Seconded by Councillor C. Leadman
That the following by-laws be enacted and passed:
2007- 372
A
by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2005-481 respecting the
licensing, regulating and governing of taxicabs, taxicab drivers, taxicab plate
holders and taxicab brokers in the regulated area.
2007- 373
A
by-law of the City of Ottawa to dedicate and lay out certain land as common and
public highway (Fallowfield Road).
2007- 374
A
by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2005-440 to designate 100-106
Bridle Park Drive, as being exempt from Part Lot Control.
2007- 375
A
by-law of the City of Ottawa to designate certain lands on Bowercrest Crescent,
North Bluff Drive, Jersey Tea Circle, Eye Bright Crescent and Royal Fern Way,
as being exempt from Part Lot Control.
2007- 376
A
by-law of the City of Ottawa to designate certain lands on Hunt Club Road, as
being exempt from Part Lot Control.
2007- 377
A
by-law of the City of Ottawa to designate 1210 Merivale Road, as being exempt
from Part Lot Control.
2007- 378
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 1581 Greenbank Road.
2007- 379
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 931 Oak
Creek Road.
2007- 380
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 the property known municipally as 2470 Huntley Road.
2007- 381
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 433 McArthur Avenue.
2007- 382
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 the properties known municipally as 5649 and 5705
Hazeldean Road.
2007- 383
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 the property historically known municipally as 1776 Maple
Grove Road.
2007- 384 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2003-230 of the City of Ottawa to change the zoning for part of the property known municipally as 3461 4th Line Road.
2007- 385
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 the property known municipally as 6688 Franktown Road.
2007- 386
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 the property known municipally as 460 and 480 Brigitta
Street.
2007- 387
A by-law of the City of
Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2006-373, as amended, to extend interim control in the
area of the By Ward Market.
2007- 388
A
by-law of the City of Ottawa to authorize the construction of a
watermain on Winding Way and undertake such work as a local improvement.
2007- 389
A
by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2003-499 respecting Fire
Routes.
2007- 390
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.
2007- 391
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.
CARRIED
Confirmation By-law
Moved by Councillor P. Hume
Seconded by Councillor C. Leadman
THAT By-law 2006
- 392 to confirm the proceedings of Council be enacted and passed.
CARRIED
Inquiries
The following inquiry was received:
From Mayor O’Brien to the Deputy City Manager,
Planning, Transit and the Environment with regard to the community consultation
process for the Official Plan review.
Adjournment
Council adjourned the
meeting at 1:53 p.m.
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