OTTAWA CITY COUNCIL

26 september 2007

ANDREW S. HAYDON HALL

10:00 a.m.

 

AGENDA 21

 

 

1.       Prayer

 

 

2.                 National Anthem  (Councillor P. Feltmate)

 

 

3.       Roll Call

 

 

4.       Confirmation of Minutes

 

Confirmation of Minutes of the regular meeting of 12 September 2007.

 

 

5.       Declarations of pecuniary interest including those originally arising from prior meetings

 

6.       Communications

 

·                     Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) Alerts :

·                     AMO Releases Advocacy Paper "Poverty and the Property Tax Burden in Ontario”

 

7.       Regrets

 

The following member of Council advised that she would be absent from the Council meeting on the date indicated:

 

Councillor M. McRae                                                                                26 September 2007

 

8.       Postponements and Deferrals

 

TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE REPORT 7

 

 

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.

 
MOTION NO. 20/8

 

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.

 

                                                                                                            CARRIED

 

 

9.       Motion to Introduce Committee Reports

(Councillors P. Hume and C. Leadman)

 

AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE REPORT 11

 

 

1.             ZONING - 6677, 6683 AND 6687 SUNCREST DRIVE, BLOCK 62 PLAN 4M-1305 AND 6674 WOODSTREAM DRIVE (FILE NO. D02-02-07-0053)

 

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

 

(This application is not subject to Bill 51)

 

That Council approve an amendment to the former Township of Osgoode Zoning By-law to change the zoning of 6677, 6683 and 6687 Suncrest Drive, Block 62, Plan 4M-1305 and 6674 Woodstream Drive from Rural (RU) and Private Open Space (OS2) to Residential Exception No. 340 (R[340]) and Residential Exception No. 363 (R[363]) and Private Open Space (O2) as shown in Document 3 and as detailed in Document 2.

 

 

CORPORATE SERVICES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE REPORT 13

 

 

1.             LONG RANGE FINANCIAL PLAN SUB-COMMITTEE -
REPORT ON THE Fiscal Framework

 

 

Committee Recommendations as amended

 

That Council:

 

1.         Consider this report; and

 

2.         Pursuant to a motion adopted by the Long Range Financial Plan Subcommittee, that Council consider that the enactment of the City's Fiscal Framework require a 2/3 majority of all members of City Council; and that the City's Fiscal Framework require a 2/3 majority of members present and voting to amend at any subsequent review at City Council. 

 

 

    

2.             LONG RANGE FINANCIAL PLAN SUB-COMMITTEE - 2008 Draft Budget
Directions and High Level Fiscal Directions for 2009 and 2010

 

 

Committee Recommendations AS AMENDED

 

That Council consider:

 

1.         That the 2008 draft budget be developed in accordance with the recommendations from the Long Range Financial Plan Subcommittee as detailed in this report; and

 

2.         That the 2009 and 2010 drafts budgets be developed in accordance with the fiscal directions from the Long Range Financial Plan Subcommittee as detailed in the report. 

 

 

 

    

3.             SALE OF LAND -
PART OF buchan road adjacent to 275 buchan road

 

 

Committee Recommendations

 

That Council:

 

1.         Declare a parcel of land shown hatched on Annex “A” attached, containing approximately 117 m2 (1259 square feet), described as being part of Buchan Road, formerly Park Road, Registered Plan M-22, in the City of Ottawa (formerly Rockcliffe Park), 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 Mary E.B. Steacy, for the amount of $56,700 plus GST, pursuant to an Agreement of Purchase and Sale that has been received. 

 

 

    

4.             LAND EXCHANGE - HUNTMAR (forced) ROAD - ROBERT McRAE

 

 

Committee RecommendationS

 

That Council:

 

1.         Declare three (3) parcels of vacant land, consisting of approximately 6024m2, being part of Lot 10, Conession 1, geographic Township of Huntley, now in the City of Ottawa, shown as Parcels A, B, and C on Annex “A” attached, subject to the road being stopped up closed by by-law, as surplus to the City's needs; and

 

2.         Approve the acquisition of a parcel of vacant land, consisting of approximately 772 m2, described as being Part 2 on Plan 5R-2744, in the geographic Township of Huntley now in the City of Ottawa, shown as Parcel D on Annex “A” attached to this report required for the widening and realignment of Huntmar Road, having a land value of $20,000 from Robert McRae, in exchange for the City owned land described as Parcel C in Recommendation 1, subject to any easements that may be required, having a land value of $4,000, plus the sum of $16,000, being the difference in market value between the lands exchanged pursuant to a Land Exchange Agreement that has been received. 

 

 

    

5.             Green building policy - 2006 status report

 

 

Committee RecommendationS

 

That Council:

 

1.         Receive the 2006 status report on the “Green Building Policy for the Construction of Corporate Buildings”;

 

2.         Authorize the additional funding required to move a project from LEED “Certified” to LEED “Silver” be administered following the “Delegation of Authority” as defined in the City’s Delegation of Authority By-law number 2005-503, as amended; and

 

3.         Authorize the Director of the Real Property Asset Management (RPAM) Branch to exempt capital projects from LEED certification where not practical, based on specific criteria. 

 

 

    

6.             2008 vehicle & equipment replacement

 

 

Committee RecommendationS

 

That Council:

 

1.         Receive, for information, the proposed 2008 Vehicle & Equipment Replacement Plan; and

 

2.         Approve the commencement of the procurement process for vehicles and equipment in advance of the actual approved budgets scheduled for December 2007, as an exception to the requirements of the Purchasing By-law, with the stipulation that the procurement document contain a clause stating that any award as a result of this procurement process will be subject to the approval of budgetary funding by City Council. 

 

 

 

    

7.             MOTION - DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY
FOR JOB POSTINGS AND CONSULTING CONTRACTS OVER $10,000

 

 

Committee RecommendationS as amended

 

That Council:

 

1.         Revise the Delegation of Authority By-Law and the Purchasing By-law for the period of October 1 to December 31, 2007 so that:

a.   All hiring requests be approved jointly by the Mayor and the City Manager prior to being posted, exempting front-line emergency services;

b.   All contract requests for consultants and professional services over $10,000 be jointly approved by the Mayor and the City Manager prior to the start of the procurement process (i.e. RFP, Tender, Standing Offer, Purchase Order, etc.);

c.   Any instances where joint approval is not provided be brought forward to City Council via a report for disposition at the earliest available opportunity; and

d.   A summary of all approvals given under this authority be incorporated into the Delegation of Authority reports currently provided to Council.

 

2.         Direct the City Manager to:

a.   Put in place a hiring freeze, from October 1 to December 31, 2007, for all of those positions that are not required under collective agreements or for mission-critical front-line service;

b.   Put in place a spending freeze, from October 1 to December 31, 2007, on all discretionary spending;

c.   Put in place policies and procedures to address exceptions to the discretionary hiring and spending freeze, and report all exceptions to City Council through the Corporate Services and Economic Development Standing Committee (monthly); and

d.   That City Council delegate to the Mayor, together with the City Manager, the authority to approve any spending allowed under the spending freeze for cases where the proposed expenditure exceeds the authority approved for the related project or contract in a previous budget, as long as the overall spending can be accommodated within existing departmental budgets.

 

 

OTTAWA POLICE SERVICES BOARD REPORT 6

 

    

1.             2008 OTTAWA POLICE SERVICE BUDGET DIRECTIONS AND TIMETABLE.

 

 

BOARD RECOMMENDATION

 

That Council receive this report for information.

 

 

PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE REPORT 14

 

 

1.             BRITANNIA VILLAGE – OTTAWA RIVER FLOOD PROTECTION REVISED PETITION

 

 

Committee recommendation

 

That Council approve the implementation of the proposed Ottawa River 100-year flood protection measures in Britannia Village, as identified in the June 2006 report ACS2006-PWS-INF-0005, based on the revised petition of interest having received support from at least 50%+ 1 of the owners of non-City properties within the flood plain limits defined by the Rideau Valley Conservation Authority.

 

 

 

2.                   ZONING - 199 AND 200 KENNEVALE DRIVE, 155 PREM CIRCLE, 755 COBBLE HILL DRIVE, 300, 309 AND 350 MOFFATT POND COURT AND 674 LIMERIDGE CIRCLE

 

 

Committee recommendation as amended

 

(This application is not subject to Bill 51)

 

That Council reject an amendment to the former Nepean Zoning By-law to change the zoning of 199 and 200 Kennevale Drive, 155 Prem Circle, 755 Cobble Hill Drive, 300, 309 and 350 Moffatt Pond Court and 674 Limeridge Circle from Residential Mixed Unit - RMU Zone to Community Commercial Exception  - CC Block (XX) Zone and Commercial Automotive Exception - CA1 Block (XX) Zone as detailed in Document 2 and as shown in Document 1.

 

 

3.             URBAN DESIGN GUIDELINES FOR GREENFIELD NEIGHBOURHOODS AND TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENTS GUIDELINES

 

 

Committee recommendationS

 

That Council:

 

1.                  Approve the Urban Design Guidelines for Greenfield Neighbourhoods;

 

2.                  Approve the Transit-Oriented Development Guidelines.

 

 

 

4.             APPLICATION FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION IN THE CENTRETOWN HERITAGE CONSERVATION DISTRICT AT 390 BANK STREET

 

 

Committee recommendationS

 

That Council:

 

1.                  Approve the demolition of the existing one storey building at 390 Bank Street.

 

2.                  Approve the construction of a new building in accordance with the plans submitted by Dennis Kane, ARC Associates, as received on July 31, 2007 and included as Documents 2-5.

 

3.                  Delegate approval of any subsequent design changes of a minor nature to the Director of the Planning Branch.

 

 

 

5.             SIGN BY-LAW MINOR VARIANCE - 2075 MONTREAL ROAD

 

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

 

That Council approve the application to vary Section 103 of Sign By-law 2005-439 to permit an illuminated identification ground sign to be located with a height of 6.4 metres, instead of 4.5 metres, to be situated at 2075 Montreal Road.

 

 

PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE REPORT 15

 

 

1.             JUNE 2007 GIVE AWAY DAY - EVALUATION

 

 

Committee recommendationS

 

That Council:

 

1.                  Receive this evaluation of the June 2007 Give Away Day;

2.                  Approve a second City-wide Give Away Day for fall 2007; and

3.                  Approve two Give Away Days per year, one in the spring and one in the fall with inclusion of the dates in the Solid Waste Services waste collection calendar.

 

 

10.     Motion to Adopt Committee Reports

(Councillors P. Hume and C. Leadman)

 

 

11.     Motions of which Notice has Been Given Previously

 

MOTION

 

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 my be placed from time to time on City vehicles and report back to Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee.

 

 

12.     Notices of Motion (For Consideration at Subsequent Meeting)

 

 

13.     Motion to Introduce By-laws                                          Three Readings

(Councillors P. Hume and C. Leadman)

 

a)                  A by-law of the City of Ottawa to dedicate and lay out certain land as common and public highway.

 

b)                  A by-law of the City of Ottawa to repeal By-law No. 2006-304 and to designate 25 Carsdale Avenue, as being exempt from Part Lot Control.

 

c)                  A by-law of the City of Ottawa to repeal By-law No. 2005-440 and By-law No. 2007-374 and to designate certain lands on 100-106 Bridle Park Drive, as being exempt from Part Lot Control.

 

d)                  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 the properties known municipally as 6677, 6683 and 6687 Suncrest Drive, 6674 Woodstream Drive and Block 62 on Plan 4M-1305.

 

e)                  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.

 

f)                    A by-law of the City of Ottawa prohibiting the obstruction or alteration of drains, private drains and the grade of land, and regulating the maintenance and repair of drains, private drains, and the grade of land.

 

 

14.     Confirmation By-law  (Councillors P. Hume and C. Leadman)

 

 

15.     Inquiries

 

 

16.     Adjournment  (Councillors P. Hume and C. Leadman)

 

 

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