17. ORLÉANS COMMUNITY GARDEN – GREEN PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM EXCEPTION

JARDIN COMMUNAUTAIRE D'ORLÉANS - EXCEPTION AU PROGRAMME DE PARTENARIAT ÉCOLOGIQUE

Committee recommendationS

That Council:

1. Approve, due to the unique circumstances and location of the site, a one-time only exception to the Green Partnership Pilot Program to allow funding to build a well, providing that all Terms and Conditions of the Green Partnership Program are satisfied;

2. In advance of receiving further GPPP grant monies, require the JCOCG committee to collect funds for the purpose of paying to decommission the well should the garden ever be closed;

3. Require the well be properly tested for water quality and that access to the water supply be controlled.

RecommandationS du Comité

Que le Conseil :

1. En raison de circonstances particulières et de l’emplacement du site, approuve une exception unique aux modalités du Programme pilote de partenariat écologique pour permettre le financement nécessaire au forage d’un puits, dans la mesure toutefois où toutes les autres modalités du Programme pilote de partenariat écologique auront été respectées;

2. En attendant de recevoir toute autre subvention du Programme pilote de partenariat écologique, requiert au comité du JCOCG recueillera les fonds nécessaires pour assurer la désaffectation du puits dans l’éventualité où le jardin cesserait d’être exploité;

3. Requiert que la qualité de l’eau du puits sera vérifiée en bonne et due forme, et que l’accès au puits sera réglementé.

Documentation

1. Councillor Monette’s report, Orléans Ward, dated 27 November 2007 (ACS2007-CCS-PEC-0017).

Report to/Rapport au:

Planning and Environment Committee

Comité de l'urbanisme et de l'environnement

and Council / et au Conseil

27 November 2007 / le 27 novembre 2007

Submitted by/Soumis par : Councillor Bob Monette

Contact Person/Personne ressource : Bob Monette, Councillor, Orléans Ward/

conseillère, quartier Orléans

(613) 580-2471, Bob.Monette@ottawa.ca

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Ref N°: ACS2007-CCS-PEC-0017

SUBJECT:	OrlÉans Community Garden – GREEN PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM EXCEPTION
OBJET :	JARDIN COMMUNAUTAIRE D'OrlÉans - EXCEPTION au PROGRAMME DE PARTENARIAT ÉCOLOGIQUE

REPORT RECOMMENDATIONS

That Council:

1. Approve, due to the unique circumstances and location of the site, a one-time only exception to the Green Partnership Pilot Program to allow funding to build a well, providing that all Terms and Conditions of the Green Partnership Program are satisfied;

2. In advance of receiving further GPPP grant monies, require the JCOCG committee to collect funds for the purpose of paying to decommission the well should the garden ever be closed;

3. Require the well be properly tested for water quality and that access to the water supply be controlled.

RECOMMANDATIONS DU RAPPORT

Que le Conseil :

1. En raison de circonstances particulières et de l’emplacement du site, approuve une exception unique aux modalités du Programme pilote de partenariat écologique pour permettre le financement nécessaire au forage d’un puits, dans la mesure toutefois où toutes les autres modalités du Programme pilote de partenariat écologique auront été respectées;

2. En attendant de recevoir toute autre subvention du Programme pilote de partenariat écologique, requiert au comité du JCOCG recueillera les fonds nécessaires pour assurer la désaffectation du puits dans l’éventualité où le jardin cesserait d’être exploité;

3. Requiert que la qualité de l’eau du puits sera vérifiée en bonne et due forme, et que l’accès au puits sera réglementé.

BACKGROUND

Councillor Monette presented the following notice motion at November 13, 2007 meeting of the Planning and Environment Committee. The motion was carried at the subsequent Committee meeting on November 27, 2007.

WHEREAS the Jardin Communautaire D’Orléans Community Garden (JCOCG) officially opened on May 25^th, 2007 with contributions from the community and the hard work of many volunteers;

AND WHEREAS the JCOCG received approval for a grant from the Green Partnership Pilot Program (GPPP) for $8333.00;

AND WHEREAS part of the initial grant was allocated for a sustainable water supply to the site;

AND WHEREAS the water source from the Grace Presbyterian Church was deemed unfeasible once the snow had melted and proper study could be made of the site. The first plan was unworkable due to unforeseen grading issues and the distance from garden site,;

AND WHEREAS the site is surrounded on all side by 10^th line road and St. Joseph and the escapement from the south side with no city water infrastructure under or in close proximity to the site;

AND WHEREAS the Council approved Green Partnership Pilot Program’s Terms and Conditions exclude funding for capital costs such as assets and equipment, which would include a well;

AND WHEREAS the only option for the continued viability and sustainability of the community garden is a well;

THEREFORE BE IT BE RESOLVED that due to the unique circumstances and location of the site, that a one-time only exception to the Green Partnership Pilot Program be approved to allow funding to build a well, providing that all Terms and Conditions of the Green Partnership Program are satisfied;

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that, in advance receiving further GPPP grant monies, the JCOCG committee collect funds for the purpose of paying to decommission the well should the garden ever be closed;

AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the well be properly tested for water quality and that access to the water supply be controlled.

CONSULTATION

This item was advertised as part of the Public Meeting Advertisement in the daily newspapers on the Friday preceding the Planning and Environment Committee meeting of November 27, 2007. Councillor Monette consulted with appropriate staff in the drafting of the motion.

FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS

The grant would be allocated within remaining funds dedicated for the Green Pilot Programme.

DISPOSITION

Surface Operations, Public Works and Services will follow up with the grant applicant and keep Councillor Monette informed.