9 January
2008
10:00 a.m.
MINUTES 29
The Council
of the City of Ottawa met at Andrew S. Haydon Hall, 110 Laurier Avenue West,
Ottawa, on 9 January 2008 at 10:00 a.m.
The Mayor, Larry
O’Brien, presided and the Clerk led Council in prayer.
The National Anthem was performed by a ladies barbershop
chorus made up of Stephanie Williams, Kaitlin Dunbar, Elain Dunlop and Anne Axworthy.
Announcements/Ceremonial Activities
PRESENTATION - 2009
WORLD JUNIOR HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIP
The 2009 World Junior Hockey Championship will take place in the City of Ottawa from December 26th, 2008 until January 5th, 2009. In this regard, Mayor O’Brien recognized Mr. Cyril Leeder, Vice-Chair, Host Organizing Committee, 2009 World Junior Hockey Championship and Mr. Bob O’Doherty, General Manager, 2009 World Junior Hockey Championship. Mr. Leeder in turn presented Mayor O’Brien with a Team Canada Jersey.
Roll Call
ALL MEMBERS WERE PRESENT EXCEPT COUNCILLORS G. BROOKS AND J. HARDER.
State of the City Address – Mayor O’Brien
Moved by Councillor M. Bellemare
Seconded by Councillor S. Qadri
That the
Mayor’s State of the City Address be printed in the City Council Minutes.
CARRIED
“Good morning!
This past year, has been a good year for Ottawa. From the Rideau Canal being designated a
world heritage site to the Senator’s Stanley Cup run Ottawa has been a good
place to live. And certainly for me--
it has been a year like no other, an interesting year!
Last April we started the 1,000 days of transformation
of City Hall. It’s a 1,000-day journey towards becoming a government that is
more responsive, responsible and effective. Today marks day 267. We will reach day 1000 in 2010, just ahead
of the next election. I am looking forward to the voters’ judgment of our
results.
The good news for Ottawa is that we seeing the early
signs of progress. And the timing is
good because we all know the challenges facing Ottawa, and all cities in
Canada.
Some of the issues will be issues we can control –
efficiencies and client communications, for example. Other challenges will be external and beyond our control – the
national economy, and changing population demographics, to name a couple.
Our job as Council is to recognize both of these types
of challenges and make sure that our city government responds effectively.
Let’s acknowledge some of these external challenges.
Like every major City in Canada, Ottawa has aging
roads, bridges, water mains and buildings.
They need significant renewal and investment.
Already we have seen the south-side stands in
Lansdowne Park declared unstable and unsafe. A status report on our social
housing this year will likely show we need to invest $600 million to bring our
social housing stock up to modern day standards.
Infrastructure renewal is the single biggest financial
challenge we face.
Another challenge arises from our aging population. As
baby boomers retire, we will feel increasing pressure on our health and
recreational services. The Snow Go Program is a perfect example, where we pay
half the cost of snow removal for eligible seniors and people with
disabilities.
An aging population will start to affect our decisions
as early as this term. We will need to consider the needs of our seniors as we
address a host of municipal issues, from taxation to recreation. This population aging will also affect our
staff and therefore our ability to deliver services. By
2010 one in four full-time City employees will be over the age of 55 and just
over 14% will be eligible to retire with their full pension by 2012.
We may face a labour shortage. We almost certainly will lose some corporate
memory.
These issues of infrastructure and population aging
are long-term and predictable.
We also face short-term uncertainties, such as rising
oil prices and the interest-rate fluctuations.
Clearly we need a city government that recognizes
change and responds in real time. Add to that the public’s expectations for
progress on transportation, trash and taxes, and you can see why we must become
more responsible, more efficient, and more responsive.
I am convinced that we are moving in the right
direction -- in the direction this City needs now.
Last year we set the agenda for transformation. We took
the first steps forward on our path of 1,000 days. Our priority-setting sessions afforded us open and frank
conversations about the future of Ottawa.
Our three-year budgeting process began to match our priorities with our
financial realities. We worked hard
last year to set the stage for continued transformation.
If you look in the rear-view mirror, it is clear we
operate today much differently than Council did in previous years. We saw this at budget time, when good ideas
for increased efficiencies were being promoted by almost every Councillor. Today we are more inclusive in Council than
ever before. And these are only the first steps in governance transformation.
We are also more inclusive with our municipal
neighbours. Last year we brought together 22 regional Mayors and Reeves to
create a stronger voice for Eastern Ontario on Transit. We agreed that the
creation of a regional transit system would be good economics for all of us.
This regional co-operation can build into much more. Beyond transit, our communities face many more common interests,
especially in how we approach the provincial government.
This inclusiveness and the launch of our
transformation process, were certainly accomplishments of 2007.
But we did more then simply set new direction – we
made decisions on a number of issues that had been kicking around for years.
Council and staff did good work, and the results need to be acknowledged. We approved a municipal tax deferral
process, so seniors can afford to stay in their homes. If you meet the criteria
for eligibility, you can defer your entire residential property tax bill until
you sell your home.
We took steps to improve public transportation east
and west by approving plans to complete the transit way. We approved one of the most important
environmental assessment ever conducted in Ottawa for a downtown tunnel that
will solve our transit congestion problem for once and for all. This tunnel project offers us a major
economic opportunity. Developing an underground city would create jobs, grow
our tax base, and fundamentally renew the downtown core. This could be worth many hundreds of
millions dollars of new economic activity.
We also scored a success last year by committing $40
million to rebuild the Congress Centre. After talking about it for years, now
we have a timetable for renewal. Soon
we’ll see the major conventions, that for years, have been passing us by.
We approved a process that will renew Lansdowne Park
as one of the City’s recreational jewels.
We supported Algonquin College to establish its trades
school – a real step forward for the next generation of building design and
construction.
We approved funding for the “green box” program to
divert organic waste from our landfill sites. This will take us a long way
towards our goal of 60% diversion.
And we completed the rural broadband network. Now
rural areas enjoy the same connectivity as those in urban Ottawa.
These decisions and actions were timely. They resolved unfinished business. Yes, last year was a year of progress. That is why I am looking forward to 2008.
We will deal with significant issues, such as waste
management, transit planning, urban boundary discussions, our mid-term
governance review and the official plan preparation. In fact, official plan preparation is particularly of importance
as I believe that the City needs to find ways to encourage further economic
development in the east end.
The agenda in 2008 is very full.
Let me start with transit, which I’m sure we all
consider our top issue. This year, we will complete our review of the
transportation master plan, identifying gaps and ways to fill them.
This is an important task.
The Transportation Master Plan gives us long-term
guidance on roads, transit, walking, cycling, and other forms of
transportation. It’s our best forecast of how people will want to get around in
the future—as far forward as 2021—and how we will help them do so through
transportation facilities and services.
Council developed the new City’s first Transportation Master Plan five
years ago. We’re due to update that
plan this year.
Also, in April, this council will confirm a new rapid
transit network for the City showing all transit corridors and selecting the
technologies. For the first time, this network will be built with the downtown
in mind first, and then out to the south, east and west. Transit will get the
attention it deserves, but we will deal with other important challenges as
well.
Our community is a global technology hub, and our
citizens expect more service online. We
will take advantage of new Internet technologies, such as Web 2.0. We will move
beyond simply publishing information online and begin to interact online with
the public we serve. Last year I
announced the Mayor’s task force on “E-Government and Information
Technology.” I am pleased today to
announce I have named Rob Collins as its chair. Rob retired as the VP of IT for
Cognos after working for the company for twenty years. Rob will be completing
the task force selection with me by the end of January. This task force will review our current
plans and operations and make recommendations to improve client service and
operational efficiency. The Task force will report to me by April of 2008.
Also we will hold Rural Summit “2”. I am announcing
today that we will hold the summit on April 5th. We will begin
consultations with rural residents this month so that we are ready to make
progress when we meet in April. I
encourage rural residents, City staff and City Councillors to build on the 40
recommendations from rural summit “1”. I’m looking forward to the discussion,
and especially to achieving additional results for our rural communities.
We will be looking for more progress this year on the
challenge of solid waste management. And by the way I hope you’re all taking
part in our Christmas tree composting collection next week. This kind of good environmental practice
will help us meet the goal of diverting 60 per cent of waste from our landfill
sites. I’m also looking forward to advice
from our new Solid Waste Director on new diversion opportunities.
Our agenda for 2008 will also include a strong
engagement with the provincial government. We need new agreements,
understandings and commitments. We will
work with our provincial and federal partners to gain access to the Building
Canada fund. We will find a way that
allows us to approach the Federal Government together with the province and the
Association of Municipalities of Ontario.
We will also work with Municipal Affairs Minister Jim Watson to
establish funding for the 40 bed residential youth drug rehabilitation centre
for Ottawa and Eastern Ontario.
In the last election campaign the Provincial
Government promised uploading. We need
to hold the province accountable for its uploading commitments. A fair share means we should see at least
one-tenth of the funding under review -- a minimum $23 million, and ideally
more. We will also ask the province to
fund its fair share of the cost of the Strandherd bridge project.
I’m also looking forward to a day of dialogue at
Queen’s Park. The committee chairs and I will visit our provincial government.
We will make sure that we are heard.
We will also approach the Federal Government on issues
such as the National Portrait Gallery. I believe we’ll see consensus around
this table later today for me to communicate our concerns to the government and
our MPs. We are Canada’s showcase, and
the stewards of its national institutions.
Working with the federal government and the private sector, we can house
the Portrait Gallery downtown where it belongs. I cannot see the Capital of Canada without our National Portrait
Gallery right here where it belongs.
Beyond these federal and provincial initiatives, we
will take several major steps forward on a priority issue for our own
government. At mid-term, we will review
our governance model, looking for ways that we can work more effectively to
define options, reach decisions, and get results.
Our citizens have made it clear they expect our
processes to improve.
I am announcing today that we will make sure their
views are heard. I will create a Citizens’ Task Force on governance, and ask it
to monitor our internal review and make recommendations. The task force
membership will be chosen in February.
Early in 2008 the LRFP Sub-committee will conduct an
administrative review of nine branches of the City government. I’m pleased to report that the City Manager
Kent Kirkpatrick has arranged for Bob Plamondon to act as the financial advisor
to the committee. This group will continue to provide an ongoing review of our
finance and operations, and help us to prepare better for next year’s budget.
These are two very important measures – our mid-term
governance review and the nine administrative reviews. These measures are fundamental to our goal
of improving the quality of our decisions, and of bringing tax increases to
zero percent.
My goal will remain zero per cent, every year of my
mandate. This year we missed the target
because we had very little choice. Most
of the increase in property taxes represents additional money for public
security, and repairs to roads, bridges and public buildings. We could not neglect the public’s security
and safety. The new two per cent City
Renewal Fund will extend the life of aging City assets. Residents will see
better conditions on roads through additional ditching and resurfacing. Bridge
rehabilitation will include the 174 overpass at Montreal Road. We’ll put a new
roof on the Larkin House community building in Barrhaven, and repair fire halls
across the city. We could not defer
projects like these any longer.
But the challenges we face are too large for us to
proceed alone.
Closing the gap is going to require help from other
levels of government. The province and
the Federal Government have repair money in the bank. We need their help. Last
week I sent letters to both the province and the federal government, asking
them to match our two per cent levy. I
am looking forward to new partnerships with both governments.
My goal on taxes will always remain zero-- but we face
some heavy lifting. There will be no silver bullet but we need to continue our
drive to provide cost efficient government.
Our governance review will also help the City us
respond to priority issues in each ward.
My colleagues around this table have sought my support for their
projects. I know that each one of you is doing your best to help your
constituents. But many good ideas are not able to get through our
decision-making process. It’s clear
that we need to find a better way to address these challenges, and we will
include ward-based priority-setting in our mid-term governance review.
This year we will also look at new ways organizing
ourselves in other areas. I would welcome a discussion about creating a parking
commission, so that we could better respond to the concerns of local residents
and businesses.
And I would also welcome your ideas about an
independent transit commission that could focus on providing service that
responds to our customers’ needs in a business-like way.
My colleagues, I said a few minutes ago that the
agenda for this year would be very full. Looking around this table, I can see
that you are all looking forward to the challenges of 2008. Yes, it will be a
busy year. But it will all prove worthwhile.
For Council and staff, our work this year will include
key steps forward. They include the transportation master plan, the financial
review, our governance review, and the e-government task force. Each of these will play a key role in
helping us to manage better, to serve the public better, and to set in place a
government that is responsive, responsible, and efficient.
2008 will be a very busy year.
The work will not be easy--the challenges will be
great. We are here to get the job
done. We are here to build a better
Ottawa.
Thank
you.”
Confirmation of Minutes
The Minutes of the regular meeting of 7 December 2007 and the special meetings of 3, 4, 5, 10, 11 and 12
December 2007 and 10 December 2007 were confirmed.
Declarations of
pecuniary interest including those originally arising from prior meetings
No
Declarations of Interest were filed.
Communications
The following communications were
received:
·
Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO)
Alerts :
· Province Consulting on a New Incident Management System in Ontario
· Ontario's Fall Economic Statement provides much needed funding for municipal infrastructure and transit
· House of Commons Motion calls for Permanent Federal Gas Tax Funding for Municipalities
· Ontario Municipal Partnership Fund (OMPF) - Stable Funding Guarantee for 2008
· Municipal Infrastructure Investment Initiative
· List of Outstanding Inquiries to 31 December 2007
Regrets
Councillors G. Brooks and J. Harder advised they would be absent from the Council meeting of 9 January
2008.
Motion to Introduce Reports
Moved by Councillor D. Holmes
Seconded by Councillor C. Doucet
That Planning and Environment
Committee Report 21 be received and considered.
And that the Rules of Procedure be suspended to receive and
consider the Ottawa Community Housing Corporation report entitled “Appointment
Of Three (3) New Community Board Directors and One (1) Tenant Board Director – In
Camera - Personal Matters About Identifiable Individuals - Reporting Out
Date: Upon Council Approval” and Planning and Environment Committee Report 22.
CARRIED
OTTAWA
COMMUNITY HOUSING CORPORATION
1. Appointment
of three (3) new community Board Directors and one (1) tenant board director – IN
CAMERA - PERSONAL MATTERS ABOUT
IDENTIFIABLE INDIVIDUALS - REPORTING OUT DATE: UPON COUNCIL APPROVAL
Committee Reports
PLANNING
AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE REPORT 21
1.
ZONING
- 330 GILMOUR STREET |
COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATION
(This application is not subject
to Bill 51)
That Council
approve an amendment to the former City of Ottawa Zoning By-law 93-98 to change
the zoning of 330 Gilmour Street from CG F(2.0) General Commercial with a
Heritage Overlay to an R5(XX) SCH[XXX} Low Rise Apartment Zone with a
Heritage Overlay and an exception, to permit a seven-storey
residential or mixed use development as detailed in Document 2 and as shown in
Document 3.
Moved by Councillor G. Hunter
Seconded by Councillor R. Bloess
WHEREAS, Planning and
Environment Committee at its meeting of December 18, 2007 recommended that City
Council approve an amendment to the former City of Ottawa Zoning By-law 93-98
to change the zoning of 330 Gilmour Street to permit a seven-storey residential
or mixed use development as detailed in Document 2 and as shown in Document 3;
AND WHEREAS, Planning and
Environment Committee also recommended that Council refuse an amendment to the
former City of Ottawa Zoning By-law 93-98 to change the zoning of 330 Gilmour
Street to increase the permitted density to a 4.1 Floor Space Index, to
increase the permitted height to 27.5 metres, and to remove the Heritage
Overlay to permit a proposed nine-storey mixed use development;
AND WHEREAS, many of the
objectives of the Official Plan and the Centretown Secondary Plan will be met
by allowing the nine-storey mixed-use retirement home proposed by the
applicant, including:
1.
Meeting the growing demand for seniors housing in
Centretown which has limited retirement residences / long term care homes.
2.
Offering residents the opportunity to downsize to a
smaller home while remaining in a familiar and highly liveable community.
3.
Reducing dependence on automobile, as the location is
close to shopping, transit, services and recreational facilities - most within
walking distance.
4.
Preserving, and refurbishing, the heritage Board of
Education building at the west end of the block.
5.
Strengthening Centretown as a vibrant community where
people of all ages and life circumstances are able to live.
6.
Making use of existing infrastructure by reducing the
need to extend infrastructure into undeveloped areas.
7.
Resulting in no measurable adverse impacts on the
community – e.g. traffic, parking, sun shadow.
BE IT THEREFORE
RESOLVED that City Council approve an amendment to the former City of Ottawa
Zoning By-law 93-98, to change the CG F (2.0) General Commercial (with a
Heritage Overlay) zoning of 330 Gilmour Street to permit a nine-storey mixed
use retirement home as proposed by Ashcroft with a permitted density to a 4.1
Floor Space Index, a permitted height to 27.5 metres.
LOST on a division of 7 YEAS to 14 NAYS as follows:
Yeas (7): Councillors G. Hunter, S. Desroches, D. Thompson, E. El-Chantiry, R. Jellett, R. Bloess and Mayor O’Brien.
Nays (14): Councillors B. Monette, G. Bédard, P. Feltmate, S. Qadri, C. Doucet, A. Cullen, C. Leadman, J. Legendre, P. Hume, M. Wilkinson, D. Holmes, D. Deans, M. Bellemare and M. McRae.
Moved by Councillor D. Holmes
Seconded by Councillor M. Wilkinson
That Council approve an
amendment to the former City of Ottawa Zoning By-law 93-98 to change the zoning
of 330 Gilmour Street from CG F(2.0) General Commercial with a Heritage Overlay
to an R5(XX) SCH[XXX} Low Rise Apartment Zone with a Heritage Overlay and
an exception, to permit a four‑storey residential or mixed use
development as detailed in Document 2 and as shown in Document 3.
LOST on a division of 10 YEAS to 11 NAYS as follows:
Yeas (10): Councillors G. Bédard, P. Feltmate C. Doucet, A. Cullen, C. Leadman, J. Legendre, M. Wilkinson, D. Holmes, D. Deans and M. Bellemare.
Nays (11): Councillors B. Monette, S. Qadri, G. Hunter, S. Desroches, D. Thompson, E. El‑Chantiry, P. Hume, R. Jellett, M. McRae, R. Bloess and Mayor O’Brien.
Item 1, Planning and Environment Committee Report 21 was then put to
Council and CARRIED.
2.
ApplIcation to demolish a portion of 330
Gilmour street, and application for new construction at 330 gilmour
street, a property designated under part v of the ontario herItage act aS
part of the centretown heritage conservation district |
Committee
recommendationS
That Council:
1. Refuse
the application to demolish a portion of 330 Gilmour Street; and,
2. Refuse
the application for new construction in a heritage conservation district at 330
Gilmour Street received by the Planning, Transit and the Environment Department
on October 2, 2007.
CARRIED with Councillor G. Hunter
dissenting.
3. ZONING - 34 EDGEWATER STREET |
COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATIONS AS AMENDED
(This application is subject
to Bill 51)
1. That
Council approve an
amendment to the former City of Kanata Zoning By-law to change the zoning of 34
Edgewater Street from Special Industrial Zone One, (M2-1) to Special Industrial
Zone X (M2-X), as shown in Document 1 and as detailed in Document 2;
2. Prior
to the enactment of the by-law by Council the owner shall provide written
confirmation to the Director of the Planning Branch to undertake the planting
of 7 coniferous trees at the rear of the subject property.
CARRIED
4.
ZONING
- 4016 AND 4022 RICHMOND ROAD |
COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATION
(This application is subject
to Bill 51)
That Council approve an amendment to the former City of Nepean Zoning By-law to change the zoning of 4016 and 4022 Richmond Road from an R3 - Residential Third Density Zone and R6A (H) Blk 8 - Residential Sixth "A" Density Block 8 Zone to R6A (Block 11) - Residential Sixth "A" Density Block 11 Zone as shown in Document 1, and as detailed in Document 2.
CARRIED
5. ZONING - 1989 AND
1993 PRINCE OF WALES DRIVE |
COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATION
(This application is subject
to Bill 51)
That Council approve an amendment to the former City of Nepean Zoning By-law to change the zoning of 1989 and 1993 Prince of Wales Drive from R1A - Residential Private Services Zone to I Block (XX) - Institutional (Exception) Zone, and Re - Restrictive Zone as shown in Document 1 and as detailed in Documents 2 and 3.
CARRIED
6. ZONING - 345 ST. DENIS STREET |
COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATION AS AMENDED
(This application is subject
to Bill 51)
That Council approve an amendment to the
former City of Vanier Zoning By-law Number 2380, to change the zoning of 345
St. Denis Street from PU - Public Use Zone to R3 - Residential Mixed Zone with
exceptions as shown in Document 1 and as detailed in Document 2, as amended
by the following:
·
That the maximum projection into a Side Yard be
amended to allow for a projection of 1.58 metres for the second storey
balconies.
·
That the maximum height for the townhouses on this
site be increased to 10.5 metres.
CARRIED
7.
ZONING
- 1837 STONEHENGE CRESCENT |
COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATION
(This application is subject
to Bill 51)
That Council approve an
amendment to the former City of Gloucester Zoning By-law to change the zoning
of 1837 Stonehenge Crescent from In - Institutional Neighbourhood Zone to
Residential Row Dwelling 1 Zone (Rr1).
CARRIED
8. GREEN
PARTNERSHIP PILOT PROGRAM |
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council approve the extension of the pilot phase of the Green Partnership Program for an additional 12 months ending December 31, 2008 with no additional funding and that staff report back to Committee and Council on the program results.
CARRIED
9. REVIEW
OF TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE PROCESSING & DISPOSAL OF SOLID WASTE – SCREENING
RESULTS & NEXT STEPS |
Committee
recommendationS
That Council direct staff
to:
1.
Undertake investigations to
identify and assess potential opportunities and constraints to managing
residual waste on a regional basis; and
2.
Determine the affordability
breakpoints for each technology based upon population and tonnage requirements.
CARRIED
10. 60 SWEETNAM DRIVE - ZONING
AND SITE PLAN - ONTARIO MUNICIPAL BOARD HEARING |
COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATION AS AMENDED
That Council approve a zoning that would permit a new
residential development subject to the following conditions:
1.
That the property be zoned to Dwelling, Stacked
Townhouse, limited to a maximum height of two and one half storeys; and
2.
That the maximum number of units permitted is 24;
and
3.
That Legal Services consult with an external
Planning expert to determine such other performance standards that may be
deemed necessary to establish the aforementioned use.
CARRIED
PLANNING
AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE REPORT 22
1. ZONING
- 2000 VALIN STREET |
Committee
recommendation as amended
(This application is subject
to Bill 51)
That Council reject an amendment to the former
Cumberland Zoning By-law to change the zoning of 2000 Valin Street from CNN -
Commercial Convenience Neighbourhood to R5A - X'X', Residential Apartments -
Low Density - Exception 'X' as shown in Document 1 and as detailed in Document
2. For the following reasons:
1) by applying
sections 2-5.1 and 4.11 of the official plan and the principles of good land
use planning, the proposed development is incompatible with the surrounding
neighbourhood in terms of the proposed land use, height, density and setbacks;
2) the general urban designation
permits commercial development and such commercial development is the
appropriate use for this site; and
3) commercial
development on the site will reduce the need of residents of the area to travel
to purchase day to day needs.,
CARRIED with Councillors J. Legendre and P. Hume dissenting.
2. CITY
OF OTTAWA SUPPORT FOR PORTRAIT
GALLERY OF CANADA |
Committee
recommendationS AS AMENDED
That Council:
1.
Request
that the Mayor send a letter to the Federal Government and local Members of
Parliament indicating the following:
a.
That the National Capital Region (NCR), in accordance with its role as Canada’s
Capital, remain as the national and international showcase of Canada
and, therefore the host to, and the steward of, Canada’s key National Institutions,
such as the Portrait Gallery of Ottawa.
b.
That
the Portrait Gallery of Canada be retained in an appropriate gallery space
in Ottawa in accordance with Canada’s Capital Core Area Sector Plan and in
accordance with its contribution to Ottawa’s standing as a treasury of the
nation’s heritage and a meeting place for all Canadians.
c.
That
Federally owned downtown Ottawa sites and buildings be eligible to compete
under the Terms of Reference for a new Portrait Gallery of Canada in the
context of a public private partnership.
d.
That
the Federal Government extend its Request for Proposal (RFP) deadline to May
31, 2008 to allow a full range of competitive public private partnership
proposals to be submitted including those that involve federally owned sites
and buildings.
2.
Support
Developers in their bid proposals for retaining the Portrait Gallery of Canada
in a new building in Ottawa by exempting the payment of municipal development
charges specific to the gross floor area of the National Portrait Gallery of
Canada, to an upset limit of $431,200, in accordance with Section 7, Clause (U)
of the City’s Development Charge By-law.
3.
Direct
Corporate Communications of the Business Transformation Services Department to prepare a public service announcement
concerning the Portrait Gallery of Canada and to urge citizens to contact their
Member of Parliament and demonstrate support for local proposals that would
keep this valued national institution in Ottawa.
4.
Should
time constraints to the private sector submission deadline preclude getting to
Council in time,
delegate authority to the Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee
and/or the Planning and Environment Committee to approve other feasible
measures of City support, should they arise prior to the April 16, 2008
submission deadline, to ensure a competitive bid for the Portrait Gallery of
Canada.
Moved by Councillor M.
Wilkinson
Seconded by Councillor S.
Desroches
BE IT
RESOLVED that the City of Ottawa urge the Government of Canada to set up an
independent review committee to assess all submissions for the National
Portrait Gallery and to approve the winning submission in order to ensure an
independent and unbiased selection process.
CARRIED with
Councillor G. Hunter dissenting.
Item 2, Planning and
Environment Committee report 22 was then put to Council and CARRIED, as amended
by Motion 29/5, on a division of 19 YEAS to 2 NAYS as follows:
Yeas (19): Councillors B. Monette, P. Feltmate S. Qadri, G. Hunter, S. Desroches, D. Thompson, E. El‑Chantiry, A. Cullen, C. Leadman, J. Legendre, P. Hume, M. Wilkinson, R. Jellett, D. Holmes, D. Deans, M. Bellemare, M. McRae, R. Bloess and Mayor O’Brien.
Nays (2): Councillors G. Bédard and C. Doucet.
Motions (Requiring Suspension of the Rules of Procedure)
Moved by Councillor P. Hume
Seconded by Councillor S. Qadri
That the Rules of Procedure be
waived to consider and approve the following motion:
WHEREAS several scheduling considerations regarding the
LRFP Administrative Reviews have arisen;
THEREFORE be it
resolved that:
The detailed budget reviews and subsequent reporting to
Council be conducted according to the following schedule:
·
February 8th LRFP meeting – reporting to
Council on Feb 27th – LS, SEC, Council, Elections, CMO & DCM’s
·
February 22nd LRFP meeting – reporting to
Council on March 26th – ES, ITS, RPAM & ED BTS
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March 7th LRFP meeting – reporting to
Council on March 26th – FS, CPPRO, COMM, OAG & MPAC
CARRIED
Notices of Motion (For Consideration at Subsequent
Meeting)
Moved by Councillor P. Feltmate
Seconded by Councillor P. Hume
Whereas the EnviroCentre as a non-profit organization is
eligible to apply for grants that are not available to municipalities; and
Whereas some of these grant-making organizations, such as
the Community Foundation of Ottawa, have requirements that donations above a
certain limit may only be made to charities that can issue tax receipts; and
Whereas the EnviroCentre cannot issue tax receipts;
Therefore be it resolved, that when the EnviroCentre has obtained a grant to
support a program being done in conjunction with the City of Ottawa, as
certified by the Deputy City Manager, Planning, Transit and the Environment and
the City Treasurer, the City may receive the grant, issue a receipt and
transfer the money to EnviroCentre.
By-laws Three
Readings
Moved by Councillor
D. Holmes
Seconded by Councillor
C. Doucet
That the following by-laws
be enacted and passed:
2008-1
A
by-law of the City of Ottawa to prohibit the placement of graffiti on property
and to require property be kept free of graffiti.
2008-2
A
by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2003-498 respecting graffiti
management.
2008-3
A
by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2003-462 respecting graffiti
management.
2008-4
A
by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2004-276 respecting graffiti
management.
2008-5
A
by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2005-207 respecting graffiti
management.
2008-6
A
by-law of the City of Ottawa to designate 7 Delaware Avenue to be of cultural
heritage value or interest.
2008-7
A
by-law of the City of Ottawa to dedicate and lay out certain land as common and
public highway (Great Lakes Avenue, Canadian Shield Avenue).
2008-8
A
by-law of the City of Ottawa to dedicate and lay out certain land as common and
public highway (Youville Drive).
2008-9
A
by-law of the City of Ottawa to designate certain lands at 508 Mutual Street,
as being exempt from Part Lot Control.
2008-10
A
by-law of the City of Ottawa to designate certain lands at 222, 224 and 226
Trail Side Circle, as being exempt from Part Lot Control.
2008-11
A
by-law of the City of Ottawa to designate certain lands at 2341, 2349, 2351,
2353, 2355, 2357, 2359, 2361, 2363, 2367, 2369, 2371, 2373, 2375, 2377, 2379,
2381 Glandriel Crescent, as being exempt from Part Lot Control, and to repeal
By-law No. 2006-55.
2008-12
A
by-law of the City of Ottawa to repeal By-law No. 2007-473 respecting certain
lands at 314 Central Park Drive, as being exempt from Part Lot Control.
2008-13
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 330 Gilmour Street.
2008-14
A by-law of the City of
Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2380 of the former City of Vanier to change the
zoning for the property known municipally as 345 St. Denis Street.
2008-15
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 properties known
municipally as 4016 and 4022 Richmond Road.
2008-16
A by-law of the City of
Ottawa to amend By-law No. 333 of 1999 of the former City of Gloucester
to change the zoning for the property known municipally as 1837 Stonehenge
Crescent.
2008-17
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 properties known
municipally as 1989 and 1993 Prince of Wales Drive.
2008-18
A by-law of the City of
Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2002-56 to
change the zoning for the property known municipally as 34 Edgewater Street.
2008-19
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.
2008-20
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
Confirmation By-law
Moved by Councillor D. Holmes
Seconded by Councillor C. Doucet
THAT By-law 2008-
21to confirm the proceedings of Council be enacted and passed.
CARRIED
Inquiries
The following inquiry was received:
From Councillor S. Desroches to the Deputy City Manager, Public Works and Services, the City Solicitor and the City Treasurer with regards to snow removal operations.
Adjournment
Council adjourned the
meeting at 12:30 p.m.
Original signed by P.G. Pagé |
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Original signed by L. O’Brien |
CITY CLERK |
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MAYOR |