Council Initiative | Legal Activity | External Costs | Council Position | Outcome | ||||
Bilingualism Policy | Defend Court Challenge by
Canadians for Language Fairness |
$243,208.50 | Support | Win | ||||
No-Smoking
Policy |
Defend PUBCO Court Challenge and Prosecutions | $134,201.80 | Support | Win | ||||
Adult Entertainment Parlour Policy | Defend Court Challenge to By-law and Prosecutions | $ 298,660.81 | Support | Win | ||||
Employee and Councillor Indemnification Policy | Indemnification of Paramedic, Firefighter and PWS Employees; Councillor Indemnification (re defamation) | $ 150,407.18 | Support | N/A | ||||
Source Separated Organics Policy (Green Box Program) | Contract development, drafting and negotiation | $ 169,936.80 | Support | Ongoing | ||||
Transportation Master Plan: LRT Project | Defend City against Claims by Siemens & St. Lawrence Cement | $ 215,067.12 | Support | Ongoing | ||||
Building Permit Request: Hog Farm/Nutrient Management Act | Ottawa vs. Chief Building
Official; OMB Intensive Hog Farm; Employee Indemnification - Chief Building Official |
$ 925,827.20 | Opposed Staff Position | Loss | ||||
Zoning/Redevelop- ment Application |
Karen Way | $83,563.65 | Opposed Staff Position |
Loss | ||||
Zoning/Redevelop- ment Application |
Loblaws (Walkley and Conroy) | $140,000.00 | Opposed Staff Position | Loss | ||||
Public
Private Partnerships |
Garry Armstrong Long Term
Care Centre |
$ 144,743.58 | Support | N/A | ||||
Public
Private Partnerships |
Ottawa Paramedic Service HQ | $ 64,925.31 | Support | N/A | ||||
Public
Private Partnerships |
P3 Ice Arenas (Serco/Ray Friel,
West End, Kinburn Arena + Paramedic Post |
$ 480,097.00 | Support | N/A | ||||
Public
Private Partnerships |
Carp Airport Redevelopment | $ 188,701.13 | Support | N/A | ||||
Public
Private Partnerships |
Orleans Art Centre | $ 460,181.47 | Support | N/A | ||||
Litigation | The School of Dance - Application for Partition | $ 250,564.36 | Support | N/A | ||||
Litigation |
Defend City against
Claim by Ottawa Lynx |
$ 161,022.32 | Support | Ongoing | ||||
Provincial Legislation and Collective Agreement Language | Paramedic Eating Periods - Judicial Review |
$ 104,574.14 | Support | Won on collective agreement language; lost on legislation | ||||
Provincial Legislation and Collective Agreement Language | Provincial Health Tax - Defend Union Challenges: Police Service and OC Transpo | $ 68,386.83 | Support | Both - Won (Police); Lost (OC Transpo) | ||||
Provincial Downloading - Social Housing Reform Act 2000 | Social Housing - Land Transfers and Merger of City Living with Ottawa Housing Corporation | $ 548,429.48 | Support | N/A | ||||
$4,832,498.68 |