OTTAWA CITY COUNCIL
22 OCTOBER 2008
ANDREW S. HAYDON HALL
10:00 a.m.
AGENDA 45
1. Prayer
2.
National Anthem
(Councillor Legendre)
3. Announcements/Ceremonial Activities
·
Recognition - St.
Laurent Complex Masters Lifesaving Club
·
Recognition - 2008
Olympic and Paralympic Athletes from Ottawa
4. Roll Call
5. Confirmation of Minutes
Confirmation
of Minutes of the regular and In
Camera meeting of 8 October 2008.
6. Declarations
of pecuniary interest including those originally arising from prior meetings
7. Communications
·
Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) Alerts :
· Minister Launches Review of Blue Box Program and Waste Diversion Act
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Responses to Inquiries
·
Inquiry 15-08 - Update on Closed
Meetings Investigations
·
Inquiry
34-08 - State of the Electronic System in Council Chambers
8. Regrets
No Regrets filed to date.
9. Tabling of the following reports from the City Auditor
General:
REPORT RECOMMENDATION
That Council receive and
table the following reports from the Office of the Auditor General at its
meeting on October 22, 2008, for referral
to the appropriate Standing Committee, and for subsequent consideration
and approval of the audit recommendations by Council at a later meeting:
1) Audit of the 2006 Sewage Spill
2) Audit of the City of Ottawa Water Rate
That, at a later meeting, Council refer all audit recommendations where
management is in disagreement to the Council Audit Working Group for resolution.
10. Motion to Introduce Committee Reports
(Councillors R. Chiarelli and M.
Wilkinson)
AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS
COMMITTEE REPORT 30
1. ZONING - 6633 DALMENY ROAD |
COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATIONS
(This application is
subject to Bill 51)
That Council:
1. Approve an amendment to
Zoning By-law 2008-250 to change the zoning of part of 6633 Dalmeny Road from
Agricultural Zone “AG” to Agricultural Subzone 4 “AG4”, as shown in Document 1;
and
2. Approve an amendment to
the former Township of Osgoode Zoning By-law to change the zoning of part of
6633 Dalmeny Road from Rural Zone "RU" to Rural Zone - Exception 349
"RU[349]", as shown in Document 1.
2. PADEN ROAD MUNICIPAL DRAIN
COURT OF REVISION |
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS
That Council:
1.
Approve the assessments as
outlined in the Engineer's Report; and
2.
Give Third Reading to the Paden
Road Municipal Drain By-law.
COMMUNITY AND PROTECTIVE
SERVICES COMMITTEE REPORTS 31B
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1. OFFICE OF THE AUDITOR GENERAL - 2007 DETAILED AUDIT
REPORTS – PARKS AND RECREATION |
Committee Recommendation as amended
That Council
refers all 20 recommendations of the 2007 Detailed Audit of Parks and
Recreation back to the next meeting of the Council Audit Working Group.
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2. FIRE
STATION LOCATION STUDY - PHASE 1 |
Committee Recommendations
That Council:
1.
Approve the methodology
developed to support the Station Location Study which was validated by the
Ontario Fire Marshal’s Office.
2.
Approve the identified growth
areas in Ottawa as the next priorities for Fire Services to address based on
the approved service standards.
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3. CITY OF OTTAWA’S RESPONSE TO COMMUNITY ACTION PLAN ON
HOMELESSNESS: 2009-2014 |
Committee Recommendations as amended
That Council:
1.
Receive and endorse Ottawa’s
Community Action Plan on Homelessness: 2009-2014, produced by the
community-based Homelessness Community Capacity Building Steering Committee
attached as Document 1.
2.
Approve the actions to be taken by Community and Protective Services
Department in order to implement the recommendations of the Community Action
Plan on Homelessness as described in the report.
3.
Delegate authority to Community
and Protective Services Department, through the Housing Branch, to respond to
emerging needs as they arise over this period, performing its
provincially-designated role of Services System Manager for Homelessness and
its federally-designated role of Community Entity for homelessness funding as described in the amended Document 2 Section 1. a), to
read as follows:
a)
City Council hereby delegates authority to the Director of the Housing
Branch to receive, allocate after
consultation with the stakeholders and monitor the use of provincial
funding related to issues of homelessness, including the Consolidated Homelessness
Prevention Program, Rent Bank Program, Hostels to Homes Program, and any new
provincial funding programs that are to be administered by the Service System
Manager for Homelessness in accordance with policies determined by
City Council from time to time.
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4. TENANTS’ CONFERENCE RECOMMENDATIONS |
Committee RecommendationS as amended
That Council:
1.
Receive this report for
information.
2. Approve the inclusion of $150,000 as
a budget pressure for additional funding for Education and Advocacy, Housing
Help, Action Lodgment and the Housing Loss Prevention Network to perform these
activities in the Draft 2009 Operating and Capital Budget Estimates;
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5. JOINT EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PROGRAM (JEPP) |
Committee Recommendation
That Council approve the contribution of $75,104.28 from the
Emergency Management Program (EMP) capital project 901037 to leverage
$225,312.84 in funding from the Joint Emergency Preparedness Program (JEPP) to
support the purchase of Urban Search and Rescue equipment.
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6. BELLTOWN DOME IMPROVEMENTS FUNDING SHORTFALL |
Committee Recommendation
That Council approve that an additional $365,000 be added to the Belltown Dome
Improvements project as part of the 2009 capital budget to construct a 2100
square foot addition as described in this report.
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7. OTTAWA BOARD OF HEALTH - GOVERNANCE |
Committee RecommendationS as amended
That Council:
1.
Approve, in principle, an independent Board of Health
governance model with features similar to Toronto’s current model (authorized
by Section 405 of the City of Toronto Act) as described below:
a)
A Board of Health comprised of eleven members
appointed by the City, six councillors and five citizen representatives;
b)
The Board of Health appoints the Medical Officer of
Health and the Associate Medical Officers of Health who are employees of the
Board of Health;
c)
The Medical Officer of Health reports directly to the
Board of Health;
d)
The City of Ottawa provides to the Board, public
health unit employees, who shall remain City of Ottawa employees;
e)
The Board of Health makes recommendations to City
Council on any issues within City Council’s jurisdiction that involve public
health considerations (e.g., non-smoking by-laws); and;
f)
The Board of Health reports annually to City Council
on its operations.
2.
Refer the recommended model to the mid-term governance
review for consideration as part of that review process;
3.
Direct the City Solicitor to prepare an application to
the province for special legislation amending the City of Ottawa Act to
authorize the City to implement a governance model in keeping with the final
model approved by Council;
4. Approve that after the first term
appointments of the Board of Health are made by Council that subsequent citizen
board members be recruited and be appointed by the Board of Health, similarly
to OCH and that the composition of the Board be reviewed at the time to ensure
that necessary skills and abilities are reflected; and
5. Approve that the majority of the
Board of Health citizen representatives be from the broad health constituency
and knowledge.
CORPORATE SERVICES AND
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE REPORT 31
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1. qUARTERLY REPORT –
EFFICIENCY SAVINGS PROGRAM, 1 APRIL TO 30 JUNE 2008 |
Committee RecommendationS AS AMENDED
That Council:
1. Approve the revision of the $100 million efficiency target allocations for 2009 and 2010 as outlined in Table 6 of this report; and
2. Approve the revised procurement strategies and contract award mechanisms proposed in this report and including the strategies proposed by the Consulting Engineers of Ontario in their memo dated October 6, 2008, and direct staff to report back on the over-all strategy and any amendments to the Purchasing By-law that are required to enable these to be implemented.
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2. Delegation of authority –
contracts awarded for the period april 1 to june 30, 2008, and legal
outsourcing costs |
Committee Recommendation
That Council
receive this report for information.
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3. operating status report –
august 31, 2008 |
Committee
Recommendation
That
Council receive this report for information.
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4. ENERGY
MANAGEMENT AND INVESTMENT STRATEGY |
Committee
RecommendationS
That
Council:
1.
Approve the attached “Corporate
Utility Procurement Policy” for both electricity and natural gas. (see Annex
1);
2.
Subject to the approval of
Recommendation 1, amend the Delegation of Authority By-law No. 2005-503, to
authorize the Director of the Real Property Asset Management Branch to purchase
electricity and natural gas and execute utility contracts provided that the
purchases comply with the “Corporate Utility Procurement Policy,” the form and
content of the contracts has received approval from the City Solicitor, and the
purchases are within approved budget projections for the term of the contract;
3.
Add the “Energy Investment
Strategy” contained in this report, requiring a capital investment of $10M in
energy reduction measures to achieve a savings to the City’s annual utility
bill of $2M over the five-year program, to the 2009 budget process and the
long-range financial plan; and
4.
Re-invest all energy reduction
grants and subsidies received from federal or provincial agencies or utility
companies, for energy improvement initiatives in the originating projects to
create further energy cost savings and associated environmental benefits.
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5. Amendment
to development charges by-law 2004-298 |
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council approve an amendment to the
definition of "apartment dwelling", in Development Charges By-law
2004-298, to include back-to-back townhouse dwellings under this category.
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6. Habitat for humanity home at 1212
carp road – waiver of watermain frontage fee |
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council waive the fee of
$5,700.00 for the unpaid watermain frontage.
CORPORATE SERVICES AND
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE REPORT 32
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1. MOTION
- Shenkman (Orléans) Arts Centre - Request for
waiver of Encroachment Permit fees |
Committee RecommendationS AS AMENDED
That Council
approve:
1. A
waiver of Encroachment Fees in the amount of $223,363.20 for construction of
the Shenkman Arts Centre, which amount includes reimbursement to Aecon in the
amount of $18,613.69 for Encroachment Fees already paid; and
2. That no further fees be undertaken and that any additional fees for this specific encroachment be waived in future.
PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT
COMMITTEE REPORT 38
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1. OFFICIAL PLAN
AND ZONING - 30 GOULBOURN FORCED ROAD |
COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATIONS AS AMENDED
(This
application is not subject to Bill 51)
That
Council:
1. Approve and adopt an amendment to the
Kanata Town Centre Site-Specific Policies in Volume 2-B of the Official Plan to
redesignate 30 Goulbourn Forced Road from "LDE" (Low Density
Employment Area) to "LDE-5" (Low Density Employment Area - Special
Policy Area 5)", as detailed in Document 4.
2. Approve an amendment to Zoning By-law
2008-250 to change the zoning of 30 Goulbourn Forced Road from “IL7[307]-h”
(Light Industrial Subzone 7, Exception 307, Holding) to "IL7[xxxx]-h"
(Light Industrial Subzone 7, Exception xxxx, Holding), as shown in Document 1
and detailed in Document 5.
3. Approve an amendment to the former
City of Kanata Zoning By-law 142-93 to change the zoning of 30 Goulbourn Forced
Road from “M1C-1(H)” (Light Industrial, Mixed, Exception 1, Holding) to
“M1C–x(H)” (Light Industrial, Mixed, Exception x, Holding), as shown in
Document 1 and detailed in Document 5.
4. Approve that the setback on
Goulbourn Forced Road be changed from 0 to 3 metres.
5. That staff be directed to change
the name of the road to Didsbury Road.
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2. ZONING
- 175 AND 425 MARCH VALLEY ROAD |
COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATIONS
(This application is subject to Bill
51)
That
Council:
1.
Approve an amendment to Zoning
By-law 2008-250 to change the zoning of 175 and 425 March Valley Road by
amending the Business Park Industrial, Subzone 8 exception 172 (IP8[172]H(15))
to permit a 'golf course' as a temporary use for a period of three years as
shown in Document 1 and detailed in Document 2.
2. Approve
an amendment to the former City of Kanata Zoning By-law to change the zoning of
175 and 425 March Valley Road by amending the Rural Industrial - exception (d)
(RI(d)) to permit a 'golf course' as a temporary use for a period of three
years as shown in Document 1 and as detailed in Document 2.
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3. ZONING - 300 EAGLESON ROAD |
COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATIONS
(This application is
subject to Bill 51)
That Council:
1. Approve an amendment to the Zoning
By-law 2008-250 to amend Urban Exception 224 as it relates to 300 Eagleson Road
and as detailed in Document 2.
2. Approve an amendment to the former City
of Kanata Zoning By-law to amend the CG-1 Zone
as it relates to 300 Eagleson Road and as detailed in Document 2.
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4. ZONING
- 340 GLADSTONE AVENUE |
COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATIONS
(This
application is subject to Bill 51)
That
Council:
1. Approve an amendment to the Zoning By
law 2008-250 to rezone the property at 340 Gladstone Avenue from R4T[479]
Residential Fourth Density Subzone T, Exception[479], with a Heritage Overlay
to R4T[***] Residential Fourth Density Subzone T, Exception[***], with a
Heritage Overlay as detailed in Document in Document 2.
2. Approve an amendment to the former
City of Ottawa Zoning By-law to rezone the property at 340 Gladstone Avenue
from R5D[82] H(10.7) Low Rise Apartment Subzone D, Exception[82], with a
Heritage Overlay to R5D[***] H(10.7) Low Rise Apartment Subzone D,
Exception[***], with a Heritage Overlay as detailed in Document 2.
5. ZONING - 228-242 BESSERER STREET |
COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATIONS
(This
application is subject to Bill 51)
That
Council:
1. Approve an amendment to the Zoning By
law 2008 250 to change the zoning of 228 242 Besserer Street from R5F Schedule
70 to R5F[***] Schedule 70 revised, as detailed in Document 2.
2. Approve
an amendment to the former City of Ottawa Zoning By-law to change the zoning of
228-242 Besserer Street from R6M - Schedule 198 to R6M[***] Schedule 198
revised, as detailed in Document 2.
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6. ZONING
- 340 INDUSTRIAL AVENUE |
COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATIONS
(This application is subject to Bill 51)
That
Council:
1. Approve an amendment to Zoning By law
2008 250 to change the zoning of 340 Industrial Avenue from General Industrial
(IG3) to Residential Fifth Density Subzone A (R5A H27) as shown in Document 1.
2. Approve
an amendment to the former City of Ottawa Zoning By-law to change the zoning of
340 Industrial Avenue from General Industrial (IG F1.0) to a Residential
High-Rise Apartment Zone (R6A (H27.0)) as shown in Document 2.
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7. ZONING - 1840 WALKLEY ROAD |
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS
(This application is subject to Bill 51)
That
Council:
1. Approve an amendment to Zoning By-law
2008-250 to change the zoning of 1840 Walkley Road from IL, Light Industrial
Zone, to IL [xxx] exception zones as shown in Document 1 and as detailed in
Document 2.
2. Approve an amendment to former City of
Ottawa Zoning By-law 93-98 to change the zoning of 1840 Walkley Road from IP
F(1.0), Industrial Business Park Zone, to IP[xxx] F(1.0) exception zones, as
shown in Document 1 and as detailed in Document 2.
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8. SIGN BY-LAW MINOR VARIANCE - 2420 BANK STREET |
Committee recommendations
That
Council:
1. Refuse
the application to vary Sign By-law 2005-439, to permit two internally
illuminated logo signs on the north, west and south elevations of the building
situated at 2420 Bank Street, as further detailed in this submission.
2. Approve
a variance to Sign By-law 2005-439, to permit a second internally illuminated
logo sign on the south elevation of the building situated at 2420 Bank Street,
as detailed in this submission and as shown on Document 4.
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9. Minor variances |
COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATION AS AMENDED
That Council approve that the City of Ottawa
call on the Government of Ontario to adopt criteria for what constitutes a
minor variance and that this motion be circulated to other municipalities
through the Association of Municipalities of Ontario.
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10. 267
(269) Kirchoffer AVENUE and 271 Kirchoffer AVENUe – Committee of Adjustment
Appeal |
COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATION AS AMENDED
That Council instruct Legal Services to appear
at the Ontario Municipal Board to ensure that the proposed developments be
compatible with the neighbourhood.
TRANSIT COMMITTEE REPORT
18
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1. TAXI COUPON PROGRAM |
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS AS
AMENDED
That Council:
1. Extend
the Taxi Coupon Program pilot project for an additional year; and
2. Direct
staff to report back in November 2009 on the results of the pilot program,
including recommendations on continuation in 2010 and beyond.
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
REPORT 22
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1. PEDESTRIAN
COUNTDOWN SIGNALS |
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS AS
AMENDED
That Council approve:
1. The installation of pedestrian countdown signals
at new traffic control signals and pedestrian signals
locations or locations being rehabilitated as part of a capital reconstruction project;
and,
2. That
Traffic and Parking Operations include for consideration, as part of the Draft
2009 Capital Budget Estimates, $500,000 for the Pedestrian Signal Countdown
Installation Program as a 2009 Capital Strategic Initiative.
3. The establishment of the principle
that intersections having a high percentage of children, seniors and mobility
challenged pedestrians will have the highest priority for the new countdown
pedestrian crossing signals.
4. That the fourth bullet in the guidelines
to be used to determine the highest priority for installing the pedestrian
countdown signals be reworded to read:
·
are at least four traffic
lanes wide
11. Motion to Adopt Reports
(Councillors R. Chiarelli and M.
Wilkinson)
12. Notices of Motion (For Consideration at Subsequent Meeting)
13. Motion to Introduce By-laws Three
Readings
(Councillors R. Chiarelli and M.
Wilkinson)
a)
A by-law of the
City of Ottawa to establish certain lands as common and public highway and
assume them for public use (Lourdes Way).
b)
A by-law of the
City of Ottawa to establish certain lands as common and public highway and
assume them for public use (Entrepreneur Crescent).
c)
A by-law of the
City of Ottawa to change the name of a municipal highway in the City of Ottawa
(Old) Strandherd Drive west of Tartan Drive and Gorman Drive to Tartan Drive
and the easterly portion of former (Old) Strandherd Drive (between Tartan Drive
and Opal Lane) to Harthill Way.
d)
A by-law of the City of Ottawa to
amend By-law No. 2004-298 respecting development charges.
e)
A by-law of the
City of Ottawa to provide for drainage works in the City of Ottawa to be known
as the Paden Road Municipal Drain.
f)
A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2008-250 of the City of
Ottawa and to amend By-law No.
2003-230 of the City of Ottawa to change the zoning for part of the
property known municipally as 6633 Dalmeny Road.
g)
A by-law of the
City of Ottawa to authorize the borrowing upon serial debentures in the
principal amount of $33,844,210.44 towards the cost of certain capital works of
the City of Ottawa.
h)
A by-law of the City of Ottawa to
amend the Official Plan for the City
of Ottawa to change the designation of 30 Goulbourn Forced Road.
i)
A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No.
2008-250 of the City of Ottawa and to amend By-law Number 142-93 of the former City of Kanata to change the zoning
for the property known municipally as 30 Goulbourn Forced Road.
j)
A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No.
2008-250 of the City of Ottawa and to amend By-law Number 93-98 of the former City of Ottawa to change the
zoning for the property known municipally as 340 Gladstone Avenue.
k)
A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No.
2008-250 of the City of Ottawa and to amend By-law Number 93-98 of the former City of Ottawa to change the
zoning for the properties known municipally as 228, 230 and 242 Besserer
Street.
l)
A by-law of the
City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2008-250 of the City of Ottawa and to amend
By-law Number 169-93 of the former City of Kanata to change the zoning for the
property known municipally as 300 Eagleson Road.
m)
A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2008-250 of the City of
Ottawa and to amend By-law No. 333 of 1999 of the former
City of Gloucester to change the zoning for the properties known municipally as
4407 Farmers Way and parts of 5281 Eighth Line Road and 4411 Farmers Way, and
to repeal By-law No. 2008-372.
n)
A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2008-250 of the City of
Ottawa and to amend By-law Number 74-79 of the former City of
Kanata to change the zoning for part of the properties known municipally as 175
and 425 March Valley Road.
o)
A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2008-250 of the City of
Ottawa and to amend By-law Number
93-98 of the former City of Ottawa to change the zoning for the property
known municipally as 1840 Walkley Road.
p)
A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2008-250 of the City of
Ottawa to change the zoning for the property known municipally as 3500 Jockvale
Road.
q)
A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2008-250 of the City of
Ottawa and to amend By-law Number
93-98 of the former City of Ottawa to change the zoning for the property
known municipally as 340 Industrial Avenue.
r)
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.
14. Confirmation By-law (Councillors R. Chiarelli and M. Wilkinson)
15. Inquiries
16. Adjournment (Councillors R. Chiarelli and M. Wilkinson)
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