OTTAWA CITY COUNCIL
28 October 2009
ANDREW S. HAYDON HALL
10:00 a.m.
AGENDA 76
1. Prayer
2.
National Anthem (Councillor
R. Bloess)
3. Announcements/Ceremonial Activities
·
Recognition -
Diabetes Awareness Month
·
Presentation –
“My Neighbourhood, My Voice” Photovoice Project
4. Roll Call
5. Confirmation of Minutes
Confirmation
of Minutes of the regular meeting of 14 October 2009.
6. Declarations
of interest including those originally arising from prior meetings
7. Communications
·
Association of
Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) Alerts :
· AMO Report to Members on September 2009 Board Meeting
· Bill 168, Violence & Harassment in the Workplace
· Waste Diversion Act Review
· Minister of Finance Delivers Fall Economic Statement
8. Regrets
No regrets
filed to date.
9. Postponements and
Deferrals
CITY
COUNCIL – 14 OCTOBER 2009
TRANSIT
COMMITTEE REPORT 31
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1. Advancing
Smartbus Features
Promotion De
Caractéristiques Propres Aux Autobus Intelligents
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committee recommendations
That Council approve:
1. Advancing
the deployment of two SmartBus features being offered as value-added options by
the Next Stop Announcement System (NSAS) vendor Clever Devices.
2. A budget of $17M for the 2009 Capital
Project - Transit Vehicle Information System, which requires no new funding and
includes:
a) $6.72M
from previous Council-approved NSAS funding;
b) $5.65M from a previously identified SmartBus project that will now be incorporated into the Clever Devices’ platform;
c) $1.6M
savings within IO 905146 (Bus Growth); and
d) $3.03M
savings within IO 905205 (Bus Replacement).
MOTION NO. 75/6
Moved by Councillor A. Cullen
Seconded by Councillor M. Wilkinson
WHEREAS
the City Clerk and Solicitor has been recently apprised of various
legal/procurement issues pertaining to the tendering process with respect to
the Advancing Smartbus Features;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Transit
Committee Report 31, Item 1 – Advancing Smartbus Features be deferred for two
weeks and that Council direct the City Clerk and Solicitor to bring a report
forward prior to the next Council meeting on October 28th, 2009.
DEFERRAL CARRIED with Councillor J. Legendre
dissenting.
10. Motion to Introduce
Reports
(Councillors B. Monette and G.
Bédard)
COMMITTEE REPORTS
AGRICULTURE AND
RURAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE REPORT 46
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1. CITY OF OTTAWA
SPEED ZONING POLICY POLITIQUE DE LA VILLE D’OTTAWA SUR LES
ZONES DE LIMITATION DE VITESSE |
7 October – TRC meeting
information
Delegations: Three Delegations
Debate: Committee spent 2 hours 25 minutes debating this issue
Vote: CARRIED, as amended
Position of Ward
Councillor: City Wide
transportation committee recommendations As
amended
That Council approve:
1. The
Speed Zoning Policy for Urban and Rural Roads, including: the procedure for
setting speed limits on, rural gravel roads, posting 40 km/h speed limits on
local residential roads, and establishing school speed zones, as outlined in
Attachment 1;
2. The
process to review speed limits to expedite responses to speed-related
inquiries, based on roadway classification, as defined in the Transportation
Master Plan, and as outlined in this report;
3. That
speed limit reviews not be undertaken on any road within a three-year time
period unless there are major changes in traffic patterns along the roadway in
question;
4. That
the Public Works Department submit as part of the 2010 operating budget
$100,000 to be added to the Sign Maintenance Budget as outlined in the report;
a. For the ability to
set alternate default speed limits (unsigned) on local roads in residential
communities; and,
b. The ability to set
alternate default speed limits (unsigned) as the speed limit by means of
gateway signing at the entrances of residential communities.
That staff be directed to
report back to Council on the findings on support from other municipalities and
the province.
6. That the City
Request that the Province amend the Highway Traffic Act to allow the
doubling of fines within a school zone;
7. That as part of the
Site Plan Agreement process that currently requires developers to install
regulatory and warning traffic signage, 40 km/h signs be included as applicable
in new developments.
8. That the per cent agreement by
residential owners to have a speed limit changed be reduced to 60% from the
recommended policy of 75%.
agriculture and rural affairs Committee
RecommendationS
That Council approve:
1.
The Speed Zoning Policy for
Urban and Rural Roads, including: the procedure for setting speed limits on,
rural gravel roads, posting 40 km/h speed limits on local residential roads,
and establishing school speed zones, as outlined in Attachment 1;
2.
The process to review speed
limits to expedite responses to speed-related inquiries, based on roadway
classification, as defined in the Transportation Master Plan, and as outlined
in this report;
3.
That speed limit reviews not be
undertaken on any road within a three-year time period unless there are major
changes in traffic patterns along the roadway in question;
4.
That the Public Works
Department submit as part of the future
operating budget process $100,000 to be
added to the Sign Maintenance Budget as outlined in the report;
5.
That the City request that the
Province permit the City to set default speed limits other than 50 km/h on
residential roadways;
6.
That the City Request that the
Province amend the Highway Traffic Act to allow the doubling of fines
within a school zone;
7.
That as part of the Site Plan
Agreement process that currently requires developers to install regulatory and
warning traffic signage, 40 km/h signs be included as applicable in new
developments.
AUDIT, BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT 3
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1. ERNST &
YOUNG LLP 2009 AUDIT PLAN PLAN DE VÉRIFICATION DE 2009 de Ernst & Young LLP |
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That
Council receive the attached report from Ernst & Young LLP for information.
COMMUNITY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES COMMITTEE REPORT 46
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1.
OTTAWA PARAMEDIC SERVICE ––
2008 ANNUAL REPORT AND 2009 PERFORMANCE TRENDS REPORT SERVICE PARAMÉDIC D’OTTAWA – RAPPORT ANNUEL
2008 ET TENDANCES EN MATIERE DE PERFORMANCE 2009 |
Committee RecommendationS as amended
1. That
Council receive this report for information; and
2. That Council petition the province
to request that the funding for the Offload Nurse Pilot be established at a
level to provide sufficient OLN staffing at each of the 4 hospitals and that
the funding be established as ongoing funding until all initiatives aimed at
eliminating emergency room delays have been implemented.
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2. USE OF TANNING SALONS BY CHILDREN UNDER AGE 18 UTILISATION DES SALONS DE BRONZAGE PAR DES
ENFANTS DE MOINS DE 18 ANS |
Committee RecommendationS as amended
1. That Council strongly encourage the Province of
Ontario to actively pursue the Third Reading of Bill 83 and its Royal Assent,
to help safeguard the health and safety of Ontarians, in particular, persons
under the age of 19; and
2. Request that Ottawa Public Health seek opportunities to
enhance, in conjunction with Ottawa-area school boards, the public
education campaign on the health dangers to young people (i.e. under age 18)
from the use of artificial tanning equipment.
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3. Mother’s
Against Drunk Driving (MADD)’s Project Red Ribbon campaign and City of Ottawa
Vehicles CAMPAGNE DU RUBAN ROUGE DE
MOTHER’S AGAINST DRUNK DRIVING (MADD) ET VÉHICULES DE LA VILLE D’OTTAWA |
Committee Recommendation
That Council approve that all City of Ottawa vehicles be permitted to
support the Project Red Ribbon campaign by displaying a ribbon on their
vehicle.
PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE REPORT 58A
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1. INSTALLATION OF INLET CONTROL DEVICES
INSTALLATION
DES DISPOSITIFS DE CONTRÔLE DU DÉBIT |
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council
direct City Construction Inspection staff to develop and implement protocols by
January 2010 that require a professional engineer to certify that all required
Inlet Control Devices are properly installed and inspected prior to permitting
a new storm sewer to connect to the City’s existing storm sewer system.
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5. Urban Design Guidelines for Low-Medium Density Infill
Housing – Update 2009
Lignes
directrices en esthétique urbaine pour les logements d’insertion de densité
faible à moyenne |
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council approve Document 1, Urban Design Guidelines
for Low-Medium Density Infill Housing – Update 2009.
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6. URBAN DESIGN GUIDELINES FOR HIGH-RISE HOUSING LIGNES
DIRECTRICES D’ESTHÉTIQUE URBAINE POUR LES HABITATIONS DE GRANDE HAUTEUR |
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council approve Document 1, the Urban Design Guidelines for High-Rise Housing.
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8. Sweden Waste-to-Energy Tour Summary and
Recommendations résumé
de la visite de transformation des déchets en énergie de la suède et
recommandations |
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS AS
AMENDED
That Council approve that:
1.
The City of Ottawa, in
conjunction with the City of Gatineau and with the cooperation of the Swedish
Trade Council, establish a Task Force to investigate the waste handling
practice of incineration and its suitability in the National Capital Region and
the surrounding Eastern Ontario municipalities;
2.
The Task Force work
cooperatively with the Ministry of the Environment to ensure the investigation
of incineration proceeds and is included in any Terms of Reference for future
landfill opening or expansion applications.
3.
The Planning and Growth Management staff work jointly with the
developers of the Fernbank lands to explore state of the art technologies and
principles relating to waste.
4.
The Environmental Services include in 2010 budget an allotment for staff
training and research to support recommendations made by Councillor Qadri.
PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE REPORT 59
1. PROGRAM FOR RESPONDING TO REQUESTS
FOR REIMBURSEMENTS OF DEVELOPMENT-RELATED
FEES
PROGRAMME VISANT LES DEMANDES DE REMBOURSEMENT DES DROITS RELIÉS AU DOMAINE DE L’AMÉNAGEMENT
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS AS
AMENDED
That Council approve:
1.
The establishment of a Program and eligibility criteria for
responding to requests for reimbursements of development-related application
fees for construction projects, as outlined in Document 1;
2.
The reimbursement rate for eligible development-related application
fees of eligible construction projects, as outlined in Document 1, be set at 50
per cent of these fees;
3.
The establishment of a relief fund of $1,200,000, based on an
assessment of the potential value of annual requests, through the 2010 budget
process, to offset the reimbursement of the eligible development-related
application fees as outlined in Document 1;
4.
That the General Manager, Planning and Growth Management be
delegated the authority to process the reimbursements of eligible
development-related fees in accordance with the Program and its criteria set
out in Document 1, and that By‑law No. 2009-231, the Delegation of
Authority By-law, be amended accordingly;
5.
Subject to the approval of Recommendation 4, that the General
Manager, Planning and Growth Management prepare and present a report annually
to Committee and Council listing all the requests submitted the previous year,
the construction projects and associated development-related fees that were
eligible, the reimbursements processed in the preceding year, and a rationale
for all decisions to qualify or disqualify the requests and that this reporting
requirement for the director’s delegated authority be included in By-law No.
2009-231;
6.
That the General Manager, Planning and Growth Management undertake
an evaluation of the program in three years’ time and report back on the
findings and recommendations for changes, if any, by end of Q4 2013;
7. That the City of Ottawa seek an amendment to
the Building Code Act to allow for the reimbursement of building permit
fees under the program proposed by City Council such that the cost of the
reimbursement is borne by the fee base; and
Should
authority be granted to the City of Ottawa with respect to building permit
fees, that a similar approach be allowed whereby planning application fees will
be adjusted to recover the cost of the reimbursement program for planning
application fees.
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE REPORT 33A
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3. HUNT CLUB ROAD
IN-SERVICE ROAD SAFETY ROCADE
DE HUNT CLUB – EXAMENS DE LA SÉCURITÉ
DES ROUTES EN SERVICE |
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS
That
Council approve:
1. Implementation of
all of the low and medium cost strategies identified in the report for the Hunt
Club Road corridor between Airport Parkway and Albion Road.
2. That the proposed
roadway modification, as shown in Document 2, be constructed to provide
improved sightlines for northbound left turning vehicles on Bridle Path Drive
on the approach to Hunt Club Road;
3. That the proposed
roadway modification, as shown in Document 2, be constructed to widen Hunt Club
Road, between Daze Street and the entrance to the Southwest Transitway to
accommodate a reserved lane to improve transit access;
4. That staff undertake a traffic operational review to
address the turning movement safety issues at median breaks on the approaches
to Bank Street and Hunt Club Road intersection, as identified in the
report;
5. That the Public
Works department be directed to include as part of the Strategic Initiatives
projects in the 2010 Draft Capital Budget for council consideration, the
installation of a permanent Variable Message Sign on Hunt Club Road at an
estimated cost of $50,000 as a component of the 2010 Traffic Incident
Management;
6. That the Public
Works department and Real Estate Services proceed with the acquisition of the
lands shown in Document 3.
7. That the Public
Works department submit as part of the future budget process $90,000 for the construction of the smart
channel work described in this Report and shown in Document 3.
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4. ONTARIO MINISTRY OF
TRANSPORTATION EMERGENCY DETOUR ROUTES DÉTOURS D’URGENCE DU MINISTÈRE
DES TRANSPORTS DE L’ONTARIO |
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council approve City
participation in, and implementation of, the Ontario Ministry of
Transportation’s Emergency Detour Route Program, as it relates to Highway 417
and Highway 416 and as outlined in this report.
11. Bulk Consent Agenda
That Council approve the Bulk Consent Agenda attached as Document 1.
12. Motion to Adopt Reports
(Councillors B. Monette and G.
Bédard)
13. Motions
of Which Notice has Been Given Previously
MOTION
Moved by Councillor G. Brooks
Seconded by Councillor E. El-Chantiry
WHEREAS the residents of
Richmond and Carp have been overcharged on their water consumption; and
WHEREAS the City has
recognized the over assessment; and
WHEREAS the City has
recalculated and provided for a reduction in that assessment for 2009;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City refund
the overpayments for the preceding years with interest equal to that charged by
the City for late payment.
MOTION
Moved by Councillor J. Legendre
Seconded by Councillor G. Bédard
WHEREAS La Cité collégiale has identified
a need for 3 ambulances for training future paramedics; and,
WHEREAS annually
a number of ambulance vehicles, operated by the City of Ottawa’s Paramedic
Services, come to the end of their useful service life and are declared
surplus; and,
WHEREAS support for local community colleges
(such as La Cité collégiale and Algonquin College), which provide well-qualified
recruits for our paramedical services, is but an expression of an ‘enlightened
self-interest’ on the part of the municipality; and,
WHEREAS the City of Ottawa’s policy
requires that surplus vehicles be sold at auction for whatever the market will
bear (for ambulances, typically $ 4000 - $ 6000, depending on vehicle
condition),
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that council approve
the sale of 3 decommissioned ambulances for $1.00 each to La Cité collégiale
for the purpose of training future health care professionals on the condition
that La Cité collégiale accept any costs associated with the transaction.
14. Notices of Motion (For Consideration at Subsequent Meeting)
15. Notice of Intent from the City Auditor General to bring forward
for consideration at the 12 November 2009 Special Council meeting a report
entitled "Office of the Auditor General - 2009 Audit of
the Lansdowne Park Proposal Process".
16. Motion to Introduce By-laws Three Readings
(Councillors B. Monette and
G. Bédard)
a) A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2002-38 respecting delegation of authority to declare non-viable property surplus.
b)
A by-law of the City of Ottawa to
impose special annual drainage rates upon land in respect of which money is
borrowed under the Tile Drainage.
c) A by-law of the City of Ottawa to designate certain lands at 221 to 231 Citiplace Drive (odd numbers only) and 200 to 285 Stroget Private as being exempt from Part Lot Control.
d) A by-law of the City of Ottawa to designate certain lands at 100 Quito Private as being exempt from Part Lot Control.
e) A by-law of the City of Ottawa to designate certain lands at 500 to 533 Pepperville Crescent and 700 to 734 Regiment Avenue as being exempt from Part Lot Control.
f) 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.
g) A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2003-499 respecting Fire Routes.
17. Confirmation By-law (Councillors B. Monette and G. Bédard)
18. Inquiries
19. Adjournment (Councillors B. Monette and G. Bédard)
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