OTTAWA CITY COUNCIL

28 October 2009

ANDREW S. HAYDON HALL

10:00 a.m.

 

MINUTES 76

 

The Council of the City of Ottawa met at Andrew S. Haydon Hall, 110 Laurier Avenue West, Ottawa, on 28 October 2009 beginning at 10:00 a.m.

 

 

The Mayor, Larry O’Brien presided and the Deputy City Clerk led Council in prayer.

 

 

The National Anthem was performed by Garth Hampson.

 

 

Announcements/Ceremonial Activities

 

RECOGNITION - DIABETES AWARENESS MONTH

 

The Mayor declared November as Diabetes Awareness Month in the City of Ottawa and presented a framed proclamation to Ms. Jacquelyn Wright, Regional Director of the Canadian Diabetes Association.

 

PRESENTATION – “MY NEIGHBOURHOOD, MY VOICE” PHOTOVOICE PROJECT 

 

Mayor O’Brien recognized Mr. Maurice Auger and Ms. Amanda Bigeau from the My Neighbourhood, My Voice Photovoice Project.  The coalition published a hard cover book that includes photos and captions of 180 Ottawa residents.  Copies of the book were presented to the Mayor and members of Council.

 

Roll Call

 

ALL MEMBERS WERE PRESENT.

 

Confirmation of Minutes

 

The Minutes of the regular meeting of 14 October 2009 were confirmed.

 

 

Declarations of interest including those originally arising from prior meetings

 

No declarations were received.

 

Communications

 

The following communications were received:

 

·                    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

 

 

Regrets

 

No regrets were filed.

 

Postponements and Deferrals

 

CITY COUNCIL – 14 OCTOBER 2009

 

TRANSIT COMMITTEE REPORT 31

 

 

1.             Advancing Smartbus Features

 

Promotion De Caractéristiques Propres Aux Autobus Intelligents

 

 

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.

 

CITY COUNCIL – 28 OCTOBER 2009

 

Council dealt with this item later in the meeting, however the disposition is shown immediately below for ease of reference.

 

 

MOTION NO. 76/1

 

Moved by Councillor B. Monette

Seconded by Councillor G. Bédard

 

BE IT RESOLVED that Council resolve In Camera pursuant to Procedure By-law 2006-462, Subsections 13 (1) (a) the security of the property of the City; (e) litigation or potential litigation, affecting the City, including matters before administrative tribunals; and (f) the receiving of advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege, including necessary for that purpose, with respect to Transit Committee Report 31, Item 1, Advancing Smartbus Features , to receive a briefing from the City Clerk and Solicitor.

 

                                                                                    CARRIED

 

Council resolved In Camera at 2:45 p.m.

 

IN CAMERA SESSION

 

IN COUNCIL

 

Council resumed in open session at 4:25 p.m.

 

Upon resuming in open session, Mayor O’Brien indicated Council had met In Camera to receive a briefing from the City Clerk and Solicitor on matters related to Transit Committee Report 31, Item 1, Advancing Smartbus Features.  There were no votes taken other than to give direction to staff or to deal with procedural matters.

 

MOTION NO. 76/2

 

Moved by Councillor A. Cullen

Seconded by Councillor M. McRae

 

WHEREAS, there is a pressing need to implement an automated stop-calling system on the City’s OC Transpo fleet of buses;

 

AND WHEREAS as a result of a competitive City procurement process a qualified proponent has been identified to provide a SmartBus Features Next Stop Announcement System (NSAS) for an automated stop-calling system that will also provide a flexible platform on which future technologies can be quickly and efficiently integrated;

 

AND WHEREAS Council at its meeting of October 28, 2009 received from the General Manager of Transit Services a presentation on Advancing SmartBus Features, including the merits and financial benefits to the City of the automated stop-calling system being proposed by Clever Devices Inc.;

 

AND WHEREAS the General Manager of Transit Services and the City Treasurer are of the opinion that the award of the contract to Clever Devices Inc. as described herein is in the best interest of the City;

 

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT pursuant to Sections 9 (1)(c), (e), (f) and 9 (2) of the City’s Purchasing By-law, being BY-LAW NO. 50 OF 2000, as amended, and despite any other sections of the same By-law, that Council deems it to be in the best interest of the City to approve the award of the SmartBus Features Next Stop Announcement System (NSAS) contract to Clever Devices Inc. with an approved budget of $12.1 million based on the existing Council approved budgets as set out in the staff report Transit Committee Report 31, Item 1 (Advancing SmartBus Features).

 

LOST on a division of 10 YEAS to 11 NAYS as follows:

 

YEAS (10):      Councillors D. Holmes, P. Feltmate, J. Legendre, G. Bédard, M. McRae, C. Leadman, P. Hume, A. Cullen, C. Doucet and Mayor O’Brien.

 

NAYS (11):     Councillors R. Chiarelli, R. Bloess, S. Qadri, M. Wilkinson, R. Jellett, D. Deans, B. Monette, S. Desroches, J. Harder, M. Bellemare and G. Hunter.

 

The Recommendations contained in Transit Committee Report 31, Item 1 were then put to Council and LOST on a division of 5 YEAS to 16 NAYS as follows:

 

YEAS (5):        Councillors D. Holmes, P. Feltmate, J. Legendre, G. Bédard and A. Cullen.

 

NAYS (16):     Councillors R. Chiarelli, R. Bloess, S. Qadri, M. McRae, M. Wilkinson, R. Jellett, C. Leadman, D. Deans, B. Monette, S. Desroches, J. Harder, M. Bellemare, P. Hume, G. Hunter, C. Doucet and Mayor O’Brien.

 

 

MOTION NO. 76/3

 

Moved by Councillor R. Bloess

Seconded by Councillor B. Monette

 

BE IT RESOLVED that Council reject the Transit Committee recommendations and tender the rescoped project in a transparent fashion for all interested bidders.

 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the tender be submitted to Transit Committee and Council before going to market.

 

CARRIED on a division of 11 YEAS to 10 NAYS as follows:

 

YEAS (11):      Councillors R. Chiarelli, R. Bloess, S. Qadri, M. Wilkinson, R. Jellett, D. Deans, B. Monette, S. Desroches, J. Harder, M. Bellemare and G. Hunter.

 

NAYS (10):     Councillors D. Holmes, P. Feltmate, J. Legendre, G. Bédard, M. McRae, C. Leadman, P. Hume, A. Cullen, C. Doucet and Mayor O’Brien.

 

 

MOTION NO. 76/4

 

Moved by Councillor J. Legendre

Seconded by Councillor C. Doucet

 

That Transit Committee Report 31, Item 1, Advancing Smartbus Technology be reconsidered at the Council meeting of 16 November 2009.

 

Pursuant to Subsection 64 (4) of Procedure By-law 2006-462, notice of reconsideration CARRIED on a division of 9 YEAS to 12 NAYS (7 votes required) as follows:

 

YEAS (9):        Councillors D. Holmes, P. Feltmate, J. Legendre, G. Bédard, M. McRae, C. Leadman, A. Cullen, C. Doucet and Mayor O’Brien.

 

NAYS (12):     Councillors R. Chiarelli, R. Bloess, S. Qadri, M. Wilkinson, R. Jellett, D. Deans, B. Monette, S. Desroches, J. Harder, M. Bellemare, P. Hume and G. Hunter.

 

Motion to Introduce Reports

 

MOTION NO. 76/5

 

Moved by Councillor B. Monette

Seconded by Councillor G. Bédard

 

That Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee Reports 45A and 46, Audit, Budget and Finance Committee Report 2, Community and Protective Services Committee Reports 44B and 46, Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee Report 47A, Planning and Environment Committee Report 56B and 58A, Transit Committee Report 32 and Transportation Committee Report 33A, be received and considered.

 

And that the Rules of Procedure be suspended to receive and consider Planning and Environment Committee Report 59, because of the urgency of the matter contained therein (specific reasons for each item set out below).

 

(Item 1, Program for Responding To Requests For Reimbursements of Development-Related Fees, needs to be considered by Council at its meeting of 28 October 2009, as this initiative is creating a budget pressure for the 2010 budget and needs to be considered by Council prior to Planning and Environment Committee’s consideration of its budget on 10 November 2009.)  

 

                                                                                                            CARRIED

 

 

Reports

 

AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE REPORT 45A

 

 

1.             PARKLAND ACQUISITIONS – HONEYWELL LANDS – LANGSTAFF ROAD AND

GEORGE NELMS SPORTS PARK LANDS – 5650 MITCH OWENS DRIVE

 

ACQUISITION DE TERRAINS À VOCATION DE PARC – TERRAINS HONEYWELL –

ROUTE LANGSTAFF ET TERRAINS À VOCATION DE PARC SPORTIF GEORGE NELMS –

5650, PROMENADE MITCH OWENS

 

 

Committee RecommendationS

 

That Council:

 

1.         Direct Real Estate Partnerships and Development Office (REPDO) to negotiate the acquisition of a parcel of land adjacent to the Carp Fairgrounds and City-owned parkland, commonly known as the Honeywell lands on Langstaff Drive (described in Document 1) and for REPDO to then proceed to obtain approval for the acquisition from Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee and Council.

 

2.         (a) Direct the Deputy City Manager of City Operations to negotiate and execute a sports field partnership agreement for development of a parcel of land at 5650 Mitch Owens Drive, to be known as the George Nelms Sports Park, based on the framework in Document 2; and

          (b) Subject to the Deputy City Manager of City Operations negotiating and executing the partnership agreement as set forth in Recommendation 2(a) above,  direct REPDO to negotiate the acquisition of the above noted parcel of land at 5650 Mitch Owens Drive and for REPDO to then proceed to obtain approval for the acquisition from Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee and Council.

 

                                                                                                            CARRIED

 

 

AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE REPORT 46

 

 

1.             CITY OF OTTAWA SPEED ZONING POLICY

 

POLITIQUE DE LA VILLE D’OTTAWA SUR LES ZONES DE LIMITATION DE VITESSE

 

 

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;

 

5.         That staff be directed to prepare a Council Motion for the 28 October 2009 meeting, seeking the support of other Ontario municipalities:

 

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.

 
MOTION NO. 76/6

 

Moved by Councillor A. Cullen

Seconded by Councillor R. Jellett

 

That recommendation #8 of the Transportation Committee Recommendations be replaced with the following:

 

8.         That the percent agreement by residential owners to have the speed limit changed to 66%.

 

CARRIED on a division of 15 YEAS to 8 NAYS as follows:

 

Yeas (15):        Councillors R. Bloess, P. Feltmate, E. El-Chantiry, J. Legendre, D. Thompson, M. McRae, R. Jellett, C. Leadman, D. Deans, S. Desroches, J. Harder, P. Hume, A. Cullen, G. Hunter and Mayor O’Brien.

 

Nays (8):          Councillors R. Chiarelli, D. Holmes, S. Qadri, G. Bédard, M. Wilkinson, B. Monette, M. Bellemare and C. Doucet.

 

 

MOTION NO. 76/7

 

Moved by Councillor J. Legendre

Seconded by Councillor G. Bédard

 

WHEREAS the Province of Ontario’s Highway Traffic Act, R.S.O. 1990, is a consolidated statute governing traffic regulations;

 

AND WHEREAS Section 128(1)(a) establishes a default speed limit (without signs) by providing that no person shall drive a motor vehicle at a rate of greater than 50 km/h on a highway within a local municipality or within a built-up area;

 

AND WHEREAS legislation does not allow municipalities in Ontario the right to create and apply an unsigned default city-wide speed limit of other than 50 km/h;

 

AND WHEREAS legislation does allow municipalities in Ontario to establish speed limits other than the Provincial default speed limit through a by-law, provided that those municipal speed limits are signed in accordance with existing requirements;

 

AND WHEREAS the City of Ottawa would like the ability to set its own unsigned default speed limit on local roads in residential communities;

 

AND WHEREAS it is anticipated that other municipalities in Ontario may be experiencing similar issues now or in the future;

 

AND WHEREAS there are benefits to having a co-ordinated approach to the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario asking for legislation to allow Ontario municipalities to set their own unsigned default speed limit on local roads in residential communities;

 

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that City Council approve the following:

 

(1)        That the City of Ottawa ask municipalities in Ontario with a population over 50,000 and the Association of Municipalities of Ontario for their support for an amendment to the Highway Traffic Act, R.S.O. 1990 to permit municipalities, on local roads in residential communities:

 

(a)        to set their own default speed limits (unsigned); or

 

(b)        in the alternative, to set alternative default speed limits with limited signage (gateway signs) at the entrances to these residential communities;

 

(2)        That municipalities in Ontario who support the request as shown in (1) respond, via Council resolution, to the City of Ottawa by 28 February 2010; and

 

(3)        That following the receipt of responses from municipalities in Ontario, staff petition the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario for amendments to Highway Traffic Act as shown in (1) and report back to Council on progress made on this issue by the end of Q2 2010.

 

CARRIED on a division of 18 YEAS to 3 NAYS as follows:

 

Yeas (18):        Councillors D. Holmes, R. Bloess, P. Feltmate, E. El-Chantiry, G. Brooks, J. Legendre, G. Bédard, D. Thompson, M. Wilkinson, R. Jellett, D. Deans, S. Desroches, J. Harder, M. Bellemare, P. Hume, A. Cullen, C. Doucet and Mayor O’Brien.

 

Nays (3):          Councillors S. Qadri, B. Monette and G. Hunter.

 

Item 1 of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee Report 46 was then put to Council and CARRIED as amended by Motion Nos. 76/6 and 76/7.

 

 

AUDIT, BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT 3

 

 

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.

 

                                                                                                            RECEIVED

 

 

COMMUNITY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES COMMITTEE REPORT 44B

 

 

1.          2010 VEHICLE GROWTH – ANNUAL REPORT

 

AUGMENTATION DES DEMANDES DE VÉHICULES DE 2010

 

 

Committee Recommendation

 

That Council receive this report for information.

 

                                                                                                            RECEIVED

 

 

COMMUNITY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES COMMITTEE REPORT 46

 

 

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.

 

                                                                                                            CARRIED

 

 

 

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.

 

The recommendations were divided for voting purposes.

 

Recommendation 1 CARRIED on a division of 13 YEAS to 9 NAYS as follows:

 

Yeas (13):        Councillors D. Holmes, P. Feltmate, G. Brooks, J. Legendre, G. Bédard, D. Thompson, M. McRae, M. Wilkinson, D. Deans, M. Bellemare, P. Hume, A. Cullen and C. Doucet.

 

Nays (9):          Councillors R. Chiarelli, R. Bloess, S. Qadri, R. Jellett, B. Monette, S. Desroches, J. Harder, G. Hunter and Mayor O’Brien.

 

Recommendation 2 CARRIED on a division of 19 YEAS and 3 NAYS as follows:

 

Yeas (19):        Councillors D. Holmes, R. Bloess, P. Feltmate, G. Brooks, J. Legendre, G. Bédard, D. Thompson, M. McRae, M. Wilkinson, R. Jellett, D. Deans, S. Desroches, J. Harder, M. Bellemare, P. Hume, A. Cullen, G. Hunter, C. Doucet and Mayor O’Brien.

 

Nays (3):          Councillors R. Chiarelli, S. Qadri and B. Monette.

 

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.

 

                                                                                                            CARRIED

 

Direction to Staff

 

That staff be directed to exempt OC Transpo vehicles from this policy.

 

 

CORPORATE SERVICES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE REPORT 47A

 

 

1.             2010 vehicle growth

 

                AUGMENTATION DES DEMANDES DE VéHICULES DE 2010

 

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

 

That Council receive the 2010 vehicle growth report for information.

 

                                                                                                            RECEIVED

 

 

PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE REPORT 56B

 

 

1.             2010 VEHICLE GROWTH – ANNUAL REPORT

 

AUGMENTATION DES DEMANDES DE VÉHICULES DE 2010

 

 

Committee recommendation

 

That Council receive the 2010 vehicle growth report for information.

 

                                                                                                            RECEIVED

 

PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE REPORT 58A

 

 

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.

 

                                                                                                            CARRIED

 

 

2.             Application for demolition and application for new construction at 545 springfield road, a property located in the rockcliffe park heritage conservation district and designated under part v of the ontario heritage act

 

DEMANDE DE DÉMOLITION ET DEMANDE DE NOUVELLE CONSTRUCTION AU 545, CHEMIN SPRINGFILD, PROPRIÉTÉ SITUÉE DANS LE DISTRICT DE CONSERVATION DU PATRIMOINE DE ROCKLIFFE PARK ET DÉSIGNÉE EN VERTU DE L’ARTICLE V DE LA LOI SUR LE PATRIMOINE DE L’ONTARIO

 

 

Committee recommendationS

 

That Council:

 

1.                  Approve the application to demolish 545 Springfield Road, Rockcliffe Park Heritage Conservation District.

 

2.         Approve the application for new construction at 545 Springfield Road, according to plans by Barry J. Hobin and Associates, Architects, received on August 20, 2009 and included in Document 5.

 

MOTION NO. 76/8

 

Moved by Councillor J. Legendre

Seconded by Councillor D. Holmes

 

WHEREAS the revised design does not conform to the zoning by-law; and,

 

WHEREAS the floor space index ratio (FSI) substantially exceeds the maximum permitted under the definition of FSI of the former Village Zoning By-law 2000-8 which is still in effect; and,

 

WHEREAS the FSI definition is one of the tools supporting and reinforcing the character of the heritage district; and,

 

WHEREAS, in the event that demolition of the existing house is approved, the new building would be constructed on an empty site and therefore there would be no compelling reason why the building cannot conform to the FSI limit,

 

BE IT RESOLVED that recommendation #2 be changed to provide the following:

 

2)         Approve the application on the condition that revised plans are submitted to the General Manager, Planning and Growth Management which provide for a building generally in accordance with the plans filed but that would not exceed the floor space index as provided for in Rockcliffe By-law 2008-8 and that construction shall take place in accordance with such revised plans.

 

                                                                                                            CARRIED

 

Item 2 of Planning and Environment Committee Report 58A was then put to Council and CARRIED as amended by Motion No. 76/8

 

 

 

3.             SIGN BY-LAW MINOR VARIANCE - 1729 BANK STREET

 

DÉROGATION MINEURE AU RÈGLEMENT SUR LES ENSEIGNES – 1729, RUE BANK

 

 

Committee recommendation

 

That Council approve a variance to Sign By-law 2005-439, to permit a new wall sign band with an area of 33 per cent of the wall face as shown on Document 2, for the uses facing Bank Street on the property at 1729 Bank Street, provided that the existing wall signage be removed.

 

                                                                                                            CARRIED

 

 

 

 

4.             SIGN BY-LAW VARIANCES - BILLBOARD RENEWALS FOR 3050/3055 CONROY ROAD AND 1470 HUNT CLUB ROAD

 

DÉROGATIONS AU RÈGLEMENT SUR LES ENSEIGNES – RENOUVELLEMENT DES PANNEAUX D'AFFICHAGE QUI SE TROUVENT AUX 3050 ET 3055, CHEMIN CONROY ET AU 1470, CHEMIN HUNT CLUB

 

 

Committee recommendationS

 

That Council:

 

1.                  Approve minor variances from Sign By-law 2005-439, to allow only the southeast billboard sign in a District 2 zone within 150 metres of another billboard sign, as shown on Document 2, for renewal of a billboard sign at 3055 Conroy Road and that the applicant's sign located at 3050 Conroy Road be removed within 60 days of Council approval of this report.

 

2.         Refuse a minor variance to allow a billboard sign within 45 metres and visible from a residential use instead of the minimum setback of 300 metres, as shown on Document 4, for renewal of a billboard sign at 1470 Hunt Club Road and that the sign be removed within 60 days of Council approval of this report.

 

                                                                                                            CARRIED

 

 

 

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.

 

                                                                                                            CARRIED

 

 

 

 

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.

 

MOTION NO. 76/9

 

Moved by Councillor P. Hume

Seconded by Councillor P. Feltmate

 

WHEREAS Planning and Environment Committee, at their meeting of 13 October 2009, considered a report from the Deputy City Manager, Infrastructure Services and Community Sustainability, entitled Urban Design Guidelines for High-Rise Housing;

 

AND WHEREAS the Committee directed staff to meet with delegates who presented at the Planning and Environment Committee to discuss the wording in portions of the guidelines prior to the Council meeting;

 

AND WHEREAS Councillor Qadri also asked that staff consider enhancements to the guidelines to address issues of waste management and recycling on site and issues regarding commercial deliveries, parking and circulation;

 

AND WHEREAS the General Manager, Planning and Growth Management, issued a memorandum to all members of Council setting out the proposed enhancements, together with a Revised Draft of the Urban Design Guidelines for High-Rise Housing (Document 1), incorporating these revisions;

 

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council approve Document 1 (Urban Design Guidelines for High-Rise Housing) to the staff report, as amended by the wording enhancements set out in the memorandum of the General Manager, Planning and Growth Management dated 27 October 2009.

 

                                                                                                            CARRIED

 

Item 6 of Planning and Environment Committee Report 58A was then put to Council and CARRIED as amended by Motion No. 76/9

 

 

 

7.             REVISING THE CORPORATE GREENHOUSE GAS REDUCTION TARGET

 

RÉVISION DE L’OBJECTIF MUNICIPAL DE RÉDUCTION DES GAZ À EFFET DE SERRE

 

 

Committee recommendationS

 

That Council approve:

 

1.         An interim corporate Greenhouse Gas reduction target of 30 per cent below 1990 levels by 2012.

 

2.         The establishment of a long-term target through the Environmental Strategy Refresh Process.

 

                                                                                                            CARRIED

 

 

 

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.

 

MOTION NO. 76/10

 

Moved by Councillor P. Hume

Seconded by Councillor S. Qadri

 

That Recommendation 2 be replaced with the following:

 

The Task Force work cooperatively with the Ministry of the Environment to ensure the investigation of incineration is included as an alternative to the undertaking where a review of the undertaking is contemplated or required under the Environmental Assessment Act or outlined in the Environmental Assessment Requirements for Waste Management Projects

 

                                                                                                            CARRIED

 

Item 8 of Planning and Environment Committee Report 58A was then put to Council and CARRIED as amended by Motion No. 76/10 and with Councillor A. Cullen dissenting.

 

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.

 

                                                                                                            CARRIED

 

 

TRANSIT COMMITTEE REPORT 32

 

 

1.             BROWNING CORRIDOR:  REMOVAL FROM CONSIDERATION AS FUTURE TRANSIT CORRIDOR

 

COULOIR DE L'AVENUE BROWNING : OPTION RETIRÉE DES ENDROITS À L’ÉTUDE POUR L’AMÉNAGEMENT FUTUR DU COULOIR DE TRANSPORT EN COMMUN

 

 

committee recommendation

 

That Council receive this report for information.

 

                                                                                                            RECEIVED

 

 

 

2.             REVISED ADVERTISING STANDARDS FOR BUS & SHELTER ADVERTISING, TRANSIT SERVICES

 

NORMES MODIFIÉES DE PUBLICITÉ POUR LES AUTOBUS ET LES ABRIBUS, SERVICES DE TRANSPORT EN COMMUN

 

 

committee recommendations

 

That Council approve:

 

1.         The revised Advertising Standards for OC Transpo's Contract Specifications contained in Document 1; and,

 

2.         The key factors for consideration by the external contractor and by City staff, as set out in this Report, as part of the approval process for proposed advertising on Transit property including buses as well as bus shelters and integrated street furniture.

 

                                                                                                            CARRIED

 

 

TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE REPORT 33A

 

    

1.             WILLIAM STREET PEDESTRIAN AREA - FEASIBILITY STUDY

 

ÉTUDE DE FAISABILITÉ – ZONE PIÉTONNIÈRE DE LA RUE WILLIAM

 

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

 

That Council:

 

1.         Approve the proposed design for the creation of a public space and the redevelopment of the section of William Street between Clarence Street and York Street as outlined in this report; and

 

2.         Direct staff to refer this project to the 2010 Capital budget deliberations.

 

                                                                                                            CARRIED

 

 

    

2.             2010 VEHICLE GROWTH

 

AUGMENTATION DES DEMANDES DE VÉHICULES DE 2010

 

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

 

That Council receive the 2010 vehicle growth report for information.

 

                                                                                                            RECEIVED

 

 

    

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.

 

                                                                                                            CARRIED

 

 

    

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.

 

                                                                                                            CARRIED

 

 

 

    

5.             REQUEST FOR AMENDMENT TO ENCROACHMENT BY-LAW 2003-446

 

DEMANDE DE MODIFICATION AU RÈGLEMENT 2003-446 SUR LES DROITS D’EMPIÈTEMENT

 

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

 

That Council direct Planning and Growth Management staff to amend the Encroachment By-law in order to permit the placement of small tables and chairs on municipal highways, and to report back to Committee and Council before the end of 2009.

 

                                                                                                            CARRIED

 

 

    

6.             WAIVER TO CITY OF OTTAWA SIGNS ON CITY ROADS BY-LAW AND RELATED POLICY FOR ETHNO-CULTURAL SIGNS

 

SUSPENSION DE L'APPLICATION DU RÈGLEMENT MUNICIPAL SUR L'AFFICHAGE SUR LA VOIE PUBLIQUE ET DE LA POLITIQUE CONNEXE POUR LES ENSEIGNES ETHNOCULTURELLES

 

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

 

That Council:

 

1.         Waive the application of the Signs on City Streets By-law and of the Tourism and Public Signs Policy and authorize the Deputy City Manager, Infrastructure and Community Sustainability Department, to:

a.       Upon request of the applicant, approve the design for an ethno-cultural sign relating to the community of Little Italy for placement on provincial Highway 417, provided such design meets the requirements of the provincial Ethno-Cultural Signs policy and conforms with applicable City policies and by-laws; and

b.       Upon request of the applicant, enter into a 10 year agreement with the applicant for the installation of ethno-cultural trailblazing signs on Raymond Street, Rochester Street and Carling Avenue in relation to the community of Little Italy, provided that:

i)         the applicant pay a processing and technical review fee of one hundred dollars ($100) and a permit fee of one thousand ($1000.00);

ii)           the applicant pay one thousand, six hundred and fifty dollars ($1650.00) to cover costs stemming from the installation and any needed replacement of any signs, with the signs to be provided by the applicant; and,

iii)          the agreement stipulates that the production of the sign is the responsibility of the applicant, that the sign be built to applicable City standards and be satisfactory to the Deputy City Manager in all respects. 

 

2.         Approve an amendment to the Delegation of Authority By-law to authorize the Deputy City Manager, Infrastructure Services and Community Sustainability Department, to approve the design of ethno-cultural signs to be placed on provincial highways, provided that the proposed signs meet the requirements of the provincial Ethno-Cultural Signs Policy and of all applicable City policies and by-laws.

 

3.         Direct staff to report back to Committee and Council with appropriate by-law amendments for the creation of an ethno-cultural trailblazing signs program on City streets, including applicable fees and charges, in order to reflect the intent of the provincial policy.

 

                                                                                                            CARRIED

 

Motion to Adopt Reports

 
MOTION NO. 76/11

 

Moved by Councillor B. Monette

Seconded by Councillor G. Bédard

 

That Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee Reports 45A and 46, Audit, Budget and Finance Committee Report 3, Community and Protective Services Committee Reports 44B and 46, Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee Report 47A, Planning and Environment Committee Report 56B, 58A and 59, Transit Committee Report 32 and Transportation Committee Report 33A be received and adopted as amended.

                                                                                                            CARRIED

 

Motions of Which Notice has Been Given Previously

 

MOTION NO. 76/12

 

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 NO. 76/13

 

Moved by Councillor P. Hume

Seconded by Councillor R. Jellett

 

That Motion No. 76/12 be referred to Planning and Environment Committee for consideration and recommendation to Council.

 

                                                                                                            REFERRAL CARRIED

 

 

MOTION NO. 76/14

 

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.

 

MOTION NO. 76/15

 

Moved by Councillor D. Deans

Seconded by Councillor R. Bloess

 

That La Cité colégiale be offered 3 decommissioned ambulances at the salvageable value.

 

LOST on a division of 9 YEAS to 10 NAYS as follows:

 

Yeas (9):          Councillors R. Chiarelli, R. Bloess, S. Qadri, M. Wilkinson, D. Deans, B. Monette, J. Harder, A. Cullen and Mayor O’Brien.

 

Nays (10):        Councillors D. Holmes, J. Legendre, G. Bédard, M. McRae, R. Jellett, C. Leadman, M. Bellemare, P. Hume, G. Hunter and C. Doucet.

 

 

Motion No. 76/14 was then put to Council and LOST on a division of 10 YEAS to 10 NAYS as follows:

 

Yeas (10):        Councillors D. Holmes, P. Feltmate, J. Legendre, G. Bédard, M. McRae, R. Jellett, C. Leadman, M. Bellemare, P. Hume and C. Doucet.

 

Nays (10):        Councillors R. Chiarelli, R. Bloess, S. Qadri, M. Wilkinson, D. Deans, B. Monette, J. Harder, A. Cullen, G. Hunter and Mayor O’Brien.

 
 

 

Motions requiring Suspension of the Rules of Procedures

 

MOTION NO. 76/16

 

Moved by Councillor M. Bellemare

Seconded by Councillor J. Legendre

 

That the Rules of Procedure be suspended to consider and approve the following motion because the Parliamentary Committee has requested that the City’s response be received by end of day today (i.e. Wednesday, 28 October 2009):

 

WHEREAS the Government of Canada has introduced Bill C-37, An Action Plan for the National Capital Commission in the House of Commons;

 

AND WHEREAS Bill C-37 is to update the National Capital Act and other acts in respect of the role of the National Capital Commission;

 

AND WHEREAS the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities has invited submissions from municipalities in the National Capital Region on Bill C-37;

 

AND WHEREAS the clause by clause consideration of the Bill in Committee will be taking place on October 28th, 2009;

 

AND WHEREAS it is appropriate for the Council of the City of Ottawa to set forth its opinion with respect to this legislation;

 

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED AS FOLLOWS:

 

The Council of the City of Ottawa:

 

1.                  Supports the efforts to provide for greater transparency in respect of the National Capital Commission the “NCC”); specifically the increase in the minimum number of meetings and the requirement that such meetings be open to the public;

2.                  Supports the recognition of the need for environmental stewardship contained with the proposed legislation;

3.                  Supports the proposed legislative recognition of the NCC’s current role in transportation planning in the National Capital Region;

4.                  Supports the amendment to the National Capital Act such that approval of the Treasury Board will no longer be required for land transactions as this will improve the efficiency of the NCC;

5.                  Supports the amendment to the National Capital Act that requires NCC approval of alteration or demolition of federal heritage buildings in the National Capital Region and request that such protection include buildings or districts municipally designated for heritage protection;

6.                  Supports the creation of a legislative scheme for the National Interest Land Mass and requests that the input be sought of municipalities in the National Capital Region in devising the criteria and process which will form the basis of the formal determination of the National Interest Land Mass; and

7.                  Requests clarification as to the intended effect on non-federal lands of being included in the National Interest Land Mass.

 

MOTION NO. 76/17

 

Moved by Councillor A. Cullen

Seconded by Councillor R. Chiarelli

 

That recommendation #4 of the City’s response to Bill C-37 be amended to read:

 

4.                  While supporting in principle that minor land transactions no longer require Treasury Board approval, the City is concerned that no land transactions involving the National Capital Greenbelt be approved without both public consultation and Federal Government oversight via Treasury Board;

 

CARRIED with Councillors J. Legendre, S. Desroches and P. Hume dissenting.

 

Motion No. 76/16 was then put to Council and CARRIED as amended by Motion. No. 76/17.

 

 

MOTION NO. 76/18

 

Moved by Councillor P. Hume

Seconded by Councillor G. Hunter

 

That the Rules of Procedure be waived to consider the following motion, as Committee meetings to consider their budgets begin with Community and Protective Services Committee on Thursday, 29 October 2009:

 

WHEREAS City Council has adopted a new budget process for the development of the 2010 Draft Budget whereby the Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Community and Protective Services, Corporate Services and Economic Development, Transit, and Transportation Standing Committees and the Information Technology Sub-Committee recommend their Draft Estimates to the Audit, Budget and Finance Committee; and

 

WHEREAS Section 64(1)a of the Procedure By-law indicates that “reconsideration shall only take place at Council and not at Committees” and reconsideration at Council occurs over 2 meetings; and

 

WHEREAS the Procedure By-law specifically identifies a streamlined reconsideration process for consideration of the draft budget when Council sits for that purpose as Committee of the Whole; and

 

WHEREAS it is recommended that, in order to facilitate decision-making, Committees of Council have the same ability to revisit a budget-related decision during their consideration of their own budgets;

 

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the following procedures be adopted for revisiting an issue at the Standing Committee and Sub-Committee budget meetings:

 

1.                  That any item may be revisited by a vote of a majority of the members of the Committee; and

2.                  That any item that is revisited may be revisited by a Committee only once.

 

                                                                                                            CARRIED

 

 

MOTION NO. 76/19

 

Moved by Councillor D. Holmes

Seconded by Councillor P. Feltmate

 

That the Rules of Procedure be suspended to consider and approve the following motion, as this is the last Council meeting before November 5, 2009 (the day which this motion seeks to proclaim a Day of Action for a Poverty-Free Ontario and a day against high tuition fees):

 

WHEREAS record job losses in the past year have compounded the crisis of approximately 1.3 million Ontarians living in poverty;

 

AND WHEREAS in the absence of meaningful investment in social programs to mitigate financial hardship and stimulate the economy, the recession will continue to increase the social and economic inequity, which disproportionately affects those who are already the most marginalized in our society;

 

AND WHEREAS tuition fees increased along with other user fees for social programs represents a privatization of public services that threatens to undermine opportunities, equality and dignity for all people in Ontario;

 

AND WHEREAS the campaign for a Poverty-Free Ontario seeks to unite students, community members and labour organizations to challenge the McGuinty government to revise its “Poverty Reduction Strategy” to make substantial investments in the social programs that help eliminate poverty and social inequity;

 

THERFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the City of Ottawa endorse the campaign for a Poverty-Free Ontario by joining with other cities to impress upon the Provincial Government the need to increase funding for and access to high quality, affordable, public, post-secondary education, housing, childcare, healthcare, and other social programs. Thereby calling upon the government of Ontario to:

 

•         reduce tuition fees and ancillary fees for all post secondary students;

•         convert a portion of every student loan into a grant;

•         increase per-student funding above the national average;

•         encourage the Ontario government to pledge multi-year funding for new poverty reduction measures

 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT November 5, 2009 be declared a Day of Action for a Poverty-Free Ontario and a day against high tuition fees.

 

CARRIED with Councillors R. Chiarelli, G. Hunter and Mayor O’Brien dissenting.

 

 

MOTION NO. 76/20

 

Moved by Councillor M. Wilkinson

Seconded by Councillor D. Deans

 

That the Rules of Procedure be suspended to consider and approve the following motion, as groups will be meeting on this item in November.

 

WHEREAS Since 1957 MDS Nordion, an Ottawa-based company, has supplied over half of the world's medical isotopes used in some 50,000 procedures per day worldwide, 5,000 of which are in Canada, to better diagnose and treat a multitude of diseases including cardiac and several types of cancers; and

 

WHEREAS over the past two years MDS Nordion has attracted more than $20 million in R&D to Ottawa and Canada; and

 

WHEREAS MDS Nordion is investing an estimated U.S. $2.2 million with the University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI), Canada's largest cardiovascular health centre, to establish a Molecular Imaging Centre of Excellence to advance cardiology research; and

 

WHEREAS MDS Nordion has invested over $350M to construct and deliver two nuclear reactors and a processing facility (the MAPLE project), intended to replace the 52 year-old National Research Universal (NRU) reactor and provide for a secure, long-term supply of medical isotopes; and

 

WHEREAS On May 16, Atomic Energy Canada Limited (AECL) announced its intention to discontinue the MAPLE project and that the Government of Canada supported this decision without sharing a new plan for long-term isotope supply after the NRU; and

 

WHEREAS the National Research Universal (NRU) has been shutdown since May 2009 and isn’t expected to return to service before the end of Q1 2010; and

 

WHEREAS the Prime Minister of Canada said publicly on June 10, 2009 that Canada will eventually be out of the isotope business; and

 

WHEREAS The Canadian Medical Association passed a resolution at their Annual General meeting in Saskatoon on August 19, 2009 calling on the federal government to retain Canada’s leadership and ability to produce and export medical isotopes and reconsider its decision to withdraw from their production; and

 

WHEREAS  on June 12, 2009 officials at the Ottawa Hospital said that the global shortage of medical isotopes has caused them to delay some medical tests for cancer patients; and

 

WHEREAS Ottawa City Council currently acts as the Board of Health and has the responsibility to ensure the responsiveness of our local community health needs; and

 

WHEREAS Ottawa City Council has the responsibility to support local companies and promote economic development in the Nation’s Capital in order to create jobs and prosperity in the region;

 

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council direct the Mayor and the City Manager to write to the Prime Minister and the Minister of Natural Resources to:

 

1)         Communicate City Council's support for Canada's leadership role in the world in the production of medical isotopes.

 

2)         Inform the Government of Canada that the production of medical isotopes in Canada results in important investments in research and development (R & D) in Ontario and our Nation's Capital and of the need to support the continuation of such investment in R & D.

 

3)         Ask the federal government to take measures to retain Canada’s leadership and ability to produce and export medical isotopes and rescind its decision to withdraw from their production.

 

4)         Request the Government of Canada, as did the Canadian Medical Association, to immediately appoint an international expert panel to thoroughly review the decision to abandon the MAPLE I & II nuclear reactors at Chalk River, Ont., which would have produced a domestic and international supply of medical isotopes and come up with recommendations on how to complete the reactors as an ongoing source for medical isotopes.

 

BE IT FUTHER RESOLVED THAT this resolution be circulated to the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) and to the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) requesting that they support this resolution in support of Canada's leadership role in the production of medical isotopes and nuclear medicine.

 

                                                                                                            CARRIED

 

 

Notices of Motion (For Consideration at Subsequent Meeting)

 

MOTION

 

Moved by Councillor S. Desroches

Seconded by Councillor E. El-Chantiry

 

WHEREAS the Canadian Navy was created in Ottawa by an Act of Parliament in 1910; and

 

WHEREAS 2010 marks the 100th Anniversary of the Canadian Navy; and

 

WHEREAS the City of Ottawa is proud of its longstanding and historical association with the HMCS Ottawa; and

 

WHEREAS events are planned in Ottawa to celebrate the 100th Anniversary including a Canadian Navy monument to be located at Richmond Landing on the Ottawa River;

 

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Ottawa formally recognize the 100th anniversary of the Canadian Navy through a proclamation, and that the Office of Protocol and appropriate City operations staff be directed to work with the Navy to participate in 100th Anniversary activities within existing budgets.

 

MOTION

 

Moved by Councillor C. Doucet

Seconded by Councillor M. Bellemare

 

WHEREAS City Council wishes to address the long term needs and planning priorities of Ottawa in connection with the redevelopment of Lansdowne Park, and the location of a future multi-use sports stadium easily accessible via rapid transit;

 

RESOLVED THAT, should Council reject the Lansdowne Park partnership proposal, the City:

 

1.                  re-initiate a public competitive process to allow for an open, transparent, and competitive procurement to rejuvenate Lansdowne Park;

 

2.                  proceed to the next steps in selecting a potential site for a future multi-use sports stadium and arena to be located near a rapid transit station;

 

3.                  ensure a reasonable transition period during which Frank Clair Stadium and the Civic Centre are maintained in order to continue existing uses and accommodate possible additional uses such as amateur and/or professional football and/or soccer, on a temporary  and cost-effective basis;

 

4.                  develop a plan to fund each of these initiatives in order to maximize any possible sources of funding and partnerships, including federal, provincial, private sector, and other public or not-for-profit involvement.

 

 

Notice of Intent from the City Auditor General

 

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".

 

 

By-laws                                                                                                           Three Readings

 
MOTION NO. 76/21

 

Moved by Councillor R. Chiarelli

Seconded by Councillor A. Cullen

 

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council waive the Rules of Procedure, and approve that the zoning by-law for the property known municipally as 2781, 2791 and 2797 Baseline Road and 2704, 2706, 2724 and 2734 Draper Avenue be added to the agenda for today’s Council meeting.

 

                                                                                                            CARRIED

 
MOTION NO. 76/22

 

Moved by Councillor B. Monette

Seconded by Councillor G. Bédard

 

That the by-laws listed on the Agenda under 16, as amended, Three Readings, be read and passed.

 

2009- 354               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.

 

2009- 355               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.

 

2009- 356               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.

 

2009- 357               A by-law of the City of Ottawa to designate certain lands at 100 Quito Private as being exempt from Part Lot Control.

 

2009- 358               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.

 

2009- 359               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.

 

2009- 360               A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2003-499 respecting Fire Routes.

 

2009- 361               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 2781, 2791 and 2797 Baseline Road and 2704, 2706, 2724 and 2734 Draper Avenue.

 

                                                                                                            CARRIED

 

Confirmation By-law

 

MOTION NO. 76/23

 

Moved by Councillor B. Monette

Seconded by Councillor G. Bédard

 

THAT By-law 2009-362 to confirm the proceedings of Council be enacted and passed.

 

                                                                                                            CARRIED

 

Inquiries

 

From Councillor R. Bloess with respect to Community Name Signs for Orleans.

From Councillor C. Doucet, with respect Lansdowne Park Meetings before Process Suspension

From Councillor C. Doucet with respect Lansdowne Plan Without a Stadium

From Councillor R. Jellett  with respect to the ATU Interest Arbitration Award

From Councillor A. Cullen with respect to the impact of the Harmonized Sales Tax

From Councillor E. El-Chantiry with respect to the cost of the HINI program

 

Adjournment 

 

Council adjourned the meeting at 6:38 p.m. with the following Members present:

 

Councillors R. Chiarelli, D. Holmes, R. Bloess, P. Feltmate, J. Legendre, S. Qadri, G. Bédard, M. McRae, M. Wilkinson, R. Jellett, C. Leadman, D. Deans, B. Monette, M. Bellemare, P. Hume, A. Cullen, G. Hunter, C. Doucet and Mayor O’Brien.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CITY CLERK

 

MAYOR