OTTAWA CITY COUNCIL

24 February 2010

ANDREW S. HAYDON HALL

10:00 a.m.

 

AGENDA 85

 

 

1.       Prayer

 

 

2.                 National Anthem (Councillor M. Bellemare)

 

 

3.       Announcements/Ceremonial Activities

 

·                     Recognition – 40th Anniversary of Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Ottawa

·                     Presentation – United Way Cheque presentation

 

 

4.       Roll Call

 

 

5.       Confirmation of Minutes

 

Confirmation of Minutes of the regular and In Camera meeting of 10 February 2010.

 

 

6.       Declarations of interest including those originally arising from prior meetings

 

 

7.       Communications

 

·                     Responses to Inquiries

·         38-09 - Attendees at meetings prior to cancellation of Design Competition

·         39-09 - Severances and Consultants

·         03-10 - Conditions in the Contract for Orgaworld

 

 

8.       Regrets

 

Councillors D. Holmes, M. McRae (City Business) and S. Desroches (City Business) have advised they will be absent from the Council meeting of 24 February 2010.

 

 

9.       City Auditor General

 

 

1.             Office of the Auditor General (OAG) - 2008 Annual Report and 2008 Detailed Audit Reports

 

                bUREAU DU VÉRIFICATEUR GÉNÉRAL (BVG) - RAPPORT ANNUEL DE 2008 ET RAPPORTS de vÉrification DÉTAILLÉS 2008

 

 

          REPORT RECOMMENDATIONS

 

1.         That Council receive and table the 2008 Annual Report and 2008 Detailed Audit Reports from the OAG at its meeting on November 25, 2009, for referral to the appropriate Standing Committee, and for subsequent consideration and approval of the audit recommendations by Council at a meeting in 2010 once budget deliberations have been completed.

 

2.         That Council receive, in-camera, confidential portions of the Audit of Traffic Operations and the Audit of Moonlighting and Corporate Risk Issues - Traffic Operations Division, as those portions of information should not be publicly disclosed in accordance with the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (MFIPPA).

 

3.         That Council, after consideration and approval, refer all audit recommendations where management is in disagreement to the Audit, Budget and Finance (ABF) Committee, including  those recommendations where management has indicated agreement, and where the OAG considers that discussion is still required at ABF Committee.

 

CITY COUNCIL 25 NOVEMBER 2009

 

RECEIVED and TABLED to the Council meeting of 24 February 2010 and REFERRED by the following Motion:

 

MOTION NO. 79/3

 

Moved by Councillor S. Qadri

Seconded by Councillor J. Harder

 

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Audits be referred to the appropriate Standing Committee for review and that the City Clerk and Solicitor work with the Auditor General, the City Manager and Committee Chairs to determine the Committee routing, and inform Council as soon as the schedule is determined.

 

                                                                                                            CARRIED

 

 

 

2.             Office of the Auditor General (OAG) 2009 Interim Follow-Up to the 2008 Audit of The Parking Function

 

            BUREAU DU VÉRIFICATEUR GÉNÉRAL (BVG) - SUIVI INTÉRIMAIRE 2009 DE LA VÉRIFICATION DE LA FONCTION STATIONNEMENT de 2008

 

 

          REPORT RECOMMENDATIONS

 

That Council receive the following report:  2009 Interim Follow-up to the 2008 Audit of the Parking Function.

 

 

 

3.             Office of the Auditor General (OAG) - Audit of the Incremental Costs of the Transit Strike 2008-2009

 

            BUREAU DU VÉRIFICATEUR GÉNÉRAL (BVG) - VÉRIFICATION DE L'INCIDENCE FINANCIÈRE DE LA GRÈVE DES TRANSPORTS EN COMMUN 2008-2009

 

 

          REPORT RECOMMENDATIONS

 

That Council receive the following report:  Audit of the Incremental Costs of the Transit Strike 2008-2009.

 

 

(See also: Community and Protective Services Committee Report 50, Item 1; Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee Report 51B, Item 1; and Transportation Committee Report 37B, Item 1.)


 

10.      Postponements and Deferrals

 

CITY COUNCIL - 27 JANUARY 2010

 

Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee Report 49

 

 

1.       DOWDALL MUNICIPAL DRAIN

 

 INSTALLATIONS MUNICIPALES DE DRAINAGE DOWDALL

 

 

Committee Recommendations

 

That Council adopt the Engineer's Report for the Dowdall Municipal Drain and give first and second reading to the attached By-law in accordance with Sections 42 and 45 of the Drainage Act of Ontario.

 

MOTION NO. 83/2

 

Moved by Councillor G. Brooks

Seconded by Councillor R. Jellett

 

That Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee Report 49, Item 1 - Dowdall Municipal Drain be deferred to the Council meeting of 24 February 2010 when the information report from Legal Services is expected to rise from the Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee to Council for consideration.

 

                                                                                                DEFERRAL CARRIED

 

Item 1 of Agricultural and Rural Affairs Committee Report 49 was then put to Council and DEFERRED pursuant to motion No. 83/2.

 

(See also: Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee Report 50, Item 7)

CITY COUNCIL – 10 FEBRUARY 2010

 

MOTION NO. 84/4

 

Moved by Councillor Brooks

Seconded by Councillor M. Wilkinson

 

WHEREAS Councillor El-Chantiry has two Motions for Which Notice Has Been Previously Given on the February 10, 2010 City Council meeting (i.e. Motion Nos. 84/6 and 84/7; and

 

WHEREAS the Councillor is unable to attend this meeting; and

 

WHEREAS Councillor Brooks’ Motion for Which Notice Has Been Previously Given (i.e. Motion No. 84/5) is related to the same subject; and

 

WHEREAS there are no urgent timelines related to these motions;

 

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT City Council defer consideration of Motion Nos. 84/5, 84/6 and 84/7 (Motions for Which Notice Has Been Previously Given) related to the audit/review of OC Transpo and the Bus Garage procurement until the February 24, 2010 City Council meeting.

 

CARRIED with Councillor R. Jellett dissenting.

 

MOTION NO. 84/5

 

Moved by Councillor G. Brooks

Seconded by Councillor C. Leadman

 

WHEREAS there is considerable public interest in the construction costs for the “new” bus garage; and

 

WHEREAS there is a public perception that staff and Council lack accountability and/or credibility on this issue; and

 

WHEREAS the office of the Auditor General is an independent body responsible only to Council; and

 

WHEREAS the taxpayers are concerned with the management and functionality of the City’s transit system;

 

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council direct the Auditor General to undertake a comprehensive study of the construction costs and procedures in regards to the “new” bus garage and report back to Council within *** months;

 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the Auditor General undertake a comprehensive study of the OC Transpo transit system’s administration and functionality and report back to Council in the Spring of 2011 at no extra cost to the City;

 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT if the Auditor General’s report and recommendations require further examination of the aforementioned, Council to direct an outside third party to assist the Auditor General in recommendations for Council consideration.

 

DEFERRED to the Council meeting of 24 February 2010 by Motion No. 84/4.

 

Motion NO. 84/6

 

Moved by Councillor E. El-Chantiry

Seconded by Councillor B. Monette

 

WHEREAS, on October 8, 2008, Council approved significant structural changes to the City’s operations and senior management, including OC Transpo; and

 

WHEREAS a number of high profile incidents related to OC Transpo (including the recent maintenance-related service disruptions and increased costs issues associated with the bus garage and Smart Bus procurements) have raised concerns regarding the management of transit services in Ottawa; and

 

WHEREAS the last comprehensive review of OC Transpo was undertaken by K.P.M.G. in 1998;

 

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the City Manager be directed to undertake a comprehensive review of OC Transpo’s overall operations, including ParaTranspo, by an external third party transit expert appointed by a committee consisting of the Mayor, the Chair of the Transit Committee and the City Manager, and provide this review and any staff response to same to Council prior to the 2011 Budget.

 

DEFERRED to the Council meeting of 24 February 2010 by Motion No. 84/4.

 

Motion NO. 84/7

 

Moved by Councillor E. El-Chantiry

Seconded by Councillor S. Qadri

 

WHEREAS, on October 8, 2008, Council approved significant structural changes to the City’s operations and senior management, including OC Transpo; and

 

WHEREAS a number of high profile incidents related to OC Transpo (including the recent maintenance-related service disruptions and increased costs issues associated with the bus garage and Smart Bus procurements) have raised concerns regarding the management of transit services in Ottawa;

 

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT, once appointed, the Chief Procurement Officer’s first order of business be to convene a special “Review Panel” comprised of the Auditor General, the City Clerk and Solicitor and an independent Fairness Commissioner to review and report to Council on recent procurement initiatives at OC Transpo, including the bus garage, with recommendations on how to ensure that future procurements are transparent and fair for all parties.

 

DEFERRED to the Council meeting of 24 February 2010 by Motion No. 84/4.

 

 

11.     Motion to Introduce Reports

(Councillors A. Cullen and G. Hunter)

 

AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE REPORT 50

 

 

1.             mahogany community development concept plan - village of manotick

 

plan conceptuel d’aménagement de la communauté mahogany - village de manotick

 

 

Committee Recommendation

 

That Council approve the Mahogany Community Development Concept Plan, as presented in Document 1 (issued separately).

 

 

2.             oFFICIAL PLAN AMENDMENT - Policies regarding drive-through facilities (central area and villages);   zoning - permissions for drive-through facilities and restaurants

 

modification au plan officiel - politiques relatives aux services au volant (Secteur centre et villages); zonage - autorisations de services au volant et de restaurants

 

 

Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee Recommendations as amended

 

That Council:

 

1.         Approve and adopt an amendment to the Official Plan to provide policies regarding permissions for drive-through facilities in the Central Area and Village designations, as detailed in Document 1 as amended by the following:

 

In Document 1, Proposed Official Plan Amendment, Part B, delete the text regarding Villages in Section 2.12 and replace it with,

 

2.12     “Chapter 3.7 Villages is amended by adding the following policy:

 

13.       Consistent with the village and rural character, drive-through facilities shall not generally be permitted in the commercial core area of Villages or along Village mainstreets.

 

Council shall commission a study of the Village core area and Village mainstreets in order to determine where, in extraordinary situations, drive-through facilities may be permitted by site-specific amendments to the zoning by-law.  This study shall consider:

 

a)         Reinforcement of the historical character of Villages;

b)         Encouraging pedestrian friendly streetscapes;

c)         Promoting development of a size and scale compatible with other development in the area;

d)         The geographic extent to which each Village requires any special policy on drive-through facilities; and,

e)         Applicable objectives within Section 2.5.1 and policies within 4.11.

 

The principles resulting from this study shall be adopted as an official plan amendment, either to Volume 1 or to Volume 2 of the Plan.

 

If Council has not adopted an official plan amendment implementing the above study within three years of this policy coming into force, drive-through facilities will be permitted within the Village core areas and along Village mainstreets.

 

Pending the study outlined above and prior to the expiration of the three-year period, the provisions of this Plan in respect of drive-through facilities, regarding Traditional Mainstreets, shall apply with the necessary modifications in respect of the Village commercial cores and Village mainstreets.”

 

2.         Approve amendments to Zoning By-law 2008-250 regarding permissions for drive-through facilities and restaurant uses, as detailed in Document 2, and forward a by-law incorporating the required amendments to the Ontario Municipal Board.

 

planning and environment committee recommendations as amended

 

That Council:

 

1.         Approve and adopt an amendment to the Official Plan to provide policies regarding permissions for drive-through facilities in the Central Area and Village designations, as detailed in Document 1;

 

2.         Approve amendments to Zoning By-law 2008-250 regarding permissions for drive-through facilities and restaurant uses, as detailed in Document 2, and forward a by-law incorporating the required amendments to the Ontario Municipal Board.

 

3.         Amend report number ACS2010-ICS-PGM-0025 by making the following change to Document 2 – Details of Recommended Zoning:

 

                                            i.                        In Document 2 – Details of Recommended Zoning, add the following text to (s) Section 204 (1) (a) IL 1, after the words, “permitted uses”:

 

“except for the lands zoned IL1 or IL1[XXX] along Hearst Way.”

 

4.                   That there be no further notice pursuant to Section 34 (17) of the Planning Act

 

 

AUDIT, BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT 6

 

 

1.             TELECOMMUNICATIONS AUDIT

 

                VÉRIFICATION DES PRODUITS DE TÉLÉCOMMUNICATION

 

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION AS AMENDED

 

That Council direct the Audit General to not undertake an audit of the telecommunications which is utilized by the City of Ottawa to his audit plan to be completed in 2010.

 

 

 

3.             2010 BUDGET CONTINGENCY ACCOUNT:  FUNDING OF ONE-TIME BUDGETARY ITEMS

 

                COMPTE POUR LES IMPRÉVUS BUDGÉTAIRES DE 2010 : FINANCEMENT DES ÉLÉMENTS       BUDGÉTAIRES UNIQUES

 

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

 

That Council approve:

 

1.                  The criteria with respect to accessing the funds in the Corporate Contingency Account, as outlined in Document 1; and

 

2.         The one-time operating budget requirements in the amount totalling $1,158,000, as identified in the report.

 

 

COMMUNITY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES COMMITTEE REPORT 50

 

 

3.             HUMAN/WILDLIFE CONFLICTS – COYOTES

 

CONFLITS ENTRE LES HUMAINS ET LA FAUNE – COYOTES

 

 

Committee meeting information

 

Delegations:    9 delegations with the majority in favour of the report and many asking that a comprehensive wildlife strategy be adopted by the City with Planning and Environment Committee taking the lead. 

 

Debate:            Committee spent 2 hours discussing the item with majority of time hearing from delegations. 4 additional motions carried many being staff direction.

 

Vote:               The final vote for and against: Carried as amended

 

Committee RecommendationS AS AMENDED

 

That Council

 

1.         Direct staff to work cooperatively with the MNR to develop and implement an integrated approach to addressing coyote issues, including but not limited to public awareness and education, and response to human safety issues as appropriate.

 

2.         Request that the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources review its wildlife relocation policies, particularly as they relate to healthy wildlife found in urban/suburban areas.

 

3.         Direct City staff to provide support to Councillor Thompson in his role as representative of the Rural Ontario Municipal Association (Association of Municipalities of Ontario) on the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources’ Human-Wildlife Conflicts Advisory Group to help facilitate the development of an integrated coyote management strategy that will benefit residents and stakeholders across Ontario.

 

4.         Recommend to the Chair of the Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee and the Chair of the Planning and Environment Committee that they convene a joint meeting of those committees to review and develop a wildlife strategy for the City of Ottawa.

 

5.         Direct staff to ensure that the lead department role, from the City's side of the matter, be shared by By-law Services and Planning and Environment.

 

 

CORPORATE SERVICES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE REPORT 51B

 

 

1.             OFFICE OF THE AUDITOR GENERAL (OAG) - 2008 DETAILED AUDIT REPORTS: AUDITS REFERRED TO CORPORATE SERVICES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SERVICES COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW

 

            BUREAU DU VÉRIFICATEUR GÉNÉRAL - RAPPORTS DE VÉRIFICATION DÉTAILLÉS 2008 : VÉRIFICATION RENVOYER AU COMITÉ DES SERVICES ORGANISTIONNELS ET DU DÉVELOPMENT ÉCONOMIQUE POUR REVUE

 

           

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

 

That Council receive the following Audits, as included in the Auditor General’s 2008 Detailed Audit Reports and as referred by Council at its meeting of 25 November 2009;

 

·         Grants and Contributions

·         Year-End Spending 2004-2007

·         Sick Leave Management

·         Moonlighting and Corporate Risk Issues – Traffic Operations Division

·         Allegation of Blogging on City Work Time

·         2008 Annual Report on the Fraud and Waste Hotline

·         Incremental Costs of the Transit Strike

 

 

 

2.             QUARTERLY PERFORMANCE REPORT TO COUNCIL, q3: JULY 1 - SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

 

                rapport TRIMESTRIEL SUR LE rendement présenté au conseil POUR LE 3E TRIMESTRE, 1ER JUILLET AU 30 SEPTEMBRE 2009

 

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

 

That Council receive the report for information.

 

 

PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE REPORT 64A

 

 

3.            ZONING - 3358 AND 3362 CARLING AVENUE

 

ZONAGE - 3358 et 3362, promenade carling

 

 

Committee recommendation

 

(This matter is subject to Bill 51)

 

That Council approve an amendment to the Zoning By-law 2008-250 to change the zoning of 3358 and 3362 Carling Avenue shown on Document 1 from Residential First Density Subzone, R1FF to Residential Second Density Subzone, R2L[****], as detailed in Document 2.

 

 

 

5.            DEMOLITION CONTROL - 358 ARLINGTON AVENUE

 

RÉGLEMENTATION DES DÉMOLITIONS - 358, AVENUE ARLINGTON

 

 

Committee recommendationS

 

That Council approve the demolition of 358 Arlington Avenue, subject to the following:

 

1.         The Registered Owner shall seed/sod the property and install bollards around the perimeter to maintain the property as open space, and to prevent the use of the property for other interim uses until the time of construction of the replacement building.  The foregoing shall occur within three months of execution of the Agreement, failing which, the City will undertake this work and enter on the collector’s roll the sum of the costs incurred to perform this work.  The registered owner shall maintain the property in accordance with the Property Standards By-law. 

 

2.         That the Registered Owner enter into an Agreement with the City of Ottawa, to be registered on title, including the forgoing conditions, and pay all the costs associated with the registration of the said Agreement.  At such time as a building permit is issued to redevelop the site and the replacement building is in place, the Agreement will become null and void and will be released upon request by the owner. The owner shall pay all costs associated with the registration of the release from this Agreement.

 

3.         That the approval be considered null and void if the provisions of Condition 2 above have not been fulfilled within six months of the date of approval.

 

 

6.      DESIGNATION OF THE BRADLEY/CRAIG FARMSTEAD, 590 HAZELDEAN ROAD UNDER PART IV OF THE ONTARIO HERITAGE ACT

DÉSIGNATION DE LA FERME BRADLEY/CRAIG, SITUÉE AU 590, CHEMIN HAZELDEAN, AUX TERMES DE LA PARTIE IV DE LA LOI SUR LE PATRIMOINE DE L'ONTARIO

 

committee recommendation, as amended

 

That Council approve the designation of the Bradley/Craig Farmstead, 590 Hazeldean Road, under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Cultural Heritage Value, attached as Document 4, as amended.

 

 

 

10.        NEIGHBOURHOOD PLANNING INITIATIVE (NPI) PILOTS

 

PROJETS PILOTES DE l’Initiative de planification de voisinage (IPV)

 

 

Community and Protective services Committee meeting information

 

Delegations:    5 delegations with all in favour of the report and many asking that a more streamlined and speedier process take place for other neighbourhoods recognizing they were the first.  

 

Debate:            Committee spent 2.5 hours discussing the item with majority of time hearing from delegations. 1 additional motion carried

 

Vote:               The final vote for and against: Carried as amended

 

 

COMMUNITY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES COMMITTEE AND PLANNING AND Committee recommendationS as amended

 

That Council :

 

1.a.      Receive the results of the Neighbourhood Plans for Vars and Hintonburg/Mechanicsville, as described in this report and issued as Documents 1 and 2;

 

b.            Direct staff to use the Vars and Hintonburg/Mechanicsville Neighbourhood Plans as the first point of reference for all future City‑owned work planned in these communities; and

 

2.         Direct staff to move to the Implementation Phase of the Neighbourhood Planning Initiative (NPI) for the pilot Vars and Hintonburg/Mechanicsville Plans and to report back to Council by Q3 2010 with progress on:

 

a.         An implementation strategy, designed with input from other departments, that outlines the required resources and timing necessary to advance the City-owned recommendations;

 

b.                  The development of a tracking and reporting framework that will allow for annual reporting to Council; and

 

c.                   An assessment of the integration of NPI as part of the City’s overall community planning processes.

 

3.             Direct Community Sustainability staff to work with the Parks and Recreation Department and the Vars Community Association to implement a needs assessment survey to determine their recreational needs

 

4.             Direct staff to work with the Vars Community Association in capacity building with the purpose of developing a sustainable association in addition to working with the community to develop an implementation strategy for the Vars Neighbourhood Plan.

 

 

 

11.        The Ottawa river ACTION PLAN

 

plan d’ACTION de LA RIVIÈRE DES OUTAOUAIS

 

 

Committee recommendationS

 

That Council:

 

1.                  Approve the Ottawa River Action Plan (ORAP) as described herein, valued at $251.64 million.

 

2.                  Approve a service level for combined sewer overflows (CSO) of zero overflows during the swimming season in the “average year.”

 

3.                  Receive for information the scope and timeline for development of a long-term Water Environment Strategy as described herein.

 

 

14.          PROTECTIVE PLUMBING PROGRAM – RULES FOR SEMI-DETACHED HOMES

 

PROGRAMME DE SUBVENTIONS A L’INSTALLATION DE DISPOSITIFS ANTI-REFOULEMENT – REGLES POUR LES MAISONS JUMELEES

 

 

Committee recommendation

 

That Council approve that in cases where only one semi-detached home has experienced flooding, the owner of the other home will also be eligible for 100% assistance with the cost of installing protective plumbing devices.

 

 

PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE REPORT 65

 

 

1.          ZONING - 333 LAURIER AVENUE WEST, 152 BANK STREET, 250 SLATER STREET

 

ZONAGE - 333, AVENUE LAURIER OUEST, 152, RUE BANK, 250, RUE SLATER

 

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION AS AMENDED

 

            (This matter is subject to Bill 51)

 

That Council approve:

 

1.         An amendment to the Zoning By-law 2008-250, to change the zoning of 333 Laurier Avenue, 152 Bank Street, 250 Slater Street from the existing Mixed-Use Downtown Zones (MD S23 and MD S24) to new Mixed Use Downtown exception zones MD S23[xxxx] and MDS24[xxx] as detailed in Document 1 and as shown in Document 3.

 

2.         That the minimum number of parking spaces required be changed from 438 to 430

 

3.         That no further notice will be given under subsection 34(17) of the Planning Act.

 

 

 

2.                   ZONING AND SITE PLAN CONTROL - 1539 STITTSVILLE MAIN STREET AND 4 ORVILLE STREET, AND PLAN OF CONDOMINIUM – 4 ORVILLE STREET

 

ZONAGE ET PLAN D'IMPLANTATION - 1539, RUE STITTSVILLE MAIN ET 4, RUE ORVILLE ET PLAN DE CONDOMINIUM – 4, RUE ORVILLE

 

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

 

(This matter is subject to Bill 51)

 

That Council:

 

1.         Approve an amendment to the Zoning By-law 2008-250 to change the zoning of 1539 Stittsville Main Street to add an exception to the TM9 H(11) (Traditional Mainstreet Subzone 9 – Height 11 metres) zone, and change the zoning of 4 Orville Street to amend exception 1210, as detailed in Document 2 and as shown in Document 1;

 

2.         Direct staff, at such time that the Zoning By-law amendment in (1) above is in full force and effect, to approve the Site Plan Control application including the following plans as outlined in Document 3, and subject to the Owner entering into a standard Site Plan agreement including the conditions contained in Document 7.  In the event that the Owner fails to sign the required agreement and complete the conditions to be satisfied prior to the signing of the agreement within one year of the Site Plan Approval, the approval shall lapse.

 

3.         Direct staff, at such time that the Zoning By-law amendment in (1) above is in full force and effect and the Site Plan Control application in (2) above is approved, to approve the Draft Plan of Condominium, as shown in Document 5, and subject to the conditions contained in Document 8. 

 

 

 

3.             ZONING 1492, 1496 AND 1500 CALEDON STREET, AND 1480 ALTA VISTA DRIVE

ZONAGE - 1492, 1496 ET 1500, RUE CALEDON ET 1480, PROMENADE ALTA VISTA

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

 

That Council approve:

 

1.         An amendment to the Zoning By-law 2008-250 to change the zoning of 1492, 1496 and 1500 Caledon Street from R1O, (Residential First Density Subzone O), to a new R1O Exception zone (Residential First Density Subzone O Exception xxxx), as shown in Document 1 and as detailed in Document 2.

 

2.    An amendment to the Zoning By-law 2008-250 to change the zoning of 1480 Alta Vista Drive from O1 (Parks and Open Space Subzone 1), to a new O1 Exception zone (Parks and Open Space Subzone O Exception yyyy), as shown in Document 1 and as detailed in Document 2.

 

 

 

4.            DEMOLITION CONTROL - 501 BESSERER STREET

RÉGLEMENTATION DES DÉMOLITIONS – 501, RUE BESSERER

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

 

That Council approve the demolition of a residential duplex building located at 501 Besserer Street and impose the conditions as set out in Document 2.

 

 

 

5.            COMMENTS TO THE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT ON THE MINISTER'S REPORT FROM WASTE TO WORTH: THE ROLE OF WASTE DIVERSION IN THE GREEN ECONOMY

COMMENTAIRES AU MINISTÈRE DE L’ENVIRONNEMENT CONCERNANT LE RAPPORT DU MINISTÈRE INTITULÉ VALORISER LES DÉCHETS : LE RÔLE DU RÉACHEMINEMENT DES DÉCHETS DANS L’ÉCONOMIE VERTE

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

 

That Council:

 

1.                  Endorse the comments submitted to the Ministry of the Environment by the Association of Municipalities of Ontario, the Regional Public Works Commissioners of Ontario and the Municipal Waste Association, as shown in Document 1, and Environmental Services General Manager’s supplementary comments in Document 2 as the City of Ottawa’s official submissions to the Ontario Government’s review of the Waste Diversion Act; and

 

2.                  Defer analysis of alternative solid waste revenue options until after the Government of Ontario amends the Waste Diversion Act.

 

 

TRANSIT COMMITTEE REPORT 36

 

 

1.          priority seating - managing the front of the bus

 

sièges prioritaires – gestion de l’avant de l’autobus

 

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS AS AMENDED

 

That Council:

 

1.         Receive the following recommendations of the Senior’s Advisory Committee and the Accessibility Advisory Committee:

 

SENIORS ADVISORY COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

 

1.         That the City, in revising the proposed policy and its amendments concerning the Priority Seating – Managing the Front of the Bus, clarify that safety and accessibility for all is ensured by stating that the bus aisles should be clear of all mobility devices when a bus is in motion;

 

2.         That the Priority/Cooperative Seating Area be prioritized as follows:

a.         Persons using wheelchairs or scooters;

 

b.        Persons with disabilities, seniors and people with walkers; and

 

c.         Children in strollers;

 

3.         That the maximum size of the stroller is defined as 122cm (48”) long by 60 cm (24”) wide.  Oversized strollers and jogging strollers will not be allowed on buses; and

 

4.         That OC Transpo be requested to examine the feasibility of expanding the priority seating area at the front of the bus by making more accessible spaces available.

 

ACCESSIBILITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

 

1.             That Fold and Stow be the default policy and strongly encouraged with the public.  An exception would be allowed for double strollers holding two child occupants (a stroller size parameter be established to curtail obstructions); and

 

2.             That should the operator allow the boarding of an open stroller, then:

 

a.             An open stroller carrying a child must be placed in a wheelchair position if available;

 

b.             Should a wheelchair position not be available, open strollers will be allowed in the aisle unless they interfere with other passengers or with the safe movement of passengers within the transit vehicle; and

 

c.              Should an open stroller be in a wheelchair position and a person using a wheelchair boards and needs that position, the customer with the stroller will be required to move.

 

2.         Approve that the new stroller policy be amended so that:

 

a.         An open stroller carrying a child must be placed in a wheelchair position if available;

 

b.         Should a wheelchair position not be available, open strollers will be allowed in the aisle unless they interfere with other passengers or with the safe movement of passengers within the transit vehicle; and

 

c.         Should an open stroller be in a wheelchair position and a person using a wheelchair boards and needs that position, the customer with the stroller will be required to move.”

 

 

TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE REPORT 37B

 

    

1.             OFFICE OF THE AUDITOR GENERAL - 2008 DETAILED AUDIT REPORTS: AUDITS REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW

 

Bureau du vérificateur général - RAPPORTs DE VÉRIFICATION DÉTAILLÉs 2008: VÉRIFICATION RENVOYER AU COMITÉ DES TRANSPORTS POUR REVUE

 

 

Committee Recommendations

 

That Council receive this report for information.

 

 

    

2.             AMENDMENT TO USE AND CARE OF ROADS BY-LAW RE NUISANCE ON CITY STREETS

 

MODIFICATION AU RÈGLEMENT SUR L'UTILISATION ET L'ENTRETIEN DES ROUTES EN RAISON DE NUISANCES DANS LES RUES DE LA VILLE

 

 

Committee Recommendations

 

That Council approve amendments to the Use and Care of Roads By-law (By-law 2003-498, as amended) to create new offences as follows:

 

1.         No person shall engage in loud, boisterous, threatening, abusive, insulting or indecent language, or engage in any disorderly conduct or behaviour on a highway; and

 

2.         No person shall engage in any activity so as to interfere with or become a nuisance to the general public using the highway or to adjacent property owners.

 

 

 

12.     Bulk Consent Agenda

 

That Council approve the Bulk Consent Agenda attached as Document 1.

 

 

13.     Motion to Adopt Reports

(Councillors A. Cullen and G. Hunter)

 

 

14.     Motions of Which Notice has Been Given Previously

 

MOTION

 

Moved by Councillor D. Deans

Seconded by Councillor P. Feltmate

 

WHEREAS in 1908 the first Women’s Day was held in the United States, accompanied by large demonstrations in which women demanded political and economic rights, as well as the right to vote;

 

AND WHEREAS in 1910 women delegates from around the world met in Copenhagen to propose that Women’s Day become an internationally recognized event;

 

AND WHEREAS the first International Women’s Day was held in 1911;

 

AND WHEREAS in 1997, the United Nations officially called for all countries to mark a day for the recognition of women’s equality;

 

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT Ottawa City Council declare March 8, 2010, to be International Women’s Day in the City of Ottawa.

 

MOTION

 

Moved by Councillor B. Monette

Seconded by Councillor R. Chiarelli

 

WHEREAS the City of Ottawa is a proud participant in the 100th Anniversary Celebrations of the Canadian Navy; and

 

WHEREAS the City of Ottawa is grateful of the Navy’s commemorative gifts to the people of the City of Ottawa, including prints of the HMCS Ottawa, HMCS Eastview, HMCS Gloucester and HMCS Rockcliffe; and

 

WHEREAS the City of Ottawa has not made a final decision on the permanent placement of the prints;

 

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Navy prints be offered for display to the Royal Canadian Legion Branches of the City of Ottawa, on a temporary basis, to enable an increased opportunity for all residents to share in Ottawa’s naval heritage.

 

MOTION

 

Moved by Councillor R. Chiarelli

Seconded by Councillor S. Desroches

 

WHEREAS the urban boundary proposed by staff and adopted by The Planning and Environment committee on May 26, 2009 recommended an expansion of the urban boundary to accommodate projected growth in the city of Ottawa over the next 25 years and this recommendation by Committee came after the receiving of over 270 public submissions; and

 

WHEREAS, when the Comprehensive Five-Year Review Of The Official Plan - Public Meeting ACS2009-ICS-PLA-0080 was debated at Council on June 10, 2009 several motions were adopted that had the effect of reducing the recommended expansion of the urban boundary; and

 

WHEREAS this decision is now being appealed and part of the basis of that appeal are the amending motions that were adopted by Council on June 10, 2009 reducing the urban boundary and in effect removing select lands for development;

 

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council approve that the urban boundary be defined as described in the original Joint Planning and Environment and Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee Report #1 - Comprehensive Five-Year Review Of The Official Plan - Public Meeting (ACS2009-ICS-PLA-0080). 

 

 

15.     Notices of Motion (For Consideration at Subsequent Meeting)

 

 

16.     Motion to Introduce By-laws

(Councillors A. Cullen and G. Hunter)

 

First and Second Readings

 

A by-law of the City of Ottawa to provide for the abandonment of the Morold Municipal Drain and the partial relocation, improvement and future maintenance of drainage works in the City of Ottawa – Dowdall Municipal Drain

 

                                                                                                                            Three Readings

 

a)                  A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2007-338 to appoint Municipal Law Enforcement Officers in the Rail, Safety and Development Branch of the Transit Services Department.

 

b)                  A by-law of the City of Ottawa to designate certain lands at 1555 to 1565 Johnston Road as being exempt from Part Lot Control.

 

c)                  A by-law of the City of Ottawa to designate certain lands at 248, 264 Keyrock Drive, 1000, 1019, 1044 Ottenbrite Crescent and 1101, 1106, 1160, 1165 Tischart Crescent as being exempt from Part Lot Control.

 

d)                 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2008-250 of the City of Ottawa to change the zoning of the lands known municipally as 1492, 1496 and 1500 Caledon Street and 1480 Alta Vista Drive.

 

e)                  A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2008-250 of the City of Ottawa to change the zoning and zone provisions of lands known municipally as 1539 Stittsville Main Street and 4 Orville Street.

 

f)                   A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2008-250 of the City of Ottawa to change the zoning of lands known municipally as 1630 Startop Road.

 

g)                  A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2008-250 of the City of Ottawa to change the zoning of lands known municipally as 2500 Forced Road.

 

h)                  A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2008-250 of the City of Ottawa to change the zoning of lands known municipally as 2380 Magladry Road.

 

i)                    A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2008-250 of the City of Ottawa to change the zoning of lands known municipally as 314, 316 and part of 318 Abbeydale Circle.

 

j)                    A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2008-250 of the City of Ottawa to change the zoning of lands known municipally as 3358 and 3362 Carling Avenue.

 

k)                  A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2008-250 of the City of Ottawa to change the zoning of lands known municipally as 280 Didsbury Road.

 

l)                    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.

 

m)                A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend Volume 2B of the Official Plan for the City of Ottawa regarding the Kanata Town Centre Site-Specific Policies and the property known municipally as 280 Didsbury Road.

 

n)                  A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2007-268 respecting fees and charges for public transit services.

 

o)                  A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2009-231 respecting delegation of authority for debt issues.

 

p)                  A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2006-462 respecting the Debenture Committee.

 

q)                  A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2003-499 respecting fire routes.

 

 

17.     Confirmation By-law (Councillors A. Cullen and G. Hunter)

 

 

18.     Inquiries

 

 

19.     Adjournment  (Councillors A. Cullen and G. Hunter)

 

 

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