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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.
Recommandation DU Comité
Que le Conseil approuve accepte que, dans les
cas où une seule maison jumelée a subi un refoulement, le propriétaire de
l’autre maison soit également admissible à une aide portant sur la totalité des
coûts d’installation de dispositifs anti-refoulement.
Documentation
1.
Councillor
Feltmate's report, Kanata South, Ward 23, dated 1 February 2010
(ACS2010-CCS-PEC-0005).
Report
to/Rapport au :
Planning
and Environment Committee
Comité de l'urbanisme et de
l'environnement
and Council/ et le Conseil
1 February 2010 / le 1 février 2010
Submitted
by/Soumis par: Councillor/Conseillère Peggy Feltmate
Contact
Person/Personne ressource: Councillor/Conseillère Peggy Feltmate, Kanata
South/sud
613-580-2752,
Peggy.Feltmate@ottawa.ca
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SUBJECT: |
PROTECTIVE PLUMBING PROGRAM – RULES FOR SEMI-DETACHED HOMES |
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OBJET : |
PROGRAMME DE SUBVENTIONS A L’INSTALLATION DE
DISPOSITIFS ANTI-REFOULEMENT – REGLES POUR LES MAISONS JUMELEES |
REPORT RECOMMENDATIONS
RECOMMANDATIONS DU RAPPORT
Que le Comité de
l’urbanisme et de l’environnement recommande au Conseil d’accepter que, dans
les cas où une seule maison jumelée a subi un refoulement, le propriétaire de
l’autre maison soit également admissible à une aide portant sur la totalité des
coûts d’installation de dispositifs anti-refoulement.
BACKGROUND
Pursuant to Section
77 (12) of the Procedure By-law, Councillor Feltmate requested that the
following motion be placed on the Planning and Environment Committee Agenda:
WHEREAS the rules for the Protective Plumbing Program limit 100%
assistance with the costs of installing protective plumbing devices to people
whose homes have been previously flooded, and
City staff is in the process of developing comprehensive solutions to reduce the risk of flooding in the City’s west end community. Given the complexity of the investigation and the variety of solutions required to address different areas, targeted solutions will be identified and implemented as expeditiously as possible. When these system solutions are implemented, protective plumbing devices will provide a backup line of defence against basement flooding.
The Protective Plumbing Program is an excellent opportunity for residents to reduce the risk of sewer backups. The recent flooding events impacting the west end of the City of Ottawa has increased public awareness regarding the installation of protective plumbing devices.
The existing Protective Plumbing Grant Program does not specifically consider semi-detached housing. Should Committee approve the provision of 100% eligibility assistance to the non-flooded adjoining property, staff recommend that each property should be considered separately in terms of protective service installations due to the uniqueness of sanitary and storm lateral servicing for semi-detached housing. This would allow each homeowner to receive equal protection against flooding without interdependencies between the properties. This will, however, result in some additional, and possibly duplication of infrastructure, but likely remain within the individual property owner’s eligibility amount.
Preliminary funding requirements
have been identified in the 2010 Draft Rate Supported Capital Budget.
CONSULTATION
This item will be advertised in
the local daily newspapers as part of the Public Meeting Advertisement on the
Friday preceding the Planning and Environment Committee meeting.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS
2010 funding requirements of $1.2 million have been included in the 2010 Draft Rate Capital Budget. Approval of this report will not impact those funding requirements.
There are no significant legal or risk management issues associated
with this report
The Department of Infrastructure Services and Community Sustainability will implement the directions of Committee and Council.
LANSDOWNE
DESIGN COMPETITION – MODIFICATION TO JURY MAKEUP
CONCOURS DE DESIGN POUR LANSDOWNE –
MODIFICATION À LA COMPOSITION DU JURY
ACS2010-CCS-PEC-0005 CITY
WIDE/ À L’ECHELLE DE LA VILLE
That
the Planning and Environment Committee approve the addition of this item for
consideration by the committee at today’s meeting, pursuant to section 81(3) of
the Procedure By-law (being By-law no. 2006-462).
CARRIED
Councillor Hume explained that the motion expands the jury from the current Council-approved makeup by three design professionals. Mr. Dark has reviewed with the NCC and parks Canada the makeup of the design jury that Council approved and both organizations have suggested the jury be expanded by three nationally-renowned design professionals.
In response to questions from Councillor Hunter with regards to increases in costs arising from this change, John Smit, Manager of Development Review, Urban Services, explained that it is an Honor for the jury members to serve and there may be some honoraria associated with it. Travelling expenses would be covered, and those costs would be taken out of the budget that Council has established for the Lansdowne Revitalization Effort, under the umbrella of the elements associated with the design competition.
Chair Hume advised that, due to the reasons previously stated, Council would be requested to waive the Rules of Procedure to consider the item at their meeting of February 10, 2010.
WHEREAS Council on November 16, 2009
approved Motion77/22 initiating an open design competition in partnership with
the NCC and Parks Canada for the canal side park and open space component of
the Lansdowne revitalization,
AND WHEREAS Motion 77/22 created a jury
comprising the Chair of PEC, representatives each from the NCC and Parks
Canada, and George Dark, the Chair of the Lansdowne Strategic Design Review and
Advisory Panel (that Council established on November 16 through motion 77/5) to
decide on the winning design proposal through the Design Competition,
AND WHEREAS the City Manager in response to
the direction that the NCC and Parks Canada be included as partners with the
City in the Design Competition has negotiated and signed a Letter of
Understanding related to the Design Competition with the NCC and Parks Canada,
that includes a provision whereby the NCC and Parks Canada are required to be
consulted with and be agreement with any additional members that would be part
of the Jury for the Design Competition,
AND WHEREAS Marianne McKenna, one of the
other design professionals currently serving on the Lansdowne Strategic Design
Review and Advisory Panel, requested as a condition of her joining the panel
that she be included as a jury member for the design competition resulting in
the jury make-up differing from what was approved by Council,
AND WHEREAS the Chair of the Panel and the
Chair of PEC consider it critical to have Ms McKenna serve on the panel as she
was the only potential panel member that was identified and was able to serve
on the panel when it was being established who is fluently bi-lingual,
AND WHEREAS George Dark, as set out in a
memo to the Chair of PEC attached to this motion has advised, based on his
extensive experience with design competitions both as a respondent and as a
jury member, that a larger jury with at least seven members and with several of
these members being design professionals results in the jury deliberation
process being more vigorous and complete and that an odd number of members is
necessary to avoid tie votes when the jury is deliberating,
AND WHEREAS the NCC and Parks Canada have
agreed to Mr. Dark’s assessment of the need to add 2 more jury members and
agree with the appointment of Marianne McKenna,
AND WHEREAS the initial Council direction
did not provide for a make-up as determined by George Dark as being the ideal,
namely an odd number of members (7 or 9) and several design professionals
AND WHEREAS it is necessary to have the
jury makeup clarified and finalized before the release of the Design
Competition RFP on February 22 as the RFP needs to indicate the jury make-up,
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the approval
provided by Council on November 16, 2009 with regard to the jury makeup for the
Lansdowne canal side park and open space Competition be modified to add the
following members to the Council approved jury:
§ Three
other nationally renowned design professionals that would include Ms. McKenna
as a nominee from the City and all of whom would be agreed to by the Chair of
PEC, the NCC, Parks Canada and George Dark
CARRIED
G. Hunter Dissented