OTTAWA CITY COUNCIL
28 APRIL 2010
ANDREW S. HAYDON HALL
10:00 a.m.

REVISED BULK CONSENT AGENDA 88


AUDIT BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT 8


1.	2005 – 2009 AUDIT RECOMMENDATIONS – ACTION STATUS REPORT AND PROCESS 	FOR REPORTING ONGOING AUDIT STATUS TRACKING

	RECOMMANDATIONS DES VÉRIFICATIONS 2005 – 2009 – RAPPORT  SUR L’ÉTAT 	D’AVANCEMENT DES MESURES ET PROCESSUS EN VUE DE FAIRE RAPPORT SUR LE 	SUIVI EN COURS DES VÉRIFICATIONS 


COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

That Council:

1. Receive, for information, the 2009 year-end action status tracking report for the 2005 - 2009 audit recommendations requiring implementation, as outlined in Documents 1 through 5; and 

2. Approve that future action status tracking of audit recommendations be included in the Auditor General’s annual follow-up audits as part of the regular audit reporting process. 




2.	CONSERVATION AUTHORITIES - 2010 LEVIES

	PRÉLÉVEMENTS 2010 DES OFFICES DE PROTECTION DE LA  NATURE


COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

That Council approve the 2010 general and special levies, as presented in Document 1, for the following:

1. Rideau Valley Conservation Authority; 
2. South Nation Conservation Authority; and 
3. Mississippi Valley Conservation Authority. 



3.	2010 BUDGETS AND SPECIAL LEVIES FOR BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT AREAS AND SPARKS STREET MALL AUTHORITY

	BUDGETS DE 2010 POUR LES ZONE D’AMÉLIORATION COMMERCIAL ET 	L’ADMINISTRATION DU MAIL DE LA RUE SPARKS


COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

1. That Council approve the 2010 budgets and special levies, as presented in Document 1, for the following:

Bank Street BIA;
Barrhaven BIA;
Bells Corners BIA;
ByWard Market BIA;
Carp BIA;
Glebe BIA;
Manotick BIA;
Heart of Orléans BIA;
Preston BIA;
Rideau BIA;
Sparks Street BIA;
Sparks Street Mall Authority;
Somerset Village BIA;
Somerset Chinatown BIA;
Vanier BIA;
Wellington West BIA;
Westboro BIA; and

2.	That Council enact the BIA levy by-laws and the Sparks Street Mall Authority by-law for the BIAs and mall authority listed in Recommendation 1, once the 2010 tax ratios are approved by Council.

PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE REPORT 67


3.	2009 ANNUAL REPORT ON BUILDING CODE FEES

RAPPORT ANNUEL DE 2009 SUR LES DROITS DE PERMIS DE CONSTRUCTION 


COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

That Council approve the 2009 Annual Report on Building Code Fees.



4.	BUILDING PERMIT FEE RATE REDUCTION 

RÉDUCTION DES DROITS RELATIFS AU PERMIS DE CONSTRUCTION 


COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

That Council approve, effective May 1, 2010:
 
1. A reduction in the building permit fee rate from $12.50 to $12.00 per $1,000 in construction value for all construction except farm buildings;
 
2. A reduction in the building permit fee rate for farm buildings from $8.75 to $8.40 per $1,000 in construction value; and 

3. That the Building By-law 2005-303 be amended accordingly.



5.	RESIDENTS' PETITION FOR THE INSTALLATION OF SANITARY SEWER INFRASTRUCTURE AS A LOCAL IMPROVEMENT IN SWANS WAY SOUTH 

PÉTITION DES RÉSIDENTS EN VUE DE L’INSTALLATION D’UN RÉSEAU SÉPARATIF À TITRE D’AMÉLIORATION LOCALE DE LA VOIE SWANS SUD 


COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

That Council approve a by-law to undertake the construction of a sanitary sewer on Swans Way South as petitioned Local Improvement works in accordance with the cost apportionment as outlined in this report.




8.	DISPOSITION OF 2009 RATE SUPPORTED OPERATING DEFICIT

SUIVI DU DÉFICIT DE FONCTIONNEMENT 2009 FINANCÉ PAR
LES TARIFS


COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

That Council approve the following: 

1. That the 2009 deficit of $5.579 million in the drinking water program be funded from a transfer from the Water Capital Reserve Fund;

2. That the 2009 deficit of $11.177 million in the wastewater program be funded from a transfer from the Wastewater Capital Reserve Fund; and

3. That the capital project authorities and financing adjustments, as detailed in Document 2 to this report, be approved, and that $5.579 million be returned to the Water Capital Reserve Fund and $11.177 million be returned to the Wastewater Capital Reserve Fund.



10.	REQUIREMENT FOR INLET CONTROL DEVICES

EXIGENCE POUR LES DISPOSITIFS DE CONTRÔLE DU DÉBIT


COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

That Council approve that, until such time as new protocols are finalized and approved by Council, staff be directed to permit connections to the existing storm sewer system provided that a flow limiting orifice plate, designed by an engineer to the satisfaction of the City, be installed at the storm water outlet prior to connecting upstream storm sewers.


TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE REPORT 38A

	
2.	PILOT PROJECT FOR ADAPTIVE STREET LIGHTING TECHNOLOGY

PROJET PILOTE DE TECHNIQUE D’ÉCLAIRAGE ADAPTATIF DES RUES


COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

That Council:

1. Approve the authorization that the City Manager participate in Hydro Ottawa’s pilot project for the LumenIQ Adaptive Street Lighting Technology in consultation with the affected ward Councillors who have expressed an interest in supporting the pilot program; and

2.	Direct that the City Manager report back to the Transportation Committee after one year on the results of the pilot.


	
4.	PEDESTRIAN SAFETY EVALUATION PROGRAM

PROGRAMME D’ÉVALUATION DE LA SÉCURITÉ DES PIÉTONS


COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

That Council approve: 

1.	A three year pilot of the Pedestrian Safety Evaluation Program for intersections, as outlined in this report;

2.	That countermeasures identified by staff, the ward Councillors and the community, through the Pedestrian Safety Evaluation Program, be implemented in 2010 at Donald Street and the Vanier Parkway; and Carling Avenue and Holland Avenue; and,

3.	That staff prepare an evaluation report of the three year pilot for Transportation Committee in 2013.

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