OTTAWA CITY COUNCIL

12 May 2010

ANDREW S. HAYDON HALL

10:00 a.m.

 

BULK CONSENT AGENDA 89

 

 

CORPORATE SERVICES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT REPORT 53A

 

 

1.             DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY – CONTRACTS AWARDED FOR THE PERIOD OCTOBER 1 TO DECEMBER 31, 2009, AND LEGAL OUTSOURCING COSTS

 

DÉLÉGATION DE POUVOIR – CONTRATS ACCORDÉS POUR LA PÉRIODE DU 1er            OCTOBRE AU 31 DÉCEMBRE 2009 ET FRAIS LÉGAUX D’IMPARTITION

 

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

 

That Council receive the report for information.

 

 

CORPORATE SERVICES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT REPORT 54

 

 

1.             LITIGATiON record – Quarterly updates

 

                BILAN DES LITIGES  - MISE À JOUR TRIMESTRIELLE

 

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

 

That Council receive this report for information.

 

 

 

2.             Appointments to The downtown rideau BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT AREA BOARD OF MANAGEMENT

 

                NOMINATIONS AU CONSEIL DE GESTION DE LA ZONE D’AMÉLIORATION COMMERCIALE DU CENTRE-VILLE RIDEAU

 

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

 

That Council approve the appointment of Lynn McGuigan, Carlo Robazza and Erik Thibault to the Downtown Rideau Business Improvement Area Board of Management for the term expiring November 30, 2010. 

 

 

 

3.          Appointments to The BARRHAVEN BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT AREA BOARD OF MANAGEMENT

 

              NOMINATIONS AU CONSEIL DE GESTION DE LA ZONE D’AMÉLIORATION COMMERCIALE DE BARRHAVEN

 

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

 

That Council approve the appointment of Eric McSweeney to the Barrhaven Business Improvement Area Board of Management for the term expiring November 30, 2010. 

 

 

 

4.             TAXES – REMISSIONS – REPORT #1, 2010

 

                IMPÔTS - REMIES - RAPPORT #1, 2010

 

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

 

1.         In accordance with Sections 334, 354, 357 and 358 of the Municipal Act, that Council approve taxes totalling $973,422.23 be cancelled, reduced or refunded in accordance with the list, entitled as Document 1.

 

Authority - Sections 334, 354, 357 and 358                                                                     

Amount

 

 

Cancellations – Section 354.(2)(a)

             

       $67,441.37

Fire, demolition or otherwise                                                                                    

125,448.71

As a result of a change event                                                                                        

1,532.64

Property became exempt from taxation                                                                      

500,893.23

Substantially unusable                                                                                                       

12,189.00

Gross or manifest error (current year)                                                                                                    

36,700.53

Unused due to repairs or renovations

             

       187,806.21

Gross or manifest error  (prior years)                                                                       

 73,524.77

Cancellations – Section 354.(2)(b) due to previous year 357/358                                                                                        

33,829.29

 

 

Bank Street Business Improvement Area

427.76

Rideau Street Business Improvement Area

1,092.36

Somerset Chinatown Business Improvement Area

1,007.85

Byward Market Business Improvement Area

274.66

Authority - Sections 334, 354, 357 and 358                                                                     

Amount

 

 

Sparks Street Business Improvement Area                                                                       

247.70

Heart of Orleans Business Improvement Area

168.72

Vanier Business Improvement Area                                                                                       

211.29

 

 

Capping/Phase-in Adjustments                                                                                 

(69,373.86)

 

 

Tax Adjustments                                                                                                       

$973,422.23  

 

2.         That the “ no recommendation” decisions on the list entitled Document 2 be approved.

 

 

 

7.             City of Ottawa Open data

 

DONNÉES OUVERTES DE LA VILLE D’OTTAWA

 

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

 

That Council:

 

1.      adopt the principles of Open Government, as described in this report, and declare the City of Ottawa data to be “Open”; and

 

2.      approve that the City fund an application open data contest to be funded from the City’s one-time and unforeseen account with prize money and incentives totalling $50,000; and

 

3.      approve that Information Technology Services and Corporate Communications be encouraged to involve members of the public and others knowledgeable about open data applications in assisting the City in the contest, particularly in developing the criteria and website for the City.

 

 

 

8.             INVESTIGATION OF OPTIONS FOR AN “O CARD” MULTI-USE SMART CARD

 

Examen des options relatives à une carte à puce à usages multiples « Carte O »

 

 

committee recommendations

 

That Council:

 

4.                  direct the Information Technology Sub-committee to assume the policy coordination role for the development of an “O Card” multi-use smart card usable across a spectrum of municipal services; and

 

5.                  direct that Information Technology Services investigate options for a City multi-service application Smartcard and report back to the IT sub-committee by year end.

 

 

 

9.             2017 WORLD POLICE AND FIRE GAMES

 

                JEUX MONDIAUX DES POLICIERS ET POMPIERS DE 2017

 

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

 

That the Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee recommend Council:

 

1.                  Support, in principle, a bid to host the 2017 World Police and Fire Games;

 

2.                  Direct staff to establish an Ottawa Bid Committee, comprised of key stakeholders in the sport, tourism, and business sectors;

 

3.                  Direct staff to work with the Ottawa Bid Committee to develop a cost estimate to host the games and prepare the Bid Document, as well as to identify the financial support required from the City of Ottawa and other public and private sector funding partners for the bid; and

 

4.         Subject to a positive site inspection in summer 2010, direct staff to report back to Committee and Council in January 2011 on the results of this estimate as the basis for it to decide on whether or not the City wishes to support a formal bid to host the 2017 World Police and Fire Games.

 

TRANSIT COMMITTEE REPORT 38A

 

 

1.         ENDORSEMENT OF BILL C-466

 

APPUI AU PROJET DE LOI C-466

 

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

 

That Council send a letter to the Federal Minister of Finance and Federal Minister of Transport to support Bill C-466 “An Act to Amend the Income Tax Act: transportation benefits.”