SPECIAL OTTAWA CITY COUNCIL
17, 23, 24,
25 and 28 jUNE 2010
ANDREW S. HAYDON HALL
10:00 a.m.
DISPOSITION 92
Special Meeting
Called by His Worship Mayor O’Brien
to deal with matters related to the
report from the City Manager on the
Lansdowne
Partnership Plan Implementation Report,
motions referred to this meeting and supplementary reports.
Tabling of the following
report from the City Auditor General
OFFICE
OF THE AUDITOR GENERAL - 2010 AUDIT OF THE LANSDOWNE PARK PROPOSAL (LPP)
FINANCIAL MODEL
bUREAU DU
VÉRIFICATEUR GÉNÉRAL - VÉRIFICATION DU MODÈLE FINANCIER DE LA
PROPOSITION DU PLAN DE PARTENARIAT DU PARC LANSDOWNE (PPPL) DE 2010
REPORT
RECOMMENDATION
That Council receive the attached report: 2010 Audit of the Lansdowne Park Proposal Financial
Model as a supplementary report to the Lansdowne Park Proposal Implementation
Report.
RECEIVED
Postponements and Deferrals
CITY COUNCIL – 22
APRIL 2009
CORPORATE SERVICES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE AND PLANNING AND
ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE JOINT REPORT 1
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1. ASSESSMENT OF STADIUM PROPOSALS – OSEG (LANSDOWNE
LIVE) AND SENATORS SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT (SS&E), KANATA |
MOTION
NO. 65/13
Moved by Councillor M. Wilkinson
Seconded by Councillor S. Qadri
WHEREAS the City of Ottawa has received an
unsolicited proposal from the Senators Sports and Entertainment (SS&E) to
provide a stadium for professional soccer in Ottawa; and
WHEREAS the growth in popularity of soccer
would benefit from a dedicated facility and the provision of community fields
would be beneficial to the City of Ottawa;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City of
Ottawa be directed to negotiate an agreement with the Senators Sports and
Entertainment (SS&E) to develop 30 acres of City-owned land along Palladium
Drive for a soccer specific stadium and community soccer fields, subject but
not limited to the following terms and conditions:
1.
SS&E receiving confirmation of a Major League Soccer (MLS) Franchise prior
to development of the stadium;
2.
That ownership of the stadium and community fields remain with the City of
Ottawa;
3.
The financial contribution from the City for the stadium be limited to $17
million;
4.
That the City of Ottawa supports the SS&E in raising the additional funds
to construct the facility;
5. That 50% of
all profits from every operation in the stadium be paid to the City of Ottawa;
and.
6.
That the City and SS&E agree to expedite further development on SS&E
lands that are estimated to provide $5 million annually in property taxes.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED
that the negotiations take place within a 90-day timetable.
MOTION
NO. 65/14
Moved by Councillor M. Wilkinson
Seconded by Councillor S. Qadri
That Motion No. 65/13 (Revised
C) be tabled until the report on the results of the OSEG negotiations is before
Council.
MOTION NO. 65/15
Moved by Councillor G. Hunter
Seconded by Councillor A.
Cullen
That Motion No. 65/13 (Revised
C) be tabled until Council has made a final decision on the OSEG proposal.
Motion No. 65/14 was put to
Council and TABLING CARRIED on a division of 13 YEAS to 8 NAYS as follows:
YEAS
(13): Councillors E. El-Chantiry, M.
Wilkinson, R. Chiarelli, P. Hume, P. Feltmate, J. Harder, S.
Qadri, G. Brooks, R. Bloess, D. Deans, B. Monette, M. McRae and Mayor
O’Brien.
NAYS (8): Councillors D. Holmes, C. Doucet, J.
Legendre, A. Cullen, G. Hunter, R. Jellett, M. Bellemare and
C. Leadman.
Motion 65/14 having CARRIED,
Motion 65/15 was ruled REDUNDANT.
CITY COUNCIL – 2 SEPTEMBER 2009
MOTION NO. 71/2
Moved by Councillor M. Wilkinson
Seconded by Councillor S. Qadri
That Motion No.
65/13 be referred to the Council meeting where the final decision is made on
Lansdowne Park.
CARRIED
CITY COUNCIL – 12, 13 AND 16 NOVEMBER 2009
As Council ultimately approved Recommendation 2 (as amended) of the City
Manager’s report, Lansdowne Partnership Plan: Implementation Plan (see below)
and in accordance with Motion No. 71/2, Motion No. 65/13 was automatically
referred to the second meeting in June 2010, when the report on the results of
the negotiations and studies is before Council for a final decision.
CITY COUNCIL - 17, 23, 24, 25 AND 28 JUNE 2010
MOTION
Moved by Councillor M. Wilkinson
Seconded by Councillor S. Qadri
WHEREAS City Council has successively
deferred Motion 65/13 (Revised C) related to the Senators Sports and
Entertainment Group’s unsolicited proposal to provide a stadium for
professional soccer until such time as the Lansdowne Partnership Plan (LPP) is
completed; and
WHEREAS City Council has a number of
decisions related to the implementation of the Lansdowne Partnership Plan yet
to come, even if the LPP is approved at the June 28, 2010 Special Meeting of
City Council; and
WHEREAS an item that has been “tabled” can be
brought forward to City Council at any time within 6 months with a standard
Notice of Motion;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED
that Motion 65/13 (Revised C) be laid on the table.
CARRIED
CITY COUNCIL – 12, 13 AND 16 NOVEMBER 2009
2. LANSDOWNE PARTNERSHIP PLAN:
IMPLEMENTATION PLAN
RAPPORT SUR LA MISE EN APPLICATION
DU PLAN DE PARTENARIAT DU PARC LANSDOWNE (PPPL)
MOTION NO. 77/7
Moved by Councillor C. Leadman
Seconded by Councillor G. Bédard
WHEREAS the Lansdowne
Partnership Plan proposes the use of a funding mechanism that is significantly
different than the established norm for the City of Ottawa; and
WHEREAS the Auditor General of the City of Ottawa noted concern over
this practice in recommendation 7 of his information report, stating that, “The
proposed use of property tax revenue to provide a direct revenue stream is
unusual and could establish an undesired precedent”; and
WHEREAS using the normal
funding mechanism for debentures would not alter the level of taxation or the
level of debenture required; and
WHEREAS, to ensure transparency
and accountability in City finances, a consistent approach to City taxation
should be maintained;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT
City staff be directed to apply the traditional form of taxation policy and
funding towards the redevelopment of Lansdowne Partnership Plan (LPP).
MOTION NO. 77/8
Moved by Councillor P. Hume
Seconded by Councillor M. McRae
That Motion No. 77/7 be referred to the City Council meeting in June 2010 when the report on the results of the negotiations and studies is before Council for a final decision.
REFERRAL CARRIED with Councillors S. Qadri, J.
Harder, R. Bloess and R. Chiarelli dissenting.
MOTION NO. 77/19
Moved by Councillor C. Doucet
Seconded by Councillor C. Leadman
That the
Municipal Service Corporation for Lansdowne Park, if approved, include a
representative from the Glebe BIA.
MOTION NO. 77/20
Moved
by Councillor G. Hunter
Seconded
by Councillor E. El-Chantiry
That Motion No. 77/19 be referred to the City Council meeting in June 2010 when the report on the results of the negotiations and studies is before Council for a final decision.
REFERRAL
CARRIED
MOTION NO. 77/24
Moved by Councillor R. Jellett
Seconded by Councillor E. El-Chantiry
That the following resolution be referred to the Council meeting in June 2010 when the report on the results of the negotiations and studies is before Council for a final decision:
That the Ottawa Farmers Market has
at least one permanent seat on the Municipal Services Corporation (MSC), if
approved, and/or any other board which may be formed to govern operations at
Lansdowne Park.
REFERRAL CARRIED
CITY COUNCIL -
17, 23, 24, 25 AND 28 JUNE 2010
Motion Nos. 77/19 and Motions 77/24 were ruled redundant as a result of Council approval of the Jellett/Doucet Motion to amend Recommendation 24 of the LPP Report (See page 26 below.)
Reports
CITY MANAGER’S REPORT
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1. LANSDOWNE PARTNERSHIP PLAN (LPP)
IMPLEMENTATION REPORT RAPPORT DE
MISE EN ŒUVRE DU PLAN DE PARTENARIAT DE LANSDOWNE |
REPORT
RECOMMENDATIONS
1.
That Council
receive the Lansdowne Partnership Plan and Implementation Report, including the following:
a)
The
Strategic Design Review and Advisory Panel’s Guiding Principles (Document 2);
b)
The Urban
Park Design Competition Jury’s Selection Report and Recommendations for
Modifications to the Design (Document 4);
c)
The
Strategic Design Review and Advisory Panel’s Review and Evaluation Report on
the Stadium and Urban Mixed-use Design Plans (Document 6);
d)
The J.C.
Williams Group Strategic Retail Planning Report Lansdowne Park Project
(Document 10);
e)
The Malone
Given Parsons Ltd. Peer Review Lansdowne Market Assessment Studies (Document
9);
f)
The
McCormick Rankin Corporation Transportation Impact and Assessment Study and
Transportation Demand Plan (Document 13);
g)
The Fehr
& Peers and DKS Associates Transportation Peer Review Report (Document 14);
and
h)
The Nanos
Research Ottawa Website – Lansdowne Design Proposal Feedback Report (Urban
Park Design) (Document 22); and
That the following supplementary reports be
tabled at the Special Meeting:
a)
The Nanos Research
Ottawa Website – Lansdowne Design Proposal Feedback Report (Stadium and
Mixed-Use Design) on 17 June 2010 (Document 24);
b)
The Summary
of 14 June 2010 Community Consultation on the Lansdowne Community Park (Sylvia
Holden Park) on 17 June 2010 (Document 25);
c)
The further
financial sensitivity analysis on 17 June 2010 (Document 26);
d)
The report
on recommended integration directions for achieving a Master Plan for Lansdowne
Park prior to final deliberations (Document 27); and
e)
Any other
reports identified by the City Manager as supplementary to this report.
And refer the Lansdowne Partnership Plan
and Implementation Report to the Special Council Meeting on the Lansdowne
Partnership Plan and Implementation and Related Reports for Council
consideration of the following recommendations:
2.
That the
Lansdowne Partnership Plan and Implementation Report be approved as described
in this report and as follows:
Planning and Design (Lansdowne Park
Master Plan)
3. Approve the decision of the Jury for the Urban Park Design
Competition that the selected Urban Park Design is the one prepared by the
design team led by the landscape architectural firm of Phillips Farevaag
Smallenberg (Team “B”);
4. Approve that the Master Plan for Lansdowne Park be comprised
of the selected Urban Park Design Plan in conjunction with the Stadium and
Mixed-Use Design Plans, incorporating any refinements as described in the
supplementary report on integration directions from the City Manager (Document
27);
5. Direct that the detailed design to provide for a fully
integrated Master Plan be undertaken cooperatively by the City, the Stadium and
Urban Mixed-Use Architectural Team and the Urban Park Design Team through the
Site Plan Approval process, under the guidance of the Design Review Panel;
6. Authorize the Chair of the Planning and Environment
Committee to adjust the composition of the Design Review Panel as circumstances
warrant;
7. Delegate the authority for consideration and approval of the
site plan(s) for implementing the Lansdowne Park Master Plan to Council sitting
as Committee of the Whole;
8. Authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute, on
behalf of the City, an agreement with the landscape architectural firm of
Phillips Farevaag Smallenberg to
undertake detailed design work related to the integration, phasing, and
implementation of their design, including potential implementation supervision,
as required to contribute to the creation and implementation of the Lansdowne
Park Master Plan, based on using recognized Canadian competitive standards and
rates for Architecture, Landscape Architecture, and Specialty Design
Consultants;
9. Direct staff to consult with the National Capital Commission
(NCC) and Parks Canada Agency (Parks Canada) with respect to coordinating the planning
and phasing of potential improvements on NCC and Parks Canada lands with the
planning and phasing for Urban Park development to be carried out by the City
on its Lansdowne Park property.
Retail and
Farmers’ Market
10. Approve the Conceptual Layout and Marketing Plan for the
Retail portion of the Urban Mixed-Use component of the proposed Lansdowne Park
Master Plan, as outlined in this report and described in Document 11, and the
Guiding Principles for the Lansdowne Transformation described in Document 2 and
that this Conceptual Layout and Marketing Plan be incorporated into the
proposed Site Plan and overall Master Plan requirements;
11. Approve the principles
for a permanent Farmers’ Market that have been developed in consultation with
representatives of the Ottawa Farmers’ Market and J.C. Williams Group, as
outlined in this report and described in Document 12, and direct that the
Master Plan and Site Plans for the Lansdowne Transformation make provision to
incorporate these principles;
12. Authorize the City
Manager to negotiate and execute, on behalf of the City, an agreement with the
Ottawa Farmers’ Market Association for a permanent Farmers’ Market in
accordance with the principles described in Document 12 and report back to
Council in 2011 on implementation.
Transportation
13. Approve the Transportation Impact and Assessment Study and
Transportation Demand Management report, prepared by McCormick Rankin
Corporation, described in Document 13 of this report, as the basis for
preparing the transportation portion of the Master Plan and Site Plan for
Lansdowne Park and authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute, on
behalf of the City, all required agreements related to transportation planning
for events, including the following:
a. Such
further agreements as may be required to implement the Agreement in Principle
with the NCC for use of the Queen Elizabeth Driveway (QED) as outlined in this
report and described in Document 15;
b. Any
formal agreements that may be necessary to implement the Memorandums of
Understanding obtained for off-site parking as described in this report;
c. Such
agreements as are necessary for providing the required shuttle services for
major events; and
d. Requiring
through the Project Agreements that event tickets provide funding to support
the costs of off-site parking, shuttles, additional transit service, etc. in
ticket prices; and
14. Direct that the transportation measures and initiatives set
out in the Transportation Plan, as outlined in this report and described in
Document 13 and including any
modifications resulting from the Transportation Peer Review Study described in
Document 14, be incorporated into the formal Site Plan for implementing the
Lansdowne Park Master Plan.
The Financials
15. Approve the Business Model and associated Financial Terms for
implementing the Lansdowne Partnership Plan, as outlined in this report and
described in Document 16, as a prerequisite to entering into the Project
Agreements outlined in this report and described in Document 18; and
16. Approve the schedule, the estimated costs and proposed
cost-sharing provisions with the Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group (OSEG)
as outlined in this report and described in Documents 20 and 21.
Project Agreements
17. Approve the Project Agreement Framework, as outlined in this
report and described in Document 18, and authorize the City Manager to
negotiate and execute, on behalf of the City, the Project Agreements, described
in this report and in Document 18.
Implementation
18. Direct City staff to prepare a report for consideration by the
Planning and Environment Committee and Council at their respective meetings in
July 2010 regarding the zoning changes deemed necessary to implement the
proposed Master Plan for the Lansdowne Park transformation, as outlined in this
report;
19. Direct City staff to initiate the processes necessary to
consult with the Ontario Heritage Trust (OHT) and obtain any required heritage
approvals, as outlined in this report and described in Document 8, including
the following:
a.
Approval
from Parks Canada for the proposed uses for the Aberdeen Pavilion as may be
designated in the proposed overall Lansdowne Park Master Plan in accordance
with the relevant provisions of the Funding Agreement between Parks Canada and
the City;
b.
Approval
from the OHT for any modifications and/or exemptions required to the Heritage
Easement Agreement for the Aberdeen Pavilion related to sight lines and
buildings shown on the Lansdowne Park Master Plan, including any potential matters related to
the relocation of the Horticulture Building, for Lansdowne Park; and
c.
Approval
pursuant to the provisions of the Ontario
Heritage Act for the relocation, alteration and adaptive re-use of the
Horticulture Building and any alterations that may be required to accommodate a
new use in the Aberdeen Pavilion.
20. Declare the parcel of land containing an area of 4.8 ha (11.86
acres), shown hatched and described as “Proposed Surplus Lands” on the attached
Document 19, together with the salon areas of the Civic Centre building to be
identified on a stratified legal survey, to be used for proposed retail
purposes, as surplus to the City’s needs
to allow these surplus lands to be developed, as provided for in the Business
Model and Financial Terms and Project Agreement Framework, and that the fair market value of this surplus
property as set out in the report constitute part of the City’s deemed equity
in the Lansdowne Partnership Plan and waive the policy requirements in By-Law
No. 2002-38, as amended, regarding the circulation of City properties to
internal City departments and agencies, the circulation of City properties to
external parties and the public marketing of City properties;
21. Authorize staff to prepare the terms and conditions for a
Request for Proposal (RFP) process for a City-initiated development of the
residential and office components of the Lansdowne Partnership Plan
Implementation, as provided for in the Business Model and Financial Terms and
the Project Agreement Framework, with a report to the Corporate Services and
Economic Development Committee (CSEDC) on the proposed RFP process in August
2010, and delegate the authority to the CSEDC to approve the Terms of Reference
for the RFP process;
22. Waive the City’s Housing First Policy with respect to the
dedication of 25% of the net proceeds from the disposal of the surplus lands,
as shown on Document 19, to the Housing Branch and direct the proceeds from the
disposal to be used as part the City funding provisions for the Lansdowne
Partnership Plan Implementation as described in this report;
23. Direct staff to pursue the option of providing a new facility
for the Ottawa Art Gallery as part of the Lansdowne Partnership Plan
Implementation as outlined in this report and to include this option in the
report on the redevelopment of the Arts Court complex that is scheduled to be
considered by Committee and Council in July 2010;
24. Direct staff to report back to Council during Stage 2 of the
Lansdowne Partnership Plan Implementation regarding a potential structure for a
Municipal Services Corporation;
25. Direct staff to consult with the NCC and Parks Canada with
respect to coordinating the implementation and construction phasing of
potential improvements on NCC and Parks Canada lands with the implementation
and construction phasing for the Urban Park development to be carried out by
the City on its Lansdowne Park property;
26. Direct staff to consult with the NCC and Parks Canada with
respect to developing joint programming opportunities for the City’s Urban Park
at Lansdowne;
27. Declare the Stadium and Civic Centre as municipal capital
facilities within the class of “municipal facilities for cultural, recreational
or tourist activities” pursuant to the Municipal
Act 2001 and the related regulations and enter into a municipal capital
facility form of agreement or, if applicable, provision within the Project
Agreements described in Document 18;
28. Direct that the financial contributions of $2.5 million each
by the City and by the OSEG toward the development of Phase 1 of the Urban
Park be deemed to satisfy the 2% and 5%
cash-in-lieu of parkland requirements for the Stadium and Urban Mixed-Use
components of the Lansdowne Partnership Plan Implementation; and
29. Direct staff to coordinate the Bank Street rehabilitation work
with the modifications required to support the Lansdowne Park Master Plan
implementation, including the proposed provisions for direct access from Bank
Street.
CARRIED as amended by the following motions:
MOTION
Moved by Councillor
D. Deans
Seconded by
Councillor M. Bellemare
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the City of Ottawa add a condition to the
Lansdowne Partnership Plan (LPP) that, if OSEG does not have a signed,
legally-binding contractual agreement with the CFL for an Ottawa team within 90
days of the Council approval of the LPP, Council approval of the LPP is
automatically terminated.
CARRIED
MOTION
Moved by Councillor
C. Doucet
Seconded by
Councillor D. Holmes
WHEREAS the Bank Street Reconstruction
project is ongoing; and
WHEREAS this reconstruction is in the area of
Lansdowne Park; and
WHEREAS these two projects should align and
enhance one another as much as possible;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Design Review Panel review and
recommend the Bank Street Reconstruction project, in consultation with
the Bank Street Reconstruction Advisory Committee (consisting of the Ward
Councillor, the Glebe Community Association, and Glebe BIA) and staff as it relates to any modifications required to support the Lansdowne
Park Master Plan implementation; including the technical feasibility and costs
related to proposed provisions for direct access from Bank Street and in
accordance with the following principles:
·
That the Bank Street reconstruction streetscaping be
integrated with the streetscaping along the Lansdowne Park Bank Street frontage
to create a unified environment;
·
That there be integration in way-finding between the site
and the rest of the Glebe BIA (i.e. maps of Lansdowne Park should list
businesses throughout the Glebe as BIA maps should profile and promote
Lansdowne Park businesses);
·
That the proposed underground parking should be integrated
as well, and provide clear directions to Bank Street;
·
That any parking validation programs should be extended to
include Bank Street merchants; and
·
That programming at Lansdowne Park and within the rest of
the Glebe BIA should be integrated and cross-promoted to maximize exposure and
participation.
CARRIED
MOTION
Moved by Councillor
D. Deans
Seconded by
Councillor M. Bellemare
BE IT RESOLVED THAT the relevant agreement between the City of Ottawa
and OSEG be changed so that the City of Ottawa can book a number of dates at
preferred rates to be negotiated for special sports and cultural events that
are of community interest and that couldn’t otherwise afford market Lansdowne
Park rental rates and report back to City Council.
CARRIED
MOTION
Moved by Councillor
P. Hume
Seconded by
Councillor R. Jellett
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Design Review Panel (DRP) be directed
to ensure that in accordance with winning park design and the direction of City
Council that the master plan and the integrated site plan include the following
items:
·
A multi-purpose farmers square in
the same general area and orientation to the Aberdeen Pavilion as the winning
park design;
·
The new park and open space shall
not be used for day-to-day parking on the surface and there be no parking on
the great lawn;
·
A home for the new Ottawa Art
Gallery to the satisfaction of the board of the Gallery and Design Review Panel,
should Council approve;
·
A formal integrated cycling
connection from Bank Street to the Queen Elizabeth Driveway, and to the cycling
paths on the far side of the Driveway and that this be co-ordinated with the
NCC;
·
Shuttle drop-off and pick-up that
has no impact on the great lawn.
CARRIED
MOTION
Moved by Councillor
D. Deans
Seconded by
Councillor M. Bellemare
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT Recommendation
17 be amended by inserting at the beginning:
“Subject to Recommendation 17A”
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the following
Recommendation 17A be added:
17A. As a condition precedent to the closing of
the Project Agreements, the City Manager shall certify to Council that he, on
behalf of the City and Shenkman Corporation have executed the agreement for the
Exposition Hall Facility project and that Shenkman has provided the City
Manager with reasonable evidence that the required funding is in place, and
that a building permit has been issued; and construction on the project has
commenced.
CARRIED
MOTION
Moved by Councillor
D. Holmes
Seconded by
Councillor D. Deans
WHEREAS there are 10,000 households on the City of Ottawa’s
waiting list for affordable housing;
AND WHEREAS these citizens are currently housed in unacceptable,
substandard and unsafe housing;
AND WHEREAS the city-owned housing corporation Ottawa Community
Housing has a capital need of $60,000,000 per year to catch up with its
building condition needs;
AND WHEREAS other affordable housing providers in the City of
Ottawa are also in need of capital investment;
AND WHEREAS the City of Ottawa’s Housing First Policy stipulates
that 25% of the net proceeds from the disposal of surplus property be dedicated
to the Housing Reserve;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT Recommendation #22 be deleted, and
that the Housing First Policy be adhered to.
CARRIED
MOTION
Moved by Councillor
D. Deans
Seconded by
Councillor M. Bellemare
WHEREAS the City of Ottawa’s Public Art Program
identifies that one per cent of the project construction costs for city
construction projects will be used to finance Public Art; and
WHEREAS the one percent Public Art requirement
should apply to both the Lansdowne Partnership Plan and the Front Lawn
according to City Policy;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT a per cent of the
construction costs for both the Lansdowne Partnership Plan and the Front Lawn
be used to finance public art at both locations in accordance with the City
Policy;
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE City’s
standard Public Art selection process be utilized and run by the City.
REFERRED by the following motion:
MOTION
Moved by Councillor J. Harder
Seconded by Councillor M. Wilkinson
THAT the Deans/Bellemare Motion be referred to staff and staff report
back to Council.
CARRIED
MOTION
Moved by Councillor C.
Doucet
Seconded by
Councillor P. Hume
WHEREAS the
success of the Lansdowne Park Master Plan is dependent on the use of effective
Transportation Demand Management measures; and
WHEREAS Lansdowne
Park is adjacent to the City’s network of bike paths;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Lansdowne Park Master Plan
include a permanent and secure on-site bike parking facility for up to 1000
bicycles, to be paid for by the City and OSEG; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Master Plan incorporate provision
for 0.2 bicycle parking spaces per one hundred square metres of general office
uses as well as of offices and restaurants.
REFERRED by the following motion:
MOTION
Moved by Councillor M. Wilkinson
Seconded by Councillor J. Harder
THAT the Doucet/Hume Motion be referred to staff and staff report back
to Council.
CARRIED
MOTION
Moved by Councillor
C. Doucet
Seconded by
Councillor J. Legendre
WHEREAS the success
of the Lansdowne Park Master Plan is dependent on the use of effective
Transportation Demand Management measures; and
WHEREAS traffic congestion and parking shortages are
realities of locating the stadium at Lansdowne Park and it is unfair to make
local businesses pay for this decision with lost business and revenues; and
WHEREAS traffic congestion on game days will
encourage attendees to take the shuttles if shuttles are run for events with
over 12,000 people; and
WHEREAS additional
measures are needed to help ensure that Glebe and Old Ottawa South businesses
are not hurt on event days
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED
that the following additional measures be added to the Transportation Plan:
·
That, as recommended by the
transportation consultants, McCormick Rankin, shuttles to Lansdowne Park need
to be provided for all events with over 15,000 in attendance;
·
That shuttles
access Lansdowne Park from Queen Elizabeth Drive with NCC agreement; and
·
That there be no
removal of parking on Bank Street during events with under 15,000 attendees.
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that
the following issue be referred to staff and staff report back to Council:
·
That one hour
parking restrictions a half block in on all side streets connecting with Bank
Street be imposed and enforced on event days so that some proximate short term
parking can be kept free for Bank Street customers and clients to staff;
CARRIED
MOTION
Moved by Councillor
C. Doucet
Seconded by
Councillor J. Legendre
WHEREAS If the City is
to help build an expensive underground garage for the benefit of shoppers at
Lansdowne Park, and the new development will exacerbate
parking shortages in the Glebe, then it’s only fair that the city address the
parking issue in the Glebe by building needed facilities; and
WHEREAS the Glebe BIA has
serious and legitimate concerns that their customers will have difficulty
finding parking in the Glebe area as a result of the redevelopment of Lansdowne
Park; and
WHEREAS a new parking garage
will help to address this problem;
THEREFORE
BE IT RESOLVED that staff be directed to commence an RFP process for the
parking area, with new parking spots, at 170 Second Avenue and report to
Committee and Council at each stage of the process.
CARRIED
MOTION
Moved by Councillor M. McRae
Seconded by Councillor C. Doucet
WHEREAS 95% of those surveyed at a public consultation held by Parks
and Recreation stated that they want to keep the community park separate from
Lansdowne and 84% of those surveyed stated they wish to retain the existing
physical separations around the park; and
WHEREAS it would be a waste of tax dollars to undertake unnecessary and
unwanted changes to this community park; and
THEREFORE BE
IT RESOLVED that the Front Lawn design be modified so that
Sylvia Holden Community Park remain as it is now, bounded by Queen
Elizabeth Drive, Fifth Avenue, Holmwood and the existing Lansdowne site,
including the barriers which prevent cut-through traffic from the Lansdowne
site (see map below); and
BE IT FURTHER
RESOLVED that the community park remain under the
City of Ottawa’s ownership, management and control, and that the City Parks and
Recreation Department continue to be responsible for its maintenance and
programming.
CARRIED
MOTION
Moved by Councillor P. Hume
Seconded by Councillor P. Feltmate
WHEREAS the timelines to address the zoning issues related to the
implementation of the Lansdowne Park Master Plan should be in line with the
remaining work to be done on the Master Plan;
THEREFORE BE
IT RESOLVED that Recommendation 18 be amended to delete the phrase, “at their
respective meetings in July 2010” and replaced with the following, “at a
Planning and Environment Committee meeting to be determined by the Chair and
Council meeting to be determined by the Mayor, in consultation with City staff”.
CARRIED
MOTION
Moved by Councillor
G. Hunter
Seconded by
Councillor R. Jellett
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the following
technical amendments be made:
a) Recommendation 4 be amended to read:
Approve
that the Master Plan for Lansdowne Park including related process issues, be
comprised of the selected Urban Park Design Plan in conjunction with the
Stadium and Mixed-Use Design Plans, incorporating any refinements as described
in the supplementary report on integration directions from the City Manager
(Document 27);
b) That
the fourth bullet under “Outdoor Farmers’ Market” on page 3 of Document 12,
Farmers’ Market Report Summary, be amended to remove the words “A maximum
of”, so as to read:
150
Stands measuring 3m X 6m.
CARRIED
MOTION
Moved by Councillor
P. Hume
Seconded by
Councillor R. Jellett
THEREFORE BE IT
RESOLVED that the role of the Design Review and Advisory Panel (DRP), found on
page 8 of Document 27, be replaced with the following:
The Role of the DRP
It
is recommended that the DRP continue to play a formal role through the
integration and design refinement processes. This role is to be formalized through a published meeting schedule,
minutes and city staff support to achieve the formal mandate. This role will be to provide continued
guidance, third party review and advice to the City Manager and the Lansdowne
Park Revitalization Project Team through the integration process as set out in
June 9, 2010 Lansdowne Partnership Plan
and Implementation report (Ref N°: ACS2010-CMR-REP-0034)
and to provide peer review advice to the City Manager for the Stage 1 site
plan. The role will also be expanded to
include recommending the site plans, zoning and any other mandates given to the
DRP by City Council to City Council. The Plan refinements and
integration matters to be reflected on the site plan(s) will give consideration
to advice and input from the DRP. The comments and input of the DRP along with
a final third party peer evaluation of the Stage 1 site plan will be prepared
by the DRP and will be provided along with recommendations to Council sitting
as Committee of the Whole along with the Stage 1 site plan report. Staff in this report will provide a response
as to how the comments of the DRP have been addressed in the Stage 1 site plan.
The
Chair of the Planning and Environment Committee, in consultation with the City
Manager and the Chair of the DRP,
will confirm the make-up of the DRP throughout the plan refinement and
integration process.
CARRIED
MOTION
Moved by Councillor
C. Doucet
Seconded by
Councillor C. Leadman
WHEREAS the Urban Park Steering Committee must have a balance of
representatives from both the City and the community; and
WHEREAS the current proposed membership includes the City Manager and
representatives from the National Capital Commission, Parks Canada, and the
Ontario Heritage Trust; and
WHEREAS; there is a need to improve communication and consultation
between the Ward Councillor, the surrounding communities and the City of Ottawa
with regards to the Urban Park design and implementation;
THEREFORE BE
IT RESOLVED that the Ward Councillor and the presidents of the Glebe and Old
Ottawa South Community Association be added to the membership of the Urban Park
Steering Committee.
CARRIED
MOTION
Moved by Councillor
C. Leadman
Seconded by
Councillor P. Hume
THEREFORE BE IT
RESOLVED THAT the Lansdowne Partnership Plan be modified to debenture the costs
for the Stadium ($129M) and Urban Park (up to $35M) simultaneously to
facilitate timely and coordinated construction;
CARRIED
MOTION
Moved by Councillor
R. Jellett
Seconded by
Councillor P. Hume
WHEREAS it has always be the
intent of the City to have the Farmers Square and associated Farmers Market,
Aberdeen Pavilion, the new urban park to have the
City of Ottawa oversee programming and continue to be responsible for the
Aberdeen Pavilion & Horticultural building as a public buildings.
THEREFORE BE IT
RESOLVED that Council confirm that Farmers’ Square and associated
Farmers’ Market, Aberdeen Pavilion, Horticultural Building and the New Urban
Park continue to be the programming responsibility of the City of Ottawa and
any decision to assign operational responsibility be at the sole discretion of
Council.
CARRIED
MOTION
Moved by Councillor
P. Feltmate
Seconded by
Councillor M. Wilkinson
WHEREAS
the Transportation Impact and Assessment Study and the Transportation Demand
Management Plan recommends a number of Transportation Demand Management (TDM)
measures that are seen as essential for achieving the modal splits the plan
says are necessary to accommodate traffic from the residential and commercial
development proposed for Lansdowne and from events; and
WHEREAS
the Peer Review of the Transportation Impact and Assessment Study and the
Transportation Demand Management Plan
emphasized the need for aggressive implementation of the TDM measures
proposed for the plan to work; and
WHEREAS
some of these recommended measures that are new to Ottawa or controversial like
requiring business on the site participate in the EcoPass program, providing
annual passes to residents as part of their purchase agreements, pricing
parking at the site to discourage long-term parking; and
WHEREAS
the wording of Recommendation 13 describes the Transportation Impact and
Assessment Study and the Transportation Demand Management Plan as only forming
a “basis” for what will finally be put in place; and
WHEREAS
changes to development or transportation plans have lead to congestion problems
in the past;
THEREFORE
BE IT RESOLVED that Recommendation 13 be amended to add a new Recommendation
13.a. as follows:
- That all relevant
Agreements ensure that the following TDM measures listed in the
Transportation Impact and Assessment Study are fully implemented:
For Day-to-Day Activities:
·
Provision of showers and bicycle parking for
office uses
·
Bike parking on-site for the retail and
cinema components
·
Promotion of carpooling through preferential
parking spaces and carpooling programs
·
Ecopass transit payroll-deduction programs,
preferably subsidized
·
Targeted information packages
For Events
·
Include the cost of transit, offsite parking
and shuttle services, and secure on-site bicycle parking corrals in the ticket
price
·
Special direct services recommended for
stadium events to reduce travel times to a minimum
·
Any special events that exceed 15,000 require
the development of off-site parking along with a shuttle bus service running
between the off-site lots and Lansdowne Park; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the
remaining subrecommendations be renumbered accordingly (i.e. from a,b,c,d to
b,c,d,e).
CARRIED
MOTION
Moved by Councillor
P. Hume
Seconded by
Councillor R. Jellett
WHEREAS Council has never contemplated selling any of Lansdowne
Park. The direction has been very clear -- retain ownership. At the end of the
leases all parts of Lansdowne Park -- the park and open space, the stadium and
commercial components -- are owned by the City of Ottawa.
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT City Council confirm its policy of
not selling any of the land that comprises Lansdowne Park.
CARRIED
MOTION
Moved by Councillor
C. Leadman
Seconded by
Councillor G. Brooks
WHEREAS Recommendation 20 asks City Council to declare almost one-third
of Lansdowne Park lands as surplus to the City’s needs; and
WHEREAS the City Clerk and Solicitor has advised that it is not
necessary for the City to declare any Lansdowne Park lands surplus in order to
proceed with a partnership and Council therefore does not intend to declare the
lands surplus.
THEREFORE BE
IT RESOLVED that Recommendation 20 be deleted in its entirety and replaced with
the following:
a. The
real property containing an area of 4.8 ha (11.86 acres) , shown hatched and
described as “Proposed Mixed Use Development Lands” on the attached revised
Document 19 to the Lansdowne Partnership Plan report, together with the salon
areas of the Civic Centre building to be identified on a stratified legal
survey, be leased to OSEG for the proposed mixed use development as provided
for in the report with its fair market value being recognized as deemed equity
for the City and, further, permit the sale or lease, at the sole option of the
City, of air rights and underground parking rights for residential development
as described in the report and,
b. Waive
the requirements of BY-LAW NO. 2002-38, as amended, to declare the property
surplus, to circulate such City properties to internal City departments and
agencies as well as external parties and to publicly market such City
properties.
CARRIED
