OTTAWA CITY COUNCIL
23 June
2010
ANDREW S. HAYDON HALL
10:00 a.m.
AGENDA 93
1. Prayer
2.
National Anthem (Councillor G. Brooks)
3. Announcements/Ceremonial
Activities
· Recognition - China Energy Conservation and Environment Protection Group
4. Roll Call
5. Confirmation
of Minutes
Confirmation
of the Minutes of the regular meeting of 9 June 2010.
6. Declarations of interest
including those originally arising from prior meetings
7. Communications
·
Responses
to Inquiries
·
19-10 - Direction to Front Lawn Design Competition Teams to
Relocate the Horticulture Building at Lansdowne Park
8. Regrets
Councillor J. Legendre (City
Business) has advised he will be absent from the Council meeting of
23 June 2010.
9. Tabling
of the following reports from the City Auditor General:
1. Office
of the Auditor General (OAG) - 2009 Annual Report and 2009 Detailed Audit
Reports
BUREAU DU VÉRIFICATEUR GÉNÉRAL (BVG) — RAPPORT ANNUEL
DE 2009 ET RAPPORTS DE VÉRIFICATION DÉTAILLÉS DE 2009
REPORT
RECOMMENDATION
1. That Council
receive the 2009 Annual Report and 2009 Detailed Audit Reports from the OAG at
its meeting on June 23, 2010, for referral to the appropriate Standing
Committee to hear public delegations, and for subsequent consideration and
approval of the audit recommendations by Council at its meeting on August 25,
2010.
2.
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.
VÉRIFICATION DU PROCESSUS D’APPROVISIONNEMENT RELATIF
AU SYSTÈME D’ANNONCE DES ARRÊTS ET AU SYSTÈME DE CARTES À PUCE
REPORT RECOMMENDATIONS
1.
That Council receive the following report from the
Office of the Auditor General at its meeting on June 23, 2010, for referral to
the approprite Standing Committee to hear public delegations, and for
subsequent consideration and approval of the audit recommendations by Council
at its meeting on August 25, 2010:
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Audit of the Procurement Process for the SmartBus Next
Stop Announcement System and the
SmartCard System
2.
That Council, after consideration and
approval, refer the audit recommendation where management is in disagreement to
the Audit, Budget and Finance (ABF) Committee.
10. Motion to Introduce Reports
(Councillors G.
Hunter and R. Jellett)
COMMITTEE
REPORTS
AUDIT
BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT 9
1. DISCUSSION on the topic of motion 77/11
discussion au sujet de la motion 77/11
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION AS AMENDED
That
Council consider that the City have a study prepared by an independent
consultant in accordance with the Terms of Reference specified in Attachment
1.
5. Proposed changes to the FULL property tax deferRal program for low
income seniors and persons with disabilities
PROPOSITION
DE MODIFICATION DU PROGRAMME DE REPORT TOTAL DES TAXES FONCIÈRES POUR PERSONNES
ÂGÉES ET PERSONNES HANDICAPÉES À FAIBLE REVENU
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council approve changes to the Full
Property Tax Deferral Program for low income seniors and low income persons
with disabilities to remove the requirement for property taxes to be current to
be qualified for the program and to remove the application deadline for first
applications and approve the enactment of amendments to By-law 2007-452 to
implement these changes.
6. 2009 City of OTTAWA CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
ÉTATS FINANCIERS CONSOLIDÉS DE
2009 DE LA VILLE D’OTTAWA
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That
Council approve the 2009 City of Ottawa Consolidated Financial Statements.
COMMUNITY
AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES COMMITTEE REPORT 56
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3. TAXI
BY-LAW – AMENDMENTS RELATED TO VEHICLE STANDARDS, METER RATE ADJUSTMENTS AND
MINOR ADMINISTRATIVE CORRECTIONS REGLEMENT SUR LES SERVICES DE TAXI – MODIFICATIONS
DES STANDARDS DES VEHICLES, L’AJUSTEMENT DES TARIFS DE TAXIMETRE ET
MODIFICATIONS ADMINISTRATIVES MINEURES |
Committee RecommendationS AS
AMENDED
That Council:
1. Approve
amendments to Taxi By-law Number 2005-481, as amended, to be effective July 1,
2010 as outlined in this report and attached in Document 1, to:
(a) Replace
outdated vehicle standards that prevent approval of some low emission and
hybrid vehicles from becoming taxicabs;
(b) Revise
the implementation date for taxicab drivers to have completed the Refresher
Training Course as a condition for renewing their licenses;
(c) Approve
a taxi meter rate adjustment based on:
(i) the introduction of the Harmonized Sales Tax on July 1,
2010; and
(ii) the scheduled repeal of the ten ($0.10) cent surcharge on
the drop rate on October 1;
(d) Clarify
that License Committee decisions are to be given to the Chief License Inspector
within seven (7) business days rather than the stated seven (7) days, as
currently provided in the Taxi By-law; and
(e) Effect
housekeeping matters related to spelling and to correct typographical errors.
2. Receive information outlined in this
report respecting:
(a) Taxi
Driver Appreciation Event; and
(b) The
2010 Bandit Cab Public Awareness Programme.
3. Request that the
Province of Ontario grant municipalities the authority to impound vehicles that
are known to have operated as bandit cabs or that are operating as bandit cabs,
and that the City Clerk be directed to send such a request to the Ministers of
Municipal Affairs and of Transportation
4. Request that the Province
of Ontario provide additional financial incentives to offset the higher costs
of hybrid or electrically powered vehicles being used in taxicab fleets in
Ontario, and that the City Clerk be directed to forward such request to the
Ministers of Transportation and of the Environment.
5. Approve
that a licensed standard or accessible taxi driver with no less than 10 (ten)
years experience as a licensed taxi driver in the City of Ottawa be exempt from
the requirement to complete the basic and accessible education training course
if his/her license has lapsed and the individual wishes to apply for a new
license, provided that all other requirements of the By-law are met and that
these individuals be subject to an additional $300.00 application fee in order
to re-apply for a license.
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4. EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT PROGRAM - ANNUAL UPDATE PROGRAMME DE GESTION DES SITUATIONS D’URGENCE - MISE
À JOUR ANNUELLE |
Committee Recommendation
That
Council receive this annual report on the 2009 Emergency Management Program,
including an update on the implementation of the recommendations from the OC
Transpo Service Disruption and Significant Rain Event After Action Report, for
information.
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5. PARKS
AND RECREATION MASTER PLAN – ROAD MAP
AND TIMELINES PLAN DIRECTEUR DES PARCS ET DES LOISIRS – FEUILLE DE
ROUTE ET ÉCHÉANCIERS |
Committee Recommendation
That Council approve the Parks and
Recreation Master Plan Road Map as outlined in this report.
PLANNING
AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE REPORT 71A
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4. Financial Plan for
water services PLAN FINANCIER CONCERNANT LES SERVICES D’EAU |
Committee recommendation
That Council approve the Financial Plan for Water Services
described herein, attached as Document 1, and submission of the Financial Plan
to the province by July 1, 2010, as per the requirements of Ontario
Regulation 453/07.
PLANNING
AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE REPORT 72
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1. ZONING
- 297 AND 307 MONTRÉAL RD, AND 272 AND 274 BRADLEY AVE. ZONAGE - 297 ET 307, CHEMIN MONTRÉAL, ET 272 ET 274,
AVENUE BRADLEY. |
Committee recommendation
That Council approve an amendment to Zoning
By-law 2008-250 to change the zoning of 297 and 307 Montreal Road and 272
Bradley Avenue from TM3 H(42) (Traditional Mainstreet
Subzone 3) and R4E[1489] (Residential Fourth Density Subzone E) to TM3[1653]
H(42) (Traditional Mainstreet Subzone 3) and to amend Exception [1653] as it
applies to these properties and 274 Bradley Avenue, as shown in Document 1, and
as detailed in Document 2.
TRANSPORTATION
COMMITTEE REPORT 40A
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1. FUTURE INTERPROVINCIAL CROSSINGS IN THE NATIONAL
CAPITAL REGION – ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT STUDY PHASE 2A – STUDY DESIGN FUTURS PASSAGES
INTERPROVINCIAUX DANS LA RÉGION DE LA CAPITALE NATIONALE – PHASE 2A DE
L’ÉTUDE D’ÉVALUATION ENVIRONNEMENTALE – PLAN D’ÉTUDE |
Committee meeting information
Delegations: Twelve
Delegations
Debate: 7 hours
Vote: All but 1 Motion carried unanimously
Position
of Ward Councillor: City Wide
Committee
RecommendationS AS AMENDED
That Council approve the following:
1. Request both the NCC and the Ministry of the Environment of Ontario to
agree that the conclusion of the letter of October 29, 2008 be reconsidered
such that the Ontario EAA will apply at this stage and that residents of Ottawa
will receive the benefits and protections that the Ontario EAA affords.
2. That
while recognizing that the
Ottawa Official Plan calls for removal of the truck route designation from the
King Edward/Rideau/Waller/ Nicholas corridor upon completion of a new
interprovincial crossing, that the
Interprovincial Crossing Study proponents be requested to undertake a
comprehensive study of the diversion of all trucks from the KERWN corridor and
that this study:
i) Includes
an economic analysis of such a diversion on truck traffic;
ii) Includes
consultation with the affected business interests;
iii) Includes
analysis of safety considerations of continuing to mix heavy (articulated
intercity transports) trucks in the Central Area given the availability of a
proposed alternative;
iv) Determine how the corridors
under study would provide a viable alternative for intercity heavy trucks so
that all such trucks could be diverted from the KERWN corridor;
v) Becomes
a direct input into Phase 2B analysis;
vi) Is completed prior to
the selection of a recommended corridor; and
vii) Completion
of the truck origin-destination study for inclusion in 2.B.
3. That the Interprovincial Transit
Study be completed prior to the selection of an interprovincial corridor.
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4. LOCAL IMPROVEMENT POLICY
UPDATE – INSTALLATION OF NOISE BARRIERS MISE À JOUR DE LA POLITIQUE EN MATIÈRE D’AMÉNAGEMENT
LOCAUX – INSTALLATION D’ÉCRANS ANTIBRUIT |
Committee Recommendation AS AMENDED
That
Council approve inclusion of retrofit noise control measures as eligible
projects in the City of Ottawa Local Improvement Policy as per terms set out in
this report, as amended to specify that a cost sharing formula be set at
75:25 for any barrier meeting the basic criteria of noise in excess of 60 dBA.
11. Bulk Consent Agenda
That
Council approve the Bulk Consent Agenda attached as Document 1.
12. Motion
to Adopt Reports
(Councillors G. Hunter and R.
Jellett)
13. Motions
of Which Notice has been Given Previously
MOTION
Moved by Councillor D. Deans
Seconded by Councillor E. El-Chantiry
WHEREAS the estimated cost for the
LRT DOTT project is $2.1B;
AND WHEREAS on December 18, 2009,
the Province of Ontario announced a $600M funding contribution to the project;
AND WHEREAS on June 8, 2010, the
Federal Government announced a funding commitment of up to $600M to the
project;
AND WHEREAS the LRT transit project
will require the use of land on Federal Government property for rights of way
and stations;
AND WHEREAS the construction of
transit stations will result in a significant uplift in value of land in
locations such as Tunney’s Pasture, therefore adding significant value to the
Federal land holding;
AND WHEREAS on June 8th,
the Federal Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities advised that
the City of Ottawa had not requested the use of Federal Government lands at no
cost to the Ottawa taxpayers during their initial funding request;
AND WHEREAS the Federal Minister
has been quoted as saying that if the City has further requests … we’re
prepared to consider them;
AND WHEREAS the Federal Minister was
a leader in securing the use of Federal lands for the Queensway Carleton
Hospital’s use for $1.00, therefore saving the taxpayer significant costs;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that City
staff be directed to compile an inventory of Federal land required for the
downtown Light Rail Transit project; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the
City of Ottawa formally request the Federal Government, in the spirit of
cooperation and mutual interest in serving the taxpayers, to provide the
necessary land for the LRT stations and rights of way to the City of Ottawa for
the value of $1.00.
14. Notices
of Motion (For Consideration at Subsequent Meeting)
15. Motion to Introduce By-laws Three Readings
(Councillors G. Hunter and R.
Jellett)
a) A by-law of the City of Ottawa to establish certain lands as common and public highway and assume it for public use (Rochelle Drive).
b) 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.
c)
A by-law of the City of Ottawa respecting the
maintenance of adequate heat in rented dwelling accommodations.
d)
A by-law of the City of Ottawa respecting the
boarding up of certain buildings.
e) A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2010-110 regarding fees for planning applications.
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 for the property known municipally as 150 and 160 Terence Matthews Crescent.
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 297 and 307 Montreal Road and 272 and 274 Bradley Avenue.
h) A by-law of the City of Ottawa to establish certain lands as common and public highway and assume it for public use (Montmere Avenue).
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 2226 Giroux Road and part of
2182 Giroux Road.
j) A by-law of the City of Ottawa to designate certain lands at Denali Way, Wrangler Circle and Tony George Place as being exempt from Part Lot Control.
k) A by-law of the City of Ottawa to designate certain lands at Lombardy Drive as being exempt from Part Lot Control.
l) A by-law of the City of Ottawa to designate certain lands at 3334, 3336, 3338, 3340, 3342, 3344, 3346, 3348, 3350, 3352, 3354, 3356, 3358, 3360, 3362, 3364, 3366, 3368 Woodroffe Avenue as being exempt from Part Lot Control.
m) A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2003-530 respecting motorcycle parking.
n) A by-law of the City of Ottawa to close part of Jockvale Road.
o) A by-law of the City of Ottawa to designate certain lands at 199 Kennevale Drive as being exempt from Part Lot Control.
p) A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2003-446 respecting encroachments on City highways.
16. Confirmation By-law (Councillors G. Hunter and R. Jellett)
17. Inquiries
18. Adjournment (Councillors G. Hunter and R. Jellett)
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