SPECIAL OTTAWA CITY COUNCIL
15 decemBER
2010
ANDREW S. HAYDON HALL
10:00 a.m.
DISPOSITION 2
NOMINATING COMMITTEE REPORT 1
(Note: Amendments made by
Council to the Committee Recommendations, have been incorporated into the
recommendations.)
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1. Appointments
to standing committees/COMMISSION - 2010-2014 Council term NOMINATIONS AUX COMITÉS PERMANENTS/COMMISSION
- DURÉE DU MANDAT DU
CONSEIL (2010-2014) |
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS AS AMENDED
1. That Council approve:
a) The following appointments to the
Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee, inclusive of the Mayor as an ex officio member of all Committees:
Councillor Stephen Blais;
Councillor Eli El-Chantiry;
Councillor Scott Moffatt;
Councillor Shad Qadri; and
Councillor Doug Thompson:
b) The following appointments to the Community
and Protective Services Committee, inclusive of the Mayor as an ex officio member of all Committees:
Councillor Rick Chiarelli;
Councillor Eli El-Chantiry;
Councillor Mathieu Fleury;
Councillor Katherine Hobbs;
Councillor Shad Qadri;
Councillor Mark Taylor; and
Councillor Diane Holmes:
c) The following appointments to the
Environment Committee, inclusive of the Mayor as an ex officio member of all Committees:
Councillor David Chernushenko;
Councillor Steve Desroches;
Councillor Keith Egli;
Councillor Mathieu Fleury;
Councillor Peter Hume;
Councillor Diane Holmes;
Councillor Allan Hubley;
Councillor Maria McRae; and
Councillor Scott Moffatt:
d) The following appointments to the Planning
Committee, inclusive of the Mayor as an ex
officio member of all Committees:
Councillor Stephen Blais;
Councillor Rainer Bloess;
Councillor Rick Chiarelli;
Councillor Jan Harder;
Councillor Katherine Hobbs;
Councillor Allan Hubley;
Councillor Peter Hume;
Councillor Bob Monette;
Councillor Shad Qadri; and
Councillor Mark Taylor:
e) The following appointments to the
Transportation Committee, inclusive of the Mayor as an ex officio member of all Committees:
Councillor Rainer Bloess;
Councillor David Chernushenko;
Councillor Peter Clark;
Councillor Diane Deans;
Councillor Mathieu Fleury;
Councillor Scott Moffatt;
Councillor Bob Monette;
Councillor Doug Thompson;
Councillor Tim Tierney; and
Councillor Marianne Wilkinson:
f) The following appointments to the Transit
Commission, inclusive of the Mayor as an ex
officio member of all Committees:
Councillor Stephen Blais;
Councillor Rainer Bloess;
Councillor Diane Deans;
Councillor Steve Desroches;
Councillor Keith Egli;
Councillor Shad Qadri;
Councillor Tim Tierney; and
Councillor Marianne Wilkinson: and
2.
That Council direct that the Standing
Committees and the Interim Transit Commission hold their Inaugural Meetings
immediately following a recess of the Wednesday, December 15, 2010 Special
Council meeting, at which time each Standing Committee and the Interim Transit
Commission will elect their Chair, and that Council reconvene once Chairs have
been elected to finalize the membership of the Finance and Economic Development
Committee; and
That
the Council members of the Board of Health also select an Interim Chair for the
purposes of budget development during the recess period indicated above; and
That
the election of Vice-Chair and consideration of the Terms of Reference be at
the first regular business meeting of the Standing Committees and the Interim
Transit Commission.
3. THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT that City
Council approve the following appointments to the Finance and Economic
Development Committee:
1. Councillor
Rick Chiarelli
2. Councillor
Peter Clark
3. Councillor
Keith Egli
4. Councillor
Allan Hubley
CARRIED
as amended.
MOTION
Moved by Mayor Jim Watson
Seconded by Councillor D. Thompson
THEREFORE
BE IT RESOLVED THAT that City Council approve the following for the two Deputy
Mayor positions:
1. Councillor Steve Desroches; and
Councillor Eli El-Chantiry.
CARRIED
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2. Appointments TO
SUB-COMMITTEES AND BOARDS -
2010-2014 Council term NOMINATION AUX SOUS-COMITÉS ET CONSEILS
D’ADMINISTRATION - DURÉE DU MANDAT DU CONSEIL (2010-2014) |
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS AS AMENDED
That Council approve:
1.
The following appointments to the Information Technology Sub-Committee,
inclusive of the Mayor as an ex officio
member of all Committees:
Councillor Stephen
Blais;
Councillor Allan
Hubley;
Councillor Mark
Taylor;
Councillor Tim
Tierney; and
Councillor Marianne
Wilkinson:
2. The following appointments to the
Member Services Sub-Committee, inclusive of the Mayor as an ex officio member of all Committees:
Councillor Stephen Blais;
Councillor Rainer Bloess;
Councillor Rick Chiarelli;
Councillor Diane Deans;
Councillor Allan Hubley;
Councillor Mark Taylor; and
Councillor Marianne Wilkinson:
3. That the membership of the Audit
Sub-Committee be increased to 7 Councillors and that the following appointments
be approved, inclusive of the Mayor as an ex
officio member of all Committees:
Councillor Rainer Bloess;
Councillor Rick Chiarelli;
Councillor Steve Desroches;
Councillor Keith Egli;
Councillor Eli El-Chantiry;
Councillor Allan Hubley; and
Councillor Marianne Wilkinson:
4. The following appointments to the
Governance Renewal Sub-Committee, in addition to the Mayor as Chair:
Councillor Katherine Hobbs;
Councillor Allan Hubley;
Councillor Scott Moffatt; and
Councillor Rick Chiarelli:
5.
The appointment of the following member(s) of Council, in addition to
Mayor Watson, to the Ottawa Police Services Board:
Councillor Eli El-Chantiry; and
Councillor Jan Harder:
6.
The appointment of the following member(s) of Council to the Ottawa
Public Library Board:
Councillor Keith Egli;
Councillor Jan Harder;
Councillor Shad Qadri;
Councillor Doug Thompson;
Councillor Tim Tierney; and
Councillor Marianne Wilkinson:
7.
The appointment of the following member(s) of Council to the Ottawa
Board of Health:
Councillor David
Chernushenko;
Councillor Mathieu Fleury;
Councillor Jan Harder;
Councillor Katherine Hobbs;
Councillor Diane Holmes; and
Councillor Maria McRae:
8.
The appointment of the following member(s) of Council to Hydro Ottawa
Holding Inc.:
Mayor Watson;
Councillor Peter Hume; and
Councillor Maria McRae:
9.
The appointment of Councillor Bob Monette to Hydro Ottawa Limited:
10. The appointment of the following
member(s) of Council, in addition to Mayor Watson, to the Ottawa Community
Housing Corporation:
Councillor Steve Desroches;
Councillor Mathieu Fleury;
Councillor Diane Holmes; and
Councillor Tim Tierney: and
11. The
appointment of Gerry Mahoney, Manager of Treasury, and Catherine Frederick,
Director of Human Resources as representatives on the City of Ottawa
Superannuates Board of Trustees immediately, with their term ending 30 November
2014.
CARRIED as amended.
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3. appointment of selection
panels for boards and Committee of adjustment - 2010-2014 Council term NOMINATION DES JURYS DE SÉLECTION DES
DIFFÉRENTS CONSEILS ET DU COMITÉ DE DÉROGATION - DURÉE DU MANDAT DU CONSEIL
(2010-2014) |
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS AS AMENDED
That Council approve:
1. The appointment of the following
members of Council to the Selection Panel for the Police Services Board,
inclusive of the Mayor as an ex officio member of all Committees, with such appointments to expire with the term of Council:
Councillor Steve Desroches; and
Councillor Tim Tierney:
2. The appointment of the following
members of Council to the Selection Panel for the Ottawa Public Library Board,
in addition to the Chair and Vice-Chair of the Ottawa Public Library
Board and the Mayor as an ex officio member of all Selection Panels, with such appointments to expire
with the term of Council:
Councillor Stephen Blais; and
Councillor Maria McRae:
3. The appointment of the following
members of Council to the Selection Panel for the Ottawa Board of Health, inclusive
of the Mayor as an ex officio member of all Selection Panels, and with such appointments to expire
with the term of Council:
Councillor Diane Deans;
Councillor Mark Taylor; and
Councillor Diane Holmes; and
4. The
appointment of the following members of Council to the Selection Panel for the
Committee of Adjustment, inclusive of the Mayor as an ex officio member
of all Selection Panels, and with such appointments to expire with the term of
Council:
Councillor Peter Hume; and
Councillor Scott Moffatt.
CARRIED
as amended.
CITY
TREASURER’S REPORT
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2011 BUDGET
TIMETABLE AND PROCESS CALENDRIER ET PROCESSUS BUDGÉTAIRES DE 2011 |
REPORT RECOMMENDATION
That Council adopt the timetable and process for developing and
approving the 2011 budget as detailed in this report.
CARRIED as amended
by the following:
MOTION
Moved by Mayor J. Watson
Seconded by Councillor S. Desroches
WHEREAS this Council
is committed to promoting a culture of fiscal responsibility at City Hall; and
WHEREAS this Council
wishes to proceed with the development of its 2011 Budget as soon as possible;
and
WHEREAS budget
directions with respect to any taxation target have not yet been provided to
either staff or Standing Committees responsible for preparing and reviewing
budget submissions; and
WHEREAS City
Council’s first budget will set the pace and tone for all four budgets we will
fashion together; and
WHEREAS Council is
mindful of the tough choices many of its citizens must make every day in this
economy and is prepared to make the same tough choices when deciding how to
spend taxpayers’ dollars in 2011 and beyond; and
WHEREAS the Long
Range Financial Plan that is to be developed after the adoption of the 2011
budget provides a term of Council forecast of the City’s financial situation;
THEREFORE BE IT
RESOLVED that the 2011 Draft Budget for all of the City’s tax-supported
programs be prepared on the basis of a maximum 2.5% total tax increase; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED
that the Mayor and the City Manager present a budget overview report to Council
that details how that tax target objective can be achieved at a Special Meeting
on January 19, 2011; and
BE IT FURTHER
RESOLVED that City Council direct each Standing Committee to work within the
funding envelope for the budgets in their mandates, and that any additions to the budget will require
offsetting reductions; and
BE IT FURTHER
RESOLVED that City Council request the Ottawa Police Services Board and the
Ottawa Public Library Board deliver budgets that would have no more than 2.5%
increase on their tax requirement; and
BE IT FURTHER
RESOLVED that the Long Range Financial Plan be developed with a maximum tax
increase of 2.5% for the years 2012 to 2014.
CARRIED
7.
Postponements
and Deferrals
CITY
COUNCIL – 19 and 22 NOVEMBER 2010
MOTION NO. 99/14
Moved by Councillor M. Wilkinson
Seconded by Councillor C. Doucet
WHEREAS
the South March Highlands is a unique old growth forest landscape identified as
a priority ecological protection area by the City’s Greenspace Master Plan ;
and
WHEREAS
lands in the South March Highlands including those designated for development
north of the Beaver Pond (Phase 9) have been rated as the most environmentally
significant in the entire urban area of Ottawa: and
WHEREAS
permitting the clear cutting of 72.9 acres of land followed by blasting would
completely destroy the ecological value of these lands; and
WHEREAS
as a G8 capital city the City of Ottawa should be leading the country in
creating an ecological reserve on such sensitive lands; and
WHEREAS
section 2.0 of the Ontario Provincial Policy Statement identifies that
“Ontario’s long-term prosperity, environmental health, and social well-being
depend on protecting natural heritage and archaeological resources for their
economic, environmental, and social benefits;” and
WHEREAS
section 2.1 the Ontario Provincial Policy Statement specifically directs that “
The diversity and connectivity of natural features in an area, and the long-term
ecological function and biodiversity of natural heritage systems, should be
maintained, restored or, where possible, improved, recognizing linkages between
and among natural heritage features, areas, surface water features, and ground
water features.” ; and
WHEREAS
the NCC will be presenting three scenarios on the future of the Greenbelt to
the public early in 2011 for comment and at least one of these will include the
South March Highlands; and
WHEREAS
this unique old growth forest, is a wilderness environment that includes many
endangered and at risk species, identified after the plan of subdivision was
approved, that is located within the boundaries of the urban area and is
accessible by public transit providing an excellent opportunity for eco-tourism
and environmental education; and
WHEREAS there is an
opportunity to consider these lands as a key component to a Nature Park which
could showcase this venerable
old-growth forest, archaeology, wetland complexes, and wildlife of this
wilderness area in ways that will draw visitors to our City, details of which
are being studied by Ottawa Tourism; and
WHEREAS the Algonquin First Nation’s most
senior Elder, Grandfather William Commanda, has declared the South March
Highlands to be an “ancient and sacred site for the Indigenous people of the
Ottawa River Watershed”; and
WHEREAS section 2.6 of the Provincial
Policy Statement directs that “Significant cultural heritage landscapes shall
be conserved”; and
WHEREAS
the community has undertaken to assist with raising funds with donations from
the community and environmental groups which can be used to offset some
of the costs of acquiring these lands and has also prepared a Stewardship Plan
for managing the lands at no cost to the City; and
WHEREAS
the educational, research and educational opportunities for the area have
support from a wide number of groups from all parts of the City, including
Carleton University, as well as from within the local community; and
WHEREAS
the South March Highlands has candidate ANSI designations (Provincially
Significant Area of Natural or Scientific Interest) putting it in the same
designation as Algonquin Park and ahead of any other protected landscape in
Ottawa;
THEREFORE
BE IT RESOLVED THAT the 2006-2010 Council of the City of Ottawa recommend to
the 2010-2014 Council that it seeks to obtain the lands remaining lands in
Phase 9 of the KNL subdivision remaining after the trade of approximately 10
acres, as an ecological reserve in the City of Ottawa; and
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT Council recommend that every effort be made to have
this dealt with by Council in December, 2010 in order to minimize any delay to
KNL in dealing with this issue; and
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT staff in consultation with the Ward Councillor
negotiate an agreement of purchase and sale and provide the 2010-2014 Council
with a plan to pay for the acquisition of this land and associated costs
through a variety of measures that would ensure that the cost of such
acquisition not be on the city wide tax rate for presentation to Council at the
December meeting; and
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT no destruction or removal of trees be permitted prior
to the 2010-2014 Council deliberation on acquisition of the remaining lands in
Phase 9 of the KNL subdivision.
CARRIED on a division
of 13 YEAS to 8 NAYS as follows:
YEAS (13): Councillors G.
Bédard, R. Jellett, D. Deans, D. Holmes, E. El-Chantiry, C. Leadman, S.
Qadri, C. Doucet, P. Feltmate, M. Wilkinson, R. Chiarelli, A. Cullen and
J. Legendre.
NAYS (8): Councillors J. Harder, R. Bloess, G. Hunter, S. Desroches, P. Hume, B.
Monette, D. Thompson and Mayor O’Brien.
CITY
COUNCIL – 15 DECEMBER 2010
(The following motion
was considered a motion of substitution for Motion No. 99/14.)
MOTION
Moved by Councillor M. Wilkinson
Seconded by Councillor A. Hubley
WHEREAS pursuant to Motion 99/13 adopted on November 22nd,
2010, Council authorized a transfer of approximately ten acres of open space to
be acquired from Phase 8 of the KNL Subdivision to Phase 9 to permit the
acquisition by the City of additional natural environment lands;
AND WHEREAS the Motion provides that City staff in consultation with
the Ward Councillor and KNL, were to determine the specific location of the
land exchange such that there is no additional servicing or other costs
incurred;
AND WHEREAS discussions have taken place with agreement reached on the
location of the connection to Trillium Woods but discussions have not been
finalized on the location on the rest of the lands;
AND WHEREAS approximately two acres of a closed road allowance were
originally proposed to be included in the land exchange but were ultimately
excluded due to Council’s “lame duck” status;
AND WHEREAS City Council wishes to move forward with the acquisition of
additional environmental lands in Phase 9 in place of the open space in Phase 8
and the abutting road allowance;
Therefore Be It Resolved That:
1.
Council
delegates the authority to the General Manager, Planning and Growth Management
to insert a condition in the current plan of subdivision which will, at no
financial cost to the City, convey the lands shown in grey on Document 1, (subject
to the Hume/Clark amendment), not to exceed 12 acres, to the City of Ottawa and
permit, to be used for development, approximately 10 acres of open space on
Phase 8 of the KNL subdivision and a conveyance to KNL of a portion of the
closed road allowance between Concessions II and III.
2.
The
delegation to the General Manager, Planning and Growth Management shall permit
him to modify the determination of the lands to be acquired provided that such
other lands achieve the environmental objectives in the Official Plan of the
City of Ottawa.
3.
Council
declares surplus and authorizes the conveyance of a portion of the road
allowance between Concessions II and III
closed by By-law No. 22-81 of the former Corporation of the City of
Kanata, not to exceed two acres, to give
effect to recommendations 1 and 2 in this motion.
4.
No tree
removal shall be permitted in the lands outlined in grey on Document 1, (subject
to the Hume/Clark amendment), or such other area as may be approved by the
General Manager, Planning and Growth Management pursuant to recommendation 2.
CARRIED as amended by the following motion:
MOTION
Moved by Councillor P. Hume
Seconded by Councillor P. Clark
That the
land outlined in Document 1 be amended to identify an approximate corridor of
80 meters in width and that the existing corridor be returned to the land owner
for development purposes and that any additional cost attributed to servicing
be accommodated through land in the proposed future subdivision.
CARRIED
MOTION
Moved by Councillor M. McRae
Seconded by Councillor T. Tierney
WHEREAS it is an objective of Council to be able to purchase Urban
Natural Features to ensure their continued protection;
AND WHEREAS there is at this time no uncommitted funds in the
Environmental Lands Reserve, which would be used to purchase these Urban
Natural Features;
AND WHEREAS has established a policy for the allocation of surplus
funds at year at year end;
AND WHEREAS where year end funds are available, it is appropriate to
make a contribution to the Environmental Lands Reserve;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Council refer to the Finance and
Economic Development Committee the policy on the disposition on year end
surpluses and direct, following the submission of a report from staff, that the
Committee provide recommendations to Council for an allocation of year end
surplus funds to the Environmental Lands Reserve and the Tree Planting Capital
Fund.
CARRIED
CITY CLERK AND SOLICITOR
1. VERBAL REPORT FROM STAFF IN RESPONSE TO MOTION No.
99/14
RAPPORT VERBAL DU PERSONNEL EN REPONSE À LA MOTION NO.
99/14
RECEIVED
By-laws Three Readings
a)
A by-law
of the City of Ottawa to establish certain lands as common and public highway
and assume it for public use (Valin Street and Trim Road).
b)
A by-law
of the City of Ottawa to establish certain lands as common and public highway
and assume it for public use (Starlight Place).
c)
A by-law of the City
of Ottawa to establish certain lands as common and public highway and assume it
for public use (Longfields Drive).
d)
A by-law of the City of Ottawa to appoint
Councillors to act in place of the Mayor.
CARRIED