OTTAWA CITY COUNCIL

19 OCTOBER 2011

ANDREW S. HAYDON HALL

2:00 p.m.

MINUTES 22

Special City Council meeting called by His Worship Mayor Watson

to consider matters related to a proposed collective agreement with the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 279.

The Council of the City of Ottawa met at Andrew S. Haydon Hall, 110 Laurier Avenue West, Ottawa, on 19 October 2011 beginning at 2:00 p.m.

The Mayor, Jim Watson, presided and led Council in prayer.

Roll Call

ALL MEMBERS WERE PRESENT EXCEPT COUNCILLORS M. FLEURY, K. HOBBS, A. HUBLEY AND B. MONETTE.

Declarations of interest including those originally arising from prior meetings

No declarations were received.

Communications

No communications were filed.

Regrets

Councillors M. Fleury, K. Hobbs and A. Hubley advised they would be absent from the Council meeting of 19 October 2011.

MOTION NO. 22/1

Moved by Councillor M. Wilkinson

Seconded by Councillor K. Egli

BE IT RESOLVED that Council resolve In Camera pursuant to Subsections 13. (1) (d) labour relations or employee negotiations; and (f) the receiving of advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege, including communications necessary for that purpose, of Procedure By-law 2006-462, with respect to receiving an update on matters related to the tentative collective agreement with the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 279.

CARRIED

Council resolved In Camera at 2:05 p.m.

IN CAMERA SESSION

IN COUNCIL

Council resumed in open session at 2:20 p.m.

Upon resuming in open session, Mayor Watson indicated that Council had met In-Camera for a briefing from the City Clerk and Solicitor on matters related to ATU Local 279 – Collective Agreement Ratification. There were no votes taken during the In-Camera Session.

1. MOTION – RISING FROM TRANSIT COMMISSION MEETING OF 19 OCTOBER 2011

MOTION – DÉCOULANT DE LA RÉUNION DU 19 OCTOBRE 2011 DE LA COMMISSION DU TRANSPORT EN COMMUN

Motion no. 22/2

Moved by Councillor D. Deans

Seconded by Councillor K. Egli

WHEREAS City Council has endorsed the principle that, in the interests of avoiding a service disruption in the future, it should continuously seek improved labour relations with the Amalgamated Transit Union, Local 279 (“ATU”); and

WHEREAS in keeping with that direction, the City and the ATU have been working collaboratively to resolve issues of mutual concern in the workplace; and

WHEREAS this joint commitment on the part of the City and the ATU has resulted in a tentative agreement for a one-year renewal of the collective agreement for the period of April 1, 2011, to March 31, 2012, that is fair to taxpayers and transit users; and

WHEREAS the tentative agreement was ratified overwhelmingly by the ATU membership by a vote of 83% on October 14, 2011; and

WHEREAS the Transit Commission has recommended that Council ratify the tentative agreement reached with the ATU on October 7, 2011;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that City Council ratify the tentative agreement reached with the ATU Local 279; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the terms of the tentative agreement be made public.

CARRIED, on a division of 19 YEAS to 1 NAY as follows:

YEAS (19): Councillors S. Blais, K. Egli, S. Moffatt, P. Hume, M. Wilkinson, R. Bloess,
S. Desroches, M. Taylor, M. McRae, D. Deans, D. Chernushenko,
D. Thompson, J. Harder, E. El-Chantiry, D. Holmes, T. Tierney, R. Chiarelli,
S. Qadri and Mayor J. Watson.

NAY (1): Councillor P. Clark.

Confirmation By-law

MOTION NO. 22/3

Moved by Councillor M. Wilkinson

Seconded by Councillor K. Egli

THAT By-law 2011-370 to confirm the proceedings of Council be enacted and passed.

CARRIED

Adjournment

Council adjourned the meeting at 2:30 p.m.

CITY CLERK

MAYOR