28 May 2008
10:00 a.m.
MINUTES 37
The Council
of the City of Ottawa met at Andrew S. Haydon Hall, 110 Laurier Avenue West,
Ottawa, on 28 May 2008 at 10:00 a.m.
The Mayor, Larry
O’Brien, presided and the Clerk led Council in prayer.
The National Anthem was performed by the choir from École élémentaire catholique Lamoureux.
MOMENT OF SILENCE – D. Aubrey Moodie
Council
observed a Moment of Silence in memory of D. Aubrey Moodie, former Reeve of the
Township of Nepean, who passed away on May 17, 2008.
Announcements/Ceremonial Activities
RECOGNITION -
NEPEAN MUSEUM DAY IN OTTAWA
Mayor O’Brien proclaimed Wednesday, May 28th, 2008 as Nepean Museum Day in the City of Ottawa. The Mayor presented Mr. Gavin Leishman, President of the Board of Trustees, Nepean Museum, with the framed proclamation.
RECOGNITION - FOOD AID DAY IN OTTAWA
Mayor O’Brien proclaimed Friday, May 30th, 2008 as Food Aid Day in the City of Ottawa and presented a framed proclamation to Ms. Francine Rukundo, Acting Executive Director, Ottawa Food Bank and Ms. Kalpana Robbins, Corporate Relations Manager, Ottawa Food Bank.
Roll Call
ALL MEMBERS WERE PRESENT.
Confirmation of Minutes
The Minutes of the regular meeting of 14 May 2008 were confirmed.
Declarations of
pecuniary interest including those originally arising from prior meetings
No
Declarations of Interest were filed.
Communications
The following communications were received:
·
Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO)
Alerts :
·
Provincial
Government’s Solar Task Force Seeks Input
·
Police Services
Board Information Reports
·
Response to
Inquiry#I-08-03: Alcohol Countermeasures – Reducing Impaired Driving
·
Response to
Inquiry#I-08-06: Financial Costs Associated with Traffic Collisions
Regrets
No regrets were filed.
Motion to Introduce Reports
Moved by Councillor C. Doucet
Seconded by
Councillor S. Qadri
That Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee Report
22, Community and Protective Services Committee Reports 25, Corporate Services and Economic
Development Committee Reports 24,
Planning and Environment Committee Report 30B, Police Services Board
Report 9, Transit Committee Report 15A and Transportation Committee and Transit
Committee Joint Report 6 be received and considered.
And that the Rules of
Procedure be suspended to receive and consider Planning and
Environment Committee Report 31.
CARRIED
AGRICULTURE AND
RURAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE REPORT 22
1. ZONING
- 6198 and 6204 First Line Road |
Committee Recommendations as amended
That Council:
1.
Approve an amendment to the former Rideau Township
Zoning By-law to change the zoning of 6198 and 6204 First Line Road from
MR-3 to R and to amend the MR-3 zone provisions as shown in Document 1 and
detailed in Document 2.
2. Approve an amendment to the new
Comprehensive Zoning By-law to change the zoning of 6198 First Line Road from
“RU” and “RG” to RU-1 and 6204 First Line Road from “RG” to “RG [xxxr]” as
shown in Document 1 and detailed in Document 2.
CARRIED
2. zONING
- 6911 through 6950 Mary Anne Drive, 6735 through |
Committee Recommendations
That Council:
1.
Approve an
amendment to the former Township of Osgoode Zoning By-law to alter the
provisions of the R(246), R(247) and R(248) zones which apply to 6911 through
6950 Mary Anne Drive, 6735 through 6850 Breanna Cardill Street and
1640 through 1664 Curly Lane as shown in Document 1 and as detailed in
Document 2.
2. Approve an amendment to the new Comprehensive Zoning By-law to alter the provisions of the V1I(610r), V2D(612r) and V3G(612r) zones which apply to 6911 through 6950 Mary Anne Drive, 6735 through 6850 Breanna Cardill Street and 1640 through 1664 Curly Lane as shown in Document 1 and as detailed in Document 2.
CARRIED
3. gateway
and entrance features |
Planning and Environment Committee and Agriculture
and Rural Affairs Committee RECOMMENDATIONS as amended
That Council:
1. Authorize staff from Planning, Transit
and Environment Department to prepare detailed guidelines and standards, to
be brought forward to Planning and Environment Committee and Agriculture and
Rural Affairs Committee by the end of October 2008, pertaining to the
design, construction, financial opportunities, and long term maintenance
for future Gateway/Entrance Features, based upon the principles detailed in
this report; and,
2. Direct Public Works and Services
Department staff to undertake an assessment survey of existing Gateway/Entrance
features estimated to cost $75,000 to be funded from the City Wide Capital
Reserve Fund as part of the capital closure process, and that such report
include the cost of reinstating maintenance of existing Gateway/Entrance
features on City right of ways prior to the tabling of the 2009 Draft Operating
and Capital Budgets.
3. Direct
staff to ensure consultation with the public includes long term costs of
maintaining gateway and entrance features.
CARRIED
4. Petition
FOR DRAINAGE WORKS - HAZELDEAN ROAD |
Committee Recommendation
That Council consider the attached report
pertaining to a petition for drainage works under Section 4 of the Drainage
Act and appoint Stantec Consulting Ltd. as the Engineer of record to
prepare a preliminary report in accordance with Section 10 of the Drainage
Act.
CARRIED
COMMUNITY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES COMMITTEE REPORT 25
1. ACTION
OTTAWA 2008 - 260 Tompkins Avenue |
Committee Recommendations
That Council, in accordance with the
provisions of the Action Ottawa program, approve:
1. That
the development proposal submitted by Cumberland Housing Corporation be
recommended to the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing for up to $1.21
million in funding under the terms of the Canada-Ontario Affordable Housing
Program (AHP);
2. That
up to $350,000 of City capital funds; an estimated $34,000 for grants in lieu
of building permit fees; up to $16,000 for grants in lieu of school board
charges; an estimated $292,000 in relief from development fees and planning
fees and city-owned land valued at $750,000 be awarded sufficient to fund the
project described in Schedule A, subject to any conditions made by the
Selection Committee and subject to Council enacting a Municipal Housing Project
Facilities By-law for this project;
3. That
upon the signing of the Provincial Contribution Agreement and confirmation of
dedicated funds from the Province that the Housing Branch provide up to $50,000
in predevelopment funding from the dedicated City Capital funds in
Recommendation 2;
4. That
staff be directed to negotiate Municipal Housing Project Facilities Agreement
with the selected proponent subject to the terms and conditions of the 25
January 2008 Action Ottawa RFP, the Selection Committee recommendations of 10
April 2008, the provisions of the Municipal Housing Facilities By-law (2006-1),
and the limits of the City capital contributions as outlined in Recommendation
2;
5. That,
upon successful negotiation of project facilities agreement with the proponent,
authorize the Director of Legal Services to proceed directly to Council to
authorize the project specific Municipal Housing Project Facilities by-law by
way of placing the by-law on the Order of the Day for enactment, within the
limits set by negotiated agreement, the recommendations in this report, and the
Municipal Housing Facilities By-law (2006-1); and,
6. That staff be directed to execute a purchase and sale
agreement for the property located at 260 Tompkins Avenue, subject to any
easements that may be required, the provision of the right to first refusal to
recover the property in the event of sale, and the provisions of the negotiated
Municipal Housing Facilities agreement and in accordance with the Municipal
Housing Facilities By-law (2006-1) and provisions of this report.
CARRIED
2. Homelessness
task force - vending recommendations |
Committee Recommendations
That Council
approve:
1. A one year pilot
permitting churches and other social service agencies providing services to the
homeless to hold craft events (including the sale of original arts, crafts and
jewellery and distribution of not-for profit newspapers supporting homelessness
issues, by homeless persons) on their private property, including the sidewalk
immediately abutting the property, to the satisfaction of the Chief License
Inspector respecting space issues, and in consultation with the local BIA and
Ward Councillor.
2. A one year pilot
authorizing the Rideau Street Business Improvement Area (BIA) to manage a
program of activities within the Rideau Street underpass such as performance
art, visual art, and live music.
CARRIED
3. LICENSING BY-LAW - HARMONIZATION - ROOMING HOUSEs |
Committee Recommendations as amended
That Council:
1. approve amendments to
the Licensing By-law No. 2002-189, as amended, to take effect September 1,
2008, as detailed in Document 1, as follows:
(a) establish harmonized
regulations for the licensing and regulating of Rooming Houses, including the
delegation of authority to the Chief License Inspector to impose conditions on
a license to ensure public safety;
(b) provide for the
necessary administrative amendments, including but not limited to new
definitions, fees and expiry date, as well as transition provisions;
2. repeal Schedule No.
31 to Licensing By-law Number L6-2000 of the former City of Ottawa related to
rooming houses;
3. approve
that Schedule 31 (Rooming Houses) to By-law L6-2000 of the old City of Ottawa
be amended to remove the requirement for approval/inspection by the Electrical
Safety Authority (Section 2f);
4. approve
that the requirement for a “functioning telephone accessible to tenants”
be deleted;
5. approve that staff come back with a strategy
to educate and support landlords (whether they are problematic or not),
including a “Landlord School”; and,
6. approve
that the fees begin with $150.00 for rooming houses (4-10 rooming units) with
an increase of $50.00 for each category that follows.
CARRIED with Councillor Desroches dissenting on Recommendation 5.
4. TAXI BY-LAW - AMENDMENTS |
Committee Recommendations as amended
1) That Council approve amendments to By-law
Number 2005-481, being the Taxi By-law, to:
a) allow the proposed (approximate 10% increase)
taxi meter rate adjustment as detailed below to be effective June 1, 2008,
despite existing regulations requiring the adjustment be effective October 1st
:
- $3.20 for the drop rate including the first
110 meters of part thereof,
- $0.16 for each 93 meters or part thereof,
- $0.15 for each 23 seconds of waiting time,
and
that subject to approval of the
above taximeter rate adjustment to allow for an additional 10 cent surcharge on
the drop rate to $3.30 from June 1, 2008 to October 1, 2010 to offset the cost
of the required in-cab cameras;
b) amend the existing Police Record Check (PRC) requirements as a
condition for renewal of a standard and accessible taxicab driver license to:
-
change
the effective date from March 1, 2008 to January 1, 2009,
-
require
the licensee to provide the PRC information every three years instead of two
years,
-
provide
that the date of the last accepted PRC be used as the start date to calculate
the three years,
-
provide
that only a third of the licensees will be required to submit a PRC each year, (the Chief License Inspector to
require that the 800 licensees with the most seniority be required to provide a
new PRC in 2009, and the 800 licensees with the next most seniority be required
to provide their new PRC in 2010, with the rest having to submit their new PRCs
in 2011),
-
in
the case of license renewals that a PRC dated less than 180 days from the date
of the license renewal be considered valid, and
-
in
the case of applications for new driver licenses, that a PRC dated less than 90
days from the date of the license renewal be considered valid;
c) amend the Taxi By-law Fee Schedule “C” to:
- Impose a $35 surcharge on all Taxicab
Driver and Taxi Plate Holder license fees (new and renewals - standard cabs and
accessible cabs) in 2009, 2010 and 2011,
- Impose a surcharge on all Taxicab Broker
license fees in 2009, 2010 and 2011, as follows:
$140 for Taxicab Brokers having 1 to
24 taxicabs;
$1,000 for Taxicab Brokers having 25
to 99 taxicabs;
$7,255 for Taxicab Brokers having
100 and more taxicabs,
- increase the Taxi Plate Holder to Taxi
Plate Holder transfer fee from the current $3,800 to $4,800 to be effective
April 30, 2009 until April 30, 2012 or until such time the camera financing
cost recovery exercise is complete.
2) That Council direct staff to report back on
existing standards for taxicabs that will, in part, identify measures available
to encourage the use of more fuel efficient vehicles (e.g. Hybrid
vehicles).
3) That the Chief License Inspector be required
to work with the Taxi Stakeholders Consultation Group and the Taxi Industry to
identify and implement a communications and enforcement strategy to eradicate
the use of illegal underground taxicab services (e.g. Bandit Cabs).
MOTION NO.
37/2
Moved by Councillor D. Deans
Seconded by Councillor S. Qadri
WHEREAS at its meeting of May
15, 2008, Community and Protective Services Committee considered a staff report
recommending, in part, a taximeter adjustment and changes to the Police Record
Check requirements;
AND WHEREAS a minor error
appeared in recommendation 1b that requires a minor technical amendment;
AND WHEREAS the Committee
approved an approximate 10% increase in the taximeter rate, effective June 1,
2008, as follows:
$3.20 for the drop rate including the first 110 meters or
part thereof,
$0.16 for each 93 meters or part thereof,
$0.15 for each 23 seconds of waiting time, and
an additional $0.10 surcharge
on the drop rate to $3.30 from June 1, 2008 to October 1, 2010, to off-set the
cost of in-cab cameras.
AND WHEREAS staff was notified
that a number of taximeters are only designed to operate with identical charges
on the travel portion and the waiting time;
THEREFORE BE IT
RESOLVED that the following technical amendment be approved by Council to
modify the rate increase adjustment factors as follows:
$3.20 for the drop
rate including the first 110 meters or part thereof,
$0.16 for each 93 meters or part thereof,
$0.16 for each 24 seconds of waiting time, and
an additional $0.10 surcharge
on the drop rate to $3.30 from June 1, 2008 to October 1, 2010, to off-set the
cost of in-cab cameras;
THEREFORE BE IT FURTHER
RESOLVED that the following technical amendment be approved by Council to
change the last item in recommendation 1b) as follows:
“- in the case
of applications for new driver licenses, that a Police Record Check (PRC) dated
less than 90 days from the date of the license application be considered valid
and that the PRC requirement for new applications be effective immediately;
MOTION NO.
37/3
Moved by Councillor D. Deans
Seconded by Councillor E. El-Chantiry
That the question
be now put.
LOST on a division of 11 YEAS to 13 NAYS as follows:
YEAS (11): Councillors P. Hume, R. Bloess, R. Chiarelli, S. Qadri, J. Harder, E. El-Chantiry, G. Hunter, D. Deans, M. Wilkinson, B. Monette and Mayor O’Brien.
NAYS (13): Councillors J. Legendre, P. Feltmate, C. Doucet, R. Jellett, D. Holmes, S. Desroches, M. Bellemare, M. McRae, G. Brooks, G. Bédard, C. Leadman, D. Thompson and A. Cullen.
Following continued
debate, Motion No. 37/2 was put to Council and CARRIED.
The Report Recommendations were divided for
voting purposes, as follows:
Recommendations 1) a) and b) CARRIED.
Recommendation 1) c) CARRIED on a division of
23 YEAS to 1 NAY as follows:
YEAS (23): Councillors P. Hume, R. Bloess, R. Chiarelli, S. Qadri, P. Feltmate, C. Doucet, R. Jellett, D. Holmes, S. Desroches, M. Bellemare, J. Harder, M. McRae, E. El‑Chantiry, G. Brooks, G. Bédard, G. Hunter, D. Deans, C. Leadman, M. Wilkinson, D. Thompson, A. Cullen, B. Monette and Mayor O’Brien.
NAYS (1): Councillors J. Legendre.
Recommendations 2) and 3) CARRIED.
Item 4 of Community and Protective Services
Committee Report 25 was put to Council and CARRIED as amended by Motion No.
37/2.
5. CHILDCARE
CENTRE REQUEST FOR FUNDING |
Committee Recommendation
That Council
approve the allocation of $1,004,420 for the relocation and construction of a
new childcare centre in lieu of the existing conditions, ongoing issues and
constraints encountered at Huron Towers Childcare Centre.
CARRIED
6. ENDORSEMENT OF BILL 64 -
AN ACT TO AMEND THE PESTICIDE ACT |
Committee Recommendation AS AMENDED
That City
Council endorse the Ontario Government’s initiative to prohibit the use and
sale of cosmetic pesticides in Ontario and urge speedy passage of Bill 64, that
Ottawa City Council request that Bill 64 be amended to permit municipal bylaws
governing the use and sale of cosmetic pesticides that are consistent with the
intent and purpose of Bill 64, and that this motion be copied to the
Premier, the leaders of the Opposition Parties, the Minister of the
Environment, opposition party critics, Ottawa-area MPP’s, and to the
Association of Municipalities of Ontario.
CARRIED on a division of 17 YEAS to 7 NAYS as follows:
YEAS (17): Councillors P. Hume, R. Bloess, R. Chiarelli, S. Qadri, J. Legendre, P. Feltmate, C. Doucet, D. Holmes, M. Bellemare, M. McRae, G. Brooks, G. Bédard, D. Deans, C. Leadman, M. Wilkinson, A. Cullen and Mayor O’Brien.
NAYS (7): Councillors R. Jellett, S. Desroches, J. Harder, E. El-Chantiry, G. Hunter, D. Thompson and B. Monette.
CORPORATE SERVICES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
COMMITTEE REPORTS 24
1. Quarterly Report - Efficiency Savings Program |
Committee Recommendation
That Council receive this report for
information.
RECEIVED
2. Appointment
to The SOMERSET STREET CHINATOWN BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT AREA BOARD OF
MANAGEMENT |
Committee Recommendation
That
Council approve the appointment of Ken Yip to the Somerset Street Chinatown
Business Improvement Area Board of Management for the term expiring November
30, 2010.
CARRIED
3. Results of Spend Analysis towards Procurement
Savings |
Committee Recommendation
That Council receive this
report for information.
RECEIVED
4. OPERATING
STATUS REPORT – MARCH 31, 2008 |
Committee Recommendation
That Council receive this
report for information.
RECEIVED
5. LEASE EXTENSION – O-Train Maintenance Facility – 3130 Albion Road,
City of Ottawa – canadian pacific railway company |
Committee Recommendation
That Council approve a four (4) year lease extension,
with a one (1) year option for the 8.5 acre O-Train Maintenance Facility at
3130 Albion Road, City of Ottawa, for the consideration of $444,510 plus GST,
for base rent including a three percent annual increase and an estimated
$194,000 plus GST for realty taxes, for an estimated total consideration of
$638,510 for the four (4) year term.
CARRIED
6. BUILDING
Ottawa's eCONOMIC PROSPERITY - a funding request to support ocri initatives |
Committee Recommendation
That Council approve up to
$520,000 in partnership funding to the Ottawa Centre for Research and
Innovation (OCRI) to support the delivery of the following programs:
· Regional Innovation Network (RIN);
· Ontario Research Commercialization Project (ORCP);
· Investment Attraction; and
· Cluster Support.
CARRIED
PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE
REPORT 30B
1. LOCAL ARCHITECTURAL CONSERVATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE –
2007 ANNUAL REPORT AND 2008 WORK PLAN |
Committee RecommendationS
That Council:
1. Receive the 2007
Annual Report of the Local Architectural Conservation Advisory Committee as
detailed in Document 1; and
2. Approve the
objectives contained in the 2008 Workplan, as detailed in Document 2.
CARRIED
2. OTTAWA FORESTS AND GREENSPACE ADVISORY COMMITTEE –
2007 ANNUAL REPORT, 2008 WORK PLAN |
Committee RecommendationS
That Council:
1. Receive the 2007 Annual Report of the Ottawa Forests and Greenspace
Advisory Committee as detailed in Document1;
2. Approve the objectives contained in the 2008 Workplan, as
detailed in Document 2.
CARRIED
3. OFFICIAL
PLAN AND ZONING - 700 HUNT CLUB ROAD |
That
Council approve:
1. And
adopt an amendment to the Official Plan for the City of Ottawa, Volume 2A, Hunt
Club Secondary Plan to remove 700 Hunt Club Road from Schedule I - Plan I, as
detailed in Document 2.
2. That
the lands shown as Area A on Document 1 be removed from Map 19A of the former
City of Gloucester Zoning By-law No. 333 of 1999, and inserted into Map 30, Sub
Area 2 of the former City of Ottawa Zoning By-law Number 93-98 to be zoned CG
F(1.0) [XXX].
3. That
the lands shown as Area B on Document 1 be rezoned from CG F(1.0) H(10.7) [374]
to CG F(1.0) [XXX] exception zone as shown in Document 1 and detailed in
Document 3.
4. An
amendment to the new Comprehensive Zoning By-law to alter the provisions of the
GM16 (33) F(1.0) to GM (XXX) for 700 Hunt Club Road as shown in Document 1 and
detailed in Document
3.
CARRIED
4.
ZONING - 2610 GLENFIELD
DRIVE |
That
Council approve:
1.
An
amendment to delete the land shown as Area A on Document 1 from the former City
of Ottawa Zoning By-law.
2.
An
amendment to the former City of Gloucester Zoning By-law to add the land shown
as Area A on Document 1 and zone the land to Mg (E26) General Industrial
Exception 26.
3.
An amendment
to Section 239 of the New Comprehensive Zoning By-law to add an exception for
the IL[xxxx] H(14) Light Industrial Exception [xxxx] as detailed in Document 2.
CARRIED
5. ZONING
- 6077 RENAUD ROAD |
That
Council approve:
1.
An amendment to the former City of Gloucester Zoning
By-law to change the zoning of 6077 Renaud Road from Fg - Future
Growth Area Zone to Rs3 – Residential, Single Dwelling.
2. An
amendment to the new Comprehensive Zoning By-law to change the zoning of
6077 Renaud Road from DR - Development Reserve Zone to R1WW –
Residential First Density Zone, Subzone WW.
CARRIED
6.
ZONING - 3670 AND 3700
JOCKVALE ROAD |
That Council
approve:
1. An
amendment to the former City of Nepean Zoning By-law to change the zoning for
3670 and 3700 Jockvale Road, from PRC – Parks and Recreation Zone
(Commercial) - Block 1 and FG – Future Growth to RMU Block 4 - Residential
Mixed Unit Zone Block 4 as shown in Document 1 and as detailed in Document 2.
2.
An amendment to the
new Comprehensive Zoning By-law to change the zoning for 3670 and 3700
Jockvale Road, from O1A – Parks and Open Space Subzone A and DR –
Development Review Zone to R1Z[664] – Residential First Density Zone (Exception
664), as shown in Document 1 and detailed in Document 2.
CARRIED
7. ZONING
– 1876 STITTSVILLE MAIN STREET AND PART OF 6350 FERNBANK ROAD |
That
Council approve:
1. An amendment to the
former Township of Goulbourn Zoning By-law to change the zoning of 1876
Stittsville Main Street and part of 6350 Fernbank Road from Future Development
(D Zone) and Residential Type One Special Exception 16 (R1-16 Zone) to
Residential Type Four Special Exception 13 (R4-13 Zone) as shown in Document 1
and amend the text of the R4-13 zone to amend the provisions as detailed in
Document 3; and
2. An
amendment to the New Comprehensive Zoning By-law to change the zoning of 1876
Stittsville Main Street and part of 6350 Fernbank Road from Development Reserve
Zone (DR
Zone) and Residential First Density,
Subzone Q, Special
Exception No. Q(944)
Zone (R1Q([944]) Zone) to Residential Third Density,
Subzone Z, Special
Exception No. Z(945)
Zone (R3Z([945]) Zone) as shown in Document 1 and
amend the text of the R3Z([945]) zone to amend the provisions as
detailed in Document 3.
CARRIED
8. ZONING - PARTS OF 5271 FERNBANK
ROAD |
That Council approve:
1. An amendment to the
former City of Kanata Zoning By-law 168-94 and 135-93 to change the zoning for
parts of 5271 Fernbank Road from
Residential Type Three (R3A-4 Zone), Residential Type Three
(R3A-5Zone), General Commercial (CG-7 Zone), Light Industrial (MIA-8
Zone) and Open Space (OS1 Zone) to Residential
Type Three (R3A-4 Zone), General Commercial (CG-7 Zone), Light Industrial
(MIA-8 Zone) and Open Space (OS1 Zone) as shown in revised Documents 1
and 2 and detailed in Document 4; and
2. An amendment to the
New Comprehensive Zoning By-law to change the zoning of parts of 5271 Fernbank from General Mixed Use (GM[228]H(13) Zone),
Residential Third Density (R3X[1054] Zone), Environmental Protection (EP3
Zone), and Business Park Industrial (IP4[395]F(4.0)H(20) Zone) to Residential
Third Density (R3X[1054] Zone), Environmental Protection (EP3 Zone), Business
Park Industrial (IP4[395]F(4.0)H(20) Zone) and General Mixed Use (GM[228]Zone)
as shown in revised Document 3 and detailed in Document 4.
CARRIED
9. ZONING
- 538 ROCHESTER STREET |
That
Council approve:
1.
An amendment to the
former City of Ottawa Zoning By-law to change the zoning of 538 Rochester
Street, as shown on Document 1, to add an exception to the R5D Low Rise
Apartment Zone, as detailed in Document 2.
2.
An amendment to the new Comprehensive Zoning By-law to
change the zoning of 538 Rochester Street, as shown on Document 1, to add an
exception to the R4T Residential Fourth Density Zone, as detailed in Document
2.
MOTION NO.
37/4
Moved by Councillor D. Holmes
Seconded by Councillor P. Hume
This matter is subject to Bill
51.
WHEREAS the Planning and
Environment Committee recommended approval of a zoning change for 538 Rochester
Street (Report ACS2008-PTE-PLA-0094)
to permit a small restaurant and patio;
AND WHEREAS it has been determined, in
preparing the zoning by-law to implement Planning and Environment Committees
recommended zoning that one of the zoning details recommended for approval
would preclude a patio from being established;
AND WHEREAS revisions to the
said Report Recommendation are necessary to provide the appropriate authority
to pass the required enabling zoning by-law;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT
the provision “outdoor patio must be located a minimum of 3 metres from
abutting residential properties” as set out in the report in Document 2, for
By-law 93-98 and for the Draft Comprehensive Zoning By-law, be deleted;
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED
that pursuant to the Planning Act, subsection 34(17) no further notice
be given.
CARRIED
Item 9 of Planning and Environment
Committee Report 30B was then put to Council and CARRIED as amended by Motion
No. 37/4.
10. ZONING
- 27 AND 33 FIRST AVENUE |
That
Council approve:
1. An
amendment to the former City of Ottawa Zoning By-law to change the zoning of 27
and 33 First Avenue as shown in Document 1 from R3M - Converted House/Townhouse
Zone to a new R3M [1003] - Converted House/Townhouse Zone as detailed in
Document 2.
2. An
amendment to the new Comprehensive Zoning By-law to change the zoning of 27 and
33 First Avenue as shown in Document 1 from R3Q - Residential Third Density
Zone to an R4M - Residential Fourth Density Zone as detailed in Document 2.
CARRIED
11. SAWMILL
CREEK EROSION PROTECTION WORKS – ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT RECOMMENDATIONS |
That
Council:
1. Confirm the preferred solutions identified in the Sawmill Creek
Erosion Protection Works Class Environmental Assessment, as shown in Document
6.
2. Direct staff to finalize the Sawmill Creek Erosion Protection Works
Class Environmental Assessment and proceed with the 30-day public review
period, in accordance with the Ontario
Environmental Assessment Act.
3. Approve the proposed pilot project (Project 1) to implement and
monitor a series of "submerged stream barbs," for which the
Federation of Canadian Municipalities’ Green Municipal Fund has approved 50 per
cent funding of a total project budget of $132, 000.
CARRIED
12. LEBRETON
FLATS – SANITARY PUMPING STATION |
That Council:
1.
Approve the expenditure of an estimated $2,500,000,
inclusive of G.S.T. on behalf of the National Capital Commission, for the
construction of the Lebreton Flats Sanitary Pumping Station, contingent on the
execution of a Cost Recovery Agreement with the National Capital Commission.
2.
Authorize the City to enter into a cost recovery
agreement with the National Capital Commission for the City to design and
construct the Lebreton Flats sanitary pumping station under an amended Services
Agreement.
3.
Approve the increase to the existing internal order for
Lebreton Flats – Sanitary Pumping Station from $800,000 to $2,500,000.
CARRIED
13. ZONING
- 2345 ALTA VISTA DRIVE - ST. THOMAS THE APOSTLE CHURCH |
Committee recommendations as amended
That Council approve:
1. An amendment to the former City of
Ottawa Zoning By-law to change the zoning of 2345 Alta Vista Drive – St. Thomas
the Apostle Church and part of 2262 Braeside Avenue, as shown on revised
Document 1, to add a special needs housing as a permitted use, as detailed
in revised Document 2 with amended Detail 1.
2. An amendment to the Council
approved Comprehensive Zoning By-law to change the zoning of part of 2262
Braeside Avenue, as shown on Document 1 and as detailed in Document 2 with
amended Detail 2.
Moved by Councillor P. Hume
Seconded by Councillor R. Jellett
BE IT RESOLVED THAT Planning
and Environment Committee Report 30B, Item 13 – Zoning – 2345 Alta Vista Drive
– St. Thomas the Apostle Church be deferred until the June 11, 2008 Council
meeting, to allow a community meeting with residents concerned with the
establishment of a special needs house/ group home on church property.
LOST on a division of 4 YEAS
to 16 NAYS as follows:
YEAS (4): Councillors P. Hume, J. Legendre, A. Cullen and B. Monette.
NAYS (16): Councillors R. Bloess, S. Qadri, P. Feltmate, R. Jellett, D. Holmes, S. Desroches, M. McRae, E. El-Chantiry, G. Brooks, G. Bédard, G. Hunter, D. Deans, C. Leadman, M. Wilkinson, D. Thompson and Mayor O’Brien.
Item 13 of Planning and
Environment Committee Report 30B was then put to Council and CARRIED.
PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE
REPORT 31
1. APPLICATION FOR NEW
CONSTRUCTION IN THE ROCKCLIFFE PARK HERITAGE CONSERVATION DISTRICT AT 456
LANSDOWNE ROAD |
That Council
approve the application
to alter 456 Lansdowne Road, Rockcliffe Park Heritage Conservation District,
according to plans by Roderick Lahey, architect, received on May 8, 2008.
CARRIED
2. APPLICATION FOR NEW
CONSTRUCTION AT 130 MINTO PLACE IN THE ROCKCLIFFE PARK HERITAGE CONSERVATION
DISTRICT |
That Council
approve the application for new
construction at 130 Minto Place in the Rockcliffe Park Heritage Conservation
District according to plans by Wolf Mohaupt, architect, received on February
21, 2008 and revised site plan of May 8, 2008; and that the City take no position
with respect to the variances sought by the applicant.
CARRIED
3. ZONING
- PART OF 3432, 3454, 3508 AND 3853 GREENBANK ROAD |
That Council approve:
1. An amendment to the former Nepean Zoning By-law to change
the zoning of Part of 3432, 3454, 3508 and 3853 Greenbank Road from Future
Growth Zone to RMU Block (XX) - Residential Mixed Unit (Exception) Zone, Con -
Conservation Zone, IS/RMU Block (XX) Zone - Institutional School/Residential
Mixed Unit (Exception) Zone, CMU Block (XX) - Commercial Mixed Use (Exception)
Zone and PRP - Parks and Recreation Zone (Public) as shown in Document 1 and as
detailed in Document 2.
2. An amendment to the new Comprehensive Zoning By-law to
change the zoning of Part of 3432, 3454, 3508 and 3853 Greenbank Road from DR -
Development Review Zone to R3YY [XX] - Residential Third Density Zone
[Exception XX], EP - Environmental Protection Zone, I1/R3YY[XX] - Minor
Institutional/Residential Third Density Zone [Exception XX], GM – General Mixed
Use Zone and L2 – Community Leisure Facility Zone, as shown in Document 1 and
detailed in Document 2.
3. The amended
Document 3 with the Zoning Key Plan attached and that the zoning amendment
report be amended to remove the current civic addresses of 3432 and 3853
Greenbank Road.
CARRIED
POLICE SERVICES BOARD REPORT 9
1. PROTOCOL FOR SHARING INFORMATION WITH CITY OF OTTAWA COUNCIL |
BOARD RECOMMENDATION
That Council
approve the revised Protocol for the Sharing of Information between the Ottawa
Police Services Board and the City of Ottawa Council contained in Annex A.
CARRIED
TRANSIT COMMITTEE REPORT 15A
1. OC TRANSPO ADVERTISING REVENUE - MOTION |
Committee recommendation
That Council approve that an internal review of
increased advertising potential be undertaken with special consideration of
maximizing existing advertising potential in both infrastructure (bus stops and
stations) and in transit vehicles that include:
a)
Current
usage versus availability of advertising space;
b)
Sources
of existing advertising income;
c)
Methods,
implementation plans and potential additional revenues for maximizing use and
income of existing advertising space and;
d) Preliminary review of any potential additional revenue
income streams due to larger changes in current practices and structure.
CARRIED
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE AND TRANSIT COMMITTEE JOINT
REPORT 6
1. TMP Update: Downtown Transit Solution and Rapid Transit Network –
Recommendations
|
joint Committee recommendations as amended
That Council approve
the following:
1. That staff review the option of an
LRT terminus more central to the Riverside South community as part of the
staging process and report back to Committee and Council in the fall.
2. That staff
recommended Option 4 be amended to extend Light Rail Transit (LRT) in the east
to Trim Road (along Cumberland Transitway) and in the west to Scotiabank Place
subject to the following:
·
Development of transit corridors inside Greenbelt
first
·
Business case supports return on rail investment
(ridership, capital and operating costs)
·
Achieving a minimum density target (to be
determined in the updated Official Plan)
·
Availability of funding
3. That
Council direct staff to include all proposed streetcar corridors as detailed by
the international review panel be referred to the TMP update.
4. That the
following Motion be referred to the proposed Joint Consultative Committee - STO and City of
Ottawa Transit Committee:
That
Committee and Council direct staff to utilize as an option for service
integration with Gatineau (STO) in the recommended staff option for the
Transportation Master Plan be for integrated rail via existing bridge links.
5. That the
following Motion be referred to the Environmental Assessment Study for this
transit project for the Ottawa River Parkway:
That
Committee and Council direct staff to develop a local implementation strategy
for the electrification of the Transitway (that includes route and mitigation
measures) in consultation with the local ward councillor and community.
6. That
Council direct staff to consider all rail corridors as detailed in the Mayor’s
Task Force on Transportation and report back to Committee.
7. That all
identified rail corridors be protected until the Transportation Master Plan is
approved.
8. That
staff:
·
Undertake an intensive evaluation of
existing bus routes to improve operating practices and service standards
·
Improve traffic congestion by
improved road engineering and cycling network development.
9. That the recommended
Transit Network be approved on the following basis:
a) A city-wide network that ultimately
extends LRT to Kanata, Orléans and Barrhaven/Riverside South;
b) A priority network within the
planning horizon based on Option 4, as amended.
Moved by Councillor C. Doucet
Seconded by Councillor S. Qadri
That, in accordance with
Procedure By-law 2006-462, City Council resolve In Camera pursuant to:
Subsections 13. (1) (a) the
security of the property of the City, (e) litigation or potential litigation,
affecting the City, including matters before administrative tribunals, and (f)
the receiving of advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege,
including communications necessary for that purpose, with regards to the LRT
claims as well as how they may relate to the “TMP Update”.
CARRIED
IN CAMERA SESSION
Moved by Councillor G. Hunter
Seconded by Councillor R.
Chiarelli
WHEREAS The Recommended Rapid
Transit Network calls for the conversion of the bus transitway along the Ottawa
River Parkway to light rail
AND WHEREAS this section is a
cornerstone to light rail service to the western part of the City of Ottawa
AND WHEREAS the consent of the
National Capital Commission will be needed to effect this conversion and if the
NCC does not give that permission then another route must be found
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT
any major work such as environmental assessment studies not proceed on the
Recommended Rapid Transit Network until the City of Ottawa has received the
consent of the NCC for implementation of LRT in the Ottawa River Parkway
corridor;
And that this
matter be considered at the time of Transit Committee’s consideration of the
Statement of Work for the Environmental Assessment for the LRT Route from
downtown to Baseline Transitway Station.
Moved by Councillor M. Wilkinson
Seconded by Councillor S. Qadri
That the question
be now put.
LOST on a division of 6 YEAS to 16 NAYS as follows:
YEAS (6): Councillors S. Qadri, J. Harder, G. Brooks, M. Wilkinson, D. Thompson and B. Monette.
NAYS (16): Councillors P. Hume, R. Bloess, R. Chiarelli, J. Legendre, P. Feltmate, C. Doucet, R. Jellett, D. Holmes, S. Desroches, M. Bellemare, M. McRae, E. El‑Chantiry, G. Hunter, C. Leadman, A. Cullen and Mayor O’Brien.
Following continued debate, Motion No. 37/7 was put to Council and LOST on a division of 3 YEAS to 21 NAYS as follows:
YEAS (3): Councillors R. Chiarelli, G. Hunter and D. Deans.
NAYS (21): Councillors P. Hume, R. Bloess, S. Qadri, J. Legendre, P. Feltmate, C. Doucet, R. Jellett, D. Holmes, S. Desroches, M. Bellemare, J. Harder, M. McRae, E. El‑Chantiry, G. Brooks, G. Bédard, C. Leadman, M. Wilkinson, D. Thompson, A. Cullen, B. Monette and Mayor O’Brien.
Moved by Councillor C. Doucet
Seconded by Councillor C. Leadman
WHEREAS
all transit project investments should be subject to similar business case
justification;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT new dedicated
transitway construction for new linkages be undertaken only once the business
case based on ridership, growth, demand, capital and operating costs can
demonstrate the benefit of moving from a dedicated lane within the existing
road network to a grade separated facility.
LOST on a division of 3 YEAS to 19 NAYS as follows:
YEAS (3): Councillors C. Doucet, G. Hunter and C. Leadman.
NAYS (19): Councillors P. Hume, R. Bloess, S. Qadri, J. Legendre, P. Feltmate, R. Jellett, D. Holmes, S. Desroches, M. Bellemare, J. Harder, M. McRae, E. El‑Chantiry, G. Brooks, D. Deans, M. Wilkinson, D. Thompson, A. Cullen, B. Monette and Mayor O’Brien.
Moved by Councillor C. Doucet
Seconded by Councillor C. Leadman
WHEREAS the
residents of Ottawa have clearly expressed their preference for light rail
public transit versus more buses.
WHEREAS more buses
are not a sustainable in the city core;
WHEREAS more buses
are not an economical decision given the anticipated, continual rise in fuel
prices
WHEREAS Option 4 will
spend a half a billion dollars on busway extensions before any east-west light
rail is constructed
BE IT RESOLVED THAT no new busway extensions will be built until the
light rail projects have been completed.
LOST on a division of 2 YEAS to 21 NAYS as follows:
YEAS (2): Councillors C. Doucet and C. Leadman.
NAYS (21): Councillors P. Hume, R. Bloess, S. Qadri, J. Legendre, P. Feltmate, R. Jellett, D. Holmes, S. Desroches, M. Bellemare, J. Harder, M. McRae, E. El‑Chantiry, G. Brooks, G. Bédard, G. Hunter, D. Deans, M. Wilkinson, D. Thompson, A. Cullen, B. Monette and Mayor O’Brien.
Moved by Councillor C. Leadman
Seconded by Councillor C. Doucet
WHEREAS the provincial
government recently changed the Environmental Assessment Act as part of the
MoveOntario 2020 to facilitate faster implementation of transit projects to
achieve the subsequent transportation, economic, environmental and societal
benefits;
AND WHEREAS current timeframes
of planning and implementation of Ottawa’s Transportation Master Plan (TMP) key
projects that include the downtown tunnel far exceed those possible by
utilizing the new Environmental Assessment regulations;
AND WHEREAS with integration
of the new Environmental Assessment Act changes into Ottawa’s TMP
implementation plan, significant improvement of project timelines to achieve
transit projects would occur (6 Month EA and Planning timeframe);
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT
Council direct staff to present a report outlining all former (2003 to
present), current and proposed environmental assessments associated with
transit projects and the draft Transportation Master Plan and advise on their
status including route viability, costs for their completion and benefits of
utilizing the new environmental assessment legislation.
LOST on a division of 3 YEAS to 20 NAYS as follows:
YEAS (3): Councillors C. Doucet, G. Hunter and C. Leadman.
NAYS (20): Councillors P. Hume, R. Bloess, S. Qadri, J. Legendre, P. Feltmate, R. Jellett, D. Holmes, S. Desroches, M. Bellemare, J. Harder, M. McRae, E. El‑Chantiry, G. Brooks, G. Bédard, D. Deans, M. Wilkinson, D. Thompson, A. Cullen, B. Monette and Mayor O’Brien.
Moved by Councillor J. Harder
Seconded by Councillor M.
Wilkinson
That recommendation #2 be
amended to add “and in the south to the Barrhaven Town Centre”, under the same
conditions.
CARRIED
Moved by Councillor M. Bellemare
Seconded by Councillor B. Monette
That recommendation #2 be
amended to add “and to Place d’Orléans and Trim Road” under the same
conditions.
CARRIED on a division of 15 YEAS to
9 NAYS as follows:
YEAS (15): Councillors R. Bloess, R. Chiarelli, J. Legendre, R. Jellett, M. Bellemare, M. McRae, G. Brooks, G. Bédard, G. Hunter, D. Deans, C. Leadman, D. Thompson, A. Cullen, B. Monette and Mayor O’Brien.
NAYS (9): Councillors P. Hume, S. Qadri, P. Feltmate, C. Doucet, D. Holmes, S. Desroches, J. Harder, E. El-Chantiry and M. Wilkinson.
Moved by Councillor R. Chiarelli
Seconded by Councillor G. Hunter
BE IT RESOLVED THAT staff
commission a professional quantified financial risk assessment of the plan in
the next three to six months, in conjunction with the recommended Action Plan;
AND THAT the professional risk
assessment include a quantification of the costs of potential alternatives that
may become necessary in the event that permission to use the Parkway is denied
or carries conditions requiring additional construction and the discovery of
construction and underground challenges facing a downtown tunnel.
CARRIED
Item 1 of Transportation
Committee and Transit Committee Joint Report 6 was then put to Council and
CARRIED as amended by Motion Nos. 37/12, 37/13 and 37/14 on a division of 19
YEAS to 4 NAYS as follows:
YEAS (19): Councillors P. Hume, R. Bloess, S. Qadri, J. Legendre, P. Feltmate, R. Jellett, D. Holmes, S. Desroches, M. Bellemare, M. McRae, E. El-Chantiry, G. Brooks, G. Bédard, D. Deans, M. Wilkinson, D. Thompson, A. Cullen, B. Monette and Mayor O’Brien.
NAYS (4): Councillors R. Chiarelli, C. Doucet, G. Hunter and C. Leadman.
Motion to Adopt Reports
Moved by Councillor P. Hume
Seconded by Councillor S. Qadri
That Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee Report
22, Community and Protective Services Committee Reports 25, Corporate Services and Economic
Development Committee Reports 24,
Planning and Environment Committee Reports 30B and 31, Police Services
Board Report 9, Transit Committee Report 15A and Transportation Committee and
Transit Committee Joint Report 6 be received and adopted as amended.
CARRIED
Motions of which Notice has Been Given Previously
Moved by Councillor D. Holmes
Seconded by Councillor C. Leadman
WHEREAS graffiti vandals have aggressively targeted the unadorned walls
of properties in the Somerset Chinatown Business Improvement Area’s
jurisdiction;
AND WHEREAS the Somerset Chinatown Business Improvement Area board of
management voted at their January 8th 2007 meeting to initiate, at
their own expense, a graffiti removal pilot project on properties within their
jurisdiction;
AND WHEREAS the Somerset Chinatown Business Improvement Area have
included murals as part of this pilot project;
AND WHEREAS the Somerset Chinatown BIA held a competition of mural
artisans in March 2007 to design a mural which reflects both the planned
Chinese Gateway at Somerset Street West and Cambridge North, and Ottawa Police
Services Outreach Recruitment Project;
AND WHEREAS a selection committee comprised of representatives from the
Somerset Chinatown Business Improvement Area and the Ottawa Police Services
have reviewed and selected a winning design from the submissions;
AND WHEREAS the Somerset Chinatown Business Improvement Area obtained
the written consent of the owners of 681-689 Somerset Street West to use the
western side wall of this property for
a mural so that the mural could hang above the City of Ottawa Parking Lot;
using city air space;
AND WHEREAS the City’s enhanced graffiti management strategy indicates
that City Staff will work with the External Stakeholder Committee to develop
tools and initiatives to promote the effective use of murals, such as an online
tool where mural artists could register online to provide their services to
potential property owners and property owners could register online to add
their property to an inventory for potential murals;
AND WHEREAS the size of the Somerset Chinatown mural was controlled by
the signs by-law, and the graffiti management strategy is currently being
amended to permit larger murals;
AND WHEREAS the City’s enhanced graffiti management strategy indicates
that the City will seek opportunities to assist property owners with
implementing murals for the purposes of deterring graffiti;
AND WHEREAS the Somerset Chinatown BIA submitted an application to the
Green Partnership Program on March 27, 2007 for the ‘Rejuvenation of Somerset
Street West Program Pilot: Anti-Graffiti Project’. which consisted of deterring
graffiti by placing a mural on the wall of a private property located at 685
Somerset Street West. for a total project cost is $15,760, of which the
Somerset Chinatown BIA was requesting $7,880 through the Green Partnership
Program, and the balance contributed through matched funding and in-kind
contributions;.
AND WHEREAS this request was refused by the Green Partnership Program
Allocation Committee;
AND WHEREAS on April 22, 2008 the Planning and Environment Committee
heard an Appeal of the Somerset Chinatown BIA to overturn the decision to deny
funding through the Green Partnership Program, and this appeal was denied;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT City Council lift
delegated authority from the Planning and Environment Committee and approve the
request from the Somerset Chinatown BIA for funding for Green Partnership
Project GPP-2007-037 in the amount of $7,880 for the mural project.
CARRIED with Councillor G. Hunter dissenting.
Moved by Councillor D. Deans
Seconded by Councillor C. Leadman
WHEREAS Canadian demographics
indicate that seniors are one of the fastest growing population groups in our
communities with nationwide projections that by 2016, their numbers will
represent 30.6% or 10.5 million citizens;
AND WHEREAS according to the
2001 census from Statistics Canada, over 92, 000 seniors (aged 65 and over)
reside in the City of Ottawa and it is expected that by the year 2021, the
number will grow to approximately 200,000 seniors;
AND WHEREAS the City of Ottawa
has benefited from the many tireless hours of volunteer work and leadership
generously donated by local senior citizens;
AND WHEREAS senior citizens
have helped to build our communities through active living, shared knowledge,
and a diversity of experiences;
AND WHEREAS the month of June
is recognized by the Province of Ontario as Senior’s Month;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT
Ottawa City Council declare June 2008, to be Senior’s Month in the City of Ottawa.
CARRIED
MOTION NO.
37/18
Moved by Councillor D. Deans
Seconded by Councillor M. McRae
WHEREAS the community of Kemp
Park was originally developed on the basis of lots with a frontage of a minimum
of 30 metres;
AND WHEREAS with
the installation of a sanitary sewer, it has been necessary to determine the
appropriate lot size for future development;
AND WHEREAS following
extensive public consultation on the comprehensive zoning by-law, Council has
provided for a minimum frontage of 20 metres within Kemp Park;
AND WHEREAS in the period
between the adoption of the report endorsing the comprehensive zoning by-law
and the enactment of the by-law, the City has received applications for
severance on the basis of frontages less than 20 metres;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT
Council confirms that the appropriate minimum frontage for Kemp Park is 20
metres;
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT Council directs Legal
Services to appeal the decision of the Committee of Adjustment to grant consent
to sever any lot with frontage of less than 20 metres.
CARRIED
Motions Requiring Suspension of the Rules of Procedure
Moved by Councillor G. Bédard
Seconded by Councillor D. Holmes
That the Rules of Procedure be
suspended to consider and approve the following motion:
WHEREAS an establishment located at 221 Rideau Street named Mavericks has
submitted an application to the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario to
amend its liquor licence to increase its serving capacity;
AND WHEREAS because of objections
expressed by the community as well as enforcement concerns that have lead to
charges by both Ottawa Police Services and the By-law and Regulatory Services
Branch regarding noise at the establishment and the unruly demeanour
of its patrons;
AND WHEREAS clause
6(2)(h) of the Province
of Ontario Liquor Licensce
Act, 6(2)(h) provides that an applicant is entitled
to be issued a license to sell liquor except if the license is not in the
public interest having regard to the needs and wishes of the residents of the
municipality in which the premises are located;
AND WHEREAS Section 7.1 of Ontario
the Regulations
719, under the Liquor Licensce
Act, provides that “the board of the Alcohol and
Gaming Commission of Ontario shall consider a resolution of the council of the
municipality, in which are located the premises for which a person makes an
application to sell liquor or holds a license to sell liquor, as proof of the
needs and wishes of the residents of the municipality for the purposes of
clause 6(2) (h) of the Act.”
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council petition
the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario to indicate
its lack of not
support for the application requesting a change to
the licensing status of Mavericks at 221 Rideau.
CARRIED
MOTION NO.
37/20
Moved by Councillor J. Legendre
Seconded by Councillor R. Chiarelli
That
the Rules of Procedure be suspended to consider and approve the following
motion:
WHEREAS Corporate Services and
Economic Development Committee and Council (Report 7, Item 3) approved the
staggered membership of two members serving for two years and two members
serving for four years on the Council Audit Working Group as follows:
Councillor Appointment
Term
Gord Hunter May 24, 2006 to May
31, 2008 (2 year term)
Glenn Brooks May 24, 2006 to May 31,
2008 (2 year term)
Jacques
Legendre May 24, 2006 to
November 2010 (4 year term)
Rick Chiarelli May 24, 2006 to November 2010 (4 year term)
AND WHEREAS Corporate Services and Economic
Development Committee and Council also agreed that prior to the expiration of
the two-year term, members of Council would be canvassed to determine who might
be interested in serving on this working group;
AND WHEREAS a Mid-Term Governance Review is currently
underway that may result in changes to how Council addresses the Audits;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT
Councillors Hunter and Brooks terms on the Council Audit Working Group be
extended until December 31, 2008 or until the Mid-Term Governance Review is
complete.
CARRIED
MOTION NO.
37/21
Moved by Councillor B. Monette
Seconded by Councillor R. Bloess
That the Rules of Procedure be suspended to consider
and approve the following motion:
WHEREAS City Council and Ottawa
residents are seeking answers to a number of questions regarding the sequence
of events that led to nearly a million cubic meters of raw sewage being
discharged into the Ottawa River in the summer of 2006; and
WHEREAS an independent review of all
of the issues related to the wastewater spillage, including the environmental
impacts and operational, communications and legal issues, will better enable
Council and the public to know what actions should be taken to prevent similar
incidents in the future and help the City regain the public's trust; and
WHEREAS it
is important that this independent review be undertaken immediately as a top
priority, to ensure that public health and safety are protected; and
§
Is
fully independent from the City’s administration, reporting directly to
Council;
§
Can
be given a broad scope and mandate from Council (Section 223.19 (3) of the
revised Municipal Act, 2001);
§
Has
“free access to all books, accounts, financial records, electronic data
processing, reports, files and all other papers, things or property belonging
to or used by the municipality…” (Section 223.20 (2) of the revised Municipal
Act, 2001), without waiver of privilege (Section 223.20 (3) of the revised Municipal
Act, 2001); and
§
Has
statutory powers of examination (Section 223.21 of the revised Municipal
Act, 2001), enabling him to “examine any person on oath on any matter
pertinent to an audit or examination” as well as powers outlined in Part II of
the Public Inquiries Act to, among other powers, summon witnesses,
papers and documentation; and
WHEREAS the Auditor
General has confirmed that he will, if mandated by City Council, undertake an
independent review of the wastewater spillage immediately, accessing whatever
third-party expertise is required, within his existing budget;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT:
1. City Council direct the Auditor General
to conduct a full review of all of the facts and issues related to the summer
2006 wastewater spillage and report back to City Council on findings and
recommendations no later than September 2008; and
2. City Council may seek further
independent review once the Auditor General’s findings and recommendations have
been received and considered.
The Motion was divided for voting purposes.
Suspension of the Rules of Procedure CARRIED.
Resolution 1 CARRIED on a division of 21 YEAS to 0 NAYS as follows:
YEAS (21): Councillors P. Hume, R. Bloess, R. Chiarelli, S. Qadri, J. Legendre, P. Feltmate, R. Jellett, D. Holmes, S. Desroches, M. Bellemare, M. McRae, E. El-Chantiry, G. Brooks, G. Bédard, G. Hunter, D. Deans, C. Leadman, D. Thompson, A. Cullen, B. Monette and Mayor O’Brien.
NAYS (0):
Resolution 2 CARRIED on a division of 11 YEAS to 10 NAYS as follows:
YEAS (11): Councillors R. Bloess, S. Qadri, R. Jellett, S. Desroches, M. Bellemare, E. El‑Chantiry, G. Brooks, D. Deans, D. Thompson, B. Monette and Mayor O’Brien.
NAYS (10): P. Hume, R. Chiarelli, J. Legendre, P. Feltmate, D. Holmes, M. McRae, G. Bédard, G. Hunter, C. Leadman and A. Cullen.
Notice of Intent from the City Auditor General
to Table at the 11 June 2008 Council meeting, a report entitled "Office of the Auditor General - 2007 Annual Report and 2007 Detailed
Audit Reports".
By-laws Three
Readings
Moved by Councillor C. Doucet
Seconded by Councillor S. Qadri
That the following by-laws be enacted and passed:
2008-195
A
by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2007-268 respecting fees and
charges for public transit services.
2008-196
A by-law of the City of
Ottawa to amend By-law
No. 100-2000 of the former City of Nepean to change the zoning for the properties known
municipally as 3670 and 3700 Jockvale Road.
2008-197
A by-law of the City of
Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2003-230 of the City of Ottawa to change the zoning
provisions for the properties known municipally as 6911-6950 Mary Anne Drive,
6735-6850 Breanna Cardill Street and 1640-1664 Curly Lane.
2008-198
A by-law of the City of
Ottawa to amend the Official Plan for the City of Ottawa to remove 700 Hunt Club
Road from Schedule I, Plan I of Volume 2A, Hunt Club Secondary Plan.
2008-199
A by-law of the City of
Ottawa to amend By-law Number 93-98 of the former City of Ottawa and to amend
By-law No. 333 of 1999 of the former City of Gloucester to change the
zoning for the property known municipally as 700 Hunt Club Road.
2008-200
A by-law of the City of
Ottawa to amend By-law No. 333 of 1999 of the former City of Gloucester
to change the zoning for the property known municipally as 6077 Renaud Road.
2008-201
A by-law of the City of
Ottawa to amend By-law Number 93-98 of the former City of Ottawa to change the
zoning for the properties known municipally as 27 and 33 First Avenue.
2008-202
A by-law of the City of
Ottawa to amend By-law Number 93-98 of the former City of Ottawa to change the
zoning for the property known municipally as 2345 Alta Vista Drive and part of
2262 Braeside Avenue.
2008-203
A by-law of the City of
Ottawa to amend By-law No. 40-99 of the former
Township of Goulbourn to change the zoning for part of the properties known
municipally as 1876 Stittsville Main Street and Part of 6350 Fernbank Road.
2008-204
A by-law of the City of
Ottawa to amend By-law No. 333 of 1999 of the
former City of Gloucester and By-law
Number 93-98 of the former City of Ottawa to change the zoning for the
property known municipally as 2610 Glenfield Drive.
2008-205
A by-law of the City of
Ottawa to amend By-law Number 168-94
and By-law Number 135-93 of the former City of Kanata to change the zoning for
part of the property known municipally as 5271 Fernbank Road.
2008-206
A by-law of the City of
Ottawa to amend By-law Number 93-98 of the former City of Ottawa to change the
zoning for the property known municipally as 538 Rochester Street.
2008-207
A by-law of the City of
Ottawa to amend By-law 2004-428 to change the zoning for the properties known
municipally as 6198 and 6204 First Line Road.
2008-208
A by-law of the City of
Ottawa to amend By-law Number 93-98 of the former City of Ottawa to permit a
temporary parking lot for a period of 3 years at the properties known
municipally as 100, 102, 104, 104½, 106, 114, 116, 118, 120, 122, 124 and 126 Rideau Street.
2008-209
A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law
No. 100-2000 of the former City of Nepean to change the zoning for the
properties known municipally as Part of 3454 and Part of 3508 Greenbank Road.
2008-210
A
by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 58 of 1995 of the old Regional
Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton (Appointment of Municipal By-law Enforcement
Officers By-law) for collection, removal and disposal of waste enforcement.
2008-211
A by-law of
the City of Ottawa to designated 107 Hornchurch Lane, as being exempt from Part
Lot Control and to repeal By-law No. 2007-276.
2008-212
A
by-law of the City of Ottawa to designated 3851 Strandherd Drive, as being
exempt from Part Lot Control.
2008-213
A
by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2005-481, as amended,
respecting the licensing, regulating and governing of taxicabs, taxicab
drivers, taxi plate holders and taxicab brokers in the regulated area of the
City of Ottawa.
2008-214
A
by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law 2006-273 to appoint Municipal Law
Enforcement Officers with respect to parking infractions on City Streets and
City Property.
2008-215
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.
2008-216
A
by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend by-law 2003-499 respecting Fire Routes.
CARRIED
Confirmation By-law
Moved by Councillor P. Hume
Seconded by Councillor S. Qadri
THAT
By-law 2008-217 to confirm the proceedings of Council be enacted and passed.
CARRIED
Inquiries
The following inquiry was received:
From Councillor S. Desroches with respect to the Employees’ Code of Conduct.
Adjournment
Council adjourned the
meeting at 6:19 p.m. with the following members present:
Councillors P. Hume,
R. Bloess, R. Chiarelli, S. Qadri, J. Legendre, P. Feltmate, R. Jellett,
D. Holmes, S. Desroches, M. Bellemare, M. McRae, E. El-Chantiry, G.
Brooks, G. Bédard, D. Deans, C. Leadman, D. Thompson, A. Cullen, B.
Monette and Mayor O’Brien.
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