26 and 28 November
2008
10:00 a.m.
MINUTES 48
The Council of the City of Ottawa met at Andrew S.
Haydon Hall, 110 Laurier Avenue West, Ottawa, on 26 and 28 November 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 students from Elgin Street Public School.
Announcements/Ceremonial
Activities
RECOGNITION - VOLUNTEER DAY IN OTTAWA
Mayor O’Brien proclaimed Friday, December 5th,
2008 as Volunteer Day in the City of Ottawa.
He presented
the proclamation to Ms. Pat Gordon, a long serving volunteer and Chair of the
Peter D. Clark Long Term Care Centre Family and Friends Council.
RECOGNITION – PIERRE PAGÉ
Mayor O’Brien and members
of Council recognized the City Clerk, Pierre Pagé, on the occasion of his
retirement from the City of Ottawa.
Roll Call
ALL
MEMBERS WERE PRESENT.
Confirmation of Minutes
The Minutes of the
regular and In Camera meeting of 12 November 2008 were confirmed.
Declarations of pecuniary
interest including those originally arising from prior meetings
No Declarations were filed.
Communications
The following communication was received:
·
Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) Alerts :
·
AMO-Ontario
First Joint Annual Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Statement
Regrets
No Regrets were filed.
Postponements and Deferrals
CORPORATE SERVICES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
REPORT 30
5. SALE
OF LAND – 424 Metcalfe street |
Committee RecommendationS
That
Council:
1. Declare a parcel of vacant land
situated at 424 Metcalfe Street, described as Parts 1 and 4 on reference plan
4R-19596, as surplus to the City’s needs; and
2.
Waive City policy pertaining to the sale of property at market value and approve
the sale of the land, estimated to have a market value of $5,350,000.00, to
Centretown Citizens Ottawa Corporation, for the sum of $1.00, subject to any easements that may be required, and subject to
suitable terms and conditions being agreed upon by the City's Real Estate
Services Division, Housing Branch and the purchaser, including the option in
favour of the City to reacquire the property for One Dollar ($1.00) in the
event of a sale.
Moved by Councillor D. Holmes
Seconded by Councillor J. Legendre
WHEREAS, the
Agreement of Purchase and Sale has not been finalized between the City and the
developer, Centretown Citizens Ottawa Corporation (“CCOC”), for the land at 424
Metcalfe Street;
AND WHEREAS
it is advantageous for the developer and the City to finalize this matter
before the sale is concluded;
THEREFORE BE
IT RESOLVED THAT:
This item,
being Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee Report 30, Item 5,
be deferred to the City Council meeting on November 26, 2008 to allow time for
the developer, CCOC, to finalize site and construction issues for the project
at 424 Metcalfe Street before taking over ownership of the land from the City.
DEFERRAL
CARRIED
Item 5 of Corporate Services and Economic
Development Committee Report 30 was put to Council and CARRIED with Councillor
G. Hunter dissenting.
Reconsideration
TRANSIT COMMITTEE REPORT 19
2. UNIVERSAL
STUDENT TRANSIT PASS. |
That Council implement in September 2009 a pilot U-pass project for
full-time, undergraduate University of Ottawa students at $125 per semester
based on full University of Ottawa participation;
And that
the $2.1M budget pressure be identified in the 2009 budget.
Moved by Councillor G. Hunter
Seconded by Councillor R. Chiarelli
That the Transit Committee Recommendation be amended
to delete the portion after “Ottawa Students” and replace with “priced at a
revenue neutral point”.
LOST on a division of 12 YEAS to 12 NAYS as follows:
YEAS (12): Councillors
S. Qadri, J. Harder, R. Chiarelli, R. Jellett, B. Monette, G. Brooks, P.
Feltmate, E. El-Chantiry, D. Thompson, S. Desroches, G. Hunter and
Mayor O’Brien.
NAYS (12): Councillors
D. Holmes, G. Bédard, M. Wilkinson, D. Deans, R. Bloess, M. Bellemare, J.
Legendre, P. Hume, A. Cullen, C. Leadman, C. Doucet and M. McRae.
Item 2 of Transit Committee Report 19 was then put to Council and LOST
on a division of 12 YEAS to 12 NAYS as follows:
YEAS (12): Councillors
D. Holmes, G. Bédard, M. Wilkinson, D. Deans, R. Bloess, M. Bellemare, J.
Legendre, P. Hume, A. Cullen, C. Leadman, C. Doucet and M. McRae.
NAYS (12): Councillors
S. Qadri, J. Harder, R. Chiarelli, R. Jellett, B. Monette, G. Brooks, P.
Feltmate, E. El-Chantiry, D. Thompson, S. Desroches, G. Hunter and
Mayor O’Brien.
Moved by Councillor M. Wilkinson
Seconded by Councillor R. Bloess
That Item 2 of
Transit Committee Report 19 be RECONSIDERED at the next regular meeting of Council scheduled for 26
November 2008.
Pursuant to Subsection 64 (4) of Procedure By-law 2006-462, notice of reconsideration CARRIED on a division of 11 YEAS to 13 NAYS (8 votes required) as follows:
YEAS (11): Councillors
D. Holmes, G. Bédard, M. Wilkinson, D. Deans, R. Bloess, M. Bellemare, J.
Legendre, A. Cullen, C. Leadman, C. Doucet and M. McRae.
NAYS (13): Councillors
S. Qadri, J. Harder, R. Chiarelli, R. Jellett, B. Monette, G. Brooks, P.
Feltmate, E. El-Chantiry, D. Thompson, P. Hume, S. Desroches, G. Hunter and
Mayor O’Brien.
CITY COUNCIL 26 NOVEMBER 2008
Moved by Councillor R. Chiarelli
Seconded by Councillor M. Wilkinson
That the report on the Universal Student
Transit Pass be reconsidered.
CARRIED on a division of 14 YEAS to 9 NAYS as
follows:
YEAS (14): Councillors
R. Chiarelli, R. Bloess, J. Legendre, A. Cullen, C. Leadman, M. McRae, G.
Bédard, D.Holmes, M. Wilkinson, B. Monette, C. Doucet, R. Jellett, M.
Bellemare and D. Deans.
NAYS (9): Councillors
P. Hume, P. Feltmate, J. Harder, S. Desroches, D. Thompson, E. El‑Chantiry,
G. Hunter, S. Qadri and Mayor O’Brien.
Moved by Councillor M. Wilkinson
Seconded by Councillor A. Cullen
That the
discussion on the Universal Student Transit Pass be deferred to the Council
Budget meeting.
LOST on a division of
10 YEAS to 13 NAYS as follows:
YEAS (10): Councillors
R. Chiarelli, J. Legendre, A. Cullen, C. Leadman, D.Holmes, M. Wilkinson,
C. Doucet, G. Hunter, M. Bellemare and D. Deans.
NAYS (13): Councillors
M. McRae, P. Hume, G. Bédard, P. Feltmate, B. Monette, J. Harder, S. Desroches,
G. Brooks, D. Thompson, E. El-Chantiry, R. Jellett, S. Qadri and Mayor O’Brien.
Moved by Councillor M. Wilkinson
Seconded by Councillor J. Harder
That the
discussion on the Universal Student Transit Pass be deferred to the next
regular Council meeting.
DEFERRAL CARRIED with Councillors D. Deans and
C. Doucet dissenting.
Motion
to Introduce Reports
Moved by Councillor
M. Wilkinson
Seconded by
Councillor D. Deans
That
Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee Report 32, Community and Protective
Services Committee Report 33, 34 and 34A (In Camera), Corporate
Services and Economic Development Committee Report 34, Planning and Environment
Committee Report 41, Transit Committee Reports 20 and 21, Transportation
Committee Report 23A and Transit and Transportation Joint Committee Report 9
and despite the Terms of Reference for Standing Committees, Recommendations 7
and 8 of Item 2, be received and considered.
And
that the Rules of Procedure be suspended to receive and consider the Report
from the City Clerk entitled “Status Update – Council Inquiries and Motions for
the Period Ending 12 November 2008”, the report from the City Manager entitled
“Quarterly Performance Report To Council, Q3 July – September 2008” and the
Planning and Environment Committee Report 42.
CARRIED
Reports
CITY CLERK
1. STATUS UPDATE – COUNCIL INQUIRIES
AND MOTIONS FOR THE PERIOD ENDING
12 NOVEMBER 2008.
REPORT
RECOMMENDATION
That Council receive this report for information.
RECEIVED
CITY MANAGER
1. QUARTERLY
PERFORMANCE REPORT TO COUNCIL, q3 July – september 2008
REPORT RECOMMENDATION
That Council
receive the Quarterly Performance Report to Council, Q3 July – September 2008
for information
RECEIVED
COMMITTEE
REPORTS
AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE REPORT 32
1. APPOINTMENTS TO
THE CARP BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT AREA BOARD OF MANAGEMENT |
That Council approve the appointment of Chad McNeely, Andrea Bruce, Greg LeBlanc and
Joey Yagminas to the Carp Business Improvement Area Board of Management for the
term expiring November 30, 2010.
CARRIED
2. EMERALD ASH BORER (EAB) |
agriculturE and rural affairs
committee and Planning and environment Committee recommendations
That Council:
1. Receive
the EAB Management Strategy framework as outlined in this report;
2. Approve the City’s scope and responsibility with respect to Emerald Ash Borer be limited to City owned trees on road allowances, City owned properties, and City owned municipal natural areas relating to tree removal, EAB preventative controls, tree planting and wood disposal;
3. Approve
all costs and responsibilities pertaining to ash trees on private property
shall be the responsibility of the private property owner;
4. Approve
increased tree planting on City property as outlined in this report;
5. Approve
the implementation of an expanded tree distribution program for private
property planting to residents with a focus on areas of ash tree populations as
outlined in this report;
6. Approve
the development of an EAB public outreach communication plan at an estimated
cost of $50,000 to be funded from Capital Account 904455 Tree Program;
Furthermore, that the Planning and Environment Committee forward for
consideration to Council as part of the Draft 2009 Operating and Capital
Budgets:
7. That
the Surface Operations Branch include a 2009 Operating Budget pressure of $300k
to cover costs related to EAB’s initial operational impacts and the further
development of the EAB Management Strategy for the Surface Operation Branch;
8. That
the Surface Operations Branch include a 2009 Strategic Capital Initiative of
$600k to increase tree planting and the tree distribution program to residents
with a focus on areas of ash tree populations;
9. That
the Solid Waste Services Branch include a 2009 Operating Budget pressure of
$500k to implement a modified handling and processing procedure for ash wood
and leaf and yard waste collected as part of the City’s leaf and yard waste
program; and,
10. That
the Solid Waste Services Branch establish suitable disposal methods for EAB
material from private residents and contractors for affected ash trees from
private property and establish a tonnage rate for disposal of this material if
delivered to City facilities or establish alternate arrangements on a cost
recovery basis.
ADDITIONAL
PLAnning and environment Committee recommendations
11. Direct staff to move forward with
providing and delivering to residents a tree replacement kit to support the
planting of replacement trees for Ash trees due to the gravity of the Emerald
Ash Borer disaster;
12. That
the Chair of the Planning and Environment Committee consult with the Federal
and Provincial Governments and the Association of Municipalities of Ontario for
emergency financial assistance to support the City of Ottawa’s Emerald Ash
Borer strategy.
CARRIED with Councillors D. Thompson and R.
Jellett dissenting on Recommendation 11.
3. ZONING - 1296 AND 1300 BANKFIELD
ROAD |
(This application is
subject to Bill 51)
That Council:
1. Approve an amendment to
City of Ottawa Zoning By law 2008 250 to change the zoning of 1296 and 1300
Bankfield Road from DR1 (Development Reserve Zone subzone one) to V1H (Village
Residential First Density subzone H) as shown in Document 1 and as detailed in
Document 2.
2. Approve
an amendment to the former Township of Rideau Zoning By-law 2004-428 to change
the zoning of 1296 and 1300 Bankfield Road from A1 (Restricted Rural zone) to
RV-XX (Village Residential - exception zone XX) as shown in Document 1 and as
detailed in Document 2.
CARRIED
COMMUNITY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES COMMITTEE REPORT 33
1. FIRE STATION LOCATION – PHASE 2 - EFFICIENCY REPORT |
Committee RecommendationS
That Council approve:
1. The
operating pressures for the new Barrhaven Fire Station be offset within
existing resources as outlined in this report resulting in $1.9M in savings in
2010.
2. The
ladder trucks to be implemented at the new Kanata station and Barrhaven Fire
Station be deferred until 2011 as outlined in this report resulting in cost
deferral of 3.0M in 2010.
3. The
Ottawa Fire Services (OFS) pursue investment in technology (traffic
pre-emption, AVL, GPS) to ensure that the OFS can meet target response time in
Orleans until the new station is constructed in 2015 while enhancing emergency
response throughout the City.
4. Direct
Real Estate Services staff to research, negotiate and report back to Committee
on the purchase of land for the three growth areas approved pursuant to the
Fire Station Location Study – Phase 1 report (ACS2008-CPS-OFS-0001).
CARRIED
2. ACTION OTTAWA 2008 – 424 METCALFE STREET |
Committee Recommendation
That Council, in accordance with the provisions of the Action Ottawa program,
approve t1. hat the Director of Housing request the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing,
under the terms of the Canada-Ontario New Affordable Housing Program 2003,
Rental and Supportive Component, to provide before
the end of 2008 an additional $4.6
M to Phase I of the Centretown Citizens Ottawa Corporation (CCOC) Beaver
Barracks development at 424 Metcalfe Street to offset increased project development
costs since the original approval of the Project so as to allow the Project to
proceed.
CARRIED with Councillor G. Hunter dissenting.
3. ESTABLISHMENT OF A PRE-DEVELOPMENT LOAN FUND –
FUNDED FROM THE PROVINCIAL MUNiCIPAL HOUSING COOPERATION TRUST FUND |
Committee RecommendationS
That
Council:
1. Approve the reallocation of the funding
streams within the Provincial/Municipal Housing Cooperation Trust Fund as
follows:
a. Assign
a total of $370,000 to the establishment of a Pre-Development Loan Fund; and
b. Assign
a total of $197,000 to support servicing of major residential development and
redevelopment projects.
2.
Approve that the Director of Housing
obtain the consent of the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and
Housing to reallocate the funding within the Provincial/Municipal Housing
Cooperation Trust Fund to support the identified projects according to the
terms, objectives and parameters described in this report.
3. Subject to consent by the Minister,
approve the establishment of a Pre-Development Loan Fund to be funded with up
to $370,000 from the Provincial/Municipal Housing Cooperation Trust
Fund in order to provide no-interest forgivable loans of up to $50,000 to
community non-profit organizations for the purpose of purchasing technical
and professional expertise that is required to move a low-income affordable
housing project proposal from conceptual design to a more developed and costed
design proposal that is sufficient for evaluation for funding purposes.
CARRIED
4. CRIME PREVENTION OTTAWA – ACTION REPORT 2007-2008;
REPORT ON THE OUTCOMES OF THE 2007 CPO FUNDED PROJECTS AND REPORT ON CPO
FUNDING ALLOCATIONS 2008 |
Committee Recommendation
That Council
receive the following documents for information.
RECEIVED
COMMUNITY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES COMMITTEE REPORT 33A (IN CAMERA)
1. COMMEMORATIVE NAMING APPLICATION – PARK –IN CAMERA -
PERSONAL MATTERS ABOUT AN IDENTIFIABLE INDIVIDUAL. REPORTING OUT DATE: NOVEMBER 26, 2008 |
That Council approve the
commemorative naming proposal to re-name Pumphouse Park, located at 170
Castlefrank Road (Kanata South), to the Clarence Maheral Park.
CARRIED with Councillor J. Legendre dissenting.
COMMUNITY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES COMMITTEE REPORT 34
1. ROYAL SWAN PROGRAM UPDATE – FALL
2008 |
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS AS
AMENDED
That Council approve:
1.
That staff:
(a)
be directed to pursue and
further develop the most cost effective but, appropriate swan wintering
facility option as well as an alternate funding arrangement to provide for such
facility;
(b)
be authorized to access the aforementioned sum provided by the
sponsor in order to leverage the necessary funding for a wintering facility;
(c)
report back to the appropriate Standing Committee in the New Year
with respect to financing and recommendations for a wintering facility which
will have minimal impact on the tax base.
2. That should Council choose to
eliminate the Royal Swan Program before December 31, 2015, any unspent funds
shall be returned to the sponsor to be redistributed to the charity of its
choice.
CARRIED
2. BYWARD AND PARKDALE
MARKETS – PROGRAM BY-LAWS AND BUSINESS PLANS - NEW |
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS AS
AMENDED
That Council:
1. With respect to the
ByWard Market:
(a)
Approve the ByWard Market
Vision as detailed in this report and amend the following to read;
(i) The ByWard Market is a vibrant, year-round
public market, in a heritage setting providing a variety of local farm
fresh products and quality local art and craft to residents and
tourists.
(b) Receive
the ByWard Market – 2009 Business Plan as detailed in Document 1;
(c) Approve
the establishment of a ByWard Market Core Team - Stakeholder Group; including
its structure, membership selection, and purpose, as detailed in this report;
(d) Approve
the new ByWard Market Program By-law as detailed in Document 2; and
(e) Approve
the establishment of an informal Resolution Team as a first-instance dispute
resolution mechanism, as detailed in this report.
2. With respect to the
Parkdale Market:
(a) Approve
the Parkdale Market Vision as detailed in this report and amend the
following to read;
(i) The Parkdale Market is a vibrant seasonal
public market providing a variety of local farm fresh products and
quality local art and craft to residents of Ottawa/Gatineau.
(b) Receive
the Parkdale Market – 2009 Business Plan as detailed in Document 3;
(c) Approve
the establishment of a Parkdale Market Core Team - Stakeholder Group; including
its structure, membership selection, and purpose, as detailed in this report;
and
(d) Approve
the new Parkdale Market Program By-law as detailed in Document 4.
3. Subject
to the approval of recommendations 1(d) and 2(d), establish the following
Selection Committees and authorize the compensation of their members for their
services on the basis of the CARFAC Canadian Artists’ Representation fee
schedule to a maximum of 10 days per calendar year:
(a) Agrifood Selection
Committee;
(b) Art and Craft
Selection Committee; and
(c) Performance
Selection Committee.
4. Subject
to the approval of Recommendation 1(d), approve that long term ByWard Market
vendors and those who have had significant attendance since 1995 be recognized
by allocating stands for the 2009 ByWard Market Season license period only, in
accordance with the allocation process detailed in Document 5.
5. Subject
to the approval of Recommendation 1(d), that amendments to the following
By-laws be approved to exempt the ByWard Market from the application of the
by-laws:
(a) Vending on Highways
By-law (2005-358); and
(b) Designated Space
Programme By-law (2007- 478).
6. Direct
staff to review By Ward Market governance and report back to the Community and
Protective Services Committee in 2009 with recommendations aimed at better
aligning governance with the proposed ByWard Market Vision.
7. Approve amendments to the Special Events By-law (2001-260), to be effective January 1, 2009, to require that the Markets Manager be consulted and have final approval regarding any applications for special events to be held on the ByWard Market or Parkdale Market.
8.
Approve that 4.5% percent charge
be added to the permit fee, and that the related revenue be granted
to the ByWard Market Standholders Association (BMSA).
9. Approve that the Proposed ByWard
Market Program By-law be amended as follows:
a) Create
the required definition for a refreshment vehicle;
b) Establish
a License type “RV”;
c) Designate
parking meter space number 3310 as space RV1;
d) Establish a permit fee based on the
square footage of the space (7’ X 20’ = 140 square feet) multiplied by the base
fee for other refreshment permits ($5.11 per square foot per month in 2008)
with the corner premium of 25% for a total fee of $894.00 per month during the Market Season. The monthly Market Off-season fee for
refreshments of $400 would apply in 2009;
e) Establish
vehicle and equipment standards;
f) Prescribe
regulations as required;
g) that once the permit is not renewed
that the ByWard Market Program By-law be amended to remove the “RV” license and
all associated standards and regulations and that the designated space RV1 be
eliminated.
10. Approve amendments to Document 6
entitled Proposed Selection Committee – Guidelines Criteria and Evaluation to
incorporate in the B.2 part of the Document after the expression: “Self
produced – Imported” the following:
Additional product – locally (Ottawa and surrounding area) /10
Additional product – Canada /5
Additional product – Imported /0
11.
Approve that any new
revenues generated within the Markets program be directed to support the
requirements of the Markets, as identified in their annual business plans.
12. Approve that the Resolution Team
include in its processes a screening mechanism with respect to frivolous or
vexations matters that are brought before it, and be authorized to refuse to
hear matters that are deemed to be frivolous or vexatious.
CARRIED
3. OTTAWA PARAMEDIC SERVICE 2475 DON REID DRIVE |
Committee RecommendationS
That
Council:
1.
Approve an agreement between
the Province of Ontario, and the City of Ottawa to relocate the Ottawa Central
Ambulance Communications s Centre (CACC) subject to the Province committing to
the total funding for this project to include all capital expenditures,
financing costs, and lease costs (rental and operating), and
2.
Approve the Lease between the
City (Tenant) and an affiliate of Forum Equity Partners Inc., (Landlord) for
the improved industrial property located at 2475 Don Reid Drive, City of
Ottawa, more particularly shown on Annex “A”, attached; having a term of
twenty-six (26) years to house various programs run by
the Province (Ministry of Health) and the City of Ottawa, and at no cost
to the City.
CARRIED
CORPORATE SERVICES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
REPORT 34
1. COMMODITY PRICE HEDGING POLICY |
That Council:
1.
Approve the
Commodity Price Hedging Policy, attached as Document 1;
2.
Approve the
Procurement Strategy for Hydrocarbon Fuels such as Gasoline and Diesel Fuel,
attached as Document 2; and
3.
Amend the
delegation of Authority By-Law 2005-503 to authorize the City Treasurer to
award contracts in relation to the commodities defined and in accordance with
the Commodity Price Hedging Policy.
CARRIED
2.
temporary
borrowing by-law for 2009 current operations |
Committee Recommendation
That Council
approve the enactment of the draft by-law, contained in Document 1, authorizing
temporary borrowings for current purposes for the year 2009 in accordance with
existing legislation.
CARRIED
3. general Accounts – Write
offs 2007 |
Committee Recommendation
That Council receive this report on 2007
general accounts written off for information, as required pursuant to Schedule E, 24 of the Delegation of Authority By-law 2005-503.
CARRIED
4. UNCOLLECTABLE TAXES –
SECTION 354 (1)(2) OF THE MUNICIPAL ACT, 2001, S.O. 2001, c.25 |
That
Council approve taxes and interest/penalties in the amount of $51,752.96 be
struck from the collector's roll.
CARRIED
5. REVISED PROCUREMENT STRATEGY AND ASSOCIATED AMENDMENTS TO THE PURCHASING
BY-LAW |
That Council approve:
1. The overall
procurement strategy in relation to the selection of professional service
providers, as outlined in this report; and
CARRIED
6. 2009 CITY OF
OTTAWA MUNICIPAL ACCESSIBILITY PLAN |
Committee RecommendationS
That Council approve, subject to the 2009 budget
process:
1.
The 2009 City of Ottawa
Municipal Accessibility Plan (COMAP) for implementation, as required by the
Province’s Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 (AODA);
and
2.
One full time position to
ensure compliance with training obligations mandated by each of the four AODA
regulated accessibility standards.
CARRIED
7. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
EGOVERNMENT INVESTMENT STRATEGY |
That Council:
1. Approve, in principle, the strategic investment model for information technology proposed in this report;
2. Direct staff to provide Council with a multi-year technology “road map” that covers the term of Council from 2009 to 2014, on which future budget and investment decisions may be based; and
3. Subject to consideration during the 2009 budget review process, establish an initial Information Technology Strategic Investment program budget of $8.9M to rationalize the application infrastructure that will result in reduced costs and provide a better platform on which future investments will be based.
CARRIED
8. SALE OF CLOSED LANE
ADJACENT TO 1089-1091 NORTH RIVER ROAD |
That Council:
1.
Declare a parcel of vacant land
shown hatched on Annex “A” attached, containing an area of approximately 87 m2,
described as the lane south of Prince Albert Street, north of the easterly
extension of the southerly limit of Lot 186, Plan 318, City of Ottawa, subject
to final survey, as surplus to the City’s needs; and
2.
Approve the sale of the land
outlined in Recommendation 1, subject to final survey and subject to any
easements that may be required to François Brulé and Hélène Brulé for $21,000
pursuant to an Agreement of Purchase and Sale that has been received.
CARRIED
PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE REPORT 41
1. OFFICIAL PLAN AMENDMENT
AND ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENT - RICHMOND ROAD/WESTBORO COMMUNITY DESIGN PLAN –
REVISION |
Committee recommendations as
amended
(This matter is subject to Bill 51)
That Council:
1.
Approve an
amendment to the Official Plan for the City of Ottawa, Volume 2A, to
incorporate the Richmond Road/Westboro Community Design Plan as a Secondary
Plan as detailed in Document 2 (distributed separately and on file with the
City Clerk), as amended by deleting the second bullet point in Part B – The
Amendment, Section 1.3.4 b) and replacing it with the following:
“Recognize that for property at
747 Richmond Road, the Ontario Municipal Board has approved heights of eight to
twelve storeys on the basis of measurements specifically outline in the Ontario
Municipal Board’s decision and reflected in the approved zoning by-law.”
2. Approve an amendment to Zoning By-law
2008-250 of the City of Ottawa as shown on the location maps and detailed in
Document 3.
3. Approve an amendment to the former City
of Ottawa Zoning By-law, 93-98 for 319, part of 320, 344 and 351 McRae
Avenue as shown on the location maps and detailed in Document 3.
4. Approve an amendment to the Richmond
Road/Westboro Community Design Plan as detailed in Document 4, as amended by
replacing item 4 to read as follows:
Sector 6.3 Sector 2 –
Woodroffe North, end of last paragraph, be amended by adding:
“However, on September
16, 2008, the Ontario Municipal Board approved heights of eight to twelve storeys
on the basis of measurements specifically outlined in the Board’s decision and
reflected in the approved zoning by-law.”
CARRIED
2. 222 BEECHWOOD AVENUE - BEECHWOOD
CEMETERY VIEW PROTECTION - OFFICIAL PLAN AND ZONING AMENDMENT |
Committee recommendations as
amended
(This matter is subject to Bill
51)
That Council:
1.
Replace the recommendation contained in ACS2008-PTE-PLA-0216
(Disposition 41) for 222 Beechwood Avenue with the proposed changes to the
Zoning By-law 2008-250 as detailed in Documents 2 and 3.
2.
Change the designation in Zoning By-law 2008-250 of 5-11 Marquette
Avenue and 8-12 Jolliet Avenue, as detailed in Document 2, from TM8 H(10) to
TM8 H(15).
3.
Amend Document 2 to add the
following provision:
“1. c) Section
64 does not apply to Area A in Schedule XXX”
CARRIED
3. APPLICATION
TO DEMOLISH AND APPLICATION FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION AT 80 MACKINNON ROAD, A
PROPERTY LOCATED WITHIN THE ROCKCLIFFE PARK HERITAGE CONSERVATION DISTRICT
AND DESIGNATED UNDER PART V OF THE ONTARIO HERITAGE ACT |
Committee recommendations as
amended
That
Council:
1. Approve
the demolition of 80 MacKinnon Road and the application for new construction at
80 MacKinnon Road, a property designated under Part V of the Ontario
Heritage Act, in accordance with drawings by James Bell, David Mailing
Architect Associates Inc. received on October 16, 2008,
conditional on the closing and purchase of the lane being processed through the
standard City process.
2. Delegate
approval of any subsequent design changes of a minor nature to the Director of
Planning.
CARRIED
4. Application TO DEMOLISH AND APPLICATION FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION AT 77 PLACEL road, A PROPERTY
LOCATED WITHIN THE ROCKCLIFFE park heritage conservation district AND
designated under part v of the ontario
heritage act |
Committee recommendations
That Council:
1. Approve the demolition of 77 Placel
Road and the application for new construction at 77 Placel Road, a property
designated under Part V of the Ontario
Heritage Act, in accordance with drawings by Peter Davies, Randall and
Associates included as Documents 5 and 6 as received on October 8, 2008.
2.
Delegate approval of any
subsequent design changes of a minor nature to the Director of Planning.
CARRIED
5. ZONING
- 1194 CARP ROAD |
Committee recommendations
(This matter is subject to Bill 51)
That
Council:
1. Approve an amendment to
the Zoning By-law 2008-250 to amend the zoning of 1194 Carp Road from R1H to
R1H [XXXX] as shown in Document 1 and as detailed in Document 2.
2. Approve an amendment to the
former Township of Goulbourn Zoning By-law 40-99 to amend the zoning of 1194
Carp Road from R1-1 to R1-X as shown in Document 1 and as detailed in Document
2.
CARRIED
6. GATEWAY
AND ENTRANCE FEATURES DESIGN GUIDELINES |
agricultural and rural affairs
committee and Planning and environment Committee recommendations as amended
That
Council:
1. Approve the Design Guidelines for
Development Application Gateway Features for immediate implementation;
2. Amend the Delegation of Authority
By-law to authorize the Director, Planning Branch to approve and permit
development related Gateway Features;
3. Amend the City’s Tourism and
Public Service Signs policy section
7.10 and 7.11 to allow Primary Neighbourhood features to be installed in the
City’s road allowances and to exclude the Secondary Neighbourhood features from
the City’s road allowances;
4. Amend the City’s Signs on City
Road By-law No 2003-520 and Encroachments
on City Highways By-law No. 2003-446 to allow Primary Neighbourhood features to
be installed on the City’s road allowances; and
5.
Refer to the
consideration of the Draft 2010 Operating and Capital budget funding for
the on-going maintenance and life cycling costs associated with existing and
future gateway features as follows:
·
Surface Operations Branch establish
an annual $240,300 Gateway Features Non-structural Repairs budget;
·
Infrastructure Services Branch
establish an annual $180,000 Gateway Feature Repair/Renewal Capital budget;
·
Infrastructure Services Branch be
provided an additional capital provision of $100,000 in 2009, 2010, and 2011, and 2012 for the structural reinstatement of existing
Gateway Features in significant disrepair.
CARRIED with Councillors P. Feltmate and R.
Jellett dissenting on Recommendation 5.
7. SIGN BY-LAW MINOR VARIANCE - 1540 STAR TOP
ROAD |
Committee recommendation
That Council approve the
application to vary Section 105 of Sign By-law 2005-439 to permit an internally
illuminated ground sign with a height of 10.7 metres, instead of the maximum
allowed height of 8.0 metres, for the property situated at 1540 Star Top Road.
CARRIED
8. DRINKING WATER QUALITY management SYSTEM OPERATIONAL PLAN |
Committee recommendations
That Council:
1. Endorse the Operational Plan;
2. Direct staff to submit an application
to the Ministry of the Environment prior to January 1, 2009 for:
a. Third Party Accreditation of the Operational
Plan (Limited Scope, Entire DWQMS);
b. A Drinking Water Works Permit; and
c. A Municipal Drinking Water License.
3. Request
that a special meeting of Planning and Environment Committee be scheduled for
Q1 2009 with the purpose to inform Members of Council regarding Owner
Obligations under Section 19 of the Safe Drinking Water Act as these relate to
the Standard of Care requirements and obligations of the Owner and those
involved with the oversight of the Operating Authority.
CARRIED
PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE REPORT 42
1. Waste diversion activities and pilot project update |
Committee recommendations
That Council:
1.
Approve the
development of waste diversion pilot projects as described in this report;
2.
Approve a new level of service
for the City’s Household Hazardous Waste Program based on a combination of
semi-permanent depots and mobile event depots, with specific details on cost,
timing and location pending the results of a tender for the service;
3.
Approve the development of an
Electronics Waste Collection program in association with Ontario Electronic
Stewardship, as described in this report.
4. Delegate
authority to staff to enter into funding agreements for any eligible funding
from Waste Diversion Ontario and Stewardship Ontario.
Moved by Councillor P. Hume
Seconded by Councillor B. Monette
WHEREAS
Planning and Environment Committee at their meeting of 24 November 2008
considered items that, because of their urgency, necessitated inclusion in a
Waived Report to the Council meeting of 26 November 2008;
AND WHEREAS,
staff in error, included Item 1 – Waste Diversion Activities and Pilot Project
Update- in the waived Planning and Environment Committee Report 42;
THEREFORE BE
IT RESOLVED that Item 1, Planning and Environment Committee Report 42, Waste
Diversion Activities and Pilot Project be deferred to the Council meeting of 10
December 2008 for consideration.
DEFERRAL
CARRIED
2. GREEN
BIN RURAL RESIDENTIAL GRANT PROGRAM |
agricultural and rural
affairs committee recommendation as amended
That Council approve
that a grant equivalent to the taxes paid by an average home for costs of the
Source Separated Organics Program be provided for those homes in the rural
areas that can not participate in the Source Separated Organics Program.
Planning
and environment Committee recommendation as amended
That Council reject
that a grant equivalent to the taxes paid by an average home for costs of the
Source Separated Organics Program be provided for those homes in the rural
areas that can not participate in the Source Separated Organics Program.
Council considered first, the Recommendation from the Planning and Environment Committee, which CARRIED on a division of 15 YEAS to 8 NAYS as follows:
YEAS (15): Councillors
R. Chiarelli, R. Bloess, J. Legendre, A. Cullen, C. Leadman, P. Hume, G.
Bédard, P. Feltmate, D. Holmes, B. Monette, J. Harder, C. Doucet, G. Hunter, M.
Bellemare and Diane Deans.
NAYS (8): Councillors
M. Wilkinson, S. Desroches, G. Brooks, D. Thompson, E. El‑Chantiry,
R. Jellett, S. Qadri and Mayor O’Brien.
As the Planning and
Environment Committee Recommendation CARRIED, the Agriculture and Rural Affairs
Committee Recommendation was RULED REDUNDANT.
3. URBAN
NATURAL FEATURES ACQUISITION |
Committee recommendations
That Council direct staff:
1.
To pursue the short-term acquisition of Urban Natural Areas within
the parameters established by Committee and Council, subject to 2009 budget approval;
2. To bring a report on the overall Urban Natural
Feature Acquisition Strategy, including priorities and funding options, to
Planning and Environment Committee in March 2009.
CARRIED with Councillors G. Brooks, D.
Thompson, E. El-Chantiry and Mayor O’Brien.
4. 320
TWEEDSMUIR AVENUE - EXEMPTION FROM THE REQUIREMENTS SET OUT IN THE
DEMOLITION CONTROL BY-LAW |
Committee recommendation
That Council approve that 320 Tweedsmuir Avenue be exempted
from the requirements set out in the Demolition Control By-law to enable the
demolition to proceed as soon as possible to address the hazardous state of the
property.
CARRIED
TRANSIT COMMITTEE REPORT 20
1. OC TRANSPO 2009 MARKETING PLAN |
That
Council receive this report for information.
RECEIVED
2. TRANSIT
FARES 2009 |
That
Council receive this report for information and consideration as part of budget
deliberations in December 2008.
RECEIVED
3. TRANSPLAN 2008 – TURNING AND
WAITING ARRANGEMENTS FOR ROUTES 2 AND 3. |
That Council approve:
1. The
establishment of a bus waiting area on Waller Street south of Laurier Avenue;
and,
2. Reducing
the hours of the designated taxi stand on Nicholas Street, immediately south of
Rideau Street, for the expansion of the bus waiting area on Nicholas Street,
with buses to have use of the space from 6:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. Monday to
Friday, and with taxis to have use of the space at other times and days.
CARRIED with Councillor G. Bédard dissenting.
TRANSIT COMMITTEE REPORT 21
1. TRANSIT LEVY POLICY REVIEW |
COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATIONS
That Council approve:
1. The revisions to the boundary of the
Urban Transit Area detailed in this report to be effective on January 1, 2009,
to provide for the provision and funding of transit service in expanding areas
of the city;
2. The strategy detailed in this report to
complete the transition of Stittsville into the Urban Transit Area over the
years 2009 to 2011; and,
3. The re-allocation of maintenance costs
for park and ride lots, as detailed in this report, so that the costs are
shared equally by all city taxpayers.
The Recommendations were divided for voting purposes.
Recommendations 1 and 2 CARRIED.
Recommendation 3 CARRIED on a division of 17 YEAS to 4 NAYS as follows:
YEAS (17): Councillors
R. Chiarelli, J. Legendre, A. Cullen, C. Leadman, P. Hume, G. Bédard,
P. Feltmate, D. Holmes, M. Wilkinson, B. Monette, J. Harder,
C. Doucet, S. Desroches, G. Hunter, M. Bellemare, Diane Deans and S.
Qadri.
NAYS (4): Councillors
G. Brooks, D. Thompson, E. El‑Chantiry and R. Jellett.
TRANSPORTATION
COMMITTEE AND TRANSIT COMMITTEE JOINT REPORT 9
1. TRANSPORTATION MASTER PLAN
(TMP) UPDATE, 2008 |
JOINT
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS AS AMENDED
That City Council:
1.
Approve the 2008 Transportation Master Plan (TMP), as detailed in
Document 10, as amended, including:
a. The location of the southern terminus
of the North-South LRT service at the Riverside South Town Centre;
b. The addition of the Hospital Corridor
BRT;
c. The supplementary transit corridors as
outlined in Table 4;
d. The road projects as outlined in Annex
B of the TMP document;
2.
Direct staff to prepare a submission, including any necessary
studies and business plans, to Build Canada and any other federal and
provincial government grants or programs, to seek partnership funds for
Increment 1 transit projects in the Transportation Master Plan following final budget
approval.
3.
Direct staff to undertake the following actions to initiate the
implementation and mitigate risks as outlined in the KPMG Risk Assessment
(Document 8):
a.
Examine a range of procurement options and explore any other
existing and potential fiscal tools that could be used for the top priority
projects, and report back to the appropriate Standing Committee(s) and Council
in February, 2009;
b.
Expand the scope of the Downtown Ottawa Transit Tunnel Environmental
Assessment to include the LRT extension to Tunney’s Pasture and Blair Station;
c.
Commence work immediately on the Environmental Assessment for the
Western Parkway Corridor, subject to budget approval;
d.
Seek delegated regulatory authority from the federal Minister of
Transport, Infrastructure and Communities.
4. Direct staff to include approved
transit projects in the Draft 2009 Transit Capital Budget, to be tabled in
January 2009.
5. Refer
the following Motion to budget:
That final Council approval for each arterial road
project be contingent on having received and reviewed Class A estimates which
are less than a year old for each project.
6. Refer the following to staff:
That construction of the West Transitway
from Pinecrest to the Southwest Transitway be included in Phase 1 of the Transportation
Master Plan Transit Network.
7. Amend Table 7.2 Modified Arterial
needs: “Recommended Deletions of 2008 TMP compared to 2003 TMP” to include the
widening of Albert Street to 6 lanes.
8. Approve that the Prince of Wales
Bridge and other potential corridors be identified on the maps/schedules as a
proposed interprovincial transit corridor.
9. Approve
that the TMP include a statement that the projects included in Phase 1,
Increment 1 be approved.
10. Approve
that the projects identified beyond Increment 1 be considered as Council’s
current vision and that they be revisited prior to the completion of Increment
1 projects.
11. Direct staff to contact Infrastructure
Ontario and ascertain interest in their implementation of the rapid transit
portion of the Transportation Master Plan on behalf of the City.
12. Direct staff to contact the provincial
and federal governments and ascertain interest in financing including
undertaking a shared long term debenture method to finance the Transportation
Master Plan.
13. Approve the addition of a
Recommendation 3e as follows:
Direct staff to examine the methodology
and costs for the implementation of full transit priority measures along the
Rideau/Montreal Road corridor.
14. Direct
staff to review further the proposal for single tracking electric LRT to
Riverside South to seek opportunities to advance the project.
15. Amend
Table 4 at King Edward Avenue, Sussex to Rideau to read under “Proposed Transit
Service Improvements” Dedicated southbound bus lanes from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30
p.m.
16. Instruct
staff to look into the feasibility and cost of temporarily making two lanes on
Riverside Drive “buses only” and using the planned buses only lanes on the
Queensway compared to the $40 million cost of the bridge (Nicholas connection).
17. Approve that any former LRT corridors
converted to preferred BRT routes include a process of public consultations.
Moved by Councillor D. Deans
Seconded by Councillor M. Bellemare
That Council resolve into
Committee of the Whole to consider the Transportation Master Plan.
LOST on a division of 9 YEAS to 12 NAYS as follows:
YEAS (9): Councillors
R. Chiarelli, J. Legendre, C. Leadman, D. Holmes, C. Doucet,
S. Desroches, G. Hunter, M. Bellemare and D. Deans.
NAYS (12): Councillors
A. Cullen, M. McRae, P. Hume, P. Feltmate, B. Monette, J. Harder, G.
Brooks, D. Thompson, E. El‑Chantiry, R. Jellett, S. Qadri and Mayor
O’Brien.
MOTION NO. 48/7
Moved by Councillor C. Leadman
Seconded by Councillor C. Doucet
That Council
waive the Rules of Procedure to revisit the matter of resolving into Committee
of the Whole to consider the Transportation Master Plan.
Pursuant to Subsection 1 (2) of Procedure By-law 2006-462, suspension of the Rules of Procedure LOST on a division of 10 YEAS to 14 NAYS (18 votes required) as follows:
YEAS (10): Councillors
R. Chiarelli, J. Legendre, C. Leadman, M. McRae, G. Bédard, D. Holmes,
C. Doucet, G. Hunter, R. Jellett and D. Deans.
NAYS (14): Councillors
R. Bloess, A. Cullen, P. Hume, P. Feltmate, M. Wilkinson, B. Monette,
J. Harder, S. Desroches, G. Brooks, D. Thompson, E. El‑Chantiry,
M. Bellemare, S. Qadri and Mayor O’Brien.
MOTION NO. 48/8
Moved by Councillor P. Hume
Seconded by Councillor M. McRae
THEREFORE BE
IT RESOLVED that recommendation 2 in the Joint Committee report be replaced
with the following:
That staff be
directed to:
CARRIED
Moved by Councillor C. Doucet
Seconded by Councillor C. Leadman
WHEREAS the TMP involves the commitment of larger sums of public funds
than the annual city budget;
WHEREAS the total TMP is now over $7 billion (5.1 billion for transit
and 2.1 billion for roads);
WHEREAS despite claims in that the most current version of the TMP
minimizes road investments, the cost of roads in the first 6 years is now
projected at $666 million which is only a 2% reduction from the previous
projection of $680 million and the total TMP road investments remain in excess
of $2.1 billion;
BE IT RESOLVED that the debate on the road portions of the TMP be
considered at a separate meeting of Committee and Council.
LOST on a division of 3 YEAS to 21 NAYS as follows:
YEAS (3): Councillors C. Leadman, G. Bédard and C. Doucet.
NAYS (21): Councillors R. Chiarelli, R. Bloess, J. Legendre, A. Cullen, M. McRae, P. Hume, P. Feltmate, D. Holmes, M. Wilkinson, B. Monette, J. Harder, S. Desroches, G. Brooks, D. Thompson, E. El-Chantiry, G. Hunter, R. Jellett, M. Bellemare, D. Deans, S. Qadri and Mayor O’Brien.
Moved by Councillor C. Leadman
Seconded by Councillor C. Doucet
WHEREAS the
Carling Avenue route is ideal for electric light rail. It will have minimal
effects on greenspace and has significant potential for walk-on ridership. It
will also act as a catalyst for further intensification along its entire
length. The presence of significant all-day activity centers on Carling, such
as Carlingwood and Westgate shopping centers, numerous secondary schools, the
Royal Ottawa Hospital, and the Civic campus of the Ottawa Hospital, would help
bolster peak and non-peak period ridership alike. Furthermore, the presence of
all-day activity in the corridor would help increase security at the stations;
AND WHEREAS
Carling is attractive for the following reasons:
·
The
route is straight, city-owned and completely separate from the road with room
for stations at street level to promote best use of the corridor.
·
Most
intersections are not through traffic, which significantly lowers 30
intersections often used as a rationale that travel along the route will be
slowed down.
·
Development
charges (DC) would be greatest using Carling, lowering the difference of
implementation (DC for transit are planned in the existing financing solution).
·
To
link to the remainder of the system a perfect link exists to in the form of the
existing O-Train trench, from Carling to Bayview that is straightforward.
THEREFORE
BE IT RESOLVED THAT staff be directed
to immediately following Council approval of the transit portion of the
Transportation Master Plan to finish the stopped Carling Avenue Corridor
Environmental Assessment (based on the implementation methods proposed by Morrison Renfrew);
LOST on a division of 8 YEAS to 16 NAYS as follows:
YEAS (8): Councillors R. Chiarelli, C. Leadman, M. McRae, G. Bédard, D. Holmes, C. Doucet, G. Brooks and D. Deans.
NAYS (16): Councillors R. Bloess, J. Legendre, A. Cullen, P. Hume, P. Feltmate, M. Wilkinson, B. Monette, J. Harder, S. Desroches, D. Thompson, E. El‑Chantiry, G. Hunter, R. Jellett, M. Bellemare, S. Qadri and Mayor O’Brien.
Moved by Councillor C. Doucet
Seconded by Councillor C. Leadman
WHEREAS there is considerable public opposition to light rail along both
the Ottawa River Western Parkway as well as the Byron corridor;
WHEREAS the Carling corridor has always been part of the city’s
Transportation Master Plan for a public transit route.
WHEREAS
the NCC will not grant permission to use the Parkway if the City of Ottawa does
not evaluate other alternatives as thoroughly as the parkway option;
Whereas the City of Ottawa will be Environmentally Assessing the Ottawa
River Parkway as a light rail route;
WHEREAS the Carling route is city owned, straighter
than the Parkway, can be made as fast by limiting the number of stations and
synchronizing the signals with just a few underpasses at key locations;
WHEREAS there is a possibility that Carling could be a better route
because it conforms to many of the requirements outlined by the NCC in their
letter of May 2008 but this cannot be determined with certainty without a full
assessment;
BE IT RESOLVED that all routing options including the Carling Avenue
route for light rail be Environmentally Assessed.
Moved by Councillor D. Thompson
Seconded by Councillor M. Wilkinson
That the question be
now put on Motion No. 48/11.
LOST on a division of 5 YEAS to 18 NAYS as follows:
YEAS (5): Councillors
P. Hume, M. Wilkinson, J. Harder, S. Desroches and D. Thompson.
NAYS (18): Councillors R. Chiarelli, R. Bloess, J. Legendre, A. Cullen, C. Leadman, M. McRae, G. Bédard, P. Feltmate, D. Holmes, B. Monette, C. Doucet, G. Brooks, E. El-Chantiry, G. Hunter, R. Jellett, M. Bellemare, D. Deans and S. Qadri.
Following further discussion, Motion No. 48/11 was then put to Council and LOST on a division of 9 YEAS to 15 NAYS as follows:
YEAS (9): Councillors R. Chiarelli, C. Leadman, M. McRae, G. Bédard, D. Holmes, C. Doucet, G. Brooks, R. Jellett and D. Deans.
NAYS (15): Councillors R. Bloess, J. Legendre, A. Cullen, P. Hume, P. Feltmate, M. Wilkinson, B. Monette, J. Harder, S. Desroches, D. Thompson, E. El‑Chantiry, G. Hunter, M. Bellemare, S. Qadri and Mayor O’Brien.
Moved by Councillor G. Hunter
Seconded by Councillor R. Jellett
Whereas a more
balanced LRT service can be obtained when the same number of trains comes
through the downtown from the east as from the west; and,
Whereas that balance
is better achieved if LRT service to the southeast is in the existing
transitway alignment rather than through the O-train line; and,
Whereas all the
bridges and grade separations are already in place to put LRT in the southeast
transitway thereby saving millions of dollars;
Therefore be it resolved that Council direct that the technology use on the SE Transitway
alignment be evaluated as part of LRT service to South Keys and beyond.
CARRIED on a division of 13 YEAS to 10 NAYS as
follows:
YEAS (13): Councillors R. Bloess, A. Cullen, P.
Feltmate, M. Wilkinson, B. Monette, J. Harder,
G. Brooks, E. El-Chantiry, G. Hunter, R. Jellett, M. Bellemare, S. Qadri
and Mayor O’Brien.
NAYS (10): Councillors R. Chiarelli, J. Legendre, M.
McRae, P. Hume, G. Bédard, D. Holmes, C. Doucet, S. Desroches, D. Thompson
and D. Deans.
Moved by Councillor D. Holmes
Seconded by Councillor J. Legendre
That Recommendation 6 be amended by adding “increment 3”
Moved by Councillor M. Wilkinson
Seconded by Councillor E. El-Chantiry
That Motion No. 48/14 be replaced with the
following: “That Recommendation 6 be amended to add “for a report back when the
Environmental Assessment is completed”, to read (in part):
“Refer the following to staff for a report back
when the Environmental Assessment is completed:”
CARRIED on a division of 20 YEAS to 0 NAYS as follows:
YEAS (20): Councillors
R. Chiarelli, R. Bloess, A. Cullen, C. Leadman. M. McRae, P. Feltmate, D.
Holmes, M. Wilkinson, B. Monette, J. Harder, C. Doucet, S. Desroches, G.
Brooks, D. Thompson, E. El-Chantiry, G. Hunter, R. Jellett, M. Bellemare,
S. Qadri and Mayor O’Brien.
NAYS(0):
WHEREAS the principal purpose of the tunnel was to
eliminate buses in the city centre:
WHEREAS: the tunnel to Blair Road option will take ten
years to complete and not eliminate or reduce buses in the city centre upon its
completion.
BE IT RESOLVED: that the 1.6 billion dollar approval for the tunnel to Blair road be conditional on a plan that includes light rail routes east/west and south to be begun immediately such that upon completion of the tunnel buses can be eliminated in the city centre.
RULED
OUT OF ORDER
Moved by Councillor C. Leadman
Seconded by Councillor C. Doucet
WHEREAS Light
Rail is inherently cheaper operationally than buses and provides better
ridership uptake;
AND WHEREAS
The proposed new grade separated bus rapid transit projects proceed faster than
electric light rail improvements that will exacerbate the problems downtown
until the tunnel is completed (8-10years);
AND WHEREAS
The proposed development of the bus rapid transit projects deters funding and
focus from the full implementation of electric light rail in the City of
Ottawa;
AND WHEREAS
The proposed development of the bus rapid transit projects is contrary to the
intent of the draft official plan (Jane Jacobs) and will diffuse development
across the City leading to further urban sprawl and unsustainable suburbs;
THEREFORE BE
IT RESOLVED THAT The
Transportation Master Plan (TMP) be amended to remove all new grade separated
bus rapid transit projects (with the exception of the Bayshore BRT).
LOST on a division of 2 YEAS to 20 NAYS as follows:
YEAS (2): Councillors C. Leadman and C. Doucet.
NAYS (20): Councillors R. Chiarelli, R. Bloess, J. Legendre, A. Cullen, M. McRae, G. Bédard, P. Feltmate, D. Holmes, M. Wilkinson, B. Monette, J. Harder, S. Desroches, G. Brooks, D. Thompson, E. El-Chantiry, G. Hunter, R. Jellett, M. Bellemare, S. Qadri and Mayor O’Brien.
Moved by Councillor C. Leadman
Seconded by Councillor C. Doucet
WHEREAS Light
Rail is inherently cheaper operationally than buses and provides better
ridership uptake;
AND WHEREAS
Ottawa had approximately 1000 buses whose operational costs have led to
increases of fares and part of the rationale for the proposed budget option;
AND WHEREAS
By investing the $370M in buses and $120M in new garages for those buses, more
light rail can be implemented which will free up more buses in effect freeing
up more buses for new use;
AND WHEREAS
This represents better use of a limited funding envelope;
THEREFORE BE
IT RESOLVED THAT the
Transportation Master Plan (TMP) be amended to remove $370M of new buses and
$120M for two new garages.
LOST on a division of 2 YEAS to 20 NAYS as follows:
YEAS (2): Councillors C. Leadman and C. Doucet.
NAYS (20): Councillors R. Chiarelli, R. Bloess, J. Legendre, A. Cullen, M. McRae, G. Bédard, P. Feltmate, D. Holmes, M. Wilkinson, B. Monette, J. Harder, S. Desroches, G. Brooks, D. Thompson, E. El-Chantiry, G. Hunter, R. Jellett, M. Bellemare, S. Qadri and Mayor O’Brien.
Moved by Councillor J. Legendre
Seconded by Councillor M. McRae
WHEREAS
the Province of Ontario in the 1990’s took a lead role in determining the need
and location of a ring road to provide an Ottawa bypass;
AND
WHEREAS the Province has the mandate to provide for regional transportation and
transit solutions;
THEREFORE
BE IT RESOLVED that Council request that the Province recommence a study for
the feasibility, location and costing of a ring road around Ottawa;
AND
BE IT RESOLVED that the 2008 Transportation Master Plan reflect this commitment
to undertaking discussion with the Province on a study;
AND
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that future Transportation Master Plan updates reflect
the result of the study.
LOST on a division of 8 YEAS to 12 NAYS as follows:
YEAS (8): Councillors J. Legendre, C. Leadman, M. McRae, G. Bédard, C. Doucet, E. El‑Chantiry, M. Bellemare and Mayor O’Brien.
NAYS (12): Councillors R. Chiarelli, R. Bloess, A. Cullen, P. Feltmate, M. Wilkinson, B. Monette, J. Harder, G. Brooks, D. Thompson, G. Hunter, R. Jellett and S. Qadri.
Moved by Councillor A. Cullen
Seconded by Councillor M. McRae
That Recommendation 15 be amended from “
3:30p.m. to 5:30 p.m.” to “3:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.”
CARRIED with R. Bloess dissenting.
Moved by Councillor G. Bédard
Seconded by Councillor M. McRae
WHEREAS the policies in section 6.10 of
the new draft Transportation Master Plan are not consistent with the policies
of the official plan
WHEREAS the draft Transportation Master
Plan states “work with other governments and the private sector to explore ways
that through truck traffic in the Central Area, particularly on King Edward
Avenue, can be reduced while ensuring the safe and efficient movement of
goods”;
WHEREAS the Official Plan states that
“the City will explore alternative means to accommodate inter-provincial truck
travel to minimize impacts on the Central Area, in particular and in the
vicinity of King Edward Avenue. Upon the completion of the new inter-provincial
corridor to accommodate trucks in a safe and efficient manner, the City will
remove Rideau Street and King Edward Avenue from the city’s identified truck
route system” (2.3.1 Policy 47);
WHEREAS the policy was put in the
Official Plan as a result of an OMB order;
THEREFORE be it resolved that the
Transportation Master Plan repeat the wording of the Official Plan to read: “the
City will explore alternative means to accommodate inter-provincial truck
travel to minimize impacts on the Central Area, in particular and in the
vicinity of King Edward Avenue. Upon the completion of the new inter-provincial
corridor to accommodate trucks in a safe and efficient manner, the City will
remove Rideau Street and King Edward Avenue from the city’s identified truck
route system”.
CARRIED
Moved by Councillor S. Desroches
Seconded by Councillor D. Thompson
THEREFORE BE IT
RESOLVED that the Environmental Assessment for the widening of Bank Street
(south of Leitrim Road to Findlay Creek) begin in 2010 and include a review of
the phasing of the project, based on safety considerations and recommendations,
tangible progress on transit infrastructure for south Ottawa and financing
opportunities.
LOST on a division of
8 YEAS to 14 NAYS as follows:
YEAS (8): Councillors R. Chiarelli, A. Cullen, B. Monette, S. Desroches, G. Brooks, D. Thompson, E. El‑Chantiry and Mayor O’Brien.
NAYS (14): Councillors R. Bloess, J. Legendre, C. Leadman, M. McRae, G. Bédard, P. Feltmate, D. Holmes, M. Wilkinson, J. Harder, C. Doucet, G. Hunter, R. Jellett, M. Bellemare and S. Qadri.
Moved by Councillor C. Doucet
Seconded by Councillor G. Bédard
WHEREAS a notice of motion was tabled at the Council meeting of November
12 for consideration in the review of Development Charges which would give the
City of Ottawa the option of diverting a greater share of DCs to transit than
what is currently allowed;
WHEREAS that motion would grant more discretion to Council in allocating
DCs to transit which are currently primarily available to roads projects;
WHEREAS in recent years, escalating construction and maintenance costs
have forced the reallocation of tens of millions of dollars (e.g. the $20
million from the province of Ontario, earmarked for infrastructure moved to
cover operating shortfalls and the 2008 2% infrastructure levy lost to rising
costs);
WHEREAS despite claims that the most current version of the TMP
minimizes road investments, the cost of roads in the first 6 years is now
projected at $666 million which is only a 2% reduction from the previous
projection of $680 million and the total TMP road investments remain in excess of
$2.1 billion;
WHEREAS the costs of road maintenance are
increasing faster than the city’s operational budget can afford and therefore
minimizing road expansions is vital to reducing future budget pressures;
WHEREAS in this context it is prudent to defer proceeding with road
projects from within the immediate first phase of the TMP which have the
highest cost and the least value;
WHEREAS expansion of Strandherd Drive to 6 lanes will cost $98 million
and 4 lanes can carry any potential bus transit as effectively;
BE IT RESOLVED that the Strandherd Drive expansion to six lanes be
deferred for 5 years.
LOST on a division of 6 YEAS to 16 NAYS as follows:
YEAS (6): Councillors J. Legendre, C. Leadman, G. Bédard, D. Holmes, C. Doucet and R. Jellett.
NAYS (16): Councillors R. Chiarelli, R. Bloess, A. Cullen, M. McRae, P. Feltmate, M. Wilkinson, B. Monette, J. Harder, S. Desroches, G. Brooks, D. Thompson, E. El-Chantiry, G. Hunter, D. Deans, S. Qadri and Mayor O’Brien.
Moved by Councillor C. Doucet
Seconded by Councillor G. Bédard
WHEREAS a notice of motion was tabled at the Council meeting of November
12 for consideration in the review of Development Charges which would give the
City of Ottawa the option of diverting a greater share of DCs to transit than
what is currently allowed;
WHEREAS
that motion would grant more discretion to Council in allocating DCs to transit
which are currently primarily available to roads projects;
WHEREAS the costs of road maintenance are increasing faster than the
city’s operational budget can afford and therefore minimizing road expansions
is vital to reducing future budget pressures;
WHEREAS in this context it is prudent to defer proceeding with road
projects from within the immediate first phase list which have the highest cost
and the least value;
WHEREAS expansion of Riverside Drive to 6 lanes will cost $23 million
and 4 lanes can carry potential transit as effectively;
BE IT RESOLVED that the Riverside Drive expansion be deferred for 5
years.
WITHDRAWN
Moved by Councillor C. Doucet
Seconded by Councillor G.
Bédard
WHEREAS a notice of motion was tabled at the Council meeting of November
12 for consideration in the review of Development Charges which would give the
City of Ottawa the option of diverting a greater share of DCs to transit than
what is currently allowed;
WHEREAS that motion would grant more discretion to Council in allocating
DCs to transit which are currently primarily available to roads projects;
WHEREAS in recent years, escalating construction and maintenance costs
have forced the reallocation of tens of millions of dollars (e.g. the $20
million from the province of Ontario, earmarked for infrastructure moved to
cover operating shortfalls and the 2008 2% infrastructure levy lost to rising
costs);
WHEREAS despite claims that the most current version of the TMP
minimizes road investments, the cost of roads in the first 6 years is now
projected at $666 million which is only a 2% reduction from the previous projection
of $680 million and the total TMP road investments remain in excess of $2.1
billion;
WHEREAS the costs of road maintenance are
increasing faster than the city’s operational budget can afford and therefore
minimizing road expansions is vital to reducing future budget pressures;
WHEREAS in this context it is prudent to defer proceeding with road
projects from within the immediate first phase of the TMP which have the
highest cost and the least value;
WHEREAS the whole Alta Vista Corridor Road was forecast in 2005 at $127
million and the projected cost of the first phase keeps rising (it was $58
million in 2007 but now with $5 million already committed plus another $65
million).
WHEREAS only a portion of the middle third of this road is slated to
carry transit for hospital access;
WHEREAS the 106 bus route was recently created to serve the Ottawa
Hospital’s General Campus and it does so effectively by linking to Hurdman
Station via Riverside Drive and Smyth;
BE IT RESOLVED that the Alta Vista Corridor Road be deferred for 5
years.
LOST on a
division of 6 YEAS to 18 NAYS as follows:
YEAS (6): Councillors J. Legendre, A. Cullen, C. Leadman, G. Bédard, D. Holmes and C. Doucet.
NAYS (18): Councillors R. Chiarelli, R. Bloess, M. McRae, P. Hume, P. Feltmate, M. Wilkinson, B. Monette, J. Harder, S. Desroches, G. Brooks, D. Thompson, E. El-Chantiry, G. Hunter, R. Jellett, M. Bellemare, D. Deans, S. Qadri and Mayor O’Brien.
Moved by Councillor M. McRae
Seconded by Councillor P. Hume
WHEREAS the first increment of the Rapid Transit Plan represents a construction program with an estimated cost of $1.7 billion and that this estimate will be indexed by the construction price indices experienced over the estimated eight years that this program will require to construct; and
WHEREAS the total amount of City funding
available to fund the Rapid Transit Plan over the next ten years supported by
existing sources of revenue for transit capital (transit levy contributions,
provincial and federal gas tax revenues and transit development charges) is
estimated to be $560-$700 million; and
WHEREAS the total amount of provincial and
federal government funding available to fund the Rapid Transit Plan through the
Build Canada Program is unknown at this time; and
WHEREAS the total amount of provincial and
federal government funding from other funding programs other than the Build
Canada Program over the next eight years is unknown at this time; and
WHEREAS it is therefore likely that the total
public sector funding available to fund the Rapid Transit Plan over the next
eight years may not be sufficient to fund the total estimated cost of the first
increment program; and
WHEREAS, as a result, it is likely that
alternative capital funding sources may be required to complete the first
increment of the Rapid Transit Plan; and
WHEREAS, to ensure that the Rapid Transit Plan
is affordable, a full investment strategy outlining how the City can secure the
funds required to build, maintain and operate the Rapid Transit Network is
required, as is the commencement of a rolling ten-year operational plan;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Recommendation 3a
be deleted and replaced with the following:
CARRIED
Moved by Councillor G. Hunter
Seconded by Councillor R. Jellett
WHEREAS it
will be several years before the east-west LRT can be in operation; and,
WHEREAS the
downtown bus transitway is at capacity in its current configuration;
WHEREAS staff
have evaluated the capacity of Hurdman Station and have concluded that capacity
improvements are warranted;
WHEREAS Council
has previously approved a Downtown Transit Improvement program contained in the
2008 Transit Capital Budget;
THEREFORE BE
IT RESOLVED THAT staff be directed to implement measures as soon as practical
to improve bus passage through the downtown particularly at rush hour;
AND BE IT
FURTHER RESOLVED THAT staff report to Transit Committee with the manner in
which the reconfiguration of Hurdman Station will be realized and funded
through the 2009 Capital Budget.
CARRIED
Moved by Councillor C. Leadman
Seconded by Councillor C. Doucet
WHEREAS the proposed major transfer stations
will force thousands of transfers from the suburbs;
AND WHEREAS transfers have been noted as a
deterrent to utilizing public transit, especially where riders enjoy a no
transfer ride currently;
AND WHEREAS the need for a fully integrated
station with local fixtures such as commercial developments will be crucial to
the proper use of these sites;
AND WHEREAS costs for the
redevelopment of stations has recently been underestimated by staff;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT staff be
directed to immediately following Council approval of the Transportation Master
Plan undertake the necessary planning work for the Tunney’s, Hurdman, and Blair
transfer stations as part of the Downtown Ottawa Transit Tunnel environmental
assessment;
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT staff
provide updated costing of the remainder of the transfer stations in Phase 1 as
the relevant studies are completed;
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT as part of the
examination of the fiscal tools and alternative financing strategies to be
undertaken for the City’s share of the investment that partnership
opportunities be sought with adjacent commercial enterprises.
CARRIED
Moved by Councillor C. Leadman
Seconded by Councillor C. Doucet
WHEREAS
use of the Ottawa Western Parkway is not owned by the City and mitigation
measures and advance plans should be undertaken in advance of a full
Environmental Assessment for the Corridor to provide better understanding of
the City plan to land owners and the community impacted;
AND WHEREAS
advanced work is needed to assist in utilizing the expedited environmental
assessment process;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT
staff be directed to, immediately following Council approval of the transit
portion of the Transportation Master Plan, develop and cost likely mitigation
measures and land acquisition associated with use of the western parkway.
LOST on a division of 9 YEAS
to 13 NAYS as follows:
YEAS (9): Councillors R. Chiarelli, J. Legendre, C. Leadman, M. McRae, D. Holmes, C. Doucet, G. Brooks, R. Jellett, and D. Deans.
NAYS (13): Councillors R. Bloess, A. Cullen, P. Hume, P. Feltmate, M. Wilkinson, J. Harder, S. Desroches, D. Thompson, E. El-Chantiry, G. Hunter, M. Bellemare, S. Qadri and Mayor O’Brien.
Moved by Councillor C. Doucet
Seconded by Councillor C. Leadman
WHEREAS in recent years, escalating construction and maintenance costs
have forced the reallocation of tens of millions of dollars (e.g. the $20
million from the province of Ontario, earmarked for infrastructure moved to
cover operating shortfalls and the 2008 2% infrastructure levy lost to rising
costs);
WHEREAS despite claims in that the most current version of the TMP
minimizes road investments, the cost of roads in the first 6 years is now
projected at $666 million which is only a 2% reduction from the previous
projection of $680 million and the total TMP road investments remain in excess
of $2.1 billion;
WHEREAS construction costs have risen significantly in the last few
years (e.g. asphalt by 40%) and some of the road project estimates are several
years old making their costing out of date;
BE IT RESOLVED that Council final approval for each arterial road
project be contingent on having received and reviewed class A estimates which
are less than a year old for each project.
LOST
on a division of 3 YEAS to 21 NAYS as follows:
YEAS (3): Councillors C. Leadman, C. Doucet, and G. Hunter,
NAYS (21): Councillors R. Chiarelli, R. Bloess, J. Legendre, A. Cullen, M. McRae, P. Hume, G. Bédard, P. Feltmate, D. Holmes, M. Wilkinson, B. Monette, J. Harder, S. Desroches, G. Brooks, D. Thompson, E. El-Chantiry, R. Jellett, M. Bellemare, D. Deans, S. Qadri and Mayor O’Brien.
Moved by Councillor A. Cullen
Seconded by Councillor R. Bloess
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that City Council
approve the
phasing plans for transit and road projects as outlined in:
1)
Table 12, as amended; and,
2)
Table 15, as amended.
Moved by Councillor J. Legendre
Seconded by Councillor P. Feltmate
That Motion No. 48/31 be amended by Recommendations 9 and 10.
LOST on a division of 2 YEAS to 22 NAYS as
follows:
YEAS (2): Councillors J. Legendre and P. Feltmate.
NAYS (22): Councillors R. Chiarelli, R. Bloess, A. Cullen, C. Leadman, M. McRae, P. Hume, G. Bédard, D. Holmes, M. Wilkinson, B. Monette, J. Harder, C. Doucet, S. Desroches, G. Brooks, D. Thompson, E. El-Chantiry, G. Hunter, R. Jellett, M. Bellemare, D. Deans, S. Qadri and Mayor O’Brien.
Motion No. 48/30 was then put to Council and divided for voting purposes.
Resolution 1 CARRIED on a division of 19 YEAS to 5 NAYS as follows:
YEAS (19): Councillors R. Chiarelli, R. Bloess, J. Legendre, A. Cullen, M. McRae, P. Hume, P. Feltmate, D. Holmes, M. Wilkinson, B. Monette, J. Harder, G. Brooks, D. Thompson, E. El-Chantiry, G. Hunter, R. Jellett, M. Bellemare, S. Qadri and Mayor O’Brien.
NAYS (5): Councillors C. Leadman, G. Bédard, C. Doucet, S. Desroches and D. Deans.
Resolution 2 CARRIED on a division of 20 YEAS to 4 NAYS as follows:
YEAS (20): Councillors R. Chiarelli, R. Bloess, J. Legendre, A. Cullen, M. McRae, P. Hume, P. Feltmate, M. Wilkinson, B. Monette, J. Harder, S. Desroches, G. Brooks, D. Thompson, E. El-Chantiry, G. Hunter, R. Jellett, M. Bellemare, D. Deans, S. Qadri and Mayor O’Brien.
NAYS (4): Councillors C. Leadman, G. Bédard, D. Holmes and C. Doucet.
WHEREAS
the increase to construction materials is not incorporated in the costs of the
Transportation Master Plan;
AND WHEREAS
the annual increase of construction materials is significantly larger than
inflation;
AND WHEREAS
the full and true cost a of implementing the Transportation Master Plan must be
reviewed;
THEREFORE BE
IT RESOLVED THAT staff be directed to, immediately following Council approval
of the transit portion of the Transportation Master Plan, to determine the
costs for implementation of the plan according to the proposed phasing
schedule.
RULED
REDUNDANT
Transportation Committee and Transit Committee Joint Report 9, Item 1 was then put to Council. The Recommendations were divided for voting purposes:
Recommendation 1a) CARRIED.
Recommendation 1b) CARRIED with Councillors C.
Leadman, P. Hume, D. Holmes and C. Doucet dissenting.
Recommendation 1 c) CARRIED.
Recommendation 1 d) CARRIED with Councillors C. Leadman, G. Bédard, D. Holmes and C. Doucet dissenting and Councillor S. Desroches dissenting on the phasing of the Airport Parkway widening to four lanes (Brookfield to Airport) and the phasing of Bank Street widening to four lanes (South of Leitrim to Findlay Creek).
Recommendation 2 was ruled redundant as Motion No. 48/7 replaced it.
Recommendation 3 CARRIED with Councillor S. Desroches dissenting on 3 b).
Recommendation 4 CARRIED.
Recommendation 5 LOST on a division of 8 YEAS to 14 NAYS as follows:
YEAS (8): Councillors R. Bloess, J. Legendre, A. Cullen, B. Monette, J. Harder, D. Thompson, E. El-Chantiry and G. Hunter.
NAYS (14): Councillors C. Leadman, M. McRae, P. Hume, P. Feltmate, D. Holmes, M. Wilkinson, C. Doucet, S. Desroches, G. Brooks, R. Jellett, M. Bellemare, D. Deans, S. Qadri and Mayor O’Brien.
Recommendation 6 CARRIED as amended by Motion No. 48/14.
Recommendation 7 and 8 CARRIED.
Mayor O’Brien ruled Recommendations 9 and 10 were not severable. Motion No. 48/31 proposed Recommendations 9 and 10 be considered as amendments to Motion No. 48/30. Motion No. 48/31 LOST on a division of 2 YEAS to 22 NAYS (See page 47).
Recommendations 11, 12, 13 and 14 CARRIED.
Recommendation 15 CARRIED as amended by Motion No. 48/20.
Recommendation 16 CARRIED with Councillor G. Hunter dissenting.
Recommendation 17 CARRIED
Transportation Committee and Transit Committee Joint Report 9, Item 1 CARRIED, as amended by Motions 48/8, 48/13, 48/15, 48/20, 48/21, 48/26, 48/27, 48/28 and 48/31 with Councillors C. Doucet and C. Leadman dissenting.
2. centrepointe town centre -
baseline station/ transitway functional design and algonquin/city archives
projects |
That City Council:
1. Approve the Baseline Station/Transitway Functional Design Plans, as
described in this report and as filed with the City Clerk, to guide Rapid
Transit Network and Centrepointe Town Centre (CTC) planning and implementation
including that for the City’s Archives/Library Technical Services Facility and
the Algonquin College Project;
2. Approve the updated CTC Concept Plan,
attached as Document 1, as being consistent with the Baseline
Station/Transitway Functional Design Plans as set out in Recommendation 1; and
the development plans for the City’s Archives/Library Technical Services
Facility and the Algonquin College Project;
3. Approve the initiation of the
environmental assessment for the long-term rapid transit network from Baseline
to Norice, as well as the preliminary/detailed design and construction work
required to implement the first phase of the Baseline Station/Transitway
Functional Design Plans to support the CTC Concept Plan and implementation,
including the provision of City funding in the amount of $23.6 million to
cover the estimated cost of immediate infrastructure investments as set out in
Document 2 (Table 1);
4. Authorize the transfer of funds in the
amount of $0.6M from account 904822 Pedestrian Crossing (Baseline-Algonquin) to
account 904683 South West Transitway (Baseline-Norice);
5. Authorize the transfer of funds in the
amount of $10M from Investing in Ontario revenues and $6.6M from the Transit
Capital Reserve Fund, subject to approval as part of Council’s consideration of
the draft Operating and Capital Budgets scheduled for the first week of
December 2008;
6. Identify,
as a priority within the Transportation Master Plan (TMP) Phase 1 Increment 1
Transit Implementation Priority the $44.9M necessary, as set out in Document 2
(Table 2), for the next phase of the Baseline Station/Transitway Functional
Design Plans to immediately follow the first phase in 2009;
7. Waive City policy pertaining to the
policy for the disposal of real property including internal and external
circulation, notice and marketing of surplus properties, and declare the parcel
of vacant land, consisting of approximately 1.115 hectares (2.85 acres),
being part of Lot 34 Concession 2 Rideau Front and shown as Parcel 1 on the
Annex “A” plan set out in Document 3, as surplus to the City's needs;
8. Authorize the transfer of the property
outlined in Recommendation 6 to Algonquin College to allow the College to
proceed with the implementation of Phase I of the Algonquin Project (the Centre
for Construction Trades and Building Sciences) subject to the execution of an
agreement between the City and Algonquin College based on the conditions set
out in Document 4, and authorize the City Manager to prepare and execute the
agreement; and
9. Direct staff to continue to work with
Algonquin College on the planning and implementation of Phase II of the
Algonquin Project as well as exploring joint development opportunities for the
City and the College in implementing the remainder of the updated CTC Concept
Plan as set out in Document 1, including securing additional public and private
sector funding to the benefit of both parties.
Moved by Councillor M. McRae
Seconded by Councillor C. Leadman
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that
Recommendation 8 be changed to read “Authorize the transfer of the property
outlined in Recommendation 7 to Algonquin College…”
CARRIED
Transportation Committee and Transit Committee Joint Report 9, Item 2 CARRIED, as amended by Motion No. 48/34, with Councillor A. Cullen dissenting on Recommendations 7 and 8.
TRANSPORTATION
COMMITTEE REPORT 23A
1. bus
time point zones for the société de transport de l’outaouais (sto) – king
edward avenue, george street and york street |
That Council:
1. Reaffirm the removal of the bus
waiting areas on York Street, George Street and King Edward Avenue, and
designate a bus waiting area on the east side of Cumberland Street between
Rideau and George Street to be in effect at all times;
2. Approve
the designation of a bus-only lane, southbound, on King Edward Avenue, from Monday
to Friday, 2:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., with implementation to occur as
phases of the construction are completed;
3. Direct City staff to carry out a
study of the area between St-Patrick Street, King Edward, Laurier Avenue East
and Sussex in consultation with appropriate stakeholders, to identify and
consider all traffic operational measures as well as bus waiting areas for STO
and OC Transpo operations in Ottawa, including any necessary changes to transit
routings, and to report back to Transportation Committee and Council by April
2009 on measures to improve the overall situation;
4. Approve that funding for this study
be considered in the 2009 budget;
5. Direct staff to continue to work to
identify any required changes to OC Transpo inter-provincial services resulting
from Council’s directions on STO operations in Ottawa, and to report back to
Transit Committee as required;
6. Approve that compliance monitoring
of laybys be carried out in consideration of the community and report back to
committee;
7. Direct staff to
continue to work with STO both directly and as part of the Interprovincial
Rapid Transit Study to identify and recommend the longer-term arrangements for
transit services between Gatineau and Ottawa, to report back to Transporttion
Committee, Transit Committee and Council one year from now, or earlier at the
conclusion of the Interprovincial study, and to continue the interim use of the
Union terminus until that time; and,
8. Direct staff to update Committee on
the opportunity to use the MacDonald-Cartier Bridge as a lay-by for STO buses;
and that staff be directed to pursue this matter with the appropriate Federal
agencies and report back to Committee.
Moved by Councillor A. Cullen
Seconded by Councillor G. Bédard
That Recommendation 2 be amended from “2:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.,” to “3:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.”
CARRIED
Transportation Committee Report 23A, Item 1 was then put to Council and CARRIED as amended by Motion No. 48/35.
2. road patrol frequency – follow-up analysis |
That Council approve the current practice
of exclusively patrolling Class 1 and 2 roads be continued.
Moved by Councillor J. Legendre
Seconded by Councillor M. Wilkinson
BE IT
RESOLVED that the Committee Recommendation be deleted and replaced by the
following:
That Council
approve that the Road Patrol Frequency shall be that set forth in Alternative
2. being:
Road Class |
Road Type |
Alternative 2 |
1 |
Highest Priority Roads |
1 – 2 per week |
2 |
Arterials |
1 per week |
3 |
Major Collectors |
1 per year |
4 |
Minor Collectors |
1 per year |
5 |
Residential Roads |
1 per year |
FTE |
|
4.00 |
CARRIED
Transportation Committee Report 23A, Item 2 was then put to Council and CARRIED as amended by Motion No. 48/36.
3. grenfell crescent traffic
restrictions |
1. That Council approve that a right hand
turn prohibition from Woodroffe Avenue to Grenfell Crescent between 7 a.m. and
9 a.m. Monday to Friday (school buses and bicycles exempted) be instituted.
2. That
staff be directed to devise a method to streamline the consideration of simple
traffic calming measures not requiring EA studies such as turn restrictions.
CARRIED
Motion
to Adopt Reports
Moved by Councillor M. Wilkinson
Seconded
by Councillor D. Deans
That the Report from the City Clerk
entitled “Status Update – Council Inquiries and Motions for the Period Ending
12 November 2008”, the report from the City Manager entitled “Quarterly
Performance Report To Council, Q3 July – September 2008”, the Agriculture and
Rural Affairs Committee Report 32, Community and Protective Services Committee
Report 33, 34 and 34A (In Camera), Corporate Services and
Economic Development Committee Report 34, Planning and
Environment Committee Reports 41and 42, Transit Committee Reports 20 and 21,
Transportation Committee Report 23A and Transit and Transportation Joint
Committee Report 9 be received and adopted as amended.
CARRIED
Motions
of Which Notice has Been Given Previously
Moved by Councillor C. Doucet
Seconded by Councillor C. Leadman
WHEREAS it is
the policy of the Province of Ontario to promote transit;
AND WHEREAS a
portion of the capital cost of transit is to be recovered from growth;
AND WHEREAS
the Development Charges Act presently requires that growth only pay for
90% of the capital costs of transit related to growth;
AND WHEREAS the Development
Charges Act
requires the average level of service in the 10 years prior to the background
study rather than on the planned level of service following the background
study.
AND WHEREAS it is the goal of the City and of the
Province to increase levels of transit;
BE IT
RESOLVED THAT the Provincial Government be called upon to eliminate the 10%
reduction required for transit capital costs presently required by the Development
Charges Act, paragraph 8 of subsection 5(1); and,
THAT the
Provincial Government be called upon to eliminate the method used to
determine the increase for the need for transit service presently required by
the Development Charges Act, paragraph 4 of subsection 5(1).
CARRIED
MOTION NO. 48/39
Moved by Councillor S. Qadri
Seconded by Councillor E. El-Chantiry
WHEREAS the
City of Ottawa has been a past supporter of Mother’s Against Drunk Driving
(MADD)’s Project Red Ribbon campaign to raise awareness of drinking and
driving;
AND WHEREAS
every year from the beginning of November to the first Monday after January 1st,
MADD distributes red ribbons signifying a personal commitment of the individual
to drive sober.
AND WHEREAS
Mayor O'Brien attended the Project Red Ribbon campaign launch last
year and supported the red ribbons being displayed on all city vehicles;
AND WHEREAS City policy requires Council
approval for special ribbons to be displayed on City vehicles;
THEREFORE BE
IT RESOLVED City Council approve all City of Ottawa vehicles be permitted to
support the Project Red Ribbon campaign by displaying a ribbon on their
vehicle.
CARRIED
Moved by Councillor E. El-Chantiry
Seconded by Councillor J. Harder
WHEREAS in May 2007, Bill 221, being the Workplace Safety and
Insurance Amendment Act (Presumptions for Firefighers), 2007, has passed
into legislation and recognizes workplace safety and insurance entitlement for
full-time (career) firefighters who have incurred certain work-related
occupational diseases; and
WHEREAS in April
2007 the Community and Protective Services Committee and Council approved
Councillor McRae’s motion of support for this legislation prior to its adoption
in the Ontario Legislature; and
WHEREAS it was presumed at that time that such legislation would also
apply to volunteer firefighters who face the same exposures as their full-time
(career) peers; and
WHEREAS it appears that the extension of this legislation to cover
volunteer firefighters is now uncertain; and
WHEREAS the vital service that Ottawa’s volunteer firefighters provide
in protecting the lives and properties of rural citizens must be recognized by
treating them and their families fairly and with the same respect and rights as
their full-time (career) peers;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT Ottawa City Council call on the Ontario
Provincial Government to move as quickly as possible to ensure that Bill 221
protection be extended to include the same level of coverage for volunteer
firefighters in the Nation's Capital and throughout the Province of Ontario.
CARRIED
Moved by Councillor J. Harder
Seconded by Councillor A. Cullen
That City
Council continue meeting past 7:00 p.m. pursuant to Subsection
8 (1) (c) of the Procedure By-law.
CARRIED
Motions requiring Suspension
of the Rules of Procedure
Moved by Councillor D. Deans
Seconded by
Councillor D. Holmes
That the
Rules of Procedure be waived to consider the following:
WHEREAS on
December 6, 1989, 14 female engineering students were
murdered by a gunman at l'École Polytechnique in Montreal;
AND WHEREAS in 1991, the
Parliament of Canada marked the anniversary of this devastating event by
establishing December 6th as the National Day of Remembrance and
Action on Violence Against Women;
THEREFORE BE IT
RESOLVED THAT Ottawa City Council declare December 6, 2008 to be the National
Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women in the City of
Ottawa.
AND
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the flags at City Hall be lowered to half-mast on
that day to remember all those affected by gender-based violence.
CARRIED
Moved by Councillor D. Deans
Seconded by
Councillor G. Hunter
That the
Rules of Procedure be suspended to consider the following motion:
WHEREAS City
Council previously delegated general authority to senior staff in the Delegation
of Authority By-law and other by-laws, as well as specific authority under
the Social Housing Reform Act, 2000 and the Ontario Works Act, 1997
to certain Directors;
AND WHEREAS,
on October 8th, 2008, Council approved a new organizational
structure for the City’s Administration;
AND WHEREAS,
on November 12th, 2008, the City Manager announced the consolidation
and realignment of a number of branches and established the new position of
“General Manager”;
AND WHEREAS
it is necessary to recognize the new position of General Manager in a number of
municipal by-laws including the Delegation of Authority By-law and to
appoint a “service manager” and delivery agent under the two Acts noted above
in order to ensure a seamless transition of such statutory functions;
THEREFORE BE
IT RESOLVED THAT:
1. For the purposes of a delegation
pursuant to the provisions of the Delegation of Authority By-law, being
By-law No. 2005-503, “Director” shall now include a “General Manager” where
appropriate;
2. For all by-laws
currently administered and enforced by the former By-law and Regulatory
Services Branch, now the Emergency and Protective Services Branch, the
“Director of By-law and Regulatory Services” shall mean the “General Manager,
Emergency and Protective Services”;
3.
The “Chief License Inspector”
shall mean the person occupying the position of “General Manager of Emergency
and Protective Services” in the City Operations Department or his or her
designate for the purposes of the Licensing By-law, being By-law No.
2002-189, and for the Taxi By-law, being By-law No. 2005-481;
4. For the purposes of
the Animal Control By-law, being By-law No. 2003-77, the “Animal Control
Tribunal” shall mean the person holding the position of “General Manager,
Emergency and Protective Services, the Director of Building Code Services or
the Manager of Parking Enforcement” or “Christine Hartig, Project/Policy
Officer,” Emergency and Protective Services Branch;
5. For the purposes of
the Property Standards By-law, being By-law No. 2005-207, the “Chief
Property Standards Officer” shall mean the person holding the position of
“General Manager, Emergency and Protective Services” in the City Operations
Department;
6. The General Manager
of Social Services is appointed an Administrator as provided for as follows:
(a) in Section 15 of the Social Housing Reform Act, 2000 with authority
to perform all of the duties and to exercise all of the powers with respect to
the Service Manager’s service area under this Act; and
(b) in Section 43 of the Ontario Works Act, 1997 with authority
to perform all of the duties and to exercise all of the powers of the delivery
agent’s geographic area under the Ontario Works Act, 1997; and
7. That
staff be authorized to bring forward a by-law or by-laws to formalize the above
changes, but that such by-laws be effective as of 26 November 2008.
CARRIED
Moved by Councillor J. Harder
Seconded by Councillor R. Bloess
BE IT RESOLVED that the rules of procedure be
suspended to permit the consideration of the following motion:
WHEREAS the budget directions were approved on 25 June
2008;
AND WHEREAS the draft budget was released on 4
November 2008;
AND WHEREAS 15 consultations with the public have
occurred since 4 November 2008, attended by over 700 persons;
AND WHEREAS there has therefore already been ample
opportunity for public input on the budget;
BE IT RESOLVED THAT during the consideration of the
2009 Budget:
1.
Advisory Committees be limited to 5 minutes in making their
submissions;
2.
That no delegations be received after Wednesday, 3 December 2008 at
9:00 p.m.;
3.
That the Committee of the Whole also receive
delegations the evening of Wednesday, 3 December 2008; and,
4.
That the delegations presently scheduled for
Thursday, 4 December 2008 be rescheduled to earlier in the week.
Pursuant to Subsection 1 (2) of Procedure By-law 2006-462, suspension of the Rules of Procedure LOST on a division of 8 YEAS to 15 NAYS (18 votes required) as follows:
YEAS (8): Councillors
R. Bloess, M. Wilkinson, B. Monette, J. Harder, S. Desroches,
G. Brooks, G. Hunter and Mayor O’Brien.
NAYS (15): Councillors
R. Chiarelli, J. Legendre, A. Cullen, C. Leadman, P. Hume, G. Bédard,
P. Feltmate, D. Holmes, C. Doucet, D. Thompson, E. El‑Chantiry,
R. Jellett, M. Bellemare, D. Deans and S. Qadri.
Moved by Councillor J. Harder
Seconded by Councillor R. Bloess
BE IT RESOLVED that the rules of procedure be
suspended to permit the consideration of the following motion:
WHEREAS Council is considering the 2009 Budget during
the week of December 1-5, 2008;
AND WHEREAS additional time may be required to complete
the budget deliberations;
AND WHEREAS the next regular Council meeting is
scheduled for December 10, 2008;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT all reports not having a
statutory requirement, including timelines under the Planning Act, for consideration prior to the first regular meeting
of Council in January 2009, be deferred from the Council meeting of 10 December
2008 to the Council meeting of 14 January 2009.
Pursuant to Subsection 1 (2) of Procedure By-law 2006-462, suspension of the Rules of Procedure LOST on a division of 16 YEAS to 7 NAYS (18 votes required) as follows:
YEAS (16): Councillors
R. Chiarelli, R. Bloess, A. Cullen, C. Leadman, P. Feltmate,
B. Monette, J. Harder, S. Desroches, G. Brooks, D. Thompson, G.
Hunter, R. Jellett, M. Bellemare, D. Deans, S. Qadri and Mayor
O’Brien.
NAYS (7): Councillors
J. Legendre, P. Hume, G. Bédard, D. Holmes, M. Wilkinson,
C. Doucet and E. El‑Chantiry.
Notices of Motion (For
Consideration at Subsequent Meeting)
(Note: Although originally submitted as a Notice
of Motion, the following Motion was referred to the Corporate Services and
Economic Development Committee for consideration.)
Moved by Councillor R. Chiarelli
Seconded by Councillor A. Cullen
WHEREAS community groups and resident
organizations contribute significantly to public policy development at the City
by offering advice and by putting aspects of Council decisions to the test;
AND WHEREAS
community and resident public interest organizations contribute to the
community agenda in a range of subject areas from the environment to
accessibility to business issues to health protection to development issues;
AND WHEREAS
this contribution is valuable to the community irrespective of whether the
opinion advocated is ultimately shared by the majority of Council;
AND WHEREAS
Council wishes to encourage participation in and by such community and resident
public interest organizations and, in fact, gives out awards every year to
members of the community for their participation in such activities;
AND WHEREAS
occasionally, disputes and disagreements over matters of principle sometimes
require decisions by third party tribunals, some of which are established
specifically to deal with disagreements between public interest;
AND WHEREAS
many such tribunals and boards exist to invite participation by individuals,
residents and community public interest organizations;
AND WHEREAS
it is important to guard City tax dollars against claims and legal proceedings
that are frivolous, vexatious or of oblique motive;
AND WHEREAS
in instances where the City's position is upheld in hearings, legal and/or
other proceedings in front of tribunals, the City operates under a set of
practices with respect to whether the City will apply to tribunals to have cost
awards charged against the community and resident public interest groups to be
paid over to the City;
AND WHEREAS a
practice of seeking cost awards could serve as a deterrent to residents
considering participating in such organizations or as individuals in the same
democratic processes;
AND WHEREAS
the City’s Public Consultation policy includes the following provision for
periodically refreshing that policy:
§
Facilitating & Building
Capacity for a Collaborative Community –
Strengthening links between the City and the community on public participation
initiatives and building capacity in the community for citizen engagement on
issues that affect them through a corporate Public Participation Community of
Practice.
BE IT
RESOLVED THAT Council clarify its policy on seeking cost awards after
successfully defending its positions against community and resident public
interest groups;
AND THAT the
clarification be structured such that, in such disputes in front of tribunals,
the City will not seek cost awards from community or resident public interest
groups unless the presiding judge or tribunal or Chair of proceedings indicates
that the case advanced by the community or resident public interest group is
either frivolous, vexatious or of oblique motive.
Moved by Councillor R. Chiarelli
Seconded by Councillor A. Cullen
That
Motion No. 48/46 be referred to the Corporate Services and Economic Development
Committee for consideration.
REFERRAL
CARRIED
Motion to Introduce By-laws Three
Readings
Moved by Councillor M. Wilkinson
Seconded by Councillor D. Deans
That the following by-laws be enacted and passed on 26 November 2008:
2008-425 A by-law of the
City of Ottawa to authorize the borrowing of monies to meet the current
expenditures of the City of Ottawa in 2009 until the taxes are collected and
other revenues are received.
2008-426 A by-law of the
City of Ottawa to adopt a commodity price hedging policy for the City of
Ottawa.
2008-427 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend
By-law No. 50 of 2000 with respect to the purchasing of goods, services and
construction for the City of Ottawa.
2008-428 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 1194 Carp Road.
2008-429 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 properties known municipally as 1296 and 1300 Bankfield Road.
2008-430 A
by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend the Official Plan
for the City of Ottawa to establish a policy framework designed to
protect the views of Parliament Hill from Beechwood Cemetery.
2008-431 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 certain properties to protect the
views of Parliament Hill from two points within Beechwood Cemetery.
2008-432 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend the Official Plan for the City of Ottawa to incorporate the Richmond Road/Westboro Community Design Plan as a Secondary Plan.
2008-433 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2008-250 of the City of Ottawa and to amend By-law No. 93-98 of the former City of Ottawa to change the zoning for numerous properties to implement the Richmond Road - Westboro Community Design Plan.
2008-434 A
by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No.
2008-250 of the City of Ottawa and to
amend By-law
Number 93-98 of the former City of Ottawa to change the zoning for the
property known municipally as 127 Catherine Street.
2008-435 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend
By-law Number 74-89 to expand the Somerset Street Chinatown Improvement Area.
2008-436 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2003-499
respecting Fire Routes.
2008-437 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.
2008-438 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to
designate 274 - 356 Applecross Crescent, 928, 930, 932, 934, 936, 938, 940,
942, 944, 946, 948, 950, 952, 954, 956, 958, 960, 962, 964, 966, 968, 970, 972,
974, 976, 978, 980, 982, 984, 986, 988, 990, 992, 994, 996, 998, 1000, 1002,
1004, 1006, 1008, 1010, 1012, 1014 and 1016 Klondike Road, 1055, 1057, 1059,
1061, 1063, 1065, 1067, 1069, 1071, 1073, 1075, 1077, 1079, 1081, 1083 and 1085
Marconi Avenue, 1086 -1127 Marconi Avenue, 79 and 81 Shirley’s Brook Drive, as
being exempt from Part Lot Control and to repeal By-law No. 2008-417.
CARRIED
Confirmation
By-law
Moved by Councillor R. Chiarelli
Seconded by Councillor M. Wilkinson
THAT By-law 2008-439 to confirm the proceedings of Council be enacted
and passed.
CARRIED
Inquiries
The following inquiries were received:
From Councillor E. El-Chantiry with respect to the Green Bin Program in rural areas.
From Councillor S. Desroches with respect to the use of traffic lights during road construction projects.
From Councillor C. Doucet with respect to Lansdowne Live.
From Councillor J. Legendre with respect to the Drop-Off centre for used alkaline batteries.
From Mayor O’Brien with respect to money owed to the City by employees.
Adjournment
Council adjourned the meeting at 7:35 p.m. on Friday, 28 November 2008 with the following members present:
Councillors R. Chiarelli, R. Bloess, J. Legendre, A. Cullen, C. Leadman, M. McRae, P. Hume, G. Bédard, P. Feltmate, D. Holmes, M. Wilkinson, J. Harder, C. Doucet, S. Desroches, G. Brooks, D. Thompson, E. El-Chantiry, R. Jellett, M. Bellemare, D. Deans, S. Qadri and Mayor O’Brien.
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