13
may 2009
10:00 a.m.
MINUTES 66
The Council of the City of Ottawa met at Andrew S.
Haydon Hall, 110 Laurier Avenue West, Ottawa, on 13 May 2009 beginning at 10:00
a.m.
The Deputy Mayor,
Michel Bellemare, presided and the Deputy City Clerk led Council in prayer.
The National Anthem was performed by Brian Carroll.
MOMENT OF SILENCE – Alex Getty
Council observed a Moment of Silence in memory of Alex
Getty, Ottawa Carleton District School Board Trustee, who passed away on
Sunday, April 26, 2009.
Roll Call
ALL MEMBERS WERE
PRESENT EXCEPT MAYOR O’BRIEN.
Confirmation of
Minutes
The Minutes of the regular and In Camera meeting of 22 April
2009 were confirmed.
Declarations of interest including those originally arising from prior
meetings
No declarations were received.
Communications
The following
communications were received:
·
Association of
Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) Alerts :
·
CRTC Changes National Do Not Call List - Municipal Candidates
Now Exempt
·
Federal Rules Changed for Building Canada
Fund Projects with Provincial Environmental Assessments until 2011.
·
AMO advises members on changes to funding
for Local Immigration Partnerships (LIPs)
·
AMO report to members on April 2009 Board
meeting
· AMO Establishes Task Force to Foster Local Economic Development Opportunities
· Labour Mobility Changes Affect Ontario Municipalities.
·
Responses to Inquiries
·
37-08
– Report Post Budget re Capital Projects
Regrets
Mayor O’Brien advised he would be absent from the
Council meeting of 13 May 2009.
Motion
to Introduce Reports
MOTION NO. 66/1
Moved by Councillor D. Thompson
Seconded by Councillor E. El-Chantiry
That the
Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee Report 40, Community and Protective
Services Committee Report 39, Corporate Services and Economic Development
Committee Reports41 and 41A (In Camera), Planning and Environment
Committee Report 50, Transit Committee Report 26 and Transportation Committee
Reports 28A and 29 be received and considered.
And that the
Rules of Procedure be suspended to receive and consider the report from the Auditor General entitled “Office of the Auditor General - The Fraud
and Waste Hotline”.
CARRIED
City Auditor General
1. OFFICE
OF THE AUDITOR GENERAL - THE FRAUD AND WASTE HOTLINE
BUREAU DU VÉRIFICATEUR GÉNÉRAL – LIGNE DIRECTE FRAUDE ET ABUS
REPORT
RECOMMENDATION
That Council receive this report for information.
RECEIVED
Direction to Staff
That the Auditor General be
directed to send to all members of Council today, the Fraud and Waste Hotline
phone number and e-mail address.
AGRICULTURE
AND RURAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE REPORT 40
1. MOTION - FLOWING CREEK DRAINAGE DITCH MOTION - LE FOSSÉ DE DRAINAGE DU RUISSEAU FLOWING |
Committee Recommendation
That Council approve that the necessary steps be taken
immediately to move the Flowing Creek Drainage Ditch Project forward in an
expeditious manner, and that procedures be put in place to avoid these
unacceptable delays in future projects of this type.
CARRIED
2. PARKLAND ACQUISITION-CARP HONEYWELL LANDS ACQUISITION DE TERRAINS À VOCATION DE PARC
– TERRAINS CARP HONEYWELL |
Committee Recommendation
That Council direct staff to bring forward a parkland acquisition
report regarding the Carp Honeywell lands this Fall 2009, prior to budget
discussions.
CARRIED
COMMUNITY
AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES COMMITTEE REPORT 39
1. STRATEGIC FOOD
SAFETY REPORT Rapport stratégique
sur la salubrité des aliments |
Committee RecommendationS AS AMENDED
That Council:
1. Receive Ottawa Public Health’s Food
Safety Strategy as outlined in this report.
2. Approve the Public Health Inspection
Internship Program, as outlined in this report, including an incentive payment
to cover the cost of tuition and books to a maximum of $8,000 for a
participating student’s last year of study in an Environmental Health Degree
Program, recognizing that the student may not honour the terms of repayment of
the incentive payment in the event that the student does not secure employment
with the City and that the Public Health Internship Program actively search
out candidates who qualify for future employment under the City of Ottawa
Bilingualism Policy to undertake the Public Health Inspection Internship
Program and that the candidates be offered practical, field based training
during the summer of each year’s term.
3. Approve the Food Handler Course and
Certification fee increase to $40 per person (plus GST) and the $10 (plus GST)
fee for certificate re-issue in order to improve cost recovery efforts.
4. Direct staff to provide the Strategic
Food Safety Report to the Ministry of Health and Long Term Care following
Council approval.
CARRIED
2. POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY FRAMEWORK CADRE DE LA STRATÉGIE DE RÉDUCTION DE LA PAUVRETÉ |
Committee RecommendationS AS AMENDED
That Council:
1. Approve the Poverty Reduction Strategy
Framework and planning process, as described in this report.
2. Appoint one representative of Council to
sit on the Poverty Reduction Strategy Steering Committee and that Councillor G. Bédard be the appointed Councillor.
CARRIED
CORPORATE SERVICES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
REPORT 41
1. LEASE RENEWAL – 580 Terry
Fox Drive and 600 Terry Fox Drive, OWNED BY 1457722 ONTARIO INC. AND 969111
ONTARIO LIMITED, RESPECTIVELY RENouvellement de bail 580, promenade TERRY-FOX et 600, promenade
TERRY-FOX, appartenant respectivement à 1457722 ONTARIO INC. et 969111 ONTARIO LIMITED |
1. A lease
renewal for the existing lease for the 10,228 square feet of rentable area of
ground floor and second floor office space occupied by the Kanata Client
Service Center at 580 Terry Fox Drive, Kanata, within a building owned by
1457722 Ontario Inc., for a term of twenty-nine (29) months commencing 1
December 2009 at a total rent of $593,224 plus GST;
2. A
sub-lease renewal to the Ontario Realty Corporation of 2,349 square feet of
rentable area of the above space within the building at 580 Terry Fox Drive,
Kanata, for a term of twenty-nine (29) months commencing 1 December 2009 at a
total revenue to the City of $136,242 plus GST;
3. A
lease renewal for the existing lease for the 1,479 square feet of rentable area
of ground floor office space occupied by the Kanata South Ward Councillor at
600 Terry Fox Drive, Kanata, within a building owned by 969111 Ontario Limited
for a term of twenty-nine (29) months commencing 1 December 2009 at a total
rent of $85,782 plus GST; and
4.
A sub-lease renewal to the
Ontario Realty Corporation of 740 square feet of rentable area of the above
space within the building at 600 Terry Fox Drive, Kanata, for a term of
twenty-nine (29) months commencing 1 December 2009 at a total revenue to the
City of $42,920 plus GST.
CARRIED
2. DISPOSITION OF 2008 OPERATING
DEFICIT Règlement du déficit de fonctionnement de
2008 |
That Council approve:
1.
That the deficit of $15.4
million, after adjustments made under delegated authority, in the tax supported
operations be funded by:
a)
a transfer from the Transit
Capital Reserve Fund of $7.7 million being the transit portion of the tax
supported deficit and;
b)
a transfer from the City Wide
Capital Reserve Fund of $7.7 million; and
2. That the deficit of $3.7 million, after
adjustments made under delegated authority, in the rate supported operations be
funded by a transfer from the Wastewater Capital Reserve Fund.
CARRIED with Councillor G. Brooks dissenting.
3. CAPITAL
ADJUSTMENTS AND CLOSING OF PROJECTS – TAX SUPPORTED AJUSTEMENT DU BUDGET DES IMMOBILISATIONS ET CESSATION DE PROJETS
FINANCÉS PAR RECETTES FISCALES |
That Council:
1.
Approve the budget adjustments
as detailed in revised Document 1;
2.
Authorize the closing of
capital projects listed in revised Document 2, the funding of deficits
as identified and the return of balance of funds to funding sources;
3.
Approve a net decrease in debt
authority of $16.833 million as a result of recommendations 1 and 2;
4.
Permit those projects in
Document 3 that qualify for closure, based on the policy adopted by Executive
Management Committee (EMC), to remain open;
5.
Authorize the funding of the
Library’s one-time operating cost of $120,000 from the Library Reserve Fund;
and
6.
Receive the budget adjustments
in Document 5 undertaken in accordance with the Delegation of Authority By-law
2005-503, as amended, as they pertain to capital works.
Moved by Councillor M. McRae
Seconded by Councillor D. Holmes
WHEREAS
funds in the amount of 690K exist in the Red Light Camera Capital Program;
WHEREAS
between 2004 and 2006 Ottawa’s signalized intersections accounted for 18
traffic-related deaths, almost 5,300 injuries and nearly 15,000 collisions;
WHEREAS
intersections equipped with Red Light Cameras have shown an 11% reduction in
total collisions and a 32% reduction in angle collisions
WHEREAS
red light running and aggressive driving continues to be a driver behaviour
that causes a majority of serious crashes on Ottawa roads;
WHEREAS
red light cameras are a tool that assists in the enforcement of red light
running;
WHEREAS
red light cameras are an excellent use of engineering technology to deter red
light running and aggressive driving;
WHEREAS
intersections equipped with red light cameras and the presence of advance
warning signs at the approaches to these intersections help to raise awareness
of the need for safer driving practices;
And
WHERES red light cameras play an integral role in the success of the City’s
Integrated Road Safety Program aimed at decreasing serious injuries or deaths
on Ottawa roads by 30 per cent by 2010,
THEREFORE
BE IT RESOLVED that the $450,000 be maintained in the Red Light Camera project
for the further expansion of the program;
FURTHER
that any changes to the operating budget resulting from the increased number of
sites and increasing the number of cameras for the program resulting in expenditures and corresponding increase in
incremental revenues from fines be identified in the Draft 2010 Operating
Budget; and,
FURTHER
that Staff be directed to advise
Council of suitable red light camera sites and move to construct and implement
these sites in 2009.
CARRIED with Councillor M. Wilkinson
dissenting.
Moved by Councillor D. Holmes
Seconded by Councillor G. Bédard
WHEREAS
not-for-profit community child care agencies are currently requesting $2.9
million to fund capital expenses;
AND
WHEREAS these requests are for minor and major capital expenses to maintain
existing facilities in order to continue to provide service and meet the
requirements of the Day Nurseries Act;
AND
WHEREAS funds currently available in the 2009 Capital Grant Program are not
sufficient to meet the need;
BE IT RESOLVED that the funds from the
accounts listed below, which are recommended for closure, be transferred to
905120 Child Care Capital Grant Program 2009.
901226 Child Care Capital Grant Program surplus $30,546
903590 Child Care Spaces surplus
$40,000
903922 Child Care Capital Grant Program
2006 surplus $82,225
CARRIED
Moved by Councillor A. Cullen
Seconded by Councillor C. Leadman
THEREFORE
BE IT RESOLVED THAT $123,000 in Account 903495 Area Traffic Management be
applied to the 2009 Area Traffic Management Program, so that more area traffic management
projects can be dealt with.
CARRIED
Item 3, Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee Report 41 was then put to Council and CARRIED as amended by Motion Nos. 66/2, 66/3 and 66/4.
4. REIMBURSEMENT OF
STORMWATER DEVELOPMENT CHARGES - FINDLAY CREEK PROPERTIES LTD. AND
1374527 ONTARIO LIMITED remboursement des redevances d’aménagement relatives aux eaux de
ruissellement - findlay creek
properties ltd and 1374527 ontario limited |
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council approve a reimbursement to Findlay
Creek Properties Ltd and 1374537 Ontario Limited in the amount of $72,624 from
the Sewer Reserve Fund in respect of stormwater development charges for the
Rotary Home.
CARRIED
5. SUPPORT TO
DOWNTOWN-AREA BIAs PARTICULARLY AFFECTED BY INFRASTRUCTURE RESTORATION,
ECONOMIC RECESSION AND LINGERING EFFECTS OF THE PUBLIC TRANSIT STRIKE SOUTIEN AUX ZAC DU
CENTRE-VILLE PARTICULIÈREMENT AFFECTÉES PAR LA RESTAURATION DES
INFRASTRUCTURES, LA RÉCESSION ÉCONOMIQUE ET LES SÉQUELLES DE LA GRÈVE DANS LE
TRANSPORT EN COMMUN |
That Council
approve:
1.
The funding required to implement a promotional campaign that would
seek to restore public visitation to and business activity within downtown-area
business improvement areas (BIAs); and
2.
The cost of the
campaign be borne by the transit budget and covered by a contribution from the
Transit Reserve.
CARRIED
6. REFRESHing
THE CITY'S ECONOMIC STRATEGY ranimer la stratégie économique de la
Ville |
That Council receive this report for information.
CARRIED
7. ROYAL
CANADIAN LEGION BRANCH 314, MANOTICK – REIMBURSEMENT OF BUILDING PERMIT FEES FILIALE 314 DE LA LÉGION ROYALE CANADIENNE, MANOTICK – REMBOURSEMENT DES
DROITS DE PERMIS DE CONSTRUIRE |
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council approve funding in the form of a grant, in the amount of $6830.00, be allocated from the City-Wide
Capital Reserve Fund to reimburse the Royal Canadian Legion Branch
314 located at 5550 Ann Street in Manotick to offset the building permit fees paid to
the City for the construction of the new Legion facilities.
CARRIED
The following two
items were considered In-Camera later in the meeting (see Motion No.
66/10 – Motion to Resolve In Camera), however, for ease of reference
Council’s disposition of both is set out immediately below.
CORPORATE SERVICES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
REPORT 41A (IN CAMERA)
1. STRATEGIC
cOLLECTIVE BARGAINING - 2009 MANDATES – in camera - labour relations
and employee negotiations NĖGOCIATION COLLECTIVE STRATĖGIQUE – MANDATS POUR 2009
– À HUIS CLOS – RELATIONS DE TRAVAIL OU NÉGOCIATIONS
COLLECTIVES |
That Council consider establishing an Employee
and Labour Relations Sub-Committee of the Corporate Services and Economic
Development Committee as part of the Mid-term Governance Review.
Moved by Councillor D. Holmes
Seconded by Councillor P. Feltmate
WHEREAS more
than 90% of the City’s 16,000 employees are represented by bargaining agents
for various unions;
AND WHEREAS
the rights to unionize and to bargain collectively have been recognized by the
Supreme Court of Canada as fundamental rights protected by the Canadian
Charter of Rights and Freedoms;
AND WHEREAS
City Council has recognized in the City of Ottawa Strategic Plan that the City
“wants to promote a culture that fosters employee engagement to enhance
productivity, staff morale and empowerment”;
AND WHEREAS
meeting this objective will require the participation of the bargaining agents
representing City of Ottawa employees;
THEREFORE BE
IT RESOLVED that City Council endorse the principle that the City will work
collaboratively with the bargaining agents representing its employees with a
view to fostering harmonious labour relations and helping the City meet its
strategic goals.
CARRIED
Moved by Councillor G. Brooks
Seconded by Councillor D. Thompson
WHEREAS
collective bargaining disputes for fire and police services in Ontario are resolved
exclusively through the interest arbitration process;
AND WHEREAS
the interest arbitration process can also be effective in ensuring that the
public is not deprived of other vital local government services as a result of
a strike or lockout;
AND WHEREAS
interest arbitrators have not historically been sensitive enough to the
economic impact their decisions have on municipal taxpayers;
AND WHEREAS
financial security has long been considered a cornerstone of judicial
independence, which should apply equally to decision-makers involved in the
labour arbitration process;
THEREFORE BE
IT RESOLVED that City Council ask the Minister of Labour to establish an
independent panel of interest arbitrators, employed and funded exclusively by
the Province, to hear and rule on collective agreement disputes involving the
broader public sector, including all municipalities in Ontario.
CARRIED
Item 1, Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee Report 41A was then put to Council and CARRIED as amended by Motion Nos. 66/5 and 66/6.
2. 2009 MPE ECONOMIC INCREASE - in
camera - labour relations and employee
negotiations – Reporting out date:
following council consideration AUGMENTATION
ÉCONOMIQUE 2009 DU GEDP - À HUIS CLOS – RELATIONS DE TRAVAIL OU NÉGOCIATIONS
COLLECTIVES – DATE PRÉSENTATION
DU RAPPORT : SUITE À L’APPROBATION DU CONSEIL |
That
Council approve a direction to staff to proceed with a 1.5% increase for 2009
for the MPE group.
Moved by Councillor S. Desroches
Seconded by Councillor M. McRae
That the recommendation now read:
That Council approve a direction to staff to proceed with a 1.5% increase for 2009 for the MPE group and that this rate also be applied to members of Council.
CARRIED
Item 2, Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee Report 41A was put to Council and CARRIED as amended by Motion No. 66/7 with Councillors R. Bloess and R. Jellett dissenting.
PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE REPORT 50
1. CAPITAL aDJUSTMENTS AND
CLOSING OF PROJECTS – RATE SUPPORTED AJUSTEMENT DU BUDGET DES
IMMOBILISATIONS ET CESSATION DE PROJETS FINANCÉS
PAR REDEVANCES |
Committee recommendationS
That Council:
1. Approve the budget
adjustments as detailed in Document 1;
2. Authorize
the closing of capital projects listed in Document 2, the funding of deficits
as identified and the return of balance of funds to funding sources;
3. Approve
a net decrease in debt authority of $2.531 million as a result of
recommendations 1 and 2;
4. Permit
those projects in Document 3 that qualify for closure, based on the policy
endorsed by Executive Management Committee (EMC), to remain open; and
5. Receive
the budget adjustments in Document 3 undertaken in accordance with the
Delegation of Authority By-law 2005-503, as amended, as they pertain to capital
works.
CARRIED
2. ZONING
- 38 ELVASTON AVENUE ZONAGE - 38, AVENUE ELVASTON |
Committee recommendation as
amended
(This
application is subject to Bill 51)
That Council approve an amendment to
Zoning By-law 2008-250 to change the zoning of 38 Elvaston Avenue from General
Mixed-Use Zone, Subzone 9 (GM9 H(18.5)) to General Mixed-Use Zone, Subzone 9,
Exception XX (GM9[XX] H(18.5)), as shown in Document 1 and as detailed in
Document 2, as amended to limit the additional land use to “retail drug
store”.
Moved by Councillor G. Hunter
Seconded by Councillor S. Qadri
WHEREAS
the site 38 Elvaston/181 Greenbank is currently zoned General Mixed Used with a
height limit of 18.5 metres;
AND
WHEREAS the zoning amendment under consideration proposes to add Retail Drug
Store;
AND
WHEREAS the height of the proposed retail use does not exceed 7 metres;
THEREFORE
BE IT RESOLVED THAT the height limit for the site be changed from 18.5 metres to
7 metres.
LOST on a
division of 8 YEAS to 14 NAYS as follows:
Yeas (8): Councillors G. Brooks, S. Qadri, B.
Monette, R. Jellett, G. Hunter, M. Wilkinson, R. Chiarelli and E.
El-Chantiry.
Nays
(14): Councillors R. Bloess, C.
Leadman, A. Cullen, D. Holmes, S. Desroches, P. Hume, J. Legendre, D.
Thompson, G. Bédard, D. Deans, M. Bellemare, M. McRae, C. Doucet and P. Feltmate.
Item 2, Planning and Environment Committee Report 50
was then put to Council and CARRIED on a division of 18 YEAS to 4 NAYS as follows:
Yeas (18): Councillors
R. Bloess, C. Leadman, G. Brooks, S. Qadri, B. Monette, D. Holmes, S.
Desroches, P. Hume, G. Hunter, J. Legendre, D. Thompson, G. Bédard, M.
Wilkinson, R. Chiarelli, M. Bellemare, M. McRae, E. El-Chantiry and P. Feltmate.
Nays (4): Councillors
A. Cullen, R. Jellett, D. Deans and C. Doucet.
3. Zoning
- 806, 812, 830 and 846 March Road zonage - 806, 812, 830 et 846,
chemin March |
Committee recommendation
(This
application is subject to Bill 51)
That Council
approve an amendment to the Zoning By-law 2008-250 to change the zoning of 806,
812, 830, and 846 March Road from GM[1527]-General Mixed-use Zone,
DR-Development Reserve Zone, and LC7[1522]-Local Commercial Zone to
GMxx-General Mixed-use Zone, GMxx H(10.5)-General Mixed-use Zone, and O1-Parks
and Open Space Zone, as detailed in Document 2 and shown in Document 1.
CARRIED
4. COMPREHENSIVE ZONING
BY-LAW 2008-250: ANOMALIES AND MINOR CORRECTIONS - FIFTH REPORT RÈGLEMENT DE ZONAGE 2008-250 : ANOMALIES ET CORRECTIONS MINEURES –
CINQUIÈME RAPPORT |
Agriculture and Rural Affairs
Committee recommendation
That Council approve the amendments
recommended in Column 4 of Document 2, to correct anomalies in Zoning By-law
2008-250.
Planning
and environment Committee recommendation as amended
(This application is subject to Bill
51)
That Council approve the amendments
recommended in Column 4 of Document 1, to correct anomalies in Zoning By-law
2008-250, as amended in Item 9, Column 4 to indicate a minimum lot area of
“3250 square metres” instead of “3504 square metres”.
CARRIED
5. 2008 ANNUAL REPORT ON
BUILDING CODE FEES RAPPORT ANNUEL DE 2008 SUR LES
DROITS DE PERMIS DE CONSTRUCTION |
Committee
recommendation
That
Council approve the 2008 Annual Report on Building Code Fees, as outlined in
Document 1.
CARRIED
6. SOURCE WATER
PROTECTION PLAN FOR THE OTTAWA RIVER - MOTION 60/30 PLAN DE PROTECTION DES SOURCES D'EAU POUR LA RIVIÈRE DES OUTAOUAIS - MOTION 60/30 |
Committee
recommendation
That Council approve the motion attached in
Document 1 in order to send a strong and cohesive message to the Province of
Ontario of the need for an inter-jurisdictional approach to the protection of
the Ottawa River.
CARRIED
7. GREEN BUILDING
PROMOTION PROGRAM UPDATE AND REVISED PILOT PROGRAM MISE
À JOUR SUR LE PROGRAMME DE PROMOTION DES IMMEUBLES ÉCOLOGIQUES ET PROJET
PILOTE MODIFIÉ |
Committee
recommendation
That Council approve the revised Green
Building Pilot Program as described in this report.
CARRIED
8. UPDATE - CHOOSING OUR
FUTURE: AN INTEGRATED APPROACH TO BUILDING A SUSTAINABLE AND RESILIENT
NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION Choisir notre avenir : une
approche intégrée pour assurer la durabilité et la résilience de la région de
la capitale nationale |
Committee
recommendation
That Council receive this report for
information.
RECEIVED
9. Support in principle for the undertaking of the Rideau Canal
Corridor Landscape Strategy SOUTIEN de PRINCIPE concernant
la mise en œuvre de la stratégie d’aménagement paysager du couloir du canal
rideau |
Committee
recommendation
That
Council support in principle the concept of the “Rideau Canal Corridor
Landscape Strategy” and direct staff to stay informed about this work.
CARRIED
10. Exemption from
the Demolition Control Process for 63 Pinhey Avenue Exemption au processus de
démolition pour la propriété située au 63, avenue Pinhey |
Committee
recommendation
That Council approve that 63
Pinhey Avenue be exempted from the requirements set out in the Demolition
Control By-law to enable the demolition of the building by the City
without further delays.
CARRIED
TRANSIT COMMITTEE REPORT 26
1. NEW ARTICULATED
BUS GARAGE - EFFICIENCY MODIFICATIONS AND COST-SAVING OPPORTUNITIES NOUVEAU
GARAGE POUR AUTOBUS ARTICULÉS – MODIFICATIONS RELATIVES À L’EFFICACITÉ ET
POSSIBILITÉS D’ÉCONOMIES |
That Council:
1. Approve
increasing the scope of the construction of the new Articulated Bus Garage at
735 Industrial Ave. to increase the productive capacity of the facility from
147 to 210 articulated buses;
2. Approve
the additional funding to a limit of $15M for Account Number 903780 New Transit
Garage for a revised project authority of $80.36M; and
3. Direct staff to undertake an industrial engineering study of existing transit facilities to develop a long-term maintenance and operational plan and present Transit Committee with options to rationalize facilities as part of the 10-Year Transit Operating and Capital Plan for 2010.
4. That
staff be directed to hold a public consultation session in collaboration with
the ward Councillor and report back to Transit Committee in the form of an IPD,
which will outline the measures being undertaken to address the public’s
concerns.
CARRIED
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE REPORT 28A
1. PEDESTRIAN CROSSWALK AT THE INTERSECTION OF KING
EDWARD AVENUE AND CATHCART STREET PASSAGE
PIÉTONS À L’INTERSECTION DE L’AVENUE KING EDWARD ET DE LA RUE CATHCART |
That Council
approve the following:
1. That Council’s approval of the
recommendations contained in Councillor Bédard’s Report ACS2007-CCS-TRC-002
that “a pedestrian operated traffic
signal be installed at the intersection of King Edward Avenue and Cathcart
Street, and that funds be allocated from the King Edward Capital Project” be rescinded.
2. That the City of Ottawa undertake to have the speed limit on the
Macdonald Cartier Bridge on the Ontario side reduced from 60K/hour to 50K/hour
and the speed limit at the entry curve to King Edward Avenue be reduced from
40K/hour to 30K/hour;
3. That the speed
limit on KEA be reduced from 50K/hour to 40K/hour from Sussex to Mann Avenue;
and,
4. That the City of Ottawa aggressively
pursue the province of Ontario to permit the City of Ottawa to install on an
exceptional basis photo radar technology on KEA to reduce the excessive
speeding on the road.
Moved by Councillor M. McRae
Seconded by Councillor G. Bédard
WHEREAS City
Council wishes to ensure the safety of pedestrians city wide;
AND WHEREAS
speeding has been identified as a serious safety concern at the entry of King
Edward Avenue from the MacDonald-Cartier Bridge;
AND WHEREAS
the weight of professional opinion is that “it is highly unlikely that any
additional speed management measures short of photo radar will add any
additional increment of speed reduction to that of what is actually being
achieved” at that location;
AND WHEREAS
the City of Ottawa is unable to address the excessive speeding at this location
through the use of photo radar, which has been demonstrated as an effective
enforcement tool to curb speeding, without the approval of the Provincial
Government and changes to the Highway Traffic Act and its Regulations;
THEREFORE BE
IT RESOLVED that City Council hereby requests the Minister of Transportation to
enact the statutory and regulatory changes necessary to allow the City of
Ottawa to implement photo radar for the purpose of reducing excessive speeding city
wide including at the entry of King Edward Avenue near the MacDonald-Cartier
Bridge, as soon as possible.
CARRIED
Item 1, Transportation Committee Report 28A was then
put to Council and CARRIED as amended by Motion No. 66/9.
2. AIRPORT PARKWAY IN-SERVICE
SAFETY REVIEW EXAMEN
DE SÉCURITÉ EN SERVICE DE LA PROMENADE DE L’AÉROPORT |
That Council approve the
implementation of the recommendations outlined in the report.
CARRIED
3. BRONSON
AVENUE IN-SERVICE ROAD SAFETY REVIEW examen interne de la sécurité
routière sur l’avenue bronson |
That Council approve:
1. That
staff finalize the implementation of all low, medium and high cost strategies
identified in the report;
2. That
the northbound curb lane on Bronson Avenue on the approach to the Colonel By
Drive off-ramp be designated as right turn only;
3. That
the proposed roadway modification, as shown in Document 3, be constructed to
physically prevent northbound motorists on Bronson Avenue in the curb lane on
the approach to the Colonel By Drive off-ramp, from proceeding through this
right-turn lane;
4. That
in 2009, staff undertake the preliminary design for an asphalt pathway, as
shown in Document 5, on the west side of Bronson Avenue, between Colonel By
Drive and Brewer Way, as outlined in this report; and,
5. That the
funding required to undertake the safety improvements for an asphalt pathway on
the west side of Bronson Avenue, between Colonel By Drive and Brewer Way, be
included for consideration in the draft 2010 budget.
CARRIED
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE REPORT 29
1. ECOMOBILITY
SERVICE – PILOT PROJECT SERVICE
ÉCOMOBILITÉ – PROJET PILOTE |
That Council approve:
1. That
the City of Ottawa contract EnviroCentre to ensure that City of Ottawa
workplaces (up to a total of 20 workplaces) with more than 25 employees and
less than 100 employees participates in the ecoMobility service for $500 per
workplace, including;
·
an online employee
survey to determine current modal split;
·
customized reports
detailing the most feasible TDM strategies to implement at each City workplace;
·
facilitation of
better commuting options through workshops, seminars and online motivational
tools;
·
measurements of modal
shift, including vehicle reduction, use of more sustainable commuting options,
and resulting CO2 reductions.
2. That
if this pilot project succeeds in measured reductions in the use of single
occupancy vehicles during peak hours by increasing the use of TDM measures in
these workplaces, EnviroCentre will be asked to propose to the Transit
Committee and/or the Transportation Committee, ways in which this service could
be expanded to cover City workplaces with more than 100 employees.
CARRIED
Motion To
Resolve In Camera
Moved by Councillor D. Thompson
Seconded by Councillor E. El-Chantiry
BE IT
RESOLVED THAT the Rules of Procedure be suspended to receive briefings from the
City Clerk and Solicitor with respect to:
i) the ratification of
the tentative collective agreement reached with CUPE Local 503; and
ii) Light Rail Transit
Litigation – Update (external Legal Counsel will also be present for this
item).
AND BE IT
FURTHER RESOLVED that
Council resolve In Camera pursuant to Procedure By-law 2006-462,
Subsections 13. (1) (d) labour relations or
employee negotiations, (e) litigation or potential litigation, affecting the
City, including matters before administrative tribunals and (f) the receiving
of advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege, including
communications necessary for that purpose, with respect to:
i) Item 1, CSEDC
Report 41A, Strategic Collective Bargaining – 2009 Mandates – Labour Relations
and Employee Negotiations;
ii) Item 2, CSEDC
Report 41A, 2009 MPE Economic Increase – In Camera – Labour Relations
and Employee Negotiations
iii) the ratification of
the tentative collective agreement reached with CUPE Local 503; and
iv) Light Rail Transit
Litigation – Update.
CARRIED
Council resolved In Camera at 11:56 a.m.
IN CAMERA SESSION
Council resumed in open session at 2:42 p.m.
ADDITIONAL ITEM
1. THE
RATIFICATION OF THE TENTATIVE COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT REACHED WITH CUPE LOCAL 503
Moved by Councillor M. McRae
Seconded by Councillor C. Leadman
WHEREAS the City and the Ottawa-Carleton Public Employees’ Union, CUPE
Local 503 (“CUPE 503”) have concluded very positive efforts to negotiate a
renewal of their collective agreement for the City’s Inside/Outside Employees;
AND WHEREAS all outstanding bargaining issues have, for the first time
since amalgamation, been resolved through good faith negotiations rather than
through interest arbitration, and a tentative collective agreement has been
reached;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT City Council ratify the settlement
proposed for resolution of all outstanding collective bargaining issues for the
renewal of the CUPE Inside/Outside collective agreement for the period January
1, 2009, to December 31, 2011;
AND THEREFORE BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the CUPE 503 Inside/Outside
collective agreement be made public upon ratification by the membership.
CARRIED with Councillor G. Hunter dissenting.
Motion to Adopt Reports
Moved
by Councillor D. Thompson
Seconded
by Councillor E. El-Chantiry
That the
Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee Report 40, Community and Protective
Services Committee Report 39, Corporate Services and Economic Development
Committee Reports41 and 41A (In Camera), Planning and Environment
Committee Report 50, Transit Committee Report 26 and Transportation Committee
Reports 28A and 29 and the report from the Auditor General entitled
“Office of the Auditor General - The Fraud and Waste Hotline” be received and adopted as amended.
CARRIED
Motions Requiring Suspension of the Rules of Procedure
Moved by Councillor P. Hume
Seconded by Councillor J. Legendre
BE IT
RESOLVED that the Rules of Procedure be waived to permit the introduction of
the following motion:
WHEREAS
Section 3(1) of the City of Ottawa Encroachment By-law 2003-446, as amended,
provides that “no person shall construct, erect, or alter an encroachment
without first obtaining a permit in accordance with this by-law”;
AND WHEREAS
Section 3(2) of the By-law 2003-446, as amended provides that, “no person shall
erect a permanent surface encroachment”;
AND WHEREAS
the property owner of 62 Rupert, within the City of Ottawa, has constructed
steps within the Rupert Street road allowance;
BE IT
THEREFORE RESOLVED that Section 3(2) of the By-law 2003-446, as amended, be
waived to permit the steps to remain within the road allowance adjacent to 62
Rupert Street, subject to the condition that the property owner agrees to enter
into a Permanent Encroachment Agreement in a form satisfactory to the City
Clerk and Solicitor and the General Manager, Planning and Growth Management,
within 30 days, and the agreement shall constitute the permit for the
encroachment.
CARRIED
Moved by Councillor C. Leadman
Seconded by Councillor M. McRae
That the Rules of Procedure be waived
to consider the following motion:
WHEREAS
Heritage Brewing is a beverage distillery in the City of Ottawa applying for a
“By-The-Glass” Manufacturer's Limited Liquor Sales Licence through the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario;
AND WHEREAS a resolution of Council
supporting this application is necessary for its license approval from the
Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario;
AND WHEREAS Heritage Brewing is a
business in good standing and an active part of the city’s business community;
BE
IT RESOLVED THAT The City of Ottawa support Heritage Brewing, a local
distillery, in its application to the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario
for a “By-The-Glass” Manufacturer's Limited Liquor Sales Licence.
CARRIED
Moved by Councillor P. Hume
Seconded by Councillor P. Feltmate
WHEREAS the
Federation of Municipalities (“FCM”) represents the interests of
municipalities on policy and program matters that fall within federal
jurisdiction; and
WHEREAS the FCM's National Board of Directors is
comprised of elected municipal officials from all regions and sizes of
communities to form a broad base of support and provide FCM with the prestige
required to carry the municipal message to the federal government; and
WHEREAS the
72nd FCM Annual Conference is being held from June 5-8, 2009 during which the Annual General Meeting will be held
and followed by the election of the FCM National Board of Directors;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council endorse
Councillor Marianne Wilkinson to stand for election as an Ontario
representative on the FCM National Board of Directors.
CARRIED
Notices of Motion (For
Consideration at Subsequent Meeting)
Moved by Councillor D. Deans
Seconded by Councillor C. Leadman
WHEREAS Canadian
demographics indicate that seniors are one of the fastest growing population
groups in our communities with nationwide projections that by 2036, their
numbers will represent 24.5% or 9.8 million citizens;
AND WHEREAS according
to the 2006 census from Statistics Canada, over 100,000 seniors (aged 65 and
over) reside in the City of Ottawa and it is expected that by the year 2031,
the number will grow to approximately 230,000 seniors
AND WHEREAS the City of
Ottawa has benefited from the many tireless hours of volunteer work and
leadership generously donated by local senior citizens;
AND WHEREAS senior
citizens have helped to build our communities through active living, shared
knowledge, and a diversity of experiences;
AND WHEREAS the month
of June is recognized by the Province of Ontario as Senior’s Month;
THEREFORE BE IT
RESOLVED THAT Ottawa City Council declare June 2009, to be Senior’s Month in
the City of Ottawa.
Moved by Councillor B. Monette
Seconded by Councillor R. Bloess
WHEREAS, as a
former Mayor of Cumberland and Former Regional, Chair Peter D. Clark envisioned
the current Orléans Town Center;
AND WHEREAS,
as a respected city father, Peter D. Clark’s extensive and focused contribution
to the Township of Cumberland should be appropriately commemorated in relation
to the Orléans Town Centre;
AND WHEREAS a
process similar to the commemorative naming process for buildings was followed
to ensure that the community supported the recommended name of Peter D. Clark
Place for the road which will encircle the Orléans Town Center;
AND WHEREAS
there is resounding support for this name in the community;
THEREFORE BE
IT RESOLVED that the road circling the Orléans Town Center be named Peter D.
Clark Place.
Moved by Councillor C. Doucet
Seconded by Councillor P. Hume
WHEREAS
the Sierra Club has invited Ottawa City Council to challenge Yellowknife City
Council during the Commuter Challenge from May 31 to June 6;
THEREFORE
BE IT RESOLVED THAT, in the spirit of friendly competition for a good purpose,
Ottawa City Council accept the Sierra Club’s invitation to compete with
Yellowknife during the 2009 Commuter Challenge.
NOTICE OF INTENT
Deputy Mayor Bellemare read into the record, the following
Notice of Intent:
Notice of Intent from the City's
Closed Meeting Investigator to submit an investigation report for consideration
at the 27 May 2009 Council meeting.
By-laws Three
Readings
Moved by
Councillor M. Bellemare
Seconded by
Councillor G. Brooks
That
the following by-laws be enacted and passed:
2009-129
A by-law of the City of Ottawa to establish the tax ratios for the
taxation year 2009.
2009-130
A by-law of the City of Ottawa respecting property subclass tax
reductions for the year 2009.
2009-131 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to levy taxes for the year 2009.
2009-132 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to levy taxes for the year 2009 for additional capital costs.
2009-133 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to levy taxes for the year 2009 for police services.
2009-134 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to levy taxes for the year 2009 for the City of Ottawa’s share of the costs of the conservation authorities.
2009-135 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to establish a special levy for fire protection and prevention in the urban service area for the year 2009.
2009-136 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to establish a special levy for fire protection and prevention in the rural service area for the year 2009.
2009-137 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to establish a special levy for public transportation within the service area known as the Urban Transit Area for the year 2009.
2009-138 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to establish a special levy for public transportation within the service area known as the Town Transit Area for the year 2009.
2009-139 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to establish a special levy for public transportation within the Rural Transit Service Areas for the year 2009.
2009-140 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to establish a special levy for community and recreational services within the service area known as the Canterbury Community Centre Expansion Area for the year 2009.
2009-141 A by-law of the City of Ottawa respecting the calculation of the amount of taxes for municipal and school purposes payable in respect of property in the commercial classes, industrial classes or multi-residential property class for 2009.
2009-142 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to establish a percentage by which tax decreases are limited for 2009 for properties in the commercial, industrial and multi-residential property classes.
2009-143 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2003-500 respecting the sewer service rate.
2009-144 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to levy a special charge in respect of the Business Improvement Areas in the City of Ottawa and to provide for the collection of these special charges for the year 2009.
2009-145 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to impose, levy and collect a rate for the purposes of The Sparks Street Mall Management Board with respect to the Sparks Street Mall for the year 2009.
2009-146 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2007-452 respecting the deadline for an application for the tax deferral program.
2009-147 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2005-303 respecting fees for building permits.
2009-148 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to establish the Parking Reserve for the City of Ottawa.
2009-149
A by-law of the
City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2003-530 respecting parking meter fees and
motorcycle parking.
2009-150 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to establish certain lands as common and public highway and assume them for public use (Knights Drive).
2009-151
A by-law of the City of Ottawa to
amend By-law No. 2002-189 respecting the regulating, licensing and governing of
itinerant sellers in the rural areas of the City.
2009-152
A by-law of the City of Ottawa to
amend By-law No. 2002-189 respecting the regulating, licensing and governing of
rural refreshment vehicles, rural mobile canteens and rural refreshment stands
in the rural area of the City.
2009-153 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2002-189 respecting the licensing, regulating and governing of mobile refreshment vehicles, mobile canteens, mobile refreshment carts, and refreshment stands.
2009-154
A by-law of the City of Ottawa to
designate certain lands on 107 Hornchurch Lane, as being exempt from Part Lot
Control and to repeal By-law No. 2009-105.
2009-155
A by-law of the City of Ottawa to designate
certain lands at 89, 91, 103, 107, 109, 111, 113, 115, 117, 119 and 121 Brady
Avenue as being exempt from Part Lot Control.
2009-156 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to designate certain lands at 300, 302, 304, 306, 308, 310, 312, 314, 316, 318, 320, 322, 324, 326, 328, 330, 332, 334, 336, 338, 340, 342 and 344 Harvest Valley Avenue as being exempt from Part Lot Control.
2009-157 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to designate certain lands at Kingbrook Drive and Foxhall Way as being exempt from Part Lot Control.
2009-158
A by-law
of the City of Ottawa to designate certain lands at 184, 202, 226, 230, 238,
242, 248 and 250 Calaveras Avenue and at 169, 171, 175 Hornchurch Lane, as
being exempt from Part Lot Control and to repeal By-law No. 2009-108.
2009-159 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to designate certain lands on 1016 Grapefern Terrace, 1422-1440, 1421-1441 Comfrey Crescent, 1778, 1782, 1788, 1794 and 1796 Plainridge Place as being exempt from Part Lot Control and to repeal By-law No. 2009-109.
2009-160 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to designate certain lands at 450, 470, 472, 474, 429, 427 Celtic Ridge Crescent and 110, 108 and 106 Windance Crescent as being exempt from Part Lot Control.
2009-161
A by-law of the City of Ottawa to repeal By-law No. 2008-459 and to amend By-law No. 2008-250 of
the City of Ottawa to change the zoning for the property known municipally as
20 Frank Nighbor Road.
2009-162
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 806, 812, 830 and 846 March
Road.
2009-163
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 181 Greenbank Road and formerly
known as 38 Elvaston Avenue.
2009-164
A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2008-250 of the City of Ottawa to correct
technical errors within the said by-law affecting various properties within the
City of Ottawa.
2009-165 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to authorize the installation of public sanitary sewers within the streets/locations described below in the Rideau Glen Area and to undertake such works as a local improvement.
2009-166 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2003-499 respecting Fire Routes and to repeal By-law No. 2009-54.
2009-167 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2001-17 to appoint certain Inspectors, Property Standards Officers and Municipal Law Enforcement Officers in the Building Code Services Branch of the Infrastructure Services and Community Sustainability Department.
2009-168 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2006-273 to appoint certain Municipal Law Enforcement Officers.
2009-169 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.
CARRIED
Confirmation
By-law
Moved by
Councillor D. Thompson
Seconded
by Councillor E. El-Chantiry
THAT By-law 2009-170 to confirm the proceedings of
Council be enacted and passed.
CARRIED
Inquiries
From Councillor M. McRae with respect to enforcing
Site Plan Agreements
Adjournment
Council
adjourned the meeting at 3:07 p.m.
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