14 April
2010
10:00 a.m.
MINUTES 87
The Council of the City of Ottawa met at Andrew S. Haydon Hall, 110
Laurier Avenue West, Ottawa, on 14 April 2010 beginning at 10:00 a.m.
The Deputy Mayor,
Steve Desroches, presided and the Deputy City Clerk led Council in prayer.
The National Anthem was performed
by the Broadview Grade
8 Concert Ensemble.
Announcements/Ceremonial Activities
Presentation -
Governor General’s Certificate of Commendation
Deputy Mayor Steve
Desroches presented a framed Governor General’s Certificate of
Commendation to Mr. Bir Bikram Singh Basarke.
Roll Call
ALL MEMBERS WERE PRESENT EXCEPT
COUNCILLOR D. THOMPSON AND MAYOR LARRY O’BRIEN.
Confirmation of Minutes
The Minutes of the regular meetings of 24 March
2010 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):
·
2008 Ontario Municipal
Partnership Fund (OMPF) Reconciliation
·
2010 Provincial Budget
·
Labour Policy Update
·
Joint and Several Liability
Paper
·
Responses
to Inquiries
·
28-08
- Designation of Two Communities for Increased Density
·
07-10
- Wading Pool Hours of Operation
·
12-10 – Motion at Audit, Budget and
Finance Committee
Regrets
Mayor O’Brien (City Business) and Councillor Thompson (City Business)
advised they would be absent from the Council meeting of 14 April 2010.
Motion to Introduce Reports
MOTION
NO. 87/1
Moved by
Councillor A. Cullen
Seconded by Councillor G. Hunter
That Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee
Report 51, Audit Budget and Finance Committee Report 7, Community and Protective Services Committee
Report 52 and 52A (In-Camera), Corporate Services and Economic Development
Report 53, Planning and Environment Committee Report 66A
and Transportation Committee Report 38, be received and considered.
CARRIED
Reports
COMMITTEE REPORTS
AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
REPORT 51
1. COMPREHENSIVE ZONING BY-LAW 2008-250: rÈGLEMENT DE ZONAGE général 2008-250 : |
pLANNING AND eNVIRONMENT Committee RecommendationS as amended
That Council approve the amendments
recommended in Column 3 of Document 1, to correct anomalies in Zoning By-law
2008-250 as amended by the following:
1. That Document 1, Item 18, Column 3 be
amended to read: “maximum driveway width is 3.05 m at the street lot line, and
in the case of a semi-circular driveway, the maximum driveway width, for both
accesses combined, must not exceed 6.1 metres.”
2. That Document 1 be amended to add a new
Item 20, as follows:
Item |
Objective of Amendment |
Proposed Amendment |
20. Certain lands located on Friendly Crescent, Shining Star Circle,
Brightside Drive, Hopetown Steet and Hartsmere Drive Ward 6 |
In the former Goulbourn Zoning By-law,
the lands were zoned R1-6, exception 6 reducing the lot width and area and
establishing different setbacks from the R1 zone. The new R1T zone most
closely approximated the lot width of the former exception zone, and a new
exception zone, exception 721, was created to reflect the other modified
performance standards. Unfortunately, when the new zone was affixed to the
zoning map, it became R1D and the old exception zone number 6 was retained,
rather than applying the “T” subzone and the new exception number 721. Reference to the RID zone in exception
6 should be removed. Additionally, there was no maximum front yard setback in
the former Goulbourn zoning, so this provision should be deleted. |
Amend the Zoning Map to rezone the R1D[6]zone to R1T[721] as shown on
the attached map. Amend Section 239, Column II to remove the zone reference R1D[6] in
exception 6. Amend Section 239, Column IV to remove the words “-maximum front yard
setback 6 m” in exception 721. |
3. That a map be added to Document 3, that
identifies the lands that are being re-zoned in Item 20 of Document 1.
4. That there be no further notice pursuant
to Section 34 (17) of the Planning Act.
CARRIED
Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee Recommendation
That Council approve the amendments recommended
in Column 3 of Document 2, to correct anomalies in Zoning By-law 2008-250.
CARRIED
2. Village of Carp - Area-Specific Infrastructure Recovery Charge Redevances d’infrastructure pour un secteur particulier s’appliquant
au village de Carp |
Committee Recommendations as amended
That Council:
1. Approve a new Area-Specific Infrastructure
Charge By-law for the Village of Carp to recover outstanding charges and future
capital costs associated with water and wastewater infrastructure
upgrade/expansion required to accommodate new development, to be in effect on
May 1, 2010, the principles of which are identified in Document 1.
2. Provide a transition period until 31 October
2010 for multi-residential and Institutional/Commercial/Industrial (ICI)
development from the date of the enactment of the by-law whereby infrastructure
charges can be paid under the existing by-laws.
3. That the draft by-law be appended as an additional document in
the Report from Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee to Council.
CARRIED
AUDIT BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE
REPORT 7
1. 2011 BUDGET – CRITERIA TO
DESCRIBE IMPACT ON SERVICE, POLICIES AND REQUESTS
BUDGET DE 2011 – CRITÈRES DE
DESCRIPTION DES RÉPERCUSSIONS SUR LES SERVICES, LES POLITIQUES ET LES DEMANDES
COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATION AS AMENDED
That Council refer the following motion to staff with a direction to incorporate the
subject of this recommendation into the report to come forward in the fall of
2010 with respect to the 2011 Budget process and timetable:
That
the 2011 Budget include
criteria that describe the impact on service to residents, the impact on City
policies, and the impact on overall requests for taxes.
CARRIED
2. 2011
BUDGET DEVELOPMENT PROCESS – PRIORITY TO PROJECTS AND SERVICES WILL REDUCE
OVERALL OPERATING COSTS IN THE SHORT, MEDIUM, AND LONG TERM
PROCESSUS D’ÉLABORATION DU BUDGET DE 2011 – LA
PRIORITÉ AUX PROJETS ET AUX SERVICES PERMETTRA DE RÉDUIRE LES COÛTS GLOBAUX DE
FONCTIONNEMENT À COURT, MOYEN ET LONG TERME
COMMITTE RECOMMENDATION AS AMENDED
That Council receive
the following motion:
That the LRFP
Working Group review ways that the 2011 budget development process be adjusted
to give priority to all projects and services that will in the short, medium,
and long term reduce the overall operating costs required by the City of Ottawa
to deliver municipal services; and review ways that the budget development
process could be changed to identify all projects and services which attract
operational costs that rise faster than the rate of inflation and that these
projects be given secondary status for approval.
MOTION
NO. 87/2
Moved by Councillor C. Doucet
Seconded by Councillor J. Legendre
WHEREAS the budget is presently
organized without giving priority to projects and services that will in the
short, medium, and long term reduce the overall operating costs to the City of
Ottawa; and
WHEREAS during the 2010 budget
deliberations Council voted to refer Motion No. 82/37, which states, “the LRFP
Working Group review ways that the 2011 budget development process be adjusted
to give priority to all projects and services that will in the short, medium,
and long term reduce the overall operating costs required by the City of Ottawa
to deliver municipal services; and review ways that the budget development
process could be changed to identify all projects and services which attract
operational costs that rise faster than the rate of inflation and that these
projects be given secondary status for approval.”, to the Audit, Budget and
Finance committee.
WHEREAS the ABFC received the motion on
March 22, 2010 with no further discussion or direction to staff to review ways
to incorporate this policy into the budget process
WHEREAS this is a new and complicated
way of organizing budget
WHEREAS it may be wise to initiate this
budgetary process amendment as a pilot project on only one part of the
multilayered municipal budget
WHEREAS Transportation and Transit
operating and capital budgets encompass a significant portion of the City’s
overall costs
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED the
LRFP Working Group review ways that the 2011 budget development process be
adjusted to give priority to all Transportation and Transit projects and
services within those budget envelopes that will in the short, medium, and long
term reduce the overall operating costs required by the City of Ottawa to
deliver these services; and review ways that the budget development process
could be changed to identify all Transportation and Transit projects and
services that attract operational costs that rise faster than the rate of
inflation and that these projects be given secondary status for approval.
Motion No. 87/2 LOST on a division of 5 YEAS to 14 NAYS as follows:
YEAS (5): Councillors C. Doucet, J. Legendre, D.
Holmes, A. Cullen and G. Hunter.
NAYS (14): Councillors S. Qadri, E. El-Chantiry, C. Leadman,
G. Brooks, M. Bellemare, S. Desroches, G. Bédard, J. Harder, R.
Chiarelli, R. Bloess, M. Wilkinson, D. Deans, B. Monette and P.
Feltmate.
Item 2 of Audit
Budget and Finance Committee Report 7 was then put to Council and RECEIVED
3. Multi-residential tax policy
politique fiscale sur les
logements multiples
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council maintain the existing
Multi-Residential Tax Ratio at 1.7000.
MOTION NO. 87/3
Moved by
Councillor J. Legendre
Seconded
by Councillor A. Cullen
WHEREAS in 1993 the Ontario Fair Tax Commission
said “There is no justification for a distinction in tax rate policy on the
basis of the type of tenure enjoyed by the occupant of the dwelling unit under
consideration”;
WHEREAS in
2001 the City of Ottawa Task Force on Property Assessment & Property Tax
Issues recommended that the multi-residential tax rate be lowered to reduce the
unfair discrepancy in property taxation between renters and homeowners;
WHEREAS since 2001 the City of Ottawa has taken
progressive steps to reduce this unfair discrepancy, from 2.3359 to 1.7;
WHEREAS since 2001
any new multi-residential buildings have been taxed at the same rate of
residential homes;
WHEREAS 2006 census data shows that the average
household income of renters is less than half (42.6%) the average household
income of homeowners, yet renters in multi-residential buildings are taxed at a
higher rate (in Ottawa at 1.7) than the residential sector;
THEREFORE Be It Resolved that Council continue
its movement toward a fairer taxation treatment for everyone by setting the
multi-residential tax ratio at 1.65 .
Motion No. 87/3 LOST on a division of 9 YEAS to 11 NAYS as follows:
YEAS (9): Councillors C. Leadman, G. Bédard, J.
Legendre, D. Holmes, R. Chiarelli, A. Cullen, G. Hunter, P. Hume and P.
Feltmate.
NAYS (11): Councillors S. Qadri, E. El-Chantiry, G.
Brooks, M. Bellemare, S. Desroches, J. Harder, R. Jellett, R. Bloess,
M. Wilkinson, D. Deans and B. Monette.
MOTION NO. 87/4
Moved by
Councillor J. Harder
Seconded
by Councillor D. Holmes
WHEREAS the Province controls the assessment system through the Assessment Act and the Municipal Act; and
WHEREAS the Ontario Government established tax ratios and “ranges of
fairness” for tax classes with the property tax reform that took effect in
1998; and
WHEREAS the allowable range for the tax ratio for the multi-residential
tax class was set at 1.0 to 1.1; and
WHEREAS the different valuation approaches applied to owner-occupied
properties and rental properties in the current assessment system make it
difficult to determine a fair rate of property tax for rental property; and
WHEREAS a thorough analysis has not yet been conducted to conclusively
determine an appropriate allowable range for the tax ratio for the
multi-residential tax class relative to other tax classes, including
owner-occupied properties; and
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Ottawa ask the Province to
establish a Task Force that will examine and provide recommendations with
respect to the following matters:
1.
The question
of the fair ratio of municipal property tax on rental property to property tax
on owner-occupied property, and whether this should differ based on the
different circumstances of each municipality; and
2.
How that
fair ratio of municipal property tax should be achieved.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Province direct this Task Force to
provide its report prior to the determination of tax rates for 2011 and that
the City forward this resolution to the Association of Municipalities of
Ontario for distribution to its members.
CARRIED
Item 3 of Audit
Budget and Finance Committee Report 7, as amended by Motion No. 87/4 was then put
to Council and CARRIED with Councillor A. Cullen dissenting.
COMMUNITY AND
PROTECTIVE SERVICES COMMITTEE REPORT 52
1. HELMET USE AT CITY FACILITIES LE PORT DU
CASQUE AUX INSTALLATIONS MUNICIPALES |
Committee RecommendationS AS
AMENDED
That Council :
1.
Approve a comprehensive strategy to develop
community-based interventions that raise awareness and promote helmet use among
children and youth. The strategy will be led by Ottawa Public Health, in
partnership with Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services and community
stakeholders, and will include:
a.
Enhanced helmet promotion interventions
across public health and recreation programming;
b. Community
partnerships to make helmets more accessible to low-income families;
c.
A youth engagement strategy
d.
Engagement of community skating rink
operators in the promotion of helmet use; and
e.
Monitoring rates of youth helmet use over
time to gauge effectiveness of the youth engagement strategy.
2. Approve that Ottawa Public Health report back to the
appropriate Standing Committee on the results and progress of the youth
engagement strategy one year after its full implementation and that Ottawa
Public Health continues to consult with community stakeholders during the
development and implementation of the youth engagement strategy.
CARRIED
2. PRICING STRUCTURE
FOR ICE ARENA RENTALS STRUCTURE DE PRIX POUR LA
LOCATION DES PATINOIRES DES ARÉNAS |
Committee
RecommendationS
That Council approve:
1. A policy amending
the pricing structure for arena ice rentals for seasonal ice clients to
consider the prime time portion of the blended hour as non-prime when this hour
is secured as part of a continuous booking, where a significant portion of the
time slot booked by the client falls within non-prime time and that the prime
time half hour be charged at the non-prime rate.
2. Directing staff to
ensure that when blended hours are booked on their own and/or as part of a
booking that falls primarily within prime-time hours, or is booked under the
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for Practice Ice they will continue to be
charged at the blended rate.
CARRIED
3. RENAMING A PARK TO “BANDMASTER PARK” CHANGEMENT DE NOM
DE PARC À PARC BANDMASTER |
Committee
Recommendation
That Council rename Fairwinds Park, located at 230 Mistral Way, to
“Bandmaster Park.”
CARRIED
4. EXEMPTION TO NOISE BY-LAW (2004-253) –
RELAY FOR LIFE EXEMPTION
AU RÈGLEMENT SUR LE BRUIT (2004-253) – RELAIS POUR LA VIE |
Committee
Recommendation
That Council approve that the provisions of subsection 18(1),
19(2)&(3) of the City of Ottawa Noise By-law (2004-253) shall not apply so
as to preclude the use of sound reproduction devices during the Relay For Life
event, which may exceed 55 dBA, but will not exceed 65 dBA, when measured at
the property line of a business person or person whose peace and comfort is
disturbed before 11 p.m. or disturbs the peace and comfort of a resident whose
peace and comfort is disturbed after 11:00 p.m. on the dates of June 11th and
June 18th, 2010.
CARRIED
COMMUNITY AND
PROTECTIVE SERVICES COMMITTEE REPORT 52A (IN-CAMERA)
1. COMMEMORATIVE NAMING APPLICATION – PARK –IN CAMERA - PERSONAL MATTERS ABOUT AN IDENTIFIABLE
INDIVIDUAL. REPORTING OUT DATE: SUBSEQUENT TO COUNCIL APPROVAL DEMANDE D'ATTRIBUTION DE NOM COMMÉMORATIF - PARC - À HUIS CLOS - QUESTIONS
PERSONNELLES CONCERNANT UNE PERSONNE IDENTIFIABLE. DATE DE RAPPORT : A LA
SUITE DE L’APPROBATION DU CONSEIL |
COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATION
That Council approve the commemorative naming proposal to name the park at 85 Hartsmere Drive in the West Wind Subdivision Trustee M. Curry Park.
CARRIED
2. COMMEMORATIVE NAMING APPLICATION – ROOM –IN CAMERA - PERSONAL MATTERS ABOUT AN IDENTIFIABLE
INDIVIDUAL. REPORTING OUT DATE: SUBSEQUENT TO COUNCIL APPROVAL DEMANDE D'ATTRIBUTION DE NOM COMMÉMORATIF - SALLE - À
HUIS CLOS - QUESTIONS PERSONNELLES CONCERNANT UNE PERSONNE IDENTIFIABLE.
DATE DE RAPPORT : A LA SUITE DE L’APPROBATION DU CONSEIL |
COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATION
That Council approve the commemorative naming proposal to name a room in Maki House a community building in the Crystal Beach/Lakeview area located at 19 Leeming Drive the Elizabeth Gravelle Room.
CARRIED
CORPORATE SERVICES AND
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT REPORT 53
1. APPROVAL OF A
POLICY FOR DIVERSIFIED ADVERTISING OF VOLUNTEER AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AT THE CITY OF OTTAWA
APPROBATION D’UNE
POLITIQUE DE DIVERSIFICATION DANS LES ANNONCES D’OFFRES
D’EMPLOIS ET DE BÉNÉVOLAT À LA VILLE D’OTTAWA
COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATION
The Council
approve a policy to diversify City of Ottawa advertising for notices of
employment and recruitment of volunteers for Advisory Committees and Boards to
include local community publications that attempt to target readers in the
Designated Groups (women, aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities,
members of visible minority groups, and gay, lesbian, bi-sexual, and
transgender [GLBT]) in the hopes of obtaining better representation of the City
residents in all competitions and recruitment initiatives.
CARRIED
2. City of Ottawa Municipal
Accessibility Plan 2009 Report and 2010 Plan
Rapport sur le Plan
d’accessibilité municipal de la Ville d’Ottawa pour 2009 et 2010
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council receive this report on the
2009 City of Ottawa Municipal Accessibility Plan (COMAP) and the proposed
activities for the 2010 COMAP.
RECEIVED
3. CENTRAL CANADA EXHIBITION association
- Forgiveness of 2009 and 2010 License fee for lansdowne park
ASSOCIATION DE L’EXPOSITION DU
CANADA CENTRAL – REMISE
DES DROITS DE PERMIS 2009 ET 2010 POUR LE PARC LANSDOWNE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS AS AMENDED
That
Council approve the following:
1.
That
the 2009 License fee of $280,000 to be paid by the Central Canada Exhibition
Association to the city of Ottawa be set aside, when received, in a dedicated
reserve fund to be used to help the Association offset the costs of relocation
to a new site on the condition that the CCEA allow the City to place a lien
(mortgage) on the CCEA’s Rideau/Albion property to cover the costs of the 2009
License Fee and the costs to the City of providing water and sewer servicing to
the site in the event that the CCEA ceases to operate;
2.
That
the Treasurer be directed to forgive 2009 License Fee owed to the City of
Ottawa by the Central Canada Exhibition Association (CCEA) as a general revenue
when the conditions in Recommendations 1 have been met;
3.
That
the release of funds from the dedicated reserve to the CCEA be conditional upon
the City receiving a viable business plan as determined by the City Manager;
4.
That
any funds or other support provided to the CCEA approved by Committee and
Council as a result of this report be the last financial support provided to
the CCEA by the City; and
5.
That
the elimination of the 2010 licensing fee payment of $310,000 by the CCEA to
the City's Lansdowne Park operating budget be funded from the One-time and
Unforeseen account.
MOTION NO. 87/5
Moved by Councillor B. Monette
Seconded by Councillor S. Qadri
WHEREAS, on April 6, 2010 the Corporate Services and Economic
Development Committee approved, subject to certain amendments to protect the
financial interests of the City and its taxpayers, the City staff Report on the
Central Canada Exhibition Association (“CCEA”) for the forgiveness of the 2009
and 2010 license fee for the use of Lansdowne Park by the CCEA;
AND WHEREAS the Board of Directors of the CCEA has requested the opportunity
to consider the recommendations endorsed by the Corporate Services and Economic
Development Committee;
AND WHEREAS a Report regarding the sale of a vacant parcel of City
property to the CCEA together with a
grant to the CCEA to offset applicable fees for planning applications,
engineering, development charges and building permits to the end of 2015 is
scheduled to come before the Corporate Services and Economic Development
Committee for approval on May 4, 2010;
AND WHEREAS it would be advantageous to Council to deal with both
Reports at the same time in order to provide a comprehensive review of and
recommendation regarding the proposed financial support to the CCEA going
forward;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT Corporate
Services and Economic Development Committee Report 53, Item 3, Central Canada
Exhibition Association – Forgiveness of 2009 and 2010 License Fee for Lansdowne
Park be referred to the meeting of the Corporate Services and Economic
Development Committee of May 4, 2010, to
be considered within the context of the Report regarding the sale of a vacant
parcel of City property and other support to the CCEA.
REFERRAL CARRIED
4. Appointments to The glebe BUSINESS
IMPROVEMENT AREA BOARD OF MANAGEMENT
NOMINATIONS AU
CONSEIL DE GESTION DE LA ZONE D’AMÉLIORATION COMMERCIALE DE GLEBE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council approve the appointment of Allan
Bateman and Sarah Hyde to the Glebe Business Improvement Area Board of
Management for the term expiring November 30, 2010.
CARRIED
5. FEDERAL
GAS TAX - AMENDING AGREEMENT
TAXE
FÉDÉRALE SUR L’ESSENCE – ACCORD MODIFICATEUR
COMMITTEE
RECOMENDATIONS
That Council:
1.
Approve
the signing of the Amending Agreement related to the transfer of federal gas
tax revenues under the New Deal for Cities and Communities between the
Association of Municipalities of Ontario and the City of Ottawa in the form
attached as Document 1; and,
2.
Enact
a by-law in the form attached as Document 2 to authorize the Mayor and City
Clerk to sign the Amending Agreement described in Document 1.
CARRIED
COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATION AS AMENDED
That Council receive the report with the revised table for
information.
MOTION NO. 87/6
Moved by Councillor R. Jellett
Seconded by Councillor S. Desroches
WHEREAS
at its meeting of April 6, 2010, Corporate Services and Economic Development
Committee approved the report entitled Report on French Language Services, with
a revised Table 1;
AND
WHEREAS the numbers contained in the revised Table 1, impact numbers set out in
the text of the report, specifically in the Executive Summary;
THEREFORE
BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Executive Summary, set out on pages 143 and 145 of the
French version of the report and pages 165 and 167 of the English version of
the report be amended to change “20 per cent” to “17 per cent” and “2,845
budgeted positions” to “2,362 budgeted positions”, to read as follows:
“ Au 31 décembre 2009, quelque
2 362 postes budgétés par la Ville, soit une proportion de tout près de
17 %, sont désignés comme demandant une connaissance des deux langues. ”
and
“As of
31 December 2009, about 2,362 or close to 17 per cent of
budgeted City positions were designated as calling for some knowledge of both
languages.”
CARRIED
Item 6 of Corporate Services and Economic Development
Report 53 was then put to Council and RECEIVED, as amended by Motion No. 87/6.
7. eNHANCED rISK mANAGEMENT (ERM) –
PHASE 1
GESTION AMÉLIORÉE DES RISQUES (GAR) – PHASE 1
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION:
That
Council approve the conceptual Enhanced Risk Management Framework described in
this report, including the revised Enhanced Risk Management Policy attached as
Document 2.
CARRIED
8. 2010 MUNICIPAL BALLOT QUESTION
QUESTION
SUR LE BULLETIN DE VOTE DES ELECTIONS MUNICIPALES 2010
COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATION
That Council receive this
matter for information.
MOTION
NO. 87/7
Moved
by Councillor C. Doucet
Seconded
by Councillor R. Bloess
WHEREAS the amalgamated City of Ottawa was
established on January 1, 2001, by virtue of the City of Ottawa Act, 1999; and
WHEREAS there has not been any empirical
research undertaken to evaluate this amalgamation and to review the options for
de-amalgamation;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the following
question be placed on the Municipal Ballot during the 2010
Regular Election:
Should
the City of Ottawa commission a study including details as to how
de-amalgamation could be effected, to be reviewed by City Council by January
25, 2011?
Councillor
Bloess withdrew his name as the seconder of the motion. Deputy Mayor Desroches then ruled Motion No.
87/7 OUT OF ORDER.
MOTION
NO. 87/8
Moved
by Councillor C. Doucet
Seconded
by Councillor D. Holmes
WHEREAS Lansdowne Park is a resource for all
the residents of Ottawa;
AND WHEREAS Lansdowne Park represents a
significant legacy, passed on within the public realm from generation to
generation;
AND WHEREAS, given Lansdowne significance in
the City, its future should not be decided by one term of Council;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED That the following
question be placed on the Municipal Ballot during the 2010 Regular
Election:
Should the City of Ottawa have a competitive
process for the disposition of Lansdowne Park?
Motion No.
87/8 LOST on a division of 7 YEAS to 15 NAYS as follows:
YEAS (7): Councillors
C. Doucet, C. Leadman, M. Bellemare, J. Legendre, D. Holmes, A. Cullen and
P. Feltmate
NAYS (15): Councillors
S. Qadri, E. El-Chantiry, G. Brooks, S. Desroches, G. Bédard, J. Harder,
R. Chiarelli, G. Hunter, R. Jellett, R. Bloess, M. Wilkinson, M McRae, D.
Deans, B. Monette and P. Hume
MOTION
NO. 87/9
Moved by Councillor P. Hume
Seconded by Councillor A. Cullen
That
Council give formal notice of the intent to pass a by-law on April 28, 2010, to
permit the following question to be placed on the ballot for the October 25,
2010 municipal elections:
Should
the City, in consultation with the Leadership Table on Homelessness and
community agencies, such as Ottawa Social Housing Network and Alliance to End
Homelessness, implement a comprehensive strategy, with an additional
investment of at least $5 million a year, toward the goal of ending
homelessness in Ottawa by 2014?
Motion No. 87/9 LOST on a division of 10 YEAS to 12 NAYS as follows:
YEAS (10): Councillors C. Doucet, C. Leadman, M. Bellemare, G. Bédard, J. Legendre, D. Holmes, A. Cullen, G. Hunter, P. Hume and P. Feltmate.
NAYS (12): Councillors S. Qadri, E. El-Chantiry, G. Brooks, S. Desroches, J. Harder, R. Chiarelli, R. Jellett, R. Bloess, M. Wilkinson, M. McRae, D. Deans and B. Monette.
Item 8 of the Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee Report 53 was then put to Council and RECEIVED.
9. INFORMATION SESSION FOR CANDIDATES
SÉANCES D’INFORMATION AUX CANDIDATS
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council direct that the Elections
Office for the City of Ottawa offer information sessions in both English and
French to registered candidates, one session in each language, to be provided
prior to July and the other after close of nominations.
CARRIED
PLANNING
AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE REPORT 66A
1.
DESIGNATION OF THE Soeurs
de la vISITATION MONASTERY, 114 RICHMOND ROAD, UnDER PART IV OF THE oNTARIO hERITAGE aCT DÉSIGNATION DU MONASTÈRE DES SŒURS
DE LA VISITATION - 114, CHEMIN RICHMOND, EN VERTU DE LA PARTIE IV DE LA LOI SUR LE PATRIMOINE DE L’ONTARIO |
Committee recommendations as
amended
That
Council approve the designation of the Soeurs de la Visitation Monastery, 114
Richmond Road, under Part IV of the Ontario
Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Cultural Heritage Value,
attached as Document 6, and as amended by the following:
1.
The
staff-recommended amendments to the Statement of Cultural Heritage Value,
issued as revised Document 6;
2.
An amendment
to the Statement of Cultural Heritage Value to include the totality of the
property, delineated by Richmond Road to the north, and the property line to
the south.
MOTION NO. 87/10
Moved by Councillor R. Bloess
Seconded by Councillor S. Qadri
THAT Planning and Environment Committee Report 66A, Item 1 be deferred to
the May 12, 2010 Council meeting to allow a third party review of the Heritage
Designation to be completed and brought forward to Council at that time.
Motion No. 87/10 LOST on a division of 5 YEAS to 17 NAYS as follows:
YEAS (5): Councillors S. Qadri, S. Desroches, J. Harder, G. Hunter and R. Bloess.
NAYS (17): Councillors C. Doucet, E. El-Chantiry, C. Leadman, G. Brooks, M. Bellemare, G. Bédard, J. Legendre, D. Holmes, R. Chiarelli, A. Cullen, R. Jellett, M. Wilkinson, M. McRae, D. Deans, B. Monette, P. Hume and P. Feltmate.
MOTION NO. 87/11
Moved by Councillor Leadman
Seconded by Councillor D. Holmes
Whereas the Soeurs De La Visitation Monastery, 114 Richmond Road is a
significant heritage property;
And Whereas it is the opinion of the Ottawa Built Heritage Advisory
Committee and Planning and Environment Committee that such significance extends
to the entirety of the property;
And Whereas, as directed by Planning and Environment Committee,
modifications to the Statement of Cultural Heritage Value are required to
reflect the heritage significance of 114 Richmond Road;
Therefore Be It Resolved that Document 6 to Planning and Environment
Committee Report 66A, Item 1 be replaced with Attachment A to this motion.
CARRIED
ATTACHMENT A
STATEMENT OF
CULTURAL HERITAGE VALUE REVISED DOCUMENT 6
Description of Property - The Soeurs de la
Visitation d’Ottawa, 114 Richmond Road.
The Soeurs de la Visitation d’Ottawa Monastery
is a large stone structure surrounded by vast enclosed grounds, located on
Richmond Road in the Westboro neighbourhood of Ottawa.
Statement of Cultural Heritage Value or
Interest
The Soeurs de la Visitation d’Ottawa Monastery
consists of a convent building sited within 4 acres of carefully tended
grounds, and enclosed on its perimeter by walls and mature vegetation. The
building is comprised of two parts, a Gothic Revival house built in 1864-1865
and four additional wings completed in 1913 to transform the structure into a
monastery. Its cultural heritage value lies in its being an excellent example
of both an 1860s Gothic Revival House and an early 20th century
monastery. The complex has historical
value for its association with James Skead (owner 1880 until his death in 1884,
whose widow lived there until 1887), a lumberman, senator, Ottawa booster and
founder of Skead’s Mills and George Holland, (owner 1887-1910), a successful
publisher and innovator, and with the Soeurs de la Visitation d’Ottawa. It is also
a rare surviving example of a property that housed a cloistered religious
community for over 100 years and functioned as a self-sustaining entity for
much of that time.
The original house portion of the monastery
structure was built in 1864-1865. James
Dyke, a local merchant, is thought to have built the house prior to selling the
property to George Eaton, a gentleman farmer.
It was one of a number of properties built on larger lots laid out along
Richmond Road for members of Ottawa’s emerging elite class. Features of the house associated with the
Gothic Revival style include the steeply pitched gable roof, the dormer and bay
windows, gables with bargeboard trim, and stone quoins and voussoirs. The
picturesque gardens located at the front of the property are also a feature
often associated to the Gothic Revival style.
The longest owner of the building
prior to its purchase and conversion to a monastery in the early 20th
century was George Holland, a prominent local newspaperman, and with his brother
Andrew, a communications entrepreneur. In 1909 George
and Alison Holland sold the entire property to the Soeurs de la Visitation, a
cloistered order of nuns founded in Annecy, France in 1610. The order, whose members devote themselves to
prayer, established monasteries across Europe in the centuries following its
establishment. The Order’s founders, St.
Francis de Sales and Ste. Jeanne Francois de Chantal, have both been beatified. The nuns moved into the house in
1910 and, by 1913, its
conversion to a monastery was complete.
It consists of four wings, arranged around a central courtyard or
cloister, a plan followed by the monasteries of medieval Europe, and used for
Roman Catholic convents and monasteries around the world. The features of the 1913 wings that express
the building’s role as a cloistered convent include its inward-facing plan with
the wings arranged around a central courtyard or cloister, the tall, two storey
construction with regularly spaced rectangular windows, a high basement and an
attic lit by spaced dormer windows, the chapel and its associated pointed arch
windows, the steeple and the galleries and verandas.
Early on, after its acquisition by the Soeurs
de la Visitation, the property was encircled by high walls and vegetation which
shielded the monastery from the exterior world. The grounds demonstrate the
historic use of the property by the 19th Century owners, including
Skeads and Hollands, and by the Soeurs de la Visitation. They comprise, at the
front, the picturesque gardens dating from the 19th Century. At the
rear of the building, more domestic spaces were initially used for the purposes
of communal farming, including a kitchen garden, which sustained the needs of
the community. Later this evolved into a
more contemplative space, which acted in part as a burial location for the
Order. Like the building, the formal and domestic landscape associated with the
monastery is rooted in the traditions of Western European religious
architecture.
Description of Heritage Attributes
Key attributes that embody the heritage value
of the Soeurs de la Visitation d’Ottawa Monastery as an excellent example of
both a large Gothic Revival house and a monastery include:
House
steeply pitched roof with narrow
gable-roofed dormers
front veranda
bay window with wooden pointed arch details
decorative bargeboard
tall chimneys
stone quoins and voussoirs
1913 Monastery addition
tall stone walls with evenly spaced
windows
high hipped metal-clad roof with
gable and triangle dormers
bellcote
veranda and galleries
Chapel and its interior volume
the plan, including central
courtyard/ cloister enclosed on four sides
the distinctive flower bed pattern
in the courtyard
Grounds: picturesque garden with its mature
trees and layout of pathways and flowerbeds
the
duality of the formal landscape fronting Richmond Road, and domestic, more
informal character of the grounds at the rear
Item 1 of Planning and Environment Committee Report 66A, as amended by Motion No. 87/11 was then put to Council and CARRIED with Councillors S. Qadri, S. Desroches, J. Harder, G. Hunter, R. Bloess and P. Hume dissenting.
2. Demolition and new construction under the Ontario heritage act in the rockcliffe
PArk heritage conservation district at 32 birch street DÉMOLITION ET NOUVELLE
CONSTRUCTION AUX TERMES DE LA LOI SUR LE PATRIMOINE DE L’ONTARIO, AU
32 RUE BIRCH, DANS LE DISTRICT DE CONSERVATION DU PATRIMOINE DE ROCKCLIFFE
PARK |
PEC AND OBHAC
RECOMMENDATIONS
That Council:
1.
Approve the application to demolish the
existing building at 32 Birch Street and to construct a new building in its
place, in accordance with plans submitted by David Mailing, David Mailing and
Associates, Architects, received on December 16, 2009.
2.
Delegate authority for minor design changes
to the General Manager of the Planning and Growth Management Department.
3.
Issue the heritage permit with a two-year
expiry date from the date of issuance.
(Note: The statutory timeline for
consideration of this application under the Ontario Heritage Act will
expire on April 30, 2010. The time
period was extended with the written permission of the applicant.)
(Note: Approval to alter this property under
the Ontario Heritage Act must not be construed to meet the requirements
for the issuance of a building permit.)
CARRIED
3. Application to alter 225 cloverdale road, a property
located in the rockcliffe park heritage conservation district and designated
under part v of the ontario heritage
act DEMANDE VISANT À
TRANSFORMER LA PROPRIÉTÉ SITUÉE AU 225, CHEMIN CLOVERDALE, DANS LE DISTRICT
DE CONSERVATION DU PATRIMOINE DE ROCKCLIFFE PARK, ET DÉSIGNÉE AUX TERMES DE
LA PARTIE V DE LA LOI SUR LE PATRIMOINE
DE L'ONTARIO |
PEC AND OBHAC
RECOMMENDATIONS
That Council:
1.
Approve the application to alter 225
Cloverdale Road, as per plans submitted by FoTenn Consultants Inc. on February
4, 2010 and included as Document 3.
2.
Issue the heritage permit with a two-year
expiry date from the date of issuance.
(Note:
The statutory 90-day timeline for consideration of this application under the Ontario Heritage Act will expire on May
9, 2010.)
(Note:
Approval to Alter this property under the Ontario
Heritage Act must not be construed to meet the requirements for the
issuance of a building permit.)
CARRIED
4. Application to alter 73 crichton street, a property
designated under part v of the ontario
heritage act and located in the new edinburgh heritage conservation
district DEmande en vue de modifier
la propriété du 73, rue Crichton, désignée en vertu de la partie v de la loi sur le patrimoine de l’Ontario et
située dans le district de conservation du patrimoine de new edinburgh |
Committee recommendationS as
amended
That the Planning and Environment Committee
approve the staff recommendation to:
1.
Approve the application to alter 73 Crichton
Street, in accordance with the plans submitted by James Colizza, James A.
Colizza Inc. as received on February 4, 2010 and shown in Document 3.
2.
Issue the heritage permit with a two-year
expiry date from the date of issuance
(Note:
The statutory 90-day timeline for consideration of this application under the Ontario Heritage Act will expire on May
5, 2010)
(Note: Approval to Alter this property under
the Ontario Heritage Act must not be
construed to meet the requirements for the issuance of a building permit.)
LOST on a
division of 5 YEAS and 16 NAYS as follows:
YEAS (5): Councillors S. Qadri, E. El-Chantiry, M.
Bellemare, G. Hunter and B. Monette.
NAYS (16): Councillors C. Doucet, C. Leadman, G.
Brooks, S. Desroches, G. Bédard, J. Legendre, D. Holmes, J. Harder, R.
Chiarelli, A. Cullen, R. Jellett, R. Bloess, M. Wilkinson, M. McRae, D. Deans
and P. Feltmate.
5. Application to alter 375 cooper street, a property
located in the centretown heritage conservation district and designated under
part v of the ontario heritage act DEMANDE AFIN DE MODIFIER LE
375, RUE COOPER, PROPRIÉTÉ SITUÉE DANS LE DISTRICT DE CONSERVATION DU
PATRIMOINE DU CENTRE-VILLE ET DÉSIGNÉE EN VERTU DE LA PARTIE V DE LA LOI SUR LE PATRIMOINE DE L’ONTARIO |
PEC AND OBHAC RECOMMENDATIONS
That Council:
1.
Approve the application to alter 375 Cooper
Street, according to plans submitted by Stéphane Lessard, Stéphane Lessard
Design and Implementation on February 4, 2010 and as shown in Document 3.
2.
Issue the heritage permit with a two-year
expiry from the date of issuance.
(Note:
The statutory 90-day timeline for consideration of this application under the Ontario Heritage Act will expire on May
10, 2010.)
(Note: Approval to Alter this property under
the Ontario Heritage Act must not be
construed to meet the requirements for the issuance of a building permit.)
CARRIED
6. ZONING - 95 ROYDON PLACE ZONAGE - 95, PLACE ROYDON |
Committee recommendation
(This matter is subject to Bill 51)
That Council approve an
amendment to Zoning By-law 2008-250 to change the zoning of 95 Roydon Place
from General Mixed Use Subzone [GM23 H(22)] to Arterial Mainstreet Exception
Zone [AM[1375] H(22)], and to amend Exceptions 1374 and 1375 as shown in Document
1 and detailed in Document 2.
CARRIED
7. ZONING - 4030 AND 3853 CAMBRIAN ROAD ZONAGE -
4030 ET 3853, CHEMIN CAMBRIAN |
Committee recommendation
(This matter is subject to Bill 51)
That
Council approve an amendment to the Zoning By-law 2008-250 to change the zoning
of part of the properties at 4030 and 3853 Cambrian Road from DR (Development
Reserve Zone) and MR (Mineral Aggregate Reserve Zone) to EP1 (Environmental
Protection Zone, Subzone 1), as shown in Document 1 and detailed in Document 2.
CARRIED
8. DEMOLITION CONTROL - 389 WILMONT AVENUE RÉGLEMENTATION DES DÉMOLITIONS - 389, AVENUE WILMONT
|
Committee recommendationS
That
Council approve the demolition of a two-storey
detached dwelling at 389 Wilmont Avenue, subject to the
following conditions:
1. The
Registered Owner shall seed/sod the property and install bollards around the
perimeter to maintain the property as open space, and to prevent the use of the
property for other interim uses until the time of construction of the replacement
building. The foregoing shall occur
within six months of demolition of the building, failing which, the City will
undertake this work and enter on the collector’s roll the sum of the costs
incurred to perform this work. The
registered owner shall maintain the property in accordance with the Property
Standards By-law.
2. That
the Registered Owner enter into an Agreement with the City of Ottawa, to be
registered on title, including the forgoing conditions, and pay all the costs
associated with the registration of the said Agreement. At such time as a building permit is issued
to redevelop the site and the replacement building is in place, the Agreement
will become null and void and will be released upon request by the owner. The
owner shall pay all costs associated with the registration of the release from
this Agreement.
3. That
the approval be considered null and void if the provisions of
Recommendation 2 above have not been fulfilled within six months of the
date of approval.
CARRIED
9. MANAGEMENT UPDATE SEWAGE AUDIT Mise
à jour de la direction sur la vérification des eaux d’égout |
Committee recommendation
That
Council receive this report for information.
RECEIVED
10. MOTION – DELETION OF CENTRUM BOULEVARD EXTENSION MOTION - SUPPRESSION DU
PROLONGEMENT DU BOULEVARD CENTRUM |
Committee recommendationS
That Council direct that staff:
1. Initiate an Official Plan amendment to
the Town Centre Secondary Official Plan (former City of Cumberland) to delete
the Centrum Boulevard extension;
2. Review the feasibility of
replacing the Centrum Boulevard
extension with a pedestrian pathway; and
3. Schedule
the amendment for a public hearing no later than the Planning and Environment
Committee meeting of August, 2010.
CARRIED, with Councillor J. Legendre dissenting.
TRANSPORTATION
COMMITTEE REPORT 38
1. IMPROVING THE URBAN DESIGN OF THE PORTION OF
SUSSEX DRIVE IN FRONT OF THE EMBASSY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AMÉLIORER LE DESIGN URBAIN DE LA PARTIE DE LA PROMENADE
SUSSEX SITUÉE DEVANT L’AMBASSADE DES ÉTATS-UNIS D’AMÉRIQUE |
Committee Recommendations
That Council:
1. Approve the replacement of the barricades in front of the
United States of America Embassy on Sussex Drive with bollards;
2. Recognize these measures as a temporary encroachment under
the Encroachment By-law and that no fee be charged.
MOTION
NO. 87/12
Moved by Councillor A. Cullen
Seconded by Councillor R. Bloess
WHEREAS Sussex Drive has been a public
street in the City of Ottawa for over a century, paid for by residents of
Ottawa;
WHEREAS the proposal to install bollards on
Sussex Drive will encroach on City of Ottawa public property and deprive
residents of Ottawa of vehicular access to a lane of the travelled portion of
Sussex Drive;
WHEREAS a legal opinion provided by the law
firm Borden Ladner Gervais indicates (1) an obligation for the Federal
Government to provide for the safety of Embassies, High Commissions and
Consulates; and (2) an obligation for the Federal Government to compensate a
municipality for depriving it of the use of public property for these purposes;
WHEREAS the City’s Encroachment Bylaw
permits the City of Ottawa to charge, under these circumstances, up to $306 a
day for the encroachment in question ($111,690 a year);
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that
Recommendation 2 be amended by replacing “and that no fee be charged”
with “and that an annual fee of $111,690 be charged (based on $306 a day)”.
Motion No. 87/12 LOST on a division of 10 YEAS to 11 NAYS as follows:
YEAS(10): Councillors S. Qadri, G. Brooks, S.
Desroches, J. Harder, A. Cullen, G. Hunter, R. Jellett, R. Bloess, M. Wilkinson
and D. Deans.
NAYS(11): Councillors C. Doucet, E. El-Chantiry, M.
Bellemare, G. Bédard, J. Legendre, D. Holmes, R. Chiarelli, M. McRae, B.
Monette, P. Hume and P. Feltmate.
Item 1 of the Transportation Committee Report
38 was then put to Council and CARRIED with Councillors S. Qadri, S. Desroches,
J. Harder, A. Cullen, G. Hunter and M. Wilkinson dissenting.
Motion to Adopt Reports
MOTION NO.
87/13
Moved by Councillor G. Hunter
Seconded by Councillor R. Chiarelli
That
Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee Report 51,
Audit Budget and Finance Committee Report 7, Community and Protective Services Committee Report
52 and 52A (In-Camera), Corporate Services and Economic Development Report 53, Planning and
Environment Committee Report 66A and Transportation Committee Report 38, be
received and adopted as amended.
CARRIED
Motions of Which Notice has been Given
Previously
MOTION NO. 87/14
Moved by Councillor C. Doucet
Seconded by Councillor R. Jellett
WHEREAS Council has passed two motions
requesting that an Intergovernmental Source Water Protection Committee be
convened for the Ottawa River – the first on April 17, 2009, the second on
January 13, 2010; and
WHEREAS no Committee has been convened by the
Province and the motion required this be done by September 2009 more than six
months ago;
THEREFORE
BE IT RESOLVED that the Mayor, acting on behalf of Council, invite other heads
of Municipal Council and Provincial representatives to an inaugural meeting at
Ottawa City Hall and this be done with dispatch.
WITHDRAWN
Direction to Staff
That at the upcoming intergovernmental
staff meeting considering initiatives to protect Ottawa River quality, staff bring
forward the suggestion to their colleagues that political representatives of
the provinces of Quebec and Ontario, together with the municipalities of Ottawa
and Gatineau, co-sponsor a joint meeting of elected officials representing all
jurisdictions bordering on and using Ottawa River water for drinking, with the
objective of establishing an Intergovernmental Source Water Protection Committee
for the Ottawa River.
Motions Requiring Suspension of the Rules of
Procedure
MOTION
NO. 87/15
Moved by Councillor R. Jellett
Seconded by Councillor G. Hunter
That the Rules of
Procedure be waived to consider the following due to the immediacy of the need:
WHEREAS it is
important that the Mayor or Deputy Mayor be available at all times to sign
legal documents and address other administrative matters in a timely fashion;
AND WHEREAS both the
Mayor and the Deputy Mayor will be absent due to city business on April 14, 15
and 16;
AND WHEREAS Councillor
Alex Cullen has indicated that he will be in Ottawa and available for the
identified dates;
THEREFORE BE IT
RESOLVED THAT, pursuant to Section 242 of the Municipal Act, 2001, Councillor
Alex Cullen be delegated the authority of the Acting Deputy Mayor during the
period of April 14 – April 16, 2010 in the absence of both the Mayor and Deputy
Mayor.
CARRIED
MOTION
NO. 87/16
Moved by Councillor D. Holmes
Seconded by Councillor J. Harder
THAT the Rules of Procedure be waived, due to
playoff timelines, to consider the following motion:
WHEREAS Elgin Street was known as the “Sens
Mile” when Ottawa was last in the playoffs and it became a central gathering
place for Sens fans across the City; and
WHEREAS the Ottawa Senators are once again in
the National Hockey League playoffs and the City wants to demonstrate its support
for the Sens and their fans;
THEREFORE
BE IT RESOLVED that each time the Ottawa Senators make the National Hockey
League playoffs, the City of Ottawa formally identify Elgin Street as “Sens
Mile” by placing through the placement of commemorative blades for the duration
of the Senators’ playoff run.
CARRIED
MOTION
NO. 87/17
Moved by Councillor J. Legendre
Seconded by Councillor M. Bellemare
That the rules of
procedure be waived to consider the following motion due to tight timelines for
creating the necessary signage:
WHEREAS, on July 13, 2005 City Council approved the Corporate
Sponsorship and Advertising Policy which requires that Council approve
opportunities involving the naming of City property, buildings and
structures;
AND WHEREAS the City is constructing a BMX riding park at Presland Park
and Morguard Real Estate Investment Trust has agreed to support this initiative
and to provide a $30,000 contribution towards the construction of the BMX
riding park;
AND WHEREAS the City wishes to recognize this sponsorship and name the
BMX riding park at Presland Park in recognition of the sponsor’s contribution;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the name of the Presland BMX riding park
be the “St Laurent Centre BMX Riding Park” and “Parc BMX Centre St Laurent” for
a term of ten years.
CARRIED
MOTION NO. 87/18
Moved by Councillor R. Chiarelli
Seconded by Councillor E. El-Chantiry
THAT the Rules of Procedure be waived, to
immediately establish the City of Ottawa as a municipal leader in the move to
keep Ontario public sector compensation in line with what taxpayers can afford,
to consider the following motion:
Waiver
of the Rules of Procedure CARRIED on a division of 20 YEAS to 2 NAYS as
follows:
YEAS (20): Councillors
C. Doucet, S. Qadri, E. El-Chantiry, C. Leadman, G. Brooks, M. Bellemare,
S. Desroches, G. Bédard, J. Legendre, D. Holmes, J. Harder, R. Chiarelli,
R. Jellett, R. Bloess, M. Wilkinson, M. McRae, D. Deans, B. Monette, P.
Hume and P. Feltmate.
NAYS (2): Councillors
A. Cullen and G. Hunter.
WHEREAS, on March 25, 2010, the Government of
Ontario tabled a Budget for its next fiscal year that
will “extend the current salary freeze for Members of Provincial Parliament
from one year to three years, freeze the compensation structures of non-bargained
political and Legislative Assembly staff for two years, and freeze compensation
structures in the Broader Public Sector and Ontario Public Service for all
non-bargained employees for two years”; and
WHEREAS the Province indicated that, although it is not imposing a
similar compensation freeze on Ontario municipalities, it is leading by
example; and
WHEREAS compensation costs form 50% of the City of Ottawa’s overall
budget; and
WHEREAS the City of Ottawa also has a history of leading by example by
limiting compensation increases for its non-union staff and is prepared to
continue in its leadership role amongst its municipal peers to limit
compensation increases to reduce the overall burden on the taxpayer; and
WHEREAS the City of Ottawa is already 3 and ½ months into its current
fiscal year;
1. THEREFORE
BE IT RESOLVED that City Council implement a compensation freeze for the City
of Ottawa modelled on the Ontario Government for its next fiscal year as
follows:
a. That the salaries of the Mayor and City Councillors be
frozen for two years;
b. That the compensation structures of non-union City staff,
including political assistants, be frozen for two years.
c. That the MPE bonus component of the Merit Pay Program be
suspended for 2010 (affecting 2011 compensation); and
2. BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City’s local boards and agencies, including the
Ottawa Police Services Board and the Ottawa Public Library Board, be provided
with this direction and report back to Council what, if any, similar
compensation restraint measures they intend to take.
MOTION NO. 87/19
Moved by Councillor D. Holmes
Seconded by Councillor P. Feltmate
That a report be prepared on the overall
effect of these actions on recruitment, retention and fairness, to be tabled at
Committee prior to the 2011 budget
Motion No. 87/19 CARRIED on a division of 15
YEAS to 7 NAYS
YEAS (15): Councillors C. Doucet, C. Leadman, G.
Brooks, M. Bellemare, G. Bédard, J. Legendre, D. Holmes, J. Harder, A.
Cullen, R. Bloess, M. McRae, D. Deans, B. Monette, P. Hume and P. Feltmate.
NAYS (7): Councillors S. Qadri, E. El-Chantiry, S.
Desroches, R. Chiarelli, G. Hunter, R. Jellett and M. Wilkinson.
Motion 87/18 was then put to Council and
divided for voting purposes.
Recommendation 1 a CARRIED on a division of 18
YEAS to 3 NAYS as follows:
YEAS (18): Councillors C. Doucet, S. Qadri, E.
El-Chantiry, C. Leadman, G. Brooks, M. Bellemare, S. Desroches, D. Holmes,
J. Harder, R. Chiarelli, R. Jellett, R. Bloess, M. Wilkinson, M. McRae, D.
Deans, B. Monette, P. Hume and P. Feltmate.
NAYS (3): Councillors G. Bédard, J. Legendre and A.
Cullen.
Recommendation 1 b LOST on a division of 10
YEAS to 12 NAYS as follows:
YEAS (10): Councillors S Qadri. E. El-Chantiry, M. Bellemare, S. Desroches, R. Chiarelli, R. Jellett, R. Bloess, M. Wilkinson, M. McRae and D. Deans.
NAYS (12): Councillors C. Doucet, C. Leadman, G. Brooks, G. Bédard, J. Legendre, D. Holmes, J. Harder, A. Cullen, G. Hunter, B. Monette, P. Hume and P. Feltmate
Recommendation 1 c CARRIED on a division of 13 YEAS to 9 NAYS as follows:
YEAS (13): Councillors S. Qadri, E. El-Chantiry, G. Brooks, M. Bellemare, S. Desroches, J. Harder, R. Chiarelli, R. Jellett, R. Bloess, M. Wilkinson, M. McRae, D. Deans and B. Monette.
NAYS (9): Councillors C. Doucet, C. Leadman, G. Bédard, J. Legendre, D. Holmes, A. Cullen, G. Hunter, P. Hume and P. Feltmate.
Recommendation 2 CARRIED on a division of 17 YEAS to 4 NAYS as follows:
YEAS (17): Councillors C. Doucet, S. Qadri, E. El-Chantiry, C. Leadman, M. Bellemare, S. Desroches, J. Harder, R. Chiarelli, G. Hunter, R. Jellett, R. Bloess, M. Wilkinson, M. McRae, D. Deans, B. Monette, P. Hume and P. Feltmate.
NAYS (4): Councillors G. Bédard, J. Legendre, D. Holmes and A. Cullen.
MOTION NO. 87/20
Moved by Councillor D. Deans
Seconded by Councillor M. Wilkinson
WHEREAS the City of Ottawa received the first court decision on the
City’s policy of not removing healthy trees due to foundation damage, in
accordance with the Municipal Trees and Natural Areas Protection By-law
2006-279 (Guinan v. City of Ottawa);
AND WHEREAS in a memo dated March 26, 2010, the City Clerk and
Solicitor has advised Council that he has instructed the City’s legal counsel
to appeal the Guinan v. City of Ottawa case to the Ontario Court of Appeal;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Rules of Procedure be suspended, as
it is favourable to find a timely resolution to litigation matters, in order
for Council to go in camera to receive an update on the pending appeal of the
case of Guinan v. City of Ottawa and the impact this will have on the other
similar cases that are currently pending before the courts.
CARRIED on a division of 17 YEAS to 4 NAYS as follows:
YEAS (17): Councillors S. Qadri, E. El-Chantiry, C. Leadman, G. Brooks, M. Bellemare, G. Bédard, J. Legendre, J. Harder, R. Chiarelli, A. Cullen, G. Hunter, R. Jellett, R. Bloess, M. Wilkinson, D. Deans, B. Monette and P. Feltmate.
NAYS (4): Councillors C. Doucet, D. Holmes, M. McRae and P. Hume.
MOTION NO. 87/21
Moved by Councillor D. Deans
Seconded by Councillor G. Hunter
BE IT RESOLVED that Council
resolve In Camera pursuant to Subsections 13. (1) (a) the security of the property of the City, (e)
litigation or potential litigation, affecting the City, including matters
before administrative tribunals and (f) the receiving of advice that is subject
to solicitor-client privilege, including communications necessary for that
purpose, of Procedure By-law 2006-462, to receive an update on the pending appeal of the case of Guinan v. City
of Ottawa and the impact this will have on the other similar cases that are
currently pending before the courts.
CARRIED
Council resolved In Camera at 4:20 p.m.
IN CAMERA SESSION
Council resumed in open session at 5:40 p.m.
Upon resuming in open session, Deputy Mayor A. Cullen indicated Council had met In-Camera and that the matters dealt with were related to the case of Guinan v. City of Ottawa and the impact this will have on the other similar cases that are currently pending before the courts. City Council directed that the appeal to the Guinan case be abandoned.
By-laws Three Readings
MOTION NO. 87/22
Moved by Councillor G. Hunter
Seconded by Councillor R. Chiarelli
That the following by-laws be
enacted and passed.
2010 - 123
A
by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2008-250 of the City of Ottawa
to amend technical anomalies and minor corrections as described in Planning and
Environment Committee Report and Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee
Report: Comprehensive Zoning By law 2008-250: Anomalies and Minor Corrections –
First Quarter 2010 – Reference No. ACS2010-ICS-PGM-0066.
2010 - 124
A
by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2008-250 of the City of Ottawa
to bring into effect changes identified for the lands known municipally as 80
Aberdeen Street set out in Planning and Environment Committee Report: Comprehensive Zoning By-law 2008-250:
Anomalies and Minor Corrections - First Quarter 2010” – Reference No.
ACS2010-ICS-PGM-0066.
2010 - 125
A
by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2008-250 of the City of Ottawa
to bring into effect changes identified regarding selected lands zoned RR4,
RR5, RR14, RR15 in the former Township of West Carleton as described in
Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee Report: Comprehensive Zoning By law
2008-250: Anomalies and Minor Corrections – First Quarter 2010” – Reference No.
ACS2010-ICS-PGM-0066.
2010 - 126
A
by-law of the City of Ottawa to appoint certain Municipal Law Enforcement
Officers in Licensing, Permits & Markets Unit of the By-law & Regulatory
Services Branch, in the Emergency and Protective Services Department, to
enforce the provisions of By-law No. 2008-449, being the ByWard Market Program
By-law.
2010 - 127
A
by-law of the City of Ottawa to strike a certain Municipal Law Enforcement
Officer in the Licensing, Permits & Markets Unit of the By-law &
Regulatory Services Branch, in the Emergency and Protective Services
Department, from enforcing the provisions of By-law No. 2008-449, being the
ByWard Market Program By-law.
2010 - 128
A
by-law of the City of Ottawa to appoint certain Municipal Law Enforcement
Officers in Licensing, Permits & Markets Unit of the By-law &
Regulatory Services Branch in the Emergency and Protective Services Department,
to enforce the provisions of By-law No. 2008-448, being the Parkdale Market
Program By-law.
2010 - 129
A
by-law of the City of Ottawa to strike a certain Municipal Law Enforcement
Officer in the Licensing, Permits & Markets Unit of the By-law &
Regulatory Services Branch in the Emergency and Protective Services Department,
from enforcing the provisions of By-law No. 2008-448, being the Parkdale Market
Program By-law.
2010 - 130
A
by-law of the City of Ottawa to designate certain lands at 751, 753 and 755
Cedar Creek Drive as being exempt from Part Lot Control.
2010 - 131
A
by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2010-110 regarding fees for
on-site signs for planning applications.
2010 - 132
A
by-law of the City of Ottawa to authorize the signing of an amending agreement
respecting the Transfer of the Federal Gas Tax Revenues.
2010 - 133
A
by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2006-273 to appoint certain
Municipal Law Enforcement Officers.
2010 - 134
A
by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2005-303 respecting fees for
view and release of building permits and to repeal By-law No. 2010-95.
2010 - 135
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.
2010 - 136
A
by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2003-500 respecting the water
surcharge and other water system charges.
2010 - 137
A
by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2003-514 respecting fees for
sewer use.
2010 - 138
A
by-law of the City of Ottawa to impose a fee in respect of Water and Sanitary
Sewer Capital Charges in the Village of Carp.
2010 - 139
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 lands known municipally as 95 Roydon Place.
2010 - 140
A
by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2007-338 to appoint Municipal
Law Enforcement Officers in the Rail, Safety and Development Branch of the
Transit Services Department.
2010 - 141
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 part of the lands known municipally as 3853 and 4030
Cambrian Road.
CARRIED
Confirmation By-law
MOTION NO. 87/23
Moved by Councillor G. Hunter
Seconded by Councillor R. Chiarelli
THAT By-law 2010-142 to confirm the proceedings of
Council be enacted and passed.
CARRIED
Inquiries
From
Councillor R. Bloess with respect to legal costs for the Guinan Case.
Adjournment
Council
adjourned the meeting at 5:50 p.m.
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