OTTAWA CITY COUNCIL

22 September 2010

ANDREW S. HAYDON HALL

10:00 a.m.

 

MINUTES 97

 

The Council of the City of Ottawa met at Andrew S. Haydon Hall, 110 Laurier Avenue West, Ottawa, on 22 September 2010 beginning at 10:00 a.m.

 

 

The Mayor, Larry O'Brien, presided and the Deputy City Clerk led Council in prayer.

 

 

The National Anthem was performed by Bytown Beat Chorus.

 

 

MOMENT OF SILENCE

 

Council observed a moment of silence in memory of Yvonne O’Neill former MPP for Ottawa‑Rideau and past Chair, Carleton Roman Catholic Separate School Board, who passed away on September 6, 2010.

 

 

Announcements/Ceremonial Activities

 

PRESENTATION – GOVERNOR GENERAL’S CERTIFICATE TO MR. JERON POIRIER

 

Mayor O’Brien presented Mr. Jeron Poirier with a Certificate of Commendation on behalf of Her Excellency The Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, Governor General of Canada.  

 

RECOGNITION – CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT PREVENTION MONTH

 

Mayor O’Brien declared October 1, 2010 as Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Day in the City of Ottawa.  The Mayor presented Ms. Barbara MacKinnon, Executive Director of the Children’s Aid Society with a framed proclamation.

 

 

Roll Call

 

ALL MEMBERS WERE PRESENT.

 

 

Confirmation of Minutes

 

The Minutes of the regular meeting of 8 September 2010 were confirmed.

 

 

Declarations of interest including those originally arising from prior meetings

 

No declarations were received.

 

 

Communications

 

The following communications were received:

 

·                     Responses to Inquiries:

·         27-10 - Ontario Heritage Trust Heritage Easement Agreement for the Aberdeen Pavilion

 

·                     Correspondence received from the Honourable Tony Clement, Minister of Industry with respect to the 2011 Census.

 

·                     1,280 name petition submitted by City of Ottawa residents opposed to Recommendation 1 of Item 5, Planning and Environment Committee Report 76, Zoning – Lansdowne Park (Lansdowne Partnership Plan).

Regrets

 

No regrets were filed.

 

 

Motion to Introduce Reports

 

MOTION NO. 97/1

 

Moved by Councillor R. Bloess

Seconded by Councillor M. McRae

 

That the report from the City Clerk and Solicitor entitled “Status Update – Council Inquiries and Motions for the Period Ending 8 September 2010”; Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee Report 56A and 57, Community and Protective Services Committee Report 59 and 59A (In-Camera), Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee Report 58B and Planning and Environment Committee Report 76, be received and considered.

 

And That the Rules of Procedure be suspended to receive and consider the report from the Deputy City Manager, Infrastructure Services and Community Sustainability Report entitled “Infrastructure Stimulus Fund Program – Additional Projects Funded by Recycling of Surplus Funds – Councillor Requested Projects” to be able to meet tight timelines of the Infrastructure Stimulus Fund Program;

 

                                                                                                            CARRIED

 

 

Reports

 

CITY CLERK AND SOLICITOR

 

 

STATUS UPDATE – COUNCIL INQUIRIES AND MOTIONS FOR THE PERIOD ENDING 8 SEPTEMBER 2010

 

RAPPORT DE SITUATION – DEMANDES DE RENSEIGNEMENTS ET MOTIONS DU CONSEIL POUR LA PÉRIODE SE TERMINANT LE 8 septembre 2010

 

 

REPORT RECOMMENDATION

 

That Council receive this report for information.

 

                                                                                                RECIEVED

 

 

DEPUTY CITY MANAGER, INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES AND COMMUNITY SUSTAINABILITY’S REPORT

 

 

INFRASTRUCTURE STIMULUS FUND PROGRAM - ADDITIONAL PROJECTS FUNDED BY RECYCLING OF SURPLUS FUNDS - COUNCILLOR REQUESTED PROJECTS

 

PROGRAMME DU FONDS DE STIMULATION INFRASTRUCTURE – PROJETS SUPPLÉMENTAIRES FINANCÉS PAR LE RÉINVESTISSEMENT DE FONDS EXCÉDENTAIRES – IDENTIFIÉS PAR LES CONSEILLERS

 

 

REPORT RECOMMENDATION

 

That Council, at its meeting of 22 September 2010:

 

1)                  Approve the list of additional Infrastructure Stimulus Fund (ISF) projects as detailed in Document 1, which can be completed by 31 March 2011 and will be funded by recycling of surplus funds from delivery of the ISF projects that were approved by the Federal and Provincial Governments on 5 June 2009;

 

2)                  Direct staff to finalize the official funding request for the additional projects as detailed on Document 1, and to initiate the projects as soon as approval of the funding requests has been received;

 

3)                  Direct the City Treasurer to increase the City’s debt authority by $447,000 as an interim financing measure and to report back with the identification of the sources of funding for the City’s share of the projects for Council approval; and

 

4)                  Receive the list of additional Infrastructure Stimulus Fund (ISF) projects as detailed in Document 2, and direct staff to report back to Corporate Services Committee and Council, should an extension of the ISF completion deadline to 31 December 2011 be approved by the Federal and Provincial governments.

 

 

MOTION NO. 97/2

 

Moved by Councillor D. Holmes

Seconded by Councillor C. Leadman

 

WHEREAS as part of the Economic Stimulus Funding Program, Federal and Provincial Government funding approval in the amount of $250,000 was given for the installation of a new Gateway Arch on Somerset Street;

 

WHEREAS to date, the City is contributing $236,000 to this project;

 

WHEREAS the Somerset Chinatown BIA is now contributing $400,000 of the estimated $940,000 cost of the project;

 

WHEREAS the City of Beijing is generously contributing $300,000 in kind, in material, transportation and specialized Chinese artisan expertise;

 

WHEREAS the project, originally recognized as a community based initiative, has since been upgraded to a Sister-city project involving the City of Ottawa and the City of Beijing;

 

WHEREAS this Sister-city project on Somerset Street is a partnership recognized by a formal Memorandum of Understanding between the Somerset Chinatown BIA, the City of Ottawa and the City of Beijing, China;

 

WHEREAS the actual construction contract cost for the project is $200,000 higher that originally budgeted;

 

WHEREAS to date, the project is short of funds for completion;

BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED that staff be directed to provide an additional $54,000 contribution, into existing account number 904829, for the Chinatown Gateway Arch project in order to supplement existing funding and that the funding be transferred from tax funds available in account number 903527 - another capital project in Somerset Ward.  That the project description for account number 904829 be changed from ‘Chinatown Gateway Roadway Modifications’ to ‘Chinatown Gateway Project’.

CARRIED, with Councillors J. Harder, B. Monette and E. El-Chantiry dissenting.

 

MOTION NO. 97/3

 

Moved by Councillor D. Holmes

Seconded by Councillor P. Hume

 

WHEREAS savings have resulted in surplus Provincial and Federal Infrastructure Funding (ISF); and

 

WHEREAS Social housing is a valuable and aging asset requiring significant investments; and

 

WHEREAS Ottawa Community Housing requires $60 Million per year  in required repairs and deferred maintenance; and

 

WHEREAS there is a waiting list of 10,000 households requiring affordable and sustainable housing;

 

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT City Council request that the Provincial and Federal governments provide additional Infrastructure Funding to Ottawa Community Housing Corporation to apply to its Capital Program.

 

                                                                                                            CARRIED

 

MOTION NO. 97/4

 

Moved by Councillor M. Wilkinson

Seconded by Councillor S. Qadri

 

That staff include appropriate fencing for the creation of 10 dog runs at feasible locations, in its submission for use of Infrastructure Stimulus Funds.

 


Motion No. 97/4 was put to Council and CARRIED on a division of 14 YEAS to 9 NAYS as follows:

 

YEAS (14):     Councillors G. Hunter, M. Wilkinson, R. Chiarelli, S. Qadri, D. Deans, A. Cullen, D. Holmes, R. Jellett, B. Monette, C. Leadman, M. McRae, R. Bloess, C. Doucet and Mayor L. O'Brien.

 

NAYS (9):      Councillors J. Legendre, P. Feltmate, P. Hume, E. El-Chantiry, S. Desroches, M. Bellemare, J. Harder, G. Brooks and G. Bédard.

 

 

The Deputy City Manager, Infrastructure Services and Community Sustainability’s Report, Infrastructure Stimulus Fund Program – Additional Projects Funded by Recycling of Surplus Funds – Councillor Requested Projects was then put to Council and CARRIED as amended by Motions No. 97/2, 97/3 and 97/4 and is set out below for ease of reference:

 

That Council, at its meeting of 22 September 2010:

 

1)      Approve the list of additional Infrastructure Stimulus Fund (ISF) projects as detailed in Document 1, which can be completed by 31 March 2011 and will be funded by recycling of surplus funds from delivery of the ISF projects that were approved by the Federal and Provincial Governments on 5 June 2009;

 

2)      Direct staff to finalize the official funding request for the additional projects as detailed on Document 1, and to initiate the projects as soon as approval of the funding requests has been received;

 

3)      Direct the City Treasurer to increase the City’s debt authority by $447,000 as an interim financing measure and to report back with the identification of the sources of funding for the City’s share of the projects for Council approval;

 

4)      Receive the list of additional Infrastructure Stimulus Fund (ISF) projects as detailed in Document 2, and direct staff to report back to Corporate Services Committee and Council, should an extension of the ISF completion deadline to 31 December 2011 be approved by the Federal and Provincial governments;

 

5)      That staff be directed to provide an additional $54,000 contribution, into existing account number 904829, for the Chinatown Gateway Arch project in order to supplement existing funding and that the funding be transferred from tax funds available in account number 903527 - another capital project in Somerset Ward.  That the project description for account number 904829 be changed from ‘Chinatown Gateway Roadway Modifications’ to ‘Chinatown Gateway Project’;

 

6)      That City Council request that the Provincial and Federal governments provide additional Infrastructure Funding to Ottawa Community Housing Corporation to apply to its Capital Program; and

 

7)      That staff include appropriate fencing for the creation of 10 dog runs at feasible locations, in its submission for use of infrastructure Stimulus Funds.

 

                                                                                                      CARRIED

 

 

COMMITTEE REPORTS

 

AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE REPORT 56A

 

 

1.            comprehensive zoning by-law 2008-250:  anomalies
and minor corrections – third quarter 2010, rural area

 

                  RÈGLEMENT DE ZONAGE GÉNÉRAL 2008-250 :  ANOMALIES ET
CORRECTIONS MINEURES – troisiÈme TRIMESTRE 2010, SECTEUR rurale

 

 

Committee recommendationS AS AMENDED

 

(This matter is Subject to Bill 51)

 

That Council approve the amendments recommended in Column 3 of Document 1 a, to correct anomalies in Zoning By-law 2008-250, as further amended by the following:

 

Deleting the text in Column III of Document 2, regarding the property located at 4497 O’Keefe Court, and replacing it with,

 

“ Amend Section 240, Exception [401r] as follows:

 

1.         Add the following uses to Column III – Additional Land Uses Permitted:

–artist studio, -bank, -hotel, -office, -place of assembly limited to a convention facility, -production studio, -recreational and athletic facility, -research and development centre, -technology industry

 

2.         Delete the following uses from Column IV – Land Uses Prohibited:

-bank, -hotel, -office, -place of assembly limited to a convention facility, -recreational and athletic facility

 

3.           Add the following words to Column IV after the words “light industrial use”, “limited to the manufacturing or assembly of small products”

 


4.         Add the following provisions to Column V – Provisions, “- any single warehouse use may occupy up to a maximum of 50% of the gross floor area of a building,  - more than one warehouse use is permitted in a building, - accessory display and sales area:  i) must be within the same building as the use to which it is accessory, and, ii) may occupy a maximum of 15%, or  in the case of large appliances, 30% of the gross floor area of the warehouse use to which it is accessory,  -display and sales to the public is only permitted in the display and sales area”

 

5.         Replace the word “buffer” with the word “area” in Column V

 

6.         Add the words “designation of the Secondary Plan of South Nepean Urban Areas 9 & 10” after the words “Prestige Business Park” in Column V, and;

 

That there be no further notice pursuant to Section 34 (17) of the Planning Act.

 

                                                                                                CARRIED

 

 

AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE REPORT 57

 

 

1.             UPPER FLOWING CREEK MUNICIPAL DRAIN

 

INSTALLATIONS MUNICIPALES DE DRAINAGE UPPER FLOWING CREEK

 

 

Committee Recommendation AS AMENDED

 

WHEREAS, the majority of the original petitioners who signed the original petition for the Upper Flowing Creek Municipal Drain have signed a letter requesting the City to cancel the drainage works project described in the Engineer’s Report dated March 2010,

 

AND WHEREAS, the expenses in connection with the petition and the Engineer’s Report to date are approximately $381,000;

 

AND WHEREAS, the cost of the drainage works, as described in the Engineer’s Report, is $1,640,000 of which $1,200,000 is to be assessed to the landowners within the watershed and $440,000 to the City;

 

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council settle the petitioners’ liability under the Drainage Act for the sum of $0.00, on the condition that the petition does not, at the end of the Council meeting to consider the Engineer’s Report, contain a sufficient number of names to comply with Section 4 of the Drainage Act.

 

Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee Report 57, Item 1 was put to Council and CARRIED on a division of 17 YEAS to 6 NAYS as follows:

 

YEAS (17):     Councillors G. Hunter, D. Thompson, R. Chiarelli, P. Hume, E. El-Chantiry, S. Desroches, M. Bellemare, S. Qadri, D. Deans, D. Holmes, R. Jellett, B. Monette, G. Brooks, C. Leadman, G. Bédard, C. Doucet and Mayor L. O'Brien.

 

NAYS (6):      Councillor J. Legendre, M. Wilkinson, P. Feltmate, A. Cullen, J. Harder and R. Bloess.

 

 

COMMUNITY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES COMMITTEE REPORT 59

 

 

1.         School Travel Planning Program -
request for Provincial Support and Funding

 

Demande de soutien et de financement auprès de la province
pour le programme de Planification du transport scolaire

 

 

 

Committee RecommendationS

 

That Council:

 

1.         Approve that the City of Ottawa request that the Province of Ontario make this initiative a priority for the school children of the Province and commit for providing support and funding for a Provincial School Travel Planning Program, and;

 

2.         Recommend that the Ontario Government adopt the recommendation contained in the Green Communities Canada’s “Saving Time and Money with Active School Travel” report.

 

                                                                                                            CARRIED

 

 


 

 

2.         FEDERAL BILL C-304 - AN ACT TO ENSURE SECURE, ADEQUATE,
ACCESSIBLE AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR CANADIANS

 

PROJET DE LOI FÉDÉRAL C-304 - LOI VISANT À ASSURER AUX
CANADIENS UN LOGEMENT SÛR, ADÉQUAT, ACCESSIBLE ET ABORDABLE

 

 

 

Committee RecommendationS as amended

 

That City Council support, in principle, Bill C-304, and notify the Federal Government, Opposition House Leaders and Local Area MPPs of this support, to include the following:

 

·         have at its core a commitment to ongoing, sustainable funding for adequate, safe, secure affordable housing for Canadians of all income levels;

·         include funding for a wide range of supports for people with complex needs to obtain and maintain their housing, and;

·         be integrated with a strategy to end homelessness.

 

                                                                                                            CARRIED

 

 

 

3.         2020 WALKLEY ROAD - SOUTH DISTRICT 
EMPLOYMENT AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE CENTRE - LEASE

 

2020 CHEMIN WALKLEY - CENTRE D’EMPLOI ET
D’AIDE FINANCIÈRE DE L’EST - RENOUVELLEMENT DE BAIL

 

 

 

Committee Recommendation

 

That Council approve and execute a Lease (the “Lease”) between the City of Ottawa (the “City”) and GWL Realty Advisors Inc. (“GWL”) to continue to occupy 38,390 square feet of space at 2020 Walkley Road and operate the South District Employment and Financial Assistance Centre (“EFAC”) for a period of three (3) years, to be computed retroactively from 1 May 2010 to 30 April 2013 (the “Term”).  The consideration for the Term is $1,343,650 in basic rent and an estimated $1,040,753 in operating rent and an estimated $376,606 in realty taxes plus applicable taxes for a total consideration of approximately $2,761,009 for the Term.

 

                                                                                                            CARRIED

 

 

 

4.         KANATA NORTH RECREATION COMPLEX –
DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE

 

CENTRE RÉCRÉATIF DE KANATA NORD -
CONCEPTION, CONSTRUCTION, EXPLOITATION ET ENTRETIEN

 

 

Committee RecommendationS

 

That Council:

 

1.         Authorize staff to issue a Request for Proposals to Design-Build Proponents for the construction of the Kanata North Recreation Complex (KNRC), based on the final design development plans for the building and site outlined in this report;

 

2.         Authorize the General Manager of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services to negotiate and execute agreements with the National Capital Region YMCA-YWCA that provides for the funding, programming and administration of the entire interior KNRC facility by the National Capital Region YMCA-YWCA, as per the framework and principles set out in this report;

 

3.         Authorize the General Manager of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services to negotiate and execute an agreement with Kanata Soccer and the National Capital Industrial Soccer League for the construction and allocation of a lighted artificial turf soccer field, as outlined in this report;

 

4.         Authorize the General Manager of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services to negotiate and execute an agreement with “Thinking In Pictures Educational Services” for the potential future addition of a facility offering educational and therapeutic services to children with autism, as outlined in this report;

 

5.         Authorize the City Treasurer, on behalf of the City, to enter into a loan guarantee agreement with a financial institution, selected by Kanata Soccer and the National Capital Industrial Soccer League and satisfactory to the City, to facilitate financing for a maximum term of 12 years for the construction of a lighted artificial turf soccer field on the KNRC site, as outlined in this report;

 


6.         Authorize the General Manager of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services to negotiate a community funding program agreement with the not-for-profit corporation that is incorporated by the KNRC Steering Committee to finance the enhancement of facilities in the KNRC, as outlined in this report, and;

 

7.         Direct staff to report back to the Community and Protective Services Committee on the City’s approval of any sale of naming or sponsorship rights to the facility as a whole and for various components within the facility by the not-for-profit corporation that is incorporated by KNRC Community Steering Committee as outlined in this report. 

 

                                                                                                            CARRIED

 

 

 

5.             REQUIRED SUPERVISION - LARGE SCALE CONSTRUCTION SITES

 

Surveillance nécessaire sur les chantiers de grande envergure

 

 

 

Committee Recommendation

 

That Council request the province to amend the Building Code and/or Fire Code to require supervision of large scale construction sites (> 7 units) when wood framed buildings have been constructed, but not yet sided on the interior or exterior with gypsum board material.

 

                                                                                                            CARRIED

 

 

 

6.             FAMILY HEALTH TEAMS

 

ÉQUIPES SANTÉ FAMILIALE

 

 

 

Committee Recommendation

 

That Council call on the Provincial Government to establish one of its 30 new Family Health Teams at Algonquin College.

 

                                                                                                            CARRIED

 

 


COMMUNITY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES COMMITTEE REPORT 59A (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 rename Edgeware Park located at 70 Berrigan Drive commonly referred to as the Berrigan Woods, as Andy Moffitt Trail. 

 

                                                                                                CARRIED

 

 

 

2.         COMMEMORATIVE NAMING APPLICATION – ARENA – IN CAMERA - PERSONAL MATTERS ABOUT AN IDENTIFIABLE INDIVIDUAL -  REPORTING OUT DATE: SUBSEQUENT TO COUNCIL APPROVAL

 

DEMANDE D'ATTRIBUTION DE NOM COMMÉMORATIF -  ARÉNA - 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 facility commonly referred to as the Stittsville Arena located at 10 Warner Colpitts Lane, the Johnny Leroux Stittsville Community Arena.

 

CARRIED, with Councillor J. Legendre dissenting on the policy of commemorating living individuals.

 

 


 

 

3.         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 rename Ridgemont Park located at 1990 Cochrane Street as Frank J. Licari Park.

 

CARRIED, with Councillor J. Legendre dissenting on the policy of commemorating living individuals.

 

 

 

4.         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 field at Raven Park located at 1500 Larose Avenue as John Smith Field.

 

CARRIED, with Councillor J. Legendre dissenting on the policy of commemorating living individuals.

 

 


 

 

5.         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 new room at the Carleton Heights Community Centre located at 1665 Apeldoorn Avenue as Gail Denton Hall.

 

                                                                                                CARRIED

 

 

 

6.         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 the new lounge at the Rideau Canoe Club (RCC) located at 804 Hog’s Back Road the Mike Scott Lounge.

 

                                                                                                            CARRIED

 


 

 

7.         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 rename Crestview Park located at 58 Fieldrow Street as Bob Mitchell Park.

 

                                                                                                CARRIED

 

 

CORPORATE SERVICES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE REPORT 58B

 

 

1.             ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS FUNDING (GRANTS AND  CONTRIBUTIONS) AND MAJOR EVENT FUNDING GUIDELINES - FORMALIZATION OF EXISTING PRACTICES

 

LIGNES DIRECTRICES SUR LE FINANCEMENT DE PROJETS DE DÉVELOPPEMENT ÉCONOMIQUE (SUBVENTIONS ET CONTRIBUTIONS) ET SUR LE FINANCEMENT D’ÉVÉNEMENTS MAJEURS – OFFICIALISATION DES PRATIQUES EXISTANTES

 

 

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

 

That Council approve:

 

1.         The City of Ottawa Economic Development Projects Grants and Contribution Policy attached as Document 1; and,

 

2.         The Event Funding Policy, attached as Document 2.

 

                                                                                                            CARRIED

 

 


 

 

2.             DEFERRAL OF FEES – GROUP LEPINE

 

REPORT DE DROITS – GROUPE LEPINE

 

 

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

 

That Council defer the payment of development charges for the rental housing project proposed by Group Lepine on Maritime Way and Canadian Shield Avenue for a period of 24 months from the date of issuance of each building permit, without interest, subject to the development charge payments being equal to the current indexed charge at the time of payment and subject to Group Lepine entering into an agreement with the City respecting the amount and the timing of the payment of the development charges.

 

                                                                                                            CARRIED

 

 

PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE REPORT 76

 

 

1.             Public Delegations – Environmental Impact Statement Guidelines

 

Délégations publiques – Lignes directrices de l'étude d'impact sur l'environnement

 

 

Committee recommendation

 

That Council receive this report for information.

 

MOTION NO. 97/5

 

Moved by Councillor M. Wilkinson

Seconded by Councillor P. Feltmate

 

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the EIS guidelines be amended by adding that when a subdivision is proceeding in phases and an environmental impact statement was required as a condition of approval, the EIS shall be completed or updated for each phase in accordance with the EIS guidelines.

 

                                                                                                CARRIED

 

Planning and Environment Committee Report 76, Item 1 was then put to Council and CARRIED as amended by Motion No. 97/5.

 

 

 

2.             COMMONWEALTH CLIMATE CHANGE CHALLENGE

 

                Défi du changement climatique du commonwealth

 

 

Committee recommendation

 

That Council approve that Ottawa join the Commonwealth Climate Change Challenge and direct staff to assist the Royal Commonwealth Society in its local implementation.

 

                                                                                                            CARRIED

 

 

 

3.             Application to alter 187 mackay street, a property designated under part v of the ontario heritage act, located in the new edinburgh heritage conservation district

 

                DEMANDE VISANT À TRANSFORMER LE 187, RUE mackay, PROPRIÉTÉ DÉSIGNÉE AUX TERMES DE LA LOI SUR LE PATRIMOINE DE L’oNTARIO ET SITUÉE DANS LE DISTRICT DE CONSERVATION DU PATRIMOINE DE new edinburgh

 

 

Committee recommendationS

 

That Council:

 

1.      Approve the construction of a two-storey addition at the rear of 187 Mackay Street in the New Edinburgh Heritage Conservation District according to plans submitted by Dean Callier, Treehouse Designs on July 16, 2010;

 

2.      Issue the heritage permit with a two-year expiry date from the date of issuance; and

 

3.      Delegate authority for minor design changes to the General Manager of the Planning and Growth Management Department.

 

(Note: The statutory 90-day timeline for consideration of this application under the Ontario Heritage Act will expire on October 14, 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.            OFFICIAL PLAN AMENDMENT AND ZONING - 100 CHAMPAGNE AVENUE SOUTH

 

                  MODIFICATION DU PLAN OFFICIEL ET ZONAGE - 100, AVENUE CHAMPAGNE SUD

 

 

Committee recommendationS

 

(This matter is Subject to Bill 51)

 

That Council:

 

1.                  Approve and adopt an amendment to the Official Plan Volume 2A: Secondary Plans for the Preston-Champagne Secondary Plan to re-designate 100 Champagne Avenue South from “Residential Low Profile” to “Residential High Profile”, as detailed in Document 2; and

 

2.                  Approve an amendment to Zoning By-law 2008-250 to change the zoning of 100 Champagne Avenue South from R4M (Residential Fourth Density Subzone M) to R5P Sxxx (Residential Fifth Density Subzone P, Schedule xxx) zone as detailed in Document 3, and shown in Document 4.

 

CARRIED, with Councillor C. Leadman dissenting.

 

 

 

5.            Zoning – LansdownE Park (Lansdowne Partnership Plan)

 

                  ZONAGE – PARC LANSDOWNE (PLAN DE PARTENARIAT POUR LE PARC LANSDOWNE)

 

 

Committee recommendationS as amended

 

(This matter is Subject to Bill 51)

 

That Council approve:

 

1.                  An amendment to the Zoning By-law 2008-250 to establish a new L2, Major Leisure Facility Subzone to be known as “L2C Subzone – Lansdowne” and to change the zoning for Lansdowne Park shown as Area A on  Document 1, from  L2[338]F(1.5), Major Leisure Facility exception zone to L2C[338]SXXX-h, Major Leisure Facility Subzone exception zone with a Schedule and holding symbol, to accommodate the Lansdowne Partnership Plan as detailed in Document 2, subject to the following amendment:

a.         That the maximum height permitted for the Horticulture Building, once relocated, should be identical to its current height and that it be a requirement that the historic overlay also move with the building.

 

2.                  An amendment to the Zoning By-law 2008-250 to change the zoning of the Lansdowne Community Park shown as Area B on Document 1 from L2[338] F(1.5) to L2 F(1.5), subject to the following amendments:

a.      That  the portion of area B identified as the Lansdowne Community Park be rezoned from L2(338) F(1.5) to L1

b.      That the maximum permitted building heights in the Urban Park be limited to 2 stories (6m).

 

MOTION NO. 97/6

 

Moved by Councillor C. Doucet

Seconded by Councillor C. Leadman

 

WHEREAS Council received a draft copy of the Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA) report dated August 2010 at the end of the day on Tuesday, September 21, 2010; and

 

WHEREAS it is a statutory requirement under Part 4 of the Ontario Heritage Act that the Ottawa Built Heritage Advisory Committee (OBHAC) be given the opportunity to comment on the final HIA for Lansdowne prior to any vote on the zoning of Lansdowne Park; and

 

WHEREAS the Ontario Heritage Trust (OHT) has also not been provided with a final version of the HIA report and the City Manager has confirmed in a memo to Council that staff still need to integrate the feedback on the draft report from the OHT into the final report;

 

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Zoning – Lansdowne Park (LPP) report be deferred until the final Heritage Impact Assessment report is provided to OBHAC and the Ontario Heritage Trust for their review and comment.

 

Motion No. 97/6 was put to Council and LOST on a division of 9 YEAS to 14 NAYS as follows:

 

YEAS (9):       Councillors J. Legendre, P. Feltmate, M. Bellemare, D. Deans, A. Cullen, D. Holmes, C. Leadman, G. Bédard and C. Doucet.

 

NAYS (14):    Councillors G. Hunter, M. Wilkinson, R. Chiarelli, P. Hume, E. El-Chantiry, S. Desroches, S. Qadri, R. Jellett, J. Harder, B. Monette, G. Brooks, M. McRae, R. Bloess and Mayor L. O'Brien

 

MOTION NO. 97/7

 

Moved by Councillor C. Doucet

Seconded by Councillor D. Holmes

 

WHEREAS the Zoning – Lansdowne Park (Lansdowne Partnership Plan) recommends that the current heritage overlay applying to the Aberdeen Pavilion be eliminated; and

 

WHEREAS the Aberdeen Pavilion is designated under part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act (OHA) and is a National Historic Site; and

 

WHEREAS the zoning report claims that the retention of the current heritage overlay is considered redundant and is recommended to be removed; and

 

WHEREAS according to the City of Ottawa website, the purpose of an heritage overlay is to encourage the retention of existing heritage buildings by offering zoning incentives to reuse the buildings, and to limit the size and location of additions to preserve the heritage character of the original building;

 

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the heritage overlay applying to the Aberdeen Pavilion is not deemed to be redundant and should be maintained.

 

                                                                                                            CARRIED

 

 

Planning and Environment Committee Report 76, Item 5, as amended by Motion No. 97/7, was then put to Council and is set out below.

 

That Council approve:

 

1.                  An amendment to the Zoning By-law 2008-250 to establish a new L2, Major Leisure Facility Subzone to be known as “L2C Subzone – Lansdowne” and to change the zoning for Lansdowne Park shown as Area A on  Document 1, from  L2[338]F(1.5), Major Leisure Facility exception zone to L2C[338]SXXX-h, Major Leisure Facility Subzone exception zone with a Schedule and holding symbol, to accommodate the Lansdowne Partnership Plan as detailed in Document 2, subject to the following amendment:

a.         That the maximum height permitted for the Horticulture Building, once relocated, should be identical to its current height and that it be a requirement that the historic overlay also move with the building.

 

2.                  An amendment to the Zoning By-law 2008-250 to change the zoning of the Lansdowne Community Park shown as Area B on Document 1 from L2[338] F(1.5) to L2 F(1.5), subject to the following amendments:

a.      That  the portion of area B identified as the Lansdowne Community Park be rezoned from L2(338) F(1.5) to L1

b.      That the maximum permitted building heights in the Urban Park be limited to 2 stories (6m).

 

3.                  That the heritage overlay applying to the Aberdeen Pavilion is not deemed to be redundant and should be maintained.

 

CARRIED on a division of 14 YEAS to 9 NAYS as follows:

 

YEAS (14):     Councillors G. Hunter, D. Thompson, M. Wilkinson, P. Hume, E. El-Chantiry, S. Desroches, S. Qadri, R. Jellett, J. Harder, B. Monette, G. Brooks, M. McRae, R. Bloess and Mayor L. O'Brien

 

NAYS (9):      Councillors J. Legendre, P. Feltmate, M. Bellemare, D. Deans, A. Cullen, D. Holmes, C. Leadman, G. Bédard and C. Doucet.

 

 

 

6.            ZONING – 100, 300 and 645 Longfields drive

 

zonage – 100, 300 et 645, promenade longfields

 

 

Committee recommendationS as amended

 

(This matter is Subject to Bill 51)

 

That Council approve an amendment to the Zoning By-law 2008-250 to change the zoning of 100, 300 and 645 Longfields Drive, as shown on Document 2 and as detailed in Document 4, as amended by adding the following provisions to Item 1 of Document 4:

 

Section 239, Exception 1650 amended as follows:

In Column V Provisions, insert the following:

The provisions for detached dwellings are:

- minimum lot width: 12m

- minimum lot area: 300 m2

- minimum front yard setback: 3m

- minimum interior side yard setback: 0.6m

- minimum corner side yard setback: 3m

- maximum lot coverage: 60%

- minimum rear yard setback:  6 m

- maximum building height:  11 m

-  minimum front yard – attached single car garage: 6m from main elevation of dwelling

- minimum front yard – attached two car garage: 3m from main elevation of dwelling for first garage, and 6m from main elevation for second garage

- unenclosed covered porch may project 2 m into front yard as long as the steps attached come no closer than .5 m to the property line

 

The provisions for semi-detached dwellings are:

- minimum lot width: 9m

- minimum lot area: 270m2

- maximum lot coverage: 60%

- minimum front yard setback: 3m

- minimum interior side yard setback: 0.6m

- minimum corner side yard setback: 3m

- minimum rear yard setback: 6m

- maximum building height:  11m

- minimum front yard – attached single car garage: 6m from main elevation of dwelling

- unenclosed covered porch may project 2m into front yard as long as the steps attached come no closer than 0.5m to the property line

 

That pursuant to the Planning Act, subsection 34(17) no further notice be given.

 

                                                                                                            CARRIED

 

 

 

7.             zoning – 940 Old MontrÉal Road

 

                zonage – 940, chemin old montrÉal

 

 

Committee recommendation

 

(This matter is not Subject to Bill 51)

 

That Council approve an amendment to Zoning By-law 2008-250 to change the zoning of 940 Old Montreal Road from Development Reserve (DR) to Residential Third Density, Subzone VV (R3VV), Residential Fifth Density, Subzone A (R5A), Residential Fifth Density, Subzone A, Maximum Height 16 meters, (R5A H(16)), Environmental Protection (EP), Environmental Protection 1 (EP1), and Parks and Open Space O1 as shown in Document 1 and as detailed in Document 2.

 

                                                                                                            CARRIED

 

 

8.            comprehensive zoning by-law 2008-250: anomalies and minor corrections – third quarter 2010, urban area (REVISED)

 

                  RÈGLEMENT DE ZONAGE GÉNÉRAL 2008-250 : ANOMALIES ET CORRECTIONS MINEURES – troisiÈme TRIMESTRE 2010, SECTEUR URBAIN (RÉVISÉ)

 

 

Committee recommendationS as amended

 

(This matter is Subject to Bill 51)

 

That Council approve the amendments recommended in Column 3 of Documents 1 and 2, to correct anomalies in Zoning By-law 2008-250, as amended by:

 

1.      adding the following item to Document 1, regarding the property located at 429-435 (odd numbers only) Haileybury Street, 681-695 (odd numbers only) Paul Metivier Drive, part of 125 Bren Maur Road,

 

Item

Objective of Amendment

Proposed Amendment

Zoning Map Corrections

 

Lands located at 429-435 (odd numbers only) Haileybury Street; 681-695 (odd numbers only) Paul Metivier Drive; part of 125 Bren Maur Road

 

 

 

Ward 22

By-law 2007-171 amended the former Nepean Zoning By-law 100-2000 to permit the development of a residential subdivision. The subdivision plan received draft approval and was registered after the zoning amendment was approved.  The zoning in the former Nepean Zoning By-law 100-2000 and By-law 2008-250 does not reflect the approved land uses as shown in the registered Plan of Subdivision.

Amend the Zoning Map, to rezone the subject lands, as shown in Document 4, from O1 to R3Z.

 

 

 

 

2.      Adding the attached zoning/location map to Document 4.

 

That pursuant to the Planning Act, subsection 34(17) no further notice be given.

 

                                                                                                            CARRIED

 

 

 

 

 

9.             FERNBANK ONTARIO MUNICIPAL BOARD DECISION - IMPLEMENTATION

               

décision de la commission des affaires municipales de l’ontario sur fernbank – mise en œuvre

 

 

Committee recommendationS

 

1.                  That Council amend the Fernbank Community Design Plan as follows:

a.               Figures 9, 10, 11, 12, and 13 are deleted and replaced with new Figures 9, 10, 11, 12, and 13 as per Documents 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5;

b.               Tables 1, 2 and 3 are deleted and replaced with new tables 1, 2 and 3 as per Documents 6, 7 and 8;

c.                Section 5.2 -Parkland is amended by adding the following sentence at the end of the Section:

"As per the OMB decision of March 30, 2010, the Neighbourhood Park located at 570 Hazeldean Road will be dedicated at no cost to the City";

d.               Section 5.5- District Park is amended by adding the following sentence to the second last paragraph:

"As per the OMB decision of March 30, 2010, the 50 metre hydro corridor located at 570 Hazeldean Road will be deeded to the City for $1."

 

2.         That the Intensification Implementation Group Project Charter, Community Planning Project Team review of parks and recreation standards include the development of design guidelines for public parks.

 

                                                                                                            CARRIED

 

 

 

10.          WAIVER OF CASH-IN-LIEU OF PARKLAND FEES FOR 1440 BANK STREET

               

EXEMPTION DES FRAIS LIÉS AU RÈGLEMENT FINANCIER DES TERRAINS À VOCATION DE PARC POUR 1 440, RUE BANK

 

 

Committee recommendationS

 

That Council Approve that the Cash-in-Lieu of Parkland fee $19,451.00 associated with the application for 1440 Bank Street be waived.

 

                                                                                                            CARRIED

 

 

 

11.          WAIVER OF CASH-IN-LIEU OF PARKLAND FEES FOR 164 main STREET

               

EXEMPTION DES FRAIS LIÉS AU RÈGLEMENT FINANCIER DES TERRAINS À VOCATION DE PARC POUR LE 164, RUE MAIN

 

 

Committee recommendationS

 

That Council Approve that the Cash-in-Lieu of Parkland fee $11,191.94 associated with the application for 164 Main Street be waived.

 

                                                                                                            CARRIED

 

 

Disposition of Items Approved by Standing Committees Under Delegated Authority

 

That Council receive the list of items approved by its Standing Committees under Delegated Authority, attached as Document 2.

 

                                                                                                            RECEIVED

 

Motion to Adopt Reports

 

MOTION NO. 97/8

 

Moved by Councillor R. Bloess

Seconded by Councillor M. McRae

 

That the reports from the City Clerk and Solicitor entitled “Status Update – Council Inquiries and Motions for the Period Ending 8 September 2010”; from the Deputy City Manager, Infrastructure Services and Community Sustainability Report entitled “Infrastructure Stimulus Fund Program – Additional Projects Funded by Recycling of Surplus Funds - Councillor Requested Projects”, Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee Report 56A and 57, Community and Protective Services Committee Report 59 and 59A (In Camera), Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee Report 58B and Planning and Environment Committee Report 76 be received and adopted as amended.

 

                                                                                                            CARRIED

 


Motions of Which Notice has been Given Previously

 

MOTION NO. 97/9

 

Moved by Councillor R. Chiarelli

Seconded by Councillor B. Monette

 

WHEREAS the Ottawa West Golden Knights Junior B hockey team has been operating out of the Bob Rosebrook Team Room and associated offices of the Barbara Ann Scott Arena at the Pinecrest Recreation Complex for over 30 years; and

 

WHEREAS the Ottawa West Golden Knights Junior B hockey team has engaged in a number of important community programs and contributed financially to significant improvements to the Barbara Ann Scott Arena including the purchase of new television sets;

  

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED:

 

1.                  That from this point going forward the Ottawa West Golden Knights Junior B hockey team receive a commitment from the City Council that they may continue to use the Bob Rosebrook Team Room and associated offices on game nights, including play offs, and sell alcohol on regular game nights and during the play off season from 7:00 pm to 11:30 pm given that they post in plain site a copy of the special occasions and alcohol permit; 

 

2.                  That the applicable hourly rental fee for the Bob Rosebrook Team Room be waived for the Ottawa West Golden Knights for each of the regular season and playoff game nights.

 

 

MOTION NO. 97/10

 

Moved by Councillor G. Hunter

Seconded by Councillor R. Chiarelli

 

That Motion No. 97/9 be referred to the Parks and Recreation staff policy review and that there be no change to the existing practise until this review is completed.

 

The referral of Motion No. 97/9 was divided for voting purposes, as follows:

 

REFERRAL of Resolution 1 of Motion No. 97/9 CARRIED.

 

REFERRAL of Resolution 2 of Motion No. 97/9 CARRIED on a division of 17 YEAS to 7 NAYS as follows:

 

YEAS (17):     Councillors G. Hunter, D. Thompson, M. Wilkinson, R. Chiarelli, P. Hume, E. El-Chantiry, S. Desroches, M. Bellemare, S. Qadri, D. Deans, A. Cullen, R. Jellett, B. Monette, G. Brooks, M. McRae, R. Bloess and Mayor L. O'Brien.

 

NAYS (7):      Councillors J. Legendre, P. Feltmate, D. Holmes, J. Harder, C. Leadman, G. Bédard and C. Doucet.

 

 

MOTION NO. 97/11

 

Moved by Councillor G. Brooks

Seconded by Councillor D. Thompson

 

Whereas in 1992 the former Township of Rideau established a trust fund for the management of the bequest of the late Elizabeth Jane Georgina Falls, the Georgina Falls Memorial Trust Fund, pursuant to By-law No. 85-92 (the “Trust Fund”);

 

And Whereas the Trust Fund is to be used for the operation of the Rideau Township Arena including improvements to Centennial Park;

 

And Whereas the Council of the former Township of Rideau was to decide on the actual expenditures

 

And Whereas pursuant to the City of Ottawa Act, 1999, the Township amalgamated with other area municipalities and the former Region to form the City of Ottawa in 2001;

 

And Whereas City Council in 2003 approved the establishment of an advisory committee to develop further requests for funding;

 

And Whereas this Committee was to be comprised of the legal counsel of the Trust Fund and one representative of the Manotick Community Association and the Kiwanis, Kinsmen, Lions Club;

 

And Whereas the two organizations no longer exist in their original form and the legal counsel is no longer managing the Trust Fund;

 

And Whereas there has been a request by the Parks and Pathways Committee of the Manotick Village and Community Association to allocate $7,500 from the Trust Fund to the Centennial Park Pathway Project;

 

And Whereas the current balance of the Trust Fund is $80,935;

 

And Whereas this request will comply with the stipulation in By-law No. 85-92 that the value of the Trust Fund not be reduced below the original bequest of $65,628.00;

 

Now Therefore be it resolved that Council approve a grant to the Manotick Village and Community Association of $7,500.00 for the Centennial Park Pathways Project.

 

                                                                                                            CARRIED

 

MOTION NO. 97/12

 

Moved by Councillor G. Brooks

Seconded by Councillor D. Thompson

 

WHEREAS the standard City protocol with respect to the deferral of development charges is, in respect of any building, to permit the deferral to the earlier of 12 months from the issuance of the building permit or the sale of the property;

 

AND WHEREAS with a standard residential dwelling when a closing occurs, the full value of the land and building is received by the Vendor, thereby enabling the payment of the deferred development charges;

 

AND WHEREAS Hyde Park Residences is a seniors development whose tenure for residents is based upon a life-lease format;

 

AND WHEREAS therefore as each life-lease is entered into, only a small portion of the value of the building and land is received;

 

AND WHEREAS it is therefore appropriate, in encouraging this form of development, to permit a longer period for the deferral of development charges;

 

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT Hyde Park Residences be permitted to defer its development charges to a maximum of twenty-four months from the issuance of a building permit, subject to entering into a deferral agreement in a form satisfactory to the City Clerk and Solicitor.

 

                                                                                                            CARRIED

 

MOTION NO. 97/13

 

Moved by Councillor C. Doucet

Seconded by Councillor J. Legendre

 

WHEREAS a legal opinion informs City Council that Sylvia Holden Park, located at 945 Bank Street, may have some status as a city park; and

 

WHEREAS Sylvia Holden Park has been signed as a city park since 1994 and maintained by the city since then in the same way as other city parks; and

 

WHEREAS the former city councillor who was responsible for establishing Sylvia Holden Park complained when the city signage for Sylvia Holden Park was not maintained to the standard that he deemed appropriate; and

 

WHEREAS the current city councillor always worked to ensure that the signage and the park were maintained to standards the community and the city would deem acceptable; and

 

WHEREAS children and adults regularly use Sylvia Holden Park as a park for games, bench sitting and enjoyment; and

 

WHEREAS the separation of the park into one section for development to accommodate an unsolicited proposal sets a precedent that will put every undesignated city park at risk because common law works on precedent; and

 

WHEREAS Council, regardless of any legal arguments around whether Sylvia Holden Park is a park or not, can choose to protect land it owns from commercial development;

 

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT given that Sylvia Holden Park, located at 945 Bank Street, has been maintained, signed and used as a park since 1994, it shall remain as a park regardless of any adjacent commercial development at Lansdowne Park.

 

 

At the Mayor’s request, the City Clerk and Solicitor advised that the support of three-quarters of the Members present and voting would be required for Motion No. 97/13 to be approved, as Council has previously decided on the matter of Sylvia Holden Park at its meeting of June 17‑28, 2010.

 

Motion No. 97/13 was then put to Council and LOST on a division of 8 YEAS to 15 NAYS (18 votes required) as follows:

 

YEAS (8):       Councillors J. Legendre, P. Feltmate, M. Bellemare, D. Deans, A. Cullen, D. Holmes, C. Leadman and C. Doucet.

 

NAYS (15):    Councillors G. Hunter, D. Thompson, M. Wilkinson, P. Hume, E. El-Chantiry, S. Desroches, S. Qadri, R. Jellett, J. Harder, B. Monette, G. Brooks, M. McRae, G. Bédard, R. Bloess and Mayor L. O'Brien.

 


MOTION NO. 97/14

 

Moved by Councillor C. Doucet

Seconded by Councillor C. Leadman

 

WHEREAS the sidewalk encroachment by-laws that enable patio or vendor use of spaces is a cumbersome, expensive and unnecessarily prolonged process; and

 

WHEREAS simplifying the process would enable a more efficient approach to the process by small businesses;

 

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that staff be directed to prepare a flat fee schedule for small businesses that is based on the number of small tables (café style) and chairs requested, and

 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that staff be directed to prepare a small business flat fee schedule for vendors wishing to sell produce adjacent to their storefront from small stalls, and

 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that staff be directed to have a response to requests for sidewalk encroachment requests within 60 days of the request from an applicant.

 

 

MOTION NO. 97/15

 

Moved by Councillor D. Holmes

Seconded by Councillor C. Leadman

 

That Motion No. 97/14 regarding outdoor patios on the City rights of way be referred to the staff report already requested for a City-wide review of the matter.

 

                                                                                                            REFERRAL CARRIED

 

 

MOTION NO. 97/16

 

Moved by Councillor J. Harder

Seconded by Councillor E. El-Chantiry

 

WHEREAS on June 28, 2010 Council accepted a proposal from Shenkman Corporation (“Shenkman”) for the design, construction, operation and financing of an Exposition Hall facility and approved the provisions of a Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) between the City and Shenkman;

 

AND WHEREAS the City Manager was also authorized by Council to negotiate and enter into, on behalf of the City, a Municipal Capital Facilities agreement with Shenkman for the design, construction, operation and financing of the Exposition Hall facility as outlined in the staff report and as set out more specifically in the provisions of the MOU;

 

AND WHEREAS the MOU between the City and Shenkman specified that the new Exposition Hall facility should be open for use by no later than January 1, 2012 so that the Trade and Consumer Show industry would not ‘go dark’ as a result of the construction planned for Lansdowne Park by Council’s approval of the Lansdowne Partnership Plan (“LPP”) on June 28, 2010;

 

AND WHEREAS the Traffic Impact Study for the project has subsequently been completed and indicates that there would be no significant traffic issues;

 

AND WHEREAS in the staff report that was approved by Council on June 28, 2010 major milestone assumptions were set out so as to achieve the facility opening of January 1, 2011, one of which was that Site Plan agreement would be obtained by November 16, 2010 to allow construction to proceed on November 17, 2010;

 

AND WHEREAS the 28 calendar day circulation period for site plan approval will not expire until September 22, 2010, with a further 7 working day period (i.e. October 1, 2010) for the Ward Councillor, in conjunction with Shenkman and City staff to attempt to finalize it;

 

AND WHEREAS Shenkman Corporation has advised City staff within the last week that it is essential for it to complete the preliminary engineering work (e.g. soil compaction, tree removal, ect.) by mid-October 2010 before the frost hits so the project will not lose the entire winter construction period;

 

AND WHEREAS the Memorandum of Understanding for the project that was approved by Council on June 28, 2010 provided, in part, in Section 9a) and b) that “... the City’s equity contribution [of] $8.5 million was to be provided in the form of a grant/loan ...” and that “the City’s equity contribution would be made on a “drawn down” basis as actual costs are incurred and invoiced by Shenkman and each “drawn down” amount shall not exceed the amount being drawn down from Shenkman’s equity contribution of $8.5 million”;

 

AND WHEREAS Shenkman’s current estimated costs to allow for completion of design and planning work, as well as site preparation work that total $1.4 million, are comprised of the following:

 

-          Architectural - $300,000

-          Planning - $150,000

-          Engineering - $200,000

-          Legal - $200,000

-          Site work - $550,000

 

AND WHEREAS the MOU as a whole contemplated that the City would fund 50% of the above costs though there was no specific provision in that regard and, further, that these costs would be lost by both the City and Shenkman should the necessary approvals not subsequently be obtained;

 

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT:

 

  1. Authority for the determination of application for site plan approval for the Exposition Hall Facility be vested in Council;
  2. A report on the application for site plan approval be submitted to the Planning and Environment Committee meeting of October 4th, 2010 for the receiving of delegations, consideration by Committee and recommendation to Council;
  3. The Rules of Procedure be waived, such that the report will rise to the Council meeting of October 6th, 2010; and,
  4. That the City’s 50% contribution of $700,000 to Shenkman Corporation’s current estimated costs to allow for completion of design and planning works as well as site preparation works be confirmed.

 

                                                                                                      CARRIED

 

Motions Requiring Suspension of the Rules of Procedure

 

MOTION NO. 97/17

 

Moved by Councillor G. Hunter

Seconded by Councillor R. Bloess

 

That the Rules of Procedure be waived to consider the following due to the immediacy of the need:

 

                                                                                                            CARRIED

 

WHEREAS Councillor Gord Hunter is unable to attend the upcoming meeting of the City of Ottawa Superannuation Fund (COSF) Board of Trustees and has resigned so that another member may be appointed;

 

AND WHEREAS according to By-law 224-98, City Council shall appoint another member to the COSF Board of Trustees, being either another Councillor or an employee of the City;

 

 

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that City Council appoint Catherine Frederick, Director of Human Resources, as a representative on the COSF Board of Trustees, effective immediately, and until such time as the 2011-2014 representatives are appointed as part of the 2010-2014 Governance process.

 

                                                                                                            CARRIED

 

MOTION NO. 97/18

 

Moved by Councillor R. Bloess

Seconded by Councillor M. McRae

 

THAT the Rules of Procedure be waived, due to timelines, to consider the following motion:

 

                                                                                                            CARRIED

 

WHEREAS the process for the approval of the Stage 1 Site Plan for the Lansdowne Park Implementation Plan approved by City Council at their meeting of June 17, 23, 24, 25 and 28, 2010 includes Council sitting as Committee of the Whole in place of the Planning and Environment Committee no later than November 24, 2010; and

 

WHEREAS the November 24, 2010 City Council meeting will be the last Council meeting of the 2006-2010 term of Council and, as such, will include a significant ceremonial component; and

 

WHEREAS Committee Chairs have indicated that November meeting schedules can be adjusted to accommodate a Special Council Meeting to consider the Stage 1 Site Plan for the Lansdowne Park Implementation Plan, as well as any other matters arising from Standing Committees that require Council approval prior to the end of the term;

 

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that a Special Meeting of City Council to Consider the Stage 1 Site Plan for the Lansdowne Park Implementation Plan and Any Other Urgent Matters Arising from Standing Committees Requiring Council Approval be called for Friday, November 19, 2010, with Monday, November 22, 2010 also set aside for the continuation of the Special Meeting if necessary.

 

CARRIED, with Councillors D. Holmes and C. Doucet dissenting.

 


MOTION NO. 97/19

 

Moved by Councillor M. Wilkinson

Seconded by Councillor D. Deans

 

THAT the Rules of Procedure be waived, so that the information requested in this motion will be available for Council on October 6th in dealing with the motion to acquire lands in the South March Highlands.

 

                                                                                                            CARRIED

 

WHEREAS there are a variety of opinions as to the present value of the lands slated for development by KNL in the vicinity of the Beaver Pond in Kanata (KNL phased 9); and

 

WHEREAS a clear and unbiased understanding of the present value of these lands is needed in order to determine what would be involved in obtaining these lands as part of the ecological reserve in the South March Highlands;

 

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the City of Ottawa undertake to obtain a clear and unbiased estimate of the present value of the approximately 74 acres of land in the phase 9 KNL lands located between the Beaver Pond and railway line and report those findings to Council prior to the October 6th Council Meeting.

 

CARRIED on a division of 13 YEAS to 11 NAYS as follows:

 

YEAS (13):     Councillors M. Wilkinson, P. Feltmate, R. Chiarelli, E. El-Chantiry, M. Bellemare, S. Qadri, D. Deans, A. Cullen, D. Holmes, G. Brooks, C. Leadman, C. Doucet and Mayor L. O'Brien.

 

NAYS (11):    Councillors G. Hunter, D. Thompson, J. Legendre, P. Hume, S. Desroches, R. Jellett, J. Harder, B. Monette, M. McRae, G. Bédard and R. Bloess.

 

 

MOTION NO. 97/20

 

Moved by Councillor M. Wilkinson

Seconded by Councillor E. El-Chantiry

 

THAT the Rules of Procedure be waived due to construction timelines to consider the following motion:

 

CARRIED, with Councillor J. Harder dissenting.

 

WHEREAS the original plan for Sandhill Park included as asphalt base and boards on the rink location so that it could be used year round for activities; and

 

WHEREAS due to budget constraints the asphalt pad and permanent boards was removed from the contract; and

 

WHEREAS staff have confirmed that there are sufficient funds in the Cash in Lieu of Parkland account for Kanata North;

 

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council authorize the use of $100,000 from the Cash in Lieu of Parkland account for Kanata North for paving of the rink base and provision of permanent boards in Sandhill Park. 

 

At the request of the Mayor, the City Clerk and Solicitor advised that the support of three‑quarters of the Members present and voting would be required to approve Motion No. 97/20, as Council previously approved that no expenditures from Cash in lieu of Parkland would be approved after 30 August 2010 (Council Motion No. 82/25).

 

 

Motion No. 97/20 was then put to Council and CARRIED (with Councillor J. Harder’s noted dissent on waiver of the Rules of Procedure).

 

MOTION NO. 97/21

 

Moved by Councillor D. Deans

Seconded by Councillor M. Wilkinson

 

THAT the Rules of Procedure be waived, due to timelines, to consider the following motion:

 

                                                                                                            CARRIED

 

WHEREAS, the community is seeking information related to the City of Ottawa’s interpretation of the zoning and site plan control by-laws as it pertains to group homes; and




THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT, Council direct City Staff to release the city commissioned document from Borden Lardner Gervais containing the legal opinion RE: Interpretation of Zoning By-law and Site Plan Control Requirements for Group Homes – Proposed New Group Home – Interval House – City of Ottawa (the “City”) – File #304995-330 to the community, along with the detailed rationale on which the decision to issue a building permit was based upon and any other related documents.

 

                                                                                                            CARRIED

 

Subsequent to the Mayor declaring Motion No. 97/21 Carried, Councillor J. Harder indicated she had wished to speak to this motion and was not given the opportunity.  The Mayor ruled that the motion was properly put to Council and decided, and the matter would not be reopened.  Councillor Harder Challenged the Chair.

 

The Chair was sustained on a division of 12 YEAS to 10 NAYS as follows:

 

YEAS (12):     Councillors G. Hunter, D. Thompson, M. Wilkinson, P. Hume, M. Bellemare, D. Deans, D. Holmes, C. Leadman, M. McRae, G. Bédard, C. Doucet and Mayor L. O'Brien.

 

NAYS (10):    Councillors P. Feltmate, R. Chiarelli, E. El-Chantiry, S. Desroches, S. Qadri, A. Cullen, R. Jellett, J. Harder, B. Monette and R. Bloess.

 

 

Notices of Motion (For Consideration at Subsequent Meeting)

 

MOTION

 

Moved by Councillor D. Deans

Seconded by Mayor L. O’Brien

 

WHEREAS the City of Ottawa fosters the optimal growth and development of children from birth to independence by building and sustaining healthy families and communities; and

 

WHEREAS the City provides programming, partnerships and collaborations with community agencies to attain this goal; and

 

WHEREAS the City supports children by offering information, education, and support programs to teach effective parenting in order to support the role of a parent as the most influential force in a child’s life; and

 

WHEREAS the City of Ottawa also supports partnerships and collaborations with community agencies, in order to maximize its reach to parents and children; and

 

WHEREAS the City recognizes that whether you are an early childhood educator, a caregiver, a health or social service provider, we share the same goal of fostering the optimal growth and development of children by building and sustaining healthy families and communities; and

 

WHEREAS the City of Ottawa community provides a wealth of programs and support services in the form of recreation programs, health programs, library programs, early learning and literacy programs; and

 

WHEREAS the City has created the “ Youth Zone” offering a place for youth to have a voice and access to resources such as how to start your own business, employment, recreation, educational links and where to get help when you need it;

 

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council recognize Ottawa as a Child Friendly city.

 

MOTION

 

Moved by Councillor S. Qadri

Seconded by Councillor E. El-Chantiry

 

WHEREAS The City of Ottawa has been a past supporter of Mother’s Against Drunk Driving (MADD)’s Project Red Ribbon campaign to raise awareness of drinking and driving;

 

WHERAS the MADD red ribbon, flying on a vehicle antenna or tied to a rearview mirror, has become a familiar symbol throughout Canada;

 

AND WHEREAS Every year from the beginning of November to the first Monday after January 1st, MADD distributes red ribbons signifying a personal commitment of the individual to drive sober.

 

AND WHEREAS City policy requires Council approval for special ribbons to be displayed on City vehicles;

 

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED City Council approve all City of Ottawa vehicles be permitted to support the Project Red Ribbon campaign by displaying a ribbon on their vehicle.

 

 


MOTION

 

Moved by Councillor M. Wilkinson

Seconded by Councillor C. Doucet

 

WHEREAS the South March Highlands is a unique old growth forest landscape identified as a priority ecological protection area by the City’s Greenspace Master Plan; and

 

WHEREAS lands in the South March Highlands in the vicinity of the lands designated for development north of the Beaver Pond (Phase 9) have been rated as the most environmentally significant in the entire urban area of Ottawa: and

 

WHEREAS permitting the clear cutting of about 74 acres of land followed by blasting would completely destroy the ecological value of these lands; and

 

WHEREAS as a G8 capital city the City of Ottawa should be leading the country in creating an ecological reserve on such sensitive lands; and

 

WHEREAS Charles Merredew of the Algonquin nation stated on September 20th “I kept the fire at the recent prayer circle at the Pond. Today I took a walk at the northwestern most edge of the forest adjacent to a bluff overlooking the rail line and found an ancient place of extreme natural energy. The proposed development will destroy it.  Something greater than the knowledge of men is at work here and to lose this place would be terrible.” and

 

WHEREAS this unique old growth forest, is a wilderness environment that includes many at risk species, within the boundaries of the city; and

 

WHEREAS donations from the community and environmental groups can be used to offset some of the costs of acquiring these lands;

 

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the City of Ottawa obtain these lands as an ecological reserve in the City through a negotiated purchase or, if necessary, expropriation; and

 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT any funds obtained now or in the future from other sources be used to reduce the cost to the City of Ottawa; and

 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the staff be directed to bring forward a report to amend the City of Ottawa official plan and zoning by-law so as to designate and zone these lands for Environmental Protection lands.

 

 

By-laws                                                                                                           Three Readings

 

MOTION NO. 97/22

 

Moved by Councillor R. Bloess

Seconded by Councillor M. McRae

 

That the following by-laws be enacted and passed.

 

2010 - 301              A by-law of the City of Ottawa to establish certain lands as common and public highway and assume it for public use (Corkery Road).

 

2010 - 302              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 - 303              A by-law of the City of Ottawa to designate certain lands at 296 Celtic Ridge Crescent and 400 and 401 Arncliffe Avenue as being exempt from Part Lot Control.

 

2010 - 304              A by-law of the City of Ottawa to impose special annual drainage rates upon lands in respect of which money is borrowed under the Tile Drainage Act.

 

2010 - 305              A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 58 of 1995 of the old Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton (Appointment of Municipal By-law Enforcement Officers By-law) for collection, removal and disposal of waste enforcement.

 

2010 - 306              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 make minor corrections.

 

2010 - 307              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 make minor corrections.

 

2010 - 308              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 make minor corrections.

 

2010 - 309              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 make minor corrections.

 

2010 - 310              A by-law of the City of Ottawa to change the zoning of lands known municipally as 100 Champagne Avenue South.

 

2010 - 311              A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend the Official Plan for the City of Ottawa to change the designation of the lands known municipally as 100 Champagne Avenue South.

 

2010 - 312              A by-law of the City of Ottawa to change the zoning of lands known municipally as 100, 300 and 645 Longfields Drive.

 

2010 - 313              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 940 Old Montreal Road.

 

2010 - 314              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 which are the subject of PEC Agenda 80, Item 5, Report Reference Number acs2010-ICS-PGM-0154.

 

2010 - 315              A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2008-250 of the City of Ottawa to remove the holding symbol from the properties known municipally as 2781, 2791 & 2797 Baseline Road.

 

                                                                                                CARRIED

 

 

Confirmation By-law

 

MOTION NO. 97/23

 

Moved by Councillor R. Bloess

Seconded by Councillor M. McRae

 

THAT By-law 2010-316 to confirm the proceedings of Council be enacted and passed.

 

                                                                                                            CARRIED

 

Inquiries

 

From Councillor C. Doucet with respect to the Final Decisions on Lansdowne Zoning

 

From Councillor C. Doucet with respect to the Light Rail Transit Tunnel Environmental Assessment.

 

From Councillor J. Harder with respect to the Legal concerns regarding Motion No. 97/21.

 

From Councillor S. Desroches with respect to the Blue Brute PVC Water Pipe

 

From Councillor A. Cullen with respect to City of Ottawa Parks.

 

Adjournment

 

Council adjourned the meeting at 3:00 p.m.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CITY CLERK

 

MAYOR