11 APRIL
2012
11:00 a.m.
DISPOSITION 32
OTTAWA POLICE SERVICES BOARD REPORT 7
1.
POLICE SERVICES BOARD ACTIVITY, TRAINING AND
PERFORMANCE – 2011 ANNUAL REPORT RAPPORT ANNUEL SUR LES ACTIVITÉS, LA FORMATION ET LE
RENDEMENT DE LA COMMISSION DE SERVICES POLICIERS - 2011 |
BOARD RECOMMENDATION
That Council receive this
report for information.
RECEIVED
COMMITTEE REPORTS
AGRICULTURE
AND RURAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE REPORT 17
1. ZONING
– 5582 MANOTICK MAIN STREET ZONAGE
– 5582, RUE MANOTICK MAIN |
That Council approve an
amendment to the Zoning By-law 2008-250 to change the zoning of 5582 Manotick
Main Street from Village Residential First Density, Subzone P (V1P) to Village Residential
First Density, Subzone P Exception [XXXr] (V1P[XXXr]) as shown in Document 1 and as detailed in Document
3.
CARRIED
COMMUNITY
AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES COMMITTEE REPORT 13A
1. COMMEMORATIVE
NAMING COMMITTEE PROPOSAL – DONOGHUE MEMORIAL PARK PROPOSITION DU COMITÉ SUR LES
DÉNOMINATIONS COMMÉRORATIVES – PARC COMMÉMORATIF DONOGHUE |
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council
approve the proposal to rename Hillside
Park, located at 29 Larkspur Drive, as Donoghue Memorial Park.”
CARRIED
2. COMMEMORATIVE
NAMING COMMITTEE PROPOSAL – KRISTINA KISS PARK AND
SOCCER FIELD PROPOSITION DU COMITÉ SUR LES
DÉNOMINATIONS COMMÉRORATIVES – PARC ET TERRAIN DE SOCCER KRISTINA-KISS |
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council
approve the proposal to name a park,
located at 100 Akerson Road, as “Kristina Kiss Park
and Soccer Field.”
CARRIED
3. REVIEW
OF TAXI bY-LAW – VARIOUS AMENDMENTS EXAMEN DU rEglementS Municipal sur les
taxis – PLUSIEURS MODIFICATIONS |
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS
That Council:
1.
Re-enact the Taxi By-law (By-law No. 2005-481,
as amended), as well as approve specific amendments thereto, as summarized
below and detailed in Document 1, to take effect September 1, 2012:
a)
increase the maximum age limit for a taxicab
from seven (7) to eight (8) model years, and the maximum age limit for
replacement vehicles from four (4) to five (5) model years;
b)
require that all taxicabs be inspected in the
Fall and that those taxicabs which are older than five (5) model years be
inspected in both the Spring and the Fall;
c)
permit all accessible plate holders to transfer
or sell their plates after five (5) years from the date of initial issuance or
from the transfer date, and repeal the requirement for them to be the primary
driver on the plate;
d)
not issue any additional accessible taxicab
plates until the plate/population ratio warrants it and, when that is the case,
authorize the Chief License Inspector to re-commence issuance accordingly;
e)
replace the requirement for all licensed taxicab
drivers to attend a refresher course with enhanced customer service training
for drivers where the Chief License Inspector deems it appropriate and that
delegated authority be granted the Chief License Inspector to so require;
f)
reflect the requirements and language used in
the Accessibility for Ontarians with
Disabilities Act, 2005, and Regulations under the Act, (e.g. the
prohibition from charging a fee for the storage of mobility aids or mobility
assistive devices);
g)
require that the vehicle identification number
on all taxicabs be in Arial 600 font;
h)
require that all accessible taxicab drivers be
required to provide accessible taxicab service in all areas of the City of
Ottawa with the following stipulations:
i.
service is to be provided for disabled persons
who are registered with Para Transpo or with a community support agency;
ii.
the transport of passengers is between the
unregulated (rural) area and the regulated area, and vice versa, only; and
iii.
the fare will be the amount shown on the meter
or $30.00, whichever is greater;
i)
establish a License Transfer Fee of $3800 per
plate upon the death of a plate holder with two or more plates to be
transferred;
j)
require, as a condition of issuance or renewal
of a license, that all applicants and licensees have duly paid all fines
imposed under the Provincial Offences Act;
k)
effect various administrative and minor policy
amendments, and clarifications, including the addition of definitions and of
the ability of the Chief License Inspector to impose
such additional conditions with respect to the issuance or renewal of a
license, as he or she deems necessary to ensure public safety (including
passengers and drivers) and consumer protection; and
Delegate authority to staff to prepare a new, consolidated
by-law, including the above-noted amendments, to place on the Agenda of a
future Council meeting.
2.
Direct staff to:
a) review the licensing and regulation of companies which
transport both the person and the person’s vehicle for a fee;
b) review the current limousine licensing regulations to
ensure that limousine operators do not operate as illegal or “bandit” taxicabs;
c) partner with the City’s Public Works Department to
develop amendments to the Traffic and Parking By-law to permit occupied
taxicabs to park in spaces adjacent to fire hydrants in order to increase the number
of taxi stand spaces, particularly in the city’s core areas;
d)
consider, the
inclusion of a prohibition on the advertising or promotion of illegal taxicabs
by businesses licensed under that by-law. as part of the Business Licensing
By-law review
CARRIED as amended by the following Motions:
MOTION
Moved by Councillor K. Egli
Seconded by Councillor T. Tierney
WHEREAS
Recommendation 1 h) iii currently recommends that all accessible taxicab
drivers be required to provide accessible taxicab service in all areas of the
City of Ottawa for disabled persons who are registered with Para Transpo or
with a community support agency between the unregulated (rural) area and the
regulated area, and vice versa such that “the fare will be the amount shown on
the meter or $30.00, whichever is greater”; and
WHEREAS
the current wording of this recommendation needs further refinement to reflect
the municipality’s statutory requirements under Section 80 (1) (a) of the
regulations pursuant to the Accessibility
for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005;
THEREFORE
BE IT RESOLVED THAT Recommendation 1 h) iii be amended to delete the phrase, “or
$30.00, whichever is greater”.
CARRIED
MOTION
Moved by Councillor A. Hubley
Seconded by Councillor S. Blais
WHEREAS
Council wants to establish a level playing field for all current taxi plate
holders; and
WHEREAS
Council seeks to create a uniform and equitable structure for plate ownership
for all previously issued plates; and
WHEREAS
the Council may ultimately want to move toward a single transferable class of
taxi plate; and
WHEREAS
the plate owner may be able to transfer said plate on the open market at a
price dictated by the open market;
THEREFORE
BE IT RESOLVED THAT, given the growth of the City of Ottawa and the future
requirement for more taxis to service that growth, staff report back to Council
within six months on all possible options for restructuring taxi plate
fees, including options for capturing the market value of such plates for the
taxpayers of the City of Ottawa; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT Council direct that the Chief License
Inspector review options to determine how service demands could be met which
may include identifying mechanisms which would not allow for the transfer of
standard taxicab plates to occur unless such plates were made accessible.
CARRIED
Moved by Councillor P. Clark
Seconded by Councillor M. Fleury
THEREFORE BE IT
RESOLVED THAT staff investigate the potential for the City to obtain first
right of refusal to purchase licenses being transferred, this would be an
option to be exercised as funding is available with the objective that (over
time) the licenses would all be non-transferrable.
REFERRED by the following Motion:
MOTION
Moved by Councillor P. Hume
Seconded by Councillor M. McRae
THEREFORE BE IT
RESOLVED THAT the Clark/Fleury motion be referred to staff.
REFERRAL CARRIED
MOTION
Moved by Councillor E. El-Chantiry
Seconded by Councillor J. Harder
THEREFORE
BE IT RESOLVED THAT Recommedation 1.d) be replaced with
the following:
1.
d) That the 12 remaining accessible taxi plate holder
licenses that have not been issued, be offered to candidates in accordance with
the Accessible Priorities List and related processes provided under the Taxi
By-Law.
CARRIED
Directions to Staff
That in conjunction with the Hubley/Blais motion, staff be directed to investigate the following:
1) The possibility of requiring taxicab owners, when they are purchasing their next vehicle, to purchase accessible vehicles.
2) The possibility of having a commission paid to the City on the value of any transfer sale of a taxi license, e.g. if a taxi license is sold for $200,000, at 10% commission, the City would received $20,000 commission plus the license transfer fee.
That staff consider but not be limited to the following criteria when developing the refresher course outlined in 1.e) of the report: the number of consumer complaints against the drive, the years of driver experience as a taxi operator, and any and all Provincial Offences convictions.
4. WINTHROP COURT - GREEN SPACE PORTION OF THE
PROPERTY BEHIND FIRE STATION 22 AT 1397 RICHMOND ROAD BE DEDICATED AS A PARK COUR WINTHROP - D’ATTRIBUER
LA DÉSIGNATION DE PARC À L’ESPACE VERT SITUÉ DERRIÈRE LA CASERNE DE POMPIERS
NO 22, AU 1397, CHEMIN RICHMOND |
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council
approve that the green space portion of the property behind Fire Station 22 at
1397 Richmond Road be dedicated as a park.
CARRIED
FINANCE
AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE REPORT 19
1.
APPLYING
FINANCIAL PENALTIES TO CONTRACTS ISSUED BY OC TRANSPO INCLUSION DE PÉNALITÉS
FINANCIÈRES AUX CONTRATS ÉMIS PAR oc tRANSPO |
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council approve that contracts issued by OC Transpo include a
Liquidated Damages clause where the potential or actual consequences to it
would be significant from a financial or service delivery perspective for
failure to deliver on-time or to expected standards.
CARRIED
2.
2012 CITY OF OTTAWA
MUNICIPAL ACCESSIBILITY PLAN (COMAP) UPDATE REPORT MISE À JOUR DU RAPPORT SUR
LE PLAN D’ACCESSIBILITÉ MUNICIPAL DE LA VILLE D’OTTAWA (PAMVO) 2012 |
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS
That Council:
1. Receive for information the 2011-2012 City
of Ottawa Municipal Accessibility Plan (COMAP) report;
2. Approve the 2012-2016 City of Ottawa
Municipal Accessibility Plan as outlined in this report;
3. Approve the City of Ottawa Accessibility
Policy to replace the Standards for Accessible Customer Service policy;
4. Approve the Accessible Formats and
Communication Supports Procedures in lieu of the Multiple Formats Policy; and,
5. Approve the Accessibility Impacts Checklist
as outlined in this report.
CARRIED
3.
2011 YEAR END MFIPPA REPORT - SUMMARY RAPPORT DE FIN D'ANNÉE SUR L'APPLICATION DE LA LAIMPVP -
SOMMAIRE 2011 |
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council receive this report for information.
RECEIVED
4.
CONSERVATION AUTHORITIES -
2012 LEVIES PRÉLÈVEMENTS 2012 DES OFFICES DE PROTECTION DE LA NATURE |
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS
That Council approve the 2012 levies as presented in Document 1 for the
following:
1. Rideau
Valley Conservation Authority;
2. South
Nation Conservation Authority; and
3. Mississippi
Valley Conservation Authority.
CARRIED
5.
2012
BUDGETS AND SPECIAL LEVIES FOR BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT AREAS AND SPARKS STREET
MALL AUTHORITY BUDGETS DE 2012 POUR LES ZONE D’AMÉLIORATION
COMMERCIAL ET L’ADMINISTRATION DU MAIL DE LA RUE SPARKS |
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS
1.
That Council approve the 2012 budgets and
special levies, as presented in Document 1, for the following:
Bank Street
BIA
Barrhaven BIA
Bells Corners BIA
ByWard Market BIA
Carp BIA
Carp Road Corridor BIA
Glebe BIA
Manotick BIA
Orleans BIA
Preston BIA
Rideau BIA
Sparks Street BIA
Sparks Street Mall Authority
Somerset Village BIA
Somerset Chinatown BIA
Vanier BIA
Wellington West BIA
Westboro BIA
2.
That Council
enact the BIA levy by-laws and the Sparks Street Mall Authority by-law for the
BIAs and mall authority listed in Recommendation 1 once the 2012 tax ratios are
approved by Council.
CARRIED
6.
REPORT ON BUDGET EXPENSES
PURSUANT TO ONTaRIO REGULATION 284/09 Rapport
sur les dépenses budgétaires conformément au règlement de l’ONtario 284/09 |
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council receive this report for
information.
RECEIVED
7.
PUBLIC-PRIVATE
PARTNERSHIP FOR NEW ARENA FACILITY IN SHEFFORD PARK Partenariat pUBLIC-PRIVé pour un nouvel aréna au parc
SHEFFORD |
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council approve that staff
initiate a P3 Process for the financing, design, construction, operation and
maintenance of a multi-pad arena in Shefford Park as
described in this report.
CARRIED
8.
BROWNFIELDS PROPERTY TAX
ASSISTANCE/ REHABILITATION GRANT APPLICATION – UNITRIN DEVELOPMENTS Inc. AND
Triform DEVELOPMENTS INC. – 280 – 300 wEST HUNT CLUB ROAD (FILE NO.
F18-04-11-UNIT) demande
d’allègement de l’impôt foncier et de
subvention pour la remise en valeur des friches industrielles – Unitrin Developments Inc.
et Triform Developments Inc. –
280–300, rue HUNT CLUB OUEST (dossier no F18-04-11-UNIT) |
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS
That Council approve:
1. The Brownfields
Property Tax Assistance/Rehabilitation Grant Application submitted by Unitrin
Developments Inc. and Triform Developments Inc.,
owners of the property at 280-300 West Hunt Club Road, for a Brownfields Property Tax Assistance and Brownfields
Rehabilitation Grant not to exceed $4,579,511.00 payable as a property tax
rebate or equivalent to Unitrin Developments Inc. and Triform
Developments Inc. over a maximum of eight years subject to the establishment
of, and in accordance with, the terms and conditions of the Brownfields
Property Tax Assistance/Rehabilitation Grant Agreement;
2.
Delegation of
authority to the Deputy City Manager, Planning and Infrastructure, to execute a
Brownfields Property Tax Assistance/Rehabilitation
Grant Agreement with Unitrin Developments Inc. and Triform
Developments Inc. establishing the terms and conditions governing the payment
of the Brownfields Property Tax
Assistance/Rehabilitation Grant for 280-300 West Hunt Club Road to the
satisfaction of the Deputy City Manager, Planning and Infrastructure, the City
Clerk and Solicitor and the City Treasurer;
3.
An exemption for
the proposed redevelopment at 280-300 West Hunt Club Road from paying future
Municipal development charges up to a maximum of $2,029,651.00 under Section 7
of the South Urban Centre Stormwater Development
Charges By-law, 2009 in accordance with the Guideline for the Development
Charge Reduction Program due to Site Contamination approved by Council March
28, 2007 and included in the $4,579,511.00 grant request as outlined in
Recommendation 1 above;
4.
The enactment of
a property tax assistance by-law providing tax assistance for the property at
280-300 West Hunt Club Road in the form of conditional cancellation and/or
deferral of the increase in the taxes levied on the property for municipal
purposes under the provisions and requirements of Section 365.1, as amended, of
the Municipal Act with the amount not to exceed $4,579,511.00
subject to the terms and conditions of the Brownfields
Property Tax Assistance/Rehabilitation Grant Agreement; and
5.
Staff to apply
for matching property education tax assistance for the property at 280-300 West
Hunt Club Road under the Provincial Brownfields
Financial Tax Incentive Program or through any other replacement program
administered by the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing.
CARRIED
9.
RENOVATION OF 658.9m2
(7,092 SQUARE FEET) AT 255 CENTRUM BOULEVARD RÉNOVATION D’UNE SURFACE DE 658,9 m2 (7 092
PIEDS CARRÉS) AU 255, BOULEVARD CENTRUM |
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council approve a change in scope for the retrofit of the former Council Chambers / auditorium area and existing office space located within 255 Centrum Boulevard which was previously approved in Council Report ACS2010-CMR-REP-0028 and was specific to a lease with the Federal Government.
CARRIED
10.
Application
for APPROVAL TO EXPROPRIATE LANDS DEMANDE
D’APPROBATION D’EXPROPRIATION |
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS
That Council approve the application for
approval to expropriate lands pursuant to Section 4 of the Expropriations
Act, that are required to facilitate:
1.
The widening and construction of Trim Road,
between North Service Road and Innes Road;
2.
The widening and construction of St. Joseph
Boulevard/Old Montreal Road, between Highway 174 Ramp 45 and the Cardinal Creek
Bridge;
3.
The widening and construction of Tenth Line
Road, between Vanguard Drive and the South Urban Boundary;
4.
The widening and construction of Jockvale Road, between Paul Métivier
Drive and Cambrian Road;
5.
The construction of the intersection of
Eagleson Road and Fernbank Road; and
6. The
protection of a section of land required for Rapid Transit Network identified
on Official Plan Schedule D, being part of 855 Carling Avenue.
CARRIED
11.
DECLARATION OF SURPLUS -
ROMAN AVENUE PROPERTIES déclaration d’excédent –
propriétés de l’avenue roman |
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION AS AMENDED:
That Council
approve that the proceeds from the sale of the houses be deposited in West
Transitway Account #904688 to fund implementation of the interim transit
improvement measures approved by Council in report ACS2011-ICS-PGM-0178 in November 2011.
CARRIED
PLANNING
COMMITTEE REPORT 28
1.
DRAFT BILL 20, AN ACT TO
AMEND THE BUILDING CODE, 1992 PROJET DE LOI 20,
LOI MODIFIANT LA LOI DE 1992 SUR LE CODE DU BÂTIMENT |
That Council:
1.
Endorse the expression of concerns with respect to Bill 20
contained with the letter attached as Document 1 to this motion.
2.
Request the
Chair, Planning Committee forward this letter to the Standing Committee on
Social Policy.
CARRIED
ADDITIONAL
ITEM
MOTION REFERRED BY THE TRANSIT
COMMISSION MEETING FROM THEIR SPECIAL OF 11 APRIL 2012 – RATIFICATION OF
THE COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT WITH THE AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION LOCAL 279 |
WHEREAS the City of Ottawa (the City) and the
Amalgamated Transit Union, Local 279 (ATU 279) have committed to working
collaboratively to resolve issues of mutual concern in the workplace; and
WHEREAS this joint commitment resulted in a one-year
renewal of the collective agreement in October 2011 that was approved
unanimously by City Council and overwhelmingly supported by an 83% vote of the
ATU 279 membership; and
WHEREAS the City and ATU 279 committed to returning to
the bargaining table to negotiate a longer-term renewal of the collective
agreement; and
WHEREAS the collective agreement between the City and
the Amalgamated Transit Union, Local 279 (ATU 279) expired on March 31, 2012;
and
WHEREAS the bargaining teams for the City and the ATU
279 have been in negotiations since December 8, 2011, in an effort to conclude
a longer-term renewal of the collective agreement; and
WHEREAS the City and ATU 279 bargaining teams
concluded a tentative agreement on March 30, 2012, subject to ratification by
the ATU 279 membership and City Council; and
WHEREAS the ATU membership has ratified the tentative
agreement by a vote of 85%; and
WHEREAS the tentative agreement is affordable and fair
to taxpayers and our employees and serves to ensure continuous transit service
for passengers;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED That City Council, with the
Transit Commission’s endorsement, ratify the tentative agreement reached with
the ATU Local 279 and that the terms of the tentative agreement be made public.
CARRIED
Disposition of Items Approved by
Committees under Delegated Authority
That
Council receive the list of items approved by its Committees under Delegated
Authority, attached as Document 2.
RECEIVED
By-laws Three Readings
2012-100
A
by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2006-76 respecting fees and
charges for Ottawa Fire Services.
2012-101
A
by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2006-75 respecting fees and
charges for inspections and file searches by Ottawa Fire Services.
2012-102
A by-law of the City of Ottawa to designate certain lands at
300 to 316 Trailsedge Way (even only) and 724 to 754
Morningstar Way (even only) as being exempt from Part Lot Control.
2012-103
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.
2012-104
A
by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2003-527 respecting a schedule
of retention periods for certain records of the City of Ottawa.
2012-105
A
by-law of the City of Ottawa to change the name of rue Bréboeuf
Street (formerly Bréboeuf Street and Brébeuf Street) a municipal highway in the City of Ottawa,
to rue Brébeuf Street.
2012-106
A
by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2009-396 respecting fees and
charges for solid waste services.
2012-107
A
by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2003-500 respecting the water
surcharge and other water system charges.
2012-108
A
by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2003-514 respecting fees for
sewer use.
2012-109
A
by-law of the City of Ottawa respecting the delegation of authority to various
officers of the City and to repeal By-law No. 2011-28.
2012-110
A
by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2002-4 respecting antenna
systems.
2012-111
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 5582 Manotick Main Street.
2012-112
A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No.
2011-451 respecting planning fees for an application for municipal review of an
antenna system.
2012-113
A
by-law of the City of Ottawa to close the Lane adjacent to 630 Island Park
Drive.
CARRIED