Planning Advisory Committee

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Members

Architect member:

  • Changhong Sun

Landscape Architect member:

  • Zachary Hunter

Professional planner member:

  • Busingye Nurudin

Members residing in the Rural Area of Ottawa:

  • Josiane Roberds
  • Francois Rivest

Members residing inside the Greenbelt:

  • Alexus Ball
  • Anna Lenk

Members residing within the Urban Area outside of the Greenbelt:

  • Jason Huang
  • Colin White

Nominees:

  • Carolyn Mackenzie (Federation of Citizens’ Associations of Ottawa)
  • Jason Burggraaf (Greater Ottawa Homebuilders’ Association)
  • Dean Karakasis (BOMA Ottawa)

Councillor Liaison (non-voting)

  1. Councillor Jeff Leiper

Mandate

The mandate of the Planning Advisory Committee is to advise Ottawa City Council on planning matters, specifically with respect to the annual work plan of the Planning, Real Estate and Economic Development Department and such other matters as Planning and Housing Committee, Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee or Council may specify. The Planning Advisory Committee may also provide advice related to staff-initiated items such as City-wide policies and plans.

Responsibilities

The Planning Advisory Committee is responsible for providing advice to Ottawa City Council on issues pertaining to:

  • The annual work plan of the Planning, Real Estate and Economic Development department as it relates to planning matters
  • Such other planning matters as may be referred by the Planning and Housing Committee, Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee or Council to the Planning Advisory Committee

The Planning Advisory Committee will be available as a resource to staff, providing input on matters being pursued to achieve Council’s strategic priorities.

Composition

The Planning Advisory Committee shall be organized as follows:

  • Two residents, appointed by Council, residing in the Rural Area of Ottawa
  • Two residents, appointed by Council, residing inside the Greenbelt
  • Two residents, appointed by Council, residing within the Urban Area but outside of the Greenbelt
  • A representative nominated by the Federation of Citizens’ Associations of Ottawa
  • A representative nominated by the Greater Ottawa Homebuilders’ Association
  • A representative nominated by the Building Owners and Managers Association
  • A practicing architect and member of the Ontario Association of Architects
  • A practicing landscape architect and member of the Ontario Association of Landscape Architects
  • A practicing professional planner and member of the Ontario Professional Planners Institute

The membership shall also include one Member of Council in a liaison capacity.
All members shall be appointed by Council.

Reporting Relationship

The Planning Advisory Committee shall report through the Planning and Housing Committee and the Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee to Council; however, it may also report to another Standing Committee where appropriate, depending on the issue.

Frequency of Meetings

The Planning Advisory Committee shall meet no less than twice per year:

  1. once to present the Planning, Real Estate and Economic Development Department annual work plan for comment, and any other business arising
  2. once to review the progress against the annual work plan, and any other business arising

Other

The meetings of the Planning Advisory Committee shall be open to the public in accordance with open meeting provisions in the Municipal Act, 2001.

Meetings, agendas and minutes

Meeting agendas, minutes and videos for City Council, its committees and select local boards can be accessed through the City’s agendas and minutes web portal. 

See using the City’s Agendas and minutes web portal for more information.

The following is available through the portal:

  • Meeting schedules
  • Agendas
  • Minutes
  • Meeting documentation
  • Live streams
  • Meeting recordings for meetings held on or after June 27, 2022

Live meeting streams and archived meeting videos continue to be available on the Ottawa City Council YouTube Channel. More information is available in the Watch or listen to Council and committee meetings article.

Meeting documentation from January 2001 to June 2012 can be accessed through the legacy agendas and minutes application.

If at any time you are unable to find a document or access the links above, please send an email to Committees@ottawa.ca.