OTTAWA CITY COUNCIL
11 February 2009
ANDREW S. HAYDON HALL
10:00 a.m.
DISPOSITION 60
Committee Reports
COMMUNITY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES COMMITTEE REPORT 35
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1. OTTAWA COMMUNITY HOUSING CORPORATION
OPERATING AGREEMENT |
Committee Recommendation
That Council approve the proposed Operating Agreement between Ottawa
Community Housing Corporation (OCHC) and the City of Ottawa, attached as
Document 1, which defines a funding formula for the OCHC Public Housing and
redefines the funding formula for the OCHC Section 95 Municipal Non-Profit
Housing.
CARRIED
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2. NAMING OF PIONEER PLAINS PARK - STITTSVILLE |
Committee Recommendation
That
Council approve the area of land commonly known as the Jackson Trails Park,
located at 1018 Main Street in Stittsville, be officially named “Pioneer Plains
Park.”
CARRIED
COMMUNITY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES COMMITTEE REPORT 35A
(IN CAMERA)
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1. COMMEMORATIVE NAMING APPLICATION – PARK – IN CAMERA
- PERSONAL MATTERS ABOUT AN IDENTIFIABLE INDIVIDUAL REPORTING OUT DATE:
SUBSEQUENT TO COUNCIL APPROVAL |
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council approve the commemorative naming proposal to name the area located at 1902 Scott Street Heather Crowe Park.
CARRIED
CORPORATE SERVICES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
REPORT 36
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1. SALE
OF PROPERTY - 281-283 CRICHTON STREET |
Committee RecommendationS AS AMENDED
That Council:
1.
Declare the property
municipally known as 281-283 Crichton Street and shown hatched on Annex “A”
attached, containing approximately 192.0 m2 (2066.73 square
feet), subject to final survey, legally described as Lot 10, Registered Plan
111296 being all of PIN 04218-0311, in the City of Ottawa, as surplus to the
City’s needs;
2.
Approve the sale of the
property detailed in Recommendation 1, subject to any easements that may be
required, to Albert Nicholas Hock, Robyn Brown and Mark Shelford, for the
amount of $385,000 plus GST, if applicable, pursuant to an Agreement of
Purchase and Sale that has been received; and
3. That the funds generated from the sale of
these lands be held in reserve pending a review of the City’s Housing First
Policy.
CARRIED as amended by the following Motion:
MOTION
Moved by Councillor J. Legendre
Seconded by Councillor M. McRae
That the Housing First Policy Review come to Council for decision prior
to the end of 2009.
CARRIED
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2. SALE OF PROPERTY –
293-295 CRICHTON STREET |
Committee RecommendationS AS AMENDED
That Council:
1
Declare the property
municipally known as 293-295 Crichton Street and shown hatched on Annex “A”
attached, containing approximately 196.0 m2 (2109.79 square
feet), subject to final survey, legally described as Lot 13, Registered Plan
111296 being all of PIN 04218-0316, in the City of Ottawa, as surplus to the
City’s needs;
2
Approve the sale of the
property detailed in Recommendation 1, subject to any easements that may be
required, to Ramin Yazdani, in Trust, for the amount of $380,000 plus GST, if
applicable, pursuant to an Agreement of Purchase and Sale that has been
received; and
3
That the funds generated
from the sale of these lands be held in reserve subject to a review of the
City’s Housing First Policy.
CARRIED as amended by the following motion:
MOTION
Moved by Councillor J. Legendre
Seconded by Councillor M. McRae
That the Housing First Policy Review come to Council for decision prior
to the end of 2009.
CARRIED
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3.
SINKING
FUND LEVIES |
Committee Recommendation
That Council
receive this report for information.
RECEIVED
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4.
ACQUISITION OF FITZROY HARBOUR AND
BUCKHAM'S BAY BOAT LAUNCHES |
Recommendations FROM THE AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS
COMMITTEE AND THE CORPORATE SERVICES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
That Council approve:
1.
That the Deputy City Manager of City Operations be authorized to
negotiate an agreement for the acquisition of the Fitzroy Harbour and Buckham's
Bay Boat Launches subject to:
(a)
Payment of $1 to the Federal Government;
(b)
Federal investment of $240,000 to undertake the replacement of the
existing facilities with new boat ramps and wharves;
(c)
The settlement of any outstanding land claims with respect to the
two properties;
(d)
Assumption of ongoing maintenance and lifecycle costs estimated at
$13,300 per year; and
(e)
City investment of $30,000 plus associated annual maintenance costs of
$3,500 to improve the Fitzroy Harbour access road; and
2.
That Real Estate
Services be authorized to proceed with the acquisition, and report back to the
appropriate Standing Committee and Council for final approval.
CARRIED
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5.
REQUEST FOR DEVELOPMENT
CHARGE EXEMPTIONs |
Committee Recommendation
That Council resolve to
exempt both the Kanata Montessori School (355 Michael Cowpland Drive) and the
Ottawa Christian School (255 Tartan Drive) from development charges under
Section 7(s) of the Development Charges By-law 2004-298 as development is
occurring on land owned by non-profit corporations.
CARRIED
PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE REPORT 45
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1. DEMOLITION CONTROL - 2630 CARLING AVENUE |
Committee recommendation
That
Council approve the demolition of the building located at 2630 Carling Avenue.
CARRIED
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2. ZONING
- 1426 SCOTT STREET |
Committee recommendations as
amended
(This application is subject to Bill 51)
That Council
approve:
1. An amendment to Zoning By-law 2008-250
to rezone 1426 Scott Street from the General Mixed Use GM[127]F(1.0)H(13.5)
Zone to a General Mixed Use GM[xxxx] F(1.0) H(13.5) zone to maintain the
provisions of the existing zone and to permit a parking lot for a temporary
period, as shown in Document 1 and detailed in Document 2.
2. That the by-law to implement
Recommendation 1 not be enacted until such time as a Site Plan application for
the parking lot is submitted and approved with an agreement entered into or a
letter of undertaking provided.
3. That approval of the temporary zoning
set out in Recommendation 1 be null and void if the requirements of
Recommendation 2 have not been satisfied within six months of approval.
4. That
the by-law not come forward until the building is demolished.
CARRIED
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3. ZONING - 3530 AND PART OF 3538 JOCKVALE ROAD |
Committee recommendation
(This
application is subject to Bill 51)
That Council approve
an amendment to Zoning By-law 2008-250 to change the zoning of 3530 and part of
3538 Jockvale Road from DR (Development Reserve Zone) and R3Z [1435]-h
(Residential Third Density Subzone Z, Exception 1435, Holding) to R1Z [664]
(Residential First Density Subzone Z, Exception 664), R3Z [xxxx] (Residential
Third Density Subzone Z, Exception xxxx), and R4Z [xxxy] (Residential Fourth
Density Subzone Z, Exception xxxy), as shown in Document 1 and as detailed in
Document 2.
CARRIED
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4. SIGN
BY-LAW MINOR VARIANCE - 70 STONEHAVEN DRIVE |
Committee recommendation
That
Council approve a variance to Sign By-law 2005-439, to permit an illuminated
ground sign within a residential zone with a height of 2.6 metres and with an
area of three square metres, as detailed in Document 2, for the retirement home
at 70 Stonehaven Drive.
CARRIED
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5. SIGN BY-LAW MINOR VARIANCE - 1194 CARP ROAD |
Committee recommendation
That Council approve the application to vary Sign By-law 2005-439, to permit a non-illuminated ground sign within a residential zone with a height of 2.6 metres, an area of 2.1 square metres located no closer than 0.3 metres from the front lot line, for the commercial use at 1194 Carp Road.
CARRIED
TRANSIT COMMITTEE REPORT 22
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1. ROLL-OUT OF Transit SERVICE – STAFF
PRESENTATION |
MOTION
Moved by Councillor G. Hunter
Seconded by Councillor B. Monette
WHEREAS
Transit pass users did not receive full service in the month of December 2008
and that service is to be provided free of charge between February 9th
and February 13, and that weekends are free of charge.
WHEREAS
December passes are valid until February 28, 2009.
WHEREAS the last date to
exercise refunds for December (regular and express) monthly passes is February
15, 2009.
THEREFORE BE
IT RESOLVED THAT Council approve the following:
1.
That December regular pass
holders may purchase March passes for 40% of the regular price
2.
That December Express pass
holders may purchase April and May Express passes at regular fare;
3.
That the Ecopass payroll
deduction holiday be equivalent to the provisions of items 1 and 2;
4.
Regular cash and ticket fares
be reduced by 50% for the month of February;
5.
That the General Manager,
Transit Services be authorized to develop further incentives to promote transit
ridership to a total upset limit of $10M
CARRIED
MOTION
Moved by Councillor D. Holmes
Seconded by Councillor J. Legendre
That the
following recommendation be added.
That staff be
directed to bring forward adjustments to the Transit Budget reflecting the
costs of any Council-approved mitigation measures on the basis that there will
be no net change to the Transit Levy as established in the approved 2009 Budget
or resulting in tax increases of any kind.
CARRIED
TRANSIT COMMITTEE REPORT 23
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1. Strategies to
support the resumption of public transit |
COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATIONS AS AMENDED
That Council approve the following:
2. That
residents who received refunds for their December bus passes be given the
opportunity (with receipts) to buy back their December pass for use under the
new rules.
CARRIED
MOTION
Moved by Councillor D. Deans
Seconded by Councillor J. Legendre
BE IT
RESOLVED that the 2009 interim tax due date be changed to March 30th,
2009 and that a report be brought to the Corporate Services and Economic
Development Committee meeting of February 17th to establish the
dates and rates in a By-law;
CARRIED
MOTION
Moved by Councillor M. Wilkinson
Seconded by Councillor S. Desroches
WHEREAS limited bus
service commenced on the 9th of February;
AND WHEREAS some
routes have 100% of former service provided, some have partial service
excluding peak hours and some have no service at all;
AND WHEREAS in
providing service to the public the principle of fairness and equity in
providing service is of paramount importance for all city services;
AND WHEREAS where
frequent service is provided on routes other than the 90 series many buses are
not running full;
AND WHEREAS using
local routes to take people to the transitway does not provide an early enough
service for those who need to get to work for 7 am;
AND WHEREAS some
buses are leaving the garage after 7:30 am and could provide an early Express
service prior to going to their selected route;
THEREFORE
BE IT RESOLVED that OC Transpo review the ridership on routes, other than the
90 series buses, that have been fully serviced to determine if some buses could
be removed from regular routes and redeployed to routes which presently have no
service;
And
FURTHER that staff investigate the possibility of providing early morning
express service through deploying buses earlier in the morning until such time as
sufficient buses are available to provide full pre-strike service;
And
FURTHER that staff report on the results of these investigations to Transit
Committee and Council as soon as possible.
CARRIED
MOTION
Moved by Councillor D. Holmes
Seconded by Councillor P. Feltmate
WHEREAS the
recent transit service disruption has impacted many members of the community
who have limited financial means
AND WHEREAS OC Transpo currently provides approximately 27,000 free
tickets per month for distribution by community resource centres
BE IT
THEREFORE RESOLVED that Council approves $50,000 from the Transit Reserve Fund
to allow the distribution of an additional approximately 50,000 free tickets in
the month of February.
LOST but subject to RECONSIDERATION at the 25
February 2009 Council meeting.
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE REPORT 25
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1. WAIVER of ENCROACHMENT BY-LAW 2003-446 for 224
DALHOUSIE STREET |
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council approve the waiver of Section
3(2) of the Encroachment By-law 2003-446 to permit a raised platform to remain
as a permanent surface encroachment on the Guigues Avenue road allowance at 224
Dalhousie Street.
CARRIED
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2. Waiver to the private
approach by-law 2003-447 for 52 hopewell avenue |
COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATION
That Council approve the waiver of Section
26(c) of the Private Approach By-Law 2003-447 to reduce the minimum distance
between a driveway and an intersection to 5.3 metres from 6 metres at 52
Hopewell Avenue.
CARRIED
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3. Blackburn Hamlet Bypass - In-Service Road Safety
Review |
COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATIONS
That Council approve the following:
1. That
staff finalize the implementation of all of the low, medium and high cost
strategies identified in the report;
2. That
staff undertake the preliminary design for median and side ditch improvements
in 2009 as outlined in this report; and
3. That
the funding required to undertake the safety improvements for the medians and
side ditches be included in the draft 2010 budget.
CARRIED
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE REPORT 25A (IN CAMERA)
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1. ROADS AND CYCLING advisory committee – appointment
TO A DEDICATED SEAT (IN CAMERA – PERSONAL MATTER ABOUT AN IDENTIFIABLE
INDIVIDUAL) REPORTING OUT
DATE: UPON COUNCIL APPROVAL |
committee recommendation
That Council approve the following appointment to the
Roads and Cycling Advisory Committee, term to expire 30 April 2009:
·
Mr. Ronald Graves, as the
representative of the Kanata Nepean Bicycle Club (KNBC)
CARRIED
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE REPORT 26
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1. Integrated street furniture program – Project
Update and way forward |
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS AS
AMENDED
That Council:
1. Receive the results
of best practice research and public consultation;
2. Approve the Integrated Street Furniture
Program (ISFP) guiding principles as prioritized in this report and as set out
in Document 4;
3. Approve the street furniture elements
to be included in the ISFP as described in this report;
4. Approve the
advertising based funding model upon which the ISFP will operate;
5. Approve the ISFP advertising permissions, controls and
exclusivity as detailed in this report, as amended by the following:
a. by continuing the consideration of advertising on litter/receptacles and benches.
b. by
continuing a provision for local business advertisers.
6. Direct staff to work with existing street furniture
providers to negotiate a one-year extension to the existing contracts to July
2011; and
7. Direct staff to return to Council prior to the release of
the Request for Proposal (RFP) with the final Policy, Design and Placement
Guidelines for the ISFP, the overall RFP strategy, and recommendations on
litter/recycling collection.
8. That the bicycle parking program component be removed from the Integrated Street Furniture Program.
CARRIED
Motions of Which Notice has
Been Given Previously
MOTION
Moved
by Councillor R. Bloess
Seconded
by Councillor R. Jellett
WHEREAS three
significant studies to date have shown Kettle Island as the best location for a
bridge between Ottawa and Gatineau; and
WHEREAS Phase
2 of the Interprovincial Crossings study will refine the technically preferred
alternative identified in Phase 1 and carry out a detailed Environmental
Assessment of alternatives; and
WHEREAS the
consulting team of ROCHE-NCE have
identified that Kettle Island should be the focus of the next stage of the
Interprovincial Crossings Study;
THEREFORE BE
IT RESOLVED THAT Council does not support the inclusion of the Lower Duck
corridor in the next study phase.
CARRIED but subject to RECONSIDERATION at the Council meeting of 25 February 2009.
MOTION
Moved
by Councillor M. Bellemare
Seconded
by Councillor D. Deans
WHEREAS in February 1999 the interprovincial
transportation study commissioned by the National Capital Commission, the Regional
Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton, and the Communauté urbaine de l'Outaouais
concluded that "it would be appropriate to consider a new approach to
solving the gradual deterioration of traffic conditions in the NCR [National Capital Region]", that "this approach would
consist of developing a ring road around the NCR territory", and that the
"route of the ring road would initially comprise roads and highways
surrounding the area (existing or planned in the short term) and two new
interprovincial links; one in the east in the Orléans/Masson-Angers corridor,
and the other in the west, possibly in the Kanata/Aylmer corridor";
AND WHEREAS In
June 2007 the Mayor of Ottawa's Task Force on Transportation came to the same
conclusion and called for the construction of a ring road tied to a new bridge
over the Ottawa River.
AND WHEREAS the environmental organization Ottawa
Riverkeeper recently announced that the best place for a new bridge would be
between Cumberland and Masson-Angers, and in particular, that "a crossing
at Cumberland/Masson would have the least impact on the river and a crossing at
Lower Duck Island would likely have the greatest impact on the river";
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Cumberland-Masson-Angers
corridor be protected and included in Phase 2 for evaluation.
LOST
MOTION
Moved
by Councillor J. Legendre
Seconded
by Councillor G. Bédard
That Council support the positions of the
Province of Ontario and the Province of Quebec in the matter of the
Interprovincial River Crossing Environmental Assessment.
RULED
OUT OF ORDER
MOTION
Moved
by Councillor S. Qadri
Seconded
by Councillor D. Thompson
WHEREAS the
development approvals for the Westwood Community provide for a park with a
soccer field and other facilities;
AND WHEREAS
this requirement was explicitly identified in the drawings referred to in the
registered subdivision agreement;
AND WHEREAS
the plan of subdivision containing the park was registered in 2005;
AND WHEREAS
the park has not yet been constructed;
AND WHEREAS
extensive discussions have taken place with the developers with respect to
having the park constructed;
AND WHEREAS
prior to and at a public meeting of the community in November, 2008 it was held
out that the construction work would take place over the period between
December, 2008 and May, 2009;
AND WHEREAS
an agreement was drafted to incorporate this timing but this agreement has not
been signed by the developers;
AND WHEREAS
Planning and Environment Committee, pursuant to delegated authority, approved on
27 January 2009 the imposition on the next phase of the Westwood Community a
condition of draft plan approval to requirement the terms of the agreement be
adhered to;
AND WHEREAS,
regardless of the timing of the registration of Phase 3, the community is
entitled to have Coyote Run Park constructed now;
THEREFORE
BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council approve that:
1.
the City cash $150,000 of the
existing letter of credit;
2.
$450,000 in interim funding be
made available to the City Operations Department to permit the construction of
Coyote Run Park;
3.
The developers of phase 3 of
Westwood be required to repay the cost of the construction of Coyote Run Park
no later than the registration of Phase 3; and
4.
That the provisions of the
Notice By-law relating to the notice of amendments to the Budget be waived.
DEFERRED by the following Motion:
MOTION
Moved
by Councillor S. Qadri
Seconded
by Councillor D. Thompson
That the Qadri/Thompson motion be deferred to the Council meeting of 25
February 2009.
DEFERRAL
CARRIED
MOTION
Moved
by Councillor A. Cullen
Seconded
by Councillor G. Bédard
WHEREAS on
January 15, 2009 Council established a Sub Committee of Transit Committee to
work with staff on a Return to Transit Recovery Program;
AND WHEREAS Council provided a
list of initiatives to be considered by Transit Committee and Council as part
of the Return to Transit Recovery Program;
AND WHEREAS
the Return to Transit Recovery Program will consist of both immediate actions
and a longer-term strategy to rebuild ridership and ensure customers are
compensated for lost service;
AND WHEREAS
decisions respecting immediate actions are needed to facilitate immediate
implementation at the end of the strike;
THEREFORE
BE IT RESOLVED that City Council delegate authority to Transit Committee to
make decisions regarding the implementation plan for those immediate actions
that are not related to fares or the transit levy, as long as they are within
the Council-approved budget for Transit Services after incorporating any
anticipated financial impacts from the strike.
WITHDRAWN
Motions (Requiring
Suspension of the Rules of Procedure)
MOTION
Moved by Councillor J. Harder
Seconded by Councillor D. Holmes
That the Rules of Procedure be waived to
consider the following:
WHEREAS the
current Development Charges Bylaw, and 17 area specific stormwater and drainage system bylaws, are set to expire in July 2009; and
WHEREAS there
are four (4) key issues that City Council must consider prior to approving a
new Development Charges Bylaw; and
WHEREAS the
current Terms of Reference of the Corporate Services and Economic Development
Committee (“CSEDC”) provides that CSEDC is responsible for holding public
meetings or hearings required by provincial legislation, unless otherwise
delegated, and monitoring all matters connected with expenditure, revenue and
investment; and
WHEREAS Council has been moving towards a
process where the Standing Committee responsible for a policy area is also
responsible for approving financial matters related to expenditure, revenue and
investment, which is in keeping with the direction of forthcoming
recommendations stemming from the Mid-term Governance Review; and
WHEREAS the Development Charges Bylaw is
directly related to the Official Plan and is important in terms of influencing
development;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Planning
and Environment Committee be delegated the responsibility for holding public
meetings and providing recommendations to Council with respect to the enactment
of the new development charges by-laws resulting from the requirement for the
five year review pursuant to the Development Charges Act.
CARRIED
MOTION
Moved by Councillor M. McRae
Seconded by Councillor J. Harder
That the
Rules of Procedure be suspended to consider and approve the following motion:
WHEREAS on
November 26, 2008, Council voted to adopt a new Transportation Master Plan to
include Light Rail Transit (LRT) between Blair and Baseline stations and the
construction of a Light Rail Tunnel through the downtown of the City;
AND WHEREAS
the Federal Government has pledged a total of approximately 33 billion dollars
through its Building Canada Plan initiative to fund infrastructure throughout
Canada, and the Province of Ontario is also a funding partner for new
infrastructure;
AND WHEREAS
the City of Ottawa intends to pursue funding for various infrastructure
projects, including those related to transit, at both the Provincial and
Federal Government levels.
AND WHEREAS
Legal Services staff anticipate that, in light of the current LRT-related
litigation, the Federal and Provincial Governments may, as part of their due
diligence, have questions about any potential exposure to liability should they
agree to fund any infrastructure projects, including those related to transit;
AND WHEREAS
the City Solicitor previously obtained a confidential opinion letter from the
law firm of Borden Ladner Gervais dated November 5, 2008 concluding that any
Government funding of the City’s LRT project is unlikely to result in an
exposure to any special liability should the Government become involved in the
funding of the City’s future LRT project for the City arising from the current
LRT litigation;
AND
WHEREAS the City Solicitor wishes to provide the letter to the federal and
provincial governments and/or their Legal Counsel with a copy of the opinion
letter received from Borden Ladner Gervais, on a confidential basis, to address
any liability concerns that may be raised;
AND WHEREAS
the opinion letter provided by Borden Ladner Gervais is subject to
Solicitor-Client privilege and cannot be released to another level of
government unless Council agrees to waive Solicitor-Client privilege over the
letter;
THEREFORE BE
IT RESOLVED THAT City Council agrees to waive Solicitor-Client privilege over
the letter of opinion received from Borden Ladner Gervais and directs the City
Solicitor to forward a copy of the letter to a requesting government agency
and/or its Legal Counsel with strict instructions that the government agency
and/or its Legal Counsel keep the content of the letter confidential and are
not to release the letter to any person or persons without the City’s express
written consent.
CARRIED
Notices of Motion (For
Consideration at Subsequent Meeting)
MOTION
Moved by Councillor R. Bloess
Seconded by Councillor B. Monette
WHEREAS, 2010 marks the 150th anniversary of
the founding of the St-Joseph d’Orléans parish; and
WHEREAS, celebrating Orléans’ 150th
anniversary is one way of recognizing the founding of one of the first
Francophone villages east of Bytown, the capital of Canada, which is now
Ottawa; and
WHEREAS, the City of Ottawa will be taking
part in the celebrations under the theme Proud
of our past, celebrating the present and preparing the future to recognize
the contribution of community pioneers and builders in the development of the
Orléans area; and
WHEREAS, the celebrations of Orléans’ 150th
anniversary will feature activities commemorating its history and promoting a
community that has managed to retain its language and culture, with the desire
that this Francophone identity will be passed on to future generations; and
WHEREAS, the celebrations of Orléans’ 150th
anniversary will create a feeling of belonging to this very vibrant community;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City of
Ottawa proclaims the year 2010 as the Year Marking Orléans’ 150th
anniversary.
MOTION
Moved by Councillor M. McRae
Seconded by Councillor C. Leadman
WHEREAS the City delivers hundreds of services
that are important to the lives of the citizens of Ottawa; and
WHEREAS there will inevitably be occasions when
unanticipated events occur that raise public concern; and
WHEREAS elected representatives are contacted
directly by residents to voice their concerns and ask questions; and
WHEREAS the local media are an effective tool
to communicate quickly with a large number of citizens;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that City staff be
directed to hold timely Councillor and media briefings as a primary tool for
getting accurate information out to citizens as quickly as possible when
unanticipated issues of significant public concern arise.
MOTION
Moved by Councillor C. Doucet
Seconded by Councillor C. Leadman
WHEREAS the
Ottawa River is the largest and most important supply of drinking water for Eastern
Ontario and West Quebec municipalities;
WHEREAS the
Ottawa River follows the provincial boundary between Quebec and Ontario;
WHEREAS
Ontario has established source water protection for all municipalities in
Ontario with the authority to prepare source water protection plans for those
municipalities;
WHEREAS the
source water protection plans developed under Ontario’s authority to protect
clean drinking water from the Ottawa River will not address source water
protection on a watershed basis;
WHEREAS
taking a piecemeal approach to source protection for communities along the
Ottawa River will not satisfy the intent of the Walkerton Inquiry
recommendations to protect source drinking water on a watershed basis;
WHEREAS,
without source water programs being in place on both sides of the
River, the
efforts to ensure that our mutual interest in maintaining clean drinking water
cannot be met;
BE IT
RESOLVED that the City of Ottawa petition the Federal, Ontario and Quebec
governments for a source water protection plan for the Ottawa River including
all municipalities on both sides of the river for recommendations to protect
the public;
BE IT FURTHER
RESOLVED that given the urgency of this matter, that timetable be established
with deadlines for responses from all levels of government with an objective of
May 31, 2009.
MOTION
Moved by Councillor D. Deans
Seconded by Councillor P. Feltmate
WHEREAS in
1908 the first Women’s Day was held in the United States, accompanied by large
demonstrations in which women demanded political and economic rights, as well
as the right to vote;
AND WHEREAS
in 1910 women delegates from around the world met in Copenhagen to propose that
Women’s Day become an internationally recognized event;
AND WHEREAS
the first International Women’s Day was held in 1911;
AND WHEREAS
in 1997, the United Nations officially called for all countries to mark a day
for the recognition of women’s equality;
THEREFORE BE
IT RESOLVED THAT Ottawa City Council declare March 8, 2009, to be International
Women’s Day in the City of Ottawa.
Notices
Notice of Intent from the City Auditor General to
Table at the 25 February 2009 Council meeting, a report entitled "Office
of the Auditor General – Tabling of the 2008 Audit Reports – Volume 1".
Notice of Intent from the City’s Meeting
Investigator to submit an investigation report for consideration at the 25
February 2009 Council meeting.
By-laws Three
Readings
2009- 44
A by-law of the
City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2003-500 regarding certain service charges
related to the municipal water supply.
2009- 45 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2007-452 respecting tax deferral program fees.
2009- 46 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to impose special annual drainage rates upon land in respect of which money is borrowed under the Tile Drainage Act.
2009- 47 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2005-439 regulating permanent signs on private property.
2009- 48
A by-law of the City of Ottawa to
amend By-law No. 2003-69 respecting compliance reports and associated fees in
the Development Services Department.
2009- 49 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to change the name of a municipal highway in the City of Ottawa (Goulbourn Forced Road to Didsbury Road).
2009- 50 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to designate 87, 89, 91, 93, 95, 97, 99, 101, 103, 105, 107 and 109 Bandelier Way, as being exempt from Part Lot Control and to repeal By-law No. 2009-15.
2009- 51
A by-law of the
City of Ottawa to designate 750, 752, 754, 756, 758, 760, 762, 764, 766, 768, 770, 772, 774,
776, 778, 780, 782, 784, 786, 788, 790 and 792 Fletcher Circle, as being exempt
from Part Lot Control and to repeal By-law No. 2008-442
2009- 52 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to designate Part of Lot 78 on Plan 4M-1318, being Parts 1 and 2 on Reference Plan 4R-23311, as being exempt from Part Lot Control and to repeal By-law No. 2008-441 (Lucinda Crescent).
2009- 53 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2003-499 respecting Fire Routes.
2009- 54 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2001-15 to appoint Inspectors in respect of Fire Prevention Matters.
2009- 55 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.
2009- 56 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2007-338 to appoint Municipal Law Enforcement Officers in the Transit Services Branch of the Infrastructure Services and Community Sustainability Department.
2009- 57 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2008-250 of the City of Ottawa to change the zoning for the property known municipally as 3530 and part of 3538 Jockvale Road.
2009- 58 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2008-504 respecting Committee of Adjustment fees and to repeal By-law No. 2009-3.
2009- 59 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to designate Trim Road Inc, Phase 3 (Notting Hill) at 2200 Trim Road, as being exempt from Part Lot Control.
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