11 February 2009
10:00 a.m.
AGENDA 60
1. Prayer
2.
National Anthem (Councillor
P. Feltmate)
3. Announcements/Ceremonial Activities
·
Presentation -
Governor General's Certificates of Commendation
4. State of the City Address – Mayor O’Brien
5. Roll Call
6. Confirmation of Minutes
Confirmation
of Minutes of the regular and In Camera meetings of 28 January 2009 and
the special and In Camera meeting of 24 January and the special meeting
30 January 2009.
7. Declarations
of pecuniary interest including those originally arising from prior meetings
8. Communications
·
Association of
Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) Alerts :
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Federal Budget
·
REMINDER:
February 6, 2009 deadline to respond to government's initial proposed AODA
Information and Communications Standard
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Minister
Extends Consultation Period on the Waste Diversion Act Review to April
1, 2009.
·
Federal
Government Announces New Infrastructure Funding.
·
Responses to Inquiries
·
Memorandum from the Deputy City
Manager, Infrastructure Services and Community Sustainability providing a
partial response to Inquiries 27-08 and 46-08 – Light Rail Project Indirect
Costs, and outlining the resources that would be required for a complete
response.
9. Regrets
Councillors
P. Hume (City Business) and G. Bédard (City Business) have advised they will be
absent from the Council meeting of 11 February 2009.
10. Motion to Introduce Committee Reports
(Councillors D. Deans and M.
Bellemare)
COMMUNITY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES COMMITTEE REPORT 35
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.
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.”
COMMUNITY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES COMMITTEE REPORT 35A
(IN CAMERA)
1. COMMEMORATIVE NAMING APPLICATION – PARK – IN CAMERA
- PERSONAL MATTERS ABOUT AN IDENTIFIABLE INDIVIDUAL REPORTING OUT DATE:
SUBSEQUENT TO COUNCIL APPROVAL |
To be dealt with In Camera
CORPORATE SERVICES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
REPORT 36
1. SALE
OF PROPERTY - 281-283 CRICHTON STREET |
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.
2. SALE OF PROPERTY –
293-295 CRICHTON STREET |
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.
3.
SINKING
FUND LEVIES |
That Council
receive this report for information.
4.
ACQUISITION OF FITZROY HARBOUR AND
BUCKHAM'S BAY BOAT LAUNCHES |
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.
5.
REQUEST FOR DEVELOPMENT
CHARGE EXEMPTIONs |
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.
PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE REPORT 45
1. DEMOLITION CONTROL - 2630 CARLING AVENUE |
Committee recommendation
That
Council approve the demolition of the building located at 2630 Carling Avenue.
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.
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.
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.
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.
TRANSIT COMMITTEE REPORT 22
1. ROLL-OUT OF Transit SERVICE – STAFF
PRESENTATION |
That Council approve the following:
1. All Regular December Passes
(includes adult and student available in monthly, annual or semester options)
be valid until March 31, 2009;
2. All Express December Passes
(includes Express/Rural Express, adult and student, senior and community) be
valid until April 30, 2009;
3. All Eco Pass holders (including
Regular and Express) will have 70 days of service without deductions after
resumption of service.
TRANSIT COMMITTEE REPORT 23
1. Strategies to
support the resumption of public transit |
That Council approve the following:
1. That travel on OC Transpo be
provided at no charge for the month of February to all users; and
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.
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE REPORT 25
1. WAIVER of ENCROACHMENT BY-LAW 2003-446 for 224
DALHOUSIE STREET |
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.
2. Waiver to the private
approach by-law 2003-447 for 52 hopewell avenue |
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.
3. Blackburn Hamlet Bypass - In-Service Road Safety Review |
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.
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE REPORT 25A (IN CAMERA)
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 |
To be
dealt with In Camera
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE REPORT 26
1. Integrated street furniture program – Project
Update and way forward |
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.
11. Motion to Adopt Reports
(Councillors D. Deans and M.
Bellemare)
12. Motions of Which Notice has Been Given
Previously
Moved
by Councillor R. Bloess
Seconded
by Councillor R. Jellett
WHEREAS the Provinces of Ontario and Quebec have indicated their
preferences for the next stage of the Interprovincial Crossings Study;
WHEREAS Council had a reconsideration of the inclusion of the Lower Duck
corridor slated for January 28, 2009;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council consider the new information and
affirm its position on the Lower Duck corridor.
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.
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.
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.
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.
13. Notices of Motion (For Consideration at Subsequent Meeting)
14. 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".
15. Notice of Intent from the City’s Meeting
Investigator to submit an investigation report for consideration at the 25
February 2009 Council meeting.
16. Motion to Introduce By-laws Three
Readings
(Councillors D. Deans and M.
Bellemare)
a)
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.
b) A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2007-452 respecting tax deferral program fees.
c) 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.
d) A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2005-439 regulating permanent signs on private property.
e)
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.
f) 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).
g) 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.
h)
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
i) 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).
j) A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2003-499 respecting Fire Routes.
k) A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2001-15 to appoint Inspectors in respect of Fire Prevention Matters.
l) 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.
m) 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.
n) 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.
o) 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.
p) A by-law of the City of Ottawa to designate Trim Road Inc, Phase 3 (Notting Hill) at 2200 Trim Road, being Blocks 241, 242, 243, 244, 249, 335 and all of Block 250, Plan 4M-1313, save and except Parts 1 to 11 on Plan 4R-22629 and Parts 1 to 18 on Plan 4R-23105, as being exempt from Part Lot Control
17. Confirmation By-law (Councillors D. Deans and M. Bellemare)
18. Inquiries
19. Adjournment (Councillors D. Deans and M. Bellemare)
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