City Council

That the report from the Deputy City Treasurer, Corporate Finance, entitled “City Debenture Issuance”; the report from the Selection Panel, Planning Advisory Committee, entitled “Planning Advisory Committee – Appointment”; Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee Report 5; Audit Committee Report 4; Standing Committee on Environmental Protection, Water and Waste Management Report 4; Planning Committee Report 10; and the report from the City Clerk and Solicitor entitled “ Summary of Oral and Written Public Submissions for Items Subject to the Planning Act ‘Explanation Requirements’ at the City Council Meeting of June 26, 2019 ”; be received and considered. T hat the Rules of Procedure be suspended to receive and consider Finance and Economic Development Committee Report 6, including any recommendations rising from the Committee’s meeting of July 10, 2019; and That that the petition listed on the Agenda, with respect to Brantwood Park, be received.

WHEREAS the report ASC2019-PIE-EDP-0040, Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment - 16 and 20 Hamilton Avenue North, proposes to allow two additional stories, a height of 27.5 metres, and a reduced communal amenity area; and WHEREAS Document 2 contains the details of the recommend Official Plan Amendment; and WHEREAS Part A – The Preamble details a setback at the seventh and eight storey of 9m and a mirrored width of 36m; and WHEREAS the most recent renderings of the development have a setback at the seventh and eight storey of 8 m and mirrored width of 34.3 m; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Document 2 – Details of Recommended Official Plan Amendment be revised by replacing the text, “The seventh and eighth storey will be setback 9.0 metres from the front property line, which, if mirrored to the other side of the street, would represent a width of 36.3 metres” with the text, “The seventh and eighth storey will be setback 8.0 metres from the front property line, which, if mirrored to the other side of the street, would represent a width of 34.3 metres.”; AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that pursuant to the Planning Act , Subsection 34(17) no further notice be given.

WHEREAS at its meeting of June 27, 2018, Council adopted the following recommendation in respect of the redevelopment of the Chateau Laurier at 1 Rideau Street: That Council: 1. approve the application to alter the Château Laurier, 1 Rideau Street, a property designated under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act , based on plans received on May 9 and 30, 2018, on the condition that staff be directed to work with the applicant to make the proposed addition more visually compatible with the existing Chateau Laurier, prior to site plan approval, as follows: a. meaningfully increasing the use of Indiana limestone cladding on the building exterior to reduce its contrast and enhance its bond with the existing building; b. modifying the addition by sculpting, recessing, and breaking up the unrelieved uniformity of the north façade using elements and forms that are specifically drawn from, and relate to, the existing Chateau Laurier’s rich palette of forms; c. altering the architectural expression on the north, west and east facades to introduce fenestration patterns, details and geometric proportions that are specifically drawn from, and relate to, the existing Chateau Laurier’s elements; d. the applicant revise the plans received on May 9 and May 30, 2018 to reflect the design changes outlined above; and, e. the General Manager of the Planning, Infrastructure and Economic Development Department be delegated the authority to approve such design changes to the heritage permit; and WHE

WHEREAS Notice of Motion was given at the Council meeting of June 26, 2019 in respect of the conditions for the Heritage Permit approved by Council on June 27, 2018 for the Chateau Laurier,1 Rideau Street; and WHEREAS the motion was considered by Council on July 10, 2019; and WHEREAS the motion was

WHEREAS the Municipal Elections Act, 1996 (“MEA”) enables a municipality to pass a by-law that provides for the payment of rebates to persons who contribute to candidates for office on municipal council, and may establish conditions under which such a rebate is paid; and WHEREAS the City of Ottawa first established a Contribution Rebate Program in 2002, and the most recent updates to the Program were approved by Council on July 11, 2018 (By-law 2018-33), in advance of the 2018 Municipal Elections; and WHEREAS under the Contribution Rebate Program, individuals who have contributed to participating candidates are eligible for a rebate, in accordance with the rules set out in By-law 2018-33; and WHEREAS By-law 2018-33 set out a deadline (May 28, 2019 at 2 p.m.) for contributors to submit their application for a rebate on contributions to “Initial” campaigns during the 2018 Municipal Elections; and WHEREAS the City of Ottawa declared a state of emergency on April 25, 2019 in response to flooding along the Ottawa River, which was only lifted on June 12, 2019; and WHEREAS many residents have been personally affected by the floods, having to focus on the safety of their families, their personal property and their neighbours; and WHEREAS following the declaration, all City departments were fully engaged in the emergency response and are reviewing how services could be adjusted in light of the state of emergency to ease the burden on affected residents; and WHEREAS the Office of the C

WHEREAS the next regular meeting of Council is to occur on August 28, 2019; and WHEREAS the enactment and registration of one or more part lot control exemption by-laws may be needed prior to August 28, 2019; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED That the Rules of Procedure be suspended to permit the introduction of the following motion WHEREAS in many instances the ability to convey title in new homes requires the lifting of part lot control; and WHEREAS in order to be able to register a part lot control by-law, the legal description, including the subdivision plan number must be contained within the by-law; and WHEREAS staff anticipate that one or more plans of subdivision will be registered between the meetings of Council of July 10, 2019 and August 28, 2019; and WHEREAS staff are advised that there are closings during this period that will not be able to proceed if a part lot control exemption by-law is not enacted; and WHEREAS the Municipal Act , sections 9, 10, 11 and 23.1 permit the City to delegate the power to enact certain by-laws; Therefore Be It Resolved that Council approves the following: 1. Between July 11, 2019 and August 27, 2019, inclusive, Council delegates to an ad hoc committee to be known at the Part Lot Control Exemption Committee the authority to enact by-laws for the exemption from Part Lot Control pursuant to the Planning Act , section 50. 2. The Part Lot Control Exemption Committee shall be composed of the Mayor (or his designate), the Chair of Planning Committe

That the Rules of Procedure be suspended to consider the following motion in order to give timely consideration to this matter as there will not be a Planning Committee meeting until August 22, 2019 and the applicant would like to apply to the Committee of Adjustment as soon as possible WHEREAS report ACS2018-PIE-PS-0096 (Zoning By-law Amendment – 1 Part of 3640 Greenbank Road) , was approved by Council on September 12, 2018 to to lift the holding symbol to remove the exception for the increased front yard and corner side yard setbacks and to increase the maximum permitted height for back-to-back townhouses ; and WHEREAS the Lot Area for the back to back towns was approved at 150 square metres; and WHEREAS the lot area was intended to be 94 square meters; and WHERAS the applicant was granted building permits for 2 blocks of townhouses using 94 square meters but has since been denied building permits for 2 additional blocks of townhouse as the minimum required lot area in the R3Z [1807] zone is 150 sq. m. for a townhouse unit as per the approved Zoning By-law Amendment WHEREAS the standard way to resolve the issue would be an application to the Committee of Adjustment; and WHEREAS Section 45 (1.3) of the Planning Act does not permit an application for minor variance before the second anniversary of the initial zoning amendment (January 31, 2020); and WHEREAS Section 45 (1.3) of the Planning Act permits Council to declare by resolution that such an application would be permitte

That the by-laws listed on the Agenda under Motion to Introduce By-laws, Three Readings, be read and passed.

That the following by-law be read and passed: To confirm the proceedings of the Council meeting of July 10, 2019.