City Council

That the following reports be received and considered: the report from the Deputy City Treasurer entitled “2022 Draft Operating and Capital Budgets”; the report from the Committee of Adjustment entitled “Committee of Adjustment – 2022 Draft Operating Budget”; the report from Crime Prevention Ottawa entitled “2022 Draft Operating Budget - Crime Prevention Ottawa ”; the report from the Ottawa Police Services Board entitled “Ottawa Police Service 2022 Operating and Capital Budgets”; the report from the Ottawa Public Library Board entitled “ Ottawa Public Library: 2022 Draft Budget Estimates ” ; the report from the Ottawa Board of Health entitled “2022 Draft Operating Budget for the Ottawa Board of Health”; Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee Report 27; Audit Committee Report 13; Community and Protective Services Committee Report 23; Standing Committee on Environmental Protection, Water and Waste Management Report 20A; Information Technology Sub-Committee Report 4; Planning Committee Report 53; Transit Commission Report 15; Transportation Committee Report 24; and 15. The report from the City Clerk entitled “ Summary of Oral and Written Public Submissions for Items Subject to the Planning Act ‘Explanation Requirements’ at the City Council Meeting of November 24, 2021 ”; and That Council Receive and Consider Planning Committee Report 54, pursuant to subsection 35 (5) of Procedure By-law 2021-24; and That the Rules of Procedure be suspended to receive and consider the Finance an

That City Council resolve to move into Committee of the Whole pursuant to Sections 52 and 53 of the Procedure By-law .

WHEREAS, on November 3, 2021, Council received and

BE IT RESOLVED THAT City Council, as Committee of the Whole, receive and consider the Draft 2022 Operating and Capital Budgets as recommended by the Committee of Adjustment, Crime Prevention Ottawa, the Ottawa Police Services Board, the Ottawa Public Library Board, the Ottawa Board of Health and by the Standing Committees, Transit Commission, Information Technology Sub-Committee, and the Draft 2022 Rate-Supported Operating and Capital Budgets as recommended by the Standing Committee on Environmental Protection, Water and Waste Management, as listed in the Council Agenda and incorporating all amended budget books and pages; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Council, sitting as Committee of the Whole, receive and consider the following motion: That the Committee of the Whole recommends that Council Approve: 1. The following budgets as recommended by the Committee of Adjustment, Crime Prevention Ottawa, the Ottawa Police Services Board, the Ottawa Public Library Board, the Ottawa Board of Health: A. The 2022 Draft Operating Budget for the Committee of Adjustment;

WHEREAS every person in Ottawa has the right to culturally-appropriate, trauma-informed mental health service; and WHEREAS the City of Ottawa’s Community Safety and Well-Being Plan has established the mandate of the Guiding Council to create a strategy to support an enhanced or new mental health and addiction crisis response system that will improve the outcomes for those experiencing crises related to mental health and substance use, which is to be achieved through relationship building and engagement with key stakeholders, including Ottawa Police, coordination and strategy development, and specific actions such as pilot projects; and WHEREAS the Community and Protective Services Committee directed the General Manager of Community and Social Services at its meeting of November 18, 2021 to work with the Guiding Council to identify immediate service gaps and priority actions to develop a safer alternative for a mental health crises response and to report back to Council in Q2 2022 with a detailed implementation plan to achieve that outcome, including short-term pilot projects, timelines and objectives as well as a status update on the availability of one-time and sustainable funding sources; and WHEREAS the 2022 Draft Operating and Capital Budgets for the Ottawa Police Service includes $400 thousand for a call referral program to develop and implement an alternative call referral program for low-risk, low-acuity 911 calls or calls to police; and WHEREAS there remains a funding

WHEREAS Council approved the City’s Community Safety and Well-Being Plan (ACS2021-EPS-PPD-0003) on October 27, 2021, which includes goals, strategies, and actions to address key local priorities: discrimination, marginalization, and racism; financial security and poverty reduction; gender-based violence and violence against women; housing; integrated and simpler systems; and mental well-being; and WHEREAS Council has heard from community members, organizations, and service providers over the last year through emails, telephone calls, delegations and written reports to committees and boards with regards to changing how social concerns should be addressed in our City; and WHEREAS, Council has heard that there needs to be a new approach to the provision of supports and services for at risk groups; and WHEREAS Council and Staff recognize and acknowledge the importance and value of working collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders in the City to develop a new approach; and WHEREAS there has been an expressed desire by stakeholders to provide funding to address areas of social concern including but not limited to; programs to build community well being and resilience, such as enhanced programming for racialized youth, mental health supports and crisis outreach services and programs to prevent violence against Indigenous women and girls; and WHEREAS to date, while the Community Safety and Well-Being Plan is a requirement under Ontario’s Police Services Act , the provin

WHEREAS the City of Ottawa joined the United Nation’s Race to Zero campaign to enact climate action; WHEREAS this “race” aims to take immediate action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to zero by 2050 includes short, mid, and long-term targets for the City of Ottawa; WHEREAS these commitments included Council declaring a climate emergency in 2019; and WHEREAS Councillor Fleury introduced Motion No PLC-ARAC 2021-5-25 at the Joint Planning Committee and ARAC meeting on Oct. 18, 2021 concerning accelerating the construction of new greener buildings (re :Report ACS2021-PIE-EDP-0036); and WHEREAS this motion has been

BE IT RESOLVED that the McKenney/Moffatt motion proposing to allocate $9M from the Federal Gas Tax revenue to the Energy and Emissions Fund be

WHEREAS OC Transpo transit fare is free for children aged 0-5 years old, WHEREAS OC Transpo transit fare (cash) for children aged 6-12 is $1.85, WHEREAS transit fare is free in the following Canadian jurisdictions, by specified children’s age group: · Victoria, BC, transit fare is free for children aged 0-12, · Vancouver, BC, transit fare is free for children aged 0-12, · Edmonton, AB, transit fare is free for children aged 0-12, when accompanied by a fare-paying customer, · Winnipeg, MB, transit fare is free for children aged 0-11, when accompanied by a fare-paying customer, · Toronto, ON, transit fare is free for children aged 0-12, · Montreal, QC, transit fare is free for children aged 0-11, when accompanied by a fare paying customer, · Halifax, NS, transit fare is free for children aged 0-12, · St John’s, NL, transit fare is free for children aged 0-11 WHEREAS transit fares paid by passengers aged six years old are estimated, on an annual basis, to generate $100,000 in fare revenue and $106,000 by those aged seven years old, based on pre-pandemic ridership; and WHEREAS increasing the coverage of free fares for children will benefit families, particularly racialized families and those led by single parent households; and THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council approve that Transit fares for children aged 0-7 be free of charge in 2022, to be funded on a one-year basis from the Transit Operating Reserve; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the City Treasurer and Transit Services s

WHEREAS tourism and hospitality have been some of the hardest-hit sectors since the on-set of the COVID-19 pandemic; and WHEREAS private bus tour operators are regulated by the City of Ottawa, in accordance with the Transit By-law (2003-268), in order to review the business and operating plans of operators and ensure their route and pick-up/drop-off locations are deemed to be safe and do not interfere with the ongoing operations of OC Transpo; and WHEREAS the City should be charging private bus tour operators on a cost-recovery basis, in accordance with the Ontario Municipal Act, 2001 WHEREAS this review of business and operational plans and the permit issuance process require staff resources, and staff have recently audited the staff time and resources required as part of this process; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council approve that the Transit By-law (2003-268), as amended, be amended to replace existing subsection 5(1)(b)(iv) with the following: “(iv) a payment to the City of $1,500 per year plus $100 per vehicle per year.”

C. McKenney WHEREAS the most recent Council approved Transit Long Range Financial Plan calls for annual increases to the transit fare to cover anticipated increased costs, and the Long-Range Financial Plan estimates the necessary fare increase to be roughly 2.5% every year till 2048; and, WHEREAS Council has previously directed that the revenue-cost ratio, that is, the percentage of the OC Transit budget that is revenue generated, make up 55% of its annual funding; and, WHEREAS transit revenue, in actuality, makes up 47% of its pre-pandemic revenue, a discrepancy that pre-dates the drop in ridership from the COVID-19 pandemic; and, WHEREAS the Canadian Urban Transit Association Factbook highlights that the majority of Canadian cities with transit systems rely on a revenue-cost ratio of less than 50%; and, WHEREAS continually raising the price of fares will increasingly make transit unaffordable for many residents, which will inversely lower ridership, and lead to

C.A. Meehan WHEREAS, the public transit ridership level in 2019 for OC Transpo was 97.4 million trips; and WHEREAS, the estimated public transit ridership level in 2021 for OC Transpo will be between 31 and 33 million trips; and WHEREAS, the 2020 budget deficit for OC Transpo, before provincial and federal government bail-out funding was $124 million; and WHEREAS, when a State of Emergency was declared on March 17, 2020, the vast majority of local, federal public servants were required to work from home; and WHEREAS, federal public servants represent a large cohort of public transit passengers and by not commuting to their respective offices, OC Transpo has not realized millions of dollars in fare revenue; and WHEREAS, given that Ottawa is the Nation’s Capital and home to most of the federal government office personnel, OC Transpo has been disproportionally impacted due to the federal government’s decision to keep their workers at home, compared to other Canadian public transit systems; THEREFORE, BE IS RESOLVED THAT the Mayor write to the Federal Minister of Finance, the President of the Treasury Board and Federal Minister of the Environment and Climate Change, as well as all Members of Parliament in the National Capital Region, requesting that the federal government provide funding to offset the operating deficit of OC Transpo, as a result of the decision to maintain the work-from-home model.

That the Brockington/Meehan Motion be

That the Committee of the Whole rise and report to City Council.

it Resolved that the 2022 Draft Operating and Capital Budgets, listed as items 1 - 15 on the Agenda as set out below, and including all matters approved in Committee of the Whole through the Roadmap Motion, be received and adopted as amended: the report from the Deputy City Treasurer entitled “2022 Draft Operating and Capital Budgets”; the report from the Committee of Adjustment entitled “Committee of Adjustment – 2022 Draft Operating Budget”; the report from Crime Prevention Ottawa entitled “2022 Draft Operating Budget - Crime Prevention Ottawa ”; the report from the Ottawa Police Services Board entitled “Ottawa Police Service 2022 Operating and Capital Budgets”; the report from the Ottawa Public Library Board entitled “ Ottawa Public Library: 2022 Draft Budget Estimates ” ; the report from the Ottawa Board of Health entitled “2022 Draft Operating Budget for the Ottawa Board of Health”; Item 1 of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee Report 27; Item 5 of Audit Committee Report 13 Community and Protective Services Committee Report 23; Standing Committee on Environmental Protection, Water and Waste Management Report 20A; Item 1 of Finance and Economic Development Committee Report 32; Information Technology Sub-Committee Report 4; Item 2 of Planning Committee Report 53; Transit Commission Report 15; Item 1 of Transportation Committee Report 24; and Be it further resolved that any dissents and declarations of interest recorded during the Committee of the Whole session be deeme

WHEREAS report ACS2021-PIE-EDP-0034 recommends Official Plan and Zoning By-law amendments to implement the Bank Street in the Glebe Height and Character Study; AND WHEREAS Planning Committee Motion PLC 2021 53-02 made two technical corrections to Document 2 – Secondary Plan; AND WHEREAS an inconsistency was identified between the aforementioned motion and the section of the Secondary Plan to be amended; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council approve that the second direction in the aforementioned motion be replaced with the following: “Delete Policy 3.1.4 Section 12 in its entirety and renumber the policy sections accordingly.” AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the text “Part C – Schedule” be added in Document 2 after the text “61) Maximum building height will reflect the height of the existing six storey building.” and before the text “Schedules”.

WHEREAS Report ACS2021-PIE-PS-0134 recommends a Zoning By-law amendment to permit a residential subdivision at 2605 Tenth Line Road; and AND WHEREAS a technical correction to Document 2 – Details of Recommended Zoning is necessary to clarify where a new urban exception applies; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council substitute the text “R3YY [YYYY]-h” in point 2.a. of Document 2, as contained on page 9 of the report, with the text “R3YY [XXXX]-h.”; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that pursuant to the Planning Act , subsection 34(17), no further notice be given

C. McKenney WHEREAS the recent departure of former Ward 4 (Kanata-North) Councillor, Jenna Sudds, has resulted in a vacancy on the City’s Finance and Economic Development Committee; and WHEREAS the Finance and Economic Development Committee is responsible for the City of Ottawa’s high-level fiscal and management policy issues, including the development of the fiscal framework and corporate financial planning, overseeing the Operating and Capital Budgets, and ensuring the financial sustainability of the Corporation; and WHEREAS the current membership of the Finance and Economic Development Committee is predominately comprised of Standing Committee Chairs, including the Chair of the Transit Commission, in recognition of the financial significance of these portfolios to the overall city budget; and WHEREAS the Police Services Budget currently makes up 9.3% of the total City Budget which includes a net operating budget of $346.5 million and a capital budget of $35.6 million and is comparable to other major Standing Committees; and WHEREAS there is currently no representation on the Finance and Economic Development Committee from the Ottawa Police Services Board; and WHEREAS the current vacancy on the Committee is a Deputy Mayor Position; and WHEREAS the Mayor is recommending the third Deputy Mayor position remain vacant, subject to review in the new year should the volume of community events meaningfully increase in 2022; and WHEREAS it would be prudent of Council to recognize th

WHEREAS By-law 2020-214 was approved by Council on July 15, 2020, to rezone the lands known municipally as 6758 and 6766 Rocque Street; and WHEREAS the applicant intends to construct a stacked dwelling consisting of 2.5 storeys in height with and containing six dwelling units for the site located at 6766 Rocque Street; and WHEREAS prior to obtaining a building permit, the applicant would be required to seek a minor variance for lot width reduction of approximately 3.71 metres to obtain a building permit, from the minimum lot width requirement of 22 metres for a stacked dwelling to allow a reduced lot width of approximately 18.29 metres; and WHEREAS pursuant to the Planning Act , a minor variance is not permitted within two-years following the approval of a Zoning By-law concerning the subject site; and WHEREAS pursuant to Section 45(1.4) of the Planning Act , Council may waive the two-year moratorium period; and WHEREAS Staff support the invocation of Section 45(1.4) of the Planning Act to allow the applicant to apply to the Committee of Adjustment for a Minor Variance; and WHEREAS all other provisions of the applicable zoning provision are intended to remain in compliance – including minimum yards, height, parking and lot area; THEREFORE IT BE RESOLVED that Council allow the applicant to apply for a minor variance to the Committee of Adjustment with respect to the lot width requirement by approving an exception to the two-year period in which no application for a minor varia

WHEREAS on July 24, 2002, City Council approved, as amended, the Commemorative Naming Policy; and WHEREAS in keeping with its powers set out in the Municipal Act, 2001 , Council may assign a commemorative name by resolution, notwithstanding the provisions included in the Commemorative Naming Policy; and WHEREAS Tom Keeley was a respected former City of Nepean employee for over 20 years with Parks and Recreation and upon his retirement a department superintendent, and WHEREAS Tom created many new parks and the waterfall in Andrew Haydon Park located at the western end of the park, and where many visitors come as a top destination spot; and WHEREAS ; his former employees gave a retirement gift of a plaque naming the falls “Keeley Falls”; and WHEREAS upon request by family to officially name the falls “Keeley Falls”; and THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the waterfall, located at Andrew Haydon Park 3127 Carling Ave be confirmed as “Keeley Falls”; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that an appropriate stand and plaque be installed displaying the name and including a brief history of Tom Keeley’s contributions; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that all costs related to the production and installation of the stand, plaque and subsequent event will be funded through the Councillor’s office.

That the Rules of Procedure be suspended to consider the following motion due to time sensitivity, as this is the last Council meeting in 2021. WHEREAS, on November 17, 2021, the Province of British Columbia declared a state of emergency “to mitigate impacts on transportation networks and movement of essential goods and supplies, and to support the provincewide response and recovery from the widespread damage caused by severe flooding and landslides in British Columbia”. WHEREAS, homes, businesses, First Nations’ communities, transportation and distribution networks, and various industries have been significantly impacted, WHEREAS, the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO), in speaking with their sister organization in British Columbia, is alerting member municipalities to encourage their residents to support the people of British Columbia by donating to the Canadian Red Cross, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that, City Council encourage the residents and businesses of Ottawa, if they have the financial means, to make a donation to the Canadian Red Cross to support disaster relief in British Columbia.

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: By-law 2021-411 to confirm the proceedings of the Council meeting of December 8, 2021.