The Ottawa Record

City Council

April 29, 2015

What was decided (8 motions)

8 carried, 0 recorded otherwise. Every motion below is printed as the minutes print it.

That Ottawa Public Health Board Report 3; Community and Protective Services Committee Report 3; Environment Committee Report 2; Planning Committee Report 5A; Transportation Committee Report 3; and Transit Commission Report 2 be received and considered.
Moved by Councillor T. Tierney, seconded by Councillor D. Chernushenko
Carried
That Ottawa Public Health Board Report 3; Community and Protective Services Committee Report 3; Environment Committee Report 2; Planning Committee Report 5A; Transportation Committee Report 3; and Transit Commission Report 2 be received and adopted as amended.
Moved by Councillor T. Tierney, seconded by Councillor D. Chernushenko
Carried
WHEREAS approximately 45,000 residential customers within the City of Ottawa are served by Hydro One and Hydro One electricity rates are significantly higher than Hydro Ottawa rates; and WHEREAS City Council on behalf of Ottawa residents is the sole shareholder of Hydro Ottawa; WHEREAS City Council has had a One City - One Hydro policy since amalgamation; and WHEREAS resolutions requesting the Province negotiate the sale of these 45,000 customers have been brought forward and supported by Ottawa City Councils in 2002, 2003, and 2004, and most recently reaffirmed on June 26, 2013 as a direction for the Mayor to “write a letter to the province to reinforce why it is so important to the residents of Ottawa to be under one umbrella”; and WHEREAS for the first time since Ottawa's amalgamation, the Province has indicated a willingness to sell a portion of Hydro One and the Government of Ontario has struck an asset panel to recommend a process for divestiture of Hydro One assets; and WHEREAS the sale of these customers to publicly owned Hydro Ottawa would provide the provincial government with its desired revenue and any sale of the aforementioned 45,000 customers to private interests would forever impede Hydro fairness in the City of Ottawa; and WHEREAS any purchase by Hydro Ottawa would not adversely affect existing customers’ rates; and WHEREAS the City of Ottawa and Province of Ontario have a one time opportunity to negotiate a win-win scenario for the province, Hydro Ottawa and
Moved by Councillor S. Blais, seconded by Councillor B. Monette
Carried
That the Rules of Procedure be waived to consider the following motion, as there is an urgent requirement to align Council practice with the recent Supreme Court of Canada ruling with respect to the matter of prayer at municipal meetings: WHEREAS since amalgamation, meetings of Ottawa City Council have started with the reciting of a non-denominational prayer and the practice of including the Prayer as part of the formal listing in the Council Agenda is referenced in Subsection 29(1)(a) of the Procedure By-law ; and WHEREAS, on April 15, 2015, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled in the case of Mouvement laïque québécois v. Saguenay (City) that the practice of reciting a prayer at the beginning of City Council meetings violated the duty of City Council to remain neutral in matters involving freedom of conscience and religion, as required by the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms ; and WHEREAS replacing the Prayer with a Moment of Reflection as a practice will permit those Members of Council who so wish to have some formal time to think about the work of the day on behalf of the people they all serve; and WHEREAS formal changes to the Procedure By-law are regularly brought forward as part of the Governance reviews every two years; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that City Council immediately adopt the practice of observing a silent Moment of Reflection at the start of Council meetings to replace the Prayer, and that staff be directed to bring forward the necessary amendments to the
Moved by Councillor M. Taylor, seconded by Councillor E. El-Chantiry
Carried
That the Rules of Procedure be waived in order to consider the following motion in order to provide the necessary Council support in a timely manner for an individual application for a By the Glass license for KIN Vineyards. WHEREAS the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) has introduced a Manufacturer’s Limited Liquor Sales license (also known as a “By the Glass” license) to permit Ontario alcoholic beverage producers that already hold a manufacturer’s license from the AGCO to sell and serve their own beverages to patrons for consumption in single servings at their manufacturing sites under certain conditions; and WHEREAS, because "By the Glass" license applicants are exempt from the public advertising process, the AGCO requires a resolution from the municipal council indicating the support of the local community before “By the Glass” licenses as part of the application for this license; and WHEREAS given the economic development potential of the alcoholic beverage manufacturing industry, it is desirable to proactively provide support to existing manufacturers that wish to apply to the AGCO for a Manufacturer’s Limited Liquor Sales license (“By-the Glass” license); THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that until December 31, 2018, City Council hereby supports the application of any manufacturer already duly licensed by the AGCO in the City of Ottawa seeking a Manufacturer´s Limited Liquor Sales License (“By the Glass” license) from the AGCO.
Moved by Councillor E. El-Chantiry, seconded by Mayor J. Watson
Carried
That the Rules of Procedure be waived to consider the following motion, in order to provide the necessary Council support in a timely manner as the West Carleton War Memorial Committee has a federal application deadline of May 1 st , 2015. WHEREAS a committee of local residents, spearheaded by the Carp BIA, was founded in 2011 to construct a West Carleton War Memorial to honour the men and women of the West Carleton area who have died for their country. WHEREAS the West Carleton War Memorial is proposed to be located at the junction of Donald B. Munro Drive and Falldown Lane in the heart of the Village of Carp, which is currently a City-owned, landscaped traffic island and part of the street Right-of-Way (ROW); WHEREAS City staff have been working with the West Carleton War Memorial Committee to secure the required approvals to construct the War Memorial on the proposed site, including a pending road closure application and the dedication of the ROW as a City Park; WHEREAS the West Carleton War Memorial Committee has completed detailed design and the fabrication of the monument/sculpture for the War Memorial and is approaching its fundraising goal of $200,000 to undertake site preparation, landscaping and installation; WHEREAS the West Carleton War Memorial Committee has a scheduled completion and commemoration date for Remembrance Day, November 11 th , 2015; WHEREAS the West Carleton War Memorial Committee has applied to the Department of Canadian Heritage for funding throug
Moved by Councillor E. El-Chantiry, seconded by Councillor M. Wilkinson
Carried
That the by-laws listed on the Agenda under Motion to Introduce By-laws, Three Readings, be read and passed. THREE READINGS 2015-122 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2003-527 respecting a schedule of retention periods for certain records of the City of Ottawa. 2015-123 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2001-17 to appoint certain Inspectors, Property Standards Officers and Municipal Law Enforcement Officers in the Building Code Services Branch of the Planning and Growth Management Department. 2015-124 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2008-250 of the City of Ottawa to change the zoning of lands known municipally as 68 Cooper Street. 2015-125 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2008-250 of the City of Ottawa to change the zoning of part of the lands known municipally as 4798 Bank Street. 2015-126 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to designate certain lands at 422-456 (even only) and 441 to 455 (odd only) Meadowbreeze Drive on Plan 4M-1520, as being exempt from Part Lot Control. 2015-127 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2013-360 regarding sewer service rate exemptions. 2015-128 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. 2015-129 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2013-360 regulating the municipal water supply. 2015-130 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law
Moved by Councillor T. Tierney, seconded by Councillor D. Chernushenko
Carried
That By-law 2015-133 to confirm the proceedings of the Council meeting of 29 April 2015 be enacted and passed.
Moved by Councillor T. Tierney, seconded by Councillor D. Chernushenko
Carried

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