City Council

That the report from the City Clerk and Solicitor, entitled “Status Update – Council Inquiries and Motions for the Period Ending 3 July 2015”; Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee Report 6; Finance and Economic Development Committee Report 6, including revised documents 1 and 2 of the item entitled “Stage 2 Light Rail Transit (LRT) Environmental Assessment and Functional Design Report” within the report (Item 8 of the Agenda); Planning Committee Report 10; and Transportation Committee Report 6 be received and considered; That the Rules of Procedure be suspended to receive and consider the revised Finance and Economic Development Committee Report 5B as, due to a staff error, some recommendations were omitted from the cover page of the original Finance and Economic Development Committee report issued; That the Rules of Procedure be suspended to receive and consider the report from the Ottawa Community Lands Development Corporation, entitled “Ottawa Community Lands Development Corporation Policies” and Planning Committee Report 11 (Subsection 29. (3)), because of the urgency of the items contained in the reports ( specific reason set out below ); and That the petition from residents of Upper Lorne Place of the City of Ottawa, listed under Communications, be received. (Waiver of the Rules is being requested for the report from the Ottawa Community Lands Development Corporation, entitled “ Ottawa Community Lands Development Corporation Policies” (Item 1 of the Agenda) and Plann

That the motion from Councillors Harder and Tierney on Strategic Initiative 39 be amended by adding the following: That a Sponsorship Group of City Councillors, in addition to the Chair and Vice-Chair of Planning, be established to work with City Staff on the Study under the Building Better Revitalized Neighbourhood Planning Framework for Strategic Initiative 39 and that the Clerk canvass City Councillors on their interest and reasons for agreeing to serve on this group.

WHEREAS Council approved a motion in March 2011 to direct any future excess amounts from the City of Ottawa Sinking Fund to the Environmental Acquisition Reserve Fund; and WHEREAS Council approved an updated Urban Natural Features Strategy in September 2013; and WHEREAS the Strategy identified seven sites for partial acquisition through the development review process and three sites - UNA 193 (Shea Road Woods), UNA 95 (Nantes Woods), and UNA 100 (Armstrong Road South) - for potential acquisition by the City with funding to be considered as part of the 2015-2018 Term of Council Priority-setting exercise; and WHEREAS a portion of UNA 100 – Armstrong Road South has since been acquired following Council approval of the updated Strategy; and WHEREAS the acquisition of these three sites as a Term of Council priority was not brought forward by staff due to insufficient funds being available within the Strategic Initiative envelope; and WHEREAS the acquisition of all of the features remains desirable for social, economic and environmental reasons; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT City Council approve that the partial or outright acquisition of the Urban Natural Features identified in the 2013 report be included as a priority in the 2015-2018 City Strategic Plan under the Strategic Objective ES1 – Support an Environmentally Sustainable Ottawa, and that Planning Committee have oversight over this strategic initiative; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT staff be directed to explore other fund

WHEREAS the Strategic Priority TM4 Improve safety for all road users (PW/TRC) - 14 Winter Improvements for Cyclists identifies $200K per year for the 2015-2018 Term of Council for winter cycling maintenance; and, WHEREAS the winter maintenance improvements are identified for a 40 km winter cycling network, as approved in the 2013 Cycling and Pedestrian Plans; and, WHEREAS the Rideau River multi-use crossin g between Somerset Street East in Sandy Hill and Donald Street in Overbrook is currently under construction and will be completed by 2016; and, WHEREAS the Rideau River multi-use crossing is part of a wider network of pedestrian and cycling infrastructure that connects the east to downtown Ottawa, via the winter maintained Corktown Bridge; and, WHEREAS the Rideau River multi-use crossing is not identified for winter maintenance in the 2013 Cycling and Pedestrian Plans; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that, when substantially complete, the Rideau River multi-use crossing be included as part of the identified winter maintenance network to be funded under Strategic Priority TM4 Improve safety for all road users (PW/TRC) - 14 Winter Improvements for Cyclists.

WHEREAS the Confederation Line West Extension Environmental Assessment (EA) identifies two recommended sites for vehicle storage and maintenance requirements for the Stage 2 Light Rail Transit (LRT) Project; and WHEREAS one site is planned to be located at an expanded Belfast Maintenance and Storage Facility (MSF), and the other at a Woodroffe site east of Woodroffe Avenue and north of Hunt Club Road; and WHEREAS the total additional area ‎to meet the expanded rail system’s opening day requirements as well as its ultimate capacity may be achieved by either one of the two sites, or a smaller component of each site in combination; and WHEREAS, depending on the final procurement model selected for the Stage 2 Project, the size, layout and timing of any potential maintenance or storage facility at the Woodroffe site is expected to be primarily determined by a private sector maintenance provider; and WHEREAS the design of the rail link to any potential maintenance or storage facility at the Woodroffe site will run along the previously identified transit corridor on the west side Woodroffe Avenue between College Avenue and Hunt Club Road; and WHEREAS the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) lanes on Woodroffe Avenue will continue to serve as the Southwest Transitway south of Hunt Club Road and College Avenue; and WHEREAS the construction to expand the tunnel and design Baseline Station as a BRT/LRT transfer station will require reorienting bus routing as well as the partial or complete removal

WHEREAS Council’s next review and update of the Official Plan (OP), Transportation Master Plan (TMP) and Infrastructure Master Plan (IMP) will extend the City’s planning horizon beyond 2031; and WHEREAS the affordability model established within the 2011 LRFP for Transit, which established priority projects for each phase of the 2013 TMP, will be updated as a matter of course in coordination with these updates; and WHEREAS there is no rapid transit connection for Riverside South to Barrhaven planned within the affordable envelope to 2031; and WHEREAS the 2013 TMP identified an Affordable Rapid Transit and Transit Priority (RTTP) Network that included the Stage 2 Light Rail Transit (LRT) project, as well as a number of (at-grade and grade-separated) bus rapid transit (BRT) extensions; namely, the West Transitway (from Bayshore Station to west of Moodie Drive, and a second extension from March Road to Terry Fox Station), the Baseline Transit Corridor (from Baseline to Heron stations), and the Kanata North Transitway (from Corkstown Road to Solandt Road), as well as an additional $200 million in transit priority projects; and WHEREAS recent federal and provincial budgets have significantly increased the availability of transit infrastructure funding subsequent to the 2013 TMP analysis; and WHEREAS the next update of the TMP creates an opportunity to review growth patterns for employment and residential growth against projections across the City, including Riverside South and Bar

That the report from the Ottawa Community Lands Development Corporation, entitled “Ottawa Community Lands Development Corporation Policies”; the report from the City Clerk and Solicitor, entitled “Status Update – Council Inquiries and motions for the Period Ending 3 July 2015”; Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee Report 6; Finance and Economic Development Committee Reports 5B and 6; Planning Committee Reports 10 and 11; and Transportation Committee Report 6 be received and adopted as amended.

WHEREAS the Province’s Feed-in Tariff (FIT) program encourages the construction and operation of rooftop solar generation projects (“Rooftop Solar Projects”); and WHEREAS one or more Projects may be constructed and operated in the City of Ottawa; and WHEREAS pursuant to the FIT Rules, Version 4.0, Applications whose Projects receive the formal support of Local Municipalities will be awarded Priority Points, which may result in the Applicant being offered a FIT Contract prior to other Persons applying for FIT Contracts; and WHEREAS renewable energy projects align with Council’s Draft 2015-2018 Term of Council Priorities for Sustainable Environmental Services (Support an Environmentally Sustainable Ottawa) and Economic Prosperity (Support Growth of the Local Economy); THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Ottawa supports the construction and operation of Rooftop Solar Projects anywhere in the City of Ottawa; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this Resolution’s sole purpose is to enable the participants in the FIT program to receive priority points under the FIT program, and that this resolution may not be used for the purpose of any other form of municipal approval in relation to a FIT application or Rooftop Solar Project or any other FIT project or for any other purpose; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this resolution shall expire twelve (12) months after its adoption by Council.

WHEREAS, at the Mayor’s and City Council’s request, Councillor Jan Harder has been working with City staff and the families of those who

WHEREAS the City and the Miracle League of Ottawa have entered into agreements to fund, design and construct a Miracle League accessible baseball diamond, an accessible support building, and an accessible playground at Notre-Dame des Champs Park through the City’s Community Partnership Major Capital Program; and WHEREAS the Miracle League of Ottawa has obtained a funding commitment in the amount of $210,000 inclusive of HST from the Jays Care Foundation; and WHEREAS the Miracle League of Ottawa is proposing that the accessible baseball diamond be named the “Jays Care Field/ Terrain Jays Care” in recognition of the contribution from the Jays Care Foundation; and WHEREAS the Corporate Sponsorship and Advertising Policy requires City Council approval for opportunities involving the naming/renaming of City property, buildings and structures; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that City Council approve that the accessible baseball diamond at Notre-Dame des Champs Park be named “Jays Care Field/ Terrain Jays Care” for a period up to and including December 31st, 2030, subject to the City’s General Manager, Parks, Recreation & Culture finalizing and executing a naming rights agreement with the Miracle League of Ottawa and the Jays Care Foundation.

WHEREAS on April 24th, 2013, City Council enacted its first Urban Lanes Management Policies in order to provide an “overarching framework” to address all such concerns over these rear lanes; and WHEREAS the Urban Lanes Management Policies did not take into account the fact that these lanes may require maintenance from time-to-time, may cause the City to be exposed to ongoing liability even though they may no longer have any positive municipal use, and yet discourage residential landowners from purchasing same due to the requirement that such lanes be sold at fair market value; and WHEREAS on January 22nd, 2014, City Council passed the following Motion concerning a Pilot Project in Ward 13: THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council direct staff to prepare a report on the feasibility of a Pilot Project to offer such rear lanes for sale to abutting residential landowners for a nominal payment where the City has determined that there is no prospect for the lane to serve a public purpose and that the lanes in Overbrook, between Prince Albert Street and Queen Mary Street be the focus of this report; and WHEREAS the abutting residential landowners of the Lane concerning this Pilot Project filed the Application for Lane Closing (the “Application”) was submitted to City staff on or about June 24th, 2014, and that on July 14th, 2014, the application fee was received and the formal process commenced; and WHEREAS Staff, at Planning Growth Management and Real Estate Partnership Development Of

WHEREAS Nordion is a global health sciences organization that employs a highly-skilled workforce of approximately 400 people in Ottawa; and WHEREAS for over 60 years Nordion, has supplied up to half of the world''s medical isotopes used in some approximately 50,000 procedures per day worldwide, to better diagnose and treat a multitude of diseases including cardiac and several types of cancers; and WHEREAS over the past decade Nordion has attracted more than $20 million in R&D investment to Ottawa and Canada; and WHEREAS since 1965, Nordion and its predecessor has operated a nuclear facility in Kanata, Ontario to an exceptional standard of safety and provided market-leading products used for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of disease; and WHEREAS Nordion announced in February 2015 a development and supply agreements with General Atomics and the University of Missouri Research Reactor Center to establish a new, reliable supply of medical isotopes that will serve millions of patients around the world ; and WHEREAS to continue its operations Nordion has applied to the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) for a 10+-year renewal of its nuclear substance processing facility license that will enable it to continue to develop medical isotopes at its Kanata facility; and WHEREAS receipt of this license and support to Nordion sends a message that Ottawa City Council supports local companies and promotes economic development; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT, in keeping with Co

That the Rules of Procedure be waived to consider the following motion to allow for the applicant to proceed with construction this summer. WHEREAS an applicant under the Feed-in Tariff program (FIT) informed city staff of this requirement on June 25, 2015; and WHEREAS the Province's FIT Program encourages the construction and operation of roof top solar PV generation projects (the "Projects"); and WHEREAS one or more Projects may be subject to FIT Contracts and may be constructed and operated in the City of Ottawa ("Local Municipality"); and WHEREAS in accordance with the FIT Rules, Version 3.0, the Council of the Local Municipality ("Council") had previously indicated, by a resolution, its support for Projects in the Local Municipality (the "Prior Resolution"); and WHEREAS Council now indicates, by a resolution dated no earlier than June 10, 2015, Council's continued support for the construction and operation of the Projects anywhere in the Local Municipality (the "New Resolution"); and WHEREAS pursuant to the FIT Contract, where a New Resolution is received in respect of the Projects in the Local Municipality, Suppliers will be recognized as fulfilling the requirements under Section 2.4(d)(vii) of the FIT Contract, which may result in Suppliers being offered Notice to Proceed in accordance with the terms of their respective FIT Contract(s); THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council of the City of Ottawa supports the construction and operation of the Projects anywhere in the Ci

That the Rules of Procedure be waived to permit the introduction of the following motion, as the temporary waiver for the sign in question expires before the next meeting of Council. WHEREAS a sign in the shape of a cow (the “sign”) has been in place on the roof of the commercial business located on the premises at 900 Watters Road, Unit 5, on and off since the business first occupied the premises in 2005; and WHEREAS roof signs are not permitted by the Permanent Signs on Private Property By-law 2005-439, as amended (By-law 2005-439); and WHEREAS a temporary waiver to By-law 2005-439 was granted by Council for the sign on July 13, 2011, subject to certain conditions and expiring July 13, 2015; and WHEREAS the business owner has indicated that the sign is an important means of advertising and facilitates wayfinding for the cheese shop business located on the premises; and WHEREAS the sign has the support of members of the community and there have been no complaints recorded as to its presence; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that City Council approve that t he sign described in this motion be granted a permanent waiver from the prohibition in the Permanent Signs on Private Property By-law 2005-439, as amended, subject to the following conditions: the sign is limited to an object sign, in the form of a cow, and substantially in the same form as it is presently, with no text; the sign is only permitted for the Cheddar Et Cetera retail business at 900 Watters Road and is not transferabl

That the Rules of Procedure be waived to consider the following motion. WHEREAS many concerns are raised by residents when blasting activities are underway; and WHEREAS the former City of Kanata had a bylaw on blasting to inform residents on issues relating to blasting activities, and this worked well to reduce the tension between residents and those undertaking construction; and WHEREAS, during discussions with staff regarding how best to address residents’ concerns, it was suggested that having a blasting by-law could be useful for both staff and residents; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that staff be directed to develop a proposed by-law on blasting issues for consideration by the appropriate Standing Committee and Council by the end of Q4, 2015

That the by-laws listed on the Agenda under Motion to Introduce By-laws, Three Readings, be read and passed with the exception of by-laws (r) and (s) (of the Agenda), which are to be

THAT By-law 2015-238 to confirm the proceedings of Council be enacted and passed.