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City Council
May 28, 2014
What was decided (9 motions)
9 carried, 0 recorded otherwise. Every motion below is printed as the minutes print it.
That the Report from the Ottawa Community Housing Corporation, entitled “ Ottawa Community Housing Corporation Annual Report and Annual General Meeting of the Shareholder ” ; Community and Protective Services Committee Report 31; Environment Committee Report 30; Planning Committee Report 70; and Transit Commission Report 26 be received and considered ; and That the Rules of Procedure be suspended to receive and consider Planning Committee Report 71, because of the urgency of the item contained in the report ( specific reason set out below ); (Waiver of the Rules is being requested for Planning Committee Report 71 (Item 10 of the Agenda), due to the timelines as the design for the Hydro undergrounding must be finalized in advance of the imminent construction of a number of local developments.)
Moved by Councillor P. Hume, seconded by Councillor M. Fleury
Carried
That Recommendation 5 be amended to read as follows: 5. That the Shareholder approve that the number of Directors on the Board be set at thirteen and that OCHC proceed with recruiting a thirteenth Director for the OCHC Board of Directors consistent with Section 3.01 of By-law No. 8 and set out in Document 4 and further that the quorum requirements for the Board not increase until such time as the appointment of the thirteenth Director is approved by the Shareholder.
Moved by Councillor M. Wilkinson, seconded by Councillor S. Desroches
Carried
That the Report from the Ottawa Community Housing Corporation, entitled “ Ottawa Community Housing Corporation Annual Report and Annual General Meeting of the Shareholder ” ; Community and Protective Services Committee Report 31; Environment Committee Report 30; Planning Committee Reports 70 and 71; and Transit Commission Report 26, be received and adopted as amended.
Moved by Councillor P. Hume, seconded by Councillor M. Fleury
Carried
WHEREAS the Bank Street Business Improvement Area (BIA) will host a new annual Glow Fair Music Light Art event; and, WHEREAS many of the Glow Fair activities will be happening outdoors on Bank Street, including a main stage for performances; and WHEREAS the BIA have requested the closure of Bank Street, from Laurier Avenue to Gilmour Street, from 1:00 pm Friday, June 20th to 6:00 am Sunday, June 22nd 2014, to increase the safety and security of the area; and, WHEREAS the City of Ottawa Special Events By-Law states that no road closures be permitted on weekdays; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council approve the road closure for Bank Street, from Laurier Avenue to Gilmour Street, from 1:00 pm Friday, June 20th to 6:00 am Sunday, June 22nd 2014 for the Glow Fair Music Light Art event, providing it meets the requirements, conditions and approval of Special Events Advisory Team (SEAT).
Moved by Councillor D. Holmes, seconded by Councillor P. Clark
Carried
WHEREAS the Sparks Street Business Improvement Area (BIA) hosts annual event, RIBFEST, in June; and, WHEREAS the Sparks Street RIBFEST event involves a series of vendors typically distributed within the five blocks of Sparks Street designated as the Sparks Street Mall, between Elgin and Lyon Streets; and, WHEREAS the block between Bank and Kent Streets is not available for hosting event this year due to the Bank of Canada renovations; and, WHEREAS the BIA have requested the closure of Sparks Street, from Lyon Street to Bay Street, from 1:00 pm Tuesday, June 17th to 10:00 pm Sunday, June 22nd 2014, to increase the safety and security of the area; and WHEREAS traffic on this block is light because the Federal office building on the north side of this block and the privately-owned hotel building on the south side of this block are both currently vacant; and WHEREAS the City of Ottawa Special Events By-Law states that no road closures be permitted on weekdays; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council approve the road closure for Sparks Street, from Lyon Street to Bay Street, from 1:00 pm Tuesday, June 17th to 10:00 pm Sunday, June 22nd 2014 for the Sparks Street RIBFEST event, providing it meets the requirements, conditions and approval of Special Events Advisory Team (SEAT).
Moved by Councillor D. Holmes, seconded by Councillor P. Clark
Carried
That item 2 of the final resolution of the Fleury/Taylor motion be amended to add the Kanata Leisure Centre, so as to read: 2. That free public swimming be offered during one of the existing June 7 th sessions during available hours at the Bob MacQuarrie Recreation Complex Orléans, the Canterbury Recreation Complex, the Lowertown Pool, the Pinecrest Recreation Complex, the Richcraft Recreation Complex and the Kanata Leisure Centre.
Moved by Councillor A. Hubley, seconded by Councillor M. Taylor
Carried
WHEREAS Development Charges By-laws are developed in accordance within the context of strict provincial guidelines, and these guidelines include that Development Charge By-laws last for five years; and WHEREAS the current Development Charges By-laws were enacted on June 24, 2009, meaning that the City needs to have the new Development Charges By-laws final and in place by June 23, 2014; and WHEREAS City Council understands that Development Charges By-laws are one of the few matters that have inflexible “drop dead” legislative dates attached to them, and that it is the Development Charges By-laws themselves that must be approved and simple approving motions supported by the Confirmation By-law will not suffice; and WHEREAS the Development Charges By-laws are complex and include complex calculations, any modifications made by Committee and/or Council may require amendments to calculations that need some time to be revised in the By-laws; and WHEREAS the Development Charges Background Study and By-laws report will be considered by City Council at its June 11, 2014 meeting; and WHEREAS staff will require time to amend the Development Charges By-laws for final approval by City Council on June 11, 2014 to ensure that any calculations or other major matters be approved as a result of motions adopted at Council; and WHEREAS staff is recommending the following specific changes to the Rules of Procedure that would be used solely for Council consideration of the Development Charges Back
Moved by Councillor P. Hume, seconded by Councillor J. Harder
Carried
That the following by-laws be enacted and passed: THREE READINGS 2014-193 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to designate certain lands at 3 and 5 Manhattan Crescent as being exempt from Part Lot Control. 2014-194 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to correct the spelling of avenue Levis Avenue, rue Quebec Street, rue Cote Street, promenade Decarie Drive, côte Émerillion Ridge, rue Hiboux Street, jardin des Treflieres, promenade Louis Riel Drive, cour Medoc Court, cour Marronier Court, croissant Melette Crescent, rue Notre Dame Street, rue Raymond Labrosse Street, voie Senateurs Way, ruelle Ste. Therese Lane, voie Tache Way and rue Verchere Street in the City of Ottawa. 2014-195 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. 2014-196 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to establish certain lands as common and public highway and assume it for public use (Ferguslea Lane). 2014-197 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to authorize the entering into an Agreement requesting the transfer of Federal Gas Tax Revenues. 2014-198 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 250 City Centre Avenue. 2014-199 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to designate certain lands at 177, 179 and 181 Scout Street as being exempt from Part Lot Control. 2014-200 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2008-250 of t
Moved by Councillor P. Hume, seconded by Councillor M. Fleury
Carried
THAT By-law 2014-206 to confirm the proceedings of Council be enacted and passed.
Moved by Councillor P. Hume, seconded by Councillor M. Fleury