Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee

WHEREAS supporting the Hard Rock Ottawa development at 4837 Albion Road is an action of 2019-2022 Term of Council Priorities; and, WHEREAS the Hard Rock Ottawa Raceway and Casino Expansion at 4837 Albion Road is located adjacent to the future extension of Earl Armstrong Road from Albion Road to Hawthorne Road as identified in the Transportation Master Plan’s Road Network Concept; WHEREAS the Environmental Assessment for the Earl Armstrong Extension was completed in 2019 to protect the corridor for the future road extension and respond effectively to the development application at 4837 Albion Road; WHEREAS the implementation of the Earl Armstrong Extension is not identified as part of the TMP’s Affordable Road Network to 2031 and correspondingly has no funding allocated in the City’s Long-Range Financial Plan; and WHEREAS road projects outside the City’s Long-Range Financial Plan are not eligible for development charge funding or a front-ending agreement; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee recommend that Council direct staff in Transportation Services to review the implementation timing for Earl Armstrong Extension, from Albion Road to Bank Street, and look for ways to advance this segment as part of the ongoing Transportation Master Plan update. Alan Cohen, (Alan K Cohen Professional Corporation) for the proponent was present in support but opted not to speak when the Chair indicated the Committee was prepared to carry the item as amende

WHEREAS the report ACS2020-PIE-EDP-0003 details the Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment for the Flewellyn Special Study Area (Policy 3.2.5 of the OP) and the provincially-significant Goulbourn Wetland Complex, and WHEREAS the report recommends removal of the Special Study Area policies and recommends designation and zoning of the expanded wetland boundaries, and WHEREAS there is an interest to limit the changes to the significant wetland boundaries on Schedule A of the OP to the areas within the Flewellyn Special Study Area. THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee recommend that Council replace Flewellyn Maps A to I found in Document 2 and OPA Schedule 1a, 1b, and 1c, found in Document 1 with the attached replacement maps.