City Council

That Community and Protective Services Committee Report 21; Finance and Economic Development Committee Report 28A; Planning Committee Report 48; and the reports 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 September 8, 2021” and “Status Update – Council Inquiries and Motions for the Period Ending September 17, 2021” be received and considered.

WHEREAS the proposed regulations in Document 1 of the report include standards for vehicle storage facility operators; and WHEREAS the proposed regulatory regime also contains compliance and enforcement tools, such as offences for violations of the by-law by a licensee as well as the ability for the City’s Chief License Inspector to inspect premises, vehicles and documents, to impose conditions on a license, to suspend a licence, and to request the review of a licensee’s status by the Property Standards and License Appeal Committee in the case of breaches of the by-law; and W HEREAS it would be beneficial for consumer protection to clarify that vehicle storage facilities also be staffed during business hours, be enclosed by a fence, and have signage indicating the operator’s name and contact telephone number; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Section 18(1) of the proposed by-law amendments contained in Document 1 be amended as indicated by the underlined portions below : 18. (1) Every vehicle storage facility operator shall ensure that the vehicle storage facility: (a) keeps, as a minimum, the following business hours : (i) Monday to Sunday from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. with available staff to greet and transact with visitors and customers , excluding statutory or public holidays; and, (ii) by appointment only at all other times and on statutory or public holidays; (b) is enclosed by a fence and lit at night to enhance security; (c) is accessible to a police officer for emergency o

C. A. Meehan WHEREAS Report ACS2021-PIE-PS-0118 recommends approval of a Zoning By-law amendment for part of 4800 Bank Street to permit planned unit development; and WHEREAS the details of recommended zoning were

That the Rules of Procedure be suspended to consider the following Motion in order to allow the proposed lease agreement to be finalized as soon as possible WHEREAS Youth Ottawa and the North Gloucester Giants Football Club (NGG) have partnered together on a proposal to offer youth focused programming at the City-owned field house in Gil-O-Julien Park; and WHEREAS the field house at Gil-O-Julien Park has been used primarily by NGG for decades and is intended to continue to support park activities; and WHEREAS Youth Ottawa and NGG intend to apply to the Trillium Foundation to renovate and retrofit existing space within the field house to enhance the delivery of youth programming; and WHEREAS Trillium Foundation has identified that if the applicant does not own the property a grant is being sought to improve, the applicant is required to secure a minimum 5-year lease from the property owner; and WHEREAS Youth Ottawa and NGG have requested that the City grant them a 5-year lease for the building; and WHEREAS the Ward Councillor, City staff, and many important local agencies support this proposal; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council declare the subject lands as surplus to City needs and direct staff to complete a circulation notifying City departments, the ward Councillor, and utility agencies to identify any requirements for the Real Property prior to completing the lease agreement; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Council waive section 2.3 of the Disposal of Real Property Poli

That the Rules of Procedure be suspended to consider the following motion in order to have a crossing guard in place as soon as possible. WHEREAS River Ward is an inner-city ward of approximately 50,000 residents and home to 16 schools, serving public and private school children, youth and adults; and WHEREAS the encouragement and promotion of active transportation, particularly under the COVID pandemic has never been stronger, and WHEREAS during the 2020-2021 school year, 260 crossing guards were deployed to intersections across Ottawa; and WHEREAS River Ward received resources for three guards in 2020-2021, slightly over 1% of the total; and WHEREAS as part of the Adult School Crossing Guard Program, Traffic Services uses warrants to determine where crossing guards are needed based on the Ontario Traffic Council's recommended methodology for having crossing guards installed; and WHEREAS the intersection of Anna Avenue and Merivale Road does not meet the warrants for an adult crossing guard; and WHEREAS, in response to community concerns, over many years, Councillor Brockington seeks to fund this crossing guard out of the Ward 16 Constituency Services Budget; and WHEREAS the Council Expense Policy, Section 5.1, provides that Members may not spend their office budgets on “City-funded services and departments” unless a motion is approved by Council to approve this; and WHEREAS the estimated cost to implement this crossing guard is approximately $1,200 per month THEREFORE BE IT

That the Rules of Procedure be Suspended to consider the following motion. WHEREAS the two-year-old Ottawa LRT is currently completely immobilized with indication that service interruption will be prolonged; and, WHEREAS the entire transit system is under stress due to the requirement to provide replacement service respecting the need for covid distancing; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Transit Commission will meet bi-weekly until rail service has been fully restored; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that all Transportation Safety Board documents since the August 8 th derailment sent to the City be released immediately to Council; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Council meet as Committee of the Whole to address the LRT and bus issues by Friday September 24 with all city Councillors and Transit Commissioners, and with an in camera legal briefing held as soon as feasible for Council. The above-noted motion was not considered, as suspension of the Rules of Procedure was put to Council and

WHEREAS two trains on the Confederation Line have derailed in the last 6 weeks; and WHEREAS the problems with cracked wheels and loose axle bearings on Confederation Line trains have been the subject of investigation by the Transportation Safety Board ; and WHEREAS Confederation Line has experienced a series of problems since the Confederation Line opened with door jams, computer malfunctions, broken overhead wires and issues with the catenary system causing service delays; and WHEREAS the Rideau Transit Maintenance Group (RTM) has a 30-year contract with the City of Ottawa to maintain the Confederation Line; and WHEREAS the Rideau Transit Group has failed to provide root cause analysis of the problems on the Confederation Line; and WHEREAS members of the public have

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: To confirm the proceedings of the Council meeting of September 22, 2021.