The Ottawa Record

City Council

May 10, 2017

What was decided (10 motions)

9 carried, 1 recorded otherwise. Every motion below is printed as the minutes print it.

That City Council approve that the Rules of Procedure be suspended to consider the following motion given that the final tax bills are being mailed the week of May 15, 2017, as the due date for final tax bill is June 15, 2017 and staff need to expedite the development of the proposed tax deferral program to amend the associated due date by-law for June 14, 2017 Council: WHEREAS low-lying areas within the City of Ottawa have been impacted by flooding as a result of higher water levels in the Ottawa River; and WHEREAS section 342 of the Municipal Act, 2001 permits the municipality to establish different property tax installment due dates in the year, and the due date for instalment for final property taxes for 2017 is currently June 15, 2017 pursuant to section 3 of By-law 2016-402 which sets the instalment due dates for property taxes; WHEREAS the City wishes to identify the properties impacted by flooding and notify such properties that City staff are developing a tax deferral program for Council’s consideration for residents primarily in, but not limited to West Carleton, Cumberland and in the Bay Ward which have been impacted by flooding, to be eligible for an extension of the due date to pay the final tax bill in 2017 to assist impacted property owners; and THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the City Treasurer work with City staff to identify property owners impacted by flooding in West Carleton, Cumberland and Bay Ward and report back to the Finance and Economic Development Co
Moved by Councillor S. Blais, seconded by Councillor M. Taylor
Carried
That Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee Report 24; Finance and Economic Development Committee Report 24; Planning Committee Reports 43 and 43A; Transportation Committee Report 23; and the report from the City Clerk and Solicitor’s Office entitled “Summary of Oral and Written Public Submissions for Items Subject to Bill 73 ‘Explanation Requirements’ at the City Council Meeting of April 26, 2017” b e received and considered; and That pursuant to subsection 35 (5) of Procedure By-law 2016-377, Council receive and consider Items 1 and 2 of Planning Committee Report 44; and That the Rules of Procedure be suspended to receive and consider Item 3 of Planning Committee Report 44, due to project timelines.
Moved by Councillor B. Monette, seconded by Councillor S. Qadri
Carried
WHEREAS Report ACS2017-PIE-PS-0066, recommends approval and adoption of an Zoning By-law Amendment to permit a rural residential plan of subdivision; and WHEREAS, following Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee’s approval of the report on May 4, 2017, a technical discrepancy was identified which requires a correction to the “Description of site and surroundings”- specifically, all references to Mitch Owens Drive should be to Manotick Station Road; and THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the “Description of site and surroundings” in report ACS2017-PIE-PS-0066 be amended to replace all references to Mitch Owens Drive with Manotick Station Road; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that pursuant to the Planning Act , Subsection 34(17), no further notice be given.
Moved by Councillor S. Moffatt, seconded by Councillor G. Darouze
Carried
WHEREAS Report ACS2017-PIE-PS-0054, Comprehensive Zoning By-law 2008-250: Omnibus Amendments, Q2 2017 was considered by Planning Committee on 25 April 2017 and Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee on 4 May 2017; and WHEREAS the Planning Committee approved a Motion recommending amendments to Documents 1 and 2, of the report; and Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee did not approve any further amendments; and WHEREAS in the preparation of the Agriculture and Rural Affairs Council Report 24 the Planning Committee’s amendments were inadvertently omitted; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Comprehensive Zoning By-law 2008-250: Omnibus Amendments Q2 2017 report (ACS2017-PIE-PS-0054) be amended to reflect the amendments approved by Planning Committee on 25 April, 2017 and as reflected in the “Planning Committee Recommendations as Amended” in the final Council Agenda; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that pursuant to the Planning Act , Subsection 34(17) no further notice be given.
Moved by Councillor J. Harder, seconded by Councillor S. Moffatt
Carried
WHEREAS Report ACS2017-PIE-RHU-0005 (Heritage Inventory Project: Additions to Heritage Register - Lowertown and Sandy Hill), recommends approval of the addition of the properties listed in Document 1 to the City of Ottawa’s Heritage Register; and WHEREAS 60 Boteler Street, the High Commission of Malaysia, is included for addition, based on its cultural heritage value; and WHEREAS on May 8, 2017, the City learned that notification of staff’s intent – including information with respect to the Public Information Meeting on March 21 st , and the options to address Built Heritage Sub-Committee on April 13th and Planning Committee on April 25th – had not been received by the appropriate officials at the High Commission in a timely fashion; and WHEREAS the High Commission has respectfully requested the property’s removal or, alternatively, adequate time to allow for discussions with Heritage staff to better understand the implications of addition to the Heritage Register; and WHEREAS the Heritage Inventory Project is being undertaken in phases and, in the late summer/early fall of 2017, staff expect to recommend to Built Heritage Sub-Committee, Planning Committee and Council additional properties for addition to the Heritage Register, at which time 60 Boteler Street can again be considered; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that, due to the timing of this request and the appropriate communication protocols, 60 Boteler Street be
Moved by Councillor J. Harder, seconded by Councillor T. Nussbaum
Deferred
That Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee Report 24; Finance and Economic Development Committee Report 24; Planning Committee Reports 43, 43A and 44; Transportation Committee Report 23; and the report from the City Clerk and Solicitor’s Office entitled “Summary of Oral and Written Public Submissions for Items Subject to Bill 73 ‘Explanation Requirements’ at the City Council Meeting of April 26, 2017” be received and adopted as amended.
Moved by Councillor B. Monette, seconded by Councillor S. Qadri
Carried
WHEREAS in the 42 years since the first Ottawa Marathon in 1975, the Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend (“Race Weekend”) has grown to become one of the premier marathons in Canada and Ottawa’s largest tourism event; and WHEREAS the upcoming 2017 Race Weekend is expected to draw close to 45,000 participants in six athletic events, including the Scotiabank Ottawa Marathon, which is the largest marathon in Canada; and WHEREAS the City of Ottawa is an active partner in the Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend and it is anticipated that the 2017 Race Weekend will generate more than $34.4 million in economic spinoff for the National Capital Region; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that City Council declare May 26, 2017, to May 28, 2017, to be Race Weekend in the City of Ottawa.
Moved by Councillor M. Fleury, seconded by Councillor K. Egli
Carried
That City Council approve that the Rules of Procedure be suspended to consider the following motion: WHEREAS Canadian demographics indicate that seniors are one of the fastest growing population groups in our communities with nationwide projections that by 2036, their numbers will represent 24.5% or 9.8 million citizens; AND WHEREAS Statistics Canada has announced that for the first time, the share of seniors, at 16.9% of the population, has exceeded the share of children, at 16.6% of the population, in Canada. AND WHEREAS according to the 2016 census from Statistics Canada, 144,140 seniors (aged 65 and over) reside in the City of Ottawa, making up 15.4% of the total Ottawa population, and it is expected that by the year 2031, the number will grow to more than one in five residents living in Ottawa over the age of 65; AND WHEREAS the City of Ottawa has benefited from the many tireless hours of volunteer work and leadership generously donated by local senior citizens; AND WHEREAS senior citizens have helped to build our communities through active living, shared knowledge, and a diversity of experiences; AND WHEREAS the month of June is recognized by the Province of Ontario as Seniors’ Month; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT Ottawa City Council declare June 2017 to be Seniors’ Month in the City of Ottawa.
Moved by Councillor D. Deans, 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.
Moved by Councillor B. Monette, seconded by Councillor S. Qadri
Carried
That the following by-law be read and passed: To confirm the proceedings of the Council meeting of May 10, 2017.
Moved by Councillor B. Monette, seconded by Councillor S. Qadri
Carried

The town’s own record

Read the minutes this page was read from →

Where this page and that document disagree, the document is right and this record is wrong. Say so and it will be corrected.