Finance and Corporate Services Committee

BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Finance and Corporate Services Committee approve that the Rules of Procedure be waived subject to Subsection 83(4)(a) of the Procedure By-Law (being By-Law N O 2022-410) to receive a staff presentation on the ITS Work Plan Update.

WHEREAS Document 2 was circulated with the agenda package, however the remuneration and expenses paid to the members of the Ottawa Investment Board (OIB) were omitted. THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Finance and Corporate Services Committee approve the revised Document 2 for consideration by the Committee at today’s meeting

WHEREAS the City of Ottawa maintains the core values of transparency, impartiality, respect, and accountability; and WHEREAS the City of Ottawa maintains a dedicated “City of Ottawa” X account, as well as departmental accounts for Traffic, OC Transpo, Paramedic and Fire Services, Bylaw and Regulatory Services; and WHEREAS the parent company X-Corp purchased the platform formerly known as Twitter in 2022; and WHEREAS the company X-Corp, the owner, and their platform X have clearly demonstrated that they no longer possess or respect these values; and WHEREAS the City of Ottawa, and associated departments, currently maintains active accounts on X; and WHEREAS other social media platforms have emerged as viable alternatives; and WHEREAS numerous other Canadian municipalities have suspended their X accounts, and shifted their public communications to these alternative platforms; and WHEREAS some City of Ottawa accounts, such as OC Transpo and traffic alerts, may require additional time and resources to transition off the platform; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the City of Ottawa, as well as associated City of Ottawa departments, create a plan to suspend posting on all associated X-holdings platforms and migrate to alternative platforms; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT that the City of Ottawa, and associated City of Ottawa departments, retain their accounts on X for the sole purpose of communicating with residents when there is risk to public health and safety, or crisis or urgent

WHEREAS City Council is expected to consider the next steps in the Lansdowne 2.0 project including the public realm improvement plan and Event Centre and North Side Stands, by the end of 2025; and WHEREAS it is appropriate to refer Councillor Menard’s motion to be considered in the context of that discussion; and THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the following provisions contained in the Motion from Councillor S. Menard on an Accessibility Review at the Lansdowne Site be

Motion to allow the committee to receive the presentation, as noted below. The Motion was