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City Council
March 6, 2019
What was decided (17 motions)
16 carried, 1 recorded otherwise. Every motion below is printed as the minutes print it.
C. McKenney That the following reports be received and considered: the report from the Deputy City Treasurer entitled “2019 Draft Operating and Capital Budgets”; the report from the Committee of Adjustment entitled “2019 Draft Operating Estimates – Committee of Adjustment”; the report from Crime Prevention Ottawa entitled “ Crime Prevention Ottawa 2019 Draft Budget ”; the report from the Ottawa Police Services Board entitled “Ottawa Police Service 2019 Operating and Capital Budgets”; Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee Report 1A; Audit Committee Report 1; Community and Protective Services Committee Report 1A; Standing Committee on Environmental Protection, Water and Waste Management Report 1A; Information Technology Sub-Committee Report 1; Planning Committee Report 2A; Planning Committee Report 3; Transit Commission Report 1B; Transportation Committee Report 1; 14. the report from the General Manager, Transportation Services Department entitled “ Contract Award of Ottawa’s Stage 2 Light Rail Transit Projects and Related Matters”; 15. the report from the General Manager, Corporate Services Department entitled “ Long Range Financial Plan Transit Update ” ; and t he report from the City Clerk and Solicitor’s Office entitled “ Summary of Oral and Written Public Submissions for Items Subject to the Planning Act ‘Explanation Requirements’ at the City Council Meeting of February 27, 2019 ”; and That the Rules of Procedure be suspended to consider the following, as they relate to
Moved by Councillor A. Hubley
Carried
C. McKenney That City Council resolve to move into Committee of the Whole pursuant to Sections 52 and 53 of the Procedure By-law.
Moved by Councillor A. Hubley
Carried
WHEREAS the Committee of Adjustment’s 2019 Draft Operating Estimates were
Moved by Councillor J. Harder, seconded by Councillor T. Tierney
Tabled
WHEREAS on March 5, 2019 the Finance and Economic Development Committee approved a motion to reduce the one-time funding contribution from the City’s Tax Rate Stabilization Reserve Fund to the Ottawa Police Services by $2.4M, and accordingly allocate $2 million to Affordable Housing and $395,000 to Cultural and Recreation Community grants (as set out in Item 4 on Council’s Roadmap Motion for Consideration of the 2019 Budget); and WHEREAS the amount to be allocated to for Cultural and Recreation Community grants was intended to be $400,000, which when added to the $2 Million for Affordable housing adds up to the $2.4 Million now available from the Reserve; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED the Finance and Economic Development Committee Recommendation (Item 4 on the Roadmap Motion) be amended to replace $395,000 with $400,000.
Moved by Councillor T. Tierney, seconded by Mayor J. Watson
Carried
WHEREAS, on March 1, 2019, the Transportation Committee received the draft 2019 Operating and Capital Budgets; and, WHEREAS, the Traffic Services User Fees on p. 23 and p. 24 did not include an inflationary adjustment; and, WHEREAS, the staff cost of providing the service has increased by 2%; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Transportation Committee 2019 budget be amended, with the result being that the Traffic Services revenue budget be increased by $19,000 and that the increased revenue be allocated to the Tax Stabilization Reserve [2] .
Moved by Councillor M. Fleury, seconded by Mayor J. Watson
Carried
WHEREAS the LRT handover deadline has been extended by RTG, and WHEREAS transit users have experienced a very difficult year in anticipation of the launch of LRT, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT City staff report back on any potential delay of the LRT Stage 1 launch date and report back to the Transit Commission and Council on how the remaining transit fares could be frozen and funded to correspond with that future launch date.
Moved by Councillor G. Gower, seconded by Councillor S. Menard
Carried
C. McKenney WHEREAS the EquiPass, Community Bus Pass and Access Pass are limited to persons on low incomes; and WHEREAS the proposed 2.5% fare increase in the 2019 City Budget would provide hardship for these low-income persons; and WHEREAS these passes are subsidized by Community and Social Services and the revenue associated with the 2.5% increase from the currently unsubsidized portion is $81K; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the fare structure proposed in the Transit Commission 2019 Budget be amended so that the EquiPass, the Community Bus Pass and Access Pass remain at 2018 fare levels and that the Community Bus Passes and EquiPass Program be increased by $81K and that this be paid for from an increase to Investment Income – Page 108 FEDCO Budget.
Moved by Councillor T. Kavanagh
Carried
C. McKenney That the Committee of the Whole rise and report to City Council.
Moved by Councillor A. Hubley
Carried
C. McKenney That the 2019 Draft Operating and Capital Budgets, listed as items 1- 15 on the Agenda as set out below, and including all matters approved in Committee of the Whole through the Roadmap Motion, be received and adopted as amended: the report from the Deputy City Treasurer entitled “2019 Draft Operating and Capital Budgets”; the report from the Committee of Adjustment entitled “2019 Draft Operating Estimates – Committee of Adjustment”; the report from Crime Prevention Ottawa entitled “ Crime Prevention Ottawa 2019 Draft Budget ”; the report from the Ottawa Police Services Board entitled “Ottawa Police Service 2019 Operating and Capital Budgets”; the report from the Ottawa Board of Health entitled “2019 Draft Operating Budget for the Ottawa Board of Health”; and the report from the Ottawa Public Library Board entitled “ Ottawa Public Library: Approval of 2019 Draft Budget Estimates ”; and Item 1 of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee Report 1A; Item 2 of Audit Committee Report 1, Community and Protective Services Committee Report 1A; 10. Standing Committee on Environmental Protection, Water and Waste Management Report 1A; Finance and Economic Development Committee Report 2; Information Technology Sub-Committee Report 1; Planning Committee Report 2A; Transit Commission Report 1B; and Item 2 of Transportation Committee Report 1; and That any dissents and declarations of interest recorded during the Committee of the Whole session be deemed to be recorded in the Coun
Moved by Councillor A. Hubley
Carried
C. McKenney That City Council resolve to move into Committee of the Whole.
Moved by Councillor S. Menard
Carried
WHEREAS Report ACS2019-PIE-PS-0023 recommends Planning Committee recommend Council approve an amendment to Zoning By-law 2008-250 for 807 River Road and 4720 Spratt Road; and WHEREAS Document 2 incorrectly references 4650 Spratt Road, 4800 Spratt Road and an unaddressed parcel between River Road and Southbridge Street; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council approve that Document 2 be amended by replacing “4650 Spratt Road, 4800 Spratt Road and an unaddressed parcel between River Road and Southbridge Street” with the following: “807 River Road and 4720 Spratt Road” 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 T. Tierney
Carried
C. McKenney That the remaining following reports, excluding those items previously adopted by Council as part of the Budget, be received and adopted as amended, : Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee Report 1A; Audit Committee Report 1; Planning Committee Report 3; Transportation Committee Report 1; the report from the General Manager, Transportation Services Department entitled “ Contract Award of Ottawa’s Stage 2 Light Rail Transit Projects and Related Matters”; the report from the General Manager, Corporate Services Department entitled “Long Range Financial Plan Transit Update ” ; and The report from the City Clerk and Solicitor’s Office entitled “ Summary of Oral and Written Public Submissions for Items Subject to the Planning Act ‘Explanation Requirements’ at the City Council Meeting of February 27, 2019 ”.
Moved by Councillor A. Hubley
Carried
WHEREAS under the Clean Water Act , a Source Protection Committee representing multiple stakeholders is required for each source protection region in Ontario; and WHEREAS the Source Protection Committee (SPC) oversees the source protection program and the composition ensures that a variety of local interests are represented at the decision-making table; and WHEREAS the City of Ottawa is a member of the Mississippi-Rideau Source Protection Committee (SPC) ; and WHEREAS the City of Ottawa has had one member on the Mississippi-Rideau SPC since May 2017, and previously had two members since 2007; and WHEREAS the Mississippi-Rideau SPC membership is undergoing a renewal in 2018 and 2019 to ensure that it remains in compliance with Ontario Regulation 288/07, the regulation that governs Source Protection Committees under Ontario’s Clean Water Act ; and WHEREAS the City of Ottawa received a letter from the Mississippi-Rideau Source Protection Region on January 29, 2019 requesting the City to submit the name of the Council appointed member to the SPC before March 29, 2019; and WHEREAS Michel Kearney is the City’s current representative and is willing to remain on the SPC for another term. THEREFORE be it resolved that Council approve the selection of Michel Kearney to sit as the representative for the City of Ottawa on the Mississippi-Rideau Source Protection Committee and direct the City Clerk and Solicitor to provide a copy of this resolution to the SPC before March 29, 2019.
Moved by Councillor S. Moffatt, seconded by Councillor S. Menard
Carried
That the Rules of Procedure be suspended to consider the following Motion, in order that the property owner may address these issues as soon as possible, and the next Council meeting is not until March 27, 2019 WHEREAS the building at 240, 242, 244 Ferland Street / 43, 43A Joliette Avenue is in an advanced state of disrepair; and WHEREAS there are neighbourhood concerns related to criminal activity in the building on the property; and WHEREAS given the dilapidated condition of the building and the community’s safety concerns it would be in the public interest to demolish the building; and WHEREAS there is currently no building permit application for a replacement building; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council approve demolition control for the existing building on the property subject to the following conditions; 1. That until the time of the construction of the first replacement building, the registered Owner shall landscape the property to the satisfaction of the General Manager of Planning Infrastructure and Economic Development . The registered Owner shall prohibit the use of the property for other interim uses and maintain the property in accordance with the Property Standards By-law; 2. The landscaping of the property shall be finalized in collaboration with City staff; 3. The Owner shall pay one hundred percent securities to the City for the value of landscaping the property, with the securities to be released once these works are completed; 4. The Owner agrees that t
Moved by Councillor M. Fleury, seconded by Councillor J. Harder
Carried
That the Rules of Procedure be waived in order to consider the following motion: WHEREAS at the Council meeting of February 27, 2019, City Council considered the report titled “Appointment – Ottawa Police Services Board”; and WHEREAS a technical amendment motion was approved at the Council meeting, replacing the report recommendation as follows: “That the appointment of Leo A. (Sandy) Smallwood to the Ottawa Police Services Board be approved with an amended term too expire in two years”; and WHEREAS upon reviewing the staff notes from the Selection Panel meeting held on January 15, 2019 with Councillors Deans, El-Chantiry and Meehan and Robyn Guest, as representative of the Mayor’s Office, it was determined that the notes were consistent with the appointment report; and WHEREAS Mr. Smallwood expressed a willingness to serve a four-year term as well as has years of experience and an understanding of the Ottawa Police Services Board; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED Council approve the appointment of Leo A. (Sandy) Smallwood to the Ottawa Police Services Board, including waiver of Section 2.1 of the Appointment Policy, for the term of Council.
Moved by Councillor El-Chantiry, seconded by Mayor J. Watson
Carried
C. McKenney That the by-laws listed on the Agenda under Motion to Introduce By-laws, Three Readings be read and passed.
Moved by Councillor A. Hubley
Carried
C. McKenney That the following by-law be read and passed: To confirm the proceedings of the Council meeting of March 6 th , 2019.