City Council

That the report 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 November 9, 2022” be received and considered; and That the report from the City Clerk entitled “2022-2026 Council Governance Review” be received and

That report 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 November 9, 2022” be received and adopted as amended.

WHEREAS on November 28, 2022, Steve Kanellakos advised Council that he would be resigning as City Manager of the City of Ottawa effective immediately; and WHEREAS in accordance with the Statutory Officer Recruitment, Appointment and Contract Administration Policy it is anticipated that the City will initiate a comprehensive executive search for a new City Manager in the coming weeks; and WHEREAS the City of Ottawa requires stable leadership during the coming months, including to support Council in considering the 2023 Draft Budget; and WHEREAS on November 30, 2022, Mayor Sutcliffe advised City Council that he had delegated to Council his authority under Section 284.5 of the Municipal Act, 2001 , to appoint an acting chief administrative officer of the municipality, in accordance with Subsection 284.13(1) of the Municipal Act, 2001 and Regulations; and WHEREAS, by virtue of By-law 2019-390, Wendy Stephanson may retain her statutory role as Treasurer for the City of Ottawa while acting as City Manager, but requires an acting Chief Financial Officer to manage the Finance Services Department and to whom those statutory duties may be delegated; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Wendy Stephanson, Chief Financial Officer, be appointed interim City Manager of the City of Ottawa effective immediately; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Cyril Rogers be appointed as the acting Chief Financial Officer, effective immediately.

That the Rules of Procedure be suspended to consider the following motion in order to provide Council’s request to the Province of Ontario as soon as possible WHEREAS Bill 23, More Homes Built Faster Act, 2022 proposes extensive changes to several Acts and regulations including the Development Charges Act, Planning Act, Municipal Act ; and WHEREAS in combination with Bill 109 these changes will have significant impacts on municipal financing, processes, and operational matters; and WHEREAS the City supports the overarching objective of Bill 23, which is to address the need for housing and to provide the housing capacity and planning framework necessary to stimulate home-building across the province; and, WHEREAS several of the proposed amendments represent a positive step toward achieving this goal, and complement bold actions already taken by Ottawa’s City Council to increase housing supply; and WHEREAS Bill 23 will compromise our efforts to improve the quality of buildings and the public realm, compromise the work of the Urban Design Review Panel, and limit staff’s ability to implement good urbanism across all building types; and WHEREAS Council is concerned about the reduction in environmental oversight that will result in the loss of diverse and mature ecosystems, which will have immediate and long-term environmental and climate change impacts, including increased flooding risk; and WHEREAS there are concerns regarding the changes to parkland and Development Charge (DC) c

That the Rules of Procedure be suspended to consider the following motion so that the City of Ottawa will have representation at the December 8, 2022, meeting of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities Board of Directors WHEREAS Council has traditionally appointed its representatives to municipal organizations early in the Term of Council, and usually for the duration of the Term of Council; and WHEREAS Councillor Tim Tierney has been Ottawa City Council’s representative to the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) since 2012 and currently serves as a Director on the Board of Directors and Ontario Caucus Chair; and WHEREAS all positions on FCM's Board of Directors are filled by election on an annual basis as outlined in the FCM by-laws, during the Annual Conference in June, 2023; and WHEREAS at the Annual Conference in June Councillor Tierney intends to seek nomination for the position of Third Vice-President of the Board and, should he be successful, there would be a potential opportunity for another Member of Council to fill the vacancy; and WHREAS early in 2023 there will be the opportunity for additional Members of Council to be approved to attend the 2023 Annual Conference; WHEREAS it would be beneficial for the City of Ottawa to continue to have representation on the FCM Board until the Annual Conference; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council approve Councillor Tierney as the City of Ottawa’s Representative to the Federation of Canadian Municipalities until the

That the Rules of Procedure be suspended to consider the following motion in order to provide Council’s request to the Province of Ontario as soon as possible WHEREAS Bill 39, the Better Municipal Governance Act, 2022 , was approved on second reading and was

That the Rules of Procedure be suspended to consider the following motion in order to communicate the extended deadline as soon as possible. WHEREAS Country Hill Estates is a unique development, registered prior to amalgamation in which the former Township of Osgoode participated within an ownership interest; and WHEREAS it was anticipated that certain lands within the subdivision would have landscaped, grassed ditches; and WHEREAS the rocky nature of such lands renders the permanent grass, landscaped nature of such ditches not viable; and WHEREAS the lots within the third phase have not yet been sold, and will provide revenues to the City as they are sold ; and WHEREAS Council on June 22, 2022

That the following by-law be read and passed: To confirm the proceedings of the Council meeting of November 30, 2022.

That the proceedings of the City Council meeting of November 30, 2022, be adjourned.