City Council

That Nominating Committee Report 1; the report from the Corporate Services Department entitled Proposed 2019 Budget Direction, Timeline and Consultation Process; and the report from the City Clerk and Solicitor entitled “ Summary of Oral and Written Public Submissions for Items Subject to the Planning Act ‘Explanation Requirements’ at the City Council Meeting of November 28, 2018” be received and considered.

WHEREAS, at its meeting of Tuesday, December 11, 2018, the Nominating Committee considered a Motion from Mayor Watson to recommend the appointment of Members of Council to Standing Committees, the Transit Commission to Sub-Committees for the 2018-2022 Term of Council; and WHEREAS it was the Mayor’s intention to include Councillor Stephen Blais in the list of those Members recommended for appointment to the Planning Committee ; AND WHEREAS, when the motion was being finalized by the Clerk’s office in advance of Nominating Committee meeting, Councillor Blais’ name was inadvertently omitted; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council approve the additional appointment of Councillor Stephen Blais to the Planning Committee for the 2018-2022 Term of Council.

C. McKenney WHERAS the Nominating Committee has recommended in the Appointments to Standing Committees, Transit Commission and Sub-Committee report that eight councillors named in the report compose the Planning Committee for the 2018-2022 term of Council; and, WHEREAS only two of the nine recommend members represent wards inside Ottawa’s Greenbelt; and, WHEREAS the Planning Committee’s Terms of Reference include decision on planning matters that are of importance across the city, and it is desirable that the Committee be composed to the extent possible of councillors representing the rural, suburban and urban areas; and WHEREAS both Councillors Brockington and Menard indicated first choice interest in serving on the Planning Committee; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council amend the report’s recommendation to include Brockington and Menard as members of the Planning Committee for the 2018-2022 term of Council.

WHEREAS, at its meeting of Wednesday, December 5, 2018, as part of the 2018-2022 Council Governance Review, Council approved the continuation of the Planning Advisory Committee (PAC), the composition of which includes the Chairs of Planning Committee, Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee (ARAC) and the Built Heritage Sub-Committee as Ex Officio voting members, in addition to 12 public members; and WHEREAS the PAC, which was established late in the last Term of Council and has not yet held a formal meeting, is anticipated to meet early in the new year to consider the draft 2019 Work Plan for the Planning, Infrastructure and Economic Development Department, in keeping with the PAC’s mandate; and WHEREAS at its meeting of December 11, 2018, the Nominating Committee recommended the appointment of Councillor Eli El-Chantiry as the Chair of the ARAC for the 2018-2022 Term of Council; and WHEREAS the outgoing Chair of ARAC, Councillor Scott Moffatt, has expressed an interest in continuing on the Planning Advisory Committee, which he was instrumental in developing as part of the Council Working Group along with Councillors Harder and Nussbaum; and WHEREAS the incoming ARAC Chair is in agreement to delegate his Ex Officio membership on the PAC to Councillor Moffatt, who will continue to sit on ARAC; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council, with three quarters of Members present and voting, approve the appointment of Councillor Scott Moffatt to the Planning Advisory Committee as the r

WHEREAS, as outlined in the report, the proposed 3.5% increase to the transit levy will fund continued expansion of service to meet the future needs of the transit system, which is not exclusive to growth areas; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Recommendation 2 be amended to remove the words “which will provide additional service in growth areas”, and read as follows: 2. That the budget allocation for Transit services be based on a 3.5 per cent increase to the Transit levy.

That the Rules of Procedure be suspended to consider the following Motion in order to ratify the collective agreements, which have already been ratified by the Union membership: WHEREAS the City of Ottawa (the City) and the Amalgamated Transit Union, Local 1760 (ATU 1760) have committed to working collaboratively to resolve issues of mutual concern in the workplace; and WHEREAS the collective agreements between the City and the ATU 1760 expired on December 31, 2017; and WHEREAS the bargaining teams for the City and the ATU 1760 have been in negotiations in an effort to conclude a renewal of the collective agreements on mutually-agreeable terms; and WHEREAS the City and ATU 1670 bargaining teams concluded tentative agreements on November 7, 2018, subject to ratification by the ATU 1760 membership and City Council; and WHEREAS the ATU 1760 membership has ratified the tentative agreements; and WHEREAS the tentative agreements are affordable and fair to taxpayers and our employees; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that City Council ratify the tentative agreements reached with the ATU Local 1760; and That the terms of the tentative agreements be made public.

WHEREAS a community based organizing committee has been struck to plan improvements to Centennial Park in Manotick; and WHEREAS the first phase in the plan toward upgraded outdoor recreation facilities is to develop an updated concept plan for the park; and WHEREAS the concept plan will lay out the plans for improved skate park, outdoor rink and basketball park; and WHEREAS the Georgina Falls Trust Fund was established for the purposes of funding improvements to the Manotick Arena and Centennial Park such as the aforementioned plans; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that $5,500 be transferred from the Georgina Falls Trust Fund to the Manotick Culture, Parks and Recreation Association, for the purposes of developing a concept plan for Centennial Park in Manotick.

WHEREAS the McArthur Avenue Improvement Plan was recently completed and provides much-needed bike lanes that are used by residents in all seasons throughout the year; and WHEREAS failure to clear the McArthur Avenue bike lanes would result in accessibility challenges for OC Transpo users and other residents; and WHEREAS $37,000 is required to maintain the McArthur Avenue bike lanes to Council-approved Maintenance Quality Standards for the remainder of the current season; and WHEREAS the City Treasurer has advised that the Tax Rate Stabilization Reserve is a potential funding source for the continued maintenance of the McArthur Avenue bike lanes for the remainder of the current season; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council approve funding from the Tax Rate Stabilization Reserve Fund to maintain the McArthur Avenue Bike Lanes to Council-approved Maintenance Quality Standards for the remainder of the 2018-2019 Winter Season.

WHEREAS the Terms of Reference for the Environment and Climate Protection Committee states that its responsibilities include “providing guidance and direction on all issues relating to environmental services, community sustainability, stormwater management, solid waste management, utilities/water and wastewater, water pollution control, urban forestry, and open spaces”; and WHEREAS Climate Protection was a 2014-2018 Term of Council priority and its broad mandate had implications for more than just one committee; and WHEREAS the Committee’s name does not reference the specific responsibilities in the Terms of Reference regarding Water and Wastewater as well as Solid Waste; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Environment and Climate Protection Committee be renamed the Standing Committee on Water, Waste and Environmental Protection; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a Climate Impact lens be considered for the template for all Standing Committee reports and that this consideration be

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 December 12, 2018.