City Council

That the report from the Ottawa Community Lands Development Corporation entitled “ Ottawa Community Lands Development Corporation 2019 ‑ Annual Report”; Built Heritage Sub-Committee Report 15; Community and Protective Services Committee Report 13; Standing Committee on Environmental Protection, Water and Waste Management Report 10; Planning Committee Report 29 ; Transit Commission Report 6; and 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 September 9, 2020 ”; be received and considered.

WHEREAS the Built Heritage Sub-Committee approved Motion No. BHSC 2020 15/1 at its meeting of September 8, 2020, replacing the plans by Jim Bell Architectural Design Inc., dated July 9, 2020 and received on July 14, 2020, with those plans, dated and received September 3, 2020, as reflected in the Committee Recommendations to Council; and, WHEREAS in the interest of transparency, a copy of the September 3, 2020 plans may be appended as a supporting document to the Built Heritage Sub-Committee Report 15; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Document 11 [1] , attached to this motion, be formally added to Built Heritage Sub-Committee Report 15, reflecting the revised plans dated and received September 3, 202 0.

WHEREAS in response to a recent Council Inquiry with respect to Cyberbullying (OCC 20-07), City staff indicated Ottawa City Council has established codes of conduct setting out ethical behavior expected of elected officials, appointed citizen members on boards or commissions of the municipality, and City staff; and WHEREAS these codes of conduct could be applied to a variety of violations, they are not specific or tailored to address the types of cyber bullying or attacks that can occur on social media forums; and WHEREAS the Inquiry response presented examples, at the municipal, provincial and federal levels of government, of social media guidelines or interpretation bulletins that specify how an existing code of conduct applies to social media use/behaviour; and WHEREAS in the Inquiry response, City staff indicated that “should Council request to have more clarity respecting how the Code of Conduct for Members of Council applies to social media behavior, that the Integrity Commissioner is prepared to respond to a direction from Council to produce an interpretation bulletin to specifically address social media behavior”; THEREFORE IT BE RESOLVED that the Integrity Commissioner work closely with the Office of the City Clerk to review the existing Codes of Conduct with the goal of producing an interpretation bulletin to specifically address social media behavior by Councillors, Board and Commission members for inclusion in the 2018-2022 Mid-term Governance Review report.

That City Council approve that the Rules of Procedure be suspended, as the next Council meeting is October 14, 2020 and the Dovercourt Recreation Association requires immediate assistance to resume and maintain operation of the Dovercourt Recreation Center following the facility expansion project and Covid19 closure: WHEREAS the Dovercourt Recreation Association (DRA) has invested over $870,000 towards the expansion of the City owned Dovercourt Recreation Centre, which has been completed earlier this year and will allow additional space for after-school care, camps and classes for seniors; and WHEREAS the DRA has utilized its operating reserves to meet the requirements of the expansion project and requires immediate assistance to continue to operate its programming and continue to deliver municipal recreational services; and WHEREAS the DRA’s investment has improved the City’s recreation infrastructure and their continued management of recreation programing in the community is a significant net benefit to the City of Ottawa; and WHEREAS the forced cancellation of spring and summer programs at the Dovercourt Recreation Centre has had a significant negative impact on DRA’s revenues, cash flow and overall operating budget; and THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council authorize the Chief Financial Officer to extend a temporary interest-free loan to the DRA in the amount of up to $350,000 repayable within 3 years in accordance with the terms and conditions established by the Chief Fi

That the Menard/Gower Motion 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 September 23 rd , 2020.