City Council

That the Audit Committee Report 8, Community Services Committee Report 11, Emergency Preparedness and Protective Services Committee Report 13, Joint Report 1 Environment and Climate Change Committee and Emergency Preparedness and Protective Services Committee; Finance and Corporate Services Report 17A, Planning and Housing Committee Report 34, Transportation Committee Report 14 and the reports from the City Clerk entitled “Policy Framework for Voluntary Donations for Community Benefits – Working Group Report” and “Summary of Oral and Written Public Submissions for Items Subject to the Planning Act ‘Explanation Requirements’ at the City Council Meeting of September 18, 2024” be received and considered.

WHEREAS the Minor and Major Capital Project programs have been in place since amalgamation without a comprehensive review WHEREAS the programs have allowed city investment not only in city facilities and on city property but also on other public lands including school boards and sports and cultural organizations, WHEREAS financing for park renewals for city facilities and on city properties is currently limited and the Province is requiring that municipalities provide an update by July 2025 on how they intend to manage their assets going forward including those related to parks and facilities, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that a review of the Minor and Major Capital Project programs be undertaken after this asset management update is completed to align with the goals of improving City assets and that this review be presented to Council no later than Q2 2026.

WHEREAS idling negatively affects air quality which can lead to health issues; and WHEREAS reducing idling offers benefits to the local environment and leads to cleaner air; and WHEREAS the current idling by-law has led to some positive behavior changes since enacted; and WHEREAS the changes as proposed might put further pressures on By-law and Regulatory Services, diverting resources from other critical enforcement areas; and WHEREAS most Ottawa residents are conscientious citizens who make genuine efforts to be responsible stewards of the environment and do not require excessive enforcement; and WHEREAS the current Idling Control By-law already provides mechanisms to address aggressive and unnecessary idling; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council amend Subsection 4(1) of the proposed by-law by replacing (1 minute in a sixty minute period) with (3 minutes in a sixty minute period) and amend Subsection 4(2) to replace (5 consecutive minutes) with (10 consecutive minutes); BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that staff be directed to focus on high-incidence idling zones, such as schools, construction sites, or other locations identified by staff and councillors where excessive idling is a known issue, when implementing the public education and awareness campaign and any related directions given at Committee. For (22) M. Luloff, L. Dudas, G. Gower, T. Kavanagh, T. Tierney, R. King, C. Kitts, G. Darouze, A. Hubley, S. Menard, D. Hill, C. Kelly, L. Johnson, S. Devine, J. Bradley, S. Plante, A

WHEREAS the Flora Hall Brewing Company hosts an annual street festival to provide expanded programming and seating for patrons titled FloraFest; AND WHEREAS FloraFest takes place on a section of Flora Street between Kent Street and Bank Street; AND WHEREAS the organizer has requested to close a section of Flora Street between Kent Street and Bank Street on Friday, 11 October 2024 to facilitate setup of the event while maintaining local access to residents via two-way traffic entering at Kent Street; AND WHEREAS the road closure would be in effect from 12 p.m. Friday, 11 October 2024 to 6 p.m. on Sunday 13 October 2024; AND WHEREAS the City of Ottawa’s Special Events on City Streets (2001-260) By-Law prohibits road closures before 6:00 p.m. Monday to Friday; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council approve the closure of Flora Street between Kent Street and Bank Street from 12 p.m. on Friday, 11 October 2024 to 6 p.m. on Sunday, 11 October 2024 to facilitate FloraFest Seven; providing it meets the requirements, conditions, and approval of Traffic Services.

WHEREAS, the City’s Agreements with the OCIP for the Bell Sensplex and Richcraft Sensplex require an Operating Reserve that is funded through an $850,000 OCIP contribution and annual contributions of $250,000 from the City until the reserve reaches the value of a one-year debt servicing repayment; and WHEREAS on June 14, 2023 Council approved a temporary waiver to July 31, 2024, of the requirement for OCIP to fund the Operating Reserve from the current period of Net Operating Income and fund the annual debt service for the next succeeding year, and directed staff to revisit the waiver requests in conjunction with the 2024 budget presented by OCIP; and WHEREAS the OCIP has requested an extension of such waivers and upon Council approval, the CFO/ City Treasurer will implement such extension on the same terms, that OCIP continue to support daily operations and make all required contributions to the Lifecycle Fund to maintain the facilities in the state of good repair; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Chief Financial Officer/City Treasurer be given delegated the authority to extend the temporary waiver previously granted to the OCIP to fund the succeeding year’s debt servicing and contributions to the Operating Reserve, until December 31, 2025.

That the following by-law be read and passed: To confirm the proceedings of the Council meeting of 2 October 2024.

That the proceedings of the City Council meeting of 2 October 2024 be adjourned.