City Council

That Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee Report 32; Community and Protective Services Committee Report 30; Finance and Economic Development Committee Report 32; Planning Committee Report 59A; Transportation Committee Report 30; 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 28, 2018 ” b e received and considered; and T hat the Rules of Procedure be suspended to receive and consider Environment and Climate Protection Committee Report 19 and Planning Committee report 60. Waiver of the Rules is being requested for Environment and Climate Protection Committee Report 19 to allow staff to meet a contract signing target of May 1, 2018, and begin benefitting from the reduced ‘put or pay’ threshold; Waiver of the Rules is being requested Planning Committee Report 60 to allow for the orientation and inaugural meeting of the Planning Advisory Committee to occur within Q2 2018; and to allow the Development Charge By-Law Review Councillors Sponsor Group sponsor group to begin its work as soon as possible and meet the deliverables and timelines as described in the report.

WHEREAS the mixed-use building fronts on Riverside Drive; and WHEREAS the height recommended by staff in the original report was 3 storeys; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the height of the mixed used building be returned to the original staff report recommendation of 3 storeys and 13.5 meters; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED t hat there be no further notice pursuant to Sub-section 34 (17) of the Planning Ac t.

WHEREAS Report ACS2018-PIE-PS-0029 recommends approval and adoption of Zoning By-law amendment for 2887 and 2895 Riverside Drive; and WHEREAS staff have noticed two additional items to be included in the Zoning By-law amendment; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council approve that Document 2 (2,c,II), be amended by adding the following: Minimum required amenity space: 160 square metres Minimum landscape buffer around a parking lot at the northeast corner: 1.0 metre BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT pursuant to the Planning Act , Subsection 34(17) no further notice be given.

That Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee Report 32; Community and Protective Services Committee Report 30; Environment and Climate Protection Committee Report 19; Finance and Economic Development Committee Report 32; Planning Committee Reports 59A and 60; Transportation Committee Report 30; 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 28, 2018 ” be received and adopted as amended.

C. McKenney WHEREAS for decades organizations and individuals have worked diligently to increase awareness of women’s rights and bring the issues of parity to the forefront; WHEREAS the United Nations has declared that the critical mass necessary for women to make a visible impact on the style and content of political decision-making is 30%; and WHEREAS our Federal Government in 2015 created the first gender-balanced cabinet and have just released the first federal budget built to recognize the importance of gender equality in our society; WHEREAS other major Canadian Cities, such as Vancouver, have created special committees that bring forward issues of concern and work to ensure gender equality within their policies and initiatives. WHEREAS currently Ottawa City Council has a female representation of less than 17%; WHEREAS currently Ottawa Advisory Committees have an underrepresentation of women; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT Ottawa City Council recommend that the Mayor and City Staff examine the options for including the role of a Council Representative Special Liaison for Women’s Issues and a Women’s Bureau to provide a gender lens on our policies and practices, and provide the results in the 2018-2022 Governance report; and, THEREFORE BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the City Clerk and Solicitor review the City’s recruitment, selection and appointment practices for Advisory Committees with the goal of appointing 50 per cent representation of women in the next Term of Council.

WHEREAS the participation rates of Canadians engaging in healthy physical activities has declined, while inactivity and obesity continues to rise in Canada; and WHEREAS health and fitness ought to be promoted and embraced by Canadians of all ages and abilities; and WHEREAS many Canadian cities have taken up the challenge of encouraging and promoting physical activity, including Calgary, Saskatoon, Montréal and Victoria; and WHEREAS the City of Ottawa promotes active and healthy living through a number of initiatives, including: an ongoing “Try It” campaign for City fitness membership programs, a series of “I Love to” programs to promote swimming, skating, soccer and other sports, supporting the Healthy Kids Community Challenge and the Healthy Eating, Active Living Strategy (HEAL); and WHEREAS the City of Ottawa Departments (Ottawa Public Health, Recreation, Cultural and Facility Services Department and others) work together on improving the access to physical activity for the residents; and WHEREAS the Recreation, Cultural and Facility Services Department offers a multitude of recreation and leisure programming that promote health, physical activity and fitness; and WHEREAS offering a small incentive to residents to embrace physical activity and fitness by providing 2 for 1 public swimming at all 20 City-operated swimming pools and 2 for 1 at all 17 City-operated weight and cardio rooms in recognition of the 2018 National Health and Fitness Day, would cost the City an estimat

That City Council approve that the Rules of Procedure be suspended to consider the following motion, as the next Council meeting is April 11, 2018 and the City’s motion confirming participation in the 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024 Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) bid must be made now to meet the deadline for the bid process of April 9, 2018 : WHEREAS the City’s Bid More, Win More, Host More strategy, is designed to attract world-class conferences and events to Ottawa and promote economic prosperity and growth; and WHEREAS the City seeks to host the 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024 AMO annual general meetings (AGMs), conferences and tradeshows; and WHEREAS the AMO conference involves over 2000 participants annually from municipalities and other organizations across Ontario and results in an economic impact of over 1.6 million each year ; and WHEREAS AMO requires that its member municipalities pass a council resolution for each bid submitted to host AMO’s AGMs, conferences, and tradeshows; and WHEREAS the City will leverage Ottawa Tourism’s expertise and give the organization the authority to manage the full bid submission and responsibilities for the 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024 AMO AGMs, conferences, and tradeshows; and WHEREAS hosting these events will not require any funding from the City but the City will contribute the following in-kind services to the 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024 AMO conferences: · Civic greeting and picture of Council for the delegates program; · Civic

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: By-law 2018-94 t o confirm the proceedings of the Council meeting of March 28, 2018.