City Council

That the report from the Ottawa Community Housing Corporation, entitled “ Ottawa Community Housing Corporation (OCHC) Confirmation of Re-Election of Chair, Appointment of Directors, Repeal of By-Law No. 9, and Approval of By-Law No. 10 ”; the report from the Ottawa Public Library Board, entitled “ Central Library Development Project: Ottawa Public Library-Library and Archives Canada Joint Project ”; the report from the Ottawa Police Services Board entitled “Board Activity, Training & Performance: 2016 Annual Report”; Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee Report 22; Planning Committee Report 38A and Transportation Committee Report 20 be received and considered; and That the petitions listed on the Agenda under Communications with respect to staging site for the Combined Sewage Storage Tunnel and the Baseline Road rapid transit corridor be received.

WHEREAS report ACS2017-PIE-PLS-0006 recommends changes to Zoning By-law 2008-250 for 774 Bronson Avenue; and WHEREAS Document 3 of the report contains the maximum permitted building height schedule; and WHEREAS the proposed five storey portion of the building along Bronson Avenue extends to the north and south property limit; and WHEREAS the proposed building will cantilever to the south over the proposed pedestrian pathway providing connectivity between Cambridge Street South and Bronson Avenue; and WHEREAS the proposed building will cantilever to the north over the driveway, providing access to the proposed above- and below-ground parking lots; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Document 3 be amended by replacing the maximum building height schedule with the attached schedule; AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that there be no further notice, pursuant to Subsection 34 (17) of the Planning Act .

WHEREAS the Transportation Master Plan (TMP) identifies an at-grade Bus Rapid Transit corridor connecting Baseline Station to Heron Station (Baseline BRT); and WHEREAS there are many seniors living near Baseline Road and Clyde Avenue who regularly use transit; and WHEREAS there is currently a bus stop on Baseline Road at St. Helen’s Place; and WHEREAS the Baseline BRT project has consolidated a number of bus stops which may result in longer walking distances to a transit station; WHEREAS the median lane bus transit stations are safely accessed at signalized intersections; and WHEREAS the Baseline BRT project includes a new signalized intersection at St. Helen’s Place; and WHEREAS at the February 1, 2017 Transportation Committee meeting, residents from the Baseline and Clyde area expressed concern over the lack of a bus station at St. Helen’s Place; and WHEREAS the Baseline BRT project cost estimate of $148 M – including 24 new transit stations, is lower than the TMP’s capital funding envelope for this project ($167M, in 2016 dollars); and WHEREAS staff indicated that a new station would cost approximately $1.6M, which would still maintain the total project cost estimate within the TMP’s capital funding envelope; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council approve the additional median lane bus transit station at St. Helen’s Place be included in the scope of the Functional Design for Baseline Road Bus Rapid Transit Corridor (Bayshore Station to Heron Station) .

BE IT RESOLVED that the Rules of Procedure be suspended to receive and consider the report from the City Manager entitled “Bilingualism Policy – Exemption – General Manager of Planning, Infrastructure and Economic Development – In Camera –Personal Matters about an Identifiable Individual, Labour Relations or Employee Negotiations – Reporting Out Date: Upon Council Approval,” in order to finalize the appointment in a timely manner; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that City Council resolve In Camera pursuant to the Procedure By-law 2016-377, Subsections 13.(1)(b), personal matters about an identifiable individual, including staff; and 13(1)(d), labour relations or employee negotiations; in order to consider the report from the City Manager entitled “Bilingualism Policy – Exemption – General Manager of Planning, Infrastructure and Economic Development – In Camera – Personal Matters about an Identifiable Individual, Labour Relations or Employee Negotiations – Reporting Out Date: Upon Council Approval” and specifically to consider the exemption request pursuant to the Bilingualism Policy for the position of General Manager of Planning, Infrastructure and Economic Development.

Motion to Introduce By-laws, Three Readings be read and passed;