Taken from the roll call in the town’s own minutes. The minutes record who was not there and almost never why.
What was decided (1 motion)
1 carried, 0 recorded otherwise. Every motion below is printed as the minutes print it.
WHEREAS the Heritage Analysis and Evaluation Report, attached as Document 5 finds that the former CPR Bridge meets the requirements of Ontario Regulation 09/06 for designation under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act; WHEREAS the Heritage Analysis and Evaluation Report finds that the bridge is one of the last remnants of historical rail infrastructure leading to the core of the city; WHEREAS Report ACS2023- PRE-RHU-0015 recommends against designation of the former CPR Bridge under the Ontario Heritage Act until other considerations are assessed through a Municipal Class Environmental Assessment; WHEREAS the City of Ottawa has designated properties under the Ontario Heritage Act where private sector, institutional and public owners have objected citing valid other considerations; WHEREAS the City of Ottawa as owner of the former CPR bridge should not be perceived as exercising a “double standard” by making the designation subject to other considerations. THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Recommendation 3 of the report be removed and replaced with the following: 3. Issue a Notice of Intention to Designate the former Canadian Pacific Railway Bridge under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that staff be directed to prepare a Statement of Cultural Heritage Value based on the Heritage Evaluation and Survey Form attached as Document 5, for consideration by Council. For (5) S. Plante, C. Kelly, J. Halsall, B. Padolsky, and C. Quinn Against (3) R. King, J. Le