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City Council
June 14, 2017
What was decided (11 motions)
11 carried, 0 recorded otherwise. Every motion below is printed as the minutes print it.
BE IT RESOLVED that the Rules of Procedure be suspended to discuss response to Inquiry OCC 03-17 – Potholes and Road Quality.
Moved by Councillor R. Brockington, seconded by Councillor J. Cloutier
Carried
That the report from the Ottawa Community Housing Corporation entitled “Ottawa Community Housing Corporation (OCHC) Annual Report and Annual General Meeting of the Shareholder”; Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee Report 25, Audit Committee Report 11; Finance and Economic Development Committee Report 25; Planning Committee Report 45; Transit Commission Report 13; and Transportation Committee Report 24 , b e received and considered; and That the Rules of Procedure be suspended to receive and consider Planning Committee Report 46, in order to provide a timely resolution to a potential applicant and mitigate risk of delay to critical project timelines; and That the petition listed under Communications (respecting road access from a proposed subdivision to Nature Trail Crescent and Pagé Road) be received.
Moved by Councillor S. Qadri, seconded by Councillor A. Hubley
Carried
BE IT RESOLVED that project 906279 be removed from page 9 of the Capital Projects Recommended for Closure Report listed as Item L on the Bulk Consent Agenda.
Moved by Councillor A. Hubley, seconded by Councillor M. Qaqish
Carried
BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Rules of Procedure be suspended to receive and consider the tentative agreements reached for the renewal of the collective agreements with the Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 503 (Part Time Recreation and Culture) (“CUPE 503”), and with CUPE Local 503 (Summer Aquatics), and to permit the Deputy City Solicitor and staff to brief Council on same; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Rules of Procedure be suspended receive and consider requests for exemptions pursuant to the Bilingualism Policy; and AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT Council resolve In Camera pursuant to Procedure By-law 2016-377 as follows: a) Pursuant to subsections 13(1)(d), labour relations or employee negotiations and Subsection 13(1)(f), the receiving of advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege, including communications necessary for that purpose, with respect to the tentative agreements reached for the renewal of the collective agreements with CUPE Local 503 (Part Time Recreation and Culture) and CUPE Local 503 (Summer Aquatics); and b) Pursuant to Subsections 13(1)(b), personal matters about an identifiable individual, including staff; and 13(1)(d), labour relations or employee negotiations, with respect to the exemption requests pursuant to the Bilingualism Policy.
Moved by Councillor S. Qadri, seconded by Councillor A. Hubley
Carried
WHEREAS the City of Ottawa (the City) and Canadian Union of Public Employees, Local 503 ("CUPE 503") have committed to working collaboratively to resolve issues of mutual concern in the workplace; and WHEREAS the collective agreements between the City and CUPE 503 for the Part Time Recreation and Culture Bargaining Unit and the Summer Aquatics Bargaining Units expired on December 31, 2015; and WHEREAS the bargaining teams for the City and CUPE 503 have been in negotiations in an effort to resolve these collective agreements on mutually-agreeable terms; and WHEREAS the City and CUPE 503 bargaining teams have reached tentative agreements for both the Part Time Recreation and Culture Bargaining Unit and the Summer Aquatics Bargaining Units, subject to ratification by the CUPE 503 membership and City Council; and WHEREAS the members of the CUPE 503 (Part Time Recreation and Culture) and CUPE 503 (Summer Aquatics) bargaining units have each ratified their respective tentative collective agreements; and WHEREAS the tentative agreements are affordable and fair to taxpayers and employees; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that City Council ratify the tentative agreement reached with CUPE Local 503 (Part Time Recreation and Culture); and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that City Council ratify the tentative agreement reached with CUPE Local 503 (Summer Aquatics); and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the terms of the tentative agreements be made public.
Moved by Councillor M. Taylor, seconded by Councillor B. Monette
Carried
WHEREAS on July 13 th , 2016, after receiving a briefing on the new organizational alignment, City Council eliminated the two Deputy City Manager positions and portfolios, namely, City Operations and Planning and Infrastructure, replaced by a new Senior Leadership Team; and WHEREAS various organization changes in 2016 resulted in a number of vacancies, including two Level 4 positions, specifically the Director, Planning Services, and the Paramedic Chief, both of which were filled on an acting basis due to the arrival of a new City Manager; and WHEREAS these two positions are key managers in the City’s Extended Senior Leadership Team and provide important services and advice to City Council, the residents and some industry stakeholders; and WHEREAS Section R.6.3 of the City’s Bilingualism Policy requires that, for hiring purposes, all candidates for Level 1 to Level 3 management positions be bilingual unless an exception is approved by Council, including some former Level 4 positions that are now Level 3; and WHEREAS recent efforts to fill these two vacant positions, one from within the existing administration and one external, have resulted in candidates that are not currently bilingual; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT City Council approve exceptions pursuant to Section R.6.3 of the Bilingualism Policy , for the following candidates, on the understanding that both managers will undertake French language training and progress in this area and that their proficiency will be asses
Moved by Councillor M. Taylor, seconded by Councillor B. Monette
Carried
That the report from the Ottawa Community Housing Corporation entitled “Ottawa Community Housing Corporation (OCHC) Annual Report and Annual General Meeting of the Shareholder ”; Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee Report 25, Audit Committee Report 11; Finance and Economic Development Committee Report 25; Planning Committee Reports 45 and 46; Transit Commission Report 13; and Transportation Committee Report 24 , be received and adopted as amended.
Moved by Councillor S. Qadri, seconded by Councillor A. Hubley
Carried
BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Rules of Procedure be suspended to consider the following Motion, due to timelines, as the event takes place prior to the next regular City Council meeting. WHEREAS The Festival de la St-Jean Ottawa is an outdoor festival to promote French Canadian culture, identity, pride and accomplishments and to celebrate with Canada 150 th Celebrations; and WHEREAS The Festival de la St-Jean Ottawa is to occur on Friday, June 23, 2017; and WHEREAS Clarence Street, from Parent Avenue to Dalhousie Street, is required to be closed to accommodate the festival and on-street festival set-up; and WHEREAS the on-street festival set-up will commence at 6:00pm on Thursday, June 22, 2017 and the festival will begin operation at 4:00pm on Friday, June 23, 2017; and WHEREAS the City of Ottawa’s Special Events on City Streets By-law (2001-260) prohibits road closures before 6:00 p.m. Monday to Friday; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council approve the road closure for Clarence Street, from Parent Avenue to Dalhousie Street, from 6:00pm on Thursday, June 22, 2017 to 6:00 am on Saturday, June 24, 2017 for the Festival de la St-Jean Ottawa, providing it meets the requirements, conditions and approval of Special Events Advisory Team.
Moved by Councillor M. Fleury, seconded by Mayor J. Watson
Carried
it resolved that the Rules of Procedure be suspended to consider the following Motion, in order to resolve the matter in respect of the temporary accessibility ramp at 298 Dalhousie Street in a timely manner: WHEREAS in order to provide appropriate access to this property during construction, a temporary accessibility ramp was constructed at this location; and WHEREAS the temporary accessibility ramp encroaches onto the City right-of-way; and WHEREAS the property owner was charged $2211.40, which was the minimum encroachment fee applicable for this site; and WHEREAS staff have processed the application pursuant to the City’s temporary encroachment process, and administrative fees were applied as part of the permit amount; BE IT RESOLVED that Council: 1. Waive the amount of $2,153.40 associated with the temporary encroachment permit, save for the administrative processing fee, being the amount of $58.00, for the property located at 298 Dalhousie Street; and 2. Direct staff to undertake a review of By-law No. 2013-398 , being the City’s Encroachment By-law, to address accessibility structures that encroach onto the City’s rights-of-way, and report their conclusions, including cost analysis, and any amendments as a result of the review, to Transportation Committee in Q3, 2017.
Moved by Councillor M. Fleury, seconded by Councillor K. Egli Be
Carried
That the by-laws listed on the Agenda under Motion to Introduce By-laws, Three Readings be read and passed.
Moved by Councillor S. Qadri, seconded by Councillor A. Hubley
Carried
That the following by-law be read and passed: By-law No. 2017-212 to confirm the proceedings of the Council meeting of June 14, 2017.
Moved by Councillor S. Qadri, seconded by Councillor A. Hubley