City Council

WHEREAS at its Special Meeting of November 15, 2019, the Community and Protective Services Committee considered the Report on Rental Accommodations Study and Regulatory Regime (ACS2019-EPS-GEN-0015), which subsequently rose to Council for consideration on November 27, 2019 as Community and Protective Services Committee Report 8; and WHEREAS on November 15, 2019, the Committee approved CPSC Motion 2019 08/3, which recommended Council “request the Mayor ask the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing to make changes to Ontario Regulation 583/06 to clarify that municipalities have the authority to implement a business licensing by-law, should they choose, consistent with that for private transportation companies, that would establish a system of licenses for short-term rental platforms, hosts and agents.”; and WHEREAS an error was made in the preparation of Community and Protective Services Committee Report 8, resulting in an incorrectly-worded version of the Motion being considered by Council as Committee Recommendation No. 5; and WHEREAS the City Clerk has advised that it would be appropriate for Council to have the opportunity to vote on the correctly-worded recommendation, as approved by the Community and Protective Services Committee: THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council consider and vote on the following Motion, being a revised Recommendation 5 of Community and Protective Services Committee Report 8: That Council request the Mayor ask the Minister of Municipal Affairs a

That the following reports be received and considered: the report from the Deputy City Treasurer entitled “2020 Draft Operating and Capital Budgets”; the report from the Committee of Adjustment entitled “2020 Draft Operating Estimates – Committee of Adjustment”; the report from Crime Prevention Ottawa entitled “ Crime Prevention Ottawa 2020 Draft Budget ”; the report from the Ottawa Police Services Board entitled “Ottawa Police Service 2020 Draft Operating and Capital Budgets”; the report from the Ottawa Public Library Board entitled “ Ottawa Public Library: 2020 Draft Budget Estimates ” ; Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee Report 9; Audit Committee Report 6; Community and Protective Services Committee Report 9A; Standing Committee on Environmental Protection, Water and Waste Management Report 7A; Finance and Economic Development Committee Report 10; Information Technology Sub-Committee Report 2; Planning Committee Report 17; Transit Commission Report 3A; Transportation Committee Report 7 ; and The report from the City Clerk entitled “ Summary of Oral and Written Public Submissions for Items Subject to the Planning Act ‘Explanation Requirements’ at the City Council Meeting of November 27, 2019 ”; and That the Rules of Procedure be suspended to consider the report from the Ottawa Board of Health entitled “2020 Draft Operating Budget for the Ottawa Board of Health”, as it relates as they relate to Council’s approval of the 2020 Budget at today’s meeting; and That the Rules

WHEREAS the proposed 2019-2022 Term of Council Priorities include a strategic priority of Integrated Transportation, with an overall objective of enabling effective mobility through a sustainable, accessible and connected transportation system; and WHEREAS under the Transit Commission Terms of Reference, the Commission is responsible for receiving operational performance reporting related to the transit system; and WHEREAS regular performance reporting to Transit Commission was suspended during construction of O-Train Confederation Line 1; and WHEREAS, with the opening of O-Train Confederation Line 1, the Transportation Services Department will be developing a new performance reporting dashboard to reflect transformation of OC Transpo into a multimodal system, based on current best practices in the transit industry; and WHEREAS the development of accurate and comprehensive performance metrics regarding the transit system enable Transit Commission, City Council and staff to make informed decisions that contributes to the Term of Council Priority outcomes; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the following Action be added to the Term of Council Priorities, under the Integrated Transportation Priority, under the oversight of the Transit Commission: Establish system performance metrics for OC Transpo that are reflective a multi-modal Transit system, including LRT, Bus and Para Transpo; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT staff be directed to establish a reporting protocol for these measure

WHEREAS on Tuesday, December 3 rd , 2019, the Finance and Economic Development Committee unanimously endorsed a motion by Councillor Cloutier to include the recommendations put forward by the City’s French Language Services Advisory Committee to include Ottawa’s Bilingual Character in three priority areas; and WHEREAS this approach was expressly enacted such that “the Committee suggests Council could reinforce its commitment to the Bilingualism Policy and the delivery of French Language Services to residents” in Ottawa; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT staff from the Office of the City Clerk and the Department of Recreation, Culture and Facility Services be directed to work with interested Councillors, as a pilot project for the development of the 2020 operational goals [Bilingualism Policy clause R 1.6], with the objective of developing clear metrics as it relates to the following: 1. Review and assess the number of bilingual staff whose primary function is to deal directly with the public on a full-time basis for the above-mentioned service areas [Bilingualism Policy, Clause R 4]; and 2. Establish a yearly compliance review for purchase of service groups, providing services directly to the public and to community associations and groups, whose activities are funded by the City of Ottawa at a rate of more than 30% [Bilingualism Policy, Clause R 1.18]; and THEREFORE BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Council direct French Language Services to assist the General Managers in the developm

WHEREAS the average annual cost of childcare in Ottawa is $11,868 (Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, 2018); and WHEREAS according to an Ontario government report, childcare is considered affordable if it represents no more than 10% of household income, meaning a household must earn a minimum of $118,680 annually in order to be able to attain affordable childcare; and WHEREAS the median household annual income in Ottawa is approximately $86,000 (Statistics Canada, 2016); and WHEREAS the City of Ottawa has begun applying a gender lens to city policy; and WHEREAS childcare duties fall disproportionately on women by a split of 65% to 35% (Statistics Canada, 2017); and WHEREAS there is currently only capacity in licensed child care for one in three children in Ottawa; WHEREAS infant to preschool child care is completely unaffordable for majority of residents; WHEREAS there are system gaps in providing child care services for special needs and Francophone children; WHEREAS low compensation in the child care sector contributes to recruitment and retention issues for qualified staff. WHEREAS affordable childcare allows more women to enter the workforce; BE IT RESOLVED THAT the following ‘action’ is added to the proposed Thriving Communities priority in the Draft 2019-2022 Term of Council Priorities document: Invest in childcare services to improve accessibility, affordability, quality, and responsiveness of childcare services across all City wards. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT

WHEREAS climate change poses an existential threat to the residents of Ottawa, Canada and the entire world; and WHEREAS the City of Ottawa has declared a Climate Emergency and is implementing substantive measures to combat climate change and environmental degradation; and WHEREAS the city’s public transit fleet is one of the largest emitters of greenhouse gases over which the city has control; and WHEREAS “Climate, Energy and Public Health” is one of the city’s Five Big Moves, capturing the most significant policy proposals for the new Official Plan; and WHEREAS “Transportation infrastructure investment is sustainable and meets long-term needs” is one of the enumerated outcomes of Proposed Priority—Integrated Transportation in the draft 2019-2022 Term of Council Priorities; and WHEREAS the city is currently implementing a pilot project to determine the most appropriate electric buses for Ottawa’s public transit needs. BE IT RESOLVED THAT staff be direct to bring forward a plan outlining feasibility of converting its fleet to non-diesel buses and options for accelerating the conversion program after the electric bus pilot is assessed. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the lead be the Transportation Services Department, under the oversight of the Transit Commission, and in support of efforts to achieve the outcome, Transportation infrastructure investment is sustainable and meets long-term needs.

That City Council resolve to move into Committee of the Whole pursuant to Sections 52 and 53 of the Procedure By-law.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT City Council, as Committee of the Whole, receive and consider the Draft 2020 Operating and Capital Budgets as recommended by the Committee of Adjustment, Crime Prevention Ottawa, the Ottawa Police Services Board, the Ottawa Public Library Board, the Ottawa Board of Health and by the Standing Committees, Transit Commission and Information Technology Sub-Committee, and the Draft 2020 Rate-Supported Operating and Capital Budgets as recommended by the Standing Committee on Environmental Protection, Water and Waste Management, as listed in the Council Agenda and incorporating all amended budget books and pages, including the additional Recreation, Cultural and Facility Services User Fee Schedules attached as Appendix A (Pages 207-214) of the Community and Protective Services Committee Budget; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Council, sitting as Committee of the Whole, receive and consider the following motion: That the Committee of the Whole recommends that Council: Approve the 2020 Draft Operating Budget for the Committee of Adjustment;

WHEREAS Ottawa is one of the largest Canadian cities, with more than one million people; WHEREAS youth represent close to 23 per cent of Ottawa’s total population; WHEREAS a number of Ottawa’s youth are considered at risk and require additional supports through neighbourhood programming and resources; and WHEREAS the City’s services such as Ottawa Police Services have highlighted through the last several years Ottawa’s gang issues and luring of at-risk youth that we now face as a large City; and WHEREAS Crime Prevention Ottawa does what it can to support communities in bringing strategic discussion and investments to respond to neighbourhood criminality and support prevention; and WHEREAS at risk hours for youth are after school, weekends, long weekends and summer period; and WHEREAS it is much more expensive for our society to pay for enforcement, respond to criminal activity and resolve gang-related activity than to invest in prevention programming for at-risk youth in Ottawa; and WHEREAS a need was identified over several years to offer programs through organizations like the Boys and Girls clubs, organizations in schools, community Houses, at our community centres, at resources centres to support prevention efforts by providing opportunities to at-risk youth; and WHEREAS the City have a responsibility to support at-risk families by offering opportunities to youth (employment, after school programming, entrepreneurship and mentorship); and WHEREAS part of this needs analys

That this motion be referred to staff for review.

WHEREAS the Community Environmental Projects Grant Program (CEPGP) has been providing funding since 1995 to support non-profit organizations in undertaking small-scale, community based environmental initiatives; and WHEREAS the CEPGP has been operating with a total annual budget of $50,000 since 1997; and WHEREAS potential applicants have expressed an interest in securing increased funding to support community based environmental initiatives; and WHEREAS, in accordance with the City’s Grants and Contributions Policy, staff will review and reaffirm the program in 2020 (once per Term of Council); THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council direct staff in Planning, Infrastructure and Economic Development to examine opportunities to increase the program budget in 2021, align with Term of Council priorities, and report back to the Standing Committee on Environmental Protection, Water and Waste Management in time for Council’s consideration of the 2021 Budget.

WHEREAS City Council on May 10, 2017, as part of its approval of the Elgin Street Renewal Project, directed staff work to provide opportunities for additional temporary public parking within close vicinity of Elgin Street during reconstruction, and delegated authority to the General Manager, Public Works and Environmental Services, to designate dates and times when parking at City Hall will be free of charge during the time that Elgin is under reconstruction; and WHEREAS on July 11, 2019 City Council approved a Motion to provide free parking at the City Hall parking garage located at 110 Laurier Avenue during weekday evenings (after 6 p.m.) and on weekends until completion of the major construction work on Elgin Street; and WHEREAS while major construction work will be completed in 2019, additional lane closures are planned on and off in 2020, through to the completion of the project in early fall, to complete utility works, streetscaping, sidewalks and final lift of asphalt; WHEREAS continuing free evening and weekend parking at City Hall through to the end of October 2020 would result an estimated $125,000 in foregone parking revenues and thus a reduced contribution to the Parking Reserve Fund; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that City Council approve that no charge parking at the City Hall parking garage continue to be provided during weekday evenings (after 6 p.m.) and on weekends until the end of October 2020.

WHEREAS The Greenbank Road Widening project covers the Realigned Greenbank Road and Southwest Transitway Extension from Chapman Mills Drive to Barnsdale Road. It consists of a new, four lane road, with two median lanes for rapid transit and includes a new bridge crossing of the Jock River; and WHEREAS the funding for Greenbank Road was moved to Strandherd Drive Widening project to address the high vehicular volume and lack of any pedestrian/cycling infrastructure and as well to address the safety issues related to the VIA at grade crossing; and WHEREAS the Strandherd Drive Widening Project is scheduled to be constructed over the next several years and there is yet to be a final agreement with VIA for the grade separation; and WHEREAS the demands for all transportation modes crossing the Jock River to Half Moon Bay are over capacity and virtually non-existent; and WHEREAS the area south of the Jock River has grown to a population of over 35,000 residents in the Barrhaven Community where the whole population is approaching 100,000 residents; and WHEREAS the Greenbank Road Widening project (from Chapman Mills to Cambrian Road) is identified in the City’s Affordable Road Network and is the next priority for road growth implementation, after Strandherd Drive; and WHEREAS the Environmental Assessment has been completed for the full length of the project; and WHEREAS the next step towards implementation would be the detailed design; and WHEREAS staff have estimated that the total de

That the Transit Commission portion of the 2020 Draft Operating Budget, including the OC Transpo portion, listed as Item H (i) be

WHEREAS models of participatory budgeting have been shown to encourage and enhance citizenship education and participation WHEREAS participatory budgeting is a form of direct democracy in which community members are empowered for portions of a public budget. WHEREAS successful models of participatory budgeting already exist in cities around the world, including several Canadian cities (e.g. Hamilton, Toronto, Guelph, and Halifax). BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council direct the City Treasurer, Finance Services to review and report back to the Finance and Economic Development Committee this term of Council on participatory budgeting for the City of Ottawa, including: An explanatory note of what participatory budgeting is for Councillors and its use in Canada and Internationally A review of areas in the city budget where a participatory budgeting component may be desirable And report back on the findings regarding participatory budgeting during this term of Council, within existing budgets

That the Committee of the Whole rise and report to City Council.

That the 2020 Draft Operating and Capital Budgets, listed as items 2- 16 on the Agenda as set out below, and including all matters approved in Committee of the Whole through the Roadmap Motion, be received and adopted as amended: the report from the Deputy City Treasurer entitled “2020 Draft Operating and Capital Budgets”; the report from the Committee of Adjustment entitled “2020 Draft Operating Estimates – Committee of Adjustment”; the report from Crime Prevention Ottawa entitled “ Crime Prevention Ottawa 2020 Draft Budget ”; the report from the Ottawa Police Services Board entitled “Ottawa Police Service 2020 Draft Operating and Capital Budgets”; the report from the Ottawa Public Library Board entitled “ Ottawa Public Library: 2020 Draft Budget Estimates ” ; the report from the Ottawa Board of Health entitled “2020 Draft Operating Budget for the Ottawa Board of Health”; Item 1 of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee Report 9; Item 2 of Audit Committee Report 6; Community and Protective Services Committee Report 9A; Standing Committee on Environmental Protection, Water and Waste Management Report 7A; Item 7 of Finance and Economic Development Committee Report 10; Information Technology Sub-Committee Report 2; Item 14 of Planning Committee Report 17; Transit Commission Report 3A; Item 2 of Transportation Committee Report 7; and That any dissents and declarations of interest recorded during the Committee of the Whole session be deemed to be recorded in the Council session.

WHEREAS Report ACS2019-PIE-PS-0122, Official Plan Amendment – Barrhaven Downtown Secondary Plan seeks to update the existing Secondary Plan which includes expanding the ‘Strandherd Retail District’ land-use in the Secondary Plan’s land-use schedule and; WHEREAS Commitment was made to North American Development Group prior to finalizing the Staff report that the minimum required building heights of large format retail buildings developed within the Strandherd Retail District would not be enshrined as a minimum 6.7 metre height requirement in the Secondary Plan, and; WHEREAS The Staff OPA report was not updated to remove the minimum 6.7 metre building height requirement in Policy 3.1.6 (3). THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council amend Document 2, Part B, Policy 3.1.6 (3) by replacing Policy 3 which states: “All buildings must have a minimum building height of 6.7 metres”, with “ Notwithstanding the policies of the underlying policy designations, non-residential development within the Strandherd Retail District is not subject to any minimum building height”. AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that pursuant to the Planning Act , subsection 34(17) no further notice be given.

WHEREAS Report ACS2019-PIE-PS-0113 recommends approval of an amendment to permit three apartment buildings; and WHEREAS clarification is needed to Documents 1, 2 and 3 to ensure that the schedules which set out maximum building heights apply to the correct areas of the site. THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council approve: 1. That Documents 1, 2, and 3 to the said Report be deleted and replaced with the attached Revised Documents 1, 2, and 3 respectively. [4] BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT pursuant to the Planning Act , Subsection 34(17) no further notice be given.

WHEREAS at its meeting on December 4, 2019, Transportation Committee approved a Motion recommending City Council approve the membership of a Council Sponsors Group for the Transportation Master Plan (TMP) Update that included the Chair of Transportation Committee; and WHEREAS, as directed by Transportation Committee, the City Clerk has advised Council on the quorum implications of adding the Vice-Chair of Transportation Committee (Councillor Leiper) or another urban Member of Council to the Sponsors Group; and WHEREAS including the Vice-Chair of Transportation Committee on the Sponsors Group in place of the Chair, would allow for Transportation Committee representation that is also a Member from the urban core, without having to increase the size of the Sponsors group; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the membership of the proposed TMP Update Sponsors Group be amended to provide that the Vice-Chair of Transportation be the representative of Transportation Committee.

That the remaining following reports, excluding those items previously adopted by Council as part of the Budget, be received and adopted as amended: Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee Report 9; Audit Committee Report 6; Built Heritage Sub-Committee Report 8; Finance and Economic Development Committee Report 10; Planning Committee Report 17; Planning Committee and Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee Joint Report 2; Transportation Committee Report 7; The report from the City Clerk entitled “ Summary of Oral and Written Public Submissions for Items Subject to the Planning Act ‘Explanation Requirements’ at the City Council Meeting of November 27, 2019 ”; and the In Camera report from the Ottawa Board of Health entitled “Appointment of Associate Medical Officer of Health - Personal Matters About an Identifiable Individual - Reporting Out Date: Upon Council Approval”.

WHEREAS the next regular meeting of Council is to occur on January 29, 2020; and WHEREAS the enactment and registration of one or more part lot control exemption by-laws may be needed prior to January 29, 2020; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED That the Rules of Procedure be suspended to permit the introduction of the following motion WHEREAS in many instances the ability to convey title in new homes requires the lifting of part lot control; and WHEREAS in order to be able to register a part lot control by-law, the legal description, including the subdivision plan number must be contained within the by-law; and WHEREAS staff anticipate that one or more plans of subdivision will be registered between the meetings of Council of December 11, 2020 and January 29, 2020; and WHEREAS staff are advised that there are closings during this period that will not be able to proceed if a part lot control exemption by-law is not enacted; and WHEREAS the Municipal Act , sections 9, 10, 11 and 23.1 permit the City to delegate the power to enact certain by-laws; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council approves the following: 1. Between December 12, 2019 and January 28, 2020, inclusive, Council delegates to the Director, Planning Services the authority to enact by-laws for the exemption from Part Lot Control pursuant to the Planning Act, section 50. 2. The authority to enact a by-law to provide an exemption from Part Lot Control shall only be exercised with the written concurrence of the Ward Councillor(s

That the Rules of Procedure be suspended to consider the following motion, as this is the last meeting of City Council in 2019, and the next meeting is not until January 29, 2020. WHEREAS at its meeting of September 25, 2019, City Council considered Motion 20/3 with respect to Councillor Chiarelli’s request for an authorized leave of absence; and WHEREAS Council approved the following portions of Motion 20/3: “BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that concurrence under the Delegation of Authority By-Law for Ward 8 matters may be given by Councillors Hubley and Moffatt; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that membership and quorum of the Planning Committee, Built Heritage Sub-Committee and IT Sub-Committee, be temporarily reduced by one until such time as Councillor Chiarelli returns to take his seat on these committees; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Council delegate to the City Clerk and the Manager of Legislative Services the interim authority to approve the payment of costs from the Ward 8 office budget arising from routine bills and, in consultation with the Ward 8 office staff and Councillors Hubley and Moffatt, for annual, seasonal events where a past practice for such costs being paid can be established, if there are sufficient funds within the Office Budget to do so;” and WHEREAS, in addition to attending the November 6, 2019 City Council meeting, Councillor Rick Chiarelli has resumed a number of his duties as a City Councillor including approving office expenses, attending events in Coll

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: To confirm the proceedings of the Council meeting of December 11, 2019.