Transportation Committee

WHEREAS the City of Ottawa is committed to innovative fuel consumption and Green House Gas emissions reduction strategies as a key component of its municipal fleet operations and is striving to deliver improvements in an environmentally and fiscally responsible way; and WHEREAS Council approved, as part of the 2015-2018 Term of Council Priorities, the continuation of the City’s Green Fleet Plan; a component of the Air Quality and Climate Change Management Plan (AQCCMP); and WHEREAS staff’s recommended Green Fleet Plan focuses on the purchase of green technology, such as electric and hybrid vehicles and vehicle telematics with a commitment to reduce fuel consumption (litres per 100 kilometres) by 8% by 2020; and WHEREAS the Public Works Department administers the Green Fleet Plan on behalf of the City by identifying opportunities for its client departments to purchase or lease individual electric or hybrid vehicles and other green fleet technology while taking into consideration operating requirements; and WHEREAS staff has indicated that the business case supports purchasing hybrid or electric vehicles, but the final decision to proceed with these purchases rests with the client department thereby potentially limiting the Public Works Department’s ability to meet the objectives of the Green Fleet Plan and its target of an 8% improvement in overall fuel efficiency of the municipal fleet as measured in litres per 100 kilometres; and WHEREAS staff is required to provide Standing

BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Transportation Committee approve the addition of this item for consideration by the committee at today’s meeting, pursuant to subsection 89(3) of the procedure by-law (being by-law no. 2014-441) to allow questions to staff.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Rules of Procedure be waived, in order to immediately address issues with way finding signage for the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario YouthNet facility, to consider the following motion.

WHEREAS the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO), which is a vital community partner providing healthcare services to children and youth, operates a YouthNet program at 2305 St. Laurent Boulevard that is designed to promote balanced mental health and reduce stigma surrounding mental illness for youth; and WHEREAS many of the youth who attend the program arrive using public transportation; and WHEREAS CHEO has identified a need for a sign directing the participants of the CHEO YouthNet program to their facility at 2305 St. Laurent Boulevard based on feedback given by participants and the layout of the Ottawa Business Park; and WHEREAS the sign in question will be located on the City’s right of way and the Sign on City Roads Bylaw (By-law No. 2003-520, Section 4) does not authorize such signs; and WHEREAS Council in the past has approved non-permitted signs, such as Farm Directional Signs, whose vertical signs are similar in design to the proposed CHEO YouthNet Sign; and WHEREAS it is desirable to allow the Sign to be installed within the City’s highway at 2305 St. Laurent Boulevard to allow for adequate identification; and WHEREAS staff have voiced no objections to the proposed design of the CHEO YouthNet Sign, nor the proposed fees, both of which are in line with the Farm Sign Program; and WHEREAS CHEO Youthnet has agreed to bear the cost of $810.00 for the fabrication and installation of the way finding signage, and have agreed to a fee of $75.00 which is to be paid