City Council

That the report from the Police Services Board entitled “Board Activity, Training & Performance: 2022 Annual Report”; the reports from the City Clerk entitled “Status Update - Council Inquiries and Motions for the period ending February 17, 2023” and “Summary of Oral and Written Public Submissions for Items Subject to the Planning Act ‘Explanation Requirements’ at the City Council Meeting of February 8, 2023”, the report from the Audit Committee Report 1, Built Heritage Committee Report 2, Emergency Preparedness and Protective Services Committee Report 1, Finance and Corporate Services Committee Report 1, Light Rail Sub-Committee Report 1, Transit Commission Report 2 be received and considered.

WHEREAS, as outlined in the report, staff is reviewing the Public Order Emergency Commission’s final report and will consider any findings and recommendations of the Commission with implications for the City and will be assessed and considered in the context of the Auditor General’s recommendations and management responses; and WHEREAS the Ottawa People’s Commission on the Convoy Occupation (OPC) was a community led effort that brought together a diversity of voices to share their experiences on the impact of the convoy; and WHEREAS the OPC has released Part I of its final report entitled “What We Heard” with Part II of the report anticipated to be released in March 2023, which will offer further analysis and recommendations for action; and WHEREAS the City's Archives is already building a historical file on these events, and will include these community-generated reports as part of that historical context; and WHEREAS these documents and the diverse perspectives they reflect are also of value to the City of Ottawa, and to staff in moving forward with any “lessons learned” from this period in the City of Ottawa's history; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Final Reports from the Ottawa People’s Commission on the Convoy Occupation be posted publicly alongside the City’s response to the Public Order Emergency Commission on the Disclosure of Executed Contracts and Reports page on Ottawa.ca.

WHEREAS the City of Ottawa’s downtown core is facing significant challenges with fewer people working and visiting downtown; and WHEREAS through the conversion of office buildings in the downtown core to residential buildings, the City could help lead the revitalization of our downtown and assist in the increased availability of housing; and WHEREAS commercial to residential conversions have extensive logistical and engineering challenges and would benefit from a streamlined approval process taking into consideration the involvement of several City of Ottawa departments including Building Code Services, Planning Services, Infrastructure Services, among others; and WHEREAS the Federal Government launched their Housing Accelerator Fund with an aim to remove barriers and help municipalities build more housing through measures which include the reduction in construction approval timelines and the rapid development of vacant or underused lands; and WHEREAS the Federal Minister of Housing and Diversity and Inclusion is responsible for the administration of the Housing Accelerator Fund; and WHEREAS the Rapid Housing Initiative is the specific portion of the Housing Accelerator Fund designated to support the expansion of affordable housing stock; and WHEREAS the City’s Official Plan aims to maximize the ability to provide affordable housing throughout the city; and WHEREAS in accordance with the City’s 10-year Housing and Homelessness Program, the City set a target that 20% of all ne

WHEREAS on February 24, 2022, the Russian Federation launched a full-scale military invasion of Ukraine, seeking to destroy the Ukrainian state and subjugate the Ukrainian people to Moscow’s rule; and WHEREAS thousands of people have been killed or wounded and millions have been displaced from their homes by the Russian Federation’s war of aggression against Ukraine; WHEREAS on April 27, 2022,1 Canada’s House of Commons declared unanimously that given that “there is clear and ample evidence of systematic and massive war crimes and crimes against humanity being committed against the people of Ukraine by the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, directed by President Vladimir Putin and others within the Russian Parliament; […] the House recognize that the Russian Federation is committing acts of genocide against the Ukrainian people.”1; and WHEREAS the Ukrainian people and the Ukrainian Armed Forces are courageously defending their country from the Russian Federation’s aggression; WHEREAS the people of Canada and people of Ottawa stand with Ukraine and support the Ukrainian peoples’ right to statehood, independence, freedom and self-determination; and WHEREAS since February 24, 2022, the blue and yellow flag of Ukraine has flown outside Ottawa’s City Hill as a symbol of solidarity of the people and city of Ottawa with the Ukrainian people; and WHEREAS millions of citizens of Ukraine have been forced from their homes by the Russian Federation’s war of aggression and over 100,0

WHEREAS in 1910 women delegates from around the world met in Copenhagen to propose that Women’s Day become an international event to promote equal rights for women; and WHEREAS the first International Women’s Day was held in 1911 with the support of over a million people; and WHEREAS in 1977, the General Assembly of the United Nations officially called for all countries to mark a day for the recognition of women's economic, political and social achievements; and WHEREAS municipalities can play a profound role in promoting and advancing gender equity; and WHEREAS local and international activists, organizations, and affected communities have shown us more work is required to achieve gender equity; and WHEREAS every year thousands of events are held around the world to inspire, celebrate and honour women. THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT Ottawa City Council declare March 8, 2023, to be International Women’s Day in the City of Ottawa.

WHEREAS Renfrew County delivered 86 recommendations in a unanimous verdict on the deaths of three local women, who were killed by their former partner on a single morning in 2015; and WHEREAS these 86 recommendations speak to oversight and accountability, system approaches, collaboration and communication, funding, education and training, measures addressing perpetrators of intimate partner violence (IPV), intervention, and safety; and WHEREAS the number one recommendation put forward is to have the provincial government formally declare intimate partner violence as an epidemic; and WHEREAS Statistics Canada reported that 2021 was the 7th consecutive year of increasing police-reported IPV; and WHEREAS specific legislation on family and domestic violence has been passed by six provinces and three territories, not including Ontario; and WHEREAS many of the inquiry’s recommendations are either applicable to or could be adapted to the municipal level of government; and WHEREAS the issues of gender-based violence and violence against women are inseparable from but not synonymous with IPV; and WHEREAS Ottawa has formally acknowledged gender-based violence and violence against women as key areas of priority in its Community Safety and Well-Being Plan and its Women and Gender Equity Strategies; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the following recommendation from the Renfrew County Inquiry be

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 February 22, 2023.

That the proceedings of the City Council meeting of February 22, 2023, be adjourned.