City Council

That the Built Heritage Report 10; Planning and Housing Committee Reports 18A and 20; 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 December 6, 2023” be received and considered.

WHEREAS the report titled Designation of Bible House at 315 Lisgar Street under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act was

WHEREAS Report ACS2023-PRE-PS-0123 (the “Report”) recommends amending the City of Ottawa’s Zoning By-law to permit a Landmark Building of 27 storeys with a privately-owned public space at 359 Kent Street, 436 MacLaren Street, and 444 MacLaren Street; and WHEREAS Report Recommendation 1.b. unintentionally omitted reference to the proposed urban exception and proposed schedule from the Details of Recommended Zoning; and WHEREAS the Details of Recommended Zoning in Document 3 seek to add an urban exception to Section 239 of the Zoning By-law; and WHEREAS the date of Council’s approval of this by-law would be January 24, 2024; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council amend Planning and Housing Committee Report 18A, Item 1: Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment – 359 Kent Street, 436 and 444 MacLaren Street by: 1. Replacing Recommendation b) with the text: “b) an amendment to the Zoning By-law (By-law No. 2008-250) for 359 Kent Street, 436 and 444 MacLaren Street, as shown in Document 1, as detailed in Document 3 and Document 4.” ; and 2. Replacing the text “Section 349” in Document 3, Section 3 with the text “Section 239”; and 3. Replacing the text “as” in Document 3, Section 3.c. with the text “add”; and 4. Replacing the text “as of the date of Council approval” in Document 3, Section 3.c., Bullet 16 with the text “as of January 24, 2024”; and 5. Replacing the text “as of the date of Council approval” in Document 3, Section 3.c., Bullet 18 with the text “as of January

That the Committee recommendation re: Memorandum of Understanding with Katasa group be

WHEREAS a number of formats for community benefits agreements have been used by the City of Ottawa over the last several years in the case of voluntary donations and other community benefits, including “social contracts” developed for Heron Gate development and subsequently for Manor Park Estates development; and WHEREAS voluntary contributions have been advanced by Ward Councillors and staff for other developments despite the absence of a policy framework governing such contributions; and, WHEREAS interpretations from the Integrity Commissioner to Councillors have indicated that the provision of voluntary donations for community benefits is a policy matter; and WHEREAS the City of Ottawa’s existing Donations to the City for Community Benefit Policy does not specifically address such developer contributions or provide guidance to Members of Council; and WHEREAS other municipalities, including Toronto have established a policy to provide a framework for voluntary donations for community benefits; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that an updated policy framework for voluntary donations for community benefits be developed in order to ensure consistency of approach and application, to improve transparency, with a prescribed delegated of authority for the allocation of resources and that the policy include a toolkit and scripts to help bring uniformity and clarity to these discussions for all parties; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that public consultation including the development industry a

BE IT RESOLVED that the Committee recommendation be amended to provide for the voluntary contributions received through the MOU with Katasa Group to be allocated as follows: 1. $100,000 for City-wide traffic calming for allocation under the discretion of the General Manager of Public Works For (14) M. Luloff, L. Dudas, T. Tierney, R. King, C. Kitts, G. Darouze, A. Hubley, C. Curry, C. Kelly, L. Johnson, M. Carr, D. Brown, S. Desroches, and M. Sutcliffe Against (11) G. Gower, T. Kavanagh, J. Leiper, R. Brockington, S. Menard, D. Hill, S. Devine, J. Bradley, S. Plante, A. Troster, and W. Lo

WHEREAS Report ACS2024-PRE-PS-0001 (the “Report”) recommends amending the City of Ottawa’s Zoning By-law to permit two 14-storey towers in a residential building at 3750 North Bowesville Road; and WHEREAS Report Recommendation 1 unintentionally omitted reference to the Zoning Schedule in Document 2; and WHEREAS the Details of Recommended Zoning in Document 3 unintentionally omitted a provision to add the proposed Zoning Schedule to Part 17 of the Zoning By-law; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council amend Planning and Housing Committee Report 20, Item 5: Zoning By-law Amendment – 3750 North Bowesville Road by: 1. Replacing the Committee Recommendation with the text: “That Council approve an amendment to the Zoning By-law (By-law No. 2008-250) for 3750 North Bowesville Road, as shown in Document 1, as detailed in Document 2 and Document 3.”; and 2. Adding the following text as Section 3 of Document 3 – Details of Recommended Zoning: “3. Add Document 2 to Part 17 of the Zoning By-law as Schedule YYY.”; and THEREFORE BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that there be no further notice pursuant to Section 34(17) of the Planning Act .

WHEREAS, the Ottawa International Airport Authority (The Authority), under agreement with Transport Canada, has the authority to make decisions with lands abutting the airport, including those along Hunt Club Road, WHEREAS, the Authority sanctioned the removal of 10 acres of red pine plantation trees located at 400-440 Hunt Club Road (south-side), between Otto’s BMW and Lowe’s Martin, in November 2023, Whereas the trees provided many environmental benefits including carbon dioxide sequestration, food and habitat for birds and small animals, and a place for humans to enjoy and improve their mental and physical health, WHEREAS, there was great public outcry against the proposal to remove these trees, including a petition of 22,000 names, frequent protests, outreach to elected officials and formal Council motion to discuss the matter between the Mayor, local Councillors and Chair of Planning and Housing, as well as OIAA Board officials, WHEREAS, the Authority should commit to offsetting the

That the Rules of Procedure be suspended to consider the following Motion, in order that in absence of the property owner the City of Ottawa may address these issues as soon as possible. WHEREAS the building on the parcel of land known as 140 St. Paul Street is owned by 13739104 Canada INC; and WHEREAS the building is currently vacant following a fire on January 31st 2014; and; WHEREAS two additional fires happened in 2023; and WHEREAS a qualified engineer with Ainley Group performed a Close-Up Inspection of 140 St. Paul Street and submitted a report to the City of Ottawa which identified the building as uninhabitable, a risk to adjacent structures, and the public, and WHEREAS the report has recommended immediate demolition, and WHEREAS the residential use building is subject to the Demo Control, which is an application process that can take up to 98 days for a decision plus post-approval requirements; and WHEREAS, given the unique circumstances, waiving demolition control will permit the site to be made safe for the public; and WHEREAS, by waiving demolition control approval, the City will not receive $5,339.42 (includes $1,028.00 Legal Fee + HST) which is the fee associated with a demolition control application; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council waive demolition control approval, and allow the Owners to proceed directly to seeking a demolition permit for the safe removal of the building at 140 St. Paul Street.

That the Rules of Procedure be suspended to consider the following Motion in order to provide clarity on the path forward for the Brownfields CIP, including existing applications and to give staff sufficient time to prepare the necessary reports. WHEREAS it is anticipated that staff will bring forward reports to the Finance and Corporate Services Committee and Council in April, 2024, to implement the Affordable Housing CIP and the other changes to the City’s Community Improvement Plans approved by Council on November 22, 2023, through the City of Ottawa Community Improvement Plan Program Review report; and WHEREAS it would be appropriate for clarification on Brownfields CIP program to be provided at the same time as the Affordable Housing CIP to help ensure alignment of reporting and implementation; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the following Motion be

That the following by-law be read and passed: To confirm the proceedings of the Council meeting of 24 January 2024.

That the proceedings of the City Council meeting of 24 January 2024 be adjourned.