City Council

That the following reports related to the 2025 Draft Budget Estimates be received and

WHEREAS the 2024 Provincial Planning Statement, Policy 2.9 states that “Planning authorities shall plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and prepare for the impacts of a changing climate through approaches that: ... b) incorporate climate change considerations in planning for and the development of infrastructure, including stormwater management systems, and public service facilities; c) support energy conservation and efficiency; d) promote green infrastructure ... ; and e) take into consideration any additional approaches that help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and build community resilience to the impacts of a changing climate.”; and WHEREAS the 2024 Provincial Planning Statement, Policy 3.8 states that “Planning authorities should provide opportunities for the development of energy supply including electricity generation facilities and transmission and distribution systems, energy storage systems, district energy, renewable energy systems, and alternative energy systems, to accommodate current and projected needs.”; and WHEREAS battery energy storage systems (BESS) enable the use of renewable energy and can be used to improve community resiliency in the face of energy disruptions due to extreme weather such as the City of Ottawa saw following the 2022 derecho windstorm; and WHEREAS regulatory certainty can help to enable the development of renewable energy projects in Ottawa, including the attraction of talent and investment; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT staff review

WHEREAS Report ACS2024-PDB-PSX-0034 (the “Report”) recommends amending the City of Ottawa’s Zoning By-law to permit a 13 and a 14-storey high-rise apartment and land for a new public park at 335 and 339 Roosevelt Avenue, 344 Winston Avenue, and 379 and 389 Wilmont Avenue; and WHEREAS the Report seeks to replace Schedule 454 in Part 17 of the Zoning By-law; and WHEREAS the Proposed Height Schedule in Document 4 does not expressly define the maximum building heights or maximum number of storeys for certain areas; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council amend Planning and Housing Committee Report 37, Item 2: Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment – 335 and 339 Roosevelt Avenue, 344 Winston Avenue, and 379 and 389 Wilmont Avenue by replacing Document 4 – Proposed Height Schedule with the document titled Attachment 1 and attached to this motion; and THEREFORE BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that there be no further notice pursuant to Section 34(17) of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, as amended.

WHEREAS staff recommended that Section 2.2 Hub Designation, Policy 4) in the Lincoln Fields Secondary Plan be read as follows: “Buildings within the Hub designation that front onto Richmond Road shall contain a minimum of one non-residential use at-grade facing Richmond Road.” WHEREAS Planning and Housing Committee amended the above policy in the Lincoln Fields Secondary Plan to also require a minimum of one non-residential use at-grade for each building facing Carling Avenue within the Hub designation; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Document 1, Section 2.2 hub designation Policy 4) in the Lincoln Fields Secondary Plan be amended to read as follows: "Buildings within the Hub designation that front onto Richmond Road shall contain a minimum of one non-residential use at-grade facing Richmond Road. Buildings within the Hub designation that front onto Carling Avenue are encouraged to include a non-residential use at-grade facing Carling Avenue if supported by market conditions." For (20) M. Luloff, L. Dudas, G. Gower, T. Tierney, R. King, J. Leiper, R. Brockington, C. Kitts, A. Hubley, D. Hill, C. Kelly, L. Johnson, S. Devine, J. Bradley, A. Troster, M. Carr, D. Brown, S. Desroches, W. Lo, and M. Sutcliffe Against (3) T. Kavanagh, S. Menard, and S. Plante

WHEREAS Planning and Housing Committee amended the Lincoln Fields Secondary Plan to require a minimum of one non-residential use at-grade for each building facing Carling Avenue within the Hub designation; and WHEREAS the Lincoln Fields Secondary Plan included an amendment to Zoning By-law 2008-250 that is affected by Planning and Housing Committee’s amendment to the secondary plan; and WHEREAS the Zoning By-law Amendment that

That the report from the Director of Fleet Services, entitled “2025 Fleet Vehicle and Equipment Plans – Information Supplemental to the Budget Estimates”; and that the report from Chief Human Resources Officer, entitled “2024 FTE Analysis Report – Information Supplemental to the Budget Estimates”; Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee Report 18, Finance and Corporate Services Committee Report 19, Joint Report 2 Finance and Corporate Services Committee and Planning and Housing Committee, Planning and Housing Committee Report 37 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 October 30, 2024” be received and adopted as amended.

That the following by-law be read and passed: To confirm the proceedings of the Council meeting of 13 November 2024.

That the proceedings of the City Council meeting of 13 November 2024 be adjourned.