City Council

That Community and Protective Services Committee Report 21; Planning Committee Report 39; and the report from the City Clerk and Solicitor’s Office entitled “Summary of Oral And Written Public Submissions for Items Subject to Bill 73 ‘Explanation Requirements’ at the City Council Meeting of February 8, 2017” b e received and considered .

WHEREAS Westfest is a free outdoor music and art festival taking place from June 2-4, 2017 at Laroche Park, 52 Bayview Road; and WHEREAS the organizer has requested the closure of Stonehurst Avenue from Burnside Avenue to Carruthers Avenue from 10:00 a.m. on Friday, June 2 nd to 1:00 a.m. on Monday, June 5 th , to allow for artists & businesses to safely load/unload equipment as well as a drop off zone for Para Transpo; and WHEREAS the City of Ottawa’s Special Events on City Streets By-law (2001-260) prohibits road closures before 6:00 p.m. Monday to Friday; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council approve the road closure for Stonehurst Avenue from Burnside Avenue to Carruthers Avenue from 10:00 a.m. on Friday, June 2 nd to 1:00 a.m. on Monday, June 5 th for Westfest, providing it meets the requirements, conditions and approval of Special Events Advisory Team (SEAT).

WHEREAS the implementation of exterior bus announcements on all OC Transpo conventional buses was identified as an action item in the City of Ottawa’s 2016-2020 Five-Year Municipal Accessibility Plan, which was approved by City Council on March 23, 2016; and WHEREAS, as previously approved by Council, exterior bus announcements will provide improved and more equitable service to customers who are unable to see the destination sign of an approaching bus, including those who have vision loss or are blind, as well as to all other customers, including visitors, older adults, new Canadians, those with intellectual and learning disabilities, and those who are unable to read, and will assist these individuals to use transit safety and independently; and WHEREAS the implementation of exterior bus announcements consists of an 9- to 13-second audible pre-boarding announcement, broadcast externally from the vehicle, in both official languages of the route and destination when the front doors open at each bus stop; and WHEREAS the volume of the exterior bus announcements will be set only approximately 5 to 9 decibels above the ambient noise levels at the stop, during the day, and will be lowered to about 3 to 5 decibels above ambient from 9 p.m. to 7 a.m., during the evening and early morning; and WHEREAS the implementation of exterior bus announcements is consistent with City Council’s strategic priorities of Healthy & Caring Communities and Service Excellence, and with the standards an

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: By-law 2017-71To confirm the proceedings of the Council meeting of February 22, 2017