City Council

That Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee report 29, Planning Committee Report 53, Transportation Committee Report 28; 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 October 25, 2017 ”, b e received and considered; and That the Rules of Procedure be suspended to receive and table the following reports, as these reports relate to the 2018 Draft Operating and Capital Budgets being

BE IT RESOLVED t hat the Mayor’s remarks given at the City Council meeting on November 8, 2017, be appended to the Minutes of today’s Council meeting.

That the Rules of Procedure be suspended to consider the following motion, as the Civic Institute of Professional Personnel has recently advised that they have ratified the proposed collective agreement: WHEREAS the City of Ottawa (the City) and Civic Institute of Professional Personnel ("CIPP") have committed to working collaboratively to resolve issues of mutual concern in the workplace; and WHEREAS the collective agreement between the City and CIPP expired on December 31, 2016; and WHEREAS the bargaining teams for the City and CIPP have been in negotiations in an effort to renew the collective agreement on mutually-agreeable terms; and WHEREAS the City and CIPP bargaining teams reached a tentative agreement on September 25 th , 2017, subject to ratification by the CIPP membership and City Council; and WHEREAS the tentative agreement is affordable and fair to taxpayers and our employees; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that City Council ratify the tentative agreement reached with CIPP; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the terms of the tentative agreement be made public.

That Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee report 29, Planning Committee Report 53, Transportation Committee Report 28; 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 October 25, 2017”; the report from the General Manager of Service Innovation and Performance, entitled “FTE Analysis Report – Information Supplemental to the Budget Estimates”; and the report from the Deputy City Treasurer, Corporate Finance, entitled “ By-Laws to Authorize a $102 Million Debenture Issue ”, be received and adopted as amended.

That the Rules of Procedure be suspended to consider the following motion, so that the City’s position can be provided to the Province before the legislation is passed: WHEREAS Bill 148, Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act, 2017 is currently being debated in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario; ‎and, WHEREAS the City of Ottawa employs 485 volunteer firefighters, which represents 36 per cent of its firefighting force; and, WHEREAS the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO), which supports the intent of Bill 148, has nevertheless raised concerns about the impacts of certain provisions on municipalities and has proposed a number of specific amendments: · An exemption for municipal and local board employees (including supervisory and managerial staff) who are required to be on call to provide statutory public safety services · An exemption for volunteer firefighters for on call provisions and equal pay to full-time firefighters · Specific reference that Bill 148 requirements do not override other statutory obligations that municipal governments are required to provide public safety; and, WHEREAS Bill 148’s proposed provisions are expected to add significant costs to providing public safety services in the City of Ottawa, which is being reported by the Ottawa Citizen as up to $13 million annually with the highest anticipated impact on the delivery of fire services in rural communities; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council support AMO’s position on and proposed amendments to

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 November 8, 2017.