City Council

That the report from the Selection Panel, Planning Advisory Committee entitled “Appointments to the Planning Advisory Committee”; the report from the Selection Panel, French Language Services Advisory Committee entitled “Appointments to the French Language Services Advisory Committee”; Audit Committee Report 3; Built Heritage Committee Report 8; Emergency Preparedness and Protective Services Committee Report 6; Environment and Climate Change Committee Report 6; Planning and Housing Committee Report 15; Transit Commission Report 7; 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 September 13, 2023” be received and considered.

WHEREAS Report ACS2023-PRE-PS-0109 (the “Report”) recommends amending the City of Ottawa’s Zoning By-law to permit residential buildings up to 28 storeys at 2475 Regina Street; and WHEREAS Document 3 erroneously adds additional text to Column II of the new urban exception and erroneously omits recommended text from Column III of the new urban exception; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council amend Planning and Housing Committee Report 15, Item 8: Official Plan Amendment and Rezoning – 2475 Regina Street by replacing the text in Document 3, Section 3.b. with the text, “In Column III, add Residential Care Facility” ; 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 the Staff report for 2475 Regina Street provides a holding provision to the zoning that cannot be lifted until the pedestrian connections are ‘explored’; and WHEREAS the provision of all-season pedestrian connections is of prime importance to the community; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the wording of the holding provision be amended to replace ‘Exploration of options for enhanced active transportation connections to’ with ‘Securing of enhanced active transportation connection(s) to’; AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that staff be directed to find funding to ensure all year active transportation connections for pedestrians and cyclists be created to the Lincoln Field’s transit station by the end of the first phase of the development of 2475 Regina, or December 1st 2025, whichever is earlier, which will include proper lighting and winter maintenance. This should include discussions with staff in Policy Planning working on the Lincoln Fields Station Secondary Plan, Stage 2 LRT and the National Capital Commission. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that pursuant to subsection 34(17) of the Planning Act , no further notice be given. For (11) G. Gower, T. Kavanagh, R. King, J. Leiper, S. Menard, L. Johnson, S. Devine, J. Bradley, S. Plante, A. Troster, and M. Carr Against (14) M. Luloff, L. Dudas, T. Tierney, R. Brockington, C. Kitts, G. Darouze, A. Hubley, C. Curry, D. Hill, C. Kelly, D. Brown, S. Desroches, W. Lo, and M. Sutcliffe

WHEREAS at the December 14, 2022, City Council meeting, Motion 2022-04/20, as amended, was approved which suspended the City’s Brownfield Grant program for any new applications or applications that have yet to be considered by City Council; and WHEREAS a request for a Brownfield Grant Application for 200 Baribeau Street was submitted and complete prior to the program suspension; and WHEREAS an additional request for a Brownfield Grant Application for 70 Nicholas Street was also submitted and completed prior to the program suspension; and WHEREAS in order for the Brownfield Grant Applications for 200 Baribeau Street and 70 Nicholas Street to proceed for considerations, the sites must be exempted from Council Motion 2022- 04/20, as amended; and WHEREAS Ottawa declared a Housing Crisis in 2019 and these projects will contribute 85 townhomes, and 287 rental units; and WHEREAS the CIP and Brownfield Review Reports have been delayed; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council amend Motion 2022-04/20 from the December 14, 2022, Meeting of Council to include the following properties as among those to be excluded from the provisions of the motion: 200 Baribeau Street 70 Nicholas Street BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that staff in Planning, Real Estate and Economic Development (PRED) be directed to bring individual Brownfield Grant Application reports for 200 Baribeau Street and 70 Nicholas Street forward for consideration at the next meeting of the Finance and Corporate Services Committee. For (18

WHEREAS prior to being repealed by Bill 68: Modernizing Ontario’s Municipal Legislation Act, 2017 , Section 380(6) of the Municipal Act , 2001 allowed for a municipality to retain surplus proceeds from tax sales with their jurisdiction; and WHEREAS the City of Ottawa’s most recent tax sale resulted in a surplus of $1.7M that was remitted to the Provincial courts; and WHEREAS the current tax sale process puts a burden on the municipality in terms of time and money spent to facilitate the process for the sole benefit of the Crown in Right of Ontario; and WHEREAS the City of Ottawa supports calls from Ontario municipalities, such as the Town of Petrolia, the Town of Essex, the Township of Parry Sound, and others in requesting the reinstatement of previous legislation that permitted municipalities to apply for and retain surplus proceeds from tax sales in their jurisdictions. THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council request that the Provincial Government reverse the decision made by the previous Government and reinstate the legislation that permitted municipalities to apply for and retain surplus proceeds from tax sale in their jurisdictions.

WHEREAS the federal Ministry of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada Client Procedures Circular CPC-2-0-03, Radiocommunication and Broadcasting Antenna Systems, issue 6, requires proponents of proposals for new antenna systems to consult with municipalities and the public; and WHEREAS as per Section 4.5 of CPC-2-0-03, construction of an antenna system must be completed within three years of the conclusion of consultation after which consultations will no longer be deemed valid by the Ministry except in the case where a proponent secures the agreement of the relevant land-use authority to an extension for a specified time period in writing; and WHEREAS staff provided the City’s concurrence through the Council-approved municipal concurrence and public consultation process for antenna systems for 5440 Fernbank Road on 14 July 2020; and WHEREAS the three year period has expired, and City’s process does not allow staff delegated authority to extend municipal concurrence; and WHEREAS the 2019 application for 5440 Fernbank Road remains unchanged; and WHEREAS the proposed antenna is an opportunity to improve service for the hundreds of cellular telephone users in the area; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the municipal concurrence for the proposed antenna system at 5440 Fernbank Road be extended by 24 months, lapsing on 14 July 2025.

WHEREAS the Crichton Community Council (CCC) is a community association in New Edinburgh that provides community programming and activities at the New Edinburgh Park Fieldhouse; and WHEREAS dating back to 2000, City Council had approved a capital allocation of $250,000 to the CCC for the expansion and enhancement of recreation and cultural infrastructure in New Edinburgh; and WHEREAS the New Edinburgh Community and Arts Center capital account currently holds a balance of $287,257.78; and WHEREAS the CCC has requested a number of improvements to the fieldhouse, including the installation of equipment and cabling to enable a Wi-Fi service in the building; and WHEREAS the cost of Wi-Fi installation has been quoted to the CCC at $2,956.41; and WHEREAS the installation of WIFI equipment qualifies for funding from the New Edinburgh Community and Arts Center account; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that funds from the New Edinburgh Community and Arts Center account be approved for the installation of Wi-Fi equipment and cabling at the New Edinburgh Park Fieldhouse; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the CCC, prior to the activation of the Wi-Fi service, undertake to be responsible for all one-time and ongoing fees for Wi-Fi activation and monthly service, with Information Technology Services managing the service provider on behalf of the CCC; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that CCC be responsible for ensuring that only ‘filtered’ internet service is made available to the public by implementing an

WHEREAS staff from Planning, Real Estate and Economic Development and Finance and Corporate Services have worked together to develop recommendations to Committee and Council on the Lansdowne Partnership Plan; and WHEREAS staff recommend consideration of the formal report be done jointly at a special Planning and Housing and Finance and Corporate Services Committee meeting; and WHEREAS the purpose of the item is to report to joint Planning and Housing and Finance and Corporate Services Committee on the: Funding strategy for the construction of the new Event Centre and North Side Stands Approval of the Business Case Endorsement of the revised concept plan Approval of the associated Zoning By-law Amendment and Official Plan Amendment Approval of delegated authority for disposal of air rights Direct CMO, Chief Financial Officer to finalize negotiations with OSEG on the LMLP WHEREAS the Chairs of both Committees indicated their support for a joint Planning and Housing and Finance and Corporate Services Committee meeting for the consideration of the report. THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT that Council delegate authority to a joint Planning and Housing and Finance and Corporate Services Committee meeting to consider the “Lansdowne Partnership Plan - Authorization to Proceed to Redevelopment”.

BE IT RESOLVED that the Leiper/ Sutcliffe Motion be amended to add the following: BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Joint Planning and Housing Committee and Finance and Corporate Services Committee meeting be scheduled for no earlier than November 1, 2023.

WHEREAS Council passed a motion in 2022 from Councillors Meehan and Cloutier which resolved the following: THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT that Council requests the Auditor General consider undertaking a review of the Lansdowne project, based on risks identified throughout the life of project, commencing once staff have progressed further with their planned approach, utilizing an agile audit approach like the current audit of the Zero Emission Buses Program; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the Auditor General consider including in her review the following elements: • budget/estimated costs and associated authorities; • funding strategies and associated financial arrangements; and • project agreement(s), etc. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the Auditor General report back in the new term of Council with any recommendations; and, WHEREAS the Office of the Auditor General (OAG) has confirmed that they will be undertaking an agile audit of Lansdowne 2.0 as early as this fall; and, WHEREAS the current timeline for Lansdowne 2.0 approvals has approval of the financial plan and the planning application scheduled to occur before report backs on Lansdowne 2.0 from the OAG can be expected to be delivered; and, WHEREAS the OAG is an independent and professional office whose work could result in meaningful changes being needed to the Lansdowne 2.0 project; and, WHEREAS Members of Council will not have the benefit of hearing from the OAG on the value for money and risk analysis of the Lansdown

WHEREAS the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing approved the City of Ottawa’s new Official Plan in November 2022; and WHEREAS the Official Plan was drafted through a comprehensive process that included the development of a Growth Management Strategy and careful consideration of how and where the City of Ottawa should grow up to 2046; and WHEREAS the Growth Management Strategy included the categorization of lands into three groups with staff recommending inclusion of Category 1 lands, exclusion of Category 2 lands and further study of Category 3 lands; and WHEREAS Council approved the addition of 1,281 hectares of land to the City’s urban boundary which included lands from all three categories; and WHEREAS the Ministry approval of the City of Ottawa’s Official Plan further expanded the urban boundary to include all lands from all three categories; and WHEREAS the parcel added by the province is designated in the Official Plan as Agricultural Resource Area and was not evaluated nor were any submissions made regarding those lands throughout the development of the Growth Management Strategy and Official Plan; and WHEREAS Ontario’s Auditor General’s investigation into urban boundary expansions in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton area have raised questions about the process with which new lands may have been considered including the methodology by which these parcels were added by the province to Ottawa’s urban boundary. THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council request that the

That the rules of procedure be suspended to consider the following motion, as the event will take place before the next Council meeting occurring on 11 October 2023. WHEREAS the National Capital Commission has renamed the former Sir John A Macdonald Parkway as Kichi Zībī Mīkan; and WHEREAS the National Capital Commission will be holding a ceremony to unveil new signage reflecting the new road name; and WHEREAS the National Capital Commission has requested to close the westbound lanes of Wellington Street between Booth Street and Vimy Place to facilitate the closure of westbound lanes of Kichi Zībī Mīkan to hold this event; and WHEREAS the road closure would be in effect between 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. on Friday, 29 September 2023; and WHEREAS the City of Ottawa’s Special Events on City Streets (2001-260) By-Law prohibits road closures before 6:00 p.m. Monday to Friday; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council approve the full closure of the westbound lanes of Wellington Street between Booth Street and Vimy Place between 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. on 29 September 2023 to facilitate the renaming ceremony of Kichi Zībī Mīkan; providing it meets the requirements, conditions, and approval of Traffic Services.

That the rules of procedure be suspended to consider the following motion, as the event will take place before the next Council meeting occurring on 11 October 2023. WHEREAS the Flora Hall Brewing Company hosts an annual street festival to provide expanded programming and seating for patrons titled FloraFest; and WHEREAS FloraFest takes place on a section of Flora Street between Kent Street and Bank Street; and WHEREAS the organizer has requested to close a section of Flora Street between Kent Street and Bank Street on Friday, 6 October 2023 to facilitate setup of the event while maintaining local access to residents via two-way traffic entering at Kent Street; and WHEREAS the road closure would be in effect from 2 p.m. Friday, 6 October 2023 to 6 p.m. on Sunday 8 October 2023; and WHEREAS the City of Ottawa’s Special Events on City Streets (2001-260) By-Law prohibits road closures before 6:00 p.m. Monday to Friday; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council approve the closure of Flora Street between Kent Street and Bank Street from 2 p.m. on Friday, 6 October 2023 to 6 p.m. on Sunday, 8 October 2023 to facilitate FloraFest Six; providing it meets the requirements, conditions, and approval of Traffic Services.

That the following by-law be read and passed: To confirm the proceedings of the Council meeting of 27 September 2023.