City Council

C. McKenney That Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee Report 6A; Community and Protective Services Committee Report 6; and Planning Committee Report 11A be received and considered; and That the Rules of Procedure be suspended to receive and consider the Planning Committee Report 12 (Subsection 29. (3)), because of the urgency of the item contained in the report ( specific reason set out below ); and That the petition from residents of Courtland Park, listed under Communications, be received. (Waiver of the Rules is being requested for Planning Committee Report 12 (Item 9 of the Agenda) as it pertains to a significant priority project for the City and needs Council approval to ensure critical timelines are met).

C. McKenney That the item titled “Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment – 180 Metcalfe Street” (Item 1 of the agenda) be

WHEREAS report ACS2015-PAI-PGM-0093 recommends Council approve an Official Plan Amendment and an amendment to Zoning By-law 2008-250 to permit a high-rise building at the properties 538, 544 and 560 Rideau Street; and AND WHEREAS Planning Committee directed staff to work with the applicant to include additional step backs that respect the policy set out in the Official Plan, and bring an amendment to this effect with the report to Council; and AND WHEREAS staff have discussed with the applicant and agreed to amend the proposed height and setback schedule to include a two-metre step back requirement above the sixth storey of the building spanning the entire frontage of the property; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council approve an amendment to replace Document 4 of the report with the following schedule; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that pursuant to the Planning Act , subsection 34(17) no further notice be given.

C. McKenney That Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee Report 6A; Community and Protective Services Committee Report 6; and Planning Committee Reports 11A and 12 be received and adopted as amended.

That the Rules of Procedure be waived to consider the following motion to allow for the applicant to proceed under the Large Renewable Procurement Program. WHEREAS the Large Renewable Procurement (LRP) is a competitive process for procuring large renewable energy projects generally larger than 500 kilowatts; WHEREAS the LRP is an important component of Ontario’s ongoing commitment to building a cleaner and more sustainable energy system, and represents a key step in the Province’s 2025 target for renewable energy to comprise about half of Ontario's installed capacity; WHEREAS the City of Ottawa has received a request for support for a project located at 5281 Piperville Road (PIN # 043470381) to construct and operate a non-rooftop solar photovoltaic facility with an estimated capacity of 25 megawatts (MW); WHEREAS the proposal submission deadline will end on September 1 st , 2015 for large renewable energy projects larger than 500 kilowatts; WHEREAS the City was notified of this requirement after the July 11 th Council meeting; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council approve the individual motion of support for the project located at 5281 Piperville Road under the LRP program listed as Appendix A. Appendix A Capitalized terms not defined herein have the meanings ascribed to them in the LRP I RFP. Resolution NO: ____ Date: ____ WHEREAS the Registered Proponent is proposing to develop, construct and operate a Large Renewable Project, with the characteristics outlined in the table

That the Rules of Procedure be waived to consider the following motion to allow for the applicant to enter into a Municipal Agreement under the Large Renewable Procurement Program. WHEREAS the Large Renewable Procurement (LRP) is a competitive process for procuring large renewable energy projects generally larger than 500 kilowatts; WHEREAS the LRP is an important component of Ontario’s ongoing commitment to building a cleaner and more sustainable energy system, and represents a key step in the Province’s 2025 target for renewable energy to comprise about half of Ontario's installed capacity; WHEREAS the City of Ottawa has received a request for support for a project located at 5281 Piperville Road (PIN # 043470381) to construct and operate a non-rooftop solar photovoltaic facility with an estimated capacity of 25 megawatts (MW); WHEREAS the proposal submission deadline will end on September 1 st , 2015 for large renewable energy projects larger than 500 kilowatts; WHEREAS the City was notified of this requirement after the July 11 th Council meeting; WHEREAS municipalities are encouraged to explore the possibility of entering into an agreement with developers to clarify expectations, responsibilities and costs related to renewable energy projects; WHEREAS the LRP provides for Municipal Agreements between the municipality and the project developer; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council approve a municipal Agreement under the Large Renewable Procurement (LRP) Program between t

WHEREAS Council at its meeting of July 8, 2015, approved Motion No. 15/12, expressing support for the construction of Rooftop Solar Projects in the City of Ottawa; WHEREAS subsequent to Council’s approval of Motion No. 15/12 staff learned that the wording of the original motion did not fully conform to the Independent Electricity System Operator’s (IESO) required format; WHEREAS the Province’s deadline for receipt of the FIT applications for rooftop solar projects is September 30, 2015; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Rules of Procedure be waived to consider the following revised Feed-In Tariff (FIT) Rooftop Blanket motion as required by the IESO. Appendix A WHEREAS capitalized terms not defined herein have the meanings ascribed to them in the FIT Rules, Version 4.0; WHEREAS the Province’s Feed-in Tariff (FIT) program encourages the construction and operation of rooftop solar generation projects (“Rooftop Solar Projects”); WHEREAS one or more Projects may be constructed and operated in the City of Ottawa; WHEREAS pursuant to the FIT Rules, Version 4.0, Applications whose Projects receive the formal support of Local Municipalities will be awarded Priority Points, which may result in the Applicant being offered a FIT Contract prior to other Persons applying for FIT Contracts; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Council of the City of Ottawa supports the construction and operation of Rooftop Solar Projects anywhere in the City of Ottawa; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT this Resoluti

WHEREAS Council at its meeting of July 8, 2015, approved Motion No. 15/18, expressing continued support for Suppliers to achieve Notice to Proceed under their FIT Contracts; WHEREAS subsequent to Council’s approval of Motion No. 15/18 staff learned that the wording of the original motion did not fully conform to Independent Electricity System Operator’s (IESO) required format; WHEREAS, the proponent would like to proceed with construction immediately to take advantage of this construction season; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Rules of Procedure be waived to consider the following revised Feed-In Tariff (FIT) Notice to Proceed motion as required by the IESO . Appendix A WHEREAS capitalized terms not defined herein have the meanings ascribed to them in the FIT Contract, Version 3.1; WHEREAS the Province's FIT Program encourages the construction and operation of roof top solar PV generation projects (the "Projects"); and WHEREAS one or more Projects may be subject to FIT Contracts and may be constructed and operated in the City of Ottawa ("Local Municipality"); and WHEREAS in accordance with the FIT Rules, Version 3.0, the Council of the Local Municipality ("Council") had previously indicated, by a resolution, its support for Projects in the Local Municipality (the "Prior Resolution"); and WHEREAS Council now indicates, by a resolution dated no earlier than June 10, 2015, Council's continued support for the construction and operation of the Projects anywhere in the Local Mun

WHEREAS the deadline for Energy Ottawa to submit a proposal to the Independent Electricity System Operator’s (“IESO”) Large Renewable Procurement Request for Proposals (“LRP/RFP”) for the development of a solar energy park near the Trail Road Waste Facility and adjacent land on Moodie Drive is September 1 st , 2015; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council suspend the Rules of Procedure to consider the following motion: WHEREAS Council on April 15, 2015 declared surplus to the City’s needs two parcels of land on Moodie Drive and authorized the City Manager to negotiate, finalize and execute a lease agreement for a period of twenty (20) years, having an approximate annual revenue to the City of $125,000 plus HST, to Energy Ottawa Limited as more particularly set out in Report ACS 2015-PAI-REP-0003; and WHEREAS Council on June 24, 2015 in receiving the Annual Report for Hydro Ottawa for the Year 2014 (ACS 2015-HOH-0001) approved the IESO’s ‘Prescribed Template – Municipal Council Support Resolution’ to demonstrate its support for the development, construction and operation of the Trail Road Solar Project and proposed connection line on the above lands and the above referenced Template provided that the Registered Proponent be “Energy Ottawa Inc. (or its designated affiliate)”; and WHEREAS Energy Ottawa has recently been able to conclude a joint venture with First Nations participation in which SolarTrail LP has been created and its general partner SolarTrail GP Inc. has been incor

C. McKenney That the by-laws listed on the Agenda under Motion to Introduce By-laws, Three Readings, be read and passed with the exception of by-laws bb) A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend Volume 2A – Centretown Secondary Plan of the Official Plan for the City of Ottawa to include site specific policies applicable to the lands known municipally as 180 Metcalfe Street and cc) A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2008-250 of the City of Ottawa to change the zoning of lands known municipally as 180 Metcalfe Street, which are to be

C. McKenney THAT By-law 2015-271 to confirm the proceedings of Council be enacted and passed.