City Council

That Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee Report 25; Audit Committee Report 12; Standing Committee on Environmental Protection, Water and Waste Water Report 18; Finance and Economic Development Committee Report 29; Planning Committee Reports 49 and 50; Joint Planning Committee and Community and Protective Services Committee Report 2; Transit Commission Report 13; Transportation Committee Report 22 a nd the reports from the City Clerk entitled “ Ward 4 (Kanata North) Vacancy Options ” and “ Summary of Oral and Written Public Submissions for Items Subject to the Planning Act ‘Explanation Requirements’ at the City Council Meeting of September 22, 2021 ” be received and considered.

WHEREAS Councillor Jenna Sudds was elected to be the Member of Parliament for the riding of Kanata Carleton on September 20, 2021; and WHEREAS, on September 23, 2021, Ms. Sudds provided the City Clerk with written notice of her resignation as City Councillor of Ward 4 (Kanata North), effective immediately, pursuant to Subsection 260(1) of the Municipal Act, 2001 ; and WHEREAS City Council has approved Recommendation 1 of the report from the Office of the City Clerk entitled “Vacancy Options – Ward 4 (Kanata North), officially declaring the Office of Councillor, Ward 4 (Kanata North) to be vacant, as required by Section 262 of the Municipal Act, 2001 ; and WHEREAS Section 263 of the Municipal Act, 2001 requires City Council to select one of two options to fill a vacancy, namely by appointing a new Member or passing a by-law to hold a by-election within 60 days of declaring the vacancy; and WHEREAS given the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and given the higher cost of holding a pandemic by-election, and given the short period of time available between the recommended by-election date (January 24, 2022) and the candidate nomination period (to open on May 2, 2022) for the 2022 Municipal Elections, City Council has determined that it is in the best interest of the residents of Ward 4 (Kanata North) to approve the appointment process as described in the staff report, and as outlined in Document 4, to appoint a candidate to fill the vacancy in Ward 4 (Kanata North) as soon as possible wh

WHEREAS Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee has recommended that the application for rezoning in respect of 7731 Fernbank Road be refused; and WHEREAS Council is required to specify the reasons for a refusal of a zoning application; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council adopt the following as the reasons for this refusal for the rezoning application in respect of 7731 Fernbank Road: 1. Staff conducted a Mineral Aggregate Resources Study for OPA 150 in 2013 and that study noted that the total estimated current potential sand and gravel resources supply in the city is 193 million tonnes. This volume includes lands currently licensed or designated for sand and gravel resources but does not include resources below the estimated water table. 193 million tonnes represents approximately a 64 year supply based on current consumption rates . Given the goal of establishing a realistic supply of aggregate resources at about three planning horizons (60 years) no additional sand and gravel resources are recommended to be added to the plan at this time, and 2. Staff are not recommending any additional bedrock or sand and gravel resource overlay in the upcoming new Official Plan, and 3. The City of Ottawa has, in total, an estimate of 4000 hectares of lands already licensed as pits and quarries in the city, and 4. The estimated traffic count for the proposed site was noted at “worst case scenario” to be approximately 450 heavy trucks per day, based on a 12-hour workday, and 5. The resid

BE IT RESOLVED that Item 13 on the Council Agenda (Official Plan and Zoning By-Law Amendments – 1 And 19 Sir John A. Macdonald Parkway) be

WHEREAS the Council of the City of Ottawa has declared a housing emergency; and WHEREAS the applications in respect of 2 Robinson Street and 320 Lees Avenue represent the development of a key TOD site where the provision of affordable housing units in particularly appropriate; and WHEREAS the applicant has represented to Planning Committee on Sept. 23, 2021 and further correspondence with Councillor Fleury that they are prepared to provide for affordable housing units; and WHEREAS the applicant has also stated it is willing to explore the provision of affordable family units; and WHEREAS the applicant described an intent to pursue CMHC funding for one of the four towers being planned which would provide approximately 25 per cent of the units as affordable; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Planning staff be directed that through the completion of the development application process in respect of 2 Robinson and 320 Lees Avenue that provisions in a development agreement be sought that would secure the commitments made by the applicant to the City with respect to the provision of affordable housing units; And THEREFORE BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that where affordable housing is provided through the development application process, staff shall seek to include family-oriented units within the development agreement.

WHEREAS the notice of the Council meeting for the Lifting of the Holding Provision of the I2[2491]-h zone was identified as Part of 930 Carling and 520 Preston Street; and, WHEREAS the City owned O-train corridor is part of the land where the Holding Provision is to be removed and represents a separate parcel of land at 850 Carling Avenue which was inadvertently omitted from the list of addresses in the required Planning Act notice, and omitted from Document 7 as an address for the Lifting of Holding Provision; and, WHEREAS, proper notice was given on October 9 th for the address of 850 Carling Avenue; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council amend Document 7 to include 850 Carling Avenue in the list of addresses for the removal of the holding provision.

WHEREAS since March 2020, OC Transpo staff and the Ottawa Hospital have been engaged with discussions on offering transit services and fare options; and WHEREAS these discussions have included the existing hospital sites as well as the expanded site on Carling Avenue; and THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council direct Transit Services staff to enter into discussions with the Ottawa Hospital with a view to developing a potential fare strategy for the Ottawa Hospital similar to the City’s UPass and report back prior to the opening of the hospital.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT Document 1 (Draft Parks and Recreation Master Plan), page 158, as it relates to gymnasiums, in section 23.5, be amended as follows: Include the following additional Strategy Statement “D” d. That the City re-commit to prioritizing the development of city-owned and city-run gymnasiums and as opportunities arise, improve provision levels.

WHEREAS during consideration of this report the Transportation Committee approved a Motion from Councillor Deans, which includes direction that staff pilot and install Automated Speed Enforcement (ASE) Cameras at four locations and reporting back to Transportation Committee through the 2024 Road Safety Action Plan Annual report (Committee Recommendations 14-16); and WHEREAS an additional amendment was proposed at Committee regarding additional public consultation, and it was agreed that wording to this effect would be brought forward for City Council on October 13, 2021; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Committee Recommendations be amended to add the following: 1. That Traffic Services undertake public consultation with residents of the City of Ottawa, through a public opinion survey in the Spring of 2024, to evaluate the public’s opinion on speeding and the use of ASE at the four piloted high speed roadway locations 2. That Traffic Services report back to Transportation Committee and Council the results of this survey through the 2024 Road Safety Action Plan Annual report in Q4 2024

That the Hubley/Watson Motion re no-charge transit fares be

C. McKenney BE IT RESOLVED that the Motion No 61/15 be

WHEREAS two trains on the Confederation Line have derailed in the last 6 weeks; and WHEREAS the problems with cracked wheels and loose axle bearings on Confederation Line trains have been the subject of investigation by the Transportation Safety Board; and WHEREAS Confederation Line has experienced a series of problems since the Confederation Line opened with door jams, computer malfunctions, broken overhead wires and issues with the catenary system causing service delays; and WHEREAS the Rideau Transit Maintenance Group (RTM) has a 30-year contract with the City of Ottawa to maintain the Confederation Line; and WHEREAS the Rideau Transit Group has failed to provide root cause analysis of the problems on the Confederation Line; and WHEREAS members of the public have

BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Rules of Procedure be suspended to add an item to the Council agenda to receive a verbal update from the City Manager with respect to the organizational alignment of the City of Ottawa, in accordance with Section 7 of the Procedure By-law, and consider any motions and recommendations arising from same.

WHEREAS on July 13, 2016, City Council received an organizational alignment presented by the City Manager that included a Transportation Services Department, a Planning, Infrastructure and Economic Development Department and a Public Works and Environmental Services Department; and WHEREAS on May 6, 2021, the City Manager announced the pending retirement of the General Manager, Transportation Services, effective September 30, 2021, and on June 4, 2021, advised City Council by way of memorandum of a forthcoming new organizational alignment with respect to transportation matters within the City Manager’s delegated authority, with Transportation Planning to be consolidated into the Planning, Infrastructure and Economic Development Department and Traffic Services to join the Public Works and Environmental Services Department; and WHEREAS on October 4, 2021, the City Manager announced the pending retirement of the General Manager, Public Works and Environmental Services Department, effective January 19, 2022; and WHEREAS, in an effort to better align the City’s organizational structure with Council’s governance structure and to ensure increased focus and accountability on multimodal transit, planning, infrastructure, asset management and economic development, the City Manager is recommending a new organizational alignment, one that is revenue-neutral, to be effective once the related General Managers are in place, anticipated to be December 2021; THEREFORE BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED t

WHEREAS to permit a new maple syrup production building-sugar shack at 320, avenue des Pères Blancs Avenue for the 2022 season it is necessary to move forward with a rezoning at the earliest possible opportunity ; BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Rules of Procedure be suspended to consider the following Motion, for staff to analyse the possibility of rezoning 320, avenue des Pères Blancs Avenue to lift the heritage overlay to permit a larger new maple syrup production building – sugar shack. WHEREAS Richelieu Vanier Park contains a large natural wooded area within the City’s inner area; and WHEREAS this wooded area is used in part for the collection of sap in the production of maple syrup; and WHEREAS the building used for the production of maple syrup was destroyed by fire; and WHEREAS a new building on the property is slightly larger (approximately one third larger – 71 square metres) with the added floor space being in the front yard; and WHEREAS the current zoning on the property has a heritage overlay that requires new buildings to be the same size as a previous building on the property and an addition to not be located in the front yard; and WHEREAS the need to comply with the zoning is required to obtain a building permit; and WHEREAS there are timing issues related to obtaining a building permit so that the new building can be open for the maple syrup season of 2022; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that staff be directed to investigate the possibility of rezoning the property to lift

C. McKenney BE IT RESOLVED that Council suspend the Rules of Procedure to permit the introduction of the following motion, in order to respond in a timely manner to this critical need. WHEREAS routine eye care is critical in early detection of eye diseases like glaucoma, cataracts, and macular degeneration, and the health of eyes is critical to overall health and quality of life; WHEREAS conditions that may be detected with an annual eye exam include Diabetes mellitus, Glaucoma, Cataract, Retinal disease, Amblyopia (lazy eye), Visual field defects (loss of part of the usual field of vision), Corneal disease, Strabismus (crosses eyes), Recurrent uveitis (an inflammation of the uvea, the middle layer of the eye that consists of the iris, ciliary body and choroid), Optic pathway disease; WHEREAS payments from OHIP have only increased 9% over the last 30 years, not matching inflation of costs (which include rent, staff, utilities, equipment, taxes and supplies); And WHEREAS to date the provincial government has not yet made a binding commitment to cover the operating costs of optometrists to deliver eye exams; and WHEREAS the lack of funding makes it difficult to invest in modern technology, and newer technology means earlier detection of eye disease; And whereas the Provincial government’s refusal to formally negotiate with Optometrists for more than 30 years has forced the Optometrists to absorb approximately 173 Million dollars annually in the cost to deliver eye care to Ontar

WHEREAS the registration of the subdivision at 195 Huntmar Road is uncommonly complicated involving the provision of offsite infrastructure, front ending agreements for the North South Arterial and Feedmill Creek, complicated land conveyances for schools and road purposes and approvals from both the City of Ottawa and Ministry of Transportation of Ontario; and WHEREAS the Subdivision was given draft approval on January 7, 2020, but due to the complexity in designing and receiving governmental approvals for the new North South Arterial and other elements of the subdivision, registration was delayed; and WHEREAS new homeowners are scheduled to close on new homes starting on November 2; and the City must lift part lot control and inhibiting orders must be removed for these new homeowners to close and move into their properties; and WHEREAS lifting part lot control before the Council meeting on October 27, 2021 will help ensure that the first group of homeowners can move in; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT City Council delegate the authority to lift part lot control to the Director of Planning with the concurrence of the Ward Councillor for the following properties: Block Address 221 51 voie Bermondsey Way 221 49 voie Bermondsey Way 221 47 voie Bermondsey Way 221 45 voie Bermondsey Way 221 43 voie Bermondsey Way 223 27 voie Bermondsey Way 223 29 voie Bermondsey Way 223 25 voie Bermondsey Way 228 95 ruelle Ballinora Lane 228 97 ruelle Ballinora Lane 228 99 ruelle Ballinora Lane 228

That the by-laws listed on the Agenda under Motion to Introduce By-laws, Three Readings, be read and passed, with the exception of the following by-laws listed as “dd” and “ee” on the Agenda, which are no longer required to be enacted as Council has approved an appointment process to fill the Ward 4 (Kanata North) vacancy; and the by-laws listed as “r” and ‘s”, as the item has been