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City Council
June 24, 2020
What was decided (9 motions)
9 carried, 0 recorded otherwise. Every motion below is printed as the minutes print it.
That the report from Hydro Ottawa Holding Inc. entitled “ Hydro Ottawa Holding Inc. – 2019 Annual Report ”; the report from the Ottawa Board of Health entitled “Ottawa Public Health 2019 Annual Report”; Built Heritage Sub-Committee Report 13; Standing Committee on Environmental Protection, Water and Waste Management Report 9; Planning Committee Report 25; Transit Commission Report 5 ; 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 June 10, 2020 ”; be received and considered.
Moved by Councillor L. Dudas, seconded by Councillor E. El-Chantiry
Carried
That the Rules of Procedure be suspended to consider the following motion prior to the end of the 2019-2020 school year. WHEREAS, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the COVID-19 outbreak a public health emergency of international concern on January 30, 2020; and WHEREAS, the Province of Ontario declared a State of Emergency on March 17, 2020, closing all public spaces, including schools; and WHEREAS, the closure of schools since March 17, 2020 has caused a state of flux in the education system, for all involved, including students, parents, school administration, teachers and support staff; and WHEREAS, school officials and the professional teaching and support staff rose to the occasion, pivoted to on-line teaching, distributed resources to thousands of households and did their best to ensure learning continued during the pandemic; and WHEREAS, the efforts of teachers, other school board staff and parents have been highly commendable and shall be acknowledged and praised; THEREFORE BE IS RESOLVED that, on this final week of the 2019-2020 school year, Ottawa City Council extend its strong appreciation and gratitude to all educators and school staff who did everything they could to provide a sense of stability, comfort and care to their students, during this unforgettable school year; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Mayor share this resolution with the Directors of Education for Ottawa’s four publicly funded school boards (Conseil des écoles publiques de l’Est d
Moved by Councillor R. Brockington, seconded by Mayor J. Watson
Carried
That the Rules of Procedure be suspended to consider the following motion in order to permit execution of an Agreement between the City and Applicant without further delay; WHEREAS on June 27, 2019 (Report ACS2019-CCS-PLC-0009) Planning Committee recommended Council approve demolition control for the existing building on 379 Wilmont Avenue; AND WHEREAS on July 10, 2019 Council approved the requested demolition control subject to conditions including the requirement for the Owner to execute an agreement with the City within six months of the approval date; AND WHEREAS the agreement was not executed within the required period as a result of delay and as a result the initial approval has expired; AND WHEREAS staff support a minor extension to permit execution of the required agreement by both parties; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council extend the demolition control approval for the existing building on the property at 379 Wilmont Avenue subject the following conditions: 1. that until the time of the construction of the first replacement building, the registered Owner shall landscape the property to the satisfaction of the General Manager of Planning Infrastructure and Economic Development; the registered Owner shall prohibit the use of the property for other interim uses and maintain the property in accordance with the Property Standards By-law; 2. the landscaping of the property shall be finalized in collaboration with City staff; 3. the Owner shall pay one hundred percent s
Moved by Councillor J. Leiper, seconded by Councillor J. Harder
Carried
That the Rules of Procedure be suspended to consider the following motion, to allow for the pilot project to commence on July 13, 2020. WHERAS in 2016, Council directed staff to undertake a pilot project of speed cameras in school zones; and WHEREAS in 2019, Community Safety Zones were established near schools at eight sites for the purposes of piloting speed cameras in school areas; and WHEREAS the speed camera pilot was originally scheduled to start in March 2020 and run through the end of the 2019-2020 school year, but was put on hold as school was not in session due to COVID-19; and WHEREAS, as a result of changing behavior patterns as a result of COVID-19, daytime pedestrian and cycling activity on City streets has increased and speeding has increased in the vicinity of the speed camera sites; and WHEREAS the Ottawa Police Service has commenced an operation targeting speeding on our arterial road network; and WHEREAS on December 11, 2019, Council approved the 2020-2024 Strategic Road Safety Action Plan, a comprehensive and proactive strategy for making Ottawa’s roads safe for all users; and WHEREAS implementing initiatives to enhance the safety of vulnerable road users has been identified as an action under the 2020-2022 Term of Council Priorities; and WHEREAS there is now an opportunity for staff to implement targeted initiatives, in accordance with the Strategic Road Safety Action Plan, to enhance the safety of vulnerable road users; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Counc
Moved by Councillor T. Tierney, seconded by Mayor J. Watson
Carried
That the Rules of Procedure be suspended to consider the following motion, in order to permit the Integrity Commissioner to report to Council in advance of the summer legislative break: WHEREAS, at its meeting of May 27, 2020, Council received the second of two, interim reports from the Integrity Commissioner on an inquiry respecting the conduct of Councillor Chiarelli; and WHEREAS in his May 27, 2020 interim report to Council, the Integrity Commissioner committed to report to City Council as soon as practicable; and WHEREAS Section 13 of the Complaint Protocol of the Code of Conduct for Members of Council (Appendix A of By-law 2018-400) provides that, upon receipt of a report from the Integrity Commissioner, the Clerk shall indicate, on the next regular agenda of City Council, notice of intent to submit a report for consideration at the following regular meeting of City Council; and WHEREAS Subsection 29(6)(b) of the Procedure By-law (By-law 2019-8) provides that notice of a report from the Integrity Commissioner shall be given at the meeting of Council prior to the meeting where the report is to be considered by Council and shall be released with the Agenda five calendar days in advance of the Council meeting at which it is to be considered; and WHEREAS the Integrity Commissioner did not file his report(s) with the City Clerk in order to place the required advance notice on the City Council Agenda of June 24, 2020, but he expects to be in a position to file his report(s) in
Moved by Councillor M. Luloff, seconded by Councillor J. Sudds
Carried
That the Rules of Procedure be suspended to consider the following Motion, in order that the property owner may address these issues as soon as possible, WHEREAS the building on the parcel of land known as 266 Iona Street is considered to be in a state of disrepair due to a fire in 2019; and WHEREAS the site is being considered by the Committee of Adjustment on July 22 nd for a minor variance application to construct a two-storey single detached dwelling; and WHEREAS the applicant is required for insurance purposes to demolish the remaining structure to satisfy the insurer’s requirements; WHEREAS given the unusable condition of the building and the timelines associated with the insurance for the proposed development; and WHEREAS a replacement building is expected to commence in a reasonable amount of time. THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council approve demolition control for the existing building on the property subject to the following conditions; The landscaping of the property shall be finalized in accordance with conditions established by the General Manager of Planning, Infrastructure and Economic Development; The registered Owner shall enter into an Agreement with the City of Ottawa to include the foregoing conditions and pay all costs associated with the registration of said Agreement. At such time as a building permit is issued to redevelop the site and the replacement building is in place, the Agreement will become null and void and will be released upon request of th
Moved by Councillor J. Leiper, seconded by Councillor J. Harder
Carried
That the Rules of Procedure be suspended to consider the following motion in order to expedite installation of the park sign. WHEREAS on July 24, 2002, City Council approved, as amended, the Commemorative Naming Policy; and WHEREAS in keeping with its powers set out in the Municipal Act, 2001 , Council may assign a commemorative name by resolution, notwithstanding the provisions included in the Commemorative Naming Policy; and WHEREAS in recognition of extensive community service to the citizens of Ottawa, the City has been asked to name unnamed parkland, in Ward 3 (Barrhaven), the “Tom Schonberg Park” ; and WHEREAS Tom Schonberg, past President and CEO of the Queensway Carleton Hospital, was committed to development, modernization and innovation within the healthcare field ; and WHEREAS he was a driving force behind multiple projects at the Queensway Carleton Hospital; including the increase of diagnostics services, opening of a state-of-the-art birthing centre, development of the Acute Care for the Elderly (ACE) unit and various expansions within the Emergency Department; and WHEREAS the City of Ottawa’s Commemorative Naming Committee met on February 26, 2020 to review the application and subsequently gave endorsement of the proposed name; and WHEREAS in accordance with the Commemorative Naming Policy, a 30-day public consultation was then held on the proposed name and the Recreation, Cultural and Facility Services Department received 36 comments in support of the applicati
Moved by Councillor J. Harder, seconded by Councillor A. Hubley
Carried
That the by-laws listed on the Agenda under Motion to Introduce By-laws, Three Readings, be read and passed.
Moved by Councillor L. Dudas, seconded by Councillor E. El-Chantiry
Carried
That the following by-law be read and passed: To confirm the proceedings of the Council meeting of June 24, 2020.
Moved by Councillor L. Dudas, seconded by Councillor E. El-Chantiry