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City Council
September 23, 2015
What was decided (10 motions)
9 carried, 1 recorded otherwise. Every motion below is printed as the minutes print it.
That the report from the Manotick Mill Quarter Community Development Corporation entitled “Manotick Mill Quarter Community Development Corporation - 2014 Annual Report”; Community and Protective Services Committee Report 7; Planning Committee Report 13; and Transit Commission Report 5 be received and considered; That the Rules of Procedure be suspended to receive and consider the Planning Committee Report 14 (Subsection 29. (3)), because of the urgency of the item contained in the report ( specific reason set out below ). (Waiver of the Rules is being requested for Planning Committee Report 14 (Item 3 of the Agenda), due to timelines, to allow for the mural project to proceed while weather conditions permit.)
Moved by Councillor E. El-Chantiry, seconded by Councillor K. Egli
Carried
That the report from the Manotick Mill Quarter Community Development Corporation entitled “Manotick Mill Quarter Community Development Corporation - 2014 Annual Report”; Community and Protective Services Committee Report 7; Planning Committee Reports 13 and 14; and Transit Commission Report 5 be received and adopted as amended.
Moved by Councillor E. El-Chantiry, seconded by Councillor K. Egli
Carried
WHEREAS the City of Ottawa has received a request for support for a biogas facility in the rural area; WHEREAS City Council support for individual applications can help projects qualify for the Feed-In-Tariff (FIT) program; WHEREAS renewable energy projects align with Council’s 2015-2018 Term of Council Priorities for Sustainable Environmental Services (Support an Environmentally Sustainable Ottawa) and Economic Prosperity (Support Growth of the Local Economy); WHEREAS the Independent Electricity Service Operator (IESO) requires individual motions of support for each project and the order in which applications are received by the IESO is considered in the approval process; and THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council approve the individual motion of support for a Biogas Facility FIT program project application listed as Appendix A. Appendix A WHEREAS capitalized terms not defined herein have the meanings ascribed to them in the FIT Rules, Version 4.0. WHEREAS Schouten Farms (the "Applicant") proposes to construct and operate a Biogas Facility (the "Project") on 6125 Malakoff Road Richmond, Ontario K0A 2Z0 (the "Lands") in the City of Ottawa under the province''s FIT Program; WHEREAS the Applicant has requested that Council of the City of Ottawa indicate by resolution Council''s support for the construction and operation of the Project on the Property. WHEREAS pursuant to the FIT Rules, Version 4.0, Applications whose Projects receive the formal support of Local Municipalities wi
Moved by Councillor S. Moffatt, seconded by Councillor E. El-Chantiry
Carried
That the Rules of Procedure be waived to consider the following motion to allow for the applicant to proceed under the Feed-in Tariff Program for a Hydro Electric Project . WHEREAS the City of Ottawa has received a new request for support for a hydro electric facility in the rural area, as City Council support for individual applications can help projects qualify for the program; and WHEREAS renewable energy projects align with the 2015-2018 Term of Council Priorities for Sustainable Environmental Services (Support an Environmentally Sustainable Ottawa) and Economic Prosperity (Support Growth of the Local Economy); and WHEREAS the City was notified of this requirement after the September 9, 2015 Council meeting; and WHEREAS the Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) requires individual motions of support for each project, and the order that applications are received by the IESO is a consideration in the approval process; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council approve the motion of support for a Hydro Electric Facility FIT Program project application listed as Appendix A. Appendix A WHEREAS capitalized terms not defined herein have the meanings ascribed to them in the FIT Rules, Version 4.0. WHEREAS Burritts Rapids Hydro Inc. (the “Applicant”) proposes to construct and operate a small hydro project (the “Project”) on the Rideau River (PIN 03924-0121, 03924-0118, 03924-0120 and 03924-0232 (City of Ottawa) and 68114-0087 (Municipality of North Grenville)) (the “Lands”) in
Moved by Councillor S. Moffatt, seconded by Councillor E. El-Chantiry
Carried
That the Rules of Procedure be waived to permit the introduction of the following motion in order to have the crossing guard in place as soon as possible, as the school year has already begun. WHEREAS Devonshire Public School has re-located its students for one year while it undergoes renovations to St. Ambrose in the Civic Hospital neighbourhood; and WHEREAS facilitating safe crossing for school children improves safety in the neighbourhood, including by encouraging parents to allow their children to walk to school rather than be driven; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that City Council direct staff to relocate the adult school crossing guard currently at Bayswater Avenue and Laurel Street to the corner of Bayswater Avenue and Beech Street for the remainder of the 2015-2016 school year.
Moved by Councillor J. Leiper, seconded by Councillor K. Egli
Carried
That the Rules of Procedure be waived to meet the timeline set out in the City Manager’s employment contract and to allow for the commencement of the recruitment process as soon as possible as described in the motion below: WHEREAS on March 10 th , 2004, City Council approved the hiring of Mr. Kent Kirkpatrick as City Manager; and WHEREAS Mr. Kirkpatrick has been employed in municipal public service for over 25 years and has served in this capacity as the amalgamated City of Ottawa’s longest serving City Manager and oversaw the successful initiation and/or completion of a number of significant, City-wide projects including the Confederation Line and the Lansdowne Partnership Plan, despite being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis early in his tenure; and WHEREAS Mr. Kirkpatrick has advised that due to his present state of health, he is unable to accept a one year extension to his existing employment contract; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT City Council: 1. Thank Mr. Kirkpatrick for the valuable leadership and work that he has undertaken for the City of Ottawa over his more than 25 year municipal career and, in particular, his 11 year tenure as City Manager; 2. Provide Mr. Kirkpatrick with notice from the City, as set out in his employment contract, of its intention not to renew that contract for another year, based upon the letter received from Mr. Kirkpatrick, dated September 22 nd , 2015, copy attached; 3. Approve that the Mayor (Chair) and all Members of the Finance and Econo
Moved by Mayor J. Watson, seconded by Councillor M. Taylor
Carried
That the Rules of Procedure be waived to consider the following motion: WHEREAS 1116 Bridge Street, known as the Holloway property, was acquired by the City of Ottawa in 2007; and WHEREAS it was determined that there is no development potential with the Holloway property due to the steep embankment and 30 metre environmental setbacks; and WHEREAS City Council directed staff to retain the Holloway property for a future City purpose; and WHEREAS a number of community organizations have been working together to develop a Remembrance Park on the grounds of the Holloway property in conjunction with the neighbouring cenotaph; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED That the former Holloway Property, being described as Part of Lot 1, Concession A, Broken Front, North Gower, as In NG10893 and being approximately 1,648 square metres in size, be dedicated as parkland.
Moved by Councillor E. El-Chantiry, seconded by Councillor S. Moffatt
Carried
WHEREAS on May 12, 2013, Rowan Stringer, a 17-year old Barrhaven teenager, passed away after suffering multiple head injuries while playing high school rugby; and WHEREAS a coroner’s inquest into her death resulted in 49 recommendations, including the creation of an Ontario act to govern all youth sport, in schools and outside of schools, to be known as Rowan’s Law; and WHEREAS Rowan’s Law is expected to be introduced in the Ontario Legislature this fall and, when enacted, would create an expert advisory committee to Ontario’s Premier that would advise on the implementation of the Ontario-specific recommendations; and WHEREAS the Barrhaven Scottish Rugby Football Club has requested that the rugby field at Ken Ross Park, located at 600 Longfields Drive, be named in honour of Rowan Stringer; and WHEREAS the City’s Commemorative Naming Policy, approved by Council on July 24, 2002, outlines the criteria and process for commemoratively naming municipal streets, parks and facilities (or parts thereof); and WHEREAS on February 13, 2013, during consideration of the Mid-Term Governance Review Report, Council approved an amendment to the Commemorative Naming Policy directing that “in memoriam” naming proposals be
Moved by Councillor J. Harder, seconded by Councillor J. Mitic
Referred
That the by-laws listed on the Agenda under Motion to Introduce By-laws, Three Readings, be read and passed. THREE READINGS 2015-287 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to repeal by-law No. 2014-406 and to establish certain lands as common and public highway and assume it for public use (Abbott Street and avenue Robert Grant Avenue). 2015-288 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2003-499 respecting fire routes. 2015-289 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2004-60 to appoint Municipal Law Enforcement Officers in accordance with private property parking enforcement. 2015-290 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to designate certain lands at 522 and 524 Harvest Valley Avenue on Plan 4M-1387, as being exempt from Part Lot Control. 2015-291 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to designate certain lands at Voie du Pin Rouge Way on Plan 4M-1473, as being exempt from Part Lot Control. 2015-292 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend the Official Plan for the City of Ottawa to implement the South Keys to Blossom Park, Bank Street Community Design Plan. 2015-293 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2008-250 of the City of Ottawa to implement the South Keys to Blossom Park, Bank Street Secondary Plan. 2015-294 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend the Official Plan for the City of Ottawa to implement policies for the cost-sharing of park development outside the greenbelt and in the rural area.
Moved by Councillor E. El-Chantiry, seconded by Councillor K. Egli
Carried
THAT By-law 2015-295 to confirm the proceedings of Council be enacted and passed.
Moved by Councillor E. El-Chantiry, seconded by Councillor K. Egli