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City Council
February 10, 2016
What was decided (5 motions)
3 carried, 2 recorded otherwise. Every motion below is printed as the minutes print it.
WHEREAS Zoning By-Law Amendment – 4495, 4499, 4509 and 4515 Innes Road, was approved at the Planning Committee meeting of December 8, 2015, and is listed as Item 4 on the Ottawa City Council Agenda of January 27, 2016; and WHEREAS, on January 26, 2016, the applicant expressed interest in deferring this item to allow time to confirm that the zoning details will fully accommodate the proposal; and WHEREAS staff has no objections to the request for deferral; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council defer the item titled “Zoning By-Law Amendment – 4495, 4499, 4509 and 4515 Innes Road” (Item 4 of the agenda) to the Council meeting of February 10, 2016; and That the associated By-law noted on the agenda at (ll) also be
Moved by Councillor S. Blais, seconded by Councillor J. Harder
Deferred
WHEREAS the report recommends zoning provisions for the proposed development including the location of parking on the lot; and WHEREAS the owner has requested the ability to undertake the proposed development in phases; and WHEREAS the first phase consists of the upgrade and expansion of the existing parking lot prior to the construction of the proposed building; and WHEREAS the proposed zoning provisions are premised on all parking being located behind the proposed building and not within the front yard; and WHEREAS without the existence of the proposed building, which establishes a front yard beyond the parking lot, the parking lot would be in non-conformity with the proposed zoning provisions; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Document 2 – Details of Recommended Zoning of the report be amended to delete items (f) and (g)(i), the result being that the enlargement of the parking lot may occur prior to the construction of the proposed building; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that there be no further notice pursuant to Section 34(17) of the Planning Act.
Moved by Councillor S. Blais, seconded by Councillor J. Harder
Carried
WHEREAS the goal of adopting a Rockcliffe Park Heritage Conservation District Plan (the “HCD”) is to provide clear and enforceable guidelines for managing change in the HCD that retains, conserves and enhances its cultural heritage value, as defined through the heritage attributes; and WHEREAS community consultation and review following the release of the draft HCD plan identified opportunities to further increase clarity and consistency in the plan in a manner that respects the HCD’s heritage attributes; and WHEREAS Planning Committee passed a motion at its January 26, 2016 meeting to amend the draft HCD; and WHEREAS there are further changes to clarify language proposed to the draft HCD; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT Document 1 of the report, being the draft Rockcliffe Park Heritage Conservation District Plan, as amended by Planning Committee at its meeting of January 26, 2016, be further amended as follows: 1. Under Section 7.3.1 Demolition and Relocation, replace Guideline 6 with the following: “Any application to demolish an existing non-contributing building will be reviewed with consideration of its historical and architectural significance, its contribution to the historic character of the streetscape, and the appropriateness of the proposed redevelopment. Demolition will be permitted only where the existing building is of little significance and the proposed building is sympathetic to the traditional surrounding natural and cultural environment. All new construction
Moved by Councillor T. Nussbaum, seconded by Councillor J. Harder
Referred
WHEREAS the City of Ottawa is supporting the efforts of the Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group (OSEG) and the Grey Cup Organizing Committee in their bid for the 105th Grey Cup game in 2017; and WHEREAS, should Ottawa be selected as the Host City for the 105th Grey Cup game, Celebrations Ottawa Inc., Economic Development Branch and other City event coordination resources such as Events Ottawa would be working directly with the Canadian Football League (CFL) and OSEG to ensure a successful event; and WHEREAS the City Manager has the delegated authority to provide, when required, a consent, approval, agreement or decision on behalf of the City within the financial and legal parameters currently in the finalized and executed Lansdowne Partnership Plan Legal Agreements and the delegated authority to enter into the necessary service agreement(s) and ancillary contracts with Celebrations Ottawa Inc. required to support the Ottawa 2017 celebrations; WHEREAS funding letters from Events Ottawa and the Celebrations Ottawa Inc. have been received by the City of Ottawa outlining their financial commitment to the City of Ottawa to cover the City’s in-kind support; and WHEREAS, given those letters, the City of Ottawa has provided the following Host City commitments to OSEG and the Grey Cup Organizing Committee in support of the bid for the 105th Grey Cup game in 2017 as follows: • In-kind support to the CFL for a range of City services that are required and essential for events of this m
Moved by Mayor J. Watson, seconded by Councillor M. Fleury
Carried
WHEREAS in July 2015 the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) ruled that large cable and telecom providers would have to make their new fiber-optic infrastructure available to smaller competitors; and WHEREAS the decision made by the CRTC aims to promote competition and affordable internet for Canadians including those residents living in the City of Ottawa; and WHEREAS in the fall of 2015 a request was filed with the Governor in-Council to review and vary the Commission’s decision; and WHEREAS a final decision has not yet been made by the Federal Government with regards to this request to review and vary so the City of Ottawa still has an opportunity to share its position; and WHEREAS other major municipalities, such as Calgary, have expressed their support for the CRTC decision and where the City of Toronto recently
Moved by Councillor J. Leiper, seconded by Councillor D. Deans