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City Council
October 25, 2017
What was decided (6 motions)
6 carried, 0 recorded otherwise. Every motion below is printed as the minutes print it.
That Community and Protective Services Committee Report 27; Environment and Climate Protection Committee Report 16; Planning Committee Report 52A; and the report from the City Clerk and Solicitor’s Office entitled “ Summary of Oral and Written Public Submissions for Items Subject to Bill 73 ‘Explanation Requirements’ at the City Council Meeting of October 11, 2017 ”, b e received and considered.
Moved by Councillor M. Qaqish, seconded by Councillor M. Taylor
Carried
WHEREAS Orleans Little League Baseball has submitted a proposal to add a new baseball diamond to Heritage Park, located in Ward 2, which involves removing the existing off-leash dog area in Heritage Park and replacing it with an enclosed dog park to be relocated at Barrington Park; and WHEREAS staff has recommended that the project be approved in principle for funding under the 2017 Community Funding Major Capital program, contingent on receiving community support; and WHEREAS community consultation has already been undertaken and residents in Chapel Hill North, Chapel Hill South and Chateauneuf have expressed opposition to the relocation of the off-leash dog area, due to its central location and natural wooded area that cannot be replicated at another site; and WHEREAS residents have also circulated an online petition, which to date has been signed by 428 individuals, in support of keeping Heritage Park as an off-leash dog area; THERERFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the following project be removed from the list of 2017 Proposals recommended for approval in principle for funding under the 2017 Community Partnership Major Capital Program (Document 2): Orleans Little League Baseball Association - Heritage Park – new ball diamond, relocate dog park/create new dog run
Moved by Councillor J. Mitic, seconded by Councillor S. Qadri
Carried
WHEREAS according to the most recent data from Statistics Canada, Ottawa is home to approximately 9,800 residents of Lebanese heritage; and WHEREAS, Ottawa’s Lebanese community has contributed significantly to the City’s cultural, religious, economic and political landscape; and WHEREAS, the provincial legislature is currently debating Bill 60, an Act to proclaim the month of November Lebanese Heritage Month ; and WHEREAS, notice has been provided in the Parliament of Canada requesting debate on Motion 115, to declare November Lebanese Heritage Month ; and WHEREAS, the Embassy of Lebanon is participating in the Ottawa Welcomes the World Canada150 event and will be at the Horticultural Building at Lansdowne Park on November 20, which coincides with Lebanese Independence Day; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the month of November be declared Lebanese Heritage Month in the City of Ottawa.
Moved by Councillor R. Brockinton, seconded by Councillor M. Qaqish
Carried
THAT the Rules of Procedure be suspended to consider the following motion, due to timelines, as Pulmonary Hypertension Awareness Month is relevant to the matter and takes place during the month of November. WHEREAS on June 27, 2017, Harry Kingston passed away after a brave five-year battle with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH); and WHEREAS, after his diagnosis with scleroderma-associated PAH in 2012, Harry was a dedicated and driven leader who served on the Board of Directors for the Pulmonary Hypertension Association of Canada (PHA Canada) with an unwavering commitment to his community and country; and WHEREAS Harry is also recognized across Canada as an experienced member within Toastmasters International, and coached hundreds of Toastmasters during almost 50 years of service with the organization; and WHEREAS, in addition to his work with PHA Canada and Toastmasters International, Harry was known locally for volunteering with the Ottawa Police Service and for his involvement with crime prevention efforts, and his extensive community service also included serving as Watch Coordinator for the Centrepointe Neighbourhood Watch program and Chair of the Ottawa Neighbourhood Watch Executive Committee as well being an active volunteer with Kin Canada, local community associations and his church; 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 fac
Moved by Councillor M. Taylor, seconded by Councillor K. Egli
Carried
WHEREAS the objective of the 2008 report entitled Rideau-Vanier Ward 12 Interim Control By-law study and Zoning By-law Amendment was to find land-use solutions to a social planning issue, which is the over-concentration of social services within Ward 12 and, more particularly, the current distribution of shelters, drop-in centres, known as community health and resource centres, and residential care facilities; and WHEREAS Ottawa City Council is committed to fighting homelessness in our city through the City of Ottawa 10 year Housing and Homelessness Plan; and WHEREAS the City of Ottawa supports shelters that provide emergency accommodations for our most vulnerable community members; and WHEREAS the City of Ottawa's strategy relating to our emergency housing response is guided by a series of policies in social services and also in planning through the Human Services Plan, the Official Plan and the City Housing Strategy amongst relevant approved directions; and Whereas the recommended regulations in the report ACS2008-PTE-PLA-0011 are as follows: (1) limiting the number of shelters in Ward 12 to four; (2) prohibiting shelters along those streets in Ward 12, as well as all streets city-wide, that are designated Mainstreet in the Official Plan; (3) prohibiting residential care facilities and community health and resource centres in the Residentially-zoned (R5) area adjacent to Murray and St. Patrick Streets and King Edward Avenue; and create site-specific exceptions to permit the
Moved by Councillor M. Fleury, seconded by Councillor M. Wilkinson
Carried
That the by-laws listed on the Agenda, under Motion to Introduce By-laws, Three Readings be read and passed. By-Laws THREE READINGS 2017-331. A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend paragraph numbering in By-law No. 2008-96 respecting the regulating, licensing and governing of mobile refreshment vehicles, mobile canteens, refreshment carts and refreshment stands. 2017-332. A by-law of the City of Ottawa to establish certain lands as common and public highway and assume it for public use (Blocks 29 and 30 on Plan 4M-1361). 2017-333. A by-law of the City of Ottawa to establish certain lands as common and public highway and assume it for public use (Greenbank Road). 2017-334. A by-law of the City of Ottawa to establish certain lands as common and public highway and assume them for public use (Devine Road, Fallowfield Road, West End Way, Industrial Avenue, Place D’Orleans Drive, St. Joseph Boulevard, Centrum Boulevard, Vieux-Silo Street, Paden Road, Fernbank Road, Mansfield Road and Carp Road). 2017-335. A by-law of the City of Ottawa to change the name of avenue Moore Avenue, street Triole Street, place Palmer Place, avenue Jackson Avenue; rue King Street; rue Queen Charlotte Street, rue Royal York Street, rue Fowler Street, rue Maitland Street, rue Colonel Murray Street, rue Henley Street, place Bronson Place, municipal highways in the City of Ottawa. 2017-336. A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2017-180 respecting the appointment of Municipal Law Enforcement Of
Moved by Councillor M. Qaqish, seconded by Councillor M. Taylor