The Ottawa Record

City Council

June 13, 2018

What was decided (6 motions)

6 carried, 0 recorded otherwise. Every motion below is printed as the minutes print it.

That the report from the Ottawa Community Housing Corporation entitled “Ottawa Community Housing Corporation (OCHC) Annual Report and Annual General Meeting of the Shareholder” ; the report from the Ottawa Public Library Board entitled “Implementation Plan for the Ottawa Public Library and Library and Archives Canada Joint Facility ”; Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee Report 35; Finance and Economic Development Committee Report 35; Planning Committee Report 64, and t he report from the City Clerk and Solicitor’s Office entitled “Summary of Oral and Written Public Submissions for Items Subject to the Planning Act ‘Explanation Requirements’ at the City Council Meeting of May 23, 2018” b e received and considered; and T hat the Rules of Procedure be suspended to receive and consider Planning Committee report 65, in order to expedite consideration of the report by Council to avoid any further delay to the Hope Side Road diversion pipe; and That Council waive Subsection 33(4) of the Procedure By-law to receive responses to Council Inquiries OCC 06-18 and OCC 09-18, with the responses to be subsequently listed at the next available meeting of the Transportation Committee; and That the petition with respect to the Cranberry Creek Municipal Drain, listed on the Agenda, be received.
Moved by Councillor D. Deans, seconded by Councillor J. Harder
Carried
WHEREAS Interim control bylaws 2017-245 and 2017-278 have provided significant protection to core neighbourhoods through the implementation of temporary restrictions on the size of units and bedroom count in all infill developments; and WHEREAS the neighbourhoods identified in the ICB continue to experience development pressure from the targeting of single detached-dwellings with the intent of maximizing bedroom counts by sub-dividing existing spaces or developing basements to bedrooms; and WHEREAS the City of Ottawa’s R4 and Multi-unit Residential Zoning Review aims to implement measures to address overbuilding in multi-unit residential buildings but permits eight (8) bedrooms in single detached-dwellings; and WHEREAS Phase II of the City of Ottawa’s R4 and Multi-unit Residential Zoning Review will continue to refine and expand on the Phase I policy framework; Therefore be it resolved that Council direct the Planning Department to conduct a monitoring exercise as part of the R4 Phase 2 in conjunction with Building Code Services and in collaboration with other City departments, including Emergency and Protective Services, to evaluate the measures implemented through the Phase 1 R4 policies in addressing Council’s intent to regulate excessive bedroom counts in residential dwellings, particularly with respect to oversize dwelling units in detached units, and recommend any technical amendments as necessary to Planning Committee in Q2 2019; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that if the
Moved by Councillor D. Chernushenko, seconded by Councillor S. Moffatt
Carried
That report from the Ottawa Community Housing Corporation entitled “Ottawa Community Housing Corporation (OCHC) Annual Report and Annual General Meeting of the Shareholder” ; the report from the Ottawa Public Library Board entitled “Implementation Plan for the Ottawa Public Library and Library and Archives Canada Joint Facility ”; Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee Report 35; Finance and Economic Development Committee Report 35; Planning Committee Reports 64 and 65, and t he report from the City Clerk and Solicitor’s Office entitled “Summary of Oral and Written Public Submissions for Items Subject to the Planning Act ‘Explanation Requirements’ at the City Council Meeting of May 23, 2018” be received and adopted as amended.
Moved by Councillor D. Deans, seconded by Councillor J. Harder
Carried
BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Rules of Procedure be suspended to consider the following Motion, so that it may be considered prior to AMO’s submission deadline of June 25, 2018 . WHEREAS the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) Annual Conference and Annual General Meeting (AGM) will take place August 19-22, 2018 in Ottawa, during which elections for AMO’s Board of Directors will be held; and WHEREAS Councillor Mark Taylor currently represents the City of Ottawa on the AMO Board as a Director in the Regional and Single Tier Caucus, and his term is coming to an end; and WHEREAS the Call for Nominations for the 2018 – 2020 - AMO Board of Directors was listed as a communication on the April 25, 2018 Council Agenda; and WHEREAS Councillor Riley Brockington has expressed his interest to stand for election to the Board as a Director in the Regional and Single Tier Caucus; and WHEREAS a Council Resolution of support is required in order for Councillor Brockington to stand for this office; and WHEREAS AMO provides partial reimbursement of Directors’ travel expenses in accordance with their Board/Executive/Volunteer Expense Reimbursement Policy, and the City of Ottawa would be expected to assume all costs of the Member’s participation over and above those reimbursed by AMO; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council support Councillor Riley Brockington to stand for election to the AMO Board of Directors as Director, Regional and Single Tier Caucus.
Moved by Councillor M. Taylor, seconded by Mayor J. Watson
Carried
That the following by-law be read and passed: By-law 2018-208 to confirm the proceedings of the Council meeting of 13 June, 2018.
Moved by Councillor D. Deans, seconded by Councillor J. Harder
Carried
Motion to Introduce By-laws, Three Readings be read and passed; and That the rules be waived to permit the listing of a zoning by-law in respect to item D on the Agenda – Zoning By-Law Amendment for part of 6143 Perth Street
Carried

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