Finance and Economic Development Committee

WHEREAS the City will only acquire the property rights necessary for the construction and ongoing operation of the Confederation Line; and WHEREAS the City wants to clarify its intent to preserve vehicular access from Queen Street into the Sun life Financial Center and wording doing so was inadvertently omitted from Document 2 attached to this report; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Document 2, Schedule A, Item 5 be amended to include the words: “An estate, right or interest, for a limited time in the nature of a temporary easement (which easement shall not be exercised so as to preclude vehicular access from Queen Street into the Sun Life Financial Centre) for a period of thirty-six (36) months, commencing June 1, 2014, in the following lands:”.

That the Finance and Economic Development Committee send this matter forward to Council without a Committee recommendation.

WHEREAS, on October 10, 2012, City Council directed staff to provide an analysis of the potential benefits and impacts of an expanded gaming facility in Ottawa and to report these findings to Finance and Economic Development Committee and Council when a preferred proponent was selected by the Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG); and WHEREAS the selection of a specific site by City Council, namely the Rideau Carleton Raceway, prior to the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation’s Request for Proposal process would enable City staff to immediately begin an economic and social impact analysis of gaming activities in Ottawa in advance of the selection of a proponent and avoid an unnecessary delay that would result from waiting until a proponent is selected; and WHEREAS the economic and social impact analysis would be based on the location and the maximum number of electronic games and table games outlined in OLG’s Request for Prequalifications for an expanded gaming facility in Ottawa; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT staff be directed to begin an analysis of potential economic benefits and impacts and potential social impacts related to an expanded gaming facility at Rideau Carleton Raceway and report back to the Finance and Economic Development Committee and Council when it is complete.

WHEREAS expanding operations at the Rideau Carleton Raceway (RCR) to include a new casino would have traffic impacts on local residents; and WHEREAS the statement of work for the Transportation Master Plan (TMP) related to the South Urban area that is currently being refreshed directs staff to: • Consider transportation solutions such as an Albion Road By-Pass to accommodate projected future traffic associated with the Canada Central Exhibition (ACS2010-CMR-REP-0031); • Assess road infrastructure needs in the south urban area given the Ottawa Trade Show Centre, the Rideau Carleton Raceway and Slots operations and urban and rural growth (MOTION NO. 9/10); THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that, following the selection of a preferred proponent to build a new Casino at an expanded Rideau Carleton Raceway facility, the proponent be required to undertake a comprehensive Community Transportation Study (CTS) to assess the impacts to the adjacent community and propose mitigation measures as necessary as part of any potential development application, including the creation of a primary entrance to the facility from Bank Street; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the proponent funds the following as part of any potential development application: 1. Any costs to accelerate any proposed Transportation Master Plan or any other projects that are identified and deemed appropriate as a result of the CTS, including the potential timing of the O-Train extension as well as road widening projects such as Ba

That prior to Council considering the report recommending the Rideau Carleton Raceway as a preferred Casino site that Council be provided the following information: 1) Information on any required upgrades to water, waste water and storm water services together with a high level cost estimate. 2) Information on road networks needed, a high level estimate of the cost of implementing them including the City share of the cost of any such work.