Community and Protective Services Committee

That the Community and Protective Services Committee approve the addition of this item for consideration by the committee at today’s meeting, pursuant to Section 84(3) of the Procedure By-law to ensure that operational staff has the approvals necessary to meet their project schedule .

WHEREAS, the City of Ottawa is dedicated to the preservation and continued enhancement of its historic ByWard Market; AND WHEREAS City Council approved the report entitled ByWard Market – Strengthening the Future of the ByWard on June 26, 2013 which recommended that City Staff work with ByWard Market Stakeholders to identify and implement short-term improvements; AND WHEREAS the 2014 Market Season has been identified as a good year to initiate pilot projects to help inform the governance review that will be undertaken as a result of the Strengthening the Future of the ByWard Market report in preparation for 2017. AND WHEREAS the Ward Councillor consulted the ByWard Market Core Team and its stakeholder members, being the ByWard Market Business Improvement Area, the ByWard Market Standholders Association and the Lowertown Community Association as to which amendments could be made to the ByWard Market Program By-law (By-law No. 2008-449) before the 2014 Market Season to: encourage the use of stands to support a greater variety of local farm fresh products and local art and craft; encourage street performer animation; and, to improve and update administrative processess; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED That City Council approve amendments to the ByWard Market Program By-law (By-law No. 2008-449), as set out in Document 1 attached, effective March 1, 2014.