City Council

That Finance and Economic Development Committee and Governance Renewal Sub-Committee Joint Report 3; and Planning Committee Reports 46C and 47B and 48A, be received and considered; and That the Rules of Procedure be suspended to receive and consider Finance and Economic Development Committee Report 32, because of the urgency of the item contained in the report ( specific reason set out below .) (Waiver of the Rules is being requested for Finance and Economic Development Committee Report 32 (Item 1 of the Agenda), due to timelines, as the City of Ottawa is about to start the 2014 budget process with the receipt of the Budget Process and Timetable report at the June meeting of the Finance and Economic Development Committee.)

WHEREAS Report ACS2013-PAI-PGM-0023 recommends that Planning Committee and Council approve the principles, directions and conditions detailed in the report, including Documents 1 through 8 to serve as a framework for the review of development applications in Preston-Carling District until the completion of the Community Design Plan and Secondary Plan for this area; AND WHEREAS the Preston-Carling District Strategic Direction proposes a mews at the end of the east-west streets that dead-end at the City owned multi-use pathway; AND WHEREAS the mews will not serve to make pedestrian movement more attractive; and may have a detrimental impact on the community from traffic infiltration; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the proposed north-south road (mews) running from Adeline to Beech Street be removed from Documents 1 through 8 in the report; and that all other land use elements remain as conceptually shown. Motion No. 53/4

That Motion No. 53/4 be brought forward to the Council meeting of May 8, 2013 for reconsideration. Pursuant to Subsection 64 (4) of Procedure By-law 2006-462 NOTICE OF RECONSIDERATION

That the Motion for Notice of Reconsideration (Motion No. 53/5) be

That Motion No. 54/3 be

WHEREAS it was not the drafters’ intent to regulate newspaper, web, Twitter, Facebook or other new media general mass media advertising; BE IT RESOLVED THAT the section of the proposed Expense Policy titled “Communications and Advertising Outside of Ward” be amended to read: “Direct mail and direct marketing expenses for a geographic area outside of a Member’s Ward will not be permitted without prior approval from the City Clerk and Solicitor or the Deputy City Clerk in consultation with the Integrity Commissioner. Notwithstanding, it is recognized that advertising in mass media and broader circulation publications and some unaddressed postal walks will cross ward boundaries and these are exempt where outside the control of the Member seeking to direct mail/direct market to his/her ward residents.

BE IT RESOLVED that, for 2013, where a member of Council has expended more than 50% of the value of the 3.5% cap on July 1, 2013, they be permitted to expend up to 50% of the value of the annual cap for the remainder of the year.

WHEREAS Report ACS2013-PAI-PGM-0066 recommends the approval of the Centretown Community Design Plan (CDP) and Official Plan Amendment; AND WHEREAS the existing commercial uses in the Central Character area are grandfathered uses from the 1960s, and pre-date the current Centretown Plan; AND WHEREAS planning of Centretown over the past 30 years has focussed on promoting residential development; AND WHEREAS increased residential capacity in Centretown supports the City’s intensification objective as well as provides economic support for the commercial Central Area and the commercial streets of Elgin and Bank; AND WHEREAS the DRAFT Centretown CDP recommends replacing the Residential designation of the Central Character Area, with Residential Mixed Use designation; AND WHEREAS the Residential Mixed Use designation will allow for greater commercial development; AND WHEREAS Residential Mixed Use designation will also allow for commercial uses on the first two floors, resulting in the conversion of existing low-rise residential buildings to predominantly commercial buildings with the subsequent loss of residential units; BE IT RESOLVED that the following changes be made to the Centretown CDP in Document 2 and the Official Plan Amendment in Document 3 of the staff report: Centretown CDP Amend the Centretown CDP as follows: · Delete the Residential Mixed Use designation from the map on p. 84, Section 6.1 Land Use and the map on p. 111, Section 7.1 Delivering Change: Regulatory Update a

WHEREAS Report ACS2013-PAI-PGM-0066 recommends the approval of the Centretown Community Design Plan (CDP) and the Centretown Secondary Plan Official Plan Amendment (OPA); and, WHEREAS Attachment 2, the FoTenn and the Centretown Citizens Community Association joint submission, has a recommendation to add a “Small Moments” policy to the Centretown CDP and OPA; and, WHEREAS the Small Moments recommendation could have potential application to a broader City-wide basis than just Centretown; and, WHEREAS the Small Moments recommendation, as written, could potentially lead to incompatible development without stricter criteria for its use; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Small Moments recommendation be the subject of a study to be included in the Planning and Growth Management Department 2014 work program.

That Finance and Economic Development Committee Report 32; Finance and Economic Development Committee and Governance Renewal Sub-Committee Joint Report 3; and Planning Committee Reports 46C and 47B and 48A, be received and adopted as amended.

WHEREAS on April 11, 2012, City Council approved various amendments to the Taxi By-law and directed staff to report in back in late 2012 with information on specific taxi-related inquiries, including options for restructuring taxi plate fees and options to determine how service demands could be met, among other fee and regulatory issues; and WHEREAS Council subsequently approved on August 29, 2012, that staff be given further time to report back with information on the above-noted issues; and WHEREAS staff have since determined that evolving matters in the areas of limousine regulation, deterrence and enforcement of unlicensed (bandit) taxicabs, and the provision of Para Transpo services all have an impact on the taxi industry as a whole and on service demands specifically, and therefore additional research is required to coordinate these areas and further public consultation should be undertaken, particularly with stakeholders in the accessibility community and the Accessibility Advisory Committee; and THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the response by staff on various Taxi-related motions of April 2012 be further

WHEREAS in November 2012 City Council approved a BIA Mural Grant Pilot Program which provides funding for the installation of mural signs within Business Improvement Areas (BIAs) and the Somerset Chinatown BIA has submitted an application for approval for numerous mural signs under the pilot program; and WHEREAS a number of these mural signs do not comply with the provisions contained in Sections 122 to 124 of the Permanent Signs on Private Property By-law 2005-439, primarily with respect to the regulation that prohibits the painting of mural signs on the exterior wall containing the main entrance to the building; and WHEREAS it is appropriate to provide BIAs throughout the City with more flexibility with respect to the installation of mural signs that have been approved under the program within their areas; and WHEREAS staff have indicated their support for this motion; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council approve the following Sections of the Permanent Signs on Private Property By-law No. 2005-439 (as amended) be waived for any mural sign that is approved as part of the BIA Mural Grant Pilot Program: Section 122; Section 123, except for the provision in subsection (1) that pertains to the prohibition of mural signs used for any form of commercial advertising; Section 124A; but not including Section 124 regarding the protection of heritage buildings; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT that the public notice requirements of By-law 2002-522 (as amended) respecting public notice,

THAT the Rules of Procedure be waived, to allow the commencement of the Selection Process to begin as soon as possible, to consider the following motion: WHEREAS in September 2003, Ottawa City Council became one of the first municipalities in Canada to voluntarily establish the position of City Auditor General, based on the report by Mr. Denis Desautels, the former Auditor General of Canada; and WHEREAS in October 2003, City Council approved the retention of “an External Search firm to assist in staffing the new City Auditor General position” based on Mr. Desautels’ comments that, “when searching for such a position, it would be most important to put in place a process that would be totally impartial and that would identify candidates of the highest quality . . . [and] Council and the Audit Committee should seek the help of professional accounting organizations when searching for candidates, as is done at other levels of government”; and WHEREAS in March 2004, the Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee established an Auditor General Hiring Sub-Committee Selection Panel comprised of the Mayor/Chair, the Committee Vice-Chair and one other Committee Member; and WHEREAS in July 2004 City Council approved the appointment of Alain Lalonde as the City’s first Auditor General for a fixed term that is currently set to expire on January 6 th , 2014; and WHEREAS the City is required by the Employment Standards Act, 2000 and regulations to give a minimum of eight weeks not

THAT By-law 2013-145 to confirm the proceedings of Council be enacted and passed.