City Council

That the report from Hydro Ottawa Holding Inc. entitled “Hydro Ottawa Holding Inc. – 2016 Annual Report”; Ottawa Board of Health Confidential Report 10 ; Audit Committee Report 12; Community and Protective Services Committee Report 24; Environment and Climate Protection Committee Report 14; Planning Committee Report 46A; Transit Commission Report 14; 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 June 14, 2017”, b e received and considered; and That the petition regarding banning bull riding, listed under Communications, be received.

That the Rules of Procedure be suspended to consider the following motion, in order to allow the temporary valet parking program to begin as soon as possible, as it is peak tourist season. WHEREAS the ByWard Market is hosting events to celebrate the City’s sesquicentennial including the Inspiration Village which will attract an increased number of visitors to the ByWard Market and also temporarily reduce the number of available parking spaces; and WHEREAS the City of Ottawa ByWard Market Program By-law 2008-449 authorizes the issuance of licenses for “tourist services” which includes “tourist information services, bicycle rental services, tour bus services, walking tour services and rickshaw tour services”; and WHEREAS to improve parking access, a temporary valet parking pilot program will be added as an available license category under “tourist services” and permits may be issued by the Markets Manager, subject to terms and conditions determined by the Markets Manager and payment of applicable license and stand fees; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the ByWard Market Program By-law 2008-449 “tourist services” license category be amended to temporarily permit valet parking until December 31, 2017, and that licenses and permits for such purposes be administered by the Markets Manager which may include terms and conditions as determined by the Markets Manager and shall be subject to the payment of a license fee in the amount of $150.00 and monthly stand permit fees in the amount o

That the by-laws listed on the Agenda under Motion to Introduce By-laws, Three Readings be read and passed.