City Council

That the Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee Report 27, Finance and Corporate Services Committee Report 27, Planning and Housing Committee Report 52 and the report from the City Clerk entitled “Summary of Oral and Written Public Submissions for Items Subject to the Planning Act ‘Explanation Requirements’ at the City Council Meeting of August 27, 2025” be received and considered.

WHEREAS the proposed 2026 Budget directions report recommends that the Draft 2026 Transit Budget be developed with a focus on financial sustainability; and WHEREAS as part of those recommendations' city staff have been directed to consider a transit fare increase between 2.5 and 7.5 per cent; and WHEREAS transit ridership has not yet returned to pre-pandemic levels, and higher fares have been shown to negatively affect ridership growth and overall affordability of the system; and WHEREAS fare revenue projections have consistently fallen short, compounding the transit system’s financial deficit; and WHEREAS transit riders have already faced significant fare increases, including an average 5 per cent fare hike in 2025, an 18 per cent increase to seniors’ fares, elimination of the youth pass, and higher student pass costs. THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Recommendation 2.D.ii of the 2026 Budget Directions report be amended to state: ii. Transit fare increase of no more than 2.9 percent. Aligning with the proposed city-wide service tax increase and ensuring that any planned increases keep transit affordable. For (11) T. Kavanagh, R. King, J. Leiper, R. Brockington, S. Menard, L. Johnson, S. Devine, J. Bradley, S. Plante, A. Troster, and M. Carr Against (13) M. Luloff, L. Dudas, G. Gower, T. Tierney, C. Kitts, A. Hubley, C. Curry, C. Kelly, D. Brown, S. Desroches, W. Lo, M. Sutcliffe, and I. Skalski

WHEREAS Council is being requested to approve a 3.75 percent tax increase for Budget 2026; and WHEREAS Canada’s CPI inflation rate has only risen by 1.7 percent from January to June 2025; and WHEREAS According to Statistics Canada Ottawa’s Economy has

WHEREAS the City of Ottawa has experienced steady growth in the number of Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) positions in recent years, including the single largest increase since amalgamation, increasing FTE’s by 507.95 in the 2025 Budget; and WHEREAS personnel costs represent a 38 percent share of the City’s operating budget; and WHEREAS Council is committed to fiscal discipline, ensuring taxpayer dollars are spent efficiently while maintaining core service levels; and WHEREAS Ottawa residents are facing tough financial times amid a slowing Canadian economy, with Q2 2025 GDP contracting and the Bank of Canada noting weak activity and elevated uncertainty; and WHEREAS the federal government has begun materially reducing the size of the public service and has signaled deeper workforce reductions over the planning horizon, with nearly 10,000 positions already shed in this fiscal year and analyses projecting reductions that could reach tens of thousands nationwide by 2028, heavily impacting the National Capital Region; and WHEREAS Ottawa’s local labour market has weakened, including a loss of 20,000 jobs over the last five months; and WHEREAS it is reasonable for City Council, when setting Budget Directions, to direct the City Manager to find efficiencies within the administrative structure she oversees in order to protect frontline services and to create capacity for reallocation of scarce tax dollars to the priorities of Council; and WHEREAS there are 598 positions identified as eith

BE IT RESOLVED that City Council resolve in camera pursuant to Procedure By-law 2025-100, Subsections 13(1)(c), a proposed or pending acquisition or disposition of land for the purposes of the City; and Subsection 13(1)(j), a position, plan, procedure, criteria or instruction to be applied to any negotiations

WHEREAS the late Michael Mack was a life-long resident of the Carleton Heights neighbourhood of River Ward; and WHEREAS Michael Mack was passionate, loyal and dedicated to his community and served on the Board of the Directors of the Carleton Heights and Area Residents’ Association for many years, including as President; and WHEREAS Michael Mack was also a former paddler at the Rideau Canoe Club in his early days and became a dedicated volunteer at the Club, as confirmed by other volunteers, “Mike spent thousands of hours around the club, doing maintenance, shoveling snow and sorting out mountains of bottles and cans for recycling during our home nationals”; and WHEREAS Michael Mack served as the outdoor rink coordinator in Carleton Heights Park for countless winters, sometimes the sole volunteer in preparing and maintaining ice for the season; and WHEREAS the Board of Directors of the Carleton Heights and Area Residents’ Association supports the naming of the Carleton Heights Rink to commemorate the life and service of Michael Mack; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT The outdoor community rink located in Carleton Heights Park be named the Michael Mack Rink and that all costs associated with the creation and installation of the bronze plaque, as well as possible other signage on one hockey board, be covered by the local Councillor (Ward 16).

WHEREAS a Climate Change Council Sponsors Group was established during the 2018-2022 Term of Council and re-established for the 2022-2026 Term as approved by Council on November 8, 2023 with the appointment of the following: Councillor Shawn Menard Councillor Marty Carr Councilor David Hill Councillor Theresa Kavanagh Councillor David Brown; and WHEREAS the role of the Council Sponsors Group is to provide advice to staff, integrate climate considerations into committee work, and champion implementation of the Climate Change Master Plan; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the composition of the Climate Change Council Sponsors Group be increased to up to six Members of Council with continued representation from the urban area (inner and outer urban), suburban area and rural area; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Councillor Sean Devine be appointed as the sixth Council member to the Climate Change Council Sponsors Group for the remainder of the 2022-2026 Term of Council.

WHEREAS as part of the 2022-2026 Mid-term Governance Review, Council considered a November 2024 report from an independent third party, MNP Business Consulting and Advisory Services LLP (MNP), which included a review of Member remuneration against comparator municipalities, among other matters; and WHEREAS the MNP Report recommended that, “To support ongoing market-aligned remuneration, consider implementing an automatic formal market review process at the end of year two or year three of the Elected Officials’ term, with any approved adjustments taking effect at the start of the new Elected Officials’ term”; and WHEREAS approving a future adjustment to align Ottawa City Councillors’ remuneration with the average remuneration for comparator municipalities at the start of the new term of Council in 2026 would provide for the market review approach as recommended in the MNP report; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that staff be directed to include in the 2026-2030 Governance Review report an adjustment to Ottawa City Council remuneration to align with the average remuneration for comparator municipalities at that time, as described in this motion, to take effect on November 15, 2026.

Note: The Desroches/Brown motion of which notice was previously given at the City Council meeting of 27 August 2025 was

That the Rules of Procedure be suspended to consider the following motion, in order that the Council appointee may attend upcoming meetings of the organization; WHEREAS the Canadian Capital Cities Organization (CCCO) is a network for Canada’s capital cities and capital commissions, with a mission to support and focus on messaging the unique and symbolic significance of Canada’s capital cities and promote this to residents; and WHEREAS Councillor Laura Dudas previously served as the City of Ottawa’s representative and has stepped down from this role following her appointment to the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM); and WHEREAS the Mayor, as Chair of Nominating Committee, and in consultation with the City Clerk, has reviewed the vacancy following an expression of interest sent by the Office of the City Clerk; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council appoint Councillor Steve Desroches as the City of Ottawa’s representative to Canadian Capital Cities Organization (CCCO) for the remainder of the 2022-2026 Council term, with the City of Ottawa continuing to assume all costs associated with the Council-appointed representative attending CCCO’s Board of Directors meetings, to be funded from the Council Administration budget.

That the Rules of Procedure be suspended to consider the following motion to allow sufficient time for the plaque to be installed in a timely fashion. WHEREAS on October 24, 2024, the late Brkti Berhe, mother of four, wife and neighbour, was violently attacked in Paul Landry Park in broad daylight; and WHEREAS this resulted in Brkti losing her life (deemed a femicide), leaving her family, the Eritrean community in Ottawa and Hunt Club neighbourhood in shock and mourning; and WHEREAS the City of Ottawa would be honoured to commemorate the life of Brk-ti Berhe by installing a plaque in Paul Landry Park, on an existing rock currently used by the community to informally commemorate her death; and WHEREAS the City of Ottawa does not currently have a policy or guidelines on commemorations of this nature; and WHEREAS the local Councillor (Ward 16), can fund the purchase of the plaque and installation costs from the Ward 16 constituency services budget; and WHEREAS the family of Brkti Berhe has been notified and are supportive of this commemoration; WHEREAS the Hunt Club Community Association is supportive of this commemoration, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council approve the commemoration in memory of Brkti Berhe in Paul Landry Park; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that an appropriate plaque be installed in the park; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that all costs related to the production and installation of the plaque and any subsequent event be funded through the Ward 16 constituency serv

That the by-laws listed on the Agenda under Motion to Introduce By-laws, Three Readings, be read and passed. 2025-343 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2017-180 respecting the appointment of Municipal Law Enforcement Officers in accordance with private property parking enforcement. 2025-344 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to establish certain lands as common and public highway and assume them for public use (chemin Richmond Road). 2025-345 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to designate certain lands at Ominik Crescent, Hummock Way, Newstead Crescent, Point Grey Terrace, Burrard Crescent, Kitigan Grove, Tamworth Lane, Athabasca Heights, Walden Drive, Iron Bridge Place, and Akamina Circle, as being exempt from Part Lot Control. 2025-346 A by-law to repeal By-law No. 2025-338 of the City of Ottawa 2025-347 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2008-250 to change the zoning of lands known municipally as 200 Baribeau Street. 2025-348 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2008-250 to change the zoning of lands known municipally as 1657 Carling Avenue and 386 Tillbury Avenue. 2025-349 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2008-250 to change the zoning of lands known municipally as 484 Hazeldean Road. 2025-350 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2008-250 to change the zoning of lands known municipally as 1174 Carp Road. 2025-351 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2008-250 to change the zoning of lands

That the following by-law be read and passed: To confirm the proceedings of the Council meeting of September 10, 2025.

That the proceedings of the City Council meeting of 10 September 2025, be adjourned.