Planning and Housing Committee

WHEREAS A Community Benefits Agreement (CBA) is an agreement, typically involving developers of infrastructure and building projects, municipal or other governments, and community coalitions, intended to achieve a broad range of socio-economic outcomes from infrastructure and building projects. Whereas Community Benefits Agreements (CBAs) are typically founded on a shared, legally binding commitment between government, the private sector (e.g., developers and contractors) and communities to commit to socio-economic outcomes from construction and infrastructure projects through an effective, efficient, transparent, fair and inclusive process. Whereas there are approximately 400 CBAs implemented or under negotiation in North America. WHEREAS comparable programs to Build Ottawa, like Housing Now in the City of Toronto, have included the development of community benefits agreements as a condition of disposal of property. WHEREAS potential community benefits may include, but not be limited to equitable hiring practices, funding for training, public realm enhancements; and greater accessibility; and WHEREAS Build Ottawa is mandated to seek “Optimal Value” to the City’s taxpayers, which is to be seen as pertaining to both community and economic benefits; and WHEREAS Community Benefits Agreements have also been negotiated as part of major development applications in Ottawa, such as the Manor Park Estates and Herongate agreements; and, WHEREAS recent provincial legislation including B

WHEREAS the Built Heritage Committee meeting scheduled for December 12, 2023 and the City Council meeting scheduled for December 19, 2023 were cancelled; and WHEREAS the Application to alter 359 Kent Street, 436 and 444 MacLaren Street, properties designated under Part V of the Ontario Heritage Act as part of the Centretown Heritage Conservation District report (ACS2023-PRE-RHU-0047) and the Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment – 359 Kent Street, 436 and 444 MacLaren Street report (ACS2023-PRE-PS-0123) now list incorrect Committee and Council dates on their respective cover pages and must be updated to reflect accurate dates. THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED the City Council date for reports ACS2023-PRE-PS-0123 and ACS2023-PRE-RHU-0047 be changed to January 24, 2024 / 24 janvier 2024 on the report cover page; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED regarding report ACS2023-PRE-RHU-0047, that the Office of the City Clerk be directed to update the Built Heritage Committee date on the cover page to add the January Built Heritage Committee date once it is finalized.

WHEREAS the report (ACS2023-PRE-PS-00136) titled “Ontario Land Tribunal Settlement – 1047 Richmond Road/ Règlement du Tribunal ontarien de d'aménagement du territoire – 1047, chemin Richmond” was not originally listed on the agenda, and was subsequently published with the revised agenda on Friday, November 10, 2023; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Planning and Housing Committee approved this item be formally added to the agenda pursuant to Subsection 89(3) of the Procedure By-law (being By-law NO 2022-410), to allow for the consideration at this meeting.

That the rules of procedure be waived to consider the matter below at the November 15, 2023 meeting of Planning and Housing Committee. WHEREAS report ACS2023-PRE-PS-0081 was approved by Council on 12 July 2023, with a recommendation for the City to enter into a Front-Ending Agreement with Mattamy (Monarch) Limited for the design and construction of the roundabout at Longfields Drive and Kilspindie Ridge to an upset limit of $4,484,376.46 plus applicable taxes and indexing; and WHEREAS the financial implication of the report erroneously stated that “the capital accounts will be established with budget authorities of the upset limits, 100 per cent funded by development charges”; and WHEREAS the intended financial implication was meant to instead state: “the capital accounts will be established with budget authorities of the upset limits, 95 per cent funded by development charges, and 5 per cent by tax.”; THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT report ACS2023-PRE-PS-0081 be revised so that any mention of “100 per cent development charges funded” be replaced with “95 per cent funded by development charges, and 5 per cent by tax”.