City Council

That the following reports be received and considered: Finance and Economic Development Committee Report 12B; The following reports from the Finance Services Department entitled: · 2020 Operating and Capital Budget – Q1 Status Report; and · Conservation Authorities – 2020 Levies; The following report from the Planning, Infrastructure and Economic Development Department entitled: · Sale of Subterranean Rights of the Waller Mall; 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 April 22, 2020 ” .

WHEREAS the appointment of the City of Ottawa’s Auditor General, Ken Hughes, is set to expire on December 31, 2020, as set out in Subsection 3(2) of the Auditor General’s By-law [By-law No. 2013-375, as amended by By-law No. 2015-11]; and WHEREAS at the City Council meeting of April 22, 2020, Councillor Cloutier brought forward a Notice of Motion, seconded by Mayor Watson, which would start the recruitment and appointment process for Mr. Hughes’ successor in accordance with the Council-approved Statutory Officer Recruitment, Appointment and Contract Administration Policy and Procedures; and WHEREAS the Statutory Officer Recruitment, Appointment and Contract Administration Policy and Procedures apply to statutory officers who report directly to Council and do not expressly provide for exit interviews to be conducted with these statutory officers upon their departure from their position; and WHEREAS an exit interview with Mr. Hughes would provide a valuable opportunity to learn from the departing Auditor General’s experience and to inform Council and the Hiring Panel during the recruitment and appointment process; and WHEREAS the recruitment and appointment process for all City statutory officers who report directly to Council would similarly be enhanced by an exit interview with the individual departing the position; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Cloutier/Watson motion be amended to include the following additional steps as part of the process to recruit and appoint a new

WHEREAS, at its meeting of March 25, 2020, City Council directed staff as follows: · That, in light of new distancing protocols, staff work with interested Councillors on targeted measures to extend pedestrian and active transportation space on appropriate right-of-ways within existing resources (Councillor C. McKenney); and · That the funding associated with the targeted measures to extend pedestrian and active transportation space on appropriate right-of-ways be funded by the appropriate Ward Councillors’ office budgets. (Mayor J. Watson); and WHEREAS the implementation of these staff directions has revealed that these directions could benefit from more clarity and respond to evolving circumstances in Provincial Orders, notably with respect to protecting and promoting our small businesses as they reopen, as well as the gradual reopening of green spaces and parks; and WHEREAS, specifically, as staff have begun to work with Ward Councillors on implementing temporary, targeted measures, a number of complaints have been received from impacted small businesses and the issues identified by these small businesses are likely to increase with the Province permitting small businesses to provide curbside services at their storefronts effective May 11, 2020; and WHEREAS City Council does not want any temporary, discretionary traffic calming measures to negatively impact small businesses as they begin to recover from the devastating impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic; and WHEREAS Councill

That the proposal for one lane on Bank Street for 3 blocks be grand-parented as weeks of consultation have already occurred, city staff have already approved this, there have been arrangements made for curbside pickup, with implementation to occur this week.

That the Rules of Procedure be suspended to consider the following motion in order to allow staff to proceed in a timely manner to address emerging needs in the community. WHEREAS the COVID19 pandemic is creating complex issues within the housing and homelessness service providers, especially for those serving individuals and families and within the emergency shelter system that is regularly operating above capacity, using overflow beds to meet needs; and WHEREAS the City, through the Human Needs Task Force including 70 community partners, is working with other housing service providers and the City to continue to help identify safe and adequate housing and shelter options for individuals and families in response to the COVID19 pandemic; WHEREAS City staff and a number of not for profit organizations have both been approached by hotel owners and modular housing providers identifying various acquisition and lease options that have recently become available due to current local economic conditions; WHEREAS motel, hotel, apartment owners and other similar use commercial/institutional/residential property owners may be open to provide immediate, medium and long-term emergency residential lodging, whether through the acquisition or lease of buildings; and WHEREAS, issuing a formal Request for Offer to identify potential acquisition or leasing opportunities for hotels, motels, and/or modular housing options to be used as affordable housing would provide staff with the ability to id

S econded by Councillor T. Kavanagh WHEREAS building permit fee relief for 2019 flood victims expired with the Council approved the “Zoning By-law Amendment – 2019 Flood Relief Provisions” report on November 27, 2019; and WHEREAS claims are still being processed for flood afflicted rebuilds and relief is still being sought; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Rules of Procedure be suspended to permit the introduction of the following motion: WHEREAS Council approved the recommendations of the report “Zoning By-law Amendment – 2019 Flood Relief Provisions” on November 27, 2019; and WHEREAS the previously approved building permit fee relief for flood victims expired with the approval of the 2019 Flood Relief Provisions report; and WHEREAS Building Code Services are still receiving claims from the 2019 flood impacted properties. THEREFORE BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the General Manager of the Planning, Infrastructure and Economic Development be authorized to suspend the application fees with respect to development applications submitted due to 2019 flood related damage; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Chief Building Official be authorized to suspend the application fees with respect to demolition permits and building applications for applications directly related to the 2019 Flood event.

C. McKenney WHEREAS drug use, overdoses and addictions continue to be a problem in the City of Ottawa, with overdose emergency department visits that have almost quadrupled and hospitalization rates that have more than doubled between 2009 and 2019, with Fentanyl and analogues implicated in almost 73% of opioid related deaths; WHEREAS, local drug checking data (2019) from Sandy Hill’s CTS indicates that 96.7% of drugs bought as opioids and 42.2% of drugs bought as stimulants contain illicit fentanyl, fentanyl analogues or other synthetic opioids; WHEREAS drug use, overdoses and addictions continue to increase costs to governments (for services such as shelters, healthcare, and emergency services); WHEREAS addiction issues have also been destructive to communities and their economic well-being due to rising crime and violence associated with the drug trade; WHEREAS Ottawa Inner City Health, as a community health partner of the City of Ottawa, aims to improve the health and access to health care for people who are chronically homeless and integrate health care services so that homeless individuals can receive the same quality of health care as other Canadians; WHEREAS since August 2017, Dr. Jeff Turnbull and Ottawa Inner City Health successfully launched Canada’s first ever Managed Opioid Program (MOP) in Ottawa providing controlled amounts of pharmaceutical-grade narcotics (this prescription of narcotics is

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

That the following by-law be read and passed: To confirm the proceedings of the Council meeting of May 13, 2020.