City Council

That the Ottawa Public Library Board entitled, “Hunt Club Branch Lease Agreement”, Built Heritage Committee Report 29A, Committee of Revision Report 1, Emergency Preparedness and Protective Services Committee Report 21, Environment and Climate Change Committee Report 22, Joint Planning and Housing Committee and the Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee Report 8, Planning and Housing Committee Report 60, Transit Committee Report 23 and the reports from the City Clerk entitled “Status Update - Council Inquiries and Motions for the period ending February 20, 2026” and “Summary of Oral and Written Public Submissions for Items Subject to the Planning Act ‘Explanation Requirements’ at the City Council Meeting of February 11, 2026” be received and considered.

WHEREAS the Owner of 951 Gladstone Avenue and 145 Loretta Avenue North submitted a letter to staff indicating a request to remove the monetary contributions related to affordable housing and the Laurel Street active transportation bridge as the other contributions being provided still exceed the current Com-munity Benefits By-law; and WHEREAS the Owner has indicated that removal of the two monetary contributions, in the amount of one million dollars each for a total of two million dollars (subject to indexing), are required to start construction of the first tower devel-opment that contains approximately 350 dwelling units; and WHEREAS this request may result in changes to the staff report and/or the report recommendations; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Report ACS2026-PDB-PDX-0010 be

WHEREAS in 2021, the City was approached by the owners of privately serviced properties on Taunton Place to pursue the process for a local improvement to construct and connect to the City’s sanitary sewer system. In total, four properties were eligible for the Local Improvement petition process; and WHEREAS in October 2023 Council approved (ACS2023-IWS-AM-0003) the local improvement project and the associated cost-recovery apportionment and enact-ed the authorization by-law, By-law 2023-460; and WHEREAS the authority of the Local Improvement Committee of Revision is set out in Ontario Regulation 586/06 of the Municipal Act, 2001. The Committee of Revision must review any objections submitted by affected homeowners and de-termine whether any adjustments are required, in accordance with the Regula-tion. Once the Committee of Revision approves the Local Improvement Assess-ment Roll, Council can pass a by-law to impose the charges on the affected properties; and WHEREAS a determination on the length of the special charge recovery period is within Council’s authority; and WHEREAS Finance and Corporate Services have no concerns with and support a longer special charge recovery period of 20 years; and WHEREAS the Committee of Revision met on February 20, 2026 and adjourned until March 10, 2026 to allow Council consideration of a longer special charge recovery period from 10 years to 20 years, as raised by affected property owners; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council approve a 20-y

WHEREAS Ottawa’s Official Plan seeks to achieve more growth through intensification than by greenfield development; and WHEREAS maintaining the existing urban boundary and village boundaries can help the municipality conserve resources, promote sustainable growth, and manage the efficient use of land; and THEREFORE BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that during the consideration of the Official Plan Amendment in 2027, staff include an analysis of no settlement area expansion that outlines impacts and trade-offs on considerations such as servicing, transportation, financial, environmental, and compliance with Provincial policy.

WHEREAS the City of Ottawa’s projected growth out to 2051 is expected to be accommodated through a mix of housing types with a growing share attributed to apartments, row housing, duplexes and additional dwelling units; and WHEREAS the City has taken steps to encourage even greater intensification since the 60% target for intensification was approved in 2021; and WHEREAS there is a direct correlation between intensification and land needs, which impact the total amount of land required to accommodate the expected growth out to 2051. THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Planning staff be directed, as part of Step 2 of the growth management process strategy update, to include reasonable variations to growth management criteria in relation to land needs for the accommodation of growth.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that staff be directed to review the implications on household projections as part of the proposed growth management strategy and the assumptions regarding intensification targets.

That Council: Direct OC Transpo's Chief Safety Officer to conduct an audit, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Municipal Act, into the safety concerns that resulted in Line 1 Trains being removed from operation due to the Cartridge Bearing Assembly spalling issue; and the audit be initiated as soon as full service has been restored, and that it be presented to the Transit Committee no later than four months following its commencement , in camera if deemed necessary; and if full service is not achieved or if it is identified that full service will not likely be achieved by end of Q3 2026 that staff provide a report to the Auditor General and Council that identifies the projected full ser-vice completion timeline, all known issues - spalling and otherwise - regarding the Line 1 technical complications explaining the most current information and analysis as to the issue; and a draft of the audit be provided to the Auditor General of Ottawa, prior to the audit being submitted to Committee; and Request that the Auditor General consider increasing the priority of the agile audit of the LRT on her 2026-2027 workplan so that work can begin as soon as the audit by OC Transpo has been submitted to the Auditor General’s Office, should she believe further value could be added by her Office in this area.

That the Ottawa Public Library Board report entitled, “Hunt Club Branch Lease Agreement”, Built Heritage Committee Report 29A, Committee of Revision Report 1, Emergency Preparedness and Protective Services Committee Report 21, Environment and Climate Change Committee Report 22, Joint Planning and Housing Committee and the Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee Report 8, Planning and Housing Committee Report 60, Transit Committee Report 23 and the reports from the City Clerk entitled “Status Update - Council Inquiries and Motions for the period ending February 20, 2026” and “Summary of Oral and Written Public Submissions for Items Subject to the Planning Act ‘Explanation Requirements’ at the City Council Meeting of February 11, 2026” be received and adopted as amended.

WHEREAS in 1910 women delegates from around the world met in Copenhagen to propose that Women’s Day become an international event to promote equal rights for women; and WHEREAS the first International Women’s Day was held in 1911 with the support of over a million people; and WHEREAS in 1977, the General Assembly of the United Nations officially called for all countries to mark a day for the recognition of women's economic, political and social achievements; and WHEREAS municipalities can play a profound role in promoting and advancing gender equity; and WHEREAS local and international activists, organizations, and affected communities have shown us more work is required to achieve gender equity; and WHEREAS every year thousands of events are held around the world to inspire, celebrate and honour women. THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT Ottawa City Council declare March 8, 2026, to be International Women’s Day in the City of Ottawa.

WHEREAS on March 11, 2020 the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 viral disease a pandemic, and WHEREAS the COVID-19 pandemic has been unprecedented in its far-reaching impacts, including collective trauma, on individuals, families, children and vulnerable communities, and WHEREAS the impacts of COVID-19 continue to be felt in overburdened and under-resourced health care systems and a range of other public services that have still not fully recovered from the pandemic, and WHEREAS as of January 2024, more than 80% of Canadians had been infected with COVID-19 and by September 2024, 60,871 Canadians had died from COVID-19, and WHEREAS as of January 2024, 1,302 Ottawa residents had died due to COVID-19, not taking into account the number who are impacted where family members died elsewhere nationally or internationally, and WHEREAS the WHO has advised that global communities transition from COVID-19 emergency approach to a longer-term disease management approach, sustaining capacity for public health responses, community education and awareness based on emerging realities and risks, and WHEREAS the leadership and front line workers at Ottawa Public Health, as well as health and social service agencies including hospitals across the City of Ottawa, worked tirelessly and effectively to guide the City of Ottawa through the COVID-19 pandemic, and continue to monitor and respond to a vast range of pandemic-related impacts, and WHEREAS in March 2021, the Government of Cana

WHEREAS, the Defence Team Black Employees Network (DTBEN) supports Black civilian and military members within Canada's Department of National Defence and Canadian Armed Forces; and WHEREAS Black Canadians have a long and distinguished history of military service, yet this service is not represented in permanent public memorials within the City of Ottawa; and WHEREAS the City has a responsibility to advance anti-racism and ethnocultural relations initiatives, and to support engagement with the veteran and military community, through policies, programs and coordinated work with City staff and community partners; and WHEREAS the Defence Team Black Employees Network has expressed interest in exploring the establishment of a memorial in Wateridge Village - located on former CFB Rockcliffe lands - as a suitable and symbolic location; and WHEREAS such a memorial honouring Black veterans and Black members of the Canadian Armed Forces aligns with the City of Ottawa’s Anti-Racism Strategy, along with federal commitments to recognize Black military service, address historical inequities, and advance anti-racism initiatives; and WHEREAS the Defence Team Black Employees Network is exploring external funding sources; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council approve in principle the installation of a memorial honouring Black veterans and Black members of the Canadian Armed Forces at a suitable location within a park in Wateridge Village, subject to the following conditions: That the final monu

WHEREAS the Restricting Public Consumption of Illegal Substances Act, 2025 (RPCISA) was brought into force on June 5, 2025; and WHEREAS the Ministry of the Solicitor General (SOLGEN) is considering regulatory amendments to the RPCISA to prescribe special constables employed by authorized public transit agencies, including OCTranspo special constables for the purpose of the Act, thereby granting them the same enforcement powers as police officers, and is seeking public input on this proposal until March 1st; and WHEREAS the City of Ottawa has invested significant resources to improve public safety in the downtown core and the ByWard Market; and WHEREAS OC Transpo deploys on average approximately 4 special constables in the downtown daily, and 13 deployed across the city-wide transit network, who are already present in high-traffic transit environments, including stations, platforms, and bus stops throughout the downtown core and across the city; and WHEREAS public transit riders include workers, students, seniors, people with disabilities, youth, and low-income residents who rely on transit as their primary or only mode of transportation and require a safe environment at all times; and WHEREAS restoring ridership is essential to the financial sustainability of Ottawa’s public transit system, to achieving the City’s climate and transportation goals, and to ensuring equitable access to employment, education, healthcare, and community services; and WHEREAS enabling OCTranspo spec

That the Rules of Procedure be suspended to consider the following motion, in order to prevent any regulatory gap resulting from the Province’s extension of the Cargo Power-Assisted Bicycles Pilot Program (O. Reg. 141/21), given that the City of Ottawa’s E-Cargo Bike By-law (No. 2021-290) is scheduled to be repealed on March 1, 2026, the original provincial pilot conclusion date. WHEREAS the Province of Ontario launched the Cargo Power-Assisted Bicycle (E-Bike) Pilot Program (O. Reg. 141/21) on March 1, 2021, to evaluate the broader personal and commercial use of two-and three-wheeled cargo e-bikes; and, WHEREAS on September 8, 2021, Council approved that the City of Ottawa opt-in the provincial pilot program to allow the operation of e-cargo bikes in Ottawa (ACS2021-TSD-TRF-0003); and, WHEREAS the City’s E-Cargo Bike By-law (No. 2021-290) came into effect on September 22, 2021, with a repeal date aligned to the original provincial pilot project end date of March 1, 2026; and, WHEREAS on February 4, 2025, Transportation Committee members received a status update on the City’s E-Cargo Bike Pilot Program (ACS# ACS2025-PWD-TRF-0001); and, WHEREAS the status update highlighted that results from the 2024 Engage Ottawa public survey show continued support for both personal and commercial use of e-cargo bikes, with increases in ownership and use compared to the 2021 survey; and, WHEREAS the status update also noted that Purolator Inc. initiated a pilot in 2023 to test the integratio

That the by-laws listed on the Agenda under Motion to Introduce By-laws, Three Readings, be read and passed. 2026-55 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to authorize the imposition of special charges on 674 Chadburn Ave (the "benefitting property"). 2026-56 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. 2026-61 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to establish certain lands as common and public highway and assume them for public use (Leone Farrell Street, Linseed Road). 2026-62 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to establish certain lands as common and public highway and assume them for public use (Half Moon Bay). 2026-63 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to establish certain lands as common and public highway and assume them for public use (Caliente Street, Velox Way, and Canis Lane). 2026-64 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to establish certain lands as common and public highway and assume them for public use (Riverboat Heights). 2026-65 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2026-006, a by-law of the City of Ottawa to establish stormwater service fees and to repeal By-law No. 2025-003, to correct minor typographical errors. 2026-66 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2008-250 to change the zoning of lands known municipally as 1146 Snow Street. 2026-67 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend Volume 2C of the Official Plan for the City

That the following by-law be read and passed: To confirm the proceedings of the Council meeting of February 25, 2026.

That the proceedings of the City Council meeting of February 25, 2026, be adjourned.