City Council

That the Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee Report 32, Finance and Corporate Services Committee Report 33, Planning and Housing Committee Report 59, 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 January 28, 2026” be received and considered. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Rules of Procedure be suspended to receive and consider Built Heritage Committee Report 29, rising from the Built Heritage Committee meeting of February 10, 2026, as the report was not included on the Draft Agenda.

WHEREAS Recommendation 4 of Report ACS2026-PDB-PS-0021, approved by Planning and Housing Committee, directs staff to finalize a Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Ottawa, the NCC and Capital Sports Development Inc.; and WHEREAS the items to be included in the MOU primarily focus on infrastructure relocation, and traffic management during and after construction, which are items more in keeping with the Terms of Reference for the Public Works and Infrastructure Committee. THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that staff bring the finalized MOU to the Public Works and Infrastructure Committee for approval, and to the Planning and Housing Committee for information prior to coming to Council.

WHEREAS the applicant for 951 Gladstone Avenue and 145 Loretta Avenue North and the City of Ottawa have agreed to additional time before this matter comes to Council. THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Report ACS2026-PDB-PSX-0010 be

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Committee Recommendation be replaced with the following: That staff be directed to work with NCC counterparts on a framework agreement, to be submitted to Planning and Housing Committee and Council for approval, that strives to: Establish clear criteria for identifying lands suitable for development. Establish a common approach that creates a structure for value sharing, including through the development of new affordable housing. Have regard for the policies in the City’s Official Plan and other City policies that seek to protect Ottawa’s natural heritage and environment, including: Protection of ecologically fragile lands; Tree canopy targets for wards and the City; Development of complete 15-minute neighbourhoods; and Climate change mitigation and resiliency. Provide a process that will be transparent to the public by enshrining robust community engagement and consultation on development proposals. Provide a framework for the NCC and the City to act as partners to ensure greater alignment and to maximize co-benefits in addressing the need for affordable housing supply. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that when preparing reports for Committee and Council to consider site-specific development proposals on NCC lands, staff provide detailed information to Council and the public about the present-day utilization of the subject lands, the ecological significance of the subject lands, and what measures will be taken to ensure that the environment is suita

BE IT RESOLVED that City Council resolve in camera pursuant to Procedure By-law 2025-100, Subsections 13 (1)(e), litigation or potential litigation affecting the City, and 13(1)(f), the receiving of advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege, including communications necessary for that purpose, with respect to the Light Rail Transit (LRT) Legal Updates.

That the Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee Report 32, Built Heritage Committee Report 29, Finance and Corporate Services Committee Report 33, Planning and Housing Committee Report 59 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 January 28, 2026” be received and adopted as amended.

WHEREAS the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) will host their annual conference and AGM in Ottawa in August 2026; and WHEREAS all positions on the Board of Directors of AMO will be up for election; and WHEREAS Councillor Riley Brockington has served on the AMO Board since August 2018 and during his tenure has also served on the Executive Council as the Chair of the Regional and Single Tier Caucus (2022 to present), Chair, AMO Municipal Finance and Economic Development Task Force, Host – AMO Tariff and Trade Symposium (2025) and served four years on AMO’s Audit Committee; and WHEREAS Councillor Brockington intends to run for President of AMO and as part of his nomination is required to have a motion from City Council acknowledging his intention and endorsing his candidacy; and WHEREAS AMO provides partial reimbursement of travel expenses in accordance with their Board/Executive/Volunteer Expense Reimbursement Policy, and any costs of the Member’s candidacy and participation on the executive over and above those reimbursed by AMO will be paid by the Council Administration Budget; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT Ottawa City Council acknowledge Councillor Brockington’s intention to run for President of the Association of Municipalities of Ontario and endorse his candidacy; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that costs associated with the Councillor's candidacy and with fulfilling the role should he be successfully elected AMO President be covered by the Council Administration

WHEREAS the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System (OMERS) Pension Fund serves over 1,000 employers and over half a million employees and retirees from diverse groups including: municipal governments, school boards, libraries, police and fire departments, children’s aid societies, and electricity distribution companies; and WHEREAS the long-standing jointly-sponsored governance model with two corporate boards has provided stability, accountability, and fairness for both plan members and employers for more than two decades; and WHEREAS the Government of Ontario has passed legislative changes to OMERS’ governance structure through Bill 68; and WHEREAS these changes would replace the current OMERS Sponsors Corporation with a new Sponsors Council that would lose its corporate status and independent resources; and WHEREAS the proposed model could allow pension decisions affecting municipal employers and employees to be made without meaningful municipal oversight; and WHEREAS this may result in increased financial risk for municipalities and local taxpayers. THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the City of Ottawa indicate its support for the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) in calling on the Government of Ontario to retain strong Sponsor oversight over OMERS plan design so as to protect the interests of employers and employees while mitigating financial risks to municipal governments, as is present in the current OMERS governance model; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT

WHEREAS Ottawa transit riders continue to face persistent reliability issues, including insufficient buses to meet expected service levels, frequent bus trip cancellations, overcrowding, longer waits, and O Train disruptions that have eroded public confidence; and WHEREAS OC Transpo customers rely on this service to get to work, school, medical appointments, and family commitments on time, but, as a result of unreliable service, are frequently and routinely late for appointments, or are required to pay for alternate transportation, or are required to add significant buffer time to their commute — all of which are burdens that should not fall on customers; and WHEREAS in September 2025 OC Transpo submitted a detailed operational plan— Improving Bus Service Reliability [Report ACS2025-TSD-TS-0003] —which aimed to reach defined reliability targets by December 2027; and WHEREAS on page 21 of the Improving Bus Service Reliability report, Council was advised that “staff do not have policy direction from Council on whether to favour reliability over service levels”; and WHEREAS transit agencies in peer jurisdictions employ a range of financial and non-financial accountability tools to strengthen trust and improve reliability (e.g., London’s quality incentive contracts and delay compensation, Singapore’s Bus Contracting Model and Bus Service Reliability Framework, Washington, D.C.’s rider facing commitments, and GO Transit’s customer focused guarantee); and WHEREAS Toronto City Counc

WHEREAS OC Transpo bus service is currently operating well below normal standards of reliability and capacity because of delays in receiving replacements for life-expired buses, mechanic shortages, and without sufficient advanced mitigation planning; and WHEREAS service on O-Train Line 1 is currently operating well below the normal level of capacity because of mechanical problems and a P3 that has meant a lack of transparency and urgency in solving root cause issues; and WHEREAS OC Transpo riders daily lives have been negatively affected by the reduced reliability and capacity of the integrated bus and train system; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that staff be directed to explore scenarios to compensate transit users for the latest transit disruptions, which could include refunds, capital improvements to reliability, discounted future service or another method of compensation or combination thereof, and report back to a future meeting of the Transit Committee in May 2026.

WHEREAS the Blair Road urbanization project includes a multi-use pathway as part of the Transportation Master Plan Priority Road Network; and WHEREAS this pathway will serve as an important connection for residents across the city and notably for residents of the Rothwell Heights community; and WHEREAS Jane Brammer has been a longstanding member of Rothwell Heights and is currently serving as Executive Chair of the Board of Directors for the Rothwell Heights Property Owners Association; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the multi-use pathway to be constructed as part of the Blair Road urbanization project be formally named Jane Brammer Path; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that during construction of the path, that a temporary sign be installed to indicate the path’s formal name; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that all costs related to the production and installation of the temporary sign as well as the permanent stand and plaque be funded through the Ward Councillor’s office budget.

That the Rules of Procedure be suspended to consider the following motion so that information may be submitted in advance of the next meeting of the Algonquin College Board of Directors. WHEREAS Ontario’s community colleges and universities, including Algonquin College and Collège La Cité, are under increasing financial pressure because of decisions to reduce the number of foreign student visas and to freeze tuition fees; and WHEREAS Algonquin College has recently announced its plans to cut 30 programs due to financial pressures; and WHEREAS several of the programs proposed to be cut have frequently supplied future employees to the City of Ottawa, including recreation staff, museum staff, paralegals, paramedics, bus and City fleet mechanics, communications professionals, and more; and WHEREAS programs like culinary arts, landscaping, media arts, computer programming, business, and many others that are proposed to be cut provide practical training to graduates that go on to staff Ottawa businesses across many sectors, which helps attract new investments to our city; and WHEREAS Collège La Cité is facing many of the same challenges as Algonquin; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council directs staff to undertake an internal scan of potential impacts to the future attraction and recruitment of qualified employees, and what City services may be affected as a result; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Council directs staff to conduct a consultation with members of the Mayor’s Economic C

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

That the by-laws listed on the Agenda under Motion to Introduce By-laws, Three Readings, be read and passed with the exception of the following by-law listed as “n” and “o” on the Agenda: n. A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2008-250 to change the zoning of lands known municipally as 951 Gladstone Avenue and 145 Loretta Avenue North. o. A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2008-250 to change the zoning of lands known municipally as 951 Gladstone Avenue and 145 Loretta Avenue North. 2026-41 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2020-164 respecting various minor amendments. 2026-42 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2025-242 respecting a minor amendment. 2026-43 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2025-243 respecting various minor amendments. 2026-44 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to close Part of Booth Street in the City of Ottawa; 2026-45 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law 2024-218, the Development Charges By-law, 2024 to provide for Unserviced Storage Structures in the Rural Area. 2026-46 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law 2024-218, the Development Charges By-law, 2024. 2026-47 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law 2007-268 respecting fees and charges for public transit services. 2026-48 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to designate certain lands and improvements thereon as municipal capital facilities. 2026-49 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2017-180

That the following by-law be read and passed: To confirm the proceedings of the Council meeting of February 11, 2026.

That the proceedings of the City Council meeting of February 11, 2026, be adjourned.