City Council

WHEREAS the City of Ottawa (the City) and the Amalgamated Transit Union, Local 279 (Conventional) (ATU 279) have committed to working collaboratively to resolve issues of mutual concern in the workplace; and WHEREAS the collective agreement between the City and the ATU 279 is set to expire on March 31, 2016; and WHEREAS the bargaining teams for the City and the ATU 279 have been in negotiations in an effort to conclude a renewal of the collective agreement on mutually-agreeable terms; and WHEREAS the City and ATU 279 bargaining teams concluded a tentative agreement on February 12, 2016, subject to ratification by the ATU 279 membership and City Council; and WHEREAS the ATU membership has ratified the tentative agreement by a vote of 80.5%; and WHEREAS the tentative agreement is affordable and fair to taxpayers and our employees and serves to ensure continuous transit service for passengers and a stable foundation for the commissioning and operation of the Confederation Line light rail system; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Transit Commission recommends that City Council ratify the tentative agreement reached with the ATU Local 279 (Conventional); and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the terms of the tentative agreement be made public.

WHEREAS the City of Ottawa (the City) and the Canadian Union of Public Employees, Local 5500 (CUPE 5500) have committed to working collaboratively to resolve issues of mutual concern in the workplace; and WHEREAS the collective agreements between the City and CUPE 5500 expired on March 31, 2015; and WHEREAS the bargaining teams for the City and CUPE 5500 have been in negotiations in an effort to conclude renewals of the collective agreements on mutually-agreeable terms; and WHEREAS the City and CUPE 5500 bargaining teams concluded tentative agreements on February 5, 2016, subject to ratification by the CUPE 5500 membership and City Council; and WHEREAS the members of the Transit Safety and Enforcement Bargaining Unit and the Transit Supervisors Bargaining Unit have ratified the tentative agreements; and WHEREAS the tentative agreements are affordable and fair to taxpayers and our employees; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Transit Commission recommends that City Council ratify the two tentative agreements reached with the CUPE 5500 Transit Safety and Enforcement and Transit Supervisors Bargaining Units; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the terms of the tentative agreements be made public.

WHEREAS the staff report, “Comments on the Proposed Waste-Free Ontario Act and Draft Strategy for a Waste Free Ontario: Building the Circular Economy” identifies the challenges of proceeding with Phase 2 of the Ottawa Waste Plan while the Province of Ontario is making significant changes to existing legislation; and WHEREAS Bill 151, the Waste-Free Ontario Act , which is still in Second Reading debate, is an enabling legislation which only provides the framework of the province’s direction and future regulations and policy documents will not be forthcoming for up to five years from Bill 151’s adoption; and WHEREAS staff’s review of Bill 151 indicates that the Waste-Free Ontario Act may have a significant impact on waste diversion programs that the City of Ottawa provides to residents and the Environment Committee, based on the staff report, is recommending that, although the Source Separated Organics program review will continue with the results reported back to the Environment Committee and Council, the City would be better served if the other work related to future Waste Management programs and policies affected by the proposed legislation be delayed until the municipal role is clarified; and WHEREAS Council wants to ensure that the recommended delays do not impede progress on Council’s overall commitment to achieving its waste reduction goals as articulated in Phase 1 of the Ottawa Waste Plan; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT City Council approve that Recommendation 2 be amen

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that City Council approve that Recommendation 2.c. be amended to read as follows: That staff, working with a Sponsors Group consisting of the Chairs of the Environment, Transportation and Planning Committees and the Chair of the Transit Commission, be directed to assess ways in which the City can help improve the energy performance of new and existing residential and commercial buildings (for example: a Green Building Checklist to promote sustainable new construction; a Green Retrofit/Renovation Checklist to promote the upgrading of existing buildings; Guidelines and resources for better building performance; and working with the Province of Ontario to progressively raise building energy performance standards mandated through the provincial Building Code) and report back to the appropriate Standing Committee(s) and Council with recommended approaches.

That City Council: 1) Receive the information in the “Addendum to the “Nuisance Mosquito Control Program and Mosquito Research Program – Special Area Levy” (ACS2016-CMR-FED-0001) Report”, issued by Councillor Wilkinson on February 19, 2016, and approve that it be appended to the “Nuisance Mosquito Control Program and Mosquito Research Program” (ACS2016-CMR-FED-0001) Report; 2) Approve a levy for special services be applied to Ward 4 (Kanata North), the area identified in Document 1, for a four-year Kanata North Nuisance Mosquito Program, as described in this report; 3) Approved the City’s participation in a three-year research program on the Kanata North Nuisance Mosquito Program, as described in this report; 4) Delegate the authority to the Deputy City Manager, Operations, in consultation with the City Clerk and Solicitor and the Ward Councillor, to take the necessary steps to award the contract to undertake these programs to GDG Environmental and any other actions that may be required to manage this contract, as described in this report.

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; and WHEREAS in 1977, 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 the year 2016 marks the 100 th anniversary of the first women in Canada winning the right to vote; 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, 2016, to be International Women’s Day in the City of Ottawa.

WHEREAS on September 9, 2015, Council approved the Streetside Spots Pilot Project Report (ACS2015-PAI-PMG-0151); and WHEREAS the Streetside Spots Pilot Project Report stated that the streetside spots fee structure for patios and vending stalls would align with the outdoor patio permit fee structure; and WHEREAS Council approved the Outdoor Patio Review Report (ACS2015-PAI-PGM-0060) on April 29, 2015, which included the patio fee set at a daily rate of $1.18 per square metre; and WHEREAS Council approved Motion 23/6 on December 9, 2015, that froze the 2016 patio fees at 2015 rates; WHEREAS staff has determined that, based on the 2015 actuals, Council will exceed the 2016 revenue projections for patio fees even if the patio fees are frozen at 2015 rates; WHEREAS streetside spot fees were not specifically addressed within Motion 23/6; therefore not freezing those rates at 2015 outdoor patio fee rates; and WHEREAS a maximum of 25 parking spots can be approved based on the pilot Streetside Spots project guidelines; and WHEREAS aligning the 2016 Streetside Spots Pilot Project fee structure to the approved 2016 patio fee structure would reduce anticipated revenue by less than $1,000 and staff has confirmed that this reduction in revenues will not have an impact on operations; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council approve, with three quarters of Members present and voting, that the 2016 City of Ottawa Operating Budget be amended such that the Streetside Spots Pilot Project fees are c

WHEREAS in July 2015 the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) ruled that large cable and telecom providers would have to make their new fiber-optic infrastructure available to smaller competitors; and WHEREAS the decision made by the CRTC aims to promote competition and affordable internet for Canadians including those residents living in the City of Ottawa; and WHEREAS in the fall of 2015 a request was filed with the Governor in-Council to review and vary the Commission’s decision; and WHEREAS a final decision has not yet been made by the Federal Government with regards to this request to review and vary so the City of Ottawa still has an opportunity to share its position; and WHEREAS other major municipalities, such as Calgary, have expressed their support for the CRTC decision and where the City of Toronto recently

That the Rules of Procedure be waived, due to the time constraints associated with the construction schedule for the Bayshore Shopping Centre Redevelopment Project, to consider the following motion: WHEREAS PCL Constructors, on behalf of Ivanhoé Cambridge and KingSett Capital (the proponents) have approached the City of Ottawa with respect to the Bayshore Shopping Centre Redevelopment Project; and WHEREAS an issue of concern is access to the shopping centre during its normal business hours during the construction period; and WHEREAS, in order to minimize disruption to the public and to public transit services accessing the shopping centre, the proponents have requested that the construction commence at 5:00 a.m.; and WHEREAS noise from construction and related works of privately-run projects beyond certain hours and beyond 11 days is not currently permitted under the Noise By-law 2004-253, and therefore a waiver of the By-law is required for this project; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the following waiver of the Noise By-law 2004-253 be granted from March 01, 2016, to November 30, 2016, in relation to the construction work required for the redevelopment of the Bayshore Shopping Centre, in order to permit construction, vehicular and related noises: a) Sections 7(1), 7(2), 8(1) and 15(1) be waived during the hours of 5:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m., from Monday to Friday inclusive; b) That any noise generated by the construction or related work for this project not exceed a level of 90