City Council

C. McKenney That Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee Report 2; Built Heritage Sub-Committee Report 1; Community and Protective Services Committee Report 2 ; Finance and Economic Development Committee Report 2A; and the report from the City Clerk and Solicitor entitled “ Summary of Oral and Written Public Submissions for Items Subject to the Planning Act ‘Explanation Requirements’ at the City Council Meeting of March 6, 2019 ”; be received and considered.

WHEREAS the Vehicle-for-Hire Accessibility Fund is generated through a voluntary accessibility surcharge provided by private transportation companies (PTCs); AND WHEREAS Council directed staff in April 2016 to negotiate a surcharge with PTCs who do not provide fully accessible services; AND WHEREAS staff negotiated a voluntary accessibility surcharge of $0.07 with licensed PTCs; AND WHEREAS, as set out in the April 2016 Report to Council, KPMG recommended a surcharge of $0.30; AND WHEREAS the Vehicle-for-Hire Accessibility Fund public consultations resulted in 33 ideas from the public to spend these funds; AND WHEREAS three ideas will be funded through the Vehicle-for-Hire Accessibility Fund – Allocation Plan report, if approved; AND WHEREAS additional accessible service could be funded with increased funds; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the General Manager, Emergency and Protective Services be directed to re-negotiate the accessibility surcharge with Private Transportation Companies (PTCs) with a view to increasing their contribution, in order to be more in line with the recommendation from KPMG, and report back to Community and Protective Services Committee at the conclusion of these negotiations; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk, on behalf of Council, forward Council’s request from April 2016 for additional legislative authority to the new Provincial Government.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Rules of Procedure be suspended to permit the receipt of a briefing from the City Manager with respect to the City’s Succession Plan and organizational alignment, and the consideration of any associated motions and recommendations by Council in open session; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that City Council resolve In Camera pursuant to the Procedure By-law 2019-8, Subsections 13.(1)(b) personal matters about an identifiable individual, including staff; 13.(1)(d) labour relations or employee negotiations in order to receive a briefing from the City Manager with respect to the City’s Succession Plan and organizational alignment.

WHEREAS on March 20, 2019, the City Manager announced the pending retirements of two of the City’s General Managers on the Senior Leadership Team; and WHEREAS on March 27, 2019, City Council received a presentation on the succession planning at the senior management level by the City Manager, which streamlines the City of Ottawa’s organizational structure for the effective and efficient delivery of services that is in keeping with Council’s priority for a proactive succession management program; and WHEREAS the City Manager has also provided an overview of a new organizational alignment on areas within his delegated authority, which included personal matters about identifiable individuals as well as employee and labour relations; THERFORE BE IT RESOLVED that City Council receive the City of Ottawa’s succession planning for the senior management level and new organizational structure as presented by the City Manager at the City Council meeting of March 27, 2019, and approve the change in title and scope of two statutory officers as described in the associated presentation and as follows: • That the City Clerk & Solicitor position become two positions, one being the City Clerk and one being the City Solicitor; and • That the City Treasurer and General Manager of Corporate Services become two positions, the City Treasurer/Chief Financial Officer and the General Manager of Innovative Client Services; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that City Council authorize the City Manager to delegate

WHEREAS the Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group (OSEG) would like to use firework related smoke devices at Ottawa Fury Games at TD Place and; WHEREAS OSEG has developed procedures to ensure the safety of staff and patrons of the events and; WHEREAS the City of Ottawa prohibits the use of smoke devices in By-law No. 2003-237, being the Fireworks By-law and; WHEREAS OSEG has used smoke devices in 2017 and 2018 with prior approval by City Council and received no complaints and; WHEREAS Ottawa Fire Services has been consulted on the smoke devices and believes these devices can be used safely; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Ottawa grant an exemption to By-law No. 2003-237 to the Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group (“OSEG”), to allow for the use of smoke devices for Fury Games starting April 1, 2019 until December 31, 2022, for home games and playoff games, if required, and granting OSEG an exemption from Section 17 of the By-law, which requires a permit application to be made 30-days in advance to the proposed use, subject to OSEG meeting all other permit requirements of the By-law, including Section 18, to the satisfaction of the Fire Chief.

That the Rules of Procedure be suspended to consider the following motion as it impacts the timing of tendering of the project and the ability to commence construction this year. WHEREAS the City is undertaking the revitalization of Montreal Road between North River Road and St. Laurent Boulevard, a traditional mainstreet as established in the City of Ottawa’s Official Plan ; and WHEREAS the project is expected to be tendered this spring following the last public open house with the community to be held in April 2019, and, as such, time is of the essence to consider this motion as it will impact the design; and WHEREAS the 2006 Council approved Urban Design Guidelines for Traditional Mainstreets recommend the provision of unobstructed 2-metre wide sidewalks, and the 2016 Council approved Accessibility Design Guidelines require a minimum clear width of 1.8 metres; and WHEREAS through the detailed design, a clear sidewalk path of travel of 1.8 metres cannot be achieved due to existing hydro poles between North River Road and Palace Street (250 m), and between Altha Street and L’Eglise Street (640 m); and WHEREAS hydro wires are already buried between Palace Street and Altha Street for a distance of 780 metres, and there is a requirement for technical reasons to bury the section between St. Anne Street and Altha Street for a distance of 140 metres; and WHEREAS the Underground Wiring Policy approved by Council in March 2011, direct that the undergrounding of overhead wires on Cit

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

C. McKenney That the following by-law be read and passed: To confirm the proceedings of the Council meeting of March 27, 2019.