City Council

WHEREAS Rogers Communications has applied to Industry Canada for the installation of a 210 foot (70 meter) Communications Tower on Sale Barn Road; and WHEREAS the City of Ottawa is one of the commenting agencies on this application; and WHEREAS the adjacent residents have expressed a concern that Rogers Communications has not followed guidelines relating to minimizing impact on residential communities with the proposed location of this Antenna Tower on Sale Barn Road; and WHEREAS there is concern by adjacent residents that public consultation was inadequate for this site; and WHEREAS there is concern by local residents on the negative health impact on the public; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that City Staff recall their concurrence on this project and that City Staff work with Rogers Communications for an alternate location. Motion No. 51/3 was

That the Rules of Procedure be waived, due to time constraints associated with the fact that there was only one Council meeting in March and the fact that the new City of Ottawa Advisory Committees will begin holding regular meetings within the next two weeks, to consider the following motion: WHEREAS at its meeting of 12 September 2012, Council approved a report titled “ Advisory Committee Renewal to Support Council’s Term of Council Priorities ” (ACS2012-CMR-CCB-0032), which recommended the restructuring of City Council’s Advisory Committees; and WHEREAS the above-referenced report also recommended the appointment of Councillor liaison Members to the various Advisory Committee, and WHEREAS the role of the Councillor liaison Members, as stated in the above-referenced report, will be to provide a conduit for citizen feedback to the parent Standing Committee while also conveying Council’s strategic priorities to the Advisory Committee; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council appoint Councillors to serve as liaison Members to the various Advisory Committees as follows: Accessibility Advisory Committee – Councillor Shad Qadri Arts, Culture, Heritage and Recreation Advisory Committee – Councillor Mathieu Fleury Community Services Advisory Committee – Councillor Mark Taylor Environmental Stewardship Advisory Committee – Councillor Scott Moffatt French Language Services Advisory Committee – Councillor Bob Monette

That the Rules of Procedure be waived, due to time constraints associated with the impending construction season and the particular project at 114 Richmond Road and the fact that there was only one Council meeting in March, to consider the following motion: WHEREAS Section 23 (Exemption – Construction Equipment) of the Noise By-law provides only for short-term and time-limited exemptions on construction noise; and WHEREAS a significant high-rise construction project is scheduled to be undertaken on Richmond Road in Kitchissippi Ward 15, for which the construction activities are expected to be beyond the scope of the noise-related regulations in Section 7 (Construction) of the Noise By-law; and WHEREAS customary practices for the construction of such high-rise reinforced concrete structures unavoidably give rise to three categories of noise: 1. Excavations requiring dewatering – g as-operated motors are used to activate pump systems, and must be operated beyond the 2200-hour time limit prescribed in the Noise By-law to avoid substantial damage and dangerous water levels; and, this activity continues at the site until the lower portions of the new structure are actually connected to City storm sewers; 2. Pouring of fresh concrete – this needs to be kept above freezing in order for the chemical curing process to complete in accordance with the structural engineer’s specifications, and normal industry practice; this heating is accomplished by means of gas-fired portable heaters w

THAT By-law 2013-87 to confirm the proceedings of Council be enacted and passed.