City Council

T hat, in accordance with Procedure By-Law 2019-8, City Council resolve In Camera pursuant to Subsections 13(1)(f), the receiving of advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege, including communications necessary for the purpose of considering the O-Train Confederation Line LRT Stage 1 - Update on Legal Issues and Options - In Camera - Reporting out Date: Not to be reported out.

WHEREAS Rideau Transit Group (“RTG”) is a general partnership formed by ACS RTG Partner Inc, SNC RTG Partner Inc, and Ellis Don RTG Partner Inc. responsible for designing, building, financing, and maintaining of the City of Ottawa’s Confederation Line; and WHEREAS the City of Ottawa’s Project Agreement with the Rideau Transit Group (RTG) requires it to deliver a safe and reliable light rail transit system that supports a high ridership level of 10,000 people per hour per direction; and WHEREAS there have been significant issues with vehicle availability, station availability, and multiple failures across the system from the start of the service; and WHEREAS, although RTG, at the City’s direction, has taken a number of steps to try to stabilize the service, the efforts to date have not resulted in success – meaning achieving a reliable system with reliable service -- and failure points remain at unacceptable levels; and WHEREAS, in order to ensure that the residents of Ottawa receive the light rail transit service that they need, that they have contracted for and that RTG has contractually committed to provide; and WHEREAS, having been briefed by external legal counsel on a privileged and confidential basis, Members of Council in attendance believe that it is in the City of Ottawa’s best interest to issue a formal Notice of Default to RTG under the Project Agreement, and asking RTG to provide a remedial plan and schedule for remediation of its defaults and rectification to the

That the following by-law be read and passed: To confirm the proceedings of the Council meeting of March 9, 2020