CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES

That the Planning and Environment Committee confirm the Minutes of the Meeting of 23 April 1996.

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ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES ITEMS

1. MUNSTER HAMLET LAGOON - STATUS REPORT

- Verbal Presentation

PLANNING ITEMS

2. OTTAWA OFFICIAL PLAN AMENDMENT NO. 9
PRESTON-CHAMPAGNE AREA

- Planning and Property Commissioner's report dated 15 Apr 96 01

That Planning and Environment Committee recommend that Council:

1. Approve Ottawa Official Plan Amendment No. 9, as modified on the Approval Page (attached as Annex A);

2. Reject the referral request for 185-187 Louisa Street on the basis that it is not made in good faith and is frivolous, vexatious and only for the purpose of delay, for the reasons stated herein.

3. CHANGE OF DEFERRAL NO. 5 TO REFERRAL TO OMB

OTTAWA OFFICIAL PLAN, 1991 - REFERRAL TO THE ONTARIO

MUNICIPAL BOARD OTTAWA OFFICIAL PLAN AMENDMENT NO. 14

- Planning and Property Commissioner's report dated 15 Apr 96 36

That Planning and Environment Committee recommend that Council approve the request by the City of Ottawa to lift Deferral No. 5 to the Ottawa Official Plan, 1991 and to refer this matter to the Ontario Municipal Board together with Amendment No. 14 to the Official Plan as outlined in the Approval Page attached as ANNEX A.

4. THE IMPACT ON OTTAWA-CARLETON

FROM THE DEVELOPMENT OF ADJACENT

ONTARIO MUNICIPALITIES (OMATOC STUDY)

- Planning and Property Commissioner's memorandum dated 23 Apr 96 59

(OMATOC Study issued as "Information Previously Distributed" -

request from Committee member to add this item to the Agenda)

That Planning and Environment Committee receive this report for information.

5. RESPONSE TO THE REPORT OF THE

WETLANDS WORKING GROUP

- Planning and Property Commissioner's report dated 29 Apr 96 issued previously under Co-ordinator's memorandum dated 2 May 96

(Annex B, Formal Written Responses to the WWG Report, on file with the Regional Clerk)

That Planning and Environment Committee recommend that Council approve the following:

1. That staff be instructed to prepare a new draft Wetlands Regional Official Plan amendment (ROPA 61) for circulation, after the proclamation by the Province of the new Provincial Policy Statements, expected in late spring 1996;

2. That draft Regional Official Plan amendment 61 be circulated to all agencies and interest groups and to all landowners impacted by the Provincially Significant Wetlands Policy;

3. That the Region not adopt or implement a policy to provide flexible methods to purchase, acquire and receive lands or to compensate owners of Provincially Significant Wetlands;

4. That all Provincially Significant Wetlands evaluated and classified by the MNR be designated in draft ROPA 61;

5. That draft ROPA 61 include an identification of economic and productive uses permitted within a wetland;

6. That the Region not initiate a remapping program of Provincially Significant Wetlands;

7. That draft ROPA 61 be based on Council's existing Official Plan approach to delineating floodplains that is, to determine the extent of the wetlands Council will have regard to maps that delineate the wetlands prepared by the MNR, and in conjunction with the MNR, will consider other information, such as the results of an Environmental Impact Study, as may be pertinent;

8. That draft ROPA 61 identify when, and what type of Environmental Impact Study is required, to support development applications;

9. That draft ROPA 61 indicate that proponents requesting development approval under the Planning Act continue to be responsible for the provision of an Environmental Impact Study, or its equivalent.

INQUIRIES

OTHER BUSINESS

INFORMATION PREVIOUSLY DISTRIBUTED

Development Opportunities at Transitway Stations (DOTS) Study

- Commissioner, Planning and Property memorandum dated 03 Apr 96

1996 Water Distribution System Rehabilitation Programme

- Director, Finance & Admin. Div., Env. & Transp. Dept. memorandum dated 09 Apr 96

East End Household Special Waste Event

- Director, Finance & Admin. Div., Env. & Transp. Dept. memorandum dated 10 Apr 96

Mineral Resource Study

- Commissioner, Planning and Property memorandum dated 22 Apr 96

ADJOURNMENT