DISPOSITION OF REPORTS TO

CORPORATE SERVICES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

06 June 2000

 

Notes:
1. Underlining indicates new or amended recommendations approved by Committee.
2. Reports requiring Council consideration will be presented to Council on 14 June 2000 in Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee Report Number 67.

 

* Items 4, 8, 9, 10 and 12 require Transition Board Approval

 

CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES

That the Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee confirm the Minutes of the 16 May 2000 meeting.

CARRIED

 

REGULAR ITEMS

 

ENVIRONMENT AND TRANSPORTATION

1. FLEET STREET PUMPING STATION - SLUICE GATE REPLACEMENT AND STRUCTURAL MODIFICATIONS

CONSULTANT APPOINTMENT (ETL00-3033)

That the Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee approve the appointment of Delcan Corporation, Ottawa, to prepare a condition assessment of the sluice gates, provide a structural evaluation of the forebay and bulkheads and prepare the pre-design, detailed design and construction specification for the replacement of the sluice gates and the associated structural modifications at the Fleet Street Pumping Station, for a total contract amount of $306,012.

CARRIED

 

2. RICHMOND PUMPING STATION UPGRADES DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION SERVICES

CONSULTANT APPOINTMENT (ETL00-2033)

That the Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee approve the appointment of David McManus Engineering Ltd., Nepean, to provide preliminary design, detailed design and construction services for the Richmond Pumping Station Upgrades for a total contract provision of $232,305.

CARRIED

 

3. St. Laurent Boulevard Bridges

CONSULTANT APPOINTMENT (ETL00-7026)

That the Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee approve the appointment of Harmer Podolak Engineering Consultants Inc., Nepean, to provide Professional Engineering Services for the St. Laurent Blvd. Bridges, for a total contract provision of $196,000.

CARRIED

 

4. SUPPLY OF TRAFFIC CONTROL HARDWARE/SOFTWARE ENGINEERING SERVICES - CONTRACT AWARD

That the Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee approve the contract award for the supply of Traffic Control Hardware/Software Engineering Services to Thompson Technologies, Gloucester, Ontario for a total contract provision of $176,897.

CARRIED

FINANCE

5. 1999 AUDITED Operating Results

That the Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee and Council approve that the 1999 operating surplus be contributed to the various corporate reserve funds as identified in Table 1 to this report, subject to amendments made under item 6.

CARRIED as amended

 

6. 2000 Budget Adjustments: Arts Grants/ Land Ambulance / Social Housing

That the Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee and Council approve the following:

1. That the Region of Ottawa Carleton allocate $400,000 from 1999 surplus funds for the environmental study report for Cumberland Village, subject to the finalization of the consultants sewage survey and a staff report and recommendation.

2. That $500,000 be provided for Arts Grants funding in 2000 from the 1999 surplus contribution to the Region Wide Capital Reserve Fund.

3. a) That a grant of $250,000 be provided to the School of Dance in order that the Crichton Cultural Community Centre have an ongoing ability and right to lease space to artists and cultural groups in its share of the building;

b) That staff be tasked with working with the two partners to develop conditions sufficient to protect the public interest in that space, with respect to an eventual resale or with respect to the cultural uses to which the building would be dedicated, for a period of 15 years, and bring forward a further report to the Committee setting out recommended conditions applicable to this grant.

4. That $1 million from the 1999 surplus be allocated for the ambulance short-term action plan which, in addition to the $800,000 base budget modification, will produce the $1.8 million required to cut response times and increase survival rates.

CARRIED as amended

 

PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT APPROVALS

7. CORPORATE CLIMATE CHANGE ACTION PLAN

That Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee recommend Council:
    1. Endorse the Corporate Climate Change Action Plan distributed under separate cover, as the basis for setting the strategic direction required to meet the RMOC’s greenhouse gas emissions reduction target.
    2. Recommend to the Transition Board inclusion of the Corporate Climate Change Action Plan in the new City’s Business Plan beyond 2000.

CARRIED

 

8. LEITRIM EARLY SERVICING AGREEMENT

That Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee recommend that Council approve:
    1. Tartan Land Corporation’s application for an Early Servicing Agreement for Leitrim based on the terms attached in Annex D; and
    2. The advancement of capital authority for water ($1.130 million) and wastewater services ($4.830 million) for Leitrim from 2002 to 2000 (Capital projects 900438 and 900217);
    3. Additional capital authority of $100,000 for the upgrade to the Ottawa South Pumping Station; and

4. That the Early Servicing Agreement include the provision that the developer shall be responsible for the annual carrying charges on the total capital costs until 750 units are constructed or the year 2004 (not 2006 as stated in the report) whichever comes first.

Authorizing the Chair and the Clerk to sign the Early Servicing Agreement.

CARRIED as amended

 

9. COVENANT RELEASE Hunt Club Road

That the Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee approve the payment of compensation to 1374924 Ontario Inc., for a release of covenant related to access from land owned by 1374924 Ontario Inc. located in Lot 28, Concession A, RF in the City of Nepean, to Hunt Club Road, for the amount of $200,000.

CARRIED

 

10. Sale of surplus land, Centrepointe, Nepean

That the Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee and Council:

1. Declare as surplus to Regional needs, part of Lots 34 & 35, Concession 2, in the City of Nepean, containing an area of approximately 3.585 ha. (8.86 acres), shown as Blocks M and N, on Annex "A", attached;

2. Approve the sale of lands described in Recommendation 1, to Arnon Corporation for the sum of $2,000,000. subject to the conditions outlined in the body of this report.

3. Authorize staff to negotiate a settlement with the NCC with respect to the disposition of funds, in accordance with the details provided in the body of this report.

CARRIED

 

11. SALE OF surplus LAND - Lane abutting 214 Hinchey Ave.., , OTTAWA

That the Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee recommend Council:
    1. Declare a vacant parcel of land approximately 2,193 sq. ft. in area, described as being part of a lane on Registered Plan 35, shown as Part 2, Plan 5R-12715 and Part 8, Plan 5R-11802, as surplus to the Region's needs;
    2. Approve the sale of the lands described in Recommendation 1, to the Carleton Condominium Corporation No. 534 for $1.00.

CARRIED

 

12. LEASE PROPOSAL, 170 LAURIER AVE.West, OTTAWA

That the Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee and Council approve the lease for 2,134 square feet of office space at 170 Laurier Avenue with Glenview Corporation for 3 1/2 years from July 1, 2000 to December 31, 2003, at an annual cost of $41,143.52 plus GST, and initial fit-up costs of $114,165 plus GST.

CARRIED

13. SALE OF Land - 635 Hunt Club pl.., , OTTAWA

That the Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee approve the sale of vacant land municipally known as 635 Hunt Club Place to Michael and Charlyne McNeil for $1.00 pursuant to an Agreement of Purchase and Sale that has been received.

CARRIED

 

SOCIAL SERVICES

14. Cultural InterpretaTion Services

CONTRACT NO. 00200-96175-P01

That the Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee approve the award of contract No. 00200-96175-P01 for cultural interpretation services to the Cultural Interpretation Services of Ottawa-Carleton (CISOC) at an estimated annual cost of $258,300, for a proposed contract period of two years ending March 31, 2002.

CARRIED

 

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NEXT MEETING

20 June 2000