Regional Council

No. 16

9 August 2000

The Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton

Council Minutes

 

 

The Council of the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton met at Haydon Hall, Regional Headquarters, 111 Lisgar Street, Ottawa, on Wednesday, 9 August 2000 at 1:30 p.m.

The meeting was called to order at 1:40 p.m.

The Regional Chair, Robert Chiarelli, presided and led Council in prayer.

ALL MEMBERS WERE PRESENT EXCEPT COUNCILLORS CANTIN, LONEY AND LEGENDRE.

 

Confirmation Of Minutes

The minutes of the Regular Council meeting of 12 July 2000 were confirmed.

 

Declarations Of Interest Arising From Prior Meetings Of Council And Committees

No declarations of interest were filed.

 

Communications

1. The Honourable David H. Tsubouchi, Solicitor General, regarding motorcycle safety in the Heron Park area. He stated that matters such as excessive noise from motor vehicles and the requirement that license plates be visible at all times are addressed under the Highway Traffic Act (HTA). He stated that many police services have indicated that additional officers are being directed to traffic enforcement due to the funding the Ministry provides under its Community Policing Partnerships Program (CPP). He also noted that a pilot project to assess the effectiveness of rumble strips as speed control devices is now underway.

 

2. Colin D’Cunha, MBBs, MHSc, FRCPC, Director, Public Health Branch and Chief Medical Officer of Health, regarding Regional Council’s motion contacting the Ministry of Health to request mandatory food handler training in Ontario and a province-wide food premises rating system. He stated that Regional Council’s views will be included in future deliberations as the Ministry examines possible ways to further enhance the province’s food safety system.

 

3. Association of Municipalities of Ontario providing Council with municipal alerts/communiqués on the following:

 

 

* COMMUNICATIONS HELD ON FILE WITH THE REGIONAL CLERK.

 

Regrets

The following members of Council advising that they will be absent from Council and Committee meetings during the dates indicated:

Councillor R. Cantin 21 July - 15 August 2000

Councillor B. Hill 17 - 31 July 2000

Councillor J. Legendre 7 - 11 August 2000

Councillor A. Loney 27 July - 9 August 2000

 

Motion To Introduce Committee Reports

 

MOTION NO. 111

Moved by Councillor A. Munter

Seconded by Councillor B. Hill

RESOLVED THAT Community Services Committee Report Nos. 51 and 52; Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee Report Nos. 71 and 72 {In Camera}; Planning and Environment Committee Report No. 62; and Transportation Committee Report No. 67 be received and considered and that the Rules of Procedure be suspended in order that Council may receive and consider a memorandum from the Acting Finance Commissioner dated 8 August 2000, regarding Land Ambulance: New Ambulance System Design – Funding Requirements.

"CARRIED"

 

 

(COMMITTEE REPORTS BEGIN ON PAGE )

 

 

Community Services Committee Report No. 51

 

  1. New Ambulance System Design

 

Committee Recommendations As Amended

That Council

1. Receive the update on the new ambulance / paramedic service including the system design report conducted by Fitch & Associates;

2. Approve the system design strategy to increase the ambulance fleet by 55%, increase paramedic staffing by 50%, increase the peak deployment of ambulances by 29% in high-density areas and quadruple the peak deployment of ambulances in low-density areas;

3. Approve the budget estimates to implement the system design commencing 1 January 2001 and approve the attached high-level system design and its goal to cut high-density response times between 4:46 and 9:04 minutes and low-density response times between 1:10 and 12:38 minutes;

4. Support the Ottawa Transition Board in its efforts to secure 50% provincial funding for these expenditures, as the funding of the ambulance service was promised to be 50/50 provincial-municipal by the Minister of Finance in 1999 and work with other regions and counties in Ontario on a priority basis to secure the necessary 50/50 funding;

5. Approve the implementation and associated funding of $1.97 million for a Public Access Defibrillation Program, based on North American best practices and designed to increase cardiac arrest survivor rates;

6. Direct staff to accept the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care's revisions to the short-term action plan to bolster service between 15 August 2000 and 31 December 2000, with a total expenditure of $780,000, with the balance of $1.02 million previously approved for the short-term action plan be allocated to public access defibrillation;

7. Approve:

a) The system design and the additional capital funding for the start-up plan, short term action and PAD program of $8.729 million;

b) An addition to the 2000 Operating Budget of $1.991 million;

c) That the Finance Commissioner be directed to identify alternative funding sources for the amounts identified above prior to the Council consideration of these recommendations;

8. Whereas the applicable legislation requires Regional Council to designate, by September 3, 2000, the deliverer of ambulance service that will commence operation on January 1, 2001, Committee recommends that Council confirm the establishment of an in-house system, as per the attached system design;

9. Whereas the Transition Board, has been very successful in its attempt to gain Ministry approval for the transfer of dispatch, subject to the approval of surrounding Counties; THAT the Board be requested to continue its leadership on dispatch through to finalizing authority for a unified dispatch system;

10. WHEREAS the staff persons required to create the recommended management structure for the new service will need to be regional employees prior to the creation of the single city; RESOLVED THAT the new staff will take joint direction from the Medical Officer of Health and from the new city's General Manager of Protective Emergency Services;

11. THAT Committee recommend Council requests that the capital allocation and operating allocation for EMS upgrades, PAD program, and short term action plan, the funding for which have been identified within Regional resources, be approved by the Transition Board by August 20, 2000 in order to allow the necessary staffing and investments in equipment to proceed on an urgent basis.

 

MOTION NO. 112

Moved by Councillor A. Munter

Seconded by Councillor M. McGoldrick-Larsen

RESOLVED THAT Recommendation No. 11 of Item 1 of Community Services Committee Report No. 51 be replaced with the following:

"THAT staff be directed to implement Recommendation Nos. 1 to 10, consulting with the Transition Board, as required."

"CARRIED"

 

MOTION NO. 113

Moved by Councillor G. Hunter

Seconded by Councillor B. Hill

WHEREAS the Regional Corporate Policy Manual requires that major purchases be done by public tender or request for proposals;

AND WHEREAS there are several possible suppliers and equipment models available for Public Access Defibrillators;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Public Access Defibrillators be purchased by way of a public request for proposals as per the Regional Corporate Policy Manual;

THAT the above be done in as short a term as possible.

"LOST" on a division of 10 NAYS to 6 YEAS as follows:

NAYS: Councillors Munter, Byrne, McGoldrick-Larsen, Holmes, Meilleur, Bellemare, Hume, Kreling, Doucet and Chair Chiarelli…10

YEAS: Councillors Beamish, Stewart, Hunter, Hill, van den Ham and Davis…6

Item 1 of Community Services Committee Report No. 51 as amended by Motion No. 112 was then put to Council and "CARRIED" with Councillor Hunter dissenting on Recommendation No. 5 and Councillor van den Ham dissenting on Recommendation Nos. 7, 8 and 10.

Memorandum From The Acting Finance Commissioner Dated 8 August 2000

 

Land Ambulance: New Ambulance System Design – Funding Requirements

 

Recommendation

That Regional Council approve the financing requirement of $10,720,000 for the land ambulance operating and capital requirements as identified in the July 14th report by the Medical Officer of Health entitled "New Ambulance System Design" as follows:

1. A transfer of $2,000,000 from the 2000 Social Services operating budget to fund the land ambulance operating requirements; and

2. $6,000,000 from the 2000 year end projected uncommitted balance in the Region Wide Capital Reserve Fund and $2,720,000 from savings within the Region Wide Fund operating budget to fund the land ambulance capital requirements.

"CARRIED"

 

 

2. Ottawa-Carleton Housing Board: Composition And Members

 

Committee Recommendations

That Council recommend:

Whereas appointments to Local Housing Authority (public housing) boards are made by the Province through Order-in-Council appointments; and

Whereas the Order-in-Council appointments to Ottawa-Carleton Housing’s board have or will have expired by 30 September 2000 for 10 of the current membership of 12; and

Whereas the Province has not yet announced or introduced legislation to indicate future plans for public housing ownership and management; and

Whereas the Region of Ottawa-Carleton as the designated Consolidated Municipal Service Manager for this region now has the responsibility to nominate candidates for all positions on Ottawa-Carleton Housing’s board; and

Whereas the next few months will be a period of transition both in relation to the creation of the new City and the devolution of social housing;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Regional Council request the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing to extend the Order-in Council appointments for all existing members of the board for a period of one year or until such time as the new City of Ottawa can nominate replacements or reappointments.

"CARRIED"

 

Community Services Committee Report No. 52

 

Community Action Plan - Update 2000

 

Committee Recommendations As Amended

That Council:
    1. Approve the "Community Action Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness - Update 2000";
    2. Forward the "Community Action Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness - Update 2000" to the Federal Minister of Homelessness and indicate the Plan will be used as the basis for allocating federal funds under the Supports to Community Partnership Initiative;
    1. Approve the transfer of the $1.15 million 1999 Social Housing surplus to the Social Housing Reserve Fund for use in the implementation of the recommendations of the Community Action Plan Update;

4. Approve that the Community Services Committee request through the Chair’s office that Minister Claudette Bradshaw and Minister Tony Clement be invited to a meeting of this committee in the fall;

5. Approve that the report be sent to ROC area MP’s and MPP’s expressing our concern with both governments lack of provision of social housing and as well send the report with comments to Minister Gagliano, Minister Martin, Minister Clement, Premier Harris and Prime Minister Chrétien;

6. Request that the Ontario Minister responsible for the infrastructure program negotiate with the Federal Government to ensure affordable housing is an eligible component of the Federal Infrastructure Program, as announced in the February 2000 budget;

7. Approve that staff provide Community Services with a balance statement, as Toronto is now doing, to indicate how much revenue flows to both the Province and the Federal Government from taxes and fees collected and new development (ie growth results in Ottawa-Carleton including tax revenue resulting from increased income tax, PST and GST collected) and how much returns to the Region.

"CARRIED"

 

Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee Report No. 71

 

1. Property Tax- New Multi-Residential Optional Property Tax Class

 

Committee Recommendations

That Council:
    1. Approve that the Region adopt the new multi-residential optional property tax class.
    1. Enact and pass the by-law adopting the new multi-residential optional property tax class.

"CARRIED"

 

 

2. Supply of Coarse Crushed Rock Salt

Tender 01300-77545-T01

 

Committee Recommendations

That Council approve the award of Tender 01300-77545-T01 to the Canadian Salt Company Ltd., Pointe-Claire, Quebec:

a. for the purchase of coarse crushed rock salt for the 2000/2001 winter season at the estimated total price of salt is $8,416,248.55 (including GST & PST); and,

b. for the purchase of coarse crushed rock salt for the 2001/2002 winter season at the estimated total price of salt is $8,584,602.80 (including GST & PST),

c. for the purchase of coarse crushed rock salt for the 2002/2003 winter season at the estimated total price of salt is $8,752,957.05 (including GST & PST).

"CARRIED"

 

3. Lease Proposal, 370 Catherine Street, Ottawa

 

Committee Recommendations

That Council:
    1. Approve the lease for 29,953 square feet of office space at 370 Catherine Street with Three Seventy Catherine Limited for 6 years and 1 month from October 1, 2000 to October 31, 2006, at an annual cost of $541,949.65 plus GST, and initial fit-up costs of $500,000 plus GST.
    1. Authorize staff to exercise and enter into negotiations for a five year renewal option commencing October 18, 2001 for existing space of 29,700 sq. ft. at 370 Catherine Street with Three Seventy Catherine Ltd.

"CARRIED"

 

 

4. Lansdowne Park - CFL Lease

 

Committee Recommendations

That Council direct staff to finalize a lease, to be executed by the Region’s Chief Administrative Officer, with the Canadian Football League franchise owner, that will respect the following principles;
    1. The underlying principle for the initial three year term will be to minimize cost recovery and at the same time, ensure that there is no cost to the taxpayer;
    1. The initial lease shall be for a 3-year period, after which the financial terms will be renegotiated with a view to generating a contribution to stadium life-cycle costs;
    1. All of Lansdowne Park’s direct operating expenses related to the football club’s occupancy of Lansdowne Park shall be paid for by the club;
  1. The football club shall be exempt from the standard ticket surcharge for the initial 3-year term;
    1. All revenue streams arising from the football club’s game operations shall accrue to the club;
    2. Any upgrades to the existing stadium scoreboard beyond its original operating capabilities shall be paid for by the club or alternatively, will require an equitable cost/revenue sharing agreement;
    1. Any naming rights agreement negotiated by the club for Frank Clair Stadium will require approval of Regional Council; and

8. Office accommodations at Lansdowne Park for the club’s business operations will be provided to the club on a cost-recovery basis.

"CARRIED"

 

Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee Report No. 72

 

Municipal Road Access Agreements

Rogers Cablevision

 

Committee Recommendation

That Council approve the Agreement between the Region and Rogers Ottawa Limited/Limitée as described in this report.

"CARRIED"

 

Planning and Environment Committee Report No. 62

 

1. Wildlife Protection During Construction

 

Committee Recommendation

That Council approve that the Wildlife Protection During Construction Protocol attached as Annex 1 be used by the Planning and Development Approvals Department during the review of development applications in Ottawa-Carleton.

"CARRIED"

 

 

2. Public Meeting to Consider

Draft Regional Official Plan (97) Amendment 1 -

Proposed Wastewater/Leachate Pipeline from Trail Road Waste Facility

 

Committee Recommendations as Amended

That Council:

1. Having held a public meeting, enact a by-law to adopt Regional Official Plan Amendment 1 to the 1997 Regional Official Plan, attached in Annex ‘A’;

2. Approve pipeline route selection (Route 3) as the preferred location for a pipeline to convey leachate from Trail Road Waste Facility and contaminated groundwater from Nepean Landfill Site to the R.O. Pickard Environmental Centre for treatment and disposal, for the following reasons:

 

MOTION NO. 114

Moved by Councillor P. Hume

Seconded by Councillor W. Byrne

RESOLVED THAT Recommendation Nos. 1 and 2 of Item 2 of Planning and Environment Committee Report No. 62 be deferred to allow opportunity for the CRC and interested parties to meet with Regional staff to resolve the issue of anaerobic digestion pre-treatment of leachate.

"LOST" on a division of 8 NAYS to 4 YEAS as follows:

NAYS: Councillors Stewart, Hunter, McGoldrick-Larsen, Hill, Meilleur, van den Ham, Davis and Kreling…8

YEAS: Councillors Byrne, Holmes, Hume and Doucet…4

 

MOTION NO. 115

Moved by Councillor B. Hill

Seconded by Councillor W. Stewart

WHEREAS on 11 July 2000, Planning and Environment Committee approved the selection of Route 3 as the preferred location for a pipeline to convey leachate from the Trail Road Waste Facility and contaminated groundwater from the Nepean Landfill site to the R.O. Pickard Environmental Centre for treatment and disposal;

AND WHEREAS Planning and Environment Committee has given reasons for this decision and has forwarded this decision and the reasons for Council approval;

AND WHEREAS the reasons for the selection of Route 3 contained some inaccuracies;

AND WHEREAS Council wishes to amend the reasons given by the Planning and Environment Committee to be technically accurate;

BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Recommendation No. 2 of Item 2 of Planning and Environment Committee Report No. 62, be deleted and replaced with the following:

"2. Approve pipeline route selection ({Route 3} as the preferred location as a pipeline to convey leachate from Trail Road Waste Facility and contaminated groundwater from Nepean Landfill Site to the R.O. Pickard Environmental Centre for treatment and disposal for the following reasons:

"CARRIED"

 

MOTION NO. 116

Moved by Councillor M. McGoldrick-Larsen

Seconded by Councillor W. Stewart

WHEREAS potential business development in the Barrhaven area of South Nepean, such as the possibility of a new Nortel site at the Cedarview and Fallowfield intersection, has raised speculation that the requirement for the extensions of the West Rideau Collector and the Jockvale Collector may become advanced;

AND WHEREAS should the requirement of the West Rideau Collector and the Jockvale Collector become advanced, it would reduce the complexity of Route 3 and be a more direct route to the R.O. Pickard Environmental Centre;

AND WHEREAS the members of the Public Liaison Committee, especially those members representing South Nepean communities, have been notified of Planning and Environment Committee’s decision of 11 July 2000;

BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Recommendation No. 2 of Item 2 of Planning and Environment Committee Report No. 62, be further amended by the addition of the following rationale:

"CARRIED"

 

Item 2 of Planning and Environment Committee Report No. 62 as amended by Motion Nos. 115 and 116 was then put to Council and "CARRIED" with Councillor Hume dissenting and Councillor Byrne dissenting on Recommendation No. 1.

 

 

3. Trail Road Landfill Site - Leachate Pre-treatment Research Program

 

Committee Recommendation

That Council receive this report for information.

"RECEIVED"

 

4. Township of Osgoode Official Plan Amendment No. 4 -

Craig, Village of Osgoode

 

Committee Recommendation

That Council approve Amendment No. 4 to the Township of Osgoode Official Plan as per the Approval Page attached as Annex I.

"CARRIED"

 

 

5. Renaming the Old Alignment of Stagecoach Road
(Regional Road 25) - Township of Osgoode

 

Committee Recommendation

That Council approve the following proposed street name:

1. That the old alignment of Stagecoach Road (Regional Road 25) north of Dalmeny Road (Regional Road 4) in the Township of Osgoode be renamed "Old Stagecoach Road".

"CARRIED"

 

Transportation Committee Report No. 67

 

  1. Modifications to Prince of Wales Drive to Accommodate

the Chapman Mills Area 4 Subdivision - Public Hearing

 

Committee Recommendation

Having held a public hearing, that Council approve the installation of traffic control signals at the intersection of Prince of Wales Drive (Old Highway 16) and Waterbridge Street (Winding Way) and the construction of associated roadway modifications as described in the report and illustrated in Annex B, subject to the proponent, Minto Developments Incorporated:

1. funding the total cost for the roadway modifications and the associated utility relocations which would include paying the total cost for the traffic control signal installation and their annual maintenance costs until such time as the signals meet the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario installation warrants and Council approves the assumption of the costs, and;

2. executing a legal agreement with respect to the above.

"CARRIED"

 

 

 

  1. Modifications to Innes Road and Blair Road Intersection

to Accommodate the Construction of the Innes Centre - Public Hearing

 

Committee Recommendation

Having held a public hearing, that Council approve the modifications to the traffic control signals at the intersection of Innes Road at Stonehenge Crescent east and Innes Road at Blair Road and associated roadway modifications along Innes Road between Stonehenge Crescent west and Blair Road as illustrated in Annexes B and C, subject to the owner, Canril Corporation:
    1. funding the total cost for the roadway modifications, the associated utility relocations and existing traffic control signal modifications; and,
    2. executing a legal agreement with respect to the above.

"CARRIED"

 

 

 

3. Litter/Recycling Bins - Pilot Project

 

Committee Recommendations As Amended

That Council approve participation in a pilot project for the placement and servicing of litter/recycling bins on City Streets and Regional Roads as outlined in this report and as amended by the following:

1. That Bank Street between Holmwood Avenue and First Avenue be excluded from the pilot project;

2. That the Rideau BIA streets be excluded from the pilot, with the exception of DND at the Mackenzie King Bridge and the Rideau Centre at the Mackenzie King Bridge;

3. That any additional locations of pilot project litter/recycling containers not identified in the list presented to the Transportation Committee, must receive approval through the ward councillor for the area, prior to installation;

4. That the City have 10 bins with no advertising, for City purposes;

5. That any revenues generated from this project will be returned to the Environment and Transportation Department to offset and/or enhance the City’s cost for litter control;

6. That the following amendments be made to Key Principle 2 of the Request for Proposal (Document 1):

a. That the second sentence be amended to read as follows: "The City reserves the right to choose and or remove the locations at which litter/recycling bins with an advertising component will be placed.";

b. That the following point be added: "That bins be removed following a request from a councillor.";

7. That an additional Key Principle 24 be added to the Request for Proposal (Document 1) to read as follows: "Litter bins will not be allowed to preclude any tree-planting locations.";

8. That the detailed report on the operation of the pilot program be presented to the City Committee and Council early in 2001 to decide on the program’s continuation or cancellation.

 

MOTION NO. 117

Moved by Councillor D. Holmes

Seconded by Councillor L. Davis

RESOLVED THAT Item 3 of Transportation Committee Report No. 67 be amended by adding the following Recommendation No. 9:

"9. That the Audible Pedestrian Signal Committee be requested to monitor the location of the litter/recycling bins."

"CARRIED"

 

Item 3 of Transportation Committee Report No. 67 as amended by Motion No. 117 was then put to Council and "CARRIED".

 

 

 

 

4. Assumption of Maintenance and Operating Costs for

Traffic Control Signals

 

Committee Recommendations As Amended

That Council approve that:

1. the existing policy be revised to reflect that "when a developer installed traffic control signal becomes warranted, the annual maintenance and operating costs of the traffic control signal will be assumed by the Municipality on the 1st of January of the next year", and that this be done under delegated authority;

2. the RMOC assume the annual maintenance and operating costs effective 1 January 2000 of the traffic control signals at;

a. Merivale Road (Regional Road 17) at 170 m north of Hunt Club Road (Regional Road 32) (Annex A);

b. West Hunt Club Road (Regional Road 32) at 210 m west of Merivale Road (Regional Road 17) (Annex A), and;

c. Richmond Road (Regional Road 36) at Stafford Shopping Centre Access/ Northside Road (Annex B);

3. the revised policy be amended to say that unwarranted signal supporters, i.e., those requested by developers, be advised that any requests for warrant counts be received by May 1st of each year.

"CARRIED"

 

 

 

 

Motion to Adopt Committee Reports

 

MOTION NO. 118

Moved by Councillor W. Byrne

Seconded by Councillor R. van den Ham

RESOLVED THAT Community Services Committee Report Nos. 51 and 52; Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee Report Nos. 71 and 72; Planning and Environment Committee Report No. 62; Transportation Committee Report No. 67 and the Memorandum from the Acting Finance Commissioner dated 8 August 2000 regarding Land Ambulance: New Ambulance System Design – Funding Requirements, be received and adopted as amended by Motion Nos. 112, 115, 116 and 117.

"CARRIED" with dissents as recorded on various items.

 

Motion To Introduce By-Laws

 

MOTION NO. 119

Moved by Councillor R. van den Ham

Seconded by Councillor B. Hill

RESOLVED THAT the following by-laws be enacted and passed.

By-law 55 of 2000 to amend By-law No. 1 of 1996 concerning traffic and parking regulations.

By-law 56 of 2000 to approve area municipality by-laws regulating traffic on local streets as follows:

City of Gloucester 108 of 2000

City of Nepean 069-2000

Township of West Carleton 42 of 2000

By-law 57 of 2000 to adopt an optional property class for 2000.

"CARRIED"

By-laws enacted and passed.

 

Confirmation By-law

 

MOTION NO. 120

Moved by Councillor B. Hill

Seconded by Councillor G. Hunter

RESOLVED THAT by-law 58 of 2000 to confirm the proceedings of Council be enacted and passed.

"CARRIED"

By-law enacted and passed.

 

Adjournment

Council adjourned at 4:03 p.m.

  

 

 

 

CLERK

 

CHAIR