THE REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF OTTAWA-CARLETON
DISPOSITION OF COMMITTEE REPORTS TO COUNCIL
12 FEBRUARY 1997
RECONSIDERATION
MOTION NO. 17
Moved by Councillor M. Bellemare
Seconded by Councillor D. Beamish
RESOLVED THAT Council Reconsider Item 4 of Planning and Environment Committee Report No. 50 - Proposed Solid Waste Collection Schedule Change Re: Statutory Holiday and motion No. 8, which reads as follows:
RESOLVED THAT with reference to Item 4 of Planning and Environment Committee Report 50, staff provide to Planning and Environment Committee's first meeting in March, an updated report on a permanent Monday to Friday collection schedule to include public consultation with local community associations.
"LOST" pursuant to Subsection 58(6) of the Procedure By-law.
4. PROPOSED SOLID WASTE COLLECTION SCHEDULE CHANGE
RE: STATUTORY HOLIDAYS
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council receive this report for information.
Planning and Environment Committee Report No. 50, Item 4. was then "RECEIVED"
COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 42
1. PROPOSED ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION OF DENTAL SERVICES FOR THE CHILDREN'S AID SOCIETY
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council approve the partnership between the Health Department, Dental Treatment Section, and the Children's Aid Society (CAS) of Ottawa-Carleton, to organise and administer dental benefits to CAS children.
"CARRIED"
2. REVISED PROPOSAL FOR THE RELOCATION OF ST. LUKE'S CHILD CARE CENTRE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS
That Council approve a revised proposal for the relocation of St. Luke's Child Care Centre to include:
1. A modified program structure for 52 children, comprising 20 toddler and 32 preschool spaces and;
2. A revised regional contribution to the capital budget of $395,000 to be provided from the Child Care Contingency Fund.
"CARRIED"
3. STRATEGIES FOR ACHIEVING EFFICIENCIES IN THE CHILD CARE SYSTEM
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS
That Council approve the following strategies to achieve savings to be used to maintain all of the JobsOntario spaces and create additional spaces. During the 1997 rate determination process, the Department will finalize which of the following strategies will be applied to each individual program. Savings of $1,039,000 will be achieved by:
1. Applying savings from the changes to the Employer Health Tax (EHT);
2. Adjusting group sizes to maximize the child/staff ratio with programs where this potential exists;
3. Reducing the number of employees over and above the Day Nurseries Act (DNA) regulations in programs where this exists;
4. Within three months of Council approval, developing plans with agencies who have indicated their willingness to phase out their infant spaces and convert them to spaces in other programs;
5. Closing or reducing the capacity of most child care programs attached to educational institutions for six to eight weeks over the summer;
6. Maintaining a reduction of up to 2.1% of per diem and administrative rates in community based and Municipal programs that have not been affected greatly by the above strategies for reducing costs;
7. Investigating in more detail the opportunities for savings and improved efficiency offered by developing automated links between child care agencies, MCSS Area Office and Social Services and creating an automated centralized waiting list for licensed child care programs and;
8. Using approximately $170,000 from the Child Care Contingency fund to offset the cost of phasing in strategies 2, 3 and 4 in 1997.
"CARRIED" as amended by the following motion:
MOTION NO. 19
Moved by Councillor A. Munter
Seconded by Councillor D. Holmes
RESOLVED THAT with reference to Item 3 of Community Services Committee Report 42, Recommendation 5 be amended by adding the following:
AND THAT the following steps be taken to address the needs of the parents and children using those school-based programs:
Permit parents who will not be pursuing summer education programs or working part-time to leave their subsidized childcare spot for the summer period, but be guaranteed the spot when they return to the academic session in September, so long as they continue to meet eligibility criteria; or
Allow students who are studying in the summer to maintain a subsidized daycare space through the summer session at another facility if the one they normally use has been closed.
4. THE DOOR - YOUTH CENTRE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION AS AMENDED
That $10,000 be provided from the 1997 Provision for Unforeseen, and subject to a Finance Department comment, for The Door - Youth Centre.
"CARRIED"
CORPORATE SERVICES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 52
1. CANADA-ONTARIO INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council confirm the following resolution:
"The Region of Ottawa-Carleton supports the position of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities urging a Phase II of the Canada-Ontario Infrastructure Program (COIW) as a tri-partite municipal infrastructure program" and that copies of the resolution and report be sent to the Prime Minister of Canada, the Premier of Ontario and all area Federal and Provincial Members of Parliament.
"CARRIED"
2. THREE-YEAR BIOSOLIDS HAULING AND BENEFICIAL USE
PROGRAMME - CONTRACT NOS.: CS-7800 AND CS-7801
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION AS AMENDED
That Council approve the appointment of Laidlaw Waste Systems, Carp, Contract No. CS-7801, to undertake a three year contract to divert and reuse biosolids as landfill cover material for a total provision of $969,894.
MOTION NO. 20
Moved by Councillor P. Hume
Seconded by Councillor W. Stewart
RESOLVED THAT Item 2 of Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee Report No. 52 - Three-year Biosolids Hauling and Beneficial use Programme Contract CS-7801 be TABLED until such time as the Appointment under Contract CS-7800 comes forward to Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee and Council.
"CARRIED"
3. ASSUMPTION OF TRUNK SEWERS AND PUMPING STATION
CITY OF KANATA
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council approve the assumption of the Signature Ridge Sanitary Pumping Station and Forcemain, the Kanata Lakes Trunk Sewer, and the Kanata North Trunk (Hines Road) Sewer per the request of the City of Kanata.
"CARRIED"
4. WELLINGTON STREET VORTEX CHAMBER UPGRADE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS
That Council approve:
1. The establishment of the Wellington Street Vortex Chamber Upgrade, Project No. 932-42058;
2. The transfer of $600,000 from the South Ottawa Collector Sewer account, Project No. 932-42008 to the Wellington Street Vortex Chamber Upgrade, Project No. 932-42058;
3. The pre-ordering of the 610 mm Hyprotec watermain pipe to be used in Phase II of the Wellington Street Reconstruction Project scheduled for construction in 1997.
"CARRIED"
5. BRITANNIA AND LEMIEUX, WATER PURIFICATION PLANTS
PROCESS MODIFICATIONS
CONTRACT CC-6209 - CONSULTANT APPOINTMENT
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council approve the appointment of CH2M Gore & Storrie Limited, Ottawa, to provide engineering pre-design and design services (Contract CC-6209) for a total contract provision of $600,000.
"CARRIED"
6. WATER PURIFICATION PLANTS
STANDBY POWER REPLACEMENT PROGRAM
ENGINEERING PRE-DESIGN, CONTRACT CC-7001
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council approve the award of Contract CC-7001 to J.L. Richards & Associates Ltd., Ottawa, for engineering pre-design for the proposed modifications to the Lemieux Island & Britannia Water Purification Plant standby power systems, for a total contract provision of $295,360.
"CARRIED"
7. MARCH ROAD - PHASE II
SOLANDT DRIVE TO KLONDIKE ROAD
EXTENSION OF ENGINEERING SERVICES
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS
That Council approve:
1. An extension to the assignment with McNeely Engineering Limited, Kanata, for the preparation of the design and contract documents for March Road, Phase II, between Solandt Drive and Klondike Road in the amount of $245,000, bringing the revised total contract provision to $1,020,000;
2. The transfer of funds in the amount of $600,000 from the Village of Carp (912-30692) to the March Road project (912-30616).
"CARRIED"
8. SUPPLY OF TRAFFIC SIGNAL EQUIPMENT
TENDER 0550-88-T1/97 - CONTRACT AWARD
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS
That Council approve the award of Tender 0550-88-T1/97, Supply of Traffic Signal Equipment to:
1. Fortran Traffic Systems Ltd., Scarborough, Ontario in the amount of $218,400.23;
2. Econolite Canada Inc., Scarborough, Ontario in the amount of $14,245.63;
for a total contract provision of $232,645.86.
"CARRIED"
9. SUPPLY OF REFLECTORIZED SHEETING -
TENDER 0550-45-T1/97 - CONTRACT AWARD
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council approve the award of Tender 0550-45-T1/97, Supply of Reflectorized Sheeting to 3M Canada Inc., London, for a total contract provision of $140,279.92.
"CARRIED"
10. 1997 INTERIM FINANCING REQUISITIONS BY-LAWS
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council approve the interim requisitions to be paid by area municipalities in the amounts and on the dates set out in Annex A and that the appropriate interim financing requisition by-laws be prepared for enactment by Council.
"CARRIED"
11. STATEMENT OF REMUNERATION, BENEFITS AND EXPENSES PAID
TO COUNCILLORS AND COUNCIL APPOINTEES FOR 1996
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council receive this report for information.
"RECEIVED"
12. TILE DRAINAGE DEBENTURES
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council receive this report for information.
"RECEIVED"
13. CASH INVESTMENTS AND LOANS RECEIVABLE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council receive this report for information.
"RECEIVED"
14. PROVINCIAL OFFENCES ACT - TRANSFER
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council direct staff to prepare and submit a proposal to the Ministry of the Attorney General for the assumption by the Region of responsibility for the administration and prosecution of offences under the Provincial Offences Act, based upon the contents of this report.
"CARRIED"
15. SALE OF SURPLUS PROPERTY
1116 ALENMEDE CRESCENT
CITY OF OTTAWA
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS
That Council:
1. Declare the property described as part of the east part of Lot 24, Plan M177, municipally known as 1116 Alenmede Crescent, City of Ottawa, surplus to Regional needs;
2. Approve the sale of the said surplus property to Chao Qun Lei and Jin Feng Chen for the amount of $108,000.00 pursuant to an agreement of Purchase and Sale that has been received.
"CARRIED"
16. TRAFFIC AND PARKING BY-LAW - SET FINES
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council approve the new set fines for Traffic and Parking By-law No. 1 of 1996, attached as Annex A.
MOTION NO. 21
Moved by Councillor J. Legendre
Seconded by Councillor B. McGarry
RESOLVED THAT Item 16 of Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee Report No. 52 be REFERRED back to staff and the Transportation Committee so as to allow for a public consultation process.
"CARRIED"
PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 51
1. OMB REFERRAL REQUEST
RURAL OFFICIAL PLAN AMENDMENT No. 58
TOWNSHIP OF CUMBERLAND
ROCKDALE ROAD TOWING BUSINESS - VARS BUSINESS PARK
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council refer Amendment No. 58 to the Cumberland Official Plan - Rural Section to the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) as the associated zoning by-law amendment is already before the OMB awaiting a hearing.
"CARRIED"
2. REMOVAL OF DELEGATED AUTHORITY
FOR ZAIDAN SUBDIVISION AGREEMENT
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council remove the delegated authority for planning approvals on the Zaidan Subdivision Agreement from the Planning and Development Approvals Commissioner.
MOTION NO. 22
Moved by Councillor D. Holmes
Seconded by Councillor D. Beamish
RESOLVED THAT the Recommendation with respect to Item 2 of Planning and Environment Committee Report No. 51 be substituted by the following:
"That the Zaidan Subdivision Agreement proceed to Planning and Environment Committee and Council for approval."
"CARRIED"
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 44
1. HUNT CLUB ROAD (REGIONAL ROAD 32)/WEST HUNT CLUB ROAD -
SPEED ZONING
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS AS AMENDED
That Council approve:
1. The implementation of an 80 km/h speed limit on West Hunt Club Road/Hunt Club Road (Regional Road 32) between Cedarview Road (Regional Road 23) and a point 660 m east of Bowesville Road;
2. The implementation of a 70 km/h speed limit on Hunt Club Road between a point 660 m east of Bowesville Road and a point 110 metres east of Cahill Drive;
3. The implementation of an 80 km/h speed limit on Hunt Club Road between a point 110 metres east of Cahill Drive and Hawthorne Road (Regional Road 32).
4. That a six-month review following a staff report on the impacts of the change be done by the Transportation Committee.
"CARRIED" as amended by the following motion:
MOTION NO. 23
Moved by Councillor W. Stewart
Seconded by Councillor G. Hunter
RESOLVED THAT Item 1 of Transportation Committee Report No. 44 be amended by replacing the Committee Recommendations with the following:
That Council approve:
1. The implementation of a 70km/h speed limit on West Hunt Club Road/Hunt Club Road (Regional Road 32) between Cedarview Road (Regional Road 23) and a point 660m east of Bowesville Road;
2. The implementation of a 60 km/h speed limit on Hunt Club Road between a point 660m east of Bowesville Road and a point 110 metres east of Cahill Drive;
3. The implementation of a 70km/h speed limit on Hunt club Road between a point 110 metres east of Cahill Drive and Hawthorne Road (Regional Road 32).
4. That a six-month review following a staff report on the impacts of the change be done by the Transportation Committee.
MOTION NO. 24
Moved by Councillor D. Pratt
Seconded by Councillor A. Loney
RESOLVED THAT Council consider a Motion to Reconsider Recommendations 1 and 3 of Motion No. 23, as follows:
1. The implementation of a 70km/h speed limit on West Hunt Club Road/Hunt Club Road (Regional Road 32) between Cedarview Road (Regional Road 23) and a point 660 m east of Bowesville Road;
3. The implementation of a 70 km/h speed limit on Hunt Club between a point 110 metres east of Cahill Drive and Hawthorne Road (Regional Road 32).
"CARRIED" pursuant to Subsection 58(4) of the Procedure By-law.
2. TAXI STAND - QUEEN STREET, NORTH SIDE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS AS AMENDED
That Council approve the following changes on a six-month trial basis and enact a Special By-law to reflect these changes:
1. The OC Transpo bus stop be located on the north side of Queen Street, immediately west of Bank Street (for a 25m bus zone) and;
2. There be as many spaces for taxis as can be created on the north side of Queen Street, between the bus stop and the existing Para Transpo spot and;
3. The chip wagon and the V.I.P. spot on the north side of Queen Street (westbound lane) be eliminated and;
4. That the displaced chip wagon be moved to the closest parking spot west of the access to the C.D. Howe Building parking entrance and;
5. The exemption of taxis from the current southbound right-turn prohibition at Bank Street and Queen Street.
"CARRIED" as amended by the following motion:
MOTION NO. 25
Moved by Councillor D. Holmes
Seconded by Councillor J. Legendre
RESOLVED THAT Item 2 of Transportation Committee Report
No. 44 be amended as follows:
"the chip wagon" be deleted from recommendation 3.
That recommendation 4 be referred back to the Transportation Committee for discussion with the vendor.
3. USE OF FUEL TAX
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council support the Regional Municipality of Durham's resolution (Annex A) on potential solutions for generating revenue to offset operating and maintenance costs of transit services.
"CARRIED"
BY-LAWS
ALL BY-LAWS ENACTED AND PASSED with appropriate deletions to By-law 13 of 1997 - Traffic and Parking regulations, as a result of amendments and reconsideration of recommendations, to Hunt Club Road/West Hunt Club Road - Speed Zoning.
MOTIONS
MOTION NO. 15
Moved by Councillor A. Cullen
Seconded by Councillor B. McGarry
WHEREAS the Provincial Government has made announcements concerning the re-allocation of responsibilities between the Provincial Government and municipalities;
WHEREAS among these announcements are the downloading of responsibility for funding social services, health services and social housing to the municipal level;
WHEREAS Regional Council has previously taken the position that mandated income maintenance programs should be the responsibility of the Provincial Government;
WHEREAS the Association of Municipalities in Ontario has taken the position that the downloading of responsibility for funding social services, health services and social housing to municipalities "is completely unacceptable";
THEREFORE the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton endorse the AMO position, and call on the Provincial Government to reconsider their proposals, so that the burden of paying for these programs not fall on property taxpayers;
And that this position be conveyed to the Premier of Ontario, the Ontario Cabinet, Ottawa-Carleton M.P.P.s, AMO, and local area municipalities.
"CARRIED"
MOTION NO. 16
Moved by Councillor D. Holmes
Seconded by Councillor J. Legendre
RESOLVED THAT David Crombie be invited to come to Ottawa-Carleton to talk about the Provincial Government's devolution of responsibilities from his perspective.
"CARRIED"
MOTION NO. 28
Moved by Councillor D. Pratt
Seconded by Councillor A. Munter
WHEREAS a global reduction in emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG) is necessary to protect against climate change and possible adverse effects on human health, the physical environment, economy and quality of life;
WHEREAS industrialized countries, gathered at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development in 1992, ratified a Convention on Climate Change committing countries to stabilize greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels by the year 2000;
WHEREAS current forecasts predict that Canada's GHGs could be in the order of 13% above 1990 emissions by the year 2000 if no action is taken, thus falling short of its commitment;
WHEREAS since 1991 the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) has encouraged municipal governments to adopt a reduction target of 20% for CO2 emissions and has actively encouraged municipal governments to adopt policies and measures to reduce GHG emissions within their municipality;
WHEREAS FCM has just established a 20% Club to provide a forum for municipal governments to demonstrate their leadership on climate change issues and undertake to share their knowledge and experience with other municipal governments;
WHEREAS Club members commit to working towards reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 20% of 1990 levels first within their operations and, then throughout their municipal area by the year 2005 or within ten years of joining the FCM 20% Club.
BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Council of the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton communicate to FCM its support for the 20% Club and its expression of interest in participating in the Club.
"CARRIED"
MOTION NO. 30
Moved by Councillor W. Stewart
Seconded by Councillor A. Munter
WHEREAS, the Province of Ontario introduced Bill 107, the Water and Sewage Services Improvement Act, on January 20 1997;
WHEREAS, the 30 day public consultation period as provided for under the Environmental Bill of Rights Registry expires February 19, 1997;
WHEREAS, Staff have not yet had the opportunity to prepare a report for consideration by Planning and Environment Committee and Council on the impacts in Ottawa-Carleton of this proposed legislation;
BE IT RESOLVED, that Council petition the Minister of the MOEE for an extension of the 30 day public consultation period to allow for a report to be brought to the Planning and Environment Committee and Council on the impacts of the proposed legislation in Ottawa-Carleton.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT, should this Bill be referred to standing Committee of the Ontario Legislature, that Staff be directed to provide comments to this Committee and/ or forward Council's position on the aforementioned Bill.
"CARRIED"
NOTICE OF MOTION (FOR CONSIDERATION AT NEXT REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING)
A. Moved by: Councillor B. McGarry
Seconded by: Councillor A. Loney
WHEREAS many models of local governance have been and are being proposed, each with their own merits; and
WHEREAS a process is clearly required to allow these models to be investigated, analyzed and debated by the public and to ensure that a made in Ottawa-Carleton solution is arrived at; and
WHEREAS the ongoing nature of uncertainty over governance is demoralizing municipal staff, destabilizing inter-municipal relations and preventing local government from focusing on the considerable fiscal and social challenges we face.
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton request that the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing undertake, on behalf of the Citizens of Ottawa-Carleton, the following:
1. Repeal the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton Act, effective December 1, 1998 in order to replace it with a new structure developed locally.
2. That to facilitate the establishment of a new act, the Minister delay the upcoming municipal election until November 9, 1998, with the registration/nomination day being March 31, 1998. The new council or councils would take office on December 1, 1998.
3. That the Minister immediately establish a panel of Ottawa-Carleton citizens, nominated by the councils of the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton and local municipalities, to hear submissions from politicians and, to identify guiding principles, to investigate all models of governance being proposed, hold public hearings across the region, undertake research on different political and administrative structures/models and produce a report by August 31, 1997. The Panel report is to be submitted to the 12 local councils with the object being to obtain the formula required by the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing to implement a made-in-Ottawa-Carleton solution (a majority of local councils representing a majority of the population, plus a majority of Regional Council) by October 31, 1997.
4. That members of the Citizens Panel sign a pledge that they will not be candidates in the 1998 municipal election.
5. That, in the event that the local solution falls short of the triple-majority, the Minister appoint a Commissioner to resolve the issue.
FURTHER BE IT RESOLVED that this motion be forwarded to the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing for his immediate consideration and circulated to all area municipalities for endorsement.
B. At the request of the Mover and Seconder the following Notice of Motion on the Council Agenda was "WITHDRAWN":
WHEREAS municipal involvement in the tripartite municipal/provincial/federal model was a determining factor in the success of the present National Infrastructure Program;
WHEREAS municipal governments are duly elected and have their own source of revenues through property taxes;
WHEREAS municipal government participation ensures: a financially viable third partner in any tripartite arrangement; a quick start to the program; and a second phase that builds on past experience;
WHEREAS the current program has created 100,000 jobs and has generated over 12,000 infrastructure projects;
WHEREAS the program met its two main objectives: job creation and infrastructure renewal;
WHEREAS the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton has benefited from the Canada Infrastructure Works (CIW) Program, but needs additional funding for a variety of other projects;
AND WHEREAS the overwhelming majority of municipal governments in Canada support renewal of the program;
BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Council of the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton urge the Prime Minister of Canada to launch Phase II of the Infrastructure program and that any such program must include municipal governments as full-partners;
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the Council of the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton forward copies of this resolution to the Prime Minister, the Minister of Finance, local M.P.s; the Premier and Finance Minister of Ontario, local M.P.P.'s and the FCM secretariat.