Special Regional Council

22 december 1999

No. 21

 

 

The Regional Municipality

 

of

 

Ottawa-Carleton

 

Council Minutes

 

 

A Special meeting of the Council of the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton was called to meet at Haydon Hall, Regional Headquarters, 111 Lisgar Street, Ottawa, on Wednesday, 22 December 1999, for the purpose of considering the Year 2000 Budget.

The meeting was called to order at 9:31 a.m., with Regional Chair Robert Chiarelli presiding.

ALL MEMBERS WERE PRESENT EXCEPT COUNCILLOR VAN DEN HAM.

 

Confirmation Of Minutes

The minutes of the Regular Council meeting of 8 December 1999 were confirmed.

 

Declarations Of Interest Arising From Prior Meetings Of Council And Committees

No declarations of interest were filed.

Motion To Introduce Committee Reports

 

MOTION NO. 234

Moved by Councillor W. Stewart

Seconded by Councillor L. Davis

RESOLVED THAT Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee Report No. 53; Planning and Environment Committee Report No. 48; Transportation Committee Report No. 52; the 2000 Draft Operating Estimates, the 2000 Draft Capital Estimates and 10 Year Capital Forecast be received and considered and that the Rules of Procedure be suspended in order that Council may receive and consider Community Services Committee Report No. 39; Ottawa-Carleton Regional Police Services Board Report No. 5; Ottawa-Carleton Regional Transit Commission Report No. 2; and a Report of the Finance Commissioner dated 22 December 1999 entitled: 2000 Draft Estimates – Recommended Adjustments.

"CARRIED"

 

 

(COMMITTEE REPORTS BEGIN ON PAGE )

 

 

Community Services Committee Report No. 39

 

1. 2000 Community Services Committee Budget Review

 

Committee Recommendations As Amended

That Council approve the 2000 Draft Operating Estimates and the 2000 Draft Capital Estimates and 10-Year Capital Forecast for the Community Services Committee, as amended by the following:

Health Department

a) 2000 Draft Operating Estimates (pp. 3 to 51)

That the Aphasia Centre receive one time funding of $45, 000 for their continued operation and that the welfare caseload be adjusted to accommodate this grant to be placed under the jurisdiction of the Health Department.

"CARRIED"

 

b) 2000 Draft Capital Estimates (p. 199 )

That the Land Ambulance Transition budget (Project 900453, pg. 119) be amended by increasing the Revenue line from $1,166,000 to $1,784,000.

"CARRIED"

 

Social Services Department

c) 2000 Draft Operating Estimates (pp. 89 to 109)

That resources in the amount of $50, 000 be allocated to the Forward Family Shelter for the purpose of providing programming support surrounding children housed in this facility. That this amount be taken from within the Social Assistance, Hostels and Residential Care envelope.

"CARRIED" with Councillor McGoldrick-Larsen dissenting.

 

 

Child Care

d) 2000 Draft Operating Estimates (pp. 119 to 135

i) That the 2000 Child Care Budget draft estimates be increased by $580,000 in order to provide the same increase in compensation received by regional child care staff in the year 2000 to Purchase of Service Child Care programs. This amount is to be funded from within the existing Community Services envelope as recommended by staff.

ii) That the unallocated 1999 National Child Benefit Supplement fund (approx. $1.4 million) be allocated to the Child Care Capital Fund.

"CARRIED"

 

 

2. Mandatory Program Priorities for Year 2000 Budget

 

Committee Recommendation

That Council approve that $880,000 be allocated from the Community Services envelope to address pressing gaps in Public Health Mandatory Programs.

"CARRIED"

 

 

3. Year 2000 Community Funding Recommendations

 

Committee Recommendation

That Council approve the Year 2000 funding allocations to community organizations as described in Annexes A to E of the report.

"CARRIED" with Councillors Hume, Hill, McGoldrick-Larsen and Hunter dissenting.

 

4. Funding for the Homelessness Initiatives Team

 

Committee Recommendation

That Council approve the allocation of $300,000 from the Community Services envelope to provide ongoing funding for the continued operation of the Homelessness Initiatives Team.

"CARRIED" with Councillors McGoldrick-Larsen, Hume, Hill Hunter and Beamish dissenting.

 

 

5. Priorities for 2000 Budget: Task Force on Poverty

 

Committee Recommendation

That Council approve the priorities for the 2000 budget outlined in the report.

"CARRIED" with Councillors Hill, Hunter, McGoldrick-Larsen, Beamish, Stewart and Hume dissenting.

 

 

6. Increase in Funding for Domiciliary Hostels

 

Committee Recommendation

That Council approve an increase in the per diem rate from $34.00 to $44.50 for the domiciliary hostel program effective January 1 2000. That the Region’s 20% share ($2.00) be implemented effective January 1 2000 and that Council request that the Province provides its 80% share retroactive to January 1, 2000. The total cost of this increase would be approximately $ 2,750,000 (provincial cost: $ 2,200,00 and regional cost $ 550,000).

"CARRIED"

Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee Report No. 53

 

2000 Corporate Services And

Economic Development Committee Budget Review

 

Committee Recommendations As Amended

That Council approve the 2000 Draft Operating Estimates and the 2000 Draft Capital Estimates & 10-Year Capital Forecast for the Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee, as presented or as amended by the following Motions:

 

1. The 2000 Mississippi Valley Conservation Authority Budget in the amount of $313,328, page 166, as mandated under the statutory levy requirement;

The 2000 Rideau Valley Conservation Authority Budget in the amount of $1,295,650, page 166, as mandated under the statutory levy requirement;

The 2000 South Nation Conservation Authority Budget in the amount of $427,815, page 166, as mandated under the statutory levy requirement.

2. That the Regional Finance and Health Departments evaluate and investigate the issue of one-time and ongoing hospital restructuring costs and the impact on the charitable sector;

And that staff prepare a report outlining potential ways to address this issue, including (but not limited to):

- Provincial grants to cover the full costs of provincially ordered hospital restructuring, and failing that

- reserve funds;

- dedicated levy;

- restructuring savings;

- debenture; and

- any other options available.

 

3. That the Chief Administrative Officer find a source to provide a $10,000 purchase of service contract for the Woods Manufacturing Company Brass Band.

4. That an amount of $2 million be added to the corporate budget (Finance - Sundry and Remissions - CSEDC Operating Book page 133) for the provision of the Transition Team, subject to staff comments to be provided at the Council budget review meeting on 22 December 1999.

"CARRIED" with Councillors Hume, Stewart, and McGoldrick-Larsen dissenting on Recommendation 3.

 

MOTION NO. 235

Moved by Councillor J. Legendre

Seconded by Councillor C. Doucet

RESOLVED THAT the Ottawa-Carleton Research Institute Budget {Page 185} be amended to adopt the 2000 Budget estimate of $600,000.

"LOST" on a division of 11 NAYS to 3 YEAS as follows:

NAYS: Councillors Hunter, Holmes, Beamish, Hume, Kreling, Hill, Cantin, Stewart, Loney, Bellemare and Chair Chiarelli…11

YEAS: Councillors Legendre, Doucet and Byrne…3

 

MOTION NO. 236

Moved by Councillor D. Holmes

Seconded by Councillor A. Loney

RESOLVED THAT the Arts Grants Budget be increased to $1.75 per capita to be funded from the reduction in social service care load in 2000.

"LOST" on a division of 10 NAYS to 7 YEAS as follows:

NAYS: Councillors Hunter, Meilleur, Legendre, Hume, Kreling, McGoldrick-Larsen, Hill, Stewart, Bellemare and Chair Chiarelli…10

YEAS: Councillors Holmes, Doucet, Munter, Byrne, Cantin, Davis and Loney…7

 

MOTION NO. 237

Moved by Councillor R. Cantin

Seconded by Councillor W. Byrne

RESOLVED THAT Council approve a revised budget of $1.50 per capita for the Arts Grants Budget for an estimated budget of $1,125,000 up from the current $1.12 per capita or $841,000 to be funded from the reduction in the Social Service caseload in 2000.

"LOST" on a division of 10 NAYS to 8 YEAS as follows:

NAYS: Councillors Hunter, Meilleur, Legendre, Beamish, Hume, Kreling, McGoldrick-Larsen, Hill, Stewart and Bellemare…10

YEAS: Councillors Holmes, Doucet, Munter, Byrne, Cantin, Davis, Loney and Chair Chiarelli…8

 

MOTION NO. 238

Moved by Councillor D. Holmes

Seconded by Councillor A. Loney

RESOLVED THAT should there not be the need for the level of reductions as outlined in the 2000 Draft Estimates – Recommended Adjustment – and should there be the funds available that staff present a report providing for $500,000 increased funding for Arts Grants ($1.75 per capita).

 

The Acting Chair, Madeleine Meilleur, ruled that Motion No. 238 was in order.

Councillor Hunter challenged the Rule of the Chair.

The Chair’s Rule was sustained on a division of 11 YEAS to 7 NAYS as follows:

YEAS: Councillors Meilleur, Legendre, Holmes, Kreling, Doucet, Munter, Byrne, Cantin, Davis, Loney and Chair Chiarelli…11

NAYS: Councillors Hunter, Beamish, Hume, McGoldrick-Larsen, Hill, Stewart and Bellemare…7

 

Motion No. 238 was then put to Council and "CARRIED" on a division of 10 YEAS to 8 NAYS as follows:

YEAS: Councillors Meilleur, Legendre, Holmes, McGoldrick-Larsen, Doucet, Munter, Byrne, Cantin, Davis and Loney…10

NAYS: Councillors Hunter, Beamish, Hume, Kreling, Hill, Stewart, Bellemare and Chair Chiarelli…8

 

Ottawa-Carleton Regional Police Services Board Report No. 5

 

Ottawa-Carleton Regional Police Service 2000 Budget Estimates

 

Board Recommendation As Amended

That Council approve the 2000 Ottawa-Carleton Regional Police Service Operating and Capital Budget Estimates as presented, with the inclusion of the page on "Capital Works Not Requiring Additional Authority".

"CARRIED" with Councillor Hill dissenting on the Ottawa-Carleton Regional Police Services Board – Operating Budget [2000 Draft Operating Estimates {Page 35}] and Councillor Hunter dissenting on the Ottawa-Carleton Regional Police Services Board – Capital Budget {Page 47}.

 

Ottawa-Carleton Regional Transit Commission Report No. 2

 

2000 Transit Services Committee Budget Review

Committee Recommendation As Amended

That Council approve the 2000 Draft Operating Estimates-OC Transpo Supplementary Information as tabled with Regional Council, December 8, 1999 and as amended by the following:

2000 DRAFT OPERATING ESTIMATES, OC TRANSPO (p. 3)

That the 2000 Draft Operating Estimates be approved, including fare increases to be introduced on April 1, 2000 as follows:

    1. Ticket prices to increase by 5 cents to 80 cents;

    2. Adult Transpass prices to increase by $1.50 to $58.50; and

    3. Student Transpass prices to increase by $1.00 to $47.75.

"CARRIED"

 

2000 DRAFT OPERATING ESTIMATES, PARA TRANSPO (p. 11)

That the 2000 Draft Operating Estimates, Para Transpo, be approved, as amended by the following:

1. That approval be given for a total of $240,000 which has been added to the Para Transpo 2000 draft operating estimates in order to increase the number of trips provided to Para Transpo customers by approximately 13,000. That the $240,000 be drawn from Para Transpo operating reserves.

2. That approval in principle be given for a taxi pilot project for Para Transpo and authorization for staff to tender for service to provide transportation to some customers who would otherwise be refused service in 2000.

    1. That the review of eligibility for Para Transpo be completed by June, 2000 and that any freed up service be re-deployed to customers who cannot use regular transit.

"CARRIED"

 

2000 DRAFT CAPITAL ESTIMATES, OC TRANSPO (pp. 15 - 21)

That the 2000 Draft Capital Estimates be approved, with new Authority for $18,179,000.

"CARRIED"

 

Planning and Environment Committee Report No. 48

 

2000 Planning and Environment Budget Review

 

Committee Recommendation as Amended

That Council approve the 2000 Draft Operating and Capital Budget Estimates and 10 Year Capital Forecast for the Planning and Environment Committee, as presented to Committee on 14 December 1999, and as amended by the following:

ENVIRONMENT (WATER DIVISION, CAPITAL PROJECT No. 900439, STITTSVILLE/KANATA FEEDERMAIN LINK, PAGES 336/337)

That the studies, funded by this spending authority, be predicated on the current approved growth projections only; and

That the terms of reference include maintaining the agricultural/green buffer between Kanata and Stittsville, as per the Official Plan and that this feedermain not be permitted to service these lands.

"CARRIED"

 

Transportation Committee Report No. 52

 

2000 Transportation Committee Budget

 

Committee Recommendations As Amended

1. That Council approve the 2000 Draft Capital and Operating budget estimates for the Transportation Committee, as amended by the following:

a. That the King Edward Avenue (Laurier to Sussex) rehabilitation (Project 900061, pg. 131) be advanced to take place in the year 2001 and that preparatory work start this coming fiscal year, and that $1M be allocated in 2000 for an Environmental Assessment Study and detailed design.

b. That $50,000 be transferred from Structures - Provincial Highway Transfer (Project 900094, pg. 213) to Audible Pedestrian Signal Program (Project 900115, pg. 181).

c. That the New Traffic Control Signals - Urban budget (Project 900431, pg. 191) be increased by $2.59M, 80% of which is expected to be funded through Regional Development Charges, in order to address the list of outstanding locations that currently meet 100% of the approved pedestrian or traffic signal warrants;

That the net increase of approximately $500,000 to the Region be accommodated through either:

a. unused capital authority

b. capital works progress

c. or a combination thereof.

d. That the preliminary design for the New Orchard bus stop, (reference Transitway System Improvements Project 900273, pg. 241), once complete, be submitted to the Transportation Committee and Council prior to submission to the National Capital Commission and commencement of the Environmental Assessment Study.

e. That the Noise Attenuation Retrofit Program be included in the list of capital projects and that funding in the amount of $500,000 be allocated for the year 2000;

And that this amount be accommodated through either:

a. unused capital authority

b. capital works in progress

c. a combination thereof.

f. That $250,000 be allocated in the 2000 budget ($200,000 from Regional Development Charges and $50,000 from within the Transportation and Environment Department budget) to partner with the City of Nepean to fund transportation improvements needed as a result of significant economic development in the South Merivale Business Park.

2. That Council approve the following:

a. That the following Motion be accepted in principle, and that it be referred to the Planning and Environment Committee for consideration and that the process being endorsed in principle would be looked at in concert with what staff are already looking at in Planning and Environment and in Transportation as far as bringing local issues together in the new year:

WHEREAS the year 2000 is the transition year to the new City of Ottawa and new types of planning will have to be undertaken to assist the new Council to identify priorities at both the city and the neighbourhood level;

BE IT RESOLVED THAT staff provide Council with an assessment of what would be a reasonable method of integrating the multi-layers of plans presently in force across the Region;

BE IT RESOLVED THAT staff provide an analysis of what Council will want to consider as the new city plan and the planning process required to get there;

BE IT RESOLVED THAT as part of the preparation for the new city plan a small amount of money and some staff time be provided to each Councillor to prepare a Communities and Environmental Priority Plan for each ward;

BE IT RESOLVED THAT these plans would identify on a ward by ward basis, through a process of community consultations what the various communities which comprise each ward regard as priority issues to be addressed in the new city plan and year 2001 budget process.

b. That the following Motion be given as direction to staff:

That should the RMOC receive a new Canada Infrastructure Program during this coming fiscal year, that some of the money saved through this initiative be transferred to the Traffic Calming Measures budget (Project 900065, pg. 165).

 

MOTION NO. 239

Moved by Councillor M. McGoldrick-Larsen

Seconded by Councillor D. Beamish

WHEREAS the Woodroffe Fallowfield intersection is a rural cross section, operating at level F;

WHEREAS Regional Police and Transport Canada had reported that traffic from the Woodroffe Fallowfield intersection was backing up to a point where there is a serious safety concern, as cars are stopped on the railway tracks on Woodroffe Avenue;

WHEREAS continued residential, commercial and industrial development (JDS Uniphase) will demand this intersection be reconstructed soon;

WHEREAS the City of Nepean General Policy and Administration Committee agreed to work with the Region to see that improvements to this intersection are made over the 2000-2001 timeframe and agreed to providing $ 1 million for this initiative;

BE IT RESOLVED THAT funding be allocated in the 2000 budget for the design for the intersection of Fallowfield and Woodroffe Avenue, the cost estimate is $250,000 to be funded 80% from Regional Development Charges and 20% from 1999 contingency funding.

"CARRIED" on a division of 15 YEAS to 1 NAY as follows:

YEAS: Councillors Hunter, Meilleur, Legendre, Holmes, Beamish, Hume, Kreling, McGoldrick-Larsen, Hill, Doucet, Cantin, Stewart, Loney, Bellemare and Chair Chiarelli…15

NAYS: Councillor Byrne…1

 

MOTION NO. 240

Moved by Councillor W. Stewart

Seconded by Councillor B. Hill

RESOLVED THAT "Urban Budget (project 900431, pg 191)" be removed from Recommendation 1c) so that the increase in New Traffic Control Signals Budget can be applied in urban or rural RMOC as need arises.

"CARRIED" on a division of 11 YEAS to 6 NAYS as follows:

YEAS: Councillors Meilleur, Legendre, Beamish, Hume, McGoldrick-Larsen, Hill, Byrne, Davis, Stewart, Loney and Chair Chiarelli…11

NAYS: Councillors Hunter, Holmes, Kreling, Doucet, Cantin and Bellemare…6

 

MOTION NO. 241

Moved by Councillor M. Bellemare

Seconded by Councillor H. Kreling

RESOLVED THAT Transportation Committee Recommendation No. 1e) be replaced by the following:

"1e) That the Noise Attenuation Retrofit Program be included in the list of capital projects, and that funding be allocated as follows:

(a) $50,000 for the Year 2000 from Strategic Transportation Planning Studies (Project # 900099, 2000 Draft Capital Estimates and 10 Year Capital Forecast, page 90);

(b) $500,000 in each year thereafter."

"CARRIED"

 

Transportation Committee Report No. 52 ~ 2000 Transportation Committee Budget as amended by Motion Nos. 239, 240 and 241 was then put to Council and "CARRIED" with Councillor Hume dissenting on Recommendation 1c) [Urban Budget – Project 900431 {Page 191}] and Councillor Hunter dissenting on the Transportation Committee – Transit Capital Budget [2000 Draft Capital Estimates {Pages 234 - 251}].

 

 

Motion To Adopt Committee Reports

 

MOTION NO. 242

Moved by Councillor M. McGoldrick-Larsen

Seconded by Councillor A. Munter

RESOLVED THAT Community Services Committee Report No. 39; Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee Report No. 53; Ottawa-Carleton Regional Police Services Board Report No. 5; Ottawa-Carleton Regional Transit Commission Report No. 2; Planning and Environment Committee Report No. 48; Transportation Committee Report No. 52; and the Report of the Finance Commissioner dated 22 December 1999 entitled: 2000 Draft Estimates – Recommended Adjustments be received and adopted as amended by Motion Nos. 239, 240 and 241 {See also, Motion No. 238}.

"CARRIED" with:

Councillor McGoldrick-Larsen dissenting on Recommendation 1c) [Social Services Department – 2000 Draft Operating Estimates – Forward Family Shelter];

Councillors Hume, Hill, Hunter and McGoldrick-Larsen dissenting on Recommendation 3 [Year 2000 Community Funding];

Councillors Beamish, Hume, Hill, Hunter and McGoldrick-Larsen dissenting on Recommendation 4 [Funding for the Homelessness Initiatives Team];

Councillors Beamish, Hume, Hill, Hunter, Stewart and McGoldrick-Larsen dissenting on Recommendation 5 [Priorities for 2000 Budget: Task Force on Poverty];

Councillor Hume dissenting on Recommendation 1c) of Transportation Committee Report No. 52 [Urban Budget – Project 900431 {Page 191}];

Councillor Hunter dissenting on the Social Housing Budget [Community Services Committee – 2000 Draft Operating Estimates {Page 114}];

Councillors Hill and Hunter dissenting on the Art in Public Places – Capital Budget [2000 Draft Capital Estimates {Page 76}];

Councillors Bellemare, Byrne, Hunter and Hill dissenting on the Lansdowne Park Budget [Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee – 2000 Draft Operating Estimates {Page 88}];

Councillor Hill dissenting on Lansdowne Park Retrofit – Capital Budget [Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee Report No. 53 – Project 900501];

Councillor Hill dissenting on Ottawa-Carleton Wildlife Centre Budget [Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee – 2000 Draft Operating Estimates {Page 196}];

Councillor Hunter dissenting on Economic Development Grants Budget [Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee – 2000 Draft Operating Estimates {Page 208}];

Councillors Hill and Hunter dissenting on the Arts Grants Budget [Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee – 2000 Draft Operating Estimates {Page 212}];

Councillors Hume, Stewart and McGoldrick-Larsen dissenting on the Woods Manufacturing Company Brass Band Budget [Recommendation 3, Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee Report No. 53];

Councillor Hill dissenting on the Ottawa-Carleton Regional Police Services Board – Operating Budget [2000 Draft Operating Estimates {Page 35}];

Councillor Hunter dissenting on Ottawa-Carleton Regional Police Services Board – Capital Budget {Page 47};

Councillor Hunter dissenting on the Transportation Committee – Transit Capital Budget [2000 Draft Capital Estimates {Pages 234 - 251}].

 

Motion To Introduce By-Laws

 

MOTION NO. 243

Moved by Councillor M. Bellemare

Seconded by Councillor D. Beamish

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

By-law 95 of 1999 to approve area municipality by-laws regulating traffic on local streets as follows:

City of Gloucester 204 of 1999

City of Gloucester 205 of 1999

Township of Goulbourn 34-99

Township of Goulbourn 36-99

Township of Osgoode 91-1999

By-law 96 of 1999 to authorize the levy of sums required for the repayment of debenture number 99-12 issued in the amount of $13,500.00 to aid in the construction of tile drainage works in The Corporation of the Township of Osgoode.

"CARRIED"

By-laws enacted and passed.

 

Confirmation By-Law

 

MOTION NO. 244

Moved by Councillor J. Legendre

Seconded by Councillor P. Hume

RESOLVED THAT by-law 97 of 1999 to confirm the proceedings of Council be enacted and passed.

"CARRIED"

By-law enacted and passed.

 

Adjournment

Council adjourned at 11:37 a.m.

 

 

 
     

CLERK

  

CHAIR