Community and Protective
Services Committee Comité des services communautaires et de protection Minutes 14/ PROCÈS-VERBAL 14
Thursday, 22 March 2012, 10:00 a.m. le jeudi 22 mars 2012, 10 h Andrew S. Haydon Hall, 110 Laurier Avenue West Salle Andrew S. Haydon, 110, avenue Laurier ouest |
Present / Présents : Councillors / Conseilliers
M. Taylor (Chair / Président), R. Chiarelli, E. El-Chantiry, M. Fleury, K. Hobbs, D.
Holmes
Regrets
/ Excuses: S. Qadri (Vice-président / Vice-Chair)
DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
DÉCLARATIONS D’INTÉRÊT
No declarations of
interest were filed.
CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES
RATIFICATION
DES PROCÉS-VERBAUX
Minutes 13 of the meeting held on Wednesday, 15 February 2012 were
confirmed.
PRÉSENTATION
1. PRESENTATION – VERBAL UPDATE – UNITED
WAY OTTAWA
ExposÉ – Mise à jour verbale – CENTRAIDE OTTAWA
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Michael Allen, President and CEO, Rick Gibbons, Board Chair, United Way Ottawa, Dr. Elizabeth Kristjansson, University of Ottawa and ONS Steering Committee, Karen Williams, Vice President, Business Analytics, Customer Success and Support, IBM Canada and Jamie McCracken, First Vice Chair, Unity Way Ottawa Board of Directors gave a verbal presentation on United Way Ottawa. A copy of their PowerPoint presentation is held on file with the City Clerk’s office.
The Committee heard from the following delegation following the presentation:
Jenny Gullen and Jennifer Walker, Ottawa Community Action
Following the public delegation, the delegation
and United Way personnel responded to member’s questions.
CITY MANAGER’S OFFICE
BUREAU DU DIRECTEUR MUNICIPAL
City
Clerk and solicitor department
services du greffier municipal et du contentieux
2. STATUS UPDATE - COMMUNITY
AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES COMMITTEE INQUIRIES AND MOTIONS - FOR THE PERIOD ENDING
15 MARCH 2012
RAPPORT DE
SITUATION - DEMANDES DE RENSEIGNEMENTS ET MOTIONS DU COMITÉ DES SERVICES
COMMUNAUTAIRES ET DE PROTECTION POUR LA PÉRIODE SE TERMINANT LE 15 MARS 2012
ACS2012-CMR-CCB-0024 CITY WIDE / À L'ÉCHELLE DE LA VILLE
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REPORT
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Community and
Protective Services Committee receive this report for information.
RECEIVED
3. QUARTERLY PERFORMANCE
REPORT TO COUNCIL, Q4: OCTOBER 1 TO DECEMBER 31, 2011
RAPPORT
TRIMESTRIEL SUR LE RENDEMENT PRÉSENTÉ AU CONSEIL POUR LE 4ieme TRIMESTRE,
DU 1ER OCTOBRE AU 31 DÉCEMBRE 2011
ACS2012-CMR-CPS-0006 CITY-WIDE / À L’ÉCHELLE DE LA VILLE
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REPORT
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Community and Protective
Services Committee receive this report for further review and discussion of the
service areas’ performance results, as outlined in Document 1.
RECEIVED
4. COMMEMORATIVE NAMING COMMITTEE PROPOSAL –
DONOGHUE MEMORIAL PARK
PROPOSITION
DU COMITÉ SUR LES DÉNOMINATIONS COMMÉRORATIVES – PARC COMMÉMORATIF DONOGHUE
ACS2012-CMR-CCB-0018 COLLEGE / COLLÈGE (8)
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Councillor Chiarelli,
ward Councillor for this item gave a brief summary on Mr. Donoghue
and stated why the importance of naming this park after him. He introduced a large delegation of students
who wished to speak in favour of this naming.
The Committee heard from the following
delegations:
1) Michele Giroux, Executive Officer (Corporate
Services), Ottawa-Carleton School Board
2) Ross Walker, Grade 8 student
3) Donald Smith
4) Genna George, Student, St. Paul Catholic High School
5) Megan Damini,
Student, St. Paul Catholic High School
6) Jessie Duong, Student, St. Paul Catholic High
School
7) Maura LaRue, Student,
St. Paul Catholic High School
8) Jacob Dupuis, Student, St. Paul Catholic High
School
9) Sean Hodges, Student
10) Seamus McIntyre, Student, St. Paul Catholic
High School
11) Sameen Waseg, Student, Bell
High School
The recommendation
CARRIED on a division of 6 YEAS to 0 NAYS as follows:
YEAS (6): Councillors E. El-Chantiry, R. Chiarelli,
M. Fleury, K. Hobbs, D. Holmes,
M. Taylor
NAYS (0):
REPORT
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Community and Protective Services Committee
recommend that Council approve the proposal to rename Hillside Park, located at
29 Larkspur Drive, as “Donoghue Memorial Park”.
CARRIED
5. COMMEMORATIVE NAMING COMMITTEE
PROPOSAL – KRISTINA KISS PARK AND SOCCER FIELD
PROPOSITION
DU COMITÉ SUR LES DÉNOMINATIONS COMMÉRORATIVES – PARC ET TERRAIN DE SOCCER KRISTINA-KISS
ACS2012-CMR-CCB-0019 KANATA SOUTH / SUD (23)
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REPORT
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Community and Protective Services Committee
recommend that Council approve the proposal to name a park, located at 100 Akerson Road, as “Kristina
Kiss Park and Soccer Field”
CARRIED
CITY
OPERATIONS
OPÉRATIONS
MUNICIPALES
COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES
6. OTTAWA COMMUNITY HOUSING CORPORATION
MORTGAGE REFINANCING
REFINANCEMENT HYPOTHÈCAIRE DE LA
SOCIÉTÉ DE LOGEMENT COMMUNAUTAIRE D'OTTAWA
ACS2012-COS-CSS-0005 CITY WIDE / À L'ÉCHELLE DE LA VILLE
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REPORT
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Community and
Protective Services Committee recommends that Council approve the refinancing
of the eight Ottawa Community Housing corporation projects as described in this
report and the continuation of the mortgage subsidy for these projects at the
current monthly rate until 2042 when the refinanced loan with Infrastructure
Ontario will be fully paid.
CARRIED
EMERGENCY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES
SERVICE DE PROTECTION ET D’URGENCE
7. REVIEW OF TAXI BY-LAW – VARIOUS
AMENDMENTS
EXAMEN
DU REGLEMENTS MUNICIPAL SUR LES TAXIS – PLUSIEURS MODIFICATIONS
ACS2012-COS-EPS-0018 CITY-WIDE / À L’ÉCHELLE DE LA VILLE
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Susan Jones, General Manager, Emergency and
Protective Services and Linda Anderson, Chief By-Law
Officer gave a summary and brief PowerPoint presentation. A copy of the
presentation is held on file with the City Clerk’s office.
Following the presentation Councillors
questioned staff regarding various issues on taxis such as cost of plates,
consultation and number of accessible cab plates available.
The Committee then heard from the following
delegations:
1) Hanif Patni, President and
CEO, Coventry Connections
2) Davinder S. Dhanga,
Accessible cab driver
3) Guy Oweis,
representative of cab owner
4) Ahmad Hreiche, cab
driver and on list for accessible plate
5) Darren Burrowes,
Responsible Choice Inc.
6) Chris Bradshaw, Member of Ottawa Seniors
Transportation Committee
7) Paul Bendus, Taxi
Stakeholders Group
8) Amrick Singh, Ontario Taxi Union – Ottawa Local
President
The majority of the delegations spoke in favour
of the report and its recommendations.
The Committee also received correspondence in
regards to the report from:
1) Memorandum from the Accessibility Advisory
Committee
2) Email from David Dunlop, Co-Chair, Taxi
Stakeholders Committee
MOTION No. CPS 14/1
Moved by Councillor D. Holmes
That
the “Review of the Taxi By-Law Various Amendments” report be deferred to the
meeting of April in order to provide further public consultation.
The motion LOST on a
division of 1 YEA to 5 NAYS as
follows:
YEAS (1): Councillor D. Holmes
NAYS (5): Councillors E. El-Chantiry, R. Chiarelli,
M. Fleury, K. Hobbs, M. Taylor
The
report recommendation was then put to Committee and CARRIED, as presented with
Councillor D. Holmes dissenting on recommendation 1. c)
That the Community and Protective
Services Committee recommend that Council:
1.
Re-enact the Taxi By-law
(By-law No. 2005-481, as amended), as well as approve specific amendments
thereto, as summarized below and detailed in Document 1, to take effect
September 1, 2012:
a)
increase the maximum age
limit for a taxicab from seven (7) to eight (8) model years, and the maximum
age limit for replacement vehicles from four (4) to five (5) model years;
b)
require that all
taxicabs be inspected in the Fall and that those taxicabs which are older than
five (5) model years be inspected in both the Spring and the Fall;
c)
permit all accessible
plate holders to transfer or sell their plates after five (5) years from the
date of initial issuance or from the transfer date, and repeal the requirement
for them to be the primary driver on the plate;
d)
not issue any additional
accessible taxicab plates until the plate/population ratio warrants it and,
when that is the case, authorize the Chief License Inspector to re-commence
issuance accordingly;
e)
replace the requirement
for all licensed taxicab drivers to attend a refresher course with enhanced
customer service training for drivers where the Chief License Inspector deems
it appropriate and that delegated authority be granted the Chief License
Inspector to so require;
f)
reflect the requirements
and language used in the Accessibility
for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005, and Regulations under the Act,
(e.g. the prohibition from charging a fee for the storage of mobility aids or
mobility assistive devices);
g)
require that the vehicle
identification number on all taxicabs be in Arial 600 font;
h)
require that all
accessible taxicab drivers be required to provide accessible taxicab service in
all areas of the City of Ottawa with the following stipulations:
i.
service is to be
provided for disabled persons who are registered with Para Transpo or with a
community support agency;
ii.
the transport of
passengers is between the unregulated (rural) area and the regulated area, and
vice versa, only; and
iii.
the fare will be the
amount shown on the meter or $30.00, whichever is greater;
i)
establish a License Transfer
Fee of $3800 per plate upon the death of a plate holder with two or more plates
to be transferred;
j)
require, as a condition
of issuance or renewal of a license, that all applicants and licensees have
duly paid all fines imposed under the Provincial Offences Act;
k)
effect various
administrative and minor policy amendments, and clarifications, including the
addition of definitions and of the ability of the Chief License Inspector to impose such additional conditions with
respect to the issuance or renewal of a license, as he or she deems necessary
to ensure public safety (including passengers and drivers) and consumer
protection; and
Delegate authority to staff to prepare a new,
consolidated by-law, including the above-noted amendments, to place on the
Agenda of a future Council meeting.
2.
Direct staff to:
a) review the licensing and regulation of companies which
transport both the person and the person’s vehicle for a fee;
b) review the current limousine licensing regulations to
ensure that limousine operators do not operate as illegal or “bandit” taxicabs;
c) partner with the City’s Public Works Department to
develop amendments to the Traffic and Parking By-law to permit occupied
taxicabs to park in spaces adjacent to fire hydrants in order to increase the
number of taxi stand spaces, particularly in the city’s core areas;
d)
consider, the inclusion of a prohibition on the advertising or promotion of
illegal taxicabs by businesses licensed under that by-law. as part of the
Business Licensing By-law review
CARRIED
COUNCILLORS’ ITEMS
ARTICLES DES CONSEILLERS
Councillor / ConseillER STEPHEN BLAIS
8. CUMBERLAND SPECIAL RESERVE FUND CAPITAL
ACCOUNT
COMPTE D’IMMOBILISATIONS DU FONDS DE RÉSERVE
SPÉCIAL DE CUMBERLAND
ACS2012-CMR-CPS-0004 CUMBERLAND (19)
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REPORT
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Community and Protective Services
Committee recommend that Council approve an allocation of $20,000 from the
Cumberland Special Reserve Fund capital account to The Cumberland Township
Agricultural Society as described in this report.
CARRIED
Councillor / ConseillER MARK TAYLOR
9. WINTHROP COURT - GREEN SPACE PORTION OF
THE PROPERTY BEHIND FIRE STATION 22 AT 1397 RICHMOND ROAD BE DEDICATED AS A
PARK
COUR WINTHROP - D’ATTRIBUER LA DÉSIGNATION DE
PARC À L’ESPACE VERT SITUÉ DERRIÈRE LA CASERNE DE POMPIERS NO 22, AU 1397,
CHEMIN RICHMOND
ACS2012-CMR-CPS-0005 BAY / BAIE (7)
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REPORT
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Community and Protective Services
Committee recommend that Council approve that the green space portion of the
property behind Fire Station 22 at 1397 Richmond Road be dedicated as a park.
CARRIED
ADDITIONAL ITEM
POINT SUPPLÉMENTAIRE
10. SELECTION PANEL FOR THE LICENSE AND
PROPERTY STANDARDS COMMITTEE
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Moved by E. El-Chantiry
That
the Community and Protective Services Committee approve the addition of this
item for consideration by the Committee at today’s meeting, pursuant to section
84(3) of the Procedure By-Law (being By-Law 2006-462).
CARRIED
Moved by E. El-Chantiry
WHEREAS
on December 8, 2010, City Council approved the establishment of a License and
Property Standards Committee composed of five (5) qualified citizen members to
hear cases with respect to licensing and property standard appeals; and
WHEREAS
the City Clerk’s office had indicated that the Selection Panel Report for the
License and Property Standards Committee is ready but that the next Community
and Protective Services Committee will take place on April 19, 2012 for
recommendation to the Council meeting of April 25, 2012; and
WHEREAS
the citizen members will require training before meeting to consider
applications; and
WHEREAS
staff recommends that this Committee be struck as soon as possible so that
training can begin; and
WHEREAS
the Community and Protective Services Committee agrees that the License and
Property Standards Committee should begin its work as soon as possible;
THEREFORE
BE IT RESOLVED that the Selection Panel for the License and Property Standards
Committee report directly to City Council at its meeting of March 28, 2012.
CARRIED
INFORMATION PREVIOUSLY DISTRIBUTED
INFORMATION DISTRIBUÉE AUPARAVANT
A.
2012
NON-RENEWABLE COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING PROGRAM – ALLOCATIONS COMMITTEE
DECISIONS - IPD
Programme de financement
non renouvelable des projets communautaires de 2012 – Décisions du comité
d’allocation- IDA
ACS2012-COS-CSS-0006 - IPD CITY-WIDE /
À L’ÉCHELLE DE LA VILLE
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RECEIVED
ADJOURNMENT
LEVÉE DE LA SÉANCE
The meeting adjourned at 2:15 p.m.
Original signed by Original
signed by
M. Desjardins Councillor M. Taylor
Committee
Coordinator Chair