Ottawa City Council
25
September 2002
Andrew
S. Haydon Hall
1:30 p.m.
Agenda 40
1. Prayer
25
September 2002
1:30 p.m.
Agenda 40
1. Prayer
2. National Anthem (Councillor
C. Doucet)
3. Announcements/Ceremonial
Activities
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Certificates of
Recognition – Terry Fox Fundraiser Challenge
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Tribute to Dick
Stewart, General Manager, People Services
4. Roll Call
5. Confirmation of Minutes
Confirmation of Minutes of the
regular Council meeting of 11 September 2002.
6. Declarations of Interest Arising from Prior Meetings of Council and Committees
7. Communications and
Petitions
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Petition from
citizens requesting that the City of Ottawa restrict the cosmetic use of
pesticides on both public and privately-owned land by the year 2002 and
immediately develop and implement a comprehensive public education programme to
demonstrate the viability of sustainable and safe lawn and garden maintenance
practices.
8. Regrets
The following members of Council advised that they will be absent
from the Council meeting on the date indicated:
Councillor G. Hunter 11
September 2002
Councillor S. Little 11
September 2002
9. Motion to Introduce Committee Reports
(Councillors H.
Kreling and J. Harder)
Standing Committee Joint Report 1
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1.
Standing Committee Terms of Reference – Review Agriculture and Rural Affairs committee |
Committee Recommendations As Amended
That Council
approve the amendments to the Committee’s Terms of Reference as outlined in
Attachment 1 and further amended as follows:
1. That
the description of the Membership be revised to reflect a minimum of four rural
representatives; and
2. That
the second and third bullets under Item “A. AGRICULTURE - Guidance and
Direction”, dealing with nutrient management be referred back to staff for
comment and report back to the Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee.
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2.
Standing Committee Terms of Reference – Review Corporate Services and Economic
Development Committee |
Committee Recommendation
That Council
approve the amendments to the Committee’s Terms of Reference as outlined in
Attachment 1.
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3.
Standing Committee Terms of Reference – Review Emergency and Protective Services
Committee |
Committee Recommendation
That Council approve the amendments to the
Committee’s Terms of Reference as outlined in Attachment 1.
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4.
Standing Committee Terms of Reference – Review Environmental Services Committee |
Committee Recommendation As Amended
That Council
approve the amendments to the Committee’s Terms of Reference as outlined in
Attachment 1 and, as amended by the following:
6. Review, revise if necessary and recommend approval to City
Council, the annual operating and capital budget of the Utilities Branch, the
Infrastructure Services Branch (relating to piped services with the exception
of growth), and the Surface Operations Branch (relating to the administration
and maintenance of open spaces, trees and the Urban Forest) of the
Transportation, Utilities and Public Works Department (inclusive of fleet and
real property (new, renovations, major rehabilitation) capital projects falling
under the responsibility of this standing committee).
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5.
Standing Committee Terms of Reference – Review Health, Recreation and Social Services Committee |
Committee Recommendation As Amended
That Council
approve the amendments to the Committee’s Terms of Reference as outlined in
Attachment 1 and amended as follows:
1. That
the word “only” be deleted from item #7 under General Responsibilities.
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6.
Standing Committee Terms of Reference – Review Planning and Development Committee |
Committee Recommendation
That Council approve the amendments to the Committee’s
Terms of Reference as outlined in Attachment 1.
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7.
Standing Committee Terms of Reference – Review Transportation and Transit Committee |
Committee Recommendation
That
Council approve the amendments to the Committee’s Terms of Reference as
outlined in Attachment 1.
Standing Committee Joint Report 1A
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1.
Standing Committee Terms of Reference – Review Audit Committee |
Committee Recommendation
That
Council approve the amendments to the Committee’s Terms of Reference as
outlined in Attachment 1.
Corporate
Services and Economic Development Committee Report 35
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1.
City Manager - $1000 Cash Award |
Committee Recommendation as Amended
That Council approve the U.S. Filter Canada cash prize of $1,000,
which accompanied the Willis Award for Innovation presented to the City on
August 28th 2002, be a part of the Mayor’s donation to the
Schizophrenia Society.
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2.
By-Law
for Installment Due Dates and Interest / Penalty Rates |
Committee Recommendations
That Council approve:
1. That
the installment for real property final taxes with assessment in the capped
category namely commercial, industrial and multi-residential classes shall
become due and payable September 26, 2002;
2. That
By-Law No. 2002-64 which set the installment due dates applicable to the
collection of property taxes for 2002 be amended to reflect this installment
date for the capped category.
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3.
Lansdowne
Park - New Contract for the Ottawa 67’s Hockey Club |
Committee Recommendation
That Council authorize the General Manager of Corporate Services to
negotiate and execute a new lease for the Ottawa 67’s Hockey Club, at Lansdowne
Park, according to the fundamental principles outlined in this report.
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4.
Next
Phase of Ontario Works Office Reduction Implementation Strategy |
Committee Recommendations
That Council:
1. Approve
the sublease for 38,390 square feet of office space at 2020 Walkley Road with
JDS Uniphase Inc. for seven (7) years and two (2) months, from 1 March 2003 to
30 April 2010, at an annual cost of $ 854,177.00 plus GST; and
2. Approve
the capital cost of $ 1,700,000.00 plus G.S.T. that includes initial fit-up and
furniture costs.
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5.
Sale
of Land - Part of Terminal Avenue to be Closed |
Committee Recommendations as Amended
That Council:
1. Declare
a portion of Terminal Avenue, containing an area of approximately 1763.1 m2
being part of Block A, Registered Plan 725, City of Ottawa, as shown on Annex
“A”, surplus to the City’s needs, and;
2. Approve
the sale of the land referred in Recommendation 1, to 1394683 Ontario Inc. for
the amount of $57,000.00, plus GST, subject to any easements that may be
required, pursuant to an Agreement of Purchase and Sale that has been received.
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6.
People
Services - Arts Court Foundation – Loan Forgiveness |
Committee Recommendation
That Council approve that the $56,250 balance owing on a loan to the
Arts Court Foundation for renovations to the Arts Court Theatre be forgiven.
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7.
Councillors’
Item - Cumberland Reserve Fund |
Committee Recommendations
That Council approve:
1. The
projects listed to receive funds from the Cumberland Reserve Funds;
2.
That the Finance Department be
the lead department in ensuring that detailed cost estimates are provided, and
that the funds are distributed accordingly.
Emergency
and Protective Services Committee Report 25
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1.
Remembrance
Day – Retail Hours of Operation |
Committee Recommendations as Amended
That the Emergency and Protective
Services Committee recommend Council approve the Remembrance Day By-law,
attached as Document 1, as amended by the following:
That Section 3 of the by-law be
amended to read:
3. Section 2 shall not apply to any of the following classes of
retail business establishments:
a)
a news dealer,
b)
a confectionary,
c)
a pharmacy,
d)
a retail gasoline service
station, gasoline pumps and outlets in the retail gasoline service industry,
e)
a service station for the
retail sale of propane, diesel, natural gas and associated fuel products.
Environmental Services Committee Report 20
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1. City of Ottawa Comments on the
Province of Ontario’s New Safe Drinking Water Act |
Report Recommendation
That Council
endorse staff's comments made to the consultation session for the Safe Drinking
Water Act, on September 12, 2002.
Environmental Services Committee Report 20A (In Camera)
To be dealt with In Camera.
Health,
Recreation and Social Services Committee Report 30
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1.
Cuts
to Homecare – Health Recreation and Social Services Committee Request for Briefing
From the Community Care Access Centre’s Chair |
Committee Recommendation
That
Council receive this report for information.
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2.
Update
Report on the Impact of the Community Care Access Centre Service Reductions |
Committee
Recommendations as amended
That Council direct
City staff to work with the Community Care Access Centre to develop a plan to
optimize co-operation between the Ministry of Health and the City, the
Community Care Access Centre and community agencies to review the adequacy of
the funding for these services so that the largest number of frail elderly,
disabled and unwell people obtain the care they need, and;
Further that staff
report back to Health, Recreation and Social Services Committee before year end
on the progress being made through this initiative
Health,
Recreation and Social Services Committee Report 31
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1.
City
of Ottawa Contribution to the “Dick Stewart Fund for People” |
Committee Recommendation
That Council approve the following:
WHEREAS Dick Stewart has served the citizens of this community with
distinction, commitment, energy and passion for the past 33 years; and
WHEREAS Dick Stewart’s tenure as Ottawa-Carleton’s Commissioner of
Social Services and Ottawa’s General Manager of People Services has been
characterized by a genuine commitment to the values of fairness, inclusion and
equality of opportunity; and
WHEREAS Dick Stewart has been able to harness the capacity of this
remarkable community to build human services that are strong, adaptable and
profoundly connected to our citizens;
BE IT RESOLVED THAT Ottawa City Council expresses its deep and
profound gratitude to Dick Stewart for his outstanding contribution to Ottawa
and its citizens and, in particular, to his leadership in the areas of arts and
culture, childcare, housing, long-term care, public health, recreation and
social services; and
FURTHER THAT the City of Ottawa makes a $5,000 contribution to the
“Dick Stewart Fund for People”, a charitable fund which will carry on Dick
Stewart’s legacy of providing hope and opportunity to Ottawa’s residents; and
FURTHER THAT this sum be disbursed from within the existing People
Services Department Budget (Acct. #156207 – One-time grants).
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2.
Protection
of Human and Animal Health – |
Committee Recommendation
That Council approve the following:
WHEREAS the recent actions of the Ministry of Natural Resources are
putting in jeopardy the ability of the Ottawa-Carleton Wildlife Centre to
continue its work in our community; and
WHEREAS the City of Ottawa depends on the Wildlife Centre to provide
both its conflict resolution and rehabilitation services and supports the
Centre with an annual grant of $160,000, which reflects only a small portion of
the financial burden the city would bear if it were obliged to provide such
services directly; and
WHEREAS the absence of the Wildlife Centre would lead to residents
harbouring injured and orphaned wildlife in ways that could jeopardize their
health and the animals' health, as well as exacerbating situations of conflict
with wildlife because of the absence of the Wildlife Centre's information
resources;
RESOLVED THAT:
1. The
City of Ottawa, Ministry of Natural Resources and Ottawa-Carleton Wildlife
Centre meet to jointly determine regulations that will allow this valuable
service to continue.
2. The
Ministry be requested to present to Health, Recreation and Social Services
Committee, for public discussion, its rationale for expanding the raccoon
rabies high risk area to cover the entire city of Ottawa.
3. The
Ministry also be requested to report to the Health, Recreation and Social
Services Committee on the return of wildlife seized from the Wildlife Centre to
remain in the Centre's care until next May, when the animals can be released in
appropriate natural areas pre-approved by the Ministry of Natural Resources.
Health,
Recreation and Social Services Committee Report 31A (In Camera)
To be dealt with In Camera.
1.
Amendment
to the Former Regional Official Plan to Extend the Watermain for Specific
Lands Located Along Fallowfield Road and Moodie Drive |
Committee Recommendations as amended
1. That the item be referred to Council on September 25th.
2. That, pursuant to Subsection 34
(17) of the Planning Act, no further notice be given.
2.
Proposed
Amendments to the Official Plan of the Former City of Kanata Zoning By-law
167-93 – 1495 Richardson Side Road |
Committee Recommendation s
That Council:
1.
Approve Amendment 71 to the
Official Plan of the former City of Kanata as shown in Document 3; and
2.
Approve an amendment to the former City of Kanata Zoning By-law
167-93 to zone land at 1495 Richardson Side Road to Residential Type
1D-Exception (R1D-3), Residential Type 3A-Exception (R3A-6) and Open Space (OS)
as shown in Document 4.
3.
Official
Plan and Zoning – 6698
Russell Road |
Committee Recommendation s
That
Council:
1.
Approve amendment no. 6 to the
Official Plan of the former City of Cumberland, rural section, as it relates to
one parcel of land located on the south side of Russell Road, part lots 17 and
18, concession 11, and part 3 on Registered Plan 4r-11592, as detailed in
document 3;
2.
Approve an amendment to zoning
by-law 64-82, of the former City of Cumberland, to rezone land located on the
south side of Russell Road, part lots 17 and 18, concession 11, and part 3 on
Registered Plan 4r-11592, from gr (general rural) to rrc-x4 (rural
recreation/commercial – exception four).
4. Official Plan and Zoning By-Law
Amendment - 1721 Old Montreal Road |
Committee Recommendations
That Council:
1.
Approve Amendment No. 5 to the
Official Plan of the former City of Cumberland, Rural Section, as it relates to
1721 Old Montreal Road, as detailed in Document 3;
2.
Approve an amendment to Zoning
By-law 64-82, of the former City of Cumberland, to rezone 1721 Old Montreal
Road from “RRC-X3” (Rural Recreation/Commercial - Exception 3) to “GR-X6”
(General Rural – Exception 6).
5. Zoning – 2825 Carp Road |
Committee Recommendation
That
Council approve amendment to the former Township of West Carleton Zoning By-Law
as shown in Document 1.
6.
Zoning
– 2000 Lords Manor Lane |
Committee Recommendation
That Council
approve an amendment to the former Township of Osgoode Zoning By-law, to remove
the “Holding” Zone from 2000 Lords Manor Lane and create, through a special
exception to the CE – Country Estate Zone, a 15 metre setback for any
development from the top of banks of creeks within the subdivision.
7.
Zoning
– 6631 Bank Street |
Committee Recommendation
That Council approve an amendment to the former Township of Osgoode
Zoning By-law to permit the development of a Church and a Licensed Day Nursery
as permitted uses in the C2-1 (Commercial Highway) zone at 6631 Bank Street.
10. Motion to Adopt Committee
Reports
(Councillors H. Kreling and J. Harder)
11. Motions (Of Which Notice Has Been Given Previously)
Moved by Councillor C. Doucet
Seconded by Councillor P. McNeely
WHEREAS
the government of Ontario has assumed control of the Ottawa-Carleton Public
School Board and is imposing more cuts to Ottawa schools;
WHEREAS
the Province now entirely controls and
dictates the disposition of the education portion of the local property tax
levy;
WHEREAS
the City should not be collecting a provincial tax;
BE IT
RESOLVED that the education portion of the property tax levy that the City
presently collects be severed from the City’s tax bill and the Province collect
this tax by itself in a separate billing process.
Moved by Councillor A. Cullen
Seconded by Councillor C. Doucet
WHEREAS
the origin of the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board came in 1832 from local
residents banding together to provide education for their children, based on a
locally-determined property tax levy, prior to any formal legislation (one of
the oldest forms of continuous government in Canada);
WHEREAS
for 170 years democratically-elected school board trustees met the needs of
their students and their community, evolving
into a cosmopolitan, multi-cultural urban
community located in a bilingual national capital;
WHEREAS
in 2000 the Government of Ontario removed the ability of local school boards to
levy taxes to meet local needs, and imposed instead a one-size fits-all funding
formula that discriminates against large urban public school boards, including
the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board;
WHEREAS
the Government of Ontario has cut $300 million from Ontario’s
education system annually without the consent of local school boards and
imposed budgets based on the Provincial funding formula, leading to school
closures and a continuing decline in the quality and access to public
education;
WHEREAS
as a result, in an effort to maintain educational programming that meets the
needs and requirements of their local communities, the province’s largest urban
public school boards - Toronto, Hamilton and Ottawa - were forced to incur
deficits;
WHEREAS
the Government of Ontario has removed these democratically-elected school
boards the authority to deliver education to their communities, and have
appointed instead School Board Administrators who are unaccountable to these
communities;
THEREFORE BE IT
RESOLVED THAT the City of Ottawa express its dismay over the pre-emptory
removal of democratically-elected trustees from the responsibility of providing
education to these communities;
AND THAT the City
of Ottawa call on the Provincial Government to review its funding formula for
education, in consultation with parents, teachers, school board trustees, and
their communities, in order to ensure that the needs of students in large urban
communities are being fairly met.
12. Notices of Motion (For Consideration at
Subsequent Meeting)
13. Motion to Introduce By-laws Three
Readings
(Councillors H. Kreling and J.
Harder)
a) A by-law of the City of Ottawa amending Zoning By-laws 55-96, 153-93, 74-79, 161-93, 164-93, 167-93, 168-93, 169-93, 168-94 and 55-95 of the old Corporation of the City of Kanata – Parking in Residential Areas.
b) A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend Zoning By-law 16-1971 of the former Township of Osgoode relating to 2000 Lords Manor Lane.
c) A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend Zoning By-law 16-1971 of the former Township of Osgoode relating to 5832 Bank Street.
d) A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend Zoning By-law 55-96 of the former City of Kanata for the purpose of changing the zoning in effect over Block 2, Plan 4M-1130 and Part Block 31, Plan 4M-1039, currently known municipally as 2001 Edenvale Drive in the former City of Kanata.
e) A by‑law of the City of Ottawa authorizing an extension agreement pursuant to the Municipal Tax Sales Act - 203 Thornbury Crescent.
f) A by‑law of the City of Ottawa authorizing an extension agreement pursuant to the Municipal Tax Sales Act - Con 8, Pt Lt 22, RP 5R-1981 Part 1, Goulbourn.
g) A by-law of the City of Ottawa to repeal by-law No. 2002-348 and to dedicate and lay out certain lands as common and public highways -Lakes Park Drive.
h) A by-law amending By-law No. 2001-3 of the City of Ottawa to appoint a Deputy Chief Building Official for the City of Ottawa.
i) A by-law of the City of Ottawa to appoint a Chief Property Standards Officer for the City of Ottawa.
j) A by-law of the City of Ottawa to appoint Deputy Chief Property Standards Officers for the City of Ottawa.
k) A by-law of the City of Ottawa to adopt Amendment No. 71 to the Official Plan of the old Corporation of the City of Kanata - 1495 Richardson Side Road.
l) A By-law of the City of Ottawa amending Zoning By-law 167-93 of the old Corporation of the City of Kanata and Zoning By-law No. 552 of the former Township of March – 1495 Richardson Side Road.
m) A by-law to dedicate and lay out certain lands as common and public highways in the City of Ottawa - Ballantyne Drive.
n)
A by-law of the City of Ottawa amending By-law No.
2002-64 respecting property tax due dates.
o)
A by-law of the City of Ottawa amending By-law No.
2001-468 appointing Municipal Law Enforcement Officers
in accordance with the private property parking enforcement program.
p)
A by-law of the City of
Ottawa amending By-law No. 2001-17 to appoint certain
Inspectors, Property Standards Officers and Municipal Law Enforcement Officers
in the Building Services Branch of the Department of Development Services.
q) A by‑law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 266 of 1981 of the former Corporation of the Township of West Carleton – 1475 Thomas Dolan Parkway.
r) A by‑law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 266 of 1981 of the former Corporation of the Township of West Carleton – 2075 Richardson Side Road.
s) A by‑law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 266 of 1981 of the former Corporation of the Township of West Carleton – 2825 Carp Road.
t) A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend Zoning By-law No. 100-2000 of the old Corporation of the City of Nepean – Greenbank and Strandherd and to repeal By-law No. 2001-334.
u) A by-law of the City of Ottawa amending Zoning By-law(s) 150-93, 161-93, 164-93, 168-94, 55-95 and 55-96 of the old Corporation of the City of Kanata and to repeal By-law No. 2002-366 – Clotheslines in Kanata.
14. Confirmation By-law (Councillors H. Kreling and J. Harder)
15.
Inquiries
16. Adjournment (Councillors H. Kreling and J. Harder)
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