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1. DRAFT TERMS OF
REFERENCE FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT STUDY OF FUTURE INTERPROVINCIAL
CROSSINGS IN THE NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION CADRE
DE RÉFÉRENCE PRÉLIMINAIRE CONCERNANT L’ÉTUDE D’ÉVALUATION ENVIRONNEMENTALE DE
FUTURS PASSAGES INTERPROVINCIAUX DANS LA RÉGION DE LA CAPITALE NATIONALE |
Committee
recommendationS
That City
Council approve the following:
1.
That the City of Ottawa
recommend that the terms of reference of the Interprovincial Crossing EA Study
be amended to include examination of utilizing the Prince of Wales Bridge for
public transit purposes in order to mitigate downtown river crossings
congestion.
2.
That the City of Ottawa
recommend that the terms of reference of the Interprovincial Crossing EA Study
be amended to ensure consideration of possible future west-end river crossings
be dependent on the successful development of interprovincial transit
connections consistent with the City of Ottawa and the City of Gatineau transit
modal share targets.
3.
That the City of Ottawa support
the recommendation of the Interprovincial Crossing EA Study of NOT carrying
forward the Britannia-Deschenes corridor as part of this Study.
4.
That the City of Ottawa
recommend that the Interprovincial Crossings EA Study NOT carry forward
crossings of Lac Deschenes as part of this Study.
5.
That the City of Ottawa
recommend that the Riddell Drive location be removed from the Terms of
Reference as a possible bridge location and the study consider other options,
including a tunnel, if any need is identified in the western part of the City
of Ottawa.
6. That
the City of Ottawa recommend that the Terms of Reference of the Interprovincial
Crossing EA Study be amended so as to reflect the City of Ottawa’s position
that, if there is to be an east-end bridge crossing, it be located at Kettle
Island.
RecommandationS du Comité
Que le Conseil municipal approuve ce qui suit :
1. Que la Ville d’Ottawa recommande que le
cadre de référence de l’Étude d’évaluation environnementale de passages
interprovinciaux soit modifié de façon à inclure la possibilité d’utiliser le
pont Prince‑de-Galles pour le transport en commun afin de limiter la
congestion aux passages de cours d’eau au centre-ville.
2. Que la Ville d’Ottawa recommande de
modifier le cadre de référence de l’Étude d’évaluation environnementale de
passages interprovinciaux pour permettre d’envisager la possibilité de futurs
passages de cours d’eau dans l’ouest de la ville en fonction de l’aménagement
de correspondances de transport en commun interprovinciales conformes à la cible
de répartition modale du transport en commun de la Ville d’Ottawa et de la
Ville de Gatineau.
3. Que la Ville d’Ottawa appuie la
recommandation de l’Étude d’évaluation environnementale de passages
interprovinciaux de ne PAS reporter le couloir Britannia-Deschenes dans le
cadre de cette étude.
4. Que la Ville d’Ottawa recommande que
l’Étude d’évaluation environnementale de passages interprovinciaux ne reporte
PAS les passages du lac Deschenes dans le cadre de cette étude.
5. Que la Ville d’Ottawa recommande que
l’emplacement de la promenade Riddell ne fasse plus partie du cadre de
référence en tant qu’emplacement possible du pont et que l’étude envisage
d’autres options, notamment un tunnel, dans le cas où le besoin est soulevé
dans la partie ouest de la Ville d’Ottawa.
6. Que la Ville d’Ottawa recommande de
modifier le cadre de référence de l’Étude d’évaluation environnementale de
passages interprovinciaux de façon à refléter la position de la Ville d’Ottawa,
c’est‑à-dire que s’il doit y avoir un pont dans la partie est de la
ville, qu’il soit situé sur l’île Kettle.
Documentation
1.
Transportation
Committee, report dated 20 June 2007
(ACS2007-CCS-TRC-0008).
2.
Extract
of Draft Minutes 8, Transportation Committee meeting of 20 June 2007 (To
be distributed separately prior to Council).
Report
to / Rapport au :
Council
/ Conseil
20 June
2007 / le 20 juin 2007
Submitted
by / Soumis par :
Transportation Committee / Comité des transports
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That City Council approve the
following:
1.
That the City of Ottawa
recommend the terms of reference of the Interprovincial Crossing EA Study be
amended to include examination of utilizing the Prince of Wales Bridge for
public transit purposes in order to mitigate downtown river crossings
congestion.
2.
That the City of Ottawa
recommend that the terms of reference of the Interprovincial Crossing EA Study
be amended to ensure consideration of possible future west-end river crossings
be dependent on the successful development of interprovincial transit
connections consistent with the City of Ottawa and the City of Gatineau transit
modal share targets.
3.
That the City of Ottawa support
the recommendation of the Interprovincial Crossing EA Study of NOT carrying
forward the Britannia-Deschenes corridor as part of this Study.
4.
That the City of Ottawa
recommend that the Interprovincial Crossings EA Study NOT carry forward
crossings of Lac Deschenes as part of this Study.
5.
That the City of Ottawa
recommend that the Riddell Drive location be removed from the Terms of
Reference as a possible bridge location and the study consider other options,
including a tunnel, if any need is identified in the western part of the City
of Ottawa.
6. That the City of
Ottawa recommend that the Terms of Reference of the Interprovincial Crossing EA
Study be amended so as to reflect the City of Ottawa’s position that, if there
is to be an east-end bridge crossing, it be located at Kettle Island.
Que le Conseil municipal approuve ce qui suit :
1. Que la Ville d’Ottawa recommande que le
cadre de référence de l’Étude d’évaluation environnementale de passages
interprovinciaux soit modifié de façon à inclure la possibilité d’utiliser le
pont Prince‑de-Galles pour le transport en commun afin de limiter la
congestion aux passages de cours d’eau au centre-ville.
2. Que la Ville d’Ottawa recommande de
modifier le cadre de référence de l’Étude d’évaluation environnementale de
passages interprovinciaux pour permettre d’envisager la possibilité de futurs
passages de cours d’eau dans l’ouest de la ville en fonction de l’aménagement
de correspondances de transport en commun interprovinciales conformes à la
cible de répartition modale du transport en commun de la Ville d’Ottawa et de
la Ville de Gatineau.
3. Que la Ville d’Ottawa appuie la
recommandation de l’Étude d’évaluation environnementale de passages
interprovinciaux de ne PAS reporter le couloir Britannia-Deschenes dans le
cadre de cette étude.
4. Que la Ville d’Ottawa recommande que
l’Étude d’évaluation environnementale de passages interprovinciaux ne reporte
PAS les passages du lac Deschenes dans le cadre de cette étude.
5. Que la Ville d’Ottawa recommande que
l’emplacement de la promenade Riddell ne fasse plus partie du cadre de
référence en tant qu’emplacement possible du pont et que l’étude envisage
d’autres options, notamment un tunnel, dans le cas où le besoin est soulevé
dans la partie ouest de la Ville d’Ottawa.
6. Que la Ville d’Ottawa
recommande de modifier le cadre de référence de l’Étude d’évaluation
environnementale de passages interprovinciaux de façon à refléter la position
de la Ville d’Ottawa, c’est-à-dire que s’il doit y avoir un pont dans la partie
est de la ville, qu’il soit situé sur l’île Kettle.
Transportation
Committee, at its meeting of 20 June 2007 received a presentation on the Draft
Terms Of Reference for the Environmental Assessment Study of Future
Interprovincial Crossings in the National Capital Region. At that time, the Committee considered and
approved the following motions:
1.
Moved by Councillor A. Cullen:
Whereas the Interprovincial
Crossings EA Study states that the 5 downtown bridges are at congestion during
peak hours as the raison d’être for an interprovincial river crossing study;
Whereas the Interprovincial
Crossings EA Study declares that solutions to resolve this congestion must be
found outside the downtown core, through crossings in suburban areas;
Whereas there exists the
Prince of Wales Bridge at Lemieux Island – a rail bridge that is in close
proximity to the O-Train and the Transitway in Ottawa, and connects to rail
infrastructure in Gatineau;
Therefore the City of Ottawa
recommend that the terms of reference of the Interprovincial Crossing EA Study
be amended to include examination of utilizing the Prince of Wales Bridge for
public transit purposes in order to mitigate downtown river crossings
congestion.
2.
Moved by Councillor A. Cullen:
Interprovincial
Public Transit Connections in west-end Ottawa & Gatineau
Whereas the
Interprovincial Crossings EA Study is proposing to examine 3 west-end river
crossings for either a 50 year or a 20 year planning horizon;
Whereas there is
currently very little interprovincial transit service linking the west end of
Ottawa and Gatineau crossing the Champlain Bridge;
Whereas the objective
of both the City of Ottawa and the City of Gatineau Official Plans is to attain
a 30% transit share of all transportation trips;
Therefore the City of
Ottawa recommend that the terms of reference of the Interprovincial Crossing EA
Study be amended to ensure consideration of possible future west-end river
crossings be dependent on the successful development of interprovincial transit
connections consistent with the City of Ottawa and the City of Gatineau transit
modal share targets.
3.
Moved by Councillor A. Cullen:
Confirmation of the
status of the Britannia-Deschenes Corridor
Whereas the
Interprovincial Crossings EA Study’s draft terms of reference is proposing that
the Britannia-Deschenes corridor not be carried forward as part of the
preliminary list of candidate corridors to be examined in this Study, based in
part on disruption to established communities, environmental considerations,
and technical difficulties accessing the Queensway;
Whereas the previous
1994 JACPAT Study also rejected the Britannia-Deschenes corridor for a river
crossing for similar reasons;
Therefore the City of
Ottawa support the recommendation of the Interprovincial Crossing EA Study of
NOT carrying forward the Britannia-Deschenes corridor as part of this Study.
4.
Moved by Councillor A. Cullen:
Lac Deschenes: Boul.
des Allumeteries-Holly Acres Rd./416/417 and
Lac
Deschenes: Boul. des Allumetieres-Moodie Dr./417 Corridors
Whereas the
Interprovincial Crossings EA Study identifies 2 potential corridors which cross
Lac Deschenes to (1) Holly Acres Road/416/417, and (2) Moodie Drive/417;
Whereas there are
significant factors regarding crossing Lac Deschenes that warrant rejecting
these corridors from future consideration, i.e.:
a. low to negative benefit/cost
analysis based on low population served and time travel saved for west-end
Ottawa and Gatineau;
b. the cost of bridges/tunnels
spanning 3 to 4 kilometers across Lac Deschenes;
c. the cheaper alternative of
developing interprovincial transit connections across the Champlain Bridge
(where very little exists now);
d. the impact of a bridge
structure crossing Lac Deschenes on river flows and flood levels as they affect
communities located on the Ottawa River floodplain (i.e. Crystal Bay, Crystal
Beach, Belltown, Britannia);
e. the disruption of a bridge structure on the established
communities of Crystal Bay and Crystal Beach-Lakeview;
f. the disruption of a bridge structure
on sailing activities on Lac Deschenes;
g. the disruption of a bridge
structure crossing Lac Deschenes on such important community amenities as
Andrew Haydon Park and the National Capital Greenbelt;
Therefore the City of
Ottawa recommend that the Interprovincial Crossings EA Study NOT carry forward
crossings of Lac Deschenes as part of this Study.
5.
Moved by Councillor M. Wilkinson
Riddell Drive
Location
WHEREAS one of the
western areas to be studied for an interprovincial bridge is at Riddell Drive;
and
WHEREAS at this
crossing the Kanata Sailing Club has been given the use of the road allowance
by the river for the past 30 years; and
WHEREAS adjacent to
the road allowance is a wild life reserve and the Y Camp on the Ottawa River;
and
WHEREAS the width of
the river at that location would require a very long, expensive bridge; and
WHEREAS the bridge
would hinder sailing use of the river, particularly the tall sailing ship used
for youth programs; and
WHEREAS this location
is a long way from any urban development and the 417, and the road networks by
the time traffic reaches March Road there is no road capacity left;
THEREFORE BE IT
RESOLVED that the Riddell Drive location be removed from the Terms of Reference
as a possible bridge location and the study consider other options, including a
tunnel, if any need is identified in the western part of the City of Ottawa.
6.
Moved by Councillor R. Bloess:
Kettle Island
Whereas JACPAT, in
1994, recommended that the next Ontario-Quebec interprovincial crossing should
be located at Kettle Island, and
Whereas the east end
of the City of Ottawa has seen a dramatic increase in population and
residential development in recent years, and
Whereas this growth
has resulted in a significant demand and need for additional parkland and
recreational facilities in the east-end, and
Whereas Petrie Island
is one of the few natural beaches and untouched wetlands within the
municipality of Ottawa, and
Whereas the City of
Ottawa has invested considerable funds in recent years to develop Petrie Island
as a year-round family recreation area to include picnic areas, walking trails,
washrooms, change rooms and a canteen, and
Whereas statistics
indicate a remarkable increase in the popularity of Petrie Island in recent
years as a public recreation destination, and
Whereas the necessary
corridor on the Quebec side has been protected in the Gatineau Official Plan,
BE IT RESOLVED THAT
the City of Ottawa recommend that the Terms of Reference of the Interprovincial
Crossing EA Study be amended so as to reflect the City of Ottawa’s position
that, if there is to be an east-end bridge crossing, it be located at Kettle
Island.
At that time, the Committee also approved
that the aforementioned motions be forwarded to City Council for its
consideration at its meeting of 27 June 2007.
CONSULTATION
This
item was advertised in the local dailies as part of the Public Meeting
Advertisement on Friday preceding the Committee Meeting.
FINANCIAL
IMPLICATIONS
N/A
Upon City Council
approval, the City Clerk is to forward the City of Ottawa’s recommendation to
the National Capital Commission, which is leading the Interprovincial Crossings
Environmental Assessment Study.