12. MOTION - Water Charges - Church of Perfect Liberty

MOTION - frais des services d’eau - organisation religieuse Perfect Liberty

Committee Recommendation

That Council approve a grant in the amount of $12,689.52 be provided to the Church of Perfect Liberty from the Water Reserve Fund provided that this grant be used to pay the water arrears owing to the City.

Recommandation du comité

Que le Conseil approuve d’attribuer à l’organisation religieuse Perfect Liberty une subvention de 12 689,52 $ puisée dans le Fonds de réserve de l’eau, à condition que cette somme serve à payer les arriérés d’eau dus à la Ville.

Documentation

1. Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee report dated 4 September 2007 (ACS2007-CMR-CSE-0009).

2. Extract of Draft Minute, 4 September 2007.

Report to / Rapport au :

Council / Conseil

4 September 2007 / le 4 septembre 2007

Submitted by / Soumis par : Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee

Comité des services organisationnels et du développement économique

Contact/Personne-ressource : Diane Blais, Committee Coordinator/Coordonatrice du comité,

Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee /

Comité des services organisationnels et du développement économique

580-2424, Ext./poste : 28091 Diane.Blais@ottawa.ca

Ref N°: ACS2007-CMR-CSE-0009

SUBJECT: MOTION - Water Charges - Church of Perfect Liberty

OBJET : MOTION - frais des services d’eau - organisation religieuse Perfect Liberty

REPORT RECOMMENDATION

That Council approve a grant in the amount of $12,689.52 be provided to the Church of Perfect Liberty from the Water Reserve Fund provided that this grant be used to pay the water arrears owing to the City.

RECOMMANDATION DU RAPPORT

Que le Conseil approuve d’attribuer à l’organisation religieuse Perfect Liberty une subvention de 12 689,52 $ puisée dans le Fonds de réserve de l’eau, à condition que cette somme serve à payer les arriérés d’eau dus à la Ville.

BACKGROUND

At the 27 August 2007 meeting of the Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee, Councillor McRae introduced the following as a Notice of Motion, for consideration at the Committee’s 4 September 2007 meeting:

WHEREAS the Church of Perfect Liberty located at 1016 Hunt Club Road had a water connection that froze causing a water leak;

AND WHEREAS this water leak resulted in additional costs for water, and interest charges in the amount of $11,900.12;

AND WHEREAS the Church of Perfect Liberty does not have sufficient financial resources to pay these additional costs;

AND WHEREAS section 107 of the Municipal Act, 2001 provides that the City may make grants on terms it considers appropriate to any person, group or body for any purpose it considers to be in the best interests of the City;

AND WHEREAS, By-law No. 2003-141 which established the Water Reserve Fund provides that the Fund may be used for such other purposes as may be approved by the Council of the City of Ottawa;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee recommend to City Council that a grant in the amount of $12,689.52 be provided to the Church of Perfect Liberty from the Water Reserve Fund provided that this grant be used to pay the water arrears owing to the City.

The CSEDC then considered and approved the above-noted motion at its 4 September 2007 meeting.

CONSULTATION

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FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS

As noted in the motion.

ATTACHMENTS

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DISPOSITION

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MOTION - Water Charges - Church of Perfect Liberty

MOTION - frais des services d’eau - organisation religieuse Perfect Liberty

ACS2007-CMR-CSE-0009

WHEREAS the Church of Perfect Liberty located at 1016 Hunt Club Road had a water connection that froze causing a water leak;

AND WHEREAS this water leak resulted in additional costs for water, and interest charges in the amount of $11,900.12;

AND WHEREAS the Church of Perfect Liberty does not have sufficient financial resources to pay these additional costs;

AND WHEREAS section 107 of the Municipal Act, 2001 provides that the City may make grants on terms it considers appropriate to any person, group or body for any purpose it considers to be in the best interests of the City;

AND WHEREAS, By-law No. 2003-141 which established the Water Reserve Fund provides that the Fund may be used for such other purposes as may be approved by the Council of the City of Ottawa;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee recommend to City Council that a grant in the amount of $12,689.52 be provided to the Church of Perfect Liberty from the Water Reserve Fund provided that this grant be used to pay the water arrears owing to the City.

CARRIED with Councillors E. El-Chantiry, P. Hume and R. Jellett dissenting.