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9. MUNICIPAL ROAD
ACCESS AGREEMENT - VIDÉOTRON LTÉE ENTENTE SUR L’ACCÈS AUX ROUTES MUNICIPALES - VIDÉOTRON LTÉE |
Committee Recommendation
That Council approve a Municipal Road Access Agreement, as described in this report, between the City of Ottawa and Vidéotron Ltée.
Recommandation du comité
Que le Conseil approuve l’entente sur l’accès aux routes municipales
décrite dans le présent rapport, qui a été conclue entre la Ville d’Ottawa et
la société Vidéotron Ltée.
Documentation
1. Deputy City Manager’s report (Public Works
and Services) dated 31 March 2008 (ACS2008-PWS-INF-0002).
Corporate Services Economic Development
Committee /
Comité des services organisationnels et du développement économique
31 March 2008 / le 31 mars 2008
Submitted by/Soumis par: R.G. Hewitt,
Deputy City Manager / Directeur municipal
adjoint,
Public Works and Services / Services et
Travaux Publics
Contact
Person/Personne ressource :
W.R. Newell,
P.Eng., Director / Directeur, Infrastructure Services / Services
d'infrastructure
(613) 580-2424
x16002, Wayne.Newell@ottawa.ca
SUBJECT:
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OBJET :
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That the Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee recommend Council approve a Municipal Road Access Agreement, as described in this report, between the City of Ottawa and Vidéotron Ltée.
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Que le Comité des
services organisationnels et du développement économique recommande au Conseil
d’approuver l’entente sur l’accès aux routes municipales décrite dans le
présent rapport, qui a été conclue entre la Ville d’Ottawa et la société
Vidéotron Ltée.
Telecommunication and utility companies have a statutory right to use municipal streets, subject to the consent of the municipality. The process, terms and conditions for granting municipal consent are embodied in a legal document called a Municipal Access Agreement (MAA).
At its meeting of 28 March 2001, City Council confirmed policies of the former Region of Ottawa-Carleton and the former City of Ottawa and approved a policy authorizing the Department to issue municipal consents and road cut permits only to telecommunications companies that have an MAA in place with the City of Ottawa.
Vidéotron Ltée has been operating in the City of Ottawa under two MAAs, one with the former City of Ottawa dated 17 January 2001 and the other with the former Region of Ottawa-Carleton dated 19 September 2000.
DISCUSSION
Ongoing negotiations with Vidéotron has resulted in an agreement to enter into a new single MAA for the entire City.
This proposed MAA is for a non-exclusive five-year period (with renewal options) which, sets out the terms and conditions by which Vidéotron shall enter on to, work, maintain, repair and reinstate City streets. The MAA provides, in part, the following:
1. City approval of the location of the installation of any plant under terms and conditions as identified by the Deputy City Manager of Public Works and Services and in accordance with all City by-laws including the payment of all permit fees;
2. The manner in which Vidéotron will carry out work within the City's streets including the obligation on Vidéotron to repair and reinstate the City's streets, provide locating service and emergency contacts;
3. The conditions under which Vidéotron must provide the relocation or adjustment of plant in response to a request from the City;
4. A requirement that Vidéotron will maintain its membership in the Ottawa Utilities Coordinating Committee including the identification of future works for coordination with other Utilities and the City and the provision of as-built drawing information for incorporation into the Central Registry.
There has been been no public consultation as this is a commercial agreement between the City and Vidéotron.
As part of the MAA, Vidéotron has agreed to pay the City an annual amount of $5,000 to compensate the City for the costs incurred by the City arising from Vidéotron's installation of its equipment and its presence in the City’s streets.
Legal Services Branch to finalize and arrange for the execution of the Municipal Access Agreement betweeen the City of Ottawa and Vidéotron Ltée.