OTTAWA CITY COUNCIL

25 NOVEMBER 2009

ANDREW S. HAYDON HALL

10:00 a.m.

 

AGENDA 79

 

 

1.       Prayer

 

 

2.                             National Anthem (Councillor J. Harder)

 

 

3.       Announcements/Ceremonial Activities

 

·                    Recognition - École Polytechnique Day of Remembrance in Ottawa

·                    Recognition - Announcement of the City of Ottawa's Official Olympic Torchbearer

 

 

4.       Roll Call

 

 

5.       Confirmation of Minutes

 

Confirmation of Minutes of the special meeting of 12, 13 and 16 November 2009 and the regular and In Camera meetings of 16 and 17 November 2009.

 

 

6.       Declarations of interest including those originally arising from prior meetings

 

 

7.       Communications

 

·                    Responses to Inquiries

·                    17-09 – Annual Spending on First Aid Training

 

8.       Regrets

 

Councillor C. Leadman (City Business) has advised she will be absent from the Council meeting of 25 November 2009.

 

 

 

 

9.       Tabling of the following reports from the City Auditor General:

 

 

1.             Office of the Auditor General (OAG) - 2008 Annual Report and 2008 Detailed Audit Reports

 

                bUREAU DU VÉRIFICATEUR GÉNÉRAL (BVG) - RAPPORT ANNUEL DE 2008 ET RAPPORTS de vÉrification DÉTAILLÉS 2008

 

 

          REPORT RECOMMENDATIONS

 

1.   That Council receive and table the 2008 Annual Report and 2008 Detailed Audit Reports from the OAG at its meeting on November 25, 2009, for referral to the appropriate Standing Committee, and for subsequent consideration and approval of the audit recommendations by Council at a meeting in 2010 once budget deliberations have been completed.

 

2.   That Council receive, in-camera, confidential portions of the Audit of Traffic Operations and the Audit of Moonlighting and Corporate Risk Issues - Traffic Operations Division, as those portions of information should not be publicly disclosed in accordance with the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (MFIPPA).

 

3.   That Council, after consideration and approval, refer all audit recommendations where management is in disagreement to the Audit, Budget and Finance (ABF) Committee, including  those recommendations where management has indicated agreement, and where the OAG considers that discussion is still required at ABF Committee.

 


 

 

2.             Office of the Auditor General (OAG) 2009 Interim Follow-Up to the 2008 Audit of The Parking Function

 

            BUREAU DU VÉRIFICATEUR GÉNÉRAL (BVG) - SUIVI INTÉRIMAIRE 2009 DE LA VÉRIFICATION DE LA FONCTION STATIONNEMENT de 2008

 

 

          REPORT RECOMMENDATIONS

 

That Council receive the following report:  2009 Interim Follow-up to the 2008 Audit of the Parking Function.

 

 

 

3.             Office of the Auditor General (OAG) - Audit of the Incremental Costs of the Transit Strike 2008-2009

 

            BUREAU DU VÉRIFICATEUR GÉNÉRAL (BVG) - VÉRIFICATION DE L'INCIDENCE FINANCIÈRE DE LA GRÈVE DES TRANSPORTS EN COMMUN 2008-2009

 

 

          REPORT RECOMMENDATIONS

 

That Council receive the following report:  Audit of the Incremental Costs of the Transit Strike 2008-2009.

 

 

10.     Motion to Introduce Reports

(Councillors G. Bédard and S. Desroches)

 

City Clerk and Solicitor

 

 

1.             sTATUS UPDATE - COUNCIL INQUIRIES AND MOTION for the period ending 28 October 2009

 

            RAPPORT DE SITUATION – DEMANDES DE RENSEIGNEMENTS ET MOTIONS DU CONSEIL POUR LA PÉRIODE SE TERMINANT LE 28 October 2009

 

 

REPORT RECOMMENDATION

 

That Council receive this report for information.

 


 

Committee Reports

 

COMMUNITY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES COMMITTEE REPORT 47

 

 

2.             CRIME PREVENTION OTTAWA – STRATEGIC PLAN 2010-2012, ACTION REPORT 2008-2009; REPORT ON THE OUTCOMES OF THE 2008 CPO FUNDED PROJECTS AND REPORT ON CPO FUNDING ALLOCATIONS 2009

 

PRÉVENTION DU CRIME OTTAWA – PLAN STRATÉGIQUE 2010-2012, RAPPORT D’ENQUÊTE 2008-2009; RAPPORT SUR LES RÉSULTATS DES PROJETS FINANCÉS PAR PCO EN 2008 ET RAPPORT SUR LES ALLOCATIONS DE FONDS DE PCO DE 2009

 

 

 

Committee RecommendationS

 

That Council:

 

1.                  Receive this report for information

 

2.                  Approve a change to the Crime Prevention Ottawa Terms of Reference increasing the number of members of the Board of Directors from 12 to 13;

 

 

COMMUNITY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES COMMITTEE REPORT 47A (IN CAMERA)

 

 

1.            APPOINTMENT TO THE CRIME PREVENTION OTTAWA BOARD OF DIRECTORS – IN CAMERA – PERSONAL MATTERS ABOUT AN IDENTIFIABLE INDIVIDUAL

 

NOMINATION AU CONSEIL D’ADMINISTRATION DE PRÉVENTION DU CRIME OTTAWA– À HUIS CLOS – DISCUSSION DE NATURE PERSONNELLE SUR UNE PERSONNE RECONNAISSABLE

 

 

To be dealt with In Camera.

 

PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE REPORT 60A

 

 

1.          Residential flood relief

 

                AIDE AUX VICTIMES DES INONDATIONS RÉSIDENTIELLES

 

 

Committee recommendationS AS AMENDED

 

That Council approve:

 

1.         The Residential Compassionate Grant Policy for Sewer Backups as a Result of a Significant Rainfall Event as set forth in document 1;

 

2.         That Staff be directed to prepare an application form for this grant as well as information for the website and for those inquiring about the grant program and publicize the availability of this grant and its immediate deadlines;

 

3.         That this grant program be funded from the Wastewater Reserve Fund.

 

 

 

3.             PLANNING AND GROWTH MANAGEMENT, BUILDING CODE SERVICES BRANCH - DELEGATED AUTHORITY - SIGN MINOR VARIANCES 

 

URBANISME ET GESTION DE LA CROISSANCE, SERVICES DU CODE DU BÂTIMENT- DÉLÉGATION DE POUVOIRS - DÉROGATION MINEURE AU RÈGLEMENT SUR LES ENSEIGNES

 

 

Committee recommendationS

 

That Council:

 

1.         Approve an amendment to the Permanent Signs on Private Property By-law to authorize the Director of Building Code Services to approve minor variances for signs provided that:

 

(a)        the Director take into consideration the process outlined in this report, and,

 

(b)        the Ward Councillor of the ward in which the sign, subject of the application for minor variance, is located supports the minor variance and has not lifted the delegated authority.

 

2.         Confirm the recommended Process for review and consultation for sign minor variances as set out in this report.

 


PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE REPORT 61

 

 

1.          ZONING - 3628 NAVAN ROAD

 

ZONAGE - 3628, CHEMIN NAVAN

 

 

Committee recommendationS as amended

 

(This matter is subject to Bill 51)

 

That Council approve:

 

1.         An amendment to the Zoning By-law 2008-250 to extend the temporary use zoning of part of 3628 Navan Road from DR[1606] - Development Reserve Zone, Exception 1606 to DR[1606] - Development Reserve Zone, Exception 1606, for an additional two years, as shown in Document 1 and detailed in Document 2.

 

2.                  That the City Solicitor obtain an order for operations at the Navan Recycling Yard to cease and desist immediately should the MOE suspend or revoke Certificate of Approval #4414-782KX9 permitting and governing the use".

 

 

 

2.             COMPREHENSIVE ZONING BY-LAW 2008-250: ANOMALIES AND MINOR CORRECTIONS - NINTH REPORT

 

RÈGLEMENT DE ZONAGE GÉNÉRAL 2008-250 : ANOMALIES ET CORRECTIONS MINEURES – NEUVIÈME RAPPORT

 

 

Committee recommendationS as amended

 

That Council approve:

 

The amendments recommended in Column 3 of Document 1, to correct anomalies in Zoning By-law 2008-250, as amended by the following:

 

a.         The addition of Item 23 (85 Range Road) to Document 1, and the addition of the associated location map to Document 2;

b.         The insertion of the location map of 4269 Limebank Road in Document 2, immediately following the map for 491, 495 Richmond Road;

c.         That there be no further notice pursuant to Section 34 (17) of the Planning Act.

 

TRANSIT COMMITTEE REPORT 33

 

 

1.             CANADIAN URBAN TRANSIT ASSOCIATION PRESENTATION – TRANSIT VISION 2040 – A BLUEPRINT FOR THE FUTURE

 

PRÉSENTATION DE L’ASSOCIATION CANADIENNE DU TRANSPORT URBAIN – VISION DU TRANSPORT EN COMMUN 2040 – PLAN DÉTAILLÉ POUR L’AVENIR

 

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

 

That Council endorse CUTA’s Vision 2040 for putting green transit at the centre of communities.

 

 

 

2.             EXPANSION OF URBAN TRANSIT AREA INTO NEW DEVELOPING AREAS

 

EXTENSION DU SECTEUR DE TRANSPORT URBAIN AUX ZONES EN VOIE D’AMÉNAGEMENT

 

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

 

That Council approve the revisions to the boundary of the Urban Transit Area detailed in this report to be effective on January 1, 2010, to provide for the provision and funding of transit service in expanding areas of the city, and that Council enact an implementing By-law.

 

 

 

3.             RAIL SYSTEM SELECTION

 

RAPPORT SUR LA SELÉCTION D’UN SYST ÈME FERROVIAIRE

 

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

 

That Council approve that the Rail technology for the City’s Rapid Transit Plan be Light Rail Transit (LRT).

 

 

11.     Bulk Consent Agenda

 

That Council approve the Bulk Consent Agenda attached as Document 1.

 

 

12.     Motion to Adopt Reports

(Councillors G. Bédard and S. Desroches)

 

 

13.     Notices of Motion (For Consideration at Subsequent Meeting)

 

 

14.     Notice of Intent from the City’s Meeting Investigator to submit an investigation report for consideration at the 9 December 2009 Council meeting.

 

 

15.     Motion to Introduce By-laws                                                     Three Readings

(Councillors G.  Bédard and S. Desroches)

 

a)                  A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2002-521 to add the names of certain private roadways.

 

b)                  A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2009-95 regarding parkland dedication.

 

c)                  A by-law of the City of Ottawa to change the name of a municipal highway in the City of Ottawa (Big Horn Way; Keatley Road; Ottawa Road 29).

 

d)                  A by-law of the City of Ottawa to designate certain lands at 153 Salisbury Street as being exempt from Part Lot Control.

 

e)                  A by-law of the City of Ottawa to designate certain lands at 401 and 415 Piccadilly Avenue as being exempt from Part Lot Control.

 

f)                    A by-law of the City of Ottawa to designate certain lands at 1210 Merivale Road as being exempt from Part Lot Control and to repeal By-law No. 2009-316.

 

g)                  A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2008-250 of the City of Ottawa to change the zoning for the property known municipally as part of 3628 Navan Road.

 

h)                  A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2005-439 respecting permanent signs on private property.

 

i)                    A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2008-250 of the City of Ottawa to change the zoning for the neighbourhood of Merivale Gardens and the properties known municipally as 471, 473, 491 and 495 Richmond Road, 4269 Limebank Road, 329 March Road, 4048 Carling Avenue, part of 200 Somerset Street, 492,506, 508, 510, 512, 514, 530, 538, 544 and part of 10 Rideau Street, 172 and 174 Cobourg Street, 2115, 2127, 2131 and 2147 Belcourt Boulevard, 3686 and 3688 Navan Road, 55 Colonel By Drive, and to correct anomalies in the by-law.

 

j)                    A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2008-250 of the City of Ottawa to change the zoning for the property known municipally as part of 85 Range Road.

 

 

16.     Confirmation By-law (Councillors G. Bédard and S. Desroches)

 

 

17.     Inquiries

 

 

18.     Adjournment  (Councillors G. Bédard and S. Desroches)

 

 

 

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