1. Commemorative naming committee proposal – “dr. roland armitage hall”

proposition du comité sur les dénominations comméroratives – «salle dr-roland-armitage»

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

That Council approve the commemorative naming of the hall at the West Carleton Community Complex, located at located at 5670 Carp Road, as “Dr. Roland Armitage Hall.”

Recommandation DU Comité

Que le Conseil municipal approuve la proposition de nommer une salle du Complexe communautaire de West Carleton, situé au 5670, chemin Carp, « salle D^r-Roland-Armitage ».

Documentation

1. City Clerk and Solicitor’s report dated 11 August 2011 (ACS2011-CMR-CCB-0042).

Report to/Rapport au :

Community and Protective Services Committee

Comité des services communautaires et de protection

and Council / et au Conseil

August 11, 2011 / le 11 août 2011

Submitted by/Soumis par : M. Rick O’Connor

City Clerk and Solicitor / Greffier et Chef du contentieux

Contact Person/Personne ressource : Leslie Donnelly, Deputy City Clerk/Greffière adjointe

City Clerk and Solicitor Department/Direction du greffe et Chef du contentieux

613-580-2424 ext. 28857, Leslie.Donnelly@ottawa.ca

West Carleton-March (5)

Ref N°: ACS2011-CMR-CCB-0042

SUBJECT:	Commemorative naming committee proposal – “dr. roland armitage hall”
OBJET :	proposition du comité sur les dénominations comméroratives – «salle dr-roland-armitage»

REPORT RECOMMENDATION

That the Community and Protective Services Committee recommend Council approve the commemorative naming of the hall at the West Carleton Community Complex, located at located at 5670 Carp Road, as “Dr. Roland Armitage Hall.”

RECOMMANDATION DU RAPPORT

Que le Comité des services communautaires et de protection de recommander au Conseil municipal d’approuver la proposition de nommer une salle du Complexe communautaire de West Carleton, situé au 5670, chemin Carp, « salle D^r-Roland-Armitage ».

BACKGROUND

The Commemorative Naming Policy, approved by City Council on July 24, 2002, outlines the criteria and process for commemoratively naming municipal streets, parks and facilities (or parts thereof).

With respect to criteria, a commemorative name honours individuals who are (or have been) citizens of the City of Ottawa or have made a specific contribution to the City of Ottawa and:

• Demonstrated excellence, courage or exceptional service to the citizens of the City of Ottawa, the Province of Ontario and / or Canada;
• Provided extensive community service, or who have an extraordinary community service record;
• Worked to foster equality and reduce discrimination;
• Where the nominated individual is a current City employee, the individual shall have made an outstanding contribution to the City of Ottawa outside of his/her capacity and duties as a City employee or they may be recognized for their exceptional service once they are no longer a City employee;
• The nominated individual has made a significant financial contribution to a park or facility and the contribution significantly benefits the community that the park or facility serves (i.e. the park or facility may not have otherwise been possible without the financial assistance);
• The nominated name has historical significance to the community, City of Ottawa, Province of Ontario, or Canada.

Any member of the public or City Council may submit a name to the City for consideration. The process is initiated through submission of a Commemorative Naming application and support material. The policy provides a process for the nomination of the following: a name to be added to the commemorative names reserve list for future consideration; a name for a particular venue selected by the applicant; a name for a venue that is presently named.

As part of the process, the Commemorative Naming Committee (“CNC”) — consisting of applicable City staff, the Mayor and affected Members of Council — provides an initial approval based on the policy’s criteria and the information provided by the nominator. Staff is then directed to ensure there is community support for the choice by initiating a 60-day consultation phase. Following the consultation process, the Commemorative Naming Committee reviews the public feedback and makes a final recommendation on the nomination, which is subsequently considered by the appropriate Standing Committee and City Council.

DISCUSSION

A naming application for the commemoration of Dr. Roland Armitage was received from Shaun Armitage to name the community complex at 5670 Carp Road as Dr. Roland Armitage Hall.

The Commemorative Naming Committee reviewed the application and endorsed the proposed name under several criteria within the policy, including: “The nominated individual has demonstrated excellence, courage, and exceptional service to the citizens of Ottawa, the Province of Ontario, and Canada.” Supporting information about Dr. Roland Armitage is found in the attached Document 1.

Following the initial endorsement of the application, the public consultation process (outlined below) was carried out for the mandated 60-day period. Following the consultation process, the Commemorative Naming Committee reconvened to review all comments received. At its meeting of 27 July 2011, the Commemorative Naming Committee endorsed the naming application and directed staff to forward this recommendation to the Community and Protective Services Committee and City Council.

RURAL IMPLICATIONS

N/A

CONSULTATION

An integral part of the Commemorative Naming process is public consultation on the proposed name. The following outlines the consultation undertaken for the Dr. Roland Armitage Hall application:

• The public consultation notice was placed on Ottawa.ca/namingottawa on 7 April 2011;
• A public notice was printed in the EMC West Carleton newspaper on 7 April 2011;
• A public notice was printed in the West Carleton Review newspaper on 8 April 2011;
• Councillor El-Chantiry advertised the public consultation in both his newspaper column to residents and on his website;
• A notification was sent to all of the community associations in Ward 5;
• The City of Ottawa Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee and the Rural Issues Advisory Committee were advised of this commemoration and provided the opportunity to submit a comment.

Two (2) Advisory Committees were asked for feedback as part of the public consultation process: Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee (PRAC) and Rural Issues Advisory Committee (RIAC). At its 17 May 2011 meeting, RIAC received a staff report and a presentation that explained the proposed commemoration. At the conclusion of the presentation by staff, the members of RIAC voted unanimously to approve a motion to support to the proposal. Similarly, at its 24 May 2011 meeting, PRAC received a staff report and a presentation that explained the proposed commemoration. At the conclusion of this presentation by staff, the members of PRAC also voted unanimously to approve a motion to support to the proposal.

Six (6) residents submitted responses regarding this proposal. Five (5) respondents supported the proposal, while one (1) opposed the naming. However, it should be noted that the one (1) resident who opposed the proposal was incorrectly under the impression that Dr. Armitage already had a City commemoration.

COMMENTS BY THE WARD COUNCILLOR(S)

Councillor E. El-Chantiry fully supports the commemoration of Dr. Roland Armitage.

LEGAL/RISK MANAGEMENT IMPLICATIONS:

There are no legal/risk management implications associated with this report.

CITY STRATEGIC PLAN

N/A

TECHNICAL IMPLICATIONS

N/A

FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS

City Clerk and Solicitor Department

Financial expenditures associated with this Commemorative Naming proposal for advertisements and the costs of purchasing a plaque and/or hosting a naming ceremony are provided through the City Clerk’s operating budget.

Parks, Recreation & Cultural Services Department

There are available funds in the Parks, Recreation & Cultural Services Department's 2011 budget for signage.

SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION

Document 1 – Dr. Roland Armitage Hall Commemorative Naming Public Notice (English and French)

DISPOSITION

Following Council approval of the Dr. Roland Armitage Hall Commemorative Naming proposal, staff will work with the Ward Councillor to coordinate a ceremonial event to unveil a plaque.

Commemorative Naming Proposal –

“Dr. Roland Armitage Hall”

In 2002, City Council created the Commemorative Naming Program as a means to formally recognize individuals who demonstrate excellence, courage or exceptional service to the citizens of Ottawa, the Province of Ontario, or Canada. This program provides the opportunity for the contribution and dedication of these individuals to be honoured through the naming of municipal streets, parks and facilities and parts thereof.

Further to an application received under the Commemorative Naming Program, the City is considering a proposal to name the hall at the West Carleton Community Complex, located at 5670 Carp Road as “Dr. Roland Armitage Hall.”

Dr. Roland Armitage has demonstrated excellence, courage, and exceptional service to the citizens of Ottawa, the Province of Ontario, and Canada. At the age of 17, Roland Armitage enlisted in the Royal Canadian Artillery during World War II. He served on the Western Front of the European Theatre, including fighting in the Liberation of France. He has been awarded the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal, the France and Germany Star, the Defense Medal for six months service in Britain, the 1939-45 Star and the Normandy Medal by the Government of France. Following the war, he obtained his Veterinary Medicine and Doctor of Veterinary Surgeon degrees at the Ontario Veterinary College at the University of Guelph. As a veterinarian, Dr. Armitage cared for thousands of horses and earned the Veterinarian of the Year award from the Ontario Veterinarian Association in 1983. Dr. Armitage has been a leader in both local and national horse racing, serving as the President of the Canadian Trotting Association (1976-1981) and President and General Manager of the Rideau-Carleton Raceway (1981-1991). From 1991 to 1994, Dr. Armitage served his community as Mayor of the Township of West Carleton and Member of the Council for the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton.

To honour Dr. Roland Amitage’s legacy of service, the City of Ottawa has been asked to name the hall at the West Carleton Community Complex as “Dr. Roland Armitage Hall.”

If you would like to provide comment on this proposal or require any further information, please contact:

Tyler Cox, Policy & Projects Coordinator

City Clerk & Solicitor Department

Ottawa City Hall

110 Laurier Avenue West

Ottawa, ON K1P 1J1

Tel: 613-580-2424 ext. 15636

Fax: 613-580-2416

Email: namingottawa@ottawa.ca

Comments on this proposal must be received by 4:30 p.m. on Monday, June 6, 2011.

Proposition d’attribution de nom commémoratif –

« Salle Dr-Roland-Armitage »

En 2002, le Conseil municipal a mis en place le Programme de noms commémoratifs dans le but de rendre officiellement hommage à des personnes qui ont fait preuve d’excellence et de courage ou qui ont rendu des services exceptionnels aux résidents d’Ottawa, de l’Ontario ou du Canada. Ce programme donne l’occasion à la Ville de souligner la contribution et le dévouement de ces gens en attribuant leur nom à une rue, à un parc ou à une installation d’Ottawa.

En réponse à une demande reçue dans le cadre du Programme de noms commémoratifs, la Ville examine une proposition visant à attribuer le nom commémoratif Salle Dr-Roland Armitage à la salle du Complexe communautaire de West Carleton, situé au 5670, chemin Carp.

Le D^r Roland Armitage a fait preuve d’excellence et de courage, et a rendu des services exceptionnels aux citoyens d’Ottawa, de l’Ontario et du Canada. Durant la Seconde Guerre mondiale, alors qu’il était âgé de 17 ans, Roland Armitage s’est enrôlé dans l’Artillerie royale canadienne. Il a servi sur le front de l’Ouest du théâtre d’opération européen, ayant notamment participé aux combats pour la libération de la France. Il s’est vu attribuer la Médaille canadienne du service volontaire, l’Étoile France-Allemagne, la Médaille de la Défense pour les six mois où il a servi en Grande-Bretagne, l’Étoile de 1939-1945 et la Médaille de la Normandie, qui lui a été décernée par le gouvernement français. Après la guerre, il a obtenu des diplômes en médecine et en chirurgie vétérinaires au Collège de médecine vétérinaire de l’université de Guelph. En tant que vétérinaire, le D^r Armitage a soigné des milliers de chevaux. En 1983, il a reçu le titre de vétérinaire de l’année de l’Association des vétérinaires de l’Ontario. Le D^r Armitage est un chef de file dans le secteur des courses de chevaux aux niveaux local et national, ayant été président de la Canadian Trotting Association (1976-1981) et président et directeur général de l’hippodrome Rideau-Carleton (1981-1991). De 1991 à 1994, le D^r Armitage a servi sa collectivité en tant que maire du Canton de West Carleton et membre du Conseil de la Municipalité régionale d’Ottawa-Carleton.

Pour souligner les services rendus par le D^r Roland Armitage, on a demandé à la Ville d’Ottawa de nommer la salle du Complexe communautaire de West Carleton « Salle Dr-Roland-Armitage »

Les personnes qui désirent formuler des commentaires ou obtenir plus de renseignements sur cette proposition sont priées de communiquer avec :

Tyler Cox, Coordonnateur, Politiques et projets

Service du greffier municipal et chef du contentieux

Hôtel de ville d’Ottawa

110, avenue Laurier Ouest

Ottawa ON K1P 1J1

Tél. : 613-580-2424, poste 15636

Télécopieur : 613-580-2416

Courriel : namingottawa@ottawa.ca

Les commentaires concernant cette proposition doivent être au plus tard le lundi 6 juin 2011 à 16 h 30.