OTTAWA CITY COUNCIL

14 September 2011

ANDREW S. HAYDON HALL

10:00 a.m.

 

AGENDA 19

 

 

1.       Prayer

 

 

2.                 National Anthem (Councillor K. Egli)

 

 

3.                 Announcements/Ceremonial Activities

 

·                     Recognition – City Builder Award

·                     Presentation – Launch of the City of Ottawa United Way Campaign

 

 

4.       Roll Call

 

 

5.       Confirmation of Minutes

 

Confirmation of the Minutes of the regular and In Camera meetings of 25 August 2011.

 

 

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

 

 

7.       Communications

 

·         Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO):

 

·         AMO’s 2011 Municipal Insurance Survey Results

·         Ontario Party Leaders Address AMO’s Top 12 Asks

·         Ontario Liberal Party “FORWARD. TOGETHER” Platform – Highlights of Municipal Related Policies

 

 

Responses to Inquiries:

·         14-11 – Repairs to Highway 174

·         13-11 – Encroachment Permits

 

 

Other Communications Received:

·         Submission received from the All Nations Full Gospel Church containing 74 names requesting that OC Transpo bus route No. 125 remain as it was or that the proposed route for bus No. 121 replace the route of bus No. 125.    

 

 

8.       Regrets

 

No regrets filed to date.

 

 

9.       Motion to Introduce Reports

(Councillors D. Chernushenko and M. Wilkinson)

 

COMMITTEE REPORTS

 

AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE REPORT 10

 

 

1.                   ZONING - PART OF 130 DAVID MANCHESTER ROAD

 

ZONAGE – partie du 130, chemin david-manchester

 

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION AS AMENDED

 

That Council approve an amendment to Zoning By-law 2008-250 to change the zoning of part of 130 David Manchester Road to permit warehouse and retail uses.

 


 

 

7.                   ZONING – 1626 Old Prescott Road

 

ZONAGE - 1626, chemin old prescott

 

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

 

That Council approve an amendment to the Zoning By-law 2008-250 to change the zoning of a portion of 1626 Old Prescott Road from Development Reserve Subzone 1 (DR1) to Village Residential First Density Subzone D (V1D) as shown in Document 1.

 

 

 

10.          KINBURN SEVERANCES

 

MORCELLEMENTS DES TERRES AU KINBURN

 

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

 

That Council:

 

1.         Direct the Planning and Growth Management Department to develop a set of guidelines for the preparation and assessment of hydro-geological and terrain analysis for consideration by Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee and Council by the second quarter of 2012, and;

 

2.         Approve that the preparation of these guidelines be undertaken concurrently with the rural review, and is to include input from a variety of stakeholders including rural residents, developers, engineers and hydrogeologists.

 

 


FINANCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE REPORT 11

 

 

3.                   policy on SEEKING legal costs - REVIEW

 

politique sur Le recouvrement des frais judiciaires – Examen

 

 

Committee meeting information

 

Delegations:     7 delegations with all opposed to the report. 

Debate:            Committee spent 1.5 hours with delegations & discussion.

Vote:                The Report carried on 10 YAYS and 1 NAY.

Position of Advisory Committee(s):  No Advisory Committees spoke.

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

 

That City Council repeal the City’s Policy on Seeking Legal Costs.

 

 

 

4.                   2012 Proposed Budget process and Timetable

 

Processus et calendrier proposés pour le Budget de 2012

 

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

 

That Council approve the process and timetable for developing and approving the 2012 budget, as outlined in this report.

 

 


PLANNING COMMITTEE REPORT 15

 

 

1.             ZONING – 3505 STRANDHERD DRIVE

 

ZONAGE - 3505, PROMENADE STRANDHERD

 

 

Committee recommendation

 

(This matter is Subject to Bill 51)

 

That Council approve an amendment to Zoning By-law 2008-250 to change the zoning on a portion of 3505 Strandherd Drive from Residential Third Density Zone, Subzone Z (R3Z) to Residential Fourth Density Zone, Subzone Z with Exception 1625 (R4Z[1625]) and Residential Fourth Density Zone, Subzone Z with Exception XXXX (R4Z[XXXX]) and Residential Third Density Zone, Subzone Q with Exception XXXX (R3Q[XXXX]) as detailed in Document 2 and as shown in Document 1.

 

 

10.     Bulk Consent Agenda

 

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

 

 

11.      Disposition of Items Approved by Committees under Delegated Authority

 

That Council receive the list of items approved by its Committees under Delegated Authority, attached as Document 2.

 

 

12.     Motion to Adopt Reports

(Councillors D. Chernushenko and M. Wilkinson)

 

 


13.     Motions of Which Notice has been Given Previously

 

MOTION

 

Moved by Councillor S. Desroches

Seconded by Councillor A. Hubley

 

WHEREAS section 37 of the Purchasing By-law addresses unsatisfactory supplier performance in terms of failure to meet contract specifications, terms and conditions or for Health and Safety violations; and

 

WHEREAS the City Treasurer may, in consultation with the City Clerk and Solicitor, prohibit an unsatisfactory supplier from bidding on future contracts; and

 

WHEREAS there is a concern that unsatisfactory suppliers who may be prohibited from bidding on City contracts may attempt to circumvent the prohibition by bidding under a different legal name; and

 

WHEREAS in order to prevent unsatisfactory suppliers from circumventing the bidding prohibition, it is necessary to amend section 37 of the Purchasing By-law;

 

THERFORE BE IT RESOLVED that section 37 of the Purchasing By-law be amended to read as follows:

 

            “SUPPLIER PERFORMANCE

 

37. (1)        The Director shall document evidence and advise Supply Branch in writing where the performance of a supplier has been unsatisfactory in terms of failure to meet contract specifications, terms and conditions or for Health and Safety violations.

 

(2)        The City Treasurer may, in consultation with the City Solicitor, prohibit an unsatisfactory supplier from bidding on future contracts.

 

(3)        For the purposes of this section, the term “supplier” shall mean a supplier of goods and/or services and any principal, director or officer of that supplier, bidding directly for City contracts, or indirectly through another legal entity.

 

 


MOTION

 

Moved by Councillor S. Blais

Seconded by Councillor M. Moffatt

 

WHEREAS, according to the Government of Ontario, second-hand smoke contains over 4,000 toxins (poisonous chemicals that are harmful to the body), 50 of which are known to cause cancer; and

 

WHEREAS exposure to second-hand smoke causes children to suffer more frequent ear infections and lung problems, including coughing, wheezing, bronchitis, croup, and even asthma and pneumonia; and

 

WHEREAS, according to statistics quoted by the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario, approximately 6,300 non-smokers die each year from exposure to second-hand smoke; and

 

WHEREAS every resident, including children, people with respiratory illnesses and tourists should be able to enjoy Ottawa’s summer without the threats posed by second-hand smoke; and

 

WHEREAS the City of Ottawa showed leadership ten years ago by passing two smoke free Ottawa by-laws for both workplaces and public places; and

 

WHEREAS the Smoke-Free Ontario Act establishes a minimum standard applicable across the Province, thereby allowing municipalities the ability to pass more restrictive by-laws; and

 

WHEREAS staff have indicated that the work for an update to these by-laws can be accommodated within existing resources;

 

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that City Council request that the Ottawa Board of Health review and report back on the public health value of the City of Ottawa becoming completely smoke-free at public beaches and parks and all outdoor patios and terraces prior to 8 p.m., including any related recommendations they would make regarding an update in this regard to the City of Ottawa’s smoke free by-laws; and

 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that, subject to the Board of Health’s approval of Council’s request, By-law and Regulatory Services work with Ottawa Public Health on a recommended update to Ottawa’s smoke-free by-laws based on the results of the review listed above and including any operational and enforcement considerations; and report back to Community and Protective Services Committee and Council in time to be implemented prior to Spring 2012.

 

 

MOTION

 

Moved by Councillor M. McRae

Seconded by Mayor J. Watson

 

WHEREAS the recently approved Term of Council Priorities and Objectives identifies Environmental Stewardship as a Strategic Priority that includes a focus on long-term sustainability and reducing the city’s environmental footprint; and

 

WHEREAS the City of Ottawa is committed to moving forward on renewable energy, and air quality issues; and

 

WHEREAS Enbridge Inc. is intending to make an application to the Ontario Energy Board to permit a program by which biomethane (Renewable Natural Gas) can be accepted directly into their pipeline system; and

 

WHEREAS this utilization of methane, as opposed to discharge to the atmosphere, will reduce the discharge of harmful pollutants to the environment;

 

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Ottawa endorses in principle this initiative and encourages the Ontario Energy Board to give it careful review.

 

 

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

 

 

15.     Motion to Introduce By-laws                                                  Three Readings

(Councillors D. Chernushenko and M. Wilkinson)

 

a)      A by-law of the City of Ottawa to establish certain lands as common and public highway and assume them for public use (Greenbriar Avenue).

 

b)      A by-law of the City of Ottawa to impose special annual drainage rates upon lands in respect of which money is borrowed under the Tile Drainage Act.

 

c)      A by-law of the City of Ottawa to establish certain lands as common and public highway and assume them for public use (Salisbury Street).

 

d)     A by-law of the City of Ottawa to levy an annual amount upon public hospitals or provincial mental health facilities for the year 2011.

 

e)      A by-law of the City of Ottawa to levy an annual amount upon Ottawa Carleton Detention Centre for the year 2011.

 

f)       A by-law of the City of Ottawa to levy an annual amount upon provincial education institutions for the year 2011.

 

g)      A by-law of the City of Ottawa to levy an annual tax upon colleges and universities for the year 2011.

 

h)      A by-law of the City of Ottawa to establish certain lands as common and public highway and assume them for public use (Trudeau Avenue, Farisita Drive).

 

i)        A by-law of the City of Ottawa to establish certain lands as common and public highway and assume them for public use (Centrum Boulevard).

 

j)        A by-law of the City of Ottawa to establish certain lands as common and public highway and assume them for public use (O’Neil Road).

 

k)      A by-law of the City of Ottawa to establish certain lands as common and public highway and assume them for public use (Rosebella Avenue).

 

l)        A by-law of the City of Ottawa to designate certain lands on 200, 202, 204 and 206 Waymark Crescent as being exempt from Part Lot Control.

 

m)    A by-law of the City of Ottawa to designate certain lands on 570 to 580 Athlone Avenue as being exempt from Part Lot Control.

 

n)      A by-law of the City of Ottawa to designate certain lands on 1398 to 1511 Comfrey Crescent as being exempt from Part Lot Control.

 

o)      A by-law of the City of Ottawa to designate certain lands at 5271 Fernbank Road as being exempt from Part Lot Control.

 

p)      A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2008-250 of the City of Ottawa to change the zoning of part of the lands known municipally as 6622 Bank Street.

 

q)      A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2008-250 of the City of Ottawa to change the zoning of part of the lands known municipally as 130 David Manchester Road.

 

r)       A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2008-250 of the City of Ottawa to change the zoning of part of the lands known municipally as 1212 Donald B. Munro Drive.

 

s)       A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2008-250 of the City of Ottawa to change the zoning of part of the lands known municipally as 7606 Bank Street.

 

t)       A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2004-60 to appoint Municipal Law Enforcement Officers in accordance with private property parking enforcement.

 

u)      A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2008-250 of the City of Ottawa to change the zoning of lands known municipally as part of 3039 River Road.

 

v)      A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2008-250 of the City of Ottawa to change the zoning of part of the lands known municipally as 1626 Old Prescott Road.

 

w)    A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2008-250 of the City of Ottawa to change the zoning of part of the lands known municipally as 3505 Strandherd Drive.

 

 

16.     Confirmation By-law (Councillors D. Chernushenko and M. Wilkinson)

 

 

17.     Inquiries

 

 

18.     Adjournment (Councillors D. Chernushenko and M. Wilkinson)

                             

 

 

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