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8. STREET NAME CHANGE - BENT OAK
STREET CHANGEMENT DE NOM DE RUE – RUE BENT OAK |
Committee
recommendation
That Council
approve that the Director of Building Code Services and the General Manager of
Planning and Growth Management, as the case may be, be directed to take
necessary actions to re‑name or name, Bent Oak to Slattery’s Field in
accordance with the Municipal Addressing By-law Number 2005-322 or through the
development approval process, as shown on Document 1.
Recommandation DU Comité
Que
le Conseil approuve que le directeur des
Services du Code du bâtiment et le directeur général d’Urbanisme et Gestion de
la croissance, selon le cas, soient chargés de prendre les mesures nécessaires
pour renommer ou nommer, la rue Bent Oak en Slattery’s Field conformément au
Règlement 2005-322 sur l’adressage municipal ou dans le cadre du processus
d’approbation de demande d’aménagement, tel qu’illustré dans le document 1.
Documentation
1.
Councillor
Desroches's report, Ward 22, dated 25 October 2011 (ACS2011-CMR-PLC-0019).
Report to/Rapport au :
Comité de l’urbanisme
25 October 2011 / le 25 octobre 2011
Submitted
by/Soumis par: Steve Desroches, Councillor/ Conseiller
Ward 22/ quartier 22
Contact Person/Personne
resource: Councillor/ Conseiller Steve Desroches
613-580-2751,
Steve.Desroches@ottawa.ca
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SUBJECT: STREET NAME CHANGE - BENT OAK STREET
OBJET :
CHANGEMENT DE NOM DE RUE – RUE
BENT OAK
REPORT
RECOMMENDATION
That the Planning Committee recommend Council
approve that the Director of Building Code Services and the General Manager of
Planning and Growth Management, as the case may be, be directed to take
necessary actions to re‑name or name, Bent Oak to Slattery’s Field in
accordance with the Municipal Addressing By-law Number 2005-322 or through the
development approval process, as shown on Document 1.
RECOMMANDATION DU RAPPORT
Que le Comité de
l’urbanisme recommande au Conseil d’approuver que le directeur des Services du
Code du bâtiment et le directeur général d’Urbanisme et Gestion de la croissance,
selon le cas, soient chargés de prendre les mesures nécessaires pour renommer
ou nommer, la rue Bent Oak en Slattery’s Field conformément au Règlement
2005-322 sur l’adressage municipal ou dans le cadre du processus d’approbation
de demande d’aménagement, tel qu’illustré dans le document 1.
BACKGROUND
Slattery’s
Field is an important chapter in Ottawa’s history. The field was located across the Rideau Canal
from Lansdowne Park. It ran between what is now known as Main Street and Echo
Drive, near the intersection of Main and Riverdale. The Field was part of
extensive pasture land belonging to William Slattery, a wealthy Ottawa butcher.
Where the entire Slattery property was located by today’s standards was the
border between Ottawa and Ottawa South and the former Town of Ottawa East.
In 1911, The Central Canada Exhibition
Committee tried to hire John A.D. McCurdy to give flying demonstrations in his
aircraft, the Silver Dart as part of the Central Canada Exhibition. This was an
attempt at making the 1911 Exhibition the biggest and best to date.
Mr. McCurdy was unavailable and arranged
for his colleague, Captain Thomas Baldwin to put on the performances. Baldwin
placed himself in charge of the aircraft and brought in his protégé, Lee
Hammond, to do the flying. The Committee contracted Baldwin for two flights a
day from September 11th through September 14th.
According to the Ottawa Evening Journal
newspaper, over 20,000 people came to see the first flight in Ottawa. Alexander
Moffat Ross, Chief of Police (1910-1931), and four constables were on hand to
see that the crowd did not interfere with the aviator or put themselves in
harm’s way.
Captain Baldwin elected to assemble his
aircraft at Slattery’s Field Shortly after 1:00 p.m. on September 11th
the propeller on the Red Devil was primed, taxied eastward and rose into the
air after travelling 150 yards. The plane was flown over the exhibition
grounds, southwest to Dow’s Lake and northeast back to Lansdowne Park. Hammond
then guided the plane southward and over the Rideau Canal completing a figure
eight. He turned above Dow’s Lake again and drove the Red Devil back to
Slattery’s Field where he made a perfect landing. The whole flight took about 5
minutes. September 11, 2011 is the 100th
anniversary of the event.
In 1909, Canadian born John A. McCurdy
(1886-1961) made the first successful flight in the British Empire. The flying
demonstration took place at Baddeck, Nova Scotia in his own biplane, the Silver
Dart. Mr. McCurdy established the first aviation school in Canada and was
the manager of Long Branch Aerodrome, Canada’s first airport. He served as
Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia from 1947-1952.
Thomas Scott Baldwin (1854-1923) was an
American aviator and inventor. He is considered the father of the modern
parachute and the American dirigible. Baldwin designed and built all his own
aircraft including the Red Devils. A volunteer for the US Army during WWI, he
was commissioned Captain, Aviation Section, US Signal Corps and rose to the
rank of major. After the war, he went to work for the Goodyear Tire &
Rubber Co. His most famous invention remains the Goodyear Blimp.
American Lee Hammond (1891-1932) was
Thomas Scott Baldwin’s protégé. He crashed at Coney Island, New York the
previous day and been thrown into the sea and had to catch a later train to
Ottawa arriving here one hour prior to scheduled flight time. Following his
performance here he went on to fly for other pioneer aviators and inventors
including Englishman Thomas O. Sopwith. At the request of his wife, he quit
flying in 1916 and went on to make Hollywood movies about flying.
All the Baldwin machines were named the
Red Devil. Each successive one was enumerated. The one that was flown over
Ottawa was the Red Devil III. The naming of this plane was derived from the
colouration. The biplanes’ tubing was painted bright red with yellow contrast
wings. A Red Devil is on display at the Smithsonian Institute’s Udvar-Hazy
Center of the National Air & Space Museum in Washington D.C.
John A. McCurdy’s Silver Dart was the
first Canadian military aircraft. He put on a demonstration for the Canadian
Army on July 31, 1909 at Camp Petawawa. The Army purchased a few following the
demonstration. A reconstruction is on display at the Canadian Aviation Museum
in Ottawa.
DISCUSSION
The community of
Findlay Creek in South Ottawa is continuing to expand. There are a number of
plans of subdivision in various stages of the development process, each including
approved or proposed names for new streets. A plan of subdivision for the area
east of Albion Road and north of Findlay Creek Drive was registered in March of
2011, and it provides for the access to two new future streets, “Bent Oak” and “Willowburn”
Streets, from the easterly portion of Gracewood Crescent. Another plan of
subdivision is currently under review, but has not been registered yet, which
provides for new lots along and the extension of these two streets, connecting to
the westerly portion of Gracewood Crescent, as shown on Document 1.
It is proposed
that “Bent Oak” Street be renamed to “Slattery’s Field” to commemorate the 100th
anniversary of the first flight in Ottawa.
It is a fitting location for the street name given that the
neighbourhood is located close to the Ottawa International Airport. Further,
given that the street has not been developed yet, there would be no impact on
the public from the name change. The proposed name complies with the guidelines
of the Municipal Addressing By-law, By-law Number 2005-322, and as well, it
supports the objective to promote the City’s history through municipal naming
initiatives.
The process for
the street name change for the small portion of Bent Oak Street identified by
registered plan will fall under the provisions of the Municipal Addressing
By-law. This will require notice to the public through the City’s web site;
approval either under delegated authority or by Planning Committee (depending
on whether objections are received); Council passage of a by-law and
registration. For the balance of the street, where the plan of subdivision is currently
under review by the City, this simply requires a change to the proposed name on
the plan before it is approval and registered. The developer is in support of
the proposed change to the street name and will be responsible for installing
the street blades.
RURAL
IMPLICATIONS
There
are no rural implications associated with this report other than the fact the
Slattery’s Field was active farmland 100 years ago.
CONSULTATION
The
airport authority supports efforts to recognize Ottawa’s aviation history.
The City Clerk
has advised that because the name relates to a historic geographical location,
it is not subject to the formal commemorative naming process. Nevertheless,
this proposal aligns with the goals of the City’s Commemorative Naming Policy,
namely the following criterion: The nominated name has historical significance.
The Clerk’s
Office has circulated the proposed name to the departments responsible for
streets, parks and facilities to determine whether duplicate or similar
sounding names exist. While there were
some partial matches, both the Civic Addressing staff and the Chief of Security
& Emergency Management have agreed that the name poses little risk to
emergency response and is therefore acceptable for use.
The Planning and
Growth Management Department has no objections to the proposed street name
change as the proposal complies with the guidelines contained in the Municipal
Addressing By-law.
COMMENTS BY THE
WARD COUNCILLOR
Councillor
Desroches: This is unique opportunity to recognize an important chapter in
Ottawa’s aviation history.
LEGAL
IMPLICATIONS
There are no legal implications associated with this
report.
RISK MANAGEMENT
IMPLICATIONS
There are no risk
implications associated with this report.
FINANCIAL
IMPLICATIONS
The cost of registering the by-law is $88, which
would typically be funded through the street name change application fee. As no
fee will be collected, the associated cost will be funded from within Building
Code Services – Other Permit and Compliance Reporting budget, and may impact
Planning and Growth Management’s 2011 operating status.
TECHNOLOGICAL IMPLICATIONS
There
are no technological implications associated with this report.
CITY STRATEGIC PLAN
N/A
SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION
Document 1 Slattery
Field Map
DISPOSITION
City Manager’s Office, City Clerk and Solicitor’s Department to draft
and process the necessary by-law amendment for Council approval.
Department
of Planning and Growth Management to notify those directly affected by the
street name change including primary public and private sector agencies.