Report to / Rapport au:

Council / Conseil

10 April 2012 / le 10 avril 2012

Submitted by / Soumis par: Planning Committee/ Comité de l’urbanisme

Contact / Personne-ressource: Caitlin Salter MacDonald, Committee Coordinator /

Coordonnatrice du comité

(613) 580-2424, ext /poste 28136

Caitlin.Salter-Macdonald@ottawa.ca

City-Wide/ à l’échelle de la ville

Ref N°: ACS2012-CMR-PLC-0004

SUBJECT: DRAFT BILL 20, AN ACT TO AMEND THE BUILDING CODE, 1992

OBJET: PROJET DE LOI 20, LOI MODIFIANT LA LOI DE 1992 SUR LE CODE DU BÂTIMENT

REPORT RECOMMENDATIONS

That Council:

1. Endorse the expression of concerns with respect to Bill 20 contained with the letter attached as Document 1 to this motion.

2. Request the Chair, Planning Committee forward this letter to the Standing Committee on Social Policy.

RECOMMANDATIONS DU RAPPORT

Que le Conseil :

1. Avalise les préoccupations exprimées relativement au Projet de loi 20 dans la lettre jointe à la présente motion (document 1).

2. Demande au président du Comité de l’urbanisme d’envoyer cette lettre au Comité permanent de la politique sociale.

BACKGROUND

The Planning Committee, at its meeting of 10 April 2012, approved the following motion, which was added to the agenda pursuant to 84(3) of the Procedure By-law (being By-law no. 2006-462.)

Moved by Councillor J. Harder:

Be It Resolved That Planning Committee recommend to Council that

1. Council endorse the expression of concerns with respect to Bill 20 contained with the letter attached as Document 1 to this motion.

2. The Chair, Planning Committee be requested to forward this letter to the Standing Committee on Social Policy

DISCUSSION

Arlene Grégoire, Chief Building Official and Director of Building Code Services, requested Planning Committee approve the above motion endorsing the expressions of concern with respect to Bill 20, as outlined in Document 1. She further asked that Council be requested to waive the notice required under the Procedure By-law so that the letter could be sent to the Standing Committee on Social Policy prior to its meeting of 16 April 2012.

CONSULTATION

No public consultation was undertaken as this item was added at the meeting.

FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS

This item was added at the meeting. No financial implications have been identified with respect to the motion’s recommendations, though the attached letter speaks to potential financial implications arising from the proposed draft bill. Staff will be available at Council if clarification is required on financial impacts of the proposed legislation.

RURAL IMPLICATIONS

No rural implications have been identified.

COMMENTS BY THE WARD COUNCILLOR

N/A – City-wide

LEGAL IMPLICATIONS

This item was added at the meeting, and no specific legal implications were identified. Staff will be available at Council if clarification is required on legal implications.

RISK MANAGEMENT IMPLICATIONS

The attached letter references risk impacts for the proposed draft bill. Staff will be available at Council if clarification is required on risk management implications.

ACCESSIBILITY IMPACTS

This item was added at the meeting, and no accessibility impacts were identified. Staff will be available at Council if clarification is required on accessibility impacts.

SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION

Document 1 Letter to the Chair of the Standing Committee on Social Policy re: Draft Bill 20, an Act to Amend the Building Code, 1992