STATEMENT REQUIRED FOR ZONING MATTERS SUBMITTED FOR POST JANUARY 1, 2007
DÉCLARATION POUR LES DEMANDES DE MODIFICATION DE ZONAGE PRÉSENTÉES APRÈS
LE 1ER JANVIER 2007
Chair Hume read a statement
relative to the Zoning By-law Amendments listed as items 3, 4 and 5 on the
agenda. He advised that only those who
made oral submissions at today’s meeting or written submissions before the
amendments are adopted could appeal to the Ontario Municipal Board. The applicant may also appeal the matter if
Council does not adopt an amendment within 120 days (zoning) and 180 days
(Official Plan) of receipt of the application.
CITY MANAGER’S OFFICE
BUREAU DU DIRECTEUR MUNICIPAL
CITY CLERK
AND SOLICITOR
GREFFIER ET
CHEF DU CONTENTIEUX
1. STATUS UPDATE - PLANNING AND
ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE INQUIRIES AND MOTIONS - FOR THE PERIOD ENDING 14 APRIL
2009
RAPPORT DE
SITUATION - DEMANDES DE RENSEIGNEMENTS ET MOTIONS DU COMITÉ DE L’URBANISME ET
DE L’ENVIRONNEMENT POUR LA PÉRIODE SE TERMINANT LE 14 AVRIL 2009
ACS2009-CMR-CCB-0022 City
Wide/À l'échelle de la Ville
That the Planning and Environment Committee receive
this report for information.
RECEIVED
CITY
TREASURER
2. Capital Adjustments and Closing Projects –
RATE SUPPORTED
AJUSTEMENT DU BUDGET DES IMMOBILISATIONS ET CESSATION DE PROJETS
FINANCÉS PAR REDEVANCES
ACS2009-CMR-FIN-0018 CITY WIDE / À l’Échelle de la ville
That Planning and Environment
Committee recommend Council:
1.
Approve the budget adjustments as detailed in Document 1;
2.
Authorize the closing of capital projects listed in Document 2, the
funding of deficits as identified and the return of balance of funds to funding
sources;
3.
Approve a net decrease in debt authority of $2.531 million as a result
of recommendations 1 and 2;
4.
Permit those projects in Document 3 that qualify for closure, based on
the policy endorsed by Executive Management Committee (EMC), to remain open;
and
5.
Receive the budget adjustments in Document 3 undertaken in accordance
with the Delegation of Authority By-law 2005-503, as amended, as they pertain
to capital works.
CARRIED
Infrastructure Services and
Community Sustainability
Services d’infrastructure et Viabilité
des collectivités
PLANNING and growth management
URBANISME et Gestion de la croissance
3. ZONING
- 38 ELVASTON AVENUE
ZONAGE - 38, AVENUE ELVASTON
ACS2009-ICS-PLA-0056 Knoxdale-Merivale (9)
(This
application is subject to Bill 51)
The following written correspondence
was received and is held on file with the City Clerk:
·
Email
dated May 4, 2009 from David Thomson to the Chair of the Ottawa-Carleton
District School Board
·
Petition
with over 500 signatures in opposition to the proposal submitted by Ann
Hamilton on April 28, 2009
·
Submission
received from James O’Grady on April 28, 2009
·
Email
dated April 28, 2009 from David Thomson
·
Submission
dated April 28, 2009 from the Trend-Arlington Community Association
·
Email
dated April 27, 2009 from Madeleine Quinn
·
Letter
from Gary and Nancy Dalby received on April 27, 2009
·
Submission dated April 27, 2009 from Fred Welling
·
Emails
from Judith A. Marshall dated April 23 and 21, 2009
·
Email
dated April 23, 2009 from Judy Bates
·
Email
dated April 22, 2009 from Marcia Marinier
·
Email
dated April 22, 2009 from Allison Ross
·
Email
dated April 21, 2009 from Maurice de Maurivez
·
Email
dated April 20, 2009 from Robert Matyas
·
Email
dated April 18, 2009 from Ann Matyas
·
Email
dated April 18, 2009 from Patricia Morgan
·
Email
dated April 17, 2009 from Ann Hamilton
·
Email
dated April 16, 2009 from Marilyn Schwartz
Martin Barakengera, Planner II,
provided a PowerPoint presentation.
John Smit and Mike Wildman, Managers of Development Review-Urban and
Suburban Services, respectively, accompanied him. In response to questions from members, staff provided the
following clarifications:
·
Pedestrian
access is provided at the rear of the site to the residents along Elvaston
Avenue. Existing sidewalks along
Greenbank Road will provide access to the front. Over 300 households will have straight linear access provided to
the site.
·
The
parking is situated at the front, on Greenbank Road, in response to requests
from residents along Elvaston Avenue.
Landscaping and building articulation will also be utilised.
·
Site
Plan issues will be addressed as part of that process, also subject to public
notification and comment.
·
The
current permitted uses were enumerated.
A building height of six storeys or 18.5 meters is permitted with a
Floor Space Index of two, totalling 14,000 square metres.
·
In
terms of the history of the uses along this portion of Greenbank Road, retail
uses were excluded more by chance than by design. There is no secondary plan for the area.
·
The
current Official Plan does describe the area as General Urban. Of the current permitted uses, office would
be one of the most intensive and would generate more peak traffic than the
proposal. Other permitted uses would
have similar impacts to the proposed retail operation.
·
If an
office building were constructed, other auxiliary uses would be permitted, such
as a cafeteria.
James O’Grady, a long time resident, expressed
concern with children not crossing Greenbank Road at the signalized
intersections. He commented that kids
would be kids and would cross Greenbank Road to save time and rebel. He provided a map of the area, noting that
schools, parks, and playing fields are found across the street, which creates a
“play zone.” He said the proposed use
is not appropriate, as it would bring traffic to the area. As a supporter and client of Shoppers Drug
Mart, he suggested the current drugstore should be expanded in the Greenbank
Plaza.
Chair Hume summarized the
delegation’s premise that children will purposely cross the road
inappropriately. He noted a library,
which is currently permitted, would also attract children. Mr. O’Grady specifically reiterated concerns
with retail.
Jim Yeldon touched on traffic related issues,
referencing a submission from Fred Welling on the review of the Traffic Impact
Analysis (TIA). The following points
were raised:
·
This site is located
opposite two schools, from which vehicles exit.
·
Greenbank Road is a main
arterial that in recent years has seen a large increase in traffic as a result
of the residential, commercial and retail expansion in Barrhaven. The purpose of this roadway was to allow as
much unrestricted traffic flow as possible.
·
Traffic from the store and the schools would have to
maneuver through a non-signalized intersection or an opening in a median and
navigate a safe passage across a four-lane arterial roadway.
·
The TIS does not describe or illustrate clearly the
high-risk turning and merging that will be occurring during morning and evening
rush hour and during school arrival and departure times.
·
With regard to delays at this intersection, eastbound
left movement will have an average delay of 39.6 seconds. Forty vehicles during peak hours
experiencing this delay will be unacceptable and will lead to potentially
dangerous movements. Good traffic flow
will be obstructed.
·
Installing traffic lights to correct these traffic
issues is not a practical solution, as they would be situated less than 100 meters to the south of the
existing traffic lights at the Bellman/Bateman intersection and will only serve
to impede the traffic flow on an arterial roadway that is already struggling to
handle large volumes of traffic at peak times and throughout most of the day.
·
Delivery trucks using the southbound turn lane, which
is short in length, is a concern.
·
The zoning application should be denied for these
reasons, thereby encouraging retail development at Greenbank Square.
In response to questions
from Councillor Hunter, Mr. Wildman explained that traffic issues would need to
be dealt with even with the uses currently allowed under the zoning
by-law. He reiterated that these types
of issues are resolved at the site plan stage, while the zoning process
determines if the road network can accommodate the traffic. Staff would consult the signal operations
group to determine if traffic lights in proximity to another set can be
coordinated. A six-storey office
building would generate approximately twice as much traffic as the use
proposed.
Ann Hamilton presented a petition with over 500
signatures in opposition to the proposal.
She noted taxpayers and residents from the community, owners of stores
in the Greenbank Mall and small retail owners in the area signed the
petition. She shared some comments
received from petitioners and summarized that there are five main reasons why
people signed the petition:
·
The
long established and closely knit residential communities do not need a super
sized retail outlet across the street from two public schools. The residents are well served by the
existing drug store and Greenbank Square.
·
The
resulting increase in traffic would pose an increased risk to children, who
traverse the closest main intersection, and play in the community space in and
around the school and community centre.
·
The
zoning change would act as a precedent for retail zoning to be expanded to
other properties on the east side of Greenbank between Bateman and Banner.
·
The
additional traffic from people not living in the community and the disruption
of traffic flow from vehicles turning in and out of the proposed store would
increase the opportunity for accidents and exacerbate the existing problem.
·
Moving
the main functions of the drugstore out of the mall will draw traffic and
consumers away from Greenbank Square and will hurt small business owners in the
mall, many of who are single proprietors loving with their families in the
community.
In response to questions, Ms.
Hamilton noted that a proposal for a Tim Horton’s for the site failed. Chair Hume replied that he has both a Tim
Horton’s and a Shoppers Drug Mart at opposite ends of a mall in his ward, with
the former having a much greater impact with respect to traffic.
Councillor Doucet asked if anyone in
the community supports the proposal.
Ms. Hamilton described how the petition was circulated; noting 29
signatures were obtained within one hour during one afternoon at the mall.
Stewart Kronberg, Trend-Arlington
Community Association,
began by stating that the traffic and planning analysis has not addressed
anything north of Craig Henry and Canfield.
With respect to support in the community, a petition and information
notice were sent out to residents. Out
of this, the community association found an increasing number of people who
felt that this proposal does not make sense. They have received a mixed response,
ranging from some with no opinion either way to those with vociferous
opposition. He felt that the opposition
in the community is building and he would not be surprised if they receive
200-300 more signatures on the petition.
The community does not want any type of retail to spill out of the
current retail area, south of the Bellman/Bateman intersection. Putting in any retail would interrupt
traffic flow; a video taken in the
morning and evening traffic showed some harrowing scenes. He concluded that the community association,
on behalf of its residents, is taking the position that they do not want this
zoning change to take place.
Gary Shrichtman spoke from a written submission on
behalf of John Greicken, who has owned a family business at 250 Greenbank
Road for the last three years or so.
They decided to open their business in the mall because 90 per cent of
the stores are owner-run with meet and greet customers. The Family Dollar Store was eventually
replaced with the Knick-Knack Party Supplies.
He commented on community support that exists. He touched on issues raised by other delegations, specifically on
the impact to existing businesses, including his own, in the mall.
Pam Whyte and Ron Jack, Delcan
appeared on behalf of the proponent, noting support for the staff
recommendation. Ms. Whyte provided
background information on the consultation process, which included a
pre-consultation meeting held with local adjacent landowners, prior to
submitting applications to the City of Ottawa.
A community meeting was held on 1 April 2009 at which time they made a
presentation on the proposal and answered questions from the community. Following the community meeting, a summary
and letter were sent out to those who attended the session, addressing some of
the concerns raised. As a result, some
positive changes were made to the site plan, including the following:
· Pedestrian
pathways were re-oriented to allow for a northern pathway to the site as well
as one out from the store to Greenbank Road.
· Additional
landscaping was added around the building.
· Changes
were proposed to the building elevations to provide more articulation toward
Elvaston.
· Shoppers
Drug Mart has decided to reduce the height of the light standards to ensure
that there will not be any light spillage into adjacent properties.
Mr. Jack described that, from a
transportation perspective, the site is planned for development. The road infrastructure is in place, as
there is a median break and a southbound left turn lane. These were all put in place in anticipation
of the site being developed. He stated
that all site vehicle access would be from Greenbank Road. Only pedestrian access will be provided at
the back of the site, with no road connection to the public streets. He stated that this proposal would generate
significantly less traffic than some of the allowed uses under the current
zoning. He believed community traffic
could be reduced with neighbouring residents accessing the Shoppers Drug mart
by foot rather than car. He noted that
almost half of the traffic that would stop at Shoppers is already travelling on
Greenbank Road. New traffic impacts at
downstream intersections are quite small and insignificant and do not change
how the intersections operate now or in the future. He informed that traffic signals were looked into at this
location and did not warrant for signalization. To address the primary concern regarding the safe operation of the
intersection with the school, if the City of Ottawa determines that signals can
be appropriately placed in this location, the proponent is more than willing to
support and cost share to implement and maintain them. An addendum to the TIA was done and answered
many of staff’s questions and corrected the errors in the report.
Chris Stoyanovich, Director of
Planning and Development with Shoppers Drug Mart, began by stating that the company has been
very active in the City of Ottawa and across Canada over the last six to seven
years, trying to improve its retail offering to customers. In doing so, the company has taken a
personal interest in how this site is developed. An agreement is in place with the owner of this site to lease the
land for 40 plus years and operate a Shoppers Drug Mart at this location. The proponent has worked with the community
to address concerns and will continue to do so through the Site Plan Control
process. A number of speakers
referenced the Greenbank Square immediately south of the schools, where the
current 6000 square foot store is located.
The company has worked in the last several years to relocate smaller
stores in larger store formats to allow for a full line pharmacy with patient
consultation areas. Canada Post has
agreed to locate a postal outlet within the new store, along with full-line
cosmetics, reading materials and convenience foods. Shoppers Drug Mart will work with the landlord at Greenbank
Square where a lease exists to the year 2013.
A small pharmacy facility could continue there with an opportunity to
put in a walk-in medical clinic. This
area represents approximately 20,000 to 25,000 people and Shoppers seeks
opportunities to serve the community from a market standpoint and endeavours to
work with the community.
Councillor Harder acknowledged the
perception that all bad traffic in this area comes from Barrhaven. She noted the schools have done a good job
of safeguarding the kids and expressed her appreciation with regard to the
offer to contribute to the installation and maintenance of signals at the
intersection.
In response to questions from
Councillor Harder, Mr. Jack reiterated that 50 per cent of the expected
vehicular traffic would be existing traffic traveling on Greenbank Road. He noted that the existing median break,
shared with the schools, would be utilised to access the site. He advised that the City no longer favours
right in and out lanes into individual sites.
He indicated this type of issue would be considered during the site plan
process.
Chair Hume closed the public hearing
portion of the consideration.
Councillor Hunter said that this was
a difficult issue and that the community would favour keeping the site
undeveloped. If that cannot be, he
suggested the current application might be the next best option, considering
the impact currently allowed uses might have.
He said the store is proposed to be located in such a way as to respond
to concerns raised by adjacent neighbours.
With regard to site plan matters, he reported that vegetation will be
planted along the east side, and the truck loading zone would be situated to
the south where there are no residents with parking in front of the
building. He shared residents’ concerns
with respect to the traffic and pedestrian movements from the school. He indicated the proponent would be required
to cost-share in the installation of signals if they are deemed warranted. In closing, he introduced two amendments
related to the specific use and height that, if passed, would allow him to
support the application.
Councillor Holmes spoke against the
proposed amendment regarding height, noting the application represents a down
zoning from what is currently permitted on the site. She suggested residential use should occur with commercial use on
the ground floor.
Councillor Hunter clarified that
access would be off Greenbank for commercial uses and off Elvaston if
residential uses would occur.
Moved by G. Hunter:
1. That
Document 2 be amended to limit additional land use permitted to “retail drug
store”.
CARRIED with C. Doucet dissenting.
2. That
the height limit be amended to H(7.0).
LOST
YEAS (4): J. Harder, G. Hunter, B. Monette, S.
Qadri
NAYS (4): C. Doucet, D. Holmes, P. Feltmate, P.
Hume
Councillor Doucet
indicated he would not support the application based on community feedback and
the fact that it represents downzoning.
With regard to height,
Chair Hume suggested there might a middle ground tying the height limit to the
Shoppers Drug Mart use.
That the Planning and Environment
Committee recommend Council approve an amendment to Zoning By-law 2008-250 to
change the zoning of 38 Elvaston Avenue from General Mixed-Use Zone, Subzone 9
(GM9 H(18.5)) to General Mixed-Use Zone, Subzone 9, Exception XX (GM9[XX]
H(18.5)), as shown in Document 1 and as detailed in Document 2, as amended
to limit the additional land use to “retail drug store”.
CARRIED as amended
with C. Doucet dissenting.
4. Zoning
- 806, 812, 830 and 846
March Road
zonage -
806, 812, 830 et 846, chemin March
ACS2009-ICS-PLA-0060 kanata north/nord (4)
(This
matter is subject to Bill 51)
Bill Holzman was
present in support of the application.
That
the Planning and Environment Committee recommend Council approve an amendment
to the Zoning By-law 2008-250 to change the zoning of 806, 812, 830, and 846
March Road from GM[1527]-General Mixed-use Zone, DR-Development Reserve Zone,
and LC7[1522]-Local Commercial Zone to GMxx-General Mixed-use Zone, GMxx
H(10.5)-General Mixed-use Zone, and O1-Parks and Open Space Zone, as detailed
in Document 2 and shown in Document 1.
CARRIED
5. COMPREHENSIVE ZONING BY-LAW 2008-250:
ANOMALIES AND MINOR CORRECTIONS - FIFTH REPORT
RÈGLEMENT DE ZONAGE 2008-250 : ANOMALIES ET
CORRECTIONS MINEURES – CINQUIÈME RAPPORT
ACS2009-ICS-PLA-0066 City Wide/à l'échelle de la Ville
(This
matter is subject to Bill 51)
This item was originally approved
during the consent agenda; however, at the end of the meeting, a technical
amendment was considered.
Moved by P. Feltmate:
That the Rules of Procedure be
waived to consider a technical amendment.
CARRIED
Moved by B.
Monette:
That
Document 1 (Item 9, Column 4) be amended to indicate a minimum lot area of
“3250 square metres” instead of “3504 square metres”.
That
there be no further notice pursuant to Section 34(7) of the Planning Act.
CARRIED
That Planning and Environment Committee
recommend that Council approve the amendments recommended in Column 4 of
Document 1, to correct anomalies in Zoning By-law 2008-250, as amended in
Item 9, Column 4 to indicate a minimum lot area of “3250 square metres” instead
of “3504 square metres”.
CARRIED
as amended
6. CASH-IN-LIEU
OF PARKING - 260 SUNNYSIDE AVENUE
RÈGLEMENT
FINANCIER DES EXIGENCES DE STATIONNEMENT - 260, AVENUE SUNNYSIDE
ACS2009-ICS-PLA-0073 Capital/capitale (17)
Anthony Leaning, CJV Architects, was
present in support of the application and the reduction of fees.
Chair Hume noted that the payment would be disbursed and would be
received by the City of Ottawa.
Moved by C. Doucet:
That the payment be reduced to $15.00.
CARRIED
1. That the Planning
and Environment Committee approve a Cash-in-lieu of Parking application,
exempting the Owner of 260 Sunnyside Avenue (City of Ottawa) from providing 15
parking spaces required for a proposed addition to the Old Ottawa South
Community Centre, subject to a total payment of $15.00.
2. That this approval is void if the
requirements set out in 1 above have not been fulfilled within six months of
the date of this approval.
CARRIED
as amended
7. WESTWOOD
COMMUNITY – COYOTE RUN PARK (PROGRESS REPORT) MOTION 60/30
COMMUNAUTÉ
DE WESTWOOD – PARC COYOTE RUN (RAPPORT D’ÉTAPE) – MOTION 60/30
ACS2009-ICS-PLA-0078 Stittsville-Kanata West/ouest (6)
That Planning and Environment Committee receive this
report for information.
RECEIVED
BUILDING CODE
SERVICES
SERVICES DU CODE DU
BÂTIMENT
8. 2008
ANNUAL REPORT ON BUILDING CODE FEES
RAPPORT
ANNUEL DE 2008 SUR LES DROITS DE PERMIS DE CONSTRUCTION
ACS2009-ICS-BLD-0012 City Wide/à l'échelle de la Ville
That the Planning and Environment Committee recommend
that Council approve the 2008 Annual Report on Building Code Fees, as outlined
in Document 1.
CARRIED
Community Sustainability Services
Services de viabilité des
communautés
9. SOURCE WATER PROTECTION PLAN FOR THE
OTTAWA RIVER - MOTION 61/17
PLAN DE PROTECTION DES SOURCES D'EAU
POUR LA RIVIÈRE DES OUTAOUAIS - MOTION 61/17
ACS2009-ICS-CSS-0024 City Wide/à l'échelle de la Ville
That Planning and Environment Committee
recommend that Council approve the motion attached in Document 1 in order to
send a strong and cohesive message to the Province of Ontario of the need for
an inter-jurisdictional approach to the protection of the Ottawa River.
CARRIED
10. GREEN BUILDING PROMOTION PROGRAM UPDATE
AND REVISED PILOT PROGRAM
MISE À JOUR SUR LE PROGRAMME DE
PROMOTION DES IMMEUBLES ÉCOLOGIQUES ET PROJET PILOTE MODIFIÉ
ACS2009-ICS-CSS-0001 City Wide/à l'échelle de la Ville
That Planning and Environment
Committee recommend that Council approve the revised Green Building Pilot
Program as described in this report.
CARRIED
11. UPDATE - CHOOSING OUR FUTURE: AN INTEGRATED APPROACH
TO BUILDING A SUSTAINABLE AND RESILIENT NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION
MISE À JOUR - CHOISIR NOTRE AVENIR : UNE APPROCHE INTÉGRÉE POUR ASSURER
LA DURABILITÉ ET LA RÉSILIENCE DE LA RÉGION DE LA CAPITALE NATIONALE
acs2009-ICS-CCS-0025 City
Wide/à l'échelle de la Ville
That the Planning and Environment Committee
recommend Council receive this report for information.
CARRIED
COUNCILLORS’ ITEMS
ARTICLES DES CONSEILLERS
Councillor / Conseillère Holmes
12. SUPPORT IN PRINCIPLE FOR THE UNDERTAKING
OF THE RIDEAU CANAL CORRIDOR LANDSCAPE STRATEGY
SOUTIEN DE PRINCIPE CONCERNANT LA
MISE EN ŒUVRE DE LA STRATEGIE D’AMÉNAGEMENT PAYSAGER DU COULOIR DU CANAL RIDEAU
ACS2009-CCS-PEC-0006 City Wide / à l’échelle de la ville
That Planning and Environment
Committee and Council support in principle the concept of the “Rideau Canal
Corridor Landscape Strategy” and direct staff to stay informed about this work.
CARRIED
ADDITIONNAL ITEMS
POINTS SUPPLÉMENTAIRES
Moved by P. Feltmate:
That the Planning and Environment Committee add
the following items for consideration at today’s meeting:
·
Exemption
from the Demolition Control Process for 63 Pinhey Avenue
·
Canadian
Urban Institute – Participation of Councillor Qadri
CARRIED
13. EXEMPTION
FROM THE DEMOLITION CONTROL PROCESS FOR 63 PINHEY AVENUE
EXEMPTION AU PROCESSUS DE DÉMOLITION
POUR LA PROPRIÉTÉ SITUÉE AU 63, AVENUE PINHEY
ACS2009-CCS-PEC-0008 Kitchissippi (15)
Arlene Gregoire, Chief Building
Official, indicated staff’s support for the motion.
Moved by P. Feltmate, on behalf of
Councillor Leadman:
WHEREAS demolitions of
residential dwelling units, located in the former City of Ottawa, are subject
to the Demolition Control process as set out in the former City of Ottawa
Demolition Control By-law;
AND WHEREAS a residential
dwelling unit located at 63 Pinhey Avenue in Kitchissippi Ward 15 has been
vacant and unheated for a lengthy period of time (over six years), is in a
state of disrepair to the extent that the foundation is no longer structurally
sound and the building will eventually implode;
AND WHEREAS the owner has
failed to comply with an Order to Remedy an Unsafe Building and engineering
reports confirm the poor structural condition of the building and the higher
costs of remediation;
AND WHEREAS the owner has
essentially abandoned the property having failed to respond to the Order and to
pay the municipal taxes and any further work undertaken by the City to address
the condition of the building, such as bracing the foundation walls in lieu of
demolishing the building, would add these costs to the tax arrears;
AND WHEREAS the requirement
to demolish the building is inevitable and proceeding to demolish the building
now will avert the costs of bracing the foundation thus reducing the tax arrears
on the property so that these do not exceed the remaining value of the
property;
AND WHEREAS the building is
not of heritage interest;
THEREFORE
BE IT RESOLVED THAT 63 Pinhey Avenue be exempted from the requirements set out
in the Demolition Control By-law to enable the demolition of the building by
the City without further delays.
CARRIED
14. Canadian Urban Institute – Participation of
Councillor Qadri
La Canadian
Urban Institute – Participation du Conseiller Qadri
ACS2009-CCS-PEC-0009 CITY WIDE / À L’ÉCHELLE DE LA VILLE
Councillor
Qadri thanked members for the learning opportunity, stating that he would
provide a report on the workshop.
Councillor
Harder commented that it is important that Councillors provide such a follow-up
report and suggested Council could adopt a formal direction in this regard.
Moved
by P. Feltmate:
WHEREAS the Canadian Urban Institute, in association
with the Swedish Trade Council, is planning a series of workshops related to
waste to energy and sustainable city building.
These workshops will consist of an intensive pre-tour workshop and
debrief in Canada, as well as a study tour to learn some of these concepts and
examples firsthand and meet Swedish experts in these fields;
AND WHEREAS the City’s Strategic Plan speaks to the
City’s important role with regard to the Environment as it relates to
alternative sources of energy and reducing the ecological footprint;
AND WHEREAS the costs associated with this activity
($6500) will be shared equally between Environmental Services and the
Councillor’s office budget and education allowance;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the
Planning and Environment Committee approve the participation of Councillor
Qadri at the Energy Educational Tour from May 23-30, 2009.
CARRIED
INFORMATION PREVIOUSLY DISTRIBUTED
INFORMATION DISTRIBUÉE AUPARAVANT
A. Household Hazardous Waste Depot Program
Programme
de dépôt des déchets ménagers dangereux
ACS2009-ICS-SWS-0007 CITY WIDE/À
L'ÉCHELLE DE LA VILLE
CARRIED
ADJOURNMENT
LEVÉE DE LA SÉANCE
The meeting
adjourned at 11:45 p.m.
Original signed by Original
signed by
R. Tremblay P.
Hume
Committee Coordinator Chair
