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City Council

Wednesday, February 1, 2023

20 motions across 18 agenda items · 2022-2026 term

Data sourced from official City of Ottawa council and committee meeting minutes, ingested as the City publishes them. Ottawa records name-by-name votes when council divides on an item; routine items carry without a recorded vote, so some motions show outcomes only. We're working to make this as complete as possible. Full official records on the City's meeting portal ↗

10.1

Report Recommendation(s) That City Council receive and table the Crime Prevention Ottawa Draft 2023 Operating Budget at its meeting of February 1, 2023 for subsequent consideration by Council in Committee of the Whole to be held March 1, 2023.​ Received and Tabled

Motion 1

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2023 Draft Operating Budget - Crime Prevention Ottawa

Report Recommendation(s) That City Council receive and table the Crime Prevention Ottawa Draft 2023 Operating Budget at its meeting of February 1, 2023 for subsequent consideration by Council in Committee of the Whole to be held March 1, 2023.​ Received and Tabled

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No recorded vote was taken on this motion. Councils decide routine items by a voice vote without recording individual names.
11.1

Report Recommendation That City Council receive and table the Ottawa Police Service 2023 Draft Operating and Capital Budgets at its meeting on February 1, 2023 for subsequent consideration by Council in Committee of the Whole to be held on March 1, 2023. Received and Tabled

Motion 1

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Ottawa Police Service Board - 2023 Draft Operating and Capital Budgets

Report Recommendation That City Council receive and table the Ottawa Police Service 2023 Draft Operating and Capital Budgets at its meeting on February 1, 2023 for subsequent consideration by Council in Committee of the Whole to be held on March 1, 2023. Received and Tabled

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No recorded vote was taken on this motion. Councils decide routine items by a voice vote without recording individual names.
12.1

Report Recommendation That City Council receive and table the Draft 2023 Ottawa Public Library Board Operating and Capital Budget on February 1, 2023 and for further consideration by Council in Committee of the Whole on March 1, 2023. Received and Tabled

Motion 1

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Ottawa Public Library : 2023 Draft Budget Estimates

Report Recommendation That City Council receive and table the Draft 2023 Ottawa Public Library Board Operating and Capital Budget on February 1, 2023 and for further consideration by Council in Committee of the Whole on March 1, 2023. Received and Tabled

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No recorded vote was taken on this motion. Councils decide routine items by a voice vote without recording individual names.
13.1

Board of Health Recommendations That City Council receive and table the 2023 Draft Operating Budget for the Ottawa Board of Health at its meeting on February 1, 2023, for subsequent consideration by Council in Committee of the Whole on March 1, 2023. Received and Tabled

Motion 1

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2023 Draft Operating Budget for the Ottawa Board of Health

Board of Health Recommendations That City Council receive and table the 2023 Draft Operating Budget for the Ottawa Board of Health at its meeting on February 1, 2023, for subsequent consideration by Council in Committee of the Whole on March 1, 2023. Received and Tabled

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No recorded vote was taken on this motion. Councils decide routine items by a voice vote without recording individual names.
14.1 Received

Report Recommendation That Council receive the 2023 Municipal Fleet Vehicle and Equipment Replacement Plan and the 2023 Municipal Vehicle and Equipment Growth Plan as described in this report as supplemental information to the Draft Budget 2023

Motion 1

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2023 Fleet Vehicle and Equipment Plans - Information Supplemental to the Budget Estimates

Report Recommendation That Council receive the 2023 Municipal Fleet Vehicle and Equipment Replacement Plan and the 2023 Municipal Vehicle and Equipment Growth Plan as described in this report as supplemental information to the Draft Budget 2023

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No recorded vote was taken on this motion. Councils decide routine items by a voice vote without recording individual names.
14.2 Received

Report Recommendation That Council receive the FTE Analysis Report as supplemental information to the 2023 draft budget.

Motion 1

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2022 FTE Analysis Report - Information Supplemental to the budget estimates

Report Recommendation That Council receive the FTE Analysis Report as supplemental information to the 2023 draft budget.

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No recorded vote was taken on this motion. Councils decide routine items by a voice vote without recording individual names.
15.1 · 3 motions on this item · View on the City's meeting portal ↗

Financial Update for Zero-Emission Bus Program Funding

PASSED

WHEREAS at its meeting on February 1, 2023, Council will consider a report titled, “Financial Update for Zero-Emission Bus Program Funding”; and WHEREAS information pertaining to accessibility was inadvertently omitted from the report’s Accessibility Impacts section; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the report’s Accessibility Impacts section be amended to include the following: Accessibility has been integral to the procurement process for zero-emission vehicles. Staff have considered the...

Motion no. 2023 - 06/02 · moved by G. Gower

19 Yes 6 No
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Financial Update for Zero-Emission Bus Program Funding

WHEREAS at its meeting on February 1, 2023, Council will consider a report titled, “Financial Update for Zero-Emission Bus Program Funding”; and WHEREAS information pertaining to accessibility was inadvertently omitted from the report’s Accessibility Impacts section; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the report’s Accessibility Impacts section be amended to include the following: Accessibility has been integral to the procurement process for zero-emission vehicles. Staff have considered the...

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Moved by: Councillor G. Gower

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PASSED

Commission Recommendations That Council approve: Additional budget authority for the Zero-Emission Bus (ZEB) Program in the amount of $425 million; $350 million from the Infrastructure Canada (INFC) grant and $75 million drawdown on the Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) credit facility. The budget adjustment of $55,015,000 transferring funding from the existing 2022 approved Bus Replacement budget to the ZEB Program Budget. That the General Manager, Transit Services, as part of the annual...

Motion 1

19 Yes 6 No
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Financial Update for Zero-Emission Bus Program Funding

Commission Recommendations That Council approve: Additional budget authority for the Zero-Emission Bus (ZEB) Program in the amount of $425 million; $350 million from the Infrastructure Canada (INFC) grant and $75 million drawdown on the Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) credit facility. The budget adjustment of $55,015,000 transferring funding from the existing 2022 approved Bus Replacement budget to the ZEB Program Budget. That the General Manager, Transit Services, as part of the annual...

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We have the count, not the names yet. Tally: 19 YES, 6 NO. Ottawa records individual votes when council divides on an item. Routine items carry without a recorded vote, so no name-by-name breakdown exists in the official minutes for this motion.
PASSED

Direction to Staff (Councillor Hill) That staff be directed as follows: That staff report to Transit Commission annually, with timing to be determined in consultation between the Transit Commission Chair and the General Manager of Transit Services, on the use, reliability, and cost savings of the City’s fleet of zero emissions buses (ZEBs), with a recommendations as to whether the plan Council has approved should be maintained or adjusted; That staff provide explanatory information to Transit...

Motion 3

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Financial Update for Zero-Emission Bus Program Funding

Direction to Staff (Councillor Hill) That staff be directed as follows: That staff report to Transit Commission annually, with timing to be determined in consultation between the Transit Commission Chair and the General Manager of Transit Services, on the use, reliability, and cost savings of the City’s fleet of zero emissions buses (ZEBs), with a recommendations as to whether the plan Council has approved should be maintained or adjusted; That staff provide explanatory information to Transit...

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No recorded vote was taken on this motion. Councils decide routine items by a voice vote without recording individual names.
17 PASSED

That Transit Commission Report 1, the report from the Director of Fleet Services, entitled “2023 Fleet Vehicle and Equipment Plans – Information Supplemental to the Budget Estimates”; the report from the Director of Human Resources entitled “2022 FTE Analysis Report – Information Supplemental to the Budget Estimates”; be received and adopted as amended.

Motion no. 2023 - 06/03 · moved by L. Dudas

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Motion to Adopt Reports

That Transit Commission Report 1, the report from the Director of Fleet Services, entitled “2023 Fleet Vehicle and Equipment Plans – Information Supplemental to the Budget Estimates”; the report from the Director of Human Resources entitled “2022 FTE Analysis Report – Information Supplemental to the Budget Estimates”; be received and adopted as amended.

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Moved by: Councillor L. Dudas

No recorded vote was taken on this motion. Councils decide routine items by a voice vote without recording individual names.
18.1

WHEREAS Ottawa has been hit with destructive weather events, including the tornados in 2018 and the derecho in 2022, causing extensive and lengthy power outages; and WHEREAS weather experts, as confirmed in the Official Plan, project that Ottawa will continue to experience severe, destructive weather events on a more frequent and basis; and WHEREAS in the 36 hours following the derecho of May 2022, approximately 150,000 Hydro Ottawa customers were without power, and many Ottawa residents went...

Motion 1 · moved by S. Devine

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Councillor S. Devine

WHEREAS Ottawa has been hit with destructive weather events, including the tornados in 2018 and the derecho in 2022, causing extensive and lengthy power outages; and WHEREAS weather experts, as confirmed in the Official Plan, project that Ottawa will continue to experience severe, destructive weather events on a more frequent and basis; and WHEREAS in the 36 hours following the derecho of May 2022, approximately 150,000 Hydro Ottawa customers were without power, and many Ottawa residents went...

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Moved by: Councillor S. Devine

No recorded vote was taken on this motion. Councils decide routine items by a voice vote without recording individual names.
18.2

WHEREAS the Independent Electricity System Operator has released an Expedited Procurement Process to procure 1.5 gigawatts of electrical capacity by mid-decade and has been engaging with municipalities with respect to Requests for Proposals for a significant number of new projects for energy generation, storage, and infrastructure; and WHEREAS the Expedited Procurement Process (the E-LT1 RFP) closing February 16, 2023 includes three (3) of thirteen (13) Rated Criteria Points for municipal...

Motion 1 · moved by D. Brown

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Councillor D. Brown

WHEREAS the Independent Electricity System Operator has released an Expedited Procurement Process to procure 1.5 gigawatts of electrical capacity by mid-decade and has been engaging with municipalities with respect to Requests for Proposals for a significant number of new projects for energy generation, storage, and infrastructure; and WHEREAS the Expedited Procurement Process (the E-LT1 RFP) closing February 16, 2023 includes three (3) of thirteen (13) Rated Criteria Points for municipal...

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Moved by: Councillor D. Brown

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18.3

WHEREAS Ontario’s Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) is undertaking a competitive procurement process for Long-term Reliability Projects to ensure reliability in Ontario’s electricity grid; and WHEREAS Solar Flow-Through Funds (SFF) is proposing to add a 5-megawatt/20-megawatt hour Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) using lithium-ion battery technology at 650 Upper Dwyer Hill Road in Ward 5 – West Carleton-March; and WHEREAS the BESS supports the intent of the policies in the...

Motion 1 · moved by C. Kelly

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Councillor C. Kelly

WHEREAS Ontario’s Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) is undertaking a competitive procurement process for Long-term Reliability Projects to ensure reliability in Ontario’s electricity grid; and WHEREAS Solar Flow-Through Funds (SFF) is proposing to add a 5-megawatt/20-megawatt hour Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) using lithium-ion battery technology at 650 Upper Dwyer Hill Road in Ward 5 – West Carleton-March; and WHEREAS the BESS supports the intent of the policies in the...

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Moved by: Councillor C. Kelly

No recorded vote was taken on this motion. Councils decide routine items by a voice vote without recording individual names.
19 PASSED

That the by-laws listed on the Agenda under Motion to Introduce By-laws, Three Readings, be read and passed.

Motion no. 2023 - 06/04 · moved by L. Dudas

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Motion to Introduce By-laws

That the by-laws listed on the Agenda under Motion to Introduce By-laws, Three Readings, be read and passed.

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Moved by: Councillor L. Dudas

No recorded vote was taken on this motion. Councils decide routine items by a voice vote without recording individual names.
19.1

A by-law of the City of Ottawa to designate certain lands at croissant Wabikon Crescent on Plan 4M-1618 as being exempt from Part Lot Control.

Motion 1

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Three Readings

A by-law of the City of Ottawa to designate certain lands at croissant Wabikon Crescent on Plan 4M-1618 as being exempt from Part Lot Control.

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No recorded vote was taken on this motion. Councils decide routine items by a voice vote without recording individual names.
20 PASSED

That the following by-law be read and passed:To confirm the proceedings of the Council meeting of February 1, 2023.

Motion no. 2023 - 06/05 · moved by L. Dudas

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Confirmation By-law

That the following by-law be read and passed:To confirm the proceedings of the Council meeting of February 1, 2023.

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Moved by: Councillor L. Dudas

No recorded vote was taken on this motion. Councils decide routine items by a voice vote without recording individual names.
22 PASSED

That the proceedings of the City Council meeting of February 1, 2023, be adjourned. The meeting adjourned at 12:54 p.m.

Motion no. 2023 - 06/06 · moved by L. Dudas

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Adjournment

That the proceedings of the City Council meeting of February 1, 2023, be adjourned. The meeting adjourned at 12:54 p.m.

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Moved by: Councillor L. Dudas

No recorded vote was taken on this motion. Councils decide routine items by a voice vote without recording individual names.
7 PASSED

That Transit Commission Report 1 be received and considered. That the following reports related to the 2023 Draft Budget be received and tabled: The report from the Finance and Corporate Services Department, entitled “2023 Draft Operating and Capital Budgets”; The report from the Committee of Adjustment entitled “Committee of Adjustment – 2023 Draft Operating Budget”; The report from Crime Prevention Ottawa entitled “2023 Draft Operating Budget – Crime Prevention Ottawa”; The report from the...

Motion no. 2023 - 06/01 · moved by L. Dudas

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Motion to Introduce Reports

That Transit Commission Report 1 be received and considered. That the following reports related to the 2023 Draft Budget be received and tabled: The report from the Finance and Corporate Services Department, entitled “2023 Draft Operating and Capital Budgets”; The report from the Committee of Adjustment entitled “Committee of Adjustment – 2023 Draft Operating Budget”; The report from Crime Prevention Ottawa entitled “2023 Draft Operating Budget – Crime Prevention Ottawa”; The report from the...

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Moved by: Councillor L. Dudas

No recorded vote was taken on this motion. Councils decide routine items by a voice vote without recording individual names.
8.1

Report recommendation That City Council: Receive and table the Draft 2023 Operating and Capital Budgets at its meeting of February 1, 2023 for subsequent consideration by Council sitting in Committee of the Whole to be held March 1, 2023. Refer the relevant portions of the 2023 Operating and Capital Budgets to each Standing Committee of Council and the Transit Commission for their consideration and recommendation to Council sitting in Committee of the Whole to be held March 1, 2023. Receive...

Motion 1

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2023 Draft Operating and Capital Budgets

Report recommendation That City Council: Receive and table the Draft 2023 Operating and Capital Budgets at its meeting of February 1, 2023 for subsequent consideration by Council sitting in Committee of the Whole to be held March 1, 2023. Refer the relevant portions of the 2023 Operating and Capital Budgets to each Standing Committee of Council and the Transit Commission for their consideration and recommendation to Council sitting in Committee of the Whole to be held March 1, 2023. Receive...

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9.1

Report Recommendations That City Council receive and table the Committee of Adjustment 2023 Draft Operating Budget at its meeting on February 1, 2023, for subsequent consideration by Council in Committee of the whole to be held March 1, 2023. Received and Tabled

Motion 1

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Committee of Adjustment - 2023 Draft Operating Budget

Report Recommendations That City Council receive and table the Committee of Adjustment 2023 Draft Operating Budget at its meeting on February 1, 2023, for subsequent consideration by Council in Committee of the whole to be held March 1, 2023. Received and Tabled

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No recorded vote was taken on this motion. Councils decide routine items by a voice vote without recording individual names.