City Council

Light Rail Transit (LRT) - Legal Update

BE IT RESOLVED that City Council resolve in camera pursuant to the Procedure By-law 2022-410, Subsection 13(1)(e), litigation or potential litigation affecting the City, and Subsection 13(1)(f), the receiving of advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege, including communications necessary for that purpose, to receive a briefing on the Light Rail Transit (LRT) - Legal Update.

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Moved by: Councillor T. Kavanagh

Zoning - Renewable Energy Generation Facility and Battery Energy Storage Systems Interim Regulations and Increasing Opportunity for Access to Retail Food Stores

Committee recommendation(s) That Council approve the following amendments to Zoning By-law 2008-250, as detailed in Document 1: Permit a retail food store in additional zones; Add a new definition for Renewable Energy Generation Facility and modify the definition of Utility installation to exclude Renewable Energy Generation Facilities; and Limit the size of battery energy storage systems in Agricultural Zones.

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Zoning By-law Amendment – 147 Langstaff Drive

Committee recommendation(s), as amended That Council approve an amendment to Zoning By-law 2008-250 for 147 Langstaff Drive, as shown in Document 1, to permit a residential subdivision, including one stormwater management block, a park block, 75 residential lots, and four low-rise apartment blocks as detailed in Document 2, as revised.

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Motion – Front-Ending Report – Manotick Watermain Link Phase 2

Committee recommendation(s) That Council approve the following phased payment schedule based on the project schedule: Minto to pay 25% upon city awarding the tender, Minto to pay 25% upon breaking ground for the project, Remaining 50% upon 50% completion of the project

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Motion – Appointments to the Conservation Authorities

Committee recommendation(s) That Council approve the following appointments to Conservation Authority Boards of Directors: Councillor Matthew Luloff to the South Nation Conservation Authority; and Councillor Allan Hubley to Mississippi Valley Conservation Authority; and Councillor Riley Brockington to the Rideau Valley Conservation Authority.

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Application for new construction at 480 Cloverdale Road, a property designated under Part V of the Ontario Heritage Act and located in the Rockcliffe Park Heritage Conservation District

Committee recommendations That Council: Approve the application to construct a new building at 480 Cloverdale Road, according to plans prepared by Linebox Studio dated April 3, 2023, conditional upon: The submission of samples of all final exterior materials for approval by Heritage Planning staff prior to issuance of a building permit. The submission of a Construction Staging Plan to Heritage Planning staff prior to issuance of a building permit. Approve the landscape design for the property...

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Integrated Transition to Housing Strategy

Committee Recommendations That Council: Approve the Integrated Transition to Housing Strategy to support the single adult community shelter system over the longer-term, and delegate authority to the Director, Housing Services to implement the Strategy in collaboration with community partners. Approve the Enhanced Housing Allowance for Singles prototype as outlined in this report, and delegate authority to the Director, Housing Services, to work with community partners to refine the overall...

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Community Safety and Well-Being Plan Progress Update

Committee recommendations That Council: Receive this report providing an update on the Community Safety and Well-Being Plan; and Reaffirm the City of Ottawa’s commitment to the Community Safety and Well-Being Plan and its priorities.

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Application by Trim Works Developments Limited for 1280 Trim Road

Committee recommendations That Council: Approve the grant application submitted by Trim Works Developments Limited, in respect to 1280 Trim Road, in accordance with the Integrated Orléans Community Improvement Plan, not to exceed $1,257,737 over a maximum period of 10 years, subject to the establishment of, and in accordance with, the terms and conditions of a Community Improvement Plan Agreement; and Delegate authority to the General Manager, Planning, Real Estate and Economic Development,...

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How councillors voted

City of Ottawa’s Housing Accelerator Fund Application

Committee recommendation(s) That Council approve the Action Plan as contained in Document 1 of the Report.

View agenda item 16.1 on the City's meeting portal →

Zoning By-law Amendment – 1184, 1188 and 1196 Cummings Avenue

Committee recommendation(s) That Council approve an amendment to Zoning By-law 2008-250 for 1184, 1188 and 1196 Cummings Avenue, as shown in Document 1, to permit a six-storey apartment building with 188 units (R3Y[708] to TD1[XXXX]), as detailed in Document 2.

View agenda item 16.3 on the City's meeting portal →

Status Update on the New Zoning By-law

Committee recommendation(s) That, with respect to IPD ACS2023-PRE-EDP-0033, Council approve the following: Direct staff to return to Council no later than September 2023 with options to amend the Zoning By-law in response to Bill 23; Direct staff to consult with industry and members of the community prior to returning to Committee. Direct that staff return to Council in Q4 2023 with proposed amendments to the Zoning By-law pursuant to Recommendation 1.

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Capital Adjustments and Closing of Projects – Transit Commission

Commission Recommendations That Council: Authorize the closing of capital projects listed in Document 1; Approve the budget adjustments as detailed in Document 2; Return to source or (fund) the following balances and eliminate debt authority resulting from the closing of projects and budget adjustments: Transit Capital Supported Reserve: $5,325,087 Debt Authority: $2,597,880 Permit those projects in Document 3 that qualify for closure, to remain open; Receive the budget adjustments in...

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Zoning By-law Amendment – 2659 & 2691 River Road

Committee recommendation(s) That Council approve an amendment to Zoning By-law 2008-250 for 2659 & 2691 River Road, as shown in Document 1, to restrict residential development on the retained agricultural land, and to permit a reduce lot width for the severed land, as detailed in Document 2.

View agenda item 18.1.1 on the City's meeting portal →

Front-Ending Report – Perth Street and Meynell Road/Oldenburg Avenue

Committee recommendation(s) That Council: Authorize the City and delegate authority to the General Manager, Planning, Real Estate and Economic Development Department, to enter into a Front-Ending Agreement with Caivan for the design and construction of the roundabout at Perth Street and Meynell Road/Oldenburg Avenue to an upset limit of $5,209,743.06 (plus applicable H.S.T.), in accordance with the Front-Ending Agreement Principles and Policy set forth in Documents 1 and 2 and with the final...

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Third Party Infrastructure Agreement for the detailed design, tender and construction of the Richmond West Pump Station Reservoir Expansion and third well integration

Committee recommendation(s) That Council delegate authority to the General Manager, Planning, Real Estate and Economic Development department to enter into Third Party Infrastructure Agreements Caivan (Richmond North) Limited and Mattamy (Jock River) Limited for the detailed design, tender and construction of the required expansion to the drinking water reservoir and integration of a third well for the Richmond West Pump Station.

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Quinn Branch of the Quaile Municipal Drain – Appointment of Engineer

Committee recommendation(s) That Council appoint Mr. Andy Robinson, P. Eng. of Robinson Consultants Inc. as the Engineer of record to prepare a report describing the impact of extending the existing Quinn Branch of the Quaile Municipal Drain as described in this report and provide an assessment pursuant to Subsection 65(3) of the Drainage Act.

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Donation of Decommissioned Ambulance to St. John Ambulance

Committee Recommendation That Council waive Subsection 41(4) of the City’s Procurement By-law 2000-50, as amended, and approve the donation of one decommissioned ambulance to St. John Ambulance, with the lost residual value to be funded from the Fleet Reserves.

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Front-Ending Report – Design and Construction of the Longfields Drive and Kilspindie Ridge Roundabout

Committee recommendation(s) That Council: Authorize the City and delegate authority to the General Manager, Planning, Real Estate and Economic Development Department, to enter into a Front-Ending Agreement with Mattamy (Monarch) Limited for the design and construction of the roundabout at Longfields Drive and Kilspindie Ridge to an upset limit of $4,484,376.46 plus applicable taxes and indexing, in accordance with the Front-Ending Agreement Principles and Policy set forth in Documents 1 and 2...

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Front-Ending Report – Design and Construction of the Innes Road and Lamarche Avenue Traffic Control Signals

Committee recommendation(s) That Council: Authorize the City and delegate authority to the General Manager, Planning, Real Estate and Economic Development Department, to enter into a Front-Ending Agreement with Francoise Holding Orleans Inc. (Lépine Corporation) for the design and construction of the traffic control signals at Innes Road and Lamarche Avenue to an upset limit of $308,000 plus applicable taxes and indexing, in accordance with the Front-Ending Agreement Principles and Policy set...

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Zoning By-law Amendment – 1209 St. Laurent Boulevard

Committee recommendation(s) That Council approve an amendment to Zoning By-law 2008-250 for 1209 St. Laurent Boulevard and 1200 Lemieux Street as shown in Document 1, to permit two, 30 storey high-rise residential buildings, as detailed in Document 2.

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Zoning By-Law Amendment - 1400 and 1410 Youville Drive

Committee recommendation(s) That Council approve an amendment to Zoning By-law 2008-250 for 1400 and 1410 Youville Drive as shown in Document 1, to permit an automobile body shop and automobile service station, as detailed in Document 2.

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Zoning By-law Amendment - 2616 and 2628 Edinburgh Place

Committee recommendation(s) That Council approve an amendment to Zoning By-law 2008-250 for 2616 and 2628 Edinburgh Place, as shown in Document 1, to extend the Heavy Industrial zone throughout the property and to permit a reduced interior side yard of 3.0 metres, as detailed in Document 2.

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Motion - Miracle League and Jays Care Field Ground Sign

Committee recommendation(s) That Council approve an exemption to Sections 114 and 121 Table 1A, of the Permanent Signs on Private Property By-law (2016-326), as amended, to allow: The installation of an additional identification ground sign within 30 m of an existing ground sign on the same premises and on the same street frontage; and Permit a combined sign face area of the two ground signs beyond the maximum allowable 5m2, but not exceeding 7.35m2.

View agenda item 18.3.6 on the City's meeting portal →

Delegation of Authority – Contracts awarded for the period July 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022 for Transit Commission

Commission Recommendation That Council receive this report for information.

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Summary of Oral and Written Public Submissions for Items Subject to the Planning Act ‘Explanation Requirements’ at the City Council Meeting of June 28, 2023

Report Recommendation That Council approve the Summaries of Oral and Written Public Submissions for items considered at the City Council Meeting of June 28, 2023, that are subject to the ‘Explanation Requirements’ being the Planning Act, subsections 17(23.1), 22(6.7), 34(10.10) and 34(18.1), as applicable, as described in this report and attached as Documents 1-2.

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Motion to Adopt Reports

That the report from the Interim City Manager entitled “Proposed 2023-2026 Term of Council Priorities”; Agriculture and Rural Affairs Report 5, Built Heritage Committee Report 7; Community Services Committee Report 4; Finance and Corporate Services Committee Report 6; Planning and Housing Committee Report 12; Transit Commission Report 6 and the report from the City Clerk entitled “Summary of Oral and Written Public Submissions for Items Subject to the Planning Act ‘Explanation Requirements’...

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Moved by: Councillor T. Kavanagh

Motion - Brockington - Special Considerations Program Expansion

WHEREAS the City currently operates a Special Considerations Program which offers eligible residents the ability to set-out diapers and incontinence products for collection on the off week when garbage is not collected; and WHEREAS a review of the program was undertaken as part of the Curbside Waste Diversion Policy project to address resident concerns about the impact that a reduced garbage item set-out limit may have on unavoidable medical waste; and WHEREAS on June 14, 2023, Council...

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Moved by: Councillor R. Brockington

Motion – Councillor L. Dudas - Meta advertising

That the Rules of Procedure be suspended to consider the following motion as the regular next City Council meeting is not until August 23, 2023. WHEREAS Meta has announced it has already started blocking Canadian news content and links on its Instagram and Facebook platforms; and WHEREAS Meta has categorically refused to comply with the federal Online News Act, and instead chosen to disadvantage 40 million Canadians, including over 1 million plus Ottawa residents, by removing the ability to...

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Moved by: Councillor L. Dudas

How councillors voted

Motion – Councillor S. Plante - to allow Brownfields Grant Applications at 200 Baribeau Street and 70 Nicholas Street

WHEREAS at the December 14, 2022, City Council meeting, Motion 2022-04/20, as amended, was approved which suspended the City’s Brownfield Grant program for any new applications or applications that have yet to be considered by City Council; and WHEREAS a request for a Brownfield Grant Application for 200 Baribeau Street was submitted and complete prior to the program suspension; and WHEREAS an additional request for a Brownfield Grant Application for 70 Nicholas Street was also submitted and...

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Moved by: Councillor S. Plante

Motion – Councillor L. Dudas - Vacant Unit Tax

WHEREAS the administration of the Vacant Unit Tax (VUT) is an unparalleled annual bureaucratic burden on over 330,000 Ottawa households; and WHEREAS over 330,000 households were threatened with a late filing penalty of $250, and a fine of up to $10,000; and WHEREAS preliminary reporting from staff, found that 12,980 Ottawa households declared after the deadline, and were it not waived for 2023, would have paid roughly $3.2 million in fines; and WHEREAS the VUT is the only tax or service...

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Moved by: Councillor L. Dudas

Motion – Councillor M. Carr - Mid-Term Governance - Committee and Board Workload Support

WHEREAS certain Standing Committee and board Chairs receive additional budget support equivalent to a full a full or half Full-time Equivalent (FTE) position in recognition of an increased workload and so that work related to their Committee/board position does not take away from the Members’ responsibilities to their ward constituents; and WHEREAS Standing Committee Vice-Chairs and Ward Councillors who are appointed to local boards based on the geographic location or focus of the particular...

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Moved by: Councillor M. Carr

Motion – Councillor A. Hubley - Municipal Elections Act Review – Third Party Advertisers

WHEREAS all municipal elections in Ontario are governed by the Municipal Elections Act, 1996 (the MEA); and WHEREAS in 2016, Bill 181, the Municipal Elections Modernization Act, amended the MEA to introduce regulations regarding third party advertising during municipal elections; and WHEREAS a third party advertisement refers to a paid advertisement in any broadcast, print, electronic or other medium that promotes, supports or opposes a candidate in the election, or a "yes" or "no" answer to...

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Moved by: Councillor A. Hubley

Motion – Councillor S. Plante - Average Wait Times

WHEREAS we know that unsheltered individuals choose to live in encampments over shelters because of concerns for their personal safety and the knowledge that shelters are not the vehicle for them to break the cycle of living rough; and WHEREAS Council has just approved its term of Council Priorities, where its first strategic priority is, “a city that has affordable housing and is more livable for all,” for which the third strategic objective explicitly speaks about the need to increase...

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Moved by: Councillor S. Plante

Motion – Councillor S. Plante - How to Reduce Shelter Stay Times to 30 Days

WHEREAS on page 22, paragraph 4, of the Integrated Transition to Housing Strategy Report (ACS2023-CSS-GEN-006), hereafter referred to as the report, the second bullet states, “The average amount of time to help a client transition to housing in the Housing First Program is 175 days.”; and WHEREAS the 175 days average time figure may be a reflection of current practices and not capacity of resources; and WHEREAS leading experts have stated, including the Director of Housing for the City of...

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Moved by: Councillor S. Plante

Three Readings

That the by-laws listed on the Agenda under Motion to Introduce By-laws, Three Readings, be read and passed. 2023-314 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to designate Iona Mansions, 1123-1131 Wellington Street West, to be of cultural heritage value or interest. 2023-315 A by-law of the City of Ottawa for the making of an application for approval to expropriate property in the City of Ottawa for the purposes of the Earl Grey Drive Extension project. 2023-316 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to...

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Moved by: Councillor T. Kavanagh

Confirmation By-law

That the following by-law be read and passed: To confirm the proceedings of the Council meeting of 12 July 2023.

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Moved by: Councillor T. Kavanagh

Adjournment

That the proceedings of the City Council meeting of 12 July 2023 be adjourned.

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Moved by: Councillor T. Kavanagh

Minutes of the Council meeting of 28 June 2023

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Motion to Introduce Reports

That the report from the Interim City Manager entitled “Proposed 2023-2026 Term of Council Priorities”; Agriculture and Rural Affairs Report 5, Community Services Committee Report 4; Finance and Corporate Services Committee Report 6; Planning and Housing Committee Report 12; Transit Commission Report 6 and the report from the City Clerk entitled “Summary of Oral and Written Public Submissions for Items Subject to the Planning Act ‘Explanation Requirements’ at the City Council Meeting of June...

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Moved by: Councillor T. Kavanagh