Finance and Corporate Services Committee
Tuesday, April 1, 2025
15 motions across 14 agenda items · 2022-2026 term
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12.1
PASSED
That the following motion be added to the Agenda pursuant to Subsection 89(3) of the Procedure By-law so that Councillor Tierney’s candidacy for the FCM Board may be submitted to FCM for publication as soon as possible. WHEREAS the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) represents the interests of member municipalities on policy and program matters that fall within federal jurisdiction; WHEREAS FCM’s Board of Directors is comprised of elected municipal officials from all regions and...
Motion no. fcsc 2025 - 23-02
· moved by G. Gower
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That the following motion be added to the Agenda pursuant to Subsection 89(3) of the Procedure By-law so that Councillor Tierney’s candidacy for the FCM Board may be submitted to FCM for publication as soon as possible. WHEREAS the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) represents the interests of member municipalities on policy and program matters that fall within federal jurisdiction; WHEREAS FCM’s Board of Directors is comprised of elected municipal officials from all regions and...
Motion no. fcsc 2025 - 23-02 · moved by G. Gower
Motion – Councillor G. Gower - Federation of Canadian Municipalities – Election to the Board of Directors
That the following motion be added to the Agenda pursuant to Subsection 89(3) of the Procedure By-law so that Councillor Tierney’s candidacy for the FCM Board may be submitted to FCM for publication as soon as possible. WHEREAS the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) represents the interests of member municipalities on policy and program matters that fall within federal jurisdiction; WHEREAS FCM’s Board of Directors is comprised of elected municipal officials from all regions and...
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Moved by: Councillor G. Gower
3.1
PASSED
A motion on "FCSC Minutes 22 – 4 March 2025"
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A motion on "FCSC Minutes 22 – 4 March 2025"
Motion 1
FCSC Minutes 22 – 4 March 2025
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4.1
PASSED
Report recommendation(s) That the Finance and Corporate Services Committee recommend that Council: 1. Discontinue the optional Parking Lot and Vacant Land property class and eliminate Vacant Land subclass discounts. 2. Approve a four-year plan to reduce the Multi-Residential tax ratio to 1.0000, subject to review after a province wide reassessment. 3. Adopt the following optional property tax classes in 2025: Shopping Centre property class Office Building property class Large Industrial...
Motion 1
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Report recommendation(s) That the Finance and Corporate Services Committee recommend that Council: 1. Discontinue the optional Parking Lot and Vacant Land property class and eliminate Vacant Land subclass discounts. 2. Approve a four-year plan to reduce the Multi-Residential tax ratio to 1.0000, subject to review after a province wide reassessment. 3. Adopt the following optional property tax classes in 2025: Shopping Centre property class Office Building property class Large Industrial...
Motion 1
2025 Tax Policy and Other Revenue Matters
Report recommendation(s) That the Finance and Corporate Services Committee recommend that Council: 1. Discontinue the optional Parking Lot and Vacant Land property class and eliminate Vacant Land subclass discounts. 2. Approve a four-year plan to reduce the Multi-Residential tax ratio to 1.0000, subject to review after a province wide reassessment. 3. Adopt the following optional property tax classes in 2025: Shopping Centre property class Office Building property class Large Industrial...
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4.2
PASSED
Report Recommendation(s) That the Finance and Corporate Services Committee recommend that Council: Approve the $51.969 million 2024 operating surplus in City-Wide be transferred to the Tax Stabilization Reserve; Approve the $1.250 million 2024 operating surplus in By-law and Regulatory Services be transferred to the City-Wide Reserve, effecting the advance repayment in relation to the Industrial Building Retrofit capital project, thereby fulfilling its financial obligation three years in...
Motion 1
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Report Recommendation(s) That the Finance and Corporate Services Committee recommend that Council: Approve the $51.969 million 2024 operating surplus in City-Wide be transferred to the Tax Stabilization Reserve; Approve the $1.250 million 2024 operating surplus in By-law and Regulatory Services be transferred to the City-Wide Reserve, effecting the advance repayment in relation to the Industrial Building Retrofit capital project, thereby fulfilling its financial obligation three years in...
Motion 1
Disposition of 2024 Tax and Rate Supported Operating Surplus/Deficit
Report Recommendation(s) That the Finance and Corporate Services Committee recommend that Council: Approve the $51.969 million 2024 operating surplus in City-Wide be transferred to the Tax Stabilization Reserve; Approve the $1.250 million 2024 operating surplus in By-law and Regulatory Services be transferred to the City-Wide Reserve, effecting the advance repayment in relation to the Industrial Building Retrofit capital project, thereby fulfilling its financial obligation three years in...
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4.3
PASSED
Report Recommendation(s) That the Finance and Corporate Services Committee recommend that Council approve the 2025 budgets and special levies, as presented in Document 1, for the following: Barrhaven BIA Bells Corners BIA Carp BIA Carp Road Corridor BIA Centretown BIA Downtown BIA Downtown Rideau BIA Glebe BIA Heart of Orleans BIA Kanata Central BIA Kanata North BIA Manotick BIA Preston BIA Somerset Chinatown BIA Somerset Village BIA Sparks Street Mall Authority Vanier BIA Wellington West BIA...
Motion 1
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Report Recommendation(s) That the Finance and Corporate Services Committee recommend that Council approve the 2025 budgets and special levies, as presented in Document 1, for the following: Barrhaven BIA Bells Corners BIA Carp BIA Carp Road Corridor BIA Centretown BIA Downtown BIA Downtown Rideau BIA Glebe BIA Heart of Orleans BIA Kanata Central BIA Kanata North BIA Manotick BIA Preston BIA Somerset Chinatown BIA Somerset Village BIA Sparks Street Mall Authority Vanier BIA Wellington West BIA...
Motion 1
2025 Budgets and Special Levies for Business Improvement Areas(BIA) and Sparks Street Mall Authority
Report Recommendation(s) That the Finance and Corporate Services Committee recommend that Council approve the 2025 budgets and special levies, as presented in Document 1, for the following: Barrhaven BIA Bells Corners BIA Carp BIA Carp Road Corridor BIA Centretown BIA Downtown BIA Downtown Rideau BIA Glebe BIA Heart of Orleans BIA Kanata Central BIA Kanata North BIA Manotick BIA Preston BIA Somerset Chinatown BIA Somerset Village BIA Sparks Street Mall Authority Vanier BIA Wellington West BIA...
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4.4
PASSED
Report Recommendation(s) That the Finance and Corporate Services Committee recommend that Council approve the 2025 levies for the Rideau Valley, South Nation and Mississippi Valley Conservation Authorities as presented in Document 1, and as outlined in this report.
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Report Recommendation(s) That the Finance and Corporate Services Committee recommend that Council approve the 2025 levies for the Rideau Valley, South Nation and Mississippi Valley Conservation Authorities as presented in Document 1, and as outlined in this report.
Motion 1
Conservation Authorities 2025 Levies
Report Recommendation(s) That the Finance and Corporate Services Committee recommend that Council approve the 2025 levies for the Rideau Valley, South Nation and Mississippi Valley Conservation Authorities as presented in Document 1, and as outlined in this report.
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5.1
Received
Report Recommendation(s) That the Finance and Corporate Services Committee recommend that City Council: Receive this report; and Approve the amendments to Schedule “A” of the Records Retention and Disposition By-law as outlined in this report and set out in Documents 4 and 5.
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Report Recommendation(s) That the Finance and Corporate Services Committee recommend that City Council: Receive this report; and Approve the amendments to Schedule “A” of the Records Retention and Disposition By-law as outlined in this report and set out in Documents 4 and 5.
Motion 1
Office of the City Clerk 2024 Annual Report
Report Recommendation(s) That the Finance and Corporate Services Committee recommend that City Council: Receive this report; and Approve the amendments to Schedule “A” of the Records Retention and Disposition By-law as outlined in this report and set out in Documents 4 and 5.
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5.2
Received
Report recommendation(s) That the Finance and Corporate Services Committee recommend that City Council: Receive this report for information. Approve the 2025 Departmental French Language Services Operational Plans as described in this report and set out in Document 1.
Motion 1
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Report recommendation(s) That the Finance and Corporate Services Committee recommend that City Council: Receive this report for information. Approve the 2025 Departmental French Language Services Operational Plans as described in this report and set out in Document 1.
Motion 1
2024 Report on French Language Services
Report recommendation(s) That the Finance and Corporate Services Committee recommend that City Council: Receive this report for information. Approve the 2025 Departmental French Language Services Operational Plans as described in this report and set out in Document 1.
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5.3
Received
Report recommendation(s) That the Finance and Corporate Services Committee receive this report for information.
Motion 1
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Report recommendation(s) That the Finance and Corporate Services Committee receive this report for information.
Motion 1
Status Update – Finance and Corporate Services Committee Inquiries and Motions for the period ending 21 March 2025
Report recommendation(s) That the Finance and Corporate Services Committee receive this report for information.
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6.1
Received
Report recommendations That the Finance and Corporate Services Committee recommend Council: Receive for information the Economic Development Strategy and Action Plan Implementation Update.
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Report recommendations That the Finance and Corporate Services Committee recommend Council: Receive for information the Economic Development Strategy and Action Plan Implementation Update.
Motion 1
Economic Development Strategy and Action Plan Implementation Update
Report recommendations That the Finance and Corporate Services Committee recommend Council: Receive for information the Economic Development Strategy and Action Plan Implementation Update.
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Municipal Land Strategy – Surplus Land Declaration and Authority to Transfer City-Owned Lands for Affordable Housing
PASSED
WHEREAS Report ACS2025-SI-HIS-0010 (the “Report”) recommends the surplus declaration, waiver of certain sections in the City’s Disposal of Real Property Policy, and delegation of authority to transfer City-owned lands to proponents to build affordable and attainable housing; AND WHEREAS the description of the property in Document 1 ought to have included a small parcel (shown as Area B in Document 1 attached), abutting the larger parcel known municipally as 40 Beechcliffe Street (shown as...
Motion no. fcsc 2025 - 23-01
· moved by G. Gower
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WHEREAS Report ACS2025-SI-HIS-0010 (the “Report”) recommends the surplus declaration, waiver of certain sections in the City’s Disposal of Real Property Policy, and delegation of authority to transfer City-owned lands to proponents to build affordable and attainable housing; AND WHEREAS the description of the property in Document 1 ought to have included a small parcel (shown as Area B in Document 1 attached), abutting the larger parcel known municipally as 40 Beechcliffe Street (shown as...
Motion no. fcsc 2025 - 23-01 · moved by G. Gower
Municipal Land Strategy – Surplus Land Declaration and Authority to Transfer City-Owned Lands for Affordable Housing
WHEREAS Report ACS2025-SI-HIS-0010 (the “Report”) recommends the surplus declaration, waiver of certain sections in the City’s Disposal of Real Property Policy, and delegation of authority to transfer City-owned lands to proponents to build affordable and attainable housing; AND WHEREAS the description of the property in Document 1 ought to have included a small parcel (shown as Area B in Document 1 attached), abutting the larger parcel known municipally as 40 Beechcliffe Street (shown as...
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Moved by: Councillor G. Gower
PASSED
Report recommendations That the Finance and Corporate Services Committee: 1. Declare as surplus to City needs, the following properties, 40 Beechcliffe Street, shown on Document 1; Portions of 1770 Heatherington Road, shown on Document 2; 687 Somerset Street West, shown on Document 3; 2548 Cléroux Crescent, shown on Document 4; 185 Hawthorne Avenue, shown on Document 5; and Land abutting 287 Loretta Avenue South, shown on Document 6. That the Finance and Corporate Services Committee recommend...
Motion 1
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Report recommendations That the Finance and Corporate Services Committee: 1. Declare as surplus to City needs, the following properties, 40 Beechcliffe Street, shown on Document 1; Portions of 1770 Heatherington Road, shown on Document 2; 687 Somerset Street West, shown on Document 3; 2548 Cléroux Crescent, shown on Document 4; 185 Hawthorne Avenue, shown on Document 5; and Land abutting 287 Loretta Avenue South, shown on Document 6. That the Finance and Corporate Services Committee recommend...
Motion 1
Municipal Land Strategy – Surplus Land Declaration and Authority to Transfer City-Owned Lands for Affordable Housing
Report recommendations That the Finance and Corporate Services Committee: 1. Declare as surplus to City needs, the following properties, 40 Beechcliffe Street, shown on Document 1; Portions of 1770 Heatherington Road, shown on Document 2; 687 Somerset Street West, shown on Document 3; 2548 Cléroux Crescent, shown on Document 4; 185 Hawthorne Avenue, shown on Document 5; and Land abutting 287 Loretta Avenue South, shown on Document 6. That the Finance and Corporate Services Committee recommend...
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6.3
Received
Report recommendations That the Finance and Corporate Services Committee receive this report for information.
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Report recommendations That the Finance and Corporate Services Committee receive this report for information.
Motion 1
Delegation of Authority – Acquisition and Sale of Land and Property – 1 July 2024 to 31 December 2024
Report recommendations That the Finance and Corporate Services Committee receive this report for information.
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6.4
PASSED
Report recommendations That the Finance and Corporate Services Committee recommend that City Council enact the By-law attached as Document 1 hereto authorizing the City to proceed with the expropriation of the lands described in Schedule A to the By-law (the “Lands”) including: Registering a plan of expropriation with respect to the Lands; Serving notice of expropriation and possession on the owners of the Lands; Serving offers of compensation as contemplated in Section 25 of the...
Motion 1
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Report recommendations That the Finance and Corporate Services Committee recommend that City Council enact the By-law attached as Document 1 hereto authorizing the City to proceed with the expropriation of the lands described in Schedule A to the By-law (the “Lands”) including: Registering a plan of expropriation with respect to the Lands; Serving notice of expropriation and possession on the owners of the Lands; Serving offers of compensation as contemplated in Section 25 of the...
Motion 1
Application for Approval to Expropriate Lands Report No. 2 –Baseline Transit Priority Phase
Report recommendations That the Finance and Corporate Services Committee recommend that City Council enact the By-law attached as Document 1 hereto authorizing the City to proceed with the expropriation of the lands described in Schedule A to the By-law (the “Lands”) including: Registering a plan of expropriation with respect to the Lands; Serving notice of expropriation and possession on the owners of the Lands; Serving offers of compensation as contemplated in Section 25 of the...
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9.1
PASSED
Motion WHEREAS Plan of Subdivision OC2073225, Plan 4M-1616, known as Trail View (Metric) subdivision located within Ward 6 between Rouncey Road to the west and Terry Fox Drive to the east, and north of the Trans Canada Trail, was registered on January 24, 2019 and included all phases of the subdivision; WHEREAS a 6.0-metre-wide servicing block with an area of 214.6 square metres (Block 129, Plan 4M-1616) was conveyed to the City as part of the registration in order to provide an...
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Motion WHEREAS Plan of Subdivision OC2073225, Plan 4M-1616, known as Trail View (Metric) subdivision located within Ward 6 between Rouncey Road to the west and Terry Fox Drive to the east, and north of the Trans Canada Trail, was registered on January 24, 2019 and included all phases of the subdivision; WHEREAS a 6.0-metre-wide servicing block with an area of 214.6 square metres (Block 129, Plan 4M-1616) was conveyed to the City as part of the registration in order to provide an...
Motion 1
Motion – Councillor G. Gower - Waive the Disposal of Real Property Policy
Motion WHEREAS Plan of Subdivision OC2073225, Plan 4M-1616, known as Trail View (Metric) subdivision located within Ward 6 between Rouncey Road to the west and Terry Fox Drive to the east, and north of the Trans Canada Trail, was registered on January 24, 2019 and included all phases of the subdivision; WHEREAS a 6.0-metre-wide servicing block with an area of 214.6 square metres (Block 129, Plan 4M-1616) was conveyed to the City as part of the registration in order to provide an...
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