Update on the Ottawa Light rail Transit Public Inquiry and Recommended Next Steps
ACS2022-CMR-OCM-0001 - City Wide That the Finance and Economic Development Committee recommend City Council:  Receive the information related to the City of Ottawa’s work on the Ottawa Light Rail Transit (OLRT) Public Inquiry, including as follows: a.    The City’s opening statement (Document 1); b.    The City’s closing submission and recommendations (Document 2); and c.    Direct staff to bring the OLRT Public Inquiry’s final report and recommendations, together with a companion report outlining staff’s response to the Public Inquiry report, to the appropriate Standing Committee and Council, as soon as practicable, as outlined in this report; Direct the City Clerk to undertake the following with respect to amending the Records Management Policy and associated policies, procedures and practices, and provide updates in the 2022-2026 Governance Review report on the approach the Clerk will take to: a.    Establish a process to develop measures to ensure that Information Management and routine and active disclosure are considered at the start of, during and at the close of all major City projects through measures such as project-specific document management architecture, staff training, clear obligations and accountabilities for recordkeeping and public disclosure when external contractors are used, and having access to a dedicated Information Management resource, as described in this report; andb.    Consult with the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario and work with Information Technology Services as part of a process to establish clear guidelines and processes with respect to temporary records, including transitory records created on instant messaging and social media platforms related to City business, for both staff and elected officials and on both personal and corporate devices and accounts, as described in this report; Direct the Chief Financial Officer, in consultation with other City departments, to consider the lessons learned and any final recommendations from the OLRT Public Inquiry related to internal project governance and communications for major projects as part of the ongoing review of the City’s Business Case and Project Management Policy and Project Management Framework, as described in this report; and Receive the lessons learned information from Transit Services and direct staff to include the preliminary recommendations described in this report, in staff’s companion report to the OLRT Public Inquiry’s final report, refined as necessary, and considered for potential implementation along with any recommendations from the Public Inquiry’s final report.

• 9-1 - Report - Update on the OLRT Public Inquiry and Recommended Next Steps.pdf
• 9-1 - Document 1 City of Ottawas opening statement to the OLRT Public Inquiry (EN).pdf
• 9-1 - Document 1 City of Ottawas opening statement to the OLRT Public Inquiry (FR).pdf
• 9-1 - Document 2 City of Ottawas closing submission and recommendations to the OLRT Public Inquiry (EN).pdf
• 9-1 - Document 2 City of Ottawas closing submission and recommendations to the OLRT Public Inquiry (FR).pdf