May 29 - 06:00

City Council

Call to order and moment of reflection
Public notices and meeting information
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National Anthem
Councillor L. Johnson
Roll Call
Confirmation of Minutes
Minutes of the Council meeting of 15 May 2024
Declarations of Interest Including Those Originally Arising from Prior Meetings
Other communications received
Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) Communications
Petition
Petition received containing the signatures of 54 individuals requesting Ottawa City Council that Champneuf Drive be repaved due to ongoing traffic circulation from major artery Jeanne D'Arc Blvd.
Regrets
No regrets were filed. 
Motion to Introduce Reports
Moved by R. Brockington Seconded byJ. Bradley
Built Heritage Committee Report 14A
Application for demolition at 267 O’Connor Street, a property designated under Part V of the Ontario Heritage Act as part of the Centretown Heritage Conservation District
File No. ACS2024-PDB-RHU-0044 - Somerset (Ward 14) Committee recommendations That Council: Approve the application to demolish the building at 267 O’Connor Street conditional upon: The applicant constructing a Privately Owned Public Space in accordance with the requirements attached in Document 6 Delegate the authority to the General Manager, Planning, Development and Building Services Department to negotiate and execute a Development Agreement with the applicant for the design and constr... (cont)
Emergency Preparedness and Protective Services Committee Report 11
By-law and Regulatory Services 2023 Annual Report
File No. ACS2024-EPS-BLR-0001 - Citywide Committee Recommendation That Council receive this report for information.
New Ottawa Fire Services Establishing By-law
File No. ACS2024-EPS-OFS-0003 - Citywide Committee Recommendation That Council approve the proposed Ottawa Fire Services Establishing By-law as described in this report and in the general form set out in Document 1, and repeal By-law 2009-319 (as amended).
Environment and Climate Change Committee Report 11
Multi-Residential Waste Diversion Strategy Update
File No. ACS2024-PWD-SWS-0003 – City-wide Committee Recommendations That Council: Receive, for information, the detailed cost analysis and implementationplan for onboarding all remaining multi-residential properties serviced bythe City of Ottawa to an organics diversion program; and, Receive, for information, details of the 2026 Multi-Residential Collection Contract including enhancements to operations and collection efficiencies.
Curbside Waste Diversion Policy Implementation Plan and Operational Readiness Update
File No. ACS2024-PWD-SWS-0002 – City-wide Committee Recommendations That Council: Receive an update on the City-wide communications and engagement plan and operational readiness plan in advance of the firm three-garbage item limit being implemented on Monday, September 30, 2024; Approve leveraging the administration of the Yellow Bag Program to accommodate households exceeding three garbage items on any given garbage collection week, based on direction from City Council on June 14, 2023 throu... (cont)
Update on the Electrification of Public Works Small Equipment
File No. ACS2024-PWD-PMF-0001 – City-wide Committee Recommendation That Council receive this report for information.
Planning and Housing Committee Report 28
2024 O-Train Proximity Study Guidelines Update
ACS2024-TSD-RCP-0002 - City Wide Committee recommendation(s) That Council  Approve the updated O-Train Proximity Study Guidelines as described in this report and shown in Document 1. Delegate the authority to the General Manager, Transit Services, to make any amendments, changes and updates to the Guidelines and the use of this delegated authority shall be reported to Council on an annual basis. 
Transportation Committee Report 12
Minor Amendments to Right of Way By-laws
File No. ACS2024-PRE-RHU-0023 – City-wide Committee Recommendation(s) That Council:  Approve the proposed amendments to improve administration as well as clarify and harmonize existing regulation for the following By-laws as described in the Report and detailed in Document 1: Private Approach By-law (By-law No. 2003-447) Road Activity By-law (By-law No. 2003-445) Use and Care of Roads By-law (By-law No. 2003-498) Delegate authority to the City Solicitor to prepare and finalize the require... (cont)
Cycling Facilities on the Maitland Avenue Bridge over Highway 417
File No. ACS2024-PDB-TP-0002 – City-wide Committee Recommendation(s) That Council: Authorize the General Manager of Planning, Development and Building Services to enter into an agreement (including any amendments, extensions, or renewals) with the Ontario Ministry of Transportation to build new cycling facilities on the Maitland Avenue bridge over Highway 417; and Authorize the financial allocation of the City’s Major Active Transportation Structures Program budget to be used to reimburse the... (cont)
Motion – Councillor G. Gower for J. Leiper – Somerset Square temporary encroachment fee allocation for public realm improvements
File No. ACS2024-OCC-CCS-0039 – Kitchissippi (Ward 15)  Committee recommendation(s) That Council approve: That all temporary construction encroachment fees collected in association with the development, estimated to be approximately $550,000, be directed to a deferred revenue account, to fund the design and implementation of enhanced public realm improvements in and around Somerset Square; and That once sufficient revenue from temporary construction encroachment fees, and other funds has... (cont)
Bulk Consent Agenda
Planning and Housing Committee Report 28
Zoning By-law Amendment – 224 Preston Street
ACS2024-PDB-PS-0006 - Somerset (14) Committee recommendation(s) That Council approve an amendment to Zoning By-law 2008-250 for 224 Preston Street, as shown in Document 1, to permit a six-storey mixed-use building, as detailed in Document 2.
Zoning By-law Amendment - 1927 Maple Grove Road 
ACS2024-PDB-PS-0059 - Stittsville (6) Committee recommendation(s) That Council approve an amendment to Zoning By-law 2008-250 for 1927 Maple Grove Road, as shown in Document 1, to permit townhome units, as detailed in Document 2.
Zoning By-law Amendments – 451 Smyth Road
ACS2024-SI-ED-0001 - Alta Vista (18) Committee recommendation(s) That Council approve an amendment to Zoning By-law 2008-250 for 451 Smyth Road to permit a six-storey, state-of-the-art medical research facility, as detailed in Document 2.
City Clerk – Summary of Oral and Written Public Submissions
Summary of Oral and Written Public Submissions for Items Subject to the Planning Act ‘Explanation Requirements’ at the City Council Meeting of May 15, 2024
ACS2024-OCC-CCS-0056 - City Wide Report Recommendation That Council approve the Summaries of Oral and Written Public Submissions for items considered at the City Council Meeting of May 15, 2024, 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 Document 1.
Motion to Adopt Reports
Moved by R. Brockington Seconded byJ. Bradley
Postponements and Deferrals
Deferred from the Council meeting on May 15, 2024.
Hydro Wire Burying on Bank Street
Moved by S. Menard Seconded byM. Carr WHEREAS Bank Street is designated as a Traditional Mainstreet in the Official Plan (OP), and this designation is among the OP's intensification target areas and Design Priority Areas, and WHEREAS the City is undertaking a full integrated renewal of Bank Street (From Old Ottawa South, Billings Bridge, Riverside to Walkley Road), including underground infrastructure and utilities and this represents a once in 75 year opportunity to achieve economies of scal... (cont)
Motions of Which Notice Has Been Previously Given
National Health and Fitness Day
Moved by S. Plante Seconded byL. Dudas WHEREAS the participation rates of Canadians engaging in healthy physical activities has declined, while inactivity and obesity continues to rise in Canada; and WHEREAS health and fitness ought to be promoted and embraced by Canadians of all ages and abilities; and WHEREAS many Canadian cities have taken up the annual challenge of encouraging and promoting physical activity, including Calgary, Saskatoon, Montréal and Victoria; and WHEREAS the City of Ott... (cont)
Commemoration – 100th Anniversary Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF)
Moved by S. Desroches Seconded byM. Luloff WHEREAS 2024 is the 100th anniversary of the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF); WHEREAS the RCAF has helped preserve the freedoms of all Canadians, contributed to global peace and security, and to helped those in need in Canada and abroad; and WHEREAS the RCAF provides air defence, maritime patrol, search and rescue, air mobility and sustainment, aerospace control, and space capabilities to support operations at home and abroad; and WHEREAS the RCAF is... (cont)
City permit fees for demountable stages applicable to not-for-profit fundraisers
Moved by T. Tierney Seconded byR. Brockington WHEREAS the Ontario Building Code was amended on February 28, 2023, requiring building permit applications for demountable stages and associated sound and lighting equipment towers, as further prescribed by Regulation 30/23; and WHEREAS local not-for-profit community fundraisers and not-for-profit Canada Day community events are now required to obtain a permit for their demountable stages; and WHEREAS the costs associated with this new requirement... (cont)
Bytown Fire Brigade
Moved by A. Hubley Seconded byS. Desroches WHEREAS the Bytown Fire Brigade is a non-profit Ottawa-based organization established in 1983 to serve the community as a local historical society with a mission to collect, preserve, conserve, restore and display the artifacts and apparatus that tell the history of firefighting in Canada's capital and the country as a whole; and  WHEREAS the Bytown Fire Brigade has expressed an interest in strengthening its relationship with the City of Ottawa for t... (cont)
Motions Requiring Suspension of the Rules of Procedure
Notices of Motion (for Consideration at Subsequent Meeting)
Notice of Intent
Notice of Intent from the Ottawa Community Housing Corporation to hold the Annual General Meeting of the Shareholder at the Council meeting scheduled for June 12, 2024.
Motion to Introduce By-laws
Three Readings
Moved by R. Brockington Seconded byJ. Bradley That the by-laws listed on the Agenda under Motion to Introduce By-laws, Three Readings, be read and passed. a.    A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2017-180 respecting the appointment of Municipal Law Enforcement Officers in accordance with private property parking enforcement. b.    A bylaw of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2003-499 respecting the designation of fire routes. c.    A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend ... (cont)
Confirmation By-law
Moved by R. Brockington Seconded byJ. Bradley That the following by-law be read and passed: To confirm the proceedings of the Council meeting of 29 May 2024.
Inquiries
Adjournment
Moved by R. Brockington Seconded byJ. Bradley That the proceedings of the City Council meeting of 29 May 2024 be adjourned.

Agenda