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OTTAWA CITY COUNCIL Wednesday, 28 January 2015, 10:00 a.m. Andrew S. Haydon Hall, 110 Laurier Avenue West MINUTES 3 Note: Please note that the Minutes are to be considered DRAFT until confirmed by Council. The Council of the City of Ottawa met at Andrew S. Haydon Hall, 110 Laurier Avenue West, Ottawa, on Wednesday, 28 January 2015 beginning at 10:00 a.m. The Mayor, Jim Watson, presided and led Council in prayer. NATIONAL ANTHEM The national anthem was performed by the W. Erskine Johnson Elementary School Guitar Club. OTTAWA CITY COUNCIL 2 MINUTES 3 WEDNESDAY, 28 JANUARY 2015 ANNOUNCEMENTS/CEREMONIAL ACTIVITIES RECOGNITION - MAYOR'S CITY BUILDER AWARD Mayor Jim Watson and Councillors Rick Chiarelli and Mark Taylor presented the Mayor’s City Builder Award to Margaret Knight in recognition of more than 35 years of running free breakfast and lunch programs at the Foster Farm Community Centre, as well as volunteering with several other community charitable organizations. ROLL CALL ALL MEMBERS WERE PRESENT. STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS – MAYOR WATSON MOTION NO. 3/1 Moved by Councillor B. Monette Seconded by Councillor M. Taylor BE IT RESOLVED that the Mayor’s remarks given at the City Council meeting on January 28, 2015, be appended to the Minutes of today’s Council meeting. CARRIED OTTAWA CITY COUNCIL 3 MINUTES 3 WEDNESDAY, 28 JANUARY 2015 CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES The Minutes of the special meeting of 3 December 2014 and of the regular meeting of 10 December 2014 were confirmed. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST INCLUDING THOSE ORIGINALLY ARISING FROM PRIOR MEETINGS No declarations were received. COMMUNICATIONS The following communications were received. Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO): The following communications were received. Ministry of Education Proposing New Process for School Closures AMO’s 2015 Pre-Budget Submission Outline Petitions: Petition received, containing 201 signatures from residents, requesting that temporary fireworks' locations and trailers not be permitted to operate within the city of Ottawa and that the sale of fireworks only be allowed at permanent retail locations. OTTAWA CITY COUNCIL 4 MINUTES 3 WEDNESDAY, 28 JANUARY 2015 REGRETS No regrets were filed. MOTION TO INTRODUCE REPORTS MOTION NO. 3/2 Moved by Councillor R. Chiarelli Seconded by Councillor M. Fleury That the report from the City Clerk and Solicitor, entitled “Status Update – Council Inquiries and Motions for the Period Ending 23 January 2015”; and Planning Committee Report 1 be received and considered; and That the Rules of Procedure be suspended to receive and consider the report from the Selection Panel, Ottawa Public Library Board entitled “Appointments To The Ottawa Public Library Board”; and the report from the Selection Panel, Transit Commission entitled “Appointments to the Transit Commission” (Subsection 29.(3)), because of the urgency of the items contained in the reports (specific reason set out below); and That the 201 signature petition submitted by residents requesting that temporary fireworks’ locations and trailers not be permitted to operate within the City of Ottawa, listed under Communications, be received. (Waiver of the Rules is being requested for the report from the Selection Panel, Ottawa Public Library Board entitled “Appointments to the Ottawa Public Library Board” and the report from the Selection Panel, Transit Commission entitled “Appointments to the Transit Commission” (Items 2 and 3 of the Agenda) due to timelines, to permit the citizen members of these Boards to be in place in time for the tabling of the 2015 draft budget.) CARRIED OTTAWA CITY COUNCIL 5 MINUTES 3 WEDNESDAY, 28 JANUARY 2015 REPORTS CITY CLERK AND SOLICITOR 1. STATUS UPDATE – COUNCIL INQUIRIES AND MOTIONS FOR THE PERIOD ENDING 23 JANUARY 2015 REPORT RECOMMENDATION That Council receive this report for information. RECEIVED SELECTION PANEL, OTTAWA PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD REPORT 1 2. APPOINTMENTS TO THE OTTAWA PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD REPORT RECOMMENDATION That, further to deliberations of the Selection Panel, Council approve the following appointments to the Ottawa Public Library Board, including waiver of Section 2.1 of the Appointment Policy as described in this report, all terms to be effective upon Council approval and to expire with the term of Council: OTTAWA CITY COUNCIL 6 MINUTES 3 WEDNESDAY, 28 JANUARY 2015 Steven Begg André Bergeron Kathy Fisher Allan Higdon Pamela Sweet Heather Chiasson (Reserve member 1) Rebecca Murray (Reserve member 2) Jeremy Wittet (Reserve member 3) CARRIED DIRECTION TO STAFF That staff, as part of the mid-term governance review, look at providing selection panel members with guidance and guidelines (e.g. grids and scoring mechanisms) to assist with the selection of citizen members for the boards and commissions. SELECTION PANEL, TRANSIT COMMISSION REPORT 1 3. APPOINTMENTS TO THE TRANSIT COMMISSION REPORT RECOMMENDATION That, further to deliberations of the Selection Panel, Council approve the following appointments to the Transit Commission OTTAWA CITY COUNCIL 7 MINUTES 3 WEDNESDAY, 28 JANUARY 2015 with terms to expire on 30 November 2018: François Malo Blair Crew Graham Milner Susan Burt Martin Eley (Reserve 1) Jasmine Tranter (Reserve 2) Todd Mattila-Hartman (Reserve 3) Brigita Gravitis (Reserve 4) Catherine Gardner (Reserve 5). CARRIED OTTAWA CITY COUNCIL 8 MINUTES 3 WEDNESDAY, 28 JANUARY 2015 COMMITTEE REPORTS PLANNING COMMITTEE REPORT 1 4. APPLICATION TO ALTER THE CHARLES BILLINGS HOUSE, 187 BILLINGS AVENUE, A PROPERTY DESIGNATED UNDER PART IV OF THE ONTARIO HERITAGE ACT COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS That Council: 1. Approve the application to alter 187 Billings Avenue, according to the drawings submitted on October 23, 2014 by Barry J. Hobin and Associates Architects Incorporated. 2. Issue the heritage permit with a two-year expiry date from the date of issuance. 3. Delegate authority for minor design changes to the General Manager, Planning and Growth Management Department. (Note: The statutory 90-day timeline for consideration of this application under the Ontario Heritage Act will expire on February 6, 2015.) (Note: Approval to alter this property under the Ontario Heritage Act must not be construed to meet the requirements for the issuance of a building permit.) CARRIED with Councillor S. Moffatt dissenting. OTTAWA CITY COUNCIL 9 MINUTES 3 WEDNESDAY, 28 JANUARY 2015 BULK CONSENT AGENDA PLANNING COMMITTEE REPORT 1 A. APPLICATION TO DEMOLISH 140 HOWICK STREET - A PROPERTY DESIGNATED UNDER PART V OF THE ONTARIO HERITAGE ACT AND LOCATED IN THE ROCKCLIFFE PARK HERITAGE CONSERVATION DISTRICT COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION That Council approve the demolition of the building at 140 Howick Street in the Rockcliffe Park Heritage Conservation District. CARRIED MOTION TO ADOPT REPORTS MOTION NO. 3/3 Moved by Councillor R. Chiarelli Seconded by Councillor M. Fleury That the report from the City Clerk and Solicitor, entitled “Status Update – Council Inquiries and Motions for the Period Ending 23 January 2015”; the report from the Selection Panel, Ottawa Public Library Board entitled “Appointments to the Ottawa Public Library Board”; the report from the Selection Panel, Transit Commission entitled “Appointments to the Transit Commission”; and Planning Committee Report 1 be received and adopted as amended. CARRIED OTTAWA CITY COUNCIL 10 MINUTES 3 WEDNESDAY, 28 JANUARY 2015 MOTIONS OF WHICH NOTICE HAS BEEN PREVIOUSLY GIVEN MOTION NO. 3/4 Moved by Councillor S. Blais Seconded by Councillor D. Deans WHEREAS the U-Pass program has been successfully implemented at the University of Ottawa and Carleton University since 2010 and at Saint Paul University since 2013, following successful referenda of their respective student bodies; and WHEREAS these institutions have expressed support for the program’s continuation beyond the expiration of existing agreements in 2015; and WHEREAS the Algonquin Students’ Association has confirmed its successful referendum for the introduction of the U-Pass in the 2015-2016 academic year and beyond, and the Algonquin College administration has advised of upcoming internal approval requirements for implementation of the U-Pass; and WHEREAS the U-Pass program can be expanded at Algonquin College to also include students enrolled in full-time courses of study over the Spring/Summer Semester (May 1 to August 31), which may also be of interest to full-time students and the administration at other participating institutions; and WHEREAS other post-secondary educational institutions may be interested in the U-Pass program in the future; and WHEREAS this matter is being brought forward by motion due to the timelines associated with the implementation of the U-Pass program for Algonquin College; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that City Council approve the continuation of the U-Pass program at post-secondary institutions for the 2015-2016 academic year and beyond, on a continuing basis, based on the universal participation of eligible students at the institution, with a U-Pass fee of $192.70 per four-month semester (or pro-rated as agreed with the institutions) for the 2015-2016 OTTAWA CITY COUNCIL 11 MINUTES 3 WEDNESDAY, 28 JANUARY 2015 academic year, and subject in principle in future years to yearly fee increases of no more than 2.5% subject to City Council’s budget process; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that City Council delegate the authority to the General Manager of Transit Services to negotiate, conclude, renew, and execute U-Pass agreements with such institutions and other post-secondary institutions, based on the above parameters and in accordance with applicable policies of City Council and Transit Commission; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the definition of “U-Pass” contained in Section 1 of the Transit By-law (2007-268, as amended) be repealed and replaced with the following in order to reflect the inclusion of a Spring/Summer Semester (or time period) for full-time members of participating institutions: “U-Pass” means the fare instrument in the prescribed form approved by the General Manager and issued to eligible members of participating institutions of the program, to be used during designated periods as approved by the General Manager as part of the Council-approved Universal Transit Pass Program.