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City Council Minutes OTTAWA CITY COUNCIL Wednesday, 11 February 2015, 10:00 a.m. Andrew S. Haydon Hall, 110 Laurier Avenue West MINUTES 5 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, 11 February 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 Glen Cairn Public School Hand Bell Band. OTTAWA CITY COUNCIL 2 MINUTES 5 WEDNESDAY, 11 FEBRUARY 2015 ANNOUNCEMENTS/CEREMONIAL ACTIVITIES RECOGNITION - MAYOR’S CITY BUILDER AWARD Mayor Jim Watson and Councillor Tim Tierney presented the Mayor’s City Builder Award to Kerry MacLean for his outstanding community service as high school coach, founder and president of the Maverick Volleyball Club. RECOGNITION - MYERS ORLÉANS SPONSORSHIP Mayor Watson and Councillor Bob Monette, on behalf of City Council, recognized Rob Mews and the Myers Automotive Group with a certificate presented to Brian Watters, General Manager, Myers Orleans as representative of the Myers Automotive Group for their generous sponsorship of four vehicles for the Parks, Recreation and Culture Services’ summer community programming. PRESENTATION - UNITED WAY EMPLOYEE CAMPAIGN ACHIEVEMENT ANNOUNCEMENT City employees were applauded by City Council after raising $460,645 for the United Way/Centraide of Ottawa through the 2014 Employee Campaign. Dan Chenier, General Manager of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services and Lisa Allaire, Chief of Corporate Communications were commended for their leadership and dedication in their roles as campaign co-chairs. OTTAWA CITY COUNCIL 3 MINUTES 5 WEDNESDAY, 11 FEBRUARY 2015 PROCLAMATION - 211 DAY Mayor Watson and Councillor Mathieu Fleury, Ottawa City Council Champion for 211, presented a proclamation declaring February 11th as 211 Day in Ottawa to Seán Kelly, Chair, Board of Directors, Community Information Centre Ottawa, and Michael Allen, President and CEO, United Way/Centraide Ottawa. ROLL CALL All members were present. CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES The Minutes of the regular meeting of 28 January 2015 and of the special meeting of 4 February 2015 were confirmed. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST INCLUDING THOSE ORIGINALLY ARISING FROM PRIOR MEETINGS No declarations were received. COMMUNICATIONS The following communications were received. Response to Inquiries: 15-14 - Reviewing of vacant job positions OTTAWA CITY COUNCIL 4 MINUTES 5 WEDNESDAY, 11 FEBRUARY 2015 16-14 - Decals on City Vehicles to Honour First Responders Other Communications Received: Submission received, containing 62 signatures from residents objecting to the takeover of the delivery of fitness and recreational programs of the Greenboro Community Centre by the City of Ottawa. Memorandum from John Moser, General Manager, Planning and Growth Management, entitled “2014 Zoning Review - Staff Responses to Motions and Submissions Raised at Planning Committee on November 25, 2014” (Reference Planning Committee Report 79B, Item 5 on the Council Agenda) REGRETS No regrets were filed. MOTION TO INTRODUCE REPORTS MOTION NO. 5/1 Moved by Councillor M. Fleury Seconded by Councillor T. Tierney That the report from the Selection Panel, Ottawa Board of Health entitled “Appointments – Ottawa Board of Health”; the report from the Selection Panel, Ottawa Police Services Board entitled “Appointments – Ottawa Police Services Board”; Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee Report 1; Finance and Economic Development Committee Report 1; Planning Committee Reports 79B and 1A; and Transportation Committee Report 1 be received and considered. OTTAWA CITY COUNCIL 5 MINUTES 5 WEDNESDAY, 11 FEBRUARY 2015 Pursuant to subsection 35(5) of Procedure By-law 2014-441, Council is being asked to consider the Zoning By-law item contained in Planning Committee Report 2 (Item 8 of the Agenda). CARRIED REPORTS SELECTION PANEL, OTTAWA BOARD OF HEALTH REPORT 1 1. APPOINTMENTS – OTTAWA BOARD OF HEALTH REPORT RECOMMENDATION That Council approve the appointments to the Ottawa Board of Health, all terms to be effective immediately and to expire 30 November 2018: Atul Kapur Lewis Leikin Suzanne Pinel Joanne Poirier Peter Tilley Janet Cosier (Reserve member) CARRIED OTTAWA CITY COUNCIL 6 MINUTES 5 WEDNESDAY, 11 FEBRUARY 2015 SELECTION PANEL, OTTAWA POLICE SERVICES BOARD REPORT 1 2. APPOINTMENTS - OTTAWA POLICE SERVICES BOARD REPORT RECOMMENDATION Further to deliberations of the Selection Panel, that Council approve the appointment of Leo A. (Sandy) Smallwood to the Ottawa Police Services Board, including waiver of Section 2.5 of the Appointment Policy as described in this report, with the term to be effective upon approval and to expire on 30 November 2018. CARRIED COMMITTEE REPORTS AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE REPORT 1 3. AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE TERMS OF REFERENCE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION AS AMENDED That Council approve the Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee Terms of Reference, as outlined in this report and attached at OTTAWA CITY COUNCIL 7 MINUTES 5 WEDNESDAY, 11 FEBRUARY 2015 REVISED Document 1. CARRIED 4. NOMINATION OF MR. DOUG THOMPSON AS CITY OF OTTAWA REPRESENTATIVE ON RIDEAU CORRIDOR LANDSCAPE STRATEGY STEERING COMMITTEE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION That Council nominate Doug Thompson to be the City of Ottawa’s rural representative on the Rideau Corridor Landscape Strategy Steering Committee for the 2014-2018 Term of Council. CARRIED PLANNING COMMITTEE REPORT 79B 5. 2014 ZONING REVIEW: OFFICIAL PLAN IMPLEMENTATION FOR MAJOR HUBS AND CORRIDORS COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS That Council: 1. Approve Amendment No. XXX to the Official Plan, Volume 2a, former City of Nepean, Merivale Road Secondary Plan, as detailed in Document 1; OTTAWA CITY COUNCIL 8 MINUTES 5 WEDNESDAY, 11 FEBRUARY 2015 2. Approve Amendment No. XXX to the Official Plan, Volume 2a, former City of Ottawa, 7.0 Confederation Heights Secondary Plan, as detailed in Document 2; 3. Approve Amendment No. XXX to the Official Plan, Volume 2a, Old Ottawa East Secondary Plan, as detailed in Document 3; and 4. Approve Amendments to Zoning By-law 2008-250 affecting multiple properties along Arterial Mainstreets, Traditional Mainstreets and Mixed-Use Centres, as shown in Document 5 and as detailed in Document 6. MOTION NO. 5/2 Moved by Councillor J. Harder Seconded by Councillor T. Tierney WHEREAS minor errors to the report for the 2014 Zoning Review (ACS2014-PAI- PGM-0227) have been identified that require correction, including minor wording, punctuation and other corrections to Document 5 and Document 6; AND WHEREAS at the Planning Committee meeting of November 25, 2014, staff was directed to review the public submissions either made at Committee or submitted to Committee, as well as motions submitted by Councillors, and report to Council by way of a memorandum that indicates which submissions and motions staff can recommend for adoption and which submissions and motions staff do not recommend for adoption, with a rationale, with the memorandum submitted to Council for its first meeting of February, 2015; AND WHEREAS staff has undertaken the review as directed by Planning Committee and recommends that Council approve the changes set out in this motion; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council approve minor wording, punctuation and other corrections in Document 5 and Document 6 to Report ACS2014-PAI- PGM-0227, as well as amendments proposed by Councillors and members of the public that are supported by staff as follows: OTTAWA CITY COUNCIL 9 MINUTES 5 WEDNESDAY, 11 FEBRUARY 2015 1. By amending Report ACS2014-PAI-PGM-0227 to make the following minor wording, punctuation and other corrections: a) Document 6 – Details of Recommended Zoning, item 6 under the heading “Arterial Mainstreet Amendments”, which proposes a new AM10 subzone, be revised by replacing the text to be included as a new subclause 186(10)(e)(i) with the following: (i) If the building is a non-residential or mixed-use building, the ground floor requires a minimum height of 4.5 metres; b) Document 6 – Details of Recommended Zoning, item 10 under the heading “Area Specific Amendments”, and more specifically in Table 9 – Somerset Street West Zoning Review Area be revised by deleting from Column 1 of Area P the municipal address text “515,”. c) Document 6 – Details of Recommended Zoning, item 8 under the heading “Urban Exception Amendments” be revised by adding another proposed exception containing the following: (kk) Add a new exception [xx37] which adds in Column V “a minimum 10 metre landscape buffer is required along the rear of the lot where it abuts the residential lots on Fairhaven Way and Blackthorne Avenue and “an automobile dealership requires a minimum lot area of 1500m2”. d) Document 5 - Maps Illustrating Recommended Zoning, replace Map 1 under item 19 – St. Laurent Blvd. Zoning Review Area with the revised Map 1 in Attachment 1. The new Map having the effect of correcting a typographical error for the proposed zoning for “Area A”. e) Document 6 – Details of Recommended Zoning, item 8 under the heading “Urban Exception Amendments”, subsection (h) relating to proposed Exception [xxx8], replace the words "The requirements of 191(1)(b)" in the first bullet point with "The requirements of 197(1)(b)". f) Document 6 – Details of Recommended Zoning, item 3 under the heading “Traditional Mainstreet Amendments”, TMx Subzone, replace proposed clause (a) with "(a) Any use listed in subsection 197(1)(e), other than an office, is limited to a maximum gross floor area of 225 square metres." g) Document 5 – Maps Illustrating Recommended Zoning, replace Map 1 under OTTAWA CITY COUNCIL 10 MINUTES 5 WEDNESDAY, 11 FEBRUARY 2015 item 10 – Preston Street Zoning Review Area with the revised Map 1 in Attachment 2. The new Map having the effect of correcting an error identifying “Area G” which are no longer part of the recommended zoning changes. h) Document 5 – Maps illustrating Recommended Zoning – Item 6 - Main Street Zoning Review Area: a. Replace Map 1 with the map included as Attachment 3 to this motion, which: i.
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