CLOSED CAPTIONING TRANSCRIPT – CITY COUNCIL 22 JUNE 2016

>> GOOD MORNING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. IF I COULD ASK COUNCIL MEMBERS TO TAKE THEIR SEATS, WE'LL START IN ONE MINUTE. [ Speaking in French, No Translation ]

>> GOOD MORNING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.

>> WELCOME TO THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF JUNE 22nd. [ End of Translation ]

>> 22nd OF JUNE, 2016. FOR THOSE WHO ARE ABLE TO, WOULD YOU PLEASE RISE FOR A MOVEMENT PERSONAL REFLECTION, AND REMAIN STANDING AS COUNCILLOR HARDER DUFOUR GUEST SINGS FOR SINGERS FOR THE NATIONAL ANTHEM. [ Moment of Silence ]

>> THANK YOU. IF YOU REMAIN STAND, AND I'LL ASK COUNCILLOR HARDER TO DUFOUR VERY SPECIAL GUESTES WHO FROM BAR HASTEN ARE GOING TO SING OUR NATIONAL AN THEN. COUNCILLOR.

>> THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR, AND TODAY I HAVE FIVE YOUNG LADIES IN THE VERY EARLY STAGES OF BEING PART OF THE HUMMINGBIRD SHOW CHOIR. IT'S PART OF THE NEPEAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC, WHICH HAS BEEN IN BUSINESS SINCE 1976, TAMMY RAYBOULD, HER MOM HAS HEARD OF, HAS STARTED THIS. SUE RA WHY, B OR ULD AND MAY DAUGHTERS WHO ARE 44, WENT AND TOOK LESSONS THERE, JUST TO PUT THE PERSPEC I HAVE BEEN OF THE HUMMINGBIRD PROGRAM IS A TRIPLE THREAT PROGRAM TO OEVER A UNIQUE STUDENT GROWS A MUSICIANS. THEY'RE FROM ALL OVER OTTAWA, NOT JUST FROM BAR HASTEN, BUT THESE YOUNG LADIES ARE ALL FROM BAR HASTEN WITH GO TO SCHOOL THERE. THE CHOIR ALONG WITH A LIVE PIT BAND HAS JUST RETURNED FROM NATIONAL COMPETITION IN TORONTO WHERE THEY RECEIVED AWARDS FOR BEST VOCAL, BEST C MORE, BO, AND SECOND PLACE IN THEIR DIVISION. SO WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, LET'S PLEASE LISTEN AND ENJOY OUR FRIENDS FROM THE HUMMINGBIRD SHOW CHOIR. \M O CANADA \M \M OUR HOME AND NATIVE LAND \M \M TRUE PATRIOT LOVE \M \M IN ALL THY SONS COMMAND \M \M CAR TON BRAS SAIT PORTER L'IPIE \M \M IL SAIT PORTER LA CROIX! \M \MTON HISTOIRE EST UNE IPOPIE \M \M DES PLUS BRILLANTS EXPLOITS \M \M GOD KEEP OUR LAND \M \M GLORIOUS AND FREE \M \M O CANADA, WE STAND ON GUARD FOR THEE \M \M O CANADA \M \M WE STAND ON GUARD FOR THEE \M [ Applause ] >> Mayor Jim Watson: GET THE MICROPHONE ON HERE, MATT. THERE WE GO. AT THIS TIME IN OUR MEETING AGENDA, I'D LIKE TO CALL CLAUSE TO THE PODIUM FOR THIS MEETING CITY BUILDING AWARD PRESENTATION, AND ALSO COME ON UP HERE, CLAUSE, AND ALSO INVITE COUNCILLOR SCOOT MOFFATT AND GEORGE DAROUZE, BECAUSE AS YOU KNOW THIS FALLS INTO TWO MUNICIPAL AWARDS, AND IT'S GREAT TO HAVE CLAUSE HERE, A VERY FAMILIAR FACE AROUND CITY HALL AND COMMITTEE MEETINGS, AND A NUMBER OF MEMBERS OF HIS FAMILY AND NEIGHBOURS AND FRIENDS WHO WITH US HERE TODAY. [ Speaking in French, No Translation ]

>> Voice of Translator: SO THANK YOU FOR HAVING ACCEPTED OURED INVITATION. [ End of Translation ]

>> CLAUSE HAS CHAMPIONED IMPORTANT ISSUES THROUGH THE VILLAGE ASSOCIATION. CLAUSE HAS ALREADY HELPED TO KEEP THOUSANDS OF RESIDENTS INFORMED ABOUT THEIR COMMITTEE THROUGH HIS WEEKLY VILLAGE VOICE COLUMN IN THE MESSENGER. [ Speaking French ]

>> Voice of Translator: CLAUSE HAS ALSO HELPED THOUSANDS OF RESIDENTS INFORMED ABOUT THEIR COMMUNITY THROUGH HIS WEEKLY VILLAGE VOICE COLUMN IN THE MESSENGER. [ End of Translation ]

>> Mayor Jim Watson: BOAT COUNCILLORS AS WELL AS CITY MUCH OTTAWA STAFF ON CURRENT AND POTENTIAL ISSUE WAS IMPORTANCE TO THE COMMUNITY. CLAUSE IS A TRUSTED AND RELIABLE ADVOCATE FOR MANATIK, AND WORKINGS TIRELILESS TO INCREASE CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT THROUGHOUT THE VEIL ALBERTAN. DURING HIS TEN FUHR OF THE MVCA MEMBERSHIP HAS GROWN TO OVER 500 PEOPLE. THAT'S MORE THAN 10% OF THE VILLAGE. ARE [ Speaking French ]

>> Voice of Translator: DURING CLAUSE'S TENURE OF PRESIDENT OF THE MVCA MEMBERSHIP HAS DOANE GROWN TO OVER 550 PEOPLE. [ End of Translation ]

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>> Mayor Jim Watson: CLAUSE IS VIGILANT AND WELL INFORMED ON ISSUES IN THE COMMUNITY AND ALWAYS WORKED WITH COUNCILLORS AND STAFF WITH A SPIRIT OF ELABORATION, NOT CONFRONTATION. WHETHER FOSTERING THE KEEP IT TO 40 LAWN SIGN CAMPAIGN, PROVIDING INPUT ON THE SECONDARY PLAN, OR CHAMPION CHAMPION TRANSIT ISSUE, CLAUSE TWOLY LOVES HIS COMMUNITY AND SHOW IT IS THROUGH EVERYTHING THAT HE DOES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, CLAUSE FOR YOUR CONTINUED LEADERSHIP IN YOUR COMMUNITY. [ End of Translation ]

>> Voice of Translator: THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP IN THE COMMUNITY. [ End of Translation ]

>> Matt: COUNCILLOR MOFFATT TO PRESENT YOU WITH THE MAYOR'S CITY BUILDER AWARD. [ Applause ]

>> PLEASE DON'T WORRY. I DON'T HAVE A VERY LONG SPEECH. MAYOR WATSON, COUNCILLOR MOFFATT, COUNCILLOR DAROUZE, I'M VERY DEEPLY TOUCHED BID THIS AWARD. IT IS MY PRIVILEGE FOR ME TO PLAY A ROLL IN BUILDING THE VILLAGE AND THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE TWO LOCAL COUNCILLORS AND THE OTHER COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION, THE BIA IS HERE ADS WELL. DONNA, STAND UP. IT'S A REAL HONOUR TO HAVE MY WORK RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THIS AWARD, AND THANKS ALSO TO THE WONDERFUL OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS OF THE VILLAGE AND COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION. COULD YOU PLEASE STAND UP. WHERE ARE THEY? COME ON. [ Applause ]

>> THERE WE GO. [ Applause ]

>> A SPECIAL THANK YOU GOES TO MY WIFE, JUDY, WHO COMPLAINSRELY ABOUT THE AMOUNT OF TIME I EXPEND ON COMMUNITY WORK, BUT NONETHELESS SUPPORTS ME IN EVERY WAY. JUDY, PLEASE STAND UP. [ Applause ]

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [ Applause ]

>> Mayor Jim Watson: WELL DESERVED APPLAUSE, THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU'RE DOING. THANK YOU, CLAUSE, AND FAMILY MEMBERS AND FRIENDS, AND NEIGHBOURS. THANK YOU, COUNCILLOR DAROUZE AND MOFFATT. FOR OUR NEXT PRESENTATION I'D LIKE TO INVITE SHAD QUAD, DIRECTOR, BRUCE FROM INVEST OTTAWA, THE PRESIDENT OF INVEST OTTAWA, AS WELL AS -- I'M SORRIDY INNOVATION PILOT PROJECT PARTICIPANTS AND SPONSORING CITY OF OTTAWA MANAGERINGS TO COME FORWARD SO ALL OF THE PARTICIPANTS IN THE INNOVATION PRANG, BRUCE, SHAD, AND THE SPONSORING MANAGERS. I'D ALSO LIKE TO INVIDE COUNCILLORS BLAIS, HUBLEY, AND TIERNEY, AND AS YOU MAY RECALL, THIS WAS AN INITIATIVE AND INNOVATION EVER COUNCIL HUBLEY, I HAD THE PLEASURE EVER ANNOUNCING THE LAUNCH OF OUR INNOVATION PILOT PRAYERS MAKING OTTAWA ONE OF THE THE FIRST MUNICIPALITIES IN CANADA TO CREATE A PROGRAM DEDICATED TO FINDING AND TESTINGS NEW AND INNOVATIVING APPROACHES TO DELIVERING MUNICIPAL SERVICES. SO WELCOME. THIS IS REALLY A REMARKABLE PROGRAM, AND I'D ENCOURAGE PEOPLE WHO ARE WATCHING AND LISTENING TO THIS ON TV, AND I KNOW BECAUSE IT'S A GOOD-NEWS STORY, THE MEDIA WILL COVER IT VERY, VERY EXTENSIVELY, IN LESS THAN A YEAR WE RECEIVED MORE THAN 65 APPLICATIONS FROM COMPANIES HERE IN OTTAWA AND ACROSS CANADA. [ Speaking French ]

>> Voice of Translator: IN LESS THAN A YEAR, WE'VE RECEIVED MORE THAN 65 APPLICATIONS FROM COMPANIES HERE IN OTTAWA AND ACROSS CANADA. [ End of Translation ]

>> Mayor Jim Watson: STRUCTUREING PROGRAM, THE CITY SOUGHT THE COUNCIL OF PARTNERS AT THE BUILD IN CANADA INNOVATION PROGRAM AND THE NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL LOCATED HERE IN OTTAWA. WE ALSO WORKED WITH TRESPASSIAL GROUPS LIKES INVEST OTTAWA, TIE OTTAWA, AND OUR POST-SECONDARY INSTITUTIONS. I'M DELIGHTED TODAY TO ANNOUNCE THAT WE HAVE SELECTED EIGHT TEST BLITT PROJECT THAT WILLS WILL BE TESTED BY THE CITY OF OTTAWA. THE SUCCESSFUL ARE VOIPS SHIELD, AN OTTAWA-BASED COMPANY, WILL BE PILOTING VOICE AUDIT SOFTWARE, WHICH IS AN IMPORTANT LINK IN ENSURERING THE SECURITY OF VOIGHT OVER IP PHONE SYSTEMS. SECONDLY, AND MAYBE YOU COULD JUST GIVE US A SNOUTOUS WHO ARE WITH VOIP, THERE YOU ARE, OUR FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF TRADE. WAW TECHNOLOGIES, WHO WILL TEST THEIR NETTED O-WON TORING EFFECTIVENESS OF THEIR CATCHWEAR PRODUCTS. OVER THERE. IS IT WAH? GAMMA FEE, THE INNOVATIVE START-UP BASED OUT OF CARLETON UNIVERSITY WILL BE RUNNING A PILOT TO GAMIFY SOME OF OUR STAFF MENTAL HEALTH TRAINING AGO WARENESS SESSIONS LIKE VIDEOS. LOCAL START-UP SNYCO DAT AWILL PILOT ANALYTICAL TOOL. THERE'S OUR FRIENDS RIGHT HERE. WELCOME. SAVVY DOTS WILL TEST A CALCULOUS- BASED DOCUMENT COLLABORATION SOLUTION THAT WILL MANAGE THE APPLICATION PROCESS FOR THE INNOVATION PILOT PROJECT. RIGHT HERE. SIGNORITY HAS DEVELOPED AN E-SIGNATURE TOOL TO MANAGE THE AUTHORIZATION PROCESS FOR THE NEGOTIATION OF OUR PILOT AGREEMENT WITH SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS. RIGHT OVER THERE. AND OUR FRIEND CAME WITH US ON OUR TRADE MISSION TO BEIJING SO CONGRATULATIONS. BOTH SAVVY DOGS AND SIGNORITY ARE HOUSED LOCALLY ADS INVEST OTTAWA. PROPEL I COULDN'T KNOW INC. IS A START- UP OUT OF WATERLOO WHO WAS A ONLINE FORUM WE WERE MUNICIPALITIES CAN SHARE INFORMATION REGARDING PILOTS THEY HAVE UNDERTAKEN. MILLENNIUM IS -- COULDN'T MAKE IS IT T OUR EIGHTH PILOT PROJECT COMES FROM KEY TO OBJECTING-CANADIANS IN PARTNER V.I.P. WITH CANADIAN NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR THE BLIND. THEY HAVE DEVELOPED A PROJECT THAT WILL ASSIST PEOPLE WITH VISUAL AND MOTOR IMPAIRMENTS IN ACTIVATING THE PEDESTRIAN WALK SIGNAL AT TRAFFIC INTERSECTIONS. THIS IS REALLY FASCINATING. TOMORROW AT 2:00 P.M. EVERYONE IS INVITED TO ATTEND A DEM WAVINGS THEIR PRODUCTION AT THE INTERSECTION OF ELGIN STREET AND WAVERLEY STREET. [ Speaking French ]

>> Voice of Translator: TOMORROW AT 2:00 P.M. EVERYONE IS INVITED TO ATTEND A DEM ITERATION. END END

>> Mayor Jim Watson: AT WHICH POINT THE CITY WILL VALIDATE THEIR PERFORMANCE AND PROVIDE FEEDBACK TO THE ENTREPRENEURS AS THEY SEEK TO LAUNCH AND GROW THEIR BUSINESSES. WHERE A POTENTIAL IMPROVEMENT IS FOUND IT TO A CITY PROCESS, THESE COMPANIES MAY THEN BE MOVED INTO OUR TRADITIONAL PROCURE INNOCENT PROCESS TO COMPETE FOR WORK ON AN ONGOING BASIS. ALTHOUGH THE CITY IS NOT REQUIRE TOSSED PURCHASE ANY OF THE PRODUCTS OR SIGN ANY OF CONTRACTS, THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT OPPORTUNITY FOR THESE TREPPES TO TEST THEIR PRODUCTS AND A REAL-LIFE SCENARIO AND BUILD THEIR REPUTATION AS A DECREEDABLE BUSINESS. CITY WILL ALSO HIGHLIGHT THESE EIGHT COMPANIES ON OUR CITY WEAPON SATE ottawadasinnovate. [ Speaking in French, No Translation ]

>> Voice of Translator: [ Speaking in French, No Translation ] [ Applause ]

>> Mayor Jim Watson: AND I'D ALSO LIKE TO THANK SHAD QAQISH AND HIS TEAM WHO HAVE TAKEN LEADERSHIP, AND MY COLLEAGUES TIM TIERNEY AND STEVE BLAIS, AND ALLAN HUBLEY. YOU MAY RECALL, THINK ITS WITH AT BUDGET TIME, ALLAN BROUGHT FORWARD THIS IDEA OF HOW CAN WE HELP LOCAL BUSINESSES, REALLY, FLEDGLING BUSINESS GET OFF THE GROUND AND TEST THEM IN A REAL WORK ENVIRONMENT SUCH AS THE CITY OF OTTAWA, AND BECAUSE OF YOUR IDEA AND THE SUPPORT OF COUNCILLORS BLAIS AND TIERNEY, WE'RE HERE TODAY WITH WHAT WE HOPE WILL BE THE NEXT SHOPIFY OR OTHER GREAT SUCCESS STORY; WE WISH YOU THE VERY, VERY BEST, AND NOW I BELIEVE WE HAVE SOME CERTIFICATES THAT WE'RE GOING TO PRESENT -- NO, WE DON'T. WE CUT THAT OUT OF THE BUDGET. I AM SORRY. [ Laughter ]

>> Mayor Jim Watson: IT SAYS HERE TO POSE FOR A PICTURE, AND I GUESS WE DON'T GIVE YOU A CERTIFICATE, SO WE'LL -- ONE'S IN THE MAIL. WE'LL GET ONE TO YOU. SO WHY DON'T WE JUST GET A BIG GROUP PICTURE HERE, ROGER, AND WE'LL ALL PUSH BACK HERE, AND LET'S GIVE A BIG ROUND OF APPLAUSE TO THESE ENTREPRENEURS WHO ARE CREATING JOBS IN OUR CITY. [ Speaking in French, No Translation ] [ Applause ]

>> Mayor Jim Watson: THANKS. GOOD WORK. WELL, THANK YOU ALL VERY, VERY MUCH. [ Speaking French ]

>> Voice of Translator: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [ End of Translation ]

>> Mayor Jim Watson: AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO FOAM'S EVENT WITH THE CNIB. OUR FINAL PRESENTATION IS THE CITY MANAGER'S AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE 2016, IT GIVENS ME GREAT PLEASURE TO BE HERE TO CELEBRATE THIS AWARD RECIPIENT OF THE CITY MANAGER'S AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE. 410 TEHRAN

>> Voice of Translator: IT GIVES ME GREAT PLEASURE TO BE HERE TO HONOUR THE RECIPIENTS MUCH THE CITY MANAGER'S' WARD FOR EXCELLENCE. [ End of Translation ]

>> Mayor Jim Watson: FAMILY MEMBERS AND COLLEAGUES WHO HAVE JOIN PUD US HERE TODAY. THIS AWARD IS AN IMPORTANT WAY TO ACKNOWLEDGE EXCEPTIONAL WORK. THIS HIGHLIGHTS THE RANGE MUCH OF EXPERTISE, TALENT, AND DEDICATION THAT OUR CITY EMPLOYEES BRING TO THEIR WORKPLACE EACH AND EVERY DAY. THESE AWARDS ARE PARTICULARLINOTE WORTHY THIS YEAR BECAUSE THE FIRST TIME THEY ARE BEING CELEBRATED UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF YOU NEW CITY MANAGER, STEVE KANALAKIS. I'D ASK STEVE TO COME UP AT THIS POINT. AND THE WINNERS ARE EXAMPLES OF COMMITMENT THAT RESULTS IN BETTER SERVICES FOR OUR RESIDENTS. [ Speaking French ]

>> Voice of Translator: THE WINNERS AND ALL THE NOMINEES ARE EXAMPLES OF EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT AND COMMITMENT THAT ULTIMATELY RESULT IN BETTER SERVICES TO OUR RESIDENTS. [ End of Translation ]

>> Mayor Jim Watson: BRINGS EXPERIENCE, EXPERTISE, AND DEADTATION TO MAKING A DIFFERENCE WITH THEIR FELLOW COLLEAGUES AND THE RESIDENTS OF THE CITY OF OTTAWA. THEY REPRESENT SERVICE EXCELLENCE AND A RESPECT FOR ALL THE PEOPLE WE SERVE. THIS AWARD CELEBRATES OUR DEDICATION TO HELPING CITY STAFF USE THEIR TALENTS TO REACH THAT YOU ARE FULL POTENTIAL, AND WE REMAIN COMMITTED TO SUPPORTING STAFF AND USING INNOVATIVE IDEAS TO CREATE OUTSTANDING RESULTS FOR THE RESIDENTS WE SERVE. THE WINNERS IN THE FAVOUR CATEGORIES WERE ANNOUNCED EARLIER IN MONTH AT A CEREMONY ATTEND BY ALL THE NOMINEES MUCH IT DOES MY PLEASURE AND PRIVILEGE TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE AND FIRSTLY THANK ALONG WITH MY COLLEAGUES ON COUNCIL, ALL OF THE RECIPIENTS HERE AT CITY COUNCIL TODAY. WINNERS IN THIS YEAR'S CITY MANAGER'S AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE REPRESENT A WIDE ARARE OF ACHIEVEMENTS IN THEIR RESPECTIVE AT THAT TIME GORES, TURNING IDEAS TO RESULTS BEEN THE CORPORATION, TURNING IDEAS INTO RESULTS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY, EMERGING LEADERS, EXCELLENCE IN INTERNAL FOCUS SERVICE DELIVERY, AND EXCELLENCE IN RESIDENT FOCUSED SERVICE DELIVERY. THISSY ALSO ENCOMPASS THE SCOPE OF TALENT AND EXPERTISE IN OUR COOPERATION. THE CITY IS FORTUNATE TO HAVE DEDICATED STAFF THAT WORK TIRELESSLY TO UPS THE NEEDS MUCH RESIDENTS AND BUILD A STRONGER, MORE INCLUSIVE, AND VIBRANT CITY. WE CONGRATULATE WINNERS AND THE NOMINEES. END OF [ Speaking French ]

>> Voice of Translator: ON BEHALF I MIRE COUNCIL AND COLLEAGUES, AND RVENLTS THE CITY OF TUA WASHINGS CONGRATULATE THE WINNERS AND NOMINEES. [ End of Translation ]

>> Mayor Jim Watson: FOR DEAD CAKES TO PUBLIC SERVICE. OUR CITY MANAGER WILL ANAPES THIS YEAR'S WINNERS OF CITY MANAGER'S AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE. STEVE.

>> THANK YOU, MAYOR WATSON. GOOD MORNING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. THE AWARD OF EXCELLENCE IS THE HIGHEST DISTINCTION AN EMPLOYEE CAN RECEIVE AT THE CITY OF OTTAWA, AND I KNOW AT IT MOMENT YOU'RE ALL SITTING HERE, AND I HOPE PEOPLE LISTENS AND TUNED IN ONLEAN, CAPTURE THE FEELING OF PRIDE YOU MUST ALL FEEL TO BE RECOGNIZED NOT ONLY BY YOUR PEERS, BY THE ORGANIZATION AND BY OUR COUNCIL TODAY FOR RELEVANT INCREDIBLE THINGS YOU'VE DONE OVER THE PAST YEAR, AND I KNOW YOU'RE ALL SITTING HERE WITH INCREDIBLE PRIDE AND ALMOST A LIBERAL LITTLE BIT OF NERVOUSNESS FRONT OF THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL TO RECEIVE IT AWARD, SO SUCH AN HONOUR FOR US TO HAVE YOU HERE TODAY AND RECOGNIZE THE PEOPLE THAT MAKE THE CITY RUN AND MAKE THIS TRULY A BETTER I PLACE. ME A WARDS RECOGNIZE EXCEPTIONAL CONTRIBUTION TO THE CITY OF OTTAWA, AND ALL THE RECIPIENTS CITIZENSHIP REPLY PIE THE EXCEPTIONAL TALENTS OF CITY STAFF, SO QUITE AN HONOUR AND RIGHTLY EARNED. I ALSO WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE FAMILY AND FRIENDS AND SUPPORTERS IN ATTENDANCE TODAY, AND I ENCOURAGED THAT THE OTHER WEEK, THEY COME AND CELEBRATE WITH YOU THE GREAT ACHIEVEMENT THAT YOU'RE BEING RECOGNIZED FOR TODAY MUCH TEATS CRITICAL TO OUR OREGONSAL SUCCESS TO RECOGNIZE OUR COLLEAGUES FOR EXCEPTIONAL DLAKS DIRECTLY BENEFIT OF THE CITY, ITS RESIDENTS, BUSINESSES AND VISITORS. I RETURN TO THE CITY OF OTTAWA AFTER BEING AWAY FOR A YEAR WITH A STRONG APPRECIATION OF HOW LEADERSHIP THROUGH OUR STAFF WITHIN AL ORGANIZATION CAN SET THE FOUNDATION FOR THE RESULTS WE AIM TO ACHIEVE. WE WORK IN A WORLD- CLASS CITY, AND IT SHOULD NOT COME AS SURPRISE THAT THE CITY OF OTTAWA IS RANKED ATS BEST PLACE TO LIVE IN CANADA BY MONEY SENSE MAGAZINE. THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN BY ACCIDENT. IT'S ON THE BACKS OF THE HARD WORK WE PUT INTO THE CITY EVERY DAY AND OUR CONTRIBUTION TO MAKE IT A BETTER CITY IN WHICH TO LIVE. ALL THE WINNERS HAVE DEM SERRATED THIS LEADERSHIP BY GOING AABOVED AND BEYOND THE REGULAR DUTIES. THEY FOUND WAYS TO INNOVATE, SET THE BAR HIGH E AND TAKE RISKS. INNOVATOR, ARE CRITICAL IN ANY ORGANIZATION. I'VE TALKED A LOT ABOUT THAT TO THE 1400 EMPLOYEES I'VE PHONOIN THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS, IMPORTANT TO HAVE PEOPLE WHO TAKE THE BAR FORWARD AND ACCEPT CHALLENGELINGS. WE MUST CONTINUE TO INNOVATE, MIND ANY SOLUTION, MAKE NILE LYNX AND EMPOWER CHANGE, AND THAT TAKES LEADERSHIP AT ALL LEVELS AT LEADERS AND INNOVATOR, THAT'S WHY YOU'RE HERE TODAY, BUFFERS WEIGH RECOGNIZE AND CELEBRATE WHAT YOU BRING TO THE TABLE. YOUR INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTION COME TOGETHER TO CREATE A STRONG AND SUCCESSFUL WORK FORCE AND ORGANIZATION. YOU'VE HEARD ME SAY, AND I'LL SAY IT AGAIN, WE'RE ONE CITY AND ONE TEAM, WHICH IS FUNDAMENTAL TO COLLECT IRVING SUCCESS. ALL OF THE WORKING HONOURED TODAY REFLECTS THE PRIDE IN THE CITY AND THE WORK YOU DO. [ Speaking French ] AS CARETAKEERATION OF OUR ORGANIZATION, YOU'RE MACROING A BETTER PLACE THAN WHEN YOU FOUND IT. THIS IS OUR SINGLE-MOST IMPORTANT ROLE AS MUNICIPAL SERVANTS, AND I'VE BEEN TALKING A LOT ABOUT THAT. IT'S APPEAR HONOUR FOR ME TO CELEBRATE AND PUBLIC MERCURY RECOGNIZE YOUR OW ACHIEVEMENTS. YOU'RE LEAVING A LEGACY FOR WHICH WE'RE ALL GRATEFUL. I NOW HAVE THE GREAT PLEASURE OF PUBLIC MERCURY RECOGNIZING THE WHICH I WANTS EARNS IN EASTERN EUROPE OF THE FAVOUR CATEGORIES, AND I'LL START RIGHT INTO THE FIRST CATEGORY. FROM INTENTION TO ACTION, TURNING IDEAS TO RESULTS WITHIN THE CORPORATION, RECOGNIZES NOMINEE WHO IS HAVE DELIVERED CONCRETE RESULTS WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION THROUGH INNOVATIVE ACTION. THE AWARD RECIPIENTS IN THIS CATEGORY ARE THE CHILD CARE MODERNIZATION TEAM. I'D LIKE TO READ THEIR NAMES AND THEN ASK THEM TO COME UP FOR A PHOTOGRAPHY WITH THE MAYOR AND MYSELF. MEMBERS OF THIS TEAM ARE: [ Names Being Read ] WOULD YOU PLEASE COME UP AND JOIN ME, AND I'LL JUST READ WHAT YOUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS ARE ONCE YOU COME UP HERE. THANK YOU. [ Applause ]

>> THIS TEAM IMPLEMENT AD NUMBER OF THE INITIATIVES TO TRANSFORM THE CITY OF OTTAWA'S CHILD CARE SYSTEM IN LINE WITH THE NEW FROVENTION DIRECTION. THIS TEAM'S HARD WORK RESULTED IN THE NEW EFFICIENCY THAT IS WILL POSITIVELY IMPACT MANY OTTAWA FAMILIES. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE TEAM MECHANISMS THE CHILD CARE TEAM MODERNIZATION INITIATIVE . [ Applause ]

>> Mayor Jim Watson: THANK YOU, AND CONGRATULATIONS. THE NEXT CATEGORY FROM INTENTION TO ACTION TURNING IDEAS INTO RESULTS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY HONOURS THOSE WHO HAVE TAKEN AN IDEA AND TURNED IT INTO AN OPERATIONAL REALITY THAT DIRECTLY BENEFITS RESIDENCE. I'M PLEASED TO RECOGNIZE THE TARGETED ENGAGEMENT DIVERSION PROGRAM AND INVITE THESE AWARD RECIPIENTS TO JOIN ME, AND I'LL NAME THEM, AND THEN YOU CAN COME UP. [ Names Being Read ]

>> THIS UNIQUE PROGRAM DELIVERS SPECIALSED CARE TO A VULNERABLE PATIENT DEMOGRAPHIC WHILE BALANCING THE INCREASE THE PARAMEDIC SERVICES. THIS IS A FIRST IN ONTARIO WHERE PATIENTS ARE TRANSPORT THE DIRECTLY TO A TAILORED PROGRAM FOR THEIR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES. IN ITS FIRST SIX MONTHS 750 PATIENT CALLS SERVICED WERE DIVERTED FROM THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS IN THIS CITY, THANKS ETHOPROGRAM. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE TEAM MEMBERS HERE TODAY. PLEASE JOIN THE MAYOR AND I FOR A PICTURE. THANK YOU. [ Applause ] [ Applause ]

>> FOR THE EMERGING LEADERS CATEGORY, THIS YEAR'S AWARD RECIPIENT IS SHELLY, AND AID I KNOWVITE TORY TO PLEASE COME FORWARD TO RECEIVE HERRAR WARED. WE RECOGNIZE HER IN THE EARP OF HOMELESSNESS. ME PLAYED AN ESSENTIAL ROLE TO SHIFTING TO A HOYSING FIRST APPROACH. THIS APPROACH FOCUSES ONS TRANSITIONING PEOPLE TO HOUSING, WHICH IS ONE OF THE SIGNIFICANT PRIORITIES OF THIS CITY SO CONGRATULATIONS, SHELLY. PLEASE JOIN THE MAYOR AND I FOR A PICTURE. [ Applause ] [ Applause ]

>> THE AWARD RECIPIENT IN THE EXCELLENCE IN INTERNAL FOCUS SERVICE DELIVERY CATEGORY IS CATTY McGEE. [ Applause ] >> A CROWD FAVOURITE. KATHY'S BEING RECOGNIZED FOR A NUMBER OF REASONS. WORLD-CLASSING CONFERENCE TO THAT AND OVERSEEN AND LED MANY CITY CONFERENCES AND IMPLEMENT THE THE CITIES A VOLUNTEER MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE AS WELL AS SUPPORTS THE TRAINING AT OVER 85 SITES ACROSS OTTAWA. CONGRATULATIONS, KATHY. PLEASE JOIN US FOR A PICTURE. [ Applause ] [ Applause ]

>> THE FIFTH AND FINAL CATEGORY, EXCELLENCE IN RESIDENT-FOCUSED SERVICE DELIVERY RECOGNIZED TWO GROUPS WHO SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVED THE CLIENTS' EXPERIENCE. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WHERE WE ACTUALLY HAVE A TIE IN THIS CATEGORY, SO I'LL ANNOUNCE EACH ONE OF THE TWO WINNERS IN THIS CATEGORY. SO THE FIRST AWARD FOR RESIDENT FOCUSED SERVICE DELIVERY GOES TO THE HIGHWAY 41 P EXPANSE PROJECT TEAM. I'LL READ THEIR NAMES, AND WHAT THEY ACCOMPLISHED. GLADESINGs TO: [ Names Being Read ]

>> AS RAULT OF THEIR COORDINATEDED EFFORTS, TEAM MEMBERS DELIVERED THE SINGLE LARGEST INFRASTRUCTURE FRIDGE DELIVERED BY THE CITY OF TROIS TO DATE WITH MINIMAL DISRUPTIONINGS TO THE PUBLIC. ALSO USE AD VARIETY OF INNOVATIVE AND UNIQUE APPROACHES TO MITIGATE CONSTRUCTION AND TRAFFIC IMPACTS, INCLUDING QUICK MOVEABLE BARRIERS, RAPID BRIDGE REPLACEMENT TECHNIQUES, AND NO- DIG METHODS OF TUNNELLING AND DIRECTIONAL DRILLING. THIS TEAM'S SUCCESS CAN ALSO BE ATTRIBUTED TO THE PROACTIVE APPROACH OF INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL COMMUNICATION. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL MEMBERS OF THIS TEAM. PLEASE JOIN US FOR A PHOTO. [ Applause ] [ Applause ]

>> THANKS, GUYS. AND OUR SECOND WINNING NOMINATION IN THE EXCELLENCE IN RESIDENT FOCUS THE SERVICE DELIVERY AND OUR FINAL WINNER OF THE DAY IS NANCY KENNEDY. IN THE PAST YEAR, NANCY HAS LADY THREE MAJOR INITIATIVES IMPROVED ACCESS IT DENTAL SERVICES FORCE RELEVANT CITY'S MOWS MARGINALIZE THE POPULATIONS, INCLUDING A NEW DENTAL CLINIC AT THE ABORIGINAL CENTRE FOR HEALTH, NEWLY INTEGRATED HEALTHY SMILES ONTARIO PROGRAM, AND PROVINCIAL DENTAL TREATMENT OF SYRIAN REFUGEES. THANK YOU, NANCY, FOR PROVIDING OTTAWA'S MOST VULNERABLE RESIDENTS TO ACSTOWS HEALTH CARE AND PREVENTATIVE TOOLS. PLEASE JOIN ME AND THE MAYOR FOR A PHOTO. THANK YOU. [ Applause ] [ Laughter ] [ Applause ]

>> Mayor Jim Watson: SO THANK YOU TO ALL FOR MAKING OTTAWA A BETTER PLACE. OUR CITY AND OUR RESIDENTS BENEFIT FROM THE WORK THAT YOU DO. PLEASE JOIN ME IN ANOTHER ROUGHENED APPLAUSE FOR ALL THE AWARD RECIPIENTS TODAY. YOU SHOULD BE HONOURED AS YOU CELEBRATE YOUR GREAT ACHIEVEMENTS. [ Applause ]

>> ON BEHALF OF THE MAYOR, CITY COUNCILLORS, MANAGEMENT, AND ALL YOUR COLLEAGUES, I'D LIKE TO SAY A THANK YOU FOR YOUR HARD WORK AND DEDICATION. HAVE A GREAT DAY, AND ENJOY THIS MOMENT. THANK YOU. [ Applause ]

>> Mayor Jim Watson: CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL. MADAM DEPUTY CLERK, ROLL CALL, PLEASE. [ Names Being Read ]

>> Mayor Jim Watson: SO I KNOW THAT WE HAVE SOME STUDENTS FROM COUNCILLOR CHERNUSHENKO'S WORD WHO ARE GOING TO JOIN NEWS JUST A MOMENT, AND WHILE WE'RE WAITING FOR THEM I THOUGHT I WOULD LET MECHANISMS THE COUNCIL AND PUBLIC KNOW THAT ON JUNE 8th CHRIS PHILIPS AND MYSELF HOSTED AN OTTAWA FOR FOR THE MacWESTERN- THEMED FUNDRAISER THAT WAS IN SUPPORT OF CANADIAN RED CRASS AND UNITED WAY'S RELIEF AAPPEAL. DOZENS OF LOCAL BUSINESSES ANSWERED THE CALL, AND THEY DONATED THEIR GOODS, SERVICES, AND PRODUCTS AND OVER 700 PEOPLE WERE IN ATTENDANCE. I'M VERY PLEASED TO REPORT THAT A TOTAL OF $128,580.44 WAS RAISED FOR THE FOR THE MacEFFORT TO HELP THOSE RESIDENTS IN FORT MCMURRAY. SO CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL WHO PARTICIPATED. AND I'D LIKE TO THANK THE PERFORMERS, THE RIVER TOWN SAINTSISH THE ABRAMS, JORDAN McINTOP OF, PATRICK, ALL CAME COURTESY OF AT THAT'S NEW COUNTRY 94 AND BELL MEDIA, AND LOGISTICS FOR RELEVANT AREN'T GENEROUSLY DEPLETED BID BROOKS STREET HOTEL WHO DONATED ARTISTS' ROOMS, AVANT-GARDE DESIGNS, MARCH, ELECTRS OF ELECTR, AND IMMEDIATE WHY PLAUS ADVERTISE, AND FOOD PROVIDED BY THE DELTA 2002 CITY CENTRE, GABRIEL'S PIZZA, AND CRUST AND PUBLIC HOUSE, AND BAKERY BABY, LOAN STAR TEXAS GRILL, PAP PA JACKS, AND SOBEYARCHIES BAR HASTEN. SAMPLES PROVIDED BY BEAUS, BEYOND THE PAIL, BICYCLE CRAFT, BROADHEAD, CASTLE, GLOWING TOWER, DIANO, WHIPPERSNAPPER, AND WALLER STREET, AND ICE WAS PROVIDED BY LEVY RESTAURANTS, SO AS YOU CAN CAN SEE, A LOT OF PEOPLE CAME FORWARD, AND $128,5800 HAS BEEN SENT TO THE RED CROSS VIA THE UNITED WAY TO HELP THOSE FELLOW RESIDENTS. COUNCILLOR CHERNUSHENKO, IF YOU'D LIKE TO DUFOUR SPECIAL GUEST. I APOLOGIZE YOU HAD TO WAIT THERE A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE WE HAD A FULL HOWEVER, BUT VERY NICE TO WELCOME YOU. >> YES, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IT GIVE BES ME GREAT PLEASURE TO WELCOME HERE TO OUR COUNCIL MEETING A GROUP OF EIGHT STUDENTS FROM THE ELEMENTS SCHOOL, WHICH ISES A LANSDOWNE, AN INTERESTING USE OF SECOND-FLOOR STOREY SPACE AT THE BUILDING, AND GREAT TO HAVE YOU HERE TODAY. THANK YOU.

>> Mayor Jim Watson: TO WELCOME TO THE STUDENTS FROM ELEMENT. GLAD TO HAVE YOU HERE. CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES. [ Speaking French ] CARRIED. DECLARATION OF INTERESTS INCLUDE THOSE ORIGINALLY ARISING FROM PRIORITY MEETINGS. [ Speaking in French, No Translation ] NONE. COMMUNICATIONS AS PRESENTED. REGRETS. COUNCILLOR TAYLOR AS JODIED HE WOULD BE ABSENT FROM THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING 2nd DUE TO CITY BUSINESSs AS YOU KNOW. HE'S OUT OF REPRESENT TV AAMO. MOTION TO INTRODUCE REPORTS. [ Speaking in French, No Translation ]

>> THANK YOU, MAMPLT MOVE THAT THE RECORD FROM HYDRO-OTTAWA HOLDING INC. ENTITLE WILLED HI CROW OTTAWA HOLDING PVRK 2015 ANNUAL REPORT COMMUNITY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES COMMITTEE REPORT 2015, FINANCES AND ECONOMIC VERY MANY SORORITY 15A, PLANNING COMMITTEE REPORT 27, AND TRANSIT COMMISSION REPORT 9 BE RECEIVE OFFED AND CONSIDERED.

>> Voice of Translator: CARRIED. SO WE HAVE HYDRO FIRST. WE'LL JUST GO THROUGH THE CONSENT AGENDA AND COME BACK TO HYDRO AS OUR FIRST ITEM OF BUSINESS. TO COMMENT REPORT NUMBER 15, ABORIGINAL WORKING COMMITTEE UPDATE -- [ Speaking in French, No Translation ] RECEIVE PUD. FINANCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE REPORT 15A, CAPPAL ADJUSTMENT AND CLOSING A CITY PROJECT, CITY TAX AND RATES SUPPORTED. CARRIED. INVESTMENT AND ENDOWMENT FUND REPORT, COUNCILLOR EL-CHANTIRY AND FLEURY HAVE A TECHNICAL AMENDMENT. THERE WAS A TRANSLATION ISSUE. COUNCILLOR EL- CHANTIRY, PLEASE.

>> THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP. ITS WITH A FRENCH RECOMMENDATION CONTAINED IN THE ABAVP-NOTED STAFF WORTH ADS PRESENTEDED TO THE FINANCE ECONOMIC INVESTMENT COMMITTEE WAS INCORRECT AND REVENUESES THE INCORRECT REGULATION. THE ENGLISH VERSION, ONE CAN OBTAIN A REVENUES. THE CORRECT REGULATION 438-97, THEREFORE, IT IS BE WITH RESOLVE WILLED THAT THE RECOMMENDATION 1 BE CORRECTED TO ACCURATELY REFLECT THE WORDS CONTAIN PUD IN THE ENGLISH RECOMMENDATION AS FOLLOWS. DO YOU WANT ME TO READ THE REST OF IT? >> Mayor Jim Watson: I THINK IT'S BEFORE US, COUNCILLOR ALCHANT. HE IS CHALLENGED WITH HIS VOICE, SO I THINK WE CAN CONCUR WITH ITEM 1. CARRIED. AND ON THE REPORT IT'S AMENDED. CARRIED. THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU, COUNCILLOR ELCHANT AND CLOUTIER. PROPOSE THE 2017 TIME LINE AND BUDGET CONSULTATION PROCESS. CARRIED. MUNICIPAL CAPITAL FACILITY DESIGNATION AGREEMENT FOR THE INNOVATION CENTRE OF BAYVIEW YARDS. CARRIED. PLANNING COMMITTEE, ONTARIO MUNICIPAL BOARD APPEALS, PHASE 2 OF LOWRISE INFILL HOUSING. THERE WAS SOME MISSING SCHEDULES. COUNCILLOR HEARD, SECONDED DID I COUNCILLOR TIERNEY HAS A MOTION WITH RESPECT TO THE MISSING SCHEDULES. COUNCILLOR HARDER, PLEASE.

>> IT'S NOT BEFORE YOU ON THE SCREEN, OBASICALLY WHAT IT WAS, WHERE AS THE THROUGH THE NEGOTIATIONINGS OF MR. MARK AND THE PEOPLE INVOLVED, VARIOUS TALENTS, WE HAD COME TO AN AGREEMENT WHICH THE PLANNING COMMITTEE DID SUPPORT, AND THEY WEREN'T INCLUDED IN YOUR PACKAGE SO THIS ADDS THOSE TO THIS, AND IT GOES TO MR. MARK'S REPORT ON JEWEL 10th.

>> Mayor Jim Watson: OKAY. THANK YOU. SO ON ON COUNCILLOR HARDER AND TIERNEYARCHIES TECHNICAL 1 AND 2 DIVISIONS, MOTION. CARRIED?

>> CARRIED.

>> Mayor Jim Watson: ON REPORT ADS APPEALED AMMED, CARRIED. THE NEXT IS RIVERSIDE OUT SDMUNT DESIGN PLAN UPDATE OFFICIAL PLAN AND ZONING AMENDMENTS. COUNCIL QAQISH HAS A MOTION THAT INCLUDES THE MOU BEING ATTACHED, SECONDED DID I COUNCILLOR HARDER. SO COUNCIL QAQISH ON THE MOTIONINGS ATTACHED.

>> THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. AND THIS IS TO DRAFT AN MOU WITH RSDC FOR TODAY'S MEETING. I'LL READ THE THEREFORE'S, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVE THE ATTACHMENT IN DOCUMENT 1 TO BE ADDED AD DOCUMENT 9 TO THE STAFF REPORT UPON APPROVAL AND THERE ARE BE IT RESOLVED THAT CITY COUNCIL DELEGATE THE AUTHORITY OF THE CHIEF DEVELOPMENT REVIEW SERVICES IN CONSULTATION WITH THE CITY CLERK AND SLIT TORE TO EXECUTE PROVISION OF THE APPROVED M.O.U., AND, MR. MAYOR, JUST QUICKLY IRED LIKE TO THANK STAFF WORKING ON THIS FROM THE PLAN WILLING DEPARTMENT. I KNOW DON MORRIS HAS BEEN THE LEAD ON THIS FOR THE PAST YEAR, AND I JOKE ABOUT HIM MOVING HIS RETIREMENT DATE A FEW TIMES BECAUSE SOME OF THE DELAY THAT IS HE'S BEEN GREAT COMING TOUTOT COMMUNITY MEETINGS WITH RESIDENTS AND ADDRESSING CONCERNS. I WANT TO ALSO DEREK MOODY AND LEE ANN AS WELL FOR HELPING BEHIND THE SCENES, AND COUNCILLOR JAN HARDER WHO HAS HELPED FACILITATE SOME OF THE DISCUSSIONS AND CLOSING THE DEAL AS WELL. AND R.S.D.C., COMPRISED OF URBANEN DAILY AND RICH CRAFT FOR THEIR CONTRIBUTION TO THE CONTRIBUTION TO ADVANCE THE RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, WHICH IS A BIG PRIORITY TO MANY OF MY RESIDENTS IN RIVERSIDE. THANK YOU.

>> Mayor Jim Watson: GREAT, ON THE TECHNICAL MOVEMENT, BY -- ON THE REPORT ADS APPEALED THE THE CARRIED. NEXT IS ZONING BYLAW AMENDMENT 890 GREATER THAN BAR AVENUE. [ Speaking French ] CARRIED. BY COUNCILLOR BROCKINGTON. NEXT ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENT 2280 CITY PARK DRIVE. [ Speaking in French, No Translation ] CARRIED. TRANSIT COMMISSION, WE HAVE A MOTION AND PEOPLE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THAT. DOES ANYONE WISH TO REMOVE ANYTHING FROM THE BULK CONSENT AGENDA? ON THE BULK CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED? CARRIED. SO IT'S NOW MY PLEASURE TO ASK OUR CHAIR OF HIGH TORONTO OTTAWA, IM, AND THE C.E.O. BRYCE CONRAD, AND I KNOW JEFFREY SIMPSON IS WITH US HERE FROM HYDRO AS WELL THEY HAVE A PRESENTATION, IS THEN WE WILL OPEN IT UP FOR QUESTIONS. MR. DURREL.

>> THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR, AND IN ADDITION WE HAVE LANCE JEFFRES, WHO IS OUR CHIEF ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION OFFICER, AND OF COURSE TINA TAKES GOOD CARE OF US ALL BEHIND THE SCENES. FIRST OF ALL, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK COUNCILLOR HARDER AND COUNCILLOR WILL CONSON WHO YOU/PAINTED TO TOYOTA ON THE BOARD OF HYDRO. AS YOU KNOW, WE ARE TOTALLY OWNED BY THE CITY MUCH OTTAWA, AND I AM VERY THANKFUL FOR THEIR INPUT AND THEIR ATTENDANCE AT MEETINGS IT'S BEEN EXCELLENT. I'M GOING TO ASSUME THAT YOU'VE ALL READ THE ANNUAL REPORT AND HAD A CHANCE TO PEREWES OUR STRATEGIC PLAN SO I'LL TOUCH ON SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS. BRYCE WILL TOUCH ON SOME OF THE STRATEGIC PLAN HIGHLIGHTS, AND THEN OBVIOUSLY WE'LL THROW IT OPEN TO QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE ANY. IT WAS A GREAT YEAR, QUITE CLEARLY, FOR HYDRO OTTAWA AND FOR THE CITY OF OTTAWA. WE HAD A RECORD 32.4 MILLION IN NET INCOME, AND BECAUSE OF THAT ABLE TO PAY A DIVIDEND TO THE CITY OF OTTAWA, WHICH WAS PAID ON APRIL THE 29th OF 19.4 MILLION. THIS EXCEEDED CONSIDERABLY THE 14 MILLION THAT YOU WERE GUARANTEED BACK WHEN WE DID OUR STRATEGIC PLAN FIVE YEARS AGO. AND IT IS THE FOUNDATION UPON WHICH OUR NOW STRATEGIC PLAN AND DIVIDEND STRATEGY IS BEING BUILT. EVERY YEAR WE GET ASKED THE QUESTION, WHY PAY A DIVIDEND, WHY NOT USE IT TO REDUCE RATES? AND I THINK I CAN SAFELY TELL YOU, AS I HAVE IN PREVIOUS YEARS, THAT MOST OF YOU KNOW IN THAT HYDRO IS A VERY, VERY HEAVILY REGULATED BUSINESS. AND THAT OUR RATES AND EVERYTHING WE DO IS OSTENSIBLY SET OUT BY THE O.E.B., THE ONTARIO ENERGY BOARD. 81.9% OF OUR BILL, FRANKLY, IS FLOW-THROUGH. IT'S -- WE BUY ENERGY FROM THE INDEPENDENT ENERGY OPERATOR. WE MOVE THROUGH, WE PAY FOR TRANSMISSION FEES, SO YOUR SHARE -- OUR CUSTOMERS AND YOUR SHAREHOLDERS RECEIVE A BILL FROM HYDRO OTTAWA, ONLY ABOUT 18.1% OF THAT BILL IS SOMETHING THAT WE CAN ACTUALLY MANAGE INTERNALLY. AND THAT DOESN'T DIMINISH OUR ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITY. IT STILL REPRESENTS A LOT OF MONEY, BUT IT'S SOMETHING TO RECOGNIZE. AND IN THAT 18.1%, THE O.E.B. AGAIN, THROUGH ITS REGULATIONS, ONLY ALLOWS US TO -- WE HAVE TWO FORMS OF OPERATING COSTS. OPERATING AND CAPITAL. AND THE OPERATING COSTS ARE FLOW-THROUGH COSTS THAT WE HAVE. IT'S JUST WE -- THERE'S NO PROFIT MADE. THERE'S NOTHING DONE. THE CAPITAL COSTS, ON THE OTHER HAND, THE MONEY THAT WE USE TO SUSTAIN AND GROW HYDRO, WE HAVE A REGULATED RATE OF RETURN THAT'S GIVEN TO US BY THE O.E.B., AND IT'S OUT OF THAT REGULATED RATE OF RETURN THAT WE ARE ABLE TO PAY THE DIVIDEND, AND SO EVEN IF COUNCIL IN ITS GENEROSITY DECIDED IT DIDN'T WANT THE 9.4 MILLION, THEN WE WOULD GRACIOUSLY TAKE IT BACK, IT WOULD HAVE ZERO IMPACT ON THE RATES THAT PEOPLE PAY. AND IF YOU HAVE FURTHER QUESTIONS, WE WOULD BE HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM AS WE GO ALONG. SOME OF YOU WOULD HAVE SEEN THE ANNOUNCEMENT ON MONDAY. IT WAS A HISTORIC DAY FOR US AND THE PROVINCE, AND THE MAYOR WAS IN ATTENDANCE. WE WERE ABLE TO PURCHASE THE FINAL ONE THIRD OF THE CHAUDIERE FALSE FROM HIGH HYDRO-QUIBEC. THIS NOW GIVES US 100% OF THE FALLS, AND THIS MAKES THE CITY OF OTTAWA AND HYDRO OTTAWA THE LARGEST MUNICIPAL GENERATOR OF CLEAN ENERGY, IF YOU WISH TO CALL IT THAT, IN THE PROVINCE, AND IT'S SOMETHING YOU SHOULD BE VERY, VERY PROUD OF, AND IT'S SOMETHING WE'RE PROUD OF AS WELL, AND IF YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY BY NEXT YEAR WITH WE CELEBRATE OUR SESQUICENTENNIAL, YOU WILL SEE NOT ONLY A WHOLE NEW GENERATING STATION BUT A PLAZA TO HONOUR OUR FIRST NATIONS, AND WE WILL WHERE HE THE FALLS BACK TO THE PEOPLE OF OTTAWA IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING AN EXCELLENT RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE FOR THE CITY. AS WE CONTINUE TO GROW AND COOPERATE WITH THE CITY OF OTTAWA, WE'VE ALSO, THROUGH COUNCIL'S RECOGNITION, HAVE TAKEN OVER YOUR L.E.D. LIGHTING CONVERSION, AND IN FOUR YEARS' TIME THAT WILL START TO SAVE THE CITY OF OTTAWA $4 MILLION A YEAR, WHICH IS STACKS, AND WE HOPE THAT THAT TYPE OF COOPERATION WILL ALLOW US TO DO FURTHER THINGS AS THE CITY EXPLORES NEW EFFICIENCIES. WHEN WE WENT TO THE O.E.B. WITH OUR STRATEGIC PLAN TO LOOK AT OUR RATES FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS, IT'S IMPORTANT YOU KNOW THAT PART OF THAT PLAN WE HAVE OVER HALF A BILLION DOLLARS IN CAPITAL INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS THAT WE WILL BE MAKING IN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS. WE'RE REALLY IN THE BUSINESS, WHEN IT COMES RIGHT DOWN TO T OF PROVIDING SAFE, RELIABLE, AND AFFORDABLE POWER. IF WE CAN'T BRING THE ENERGY TO THE HOMES OF YOUR CONSTITUENTS IN A TIMELY AND SAFE MANNER, ALL THE REST OF WHAT I'M SAYING DOESN'T MEAN A TINKER'S DAMN, QUITE FRANKLY, AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT HAS BEEN VERY, VERY IMPORTANT, AND WE'VE BEEN VERY PROUD OF, IS WE MEASURE OUR RELIABILITY, AND WE MEASURE TWO THINGS: FREQUENCY OF OUTAGE, AND DURATION OF OUTAGES. AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT EVERY MONTH OUR BOARD LOOKS AT, AND YOU'LL SEE IN THIS GRAPH COMPARED TO ALL THE MAJOR OTHER L.D.C. ANESTHESIA IN THE PROVINCE, THAT LITTLE GREEN CIRCLE DOWN THE A THE BOTTOM SHOWS THAT YOUR HYDRO-OTTAWA DOES A BETTER JOB AT SOLVING FREQUENCIES IN BOTH DURATION AND FREQUENCY FASTER THAN ANYBODY ELSE, AND THAT'S REALLY THE BUSINESS WE'RE IN. THIS HOPEFULLY A BILLION THAT I TALKED ABOUT IN INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS WILL ONLY GO TO FURTHER KEEP US DOWN IN THAT BOTTOM QUARTILE. BRYCE WILL TALK BRIEFLY ABOUT THE STRAT PLAN, BUT A KEY PART OF OUR STRATEGIC PLAN IS OBVIOUSLY OUR NEW DIVIDEND POLICY. THE POLICY THAT WAS IN EXISTENCE PREVIOUSLY THAT WAS APROVENED BY CITY COUNCIL PAID BASICALLY 60% OF OUR NET INCOME OR A BASE FLOOR OF 14 MILLION. WE HAVE EXCEEDED THAT 14 MILLION EVERY YEAR. THE NEW PLAN GOING FORWARD RECOGNIZES A NUMBER OF THINGS. AND IN PARTICULAR, THAT THE MONEY THAT WE GIVE BACK TO THE CITY IS INVESTED IN MUNICIPAL SERVICES, AND OFTEN IN SERVICES THAT BENEFIT HYDRO. SO IT'S A WIN- WIN, NOT ONLY FORMANT CITY OF OTTAWA BUT FOR HIGH TORONTO TWACHLT SO OUR NEW POLICY WILL DO TWO THINGS. ONE, IT WILL BREAK OUT THE REGULATED PART OF OUR BUSINESS. IT DOES ALL OF THOSE GREAT THINGS. FRANKLY, BECAUSE IT'S UNREGULATED AND IT'S MORE RISKY. SO IT IMPACTS OUR CREDIT RATINGS AND WHEN OUR CREDIT RATINGS ARE IMPACTED, THAT'S NEITHER GOOD FOR THE CITY, OR ANYONE ELSE IN PARTICULAR, WHEN WE WANT TO SPEND AS MUCH MONEY AS WE WANT TO SPEND ON INFRASTRUCTURE. SO THE PLAN GOING FORWARD WHICH WE HAVE REVIEWED IN DEPTH WITH YOUR CITY MANAGEMENT AND WITH THE MAYOR AND OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS, AND IT'S BEEN OVER ONE YEAR IN THE MAKING, I THINK ACCOMPLISHES ALL THE GOALS WE WERE LOOKING TO. AND BRYCE, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO YOU, AND I'LL WRAP IT UP. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. I WANT TO JUST HIT ON SOME OF THE HIGH NOTES. OUR NEW DIRECTION FROM 2016 TO 2020, AS MANY MAY RECALL, THE PREVIOUS STRATEGIC DIRECTION WAS TO PUT THE CUSTOMER AT THE CENTRE OF EVERYTHING WE DID. THIS IS A JOURNEY. THIS PLAN WE'RE TABLING HERE TODAY DOUBLES DOWN ON THAT EXISTING PLAN. WE WANT TO FURTHER DIGITIZE THE CUSTOMERS TO PUT THEM IN CONTROL, GIVE THEM THE VISUAL TOOLS TO MANAGE THEIR CONSUMPTION ON A DAILY BASIS. FOR THE SAKE THAT SHOULD ELECTRIC VEHICLES BECOME --

>> CAN YOU SPEAK UP A LITTLE BIT?

>> SURE. THE SYSTEM IS IN PLACE FOR IT. WE HAVE A STRATEGY TO EMBRACE THAT. AND IT ALSO SPEAKS TO ADDITIONAL GENERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS AND GENERATIONS WE WILL LOOK TO PURSUE. AND FINALLY OUR GOAL THROUGH THIS ENTIRE PLAN IS TO BE THE TRIED TRUSTED AND TRUE ENERGY MANAGEMENT ADVISER TO THE CITIZENS. I THINK THE PLAN SPEAKS TO ITSELF. WE'RE QUITE PROUD OF IT AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO IMPLEMENTING IT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY.

>> THANK YOU, BRYCE. WE ASK THAT YOU RECEIVE THE FINANCIAL REPORT, APPROVE OUR NEW POLICY DIVIDEND SCHEDULE. WE ARE APPOINTING KPMG AS OUR AUDITORS, WHICH IS A CHANGE AS YOU WOULD SEE IN YOUR REPORT AFTER 10 YEARS. WE MOVED TO KPMG. WE WOULD ASK THAT YOU APPOINT REAPPOINT TWO OF OUR BOARD MEMBERS WHO HAVE SERVED US WELL IN THEIR FIRST TERM AND INSTRUCT THE MAYOR TO DO THIS. I THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND.

>> LET ME THANK YOU, AND THE BOARD MEMBERS, OUR REPRESENTATIVES COUNCILLORS WILKINSON VERY MUCH APPRECIATE ALL THE EXTRA HOURS YOU HAVE PUT IN AS CHAIR OF THE BOARD. AND TO BRYCE. THAT WAS A WONDERFUL AND EXCITING AND HISTORIC MOMENT AND WEED THAT OUTGOING MINISTER AND THE NEW ENERGY MINISTER ALONG WITH MANY OTHER REPRESENTATIVES OF THE COMMUNITY, AND I THINK PEOPLE WILL BE PLEASANTLY SURPRISED WHEN THE FALLS FINALLY ARE OPENED BACK UP TO THE PUBLIC. OUR FIRST NATIONS WILL BE INCLUDED AND WE BECOME A LEADER TO THE MOST SIGNIFICANT MUNICIPAL LEADER IN GREEN ENERGY IN THE COUNTRY. SO KUDOS TO YOU ALL AND COUNCILLOR CHERNUSHENKO, TOUGH FLOOR.

>> THANK YOU TO YOU AND YOUR TEAM. YOU RAISED THE ISSUE OF YOUR DELIVERY OF THE LED CON VERDICTS OF OUR STREET LIGHTS TO LED AND THE FULL AM OF SAVINGS THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO US. THAT'S JUST ONE EXAMPLE OF AN IMPORTANT PARTNERSHIP AS THE CITY OF OTTAWA AND HYDRO, AND I WANT TO PUT ON RECORD AS CHAIR OF THE ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE THAT THE WORK OUR AIR QUALITY AND CLIMATE CHANGE MANAGEMENT PLAN, BOTH REDUCTIONS, CONSERVATION INITIATIVES IN THIS CITY RELY HEAVILY ON THAT PARTNERSHIP AND THE DELIVERY THAT IS DONE CONSIDERABLY BY HYDRO OTTAWA STAFF. AND NOW OUR WORK ON THE RENEWABLE ENERGY STRATEGY, THE PARTICIPATION OF A NUMBER OF YOUR STAFF IN OUR EARLY WORK HAS BEEN VERY VALUABLE BECAUSE OF WHO KNOWS BETTER WHAT THE CURRENT STATE OF ENERGY USE IS THAN ONE OF THE MAJOR UTILITIES IN THE CITY. I LOOK FORWARD TO MEETING DIRECTLY WITH YOU BRYCE TO UPDATE YOU ON THAT RENEWABLE ENERGY STRATEGY. YOU TOUCHED ON BRIEFLY PREPARATION FOR ELECTRIFICATION. WE SEE A GLOBAL TREND WHERE THE SHIFT TOWARD USING ELECTRICITY TO CHARGE BATTERIES FOR ALL KINDS OF PURPOSES WHETHER SO-CALLED POWER WALLS IN PEOPLE'S HOMES, OR MUNICIPAL FLEETS IS A LIKELY TREND THAT WILL GROW SIGNIFICANTLY SO I WAS INTERESTED IN HOW CAREFULLY YOU'RE TRACKING THAT TREND. HOW RAPIDLY THERE IS A CHICKEN AND EGG RIGHT NOW UNTIL WE SEE THE VEHICLES WANTING TO CHARGE. WE'RE NOT GOING TO PUT IN TOO MUCH INFRASTRUCTURE BUT IF THAT COMES QUICKLY, CAN WE GET THAT UP AND RUNNING? CAN YOU DESCRIBE FOR ME REASSURE ME THAT YOUR ABLE TO DELIVER AT A RAPID PACE IF AND WHEN WE SEE THAT?

>> SURE. AND THANKS FOR THE QUESTION, COUNCILLOR. AND THANKS FOR THE SUPPORT WE GET FROM YOU ON THE ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE. WITH RESPECT TO THE ELECTRIFICATION, I WOULD ARGUE WITH ELECTRIC CARS THERE'S THE CHICKEN AND THE EGG, THE CHARGING STATION. THE FOX IN THE ROOM WHICH IS THE PRICE OF GAS TODAY WHICH IS CHEAP IN COMPARISON. SO, WE'RE NOT SEEING THE RAPID UPTICK IN ELECTRIC VEHICLES AS SOME EXPECTED. AT LEAST NOT IN OTTAWA. I CAN PROBABLY COUNT IT ON PROBABLY LESS THAN 500. THAT'S NOT TO SAY IT WON'T GROW AS IT GOES FORWARD. THE PROVINCE LAUNCHED THEIR CLIMB CHANGE ACTION PLAN WHICH OBVIOUSLY FORECAST BY 2024 THAT THERE WILL BE AN ELECTRIC OR A HYBRID VEHICLE IN EVERY MULTI-CAR HOUSE HOLE. SO WITH THAT IN MIND, OUR SYSTEM IS WELL PREPARED FOR IT. WE HAVE WORKED WITH NATURAL RESOURCES CANADA. WE'VE WORKED WITH A NUMBER OF STAKE HOLDERS TO ANTICIPATE WHERE THE GROWTH WILL BE FROM ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGES STATION. WHERE THAT ADDITIONAL LOAD WILL COME FROM. YOU CAN APPRECIATE THIS IS THE SYSTEM PEAKS DURING THE DAY. PEOPLE DON'T CHARGE THEIR CARS DURING THE DAY. THEY WOULD BE CHARGES THEIR CARS AT NIGHT BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 5:00 A.M. SORT OF THING WHEN THE SYSTEM HAS PLENTY OF SURPLUS LOADS. SO OUR VIEW IS IN A SHORT TERM, WE HAVE NO ISSUES, NO CONCERNS WHATSOEVER. THE SYSTEM IS ROBUST ENOUGH TO HANDLE IT. IF IT EVER GOT TO A POINT WHERE WE DID HAVE YOU KNOW, THE DREAM OF 2024 WHERE YOU WILL HAVE MULTIPLE VEHICLES ON A SINGLE FEEDER THE SYSTEM AGAIN, TECHNOLOGY IS THERE. WE CAN ABSOLUTELY ADAPT TO IT. WE'RE PREPARED AND OBVIOUSLY MY ENGINEERS STAY UP AT NIGHT THINKING ABOUT THESE SORTS OF THINGS SO I'M A THOUSAND PERCENT COMFORTABLE WE'RE READY FOR IT.

>> THANK YOU. I DON'T WISH THEM TO STAY UP AT NIGHT BUT AT LEAST DURING THE DAYTIME TO BE PUTTING THEIR ATTENTION TO THAT IS MUCH APPRECIATED. THE FLIP SIDE OF COURSE IS THERE'S STILL ON THE UTILITY LEVEL, YOU'RE INVOLVED IN GROWTH IN CLEANER GENERATION WHICH IS FANTASTIC. THERE'S STILL PENT UP DEMAND. THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO WOULD STILL LIKE TO BE INVOLVED IN HOME GENERATION WHETHER IT'S HOME ROOF TOPS OR OTHERS. ANYTHING THAT HYDRO CAN DO TO REDUCE PAPERWORK AND THE APPROVALS AND FEES ASSOCIATED WITH THAT IS ALL APPRECIATED BY THOSE WHO WANT TO DO THAT. IS THAT SOMETHING THAT I'VE RAISED THIS WITH YOU BEFORE. ANY PROGRESS THERE?

>> THERE HAS BEEN PROGRESS, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO DO AWAY WITH SOME OF THE INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS THAT WERE CAUSE SOMETHING ISSUES PREVIOUSLY. THAT'S BEEN DEALT WITH. IT WAS PART OF OUR APPLICATION SO THERE IS CERTAIN COSTS IMBEDDED IN INSTALLING SOLAR ROOFTOP SOLAR FACILITIES. BUT QUITE FRANKLY I DON'T THINK -- I THINK THE BIGGEST BARRIER, IF YOU WILL, TO A SOLAR ROOFTOP INSTALLATION AT THE MOMENT IS THE PROVINCE'S REDUCED THE PRICES AVAILABLE. YOU'RE GOING TO BEHIND THE METRE PRICING WHICH IS ESSENTIALLY NET METRES WHICH IS NOT THE 80 CENTS IT USED TO BE. IT'S DRAMATICALLY LOWER. SO THE PAYBACK IS DRAMATICALLY LONGER THAN IT USED TO BE. SO AS THE PROVINCE AGAIN EMBARKS ON ITS CLIMATE ACTION PLAN, CLEARLY HAVE MADE A COMMITMENT TO SORT OF HOUSEHOLD GENERATING POWER. GENERATING AS MUCH POWER AS YOU'RE USING, OUR SYSTEM IS BUILT TO SUPPORT IT. WE ARE HAPPY TO BE IN AN ENABLER OF THIS DISTRIBUTED GENERATION.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>> Mayor Jim Watson: DOUR DEANS?

>> THANK YOU, I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE MONEY A LITTLE BIT. I WANT TO UNDERSTAND THE DIVIDEND POLICY CHANGE THAT YOU ARE RECOMMENDING. SO FIRST OFF, IN THE REPORT, YOU INDICATED THAT HYDRO OTTAWA HOLDINGS IS PROJECTING SIGNIFICANT GROWTH IN NET INCOME FROM THE 2016 TO 2020. ON WHAT BASIS ARE YOU PROJECTING THAT SIGNIFICANT GROWTH?

>> GROWTH IS PROJECTED BOTH ON THE DISTRIBUTION SIDE SO THE RATE PAYERS. INVESTMENTS THAT WE MAKE IN THE CAPITOL AS WELL AS ON OUR GENERATIONS AS THEY COME ON-LINE.

>> OK, SO IF YOU WERE TO LEAVE THE DIVIDEND POLICY AS IT IS TODAY, LOOKING AT THAT CHART, IT WOULD APPEAR THAT THE CITY'S DIVIDEND WOULD BE WELL OVER $20 MILLION BASED ON THE CURRENT DIVIDEND POLICY. AND YOUR PROJECTION OF SIGNIFICANT GROWTH, RIGHT? OK. I DON'T KNOW IF THEY HEARD THAT, BUT MR. CONRAD SAID THAT'S CORRECT. SO I JUST WANT TO UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE REALLY ASKING FOR THE CHANGE IN THE POLICY. SO RIGHT NOW TARGET DIVIDENDS AT THE GREATER OF 60% OF THE NET INCOME OF THE CORPORATION OR 14 MILLION DOLLARS, SO YOU'RE WILLING TO GO BASICALLY TO GUARANTEE 20 WHICH IS PROBABLY GUARANTEED ANYWAY. BUT THE DIFFERENCE IS THAT AT 60% OF THE ANNUAL NET INCOME OF THE REGULATED BUSINESS. SO AND I SEE THAT YOUR CREDIT RATING HAS BEEN DOWNGRADED AND YOU'RE CONCERNED ABOUT THAT AND I CAN UNDERSTAND WHY YOU WOULD BE CONCERNED ABOUT THAT. I WANT TO UNDERSTAND THE IMPACT ON THE DIVIDEND THAT THE CITY RECEIVES FROM OUR INVESTMENT IN HYDRO OTTAWA BY THIS CHANGE IN POLICY. IF WE WERE TO GRAFT THOSE TWO. WHAT DIFFERENCE WOULD BY THE? HOW MUCH I PRESUME IT'S GOING TO BE LESS. THAN WE WOULD HAVE GOTTEN UNDER THE OLD POLICY SO HOW MUCH LESS?

>> THAT'S A VERY GOOD QUESTION, COUNCILLOR. AND YOU ARE CORRECT THAT THE WE DID NOTHING AND CHANGED THIS, THE CITY WOULD RECEIVE SUBSTANTIALLY MORE THAN THE 20 MILLION THAT WE'RE SHOWING YOU. ONE OF THE THINGS AND THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE THAT WE FACED AND IF I COULD GIVE YOU A SINGLE ANSWER I WOULD. IT'S SOMEWHAT COMPLEX AND SOBER WITH ME AS WE CROSS A NUMBER OF FIELDS IN THIS ANSWER. FIRST AND FOREMOST IS AS CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD AND THE BOARD ITSELF REPRESENTING YOU THE CITY. OUR RESPONSIBILITY IS TO NOT ONLY ENSURE WE STAY IN THAT BOTTOM CAR TILE OF OUTAGES, BUT TO DO SO ON A PHYSICALLY RESPONSIBLE MANNER. IN THE COURSE OF OUR SHARED AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY, AND THROUGH THE REGULATORS, THEY REQUIRE A DEBT-EQUITY RATIO THAT IS CRITICAL TO OUR GO FORWARD. AS I SAID EARLIER OUR PLAN CALLS FOR OVER HALF A BILLION IN NEW CAPITAL INFRASTRUCTURE. FOR US TO BE ABLE TO RAISE THAT TYPE OF MONEY PUTS OUR DEBT TO EQUITY RATIO INTO JEOPARDY. AND ONCE THAT HAPPENS, IT'S NOT A GOOD THING FOR HYDRO OTTAWA AND IT'S NOT A GOOD THING FOR YOU THE SHARED. WHAT HAPPENS IS THAT WITH THE DIVIDEND BEING PAID TO THE CITY AS IT IS PRESENTLY, WE ACTUALLY BORROW THE MONEY. WHICH DOESN'T MAKE SENSE. AND IT IMPACTS OUR DEBT TO EQUITY RATIO BY SEPARATING OUT THE REGULATED PART OF THE BUSINESS FROM AN UNREGULATED THE GENERATING PART OF THE BUSINESS IT ALLOWS US THEN TO GIVE MORE COMFORT DOWN THE ROAD TO THE BOND ISSUERS, WHICH IS CRITICAL TO US ACTUALLY, COUNCILLOR. AND SECONDLY IT ALLOWS US IN THE NONE REGULATED PART OF THE BUSINESS WHICH STARTS TO GENERATE EXTRA REVENUE THAT ALLOWS US TO GENERATE EXTRA EQUITY AND ALLOWS US THEN TO KEEP OUR DEBT TO EQUITY RATIO THE BANKS, AND EVERYBODY ELSE HAPPY. IF WE WERE DOWNGRADED. IF WE CONTINUED ON THE SAME, AND CONTINUE TO BORROW TO, PAY THE EXCESS DIVIDENDS, IN A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, THE BOND RATING AGENCIES WOULD DOWNGRADE HYDRO OTTAWA TO PROBABLY TRIPLE B. THAT WOULD INSTANTLY TRIGGER AN EXTRA PAYMENT WE WILL HAVE TO MAKE TO THE INDEPENDENT ENERGY OR ELECTRIC OPERATOR JUST TO SHOW THEM THAT WE WERE FINANCIALLY SOLVENT. IT WOULD NOT BE A PRETTY PICTURE IF I WERE YOU AS A CITY COUNCIL OR ANY OF YOU, I WOULD CALL ME UP WITH BRYCE AND JEFF, DEMAND WHAT THE HELL ARE WE DOING AND GET RID OF US AS FAST AS WE COULD. AND SO THAT IS THE REASON THAT FRANKLY.

>> WE'LL KEEP IT IN MIND.

>> YES, SO THAT IS A VERY LONG WIND ANSWER. THE BOTTOM LINE IS YES, YOU ARE CORRECT. THIS IS NOT WE SAT DOWN WITH THE CITY MANAGER, WITH THE TREASURER. THIS IS NOT US TRYING TO PULL A FAST ONE ON THE CITY. THIS IS THE CITY HYDRO OTTAWA ENSURING THAT YOU AS OUR SHARED HAVE A VERY WELL-RUN COMPANY THAT'S FINANCIALLY SOLVENT THAT KEEPS YOUR CUSTOMERS IN THAT BOTTOM CAR TILE. THAT LITTLE GREEN AND AT THE SAME TIME ALLOWS US TO CONTINUE TO INVEST IN INFRASTRUCTURE IN A RESPONSIBLE WAY, CONTINUE TO BUY NEW GENERATING STATIONS IF WE CAN. ET CETERA. JEFF, BRYCE. IF I MISSED SOMETHING, PLEASE.

>> THERE ARE 75 PLUS DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES LIKE OURS IN THE PROVINCE. ALL HAVE A DIVIDEND POLICY THAT'S EITHER 50-50 OR 60-40. WE ARE UNIQUE THAT OURS IS ON THE HOLDING COMPANY. EVERYONE ELSE'S IS ON THE REGULATED ASSET WHICH WE'RE MOVING INTO TODAY. WE'RE TRYING TO MOVE OURSELVES INTO THAT LAYER OF PREDICTABILITY.

>> I APPRECIATE THE ANSWER BUT JUST TO GET TO THE HEART OF THE MATTER, THE QUESTION WAS HOW MUCH PROJECTED INCOME WOULD -- DIVIDEND INCOME WOULD WE BE FOREGOING?

>> HERE WE ARE. IN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS, VERY LITTLE EXTRA THAT YOU WOUND GET ALREADY. BECAUSE THE GENERATING BUSINESS IS GROWING AND JUST COMING ON AT 17. AND IN THE FOLLOWING FIVE YEARS PROJECTED OUT AND AGAIN IT WOULD BE IN THE VICINITY OF 35 MILLION. IT WOULD EVENTUALLY GROW TO OVER THE NEXT 15 YEARS. I'LL PUT AN ASTERISK ON THAT AS WELL. THAT THIS IS A FIVE-YEAR PLAN. AND WE WILL BE BACK IN FRONT OF YOU WITH A STRATEGIC PLAN IN FRONT OF A COUNCIL THE DAY WITH MY NEXT STRATEGIC PLAN IN THE 2020. AND AT THAT TIME, THE POLICY WILL BE REVISITED AND A WHOLE SERIES OF THINGS BECAUSE COUNCILLOR CHERNUSHENKO TALKED ABOUT THE IMPACT. THE NUMBER OF CHANGES COMING DOWN THE ROAD FOR TRADITIONAL HYDRO OTTAWA YOU KNOW, IS PROFOUND. AND IN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS I THINK WE WILL SEE VERY MAJOR CHANGES LIKELY COME OUR WAY WHETHER WE CAN FORECAST THEM OR NOT PRESENTLY. SO, FIVE YEARS FROM NOW WE WILL REVISIT THE DEFEND POLICY. BUT I CAN TELL YOU WITH COMPLETE ASSURANCE THAT THIS IS WHAT WE'RE DOING TODAY. SHORT-TERM, WE'LL HAVE RELATIVELY LITTLE IMPACT AND WHAT THE CITY WILL GET. AS A MATTER OF FACT YOU'RE GETTING MORE. BUT SECONDLY AND MORE IMPORTANTLY IT PRESERVES THE FINANCIAL INTEGRITY OF HYDRO OTTAWA WITH THE BOND RATING AGENCIES, WITH OUR BANKS AND WITH THE OEB AND THAT'S CRITICAL.

>> AND I UNDERSTAND THAT I THINK MY NEXT QUESTION IS TO MR. KANELLAKOS.

>> THROUGH THE MAYOR, THE ISSUE THAT WHIP IT CAME UP BEFORE US, IT WAS TRYING TO BALANCE THE FUTURE SUSTAINABILITY OF WHAT HAPPENED WHEN MR. CONRAD WERE TALKING ABOUT WITH THE NOTION THAT YOU HAVE TO ALSO LOOK HISTORICALLY OF THE DIVIDENDS WE HAVE BEEN RECEIVING WHICH HAVE EXCEEDED ALWAYS THE DIVIDEND POLICY. SO WE BENEFITTED FROM THAT. AND WE SAW SIGNIFICANT BUMP THIS YEAR TO $20 MILLION WHICH THEY'VE STATED. AND SO THE PRINCIPLE THAT WE ACCEPTED WAS FOR THEM TO STAY IN A SOLID FINANCIAL POSITION, THE CITY WOULD BE BEST SERVED BY RECEIVING $20 MILLION DOLLARS OR MORE DEPENDING IF THEY DO BETTER IN TERMS OF THE INCREMENTAL IMPROVEMENT BECAUSE WE'RE DOING BETTER THAN WHAT A POLICY IS TO BEGIN WITH. AS THE SITUATION CHANGES. WE UNDERSTAND THE RELIEF THEY NEED FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF SECURING THE BOND RATING AGENCY'S SUPPORT, AND HOW THAT IS SO IMPORTANT TO THE BUSINESS AND THE CONTINUATION OF THE GROWTH WE'RE GOING TO EXPECT IN THE FUTURE. SO WHEN THE TREASURE LOOKED AT IT AND WE LOOKED AT IT FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF WAR RECOMMENDATION WE WOULD MAKE, WE'VE ACCEPTED THE PREMISE OF $20 MILLION IS BETTER THAN WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING. WE HAVE CONSISTENCY OVER THE NEXT YEARS SO WE CAN ACTUALLY DO BETTER. AND WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO GROW THAT AFTER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS. SO FROM THE CITY VIEWPOINT, WE'RE IN A GREAT SOLID POSITION. WE NEED TO KEEP THEM IN GREAT SOLID POSITION AND WE'LL GROW TOGETHER AS WE MOVE FORWARD.

>> OK, AND JUST ONE LAST QUESTION, BASED ON THE VALUE, THE CURRENT VALUE OF HYDRO OTTAWA HOLDINGS INC. WHAT WOULD IF WE ASSUME THE DIVIDEND WOULD BE $20 MILLION DOLLARS, WHAT WOULD THAT RATE OF RETURN BE?

>> MR. MAYOR, I DON'T HAVE THE VALUE IN FRONT OFFER ME. I DON'T HAVE A CALCULATOR. BUT I CAN GET THAT INFORMATION TO YOU VERY SHORTLY.

>> OK, THANK YOU. THOSE ARE ALL MY QUESTIONS.

>> Mayor Jim Watson: THANK YOU, COUNCILLOR BROCKINGTON.

>> I WANT TO STATE I SUPPORT THE GOVERNANCE AND TEAM AT HYDRO OTTAWA AND I'M GENERALLY SATISFIED WITH THE DIRECTION THAT THING ARE GOING. AND I WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR ACKNOWLEDGING THAT ONE OF THE MAIN QUESTIONS I'M SURE YOU HEAR AND CERTAINLY MY RESIDENCE HERE, THAT THIS PUBLIC UTILITY DOES GENERATE A PROFIT AND SOME PEOPLE QUESTION WHY SO MUCH OF THAT IS BEING GENERATED. BUT YOU HAVE ACKNOWLEDGED THAT AND I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THAT. CAN YOU PAINT A BRIEF PICTURE OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS WHEN YOU TAKE INTO ACCOUNT WHAT CAN THE CUSTOMER RESPECT WITH TO RATES. NOT JUST CHALLENGES THAT HYDRO OTTAWA MAY BE FACING BUT ANY KNOWN ADDITIONAL EXPECTATIONS OR REGULATIONS THAT THOSE TWO BODIES MAY BE ENFORCING GOING FORWARD? WHAT CAN WE TELL A HYDRO OTTAWA CUSTOMER TO EXPECT WITH THE PRICE OF ELECTRICITY GOING FORWARD?

>> THE OEB COUNCILLOR HAS APPROVED A PLAN AND I WOULD SAY THAT IN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS THEY WILL SEE AN AVERAGE INCREASE OF 2.6% PER YEAR. AND THAT'S OBVIOUSLY A LITTLE MORE IN SOME YEAR AND A LITTLE LESS IN OTHERS. BUT, OVER A FIVE-YEAR PERIOD AN AVERAGE IS A WORTHWHILE THING MENTIONING AND TALKING ABOUT. THAT'S WHAT THEY CAN EXPECT. IT'S BEEN APPROVED BY THE OEB AND SO WE OPERATE ACCORDINGLY.

>> HAS HYDRO OTTAWA EVER CONSIDERED ISSUING A DIVIDEND BACK TO THE CUSTOMER WHEN YOUR NET PROFIT MAY HAVE EXCEED EXPENSES. HAS THAT BEEN CONSIDERED RATHER THAN MONKEYING AROUND WITH THE ACTUALLY PRICE HARD TO PREDICT GOING FORWARD. IF YOU GENERATE $32 MILLION IN NET INCOME HAVE YOU AS A BOARD CONSIDERED ISSUING MONEY BACK TO THE CUSTOMER AT SOME POINT?

>> IT'S A GOOD QUESTION. FIRST OF ALL WE DO IN MANY RESPECTS. HYDRO OTTAWA IS ONE OF THE MOST HIGHLY RECOGNIZED CORPORATE CITIZENS IN OTTAWA. AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY. AND IF YOU WILL LOOK IN THE ANNUAL REPORT, WHICH I KNOW YOU HAVE, YOU WILL HAVE SEEN THE NUMBER OF AWARDS THAT HAVE BEEN WON BY HYDRO OTTAWA. THE MONEY WE'VE GIVEN BACK WHEN OUR E-BILLING WAS INTRODUCED, IT WAS OBVIOUSLY FINANCIALLY WAS BENEFICIAL TO US. BUT TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO DO THAT, WE CONTRIBUTED TO IN THIS CASE WE HANDED OVER A CHECK FOR $94,000 TO THE MAX KEEPING FOUNDATION AND FUND WE RAISED OVER A QUARTER OF A MILLION DOLLARS ANNUALLY FOR UNITED WAY. AND WHAT WE DO WITH THE BOYS AND GIRL'S CLUB AND KRISTI LAKE AND ON AND ON AND ON. AND THAT TO ME IS THE BEST WAY THAT WE CAN RETURN MONEYS TO OUR CITIZENS BY BEING A GOOD CORPORATE CITIZEN. THE REST OF IT QUITE FRANKLY IS AS I SAID, WE PAY OUR DIVIDENDS OUT OF BORROW AND GO WE NEED TO GET OUR DEBT-EQUITY RATIO INTO EFFECT. AND WE HAVE TO INVEST THAT HALF A BILLION DOLLARS OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS IN ENSURING THAT OUR TREE MAINTENANCE POLICIES ARE GOOD SO YOU'RE NOT LOSING HYDRO WHEN THERE'S A STORM AND ALL THOSE OTHER THINGS. THE BOTTOM LINE IS I THINK THE AVERAGE CUSTOMER WHEN I TURN MY LIGHTS ON IN THE MORNING OR MY COFFEE MAKER I WANT THEM TO WORK. ALL THE REST OF IT IS ICING ON THE CAKE. AND I WANT TO COME TO WORK FOR AN AFFORDABLE AND REASONABLE AMOUNT. AND I'M SATISFIED AS A CUSTOMER, AND AS A CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD THAT WE DO THAT.

>> I APPRECIATE YOUR PRESENTATION TODAY. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU, COUNCILLOR.

>> Mayor Jim Watson: COUNCILLOR LEIPER, PLEASE.

>> I AM PLEASED TO SEE THE CHANGE IN THE DIVIDEND POLICY CONSISTENTLY EXCEEDING PROJECTIONS FROM A FINANCIAL PLANNING STANDPOINT CAN BE JUST AS PROBLEMATIC AS CONSISTENTLY MISSING THEM. I WANT TO FIND OUT FROM THE TREASURER WHETHER THAT NEW DIVIDEND LEVEL WITH THAT HIGHER FLOOR IS GOING TO BE BAKE INTO THE CITY'S BUDGET ASSUMPTIONS AND WHETHER YOU'RE COMFORTABLE THAT DOESN'T POSE ANY RISK TO OUR SIDE WANT RESPECT TO OUR REVENUES MOVING FORWARD?

>> MR. MAYOR, THIS ACTUALLY HELPS BECAUSE WE'VE ALWAYS WE'VE HAD TO RELY ON A POLICY THAT SAID $14 MILLION AND EVEN THOUGH WE'VE AULD GOTTEN MORE THAN THAT, WE'VE BEEN VERY RELUCTANT TO INCREASE IT TO REFLECT WHAT THE ACTUALLY IS. NOW THAT THE POLICY WILL SAY $20 MILLION, WE WILL BE ABLE TO ADJUST THAT ACCOUNT IN THE BUDGET INCREASE IT AND KNOW THAT THOSE REVENUE ARE COMING IN. SO IT IS ACTUALLY ADVANTAGEOUS TO THE CITY. AND WITH RESPECT TO COUNCILLOR'S QUESTION, THE ANSWER IS 4.8 PERCENT IS THE RETURN.

>> AND YOU'RE COMFORTABLE THAT THE NEW $20 MILLION DOLLAR DIVIDEND WE CAN COUNT ON THAT AND TAKE TO IT THE BANK FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE.

>> I BELIEVE THE DIVIDEND POLICY SAYS THEY HAVE TO PAY US THE LESSER OF $20 MILLION OR SORRY, THE EITHER $20 MILLION OR $60% OF THEIR RETURNED EARNINGS. SO IF THEY EARN ENOUGH THAT GENERATED $21 MILLION, WE'LL GET 21 MILLION, BUT AS A MINIMUM THEY HAVE TO PAY US $20 MILLION.

>> FANTASTIC. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>> Mayor Jim Watson: THANK YOU, COUNCILLOR LEIPER. >> WHAT WAS BORDERING ON UNRELIABLE SERVICE SO TODAY I WANT TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO THANK BRYCE AND HIS PEOPLE BECAUSE, KNOCK ON WOOD, BUT WE DON'T HAVE THOSE PROBLEMS ANYMORE. THEY'VE DONE A LOT TO FIX AND STABILIZE THE SERVICES AND I WANT TO TAKE THIS QUICK OPPORTUNITY TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THAT AND HOPEFULLY YOU CAN KEEP UP THAT INVESTMENT IN THE SYSTEM. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR.

>> Mayor Jim Watson: THANK YOU. THAT'S VERY GOOD FEEDBACK, COUNCILLOR. COUNCILLOR EL-CHANTIRY PLEASE.

>> JUST A QUICK QUESTION. FIRST OF ALL THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION AND I THINK YOU SHOULDN'T APOLOGISE FOR MAKING MONEY. WE HAD A MEET AND I KNOW THIS IS NOT FOR YOU BUT JUST TO CONFIRM THE ANSWER FROM YOU. SO WE HAD A MEETING WITH THE HYDRO ONE OMBUDSMAN AND IN A DISCUSSION OUR RESIDENT ASKED A QUESTION BECAUSE WE KNOW. THE QUESTION WAS CAN A GOVERNMENT ORDER FUTURE GOVERNMENT ORDER HYDRO ONE TO TRANSFER THE UTILITY TO HYDRO OTTAWA. AND WHO WILL COMPENSATE THAT? DOES THAT MEAN THE GOVERNMENT WILL HAVE TO.

>> I JUST WANT TO KNOW WHAT IS THE ANSWER TO THIS BECAUSE IF THERE'S ONE HOPE, ONE PERCENT HOPE, IF THERE'S NO PERCENTAGE OF HOPE, LET'S BE HONEST ABOUT IT BECAUSE SOME PEOPLE PLAYING THIS AS A POLITICAL GAIN WITH PEOPLE'S EMOTION HERE.

>> THANK YOU, COUNCILLOR AND YOU'RE CORRECT. AND I THINK THE COUNCILLORS WHO WERE INVOLVED WITH HYDRO ONE RECOGNIZED THE EXTENSIVE WORK THAT WE DID, BRYCE AND MYSELF IS OTHERS WORK WITH HYDRO ONE AND TRYING TO BRING EVERYBODY INTO OUR TENT. IS ONTARIO ENERGY BOARD WAS CREATED TO PROTECT THE CITIZENS OF ONTARIO. FROM I GUESS POORLY RUN HYDRO OPERATIONS. AS A RESULT OF THAT, THEY ON ANY TRANSACTION WOULD LOOK AT THE DEAL AND SAY, IF HYDRO ONE WERE TO IN THEIR MAGNANIMOUS PRIVATE SECTOR POSITION SAY YOU KNOW WHAT, WE FEEL BADLY FOR THE PEOPLE YOU CAN BUY THEM AT A REDUCED RATE, THE OEB WOULDN'T APPROVE THAT. THEY WOULD SAY THAT WAS TO THE DETRIMENT OF THE OTHER HYDRO ONE CUSTOMERS OUT THERE. AND I DO NOT KNOW OF A GOVERNMENT TODAY THAT'S GOING TO OVERRULE A REGULATOR. IT'S A LITTLE LIKE THE GOVERNMENT TELLING THE JUDGE I WANT YOU TO COME DOWN WITH THIS OPINION. WHAT THE HELL IS A JUDGE THERE FOR? SO THE OEB IS PUT THERE TO PROTECT YOU AND ME AS CUSTOMERS AGAINST LDCs DOING SOMETHING BEHIND THE SCENES, IN THEORY TO HELP PEOPLE, YES, BUT AT THE EXPENSE OF OTHERS. SO WOULD ANY GOVERNMENT DO IT? I DON'T KNOW. BUT TO DO SO WOULD FLY IN THE FACE OF A REGULATOR WHO YOU APPOINTED TO OVERSEE EVERY RESIDENT OF ONTARIO, I CAN'T IMAGINE ANY POLITICIAN, I SURE WOULDN'T DO IT. AND I WOULD SAY TO THE LDCs AND WORK OUT YOUR OWN PROBLEMS. SO THE BOTTOM LINE IS COULD THEY DO IT? SURE. GOVERNMENTS HAVE THE ULTIMATE POWER TO DO ANYTHING. WOULD THEY DO IT AND FLY IN THE FACE OF THE REGULATOR? IT WOULD BE A TERRIBLE DECISION AND WOULD SET A PRECEDENT THAT I DON'T THINK ANY GOVERNMENT WOULD FRANKLY DO.

>> THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND PROBABLY WITH THE FACT 60% NOW OF HYDRO ONE AND THE PRIVATE OWNERSHIP COMPENSATION WOULD HAVE TO TAKE PLACE. NO MATTER WHO NATION DECISION. THANK YOU MR. MAYOR.

>> THANKS, COUNCILLOR. WE HAVE BEFORE US THE NUMBER OF RECOMMENDATIONS AS THE SHAREHOLDER ON THE REPORT AS PRESENTED. CARRIED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. APPRECIATE IT. NEXT IS OC RESTRUCTURING TO CONFEDERATION LINE AND MULE TIE MODAL OPERATIONS. WE HAVE THREE RECOMMENDATIONS, AND THEN COUNCILLOR NUSSBAUM HAS AN ADDITION HE WOULD LIKE TO BRING FORWARD AT THIS TIME. COUNCILLOR NUSSBAUM.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. MAYOR. WE HAD A COMPREHENSIVE ON A SERIES OF RECOMMENDATIONS INCLUDING THE PROPOSED REVISED TABLE AT THE COMMISSION AND THE COMMISSION VOTED TO REFER ONE OF THE ITEMS THAT I PUT FORWARD THERE. THAT'S WHY THIS IS BEFORE COUNCIL NOW. LET ME START BY SAYING STAFF HAS DONE AN EXTRAORDINARY JOB BRINGING ALL THIS INFORMATION TO THE COMMISSION AND TO COUNCIL WHICH I APPRECIATE AND THERE'S FANTASTIC WORK IN THERE. THERE HAS BEEN FANTASTIC WORK DONE. THE ONE CONCERN I EXPRESSED LAST WEEK WHICH IS BEHIND THE MOTION THE PROPOSAL TO MERGE THE EXPRESS IN THE REGULAR MONTHLY PASS, WITH AN IMPLEMENTATION DATE OF JANUARY 1, 2017 WAS PROBLEMATIC IN MY MIND AND LET ME JUST BRIEFLY OUTLINE WHY I FELT THIS WAS PROBLEMATIC. SO ESSENTIALLY RIGHT NOW WE HAVE 38,000 REGULAR MONTHLY PASS HOLDERS. IN THE WAY THE FARE STRUCTURE WAS PROPOSING THAT THE ELIMINATION OF THE EXPRESS SERVICE WOULD AFFECT THEM. ON JANUARY 1st, 2017 WOULD BE SUCH THAT BETWEEN THE JUNE 2016 MONTHLY PASS AND THE JANUARY 2017 PASS, THOSE FOLKS, THOSE 38,000 LOYAL CUSTOMERS WOULD SEE A PRICE INCREASE OF 10% IN THE MONTHLY PASS IN JUST SEVEN MONTHS. SO AGAIN IF YOU COMPARE THE PRICE OF A JUNE 2016 PASS, COMPARED TO THE PROPOSED JANUARY 2017 PASS, ASSUMING A 1.25% INFLATIONARY INCREASE, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A 10% INCREASE IN SEVEN MONTHS AND I'M QUITE WORRIED ABOUT THE CONSEQUENCE OF THAT ON A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT FRONTS. RIDERSHIP AND WHAT WAS INTERESTING IS THAT THE SAME MEETING WE HEARD THE RESULTS OF CONSULTATION WHICH WAS DONE WITH AN EXPERT ON ELASTICITY. WHO RECOMMENDED THAT O.C. USE THE NEGATIVE POINTS 036 TO ANTICIPATE THE IMPACT OF EACH 1% FARE ABOVE INFLATION. ASSUMING A FARE INCREASE BASED ON THE PROPOSAL THAT EQUALS ABOUT 4% TO 5% ABOVE INFLATION. WE ARRIVE USING THE EXPERT NUMBERS AT AN ESTIMATED LOSS OF SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 600 AND 700 MONTHLY REGULAR PASS HOLDERS OF OUR 38,000. NOW 600, 700 REGULAR MONTHLY PASS HOLDERS MAY NOT SOUND LIKE A LOT, BUT THAT TRANSLATES INTO SOMEWHERE AROUND 250,000 PASSENGERS AND TRIPS. THREE-QUARTERS OF A MILLION DOLLARS IN FARE REVENUE. THE REASON WHY WE WERE STRUGGLING WITH THIS AND WHY I WAS STRUGGLING WITH THIS IS A 10% INCREASE OVER SEVEN MONTHS, A LOSS OF 600 REGULAR MONTHLY PASS HOLDERS AND SOME $750,000 LOST IN ANNUAL REVENUE. NOW SEPARATELY WE HEARD THAT THERE ARE ISSUES WITH THE EXPRESS ROUTES AND I THINK THE ARGUMENT MADE LAST WEEK WAS THESE ARE PROBLEMS THAT EXIST NOW AND ONE OF THE RATIONALES FOR ENDING THE PRICE PREMIUM WAS TO ADDRESS THE FACT THAT THE EXPRESS UTES HAVE AS THE ARGUMENT GOES, LOST SOME OF THEIR DISTINCTIVE VALUE. AND I'M NOT HERE TO DISPUTE THAT ARGUMENT. IF THAT'S THE CASE, THAT'S FINE. I WOULD SAY THE PROBLEM WITH OUR EXPRESS ROUTES IS NOT A PROBLEM THAT OUGHT TO BE BORN BY A REGULAR MONTHLY PASSENGERS. IF THIS IS AN IRRITANT AND THIS IS SOMETHING WE'VE KNOWN ABOUT FOR SOME TIME, IT PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE BEEN RAISED IN THE CONTEXT OF THE BUDGET LAST YEAR BUT I THINK WE'VE GOT AN OPPORTUNITY AND A LEAD UP TO SEE IF WE CAN FIX THAT PROBLEM. I'M NOT NECESSARILY AGAINST ENDING THE EXPRESS FARE SOONER RATHER THAN LATER BUT I DON'T THINK DOING IT ON JANUARY 1st, 2017 ON THE SHOULDERS OF THE REGULAR MONTHLY PASS HOLDERS MAKES A LOT OF SENSE,GY THAN THE VALUE PROPOSITION OF THE LRT ISN'T GOING TO BE APPARENT TO THEM FOR ANOTHER 18 MONTHS. I GUESS I WOULD BE COMFORTABLE OR MORE COMFORTABLE SAYING LOOK THIS IS GOING TO HAPPEN IN 2018 BUT THIS YEAR YOU'RE GOING TO SEE THE VALUE OF THE LRT SYSTEM AND FOR THAT REASON, THE INCREASED FARE COULD BE JUSTIFIED. BUT I THINK THE 18 MONTH ISSUE IS A PROBLEM AND AGAIN I'M NOT ARGUE. WE SHOULDN'T SOLVE THE EXPRESS FARE PROBLEM BUT I THINK WE SHOULDN'T DO THAT ON THE BACKS OF OUR MOST LOYAL AND IMPORTANT CUSTOMERS SO THAT'S THE NATURE OF THE MOTION. I WOULD HOPE IF THERE WERE TO PASS, WE COULD STILL FIND AN OPPORTUNITY IN THE BUDGET 2017 TO SEE IF WE CAN EX-FARE ISSUE, I WOULD ABSOLUTELY HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH THAT. SO THERE IS A BIT OF AN INTRODUCTION TO THE MOTION, MR. MAYOR.

>> Mayor Jim Watson: COUNCILLOR WILKINSON ON THE WHOLE REPORT?

>> ON THE MOTION, WE'RE DOING THAT LATER?

>> Mayor Jim Watson: WE'RE DEALING WITH EVERYTHING AT ONCE. SO EITHER ONE YOU CAN TALK ABOUT.

>> I WILL TALK ON THIS MOTION MR. CHAIR, PARTICULARLY.

>> Mayor Jim Watson: SPEAK UP A LITTLE MORE, COUNCILLOR.

>> I WILL LIKE TO ASK STAFF TO GO OVER SOME OF THE THINGS THEY DID AT THE COMMISSION MEETING ABOUT WHY PEOPLE ARE PAYING EXPRESS FARES BUT DO NOT GET EXPRESS SERVICE. THE SERVICE IS THE SAME AS THOSE WHO DON'T PAY EXPRESS SERVICE. FOR YEARS AND YEARS BECAUSE THIS HAS HAPPENED FOR SOME YEARS AGO. PEOPLE HAVE BEEN PAYING MORE THAN THEY ACTUALLY SHOULD HAVE BEEN. I THINK IF STAFF WOULD EXPLAIN THAT FIRST IT WOULD HELP WHAT I HAVE FURTHER.

>> I WOULD ASK TO EXPLAIN THE EROSION OF THE EXPRESS PREMIUM BENEFITS.

>> THANKS, JOHN. MR. MAYOR, SOME OF THE CHANGES THAT HAVE OCCURRED OVER THE 30 YEARS SINCE THE TRANSITWAY HAS BEEN BUILT, HAS BEEN EXPAND INDOOR AREAS. AND BEEN GREATLY EXPANDED INTO SUBURBAN AND OTHER AREAS OF THE CITY. SOME OF THE THINGS THAT HAVE CHANGED ARE THAT THE EXPRESS ROUTE IS NO LONGER THE ONLY SERVICE THAT PROVIDES THE TRANSFER FREE SERVICE TO DOWNTOWN THE RAPID TRANSFER SERVICE DOES THAT. THE LIMITED STOP SERVICE THAT THE EXPRESS ROUTES PROVIDED HISTORICALLY HAS PROVIDED BY THE TRANSITWAY ROUTES. THE EXPRESS ROUTES ARE NO LONGER CONSISTENTLY AVAILABLE, SOME NEWER SUBURBAN AREAS HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO ADD EXPRESS SERVICE BECAUSE OF OUR CAPACITY DOWNTOWN. THERE'S NO LONG AREA GUARANTEED SEAT AS THERE WAS WHEN HIGH FLOOR BUSS WERE USED. NO LONGER THE EXCLUSION OF LOW-FARE CUSTOMERS BECAUSE WE'VE ALLOWED WITH THE INTRODUCTION OF THE COMMUNITY PASS AND THEN WITH THE U-PASS ALL CUSTOMERS IN THOSE CUSTOMERS GROUP FARE TYPES TO USE EXPRESS ROUTES. AND THE JUSTIFICATION OR THE PREMISE IN WHICH THE ORIGINAL PREMIUM WAS CHARGED WAS TO ACCOUNT FOR THE HIGHER COST OF PROVIDING THAT SERVICE WITH THE SERVICE NO LONGER BEING DISTINCT. THE COSTS, THE OPERATING COSTS PER CUSTOMER ARE NO LONGER HIGHER FOR THOSE ROUTES THAN THEY ARE FOR OTHER ROUTES THAT COVER THE SAME DISTANCE.

>> THANK YOU FOR THAT. THE OTHER ASPECT IS WHAT CONCERNS ME IS WE HAVE A NEW PARK AND RIDE OPENING THIS LATER AT THE END OF THIS YEAR. AND THE WHOLE PREMISE I BELIEVE ON HOW YOU WANT TO ADJUST ROUTES TO BE ABLE TO SERVE THAT AT THIS TIME WHEN WE DON'T HAVE EXTRA BUSES IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO GET EXPRESS SERVICE. REQUIRE THAT THERE BE SORT OF FLUID BETWEEN EXPRESS AND NONEXPRESS ROUTES THAT THEY BE ALL THE SAME AND HOW THEY OPERATE AND IF THIS IF WE DON'T PUT THEM TOGETHER THEN GENERAL DIES THE PLANS THE YOU'RE DOING TO SERVICE. THAT PARK AND RIDE AND HAVE PEOPLE USE THAT AND TAKE AWAY THE PRESSURE FROM OTHER PARK AND RIDES WRITE OVER EXTENDED RIGHT NOW.

>> MR. MAYOR, YES, IN KANATA NORTH AND OTHER AREAS OF THE CITY, WE MAY HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY AND IN THIS CASE WE DO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE MORE FREQUENT SERVICE FOR PEOPLE WHEN WE CAN GAIN RESOURCES. WE HAD ADDITIONAL RESOURCES THAT WE COULD ALLOCATE TO PROVIDING THE NEW SERVICE FROM THERE WITH THE NEW INNOVATION STATION AND PARK AND RIDE OPEN AND GO OUR CONSTRAINED RESOURCE AVAILABILITY. THERE ISN'T THE OPPORTUNITY OUT TO OPERATE NEW SERVICE SO THE WAY WE CAN PROVIDE THE BEST SERVICE TO CUSTOMERS THERE AND IN OTHER PARTS OF THE CITY OVER THE NEXT COUPLE YEARS WILL BE TO COMBINE THE RESOURCES. AND OF COURSE THAT'S ONLY POSSIBLE WHEN THE FARE DISTINCTION IS REMOVED.

>> AND THE IMPORTANT THING IS GETTING MORE SERVICE AND HAVING IT IMPROVED. IT BROUGHT HOME AGAIN TO ME ON TUESDAY WHEN I HAD AN E-MAIL FROM A MEETING HELD IN HR PROFESSIONALS IN THE KANATA NORTH BUSINESS PARK SAYING THEY ARE UNABLE TO HIRE YOUNG PEOPLE BECAUSE THEY CAN'T GET TO WORK BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE SERVICE. AND MUCH OF THAT AREA HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET SOME RUSH HOUR SERVICE IN THERE BUT NOT ADEQUATE ENOUGH, AND IT DOESN'T HAPPEN ALL DAY LONG. I THINK COUNCIL BE AWARE, THE MOTION IS TO TAKE AWAY WORDS THAT SAY THE REMOVAL OF PREMIUM FARES FOR EXPRESS ROUTES. THE REPORT DOES NOT INDICATE WHAT THEY WOULD PAY IN JANUARY. THAT WILL BE DONE AT BUDGET TIME THIS YEAR. IF THE INCREASE IS CONSIDERED TO BE WRONG, THEN ADJUSTMENT ON THE FARE TABLE WHICH WE HAVE NOT YET APPROVED FOR 2017 CAN BE MADE IN DIFFERENT WAYS TO HELP TO NOT HAVE QUITE AS MUCH OF AN INCREASE IN ONE PARTICULAR FARE GROUP. BUT CERTAINLY UNFAIR TO KEEP PEOPLE PAYING AN EXTRA ROUGHLY 15% TO 20% MORE FOR SERVICE THEY'RE NOT GETTING. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT WE GIVE OC TRANSPO THE ABILITY TO IMPROVE OUR BUS SERVICE SO IT WILL WORK WELL WHEN WE OPEN THE LRT AND THAT IF WE HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE FARES, WORK ON THOSE OVER THE SUMMER AND COME BACK AT BUDGET TIME AND SEE IF THERE'S SOME WAYS WE CAN WORK TO MAKE THOSE WORK A LITTLE BETTER AND THAT'S NOT PART OF THIS RECOMMENDATION AT ALL. IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE WILL BE DEALING WITH IN THE FALL. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR.

>> Mayor Jim Watson: WELL SAID, THANK YOU, COUNCILLOR. COUNCILLOR FLEURY.

>> THANK YOU, I DO HAVE QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS FOR FURTHER REVIEW. I THINK THAT ONE OF THE REALLY GREAT THINGS THAT WE HAVE IS THE MULTI-DAY PASS THAT'S PRESENTED. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SEE THE AMOUNT THAT WILL BE. I THINK AS A CAPITAL CITY, A CITY THAT PRIDES ITSELF ON BEING GREEN. ON HAVING GOOD TRANSIT. THAT MULTIDAY PASS WILL BE WELL RECEIVED. HOPEFULLY WE CAN DO IT LIKE CERTAIN JURISDICTIONS LIKE IN ROME WHERE YOU CAN WORK RIGHT THROUGH HOTELS AND AS SOON AS THE FIRST HALF COMES IN THAT'S START TIME. HOPEFULLY WE GET TO HAVE THAT LEVEL I WILL LIKE TO SAY THE CONVERSATION TO EXPRESS ROUTES IN MY MIND YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A NEW SYSTEM STARTING IN 2018 WHEN THE LRT KICKS IN. LET'S MAKE SURE WE'RE READY FOR IT AND IT'S FAIR TO SAY THAT THE CUSTOMERS THAT ARE USING THE EXPRESS ROUTES WILL HAVE A DIFFERENT EXPERIENCE AT THAT TIME. I ALSO WANT TO THANK MR. MANCONI FOR HIS MEMO FOR US TO UNDERSTAND THE COMPLEXITY OF MAKING SURE WE'RE READY FOR THE START DATE OF LRT. I THINK THAT'S AN IMPORTANT UNDERSTANDING BEYOND THE PIECES AND THE RATES THAT THE ENTIRE BACK SYSTEM NEEDS TO BE READY. NOT ONLY THE CUSTOMER IN TERMS OF THE LOOK AND FEEL OF STATIONS AND SERVICE THAT PAYMENT CAN BE SEAMLESS. WHERE I'M CONCERNED ARE A FEW ELEMENTS. ONE I'M CONCERNED THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE WEDNESDAY-FREE SENIORS. OUR SENIORS ARE USING THEM. WE KEEP GETTING VERY POSITIVE FEEDBACK ON THAT. BUT AT THE SAME TIME WHEN I SEE THE RATES THE TABLE FARE I SEE NO INCREASE IN THE SENIOR PORTION. I RECOGNIZE IT'S A SMALLER, I THINK IT'S AROUND 700 PASSES BUT I THINK THAT SENDS THE WRONG MESSAGE BECAUSE WE'RE INCREASING ALL THE OTHERS AND WE'RE SAYING, WELL, WAIT A MINUTE, THERE'S A WEDNESDAY FOR FREE WHICH IS GREAT. LET'S NOT TOUCH THAT. BUT WHY DON'T WE HAVE AN INCREMENT IN THE SENIORS PORTION. MR. MANCONI, IS IT POSSIBLE TO UNDERSTAND WHERE THAT CAME ABOUT?

>> YES, MR. MAYOR. YOU HAVE AN OLDER ADULT PLAN THAT HAS CONSISTENTLY REMIND US TO APPLY THE LENS ON SENIORS, AND THE FREE WEDNESDAY IS THERE. IT'S AN ATTRACTIVE OFFERING AND THIS RATE THAT APPLIES TO THE CUSTOMER UPTAKE ON OUR DECK IS ABOUT 7,000 SENIORS. YOU WILL RECALL THAT WHEN YOUR LAST FARE TABLE ADJUSTMENT YOU DID TAKE AWAY FROM THE SENIORS THE FREE FRIDAY MORNING. SO, FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, THE SENIORS PARTICIPATED AT THIS POINT. MY VIEW ON THE SENIORS PIECE IF DOWN THE ROAD YOU WANT TO LOOK AT INCREMENTAL CHANGES YOU DO IT IN THAT CONTEXT BUT WE'RE LINING OURSELVES TO THE OVER ARCHING OBJECTIVES OF BEING AN ALL INCLUSIVE CITY AND THE SENIORS COMMUNITY WHICH WE HAD REALLY GOOD DIALOGUE AND THE LAST TIME WE TALKED ABOUT THIS, THEY CONTRIBUTED BOTH IN THE ROLLOUT ADJUSTMENT OF THE FARES AND THE ELIMINATION OF THE A FRIDAY BENEFIT THAT THEY HAD.

>> SO I HAVE TWO QUESTIONS. THOSE THAT RELATE WHICH IS THE ADULT PASS AND THE CASH PAYMENT. I'LL START WITH THE CASH PAYMENT. SO, I'VE SET THIS UBER DEBATE. BUT IF ANY OF YOU HAVE USED UBER IT'S VERY AFFORDABLE AND I THINK THAT AT THE PRICE POINT WE'RE PUTTING THAT CASH PAYMENT, THERE'S A BIG RISK THAT DWELLERS THAT LIVE 10 BLOCKS FROM WHERE THEY'RE GOING ARE GOING TO MAKE THAT DECISION. THAT WILL IMPACT, THE ENTIRE ALGORITHM WORKS ON MAINTAINING THE AMOUNT OF USERS. IS THAT CORRECT?

>> YOU WANT TO ATTRACT AND RETAIN AS MANY USERS AS POSSIBLE AND GROW. YES.

>> I'M CONCERNED IF OUR FEES ARE JUST OUT AT A POINT WHERE WE'RE AT RISK, WE MIGHT LOSE RIDERSHIP AND THAT PLAYS PUT FEE TABLE. WHAT I WOULD LIKE US TO LOOK AT THE WE WERE TO YOU KNOW, THE PRICE POINT AT 3:30 IS SOMETHING I'M COMFORTABLE WITH. AND THE ANNUAL REGULAR FEE. I WILL LIKE US TO PROMOTE A YEARLY USER. LET'S SAY YOU ARE A REGULAR ADULT. AND YOU USE THE BUS 10 MONTHS AFFIDAVIT YEAR. WE SHOULD HAVE AN INCENTIVE USE IT 12 MONTHS OF THE YEAR. SO I KNOW THAT WE TALKED ABOUT THIS BRIEFLY, BUT I WOULD LIKE YOU TO UNDERSTAND IF WE WERE TO INSTALL A YEARLY ADULT PASS WHICH WOULD DISCOUNT OBVIOUSLY SOME OF THE MONTHS, BUT OVERALL WOULD GIVE US THE GAINS IF WE SAY THAT AN AVERAGE USER USES BE THE BUS FOR 10 MONTHS OF THE YEAR. WHY WOULDN'T WE TRY TO KEEP THAT USER YEAR-ROUND?

>> MR. MAYOR USED TO HAVE AN ADULT YEARLY PASS. YOU GOT RID OF THAT IN I BELIEVE IT WAS 2011. YOU USED TO HAVE WHAT WAS CALLED A NICO PASS. USED TO HAVE OTHER SUBSIDIES AND YOU WANTED A TRANSIT SYSTEM THAT WAS FINANCIALLY SUSTAINABLE. YOU WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE LONG-RANGE TRANS AFFORDABILITY PLAN WAS THERE. SO, YOU KNOW, WE DID A GOOD JOB LAST TIME OF ELIMINATING SUBSIDIES ON TOP OF SUBSIDIES AND HERE YOU'RE AGAIN LOOKING AT ALL THE RIGHT PIECES IN TERMS OF THE AFFORDABILITY ENVELOPE. I WILL SAY THIS, RIDERS DO DO THE MATH. THEY DO FIGURE OUT WHAT THEIR OPTIONS ARE. WHEN YOU ROLLED OUT PRESTO, YOU GAVE THEM VERY BIG INCENTIVES AND THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO SET IT AND FORGET IT OR DO THE MATH AS TO WHEN THEY'RE OFF ON HOLIDAYS AND THAT'S WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE ECO PASSHOLDER. WE SAID IT'S VERY, VERY SIMPLE. YOU CAN DO YOUR MONTHLY PASS AND IF YOU'RE OFF ON HOLIDAYS IN JULY FOR A COUPLE MONTHS, YOU CAN GO TO A PROCESS FOR THAT MONTH. I KNOW, WE KNOW THAT YOUR CUSTOMERS DO THE MATH AND SCENARIOS THAT BEST FITS THEIR TRAVEL PATTERNS AND THEIR AFFORDABILITY VIEWS.

>> I GUESS THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING. I'M SAYING THE SAME THING. I THINK WE'RE IN THE GAME OF INCREASING RIDERS, OF CREATING THAT EXPERIENCE THAT'S AFFORDABLE. AND I THINK THAT KEEPING IT MONTH BY MONTH MIGHT HURT WAS IN THE OVERALL USAGE BECAUSE IF WE WERE TO CREATE A SMALL INCENTIVE THAT SAME USER MIGHT INSTEAD OF USING THE PASS FOR EIGHT MONTHS, WE KNEW IT FOR 10 MONTHS WOULD THEN EXTEND IT FOR THE 12 MONTH AND BITE THE BULLET ON THAT PRICE AND WE COULD SEE INCREASE IN RIDERSHIP. I'M NOT TRYING TO INCREASE THE SUBSIDY. I'M TRYING TO FIND A WAY TO INCREASE RIDERSHIP 37. AND AS PART OF THESE CHANGES THESE ARE THE WINS THAT ARE MOST IMPACTED. I'M CONCERNED THAT WE'RE GOING TO SEE A DECLINE IN RIDERSHIP BECAUSE I'LL HIGHLIGHT A PERSONAL EXPERIENCE.

>> Mayor Jim Watson: IF YOU CAN WRAP IT UP, PLEASE. >> I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY THAT WE'RE MAKING TOUGH DECISIONS BECAUSE IT'S NOT WE'RE NOT HOLISTIC ABOUT THE MATTER. WE TALKED IN THE PAST THE COST OF PARKING DOWNTOWN HAS AN IMPACT ON RIDERSHIP. I'LL LEAVE IT AT THAT MR. MAYOR.

>> Mayor Jim Watson: THANK YOU. COUNCILLOR EGLI, PLEASE.

>> I'M SEEING URBAN AND CORE VERSUS SUBURBAN AND RURAL. I'M SEEING DISCUSSIONS ABOUT EXPRESS RIDERS VERSUS REGULAR RIDERS. THAT'S NOT WHAT THIS IS ABOUT. THIS IS ABOUT BEING READY FOR OPENING AND THE LAUNCH OF THE SINGLE BIGGEST INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT WE'VE HAD IN THE CITY OF OTTAWA. IT'S ABOUT BEING READ FOR THE LRT. WE TALKED ABOUT NOTHING BUT IN THE LAST SIX YEARS, WHETHER IT'S THE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE, WHETHER IT'S IN FULL TRANSIT. IT'S THE SINGLE BIGGEST PROJECT. WE CAN'T AFFORD TO HAVE IT FAIL. THE MEMO THAT MR. MANCONI AND HIS TEAM PREPARED AFTER THE TRANSIT COMMISSION MEETING, RESPONDING TO THE CONCERNS RAISED BY COUNCILLOR NUSSBAUM IS HELPFUL IN MAKING THAT POINT VERY, VERY CLEAR. THIS IS ABOUT ABLE TO RAMP UP PROPERLY FOR THE LAUNCH OF LRT. NOBODY AROUND HERE IS GOING TO SAY IT'S NOT GOING TO COST MORE MONEY FOR CERTAIN RIDERS, IT IS. BUT IT IS ABOUT THE BENEFIT FOR THE WHOLE CITY. IT'S ABOUT WE TALKED ABOUT ANY NUMBER OF REASONS WHY LRT IS GOING TO BE THE CITY FROM REDUCING GREEN HOUSE GASES TO REDUCING CONGESTION MAKING THE RIDE BETTER AND MORE COMFORTABLE FOR OUR USERS, FOR ATTRACTING MORE TOURISM. THAT'S WHAT THIS IS ABOUT. WE PICKED MR. MANCONI AND HIS TEAM TO LEAD US THROUGH THIS DECISION. WE MADE A CONSCIOUS DECISION TO ADVISE US HOW TO GO FORWARD. THAT'S WHAT HE'S DOING. I APPRECIATE SOME PEOPLE AROUND THE HORSESHOE HERE MAY NOT LIKE THE RECOMMENDATION HE'S MAKING BUT I BELIEVE HE'S MAKING THAT RECOMMENDATION AND HIS TEAM IS MAKING THE RECOMMENDATION IN WHAT THEY CONSIDER TO BE THE BEST APPROACH TO MAKE SURE COME 2018 THIS PROJECT WORKS. EVERYBODY HAS HAD THE EXPERIENCE AROUND CHRISTMASTIME OR NOSE SOMEONE AROUND CHRISTMASTIME. YOU'RE VERY BUSY. RUNNING AROUND, YOU BUY THE PRESENTS FOR THE KIDS. YOU OPEN THE BOX AND TRY TO BUILD THE TOY FOR YOUR KID AND GUESS WHAT, IT'S 2:00 CHRISTMAS MORNING AND YOU'RE MISSING A PART. OR THE INSTRUCTIONS AREN'T THERE. OR YOU DON'T HAVE THE BATTERIES. AND YOU HAVE A CRYING CHILD ON CHRISTMAS MORNING BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T GET WHAT THEY EXPECTED TO GET OR A FRUSTRATED SPOUSE OR WHATEVER. I DON'T WANT US TO HAVE THAT KIND OF A CHRISTMAS MORNING FOR OUR LRT. I WANT OUR LRT TO BE READY AND THE ONLY WAY WE WILL BE READ IS IF WE GIVE JOHN AND HIS TEAM APPROPRIATE RAMP UP TIME THEY NEED TO MAKE SURE THE FARE STRUCTURE IS IN PLACE. THAT THE TRANSFER POINTS ARE WORKING. THAT THE TECHNOLOGY IS GOING TO WORK. THAT PEOPLE UNDERSTAND WHAT THE NEW FARE STRUCTURE IS. THOUSAND SIGN AGE WORKS. THAT'S WHAT THIS MOTION IS ABOUT. IT'S ABOUT GIVING THEM THE TIME THEY NEED TO MAKE THIS PROJECT A SUCCESS. AND I THINK ONE THING THAT WE CAN AGREE UPON AROUND THIS HORSESHOE IS THAT NOBODY HERE WANTS THE LAUNCH THE LRT TO BE A FAILURE. AND I THINK IN ORDER TO GIVE THE SUPPORT TO OUR TEAM THAT THEY'RE ASKING FOR AND THAT THEY NEED TO MAKE THIS A PROPER AND SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF AGAIN THE LARGEST INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT WE HAVE EVER DONE IN THE HISTORY OF THIS CITY, IS TO SUPPORT THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT HE'S GIVE AND GO YES, THERE WILL BE SHORT-TERM PAIN IN THAT BUT THERE WILL BE POSITIVE LONG-TERM GAIN. SO, WE ASKED THEM TO LEAD US THROUGH THIS TRANSITION, WE SAID WE THINK YOU CAN DO IT, LET'S SUPPORT JOHN AND HIS TEAM IN GOING FORWARD AND MAKING THIS SUCCESSFUL FOR ALL THE RESIDENTS OF THE CITY OF OTTAWA. SO I WILL BE SUPPORTING THESE RECOMMENDATIONS.

>> Mayor Jim Watson: THANK YOU, COUNCILLOR. COUNCILLOR McKENNEY, PLEASE.

>> I WANT TO CLARIFY BEFORE I BEGIN, IF WE ADOPT YOUR RECOMMENDATION THE FIST ONE, THE ADOPTION OF A NEW FARE STRUCTURE AS OUTLINED IN THIS REPORT AND ILLUSTRATED IN DOCUMENT ONE ON JANUARY 1st, YOU WILL BE BASING THAT ALL OF THOSE PLANS IN DOCUMENT ONE I TAKE IT.

>> THAT'S CORRECT.

>> SO WE DO KNOW IF YOU ARE ONE OF THE 38,000 ADULTS HAS HOLDERS AND LET'S PUT ASIDE FOR NOW THE FACT THAT IT DOES COST MORE TO MOVE SOMEBODY FURTHER THAN SAY 10 KILOMETRES THAN IT DOES TO MOVE SOMEBODY 10 BLOCKS. AND LET'S JUST PUT ASIDE FOR A MOMENT THE FACT THAT IT DOES. I COULD ASK YOU THAT. DOES IT COST MORE TO MOVE SOMEBODY 20 KILOMETRES THAN IT DOES TO MOVE SOMEBODY HALF A KILOMETRE?

>> IT CAN.

>> THANK YOU. >> SO LET'S JUST PUT THAT ASIDE AND LET'S PUT ASIDE CONSTRUCTION IS AFFECTING RESIDENTS ACROSS THE CITY. I THINK THAT WE COULD PROBABLY ALL AGREE ON THAT. WHAT WE'RE ASKING THE REGULAR PASS HOLDERS TO DO IS TO PAY FOR 18 MONTHS, $6 MORE. SO I'M NOT A MATHEMATICIAN BUT THAT'S JUST OVER $100. $104. MANY OF THESE 38,000 ARE PART-TIME WORKERS. SOME WOULD SAY OUR LOW INCOME RESIDENTS WHO WERE ACTUALLY TRYING TO FIND A SOLUTION WITH THE COMMUNITY PASS FALL INTO THAT NUMBER OF 18,000. SO THOSE FOLKS, WE'RE ASKING THEM TODAY TO PAY $104 DOLLARS EXTRA. IS THAT ACCURATE?

>> I DON'T AGREE WITH THE COMMENTS. I THINK THERE'S SELECTIVE PIECING YOU'RE PICK AND GO OUT OF THE REPORT AND JUST TO BE FRANK COUNCILLOR, I WOULD COMMENT BACK IF YOU WANT. I CAN DO IT NOW.

>> NO, GO AHEAD.

>> SO YOU MENTIONED CASH FARE, REDUCED THE CASH FARE OR YOU MENTIONED LOW INCOME PEOPLE? ONE OF THE THINGS WE HEARD OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN FROM MANY COUNCILLORS AND THE PUBLIC IS DO SOMETHING WITH YOUR CASH FARE SO WE DO CREATE THE OPPORTUNITY YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, AND BY APPROVING THE REPORT YOU'RE DOING EXACTLY THAT. CASH FARES ARE GOING DOWN FROM 5:15 IS SO FORTH. WE ARE REDUCING THE CASH FARE FOR THOSE PEOPLE THAT DO HAVE LIMITED INCOMES AND SO FORTH. THAT'S SOMETHING WE'VE HEARD IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS. AND I COULD GO ON AND ON WITH THE OTHER PIECES. MANY OF THE THINGS THAT I'VE HIGHLIGHTED IN THE MEMO.

>> BUT THIS FACT IS WE HAVE 38,000 REGULAR ADULT PASS HOLDERS WHO ARE BEING ASKED FOR 18 MONTHS WITHOUT ANY CHANGES TO PAY $6 A MONTH MORE FOR THEIR PASS. SO I'M NOT I'LL JUST LEAVE IT AT THAT. I'M NOT ABLE TO SUPPORT THAT. I'M NOT ABLE ABLE TO EXPLAIN TO THOSE RESIDENTS WHY WHY TODAY. I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT 18 MONTHS FROM NOW. I'M NOT ABLE TO EXPLAIN TO THOSE 38,000 RESIDENTS, WHY TODAY THEY SHOULD BE PAYING $6 A MONTH MORE THAN OTHER TRANSIT RIDERS. WHY THEIR INCREASE IS GOING UP AND WHY $104 IS COMING OUT OF THEIR POCKET. FOR THAT REASON I'M NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT THE RECOMMENDATION. I DIDN'T SEE ANY QUANTIFICATION OF THE RISK. I DIDN'T SEE ANY TECHNICAL DETAILS OF WHAT WOULD BE REQUIRED IN ORDER TO ACCOMPLISH THAT IN THE SWITCHOVER. WHAT YOU'RE ASKING US TO DO IS FOR THE NEXT YEAR, YEAR AND A HALF IS TO HAVE THOSE EXPRESS RIDERS WHO ARE STILL GETTING THE BENEFIT OF THOSE VERY BENEFICIAL ROUTES DOOR-TO-DOOR DOWNTOWN RECEIVE A SUBSIDY OF ROUGHLY $3 MILLION OR SO A YEAR, THAT IS COMING FROM THE MONTHLY PASSHOLDERS. AND THAT IS DOUBLY PROBLEMATIC FOR ME, SINCE WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND, FOR REASONS I THINK WE ALL AROUND THIS TABLE UNDERSTAND, HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO CREATE A LOW-INCOME TRANSIT PASS. THE 10% DECREASE IN FARES THE COUNCILLOR HAS REFERRED TO IS NOT GOING TO FALL ON THE BACKS OF THOSE WHO CAN BEST AFFORD THEM BUT ON THOSE WHO CAN LEAST AFFORD IT. WITHOUT MORE DETAILS AS TO WHY THIS DEFERRAL THAT COUNCILLOR N NUSSBAUM'S MOTION IS SUGGESTING SO SO PROBLEMATIC, I TEND TO TRUST THAT IF WE MANDATE OC TRANSPO TO ESTABLISH A PHASED APPROACH TO THE FARE CLASSES IN 2018 THAT YOU WILL BE ABLE TO HANDLE IT. I BELIEVE IF THIS COUNCIL MANDATES YOU TO HOLD OFF THE COLLAPSE OF THE FARE INCREASES UNTIL 2018, THAT YOU WILL BE ABLE TO DO SO IN A WAY THAT WORKS FOR THE RESIDENTS OF OTTAWA. PENDING ANY EVIDENCE OTHERWISE, I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO SUGGEST -- OR MORE THAN HAPPY TO SUPPORT COUNCILLOR NOOSEBALM'S MOTION AND I HOPE THAT THE REST OF COUNCIL WILL AS WELL, A 3 MILLION- DOLLAR SUBSIDY FROM REGULAR MONTHLY PASS HOLDERS TO THE EXPRESS RIDERS RECEIVING NO ADDITIONAL SERVICE IS JUST NOT ACCEPTABLE. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR.

>> THANK YOU, COUNCILLOR. COUNCILLOR DEANS, PLEASE?

>> THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. MY FIRST QUESTION TO YOU, MR. MANCONI IS ABOUT THE PRESTO CORE SYSTEM AND THERE WAS A REQUEST FROM PRESTO TO HAVE A DIFFERENT PAY STRUCTURE WITH THE CITY OF OTTAWA FOR THE SERVICES, AND I UNDERSTAND THAT BECAUSE I KNOW WE'RE PROBABLY UNDER PAYING. BUT HAVING SAID THAT, HAVE WE NEGOTIATED A NEW PAYMENT?

>> MR. MAYOR, BOTH MYSELF AND THE CITY MANAGER ARE INVOLVED IN NEGOTIATING WITH METROLINX. WE'VE STARTED OUR NEGOTIATIONS.

>> SO PRESUMABLY IT'S SEVERAL MILLION DOLLARS?

>> IT'S TOO EARLY TO TELL. THEY'VE SIGNALLED THERE IS AN INCREASE COMING AND WE'RE HAVING VERY GOOD DIALOGUE WITH THEM IN TERMS OF THE OTTAWA MODEL. WE'RE FORTUNATE IN THAT WE HAVE A VERY GOOD SYSTEM AND WHAT YOU'VE DECIDED ON AS A COUNCIL WITH THE FAREGATE SYSTEM COULD LEAD TO SOME EFFICIENCIES THAT METROLINKS IS NOW BEING APPRISED OF, SO WE'RE HAVING GOOD DISCUSSIONS AND IT'S TOO EARLY TO SAY WHAT THE ORDER OF MAGNITUDE WOULD BE.

>> THE REASON I ASK IS HAVE WE ROLLED IN A NUMBER THAT WE'VE PRESUMED TO BE PAYING INTO THIS NEW FARE STRUCTURE?

>> YES, WE HAVE: THE TREASURER AND I HAVE BEEN VERY CAREFULLY IN THE LAST NUMBER OF YEARS ENSURING THAT WE'RE KEEPING THE TRANSIT AFFORDABILITY WHOLE AND THAT ANY KNOWN RISKS OR COST THAT IS COULD COME UP, WE'VE PLUGGED IN SOME NUMBERS.

>> OKAY, I WON'T ASK YOU WHAT THEY ARE. (LAUGHS) I GET THAT. SO I HAD TO DISAGREE WITH MY COLLEAGUE HERE, WHO SAID THIS IS ALL ABOUT THE INTRODUCTION OF LRT AND BEING READY IN 2018. AND OF COURSE, THAT'S A HUGE CONSIDERATION. WE DO NEED TO BE READY IN 2018. BUT IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT THAT. ANYTIME YOU HAVE A MAJOR CHANGE IN YOUR FARE STRUCTURE, IT ALSO HAS TO BE ABOUT FAIRNESS IN THE SYSTEM. AND IT HAS TO BE AFTER CONSIDERABLE CONSULTATION WITH THE PUBLIC AND CONSIDERATION OF THE OPTIONS. SO I'VE BEEN LOOKING AT METROLINKS AND THE WORK THEY'VE BEEN DOING AND TRANSLINK IN VANCOUVER AND THE WORK THEY'VE BEEN DOING AND THEY HAVE GONE THROUGH A COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS, AND THEY'VE LOOKED AT ALL KINDS OF DIFFERENT STRUCTURES, WHICH THEY HAVE TESTED WITH THE PUBLIC.AND THEY'VE BOILED IT DOWN TO THAT THERE ARE FOUR OPTIONS THAT ONE CAN CONSIDER, FLAT FARES, WHICH IS EFFECTIVELY THE OPTION THAT WE HAVE, FARES BY MODE, DIFFERENT FARES FOR, FOR EXAMPLE, TRAIN OR BUS OR WHAT HAVE YOU; FARES BY DISTANCE BASED ON DISTANCE TRAVELLED, WHICH IS AN INTERESTING CONCEPT IN A CITY WITH AS MANY GEOGRAPHY AS WE HAVE; AND FARES BY ZONE WHICH ARE A SIMPLIFIED FARE BY DISTANCE. AND THEY ARE GIVING A HUGE AMOUNT OF CONSIDERATION TO ALL OF THOSE AND THEY'VE CERTAINLY NOTED IN THE WORK THAT THEY DO THAT MOST CITIES AROUND THE WORLD HAVE SOME FORM OF DIFFERENT FARES BASED ON DIFFERENT ZONES OR WHATEVER. I'M SORRY NOT VERY MANY THAT JUST HAVE A SIMPLIFIED FARE STRUCTURE, WHICH IS BEING PUT IN FRONT OF US NOW. SO I GUESS FOR ME, THE QUESTION REALLY BOILS DOWN TO HAVE WE DONE THE ANALYSIS? HAVE WE DONE THE FOCUS GROUPS? HAVE WE DONE THE PUBLIC CONSULTATION? AND HAVE WE ENSURED THAT THERE'S REALLY FAIRNESS IN THIS NEW SYSTEM?

>> MR. MAYOR, A COUPLE COMMENTS ON THAT. ON THE WORK THAT METROLINX AND TRANSLINK ARE DOING, YOU KNOW, THE FARE BY DISTANCE AND OPTIONS AND POLICY STUFF, THAT IS VERY GOOD WORK. YOU MADE THAT DECISION MANY, MANY YEARS AGO WHEN YOU PROCEEDED WITH THE LRT. FARE BY DISTANCE IS NOT AN OPTION THAT'S ON THE TABLE. YOU APPROVED THE DESIGN OF THE LRT SYSTEM. YOU SUBSEQUENTLY APPROVED THE FAREGATE PROCESS AND SO FORTH SO THAT DECISION HAS GONE PAST US MANY, MANY YEARS AGO. WHAT'S SOMEWHAT DIFFERENT --

>> CAN YOU JUST EXPLAIN THAT, MR. MANCONI, BECAUSE I DON'T FOLLOW THE CONCLUSION.

>> THE DESIGN OF THE PLATFORMS, THE HALLWAYS, THE CORRIDORS, THE ENTIRE CONFIGURATION. STATIONS ARE NOT DESIGNED FOR FARE BY ZONE INFRASTRUCTURE. AND YOUR BUS SYSTEMS AND THE STATIONS. YOU ARE EITHER GOING TO GO PROOF OF PURCHASE OR FARE GATES. AND WE BROUGHT A REPORT TO YOU A FEW YEARS AGO, LAST TERM OF COUNCIL, AND YOU APPROVED FARE GATES. SO YOU CAN'T DO FARE BY ZONE. ON THE LRT, THAT SHIP HAS SAILED. SO WHAT METROLINX AND WHAT TRANSLINK ARE DOING IS THEY HAVE INTERGRATED SYSTEMS THAT THEY NEED TO CONNECT THE DOTS ON. THEY'VE GOT THE GO TRANSIT, COMPUTER RULE. THEY'VE GOT IN THE GTAH AREA THEY'VE GOT EIGHT OR NINE JURISDICTIONS, THEY'RE TRYING TO GET THEM ONTO COMMON FARE POINTS. THEY'VE NOT INTEGRATED THEIR PRESTO LINK U YOU'VE DONE WITH STO. THEY ACTUALLY TALKED TO US ABOUT THE WORK WE'VE DONE WITH FARE ON THE GRACE WITH STO AND THE DIALOGUE YOU TALKED ABOUT IS WHAT YOU DID LAST TERM OF COUNCIL WHEN YOU ADOPTED THE FARE TABLE WITH THE PRESTO WITH ALL THE ALIGNMENT, YOU REMEMBER THOSE NUMEROUS MEETINGS WE HAD IN TERMS OF THAT FARE TABLE AND DISCUSSION WITH PEOPLE LIKE THE SENIORS GROUP AND SO FORTH. SO -- AND THEN EVERYONE ELSE IN CANADA IS ON A FLAT RATE. SO NOBODY ELSE IS DOING FARE BY DISTANCE. AND QUITE FRANKLY, THOSE THAT HAVE IT, IE VANCOUVER ON THE BUS SIDE, HAVE ELIMINATED IT BECAUSE OF THE PROBLEMS FOR THE CUSTOMER INTERFACE AND THE INFRASTRUCTURE, WHEN THEY INTRODUCED THEIR SMART CARD, AND TRANSLINK IS NOW LOOKING AT WHETHER THEY SHOULD ELIMINATE FARE BY DISTANCE FOR THEIR RAIL SYSTEM ALSO.

>> SO DID WE DO A FOCUS GROUP TESTING?

>> MR. DAN BURELL WHO YOU KNOW DID FOCUS TESTING. FOCUS GROUP DISCUSSION ON THE FARE TABLE THAT'S BEFORE YOU, AT THE CONCEPTUAL LEVEL EARLY ON IN THE PROCESS TO TALK ABOUT THE LRT TRANSFORMATION, TO TALK ABOUT THIS ISSUE OF CONSOLIDATING THE TWO ADULT PASSES. >> AND WHAT WAS THE CONCLUSION OF THAT?

>> MANY PEOPLE UNDERSTOOD THAT IT NEEDED TO BE DONE, THEY UNDERSTOOD THE COMPLEXITY OF MAKING SURE THAT EVERYTHING IS ALIGNED, BECAUSE WE ALSO AT THE TIME TALKED TO THEM ABOUT THE WAY FINDING AND THE OTHER ELEMENTS OF THE REPORTS AT THE LAST COMMISSION MEETING AND THERE WAS MIXED REACTION AS TO THE TIMING.

>> OKAY. I PULLED OUT A REPORT THAT I HAD I THINK FROM THE TIME THAT I WAS THE CHAIR OF THE TRANSIT COMMISSION BACK IN 2012 FROM CORE STRATEGIES. AND AT THE TIME THEY HAD DONE SOME FOCUS GROUP TESTING ON THIS VERY CONCEPT, AND HERE IS THE CONCLUSION. THIS IS FROM 2012. BUT THEIR CONCLUSION THEN WAS THE ONE CONCEPT RESPONDENTS COULD NEVER FATHOM WAS ANY SCENARIO WHERE NEW FARES WOULD INDISCRIMINATELY CHARGE A GREATER SHARE OF THE FARE TO THOSE WHO USE THE SYSTEM FOR LESS DISTANCE, COST -- AND IN BRACKETS URBAN -- VERSUS THOSE WHO USE THE SYSTEM FOR GREATER COST, SUPERB AN. AND IT GOES ON TO SAY THAT THERE'S A CONCERN ABOUT PITTING URBAN VERSUS SUBURBAN RIDERS, IF YOU'RE ACTUALLY TRANSFERRING THE COSTS TO THOSE WHO ARE GOING TO MAKE UP THE DIFFERENCE FOR LONGER FARES. SO JUST WONDER WHAT THIS REACTION TO THIS, IF THAT'S WHAT THE PUBLIC WAS SAYING IN 2012, THEY COULD NEVER FATHOM US DOING THAT. HAVE WE THOUGHT ABOUT THAT?

>> ABSOLUTELY. ONE OF THE PROJECTS GETTING READY FOR ON TRACK 2018 IS WE DID JOURNEY MAPPING. SO WE HAVE SPENT THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF ASSEMBLING CUSTOMER GROUPS AND TAKING THEM THROUGH THE CURRENT STATE, THE 2012 VIEW THAT YOU JUST TALKED ABOUT. AND THE FUTURE STATE OF LRT. AND WHAT IS AMAZING ABOUT THAT IS WE FOUND OUT OVER A YEAR AND A HALF AGATHA OUR CUSTOMERS TRULY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT LRT WAS BRINGING TO THEM. AND ONCE THEY UNDERSTOOD WHAT LRT WAS BRINGING TO THEM, HOW THE SYSTEM IS GOING TO WORK, THE TWO THINGS THAT ARE VERY, VERY IMPORTANT TO THEM, RELIABILITY AND THE FREQUENCY OF SERVICE AND SO FORTH. THE DISCUSSION STARTED TO CHANGE COMPLETELY INTO A VALUE PROPOSITION OF WE DID NOT KNOW THIS IS ALL COMING, THIS IS EXCITING, THIS IS TRANSFORMATIONAL, THIS IS MORE RELIABLE TRANSIT SYSTEM AND THEY START TO HAVE A DIFFERENT CONVERSATION. SO THAT VIEW THAT YOU HAVE THERE, I'M VERY FAMILIAR WITH THAT REPORT, WAS A SNAPSHOT IN 2012 WHEN WE WERE JUST STARTING THE LRT. NOW THOSE FOCUS GROUPS THAT SOME MEMBERS OF OUR TRANSIT COMMISSION HAVE PARTICIPATED IN, THEY HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING AND THE DIALOGUE IS DIFFERENT THAN WHAT WE WERE SEEING IN 2012. THEY TALK MORE ABOUT THE VALUE PROPOSITION ON RELIABILITY AND SERVICE FREQUENCY.

>> THERE IS RESULTS OF THE FOCUS GROUP TESTING ON THIS TOPIC AVAILABLE TO US? CAN WE TAKE A LOOK AT THOSE?

>> WE HAVE A SUMMARY FROM DAN, YES, AND WE CAN CERTAINLY SHARE THAT WITH YOU.

>> OKAY, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT. AND MY LAST QUESTION IS AROUND THE IMPACT ON RIDERSHIP, BECAUSE I DON'T WORRY THAT WITH SUCH A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE TO OUR BREAD AND BUTTER CUSTOMERS, SO FAR OUT FROM THE CHANGE, THAT IT WILL ADVERSELY IMPACT OUR RIDERSHIP. AND I JUST WONDER WHAT STUDIES HAVE BEEN COMPLETED TO INDICATE WHAT IMPACT THIS IS GOING TO HAVE.

>> ONE OF THE OTHER COUNCILORS TALKED ABOUT THE .36 TO THE CITY THAT OUR INDEPENDENT REVIEWER DID ON THE FORECASTING. I SUGGEST WE AS STAFF WOULD NOT RECOMMEND YOU APPLY THAT. IF THERE WAS A FARE INCREASE IN ISOLATION YOU COULD APPLY THAT. WHEN YOU'RE LAYERING ON THE TRANSFORMATION YOU'RE DOING, MANY OF THE THINGS I JUST TALKED ABOUT IN TERMS OF THE BENEFITS OF LRT, I WOULD STRUGGLE TO FIND ANYONE ON STAFF AND EXTERNALLY THAT COULD GIVE YOU AN ACCURATE FORECAST AS TO WHAT THIS FARE TABLE RECOMMENDATION WOULD DO, WHEN YOU LAYER ON ALL THE OTHER THINGS AS YOU'RE INTRODUCING IN THIS MASSIVE TRANSFORMATION. SO THERE'S A LOT OF LEVERS THAT WOULD PUSH AND PULL, COUNCILLOR, SO I CANNOT GIVE YOU A DEFINITE ANSWER ON WHAT WOULD HAPPEN TO RIDERSHIP. I KNOW WHAT WE'RE FORECASTING AND WHAT WE'RE FORECASTING IN 2018 IS AN INCREASE OF 1%, AND IN 2019 AN INCREASE OF 2%. THAT'S WHAT'S IN THE CURRENT AFFORDABILITY MODEL.

>> DO YOU HAVE THAT FORECAST FOR 2017 BASED ON THIS NEW FARE TABLE?

>> THE 2017 FORECAST, WE'RE GOING TO STAY FLAT IN TERMS OF CURRENT RIDERSHIP AND AS WE REPORTED AT THE TRANSILLUSTRATE COMMISSION WE'VE GOT THE HIGHEST RIDERSHIP INCREASE SINCE 2014 SO WE'RE.4% UP SO HOPEFULLY THE TORONTO IS NOW DONE AND WE'RE IN A STEADY STATE.

>> SO JUST HYPOTHETICALLY SPEAKING, IF WE IMPLEMENT THESE CHANGES AND WE SEE A SIGNIFICANT DIP BEYOND THE FLATLINE THAT YOU'RE CURRENTLY PROJECTING IN RIDERSHIP, WOULD YOU COME BACK TO US WITH SOME SUGGESTED CHANGES?

>> YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO SEE THE ROLL-OUT OF THE LRT AND SEE WHAT THAT DOES. THINGS COULD GO UP, THINGS COULD GO DOWN. THERE'S OTHER THINGS IF YOU LOOK AT THE REPORT AND THE RSG STUDY THAT WE SENT OUT WITH MY MEMO, THERE ARE MANY, MANY FACTORS THAT USED TO AFFECT RIDERSHIP AND THERE'S MANY NEW FACTORS THAT AFFECT RIDERSHIP. SO WE WOULD CERTAINLY LOOK AT IT AND HAPPY TO TALK ABOUT SCENARIOS THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO DO. BUT AGAIN, I EMPHASIZE THE TRANSIT AFFORDABILITY PLAN, WHICH IS A CRITICAL COMPONENT TO YOUR STRATEGIC AGENDA THAT'S FORTHCOMING.

>> THANK YOU.

>> COUNCILLOR NEWS -- NUSSBALM TO WRAP UP?

>> I GUESS I WOULD START BY SAYING THE ONE THING I CAN AGREE WITH THE COUNCILLOR ON IS WE WANT THE SAME THING AROUND THIS TABLE, A ROBUST TRANSIT SYSTEM WITH GROWING RIDERSHIP. I THINK THE QUESTION IS HOW DO WE GET THERE. I'VE POSITIVED THAT LOSING 600 TO 700 MONTHLY PASSHOLDERS IS SOMETHING WE CAN'T DO AT THIS STAGE AND IT'S IMPORTANT TO KNOW THOSE ARE RIDE DAT USING THE FIGURES THAT OC TRANSPO STAFF HAVE ASKED TO GIVE, THAT'S THE NUMBER APPLIED TO THE INCREASES OVER INFLATION THAT WE WOULD SEE ON JANUARY 1ST, 2017. I THINK WE NEED TO DO WHAT WE CAN TO STABILIZE RIDERSHIP AND WE KNOW THAT DECREASING FARES WILL NOT BRING BACK RIDERS ACCORDING TO THE SAME EXPERTS. SO IF WE FIND OURSELVES IN THE CONUNDRUM OF HAVING LOST RIDERS, IT'S GOING TO BE DIFFICULT TO GET THEM BACK. NOW, IF WE CAN HOLD ON TO THESE FOLKS UNTIL MID-2018, THEN I THINK WE'RE IN EXCELLENT SHAPE, BECAUSE WE KNOW WE'RE GOING TO GET EXPECTED INCREASES IN COMFORT AND CONVENIENCE AT THAT TIME, SO REALLY OUR JOB, IN MY MIND, IS TO HOLD ONTO OUR RIDERS BETWEEN NOW AND SUMMER OF 2018 AND THEN HOPEFULLY SEE SOME GROWTH. SO FOR THAT REASON, I DO THINK WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS FARE TABLE. I'VE PUT FORWARD THE INSIDE OF HOLDING OFF FOR NOW IN AGREEING TO THE PHASE OF THE EXPRESS ROUTES IN ORDER TO FIND A SOLUTION TO THAT PROBLEM THAT DOESN'T HAVE THE REGULAR MONTHLY PASS HOLDERS BEARING THE BRUNT, WHICH IS GOING TO LEAD TO THE LOSSES I'VE ALREADY IDENTIFIED. THAT SAID, YOU KNOW, I'M CERTAINLY OPEN TO SEEING HOW WE CAN SOLVE THE PROBLEM OF THE EXPRESS ROUTES IN THE CONTEXT OF OUR UPCOMING BUDGET AND IF WE FIND ONE THAT WORKS, THAT EQUITABLY DISTRIBUTES THE COST OF ELIMINATING THE EXPRESS ROUTES 18 MONTHS BEFORE THE LRT COMES ONLINE, I WOULD ABSOLUTELY BE OPEN TO SUPPORTING SUCH A SOLUTION FOR A JANUARY 1ST, 2017 IMPLEMENTATION DATE. BUT WHAT I'M POSITIVE EDITING THROUGH THIS MOTION IS WE CAN'T SEND OUT A SIGNAL NOW THAT WE'RE GOING TO EXPECT THE REGULAR MONTHLY PASS HOLDERS TO ENDURE A 10% INCREASE -- 10% INCREASE IN THE PRICE OF THE MONTHLY PASS BETWEEN JUNE 2016 AND JANUARY 2017. SO THAT'S MY WRAP-UP AND THANKS FOR THE I THINK IMPORTANT AND ROBUST CONVERSATION.

>> SO ON THE MAIN REPORT, COUNCILLOR BLAIS AND TRANSIT CHAIR TO WRAP UP, PLEASE. COUNCILLOR BLAIS?

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. MAYOR. THIS HAS CERTAINLY BEEN AN INTERESTING DISCUSSION THIS MORNING, AND FRANKLY FOR THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF. SINCE THE TERM OF COUNCIL BEGAN WE'VE BEEN WORKING TO IMPLEMENT -- SINCE THIS TERM OF COUNCIL BEGAN WE'VE BEEN WORKING TO IMPLEMENT MUCH OF THE CHANGE RESIDENTS AND THEIR REPRESENTATIVES IN THIS PLACE HAVE BEEN ASKING FOR AT OC TRANSPO. IN 2015 WE IMPLEMENTED A MILLION DOLLARS IN NEW SERVICE IMPROVEMENTS. NOTABLY ON BANK STREET, WITH SHORTER WAITING TIMES AND INCREASED CAPACITY FOR SATURDAYS, SUNDAYS AND HOLDS. WE PROVIDED NEW TRANSIT ACCESS IN THE HUNT CLUB AREA. WE BUDGETED TO PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL 5700 TRIPS ON PARATRANSPO. WE IMPROVED THE SERVICE ON THE O TRAIN TRILLIUM LINE LEADING TO A 2% INCREASE IN RIDERSHIP. THE FIRST OF OUR NEW DOUBLE DECKERS ARRIVED ALL EQUIPPED WITH CCTC CAM REDUCE MAKE OUR TRANSIT SAFER AND TO HELP US PLAN THE BEST POSSIBLE NETWORK. THE LEADERSHIP TEAM HAS PLANNED AND INTRODUCED THE FIRST CONVERSION TO LIGHT RAIL IN NORTH AMERICA. TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DAILY TRIPS AFFECTED. DOOM AND GLOOM PREDICTED BY MANY AROUND THIS TABLE, AND WHAT WAS THE RESULT? NEAR PERFECTION. CERTAINLY, THERE WERE SOME SPEED BUMPS ALONG THE WAY, BUT EVEN THE HARSHEST CRITICS HAVE COMPLIMENTED THE TEAM ON HOW WELL IT'S GONE. THERE WERE PREDICTIONS OF LOW RIDERSHIP, I RECALL AS WELL, FROM THE SAME PEOPLE WHO ARE PREDICTING LOW RIDERSHIP TODAY IN FACT FOR 2016 RIDERSHIP IS UP.0.6% AND OUR RIDER SHIP LEVELS OF 27.2 MILLION ARE THE HIGHEST THEY'VE BEEN SINCE JANUARY OF 2014 ESSENTIALLY SINCE OUR NEW COUNCIL TOOK OFFICE. WE LOOK AT CALGARY, REPORTED IN THE CALGARY HERALD THEIR RIDERSHIP IS DOWN 4.8%. REPORTED IN THE TORONTO STAR, THE TTC HAS A 30 MILLION-DOLLAR DEFICIT AWAITING THEM THIS YEAR. I THINK WE SHOULD BE COMPLIMENTING OUR MANAGEMENT TEAM AT OC TRANSPO FOR DOING A VERY, VERY GOOD JOB. DURING THE 2016 BUDGET, WE HEARD A NUMBER OF CONCERNS ABOUT FARES, PARTICULARLY FROM OUR MOST VULNERABLE IN THE COMMUNITY. WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE MAYOR AND TRANSIT COMMISSION MEMBERS, WE SET OUT TO ADDRESS THESE CONCERNS. WE HEARD THAT CASH FARES WERE TOO HIGH. THIS RECOMMENDATION REDUCES THE CASH FARE. WE HEARD ODSP RECIPIENTS AN SENIORS COULD NOT AFFORD THE SAME INCREASES AS OTHERS. THIS RECOMMENDATION KEEPS BOTH THOSE RATES THE SAME. WE HEARD THAT PARENTS WERE HAVING A TOUGH TIME BRINGING THEIR KIDS ON THE BUS. THIS RECOMMENDATION REDUCES THE CHILD'S FARE. WE HEARD THAT YOUTH IN OUR COMMUNITY WHO WERE UNDECIDED ABOUT THEIR FUTURE OR PURSUING A NONACADEMIC PATH WERE BEING DISCRIMINATED AGAINST WITH HIGH FARE PRICES. THIS REPORT RECOMMENDS BRINGING 1400 MORE YOUNG PEOPLE INTO THE YOUTH DISCOUNT CATEGORY. WE HEARD FOR YEARS FROM RESIDENTS ON DSP ARGUABLY AMONG THE MOST VULNERABLE CITIZENS IN OUR CITY THAT PAYING MORE OR TOPPING UP TO USE PARATRANSPO WAS A BURDEN THEY COULD NOT BEAR. AFTER YEARS OF HEARING THIS CONCERN, THIS RECOMMENDATION ELIMINATES THE TOP- UP. ALL OF THESE MEASURES ARE BEING DONE WITHIN THE LONG-TERM FINANCIAL FRAMEWORK FOR TRANSIT, WHICH MAKES BOTH STAGE 1 AND STAGE 2 OF THE CONFEDERATION LINE VIABLE. IMPLEMENTING THE FEDERATION LINE AND TRANSITIONING TO A MULTIMODAL OPERATION IS ARGUABLY THE MOST IMPORTANT ISSUE FACING OUR CITY. THERE ARE HUGE RISKS THAT THE MANAGEMENT TEAM AT OC TRANSPAY AND DEPARTMENTS ACROSS THE COURSE HAVE BEEN WORKING TO MITIGATE. TODAY'S RECOMMENDATIONS ARE CRITICAL PART OF THAT WORK. IT INFORMS THE TIME LINE AND FACILITATES THE TRANSITION TO ENSURE THAT 2018 GOES AS WELL AS WE ALL WANT IT TO AND AS WELL AS WE ALL NEED IT TO. THERE'S BEEN DISCUSSION ABOUT THE INEQUITY WITH THE EXPRESS ISSUE. ONE OF OUR CHALLENGES IS THAT THE PREMIUM THAT WE'VE BEEN OFFERING, THE PREMIUM SERVICE WE'VE BEEN OFFERING HAS BEEN ERODING OVER TIME. AND BEYOND THAT WE HAVE THAT SAME SERVICE IN NEIGHBOURHOODS WHO ARE NOT PAYING THE EXPRESS FARE. THE NUMBER 40 IN BLOSSOM PARK DOES THE NEIGHBOUR GOES DIRECT DOWNTOWN ON THE TRANSITWAY. THEY PAY A REGULAR BUS FARE. THAT IS WHOLLY INEQUITABLE. MR. MAYOR WE HAVE A DEDICATED PROFESSIONAL AND HIGHLY COMPETENT LEADERSHIP TEAM AT OC TRANSPO. THEY MANAGE ONE OF THE BIGGEST AND MOST EFFICIENT PUBLIC TRANSIT SYSTEMS IN NORTH AMERICA. THEY HAVE DEMONSTRATED REPEATEDLY THAT WHEN WE PUT OUR TRUST IN THEM, THEY WILL DELIVER. THEY HAVE RECOMMENDED THIS NEW FARE STRUCTURE AS THE BEST THING FOR THE CITY AND FOR PUBLIC TRANSIT. THEY HAVE RECOMMENDED IT BE IMPLEMENTED IN JANUARY OF 2017. AND THEY HAVE DETAILED WHY IT IS A COLOSSAL MISTAKE NOT TO. I URGE EVERYONE TO VOTE FOR THE RECOMMENDATION AS PRESENTED, NOT TO DELAY AND LETS GET ON WITH BUILDING A WORLD-CLASS PUBLIC TRANSIT SYSTEM.

>> GREAT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I WOULD LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS ON THIS ISSUE. WE MAKE A LOT OF DECISIONS AROUND THIS TABLE, SOME OF THEM VERY BIG, SOME OF THEM NOT SO BIG. AND I THINK YOU'LL AGREE THAT THE FEW QUALIFY AS TRUE CITY BUILDING DECISIONS. THE LAST TERM OF COUNCIL WE HAD TO MAKE SOME TOUGH DECISIONS TO OPTIMIZE ROUTES.

>> (VOICE OF TRANSLATOR): THE LAST MANDATE, WE MADE DIFFICULT DECISIONS ON OPTIMIZING THE ROUTES. (END OF TRANSLATION).

>> THE THEN SHARE OF TRANSIT, OUR COLLEAGUE COUNCILLOR DEANS CONVINCED COUNCIL THAT ON BALANCE, THIS WAS GOOD FOR THE LONG- TERM FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY OF OC TRANSPO. AND WE SUPPORTED HER THROUGH A VERY TOUGH DECISIONMAKING PROCESS. TODAY THE MOTION PUT FORWARD, WE'RE BEING ASKED TO CARVE OUT A LARGE PART OF OUR GENERAL MANAGER OF TRANSIT'S RECOMMENDATION TO THE TRANSIT COMMISSION AND TO VOTE ON JUST THAT PIECE. IF YOU COMPARE TODAY'S DEBATE WITH ROUTE OPTIMIZATION, THAT WOULD BE LIKE SAYING LET'S TAKE ALL OF THE SAVINGS AND CARVE OUT ALL OF THE ROUTE CHANGES WE DON'T LIKE AND VOTE ON THEM SEPARATELY. THE VAST MAJORITY OF CHANGES PROPOSED BY TRANSIT STAFF WERE I'MLY CARRIED BY OUR TRANSIT COMMISSION ON JUNE 15TH OF THIS YEAR. WHEN MEMBERS OF THE TRANSIT COMMISSION HAD A CLOSE LOOK AT THE WORK STAFF HAD DONE TO BALANCE THE VARIOUS FARES, MANY CONCLUDED THAT STAFF DID A VERY GOOD JOB. LET ME PUT THOSE FARES IN PERSPECTIVE USING THE CITY OF TORONTO AS A MEANINGFUL COMPAREATOR IN THE SAME APPROACH BECAUSE THE TTC IN FACT DELIVERS TRANSIT TO A LARGER POPULATION BASE BUT ON A SMALLER TERRITORY. IN MANY INSTANCES OUR FARES ARE QUITE AFFORDABLE. TAKE OUR SENIORS PASS AT $42.75. THE TTC SENIOR PASS, $112 A MONTH. OUR POST-SECONDARY PASS, WHICH IS PROPOSED AT ABOUT $49 IN 2017, THE TTC DOESN'T HAVE A YOUTH PASS AND THEIR POST- SECONDARY PASS IS $112. THEIR ADULT PASS IS CURRENTLY $141.50 PER MONTH, SET TO INCREASE ON JANUARY 1ST. >> (VOICE OF TRANSLATOR): THE ADULT PASS IN TORONTO IS $141 AND WILL INCREASE AGAIN NEXT YEAR. (END OF TRANSLATION).

>> $112 PER MONTH NEXT JANUARY. SO LET'S BACK UP A SECOND FOR A QUICK REALITY CHECK. OUR NEW PROPOSED MONTHLY ADULT PASS WILL COST THE SAME AS THE TTC'S POST-SECONDARY AND SENIORS MONTHLY PASS, BOTH AT $112. THE SAME PEOPLE WHO CLAIM THAT WE SHOULD BE GUIDED BY STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS ARE THE FIRST TO REJECT THE EVIDENCE WHEN IT DOESN'T SUIT THEIR PURPOSE. I CAN'T FOR THE LIFE OF ME FIND ANY EVIDENCE WHATSOEVER IN THE STAFF REPORT TO SUPPORT DELAYING THE PHASING OUT OF THE EXPRESS PASS THAT TOUCHES MANY OF YOUR COMMUNITIES. WE'VE BEEN CHALLENGING OUR STAFF TO PLAN AND LAUNCH THE CONFEDERATION LINE IN A WAY THAT IS SEAMLESS AND SMOOTH FOR OUR PASSENGERS, AND I THINK COUNCILLOR ELIE HIT THE NAIL ON THE HEAD ABOUT WHAT THE PURPOSE OF THIS REPORT IS ALL ABOUT. WAITING UNTIL 2018 SO HARMONIZE OUR ADULT AND EXPRESS PASSES CREATES "SIGNIFICANT RISK TO THE SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION OF LRT". I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANY FEAR MONGERING IN THIS WHATSOEVER. MR. MANCONI'S MEMO WALKS US THROUGH THE DETAILS OF ALL THE CHALLENGES CREATED BY WAITING UNTIL A FEW MONTHS BEFORE THE CONFEDERATION LINE COMES ONLINE AND IN ESSENCE OPENS TO SET THE FINAL TWO FARES. NOW, HOW DOES THIS MAKE SENSE? ELIMINATING THE EXPRESS PASS SOONER RATHER THAN LATER IS ABOUT CREATING A FAIR AND MORE EFFICIENT SYSTEM. IS THERE ANYONE AROUND THE TABLE THAT BELIEVES THAT THE CURRENT EXPRESS BUS SERVICE BEING OPERATED DURING THE TRANSITION TO LRT SHOULD COMMAND A 23% PREMIUM OVER ADULT GENERAL PASSES? AS WE HAVE TO MAKE THE POLITICALLY COURAGEOUS DECISION, AS CITY COUNCILORS, NOT AS WARD COUNCILORS, TO PHASE OUT THOSE HIGHER FARES WHICH ARE NO LONGER JUSTIFIED TO THOUSANDS OF OUR CONSTITUENTS. AND I'VE HEARD THE ELSE OF EXPRESS FARES WILL ONLY BENEFIT THE SUBURBS MUCH THIS IS SIMPLY NOT TRUE. AS APPEAR ADULT PASSHOLDER I CAN BE WAITING AT BLAIR STATION TO CATCH A BUS INTO THE CORE. OFTEN ONE, TWO OR THREE EXPRESS BUSES WILL GO BY WHILE A PASSENGER WAITS FOR A 91 OR A 95. I CAN'T GET ON THAT BUS BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE AN EXPRESS PASS, EVEN IF THERE'S PLENTY OF ROOM, WHICH IS OFTEN THE CASE ON THE BUSES. YET A STUDENT WITH A 49-DOLLAR A MONTH PASS CAN GET ON THAT SAME BUS. THE SAME APPLIES TO PASSENGERS AT FALL LOW FIELD AND BAYSHORE. WHEN WE IMPLEMENT THE CHANGES BEING PROPOSED BY OC TRANSPO IN JANUARY 1ST, 2017 ALL USERS WILL BE ABLE TO GET ON ALL BUSES. I'VE ALSO HEARD THE SUGGESTION THAT SOME PEOPLE IN THE CORE ARE NOT GETTING A FAIR SHAKE FROM THE TRANSIT FARE RESTRUCTURING. WELL, LET'S LOOK AT THE FACTS. THE CITY IS SPENDING THE LION'S SHARE OF CONFEDERATION LINE DOLLARS IN THE CORE. EARLY ON, COUNCIL MADE THE COURAGEOUS DECISION, A CITY BUILDING DECISION TO SPEND ROUGHLY THE FIRST $500 MILLION IN FEDERATION LINE DOLLARS TO BURY THE TRANSIT SYSTEM THROUGH THE CORE. THOSE DOLLARS COULD HAVE BOUGHT A LOT MORE TRANSIT RAIL ACROSS OUR CITY, YET COUNCILORS DID THE RIGHT THING AND MADE AN IMPORTANT CITY BUILDING DECISION THAT WILL REMOVE HUNDREDS OF BUS TRIPS ANNUALLY, HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF BUS TRIPS ANNUALLY FROM OUR STREETS AND MAKE OUR STREETS MORE LIVABLE AND WALKABLE WHILE DRAMATICALLY REDUCING CONGESTION. WE'RE REDUCING BUSES GOING DOWN ALBERT AND SLATER BY 90%. QUEEN STREET, TENS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO MAKE IT MORE CYCLING AND PEDESTRIAN-FRIENDLY IN THE DOWNTOWN CORE. THIS ALSO HELPS COMMUTERS FROM THE SUBURBS BECAUSE THE MORE PEOPLE WE HAVE AN LRT, THE LESS CONGESTION OUR ROADS WILL BE IN ALL PARTS OF THE CITY. IT WOULD HAVE BEEN EASY TO GET BOGGED DOWN IN THE POLITICAL CALCULATIONS OF WINNERS AND LOSERS. ON THAT BASIS AHONE WE WOULD BE RUNNING RAIL ON THE SURFACE OF THE CORE LIKE CALGARY CHOSE TO BUT THAT'S NOT WHAT'S HAPPENING HERE AND I THINK WE MADE THE RIGHT DECISION. I'VE HEARD ALSO WE'RE NOT DOING ENOUGH FOR OUR BREAD AND BUTTER CUSTOMERS. I COMPLETELY DISAGREE WITH THAT VIEW. OUR CITY IS FLAT OUT TO BRING LRT FARTHER EAST, WEST AND SOUTH. WE HAD VERY GOOD NEWS JUST A COUPLE WEEKS AGO WHEN THE PREMIER WAS IN TOWN, TALKING ABOUT EXPANDING TO PHASE 2, TO PLACE D ORLEANS AND THE ADD-ON TO TRIM AND TO THE SOUTH END MORE STOPS IN COUNCILLOR DEAN'S WARD, COUNCILLOR BROCKINGTON'S WARD AND AN AIRPORT LINK THAT SERVES TOURISTS AND RESIDENTS ALIKE.

>> (VOICE OF TRANSLATOR): WE ARE WORKING TO EXTEND THE LRT FURTHER. (END OF TRANSLATION).

>> A LITTLE OVER $5 BILLION ARE THE LARGEST TRANSIT INVESTMENTS EVER MADE IN OUR CITY'S HISTORY. WE ARE MAKING GOOD PROGRESS ON OUR GOAL OF BRINGING WORLD-CLASS AFFORDABLE AND ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE LRT TO OUR CITY. AND I STRONGLY URGE MEMBERS OF COUNCIL TO SUPPORT THE STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS AND TO SUPPORT OUR STAFF AND JOHN MANCONI AND HIS TEAM AND DEFEAT THE MOTION AIMED AT DEFERRING A DECISION THAT WILL ACCELERATE OUR TRANSITION TO A FAIR AND MORE EFFICIENT TRANSIT SYSTEM FOR ALL USERS. I AGAIN GO BACK TO COUNCILLOR EGLI'S COMMENTS WHEN HE TALKED ABOUT WE NEED THE RUNWAY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GET THIS RIGHT BECAUSE THE FUNDAMENTAL CHANGES ARE SO SIGNIFICANT, OF A FARE ZONE, OF CHANGES TO ROUTES, OF A HUB AND SPOKE SYSTEM. AND THE LAST THING WE NEED IS UNCERTAINTY WITH RESPECT TO OUR FARE SYSTEM AND THE STRUCTURE, BRINGING ABOUT CHANGES AS COUNCIL NUSSBALM IS SUGGESTING ON JANUARY 1ST, LITERALLY FIVE OR SIX MONTHS BEFORE WISMMENT THE ENTIRE LRT SYSTEM. WE WOULD HAVE TO CHANGE EVERYTHING TWICE, WE WOULD HAVE TO DELAY -- WE WOULD HAVE TO MAKE SURE IT'S PERFECT SO THERE'S ABSOLUTELY NO ROOM FOR ANY KIND OF TRIAL AND ERROR PRIOR TO JANUARY 1ST, OR WHEN THE SYSTEM STARTS GETTING UP AND RUNNING IN THE SUMMER OF 2018. SO THIS REALLY IS, I THINK, AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO VOTE IN SUPPORT AND CONFIDENCE OF OUR SENIOR STAFF, WHO HAVE DONE, I BELIEVE, AN EXCELLENT JOB WITH VERY, VERY CHALLENGING CIRCUMSTANCES. SO I WOULD URGE YOU NOT TO VOTE FOR THE NUSSBALM MOTION AND TO SUPPORT OUR STAFF AND TO MOVE FORWARD SO THAT WE CAN ENSURE THAT STAFF ARE NOT BOGGED DOWN WITH CHANGE AFTER CHANGE BUT THEY CAN GET ON WITH IMPLEMENTING THE LRT SYSTEM IN ITS TOTALITY. SO WE HAVE FIRST COUNCILLOR NUSSBALM'S MOTION. YEAS AND NAYS, PLEASE. (CALLING OF RECORDED VOTE) (CALLING OF RECORDED VOTE) (CALLING OF RECORDED VOTE).

>> FOUR YEAS, 19 NAYS.

>> JUST BEFORE WE GO TO THE NEXT ONE I JUST WANTED TO INTRODUCE EL SHANTIRI'S WIFE IS WITH US AND HER MOTHER AND HER BROTHER AND HIS FAMILY FROM PORTLAND, ORGANIZE GONE SO WELCOME TO THEM AND THANK YOU FOR VISITING, US WELCOME. SO ON THE MAIN REPORT, WE HAVE RECOMMENDATIONS 1, 2 AND 3? CARRIED? DISSENT ON WHAT? (INAUDIBLE) ON ITEM 1? THE REMOVAL OF THE PREMIUM FARES, COUNCILLOR FLEURY?

>> I'M NOT OKAY WITH THE ACTUAL FARE PORTION, SO THE REGULAR FARE ELEMENTS.

>> SO ITEM 2? IS THAT WHAT YOU WANT TO DISSENT ON? OKAY AND COUNCILLOR NUSSBALM YOU WANT TO DISSENT ON SMALL NUMBER 1 OF 1? SAME WITH MCKENNEY AND LEIPER AND DEANS, ON SMALL ITEM 1. GREAT. I DID NEGLECT ON THE ABORIGINAL STRATEGY -- IT WAS RECEIVED AND CARRIED SO WE NEED TO CARRY ITEM 2 OF CPS. CARRIED. DISPOSITION OF ITEMS APPROVED BY COMMITTEES UNDER DELEGATED AUTHORITY? RECEIVED?

>> THAT THE REPORT ENTITLED HYDRO OTTAWA INC -- COMMUNITY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES REPORT 15, FINANCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE REPORT 15A, PLANNING COMMITTEE REPORT 27 AND TRANSIT COMMISSION REPORT 9 BE RECEIVED AND ADOPTED AS AMENDED.

>> CARRIED. MOTION REQUIRING SUSPENSION OF THE RULES OF PROCEDURE? COUNCILLOR HARDER HAS A MOTION THAT REQUIRES SUSPENSION OF THE RULES OF PROCEDURE. SAME BY COUNCILLOR MOFFATT WITH RESPECT TO TO THE TIMELINESS OF SUBMISSIONS FOR BILL 73. ON SUSPENSION? CARRIED? COUNCILLOR HARDER, PLEASE?

>> THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. THIS -- WITH REGARD TO BILL 73, WHICH WE STILL DON'T KNOW A LOT ABOUT, BUT WHAT WE DO KNOW IS THAT THERE IS A STIPULATION THAT AS OF A CERTAIN DATE -- AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE ASKING, WE THANK YOU FOR WAVING THE RULES -- THAT WE MUST BE RECORDING PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN A DIFFERENT WAY. I THINK THAT'S THE SIMPLEST WAY TO SAY IT. AND SO BETWEEN THE TIME OF PLANNING COMMITTEE AND COUNCIL, ANY FURTHER CONSULTATION WE MUST DECLARE SO THE DEPUTY CITY CLERK HAS COME UP WITH A WAY TO DO JUST THAT. WITH REGARD TO BILL 73 WE ARE MOVING THIS TODAY AND WE'LL HAVE A NEW ACCOUNTING SYSTEM TO REGISTER OUT PEOPLE PARTICIPATE. IT WAS THE PART OF THE ACT THAT DEALT WITH MAKING SURE THAT THERE WAS A VALUE TO THE PUBLIC CONSULTATION, WHETHER IT BE WRITTEN, WHETHER IT BE SPOKEN. WOULD THAT BE A GOOD SUMMARY, DEPUTY? YEAH. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. ANYONE TO SPEAK ON THE MOTION? CARRIED? THE NEXT MOTION REQUIRING SUSPENSION OF THE RULES OF PROCEDURE IS MOVED BY COUNCILLOR MONETTE SECONDED BY COUNCILLOR EGLI, I BELIEVE. THIS IS WITH RESPECT TO THE POSSIBILITY OF POSTAL INTERRUPTION COMMENCING ON OR ABOUT JULY 22ND, 2016. ON WAVING THE RULES? CARRIED? COUNCILLOR MONETTE, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE IT.

>> THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. THE MOTION GIVES US THE ABILITY TO KEEP DOING OUR BUSINESS, THAT NOTICES AND INFORMATION THEY SENT TO THE PUBLIC, IF THERE IS A STRIKE ON JULY THE 2ND, I'LL JUST READ THE "THEREFORE". THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT CITY COUNCIL APPROVE THE ADOPTION OF AN ENACTMENT OF THE ATTACHED BYLAW TO AMEND CERTAIN CITY BYLAWS REQUIRING PROVISIONS OF NOTICES OR OTHER COMMUNICATIONS BY MAIL OR REGISTERED MAIL IN THE EVENT OF A POSTAL SERVICE INTERRUPTION TO AUTHORIZE DELIVERY BY ALTERNATIVE MEANS AND PROVIDED IN THE BYLAW AND BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED THAT THE ATTACHED BYLAW COMES INTO FORCE AND TAKES EFFECT UPON THE CITY CLERK AND SOLICITOR ISSUING A DECLARATION TO COUNCIL -- MAIL SERVICE INTERRUPTION, SAID BYLAW REMAINS IN FORCE UNTIL THE CITY CLERK ISSUES A DECLARATION TO COUNCIL THAT IT IS ADVISED THAT THE POSTAL MAIL SERVICE INTERRUPTION IS FINISHED, AND BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED THAT INCREMENTAL EXPENSES RELATED TO PROVISIONS AN IT'S OF ALTERNATIVE MAIL DELIVERY PROCESS BE FUNDED THROUGH A ONE-TIME ACCOUNT. THIS IS THE SAME MOTION THAT WE PASSED DURING 2011 WHEN THERE WAS DISCUSSION OF A POSTAL STRIKE.

>> WE HOPE THERE'S NOT A POSTAL STRIKE, OBVIOUSLY AND THAT BOTH SIDES REACH A FAIR SETTLEMENT. BUT I THINK THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THE CITY CLERK IS STRONGLY RECOMMENDING THAT WE DO BECAUSE WE HAVE A NUMBER OF RECOMMENDATIONS PARTICULARLY TO PROVIDE SINCE TO CITIZENS IN OUR CITY SO ON THE MOTION? CARRIED? DOES ANYONE ELSE HAVE A MOTION REQUIRING SUSPENSION OF THE RULES OF PROCEDURE? COUNCILLOR BROCKINGTON SECONDED BY MYSELF, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE THIS THAT WILL BE DEALT WITH AT THE NEXT MEETING.

>> THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP. I DO WANT TO READ THIS INTO THE PUBLIC RECORD IF I MAY. AS YOU SAID INTRODUCED BY MYSELF, SECONDED BY MAYOR WATSON. IT'S REGARDING GREEK COMMEMORATIVE BLADES, WHEREAS THE HELENE I CAN COMMUNITY OF OTTAWA CONDUCTS MANY ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS TO PROMOTE AND SUPPORT OTTAWA'S GREEK COMMUNITY, INCLUDING THE WELL ATTENDED GREEK FESTIVAL EVERY AUGUST AND IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE CITY'S CULTURAL MOSAIC AND WHEREAS THE HELLENIC COMMUNITY OF OTTAWA HAS REQUESTED THAT THE CITY OF OTTAWA INSTALL COMMEMORATIVE SIGN BLADES ON UTILITY POLES ALONG PRINCE OF WALES DRIVE, SIMILAR TO THOSE IDENTIFYING LITTLE ITALY ON PRESTON STREET, CHINATOWN ON SOMERSET STREETS, OR THE CEDARS OF LEBANON, AND WHEREAS THE HELLENIC COMMUNITY OF OTTAWA HAS REQUESTED THAT THE COMMEMORATIVE BLADES READ "REFLECTIONS OF GREECE "AND REFLECT THE DESIGN IN ATTACHMENT 1, WHEREAS OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE HELLENIC COMMUNITY OF OTTAWA HAS FURTHER REQUESTED IN A THE COMMEMORATIVE BLADES BE INSTALLED AS A PILOT PROJECT AND AT THEIR EXPENSE ON A TEMPORARY BASIS FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST. AND WHEREAS STAFF HAS ADVISE THAT HAD THIS REQUEST FALLS OUTSIDE OF THE CITY'S TOURISM AND PUBLIC SERVICE SIGNS POLICIES, WHICH ADDRESSES COMMEMORATIVE BLADES FOR STICKNATED HERITAGE CONSERVATION DISTRICTS OR AREAS OF DENSE POPULATIONS OF DISTINCT CULTURES, AGAIN SUCH AS PRESTON OR SOMERSET, AND AN EXCEPTION EXEMPTION TO THIS POLICY IS REQUIRED, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT CITY COUNCIL APPROVE AT OUR NEXT MEETING AN EXEMPTION TO THE POLICY TO PERMIT THE INSTALLATION OF "REFLECTIONS OF GREECE" COMMEMORATIVE BLADES AS INDICATED IN THE ATTACHMENT OF THIS MOTION, TO BE CONSISTENT WITH THE CITY'S SIGN STANDARDS ALONG PRINCE OF WALES DRIVE BETWEEN DYNES ROAD AND FOREST HILL AVENUE AS A PILOT PROJECT FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST FOR 2016, 2017 AND 2018 ON THE UNDERSTANDING THAT THE CREATION, INSTALLATION, MAINTENANCE AND REMOVAL OF THE COMMEMORATIVE BLADES WILL BE FUNDED BY THE HELLENIC COMMUNITY OF OTTAWA SO THAT'S COMING BACK ON JULY 13TH.

>> GREAT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. HAPPY TO SECOND THAT. THE NEXT NOTICE OF MOTION IS BY COUNCILLOR FLAHERTY SECONDED BY COUNCILLOR LEIPER, PLEASE.

>> WHEREAS THE CITY OF OTTAWA IS DEDICATED TO THE PRESERVATION AND CONTINUED ENHANCEMENT OF ITS HISTORIC BYWARD MARKET AND WITH THOSE GOALS IN MIND, WORKS AND COLLABORATION WITH THE BYWARD MARKET ASSOCIATION AND ORGANIZATION THAT IS REPRESENT THE INTERESTS OF THE -- OF ALL THE STANDHOLDERS IN THE BYWARD MARKET, WHEREAS IN 2008 CITY COUNCIL APPROVED THAT A 4.5% SURCHARGE BE ADDED TO THE STANDARD PERMIT FEES COLLECTED BY THE CITY, UNDER THE BYWARD MARKET PROGRAM BYLAW, SUCH AS THE REVENUES FROM THE SURCHARGE BE REMITTED TO THE BMSA BY WAY OF GRANT TO SUPPORT THE BMSA'S DELIVERY OF SERVICES TO ITS MEMBERS, SUCH AS PROMOTION AND ADVERTISING, AND WHEREAS ON FEBRUARY 26, 2014 CITY COUNCIL CHANGED THE SURCHARGE FROM A PERCENTAGE TO A FLAT FEE AND ESTABLISHED A BMSA SURCHARGE TO BE $20 PER MONTHLY PERMIT, AND $20 PER DAILY PERMIT, AND WHEREAS DUE TO THE DECREASING REVENUE DERIVED FROM STAND PERMIT ISSUANCE, THE BMSA AT ITS 2016 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING VOTED TO REQUEST A MODEST INCREASE TO THE BMSA MONTHLY AND DAILY PERMIT SURCHARGE TO MAINTAIN REVENUE LEVELS AND ADDRESS INCREASING COSTS. AND WHEREAS THE BMSA IS REQUESTING AN INCREASING IN THE SURCHARGE THAT WILL RESULT IN A 25-DOLLAR IS YOUR CHARGE ON OUR PER MONTHLY PERMIT OR EQUIVALENT TO A 3-DOLLAR SURCHARGE PER DAILY PERMIT AND WHEREAS THERE IS NO NET BUDGET IMPLICATIONS FOR THE CITY AS THE FEES ARE GIVEN BACK TO THE MSA IN THE FORM OF A GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF A GRANT BEING EQUAL TO THE AMOUNT COLLECTED, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT CITY COUNCIL APPROVE THAT THE BYWARD MARKET PROGRAM BYLAW BE AMENDED TO -- TO THE STAND HOLDERS ASSOCIATION, OUR $25 MONTHLY PERMIT OR EQUIVALENT TO A 3- DOLLAR PERMIT EFFECTIVE JULY 15TH, 2016 AND THAT THE 2016 REVENUE EXPENDITURE PORTION OF THE BYWARD MARKET BUDGET BE ADJUSTED ACCORDINGLY WITH NO NET IMPACT ON THE CITY'S OPERATIONAL BUDGET.

>> MERCI.

>> (VOICE OF TRANSLATOR): THANK YOU. ANY OTHER MOTIONS, NOTICE OF MOTIONS? ANY INTENT TO SUBMIT THE REPORT OF THE INTEGRITY COMMISSIONER?

>> COUNCILLOR LEIPER PLEASE.

>> THAT THE BYLAWS LISTED ON THE MOTION... BE READ AND PASSED.

>> CARRIED? CONFIRMATION BYLAW, COUNCILLOR LEIPER, PLEASE?

>> THE FOLLOWING BYLAW BE READ AND PASSED TO CONFIRM THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE COUNCIL MEETING OF 22ND JUNE 2016.

>> CARRIED? MADAME DEPUTY CLERK, ARE THERE ANY WRITTEN CONVERSE? ADJOURNMENT, COUNCILLOR LEIPER, PLEASE SECONDED BY COUNCILLOR MOFFATT.

>> THAT THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF 22ND JUNE 2016 BE ADJOURNED.

>> MOTION CARRIED? THANK YOU. MEETING ADJOURNED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MERCI BEAUCOUP.