COUNCILLOR/CONSEILLER RILEY BROCKINGTON Riverside Park Community and Recreation Association AGM October 2, 2019 Thank-you to the volunteer Board of Directors for your service over the last year to the Association, its membership and our community as a whole. You have structured the Association, formed relevant committees, engaged the membership and provided very valuable feedback and advice on a number of matters. Thank-you for your service. You are helping to make our community even better. 2020 City of Ottawa Budget Consultations building and site, based on the results of the online I am cohosting a City of Ottawa Budget Consultation on community consultation and input from program and Tuesday, October 22 at 6:00pm-8:00pm at the Jim operational staff. A preliminary cost estimate of the Durrell Arena, 1265 Walkley Road. I will be joined by my concept functional plans will also feed into the business colleagues Carol Anne Meehan, Jean Cloutier, and case. Shawn Menard. Please join us if you are available to The 2019 10-year capital budget forecasts funding for share your feedback on items related to the City Budget. the replacement of the If you are unable to attend but would like to share your Mooney’s Bay Pavilion beginning feedback with me regarding budget priorities, please in 2021 and totaling $4.8 M over send me an email at [email protected]. four years. Until this funding is available to retain design I am meeting with the City Manager this week to go over consultants to begin detailed River Ward budget priorities as well as city-wide design and community priorities. consultations, City Parks and Canoe Bay Construction Timelines Recreation staff are unable to proceed further than the On Monday, I spoke with Gary Harper, the CEO of Canoe in-house work currently underway. Once design Bay, to get an update on the construction at 3071 consultants are on board, a formal application will need Riverside Drive. They are now aiming to begin the site to be submitted to the NCC for review and approval preparation works for the construction of the live-in- concurrently with the detailed design place village in November. Construction of the main process. Assuming capital funding is approved in the complexes are to begin in the Spring. They have 2021 budget, the City would commence community submitted their building permit application to begin consultations in winter 2021. Completion of detailed construction of their on-site sales centre. They are design would take approximately 9 months, followed by currently finalizing a partnership with a local builder who tender and construction, which could potentially get will be constructing the townhomes and condo flats at underway in 2022. the north and east sides of the site. The townhomes and I plan to seek assistance from the two other levels of flats will be available for sale. The construction plan is government to move this project forward. the same as the City Council approved plan. I will keep 2826 Springland Drive (Riverside Park Nursery School) residents informed as this moves forward. Site Plan Application Mooney’s Bay Pavilion Update The City of Ottawa is currently reviewing the Site Plan Parks and Recreation staff continue to work on the application for the property located at 2826 Springland business case for the replacement of the Mooney’s Bay Drive. The proposal was submitted by the Riverside Park Pavilion. This work is being done in-house and consists Nursery School who are proposing to develop a 500 of preparing concept functional plans of the new square metre two-storey daycare facility. www.RileyBrockington.ca | 613-580-2486 | [email protected] The parcel of land is located about 100 metres north of Services Bureau facility at 2887 Riverside Drive. I spoke the Springland Drive and Walkley Road intersection. with the Executive Director yesterday and she advised The site is bound by Holy Cross Elementary School to that tenancy is expected to begin in November. The the north, Holy Cross Church to the south, the future building is likely to reach full tenancy in December. Canoe Bay park to the west, and low-rise residential Facility staff are expecting to move in by November 1. homes on the opposite side of Springland Drive. The An official opening to celebrate the completion of the proposed development has 9 parking spaces in the new facility is tentatively expected to take place in late front, and an enclosed play area in the rear. A mixed- October or early November. When complete, the new use pathway (MUP) will run along the southern extent facility will include a four-storey, 39-unit low rise of the site, connecting Springland Drive to the future apartment building including 33 studio apartments and City park on the west. An agreement between the 6 two bedroom units to accommodate a parent and a nursery school and Canoe Bay is in place for future staff child with six units that will be fully accessible. The parking to be provided within the Canoe Bay facility is intended to provide support services and a development. youth hub for residents aged 16-24 years of age. The Committee of Adjustment recently approved three 770 Brookfield Road Update minor variance requests to help accommodate the The site plan has been officially approved for the proposed plan. development at 770 Brookfield Road. This property is Complaints Regarding Non-Competitive Snow Plowing located on the south side of Brookfield Road, between Commercial Practices Riverside Drive and Brookfield High School. The I am aware of the concerns regarding the allegations of proposal includes two phased apartment building non-competitive complexes and is intended to be operated as a private commercial practices from sector post-secondary student residence. The project snow plowing contractors will also include ground floor retail space, new in Riverside Park, engaged landscaping and underground and surface parking. The in what is known as “price- two apartment residences will be a mixture of three, fixing”. I have met with six, and nine floors with a minimum 20 metre setback and sought legal advice from the rear property lines along Hobson Road. from the City Solicitor on this matter and he has Construction could potentially begin in 2020, but I will advised that any “price fixing” allegations fall within the keep residents up to date when more information is authority of the Competition Bureau of Canada, which available. is responsible for enforcement of the federal Brookfield MUP Update Competition Act. At the provincial level, Consumer The construction of the new Brookfield Road multi-use- Protection Ontario provides information about the pathway has commenced. The new MUP runs along the rights of consumers in relation to contracts for services, south side of Brookfield Road and will connect the including snow removal services. Consumer Protection Brookfield Road traffic circle to the pathways along Ontario also has a complaint process for matters falling Hog’s Back Road. The project is expected to be within the Ontario Consumer Protection Act. While the completed in late November. City of Ottawa does license snow removal companies, it generally receives and reviews complaints only in Riverside Mall Property on Ridgewood Avenue respect of service delivered, or a company’s failure to As many residents may be aware, the Riverside Mall deliver service, under an already existing contract property on Ridgewood Avenue across from the St. between the company and a client. Complaints Elias Church is for sale. The site is 3.24 acres in size and regarding the availability of contractors for hire, or could present a wide range of development suspicion of non-competitive trade practices like price opportunities. When the property is sold, I plan to fixing, are referred under the jurisdiction of the Federal reach out to the new owner to discuss what they and Provincial complaints processes. For contact envision for the property. information for the Competition Bureau or Consumer Bank Street Redesign Visioning Exercise Protection Ontario, please contact my office. The City of Ottawa is hosting a public open house for 2887 Riverside Drive - Youth Services Bureau the Bank Street redesign project. The open house is Construction Update scheduled for Thursday, October 17, 2019 from Construction is progressing well at the new Youth 6:30pm –8:00pm in the Ellwood Hall at the Jim Durrell Arena, 1265 Walkley Road. The intent of the visioning The City would continue to offer loans for properties exercise is for City staff to meet with and gather comments where both the private and City portions of the water and feedback from residents that will help inform the pipes are made of lead. As a stop-gap measure, preliminary design. There will be no formal presentation at homeowners with confirmed lead levels that exceed this session. There will be illustrations of the Bank Street Health Canada’s recently updated guideline, or who are functional design for residents to review and share their awaiting pipe replacement under the program, could get ideas and issues with City staff who will be on hand to a year’s worth of free water filters to remove lead from answer any questions. their tap water. As you may recall, in July 2017, the City selected their To have your water tested for lead, call 3-1-1 to make an preferred design of a new and improved segment of Bank appointment. Street from Riverside Drive to approximately Ledbury New Chief of Police Avenue. The preferred design is aligned with the complete On Monday, August 26, the Ottawa Police Services Board streets components that the City is shifting towards. The announced that it has selected Peter Sloly as the new new design through the corridor will feature new Chief of Police for the Ottawa Police Service (OPS).