OTTAWA CITY COUNCIL Wednesday, 10 December 2014, 10:00 a.m. Andrew S. Haydon Hall, 110 Laurier Avenue West MINUTES 2 Note: Please note that the Minutes are to be considered DRAFT until confirmed by Council. The Council of the City of Ottawa met at Andrew S. Haydon Hall, 110 Laurier Avenue West, Ottawa, on Wednesday, 10 December 2014 beginning at 10:00 a.m. The Mayor, Jim Watson, presided and led Council in prayer. NATIONAL ANTHEM The national anthem was performed by the Simons of Jazz. OTTAWA CITY COUNCIL 2 MINUTES 2 WEDNESDAY, 10 DECEMBER 2014 ANNOUNCEMENTS/CEREMONIAL ACTIVITIES RECOGNITION - MAYOR'S CITY BUILDER AWARD Mayor Jim Watson and Councillor Eli El-Chantiry presented the Mayor’s City Builder Award to Patricia Tait in recognition of her 20 years of community activism in West Carleton, notably her volunteer work with Ottawa Riverkeeper. ROLL CALL All members were present. MOTION NO. 2/1 Moved by Councillor B. Monette Seconded by Councillor M. Taylor That the Mayor’s remarks given at the Inaugural Ceremony on December 1, 2014, be appended to the Minutes of today’s Council meeting. CARRIED OTTAWA CITY COUNCIL 3 MINUTES 2 WEDNESDAY, 10 DECEMBER 2014 CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES The Minutes of the regular meeting of 26 November 2014 were confirmed. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST INCLUDING THOSE ORIGINALLY ARISING FROM PRIOR MEETINGS No declarations were received. COMMUNICATIONS The following communications were received. Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO): Update on Bill 8, Accountability and Transparency Measures Blue Box Arbitration Decision Made REGRETS No regrets filed to date. OTTAWA CITY COUNCIL 4 MINUTES 2 WEDNESDAY, 10 DECEMBER 2014 MOTION TO INTRODUCE REPORTS MOTION NO. 2/2 Moved by Councillor R. Chiarelli Seconded by Councillor M. Fleury That Planning Committee Report 79A be received and considered; and, That the Rules of Procedure be suspended to receive and consider the report from the City Treasurer entitled “2015 Proposed Budget Direction and Timetable”; the report from the City Treasurer and Deputy City Manager, City Operations entitled “Designating Ottawa Community Housing Corporation’s Affordable Housing Stock as Municipal Capital Housing Facilities Exempt from Municipal and School Property Taxes”; and Nominating Committee Report 1 (Subsection 29.(3)), because of the urgency of the items contained in the reports (specific reason set out below); (Waiver of the Rules is being requested for the report from the City Treasurer entitled “2015 Proposed Budget Direction and Timetable” (Item 1 of the Agenda) as Council at the special meeting of December 3rd to consider the Governance report, directed this report rise to Council on December 10th.) (Waiver of the Rules is being requested for the report from the City Treasurer and Deputy City Manager, City Operations entitled “Designating Ottawa Community Housing Corporation’s Affordable Housing Stock as Municipal Capital Housing Facilities Exempt from Municipal and School Property Taxes” (Item 2 of the Agenda) due to timelines, as this report would normally rise to Council through the Finance and Economic Development Committee, and that Committee will not meet until the new year.) (Waiver of the Rules is being requested for Nominating Committee Report 1 (Items 3, 4, 5 and 6 of the Agenda) as per the motion approved by Council at the special meeting of December 3rd.) CARRIED OTTAWA CITY COUNCIL 5 MINUTES 2 WEDNESDAY, 10 DECEMBER 2014 REPORTS CITY TREASURER, FINANCE DEPARTMENT 1. 2015 PROPOSED BUDGET DIRECTION AND TIMETABLE REPORT RECOMMENDATIONS That Council approve the directions and timetable for developing and approving the 2015 budget, as outlined in this report. CARRIED on a division of 24 YEAS to 0 NAYS as follows: YEAS (24): Councillors J. Leiper, S. Moffatt, S. Blais, J. Cloutier, M. Fleury, M. Qaqish, A. Hubley, C. McKenney, B. Monette, M. Wilkinson, G. Darouze, J. Mitic, J. Harder, T. Tierney, S. Qadri, R. Brockington, D. Chernushenko, D. Deans, K. Egli, E. El-Chantiry, R. Chiarelli, M. Taylor, T. Nussbaum and Mayor J. Watson. NAYS (0): OTTAWA CITY COUNCIL 6 MINUTES 2 WEDNESDAY, 10 DECEMBER 2014 CITY TREASURER AND DEPUTY CITY MANAGER, CITY OPERATIONS 2. DESIGNATING OTTAWA COMMUNITY HOUSING CORPORATION’S AFFORDABLE HOUSING STOCK AS MUNICIPAL CAPITAL HOUSING FACILITIES EXEMPT FROM MUNICIPAL AND SCHOOL PROPERTY TAXES REPORT RECOMMENDATIONS That Council approve the following: 1. Designate the Ottawa Community Housing Corporation’s (OCHC) affordable housing stock as municipal capital housing facilities as permitted under Section 110 of the Municipal Act, 2001 and as defined in section 2(1)18. of the Ontario Regulation 603/06 as amended; 2. Implement this designation by a Municipal Capital Facilities Agreement (MCFA) between the City of Ottawa and OCHC (Document 1) and enact the associated by-laws (Document 2 and 3); 3. Direct the General Manager, Community and Social Services Department, to reduce the annual subsidy provided by the City to OCHC, pursuant to an operating agreement, by the amount of the municipal property tax savings to OCHC generated through the property tax exemption recommended by this report, to ensure that there is no net impact on the City’s operating budget; 4. OCHC is required to redirect the savings from the education portion of the property taxes, generated through the property tax exemption recommended by this report, towards capital repairs to its affordable housing stock; OTTAWA CITY COUNCIL 7 MINUTES 2 WEDNESDAY, 10 DECEMBER 2014 5. OCHC agrees to report on the use of the savings from the education portion of the property taxes toward capital repairs to its affordable housing stock as part of their annual information return to the City’s Housing Services Branch, in its capacity as the Service Manager; and 6. Authorize the City Treasurer to conclude and execute all necessary agreements as described in this report. CARRIED COMMITTEE REPORTS NOMINATING COMMITTEE REPORT 1 3. APPOINTMENTS TO STANDING COMMITTEES, SUB- COMMITTEES AND TRANSIT COMMISSION – 2014-2018 COUNCIL TERM COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS AS AMENDED That Council appoint the following Members of Council to the various Standing Committees/Transit Commission and Sub- Committees, including the recommended Chair and Vice-Chair, as follows: 1. Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee i. Councillor Scott Moffatt (Chair) ii. Councillor George Darouze (Vice-Chair) iii. Councillor Eli El-Chantiry OTTAWA CITY COUNCIL 8 MINUTES 2 WEDNESDAY, 10 DECEMBER 2014 iv. Councillor Stephen Blais; and v. Councillor Allan Hubley. 2. Audit Committee i. Councillor Allan Hubley (Chair); ii. Councillor Jean Cloutier (Vice-Chair); iii. Councillor Bob Monette; iv. Councillor Marianne Wilkinson; v. Councillor Eli El-Chantiry; and vi. Councillor George Darouze. 3. Community and Protective Services Committee i. Councillor Diane Deans (Chair); ii. Councillor Riley Brockington (Vice-Chair); iii. Councillor Jody Mitic; iv. Councillor Shad Qadri; v. Councillor Rick Chiarelli; vi. Councillor Keith Egli; vii. Councillor Mathieu Fleury viii. Councillor Tobi Nussbaum; ix. Councillor George Darouze; and x. Councillor Michael Qaqish. 4. Environment Committee i. Councillor David Chernushenko (Chair); OTTAWA CITY COUNCIL 9 MINUTES 2 WEDNESDAY, 10 DECEMBER 2014 ii. Councillor Rick Chiarelli (Vice-Chair); iii. Councillor Jody Mitic; iv. Councillor Mark Taylor; v. Councillor Catherine McKenney; vi. Councillor Jeff Leiper; vii. Councillor Riley Brockington; viii. Councillor Jean Cloutier; ix. Councillor Scott Moffatt; and x. Councillor Michael Qaqish. 5. Finance and Economic Development Committee i. Councillor Eli El-Chantiry as Member-at-large (Vice- Chair). 6. Planning Committee i. Councillor Jan Harder (Chair); ii. Councillor Tim Tierney (Vice-Chair); iii. Councillor Shad Qadri; iv. Councillor Rick Chiarelli; v. Councillor Tobi Nussbaum; vi. Councillor Jeff Leiper; vii. Councillor Riley Brockington; viii. Councillor Jean Cloutier; ix. Councillor Stephen Blais; and x. Councillor Allan Hubley. OTTAWA CITY COUNCIL 10 MINUTES 2 WEDNESDAY, 10 DECEMBER 2014 7. Transit Commission i. Councillor Stephen Blais (Chair); ii. Councillor Michael Qaqish (Vice-Chair); iii. Councillor Marianne Wilkinson; iv. Councillor Keith Egli; v. Councillor Tim Tierney; vi. Councillor Tobi Nussbaum; vii. Councillor Jeff Leiper; and viii. Councillor Jean Cloutier. 8. Transportation Committee i. Councillor Keith Egli (Chair); ii. Councillor Catherine McKenney (Vice-Chair); iii. Councillor Bob Monette; iv. Councillor Jody Mitic; v. Councillor Shad Qadri; vi. Councillor Diane Deans; vii. Councillor Mathieu Fleury; viii. Councillor David Chernushenko; ix. Councillor George Darouze; x. Councillor Scott Moffatt; and xi. Councillor Michael Qaqish. 9. Information Technology Sub-Committee OTTAWA CITY COUNCIL 11 MINUTES 2 WEDNESDAY, 10 DECEMBER 2014 i. Councillor Rick Chiarelli (Chair); ii. Councillor Jeff Leiper (Vice-Chair); iii. Councillor Marianne Wilkinson; iv. Councillor Tim Tierney; and v. Councillor George Darouze. 10. Member Services Sub-Committee i. Councillor Eli El-Chantiry (Chair); ii. Councillor Mathieu Fleury (Vice-Chair); iii. Councillor Bob Monette; iv. Councillor Jan Harder; v. Councillor Mark Taylor; and vi. Councillor Diane Deans. 11. Built Heritage Sub-Committee i. Councillor Tobi Nussbaum (Chair); ii. Councillor Marianne Wilkinson; iii. Councillor Catherine McKenney; and iv. Councillor Scott Moffatt. 12. Committee of Revision i. Councillor Scott Moffatt as representative of ARAC; ii. Councillor Rick Chiarelli as representative of