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Finance and Economic Development Committee - June 1, 2021
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Planning
infrastructure
and
economic
development
services
right
away,
heritage
and
urban
design
services,
heritage,
community
improvement
plan,
application
for
35
to
37
williams,
street,
a
property
designated
under
part
5
of
the
ontario
heritage
act
and
located
within
the
byward
market
heritage
conservation
district.
We
have
one
delegate,
the
owner
of
the
property,
mr
santaguida.
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Does
anyone
have
any
questions
and
then
I'll
ask
us
to
sound
great.
If
you'd
like
to
speak
to
it,
if
there's
consensus,
then
he
doesn't
have
to
wait
until
we
get
to
his
item.
Does
anyone
on
committee
or
council
have
a
question
on
the
plan
and
mr
santaguida?
There
seems
to
be
broad-based
support
for
this
application.
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I'm
here
this
morning
with
joseph
mahoney
to
offer
a
short
presentation
on
the
residential
vacant
unit
tax
report.
Procendia
post,
you
click,
you
can
move
to
the
next
slide
carol.
Thank
you.
So,
just
a
little
bit
of
background,
a
motion
was
tabled
and
carried
at
council
on
december,
the
9th
2020
from
mayor
watson
and
this
authorized
staff
to
study
the
feasibility
to
impose
a
vacant
unit
tax
in
ottawa
and
to
also
provide
what
some
of
those
estimated
revenues
may
look
like,
and
we've
consulted
this
cmhc
study.
J
Over
the
last
year,
a
year
and
a
half
we
have
our
students
who
have
left
the
city.
They're
e-learning
they're,
not
here
and
they've,
left
their
rentals
and
we've
also
seen
reduced
immigration
in
the
city
as
well,
and
what
cmhc
is
predicting
is
that
those
vacancy
rates
are
expected
to
drop
to
pre-pandemic
levels
between
2021
and
2023.
As
we
come
out
of
the
pandemic,
proceed.
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J
It's
very
specific
to
that
residential
tax
class
and
also
the
act
prescribes
a
formula
to
calculate
that
tax
and
that
formula
is
fairly
simplistic,
is
simply
a
tax
rate.
Multiplied
by
the
assessment
of
that
property,
and
also
legislation
stipulates
that
the
province
must
designate
us
in
terms
of
the
ability
to
implement
this
tax
and
outline
some
of
the
requirements
that
we'd
have
to
set
up
in
a
bylaw,
including
things
such
as
setting
the
tax
rate,
the
conditions
of
that
vacancy.
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J
I've
spent
a
considerable
amount
of
time,
benchmarking
other
areas
who
have
implemented
this
tax
or
studied
this
tax,
and
we
looked
at
tax
regimes
globally
to
determine
what
those
best
practices
were
and
the
reviews
included.
The
cities
of
vancouver,
melbourne,
oakland,
los
angeles,
paris
and
the
republic
of
ireland,
and
currently
the
city
of
vancouver,
is
the
only
municipality
in
canada
that
imposes
a
raiket
residential
vacant
unit
tax,
which
is
known
as
the
empty
homes
tax
and
in
ontario.
J
J
We
also
carried
out
consultations
with
key
stakeholders
in
the
community
and
these
included
the
greater
ottawa
home
builders
association,
the
aurora
real
estate
board
and
the
ottawa.
Small
landlord
association
and
staff
also
received
submissions
from
other
stakeholders
in
the
community
and
you'll
see
the
details
of
the
consolidated
feedback
in
the
report
called.
What
we
heard
reported
was
appended
to
the
council
report
that
you
have
in
front
of
you
today,
I'm
now
going
to
pass
it
over
to
joseph
who's,
going
to
walk
you
through
the
proposed
framework
of
attacks.
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Please,
okay,
the
city
can
obtain
vacancy
information
annually
in
one
of
three
ways.
We
can
do
this
through
a
mandatory
declaration,
a
vacant
unit
declaration
or
a
complaints
based
approach
under
under
the
mandatory
declaration
approach.
An
eligible
homeowner
all
eligible
homeowners
in
ottawa
would
be
required
to
declare
to
the
city
if
their
home
is
occupied
or
vacant
each
year.
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K
The
mandatory
declaration
approach
received
the
high
support
on
the
survey
and
is
seen
to
be
the
most
effective
in
reducing
vacancy
rates.
Benchmarking
also
confirmed
this
is
the
best
approach
staff
are
proposing
this.
This
approach
to
be
used
here
in
ottawa
for
the
purpose
of
identifying
vacant
units
for
the
purpose
of
the
vacant
unit
tax.
K
The
vacant
vacancy
tax,
where
applicable,
will
be
included
in
the
final
property
tax
bill
that
is
mailed
out
in
may
and
will
have
a
due
date.
That
is
in
june,
together
with
the
remainder
of
the
property
taxes,
the
proposed
administration
and
billing
of
the
tax
allows
city
staff
to
leverage
existing
tools
to
minimize
the
administrative
burden.
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Fourth,
where
the
registered
property
owner
was
in
hospital
or
a
long-term
care
facility
during
the
tax
year
and
fifth,
where
the
property
was
undergoing
extended,
renovations
or
construction
and
all
the
appropriate
building
permits
were
issued.
So
these
are
the
initial
exemptions
that
we're
recommending.
Under
the
preliminary
framework,
there
were
a
couple
of
other
ideas
and
suggestions
that
were
provided
by
stakeholders
and
residents
that
we
are
considering
and
will
continue
to
consult
on.
Should
council
approve
this
basic
framework
today.
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So
now
we'll
talk
about
the
tax
rate
that
is
being
proposed
by
staff
in
determining
the
range
of
potential
tax
rates
staff
considered
best
practices.
We
also
considered
the
existing
and
proposed
vacant
unit
tax
rates
in
other
municipalities,
and
we
also
considered
the
regular
municipal
tax
rate
here
in
ottawa
and
within
other
municipalities.
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At
this
time,
staff
estimate
that
there
may
be
between
750
to
3
000
properties
in
ottawa.
That
would
be
subject
to
the
vacant
unit
tax,
assuming
a
one
percent
tax
rate
and
1500
properties
in
the
first
year
and
a
reduction
in
vacant
units
over
time,
staff
estimate
36
million
dollars
in
revenue
over
the
first
six
years
to
run
this
program,
staff
estimate
that
3.5
million
will
be
required
over
the
first
two
years
and
then
1.3
million
annually
thereafter
adjusted
for
inflation
after
program
cost.
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Good
morning,
everyone
and
mayor
and
council
members,
so
we,
the
community,
hintonburg
community
association,
is
absolutely
thrilled
with
this
report,
the
recommendations
and
the
speed
with
which
this
has
moved
along.
So
please
keep
the
momentum
going
and
pass
this
quickly
so
that
you
can
have
it
implemented
for
2022.
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D
There
were
also
a
number
of
homeless
cat
encampments
along
the
trillium
line,
all
within
two
blocks
of
these
eight
vacant
buildings
and
the
contrast
of
homeless
people
getting
daytime
warmth
inside
tom
brown.
When
steps
away
were
vacant,
buildings
that
had
been
perfectly
good,
affordable
housing
had
a
really
big
impact
on
us.
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Thank
you.
Thank
you,
mr
mayor,
and
thank
you
cheryl
for
your
presentation.
I'm
not
sure
if
she'll
gonna
be
able
to
answer
this
question,
but
in
your
in
your
catchment
area
or
right
across
the
city,
do
we
know
exactly
how
many
vacant
units
out
there,
because
the
number
it
seems
scary,
maybe
that
question
could
be
for
staff
they
can
answer
it
later
on,
but
cheryl
do
you
know
how
many
units
in
your
area.
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No,
I
haven't
done
a
count
because
it
changes
a
bit,
but
but
we
had
heard
at
one
point
before
november
we
had
heard
there
were
50
in
our
area,
it's
only
by
walking
around.
Sometimes
we
found
some
buildings
that
have
been
vacant
for
three
and
four
years
that
peop
that
neighbors
tell
us,
and
it's
only
by
looking
for
the
hydro,
disconnect
that
we've
been
able
to
assess
it.
Then
we've
sent
it
in
to
add
to
be
added
to
the
list.
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E
Thank
you,
mayor
cheryl.
Thank
you
very
much
and
thanks
to
the
hca
for
its
action
on
this,
I
will
just
say
I
received
your
email
with
respect
to
witchcraft
and
obviously
we'll
be
following
that
up
shortly,
staff
have
two
decisions
about
what
to
recommend
that
are
important.
The
first
is:
how
are
we
going
to
know
about
vacant
units?
E
Is
it
going
to
be
through
a
declaration
or
complaints
based,
and
I
don't
know
if
you
have
any
advice
for
this
committee
with
respect
to
the
direction
in
which
that
should
go
and
staff
have
also
leaned
toward
a
one
percent
tax,
instead
of
say
a
two
percent
tax,
and
I
don't
know
if
you
have
any
advice
with
respect
to
what
the
tax
rate
should
be.
But
can
I
ask,
do
you
have
any
advice
for
this
committee
with
respect
to?
D
They
were
using
the
water
department
as
a
means
of
trying
to
determine
what
was
vacant
and
what
wasn't
so
if
your
water
wasn't
used
for
because-
and
I
understand
those
are
almost
daily
reports-
so
to
be
able
to
track
that
should
be
a
good
indicator.
Whether
the
province
allows
that
or
not,
but
hopefully
at
least
for
audit
purposes.
You
could
hydro
ottawa.
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D
Certainly,
I
would,
I
would
prefer
to
see
it
a
bit
higher.
I
had
thought
vancouver
was
talking
about
going
to
4,
but
perhaps
that
is
wrong,
but
I
know
they
did
raise
it
to
the
1.25
percent,
and
I
think
you
know
what
we've
seen
in
the
past
is
over
the
past.
30
years
in
hintonburg
is
the
only
time
people
pay
attention
is
when
there
is
a
financial
incentive
to
comply,
so
I
would
prefer
to
see
it
higher
than
one
percent,
but
one
percent
is
better
than
nothing.
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I
would
just
like
to
say
I
appreciate
cheryl's
presentation
and
as
a
long-time
resident
of
hintonburg.
This
is
a
an
issue
that
we've
dealt
with
over
the
years
and
it
has
been
it's
almost
like
a
part-time
job,
managing
different
abandoned
units
in
the
neighborhood
and
looking
at
them
with
safety
concerns,
and
I
would
just
like
to
see,
as
our
city
is
in
a
housing
crisis.
I
would
just
like
to
see
see
it
be
more.
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L
My
name
is
anne
hannah.
I
have
been
a
resident
of
hintonburg
for
17
years
and
I
am
the
mother
of
four
kids
that
have
grown
up
here
and
attend
school
in
this
neighborhood.
When
we
first
moved
here,
there
was
definitely
crime
and
not
a
lot
of
businesses
were
here
and
it
was
considered
a
somewhat
dangerous
neighborhood.
L
The
occupants
who
had
lived
there
for
quite
a
long
time
were
told
they
had
to
leave.
The
new
owners
would
be
occupying
the
building
that
didn't
happen,
and
instead
the
building
sat
vacant
for
over
two
years
and
that's
not
an
isolated
incident.
I
can
think
of
five
other
rental
units
that
were
purchased
and
the
tenants
evicted
and
then
the
buildings
boarded
up
and
left
to
sit
empty
for
years
at
a
time
for
these
developers,
it's
pure
profit
and
it's
profit
that
does
not
stay
in
the
community.
L
This
vacancy
tax
is
an
attempt
to
recoup
some
of
the
cost
borne
by
us.
I
believe
the
vacancy
tax
would
discourage
developers
and
land
value
speculators
from
needlessly
and
illegally
evicting
the
tenants
of
the
buildings
that
they
buy,
seeing
our
most
vulnerable
community
members
displaced,
so
someone
can
speculate
on.
Land
value
is
devastating.
E
No,
I
think
so
thanks
chair
just
to
say
thank
you
very
much
ann.
I
think
you've
gotten
exactly
at
the
heart
of
the
issue.
There
are
a
lot
of
other
things
that
need
to
be
done.
Besides
this
vacant
tax,
though,
and
I
think
you've
spoken
particularly
to
the-
I
think-
shameful
evictions
that
are
being
allowed
by
the
landlord
tenant
board,
in
which
those
evictions
are
being
authorized
on
spurious
grounds
that
everybody
in
the
neighborhood
knows
are
not
valid.
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M
It
says
only
between
760
units
and
up
to
3000
units
that
are
expected
to
be
tax
eligible,
so
I'm
just
wondering
out
of
the
22
000
units
that
we
have
vacant
in
ottawa.
According
to
the
report,
what
are
the
19
plus
thousand
units
that
are
not
taxable?
Where
do
they
sit?
Given
that
we
have
a
housing
crisis,
I
think
we
need
to
really
consider
important
questions
such
as
how
this
tax
will
impact
the
housing
market
before
we
adopt
this
policy,
so,
for
example,
how
is
it
going
to
impact
housing
supply?
M
I
also
would
like
to
ask
you
to
could
staff
have
an
alternative
administrative
method
than
what
is
proposed
in
this
report
and
if
I
have
gone
door-to-door
to
multiple
residents
in
multiple
roads
and
none
of
the
owners,
I've
talked
to
had
actually
seen
the
vut
survey
that
the
staff
has
mentioned.
It
was
in
the
waterfall,
so
we
really
need
to
create
better
communication
with
our
residents,
and
I
I'm
wondering
if
you
can
also
have
some
directions
to
staff.
M
If
you
do
the
math
how
their
the
staff
have
come
to
that
according
to
table
16.,
so
the
number
of
units
that's
going
to
be
going
back
to
the
market
is
not
that
huge,
but
also
the
burden
that
you're
adding
to
homeowners
about
reporting
yearly
and
deeming
the
unit
vacant.
If
the
property
owner
does
not
fill
up
the
survey,
I
think
these
are
additional
burdens
to
homeowners.
M
However,
staff
are
recommending
this
because
42
percent
wanted
that
and
because
vancouver
has
done
that,
so
we
really
need
to
consider
what
the
majority
of
our
residents
want,
and
this
is
not
something
they
wanted
to
do.
Additionally,
if
we
look
into
that
what
we
heard
it
report
of
the
3
500
people
surveyed
25
are
actually
renters
who
are
not
going
to
be
reporting
on
this.
M
So
how
you
know
if
we
keep
that
in
mind,
the
majority
of
home
owners
did
not
want
a
mandatory
yearly
reporting
requirement,
and
I
would
be
curious
to
know
how
many
homeowners,
if
we
only
consider
the
homeowners
who
are
going
to
take
this
burden,
would
actually
want
this
reporting
requirement
here
and
so,
as
a
vot
presented,
I
find
it's
going
to
be
invasive
of
homeowners
and
tenants,
freedom
and
privacy.
I
have
been
attending.
A
B
M
Well,
the
connection
is
the
following:
first
of
all,
as
a
tenant,
I
I
am
a
tenant
okay
and
we
know
that
landlords
will
be
looking
at
their
tenants
occupation,
their
tenants
and
they
select
who
they
went
to
and
when
I
was
a
sales
representative,
for
example.
Many
moons
ago
I
never
told
my
landlord,
where
I'm
going,
how
many
times
I'm
leaving
the
unit
and
if
I
was
going
to
sales
meeting
a
sales
event.
M
I
never
reported
to
that
and
I
have
a
retired
teacher
similarly,
who,
once
he
retired
he
went
to
cheat
overseas
in
china,
so
he'd
be
gone
for
10
months.
He
never
told
his
landlord.
Where
he's
going,
he
would
lock
his
unit.
He
was
happy
that
he
could
actually
do
that
where
he
can
leave
his
belongings
in
one
place.
M
Go
teach
overseas,
come
back
without
having
to
look
for
an
apartment
or
compete
with
the
rest
of
people
for
a
unit
or
worry
where
to
leave
his
belongings,
I'm
afraid
if
we
put
this
tax,
you
know
with
how
we
are
trying
to
implement
it
of
you
know.
Would
this
become
a
burden
to
homeowners
to
prove
that
their
unit
is
rented?
For
example,
you
know
if
they
get
a
tip
from
the
neighbor
that
this
unit
is
vacant,
but
it's
actually
rented.
M
B
M
No,
I
am
answering
the
question
so
one
other
thing
is
if
we
are
putting
this
vacant
unit
tax.
First
of
all,
we
are
asking
every
homeowner
regardless
if
they
have
another
unit
or
not
to
report
yearly.
This
is
going
to
be
creating
a
lot
of
undue
hardship
to
homeowners
who
are
renting
or
not
renting
their
units.
M
A
I
I
I
Oslo
runs
surveys
to
determine
the
impacts
of
the
landlord
and
tenant
board
crisis
and
poor
tenant
behavior
are
having
on
our
membership.
The
may
survey
results
show
that
19
of
small
landlords
have
left
one
or
more
of
their
units
vacant
and
that
10
percent
of
small
landlords
have
sold
at
least
one
of
their
rental
properties
in
2021..
I
These
results
indicate
the
continued
erosion
of
long-term
and
affordable
rental
housing
in
ottawa,
which
is
something
the
city
is
concerned
about
and
has
worked
very
hard
to
prevent.
For
example,
in
october
2020
council
passed
a
motion
that
asked
the
province
to
ban
all
residential
rental
evictions.
This
was
done
to
help
protect
tenants
as
well.
In
november,
2020
council
passed
a
motion
for
staff
to
study
the
tools
available
for
two
municipalities
to
prevent
or
prov
prohibit
renovations
at
the
city
level.
I
This
is
being
done
to
protect
tenants
and
prevent
the
erosion
of
affordable
rental
housing,
even
though
evictions
and
the
residential
tenancies
act
falls
under
the
jurisdiction
of
the
province.
In
april,
2021
council
approved
the
short-term
rental
bylaw
once
again
to
protect
communities
and
tenants
and
to
prevent
yes,
the
erosion
of
long-term
rental
housing.
I
So
the
city
has
taken
action
to
protect
tenants
and
the
affordable
rental
housing
stock.
So
it
is
reasonable
to
ask
the
city
to
protect
small
landlords
by
one
providing
a
temporary
exemption
for
small
landlords
who
leave
their
units
vacant
for
more
than
six
months
until
such
a
time
that
the
landlord
and
tenant
board
meets
its
service
delivery
standards
of
25
days
to
schedule
hearings
instead
of
the
current
wait
times
of
8
to
12
months
number,
two.
I
As
part
of
the
ongoing
renovation
study,
the
city,
research
to
land,
the
ltb
hearing
delays
and
include
mechanisms
at
the
municipal
level,
that
will
help
protect
small
landlords
and
the
severe
impacts
of
the
delays
and
to
prevent
the
further
erosion
of
ottawa's,
affordable,
housing,
rental
stock.
Again,
if
the
city
can
enter
into
the
provincial
realm
of
the
rta
to
help
tenants,
the
city
can
do
the
same.
To
help
small
landlords.
I
We
participated
in
stakeholder
meetings
with
city
staff,
our
request
for
a
temporary
exemption
for
small
landlords
who
are
leaving
their
units
vacant
because
of
the
ltv
crisis
and
the
increase
in
poor
tenant
behavior
was
dismissed.
Our
request
was
dismissed,
apparently
because
staff
told
us
that
the
ltb
crisis
will
be
fixed
before
2023,
which
is
when
the
proposed
bylaw
would
come
into
effect,
even
though
there
is
no
evidence
to
support
the
claim
that
the
ltb
will
be
fixed
one
minute.
I
The
last
thing
that
small
landlords
need
is
to
have
a
city
tax
imposed
on
them
because
of
the
mismanagement
of
the
ltv
by
the
province.
The
city
must
not
penalize
small
landlords
who
are
making
the
difficult
decision
to
leave
their
units
vacant
because
of
the
significant
increase
in
bad
tenant,
behavior
or
tenant
bad
behavior
and
the
lack
of
legal
recourse
from
the
ltb.
Thank
you.
I
I
So
why
would
small
landlords
take
the
risk?
Small
landlords
are
different
from
big
landlords.
In
that
we
don't
have
the
we
don't,
have
the
the
financial
capacity,
the
risk
tolerance
levels
that
big
landlords
have.
If
you
have
a
vacant
unit
for
for
a
few
months,
that
can
ruin
the
whole
investment
and
it's
another.
I
If
that
happens,
as
I
mentioned,
properties
will
be
sold
and
that's
what
we're
seeing
today,
so
small
landlords
don't
want
to
keep
their
units
vacant,
they
want
to
have
them
occupied,
they
need
the
rental
income,
they
definitely
need
them
and
but
they're
at
the
point
now,
because
of
the
ltb
and
the
increase
important
behavior
and
the
lack
of
legal
recourse.
Well,
they
have
no
choice.
Counselor,
they
have.
What
are
they
going
to
do
right?
They
have
the
choice
to
sell
or
they
can
try
to
fill
them,
and
yes,
there's
tenant
screening.
H
Delay
in
in
landlord
tenant
board
hearings
that
that
you
feel
that
the
only
recourse
that
a
small
landlord
has
is
to
be
backstopped
by
by
the
ltb,
essentially,
and
so
small
landlords
are
choosing
not
to
rent
out
their
apartments
and
leaving
them
vacant
because
they
don't
have
that
backstop.
Is
that
what
you're
saying.
I
Correct
they
don't
the
risk
is
too
high.
There
is
there's
really
no
res,
there's
no
legal
recourse
for
small
landlords
and,
as
a
result,
every
residential
lease
in
ontario
today
has
an
unofficial,
9
to
12
month.
Eviction
ban
attached
to
them
because
there's
no
support
at
from
the
province
or
the
ltv.
I
B
I
I
was
just
gonna
add
one
thing
you
may
have
heard
like
in
in
toronto
and
hamilton.
They
have
something
called
the
tenant
defense
fund.
So
you
know
there's
the
idea
also
well,
why
not
set
up
a
support
fund
for
small
landlords,
small
residential
landlords
who
run
into
financial
difficulties
because
of
the
landlord
tenant
board.
N
Thank
you
very
much.
Thank
you.
Tony
for
being
here
I
had
a
question
about
the
impacts
of
the
pandemic.
You
mentioned
that
you've
seen
it
and
there's
some
of
the
landlords
have
seen
an
increase
in
poor
tenant.
Behavior
is
this
something
that
has
been
increased
by
the
pandemic?
Is
this
an
experience
that
you've
noticed
more
so
since
this
has
arrived.
I
Yes,
it's
actually,
it
actually
started
with
the
landlord
antenna
board,
delays
and
the
landlord
and
tenant
board
delays
go
back
to
2018,
and
maybe
earlier
I
see
john
dickey
is
on
the
screen,
so
he'd
probably
be
able
to
speak
better
to
that
than
myself,
but
it's
really
the
ltb
and
the
the
pandemic
has
definitely
and
including
the
eviction.
Bands
have
definitely
added
and
exacerbated
the
issue.
I
N
Once
again
we
don't
we
don't
have
a
municipality
control
over
that
board,
but
you
did
come
up
with
a
couple
of
suggestions
about
continuing
to
work
with
city
staff,
to
have
your
voice
heard
to
have
small
business
and
small
business,
sorry,
small
landlords
heard,
and
this
report
today
staff
are
going
to
take
back
this
past
and
continue
to
work
on
the
framework.
For
what
this
looks
like
there
will
be
opportunities
likely
for
you
to
continue
to
engage
in
that,
whether
through
written
or
the
working
group
is
used
to
just.
N
I
We
would
welcome
any
opportunity
to
to
connect
with
the
city
to
have
a
working
group.
Definitely
currently
today,
small
landlords
really
don't
have
any
liaison
or
conduit
into
the
city
on
a
regular
basis.
I
mean
it's
great,
you
know
my
my
counselor,
lulaf
and
others
have
been
have
been
very
helpful
and,
of
course,
we
get
to
speak
at
committee,
but
having
that
type
of
working
group
or
something
would
be
really
helpful,.
G
O
G
I
Thanks
for
the
question
counselor,
it
depends
on
the
application
that's
submitted
by
the
landlord.
So
if
the
tenant
is
still
there
and
it's
it's
for
non-payment
of
rent,
then
the
tenant,
the
application
will
be
submitted
to
the
ltb
and
usually
the
tenant
is
still
occupying
the
unit.
There
are
cases
where
the
tenants
have
moved
on
and
there
are
applications
available
to
small
landlords
to
apply
to
to
get
to
to
get
those
monies
back
or
the
rent.
That's
that's
owed
back.
O
I
Well,
it's
not
so
much
that
they're
waiting
to
go
to
the
tribunal,
it's
more
that
small
landlords
are.
The
risk
is
too
high
for
them
to
rent
it
out
at
all,
so
they're
choosing
to
leave
it
vacant.
That's
it!
So
it's
not
necessarily
that
they
have
someone
in
the
unit
and
then
you
know
they're
they're
going
to
the
tribunal.
G
A
I
Yes,
thank
you,
mr
mayor.
The
the
reason
I'm
bringing
these
forward
here
today
is
because
I
know
that
the
city
is
developing
the
renovation
study
that
enters
into
the
provincial
realm
of
the
residential
tenancies
act
in
terms
of
meeting
the
at
the
provincial
level.
There
are
some
of
my
colleagues
in
different
landlord
groups:
small
landlord
groups
who
are
part
of
a
working
group
at
the
landlord
and
tenant
board,
to
discuss
issues
and
solutions.
I
Many
of
our
members
have
reported
and
talked
to
the
ombudsman,
who
is
investigating
the
challenges
at
the
landlord
and
tenant
board,
and
so
my
role
here
is
is
really
at
the
city
level
and
to
raise
awareness
about
the
impact
of
the
ltb
that
the
ltb
is
having
on
the
ottawa
real
estate
market
and
small
landlords.
Great.
Thank
you.
You're
welcome,
you're,
pleased.
E
We
can,
we
can
see
those
on
the
street,
we
see
them
boarded
up.
We
see
the
impact
that's
having
on
the
nearby
community.
We
feel
the
loss
of
that
affordable
housing,
and
I
just
wonder,
can
you
give
me
some
idea
of
you
know
which
is
which
is
the
bigger
problem
here?
Is
it?
Is
it
tenants
who
are
trying
to
screw
landlords
and
can't
be
kicked
into
the
street
quickly
enough,
or
is
it
property
speculation
in
which
property,
after
property
after
property
is
sitting
vacant?
With
with
massive
problems
in
the
community.
I
Thanks
counselor,
I
would
just
like
to
say
that
the
you
know
we
we
don't
oppose
the
the
vut
tax,
where
you
know
there.
We
understand
that
there's
a
need
for
derelict
properties
and
properties
have
been
sitting
vacant
for
a
long
time.
They
you
know
there
has
to
be
some
movement
on
those.
So
it's
not
that
we
oppose
those.
I
you
know
I
would
take
exception
to
the
comments
of
tenants
being
kicked
out
onto
the
street.
I
There
are
there's
no
statistics
available
that
show
exactly
how
many
tenants
who
are
legally
evicted
actually
end
up
on
the
street.
It's
a
very
small
number
and
most
people
actually
find
suitable
housing.
When
that
happens,
we're
really
concerned
about
the
the
inability
to
have
legal
recourse,
which
is
something
that
small
landlords
deserve.
49
percent
of
small
landlords
according
to
the
real
estate
investment
network,
cmhc
and
the
lithuanist
group,
provide
49
of
the
rental
housing
stock
and
you
know
we're
providing
housing
if
they're
investments.
I
These
are
small
landlords
who
are
looking
for
who
are
investing
for
their
futures.
They
both
they're.
Both
you
know,
couples
are
working,
they
have
families,
it
could
be.
Your
neighbor
could
be
your
friends
and
they
deserve
to
have
legal
recourse
data.
You
know
they're,
why
shouldn't
they
there's
there's
no
reason
why
anybody
should
be
able
to
enter
into
a
rental
unit
and
not
pay
rent
damage
property
without
consequences.
A
F
Good
morning,
mr
watson,
thank
you
very
much.
The
the
eastern
ontario
landlord
organization
just
submitted
a
written
submission,
but
I
will
not
be
following
the
order
of
that
submission.
I
may
refer
to
it
a
couple
of
times.
You
know
us
and
have
known
us
for
30
years
and
we
do
represent.
Most
of
our
membership
do
operate
properties
in
the
multi-residential
sector,
and
I
understand
full
well
that
they
are
not
directly
affected
by
what
is
being
proposed
today.
F
However,
some
of
our
members
do
own
property
in
the
residential
class.
They
may
have
40
units,
but
they're
all
in
triplexes
or
or
six
plexes,
and
I
am
also
in
touch
with
many
landlords
who
do
own
and
operate
in
the
residential
class,
both
through
the
small
land
or
organizations
in
the
city
and
through
the
practice
that
my
law
firm
has
which
represents
landlords,
both
large
and
small,
and
I
I
would
like
to
suggest
to
you
that
iolo
has
always
sought
to
speak
for
the
whole
rental
housing
sector,
not
merely
large
landlords.
F
We
have
had
good
conversations
with
mr
mahoney
on
this
issue
too.
In
fact,
very
helpful
conversations-
and
I
thank
him
for
those
in
general
iolo-
is
in
support
of
the
report
we
and
in
particular
we
support
the
adoption
of
the
one
percent
tax
rate.
We
feel
that
that's
quite
high
enough,
because
it
will
effectively
double
the
tax
burden
on
properties
that
are
subject
to
the
new
tax.
F
I
have
two
key
areas
to
address.
On
page
three
of
viola
submission
there's
a
section
entitled
a
key
additional
exemption,
and
this
is
an
exemption
that
the
staff
allude
to
and
I've
quoted
their
section.
They
allude
to
it
at
page
12
saying
referring
to
the
public
consultation.
They
say
there
was
support
for
an
exemption
for
non-principal
residences
listed
for
rent
or
sale
for
more
than
six
months,
provided
there
was
documentation
that
they
were
in
fact
listed.
They
were
listed
at
a
competitive
market
price
and
yet
they
still
didn't
rent.
F
So
that
is
one
thing
that
I
would
like
to
encourage
the
staff
to
look
at
and
urge
council
either
to
direct
them
to
look
at
that,
or
at
least
not
to
direct
them.
Not
to
look
at
that,
because
certainly
we
see
and
are
aware
of
landlords
who
have
been
in
that
that
problem
and
during
the
pandemic,
it's
it's
more
frequent,
but
it
can
happen
at
other
times
as
well.
F
F
I
have
a
different
perspective
than
than
some
people
on
this
committee
seem
to
have
because
as
a
speculator,
it
would
be
ideal
if
the
property
one
was
speculating
in
could
continue
to
deliver
income,
because,
of
course
you
have
to
pay
the
property
taxes.
You
have
to
pay
various
things
about
the
property.
So
really
you
want
that
property
occupied
the
problem.
The
reason
why
people
the
legitimate
reason,
the
main
reason
I
would
suggest
white
people,
sometimes
let
a
property
go
vacant-
is
the
uncertainty
of
proceeding
to
the
landlord
and
tenant
board.
F
A
F
A
P
We
did
we
did.
Thank
you
very
much
and
thanks
to
everyone
for
our
support,
it
was
a
very
successful
tulip-a-thon,
despite
being
virtual
for
a
second
time.
So
thank
you
for
allowing
me
to
speak
this
morning.
I
am
the
executive
director
of
multi-faith
housing
initiative,
I'm
also
president
of
the
ontario
nonprofit
housing
association
and
I'm
a
member
of
the
centralized
housing
registry
board
and
I
am
thrilled
with
this
initiative.
P
So
I'll
start
by
saying
that
I
support
the
initiative
and
I'd
like
to
see
the
city
adopt
the
the
proposed
tax,
and
this
is
kind
of.
If
we
look
back
at
our
statistics,
there
are
over
12
000
households
on
the
waitlist
in
ottawa
for
affordable
housing.
That's
households,
not
people,
that
represents
a
much
greater
number
of
people.
In
january
2020,
the
city
of
ottawa
declared
a
state
of
emergency
around
affordable
housing,
and
this
tax
initiative
is
both
timely
and
needed
to
help
support
our
answer
to
that
state
of
emergency
in
ottawa.
P
Since
2020,
the
average
cost
of
purchasing
a
house
has
increased
from
between
43
and
51
across
the
board.
A
balanced
market
in
real
estate
terms
is
considered
when
they're
between
6
000
and
8
000
units
on
the
market.
As
of
this
morning,
according
to
realtor.ca,
we
have
only
1490
units
on
the
market.
This
shortage
results
in
income
and
price
competitions
and
for
available
units
which
which
have
the
result
of
pushing
those
prices
upward.
So
how
does
this
affect
me
in
affordable
housing
in
the
rental
housing?
The
reality
is,
we
are
all
tied
together.
P
P
So
I
recognize
that,
for
certain
cases
and
in
certain
situations,
some
developers
may
feel
the
need
it's
more
appropriate
to
sit
on
those
units,
whether
they're
going
through
different
processes
of
redevelopment
and
it's
in
their
best
interest
to
let
those
units
sit
idle.
So
when
housing
is
so
desperately
need.
What
I
think
is,
if,
if
it
is
in
their
best
interest
to
let
those
units
at
high
idle,
the
least
they
can
do
is
help
in
other
ways,
and
this
tax
is
other
ways
in
addition
to
the
housing
prices
increase,
we
have
seen.
P
Building
pricing
increasing
the
affordable
housing
is
desperately
in
need
of
stock.
The
recent
federal
budget
has
has
included
a
lot
of
money
for
the
development
of
affordable
housing,
but
because
of
these
increased
prices
of
stock
and
building
and
supply,
what
we
know
is
that
the
cost
of
building
our
units
is
going
to
go
up
substantially
in
the
next
couple
of
years.
P
We're
going
to
need
more
money
in
order
to
do
what
we
had
thought.
We
might
have
done
with
less
a
year
or
two
ago,
and
we
need
the
city
to
be
able
to
put
in
its
fair
share
of
that
amount
of
money,
and
this
revenue
of
25
26
million
over
six
years
could
go
a
long
way,
making
a
difference
in
the
lives
of
ottawa
natives,
who
are
most
in
need
of
that
affordable
housing.
A
P
A
B
K
K
You
know
that
tell
us
how
many
units
could
potentially
be
vacant
across
the
city
and
based
off
of
that
we've
developed
an
estimate
of
what
we
think
the
tax
could
apply
to
so
in
2016
stats.
Canada
did
a
survey
that
indicated
that
about
22
000
units
in
ottawa,
there
were
about
22
000
units
in
ottawa
that
were
vacant
or
unoccupied
for
a
significant
amount
of
time.
Now
those
units
include
a
lot
of
different
things.
It
could
be
people
that
may
have
been
away
from
their
units
due
to
lifestyle.
K
K
I
think
indicated
closer
to
about
sorry
about
to
three
to
four
thousand
units
that
are
actually
vacant
and
unrented
at
this
point
in
time,
and
then
we
also
have-
and
those
are
units
that
they
actually
track,
which
are
multi-residential
so
between
that
and
other
sources
of
data
that
we've
actually
used.
We've
actually
come
up
with
an
estimate
of
what
we
believe
could
be
the
number
of
units
that
could
be
subject
to
the
tax,
but
until
that
vacant
unit
declaration
is
actually
done.
B
My
second
question
joseph
I'm:
not,
if
you're
going
to
be
able
to
answer
this
or
maybe
legal.
So
obviously
you
check
with
other
municipality
who
have
this
bylaw
in
place
and
if
we
go
back
to
vancouver
in
2019,
they
have
a
multiple
lawsuits.
So
is
there's
anticipation
for
poor
challenge
like
have
we
checked
with
other
municipalities
to
avoid
or
to
learn
from
their
mistake.
If
there
was
a
mistake
in
place.
K
So
I'll
I'll
answer
one
part
of
that
question
and
then,
if
there's
any
comments
from
legal
they're
welcome
to
jump
in,
so
we
have
been
in
touch
and
benchmarking
quite
frequently
with
the
city
of
vancouver.
It
is
a
canadian
municipality
and
I
think,
they're
closest
to
home
in
terms
of
the
demographics.
I
think
they
are
most
similar
to
ottawa
they're
quite
similar
to
ottawa.
K
In
terms
of
you
know
the
layout
and
and
the
number
of
units-
and
I
think
there
are
there's
some
exp
there-
there
are
some
lessons
learned
from
what
they
went
through
and
we're
taking
those
into
account,
and
we
do
hope
that
we're
not
gonna
face
the
same
legal
challenges
that
they
face.
So
we
are
talking
to
other
municipalities.
We
are
gleaning
from
their
lessons
learned
as
we
move
forward
to
develop
this
program.
B
K
So
we
are
the
first
ones-
I
guess
in
in
in
ontario,
at
this
point,
that
I've
presented
a
framework.
The
powers
have
existed.
I
think,
since
about
2017-2018
city
city
of
toronto
had
petitioned
the
provincial
government
for
powers
to
impose
a
vacant
unit
tax,
I
think
in
2017,
and
they
received
those
powers
and
those
powers
were
also
added
to
the
municipal
act.
K
Toronto
is
currently
considering
a
vacant
unit
tax
as
well.
They
will
be
tabling
their
report
in
july,
so
they're
coming
down
the
same
path
as
we
are
and
there's
a
couple
of
other
municipalities
in
ontario
that
are
considering
this,
but
I
think
we
are
sort
of
blazing
the
track
with
regards
to
actually
presenting
a
framework
to
council
for
consideration
in
ontario.
B
A
E
Thank
you
to
staff.
I
guess
the
question
comes
back
to
something
that
asked
ms
parrott
earlier
with
respect
to
what
the
the
rate
might
be.
You've
given
us
a
table.
That
indicates
that
you
know
a
two
percent
on
average
would
bring
in
eighty
three
hundred
dollars
a
year
from
a
vacant
unit.
One
percent
is
obviously
half
of
that
at
41.50.
E
The
survey
leaned
towards
one
percent,
but
is
that
the
only
factor
that
we're
going
to
consider
in
setting
the
rate
my
goal
with
this
vacant
unit
tax
would
be
that
it
serve
as
a
significant
disincentive
to
leaving
properties
vacant
and
the
higher
the
charge,
the
greater
the
disincentive?
Why
are
staff
leaning
toward
a
one
percent?
Is
it?
Is
it
just
because
people
said
in
a
survey?
That's
what
it
could
be.
K
So
the
first
item
I
think,
is
the
survey
did
actually
favor
a
higher
percentage.
I
think
most
of
the
survey
respondents
favored
a
two
percent
increase
city
staff
also
did
benchmarking
with
other
municipalities,
to
try
and
understand
what
was
generally
looked
at
as
a
good
starting
point
in
terms
of
trying
to
implement
a
vacant
unit
tax
and
one
percent
seems
to
be
a
generally
accepted
good
starting
point
vancouver,
for
example,
started
at
one
percent.
They
increased
to
1.25
and
they
are
now
considering
increasing
up
to
three
percent.
K
E
J
The
taxes
are
basically
equivalent
to
what
someone
would
pay
in
terms
of
their
entire
property
taxation,
both
the
municipal
and
education
portion
in
a
year.
So
that
was
part
of
the
consideration
and
then
based
on
the
work
that
was
done
by
staff
and
everything
that's
emulated
in
at
the
city
of
vancouver.
J
What
you
see
over
the
years
that
they've
had
the
tax
in
place
is
those
number
of
units
have
actually
dropped
off?
So
it's
giving
you
the
result
you
want
in
terms
of
returning
those
properties
to
the
rental
market,
so
the
expectation
is
that
your
revenue
would
actually
decrease
as
you
move
through
the
program
and
those
properties
go
back
into
the
rental
market.
E
And
obviously
the
the
long-term
goal
would
be
to
receive
no
revenue
whatsoever
because
units
are
not
vacant.
I
am
feeling
very
old
testament
this
morning
with
respect
to
this
issue,
and
so
you
know
I
I
will
continue
to
keep
an
open
mind
with
respect
to
the
rate
and
if
one
percent
is
the
right
to
the
right
rate,
okay,
but
this
morning
I
would
prefer
that
it
be
higher
and
and
thus
more
punitive.
G
J
G
J
K
And
mr
mayor
so
just
to
add
actually
to
to
wendy's
point
there.
Condominiums
are
actually
included
and
would
be
subject
to
the
vacant
unit
tax
multi-residential
units.
So
these
are
units
that
are
actually
out
multiple
units
under
one
building
that
are
actually
for
rent
purposes
are
excluded,
and
that
approach
is
very
similar
to
what
vancouver
has.
They
also
exclude
more
than
seven
units
that
are
for
rental
purposes,
but
condominiums
are
subject
to
tax
to
the
vacant
unit
tax.
B
A
G
Yes,
mr
matt,
and
thank
you
wendy
and
joseph
for
the
presentation
very
clear,
very
clear
and
good
delegations
one
there.
There
was
a
question
earlier
from
from
cheryl
from
the
entenburg
community.
I
sort
of
struck
me
in
terms
of
our
ability
to
monitor,
and
I
thought
it
was
interesting
relating
to
utility,
cutoffs
and
specifically
utility
or
energy
consumption.
I
think
reference
was
hydro
ottawa,
but
I
think
it
would
apply
to
our
water
billing.
J
It's
a
really
great
question,
counselor
and
something
that
we
have
to
operate
within
the
confines
of
mfipa
and
basically
the
collection
of
that
data
for
that
intended
purpose.
So
we're
really
in
what
I
would
say
a
little
bit
of
a
box
in
terms
of
how
we
can
actually
apply
that.
So
we
have
to
adhere
to
why
we're
collecting
that
data
and
that
data
is
being
collected
solely
for
billing
and
collection
purposes
and
not
for
alternate
uses.
So
it's
it's
a
challenge
for
us.
G
So
it
has
to
be
a
a
a
willing
disclosure-
I'm
here-
that's
correct,
okay
and
then
on
the
revenue
side.
So
it's
quite
interesting
revenue
when
you
look
at
it
26
million
over
six
years
or
just
under
that,
the
mayor,
rightly
soap,
made
reference
to
the
long-term
plan
for
for
housing,
which
I
I
think
when
I
looked
at
the
report,
I
looked
back
at
earmarked
a
million
dollar
annually.
Maybe
from
from
this
revenue,
are
we
today
as
part
of
this
report?
G
J
Yeah,
so
what
you
have
before
you
today,
I
think
it
sheds
a
little
bit
more
light
and
a
little
bit
more
clarity
in
terms
of
what
that
revenue
expectation
may
be.
When
we
penned
the
report
for
the
long-range
financial
plan.
We
hadn't
done
this
work.
As
you
know,
we
had
not
done
the
study.
We
had
not
done
a
detailed
analysis
of
what
that
revenue
could
look
like.
A
G
A
A
Thank
you
very
much
and
thank
you
wendy
and
joseph
and
your
staff.
I
know
a
lot
of
work
went
into
that
and
I
appreciate
the
speed
at
which
you
also
brought
it
forward
to
committee.
So
we're
now
back
to
item
number
one
anti-racism
secretary
progress
update
and
our
colleague
councillor
king
is
with
us
and
councillor.
King
will
ask
you
to
bring
some
opening
comments
and
then
I
believe
some
of
your
colleagues
suzanne
will
do
the
presentation
and
we
yeah.
Sorry
I
apologize
carol
was
reminded
me.
N
The
accessibility
impact
section
of
this
information
report
to
add
additional
information
regarding
the
experiences
of
people
with
disabilities
and
a
revised
version
of
the
report
has
been
provided
to
members
of
council
on
may
31st.
2021,
therefore
be
resolved
that
the
finance
and
economic
development
committee
receive
and
consider
the
revised
version
of
the
anti-racism
secretariat.
Progress
report,
reflecting
the
expanded
accessibility
impact.
O
Thank
you
and
good
morning,
and,
firstly,
I'd
I'd
really
like
to
before.
We
start
talking
about
this
specific
item.
I'd
really
like
to
closely
align
with
the
sentiments
and
many
comments
of
the
rest
of
my
council.
Colleagues
concerning
the
horrific
discovery
at
kamloops,
indian
residential
school
to
honor
the
memory
of
these
children.
The
flags
at
city
hall
will
be
flown
at
half-mast
until
june,
8th
for
a
period
of
morning
reflecting
a
reflective
of
one
hour
for
each
child
whose
life
was
lost.
O
Such
tragedy
underscores
the
need
to
address
racism
and
that's
why
I'm
pleased
as
council
liaison
responsible
for
anti-racism
initiatives
that
we
are
seeing
real
progress
being
achieved
by
the
anti-racism
secretariat
on
the
development
of
an
anti-racism
strategy
at
the
city.
I'm
especially
gratified
to
know
that
community
engagement
has
been
central
to
the
process
and
will
be
the
key
driver
in
the
formulation
of
policy,
because
too
many
people
experience
high
levels
of
racism
and
injustice.
It
is
important
that
we
take
continued
steps
to
ensure
that
the
human
rights
and
dignity
of
all
people
are
protected.
O
This
is
a
key
goal
of
the
secretariat
and
it
is
important
that
equity-seeking
groups
earlier
this
year,
which
include,
which
included
the
black
asian
muslim
jewish
communities,
as
well
as
on
an
ongoing
basis.
The
indigenous
communities
are
the
first
to
be
consulted
in
unique
action
planning
sessions
to
address
the
six
key
priority
areas
that
they
they
themselves
previously
identified,
which
included
employment,
equity,
housing,
governance,
economic
development,
health
outcomes
and
youth
development.
O
A
Q
Thank
you,
mr
mayor
committee,
members
and
councillor
king.
There
are
no
words
or
actions
that
can
diminish
the
pain
or
the
reality
of
the
loss
of
innocent
children,
and
the
painful
discovery
is
when
we
all
collectively
grieve
together,
while
also
recognizing
the
distinct
trauma.
This
news
inflicts
on
indigenous
employees
and
indigenous
members
in
our
community.
Q
I'll
offer
an
overview
of
the
scope
and
mandate
highlight
some
of
our
recent
achievements
review
the
engagement
that's
taken
place
to
date,
including
highlights
of
what
we've
heard
from
ottawa
residents
and
outline
the
proposed
process
for
the
development
of
our
anti-racism
strategy.
Next
slide,
please.
Q
The
approach
will
take
an
intersectional
lens
intersectionality
emphasizes
the
multiple
experiences
and
identities
in
which
we
live,
whether
we
are
women
living
with
a
disability,
gender,
diverse
youth
and
so
on.
There
are
a
multitude
of
experiences
within
these
identities
that
need
to
be
examined
and
considered.
Q
Our
approach
will
also
work
on
initiatives
to
counter
the
surge
of
interpersonal
acts
of
racial
hate
seen
in
ottawa.
In
recent
years,
we
are
seeing
worrying
levels
of
anti-semitic
and
islamic
islamic
islamophobic
hate
crimes
and,
since
the
onset
of
the
kova
19
pandemic,
hate
crimes
against
asian
canadian
communities
have
surfaced
to
record
levels.
I
just
see
that
the
slide
advanced
prematurely,
but
that's
fine.
We
can
stay
here.
Q
These
include
advising
multiple
city
departments
on
anti-racism
policy
considerations,
creating
youth
programming
in
collaboration
with
city
and
community
partners,
like
the
youth,
neighborhood
ambassadors
from
the
boys
and
girls
club
to
discuss
the
impacts
of
racism
and
how
to
enhance
well-being
and
collaborations
with
auto
public
health.
Creating
videos
on
have
that
talk
meant
to
empower
discussions
on
racism.
Q
Earlier
this
year,
the
ars
joined
the
city's
cova
19
vaccine
communi
community
engagement
task
force
to
ensure
an
anti-racist
and
intersectional
lens
is
applied
during
the
planning
and
implementation
of
the
vaccine.
Rollout
work
to
date
as
it
relates
to
the
strategy
development,
includes
a
comprehensive
environmental
scan
studying
the
anti-racism
initiatives
of
other
municipalities.
Q
These
engagements
took
place
through
our
engage
ottawa
online
survey
through
virtual
engagement
sessions
with
city
staff
and
management
through
virtual
resident
action
planning
sessions
and
through
community
partner
and
stakeholder
action
planning
sessions
phase.
One
of
the
engagement
plan
occurred
between
january
and
march
of
2021,
and
we
were
able
to
engage
with
almost
580
participants.
Q
I
would
like
to
highlight
with
respect
to
indigenous
communities.
Some
early
engagement
began
through
an
indigenous
consulting
firm.
However,
we
will
be
working
very
closely
with
our
indigenous
partners
to
further
define
an
engagement
framework
and
to
further
define
an
engagement
approach
and
subsequent
framework
ensuring
it
remains,
indigenous-led,
culturally,
responsive
and
designed
to
adequately
engage
with
the
diversity
of
indigenous
communities
in
ottawa.
Q
So
a
few
highlights
on
the
recommended
actions
and
the
key
priority
areas
that
we've
heard
to
date
with
respect
to
employment,
ottawa
residents
would
like
to
see
increased,
hiring
promotion
and
retention
of
racialized
staff
within
the
city,
which
includes
establishing
benchmarks
and
targets
to
track
employment.
Progress
in
governance,
racialized
residents
would
like
the
city
to
improve
the
representation
of
racialized
members
at
decision
making
tables
and
advisory
committees,
and
that
the
city
promote
governance,
opportunities
directly
to
diverse
communities
in
order
to
attract
candidates
from
diverse
backgrounds.
Q
Q
Q
So
this
slide
depicts
at
a
high
level
our
proposed
strategy
development
process.
The
ars
will
begin
phase
two
of
our
engagement
at
the
end
of
this
month,
with
hopes
to
reach
some
of
the
groups
like
the
youth
or
racialized
individuals
living
with
disabilities,
who
did
not
engage
as
actively
during
the
first
phase.
Q
Q
Recruitment
for
an
advisory
table
will
also
begin
this
month,
and
this
table
will
be
made
up
of
anti-racism
leaders
from
racialized
communities
who
will
inform
the
planning
process
and
development
of
the
anti-racism
framework.
These
leaders
will
provide,
subject
matter,
expertise
on
the
key
action
items,
measurements
and
expected
outcomes
of
the
strategy.
Q
The
goal
of
phase
three
will
be
to
finalize
and
solidify
the
actions
that
will
be
proposed
in
the
anti-racism
strategy
and
following
face
free
engagement,
the
advisory
table
will
work
to
develop
the
strategy
of
which
city
staff
will
then
implement,
monitor
and
evaluate
next
slide.
Please
so
in
terms
of
our
proposed
timelines
and
deliverables
in
october
of
2021,
the
what
we
heard
report
will
be
released.
Q
The
anti-racism
strategy
strategy
is,
then
predicted
projected
to
be
presented
to
council
in
q2
of
2022
next
slide.
Please
so
I'll
end
by
saying
the
city
of
ottawa
is
embarking
on
a
historic
endeavor
to
establish
its
first
anti-racism
strategy,
an
effort
that
is
complex
and
nuanced
as
the
occurrence
of
racism
is
so
deeply
entrenched,
often
invisible
or
has
become
functionally
normalized
within
our
systems
and
structures.
Q
This
past
year,
we've
seen
increased
calls
for
racial
and
social
justice
across
the
globe.
The
call
for
change
sought
from
auto
residents
will
require
significant
efforts
to
disrupt
the
current
practices
that
perpetuate
disadvantage
within
indigenous
black
and
other
racialized
communities.
To
quote
one
of
our
indigenous
staff,
there
is
an
ocean
of
trauma
in
our
nation's
colonial
history.
Q
The
remains
of
the
215
children
found
at
the
beach
school
is
another
painful
reminder
of
how
anti-indigenous
racism
is
deeply
seated
in
this
country
and
that
indigenous
peoples
are
confronted
with
sustained
colonial
violence
through
a
combination
of
systems
that
must
be
dismantled
using
a
decolonized,
self-determined
and
indigenous-led
approach
among
racialized
communities.
The
learnings
from
covet
have
further
exposed
social
inequities.
Q
Q
A
B
O
Thank
you,
mr
mayor,
and
I
would
also
like
to
thank
suzanne
for
and
a
staff
for
all
the
work
that
they've
been
undertaking
on
this
initiative.
It's
just
incredible,
especially
when
we
consider
a
lot
of
the
challenges
that
are
that
confront
us
with
the
state
of
emergency.
I
just
had
a
few
questions
based
on
the
community
interactions
this
winter.
Q
Thank
you,
mr
mayor.
So
we
had
close
to
390
individuals
participate
in
our
action
planning
sessions
that
were
held
for
ottawa
residents,
city
staff
and
community
partners.
In
addition
to
the
188
survey,
responses
that
we
received
for
a
total
of
close
to
580
participants
involved
in
our
phase,
one
of
engagement.
Q
O
Thank
you
for
that.
I
was
also
wondering,
and
I've
been
very
impressed
with
the
fact
that
we've
undertaken
the
number
of
internal
workshops
for
city
employees,
and
I
was
just
wondering
what
has
the
response
been
like
to
those
to
those
workshops
and
do
we
have
any
details
concerning
the
breakdown
of
where
staff
who
participated
came
from.
O
Thank
you
for
that,
and
I
know
that
we
referenced
the
fact
that
there
was
difficulties
encountered,
especially
by
the
racialized
and
black
communities,
due
to
the
disproportionate
impact
of
covid
19
on
those
communities.
I
was
just
wondering
how
has
the
pandemic,
in
specific
terms
affected
the
work
of
the
secretariat
and
the
overall
engagement
strategy.
Q
O
Well,
thank
you
for
that.
I,
I
also
want
to
note
the
good
work
that
you've
been
doing
with
ottawa
public
health
in
engaging
communities,
especially
the
african,
caribbean
and
black
community.
I
saw
that
wonderful
town
hall
that
was
driven
by
by
black
doctors
talking
to
the
community
and
in
fact
I
found
it
to
be
one
of
the
most
informative
town
halls
throughout
this
entire
crisis.
So
I
was
just
wondering
you
know
how
has
that
broader
pandemic
work
affected
the
secretariat,
especially
around
health
and
covenant
issues,
especially
earlier
this
year,.
Q
This
may
include
addressing
questions
or
concerns
around
clova19
and
availability
of
the
different
types
of
vaccines
and
making
linkages
to
multilingual
resources,
participation
in
ethnocultural
networks
and
engaging
in
community
dialogue.
To
really
understand
you
know
how
best
can
we
increase
vaccine
confidence
and
increase
access
to
vaccine
in
in
racialized
communities?
O
Well,
finally,
I
really
want
to
thank
you
and
your
team
for
all
this
work
during
these
difficult
times.
I'm
heartened
to
know
that
many
other
groups-
and
you
know
I
participated
with
church
groups
to
community
associations-
want
to
additionally
add
to
the
conversation
and
contribute
to
the
cause
and
will
eventually
have
an
opportunity
to
do
so
in
the
next
round
of
consultations
and
also
based
upon
the
intersectional
approach.
O
I'm
very
pleased
that
councilor
dudas
has
introduced
a
motion
to
ensure
that
accessibility
impacts
are
also
addressed
to
assist
people
with
disabilities,
who
also
experience
discrimination
and
exclusion
due
to
race.
I
continue
to
look
forward
to
further
progress
on
community
consultation
and
also
look
forward
to
the
ultimate
finalization
of
the
strategy.
Thank
you,
mr
mirror.
A
C
This
was
obviously
very
very
much
needed,
and
it
it's
been
a
monumental
task,
and
I
can't
thank
you
enough
for
for
your
leadership
in
in
this
in
this
outcome
that
we're
looking
for
the
first
job,
of
course,
is
gathering
information
finding
out
where
we
stand
first,
and
I
just
want
to
talk
about
the
fact
that
intersectionality
is
a
big
part
of
it
and
as
the
liaison
on
women
in
gender
equity.
I
just
want
to
talk
about
that
and
and
how
that
works
into
the
strategy.
Q
Q
C
I
appreciate
that
very
much
I
I
I
met
with
a
group
in
my
in
my
ward,
who
a
group
of
of
women
black
francophones,
originally
from
africa
who
who
asked
me
very
blunt
questions
about
you,
know
our
leadership
and
do
we
have
any
black
women
in
leadership,
and
luckily
I
could
talk
about
you
suzanne,
but
we
need
to
to
show
more
in
leadership.
We
need
more
leadership
and
and
in
terms
of
diversity
and
and
gender
equity,
and
I
appreciate
that
we're
starting
that
direction.
C
Q
Q
We
have
critical
commitments
through
reconciliation
to
address
the
ongoing
legacies
of
colonialism
in
our
systems
and
structures.
So
the
role
for
municipalities
is
in
dismantling.
Corneal.
Oppression
is
first
through
the
acknowledgement
that
the
municipalities
founded
on
colonialism
and
subsequently
reviewing
policies
that
are
oppressive
to
indigenous
peoples,
and
we
can
identify
opportunities
to
improve
the
city's
policies
and
practices
through
reconciliation.
C
Thank
you
very
much
suzanne
and
of
course,
this
week
it's
been
very
sobering
to
hear
of
the
news
of
of
the
the
mass
grave
of
children,
215
children,
who
perished
and
within
a
lifetime
of
of
many
people
who
are
around
right
now.
So
this
is
not
the
so
distant
past
and
we
have
a
much
much
work
to
do
working
with
our
community,
and
I
appreciate
the
fact,
mr
mayor,
that
you
put
the
flags
at
half-mast
to
recognize
this.
This
horrific
news-
and
I
appreciate
it.
Thank
you
very
much
suzanne.
A
E
A
E
All
the
sexy
stuff,
where
is
it
so?
My
question
mayor,
thank
you
for
holding
this
relates
to
I'm
sorry,
I've
lost
my
notes
in
there.
That
was
a
great
discussion
thanks
to
suzanne
for
the
work
that
she's
been
doing.
It
relates
to
the
council
approval
for
adjustments
to
the
budget.
On
page
two
of
three,
it
is
proposed
that
four
hundred
thousand
dollars
from
pavement
degradation
fees
be
put
into
the
resurfacing
budget.
E
H
Mr
mayor,
if
I
may
answer
that
question:
yes,
we,
as
the
counselor
indicated
we
are
halfway
through
a
review
of
what
we
call
the
road
activity
by
law
and
the
processes
for
managing
road
cuts
and
getting
compensated
when
people
cut
into
the
road
to
install
utilities.
This
is
the
first
year
we've
actually
had
money
to
put
back
into
the
system
as
a
result
of
our
new
fee
structure.
H
H
As
I
said
in
the
first
year
of
implementing
it,
we
didn't
really
have
a
really
good
prediction
on
exactly
how
much
we
would
raise
has
a
lot
to
do
with
how
much
construction
activity
is
actually
going
on
in
any
given
year.
We're
learning
as
we
go.
I
think
we
got.
I
think
the
fact
that
we
have
400
000
to
put
back
into
road
resurfacing
is
higher
than
we
expected
yeah,
that's
good.
You
know
whether
or
not
we're
still
collecting
enough
is
part
of
the
road
activity.
H
E
I
guess
one
of
the
questions
I
have
is
a
lot
of
those
road
cut.
Permit
fees
would
have
been
collected
from
specific
geographies,
where
there
is
a
significant
amount
of
infill
and
the
money
is
being
proposed
to
go
into
the
resurfacing
budget,
which,
obviously
you
know
it's
a
priority
of
the
mayors
and-
and
all
of
us
spoke
a
lot
about
that
during
the
election
as
well.
H
So,
mr
mayor
I'll,
try
to
be
succinct
in
this
response,
but
it
is
a
conversation
worthy
of
more
discussion
and
it
will
come
up
in
our
reported
transportation
committee.
So,
first
of
all,
400
000
looks
like
a
lot
of
money,
but
when
it
comes
to
laying
asphalt,
it's
not
a
lot
so
this
year
the
simplest
answer
was
to
throw
it
into
the
resurfacing
hud.
H
H
You
know
we
have
an
asset
management
system,
the
priorities
prioritizes
the
roads
that
are
in
the
worst
condition,
and
we
do
bring
those
reports
in
the
budget
every
year
to
to
you
as
what
are
the
priorities
for
resurface
and
that's
based
on
traffic
volume,
cost
affordability,
other
construction
projects
that
are
going
on
that
may
affect
ripping
up
the
road
again.
That
else,
that's
part
of
the
logic
every
year,
but,
as
I
said,
we
are
looking
at
whether
some
of
it
could
be
targeted
to
the
maintenance
budget.
H
H
But
northwestern
avenue
is
an
example
where
the
road
turns
into
a
swiss
cheese
and
that's
the
situation
where
we
have
to
look
at
the
system
and
we'll
bring
proposals
forward
for
those
sorts
of
situations,
but
for
most
of
the
roads
it's
only
one
or
two
cuts
and
the
normal
patch
should
be
fine.
But
we
understand
the
point
the
council
is
making
and
we're
happy
to
have
further
discussion,
as
we
finalize
that
report.
E
Okay,
I
take
no
issue
with
putting
that
400k
into
the
the
resurfacings
budget
and
I
absolutely
do
understand.
This
is
like
what
a
third
of
a
very
small
shaven
pave
or
somewhere
in
that
ballpark.
So
it's
not
a
huge
sum
of
money,
but
I
was
fascinated
to
see
it
in
the
budget.
I
think
for
the
first
time
and
I
look
forward
to
those
discussions
about
how
that
might
evolve
moving
forward.
Thank
you
very
much.
A
Thanks
mayor,
thank
you
just
to
follow
up
with
you
brought
up
a
good
point.
Councillor
lieber
is
the
quality
of
the
reinstatement.
I
know,
for
instance,
on
my
own
street,
there's
three
or
four
cuts
as
a
result
of
infill
and
so
on,
and
often
the
it
ends
up,
creating
almost
a
speed
bump,
sometimes
or
a
depression,
because
it's
not
properly
done
and
then
that
of
course
creates
leaks,
which
then
creates
thaw
freeze
cycles.
A
So
I
don't
know
if
it's,
mr
curry
or
mr
willis,
what
do
we
do
to
actually
ensure
that
it's
done
properly
and
go
back?
You
know
a
few
a
few
weeks
later
to
make
sure
it's
properly
done
and
if
it
isn't
done,
do
we
have
the
ability
to
tell
them
to
do
it
over
again,
because
that's
you
know
one
of
the
frustrations.
You
want
to
reinstate
it
to
the
same
smooth
surface,
and
I
think
you
know
when
I'm
cycling
around.
A
H
So,
first
and
foremost,
we
were
revamping
the
entire
system
and
we
started
last
year
in
phase
one
and
we
occurred,
bringing
a
phase
two
report
we're
looking
at
the
the
fees
we
charge
when
people
cut
into
the
road
to
help
pay
for
the
maintenance
effects
of
cutting
into
the
road
we're
looking
at
the
warranty
system,
so
that
when
people
do
patches
that
they're
required
to
come
back
and
fix
them,
if
they
aren't
done
properly,
we
had
changed
and
revamped
our
inspection
system
entirely.
Last
year.
H
This
is
the
first
year
of
the
new
inspection
system,
where
we
have
the
same
people
who
do
infill
inspection,
doing
the
inspection
of
those
road
cuts
and
working
collaboratively
together,
they're
part
of
the
same
team.
Now
so
we've
done
a
lot
of
advancements,
but
there's
more
work
to
do
and
the
other
thing
we're
going
to
be
looking
at
is
actually
the
shape
of
the
cuts
and
the
reinstatement,
because
that
has
a
lot
to
do
with
the
how
well
they
hold
how
they
affect
cycling.
For
example.
G
G
Thanks
steve,
yes
counselor!
Certainly
this
this
does
apply
to
sidewalks
as
well
as
a
road
bed.
What
you're
probably
seeing
there
is
a
temporary
asphalt
patch,
I'm
not
aware,
and
I'm
happy
to
follow
up
offline
with
you
about
the
particulars
whether
it
was
done
in
the
winter
time
or
even
the
early
spring.
We
often
see
that
go
down,
but,
as
mr
willis
said,
once
the
actual
work
is
done.