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From YouTube: Ottawa City Council - March 27, 2019 (2/2)
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Ottawa City Council meeting – March 27, 2019 (Part 2 of 2)
Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WiB7N4MJxg&t=2705s
Agenda and background materials can be found at http://www.ottawa.ca/agendas
A
For
the
benefit
of
those
returning
to
the
meeting
room,
City
Council
just
met
in-camera
in
order
to
receive
a
briefing
from
the
city
manager
with
respect
to
the
city,
succession
plan
and
organizational
alignment
specifically
Council
dealt
with
matters
related
to
the
city
succession
plan
for
key
leadership
positions
and
associated
changes
to
the
city's
organizational
structure.
The
city
manager
will
be
providing
his
presentation
on
the
matter
in
open
session
to
be
followed
by
a
motion.
During
the
in-camera
session,
no
votes
were
taken
other
than
procedural
motions,
and/or
directions
to
staff.
B
Over
the
last
three
years,
we
went
from
21
departments
down
to
nine
departments,
with
a
new
leadership
team.
We've
met
consecutively,
met
councils,
tax
target
by
streamlining
services
and
functions.
In
fact,
we
addressed
a
40
1.8
million
dollar
deficit
budget
deficit
in
2015,
and
we've
realized
budget
surpluses
in
20,
16,
17
and
18.
With
the
leadership
of
this
senior
leadership
team
we've
also
realized
86
million
dollars
in
efficiency
savings
over
the
last
tournament
council.
So
we
had
its
successes.
We
simplified
reporting
relationships
with
clear
lines
of
accountability.
B
We
aligned
our
resources
to
deliver
on
the
large
city
building
projects,
we
increased
opportunities
for
economic
growth.
We
updated
our
processes
using
innovation
to
maximize
value
to
the
public,
and
we
spent
a
lot
of
time
preparing
a
succession
plan
for
a
general
manager,
directors
and
management
levels.
The
last
three
years
there
has
been
a
large
focus
for
a
senior
leadership
team
to
prepare
our
organization
for
the
eventualities,
people's
retirements
and
departures.
As
far
as
a
context
goal
as
of
July
2018,
five
of
the
nine
general
managers
on
my
senior
leadership
team
were
eligible
for
retirement.
B
Within
one
to
three
years.
Eight
of
the
nine
general
managers
will
be
eligible
for
retirement.
On
March
20th
2019
I
announced
the
Janice
Borel.
Our
general
manager
of
committing
social
services
after
distinguished
career
is
retiring
on
April,
30th,
2019
and
Donna
Gray
who's.
The
current
general
manager
of
service
innovation
performance
was
appointed
to
the
new
as
a
new
general
manager
of
comedian
social
services,
effective
May,
1st
2019,
Nancy
green
fields,
who's.
Our
director
of
service
sada
was
appointed
acting
general
manager
of
service
innovation,
performance,
effective
April
3rd
of
this
year
and
Marian's
Simula
who's.
B
Our
city,
treasurer
and
general
manager
of
Corporate
Services
announced
her
retirement
plan
for
January,
2nd
2020.
Given
these
retirement
announcements,
we
focus
very
much
on
our
people
and
how
our
organization
is
positioned
to
implement
the
next
phase
were
a
succession
plan
that
I
want
to
assure
you
also
that
this
succession
plan
is
implemented
using
a
stage
2
approach,
there's
four
components:
I'm
going
to
talk
about
and
will
fall
within
the
city's
existing
compensation
budget
and
FTE
counts.
B
Effective,
June,
2019
I'm,
going
to
be
merging
the
current
service
innovation
performance
department,
with
a
corporate
services
department
to
create
a
new
department
called
innovative
client
services.
We're
going
to
create
a
new
finance
services
department
led
by
a
chief
financial
officer
and
we're
going
to
separate
the
city,
clerk
and
city
solicitor
functions
into
two
specific
distinct
roles
will
also
be
moving
corpus,
real
estate
to
the
planning
infrastructure
and
economic
development
department.
The
slide
you
see
next
is
the
new
department,
the
new
organizational
structure
of
the
department's.
B
B
These
service
areas
play
clinical
critical
role
throughout
the
organization
and
for
our
service
delivery,
everyday
to
our
residents
and
bringing
innovation
and
new
thinking
to
how
these
services
interrelate
is
a
critical
piece
to
our
mandate.
We
want
to
focus
on
fiscal
management,
with
the
creation
of
a
new
chief
financial
officer,
treasurer
will
report
directly
to
the
city
manager,
Marion
Simula
quill.
B
However,
when
you
look
ahead,
a
potential
retirement
of
rick
in
the
future,
it's
much
easier
to
hire,
specifically
a
city
solicitor
and
specifically
a
city
clerk
in
this
country
than
it
is
to
hire
one
that
can
do
both
effectively.
It's
a
very
unique
skill
set
to
be
able
to
do
both
our
corporate
real
estate
office
is
going
to
move
to
planning
infrastructure
and
economic
development.
We
really
believe
that's
critical
to
increase
collaboration
and
strengthen
our
city
building
agenda.
We
think
the
interrelationship
of
real
estate,
corporate
real
estate
with
mr.
B
Willis's
department
and
having
real
estate
at
the
table
will
facilitate
how
we
deal
with
our
property
acquisitions,
disposals
and
development,
and
will
benefit
benefit.
The
city
and
I'd
also
like
to
point
out
that
we
are
going
to
be
aggressively
implementing
our
succession
plan
for
the
rest
of
our
organization's
future
leaders.
We
will
be
moving
people
throughout
the
organization
into
various
stretches
time
as
growth
opportunities
and
responsibility
areas
to
test
them
and
to
give
them
exposure
to
new
leadership
roles
to
get
this
organization
ready
for
any
future
departments,
any
any
future
departures.
Mr.
A
Thank
you
very
much
councillor
de
Roos
seconded
by
Councillor.
Do
dass
has
a
motion
councillor
if
you'd
like
to
introduce
it
I.
Think
yes,
can
we
dispense
everyone's
seen
a
copy.
It's
up
on
the
screen,
I
believe
agreed
to
dispense.
Reading
the
whole
item
out
great
so
on
the
motion
by
Councillor
de
rue
seconded
by
Councillor
did
ask
with
respect
to
such
a
succession
plan
organizational
alignment,
as
was
just
presented
by
the
city
manager,
Carrie,
okay.
A
C
You
mr.
mayor
the
agricultural
affairs
committee
report
to
the
built
heritage
subcommittee
report,
one
the
community
and
Protective
Services
Committee
report
to
finance
economic
development
committee
report
to
a
and
the
report
from
the
city
clerk
and
solicitor
entitled
summary
of
oral
and
written
public
submissions
for
items
subject
to
the
Planning
Act
explanation
requirements
at
the
City
Council
media
March,
6
2019,
be
received
and
adopted
as
amended
mr.
mayor
on.
D
Thanks,
mister
maritime
I,
don't
think
I
need
to
speak
much
to
it.
I
did
give
notice
it's
I'll
just
read.
There
therefore
be
it
resolved
that
the
city
of
Otto
grant
an
exemption
to
bylaw
number
2003
to
37
to
the
Oh
zeg,
to
allow
for
the
use
of
smoke
devices
for
fury
game,
starting
April,
1st
2019
until
December
31st
2022
for
home
games
and
playoff
games,
if
required
in
granting
Oh
second
exemption
from
section
17
of
the
bylaw,
which
requires
a
permit
application.
We
made
30
days
in
advance
of
the
proposed
use
subject.
D
A
E
As
you
know,
we
we've
approved
in
this
year's
budget
that
we
do
of
Montreal
Road.
There
are
sections
where
we're
not
meeting
the
minimum
thresholds
for
accessibility
for
sidewalk,
with
so
staff
work
with
I
draw
to
what
to
identify
those
locations
and
to
to
amend
a
section
of
our
policy
to
ensure
that
we
respect
councils
wishes.
The
identified
port
is
there's
identified
portions
that
are
covered
by
hydro,
others
that
would
need
to
be
covered
by
the
City
of
Ottawa
with
which
are
within
the
parameter
of
the
funding
allocation
for
Montreal
Road.
E
So
that,
therefore
be
it
resolved.
Is
that
council
approved
the
undergrounding
of
overhead
wires
for
the
section
of
winch
railroad,
described
above
subject
to
a
cost-sharing
agreement
with
Hydra
or
inks,
such
as
the
city's
estimate?
1.1
share
of
the
cost
for
bearing
of
the
hydro
wires,
be
funded
from
existing
capital
Authority
from
at
Railroad
B
fir-trees
alt
that
director
infrastructure
services
be
delegated
the
authority
to
enter
into
cost-sharing
agreement
with
hydro
Ottawa
Inc
for
this
work,
as
described
in
the
motion
and
be
it
FURTHER.
E
Resolved
that
planning
infrastructure
economic
development
staff
be
directed
to
review
the
underground
wiring
policy
during
this
term
of
council,
which
the
goal
of
better
alignment,
the
underground
wiring
policy,
with
accessibility
and
other
planning
policies
that
have
been
approved
by
council.
Since
the
policy
was
first
adopted
in
2011
and
the
account
for
operational
changes
by
Hydra
off
Avery
underground
underground
in
selected
circumstances.
So.
A
This
is
dealing
with
an
accessibility
issue
and
the
fact
that
we're
compliant
under
the
AODA
councillor,
brockington,
okay,
on
the
motion
carried.
Thank
you.
Are
there
any
other
notices
of
motion
that
require
suspension,
no
notices,
a
motion
for
consideration,
a
subsequent
meeting,
councillor
Minard,
please
thanks.
D
Thanks
very
much
mr.
mayor
read
it
out
we're
a
city
council,
approved
on
the
basis
of
available
information
provided
by
senior
staff
and
external
legal
counsel,
the
staff
recommended
stage
2
LRT
proponent,
to
construct
and
maintain
the
north-south
trillium
line
at
its
of
March
6
2019,
and
whereas
credible
information
is
surfaced
in
reports
that
calls
into
question
the
integrity
of
the
procurement
process
and
whereas
stage
2
LRT
is
a
single
largest
investment
of
taxpayer
dollars
in
a
capital
project
in
the
city's
history
as
integral
to
the
city's
long-term
sustainability.
D
And
whereas
it
is
critical,
it
is
of
critical
importance
that
the
residents
and
taxpayers
of
Ottawa
have
complete
confidence
in
the
transparency
and
integrity
of
the
stage-two
LRT
procurement
process.
Therefore,
be
it
resolved
that
council
requests
that
the
city's
Auditor
General
launched
an
investigation
into
the
procurement
process
that
was
executed
to
award
the
LRT
stage
to
contracts.
Thank.
A
You
any
other
notices
of
motion
for
consideration
of
subsequent
meeting
Notice
of
Intent,
evident
on
notice
of
intent
from
the
city
auditor
general
to
table
the
annual
report
at
the
April
8
2019
meeting
of
the
audit
committee
motion
in
digitus
bylaws,
most
Opel
top
intestinal
dilemma.
Councillor
hubely,
please
say
my
counsellor
McKenney.
C
C
F
Thank
you
on
March
6,
2019,
City
Council,
approved
on
the
basis
of
available
information
provided
by
senior
staff
and
external
legal
counsel,
the
staff
recommended
stage
2
LRT
proponent,
to
construct
and
maintain
the
north-south
trillium
line.
Since
then,
concerns
have
been
raised
by
the
media
and
the
public
with
regard
to
the
integrity
of
the
procurement
process
that
resulted
in
the
staff
recommendation
to
Council
to
ensure
that
the
residents
and
taxpayers
of
Ottawa
have
complete
confidence
in
the
transparency
and
integrity
of
the
stage.
2
LRT
procurement
process
could
stop.
F
Please
outline
clarify
and
confirm
the
staff
delegated
authority
for
this
procurement
and
when
and
how
this
delegated
authority
was
used
in
the
process
specifically
number
1
upon
what
exact
delegated
at
the
we
have
staff
relied
on
as
it
pertains
to
the
procurement
process
for
stage
2
LRT,
please
point
to
any
and
all
clauses
and
legal
interpretations
that
govern
this
process
number
2.
Could
the
language
in
the
above
noted
delegated
authority
provide
staff
with
the
discretion
to
depart
from
the
city's
purchasing
bylaw
the
relevant
project
agreements
or
any
other
governing
documents?
F
For
example,
could
staff
use
this
delegated
authority
to
allow
a
proponent
who
did
not
achieve
the
technical
threshold
of
70%
to
move
forward
in
the
process?
If,
yes
to
the
above,
is
this
issue
of
delegated
authority
considered
to
be
emergency
or
special
circumstance,
as
defined
under
the
delegated
authority?
Bylaw
2016?
If
yes
to
the
above,
could
staff?
Please
explain
what
reporting
mechanism
is
being
used
to
advise
Council
of
the
use
of
special
or
emergency
delegated
authority
is
required
in
our
delegated
authority
by
law,
as
per
section
5.