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From YouTube: Ottawa City Council – April 15, 2015
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Ottawa City Council meeting – April 15, 2015
Agenda and background materials can be found at http://www.ottawa.ca/agendas
A
C
Good
morning,
ladies
and
gentlemen,
both
wallmate
mg
Monsieur,
so
for
eight
April
15th
moments
ago,
the
Supreme
Court
of
Canada
issued
ruling
on
whether
a
municipal
councils
recitation
of
a
prayer
before
meeting
offends
the
charter
protection
of
freedom
of
conscience
and
religion.
As
the
Supreme
Court
has
determined
that
reciting
a
prayer
may
contravene
a
municipal
government's
duty
of
neutrality
on
matters
of
religious
belief
and,
as
it
will
take
some
time
to
fully
assess
this
lengthy
decision.
C
City
Council
will
not
say
a
prayer
this
morning
and
will
be
reviewing
this
practice
through
our
city
clerk
and
solicitor
to
ensure
that
the
City
of
Ottawa
conforms
with
the
Supreme
Court's
ruling.
I
would
ask
you
those
who
are
able
to
to
stand
for
a
moment
of
reflection
and
remain
standing
for
the
singing
of
the
national
anthem.
C
B
D
E
E
A
D
C
C
C
C
Competitive
soccer
and
finishing
high
school
most
young
adults
would
have
plenty
to
keep
them
preoccupied.
That's
what
makes
Mitch's
work
all
the
more
impressive
as
head
boy.
Mitchell
leads
various
fundraising
initiatives
for
organizations
like
Kristy,
Lake,
kids
and
the
Ottawa
Food
Bank
Mitchell
also
founded
the
community
service
club
at
Ashbury,
which
works
to
organize
community
service
events
at
the
school
and
in
the
community
as
an
active
member
in
his
school
and
community
Mitchell
is
very
active,
is
a
very
active
volunteer
in
our
city.
A
C
Upon
his
return,
Mitch
began
a
successful
sticker
campaign
from
his
desk
in
his
bedroom,
which
continued
to
grow
until
he
founded
project
Jenga,
pronounced
the
project.
Jenga
Jenga
is
the
Swahili
word,
meaning
to
build
working
with
the
International
charity
free
the
children,
which
many
of
us
know
about
project
jenga's
raised
over
$500,000,
going
towards
building
a
school
in
the
same
rural
area
of
Kenya
that
Mitchell
visited
as
a
boy
project.
Jenga
is
the
single
largest
contributor
to
this
two
million
dollar
project
through
corporate
events,
sponsorship
and
donations.
C
C
It's
appropriate
we're
honoring
Mitchell
today,
because
this
is
National
Volunteer
Week,
which
we
celebrate,
April
12
to
18th
and
there's
a
wonderful
display,
a
volunteer
organizations
next
door,
and
we
are
very
pleased
to
have
Mitch's
parents
with
us
here
today
and
on
behalf
of
City
Council
and
Sir
George
Drewes.
It's
my
pleasure
to
present
you
with
this
meeting
city
builder
award
for
a
job.
Well
done!
Congratulations
and
best
of
luck
with
your
next
endeavor
as
you
graduate
from
high
school
Mitchell.
This
desk.
A
F
To
say
a
few
very
brief
words
this
morning,
first
of
all,
I'm
really
honored
to
receive
this
award.
Thank
you
very
much.
It's
a
little
bit
ironic
to
be
receiving
the
city
biller
award
because
the
word
Jenga,
the
name
of
our
project
is
project
Jenga
and
Jenga
means
to
build
in
Swahili
and,
ultimately,
what
we
wanted
to
do
when
we
first
started
this
project
was
build
an
all-boys
secondary
school
to
match
the
quality
of
education
that
the
girls
were
already
receiving.
But
what
we
didn't
know
was
that
we
would
be
building
so
much
more.
F
C
Thank
you
very
much
Mitchell
and
congratulations
again.
I
now
invite
Rabbi
Boca
cheer
the
Ottawa
chapter
of
the
Trillium
Gift
of
Life
Network
to
please
join
me
for
the
next
presentation.
Rabbi
Boca
and
the
rabbi
is
here
with
a
number
of
supporters
of
Trillium
Gift
of
Life
Helen
Campbell.
Where
is
Helen
Campbell
our
wonderful
ambassador,
Thank
You
Helen
for
being
with
us
today
and
Lyn,
and
Dave
Presley
and
I'm
gonna
go
down
that
slippery
slope.
Doug
Thompson!
C
C
Reality
is
that
there
are
still
lengthy
waiting
lists
for
organ
and
issue
and
tissue
transplant.
According
to
the
Canadian
transplant,
Society,
more
than
1,600
Canadians
are
added
to
Oregon
weightless.
Every
year,
tragically,
each
year
individuals
die
while
waiting
for
organ
or
tissue
donation,
and
while
many
Canadians
support
organ
and
tissue
donation,
less
than
25
percent
have
made
plans
to
donate
organ
and
tissue
donation
can
make
a
huge
difference
to
so
many
people.
One
donor
can
save
more
than
75
people
and
save
up
to
8
lives.
C
April
is
be
a
donor
month
once
we
enter
now
make
people
aware
that
registering
to
be
an
organ
or
tissue
donor
is
easy,
and
it
only
takes
a
couple
of
minutes
and
to
those
who
have
already
registered
to
be
an
organ
or
a
tissue
donor.
I
encourage
you
to
spread
the
word
in
order
to
help
save
more
lives.
The
City
of
Ottawa
supports
this
cause.
Lavinda
was.
C
C
The
official
proclamation,
which
is
very
proud
rabbi
to
proclaim
April
2015
as
be
a
donor
month
in
the
City
of
Ottawa.
Again,
thank
you
for
your
unfailing
leadership
on
this
important
cause,
we're
very,
very
proud
of
the
work
that
you've
done
and
you
brought
so
many
great
people.
There's
an
information
booth
out
at
the
main
foyer
of
City
Hall.
Congratulations
and
job
well
done.
B
B
Thank
you
for
all
your
support.
This
is
not
just
now,
but
over
the
years,
you've
been
a
big
champion,
and
we
really
appreciate
it
this
year,
I'm
pleased
to
be
able
to
tell
you
that
we
actually
broke
the
all-time
Ontario
record
for
organ
and
tissue
donation,
which
is
astounding
we
cracked
the
200
barrier
of
years
ago.
This
we
went
all
the
way
up
to
265,
which
is
quite
an
achievement.
B
It's
thanks
to
all
the
champions
that
are
here
today
that
do
all
that
work
in,
in
light
of
the
fact
that
this
is
the
big
day
before
the
playoffs
I
just
want
people
to
have
it
sort
of
a
little
bit
of
a
sense
of
what
this
all
means.
You
know
a
number
of
months
ago,
people
thought
that
the
Senators
didn't
have
a
hope
of
a
playoff
life
and
then
all
of
a
sudden
out
of
nowhere
hope,
sprang,
and
here
they
are
today
for
the
first
game.
B
You
take
a
look
at
people
that
are
on
the
waiting
list.
They
also
in
the
situation
where
the
possibilities
of
them,
making
the
playoffs
and
being
able
to
live
a
long
life
a
really
dependent
on
the
goodwill
of
of
others.
We,
thankfully,
have
a
very
generous
Ontario.
You
always
pleased
to
know
that
Ottawa
does
a
lot
better
than
Toronto
in
this,
like
in
everything
else,
and
we're
delighted
to
take
this
proclamation,
and
it
will
hang
it
very
proudly
and
thank
you
so
much.
C
Thank
you
very
much
rabbi.
Our
final
presentations
up
a
bittersweet
presentation,
I'd
ask
if
we
call
up
our
deputy
city
manager,
Steve
Cadillac,
Asst
Steve,
as
many
of
us
know,
is
leaving
for
the
bright
lights
of
Vaughan.
They
used
to
have
a
slogan.
It
was
the
it
was
the
city
above
Toronto,
and
then
it
was
the
city
above
the
law.
Remember
that.
C
C
Has
been
such
a
great
public
servant
here
in
Ottawa
and
I,
don't
think
many
people,
certainly
in
the
community
I
know
we
around
the
table
and
staff
staff
know
how
much
he's
had
on
his
plate.
As
deputy
city
manager,
he
was
responsible
for
community
and
social
services,
emergency
and
protective
services,
parks,
recreation
and
cultural
services,
Public
Works
transit
services,
Environmental
Services,
Human,
Resources
information
technology
services,
service
Ottawa.
What
did
you
do?
Kent.
C
Maybe
the
most
challenging
of
all
he
had
to
deal
with
my
never-ending
emails
at
all
hours
of
the
night
and
phone
calls,
but
the
reason
we
many
of
us
call
Steve
is
because
he
gets
the
job
done.
He
is
one
of
these
professional
public
servants
that
cuts
through
a
lot
of
red
tape
and
really
understands
the
service
concept
of
the
City
of
Ottawa
we're
in
the
service
business.
Right.
C
C
Very
best
down
the
417
and
Vaughan
he
certainly
will
be
sorely
missed.
Well
Steve.
Thank
you
very,
very
much
for
your
many
many
years
of
dedication,
professionalism
and,
if
you
ever
get
tired
of
waiting
for
a
Maple,
Leafs
playoff
run
and
the
GTA
will
welcome
you
back
to
home
to
Ottawa
any
time
and
I
now
ask
Kent
Carr
Patrick
to
come
up
and
say
a
few
words
before
we
have
a
small
presentation.
A
A
C
I'm
going
to
now
present
Steve
with
a
small
token
of
appreciation
and
then
I'm
gonna,
ask
all
members
of
council
to
come
in
and
we'll
get
a
group
shot
with
with
Steve,
because
I
know
all
of
you
work
very
closely
with
him
for
in
many
cases,
many
years
going
back
even
before
amalgamation
Steve.
This
is
a
small
memento,
a
picture
of
the
heritage
building
of
City
Hall
said
it's
full
code.
C
G
Two
things
came
to
mind
when
I,
when
I
was
thinking
about
what
I
was
going
to
say
today
and
the
first
one
that
struck
me
is
that
when
I
think
back
over
a
career
and
working
at
the
city
running
a
city
is
a
team
sport.
It's
not
about
individuals,
it
can't
be
run
well
without
a
strong,
visionary
consensus.
Building
mayor,
it
can't
be
run
well
without
councillors,
who
have
passion
for
their
communities
and
a
wide
range
of
life
experience
and
who
believe
in
good
governance.
G
It
can't
be
run
well
without
staff
were
engaged,
dedicated
committed
to
the
community
and
execute
councils
directions
with
total
professionalism
and
finally,
can't
be
done
with
out
an
engaged
community
who
hold
all
of
us.
That's
who
we
work
for
the
City
of
Ottawa
is
a
great
team,
because
all
these
components
are
in
place
and
I've
been
so
proud
and
motivated
every
day
to
be
part
of
this
team,
and
this
was
this-
was
there
wasn't
really
one
day
that
I
can
think
of
that
I
didn't
get
up
in
the
morning
and
I
was
I?
G
Loved
I
was
excited
to
come
into
work.
That's
the
kind
of
place
that
the
City
of
Ottawa
is.
The
second
theme
that
came
to
mind
is
stewardship
and
caretaking
and
and
a
wise
seasoned,
elected
official
and
mayor,
wasn't
Larry.
O'brien
told
me
told
me
a
long
time
ago
that
the
elected
officials
and
the
staff
are
the
stewards
caretakers
of
all
our
community
assets
and
I
had
thought
about
that.
G
The
City
of
Ottawa
in
this
generation
is
a
much
better
place
compared
to
any
previous
generation.
It
has
a
remarkable
future
ahead
of
it
and
it
currently
has
the
conditions
in
place
and
the
most
amazing
caretakers,
who
are
the
true
stewards
of
achieving
that
future
and
I'm,
proud
to
have
been
part
of
that
generation
of
caretakers
and
on
my
departure.
I
know
that
the
people
who
are
here
will
continue
to
be
successful
on
the
successful
path
of
building
the
world-class
City.
G
That
I
know
we're
going
to
become,
and
in
closing
I'd
like
to
thank
a
few
people.
First
I'd
like
to
thank
mayor
Watson
for
creating
an
amazing
workout
atmosphere
for
all
the
staff.
It
was
a
long
time
coming
for
us
and
he's
managed
to
create
an
atmosphere
where
innovation
and
and
getting
the
job
done
and
and
and
a
positive
work
atmosphere
for
all
the
staff
here
and
for
his
leadership
and
allowing
all
of
us
to
truly
see
what
the
potential
this
city
really
is.
G
I
believe
that's
going
to
be
his
legacy,
no
matter
how
many
terms
he's
mayor,
I'd
also
like
to
thank
every
councilor
for
their
support.
I
truly
enjoyed
the
relationship
with
the
councillors.
You
know,
among
staff.
We
all
talk
about
councillors.
We
have
fun
with
it,
but
they
have
such
a
tough
job
and
I
have
such
a
respect
and
admiration
for
what
they
do
and
having
a
relationship
with
that
with
and
each
one
of
them,
even
the
new
ones
that
have
come.
We
quickly
established
relationship
has
been
some
of
the
most
rewarding
relationships.
G
I've
had
in
my
life,
I'd
also
like
to
thank
our
Executive
Committee
we're
up.
Some
of
them
are
here
and
our
senior
management
team
of
the
city
we're
blessed
to
have
the
leadership
that
we
have.
They
were
all
experienced,
world-class
leaders
who
are
very
demanding
and
complex
jobs
and
always
managed
to
deliver
the
results.
Council
expect.
We
have
an
amazing
management
team,
senior
management
team
here
and
I
appreciated
them
every
day,
because
this
job
no
month
job
can
be
done
without
a
great
team,
and
many
of
them
are
here
today.
G
I
also
want
to
pay
special
tribute
to
the
staff
of
the
city,
their
councils
in
the
city's
greatest
asset.
We
pay
so
much
attention
to
infrastructure
and
facilities
and
big
projects
and
pipes
and
all
those
things
which
are
really
important
for
any
city,
but
our
greatest
strength,
strength
is
our
people
infrastructure.
This
city
could
not
function
without
the
dedicated
staff.
We
have
they've
motivated
me
every
day
of
my
career,
to
truly
try
harder
and
to
be
better
just
for
them.
G
And
finally,
I
want
to
thank
Kemper
Patrick
I've
been
with
Kent
for
I,
don't
know,
I
guess,
for
20
years
now
met
Kent
in
1995.
He
was
deputy
treasurer
at
at
the
region,
and
I
came
in
here
and
we
got
along.
We
hit
it
off
right
away,
which
people
might
think
might
be
odd,
but
we
did
Kent
is
my
boss,
my
mentor,
my
adviser,
my
coach
and,
most
importantly,
my
friend,
we
become
good
friends
over
the
years.
G
He
has
given
me
the
most
incredible
opportunities
he's
entrusted
me
with
bigger
and
bigger
responsibilities
over
the
last
15
years,
and
I
will
forever
be
grateful
to
him
for
what
he
has
done
for
me
and
finally,
I
wish
to
thank
all
of
you,
counselors
that
are
all
here
today,
the
staff.
All
of
you
continued
success
for
this
term
of
Council.
Our
community
is
counting
on
you.
Thank
you
very
much
for
doing
this
today.
B
J
K
K
C
C
C
The
process
Bilbo
for
the
regular
meeting
of
March,
25th,
2015
and
I
think
our
deputy
mayor's
for
filling
in
for
me
carried
declaration
of
interest,
including
those
arising
originally
from
prior
meetings,
declaration
on
the
coal
feed
into
that
communications,
as
presented
response
to
inquiries
as
presented
regrets
absence.
No
regrets
filed
today.
Token
absence
not
not
on
call
it
a
signal,
a
motion
to
introduce
reports,
most
potent
presentation,
dr.
Paul,
cone,
state
tyranny,
a
tarnish
anchor
Sula.
J
C
Carried.
Thank
you.
A
report.
Stop
all
city
treasurer
by
law
to
authorize
150
million
debenture
issue.
Regular
movies
are
covers.
A
limb
is
shown
to
dumanceau
fulin
montón
de
salsa
called
medio
de
de
la
carried
committee
reports,
Agriculture
and
Rural
Affairs
Committee
report
number
three
before
the
middle
toward
community
delegates
early
days
of
febrile
zoning
bylaw
amendment
11:25
and
11:27
de
moda
zone
ash.
C
All
state
sanke
owns
venoth,
who
l
clapped
carried
zoning
bylaw,
7,
3,
1,
5,
Fernbank,
road
modification,
regular
motor
zone
as
set
wha
in
saint-germain
Ferris
Fernbank
carried
Finance
and
Economic
Development
Committee
report,
number
3,
2015
tax
ratios
and
other
tax
policies
coefficient
fiscal
Elko,
politique
dimples
is
shown
to
dim
in
case
ok.
So
we'll
come
back
to
that.
Then.
J
H
Certainly
councillor,
so
we
are
required
under
the
Nisswa
to
provide
a
vacancy
rebate
program
for
commercial
and
industrial
properties,
so
residential
properties
that
are
vacant
and
are
left
in
a
derelict
state.
There's
there's
no
rebate
to
them.
They
get
taxed
based
on
the
assessed
value
of
that
particular
property
and
there's
I
know
the
issue
that
was
raised
at
committee.
It's
what
can
we
do
about
those
particular
properties
and,
unfortunately,
for
the
residential
side,
there
is
not
much.
H
We
can
do
other
than
enforcement
of
property
standards
to
make
certain
that
the
building
is
maintained
and
kept
in
a
state
that
doesn't
allow
vagrants
or
potential
fire
hazards,
and
so
on.
With
respect
to
endure
industrial
and
commercial
properties,
we
provide
between
a
it's
a
thirty
to
thirty
five
percent
rebate
on
the
taxes
if
the
property
is
in
fact
vacant
and
the
reason
why
this
happens
is
because
those
properties
are
assessed
based
on
their
income
stream.
If
there's
no
income
coming
in,
then
in
fact
they
their
assessment
should
be
lowered.
H
So
this
is
a
way
of
lowering
the
assessed
value
of
it
by
giving
them
a
rebate,
it
doesn't
bring
them
to
the
residential
rate,
but
it
brings
them
closer
to
what
a
resident
would
would
pay
on
a
vacant
property.
There
is
we
don't
really
have
any
discretion
with
it.
As
I
said,
we
have
approached
the
province
in
the
past
to
ask
if
there
is
something
that
we
can
do
about
this,
to
encourage
vacant
properties
to
become
unmei
'can't,
to
become
occupied
to
deal
with
the
issues.
H
At
this
point
in
time
we
have
not
had
any
positive
response
back
from
the
province.
We
would
suggest
that
what
might
be
workable
is
that
you
have
a
sliding
scale.
You
initially
get
two
vacant,
a
vacancy
rebate
of
30
to
35
percent
for
the
first
three
years
after
that
it
goes
down
to
twenty-five
percent,
and
it
continues
to
decline
until
at
such
point
in
time
as
you're
paying
the
full
commercial
taxes
on
it.
But
that
would
require
a
provincial
legislation
to
enact.
J
J
H
Properties
which
would
combine
commercial
and
residential,
for
example,
are
tax
that
way
the
residential
portion
of
us
is
taxed
at
the
residential
rate
and
the
mercial
portion
is
taxed
at
the
commercial
rate.
So
if
there
is
a
vacancy
on
the
commercial
side,
they
get
the
rebate
for
the
commercial
for
the
portion
of
the
properties
that
relate
to
the
commercial.
Only
that.
J
Mean
for
us:
that's
where
the
issue
is
it's
on
that
commercial
property?
How
can
we
try
to
activate
those
sites
in
downtown
just
follow
up
to
that
same
report?
The
parking
lot
element.
We
have
a
blanket
rate
for
parking
lots
across
the
city.
Have
we
considered
charging
a
separate
rate
inside
the
Greenbelt
and
outside
the
green
belt,
or
sectioning
it
off?
H
First
off
the
parking
lot
category
is
also
vacant
land.
It's
not
just
parking
lot,
so
it's
parking,
lots
and
vacant
and
excess
land
is
included
in
there.
The
biggest
piece
of
it,
though,
is,
is
parking
lots
under
the
municipal
and
assessment
acts.
You
actually
are
not
allowed
to
distinguish
taxes
by
geographic
area
unless
it's
a
special
area
levy,
so
you
have
to
set
a
rate.
That's
consistent
across
the
entire
city.
Unless
you
decide
that
you
want
to
do
a
special
area
levy,
and
then
you
have
to
justify
why
you're
charging
one
group
more
than
another.
H
We've
looked
at
this
in
the
past,
there's
been
concerned
that
parking
lots
are
not
paying
enough.
But
what
happens
if
you
increase
the
taxes
in
the
parking
lot
category,
because
it
is
a
subclass,
all
it
means
is
the
rest
of
the
classes,
would
pay
less.
It
just
moves
it
within
the
class.
It
doesn't
actually
generate
more
taxes
for
you,
it
just
changes
who
pays
for
it?
Parking
lots
would
pay
more
office
towers,
retail
would
pay
less.
So
that's
the
net
effect
of
increasing
parking
lot
category.
Okay!
Thank
you.
Much.
K
Thank
You
mr.
mayor
just
how
to
follow
up
to
my
colleagues
questions
and
in
terms
of
my
understanding,
the
federal
government
is
a
big
reason
for
the
increase
in
the
vacant
commercial
downtown.
Are
we
doing
any
forecasting
in
terms
of
future
numbers?
Is
the
worst
behind
us
or
are
we
expecting
more
vacancies
downtown
for
the
next
few
years?.
H
We
look
at
the
past
history
of
the
vacancy
rebates
and
we
have
an
amount
budgeted
every
year
and
we
look
at
what
our
experience
is
that
the
amount
has
been
increasing
significantly
in
the
last
couple
of
years.
We
don't
think
the
worst
is
is
behind
us,
yet
it
will
take
a
while
for
the
commercial
market
to
to
settle
down
in
a
downtown
area,
because
you've
had
a
big
influx
of
space
available
in
the
downtown
area
recently.
So
we
adjust
that
budget
every
year
we
probably
have
not
adjusted
it
enough.
H
There
will
likely
be
another
deficit
in
that
particular
line
in
2015
again,
but
we'll
look
at
it
again
and
we're
continually
trying
to
adjust
it
to
bring
it
up.
But
this
is
one
of
those
things
where
you
don't
want
to
act
too
quickly
because
you'll
bring
it
up,
say
you
brought
it
up
to
the
2014
experience
for
2015
and
then
all
of
a
sudden,
the
market
turned
around
you'd
end
up
with
a
surplus
in
it.
So
yeah
effectively
would
have
overtaxed
for
that
account.
H
So
we
watch
it
and
we
try
to
monitor
it
and
adjust
it
every
year,
but
certainly
we
think
there's
still
more
to
come
and
that's
one
of
the
reasons
why
we
are
doing
the
pilot
program
for
the
vacancy
inspection,
because
we
believe
that
there
may
be
a
tendency
to
apply
for
these
things
too
quickly.
So
we
will
have
somebody
out
there
going
and
inspecting
these
properties
rather
quickly
to
determine
if,
in
fact,
it
is
a
true
vacancy
and.
H
K
C
Thank
You
councillor
caucus
any
other
questions.
Comments
on
the
report
carried
adopt
a
Mel
C
disposition
of
items
approved
by
committee
under
delegated
authority
suite
the
donators
LT
clarity
feet.
Belly
committee
of
LC
de
pouvoir
belly
gay
received
motion
to
adopt
reports.
Most
important
adopts
inaudible
councillor,
Tierney,
saying
about
councillor
Turner
Schenk.
Oh
please.
J
Great
Thank
You
mr.
chair
that
the
report
from
the
city
treasurer
entitled
by
law
to
authorize
a
hundred
and
fifty
million
dollar
debenture
issue,
Agriculture
and
Rural
Affairs
Committee
report
number
three
community
and
Protective
Services
Committee
report
to
economic,
financial
and
economic
development
committee
report.
Three
and
planning
community
report
five
be
received
and
adopted
as
amended
on.
C
E
As
you
know,
we
have
a
lot
of
very
interesting
festivals
across
the
city
and
many
of
them
here
in
the
downtown,
of
course,
and
one
of
the
more
recent
ones,
as
is
year,
two
is
Bank.
Street
bi
is
glow
fair
and
in
order
for
them
to
have
their
necessary
road
closure
is
the
City
of
Ottawa
special
events
by
law
states
that
no
road
closures
are
permitted
on
weekdays.
This
motion
is
just
to
allow
them
to
to
begin
the
the
fair
on
Bank
Street,
beginning
Friday
at
1:00
p.m.
and
ending
Sunday
at
6:00
a.m.
E
E
C
L
Thank
you,
a
your
worship
and
again
their
notice
was
provided.
Last
council
meeting
is
quite
lengthy,
so
it's
regarding
signage
in
around
the
Ottawa
International
Airport,
so
for
close
to
two
decades
the
park
and
fly,
which
is
a
commercial
enterprise
on
uplands
drive
off
of
Hunt
Club,
which
provides
parking
services
to
travelers
using
the
airport,
has
had
nineteen
signs
sprinkled
around
the
airport
perimeter
directing
motorists
to
their
parking
lot
and
for
close
to
those
two
decades.
L
No
complaints
were
received
by
any
member
of
the
public,
not
in
River
War,
not
in
gloucester,
south
gate
ward
and
neither
councilors
of
those
two
wards
ever
objected
to
the
signage.
If
we
flash
forward
to
more
recent
times
with
our
new
CEO
of
the
airport
who
arrived
and
he
readily
admits
that
the
one
complaint
that
has
been
generated
was
generated
from
or
originated
from,
the
Ottawa
International
Airport,
so
that
that
sort
of
spurred
why
the
the
signs
came
down,
the
City
of
Ottawa
removed
all
park
and
fly
signs
less
than
one
year
ago.
L
The
general
manager
of
the
park
and
fly
is
adamant
that
the
former
regional
municipality
of
Ottawa
Carleton
knew
about
the
signs
and
the
signs
made
the
signs
and
installed.
The
signs
problem
is
that
no
one
has
any
paperwork
to
substantiate
this
endorsement
in
our
city's
own
legal
department
has
looked
up
and
down
for
this
type
of
paperwork,
and
given
that
it's
been
two
decades,
it's
been
hard
to
find
on
both
sides.
That
said,
the
city
was
aware
that
these
signs
were
erected
in
the
community.
L
L
deputy
mayor
talks
about
the
necessity
to
review
the
signage
in
the
area,
to
direct
staff,
to
develop
a
wayfinding
signage
program
for
parking
and
around
the
airport
and
crop
in
cooperation
with
stakeholders,
which
would
include
the
airport
and
report
back
by
q4
2015
to
the
appropriate
Standing
Committee
of
council
with
recommendations.
In
the
meantime,
the
airport
has
signs
on
the
city
right-of-way
land,
not
just
one,
as
the
motion
indicates,
but
they're.
L
Actually,
three
signs
and
I'm
not
suggesting
for
one
for
one
minute
that
those
signs
come
down
because
they
are,
they
are
providing
value
to
motorists
who
are
coming
to
the
airport,
providing
them
information
about
their
parking
options.
So
this,
what
is
being
proposed
is
an
interim
compromise.
It's
not
suggested
that
all
19
or
18
of
the
park
and
fly
signs
that
originally
existed
and
were
erected
in
the
community
be
put
back,
but
approximately
one-third
of
those
signs.
L
So
councillor,
Dean's
and
I
have
looked
at
all
the
original
locations
of
the
signage
and
we
are
recommending
that
one-third
of
those
signs
go
up
in
the
interim
park
and
fly
is
confirmed
that
they
are
receiving
complaints
from
people
who
are
getting
lost,
and
the
fear
is
that
we
don't
want
people
who
are
not
familiar
with
the
hunt
club
community
to
be
traveling
through
our
residential
streets,
who
can't
find
the
park
and
fly
because
the
park
and
fly
does
serve.
I
would
assume
thousands,
if
not
tens,
of
thousands
of
motorists
on
an
annual
basis.
L
This
is
about
science.
This
is
about
providing
a
service
to
motorists
from
Ottawa
from
Eastern
Ontario
from
Western
Quebec
from
further
parts
who
use
the
airport
and
want
to
use
the
services
in
the
airport
vicinity.
So
I
think
this
is
a
compromise
solution
that,
in
the
interim
well
review
is
taking
place
over
the
next
six
months
that
one-third
of
the
signs
go
back
up
that
existed
for
two
decades
anyway,
and
I
had
circulated
to
members
of
council
this
morning.
One
of
those
signs,
mr.
L
deputy
mayor,
that
has
what
the
park
and
fly
gentlemen
are
believes,
is
an
RM
seed
stamp
on
the
sign,
so
against
city
staff
cannot
confirm
that,
but
there's
a
lot
of
documentation
and
a
lot
of
people
who
were
here
basically
Park
and
fly
back
in
the
day
that
believes
the
city
knew
about
this
and
endorses
it
at
that
time.
So
we
have
to
come
to
council
today,
because
we
have
a
bylaw
that
exists.
L
A
K
Mr.
chair
the
park
and
fly
signs,
we
went
through
an
extensive
process
to
try
to
find
documentation
to
identify
how
they
were
permitted
to
go
up.
Initially,
we've
been
unsuccessful
in
doing
that
in
the
absence
of
any
documentation.
The
determination
we've
made
is
that
they
are.
They
were
not
legal
and
that's
why
they
were
removed.
So.
A
K
A
K
A
A
G
A
D
A
A
I
A
It's
not
usually
okay,
so
I'll,
be
I'll,
be
I'll,
be
suggesting
that
there
be
a
friendly
amendment
to
that
effect
that
we
look
at
the
wider
issue
of
of
whether
or
not
there
should
be
signs
promoting
private
businesses
on
public
land,
as
opposed
to
just
concentrated
on
the
on
the
airport,
the
airport
land.
Thank
you.
Okay.
Thank.
A
Acting
mayor
may
I
may
I
add
supplemental
response,
please
mr.
Kirkpatrick,
and
so
the
as
councils
aware
staff
have
been
directed
to
develop
a
plan
for
a
bylaw
review
and
I
can
confirm
that
the
signs
of
bylaw
will
be
considered.
It's
one
of
the
top
priority
bylaws
that
staff
will
be
recommending
to
Council
for
review
and
that
issue
would
be
could
be
considered
as
part
of
that
q
of
the
timeline
on
that
review
process.
A
I
J
I
You
mr.
chair,
it's
more
a
comment
that
I
have.
We
have
serious
issues
at
the
city
with
these
signs.
We've
seen
it
in
the
market
constantly
I'm
in
favor
of
this
motion
for
the
time
being
because
it
is
for
a
transition
period,
but
we
have
to
look
at
the
whole
situation
regarding
those
signs,
because
on
one
side
we
have
temporary
signs,
we
have
permanent
signs.
Some
businesses
went
ahead,
just
like
my
colleague.
I
It
showed
us
by
Home
Depot.
Some
businesses
put
signs
on
our
properties.
So
it's
true
that
we
are
a
big
city,
but
our
approach
must
be
coordinated.
I
understand
that
we
have
to
review
the
whole
policy,
so
I
would
be
in
favor
of
the
motion,
but
you
have
to
think
that
there
are
major
issues
here,
big
issues
bigger
than
the
airport
in
the
park
and
fly
each
business
is
trying
to
get
advantages,
be
it
with
patios
or
signs,
and
so
that's
why
we
have
to
find
a
to
be
fair
with
everybody.
I
So
I
think
that
this
motion
is
in
line
with
this
with
such
a
review
and
that's
why
I
agree
I
understand
why
some
are
not
in
favor
of
the
idea
of
helping
out
a
private
business
to
give
them
an
advantage
over
and
other
business.
But
this
is
just
temporary
and
we're
trying
to
find
a
solution
that
will
promote
a
complete
and
exhaustive
review.
I
B
E
D
On
the
list,
yeah
all
right,
thank
you
and
mr.
chair
I
just
wanted
to
just
go
over
a
few
reasons.
Why
I
would
ask
members
of
council
to
support
this
motion?
Really?
The
motion
does
three
things:
one.
It
allows
the
airport
to
have
as
a
write,
their
sign
on
city
property
and
on
a
short,
and
also
it
does
a
review
of
wayfinding
signage
and
I.
Just
wanted
to
speak
to
the
issue
that
councilor
egg
ly
raised.
D
I
from
a
CPS
perspective
and
a
bylaw
perspective,
I'm
perfectly
happy
to
look
at
the
broader
issue
of
signage
on
city
property,
but
this
motion
is
really
specific
to
the
airport
and
the
airport
precinct
and
I.
Just
didn't
want
to
mix
apples
and
oranges,
so
I
didn't
want
to
throw
it
into
this
motion.
D
These
letters
and
number
combination
are
on
those
signs
which
appear
to
be
regional
signage,
similar
to
other
signs
around
the
municipality.
Today
so
I
mean
it's
pretty
compelling,
although
it
couldn't
be
proven
if
it
was
proven
that
they
were
up
then
as
a
Wright
grandfathered,
the
park
employee
would
have
the
right
to
keep
all
19
of
their
signs.
So
what
councillor,
brockington
and
I
are
suggesting?
Is
that
we're
going
to
do
this
review?
D
It'll
come
back
and
q4
and
we'll
have
some
clarity
going
forward,
but
in
the
interim
I
think
there's
a
fairness
question
and
for
me,
as
a
member
of
council,
where
there's
a
lot
of
confusion
around
the
airport,
my
interest
is
in
making
sure
that
people
who
have
a
destination
in
the
airport
precinct
can
easily
find
their
way
and
park
and
fly.
Tell
us
that
they've
been
receiving
two
to
three
complaints
every
week
from
people
who
are
having
trouble
navigating
that
area,
because
the
signs
have
come
down.
D
F
Very
much
mr.
mayor,
I'm,
generally,
okay
with
an
interim
interim
solution.
That's
fine!
As
we
work
towards
the
bigger
review.
Mr.
Kilpatrick
whoever's
best
position.
The
answer:
are
we
going
to
be
looking
at
a
we're
at
the
possibility
of
a
pay
for
service
so
that
there
would
be
some
kind
of
recuperation
and
that
would
I
think
even
the
playing
field?
So
it's
not
the
city
deciding
who
gets
to
put
signs
up,
it's
those
who
are
able
and
willing
to
pay
for
the
promotion.
Basically,.
B
I'll
wait
for
a
mic
there.
We
go
Thank
You
deputy
mayor,
my
apologies
for
missing
the
earlier
button,
just
yeah
and
I'm
gonna
apologize
to
Doug
Thompson.
If
he's
still
here,
but
I've
got
to
agree
with
councillor
Dean's
this
time
that
I
think
you've
got
something
there,
but
that
sign
and
I'm
just
curious.
B
K
Mr.
chair
we're
happy
to
accept
any
direction
from
Council
with
respect
to
the
stamp
question.
In
particular,
we
have
looked
into
the
stamp
and
have
not
been
able
to
substantiate
what
the
code
on
the
signs
means.
So
we
aren't
able
to
confirm
that
that
is
a
sign
that
was
built
by
the
or
put
up
by
the
former
region.
It's
question
mark
did.
B
We
did
we
look
at
the
other
signs
like
the
ones
on
Albion
road,
for
example,
and
others
in
the
area
that
had
similar
stamps
did
we
check
those
to
see
if
they're
illegal?
If
all
these
signs
got
up
here
with
a
stamp
that
made
it
look
legal,
but
it
wasn't
really
legal
I
think
we
have
a
bigger
problem
than
19
Park,
&
Ride
and
three
Airport
times.
K
Mr.
chair
mr.
chair
acting
mayor
from
that
from
a
staff
perspective,
the
stamp
itself
does
not
send
a
signal
to
us
that
it's
a
legal
sign.
We
understand
that
you
know
it
has
been
brought
to
our
attention
that
there
is
another
series
of
signs
in
the
immediate
area
that
share
the
share
of
the
same
code.
But
mr.
chair,
we're
not
sure
whether
that
code
is
based
on
the
manufacturer
that
put
them
up
whether
it's
a
color
code.
B
So
until
we
can
get
to
the
bottom
of
this,
I
believe
I'm
gonna
follow
several
of
my
colleagues
and
support
the
interim
motion
as
well
till
we
can
get
to
it,
but
I
would
hope
that
staff
look
at
whatever
gets
determined
here
that
they
look
at
the
whole
area
and
all
these
other
signs
what
stamps
at
the
same
time.
Thank
you.
J
The
the
portion
of
this
motion
that
suggests
a
review
of
the
airport
parking
signage
is
obviously
very
welcome.
We
do
have
a
lot
of
visitors
who
are
going
to
be
coming
into
the
city
over
the
course
of
the
next
couple
of
years.
Parking
is
obviously
critical.
The
difficulty
that
I'm
having
in
supporting
this
motion
is
that
I've
been
asked
on
multiple
occasions,
just
in
the
short
time
that
I've
been
councillor
for
kitchen
Sippy
Ward,
to
take
enforcement
actions
against
signs
in
my
community.
J
Sometimes
those
signs
have
been
of
a
commercial
nature,
sometimes
they're,
not
sometimes
they're,
advertising
causes
and
events
in
the
neighborhood
that
people
consider
to
be
in
the
public
interest.
I'm,
not
sure
that
residents
necessarily
understand
the
difference
in
signage
enforcement
between
something
that
is
specific
to
the
airport
versus
overall
and
I'm,
going
to
have
a
hard
time
coming
back
to
my
residence
when
they
asked
me
to
enforce
sign
rules
in
my
community
to
say,
I
will
I
will
do
so
and
and
deal
with
the
people
who
signs
those
are
when
they're
asking
me.
J
Why
did
you
enforce
against
this
when
you
would
not
enforce
against
the
airport?
I
understand
that
it's
a
public
service
that
we
are
trying
to
facilitate
with
the
new
signs
that
should
go
up,
but
I
just
cannot
find
any
consistency
with
respect
to
a
message
with
with
my
constituents
in
this.
So
I
can't
support
this
motion
today.
Thank
you,
I.
B
B
B
This
is
one
of
the
few
probably
unique
business
around
the
airport
and
to
help
people
to
find
their
way
to
the
park
and
fly
so
I'm,
not
sure,
and
how
also
this
motion
will
give,
will
give
our
staff
and
and
the
opportunity
to
look
at
for
a
long
term
solution.
So
I
will
be
supporting
this
motion.
Mr.
mayor
and
I
hope
the
rest
of
my
colleague
that
treat
this
as
as
a
unique
business
of
his
nature
versus
just
some
other
business.
Thank
you.
Thank.
A
You
me
here,
I
want
to
say,
I'm,
going
to
support
the
motion
and
also
echo,
where
do
I
just
said
a
little
bit.
This
is
an
Ottawa
first
thing.
The
airport
is
often
the
first
and/or.
The
last
impression
someone
has
of
our
city
I
mean
and
if
there's
nothing
more
frustrating
when
you're
traveling,
then
to
get
lost
and
when
you're
looking
to
park
your
car
or
find
your
car
as
you're
finishing
or
starting
a
trip.
So
I
agree
with
you
I
this
isn't.
This
is
an
award
issue.
B
B
We
compromise
that
we
were
only
putting
seven
signs
because
it's
very
hard
to
coming
to
a
city
to
park,
and
if
you
can't
find
your
way
around
it,
it's
gonna
create
an
issue
on
the
residential
area
and
it's
our
airports
being
used
very
heavily
I'm
not
going
to
talk
much
about
it.
I
just
want
to
make
sure
that
we
support
it
and
we'll
make
a
decision
based
on
the
whole
city,
not
just
on
our
Lord.
Thank
you.
C
L
Very
briefly,
your
worship,
the
city,
does
need
a
wayfinding
sign
program
for
the
airport.
I
think
we
all
in
agreement
that
that
is
the
right
step
to
take
forward.
This
is
an
interim
compromise.
The
staff
will
conduct
this
review
over
the
next
six
months
and
will
report
back
to
the
respective
committee,
where
this
needs
to
go
and
finally
I
mean
Council
will
have
the
opportunity
to
review
this
again
way.
If
it
goes
through
committee
and
comes
to
Council,
then
we
can
make
a
final
decision
at
that
point.
L
We're
not
asking
for
all
the
signs
to
be
reinstated,
we're
asking
for
seven
approximately
one-third
of
the
signs.
Quite
frankly,
mr.
mr.
mayor,
if
this
motion
fails
the
airport
said
well,
you
know
we
have
Forest
Park
and
flyed
to
take
down
their
signs.
We're
willing
to
take
our
three
signs
down
as
well
and
I'm,
saying
that's
the
absolute
wrong
thing
to
do.
For
all
the
reasons
I've
just
heard,
we
want
people
to
see
the
welcoming
sign
right
before
you
get
to
the
airport,
that's
on
city,
right-of-way
property,
and
we
want
those
larger
signs.
L
There's
one
on
the
airport
Parkway
and
one
an
uplands
Drive
that
advertised
airport
parking,
because
that
is
a
value
to
the
motorists
who
are
driving
down
those
streets.
You
want
them
to
have
that
information
before
they
get
there,
so
they're
not
confused
and
driving
through
the
residential
communities
trying
to
find
whether
it
be
park
and
fly
parking,
Airport,
Parkway
or
other
airport
services.
We
all
travel,
we've
all
been
to
other
airports
where
signage
is
there,
because
it
helps
direct
people,
helps
give
information
to
people.
L
So
I
think
this
is,
in
the
interim,
a
motion
that
we
should
adopt
and
Mr
worship.
Looking
to
you,
because
at
least
one
member
of
council
has
said
they're
willing
to
support
one
component
of
the
motion,
but
maybe
not
other
components.
Would
it
be
in
order
to
vote
on
item
three
separately
from
the
rest
and
allow
people
to
support
the
wayfinding
signage
program
and,
if
they
so
choose,
not
to
them
that
that
could
be
an
option
so
that
we
don't
reject
the
signage
program.
C
Yeah
we
can.
We
can
separate
that
that
vote.
That's
fine
Thank,
You
councillor,
Barrington
I'll,
just
offer
up
a
brief
comment.
I'll
support
the
motion,
I
think
it's
a
reasonable
motion
that
deals
with
was
something
we
should
have
been
dealing
with
a
long
time
ago.
Wayfinding
I
think
that's
one
of
the
weaknesses
in
our
tourism
community.
We
have
not
a
great
wayfinding
program
on
the
exterior
borders
of
the
city,
coming
up
to
the
airport
or
even
internally,
within
the
city,
so
I
think
it.
It
makes
sense
for
us
to
have
that
review.
C
We
just
want
to
confirm
that
it
will
be
the
cost
of
the
proponent
to
pay
for
the
the
making
of
the
signs,
the
installation
and
so
on
to
city
standards
and
I.
Look
at
the
review
as
an
opportunity
for
us
to
see
what
we
can
do
around
the
city,
either
in
a
cost
recovery
or
actually
to
actually
make
some
money
on
this.
The
province
has
the
Tod
sign
program
on
the
provincial
highways
that
you
just
don't
have
a
hodgepodge
of
signs
that
are
put
up
they're
standardized.
C
We
in
fact
have
that
now
in
rural
Ottawa
we
have
you,
know:
Earl
Stanley's,
Farm,
sign,
Sanderson's
farm
and
so
on
and
I
think
they're
very
good
and
they
help
tourists
and
they
help
residents
alike,
get
to
a
particular
location
without
driving
endlessly
trying
to
find
the
proper
location.
So
I
think
it's
a
reasonable
motion
and
I'd
urge
members
of
council
to
support
it.
So
I
think
what
we'll
do
is
some
will
go
with
item
number.
One
carried
item
number
two.
C
I'm
so
you've
descent
on
the
other
one
into
okay.
So,
on
on
item
number
three
carried
on
item
four
carried
descent
by
councillor
leaper,
and
that
was
it
motion
has
carried
next-
is
a
motion
by
councillor
medic
seconded
by
Councillor,
leaper
and
councillor.
Medic
also
has
a
handout
on
this
as
well.
I
believe
so
killed.
Sir
medic,
the
floor
is
yours.
Thank.
A
You
mayor,
as
we
know,
the
Ottawa
Marathon
began
four
years
ago
in
1975
and
since
then
the
Tamarack
but
yeah
the
Tamarack
race
week,
thanks
has
grown
to
become
one
of
the
biggest
marathons
in
Canada
race.
Weekend
is
expected
to
draw
some
50,000
participants
to
our
great
city
and
it
is
ottawa's
largest
tourism
event,
generating
more
than
30
million
in
economic
spin-off
for
the
NCR.
A
The
event
runs
from
May
22nd
into
the
24th
and
boasts
six
events
to
choose
from
including
a
full
marathon
a
half
marathon,
a
ten
kilometer
run,
a
5
kilometer
run,
which
I
will
actually
be
walking
and
a
2
kilometer
run
that
you
can
do
with
your
kids
and
as
well.
There
is
the
kids
marathon
for
CHEO
today's
motion
when
passed,
would
declare
May
22nd
to
24th
2015
as
race
weekend
in
the
city
of
Ottawa.
It's
my
hope.
A
All
the
counselors
will
participate
and
sign
up
for
this
great
cause
in
the
city
as
such,
I
am
issuing
a
friendly
and
fun
challenge
to
all
of
my
accounts.
Council
colleagues
to
use
the
signup
forms
being
handed
out
around
the
council
table
and
commit
to
participating
in
this
year's
race
weekend
in
Ottawa
therefore
be
resolved.
That
city
of
the
city
of
declare
May
22nd
2015,
the
May
24th
2015,
to
be
race
weekend
in
the
City
of
Ottawa
great.
A
J
To
reiterate,
sorry
reiterate
what
councillor
Billick
and
councillor
flurry
have
said:
I
urge
everyone
to
take
part
I'm
I'm
particularly
pleased
to
be
second
in
this
motion.
The
Tamarac
race
weekend
is
a
mass
participation
event
which
really
brings
community
together.
For
the
past
several
years,
I've
been
working
with
the
organizers
of
the
event
to
have
the
most
awesome
cheering
station
in
Ottawa
in
front
of
the
Hintonburg
community
centre.
J
You
don't
have
to
be
a
runner
or
a
walker
to
enjoy
the
benefits
of
this
race,
whether
it
is
supporting
a
spouse
in
in
their
pursuit
for
a
personal
best
or
volunteering,
particularly
I
hope.
Everyone
will
consider
volunteering,
for
you,
know
the
medical
stations
and
the
water
stations.
This
is
a
chance
for
everyone
to
participate
and
and
I
hope
that
City
Council
will
support
those
efforts.
Thanks.
F
You
very
much
mr.
mayor
and
thank
you
counselor
medic,
for
issuing
the
challenge.
One
one
request
I
understand
that
councillor
flurry
has
signed
up
for
the
half
marathon,
as
am
I
and
I'm
just
wondering
if
you
think
about
introducing
a
handicap
where,
every
year
over
the
age
of
30,
you
could
get
an
additional
minute
to
play
into
the
final
results
of
the
half
marathon.
So
just
something
to
think
about.
Thank
you
very
much.
We'll.
C
Take
that
under
advisement,
so
on,
the
motion
is
presented
by
councillor
MINIX
seconded
by
councillor
leaper
carried,
thank
you
and
good
luck
to
race
weekend.
This
is
I,
think
the
largest
race
weekend
in
North
America
now,
which
is
something
we
should
be
very
very
proud
of.
The
next
motion
to
be
introduced
is
by
council
in
this
forum
seconded
by
Councillor
caucus
council
in
this
forum.
I.
F
Thank
you
very
much
mr.
mayor.
The
objective
of
this
motion
is
clear:
it
seeks
counsel
support
to
request
that
the
minister
of
municipal
affairs
amend
the
Municipal
Elections
Act
to
allow
this
counsel
to
be
master
of
its
own
destiny.
On
the
issue
of
campaign
finance
related
to
the
role
of
corporations
and
unions,
it's
important
to
note
that
we're
it
to
pass
this
motion
would
not
change
any
of
our
election
finance
rules.
F
A
subsequent
process
would
be
required
to
enact
a
bylaw
to
give
effect
to
any
changes,
and
even
if
a
majority
around
this
table
would
not
support
such
a
bylaw
I
am
hoping
that
a
majority
around
this
table
believe
that
this
is
an
issue
that
we
ought
to
decide
for
ourselves
and
not
the
provincial
legislature.
So
this
motion
is
ultimately
then
about
jurisdiction
and
responsible
government.
F
However,
having
had
the
opportunity
over
the
past
three
weeks
to
speak
to
members
of
the
public
and
some
of
my
council
colleagues
about
this
issue,
I
did
want
to
address
some
of
the
concerns
that
have
been
raised
with
me
about
the
possible
impact
of
such
a
ban.
So
I'll
just
raise
three
briefly.
The
first
that
I've
heard
is
that
a
ban
would
not
stop
a
resident
with
a
financial
interest
in
city
business
from
contributing
and
I
have
to
say
on
that
that
this
is
not
the
purpose.
The
purpose
have
been
incorporating.
F
Union
donations
is
not
to
stop
individuals
with
a
fine
and
with
a
financial
interest
in
city
business,
from
contributing
to
election
campaigns.
Those
individuals
who
earn
their
living
in
part
or
whole
from
business
with
the
city
or
regulated
by
the
city
should
not
be
prevented
from
exercising
their
democratic
right
to
financially
support
any
candidate
of
their
choosing.
F
F
F
Environmental
groups,
housing
groups,
sports
clubs,
yet
the
latter
category
is
not
permitted
to
donate.
To
campaigns.
Prohibiting
corporate
union
donations
would
therefore
create
a
level
playing
field
for
the
many
and
diverse
types
of
organizations
that
form
a
really
important
part
of
our
city
fabric.
F
Over
the
past
few
weeks,
I've
heard
from
many
dozens
of
residents
of
our
city
who
support
the
effort
for
equity
in
campaign
financing.
I
think
this
is
a
good
sign,
demonstrating
the
keen
interest
within
our
students
within
the
citizenry
one
minute
and
improving
the
accountability,
transparency
and,
ultimately,
the
fairness
of
our
democracy.
So,
in
summary,
mr.
mayor
I
would
encourage
colleagues
to
vote
in
favor
of
this
motion.
Thank
you.
Thank.
E
Thank
You
mr.
mayor
I
will
be
supporting
this
motion.
As
councillor
Nussbaum
rightly
pointed
out.
This
is
about
us,
you
know
being
the
deciding
for
ourselves
how
we
would
like
to
regulate
our
elections.
So
I
think
that
this
is
the
first
in
in
you
know
what
could
be
more
than
one
step,
but
certainly
difficult
to
argue
that
we
shouldn't
be
able
to
make
that
decision
for
ourselves
as
as
the
City
of
Ottawa,
you
know
I,
you
know
we
each
make
our
own
decisions
on
how
we
we
fundraise
through
campaigns.
E
You
know
I
personally
accepted
from
individuals
and
I
heard
many
of
the
same
arguments
as
councillor
Nussbaum
did
over
the
last
week
as
well
around
from
from
a
variety
of
residents,
small
businesses,
people
on
both
sides
of
the
of
the
issue,
and
you
know
and
well
this
won't.
You
know
not
accepting
corporate
and
union
donations
won't
make
it
perfect
because
I
don't
think
you
know
democracy
is
perfect,
but
you
know
we
can
move
closer.
We
can
get
closer,
a
fairer
system.
E
You
know
there
are
other
steps,
such
as
ranked
choice,
ballot
in
which
I
also
am
in
favor
of,
and
and
but
but
this
will
this.
This
will
allow
us
to
move
closer
to
a
fair
system
in
a
more
equitable
system.
I
think
that
the
most
important
aspect
of
of
a
band
for
me
is
that
in
the
end,
if
any
individual
wants
to
donate
to
a
campaign,
there
is
a
limit
and
we're
all
subject
to
that
limit
unless
we're
corporation
or
a
union
where
we
get
to
donate
more
than
once.
E
A
A
These
are
in
the
limits
to
candidate
spending
that
upper
limit
of
approximately
thirty
thousand
there
in
donation
limits
by
individuals
and
corporations
there
in
the
ethical
behavior
of
candidates
there
in
the
statutory
reporting
and
the
publication
of
those
reports
and
there
in
a
vigilant
press
and
that
certain
donations
be
somehow
inappropriate
does
deemed
it
appropriate
or
not
acceptable,
doesn't
make
the
system
more
fair.
It,
in
fact,
by
limiting
certain
donations
because
of
their
source
makes
it
less
fair,
less
transparent.
A
If
a
corporation
has
donated
to
a
certain
campaign,
we
want
to
see
that
on
a
report
we
want
to
see,
we
want
to
shine
a
bright
light
on
that.
We
want
it
to.
We
want
to
know
what
that
corporations
name
is
should
know,
should
know,
knew
see.
Key,
remember
who
is
included
in
such
a
motion.
The
great
majority
of
corporations
in
the
city
and
the
country
are
small
businesses.
This
is
how
a
taxpayer
decides
to
deal
with
a
certain
corporations
legally
and
others.
A
They
are
restaurants,
and
this
is
the
way
that
that
business
person
has
chosen
to
arrange
their
assets.
There
are
also
single
practitioner-
accountants,
who
have
set
up
a
limited
liability
partnership
for
tax
and
legal
reasons,
and
and
these
whether
that
taxpayer
be
an
individual
or
corporation,
should
be
able
to
participate
in
the
democratic
process.
Let's
remember
that
our
businesses,
our
councillors,
businesses,
whether
corporations
or
individuals,
whether
large
or
small,
are
our
ethical
are
dedicated.
They
create
jobs,
they
create
the
products
and
services
that
that
our
citizens
want.
A
J
You
mayor,
it
will
come
as
no
surprise
I
think
to
anyone
that
I
am
supporting
councillor
Nussbaum
in
his
in
his
motion.
I
would
echo
the
same
points
that
he
has
made,
which
are
the
necessity
of
a
level
playing
field.
I,
think
all
of
us
around
this
table
understand
how
hard
it
can
be
to
fundraise
for
a
campaign.
It
is.
It
is
distracting
and
we
need
funding
in
order
to
run
credible
campaigns,
advertising
an
office
door,
knockers
office
expenses.
J
Fundraising.
This
is
critical
and
I
think
some
candidates,
when
they're
supported
by
corporate
donors,
who
are
able
to
donate
once
at
the
corporate
level
and
then
twice
three
times
four
times
through
the
principles
and
senior
staff,
can
I
think
that
Steven
I
believe
can
certainly
take
a
look
at
any
number
of
corporations
where
we
see
the
senior
staff
and
the
principals
also
making
individual
contributions
to
the
to
some
candidates.
J
The
barriers
to
ascertaining
who
the
donors
to
a
campaign
are
can
be
quite
high
when
you
have
to
file
lookup
fees,
so
I
I
hope
that
folks
will
support
the
common
sense
motion
that
councilor
miss
Boehm
has
made
the
motion
to
at
least
be
masters
of
our
own
domain.
With
respect
to
looking
at
this
issue
in
future
and
I
congratulate
him
for
bringing
this
forward
today,
Thank
You
Marilyn
thanks.
I
See
you
Taylor
no
see
mr.
mayor,
it's
a
sequence,
hello,
some
kids,
Meredith
Walker
live
I'm,
Edna
Mae,
it's
a
secret
Monsieur
he's
at
my
debt
over
to
develop
our
the
first
lab
may
kiss.
Your
key
will
appended
proposed
in
middle
context.
Up
you,
general,
the
Piton
casuistry
la
moon's,
I've
always
do
just
a
description
ago.
She
said
la
loire
that
de
la
loire,
Katie
would
regular
man
the
Tahoe
to
measure
second
Suzie
to
turn
condom
wrapper.
Prosody
parakou
may
reveal
a
situation
doesn't
sound
if
of
Arkansas
leap
over
fiscally.
I
A
Presentation
to
Queens
Park
and
say
we
would
like
to
have
all
of
this
list
of
powers
that
would
fully
emboldened
us
as
a
community.
Rather
than
simply
saying,
can
we
have
one
power
then?
Can
we
have
another
as
they
come
up
and
as
we
think
of
them,
so
I
think
that
that
process
would
benefit
from
public
input.
A
The
second
thing,
though,
that
occurs
to
me
and
I'll
only
touch
on
this
anecdotally,
because
it's
tangential
to
the
motion
is
I.
Don't
think
this
is
the
biggest
problem
facing
our
our
democracy.
Here
in
Ottawa,
we
look
at
voter
turnout
and
citizen
engagement
at
election
time.
I
think,
if
there's
a
problem
for
us
to
work
on
as
a
council,
it's
that
we've
had
a
bit
of
a
discussion
already
in
this
term
through
the
media
and
in
the
public
about
how
we're
suffering
from
the
fact
that
we
don't
have
more
female
leaders
around
this
table.
A
That
number
has
gone
down
and
it
was
pointed
out
the
numbers
gone
down
because
the
number
of
female
candidates
has
gone
down.
Well,
why
has
that
happened?
And
well,
every
member
of
council
is
representative
of
our
very
diverse
communities.
We
are
not
as
a
whole
representative
of
the
very
diverse
community
in
Ottawa
and
it's
very
broad,
culturally
through
ethnicity,
demography.
A
K
You
very
much
mr.
mayor
a
while.
It's
certainly
true
that
this
may
not
be.
The
biggest
problem
facing
council
fact
is,
in
my
opinion,
it
is
a
problem,
it's
something
that
I
ever
heard
over
the
course
of
the
two
elections
between
elections.
When
the
public
comments
on
city
affairs
and
decisions
that
are
made
by
counsel
that
it
is
quite
commonly
raised,
the
point
is
quite
commonly
raised
is
the
excess
of
influence
of
some
corporate
entities
and
sometimes
Union
entities
in
city
affairs?
Excuse.
C
A
C
C
K
What
I
hear
regularly
is
the
issue
of
perception
that
there
are
two
kinds
of
citizens
in
the
city.
There
is
the
regular
individual
and
then
there
is
a
second
category
and
the
second
category
appears
to
a
lot
of
people
to
have
an
excessive
amount
of
influence
and
I.
Think
it's
relatively
straightforward
and
I'll
step
back
for
a
second
year
and
say
this
motion
as
it
is,
crafted
was
clearly
not
stated
in
a
way
where
we
are
to
debating
the
rightness
or
wrongness
of
corporate
and
union
donations.
But
in
fact
I'd
say
it
was
inevitable.
K
That
was
going
to
happen
hum
that
we
would
end
up
having
that
debate
here,
and
that
seems
to
what
is
happening
so
I'll
I'll.
Take
that
as
it
is,
I
actually
see
it
as
quite
straightforward.
This
motion
in
this
issue-
yes,
it
is
true-
there
are
all
sorts
of
imperfections
in
our
electrical
system
in
the
current
legislation
and
I
think
we
should
address
those.
But
the
fact
is
that
a
councilor
has
brought
this
motion
forward
and
we
are
having
this
debate
on
the
matter
of
of
corporate
and
union.
K
As
a
separate,
you
know,
category
of
participants
and
I
would
say
short
of
a
friendly
amendment
that
wants
to
propose
that
council
debate
a
broader
package
I
feel
compelled
to
support
this
motion
today
and
to
support
the
idea
of
moving
towards
a
system
that
is
really
reassures,
a
direct
connection
with
our
voters.
You
are
one
individual
who
lives
in
this
city
who
qualifies
to
vote.
You
have
one
opportunity
to
donate,
and
that
is
you
as
an
individual.
K
L
You,
your
worship,
I
I,
you
know,
I've
read
the
motion.
I've
listened
to
the
introduction
to
the
motion.
I
understand
the
intent
is
to
give
Ottawa
some
more
autonomy
and
control
over
our
affairs
with
respect
to
elections,
but
I
still
AM
shoving.
Having
trouble
understanding
what
the
issue
or
problem
is
that
we're
trying
to
solve
giving
us
more
autonomy?
Alright,
that's
interesting,
but
is
there?
Is
there
truly
a
problem?
Is
there
truly
here
an
issue
that
we're
trying
to
get
at?
L
We
have
the
Municipal
Elections
Act,
which
is
provincial
legislation,
which
covers
how
elections
are
to
be
held
across
this
province.
I
believe
that
there
is
value
in
standardized
rules
for
all
municipalities
in
this
province.
There
is
that
one
exception
for
Toronto,
with
respect
to
two
contributions
and
I.
Don't
believe
a
ban
is
fair,
I,
don't
believe
a
ban
is
democratic.
We
keep
hearing
about
the
importance
of
democracy
and
the
importance
of
a
democratic
system,
and
yet
banning
corporations
or
unions.
I,
don't
think,
is
the
right
way
to
go.
Believe
it
or
not.
L
Corporations
and
unions
are
engaged
and
they're
involved
and
they
want
the
city
to
thrive
as
well,
and
they
are
part
of
the
democratic
process
either
commenting
on
things
that
come
to
council
or
committee,
or
they
themselves
wanting
to
put
their
ideas
on
the
table.
So
there
is
value
there
as
well
and
they
should
be
permitted
to
continue
to
contribute
to
campaigns
as
they
see
fit.
I've
always
believed.
L
The
fact
is
it's:
it
is
open
and
this
transparent,
and
there
is
a
requirement
to
report
these
contributions
on
the
financial
statements
going
along
with
councillor
Taylor
about
looking
at
other
options.
I've
always
had
a
problem
that
there
are
corporations
and
unions
and
individuals
from
municipalities
outside
of
Ottawa
that
are
allowed
to
be
engaged
in
the
Ottawa
process.
Why
should
a
corporation
in
Sudbury?
Why
should
a
grandmother
in
Niagara
Falls?
L
Why
should
outside
corporate
or
individuals
from
Ottawa
dictate,
who
gets
elected
in
Ottawa
I
have
a
problem
with
that
and
then
other
people
in
my
ward
I'm
comfortable
of
the
fact
that
taxpayers
contribute
to
the
rebate
program
that
taxpayers
are
contributing
to
in
paying
for
a
partial
refund
for
some
contributions
that
come
in
by
auto
our
residents.
So
if
we're
going
to
have
the
discussion,
which
I
think
is
germane,
I
fully
support
that
this
is
on
the
table
today.
L
There
are
other
issues
at
play
that
we
need
to
look
at
and
certainly
ask
ourselves
so
I,
don't
support
the
the
request
before
us.
I
do
believe
that
we
have
provincial
legislation
that
has
considered
this
that
allows
us
to
occur
across
Ontario
that
we
have
an
open
and
transparent
process
and,
at
the
end
of
the
day,
this
should
be
left
with
each
and
every
candidate
to
be
guided
about
whether
or
not
they
want
to
accept
these
contributions
or
not
on
their
during
their
campaign.
I.
I
I
Rebate
program
that
could
have
a
different
impact
if
the
federal
and
provincial
government
had
tax
reduction
program
instead
of
this.
So
by
asking
the
province,
we
could
review
these
aspects.
So
there
are
many
many
elements
that
that
should
be
reviewed:
I,
don't
like
to
go
to
the
province
three
or
four
times
in
a
row,
because
we
are
less
if
efficient.
In
this
way,
we
haven't
had
this
discussion
yet
I
think
that
individuals
have
a
role
to
play.
I
Also,
we
are
elected
because
people
trust
us
if
a
majority
of
people
trust
us,
if
there's
a
doubt
on
something,
we
can
bring
clarification
and,
for
my
part,
I've
decided
to
put
all
my
donations
online
before
the
election.
I
thought
it
was.
It
was
important
for
a
candidate,
but
it's
everyone's
choice,
and
it's
still
that
way,
and
as
for
corporations
and
unions,
I
think
there
are
some
aspects
that
are
not
well
understood.
I
This
CEOs
of
corporations,
if
we
ask
for
the
permission
to
the
province
and
council,
decides
to
go
ahead,
a
CEO
of
a
corporation
could
still
donate
and
that
name
would
be
hidden
behind
the
corporation.
So
it
doesn't
really
settle
that.
The
issue
here,
what
we're
really
looking
for
so
I
think
that
if
there's
a
problem
with
the
donations
of
some
corporations,
we
have
to
have
an
open
discussion
on
this
and
not
trying
to
include
all
corporation
after
living
experiencing
the
rebuilding
of
Rideau
Street.
I
Many
small
business
have
problems
with
the
City
Beach
parking,
sidewalks
cleaning
up,
that's
as
important,
because
these
people
are
also
residents,
and
we
should
not
neglect
them
here
either
so
I'm
happy
with
what
we
have
now.
If
there's
a
review
to
be
done,
we
should
do
it
in
a
global
way.
Make
one
request
to
the
province
in
line
with
the
objectives
of
the
council.
A
Thank
you.
Your
worship,
I'll
just
keep
this
short.
You
know
there
are
two
parts
to
the
law.
There
is
the
legislation
and
there
is
the
court
decisions
that
help
fill
out,
what
that
legislation
means
and
what
various
interpretations
of
it
are
actually
legitimate
and
what
over
well
many
decades
ago
in
Ontario,
the
decision
was
made
that
we
should
have
one
law
across
Ontario,
with
the
exception
of
Toronto,
because
I
guess
that
always
is
common
sense,
but
we
should
have
one
law
across
Ontario.
A
It
applies
across
Ontario
so
that
a
dispute
over
the
meaning
of
a
term
in
Thunder
Bay
gets
defined
and
we
all
get
the
benefit
of
what
that
means
through
the
court
process.
If
we
have
440
municipalities
in
this
province
each
creating
its
own
election
law,
then
we
don't
get
the
benefit
of
consistent
court
interpretations
of
what
those
laws
mean
and
we
do
get
people
from
each
municipality
feeling
they
have
to
go
to
court
to
get
interpretations
and
rulings
on
what
each
of
those
laws
mean.
A
So
we
have
more
litigation
and
we
don't
get
the
benefit
of
uniform
interpretation
of
what
the
law
means
across
Ontario.
So
there
were
good
reasons
to
have
one
law
across
Ontario
and
I.
Think
those
reasons
still
exist
and
I
personally,
don't
think
we
should
be
asking
the
province
to
fragment
that
one
law.
If
you
have
problems
with
any
part
of
it,
you
might
want
to
go
talk
to
the
province,
but
I
don't
see
the
benefits
of
the
of
having
a
fragmented
law
across
the
province.
K
Thank
You
mr.
Marin,
you
know
I
appreciate
the
wide
diversity
of
opinions
about
this
topic
and
it's
always
a
touchy
one
to
to
discuss,
but
I
think
it's
a
good
thing
that
we're
having
this
discussion
I
committed
to
doing
this
during
the
campaign-
and
you
know
I
just
want
to
touch
on
as
a
secondary
emotion,
a
couple
of
the
points
that
councillor
Nussbaum
made
as
well:
we're
not
taking
a
right
or
banning
the
democratic
right
of
corporations
or
businesses,
because
they
still
can
as
individuals
contribute
to
the
election
process
as
personal
individuals.
K
Despite
this
ban,
but
my
biggest
concern
or
my
biggest
issue
with
this-
is
that
you
know
under
the
previous
term
and
under
your
leadership.
Mr.
mayor,
we
bought
in
accountability,
reforms.
You
brought
in
transparency
reforms,
and
they
see
this
as
a
missing
piece.
Oricon
continuation
of
that
puzzle,
because
you
know
some
of
those
reforms
that
were
brought
forward
are
clear
about
accepting
corporate
and
union
Newark
or
in
gifts
and
and
tickets
from
corporations
that
are
doing
business
with
the
city.
So
for
me
this
is
also
an
extension
of
that.
We
can't
do
that
between
elections.
K
Why
do
we
do
it
during
an
election,
and
so
that's
my
biggest
sort
of
piece
of
in
addition
to
the
fact
that
councillor
Nussbaum
pointed
out
they
get
to
donate
twice
and
I
know
that
will
make
life
difficult
for
us.
I
had
two
O's
four
or
five
fundraisers
as
a
newcomer
in
the
in
the
ten
months
that
I
campaign.
So
it's
not
easy,
but
doing
this
also
I
think
will
bring,
will
take
out
money
from
politics
and
political
campaigns
and
having
less
money
in
politics.
K
C
F
F
A
reason
in
my
mind
to
vote
in
favor
of
this
and
just
another
brief
comment
that,
in
terms
of
the
ideas
about
further
electoral
reform,
I'm
very
much
in
favor
and
recognize
that
there
are
a
series
of
other
issues
which
we
might
also
as
a
council
want
to
contemplate
over
the
coming
months.
So
just
to
say
that
I
certainly
agree
with
the
view
that
this
is
one
of
a
series
of
issues
which
I
hope
as
a
council.
We
can
address
over
the
coming
months
and
years.
Thank
you
very
much
great.
C
C
That
companies
are
donating
to
the
municipal
democratic
process
with
negative
or
bad
intentions.
It's
certainly
not
my
experience.
As
a
municipal
politician.
In
fact,
I
often
see
that
companies
that
get
involved
by
donating
in
the
democratic
process
are
often
the
first
to
contribute
to
local
charities,
nonprofits
hospitals,
cultural
centers,
recs,
correct
complexes
and
hospices.
This
is
also
please
key
done.
Are
they
comp
a.
C
Elections,
helping
to
level
the
playing
field,
they
help
challengers
mount
strong
election
campaigns.
Let's
face
the
fact
of
modern
political
life.
Very
few
of
us
who
run
for
office
are
independently
wealthy.
Do
we
want
only
those
people
who
are
able
to
completely
finance
their
elections
with
donations
from
their
personal
fortunes
to
run
for
office?
I?
Think
it's
quite
fair
to
allow
a
small
businessperson
to
donate
a
few
hundred
dollars
to
the
municipal
election
process.
C
It's
not
fair
for
a
single
individual
to
be
able
to
donate
hundreds
of
thousands
of
dollars
to
their
own
election
effort,
as
we've
seen
in
some
Merril
races,
I
recall
when
I
first
ran
for
City
Council
I
was
up
against
an
incumbent
who
had
all
of
the
advantages
a
monthly
column
in
the
community
newspaper
office,
advertising
budget
paid
professional
staff.
The
list
goes
on
and
on
I
was
honored
to
receive
donations
from
my
local
hardware,
store,
clothing,
store,
barber
and
architect,
a
few
restaurants
and
a
construction
company.
C
This
motion
says
no
to
business
donations,
but
yes
to
the
same
people
who
owned
the
business,
it
makes
no
sense
look
through
some
of
the
returns
of
candidates
and
you
see
some
very
familiar
names
of
people
who
owned
development
and
corporate
offices
also
you'll
see
some
unfamiliar
names
that
own
or
operate
companies.
Yet,
with
this
motions
proposal,
these
individuals,
unless
well
widely
known,
are
all
but
anonymous
to
the
average.
They
donate
and
they're
Sica
and
they
donate
and
are
they
seeking
undue
influence
over
candidates?
C
Do
we
need
to
ban
anyone
who
works
for
or
owns
a
local
business,
a
spouse,
a
cousin?
Where
do
we
stop
when
you
cast
negative
aspirations
on
one
group
of
contributors,
you
cast
them
on
all
contributors.
Some
are
trying
to
portray
this
simply
as
seeking
a
power
from
the
provincial
government.
In
my
opinion,
asking
for
a
power
we
don't
intend
to
use
is
futile.
Let's
say
someone
wanted
to
ask
for
the
power
to
bring
photo
radar
to
the
city
without
actually
intending
to
use
the
power
shouldn't.
C
Let's
not
allow
ourselves
to
be
distracted
by
seeking
a
power
while
telegraphing
to
Queens
Park
that
it's
a
theoretical
exercise
and
we're
not
really
sure
we're
even
going
to
use
it
in
the
first
place.
Let's
ask,
though,
let's
ask
for
those
powers
around
which
there
is
a
broad
consensus
around
the
table,
powers
that
are
meaningful
to
a
city's
future
and
that
we
actually
intend
to
exercise
in
the
immediate
future.
C
As
mentioned
earlier,
I
do
not
agree
with
the
idea
that
sending
corporate
gifts
into
the
personal
contribution
ledger
will
add
transparency
to
the
local
election
process,
in
fact,
quite
the
opposite.
On
the
contrary,
it
will
lead
to
a
lot
less
transparency
than
the
current
systems
as
the
widely
respected
local
governance
expert.
Professor
Carolyn
Andrew
recently
stated
in
a
newspaper
article
come
next
belt
on
güven
Elms,
professor.
I
D
K
A
F
G
L
L
H
B
A
C
C
F
F
One
therefore
be
it
resolved
that
marijuana
on
behalf
of
City
Council,
formally
request
that
the
Provence
province
of
Ontario
ensure
that
there's
an
opportunity
for
hydro
Ottawa
to
participate
in
a
transparent
procurement
process
to
purchase
Ottawa's,
45,000
hydro,
one
customers
at
fair
market
value
and
that
the
letter
beads
sent
directly
to
the
Premier
of
Ontario,
the
Minister
of
Energy
and
all
local
members
of
provincial
Parliament's.
Okay,.
C
J
C
E
You
mr.
mayor
actually
I
have
two
one
is
part:
a
beyond
Canada
possum
in
a
second,
the
first
one
on
that
Canada
Post's.
Could
staff
please
provide
an
estimate
of
the
green
space,
and/or
city
right-of-way
in
front
of
residential
yards,
that
Canada
Post
would
need
to
expropriate
in
order
to
locate
community
mailboxes
in
our
high
density.
E
Neighborhoods
such
as
center
town
and
I'd
like
to
look
a
half-staff
look
at
in
particular
between
Bronson
and
the
canal,
based
on
the
number
of
mailboxes
per
block
and
part
be
to
this
one
is:
could
staff
please
provide
an
estimate
of
both
the
capital
and
operating
cost
in
expanding
our
recycling
program
to
each
community
mailbox
I
might
add
they
might
look
to
Vaughan
who
just
introduced
a
recycling
program
and-
and
we
think
we
could
probably
extrapolate
from
that
quite
easily.
My
second
one
is
public
washrooms.
E
Could
staff
please
identify
the
best
practices
for
a
standalone
public
washroom
located
on
city
right-of-way,
particularly
in
a
part
such
as
Deb
Donald
Park,
as
well
as
the
necessary
utility
hookups
and
other
structural
requirements
for
a
possible
pilot
project
if
they
could
do
that
before
Canada
Post
uses
up
all
the
dead
Donald
Park
for
mail
boxes,
that'd
be
really
great.
Thank.
H
H
C
L
You
mr.
mayor
would
be
treasurer
through
you,
please
consider
and
provide
a
brief
written
outline
that
discusses
the
city's
current
debt
level,
the
trend
in
the
past
ten
years
of
our
debt,
the
proportion
of
debt
to
total
revenues
and
the
proportion
of
the
debt
repayment.
As
a
percentage
of
the
total
budget,
I
did
read
a
blurb
in
the
debenture
report,
but
I'm
just
seeking
more
information
on
the
city's
debt.
Okay,.
I
J
Tried
a
series
of
tactics
to
deal
with
the
geese
population
and
byproducts
of
our
city,
parks
and
leisure
spaces,
including
dogs,
aerial
perspectives
and
nests
management.
Could
South
PS
review
the
geese
management
strategy
in
relations
to
best
practices
from
other
municipalities
and
provide
a
coordinated
citywide
approach
to
us.
C
B
You
very
much,
madam
mr.
chair,
mr.
mayor
a
couple
of
things.
First
of
all,
I
just
wanna
I'm.
Looking
for
support
from
my
colleagues,
along
with
the
public
of
this
city
for
a
program.
That's
coming
up
and
I'll.
Read
you
the
details
as
well
as
I'll,
send
out
an
email
to
the
client
up
to
the
colleagues
as
well
as
to
the
community.
B
Canadian
Living,
Magma,
Canadian
Living
magazine
has
formed
an
award
to
recognize
true
heroes
by
creating
the
first-ever
Canadian
living
me
to.
We
awards
honoring,
extraordinary
Canadians
building,
a
better
world,
I'm
honored
and
privileged
to
speak
to
you
today
about
a
youngster
Sewell
resident
Tyson
McCabe,
who
has
been
selected
as
one
of
the
three
finalists
in
the
Canadian
living
me
to
Rhea
Ward's
in
the
community.
Category
Tyson
was
born
with
a
rare
genetic
disorder
called
Pfeiffer
syndrome.
B
B
The
winner
of
the
award
will
receive
$1,000
for
the
charity
of
their
choice,
plus
an
article
in
The
Canadian
Living
magazine
Tyson's,
already
committed
to
donating
that
thousand
dollars
towards
his
mission
to
a
million
I'm
asking
you
today
to
please
support
this
amazing
youth
starting
April
17th
by
was
eating
into
his
website
where
he
will
post
a
link
to
the
Canadian
living
me
to
E.
So
you
can
vote
for.
Tyson.
Tyson's
website
is
a
mission
to
a
million
dot
CA.
B
You
can
also
Google
me
to
e
awards
and
visit
and
go
to
the
Canadian
Living
magazine
site
voting
opens
on
April
17th
and
concludes
a
mediator.
Winners
will
be
announced
at
we
date
Toronto
and
in
the
atoh
ratio.
Canadian
Living
magazine
I
appreciate
the
ladies
and
gentlemen
taking
time
to
listen
to
this
request
and
I
do
anticipate,
hopefully,
support
from
each
and
every
one
of
my
colleagues,
along
with
the
members
in
the
community.
Thank
you
very
much
mr.
mayor.
All
right.
C
That's
taking
place
following
Council
in
the
kernel
by
room
today,
so
that
is
obviously
a
very
important
briefing
where
we're
starting
the
process
of
climate
izing,
the
public
to
the
significant
changes
that
are
going
to
be
taking
place
as
a
result
of
the
shutdown
of
the
transit
way,
and
that
technical
briefing
is
on
right
after
this.
And
the
second
item
is
some
I'd
encourage
members
to
go
and
visit
volunteer,
Ottawa's
annual,
volunteer,
fair
I.
C
Think
they'd
really
appreciate
members
of
council,
it's
literally
next
door,
a
gene
Pig
at
Hall
and,
as
you
know,
this
is
National.
Volunteer
Week
I
was
at
a
very
nice
event
and
councillor
Dean's
Ward.
Yesterday,
honoring
Greenbow
self
Keyes
volunteers,
and
where
would
this
city
be
without
volunteers?
We
see
them
each
and
every
day
in
our
working
lives
and
our
personal
lives
and
I
know
it'd
be
a
big
boost
to
some
of
these
volunteer
organizations.