More on Minimum Parking Review

Following on the previous post, here’s more:

From: Moerman, Tim <Tim.Moerman@ottawa.ca>
Sent: Tue, Dec 1, 2015 1:37 pm
Subject: REMINDER! Minimum Parking Review — N’OUBLIEZ PAS! Examen des exigences minimales de stationnement

***REMINDER!***

(le français suit)

Zoning Study: Minimum Parking Review

Draft Recommendations Now Available
Deadline for Comments: December 18, 2015

Good afternoon!

We are writing today to remind you that the Minimum Parking Review has produced some draft recommendations on changes to the minimum parking requirements under the Zoning By-law, as well as some additions to the Frequently Asked Questions page. The proposed changes can be accessed from our project page at

http://ottawa.ca/minimumparking

We’ve also produced a short video that discusses some of the reasons for our approach:

Link to Minimum Parking Review Movie.

The Minimum Parking Review was launched on May 4th, 2015 with our online Discussion Paper. Stakeholders were encouraged to read the discussion paper, which laid out the background, pros and cons of minimum parking requirements, as well as a range of approaches to modifying these requirements. Stakeholders were invited to send comments on the Discussion Paper, and over the summer we met with a number of community associations to discuss the issue and to gather feedback. Draft recommendations were posted on October 21st.

We welcome your thoughts and comments on the proposals described above. Please send comments no later than December 18, 2015 and direct all correspondence to:

Email: tim.moerman@ottawa.ca or minimumparking@ottawa.ca
Regular mail: Review of Minimum Parking Requirements
City Hall
110 Laurier Avenue West, 4th Floor Mail Code 01-14
K1P 1J1
Fax: (613) 580-2459
Website: http://ottawa.ca/minimumparking

***N’OUBLIEZ PAS!***

Étude de zonage : Examen des exigences minimales de stationnement

Recommandations provisoires disponibles
Date limite pour les commentaires, le 18 décembre 2015

Madame, Monsieur,

Nous vous écrivons aujourd’hui pour vous faire souvenir que l’examen des exigences minimales de stationnement a donné lieu à quelques recommandations provisoires visant des changements aux exigences minimales fixées par le Règlement de zonage, ainsi que plusieurs réponses a vos questions ajoutées à la Foire au questions. Les changements proposés peuvent être examinés sur notre page Web consacrée au projet :

http://ottawa.ca/stationnementminimum

Nous avons également réalisé une courte vidéo qui traite de certaines raisons qui ont motivé notre approche :

Lien de la vidéo sur la révision des exigences minimales de stationnement

L’examen des exigences minimales de stationnement a été entamé le 4 mai 2015 avec notre document de travail en ligne. Les parties intéressées ont été encouragées à lire ce document, qui décrivait le contexte, les avantages et les inconvénients des exigences minimales de stationnement, et qui exposait une série d’approches visant à modifier ces exigences. Les parties intéressées ont été invitées à faire part de leurs commentaires sur le document de travail. Au cours de l’été, nous avons rencontré un certain nombre d’associations communautaires afin de discuter de cette question et de prendre connaissance des commentaires émis. Nos recommendations provisoires ont été publiées le 21 octobre.

N’hésitez pas à nous faire part de vos commentaires sur les propositions décrites plus haut. Veuillez envoyer toute commentaire d’ici le 18 décembre 2015 aux coordonnées suivantes :

Courriel : tim.moerman@ottawa.ca ou stationnementminimum@ottawa.ca
Poste : Examen des exigences minimales de stationnement
Hôtel de ville
110, avenue Laurier Ouest, 4e étage, courrier interne 01-14
K1P 1J1
Télécopieur : (613) 580-2459
Web : http://ottawa.ca/stationnementminimum

Tim J. Moerman, MCIP, RPP
Planner
Policy Development and Urban Design Branch
Urbaniste
Direction élaboration des politiques et conception urbaine
City of Ottawa | Ville d’Ottawa
http://ottawa.ca/planning / http://ottawa.ca/urbanisme

Cycling in the City Newsletter

For local bicyclists, the City of Ottawa “Cycling in the City – November 2015” newsletter has some useful information, such as which paths are plowed in winter. The November issue’s topics are:

East-West Bikeway Update
Winter Cycling Network
Macdonald‑Cartier Bridge Rehabilitation and Multi-purpose Sidewalk
Mackenzie Avenue Cycle Tracks
Bronson Avenue Improvements at Colonel By Drive
2014 Bruce Timmerman Award Winner – Monna-Leigh McElveny
Trillium Line Pathway Extension, Young Street to Carling Avenue
Cycling Data – Strava
2015 Roundup

You can see it at http://cityofottawa.activehosted.com/index.php?action=social&chash=a284df1155ec3e67286080500df36a9a.1400&nosocial=1 or sign up to receive your own copy there too.
CyclingInTheCityNewsletter201511

Kitchssippi Parking Strategy Update

From: Scott.Caldwell@ottawa.ca
Subject: Kitchssippi Parking Strategy – Westboro Update
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2015 19:02:02 +0000

Good afternoon,

This is a follow-up to the on-going work we are doing tied to the Kitchissippi Parking Strategy. I am reaching out to provide an update specific to Westboro. Since early 2015, we have been working towards clarifying parking issues in both Westboro and Wellington West, ultimately towards identifying solutions as part of a broader strategy that will cover both areas.

Westboro has been a focus with respect to parking for some time now, subject to a previous study that ran from 2011 to 2013 and comprehensive levels of data collection in the interim that have helped to guide the current initiative. To this point in 2015, there has been an effort to connect with stakeholders in order to both convey information and receive feedback. This has been done through a Public Town Hall meeting and direct contact with the Westboro Village BIA, the different community associations and other groups. The information gained from the various comments and pieces of feedback is very important to our process. This consultation process will continue into 2016, so we continue to welcome any feedback and would be more than happy to sit down with anybody to discuss parking in Westboro.

I have included two attachments with this e-mail:

· Summary of Feedback To-Date – A roll-up of the different things we have heard either through meetings or via e-mail.

· Parking Management Toolbox – This is in response to requests we received for better information to help build an improved understanding of the different tools that are considered as part of any parking study process.

Going forward in Westboro, we will continue our process to clarify issues and discuss potential solutions. It is expected that the resulting Kitchissippi Parking Management Strategy will be finalized by mid-2016.

Concurrent with the work being done in Westboro, we have been in the midst of data collection Wellington West for the last few months and are currently in the process of reviewing all of this information in order to develop a clearer picture of what is happening in terms of parking supply and demand in that area. There will be a Public Open House for Wellington West in early 2016 (likely February).

Information related to the Kitchissippi Parking Strategy remains available at http://www.ottawa.ca/kitchissippiparking. Shortly, there will be updates posted which will include summary study data.

I look forward to continuing to connect with different members of the community. Again, please don’t hesitate to pass any comments forward or let me know if there are any questions related to the process.

We will be sure to provide information on the status of the studies as things progress.

Regards,

Scott Caldwell – Program Manager, Parking Studies
Parking Services
Public Works
City of Ottawa
Office: 613-580-2424 ext. 27581
Cell Phone: 613-614-3155
e-mail: Scott.Caldwell@ottawa.ca

Road Closures on Cowley, Sunnymede

Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2015 13:12:43 -0500
From: Christine Jackson
Subject: URGENT! – Immediate road closures – Cowley & Sunnymede, Nov 17-27

I live on Cowley Ave between Sunnymede & Clearview.

Today, Monday 16th Nov, I received a notice from the company Earthmovers, saying that Cowley, between Premier & Clearview, as well as Sunnymede, between Carleton & Keyworth, will be closed from 7am to 6pm, from Tuesday 17th November to Friday 27th November.

No info was provided regarding access to and from our homes during the daytime, or the reason for the work. (It was not that many years ago that the whole of Cowley was dug up & renewed for storm & sanitary sewers & water.)

I contacted 311 and the city agent had no record of the upcoming work. He put my request in the system for a traffic inspector to call me back with more info, as they are the people who have to issue permits for road closures. I also have a call in to the company Earth Movers regarding access during this period.

If anyone already has the answers to my questions, would you please post it here a.s.a.p.

Re my last message on this subject, I have heard back from Earth Movers. The work will be centred on the intersection of Sunnymede & Cowley & Sunnymede itself. It relates to the installation of a storm sewer along Sunnymede between Carleton & Keyworth.

It therefore seems that the most impact will be for those living on Sunnymede between Carleton & Keyworth. Cowley Ave between Premier & Clearview will not be dug up again (thank goodness!). It just means that Cowley residents will have to avoid the Sunnymede / Clearview intersection.

Apparently the work by Earth Movers will probably not start until Wednesday 18th.

For info
Christine Jackson

Water Rates under Review

From Jeff Lieper’s newsletter. More at http://kitchissippiward.ca/content/water-and-wastewater-rate-review-new-lac-associates-research

As many know, the City is currently undertaking a review of how it charges for water and stormwater. I sit on the Environment Committee, and am looking forward to hearing how staff will or won’t recommend charging for water – which is currently billed strictly according to how much a household uses.

Reviewing how we charge for water and wastewater has become important since water usage is declining while expenditures are generally fixed and predictable.

To deal with this, the City is contemplating a new rate structure that could, for example, fix a fee that everyone pays for water, no matter how much they use, and then charge for any additional water on a consumption basis.

Invitation to Urban Forest Management Plan Workshop – November 24

Subject: Fwd: Invitation to Urban Forest Management Plan Workshop/ Invitation à l’atelier sur le Plan de gestion de la forêt urbaine
Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2015 12:55:32 -0500
From: Heather Pearl <hpearl2012@gmail.com>

Hello all. Please see the invitation from the City of Ottawa, below. The City is beginning to work on an Urban Forest Management Plan. Once it is completed, Ottawa will join the many cities in North America which already have developed and implemented these plans.

Thriving Urban Forests are vital to promoting human health. Trees clean our air and water, cool our neighbourhoods, support habitant and biodiversity and control storm water run-off. When mature trees are lost, communities suffer both immediate and long term costs. Yet, while, “The City of Ottawa has many policies, programs, initiatives, and regulations related to trees” it “is lacking a comprehensive, long-term vision and strategic direction for protecting and enhancing the urban forest.”

This is an important initiative. The first round of public consultations will be held on November 24. I hope that Champlain Park will be well-represented.

The web page:

http://ottawa.ca/en/city-hall/public-consultations/environment/urban-forest-management-plan

Please let me know if you are interested in participating in or receiving updates on this project.

Thank you,

Heather

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From: Urbantree/Arbreurbain <urbantree@ottawa.ca>
Date: 2015-11-03 12:16 GMT-05:00
Subject: Invitation to Urban Forest Management Plan Workshop/ Invitation à l’atelier sur le Plan de gestion de la forêt urbaine

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United for Refugees / Ensemble pour les réfugiés

Date: Tue, 6 Oct 2015 11:30:23 +0000
From: jim.watson@ottawa.ca
Subject: United for Refugees / Ensemble pour les réfugiés

(le français suit)

This past Thursday, I announced United for Refugees – a community initiative focused on raising money to support the sponsorship and settlement of people affected by the crisis in Syria.

You have likely seen the devastating photos or read the heartbreaking stories of parents and their children torn from their homes and loved ones in the worst global humanitarian crisis of our time.

Together, we are rallying the community to help families come to Ottawa and begin rebuilding their lives.

I am asking you to make a contribution to this important initiative.

United for Refugees is committed to getting resources to where they are needed the most and will have the greatest impact. I urge you to continue to support United Way Ottawa through your workplace campaigns this year, but ask you to also consider digging a little deeper to support this pressing issue.

Ottawa, and the whole of Canada, has an important role in accepting these refugees. Please join me today in making an impact. Let’s show our city’s compassion by giving refugee families new starts in Ottawa.

Sincerely,

Jim Watson
Mayor

This campaign is a collaboration between United Way Ottawa, the Community Foundation of Ottawa, the City of Ottawa and Refugee 613.

Jeudi dernier, j’ai lancé l’initiative communautaire Ensemble pour les réfugiés qui met l’accent sur la collecte de fonds qui serviront à soutenir le parrainage et l’établissement des personnes touchées par la crise en Syrie.

Vous avez sans doute déjà vu les photos troublantes ou lu les histoires déchirantes des parents et de leurs enfants arrachés à leurs foyers et obligés de quitter leurs proches, le tout dans le contexte de la pire crise humanitaire à sévir dans le monde aujourd’hui.

Ensemble, nous tenons à mobiliser la communauté afin d’aider les familles nouvellement arrivées à Ottawa à se bâtir une nouvelle vie.

Je vous invite à faire un don à cette importante initiative.

Ensemble pour les réfugiés s’engage à obtenir les ressources nécessaires pour combler les besoins les plus pressants et à utiliser ces ressources où elles auront le plus d’effet. Je vous prie de continuer à soutenir Centraide Ottawa par l’entremise de vos campagnes en milieu de travail, mais je vous invite à considérer également débourser un peu plus cette année afin de soutenir ce problème urgent.

Ottawa, comme l’ensemble du Canada, joue un rôle important dans l’accueil de ces réfugiés. Veuillez vous joindre à moi pour changer des vies. Témoignons de notre compassion en donnant aux familles de réfugiés un nouveau départ à Ottawa.

Sincèrement,

Jim Watson
Maire

Cette campagne est une collaboration entre Centraide Ottawa, la Fondation communautaire d’Ottawa, la ville d’Ottawa et Refugié 613.

Intelligent Community Assessment by Stakeholders – Survey

From: Kelley.Shields@ottawa.ca
Sent: 25/09/2015 4:31:25 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time
Subj: Intelligent Community Assessment by Stakeholders

Our vision is to have Ottawa become known as the most innovative city in Canada.

An important step to get there is to measure our strengths, in order to be able to better manage and improve them.

We would therefore greatly appreciate it if you could give us your views on our community’s strengths. Your views will determine the necessary activities for transforming Ottawa into an exemplary centre that competes in the global knowledge world of today and tomorrow.

The link below takes you to an on-line questionnaire which should take no more than 35-45 minutes to complete. The questions are mostly multiple choice, and involve your personal opinions on how well our community is prepared to compete.

The results will present a dashboard of Ottawa’s status on its way to become and be recognized as an intelligent community. It will trigger new programs and innovations, and set new targets to satisfy unmet needs. With your help, we will super-charge Ottawa and give all of our colleagues and citizens a boost.

The survey is online, at the link below:

http://fluidsurveys.com/s/Intelligent_Ottawa_Study_2015/

Thank you in advance for your help! You will be invited to an event where the results of the study are presented.

Best regards,

Saad Bashir

Director, Economic Development and Innovation/ Directeur, Développement économique et Innovation
City of Ottawa/Ville d’Ottawa
110 Laurier Avenue West, Ottawa, Ontario, K1P 1J1/110, avenue Laurier Ouest, Ottawa (Ontario) K1P 1J1
tel/tél, : 613-580-2424 poste 22339
cell : 613-897-9441, fax/téléc. : 613-560-6028
email/courriel : Saad.Bashir@ottawa.ca

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Syrian Refugee Resettlement Public Information Forum – October 1

Forwarded by our co-chair Heather:

From: jim.watson@ottawa.ca
To: pearhea@aol.com
Sent: 25/09/2015 6:01:32 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time
Subj: Syrian Refugee Resettlement – Public Information Forum

Le français suit l’anglais

Heather —

I wanted to give you an update on the local efforts that are underway to support the resettlement of Syrian refugees.

Earlier in September, I held a very constructive first discussion with frontline organizations and faith leaders to discuss our community’s response. The next step is to begin facilitating the community’s humanitarian efforts by bringing together individual residents and subject matter experts. To this end, I would like to invite you to a public forum that will bring together residents and community groups who wish to help, and provide them with the knowledge and contacts that will make their involvement possible.

Thursday, October 1
5:30 to 7 p.m.
Jean Pigott Place (Ottawa City Hall)

At this forum, attendees will hear short presentations from previously sponsored families, experts in refugee resettlement, and representatives from frontline organizations. The goal is to ensure members of our community can learn more about how they can assist in resettlement efforts.

More information can be found here: http://www.ottawa.ca/syria. I encourage you to share this information with your networks.

I hope to see you there.

Jim Watson
Mayor

Je tiens à vous transmettre un compte rendu des efforts qui sont présentement déployés à l’échelle locale pour soutenir l’établissement des réfugiés syriens.

Plus tôt en septembre, j’ai eu des discussions très constructives avec des organismes de première ligne et des dirigeants religieux au sujet de notre intervention en tant que communauté. La prochaine étape vise à faciliter les efforts humanitaires de notre communauté en sollicitant la participation des résidents et des spécialistes en la matière. Je vous invite donc à participer à un forum public où se réuniront les résidents et les groupes communautaires qui veulent aider, et où ils pourront obtenir des renseignements et des contacts utiles qui faciliteront leur participation.

Le jeudi 1er octobre
de 17 h 30 à 19 h
Place-Jean-Pigott (hôtel de ville d’Ottawa)

Lors du forum, les participants entendront de courtes présentations d’anciennes familles ayant déjà été parrainées, de spécialistes en établissement de réfugiés et de représentants d’organismes de première ligne. L’objectif du forum est de s’assurer que les membres de notre communauté en apprennent davantage sur les façons de participer aux efforts d’établissement des réfugiés.

D’autres renseignements sont accessibles ici : http://www.ottawa.ca/syrie. Je vous encourage à partager cette information à tous les membres de votre réseau.

J’espère vous voir nombreux au forum.

Jim Watson
Maire

Ottawa 2017 Information Session for Community Groups – November 12

From: Jeff.Leiper@ottawa.ca
Subject: Ottawa 2017 Information Session for Community Groups
Date: Thu, 24 Sep 2015 18:33:22 +0000

Good afternoon,

Please join me on November 12, 2015 for a special community information session at City Hall.

This session will provide an update on Ottawa 2017 programming, including important information about new funding for community events celebrating Canada’s 150th anniversary.

Space at this event is limited to 250 people and I expect demand will be high, so I encourage you to register early to ensure that you can participate.

Jean Pigott Place
City Hall
110 Laurier Avenue West

November 12, 2015
6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Jean Pigott Place is an accessible facility. However, if you require unique accommodations, please contact info@ottawa2017.ca or call 613-580-2424 ext. 23404 so that we may make the necessary arrangements.

Sincerely,

Jeff Leiper

Councillor, Kitchissippi, City of Ottawa | Conseiller, Kitchissippi, Ville d’Ottawa
613.580.2485 | @jleiper | ottawa.ca / kitchissippiward.ca
110 Laurier Avenue West | Ottawa ON K1P 1J1