That with respect to the 2024 Ward Boundary Review, the following actions be taken:
a) the boundaries for the fourteen (14) electoral wards and detailed in Final Option 1, as appended to the staff report and contained within the Final Report – 2024 Ward Boundary Review, BE APPROVED for the City of London, effective November 15, 2026;
b) Final Option 1 BE APPROVED in principle, with the fifteen (15) homes on the north side of Springbank Drive — between The Coves Environmentally Significant Area, Greenside Avenue, and the Canadian National Railway to be retained with proposed Ward 11 as a minor amendment to retain a community of interest;
c) Final Option 1 BE APPROVED in principle, with a minor amendment to the boundary between proposed Ward 1 and proposed Ward 11 so that the area contained between Wellington Road South and the Canadian National Railway adjacent to Adelaide Street South (Rowntree Area) south to Commissioner Road East be incorporated into proposed Ward 11 to better reflect communities of interest and balancing population; it being noted that this amendment will return to Strategic Priorities and Policy Committee on January 14, 2025 with a report that clarifies the population impact of that change for final approval;
d) Final Option 1 BE APPROVED in principle, with a minor amendment to the boundary between proposed Ward 1 and proposed Ward 4 so that the area contained within Oxford Street East, to Highbury Avenue North, to Canadian Pacific Railway, to Adelaide Street North be incorporated into proposed Ward 4 to better reflect communities of interest and balancing population; it being noted that this amendment will return to Strategic Priorities and Policy Committee on January 14, 2025 with a report that clarifies the population impact of that change for final approval.
e) the Civic Administration BE DIRECTED to bring forward a by-law to enact the boundaries detailed in Final Option 1, as amended, to the December 17, 2024 meeting of Municipal Council; and
f) the Final Report – 2024 Ward Boundary Review, dated December 10, 2024 and the Watson & Associates Economists Ltd. Final Report as appended the staff report as Appendix ‘A’ BE RECEIVED.
it being noted that the Strategic Priorities and Policy Committee received a presentation from Watson & Associates Economists Ltd. with respect to this matter;
it being further noted that the Strategic Priorities and Policy Committee received communications from the following individuals:
- a communication dated October 17, 2024 from B. Mejia, Executive Director, Argyle BIA;
- a communication dated December 1, 2024 from R. Van Overberghe;
- a communication from J. Boyce;
- a communication dated December 10, 2024 from Councillor S. Franke;
- a communication dated December 9, 2024 from S. Levin, President, Orchard Park/Sherwood Forest Neighbourhood Association;
- a communication from G. Faul; and
- a communication dated December 9, 2024 from Councillor A. Hopkins;
it being pointed out that the following individuals made a verbal presentation at the public participation meeting with respect to this matter:
- D. Boyce;
- J. Boyce;
- G. Faul; and
- G. Warren;