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5TH REPORT OF THE

 

LONDON HOUSING ADVISORY COMMITTEE

 

meeting held on May 17, 2016, commencing at 12:15 PM, in Committee Room #4, Second Floor, London City Hall. 

 

PRESENT:  D. Nemeth (Chair), J. Coley Phillips, A. Galloway, M. Inthavong, J. Malkin, B. Odegaard, J. Peaire, D. Peckham and N. Reeves and J. Martin (Secretary).

 

ABSENT:  K. Kaill.

 

ALSO PRESENT:  J. Binder, J. Browne, S. Giustizia, M. Hardy-Trevenna and G. Matthews.

 

 

I.

CALL TO ORDER

 

1.

Disclosures of Pecuniary Interest

 

That it BE NOTED that no pecuniary interests were disclosed.

 

II.

SCHEDULED ITEMS

 

2.

Provincial Long Term Affordable Housing Strategy

 

That it BE NOTED that the London Housing Advisory Committee received the attached presentation from S. Giustizia, Housing Development Corporation Executive Lead, with respect to the Provincial Long Term Affordable Housing Strategy.

 

III.

CONSENT ITEMS

 

3.

4th Report of the London Housing Advisory Committee

 

That it BE NOTED that the 4th Report of the London Housing Advisory Committee from its meeting held on April 6, 2016, was received.

 

4.

Municipal Council Resolution - 3rd Report of the London Housing Advisory Committee

 

That it BE NOTED that the Municipal Council resolution adopted at its meeting held April 5, 2016, with respect to the 3rd Report of the London Housing Advisory Committee, was received.

 

5.

Municipal Council Resolution - 4th Report of the London Housing Advisory Committee

 

That it BE NOTED that the Municipal Council resolution adopted at its meeting held May 3, 2016, with respect to the 4th Report of the London Housing Advisory Committee, was received.

 

6.

Housing Mediation Yearly Report

 

That it BE NOTED that the Housing Mediation Service Yearly Report for the period September 1, 2014 to August 31, 2015, from G. Matthews, was received; it being noted that a copy of the Report is available for viewing in the City Clerk’s Office.

 

7.

Letter of Resignation - Siu Ming Kwok

 

That it BE NOTED that a communication dated April 4, 2016, from S. Kwok with respect to his resignation from the London Housing Advisory Committee, was received.

 

 

 

 

8.

Defining and Applying Diversity: "Gender Lens"

 

That it BE NOTED that the Municipal Council resolution from its session held on May 3, 2016 with respect to Defining and Applying Diversity: "Gender Lens", with the related communication dated April 26, 2016, from N. Garrison, Western University, were received.

 

9.

Notice of Public Participation Meeting and Public Open House for the London Plan

 

That it BE NOTED that the Notice dated May 4, 2016, from J. Adema, Planner, with respect to a Public Participation Meeting and Public Open House for the London Plan, was received.

 

10.

LSTAR - News Releases

 

That it BE NOTED that the LSTAR(R) new releases dated April 20, 2016, and May 2, 2016, were received.

 

11.

CMHC - Release - March 2016 Housing Starts in London

 

That it BE NOTED that the CMHC news release dated April 8, 2016, was received.

 

 

IV.

SUB-COMMITTEES & WORKING GROUPS

 

12.

Mayor's Advisory Panel on Poverty Working Group

 

 

That it BE NOTED that the London Housing Advisory Committee (LHAC) renamed the working group to the “London for All Working Group”: it being noted that this working group will review the London For All Final Report and provide recommendations for additions to the 2016 LHAC workplan related to significant housing issues identified in the report. 

 

V.

ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION

 

13.

Education/Outreach Joint Discussion of Advisory Committees

 

That it BE NOTED that the London Housing Advisory Committee appointed S. Peaire as their representative at the education/outreach joint discussion of advisory committees; it being further noted that a communication dated April 25, 2016 from S. Ratz Advisory Committee on the Environment and A. Stratton, Transportation Advisory Committee, with respect to this matter, was received.

 

VI.

DEFERRED MATTERS/ADDITIONAL BUSINESS

 

14.

Notice of Application to Amend the Official Plan and Zoning By-law for Near Campus Neighbourhoods

 

That it BE NOTED that the Notice dated May 12, 2016, with respect to an amendment to the Official Plan and Zoning By-law for Near-Campus Neighbourhoods to provide a new vision statement and revise boundaries and provisions that permit secondary dwelling units, was received.

 

VII.

ADJOURNMENT

 

              The meeting adjourned at 1:34 PM.

 

 

 

 

NEXT MEETING DATE: June 8, 2016