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12TH REPORT OF THE

 

Strategic Priorities and Policy Committee

 

meeting held on May 22, 2014, commencing at 4:10 PM, in the Council Chambers, Second Floor, London City Hall. 

 

PRESENT:  Mayor J.F. Fontana (Chair); Councillors B. Polhill, B. Armstrong, J.B. Swan, J.L. Baechler, M. Brown, P.  Hubert, P. Van Meerbergen, and H.L. Usher; and L. Rowe (Secretary).    

 

ABSENT:  Councillors N. Branscombe, D. Brown, J.P. Bryant, D.G. Henderson, S. Orser and S.E. White.

 

ALSO PRESENT:  A. Zuidema, J.P. Barber, G. Barrett, J. Braam, C. Colvin, B. Coxhead, J.M. Fleming, S. Galloway, T. Grawey, M. Hayward, G. Kotsifas, H. McNeely, R. Nemis, R. Paynter, C. Saunders, B. Turcotte and J. Yanchula.

 

 

I.

CALL TO ORDER

 

1.

Disclosures of Pecuniary Interest

 

Recommendation:  That it BE NOTED that no pecuniary interests were disclosed.

 

II.

CONSENT ITEMS

 

              None.

 

III.

SCHEDULED ITEMS

 

2.

ReThink London – The London Plan – Development of a New Official Plan for the City of London

 

Recommendation:  That the following actions be taken with respect to the development of a new Official Plan for the City of London:

 

a)         The London Plan, being a document outlining the proposed general framework for a new Official Plan for the City of London, BE RECEIVED and BE REFERRED a public participation meeting to be held at the June 23, 2014 meeting of the Strategic Priorities and Policy Committee to receive initial comment and feedback on “The London Plan” document; it being noted that the Strategic Priorities and Policy Committee heard the attached presentation from the Managing Director, Planning and City Planner, and the Manager, Urban Design and GIS, with respect to this matter;

 

b)         the staff report dated May 22, 2014, from the Managing Director, Planning and City Planner, with respect to “ReThink London: A New Official Plan for the City of London”, BE RECEIVED for information; and

 

c)         the staff report dated May 22, 2014, from the City Solicitor, with respect to the process and legislation under which a new Official Plan is to be adopted, BE RECEIVED for information;

 

it being noted that statutory meetings under sections 17 and 26 of the Planning Act, for the adoption of a new Official Plan, will follow at a later date; it being further noted that the website for the development of a new Official Plan for the City of London can be found at www.TheLondonPlan.ca, effective May 23, 2014.

 

Motion Passed

 

YEAS: J.F. Fontana, J.B. Swan, B. Polhill, B. Armstrong, J.L. Baechler, M. Brown, P. Hubert, P. Van Meerbergen (8)

 


 

IV.

ITEMS FOR DIRECTION

 

              None.

           

V.

DEFERRED MATTERS/ADDITIONAL BUSINESS

 

              None.

 

VI.

ADJOURNMENT

 

              The meeting adjourned at 5:48 PM.