8TH REPORT OF THE
Strategic
Priorities and Policy Committee
meeting held on April
16, 2013, commencing at 3:10 PM, in the Council Chambers, Second Floor, London
City Hall.
PRESENT: Mayor J.F. Fontana (Chair),
Councillors B. Polhill, W.J. Armstrong, J.B. Swan, S. Orser, J.L. Baechler, M.
Brown, P. Hubert, D.G. Henderson, D.T. Brown, H.L. Usher and S. White and
L. Rowe (Secretary).
ABSENT: Councillors N. Branscombe, J.P. Bryant and
P. Van Meerbergen.
ALSO PRESENT: A. Zuidema, J.P.
Barber, V. McAlea Major, C. Saunders, R. Sharpe and B. Westlake-Power
1.
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Disclosures of Pecuniary Interest
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Recommendation: That it BE NOTED that Councillor
M. Brown disclosed a pecuniary interest in clause 3 of this Report having to
do with an Accommodation Review Committee for the Thames Valley District
School Board (TVDSB) by indicating that he is employed by the TVDSB.
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Recommendation: That, on the
recommendation of the City Manager, the Terms of Reference for the Council
Compensation Review Task Force BE AMENDED to delete the requirement for one
of the Members-at-Large to be a person with past experience on Council; it being
noted that the input of presently-serving Council Members will be sought
during reviews of Council compensation to ensure that the Task Force takes
into consideration the current working environment for Council Members.
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Motion
Passed
YEAS: J.F. Fontana, J.B. Swan, D.G.
Henderson, B. Polhill, S. Orser, J.L. Baechler, M. Brown, P. Hubert, D.
Brown, H.L. Usher, S.E. White, W.J. Armstrong (12)
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None.
Recommendation: That Councillor B. Polhill
BE APPOINTED to the Accommodation Review Committee (ARC) for the Thames
Valley District School Board (TVDSB) for Aberdeen Public School, Ealing
Public School and Trafalgar Public School.
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Motion
Passed
YEAS: J.F. Fontana, J.B. Swan, D.G.
Henderson, B. Polhill, S. Orser, J.L. Baechler, P. Hubert, D. Brown, H.L.
Usher, S.E. White, W.J. Armstrong (11)
RECUSED:
M. Brown (1)
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Recommendation: That the following
individuals BE APPOINTED to the City of London and London District Catholic
School Board Liaison Committee for the term ending November 30, 2014:
• Councillor
D. Henderson
• Councillor
J.B. Swan
• Councillor
W.J. Armstrong
it being noted that discussions may include
matters pertaining to the repurposing of school subject to closure.
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Motion
Passed
YEAS:
J.F. Fontana, J.B. Swan, D.G. Henderson, B. Polhill, S. Orser, J.L. Baechler,
M. Brown, P. Hubert, D. Brown, H.L. Usher, S.E. White, W.J. Armstrong (12)
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Recommendation: That the following actions
be taken with respect to the 2012 Annual General Meeting of the Shareholder
for London Hydro Inc.:
a) the
2012 Annual General Meeting of the Shareholder for London Hydro Inc. BE HELD
at a meeting of the Strategic Priorities and Policy Committee on May 13,
2013, for the purpose of receiving the report from the Board of London Hydro
Inc. in accordance with the Shareholder Declaration and the Business
Corporations Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. B.16; and,
b) the
City Clerk BE DIRECTED to provide notice of the 2012 Annual Meeting to the
Board of Directors for London Hydro Inc., and to invite the Chair of the
Board and Chief Executive Officer of London Hydro Inc. to attend at the
Annual Meeting and present the report of the Board in accordance with Article
7.1 of the Shareholder Declaration; and,
it being noted that the Strategic Priorities
and Policy Committee received a communication dated April 5, 2013, from P. C.
Johnson, Chair, London Hydro Inc., with respect to this matter.
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Motion
Passed
YEAS:
J.F. Fontana, J.B. Swan, D.G. Henderson, B. Polhill, S. Orser, J.L. Baechler,
M. Brown, P. Hubert, D. Brown, H.L. Usher, S.E. White, W.J. Armstrong (12)
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Recommendation: That the following actions
be taken with respect to the 2012 Annual General Meeting of the Shareholder
for the London & Middlesex Housing Corporation:
a) the
2012 Annual General Meeting of the Shareholder for the London & Middlesex
Housing Corporation BE HELD at a meeting of the Strategic Priorities and
Policy Committee on May 13, 2013, for the purpose of receiving the report
from the Board of the London & Middlesex Housing Corporation in accordance
with the Shareholder Declaration and the Business Corporations Act, R.S.O.
1990, c. B.16; and
b) the
City Clerk BE DIRECTED to provide notice of the 2012 Annual Meeting to the
Board of Directors for London Middlesex Housing Corporation and to invite the
Chair of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of London Middlesex Housing
Corporation to attend at the Annual Meeting and present the report of the
Board in accordance with Article 7.1 of the Shareholder Declaration;
it being noted that the Strategic Priorities
and Policy Committee received a communication dated April 8, 2013, from S.
Matthew, Interim Executive Director, London & Middlesex Housing
Corporation with respect to this matter.
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Motion
Passed
YEAS:
J.F. Fontana, J.B. Swan, D.G. Henderson, B. Polhill, S. Orser, J.L. Baechler,
M. Brown, P. Hubert, D. Brown, H.L. Usher, S.E. White, W.J. Armstrong (12)
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See
Confidential.
(See Confidential Appendix to the 8th
Report of the Strategic Priorities and Policy Committee enclosed for Members
only.)
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The Strategic Priorities and Policy
Committee convened in camera from 3:18 PM to 3:24 PM after having passed a
motion to do so, with respect to the following matter:
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The
meeting adjourned at 3:25 PM.