Recommendation: That, on the
recommendation of the Town and Gown Committee (TGC), the following actions be
taken with respect to the 1st Report of the TGC, from its meeting held on
March 27, 2013:
a) the
following actions be taken with respect to the Municipal Council resolution
of October 30, 2012, related to the 1st and 2nd Reports of the Town and Gown
Committee:
i)
the
Mayor BE REQUESTED to write a letter to the London Transit Commission,
requesting delegation status for student and neighbourhood representatives
and interested stakeholders to attend a future London Transit Commission
Board meeting to discuss transit concerns, including but not limited to, the
overcrowding on buses and garbage left at bus stops and to establish ongoing
communication between students, residents and the London Transit Commission;
ii)
a
Working Group of the Town and Gown Committee BE ESTABLISHED to discuss bus
service requirements for students;
iii) the
verbal presentation of J. Ford, Director, Transportation and Planning, London
Transit Commission, with respect to parking modifications on Waterloo Street
and Epworth Avenue BE RECEIVED; and,
iv)
a
Municipal Council resolution, adopted at its meeting held on October 30,
2012, with respect to the 1st and 2nd Reports of the TGC, from its meetings
held on June 27 and August 27, 2012, BE RECEIVED;
b) the
terms of reference for the TGC BE AMENDED to permit regular bi-monthly
meetings of the TGC; it being noted that the current terms of reference
provide for regular meetings of the TGC on a quarterly basis;
c) based
on a presentation by the Manager, Licensing and Municipal Law Enforcement, the
following actions be taken with respect to by-law enforcement matters:
i) the
London Police Services Board BE REQUESTED to provide the Town and Gown
Committee with the Nuisance By-law statistics by area, age group and the
number of students that have been ticketed;
ii) the
Municipal Council BE ADVISED that the TGC expressed its support for the
administration and enforcement of the Residential Rental Units Licensing
By-law, with a focus on addressing substandard housing conditions
proactively, protecting amenities, character and stability of residential areas
and ensuring compliance with the Fire Protection and Promotion Act;
iii)
subject
to the approval of c) ii), above, the London Housing Advisory Committee BE
REQUESTED to consider a similar recommendation;
iv)
the
Municipal Council BE ADVISED that the TGC supports a review of overnight
parking similar to the initiatives that the City of Toronto has implemented;
it being noted that City of Toronto residents may obtain a temporary
on-street parking permit for their guests for either 24 hours or 48 hours;
v)
the
Civic Administration BE ADVISED that the TGC does not support allowing
boulevard parking, between the road and the sidewalk; and
vi)
Western
University and Fanshawe College students BE ASKED to expand the Off-Campus
Advisor Program, a program to provide assistance, information and support to
students who are living off-campus;
d) the
TGC Agenda BE AMENDED to include "Working Groups" and "New
Business" sections; and
e)
clauses
5 to 9 of the Report BE RECEIVED.
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