Corporate Services Committee

Report

4th Meeting of the Corporate Services Committee
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PRESENT:
  • Councillors S. Lewis (Chair),
  • M. Cassidy,
  • J. Morgan,
  • M. Hamou,
  • J. Fyfe-Millar,
  • and Mayor E. Holder
ALSO PRESENT:
  • M. Ribera, B. Westlake-Power

    Remote Attendance: Councillors: S. Hillier and E. Peloza; L. Livingstone, A. Barbon, B. Card, H. Chapman, I. Collins, S. Corman, M. Daley, J. Kovacs, D. MacRae, A. Rammeloo, J. Raycroft, M. Schulthess, S. Swance, B. Warner

    The meeting is called to order at 12:00 PM; it being noted that the following members were in remote attendance: Mayor E. Holder, M. Cassidy, J. Morgan and Hamou.


That it BE NOTED that no pecuniary interests were disclosed.

  • Moved by:M. Hamou
    Seconded by:M. Cassidy

    That consent items 2.1 to 2.5 BE APPROVED. 


    Yeas: (5)M. Cassidy, S. Lewis, E. Holder, J. Fyfe-Millar, and M. Hamou
    Absent: (1)J. Morgan


    Motion Passed (5 to 0)
  • Moved by:M. Hamou
    Seconded by:M. Cassidy

    That, on the recommendation of the Deputy City Manager, Finance Supports the following actions be taken:

    a)    in accordance with Section 284 of the Municipal Act, 2001, the Statements of Remuneration and Expenses for Elected and Appointed Officials, as appended to the staff report dated February 28, 2022 as Appendix “A” and Appendix “B”, BE RECEIVED for information;

    b)    in accordance with City Council resolution of March 2012, the annual report on the Mayor’s Office’s expenditures BE RECEIVED for information; and

    c)   in accordance with City Council Travel and Business Expenses Policy, the Statement of Travel Expenses for Senior Administration Officials, as appended to the staff report dated February 28, 2022 as Appendix “C” and “D”, BE RECEIVED for information.




    Motion Passed
  • Moved by:M. Hamou
    Seconded by:M. Cassidy

    That, on the recommendation of the Deputy City Manager, Finance Supports, the staff report dated February 28, 2022 regarding Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act report for the calendar year 2021, BE RECEIVED for information.




    Motion Passed
  • Moved by:M. Hamou
    Seconded by:M. Cassidy

    That, on the recommendation of the Deputy City Manager, Finance Supports, on the advice of the Director, Realty Services, with the concurrence of the Manager of Purchasing and Supply, with respect to the City-owned lands as shown on Schedule A (Location Map) as appended to the staff report dated February 28, 2022:

    a) the following actions be taken:

    i) the bid submitted by Terradust Acres Ltd., for lease of farmlands at the tendered annual lease amount of Six Thousand Seven Hundred and Fifty Dollars $ 6,750.00 for a three (3) year term on Land Package A; BE ACCEPTED, it being noted that this proponent submitted the highest offer and meets the City’s terms, conditions and specifications included in the tender;

    ii) the bid submitted by London Dairy Farms Ltd., for lease of farmlands at the tendered annual lease amount of Twenty Four Thousand Three Hundred and Fifty Four Dollars $ 24,354.00 for a three (3) year term on Land Package B, BE ACCEPTED; it being noted that this proponent submitted the highest offer and meets the City’s terms, conditions and specifications included in the tender;

    iii) the bid submitted by Terradust Acres Ltd., for lease of farmlands at the tendered annual lease amount of Nineteen Thousand One Hundred and Eight Nine Dollars and Sixty Cents $ 19,189.60 for a three (3) year term on Land Package C, BE ACCEPTED; it being noted that this proponent submitted the highest offer and meets the City’s terms, conditions and specifications included in the tender;

    iv) the bid submitted by Terradust Acres Ltd., for lease of farmlands at the tendered annual lease amount of Seven Thousand Four Hundred and Seventy Five Dollars $ 7,475.00 for a three (3) year term on Land Package D, BE ACCEPTED; it being noted that this proponent submitted the highest offer and meets the City’s terms, conditions and specifications included in the tender;

    v) the bid submitted by 806433 Ontario Ltd., for lease of farmlands at the tendered annual lease amount of Two Hundred and Thirty Six Thousand and Thirty Four Dollars $ 236,034.00 for a three (3) year term on Land Package E, BE ACCEPTED; it being noted that this proponent submitted the highest offer and meets the City’s terms, conditions and specifications included in the tender;

    vi) the bid submitted by 806433 Ontario Ltd., for lease of farmlands at the tendered annual lease amount of One Hundred and Eleven Thousand Nine Hundred and Seventy Two Dollars $ 111,972.00 for a three (3) year term on Land Package F, BE ACCEPTED; it being noted that this proponent submitted the highest offer and meets the City’s terms, conditions and specifications included in the tender;

    vii) the bid submitted by Terradust Acres Ltd., for lease of farmlands at the tendered annual lease amount of Fifty One Thousand Four Hundred and Ten Dollars $ 51,410.00 for a three (3) year term on Land Package G, BE ACCEPTED; it being noted that this proponent submitted the highest offer and meets the City’s terms, conditions and specifications included in the tender;

    viii) the bid submitted by Terradust Acres Ltd., for lease of farmlands at the tendered annual lease amount of One Thousand Four Hundred Dollars $1,400.00 for a three (3) year term on Land Package H, BE ACCEPTED; it being noted that this proponent submitted the highest offer and meets the City’s terms, conditions and specifications included in the tender;

    ix) the bid submitted by 806433 Ontario Ltd., for lease of farmlands at the tendered annual lease amount of Fifty Six Thousand Nine Hundred and Ninety Dollars and Eighty Cents $ 56,990.80 for a three (3) year term on Land Package l, BE ACCEPTED; it being noted that this proponent submitted the highest offer and meets the City’s terms, conditions and specifications included in the tender;

    x) the bid submitted by 806433 Ontario Ltd., for lease of farmlands at the tendered annual lease amount of Twenty Five Thousand Two Hundred and Seventy Dollars and Twenty Cents $ 25,270.20 for a three (3) year term on Land Package J, BE ACCEPTED; it being noted that this proponent submitted the highest offer and meets the City’s terms, conditions and specifications included in the tender; 

    b)    the standard form of farm lease included in Tender 2022-018 as Appendix "A", as appended to the staff report, BE AUTHORIZED for execution with each individual proponent; and,

    c)    the proposed by-law, as appended to the staff report dated February 28, 2022, BE INTRODUCED at the Municipal Council meeting to be held on March 22, 2022 to accept the bids submitted for Tender No. 2022-018 and to authorize the Mayor and the City Clerk to execute the Farmland Lease Agreements.




    Motion Passed
  • Moved by:M. Hamou
    Seconded by:M. Cassidy

    That, on the recommendation of the Deputy City Manager, Finance Supports, on the advice of the Director, Realty Services, with respect to City-owned property legally described as Part Lot 475, Plan 490, as in 265802 London/London Township, located along Cheapside Street adjacent 137 Clemens Street, the following actions be taken:

    a)    the subject property BE DECLARED SURPLUS; and,

    b)    the subject property (“Surplus Lands”) BE TRANSFERRED to the abutting property owner in accordance with the City’s Sale and Other Disposition of Land Policy.




    Motion Passed
  • Moved by:M. Hamou
    Seconded by:M. Cassidy

    That, on the recommendation of the Deputy City Manager, Finance Supports, on the advice of the Director, Realty Services, with the concurrence of the Manager, Purchasing and Supply Operations, with respect to the to the property owned by Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Ontario, as represented by the Minister of Government and Consumer Services, described as Part of Lot 7, Concession C, City of London, Geographic Township of London, as shown on Appendix "A" (Location Map) as appended to the staff report dated February 28, 2022, the following actions be taken:

    a)    the Licence Renewal Agreement, attached as Schedule “A” to Appendix C, BE APPROVED, granting the City the use of a portion of the subject property for recreational purposes, for the sum of $2.00, subject to the terms and conditions of the Licence Agreement, and

    b)    the proposed by-law, as appended to the staff report dated February 28, 2022 as Appendix "C", being “A by-law to approve and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the Licence Renewal Agreement”, BE INTRODUCED at the Municipal Council meeting to be held on March 22, 2022.




    Motion Passed
  • Moved by:E. Holder
    Seconded by:J. Fyfe-Millar

    That, on the recommendation of the City Clerk, the attached revised proposed by-law BE INTRODUCED at the Municipal Council meeting to be held on March 22, 2022 to repeal By-law No. E-185-537, being the “Election Sign By-law” and to replace it with a new Election Sign By-law.


    Yeas: (6)M. Cassidy, J. Morgan, S. Lewis, E. Holder, J. Fyfe-Millar, and M. Hamou


    Motion Passed (6 to 0)

    Voting Record:


  • Moved by:S. Lewis
    Seconded by:J. Fyfe-Millar

    That section 4.5 (i) of the proposed by-law BE AMENDED to read: 

    “4.5(i) to be 100m between election signs of the same candidate, on the same side of the street.”


    Yeas: (6)M. Cassidy, J. Morgan, S. Lewis, E. Holder, J. Fyfe-Millar, and M. Hamou


    Motion Passed (6 to 0)
  • Moved by:M. Cassidy
    Seconded by:S. Lewis

    That section 3.4 of the proposed by-law BE AMENDED to change 96 hours to 72 hours.


    Yeas: (3)M. Cassidy, S. Lewis, and M. Hamou
    Nays: (3)J. Morgan, E. Holder, and J. Fyfe-Millar


    Motion Failed (3 to 3)
  • Moved by:M. Cassidy
    Seconded by:J. Morgan

    That section 3.2 of the proposed by-law BE AMENDED in section 3.2 to read as follows:

    "3.2  No person shall place of permit to be placed an Election Sign for a municipal election, except an Election Sign which is Placed on a Campaign Office or on the Property on which the Campaign Office sits provided the written consent of the owner of the Property is obtained and furnished to an Enforcement Officer upon demand, earlier than Nomination Day." 


    Yeas: (2)M. Cassidy, and J. Morgan
    Nays: (4)S. Lewis, E. Holder, J. Fyfe-Millar, and M. Hamou


    Motion Failed (2 to 4)
  • Moved by:M. Hamou
    Seconded by:M. Cassidy

    That based on the application dated February 7, 2022 from Guru Nanak Mission Society, London Ontario, April 1, 2022 to April 30, 2022 BE PROCLAIMED as Sikh Heritage Month.


    Yeas: (6)M. Cassidy, J. Morgan, S. Lewis, E. Holder, J. Fyfe-Millar, and M. Hamou


    Motion Passed (6 to 0)
  • Moved by:M. Hamou
    Seconded by:J. Fyfe-Millar

    That the Corporate Services Committee convene, In Closed Session, with respect to the following matters:

    6.1    Land Acquisition / Solicitor-Client Privileged Advice / Position, Plan, Procedure, Criteria or Instruction to be Applied to Any Negotiations

    A matter pertaining to the proposed or pending acquisition of land by the municipality, including communications necessary for that purpose; advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege; commercial and financial information, that belongs to the municipality and has monetary value or potential monetary value and a position, plan, procedure, criteria or instruction to be applied to any negotiations carried on or to be carried on by or on behalf of the municipality.

    6.2    Land Acquisition / Solicitor-Client Privileged Advice / Position, Plan, Procedure, Criteria or Instruction to be Applied to Any Negotiations

    A matter pertaining to the proposed or pending acquisition of land by the municipality, including communications necessary for that purpose; advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege; commercial and financial information, that belongs to the municipality and has monetary value or potential monetary value and a position, plan, procedure, criteria or instruction to be applied to any negotiations carried on or to be carried on by or on behalf of the municipality.

    6.3    Confidential Trade Secret or Scientific, Technical, Commercial or Financial Information Belonging to the City

    A matter pertaining to the security of the property of the municipality or board; a trade secret or scientific, technical, commercial or financial information that belongs to the municipality or local board and has monetary value or potential monetary value. 


    Yeas: (6)M. Cassidy, J. Morgan, S. Lewis, E. Holder, J. Fyfe-Millar, and M. Hamou


    Motion Passed (6 to 0)

    The Corporate Services Committee convenes, In Closed Session, from 12:44 PM to 12:57 PM. 


  • Moved by:J. Fyfe-Millar
    Seconded by:M. Hamou

    That the meeting BE ADJOURNED.



    Motion Passed

    The meeting adjourned at 1:00 PM.