London Housing Advisory Committee

Report

Meeting #:	The 6th Meeting of the London Housing Advisory Committee
Date:	Wednesday, June 13, 2018 at 12:15 P.m. - 1:15 P.m.
Location:	Committee Room #4

Attendance

• ​PRESENT:  J. Coley Phillips (Chair), A. Galloway, M. Inthavong, K. Kaill, J. Malkin, D. Nemeth, B. Odegaard, J. Peaire, D. Peckham, N. Reeves and P. Shack(Secretary)

   

  ALSO PRESENT:  J. Browne, H. Lysynski and D. Purdy

   

  REGRETS:  N. Calford and J. Stickling

   

   

  The meeting was called to order at 12:15 PM

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1.

Call to Order

1.1

Disclosures of Pecuniary Interest

• That it BE NOTED that D. Nemeth, Member, disclosed a pecuniary interest in clause 5.1 of this Report having to do with closing crash beds and closing the Resource Centre Programs at Mission Services London, by indicating that his employer is Mission Services London.

2.

Scheduled Items

2.1

 Energy Efficiency Initiatives

• That it BE NOTED the London Housing Advisory Committee heard a verbal presentation from S. MacDonald, Manager, Facilities Planning, Energy & Assets, with respect to Energy Efficiency initiatives.

2.2

 Age Friendly London Housing Initiatives

• That it BE NOTED the London Housing Advisory Committee heard the attached presentation from M. Dellamora, Specialist II, Municipal Policy, with respect to Age Friendly London Housing initiatives.

3.

Consent

3.1

5th Report of the London Housing Advisory Committee

• That it BE NOTED that the 5th Report of the London Housing Advisory Committee, was received.

4.

Items for Discussion

4.1

Old East Village Dundas Street Corridor Secondary Plan

• That K. Killen, Senior Planner, BE REQUESTED to attend a future London Housing Advisory Committee meeting to provide an updated with respect to the Old East Village Dundas Street Corridor Secondary Plan.

4.2

Growing Marijuana in Apartment Buildings

• That it BE NOTED that the London Housing Advisory Committee reviewed and received a communication from J. Browne, London Middlesex Housing Corporation, entitled "Preparing for Marijuana Legalization" and requested that the matter be included on their next Agenda.

4.3

Homeless Coalition Update

• That it Be NOTED that the London Housing Advisory Committee heard the attached presentation from D. Purdy, Manager, Housing Services, with respect to a Homeless Coalition update.

4.4

Ontario Renovates Home Repair

• That it BE NOTED that the London Housing Advisory Committee was advised by D. Purdy, Manager, Housing Services, that a report relating to the Ontario Renovates Home Repair is included on the June 18, 2018 Community and Protective Services Committee Agenda.

4.5

GreenON Social Housing Program

• That it BE NOTED that the London Housing Advisory Committee was advised by D. Purdy, Manager, Housing Services, that a report relating to the GreenON Social Housing Program is included on the June 18, 2018 Community and Protective Services Committee Agenda.

4.6

Portable Housing Benefit - Special Priority Policy (PHB-SPP) Program

• That it BE NOTED that the London Housing Advisory Committee was advised by D. Purdy, Manager, Housing Services, that a report relating to the Portable Housing Benefit - Special Priority Policy (PHB-SPP) Program is included on the June 18, 2018 Community and Protective Services Committee Agenda.

4.7

Request for Proposal 18-05 - Social Housing Building Inventory - Building Condition Assessment and Reserve Fund Studies  

• That it BE NOTED that the London Housing Advisory Committee was advised by D. Purdy, Manager, Housing Services, that a report relating to the Request for Proposal 18-05 - Social Housing Building Inventory - Building Condition Assessment and Reserve Fund Studies is included on the June 18, 2018 Community and Protective Services Committee Agenda.

4.8

Summer Meeting Schedule

• That it BE NOTED that the London Housing Advisory Committee will meet over the summer on July 11, 2018, and resume on September 12, 2018.

5.

Deferred Matters/Additional Business

5.1

(ADDED)  Mission Services Crash Beds & Resource Center Closing

• That it BE NOTED that the London Housing Advisory Committee heard a general discussion with respect to Mission Services London closing crash beds and its Resource Center for five weeks, beginning July 1, 2018, due to lack of funding.

5.2

(ADDED)  LHAC Terms of Reference

• That it BE NOTED that the London Housing Advisory Committee asked its Committee Secretary to include their Terms of Reference on their next Agenda for review.

6.

Adjournment

The meeting adjourned at 2:00 PM