3RD REPORT OF THE
Strategic
Priorities and Policy Committee
meeting held on January
9, 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, S. Orser, J.L. Baechler, M.
Brown, P. Hubert, D.G. Henderson, P. Van Meerbergen, D.T. Brown, H.L.
Usher, J.P. Bryant and S. White and L. Rowe (Secretary).
ABSENT: N. Branscombe.
ALSO PRESENT: A. Zuidema, J.P.
Barber, A.L. Barbon, J. Braam, I. Collins, B. Coxhead, S. Datars Bere, J.M.
Fleming, M. Hayward, G.T. Hopcroft, G. Kotsifas, L. Livingstone, V. McAlea
Major, L. Palarchio, M. Ribera, C. Saunders, J. Senese and B. Westlake-Power.
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Recommendation: That it BE NOTED that the
following pecuniary interests were disclosed:
a) Councillor
S.E. White disclosed a pecuniary interest in those matters having to do with
Homelessness Initiatives by indicating that she works in the mental health
crisis service area, which is managed by the Canadian Mental Health
Association.
b) Councillor
P. Hubert discloses a pecuniary interest in those matters pertaining to
Ontario Works.
c) Councillor
J.B. Swan discloses a pecuniary interest in those matters pertaining to
Centennial Hall and Orchestra London by indicating that his employer is
Orchestra London.
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Recommendation: That the following presentations
providing a general overview of the 2014 Tax-Support Budget BE RECEIVED for
information:
a) the
attached presentation from L. Palarchio, Director, Financial Planning
and Policy; A.L. Barbon, Manager, Financial and Business Services; I. Collins,
Senior Financial Business Administrator; M. Spencer Golovchenko, Chair, Eldon
House Board of Directors; and L. Ducharme, General Manager, London Transit
Commission; and
b) the
attached presentation from M. Deeb, Chair, London Police Services
Board and B. Duncan, Police Chief.
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None.
None.
The meeting adjourned at 9:10 PM.