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6TH REPORT OF THE

 

Investment and Economic Prosperity Committee

 

meeting held on March 27, 2012, commencing at 3:35 PM, in Committee Room # 5, Second Floor, London City Hall. 

 

PRESENT:  Councillor J.B. Swan (Chair), Mayor J.F. Fontana, Councillors D. Brown, M. Brown, B. Polhill, S. Orser and P. Van Meerbergen and C. Saunders (Secretary). 

 

ALSO PRESENT:  T. Dobbie, J. Braam, M. Hayward, R. Armistead, J.P. Barber, B. Campbell, A. Dunbar, J.M. Fleming, E. Gamble, K. Graham, C. Howard, T.A. Johnson and P. White.

 

 

I.

DISCLOSURES OF PECUNIARY INTEREST

 

1.

No pecuniary interests were disclosed.

 

II.

CONSENT ITEMS

 

2.

"People in the City" Artwork

 

Recommendation:  That, on the recommendation of the City Treasurer, Chief Financial Officer and the Managing Director – Corporate Assets the report dated March 27, 2012 with respect to the “People in the City” artwork BE RECEIVED for information.

 

III.

SCHEDULED ITEMS

 

3.

Developing Council's Investment and Economic Prosperity Plan

 

 

Recommendation:  That, on the recommendation of the City Treasurer, Chief Financial Officer and the Director of Corporate Communications, the following actions be taken with respect to the development of Council’s Economic and Investment Economic Prosperity Plan and the associated communications plan:

 

a)            the approach, process, timetable and next steps for the development of a

10-year Plan identified within the revised attached presentation entitled “Developing Council’s Investment and Economic Prosperity Plan”, dated March 27, 2012 from the City Treasurer, Chief Financial Officer, BE APPROVED; and,

 

b)            the next steps for the development of an associated communications plan identified within the presentation entitled “Investment & Economic Prosperity Plan - Communicating the Plan; Engaging the Public”, dated March 27, 2012 from the Director of Corporate Communications, BE APPROVED.

 

 

IV.

ITEMS FOR DIRECTION

 

4.

Housing and the Economy

 

Recommendation:  That the communication dated March 2, 2012 from the London and St. Thomas Association of Realtors, with respect to Housing and the Economy, BE RECEIVED.

 

V.

DEFERRED MATTERS/ADDITIONAL BUSINESS

 

5.

Tools and Incentives to Attract Businesses to London

 

Recommendation:  That the Civic Administration BE DIRECTED to bring back a report with recommended tools and incentives to attract businesses to London.

 

VI.

ADJOURNMENT

The meeting adjourned at 4:46 PM.