1ST REPORT OF THE
LONDON
DIVERSITY AND RACE RELATIONS
Advisory
Committee
meeting to be held on January
21, 2016, commencing at 12:00 PM, in Committee Room #5, Second Floor, London
City Hall.
PRESENT: S. Lewkowitz (Chair), F. Cassar, L.
Hernadez, S. Morrison, L. Osbourne, A. Sanchez and I. Silver and J. Martin
(Secretary).
ABSENT: C. Callander, Z. Hashami and A. Prince.
ALSO PRESENT: T. Allott, F.
Andrighetti, D. Hamou, J. Hill, S. Honyust, R. Hussain, S. Middleton and T.
Tomchick-Condon.
That it BE NOTED that no pecuniary
interests were disclosed.
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That it BE NOTED that the London Diversity
and Race Relations Advisory Committee elected S. Lewkowitz as its Chair and A.
Sanchez as its Vice Chair for the term ending November 30, 2016.
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That it BE NOTED that the attached
presentation from L. Davis, Government of Ontario's Gender Wage Gap Steering
Committee, with respect to the gender wage gap strategy development, was
received.
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That it BE NOTED that the presentation from
S. Crawford, Specialist I, Labour Relations and Intake Administration, Human
Rights was deferred to a future meeting of the London Diversity and Race
Relations Advisory Committee.
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That it BE NOTED that the minutes of the Policy
and Planning Sub-Committee from its meeting held on January 7, 2016, were
received.
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That it BE NOTED that the minutes of the
Awards and Recognition Sub-Committee from its meeting held on November 30,
2015, were received.
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That it BE NOTED that a verbal update from
I. Silver, on behalf of the Education Sub-Committee, was received.
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That it BE NOTED that the 11th Report of
the London Diversity and Race Relations Advisory Committee, from its meeting
held on November 19th, 2015, was received.
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That it BE NOTED that the Municipal Council
resolution adopted at its meeting held on January 4, 2016, with respect to
the 11th Report of the London Diversity and Race Relations Advisory
Committee, was received.
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That it BE NOTED that the communication
from the Mayor's Advisory Panel on Poverty dated December 16, 2015, was
received.
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That it BE NOTED that the communication from
F. Bivens dated January 4, 2016, with respect to his resignation from the
London Diversity and Race Relations Advisory Committee, was received.
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That it BE NOTED that the London Diversity
and Race Relations Advisory Committee held a general discussion with respect
to the City of London Strategic Plan’s, “Diverse, Inclusive and Welcoming
Community” Strategy.
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That it BE NOTED that the London Diversity
and Race Relations Advisory Committee (LDRRAC) will update the LDRRAC 2016
Work Plan at their next meeting.
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That it BE NOTED that the Municipal Council
resolution from its meeting held on January 12, 2015 with respect to the
Draft 2016-2019 Multi-Year Budget, was received; it being noted that the
London Diversity and Race Relations Advisory Committee will prepare a
submission with respect to this matter.
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The meeting adjourned at 2:05 PM.
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NEXT MEETING DATE: February
18, 2016