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18TH REPORT OF THE

 

Investment and Economic Prosperity Committee

 

special meeting held on November 20, 2012, commencing at 4:03 PM, in Committee Room #5, Second Floor, London City Hall. 

 

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

 

ABSENT:  Councillor D. Brown.

 

ALSO PRESENT:  Mayor J.F. Fontana, R. Armistead, J.P. Barber M. Daly, C. Dziedzic, H. Filger, M. Hayward, J. Smout and M. Turner.

 

 

I.

DISCLOSURES OF PECUNIARY INTEREST

 

1.

That it BE NOTED no pecuniary interests were disclosed.

 

II.

CONSENT ITEMS

 

2.

Municipality Contribution Agreement Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation

 

Recommendation:  That, on the recommendation of the Deputy City Treasurer, the attached proposed by-law (Appendix “A”) BE INTRODUCED at the Municipal Council meeting to be held on November 20, 2012 to authorize the Mayor and the City Clerk to execute a Municipality Contribution Agreement between the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) and the City of London with respect to the Western Fair slot revenue.

 

III.

SCHEDULED ITEMS

 

None.

 

IV.

ITEMS FOR DIRECTION

 

3.

Request for Bluesfest Support Letter

 

Recommendation:  That the Mayor BE REQUESTED to write a letter to Chris Gould, Director, Bluesfest London, in support of Bluesfest London’s funding application to another level of government.

 

V.

DEFERRED MATTERS/ADDITIONAL BUSINESS

 

H. Filger provided a verbal update to the Investment and Economic Prosperity Committee (IEPC) with respect to the status of the process to evaluate economic prosperity proposals submitted during the summer months, indicating that a further report will be presented to the November 27, 2012 meeting of the IEPC.

 

VI.

ADJOURNMENT

 

The meeting adjourned at 4:16  PM.