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1ST REPORT OF THE

 

Strategic Priorities and Policy Committee

 

meeting held on December 2, 2014, commencing at 4:05 PM, in the Council Chambers, Second Floor, London City Hall. 

 

PRESENT:  Mayor M. Brown and Councillors M. van Holst, B. Armstrong, M. Salih, J. Helmer, M. Cassidy, P. Squire, J. Morgan, P. Hubert, A. Hopkins, V. Ridley, S. Turner, H.L. Usher, T. Park and J. Zaifman and L. Rowe (Secretary). 

 

ALSO PRESENT:  A. Zuidema, J.P. Barber, J. Braam, B. Coxhead, S. Datars Bere, J.M. Fleming, K. Graham, N. Hall, M. Hayward, G.T. Hopcroft, G. Kotsifas, L. Livingstone, V. McAlea Major, M. Ribera, C. Saunders, S. Spring, B. Westlake-Power and J. Wills.

 

 

I.

CALL TO ORDER

 

1.

Disclosures of Pecuniary Interest

 

Recommendation:  That it BE NOTED that no pecuniary interests were disclosed.

 

II.

CONSENT ITEMS

 

            None.

 

III.

SCHEDULED ITEMS

 

2.

Council Orientation

 

Recommendation:  That the attached orientation presentations provided by the Senior Leadership Team and the City Clerk BE RECEIVED for information.

 

Motion Passed

 

YEAS: M. Brown, M. van Holst, B. Armstrong, M. Salih, J. Helmer, M. Cassidy, P. Squire, J. Morgan, P. Hubert, A. Hopkins, V. Ridley, S. Turner, H.L. Usher, T. Park, J. Zaifman (15)

 

IV.

ITEMS FOR DIRECTION

 

            None.

 

V.

DEFERRED MATTERS/ADDITIONAL BUSINESS

 

3.

(ADDED) Council Orientation

 

Recommendation:  That the City Clerk BE REQUESTED to make the necessary arrangements to invite representatives of our First Nations community to attend the December 9, 2014 meeting of Municipal Council, or a future meeting of Municipal Council, in order to acknowledge the importance of our First Nations community and to request the representatives to carry out a smudging ceremony.

 

Motion Passed

 

YEAS: M. Brown, M. van Holst, B. Armstrong, M. Salih, J. Helmer, M. Cassidy, P. Squire, J. Morgan, P. Hubert, A. Hopkins, V. Ridley, S. Turner, H.L. Usher, T. Park, J. Zaifman (15)

 

VI.

ADJOURNMENT

 

The meeting adjourned at 8:48 PM.