6TH REPORT OF THE
Community
and Protective Services Committee
meeting held on March
3, 2014, commencing at 7:04 PM, in the Council Chambers, Second Floor, London
City Hall.
PRESENT: Councillor M. Brown (Chair),
Councillors B. Armstrong, D. Brown and J.P. Bryant and B. Westlake-Power
(Secretary).
ABSENT: Councillor N. Branscombe.
ALSO PRESENT: B. Coxhead, S.
Datars Bere, J. Kobarda, L. Livingstone, M. Ribera, S. Stafford and J.
Stanford.
Recommendation: That it BE NOTED that no
pecuniary interests were disclosed.
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Recommendation: That the 1st Report of the
Child Care Advisory Committee, from its meeting held on January 29, 2014, BE
RECEIVED.
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Motion
Passed
YEAS:
J.P. Bryant, D. Brown, B. Armstrong, M. Brown (4)
Recommendation: That the 3rd Report of the
Animal Welfare Advisory Committee, from its meeting held on February 6, 2014,
BE RECEIVED.
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Motion
Passed
YEAS:
J.P. Bryant, D. Brown, B. Armstrong, M. Brown (4)
Recommendation: That the 1st Report of the
London Diversity and Race Relations Advisory Committee, from its meeting on
February 20, 2014, BE RECEIVED.
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Motion
Passed
YEAS:
J.P. Bryant, D. Brown, B. Armstrong, M. Brown (4)
Recommendation: That the communication
dated February 12, 2014, from T. Wieclawek, Ontario Fire Marshall and Chief
of Emergency Management, with respect to the retrofit of automatic sprinklers
in all vulnerable occupancies, BE RECEIVED. (2014-P03)
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Motion
Passed
YEAS:
J.P. Bryant, D. Brown, B. Armstrong, M. Brown (4)
Recommendation: That the communication
dated January 2014, from the Honourable M. Coteau, Minister, Ministry of
Citizenship and Immigration, with respect to the Newcomer Champion Award, BE
REFERRED to the London Middlesex Local Immigration Partnership Council, the London
Diversity and Race Relations Advisory Committee and other applicable
organizations for consideration.
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Motion
Passed
YEAS:
J.P. Bryant, D. Brown, B. Armstrong, M. Brown (4)
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None.
Recommendation: That the following actions
be taken with respect to the 3rd Report of the London Housing Advisory
Committee, from its meeting held on February 19, 2014:
a)
the
Mayor BE REQUESTED to submit a letter in support of the Federation of
Canadian Municipalities’ “Fixing the Housing Crunch” campaign to all federal
and provincial parties with respect to making affordable housing a priority,
and an emphasis on non-profit, private and inter-governmental partnerships
for the provision of affordable housing; it being noted that the London
Housing Advisory Committee (LHAC) received communications from L. Stevens,
Director, Municipal Housing, with respect to the City of London Housing
Summit held February 5, 2014;
b)
the
Civic Administration BE REQUESTED to:
i)
include
all available information with respect to federal housing cooperatives in the
“End of Housing Operating Agreements” report currently under preparation;
ii)
explore
the role of the City with respect to the immediate need of those individuals
facing the imminent loss of housing rent subsidy; and,
iii)
explore
means to support those who may be in need while awaiting action from the federal
government;
it being
noted that the LHAC recognizes that preventing homelessness is preferred from
a social, financial and societal aspect and is part of the current housing
plan; it being further noted that the City does not have administrative jurisdiction
over federal housing cooperatives: and,
c)
clauses
3 and 4 BE RECEIVED.
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Motion
Passed
YEAS:
J.P. Bryant, D. Brown, B. Armstrong, M. Brown (4)
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Recommendation: That the correspondence
dated February 17, 2014, from L. McCardle, with respect to the consideration
of a 10-minute grace period related to parking enforcement, BE REFERRED to
the Civic Administration for further consultation with applicable
stakeholders, including Mr. McCardle, and a review of what has been done in
other jurisdictions, with a report back on this matter at a future meeting of
the Community and Protective Services Committee. (2014-TO2)
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Motion
Passed
YEAS:
J.P. Bryant, D. Brown, B. Armstrong, M. Brown (4)
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Recommendation: That, on the
recommendation of the Managing Director of Parks and Recreation, the by-law
appended to the staff report dated March 3, 2014, BE INTRODUCED at the
Municipal Council meeting of March 18, 2014 to approve the 2014 Special
Events Policies and Procedures Manual (attached as Schedule “A1” to the
by-law). (2014-M02)
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Motion
Passed
YEAS:
J.P. Bryant, D. Brown, B. Armstrong, M. Brown (4)
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None.
The
meeting adjourned at 7:41 PM.