1. Awarding of the 2022 Queen Elizabeth Scholarships
That, on the recommendation of the City Clerk, the following actions be taken in connection with the awarding of the 2022 Queen Elizabeth Scholarships:
a) in recognition of achieving the highest scholastic achievement in their graduating year, the following student BE AWARDED the 2022 Queen Elizabeth Scholarship, in the amount shown:
Richard Ding, London Central Secondary School (99.17% average): $2,000
b) notwithstanding the Council Policy, which provides for Queen Elizabeth Scholarships in the amount of $2,000 each, to be granted by the City of London in each school year, for admission to any University, to the two students with the highest scholastic achievement, the following four students BE AWARDED the 2022 Queen Elizabeth Scholarships, in the amounts shown:
Paige Evoy-Smith A.B. Lucas Secondary School 99.00% - $2,000
Ballerina Liang London Central Secondary School 99.00% - $2,000
Nicolas Seglenieks Saunders Secondary School 99.00% - $2,000
John Matti Regina Mundi Catholic College 99.00% - $2,000
c) the City Clerk BE DIRECTED to bring forward, to a future meeting of the Community and Protective Services Committee, proposed amendments to the Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Policy that can provide for steps when the candidates for the highest scholastic achievement in a given year exceeds two, as currently provided for in the Policy.
2. Lease Agreement – (Former HDC Office) – 520 Wellington Street, Units 7-8, Centennial House – Municipal Housing Development
That, on the recommendation of the Deputy City Manager, Finance Supports, with the concurrence of the Director, Municipal Housing Development and on the advice of the Director, Realty Services, with respect to the Lease Agreement of commercial office space located at 520 Wellington Street, Units 7-8 (Centennial House), the new Lease Agreement (the “Lease”), attached as Appendix “A”, between the City and Centennial House Limited (the “Landlord”), for the lease of approximately 3,000 square feet of rentable space located at 520 Wellington Street, Units 7-8, for a term of Two (2) Years and Six (6) Months, for the City’s Municipal Housing Development, at a net rent of $9.75 per square foot in year 1, $10.00 per square foot in year 2, and $10.25 per square foot in the remaining Six (6) months in year 3 with Two (2) further options to renew for Two (2) Years BE APPROVED.
3. Property Acquisition – Wellington Gateway Project – 253-255 Wellington Road – Wellington Gateway Project
That, on the recommendation of the Deputy City Manager, Finance Supports, with the concurrence of the Director, Construction and Infrastructure Services, on the advice of the Director, Realty Services, with respect to the property located at 253-255 Wellington Road, further described as Lots 32 & 33, Plan 452 (4th), being all of PIN 08364-0022 (LT), containing an area of approximately 9,213.9 square feet, for the purpose of future road improvements to accommodate the Wellington Gateway Project, the following actions be taken:
a) the offer submitted by Danny Deep and Faddy Deep (the “Vendor”), to sell the subject property to the City, for the sum of $1,145,000.00 BE ACCEPTED, subject to the terms and conditions as set out in the agreement attached as Appendix “C”; and
b) the financing for this acquisition BE APPROVED as set out in the Source of Financing Report attached hereto as Appendix “A.”
4. Property Acquisition – 247 Wellington Road – Wellington Gateway Project
That, on the recommendation of the Deputy City Manager, Finance Supports, with the concurrence of the Director, Construction and Infrastructure Services, on the advice of the Director, Realty Services, with respect to the property located at 247 Wellington Road, further described as Part of Lots 29 & 30, Plan 452 (4th), in the City of London, County of Middlesex, As in Inst. No LC116932, being all of PIN 08364-0019 (LT), (the “Property”), containing an area of approximately 4,725.35 square feet, as shown on the location map attached as Appendix “B”, for the purpose of future road improvements to accommodate the Wellington Gateway Project, the following actions be taken:
a) the offer submitted by Miroslaw Cichewcz (the “Vendor”), to sell the subject property to the City, for the sum of $500,000.00 BE ACCEPTED, subject to the terms and conditions as set out in the agreement attached as Appendix “C”; and,
b) the financing for this acquisition BE APPROVED as set out in the Source of Financing Report attached hereto as Appendix “A”.