Strategic Priorities and Policy Committee

Report

Meeting #:	10th Meeting of the Strategic Priorities and Policy Committee
Date:	Monday, September 17, 2018 at 4:00 P.m. - 5:00 P.m.
Location:	Council Chambers

PRESENT:

• Mayor M. Brown,
• 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. Usher,
• T. Park,
• and J. Zaifman

ALSO PRESENT:

• ​M. Hayward, A. Barbon, B. Card, B. Coxhead, H. Chapman, S. Datars Bere, M. Feldberg, J. Fleming, O. Katolyk, G. Kotsifas, L. Livingstone, P. Mckague, D. O’Brien, A. Rammeloo, J. Ramsay, C. Saunders, S. Spring, S. Stafford, M. Tomazincic, B. Westlake-Power and J. Yanchula.

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1.

Disclosures of Pecuniary Interest

That it BE NOTED that Councillor J. Morgan disclosed a pecuniary interest in parts of clause 3.2 of this report, having to do with a presentation related to Bus Rapid Transit, by indicating that his employer, Western University, has previously stated preferences related to this matter in terms of desired vehicle requirements.

2.

Consent

2.1

London Community Grants Program Innovation and Capital Funding Allocations (2019)

• Moved by: S. Turner
  Seconded by: A. Hopkins

  That, on the recommendation of the Managing Director of Neighbourhood, Children and Fire Services, the following actions be taken with respect to the staff report dated September 17, 2018 providing an update on the London Community Grants Program:

  a)    the above-noted report BE RECEIVED;

  b)    the Mayor BE REQUESTED to forward a letter of thanks to the Community Review Panel members who supported the London Community Grants Program from 2016 to 2019, for their work in reviewing and approving applications under the program.

  
  

  Yeas: (15)

  Mayor 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. Usher, T. Park, and J. Zaifman

  
  Motion Passed (15 to 0)

  Voting Record

  
  
• Moved by: T. Park
  Seconded by: H. Usher

  Motion to direct the Mayor to communicate Council's thanks to each of the panel members.

  
  

  Yeas: (15)

  Mayor 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. Usher, T. Park, and J. Zaifman

  
  Motion Passed (15 to 0)

2.2

Service Review Initiatives 2018 Update

• Moved by: M. van Holst
  Seconded by: H. Usher

  That, on the recommendation of the City Manager and the Managing Director, Corporate Services and City Treasurer, Chief Financial Officer, the staff report dated September 17, 2018 regarding an update on 2018 service review initiatives BE RECEIVED for information.

  
  

  Yeas: (15)

  Mayor 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. Usher, T. Park, and J. Zaifman

  
  Motion Passed (15 to 0)

3.

Scheduled Items

3.1

Amendments to Consolidated Fees and Charges By-law

• Moved by: P. Hubert
  Seconded by: H. Usher

  That, on the recommendation of the City Clerk, with the concurrence of the Managing Director, Corporate Services and City Treasurer, Chief Financial Officer, the proposed by-law appended to the staff report dated September 17, 2018 as Appendix “A” BE INTRODUCED at the Municipal Council meeting on September 18, 2018 for the purpose of repealing By-law No. A-52, as amended, being “A by-law to provide for Various Fees and Charges” and replacing it with a new Fees and Charges By-law that adds and adjusts certain fees and charges for services or activities provided by the City of London;
  
  it being noted that the Strategic Priorities and Policy Committee received a communication dated September 13, 2018 from B. Veitch, President, London Development Institute with respect to this matter;

  it being pointed out that at the public participation meeting associated with this matter the individual indicated on the attached public participation meeting record, made an oral submission regarding this matter.

  
  

  Yeas: (14)	Mayor M. Brown, M. van Holst, B. Armstrong, J. Helmer, M. Cassidy, P. Squire, J. Morgan, P. Hubert, A. Hopkins, V. Ridley, S. Turner, H. Usher, T. Park, and J. Zaifman
  Nays: (1)	M. Salih

  
  Motion Passed (14 to 1)

  Voting Record

  
  
• Moved by: A. Hopkins
  Seconded by: J. Zaifman

  Motion to open the Public Participation Meeting.

  
  

  Yeas: (14)	Mayor M. Brown, B. Armstrong, M. Salih, J. Helmer, M. Cassidy, P. Squire, J. Morgan, P. Hubert, A. Hopkins, V. Ridley, S. Turner, H. Usher, T. Park, and J. Zaifman
  Absent: (1)	M. van Holst

  
  Motion Passed (14 to 0)
• Moved by: S. Turner
  Seconded by: J. Zaifman

  Motion to close the Public Participation Meeting.

  
  

  Yeas: (14)	Mayor M. Brown, B. Armstrong, M. Salih, J. Helmer, M. Cassidy, P. Squire, J. Morgan, P. Hubert, A. Hopkins, V. Ridley, S. Turner, H. Usher, T. Park, and J. Zaifman
  Absent: (1)	M. van Holst

  
  Motion Passed (14 to 0)

3.2

Dr. Josipa Petrunic, Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer, Canadian Urban Transit Research and Innovation Consortium - Rapid Transit

• That the following actions be taken with respect to the presentation of J. Petrunic, Canadian Urban Transit Research and Innovation Consortium (CUTRIC), related to the potential electrification of the rapid transit project:

  a)    the attached presentation from Dr. J. Petrunic, Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer, Canadian Urban Transit Research and Innovation Consortium with respect to Rapid Transit BE RECEIVED;

  b)    based on the financial and environmental benefits shown by the modelling done by CUTRIC, electrification of London’s Bus Rapid Transit system BE ENDORSED-IN-PRINCIPLE;

  c)    the Civic Administration BE DIRECTED to continue working with the London Transit Commission and  Canadian Urban Transit Research & Innovation Consortium (CUTRIC) on economic modelling for electrification, including maintenance; and,

  d)     the Civic Administration BE DIRECTED to work with the London Transit Commission and the Canadian Urban Transit Research & Innovation Consortium (CUTRIC) on securing funding and partnerships that would allow London to implement electric buses as part of London’s Bus Rapid Transit.

  
  Motion Passed

  Voting Record

  
  
• Moved by: B. Armstrong
  Seconded by: H. Usher

  That the following actions be taken with respect to the presentation of J. Petrunic, Canadian Urban Transit Research and Innovation Consortium (CUTRIC), related to the potential electrification of the rapid transit project:

  a)    the attached presentation from Dr. J. Petrunic, Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer, Canadian Urban Transit Research and Innovation Consortium with respect to Rapid Transit BE RECEIVED;

  
  

  Yeas: (15)

  Mayor 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. Usher, T. Park, and J. Zaifman

  
  Motion Passed (15 to 0)
• Moved by: J. Helmer
  Seconded by: T. Park

  b)    based on the financial and environmental benefits shown by the modelling done by CUTRIC, electrification of London’s Bus Rapid Transit system BE ENDORSED-IN-PRINCIPLE;

  
  

  Yeas: (9)	Mayor M. Brown, B. Armstrong, J. Helmer, M. Cassidy, P. Hubert, A. Hopkins, V. Ridley, S. Turner, and T. Park
  Nays: (5)	M. van Holst, M. Salih, P. Squire, H. Usher, and J. Zaifman
  Recuse: (1)	J. Morgan

  
  Motion Passed (9 to 5)
• Moved by: J. Helmer
  Seconded by: T. Park

  c)    the Civic Administration BE DIRECTED to continue working with the London Transit Commission and  Canadian Urban Transit Research & Innovation Consortium (CUTRIC) on economic modelling for electrification, including maintenance; and,

  
  

  Yeas: (15)

  Mayor 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. Usher, T. Park, and J. Zaifman

  
  Motion Passed (15 to 0)
• Moved by: J. Helmer
  Seconded by: T. Park

  d)     the Civic Administration BE DIRECTED to work with the London Transit Commission and the Canadian Urban Transit Research & Innovation Consortium (CUTRIC) on securing funding and partnerships that would allow London to implement electric buses as part of London’s Bus Rapid Transit.

  
  

  Yeas: (13)	Mayor M. Brown, B. Armstrong, M. Salih, J. Helmer, M. Cassidy, P. Squire, P. Hubert, A. Hopkins, V. Ridley, S. Turner, H. Usher, T. Park, and J. Zaifman
  Nays: (1)	M. van Holst
  Recuse: (1)	J. Morgan

  
  Motion Passed (13 to 1)

4.

Items for Direction

4.1

London Convention Centre Board Appointments

• Moved by: J. Zaifman
  Seconded by: B. Armstrong

  That the City Clerk BE DIRECTED to bring forward to a future meeting of Municipal Council a by-law to incorporate the changes to the London Convention Centre Corporation By-law as requested in the communication dated September 5, 2018 from L. Da Silva.

  
  

  Yeas: (15)

  Mayor 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. Usher, T. Park, and J. Zaifman

  
  Motion Passed (15 to 0)

5.

Deferred Matters/Additional Business

5.1

ADDED - Core Area Informed Response 

• Moved by: H. Usher
  Seconded by: M. van Holst

  The attached presentation by the City Manager regarding Core Area Informed Response BE RECEIVED.

  
  

  Yeas: (12)	Mayor M. Brown, M. van Holst, B. Armstrong, J. Helmer, M. Cassidy, P. Squire, J. Morgan, A. Hopkins, V. Ridley, S. Turner, H. Usher, and T. Park
  Absent: (3)	M. Salih, P. Hubert, and J. Zaifman

  
  Motion Passed (12 to 0)

5.2

ADDED - 12th Report of the Governance Working Group

• Moved by: V. Ridley
  Seconded by: T. Park

  That the following actions be taken with respect to the 12th Report of the Governance Working Group from its meeting held on September 17, 2018:
  
  

  a)           the following actions be taken with respect to updating the terms of reference and mandate of the Striking Committee:
  
  i)            the attached, revised, proposed by-law BE INTRODUCED at a future meeting of the Municipal Council, to amend By-law No. CPOL.-59(a)-401, Council Policy, “General Policy for Advisory Committees” by deleting section 4.3 Resignations and Appointments, and section 4.4 Eligibility for Appointment and replacing them with new sections 4.3 and 4.4 to incorporate the following amendments:
  
  - three additional Members-at-large to the membership composition;
  - requirement that Striking Committee members not be applicants for any of the Committees whose membership is recommended for appointment by the Striking Committee, or for the city Agencies, Boards or Commissions; and,
  - remove a former member of municipal council from the membership composition;
  
  ii)             subject to the approval of part a), above, the City Clerk BE DIRECTED to take the necessary actions, including a public participation meeting before the Corporate Services Committee, to amend the Council Procedure By-law to reflect the proposed changes; and
  
  b)             clause 1.1 BE RECEIVED.

  
  

  Yeas: (15)

  Mayor 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. Usher, T. Park, and J. Zaifman

  
  Motion Passed (15 to 0)

6.

Confidential (enclosed for Members only.)

• That the Strategic Priorities and Policy Committee convene in closed session for the purpose of considering the following matter:

  1.    Land Disposition/Solicitor-Client Privileged Advice

  A matter pertaining to instructions and directions to officers and employees of the Corporation pertaining to a proposed disposition of land; advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege, including communications necessary for that purpose; reports or advice or recommendations of officers and employees of the Corporation pertaining to a proposed disposition of land; commercial and financial information supplied in confidence pertaining to the proposed disposition the disclosure of which could reasonably be expected to prejudice significantly the competitive position or interfere significantly with the contractual or other negotiations of the Corporation, result in similar information no longer being supplied to the Corporation where it is in the public interest that similar information continue to be so supplied, and result in undue loss or gain to any person, group, committee or financial institution or agency; commercial, information relating to the proposed disposition that belongs to the Corporation that has monetary value or potential monetary value; information concerning the proposed disposition whose disclosure could reasonably be expected to prejudice the economic interests of the Corporation or its competitive position; information concerning the proposed disposition whose disclosure could reasonably be expected to be injurious to the financial interests of the Corporation; information relating to a position, plan, procedure, criteria and instructions to be applied to any negotiations carried on or to be carried on by or on behalf of the Corporation concerning the proposed disposition.

  
  

  The Strategic Priorities and Policy Committee convened in closed session from 9:14 PM to 9:42 PM.

  
  

7.

Adjournment

The meeting adjourned at 9:42 PM.