1ST REPORT OF THE
Services
Review Committee
meeting held on December
14, 2011, commencing at 9:38 AM, in Committee Room #3, Second Floor, London
City Hall.
PRESENT: Councillor N. Branscombe (Chair),
Mayor J. Fontana and Councillors J.L. Baechler, D. Brown, D.G. Henderson, P.
Hubert, J. B. Swan and H.L. Usher and B. Westlake-Power (Secretary).
ABSENT: Councillors M. Brown, J.P. Bryant and B.
Polhill.
ALSO PRESENT: M. Hayward, A.
Barbon, S. Houde, L. Palarchio, C. Urquhardt, K. Van Den Berg, J. Ryan and C.
Smith.
Recommendation: That Councillor N.
Branscombe BE ELECTED as Chair, and Councillor J.L. Baechler BE
ELECTED as Vice Chair of the Services Review Committee for the term
ending November 30, 2012.
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3.
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DELEGATION - Cheryl Smith, Manager III,
Community Partnerships & Funding - Big Brothers and Sisters
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4.
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DELEGATION - Cheryl Smith, Manager III,
Community Partnerships & Funding - Reforest London
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None
5.
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Veterans Memorial Parkway - Parks &
Horticulture
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Recommendation: That
the business case for Service Reviews, in the revised amount of $100,000, BE
REFERRED to a future meeting of the Services Review Committee for
additional consideration and with a recommendation to be forwarded to the
Municipal Council in conjunction with the 2012 Budget.
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7.
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City Treasurer, Chief Financial Officer - Additional
Information for Consideration in Budget Referrals - SOHO, Downtown Parking
Pay and Display and Parking Initiative
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Recommendation: That, on the
recommendation of the City Treasurer, Chief Financial Officer, the review of
the remaining 2012-2016 Business Plans BE DEFERRED to a future meeting
of the Services Review Committee, following final approval of the 2012
Operating and Capital Budgets.
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9.
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S. Hubbard Krimmer
- Glanworth Library Branch Business Case
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Recommendation: That NO ACTION BE TAKEN
with respect to the Glanworth Library Branch business case; it being noted that
the Library Board has amended its previous decision related to closing the
Glanworth Branch by December 31, 2011.
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11.
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Additional 2012 Budget Considerations
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That the Members of the Services Review
Committee held a general discussion and noted various matters for
consideration during the review of business cases, with a recommendation to
be forwarded to the Municipal Council in conjunction with the 2012 Budget.
These included, but were not limited to: incineration; forestry (Emerald Ash
Borer); provision of technical services; fire services; use of consultants;
centralized units (fleet, technology, finance); development charges
(implementation at a different phase); enforcement (and associated fines)
related to the boundaries of environmentally sensitive areas; increasing the
cost of industrial lands; golf course operation; other services provided by
the public sector; sale of surplus equipment and the sale of assets.
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The
meeting adjourned at 12:37 p.m.
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