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11TH REPORT OF THE

 

Corporate Services Committee

 

meeting held on April 26, 2016, commencing at 12:11 PM, in the Council Chambers, Second Floor, London City Hall. 

 

PRESENT:  Deputy Mayor M. Cassidy (Chair) and Councillors J. Morgan, V. Ridley and H.L. Usher; and L. Rowe (Secretary).  

 

ABSENT:  Councillor J. Zaifman.

 

ALSO PRESENT:  Councillors J. Helmer, A. Hopkins, T. Park, M. Salih and M. van Holst; A. Zuidema, R. Armistead, A.L. Barbon, J. Braam, A. Dunbar, P. Foto, K. Graham, N. Hall, M. Hayward, J. Logan, V. McAlea Major, D. Mounteer, M. Ribera, J. Smout, J. Stanford, B. Warner and T. Wellhauser.

 

 

I.

CALL TO ORDER

 

1.

Disclosures of Pecuniary Interest

 

That it BE NOTED that no pecuniary interests were disclosed.

 

II.

CONSENT ITEMS

 

2.

Ontario Police Services Act Review - London Submission

 

That, on the recommendation of the Director, Community & Economic Innovation, the staff report dated April 26, 2016, with respect to the Ontario Police Services Act consultation, BE RECEIVED for information.

 

Motion Passed

 

YEAS: M. Cassidy, J. Morgan, V. Ridley, H.L. Usher (4)

 

3.

Canada 150 Community Infrastructure Program Contribution Agreement

 

That, on the recommendation of the Director, Community and Economic Innovation, the following actions be taken with respect to the execution of the Canada 150 Community Infrastructure Program Contribution Agreement:

 

a)         the by-law attached to the staff report dated April 26, 2016 as Appendix “A”, BE INTRODUCED at the Municipal Council meeting to be held on May 3, 2016 to:

           

i)          approve the Canada 150 Community Infrastructure Program Contribution Agreement between The Corporation of the City of London and Her Majesty the Queen in Right Canada hereby represented by the Minister Responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario; and,

           

ii)         authorize the Mayor and the City Clerk to sign the Contribution Agreement, attached as Schedule A to the by-law;

 

b)         funding for the Canada 150  Community Infrastructure Program (CIP 150)  BE APPROVED as set out in the Sources of Financing Reports appended to the staff report dated April 26, 2016 as:

 

i)          Appendix “B” – New Capital Budget Project No. PD2247 Improvement of Main Trail at Westminster Ponds;

 

ii)         Appendix “C” – New Capital Budget Project No. RC2623 Renovation of Pavilion in Harris Park; and

 

iii)         Appendix “D” – New Capital Budget Project No. GG1697 Repair of Victoria Park Cenotaph.

 

Motion Passed

 

YEAS: M. Cassidy, J. Morgan, V. Ridley, H.L. Usher (4)

 

4.

Southwest Ontario Urban Mayors Caucus (SOUMC) - Update

 

That, on the recommendation of the Director, Community & Economic Innovation, the Civic Administration BE DIRECTED to support the administration of the Southwest Ontario Urban Mayors Caucus (SOUMC), led by Government and External Relations in partnership with the Mayor’s Office.

 

Motion Passed

 

YEAS: M. Cassidy, J. Morgan, V. Ridley, H.L. Usher (4)

 

5.

Canada Ukraine Partnership for Local Economic Development and Democratic Governance (PLEDDG Ukraine)

 

That, on the recommendation of the Director, Community & Economic Innovation, the proposed revised by-law attached to the Added Agenda as Appendix “A” BE INTRODUCED at the Municipal Council meeting on May 3, 2016 to:

 

a)         authorize and approve  a Memorandum of Understanding (attached as Schedule 1 to the by-law) between the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) and The Corporation of the City of London regarding the Canada Ukraine Partnership for Local Economic Development and Democratic Governance (PLEDDG); and

 

b)         authorize the Mayor and the City Clerk to execute the Memorandum of Understanding authorized and approved in a), above.

 

Motion Passed

 

YEAS: M. Cassidy, J. Morgan, V. Ridley, H.L. Usher (4)

 

6.

New Council Policy - Asset Transfers to Municipal Services Corporations

 

That, on the recommendation of the Managing Director, Corporate Services and City Treasurer, Chief Financial Officer, the proposed by-law attached to the staff report dated April 26, 2016 as Appendix “A” BE INTRODUCED at the Municipal Council meeting to be held on May 3, 2016 for the purpose of adopting a new Council policy entitled “Asset Transfers to Municipal Services Corporations Policy”.

 

Motion Passed

 

YEAS: M. Cassidy, J. Morgan, V. Ridley, H.L. Usher (4)

 

7.

Council Resolution on Future Tax Policy Report

 

That, on the recommendation of the Managing Director, Corporate Services and City Treasurer, Chief Financial Officer, the staff report dated April 26, 2016, entitled “Council Resolution on Future Tax Policy Report” BE RECEIVED for information.

 

Motion Passed

 

YEAS: M. Cassidy, J. Morgan, V. Ridley, H.L. Usher (4)

 


 

8.

Pre-Authorized Tax Payment Plan By-law Amendment

 

That, on the recommendation of the Managing Director, Corporate Services and City Treasurer, Chief Financial Officer, the proposed by-law attached to the staff report dated April 26, 2016 to amend By-law No. A.-5505-497, entitled “A By-law to authorize the implementation of a Pre-authorized Tax Payment Plan for The Corporation of the City of London”, to include a reference to the Legislation Act, 2006 in identifying the payment withdrawal dates for the Plan BE INTRODUCED at the Municipal Council meeting to be held on May 3, 2016.

 

Motion Passed

 

YEAS: M. Cassidy, J. Morgan, V. Ridley, H.L. Usher (4)

 

9.

Year 2016 Tax Policy

 

That, on the recommendation of the Managing Director, Corporate Services and City Treasurer, Chief Financial Officer, the following actions be taken with respect to property taxation for 2016:

 

a)         the attached proposed by-law (Appendix “A”) BE INTRODUCED at the  Municipal Council meeting to be held on May 3, 2016, in accordance with Sub-sections 308(4) and 308.1(4) of the Municipal Act, 2001, to set tax ratios in the various property classes;

 

b)         the attached proposed by-law (Appendix “B”) BE INTRODUCED at the Municipal Council meeting to be held on May 3, 2016 to fully utilize options available in 2016 to exclude properties in capped property classes which have reached current value assessment tax levels or higher in 2015 from being capped again in 2016 and future years;

 

c)         the attached proposed by-law (Appendix “E”) BE INTRODUCED at the Municipal Council meeting to be held on May 3, 2016 to initiate a 4-year phase out of capping for any of the non-residential property classes where London is eligible for such option;

 

d)         the attached proposed by-law (Appendix “C”) BE INTRODUCED at the Municipal Council meeting to be held on May 3, 2016 to claw back a portion of tax decreases in each of the commercial, industrial and multi-residential classes sufficient to fully finance the capping of increases as required under Section 329 of the Municipal Act, 2001;

 

e)         the attached proposed by-law (Appendix “D”) BE INTRODUCED at the Municipal Council meeting to be held on May 3, 2016 to adopt the capping formulae for the commercial, industrial and multi-residential property classes as described in detail in this report;

 

f)         NO ACTION BE TAKEN to adopt a phase-in program for tax changes resulting from the reassessment of properties in the residential, farmland and managed forests property classes in accordance with Section 318 of the Municipal Act, 2001; it being noted that such a phase-in is unnecessary with the current system of four year phase-in of assessment values on the assessment roll.

 

Motion Passed

 

YEAS: M. Cassidy, J. Morgan, V. Ridley, H.L. Usher (4)

 

10.

Year 2016 Education Tax Rates

 

That, on the recommendation of the Managing Director, Corporate Services and City Treasurer, Chief Financial Officer, the attached proposed by-law to levy education tax rates for 2016 BE INTRODUCED at the Municipal Council meeting to be held on May 3, 2016.

 


 

Motion Passed

 

YEAS: M. Cassidy, J. Morgan, V. Ridley, H.L. Usher (4)

 

III.

SCHEDULED ITEMS

 

11.

Application of a Gender Lens - L. N. Garrison

 

That the attached presentation from N. Garrison, with respect to “Defining and Applying Diversity: ‘Gender Lens’” BE RECEIVED and BE REFERRED to the Civic Administration and the Municipal Council's Advisory Committees for consideration, and particularly to the London Diversity and Race Relations Advisory Committee for feedback.

 

Motion Passed

 

YEAS: M. Cassidy, J. Morgan, V. Ridley, H.L. Usher (4)

 

IV.

ITEMS FOR DIRECTION

 

12.

Municipal Council Resolution - Appointment of M. McAlpine to the Agricultural Advisory Committee

 

That M. McAlpine BE APPOINTED to the Agricultural Advisory Committee as a Voting Member-at-Large, for the term ending February 28, 2019; it being noted that this appointment will result in the vacancy for an Alternate Member-at-Large.

 

Motion Passed

 

YEAS: M. Cassidy, J. Morgan, V. Ridley, H.L. Usher (4)

 

13.

Legalization of Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia

 

That the communication from John S. Bulsza, with respect a Federal Government Bill to legalize assisted suicide and euthanasia, BE NOTED AND FILED.

 

Motion Passed

 

YEAS: M. Cassidy, J. Morgan, V. Ridley, H.L. Usher (4)

 

V.

DEFERRED MATTERS/ADDITIONAL BUSINESS

 

14.

(ADDED) Change in Meeting Date

 

That the May 10, 2016  meeting of the Corporate Services Committee (CSC) BE CANCELLED and a Special Meeting of the CSC BE HELD on May 17, 2016 at 3 PM to deal with an in camera, time sensitive matter.

 

Motion Passed

 

YEAS: M. Cassidy, J. Morgan, V. Ridley, H.L. Usher (4)

 

15.

(ADDED) Request for Legal Advice – London Police Services’ Notice of Application to the Ontario Civilian Police Commission

 

That the City Solicitor BE DIRECTED to bring forward, at the May 3, 2016 Committee of the Whole meeting, legal advice pertaining to the London Police Services’ Notice of Application to the Ontario Civilian Police Commission related to the London Police Services 2016 -2019 Multi-Year Budget process.

 

Motion Passed

 

YEAS: M. Cassidy, J. Morgan, V. Ridley, H.L. Usher (4)

 


 

VI.

CONFIDENTIAL

 

(See Confidential Appendix to the 11th Report of the Corporate Services Committee enclosed for Members only.)

 

The Corporate Services Committee convened in camera from 1:43 PM to 1:48 PM after having passed a motion to do so, with respect to the following matter:

 

C-1.

A matter pertaining to instructions and directions to officers and employees of the Corporation pertaining to a proposed acquisition 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 acquisition of land; commercial and financial information supplied in confidence pertaining to the proposed acquisition 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 acquisition that belongs to the Corporation that has monetary value or potential monetary value;  information concerning the proposed acquisition whose disclosure could reasonably be expected to prejudice the economic interests of the Corporation or its competitive position; information concerning the proposed acquisition whose disclosure could reasonably be expected to be injurious to the financial interests of the Corporation; 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 acquisition.

 

VII.

ADJOURNMENT

 

               The meeting adjourned at 1:49 PM.

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