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10TH REPORT OF THE

 

Corporate Services Committee

 

Special meeting held on March 1, 2017, commencing at 2:32 PM, in the Council Chambers, Second Floor, London City Hall. 

 

PRESENT:  Councillor P. Hubert (Chair), Mayor M. Brown and Councillors J. Helmer, J. Morgan, T. Park and H.L. Usher and C. Saunders (Acting Secretary).

 

ALSO PRESENT:  Councillors A. Hopkins and M. van Holst; M. Hayward, A.L. Barbon, G. Belch, B. Card, K. Dawtrey, A. Hagan, V. McAlea Major, M. Ribera and B. Westlake-Power.

 

 

I.

CALL TO ORDER

 

1.

Disclosures of Pecuniary Interest

 

            That it BE NOTED that no pecuniary interests were disclosed.

 

II.

CONSENT ITEMS

 

2.

STAFF REPORT - 2017 Debenture Issue Update

 

That, on the recommendation of the Managing Director, Corporate Services and City Treasurer, Chief Financial Officer & Acting City Manager, the following actions be taken with respect to the 2017 debenture issue:

 

a)         the issue of serial debentures for a total of $41,000,000 BE APPROVED, noting the average all-in-rate is 2.48% over a 10-year term; and

 

b)         the proposed by-law appended to the staff report dated March 1, 2017 BE INTRODUCED at the Municipal Council meeting of March 2, 2017, to authorize the borrowing upon serial debentures in the aggregate principal amount of $41,000,000, toward the cost of certain capital works of The Corporation of the City of London;

 

it being noted that the Corporate Services Committee received the attached presentation from Paul Belanger, Managing Director, Government Finance and Mansoor Khan, Vice President, Government Finance, TD Securities regarding the debenture issuance and general market conditions and forecasts.

 

Motion Passed

 

YEAS: M. Brown, P. Hubert, J. Helmer, J. Morgan, T. Park, H.L. Usher (6)

 

III.

SCHEDULED ITEMS

 

None.

 

IV.

ITEMS FOR DIRECTION

 

None.

 

V.

DEFERRED MATTERS/ADDITIONAL BUSINESS

 

None.

 

VI.

CONFIDENTIAL

 

(See Confidential Appendix to the 10th Report of the Corporate Services Committee enclosed for Members only.)

 

The Corporate Services Committee convened in closed session from 2:48 PM to 3:54 PM, after having passed a motion to do so, with respect to the following matters:

 

C-1.

A matter pertaining to labour relations; employee negotiations; personal matters about identifiable individuals, including current and former municipal employees with respect to employment related matters; outstanding litigation affecting the municipality; advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege including communications necessary for that purpose; and advice and recommendations of officers and employees of the Corporation including communications necessary for that purpose.

 

C-2.

A matter pertaining to personal matters about identifiable individuals, including current and former municipal employees with respect to employment related matters and advice and recommendations of officers and employees of the Corporation including communications necessary for that purpose.

 

VII.

ADJOURNMENT

 

The meeting adjourned at 3:55 PM.