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8TH REPORT OF THE

 

Strategic Priorities and Policy Committee

 

meeting held on April 16, 2013, commencing at 3:10 PM, in the Council Chambers, Second Floor, London City Hall. 

 

PRESENT:  Mayor J.F. Fontana (Chair), Councillors B. Polhill, W.J. Armstrong, J.B. Swan, S. Orser, J.L. Baechler, M. Brown, P.  Hubert, D.G. Henderson, D.T. Brown, H.L. Usher and S. White and L. Rowe (Secretary).    

 

ABSENT:  Councillors N. Branscombe, J.P. Bryant and P. Van Meerbergen.

 

ALSO PRESENT:  A. Zuidema, J.P. Barber, V. McAlea Major, C. Saunders, R. Sharpe and B. Westlake-Power

 

 

I.

DISCLOSURES OF PECUNIARY INTEREST

 

1.

Disclosures of Pecuniary Interest

 

Recommendation:  That it BE NOTED that Councillor M. Brown disclosed a pecuniary interest in clause 3 of this Report having to do with an Accommodation Review Committee for the Thames Valley District School Board (TVDSB) by indicating that he is employed by the TVDSB.

 

II.

CONSENT ITEMS

 

2.

City Manager - Council Compensation Review Task Force - Terms of Reference

 

Recommendation:  That, on the recommendation of the City Manager, the Terms of Reference for the Council Compensation Review Task Force BE AMENDED to delete the requirement for one of the Members-at-Large to be a person with past experience on Council; it being noted that the input of presently-serving Council Members will be sought during reviews of Council compensation to ensure that the Task Force takes into consideration the current working environment for Council Members.

 

Motion Passed

 

YEAS: J.F. Fontana, J.B. Swan, D.G. Henderson, B. Polhill, S. Orser, J.L. Baechler, M. Brown, P. Hubert, D. Brown, H.L. Usher, S.E. White, W.J. Armstrong (12)

 

III.

SCHEDULED ITEMS

 

None.

 

IV.

ITEMS FOR DIRECTION

 

3.

J. Bennett, Chair, Board of Trustees, Thames Valley District School Board - Consideration of Councillor Appointment to the Accommodation Review Committee (ARC) for Aberdeen Public School, Ealing Public School and Trafalgar Public School

 

Recommendation: That Councillor B. Polhill BE APPOINTED to the Accommodation Review Committee (ARC) for the Thames Valley District School Board (TVDSB) for Aberdeen Public School, Ealing Public School and Trafalgar Public School.

 

Motion Passed

 

YEAS: J.F. Fontana, J.B. Swan, D.G. Henderson, B. Polhill, S. Orser, J.L. Baechler, P. Hubert, D. Brown, H.L. Usher, S.E. White, W.J. Armstrong (11)

 

RECUSED: M. Brown (1)

 

 

 

 

4.

City of London and London District Catholic School Board Liaison Committee

 

Recommendation:  That the following individuals BE APPOINTED to the City of London and London District Catholic School Board Liaison Committee for the term ending November 30, 2014:

 

•           Councillor D. Henderson

•           Councillor J.B. Swan

•           Councillor W.J. Armstrong

 

it being noted that discussions may include matters pertaining to the repurposing of school subject to closure.

 

Motion Passed

 

YEAS: J.F. Fontana, J.B. Swan, D.G. Henderson, B. Polhill, S. Orser, J.L. Baechler, M. Brown, P. Hubert, D. Brown, H.L. Usher, S.E. White, W.J. Armstrong (12)

 

5.

P. C. Johnson, Chair, London Hydro Inc. (LHI) - Request for Delegation Status at the May 13, 2013 Strategic Priorities and Policy Committee Meeting re LHI Annual General Meeting

 

Recommendation:  That the following actions be taken with respect to the 2012 Annual General Meeting of the Shareholder for London Hydro Inc.:

 

a)         the 2012 Annual General Meeting of the Shareholder for London Hydro Inc. BE HELD at a meeting of the Strategic Priorities and Policy Committee on May 13, 2013, for the purpose of receiving the report from the Board of London Hydro Inc. in accordance with the Shareholder Declaration and the Business Corporations Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. B.16; and,

 

b)         the City Clerk BE DIRECTED to provide notice of the 2012 Annual Meeting to the Board of Directors for London Hydro Inc., and to invite the Chair of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of London Hydro Inc. to attend at the Annual Meeting and present the report of the Board in accordance with Article 7.1 of the Shareholder Declaration; and,

 

it being noted that the Strategic Priorities and Policy Committee received a communication dated April 5, 2013, from P. C. Johnson, Chair, London Hydro Inc., with respect to this matter.

 

Motion Passed

 

YEAS: J.F. Fontana, J.B. Swan, D.G. Henderson, B. Polhill, S. Orser, J.L. Baechler, M. Brown, P. Hubert, D. Brown, H.L. Usher, S.E. White, W.J. Armstrong (12)

 

6.

S. Matthew, Interim Executive Director, London & Middlesex Housing Corporation (LMHC) - Request for Delegation Status at the May 13, 2013 Strategic Priorities and Policy Committee re LMHC Annual General Meeting

 

Recommendation:  That the following actions be taken with respect to the 2012 Annual General Meeting of the Shareholder for the London & Middlesex Housing Corporation:

 

a)         the 2012 Annual General Meeting of the Shareholder for the London & Middlesex Housing Corporation BE HELD at a meeting of the Strategic Priorities and Policy Committee on May 13, 2013, for the  purpose of receiving the report from the Board of the London & Middlesex Housing Corporation in accordance with the Shareholder Declaration and the Business Corporations Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. B.16; and

 

b)         the City Clerk BE DIRECTED to provide notice of the 2012 Annual Meeting to the Board of Directors for London Middlesex Housing Corporation and to invite the Chair of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of London Middlesex Housing Corporation to attend at the Annual Meeting and present the report of the Board in accordance with Article 7.1 of the Shareholder Declaration;

 

it being noted that the Strategic Priorities and Policy Committee received a communication dated April 8, 2013, from S. Matthew, Interim Executive Director, London & Middlesex Housing Corporation with respect to this matter.

 

Motion Passed

 

YEAS: J.F. Fontana, J.B. Swan, D.G. Henderson, B. Polhill, S. Orser, J.L. Baechler, M. Brown, P. Hubert, D. Brown, H.L. Usher, S.E. White, W.J. Armstrong (12)

 

V.

DEFERRED MATTERS/ADDITIONAL BUSINESS

 

See Confidential.

 

VI.

CONFIDENTIAL

 

(See Confidential Appendix to the 8th Report of the Strategic Priorities and Policy Committee enclosed for Members only.)

 

The Strategic Priorities and Policy Committee convened in camera from 3:18 PM to 3:24 PM after having passed a motion to do so, with respect to the following matter:

 

(Added)

C-1.

A matter pertaining to the security of the property of the municipality.

 

VI.

ADJOURNMENT

 

The meeting adjourned at 3:25 PM.