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15TH REPORT OF THE

 

Strategic Priorities and Policy Committee

 

meeting held on July 21, 2014, commencing at 11:05 AM, in the Council Chambers, Second Floor, London City Hall. 

 

PRESENT:  Mayor J. Baechler (Chair); Councillors B. Polhill, B. Armstrong, S. Orser, W.R. Monteith, M. Brown, P.  Hubert, D.G. Henderson, P. Van Meerbergen, D.T. Brown, H.L. Usher and J.P. Bryant and L. Rowe (Secretary).    

 

ABSENT:  Councillors J.B. Swan, N. Branscombe and S.E. White.

 

ALSO PRESENT:  A. Zuidema, K. Dawtrey, V. McAlea Major, M. Ribera and C. Saunders.

 

 

I.

CALL TO ORDER

 

 

 

1.

Disclosures of Pecuniary Interest

 

            Recommendation:  That it BE NOTED that no pecuniary interests were disclosed.

 

II.

CONSENT ITEMS

 

              None.

 

III.

SCHEDULED ITEMS

 

              None.

 

IV.

ITEMS FOR DIRECTION

 

2.

Filling of Council Appointments

 

 

Recommendation:  That the following actions be taken with respect to filling various Council appointments arising from recent changes to the membership of the Municipal Council:

 

a)            J. Baechler’s appointment to the Civic Works Committee (CWC) BE RESCINDED and W.R. Monteith BE APPOINTED to the CWC; it being noted that J. Baechler will retain membership on the CWC, ex-officio;

b)            J. Baechler’s appointment to the  LTC Long Term Growth Report Working Group (LTCWG) BE RESCINDED and W.R. Monteith BE APPOINTED to the LTCWG;

c)            W.R. Monteith BE APPOINTED to fill the vacancy on the Council Housing Leadership Committee created by the resignation of the former Mayor;

d)            NO ACTION BE TAKEN to fill the vacancy on the County/City Liaison Committee (CCLC) created by the resignation of the former Mayor; it being noted that S. White already holds the position of Alternate Member on the CCLC;

e)            J. Baechler’s appointment to the Creative City Committee (CCC) BE RESCINDED and W.R. Monteith BE APPOINTED to the CCC;

f)             J. Baechler’s appointment to the Planning and Environment Committee (PEC) BE RESCINDED; W.R. Monteith BE APPOINTED to the PEC; and B. Polhill BE APPOINTED Chair of the PEC; it being noted that J. Baechler will retain membership on the PEC, ex-officio;
                               

g)            W.R. Monteith BE APPOINTED to fill the vacancy on the City/County Waste Management Steering Committee created by the resignation of the former Mayor;

h)            subject to the acceptance of the letter of resignation from the Board of London Hydro Inc., from the former Mayor, by London Hydro Inc., J. Baechler BE APPOINTED  to fill the resultant vacancy;

i)              J. Baechler’s appointment to the  London Transit Commission (LTC) BE RESCINDED and W.R. Monteith BE APPOINTED to the LTC; and

j)              J. Baechler’s appointment to the Upper Thames River Conservation Authority (UTRCA) BE RESCINDED and W.R. Monteith BE APPOINTED to the UTRCA.

 

Motion Passed

 

YEAS: J. Baechler, D.G. Henderson, J.P. Bryant, B. Polhill, B. Armstrong, S. Orser, W.R. Monteith, M. Brown, P. Hubert, P. Van Meerbergen, D. Brown, H.L. Usher (12)

 

V.

DEFERRED MATTERS/ADDITIONAL BUSINESS

 

              None.

 

VI.

ADJOURNMENT

 

The meeting adjourned at 11:10 AM.